Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 1, 1919, Page 2

AVIATORWILL FLY HERE FRON | MILL CITY IN | THREE HOURS Lieutenant Mamers, Whose i Flights Will Feature Cele- . bration, Come Tomorrow. - | I < 1,000 FIGHTERS TO BE DINNER GUESTS s ;gram of Features Arranged By Chairman Harding—List of Fund Subscribers. Making the flight in three hours, Lieutenant N. B. Mamers;” American “aviator who recently returned from France, expects to reach Bemidji to- -morrow afternoon from Minneapolis and will rest Thursday in prepara- tion for his three sensational flights . 'which are to feature the Fourth of July celebration. Mamers has noti- +fled G. S. Harding, chairman of the Bemidji celebration committee, that he will send a message from Brain- erd giving information as to when he will arrive here. Chairman Harding has practically completed arrangements for the cele- bration program and it contains a HOLD TOURNAMENT AS series of features which is ce;tain to JULY F(.)ER.'[H FEATURE most complete and successful ever|[j i Will Stage P 1. "o conteats witen | ink Enthusiasts & are certain to attract interest will be| Handicap Contest—Tourney for First Year Players. of provisions. BEMIDJI GOLFERS TO e tire changing and egg race , #pdents. The races and contests will ‘beggeld in various parts of the busi- ' ness district. . To Honor Soldiers. ¥ .- If there is a hungry soldier on the ' stieets 6f Bemidji July 4, it will not be the fault of the Bemidji business en who are making preparatior- ;for the big patriot'c dinner to te gerved the returned soldiers free anc the genera} public, the latter to pay “idmission. * Plang arc being made to serve 1000 people,and’the dinner will ~be given in the Waf 'd building, formerly the old Otto Sc iwarndt store, . on Third street, between Bemidji and Beltrami avenue. Mrs. Tom Smart, who is at the head of the dinner committee, and :who has worked untiringly for the past several weeks to make the af- fair a complete success, announced this, morning that the following has ~. been secured for the big “feed”; 340 ounds of meat, incluling chicken, st pork and roast b: ° 15 bushels potatoes, 200 loa s bread, 80 sounds of butter. , 8 gallons f cream, 37 milk, 20 yiunds of b .- . -th of loaf sugar, 40 polinds of ca rage salad, {~ ,several crates of-tomatocs, 4 bushels 5 of lettuce, one bushel of radishes, 6 do~en bunches of onions, and one b hel of pickles. With the excep- t un of the meat all has been donated, Mrs. Smart having solicited the rest of the menu. . These Have Subscribed. R. L. Given, president of the Be midji Association, this noon an- nounced that the following have sub- neribed to the celebration fund and -that $900 is still needed: F. W. ..Rhoda, $10.00; A. D. Johnson, $5.0 C. 0. Moon, $5.00; Wm. Everts, $3.. 00; E. M. Sathre, $5.00; J. E. Harris, $5.00; Earl Geil, $5.00; H. 1. Palm- .er, $1.00; Collard, $1.00; Geo. Steph, ‘$1.00; Lars L. Lind, $5.00; Ben " Rosenthal, $1.00; J. Blondo. $5.0 . Joe Boucher, $1.00; Chas. Nangle, $10.00; Schroeder $10.00; Given, .$10.00; Vandersluis, $10.00; Gill, $10.00; Grossman, $5.00; Alex Dor- an, $10.00; Wilson Bros., $10.0 July Fourth is to be observed at the golf course of the Bemidji Coun- try club and players are taking much iterest in a ‘“‘Short Stop Tourna- sent” which is being arranged by s-ville W. Chapin, professional in ~harge of the links. In this tourney ail ““‘duffers” as well as honest-to- goodness golfers will be granted op- portunity to pelt the ball to a score permitting them to share in the win- ner’s money. Chapin expects that sufficient players will participate in the tourn- ament to provide three flights of eight players. The play will be com- pleted in one day and the prizes to be offered will be made attractive. It {s planned that all players will be given handicaps in order that first year golfers will have an equal chance with the more experienced men. All players are urged to give their names to Chapin the evening of Thursday, or before, as the play will start at 9 o'clock Friday morning and all players will be required to be at the first tee by 11 o'clock. There is to be competition for lady golfers during the afternoon of