Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 22, 1919, Page 1

. VOLUME XVIL NO. BENIDJI SENDS MANY VISTTORS | T0 BLACKDUCK " ONSOLDIERDAY 4 d and Ball Team Take sz Part in Day’s Program; _ 100 Make Trip. -AMERICAN LEGION POST ORGANIZED DURING DAY ‘New Unit Inducted by Huff- man and Stanton, Local Post Officials. Over 100 Bemidjites were present .at: the Blackduck Homecoming . _~Thursday, including the Bemidji military band, led by Director Riggs, and:'a Bemidji baseball team put to- gether in Bemidji for a game with Bagley. - The affair was in the nature of a .celebration in honor of Blackduck’s _returned service men, and various »seég,iom of the county and adjoining counties contributed to the 100. or smore.. soldiers, sailors and marines présent; all attired in their uniforms, hejghtening the effect of the big thirong that spent the day in Black- -duek: ; ; The score of the baseball £ame was 13 to 5 in favor of Bagley, the win- ners taking advantage of several costly misplays on the part of the lo . They also batted heavily at opportune tinies. Another feature of the day was the'boxing match between Ray John- son of Minneapolis and Harry Brock of ‘Bliackduck, which C. W. Jewett of Bemidji refereed. ’ e Throughout .the day the Bemidii band played and in the evening pre- sented a concert which was: reegived. ! Dancing. was al ‘ture of the evenin . Legion Post’Organized. . The big feature of the day was the -organization of an American Legion post. by Hallan L. Huffman, of Be- midji, - chairman of the Beltrami Couiity Central committee, and H. Mayne . Stanton, commander of the Ralph Gracie post of . Bemidji. The néw ' post intends to be represented at the state convention, to be held during the state fair. Temporary officers were elected as follows: Commander—Arthur Hustad. Senior vice.—Earl Rader. - Junior vice.—Henry Landord. “Treasurer—Fred Reed. Adjutant—Neil Witting. These officers will act as the exe- scutive committee until a permanent organization is affected when the -charter is received. Attended Celebration. “Among the Bemidji people who at- tended- the home coming celebration at ‘Blackduck yesterday were: Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Burke and family, Mrs. J. 0. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L, - «can; County Attorney and. Mrs. Gra- ' ‘haim:M. Torrance, Dr. Dannenberg, Abg -Grossman and family, Mr. and J. H. Koors, Miss Marie Ray- - of Duluth, who is a guest at thee: Koors home, Alex Cameron, E. N. Bbertiand family and Mr. and Mrs. Witliam' Clish and family, Dr. E. H. :Smith, wife and sons, and Dr. Smith’s tather, G. E. Carson and family, Mr. aud¥ts. A. Lord and party, Mr. and. My eorge T. Baker, daughter Rose Marié; Mr. and Mrs. E. N. French and daughter, Carleton Crothers, Mr. and Mrs. Hector Brown, John Messelt, A. ‘Palmer and party, H. Mills and SEENMy, M. “Achenbach -and-{amily, ice and wife and three daugh- sMise-Olive -Curtis, W. Z. Robin- H. Z. Mitchell, D. 8. Mitchell, -Wileox; Mr. and Mrs. J. Dalto nd Mrs. Fred Langdon and 8o Mr.~and ‘Mrs. Bart Stafford, -Martin .-Dunn_and family, H..Mayne Stanto; " Judge C. W. Stanton, Mrs. C. R. Sa ‘born, Dr. and Mrs. D. L. Stanton, Mr. and ‘Mrs. H. L. Huffman, David Gill and family, C. W.. Jewett, L. P. Eck- strum and wife, Mr. and Mrs, George Walker and daughter, Dale Walker, onger, Mr. and Mrs. Andy Mc- pbb, ‘Misses Leota Hockett, Arlene - ‘Fyenead, Petra Larson and Marguar- y "Peeters, W. L. Brooks, Mr. and ‘Mre. ' ‘Charles Van, :Mrs.. Willlam Suifth, n Bemidji 'base ball team, and “Bemidji band. = POTATO BUYER ASSERTS MARKET IS STRONG P. G. Troppman, well known as a Potato buyer and shipper, in connec- tlon with his department store busi- L , remarked today in the course of ¥ 'a conversation regarding the potato ‘situation that he had shipped four carioads for a buyer, thus far this spring, and sent out adotier car to- day. Mr. Troppman said the price be- ing paid at present was $2 per hun- dred, with the small potatoes elim- inated, and that the demand was _heavy. |SUGAR SHORTAGE IS arntly. | “INEW ORDINANCE WHICH AFFECTS | STREET SIGNS! (_Zalcul-t.ed to Prevent ;H Bumping from Low Hn'n?;- REPORTED IN BEMIDJ - BY MANY HOUSEHOLD Several Unable to Purcha: Any, While Some Secure 5nuli Supply. . ‘It would seem from the reésults of consumers attempts: to dbtain sugar; in-‘Bemidji that there is" a “decided shortage, as reported by the dealers in the city. Several faniilies have re- ported that they have been able.to obtain: only & very small- quantity, and one family stated they were able t 1; d after calli . Uy the ‘rounds of the groceries. ey i GOVERNMENT IN CONTROL. | AwNINGS MUST HANG Washington, Aug. 22.