Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 28, 1919, Page 1

. __ BEMIDJI DAI VOLUME XVII. NO. 177.° FARMER CLUBS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Potato Fields Highly . .Com- mended By State Certifi- cation Inspectors. - MUCH INTEREST SHOWN IN COMMUNITY MARKET| and Discuss_Project. More interest than he had sup- posed would ‘be manifest on the part of farmers in the community market meeting in Bemidji, Wednesday- has Dbeea discovered by A. W. Aamodt - southern Beltrami county agricul> tural agent, and there is every rea- son to believe that the gathering of farmers and business men will be largely attended. ‘1ae meeting is to discuss the organizing of a commun- ity market, to be conductéd in this city, and noted speakers, prominent in successful markets, will tell’ of what such- an institution means 1o all-concerned. Inspectors Good Work. The state potato inspectors of the certification board, at work in southern- Beltrami county, are=ep- timistic over what they have seen: in the line of potato crops. Mr. Cop- pin has inspected about 80 fiélds in the vicinity of Pinewood and Solway and he will flnish in a day or two. Mr. : ear Hines and- Blackduck, “: port -mostof- the afing: a| splendid showing: "~ Nearly=aH 'the, passed . certification, and: any who desire their fields to be inspected fof certification should lose no time in notifying Mr. Aamodt. Roads Drawback. a larger attendance at the Waskish picnic Saturday, but fully 100 set- tlers were there: The puting. ¥af * held in the picnic grove, jand among those - present were Mr# an ‘MrE! Aamodt, A. J. McGuire of the uni- ~versity farm, who spoke on dairyng: _ Miss® Creelman of the unlve( “rarm’ “hofire “demonstration service, ‘Reve a fine talk on health. Mr, “Aamodt talked on co-operation and ‘turned to the importance of securing : bred -sires for stock.. He also "‘ioke of the value of farmers’-or- “Zanizations. In an interview Mr. Aamodt stated that three farmers’ clubs had ‘been. organized since last spring and that each was doing something worth_while for the benefit of their ~*=~4~Tommunities. The Wasgkish club was interested in- a community picnic, the Red Lake farmers have purchaged a fine . Holstein sire and the Birch Island farmers have organized a forest fire guard. : . Kitchi farmers secured a large quantity of corrosive sublimate for treating potatoes for bugs this \ spring and they also bought large quantities of seed for various growths. .. Their treatment of potato bugs has had the desired results. - Lammers Club Meets The Lammers farmers club met Sunday at Joe Hallan’s farm and a feature was the serving of a b.g din- ner by the wives of the -members. Agricultural Director :Aamodt was present. An informal discussion on potatoes, marketing and organiza- tion ‘took place and a tour was made of a large potato field where Mr: Aamodt discussed diseases, varieties and certifiration. Next Saiurday at the grove. in Hines, two miles west, the Commun- AN \Q}ty band will hold a picnic and ¢ there will be a program of interest- ing events and sports. SHOW ACTIVITY armers - and- Business . Men | . Wil Meet Wedneldny _' Bad Bad roads and washoutp preventefl : | joined in the day’'s The interior of Victoria hally at — [In this spacious hall will bé held the eoiiventions of the league and the: Was or Iglnnll\ er ected by an English pu€ n of music. BEMIDJI, MINN., MONDAY ful Geneva, Sw itzerlaid, selecte: EVENING, JULY 28, 1919 MEETING WEDNESDAY ~ FOR DISCUSSION OF ° COMMUNITY MARKET Noted Speaker - Wll_l Address Mass’ Meehng at Library Park in Aflerno,o\n. ith F. P. Mann_ president of thé ratéd Community -associations of North “Dakota, as” the principal speaker, .the noon-day luncheon of the Bemidji Association Wednesday promises to be of importance and in- ‘terest to every merchant and busi- ness man of Bemidji. An invitation to every merchant in Bemidji to attend the luncheon and hear Mr. Mann has been extend- ed by the association. Mr. Mann will -have a message for every man fortunate to hear him. It is certain thatthe community n;arket meeting, to e held at Li- ry--park, -Wednesday —afternoon ‘“fm’shlpmem e will be well attended.” The market plan, which was first promoted by the farmers of the community, is at— tracting much attention throughout the country district and the farmers are anxious to hear W. G. Braden, the father of the plan, and who es- tublished _markets "at Stillwater, Minn.,, and Adrian, Mich., both of which are being operated success- fally at this time, proving of mutual benefit to the tillers of the soil and the merchants. The meeting Wednesday will