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CITY OFFICIALS.

CITY OFFICIALS:
JUDGES. BONDS
HENRY STUCKART (Dem.) =
Elected city treasurer over Will
liam Ganschow (Rep.) by plural
ity of 1854.
JAMES T. IGoE (Dem.)-Elected
city clerk over w. G. Davis (Rep.)
by plurality of 2,547.
HARRY A. LEWIS (Rep.)-Won
for Superior court judge over John
NJ. o'Connor by 9,499. Of this,
5000 plurality was contributed by
the country towns.
GEORGE B. HOLMES (Rep.) =
Won for Municipal judge over
Francis Borrelli (Dem.) by plu-
rality of 24,139.
BOND ISSUES WIN
The three bond issues-S1, zoo, 900
for viaducts; $500, 900 for city's
debts, and 100000 for addition to
the county poorhouse-all won.
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Successful Commander.

at has been my pleasure to lead
the Headquarters Company, which is
designated to be led by a white lead
er, because Negroes have not been
tried out and have not had a chance
to handle anything as large as that.
The fact that We have been able to
carry that company thorugh, from
the time that they entered France
until the mastering out of the COM
pany by a colored man, is going to
make rs more in demand for a good
many things that we have never done
before.
do not forget your missions. Re
member, in order to get what we
want we must keep our heads up
and remember that our big future
is before US.
I'VE fought because we loved
America and we wanted to prove
that, whenever the time comes, when
ever she is threatened from a foe
without, we stand ready and willing
to die. That is what your comrades
have been doing. That is what the
men who have gone out from Hamp-
ton have been doing. They have
given themselves up completely to
the viii of their commanders, to be
used whenever necessary, for what
ever purpose they saw fit to use
them. For that alone you have
:laim-and Hampton has a claim
IN whatever good that can come out
If their efforts"
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New Council
NEGRO BATTALION FOR MINNIE.
sofa.

St Paul. hinn'-The announce
ment has been made through Adj.
General W. F. Rhinov. that Negro
Battalion of Engineers win be added
70 the National Guard Of the state.
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A COMPLETE AND coMPREHEN-
sIvE NARRATIVE OF RACIAL
COURAGE, CAPACITY AND
RARE QUALITIES AS A 100
PER CENT. AMERICAN. BOOK
To BE ISSUED SOON.
By R. W. Thompson. Correspondent.

Washington, D. c., special.-It j:
expected that the comprehensive
story of the part played by the Negro
in the world-war, announced some
time ago by DR.. Emmett ]. Scott,
Secretary of Tuskegee Normal and
Industrial Institute, now serving in
the War Department as Special As
sistant to the Secretary of War, will
be issued about the first of June. 1t
will be brought before the people by
publishing house, the officers of
which recognize the tremendous in
terest of the colored people in this
subject, and the aim of the project
ors will be to place a copy in every
school and home in America.
The history will not only be COM
plete story of the valorous deeds of
the colOred fighting units on the
battlefields of France and a thor
ough-going recital of the essential
work done by the not less courageous
men behind the lines "over there"
but it will offer an enduring record
of the valued labors of the soldier
lads in the camps and environments
here at home, and tell of the sacri-
fees and services of the patriotic
men and women who gave the best
that was in them to help this nation
to win the war for freedom and de-
mocracy.
As has been announced before, as
sociated with DR.. Scott in this big
undertaking will be a number of
agencies which assure a comprehen-
sive and authoritative history of the
part the colored people of |
the United States have played in the
great struggle.
Among these cooperating agen-
cies are Frank Parker Stockbridge,
publicity director of the American
Library Association, New York; DR..
Robert E. Park, professional lecturer
in sociology, University of Chicago;
DR.. Carter G. Woodson, director of
The Association for the
Study of Negro Life and History,
Inc; William Anthony Avery, publ
,ation secretary, Hampton Normal
and Agricultural Institute; Monroe
Y. Work, director Division of Rec
'rds and Research, Tuskegee Normal
md Industrial Institute; Ralph W.
Tyler, accredited representative of
he Committee on Public Information ,
It the war front in France; Mrs.
Alice Dunbar-Nelson, who has helped II
o mobilize the colored women of the
,ountry for war work under the au-
pices of the Women's Committe, {
Council Of National Defense; and I
Hiss Eva D. Bowles, executive secre- !
airy in charge of Colored Work, {
'oung Women's Christian Associa- q
ion. 9
A staff of assistants of experienced
nd technical training is now at
FORK gathering and compiling a vast
mout of material under the auspices
f these cooperating agencies.
DR.. SCOTS history will probably v
Ontain between 500 and 600 pages,
nth something like 100 or more il {
He desires to secure the q
hotograhp of each and every colored n
tieer who served overseas, as well
the photograph and biographical p
reich Of such non-commissioned Of n
GERS and privates who were decor a
ted with the Croix de Guerre, Dis
nguished Service Cross or other rec .,
gnition of that character. II is sug
ested also that ministers, soldiers,
arents of soldiers, or any other per-
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Become Efficient. /"

