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fc1 VOLUME XVI. NO. 137. jo&t i LARGENUNBER i CONVENTION Nearly 400 Registered to W Noon Today Many Ex pected Tonig ht ELECT ION TOMORROW SEE SIGHTS IN AFTERNOON This Evening's Program One of Interest Two Speakers of Note On Program. Delegates to the sixtieth annual convention of the Minnesota Sunday School convention continued to ar rive today, ana tonight it is expected the number will be largely increased. Nearly 400 delegates had registered R.A. WAITE up to noon today, of which 300 were from outside of Bemidji. Autos are also bringing in large numbers of delegates and visitors. There will Ibe two features on to night's program at the armory, when Prof. M. A. Honline of Dayton, O., will speak on "The Place of a Relig ious Education" and Prof. W. S. Ath earn of Boston will talk on "Making Democracy Safe for the World." At the close of tomorrow's pro gram at noon, the delegates will be entertained in various ways, auto rides to different points of interest being included. One of th% prominent numbers on Sunday's program will be an address by R. A. Waite of Chicago who will speak on* "The Adolescents and the Kingdom Program." Elect Officers Tomorrow. The program for tomorrow morn ing is as follows: 8:30Song service, led by Prof. Augustine Smith, Boston. 9:00"The Bible, What It Is, and What It Is Not," Prof. M. A. Hon line, Dayton, Ohio. 9:30BusinessReports of com mittees and election of officers. 9:45_ "The Minnesota Sunday School Association," Vice President Dr. Joseph Nicholson, Brainerd. Introducing the state .force:, (Continued on Page Eight) At the Primary election next Mon day *an opportunity is presented to every voter of Bemidji and Beltrami county to vote for A. D. Stephens of Crookston for lieutenant governor, and a vote for Mr. Stephens is an endorsement of a man who has done much for Beltrami county farmers and farmers of the entire state of Minnesota, as well"as the schools of the state, townships, villages and ag riculture throughout the northwest. Mr. Stephens was at oe time stat CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT IS APPUCAB! TO PRIMARY ELECTI In some past elections held in Be midji there has been tendency to vio late the election laws of Minnesota, such as hauling voters to the polls, allowing intoxicated men to vote, af ter marking ballots for them, also a violation of the laws, running in "floaters" and allowing them to vote without,proper questioning and also other violations, but there seems to be no good reason for euoh violations in iiie coming primaries, except, per haps, it might be well to keep tab on voters' citizenship status, for it has been discovered not only in Bemidji, "but in other parts of the state, that aliens have been voting regularly, posing as political "bosses," holding elective offices and exercising the right of franchise when they had not the slightest claim to do so. The corrupt practises'act makes it Unlawful on primary election day To distribute campaign literature. To display political banners on ve hicles. To publish political advertising in newspapers. To solicit votes within 100 feet of a polling place. To use force or threaten to change votes! To carry voters to or from the polls." Offenses against the corrupt prac tices act are punishable both by fine and imprisonment and it is made the duty, of every citizen to aid the sher iff and other officials in the enforce ment of the law. Pledge W.S.S. Tear BRICK WORK COMMENCED ON NEW HARDWARE, BUILDING The work of building the new brick front for the C. B. Battles hardware store on the site of the old Challenge hotel, has commenced', and will be pushed as rapidly as possible. The trimming will be of stone. ^Pledge W.S.S. Tear 300 Are Killed In Explosion of CANDIDATE FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BEMIDJI'S FRIEND senator from Pol county. Ia -was he who fathered the bill that .went through for the reduction of Une rate of- interest from four per cent to three je cent oh all state, loans, Tfehich" included schools, school dist ricts, townships and villages and also ditch loans. He was also the man whose efforts resulted in establishing the agricul tural college at Crookston, which has been of untold benefit to agricultural Interests of this part of the state and the northwest. When efforts were being made to secure the Bemidji Normal school and appropriation for Its erection, Mr. Stephens made a special trip to St. Paul to urge his friends in the legislature to support the project for Bemidji and his work and influence were fruitful. Mr. Stephens may also toe said +o belong to Bemidji. He is the vice president of the Northern National OIBh, (By United Jressj Paris, June 14.The Journal to day prints that an explosion in the Skoda gun works, near Pilsen, Ger many, killed 300 and injured 700. The explosion was heard 150 miles away. Pledge W.S.S. Tear FEAR "WIRE DISEASE" (By United Press) London, June 14.During the ne gotiations between Turkey and the British foreign office for the exchange of prisoners of war, Turkey sent a demand that all barber wire fences be removed from the camps where Turks were