Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 6, 1919, Page 1

BEMIDBJI, MINN,, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1919 . FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH BRITISH DOMINON TROOPS PAVADE N LONDOW BURLESON -, RET AINS TOOWNERS (By Uy wpd Press) COURTHOUSE |_ ' INPROVEMENT | . COUNTY BOARD) . New Vault Will Be Erected in Office of Auditor’ Johnson and Room Enlarged. ‘COMMISSIONERS’ ROOM ' 'WILL BE MADE SMALLER ‘M . — . Washington, June 6.—That Postmaster General Burleson ' Road Bonds of .$350,000 Will still, controls tglegraph‘and telephone lines, despite his an- i Be Sold at Meeting June 27. nouncement 9f:last evening that they had been turned back —Let Poor House Contract. to the o_wners‘from‘whom they were taken by the government, - August 1, was advanced.as the interstate commerce committee Crowded conditions in the office of of the senate met today to corfiider wire legislation. A. D. Jgmson, county auditor, have . Under the provisions of the return the postoffice depart- sg0 complicated the work that the ment, however, under terms of Mr. Burleson’s order, retains a = <gounty commissioners have decided to greatly enlarge the vault, extending " it ‘across the front of the present of- ¢’.ice and to add space by taking sev- «g;:l feet from the cotnmissioners’ measure of+control of the service, pending final action by con- gress. A - Regulations prohibiting discrimination against wire em- ployees because of union affiliations, maintaining existing rates and c!mrges and instructed ¢ompanies to keep special accounts o facilitate cost settlement between themselves and the govern- ; ment are retained in effect under the orders issued by the post- T master General. BEMIDJI FIREMEN WILL OBSERVE MEMORIAL DAY _— » BIG PLOT IS DISCOVERED. . Washington, June 6.—The word is being passed through radical circles for a giant demonstratoin on July Fourth, gov- ernment officials have been informed. According to these re- ports the May day outbreak, the June 2 bomb outrage and the —— ¢ to ‘be held June 27. _Blan, clerks of the ofico will be e BENEFITS FOR G, A. R.|sarecsons “wit "secena tpe beprisi| DISCHARGE PAPERS m. Bids for the work will be ad-| = Remarkable photograph of the recent parade of British dominion troops throuzh the streets of London. I A glass partition will be tonstruct- Bmmjl mAN AT the vault and it will not be necessary church Sunday morning, where their vertised fOr at once and they will be ‘-ed between the auditor’s office and ED SOLDIERS to remove heavy books and records. ks Legislation io Exempt Old |annual memorial service will be . As " P But Few Recorded with Charles opened and considered at a meeting the room used by the commissioners ; lm _for their meetings. Under the new ENCAMP MENT “RGB 3 GED To HLE THEIR Bids for the purchase of the $350,- preached by Rev. A. M. Whitby, pas- UF i -| Soldie Fro Taxes on ' i " 8:000 bond issues which have been au 0. rs m ax tor of that church. The service will Whorized by the board for expendi-| Homes Valued up to $1200. [besin at 11:30, and the subject on Moon, Register of Deeds— | j,)y Fourth plot constitute a progressive series of demonstra- ture in the construction and improve wnich Rev. Whitby will preach will| - Special Book Provided. tiods against the government. As a result every precaution- be ‘‘Life’s Memorials.” The eve;flng :e;i;ic:t B‘s'“ ;!]celo‘csxf)g:tdc&figp‘i:‘ L}’]‘]’ Despite the fact that the stateileg- be ‘“The True Fatherhood of God.” |islature recently passed a law in- . tended solely to benefit soldiers, sail-| d marines by y BEMIDJI FISHERMEN it Joait coclie i ot isetares AWAIT OPENING OF linoleum. The need of this-improve [ g o x'umdred and fifty veterans are with the register of deeds in their re- - BASS SEASON JUNE 15 ‘ment has long been felt. attending the encampment and they 4 8spective counties, only a few The commissioners found’ that the f -3 oibd to St. Paul by Julius| New Law Delays Anglers But such documents have been rec- orded at the office of Charles Moon, -court house is belng kept up im|y “schmahl, secretary of state, rep-| There is No C A ‘splendid manner, and the county of-|7 . ivino" Governor Burnquist, and r.e_u °_Chfll° Concern- ing Weight or Limit. ary measure is being taken. | ( WOULD REPEAL DAY LIGHT SAVING LAW. } 3 Washington, June 6.