Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 8, 1919, Page 1

\ [} A g sbe £ 2 o p 2 BRI — ek — 1 VOLUME XVII. NO. 83. BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 8, 1919 FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH LAMEFORWAR WILLBEPLACED | TODAY: WILSON ELEVATOR COMPANY - BURNS; LOSS §40,000 - 10 BEREBUILTSOON - - 0 \ | FOSSSSESEEN PSSR R S R - —Precedure- Necessary .to. Speed| - Peace Also Considered by Paris Delegates.| —_— WINTER WHEAT CROP : LARGEST IN HISTORY Fire, the origin of which is a mat. ter of conjecture, completely de- stroved the plant of the Beltrami Elevator and Milling Company, early | Monday evening, the loss amounting RALLY AT BAPTIST CHURCH TONIGHT T0 AID DRIVE FOR FUND . Country Responds to Call of Nations * Devastated by - | " -Prolonged War. ST Ihe WtADH AN BT Sinls of ‘ Bt § Miss Helen Chrisman and Rev. }h,e company was low, the foss total- y Unite T0BS. 5 ng but $16,000 and being entirely Paris, Apri]l 8.—Pregident Wilson E. :' Raa?lué:‘en to SPeak covered by insurance, while the ele- will_participate. in the “Big Four” Biiiah ol ) Vo d L E - meeting tuis afternoon when the 5 000 insurance. - question of responsibitity for the war cog",{’;{ffi, ‘;5,e,Ee";‘,;‘gfm‘;gg,,,fi{;“‘j,’,' The fire had gained considerablo | is considered. The morning session the Minnesota quota of $85.000 of headway when the alarm was turned { today was devoted to a_discussion of iho éG 000,000 n0\\"hcln raised by in and the fire department, hindered | procedure desired ‘to speed up the the Ba'ptls'l churches of glhel United by a stubborn wind was forced to :{&t}mn ol’1 the confoix;e:;)le. Presldeué States for reconstruction and mis- fionflnc ity efiosts 50 pre\'ou:il\!ng e Ison - has practically recovere E: . W % ames from spreading to adjoining from his serious cold. The superdreadnaught Idaho which has just been placed in commission at the :.;unls of the New York Shipbuild~ 31:(11’ut:))m‘;g:kni?flgT:{l';n“m‘ldl:‘emhocr;::' buildings. The snow of Monday was — ; - Ing company at Philadelphla, where she was bullt. The great fighting vessel is 600 feet long and of 33,000 tons. Speakers at the meeting, which is talf 1:"\1"“;‘1 Mdlll“](he fire flslllleas ll" 1 3 e , y hat sparks which were carried to 3 Wam:‘ E?\‘OIIPSL—emE‘Amei i i\(')nllmb;l?\lgs:tliil?xlcgfilr"is‘rg:fn.(“otl“éll‘l%-' (‘hc restdentlal -sectlon iacross the oo ashington, ApHll. 8 o | FIHING SEASON RECORD RETURNS To BEMIDYL |THREE ARRESTED FOR Do Mise Helen Chrisman, of Chi| Great_ Northern tracks did no dem- R r promisés to turn out the v i l' i s iety d Rev. E H. |ase. The warehouse of Armour and 59 greatea?t winter wheat ¢rop in the o AFTER SERVICE OVERSEAS| .. B ?l;nn:;:xw(;n:u Fnl\clliex x’néuflnuq o ,;i nt | company was endavgered, but did N nation’s history. 'a“pm,““ng to a INMINNESQTA TO g = FA'""NG T0 SECURE qu:crlul:n('lv?u of‘ lllls‘l‘l’(n.l:ufl)?s\vo“rl)( not suffer damage. gzllhfm;.ltood flromegn:vlon :hde;'astat- Joe Record, brother of -Mrs. James }lev A. M. Whitby will p‘roshle d Business Resumed he prolo 3 Pl E . . will ydeliveg .?%00 g’g 8 anmar 0PEN NEXT WEEK A. Parmelee, arrived in Bemidji this FE.DERAL LICENSE Anunouncement has been made| T. S. Ervin and Thomas Hughes, i ) 8317,000,0 bushels of R morning, having been discharged that §750,000 of the total fund was|of the Elevator company, were en- 1 ,ff wheat at coming harvest, according | {x to-agricultural department figures to- " day. This is an fitréage of 278,- 651,000 bushels ovet the estimated 1918 crop. : s " REPORT SHOWS 161 80HOOLS - VISITED D'™'NG QUARTER One hundred and gixty-one schools of the county. were vylgited during January, Februhy: March by J. C. McGhee, gon! erintendent ant ‘superintendent. . ,uis 18 shown filegh. with Trout May Be Caught After Next Tuesday.