Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 18, 1919, Page 1

_in the week's program, —four diamonds and other jewelry. BEMIDJI DA VOLUME XVIL NOTED AUTHOR WILL BE HEARD THIS EVENING AT NO. 169 CHAUTAUQUA Opie Read, Dean of Writers and Authors, Will Give Cuatomary Talk. THE WEBERS, MUSIEANS, -WILL PLAY THE PRELUDE The Hussars' Wlll be On the! Program: Tomorrow; Wen- ner Will Lecture. The third day of the chautauqua, today, promises many- bright -spots when The Webers appear this afternoon in mu- sical numbers and will play the pre- lude for Opie Read's lecture at 8:30 o'clock tomight. The second day showed some ex- ceptional talent, the afternoon fea- ture being the reading by Miss M. Beryl Buckley, whose rendition of| “Mister Antonio’ called for absorblng; attention on the part of her learers, as she faultlessly impersonated an Italian character. It.is the story of a good samaritan, a message of love and forgiveness. In the evening the Oxford company presented a rare musjcal program, the company being composed of real- ly high class talent. Individaul numbers were presented, the playlet, “The Doll House,” admirably inter- preted, concludir,g the number. Sev- eral piano selections: were given by Harrison W. Burch -of Chicugo. He is one of the younger, ;ed manists of the country. The leading e company are Mrs. Ogden and her hugl !Clwud Hart Ogden. The} formel /as’a star of the cast of the famqus{ “Bostomans, and for a season was gpqg;uhld) for Alice Neilson. Mr. Ogden was for several years.a. memberof- the-Orfen- taf ‘quartet of Chicago, one of the foremost ' before the public. Miss Huntley and Mr. Eldridge, two other members of the Oxfords, are pos- sessed of pronounced ability. In the presentation of ‘“The Doll House,” special scenery was used. The scenes were laid in the shop of a Dutch toymaker, who was work- ing upon-a beautiful model, which he hoped would be given life, as a mate for his son. Her disposition, how- ever, turned out otherwise than ex- pected, and the ensuing complica- tions evoked much mirth. .- Hussars Tomorrow. The chautauqua program tomor- row promises to be decidedly inter- esting, for it is replete with music, a popular lecture topic, ‘“The Testing of a Nation,” and the presentation of ‘“the Magic Piper,” by junior players of Bemidji. The Hussars, nine-of ’em-nine. will, at 2:30 o'clock in inc aiter- noon, play a prelude to the leciure by W. E. Wenner, while in tke even- ing at 8 o’clock. “Joy Night Supreme” will fall to the packed sesting c:pa- city certain to be there. The after- noon’ of the tlussars will be .levoted to about 3¢ winutes of jazz. Yep, the Hussars {lcok at the cut again) can tear it off in the most approved fasion and ali *‘shimmy”’ articts are warned to keep perfectly «till in their seats. The evening's program will have an abundance of good music, played by the Hussars with a variety of struments. 'They are a contely bevy of young ladies (take another look) and the press dope has it that they ire “the nearest approach to abeo- lute uniqueness, and honest-10-good- ness-nobody-else-has-it =ntertaining style, in the ranks of chautauqut en- tertainers.” Now you should take another look. Be there when the Hussars appear. TRACE OF STOLEN AUTOS ASKED HERE The police department of Bemidji is daily receiving complaints of auto stealing from the Twin Cities, North Dakota and towns and cities throughout Minnesota, but it isn't believed that the ‘‘thief trust” is coming this way as a market for the s1le of the stolen cars. It is said that in describing the cars it shows that the thieves are particular as to: the best known makes, new Fords be- ing favored as well. This morning Ed duty as-a fire truck driver. who at-| tends to police station duties. re- ceived a notification by phone that a garage in Detroit. Minn., was bnur- zlarized last night, a big car stolen, the safe looted of about $700 cash,| No trace of the car war learned in Be- midji. of n‘,e Yeast a’ Bebastian Jewett, on day St. Helier.—A bonus of 60 cents| weekly for families with four child- ren and over, is proposed by the Guerncey states legislature, the cost| to be defrayed by a bachelor tax of | OPIE READ. One of the most widely known newspaper’ men in the country, a noted writer, journalist and author, will speak tonight at the chautauqua. He is a man of striking personality, thoroughly human, a friend of all classes and with a manner of speak- ing that holds the closest attention of his hearers. MINNEAPOLIS BANKER OFFERS FREE EXTENSIVE TRACT FOR PASTURAGE H. H. Goodrich ertes and De- scribes Tracts Located Near Northome. H. H. Goodrich of the Calhoun State bank, .minneapolis, is an ex- tensive land owner in Beltrami coun- ty, and he is also a good booster for the state of Minnesota as well as the Montana stockmen who are seeking pasturage for their starving sheep and cattle. He