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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-05-18
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS CITY COUN-
GIL, CITY OF BEMIDJI, MEETING
HELD APRIL 10. 1917.
1tw sill

Council met. in city hall at 500 P; NJ.
was called to order by President Clark CAR,
Smart. Backus, Phillippi. Miller. Hazen,
Smith, Jonas and President Clark. Ao-
sent. Moberg.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
The following bills after being audit
ed were read and approved:
Mrs. J. Thompson, room and care
| OF Laura Haling and son. $4,000
Jos. Hahn, disposing of dead
dogs ........... AA.VV
Eden HENDERSON, posting notice
April 18th e 1o5.77
Nymore city hall and lumber
for election , booth nd.e for il: 1897
Do SsafS Mead eedf & CO.. merchandise
J. j. Boran. Merchandise for Are
J. n j: Doran. 'thiaaw;:ing sewers on
Beltrami and Sixth street and ,,,r
! Bemidji and Third street. 49,. AIS
spector on bridge ............ 1000
ST. n %iiai pti' Retail Ret pf Lumber Co..
lumber delivered to 4th ward, On
opposite Crookston LUMBER 90. l1.eo
! Mrs St. John and candles for go
O. p g. schwandt merchandise for 80
street reefs, Gang, labor to date: ...:. 1880
Mrs. J. Thompson, room and care oo
fer Laura Hang ana Of
due the Illinois Steel, Bridge Co., on
contract in sum of $2.516.4o was read.
Alderman Lair as chairman Of the
| Pri1 toa
bill be approved and the Bridge Com
pany notified that t. payment would be
On report Of the Water. Light Com
mittee it was moved by Alderman Smart
seconded by Alderman Jonas, that the
ety engineer draw pa Plans ana ma esi
upon promptly: Carried.
Street and sidewalk committee made
building. committee, stated that the the
Se wnee to the o s hs on
by Alderman Miller, seconded by Alder de
c CHE G Doran FOR a tank be granted
Tank to be installed in fire hall at
Nymore. Carried.
Chief Ripple stat ed that s72.oo had been
Stanton said that the cost Of printing
| $1,000 On motion of Alderman
Backus. seconded by Alderman Smith
! it was moved that the city pay the diff
! ference Carried. No report from the
salary committee.
Alderman Phillippi, chairman Of the
poor committee. reported that Blind
quents the house of Mrs. St. John, who
is also a blind pauper. That Otto Dan
dell has received no rent from Mrs. St.
John 1t was suggested that Alderman
Phillippi take the matter up with Mr.
Petrie, in regard to regulation and dis
cipline among his inmates at the poor
house. ,
Moved by Alderman Lair, seconded
| by Alderman Jonas that dray license
remain the same. Carried.
Bridge report not completed
J Moved by Alderman Smart, seconded
| by Alderman Miller that the city at
| torney settle the matter as per COM
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-05-18

journ to 1000 A. NJ, June 18th. 1917.
A. E. RAKO,
Attest: Chairman.
]. L. GEORGE,
County Auditor. 1tw BIZ
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-05-18

annual interest on its Bridge Bona o.
1917, No........
Chairman.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-05-18
Countersi gned:

County Auditor.
Form Of Coupon)
No. s...
On the First dav of Trne
December, H.,
the County Of Beltrami. State Of Min
nesota, promises to pay the bearer
the office Of the Corn Exchange Nation
al Bank Of Chicago, Illinois, for semi
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-07
SEVERAL PEOPLE
I. ARE POISONED
Serious Illness Result o
Eating Beans But No
Deaths Result.

Fargo, July 7.-Several cases of
poisoning from the Burma bean have
been reported to DIE. +. Ladd, state
food inspector, from Glendale, N. D.,
and Medora, N. D. At Medora a
crew Of workmen were victims of the
poison variety and at Glendale an en-
tire family was stricken. No fatalit-
les resulted in either case.
The announcement that several peo-
pie had eaten of the poison bean with
illness resulting has resulted in the
state pure food department headed
by DR.. Ladd renewing their drive to
rid the state Of the bean. Federal
agents have also entered into the CAM
paign throughout the northwestern
states.
An investigation of the source of
the poison bean supply has led to the
discovery by Dr.. Ladd hat the beans
were brought into the United States
by way Of Vancouver, B. c., and were
distributed by two wholesale houses
at Minot.
A check up of tho records of the
two Minot wholesale concerns that
handled the bean has been completed,
and each purchaser of beans since
the poison variety was brought Into
the state Is being notified to make no
further sales, and to recall all sales
he may have made of the poison bean.
BY this step it Is expected to reduce
to the minimum the possibility Of ia
talities.
In the meantime DR.. Ladd and his
corps of deputy food inspectors will
e~n-deavor to round up all the poison
beans.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-07