—Active con- trol of sugar prices has been resumed by the government, through an agreement _reached between the De- partment of justice and the food ad- ministration that licenses will be re- voked by the:latter when'it is shown deglers have been profiteering. Sugar'ighould ‘reach the consumer at approximately 11c a pound, it was announcéd, based on the ownership of the entire -domestic and Cuban crop by the United States sugar equaliza- tion board, which_is selling to re- fingrs at 7.28¢ a pound. Refiners are under contract with the board to sell at ¢, 1éss two per cent discount for cash, wholesalers and'jobbers are al- lowed a maximum of 68c ‘per 100 pounds for handling and retailers are permitted a.profit of one to one and ome-half cents per pound making a fair price 1ic, except in cases where dealers have purchased at an “unrea- sonable’” price due to misunderstand- ing in the trade. When this is a fact, a reasonable agvance over the actual cost will be permitted. SEVEN FEET OVER WALKS; Already Provided for By Pre:|. vious Qrdinamfe; So}ne 1 Exceptions Madg. Failure to comply with the new sign and awning ordinance, which goes into effect in Bemidji on Sep- tember 1, will mean that violators are liable to a fine of $60 or 90 days in the county jail. frie The ordinance is a late one, passed at the last meeting of the council, and is calculated to prevent shoving over the sidewalks, streets and alleys of low hanging, head knocking signs, wooden awnings, banners, flags or decorations. They've got to be hung at least :seven feet from the walks, streets or alleys and extend not more than four feet from the building to which they are attached. That being a fact, there will be several marked changes in the busi- ness district of the ecity. *" These are Permitted. Banners adyertising community af- fairs, chautauquas, conventions legal holiday celebrations or observances, and along that line, will be permitted to be flung to the breeze not more than ‘a week before the event takes place, not longer than any one w 4 in any previous month, and they are to be hung-nét-less.than 25 feet high out--of thre:“way . of “pedestridns. ‘on. walk, ‘street or.alley. : 3 In several instances, it is-claimed, long heavy signs are left to grow dangerous in their fastenings .and liable to .cause injury.by a fall upon passeérsby, and it is also to eliminate this lability that the ordinance has been passed. HOUSE WIRING DRIVE SWAMPS LOCAL OFFICE ‘When John M. Culver, special serv- ice man for ‘the Minnesota Electric Light & Power comnany came to Be- midji a few days g0 with the inten- tion. of institutire a house wiring campaign, he pos: ed the idea that a number of residences would be con- nected, but the result has been that orders for house wiring have poured in until he has been compelled to ask the office -headquarters in Chicago for help in the installations. In fact, over 60 contracts for wir- ing have been made and the work is far behind, with calls being made personally at the office to have work done and the wiring installed im- mediately. And orders are still com- ing in, several electric irons and washers being included as well as other household electric equipment. MASTER JOHN GIBBONS COUSIN MET LIKE FATE St. Paul, Aug. 22.