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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-26
WILL LEVY SPECIAL TAX
FOR WOODMEN SOLDIERS

verinilion, s. D., July 23.-J. A. Cope.
land.sclerk OF the local camp M. w. A.,
has received notice that the head camp
has created q Patriotic fund.- which
will be used to pay the death benefits
OF Woodmen who are killed on the field.
of battle. In order to raise the fund
ar assessment of 20 cents for each
$1,000 OF insurance carried by members
will be made each month. effective in
September.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-26
1,11e UNABLE TO PASS
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS

Pierre, S. D., July 20.-There were
'1,70S applications for teachers %certiti-
Gates 1t the examination held a short
time ago, afterN school closed, and the
superintendent of public instruction
has granted 315 second grade c%ertifi-
Gates, 265 third, and eight primary.
There We're LIS failures. The large
number of failures in the June exam
inations is due to the fact that a con-
siderable number of eighth grade stu
dents take the examinations hoping in
many cases to pass so that they can
each without further training or
study.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-26
HOME GUARD COMPANY
FORMED At FlANDREAU

Flandreau. s.. D., July o. Last eve
ming at the city hall in F1andreau, a
good1y number OF its business men and
farmers Of Moody county, held a most
enthusiastic meeting to consider the
home guard feature Of coping with any
emergency that may arise during the
present war. "A home protective COM
pany was organized and 1t is believed
that In a few days at least 100 men viii
be drilling and we'll equipped to assist
the count sheriff upon a moments mo-
ficn
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-26
RYE AND BARLEY CROPS
FINE; HARVEST is BEGUN

ting of barley has begun in northern
South Dakota, and. h y harvest is
about ready, while wheat is ripening
rapidly. Farmers state that conditions
indicate a fair to good crop in this sec
ton. The wheat is practically past
danger from its great enemy, black
Gust. and the yield promises to be fair.
Or better. 1t is a "streaked" crop, as
rainfall has beer spotted. Rye and bar
ley are both good crops, and corn now
Is making a splendid growth. Old
timers expect the greatest potato crop
In the history of the state.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-26
VERMlLiON WILL LEVY
STRINGENT TAX ON DOGS

Vermilion, S. D., July 21.-The poor,
long and lanky hounds that have been
running at large in the city during the
days and making the nights hideous
with their death walls are doomed,
for at the last regular session OF the
city council the city attorney was in
structed to draft an ordinance wherein
dogs of the feminine gender We're to
be taxed at s25 per head, and masculine
dogpieS AT $40
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-26
CROPS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
BETTER THAN TWIN STATE

Huron s. d. July 2s.:"Crops of ali
KINDS In South Dakota and especially
In this part OF the state are much bet
ter than they are in most OF North Da-
k0ta." said @. NJ. Phelps, secretary Of
the Huron Commercial club. and of the
Black and Yellow trail. who has just
returned from a trip into North Dakota
The drouth is hitting the grain hard
up there. and although we lee rain
badly in Our state. our conditions are
n o to be compared with t*eirs. for
crops are actually suffering from lack
OF rain In North Dakota
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-26
TsCHARNER is OFFERED
TAX COMMISSION PLACE

Lennon, S. D.. July 81. p. j..
%Tscharner, former speaker Of the state
house of representatives, has been off :
cred the appointment as a. member of
the state tax commission to succeed G.
M. Henry. appointed chairman. of the
rural credits board. 1t is stated at
Lennon that Mr.. Tscharner has not
yet. determined whether or not he will
accept the appointment.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-26
CONVICT farmer ON
CHARGE Of ASSAULT
Third Member Of Party Involved
in Brutal Crime Gets 15-
Year Sentence.

st. Lawrence, S. D., July Boy the
sentencing in the Hyde county circuit
court of George Pike. g Sc years, to
a term Of Is years in the Sioux Falls
penitentiary, a sensational case was
ended. Pike was convicted of crimi-
nal assault. The crime was commit
ted in Hand county. but the defendant
took a change of venue to Hyde county,
where a jury returned a verdict OF
guilty.
Pike and John McGill and Terry
Walton, farmers of Hand county, were
arrested on the charge of f.rcibly en-
tering the home of John Crah1er, an
other farmer, at night and attacking
Cramer's 1~3-year-old daughter. Nc
Gill and Walton were tried in Hand
county, and both were convicted and
sentenced to terms in the peniten-
tiary.
Pike was one Of the pioneer settlers
of Hand county and has a wife and
six or eight children, besides a mother
and other relatives who live in the
vicinity of the Pike home.
The crime was one of the most bru-
tai ever committed in the state and
rouse intense indignation. The faith
er Of the girl who was attacked is an
invalid. h attack on his daughter
was committed before his eyes and he
was powerless to render her assis-
lance. Mrs. Cramer died some years
ago and the daughter and two young
er children were keeping house for. the
invalid father.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-26