will be recruited for the national
guard when 1t is drafted into the fed
eral service. The organization of the
national army will De on the same
basis. It may be necessary, also, to
draft enough me to fill up the regu-
lars and national guard to war
strength, although nj decision to this
end has been reached as yet. The
regulars are now close to war
strength and the guard units are re-
cruiting rapidly. # possible they will
be completed by the war volunteer
system.
Exemptions Figured.
There is one other consideration
which will affect the total number of
men to be drawn. Opinion varies as
to the number of exemptions which
must be made for the various causes
outlined in the exemption regulations.
A rough estimate Of at least SO per
cent Of exemptions for physical or
other eason has been generally en-
ployed in computing the probable
boards.
It Is not known whether the gov
eminent plans to call double the
the first selection in order to provide
against these exemptions. Possibly
only the smaller number will be
taken, to be filled out by later selec-
lions until the ranks are full. If the
exemption factor is allowed for the
first drawing, however, it seems likely
that a million or a million and a half
names would be provided for at that
time, the men to appear for EXAM
ination in the order in which they
were drawn and the cards of those
not cached in anv district where the
quota was filled before they came up
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-07
WANTS MEN TO AID
in CONSERVATION

Madison, Wis, July TIT is time
men did something for conservation Of
food Inc did not place the entire bur-
den upon women" Mrs. Harvey Of
Menominee, president Of the state
Federation of Women's clubs, today
told a conference of 100 women gath
cred from fifty counties to consider
what women can do to conserve food
resources.
1--WE are asked to save even the po-
tato peelings," Mrs. Harvey continued.
w are glad to do SO. but it is time
that the men did their share, too. I
think it is time men should cut down
on their smoking and drinking. They
should aid in this conservation as well
Is women"
The conference adopted the national
food pledge and decided to inaugurate
campaigns at all county fairs for the
elimination of food waste.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-07
FIRST DRAFT
MAY BE MADE
. NEXT WEEK
Plans for Selecting First In
crernent Of New Army
Practically Complete.
One Set Of Numbers to be
Drawn for Each Precinct
in the County.

Washington, July 7.-selection day
for the new national army is ap-
preaching rapidly as the local ex-
emption boards in the various states
complete their organization, give
serial numbers to the registration
cards and forward certified copies to
Provost Marshal General Crowder.
Indications are that the drawing will
be held next week, but no official
statement has been made.
Administration officials still main
tain strict silence as to the method
to be followed. With the recent
statement by Secretary Baker that the
drawing would be held in Washing
ton, however, coupled with the stress
laid upon h serial numbering of
registration cards, the general outline
ofAthe plan is clearly indicated.
One Set Only.
1t is understood that 1t is proposed
to place in a single jury wheel in
numbers. When a number is taken
from the wheel, the man In each ex-
emption district whose card bears
that serial number will be drafted.
Thus as each number Is drawn, APP
p~roximately 10000 men will be
drafted, or one In each exemption
district. If 100000. men are. to be
Sdllcu UelOT0 LIS. ,0AcIlpIlOH DOArQS
in the first selection, which seems
highly probable, only forty numbers
would heed to be drawn.
Many Complications.
There are numerous complications
which must arise, however, and the
method Of solving them can be
known only when the administration
makes known it's plans. For in
stance, the number Of registered in
diYiduals in each district who are
liable for military service will GER
tainly not be the same. Aliens are
registered, but not liable for duty.
All this must be considered in
framing the regulations. Provision
must be made also to balance as far
as possible the chances Of military
duty between the men in. each dis
trict, so that disqualification Of a
large number in n particular dis
trict for any reason will not put upon
those qS>alified additional likelihood
of being sent to the front.
First Contingent.
While the first contingent Of the
new army, under The bill, ts limited
to 100000 men, an additional 1875, 900
or 100000 will be needed to make up
the reserve battalions Of this force.
Reserve battalions are now being re-
lcruitsd for all regular regiments and
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-07
JUNE A COLD
MONTH SHOWN
Temperature Dropped to 2S
Above on the First
Day Of Month.