—Five years ago this month the 12-year-old son of J. C. Devereux, municipal court officer, was drowned in the Black pool. He has received a telegram from Bemidji telling of. the drowning of his 12- year-old nephew, J. F. Gibbons, Jr., Thursday while swimming in the lake. : The boy, was the son of Judge John F._Gibbons of Bemidji, formerly- of St. PPaul. "He was the mephew of Father J. C. Gibbons, .at one time} pastor of the Cathedral, who died a few years 8go.. MONTANA SHERIFF SAYS " COUNTY HERE PROSPEROUS C. W. Powell, sheriff of Glasgow, Mont., is aniong the business visitors in the city. He states they have not had any rain out there for six months and the rajn and country around here looks.good to him. WILSON MAY GREET PERSHING ON ARRIVAL ‘Washington, Aug. 22.—President Wilson may go to New York to greet General Pershing, who is expected to arrive from overseas September § or 9, it was announced at the White House today. 1t is not believed the president will be in San Francisco to review the Pacific fleet, September 3, as planned. _DANCE AT BIRCHMONT. There will be a dance at Birchmont this evening and a feature will be good music. ) Ralph Gracie Post, Bemidji, In -_. the: List; Requests Ar- omplete organization of 99 posts ‘of<the American’Legion in Minnesota is annownced-at state headquarters in St. Paul, the legion being com- posed of returned soldiers, sailors and mwarines; - There is at least one post in every ‘county in the state except three and organization work in these counties is being pushed so that they may be represented at the first state conven- tion of service men to organize the state . branch of -the Legion. This convention will be held in St. Paul September 2, 3 and 4 and will be made the occasion of a state home- coming reception for all former sol- diers, sailors and marines. Beltrami county is included in the list of 99 counties, Ralph Gracie post of Bemidji having a charter, H. Mayne Stanton, commander. It is stated that applications for charters are being received at the rate of five per day by George Chapin, state sec: retary of the organization, St. Paul. LUTHERAN SERVICE TONIGHT. There will be services in the Luth- eran Free church at Nymore this-eve- :uug at 8 o’clock. O. P. Grambo, pas- or. ; WESTERN FOREST FIRES SWEEP IN TORRENTS (By United Press.) Missoula, Mont., Aug. 22.—With ashes falling on Wallace and Mis- soula, “seriously menaced and out of control,” report flooded forestry offi- cials here from scores of camps near the forest fires in northern Idaho, eastern Washington and wéstern Montana. - Help from Denver was rushed heré, The smoke in the city is dense |- and business is practically paralyzed. TO REVIVE RESOLUTION. . (By United Press.) Grand Forks’ N. D, Aug. 22.— The Grand Forks Commercial club will make an effort to revive Senator Gronna’s resolution proposing .oné | cent a mile railroad fare for agricul- tural help. This bill which fixes a one cent rate for help coming into the grain belt, providing they travel ] under the direction and control of the federal labor board, was defeated last gession. Present railroad rates, it is contended, by the local club, are one factor in increasing the wages of harvest and threshing workers. ENTRIES COMING IN. Rochester, Minn. Aug. 22.—En- tries for one of the best horse meets in the northwest this season are be- ing received here today. The meet is to be held during fair week, Sep- tember 10 to 12. A purse aggregat- ing $2,100 is~to be divided among the winners. The card follows: Wednesday, September 10, 2:30 trot, purse $300; 2:15 pace, purse $40 Thursday 2:20 trot, purse $40 0 page. purse $300; Friday, free- “ar.91l,"purse $400; 2:18 pace, purse $300. l BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY EVENJ";G. AUGUST -22, 1919 inds touight, tomorrow. State (Ofilfll’ Draws Measure ‘ney:general; sentative Frank E. Nimocks, Minne- apolis, who purposes to introduce the measure as- House File No. 1 at the beginning, September 8, of the spe- cial session of the legislature. cold storage plants in the state sub- ject to license and supervision by the newly created state department of agriculture. Reports of all products in storage ‘must be made in detail and filed quarterly—in January, April, July and October—with the commissioner of agriculture. the date..of receipt and limitations are placed on periods food products may be kept in storage, as follows: ete. fish. and sheep. Four months—Veal. eased or for other seasons unfit for human consumption While no special provision is made for inspectors, the commissioner of agriculture is called upon to make periodical inspections and to perform other duties in the enforcement of the law. STEEL WORKERS STRIKE date for, the nation wide strike, af- fecting 250,000 organized iron and steel workers, will be announced in ten days, unless the heads of the United States Steel corporation agree to arrange for conference with uniop representatives, union ofticials hnv”o.