Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 28, 1919, Page 1

b VOLUME XVIL. NO. 126 INTERESTIN _ MARKET PLAN BEING TAKEN Gfixmu.nity Proposition Dis- cussed and Meeting May Be Held to Decide CO\.II'SQ. ALL CLUBS ASKED TO INVESTIGATE MATTER V. G. Braden, Organizer, Ac- cepts Invitation te Visit Be- midji Last Week in June. Establishment of a community market in Bemidji is becoming more and more probable as the farmers of the district gain knowledge of the benefits and agvantages which are resulting from the institutions now operated at Stillwater, ‘Minn,, and Adrain,} Mich. . Investigation is proving that the providing of a community market at . BYFARMERS which' farmers can dispose of all sur- _BEMIDJI HUN ICE CREA plus’ farm products at the regular market price, works as a benefit not ness'men of the district covered and to.the consumer. It acts as a guar- antee to the soil tillers that the pro- duce ‘they raise can be sold, and at a fair margin. . Mav Hold Meetine. The first Beltrami county farm - club to give serious sonsideration to the community market -possibilities 'was the Bemidji- Tewnship Farmers’ club, and a committee comprising A. B, Rako, Mrs. Ed. Larson and E. K, tigate the feasibilities of the plan. 1t’ig probable that a meeting will be held soon-of -all the farmers’ elubs in- thig gection of the county that a censfis of just how the proposition is regérded .may be.securpd.. . W, G Bradeén, ‘organizer of the an and Stillwater marke Bemidji the last week in: June ta igcuss the matter. - ‘He ‘will ;also talk to the Bemidji Association, 1t is the plan of The Pioneer to run a” series of articles from which a glear 'understanding of the Com- munity Market plan may be sécured. PPESIDENT DEPUTY TO BE COMMENCEMENT DAY ORATOR M. W, Deputy, president of the Be- midji- normal school, left this after- noon ‘for Bagley where he will de- liver the high school commencement address - tonight Tomorrow evening Mr, Deputy will speak at Laporte and the following afternoon will be the yduation day orator at Hines. Sat- urday evening he will speak at Ten- atrike. He will ‘be the speaker at the Bemidji high school commence- ment ~exercises to be held at the Grand theatre Friday evening. DEMOCRATS PREPARE FOR 1920 CAMPAIGN Chicago, May 28. (United Press,) —Democratic committeemen today went over their gear and tackle in preparation for the 1920 .campaign. " The -national committee, accord- ing to members here today, will de- vote itself to perfecting its organiza- tion and building plans for better knit state organizations. For the first time in its history the democratic party was to permit wom- en a part in a big powwow, Several women’ expected a place on the na- tional committee through proxies, but aside from this hope there was a real Woman's Associate nation- al mmittee in session. Presided o sy Mrs. George Bass, Illinois, ise plans for rounding up the rapid- ly increasing women vote of the country. Members of state organi- zations attended fhe committee meet- ing to hear discussions of feminine polities scheduled for delivery by Mrs, Alexander Thompson, Oregon; Mrs, John S. Crosby, New York; Mrs. Henry Sherlock, Montana; Mrs, Bet- tie White, Arizona; Mrs, W. R, Pat- tangall, Maine; Mrs. Gertrude A, Lee, California and Miss Mary Foy, California. The women were to ban- quet tonight. Mrs,- Bass prdiding over the dinner. Bainbridge ,Colby and Chairman Homer S, Cummings, democratic chairman, were among the speakers listed. Several women speakers were to report suffrage con- ditions from the north, east, south and west. Two cabinet members, Attorney General Palmer, and Secretary of the treasury Glass, were slated for prom- inent places in discussions of the na- tional committee. Both are commii- teemen from their home states, Penn- sylvania and Virginia, respectively. The program for today and tomor- row was a business-‘like looking af- fair, calling for the customary re- ports of officers. followed by reports from state or- ganizations, concluding with a series of “shop talks” on such topics as *‘or- _sganization work,” “Use of a Speak- " ers’ Bureau" and ‘Practical Publi- city.” The on'y scheduled <oeciaul ¢ ent for the committeemen is the banquet set for tomorrow night, only to the farmer, but to the busi-| Anderson, has been-named to inves- r ;> “has : 'informed: those interested that he cap, come to this committee wes expected to de- These were to be. -{saving and makirg of the country, German merchants are catering to the American appetite for dainties to the extent of importing ice cream freezers and selling real ice cream at three. marks- & The photograph showg one of the boys enjoying his fce tveam at Nedenahr, Rhenish Prus- STRONG PACULTY From Eastern Trip.