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

BEMIDJI P. 0. EMPLOYES GEI' RAISE IN SALARY BELTRAMICOS Contmn‘nan Knutson'. Tele- Washington, Aug. 28—Postoffice committée will report bill today granting an increase of $150 per an- num,’ effective July 1, 1819, to all employes connected with the Bemidji nostoftice, including rural carriers, *"" HAROLD KNUTSON, ", Congréssman Sixth distriot. lS BR()ACHED AT Fifty-Pound Pw_npkin, Two 20- " Pound ‘Citrons Among the Exhibits Propentlon in Vicinity .~.: of New Normal BETTER FIRE PROTECT ION BY CLOSER 19 POUND CABBAGE & INCLUDED IN THE LIST This i8 a 'provision in the $40,000,- 000, wage .increase for postal em- ployes throughout the nation rec- ommeénded by the house postoffice cominittee. It was opposed by the . b 2 1 9 L Slx Thouunaf Circulars Will government postoffice authorities, Special Train' to. Red Lake —— " |including Postmaster General Burle- A ypic; Band . Tell Faif, Visitors of son, 850 'reans that' Bemidii poss.| Foirs Amothe Topics . Beltunll County office employes will be paid the pro- Would Be Taken 6L rata, llrom July 1, of this year. The — special wire from Congressman Kunt- new uhue Among the exhibits to be sent t0}son .was. réceived by The Pioneer pa?;“‘,?}f,’,';,? eg}o“;); :e ponib‘;e by the_ state fajr “by Beltrami county |this morning. - purchase. of the triangular block varities of grain, number 6, third addition, and which 25m gll;gwt!!l;: ls;:;: mem soUAD Is directly tacfas ;g?l ;llorx?al school 6:3! b oo o ORDERED TO REPORT vegetables are n pound pumpkin pounds each by Lee Hiltz, pound Golden : Hubbard squash ‘by| . EARLYNExT WEEK Nels Willits, three or four varities of . Y iy & 10 -pound mangles. and a 19-pound i b Bt o Ay o e 5 by Herman Fenske. I 3 c'?;fi:g tyhe ‘raits shipped are Com: | Bettér Material to Draw From | Vandersluis, Dr. E. A. Shannou,, Abe * pass cherries, seveml varieties of ap- 7 :las, Concord ‘grapes, several varie-| . ' _‘n.l"." Year’s Big ties of plumi nd among the miscel- i -.\V“.n..mg Eleven laneous exhibits are wool, beeswax, & maple sugar and maple syrup, sugar cané -and’ peanu the ground can be pnrclmu‘i at figures within -reach being - madeé known. The proposition has;. been considered by the lioard of fiark org; . W Smith i he | missioners and the purchase will ) hyag‘? 1fhot’t’,§1‘1’°zflfc,‘," ltm: probably be made as soon as citizens PR i i. 3 ’ of the city make it known that they "{‘ 4 Six’ mfiflver_tln iy i eatly: n:xte;lele]:o toothall spractiss favor addi'tlonal parks, and especial- tention 61 county's re- “Ind{éations are that we will have|ly one so splendidly located as the sources: Dortunities, which | 5 gtronger team this year than last,” | One immediately adjacent to the new | have 'been’ ‘prepa dd by the Bemidji|said Mr. Smith, “and we want' all |normal e Beltrami county|candiddtes to turn out the first Discuss Fire Proteotion. realty bokrd, werd sent to the state| yeek.” . Much interest was manifested in fair Wwith the Beltrami county ex-| ‘It will be remembered that the{a discussion of Bemidji’s situation as 5 et 1918 téam defeated all teams played. | regards fire -protection and preven- ? oeleF! secretary of theld number; of the ofd team will be|tion, and it was voted to ask the Beltrami-county fair association, and baek, 4mo s,WMCh afe Cochran, cap-| common council. to make such ar- A. W. Aanjodt; ugricultural agent,{tain Ande Damn,: ho played end | rangements as will provide a more left: last_evening pnd will arrange|pyt ake, ggodfmaterial for a|efricient supervision of fires and .a bits.“ They; will be joined at{haif dc John Koors, a star line-|rigid .investigation of fire hazards, ¢ by H. Olin, who will [ mgp: Btapleton, a good - lineman, | that they may be entirely eliminat- 2 assi&l thert thie work. John Gil- | Tharlgon in' the . line, . Denu. end,|ed. ‘Such action’is necessary if Be- 1) 1eave-tofilght and ‘will® ‘Join | Stechman 1_effd “or_back_fiel rold ; en) : ] {“stay” halfpack;” Mcbougald i K ?:d Boyce, both good material mr ‘Thé askot‘}atioh ‘went ’i)nhri I Spali ial lit.