being held. The Turk foreign minister had been told of "wire disease" among prisoners and wanted them spared from further in fection. The enemy representatives were willing to agree to smooth wire bar ricades 'because the new disease seem ed to come only from barbed wire. The point held up negotiations mo mentarily While the British con vinced the Turks that "wire disease" is a slang term meaning a nervous collapse and not a new communicable disease suffered by persons who hap pened to touch barbed wire. D. STEPHENS bank of Bemidji, one Of the leading financial institutions in Beltrami county and one that has helped Bel trami county and its people mater ially in attaining success. Bemidji and Beltrami county could well afford to support one of its best friends for the office for which he is a candidatelieutenant governor. ANNOUNCE VIENNA TORN WI TH RIOTS POLICE POWE Who Saves, Serves W&o Squanders, Shirks Prepare For W.S.S. Pledge Week BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 14,1918. '$%. Admiralty Declares U-Boats Will Cover From Canada South to Mexico. Dutch Incensed Over Shelling of Ship Survivors Afteif.^' Craft Is Torpedoed. (By United Press) ,l- Amsterdam, June 14,-The Qerj man admiralty intends \torde$lar.\i$^|i blockade on -the Atlantic coast of the United States from (^nada to Mex ico. P.'y ',''"'".*&* Austrian Food Riot* ^::^v Zurich, June 14.^$eridus%fe^|^ riots broke loose in Vienna Sa^ur^a^ and Monday, say dispatches' t^6$yj?&J Mobs plundered lorries enrotite-'fttat,. the Italian front arid the police powerless., Numerous, arrests" wejitf*b made. Martial law has been pro claimed in Roston. Dutch Mob Incensed. Ymuidefo" Holland, June tii^ti mob attacked a- German airman, in tened here in eainp, when word, reach* ejd here tha**&German sulbmarin* had fired on T^ffe-iboats of th lugger Helena, 4?ter that yejwelhad been torpedoed and sunk. The sail ors made land after rowing tor twelve hours. .',&-.: rT.v3fi& Submarinine Lessens. Paris, June 14.It is seini-official ljfe stated that submarining^ have de creased in the English channel since the bases at Zeebrugge and Ostend have been blocked. frv-r-i Premier Wonld Amsterdam,' June 14.Premier Zeider, in an audience with Emperor Karl on Wednesday, offered to re sign, says a.Vienna dispatch. The e.mperor postponed action until he has consulted parliamentary leaders. Spain to Carry Supplies. Madrid, June 14.The Spanish ambassador to the United States has been instructed to authorize all Spanish ships in American waters to bring back to Spain whatever -goods the United States authorizes. Pledge W.S.S. Tear CHEAP POLITICAL TRICK. SAYS STEPHENS WITH REFERENCE TO LETTER Crookston, June 14.Senator A. D. Stephens, candidate for the Republi can nomination for lieutenant gov ernor, has issued a statement de nouncing as a "cheap political trick" mail propaganda issued in behalf of certain candidates. The statement in part says: "John J. Furlong of Austin, Minn., signing himself 'President Minnesota Loyalty' is mailing nu merous letters enclosing a sample ballot on which he says appears the names of candidates for office in dorsed by the Minnesota Loyalty league, and I wish to deny emphat ically that any such indorsement has been made by the league, as a league. "Elias Warner, (treasurer of the league, denies any knowledge of any suCh indorsement and denies having been present at any time when such action was taken. Vance Chapman is sending out to the newspapers propaganda concerning the purport ed indorsement, and one excuse he makes for doing so is that negotia tions were pending for the withdraw al of three candidates, including my self. I deny emphatically that any such negotiations were ever in prog ress. 0. K. On Lovaltv. "I cannot, in any sense, be charged with disloyalty, for the year last past I have spent three-fourths of my time in war activities, food adminis tration, fuel administration, Liberty loans and Red Cross work. I never flirted with the Nonpartisan league, have always been Republican and worked for Republican principles, and certainly on a question of loy alty, my record, since the war began in Europe, compares more than fa vorably with my opponents. "I denounce the purported indorse ment as a cheap political trick." Pledge W.S.S. Tear BEAWS TO"BUT STAMPS (By United Press) Collingswood, N. J., June 14.Boys and girls here are going to buy war saving stamps with beans. In order to encourage bean grow ing, the conservation committee has offered a series of prizes in W. S. S., for the best bean records. Each con testant must have at least 100 square feet of beans. PREUSSHOULD RECEIVE SUPPORT FOR AUDITOR: HAS SPLENDID RECORD There is one pt the most important offices In-the state to be filled at the coming Sprlmary election, and it laf that of^ auditor of state, at present held by: J. As O. Preus, one of the best known men in affairs of Minne sota. ^"v', Mr, Bjpeus owes his success to hav ing been, efficient in every position entrusted to his care and the. people A. 0. PREUS. iMOf.tb* state know that his steward snlp%B been all desired and expected. 