Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 23, 1919, Page 1

VICTORY LOAN FINE SUPPORT: (ITY 15 SHORT Bemidji Needs Subscriptions Totaling $22,000 in Order ‘ to Meet Quota. "PLEDGES SHOULD BE MADE AT THE BAN MG A mEAE LR KS . Follow-Up Committee Will Be- gin Work' Monday.—All Urged to Pay. Allotments. Reports from many parts of the county indicate that Beltrami county -will oversubscribe its quota of $260,- 000 to the Victory loan, and W. Brooks, county campaign chairman, said this morning that he is much pleased with progress made this far. The Village of Baudette has gohe over the top in splendid manner, anfl indications point to oversubscriptions * ijn many other communities. Frohn and Bemid}i townships were the first to report. having secured pledges totaling more than their quotas. Bemidjj failed- to meet its quota of $135,000 during the first two days of the campaign, when the headquar- ters closed at thé eity hall last eve- ning, but $113,000 having been pledged. \ 4 Banks Have Cards. This morning.the allotment cards . were taken to the four banks of the ?~city and those who have not signed their subscription blanks are urged to_go.io.thelr bank, ascertain their «--allotment and present their pledges. 1t is important that this be done dur- ing the remaining days of this week. Next Monday the follow-up com- mittee, made up of boys who have re- turned from the trenches, and carry- ing battle scars whigh will be an ever present reminder, the great war, will visit g)1 citizans who have failed to subscr;i; to the Vietory loan and haye given no Teason for so doing. re of the campaign work- all be-gub URL this brid co! ! canvass for delinquetit-pledges: - Robert Skinner, who is in charge of the campaign in the Northern part of the téunty, is confident that his district“will subscribe its full share of sthe Victory loan. ’ LIEUT. HAYNER WEDS Miss Lucy LaVaughn Brooks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Quincy Brooks - of Lake boulevard, and Lieutenant Harold Hayner, 8. M. C., son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hay- ner of ‘Minngdpolis, formerly of this city were mafrfed last evening at the home of ‘the ‘bride, Rev. Lester P. Warford, pastor of the Presbyterian church officigting. The ~vows -were spoken before a ~«large- American flag, and under a wedding bell of smilax. Miss Arvilla Kenfleld, the bride’s cousin, played the wedding march. Miss Mabel Brooks, sister of the bride, acted as ‘bride’s’ maid and the groom was at- tended by Lieut. Leslie Slater. The bride wore a gown of pale blue and carried a shower bouquet of orange blossoms, and the groom and best man were in uniform. A" seven o’clock bridal dinner was given immediately after the cere- mony to the immediate relatives of the bride and groom. Misses Bernice Kirk, Mabel Tanner, Ruth Caskey ‘and Grace Currie, members of the bride’s Sunday school class, served. The rooms were prettily decorated ““smilax, jonquils and yellow daisies being used. Lieut. and Mrs. Hayner left last evening for Minneapolis, where they will visit for a few days before going to Fredericksburg, Va., where they will make their home. Lieut. Hay- ner is stationed at Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va. Miss Mabel Brooks, sister of the bride, accompanied them as far as Minneapolis. LALIBERTIE RETURNS HOME. William Lalibertie, one of the pro- prietors of the City drug store, re- turned to Bemidji last evening, hav- ing been discharged from naval serv- ice. Lalibertie has been in service since April -1917 and. left with the Bemidji naval militia. He has been chief pharmacist on the U. 8. S. Ker- kenna transport, and had many trips across. He left this afternoon for Crooksten where he will visit for a short time, before returning to Be- midji to resume his work here at the City drug store. s — IMPROVEMENTS AT GRAND. Extensive improvements are being made at the Grand theatre. The stage is being enlarged that the sev- eral large shows which are to be 47 brought to Bemidji during the next few weeks may. be conveniently handled, and the dressing rooms are Being remodeled. ““Mutt and Jeff of the Woolly West,” are to be the at- traction at the Rex PFriday night. MISS LUCY BROOKS SCHOOL BOARD EELD * MEETING LAST EVENING ... Members of the board of education _-their regular meeting at the : aschool building last evening, gn .being devofed largely to tile matters. . The proposition of purchasing a motor driven bus for transporting - pupils was u.scussed and a representative of the White utomobile company appeared before the board. The board 18 considering me advisability of buying its own bus, the method now follpwed’ in transporting pupils from Nymore to Bemidji' schools not veing satisfac.d 0F B0O Fred T. Lincoln, Secretary of Development Association, Completing Plans. 