-as fithe line. éndofsing. v t- Which. §8 y 1.5 :”pa‘;ual l'f;fi' f‘; A dozen ew kuits have basn or- by ‘Intérnational Falls to. win exhibits ‘will be received up dered ‘and indications are that a|designation as being -the -proper 10- o'elfick’ tonight:" " world of new-material will be out to|cation for the new state !?slt;tluotl(;n . Gm“ in Sheaf. try for pesitions on the team. for in chapter 407, laws. of or * Black oats, Chat, Olson. O feeble minded and epiliptics, and‘ . ist’ th ighb ity in in:::: :;:' E‘l’rl:\mpeil:n i REx Monon PlcrURE voted to assis e neighbor city securing ‘them, if possible. Macaroni- wheat, Al Hazen. The Indian Problem. Spring rye, Loren Coyle. : HOUSEBEING REB“".T Much interest was attached to a Fife wheat, Elmwood Farm. discussion between John Morrison, ‘White Russian’bats, Wm. Hass. Out of the ashes of the recent de-{president of the Minnesota Chippe- Speltz, Elmwood Farm. structive blaze that swept the Rex|was, and:.George W. Cross, superin- Abundance oat: . A. Fond. theatre out of existence, is rising a|tendent of the Red Lake Indian res- Yellow Kersc‘ n oats, Blmwood | modern motion picture house, spe-|ervation, following the request of Farm. ; cially designed for its purpose, and|the former that the association pass Silver Mine oats, Elmwood F'xrm it is expected to ‘be in operation ere|a resolution asking the Minnesota Swedish . Select oats, Elmwood{iong. members in congress to use their ut- Farm. The concrete.foundation is all set|most efforts to secure the enforce- Marquis wheat, Elmwood Farm. and materfal fs arriving upon the|ment of the agreement of 1889 made Barley, C. F. Schmedsr site, the contractors intending to by the government and the Chippe- Barley, beardléss, Steinbrook. push the work to rapid completion.|wa Indians. o The laying of the concrete inclined 2 Seed ‘Grain. floor has commenced, and the brick Chippewas Cede Lands. Spring rye; Loren Coyle. sidewalls will soon be started with a greement: the ' Indians ‘Winter rye, Hugo Hensel. brick front of st . The nited States in trust Marquis wheat, Hugo Hensel. new seating h all their”lands embraced within the Silver Mine oatd, Hugo Henselow.- for and is the fiost modern made.|ten refervations in Minnesota, ex- Fife wheat, Elmwood Farm. The structure will be an exclusive | cept sufii‘élent land on Red Lake and Buckwheat, Neleon. ‘motton- picture house and the former| White Earth reservations to make ‘Barley, John Sobér. popular brands will be shown, as|allotments to the Indians residing ts, G. Erickstad. | well a5 several new features. thereon, or that might be removed Bpeltz, Elmwotd :Farm. .. to the White Earth reservation and ““Barley, hulless, Eimwood Farm. Sweet corn, wmte, Gill Crone. Field corn, Swenson. Sweet corn, J7H. F{e:ll:h b Corn No. 13, Eicksta @8k = Corn, white dént, Eickstadt. Ensilage corn, .Hugo Hensél. Pop corn, white, D. A. White. Corn, N. W. Dent, Miinard. Corn, Hubbard Ce., J. French. Corn, Dent, O. J. Ness. (Continued on, Page Three.) [P COUNTRY CLUB BOARD MEETS THIS EVENING —_— An important ~meeting of the board of governors of the Bemidji AR !with a further reservation of suffi- wusoN wn.L BEGN cient .land to allot the Indians resid- ing within the ceded territory, who NA“ONAL TOUR sm 3 desired to take their allotments on 2. the land upon which they :\lmre dre& N siding; the pine timber on the cede: Wi‘lvs:zh':%]tlons'm‘:".