1&S4 ^ejis first.came into when1 .Appointed insurancprominence- commie $pnerc-f the state and so well did be ifteijfo^aC his duties that when his Sam e^s first broached for stateqau ditor his election was a foregone con clusionr:^filled He?Ms this difficult position with exceptional merit and is again a candidate on the Republican ticket forre-efection. He will draw a heavy vote In-'4fte primary for. he has re frained from injecting himself into what hrregarded as none of his per sonal Or Jiusiness affairs and he is a staunch supporter of the govern ment) Its war work and in behalf of t|he ipeople of the state of Minnesota ^indllheir Interests Beltr%mi county ^oiwtthrow its-support to..Mr. Preus rSgWlees o^pirty'affflrafio*, fofhe is the right man in the right place. -Pledge W.S.S. 'Vear PHONY WAR REVENUE HEN FLEECE FARMERS There are persons making the rounds of the farmers representing themselves as federal representatives and selling "farmer's account books," using the title of "war income tax! agent," and in some instances claim ing to be federal revenue officers. The account book sells for several dollars or what can be gotten out of -thte farmer, many of whom are said to have been fleeced, believing it is a government affair. L.1 C,vRoberts of St. Paul, repre senting the treasury department of internal revenue, has been looking over this vicinity and to the Pioneer stated that farmers should be warned of this new fake game, and in any event the farmer approached should demand credentials and see that they are genuine. One of these fake agents was ar rested at Minot, N. D., according to newspaper dispatches. Pledge W.S.S. Tear FRESH YOUTH FINED FOR ANNOYING BATHERS AT DIAMOND POINT PARK For some unknown reason there seems to be a new practice in vogue on the part of hair brainerd uals, that of annoying1 MINNESOTA HISTORIC AL CITIZENSHIP NO VALUE., ACCORDINGTO THEL liiF- Chicago, June 14.A resolution drawn up in 1915 and signed by cer tain residents of Rockford, 111., de claring the. rights of American citi zenship are no longer of any value and that they would forswear alle giance to the United States, was in troduced as evidence at the trial of '110 I.":W. W. on a charge of violat ing the espionage laws. .Correspondence passing between Charles R. Grhiffin of Seattle and other I. W. W. leaders was then read. In one letter Griffin said: "\ye are preparing for some big do* ings here over the Xmas holidays. I am posting a high school lad so he can lecture on the I. W. W. in school. The .teachers in charge are going to have their pupils discuss the sub ject, 'What is the I. W. W.?' ..William D. Haywood, writing to Griffin, informed him of the strike in the lumber district. "There is a big strike on now among the lumlber workers. Wish it could be made gen eral and that every lumberjack in the country would quit -work until their demands for better, conditions in the lumber camps are assured, the hours shortened and thejir wages in creased." Pledge W.S.S Tearr Another. individ- outright insulting women who may have a desire to visit the lake shore or go in bathing at the city park at Dia mond Point, which is provided for receration purposes, and there's go ing to be an end to this right off the reel. The first arrest for being a gen eral nuisance and offensive along these lines is that of Chester Mc Griff, an 18-year-old jitney driver, who got "funny" yesterday at- Dia- mond Point and attempted to kiss two girl bathers. He was promptly arrested iby C. L. Arnold, park po liceman, and this morning fined $5 in municipal court upon a plea of guilty to disorderly conduct. Park Officer Arnold says he will arrest any one found to be annoying others in like manner and in this he. will have the support of the peo ple, and some of those "wise birds" will be lucky if they escape one of the worst beatings they ever received from the hands of some member of the- male persuasion. Chief Ripple also-says he will take a hand in sup pressing the practice and that he will give offenders all there is com ing, to 'em. Pledge W.S.S. Tear PASSES EXAMINATION Thomas Johnson, architect, re ceived a report from Washington, D. C, this morning that he had passed the civil service examination as eli gible for ship draftsman for the gov ernment. Virginia Coast (By United Press) An Atlantic Port, June 14.At- tacked by a German submarine last night at 9 o'clock, the British steam er Kemon is believed sunk. The at tack was made off the Vrginia coast. A steamer arriving here from a European port today, reported hear ing the Kemon wireless call for help, but the call was heard off Nantucket, although the Komen's operator gave the ship's position as off Virginia. Pledge W.S.S. Tear BEMIDJI ESCORTSLATE LATE REPRESENTATIVE TO FINALRESTINGPLACE To the tolling of the ibell on the city hall, the body of the late Repre sentative Lloyd G. Pendergast, who died in the west soon after the close of the last session of the state legis lature, was borne to Greenwood this afternoon and interred in its final resting place. Heading the cortege was the Four teenth battalion band and the Home Guards without arms, a detachment forming the firing squad for the hon ored Civil war veteran. In line were the members