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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
LABOR
UNIONS AGAINST
C0NSCRIPT|0N
Resolutions Are Presented Protesting
:, Against Drafting Unmarried
Men.
COLONEL HOUSE, WILSON'S
MESSENGER, IN LONDON
Many Reports Received That Attack
On Greece Will Begin in
Near Future.

London, Jan. GA resolution pro-
testing in the name of 3
100000 trade unionists against COM
pulsory enlistment was introduced
by the executive committee when the
National Labor congress met at West
Minister hall this morning. 1t Sc
cured the approval of the majority Of
the delegates who were outspoken in
opposition to any form of conscrip-
ton. -.
One group Of the congress drafted
resolution for presentation calling
upon Arthur Henderson, labor men,
ber of the Asquith ministry, to re-
sign Immediately. =, e.:
A compulsory military service
bill was introduced in the house of
commons yesterday. Under it's terms
all males between the ages of 18 and
Al who are bachelors or widowers,
without children dependent upon
them are liable for service. Ireland
is excluded from the terms of the
measure.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
OFFICERS SALARY
RAISED TO $4,000
Board Of County Commissioners
Raises Salary Of County Super
intendent of Schools.

The board of county commission
ers in session yesterday afternoon set
aside for further hearing the mat
ter of dividing the consolidated
schol district No. S3 into three sep
arate districts.
County Auditor George was ad-
vised to advertise for bids for the
construction Of two bridges in the
towns of Shotley and Quiring. =
Final and partial estimates were
heard on the construction of bridge
over the Mississippi river in the town
of Grant Valley. An estimate was
accepted.
The salary of the county superin-
tendent of schools was raised to ST.
900.
The salary of the school superin-
tendent up to this time has been
$1,700 a year. w. B. Stewart is the
present superintendent
The financial statement of the
county was examined and accepted.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
OPSAHL HEADS
POTATO GROWERS
Bemidji Man is Reelected President
Of State Organization at
Annual Meet.

st. Paul, Minn., Jan. 6.-(Special
to the Pioneer )-Jens J. Opsahl of
Bemidji was yesterday reelected
president of the Minnesota Potato
Growers association which held it's
first annual meeting here.
The convention was closed last eve
ming after the association went on
record urging federal inspection and
Standardization Of potatoes, and ap-
pointed committee to join in dis
c,lssion with the national committee
at meeting to be held in Chicago
this month. = ...,.-. : ~--t-.s.
Other officers Of the association
elected yesterday are G.. Giddens,
Anoka, vice-president; C. E. Brown,
Elk River, secretary; D. A. Nourse,
St. Frances, treasurer. J. o. James
of North Branch and the officers will
act as the executive committee.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
COUNTY OPTION
May Ey0TED.oN
IS. Il IN THIS THIS. COUNTY CO U
Sentiment Growing in Favor Of Put
ting Liquor Issue to
Voter. III ....s.--~
SOUTHERN PART NOW ~.
"DRY' UNDER TREATY
Baudette and Spooner Are Only Big
'Wet" Points in the
-. County. .-.

AS a result of the granting of q
saloon license at Kelliher by the vii
lage council, sentiment favoring an
election under the county option law
in Beltrami county appears to be
growing stronger. Unless all signs
fail the question will probably be
submitted to the people before the
close of 1915.
People in all parts of the county
are becoming more and more in IA
vor of settling the liquor question
in this county by the option law.
The Blackduck American in an ar
ticle says that the sentiment in the
north against option is not nearly so
strong as the people in the south
end of the county have been led to
believe. Men of prominence not only
in the border villages of Baudette
and Spooner but throughout the en-
tire county, who for various reasons
40 not care TO take the 1n1C1aClVe,
are eagerly hoping to have the ques-
tion brought before the voters in the
belief that then this county will be
placed in the dry column.
The only places of Importance in
the county outside of the treaty dis
trict, where liquor is being legally
sold are at Baudette and Spooner.
Objection has been raisel by the Ii
quor interests in these villages on
the ground that it would be unfair
to them to allow the southern end
of the county which is closed by the
Indian treaty to vote on the question
affecting those towns.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
HOMELESS LAD IS
SENT TO RED WING

