Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 26, 1919, Page 1

“ o~ - SWITTING HEADS - _ #%City Near Allotment Total— " townships “are. today* holding their " been oversubscribed, " :: . =«:their patriotic instructpyn: They are JEFP SURPRISED AT 'VOLUME XVII.. No. 99. iNTEREST IN VICTORY LOAN AT HINES WILL - HURRY QUOTA Enfhu;intic ‘Méeting Held :There Last Evening.—Patri- - otism Prominent Feature. - . CAMPAIGN TODAY| | ' Subscriptions - Take| More Work Is. Necessary. % Blackdudk, Hines and s‘urroundlng Victory loan-: campaign-drive and workers are confident that by night the quota of their district will have _ An enthusiastic“meétIng was held | 1+t Hines last evenjng, W. L. Brooks, _chairman of" the’ tonnty loan cam- . paign, heing ‘the-principal speaker. Mr. Brooks outlined in'a comprehen- sive manner the terms and privileges of the loan, and he was assured by ose in attendance that Hines will exceed its quota ‘today: - ‘Mr, Brooks is much pleased with the interest taken at Hines. ‘I have never had’the pleasure of visiting a place where . loyalty: and- patriotism runs at such ligh.pitch as at Hines,” ‘he says. *¢ teaghers in the Hines school are: to.be.congratulated for seated all around, look on. NAMES OF BEMIDJI Clump of Treea“ in Park as Me- morial for Them Will Be Planted Next Week. ing splendid work.” Witting Is* Pleased. .© A. F. Witting of Blackduck, who is chairman of the loan ¢ampaign in the Blackduck vicinity, is confident that the precincts of his territory will . subscribe han their quotas, i ‘Bemidjt .subscriptions are nearing a point where the dangor of the city's failing to meet:its "quoty is over. Be- ~mid§i. 18 yery closs to - quota of $135,000, but'it Wil be necessary for those who have not subscribed to do 80 beforef, oversubscription can be even hoped. for. . :Reports. from the county indicate that Beltrami will go over its $270,- 090 quots, *taWynship, with but one exception,:having reported over-: subscriptions or have given assurance that they will clear the top. Every Bemidji home which has a gold star on its service flag.is asked to eend the name of the boy who made the. supreme sacrifice in the world war)to: Miss -Beatrice Mills, librarian, who is compiling a list of heir lives in battle or service. : park improvement.committee of the Women’s Community and Civic club, which with the assistance. and co- operation.of .the park board has made the-planting of memorial idea possiBle, ,is anxious that- all. names ‘of* Bemidji soldiers, sailors or marines who lost their lives be reported to her immediately, that thé plates to be used on the trees may be arranged for. - It is planned to-plant the trees, which are to ve Elms,~in the library park during the next week. INSTRUMENT SHORTAGE NOW CAUSING DELAY Members of the Juvenile band are being delayed in their practice by the late arrival of a large number of instruments. Fifteen saxophones -+ GROWTH OF BEMIDJI “Mutt and Jeff,” in their adven- tures in the woolly west pleased an ,audience which filled the-Grand last evening. .The music, comedy, and specialtis were good. .Richard Free- played the part of Jeff and Jerry Sullivan appeared in the role of the elongated Mutt. Freeman first played in Beniidji twenty years ago and he highly praised the pro- gress which has chianged the logging town ‘of 1898:to a city of industrial -~ are holding a picnie. - -opment the railroad situation, fore- _.ing to the ' the state park and ..commergia}:fmportance in the northwest. g%%s me of the smallest ~Elks_in th&“Phited States, having ‘been a member-of the order for more than a quarter of a cenfury, belong- Rosebur on lodge. and 30 clarinets have been ordered for the boys and the large size of the order is so unusual that the musical instrument house is having difficulty in filling_it. _Oliver Riggs, director, announees:-that -extra-work will be carried on just ‘as. soon as the in- - ti ents arrive and that the delay HIGH mgg}o%sgfic PAR‘n'Es :v;.l‘;mngt ;atertnlly interfere with progress of the band.” y Director Riggs -is- much pleased with the progress béing made by the boys and,.says that the interest and enthusiasm being shown is splendid. The young musicians are prompt at rehearsalsand at every meeting there is a large attendance, the work of the boys being encouraging. TRACTOR PRICES NOT T0 DROP FOR SOME TIME Chicago, April 26.—The farmer who hesitates in.buying his new trac- tor or binder until the prices drop has several years to wait. This was the verditt of implement —— . Members of the senior class of the high school are -¢njoying a visit to ] -Lake Itasca today. The students left for the park in cars this morning and devoted the day to picnicking. At noon-a lunch, pre- pared ‘by the girls of the class, was perved. Several teachers accom- panied the party. . Early this morning members of the freshmen class formed a hiking party and - walked to:Lavinia where they. The girls pre- ted’ a lunch for. the.occasion, tHe finances for. the party being provided by the boys. The students will re. turn to Bemidji-on the late evening train. . The party is chaperoned by Miss Mabel Wager, head of Commer- cial deparfment. MEBT : il creasé in price for farm AT ST. TOUS. implements:’is forcast before 1321 . 