be- gin at 3 o'clock, being held in Li- brary park. Should the wgathé unfavorable the meeting ~wiil be] held 'in the comrt -rooms” at theé county court house. BEMIDJI BAND HOLDS OUTING AT POINT The outing of the Bemidji band at Diamond Point Sunday was a pleasureable affair, the band mem- bers and their families taking picnic lunch and spending the day. Sev- eral not 'members of the band observance by taking their dinner and participat- ing in the spread. in the afternoon the band gave a concert, at which a large number of Bemidji residents and many from other - Minnesota -peints- and. distant states were present. One of the features of the day was the casting exhibition given by Mr. ‘and. Mrs. D. S. Mitchell, experts with the line. MINNESOTA SUM Rapid strides have been made and are being” made in the development of Minnesota summer resorts this season, and tourists coming to this state on-their annual vacation next Yyear will -find -Minnesota better equipped than ever before to accom- modate them. With the State of Mimnesota offi- cially interested in ihe exploitation of natural resources, and cd-operat- ing to the fullest extert wilh the Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota association, an extensive c~mpaign| of publicity has begun to bear fruit. Probably never before—at ieast not since the beghning of the world ar—have so many visitors sougnt Minnesota's recreational advantage:, as-are here this summer. Longz trains MER RESORTS . AREMAKING RAPID STRIDES cense tags from all parts of the United States and Canada and the citizens "of “Minnesota’s lake :owns are beginning to realize how these numbers will multiply as the pub- licity highways are improved under the Babcock plan. In many parts of the state almost all resort accommodations were re- served far in. advance this season, but Minnesota has put forth every effort to satisfy rather than disap- point her guests who came uran- nounced, and it is not likely that many went away disappointed. The growth of this enterprise, however, has démonstrated the ne- nessity for greater accommodations, and many resort owners now are making plans to expand. New lake- of automobiles traveling over Min- Tnesofa’s arterial highways bear li- (Continued on Page 4) A is 90 BAPTISTS TO MEET (By United Press) Minneapolis, Minn., July 28.—Am- ericanization work and missions are the principal subjects of the Twenty-! first Annual Summer - Assembly of the Minnesota Babtist association at Mound, Lake Minnetonka, this week. Ieadmg Baptists of the country are the lecturers and speakers at the con- vention. . There is an unusually large attendance at the assembl . It will close Augly;t KEENAN SELLS OVER].AND TO-MAN FROM SWEDEN From Moria, Sweden, to purchase an automobile in.Bemidji was what happened to Victor Doss, and the | d:aler was C. B> Keenan, proprietor of the Bemidji Motor Service on Third street. - .Mr. Keenan handles the Overland line and he just returned today from Duluth where he sold the car, an Overland 90, to the man from Swed- e1. The lpac/hme h; s ) been’ crated Upon: his return toisBemidji, Mr. Keenan. stopped at Deer ‘River and s7ld an International truck. The new Overland car, known as the Overland 4, which is attracting s much attention .n other cities will soon be included in, the Keenan “stable.” It is a small car and said ty be one of the best yet turned out. Mr. Keenan also handles the Willeys- Knight line. PAEIFIC COAST OIL PROBE ASKED TODAY (By United Press.) ‘Washington, July 28.—Investiga- tion of operations of Pacific coast oil companies by the federal trade commission, is provided in a senate resolution introduced today by Sen- ator Poindexter of Washington. . The resolution requests every rhase of the oil business, both pro- ducing and marketing be gone into with particular reference to fuel oils. AGED MAN PASSES. The body of Gus Gintzelke, aged 71 years, who died at the hospital,. has been taken to Shevlin for inter:: ment. Death was caused by a gen- [ eral breakdown. He was a native of Sweden, and all his relatives are in that ' country, so:i:far-as can be learned. g RACE RIOTS BREAK IN CHICAGO OUARTERS (By United Press.) Chicago, July 28.—Race rioting Lere today haé ‘subsided into guerilla war and extra patrolmen and mount- el police nave heen. ordered to the ‘“black belt” to' break up sporadic encounters. The trouble is said to hava start- ed when negroes invaded & lake side beach yesterday, where whites only are allowed. One negro was killed. AMERICAN BOY IS .. RELEASED ON RANSOM (By United Press) Washington, July Thompson, an American boy, has Peen released by Mexican bandits up- on payment of 15,000 pesos. The lad was captured by the bandits thirty miles from Mexico City. The Mexi- can government has been advised of the payment of the ransom. ATTORNEY MAKES CALL. J. C. Shoemaker of Des Moines, a prominent attorney of that city, was a caller at The Pioneer office today. He is spending several days at state park, Lake Itasca. . forest fire near Grand Marlas, Cook county, ;was received by the state 28.