‘gl'mzst';‘f"“l'd::t lands to be disposed of under govern- country in the interest ot“tbeopeac: x(nze‘;lotzlosupervl:)lonioth:e ci(;i‘:,el;m:: acrel g,e?y :“d ls?gt“" b"’ nations next|pomestead laws of the United States, -|the land a e rate of: His first stop will be in Columbus, | ycre, the net proceeds derived from Ohio. the sale of timber and land to be placed in the Unjted States treasury BEMIDJ[ BAND 'l'o to the credit of the Indians, drawing five per cent per:annum for 50 years, PI‘AY PAVEMENT DANCE three-fourths to be paid annually to the Indians and the other fourth to be used annually in the establish- 9 g - en f free schools micjl & will play for the com- 1 B : this evening. All members of the 23:‘}&“;:3:&01‘{"‘,"“{(, trors 8330 - Will Be Investigated. bodrd are urged to attend. s 2 , Mr. Cross argued that the time has g o’clock to 10:30 o'clock at the usual not come for the strict enforcement lace, intersection of Fourth street : p i 9 of the agreement and, that a part, FEDERAL LABOR ls andEvsemblggi i::e\l:l‘-leéd to attend ang|20d Dot all, of the Indians will be a gom;y Y t 8 dancing will b benefited. So important is the mat- Drogram for fancing €|ter that the association will make a HOLDING u'lE BALANCE presented by the band. thorough investigation before action Fneniian 3 is taken, and a committee for such a (By United Press.) LANE URGES CONFERENCE pRurposEiwill be pamed by President Washipgton, Augd28..—Holding in | e, ven. & | its hands’the daliw%e balance of the OF GAPITAL ARD Lmn -~ ‘Red Lake Exeumon. economical and industrial future of (By United Press.) - Eflort Will be-made to run an ex- the country, the executive council of Waahington Aug. 28.—An immed- | cursion train ffom Bemidji to the the American Federation of Labor]iate conference of capital and labor! Red Lake Indian” Fair on Bemidji -~ 3 -met in extraordinary session here to- |is necessary to solve the economic|day, and a comn iftée to make the fi/ day. situation as it is at present confront- | necessary arrangements has been Leaders do not expect immediate ing the people of the United States, | named as follows? 'Walter F. Mar- action on steel and the railroad sit-|according to Franklin K. Lane, sec-|cum, John Dalton and Barney Erick- uation, believing that the rank and |retary of the interior, in a statement son. The Bemidji band ahd baseball file may be. congulted before steps|here today. He urgea that President team mays: ucgmpany the ftair. vis- are: -taken on ‘broader questions of | Wilson call a conference and not itors. 7 ewis: future policy. = — wait for congress to act. } "It ‘was announced that there will Grossman and others ,the fact that| ; BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY BVENING AUGUST 28, 1919 B C HARRIS & Ewing Washingion was shown the effec WHITE HOUSE UNDER SEARCHLIGHTS Weather—Markham hotel: - Warm- 45¢ PER MONTH er, followed by unsettied. tveness of wmodern searchlights in an ibition in which the White House was fllumined by powerful lights obtrated by army engineers. This photograph shows the executive mansion, and the east wing with the state, war and navy building in the background. BEMIDJI HOLDERS OF PAN MOTOR C0. STOCK _ATTEND THE ANNUAL Biélp_bcue Big Feature; Reports Show Plant Outlook Flattering eral Bemidji stockholders of the; Pan Motor company of St. Cloud atténded the wig'barbecue given by the company Tuesday, when 28 quar- ters;iof beef, 760 loaves of bread, 10,- 000 cups of coffee and 420 pounds ol sugar, and other edibles were heart- ily ‘partaken of by thousands in line for the feed. Fully 5,000 participated in the noon day meal. The barbecue was a feature of the official meeting of the stockholders and :there were about 4,000 in at- -tendance, Tl‘e, first barbecue was given two yearg ago, when the Pan company wasg gble to do its business in a small building, but the phenomenal growth has® made necessary its expension into lmmanse buildings, while Pan Towlr isan attractive section of homes. St. Cloud residences h y at the meeting, the total liabili- -Fties on July 31, exclusive of the capi- tal stock, amounted to only $350, 095.20, while on the same date there -had been subscribed $3,763,327.50 of the five million nuthurlzed capital ‘stock, and there remains unsubscrib- ed, $1,236,672.560" on the basis of the ‘par value. Autos are now being built, the plant having been devoted to gov- ernment war contracts during the big conflict, and over 40,000 cars have been ' contracted for, 4,948 trucks and 4,648 tractors, represe.