Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 21, 1919, Page 1

~ : -\ Historical j;ilety 3 v.\" 7 BLAMED FOR FARMERSWILL | - DISCUSS WOOL | MARKET PLAN . ATMEETHERE Problems Confronting Growers | in Selling Clippings will be Taken Up at Friday Session - “M¢KERROW WILL TALK | . - AND DIRECT Junamc_’v “GERMAN TIA kéeper; Arrnnze lnte;-é.st- B ing ‘Meeting for Monday.— Field Agent McMurry Herq. * General Diaz, commander in chief of the Italinn army, having a plaster bu: England. Davidson, In the latter’s Paris studlo. On the left can be seen a bust of Ge eral Pp Sheep- growers ?t B;;Itgamimq?tg:rt[y 5 are to hold a meeting in Bemidj - 2 PR day, the chief purpose of which will EXP' AlmN beybhe completion oetd pl:lns wherebg MORE G 0N the wool ‘to be.clipped this year ma; ) 3 be -pooled and sold at a price much LUX"RY TAX DoNE, BY higher than can Le sccured by indi-3~ ° - ; % vidual sales, .’ ~The sheep industry in this. county is growing rapidly, there being more than 3,000 sheep in the southern part of the county, and figures of ‘A W. Aamodt, farm bureau manager, show that clippings this year .will be forty per cent more than in 1918. Meet at Court House. .W; A. McKerrow, state leader of livestock and: diary extension’ work’ and secretary of the Minnesota Cen- | LINCOLN AND EAST SIDE SCHOOLS TO HAVE GARDENS Under the direction of Harry Oln, Vo' =g - {dens for several years and then they , Not Required by Some Deal- |wil be planted to-grass, the scheime Arrangements. — After- ers,~—~W| B being part of a plan fto beautifty| ‘ipe . P { here T“ Applies. schogl property of the city, Muchi" o Services at the Grand T progress is being made on several-of| 1} | « Inquiries received ‘by the ‘Bureau |the lawns and the sthool board aske ttorney P. J. Russell will be Be- of International Revenue and Collect- | the _co-operation of citizens in .thie]midji’'s Memorial day orator, and ors indicate a misunderstanding on|work, requesting that they use thelhd will epeak at the services .to be the part of not only a large portion hel in any way. ¥ HAWKER AND ! { (By United Pyess)’ 4 ' " London, May 21.—Newapapers-here today.-are blaming the government for the death-of Harry Hawker and Lieutenant Commander MacKenzie Grieve, :absolutely no:attempt having w-Foundland to ' e two airmen is vanish- ing, and it is believed in admiralty circles that the daring avi- ators came to grief soon after they left the shoreg of New Foundland Sunday. According to all reports no messages came from the biplane’s wireless—not even & notg of farewell—and it is believed that Hawker would héve sent sqme message unless R FEDERAL omcms high school agriculturist, students|: | he met with an accident soon after the start. B B ns Tineom mabools. T gty ' GERMAN LIMIT EXPIRES TOMORROW jLas! o Complaints Say Proper Tax Is|school grounds will be used for gar- ) i { Paris, May 21.—The time limit for German observations on the peace treaty expire at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The Allies will then take several days for perusal of the docu- ments before the Germans are requested to sign or reject the treaty. There is no indication that the tréaty will be changed W | been made to safeguard their flight from Ne All hope for the safe arrival of th id 1k d t. cut lots. “at the Grand théatre during the| . i ™ e R o eroe O i dotioon, - The prorei SoMmItkoo, NC-4 NOT TO ATTEMPT FLIGHT TODAY .- tral Co-operative Livestock Shippers’|ol the public, but dealers themselves BEL Y 7 AN A ¢ : % association, will be the principal [regarding the tax on soft drinks, |ga - which includes Mayor L. F.ohnson,| | Washington, May 21.—The NC-4 will not attempt its fligh peaker at the Friday meetings. In|Wwhich became eftective May 1. Re- MEE"NG OF ‘COUNTY “ |'Willjam Schroeder, commander of|from Ponta Delgad# to Lisbon today, because of enging trouble. theé Bemidji G. A. R, Post, and W. G, figing held in the court house at 10 | tax while othérs are charging extra schodls, has practically completed b‘j‘lance of the flight. o'clock. 