Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 18, 1919, Page 1

. PN (oI S IDJI DAILY PIONE —— 1cal Society BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1919 FORTY-FIVE. ™", Lc muNTH | PUREWATER, | LOTOFIT,WILL ' BE PROVIDED FOR BEMIDIT ‘Improvement of System to Be Sold at Once, CITY PHYSICIAN’S REPORT ACCEPTED BY COUNCIL BEMIDJT . GIRL COI.I.EQE STAR FIGHTERSON 1" e PRESENT GERMAN team. - Miss Carlson is a junior at Hamline. A The sextet is undefeated, . against 24 made by its opponents, an [] 5 average of 7 to 1, against the strong- 1|8t co-ed basket ball teams in the S state. - Thig record makes the com- ’ bination wundisputed champions of ; l:mt Twin l(:meu and y{ob;l:{iy of tdhla m : i Aiding|state. A large amount of the credit Honfe Service Wm:ker. ¢ - |tor this' unusual showing is due to Discharged Soldiers to Se= | the leadership ot Miss Carlson and to . cure 360 Extra P‘y. 1her noteworthy work on the floor. $ ’ She is the only member of the team who has not been scored on this sea- son. EACH MAN ALSO ENTITLED TO FIVE CENT MILAGE By Frank J, Taylor 3 (Copyright 1919 by United Press) m Berlin, by courier to Paris—Maximillan Harden, editor of GOLFERS PROVID . ‘the Zukunft and Germany’s most outspoken citizen, informed EXPERT SECURED the United Press today that the present German government shoullcll be am:hwilGl be ovex:throlwn. S ki ' - e says the German people are crazy an at the kaiser, Bemidji Followers of Sport An-|if he were not a coward, could return to Germany ‘and regain ‘ticipate Big Season—Mem- |the throne. H b bership Nears Limit. Harden believes that the success of the league of nations and world peace depends.upon close and friendly relations be- Bemidji golfers are swaiting with |tween Germany, Great Britain and America. Harden, who has club, for assistance in making out}much anxiety the opening of the sea- | just recovered from several weeks illness, discussed conditions by«the Turks, acting under the leader- | their application for the $60 bonusison and m,yy ufl&e“u a splendid Jus! d from s 8% , d ship of their German masters, Miss | "ecently authorized by congress'to belyvear. Through the generosity of of- | ™ Germany freely and frankly. v vaid all men honorably discharged] fiefals of the Crookston. Lumber com- CLUB HOUSE FOR _ "% Six Applicants for Position of ; Engineer and. Committee to ‘Investigate Qualifications. Attention Being Given Rights of Military Men to Convert Government Insurance Bemldji is to be provided with In thei past few days. many -dis-; :‘;‘“;;;f; :vl;‘l’xmb:o::&fi:::tm::z;xz charged soldiers, sailors and marines - the i g ; ] : have applied to the Bemidji Home]| needs, s ‘next' two 4 ‘—n:t‘b!it 3 Ls;? t:::nhtlg. the council g 3 51 Service section of the American Red| 2 voted . to advertise for bids for -the Cross, and to the Army and Navy. purchases. of the $50,000 bond issue}’ serer peing tortured and Imprisoned provided by ommfnce 99 and work B D of improving the three deep wells and the water system in general will begin. immediatel Aurora Mardiganian, an Armenian & . from service since April 6, 1917." . the buildi d last summer 1, 18 In America with tales of crueity | ‘TO pany the building used last sumn REATY READY SATURDAY. tb'i,- 1": g‘l‘y“ff‘x"f gh;’ !:fi’;fl:;e;:;(l‘nd im:;iinu::.l ‘m’i All officers and enlisted men offat the foot of Third street as a sol- i PEACE TREA S. Tl‘! 05.060" etions 4T water 4 day will| posed upon the people of Armenia. | b8, ST Bavy or marine corps’|diers' barracks hus been provided the Paris, March. 