Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 12, 1919, Page 1

BEMIDJI POST - - OFLEGION'TO - CHARTER SOON VOLUME XVIL: tures is Forwarded to Minne- ' sota Headquarters. " WILL NAME COMMITTEE ~ - Beltrami Will be Represented | at State. Convention Held in % - St.Paul September. 8. S s . f‘ .Bearing the names of fifty-one re- 7 Cross nurse and -one veteran"of the Spanish-American-war, Bemidji’s pe- titich requesting- that-a charter be granted to the Ralph Gracle Post of . -the” American Legion was forwarded . to state headquarters at St. Paul to- day and assurance 1s glven. that quick approval will be granted it ‘that the work of.organization will “.mot be delayed. i Just as soonas.the charter is re- turned, which will probably be with- in the next week; a meeting will be _-called by H. M. 'Stanton, temporary __chairman of the Ralph Gracie Post -and a permanent organization will be _perfected. "Applcations. for memdber- hip are being filed daily with Whit- ey Brown, chairman of the Bemidji d it is-probable that the en- ch300.. d _. o “Direct Organization. is probable that members of the local post will be named as a central committee for Beltrami county,-and :-the -work “of: organizing posts throughout the county -will be done sunder - their supervision. Bemidji ‘and other posts of the county will also sénd’ delegates to the state con- vention of the legion to.he held in St. Paul Septemper 8, gnd:to the-na- tional convention to be-held later in 1 o, the year, at Minneapolis. ~ - To ,provide - opportynity. for - re- zturned soldiers and-sajlors-to-become jlembers. of -Amerie 2 Ralph Gracie ost;wlll/haye a booth during the Fourth of July celebra- tion. Date for the Minnesota War > Records commission, a‘ Beltrami county organization of which-is now being formed, will also be collected at this booth. It is planned*by mem- bers of the Beltrami. County War Records committee-to compile a com- plete record of the county’s war ac- tivities. 5 ,These are the charter members of the Ralph Gracie Post of the Ameri- n Legion: d Louis Byroa: Anderson, Christian Marius Ascham, -Thayer C. Bailey, George T. Baker, (Spanish-American war veteran) George C. Boobar, Na- than Whitney Brown, Roy M. Cole, David R. Condon Ray T. Connick, ,Albert Dannenberg, W. K. Denison, Clifford Dixon, Martin @ E. Dunn, Frederick E. Eberlein, Clarence K. Fougault, A. E, Feir, Nathaniel E. Given, George J. Graham, Hallan L. ‘Huffman, Glen S.-Harding, Wilbert H. Hoselton, John Smith Hedges, William J. ~Johnson, Clayton A. Johnson,r Adolph. Klein, Jr., Leste M-~Knapp, Frank J. Koors, William H. Knudson, Lee A. LaBav, Aloy C. ~Lappen, Cashes M. Landon, Blbridge X. Lord, Ralph B. Lycan, May Olive MacGregor, (Red Cross nurse) Fran- “ ¢is C. Montague, Austin Mclver, N . “Robert G. McWhinney,.C. L. Pegelow. ~Myron J. Plummer, Dean S. Rogers, ' #¥* _William A. Rogers, Leo Ralph Simon- ‘son, H. Mayne Stanton, Donald C. Comtaha— | F——— Shannon, George.€. Shepard, Thomas |" L% hei h:lg Ty Application Bearing 53 Signa-|: TO ORGANIZE :COUNTY || . turned soldiers and sailors, one Red | 'HONORING FRENCH DEAD IN NEAR' EAST v .‘?l‘r,wzv‘ Al : who died for their country in ‘the near East. INSTRUMENTS FOR BOYS' = : BAND TO ARRIVE S00N Definite information that the ship- ment of saxophones and the balance of the.clarinets .for the Bemidji Ju- venile band will arrive within the next few days has been received by BIDS FOR REMODELING Oliver Riggs, director. Immediate-| Decide Prices Offered Too ly on the-arrival of the instruments High.—Ask Separate Bids they will-be distributed among the players and all sections of the band pes will be:ready 'for rehesrsal. . Th Separate -bids for varions ‘phases the people of Bemidii-may learn just|of work-to be done in remodeling the City hall are to be requested by the Bemidji council. This was decided at a special meeting of the council held last nighg at which both bids for the work presented Monday eve- ning were rejected. The bids pre- sented were those of George Kreatz, $13,852 and Louis Lauritzen $15,,, 483, and the council rejected them on the grounds that they were too high .and that the condition of the City_ball dggs. not sairant the ex-{June .20 and. 21. " Volunteers .for penditure~of ‘such a-large amount of what has been accomplished by the band, and its size, the boys will ap- pear on the street with their instru- ments, and a picture of the organi- zation will be taken. The boys are taking much-interest-in the band. NEW ADDITION 70 WAREHOUSE. F. G. Troppman has commencéd excavation for-a 100 foot addition to his potato “ware house on the Great Northern railroad tracks, The old -wareheuse is 25 by 100" feet” and- the-new-addition” will be the same size: money. erally approved. 