Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 9, 1919, Page 1

VOLUME XVII.. 136. LABOR GIVES APPROVALTO -~ LEAGUEANDTO | PEACE TREATY vention in' Atlantic City En- dorses Both as Satisfactory. REAL PEACE POSSIBLE, Ea IS REPORT QUOTATION Says That in Peace So Con- structed “World Truly Made .. -Safe For Democracy.” (By United Press.) . Atlantic City, N.. J., June 9.—Un- qualified - indorsement is given the peace treaty and league of nations ‘covenant by the executive commit- tee of the American ‘Federation of Labor in its reports, submitted to the annual federation convention open- ing today. g » The basic principles of a lasting peace are in the treaty, the report says, and ‘adds that with a peace so _ built, “the world has in truth been 7 made safe for democracy.” £ The covenant of the league of na- tions, the report continues, ‘“‘must meet the unqualified approval and support of the American working 7 geople_;‘ It is not a perfect document 5 nd perfection is not claiméd for it. t.does, however, mark the nearest approach of perfection that has ever been reported in the international affairs of mankind. “We declare our indorsement of the triumphs of freedom and justice and democracy as exemplified in the covenant of the league of nations.” : . U. S. Labor. . Discussing the peace treaty as a whole the report states: “The introduction of nine specific labor clauses in the peacs treaty that the ‘well being, pliysical. and moral of the industrial wage earners is of supreme international ~importance.’ % 'No such declaration has ever been oo Written - into --.intesnational . -law: through any previous treaty of peace and it is due to_the efforts of American lahor more than to any other single factor that it appears in this emphatic\ form -in the present treaty.” = S . .The report reviews the- Pan- American labor conférence held at Laredo, Tex., in November. ‘ A long _reconstruction program called the “most compelte and most construc- tive yet made in this country” is set forth in the report. The measures making up the pro- Jgram are: Democracy In Industry. The report declares it essential that workers-should insist upon their right to organize into trade unions; that legislation should bé passed making it a criminal offense for em- ployers to attempt to interfere with the rights. Unemployment, the report says is caused by under consumption, which in turn, is caused by low wages. After declaring that there is no method for obtaining just wages ex- cept through the trade union move- < ment the report says: 5 ““The warkers of the nation de- - mand a living wage for all wage earners, skilled or unsxilled—a wage that will permit the workers and his family to live in health and com- fort.” R ; The report reiterates the demand for an’ eight-hour day with over- time prohibited except in emergen- eies: \ " Women in Industry. Women,, the report: says, should receive the same pay as men for . —equal work performed and must. not “¥e- permitted to perform tasks dis- proportionate to their physical strength. “Exploitation of the child for pri- vate gain must not be permitted,” the report says, calling for laws to protect children. . Public. employes should have the rights as citizens. The report ~scommends solution of .productlon, transportation and dis- tribution problems through co-opera- tion, declaring the middlemen can be eliminated in this way. The people’s final voice in legislation. The report recommends legislation to allow laws once held unconstitu- tional to before effective if re-enect- ed. & The report opposes a ‘political party” and says better results can be secured to labor by nonpartisan sup- port of candidates known to be friendly.” £ (Continued on page rour) FERGUS FALLS FEDERAL : COURT CONVENES JUNE 17 Judge H. A. Simons, United States commissioner, morning that the adjourned term of ’Eederal court will convene at Fer- ~#gus Falls June 17, and he has been . _requested to notify all jurors and witnesses. Several- Bemidji at- torneys have cases at the term and a number of local meun will be petit and grand jurors. The term was adjourned by Judge Page Morris on account of the illness of his soum. 4his trip and recommendations for received notice this| BURNQUIST SETS JUNE 17 AS STATE GOOD ROADS DAY ‘With a proclamation issued yester- day by Governor J. A. A. Burnquist designating June 17 as good roads day, interest 'in highway improve. ment in Minnesota is expected to heighten. The governor’s proclama- tion follows: “The legislature in 1913 passed a law requiring ‘the governor to issue annually a proclamation designating the