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w.J. Johnwn Alded by United i Stltel- Mfiifml and Hib- - | WAITED.LONG TIME TO “GET GOODS ON” ’EM Snn Hayth . md Otto Bowers Are Offenders; Brought to ¢ounty Jail L atie & 2 Federal Indlau vittcer W J. John- ] son, ‘assisted by Deputy Upited State: : Fratk Bradley ani A. B.| Hess, Indidn agent of the Hibbing ‘district, made- &n auto trip to the Town of Northern late yesterday af- - tetnoon’ and nabbéd two booze stills, _ ‘a'yuantity of liquor and arrestéd Sam Hayth :and Otty Bowers, the liquor nitking -appardtus’ betng on the farm tof ‘Hayth. 1 ‘When the ‘gtticers arrived the ac- cused were 1i the house and didn’t put up any réblstence Johnson for a long time was keeplng tab upon Hayth, who has. & retord for illegal booze selling and, when he “goi the gadds on him? Bfihd for Bradly and Hess. * The stilli reé. lochted in a shed adfacent td the hog pen and there were_two of them. One consisted of a copper boilef With long funnel at- tached. Thé gecond ‘was fashioned out of a five ‘gallon : ‘0il can. Two - to-b the toiiea to the proper R A gallon; dt aw!y umde booze was also scovcud ‘and the whole works, was brought to the county jail, ex- cepttho stit=whiclr were placed in Ke. gffice of Féderal Offi¢ér’ Joh deral building. X States Commissioner H. A. coh;lucted the final: hearing county jail ‘under $2,000 bonds. 1 not furnished at that time they will be taken to the Otter Tail county jail to await the federal grand jury. The -place where the unwelcome visit was made is a.short distance this.side of Six’Mile corners, and a turn’ to the left for a distance of about two miles located in woods. FURNACE IGNITES STORE - 0F BACKUS:: SMOKE MIRE PLACE Fire Deplrtment Fights Stub- born Blaze Successfully; Quickly Subdued While G. D. Backus. proprietor of +.4he. Bagaar. department store on Bel: trami-avenue, was engaged in clean- ing up his basement, consuming - re- fuse in the furnace, in some myster- jous manner the furnace room be- came ignited, between 5 and 6 o'clock last evening, and within a few minutes the place was filled with smoke. The fire department turned out and soon had two streams of water pouring’ into the basement, Wwhile willing - hands quickly cleared the store of considerable equipment and stock. The basement was not badly dam- aged, but the blaze was hard to get at, owing to. its location, and the basement of The Pioneer was flooded. “Opened at both ends, the store was quickly cleared of smoke and lookeq slittle the worse for the oecurance BAND CONCERT TONIGHT. The Bemidji band will play an- other open air concert tonight at Library park and the following will be the program: March—*“Washington Grays, Gra- fulla. Selection—“Furs and Frills,” Hein. March—*Qur National Honor,” Brooks. Danse—Espagnole,” Lacome. *roMarchoLiberty- Loan,” Sousa. “Overtufe—"King " Mydas,” Etlen- Berg. = March—"The Premier,” Lawrence .’ ‘“Thé Star Spangled Banner.” THI.EE TRANSPORTS nm —rt (By United Press.) New York, Sept..4.—Three army transports, the Edellyn, Santa Thresa and the Finland, arrived here today. | | | | | | = and- held. them for one week.in:the|- - | finance committee MINNESCT/ HISTORICAL SOCIETY = DAILY PIONEER BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EV_;-:N{NG. SEPT. 4, 1919 Wenther-—Hotel Markiom: Storm _ 45¢ PER MONTH" brewing in direction of wind. INDIANS vnisa Algme wom(s Wl .;:;Sl . EU[NS HIS | NATION-WIDETOUR: OPENING SPEECH ON TREATY ADOPTION "‘(Editor’s Note: Hugh Ba.illee, manager of the Washington bureau of the United Press, is making the tour with President flm. Watch for his stories.) STYLE SHOW PROVES MAGNET TO THRONGS AT THE ELKO THEATRE Occasion Taken Advantage of by W. L. Brooks to Urge “Home Buying P Bemidji turned out in numbers to see the style show, put on at the|. Elko theatre last evening, by Mrs. 