Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 11, 1919, Page 1

! ! ! | 1 | 7 and righ “star "BEMIDJI DAILY PIO , VOLUME XVIL NO. 59 BIG CAMPAIGN OF WORLD WIDE * CHURCH WORK ‘GIVENTPETUS Program of Sub-District, Cen- tenary Conference Held in Methodist Church §~+" DR. CRAIG DELIVERS KEYNOTE ADDRESS Duties of Citizenship Sounded by Fergus Falls Speaker; How Church is Judged The program of the sub-district centenary conference of the Metho- dist church, held in the church Mon- day afternoon apd evening, was “some program’’. if permission is granted to state it this way. Not one minute from the time the hands of the olock pointed to 5:30 until late in the night, was there a breathing spell. It “was one thing after another and each seemed better than the precéeding one. The church was ‘well filled, the Ladies Aid mem- bers serving supper from 5:30 until about 8 o’clock. The large majority who dined at the.church remained to hear the entire program. Kevnote Address. Dr. C. J. Craig made the keynote address and outlined present condi- tions as they are here and in other countries. “The world is ripe for action and -expects the church to act,” he said, “and every member will join in the grand procession sooner or later.” He compared the present centen- ary drive with the great world war and said that tlie church must get ready to carry out its great plan. . Dr. @.. H. Zentz of Fergus. Falls gave a :?lendld talk-on ‘“‘Steward- ship.” . His. Mas Dl of - 'Dep’ P i‘gm.- e-point- _He gave vividly the duties of an "American citizen, whether he be church mem- ber or -not.”He said, “the church is ekpected to' do more for the world than it ever did béfore, but the peo- plé must be educated to their patrio- tic duty.- It's just as much a patrio- tic act to get ‘out and prepare tue church for this great work, as it. was for minute mento get out on war work. “The blind can’t lead the blind, so it is our duty to make people see the need of the great work ahead. It is a great thing to master truth, but it is a greater thing for truth to mas- er man."” How Church Is Judged. Judge C. M. Tifft spoke of the lay- man and the church. He said that the church was judged by its pro- duction. “Its a big job the church has un- dertaken,” he said, “but not too big for its members. Men must come oft the pinacle ofselfishness and look upon the centenary movement as one in which he considers it a privelege to enlist. It is more than a duty, it’s _ a privelege. We must prepare for “-this drive by educating the people the same as we had to in the great world struggle. It is not churcn members alone we need, but every right thinking citizen, and what's more we are getting them.” (Continued on Page Six) side the “common people” in the street MINNESOTA FARES WELL IN ROAD AID St. Paul, March 11.—Minnesota will receive $7,600,000 federal aid for road building, union, United States Senator Frank B. Kellogg told members of the leg- islature. g Senator Kellogg, .made short ad- dresses to both the house and senate touching briefly on the advantages of the bill keeping the wheat price reg- ulated and appropriating money for road building, but dwelling mostly in his talks on his pleasure at being again in Minnesota. " “In the last two years,” said Sena- ter Kellogg, ‘I have been in Minne- sota less than a month. Duties at Washington have kept me absent from the state I have the honor to represent -longer than I should have desired. I am gratified at the oppor- tunity to be back once more in this —————— e — . unfom ‘““Minnesota is a state with greater résources than nearly any other state in the union. Its farms, its mines and ‘its industries put it in the front ranks, but the greatest resource of all is in the sterling patriotic qual- ity of its citizenship, as proved by their stand in the great crisis we have just been through.” HOOVER WILL ALSO RESIGN NEXT JULY Paris, March 11.—That, Herbert Hoover, the American food adminis- trator, and lately appointed director general of the interallied relief or- ganization, is to cease his relief work in the summer was indicated in a statement issued by Mr. Hoover con- cerning the wheat situation. He in- timated that a majority of his co- life. Speaking of various problems con- nected with the wheat situation, Mr. Hoover said they would need to be solved by some one else, ‘“because neither myself, nor most of the men in the food administration will be able to continue in the service for the government after next July. “We also must earn a living,” Mr. Hoover said. ———————————— Bemidji students at Hamline uni- ¢ versity are certainly taking a promin- ent part in the life of the seat of learning, for during the basket ball season Dan Gainey has starred for the team, as practically every ac- count of games has chronicled. The Jast game of the season was played Saturday night with the champion Carletons and while it was rough Carleton