Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 9, 1919, Page 1

“ TO MAKE INVESTIGATION _. -bidder,. theilp-figure’being $1,447. . ~ BEMIDJI DAILY NO. 213 e CATHOLICS PURCHASE HANDSOME SITE FOR PAROCHIAL SCHOOL Buy Vacant Property North of Postoffice; Plans Not Fully Determined VOLUME XVIL COST OF WATER IS DISCUSSED AT ADJOURNED BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY EVENING, SEPT. 9, 1919 STATE TROOP) KEEP CROWD) Clapping as President ¢ Steps Off Train Another ‘'notable realty transfer has been consummated in - Bemidji, whereby the parish of St. Philip’s Catholic church has purchased the 'quarter of a block lying to the north ‘of the federal postoffice building on Beltrami avenue, whereon will be erected a new parochial school, next summer or the one following. The report of the transaction was confirmed today by Father Phil- ippe, rector of the Catholic parish. He stated that the purchase had been made from the Bemidji Townsite company and just when the start of the structure would be made is as yet a matter of conjecture. ‘But,” says the rector, “it will be a good one and in full keeping with its splendid lo- cation and surroundings.” The new location is in line with the parish house and the church, across the street from the latter to the south. X Whether “fo Reniew Pumping Contract for Another Year, Problem BIG CROWD GATHERS AT CAPITOL AND CHEERS THIRTY DAYS RESERVED Busy Day for Wilson in Both/ ‘: St. Paul and Minneapolis |- Twin Cities Government Is Economical, lg Learned in Report From City Attorney (By United: Press.) St, Paul, Sept. .9.—President Wit sor; o:::d party arrived here at 9 A TRAT . o'clock this morning and. several LOCAL;E0URSE: LOW SCORE cgm%allil,es of state, troops suarded : the Union depot and kept the crowds M. H. Cowen-of Chicago, a ‘mem- ver of the C aelrtlx B olun%ry “lub of|Pack. There was little cheering but that city, played a’notable game on much hand clapping when the party the Bemidji golf course Saturday; arrived. The visitors were delayed playing.a 37 on the first and a 39 on | 2 tting Lo the capitol because the - the second nine, making several| °b"‘fil were fot’ there, but ar- “birdies.” He says many, at the capitol was at 9:45 would be glad to,come to Bemidji 1f{, e:ctiv:;l:dmg ‘through long lines they but knew. of the delightful sit. [* /7 - uation at Birchmont and the beauty{. hgt I:hf capitol, automobile horns of the golf course. ahd cheéring kept the president bow- ing and smiling. ‘He entered the The question of whether the city should contract with the Minnesota PBlectric Light and Power company for ‘atother year, the city having a contract for one year with the option of two years, caused considerable dis- cussion at the adjourned session of the city council Monday evening. The result was the continuing of the problem for 30 days ,until details as to cost could be ascertained. During the past year, the city has been paying the electric company _five cents per thousand gallons for » pumping: water, ‘and other items of expense also charged the city, and whether to pay three cents per kilo- CHICAGO GOLFIST PLAYS This Bohemian soldier was in t privation in Russia and finally attach wat or continue the presept.rate was ) house chamber at 10:14 o’clock and| Siberia. Judging from his the point at-issue. . THREE FOREIGNERS Mm was ihtroduced by Governor Burn-| Chinaman. Dlego: ‘Cal., en route to his native land. He is one of the Czecho-Slavs who were imnpressed into service by Austria, endured several years of warfare and Weather—Hotel Markham: Falir weather next 24 hours. 3 ST SR Wi he rest’ camp at Camp Kearn ed themselves to the allled forces fin footgear, he had been doing business with a The city engineer was instructed to prepare plans for concrete founda- tions for the new pumps and for con- “crete houses for the same, as winter is coming on and the pumps must be protected from freezing. George Kreatsz was awarded the contract for tlie construction of a new fuel room fi!or the city building, his bid bping $878.80, The room will be 15x25 feet” and ‘eight feet in . depth, of relnforced coRcrete and manhole outside for unloading fuel. Jackson & Winkelesky was the other quist and began speaking at 10:18 o’clock. 