Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 27, 1919, Page 1

YOU CAN'T GET 2 VOLUME XVIL NO. 49 R BELTRAMI (0. *Rn mTsnd DIVISION BILL | ForAartEbhE e - MAYNOTPASS day finished its service for the great war and’ Chief - Clerk Simons per- formed practically the last of his duties. - The board went into action at the outbreak of the war when the draft ‘law went into effect and approximate- 1y 3,600 men were called, practicall; a*I‘I going “thr(fmih theff mil(li,"b wit] A Fary the exception of those affected by the - -Beltrami - Commissioners - Re-|last -call up to 45 years -of age, 2 3 2 § . when the armistice was signed. _ceive Increase in Salaries The board - consisted ' of Sheriff From $250 to $800 . Year Johnson, president; - Judge Simons, Sy chief “clerk; Dr. E. W. Johnson,’ Stanton and Charles Hayden of Blackduck. F Since June, 1917, Judge Simons has been in personal charge and to BILL WOULD FORBID BOOZE SHIPPED HERE 1 burgs in the state are the wettest places we have heard of since Noah| discovered -that somebody had gone| 8 off and left the spigot open.. | k IA bNo Phony Endorsement. ! —_— }émlx fell the brunt of thclal v}}an} wm'l:i Dep P > ; 2. | Beltrami county may well feel prou uty County Clerk at Bau of her showing and the -standard was : dette ‘WOuld Be . Full Eet by 1013 tain ,Muni)*l_:y c}:lf Adjutant . eneral Rhinow’s staff, who, in an in- Fledggd If Bill Passes spection of the state draft - boards, o g fissexated ‘that the recolx;ds 1;)! thefloc}:lil oard were among the best of the . (V&?gtt‘:,fi' ;ID'tNI?;l?I‘\.Bel; St?ted‘aéld that - the work “had heen iSt._ Paul, Feb. vorce . pro- |Spiendid. ceedings with a view to parating The coming of peace left the work the northern part of Beltrami county of endless checking and detail and from -the south-were started today | this has been done by Chief Clerk when the county division bill made Slmlons, who el“”g his 1{)"“‘?‘ with ity 1919 debut. ‘Before the war, if|2 €40 record, endorsed by the ad- you l(::m flemember» lt’hat far lénck,ha jutant general of the state. similar bill was on the menu, but the governor made it.a total loss when RECLUSE D]m ALONE he: threatenedbbo‘w *:téotit 1}1; the val}ua- : tion was not boos to three million from two. The present bill totes a IN Hls LOG CABIN valuation of two and’a half millions, A .the territory affected having. added| Living alone in a log shack near a-half million to its assessment dur-| Puposky, William Stewart, age 79 ing the two years. There is many a|years. ‘“passed on” alone and unat- skid between a law and a bill, and|tended, sometime -between Saturday it is too early yet to guess whether|and Tuesday night, when his dead this one will be among those present|body was - discovered in his cabin at:the end of the session or whether|home. There was no Semblance of it will be intefred in the political|fire wood and nothing.to eat in the graveyard. place, zmld Corom;r McKee is of the ’ Rai iisi y .. . |cpinion he died from exposure. R"“. Caminitaionsts s-h.""" Stewart lived alone. Occasionally _Two bills affecting Beltrami county | 6 ‘would do some work to keep the ‘will have passed the house by the wolf from the door, but the town- time you arg squinting at this. "One|chip looked after him in the main. - -gives more clerk- hire to the treas-'He has a daughter residing near the urers of Beltrami and Koochiching| Twin Cities and she has been com- counties, and the other is a package|municated with. . Letters found in «of good news for the commissioners| the .abitat repeatedly asked him to ~of ‘l;gllmpimxgw 1}:: fi:::jthm makpi them a visit and this he had ~xsannual - hun < promised.in. the spring. : lars inste f?m‘:“fiun‘%red Gty but] e ; it clips ileage” and” other 5 : mings. timiting the commissoners to| PEACE LEAGUE DISCUSS ‘ac expenses. 0 ills “were ‘boosted -fo the calendar yesterday BUFFER STATE FRANCE - without a single member raising his 2 ‘voice, in protest, and tomorrow they will get the final “0.K.” which will By Fred 8. Ferguson. put them on the law dictionary. United Press correspondent.) ' In a recent debate Representative| Paris, Feb. 27.