writes President Vandersluis of jhe city council as follows: Dear Sir: = If there should .be a demand for pasturage for Montang sheep or cattle. up in my section the country, you may list for free pasturage for the balance of the year following tracts near Northome. Then follows a list of 166, 160, 80, 80, 160 and 160 acres, a totdl of 806 acres, all near Northome, which is offered absolutely without ‘halge for the rest of 1919. NEW BASEBALL TALENT WILL PLAY McINTOSH NEXT SUNDAY For the baseball game hetween Mc- Intesh and Bemidji, Sunday after- noon, it is expected the locals will have one of the strongest teams put together in many moons. Some new talent has been secured and the bat- tery will have new faces. The game will be called at o'clock at Athletic park, Bemid y COLONEL ROOSEVELT IS 30 CANDIDATE FOR ASSEMBLY Mineola, July 18.—Without an- nouncing the platform upon which he will go before the people of Nashua county, as a candidate for the state assembly, Lieut. Col. Theo- dore Roosevelt accepted the republi- can nomination in a brief speech to the republican town committees of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay. In his speech Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt pledged himself to “work for the district’s best interests at all times.” METHODISTS ARE TOLD FORGET WAR ON ™BACCO Chicago, July 18.—Rev. A. A. Brown of the board of Sunday schools of the Methodist Episcopal clhurch, in addressing the Methodist camp meeting at Des Plaines, urged reformers to forget the war on to- bacco and fight for moral cleanliness and better homes. Dr. Brown has just returned from France where he was as chaplain of the Sixth division of the United States army. e [T i -.m;...mL.__..‘..__.__h A Army Said to Be in Con-. trol of Hungary. ' 'DEPOSED HEAD BROKE Considered Founder of the Communist Party of Dis- tracted Nation. (By Unitéd~Press.) Paris, July 18.—Dispatches from Vienna report that Bela Kun, war minister and virtual dictator of the Hungarian soviet government, has been overthrown. General Boehm, former commanégr of the Red army, and Kerr Lander are said to have as- sumed control of the government. The Bolsheviks are reported in composed largely of peasants. Wednesday to nearly all dispatch off with pest broken cialist leader: army every opportunity. minister of education commun horses. Herr Boehm, who has been mander of the Hungarian armies was reported in prisofi, in a dispateh rom Vienna Wednesday. and that he would not return. Bela Kun assumed the foreign commissary or minister of viet government, which ount Karolyi. He took office in March, 1919 and immediately got in touch with the heads of the Russian the founder of the communist party in Hungary. PERSHING COMING Washington, July 18.—General John J. Pershing will return to the United States in August. Represen- tative Caldwell of New York told the house rules committee, ' urging early action on his resolution setting side a4 day“for a joint congressional session 10 welcome the American commander. The action was defer-| red by the rules commitee. PERSHING GUEST OF KING. London, July 18.—General John J. Pershing, who is here to lead the American troops in the Victory pa- rade on Saturday, was the guest of King George and Queen Mary at a luncheon at Buckingham palace. MILLION HEAD CATTLE (By United Press.) St. Paul, July 18.—Stockmen of Montana are expected to meet at Bozeman tomorrow to decide upon a big movement of cattle and sheep to Minnesota for fattening. It has be- come necessary to ship 1,000,000 head of cattle and sheep out of the drouth stricken districts, to save them from death. Already thousands of sheep and cattle have been shipped into Min- nesota, most of them to Duluth and vicinity, from Montana and Wyom- ing. At the conference of cattlemen tomorrow it is believed arrangements will be made for combining ship- ments so that whole trainloads can be made up for transporting to the rich pasturage of the cloverland dis- tricts of Minnesota. A FEATURE OF THE BEMIDJI CHAUTAUQUA five per cent on ineomes. Former Commander of Re.d 4 WITH SOCIALIST HEADS ¢ danger of attack by a White army Bela Kun was reported in a Buda- have the so- Officers of the soviet were said to be deserting at The communist .leader was quoted as having told his that he was tired of trying to ride socialist and com- This dis- atch also stated that Bela Kun was seeking some excuse to leave Hun- post of foreign affairs in the Hungarian so- ‘succceded | ggould join in the noisy welcome. v the.republican _government set up W j 4 soviet povernment. He was considered | ¢, play will he welcome to do so. HOMENEXT HONTH AND SHEEP IS COMING P P Waunded soldiers, this help the men regain their strength convalescing LY PIO BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 18, 1919 i [2 are heing given instruation in farming and