18—The League of Nations covenant as it says D. 8. Mitchell, one of the Home | ¢cJub and it has been moved to the|; Py < P A Service workers, “are entitled 8150 to] goif mu‘:"‘:m}‘d § been moved to the|is to be submitted for inclusion in the preliminary peace treaty with Germany will be ready Saturday, according to indications in official circles today. At the same time is was stated that the entire treaty, including covenant, will be completed by a week from Saturday. . e provided, and: this will be double | Her ‘left leg bears ‘evide: e of the the needs of the ¢ity during the hot tortures to which she ‘has been sub- summer d“&l 3“{, nds l:( “::":: fected. She will appear in conjunction L: ge:o?x::t]:t::fla:nd't‘l’flé wflel go‘awny with the phofoplay (written from her| ntirely with contaminated water lite story) celled “Ravished Armenia™ :gvh!ch is found in gome quarters of | the official picture of the Amerlcan a total of five cents per mile travel|y, pay from the place of discharge to the place of enlistment. This point has not been brought to the atten- tion of many of the returned boys|used until the permanent building g and they should take advantage of | planned by the club can be erected. ‘the city at presest. 7 committee for.rellef in the near East.|y v uoioze This same act also %fie ubufld};ng will be greatly im- Two Large Reservoirs. Mrs. Oliver Harriman, who Is- ShOWD | oy1965 that all men may retain | proved, a fire place being added and their uniforms and clothing equip- Droveds y b 8 ¢ STORK wms OVER GRIM Two large cement reservoirs, each | with Miss Mardiganian, has Interested the porches around thé entire struc- y b house has been placed on the hill near number one tee, a, most attractive location, and it will be, PALACE CAFE OPENS S0ON. Willlam Abell and Adolph Billea- deau, well known restaurant men of capable of holding 400,000 gallons of | roclety In this work. ! ment fssued them at the time of their | ture sereened. RE l P I]R]H 3‘:’&.‘&%3" e Satiatly. thue b Qetmes Iiztepdlre ,mpr{’"m;l“" dm}l the ER D G 191 Bemidj!, who recently returped from : icati course -are also planned an ¢ Cy vl e upply of waies otf ARMY CLUB OPEN . o Aontcation, CheOked oua | Bhae Drosant of tho e sy thui | Bvon thouh 1 unexpectedly o A7, SV wniounce, hal, the "/ teve that the mw&t:ufis‘ 6 be made | - HOUSE POPULAR | noreised travel- pay are:provided B e oy s THASTSPW# | cauntered. thre strenuous oppostion Of|for bukiness the latter of the weok. 7/ will remedy - % s _of ‘the I { & with blank forms by the Home Serv- be installed. The greens are to be influenza, the stork won over the|The cafe, at 312 nnuotaflavenuc, - water situatio } time to ice. These forms =are filled out improved and bunkers placed. grim reaper in Beltramj county dur- Is“bolng drusheddj:o ootllvlmlen on and * come, ; Every Friday evening open house | under ~the direction of ~sgkilled| "moppens of the organization are|ing 1918 by a most substantiol mar- | W }Bfl‘m'l Bemjdji another first class Dr. . A. Sh: n, ity health of-|ig held at the Army and Navy club,| War workers,” who caretully check | q;hgiagtic over the securing of Or- |8in, according to figeurs guoted by |enting place. ficer, filed: his regort and it was ac-|the affairs proying ‘very popular.|each application to guard against|,pie w, Ghapin, assistant at.the Min- | Fred Rhoda, clerk of court. 2 cepted:. The repprt included” many | Women friends of the goldiers and all'| mistakes. ; neapolis Minikhiada.Golt:club, as in-| The report of the State Board of H]Gfl SCHML P"ms ; interesting - figures. It shows that{iownspeople interested in the work Each letter must: be accompaniedfsiryctor this year. Cuapln. i8 s, pro- | Health: and ' Vita't Statistios hows | IRUIL OUIIUWL § W Alialied : during the past there ye}g g} ot the club dially invited to | DY the:honorabi discharge paper of 1 g that there’ were 789 births and 878 | "% : y . &)\Y‘m"' pl_lmifl.