Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 26, 1919, Page 1

NO. 151 NORRIS WIRES “HE WILL COME 10 EDITORIAL " NEETING HERE Manitoba’s Premier to Take Advantage of Settlement Winnipeg Strike. VOLUME XVII. gressman Knutson Enroute ‘From Washington; All ‘,Set for Program Premier Norris of Manitoba, Can., has wired that he will arrive in Be- midji tomorrow morning to be pres- ent at the meeting of the Northern Minnesota Editorial association, and this distinquished friend- of the United States will be heartily wel- come. For some time he was unable to accept.the invitation, owing to the big strike in Winnipeg, but its final settlement will permit him to be. here. Premier Norris was in Bemidji two years ago when the sociability run over the Jefferson Highway started from Winnipeg and went to New Or- leans, its southern terminus. Several Bemidji autoists accompanied him and the party from Bemidji to the state park and he made a “hit” with -all, who met him. Congressman Harold Knutson will also arrive from Washington tomor- ow morning, he making a special ip to Bemidji; which .is+a part of is district, for he was at one time prégident of the association, he be- ing a newspaper man when he went to ctongress to segve his first térm. . “Doc” Early Bird. “‘Doc” Rutledge, the effervescent and generally beloved gggretary of the association,/ got in ‘early today from St. Paul and was busily engaged in greeting his old time friends, for the genial “Doc" was at one time editor of The Pioneer. His health is impaired with nervousness, LAV E2 g 8amé" stfle f§ worn and injects Iis host of friends. He is a tireless «worker and came early to see that nothing was left undone to care for the visitors. There will be a limit in the at- tendance at the ‘“‘lumberjack’ dinner at the Birchmont hotel Saturday noon, under the sponsorship of B. W. Lakin, logging superintendent of the Crookston Lumber company. Visit- ing members of the editorial associa- tion, their families and all who at- tend the convention, the local com- mittees and those who use their autos in assisting to entertain and 'g-e for the guests will be welcome participate in the dinner. Editors in Force. Among thé Minnesota editors who have signified their intent of being here, many accompanied by tlteir ;vives and families, are the follow- ng: W. Murphy, Wheaton. Louis_A. -Bradford, Verndale. Geo. W. Webster, Minneapolis. Julius A. Schmahl, St. Paul. W. R. Jeffry, Minneapolis. J. D. Haraden, Park Rapids. ; Mrs. Emma J. Harwood, Roosevelt. L. R. Boswell, Minneapolis. vy H. E. Vandersluis, St. Paul. Geo. A. Treadwell, Minneapolis. J. R. Landy, Oliva. -~ B. A. Hough, Minneapolis. A. M. Wallace, Sauk Center. H. W. McNamara, Minneapolis. Harold .Knutson, Grand Rapids. E. C. Kiley, Grand Rapids. C. V. Corson, Hector. Geo. M. Jensen, Duluth. A. L. LaFreniere, Grand Rapids. John Brandtjan, St. Paul. Alten Anderson, Clearbrook. W. E. McEwen, Duluth. + Geo. H. Malven, g Prairie. C. H. Bronson, OsaRis. ranville S. Pease, Anoka. C. J. Buckley, Delano. H. A. Geraghty, St. Paul. W. V. Davee, Clear Lake. Herman Roe, Northfield. A. W. Leslie, Minneapolis. Doc. Rutledge, Minneapolis. E. W. Libby, St. Paul. John. L. Preisman, Minneapolis. Wallace B. Strait, Mankato. George J. Silk, Hopkins. J. T. Hiller, St. Paul. Geo. E. Akerson, Minneapolis. A. L. 'Westenhoge, Minneapolis. C. 8. Mitchel], Duluth. S. D. Kaye, Eveleth. W. E. Verity, Wadena. F. P. Dehaven, Minneapolis. Hugo W. Spur, St. Paul. John S. Pardee, Duluth. F. B. McClellan, Minneapolis. H. P. Phillips, Manhomen. C. B: Chency, Minneapolis. T. P. Junkin, St. Paul. C. T. Johnson, St. Paul. ‘W. E. Dally, Royalton. Fred Schilplin, St. Paul. - Chas: F. Stuart, Minneapolis. J. P. Grothe, Roseau: S. W. Rector, Deer Creek. R. L. Pollock, Minneapolis. “zr L._R. Rathbun, Crosby. - Bob. Grochosky. ‘¢ (E. L. Peterson,Pilman Rapids. #*0. J. Quame, St. Peter. ’ 0. S. Nordine, Karlstad. . A. French, Monticilllo. L. A. Dare, Elk River. Gustav Lindquist, 8t. Paul. A. W. Lundberz. Minneapolis. " SECRETARY RUTLEDGE IS | : jl-.QOKlNG AFTER DETAILS!