Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 30, 1919, Page 1

] VOLUME XVIL No. 102. AT LUNCHEON M. W. Dep'nty Prepares for Work Here and Asks Coop- eration in School Activitics . _BEMIDJI WILL SEEK .. DEVELOPMENT MEEFIN M. W. Depity, ‘be the first. president of Bewmidjl's new state normal.gchool, arrived in * by A. P, White,.the Bemidji, member "of ‘the state normal sehool board, Mi. b Deliutyfinhpet{thdj 1he. normal school's * ‘gdministration bullding, being well pleased :with the struciure. ‘At noon ‘g gyest of the Commercial ts Jyncheon: guW‘is enthusiastic ‘Bemidji ~institution it” that it will. be of in state educational the- school will be TEay8 opened for qnrollment this. fall. and that if-equipgient ¢an be secured the new- hul illbe- used for the teneliers’ ghool to be held . isf- Bemd and which ‘will be wnig’ - his supervision. “ He_expects tl e _contract: for the i new '$100,0 ormitory will be“let w7 apout July: L.~ ; : At the meeting this noon Presi- ddent “Deputy- briefly - outlined —nds wetk as plapned, and asked for-the co-opération, of . Bemidji and the state that the’ new institution of learning may be ‘sucpessfully- gperat- ed. - Mr." Deputy i g man of much tensfort Wopk in the.public schools of Kansas CRy, .‘and sprevious to his ‘work ther&’he wag teacher-of peda- gogy ant.the director of the element- ary-schoo¥ the Mankato state nor- ma} school,; -He. plans :to "x?:ad seve two weeks ‘to ‘remain ‘permanently and aisnme: his. duties. . o “Bemidjl will make an effort to se- cure the 1920 summer mesting of the / Northets Minhesota Development as- sociation, the club decided and a com- mitteé: to present an invitation to the booster :league will be named-soon. The clubwill also ask that the board of, county . commissioners appropriate $300.for use by the development as- sociation, The' re-organization plan of the Commercial club, as recommended by the special committee, was presented to the club by W. Z. Robinson, com- mittee- c)xl(@;p::& and ‘the proposed _by-lawi ‘and discussed. The proposi }-Be taken up at the adjourned; {ing" of the club to be held. next fyVadnesday. . +W. 'H. 72MePherson, a prominent hustler. of “Ten Lakes township, was a luncheon guest of the club and agked its co-operation to' secure ‘a road on either side of tue Leet bridge in.the Big Lake district, 8o that an ‘outlet might_be made for settlers in that sectionit. The matter was refer- red to the roads committee, with in- -structions 'to appear before the coun- ty: board of commissioners in behalf olithe settlers. PUBLIC SCHOOL TERM ~ 7715 NEARING CLOSE Bemidji’s public schools are on the 1atit -period of the school year, and atter this week there will be but tlires: weeks -of class work and one for exaniinations. \W. G.. Bolcom, superintendent of sohools, has-announced that only the state examinations will be held this year, the local tests having-been dis- continued. Local examinations were of little importance .and. made {in- creased Work for both teacher and studént. - With but a short part of the school year vemaining, students are work- ing’ diligently that the desired pro- matton may be forthcoming. ~ DEATH TAKES TURTLE - RIVER OLD SETTLER Burr D. Bridgham, 82 yéars old, one of Beltrami county’s pioneer resi- dents, and who hag lived at Turtle River for sixteen years, died at his home early this mofning from cancer of the stomach, following a long ill- ness.. -He is survived by his wife. -.Before taking up farm work Mr. Bridgham was a sawmill filer. The body was prepared for burial by H. N. McKee of the Huffman and O’Leary undertaking parlors, will be taken to Minneapolis where interment will be made. The man who is too poor to lend his friends money will mever have many enemies. Page ""%fl‘@ T e it otk - tod 8 Clty $6° 6te-lis wo! tl?e‘:val return to” Bemidji: in ‘about VISITS CITY: | ISCLUB GUEST | | 4 the city this irorning.: Accompanied prominen ediicatfonsl work. Hef is ',complg‘g g his*‘third term as diréetor ofteachers’ training and ex- ; i v M. W.DEPUTY & /. _ Who Leaves Responsible Educational -Work in Kapm 'gity‘ to Accept Presidency of Bemidji’s New Normal S'chonl. A INDUSTRIAL FIELD - - HOLDS FUTURE OF PICTURES, SAYS FOX Minneapolis Producer Takes ‘Motion Pictures in. Bemidji for Daily Film Feature “The future of the motion picture Hes in the industrial field.” Sueh-is the opinion of F. D. Fox, of Minne- apolis,; who is prominent in motion picture-circles of the United States who was in Bemidji today. “The advertising