Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 4, 1918, Page 1

S— -~ . YOU CAN'T GET TODAY'S NEWS OUT OF YESTERDAY’S PAPERS--READ THE PIANEER ageiety FORTY-FIVE CEN PRESIDENT LEAVES T0 ATTEND PEACE - CONFERENCE; SIREN GREETS YANKEES b, L ,WILSON URGES CO-OPERATION OFFARMERSIN FARMBUREAUS First Annual Meeting of South| . Beltrami Farm Bureau Next Saturday & ORGAI}IIZAT}_ON FOSTERED . (By United Press.) * : B‘im,u- S. GOVERNMENT New York, Dec. 4.—With President and Mrs. Wilson B A standing on the bridge of-the giant liner George. Washington, * the vessel carrying the president to the peace conference at Versailles moved away from her dock at the Hoboken piers at 10:22 o’clock this forenoon. She turned and headed down the river at 10:30 o’clock on her way across. Just as the George Washington cast off, the transport Lapland, loaded with more than three thousand home-coming Big Prrob‘lemvsA to Be ‘Faced Now That War Is.Over, Says. State Head Influenza patients in government ho.;pitnl.u are given every opportunity to absorh fresh air and sunlight. They are isolated from all other patients and partly protected from contact with each' other by cloth partitions. The patients shown here are wounded soldiers in Walter Reed hospital, Washington. A. D. Wilson, féderal food comp- troller for the state of Minnesota, writes to the farm-families in regard to the farm bureau membership cam-| pURCHASERS OF NEW YORK paign. The first annual meeting of the South Beltrami ~County Farm bureau will be held in Bemidji, Sat- urday, December 7, and the letter is timely. He says in part: “Are you a member of your county farm bureau? If not, why not? Are you familiar with the aims and work “of the county farm bureau? If you are not, will you not take time to read this letter? We believe it is “, worth your while. b <. "“The farm bureau . represents a definite plan of organization for each agricultural county in the United States. It is fostered and supported by the United States department of agriculture and by the agricultural colleges of the different states. The farm bureau is the recognized offi- cial organization with which these federal and state institutions will co- operate in all extension work to be done. Co-operation and organization are the key notes of present day ‘progress. The farmers of the various states and other taxpayers-have sup- ported for years:the great depart- ment of -agriculture at Washington and the state ‘agricultural -colleges and experiment: stations. These in- stitutions have -‘worked for years and are still working on problems con- riected with farming and farm life. Until recently these institutions have been like manufacturing plants that turned out great quantities of pro- ducts without means for selling ex- cept to the few people who visited the plants. 4 z Available to Fafmers: “It is believed that with an edu-; cational institution in eHéh county, like the farm bureau representing the farm folks of the county and con- olled and directed by them, and then co-operating with the United States department of agriculture and the agricultural colléges In all ex- tension work, that all this vdst sum of agricultural information may be- come easily available to every farm-| er. Likewise, new problems are con- stantly coming up that all are inter- ested in solving. With such an or- ganization in each county ready toi bring these problems to the attention of state and , national institutions whose business is to work them out,} all new and vital problems may be quickly worked out. : Big- Problems Ahead. “While the war is over, the prob-| lems of the farm and farm home con- tinue. A hungry Europe must be fed. Tleir live stock has been very seri- ously depleted. Likewise, their soils (Continued on Page Four) - EVENING MAIL INDICTED Washington, Dec. 4.—Edward A. Rumely, of New York, who bought the New York Evening Mail with money said to have been furnished by the German government, was in- dicted by a federal grand jury here for failing to report German owner- ship of property to the alien property custodian. JURY OUT IN SANDS " CASE: GUILTY PLEA BRINGS JAIL SENTENCE The jury in the case of the State vs. Sands, a resident of Baudette, charged with violation of the liquor laws, went out with the case this jaorning in the distriet court, and 1he case of the State vs. Magnus An- derson, also of Baudette, was taken up. This is also a liquor violation accusation. Mrs. Fred Revoir appeared in court #nd pleaded guilty to having sold liquor last ‘August on the farm of Louis Strowbridge during the ‘‘fes- #ivities” to the famous “‘barn dances.” She was given a sentence of thirty days in the county jail'and to pay a fine of $50. If the fine is not paid she is to remain another thirty days. NO MORE ‘PASSING ~THE BUCK. BURLESON Washington, Dec. 4.