| byt the j BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY :EflNlNG, JUNE 26, 1919 DECORATED FOR SAVING 57 YANKEES Major General Lewis decorating Frederick Bernard, quartermaster in the| French navy, for having saved 57 Yank soldiers who were on board a vesgel struck by a torpedo. The American Distinguished Service medal was pinned on the breast of the sailor in the pres French officers and men in Paris. O'NEILL DAMAGE SUIT INTERESTS BEMIDJ: “ECHO OF CAMPAIGN Charged That Senator Was “Bribed” by Bemidji to Decide Normal Thief River Falls, June 26.—The June te: of district court opened here w Judge Andrew Grindeland of Waricw, presiding. The session will 1z .ort as there are but eight continued cases and nine new ac- tions on the civil calendar. :Much interest is centered in the senator, 0 is seeking $10,0 ages againdt Swan Johnson, the case being based upon alleged statements alleged to have been made in the last political campaign. F. M. Stanton will represent O'Neill in the action and Theodore Quale and O. A. Naplin, the defend- ant. : % This action is of unusual interest to the citizens of ‘Bemidji and Bel- trami county, as well as others in Northern Minnesota and in fact the entire state, for the former state sen- ator, defeated at the last state elec- tion,”was one of the staunchest sup- porters and workers for the new nor- mal school erected in Bemidji, as was the large majority of the state legis- lature. g It is alleged that in his campaign for re-election, his opponents spread the report that one of the cities seek- ing the location’ of the normal gave him money to secure his support, whereupon Bemidji gave him more and secured the school, the total sum stated to be $15,000. It was at the time of the influenza epidemic that the recent campaign was on, and Senator O’Neill didn’t make his cus- tomary efforts. His opponents did, however, and he was defeated by a small margin. Tt was a specially appointed board that decided the location of the nor- mal in Bemidji and to assert that Bemidji gave anybody any money in the matter is utterly absurd. At least no one here ever heard of ft. Mere ‘“‘bunc.’. COUNTY REAL ESTATE BOARD HOLDS ELECTION Ofticers for the ensuing year were elected at the meeting of the Bel- trami County Real Estate= board, held last evening in the Commercial club rooms, as follows: ~President, J. W. Wilcox; vice president, E. B. Berman; secretary-treasurer, P. R. Peterson. It was also decided to run ads in newspapers in the southern part of the state, advertising Beltrami coun- ty. The matter of securing a per- manent exhibit for the county was also discussed. g OLD ITALIAN PEACE DELEGATES TO SIGN By M. Camilla Cianfarra. (United Press correspondent.) Rome, June 26.—The Italian peace commission, now in Paris, has been authorized to sign the peace treaty. The new delegates were scheduled to leave Rome for Paris Saturday. Em- powering of the old commission to sign resulted from a wish for no de- lay, H. A. Butler, Long Preairie. Percy S. Williams, Minneapolis. E. L. Oberg, Blackduck.. W. C. Schroeder, Minneapolis. OINeill, p;_x’:%%- g?le: ence of an assemblage of Americal ES MAX UFFMAN RETURNS FRO) FRANCE: COMPANY IS CITED Max Huffman of company No. 6, twentieth engineers, has, returned to Bemidji from a service of thirteen months in France. His company was awarded the Lorraine Cross for its bravery while-under shell and shrap- nel fire with which it-was constant- ly deluged. The company was engaged in con- struction work on the battle front and was a specigl object of attack on the part of the enemy batteries. It worked on the St. Mihiel and Ar. gonne fronts and was in the thick of the big battles. Huffman enlisted March 15,-1918. BEMIDII'S FOURTH TO BE_FEATURED. WITH-- = BATTLE FRONT FLYER Only Exhibition of its Kind Ever Given in This Part of State One of the greatest features of the Fourth of July celebration in Be- midji, in honor of the returned sol- diers, will be the aeroplane flights by Lieut. N. B. Mamer of Hastings, Minn., a returned soldier 'who fought on the battle fronts of France with the United States aviation section. He will fiy a’battle scout plane in