1--WE are going to have a good
many blessings that have come out
of this war, and what we want to
do is to become efficient We
are going to have men who are go
ing to do things, and they will want
to do things better than any other
man. We have had a chance to meas
ure up against men and we know
where we are going to stand now.
We have the same chance. We are
going to develop into as beautiful
flowers as any other FLOWERS in Nat
ure's garden.
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Elected 10 the City Council from the
3oth Ward. he . enc Of the ssrong
and popular Rspublie.ns Of tks
Town Of Laks.
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We have placed those men there, and
when the time came-when the zero
hour came-they have always been
on the job, and the Germans have
always welcomed them in a way that
we like to be welcomed =.
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VETS CARRY CITY

The vote on the little ballot propo-
sition, "Shall Chicago be Dry Ter
ritory?" was won by the vets by
247,22s majority.
The precinct returns on wet and
dry were:
Men. Women. Total
Dry 67,7o7 76,S25 144,0S2
Wet -.--,----26s,52s q24,731 3O1 ,26o
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-20
Smut CAMPAIGN TO END
IN BEMIDJI MARCH Il

Bemidji farmers are invited to
participate in the statewide cam
paign being conducted in an attempt
to prevent Minnesota's annual loss
OF something like 100000 bushels
of grain as a result OF smut, and a
meeting is TO be held here March
81. Last year smuts destroyed In
Minnesota, $4,000 bushels Of bar
ley, 3,49S,000 bushels Of oats, and
3,259,000 bushels of wheat. Be-
cause Of these numerous losses the
extension and plant pathology div'-
sions OF the department OF agricul-
ture Of the University of Minnesota
early this month started a state
wide campaign. Meetings we're held
at st. Cloud, Morris, University
Farm. Owatonna, Worthington.
Roch ester, St. James. Redwood Falle
and Montevido, by county agents and
farm bureaus to demonstrate the
treatment OF seed Three more meet
ings will be held--Detroit, March
25; Thief River Falls, March 26. and
Bemidji, March e.
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STUDENT TELLS HOW
POTATO FLOUR Is MADE

One OF the interesting topics dis
cussed at last evenings meeting Of
the Bemidji High school Science
club was by Robert Naylor. who ex-
planned IN detail the machinery used
and the process followed In the man
ufacture Of Bemidji Potato Flour.
Bertha Webster spoke Of the dia-
mond, explaining its origin, the MAX
ing Of synthetic diamonds, the cut
ting and the most interesting part
was the way to tell the real test for
diamonds. John Simons. gave talk
on the production of coal, how 1t was
mined, the protection against the var
ious gasses, and how 1t was delivered
to the customer. Carlton Crothers
told how the different battle shells
were detonated, the cause Of so many
deaths without mark on the body,
how the Americans have made the
French seyenty-tve the deadly gun
on the battle front.
The subject of a page for the
science club in the annual was
brought before the club and COM
raittse was appointed to investigate
the cost 9'lasss'n& &elseted a new vice
president. Harold Dahl. "the~feEaer
vice president having resigned.
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SENIOR GIRLS WIN RIGHT
TO PLAY FOR SCHOOL TITLE

BY a score of 6 to 2 yesterday
afternoon the senior girls defeated
the freshmen girls in the last prelim-
mary game OF the girls basket ball
tournament, the final con test Is to be
played Friday evening, at which the
senior and sophomore girls will COM
pete for the silver loving cup. This
cup is to be given by Barkers Jewelry
store to the team winning it two sue
cessive years, the initials of each
team winning will be engraved on IT
each year until 1t is won. The seniors
have won three straight games and
the sophomores two, losing one to the
senior class by a score OF 2 to l.
The first game played was the
game between the sophomore and
junior class the score being 20 to 6.
The second game was played between
the sophomore and freshman class,
the sophomores winning by a score
of to a. The Game afternoon the
senior and junior girls played, the
score being to s. Tuesday after
noon the seniors won a victory over
the sophomore girls by narrow mar
gin, the final score being 2 TO The
same afternoon the junior girls de-
feated the freshmen girls by score
of Is to 0. The game was played
yesterday afternoon when the seniors
won their third victory.
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S23O,9l7 WILL BE
APP0RTIONED; BIG
AMOUNT FOR SCHOOLS
March Distribution l. arge !
Than, Lsat, Year; Refund
Received BY Auditor,