value bf the metion picturg’ today,” continued Mr Fox, “ig little appreciated, but producers, ‘exhibitors and the-business publleare’ rapidly arriving at an understanding of its true significance.” . Mr. Fox, who {8 the maker of’ the clever dafly news filmi which is shown by the St. Paul and Minneapolis mo- tion picture houses - operated by Finkelstien and Ruben, owners of the largest picture exhibitors corporation in the world, came to Bemidji with F. L. Morge, of the Morse Rubber company, to secure pictures of the C. W. Jewett company garage that they may be used for publicity pur- poses. Motion pictures of the garage force, a new car,leaving the garage, a new coupe, the girl at the gasoline pump and the service car were taken. Mr. Fox also went to the fish hatchery at the power dam where he gecured an interesting picture of work being done in spawning, show- ing the manner in which pike are milked of their eggs. He also went to the Itasca state park where he se- cured a picture of the headquarters of tue Mississippi river. These films wil be used in the daily news feature library which Mr. Fox maintains for the Twin City show houses, and will bring valuable advertising to Be- midji. That the popularity of the motion picture play house will continue and expand just as long as the producers take sufficient interest in théir films and the exhibitors show proper judgment in the selection of their program, is the opinion of - Mr. Fox. He has been 1n the motion pic- ture business for many years, and for a time was one of the Sennett comedy directors at Hollywood, Calif. He served as secretary of the fourth precinet draft board in Minneapolis. Mr. Fox made the film, ‘“Miles of Smiles,”” which was produced in Min- neapolis and sent to France to pro- vide Christmas cheer for Mill City boys serving overseas. Mr. Fox, Mr. Morse and Attorney A. R. Chesnut of Minneapolis, left this morning by auto on their return trip, going via the scenic highway. LAHR WILL ATTEND RELIEF MEETING J. P. Lahr, chairman of the voca- tional training section of the (ivilian Relief committee of the Bemidji Red Cross chapter, is to attend the Ameri- can Red Cross conference which is to be held in Minneapolis May 1§ The regional conference for the dis- trict in which Beltrami county is in- cluded is to be held at Duluth May 8, but Mr. Lahr is to attend the Min. neapolis session, which is to similar in importance, as he will be in the city at that time as a lodge delegate. Mr. Lahr was appointed to represent the Bemidji chapter at meeting of the Civilian Relief committee held yesterday. Mrs. Louis Lohn of Fosston and Melvin Major of Williston, N. D., ar- rived in the city yesterday -and are guests at the Bart Stafford home. Mrs. Lobn is-Mr. Stafford’s sister and- Mr. Major is bis cousin.. 2 CHAPIN REACHES BEMIDJL. | Orville W Chapin, who is to ‘have charge of the golf course of the Be:|% midji Country’ club’ this. season,. ar- rived in Bemidji this morning. Chap- in is a professional player and has been one of ‘the instructors at thej Minikahda Golf club in Minneapolis: Bemidji ‘golfers consider themselves: fortunate in securing his services’|’ His sister, Miss Gladys Chapin; is - a teacher in the Bemidji public schools. DOGS MUST BE TAGGED. | J. F. Essler, chief of police, sbé‘es notice that all dogs must be licenge and tagged tomorrow, May.l. The tags may be secured at the office of George Stein, city clerk. 1 STATE OWNED LAND: " IN BELTRAMI COUNTY WILL BE APPRAISED New Law Will Open Many Acres of Splendid Agricul- tural Lands to Settlers. Beltrami county.will greatly. bene- fit by the last legislature’s having passed three progressive laws of ime. portance as suggested by J. A. O. Pre- us, state auditor, one calling for an appraisal.of state owned land. There is much state owned land in Beltrami county that has not been offered for..salé because never. ap- praised. One of the new laws: in- cludet an appropriation forimaking an appraisal of state owned. lands in northern Minnesota, and ;the. others|. are an amendment to the squatter's law, and an amendment to the law governing the sale of stale: tirdber. The provision for appraising state lands is considered by Mr. Préus as most important. The state still owns about 2,000,000 acres of land, of which about two-thirds is unfit for agricultural purposes. The state constitution provides that the best agricultural land must be sold first, but it has been impos- sible to carry out this provision be- cause no appraisal