his exhibitions and perform all the haz- adardous stunts incident to an air battle with the enemy. He will also .do some faney flying. A o For 'seven months Lieut.: Mamer was in actual service on the French line' and had several combats with the Hun airmen. He will fly his plane from Minneapolis to Bemidji, following the line of the railroad, stopping at Brainerd for replenish. ment of fuel and for plane inspection. He will make three flights. Hon R. E. Denfield of the govern- men educational service will be the orator of the day. He is a .1nnesota’ man and widely known in educational circles throughout the state. On this day, there will be ‘musie by the Twenty-first battalion band, baseball game, street athletic sports, dancing. A big dinner will be served without charge to returned soldiers who will be guests of. the city, and a rousing time is assured. MARCUM TO SPEAK. Dr. E. H. Marcum will speak at the Presbyterian church Sunday eve- ning and will give an account of his experiences as a physician in the service. | TEXAS HOUSE RATIFIES SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT Austin, Texas, June 26.—The house of. the Texas legislature byra vote of 96 to 21, adopted the resolu- tion ratifying the woman suffrage amendment. Senator Westbrook, senate leader says 16 to 30 senators and the president of the senate are pledged to support the resolution. ' NATAL DAY OBSERVED. Mrs. P. E. Tibbits entertained a number of young people Tuesday eve- ning, at her home on Twelfth street, in honor of Myrtle Hubbard, the oc- casion being her birth anniversary. The sts included Misses Myrtle Hubbard, Rozella Mudica of Kelliher, Annette Cohen, Fern Minnick and Messrs. Frank Connick, Harold Hur- locker, Tom .Titus, Adolph Berglund, Clayton Johnson and Henry Will The hours were passed in dancing on the large porch, which was prettily decorated with Japanese lanterns. Lutch was served at midnighs. ve Paage PART OF MONEY ; |: FOR BABCOCK HIGHWAY $250000 ROAD BONDS WILL BE ~AWARDED AS Long Discussed Road to North . End of County Seems - to Be Assured 3 2 IS . $165,000 Will Be Expended on Cass Lake-Bemidji- © Solway Route . Tl_)e}l,gpa;d of county commissioners will meet tomorrow in Bemidji and the session will be one of the most ‘limportant ever held in Beltrami county, for. the commissioners Wwill award the’.contract for the sale of $250,000 ‘worth of road bonds for the construction and improvement of roads in the county. . To this new i{ssue is added the $100,000 authorized by the board at its May meeting, $25,000 provided for some time.ago and $90,000 which is the county’s share of federal aid. Of the total amount to spend on roads $197,000 will be returned to the county should the Babcock road law. amendment be adopted by the voters of the state in the fall of 1920. Should this happy result be attained, this wonderful program of road :construction, costing $465,000 will dost the taxpayers of the county but $187,000. . * Where Monev Will Go. Aceording to the figures quoted by S. D. Snyder, county highway en- gineer, who has been giving able as- sistance to the commissioners in mapping the road plans, $165,000 will be spent on the Cass Lake-Be- midji-Solway road, while $30,000 will be used on the Farley -to Ten- strike highway, and $30,000 will be necessary to make changes in the Farley to Hines road. '~ J 1t Road to ‘Baudette.: ville country, the connecting,line be- ing provided by congress in the In- dian bill which gives $10,000 for a road across the Red Lake reservation and $3,000 for a bridge across the Red Lake River, $75,000 will be ex- pended. This is one of the most im- portant highways of the entire pro- gram. On the Kelliher to Baudette road $146,000 will be used and on the east and west road in the north end of the county $25,000, as ori- ginally planned, will be spent. OPENING OF NORMAL 'EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS President M. W. Deputy of the new Bemidji state normal said one day before the opening of the sum- mer term he'hoped for 100 students at the norhwal ' during the summer gession, but &t the end of the third day