—The creation of a s 1 McPartlin came out strong for an buffer state between France and eight-hour day for farmers’ wives, Gfl‘fl:flfly byll méfl;i:rgn . the Rher&i‘sh and if ever runs for attorney-Previnces se 0! ng, was dis- general the suffrage vote ought to fi’é cussed by peace delegates today. ehind him to_a “man.” T S “Fair- Sex> Lobbyists. IMPORTANT CONFERENCE. Before -we ¢ame down here we i o t1 5 expected t6 find large flfi"ks of them| . hools, and Miss Mae T. Barragy of rubberheéling ‘around ‘the corridors, i . t o Sl o b bl Bagley, - superintendent of Clear but the only one¥ wé have el‘;".”‘ ? water county, will be in Bemidjt to toss an. eye ‘H aré members oliryesday and Wednesday and will the shriller sex. -#&liost any day you | meet with County Superintendent J. can see two or ‘thrée of them on the|c ~McGhee, and discuss matters of trail of members. They represent the|jmportance. ~ Superintendent Mc- Society for the Prevention of Wattus| Ghee will return today from the to Whoozus or ‘something like that,| norih end of the county and the and for all the influence they tote|county board will meet Monday. they mighth bet{;rkll):c }z:t hom?’\ playing BN i tunes on the old kitchen orchestra so that hubby 1could “;:;ge admefal when LUTHERN CAMPMGN he returns from- “the end of a per-| "~ fect day” down towh. . OPENS ON MARCH l There is.about thirty-four million dollars in -the’old appropriation sock == . this session, and every member is Rev. L. A. Roseland of Crookston, huntiémg for tfie :o‘:k' tlI]:f.Ed. Rako Lurtherlan minis}t}er.i\vtas i;\ B(;mitt]iji and Senator Nord get their eyes on|vesterday in e {interests o he . it the Bemidji normal won’t suffer| world wide reconstruction campaign, < to any great extent, and.a few arm- the striken Armenians being. special ories will add to the scenery of the cbjects of attention of the drive soon north country. : 3 to be.inaugurated. B Begin Roads Now, IIL is the - intention to have N. : SRR " Martinson of Minneapolis, state The l;;gtlllWBY }C‘Olnl:msi}on has Ka’lfl; director of the campaign, present at :}?otul?i r:f)tecaucseugnyoglozsnwsin B(S the x(mlo ”?“fi hmf heonk Otw“:,e "(‘,"“‘ I ’ .an 1 -| mercial club next week, Wednesday, trami and Koochiching counties. It|.nd speak to the business men on is to the effect that before the gov-|ihc purposes of the campaign. Its 9rn§:;s fl%flfit‘;‘: gli‘\efl:; 3}%:219:01:0?;; “;on; is along the flamelfiis z;n that is 1 1 of the war work drive and its ob- e e S ALk e A s Sl T R g 4 30,000, , commencing the first ¢ the hard surfacing to follow later.|March. The quota fgr ]Be]tra:n' Thig depends of course on the people| county is $3,400. of .the state ra.miymg the law, of The coming of Mr. Martinson will which "c"!}eflidlsnhtt]%dogbt. bring a speu]}:er who took a promin- oul ry Up County. ent part in the Third !iberty loan in A bill introduced the other day|linnesota, and the Minnesota will prfo:]idetlnor funtt:or u%hi;'{tcm-"‘!m"m Ul'};hu canimtaizn is headed by zens of the two counties of Beltrami|Governor Burnquist. and Koochiching. It prohibits the EE E R shipping of “licker” into dry coun- FUNERAL OF BABE. ties, and if it passes thirsty lads will| = ha;e ;,]o do \‘lzifllm)out th;ir “pact%age:;s = The ?fg;llt—moz;_thx-(l;(ld infant of and they will be as dry as e old|Mr. and TS. rank Smith, 513 Sahara desert unless they take to|Fourth street, was buried in Green- gargling varnish or painkiller. The | wood this afternoon, death being due bill, if it escapes the shoals, will sure-| to pneumonia. Undertaker McKee 1y put them in low spirits, and you (\'{J’;ulx]xcted the Bfuueral and Rev. take that eith = hitby of the Baptist church con- ca'I‘n ‘:hs m:anet)imeert;::yTwin Cities, | ducted the services. realizing tha; they will soon have tflx R SR go into dry dock, are improving each | little shining hour. The two biggest}G. 0. P. LEADERS TO PICK (By United Press.) ill passed yesterday aims for| Washington, Feb. 27.