July 4, beginning at two o’clock, Direct- or Chapin also announces that there will be a tournament for first year men in August and he suggests that they polish their clubs and get ready for an interesting tourament. There will be prizes for the winner and runner-up.” e Golf {s becoming more and more popular in“Bemidji and those who do mnot realize what a wondefrful game it is will find interest in the following which was wriften by D. R. Forgan, president of the Contin- ental National bank of Chicago and who was three times Western Anga- teur Champion. “Golf is a science, a study of life- time, in which you may exhagst yourself, but never your subject. it is a contest, a duel or a melee, cajl- ing for courage, skill, strategy agd self control. Tt is a test of tempgr, a trial of honor, a revealer of char- Kaplan, $5.0 00: ' lacter. It affords the chance to pigy mifi a;: ofLeagyB%l;%ag&s%g?‘;“ Ig;:_ the man and act the gentleman. (It tists, $5.00; Kdbrs Bros., $25.00; An-|Mmeans going into God’s out-of-doogs, derson Second Hand Store, '$5.00; | 8etting close to nature, fresh air, ex- ‘Bon ton Milinery. $5.00; Barker, er;:)lse_b a swee;)ing awayfiof mfentt il 0.00; baE '{ cobwebs, genuine recreation o e :%00. Crookston Lumber company, tired tissues, ) “The celebration is to cost approxi. “It is a cure for care, an antidote mately $1,600, and of the amount]|t® WOrry: It includes companjonship with friends, social intercourse, op- -8‘2515;:a:-esc“{::d.in’?hf)g: 23::,"“;33: portunities for courtesy, kindliness ot subscribed should do so at once and generosity to an opponent. it in order that they may help in mak- promotes not ofily physical health ing. the celebration this vear the but moral force . b .zl_:’avn;sttu e};l:r held, as it so well de- BEM[DJI_TWIW ‘ SLEEPER RESTORED THREE-CENT ENVELOPES WILL BE REDEEMED AT POSTOFFICE Bemidji business men were de- lighted today when informed by W. A. P. Ritchie, Bemidji postmaster, anounced today that three-cent en- ! velopes are redeemable and that they | H. Gemmell, general superintendent mAy be exchanged at the postoffice |of the Minnesota & [International fc two-cent envelopes. Postmaster |Tailway company, that the B2midji- Riichie says that this privilege will| TWin city sleeper has been gestored to service and the first trip will be made this evening. James FPierce, be withdrawn after thirty days. ticket agent at the Union depot, an- JUVENILE BAND WILL nounced this afternoon that the NOT PRACTICE WEDNESDAY sleeper will be ready for occupancy S every evening at 9 o'clock. The car will reach Minneapolis at 10:05 o’clock and St. Paul at 10:30 o’clock in the morning. Much complaint has been made by Bemidji business men. tourists and travelers concerning the failure of officials to restore the sleeper, it be- ing necessary for persong coming to Bemidji on the night tr".?in to leave Oliver Riggs, director of the Be- midji Juvenile band, announced this afternoon that in cousequence of al- te ations which are being made at th. city hall the boys will not prac- tico tomorrow. Rehearsals will be renewed just as soon as possible, says ¢ director. HOSTESS TO LEAGUE. iss Esther McGhee will entertain BEpworth League this evening at “+r home at 8 o'clock. their berths at 4:20 a. The new service will provide an hccommoda- tion which will he much{appreciated by the traveling public\during the summer months. e ————— ctive Paae EMIDJI DAILY PION i al AL : v - —— e — ————— BEMIDJ], MINN., TUESDAY. EVENING, JULY '}, 1919 Vo FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH This is the 4,100-ton steel steamship Lake Granby which has just sailed from’Chicago for Liverpool with a cargo 1t is the first Chicago vessel to make the trip. & MOON PREPARING TO CARE FOR NEW AUTOMOBILE LAW J. J. Conger, deputy register of deeds, announced today that prepara- tions are being made to care for the automobile registration required by the new state law which become- ef- fective today. A registration book designed especially to meet the re- quirements of the new law will be received goon by Register of Deads Moon. The law at present affects only those buying or selling automobiles. Those who have cars now and