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"'nVf. '1' t- 1 =s COSTOFWATER IS DISCUSSED ATADJOURNED CHT MEETING J^*4EW_ $?%* v-J Whether *"^b Renew Pumping Contract for Another Year, Problem s, THIRTY DAYS RESERVED O MAKE INVESTIGATION Government Is Economical, I Learned in Report From City Attorney The question ot whether the city should cbntract with the Minnesota Electric Light and Power company r another year, the city having a contract for one year with the option of two years, caused considerable dis cussion at the adjourned session of the city council Monday evening. The result was the. continuing of the problem lot 30 days .until details as to cost could be ascertained. During the past year, the city has been paying the electric company five cents p^er thousand gallons for pumping water, and other items of expense also charged the city, and whether to pay three cents per kilo wat or continue the presenile was the point at issue. The city engineer was instructed to prepare plans for concrete founda tions for the new pumps and for con crete houses for the same, as winter is coming on and the pumps must be protected from freezing. George Kreatz wa awarded the contract for tjie construction of a new fuel room for th* city building, his bid being *|73.8} Thf room will be 15x26 feet an* eight feet In depth, of reinforced concrete and manhole outside for unloading fuel. Jackson & Winkelesky was the other ^.bidiler, their.-*fre'being $1,447. The third reading oFthe-erdinance regulating the licenses of carnivals, shows in tents, circuses and promis cuous peddlers was accepted and the ordinance passed It will go into ef fect when signed and published asv provided by law. An ordinance changing the names of two streets in Nymore was given its second reading. It will be passed at next meeting of the council. Government "Savin*." City Attorney Huffman gave a written opinion that the government was not liable for any special assess ments against its property, and this had to, do with the city's attmept to have the postoffice pay its share of street sprinkling. The water ha been cut off from the pavements of the federal building. J. p. Lahr of the cemetery board presented a hill received for water for use of the cemetery, the bill call ing for a little over $15 for the past quarter. Mr. Lahr explained that the cemetery was not a revenue pro position and that the association had rim a water pipe line from Fourtenth street to the city of the dead and had been obliged to pay for replacement of pipe and its upkeep out of the fuirds. He thought the city should help in the matter, as only two quar ters were in service during -a year. The city will co-operate in the mat ter and hereafter pay the few dollars for the water used by the cemetery. NEW MEAT MARKET WILL OPEN TOMORROW Pierce & McEllroy, who-formerly conducted the City Meat Market next to the Rex theatre, have opene^ a new market in the old Palace stand at 312 Minnesota avenue. They will be ready for business Wednesday morning. The market will be conducted un der the name of the Bemidji Meat Market. New fixtures, and a large new refrigerator have been installed. They will carry a full line of fresh and salt meats and fish and game in season. ALLEGED INDIAN SLAYER IS AWAITING PARDON (By United Press.) Bismarck, N. D., Sept. 9.Little Rising Sun, who has spent fourteen years in the state penitentiary, was waiting in his cell today for possible word of pardon. The state board of pardons recent ly commuted the Indian boy sen tenced for alleged murder and recom mended to the board of parole that he be made free Little Rising Sun was convicted with two other Indians after a fracas near Bottineau, when an Indian agent and his little girl were killed by three drunken Indians It was never definitely established that Lit tle Rising Sun fired the bullet but he was given the heaviest sentence of the trio. ill '.Y VOLUME XVII. NO. 213 BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY EVENING, SEPT. 9, 1919 CATHOLICS PURCHASE HANDSOME SITE FOR PAROCHIAL SCHOOL Buy Vacant Property North of Postoffice Plant Not Fully Determined Another 'notable realty transfer has been consummated in Bemidji,' whereby the parish of St. Philip's Catholic church has purchased the quarter of a block lying to the north of the federal postoffice building on Beltrami avenue, whereon will be erected a new parochial school, next summer or the one following. The report of the transaction was confirmed today by Father Phil ippe, rector of the Catholic parish. He stated that the purchase had been made from the Bemidji Townsite company and just when the start of the structure would be made is ,as yet a matter of conjecture. "But," says the rector, "it will be a good one and in full keeping with its splendid lo cation and surroundings/' The new location is in line with the parish house and the church, across the street from the latter to the south. CHICAGO G0LH8T FLATS LOCAL COURSE: LOW SCORE ""H&C1 M. H. Cowetf-Ttf Chicago, a "mem ber of the Calumet Country club of that city, played a* notable game on the Bemidji golf course Saturday, playing, a 37 on the first and a 39 on the second nine, making several "birdies." He says manyr@hjcagoans would be glad to, come to Bemidji If. they hut knew of the delightful aitr uation at Birchmont and the beauty of the golf course. THREE FOREIGNERS MEET DEATH. STRIKERIOTING: OTHERS ARE WOUNDED Ordered to Disband Open Fire and Police Pour Deadly Volley (By United Pj-ess.)