—Plans For Summer Schodl. M. W. Deputy, president of the Bemidji Normal school, who re- turned to the city this morning from a trip to Chicago, New York and other eastern c..ies, where he went in “the interests of the mew educa- tional institution, is confident that a faculty of exceptional strength will be provided for the state’s sixth normal. “Several members of the faculty ave been elected by the state nor- al . school board,” says President Deputy,” and I am sincere when make the statement that in my opinjon the staff of teachers to be provided for the,Bemidji school will be the equal of any normal in Min- nesota.” During his trip eagt President Deputy visited a number of teachers’ colleges, state universities and nor- mal schools and he was able to get in direct touch with prominent:edu- cators who are anxious to become members of the Bemidji faculty. Mr. Deputy will devote his entire time' to the Bemidji normal school from now on and he i3 completing plans for the opening of the sum- mer teachers’ training gourse, June 23. Mrs, Deputy will réach B?mldjl about the middle of dun ‘Mary L. Deputy, who her A, B., degree will bé 'awarded the masters degree at the Univer- sity of Indiana during the summer, She is a graduate of ther Mamkato Normal school, the faculty, of ‘which Mr. Deputy was formerly 3 member. Appropriation of $10,000.for- the building of a road from Island Lake across the Red Lake Indian'reserva- tion, and $3,000 for arPbrigge: over the Red Lake River, is provided ‘in the Indian bill which has passed the house, is the information’ brought to Bemidji in a telegram £rym; Con~ gressman Harold Knutso e During a recent visitsto. Bémidji Congressman Knutson assured the board of county commissioners that the money for these two projects would be asked ‘for in the Indian bill. The matter is of much import- ance as it will open up a rich agri- cultural country to the southern part lof the county, and affords better market facilities, i According to Congressman Knut- son the money 1or both road and bridge is made available this sum- mer. ‘ SHORT MEETING HELD ! = ! At a short meeting of the Bemidji Toard of Education held last even- ing, K. K. Roe, secretary, was in- structed to advertise for bids for a motor bus to be used in the trans- porting of pupils in this school dis- trict The board members are of the lorin ~n that a much more conver |ieat and Lisfacto service can be ! provided [ the di-trict operates its A hus M FOR YANKS | | | lin the .Odd Fellows hail for :the| President AD;'eputy Retin;ns‘ BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1919 i ALL BEMIDJI. 'WILL HONOR DEAD HEROES NEXT FRIDAY Memorial Day Will Be Proper- Iy Observed.—Plans Com- pleted Tuesday Evening. MEMORIAL DAY - PROCLAMATION Some years ago in 1868 our' na- tion Anstituted and dedicated the 30th day of May as a special day of honor and tribute to our departed] soldiers and heroes, and today we havg cause to realize more keenly what our glorious history means. Freedom of reason and right has Just recently been given us again at the point of our hero's ‘sword. Many of our soldiers, sailors and marines of,the World’s greatest war are now gleeping their last sleep on the scarred battle fields of Europe. so let us honor their memories with those il and Spanish-American IE ALL RETURNED SOLDIERS s ARE URGED TO MARCH | wars. Let us dedicate this day with reverence and a spirit of sacrifice to Mayor Johnson, In Proclama-|those who died that we might re- tion, Asked Stores of .City to Close For the Day. Bemidji will ohserve Memorial day, which is of greater significance this year than ever before, in ap- propriate manne¥, ind at a meeting held Tuesday evening the committee in charge of arrangements completed the day's program. Mayor L. F. Johnson today issued a proclamation in which he asks that all stores in Bemidji be closed dur- ing the day, the people being urged to lay aside their customary occu- pations for the purpose of paying tribute to those soldiers and sailors who have fought and died for the Peace Treaty, ag), man_liderty should not perish. Therefore, in order that our good citizens may officially observe this of various kinds to be closed, L.