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

VOLUME XVII - NO, 128 SEAPEANE O “LAST LEG OF OCEAN FLIGHT ~ MADETOLAND LLIN {INC-4 Which Started for Plym- outh This Morning Forced * Down.—No Reason Given. WILL NOT ADMIT HUNS TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS odifications of Treaty Will be 'Limited to Economic Repara- | tions, It is Learned. (By United Préss.) Plymout, England, May 30.—Com- mander Read and crew of the sea; plane: NC-4 left Lisbon at 5:24 this - morning, Greenwich time, bound for - Plyfnouth on the last leg of the trans- “Atlantic air journey: ~ Later dispatches received by wire- less from an airplane said they had ‘landed at Mondkgo river, 100 miles nrorth ‘of Lisbon, where they must ~await high. tide. The seaplane is not damaged but it cannot make Ply- mouth tonight, the message said. ... WILL BE LIMITED. Paris, May 30.—Such modifications | of .the Peace Treaty as ma¥y be made in response to Germany’s final count- er proposals will probably be limited © economic reparation and territor- ial sections, it was learned today. There appears to be little possibil- ity that Germany will be immediate- 1y admitted to the League of Nations. CONGERT BY BAND S AT POINT SUNDAY Diamond Point - will ‘be_officially. Here are sowe of'if G. of Chi¢ago, photog; _p!’w ernor Lowwilen and oth Jigtingzuished IlHnoisans. , BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 30,1919 0IS TROOPS IN NEW.YORK ON WAY HOME: PR SR ujtu of the One Hundred and T hirty-second infantry, formerly the Second regiment, L. N. g on _their arrival at New Yorkgon the transport Mount . MOTOR ROUTES FOR " EDITORS COMING TO BEMIDJI SUGGESTED State Highway Department Recommends Roads td be Used in Reaching Outing. ‘How Bemidji can best be reached |. MEMORIAL DAY —— 1919 —— By Marion Turner Searl ) (This poem, dedicated to the mothers of the world, was written by a Becida resident, a mother who sacri- ficed a son in the world war.) by motor frgm various sections of |This bounteous May with hands o’er- Minnesota i§ splendidly explained by thg state viighway department in a list of routings which has been com- piled to guide editors who are to en- joy the outing of the Northern Min- nesota Editorial agsociation to be held here June 27-29. The routes suggested are printed in circular. form and .ape heing sent to. more than 600 editors and supply men. of..the. state; together with in-J. opened for the summer séason by a.|formation - concertfing . the outing concert to be given by'the Bemidji|which has been provided by A. G. Military band Sunday afternobn, and | Rutledge; secretary of thé editorial “from indications the point will be the{ assoeiation, and the Bemidji commit- city’s most popula¥ recreational spot|{tee, The information sent out con- during the warm months tains, a detailed program .of the out- P. R. Petérson, -who ' will have|ing, with information regarding rates charge of the concessions at Diamond | and aceommbodations; a circular con- Point during the summier, has. com- ( tining the testimonials from southern pleted improvemerts to the picnic | Minnesota editors, who have enjoyed -'grounds, splendid tables. and fire- | the hospitality of the northern broth- places being provided and the woods | ers'in past years; a circular outlining ‘have been well cleaned. ‘the auto and railroad routes to Be- A free bath house will be provided | midji; a return postal card for mak- for swimmers, being in addition to|ing reservations and informing the the booths which may be rented.{committee of' the date ‘and .manner Swgmming suits'are also available for | of their arrival;' a booklet detailing .thote who desire to rent them.. The |the beauties of Birchmont, and a refreshment ‘stand is now in opera- | booklet .telling what can beSeen at on. / Itasca State Park. Last eyening Mr. and Mrs. Peter-| It is probable that 450 visitors will son entertained the members of the|be in Bemidji for the outing, the pro- Park beard at an elaborate picnic|gram for which will be mpractidally digner. The guests included Na E.|as announced in an earlier iséue of Given, Dr. E. A. Shannon, Dr. E. W.