While the Beltrami county March
semi-annual apportionment to the
various funds will not be completed
for several weeks the amount to be
distributed is larger than ever before
being $230,917.7O. In 1913 the ap-
portionment totaled $211 900 and
the year previous $187,030.4S.
Schools Of Beltramf county will re-
ceive total Of $2S,413.7O. this
amount including S15,S5S which has
been received by A. D. johnson, coun-
ty auditor. and which comes from
the 1915-1916 state school deficit re.
Gently covered by an appropriation.
The remainder will come from the
March opportionment of the state
current school fund
Beltrami county's portion Of the
current school fund will be $12,555.-
70; credit being given for 5,459
pupils. The current School fund is
made up Of the one mill tax and ac-
cumulations on the $28.00O,00O per-
manent school fund 1t is distribut-
ed on the basis of the number OF
pupils attending school forty or more
days during the year, the rate being
$3.50 for each pupil this year. COM
pared with $3.50 a year ago.
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APPLICANTS FOR
POSTMASTER HERE
FILING REQUESTS
Many Apply for Appointment
to Position Opened By A.
p. Ritchie's Resignation.

Bemidji citizens who seek appoint
ment to the position Of postmaster
here, made vacant by the resignation
of A. P. Richie, have until April is
to file their applications with the
United States Civil Service commits
sion at Washington. 1t was an
nounced at the postoffice today. Per-
sons who meet the requirements and
desire to take the examination should
apply at once for Form 1912, stating
the title of the examination. The
form may be secured at the post
office here or by writing to the Civil
Service comm issien at Washington.
Competitors will not be required to
report for examination at any place,
but will be rated on the subjects of
education and business training and
experience, the relative weights to be
20 points for education ana 80 points
for business training and experience.
TO be eligible for the position Of
postmaster of the Bemidji office an
applicant must be a citizen of the
United States, must actually reside
within the delivery Of the office for
which the application is made, and
must have been such resident at the
time of the occurrence of the present
vacancy. Applicants must show that
for at least three years they have
held responsible positions in which
the principal duties involved the
management of business affairs and
the direction and supervision of en-
ployes. The applicants must have
reached their twenty-tifth birthday
and they enclose with their applica-
tions picture taken within the last
two years.
1t is expected that there will be
many applicants for the position, at
least ten citizens having publicly an
nounced their intention to take the
examination. James L. George,
former county auditor, was the first
to call for an application form to-
day.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-20
RESERVATION NOT
TO BE OPENED SOON,
STEVENSON TOLD
Secretary of Interior Replies
Concerning Land at Red
Lake for Soldiers.

CONGRESSMAN Halvor Steenerson.
Of CrookstOn, has been informed by
the department Of interior that land
in the Red Lake Indian reservation
is not to be opened at an early date
for settlement by discharged SOL
diers. Congressman Steenerson
wrote to the secretary of the interior,
asking information as to the policy
of the department with reference to
opening any part of the Red Lake
reservation, and has just received the
following reply:
"The department has received your
letter of February 20, 1919, asking
to be advised Of its attitude with re-
gard to opening any part Of the Red
Lake Indian reservation to settle
ment5 the object being mainly to pro-
vide lands for discharged soldiers.
I'm response | beg to adviSe you
that until we are able to make allot-
ments in severalty to the Red Lake
ChippeWas 1t is not believed to be a
good plan to consider the opening of
any Of the reservation. One Of the
principal reasons for not allotting
these Indians at this time is that con-
ditions are not such that an equitable
division could be made Of the lanos:
A consideration is that consider
able part of the reservation Is tim
bered, some quarter sections being
valued at from $4,000 to 100000.
and a large part of the timbered area
is unsuitable for homemaking. 1t Is
therefore believed to be advisable to
withhold allotments and also any at
tempt to dispose Of the surplus lands,
if any remain after allotments. until
the timber can be disposed Of for the
benefit Of the entire tribe. Allot-
ments in severalty have also been
withheld by reason Of a large area
Of the reservation being swamp or
swampy, necessitating drainage, II
possible. to make the lands suita BILE
for agricultural purposes after the
timber is cut and stumps removed.
"In view Of the conditions set out
herein, | do not see how we could
open the reservation at an early
date, however much I wish our dis
charged soldiers to have the oppor-
tunity Of obtaining land wherever
any suitable land is available"
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PALMER BACK FROM
'' LENGTHY Y. M. c. A.
SERVICE OVERSEAS
Bemidji Dentist Has Had In
teresting Experience-Will
Resume Practice Here.