A committee of Americans residing in
Paris been organized to encourage
b attendance of American students
at French universities. James IA. Hyde
lis president, Charles +. Beach is secre-
tary among the members are John
Ridgley Carter, Herbert Adams Glib
ahons. Charles Carroll OF Carrollton. and
Robert ". Bliss. This committee will
cooperate with the American Committee
. Study In France, composed of 80
American college professors.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-26

Tho civic aerial transport committee,
10 inquire into aerial communication
after the has been Officially an
~nounc0d, with Lord Northclife an
chairman and Major Biard deputy
chairman. Representatives. Of the post
ofktce India ofice and dominions on the
committee indicate the Intention OF
adapting air transport as i means Of
improving communication throughout
the British empire.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-26
BEADLE COUNTY, TO FURNISH
Gall ~ Oh a a = Al L "A L nEIa Hn e z.

Huron, S. d, July 2o.-Beadle coun-
ty will be required to furnish but -
men for the army draft, according TO
published reports here, basing the
figures on the county's quota of 210,
minus the 126 men who have volun-
tered. The local cavalry company.
Troop G, organized here two months
g in a few days. is complete with it's
105 %privates and officers. They are
modified in barracks at the state fair
grounds.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-26
OLD TIME REGULAR HAD
TO GET BACK IN GAME

Aberdeen, s.. D., July II. - Charles
Schwab (note the Teutonic note) came
to Aberdeen Yesterday and annearad
before I.ieutenant Ansha Of tha rag~
ulal army recruiting station; where he
e g . as a sooner IN the United
SIa as army. schwab was familiar with
ny .ouulle connectea with en1stments,
~ ne Ilrsf2 enllsteo IN 1881, serving for
~ Years IN ISL ne was honorably dis
chargeo. but with the United5S States at.
and he is back with TTncia Saw aanin
- ~
sioux FAII. s-pafor.
he fe,lara, co,,rt In IN 'uuse Ei.,o't. u
bus. Mike Kacnris and ME- r som. ~.
az Aberdeen au+ara d'r 49, seA isainctoll,
the charge of not registering under the
selective draft act. The two former were
even prison terms Of 80 days each and
the latter eight months.
ELK POINT1Tha n.rr;. ro MI.
Alexander to u n whittan,o orc NJ m'ss ~ "
castle, Neh. occurred at the home of her
sister. Mrs. w. G. Noodle, Rev. w. II.
Beatty officiating. After a short wedding
trip to eastern points they will be at
home in Newcastle, where the groom is
'oniee'eu WIN the state bank.
NEWELL-Because of a shortage OF
feed in the Newell and Belle Fourche
districts through lack of sufficient rain
tail since summer commenced 1t Is pre-
dicted that shipments Of cattle from the
two places will be unusually heavy this
fall.
yERMIIJoN-Tbe c,tv co,n.,, ~. u
considered the proposition and ~ Ito lsst
meeting voted to grant the voI,ntasy fire
department the use Of the street ~ staps
4 carnival attraction tha nrocsads 81
which wilt 20 to the treasury Of Mo 40.
partment.
rr,n,,p ! ~,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-26
TAX VALUES or PUBLIC
SERVICE CONCERNS FIXED

Pierre, s. D., July 21.-The state tax
commission has fixed the assessment
figures for public service corporation
property for the present year. On ac-
count of a supreme court ruling, and
valuation Is fixed on a different basis
than in former years. The figures are:
Railroads ..... $3.50 1880
T~elegraphs ............ 1,O47,6S3
Telephones 4.718.71O
Express companies ........ 991, 592
Prlvate cars 2S2,1S1.
Sleeping cars ........... 1881
Total s1a7. 412. STE
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-26
RE|CHSTAG VOTES
HUGE WAR CREDITS
Despite Peace Pleas, 15,000,.
100000 Marks Are Appro-
priated for Fighting.

