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: ATURD AY E"ENING, SEPT. 13, 1919 Weather—Hotel Markham: Cloudy, warmer, unsettled. 12,000 PEOPLE CHEER " SENATOR JOHNSON 'ST. LOUIS ADDRESS Has On Fxghtmg Clothes md Makes Sharp Attack OF PROMOTION STATE BUREAU :Al‘nendl Conference of County “Farmers to Form State (United Press Correspondent.)y St. Louis, ‘Mo:, Sept. 13.—Senator. Hiram Johnson’s trip along the trail of President Wilson is rapidly taking on “more the nature of a fight than an argument. Encouraged by the remarkable crowd of 12,000 which cheered him fifteen’ minutes last night ,the sena- tor's. references to the peace treaty| WOULD HAVE MINNESOTA h . : |PLAN.TO BE PLACED and ,:’;;’:,ii‘é";‘,‘;,fif,e;“;n}f“,fi‘;;“,‘,’;’;:';; LOAN SPECIAL MONEY BEFORE CO. BUREAUS | than in previous: speeches. As he:left for Kansas City early today, the California senator was dis- tinctly in his fighting clothes. . Costa You Nothing, Except a " Little Energy, in Huge Subacnptlon Drive Farmers’ in Unit 2 v A, B —_— ~ GREAT PROFIT SHARING CIRCULATION CAMPAIGN New Organization to Be Help- 'ful to Locals and Develop Their Usefulness ~ Pick Out the CarhYou Would i Like to Own; Race Starts ~ - : Next Monday Give yourself a chance to win a magnificent automobiie today! % CANADA’S LINE I.Aw The Bemidji- Pioneer will give away three dandy machines to men and’women of Bemidji and surround- ing territory. Every car is a beauty —fully equipped and ready to go. Desirable Salaried _,W;)rkeu - Could Borrow at 5 Per Cent * For Home Building Mu;:nu‘lhevlk spy caught by German troopl nur Riga helnz led to his, FOOD PRICES INCREASE REDI.AKE DRAINAGE , numnc PAST MONTH. [T Fifty-six counties of the state were resented-at a County Farm Bureau copference held at University Farm. SUGGESTIONS ASKED |1 ‘oremnication ot s aimnesota FROM THE GOVERNOR Farm Bureau Federation, and a tem. porary committee of ten, appointed Secretary of the Interior Lane to promote the organization, des- ignated the week of October 27 to No- Favors Control of Red Lake River Flow St. Paul ,Sept. 13.—A state aid plan”for salaried workers who wish to build homes and pay for them by installments, similar to plans in| - operation in -Ontario and Scotland and using ‘a municipal housing ‘com- P T a Be bad Tof just mission in each city or town, is the ne o m can be had for just a| 1 little energy and ambition in The Many of them fail to report to the plan advocated by Senator Leona.r d. Pioneer’s Great 83,100 Profit-sharing | custome authorities when they arrive N°I';d ;f 1,“::""“]""“1: Falls. T c'"mmt Discovers Higher, |Circulation Building Campaign. in Emerson, Man., or drift through nder e plan he suggests, e CM ume! Prizes amounting to $3,500 await|on one of the less trails and evade the | 8tate would raise a fund by issuing 4 tg; Cous 5, Whits " willing workers in this great cam-|office altogether. The law is that all | per cent certificates of indebtedness Producers Get Decrease paign—and the award will be made|persons arriving from the United |or bonds far public subscriptfon. The { b in just a few weeks. States must report to the officials, [fund would be available at 5 per Pick On the;penalty for neglecting this being [cent interest to prospective home| = . . By Ralph Couch. -Pick- Out Your Car. a severe fine and confiscation of their | builders through the local housing| “ (United Press Correspondent.) Pick out the car you would like to|rig, car or effects. c;:':lllm:sslt;n, wl:ich would be respon- owan. One of them is for YOU! You 5 d sible for investigating, as does a fed- can:-decide which car it will be by de:[;]:g ‘\i::":;‘:lyOgi;";&lsfluc:azle-aal;izg eral land bank when a man wishes to Jjoining this merry race. The race buy a farm, and would make certain |and are still mounting, despite the|drain land in and about the Red e , starts. vonday and ends .Saturday, ‘;f,t“’m",':,“t‘,‘,',‘;‘;‘,‘{“;,:,‘;fin';“‘}fi‘}‘,’i‘;g“’{o of the individual’s_credit and char- Brown county, Ed. Rako of Beltrami ‘November 1.—a few short weeks of t d that the h - | Bovernment campaign to reduce the|Lake, Minn., Indian reservation, Rep-| /vy “Ronert Beott of Clay county, ovember 1.—a few short' weeks of acter and that the home propose: ) rice s . ‘pleasant hustling for. votes, and then zoport wilkhig severely dealt with, was of standard design and economi- cost of living, according to the price |resentative Halvor =Steenerson of|p '\ iyilsiey of Rice county and W. (By United Press.) ‘Winnipeg, Man., Sept. 13.