ever has been made. of the major portion of the state’ slands. While the appropriation referred to will not allow an appraisal of‘all the state’s land, it is sufficient for an appraisal on a large scale, with work being done first on those lands, best fitted for agriculturs. This will be followed by an advertising campaign to sell the land as provided for by law at the various county-seats. The department will' recommend to the next legisldture that lands unfit for agriculture be turned over to the forestry department and utilized for reforestation. B It is distinctly to:the state’s ad- vantage that these:vacant lands be sold; first, 80 as ‘to add to the state's schoo! funds and again-so that farm- ers in Northern Minnesota may have neighbors to help-them pay taxes and build up their communities. Under the new: aw- governing sale of timber by the state, the auditor will be in a position to-force lumber companies purchaging timber from the state-to buy a more or less non- merchantable tract along with a good merchantable tract. The result will be that in the future, whers tim- ber is being cut, straggling tragts will not -be left for wind and fire to damage. The land will be cut clear of merchantable timber, only such tracts being left as may be advanta- geous for reforestation or for the good of future settlers. The man who can refrain ffom re- peating the cute things his first baby save s a wonder dence following Premier speech outlining the stand he had Litaken in Paris. 3 gsyntles voted_confidence fn his ac- e hletes Under e : . Atnoeuncement that'the state high sehgolTootball- championship will be defifiitely: decided mext: fall by a tournament which: is-to be ¢oncluded ¥ a-game: to-be played. ol -Northrup 1e}d,- untversity "of” Minfiesota, has :much emhuu‘p? .among Be- . liigh school athletes. and they anning ‘to.develop a team of gde: calibre, ., everal stars of Jast year's high geliool - eleven' will ‘return “for. play fall and Captain, Earl Cochran nfident, that a winnlag team will esent Bewidji on’the gridiron: T Suiith-witk<be start, that the players may gafx v knowledge of .the Bignal sys- passing, - wicking ‘and style ‘of Captain Cochran says that at least fee full elevens wiil be drilled next ,providing ‘aniple oppoftunity for ; . - Among T stars 0 will play”this fall wfll be Cap- 'Cochran, Allen “Doran, Ma. ce, - John Koorg, Harold Morse, - {Ruapert Stechmap, “Torgy” Torger- . and’ Roy Stapfeton. Others In the squad will b hilip ‘Denu, Tor- , " Ernest Olson, ner and Lisle ACTION APPROVED (By ‘United Press.) “Paris, April, 30.—The Japanese guestion has been settled, it was of- ficially announced this aftérnoon. 7 :While the details were not an- nounced it was understood a com- promise was reached whereby Japan will retain temporarily hér valuable e determined after the peace treaty s signed. ACTION APPROVED. Rome, April 29.--Italy officially ppproved tonight the withdrawal of its delegates from the peace confer- Orlando’s The chambper of ion, 382 to --only ‘the “soclalisty issenting. gl <Hedpdl N There wis some speculation as to the government's next move, soine of the observers.holding that the ini- tiative has now passéd to the allies. MEETING THIS EVFNING. Bemidji Masons are to hold a big meeting this evening. At six o’clock dinner will be served in the basement of the Masonic hall and at seven o'clock work in the first degree will be carried on. This will be followed by third degree work. G witl<be agsisted .by .Dr. | “pE AW, Diedrich: dn perfecting thel tdddr-play - sud spring practice will} - - FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER H C A AFTER LONG CHASE - ARREST BILL STAPLES Wanted Since December . on Bootlegging Charge — Two Arraigned Before Simons. 1§§or1c3 ! 8o, e " Bill Staples, who escaped from fed- eral officers last December when ar- rested for bootlegging, having been found with. thirty-eight quarts of whisky in his possession, was taken at his home near Puposky Tuesday by Frank Bradley, deputy United States marshal, and Federal. Agents W.'J. Johnson and Charles nenson. The officers learned that Staples could be found at his home and upon arrival. there were informed, that their man had gone. But a search of the house and basement was made and Staples was found in a hole which he had dug anticipating that an attempt to arrest him would be made. He was brought to Bemidji, placed in the county jail and will be arraigned before Judge Hiram A. S1- mons, United States commissioner. Staples