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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-12
INTERNATIONAL FALLS
CHOSEN FOR next
MEET OF MEDICAL men
Thirty Physicians Attend Interesting
Meeting Held in
Bemidji.
EXCELLENT ADDRESSES
GIVEN BY SPECIALISTS
University Professor Tells of Infan-
tile Paralysis; Cases Near
This City.
(By DR.. Thomas Myers.)


Thirty physicians attended the
Easter meeting of the Upper Missis-
sippi Valley Medical association in
Bemidji yesterday and all proclaimed
the session most successful one, at
it's completion at midnight.
The society first met at dinner at
the Hotel Markham at 8 p. M, and
while there were addressed by DR..
Gates OF Kenyon, candidate for the
Republican nomination for lieuten-
ant governor.
The business session was held i'm
mediately afterward at the CONNER
cial club rooms. Following the
transaction of routine business, pa
pers were read and discussed by en-
inent specialists of the state.
'Modern Surgical Treatment of In
fantile Paralysis" was read by DR..
Emil S. Geist, Minneapolis, assistant
professor of orthopedic surgery Of the
University of Minnesota. d.. Geist
stated that this dread disease is pres
ent sporadically everywhere, and that
a number of cases exist some distance
south of Bemidji Every case is a
focus of infection for other people
and demands rigid quarantine to be
in ct # o6
acute fever in children, but paralysis
soon sets in. The stable fly may be
the means of spreading infection. The
speaker then discussed the varieties,
cause and treatment for the resulting
paralysis. He emphasized the neces
sity for absolute prolonged rest in
bed during the early stages. Com
plete seclusion of any case from
healthy persons must be maintained,
as an epidemic of infantile paralysis
is far worse. than .:diphth erias scarlet
fever or even smallpox. OF 100
cases of infantile paralysis, 95 term
mate with paralysis. Some cases
may recover entirely under proper
treatment, even after two or three
years; others have permanent par
|alysis remaining. Recent methods of
surgical treatment of old paralysis
were taken up, particularly tendon
and muscle transplantation, and the
proper application Of braces. Lam
tern slides demonstrated interesting
results.
"some Methods of Study of the
Heart" was read by DR.. Henry l.. Ul-
rich, Minneapolis, instructor in med
icine, University of Minnesota. The
talk was illustrated by lantern slides
showing graphic records Of heart and
pulse action, by electrocardiagraphic
tracings. The electrocardiagraph Is
remarkable machine of recent in
vention, by the use of which the ex-
act action of the heart in every phase
may be traced.
s'Ectopic CESSATION" was read by
DR.. Theodore Bratrud of Warren,
MINI. An interesting discussion OF
the subject was held, led by DR.. r..
Gilmore.
"a New Means of Entering the An
trum of Highmore for Drainage" was
read by Charles F. Coulter Of Wa
dena. He also demonstrated fnstru-
ments designed especially for this
operation.
International Falls was selected as
| the place of meeting in July, and af-
| ter transaction of routine business,
1.-The meeting adjourned.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-12
THOUSAND ACRES
STATE LAND SOLD
Regular Monthly Sale by State
Official Attended by
Many.t:-

At the regular monthly state school
land sale conducted this morning at
the court house by Oscar Arneson OF
the state audior's Office 1,001.46 acres
of land were sold at an average price
of $5.65 per acre. The price per acre
ranged from IS to $3.50.
The following lands were sold:
Ait acres to E. A. Johnson of St.
Paul; ALTO acres to J. Fanspets of
St. Paul; S4.75 acres to T. P. Nc
Guire of St. Paul; 80 acres to Blaine
Neal of Rochester; 100 acres to Ber-
tha o. Pertey of Rochester; 80 acres
to G.. Zeisler of Rochester; 72.59
acres to G. Voltz of Bemidji; 40
acres to A. M. Title Of GAINESVILLE; !;
200 acres to Ray Phelps of Cass
Lake; 66.25 acres to G. Voltz Of Be-
midi; 40 acres to Charles Bloom
quist Of Bemidji; 2e acres to William
Blackburn.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-12
Believed That Villa Either ia Dead or
is Far to the South of Central
Durango.
BATTLE FOUGHT AT PARRAL: .~.
PARTICIPANTS ARE UNKNOWN
Death Probable as There il Only One
Doctor in Country Where
Chief Now Is,