'Galloway, manager of the Elko Hat Shop, assisted by several merchants of Bemidji, and the audience was not composed entirely of women, as had been predicted, for there was a gen- erous sprinkling of men and young ‘men. * Mrs. Galloway being ill at the hospital from a severe cold, ‘Miss- Ar- villa Kenfield announced the various numbers. W. L. Brooks, of the Northern Na- tional-sbank -mede the opening re- —— marks, touching on the necessity of By Hugh Baillee. trading’ at home. (Manager Washington Bureau, United Press.) ‘Among the garments modeled - . B Columbus, O., Sept. 4.— (Memorial Hall.)—President Wil- ; its, 1 , hats, furs,| i { were suits, coats, dresses, hats, furs, ) | son ‘today made his first appeal direct to the people for rati- parasols, hand bags, and jewlery. i S 1 Misls, Jlosephh;e Jfrk«;;:, Miss 1]&11- o . A }icatlon off th: treatyHof peace with Germany, including the ian. Porter an ss. Frances Mec- and , iné the airplane works of tl eague oI nations. e spoke t Manus motli;ledctor the J. C.MPen;ey - endy fop their first airplane Mefnona] hall to the mofp 550" au pUcichice " thiay Jimpad company; rs. Geor| A 8. & Ve . . . N - {,““?: iss Hazel fi:fi;" Rerigriod e ; i ];hHins _?Fgclal gra;nlarnved at 10:57 a. m. and he was taken iss Eleanore Bowser, daughter of|¢ ’ 4 A o the hall immediately upon arrival. At once t| iv Mehana atre W M. Powner Modeled GET ACOUMNTED Al‘ VinL an dential party was myhlgh spirits. The princ}il;a(lm:it!;ig)t;e?f o e fi GeampE; OBJECI' OF mm :m Columbus were sparsely crowded owing to the street car stnke b The president was greeted by the singing of “Dixie.” As 23“ %ll:lg Mslii ; oL All RECEF“GN ON SAT“RDAY AI.SO AT SUPERIOR he entered the auditorium he was loudly cheered for several models wore 3 Shop hats, and inutes. Barkers' and Bdkers’ jewlery, imran G sols and hand bags. Cnmmu.m The Elko orchestra fufnished the Womenl ty c‘“b o music, Miss Helen Wilson.sang two| = Welcome School Teachers; solos, Eleanore Bowser gave a read- . g ing, Little Gladys Mary Cool danced Public. Invited two solo dances, and Miss Josephine : Parker gave two readings, during In- : . t.of termissions, Gt acquainted,” 18 the oojes operate coal docks at the Head of th¥ Oliver Whaley, manager of the|the informal r tonj. to- be. g1ven Lakes and not to attempt bargaining Elko theatre, showed a short comedy, | Py the Women’s Community and Civ- e b Ing ok workers wah ax before the modeling commenced, Two |i¢’ club at the new normal school :D“nc’;d (olfogm‘g‘ o eeriferonde (of American soldiers, who were called to fight to end all wars.” showi: held _|Saturday afternoon, between _the itho fng at 7:30 o-clock and the second |hours of 3 to 5 oclock, the gather. :::I?M%as\mflo;ngx s‘?u‘ll:m‘}m;:l contefip . ut the league he predicted peace will be brought into 9 o’cl . P 2 ing being the faculty of the norma 3 y - i away at the first, b they could not |and the teachers of the Bemidji pub- | Such &8 tae strikors domand: oy “I would rather have everybody on my side than to be be accommodated, and these waited |lic schools, dtiollw}inchit :‘he general | FOEREE w:s;'l‘ner:":‘,‘w spokesman for armed to the teeth,” declared the president. He also said he SRR pu'tl)‘l;z los)cgg;io: zvflgv nfso givé the|the coal dock operators said, and it believed he knew the real heart of. the American people better was, nof’ thought that action would |than the foes of the treaty knew it, the treaty containing be- sides other things a magna charter of labor, a thing unheard : people ‘of the city and vicinity an op- dvigabl BELTRAMI Mms portunity to make an inspection .of b',,aw"‘ ‘f‘“ o the attitude of the 4 e : the handsome normal building, and. e