&[.; wens8,-nob- qg:end. Thelge:?;g‘;t:fluhz in“en- [the: sender, '”Tm’"'fl“"g"r“mqfi fomipwilt ‘golfer - ayd._ha-.comes ere deaths in Beltrami county last year, G'VE FINE mmm 3 : 2 . 48 - | with- the recommendation of man 3 ing the cases brougiit-hera fromels tdinment of various kinds; dame-|When the check is ‘sent from Wash-|,iominent players, l:n‘::lndlng Goorgy |8 compared to 832 births and 340 where, and that 21 deaths resulted]ing and refreshments are served. It | Ington. : : | Taylor, one of the best known pro-|deaths fn 1917, In Beinldji last year| . ,iyq. am of much merit from the epidemic’ among Bemid}i | is pointed out that visitors need not| That each service man may be Pro-| fessionals in the Northwest. there were 263 births and 133 deaths, | 0"k (2 8% the Qut Vive Liter- people and 34 persons from outside|remain during the entire evening,|tected and have something to 8hoW| "o membership lmit of the golf |the figures for 1917 showing 214 |... ooty of the high school yester- points died while being cared for|but may drop in while enroute to or | for his discharge paper while it 18] 1,1 ig near and it is urged that those | births and 91 deaths. . Although. the enter- ere, According to Dr. Shannon'|returning from a show or other en.))2Way, he is given a receipt on-BHIng] jegiring-to join, do so E‘t once, there-| In Baudette there were 41 births (v.‘al.‘lyx'u:?x:: ’;ro:;'nh Ar}'ldrotl‘llx‘ku %h’észn yre- most of the deaths. ed tertainment. - Thesoldier boys are|out the blank forms. '+ 3 ¢qpi| DY Drotecting themselves from being|and, 25 deaths; Blackduck 22 birth&| i, civ civon it was very intéresting. pntumonia tfl;fllovr!g‘fi‘ln enjoying the “affatrs:and. they ‘are 'Soldiers’: applicationis fo1" the $80 1 1,0eq on the walting list. . - and 8 deaths; Kelliher 14 births and urbor ‘was 8 rogy foforred to the splen : 3 X ‘to' 4 ing Yonustaad trévl pay must béaetteto six denths; Spooner 33 births and 17| The open " Zon ! on| : 3 licing demongtration by Sanfol the ' Zone Finance Officer, Lemon PUR/ E SERVI doaths ;.;" i CHASE NEWS 4 urlocker, and Martin Kingston, thi' building, Washington. Applications b demonsiration Sbei tiow the To ENTERS PLEA OF GUILTY. was prepared fdr’ gplicing, then ag e the demonstration ' progressed the John Connoly, a switchman for the | qomonstrator "'P?” how the rope Minnesota & International rallway|was woven in 'tdgether making é company, wae arraigned before Judge | gtrong splice which would not pu lhwt night and was fined $76 follow- by showing the strength and neat- ndid eervice given he:number attending’ gy‘t tlho ngpnsntlnsng it‘t; gglm' them be increased: S i otel and the State Board of ; i S iR AP which préyided a special nurse, dur-’ O’CONNER VISITS BEMIDII from sailors and marines must be ad- Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Erwig have pur- e e " 1o | Poroan of Suppiles and Acsounts, | hascd, {he Bemidji News Service ) [ s -1 Lieutenant Burt O'Conner, who is '{ from P. E. Welch, the deal just hav- PY.A8t tever and one of diptheria during|, o tioned at Washington, D. C., | VavY Department, Washington, D. C.|ing been closed. Mrs. Erwig will the year, together with .several in.| . spending several days in Bemidji., About Insurance. have charge of the store and Mr. Er- :;cuou; ;}lllseaset: :vhlc_h ;retll'le cu;bet} 0'Conner left . Bemidjl for = Camp Detailed information as to the cost | W18 Will still continue his work at Shrough the assistance of the BC100!