Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 19, 1919, Page 1

VOLUME XVIL JAPAN PRESS ASKS NATION T0 WITHDRAW No. 93. Say Orient Should Secede and That Principles Supported By Falsehoods. SUBMARINES ARE LOST Transatlantic Aviator Falls In Irish Sea—Is Unhurt and Machine is Saved. (By United Press.) Tokio, April 19.—Declaring that Japan should secede from the league of nations and that the principles of humanity underlying the league are false, the Japanese press today with striking unanimity attacked Great trine in the Orient. ‘The outburst followed pubhcntlon of Paris new$ that the league of na- tions had rejected Japan's amend- ments providing for the principle of equality of nations. AVIATOR FALLS IN SEA. (By United Press.) London, April 19.—J. C. P. Wood, flying to Ireland in the first leg of the Transatlantic flight attempt, late yesterday fell in the Irish sea off the coast of Anflesey. He and his. navigator, Captain Wyllis, were un- hurt. No details of the accident were received. Their machine is being towed to Holyhead. SUBMARINES ARE LOST. (By United Press) Paris, April 19.—Seven German submarines, being towed from Eng- land to France, have been lost in storm. It was reported that one had reached port today TRACTORS GOING TO EUROPE (By United Press.) Washington, April 19.—Nearly $100,000,000 worth of American farm tractors to be shipped abroad this year will: Replace war caused man shortages in France and England. Free peasant laborers for more schooling and socializing influences in the Balkans and Turkey. _Save camel and buffalo-power in 'gypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and other tropical lJands where horses are little used in agriculture. Increase the crop production in nearly all countries of the world. Approximately 90,000 American tractors will be sold for export this year, if last year's export rate is maintained. More than 314,000 tractors will be manufactured in the U. 8. in 1919, according to estimate of the agricultural department. Together with 100,000 machines put in use on American farms last year, this will give one tractor for each seventeen farms. It indicates a tremendous saving in manpower and borsepower on American farms, ex- perts say. RESOLUTION OF SORROW. Whereas, it has pleased the Al- mighty, in his infinite wisdom, to call to his last rest our esteemed brother, Cecil Petrie. Now therefore, be it resolved by Bemidji Lodge, No. 1452, Order of Moose, that we hereby express our F deepest regret at the loss of our dear rother; and that we hereby extend to the bereaved family our deepest sym- pathy in their hour of sorrow. And Resolved further that our charter be for thirty days draped in mourning, and that a copy of these resolutions be sent the bereaved fam- ily and also published and spread upon our minutes. Jos. Bisiar, Bart Stafford, A. W. Smith, Committee. SPECIAL EASTER SERVICES IN CHURCHES OF BEMIDJI Nearly every Bemidji church is to have special Easter services tomor- row. Easter this year means more to every individual Americans than ever before, linked as it is with the deeper meanings of the sacrifices of war, and with this thought in mind ministers have prepared programs of exceptional interest and beauty. The church programs for the Easter serv- ices will be found on page two of this issue. BOOSTS LIBERTY LOAN. City Attorney Hallan L. Huffman was one of the speakers at the meet- ing of the Bemidji Township Farm- ers’ club held at the Carr Lake school tuse this afternoon. The terms of he Victory loan were discussed by Attorney Huffman, and he encour- aged the farmers to invest as much as possible in the loan. ~ The dreamer would be all right if FROM LEAGUE ENROUTE TO FRANCE| | Britain and demanded a Monroe doc- SENATE PROPOSES his appetite didn’t get busy and wake him uwp vrtive Paoae | " SCENE IN DANZIG, WHICH MAY BE GIVEN TO POLAND Street scene in Danzig, the capital of West Prussia, which the peace coifference may give to Poland, but which the Germans declare they will never relinquish. It is a large city and an lm]lbrmm seuport. BEMIDJI, MINN., SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 19, 1919 SWEEPING CHANGES IN STATE GAME LAWS Would Close Season on Prairie Chicken Until 1922.