look upon the of until this interesting year of grace. ‘He declared the inter- national labor conference would be held at Washipgton next , b dock wqrkers ag unfair, both to us (OF AMERICAN LEGION |!t s ureed that tho women mambets) and'to the public” H. E. Smith, vice 1 ed. All who desire. to attend and n"”m'!" . & D Comn- mo\ntn : p 'J" agna Coal C Under this cause,.let me tell you,” he said grimly, “that and ‘general manager of Bayp, 5o, WeARe. ¢F. hepus susThd le. acting:as spokesman f Asserts League of Nations Effective. The presndent declared a new effort at conquest will be made by some nation as soon as they recover from the last war, unless the peace treaty, including the league of nations, is ratified by the United States. “The league of nations is the only safeguard against more .wars,” he asserted. “Furthermore,” he said, “the league must be ratified by this country to make good the promise to Decuion Reuhed That Wage Increase Would Cause . Price Advance Duluth, Sept. 4.—Decision to should. .meet } 0 oclo%o% B dopk, opertors,S oTKe Harrow %rh:n conference will- meet next month, no matter whether-the** Stanton, Hifffian" an 7 ihargin’ ugon which We & s ratified by that time eoxvmot. .The.discovery has been b nton, an” and Lycan [ avenus and_Ly ulevard whore |UEIRE, VOO0 0 dake It Aimpossible miade in this trenty that’ nations are composed of goples, not- i sd Aled § o * | autos” will be statlo in waiting Named, Also Sherberg - (i cotivey those Who would HKe to g’&xfl:",fl:fi;fi L?r;x;;:lm:? of governments.” z “\B]“kdnek pengh S vlsrl{te !trlz:hx::gtl o i m} crease' in the price of cosl and the| = - The. president left at-one-o’clock for Indianapolis. blic is not:ready lor any added, " charge of Murs.: Tom Smart, during)P! Beltrami county fared well at the|the informal reception, and a fea- 11"‘;‘;;“;" to the already high cost of state convention of the American Le-|ture will be a talk by President e gion held at St. Paul, two delegates| Deputy of the normal school. 'The havgn:lllwglyss "et‘;?;“ :“;;‘"g;e;?;'k;: for each congressional district having | Riggs orchestra will furnish a musi- = been decided upon asthe far fairest{cal program during. 'the serving ;vetreb always fcrz;n}eratitx;g Y“a;::'gfieshand tflle most far reaching in possible consequences since apportionmént for &ty and country |hours. ‘“ ':"5:“3 °ks eh‘;lflcb O?s‘: walk: raham Lincoln and StEDhEH A. Douglas spgke from the alike. Each district elected its own| The program of the afternoon will h'l‘g °unlo:de:f gl‘:mg" 03: ma::g ore | S2IME platform, opened today in Columbus, Ohio, when Presi- dent Wilson delivered the first of his speeches in his national members to the committees and the|be as follows: practically no notice, we feel justi- various bodies were at once convened| Music by the Riggs Family orches-| goq°, ohorating the docks now, and | tour, urging the ratification of the peace treaty. and instructed to repnrt to the con-|tra. it is our intention to do so with such [, . Republican senators were sitting at Washington at the vention. . | Address—Mr. M.'W. D puty, presi- pidrh ‘H. L. Hufftmaz of Bemidji and Freit| dant Bemidji Normal, help as Wo are able t0 Nt s5[€nd of telegraph wires awaiting his words and prepared to s deliver their counter attacks from Capitel Hill. Sherberg of Blackduc« were named Plano—®8elected, ivus G. Oliver on the committee to select the next| Riggs. *" | per tent of their capacity. The yards I ; are loading 1,000 cars of. coal each n addition, the republicans are keeping an interested place for holding the annual conven-{ Son, e Fine Da Madame. = gs—On v ( day and ‘we are not recelving any|eye on the administration’s effort to reduce living costs. tion. Butterfly) Puccini; The Black Bird, On the committee of resulutluns, H. | Cyril Scott. cm.?