Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 31, 1919, Page 1

é % —y— VOLUME XVIIL. NO. 76. - BEMIDJI DAILY -i BEMIDJI, MINN., MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1919 VICTORY LOAN IN BELTRAM COUNTY WILL 60 “OVER-T0" Chairman Brooks and Associ- ate Workers Awaiting Infor- mation for Campaign. BOOTHS AT CITY HALL FOR SUBSCRIBERS Bemidji Bankers Will Provide ~New Bond Purchasers With Money at Low Interest. Victory lberty loan workers of Beltrami county are eagerly awaiting final information and instruction in s®éonnection..with the fifth and -last “drive which is te start April 21, and they are confident that the allotment asked of this county will be over- subscribed, whether the amount be large or small. Beltrami ¢ounty has cleared the bars in splendid manner in each of the previous loan cam- paigns and W. L. Brooks, county chafrman, who has completed his sales organization, made this state- ment this morning: i “Our country 18 ‘going over the top’ in this og;npilgn as it has in the four previous. Our peiple are determined to complete in a manner satisfactory the job they started and in this loan, which will be the last, hey are going to take their share o When we consider that the government is offering us a gilt-edge, short term, good interest- bearing security, theréoy permitting us to assist 8o materially in paying for victory, peace and prosperity, we will purchase all the bonds we pos- sibly can.”’ Booths At City Hall. A plan which fs certain to work out successfully has been devised by the campaign committee and was an- nounced this morning. It provides for the placing of four booths in th2 city hall, one for each of the Bemidil banks, and at these @it subscriptions to the.victory liberty loan will be signed. Each bank will have a rep- resentative at its respective booth where all required information will be provided. C. A. Huffman, chairman of the Bemidji district of the campaign, has completed details for the campaign in the 256 townships under his su- pervision and he is awaiting final instruction. A. Lord, chairman of .the advertising committee, is work- ing out & publicity campaign which is certain to be a winner, and Robert Skinner, in charge of bond sales in the southern section of the county hgwall plans completed. R. L. Given i‘;pf charge of the speakers, is mapping at ,41" .cents. emidji, and Beltrami county are going to exceed their allotment 1n ! { } By . ; ;‘z EI | k- . horough campaign. ‘Banks to Assist. Bemidji banks are going to do all in their power to assist in making the campaign. a success and they have announced that money to Le used for the purchase of bonds will . d for six months at the low raté ok six per cent where the sub- seriber pays ten per cent of the bond’s value down. This is a most liberal offer and undoubtedly will be taken advantage of by many per- sons. The proposition submitted by the banks will ennble a person to take six months in paying for a bond, but little interest being paid for the bor- rowed money. For instance—a man buys a $60 bond. He pays five dol- lars down and borrows $456 for six motrths at six per cent. He must pay the banker but $1.36 interest while the government returns $1.12 ip- terest, should the new issue carry in- terest. at four and one-half per cen:i. Thus, it will be readily seen, the in- terest really paid will amount to but the victory liberty loan campaign, and it is up to us 211 to subscribe for the number of bonds apportioned to STEWART ACCEPTS PIONEER POSITION 8. T. Stewart, formerly proprietor of Stewart’s Grocery has accepted a position with the Bemidji Pioneer Publishing company as field repre- sentative, both in the city and sur- rounding territory. Mr. Stewart is well and favorably known in Bemidji and enters this new branch of service with a limited knowledge of its details, but with a vision of its future possibilities. He will be The Pioneer representative in all its business branches including advertising, job work, subscriptions, stationary, office supplies and paper. The wholesale department of The Pioneer Sationary House is growing rapidly and the territory in this sec- “tion demands more frequent calls t‘han have been made in the past. i congenial i Mr. Stewart is a live, and wide-awake hustler, who knows the business of salesmanship and will ;@#ife a valuable addition to the force. Courtesies shown him in his labors will be appreeiated by the management of the Pioneer Publish- ing company. W'* yi TO VOTE ON LOCAL OPTION. Superior, March 31.