- ing a total value of $53,675,000. AMERICAN-POLES AND GERMANS IN CLASH (By United Press.) London, Aug. 28.—American Poles clashed with German troops in two conflicts at Sossnitz in Silesia last Saturday. according to dispatches re- ceived here today. Germans are reported to have eressed the . frontier and engaged General Haller’'s Second division, which is formed. exclusively of Poles, recruited in the United States. Con- tinual sniping, ariel bombing and machine gun fire are reported along the Silesian-Polish border. LIBERTY ‘GOES OVER’ TOP. 5. A. CAMPAIGN The township of Liberty has gone “over the top” in the Salvation Army drive, having subscribed $60 to this fund. The money has been turned over to W. L. Brooks, chairman of the drive. Liberty farmers are strong on do- ing things whenever they start and in the Salvation Army campaign more than made good on their allot- ment, HINDENBURG TO RUN ON PEOPLES TICKET (By United Press.) Berlin, Aug. 28.—The National People’s party has decided to nomin- ate Marshal von Hindenburg as its candidate in the next presidential election, it was reported authorative- ly téday. No'date for the presiden- tial election i Germany has been: announced. . be no luncheon next Wednesday, the steward to be on his vacation. The luncheons will be resumed the week following and will continue through- out the fall and winter without in- terruption and President Given urges all-new members to be present at the ‘weekly luiicheons and take. part In AHessubjeets ap for discussion - STEPS TAKEN TOWARD BETTER FIRE PROTECTION PUBLIC SCHOOL OPENS TUESDAY; = \EEDAYSSET INHLS. REGISTRY Teachers Will Meet in High School Assembly Room Monday, 3 o’Clock SEVERAL TEAQHERS OF PROMINENGE ARE BACK New Faces Will Be Seen in Corps, Each Secured for Special Fitness On the same day, next Tuesday, that the new normal opens its fall semester, the Bemidji public schools will also open for the coming school ~ FOR MINNESOTA FORESTS [ 32"5: %55 &'elock Tussany mesnias State to Strengthen Its System (By United Press.) St. Paul, Aug. 28.—Spurred to ac- and the grades will convene at 9 o'clock. Government Inspector Urging| On Monday the teachers will meet at 3 o'clock in the afternoon in the assembly room of the high school. Pri?clpal J. W. Smith of the high school has designated Friday, Satur- day and Monday as registration days, and all students will be required to register before entering school. tion by governmental recommenda- The teaching force is composed of tions the. state forester’s office today protection for Minnesota’s forests. The steps included efforts to push vention program. . William L. Hall, Washington, D. C., assistant federal forester, who récently completed a survey of the timber resources of the Northwest, of forest fire danger. “It i only a matter.of 15 years,” future.” measures must be taken immediately. DORMITORY CONTRACT DEFERRED T0 AUG. 29 Word has been xece|ved by A. P. White of the Northern National bank, member of the state normal school board, that the decision on letting the contract by the board of control for the normal dormitory in Bemidji has been postponed until August 29, for further consideration, as regards the plans. BAKER'S PRODUCTS HAVE IMPROVED IN QUALITY (By United Press.) St. Paul, Aug. 28.