Ell Paso,> April ia battle is re-
ported being fought between Jiminez
and Parral On account of Carranza
censorship the participants are not
known.
Ell Paso, April 12.-The pursuit of
Villa probably will be brought to q
definite conclusion within 4S hours
according to information received
here by an American mining con-
Germ with large interests at Parral
and Torreon.
The messages received stated that
the report that Villa was dead was
current throughout southern Chihua-
hua and northern Durango and while
it was still far from confirmed, it was
expressed that definite views would
be received within the next few
days.
There are only two possibilities
which are accepted here as true in
the present situation: Either Fran
cisco Villa is dead and his pursuit is
automatically ended or he is far to
the south in Central Durango. If
the latter is true, army officers say
that the entire plan of campaign of
General Pershing must be completely
reorganized or abandoned altogether
The report of Villas death was &C
cepted as highly probable by General
Bertani, the Carranza commander at
Casas Grandes who is now in Juarez.
"There is only one doctor in the
country where Villa now u.s." said
General Bertani, "and if blood poison
ing has set in in Villas wounded leg,
as my information has it, the doctor
can do nothing even if he had a
chance
General Bertani said that Villa. had
not more than so men with him.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-12
new REPUBLIC IS
| FORMED IN CHINA;
CAEk|ANC SECEDES
= Republic to Have a Population
* Of Over 1o1, 100000, 1t is
Believed.
SEVERAL PROVINCES
WILL SECEDE SOON
Pekin Reports That Armistice is Be-
ing Arranged to Form
Peace Plans.
SEVERAL PROVINCES
WILL SECEDE SOON

Shanghai, China, April 12.-The
formation of new republic in China
with a population of over 1O1, ,OOO,-
900 will probably be announced with
in a few weeks.
Chekiang seeded this afternoon.
This is an important maritime prov
ince.
Kwangtung seeded several days
ago. 1t is reported that .Nunan, Flu
kieu and Kwaichow will secede in a
few days.
The movement is spreading to all
the provinces south of the Yiangtse-
kiang river.
Pekin, April 12.-An armistice has
been arranged to formulate peace
plans with the rebels.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-12
WALKER PLANS BIG
development DAY
Thirteen Speakers to Address cass
County Improvement
Association.

Thirteen talks by as many Mime
sofa men of prominence are to be
crowded into the one-day meeting OF
the Cass County Development asso-
citation Friday at Walker. The pro-
gram will be interspersed with musi-
cal numbers under the direction of
A. ]. Linden, Pine River, but after
the welcome address by President M.
N. Kohl of Cass Lake there will be
hours of solid, pithy talk.
Fred D. Sherman, state immigra-
tion commissioner, will start the pro-
gram with immigration facts, figures
and suggestions, and Frank M. Eddy,
agent of the immigration department.
will tell why Minnesota is entitled to
immigrants.
Talks by George D. Mccarthy, Sec
retary of the Northern Minnesota De-
velopment association, on "Why De-
velopment Association ?"; by Senator
P. H. McGarry, Walker, on the pro-
posed amendment No. 1, to provide a
revolving fund for improvement OF
state lands, and by Charles w. Dun.
nell, president of the Pleasant Valley
Farmers club, on Farmers Clubs,
will fill the first session.
Five addresses on the afternoon
program are to be made by Carlos
Avery, state game and fish commits
sioner, on conservation of game ant
fish; J. R. Dowell on development by
telephone; A. J. Mcclure, of the ag
ricultural department of the Univer
sity of Minnesota, on developing ant
clearing of lands, w. E. Granger, vic'
president of Cass County Farmers
clubs, on development of farms, ant
Farley Dare, Walker,~ on helpful leg
islation.
Judge Charles w. Stanton will dis
cuss "Good Roads and Drainage; L
B. Arnold, railroad land commissions
at Duluth, will talk on development
by community, and w. H. Gemmell
railroad manager, will tell what tn
railroads are trying to do to help de
velopment. Reports by committee
will close the program.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-12
TRIANGLE PLAYS
At the GRAND
Last Word in Moving Pictures to Be
Seen at Local Theater;
Many Stars.

Manager Harding of the Grand
theater has secured the Triangle
moving pictures, the latest word In
the moving. picture world, for his
theater.
Each play is in seven parts, five
of drama and two-part Keystone
comedy. The pictures will open here
Wednesday, April 19, with Frank
keenan, in ''The Coward" and Roscoe
Arbuckle in "Fickle Fatty's Fall"
Triangle pictures will be shown one
night week.
The Triangle company is composed
of the biggest men in the film bust-
ness, D. W. Griffith, Mack Sennet
and Thomas H. Ince. Griffith direct
ed ''The Birth of a Nation" and Is
reported to be earning salary Of
100000 a year. Sennet has prob
ably made more people laugh than
any other man in the world through
his directing of the Keystone come
dies Ince is famous for his dramas.
Famous stars in the company are
Billie Burke, Bessie Barriscale, LII
liam Gish, Louise Glaum, Constance
Talmadge, Mable Normands H. B.
Warner, William S. Hart, Douglas
Fairbanks, De Wolf Hopper, Eddie
Foy, Mack Sennet and Roscoe Ar
buckle.
Triangle plays first opened in the
Knickerbocker theater in New York
last November at $500 a seat and
are still playing there.
Manager Harding is to be compli-
mented on securing for Bemidji q
program of the very best features on
the market. With the late release
of Metro, Triangle and Vitagraph
plays, Bemidji theatergoers are as
sured of up-to-date entertainment.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-12
FORMER SALOON MEN
CONSIDER INJUNCTION