8 'PLAY FIRST OPEN AIR CONCERT THIS EVENING Splendid Prmnh Ann'ounc;;d for Entertainment to Be Pre- .sented In Library Park. ———— ‘ its first open air concert of the sea- [the architect, Earl Roberts. son in the Library Park this even- ing. If the weather is not favorable this evening the concert will be post- poned until tomorrow evening. The program, as announced by Oliver Riggs, director, for the en- tertainment this eveping follows: -1. “America.” f 2. March—*“Hail to old Glory,” jing. . & Jewell. 4, —*Sons of Australia,” Lith- gow. 5. Waltz—"Vera,” Lithgow. 6. Selection—‘Fiddlers Three,” Johnstone. 7. March—*Pozieres,” Lithgow. s« 8. “The Star Spangled Banner.” The military band. has been .de¢ ‘veloped into-a splendid ‘musical or- - BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVFNING, JUNE'12, 1919 _Gen, Franchet d'Hsperey of the French army laying th;é corner mno'of a ‘ chapelMn Saloniki, which will be erected to the memory of u;e F‘ren_ch soldiers CITY HALL REJECTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS Aldermen, At Special Meeting, | ficer.” A provision of the 1919 game ° Several aldermen~ expressed the|urged to o notify Mrs. H. C. Baer N “* “|opinion that ¥f more than $9,000|0r Mrs. Andy Larson, .president and MILITARY BAND wm must be spent in-altering the build- | sécretary, respectively, of the club. 2 ing that they believed the erection of| ~\Vomen who have rented rooms a new structure would be more gen- A plan to change the specifications in such a way that the cost of re- modeling the building would be ma- terially reduced was discussed, but the aldermen decided that such a scheme would result in dissatisfac- tion and that a better method would be to advertise for new ‘bldsi) :_hg 3 it b O < -" | various items of' construction being = With a splendid program arranged | covered by separate bids, thé work| “himney fire being responsible for the Bemidji Military band will play |to be done under the swems“’fn;’; -the flames which were quickly ex- new bids will be opened Jume 23. The need of a convenient and at- tractive muicipal building is felt hy members of the council and they are anxious to remodel the present struc- ture if it can be done at a reasonable figure, but if this is impossible they believe that plans should be made for the construction of a new build- 3. Overture—‘Greeting,” ~Mahl. DELEGATE'.N MOOSEHEART. Members of the Mooseheart legion entertained for Mrs. Della Connick at the Moose hali last evening. The hours were passed in a social time and refreshments were served after | foreign.nirth will be present. for the which Mrs. Fred Brinkman enter-| Pufpose of proving to R. K. Doe, na- tained the guests at the second show | turalization officer, and the presid- .| BEMIDIT L0SES 10 PARK " RAPIDS IN FIRST GAME By a:score o3 to 0 Bemidji’s base- balliteam lost- its’ first’ game of_-the |year tb Park. Rapids in a contest played in that city yesterday as a feature of the’ Woodman ' district convention. - The -entire - game was played in a heavy rain which' made ‘fast: baseball ‘impossible, but Mon- tague,- pitching ' for Bemidji, twirled splendidly, allowing but one hit, and‘had he been accorded better sup- ;port ‘thé contest would have un- doubtedly gone inta, extra innings. Thei. Bemidji ' players,. headed by -Manager Perle Davis; made the, trip to ‘Park Rapids by motor. The Be- midjl Mpeup was as follows: Smith, -| catcher; Montague, - pitcher; Berri- gan; first base; Klein, :second base; *| Nason, :: short stop;- - LaFountaine, third' base; Lawrence, Johnson and LaHounty, field: -.Joe Graves who was tp have caught did mot arrive and Johp Graves, .catcher, was ifi- jured, which made it necessary to switch' -Smith from sécond base to do_-the ‘receiving, his work being vely.satisfactor, N £ S : ‘Bemidji anglers who favor bass fishing are awaiting with anxiety the ‘arrival of next Sunday, for on that~day the bass season in Minne- sota “opens. The trout fshermen who :have been unusually successful this “year are plananing to mneglect their favorite streams for a day and to devote their skill to the catching of the fighting black bass which are | 80_numerous in many lakes in this vieinity., “:Alfens fishing in Minnesota with- out leenses are subject