Copenhagen, July 21.-The German
rcichstag has voted without discussion
the third reading Of the bill providing
for a wa.' credit Of $4,000, 600, 900 marks.
The minority against the cas- was
made up of independent socialists.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-26
CLEARING HOUSE REPORTS,

New York, July c1.-The actual con-
dition OF clearing house banks and trust
companies for the weeksshows that they
hold $144, 046.710 reserve in excess Of
legal requirements. This is an increase
Of Sl0T. 800, ITO from last week.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-26

According to the official bulletin of
Che New York city subway. it has CAR
ried 2,915.2 200, 205 passengers in the last
10 years, with the loss of only one life.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-26
BouNTEoUs OATS HARVEST
is ASSURED SOUTH DAKOTA

Vermilion, S. D., July 20.-The boun-
teous crop of oats in this section is.
ripening rapidly and in a few days tho
hum of binders will be heard. Wheat
Is in excellent condition, although the
nights have been rather hot for its
rapid growth. The hot weather with
plenty OF moisture has been of great
benefit to corn. On the whole. crops
IN general are doing nicely.
PASSENGER BOAT WITH
IS PERSONS ABOARD SINKS
Madison, S. D., July 2O.-A passen-
ger boat carrying Is passengers struck
a snag on. Lake Madison Tuesday and
sank In four feet of water. Owing to
the shallowness of the water at the
point where the accident occurred and
the proximity OF several fishing boats,
no n was hurt.
EGAN-Efforts to have q new denot
building erected in Egan by the Milwau-
kee railway company have been aban-
doned until the war is over and in the
meantime it has been decided to remodel
and improve the present depot building.
SPESCER-The city council has taken
up the project Of providing Spencer with
up 10 date waterworks and sewerage sys-
TENS and estimates Of the cost of the two
systems now are being prepared. When
these estimates are completed u special
election will be called for the purpose Of
submitting to tho voters the proposition
OF issuing the necessary bonds.
SALEM-At a mass meeting Of leading
men and women of this city and other
parts Of McCook county preliminary steps
were taken to organize a county chapter
OF the Red Cross. F. 7. jackson was
chosen temporary chairman and Miss
Della Dot is acting as temporary secra-
tary.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-26
sourh nAKoTA

III sufIl4N ZOE OIIC0 1865
ers n held ont in the announcement
that new government department
With#oniy IA officials has received q
government grant of E1,000. 600 in .
lump sum, together with q promise OF
y yearly grant Of at least E4o,0Oo
more. n new department bears the
Imposing title Bureau for Assisting
Scientific Research Into Industrial
Problems" The Ia officials will have
pay roll OF E7,250, and the rest OF the
meney Is to be spent In assisting assoc
ciations and individuals engaged in re-
search work to carry their investiga-
tons to q successful conclusion.
Premier Paolo Roselli is regarded az
= good example of the way the war has
speeded up the working powers of men,
even in Italy's subtropical climate. Se-l
nor Boselli, despite his nearly four
score years, beginsswork at s O'Clock In
the morning, three hours before the ar
rival of the regular clerks, and he quits
work when he is done, usually between
s and z o'clock in the evening. II par
lament is sitting, he generally Is found
there until the close OF the session.
shout So'clock. his ready wit and I'M
FALLING good humor making his pres
tnGe necessary to prevent too violent
attacks on the government.
Cavalry horses have been dying in
large numbers from a mysterious dis
Ease in different regions OF the south
pf France. The mortality has reached
10 per cent to 10 per cent OF new con-
ltngents arriving at Toulouse, Abb.
Bordeaux, NarbOnne and Perptgnan.
Horses apparently sound and well when
they are unloaded from the cars die SO
poon after being stabbed that 1t is i'm
possible to treat them. This situation
lates from 1914, soon after the declar-
alton OF war. The mortality vas
still alarming.
Prot. g. S%ellergren, Of the Swedish
fechnical university. has petitioned the
King to appoint q committee to nves-
kgate the commercial feasibility Of Sc
curing from a certain kind of Swedish
beat q fber adapted to making textiles.
He accompanies his petition with door
hats made from peat. which he de-
clares to be qs..te as durable as jnte or
EOcOa mating. The cost, moreover, he
declares to be only a little more than
twO-thtrds as much, and hardly more
Than half as much as that of the best
woven straw mats,
The corps OF African military work.
PRS behind the lines in France is to be
multiplied to many times it's original
hize. The experiment, according to
army reports, has been Il brilliant
tuccess. The chief fear, when the first
Retachfnents of natives were sent to
France, was that climatic conditions
would prove an, obstacle. particularly
the rigor Of the European winter. The
mortality last winter, however, was
very low, and tho disease that was
most dreaded, pneumonia, hardly
listed among them.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-23