A meeting of former Bemidji sa-
loon keepers was held today to con-
slider the fighting of the injunction
against the refunding of unused
portions of liquor licenses. The hear
ing on the injunction will be held
April II. The injunction was
brought by. Bemidji citizens who pro-
tested against the city returning OF
the license moneys.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-12
HEARING on new
ROAD SATURDAY

A hearing will be held at the court
house Saturday at ten o'clock a. m.,
on the construction of new judicial
highway in Koochiching and Beltram1
counties. The road is to be estab-
lished near Northome.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-12

SMITH and PICkITT
MUST 60 TO PRISON

St. Paul, April 12.-Walter
J. Smith, former state treasurer,
and r. G. Pickitt, former clerk
of the state investment board,
who pleaded guilty on charges of
larceny and forgery, respective
ly, must 60 to prison, the board
of pardons decided this AFTER
noon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-12
TENNIS MEN HOLD MEET
AT COMMERCIAL CLUB

The Bemidji Tennis association is
holding a meeting this afternoon at
the Commercial club rooms. Plans
are being made for the coming sea-
son. Efforts will be made to increase
the membership of the association.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-12
.BEMIDJI TOWNSHIP FARM
CLUB HOLDS MEETING

The Bemidji Township Farmers
club held meeting at the Carr Lake
school house Saturday. About 70
members attended. Addresses were
given by H. E. Reynolds and B. M.
Gile. who explained the farm i'm
movement contest which is being
conducted by the Bemidji Merchants
association.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-12
OWATONNA FARMERS FORM
BIG PACKING COMPANY

Owatonna, Minn., April 12.-Seven
hundred farmers have organized
joint cooperative packing concern.
They will purchase a site and erect
buildings costing $4,000.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-12

Mrs. E. H. Dorothy of Grand Rap
ids, Minn., is visiting this week with
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Gray and family
in the town of Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-12

Pioneer want ads bring results
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-12
POLICE MAKE RAIDS
TO STOP GAMBLING

Chief Ripple and Officers Essler
and Zacharias raided four places last
evening in a campaign to wipe out
gambling in Bemidji. J. Lampe was
arrested at the H. Gunsalus place. He
was charged with gambling and his
case will be taken up tomorrow
morning in the municipal court. He
was released on $25 bail.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-12

: Any fool can spend money, but It
takes man to make 1t and q wise
guy to hang onto it.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-21
Star Acrobat of the Movies
Passes Through Town on
Way to New York for the
Holidays,
FIND BETTER SCENES
FOR PICTURES HERE
Receives Fans and Reporters
CoStumed in yellow Pa
jana8, But Displays the
Famed Record Broad Grin'