—A resolution to repeal the daylight saving law the last Sunday in October was favorably reported by the house interstate Commerce committee today. ANTLERS GROWNON FOURTY-FOUR FAWNBY BEMIDJI ELKS LODGE. ment of roads, will also be received e at the June 27 meeting, as will bids | [ O: F. Trieh of Bemitsl, 70 18 T8 : -:for the contract of erecting the new | s " "at the ‘fifty-third annual en- r house, plans for which were| o < 1y drawn by Artchect Earl W. Roberts, | Campment being held in St Panl at x 3 Yre » | the Old Capitol, advocates the adop- -and which will cost approximately tion af resolé‘tions calling, upon the :7$15,500. : : state ‘legislagure to exempt old sol- ek To lessen :‘lile nolee el hleu efi""‘: 15| diers from takes on their homes up to Yoom be covered with battleship|orens Runting.and fshing lcenses BAKER IS BOUND OVER TO DULUTH FEDERAL COURT Archie Baker, who previously served a term of six months for.vio. lating liquor laws, was arraigned, be- fore Judge Hiram A. Simons, United Moon's. office this morning. “I believe if the boys all appre- clated the value of this act of regis- fig!'ste:; of deeds ef Beltrami county, according to figures obtained at Mr. ficials expressed themselves to- the > ;-board members as being much pleased gfigfidr ollan, on, bohalf jof. Bayor st g -with the work of A. J. Ritchey, cus | qpe St. Paul Dispatch said Thurs- tering their discharge papers, there ol : ; todian. ; day night: “G. P. Irish, Bemidji, 78 mB_emldJi anglers, who have had{you14 be more of them up here,” said g:,"fs cc;:m;::l:lon;:.e;l;u: ‘;':vn;“,:{ Initiation Session of Thursday eir fill of pike and trout fishing are| Moon. “It is quite probable that, as s L » Evening Largely Attended bottles of whisky. He was bound over to the Duluth term of federal court and released oh $2,000 bonds. Baker was arrested at Deer River by Federal Agent Charles Benson. Charles Kelley, of Bemidji, who The commissioners completed the years old, a member of F. company, w&rk of the session late yesterday| Ninth Minnesota, paused reverently . afternoon. ‘ as he entered the building. ‘“The only other time I remember time goes on, there will be various rules made and laws enacted intend- ed to benefit those who sefved in the great war. Credentials will be neces- BACKUSIS VICTIM |being here before,” said Comrade Irish, ‘“was sixty years ago when the ; P :Bl‘)’lhl l;l;ny case!.b If the soldier this variety opens in ten days—June | has lost , it will be necessary for was found with alcohol and whisky m szsooo ALASKA Ninth was called for service in the AL Indian war under General Sibley. 15 being the date throughout the{him to send to Washington and waste in his possession by Agents W. J. : GoliNE FRAUD The night we gathered in St. Paul to[state. During the 1917-18 seasons considerable time in obtaining coples Johnson and mmr|esye\anon, ear];' in impatiently curbing their desire to cast a lure to the wily black bass, and are almost at the point of realiz- ing their desire, as the season on and Much Enjoyed. As a result of the most largely at- tended and enjoyable meeting ever held by Bemidji lodge No. 1052, B. P. O. Elks that fraternal organiza- tion today numbers its membership with an additional forty-four. As planned, the fawn, most of them from - go to the Black Hills the women of | p¢ state was divided into a mnorth of his service papers. By registering | )/ K f i them here he in: - | the week, will be arraigned before St. Paul gave us a supper in the capi and south section, the opening dates sures against this oc: Judge Simons tomorrow or Monday. ~* Minneapolis Lumbermanjtol. After the regiment returned we |21 : curing. The charge, 25 cents, is suf- Bemidji but others ‘coming from mneap were seft south and we had some|Deilg May 30 and June 15. The last| ficlently small to make it negligible. Remer, Deer River, Red Lake, led by Charges Swindle and Tells | ciere engagments in the Civil war.” | legislature abolished this two-section | The cost of looking up such creden- TO HONOR SOLDIERS. the Bemidji Military band paraded G vation timber was the victim of a] London. (By Mail.)