Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 23, 1919, Page 1

S 1.4 BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY E"(ENING, JAN. 23, 1919 SQUARE IN NEW YORK NAMED FOR PERSHING i ‘Decided at Adljourned: Session of Council; Salaries of k City Officials Set . A -JUDGE, ASSESSOR, HEALTH 1|’ OFFICER] ARE REDUCED and Gity Clerk htly; No Change Department n ters will have .the op- |’ pdrtdfilty voting a specitd ballot o “the day.of the municipal*dlection, whether the watef works vement, de-| “ eided upon by representatives of the Commercial club’ and “a-special cou Fetommendation being made by the joint committee to the voters of the eity. The exact re will have to: be made by de- ofiled estimate but it is stated a small: amount ‘will' cover the entire éxpense of giving to Bemidji a capa- R ity ‘ot a million” gallons per day of “Pershing square,” New York city, so renamed in honor of our' commander -in F)anqe. The gquare. faces the -Grand Central terminal. The photograph shows the new runway into the terminal, \vhlph is now nearing completion, "OF REAL REPUBLIC BURLESON PREVENTED STRIKE SETTLEMENT: SHOWN BY TELEGRAM| Washington, Jan. 23.—That Post- . (By United Press.) 1 ) ) Ui . e L SR U bk B e, ilement of, S, EOBLCRS | dupendence sdopiad snd pans s JeCury of wAh Beliamt s par i Brows, 3 ! < er way for a nation-wide parlia-J ¢ ‘ ) 1 {This was decidéd at the adjourned mentan)" clection, the attitude of the -tamedt_from the wa:; d%pugéngnt %}(‘:r +session of ‘the ecouncil last night and British government toward the new decorative fiurposes n Bemidji. 1e -a resolution will be drawn today by republic of Ireland continued an jguns will be accompanied by their J i enigma today. A carriages and a snitable compliment Tt is believed that Britain awaits|of projectiles and shells. ~This was peace congress action ‘contained in a bill, a_copy of. which / has been received by The Pioneer. i3 _ Of course the gunms will be of a LIEUT. BAILEY LANDS patterm notoniow.u service ‘but will < 3 TS T < | be- similar to.many. which now deco- EXPECTED HOME sm rate parks and prominent. spots in Pirst Lieut. Thayer C. Bailey has landed in New York from France, aeccording to a message received by relatives here. 1 Mr. Bailey, who was a practi¢ing attorney in Bemidji before entering the service, has been in the military for over a year. He came over on the big ship Manchuria. ~From: New York he went to Camp Dix, N. J. He stated in his message he did not know how long he would be there. Lieut. Bailey i the son of Mrs. H. W. Bailey, and a brother of Miss Minnie Bailey and S. C. Bailey if this city. His wife is at present visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Stone, |selected by the proper authorities. at Crookston. by —mes | LIEUT. SWINSON 1S CENERAL mmvasartaammve| | ALSO COMING HOME TWO CANNON COMING "T0.ORNAMENT BEMIDJL: KNUTSON INTERESTED Thanks. to- Congressman Harold IKntutson, representing the Sixth Min- esota ‘distriet in the national legis- ment made by Fred W. Putnam of the Minnesota - railroad and ware- house commission before the house committee on postoffices and post roads at the first session. & e A f Mr. Putnam appeared in opposition . ‘session, & contract was authorized for |to the Moon bill, which proposed to 1 ,the purchase of the three deep wells. extend .government control of tele- 2 N Official-Salaries-Set.. - g;aph ;nd telep};lgflxe 1}ines fiv':eu years ; 3 ? after the war. e Mirinesota: com- A,o;r :&yeg:l:f;;e:md!?qm%:s“hfl” missioner ‘was under cross examina- sgnsuing year, some thanaes ¢ tion’ by Representative ‘W. A. Ayres “made. - The salary of the muhicipal | °f Kansas, a member olf‘lhe commit- ' ‘Judge wés reduced slightly. When |bee. Mr. Ayres’ inquiries were in- ‘Crowell wig judge the salary was tepded to get information from !:he :$1,300 per year-and the office failed | Witness that the state commission ‘fo comé any where mnear earning the |could not deal with all the problems ‘Salary of the eomrt. It was cut to|arising in the state. He referred to '$800 when his term expired: and the. twin city strike. 5 B \lfi!bgigklld Il:laootted‘ T!]lf aalé ._Burleson Blocked Settlement. Y- W N A Sp small an “We had that strike settled once,” :;:r::“’:’it:"d'" B"““]h”s "i de-1said Mr. Putnam. “The telephone i&lmwx&fi?&:fi!‘v: ‘:_: slighwtvfs ‘companies and the employees had g ' Ireached an agreement under whic the: salary at $L006 per|reached nt- under which . e De{the employees were to be reinstated. % i B The officials of the companies, how- City Attornev Raised. ever, received a telegram from Post- Business apd what'is in store for |master General Burleson directing ! he -coming year has|tifem not to reinstate employees who 1 . @ Dplaged added burdens on the city at-lhad been out more than twenty-four 1 .to;pt;y'; du e; and his ‘salary was|hours.” raised from 0 /er mbnth to $1,- « : s e ép per 'rfi’S”‘fS&t%éAttor:xey Fisk tionfl.