agriculture. Historical Society N Kk FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH Gun il Road, Not only does and health, but provides them with a base bospital No, 1, ‘traxle which they may folluw after demobilization, CAR OWNERS SHOULD MEET AT STATE PARK AND ESCORT TOURISTS Arrive In Bemidji Saturday Afternoon; Noisy Welcome to Greet Trippers. All car owners, who will escort the Jefferson Highway tourists on the annual sociability run from New Orleans to Winnipeg, should be at Lake Itasca state park Sunday noon the trip from the park into Be- mmm leaving the park at 2 o'clock, nrrl\ing in Bemidji at 3:30 o'clock. ? All car owners who do not make '.the trip are urged to park their cars aleng Beltrami avenue and when the ¥isitors arrive to toot their horns. The band will be out and play a re- ception selection and auto horns Headquarters” of ‘the tourists will {be at the Markham hotel. After a clean.up, the visitors will be escort- ed to the golf links and any desiring After the golf games, dinner will be served at the Birchmont, distin- guished guests being J. C. Clarkson, general manager of the Jefferson Highwa Governor Pleasant of Louisiana and Mayor Martin Behr- man of New Orleans. Only the tourists will be guests. A reception of an informal u.zture[ will be held and the visitors after- ward taken to the Elko to witness the film “Itasca Makes its Bow." | Night control will be in Bemidji, cars quartered at the Jewetl garage, and the party will leave Sunday morning for Thief River, the sche- dule calling for arrival at Winnipeg \Iondm’ 120-ACRE FROHN FARM SOLD FOR $6000 CASH Farin lands are commencing to |claim attention nowadays and many transactions are being consummated daily, a number of importance. On Thursday, Albert Klevin sold two farms, one being 80 acres, un- ir.proved, purchased by an owner of adjoining holdings. He also sold an improved 120-acre farm the same ’day. located in Frohn, to Andrew, Haarklou, the farm being owned by! Knute Sandland. Mr. Haarklou re- cently sold his farm north of Pine- wood at $30 per acre, and his new holdings involved $6,000, cash deal. He will locate on his new farm in about a week. |COSTS BIG SUM TO KEEP CARNIVAL COING Starting next Monday, the World Fair shows will arrive in Bemidji for a stay of one week, under the au- spices of the Bemidji baseball team. When the ‘question was asked J. C. Roberts, advance man for the carn val, what it cost to. handle a spe carnival train a distance of 100} miles, he replied *“‘about $600.”" Then he added, “running expenses are around $1,750 per day.” “Of course,” he explained ‘‘this does not include meals for the peo- ple. as the show feeds nobody dt‘ all. - Everybody with the show, ex-| cept the concession people, work on a guarantee of so much per week and percenfage. The “about” which each member spends each day has | been figured out and it is known what it costs a man or woman on the road to live. These are the figures: | Three meals per day, $1.50; room, ! $1: cigars, $1: other expenses, 52,! a total of about $1,500 per day,” which the advance man says the; company will spend here each day Seven days would make a total of about. $10,500. . This will give any- body an idea of what it costs to run | vear ago in : has i metal ENGLAND ABSORB S SOLDIERS London. (By Mail.)-—Since the armistice 2,750,000 British soldiers have been discharged, of which num- ber only 400,000 remain unemployed. This means that 80 per cent of the fighting men have been ahsorbed into industry, and statisticians claim that this is a greater proportion than France, Italy or the United States can show, There has alw been a certain percentage of out-of-works- -known in pre-war days as ‘“the mighty un- employed,” and experts consider that in view of the great influx of female labor into Qw market, present figures show satisfacto progr SODAWATER TAX IS OBJECT FOR REPEAL Washington, Juy 18.- -Repeal of the sodawater tax has been decided on by republican leaders of the house. The decision which was made by the republican steering committee, will be referred to the ways and means committee which will draft a repeal measure. Some leaders predicted that the tax which levies an impost of 10 per cent on soft drinks and ice cream would be repealed within a month. Immediate attention, the steering committee decided, would be given by the house to the two appropriation hills vetoed by the president, after the prohibition enforcement legisla- tion would be disposed of. Legislation prohibiting foreign ships from engaging in American coastwise trade also will be enacted, |:)e committee men said as well as the tax repeal measures before a summer recess, which some house members have urged beginning in August. MIKE 0'DOWD BADLY THRASHES McCOY IN THREE FIERCE ROUND St. Paul, July 18.