At a hearing before Judge M. A..
Clark this morning in probate court,
Lester Blake of Williams was found
incorrigible and committed to the
state school for boys at Red Wing.
The boy is only 1 4 years old and was
left by his mother and the where
about of his father are not known.
There are no means of support for
the boy and no guardian has been
appointed. The complaint was sworn
out by John K. Norris of Williams
when he found the child unable TO
care for himself. Sheriff Johnson
will leave tonight for Red Wing
with the boy in his custody.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
CHICKENS OF MANY
COLORS AT BIG SHOW

Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6.--Chick-
ems of many colors were on exhibition
here today when the annual poultry
show opened at the armory. The
show, under the auspices of the Min
nesota State Poultry association, will
continue until Jan. II. Red Or
phingtons were the novelty sprung.
They are so new that the poultry
judges had no basis Of judging them
and no prizes were given for them
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
INVASION OF GREECE
ABOUT TO BEGIN

Invasion of Greece by the central
empires is about to begin, say dis
patches from widely scattered sour
ces today. A dispatch from Salonika
says that the Bulgarians have re-
sumed concentration along the Greek
border. The Allies are moving am
munition to the border in a plan to
meet an expected attack. Newspa-
pers here claim that Field Marshal
Mackensen has been ordered to move
against SalOnika.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

List of advertised letters Gun
claimed at Bemidji, Minn., post
office for week ending Jan. 3, 1916:
Men-Mr. Carl o. Boe, J. Breskie,
Mr.. John Cholberg, M. J. Collins, Mr..
Albert Ekdahl, Mr.. Fayette Know
land, Mr.. Henry w. Lange, Edmond
Lemson, Sam Lee, Mr.. Harry Owns,
Rust Owen S. Company, Robert Sor-
enson, Mr.. Joseph Whiteley. Women
Mrs. Nettie Arnold, Miss Josephine
Breen, Miss Ada Button, Mrs. J. E..
Cowson, Miss Florence Hayes, Mrs.
Kleav King, Mrs. Grace Miller, Miss
Bertha Miller. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
URGES
CLUBS TO WORK
FOR new HIGHWAY
Concerted Action for Jefferson Road
is Asked of Commercial
Organizations.
NEW ORLEANS-WINNIPEG
ROAD TO BE READY IN 1917
Road From Bemidji Will Connect at
St. Vincent With Canadian
Division.

St. Paul, Mimi, jar. 6.-Concerted
action by all commercial clubs along
the route of the Jefferson highway
through Minnesota r is asked by
George w. Cooley, state engineer of
the Minnesota highway commission,
in letter sent today
Mr.. Cooley's letter$follows designa-
ton of the route through the state
by the commission He asks the
clubs to appoint committees to carry
on the work of creating favorable
sentiment for the Jefferson highway
and assist in the improvement of the
route and suggests the banding to-
gether of the committees in a large
state organization later.
Road Ready in 1917. .....
The engineer sets the end of, 1917
as the time when the route probably
will be marked out through the state
and put in good shape.
Power was given the Minnesota
highway commission at the meeting
in New Orleans, at which the JEFF
ferson highway association was
formed, to select the route of the
new road from the Twin Cities to
Winnipeg. Of the $500 miles be-
tween New Orleans and the Cana
dian city, 500 miles of the highway
will be in Minnesota.
Enters State at Albert Lea.
The road will enter the state at
Albert Lea, over what is known as
the Capital National highway, and
travellers will proceed to the Twin
Cities through Awatonna,- Faribault,
Northfield and Pennington. The
commission picked on@the following
route to w winnipeg through Usseo
to Anoka; to Elk River; thence north
on the east side of the Mississippi
river to Little Falls; northwest to
Staples in Todd county; west and
north through Wadena and Park
Rapids to the source of the Missis-
sippi in Itasca state park; thence
northeast to Bemidji.
Engineers to Make Examinations.
At this point matters will be held
in allegiance until engineers have an
opportunity to pick advantageous
route to St. Vincent, where the
highway will connect with the Cana
dian division. From Bemidji to St.
Vincent there is so miles of old lake
bottom road
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
y x X X x Xxx X X xxx
<ex4EMIDu BOY RECEIVES
FIRST PRIZE ON STORY !.
X - OF FARM SUCCESSES