third Tuesday in June as good roads day and requesting the people of the state to contribute labor, ma- terial and money toward the im-, provement of public highways in their respective communities upon *American Federation at Con-|that day.’ 3 “By reason of the submission to the people, the question of amending our constitution so as to obtain the permanent improvement of our high- ways, there has been a great increase of interest in the construction of good roads. “Therefore, realizing that im- proved highways are .one .of the state’s greatest needs, I do hereby designate June 17, 1919, -as good roads day, and urge that on that day the people comply with the legisla-|- tive enactment and that until next election, every effort be made-to-call |~ the attention of our voters to the necessity of .adopting the proposed constitutional amendment.” MORE FEATURES ARE ARRANGED FOR CASS LAKE BOOSTER MEET Secretary Lincoln Arranges for Additional Interesting Talks * On Development ’ Additional features of the North- ern' Minnesota Development associa- tion’s convention program at Cass Lake on Jume 20 and 21 have been arranged by Fred T. Lincoln, secre- tary. Otte 1. Bergh, superintendent of the North eCntral Experiment sta- tion at Grand Rapids, will report on a land ‘clearing demonstration at Cumberland, Wis., which he attended with a delegation from 8t.!Paul, and will make a’'comprehensive report on clearing land based upon the demon- strations he saw in Wisconsin. Henry Funston of .the Soo Line, who was also taken an active interest in land clearing work, is another speaker on this subject the committee is arrang- ing to have present. C. R. Mutchinson, editor of the -#Claverland.-magagine,”” Menominee, Mich., will probably be present and talk on sheep raising and the adapta- tion of northern Minnesota for wool bearing animals. Mrs. T. G. Winter of Minneapolis, state chairman of the Women’s Coun- cil of Defense, has been invited to speak on “Commniunity Service.” Mrs. | | 'Winter is' widely known as having taken an tmportant part in the lead- ership for constructive work in the state and she has many warm friends and admirers in northern Minnesota. These additional features will make the program all the more at- tractive and those who attend are as- sured of not only a delightful outing, but of practical discussions -along constructive lines which will be of benefit to the public as a whole. COURT OPENS IN BORDER CITY TOMORROW MORNING With Judge W. 8. McClennahan, of Brainerd, presiding, the regular term of district court for Koochiching county will convene at International Falls tomorrow morning. There are 89 civil and 18 criminal cases on the calendar, and several matters are to be taken before the grand jury in which indictments are expected. Ralph Minier, who has been report- ing in Judge C. W. Stanton’s court during the past year, having just been relieved by Lee A. LaBaw who has returned from service in France with the marines, will report at.the Border City term. 'YANKS USING THE FRENCH WATERWAYS 'The mwen of the inland water transportation company, formerly the Fifty- seventh U. 8. A, eng(n\eers, ship supplies to the troops in France by means of fnland waterways and in that manner tograph shows a group of barges waiting for loaded ones to be gtowed away 5o that they can be loaded in turn, In the distance can be seen the spfres of. the cathedrsl of Rouep. BEMIDJI, MINN., MONDAY EVENING JUNE 9, 1919 STATEEDITORS ™5 s et ENTHUSE OVER “PROGRAM FOR OUTING HERE Attractions of Three-Day Af- fair Will Bring Four Hund- " red Scribes to Bemidji. SPEIL CONTEST TO . BE ONE OF FEATURES Trip to Itasca Park Wil Be En- - joyad.—State Officials ask " 'For Rfil_ervntiénfi. | Editors from every section of the state are to be in Bemidji June 27- 29 to attend* the annual outing of the Northern Minnesota Editorial association, and the details for the three day picnic, which several days ago were mailéd by A. G. Rutledge, secretary; have attracted much inter- est. It is believed that at least 400 people will be here to participate in the outing. The Bemidji Civic and Commerce assocjation, The Crookston Lumber company and the state for- estry department are co-operating to make the outing a great success. Friday afternoon, the opening day, will be devoted to registration at Birchmont Beach hotel. A receptidn and dance at_the hotel will be the feature for that evening, Saturday, June 28, the guests will be taken in automobiles for a sightseeing, trip, taking in the new normal school site, the *two sawmills, the box factory and other places of interest. At