registration, Wednesday, there It is the rule that enrollments must be made the first three days to allow gredits, but the fact that the Bemidji normal {8 a mnew instition has caused President Deputy to extend the enrollment period and to allow credits until next Monday. Several who intend to attend the school this summer term have not reported and this will give them an opportunity to take advantage of the allowance of credits. AMERICAN LEGION BOOTH OPEN JULY 4 The Ralph Gracie post, American Legiop, Bemidji will have a booth in service on the Fourth of July during the celebration in Bemidji and it is intended to have a returned soldier in charge, for which service he will be compensated. All returned soldiers in Bemidji and county, who have not as-yet af- filated with the Ralph Gracie post should enroll their names at the booth of the post. If there is any returned soldier who will act as reg- istrar at the booth, please notity H. Mayne Stanton, Pioneer office. OFFICER. FOUR SOLDIERS KILLED IN SIBERIA Washington, June 26.—One officer and three men of the American ex- pedition in Siberia were killed and two were wounded, when they went to the assistance of five comrades captured by anti-bolsheviki forces, June 22. They were all regulars of the Thirty-first infantry. WHEAT RIPENING AHEAD OF TIME IN KANSAS Kansas City, June 26.—Hot weather is ripening wheat prema- turely in Kansas and as a conse- quence there i¢ s shortage of har- vest hands. . were 123 etirolled and more coming. |. FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH PEACEZLeATY TOBE SIGNED SATURDAY; - BoaRD MEETS GERMAN DELEGATES HAVE BEEN CHOSEN N e o '.w’ ?jr Fred S. Ferguson. . : : (Unitéd Press Correspondent.) Paris, June 26.~=The peace treaty will be signed at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon, it worthy. sources. was learned today from trust- It .was further learned officially that Foreign Minister Mueller, Herr Giesborth and Herr Leinert had been appointed to sign for Germany. They will arrive.in Versailles Saturday morning, it was said. The note sent by the Big Four to Berlin yesterday, pro- testing against the sinking of the German naval fleet in Scapa Flow and the burning of Frénch battle flags in Berlin, was followed by the presentation of reports of a special legal coun- sel committee which declared, “These incidents are examples of the spirit which the Germans must put down, if they desire admittance to the league of nations on an equal footing.” The Big Four was expected to take under consideration today an intercepted wireless message from a German army commander, indicating his intention to attack the Poles as soon as peace is signed. President Wilson and other teading allied delegates will be guests of President Poncaire of France tonight. WALKER WITT. PLAY BEMIDM ATHLETIC PARK. ON SUNDAY The fast Walker baseball team will come to Bemidji Sunday and play the Bemidji city team at Athletic park in the afternoon. Bemidji's team is not fully organized but ¢an put up a hot game and will have “‘Smokey” White in the box and Farr as his batterymate. The grounds are being put in gaod condition and some fast play- ing will be the result. PLAY FOR BENEFIT : On the roid leading into the Ben-, OF FRENCH ORPHAN For the benefit of a French orphan, which the “Y.” club has adopted a play entitled, ““All a Mistake” will ibe presented tomorrow night at the Grand theatre, under the direction of Mrs. 8. C. Brown. The play will be given matinee at 2:30 and even- ing at 8:15, and promises to be high- ly amusing. The play will be pre- sented by adults, and some of the best local talent will take part. The cast of characters is as follows: Capt. Obadiah Skinner—A retired sea captain, J. W, Ferrel. Lieut. George Richman—His nephew, C. M. Jacobson. Richard Hamilton—A country gentleman, Harold Dahl. Ferdinand Lighthead—A neigh- bor, Carlton Crothers. Nellie Richmond— George's wife, Miss Pear] Brownlee. Nellie Huntington—A friend, Miss Emma Golz. Cornelia (Nellie) Skinner—Obad- iah’s sister, Miss Myrtle Madson. Nellie McIntyre—A servant, Miss Elsie Nuss. Svnonsis. Act 1. The arriving of George and his bride. The dilemma. A friend in need. The plot against the captain and f{ts disasterous effect. The old maid and her secret. Ferdy in search of a wife. George's jeal- ousy. The sudden appearance of a most undesirable party. George's quick wit prevents discovery. 