of the Grand Army of the Republic, while the G. A. R. drum corps sounded the cadence for their comrade who had answered "taps." City officials and prominent citi zens were largely represented and the services at the cemetery were simple, the feature being the eulogy to the dead legislator by Attorney P. J. Russell, for years a close friend of Mr. Pendergast. And it was a sad commentary that as the cortege passed to the ceme tery, work on the Normal sch.ol, the monument to Mr. Pendergast which he had never seen, was progressing. -Pledge W.S.S. Tear FRACTIOUS HORSE KILLS SELF IN MAD DASH Another fractious horse killed it self this afternoon when a team own ed by Clark Vincent, agent at the Red Lake depot, broke a hitch strap when tied near the Beltrami elevator and made a wild dash. The team ran at a dead pace and orashed into a corner of the Duluth Brewing company's cola storage house, the pole of the wagon being shoved through the side of the build ing with fearful force. One of the animals was hardly scratched, but the other, struck the corner of the building when the pole was driven through the side wall and was killed where he stood. d* FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH NTUPHOLDS RIGHT OF KEY MEN TOORGANIZE COMES OUT IN STATEMENT Young men of the northwest who have been waiting for an opportunity to enlist in tlie navy and train at Minneapolis, will welcome the hewl* from Lieut. George A. Treadwell, navy recruiting officer for this dis trict, that 150 men are urgently needed for enrollment in the naval reserve force as. mechanics. Train ing will be of eight months duration and will be at the Dunwobdy,Naval. Training scltbols anfl the "University o&att&neaojta, at MinneapblisT Men-jenrolled for* training in this branch will be a part of 3(F0 auth orized by the navy department. The other 150 will be sent to Minneap olis from other naval stations. Applicants should apply at the Navy Recruiting Station, 304 Mar quette avenue, Minneapolis or at the sub-stations in St. Paul, Duluth, Fargo, Grand Forks and Minot, or Sergeant Clarence Foucault, U. S. A., recruiting officer,. Bemidji. If physically qualified they will bo enrolled as landsmen for machinist's Mates (general), the pay of which is $32.60 monthly. At the comple tion of the training course, they will be made petty officers and receive either $55.60 or $66.50 per month, according to qualifications. Further promotions for men of ability will follow. All living expenses, includ ing medical attention, are borne by the government. Married men will receive an additional allowance of $15 per month those with children will receive further allowances for the support of their families. Men who have been apprentice ma chinists are preferred, the announce ment indicates, but any young man possessing a high school education, between the ages of 20 and 32, who has any mechanical ability, may qua lify. Instruction will be in bench and vise work, lathes and othor^ ma chine tools, pipe threading, copper smithing, blacksmithing, gas engines, boats, engineering laboratory, pat tern work, etc. The recruiting officer points out that this is a rare opportunity for men who wish to have a lengthy training period' near home. Accept ed applicants will serve on board United States dreadnaughts, battle ships, destroyers and other naval ves sels. Application should be made im mediately. Enrollment is for four years, but reservists are suibject to call only in national emergency. ^-Pledso W .S. Tear DOCTORS APK PATRIOTS (By United Press) Minneapolis, Minn., June 14. More than one-third of the faculty of tJbe school of medicine of the Uni versity of Minnesota is in active serv ice of the army and navy, Dr. R. O. Beard, assistant Dean of that school, said today. Difficulty is being en countered in filling places of the medical men who enter service. Pledge W.S.S. Tear SUMMER SCHOOL TO OPEN NEXT MONDAY Summer school opens Monday for the benefit of the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth grade students who were con ditioned in their subjects at the end of this last term of school. The sum mer school is to be held for six weeks and will be conducted in the high school building. Miss Mable Myers, of Clear Lake, Iowa, who has been engaged to teach next term, will have charge of the classes in their make-up work and will assist the pupils to come up to grade before the opening of the fall term of school. 1 1' "^3/ 3 (Bv^ i i) "vr- support of the national war boavd's decision of the rights of unionizing by employes of both the Postal and Western Union Telegraph companies, and stated the companies must ad here to this principle. In a letter to Newcomb Carlton and Clarence Mackay, presidents of these companies, the president urged that they abide by the decision of the war labor (board in the report of the threatened strike of the telegraphers. Mackay wired acceptance of the principles, supplementing his previ ous wire that he would waive the policy of discharging all union men for the present. Carlton has not an swered. Pledge W S.S. Tear YOUNG MEN WANTED FOR SPECIAL TRAINING AS NAVAL MECHANICS 'I -President came but fiat footed in 4