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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24
1000 LIVES LOST ON
.EXCURSI0NSTEAMERl
(Un1ted Pross)

Chicago, ILL.,, July 24-It is be-
lieved 1000 persons were drowned
when the Steamer tEastland, with
1000 excursionests on board, bound
for Michigan City Indiana on Satur-
day outing, listed in leaving the pier
this morning, hundreds of passengers
being thrown from the slanting
decks. ..5
The boat is the property of the St..
10 line and chartered by the Indiana
Transfer company: Officials esti-
mate that 500 were drowned. Cap
tain Robertson admitted that there
were 1000 aboard but insisted that
only small number were drowned.
Tons of water were let into the
left side of the vessel when an air
chute broke and this side wentlto the
bottom of the Chicago river with the
boat heading towards the lake. (
Workmen- are now cutting holes
in the bottom and sides of the vessel
in the hope that hundreds of per-
sons trapped in the cabins and state
rooms may be rescued
That the early estimates of the
dead are far under-rated was indi-
Gated at noon When Deputy Police
Chief Schueteler announced that the
lives lost total 200 with many more
missing. There was a clash of au-
thority between the police and boat
authorities concerning the rescue
work, objection being made to
the cutting of holes in the
vessel. Captain Peterson, who was
beaten by angry crowd was later ar
rested. = r.
The deputy police chief said this
afternoon that between 1,200 and
1 800 persons lost their lives:
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24
CHIEF ISSUES WARNING
Ripple Requests Bemidji Citizens To
Watch Homes During Carnival

? In statement issued this morn
ing Frank Ripple, chief of police,
requests that citizens of Bemidji take
special care in providing protection
for their homes carnival week. II
regard the Patterson shows as one of
the best on the road" said the chief,
"but as with all institutions of it's
kind it is followed by numerous un-
desirables who do nothing but cause
trouble" The police department will
make every effort to protect citizens
from this class and the officers have
been instructed to be constantly on
the alert for thieves and trouble MAX
ers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24
CARNIVAL HERE MONDAY
Great Patterson Shows Come to Be-
midi For Weeks Engagement
Bring High Glass Attractions
MRS. ELDERS WORK IS PRAISED

Coming with thirty cars of equip
ment and more than 800 employees
the Great Patterson Carnival COM
pany will arrive in Bemidji tomorrow
night and on Monday will begin a
weeks engagement, the shows to oc-
cupy the entire block between Be-
midi and Beltrami avenues on Fourth
street.
This is one of the leading carni-
val companies in operation and has
no less than 16 attractions of high
class.
At Grand Forks, where the carni-
val has been appearing at the North
Dakota state fair, the work of Mrs.
Raymond E. Elder, wife of the mana
ger of the shows, in riding her fav-
orite horse, "Vann," attracted much
attention. z: :-'z.@ -
Vann is beautiful Arabian white
stallion and one of the finest per-
forming horses in the country. Un-
der Mrs. Elders expert guidance, he
performs several exceptionally diff
cult and excellent tricks. Mrs. Ell
der is an expert horsewoman and
possesses the ability to get the most
out of a performing animal.
In speaking of Mr. Elder, we'll
known in Bemidji, the Grand Forks
Herald says
"Mr. Elder, the popular assistant
to James Patterson, owner of the
shows, has done much to make the
carnival company success. He is
a thorough Snowman and knows what
the public wants and how to give it
to them"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24
EXPRESS OFFICE IS MOVED
Berman Agency to Take Rooms Va
Gated In Markham Hotel Building

Need for larger quarters has made
it necessary for the Northern Express
company, which for IA years has
been located in the Markham hotel
building, to move and today the
fixtures are being taken to the Henry
Steckman structure on Third street
near the lake. The building is be-
ing remodeled and will make ideal
quarters for the express company.
Thomas Lloyd, manager, says that
the Bemidji office has had a steady in
crease in business although: most
towns throughout the United States
have suffered a decrease because Of
the parcel post system. -.
The old office in the Markham ho-
tel building will be taken by the
Berman Insurance agency which will
have the offices neatly redecorated
and fitted up with private office, and
the arrangement throughout will be
attractive. &
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24
WARNECKE AT BRINKMAN
Sensational Magician and Company
To Appear Here Tomorrow