—Republi- protection of candidates for|Cc'n members of the next house of friends of,doubtiul‘"“1’"’59“‘“”“95 will meet tonight ‘o the office against e A e “lchoose the mext candidate for (Continued on Page Four) uzpeaker vetive Page FEDERALBANK view, Looks for No Reduc- tion ‘in Essentials MARGINS WILL REMAIN - APPROXIMATELY SAME Profit If It Cared To = " (By United _Press:) duce for the next two years at least,” declared E. G. Quamme, president of the St. Paul Federal Land bank, in an interview with the United Press. “European countries, swept by the war, will be unable to re-establish themselves and become self-sustain- ing within that time,” he said, He looks for mo.reduction in pro- duction of essentials' as a result of signing of the peace treaty, at least for many months. “Prices will gradually go down,” he said, “but the farmer and every- one else will make just as much p{ofit, because all living ‘essentials will be reduced in cost proportionate- ly. Margins will' remain approxi- mately the same.” He pointed out. that the so-called “$2.26 wheat price ' guarantee” is now properly called a' “guarantee” but emphasized that last year it was improperly called a ‘‘guarantee.”” He said it should have been called a “$2.26 limit.” “If the government had not limit- ed the price of wheat to a little more than two dollars a bushel, and per- mitted the law of supply and demand to comntinue, wheat Would“have gone to five, six or seven dollars a bushel during the war," Quamme asserted. “Take cotton, or instance,” he said by way of explanation. “This product was not controlled by the government but prices were guaged by the law of supply and demand. Cotton was 6 and 7 cents a pound prior to the war. During the war it jumped to about 60 cents a pound. The same situation existed and still exists with If wheat prices had not been by the government they ducts. limited would have jumped in proportion. : Lost War Profits. “The wheat raiser lest war profits that came to other producers as a result of government restrictions. De- spite the fact that he was forced to pay twice as much for machinery, labor and materials, he received no more for his product. He was de- prived of profit he was entitled to and now it is up to the government to guarantee that he will not suffer on investments he has already made for this year. “Winter wheat is already in. The farmer already has made ments for a record crop this year. He has purchased machinery and en- gaged help to gather the crop. The vestments. spring wheat grower has already pur- This was done before the armistice was signed. the government a billion dollars to make good the $2.26 wheat guaran- ment asked him to do this in good keep faith with the farmer. * tee do not know the situatiom: The government is in position to make a profit on that investment if it sees fit to do so. U. S. Could Profiteer. “If the government should buy up all the wheat at $2.26 a bushel it can sell it for that. If there is a surplus to be sold to the allied coun- tries the government can make a profit on it. The government cannot possibly lose anything by guarantee- ing the wheat price for this year and it certainly could not go back on the farmer who already has made ready for the crop. “However it is not expected that the crop this vear will be tremen- dously large. The farmer has planted his ground to wheat now for two or three years and this naturally pulls down production. “Another angle, is that the farmer who answered the government’s plea to produce wheat could make more money growi other crops. Flax, for instance, is a highly profitable crop and surer if the ground is right. There is more money in the dairy business, too. Many farmers would have purchased stock and grown feed crops, rather than grow wheat.” DOUBLE HEADER. The Walker giris high school first team and the Walker boys second team will play Bemidji high school in the armory Saturday evening. The game promises to be of interest (5] SEES DEMAND | FOR PRODUCE | NEXT 2 YEARS) E. G. Quamme, in An 'lnter;‘— Government - Could Buy ' All _Wheat Crop and Sell at. | St. Paul, Feb: 27.—*“There will be a demand for everything we can pro- régard to rice, tobacco and other pro- arrange- chased his grain and made other in- The govern- faith. The government, then, must “Those who are afraid it will cost TODAY’'S NEWS OUT OF YESTERDAY'S PAPERS--READ THE[REON: EMIDJI DAILY BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENING; FEB. 27, 1919 l H afftcers A. B. cupied newly r Belgram stote, a location prevent ance col postponed. clared travel Stanton dergo a change and pla; all businessmen, farmers, labor branch luncheo Stanton on the in the ization. munity, constitu er, and named Prof. Wilson Palmer, todian, Tuesday Secrétary of War Baker pinning the distingulshed service medal on Bdward R. Stettinlus, asslstant secrctary of war. In the room are other PALMER’S HARDWARE INTO NEW OUARTERS ware business from the old location on Third street, which he has oc- erly occupied by the Knapp Shoe RED LAKE DRY ZONE BILL GOES GLIMMERING St. ‘Paul, Minn., Feb. 27.