'EXPECTS 2,000 ;' WILL ATTEND CONVENT! m ' senting Realistic Picture of Early Life in North. | - PORTS SHOW MUCH "WORK HAS BEEN DONE BY COMMUNITY CLUB Warious Committees Have Plans Under Way.—Annual ! Election Held Mly 3. An interesting meeting of the Women's Community and Civic club was held at the high school last eve- ping, reports showing that much has een accomplished by the . various ommittees. Reports of the stores, aby clinie, <civic and protective league committees were recorded. rs. John F. Gibbons is chairman of the stores sanitation committee. This committee has asked the co- operatfon of all merchants in making their places of business as sanitary possible, and they were given a th in which to comply with sug- éstions presented. The committec 1.goon visit'the varjous stores and 1l ‘places found to have complied Bubbling over with enthusiasm, and displaying that ever-present pep which hag made him so sucgess- ful as secretary of the Northern Min-.| nesota Development association, Fred; T. Lincoln, of Brainerd,'was in Be- midji last evening, being on his way to his home city from Cass' L where he completed plans for the annual summer convention of the: booster organization which is to be held June 20 and 21. With an open afr pageant, his- torial in its every detail, one of the interesting features of the Cass Lake convention, Secretary Lincoln is con- flden; that mors than fig.ololp:lom:' i will be in attendance. ndiar will make up the cast for the pageant.] With -the luggl;fltions will ,beh placed and they wiil portray thy, coming. af | o1 an honor roll which s to be-com- General Cass to Cass Lake. The play jpiled. Merchants are urged to cover written by Mr. Lincoln, assisted by 21l raw foods and follo the most Otto Koll, a son of M.*N. Koll ot-Ca,l’ ganitary methods in the handling of Lake who §s now attending St. John'g | 2! groceries and meats. 7 o university and who has Hved among [, Detalls were discussed for the the Indians to a large extent. and {::yhf;’l:“:c:olglfl;wfymu:ake place at speaks the Chippewslanguage, will The annual meeting of the Civic lub it to be held Saturday, May 3, be in five epics. There will be the pgriod of the fur exghange, the pas: 4n the Presbyterian church, at which _'fflcers for the ensuing year will be The war dogs of the British army, which performed innumerable fine deeds during the great war, are being demobtiized .and efforts are being made to provide for their future care. A fund of $100,000 is being raised In England for this purpose. BENVILLE DISTRICT FARMERS MAKING SPLENDID PROGRESS Shilling Merchant Offers Em- phatic Plea for Bridge Over Red Lake River. Importance of the immediate con- struction, of a ‘bridge -over :the’ Red Lake Rlv&, thereby opening a route of travel to Bemidji for the farmers in the townships of Minnie, Benville, Steenerson, - Lee, Spruce Grove, dan unorganized districts was emphatically recalled today by W. C. -Schilling,” the enterprising Shjlling merchant and postmaster, who was in.HBemidji on, business. “Qur, country -is .developing at. a i te;:said. Mr. Schilling,” sage of booze, the coming of the saw mills, and the arrival of the tourist of today. All these will be elaborate- ly presented, the various periods:of progress and development from.ihe primeval stages to the present being included. 2 With Indian. ‘Lake Secretaty Linoals DELINOUENT TAXES Fred Rhoda, clerk of court, has turned . over to- Andrew Johusonm, <herift of -Beltrami county 601 ‘delin- quent.p:m&nal property ta]x warrm{.s 4 for.. cpllection. Person property p J'laxes baeane &aflnquemen@r h. first,, and the penalty was attach and were tyrned over to the clerk of court April §, tax payers being granted ten days in ‘which to file answers. It is now the duty of the sheriff to collect the delinquent taxes. OFFICER HERE FRIDAY. Sergeant R. V. Bass, Bemidji re- cruiting officer, announces that an officer will be in Bemidji Friday to approve certified copies of discharge papers of all returned soldiers in the and pu; Uit “oth 3 ge could_be:had we could bring this additjonal business to Be- midji whith i5°our _county sedt and deserves our patronage, which is now an item of fmportance. “At precent I have to cart-my sup- plies from Goodrich, a distance of 46 miles,, ' while if T could come to Be- midji