-FT JOHNSON, Mayor. MANY LAWNS RUINED UNLESS DANDELIONS “ARE ERADJCATED Now Residents of Bemidji Urged to Take Immediate Action to . Rid City of Pest. i Though-dandelions make excellent "g'rgens ', palatable light wines, and thotigh the roots are used ag substi- tutes for cheap:brands of ¢offes many _Bemdjl people are having difficulty in convincing- their peighbors that. they 'thust. start eradicating the pests at once or their lawns will be destroyed, It {s urged that every property owner take part in the campaign. ships. port. and for a peaceful, prospérous and thappy nation. School_children are to play a prominent part in the day's ceremonies, Every returned soldfer and sailor is invited to march in the parade to the cemetery where the members of th G. A. R., will have charge of the program and where Rev. Lester P. Warford will speak,- The returned men are asked to assemble at the city hall at 10 o'clock Automabiles will be provided for the post and cir- cle members. : Russell to Sveak. . At noon a dinner will be served by the Big Four. Plymouth, England. this season ‘than for years, .One pffective’ means of combating the .weed is a ‘rake, a coptrivance] ™" . anm yemoves -blossams, preventing| nautical G. A, R, -members, end at 237 iles, o'clock: it the aftermoon ‘ceremonies willzbe theld-in the Grand theatre at{ing:. which Attorney P. J. Russell wiil speak. Musi¢ will be provided by afties of dandelion, both of which are quartettee comprising “'Raymond | weeds:;: One kind has an olive color, Hannah, N. E, Given, €. M, Jacob-|the other a red fruit pod. The lat- son and C. D. Boyce. . . ter- is-not 80 good for greens, since - Memorial Day was first observed|the leaves cook down to almost no-| Fourteen Bemldji0dd Fellows en- in 1868 when General Logan, com-|thing, joyed-a trip to McIntosh last evening, mander-in-chief of the G A. R., i8] There &re 57 varieties altogether, |the degree team of this city confer- sued an order to his comrades call-|{t {s said most of which are natives ring the four degrees of the order on ing upon them to set aside the;of Burope. In French gardens they|flve candidates. Following the. cere- thirtieth day of May, 1868 for- the|are cuitivated. The leaves are used | monies a banquet was served in hon- purpose of decorating the graves of |to. feed silk worms whem mulberry|or of the Bemidji visitors, Those their fallen comrades, It met with|leaves are not available. making the trip were J. C, McGhee, immediate .approval from the gen- Many people belleve the dande.|G. W. Harnwell, R. L. Given, P, L, eral public and was repidly made by |lion is used for butter coloring. This|Hines, Dan Gracie, George Rhea, the different states a legal holiday|is a mistake, as thé name dandelion | Dick Van Arnum, C. J. Winter, for this purpose. The hature of the|on ‘the package is -a trade -mark.|George Richards, B, H. Denu, Dr. A. observance sopn becdme of a deeper{Butter coloring is made from coal|V. Garlock, J. C. Ceurtney, Louis nature and the name of the day was|tar dyes, .. .- Larson and T. J, Wickham. “hen changed to Mcmorial day. Only o Texas, Arkansas :nd Utah now do not observe such a holiday. 5 “Prior to the 1ccent great war,” says Chairman Jolinson, of the pro- gram committee, "the general public( had come to view this day as one simply for general recfeation. We believe, however, that the arecent great war has awakenéd within us all a sense of appreciation of what these men have done for us and the depth of our obligation to them: an BEMII.0DD FELLOWS ENJOY McINTOSH TRIP WOMEN AND CHILDREN STARVE BY “THOUSANDS IN BALTIC PROVINCES By Frank J, Taylor, wiped out enti¥e towns, when they (United Press correspondent.) W";r‘]’l “bll"fl to take ‘Mu‘em. lhl) -"':ld “;h‘:. ““Balt” influence. It is claimed tha Berlin. . (By Mail.)—The Bolshe- more than five thousand were mur- vik fighting in the Baltic provinces is | gered when the Bolsheviks took Riga. obligation so great that it is beyond|the most hateful of all, according to Entente officers have investigated human power ever to repay them in|American officers returning from mis- imany of the reports of cruelty, and full measure, But we can be grate.|sions therg, who tell of the ghastly | verify statements that men, women ful on this one dy each year render|almost unbelievable cruelty on the|and children have béén victims of the our tribute of tharnks to their|part of the Bolshevik mercenaries. | Bolshevik metcenaties, many of memories.” Neither gide \is showing mercy now, | whom are Chinese.. . When an Ameri- —_— according.to fatest reports. can food commission arrived at Li- JURY CASES COMPLETED AT A number of phaml nrelci‘t;?td to ac- | bau, it found (dho\}Ilmli;ds ot defense- count for the exceptiona terness | less women and children put on is- Bmml?