was arrested once before and gerved six months for selling liquor to Indians at Cass Lake. Yesterday Joe Miller was arraigned | $18,400 more vthan its quota. before Judge Simons for prelimlnuryl hearing on a charge of selling liquor without having first taken out the special government revenue tax. He was bound over to the Fergus Falls term of federal court which convenes next Tuesday. John Sloa, arrested on the same charge, waived examination and was bound over to the federal court grand jury. Both defendants were repre- gented by Attorney Thayer C. Bailey. PRISONERS AID IN - VICTORY GARDEN WORK: Four prisoners . in the Beltrami county. jail are busy today planting a Victory garden on a plot in the rear of the court house. The work is be~ ing done under the supervision of James Cahill, deputy sheriff. The board of county commissioners has authorized Andrew Johnson, sheriff, to construct a garage on the court house property and the build- ing 18 now being erected, Paul wink- lesky being the contractor in charge. AMERICANS LEARN TO HANDLE BOLSHEVIKI, BUT HAVE TROUBLE By Frank J. Taylor. (United Press correspondent.) Berlin, April 18. (By Mail.)— Americans who have been sent on migsions into Germany to deal with prisoners or handle food delivery have had their troubles with the bol- sheviks, and are becoming experi- enced bolshevik tamers. " Probably the most ticklish situa- tion, or series of situations, for there are new difficulties every hour, is at the port of Dantzig, Where the Americans are unloading foodships and sending supplies into Poland. Dantzig is about seventy per cent German and thirty per cent Poland. It has been & center of trouble until everyone is ready to bolshevik on the slightest pretext. Threatening movements led the Americans to distribute food among the people of Dantzig to keep them quiet. The food did quiet unrest and destroy the desperate mnote in the people’s demands. To unload the ships, the Americans hired Germans, and after the distri- bution of food, it was thought the honor system might be used. It failed, and stealing was rampant. Finally American sailor guards, with arms, were placed as overseers along the docks and the Germans were ex- amined as they left the gates after the day's work. Labor leaders soon began to pro- voke strikes and troubles. Daily there are new demands on the part of the workmen. Equally trying has been the work at the Russian prison camps scat- tered over Germany. In all of them are American officers and soldiers and Red Cross workers getting the Russians in shape to go back home as clean and healthy in body and mind as possible. There has been hardly a camp that has not had up- risings and bolsheviking, and it has required more than ordinary tact to win the Russians to respect authority and keep orders. In only one instance so far have the Americans had to allow the Ger- man guards to use weapons to quell a revolt. That happened at a camp where sevéral thousand Russians under the influence of bolsheviki agi- tators decided to start across coun- try for home. The American officer in charge tried to treat with the Russians. Their agitators were stronger, and the Russfans began their revolt. The Americans gave the orders and the German machine- gunners fired into the air. The Ruseians continued their stampede, and after another order the streim of fire swept the crowd of bolsheviks. A dozen men fell and the rest were cowed at once. The camp has been orderly since. i A typical experience occured at Ruhleben, near Berlin. Colonel Ryan, Red Cross commissioner, vis- ited the camp and was investigating some needs. A swarm of Russians surrounded his car and refused to let him leave. The leaders of their soviet presented certain demands, including more food, immediate re- turn home and release of an unruly leader who had been locked up. Colonel Ryan listened to’ their de- mands and talked over each point separately with them. With much difticulty Colonel Ryan persuaded the Russians to keep quiet. Their experience in handling mobs of the proletariat is teaching the Americans some valuable lessons, which the Yankees are quick to ap- preciate. General opinion among the officers and Red Cross workers among the men i8 that holshevism fis not a new problem, but is rather an old problem with a new name. Ap- plication of force does not settle the trouble, except temporarily, nor does the application of diplomacy, as the Americans have learned in dealing with the uprisings. The loss of