T would have to travel nine miles more, but I could save the ad- ditional freight and other expenses not necessary. Mr. Schilling says that many acres are being cleared and placed under cultivation, and that the ditches of his country are of greater benefit than their most enthusiastic support- ers had dared hope. Many sheep are being taken into the Benville coun- ‘try and the farmers there anticipate a most successful year. The Shilling booster came to Be- midji to secure his assessment books, having been named assessor of the Fifth unorganized district. He is a brother of W. F. Schilling, the prom- inent Northfield dairyman. MILLS START SAWING HIGH WAGES ARE PAID Mills of the Crookston Lumber company began sawing this morning, and it is expected that both plants will be operated until late in the fall. About four hundred men are em- ployed. Night shifts will not be operated this season unless thé lumber mar- ket necessitates a larger production. The Crookston Lumber company is paying the same high wages provided last year, $3.50 a day being paid to common laborers. These wages will be continued until conditions are ma- terially changed and living necessi- ties can be procured at a much lower cost than now. . GREAT NORTHERN TRAINS CHANGE Beginning Sunday, April 27, sev- eral changes are to be made in the schedule of Great Northern trains leaving and arriving: in Bemid§i. Train No. 33, the.west bound pas- senger, will leave at 3:20 instead of 3:32; train. No. 34, east pound pas- senger, will leave at 12:05, instead of 11:58, and the évening Sauk Cen- tre train will arrive at 8:10 instead of 7:55. 1.200 MINNESOTANS LOST IN WORLD WAR Minnesota lost 1,200 men, includ- ing all those killed in battle, dead from accident or dead fro mdisease, the office of Adjutant General W. F. Rhinow announced yesterday. The total includes all men who died in camps a§ Wwell as those who died overseas. ~ The list of dead and wounded carried a total. of 7,450 names. The figures were compiled from state and war department re- cords. 6™ dver Jwhb el the comin ! ticipate. ‘The p tirely new in the matter of entertain- ment features of the summer conven: tion of the Northern Minnesota De- velopment ‘association, but promises to be highly entertaining and realis- tic and will afford an oppartunity to see athletic sports and past-times of the Indians. Romance will be inject- ed into the pageant in the form of a love affair in which a gallant young member of General Cass’ party and a beautiful Indian maiden figure prom- inently. v Much interest is belXg taken in the convention and it is expected "that many delegates will plan a tour of this section of the state. Several editors who are to attend the outing of the Northern Minnesota;Kdito#ial association meeting June 27-29, are planning to devote an entjre week here, that they may be pgpeent. at both conventions. To Be Fourfold. Secretary Lincoln announeces that men of national prominence will be among the speakers at Cass Lake, the meeting to Befourfold in.importance, as there will be conventions of the sheep growers association, develop- ment association, scenic highway and county agricultural agents. BROOKS ASKS ADDED. INTEREST IN LOAN W. L. Brooks, chairman of the Bel- trami county Victory loan eampaign, pleaded for added interest in behalf of the Victory loan at the business meeting of the Commercial club which followed the regular luncheon this noon. Chairman Brooks said that Be- midji 1s $22,000 below its quota, and asked that every man in Bemidji sub- scribe for the same amount in the Victory loan that he took in the pre. vious loan, thereby assuring Bemidji a place of honor among the cities of the nation which have.gone over the top. - The proposition of recommending one cent letter postage was brought before the club. The plan is to pe- duce letter postage and to increase the postal rates on parcel post, peri- odicals and newspapers. The matter, as to whetifer the Commercial club desires to recommend such a change, will be investigated by a committee comprising - R. H. Schumaker, chair- man, W. Z. Robinson and H. M. Stanton, which has been appointed by R. L. Given, president of the club. (By United Press.) Washington, April 23.