—Employes of telegraph and telephone companies have been instructed to accord cour- teous treatment to the public on all | ocegsions and to exert évery effort to rvender quick service to patrons. L. Attention was also called to reports treceived by the postoffice department that delay or inefficiency in service Iwa’s frequently explained as due to | ingtructions issued by the depart- ment, when such was not the case. They were warned against making such statements. SAMARITAN ELECTION. The regular meeting of the Mod- | ern Samaritan council, .-No. 46, will he held Thursday, December 5, for | the election of officers and transac- tion of business. Every member chould be present. D. H. FISK, . Presiding Officer. e——— MINOT MESSENGER' ASKING WHO NAMED Minot, N. D., Dec. 4.—The Minot Messenger has published an article 0— |states of North Dakota, South Da- kota, Minnesota, Montana, Ydaho, Ne- braska, be dele- sharply assailing A. C. Townley and and Colorado wi"i other Nonpartisan league leaders for the manner in which they arranged the details for the “national conven- tion” of the league which opened its secret gessions in St. Paul yesterday|geveral states, it might be said in morning. ‘passing have been chosen personally “Information wanted: Who select-|hy Mr. Townley and in most instan- ed delegates to the national conven-|ces are socialists. The announcement tion?” is the heading on the Messen- | o7 the convention call doesn’t indi- ger's story. The article says: cate how one member each from the “According to an announcement oyoup of six states will be chosen, but made by the leaders of the Nonparti- s presumed that the chairman, or san league, a national conventioh of | the state manager, will be delegate the league will be held in St. Paul|in question. beginning December 3 and continu- “Farmers ing, according to the announcement,| Montana should be represented at rive days or & week, or as 10ng 2s may | this convention. Are they? = Will be necessary. some kind reader explain how the “The coming, convention is the first| farmers are presented when Mr. national gathering held by the or-|Townley selects the state executive anization and to the end that there|committge which in turn names the shall be no untoward incidents in!delegates to the convention? connection therewith, Mr. Townley | nd further would like to and his aids have devised a carefully | know what FARMER representatives laid plan of action, particularly as!are on the committee which will ex- relates to the section of delegates. amine hooks and “Five members of the state execu-|league as stated by the nonpartisan tive committee from each of the!leader” gates and one he st of Wash- ington, Wisconsin, Kunsas, Iowa ‘Texas, and Oklahoma wil! comprise the delegate body. “The ‘executive committee’ of the of North Dakota and we | accounts of thelhold their ammual lutefisk supper in FAMOUS WRITERS REPORT CONFERENCE FOR ‘THE PIONEER’ (By United Press.) New York, Dec. 4.—The United Press announced today that Ed. L. Keen, European manager of the vervice, will be in direct charge of the big staff which will report the proceedings of the peace conference. Roy W. Howard, president of the as- sociation, will have general direction of the arrangemients for the service and is retyrning to Europe for that purpose. Keen will have a large staff at his disposal, and will be assisted by such able newsapéer men-as William P, Simms, manager of the Paris bureau, and Henry Wood, manager of the Rome bureau. Fred 8. Ferguson, for- iierly news anager at New York, who scored the famous beats on the American advances at Chatedu ‘Thierry and St. Mihiel from the bat- tle front, will be in charge of the American features at the conference. Lowell Mellett, former Washington manager for the, United Press, who Lias been in Kurope since early in the war and has had much experi- eace in London and with the British armies, will cover the English phases. Other men working under Keen's direction will be such experienced writers as Arthur E. Mann, Don Chamberlain, Frank J. Taylor, John de Grandt, Webb Miller and Ralph Couch. | Robert J. Bender, manager of the \Vashington bureau, sails with the president as a member of the im- riediate party and will remain by tie gide of the president throughout his trip to report his activities. Ben- dor sails on the same ship with the president’s party. . J. W. T. Mason, famous United ‘ress expert on international affairs, 1 daily write the analytical re- views of the peace negotiations and will report. the peace conference details. POLITICAL PULL FREES AIRPLANE GRAFTERS ! Washington, Dec. 4.—Lieut. Cols. J. G. Vincent and George W. Mixer, army officers named by Charles E. Hughes in his report on the aircraft investigation as having been guilty of transacting business with private concerns in which they were finan- cially interested, have been pardoned hy President Wilson. An announcement from the White House said the president belleves that the two gentlemen concerned were entirely innocent of any improper or selfish intentions, that their guilt was only technical, and that their services to the government, which have been of the highest value and of the most disinterested sort, deserve a most cordfal recognition. No action against Colonel Vincent or Colonel Mixter has heen taken by [ST. PAUL MAY SOON HAVE - COUNTRY’S GREATEST MILL (By United Press.) St. Paul, Dec. 4.