%:‘%?“:r;:d oa)r fi.‘;s,?n;?: men Mayne Stanton, commander of the Selected—Miss Dorothy Humes. b RK Raiph Gracle post of Bemidji was| Violin—The Old Refrain, Kreisler; | t0 many of the responsible positions WORK ON TREATY COMPLETED. nimod: Romance, Soendsen; Deep River (Old formerly occupied by the strikers. I ; By George Martin. R. B. Lycan of Bemidji was select- | negro melody) Mischa Elman; Orfen- ?\ifldi::p:l::?:yw;e;:g r:ngt‘o,erntlng at (United Press Correspondent.) N Washington, Sept. 4.—The republican majority of the the important|tale, Caésor Cui, Mrs. C. R. Sanhborn. - ’ 4 The matter of treating with the) The solist, Miss Dorothy Humes of | o iyino dock workers was not dis- foreign relations committee has practically completed its work . By Fred S. Ferguson. ’ (United Press Correspondent,) Washington, Sept. 4.—The most spectacular series of de- ed as a member SHOP — o g S:mllfic’;:,cl; Wegh‘;“];: ’:p;‘:“‘t‘;’; cussed at the conference, he said. 3}? the p'(;aac;:l treagy Reservations, which will be presented to Mfll Rm’s Winter In New York City, studying - e e senate, have been agreed upon, as have amendment; [-'0 F voice, and while there also spent - NEw FURWARTMNT proposed to the text of the treaty. * e' e UR° CENT INCREASE busywinter doing war work. ShelTULT [l ol : All that remains is to hold.-a formal sessiorfor two and |sang for the convalescant sotaiers in1 - ATYF]) BY TROPPMAN| record the votes that will order Senator Lodge to rlgy thé treaty the hospitals, as well as in the camps (By United Press.) and on battleships. ““Washington, Sept. 4.—Railroad shopmen have voted overwhelmingly to reject the president’s proposal for a four cents per hour increase, pend- ing the living cost adjustment, They also voted to leave strike ac- tion. in the hands of their national union officers. ¥ &l dz with a smal band, ha§ beén surroufided in Duran- go by federal forces. UKRAIANS TAKE KIEFF. (By United Press.) Basle, Sept. 4.—Ukranian forces have occupied Kicff, after violent street fighting with its Bolsheviki defenders. ing with profiteers.” before the senate: i P F. G. Troppman, proprietor of The democratic minority, joined by Senator McCumber RODENBI‘RG scom Troppman’s department store, in-|republican, expect to present the minority report. tends to add a fur department to his AR ke I W WILSON'S POLITICAL | 57w o it S | ITINERARY OF PRESIDENT. €1, b s ins Sarsa as an adjunct to the ready-to—weal: Washington, Sept. 4.—The speak- | for the week-end. ToURr 0[" coum depaftment. It will be in personal ing tour of the president is perhaps The tb].lowlng week will take him charge of J. 1. Brockman, son of A the most arduous ever undertaken by | far into the northern route with Brockman ow.ner of the. Brockman‘ any of the nation’s chief executives. speeches at Omana, Sioux Falls, St. THRE.E LINKS To vafl Fur F‘acto'l'y of Brainerd, and it is It will carry Mr. Wilson and his par- | Paul, Minneapolis, Bismarck, Bill. L Asserts “Lead Horse” Can’t|the intention to make the depart- 2 ‘:: l‘ar:;es'é" t,l,l,e *’“{,"“3 coul';,l- ’iIl‘:ag: Helen:;,sCaeur Halene; Spokene, : of o the Canadian border on the oma and Seattle. cmcKEN FRIDAY NIGHT “Gallivate” Around in ::2::. 8 permanent feature of the nort)l‘z and almost to Mexico on the|come Portland, San FA':;:l;I:l::g,t ga“nl Fur coats, furs of every descrip- south. He will speak In every state|Diego, Los Angeles, Reno; Salt Lake The 0dd Fellows of Bemidji will Team Work tian, will be cnlxl‘rled, fur c:at repal¥~ west of the Mississippi except four, [City, Cheyenne, Denver, Pueblo, give a chicken pie supper after regu- - |ing will be done, and the general re-| 224 Will make up for the omission of Wichita, Oklahoma City, Little Rock, lar gession Friday evening in the Odd| Wgshington, Sept. 4.