_.m OF COUET of the Courland and Lithuanian fight-|lands and left to starve because they favored the ‘‘Balts,” The Americati inigsfon officers, who ing. The Bolsheviks are faced anlmnd i - | Riga, by German volunteer divisions, [ ?film{.‘,l,’,ieg“f:“g;vgzeflgg:;’fi,fi,’;‘i:, with whom a number of Letts arejare doing their best to get food to fighting. the starving population, blame the ’tr‘!;)ee(!jl;;); Y:s'g 'fieg,?, %‘egrfl;{pfi:gg: The German divisions are known as | Bolshevik army for the atrocities, Judge C. W. Stanton returned to the Baltic army and is supported | Photographs, too horrible to look at, illllbiiel:fin:r l"e;l 'B::;lne{-‘&dfions;:;t‘:: from German headquarters, The cam-|show the awful methods of the sav- take care of the court matters, 30 re-| Paign is conducted in accordance [ age mercenaries,- who are not expon- maining on the calenddr. Judge with the armistice terms, say the of- |ents of any idgalism which the Bol- Stanton will deliver the Memorial|ficers. Part of the Germans are from |shevik leaders may,grofess, but are day address at Laporte in the morn- Germany proper, and the rest are|fanatics, Ay ¥ ing and in the evening he will be the known as ‘‘Balts.” The Baltic fighting s probably the principal speaker at the Walker high The “Balts” are the German popu- | most savage and 'Na¥barous in the school commencement exercises. lation of the Russian provinces north|world today, due 'uuthe bitter feel- of Prussia, They are descendants of | ing on both sides, 'll‘he ‘Balts’” have a wave of Germans which swept into | exploited the (pedple, thereby pro- MEETING TONIGHT- the Baltic provinces of Russia in the|voking ha(!lred hiunequn]ud anywhere. thirteenth century, In the course of {On both sides the armies are well fed M:;g:';ce lmlg}e ?’:i;e;g:figlito‘fvh"':; tihe the Germans, though a very!from exploiting the land, while the the third degree will be conferred,|minor portion of the population, have|population is starving, At the close of the ceremonies a lunch | €0me to own practically all the prop-| Behind the “Balt” army, the gov- will be served. All members of the lodge are urged to be in attendance, erty. ernments have changed from time to They are called the ‘“‘Baltic Bar-|time in localities, - At present the WILL AID DISCHARGED MEN SECURE MILEAGE ons,” and own everything through a|‘Barons’ are largely in control, feudal system which has lasted from|though recently a républic was in the middle ages. The people are|sway. mostly Letts, some of whom are in The Letts for the most part prefer favor of the “Balts’ 'and many offto belong to Russia, but hate the Bol- whom are not. The ‘“Baits’” lean to-|sheviks, and therefore are fighting for ward Germany in their sympathies|the ‘“Balts,”” who have preserved the Representative Harold Knutson,|and are hated especially by the Bol-|numbers and names of the old Rus- of this congressional district, has is- | sheviks of Russia, sian regiments from *the region for isued the following notice to dis- When the revolution came in Rus-|the sake of stirring up national feel- charged soldiers, sailors and mar-|sia the “Balts” organized and began|ing. Some of the ‘g)a‘lm" would pre- fnes: a telling campaign against the Bol-|fer to adhere to- Russia politically, “To those of you who were dis- |sheviks, During the last year they|but vare afraid of the Bolsheviks. charged from the service prior to the | have held the Bolsheviks out of most Others are out and out Germans, and passage of the law by congress al- lowing you five cents per mile for travel expenmses from the point of discharge to your home, I wish -to announce thnt the necessary blanks upon which to make application for the additiona’ 1% cents per mile is of the “Baltic Baron” territory, and|plans are under way for joining the since the armistice have been ma-|provinces to Germany when an op- terially helped by the volunteers re-|portunity comes later. cruited in Germany. 9 ! How to distribute” the food and Their resistance has especially, which government to support is a angered the Russians, who want to!puzz'n to the food missions from the free the country of Germans. Ac-|Entente sent 1o Libau and Memel to !now ready and same may be pro-|cording to Americans who have been|ecare for the populations. On both |ered by siting me. Upon request|in the reg Trots¥y hag sent his!:ide= of the !'nes thr populations are {snch o blink will be mailed you.]best troops azainst the “B:its,” T! . star..ng, wkile the military organi- | Ple- enll 'Lis to the a'tention of | Bolrheviks h.ove fonght like harba tions, of mercenaries are ravaging lother isel iged service men.' fans, ard according t. repoits, have the lards, . 