1, —C and mapufacturérs forsee in 1919 meit frsi;“,“‘;l;:& GZ(G the ‘;?Sfi:f;:: and ptrqba\)ly 7920, the dullest sea- are planning to-attend the annual |500S of year. meeting of the chamber of commerce | ;- High cost.of labor f;fld 51‘“;“ pro- of the United States at St. Louls next | ducts universally is blamed for the week: The conference will take up continued high cost of implements. government control of telegraph and It is contended goods manufacturers 6 3 | during wartime will be disposed of telephone systems, waterways devel. eventuglly but that the longer ma- terials -and labor -continue high just so long will the finished product re- main high. - “Prices of farm products will con- tinue to be high through this vear and probably throngh next year and as long-as-those prices are high so must labor costs remain at or near their present levels,” says George A. Ranney of the National Implement and Vehicle association. “It seems hardly.necessary to add that these same conditions will in- evitably ténd to keep up thé price of farm impléments.” INFANT BURIED TODAY. ign and domestic trade relations and eat many other commercial and industrial problems. a.ne conference will last three days DURAND TOWNSHIP HAS REACHED LOAN QUOTA Slow but sure the townships of Beltrami county are reporting over- subscriptions to the Victory loan, the last to report to C. A. Huffman, dis- triet eampaign chairman, as having e over the top, being Durand. Other communities which have gone over their loan quotas are Port Lisle, the infant son of Mr. and Hope, whieh is $1,000 over;_ Ten-|Mrs. Thomas Keefe, was buried at strike which is $800 to thé gdod, and ' Greenwood cemetery today The “Hagali: baby died last evening. BOYS WHO LOST LIVES IN BATTLE DESIRED through - Hinegs ' while In "military | who isa nfember of the] the trees-under-the|: BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE ENTERTAINING WOUNDED AND SICK SOLDIERS | - One of the most liportant things in the reconstruction and rehabilitation of .wgunded-and’ disabled .soldlers 15 to keep their minds occupled and free from cares, and this is’ done at the big reconstruction and rehabilitation hospltal at the Presidio, San Francisco, . The photograph shows a boxing match hel RUSSELL WILL AGAIN ; Byron Russell, son of Attorney | P, J. Russell, has received his ap-} pointment from the postal ‘depart- ment as carrier of the Bemidji-La- vinia rural mail route, known as the Star route. duties May 15 and will continue the {work until September 30. had charge of this route last year, and the splendid service he gavel'’ his re-appointment possible, and at a substantial increase in sal- made ary. belegates From Five Towns Attend Bemidji Ceremonies " “7 —Seven Initiated. With delegates from five towns, Bagley, Park Rapids, Tenstrike, Cass Lake and Pine River, in attendance, Bemidji Odd Fellows last night cele- brated the hundredth anniversary of 0dd Fellowship in the United States. A. C. McDivitt, grand scribe, of Min- presided during the cere- monies of Initiation, the degrees be- ing conferred upon seven candidates. Late in the evening a deliclous lunch was served by the Rebakahs in the basement dining hall of the Presbyterian church, after which the 0dd Fellows returned to their lodge where a social session smoker was held. The Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows is an organization composed of men and women and having for its objects the moral, intellectua)i and social development of mankind. members are solemenly pledged to protect and encourage, not only each other, but all who are :in need of sympathy or practical assistance. To visit the sick, relieve the distressed, protect the widow and educate the is_the impeiritive ‘duty of every member. taught to recognize the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of man (it has no other creed); to strive to remove the wordly barriers of cast and creed which too often separate man from his brother man,.and to place all men upon a common level. The order is firmly established in the United States and Canada, and is gaining strength every year is in a strange country money may pur- chase comforts and pleasures, fraternity only will fulfill the desire for companionship. And in Austral- asia, Alaska, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Mexico. Norway, Philippines, Porto Rico, South American, Switzerland. The first Odd Fellows lodges were installed April 26, 1819 in Baltimore, and the first Minnesota lodge was installed at Stillwater in 1849, ELLSWORTH WOULD BE MINNESOTA GOVERNOR (By United Press.) St. Paul, Minn., April 26.—Repre- sgentative Franklin F. Ellsworth, of Mankato, nounced his candidacy for.-governor of Minnesota. Editor's note—Governor Burnquist neapolis, room orphan ANNIVERSARY OF ~ ODD FELLOWSHIP - CELEBRATED -HERE | Hawali, f " FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH [TALIAN SITUATION CLEARING RAPIDLY; [ SON PASITION WIDELY ENDORSED : (By United Press) Washington, April 26.