1n the, afternoon at 1:30|Dennies for drinks which are not CASS LAKECONVEN’“ON arrafigements for a proper observ- o’clock he will speak on “Care of the | taxable. ‘ance”of the day. R Flock and How to Prepare Wool for huz‘ga Cgrret;t tegesteh utnfltnk?s the : | iIn f,t,‘:; mtorlx:lng a parade, lnhwhlch DR. DOUGLAS VISITS CITY: Market.” p u has issu e following of- i iss | em’ of the G. A. R. and the cir- TELLS MILIT. (¢ ‘An interesting feature of the meet- ficial statement relating to the col- lmportant Matter.s will .Be Dis: cl:,n? returned soldiers, the military OF ARY SERVICE ing will be the inspecting and judg: |lection of the taxr > - cussed by “Agriculturists.— [band and school children will have| 'Dr. H. B, Douglas or Blackduck ing of rams which will be held at{ ~The tax is one cent for each ten Aamodt, McCurdy Attend prominent positions, will be formed|was a Bemidji visitor today, coming the City Livery barn. This will take cents - or ' fraction thereof ‘on the " at the city hall, Automobiles will|to the city by motor. Dr. Douglas, ‘place at three o'cl ‘Friday after- | amount paid. at sodafountains, ice i be provided for the old veterans and|who was in military service 28 noon, cream. parlgrs.or similar places of Beltrami .county’s - agricultural{the women of the circle, The march-|months, attaining the rank of a cap- business on” soft driuks, ‘ice cream,|agents, A. W. Aamodt of the southern fers will. go down Minnesota to Sec-|tain; tells. many interesting stories ice cream sundaes, ‘“‘or similar av-|district and J. J. McCurdy ;of the|ond sireet, over Second street to Bel- concerning his army duties. During ticles of food or drink when sald for{northern sectiom,. will attgnd - thefframi~avenue and:p Beltrami.ave-lpig-service ire was stationed at hine gonsumption ‘in -or ‘in ximity to [ conference of’ county .agents -whieh|nue to.Fourteenth street and thence|camps and in September went over- 8 aet -of bustiféss, The pur-{is to be one of the features of thelfo the cemétery ‘where a program seas, remaining in France but fivé ' Beekeevers to Tour. Beekeepers ‘of the county are in- terested in the meeting to ‘be held | Monday, at :;fcfi‘fl:ld A‘:gtangl;'l N‘I‘t‘:: Murray, of-the goveriment SBTICUL | cliaser “can“n6t. escape’ the tax by{summer convention of the -Northern|will be presented by the G, A. R.|day tural eervi,t:e,;,wi’}lll tialk':elti Be:,sh{zlllg stepping outside of the place where|Minnesota Development association |and at which Rev. L. P; Warford will g:l’.:’ “;22’;"‘;:5‘"5:; g\?xt:iggd g) nfe g:::; Bee Keeping. llx's e tli% B eloer sold to conSume his soft, drink or ice}to be held June 20-21. The confer-|speak. Patriotic songs will be sung|home. v, A held atithe co‘;"- o:dselz ‘the -after- . Ice credm “in ‘cones is tax-|ence has been called by S, B, Cleland, ! by the school children. Monday morning and i e e |ible, because sold under gonditions|assistant county agent leader, uni-| :At noon a dinner will be served TO FORM ASSOCIATION B e . inelude 4 | Shich !ndicate that It is to be eon-| versly farm, St, Paul, Minn. for the G. A. R. members in the 0dd T X ; £ osumed-t'in or in‘‘proximity to the| There are a number of important|Fellows hall, ; Parmers ¥iror trip to the (El'} 'Opgattg t:lm:\hx:‘};%?' place. of business,” When ice cream | matters to be taken up by county| : The plan to hold the afternoon|are to ;ormo ‘n";,‘;glt“:‘g’x:e&‘;‘?:m town of Bem jlanLfij ?t TCnehl fs sold under conditions which indi-|agents this summer in connection|serviées out-of-doors has been dis-|ciation, and at a meeting to be held hammer apiary in de: yatteud ufé cate that it would usually be con-|with the re-construction work fol-|carded, and they will take place in|8aturday the organization will be All farmers “:‘9 g“fe u° Friigy il ‘umed in or in proximity to the pre-|lowing the war sand they will be|the Grand theatre, The committee|parfected. A, W, Aamodt, agricul- meeting and to bring the mises, the fact that the purchaser|given the benefit-of the expericene|announces that a very interesting|turist, will assist the farmers in form- program is being arranged, the chief|ing the association. it away, does not render it free from |state leader of county agents, Uni-{feature of which will be the speech biles that those in attendance who | oes not consume it there but carries|and the advice of F. E. Bommer, the tax. Ice cream sold in boxes and | versity Farm. by Attorney Russell, ice cream todas or other soft drinks An attendance of at least twenty WATER SUPPLY SHQRT do, not own machines may benefit by ¢old 'in pitchers or