2 Act 11. The plot thickeis. Cor- nelia in search of her ““Romeo.” Nell gets a letter, which ads to the mys- tery. The downfall of Ferdy. Rich- ard attempts to try the ‘“‘soothing” system on a lunatic. George has a scheme connected with a fire in the furnace and some pitch tar. Richard runs amuck amid general confusion. Act 111. The captain arms him- self with a butcher knife and plans revenge. Richard attempts to es- cape. Nellie hopeless)y insane. The comedy duel. “Romeo’” at last. “Only one Nellie in the world.” The unraveling of a skein of mystery and the finieh of an exciting day, to find it was ““All a Mistake.” o MORE BELTRAMI SOLDIERS LAND TWO NAMED FROM BEMIDJI According to the list of recent ar- rivals at the port of New York from Jver sea service the following have landed:: H. H. Eastwoed, Fifteenth cavalry, Bemidji; Glen L. Schwandt, 228th company military police, Be- midji; James L. Larson, third field artillery, Kelliher; Sergt. Charles H. Bogart, Eighteenth machine gun company, Blackduck. 100 REPORTED KILLED . IN HAMBURG RIOT (By United Press.) Parfs, June 26.—Reports have been received by the American peace commission, stating that 100 persons ware killed in 3 Homburg riot. AUTO OWNERS SHOULD EXTEND COURTESIES - TO VISITING EDITORS Reynolds Is Listing Those Will- ing to Help; . Notify Him Immediately Upon the eve pf the opening of the Northern Minilesota Editorial as- gociution convention tomorrow, G. W. Harnwell, who had charge of secur- ing autos for mnviy_lng visiting dele- gates ‘and their families from the trains to Birchmont, was taken sick and unable to attend to the dutfes. Harry Reynolds has been secured to do the work assigned Mr. Harnwell and has tackled the task in masterly fashion. Anyone who would be willing to furnidh the service of his car for a few minutes should notify Mr. Rey- nolds, who is at the Commercial club rooms. Most of the cars will be needed Friday afternoon and evening, and Saturday morning to meet the trains and on Sunday morning, whemr the editors an lies will be taken to Lake Itasca s PAMK. “ M L come to Bemidji in their own cdfs, but there will be several who will come by train and it is for these that attention fn conveyance will be needed. Co-operation is urgent on the part of all car owners, that the visitors, which are an intelligent and cul- tured class may bhe courteously re- ceived and considered hy Bemidji during the brief time of their stay. WILL SOLICIT FUNDS FOR 4TH CELEBRATION R. L. Given, president of the Be- midji association, intends to make a campaign with the aid of a corps of solicitors to raise $1,250 with which to defray the expenses of the big Be- midji celebration on the Fourth of July. It will require that amount to properly care for the expenses of staging the events and other neces- sary expenses and it is hoped there will be a generous response that the celebration in honor of the natal day of the United States and also in hon- or of the returned soldiers. The cam- paign will start tomorrow. HUN CROWN PRINCE CROSSES INTO GERMANY (By United Press.) Paris, June 26.-—The former Ger- man crown prince has escaped to Ger- many from Holland. the Big Three was advised today. He was accom- anied by a staff officer, said the re- port. i NORTH DAKOTA TAKING : REFERENDUM BALLOT (By United Press.) = Bismarck, N. D., June 26.—North Dakota voted today on seven bills passed by the legislature. Two, that of the industrial commission and the state banking bill, are vital parts of the Nonparty league program. The Independent Voters association brought about the referendum. OLD HEADS MEETING. (By United Press.) Superior, June 26.—Veteran rail- road men who have been with the Great Northern for twenty-five years or more. opened their annual conven- tion here today. The members come frgm all divisions in the northwast.