—Mike O'Dowd of St. Paul, knocked out Al MecCoy of Brooklyn, N. Y., in the third round last night, after lhe Brooklyn boy, utterly out of condition, had tried him stay and take his lacing. In the him stay and take his lacink. In the third round he was knocked down eight times. O'Dowd won the championship from McCoy over a the Twin Cities, and geveral thought O'Dowd was in for losing his title. Charlie McCarthy beat Sam Terrin in eight rounds. HARVESTER COMPANY IS REINSTATED IN TFXAS Austin, Texas, July 18.——The In- ternational Harvester company of America was readmitted to business in Texas under a decree by District Judge Geprge Calboun, modifying the judgment by which this and sev- eral other corporations were ousted from the state in 1907 for alleged violation of the state anti-trust laws. NEW FOUNDRY OPENED BY EXPERIENCED MAN middleweight The new Bemidji foundry is now ready for business. It is owned and operated by Thomas M. Wilson, who had some twenty years of ex- perience in this line of work The building, which houses the new foundry, is located on the Min- neapolis, Red Lake & Manitoba rail- way tracks, one block south of the Bemidji Manufacturing company's i plant. Mr. Wilson made the first castings the past week and is now awaiting the arrival of more modern machin- ery from St. Paul. This is expected within the next few days, when the new plant will be put into tull oper- ation. The casting of brass. iron. white and aluminum will comprise some of the work to be done by this new institution. Mr. Wilson recent- 1y homesteaded in Sugar. Bush town- a big carnival like the World's Fair Shows ™" ship. where he still maintains his residence GERMANY ASKS LOANS CREDITS ARENEEDED T0 INSURE STATUS Asserts Food and Raw Mater- ial Essential To Place Her In World Society. GERMAN BANKERS WAIT AMERICAN OVERTURES Plans Being Made for World Labor; Four Vital Points Are Mentioned. By Carl D. Groat. (United Press corespondent.) jerlin, wuly 18.—Germany wants ‘oans or credits from America, Direc- tor \Wasserman of the Deutsche bank codgay made this clgar in an interview n which he pointed out that raw ma- terial and food were essential, if Ger- many was to meet the obligations to he entente and become a stable member of world society. German bankers would not make tures to the Americans, Wasser- nan said, as they do not know whom to approach, but would wait for Anterican financiers to remew rela- tions, PEPARATION FROM BULGARIA. Paris, July 18.—The Allied repara- tion bill for Bulgaria will be from one to two billion francs. Bulgaria's wnce treaty is nearly completed. n WORLD LABOR CONFERENCE. Washington, July 18.—Plans of the International labor conference, ‘reated by the peace tpeaty, when it convenes hore for its first meeting next Octobett, were outlined here to- day by Dr. JAmes T. Shotwell, Ameri- can representative on the organiza- tion committee. This tmeeting, he ‘declared, will be the first step taken in. accordance with the peace treaty on benalf of lalor. Four major questions are taken up. They day throughout the world, state help to remedy unemployment women in industry, and child labor. CONTRACTORS LOCKOUT 100.000 WORKMEN WHO REFUSE MORE WAGES Fifty Millions Worth of Work Stalled in Chicago, Result of Big Strike. to be United Press.) July 18.-—--One thousand building and street con- iruction workers were locked out here today on orders of the Carpen- ters Contractors association and the Building Construction Employer's as- weintion, following the refusal of S0 000 of the men to return to work. The men asked a flat increase of 20 cents per hour. Employers agreed to grant twelve and a half cents nore than they were getting. The lockout tied up more than $50,000,000 worth of building and dreet improvement work in Chicago. The daily loss to the men out of work is estimated at $600,000. FAMILIES MAY SECURE KINDLING SUPPLY FREE genuine puzzie to George (By Chicago, hundred Kreatz, contractor for the cxtensive inprovements now in the course of construction on the city building, that there are a number of families who are neglecting the oportunity of securing free of all cost, all the shingles Jath and pieces of bhoard nseless in carpenter work to help them through the winter.” Several days ago he announced that the kind- ling and wood mentioned above could be had if taken away, but there have heen few response: Any family desiring to sccure a supply for their cooking stoves or heating should lose no time in avail- ine themselves of this opportunity and not be obliged to pay for such later. FLAMES ARE SWEEPING IN WESTERN STATES (By United Press.) Spokane, Wash., Jily 18.—Nine- teen forest fires were sweeping por- tions of Western Montana and North- ern Idaho today several towns, Numerous ranches and millions of feet of timber are being destroyved. Stregis and_ Ablertan, Mont., , are threatened from three sides, rangers reported menacing N are, an eight hour 3 |