5 DEATH. STRIKE RIOTING: OTHERS ARE WOUNDED Ordered to Disband; Open Fire and Police Pour Deadly Volley TOWNSITE PROPERTY 'BACK ON DELINQUENT ‘TAX LIST OF BEMIDJI Temporary Restraining Order Expired Monday; Court Hundreds of visitors from the Da- kotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin are here for a glimpse of the nation’s chief executive and treaty builder, or to hear him. Standing room was at a premium in the vicinity of the old Union depot when the president arrived on his special train. Streets skirting the squatty temporary station under the shadow of the new $11,000,000 depo! were ‘jammed." * Scores of “poHce had difficulty holding back the crowd. Military Escort Taken. . (By ‘United: Press.) . Hammond,.. Ind., pt. 9-~Three foreigners -are dead, two are dying and twenty-five are wounded as the outcome of rioting early today by 5 striking workers .of the Standard t:hei gresident and party wece Steel Car company, in strike for the aken into waiting automobiles. The past six weeks, crowd cheered -both the president The rioting dtarted shen 400 for- |2nd Mrs. Wilson as they appeared. eigners, with an armed soldier carry- undreds lined the railroad tracks ing ah American flag, marched and river bank in the far side of the through the streets in an effort to ;muon where the train pulled in and prevent 150 American employes re- :,nk: °1' h“;’l‘“"y crowded the turning to work. Police met them svaeeta ‘:‘l"“gt‘ e route the president and ordered them to disband. Some z gpe?:i:l ll,n:}ll: capitol. of them opened fire and the police re-| ary escort moved turned the volley. Three foreigners ?0 eagle“s:h: president’s automobile dropped dead and the Americans re-|, . a,he capitol where both turned to work . ouses of the Minnesota legislature i YR "tl stll»leclal s:sslon awaited the arrivai v | ]Of' the party. More crowds packed . BOSTON POLICE ON STRIKE. the capitql lawn and only a narrow " ‘Sept. 9.—The: Boston ' po- f,laimer,was kept open for the proces- “union voted to call's; strike | oll:l tl?i pnts: through. ‘at 5:45 o’clock this afier- side the capitol the president noon and party- were ushered to the ele- 5 vators and lifted to the second floor where a guarded aisle led to the house chambers. Senators and rep- ELKO MANAGEMENT ;esenu:m;ese convened yesterday upon TO STAGE FAIR FEATURE | ot o e vis assempis ssamnes before the presidgnt arrived. Galleries are Packed. Hundreds packed the house gal- leries. Seats were reserved .or state officials and their guests and admis- sion was by ticket only. All tickets available for the public were taken far in advance. After a brief period of greeting in the house chambers the president]train entering the city has brought was escorted to the rostrum. Mem-|delegations of the “Boys in Blue” in bers of the legislature, state officials | numbers ranging from 10 to 300. In and those in the galleries rose simul-|addition dozens of special trains taneously in a tumultuous greeting|from the Pacific and Atlantic coasts to the nation’s executive. The presi-|haye brought almost continuous dent bowed and smiled repeatedly|streams. Commander Adams stated during ;he extended cheering - and|today that he expected fully $250,- hand-clapping. 000 visitors during the week. The His address to the legislature was|influx from the western coast has ex- brief but full of meaning to the mem- | ceeded all expectations. will probably enacteso!:;: oletv;lew::)s: DRA[NAmE—NTS ON STATE LANDS MADE important legislation in the Minne- sota history. After his talk the president greet- ed :)t;lex;, st;ted officials and was es- corte acl owntown to the . Paul hotel where a luncheon ws:s 8t._Paul, Bept. b—Fayment of served in his honor. State~éfficfals, $322,634 of draingge assessments civic leaders of the Twin Cities and 25“"::' stlate-owr;:ddra:d ;‘l fgur]t)een many invite unties is reporte y M. J. Des- y d guests from adjoinlng