eon- fidence in any autherity, the feeling that they are continually wronged, both of which make themselves con- crete in bolsheviking, are ailments which have to be nursed along like wounds, and the sympathetic appre- ciation of this fact has been respon- sible for the success the Americans have had in quelling disturbances. The ~understanding Americans are getting of the boishevik, or world- wide social, problem may enable Americans at home to meet the same wave of proletariatism sanely. S0 T .mEET ‘districts village. of ' Turtle, River. Nofthern; BEMIDJIGOES OVER TOPINVICTORY LOAN MDAJPN . COUNTY QUOTA . As predicted, Bemidji has Bohe over the top. X Once more the loyal citizens of Be- midji have answered the call ‘of Unele Sath, this'time: by oversubserib- ing their $135,000 guota of the Vic- tory loan by $18,400 dollars. This splendid- résult of the campaign was ‘announced this afterncon by Walter L. Brooks, chairman of the. nty campaign. Definite figufes’ been compiled by C. D. Lucas, yi¢e. chairman, who has enthusiastically devoted several dayg time to: the work. : Figures quoted by Lucas show that the $1563,400 loan notes now. taken werae subscribed through the foligw- ing: Northern National bank, $46,- 100; First Natfonal bank, $49,400¢ SR Security State bank, $21,350; Fatm- - -~ ers' State.bank, $6,000... The m- ~ scriptions through the various: - panies were compiled as follows: Crookston~ Lumber “ company ém. ployes, $9,350; Red -Lake Rail $250; Minnesota and Internatiop Railway, $156,900; Soo Line, $1,450; Great Northern, $1,760; Armour 4nd company subscribed $150 and Be- midji was credited with subscriptions of $100 taken by %{grs'p‘l -Field of = . Chicago and $1,000° takah' by the - Provident Life and Trust gdmpany. = Countrv Doing Well. - These figures show that Bemidji has subscribed to date $163,400, or The township returns madg to C. A. Huff- man, district campaign chajrman, show an additional $18,000, leaving less than 100,000 to be subscribed in the central and northern parts of the county, As almost every c¢om- munity is going over the top, Del- trami county's overaybseription is practically assured. ¢ Reports show that the following have subscribed . thelr quotas: Frohn (which was the fipat to report), Bemidji township, Dyr-. and, Tenstrike, Hagali, ‘Port’| Hope, Baudette village,. Liberty and - the Turtle River township ‘and” Nebish ° are reported as being short, but werk-. | ers expect that they will be able to. ' clear the top. i INTERESTING PROGRAM, AT SCHOOL LASJEVENING Of much merit was iha program presented by the Expprimental Science club and the high ychool or, . chestra lapt d played seyera features were Witting; sol violin golo, cal demonstrgtion: by Miss Waebster. .M : The chiet f{eature af the prpgram was the preuntpg}:‘n of the: play, *'Not on the Program,”™ the fol]ozlu being the cast of charftters:’ Mrs. Whitney—Gladys Getchel; Mr. Fefld- ing—Robert Naylor; Rastus—Eart Cochran; Ophelia—Afnice Minnick; Mrs. Jones—Muriel McGee. The last number on the program was a slection by the orchestra. POTATO EXPERT WILL DISCUSS METHOD OF INCREASING YIELDS F. Benz of Waahingtan, will Address Growers In Bemidji Next Thursday and Friday For the purpose of stimulating greater production and higher qual- ity of potatoes in this community, L. J. Brickner, supervisor of agricul- ture for the Northern Pacific rail- way, has arranged a series of meet- ings to be held next week, two of which are to be held in Bemidji, and at which F. Benz, of Toppenieb, Wash., will speak. Mr. Benz has heen in Bemidji during the gpring purchasing potatoes for the Wash- ington Potato Growers' association for seed purposes. Mr. Benz was formerly president of the Washington Potato association and has for several years beem the largest and most successful grower in that state. He has made a thorough study of the subject and is regarded as one of the best authorities in the United States. All who are interest- ed in developing and increasing tne potato output should hear him. Next Thursday evening he wiil speak here, and a second talk will be given Friday afternoon at the Com- mercial club rooms. Thursday he will also talk at Laporte, Guthrie and Nary, and on Saturday meetings will | be held at Turtie River, r'enstrike, Hines and Blackduck. William B. Naylor, business man- ager. for Winchell Smith and-J. L. Golden’s wonderful show, “Turn to The Right,” is in Bemidji today, This show will probably be shown at the Grand theatre in the near future.