"Eleven Thousand Dollars From
Thirty Acres is the caption of a
long illustrated article in the recent
issue Of The Farmer, an agricultural
rono~ r''h'i~hed ~ s.. Pcul. ir witch
TIE achievements OF George Miller,
"The potato king of Bemidji, are
narrated.
The article tells at length the
business wisdom of Mr.. Miller last
fall when he harvested his potato
crop, the price being low at the
time of gathering. He stored them
in root cellars and cleaned up just
s11,65O from thirty acres. selling his
crop last February and March. Bur-
banks were planted and from the 80
acres he gathered $500 bushels of
potatoes. The crop was sold for from
S1.55 to $3.50 per bushel and he
reserved 900 bushels for seed valued
at So per bushel
Mr. Miller came to Bemidji six
teen years ago when Bemidji was
practicallyn ynothing. He borrowed some
money and purchased a relinquish-
ment on $50 acres of wild land near
the city, only three acres clear. He
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-23
SUPERIOR SALOON men
TO RUN LARGE Hotel
FOR DRUNKEN PATRONS

Superior, Wis, Aug. 23.-Saloon
men will become the protectors of
drunken men and strangers attracted
to Superior by the fact that the only
licensed saloons for miles around ex-
ist here.
A modern hotel building has been
leased and completely furnished to be
run by the liquor dealers associa-
tion, much on the plan of munich
pal lodging house. Men without
homes or rooms in the city will be
sent there for the night when they
become intoxicated in any saloon.
Each saloon man will be responsible
for the transportation Of those sent
from his place.
The guest will pay cash for the
accommodation IL he has the money
otherwise he will settle when he can
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-23
ARRESTED I.W.W ARE
NOT U. s. CITIZENS

Spokane, WASH, Aug. 23.-Three
or four more Of the men arrested at
r. w. W. headquarters here Sunday
when James Rowan. district secre-
tary, was taken into custody after
he had called a strike Of agricul-
tural and construction workers
throughout the northwest. will be
released as the result of investiga-
tions of their cases today by Major
lement Wilkins of the Idaho Nation
al Guard. who made the arrests.
At a conference between Major
Wilkins and L. S. District Attorney
F. A. Garrecht. the cases Of three
of the prisoners who are aliens will
be considered.
Superior Judge Huga Oswald, be-
fore whom a habeas corpus petition
has been filed said the writ will be
denied on any showing that Major
Wilkins is holding the men as an Of
ficer of the United States army.
The order against street speaking.
put into effect by the city council
Monday, will be withdrawn Sunday
for all persons except I. W. W.,
Mayor Fleming announced today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-23
$1,000 From 80 Acres OF
Potatoes;Farm PaperTells
HOWGeO. Miller Succeeded

Immediately engaged in the potato
business and the first crop was 500
bushels Then he bought a couple
Of COWS. To make long story brief
Mr. Miller today has $50 acres all
Maid for and has purchased an aodi-
uional 100 acres which this years
potato crop will pay for and then
some He has splendid herd of 20
COWS and does an extensive dairying
business Two hundred acres are de-
voted to potatoes, while the rest of
the land is devoted to feed stuff and
meadows. The farm is admirably
equipped with buildings and all i'm
provements, with increased storage
being installed this season.
Last year one of his sons planted
three and a half acres to potatoes
and cleared $1,000 with which he
purchased 16O acres of land and then
got married. This year he has 10
acres in potatoes
Mr. Miller believes in encouraging
his children and the boys are all po-
tato growers, having their patches of
few acres. He has family of six
sons and two daughters, one passing
away a few months ago.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-23
ARMOUR & CO. NOT
"R0BBlNG" PUBLIC,
SAYS BRANCH HEAD

M. F. Wilson, manager of the Be-
midi branch of Armour & Co., meat
packers, Chicago, takes exceptions to
a recent editorial in the Pioneer,
which mentioned a recent offer of
Armour to the government of its en-
tire plant and corps and the subse-
quent rise of pork to $40 per hun
dred, and also criticized the rapid
rise in price so far as 1t affects the
public.
'Armour & Co., are paying a
fair price for hogs and are only
asking a fair margin of profit"
explained Mr.. Wilson. "People
are getting the impression the
company is asking an exorbit-
ant price when it is not. They
seem to believe it Is local
matter when. it isn't. 7 have
been with Armour for some time
and lived in Bemidji for fifteen
years and there isn't person
but who has always received
square deal from me. Your
editorial is uncalled for. Ar
mour & Co. are treating the
public fair"
The Pioneer is pleased to give
space to Mr.. Wilson's explanation
of packing conditions and the causes
of advance in costs, and also to note
Armour & Co. are asking only fair
price for pork and other meats.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-23
MAYOR OFNEW ULM
AND TWO OTHERS
ARE REMOVED FOR
ANTI=U. s. SPEECHES