|The Pioneer. On Saturday afterncon _Johnson, Hotner 'C. Baer and Joseph | an interesting sports program will ‘be Bisair, members of the board, and |given, the arrangements being made Dr. D, L. Stanton, H. Z. Mitchell and | by Secretary Rutledge, There will be H.' M. Stanton. i a tug-of-war between southern and e i northern editors, married ladies’ race, LINCOLN STUDENTS TO single ladies’ race, fat men’'s race, PRESENT PLAY SATURDAY |slim men’s race. There are to be “Out it the Btreets,” a play, will be given by students in the Lincoln school tomorrow ‘afternoon and even- , ing for the purpose of raising money many other extraordinary attractions mention of which will' be made later. RED CROSS PRODUCTION WORK SUSPENDED FOR TWO0 MONTHS filled, Dew-eyed, with piteous glance, Bedecks the fleld where blood was spilled For Britain and for France. Each floral offering she claims As tribute to our gifts to Mars—— Those valiant youths who nobly won The gold of service stars. Pride of our homes, in- months }gone, ‘That universal.peace might dawn, They - battled ’r_n}mlly; 12 ) WY Red is for valor, blue for loyalty, .- ‘White for purity of aims. . “Over There” our soldier boys are © sleeping; ] Fair lillies bloom above the fragant sod. The silent stars eternal vigils keeping, Enfold them with the peace of God. The fruits of their endeavor we are reaping On this world-wide Memorial Day. We prize anew the flag they died to Their trge allegiance we'll eir true allegiance we'll repay; Our hand§ clasp hands ncrogrxihe waye, A And grateful hearts without alloy Its glory will enhance, i .3 While your dear hoy, and my dear. AUTOMOBILE DEMAND FAR EXCEEDS SUPPLY BEMIDJI DEALERS For 2,000,000 Customers. i ¢ 'S RSN G M S P R SO e L 0% Vernon. They .were met by Gov- i | MODSE LODGE WILL STAGE CARNIVAL IN . BEMIDJI JUNE 16-21 i § Plans Completed for Coming of Big Amusement Company.— Is Now Playing in Duluth. . Under the auspices of the Bemidji Moose lodge, the Big Giant Carnival company, with its many amusements, is to visit Bemidji June 16-21, The earnival company, which has been in .Bemidji before, is now playing in Duluth, and after completing the Be- midji engagement will go to Grand Forks, The advance agent of the Big Gjant company has been in Bemidji for ‘several days and yesterday all arrangements for the bringing of the carnival here Were completed : The carmivah:comprises six side-shtows; @ ferris wheel, merry-go-round, and a large series of concessions. 1t is re- garded as a‘clean and first class en. tertainment company, officers of the Moose lodge having made 2 thorough Anvestigation of .its management be- fore deriding to bring the carnival here, . The show grounds will be lagated at ‘the corner of Third street and America avenue, = ENIFE OR POISON SHOULD : BE USED ON DANDELIONS Dig ‘em out or poison 'em, This is the advice givem by Pro- fessor 8, E. Dalberg of the University Farm school. He says the sulphate of iromwrtreatment devised at the uni- ‘| versity would prove most successful, “A solution is made with one and one-half pounds of the sulphate to one gallon of water and sprayed on the dandelions,” said Professor Dahl- berg. “The solution does not harm grads but kills the pest, It has been successful where we have used it and | is \especially good where the dande- lions are thickest.” - A0V 0 - 5oc\e\i % ) Ao ~ <ENTS PER' MONTH BSERVES MORIAL DAY: BUTEISPAIDTO IEROES OF NATION EMIDJI DAILY PIONE R R R R Commemorating not only the reunion of our ‘own country. but also now the liberation of the world from one of the most serious dangerg to which free government and the free life of men were evériexposed, Bemidji today observed Memorial Day. With Claténce Foucault as marshall of the day, the parade formed at the City Hall shortly after ten o’clock, and led by the military band the business district line of march was covered. Returned soldiers and sailors, under the command of Lieutenant Ralph B./Lycan, Captain Hallan L, Huffman and Lieutenant Thayer C. Bailey, members of the G. A. R. Post and Circle, who were in automobiles, and school children under W. G. Bolcom. superintendent of schools, followed by a large number .of machines carrying citizens of the city, made up the parade. Arriving at Greenwood Cemetery songs were sung by the school children and'a talk wasgiven by Rev, Lester P, Warford, pastor of the Presbyterian church. The