‘ asseried. - : & “MYSTERIOUS” LADY ‘There seems .to be wonderment as to the continued pre- sence of a young lady who has been frequenting Birchmont road the past week, armed with a note book and spending the da; Guesses as to her mission.have been made and for the information of the curious it can be said: service of the tate highway associa- tion. road and is annually checked for traf- fic each year, that the state know how much the road is used, in judging figw important it is and the amount of money for its maintain- ence. ed andralso vehicles that pass and report made. second time by Indian Agent John- son, charged with furnishing liquor to an Indian. He has been held under $500 bonds for hearing August 25. . Weather—Hotel Markham: Fair; S CENTS PER MONTH 4 ! WHERE GERMAN DUCHESS: IS ¥ ‘ARCHDUKE JOSEPH QUITS ‘ AS HUNGARIAN HEAD the Red Cross. 3 By George Martin. (United Press Correspondent.) \Washington, Aug. 22.—Decision of senate fordign relations commit- to: lengthen the hearings on the ‘freaty still further, by granting a ‘hedring .to: Greek, Irish, Egyptian g |and;. mid-BEyropean representatives, | e ex-duchess of Hessen will henceforth make the castle of Tarasp, in|threatened today to renew the agita- A { er Engadine, Switzerland, her permanent residence. The castle wag|tion: for taking the treaty out of the e ittee’s hands. majority of the committee took \position that the subject peoples, o 'who" did not get a satisfaction at | H 'Paris, should be allowed to air their PACKER’S SON-IN-LAW. CLASSED ENEMY ALIEN. HAS BEEN DEPORTED Dr. Muck, Former Leader of Boston Orchestra, Goes on Same Vessel. Paris, Aug. 22.—Archduke Joseph has yesigned as head of the Hungar- fan erpment and has left Buda- pest, & Vienna radio dispatch to a dws agency reported today. STORAGE PLANTS " REBELS ATTACK RED CROSS. Washington, Aug. 22.—Repeated attacks by Austrian revolutionists New York, Aug. 22.—Count James [upon an Americkn Red- Cross relief Minotto, -son-in-law of Louis F.|supply train, travelling from Paris to 5 Swift, the-Chicago- packer, ‘and: Br-{Bucharest, were reported to Red q Karl Muck, former leader of the Bos- | Crosy_headquarters here today. The 8 ton Symphony orchestra, both of [dispatch was sent by Americans in whom were interned during the war |charge and stated most of the attacks as enemy aliens, sailed from here for | were repelled by French, Serbian and Copenhagen on the Scandinavian- | Roumanjan soldiers.at the point of American liner Frederick VIII. rifles. - can and not a German, but that he STATE PR0mBm0N . LAW IS HELD VALID sailed for Denmark “a man without Minneapolis, Aug. 22.—The state a country or a flag,” Dr. Muck ar- rived at the pier with his wife only prohibition enforcement law, passed by the last legislature, was held con- a short time before the hour of de- ire. He was accompanied by stitutional by Judge C. S. Jelley in district court here. operatives of the department of jus- The court overruled demurrers to tice, whose duty it was to see that the musician boarded the liner. ‘This done, a secret service agent indictments returned by the Henne- pin county grand jury in fourteen cases involving charges of selling, warned Capt. A. G. Thompson, com- manding the vessel, to make sure Dr. Muck did not leave it” within the three-mile limit. Then he took his station on the pier at the gangplank until the ship was warped out into manufacturing and transporting liquog. Representative cases in all three forms of alleged violations were cited . by Judge Jelley to be tried in the ’ state supreme court for hearings the river. early in the September session for Dr. Muck—whose lean figure, swaying gracefully as he directed his rgllngs. STATE FOOD MEASURES POST GRADUATE COURSE| " ARE BEING DRAWN orchestra, had charmed so many au- diences in pre-war days—was in a bitter mood as today he took his de- parture from the land in which he had been applauded. Dr. A. V. Garlock has returned to 5\&' K Bemidji from a month’'s absence in !QL Paul, Aug. 22.