mond, superintendent of accounts in the office of J. A. O. Preus, state auditor. The statement showing by coun- ties the acreage with the total and communities were seated. current installments on tne assess- This afternoon the president went to Minneapolis to deliver a brief ad- ments, includes Beltrami county and shows: Beltrami, $10,240, $32,099, dress at a mass meeting there and to greet acquaintances and confer with $22,425. State warrants for the various officials. amounts due on the assessments Tonight, he will return to St. Paul to deliver his biggest message before have -been mailed to the respective county auditors. a mass meeting at the Auditorium. Thousands will pack every available OLMSTEAD FAIR OPENS. (By United Press.) space in the big building tonight and Rochester, Minn., Sept. ‘9.—The an extra force of police and ushers has been engaged to maintain order. Olmstead county fair opened here to- day. It will last four days. Early indications were the fair wou!ld ex- BENSON AND SIMS. ADMIRALS. ceed previous county expositioms in Washington, Sept. 9.—By a vote popularity. The third reading of-the-ordinance{ regulating the licenses of carnivals, shows in tents, circuses and promis- cuous peddlers was accepted and the tdinance passed. It will go into ef- * fect when signed and published as\ provided by law. * " An ordinance changing the names of two streets in Nymore was given “’its'second reading. It will be passed at next meeting of the council. Government “Saving.” City Attorney Huffman gave a written opinion that the government was not liable for any special assess- ments against its property, and this had to,do with the city’s attmept to have the postoffice. pay:its share of street sprinkling. 'he water has been cut off from.; pavements of the federal building. , *; s J. P. Lahr of the cemetery board presented a hill received for water . for use of the cemetery, the bill call- ing for a little over $15 for the past quarter. Mr. Lahr explained that the cemetery was not a revenue pro- ... bosition and that the association had run a water pipe line from Fourtenth street to the city of the dead and had been obliged to pay for replacement of pipe and its upkeep out of the fuirds. He thonght the city should help in the matter, as only two quar- ters were in service during & year. The. city will co-operate in the mat- ter and hereafter pay the few dollara for the water used by the cemetery. NEW MEAT MARKET WILL OPEN TOMORROW Pierce & McEllroy, who-formerly conducted the City Meat Market t to the Rex theatre, have.opened;.a _new market in the old Palace stand at 312 Minnesota avenue. They will be ready for business =Wednesday morning. The market will be conducted un- der the name of the Bemidji Meat Market, New fixtures and a large new refrigerator have been installed. They will carry a full line of fresh and salt meats and fish and game in season. The injunction secured by the Be- midji Townsite & Improvement com- pany against the recent county delin- quent tax sale, to restrain the offer- ing for sale of the Townsit property in Bemidji by the county auditor, expired Monday, an the property upon which is due thousands of dol- lars in taxes will now be listed with the rest of the delinquent property and be for sale. In the interim, the validity of the Townsite’s claim of “fraud” in the raising of taxation in'1912 was heard in district court by Judge McClen- nahan, who was unable to find any | “fraud”and no proof of any such thing presented by the Townsite company to substantiate its claim as to why it shouldn’t pay its taxes like any one else, and held the company liable and refused to make the re- straining order permanent. G. A. R. CONVENTION FLOODS COLUMBUS Columbus, O., Sept. 9.