—Warning the country of a coming timber shortage and the acute paper situa- tion Percival S. Ridsdaie, secretary of the American Forestry association, today gave some startling facts as to conditions confronting the United States following the war. Ridsdale, who has just returned from France, where the offer to aid in reforesting that country was accepted, said: “War reached its hand to the farthest corners of the earth and the reckoning of a settlement is now puzzling the brains of the world. In round numbers the cost of the war to the world is placed at 197 billions of dollars. The secretary of war has said that every child born for the next one hundred years will have a part of the bill to pay. What are we doing to lighten that burden? “In no fleld did the hand of war reach farther or do greater damage then in forestry. Pictures of the de- vastation in France are familiar to all of us. A fight went on in other quarters of the globe to satisfy the call of war that was just as over- whelming as that of the battle line. The sound was the crashing to earth of timber trees and the whir of the saW. “New England is no longer self supporting in timber resources. “A timber area in Minnesota, equal to that of Massachusetts, was wiped out by fire last fall, with but passing notice. “Had the war come fifteen years later, we would have been hard put to meet the czll for lumber. “Southern Pine manufacturers state: the hulk of the original sup- plies of yeilow pine in the south wijl be exhaus in ten years and 3,000 lumber plants will go out of exist- ence. “It is estimated that for every forty billion feet board measure of merchantable lumber sevdnty billion feet are wasted in the field or at the mill. #‘We have all seen our newspapers jump in price against the will of the publisher. Ask the first newspaper- man you meet about thé cost of white L. G. Crothers, proprietor of the Commercial Barber shop, has pur- chased an electric hair-clipper, a de- vise which has been used with much success in .the large cantonments of the country. Use of the machine en- ables the barber to cut hair much more rapidly than before, and the work is much more satisfactory than when done by hand clippers. The Clish barber shop has also ordered one of the electric machines. There will be 2 meeting of the Ma- sonic lodge this evening, beginming at 7 o’clock. o ————————————————————————————————— PLANTING TREES WILL SAVE COUNTRY TIMBER SHORTAGE every year. are we going to do about maintaining WILSONDECLARES [TALYCANNOTHAVE FIUME; SITUATION IS (By United Press) Paris, April 28.—President Wilson declaréd flatly this af- ternoon that Italy cannot have Fiume. Possession of this sea- port is the bone of contention which resulted in Italians threat- ened to withdraw from the peace conference. President Wil- son issued a statement declaring America must adhere to principles of the fourteen points, and that Fiume must be made available to the.small nations back of Italy. “President Wilson’s, statement has broken up the Peace conference,” a member of the Italian delegation declared this afternoon. The delegate said Orlando will leave for Rone to- night or tomorrow and that the remainder of the delegation will go as quickly as possible thereafter. JAPAN’S CLAIMS ARE DISCUSSED. (By United Press) Paris, April 23.—The Big Three was expected to contipye the discussion of Japanese claims to Chinese territory based on the secret treaty to which Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia and Japan were parties. h Premier Orlando decided not to attend the meeting this morning. Admiral Deravel left for Italy Jast night and General Diaz was scheduled to depart tonight. Orlando’ and' Foreign Minister Sonnino may possibly accompany Diaz, AMERICAN CASUALTIES 285,950 (By United Press) i Washington, April 23.—Total casualtiés of American ex- peditionary forces were 285,950, according to latest corrections. The total deaths were 75,344. . e e e ———— 7 iy et et e STATE LEGISLATURE ergeant ass Buggests at a 801~ . WILL COMPLETE ITS SESSION TOMORROW ! 1 diers who are entitled to the bonus, Many Imp ortant Messures and have not made application for it; present their discharge papers to him { ‘Have Been Passed by Selons. : —A Brief Review. immediately: that the certified copy may be made. The discharges will be ‘returned ta their owners Satur- day. " 18 NEWSY NUMBER. xéeplionally newsy {s the last’ number of the “K-L Néws,” the of- ficial - publication of the Kenfield- Lamoreaux company, which operates the Bemidji Box company, and fac- tories at.Cags Lake and Washburn, Wis. The Bemidji news is of much interest, and tells of changes and improvements which have been made at the plant. The News tells that a’ large number of returned soldiers have been given employment at the box factory. ‘8t. Paul, April 23.