buckets for home|county agricultural agents is expect~ ENTS OF LIN . ed, for this conference and arrange- SLUD SCHOOL g?)LgNTEETAIN WHILE P“MPS PLACED articipating in the tour. consumption are exempt, wents are being made whereby they REV. L. P. WARFORD TO ADDRBSGRADUATB sln?ffl:rs :lflls&?sdol}xl}l;sfihi‘;;;rgzl";lxllkmil: can have a separate room for their hotels, restaurants, cafetarias and|meetings. They will attend the ses- For the purpose of creating a fund Bemidji's water supply will be Rev. Lester P. Warford, pastor of club houses :are not taxable -unless|sions of the Northern Minnesota De- with which to purchase pictures for|short whilo the work of installing the Presbyterian church, will deliver hold separate and apart from meals, | velopment association = convention their class rooms, students of the|new pumps is in progress, announces the baccalatreate. sermon to the 1f jce cream or a soft drink is the{and will participate in the discus-|Lincoln school in the Fifth ward are|E. J. Bourgeois, superintendent - of 1919 graduates of the Bemidji. high only refreshment -ordered in such|sions following the addresses, to give a play Saturday, May 31.|the water department, who requests school, the services to be held in the places the tax applies, Such sales at The program, as outlined by the|There will be a matinee in the after-| that water be used only for necessary Methodist church Sunday evening at soda fountains, are taxable even|convention committee of the North.|noon and an evening performance. purposes. Unless this is done it may eight o'clock, announces Superin- though sold as part of a meal. ern Minnesota Development associa- The play will be presented under|be necessary for the water depart- tendent W. G, Boleonr. * Tu general such beverages common- | tion, has been freely complimented the direction of Miss Rose Olson and | ment to shut off the mains in sev- Seats will be reserved for members 1y known as soft drinks which are|by county agents in general, and as Miss Valdina Skieveland. Only pu-|eral parts of the city entirely, Read of the graduating class and for the compounded or mixed at a soda foun- | keen interest in the coming conven-|Pils in the Lincoln school will-parti-|the superintendent’s notice on an- high school faculty. Members of the | talit are subject to the tax. Illustra-tjon as was ever shown is being mani- | cipate. other page of this issue, junior class are to have charge of tive of these are orangeade, lemon-|fest by them. the ushering, being-under the direc- ;“l D;:gi};p’ep%\égfi’efia&ég:o 1?1?;?{ l;ol?é P T L L ;;?:s (gorfiri}'{‘:;f;}i‘ W J: Bmith" and flavoring syrups mixed with the plain | FISH DINNER ENJOY ED BY The commencement exercises will|0r carbonated water, milk shakes, BUSINESS MEN THIS NOON be held the evening of May 30, M, W, malted milk shakes, cream and egg 3 Deputy, normal school ‘président be- ;hakes. ice cream, ice cream sodas,| yempers of the Bemidji Association ing the orator. Diplomas will be|ice cream sundaes, ice cream sand-| . oqtly enjoyed a white fish dinner at the noon-day luncheon. The fish were provided by S, A, Selvog, super- > = MICHIGAN MEN BEARING BRUNT OF BOLSHEVIKI OFFENSIVE IN NORTH E. H. Smith, presi-| Wiches, and flavored ices. S;texstezzeghzybxg?d of education,p + Certain drinks’often sold at soda - |.fountains; ice cream parlore and sim. - intendent of the state fisheries at < 2 ilar places:of business are. not tax- (By United Press,) Cross when it founded a weekly CHILDREN AT PLAY RUIN & ab,elp.w;bamm are Mot heef] Redby, Following the luncheon an| pondon. (By Mail.)—Michigan in-|newspaper at Archangel. English i O WORK-OF TREE PLANTING | .tea, coffes,téa, buttermilk; mili; hot | tuteresting business session was'held.| pantrymen are bearing the brunt of|type was not plentiful in Archangel ¢ chocolate lof cocor, .hot clami bisque, . - the defense against the Bolsheviki injand the ‘“American Sentinel” finally Children ‘at ‘play have done con-|hot tomato bisque, and hot tomato| WAR VETERAN VISITS CITY. |the Toulgas sector of the Archangel|appeared with a. front page that siderable damage to newly planted | bouillon. Medicinal preparations front, Lieut. H. M, Wyckoff, Ameri-|{would have delighted O. Henry, trees on the boulevards of Bemidji,|such as bromo-seltzer, citrate of mag-| Rev. George Mahlon Miller ofican Red Cross, reported —today.