won by only two points. The 8t. Paul Pioneer Press gives the fol- Jowing account in part: “Hamline university lost its last game of their season to the cham- pionship Carleton college five, 18 to 16, in a hot game on the Hamline floor last night. Carleton led deci- sively during the first half and the score at the end of this period was 15 to 4 in its favor. Hamline began to tighten its play in the second half and the contest became unusually ex- citing for the galleries. Roach Han- son and Gainey starred for Hamline, while Godfrey and Street were the performers on the visitors. Burns played excellently at guard for “Hamline. “Cloon and Cawles staged their lit- e battle shortlv before the end of e half, while there were four min- utes left to play. Both Cowles and Cioon went back into the game, but ‘BEMIDJT HAMLINE STUDENTS - ARE MAKING 600D RECORD a double foul was called. Gray, Carleton guard, was taken out for personal fouls and was succeeded by Kitzman. _“Hamline was only four points be- hind when Gainey, left guard, got the ball on the tip-off near the cen- ter of the floor, and, without even a dribble, made about the prettiest basket of the game from the center of the floor. Hanson, Hamline for- ward, made a free throw. Omne more foul throw by Cowles of Carleton put Carleton two points in the lead again, where the final score stood.” , The Pioneer Press also speaks of the Hamline semi-annual literary publication, known as the Maga which has just appeared for the first time this year and says: War time conditions are reflected in the fact that with one exception— the business manager——the entire edi- torial staff of the paper are women. Daniel Gainey is the business ‘man- ager. Miss Corrine Carlson of Bemidji is also one of the star basket ball play- ers of the Hamline co-eds and has also been chosen athletic editor of the Liner, an athletic all-university publication issued every two years. in other athletic sports state, -ofid" of ‘the “Ereatdst in. the|. - - workers also would return to priva(ed — BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY ~ SOLDIERS OF THE RUSSIAN RED ARMY IN MOSCOwW 5 of Moscow. EVENING, MARCH 11, 1919 This ')lm[ogruph, one of the tirst of its kind to reach this country, shows the Red army solaiers murcf]lng along- The scene is mear the Kremlin. BEMIDJI BOY WRITES FROM CITY INFRANCE Dudley Lane, a Bemidjl boy, Head- quarter’s troop, Fourth division, February 22, and says in part: “I received your paper from a friend in your city and certainly did enjoy reading it. “I am enjoying good health. Was wounded at Cuisix, France, in the IMPORTANT POSTS COME TO THlS STATE‘WHI be reduced to 100,000 men. A STRIKE ENDS IN CENTRAL GERMANY: Zurich, March 11.—The strike is ended in Central Ger- Washington, March 11.-—Minne- sota's eight representatives will hold porportionately | A. E. F., has written The Ploneer a|prominent committee assignments in morg than any other state in the[letter dated, Bad Bertrich, Germany, |the Sixty-sixth house. As decided upon, by the commit- tee on committees, they will have, places as foillows: Sydnty Anderson, First district, agriculture; Franklin E. 'Ellswortl, Second district, inter- stnge and foreign commerce, Charles Arrogone Forest drive. I1got a letter{R. Davis, Third district, Appropria- from Claude Bailey and he is 21l right and enjoying the best of health. 1 wish you a year of great success and prosperity.” WOMEN T0 ORGANIZE CIVIC CLUB: MEETING WILL BE HELD 15TH A meeting for the purpose of or- ganizinq a Woman’s County Civic club will be held in the Presbyterian charch Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Mrs. Peter Olsen of Clo- quet will address the meeting and all women of this community are. urged to attend. Mrs. Olsen is well known in Min- nesota and is considered one of the best women platform speakers in the northwest. (It is a pity the men of this locality will not be permitted to hear her. Editor’s note.) Her mes- sage is worth while and women who have the opportunity to welcome her message will doubtless be greatly benefited. This meeting was decided upon at the final meeting of the committees of the Council of National Defense. A drive for membership has been launched and already more than 100 have decided to join the ranks, with the names still coming in. This county should have 500 mem- bers from the start and indications are that sooner or later this number will be reached. At the Saturday meeting officers will be elected and committees ap- pointed and the work for the year outlined along civic improvement work SHIPYARDS REOPEN Seattle, Wash.,, March 11.—Al. though today is the time set for re- opening the shipyards of Tacoma, Aberdeen and Seattle, following: the calling off of the strike of metal ttrades workers which began January 21, shipyard owners at conference estimated it would be several weeks before the yards were again in full swing. Rains and other weather con- ditions and lack of usage, it was said, will necessitate a large amount of re- pairs to machinery in the yards. 