Fred Brinkman, manager of the
Brinkman theater, announced that
Warnecke, the sensational magician,
will appear here tomorrow evening.
Warnecke presents a series of new
acts and he has an elaborate program
of mystic novelties. He has travel
ed in this and foreign countries for
quarter of a centuary and he has
entertained hundreds of audiences
with much success. III u,.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24
KING ALBERT HIT HARD
BY WAR, BECOMES SILENT


IS t r Fl stEs & 3 E.
Havre, France, July 24.-The
weight of war is telling heavily on
King Albert of Belgium, according to
those in the councils of the monarch.
The king is more and more becom-
ing man of silence as the. heavy
days pass on, it Is said. At a recent
meeting of his army councillors, the
King is reported to have spoken but
three phrases. Once he said II
agree" once II do not agree,'' and
lastly he expressed in briefest form
an idea of his own. The king is
ever on the move visiting his army
or experimenting war moves. He
seldom sees his family.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24
SEE NO WISDOM IN +.
BURNING WARSAW
Mason Says Russians Cannot Expect
Strategy as Used by Nsnoleon to
Overwhelm German g.. ers
TEND TO ENCOURAGE 4.
Damage Inflicted on Russia's Baltic
Subjects More Serious Than Spread
of Destruction to Germans.
BY J. w. II. MASON.

New York, July 24-Russia's a
doption of a policy of destruction to
hamper the German advance in Cour-
land is not necessitated by military
requirement. 1t is undoubtedly due
to the fact that the dominant classes
and the property owners of the Rus
sian Baltic provinces are German in
descent and German in culture.
The burning Of Windau by the
Russians before they evacated the
city can have been for no other pur-
pose than to inflict general penalty
for the Germanic sympathies of the
seaport's wealthy population. The
German army invading the Baltic
provinces is not dependent on the
surrounding country for it's supplies.
and war stores probably can be re-
plenished by a water transport SER
vice.
Far More Serious.
The damage Russia is inflicting On
her Baltic subjects by laying waste
the land is far more serious than the
influence which the policy of econom
ic destruction can have upon the Ger
man troops.
The precedent for destructiveness,
established when Napoleon invaded
Russia is not applicable to existing
conditions. Napoleon's army had
to live off the country or perish.
To hamper the invaders by wrecking
whatever might be needful to them
was an act Of patriotic selfsacrifice.
The burning of Moscow was the
funeral pyre of French hopes.
Must Adope Other Strategy.
But If the Germans are to be stop
ped in their Baltic offensive, the Rus
SLAMS must adopt other strategy than
that which served to overwhelm Ma
poleon. Making waste of Courland
will not deter the Germans, but on
the contrary will cause them to re-
ceive much encouragement from the
Inhabitants whose homes and wealth
are being destroyed by their own
government. .
The policy of ruthlessness toward
the Baltic population may, in fact,
be a retaliatory measure for aid and
comfort already given to the German
troops. 1t is highly probable that
among the Baltic peoples of German
descent many have been of use to the
invaders. BY burning the country
Unfortunately, however, the Rus
slams cannot inflict punishment ex-
cept on the just and the unjust alike.
This punitive method shocked the
world when Germany attempted it in
Belgium last summer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24
Bixby Family Here.

Mr.. and Mrs. Tams Bixby of Mus
kogee, Okla, and son Tams, arrived
in Bemidji today and will spend sew
eral weeks camping at the head Of
the lake. Edison Bixby reached Be-
midi several days ago and made the
camp ready for the arrival of his
narents <.. ....- ..-s .-st -.--....
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24
TEACHERS SUMMER SCHOOL CLOSES
AFTER SUCCESSFUL FIVE WEEKS TERN
BEMIDJ IS GIVEN BOOST.
st. Paul Dispatch Says Opening Of
Birchmont Hotel Will Prove
Magnet to Summer Resorters
DESTINED TO BE SUCCESSFUL