^ Hammond,- In*-. Sept '9.-~ThTee foreigners are dead, two are dying and twenty-five are wounded as the outcome of rioting early today by striking workers of the Standard Steel Car company, in strike for the past six weeks. The rioting Started when 400 for eigners, With an armed soldier carry ing an American flag, marched through the streets in an effort to prevent 150 American employes re turning to work. Police met them and ordered them to disband. Some of them opened fire and the police re turned the volley. Three foreigners dropped dead and the Americans re turned to work BOSTON POLICE ON STRIKE. Boston,' Sept. 9.The Boston po licemen's Tinion voted to call strike effective'at 5:45 o'clock this after noon. ELKO MANAGEMENT TO STAGE FAIR FEATURE Manager Whaley of the Elko thea tre is going to play his part in the Beltrami county fair, for he has booked a special film for the visitors from the agricultural districts and all othewwho give a home to a dairy cow, for during the. dates of thefair he will show the motion picture film, "The Dairy Cow,' 'a stirring ro mance of'the dairy industry, and in structive as well. It will be shown together with the regular feature picture. The film is staged by the Farmer Film Review, a widely read farm journal, sponsored by the St. **aul Farmer. One of the features of the picture is a photo of the $65,000 Holstein bull recently sold by a Min nesota breeder. SEPTEMBER TERM OF DISTRICT COURT CALLED The September term of the district court opened today with Judge Stan ton presiding and the day was devot ed to hearing additional applications for citizenship, many of whom are alien returned soldiers and some others "enemy aliens," who have been approved at Washington for citizenship. The grand jury was called today, but this afternoon was still meeting some difficulty as not enough re sponded to the summons to make the required number. HERE'S GOOD FAIR (By United Press.) Barnesville, Minn., Sept. 9.Spe- cial attention will be paid to the women at the Clay county fair here this week. Farm women are inter ested in a display of labor saving de vices others are investigating a "short millinery course" which aims to show how to make over 1918 hats .into 1919 models. BEMIDJI DAILY PIONE STATETROOPS KEEP CROWDS FROM WILSON UPONARRIVAL Little Cheering But Much Capping as President Steps Off Train BIG CROWD GATHERS A CAPITOL AND CHEERS Busy Day for Wilson in Both St. Paul and Minneapolis Twin Cities (By United Press.) St, Paul, Sept. 9.President Wir son end party arrived here at 9 o'clock this morning and several companies of state troops guarded the Union depot and kept the crowds back. There was little cheering but much hand clapping when the party arrived. The visitors were delayed in getting to the oapitol because the automobiles were not there, but ar rival at the capitol was at 9:45 o'clock, winding through long lines -Of^spectators. At the capitol, automobile horns ahd cheering kept the president bow ing and smiling. He entered the house chamber at 10:14 o'clock and was introduced by Governor Burn quist and began speaking at 10:18 o'clock. Hundreds of visitors from the Da kotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin Are here for a glimpse of the nation's chief executive and treaty builder, or to hear him. Standing room was at a premium in the vicinity of the old Union depot when the president arrived on his special train. Streets skirting tie squatty temporary station under the shadow of the new $11,000,000 dejuot ware jammed-, scores ofpoffce had difficulty holding back the crowd. Military Escort Taken. The president and party were taken into waiting automobiles. The crowd cheered both the president and Mrs. Wilson as they appeared. Hundreds lined the railroad tracks and river bank in the fat side of the station where the train pulled in and banks of humanity crowded the streets along the route the president was to take to the capitol. A special military escort moved ahead of the president's automobile to the state capitol where both houses of the Minnesota legislature in special session awaited the arrival of' the party. More crowds packed the capitQ/i lawn and only a narrow 1 ante was kept open for the proces sion to pass through. Inside the capitol the president and party were ushered to the ele vators and lifted to the second floor where a guarded aisle led to the house chambers. Senators and rep resentatives convened yesterday upon request of Governor Burnquist, were seated in the big assembly chamber before the president arrived. Galleries are Packed. Hundreds packed the house gal leries. Seats were reserved -or state