—The Italian situation is clearing rapidly, according to private advices reaching the White House’ today. It is stated that President Wilson’s action in refusing to give Fiume to Italy is generally endorsed by participants in the Peace Conference. 5 The American delegates, while expressing regret over the controversy with the Italians, seem confident that a settlement will be reached after a conference of Premier Orlando with the Italian parliament. At Italian headquarters in Paris the pre- vailng sentiment is distinctly more hopeful. The seemingly ir- reconcilable spirit at first manifest has diminished. ‘“Wait and hope,” was the watchword expressed at the Italian headquar- ters Friday. ) President Wilson outwardly has displayed no disposition to yield to the Italians on the question of Italy’s aspirations, and the opinion voiced in American circles is that only through a change of attitude of the Italians can an agreement be reached. The belief is general in Paris that the Italian incident will delay somewhat the final signing of the peace treaty. ORLANDO REACHES ROME Paris, April 26.—Premier Orlando arrived in Rome at 11 o’clock this morning. : The last of the Italian peace delegation left Paris for Rome at two o’clock this afternoon. A crowd of Italian officers and civilians gave Foreign Minister Sonnino and Former Premier Salarando a great ovation at the Cafe Delyon. The attitude of Count Von Brockdorff-Rantzau, head of the German peace delegation toward the approaching peace con- gress is compared by the Temps with the treatment accorded Frenchmen at the conference at Versaills in 1871, at the close of the Franco-Prussian war. The paper mentions his attempts to send messengers to receive the peace treaty and his demands that the Germans be permitted to discuss the treaty and nego- tiate with the Allied representatives. . £ The rough treatment given Thiers and Favre at Vergailles in . 1871 by Bismarck is recalled. Rt . The.-head of the German delegation, the Temps says, was the representative at Copenhagen of the German imperial gov- ernment, and he violated the neutrality of Denmark in 1914 when he compelled Denmark to block up. with mines the straights leading to the Baltic. Other leaders of the present German government served the imperial regime, the paper adds. It refers to Mathias Erz- berger, author of the famous scheme of minimum German peace 9 bs bield Batuiday. stleroon, Mey terms drafted in 1914 by which Germany was to get French Droblema: This il b the Jastimeet: territory and have military sovereignty over Belgium. lng‘of the clubl ‘;3“(11 S‘eplenllber. no| = ——— = . Committoa reporta wil bo rond | TENNIS PLAYERSTO - |NEW BUILDING FOR -y STATE FAIR GIVES- LIVE STOCK BOOST and officers for the ensuing year will be named. The meeting will be held in the Presbyterian church and will begin at 2:30 o'clock. Murphy Says Action of Legis- lature is Worthy Recognition of Work Accomplished. 1d in the yaxd of the hospital while the wounded, ! SOCIAL HYGIENE TO - BE DISCUSSED AT LAST CLUB MEETING State Board of Health Repre- sentative Will Address Wo- men.—May Show Film. OFERATE STAR ROUTE He will -assume the Russell Social hygiene lectures are being arranged for the pupils of the Be- ‘midji high school, and a special thealth film may be brought here Th consequence of plans which are being made by the Woman's Community and Civic club. Mrs. Schwartz, of St. Paul, -a representative of the state board of health, will be the speaker. Mrs. Schwartz comes to Bemidji in place of Dr. Mabel Ulrich, who has found that she cannot be here at the time. According to present plans the hygiene lectures will be given at the (rand theatre Friday afternoon. At 1:30 o’clock Mrs. Schwanrtz will ad- dress the girls, her lecture to be fol- lowed by the health film, which will be witnessed by both girls and boys of the high school. Following the pictures a talk will be given for the boys. At the meeting of the Civic club to be beld Saturday afternoon, May Tennis enthusiasts of the city are urged to attend a meeting which is to be held in the Commercial club rooms at eight o'clock this evening. The matter of reorganizing the ten- nis club, and of improving the grounds will be taken up at the meet- ing. and RETURNS FROM CHICAGO. James L. George, of the Bemidji Gas company, returned to Bemidji this morning from Chicago where .he had spent two weeks on BWsiness. Its Action of the legislature in appro- priating $300,000 for the construc- tion of a fire-proof live stock barn on the fair grounds was the occasion to- day for hearty expressions of appre- clation on the part of Frank W. Mur. phy, president, and Thomas H. Can- fleld, secretary, on behalf of the state ness would be captured by Americans | falr management. and British because they are in a po-{ ‘This action of the legislature is sition to do the work without delay,|a fitting and altogether appropriate BUT—and here is the whole point—it | recognition of the tremendous value is greatly to the advantage of France|of the live stock industry in the as a nation that there