—Superior will vote tomorrow on local option and whether the city shall acquire for municipal ownership and opera- tion of the electric, gas and water plants of the Water and Power com- pany. The election promises one of the warmest contests in the history of !;)e port. Voting machines will be used, DANCE THIS EVENING. With music provided by Uncle Sammy’s Minstrels a dance will be given by the Elks entertainment committee this evening, following the entertainment presented by the minstrels at the Grand. These musi- clans are returned soldiers and they have been making a big hit in the many cities where they have played during a Grand Victory Tour of 90 days. PLANS FOR SEASON'S PLAY OUTLINED BY BEMIDJI GOLFERS Club House at Course to be Im- proved—New Committees Named at Meeting. Bemidji golfers, now that the course at the head of lake Bemidji is ready for play, are more enthusias- tic than ever ,and at a well attended meeting of the Bemidji Country club beld in the Commercial club rooms Saturday night, plans for the sea- son's play were discussed. The club! house is to be improved and a special committee is already at work, and effort being made to have the altera- tions completed as soon as possible. A membership committee, compris- ing Graham M. Torrance, E. B, Ber- man, G. E. Carson, W. N. Bowser and W. L. Brooks, was named. All who are planning to join the club will be urged to do so before May first, for at that time the member- ship fee will be douBled. By-laws for the Country club are to be drawn and a committee com- prising Judge Marshall A. Spooner, George H. French, assistant cashier of the First National bank, and Ira Cool was named for the work.. Homer C. Baer president of the ¢lub, has named a greens committee to include Ira Cool, B. W. Lakin and C. M. Bacon. A .J. McMillan was instructed to ascertain how expen-| sive a series of pictures, to be used in advertising the Bemidji course in the hotels and.gold clubs of the Twin Cities-would “be. The shout of “‘fore’” was heard at the course for the first time. this vear Saturday afternoon and yester- day players who have not been per- fecting their stroke by playing in-‘ 1oor golf were busy getting their clubs ready for the season Orville W. Chapin, Minneapolis orofessional, who is to be in charge »f the course this year, is expected .0 arrive in Bemidji May 1. SPECIAL TRAINS T0 HELP LAND CLEARING Development of Northernt Minne- sota cut-over lands is to be aided by yperation of land-clearing special irains, operated by the agricultural :ollege of the University of Minne- sota, if plans made by the develop- ment committee of the Minneapolis Jivic & Commerce association are carried out. The committee also approved the Hills now before the legislature creat- ing a state department of agricul- ure and providing for the establish- nent of a commission to permit the formation of colonization companies *or the purpose of issuing bonds to inance settlers. By direction of the committee, its chairman, B. B. Sheffield, will ad- iress a letter to the several develop- ment organizations of Minnesota suggesting that a central organiza- ‘fan be formed for co-ordination of work in opening up the unused lands of the state for settlers, WILLITS MOVES OFFICE. E. J. Willits is moving his real estate office from 407 Beltrami avenue to 218 Beltrami avenue. ENGLISH HOME TELLSINTALK LAST EVENING Returned Secretary Gives Int- eresting Review of Work in England and France. VIGOROUS IN DEFENSE OF Y. M. C. A. WORK QCutlines Accomplishments of Organization—Large Audi- ence Hears Talk at Church. Relating his many and interesting experiences as a Y. M. C. A., secre- tary in France and England during the past ten months, Dr. G. M. Palm- er held the constant attention of an audience which completely filled the Methodist church for nearly two hours last evening. He gave a description of the trip across the ocean and of his thrilling flights in the air. The doctor took seventeen air flights while in Eng- land and on one occasion was told after alighting, that he had gone through everything that an air plane could do, which statement he readily believed. “The English people,” said the doctor, *“are a most interesting lot, and when you once break- through their outer crust, you will find them a most hospitable peopie. The Eng- lish home is a most splendid insti- tution. Unless you have been a guast in such a home, you can never ap- preciate what it really means.” Work Is Explained. In outlining the work of the Y. M. C. A, and in discussing the criticism heaped upon