'MIDDLETON APPOINTED ON COUNTY COMMITTEE Judge Stanton, as committee man of the Americanization committee re- cently created by Minnesota State Bar association has been authorized to make appointments of county committeemen of the various coun- ties in the 15th judicial district and has named for Beltrami Co. E. E. McDonald, Thayer C. Bailey, H. L. Huffman and C. L, Peglow of Bemidji and C. R. Middleton of Baudette. The purpose of the State Bar as- sociation in having a state wide or- ganization on Americanization has as its aim and object that the bar of the state generxlly exercizes its best efforts toward inducement of all non citizens to become citizens and to in- stil patriotism and real Americanism in the minds of the people generally. BOARD MEETS TONIGHT. The board of education will meet this evening, at which time the con-jcount of county and judicial ditches | Riggs is no 'be re-emploved g Y = = tions; foreign affairs, Walter H. Newton, Fifth district, Harold Knut- son, Sixth district; probably immi- gration and pensions. Andrew J. of judiciary; Halvor Steenerson, Ninth district, chairman of postoffi- ces and post roads; Thomas D. Schall, Tenth district has been named to con- }tinde.on the rules committee, in the place’given him two years ago by the e ats. ot 2o o . Mr. Knutson also is prominently mentioned as republican “whip.”" If comittee assignment. Knutson probably will have to gi up his assignments on immigration and naturalization and pensjons. CABINET PIPE ORGAN FOR EPISCOPAL CHURCH A cahinet pipe organ has been pur- | chased by the members of the Episco- pal church, which will be installed this week. It is a Goodman organ. The pipes are gold painted and give; a very effective appearance. The ' case of walnut and will mateh the! durk finish of the church interior. On Friday, Miss Conant, musical in- {structor of the Bemidji public schools, and the choir will give a cital at the Lenten service at 7:30 ] o'clock in the evening. All are heartily welcome. A silver offering| will be taken | INDIAN 117 YEARS OLD WILL TOUR EAST STATES| John Smith, the oldest living In-' dian who, for many years, has made ! Vhis home in Cass Lake, is now in| Walker for a few weeks, the guest of | his adopted son, Thos. E. Smith. John Smith is now about 118 years | of age and was born near Pokegama | Lake. He has been the happy hubby ! of seven wives in his time but was| never a father. It has been 20 years; now since his last wife left him for | the happy hunting grounds and John | was left to make his weary way alone | but he is happy. He lives much in| the past, dreaming of many battles| won and some lost and of the big, councils that sat long before the’ white man even commenced to en- 'roach upon the hunting grounds of his red brothers. This aged Indian, with his adopted | son as an escort, will leave here in about three weeks to make an ex-' tended tour in the east, giving exhfib- itions in public and displaying to the wondering world what the oldest man among the many can do. He is certainly a wonderful old gentleman and as bright mentally as most young men. Among the latest bills to be intro-' duced in the state house is that of! Representative Rako of Beltrami county, which comes under the head of drainage. © The measure requires approval of voters to authorize issuance and sale of drainage bonds in which has bonded indebtedness on ac- She ranks high in literature and also | tracts will be issued the teachers to!equal and greater than 25 per ceat of the agsessed valuation --READ THE PIONEER e ——— FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH X3 A oo \Y GEAMANY WILL BE - REDUCED INPOWER LESSTHANNEAREST - NEIGHBOR, REPORT | By Fred S. Ferguson. (United Press Correspondent.) i Paris, March 11.—With the military terms adopted and rapid progress being made toward the completion of other provisions, it was learned today that the preliminary peace treaty may be ready to present to the Germans by March 20. { From the greatest war maker in the world, Germany will | bé reduced to a military status lower than that of her smallest %neighbor. She will be impotent even befeore little Switzerland. The conscription system will be knocked out by a twelve-year {enlistment requirement, for the army which, it is understood, MINNESOTS GRICAL Volstead, Seventh district, chairman | given that position he will hold no' In taking a place on foreign affairs : Bolshevik ! fuvenile band boys are as enthuastic any county |into details and what he had to say many, but a state of geige has again beern p_rpclaimed in Dussel- dorff and Wilesia. BEMIDJI BOOSTERS ARE GUESTS OF BLACKDUCK Good fellowship reigned at the meeting of the Blackduck Commer- cial club, held in Blackduck Monday evening, at which President Robin- son of the Bemidji Commercial club ‘and H. Z. Mitchell were present. A. E. Whitting ot tbe Blackduck ‘live wires” presided and called upon Mr. Robinson for a speech, which was along the line of co-operation on the part of Bemidjl business men with whatever was for the best {nterests cof the villages, towits afid Parmners ot Beltrami county. . The meeting was held in the vil- lage hall and an excellent supper was'| ! served by the memberg of the domes- \ tie sclence girls ofthe public schools. “We ought to attend more of these affairs,” said Mr. Robinson in com- menting on the success of the meet~ ing and the \\;arm reception of him- (self and Mr. ftehell. MAIL SEIZURE SHOWS _ ; REDS PLAN OVERTHROW Washington, March 11.