Business men Of Bemidji are jubi-
liant over the opening of the new
Birchmont Beach hotel" says the St..
Paul Dispatch, "and predict a large
increase in the number of visitors to
their city as result. Located on
the shores of beautiful Lake Bemidji,
the new hostelry represents the last
word in summer hotel construction
Lake Bemidji Favorite.
although Lake Bemidji is one Of
Mlnnesota's favorite outing spots, the
resort has been Handicapped by the
lack of first-class accommodations.
To remedy this defect, Bemidji boos-
ters organized stock company and
built a. hotel which is adequate for
the needs of the lake.
Guests Throng Hotel.
'That: the project is destined to be
successful is evident from the large
number of visitors who have crowded
the .Birchmont daily since it was
opened. The hotel has forty guest
rooms ana several suites. There are
three large verandas, one for each
floor, and the service is beyond criti-
cism.
Amusements Provided For.
"PrOvision also has been made for
the usual amusements, including a
dancing pavilion, tennis courts and
other attractions. AS the needs de-
mand, cottages will be erected to
care for vacationists who cannot be
accommodated at the Birchmonr
The hotel is charmingly located in a
grove on the north shore of the lake,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24
MOOSE MARCH AT FAIR

San Francisco, July 24.-"Howdy
Pap" echoed through San Francisco
when approximately $1,000 members
of the Loyal Order of Moose marched
through the main streets to the Pana-
ma Pacific Exposition grounds where
"Moose Day" was celebrated. The
annual convention of the organiza-
tion, held at San Diego, was cut short
in order to allow the delegates to
visit the Exposition.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24

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The Bemidji Daily Pioneer will be-
gin, Monday, July 26, a series CT
articles recapitulating the actual
of the terrific war in
which nearly all Of Europe is now
engaged. The articles will be writ
ten by correspondents who have been
in constant touch with the German,
French and English operations, and
will be entirely without bias. A
general review of the actual results
of the great struggle tosdates will be
a climax to the series.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24
WILSON PLANS TO STUDY
SCHEME FOR DEFENSE
(Un1ted Press)

Washington, July 24.-The state
announced today that
when President Wilson returns to
Cornish he will map out a reason
able and practical program for ma
tional defense. This followed con-
ferences held with the Army and
Navy departments The president has
devoted much time of late to a plan
for the national defense.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24
Session Attended by 90 Pupils Who
Have Shown Splendid Interest and
Desire To Reap Benefits
EXCELLENT RECORDS ARE MADE
Supt. Stewart Announces That Cann-
ing Outfits Will Be Given To Rural
Clubs For Best Fair Exhibits


most successful we have ever had, and
1 think that every student enrolled
has benefited by being permitted to
attend" said w. B. Stewart, county
superintendent Of schools, in speaking
of the five weeks SESSION of teachers
summer school which closed Friday.
In record filed with Superinten-
dent Stewart this morning by George
A. Franklin, conductor of the school,
it is shown that 80 pupils were en- {.
rolled during the term The report
also shows that there was an everage
daily attendance Of 77.5; that the
average age of the pupils was %; that
the average age at starting teaching
was 49,; that IA hold first grade
teachers certificates and that 81 hold
second grade certificates; that II
taught in graded schools and 353 in
ungraded schools last year.
Attendance Was Excellent.
Fifty-ive of the students enrolled
are graduates of the common schools,
80 of high schools and three of Nor
NAL schools. Thirty-eight were
neither tardy nor absent during the
term, being presented with perfect
IAN excellent spirit has been
shown by the pupils said Mr..
Stewart" and all have taken splendid
interest. There has been a strong feel
ing of cooperation and we are proud
of the progress made"
Nearly all of the members of the
school will teach in Beltrami county,.
There will be $50 schools in the
county this year, 10 or more new
educational institutions being pro-
vided in the unorganized territory
and several in organized towns There
are now eight consolidated schools
in operation in Beltrami county and
there are ten consolidated districts.
|Supt. Stewart for many years has
been a strong advocate of the con-.
solidated school and he is largely
responsible for this fine showing.
The consolidated schools now IN oper-
alton have been most successful.
Three Now Being Built.
Consolidated schools are now, being
built at Neying, Spur and Williams.
The first two named as semi-graded
and the last is graded school. 9th
er places which have consolidated
schools are Saum, Kelliher, Black
duck, Hines and Tenstrike:
To Have Canning Contest.
Superintendent Stewart announced
today that another contest has been
added to those now in progress: 1t
is a canning contest and clubs of the
rural districts will be permitted TO
participate. To the three clubs
having the best exhibit of canned
goods at the county fair in September
will be given Ell Flo canning outfits.
One of these outfits is now at the
superintendent's office and two more
will be secured. They are construct
ed of a heavy anti-corrosive metal
and are guaranteed not to rust and
each outfit is complete for canning.
Each outfit is worth $3.50. It may
be so arranged that canning jars.
will also be given as premiums.
Erickson To Assist. ).
T. A. Erickson, specialist in boys
and girls club work, will spend sever
al days here during the fair and will
give demonstrations in canning.
Other information concerning the
contest may be secured from Superin-
tendent Stewart. :.e-., =,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24
FOR
GOPHER FARMERS
Experts Claim 1915 Crop Values Of
Minnesota Will Total $40, 825, 1000
Progress in Stock Raising
HOG VALUE IN STATE DOUBLED
Gigantic Wheat: Acreage Expected to
Roll Up Crop Which Will Bring
$63, 900, 600 Dairy is Leader