—Four bills deal- Chicago, where he took a post grad-|ing’ with the high cost of living are uate course at the Illinois Eye and [beibg repared for Representative Ear Infirmary. Dr. Garlock is a spe-{ Framk’ Nimocks of Minneapolis, cial practioner in these afflictions; who will introduce them at the open- P also in nose and throat, as well as lhd'\'ol the coming of the extra ses- being a regularly registered physi- [slomy After study of the question, it cian and surgeon, although his time {hasheén decided that a state law lim- | is not devoted fo the latter. iting the amount of profit dealers Mrs. Garlock, whose home is Chica- | 1h8y earn would not be constitution go, and the children will remain un- |al:' til the first of September. .+'Biis being prepared by E. S. Oak- ley,, assistant attorney general, are #s follows: . Regulating cold storage of foods, (mlting time products may be kept in ‘storage, and providing for inspec- | tfon: by state department of agricul- ForiLegislation Regulating Food Supplies ' St. Paul, Aug. 22.—Aimed at the iving, a bill to regulate plants has-been wepnged akley, assistant attor- ag.the request of Repre- g The proposed law will make all Containers must be stamped with Nine .months—Dressed fowls, eggs, Eight months—Butter and fresh Six months—Beef carcasses, pork Storage of food that is tainted, dis- is prohibited. DR. GARLOCK RETURNS FROM CALLED IN TEN DAYS (By United Press.) Youngstown, O., Aug. 22.—The W iy SHOES THAT COST $5.50 w7t MARKED $12 IN BOSTON “~1 “Bgston, Aug. 22.—1nqu|’f’lntu the high cost of shoes by the county grand jury developed that some shoe workers had been earning $120 a week. These instances were few, but it was testified that many made $60 a week while the average was about $40. Boys have been getting $30 a week. . It was said that a pair of shoes sold by a manufacturer for $5.60 was displayed in a store 400 yards from the factory marked $12. POLISH WAR SECRETARY PLEADS WITH ALLIES By Carl D. Groat. (United Press Correspondent.) Berlin, Aug. 22.—Declaring that Germany has resorted to massacre in Upper Silesia, in order to establish her power before th plebescite, was held by Yorfanti, Polish secretary of war, who pleaded today that the al- lies send a commission to organize the country and preserve order. “If the entente nations will not send troops to pacify the district let them give a mandate to the Poles,” Yorfanti said. STATE ROAD CHECKER considerable tare. ; A lmfiing it a felony to allow food- tufls to rot and waste in the sofl, in ars, or on the ground. Afuending antitrust law to provide ftraight prison sentences without op- ftion of a fine, for conspiring to raise Fprices on necessaries of life. -, A memorial to congress asfing a full ‘or partial embargo on exports ot ;coal, sugar and other foodstuffs, inttl needs of this country have been provided for. - g i~ The cold storage bill has been pre- red. It requireg all cold storage ‘wareliouses to be licemsed by the 'cornmissioner of agriculture, and in- :wfied as to their sanitary condi- tioiid; - Bach warehouse is to keep a complete record of receipts and with- drawals of food, open to the state in- spéctors, and is to make a report to the, commissioner four times a year. ‘A1l fbod stored is to be stamped with. the date. SHERIFF BRINGS INSANE. ',fihpflfl Andrew Johnson returned té ay from the township of Langor with Per Olson, alleged to be insane. The hearing will be held tomorrow. long the roadside. The woman in question is in the The Birchmont road is a state may A count of all autos are check- Curiosity satisfied? Joe Durand has been arrested a S A i B