—American|qn,wn before being caught and also $25,000 swindling game that involved | shells and bullets, fired by American i) give the spawn the protection the purchase of Alaskan lands, it be- (guns and “American stomachs” may |of the male fish until it has hatched. came known Thursday following the | be used to fight Bolsheviks menacing | gotn these factors will have a tend- 2 indictment of two men charged with | Poland, according to General Che-lency to increase the number of bass the crime. valier John De Remer, Who is in|yy many thousands, as the early date The accused are John Berger and | London to buy munitions and food |t past years has made it possible for A. W. Ashby, indicted by the Henne- | for the Polish army. The possessors|fshermen to take the fish in spawn pin county grand jury. Asliby is un-|of the “American stomachs” Will be|and from the beds. The number of der arrest in Seaftle and Berger is|Polish soldiers, fed with food pur-|fyture fish thus being killed were be- feing sought widely. chased from America. . . - yond estimate. - The men were of the conventional De Remer is in London @8 an au-|" That the law is popular with prospector type, it is said, frank in |thorized agent for the 39)15“‘ BOVern- | right thinking fishermen is evident their talk, and while in Minneapolis|ment to spend between thirty and|¢rom the great number who approve asociated with prominent persons. forty million dollars for guns, shells|tje Jater opening date and from the According to the story Mr. Backus|and bullets and to buy all the food | yery few objections, says S. C. Baily, . is gaid to have told the grand jury,|in sight. 5 } Bemidji warden. Game protective he was introduced to Berger by Sen-| De Remer told the'United Press he|joagyes throughout the state have 7 ~~<gugtor George H. Sullivan of Stiliwater |has ~already started . negotiations|isien special interest in the law and a year ago. Berger Said his home was | With the American government with seyeral violators have been punished, in Nome, Alaska. a view to buying American Light ar-iiho Hennepin county league being . Mr. Sullivan, according to Mr. tillery and rifles. He. expects to especially active in this respect. The / Backus, explained that he wished to|make huge food purcheses of Ameri- |, ow Jaw provides severe penalties for " invest in the property that Berger ca{lfl- violators, and wardens and members and Ashby were trying to sell but Poland is a great admirer of|,¢ game protective leagues have been that his money was tied up in war|America. It will gever forget its|ingirycted to watch closely for contracts. generosit yin helping:to feed the Po-|.gooners.’” | © " Berger said the land he and his|lish population. The work,done by partner owned had at least $5,000,- | the Americans was ndérful. Just D00 in gold and that it would run |DOW what Poland wanth is' food and about $1 a cubic yard. He explained | guns for its army to fight the Bol-|,ches and the total number of bass that the metal could be mined at a|sSheviks. It also ‘V“fi: 10 build up|gajjowed each fisherman per day re- gost of 30 cents & cublo yard, but that the nucleus of @ PoMsl' artillery|main at fifteen. There has been a e and Ashby were financially in ba foe. report circulated among anglers that shape and wished to sell out the It is for this reagon We Wish to0|the new law provides for a seven-inch whole tract: for $200,000. ~Mr. |buy American light guns if poasible. |yt “but this is not the case. The Backus refused to buy. T understand America i§ agreeable to| figh must be not less than nine inches Last month Berger told Mr. Backus | selling some of them to us rather|, jength or returned to the water. ‘that Ashby could raise $50,000 and than go to the trouble and expense of that with $25.000 more they would |shipping them back to America. We == e able to work the property. He pro.| may also buy many of their rifles. INTEREST IN LEGION duced the proofs that Ashby had the We are not interesséd in buying heavy guns owing to the fact that CONTIN'UB 'l'o mow $50,000. roads in Poland are very bad. Mr. Backus gave Berger a check “But_ the purchase of guns, for h t Na- . {?;n:fsfigz?