Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 5, 1919, Page 1

D1t oomiiiey 3 voLu‘Mg]xyn. NO. 106 ) BEMIDJI, MINN., MONDAY, EVENING, MAY 5, 1919 BEMIDJI PLANT OF GAMBLE-ROBINSON | PROVIDED BY | FOR SUMMER GOVERNMENT IS PLANNEDBY . 15 EXPLAINED WOMEN' CL Relatives of Military Service ‘Men Entitled to Compensa- tion Interested in Plan. TOTAL DISABILITY IS " INCLUDED IN TERMS Bemiidji company to make a se| midji for Three Months Recommended at Meeting ripening of bananas, o;llth]y In‘itallment Basis as Provided Does Away With Foolish Inyestment Danger. Mrs. H.W. Bolger Elected Vices|that bunc President and Mrs. Larson Is Again Secretary. handled at one time. Thousands, yes millions, of Ameri- can people whose sons, husbands or fathers -entered 'the army and navy|- ;.m{h ‘who for t?:t l:a!on were fl?ced n the gréat class known as soldiers’ 3 A 3 sl dinatiate 1 nom Tl ' Rl (157" 0nd G s, antmusias nterested in the terms ‘“War Ris] " ), 4 Insurance,” ‘‘Army Allotments,” and i, cally approved at the annual meet- government ‘‘Compensation,” phrases A ing of the organization held in the tl’:at wgu;almon unknown prior to E < 3 Presbyterian church Saturday after- the war.: 5 g b i noon, - £ Now th‘al: the war is practically hUnder _th: plan recomnlzlemiledvby over and ‘thesa-relatives sesk to ob- the committee a man who is ex- tain the privileges which the gigan- Mrs. Ernest P. Bicknell, in charge of perienced in the work can be brought tic scheme allows, these terms are be-| . Req Cross bureau in Px;ris. has bees ::2:".“‘ o{ more- importance than| go.omiiaq by the queen of Belglum for -distingulshed service. Mr. Bicknell From Civil war times until our en- 3 trance into the great war the old pen- | bas recently been in charge of Belgian sion system had been the only na- onal plan to take care of disabled rvice. men and their dependents, Bringing to ‘Bemidjl of a recrea- women of the community. Swim- their -daughters are doing canteeg |Outdoor sports would bé encoura stalled. work. &bout $600 wnlhbe needed to fin;lixcn, but experience with that system was e e plan, and the committee, W ) mytlflggbut anus!ncto;yi:n Congress |: - 2 5 {Mnclud'le‘s .}MHB E.k F. Ibvaetzexi.{ chamglal.n.‘ FARMERS AT SoLWAY decided to forsake it an augurated.|’ - rs. T. J. Burke, Mrs. Harry n;: an entirely new plan. TATAM VISITS BEMID.“ Mrs Charles Vandersluis and Mrsf HELD [NTERES'“NG The _ branch . of the mnew system, T ; E. Y. Wilson, are working out a plany - *“{Allotments _and Allowances” con- 0 P LAN F OR VISIT 0F for the securing of the money pendents only while he is in the serv- MILL CITY BOOSTERS Mrs. H. C. Baer was elected presi- ice. Briefly it provides that: every —_ dent of the club, at the Saturday man- enlisted in _the army or navy meeting. She will succeed - Mrs.’ wite tofwhom' alimony has been de-| .ant Secretary Enthusiastic creed) ‘is compelled under the law to 2 SHlot 315 & owonth trom his pay for| . Comeerning Trade Tour. cerns the soldier or sailor and his de- Mrs. Baer President ¥ho It & wifo, ehild (or divorced Minneapolis Association Assist-|gorie s Barker. Mrs. H, W. Bol- ger was named vice-president, and: mittee .is Organized. Mrs. Andrew Larson was re-elected : ' must allot tlz; no more, no less, no irs. H, W, Bolger, Mrs. John G % ho . hus--buo: or-a | the Minneapolls-Givic and Comme ,. dozen dependents. - This is. compul- _mOry,.but’ exemption can be obtained by ‘presenting facts to the bureau of neapolis on June third. Mr .Tatam :g;mgl'e wl;e or cl;lld is not entitled port from him. =4 e include every business element in MflmnfiAmom From Gover-ment | yinneapolis. e man has made such an R allotment, the government ‘gives an Much interest is being taken in all additiona]l amount to such relatives, | L0WDSs to be visited by the Mill City “For: a wite alone, the government|Dusiness men, says Mr. Tatam, who| 555 Yo o Zives $15 a month additional; for a |motored to Bemidji from Cass Lake, |OF ¢ €ub- two children, $32.50 extra, with | {O belng accompanied by Ralph E.