4 i ¥ == = + FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH DEMANDS PLACE IN GUE OF NATIONS w3 (By United Press) : Berlin, May'28.—The German' counter proposals to the ade public here tgday, refuse to surrender main a,united people and that hu-|the ex-kaiser and demand immediate admissiop of Germany to the League of Nations with a mandate over her former colonies The counter proposals agree to the limitation of the Ger- day, I'kindly ask the business places | man army t07100,000 men and offer to disarm the German na- val vessels, though insisting on retaining them as commercial They' further insist that no change shall be made in German territorial limits, and agree that Danzig shall be a frec ‘ B\ i FIUME MATTER NOT INCLUDED Paris, May 28.—The question of Fiume and other boun- dary matters affecting Italy will not be ingluded in the Peace Treaty which will’be handed to the Austrian.delegates it was learned today.;‘,lt; was also learmed the treaty. will not con- tain the detailed provisions regarding reparation owing to the difficulty in apportioning Austria’s department among the na-’ tions which formerly made up the dual monarchy. The Fiume situation which recently nearly caused a split in the peace eonference, will be reserved for future settlement s [0S 1 3 NC-4 READY TO COMPLETE FLIGHT Lisbon, May 28.—The American® aviators in the sea- plane NC-4 which flew across the Atlantic ocean were ready today for the hop of more than 700 miles from Lisbon to i Thig jump . will complete their history “The; dandelions are more abundant|making air vo&age which started from Rockaway Beach, New York. The distance across the Atlantic with the stop at the Azores from Trepassey Bay, New Foundland, to Lisbon ig 2,150 : The distance‘was covered in 26 hours and 45 mn‘}\z;om maturing and seatter-| minutes, or an average of eighty nautical miles an hour. *JnoAmerica- there: are two varie-] S em ettt o A—— TOWNSHIP CHAIRMEN WILL AID IN FOREST FIRE PROTECTION Are to Be Named Wardens, An- nounces Ranger Johnson.— Law Violators Face Arrest Township chairmen in this section of the state ate tp be appointed firc wardens, announces L. F. Johnson, Bemidji forest ranger, the purpose be- ing to ¢omplete a service by which forest fires may be avoided this year It will be the guty of the wardens to report all fires to Ranger Johnson and in cases where fires are started by persons who have not secured the proper authority arrests will be madc and the offenders prosecuted. Permits must be secured to burn slashings or to start brush fires o' any kind, and forestry officials arc determined that the law will be rigidly enforced that the loss from forest fires this year may be kept a: a minimum, Tuesday Forest Ranger Johnsor and W, T. Cox, state forester, motore« to the state park at Lake Itasca, and while en route a fire was discovere:’ in the town of Fern, Hubbard county which wag ex{inguished before muc’ damage had pesulted. While smal' fires have been numerous during the dry weather of the last two week:. losses have been small, MARCUM EXPLAINS CARE OF WOUNDED Following the noon luncheon® o° the Bemidji Agsociation today in teresting talks were given by Cap tain E. H. Marcum and Verno Lamson, who have just returne! from military and naval service, re spectively. Captain Marcum, who returned t: Bemidji yesterday from oversea: duty and who was a practicin - physician and surgeon in Bemid’ before entering the service, left Be midji August 22, 1917, and fro: here went to Camp Riley, where I : did hospital work until he was sen to France the latter part of Augus: 1918. While in France he did ev: cuation hogpital work and was st: tioned at Bordeaux for three and half months, The doctor gave a splendid ac- count of the manner in which th- medical corps cared for the wounde« and of his duties while attached t evacuation hospital work, H: praised the work of the Y. M. C. A . stating that the work accomplishe: even under great handicaps an'! hardships, was wonderful, The roomsg in the Nangle bloc occupied by the Association will b shared with the Moose lodge unt'' the new quarters of the Associatio in the City hall are ready for oc- cupancy. which will probably be in Octrber, anncunced R, L. Given, pre.ident.