noon a woodsman’s dinner will be served under the pine trees near the hotel by the Crookston Lumber company. Andy Rahn of Minneapolis and B. W, Lakin of Bemidji being~responsible for this unique feature of the pro- gram. It will be prepared by lumber- ack “bull cooks,” and “cookees,” and served in camp style by “jack’” wait- ers. sports is scheduled, to include a tug of war between northern and south- ern Minnesota editors, footraces for editors’and their wives, and an ora- torical contest. ERn . Governor to Sveak. A patriotic mass meeting is the feature for Saturday evening, with Governor J. A. ‘A. Burnquist and Premier, T. C. Norris.of Manitoba, if he can possibly come, as the princi- pal speakers. The meeting will be at the Birchmont hotel. Judge C. W. Stanton will preside. . Sunday, June 29, the day's pro- gram will open with a memorial serv- ice at 9 a. m., in honor of Frank J. Meyst, of Minneapolis. The editors are to leave at 10 a. m. for an auto- bile trip to Itasca state park, where the day will be spent as guests of the state forestry board. State Forester W. T.:Cox announces that the visitors will be shown the work o fa class from the forestry school of the Uni- versity ‘'of Minnesota. Historical Scenes of Trin. At the park, under state ownership, is a tract of 10,000,000 feet of vir- gin pine timber worth more than $1,- 000,000. For dinner the editors will have fish caught in Lake Itasca the source of the Misissippi river, served in the open air-on the banks over- looking the lake, at a histori¢al spot, famed among the Chippewa Indians. Beans baked in “bean holes” will also be a part of the repast. The party will visit Douglas lodge, the beaver dam and the 700 acre inclosure, in wiich there are 42 elk. The park is a game refuge, sheltering hundreds of deer, more than 1,000 beaver, and many other animals and birds. help to relieve the.railroads. The pho- ‘I held in the church. An interesting In the afternoon a program off}- ‘répresented, and many friends for | upper Leech Luke, - BEMIDJI DAILY PIONE “'The second quarterly installment of the 1918 income tax is due at the oftice of the collector of internal rev- enue op Saturday, June 15. If the installment is not paid by ‘that date the installment privilege is forfeited and the whole tax for the year re- maining unpaid becomes due and payable upon demand by the collec- tor of internal revenue.. The income tax this year was mage payable in four quarterly in- stallments of 25 per cent sach. The first payment was supposed to have been made March 15, and the other quarterly periods are June 15, 26 per cent; September 15, 26 per cent, and Deeember 15, 25 per cent. E. J. Lynch, collecter for Minne- sota, is preparing to send a field force of about forty men out through the state to look for delinquent in- come tax payers. BETURNED SOLDIERS AT " NARY HONORED SATURDAY program was presented, J. C. McGhee and C. G. Hankey of Bemidji being the principal speakers. George Boo- bar, returned soldier, gave a most in~ teresting talk on the use of the gas mask.. Bemidji folks who -‘enjoyed FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH NOW CONSIDERED ‘BYSENATELEADERS i (By United Press) - Washington, June 9.—Republican leaders States Senate are giving serious thought to the possibilities of s making a separate peace befween this country and Germany. Nary honored its returned soldiers| Though none of them would voice his views for publication, it Satiirday night when a reception was|can be stated that they are fully aware that one result of the Senate opposition to the League of Nations covenant and the peace treaty may mean a separate peace. The Senate foreign relations committee today subpoened J. P. Morgan, Frank A. Vanderlip and a.number of other big New York bankers as witnessess in investigation of the treaty the ‘reception were Mr. and Mrs. J. C.]leak. The committees’ action closely followed presentation by SEPARATE PEAT> T in the United McGhee, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hankey{Senator Hitchcock of a cablegram to him from President Wilson and Rev. Blaine Lambert. COMMUNITY MARKET - PLAN GAINS FRIENDS in which the President seconded Hitchcock’s demand for in- vestigation of charges by Senator Lodge and Borah that the text of the treaty is in the hands of some person in New York. In his cablegram President Wilson said: “Any person who has | possession of the official English text has what he is clearly not AT CARRflE MEETING |[entitled to have or communicate.” Judge Frank T. Wilson, Origin- ator of System, Thoroughly Explains Mart Advantages To