—St. Paul may soon have the largest flour mill in the United States. J. M. Anderson of the Equity Co- operative Exchange has outlined to business interests here, plans for erecting a one million dollar flour mill. ¥t would be built in five units, each with a daily capacity of two thousand barrels. WARFIELD ELECTED PRESIDENT OF FAIR: 1919 DATES OF FAIR The following officers were elected at the meeting of the Beltrami Coun- ty Agricultural association, held yes- terday; in the Commercial club TOOMS i~ % President, A. A. Warfield. Vice-President, A. P. Ritchie, Secretary, Harry Olin. Treasurer, J. LeRoy Elwell. Delegates to the state convention to be held in January are as follows: i Harry Olin, Charles F. Schroeder and A. W. Aamodt. : It was decided to hold the county fair the third week in September— Thursday, Friday and Saturday of that week. The premium of Harry Olin, C. F. Schroeder. WILSON SIDESTEPPED. DECLARES KNUTSON In interviews obtained by repre- sentatives of the press associations regarding the president’s recent ad- dress to.congress, Congressman Kuut- son of the Sixth distriet, Minnesota, said: . “During the-life of this congress President Wileon has delivered sev- eral strong mcssnges, but the one delivered today cannot be classified as such. As an cssay it was admir- able—as a mcscage from the chief executive of thie greatest nation on earth it was a lamentable attempt to sidestep and evade the questions in which the American people are vitally interested. President Wilson evidently has forgetten that he and congress are but the servants of a free people, who are entitled to full information on the great questions now confronting us, more especialiy on how he expects to apply his four- teen peace points.” G. 0. P. LEADER SAYS NO FACTIONAL STRIFE Washington, Dec. 4.—In a state- ment declaring factional strife should not be permitted to interfere with President Wilson’s mission abroad. Representative Mann of Illinois, re- publican leader in the house ,said committee consists A. W. Aamodt and American troops from England, came up the North river to her'dock. All boats in'the harbor whistled-greetings to the ‘| returning Yankees, including the presidential transport, which the department of Justice, and the;there would be no concerted effort on aranting of full pardons to them was|the part of house republicans to em- recommended to the president by At-! barrass the president, and that he torney General Gregory, who took upf did not believe the American people their cases in seperate letters to the| would “tolerate any meddling in that president. These letters were made|which so vitally concerns them."” public last night. e BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED. EX'EMPEROR KARL Mrs. Otto Morken euntertained a WOULD BE CAND]DATE group of little guests yesterday after- noon, the aceasion being her daugh- ter's, Marlyce’s, third birth anniver- (By United Press.) sary. The guests were Muriel Akre, Amsterdam, via wireless to Lon- don, to the United Press, Dec. 4.— Hazel Akre, Signe Larvick, Alvin Lar- vick and Melvin Nygaard. Lunch Former Emperor Karl plans to enter|was served and the hours passed in the March elections in Austria at the|children’s games. head of the democratic Monarchy P party, acerding to a dispatch from,) CHRISTMAS SALE. Vienna. i - | A Christmas sale of useful and | fancy articles will be held by the f.adies Aid society of the Norwegian Lutheran church of the Fifth ward tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the church basement. The Ladies t%n rhuveh basement, to which the| Aid society will also hold its meeting cordially invited }during the afternoon ANNUAL SUPPER. This evening the men of the First Scandinavian Lutheran church will sounded its siren. FOURTH INFANTR WILL BE WITHDRAWN: GOES ON INACTIVE LIST| According to announcement from Minneapolis by Adjutant General Rhinow, the first battalion of the Fourth Minnesota infantry, to be re- lieved from duty December 15, will include the detachment at Bemidji and the members will be placed on the inactive list. Two of the com- panjes are on duty in Minneapolis, two in Duluth and Bemidji. This action “is similar to that taken in regard to the other two battalions. All members who desire discharges will probably receive them. Three details of the battallons will ¢ kept on duty in the fire zone, Gen- :ral Rhinow said, a lleutenant, five 1oncommissioned officers and eigh- een privates being ordered to Clo- juet, another detail of six noncom- missioned officers and nine privates to Moose Lake and a third detail of ‘our privates to Lawler. Minnesota is believed to be the mly state in the Union where large 1919 WHEAT PRICE TO REMAIN AT $2.26 Washington, Dec. 4.