| Dodge in February, 1918. His work |of converting their government in-|Barkers Drug & Jewelry store. Mr. e Shishiton - ds thit a|IB the army soon attracted attention |surance without medical examina- Welch will bpen up a public account- wor Do oetabliated ot the:foot op | and promotions followed one another | tion can be given returned soldiers|!n& office here. Minnosota. aronue. nenr the Grest | rapidly. He served in the engineers |1y the Home service. The rates are —=|gave a demonstration on testing the Nottliors. depot and. tat a four or |2 COrporal, sergeant, regimental ser- now obtaimable and the (nsurance gormination of secd .corn. ~Gorden five roum house be piirchased for use | SS0nt major and last’ August was|can be converted Into ordinary life, FARMS FOR RETURNED SOLDIERS ARE ([8mith told of the marketing of eggs, . a lieutenant. Lieutenant|20-payment life, 20-year-end or 30- i and suggested where fresh eggs may in ca"“.ifi%rt;onotfam Aisedses. O'Conner was overseas ten months }vear-end. The rates are net rates PLANNED; AWAIT CONGRESS ACTION |be purchased and their freshness : "‘ini?v ol sl onys filficed il a;\dt }fgrb;nt‘t)lre fthartn th}liee montl:sr\lvlvgg based upon the American Experience 5“ ‘:;1‘“‘”3‘,ove¥a,,’]’;yel§'?‘;‘;::§ d\‘x:;:i Dr AV, ; e front. He was retu arolyn . " the health committes in place of Al- o! Table of Mortality with interest at y to this country as a casual, in con-|three and one-half per cent, fi & i il Create State|which was thoroughly enjoyed. déerman Cooper. ioncoatieoe b blead Bl nos D gured | Minnesota, as Result of Senator Nord’s Bill to O e i B. F. Wright of the district court|gyt, and ending the demonstratio ing his plea of gullty to a charge of | ness of such a splice. having sold liquor to a miner. Henry Jordep and Victor Jahr . upon a monthly base. This s e c ) Y 2 Bl olics Ganms Bhen ]t HRE BI8 SHaTS. that the mantby net 7ato will ver:| Colonization Commission, T"‘, - bl Shen Topearsl | lfomdne joumedl v o o > » 1 e pr treasurer; George Stein, city clerk age 15 per cent below a similar rate Proper Settlement. nd Available P p R in participatin rivate companies. the American troops in Russia. :?gvrg:z%ph Hahn, scavenger, were FRED STEVENS DEAD. Policles will_ contain a w:arel: l‘ot i lh(:nBOb;lm Bgy,'l')wn.:hunwe;- i 5 Fred Stevens, 60, who has made |premium and total disability clause,| Farms for returning sailors snd|would have 36 years or more to pay |citing reading given by Dorothy = co:l:g:r;:z a.b?l::z‘;?t')m {g:xgseet:nnd his home in Bemidjf for some time, [ making them payable at any time the | soldiers in the Central %Jorthwest are | for the farm. The colonization com- |80n, telling how a "[“h‘" "°Yt ‘;:‘l" Six applications for office of cit& died yesterday. Relatives at Durand, | insured becomes totally and perman- largely waiting on congress. In the|panies being licensed by the state, | cleaned the bobbln; lr: tts'gre% m L. a;:glneergvere received and ammmlt{ Wis., and Graceville, Minn, have {ently disabled, regardless of his age.|absence of any unified plan to utilize | would report on the land, assuring saved them f'l;"m z"l "h‘"‘h ‘;g tz °‘|'c; tée comprising Alderman . Bagley, been notified of his death, but no the vast amount of unfilled land 1nithe tarmer of its condition. The col-|ting the timber which he 0 \ he at- - chal word as what shall be done with the ANNIN the nation, the state legislatures in |onization company could iseue bonds|iam, risking his own life in t ‘ Pal;:;anba:;‘o%k A;:sm;:nngar:vfl body, which is being held at the Huff- SOLDlERS PL \ G this section have been trying to for-|{up to within 76 per cent of the value lomntx.’ ghec!risgxdx;:(yfiyhzvg;sl;hz:a g named to investigate the qualifica.