—Good Hunt- ing in Fall Avery Says. in a complete revision of modifica- tion. of the Minnesota game and fish laws included in a bill now before the state legislature. Several changes are contemplated to make the - Minnesota . Jaw = coincide = with the -federal law.: The pres4nt law conflicts with® the..federal - Bemidji spofismen are interestedl from military service. Record en- listed in December 1917, and in Mareh of last year went overseas with Company I of the 38th., in. fantry. His, company. was in the thick of “the fighting and only 18 éscaped death or wounds, Record be- ing one of the few men to avoid the casualty lists. Most of the time was devoted to duty with a prisoner of war escort, which guarded captured Germans. He returned to the United States’ January 10 ands- was dis- charged at Camp Grant March 17. Reeofd will remain in Bemidji, re- McDermid, Sloa and Kelley Asraigned on Charges by United States Attorney £l Qnj the charge that they conducted Ta retail liquor business without first having paid the United States in- ternal revenue tax required Dy law, three Bemidji men, William McDer- mid, John Sloa and John Kelley were ' arrested .yesterday: by F¥rank Bradley, United States' deputy mar- ghal; on warrants sworn out by the for the support of retired ministers and missionaries. This fund already has been subscribed and is not in- cluded in the quota of $85,000. The national committee in charge of raising the fund has announced ithat Colonel Edward H. Haskell of Newton' Center, Mass., has contrib- uted $100,000, and that another Eastern man, who desired his name witheld, had contributed $200,000. Libarty bond donations are being recelved. The national committee is encouraging the buying of the bonds and then turning them over to the fuynd.-instead of.the nomew - The abled to resume business. early this morning when they rented the ware- lhouse of Morris Kaplan on the SBoo tracks and opened an office in the Kaplan building. The grain supply of Kaplan was purchaesd and with the arrival of two carload of flour tomorrow business will be conducted the same as usual. Ervin announces that the plant will be rebuilt as soon as possible, but he is not certain whether the ele- vator or tank system will be used. This will dgpend, he. says as to whether the foundation of the build- ing destroyed can. he dsed in the in -the quarterly. re| aw in 4 . 1 _ the county audifor.” at the work | point of morning and evening shoot- ;»l;::hégm‘;,?n;wrk with G Bemifil United States attorney. committee will not sell the bonds,|erection of a new elevator. The de- i of the county superintendent’s office|ing.’ It will be revised by the new 3 : The men were arraigned before |Put Will use the interest to finance |bris will be cleared away Jjust ag i may be r¢ade less complicated and more convenient, a card filing system is to replace the book plan now in AT ] WOOLWORTH, OF G i i of schools, andtg. ankey, assist- i ) (By United Press.) New York, April 8.—Frank W. )\’oolworth, 67 years 316, the owner of the famouh Woolworth building and the head of a company owning a system of 850 five and ten cent stores throughqut the country, died at Glencove, Long Island, early to- day. Woolworth started life as a C‘NK' working for -eight dollars a week. : “UMPIRES YELL “PLAY BALL” COAST LEAGUE OPENS SEASON (By United Press.) San Francisco, April 8.—The league-of nations got the go-by on the. coast today, the Pacific Coast | Lieague commanding the public eye in California with Kid Baseball and his tovenant of runs, hits and errors 3 unenimously accepted. Thousands jammed the baseball yarks- at the four corners of the league for the opening crack of the bat of the first game of the sixteenth annual championship race. The ‘ league has been enlarged this year | B by two teams, Portland and Seattle. 7 This week’s schedule starts Bill "= s, - Clymer and his Seattle-ites against N{‘,hurley Graham's Seals here. Portland, with Walter McCredie at the helm, is playing Red Killifer and - the Angels at Los Angeles. Oakland is mppearing bhefore a crowd well sprinkled with state officials at Sac- ramento against Bill Rodgers and his red shirters. The Vernon Tigers started the session far away from their home cage, when they bucked up against the Salt Lake club on the latter’s diamond. . INSPECTS TRAPPING ZONE. S. C. Bailey, game warden of this city, returned to Bemidji last even- ing from Big Falls where he inspect- ed the work being done by the state STORE SYSTEM, DEAD