—Mail matters seized since the signing of the armistice has disclosed that the [ W. W, anarchists, radical social- ists and others are ‘‘perfecting an amalgamation™ which has for its ob- ject the overthrow of the American government through a *“bloody revo- lution” and the establishment of a republic, according to a memorandum sent to the senate pro- paganda committea by Solicitor Gen- eral Lamar of the postoffice depart- ment. The memorandum was made public by the * committee, and Chairman Overman said it would be read into the records today. GERMAN PAPER BLAMES WORKERS FOR CONDITIONS Zurich, Switzerland, March 11— The Volksstimme, the organ of the majority =ocialists in Frankfort, takes fssue with the majority of the German newspapers that the allied powers are all to blame for the suf- ferings of Germany. The newspaper asgerts that if econimic-difficulties are not overcome and if the working class does not stop destroying the resources at fits disposal. Germany's condition will be “reduced to nothingness in o few months." C. C. ELECTS DIRECTORS AT MEETING TONIGHT The annual clection of the board of directors and officials of the Com. mercial club will be held tais evening at the club headquarters and all members in good standing should be present, as the meeting will be one of utmost importance. The organization s planning to de- velop into a community club: and greatly broaden ity scope: of activi- tles, and also bréaden its membership aund take into its activities the in- terests of the entiye city. DEBS MUST SERVE " HIS PRISON SENTENCE P Washington, March 11.'—-—-‘515 su- preme court has sustained the con- viction of Eugene V. Debs, socialist leader, found guilty of violating the esplonage nct throught statements made in a speech at Canton, Ohio, last June, and sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment. In deciding the ¢ase the court in effect upheld the canstitutionality ot the so-called enlistinent section of the esplonage act of 1917, The opinion of the court was un- animous. ISSUED IN BERLIN (By United Press.) Bashe, March 11.—War Minister Noske {ssued a proclamation Sunday declaring that any one seen carrying arms except government troops would be shot immediately, said a Berlin dispateh toddy. This is the result of three Sparta- cang being shot by government troops and in retaliation the Sparta- cans killed three soldiers. LOGGING CAMP FOREMAN IS INJURED WHILE AT WORK Harry Taylor, foreman of the log- ging camp of the Bemidji Manufac- turing company at spur 15, near Pu- posky, 1s at the hospital suffering from a badly smashed foot and other injuries received at the camp last Saturday. His condition is not serlous and it is expected he will recover satls- factorily. PARENTS ARE ENTHUSIASTIC OVER BAND ORGANIZATION o From every appearance at the city hall last evening, the parents of the over the proposed organization of the Bemidji boys' band as are the ju- venile members themselves, and there is no question but that the band will be speedily put together by Director Riggs, leader of the Be- midji battalion band. It was the heart-to-heart talk on the part of Director Riggs that ce- mented the friendship and co-opera- tion of the parents, of which there were nearly 150 present. He went wag heartily accepted, for Director stranger to Bemidji, hav- ing been director of the famous Crookston band and also was the or- ganizer of the equally famed Crooks- ton juvenile band and is a successful husiness man as well. That the organization meets with hearty approval of the right sort was evidenced by the presence of Superin- tendent Bolcom of the public schools, who heartily urged the success of the band. Postmaster Ritchie also spoke and so did P. R. Peterson, former director of the battalion band, who has two talented sons in the juvenile band. In his address to the parents, Director Riggs emphasized the neces- gity of daily practice for the boys and all members will soon be equipped with Instruments assigned them. 1f there are any in doubt about securing them Mr. Riggs ig prepared to help them at wholesale flzures i T e — T ,%x;m;gamnonuifiux~.1¢~;! b o S -..‘r«_—w..fl.__m*mv.‘m S S SRS []