—Bill Back To House. As a result of the passage of the fish and game bill in the state senate, Minnesota nimrods and anglers may expect to see several sweeping changes in laws in effect heretofore when the code is acted upon by the house. The code as passed by the senate embraced several amendments | to the original code which was passed by the house some time ago and as a result it goes back to the house. Several amendments in the code as passed by the senate are at variance with the bill which left the house, chief among which is that pleefng a closed season-on prairie chickens un= til September 16, 1922. The house passed an amendment prohibiting hunting of prairie chickens with dogs, a closed season bill not being before the representatives. Just what action the house will take on this amendment is problematical. The bass season, if the house fol- lows the senate’s action, will open June 15 throughout the state, the zones being eliminated. Heretofore May 29 has been the opening date in the southern zone. The opening of the trout season is set for April 15 throughout the state. ! One ray of hope for the sportsman in the senate code is the amendment creating an open season for part- ridge from October 15 to November 30 every other year, starting next fall. The partridge open season was abolished three years ago. The season for deer and moose is ¢et back from Novemwer 10-30 to November 15-December § Non-resident licenses were ad- \'anced, those for small game being $15 instead of $10 and those for l‘xrzv game $50 instead of $25, while trappers must have licenses. SOLONS DISCUSS SOLDIERS MEMORIAL Whether an appropriation should be made by the legislature now in ions for the collection and pre- rer\aflon of Minnesota's war record was discussed by the finance commif- teo of the state scnate yesterday af- ternoon. the meeting being attended by A. A. Richardson, of Bemidji, who returned to the city this morning. The appropriation was encouraged by Dr. John D. Hicks, of St. Paul, a member of the Minnesota war records commission, who argued that failure to provide a fund for such a purpose would cause a delay wnich would prevent a complete and authentic his- tory of the wonderful part Minne- sota has taken in the war. Chairman Rockne of the senate committee, claimed that no difficulty would be encountered if work on the record is delayed until after the next legiglative session. Many arguments were advanced favoring an immediate appropria- tion, the importance of such action being forcefully presented. DICKENS VISITS BEMIDJI. Walter F. Dickens, formerly su- perintendent of the Red Lake Indian reservation, but who is now In charge of the White Earth agency, was in Bemidji today, being en route to Red Lake. His automobile is at e { morning. Red Lz and he will drive it to White Earth, via Park Rapids, where he has official business. Mr. Dick- ens spent yesterday at Thief River Falls. DOG LICENSES HERE. b o er, chief of police, today notified dog owners of the city that all canines must be licensed and tagged by the first of May and that the tags have been received and can be obtained by making application to George Stein, city clerk. FIRE AT PINE RIVER. Pine River, Minn.,, April 19.— Fire at noon yesterday burned down the Pine River Telephone Exchange building, the A. Dawes store and the village hall. Firemen and citizens worked strenuously in the flerce wind and checked the flames from spreading to the Minnesota & In- ternational railway depot. The tele- phone building was owned by C. P. Eastman. Toll lines and poles were also damaged by the fire. FARMER DRAWS $1.000 FROM BANK T0 BUY VICTORY LOAN NOTES That he may invest it in Vietory loan notes, B. Bastianson, a farmer residing four miles east of Bemidji, has withdrawn a deposit of §$1,000 from the First State bank of Madi- son, Madison, Minnesota. , */I beliave it §y the patriotic-tuly of all Americans to invest all they can in the Victory loan,” says this local Beltrami county tiller of the soll, It is just such patriotism as that displayed by Mr. Bastianson, which is to send Beltrami county over the top for the fifth time in the purchase of Liberty loan bonds. EASTER PROGRAM FOR METHODIST CHILDREN Special Easter services are to be given by the Sunday school of the Methodist church at 11:45 tomorrow The program was written by Tertius Van Dyke, a son of the noted Henry Van Dyvke, and adapted by the Methodist Centenary. Hymn, Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise; Recitation, ‘“The First Easter,” Fern Soper; Recitation, ‘“Nature’s Resurrection,” Four Primary puplls, Exercise, “Bringing in the Flowers,” Ten Beginners, song