officials and their guests and admis sion was by ticket only. All tickets available for the public were taken far in advance. After a brief period of greeting in the house chambers the president was escorted to the rostrum. Mem bers of the legislature, state officials and those in the galleries rose simul taneously in a tumultuous greeting to the nation's executive. The presi dent bowed and smiled repeatedly during the extended cheering and hand-clapping. His address to the legislature was brief but full of meaning to the mem bers who within the next few weeks will probably enact some of the most important legislation in the Minne sota history. After his talk the president greet ed other state officials and- was es corted back downtown to the St. Paul hotel where a luncheon was served in his honor. State 'official?, civic leaders of the Twin 3itie "and many invited guests from adjoining communities were seated. This afternoon the president went to Minneapolis to deliver a brief ad dress at a mass meeting there and to greet acquaintances and confer with officials. Tonight, he will return to St. Paul to deliver his biggest message before a mass meeting at the Auditorium. Thousands will pack every available space in the big building tonight and an extra force of'police and ushers has been engaged to maintain order. BENSON AND SIMS. ADMIRALS. Washington, Sept. 9.By a vote of 244 to 7, the bill conferring the rank of permanent admiral on Ad miral Benson and Rear Admiral Sims was passed by the house and went to the senate. i I BOHEMIAN WHO HAS SEEN SOME WARF' TOWNSITE PROPERTY BACK ON DELINOUENT TAX LIST OF BEMIDJI] Temporary Restraining Order Expired Monday Court a. Decides Issue The injunction secured by the Be midji Townsite & Improvement com pany against the recent county delin quent tax sale, to restrain the offer ing for sale of the Townsit property in Bemidji by the county auditor, expired Monday, an the property upon which is due thousands of dol lars in taxes will now be listed with the rest of the delinquent property and be for sale. In the interim, the validity of the Townsite's claim of "fraud" in the raising of taxation in 1912 was heard in district court by Judge McClen nahan, who was unable to find any "fraud"and no proof of any such thing presented by the Townsite company to substantiate its claim as to why it shouldn't pay its taxes like any one else, and held the company liable and refused to make the re straining order permanent. G. A. R. CONVENTION FLOODS COLUMBUS Columbus, O., Sept 9 Its hous ing facilities already strained, this city is the Mecca of the Grand Army of the Republic, Women's Relief Corps and other patriotic organiza tions, and facing the proposition of caring for approximately 100,000 ad ditional population Since Saturday, every regular train entering the city has brought delegations of the "Boys in Blue" in numbers ranging from 10 to 300. In addition dozens of special trains from the Pacific and Atlantic coasts have brought almost continuous streams. Commander Adams stated today that he expected fully $260,- 000 visitors during the week. The influx from the western coast has ex ceeded all expectations DRAINAGE PAYMENTS ON STATE LANDS MADE St. Paul, Sept 9,Payment of 1322,534 of drainage assessments against state-owned land in fourteen counties is reported by M. J. Des mond, superintendent of accounts in the office of J. A. O Preus, state auditor. The statement showing by coun ties the acreage with the total and current installments on tue assess ments, includes Beltrami county and shows: Beltrami, $10,240, $32,099, $22,425. State warrants for the various amounts due on the assessments have been mailed to the respective county auditors. OLMSTEAD FAIR OPENS. (By United Press.) Rochester, Minn., Sept. 9.The Olmstead county fair opened here to day. It will last four days. Early indications were the fair would ex ceed previous county expositions in popularity Thta Bohemian soldiei was in the rest' cauip at Camp Kearney, San Diego. Cal., en route to his. native land. He is one of the Czecho-Slavs who were impressed into service by Austria, endured several yeurs of warfare and privation in Russia and finally attached themselves to the allied forces In Siberia. Judging from his footgear, he had been doing business with a Chinaman. i WeatherMotel Markham: Fair weather next 24 hours. BIG EXCURSION WILL BE RUN TO RED LAKE FAIR. 