Agricultural experts Of the state
estimate that the farms of Minnesota
this year will produce in new wealth
$410, 0,624,o0O, thus providing the
Gopher state with peace and prosperi-
ty greater than it has ever before
known while more than half of the,
world is engaged in terrific war.
Experts of state crop values are
as follows:% II =,
Potatoes $17,0OO,00o, Oats $685.
100000, Corn $30.650,000, Wheat
$6S,O0O,000, Barley $16,0OO,O0O, Rye
SEATS, 900, Flaxseed 5,0OO,0O0, Hay
$lS,O00,0O0, Hogs $33,0O0,O0O, Cat
tie and Calves $2S,OO0,OO0, Sheep
100000, Wools$1, 100000, Poultry
and Eggs $37, 100000, Dairy products
$7O,OOO,OOO, Fruits $5,OOO,0OO, Veg
etables $25,O0O,OOO, Other farm pro-
ducts $22,OOO,OOO-a total of $41O,-
625,OOO.
Progress in Many Lines
Almost unbelievable progress in
the raising of cattle and hogs, the de-
velopment of dairy products, the
richness of poultry farms and the
grain crop is set fourth by the best
known experts in their lines.
Hogs Valued at $33, 100000
William Magivny, president of the
Union stockyards at South St. Paul
and his assistants, estimate that dur
ing 1915 hogs valued at $33,00O,0O0
will come in. The greatest part of
these come from Minnesota.
Gain Practically Double
The figures from South St. Paul
are based on an estimate of 2,25O,0OO
hogs. Last year record was made
with 100000. Mr.. Magivny's
figures show that for the first six
months Of this year gain of 400, 200
hogs has been made. At this time
last year the estimate was for $19,-
100000, so gain of $14,OOO,OOO, or
almost double is expected. A gain
Of 1000. 000.;ia cattle and calves:
is estimated.
Wheat to Bring $63, 100000
There seems little doubt in the
minds of Prof. c. P. Bull of the State
University, George H. Prince, chair
man of the Merchants National bank,
and others that the greatest wheat
crop, worth $63;00O,000, will be
raised. Oats are placed at the same
as last year, while barley, rye and
hay are not expected to show any in
crease. The increased wheat acreage
is the chief reason for other crops
being held down. Owing to wet
weather a Is per cent loss on corn
is looked for in Minnesota. The
loss will be about $5,OOO,OOO from
last year.
State Among Dairy Leaders
Some idea of the accuracy of the
estimates is seen in that given by
Prof. T. L. Hacker of the state farm
school. Prof. Hacker based his
figures on the fact that in Minnesota
there are 1,1S6,OO0 milch cows.
During the past year an increase of
$4,000 milch COWS was made. AL
though there will be large increase
in dairy products the value will move
up only about $1,O0O,000 on account
of lower prices this year. The fact
that Minnesota will produce $7O,-
OOO,O0O in dairy products puts this
state in the front rank.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24
Meeting to Be Held.