G. A. R. Memorial day service was read by George Smith, chaplain of the Bemidji post and qur&e Cheney, adjutant. At nogn the veterans, speakers of-the day and invited guests were guests at a dinner served in the Odd Fellows Hall by the ladies’of the Major Wilkinson circle. -~ = This' ‘afternoon ceremonies are heing held in the Grand theatre, beginning at 2:30 o’clock, the principal speaker being Attorney P. J. Russell, of' Bemidji. ' The male quartette, com- prising Raymond Hannah, C. M. Jacobsen, N. E. Given and C. D. Boyce, will sing. et There have been no deaths in the R, H. Carr Post, No. 174, of Bemidji, during the past.year, and 17 old soldiers, the same number as last year, will have charge of the ceremonies. The members of the R. H. Carr.Post are J. M. Phillippi, G. M. Banfill, G. P, Irish, George Cheney, H, P, Minton, Mr, McClure, William Schroeder, George Smith, T, J. Martin, A. A. Howe, C, 0. Glidden, C. L. Ferris, T. P, Garrigan, O. R. Eastwood, H.'P. Rice, H: G. Foster, and'C. Cothran. -, LABAW RETURNS FROM SERVICE WITH MARINES Corporal Lee A,/ LaBaw returped to Bemidji this morning following a year's serviée 'with the United States Marines, most' of which time he spent in France where he was confidential clerk to the.intelligence officer of thé thirteenth regiment. LaBaw re- turned to America about a month 2go, but his-discharge was delayed. He was met in Minneapolig by his wife and son, Bobbfe, who returned to Bemidji with him, LaBaw will resume his duties as official court reporter under Judge C. W, Stanton of this city. ‘The Frowliice of Manitoba is big- ger than Bpgland and Wales, and could by hersglf grow enough wheat to feed 1043- millions of people. Hearing is the only sense which is not active in a new-born child. That sense js dormant until the third or fourth day. < GRADUATES OF HICH SCHOOL TO RECEIVE DIPLOMAS TONIGHT President M. W. Deputy Will be Orator at Commencement Exercises in Grand Theatre With M. W. Deputy, president of the Bemidji Normal school, as the speaker of the evening, the 191% commencament exercises of the Be- midji high school will be held in the Grand theatre at eight o'clock thix evening, Diplomas will be presented to 27 graduates by Dr. E. H. Smith, presi- dent of the board of education, .six of this number being members of the normal department, a section of the high school course which will be omitted next term with the opening of the Bemidji normal school. The program for the evening will be as followa: Processional, gradu- ating class; “Twilight Hour,” Zame- gnun, high school orchestra; ‘“‘The tar Spangled Banner,” sung by the audience, Miss Ivy Conant, instruat- or of music in the Bemidji schools, to buy pictures for the school rooms, The play will be given in three acts i e % directing; {nvocation, Rev, A. M. Although Red. Cross . workers An unprecedented condition sur: 8; - +Medfield, Nina’s lover, Melvin Moen; and will take place. at .the. Lincoln school.. The cast of characters will be as follows: . Col. Wayne, irascible old gentleman, Leslie Bourcier; Sol- omon Davis, a plausible. rascal. Charles McMichael; Matt Davis, his dissolute son, .Earl Laurent:. Dr, throughout the Nort‘he:rn division have been asked to. take. ‘&' vacation during - July and August,;so far as knitting ‘and sewing' are concerned, Mrs. Mabel A. Hall, director of pro- duction, requests ‘knitters to con- Bemidji and the whole country, ac- Ya cording to dealers here. Just what g — (Uni had been expected has come about w‘..)‘il.‘fite?;hfi:{ionag;\ov(eg?:f: and the demand for cars is far in ex-|now in full swing in every state, cess of the deliveries made by the|cover every conceivable angle of the SWING THROUGHOUT COUNTRY rounds the automobile industry in ————————————————— N —————— ‘tinue their work to some extent %3 “Pete, Col. Wayne's saucy. darkey, ne, their daughter, Hazel Berg; Mrs. Bragdford, Colomel ‘Wayne's sister ate organizations makeé'a’canvass of their workers for the purpose of se. .curing . pledges duringi‘the vacation manufacturers to the dealers, they well illustrated by the fact that used cars are selling more readily an are| tures, churches, problem of getting the nation back . Governors, mayors, state legisla- boy scouts, cham- time and terms are provided for re- turn