law to limit shooting only from a half hour before sunrise to sun- down. The season for shooting snipe will be made to cover the same dates as the season for water fowl. The sea- ;%n will open as usual on September The two zones into which Minne- s0ta has been divided under the pres. ent law regulating ..e . opening of the fishing season Will be discarded under the new law. Henceforth bass fishing ‘will open June 15 and trout fishing April 15. Formerly. the bass southern half on May, 2§, Thousands of wild ducks and other migratory water fowl-may now be Carlos Avery, state game and fish commissioner says. ‘Barring a repetition of conditions late last year, Minnesota sportsmen will enjoy good hunting next fall. Commissioner Avery explained that the poor shooting last fall was due to unfavorable flight conditions and not to a scarcity of birds. Cana- dian lakes were open until December and the flight was unusually late and rapid as a result. The birds either took new routes or made no stops in Minnesota and hunting suffered accordingly. Among the migratory fowl that are to be seen going north for the nesting season are the mallard, blue and green wing teal, bluebill, pin- tail, canvasback, redhead, and shoveler, WILL ADDRESS WOMEN AT MAY CLUB MEETING Dr. Mabel Ulrich, of the state board of health, is to be the princi- pal speaker at the next regular meeting of the Bemidji Women's Community and Civic club, which is to be held Saturday afternoon, May 3, officers of the club have an- nounced. At this meeting the club will name officers for the year be- ginning in September, BEMIDJI BOY TELLS OF seen on Minnesota lakes and rivers|Congressman Harold Knutson. on their northward spring flights, Pioneer is glad to print the follow- KNUTSON WILL AID RETURNED SOLDIERS "~ INSECURING BONUS Promises Quick Return of Check and Discharge If Mat- ter Is Taken Up With Him . Bemidji and Beltrami county re- season opened in the horthern half|turned soldiers who have not made of the state on Jupeé 15 and in the|application for the $60 bonus to which they are entitled should take advantage of a liberal offer made by The ing communication from the con- gressman to discharged sailors and marines: “In connection with the addition- al sum of $60.00 to be paid by the government to eu(‘x of you, it has come to my attention that many of the discharge papers sent in by dis- charged soldiers, sailors and marines have been lying in the war and navy departments for six weeks and may be held up for some time on account of the great congestion. There is also fear upon the part of some for the safety of such discharge papers. Because of this and in order to avoid delay, 1 make this suggestion: “Send your discharge papers to me by registered mail. No applica- tion is necessary, but you should be sure and give me your postoffice ad- dress. When received I will at once take the discharge papers to the proper department, get your $60.00 check, and then send check and dis- charge paper back to you by regis- tered mail inside of twenty-four hours from the time received. This will fnsure you against the loss of your discharge papers and save from six to eight weeks delay. “As an additional precaution it might be well to have the discharge papers recorded in the office of the register of deeds before sending them to me.” “WHIPPET TANK ON LOAN DRIVE TO VISIT BAGLEY soldiers, | Judge H. A. Simons, United States sommissioner, yesterday, afternoon. Willilam McDermid, who was repre- gented by Attorney P. J. Russell, pleaded guilty, waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the term of federal court which is to convene at Fergus Falls May 6. He was released on bonds of $1,000. John 8Sloa and John Kelley pleaded not guilty and demanded a hearing, which will be held-at 10 o'clock on the morning of April 17 They were released on bonds of $1,000, cash. HELD MEETING YESTERDAY. With its session devoted largely to routine matters the regular meet- ing of the board of education for the unorganized districts of Beltrami county was held Monday. Members of the board are J. C. McGhee, coun- ty superintendent of schools, William