| Mrs. Hilda M. Schwartz, a repre- | Were elected as follows: #%5 a month for each additional child. Young, who is also connected with [sentative of the state board of health, It the man makes an allotment to his father, mother, brother or sister, $10 is added t¢.thie father or mother and $5.for each.dependent brother or sis- The part of the war risk act cover- | 2T®_successful, the coming of the ing v"Cgmpen_suuon" provides ‘““That tourists will have a much more im-|vided by the state board of health, for death or disability resulting from portant significance than will the|and the material library will arrive p'ar'n%nal injur; uuflyered or gisense usual visit 6f a city business party. |in the city during the week. Alb| contracted in liylfi lne of duty by any The party 18 to be accompanied by a | women interested in this:-health commissioned” "Bfficer- or - enlisted | '278¢ military band. course are cordially invited man,” the UnitéfStates government for the study of the three lessons. i TEN LAKES FARMERS ‘ shall pay certain' monthly compensa- ) GOLF—(;I-;FI.-‘_—_ JOIN FARM BUREAU velopment project leader. _jrro-tioms~to the man himself or his de- pendents. 7 . The tables is as follows: . If death ru&xm from lsuch lnjurg' or disease ‘and the man leayes a widow, she will .regeive $25 a month; a widow and Aamodt, Bemidji o ¢hild, $36 a month; a widow and .éfiudr:n. $42.50 a month and 8o trami Farm Bureau was organized in | president of the club, a meeting of | announced. ; Ten Lakes township Sunday. A meet- |all members of the club will be held ni, It there is a dependent father, | D Y all m e clu e held, her, $30 30 for both. ng of the Silver Lake Farmers’ club |the purpose being that all may be WITH OIL COMPANY. or mot! $30 or § was held during the day and eight |given an opportunity to meet Orville N Board of Governors of the Bemidji Total Disability. new members for the Farm Bureau|W. Chapin, the golf professional who| L. J. Romdenne has accepted 2 s to be in charge of the golf course | position as traveling salesman for .. It the man does not die, but is to-| were enrolled. tally disabled, then, if. he has neitner Much interest in the formation of' wife nor child, he will receive §30 |the community committee- was taken month; if he has a wife but nojand the following officers were elect- Mfld; $45; a wife and one child, $65,|ed: L. E. Baumgarten, chairman; nd 80 on. For the father or mother,| Alfred Rogholt, secretary; Carl providing they are dependent upon |Streeker, crop project leader; M. O. him, $10 a month. Rogholt, live stock project leader; If the man is only partially dis-|Oscar Hoglaum, pest control leader; abled, then his compensation is fixed | Henry Botting, market project leader by a scale and he is entitled to medi-|and Mrs. H. G. Botting, home de- cal attention, medicines, etc., free of | velopment project leader. chargs, Potato growing, potato plots and Every ‘American soldier is covered | potato certification- provided the by this law, whether or not he has|chief topic of discussion. government insurance. —_— SIMPSON. DEPUTY MARSHALL The -government war risk insur- ance plan s perhaps the greatest in- SELLS BAGLEY BUILDING Slmpéon, deputy state fire ‘surance program that has ever been -put hltohetfg:ft ainywhere. l’l‘he bien;a. , ‘fits of the life insurance is entirely shall, & aside from the compensations noted ngwea:rz_v?n?emhg:)gtl:l; \?"g;:e above. Policies totaling billions were | he will sell two buildings which had issued in amounts ranging from $1,-|heen condemned and ordered destroy- 000.to $10,000 at prices said to beled by Judge C. W. Stanton. These cheaper than he could obtain from|structures sre known as the Gustive private agencies. . Bilden and Bloomquist-Steindl build- |- ‘Monthly Installments. ings. They had been ordered destroy- |- In order to eliminate the danger|ed and unless sold by the stdte today of tke relatives getting the insur.