Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 4, 1919, Page 1

SO, Pty W * FOR BISMES NO. 183. ./ Barker To Add Story To Dnl..Sbre Specially for ng_lkmp‘nl _ Start Clearing -7 Site for Specially Design- - "+~ . .ed Picture Theatre. One of the most pratentlous busi- ness digtrict improvements is getting Feady for launching by Earle A. ‘Barker, proprietor of the Barker drug and jewelry store, -who las. let the .contract for adding another story to the-building on Third street, occu- pied by the Barker drug nnd jewelry ‘business. The material for the, lmprovement :has ‘been ordered and the. contract has been let to George:A, Kreatz. It . is expected . the addition-will be com- ol plet,ed in ninety" days. ° < "With'the building of the addition, | *' the entire floor will be specially de- -signed- for Dr.. E.. H. Marcum, who will -open . extensive .oftices, and. be associated with anotler of rare med-, ical attainments. - Floor plans. call _.for. two large, consultation.rooms in “the front, large waiting foom locat- ed just back. Exit sultation rooms wiil be. out-into hali- ways, to - avoid re\‘.ur' through the waiting room. Features of Suite. There will.ibe an X-ray. éxamina- tion room, splendidly equipped with a Victor. Elec;ric cqmpany s machine.. A pntlent coming out frum the ef- fects of ‘ahesthetic 'for minor operd- tions may. have a room fitted With ‘bed,.-- There -will also be a :miedical library,. in a room provided for the purpose, and also a complete -labora- - tory. The floor of the oftices will be, equipped wlth asbestone covering, practically noiseless. The. waiting room will be fur-{, nished with fibre furniture, and the . consultation offices will be done:in "7 “Uake Other offices will be done 'in quiet tone and the s‘cTieme of furni- ture and decorations will be of a home-like order. s BUSXNESS BLOCK. rovement will be made Another:i by Mr. Barker some brick Busi ess block ‘on the va- cant space’betwgen the Barker store and GilLBrothérs’ clothing store. It will be 6t -two stories, modern in every resSpect and replace the build- ing des‘trpyed. by fire a few years. ago. BR [ANS TO REBUILD. kmans, .managers of the lormer Réx theatre, destroyed by fire when three buildings burned on west _Third street a short time ago, have purchased from O’Leary & Bowser the site of the destroyed building west of the former site of the Rex and wdly commenced the work of ¢clear- ing ‘the ° debris, preparatory to the erection of a ‘handsome; specially de- signed motiow picture theatre. /The structure” will be 24 feet in helght allowing for complete ventila* tion from the top. It will be used solely for its purpose, with artistic front and .new seating on a concrete incline, ‘with a capacity of over 400. . London—=88.772 demobilized army lorses have been sold by the British war office for just over $16,600,000, an average of $187 apiece. 4,220 mules averaged $96. TEACHERS ARE GETTING - READY FOR FALL TERM ‘Teachers’ examlnations for com- nion school certificates are being held the first three days of this week at the high'= school, under the super- vision of “‘upermtendent J. C. Me- Ghee. Assistant Superintendent Han- President Deputy is holding exam- inations for professional certificates at the normal the first four days of this weeks County ' boafd of education nioep this afternoon. Superintendent McGhee will speak at the Wideawake Farmers club at the Carl Jones home in * Wednesday, August 6. The same day, Mr. Hankey will speak on the same subject at Baudette. will “DF. 'E' H. M’mum. o “BUSINESS BLOCK NEARBY| from the ‘con- | 0,6ET TURPENTINE _ FROM PINE STUMPS ON MINNESOTA LAND Stellar. Company of \Minne- apolis To Engage in Huge Undertaking - St. Paul, August 4.—A inarket for many million- of pine stumps that now cluster the state owned cut-over lands, and the production of .mpre than $300,000,000: of turpentine and other woad * distillation derivities from the stumps, will result from suc- cessful operation by the Stellar com- pany of Minneapolis, M. Lewis, pre- sident of the organization, has _ad- - | vised "J. ,A. O, Preus, State auditor 'and -custodian ofstate lands, * . “A. problem of: recent, development ingredie sa Lewis. ‘Experlments have P! that ‘the: Norway pine ‘stumps, which | are so abundant in ‘Northern Minne- sota, ‘are exceptionally rich in resin, iand- are especially adapted for the purpose of. manu!ncmlng tarpen- tine, pine tar, pine creosote, pine oil and so0-forth.”” “There are at least 2,000,000 acres of Norway stump lands in Mm- nesota ‘averaging-three cords or more to the acre.:=The conversion of these stumps, whichi:are & big:detriment-to the rsdevelopment.; of: :agricultural lands, can be ‘made an asset to-the state worth many millions . with the process that the Stellar company possesses.” f SECRETARY BAKER, SUBMITS UNIVERSAL MILITARY PLAN 3 (By United Press) M‘t hington, Aug. 4. — Secretary BdkéF ‘of the war department today submitted to congress plans for per- manent universal military training. PAIRS NAMED FOR NEW GOLF SWEEPSTAKES In the first round of the new sweepstakes of the Bemidji Golf club tourney_ the following. players will, pair for the first flight: ounxren vs.’ G. E. Carson, Robinson vs. Baer; ‘Lakin’ v&. Manaugh, Dahlberg vs. Ervin, Lycan vs. Jacobson, -Anderson ve~1rooks, Bacon vs..White, Cool-vs. Dr. Johnson. In the last sweepstakes, Cool and White tied for low gross score. T. S. Ervin had a net score of 39. ; While out on the links Sunday, making the rounds of the course, Ira Cool did the distance in 39. A WEEK OF CONVENTIONS (By United Press) Portland, Ore., Aug.——Portland will be a “convention city” this week, during which period four important:! vgathenngs will be held by the follow- ing; ;| The Pacific Northwest Merchants, the Oregon Retail Merchants’ Asso- ciation, the Oregon Pharmaceutical| association and the Northwest Furni- ture Dealers’ association. o Merchants from all sections of the; Today is also the begmmng of the { Buyers: Week, an annual event pro-| moted by the Portland Chamber of Comme ce. COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT the city council. Little of unusual Nebish on |interest is expected to come up. Scarborough, Fowler Eng. ——~Willmm H." the stumps |- ureshle rious Pacific roast, to. the number of 2500' . key will hold the same at Baudette-}are expected. Tonight is the regular meeting of | the twenty-fifth member ofj Chelsea Hospital, TO LEASE MINNESOTA LAND FOR chzmc St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 4.—45'.3!9 Au- ditor Preus has made public an offer ‘to lease state owned:land at one cent an acre for grazing purposes, “Minnesota invites Montana- and other western states in” the drought- stricken west to feed livestock.on her domain;’ rd-announced. that grazing privileges on them will be leased at nominal sums, as low as one cent an acre. Rentals only sufficient to com- ply with the_laws authorizing the leasmg of the state lands will be ask- ed, ‘he explained. BUSINESS MEN WILL " HEAR M'GARRY TONIGHT Senntor I’ H: ‘McGarry of Walker'| wlll be a Bemidji visitor this even- ing, and while here will confer with business men on several matters of } importance. _The senator will speak at the Benmlji association at- 8:30 o’clock’and it is urged that as many business men as possible hear him. Senator McGarry is president of the Ten Thousand Minnesota Lakes association and also heads the Min- nesota Highway Improvement asso- | ciation, under the auspices of which ;the campaign in hehalf of the Bab- i.cock good roads amendment is being BRITAIN CELEBRA'I'ES FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF WAR DECLARATION Old Father Thames Had the Stage Largely To Himself (By United Press) | London, August 4.—The fifth an- i niversary of England’s declaration of war against Germany falling on a regular holiday, was utilized today for several official and unofficial peace celebrations which had to be eliminated from the Official Joy-Day, July 19. “Old Father Thmfies” had __the | stage. largely to himself this morn- ing when g triumphal . river proces- sion .headed by King George and Qucen Mary in the little used State Barge, proceeded from Tower Bridge up the river to Chelgea. Great crowds of holiday-makers thronged { the banks and bridges, and the river was awarming with small craft of every descnptlon, so that the aquatic marshals, in the persons of the Thames police, and King’s Watermen had. considerable difficulty in keep- ! ;g a - clear course for the proces- on. of boats. " ! The king, and the royal party, i hoarded the gorgeous state barge at the Tower, and amid fanfares of i trumpets and salutes proceeded to the head of the procession. The Kink’s Bargemaster, W. G. West, an official whose duties, in ordinary times are to look after the swans and royal waterfow]l, came to his gQwn today, and clad in a Tudor cos- tume, resplendent in crimson and ! gold, acted as admiral over the thir- ty-two sturdy watermen, also wear- ,mg Tudor period uniforms emblaz- yoned. with royal cypher, who propel- led the distinguished party. An es- I'cort of the picturesque Yeoman of the Guard, looking as though they had just stepped from a pictoral his- tory book and armed with huge hal- berts, also assisted. The royal party disembarked at but.for the re- Esg;:;infic\é;e\lv(,ilheehs ahsel}llce. Miss | his family to hold the office of Mayor | mainder of the day the river was A e Wi ave charge of|of Scarborough sincé 1698, ha: - the examinations, at the high school. | died. g g R PR b /e Page ties/ Preus, as c\lawdmn of vast tracts i N B]RCHSI.AND ASKS . FOR PASSABLE ROADS so Assert Mail Fa ¢ Irregular; Petition Sent ' County Board. 