—Philip |- U. S. Engineer Makes Prelim- inary Survey of Lands to Be Affected. Congressman Knutson has written to Anditor A. D. Johnson of Beltrami county that the preliminary exam- ination and:survey of the Red Lake and Red Lake river from the outlet to the junction of the Red River of the North at Grand Forks, has been submitted by the chief engineer to the secretary of ‘war. The work. was done with the view of draining all the ‘territory in the Red Lake wasin. The cost of the drainage is.es- timated at $779,300, and would cost $12,000 per year to maintain. The cost of construction is esti- mated as follgws: . Water p —$240, 000 Indian lands—$236,800. Lands outside—$348,600. Municipal water supply $39,000. Government navigation—$15,000. BEMIDJI GOLFISTS LOSE AT ST. CLOUD Bemidji golfists who went to St Cloud to play a match with the golf- ers of that city were defeated by 12 in two of the flights. Bert Lakin and Walter : Brooks won thelr matches oné down. The games were a return on the part of Bemidji after the St. Cloud stick artists had come to Bemidji to play, the visitors being beaten. Arrangements will be made to play the odd match on the grounds at Detroit, Minn., the latter part of next month. Early next month the locals will play' Grand Forks on the latters links. 1t is also intended on the part of the locals to take up the matter of organizing a Northern Minnesota golf association and hold annual tournaments, .as well as inter-city contests WIISON WILL CUNFER BEFORE STARTING TOUR (By United’ Press.) Washington, July 28.—Before starting his" tour of the United States, the president wili probably have. conferences .with democratic leaders of both senaté and ‘house; to advise with him’ regard!ng import- ant pending legislation. The president’s departure is now looked fof about W ednesdu3 of next week. CoX RECE]VI!‘S REPORT ~ =3 OF FOREST BLAZE (Ly United . Press., St. Pzaul, July 28.—Reports of a forester today. -No details were givén and State Forester Cox started an investigation-to determine the ex- tent. SISAL: TWINE SUBSTITUTE Fargo, N. D., July 28.—The inven- tion of paper twme, not only strong- er than'the Mexican sisal bmder twme, but “practically everlasting” will in another year relieve the bind- er twine market that has advanced 200 per cent, according to A. Claney, local manager of the Inter- national Harvester company. Higher prices on farm machinery may be expected, though, according to the same authority. L PIONE FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MoN-TH?* FORMER CAND!DA | E ITH SLIGHT CHANGE (By United Press) Washington, July 28.—Hon. Charles E. Hughes. noted New-York lawyer, who resigned as United States supreme ice when he became republican candidate for the presidency; in a letter to Senator Frederick Hale of Maine, made public today, declared in favor of the league of nations, but maintained that certain resolutions and interpretations to the covenant were necessary to protect American interests. The interpretive reservations suggested by Hughes were: “One—That any nation, after giving two years notice yithdrawal, shall cease to be a member of the league, dq»hte any clnrge of non-fulfillment of any international bligation, providing the withdrawal would not release the : power from any debt or liability. Two—That questions relating to immigration or import duties, when they do not affect any mternntmnal engagement, should be regarded as matters of domnutlc policy and not within the jurisdiction of the league. : “Three—That the United States, under article Twen- ty-one, (referirng to the Monroe Doctrine), does not re- linquish any of its traditional attitude toward purely Am- erican questions, and that the United States may prevent acquisition by non-Americans c¢f any territory or control in the western hemisphere. Four—That the United States, under article Ten, cov- enant, doea not assume any obligation to employ, its army or navy in any expedition unauthorized by congress.” The letter written by Hughes was in response to a com- munication from Senator Hale. TRCEPTION TONIG‘{T ANOTHER BEMIDJI NURSE HAS RETURNED ‘There will be a reception tonight in the basement of the Presbyterian | church in honoy, of Rev. & :| CITED FOR HER WORK - turned from duty with the Y. M. C. INFAVOR OF LEAGUE ’ A. overseas and is spending a few days with friends in Bemidji before veturning to his home in Longmont, Colo. He will leave the city Tues- day night, reception -tonight and although Rev \White will be nere but a short time this will give them an opportunity to meet and talk with the former pastor of the church here. 234975 U. . SOLDIERS ARE STILL IN EUROPE July 28.