A rather low temperature for the
month Of June was recorded at the
United States department Of a%gricul-
ture weather bureau at the University
of North Dakota. According to the
monthly report Of Prof. H. E. Simp-
son. special observer, the mean max
imum was 1913 and h lei mini
mum 45.8, making N average tenn
p%erature for June of 54.4, with a total
precipitation Of 1875 inches, the heav-
lest rain in "a hours being .84 inches
on June IL, when it also hailed. There
were IL days with OF inch or more
precipitation, 10 days clear, 5 days
cloudy and 6 days partly cloudy.
Thunder storms were recorded on z
days, as follows: II, II, 18, %, 20. rs,
80.
The maximum and minimum tenn
peratures for the month of June are
as follows:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-07
FROM NOW TILL THE END OF
THE WORLD.

By Salisbury Field of the vigilantes,
We are free-born people, strong in the
pride of birth,
Kneeling to God on His shining
throne kneeling to none on earth.
By all that is blest and holy, stars OF
our flag unfurled,
The flag You gave to us shall wave
from now till the end Of the
world!
We are a free-born people, strong
with the will to do,
Ready for peace or battle, firm in our
faith in You.
Hope of the lesser nations, stars OF
our flag unfurled-
Shine on! Shine on! And greet the
dawn from now till the end Of the
world.
we are a. free-born people, honest in
word and deed;
Love is the light Of u being. right
Is the root Of our creed.
And right shall prevail-'tis Your
promise. Stars Of our flag un'
furled,
Lead true! Lead through! Well fol.
low you from now till the end Of
the world.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-07
ALLEGED 8.
AMONG CHINESE

San Francisco, Cal, July 7-Whole-
sale arrests throughout the United
States Of Chinese who are said to have
entered this country illegally in con-
has been operating for years at the
Angel Island immigration station here,
were predicted today by federal inves-
tigators.
Lists of names and descriptions Of
Chinese who, it is charged, entered the
United States in this amer, are be-
ing compiled, together with other evil
dence and exhibits were to be pre-
scented to a federal grand jury.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-07
American Cir Fears
War, Because Sisters
In France Will Get
Pick of the Soldiers

Chicago, July Fear of the war
has entered the American girls heart.
1t is not fear Of the shells and sick
ness Inc the horrors Of the trenches,
but Of the good looking and perhaps
designing French girls, according to a
Chicago girl, (who has. made a plea
for herself and her American sisters
through the columns Of a local paper,
She says that the United States is go
ing to send a million Of her finest men
to France and hat only the left
overs in the matrimonial market will
remain after the war. that the French
girls will nave the pick of the armies.
She declares that the American SOL
diers will be easy conquest for the
French girls, land you know, the
American man is the softest thing on
the globe" when a woma wants to
marry him.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-07

Barney Dreyfuss sees better base
ball times ahead. He takes the small
crowds philosophically, and does not
believe the war will hurt the grand
old game.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-07
BARNUM AND BAILEY
CIRCUS WILL BE in
CITY NEXT WEDNESDAY

Who has not felt the thrill when
the flamboyant poster was plastered
on the. bill board announcing that
once more the greatest show on earth
was coming to town? Who has not
been interested in that epitome of
moved into the city in the gray dawn
ing and moved out at night after a
few hours under its own canvas
home?
From the day he carried water to
the elephant to get a free ticket to
the show, or failing in this crawled
under the canvas, the boy, though he
now be an octogenarian, has not lost
an iota Of interest in this f1eeting
%teriously that it seems like n Of his
fairy tales. enacted before his vision.
Since the wonderful menagerie Of
Noah's Ark, which fastened child
hoods fancy, nothing has had a
f1rmer hold on the popular favor In
the line of entertainment than the
circus. It is different from any other
form of diversion. SO this Is why its
coming is awaited with so much ex-
pectation and why big and little folks
line the sidewalks for hours waiting
for the marvellous procession, herald
ed for weeks, to PASS in review.
To the mar or with good
red blood, circus day will always be
an event of. the season. 1t may be
its orderly hustle, its hilarious merri-
ment, it's geological collection or its
spangled pageant; but whatever it is,
the fascination remains and people
crowd the tented amphitheater to see
the performance.
Many continue to smilingly criti-
cize the superlatives that are mar
shalled in the effort to tell Of the
features hat make up the show; yet
it Is evident that in the contempla-
ton of the Barnum and Bailey cir
Gus which comes to Grand Forks next
Wednesday one is face to face with
statistics that represents a vast enter
prise, endless labor and untiring
search into the of the earth.
Barney Dreyfuss sees better base
hal times ahead He taken tha snna Ii
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-07
MORE DELAY IN
MAKING DRAFT
First Numbers Probably
Will not be Drawn Before
Middle Of Week.