“ifie‘;“m"‘:\}f&t}'“ tstorms a5 bean ‘one | 0! most - promp! ¥ ) * city-attorney’s Bemidjl ever'had. . He |, “I_was shown the message from ’ n.z made .peo{Bav effort to carry out |Mr. Burleson by W. B. T. Belt, vice- Topeka, K}lm., Jan. 23.TCalmly “ fmmediately - the instrictions of she|president and general manager of the referring to ‘“‘the next war,” Major council, missed only one .meeting, | Northwestern - Telephone Exchange General Leonard Wood made a strong and taken care of many.specially im- | company,” replied Mr:Putnam. appeal before a joint session of the es. : “The bill was introduced January 17 and is as follows: “Be it énacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the secretary of war be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to deliver to the City of Bemidji, Minnesota, for ornamental pur- poses, two cannon -of :‘absolete - pattern ,together with their car- riages and suitable complement of projectiles or shells.” These guns would make an orna- ment for Library park, or some place Lieut. ‘““Tom” Swinson is expected back to Bemidji tonight or tomorrow from Camp Green, Charlotte, N. C., where he was in command of colored troops. He received his discharge geveral days agq but could not ie- turn sooner as he had to check up his company affairs. Lieut. Swinson is a veteran of the 1'Spanish-American war and served in the Phillippines. He helped organize and commanded the Bemidji home guard and later went with the colors, being assigned to command a com- cany of newly enlisted men. He was] ready to go across when the peace armistice was signed. MISS ANDERSON WILL the installation of the new water sys- | \g? universal training for national de- {;mb and othsr aflair:_ of import to M AD00 RA[L CONTROL fense. He outlined what he termed e hroached during the year, it was PLAN FA“‘S AT PIERRE 1y quoted terse sayings of his frien \ the late Theodore Roosevelt. ~ ° ° ;Ilfi“ :tt‘:lr‘ne:t:;.h i In Mo he gy government control of railroads failed | months. He pointed out that “the AT in the house by a vote of 82 to 14.|fection in four- months. The train- ase “the.idea of the great leader who g ecided. that ability and experience h munlqi‘lqull affairs wastbneeded. as| Rk Jacladed gagareful study ot Pierre, Jan. 23.—An effort to in-| General Wood said his plan was to City Clerk Tncreased. The suggestion was made as an|Tenth division ‘was trained to per- e portant matters for the. city.. With Kansas legislature for a system of has gone—and others,” and frequent- | e dorse the McAdoo plan of five-year|train youths, not more than six The city clerk’s office also received amendment to the Knight-Denforth|ing system, he said, was simila¥ to that of the present national guard system, MALONE IS RETURNING. resolution calling upon congress to lower rates. Representative Best asserted gov- a slght“nerease. The city clerk re- efves $100 ‘per month _and to’ this i #was- granted an. increase of " The salary of the city assessor was |en @ fair trial and accused those i} . ..., o x ¢ - people will be interested eut from $900 to $500,7and that of charge of the railroad administration in-the following item appearing in S84 oty Daglih-olfices was reducad g;v‘;i‘:fiw:‘geg‘;,fi;“";fi;;’ ‘{‘,,e{?":,fm‘,’g the Crookston Daily Times, as the from $800 to $700, it being held that Miss Mabel Anderson, home demon the change in the poor systenr-les- 3 4 - #ened some of the physicians. duties. make govemmeng operation a suc- ; The treasurer's salary remains the|cess. The resolution was voted down kama, 8§60 per month. unamended. The librarian’s salary was also set CARISON,S NAME ls on the foundered Northern Pacific At} On Wednesday, County Superin- Fire Island, has been discharged from |iendent J. C. McGhee and Miss An- at $60 per month, an increase of §$10 the navy service and is at present - h i HEARD FOR MAYORA”TY ooy hound. - He will visit*j|derson held a meeting in the consoli midji, and is well known here.