—Through the efforts of William P. Grelck, St. Paul chemist, baker’s products have, im- proved in quality today. He has de- vised a method of condensing butter- densed buttermilk added to a barrel omists. DIAMOND POINT BEACH s urged immediate strengthening the fire protection system for Min- neésota forests. He suggests that roads be constructed in the timber districts, rails cut and telephones in- stalled as means of further reducing| Tou Kennedy, assistant prlnel’n jd Hall, “when the southern pine} - ‘| of “this country will beexhausted. The great ‘eastern wood interests now | Marguerite Jones, history, clvlos» are looking for such material from | (math) the west, and if Minnesota comnserves its resources properly it will be.al source of magnificent income for the Minnesota and the northwest, i Hall asserted,-were adequately pro- vided with good timber, but to as- sure its future added preventive milk into a semi-solid for baking purposes. Eight to 10 pounds of con- of flour produces a loaf of bread of far greater food value than the or-|grades. dinary loaf, according to food econ- some of the best known and most has took steps to secure added fire|valuable instructors ever {in the schools, as well as several new ones selected for their special adaptabil- through the government’s tire pre-|ity and the list for the coming year is: EXECUTIVES. W. G. Bolcom, superintendent. Palmine Arent, grade suvarvlsor Ruth Willlamson,. secretary; High Sohool. J. W. Bmith, Drlnclpul chemistry. Academic Latin, English. Mabel Myers, English. Blla Wipperman, Bnglish, Frensh. ' Lilllan Glessner, mathematics. . . Lillian M. EA Bergh, science. Special— Mabel Wager, commercial. W. E. Durbahn, ‘manual training. Jetnnie E. Mostu, health depart- ent. } Florence Meisch, domestic.science. H. J. Olin, agriculture. Martha A. Fibigar, musie. Junior Department. history. Anna Hoag, grammar. Lurline Gutzler, arithmetic. Lena Munson, writing. Mary L. Scarp, geography, history. Gloyd G. Snow, sewing, geography. Grace E. Blomberg, arithmetic. Ella ‘M. Nelson. CENTRAL BUILDING. Alma N. Munson, principal, 6th grade. Anna Nortrup, 6th grade. 8Signe Larson, 6th grade. Effie McMillan, 6th grade. Therisa E. Murphy, 6th grade. Mary Koskey, 4th grade. ‘Winifred Maynard, 3rd grade. Elizabeth Gonia, 8rd grade, Carola Bernick, 2nd grade. Sara Gardner, 2nd grade. Sarah Arnold, 2nd grade. Abbie Murphy, 1st grade. Hattie Sager, 1st grade. Gladys V. Chapin, 1st grade. NORTH BUILDING. Jessie Aiken, principal, 1st grade. Lela Aiken, 2nd and 3rd grades. Florence Craig, 3rd and 4th Ida M. Anderson, grades. 4th and 6th LINCOLN BUILDING. Valdina Skjevelund, principal, 7th IS CLOSED FOR THE SEASON | srade. Rose Olson, 6th grade. P. R. Peterson, who has been spe- Irene D. Ward, 6th grade. mond Point park and bathing beach, camping out. Several improvements had been made and the patronage this season included the best people in the city. The season was a success. HOUSE AUTHORIZES "PERSHING'S HIGH RANK (By United Press.) ‘Washington, Aug. 28.—The house this afternoon passed a bill authoriz- ing the permanent rank of general for Pershing. The honor will prob- ably be conferred at a joint mflon of congress. cial officer and in charge of the Dia- Vera H. McKee, 5th grade. Mary O’Sullivan, 4th grade. has closed the place for the season, Lavinia Wright, 3rd grade. after an active summer, which at- |Mabel Stolpestad, 2nd grade. tracted tourists from several far away states who were entour and Lula Coutier, 1st grade. Kathleen King, 1st grade. EAST BUILDING. Elizabeth Field Anderson, princi- pal, 3rd and 4th grades. Dora Berg, 1st and 2nd grades. GERMANS BALK AT ARRIVAL OF CRUISER (By United Press.) Copenhagen, Aug. 28.—Despite the protest from the German admir- alty, a French cruiser has arrived off Flensburg, the chief port of Schles- wig, to be present during .the:pleber. ..::) -scite which'is to dectde the ltntuu o{ |iGermany. - - 21 Ethelyn Hall, principal, grammar,”