Lennon, chairman of the board of county commissioners and County Treasurer Earl Geil. FARMERS WARNED NOT TO SELL THEIR POTATOES BELOW MARKET PRICE Farmers of Beltrami county are warned not to sell potatoes below the market price. F. G. Troppman is paying $1.35 per hundred pounds for white potatoes that are sacked and graded, and $1.10 for spuds that are in bulk. This is about forty cents more than potatoes were bringing a month ago and a few farmers arc selling their stock to buyers at the old price. The fact that the ten largest po- tato growing states in the south are producing but half crops this year is partially responsible for the high price being paid here. It is said that the south is short more than 100,000 acres of potatoes this spring. BEMIDJI GREEKS CELEBRATE NATION'S INDEPENDENCE DAY Bemidji Greeks yesterday began celebration of the 100 th anniver- sary of the independence of Greece their various activities. FEDERAL DAM BANK CLOSED IN 1917.T0 | PAY AL DEPOSITORS Stockholders Assume All Lia- bility and Money, With In- terest, Returned in Full. Persons who had money on de- posit in the First State bank of Fed- eral Dam when it failed in 1917 are not to lose a cent, but instead will be paid six per cent on their deposits, no matter whether they had check accounts or time deposits drawing four per cent interest. The bank was elosed in 1917 by F. E. Pearson, superintendent of banks, his action being necessary as a result of the institution’s misman- agement. Six months ago the bank paid 70 per cent to depositors, and a petition requesting the court to permit payment of the 30 per cent which remains unpaid, with six per cent interest on the money held, was presented to Judge C. W. Stanton to- day and the hearing was set for April 30. Superintendent Peterson will be represented at the hearing by At- torney Graham M. Torrance, of Be- midji. The payment is made pos- sible by stockholders of the bank as- suming double lability. The bank has been in operation during the past year under a new management, being known as the State Bank of Federal Dam, HEARING IN INJURY CASE HELD THIS AFTERNOON Hearing in the case of Clyde Mar- tin, who while in the employ of the Crookston Lumber company was in- jured last July is being heard before Judge C. W. Stanton this afternoon. Martin refused to accept the settie- ment offered by the lumber company, claiming that injuries to his head were sufficient to warrant a larger amount under the provisions of the workmen's compensation act. H. J. Loud is appearing for Martin, while Gordon Kain, of the Minneapolis law firm of Powell, Carman & Kain, rep- soon as the insurance adjusters have completed thefr work. That the fire originated in the en- gine room of the plant 18 certain and the belfef is that it was cn\lscd from the electrfc. wiring. No ane 1had been in the building after six o'clock, hnd-the fire was not des- covered unti] shortly after eight. Fire Speards Ranidly. The fire spread rapidly, the ware. house being first to burn and being followed by the office and ele- vator. The grain burned included oats, barley, corn and 500 barrels of flour in the warehouse. A large quantity of sacked oats was carried from the burning building. Thomas Hughes was able to save all books and records of the com- pany and these have been moved to the office opened in the Kaplan block. Files in the vault are be- lieved to be in good condition. The Beltrami Elevator and Milling company is owned by Thomas S. Er- vin, and Thomas Hughes of Bemidji, H. C. Ervin, Jr.. and George Rels of St. Clond, and the H. C. Ervin com- pany, the chief office of which is at St. Cloud. It was purchased by them in 1907, the business including the manpufacture and sale of flour, feed, grain and hay. Large crowds were attracted to the scene of the fire, the hlaze light- ing the whole city. A report that a carload of dynamite was moved from a position near the elevator when the fire began proved untrue. A car containing 100 boxes of dyna- mite had been moved earlier in the day. ROADS TO BE SUBJECT AT MEETING TOMORROW R. L. Given, president of the Be- ‘midji Commercial club, has an- nounced