(.ogelfilgo&e ::::;njur; which T am prepared to spend be-|- Interest in the Ralph Gracie Post, tween thirty and forty million dol-|Bemidji chapter of the American le- Last week an expert sent to Alas- lars, is not the only thing we want ka to investigate reported that the Polond peeds tood, machinery atid gion, continues to grow and new ap- land was practically worthless. many other things. Much of this we There is no change in the law as regards size and number of fish to be taken. The size limit remains at nine ] ” law and made a stcie-wide opening|tials at Washington would be much ' N SRR e Ve ust previous to the cer i g Jury of Deal He Fell” For POLB WANT TO B“Y date of June 15. greater.” For the purpose of honoring re- jElkspT‘i»mple 'ghlllf‘s:::ye:]\?:l:f:g.n the Bdward W. Backus, wealthy Min- suggestion of the s’.te game and fish ! for recording honorable dischar le of the Nary district will give a : ot T faent of 2 k | e Tt T ges | P ANAry. splendidly carried out by the Bemidji : eapolis lumberman and president o AMERICAN MADE GUNS 532:1?13?‘%3;:?5 . %rz.;igt:x:e:un[;l will be received soon at his office and | banquet tomorrow night. - ReV.|,picars and although the class was operates the paper and saw mills at extent. ill 'be one of the speakers. International Falls and which has By Don E. Chamberlain. that the later date will give the fish | _ i i . g;lfrlg::mopf"fifewiiI"'.llizlxlt]i':)zr‘wg‘?l(c;‘err:o;’;l: T ey g = e : EXCHAN leading knight; Glen Harding, loyal GE OF CHILDREN IS p knight, W. Z. Robinson, lecturing SUGGESTED BY FRENCHMAN|knishii i il Jorrara, seeroary : vik, inner guard and Barney Erick- son, tyler. The work of the second (Written for the United Press.) |american children between the uges Z . Z. Mitchell, of Bemidji, who is (Note: Professor Andre Fribourg| ot 15 and’16 should be sent to France e ofiaE IClaa jludv;e.o > college of the University of Paris. He | prench families. French childten| oy, 3 1 ate banquet was served in the at- served as a soldier during the war|,¢ the same impressionable Aage|¢ractive cl?xb rooms of the Temple, the been touring the United States for|he temporarily adopted here. BY|mele, i e, Barney Erickson and George the past five months, lecturing and |this means, the next generation.in|sommers, merynbers of the enlermig- Press and government on American-|another as intimately as they Know|gession was enj oyed. French relations. Professor Fribourg|themselves. Secretary Jerrard announces that ly on modera history and topics re-|government the desirability of ' ex-|await initiation lating to foreign aaffirs.) changing professors and students . ple more nearly resemble each other |adopting one another as sister insti- than do any other two nations in the | tutions, so that they shall have a AT KEI.LIHER TONIGHT Paris, 1 shall report to my govern- usually follows the more formal ex- A ment that every encouragement |changes of lecturers. M: W, Depiity.prosident,of the Be afternoon for Kelliher where he will be the principal speaker at the com- which our impressions of each other can be moplded by actual facts, in- You Americans, as far as tempera- | stead of absurd rumors and false re- ment is concerned, are the direct de-|Ports. The only reason Frenchmen scendants of the English of Shake-|and Americans have not been seen to gpeare’s day. You are not like the resemble each other hitherto is .be- present inhabitants of the British |cause our views of each other haye Isles. You resemble more the Eliza-|been too distant. We have trusted |, ., sohools. He visited with the bethan English, who were more like|to casual visits, instead of really| . 4,040 who contemplate teaching the French than the English of to-|studying our fundamental character: gnd was pleased to find that several day. That is why you have so many | istics. planned tl:) attend the Bemidji nor- traits in common with the modern Once it is understood how similar-| o o o 4 papuen® Aindad AW ‘[ewW French. When Shapespeare wrote|ly we view life and how parallel are ul:mon qexercises of the Nal:hwauk his plays, the French and English |our ideals, I believe we ought to be|gchools last evening. were similar. From that time on|in a position to form a military en- BEMIDJI PASTOR WILL standing between yourselves and our- selves. The later date was made at the| Mr. Moon says that a special book | turned