Note--Don Shannon, %, liv-
ing three miles southwest of Be-
midi, was awarded first prize
by "The Farmer" magazine for
an article on lessons Learned
in the School of Experience"
Hundreds of readers of The
Farmer analyzed their successes
and failures of farming during
1915 and discussed the needs of
drainage, diversification, and
silos were emphasized. It is,
indeed, an honor for a Beltrami
boy to secure the first award.
The following is the article. It
is entitled, "Conquering Sandy
Farm. ."-Editor.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
NAVAL MILITIA PLANS
CITY BASKETBALL TEAM

The Bemidji Naval Militia will or
ganize city basketball team. Plans
have been made for securing the city
hall for the boys to practice in and
games will be played at the Armory.
A number of the best players in the
city are members Of the naval militia
and it is expected that a fast team
will be organized. Although late in
the season many good games can be
secured.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
'M0V|ES" OF >KELL|HER
LOGGING CAMPS TAKEN

Representatives of the Mutual
movies" are at Kelliher today with
the Mutual Mystery girl taking pic
lures of the Kelliher logging camps
and operations. The pictures will
be shown in the films, entitled "See-
ing America First" Pictures from
several parts of the country have
been taken.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06

to November /, when they calved,
and they were in excellent condi-
tion. This is great help, for the
feeding season is long. In this con-
nection find the winter dairy best.
The cows are dry on pasture, and
calves make good growth on dry
feed.
Then, too, we have hay prob
lem. Cutting wild hay with a scythe
scarcely pays, and the bottoms are
very wet until late summer. We have
a judicial ditch under way which
will drain wiregrass slough of
ours. This will give us some good
alsike and redtop meadow. With
the help of more rented land and
new breaking, I expect to seed in
more clover. This will make pos
sible a good rotation, which we
surely need to keep a light soil in
shape
had some experience with frost
this year. I put brush piles along
one side of the beans and kept watch
for early frosts. On the night of
August 26, I got up at twelve; the
sky was cloudy and breeze was
blowing. I got up again at 3:45 a.
m. and it was sc degrees. I thought
it must be as cold as it could get,
so close to morning, or else that it
had already frosted between 1900
and 3:45, so I went back to bed.
When got up in the morning, it had
frosted. 1t was the most disap-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
five WOLF B0uNTIES
ISSUED IN THREE DAYS

Five wolf bounties have been grant
ed in the last three days by the
county auditor. On January g., a
bounty was issued to G. R. Young of
Jones; January 4, one to Carl A.
Peterson of Cedar Spur; January s.,
one to Elmer Olson of Carp, in the
town of saltwater, one to Martin
Sandsmark of Grygla, in the town
of Benville, and one to Ole Will
liams of Grygla in the town of Ben
ville
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
X Xxx Xxx fkfkf *
CITY BOWLING LEAGUE x
4 X 4 & f< XXX <kk<@
Standing of the Teams.

The Quality Grocers smashed g.
315 naples last evening and defeated
the B. Popp team, which secured g.
1914 pins. The Grocers in the city
league are now tied with the Barker
quint for fourth place. The B. Popp
team is now in third place of the
second division of the league. The
summary of the game last evening
is as follows:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
SECURES INDIAN MOTOR
EAGENCY FOR COUNTY

E. A. Curry has secured the Indian
motorcycle agency for Beltrami
county.
AS soon as the season opens Mr.
Curry will visit all points in the
county and exhibit the new machine.
Mr.. Curry was formerly the repre-
sentative of the Harley-Davidson ma
chine here.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
.bEM|DJII SH|VERS;
% BELOW ZERO
Coolest Weather of Winter is Re-
corded at Six O'Clock This
Morning.