|Will be torn down, the expense of do- ance following the man’s death in a|Ing so being assessed against the “Jumpsum” and perhaps losing it by property owners. invest! t, the money will be —_— ot monthly iustalimenta, during | HOTEL MARKHAM PLANS LADIES RECEPTION ROOM this summer, the Northwestern Oil company. PR ———— FINE HEADQUARTERS FOR YANKS a term of twenty years. If the money is being paid to the disabled man himself the payments last until An attractive ladies reception he dies. The man himself, though |room is to be provided in the lobby of totally disabled, may live much long- | Hotel Markham, near the desk, being )!' than twenty years, and although |one of the several improvements plan- _4¥the amount of his policy is used up,|ned by the management. The parlor the government will pay him the| will be partitioned off from the main } monthly sums for the rest of his life. | lobby by large palms and new rugs $ “The act also provides that the men |and attractive wicker furniture will l may keep up the insurance in any |be provided. The painting of the ex- P popular form he desires even after|terior of the frame section of the \ i his diseliarge from the service, hotel began this morning fean army corps. i 5 T e réllef work for the Red Oross, and|ming, baseball and numerous other}Moore system of ventilation ADJOURN FERGUS FALLS COMPAKY ENLARGED Addition Just Completed Pro- vides Equipmeént for Ripen- ing Bananas in Big Lots. | “Increased business has made it necessary for the Gambie-Rok:--- improvements at their whg Histo" plant, most important of whicn .o wne CI Y installing in two rooms, which have Bringing of Supervisor to Ber|just - been completed, of modern 'equipment ' for the handling and .- --The rooms were designed and built }g R. B. '{relstatd,srep;’esentlngh;he e ‘Moore system of St. Paul. Thése NAME MRS. H. C. BAER . rooms are equipped with the Moore AS NEXT PRESIDENT|system of heating, ventilating and! all other necessary appliances for the hes of bananas can be hung one above the other in such a man- ner that about five hundred can be|' Bananas may now be ordered in carload lots, and the first large ship- |ment was received at the Bemlidji tion supervisor for the months. of plant today. These bananas will be June, July and August, as suggested :zndy f:¥ thed trage th: latter part of by the play-grounds and recreation |the week, and under this new. method 3 play-ground of ripening the fruit will be found to be much sweeter and more pala- table. The air in the ripening room is kept as near 'temperature of the tropics as possible, which is best suited for the ripening of bananas and is usually between 64 and 68 de- grees. " “The trade is cdrdially” invited to vigit the GamblgiRobinson plant, to Bemidji for the summer months to|view the changesiihich have been direct recreational activities; 'mnot|{made and inspect;the methods used only among the children of the city,{in handling bangnas with modern but will include young men and|equipment. The réfrigerators in the plant have been re-modeled and the in- MEETING SATURDAY Potatoes and Better Roads Dis- cussed.—Community Com- eibla g secretary and treasurer. 1q: ) R tha-kapport of such dependent. Hel ; o quiam gseistant secretary, of |, Committee. reports were read: by, o et andns. special amisble, Muggs and GLy aré at all |provisions of the amendment Which, ree | AT 5 attention being. given to o discussion |times funny in. their-effort to appear |4l it is adopted by the voters of.{he = as86cTation, ~was " in Bemidji " this | UONS, /M8 C.A. Liuffman and M |of potato treatment and potato seed |at ease in.-the Bascom farmbouse. state next fall; will give hard aur- morning to confer with E. H. Winter, | B- F. Netzer. The -meeting was thé|plots, A, W. Aamodt; south Beltrami|But their nerve never falters, even ‘secretnriy of the Commercial club,| L::: taon‘:ie t‘;}:‘i::{‘:‘;;i‘;: ‘v‘;mm;e" t“;; cglimty nriflculgxra! agent belnfdthe _“war risk insurance, - Washington, | SOncerning plans for the coming of ? chief speaker. R. L. Given, president says that the trade tour party will|during the entire period. or of The Sentinel, attended the me®- - Mrs. Baer expects to name an ex-(ing and discussed road conditions and ecutive committee. during the next|the program for their development, tew days, and it members will im- Much interest was taken in the mediately begin the mapping of afformation of a Jones-Lammers Com- program for the next winter's work munity Committee of the Farm Bu- reau. Fourteen new members were wifo and one child $25 extra; a.wife | He left today for Bagley and Crooks- Take Health