—The guaran- teed price for the 1919 wheat, fixed at $2.26 a bushel, Chicago basis, will stand even though the Lever act under which the price was fixed should become inoperative through conclusion of peace, in the opinion of the food administration. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE FOR RETURNED SOLDIERS Hugo V. Koch, federal director of the Unjted States department of la- bor, employment service, St. Paul, sends out u notice wrelative to re- turned soldlers and their replace- ment, which says: “In a recent order from the United States department of labor the United States employment service of the state of Minnesota has been notified that a speclal representative of the employment service is stationed in each camp in this country, in order to furnish information to camp com- manders to enable them to properly »ssential industries are located where United States guards have not been detailed by the government for guard luty. Minnesota, by using the bat- talion of the Fourth infantry, has naintained fts own guard at its own expense, the guardsmen receiving a honus raised among the industries af- fected in addition to their regular military pay. Equipment and property issued to the battalion is to be returned to Maj. H. L. Brady, federal property ind disbursing officer. FIRST ANNUAL MEETING FARM BUREAU. SATURDAY Next Saturday promises to be a “big” day in Bemidji, when the] South Beltrami County Farm bureau will hold its first annual meeting in the high school at 2 o’clock in the 1fternoon. The meeting of the potato asso- ciation will be held the same day at the same place at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, and at one o'clock in the afternoon the poultry association will meet. The program for the annual meet- ing of the South Beltrami Farm bureau is as follows: “South Beltrami County Farm Bur- eau,” Nels Willet, president. “Minnesota’s Part in Feeding the World,” A. D. Wilgon, director agri- cultural extension. “The Farm Bureau Association,’ F. E. Balmer, state leader of county agents. Report of President, Nels Willet. Report of Secretary-Treasurer, H. C. Beaer. Report Aamodt. General Business. Election of Officers. Adjournment. It is hoped that all members will be present and that they will bring along another prospective member br of County Agent, A. W. farmer who is interested in the work. A free dinner will be served at noon. it should be borne in mind that the Red River Dairymen’s convention will be held December 11 ang 12 inj Bemidji. | HINDENBURG FACES ARREST BY PEASANTS (By United Press.) Copenhagen, Dec. 4.—The Liepzig Workmen's and Soldier’s council has decided to arrest Field Marshal von Hindenburg and to dissolve the great general headqnarters, dispatches here declare discharge the men in the camp and to secure suitable employment. “This order prohibits agents from individual companies.to deal with the men, but allows the representative of the United States employment gervice to deal with them, providing the employer sends necessary infor- mation, such as name of man, camp in which he is located, draft board from which he was._sent, his trade previous to entering the army and as to whether or not he can be used at once upon his return. “The gencral duties of the employ- ment service representative will be to furnish all information possible as to opportunities for work in the lo- calities to which soldiers are being returned. If employers, who are in need of men, who are in camps or who are in a position to employ soldiers who were not in their em- ploy previous to going into the army, will communicate with the Federal Direttor, U. 8. Employment Service, 1620 Pioneer Building, St. Paul, giving all possible information re- garding opportunities and nature of work, they will receive assistance in securing the same.” RESPONSIBLE FOR DELAY (By United Press.) London, Dec. 4.—Marshal Foch has natified Germany she is behind in carrving out the terms of the armis- tice, which went into effect Novem- ber 11, and thut she will be held re. sponsible for any further delay. FOURTEEN MONTHS TIME FOR CANADA’S DEMOBILIZATION (By United Press.) Winnipeg, Man., Dec. 4.—It will take more than fourteen months to bring home Canada’s army when de- mobilization begins. The govern- ment announces twenty thousand men will be sent home monthly and that the number of Canadian soldiers overseas is 286,304. ) Manitoba is to receive nin hun- dred of her heroes each month Twenty-one demobilization centers have been designated. DESIRE “Y” SERVICE? (By United Press.) St. Paul, Dec. 4.—Two thousand men, between the ages of 32 and 50, arc needed to carry on the greatly increased work of the Y. M. C. A. overseas since the fighting has ceased. E. C. Carter, chief secretary of the Y. M. C. A. in France, has cabled officials on this side of the necessity of meeting the demand immediately. o s e