|for Leech Lake where she will visit James Jalone was at one time re- porter for the Bemidji Daily Pioneer. the Onigum Indian school and or- ganize a boys’ and girls’ bread club. James Malone, son of Mrs: M. ma-|Saturday, she will go to Margie and lone; of this city, wireless operator|attend a farmers’ club meeting. per month. The 'clierk. of the municipal court will receive the same compensation, \ Crookston before continuing to his dabecll s?hgfi:di’;t [f)::-)ts' o:eilgml‘)gzg former home at Grand Forks. Word PeOPie: ¥ g y P ,g d in attendance. Mr. McGhee spoke $35 per The chief truck driver of the fira qepartment, the There seems to be many who do . e T of the discharge was received in a " 4 on school laws and Miss Anderson on telegram received by Mrs. Malone boys’ and girls’ clubs. A club was driver in charge of vhe truck. willl . ¢ helieve the proposed. new city late yesterday. organized among the school children. PORTUGAL SUPPRESSES MONARCHY AGITATION heretofore. g i was allowed to remain undisturbed, | ;iqeqly ‘lurid. Candidates for the it being §4 per day when on duty. | ogylar election have been reluctant Polive Salaries Same. in announcing and the question of (By United Press.) Lisbon, Jan. 23.—The Portuguese government has almost completely suppressed the monarchial movement, it was announced today. Rebellious WANTS ANZOC GRAVES. (By United Press.) Melbourne, Australia, Dec. 20. (By The- chief of police will receive | mayoralty candidates has remained | Mail.)—Australia will obtain a vest- $100 per month, as has been, and|in the background. ed right in the land where Austra- ‘egular patrolmen will' get $90 as It is reported that several friends|lian soldiers are buried on Gallipoli, The janitor of the lfbrary.will re-| him as a mayoralty candidate, and|graves, if a suggestion made in the .e{ve $15 per month and the care|he has been urge]% t:jma(lse }he race. | fereral parliament is adopted. er of the fire department’s dormi- } Asked if he would, Mr. Carlson was —_— 4 e £ will be paid $10 per month. No |reticent and had little to say, no- NEW BILL BY NORD. districts are being heavily fined. nge in either. thing tangible as to intent. State Senator Nord of Interna- BEMIDJI SOLDIER HOME. ry was fixed. It is expected tional Falls, representing Koochich- Raymond A. Towle, son of Mr. and rnold, Minneapalis en- | water work superintendent, it being who will install the new|the general view that some capable|troduced a bill to allow persons who |after six months military service, vater works equipment, will perform | man should be secured to give his|have rendered service during the war|two of which were spent in England. hatever 1s necessary while in Be-|entire ,attention to the duties in-{free tuitition ut the state university | He received his honorable discharge 3 and the state normal schoois. at Camp Grant, Ili. sual. of A. T. Carlson Have approached|in order to assure proper care of the idji has no city engineer and ing and Beltrami counties, has in-{Mrs. Bert Towle, has arrived home The same also 4pplies to the volved. % VISIT INDIAN SCHOOL sna, o ot s s, bos) vy ¢ GATRSTAWIN NEED OF AMENDMENT not put forth their best efforts to Malone family formerly lived in Be-|strator, will leave tomorrow morning though a little Jate. Elbridge is at ~.x FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH ISWELL ADVANCED - TOWARD SOLUTION; - 10 CONFER FEB. 15 By Lowell Mellette. (United Press Correspondent.) .Paris, Jan, 23.—The Russian problem appeared well on the way toward solution today. Action of the supreme war council in voting partial recognition of the Russian soviet govs - ernment, together:with other political and military factions, in Russia, which were exclusively forecast by the United Press on January 11, was accepted, paving the way for an amicable adjustment of Russian affairs. : The program of the associated powers, which was based on unqualified acceptance of a proposal by President Wilson, pro- vided that their representatives shall meet with representatives of each of the Russian elements on the Princess Islands in the Sea of Marmora, near Constantinople, February 15. There, an effort will be made to work out the future of the Russian nation along lines of self determination. R s st ——————) WOULD INVESTIGATE WIRE CONTROL NECESSITY BIG PROBLEMS BROACHED Paris, Jan. 23.—The supreme war council officially announced today they discussed the following subjects in preparation for Saturday's meet- ing of the general congress: Inter- national labor legislation, responsi- bility in connection with war, re~ paration for war damages, an inter- national regime for ports, waterways and railways, proceedure for adop- tion of territorial questions. It was Washington, Jan, 23.