240 Birch Island Farmers' Club recent- ly organized at the Heulin school house, is waging a campaign for bet- ter roads, and the following pream- ble to a petition was drawn, for pre- sentation to the board of county commissioners: We, the members of Birch Island Farmers club, see the ne- cessity of having an.outlet for our products over roads not Awithin the control of the town /board of Birch Island town. ' ~We“therefore respectfully re- " quest arfd petition the board of county commissioners to speedily contruct, or cause to be con- strycted, a road between East Ditch No. b and West Ditch No. 5, as part of the road on West Ditch No. 5 is impassable after all heavy rainfalls, and is a very important factor . towards our mail service. Such as the Birch Island tnrmere have broached has not been uncom- mon, and it is hoped something can tions, that the redblooded settlers of Jthat section can market their pro- ! duce without effort and receive their mail as they should. CROSBY FAILED TO APPEAR FOR PARK RAPIDS SCHEDULE Crosby’s baseball team failed to re- port for its scheduled game with Park Rapids Sunday afternoon when witness what promised to be a good article of ball. Just before the time for play the Park Rapids management phoned that his team had not intended to play, whereat the crowd that had gathered to witness the game gave vent to vociferous expressions of their disproval of the sportsmanship on the part of Crosby’s team manage- ment. ROADLOCATION TOPIC FOR COMMISSIONERS The board of county commissioners will meet tomorrow and on Wednes- day will take up the matter of loca- tion of state road No. 8 in Liberty township district. The road hearing will be held at 10 o'clock. It ap- pears that some farmers want the road to run along a certain route, while others want it some other way. It will be up to the commissioners to do the Solomon act. Today was the last day of the meeting of the county board of equal- ization. | JEWETT TAKES AIR TRIP WHILE AWAY C. W. Jewett returned this morn- ing from a business trip to the Twin Cities to attend a meeting of district managers of the Ford company, and while in Minneapolis took an aero- plane spin with the young lieutenant who flew at the Fourth of July cele- bration in Bemidji. Mr. Jewett says they flew over both cities and that it was a great experience. Today a car of Fords was unloaded by the Jewett garage, and another is looked for tonight. Each car holds seven Fords and makes four cars received in less than a week. { —In conversation with aviators in Minneapolis; they said the thing for Bemidji to do was to secure a land- ing fleld when aviators would inclide Bemfdji in their flights: 7 T0 MARKET PRODUCE| be doune to relieve the traffic condi- | several Bemidji fans were present to’ FRONT; NEW PREMIER - 10 ENFORCE POLICIES (By United Press) 4 London. Aug. 4—Allied troops have captured Onega on the Archangel front, according to an official dispatch today. Bolsheviki claim half of Admiral Kolchek's forces, in the Jregion of Operm, have surrended to the Reds. NEW HUNGARIAN REGIME MAKES OFFER By Edwin Bing ; 3 : (United Press Correspondent) i Budapest, Aug. 4—“A new Hungarian government, suc- ceeding the Bela Kun soviet regime, desires to gstablish friendly relatlons with the allies immediately,” Julius Piedle,"new pre- ‘mier, declared today, when he received the United Press corres- pondent and granted his first newspaper interview. Outlining his program, he said the new cabinet regarded its self as a temporary government, but added that there were certain policies he intended to put in force at once. “Negotiations with Italy have already opened,” he said, “‘with: the view of obtaining immediate cessation of hostilities.” Budapest is under a strict state of siege and perfect order prevails. THE KING OF HOGS (By United Press) Algona, Iowa., Aug. 4.—The king -of Porkers holds court in Towa. He measures seven foot from mnose to tail and weighs 1,100 pounds. James | Vipond, scockmnn near here, an- DEPUTY SKINVIK IN SEARCH FOR SLAYERS While out on business in the north- ern part of the county, Deputy Sher- (By United Press.) St. Paul, Aug. 4—The Dale Street shop of the Great Northern railroad closed down here this afternoon, when 1,000 shopmen walked out in protest over increased food prices. . (By United Press.) SN St Paul, “Aug. 4.