| MR & O'Leary undertaking parlors, To A"END AN mulate limited achemes for land util- |of the land and these bonds would be | SUNE YD ra0e g e e Do Rossia, tions of the men desiring-the office, | 125 been received. If no instructions B OUET {zation. endorsed by the state. Alcel £a Deneal, g the onty Ifish 5 Applicants are R. 7. Jacobson of | 3¢ received burial will be made at The states are waiting to see what| Bills similar to the Nord bill in ;""": "96 t;s pnfgram AFargo, R. C. Bowerman of St. Cloua; | th® eXpense of the county. . snom us'r NAMES the federal government will do—but | Minnesota have been introduced in °'3rfl'° Blnrne Breezes, the second . H. West of St. Cloud; John A. Mc'- northwest state legislatures wiil|the Wisconsin and Michigan legisla- dmoen o!nthe 3;13 Zog, $ves alao read x}fdn - Gmfton;EV‘\,I. ot R e It is important that every returned t;;:sagg:u:::d TRELES S t““"l'el';e home builder bill is the only :Vhibch caused lmuoh excitment and , B‘::ga:tlx%v:l",fie?& amfi‘;:; ‘f’;:&‘: :;:{ WIN AT MILL CITY ;‘;l“"“"y m’“:i '1‘:3‘““, gi‘;‘ e h"t Minnesota has taken the first step | settlement plan now before tne North ml"l‘_'»‘:l- Aisnce ciis theiarsatiiats tion of superintendent of the water e Army and Navy clu it 18 hig |, word 1and settlement in considera- | Dakota solons and provides that upon e "“s e g N Nainer ths department, but this office is to be I :flnne%pgll!s, :msl:""l, M?m‘}; rlst‘_d' f,':,‘:{"lg“b'f 5::301&“;0;%1&:1 ‘b;g:- tion of Senator Leonard Nord’s bill !d"po"" of 20 per cent of the value ?t :fi\dghtxl;ebelt:; (o';fovged by the c'rmu < ohnny Ertle o . Paul, defeate 2 colonization com-|the project, a man may engage in combined with that of city engineer. | g,y Moore, Minneapolis, by a con- | charged 'soldlers at the Markham :rglsz{::!ew?t;l;?wer to license nndllarmpimjiuury, fully equ{pped, under | report from Carlton Crothers. el R AR siderable margin in the 1last, six | hotel the évening of March 31. The 15 anies. | contract to pay up within twenty Mr. Balcom presented the foot bal 3 govern colonization compi pay up boys with their Bmlnjl MEN FAVOR rounds of their ten-round matchlast [ committee must have a complete re-| *®q 'l 110 1o of settlement now in | years. and basket ball boys \ night. ' Both boxers are bantam- | cord of all desiring to attend the af-| wastive operation is a private enter-| Many plans have been discussed in |sweaters and lettors. RED LAKE I.‘[SHERY welghts. In the seventh Mdore was |fair that accommodations may. be|p i .c"}c.ded by Benjamin F. Faast, |South Dakota and bills following the| Boys who received letters for {“""‘ " in bad shape, but recovered in the | Provided. SN of Eau Claire, Wis., who 1s a director | plan outlined to President Wilson by |ing on the foot ball team in Jobn Bemidji business ro eagerly | latter rounds. Billy Whelan, 8t.| Every-citizen of the city is urged| . ype St. Paul Federal Land bank.|Becretary of the Interior Lane are champlonship ghmb e John Iacing their sianatures on petitiony | E2ul lightwelght, outpointed by afto give financlal assistance to the|paaet nag been colonizing northern |under comsideration in almost every Simons, Leo OPS“E' i oy Yoquesting that the legisl e O | narrow margin Johnny Noye, also of } Plan. as the banquet is for the Home | wiseongin successfully for elghteen |northwestern state legislature. ~Ac- Kenneth Kenfield, Earl Cochra -/ the bill providing for & revoiring Bt Paul. dnthe Gihier fall of AHs e, iy and Country-|years and is the first colonizer to In- | tion on these bilie in several states pert Sesman, Ma2 Doyos_Jos ouble - wis cple lonfes with churches | has been prevented because of con- 9, 2 . .. fund to enable the game and fish com- A later date, probably July 4. Dona- augurate farm 6o Phibbs. Those receiving letters for k! B ools and community centers | flictin constitutional provisions. ?A'k’ffi}"e:{shwrrfi?‘1'1:‘3%?