St. Paul, Aug. 23.-Condemning
as prepOsterOus Attorney Albert
Pfaender's suggestion that "benev-
Olent supervision be established
over draft protest meetings and de-
claring that it was hard to treat
the New Ulm lawyer with courtesy
on his recent appearance before it
to explain his conduct, the Mime
sofa Public Safety commission has
made public the statement sent to
Governor Burnquist Tuesday urging
the removal Of three public officials
at New Ulm.
The New Ulm meeting and similar
gatherings are reviewed in the state
ment and the promoters are severely
arraigned. Pfaender's appearance
before the commission is gone into at
length, as Is promise he made to
have the three officials Involved sign
statement, carefully worded by the
commission. admitting their error,
and pledging their loyalty to the gov
ernment.
Compromise Refused.
This statement, after meeting the
tentative approval of Pfaender, the
report says, was taken to New Ulm
oy AIIAA AoA ChS VI Lu0
other men. Two days later, the at
torney for the commission was no.
titled that the document would not
be signed. Then 1t was that the CON-
mission decided to ask for the remov-.>
ais. -.o-'.H~-"--- 'u~-..~>
Acting on the request of the COM
mission, Governor BurnQuinst sent to
Sheriff William Julius of Brown
county for service executive ordera
removing from office Mayor l.. A,
Fritschie. City Attorney Pfaender
and County Auditor Louis G.. Vogel
pending an investigation of disloy-
atty charges against them. They are
|accused Of malfeasance in office for
having participated in the notorious
mass meeting at New Ulm and for
seeking to handicap conscription in
that vicinity
Willibald Eibner will be appointed
acting mayor and authorized to
select temporary city attorney dur
ing the suspension of Fritsche and
Pfaender. William p. Backer will
act as auditor until the charges
against Vogel as disposed Of
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-23
CUBA TURNS OVER FOUR
BIG GERMAN SHIPS TO U. S,

Havana, Aug. 23--At the presi-
Dental palace yesterday, in the pres
ence Of General Marti, secretary of
war and navy, and William E. Con-
zales. United States minister to Cuba,
President Menocall signed a decree
transferring to the United States
government four large German
steamships which were seized as
prizes of war by the Cuban govern
ernment on the day this country de-
clared war against Germany. Min
lister Gonzales, when asked the
amount the United States govern
ment was paying Cuba for these ships
replied, "Absolutely nothing"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-23
Further Boost In War
Taxes Not Later Than
December Says Lodge

Washington, Aug. pa further
increase in war taxes no later than
December was forecasted by Senator
Lodge Of Massachusetts, speaking on
the pending war revenue bill.
I'VE shall have to increase taxes
very soon," said Lodge, "either now
or in December
Lodge based a defense of the rev.
enue bill attacked by LaFollette with
demand for conscription of wealth
on this coming increase. He said
war profits and income taxes were
purposely made reasonable so that
they could be increased without
disturbing existing conditions"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-23
ALL SHOULD REPORT
0EXEMPTl0N BOARD:
N0TlCEN0T NECESSARY

Sheriff Andrew Johnson, head of
the exemption board, wishes it dis
tinctly understood that the exemp-
ton board is in no. manner RESPONSE
BILE for the non-reporting of men reg
istered under the government call.
Every man registered must present
himself before the exemption board
for examination whether he received
notice or not, or be classed as de-
serter and subject to such penalty
'It isn't up to us to hunt down
those who do not report to the
board" explained Sheriff Johnson.
1T is up to every registered man to
make himself known. 1t is his bust
ness to find out where he is at and
those who have failed should do so
at once" ....----s-.,.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-23
Berlin SEES STEP
TOWARDS DEMOCRACY
(BV United PresS)

Berlin, Aug. 23.-Berlin saw an
important step N democratic reform
as a result Of Chancellor Michaelis'
first appearance before the main
committee of the Reichstag News
papers regard his concession as per-
mitting the committee to discuss the
papal peace note which is regarded
as far more important than his
speech. He not only granted par
ticipation in governmental affairs by
the main committee but consented
to the appointment of a sub-commit-
tee for the discussion of secret af-
fairs