—OCriticising|pairing of 'furs, while special coats ;E‘::‘t’ugg “;e,;cg"' in Ohio, Indiana, 2"%‘;}’”:"1 and Louisville, The return Fellows’ hall. President Wilson's plan. “to tour the|and special articles will be furnished tucky and Tennessee. 2% ashington will be on September Work in the first degree will be|country for political reasons while|upon.order, and, in fact, everything Many Miles to be Covered. conferred upon a class of candidates|chaos and confusion exist in the in-|in-the line of:the fur business Will| 1, poing of distance covered, the In addition to these scheduled ad- and all members are urged'to be pres- | dustrial world,” Representative Rod-|be handied. : - - tour will be almost onc % par with the dresses, Mr. Wilson s expected to ent. Much important work has been [enberg, republican, Illinois, told the| The owner of the Brockman Fur| p.eqiqent’s trip to an‘ p“d return make some shorter speeches from his outlined by the officers and the meet- | house that present conditions were|company has devoted 27 years to the|,ng the membpers of Mce s rci train at intermediate stops ing promises to be one o(_ the big|more critical than they were last|business and has had a successful| j4 40 pe much more ":npnu yb XP:B events in their lodge work this year.|month when the president ‘“made a|career. of its continuity a:d thl::o lzu;cnlas‘: S — direct move to shift responsibility ST e rides through the west. i HVESTOCK MEN HAVE VILLA SURROUNDED for“this nureat o congrets, Iwo DAYS EXTENSION Although the detailed schedule o In his labor day message, Roden- s was held to the presidential train, it MADE NEw PRGPOSAL BY FEDERAL FORCB berg said the president appealed for FOR AUS'I'RIA To SlGN is understood most of the stops will team work. be only for three or four hours. In “How can you have team work,” Des Moines, Seattle, Los Angeles and By Raymond Clapper. (By United Press.) he asked, “when the lead horse goes (By Unijted Press.) Louisville, however, where Sunday (United Press Correspondent.) Galveston, Texas, Sept. 4—A Mexi- gallivating around the world? After| Paris, Sept. 4—The peace confer-|stops-are ;made,. the president will Waglington, Sept. 4.—Decl fik ynsul absent* for:mearly a year hejduce today granted Austria an exten-4 haye-. ‘opportunity. for” brief respites.|that the atendi’l isi it vlans to take anothér trip which willfsion of twa days for her conistderationy In Beattle he Will review the Pacific | | ¥ rising cost of livig. corsume a month, expenses of which of the treaty. The Austrian dele-|Fleet. s a serious menace, members of the* will be paid out of the treasury.” gates probably will sign the treaty " . American National Livestock asso- Action of the president in block- | September 12. Vigorous Speaking Program. ciation market committee today ad ing the house recess, Rodenberg said, _— The speech-making schedule is a|dressed a letter to th % At “was believed by . many -to: be: an}| London—Pleading guilty to steal-|vigorous one from the start. After|lining a compr hu e president,-out. adroit move to shift responsibility|ing her mistresses gold watch and{his address at Columbus today Mr. |relief. RESlenslys argument for for industrial unrest to congress and | chain, a Brentford servant declared | Wilson will go to Indianapolfs in| The committ to shield the hopeless incompetency |that she did it to pay for her new |time for an evening mass meeting.|two hundred mlpi?i Lroposed, Placing of the department of justice in deal-|teeth “Not wisdom teeth” observed |Then he will continue westward with grazing land underml’x fla”eE o Dubllcv the magistrate. b B short stops at St. Louls and Kansde increase meat producetig;m SOTROLAS £33