by Alice Harn- well, accompanied by Margaret An- derson and Virginia Witting; Recita- tion, “Bringing in the Children,” John Davis, Donald McCuaig, Har- man Ellison; Responsive Reading; Hymn, Christ for the World we Sing; Triple Recitation, “Walking in New- ness of Life”’—A New Creature, Floy Palmer; A New Task, Edith Hurlock- er; The Promise of a New Day, Jordice Wallace; Hymn, Primary De- partment; Hymn, Hail to the Bright- ness of Zion’s Glad Morning. Recita- tion, “The World for Christ’'—Bertha | Webster, Elsie Shannon, Lucille Cota, Esther McGhee, Ruth Hodgdon; Hymn, Jesus Shall Reign; Address, The Power of Christ’s Resurrection, Rev. Blaine Lambert; Offering for Missions; Hymn, The Morning Light is Breaking. HOUSE PASSES BILL TO PAY SOLDIERS BONUS Under suspension of the rules the lower house of the state legislature has passed the appropriations com- mittee bill authgrizing issuance of certificates of indebtedness for the payment of $5 a month of service up to $60 to all soldiers, sailors and marines in the war service . The bill, as drawn originally by Representatives Guy Dilley and A. C. Welch, called for an appropriation of approximately $4.500,000. The com- mittee on appropriations decided that such an appropriation would bank- rupt the state, and had the attorney general draw up amendments provid- ing for ‘“soldier, sailor and marine certificates,” drawing 5 per cent in- terest and maturing in twelve years. An annual levy on taxable prop- erty of the state is authorized to meet the certificates and interest at the rate of §450,00 each year. The roll cali resulted in a vote of 109 to 1, Representative E. E. Adams of Fergus Falls casting the only negative vote AN IMPORTANT M’EETING Tueaday evening at the high school an important meeting of the Wo- man’s Civic and Cummunity club will be held to complete unfinished business. The officers of the coming vear will be elected at a meeting to be held May 3 ROUSES BEMIDJI FROM SOUND SLEEP Small Blaze at Gagnon Place at Early Hour—Fire Whistle Works Over Time. Whether the night watchman at the plant of the Minnesota Electric Light and Power company, likes the sound of the fire siren, possesses a li e of excitement or simply was in need of physical exercise which he found in pulling the whistle wires, was a problem which residents of Bemidji wanted explained at an early hour this morning when roused from sound slumber by an alarm which they believéd indicated the eutire business and industrial gection of the city to be burning. ' The rumpus was all caused by a stdil fire which burned a portion of the bar in the soft drink establish- ment of Frank Gagnon’s at the cor- ner of Second street and Minnesota avenue. A burning cigar or cigar- ette stub, left on a towel on the bar, is believed to have caused the fire, Charles Dailey, chiefl of the fire de- partment, safid this morning. The flame was quickly extinguished by the firemen. Had it not been for A. J. Naylor, manager of the electric light com- pany, calling the watchman and de- manding a halt it is probable that he would have blown the siren until he fell from exhaustion. For more thgn twenty minutes the weird whistle was heard throughout the city and nearly every household sent forth ald tlat the fire, which was thought must be threatening the city, could be c\'(lngulshed Lloyd Nord, of International Falls, son of Senator L. H. Nord, arrived in Bemidji last evening. He came here to assist J. A. McDonald, state appraiser BEMIDJI DAILY PIONT < t\"‘“ | e FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH 2 BEMIDJI'STQUOTA I0F VICTORY LOAN 10 BE SUBSCRIBED INMONDAY'S DRIVE MARCH SETTLEMENT MONEY DISTRIBUTED BY TREASURER GEIL Largest Check Goes to Cily of Bemidji—Receipts Are Be- ing Rapidly Returned. About two hundred receipts for money distributed by the March set- tlement have been mailed to the var- ious city, town and village treasur- ers by Earl Geil, county treasurer, and several payments have already been made. The largest receipt was sent to George Rhea, treasurer of the City of Bemidji, being for $22,415.28. The next largest was sent to R. L. Given, treasurer of the Bemidji school dis- trict, number seven, amounting to $21,636.79. This makes a total of $38,986.79 received by the school district, an advance payment of $17,- 440.00 having been made by the county treasurer. Warrants for the March settle- ment are first made out by the county auditor who sends them to