of the funds. Denver is one of several cities now in the midst of campaigns to “own- your-own-home” and help reopening cts is exemplified in New Bedford, ass., where cotton millers organized i Whitby, pastor of the Baptist church of this city; salutatory oration, by Miss Avis glmeron; two songs, (a) “The 8tars,”” (Johnson), (b) “Or- pheus With His Lute,” (Barrett). girls’ chorug; valedictory oration by Miss Esther McGhee; “Lo, the Dawn is Breaking,”' (Elgar), Senior girls; presentation of diplomas by Dr. E. H. 3 . : wherever convenient, = ;. into peace time form, according to a|of building activities. Smith, president of the Bemidji if ~'},{:§; mé::xck b?fi}é‘:fim"fi;s""ev}’;fl: Mrs, Hall suggests that the women |say. . |survey begun soon affer the armistice| One form of reconstruction work|board 4& education; *Spirit gfl WAy olonel's wife Hazel Bohn, Nine Way- | 11 ¢herge of knitting, in) the separ-| The demand for cars and trucks is|by the National Council for Defense. | connected with Americanization pro-| Heroes,” (Steiner), mixed chorus: violin solo, by Harold Dahl; com- mencement addrees, by M. W, Deputy, FloFénce Robinson; ® Minnis, ‘Mrs. ol A bers of commerce, volunteer workers (to teach English to all foreign born|president of the Bemidji Normal A 5 2 months. If the proper enthusiasm is|bringing better prices than evej be-|s Al < 2 s s 2 B | Pradford’s child,. Jeanette Latour- put into th appeals for individual and civic bodies are co-operating in|residents. ?;eflco““ are planning|school; recession, graduating class; neau, In addition to the play, a program which will consist of songs and folk dances, will also be given., The boys and girls participating in the program were coached by Miss Rose Olson, one of the teachers of the Lincoln school, - ' pledges, it is quike likely that a quantity of work can be accomp- lished "in the aggregate. If everyone of the 262 chapters in thie division ships only 100 knitted articles to headquarters, the total fore. plans to insure a square deal for de- The pres.ent large demand for mot-|mohilized soldiers and get the fac- or cars of all kinds is accounted for{tories humming again. by the general shortage in the nation due to many automobile factories|vey. having been turned to war work that No state failed to figure in the sur- Alaska, too, is helpifl", by offering prevented the production of the usual{to place 3,000 demebilized soldiers to helfi. Y Michigan afd Ohio were among the first of the istates that called re- construction gresses. Women are represented equally with men on a reconstruction board appointed by the governor of Michigan. “Love Dreams, Serenade’” (Hozel), high school orchestra, under the di rection of Miss Ivy Conant, About seventy students will com- plete the eighth grade work this year, dcgording to Miss Evelyn Hall, principal. The certificates of gradu will amount to 25,000, It would ; el G Cox. stol ation being presented by W. G, Bol- Free——— b le for t ts |number of commercial cars. in jobs as teachers, clerks and watch- Governor Cox stole a move on . G, MANY HERE TO ATTEND :(l’mnbe esll:i‘)::‘le?i ealfgoaclimsi; stai::‘:i’ent: There is said to be a shortage at|men. o . Ohio’s congress by personal letters to | com, B"P‘;l;wtendent i)t schools, to- INITIATION MEETING |roach the destitute people before|the present time of 700,000 cars. Nor-| A great mass of information that|160 mayors asking their help in cre-| morrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. cold weather arrives. ‘ male the automobile output increas-|fills yards of filing cabinets piled ceil- {ating a $1,000,000 fund to public —_— 2 In 1915 and|ing high has been collected by the|works to give work to the unemploy-| FITZZGERALD BOUND OVER ‘With a large attendance, candi- dates and members coming from many villages in this section of the state, the Bemidji Knights of Col- umbus are holding- initiation - cere- monies today. ' The day’s program began this morning when mass was said by Rev. J. J. T. Philippe. The ceremonies will end tonight-at whieh time ~the women of St. Philip’s c¢hurch will serve a ‘banquet. - The bureau of chnpterf production is not asking for @& report of' “knit- ting pledges.” -1It-is only necessary to ship the finished garments to the division