This is sort of Unexpected and
Douglas Fairbanks, star movie aero
bat. grinned with embarrassment and
cutched his bathrobe over a becoming
suit of yellow silk pajamas in his
drawing room on the limited last
night. when interviewed by Journal
reporter.
albuquerque is a dandy little
town-Er. this Is terrible, wait
minute" and he disappeared into his
dressing room and replaced his bath
robe with a gray suit with Fairbanks
breakneck speed, and reappeared with
the Fairbanks smile.
you see, he explained, Il never
get a chance to relax except when I'm
travelling and / neither dress nor
shave from the time | get on a tram
until ] have to get off This place 81
a sight. land he glanced about his en-
numbered room and blushed again,
VIII Come TO Albuquerque.
"I don't believe that California is the
best place to make western pictures.
and we have decided not to se thete TO
make any more of the CONVOY Illlhs,
There are better places in Arizona ana
Now Mexico for those stories. !
expect to come here IN March l"I
western picture and probably VIII
make Albuquerque my headquarters.
Mr. Fairbanks is on his way from
California. where he has just fin
isbad "The Matromaniac" and a film
with Charlie Chaplin to New York
CITY. where he will spend the holidays
with his small son, Douglas, Junior,
who is almost as much of an acrobat
as his father.
Other members of the party were
Miss Anita Loss who writes the sub
titles which are flashed on the screen
in the Fairbanks pictures, and Johh
Emerson, the director.
A heavy fur coat, which hung in
one corner, Mr.. Fairbanks explained,
was for use in chilly California and
not in New York, and that the large
spray of mistletoe hanging over the
seat was donated by some of his fem
mine admirers before he left the
coast. for reasons which he did not
state,
----Rccovering From Accidents.
you see I have Just unbandaged
my wrist and my head and am getting
lmbercd up for the next picture, or
ia be glad to turn a somersault Off
the train, just to show you that j am
in practice. l got hurt only three
times in the last picture. l believe
the more times I get hurt, the better
picture it will be"
Doug Is Not SnpcrstitiouS.
Aren't you afraid that some day you
will break your neck?' he was asked,
yes" said Doug, knocking the ma
hogany on the edge of the seat, I'm
not superstitious, but-one OF the fans
sent me a coin once and told me that
if kept it I'd be blessed, but if ! lost
it I'd be cursed and you know ! am
afraid to go without it. I started to
jump from a third-story window onto
the top of a tree the other day and
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-21
GREAT LOSSES
ARE SUSTAINED
BY SPECULATORS
In Sweeping LiQuidationS,
Bethlehem Steel Shares
Slump y Points, Making
Late Decline of 200 Points,

hrnu- YnrI. Dnr % ~ osses Of five
TON. ana firtocn .noints .,ccompauiod to-
.4o,,. rurtbe, .,yoorino Iiouidation of
.s,nol,. ,git, 10 roirts for BothIobem
Gel ,,bicb f.u to ana that ouotatiop
rl.rrnsant,,,, , docliro If ovactlv s20o
,..,,,t. r,a,, tt.. .,,o,i,,,,,, NJ the nrc,d.
..,',, mn
paus agoin nrovod ,bo only notable
.,.aa,',iaa 49, tho ,anor.I reversal
,,1,td,, toot, nI,.o in yirtuoIlv war and
,a,.,i d" ,,,I', ,,.a,. a aharas ghinning stocks
n.ana ,,, ,aas, sartonsly orractod an tho
IL. ..o,.,,..l a.. .l,p,ton,,g.uri,,to min
ta,,. ,9S,, ,.as,a,,,,,. ,hat' r. j., Intended 10
,,.i.a .,.s .,,n,o,,a control nrc, an ,es-
,.'1. '',' ,,,.t,,. ,,,,t no nritish r,e
Ia,,,l,,r,ants ,goro aqoir
,,..'. a., a.t.nst,,I, ,y,onnn IA hring
'',.',, '',,,o @ cnr,han n,ino rocossiors yhirh
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-21

taiuly until recently in official adj
vices TO the American government has
boon that peace offer by the United
states would be considered almost the
next thing to unfriondly
All that however. was before the
German allies of their own accord
brought forward their proposals for
discussion of peace President Wilson
specifically says in the notes he is
somewhat embarrassed in making the
suggestion at this particular time,
"becauHo It may now seem to have
been prompted by a desire to play
part in connection with the recent
oycrturcs Of the central powers"
Not Suggested by Berlin.
To The central powers the president
says his action was in no way "sug-
Ecsted' by the TeutOnic proposals.
Willie to the entente allies he says his
note Is In no way associated with
them To both sets of belligerents
he saws he would have delayed Of
foriug il until these oyertures had been
answered but for the fact that it also
concerns the question of peace and
may thus be considered in connection
with other proposals which have tho
same end in yiew,'
Diplomatists considered II incredi-
Bile that the president would bring
forward such a proposal at such
time unless he had reason to believe 1t
would receive respectful consideration
AT the hands of All the belligerents ana
above all would not prejudice the po-
sitlon of the United States as pos
able mediator
German Embassy Pleased.
The German embassy view, consist
emily hopeful that proposals of the
central allies would lead to a discus
sion Of peace, was expressed in this
authorized statement by Count Bern
slorff, the German ambassador:
Now" said he. ~ am perfectly
convinced that there viii be confer
cucc."
The nearest parallel i'm world his
tory for President Wilson's action was
President RooscycIs move in 1905.
to cnd the War between Russia and
Japan. But i'm that case, the presi-
dent had been assured his proposal
would not hc dlsugrocable to either of
the bclliEcrpnts ana euriously enough
il was through Emperor william of
Germany that the preliminary sound
ings crystalUzcd into the suggestion
that President Roosevelt would take
the steps Before that time President
Roosevelt had conferred with Count
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-21
PAID N N CENTS
FOR HORSES; SOLD
FOR BIG PRICES
Sidney Smith, Defendant
in Alleged SwindIe, TeStifie8
in Own Behalf in Federal
Court at Omaha,
rsy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiRs1