Bemidji shivered this morning UNI
der the coolest weather of the win
ter. At six o'clock the mercury
dropped to % degrees below zero. At
seven o'clock it was % degrees below
zero and at one o'clock this AFTER
noon the mercury was one below
zero.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
EXPECT STATE SCHOOL
LIBRARY AID SOON

Word has been received in this
city by County Superintendent of
Schools w. B. Stewart that the state
aid for public school library fund
will be here for distribution soon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
TAX NOTICES TO
Be ISSUED SOON

The county treasurer's force of
assistants are busy with the per-
sonal property tax notices and ex-
pect to have them finished and the
notifications in the mails by the end
of this week.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
LIST OF PERSONAL $
PROPERTY TAXES|N
CITY OF BEM|DJ|
Complete List is Published; Every
Taxpayer is vitality
Interested.
CROOKSTON LUMBER co.
PAYS HIGHEST AMOUNT
Each of Three Banks Pays Good
Amount; Taxes Increase and
Decrease.

Believing that the taxpayers of Be-
midji are vitally interested in the
personal property taxes in the City
of Bemidji, the Daily Pioneer today
publishes a complete list of these
taxes Lists of the taxes in the
towns surrounding :Bemidji have
been published in the Pioneer several
weeks ago.
The list of taxpayers in Bemidji
for 1915 is long and is a rather for
midable one for a city the size of
Bemidji.
The Crookston Lumber Co. heads
the list in the largest amount taxed
for personal property, the amount
being $1S,2S9.S6. The Northern
National bank pays tax of $3.50;
the First National bank, $1,201.9O;
the Security State bank, $346.42.
Several individuals and firms pay
large taxes.
The entire list of personal prop
erty taxes in the City of Bemidji for
io fn11Nwc.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
BROKEN STEAM COIL
CALLS OUT FIREMEN

A broken steam coil in the base
ment of. the new residence of DR..
Sanborn, this morning, called out
the Bemidji fire department.. No dam
age was done.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06

Misses Emma and Ella Alters Of
Leonard were business visitors in Be-
midi yesterday, having stopped here
on their way to Kelliher where they
will spend a few days as the guests
of relatives, H.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
COLONEL HOUSE ARRIVES;
CONFERS WITH PAGE

Colonel House arrived here today
and took breakfast with Ambassador
Page. He expects to remain here for
fortnight and will then go to
Paris.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06

Berlin, JAM 6.-Vienna today
made an official denial that Czerho-
witz had been captured.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
St. Paul IL Below

St. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 6.-Twelve
below zero in St. Paul this morning.
Reports are that the temperature
will drop.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06

Robert Dahl arrived in the city
last night from Minneapolis to spend
a few days in Bemidji as the guest
of friends. ~ --..-.. -"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06

H. w. Alsop, deputy county audi
tor, returned to Bemidji this morn
ing after spending the night with
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
Chicago Coolest Of Season.

Chicago, Jan. 6.-The temperature
in Chicago today was six above zero,
dropping to the coldest had so far
this season.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
ISSUES CALL FOR
BANK STATEMENTS

Bemidji national banks today re-
ceived word that the comptroller of
currency at Washington had issued
a call for bank statements on the
condition at the close of business
Dec. 81.
The state superintendent of banks
has also sent out a request for sim
liar statement of state banks.
Bemidji bankers report that they
believe that the statements will show
good increase over the statements
Of a year ago. The statements will
show many new savings accounts.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06

Pioneer want ads bring results.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06

DENIES CAPTURE
OF CzERHoW1Tz
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06
EIGHT PERSONS DROWNED
WHEN STEAMER SINKS

Parkersburg, w. Va, Jan. g..
Eight persons were drowned when
here last night. Two women and
baby are among the victims.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06

CONTINUED on Page ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-06

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Estby of Kelliher
were between train shoppers in this
city yesterday. 83
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-03-28
A FALSE MoUSTAcHE

Houston, Texas, March 25.-When
false moustache, with fierce brist-
ling points, worked loose On the up.
per lip OF John Homer, an applicant
for enlistment at the local United
States Marine Corps recruiting sta
ton 1t was discovered that Homer
was a runaway, II years Of age and
had hit upon the moustache disguise
to add age and dignity to his appear
ance.
But cruel Sergeant Robinson Of the
Marines shattered the boys romance
with the announcement that he'd
have to wait until he was 21 or else
get his parents consent, and now
young Homer Is inclined to the be-
lief that there is little efficacy in the
borrowed movie plot when applied to
life's stern realities.
'I'll come back some day with a
real moustache of my own and then
you'll be glad to accept me as one
of Uncle Sans brave Marines" were
Homer's parting words.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-03-28
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