DR.. G. NJ. Palmer, who until his
enlistment ten months ago In Y. M.
c. A., work, was a Bemidji dentist,
returned to the city last evening and
plans to resume the practice Of his
profession here The doctors serv-
ice was one of interest from the start.
He went from the states to London
and from there to Romey, England,
located about nine miles from South
Hampton, where he was for five
months From there he was trans
ferred to London where he was on
leave duty for a month. On Decem-
ber Is he was sent to Paris, France,
and later to Dijon, and from there
to Chaumont and Langres, where the
American army schools are located
and where he spent about two
months. Here ne had charge of the
Lafayette hut located at Turrene
barracks.
After leaving this place he was re-
leased and went to Brest, where he
boarded the Iaviathan, the old Ger
man passenger boat (The Father
land) now the largest ship atloat
There were 222 men inthe crew and
1000 troops oboard. which together
with the passengers made about 49,
900 people, The boat had 13 decks.
DR.. Palmer and Lieutenant e. Barker
spent q whole afternoon looking over
the massive ship and saw only a
small part of 1t.
Among the Bemidji boys DR.. Palm
er met while in England and France
were Lieutenant Dan Moore, former
ly in the insurance business here. He
also met Raymond Lord, son Of Mr..
and Mrs A. Lord, DR.. Mccain, Del
bert ElIetson, William Norberg,
formerly in the jitney business here,
Clifford LaPage and several others
from this city At every hut where
the doctor worked he displayed the
Bemidji banner and many Of the Be-
midji boys looked him up.
DR.. Palmers only regret is in the
loss Of his trunk In which was con-
tanned all his data and souvenirs.
He believes the trunk was lost at
Brest and retains the hope that it
will be returned to him.
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projects of a small character, the
amendment being remedy to this
condition but barring bitches of a
large scale
William Skrief, mayor Of Kelliher,
addressed the club in short snappy
style. He said that Kelliher has no
commercial club but that he realizes
the value Of such an organization to
a community and he plans to pro-
mote the formation of one in his
home town.
Stanley Rogers, returned fighter Of
the battles of ST. Mihiel and Argonne
told an interesting story of his ex-
perience ces at the front.
The club endorsed the petition of
the Army and Navy club requesting
the legislature to pass the bill pro-
viding state bonus for discharged
soldiers.
George A. Cross, superintendent of
the Red Lake reservation, spoke of
the work he is doing among the In
dians. Mr.. Cross said that he is at
tempting to develop the agricultural
resources Of the reservation in the
same way the county at large Is do
ing. He asked the co-operati ton Of
Bemidji business men at all times
in meeting the problems confronted
at the agency and extended a cordial
welcome to ci'ize.; here TO visit the
reservation. Superintendent Cross
said that the Indians do not object
to fish being taken out of Red Lake
for state use but that they believe
they are entitled to a royalty. He
encouraged the continuance Of the
Redby fisheries
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AMENDMENT TO PROPOSED DRAINAGE
LAW FAVORED BY COMMERCIAL CLUB

y An amendment to the bill now be-
''pre the legislature which would re-
auire the approval Of voters Of a
county in which bonds were to be
issued for ditch construction is re-
quested by the Bemidji Commercial
club. The measure in it's original
state would mean that mo bonds to
raise money to aid in the construc-
tion ot either county or judicial
bitches shall hereafter be issued or
sold by a county or the officials In
behalf thereof, which has bonded
Indebtedness on account Of county
and judicial bitches equal or greater
than Is per cent Of the assessed val
uation thereof" unless a vote of the
people endorsed it.
: Such a law, II passed, would con-
Germ Beltrami county and at an ad-
journed session Of the Commercial
club last evening a committee in
.cluding Attorney Graham NJ. Tor
rance, Attorney Hallan L. Huffman
and A. A. Warfield was authorized
to draw an amendment to be sub
mitted to A. E. Rako, author of the
bill. which would limit the cost of
any one project to $4,000 and which
would place the amount Of bonds to
ibe issued for such a purpose in one
year at not more than $4,000.
Discussion of the Rako bill was
taken up at the business meeting g
following the Wednesday noon lunch
and that added information might
be provided adjournment to the
evening session was made Opinion
seemed general that the law as 1t
now appears would oar many worthy
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-20
BOYS AND GIRLS FINISH
THIS YEAR FARM COURSE