omaha. Neb., Dec. 2O.-TweIve
hundred wild horses, supposed to
range the government reservation IN
Coconino county, Arizona, were sofa
by John Sinclair, of Flagstaff to j.
Sidney Smith, of Omaha, for SO ID
cents a head, Smith told jury in
federal court here today Witnesses
for the government previously tesu-
fled they paid $50 to SO a head Ior
these horses, believing they We're, as
represented bred up from imported
Percherons," or that Morgan or
Hambletonian stations had been
turned loose in the wild herds sew
cral years ago"
Smith was a witness in his own pc
half in the governments suit against
the United States Livestock company
and the Omaha Land and Investment
company, charged with use OF the
mails to defraud in sales Of more Wlld
horses than existed in Cocohlho
county, by which, the government al
leges, a large number of persons were
sWindled of sums totallng Sl'VVV'oo0'
Smith is president Of the United
States Livestock company, and is one
of the forty-four men indicted eleven
Of whom are now on trial.
Smith testified he bought l5,oOV
wild horses, 1000 of which he stiIl
owned. He was of the opinion there
were 10000 wild horses on the reser-
yation. although witnesses for the
government testified it was known
there were at no time more than A.
600, a majority of them mavericks
belonging to the state and to settlers
None of the purchasers, the witness
said. insisted on the company catching
the horses. They could be corraled,
ne told the jury, but it would be
man sized job.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-21
THREE HELD FOR DEATH
OF WICHITA OIL MAN


Kansas City, Dec 20.-Three per-
sons were under arrest here today in
the police investigation Of the death
of Arthur b. Sim, wealthy oil man OF
Wichita. Kans., who was found deao
under the ntor-city yiaduct yesterday.
Edna Miller and Harry Fitzpatrick
were taken into custody last night and
Joseph Macoluso, who has been
known as the husband Of the Miller
woman, was arrested this mornnE.
No formal charges have been made
against any Of the three.
Edna Miller, the police say, admitted
having been with Sim until midnight
of Monday night and said she intro
duced him to Fitzpatrick, a chauf-
feur. who drove them to several cab
arets. Macoluso is a waiter. The po-
lice hold to the theory that robbery
was the motive Of the crime and that
sim. after being stunned. was thrown
still living. from an automobile on the
viaduct to the ground below, the fall
causing his death.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-21
REQUEST FROM WHITE HOUSE
CAUSES ASTONISHMENT IN
WASH|NGTON'S POLITICAL
AND DIPLOMATIC CIRCLES
CHIEF EXECUTIVE INSISTS
THAT EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON
ENDING WAR IS NECESSARY

Notes Addressed to Powers Not Inspired by Suggestion of
German Chancellor, Though It Is Known That Berlin
Has Sought for Some Time to Have United States In
iate Move Looking to End of HOStteS at Earliest Pos
Sibe Moment, and Embassy in WASHINGTON Expresses
Confidence That Appeal will Bring About Conference for
Exchange of Views Between Nations Now BuSIy En-
Gagged in Killing Each Others People; 1t is Believed
Foreign Governments Have Indicated Willingness to Con-
slider Proposition or Nothing so Unprecedented Would
Have Come From Americas Chief Executive.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-21
tBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wre.)

WASHINGTON Dec. 20-rrdmt Wilson as appealed to all the
Hc To
offering mediation the president
al the
soh call the
Hvowal Of their respective views a. {" he vh
concluded hc arrangements winch WOud DE cuei
kihdlng
in would make possible frankly
without notice entirely contrary TO what admn~u' ton
o president nigt dispatched
uu
on in president words
bis altitude - follows
proposing peace he is offering media
lie is proposing In
the hcIecrnt
peace he al longs with
which hc speaks and the objects
vhc he all
isl into the affairs
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-21
Doug Is Not SupcrstitiouS.
The Day in Congress
SENATE.
Met at noon,

Met at noon,
Senator Newlands urged compro-
mise flood control bill before com
merce committee. Resumed consider
alton of District OF Columbia prohiol-
ton bill
Passed s4.5OOOOO urgent deficieny
bill, including provisions for relief OF
national guardsmens families and for
continuing operation of mints.
Adopted resolution to permit in
creased water diversion for power
purposes at Niagara Falls.
Set January 9 for vote on District
Of Columbia prohibition bill.
Adjourned 4:55 to noon THURSDAY.