to prosecu- tion, according to a state law jGst cited: by the attorney general’s of- law, ‘Rollin L. Smith, assistant at- torney general, explained places resident aliens of Minnesota in the same class with non-residents, who are, fequired to pay the state com- migsioner $1 for a license to take fish by angling. WOMEN 0F BEMIDJI WILL WELCOME NORMAL GIRLS . That girls from outside points who aregto attend the Bemidji Nor- mal school may be given a cordial welcome when they arrive in the city, the executive committee of the Women’s Community and Civic club are planning to have a reception committee at every incoming train, this<vork are wanted and all women who desire to assist in the plan are promised for use by Normal school students are requested to notify the club officials, that the work of pro- viding accommodations for the girls may be made less complicated. SMALL CHIMNEY FIRE. «-This morning the fire departme;xt was. called to.the home of John Ho- ganeon, 1302 Bemidji avenue, a small the alarm. No damage was done by tinguished. THIRTY WILL APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP AT NEXT TERM OF COURT 20 Subjects of Austria and tion.—29 New Applicants. When district court convenes for the fall term of court in Beltrami county September 9, thirty men of . Wetherbee Swinson, Glen*A. Thomp- |iganization and those who attend the|at the Rex theatre. Mrs. Connick|ing judge, that they are qualified to son, Roy J. Titus, E, J. Thurber, Ray- ““mond A: Towle, "Herbert C.”Warfleld, bert ‘E._-Woods, John "Archibald ton. -~ 2 - FAREWELL SURPRISE, Mrs. John Tennstrem, who will soon leave for her new home in St. Paul, -was pleasantly s_urprlsed Taes-: day evening at the W. C. Klein home, . 612 Bemidji avenue, by 60 friends. ,The rooms were prettily -decorated with wild flowers. The hours were " pleasantly passed in conversation #nd music. =~ Miss Esther’ Westeen ‘of Grand Forks, played several piano H numbers and Miss Pauline Olson sang “Y% solo. Mrs. Tennstrom was present- ed with a tea wagon and a complete set of fishing tackle, being an en- thusiastic angler. Mrs. A. A. Wes- teen of Grand Forkg, an old friend of Mrs. Tenngtrom, who came to Be- midji to- attend the.party, made the presentation speech. Mrs. Tennstrom bas been an active worker ‘in the Swedish chu¥ch for a number of years ~and organized the Ladies Aid society of that church fifteen years ago. She was president of the aid for nine years~ and resigned on account of * Jeaving the city. She also organized the sunday school of the Swedish ‘ chursh and was superintendent for a nuphber of years. Mrs. Tennstrom will b#' greatly missed in the social, as ell as in the church circle of Be- midji. . Proper crowning and frequent - dragging of the roads after each rain will seep them in fairly good shape. LY merit. . contest for membership. KEEP SMILING AND ATTEND PICNICS, GOVERNOR’S ADVICE concert this eveming will be ‘re-|Lwill go to Mooseheart as a delegate|become citizens of the United States. warded by hearing a program -of|froin the lodge here, having won the|A list of those who will be eligible for examination has been completed at the office of Fred Rhoda, clerk of court. Of the men to be examined the hearings of ten were continued from the February term of court, most of them not being present because of. the influenza epidemic at that time, while others were denied naturaliza- ““The governor's day begins with[ tion because of poor examination and New York, June 12. (United|the mail,”’ he continued. “The let-| were told to appear at the next term. Press.)—Henry J, Allen, governor of Kansas when in New York welcom- ing the Kansas troops, was asked what he thought of the job of being governor. «“I shouldn’t advise a young man to take it on as an attractive and easy occupation,” he said. ‘““The job has not regular hours and is not, zs many believe; all indoor work. Be- ing governor is the only employmnent intend to do about it? ed in the increase of auto theft. . ters pertaining to state business are Twenty of the ghlrty appHcants are easy. The crank letters are like|classed as alien ‘enemies, and while dandilions—no matter, how many|they have made declaration of their you dispose of there are still more.