soldjers and sailors the peo-| ™ mhe work of the cvening was the Backus-Brooks company which the werk will be simplifi B Larbert, of the Methodist over the state. The claim is made will be simplified to a great | Blaine Latubart, o large the degrees were conferred in a = (United Press correspondent.) i f the contract for the Red Lake reser- an opportunity to deposit their Kreatz, exalted ruler; Forest Halgren James Parmelee, esquire, Paul Bros- By Profestor Atdre Fribourg. ranged between our two cn|1ntriep. degree was done under the direction is professor of history in the Chaptal | ¢, Jjve in full home intimacy with Following the degree work an elab- and was wounded at Verdun. He has [ ghould come to the United States and |z frair being arranged by Jumes Par- gathering information for the French | prance and America would know one|mnt. Following the dinner a social ° is the author of’a dozen books, main-| "1 ghall also urge upon the Frenth|about twenty-five candidates still e with American universities. I favor The American and the French peo- | the universities of each country DEPUTY WILL SPEAK world. Therefore, when I return to|&reater sense’uf: comradeship than should be given to a close under-| These are some of the ways by midji Normal school, will leave this mencement exercises to be held this evening. Mr. Deputy returned to Bemidji this morning from Grand Rapids and Nashwauk where he visited the schools yesterday in behalf of the the English character in the British |tente. I am eonvinced the economic Isles did not develop along the same | pressure which the League of Nations lines as the French. Only the Eng-|has created as its principal weapon ATTEND ST. CLOUD MEET lish who came to America continued | will never be able to prevent wars, =—— the tradition. Germany not only resisted the pres-| Rev. A. M. Whitby, pastor of the sure, but fought the world almost to|Baptist church, will leave Wednesday plications are being received in each ” % RA expect to buy in America. mail. Among those to.enrolr ysster- Americans and French are alike in JUVERD ¥. RAND WILL o= day was Miss May MacGregor, n Be- |temperament and persistent optim- |a victorious end. The League of Na-|of next week for St. Cloud, where he ism. They have the same eager men- |tions must have military weapons will attend the meeting of the North- MEET TOMORROW MORNING -’ O}lver Rigss, director of the Be- mid§i Juvenile band, urges that all 7 boys of the organization meet at the City hall tomorrow morning at the following hours: piccolo, clarinet and saxaphone players at 8:30 o’clock; cornet and alto at 9:30 : o’¢lock; trombone, baritone and bass : at 10:30 o’clock and drums at 11:30. BAUDETTE TERM OF COURT midji young woman who was twice WILL START NEXT TUESDAY |cited for bravery while serving as a Red Cross nurse in France, and who With Judgd B. F. Wright of Park|cared for wounded on American sec- Rapids presiding the special term |tors for nine months. of Beltrami county district court at Discharged soldiers or sailors may Baudette will convene at Baudette|[secure the necessary application until the spirit of idealism has per-| west Baptists’ association, which will meated the peoples of the earth. The|be held Thursday and Friday of mext are quick in thought and their vi-|best weapon of this kind would be|week. Rev. Ira D. Alvord, formerly tality is never at rest. They are the|a Franco-American entente, making | pastor of the Baptist church of this modern Elizabethans. This fact,|known to the world that the armies|city, but who now lives at St. Cloud, which 1 have discovered in America,|and navies of both countries have|Will be moderator of the meetings, next Tuesday. There are 28 cases|blanks by applying to Whitney|has caused me to determine to rec-|been united as formal allies for the|which will be held in his church. on the calendar. Fred Rhoda, clerk | Brown, secretary, at the First Na-!ommend to the French .government | preservation of peace. The Franco. | Rev. Whitby will preach the doctrinal. of court, will attend the term. tional bank. that an exchange of children be ar- |American union is the wg‘rld's peace. { sermon, Friday. tality. They react in similar man- ners to similar experiences. They b aia i saoaa