—Its hous- ing facilities already strained, this city is the Mecca of the Grand Army of the Republic, Women's Relief Corps and other patriotic organiza- tions, and facitig the proposition of caring for approximately 100,000 ad- ditional population Since Saturday, every regular - Bosto! licemen’s effective” Manager Whaley of the Elko thea- tre is going to play his part in the Beltrami. ; county . fair, for he has booked a special film for the visitors from the agricultural districts and all others“who give a home to a dairy cow, for during the dates of the™fair he will show the motion picture film, “The Dairy Cow,’ ’a stirring ro- mance ‘of 'the dairy industry, and in- structive as well. It will be shown together with the regular feature picture. The film is staged by the Farmer Film Review, a widely read farm journal, sponsored by the St. raul Farmer. One of the features of the picture is a photo of the $65,000 Holstein bull recently sold by a Min- nesota breeder. SEPTEMBER TERM OF DISTRICT COURT CALLED The September term of the district court opened today with Judge Stan- ton presiding and the day was devot- ed to hearing additional applications for citizenship, many of whom are alien returned soldiers and some others ‘‘enemy aliens,” who have been approved at Washington for citizenship. The grand jury was called today, but this afternoon was still meeting some difficulty as not emough re- sponded to the summons to make the required number. HERE'S GOOD FAIR (By United Press.) Barnesville, Minn., :Sept. 9.—Spe- cial attention will be paid to the women at the Clay county fair here this week. Farm women are inter- ested in a display of labor saving de- vices; others are investigating a “short millinery course’”” which aims to show how to make over 1918 hats Linto 1919 models. ALLEGED INDIAN SLAYER IS AWAITING PARDON (By United Press.) . Bismarck, N. D., Sept. 9.—Little Rising Sun, who has spent fourteen years in the state penitentiary, was waiting in his cell today for possible word of pardon. The state board of pardons recent- 1y commuted the Indian boy sen- tenced for alleged murder.and recom- - mended to the board of parole that he be made free. Little Rising Sun was convicted with two other Indians after a fracas near Bottineau, when an Indian agent and his little girl were Kkilled by three drunken -Indians. It was never definitely established that Lit- tle Rising Sun fired the bullet but he was given the heaviest sentence of the trio. of 244 to 7, the biil conferring the rank of permanent admiral on Ad- miral Benson and Rear Admiral Sims was passed by the house and went to the senate.- | BIG EXCURSION WILL - BE RUN TO RED LAKE FAIR. ‘BEMIDJI DAY’ Bemidji Band Will Accompany the Crowd; Roads to Fair Marked - What bids fair to be one of the biggest excursions that ever was run to the Red Lake fair on *Bemidji Day,” September 16, will leave Be- midji over the Red Lake railroad for o BOHEMIAN WHO HAS SEEN SOME WARF” = rEACE TREATY RATIFICATION WOULD SETTLE WORLD, WILSON Would Also Reduce High Cost of Living He ;l'_elln Mem- bers of Legislature REPUBLICAN MAJORITY EXTENDS ITS GREETING Many Cheer Reference to Op- ponents of Peace Treaty; Tickled Mrs. Wilson By -Hugh Ballee. (With the President.) State Capitol, St. Paul, Sept. 9.— “Ratification of the peace treaty is the sentinel to a settling down of world:conditions, which will tend to bring down the high cost of living,” President Wilson today told the spe- cial sesslon of the Minnesota legisla- ture. The president speaks in Min- neapolis this afternoon and again in St. Paul tonight. Before leaving for Bismarck, N. D., the president received a warm greet- ing from the capitol. Although the legislature is strictly republican by majority, it gave him a hearty re- ception. Must Assure Peace. The cost of living is probably a world condition, due to losges of man power in the war and the democratiz- ing of industry,” asserted tfe presi- dent. ‘“‘Factories must agpin be de- voted to peace purpoges and labor redistributed. This nrocess cannot begin,” he argued, “‘until repl peace is assured by ratiflca'.'lon..a’tnd com- merce resumed, and th4 world begins to settle down. 4 “There are other methods of 're- ducing -the cost; af Hving,' te>de- clared, “by opening up hoards of foods, and senators who oppose the league of nations are afflicted with just down right ignominis.” Tickles Mrs, Wilson. There was handclapping and