—The bill by ‘Senators Cumming of East Grand Fopks ‘and Peterson- of M ‘miles of an Indian resepvation, and aimed at Red Lake ialls, started a voted for it and it was definitely hot discussion in the senate temper- parts of Polk county were “unbear- men,” he said, “and it was unsafe to drunken autoists.” COMMERCIAL CLUB TO CHANGE NAME AND FIELD: WIDE SCOPE OF MEMBERS The Bemidji Commercial club has taken the cne suggested by Judge the organization, that the club un- ing yesterday during the noonday dent W. mittee of five to work out the plans. Taking up the suggestion of Judge Muhphy of Wheaton, president of the state fair board, talked at length he stated his town was the only one spirit rampant in his home .com- sented all lines of business and in- dustry and prafsed its results. President Robinson has written to Mr. Murphy to secure a copy of the ganization referred to by the speak- prefecting plans for a community organization. apolis was a club guest and he gave | much interest. PALMER IS NAMED GREGORY'S SUCCESSOR Washington, ceed Thomas W. Gregory, resigned. The: appointment takes effect next P10 ety - = MONTH FOP™" aoct “\swfw“\ g ANARCHISTSIN REVOLT, STATES MESSAGEFROM CAPTURED CITY iClaim Spartacans “Are Too r Slow; Seize Dusseldorff i -Held by Opponents: COUNTRY SEETHING IN MASS OF.REVOLUTION Bolsheviki Planning Offensive Along Fronts, Captured Orders Indicate i EDWARD R. STETTINIUS IS HONORED By John Graudenz. (United Press correspondent.) Berlin, Feb. . 27.—Anarchists, charging the Spartacans are too con- gervative, have started a counter rev- olution in Germany, reports from Dusseldorff today stated. The dis- patches say the anarchists had over- thrown the Spartacans and seized control of the city. N Dusseldorff had only recently passed into the hands of the Sparta- cans. Meanwhile the Spartacans so- viet revolution has spread into all parts of the country. BOLSHEVIKI PLAN OFFENSIVE. London, Feb. 27.—The bolgheviki are planning a combined offensive on practically all fronts, it is revealed in captured orders. The allied forces advanced more than twenty-six on the Murmansk front Sunday, inflicting casualties on the bolsheviki for€es. Y.W.C.A. RECONSTRUCTION CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED The wnntal ¥EWC. Al cabipalgn is now on in Minnesata and Mgs. J. M. Bishop of Thief River Fall§ was in Bemidji yesterday in the intgrests of the campaign, she being in charge’ of the Seventh district, of which Beltrami county {s a unit. While here, she appointed Mrs. W. Z. Robinson as chairman of the campaign for the county, the allot- _\vho have been similarly decorated. R ELK LODGE WILL DISCUSS NEW CLUB ROOMS THIS EVENING There will be a meeting of the Bemidji lodge of Elks tonight to dis- cuss the proposition of improved club rooms in. the ‘Elk temple and it is desifed that as many members a5 possible be present. From the present outlook it will hardly be two weeks before the round of the hammer ig heard in .e spacious temple club guarlfrs, be; ginning the work of finishing and nd which is & much Dbetter equipping the quarters as originally 4 planned. CHAOS. IF AMERICA REFUSES PEACE LEAGUE Washington, Feb.' 27. — President Wilson told members of the congres- sjonal foreign relations committees Jast -night that unless the United States entered-the-Jeague of nations: the league would fall and chaos and turmofl beyond description would re- gult in Burope. Views of republican members opposing the league consti- tution as reported to the peace con- ference apparently were not changed by the conference. GIVES THEATRE TO CITY. Palmer is moving his hard- for nearly ten years, to the emodeled McIver building on i avenue, the building form- oorhead Lo the sale of liquor within 50 mmittee. Oniy two senators Senator Cumming de- that conditions in certain able."” “ f ment bein 174, _certainly a low Women don't dare go out at By Henry Wood. e il t%flnsga : oud,y and it night for fear of insult from drunken (United Press corregpondent.) oarrics the assurage: that not for Paris, Feb. 10. (By Mail.)