an interested audience which completely filled the auditorium of the Carr Lake school house, Judge | = Frank T.. Wilson, of Stillwater, who | ANNUAL FISHING TRIP AT is copnected with the extension divi- WALKER IS MUCH ENJOYED sion ;pf the University of Minnesota, Saturday night thoroughly explained the ?dvanmges of the establishment s of a *Community MarKet.” Bemidji this morning from Walker Of the seventeen farmers’ clubs|Where he accompanied the members whieh-had béen invited to send mem- | of the George Crow Fishing club on bers to the meeting a majority were their. annual trip to Ottertail Point, being the guest the movement were securgd. Many|Oof E. I P. Staede. Thirty-one en- qudsfons ‘as to the management and | joyed the trip. All of the fishermen benefits of the Stillwater market|catching the legal limit of pike, 420 were answered by Judge Wilson and | being caught, three members of the in every imstance he answered in‘a|Pparty not fishing. W. H. Gemmell manner favorable to the enterprise.|and Fred T. Lincoln of Brainerd He explained that the smwmfllwere included among the guests. One Judge C. W. Stanton returned t(; market, while not at first, is now a|member of the party caught 15 pike great success. Its management is'in 50 minutes. ; i headed by a board of directors, six| During the trip motion pictures being farmers and three residents of | Vere taken, the film to be used in Stillwater. advertising the recreational advant- The market has been given sub-|ages of Northern Minnesota. stulslllfil bnckinghhy \‘.h}e1 business men S of Stillwater, who reaHze it to be an institution of equal benefit to the HAND GRENADB To farmer and merchant. Judge Wilson brought out the importance of a close ENCOURAGE SAVING co-operation lhe%ween th‘el (z:rmer and merchant, placing emphasis on the e . fact that by so doing one helps the Millions of hand grenades manu- other, assuring success and prosper-|factured to carry death and destruc- ity“gorGaIIBco;\cerne;l. i s tion to the Gérman army, are to be . G. Braden, who is successfully | ;. operating a community market at diverted .to the.pcaceful purpose of Adrian, Mich., is planning to come to | €ncouraging thrift among the school Bemidji the latter part of July to ad-|children of America. The grenades, dress a large mass meeting at which [ with the explosive charge absent, will the plans will be thoroughly dis-|be distributed by the savings divisions cussed, At a meeting to be held Sat-|of the trealury department through urday ' by the Bemidji- Township|the savings directors of the twelve Farmers’ club a method of financing|Federal reserve banks. Each grenade, the bringing of Braden will be agreed | when it reaches its ultimate owner, upon. will have been transformed into a E. K. Anderson, president of the|miniature bank which will hold Bemidji Township Farmers' club,|pennies and dimes to be saved until presided at the Saturday night meet-|they can be converted into Thrift ing. Su’arr;:ps snd \;/ar Savir;gu hStamps. ; 3 e e distribution of the grenade ROY TITUS WEDDED TO gnnks will be untli’er the contl"l(‘)l} of {:he ESSIE HAZEN istrict savings directors. e plan Miss IE TODAY contemplates H\_e award of a grenade Roy K. Titus and Miss Easlo Hazen, | D2nK to each child under ten years of daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Kw S St I .nyth "Y Hazen, were married at the Presby- |3 War Savings Stamp during the va- terian church parsonage this morn- cafi%"‘ pen}?d ““‘{1 w{no brings t°t his ing, the wedding ceremony being teacher, when school opens, a story telling how the money was earned. performed by Rev. Lester P. Warford. A f They were attended by Miss Dora Roe Children over ten years of age would and Klbridge Lord, and the ceremony the resumption of school following was witnessed by a few relatives and | buy two War Savings Stamps. close personal friends of the couple. The grenades, in bank form, are ‘After the wedding a dinner wae|completely equipped as for active served at the home of the Bride’s par-{service except for the explosive ents. ¢ |charge. On the face of each grenade The newlyweds are well known and | Will appear the inscription “Buy W. popular Bemidji young people. The|S.8.” . groom, who is connected with the Bemidji’s quota of the banks will Bemidji branch of the Standard Oil {probably reach the city shortly after company, recently returned from|the resumption of school folowing military service. They left at noon|the summer vacation. for Duluth and the Twin Cities where 7 ¢ they will A'vlljoy a Ih()llzeymofon tl)li‘ fl FIRST BEMIDJI GAME MAY week, ot the