the county treasurer where receipts are made out in duplicate and sent to the various township treasurers showing to what funds the money be- longs. Both receipts are signed by the treasurer and returned to the county treasurer who issues a check for the payment of the money. The original receipt is retained by the county treasurer and attached to the warrant, while the duplicate is sent to the village or township clerk for his records. EUGENE GILLSON DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS Eugene Gillson, 32 years old, died at St. Anthony's hospital late this forenoon of typhoid pneumonia, fol- lowing an illness of three weeks. He has been a steam shovrl engineer for the Minnesota & Intcrnational rail- way company, and with his wife had made Bemidji his home. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gillson, of Rail Prairie, six miles from Pillager, have been in Bemidji since his condition became critical Jessie Gillson, a brother, also of Rail Prairie, was in Bemidji during the week, but had returned to his home before death came. Mrs. A. D. John- son, of Bemidji, is a sister. The body is being prepared for burial at the Ibertson undertaking parlors, and it will be shipped to Pillager Monday, interment to be made at Rall Prairfe, BRITISH BOLSHEVIKI LEADER TELLS OF LABOR REVOLT PLAN By Edwin W. Hullinger (United Press Staff Correspondent) London, April 5. (By Mail)—The United Press today the seat of English Bolshevism. Its unofficial capitol is a little pa- per-cluttered suite of two tiny cham- bers, up three flights of narrow, wmdm;z stairs, winding from one dingy little blmd spur street in the heart of London. . Here the National Administrative Council, the Bolshevist directing body of the Shop Stewards move- ment, holds secret sittings. In one of these rooms, the smaller of the two, “Billy” Watson, councillor and veteran shop steward’s leared, told the story of English Bolshevism —told it as he stood beside the caved- in fireplace “The shop Steward movement| arose in FEngland lnrgely from war/ conditions,” he explained, “Dora (the Englishman’s pet name for the De- fense of the Realm Act) hobbled the regular union official,s compellmg them to submit all complaints to boards of arbitration. These boards were generally extremely slow. “The rank and file—the men actul- ly in the shops—got impatient. The injustices continued during the de- lays. They suborganized omn their own responsibility. They elected shop stewards. “These shop ste s were men from the bench. They met in work- ing clothes. Delay was just as dis- asterous to them as to their fellow- workers. “They acted, while the regular trade union officials, constitutional- ists (he always pronounced the word | as if it carried a certain rrproar‘h)‘ waited for arbitration. | “When the war ended the shop| stewards decided not to wait longer. They began direct actiomn. | “In the meanwhile these shop stew- discovered | while,” ards committees in all parts of the country had been affiliating in a pow- erful national socialistic organization, of which the national Administrative Council is the head. “I do not know whether Bolshevism will spread to America or not,” con- tinued, perhaps not. Industrial con- ditions seem to be much better there than in Europe.” Watson said he worked all day long in the shop as a machinist and then came up here in his office to work late into the night organizing, plan- ning, arguing for this new Bolshe- vistic organization he was helping to create. “We admit some transitory stage will be necessary,” Watson continued, ‘“but our ultimate aim is communism. For instance, our present fight is for shorter working hours. he wage question is not important. Present wages are satisfactory. ““But we hope eventually to abolish the wage system altogether for a communistic exchange of products. Lenine intends to develop that in Rus- gia, you know. “We beliecve in the Bolshevik philosophy. It is probably true, of course, that not all of the men strik- ing today have reached the point of subscribing openly to all of this pro- gram. Many of them do. I know it to be the platform of the leaders of] the shop steward movement.” A tall young woman in a blue| V.A.D. uniform entered excitedly with a newspaper telling of riots and the arrest of Bolsheviki agitators. “They may suppress us for a| she cried, her eyes snapping, “but they can’t suppress the Idea. It will nnlv blaze out again