—The ditfomal funds Marquis de Polignac has just do- nated to the city of Rheims, where his champagne establishment is sit- uated, a theatre to replace the one distroyed by the Germans. The contract for the woodwork and interior finishihg of the theatre has been given by the.marquis to one of the largest airplane factories In France, which a few months ago had more airplane contracts to fill for the French war department than It could take care of, but which now has nothing on its hands but its pay- roll. 1t is expected that the contrhet for the theatre fixtures will tide over the entire plant another year will be solicited. T The need of the Y. W. C. A: was never more urgent. Women have been taking the places of men dur- fng the war and the returning sol- diers are now taking their former positions and employment, releasing the feminine workers who will have to be cared for in many ways, during the period of reconstruction. It is an urgent necessity. The work is not to raise the fallen but to prevent falling and act as a safeguard, and the local campaign will soon begin. on the roads because of at the annual banquet of radical change in its status, its name to Community club n its membership to include|the factory until lines of endeavor, merchants,|can be readjusted to the manufac- professional men: ture of peace time products. OFFICE IN DB MOINES and every other T Lieut. Roy Lelbsle, who at the time of the outbreak of the war was a member of the engineering firm of Gelb & Leibsle, Bemidji, when both joined the service, closing their of- fices, has been releasgd from service and has opened an offfce for his pro- fession as architect, 311 Valley Na- tional bank building, Des Moines, Towa, his homéeity. This informa- tion was received in advices sent to | triends in Bemidii. His former partner, Captain George Gelb, 18 still in France. They had fully intended to once mor lo- cate in Bemidji, but indications are that they will be located in Des Moines. WILSON WILL SPEAK ON LEAGUE MARCH 4 (By United Press.) Washington, Feb. 27.—President Wilson has definitely decided to speak in New York Tuesday night, of industry, and at the meet- LANGUAGE COMES CHEAP, (By United Press.) London, Feb. 12. (By Mail.)—S8al- arfes of Englishmen returning to business tasks after demoblization are not to be greater than they were in 1914, it is indicated. Positions waiting former officers at the labor ministry are scheduled: Translator, one language, $16 to $20 weckly; analytical chemist $1500 yearly and foreign correspondent speaking Russian, French, Spafish, Portuguese and familiar with short- hand and typewriting, $17 to $20 a week."” n it was voted t6 have Presi- Z. Rohinson appoint a com- the same night, Hon. F. W. community club feature, as state possessing such organ- He spoke of the community that the membership repre- “JIM” GIVEN HOME. James Given, son of Mrs. Given- McGee, returned last evening having been honorably discharged from the navy, having recelved his discharge at the Great Lakes, Mr. Given left with the Bemidji naval militia in April, 1917. tion and bylaws of the or- as soon as the committee 18 it will take up the task of John Jacob Beck of Minne- He ap- a selection on the planio. S March 4 peared in recital last night at the MID-WEEK PR : A 5 Presbyterian church. I L Secredtal;}}'l tTumultyt foany ’an- . Mayn Stanton, returned| The Methodist med-week prayer nounce at a great nonpartisan maI:lne a?syo Zave 7 sfi:t;reetlng o | mecting will be held at the home of demonstration for the league of na- Wilson has nominated A. iMtchell|Dr. and Mrs. Shannon this evening | tions was being planned. = Efforts member of the marines, that was of | 4t 8 o'clock. are being made to have ex-President ¥ | Willlam Horard Taft speak with the president. 5.000 MORE ARRIVE ON THREE TRANSPORTS (By United Press.) New York, Feb. 27.—Three trans- ports arrived today with nearly 5,- 000 officers and soldiers from 1ll parts of the United States, many of whom were sick or wounded. The transports were the Wilhelmina, Casserta and Ulns. STRIKERS ORDERED BACK. San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 27.—The boilermakers and engineers on a strike in Seattle have been ordered back to work by their international officers. SPECIAL MASONIC MEETING. There will be a special meeting of the Masonic lodge this evening for work in the fellowcraft degree, and the worshipful desires a large at- tendance of the craft (By United Press.) Feb. 27.—President has nominated A. Mitchell present alien property cus- as attorney general to suc- RIS