—About- 10,000 railroad .shopmen had determined to: strike at noon today, but were per- suaded not to do so, but hold at least until tomorrow pending a mass meeting to be held tonight to discuss the situation. Shop committees said thyy were tired waiting for government action on the wage demands and would strike tomorrow without regards for action that may be taken tonight. Shopmen at Sioux City, la., and Havre, Mont., were reported to have decided to walk out at noon today. STILLWATER MARKET MANAGER MAKES CAL L. T. Bougie, manager of the Still- water Community Market, was in Bemidji yesterday, and while here conferred with the committee named to complete arrangements for the forming of a eompany for the pur- poso of establishing a similar market in Bemidji. Mr. Bougle has been in the produce business seventeen years and he was able to provide the committee mem- bers with much information which will prove of value in the organiza- tion plans here. ALLEGES U. C. T. BACKING ANTI.TOBACCO CAMPAIGN nounced that he reufsed an offer of |iff Skinvik joined.a deputy sheriff $26,000 for the boar and that he|from St. Louis county in search to lo- wouldn’t take twice the amount for|cate the slayers of Jacob Carlson. who him. Louis County in the search to locate Careful watch is kept on the roy-|the slayers of Jacob Carlson, who al hog by a retinue of attendants.' was murdered jn the town of Colvin The. royal pen and hog wallow arc,in that county &Jufia’ 156. The slain the best that money and science can|man was a store keeper and robbery produce. iwas the motive, considerable cash ¥ and Liberty Bonds being stolen.” - The men sought are William Kum- 10 000 ST PAUL SHOP plulu and Andrew Koski, said to be 1. W. W. agitators and draft evad: MEN sTRlKE TUBDAY Qrs, said not to be long in one place. | At one time they lived in the woods of North: Beltrami county, but when the war broke out one of them sold his homestead. SCHOOL BOARD ORGANIZES TONIGHT: ELECTS OFFICERS The boapd of*education will meet tonight in gpeciakseusion.for the pur- pose of organization. 1t had’ beem intended tp meet Saturday niglit but a8 it was a busy time for some of the members, it was decided to defer the meeting until tonight. First Bonafide Interview With Lenine; Would Rule the. World. (By United Press, Copyrighted 1919) Paris, Aug. 4. — Nikolai Lenine, present minister of the Bolsheviki government in Moscow, in the first bona fide interview he has ever granted, asserts that the fitst aim of the Bolsheyiks is to drive.the Jap- anese and Americans from.the Si- berian revolution. Not to reform, is the DBolshevik program. The Bolshevik seeks to overthrow all land owners and cap- italists. They propose to organize the workers of the world, Americans included, into a single fraternal union, and the Bolsheviks would crush all resistance, using terror if necessary. NOMINATION APPROVED. Washington, Aug. 4. ‘The sen- ate judicidry committee today ap- proved the nomination of E. W, Fiske, to be United States district attorney for South Dakota. CHEAPER BREAD MAY RESULT FROM ACTION (By United Press.) Washington, Aug. 4. — Cheaper bread may result from -the present New York, Aug. 4.— After two menths, inquiry.to determine wheth- er there was a concerted campaign to bar the use of tobacco now that liquor has gone by the board the Aseociation Opposed to National Pro- hibition fssued a statement herc charging that the Women's Christian Temperance union was backing a movement to have anti-nicotine laws enacted in every state in the union. The Association Opposed to Na- tional Prohibition further charges the W. C. T. U. with planning to fi- nance its campaign against tobacco without appealing directly for funds | high cost of living. Whether the or naming the purpose for which the | five-cent loaf will be back into the money is to be expended. market basket is a question on which o officials are at variance, but they ADVANCE ON BUDAPEST. agree that is the government allows (By United Press.) wheat to sell at market price instead Paris Aug. 4.—A. Vienna cor-|of at $2.26, guaranteed, a consider- respondent” agency radfo today re- able drop in the price of bread will ports that Roumanian forces have | result. advance dupon Budapest; despite the The plan calls_for lhgfilngg}nent overthrow of Bela Kun, and occupied | to stand a loss of $2 per barrel on the city. Bela Kun arrived and was| flour, controlling both grain and fnternéd, it is reported. flour markets. —— o governmental efforts to reduce the - PR S