are intending to keep them will go ahead using their licenses as at pres- ent. The automobile dealer shoutd register all his cars before he sells them, or the purchaser may bring his bill of sale here and have it reg- istered. The man who owns a car may reg- ister it npon his affidavit that he is the owner, and certificates of title then will be issued. Sales made without this registration are void- able. NEW TUBER SEED LAW WILL INCREASE VALUE OF CROPS IN STATE Chief Inspector Tolaas De- clares Inspection Will Bring Farmers Financial Returns Beltrami county farmers will be interested in an announcement made by A. G. Tolaas, chief inspector, that because potato growers are not as yet fully familiar with the workings of the new seed potato inspection and certification law and rules governing the growing of potatoes for certifi- cation. that the time for application of certification has been extended from July first to August first. Potato seed certification will be one of the big assets of Minnesota potato growers. It will open the market to Minnesota potatoes are popular in the south and southwest for seed uses, but southern states, like Oklahoma, are passing laws re- quiring that potatoes imported shall be certified. The passage of Minne- sota’s law was to meet this demand for guaranteed stock, which will pre- vent buyers from being sold mixed lots of seed potatoes under names that are misleading. Anplications for seed certification must_ give the varieties grown acre- age, 'history of the seed performénce of the seed, source of seed, approx- imate yield of fleld from which seed was obtained, per cent of diseases in the field from which seed was ob- tained, growing conditions in the same field, crop history of field in- tended for certification, approximate date of planting. Inspection will be made to determine stand, constitu- tional vigor .freedom from diseases, varietal purity and trueness to type. Three inspections will be made: One at flowering time: one when the vines are ripe, but before they have dried or died, and one at digging time, or when the potatoes are in storage. ATTRACTS ATTENTION. 0. J. Laqua's store window is at- tracting much attention and is one of the most beautifully decorated windows in the city, the work hav- ing been done by Edward Odegard. The window displays the dove of and the dates 1865 and 1919, the dates of the close of the civil and world wars. MAY CONTINUE BEER SALE. Baltimore, July 1.—Judge John C. Rose. of the United States district court, today sustained the demurrer of the Standard Brewing company to the indictment of the government in the mannfacture of 2.75 per cent beer. The decicion may mean the continustinn of tha sale of auch beer —_————————— LIQUOR DEALERS INMANY PARTS OF COUNTRY CONTINUE USUAL BUSINESS (By United Press) Washington, July 1.—Reports from many parts of the, country today showed that saloons were open and doing busi- ness as usual with 3.75 per cent beer and even stronger drinks, notwithstanding the fact that the Wartime Prohibition act as passed by Congress went into force. Chicago, Baltimore, New York and other cities reported regular business. In Minnesota an enforcement act passed by the state legislature made the state bone-dry today. x “Dealers who continue to sell beer are in danger of ar- rest and prosecution,” Attorney General Palmer declared to- day. “My contention is that beer containing more than one-half per cent alcohol is intoxicating,” safd Palmer. “This has been the ruling of the International Revenue bureau for years and we are presuming that is what is meant by the prohibition act.” Palmer added, however, that he is not to order whnlesale % move the liquor, politics. MINNESOTA SALOON AND BREWERIES CLOSE UNDER WAR MANDATE Died Hard in Twin Cities; Believed Much Stock Remains Unsold. s (By United Press.) St. Paul, July 1.