September 1, Orders for yarn for this work will be filled promptly, 5 Those women who have formed the habit of picking up knitting for leisure moments are invited to con- tinue the practice. Khitting for the Red Cross is to be confined to child- ren’s mufflers, stockings, small sweaters and women's shawls. BASS ANGIFRS WARNED. S. C. Bailey, Bemid}i game warden, wishes-to warm anglers that the bass season does not open until June 15 in Minnesota. Mrs. Marie Ulsh, who lives on a farm in Snyder county, Pa., has re- ceived $10,000 in $20 and. $10 bilis through the mails and she has no idea who sent her the money. i ,~* An unsigned typewritten letter in- { structed .the woman to divide the money equally with her two sisters. Mrs. Ulsh’s only explanation of the amended the old Iax under wh}ilr‘h the . g bass sea~n began May 29, The pur- mystery is that the money may have pose of o crange den Bailey ;5 to allow a longer time been sent by some conscience-stricken { expl person who owed it to her late father. | for The last legislature so| es 40 per cent a year. of 50 and 80 per cent. respectively, 17 per cent. Last year only 926,328 passenger cars were made, while the normal de- mand was 2,000,000. where it will meet the demand for cars. The industry probably will make its turnover from war condi- tions to peace conditions much quick- er than will the other industries, it is stated. cerned, the antomobile industry is well provided for. Practically all the 104,000 illed motor car workmen who v ere in the army and navy are Iyeturn no ‘o their old trades and a large er of other soldiers are eager { . in *he business following their e- tenc with automobiles and tro s duriag the war. g . |ers. However, the motor car industry i8| ~ ‘For this work the Colorado legis- rapidly getting back to the point|igiyre appropriated $725,000, to be As far as the labor situation is con-! now being considered by legislatures defense council describing t!le state | ed but in 1917 the increase dropped to|projects. Collected and edited for early publication, the information for some states fills hundreds of pages. Most projects aim at getting soldi- ers on the land as farmers and help- spread over a period of 20 years. The money will be administered by a board which was given $25,000 to spend in asgsisting soldiers to take ad- vantage of the effer during the first two years. .Similar appropriations !of other states. | An appropriation of $65,000,000 is provided for loans to demobilized sol- (diers in a bill introduced into ‘the 'Towa legislature. Under the bill no soldier ~an borro.; more than $2,600 and espécial provision was made to 'encourairr married soldiers to ‘ake| ladvantage of the offer. Reascnablel Twenty-five Qhio cities now now have Americanization programs. Job can ng for returning doughboys, was begin early in New York city where merchants associa- tions combined to canvass all manu- facturers and\list openings. Oregon’s legislature, as one of many after-the- war measures. passed a bill prohibit- ing the use, not only in public, but in private schools as well, of any lan. guage excepnt English in general in- struction. The bill, however, is not intended to prevent the teaching of any needed foreign language, Pennsylvanja’s Jegislature appro- priated $50,000,000 for foad build- ing to ‘mzke work for unemployed. ¥rie, Pa, undertook a buildinz sti- mulafion campaign and in Philadel- phia a mnoster movement was begun to warn ageinst selling a2 War Sav (Cor*inued vn Page Eight) ON LIQUOR POSSESSION CHARGE Thomas Fitzgerald was arrigned before Jundge H. A, Simons, United States commissioner, yesterday on o charge of having had in his posses- sion one pint of whisky. He was bound over to the next term of fed- eral court at Fergus Falls and re- leased on $600 bonds, Fitzgerald was 'arrested by Federal Agents W. J..Johnson and Charles Johnson. BEMIDJT FIRM LANDS CONTRACT. C. F. Olson, manager of the Be- midjl Iron Worlks, received the in- formation yesterday morning that his concern hias been awarded a contract to furnish castings for the Univer- sal Bag Holder commnany, of Duluth The contract will cail for 2,000 cast- ings at a tiwe, a1 d the order will take care of a l.rze portion of the annual output of the Bemidji plant, 2