should be as|growth and higher development of little delay as possible. They point|this state,” President Murphy said. out that Germany has not been dam-|'‘It i8 an eloquent tribute to the aged by shellfire; that her mills are|breeders of pure bred animals in Min- in a going condition; that, in order to|nesota, and undoubtedly will make keep the economical life of Germany |It possible .or the fair management going, German industries must be al- | t0 80 stage its live stock exhibits and lowed to start up as soon as possible | 8ive encouragement to the breeders —otherwise the Germans will not be|©f this section, as to justify the pre- in a position to meet their own home | diction that ere long Minnesota will expenses, let alone pay the huge debt he the recognized center of that in- they owe the Allies as the result of |terest in the northwest and the place the war. This being the case, with where the hest breeding stock in the German industry grinding full blast, country may be had !or"the founda- French industry must likewise fuli|tion of pured bred herds. speed ahead and at once, otherwise The state falr is the great school it will be hopelessly outdistanced by :{I tge;n:ople, It is the state's show the resourceful enemy of yesterday. neoNs Furthermore, they declare, France S will need for a good many 'yean to TAKES LAD TO RED WING. come, American and English capital Sy and c’upital will not go where industry O: M. Sklnvl}(. doputy sherift af of the same nationality can not find Beltrami county, left today for Red root. The French franc will tend to ]\Vlng Yithi larold’ Ourrent, of Wil become cheaper and cheaper and the ",flem;; I;{I‘r;:.i,n:‘hoy\;nllbet &l,a‘éed“m dollar and pound sterling dearer and Y 5 80900 a8 SuaL OILY G Current appeared before Judge J. E. Harris, of the probate court, yester- dearer. day, who ruled that the lad is inc¢or. AMERICAN GENIUS NEEDED TO HELP REBUILD FRANCE 0dd Fellows are By William Phillips Simms (United Press Staff Correspondent) Paris, April 10. (By mail.)—Will Americans be allowed to participate as business men in the rebuilding of Northern France? Or will the French government throw a protective wall around the devasbateé) regions and admit only builders of their own nationality on the theory that whatefer profit is to be derived out of the reconstruc- tion ought to go to those who have suffered most on account of the war? This question is uppermost here now. Both sides has its defenders. Each is eloquently sustained. But there are signs that the anti-wall will win and that France will welcome both American gold and American organizers and builders. $l‘he thesis of the protective wall faction is that France is in such a run-down condition as the result of four and a half years of war that her industrials are scarcely in a position to fight successfully against their brothers from America. Americans, with their huge factories, cheap raw materials and superior organization, can build machinery such as is needed in the mills of Northern France more but Holland, Japan, Sweden and republican, today an- A high French official of the Min- has announced that he will not be 8| yjckly and cheaper than be done in |istry of Reconstruction told me that| rigiple. candidate for re-election, but politi-| pran.c and, that such being the case, | American _cooperation would be wel- et e cal talk has it that he will again|tpore ig a danger of Americans—|come in France, thus forecasting the| The high price of clover seed is throw his hat into the ring. BEMIDJI BOY. RAINBOW HERO. REACHES NEW YORK Frank E. McManus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank McManus, avenue, and who fought with the gal- lant Rainbow division reached New Yoark yesterday on thele Montana. 3 Merritt and expects to receive his dizcharge soon victory of the open-door faction. “The real opposition,” he said, “comes from the interested parties, those who wish personally to profit through enterprises undertaken in the north. France realizes she absolutely must have this co-operation. and France and America will find a way. And there is ten years of intensive (work rebuilding the devastated re- gions, ten years of it for all of us working hard together, Americans with the resf.” and the English, also a great indus- trial people—running away with the business of starting up Northern France again, pocketinfi the profits and leaving the Frenchmen in the position of Mother Hubbard's well- known dog. That is, by the time he eould get his busmess going good the job of reconstruction would be finish- giving some concern to growers and buyers alike. The cause is natural enough-—a short crop of seed and a large acreage of clover winter-killed in 1917-18. By all the signs, even at the price, to buy clover seed is good business. 1212 Dewey The ‘potato acreage of the United States, as snown on the maps, looks like a bad case of measles, and on the table it looks like three square meals a day in France, d. The “Antis” use the same argument but with reverse English. They ad- mit mueh of the reconstruction busi- He will be sent to Camp R Sl e s