somecwhere! else.” Watson read, smiled, buttoned his| overcoat. “No,” he said deliberately, ‘‘the| Idea is going to play a big role in | the history of England.” Bemidji is ready. Its citizens are going to oversub- scribe their quota, but $150,000, of the Victory Liverty loan, and when the campaign opens Monday morn- ing they will be found at the City hall prepared to finvest in Uncle Sam'’s gold notes. The situation presents a most favorable outlook today and loan workers are confident that the city and county will ‘“‘go over the top” in this campaign as in the four pre- vious. Today the city is being thoroughly canvassed by the Women’'s Victory loan committee, their campaign meeting with much encouragement. Yesterday afternoon the ward chair- men and their committee members held a meeting at the Commercial club rooms at which W. L. Brooks, county chairman, outlined the terms of the loan. He reminded the wo- men that the short term of the notes, with the high rate of interest and the fact that financiers believe they will never be discounted, are attrac- tive points in favor of the loan which can be cited in addition to the pa- triotic viewpoint of their purchase. No Time To Hold Back. “Little did our boys think ot whether they could afford to lose a Teg, an arm or even meet death, when they volunteered to go to war,” sald Mr. Brooks, “and I do not think that we can afford to hold back in our subscriptions to this loan, which is in reality nothing more than an ondorsement of the splendid service onr soldiers performed.”” Al a meeting of the Liberty loan committee held last evening it was decided that al) of the people.in Be- mfdji who bought $100 or more of thonds in the last loan shall be ex- pected to subscribe for the same amount {n the Victory loan, an- nounces Mr. Brooks. The commit. tee decided that it would create no hardship for persons who purchased a number of bonds in the last cam- paign to subscribe for the same amount now, while the poor peopl to whom an investment of $50 mean a great deal, and who participated in the previous loans, should not be expected to purchase notes of this irsue. Privilege of Appeal. After persons have learned of their allotment, and beljeve it to be too high, they have. as in the last cam. palgn, the privilege of appealing to the board of review, ithe office of which will be the district court chambers in the court house. The members of the board are Judge C. W. Stanton, T. J. Burle and C. L. Isted Remember, the Bemidji banks will have Victory loan stations in the City hall from 8 o'clock Monday morning to 9 o'clock Monday eve- ning. All citizens are urged to visit the city hall Monday, ascertain their allotment, make their subscription and in this manner help Bemidji clear its quota in a one day drive. It can be done if all will do their part The gold notes for the Victory lonn are issued for a period of four years and carry a rate of interest of four and three quarters per cent. The county quota is $270.000 and that of the city of Bemidji $160,000. As to Railroad Emplovees. tailroad employees are permitted to purchase thelr bonds, either in the event of their being for cash or on term payments, through banks or {n- dividuals astde from the railroad companies. Those desiring to take advantage of the railroad companies’ method of payment are privileged to do so. Where notes are purchased other than through the railroad com- panies proper, it is the desire of the railroad companies and the treasury department that the committee tak- ing these Bubscriptions from railroad employees shall report to the proper railroad officfal the number, name and amount of subscriptions in order that the railroad companies may take proper credit for their sales. FOUGHT THROUGH WAR WOUNDED LAST DAY Danfel Newton, son of A. C. Newton, returned vesterday, after having heen in the United States military service for two vears and five months Sergeant Newton was in | most of the principal battles, includ- Sergeant Mr.and Mrs to Bemidji ing the 8t Mihiel, Champagne and the Argonne forest drives. He fought throughout the war { without receiving a wound until the lagt day, when he wounded hy close by him was severely a shell which exploded ITe has practically re- covered Newton enlisted in the infantry at Fort Logan, Col, and did service on the border for some time, leaving with the first contingent of Persh- ing's men for France. He received hfs diecharge at Camp Dodge, Ia