The following announcement has
been made by J. J.. Opsahl: All
parties owning or interested in timber
and stone claims in towns 65 and IS.
range IA that wish to convert their.
holdings into cash, are requested to.
attend joint owners meeting at the
Bemidji Commercial rooms Tuesday
evening, July 27, at 8 o'clock. .
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24
WHY BLACK AND WHITE!

St. Paul, Minn., July 24.-Black
and white shoes are being turned out
by the hundreds today by St. Pauls
shoe factories, second in size in the
nation. The black and white is an
upshot of the war. They were form
erly used in Europe, to indicate
mourning. Their attractiveness
caused a demand in this country:
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24

Murray Humes Of Cass Lake, was
in Bemidji this afternoon being en-
route to Brainerd where he will
spend Sunday as the guest of his
daughter, Mrs. Clyde Parker. |<.s-
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24
XXX X X x X X X X X X X + x
X SUNDAY IN THE CHURCHES ,
Xxx X X X X X 4 * X + X + + + =
Episcopal.

Sunday school at 10. There will
be no other services. On Sunday,
August first, Rev. I. P. Johnson Of
Faribault will preach and there will
be special music by the girls choir,
directed by Miss Dorothy Torrance.
All are cordially invited to these
services.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24
CONSIDER LATEST NOTE
ULTIMATUM IN SPIRIT
(unitsd Prsss)

Washington, D. c., July 24-It is
the opinion of both official and di-
plomatic circles that the latest Ameri-
can note to Germany was an ultima
tum in spirit, though not such in
form. Officials believe that the
words referring to an "unpardonable
act' must be regarded as being, de-.
liberately unfriendly. $3.50
Berlin, July OFFICIAL ciEcles
refuse to discuss the American note.
It's text will be published late: this
afternoon for the first time. Until
then there will be nothing ascertain
able concerning the German senti-
ment.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24

Women may now hold office in the
Presbyterian church. ...
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24
Baptist.

Sunday school at 10 a. m. Morn
ing services II a. m. Anthem by
chorus choir, "The Old, Old Story"
bv (Rowe). Y. P. meeting 1915 p.
m. Evening service $500. Anthem,
Somebody Cares by (Martin).
PRAYER meeting Thursday evening,
I. d. Alvord, pastor. @.a
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24
Erickson To Assist.

T. A. Erickson, specialist in boys
and girls club work, will spend sever
al days here during the fair and will
give demonstrations in canning.
Other information concerning the
contest may be secured from Superin-
tendent Stewart. :s-..1s :,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24

CONTINUED on last page, /,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-24
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17

him to other affairs for some years to come.
 Lucky thought, that, to take a jaunt into Kingston. They might have sur prised hina.> Now he was on guard. And immediately he forgot all about Smead. F.
 Love He paused and looked at the moon. And ten days ago she hadn't existed to his knowledge
 Ten wonderful days. He went on, lightly humming the aria from Mar tha." A glorious night; opal mists lay upon the meadows, and the black shad- ows were, the kline; the tops of the cornfelds were like silver p1umes; a rabbit scurried across the road; an owl booted to it's mate, and there were strange ruStlings and dutterings in the leaves about
 Presently he saw the lights of the farm tWinkling in and out of the grove of pines that stood like sentinels be fore the house.
 His keen, rowing eye discovered a white patch against the misty drab of the old dock, and his heart bothered him; there was a thickness an his throat, and the backbone of his courage was nowhere.
 Yet, with the lightness and surenesf of the hunter that he was, he crossed the rubble and shale between him and the dock almost noiseIessIy.
 Good gracious!'' she exclaimed.
 But that was the woman of it, for she had seen him approaching-not that she had been watching five min utes back The eagerness of the stride had made her tremble a little, she knew not exactly why.A
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 What night! Isn't it splendid ?'
 She turned her face toward him.
 It was as beautiful as moonlight. and her eyes were as deep and mysterious as the yoids beyond. It was mighty hard work. for hirn to resist taking her in his arms then and there. Perhaps ii would have been better if he had.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17
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