it, he made very clear these facts; That the Y. M. C. A. is criticised entirely upon its conduct of the canteen and that the post ex- change work was taken over by the Y. M. C. A. at the request of General Pershing, and that it comprised less than 25 per cent of its war work. The principal lines carried on by the Y were the recreation features, en- tertainment features, welfare work and educational features. None of these have been attacked by the pub- lic or the soldiers. “I am not defending some of the canteen work of the Y. M. C. A. men, but when you consider that the work was so stupendous and that the help was about one-fifth of that needed, some of the mistakes made will doubtless be overlooked when these facts are common knowledge.” Dr. Palmer spent some of his time in France and visited points of in- terest on the former battle fronts. His story was told in an interesting manner and many who had formed opinions of the Y. were made to feel that so much good was accomplished by this organization that errors should be overlooked. GOLF TOO DELICATE WHEN WIFEY ACTS AS ASSISTANT (By Unfted Press.) San Francisco, March 31.—Golf is entirely too delicate a game for a man to play when his wife is a caddy. Mohlon Dolman, advertising man, is being sued for divorce, his wife’s grounds being an allegation that he left her alone Sundays, ond refused to allow her to even go to the links where he spent the day. It was suggested that Dolman let his wife accompany him as caddy if he disliked playing against her. “Impossible,” was his horrified reply. “Hitting a golf ball is a deli- cate matter. Imagine some one mak- ing a trite remark as you werd poised to swing. It would throw you off your game. Well, that’s just about what a man’s wife would do.” LEARNING TO MAKE WOODEN DOLLS Oxne of the most vital things In the reconstruction of the wounded and disabled soldier is to keep his mind occupled. times by texching them how to make wooden dolls. This is done in France some- The photograph shows & group of wounded at Savasay being Instructed in this art. MES. R. B. SMITH DEAD. | Mrs. R. B. Smith died yesterday morning at St. Anthony’s hospital | from a-complication of diseases, hav- ing -been {ll since last Christmas. Mrs;" 8mith was 36 years old and leaves lier husband, a son, Dale, and a brother, Charles Runyan. The| funeral will be held inthe Methodist | church tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 ;:’clock, Rev. Blaine Lambert officiat- ng. i 1 INTEREST IN TRACTORS. Farmers of this district are taking much interest in the Titan tractor, the work of which is being demon- strated by the Bemidji Hardware company. The tractors, made by the International Harvester company, cical gociety burn kerosene and develop 10-20 horse-power. Two have been pur- chased by Bemidji farmers. BEMIDJI FOLKS PLAN JOKES FOR TOMORROW BRINGS ALL FOOLS DAY Pranks of All Sorts Being Con- cocted—Occasion Will Be _ Observed in Old Way. “April fool! April fool!” will accost the goodfolk of Bemidji to- morrow. Consecrated to practical joking, April Fool's day is a nation- wide holiday from everyday habits of being serious, trustworthy and polite. It is an annual 24 nours when old and young, even the most stodgy and staid, take time to frolic and joke. It is a gala day of reckoning for those who have itched to work off long grudges. It is an international day of days, observed merrily in England and in Belgium, Scotland and France —yes, in Hindustan. Psychologists at the University of Minnesota agree that this year's Aprilfoolery will exceed that of any previous seasons. Bemidji April- fools will be born every minute on Tuesday, with, of course, the major- ity in the early morning aiyd late night. iThere is such a long lapse of time between April 1 one year and April 1 of the next that the same old jokes may be worked annually. This year there probably will be even more vic- tims of the pocketbook-on-a-string; the cotton-stuffed doughnuts and waffles; the sugar bowls filled with salt; the chocolate cream candies made with soap; the cigarg that ex- pjv@e; the chalrs with sawed-off legs; the last year newspapers substituted for the current issues; the pencils with rubber points, and the ever- gold bricks. Sensitive souls already are begin- ning to feel the clutch of fear for their safety on Tuesday—fear that they will be made ridiculous, fear that some one will laugii at them, fear that they will fall into hoaxes of Aprilfoolery. And doubtless they will, they, instead of the bold folk who themselves are plotting traps of wide scope, bravado and mendacity with which to surpass the world's greatest April fool. BERNSTOREF ESSAYS PART OF DEMOCRAT By Frank J. Taylor. (United Press correspondent.) Berlin, March 6.