&""3?u‘;’g HOST TO PHILOMATHIANS g‘;‘:&::i’u':gnzeolretxtua.itle'dhetoNg;::eT :fimyw:rovlded. y Rec“flgcnuon of constitutional de‘l‘i ?Ilayln:h :'r; ptig:”:wl?;k;;;::lwt::emadlll; ; ’ : S The “Minnesota Plan,” of which | ciencies to adopt the Lane plan would iree mt&eugglg;agngito{o;hmlw 'xsl!:: G. W. Harnwell entertained the M-:% or Mfi‘ g e Wn;fleld.k Senator Nord is the author is based |require two years. l!:}ud‘y.(‘El:le Shr;{lunm;.t lét:;::‘x;f;e::‘m bill includes within its scol;e the | Philomathian club at his home last h e v ld es]e';era ’pfl? ers, but upon the system worked by Faast, But the land is available. Millions -487' Ocfll’fl". pe i Rahories which huve been 8o success. | evening. “The : Federal Reserve | the returned soldiers will not belpus a4 embodying a plan outlined |of acres of cutover and swamp land |Roy Trafton ==~ o o 0o fully operated at Red Lake. Banking System” was the topic for calllled upon to respond to toasts|, 'p G qQuamme, president of the|available for tillage or stock raising| Those recs;lv g ew it Rrbidihers “We are informed.” says the peti- | the evening and G. W. Rhea, of the F°d owing the banquet there will be|gs pay) Federal Land bank, that for |in Minnesota, Michigan and Wiscon- 1;;:nlom‘wh<(>1 fRranon ey Ielievael tion, “that certain interests who are | Northern National bank and C. M. | ® dance. the first time would permit coloniz-|sin are awalting development. Secre- )illve R {lh: e were, Elsie Nuss, enga’-ged in the business of selling Jacobson, formerly with the First ing, not only “back woods”.country,|tarfy of the Interfor Franklin K.|ship games, 8! 3 q UNI' IUI 4 howed Minne. | Madge Trafton, John Simons, Leo B v e TP §g:5’:¥:l'1‘;:n§{);;awnv°fdi;}::l?%s}ggh:}?z co D SION b?:o;‘%ef;e&(;gnmtfd Sommpnites :;at:e:‘:ecfl].t‘);;'%voeg :cres of stump | Opsahl and Kenneth Kenfield. ; Eglio ‘Vl:’:u]b%lézveiil;: '?l?gptl)eenzffltu:; flnpl& Lunch was served at the close BILL PASSB HOUSE 2 The Nord bill would eliminate|land available for colonization and| This idea nhf glvlng'I stvv(ve:ul!:ta:: .this supply of flsi at the lowest pos-| Of the evening. = Superintendent W. . “land autocracy,” which often has|G6,832,308 acres of swamp land. Wis- | senfors who have wo ited States |snd who have played in at least six sibl i _| G. Bolcom will be host to the club resulted in stagnation of high grade |consin is second in the Un ’ Mznl:;c:i tlzfip::toze:?mih:h:::k in three weeks. With hardly a word against it, the | producing la?d by ltfi lying :dle 0; h; 'fl?fi.}‘xfl'flwxilfifififi‘ofl?cflféfi':; ?;wgéonzl:xigy ;i;zix;es y‘:s:f- onfloy";b::ll; of the comm S : county division bill, which will pro-|producing only a small precentage of | of . ; a " d —?Mnsif’:;::‘;,n%‘;;n‘fi'fi:;g;fiaé'!l‘: ELKS DANCE ENJOYED. vide the citizens of Beltrami county capacl;y, tlt wouldtenslbl: ltxllm !:‘::1 ’ll"‘l:: ili?dcgse; 35‘(‘)':95:::8263{62&%011?;)‘?:; :vwheou";;:\:’:;ecflrleel:o;ml}; l\;’ui‘t‘(‘::i;:{: -state has been of great bénefit —— i an opportunity to vote on division |of moderate means to pici 8 686, a / ople. Ewvery eng;umgen,xleent :I?o'i’t‘;s Eighty couple énjoyed the St.|next year, was passed by the house | anywhere in the state and have a[ 2,947,439 ncresho(’ nw&n:!psl‘ax:d a'}lnn‘-! in the tolir_nament, s': given to this industry.” Patrick's day dance given by the |of representatives yesterday. The |colonization company purchase and | able, while in t. eSUn eoo ates er( At savarsity. bme it would D ] Nl o inocead o wae it oRAOSike | st his arae e would S e i :fltu:lptol:z;lld %ad 24005022 acres of | never know how little they can’ bor- Mrs. les Van’s | i expected to pass without opposition | payment his expenses ,005, :}fi&fi:mfl by Mrs.(Charies Van's of -Pgions nan?rnv P 'vhe first four or filve vears and helswamp land waiting to be developed. | row To the father of twins life seems but a span -]