Notice is hereby given that on
Tuesday the 18th day OF April, 1915.
at the hour of o'clock p. M. Of
the said day at the office of the Mon.
son Lumber Company, Ltd, in Rich.
mond City. Cache County, Utah, a
special stockholders meeting will be
held for the purpose OF removing
the present officers Of the company
and electing new officers in their
places and for the purpose of amend.
ing the Articles OF Incorporation OF
the said Company so as to make the
following changes: To reduce the cap.
ital stock of the corporation to forty
five thousand dollars; to reduce the
number of board of directors to three
directors and to change their duties
and powers; to change the time and
place Of the annual meeting to the
fourth Tuesday in January of each
year and make such other and further
changes in the articles of incorpora.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-03-28
Our Congress And The
British Parliament

broken in upon the course of Parlia.
mentary business, but have been with
direct reference to the completion of
such business.
The English system concentrates
attention upon large questions and
keeps in public life almost every
man who develops especial fitness
and talent. Our system does not
work in that way. A great number
Of promising men enter the house of
Representatives, and disappear just
as they are ready for usefulness.
Thus we have had approximately
1000 different individuals serving in
the House within the past ten years.
There were 1853 entirely new mem.
bers Of Congress that were elected
in 1912. There are 120 new members
in the present Congress elected in
November, 1914. Review
Of Reviews.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-03-28
HARicoT MUTTON STEW

1t is only when mutton is combin-
ed with beans that 1t is properly
haricot, this being the French word
for beans. Buy one pound Of neck
of mutton, pare of most OF the fat,
and fry in the frying pan. In the
meantime, pick over and wash and
throw into a stew pan Of boiling
hot water one heaping cup OF navy
beans. Boil them ten minutes, drain
and rinse and let cool or pour cold
water over them. Put into the stew
ing kettle, one with q tight cover Is
best, the meat, the beans, two onions
sliced, two carrots scraped and slic.
ed, and six cups of cold water. Bring
to a boil and skim, then cover and
set over the simmering burner to
cook for two hours. The beans
should be beautifully soft in that
time. Take off cover and as soon as
the stew skins over remove this
skin. Add salt to taste, probably
twothirds OF teaspoon and II you
have six outside leaves from a head
OF lettuce, wash them, place one on
top OF the other and cut in shreds
and add to the stew and cook five or
even fifteen minutes. The lettuce
will still be crisp to the taste and re
an agreeable addition.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-03-28
May Use Searchights
To illuminate Capitol

Salt Lake, March 25.-A plan for
the illumination Of the state capitol
and capitol grounds by which no lamp
posts will be used has been devised
bv David Mattson, secretary Of state
and submitted to the state capitol
commission. The plan, in brief, is
TO have the grounds and building
lighted by strong searchlights pro-
jected from two towers to be located
at the front OF the grounds.
The grounds are rapidly being put
into shape. The capitol commission
ers have been seeking to devise n
plan for lighting them as we'll as the
building. A number Of plans have
been proposed, one Of which is TO
have the drives and walks lined with
decorative lighting posts. Such plan
is favored by several electric light.
ing supply companies eager to Sc.
cure the contract for their installa-
ton.
On the ground that such lighting
system would be inartistic, expensive
to install and to maintain, Secretary
OF State Mattson has entered strong
objection to this scheme. He called
attention to the fact that there are
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-03-28

to be no trees on the statehouse
grounds. The entire scheme OF land.
scape gardening calls only for well
trimmed lawns with flower beds and
small shrubbery and graveled walks.
For this reason he thinks that such
light posts would mar the beauty of
the grounds.
Mr.. Mattson's plan is to have
decorative tower on the northeast
and the northwest corner OF State
and Second North streets. In these
towers there would be searchlights,
illuminating every part of the ground
and the structure from steps to the
dome.
MY idea is to make the capitol so
that 1t can be seen from any place
in the city at night" Mr.. Mattson
said. Our main idea in locating the
building on this hill was to make an
elegant monument. To that end In
many instances we have sacrificed
comfort and convenience. believe
that the searchlight plan would make
the appearance OF the capitol at
night so distinctive that no tourist
could ever forget the beauty Of this
sight"