that a proposition to bond the county that road money may be gecured, will be the chief topic at to- morrow’'s mid-day meeting of the club, the discussion to take place immediately following tbe luncheon. Members of the board of county com- ! missioners have been asked to at- tend the meeting. The government offers $§90,000 to be used in the road program if it can be matched by the county, and of this amount the from Turkish domination. The ob- l«'rmnly now has $25,000 avaflable. in capturing beaynr which have been WINNING .CROIX DE GUERRE A. Kaiser, chairman of the Clear- | servance today will have special resents the lumber company. £ T S building dams in ditches in that B e significance, the fact the nation has I RECRUITING OFFICE IN vieinity, causing great damage by 5 water county victory loan drive, is|8!8 s 1 i O Bt e v How the Sixty-fourth brigade of |, B S 1] completed & century of freedom, in | ROBBER 1.200 - ARMY AND NAVY CLUB e L oFY: the Twenty-second division won |l receipt of ‘l‘]d‘;fl“ !rom; ?‘naa';‘: : that it also mnrlks the lrllp[)ll;oach!nlm 4 SN o (- from General Petain the title of |that one of the big war tanks which { restoration of almost all the terri- frgeant R. V. Bass who arrived in - OFFICE IS REARRANGED. “Brigade des Terribles,”” is told by |recently saw service in .the world|tory that for centuries was under FROM MILL Cm BANK] ];C,I:.g’;],gllv‘_,,:(tpr(ll.v 1o (,plm, a recruit- Lieutenant Clarence Shannon, son|was on the battlefields of France.|the domination of foreign powers. | R PR | ing station announced today thaf | By adding a new desk and rear-|g e ayr ang Mrs. C. N. Shannon of | will be in Clearwater county from {Greece expects to gain all the land, (By United Press.) | temporary offices will be maintained 1 ranging the furniture in his office, Bemid;fl and who at one time was April 19th to 21st. held for many years by the Turks, \1inneap‘r'm~¢’ April 8.—Six armed in the ;\rmy and Navy club ’md‘ asks A. D. Johnson, auditor of Beltrami| onpected with The Pioneer, in The tank is one of twenty for tho{ through action of the peace confer-' ,yhorg today held up the Peoples |all who are interested to call on him f)?u:;l[e".' g{m im,’:;oved the appearance | jatters to friends here. He elf;(!iosed Ninth districhl and is to be used in]ence. | State bank, at seven r?orncra. l(‘)cil)(od 'onrl- 'iylllsln;c;lt “tor duty over- UmpGmiant v wmesy of She Rl oliefion soned | aviating Iniaensh In (e oreetinE] | BERD TOMEVORMATORY. ydnacishies In Mia iy and evaoafasat nmow oeh s splesie ciiniiof - - E = e — tw it, ert, 1 50, 0 ed. vigny August 30, 1918. “We soldiers | tracted during the war for demo- Morten Reed, sentenced to an in- | cash. They were able to make their e e . Jacob Brass of Maple Ridge was|feel pretty good over the citation,|cracy. It will leave Mirineapolis and| determinate term in the etate re-|get-away in automoblies. LAND SALE TOMORROW. in Bemidji today, having Knuiness]anq thankful that we had such a|make stops at Buffalo, Elbow Lake,| formatory by Judge C. W. Stanton| = —— = e i : 3 efore Judge Harris of the probate{man as Major General William G.|Glenwood, iDetroit and Mahnomen.{ when he pleaded guilty to forgery in | SPECIAL MEETING Charles -F. Guold, manager of the court. Haan to train and direct the division | From here it will go to Red Lake{the second degree, was taken to St. | - 2 4 | land department of the state audi. { in its fighting.” he writes. The ¢ita-|Falls and Bagley. If possible the|Cioud today by Sheriff Andrew John-| There will be a special meeting of | tor's office, will be in Bemidji to- | Probably the majority of clergy-|tion awards the brigade the honor of | tank will be run between Bagley,|son and Chief of Police Essler. John- the Masonic lodge tomorrow even-| morrow morning and will conduct men are poor because thoy preach |earrying the croix de guerfe with | Clearbrook, Gonvick., Leorard, and}son will visit St. Paul on official (ing at 8 o’clock. There will be work | a sale of state lands at the court without notes Shavlin palm on its standards. business before returning to Bemidji jin the third degree ) house e