—Tomorrow is the last day for the Minnesota leg- islature. oday both houses were cleaning up all business in order to make the last day a celebrationy when greetings will ' be exchanged and presents will“be given officers and leaders of hothihouses. Many of the legislators w?:o er, withh pressing business at ho| will net stay aver for the big show. 4 The legislature has-passed o 1 number of yille und for (he lagt two weeks has kept Governor Burnqujet busy signing measurce. Night ses- slons have been frequent and the gee- sion has seen much wrangling over minor measures as well as major lag- islation. A great majority of the bills acted upon during the session were purely of local character. Several measures considered important enough to bat- tle over for hours in both houses were defeated including the senate’s vote of the proposal for state admjn- istration of industrial insurance. Three tonnage tax measures were de- feated. The Baheock good roads measyre assuring Minnesota of one of the hest highway systems in the country wae perhaps the bill having most far reaching effect of any measure passed. To the women of the state the legislature granted the right.to vote for presidential electors, after defeating a measure to grant them full suffrage in the state. Seditious and disloyal acts lan- guage and propaganda in the state is hereafter forbidden under penalty. Display of the red or black flag in any parade or’ demonstration or on any building is alsb made unlawful. To Attract Tourists. To attraet tourists to the state a bill was passed creating a Minnesota Land and Lake Attraction board. A bill applying particularly to Remsey county, permits the county board to spend $25,000 per year for two years for the improvement of lakes. Every village, town and city or county board in the state may em- ploy a health commissioner under authorization of house bill No. 130 passed during the session. Another bill originated in the senate provides for measures in factories and found- eries for the promotion of health gpd safety. Citizens of the state or anyone else will not be permitted to use or drive an automobile without the owner's consent under a heavy penalty. Counties Can Act. To ward off suffering in case of an- other calamity such as the north- eastern Minnesota forest fireg of last October or the Tyler tornada of last August the legislature gave power to all eounty boards within certain lim- itations to appropriate public funds or temporary relief. A school fund deficit of $1,070,- 193 was made up by this legislature and general appropriation bills were passed with increases for some de- partments including an appropriation paper and he will tell you the ques- tion in his nightly nightmare. Paper conservation should be taken up in the schools, as it has by thousands of business concerns. The situatfon is acute. emorial Trees. “The Afil:lexm:nn Fl:)reslry associa- tion, through its campaign for plant- ing memorial trees, is educating the American people to the values of forestry. The association aims to register every tree planted and a marker has been designed for these trees. Plans are also going forward for tree planting on a wholesale scale, 80 that our forests may be replen- ished before it is too late. “Just how acute the situation is may be seen in the warning by Col. Henry 8. Graves a vice-president of the American Forestry association and forester of the United States. He puts it this way: ““The experience of the war called sharp attemtion to the condition of our remaining timber supplies. The bulk of the material for general con- struction was obtained from a few large centers of original forest, often involving long rail hauls and high cost. Extreme difficulties were en- countered in obtaining promptly and adequate supply of specialized pro- ducts, like some of the high grade hardwoods. If the emergency had come fifteen years from now we would have had every great embar- rassment in obtaining even the lum- ber needed for general construction, except 4t a great/ sacrifice in time, cost, and erowding of the rafiroads. “The planting of Memorial Trees as suggested hy the American Forest- ry association is of the greatest edu- cational value in directing attention to foresry. Large forest areas should be planted, not only this year but We fought to establish the frontiers of freedom, but what those frontiers. The forests of France kept the Hun from reaching Paris. Will our forests keep the scourage of flood and desert waste from overwhelming our land We must answer mow the ¢all of the children who will be born in the next hundred years ' —_ e (Continued on Page Six)