—Investiga- tion of necessity of the government assuming control of telephone.and telegraph lines was proposed by Representative’ McKinley of Illinois, republican, in a resolution intro- duced to authorize Speaker Clark to appoint three republicans and three democrats to conduct the inquiry, BEMIDJI WILL AGAIN _TRY FOR ARMORY Bemidji is going to make an effort to secure an armory, and hope to be included in the state national guard. To that end, President Robinson of the Commercial chub- has appointed Major Mitchell of the home’ guard battalion; Captain E, H. Denu of the Bemidji motor corps; Captain Hal Huffman, just returned from mili- tary service, and F. 8. Lycan, pro- prietor of the Hotel Markham, as a committee. Bemidji patriots, just before the outbreak of the big war, turned over to the state a lake shore site for an armory for the naval malitia, and the patriotic citizens voted $8,000 in bonds toward the armory. It was thoroughly understood that the state had 315,000 roady to turn over v\ \IANN FEARS EXTRA CONGRESS SESSION the new structure worth while. But it was said after the malitia reported to the first line, the day following the call, the armory was not needed, and hi Jan. 23.— bl IC15 aiso statod that when the naval |1 euies Daan “remvinded thy. house division returns it will have ceased |},.¢ only four of the fourteen appro- priation measures had been passed in the first seven weeks of the short ses- sion, and that only six weeks re- to exist. Yet, there is the home guard and the motor corps, both of which rendered sterling service ‘o the state during the war and no fa- . cilitie available for maintaining in- Ln:&n:gheio{e;;:ls:afi: of supply bills terest and continuing its good work. “Now,I do not know,” said Repre- sentative Mann, “whether the presi dent has directed the democratic side of the house to force an extra session SOLDIERS RECEIVE ' “In addition to the appropriation In-a letter to his mother, Mrs. A. bills,b»;'lr: ave anbun(limual béll, ’n cené s 3 sus bill, yet to be disposed of, an f(,"{,,",:ne%“’{;d‘fmf;,%;fl’ ?:l:mh;lmg,‘;:f the revenue bill, also a bill pro\:iding says that he received his Christmas for the purchpse .of wheat at the box, through the Red Cross, January | Price guaranteed by the government 2, just before he sailed for America, and a number of other ungunal billa Several of the Bemidji mothers|Which rust be disposed of. Friday and that Marshal Foch, Field: Marshal Haig, General Diaz and-Ver- sallles imflitary representatives of the associated powers will be preaent. (By United Press.) 8ydney, N. 8. W. Dec. 22, (By Mail.)—In view of the shortage. of teachers in New South Wales, Aus~ tralla, A. G. F. James, mjnister for education, has arranged, for im- mediate release of teachers who en- listed in the Australian armed forces. MAY KEEP TOILET ARTICLES. Washington, Jan. 22.—S8ecretary Baker has directed that enlisted men upon being discharged from the serv. ive may retain the safety razor, comb, shaving brush, steel mirror and towels issued to each man. - be received by the soldiers, but they will, no doubt, be received, even Fort Hancock, N. J., and expects to receive his honorable discharge and return "home in the course of ten days. (By United Press.) St. Paul, Jan. 23.—To make it efs fective, the Minnesota bulk sales la needgi to be amended only in one rticular, according to H. H. Flom, attorney, who. has, studied 1gs laws of all states Tor gredit yiflons must be made to qg{nre lgn. ‘‘absojutely vold””’If the law {8’ not complied with, he said. At present it I:%not complied with. SWIFT’S WAREHOUSE BEING i GENERALLY IMPROVED Swift's warehouse is underfim‘ an overhauling and several improve- ments are being made. Contractor Paul Winklesky is doing the work. Thus a credit es into court with A small basement has been added|only the “pre?p&ion" in his favor and a new heating plant installed,|and the def; nt has only to over- while several changes for improved comawlmpflon." facilities have been made. e 2 ake the.law protective to R IE fiflfijl’br& and purchasers, the law HANLEY WOULD STEER g hould be mnfde positive he saild. Th':r Wy | S2lers from fraud by bulk sellng of CLEAR WORLD PROEDMO law is to protect credjtors and whole- any stock in trade for which ‘the sell- Indianapolis, Jan. 23.—J. Friank|er is indebted. Hanly, candidate for president on the - A AP prohibition ticket in 1916, today de- HONOR BURNS TODAY. clared he is opposed to including a ~ world prohibition provision in the St. Paul, Jan. 23.—“Braw lads"” feague of nations program. and “bonnie lassies,d whose lineage “I do not believe it would be {6]goes back to the “land of thistle,” the best interests of tne prohibition! will commemorate the birth of Ro- cause to take this action,” he said.|bert Burns in an annual celebration “The matter of profithition should be|here tonight. Scottish clans left to the vario g countries in the|throughout the country obserye the league of nation |day. PROBLEM 4lso announced the council will. meet: @