'BEMIDJI DAY' Bemidji Band Will Accompany the Crowd Roads to Fair Marked What bids fair to be one of the biggest excursions that ever was run to the Red Lake fair on "Bemidji Day," September 16, will leave Be midji over the Red Lake railroad for Redby at 9 o'clock in the morning and return, leaving Redby at 6:30 o'clock the same evening. The band is going on the special to play at the fair and the train will be met by the "Chippewa," the big Red Lake ex cursion boat. Walter Marcum, John Dalton and Barney Erickson are the committee in charge of the excursion and General Manager Molander of the railroad is lending every possible assistance to make the excursion at tractive. IFor those Who] will make' the trip by motor, the roads will be thorough ly marked. Cards have been placed at intersections to guide motorists on their journey to the fair. The best road out of Bemidji is by the way of the Jefferson Highway, north on Irvine avenue to Green school, then west along the Jefferson Highway to a point about a mile west of Wilton. Here turn north on Fowlds road. From every indication "Bemidji Day" at the Chippewa Indian fair will, be largely attended by residents of the city thus honored. STATE LEGISLATURE SPURRED BY WILSON (By United Press.) St. Paul, Sept. 9With President Wilson's address on living cost still ringing in its ears, the Minnesota state legislature, in special session here, got quick action on the prob lem today when It received a bill from Repreesntative John Levin of St Paul, providing for the establish men of a state department of trade and commerce PACT REPORT WEDNESDAY. Washington, Sept. 9The peace treaty will be reported to the senate Wednesday noon, Chairman Lodge of the Foreign relations committee has announced. It is planned to call up the treaty for debate beginning next Monday JAP TBOOPS TO REMAIN. Tokyo, Sept. 9.Japan is not plan ning to withdraw troops from Siberia according to an official statement is sued at the war office. BADGER GOVERNOR TO USE STRIKE GUARDS (By United Press.) Madison, Wis Sept. 9.Governor Phillip today ordered the state guards to Two Rivers to quell riot ing and disturbances there, caused by a strike which has been in progress for the past six weeks. ^S rliACETREATY RATIFICATION WOULD SETTLE WORLD.WILSON Would Also Reduce High Cost of Living Tells Mem- bers of Legislature REPUBLICAN MAJORITY EXTENDS ITS GREETING Many Cheer Reference to Op ponents of Peace Treaty Tickled Mrs. Wilson By^Hugh Bailee. (With the President.) Statje Capitol, St. Paul, Sept. 9. "Ratihcation of the peace treaty is the sentinel to a settling down of world conditions, which will tend to bring down the high cost of living," President Wilson today told the spe cial session of the Minnesota legisla ture. The president speaks in Min neapolis this afternoon and again in St Paul tonight. Before leaving for Bismarck, N. D., the president received a warm greet ing from the capitol. Although the legislature is strictly republican by majority, it gave him a hearty're ception. Must Assure Peaoe. The cost of living is probably a world condition, due to losses of man power in the war and the democratiz ing of industry," asserted the presi dent "Factories must again be de voted to peace purposes and labor redistributed. This process cannot begin," he argued, "until rfaj peace is assured by ratification,'"fend com merce resumed, and thi world begins to settle down. Km 0 "There are other methods of re ducing the cost,of HTtng,* tr clared, "by opening up hoards of foods, and senators who oppose the league of nations are afflicted with just down right ignominls." Tickles Mrs. Wilson. There was handclapplng and many cheered. Mrs. Wilson, eittlng in the gallery, smiled. The president finished speaking at 10:45 o'clock and went to lunch with Governor Burnquist at the Saint Paul hotel. AVERY WILIi BE OU^ST AT ASSOCIATION LUNCH Carlos Avery, state game and fish warden, will be a guest of the Be midji association at its weekly noon day luncheon tomorrow and Mr. Avery will speak during the sossl The menu will consist of roast beef, mashed potatoes, squash, sliced tomatoes, bread and butter, pickets, apple pie, iced tea and coffee. ATTRACTIVE FEATURES FOR NEW REX THEATRE When the new Rex theatre is com pletely risen from its ashes, near its former location on West Third street, it will present an attractive appear ance, for Mrs. Freu Brinkman, of the owning and managing firm of Brink mans, has just returned from an ex tensive trip which took her to Chi cago, Grand Rapids, Mich., and the Twin Cities, on a buying of interior equipment and decorative features. The interior of tht theatre is to be featured with artistic decorations and the seating is all here awaiting installation. The entrance will also bo specially featured and the side walls ar? nearing completion. Fire proof covering will be on the walls on the interior and the entire struc ture will be as tire proof as possible to construct. FIVE JUVENILES OF COUNTY. FAIR GUESTS Now that the greatest fair in the state's history is past, five of Bel trami county's progressive juvenile agriculturalists had the honor of at tending for a week at the expense of the other counties of the state, for having won prizes at last year's state fair. They were Thomas Simons of Be midji, who last year won the blue for garden and canning display William Stilwell, champion boy potato raiser Alice Hovey of Bemidji and Mayree Williams of Blackduck, won In class A championships last year in bread making Doris McCluaky of Nymore won first in the class bread con test. The girls went to the Girls' Club camp and the boys to the Boys' Club camp, and all had a splendid time as a reward for their effort* last year. fcrir* ,A