Course. added to the bureau roll. Officers L. W. Packard, chairman; Joe Hal. the Minneapolis association. gave a very interesting talk to the|lan, secretary; Adolph Gustatson, Accordingto the visitor some very | club members, her subject being, | Crop project leader; P. J. Millbach, interesting features are being devel- | “Social Hygiene.” At the sugges-|live stock project leader; B. F. Twee- oped for the tour and if some of the |tion of Mrs. Schwartz sixteen mem-|ten, pest control project leader; negotiations now being carried on |bers of the club enrolled for the three | Frank Smith, market project leader lesson health course which: ig pro-|and Mrs. B. F. Tweeten, home de- " Petit and grané jurors, lawyers and witnesses of Bemidji who were There will be a meeting. of the|to report at the Fetgus Falls term of 7 Federal court tomorrow, were notf Under the supervision of A. W.|Country Club at the Commercial club | fied yesterday that the session haq agriculturist, a|rooms this evening. Wednesday eve-|been adjourned. The date on which community committee of the Bel-|ning, it is announced by H. C. Baer, |the term will be held has not beén This is “Burg Cochem,” the headquarters in Germany of the Fourth Amaef- ’ jcal Soctety < BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE GO T0 GERMANSON * . YDA DELEGATES RETURN FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH TREATYWIL - - ) *ESDAY-ITALY ] ) (By United Press) Paris, May 5.—It has been learned that the Peace Treaty ‘purpose. The hooks are so arranged |will be presented to the Germans Wednesday. The credentials gy of the German delegates have been accepted. The Italian delegates are returning to Paris, the Italian ‘ambassador informed Minister Pichon this afternoon. The am- bassador said that Premier Orlando and Foreign Minister Son- nino are leaving Rome tonight and will arrive in Paris Wed- nesday morning. The big three, it was learned from an author- itative source, is considering a plan whereby Fiume would become a free port under the League of Nations for three years, pending construction of a Jugo-Slava port. Marquis Imperial, Italian ambassador to Great Britain will attend the League of Nations meeting this afternoon. Preparations are being made to receive the Bulgarian and Turkish peace delegates. - SR E President Wilson, Lloyd George and Clemenceau visited Trianon palace this afternoon to inspect arrangements for sign- ing the peace treaty with Germany. Despite the fact that it is labeled a laughing success, mother-love is BABCOCK EXPLAIN LAW the theme of ‘“Turn to the Right,” the play which Winchell Smith and It is probable that members of the John L. Goldon will present at the|county board of commissioners and Grand theatre, afternoon and even.|A. D. Johnson, county auditor, will ing, Sunday May 11th. It is a fine [Motor to Walker tomorrow morning example of clean fun, llended with|lo attend tue good roads meeting to quaint wholesomeness straight to the heart. The story|morrow. Speakers at the meeting deals with the regenmeration of Joe|Will be C. M. Babcock, state highway Bastom and his two former prison pals, Muggs and Gilly, through the Christian influence of Joe's gray-|°rs. haired mother. ‘prayer meeting. When it comes to saving the farm by a dip into high finance they attain the zenith of in- genfous comedy. poR e b Winchell Smith and John E. Hazzar and it is a worthy companion to the |Possible to attend the meeting that o= other Winchell “PURN TO THE RIGHT” COUNTY BOARD MAY CERTAIN TO PLEASE VISIT WALKER TO HEAR = that goes|be held at the Cass county seat to- commissioner, and Harry Davis and John Mullen, assigtant commission- Nimble-witted but| Babcock ‘will‘explaip in detail the face roads for all trunk highways in when they are Invited to attend |th¢ state within the next few yeays, the cost to be $100,000,000. The ex- pense will be borne by a tax on all motor vehicles. Senator P. H. McGarry, of Walker, has invited as many Bemidji-men as The play is by Smith successes, | they may gain a thorough knowledge “The Fortune Hunter” and “The|0f the Babcoek law. A number are Boomerang."’ AUDITING BOOKS OF STATE AID ORGANIZATIONS HERE Charles Foster, of the state public examiner’s office, 18 in Bemidji and is busy assistipg A. J. Linden of the same office making an audit of the books of county officials at the court house. While in the city they will also check the accounts of organiza- tions receiving state aid in one form or another, among them being the FEDERAL COU'RTTERM Beltrami county agricultural associa-|tho Amerfoan Lumber association L |llon, the poultry association axd the held in Chicago recently, in order to planning to motor to Walker while others will takey early. morning trains, returning - eity at sup- per time tomorro ng on the Minnesota and Infernational pas- senger, USE NEWSPAPERS, LUMBERMEN TOLD Honest, widespread, well placed and up-to-date advertising was urged upon lumbermen at tho convention of Lake Julia Sanatorfum at Puposky. |aqucate people to home awning and BEE KEEPERS TO MEET. It has been announced by A. W, Aamodt, agricultural agent, that a bee keepers meeting will be held in Bemidji May 26. home building. “‘People are forgetting some of the old-fashioned, simple laws, such as that of supply and demand, which, by the way I understand some western lezislator recently proposed should be = repealed since it interfered with Fileld Agent Mc- Murry of the United States depart-|what he had in mind.” said Horace ment of agriculture, will be the prin-|F. Taylor of Buffalo, N. Y., president meeting. . — cipal speaker at the morning session and during the afternoon an apiary inspection trip will be made. of the Natiormal Wholesale Lumber Dealers’ association, at the conven- tion. He characterized the present period as one of unusual stress. BIG MEETING SATURDAY. Wilbur D. Nesbit of Chicago, in a <. speech “Advertising, What It Will There will be a big meeting of the|Do and What is Won't Do,” said the Bemidji Township Farmers’ club Sat-|lumber business must advertise ag- urday at the Carr Lake school house. | gressively-and he advocated especial- At noon dinner will be served, srs.|ly newspaper advertising, saying that A. E. Rako being the hostess, after |if the government had- spent the which a business session will be held,|$600,000 expended for the Fourth among the matters coming up for | Liberty loan posters in newspapers action being the formation of a com-|advertising it would have had better munity committee of the Farm|results.” Bureau. A large number of Bemidji “Any commodity that is advertised merchants are planning to attend the | has to sell ftself after the first sale,” he said. “With the excess profits tax in effect, the government virtual- TO BRAINERD COURT. - 1y will pay 80 per cent of your ad- vertising expenditures. The depart- Judge C. W. Stanton will leave to- ment of labor has asked all industries row morning for Brainerd, where ;n;l;vlll preside ft the regular term of | will find that practically 80 per cent district court in Crow Wing county. |0t your advertising exnenditures wiil There are seventy-two civil cases on |be absorbed into what otherwise the calendar and among the criminal | would be your excess profits tax.’ actions a murder case i8 included. The term will occupy about three| FOR OVERSEAS DUTY. weeks, it is expected. to fncrease their advertising and you George Johnson of Bemlidji, enlist- BOARD MEETING TODAY. ed Saturday at the local recruiting -— office for oversea service. This is the William Lennon of Kelliher, chair- | first re-enlistment recorded at the man of the board of county commis- | Bemidii recruiting office since 1t was sfoners arrived in Bemidji this morn- |opened by Sergeant R. V. Bass. ing to attend a meeting of the Coun- ——— ty Board of Education. Other mem-| WILTON SUBSCRIBES QUOTA. bers of the board are J. C. McGhee, county superintendent of schools,| €. A. Huffman, district chairman and Earl Gell, county treasurer. of the Viectory loan campaign, has been notified that Wilton has over- RETURNS FROM OVERSEAS. subscribed its quota. Fred Breen, son of J. A. Breen of COX VISITS BEMIDJI. this city, has returned to the United States from oversea duty, and is now W. T. Cox, state forester, was in at Camp Mills, where he will receive |Bemidji yesterday, being en route to his discharge. A the state park at Lake Itasca.