many Redby at 9 o’clock in the morning|cheered. Mrs. Wilson, eitting in the and return, leaving Redby at 6:30 o’clock the same evening. The band gallery, smiled. The president finished speaking at is going on the special to play at the| 10:46 o’clock and went to lunch with fair and the train will be met by the “Chippewa,” the big Red Lake ex- cursion boat. Walter Marcum, John Dalton and Barney Erickson are the committee in charge of the excursion and General Manager Molander of the railroad is lending every possible assistance to mnke the exgursion at- tractive. B For those “Who| will .make! the trip by motor, the roads will be thorough- ly marked. Cards have been placed at intersections to guide motorists on their journey to the fair. The best road out of Bemidji is by the way of the Jefferson Highway, north on Irvine avenue to Green school, then west along the Jefferson Highway to a point about a mile west of Wilton. Here turn north on Fowlds road. From every indication *“Bemidji Day” at the Chippewa Indian fair will be largely attended by residents of the city thus honored. STATE LEGISLATURE SPURRED BY WILSON (By United Press.) St. Paul, Sept. 9.—With President Wilson's address on living cost still ringing in its ears, the Minnesota state legislature, jn special session here, got quick action on the prob- lem today when it received a bill from Repreesntative John Levin of 8St. Paul, providing for the establish- men of a state department of trade and commerce. PACT REPORT WEDNESDAY. Washington, Sept. 9.—The peace treaty will be reported to the senate Wednesday noon, Chairman bodge of the Foreign relations committee has announced. It is planned to call up the treaty for debate beginning next Monday. JAP TROOPS TO REMAIN. Tokyo, Sept. 9.—Japan is not plan- ning to withdraw troops from Siberia according to an official statement is- sued at the war office. BADGER GOVERNOR TO USE STRIKE GUARDS (By United Press.) Madison, Wis., Sept. 9.—Governor Phillip today ordered the state guards to Two Rivers to quell riot- ing and disturbances there, caused by a strike which has been in progress for the past six weeks. Governor Burnquist at the Saint Paul hotel. AVERY WILL BE GUEST AT ASSOCIATION LUNCH Carlos Avery, state game and fish warden, will be ‘a guest of the Be- midji association at its weekly noon- day luncheon tomorrow and Mr. Avery will speak during the sessin. The menu will consist of roast beef, mashed potatoes, squash, sliced tomatoes, bread and butter, pickels, apple pie, iced tea and coffee. 'ATTRACTIVE FEATURES FOR NEW REX THEATRE When the new Rex theatre is com- pletely risen from its ashes, near its former location on West Third street, it will present an attractive appear- ance, for Mrs. Freu Brinkman, of the owning and managing firm of Brink- mans, has just returned from an ex- tensive trip which took her to Chi- cago, Grand Rapids, Mich,, and the Twin Cities, on a buying of interior equipment and decorative features. The interior of thé theatre is to be featured with artistic decorations and the seating is all here awaiting installation. The entrance will also be specially featured and the side walls ar: nearing completion. Fire proof covering will be on the walls on the interior and the entire struc- ture will be as fire proof as possibl to construct. : FIVE JUVENILES OF COUNTY. FAIR GUESTS Now that the greatest fair in the state’s history is past, five of Bel- trami county’s progressive juvenile agriculturalists had the honor of at- tending for a week at the expense of the other counties of the state, for Falving won prizes at last year's state air. They were Thomas Simons of Be- midji, who last year won the blue for garden and canning display; Willlam Stilwell, champion boy potato raiser; Alice Hovey of Bemidji and Mayree Williams of Blackduck, won in class A championships last year in bread making; Doris McClusky of Nymore won first in the class B bread con- test. The girls went to the Girls’ Club camp and the boys to the Boys’ Club ‘camp, and all had a splendid time ds a reward for their efforts last year.