—More than two thousand saloons and breweries iu Minnesota were closed today. War-time prohibition died hard in the Twin Cities. It was estimated today that thousands of gallons of whisky and much beer remains in saloons and warehouses that canuot b sold now except for reduction to alcohol for commercial purposes. Federal agents were on the job early today to prevent any uattempts he new law prohibits even transportation of the liquors without government permits. In St. Paul less than a month zgo it was estimated there were more than 100,000 quarts of whisky on hand in saloons and Wwholesale houses. Authorities are confident that much of this was unsoid. In both cities the Salvation Army has established canteen headquarters in former saloons for entertainment of returned soldiers and sailors, NORTH DAKOTA CELEBRATES. Fargo, N. D., July 1.-—Men who for thirty-four years have fought for prohibition will relate siories of campaign days. at the ratification jubilee here today and tomorrow. Among them will be: C. W. Finwell, field secretary of the Nortn Dakota Total Abstinence association; Rev. J. Lonne, Rev. Langeberg, Rev. Hul- teng, R. M. Pollock, Judge Carmody, A. H. Foss, John O. Siverson, T .E. Tufte, Swen Ellingson, Swen Hes- kin, A. J. Lindelie and othe Among the speakers will 0 be: Attorney General Langer, William Agar of Eau Claire, Wis. and Richard Pearson Hobson, Alabama. RAMSEY COUNTY VOTES T0 NAME CONGRESSMAN (By United Press.) St. Paul, July 1.—Ramsey county today voted upon a successor to the late Congressman C. C. Van Dyke. Republicans and democrals alike were certain of victory. while en- dorsees of Oscar E. Keller, St. Paul city commissioner, were confident he would win. Carl W. Cummins, re- publican nominee, holds first place on the ballot and R. D. O’Bricn, dem- ocratic nominee, holds second place. The campaign was one of the most exciting in the history of St. Paul Congressman Van Dyke was the only democratic representa- tive from Minnesota in congress. EIGHT ARE KILLED IN REAR END COLLISION (By United Press.) Dunkirk, N. Y., July 1.—-Eight persons were killed and 15 injured early today in a rear end collision of two New York Central passenger trains here. Some of the injured are expected to die. Both trains left New York yesterday bound for Chica- go and the first was delayed by a hot-box. A flagman tried to stop the second and hurled his lantern at the cab but apparently the brakes would not hold and thetrain ploughed through the rear coach of the stand- ing train. the boiler of hte locamotive exploding. Closing of the anglecock in the air-brake between the locomotive and first car is believed tc have been responsible ror tng wreck. The finding of the body of*a tramp be- tween theengine and cars caused of- ficials to believe the man accidentally turned the anglegntk: shurtiviy air from 3l cars RS N B arrests at once. SCORES ARE KILLED IN EARTHQUAKE Rome, July 1,—The earthquake which shook Northern Italy yesterday continued today. Scores of persons were dead and hundreds injured. With the resumption of communication it is expected the casualty list will increase as the number of villages is raised. Twenty villages are partially in ruins. Vig- chie was almost in ruins and a portion of Miralond’s population buried under the ruins. u Destruction was great at Rabatta and Cassaglia, Florence, where the quake was first felt. The shock was felt throughout Romana, where 1,000 are homeless, and also in Tuscany where communications were wiped out. HARD ROADS BEING VOTED UPON. DULUTH TODAY (By 'United Press.) Duluth, July 1.—Whether St. Louis county is to spend $7.500,000 for the improvement of roads and building nard surfaced highways was to be decided by the voters today. St. Louis county is the largest in area in the country and has the biggest valuation in property interests jof any county in the world. The bond issue aimed to provide an extensive system of good roads. TOURISTS WILL BE MET AT WADENA BY BEMIDJI BOOSTERS Chairman Lycan Planning Re- ception for Jefferson Socia- bility Run Participants. . Governor R. G. Pleasant and a party of 100 Louisiana road enthusi- asts and Jefferson highway support- ers left New Orleans this morning on a sociability run to Winnipeg. The visitors will reach Bemidji July 18 and Frank 8. Lycan, chairman of the Bemidji committee in charge of arrangements, is planning a recep- tion at Birchmont in their honor. It is also planned that a delegation of Bemidji men will motor to Wadena to meet the tourists