Washington, July Prospect. for
setting in motion the draft machinery
for the new national army by Monday
as planned by Provost Marshal Cen
eral Crowder were regarded today as
remote, since organization is com
.plete In only eight states. Delinquent
states probably will make it necessary
to defer the first drawing till the mid
die of the coming week. ii
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-07

Herald Want Ads Bring Results.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-07
before the board, to be returned.
Volunteers Included.

Another factor which Is being
worked out in the selection regula-
tons in the provision Of the law re-
quiring that each state be given
credit at the drawings for the num-
Der of men it has supplied as volun-
teers in the regular army or the ma
tional guard.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-10
OBITUARY..
Michael Seaman.

Michael Seaman, poet. author, pa
triot and editor. died at his late resi-.
dence. 2204 North Sacramento avenue.
The deceased, who was the father of
Judge Kickham Seaman of the Circuit
Court, was born In Castle Mahon,
County Limerick, Ireland. in 1888. He
came to America in 1S47 and settled
In Chicago siXty-fve years ago. From
1858 to 1866 he was one of the owners
of the Seaman Brothers Candy man
ufacturers, then the largest in the
west. In 1866 he became the editor
of the Irish Republic. In 1887 he was
appointed chief of the bureau of sta.
tistics in the department of state at
Washington, and shortly after inaug.
urated the system of the monthly re.
ports by the American consuls of the
trade conditions in foreign countries.
to be distributed to the manufacturers
Of the country. Five years ago he re.
tired from civil life.
lie Joined the Republican party the
day of its birth and remained men,
Der throughout his life. The work of
revision and compilation OF his works,
both poetry and prose. was completed
shortly before he was taken i'll week
ago.
He is survived by his son. Judge
Seaman, and two daughters, Erin
Seaman and Mrs. John Fleming.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-10
UNION LEAGUE AND CONGRESS
MAN WILSON.

The Union League, Chicago's lead.
ing club. is considering the question
as to whether Representative William
W. Wilson of Chicago has not i'm.
periled his right to membership by
voting against the armed neutrality
bill in the house of representatives.
Unqualified loyalty" to the United
States is specified as qualification Of
membership.
Frank J. loesch, president OF the
club. wrote to Representative Wilson,
communicating to him the indignation
that had been expressed by members
of the organization. He said:
I'VE do not know how you could
take such a stand consistent with your
duty as an American citizen, and In
view of the fact (Which you may have
forgotten) that the condition OF mem
bership in this club is absolute and
unqualified loyalty to the government
OF the United States, may ask you tC
be good enough to oblige me with al
explanation of your course OF action
In his reply the representative
stated that he did not believe that the
American merchant ships should b'
armed to carry contraband OF war Il
belligerent nations. He said that con
gress should remain in session durini
the crisis.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-10
EMPHASIZES VALUE
OF BOOSTING GOODS
Edison Man Points Out Extreme
Necessity of Advertising.