—Count Bern- storff has joined the ranks of the democrats. He admits he has joined the party and the party admits he has been taken into the fold, though no statement came out officially. Bernstorff’'s fluctuation into the democratic party came out in an un- conscious and amusing way. In the early days of the revolution, in De- cember, he spoke of *‘the democrats” and “the socialists.” By the end of January Bernstorfl spoke, unconsciously of otherwise, of “we democrats.” On inquiry he stated he had joined the democrats and took part in their councils. Joining the democrats has re- established Bernstroff solidly with the government, gince the democrats are in coalition with the majority socialists. Bernstroff was mentioned among the first of the “democrats” to get a seat in the new cabinet. He {8 in good favor with Germans generally, who appreciate his ability, but are dubioug as to the way his presence in the government will be taken by the allied countries, especially America. There was a strong movement to send him as a peace delegate, which was held back only by apprehension over his possible reception. For this reason a systematic inquiry was in- stituted among Americans and Eng- lishmen in Berlin as to how the count would be received. The re- sults hardly strengthened his posi- tion. Another means of “inquiring’” was the report sent out from Berlin and then branded as a ‘‘mistake” that Bernstorff had been appointed as a peace delegate. The Germans watched eagerly for the reaction from the Allied Press. NAME NEW SECRETARY. Mrs. Hallan L. Huffman, of Be- midji avenue, has been named to suc- ceed Mrs. Frank T. Beaver, resigned, as secretary of the Bemidji chapter of the American Red Cross. COUNCIL. MEETS TONIGHT. There will be a regular meeting of the city council at the City Hall this evening. It is expected that the ses- sfon will be short, as there is but little business to be disposed of e 4= | — uNE FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH WILSON WILL PLACE BLAME FOR DELAY IF PEACE COUNCIL DOES NOT HURRY (By United Press) Paris, March 31.—Pre¢sident Woodrow Wilson, it was un- derstood today has threatened to use the club of pitiless pub- licity in an effort to speed up the peace conference. According to information coming from those close to the president, he is said to have intimated to others of the big four conferees that unless their session began to show real results that he will publish to the world the facts as to just who is delaying the peace settlement. time is ripe for a show-down. The President believes the FULL REPORT IS REQUESTED. Washington, March 31.—The state department today ask- ed the American embassy at Mexico City for a full report on the alleged Mexican concession of land in lower California to Japanese interests. SUNDAY AGAIN BRINGS GRIEF TO LAVALLEY; GRABBED BY JOHNSO Arrested at Home Yesterday Seven Quarts of Whiskey Found by Agent. Sunday, thinks Clarence LaValley, is no day for a bootlegger in Bemidjl, for early yesterday morning, just ore week after he had been arrested for having liquor in his possession, le was again grabbed by Federal Agert W. J. Johnson who found that L~- Valley had five quarts of whisky in his home. LaValley was arraigned before Judge Hiram A. Simons, United States commissioner, this morning and was released, when $1,000 bonds were provided, to await the next terin of federal court at Fergus Falls. Fol- lowing his arrest of a week ago he was bound over to the federal court and released on $500 bonds. He is also held to the Beéltrami county grand jury on a charge of selling liquor without a license, the case to be taken up at the septcmher term of district court. The fact that the daylight saving law went into effect Sunday morning probably caused LaValley to believe that he would get an hour’s start on the Indian agents, but Officer John- son was on the job bright and early and the arrest resulted. LaValley is an employe at Frank Gagnon’s soft drink establishment on Minnesota avenue and was arrested with the owner a week ago yester- day. NATAL DAY OBSERVED. In honor of his fifth birth anniver- sary, Howard Ebert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward N. Ebert entertained a group of little friends this afternoon at his home. The hours were passed in children’s games and refreshments were served. CHARLIE COMISKY (By United Press.) Chicago, March 31.