and pilot them to this city, part of the afternoon and the night to be spent here before continuing to Winnipeg. An urgent request that the dirt roads be dragged and put in shape is meeting with generous response in many communities. Local commit- teemen are priding themselves upon plans destined to make the soutuer- ners feel comfortable all the way. Then, there are several communities that are going to try to wrest the premier honors from the state of Towa Upon the occasion of the 1917 run of the Canadians over the Jefferson to New Orleans, the High- way commission of lowa co-operated to make the roads through that state the model dirt roads of the entire journey. Strong competition is de- veloping along the route, especially where there is keen interest in the Ellettson Medals of Merit for Main- tenance The summer meeting of the Inter- national board of directors of the Jefferson Highway association will be held at Winnipeg July 22. CITY CLERK'S OFFICE MOVED TO BAKER BLOCK While work of remodeling the city hall is in progress the offices of George Stejn, city clerk, and E. J. Bourgeois, city engineer and super- intendent of the water department,|addresses All the will be maintained in block on third ji and Beltrami avenues. ein, city assessor, ont of the city. The records and squipment of the clerk’s office were moved (rom the rest room to fhe Baker hloek today the Baker |grouped around etreet between Be-!holding the banners of their several W. C.!missions aloft and sang the doxology. is caring for|This event is the duties of City Clerk Stein, who is|note, when a ( INDIAN CONVOCATION HELD AT CASS LAKE IS MARKED BY SUCCESS Three Day Session Attended by Three Hundred ghippewas —Bishop Morrison, Speaker With 300 Chippewa Indians from the various reservations in attend- ance, the most successful convocation of the I‘Iplsmpnl church among the Indians held during the last forty years was bhrought to a conclusion at Cans Luke yesterday. A Cass Lake committee, composed of Mrs. Par- shall, Mrs. Lydick and Mr. and Mrs. Whitebird carriad out Lhe arrange- ments most satisfactorily The beautiful grounds of the mission were ideal for the occasion. A pavi- lion and seats had been built under the pines for the sunsct service. Tents were pitched all over, especial- Iy around the hospitable log honuse of Mr. Whitebird, where also a huge table had been constructed for the meals. The ‘church was overcrowded and filled from 9:30 Sunday morning un- til one o’clock. Beginning with the holy baptisims and a service of pre- paration for the holy cpmnnm*on conducted by the superintendens, Rev. George Backhurst, leading cnto the administration of the sacred rite of confirmation and the bles acra- ment of the holy communion by the Right Rev. Bishop Morrison, of Du- luth. A picturesque feature was the procession from the log house to the church. Beginning with the cruci- fer, Reginald Backhurst, carrying the cross, followed by the lay read- ers, deacons, and priests, then a large stars and stripes flag was carried bhefore the superintendent and bishop, all clothed in the vast- ments of their office In the afternoon a children's serv- ice was conducted by Rev. Back-. hurst. A woman’'s meetint was con- ducted by Mrs. Parshall and Mrs Lydick. An outdoor service was ad- dressed by the bishop and in the evening a service entirely in the In- dian language was conducted by the Indian priests. This program was continued on Monday, the interest and attendance never flagging, de- spite the ecrowd and heat. At the husiness meeting a vote of confidence and thanks was extended by the In- dians to the Rev. George Backuurst, their spiritual leader At the close a unique ceremony took place. Rev. Fred W. Smith of Redby and his wife were conducted to chairs facing the people, and to their great surprise a present of money was given them on the oc- casion of their golden wedding. Rev. George Backhurst and Rev. E. C. Kah-o-Sed made the presentation and Indians then the happy couple. certainly worthy of Godly Indian and his wife have liv faithfully together for fifty vears. and for over forty vears this Indian has "een a minister of the Epjsropal church i i | { \ | i i