Advertising is an adjunct to bust
ness which is almost as necessary to
sell goods as 1t is to have goods to
sell. Such was the burden of the
talk by Dana II. Howard, superintend
ent of advertising for the Common.
wealth Edison Company of Chicago. at
a luncheon of the Des Moines Ad.
mems Club.
Mr.. Howard's concern is the largest
retailer of electric juice in the
United States, and perhaps in the
world, according to II. Wesley Garner,
commercial manager of the Des
Moines Electric Company and chair.
man, with George Domm of the Ad-
mems meeting, says Des Moines
paper.
Mr.. Howard has had charge of the
advertising department for the Com
monwealth Edison Company for more
than sixteen years. When he first
went with the company 1t had one
telephone in a booth on the fifth floor
of the old building at 100 West Adams
street. Now Il has one of the largest
private telephone exchanges In the
country. In his department at that
time he alone constituted the entire
force. Today he has in his depart.
ment about twenty-five people.
The cOmpany's expenditures for ad.
vertising of all kinds run about quar-.
| ter Of million dollars per annum. II
believes in taking its own medicine
and is large user of electrical adver.
tising-electric signs. illuminated
painted displays. etc. The Edison
Company also believes in newspaper
advertising. and has used large space
in the newspapers. both local and for.
eign language, to promote the sale Of
electrical appliances and household
helps of all kinds for a number OF
years.
| Mr.. Howard attended Purdue Uni
versity with John T. McCutcheon and
George AIDE, who have become famous
in the public eye. Mr.. Howard is
quite prominent in public affairs and
Is a member of several clubs. His
residence IL in Beverly Hills, beau
tiful suburb in the southern part OF
the city. He has three fine sons
whom he Is educating along the lines
of preparedness-they are ardent ad
vocates of the Boy Scout movement
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-10
DEBATE ELECTIVE SCHOOL
BOARD.

Division of opinion as to the pro-
posal for an elective school board was
expressed at a luncheon given by the
City Club. The speakers were George
c. Skies and Prof. George II. Mead
More than hundred persons were
present.
I'VE have bad school board, but
there Is no need of our looking to
Springfield for legislation on it," said
Mr.. Skies. THE fault lies with our
administration. The board simply re.
fleets the administration. Establish
nonpartisan elections and we will not
have any trouble with getting a
school board Politics, the bane of
the system, will be eliminated"
IAN elective school board is the
only escape | can see from the pres.
ent situation" said Prof. Mead TT
could appoint a superintendent with
power to act as manager of the bust.
ness end of the school system az well
as direct the educational policy"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-10
WEST PARK CIVIL SERVICE
TESTS.

Several examinations for employees
OF the West Chicago park commits.
sioners will be held during the next
few weeks by the civil service board
of the commissioners at Union Park.
Among the men needed are carpen-
ters, painters, special laborers, park
attendants (female) sheet metal work
ers, high pressure firemen and rod
men. Fred G. Heuchling, superinten-
dent of employment for the west park
board, has information for those anx.
ious to take the examinations.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-10
GERMANY'S BOSS

General Won LudendOrff. officially
chief Of staff to Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg, is virtually dictator Of all
Germany. Ludendorff Is supreme.
All the threads, not only Of military
control. but also of civil administrn-
ton, food distribution, industry, agri-
culture, and even foreign relations. all
of which are subordinate to military
requirements, now run to the country
seat of the prince Of Pless, where Cen
eral Won LudendOrff sits with Won Hin.
denburg ut imperial headquarters.
Nothing Is done unless "Ludendorff' Is
for 1t.
1t was LudendOrffs fiat that or
ganiZed the universal auxiliary labor
service, converted German industry to
an unmOdifed war basis, deported Bel
ginn, Roumanian and Serbian work
men to Germany and frightened the
regulations for food distribution. In
the final consideration 1t was Luden-
dOrff's influence that committed Ger
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-10
LINCOLN PARK EXTENSION AS
SUREO.

The last legal obstacle to the Lin
coin park boulevard and lagoon ex.
tension beyond the Marine hospital
on Clarendon avenue, between Edge
water, place and Gordon terrace, was
removed when President Wilson
signed the bill to cede riparian rights
necessary to the Improvement. The
presidents action was taken in the
nick OF time before the closing of his
first term at noon, through the
prompt action OF Francis O'Shaugh'
messy OF Chicago. counsel for the park
board, who had gone to Washington
in the interest of the measure.
The measure passed the senate sew
eral days ago. Somehow 1t got
through the legislative jam in the
house during the dying hours of con
gress. Then il was taken to the
White House for President Wilson's
signature to be affixed Sunday morn
ing.
Somehow President Wilson over.
looked the signing of the measure
when he went 10 the capitol TO com
plete affairs before congress ad'
jOurned.
Mr.. 'Shaughnessy learned OF the
oversight at the last moment, OBJ
tanned possession of the bill, and
rushed il 10 the nations chief execu-
tive. The president signed Just in the
nick OF time. The bill conveys the
Marine hospitals riparian rights to
the park commissioners on the condi'
ton that the land reclaimed east Of
the hospital grounds shall be used for
park purposes only.