—Progress is announced as Washington, of demobilization follows: Officers. and men discharged to date 3.028,487: sailed for United States from kurope since: November 11 last, 1,767,327; estimated strength of urmy July 22, 704,845, of whom only 234,975 were in Eu-| rope, 68,000 at sea en route home and .+3,000 in United States; en- listments, 87,289. “OWN YOUR OWN HOME" CAMPAIGN IN ST. PAUL (By United Pess) St. Paul, Minn., July 28.—Scores of new homes have been started in St. Paul durmg the “Own Your home” campaign which will end this week. The St. Paul committee plans 4 whirlwind finish including a big parade. NONPARTY CLAIMS FIVE IN CONGRESS: REFUTED Wasmngton, July 28.—Claim of the Nonpartisan league that it now has virtuafly five members in- con- gréss 18 being resented here. fhe \Jonpartman Leader, league organ, in an editorial recently said Oscar E. Keller of St. Paui, who was elected to fill the place opened by the death of Carl C. Van Dyke, is a ‘“friend” of the league. The league also claims Repreesntative Carss of Du- luth. “These two labor congressmen (from Minnesota)” the editorial says, “with the three league con- gressmen from North Dakota-—Baer, Young and Sinclajir—make a strong liberal group in the lower house at Washington, D. C., a group which will rapidly increase in nambers and influence unless all signs fail.” Persons objecting to the claims of the Nonpartisan league declare they are unfounded so far as Young and Carss are concerned, and call atten- tion to the autobiographies in the congressional directory. Carss says ‘‘political affliations, democrats.” Young says he is a ‘‘re- publican.” Sinclair says he was elected as a ‘“nonpartisan republi- can.” Keller will submit his auto- biography to the public printer.later, but is expected to act with the re- publicans. ‘Baer {s a Nonpartisan leaguer. Everyone is invited ‘to 'attend the | Miss Shook With Field. Hospi- tal in Biggest Engngépmh ' During the War. Oy Las just returned home from active service on the battle uelds of France, Miss Margaret M. Shook, after a year gpent in the hospitals includ- ing field hospitals in the blg battle fronts, During the Chateau Thierry drive in July, 1918, Miss Shook braved the dangers and 'worked with field hos- pital No. 27, attached to the Third division. She was later assigned to mobile hospital, No. 3 and served as urgleal hurse on an npemtlng team there and algg*went through the:St. Mihje] and Meuse, Argonne drives in thig latter she being cited for her work, and again for fleld hospital | work. After the armistice was signed 1 she was made chief nurse of mobile hospital, No. 3, and served in that | capacity until the organization was returned to the United States in June of this year. She is continuing in the service and is stationed at United States general hospital No. 21, in Denver, Colo. The first year of Miss Shook's war service was spent at Fort Snelling, when she was ordered overseus. MISS CALLIHAN IN CITY. Migs E. L. Callihan, secretary of the Bemidji Townsite and Improve- ment company, St. Paul, is in Be- midji looking after business matters. AUTO TOURISTS CAMP AT DIAMOND POINT Point is becoming a auto tourists who have camping outfits along with them. and thus far this season 23 have camped, each for several days be- fore leaving according to P. R. Pe- terson, in charge of the point park. States represented by the tourists ure Oklahoma, Iowa, Noith Dakota, Montana and Nebraska, as well as Minnesota. The park is growing in constant favor with Bemidji people and for the reason it is more attrac- tive than ever, with many added fac- ilities and several marked improve- ments. Diamond Mecea for BOY STOCK JUDGES (By United Press) Devils Lake, N. D., July 28—Two stock judging contests, one for boys and the other for adults will be feat- ures of the summer meeting of the North Dakota dairymen’s and Butter- makers’ association here today. Be- sides J. J. Osternaus, state dairy com- missioner, there will be speakers of national reputation in the dairy busi- ness. Producers and manufacturers will battle out their differences on the baseball diamond. i Another Bemidji Red Cmss n‘urse'