conclusion of . whicl they will return to Bemidji to make . BE PLAYED NEXT SUNDAY their home. Perle Davis, manager of the Be- WILL ATTEND MEETING. midji baseball team, announces that the first home game will probably be G. S. Harding‘and Oliver Whaley | pjayed Sunday ,an effort being made will leave tonight for Minneapolis|to bring a strong team here for that where they will attend a meeting of | jay, Wednesday the team will travel directors of a mot.lon picture com- |y, Park Rapids where a game will be pany, {n which tzéy are interested.!jlayed during the afternoon. To- They will retusn to Bemidj! by motor, | njght and tomorrow evenings prac- accompanied by Roy Leibsle, former-| tice games will be played and Man- ly of Bemidji, while here be-(,ger Davis is anxious that all play- ing a member of the firm of Gieb & org who are anxious to secure places Leibsle, who is now located at Des|,n the team report. The grounds of Moines where he holds an important|{he Fourth street park, and the municipal position. grandstand, have been repaired and will be in splendid shape for the sea- FARMERS MEETING SATUBDAY. |son’s play. Farmers township Too often when a man's good June | deeds speak for themselves he spoils cor- | the effect by going around with his mouth open. - The Bemidji club will meet next Saturday, 14, at the Carr Laké school. A dial invitation is extended. —— Pror e IS NOW UP TO BURLESON Washington, June 9.—Settlement of the threatened nation - strike of telegraph and telephone workers regts at present with . . Postmaster General Burleson and the Labor department, it was stated officially today. Action by the President will not be re- sorted to until these two agencies have failed. MRS. H. W. BAILEY. LONG RESPECTED CITIZEN OF BEMIDJL. IS DEAD Was Preliden‘ of ' Major Wilk- inson Circle for 18 Years— Funeral Wednesday. When death takes from any com- munjty a person of strong and ad- mirable character, such community suffers an irreparable loss. And so, in the passing away, in her eightieth year, of Mrs. Hy» W, Bajley, who has for more than ‘fwenty years been a respacted and -beloved resident of this city, and has during all of that period b 1 ¥y devoted to their interests, the people-of Bemidjl have reason to and do sincerely mourn. - " Mrs. Bailey died suddenly Sunday .. morning at her home on Minnesota avenue. For some time she had heen feable but was able to be around and yesterday she was preparing to go to Bagley, where she was to visit her daughter, Mrs. G. H. Hansell, when she became ill and within half an hour she quietly died. For eighteen years Mrs. - Bailey gerved as,president of the Major Wil. kinson circle of the G. A. R., holding the position for a longer period than a similar office was ever held in the entire nation. She regarded this honor with much pride. Mrs. Bailey was the widow of Judge H. W. Bailey, who as a member of the Second In- fantry, lowa volunteers, participated in Sherman's famous march to the gea. Mr. Bailey was commander of the Bemidji G. A. R. Post until his death eight years ago. - The Baileys later moved from lowa to South Da- kota and came to Bemidji 20 years 280. . It was Mrs. Bailey's greatest desire to live until the end of the world war, that she might again see the stars and stripes victorious and the return of her son, Lieut. Thayer Bailey and her grandsons, Earl and Claude Bailey, from the battle fields of France. . To Mr. and Mrs. Bailey eight children were born, two of whom, L. H. Bailey, of Bemidji, and William of Tacoma, Wash., where he was su- - perintendent of schools, are dead. Mrs. Bailey is survived by three sons and three daughters:, Sherm C. Bailey, Attorney Thayer C. Bailey, and Miss Ida H. Bailey of Bemidji, Mrs, G. H. Hansell of Bagley, Mrs. F. E. Rathbun of Jamestown, North Dakota and Omar E. Bafley of Ya- kima, Wash. Thayer Bailey and his wife were in Crookston when notified of his mother's death and they returned to the city by motor yesterday after- noon. Omrar Bailey is expected to reach the city tomorrow night, as i8 Mrs. L. H. Bailey of Billings, Mont. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Rathbun arrived here last evening. It is expected that the funeral will be held from the home Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Lester P. Warford officiating. Baudette's entire 1919 high school graduating class will probably at- tend the Bemidji Normal school when its first regular session starts this fall. The class includes four girls, Anna Sewa, Leona Fuller, Helena Walters and Pearl Lwahy, and they plan to prepare themselves for teaeh= ing. &