| intention to become loyal citizens of REPLY Germany Seek Naturaliza- |« Spooner, who removed to Madison, COUNTERPROPOSALS | . Ustoy 7 (By United Press) : Paris, June 12,—With the provision that Germany be granted five days in which to make its final decision, it is prob- able that the reply of the’\AIlies. and associated governments to the German counter proposals will be presented tomorrow. }hls l{xseans that Germany’s final answer.must be returned by une 18. v . Foreign Minister Demar Cerid of Turkey acco/mpa.nied by his secretaries arrived today. It is expected that the remainder ’ of the Turkish delegation will arrive later in the day. Tt has been impossible to learn whether Turkey is still re- garded as a nation and whether the nations which were at war N with her regard it necessary to negotiate a peace with the Otto- ; man government. It has been made clear by the Entente that the Turks are coming to Paris on the}'r own suggestion, as consultants, or ex- pert advisers, not as plenipotentiaries. It is reported that the delegation is about equally divided in its sympathies for France £ and Great Britain. STEAMER YANKEE SINKS AFTER BEING RAMMED: New York, June 12.—One ship was sunk and three others damaged in collisions in-the thick fog off New York harbor during last night. The steamer Yankee, 2,418 ton vessel sail- ing from Newport News to-New York, went down after crash- ing 1pto the Italian steamer Argentina off E‘ire Island. The - Ar- gentina.was damaged, but saved all hands off the Yankee. The transport Gr.af Wildere was rammed by the shipping board steamer Redindo off Sandy Hook while outward bound from New- York to Brest. P oE ) STREET FIGHTING IN MONTEREY. Neuvo Lardo, Mexico, June 12.—Juan M. Garcia, appar-' ently elected governor of Nuevoleon last Sunday, has been ar- rested by Carranza representatives and is being held in jail at Monterey, according to travelers reaching here. | Street fighting hgg been general in Monterey. ' PAR’/IDGE. PHEASANT AND DEER FOUND IN RESERVE GOVERNOR BURNOUIST While motoring to Bemidji this morning from his Lavinia summer ME—DAY lN STATE ’ Wis., when John was 16 years old, the future sénator received his A. B. degree from the University of Wis- consin in 1864 after having served with distinction in the Union army in the Civil war. ; He was first elected a United home Attorney E. E. McDonald saw two deer, a buck and a doe, the ani- apparently realizing that they had e * little to fear while within the bound- Many Bui’!w of City. Urging thpt “Prof -exercises be numbers of native partridge are to fihe B be found within the reserve, as are which the American flag is the sym- by the Bemidji attorney several|bol, Governor Burnquist has issued years ago. The plumage of the pheas- New notices telling of the reserve| The day is to be observed in Be- boundaries are being placed by 8. C.|midji and Old Glory will fly from the dences. The governor's proclama- FORMER SENATOR SPOONER tton follows; ' a more world-wide significance than ever before. Having passed through cousin of Judge Marshall A. Spooner of Bemidjf died' at his New York |Principles for which it stands, all and was a former United States sen-|SVer Our national emblem floats it ator, serving from Wisconsin for|Means opposition to military aggres- Justice and equality of rights for all nary 6, 1843, the son of Judge Phillp |7 o) "ioh or low, and fo rall nations, righteous and lasting peace within the borders of our own country and States senator ‘in 1885. During BIBLB co ENCE attached to many measures of his- IS torical importance, such, for in- With Rev. C. W. Foley speaking in pines, an amendment to the Sherman anti-trust act which made possible|ices in the Fifth Ward Congregation- L An auto owner will write in fully|this country their petitions must convinced the' governor ‘is implicat-| first be approved by the bureau of A | naturalization and the department of wife will write that her husband| justice. An interesting feature in came home with liquor on his|this connection is that should peace breath, and what does the governor|be declared before the September term of court convenes the war 1.ever attempted which made run.| ™‘Ther’ after the mail, comes the|period requirements concerning na- ning a newspaper (The Wichita Bea- con) seems like an easy sort of job Yet at the conclusion of my busiest days 1 can't figure up where the governor has earned his salary. “The most heart-breaking things goes into it he takes it rather serious- | ants. large per cent of the people expect of him is to kéep a smiling front and go to picnics. And when one com- mittee calls to invite you to their picnic and finds your're at another, the story is started that the gover- nor is a gadabout, never in his of- fice.”’ Allen declared it ig truly remark- able what some men will .campaign in alf sorts 6f weather to get. sity. = for election.” = rather serious business of explaining to people how the governor hap- pened to appoint others to office in- stead of them. A governor’s-life i8| without first securing the approval one constant struggle to secure effi-lof the federal department. ciency and yet maintain speaking ac- about my job is that when a man|quaintance with his political assist-| new applications for naturalization ly. ‘Then he discovers that all a] “When matters pertaining to poli-| Rhoda. tics are disposed of the governor is free to hear -the first of the morn- ing’s- heatings. * There are hearings and hearings, on everything from| Austrians.- pardons. to management of a univer- ey SN turalization will be withdrawn, and the men now regarded as enemy aliens will be eligible to egamination Since the last term of court 29 have beepn filed at the office of Clerk The men to be examined for citi- zenship include Danes, Norwegians, Swedes, Canadians, Germans, and It will be necessary for all apbli- cants and their witneses to present “‘After four months of it the gov-|their registration c¢ards wheén they ernor has fully decided to go back|appear for examination,, as thefr to thé job he.left, and has already .begun to build up an organization loyalty to.the United States will be ed befofé maturalization is grafted.| one of, the principal points corisider- | stand of the new. club rosms# witl be mals following the road in front of Bemidji To ‘qu° D.y and ary of the game reserve. held throughout’ the state Saturday - ring neck pheasants, 27 of which ants this year is beautiful, say those v proclamation, designdting June 14 Bailey, Bemidjli warden. ‘Shooting |flag staffs of the schools, court house, DIES AT NEW YORK HOME. ‘great as has been the meaning another great copflict to uphold the home Tuesday, after an iliness of sev- the civilized lands of the earth have sixteen years. sion and selfish conquest; that wher- large or emall, and that what it de- among all the nations of the world.” these years of service Senator Spoon- stance, as the amendment creating|the Baptist church and Rev. J. P. the prosecution by the Federal gov-|al church, the simultaneous Bible the machine for several rods, and| and Old Glogf will Fly From Mr. McDonald reports that large' to remind citizens of the ideals of were placed throughout the reserve who have seen them. as Flag Day. within the reserve is prohibited. city hall, business blocks and resi- of our flag in the past, it' has today Senator John Coit Spooner, a nrét eral weeks, He was 76 years old come to see more clearly that wher- Born in Lawrenceburg, Ind., Jan-|€Ver it ie ralsed it creates a vision of sires above everything else is a MUCH INTEREST IN e er's name had become {inseparably the civil government of the Phillp-|y 1yivon having charge of the serv- & ernment of the Standard Oil com-|conferences to: be held during the & pany, and the law under which the|remainder of the week and Sunday, . Panama Canal was constructed. He|Degan last evening, much interest be- was a consistent opponent of the so- | ing shown. called Nicdragua route. This evening Rev. Foley will talk at the Baptist church, his topic being, TO I 0. 0. F. MEETING. the Fitth ward on the subject. ~Phil Bemidji is well represented at the , “Phil- Mlnnesotja Ode‘ell':)ws convention [adelphia and Laodicea.” Both“@erv- now in progress in Duluth, Mr, and |ices will start at 8 o’clock. This af- Mrs. G. W. Harnnwell left for Du-|ternoon services are being held in luth this morning and yesterday Mrs. both churches, and tomorrow after- C. J. Olson and Mrs. Theo. Virts,|noon there will also be programs. who are delegates to the Rebekah During the conferences the music convention, left for Zenith City. is under the direction of Roy T. T S e Browtn, Bwh;)du'withd theh speakers s DANCE FRIDAY NIGHT. sent to Bem! under the auspices of the Northwestern Bible and Mission- Under the management of the en-|2ry Tr2ining school. If sufficient in- - tertainment committee another of|terest is taken the cohferences will the EIks popular informal dances|be held annually in Bemidji. will be given in the Elks Temple to- morrow evening. The refreshment Members of the Queen Esther so- clety will hold a food salé fn_the Gas open tor thé occasion. company’s stovre Saturddy Sftérnioom. oo et FIXES SATURDAY AS * i i 4 - ‘A Twentieth , Century . Message,”. . 52 —