—‘“There were glants In those days” was not written of baseball. But here's a giant that works for Charles A. Comiskey’ own- er of the Chicago White Sox: Age, 761 years. Height, 159 feet ten inches. Weight, 4,779 pounds. He's a composite of the twenty- eight men now signed to earn divi- dends next summer for the ‘‘old Roman.” Comiskey, one of the few men to salt his cash away in socks and make the fund grow, has this glant loosen- ing his composite muscles and ab- sorbing the higher branches of base- ball learning from Willlam “Kid"” Gleason. This monster baseball player of Comiskey’s is ambidextrous. He bats right handed sixteen times then hops to the right side of the old dish for twelve tries. Twenty-three times of twenty- eight he throws with his right hand, then comes up with five left handed efforts. For the most part he's married. Liberal deductions would indicate his composite wife let’s him have ten days’ vacation in every month of twenty-eight days. (All this means only ten of Comiskey’'s men are happily or unhapply single.) This bird bats .256 and fields. 967, pretty fair average for an all-round man. Further juggling of the figures shows the average member of the White Sox squad is 27% years old, has been on the team 4.8 years ,s 5 feet nine and one-half inches tall and weighs 170.6 pounds. That's what “Commy’* and Gleason have to work with this seoson. SENDS DIVISION PAPER: SAYS DISCHARGES SLOW TO ARRIVE A. J. Naylor, manager of the Min- nesota Electric Light & Power com- pany, has received from his son, Har- old, who Is serving with the 79th., division in France, a copy of the third number of “The Lorraine Cross,"” the official publication of the division. The little paper is well filled with newsy briefs of the divi- slon and of the army. A page is de- voted to information telling boys how to get out of the army, although the editor admits that while a large number have carried out instruc- tions not a single discharge had been granted, SENATE T0 CONSIDER NORD'S LAND MEASURE TOMORROW AFTERNOON Will Come Up As Special Or- der—Busy Week for Up- per House in View. As a special order Senator Leonard H. Nord's state land development bill, the only development measure which has successfully run the gauntlet of committees, general or- ders and the calendar. will go before the. state senate tomorrow afternoon. Wednesday afternoon has been set aside for speclal consideration of the so-called state insurance bill which has come out of the committee with majority and majority reports, tie majority report favoring its passage, the minority report favoring the sub- stitution of a senate bill providing for a state workmen's compensation board to administer claims arising under the law, but for no state in- surance. On Thursday will come considera- tion of the Peterson anti-futures trad ing bill and Friday afternoon con- sideration of the highway department bill and budgets. The Norton bill for enforcement of the federal pro. hibition amendment, with the 2 per cent beer amendment added, has been reported out of the committee and may be made a special order of buai- ness for one of the morning sessions this week. BASEBALL “DOPE” BOOK OUT. First signs of the arrival of the baseball season of 1919 were evident with the departure of the major league players for their tralning camps, but that the season has sure- ly arrived is now certain with the appearance of the first schedule book. As usual it I8 The Dope Book, pub- lished by C. C. Spink & Son. St. Louis Mo., publishers of The Sporting News. A feature of the book this year is a complete list of all major league players who went into the ser- vice during the war, and there i8 also to be found that famous poem, “Casey at the Bat." Other features include instructions on ‘“How to Score,” Biographies of the Stars of Major League Teams, Schedules of American and Nationl Leagues day by day, etc., ete. TO GIVE STREET CONCERT. Uncle Sammy’s Minstrels composed entirely of returnecd U. S. soldiers, sailors and marines, {s the speclal at- traction at the Grand tonight. The famous army jazz band is with the boys and will give a free street con- cert in front of the theatre at 7:30 p. m. This 18 a Grand Victory tour and everywhere overwhelming crowds have greeted them. DULUTH VOTES TOMORROW. Duluth, March 31.—Duluth voters tomorrow will decide whether the city council should acquire the Du- luth city railway lines. Two vacan- cies on the city commission are to be filled Sriad