|Seven or eight, distinct families of Beltrami and Minnesota avenues, | nesia, rochelle salts, seitlets powders, | Olivet Congregational church of St.|Lieutenant Wyckoff arrived direct|type were represented and when they Members of the Park board, under|bicarbonate of soda, aromatic spirits|Paul, is visiting for a couple of days|from North Russia, ran out, the printers had slipped in whose direction the work of beauti-|of ammonia, epsom salts, essence of | With his sister, Mre, O. H. Erickson| Co-operating with French troops,|Russian characters that looked some- fying the boulevards is being carried | vepsin, ete., sold at the fountain also {on Dewey avenue. Rev, Miller has|the 339th regiment from Campi|thing like the English letters. Every on agk teachers and parents to warn | eccape the: “soft drink” tax, No tax|just returned from fourteen months|Custer has been holding the snow-[edition contained every piece of Eng- the children against playing pear|spplies on the sale of beverages such in France with the Y. M. C, A, He|bound front 1ine most of the winter,|lish type in the town, these trees. About 24 trees had to be2s ginger ale, root beer, moxie, min- | was stationed for a while in Paris|he said. It will receive its share of{ Captain Roger Lewis, formerly an replanted in consequence.. The rus-|eral water, etc;, when served from and Versailles and later at Nancy|the expected Bolsheviki offensive| American press association corre- tic_bridge on the Lake boulevard is| closed containers, because a manu- and Port-a-Moussan. Just two weeks | this spring. spondent at Petrograd, volunteered being rebuilt by the Park board, the facturer's tax .on such drinks has al-|after the armistice was. signed he At the front the Americans live|as editor. Of the four pages, one improvement adding much to the at-{ ready been levied. was in Metz with several other|in snowtopped dug-outs d& short dis-!was devol to comics, one to letters tractiveness of the avenue, Sales of ice cream and soft drinks| Americans. Mr, Miller came home|tance behind an irregular line of|and contributions from soldiers, a . by religious, charitable’or education-|on the battle ship Louisiana and has|trenches, They spend every other|column to editorials, and the balance DR. NORCROSS INJURED, sl societies on special occasions such|again taken up the pastorate, he|month in barracks in rear areas,|to the allled communiques received 2 as churgh fesfivals, picnics, etc., are|has served for the past six years. He|alternating with the French at the|at headquarters. Rein-deer sleighs Dr. R, C, Norcross of Bemidji suf- | not taxdble, Siich sales in stands and 'is on a speaking tour this week in|outposts. carried the papers to the men at the fered a severe cut in his left leg yes- | booths 4t afgicultural fairs, racing|northern Minnesota, . The killed are buried where they | front, terday when the steering wheel of | barks, publi¢ exhibitions, _circuses, ———— fall on the frozen battlefield, Some| During his tour of the fighting his Ford Sedan broke and his car|thows and éinfilar places are taxable, ON INSPECTION TRIP. American graves are now behind the|areas, Wyckoff photographed the was ditched. The doctor, accom- ———————— Bolsheviki lines as a result of the|grave of every American soldier fal- Ji Esmmm’ MEET. W, H. Gemmell and G. W. Warner, T officials of the Minnesota and Inter-| fire. panied by Dr. H. F. Billings, was allies’ retreat. . Others are under|len in action. Every mother who near Scribner, en route to Red Lake P has lost a son in that frozen country on a business trip, when the accident| Members of the Jones Rarmers'|national railway, arrived in Bemidji| Wounded are transported on sleds| will this summer receive a picture of occurred club hefl § meeting at the Anderson |last evening and left this morning|to rear hospitals and finally to Ar-lher boy’s grave, showing the neat i g farm toda#,-"&n_interesting talk onjon their gasoline inspection car for|changel. g 5 wooden cross at the head of the potato treatment being given by A.|International Falls. They will re- Wisconsin engineers ave won|mound. JUVENILE BAND MEMBERS W, Aamodt, manager of the farm|turn to Bemidji tomorrow afternoon.