Seventy young men and young
women will be graduated by the
School Of Agriculture at University
Farm, Wednesday, March 26. Six
from this number will give on the
commencement platform demonstra-
tions of things learned in their three
years course at the schoo These
demonstrations consists Of doing
things on the stage instead Of max
ing speeches. Hence the commence
ment exercises at the School Of Agri-
culture are unique The speaker of
the day will be Dr.. A. J. Todd, of
the department Of sociology. Univer-
sity Of Minnesota
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-20
NEW BILL GIVES
DEPUTY ] CLERK
and SHERIFF
TO NORTH END
Measure Gives Board Power to
Adjust Saiary-No Opposi-
ton to Division Bill.
MUCH WORK TO BE
DONE BY LEGISLATURE
One of Three Tonnage Bills
e. Before Lawmakers-Death
Penalty for Murderers.
(By w. r. Noonan.)

St. Paul, March 19.-The house
tossed the Beltrami county division
bill off, its chest on Monday, and it
passed without single member rails
ing his voice in protest. There were
a few members who were expected
to destroy the silence in opposing it,,
but Ed Rako launched it when they
were absent from the chamber,
which shows that Edward is fast
learning the game, and that his men
tai speed is plenty fast enough for
the bupch who hang their hats in the
cloak rooms Of the big pile on CAPT.
tol hill. the bill now goes to the
senate, where there appears to be no
disposition to treat it rough" and
1t will likely be a law in a week or
ten days. At Bemidji there appears
to be a suspicion that the bill has
hidden in its interior a specimen of
THAT ferocious animal known as tho
-soodchuck, but such is not the case.
1t merely provides tnat divorce pro-
ceedfngs may be started any llnfe
the northern layer of the county can
mobOlize an assessed valuation of two
and half million dollars, at the
same time leaving similar amount
in the old county. The map of the
new county would bear a spontaneous
resemblance TO Mr.. ImsdahPs COM
! missioner district, with perhaps few
townships added, if the north enders
have their way.
&; Another bill of interest to Beltrami
county was launched this morning.
lit: provides a. deputy clerk of court
with all the powers of the county
clerk for the northern part OF : the
county. and it likewise donates to
that section deputy sheriff with
practically the same powers as
Sheriff Andy Johnson. 1t leaves it
at the discretion of the county board
whether the officers will get their
princely stipend not to exceed twelve
hundred dollars a year in salary or
whether they are to be on fee basis.
The bill is for the purpose Of adding
little grease to the rusty machinery
of the law, which allows deadbeats
to beat it out of the county before
authority from Bemidji can be Sc
cured to detain them, and it also pro-
ss*dss a few conveniences for resi-
-uents of the north end, such as Sc
curing a marriage license before the
bride-to-be changes her mind, etc.
- A new bill provides for county
doctors as well as county nurses, and
1t stands good chance Of lodging
the snags. Under Its provisions any
medical, sharp accepting the office
must devote all of his time in look
ing after the health of the county,
and he is to get nothing on the side
taking care of private practice.
Drainage Bill Next Week.
Ed. Rako's drainage bill has not
come up for air as yet, being still
in committee, but is expected to be
tossed into the house next week. It
(Cnn tinued ON Paga SiYl
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-20
CONNICK RETURNS HOME.

Private Roy E Connick. First
Battalion, First Trench Artillery.
battery B.. has arrived home from
overseas after eleven months active
service. Private Connick says that
the old u S. A. looks good to him
after being In the skirmishes and ex-
piditions. He was in the offensive at
Marne from July Is. 1918 to August
6, 1918, and also in the second Of
fensive from September II to Sep
tember 16. He took part in the Toul
sector offensive September 20 to
October 26, 1918 and like his an
cestors of '61 he is ready to go at It
again, II necessary