|highest jpraise from British and TO MEET THIS EVENING bureau, Russian army chiefs, Wyckoff said. He estimated the loss in killed and v 2 sy}:cux. STAR MEETINGS. At Archangel the Americans are|fronts, Of these about 180 died after DOCTORS ATTEND MEETING. died from influenza at 200 for all | Oliver Riggs, director of the Ju- housed- im comfortable barracks.|being brought to Archangel. Of enile band, announces that there i There will be a special meeting of | The morale is good, although the|these lattef, about 100 died from 3 will be a meeting of the boys in the Dr. L. A, Ward, Dr.. E, H, Smith|the Eastern Star tomorrow afternoon | men are anxious to get home, wounds in action and about 80 from city hall at 8 o'clock this evening.|and Dr. A. V. Garlock attended thejat 4:30 o'clock, after which supper Americans are opsrating with the|influenza, They are buried in a little He has severai matters of lmportance| conference of the Upper Mississippl|will be served. In the evening at|British on the Dvina and Voga rivers| Lutheran cemetary. Before leaving, which he wishes: to present fo the| Rivar Medical association held at}8 o'clock, there will also be a sheclal|and withithe French along-the Vo-| Ambassador Francis bought a section e boys and is anxlous-that every-metti-| Pine River yesterday. They refurned |meeting followed by an antermn-‘logda railroad, Wyckoff stated, ber of the band he in attendancs,. - ¥:o Bemidjl today. ment gnd program | He told of the woes of the Red i it to American soldfer dead ) { S he rning he will discuss ““Wool | Ports reaching the bureau are that r W arketing and Pooling, the session |some dealers are not collecting the AGENTS WILL FEATURE "{Boleom, superintendent of ecity The NC-3, the flagship of the cruise, will not under}ake the WOMEN ARE URGED T0 PLAN FAIR EYHIBITS & ¥ “eounty sre for exhibits at thé county fair by Miss L, Cordiner, emonsiiation: staft, ef . e ty égrieuitural ex- tenislon divisjon; who was In-Bemidji recently on ‘§ speaking: tour. Miss Cordiner says: ‘‘The woman's department of the county fair brings to the ‘attention of visitors from ail over the state th plishments of wo lic medfum by which women's work can be measured and sheir standards It is esaential, therefore, that' every woman ghould plan early to exhibit some of her very best urged to make splendid accom- It {8 the pub- “When ' canpingi more pint isrs of the jars be few SR aiF of the sanre- pd types of jars do not ke an atfractive exhibit, guish between preserves, jams, but- ters, and marmalades. Preserves are of whole fruit or pleces of fruit which retain the original shape in A coriserve i a pre- a clear syrup, serve made of mixed fruits, “Jams are made usually from small fruits, cooked until they can- not be distinguished from the syrup. nefther skins nor seeds, are made from the acid fruits, usuglly lemons, oranges and grape fruit, cooked until somewhat with a clear, partly jellied WINNERS ARE ENTERTAINED. the losing side of the good grammar contest of the high school sophomore class entertained the winners at a picnic at Diamond Point last evening. The contest was started some time ago by Miss Sarah Mitchell and much enthusiasm was . 'The menu consisted of welniers, buns, coffee and marshmal- lows, - Before the picnickers left for the . Point, several of the freshmen stole the lunch baskets. The cul- prits were caught by the sophomores and after several duckings in the cool waters of the lake, consented to tell ‘where the “‘eats” were “cached.” KENFIELD DRAWS PLANS , FOR BOX FACTORY MACHINE E, E. Kenfleld, of the Bemidji Box company, has drawn plans for an automatic notching machine which will’ greatly facilitate work on the washing machine crate which the plant is to produce, according to the last issue of the “K-L News,'” the of- publication of the Kenfield- paper is full of mewsy notes of the locai plant provided by W, B. Erwin, its Bemidji editor. deep has been driven at the box fac- tory the pump being operated by A well 52 feet TORRANCE TO BE MARSHAL. "EH Torrance, father of County Attorney Graham M. Torrance of Bemidji, and who is past commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, is to be the grand marshal of the Minneapolis Memorial day parade. Colonel George of this burying ground and dedicated | H, Leach, late of the 161st fleld ar- will be his chief of staff