—Tour- ists and ‘others from 'south of ‘the boundary ‘line will have - to watch their step in the tuture. vember 1 as a ‘‘state-wide member- . ship week,” when it is hoped every citizen in every county interested in the purposes of the new organization will be given an opportunity to sup- port it. The committee of ten, consisting of H. J. Farmer of Pipestone county, A G. Enestvedt of eRnville county, F. H. Hull of Pine county, Victor Holm- quist of Kittson county, Silas Allen of Faribault county, L. E. Potter of Washington, Sept. 13.—Having obtained approval of the war depart- ‘Washington, Sept. 13.—Retail| ment and Flanglin K. Lane, secre- food prices went up during August|tary of the interior, to a project to Beltrami county as an alfalfa growing unit of the state is well dem- onstrated at the Bemidji public school faym, north of the city, by the fact that the third crop of alfalfa has just been harvested ,each crop heavy and of good texture. The crop was taken’ from one and one-half acres, and the school has added ‘more space to this crop on the fair ground. Many inquiries are being heard as to the-condition of the roads to the Red Lake fair, to be held next week, and in this connection Tom Stewart county commissioners will meet to ,(By United Press.) discuss juvenile and other problems. New York, Sept. 13.—Herbert tHoover, who arrived home from Eu- rope today, will leave for the Pacific coast later today. It is understood he will meet President Wilson there, CHAIRMAN STATE BOARD OF CONTROL MAKES CALL llected by two government | Crookston wrote a letter to Governor|y ' parhy of Carlt ty, h —pleasure, luxury, happiness. In just Many " persons plead ignorance: of|ca). The buyer would repay the hous: | 28ures. col i . Darby o on county, hopes to a.fow hort wefié. yl‘;fl,.by dengon- the law on ‘the matter when they|n. aggociation at ,wenf,’,em at 5 |departments covering - practically | Burnquist, asking for suggestions|ige.ure fitty thousand members who tary Lane, which proposes-that ‘*Sengibie St country “who have:failed to report|cent would apply largely:asinsurance 2 Secre : g 5 1 st WIE be dealt with-by- the ant against. losses. . The plan, Senator prices pafd to producers-have ‘drop- |the department of interfor supervise == Probosed Plans. - 3 1 5 5 cates: “It seems to me,” Mr. Lane satd {n is to b bmitted to th b car would bring. nearest customs officer. ment of profit and enable a great in-|. i . s to be submitted to the membership dependable and popalar car—ready crease in home bullding and-owning In fitteen of the principal cities, re-|a recent lotter o Mr. Steenerson, |of the varlous county fari bureaus fifth to eight cents per sales unit on | drainage of the Red Lake reservation |guch bureaus another = state-wide z::ynoltn'::egroud and. 1%1:])];{: & In the Canadian city of - ¥ort|ham; sirloin steak, butter, eggs, po-|and the lands lying along ‘the Red meeting will be called—probably the you woi! ou have’ F Frances across the river from .his always wanted an automobile of-your 0R TH_E COUNTY FAIR home, Mr. Nord says, the establish-preliminary reports to the statistical | works for controlling the level of Red | permariently. This action is parti- a GIFT of one. .. bureau of the labor department, re-|Lake and the flow of the river are|cularly desired, that Minnesota may S * The Beltrami county fair, to be Costs Nothing to Enter. ‘held--riext week, Thu:sday, ’ Friday building of fifty homes. During the same month, the level participate in the gathering at Chica- The first step will be contained- in |of prices paid producers and farmers go, November 12 and 13, at which Tace. The prizes are all free. You |tures which will be of value and in- « don’t even,lfave t6be a subscriber to]terest, two these having just been|NOrd in the senate, calling for ap.|per teen{ accordhtxg to tthe bdelm,.l;:- On account of the inclement|eration is to be formed. yoitnt;ll'xenti uflagcloxlmtr:ittee ;o lnvestti- dme.z;e.asesn;:;e::?:n ;l;-ig:sr;z;n;xrguste weather, there will be no dance at The plan of organization agreed Not a single dollar of ense—just| Edward Andersom, furniture deal-|83te housing legislation and report a a little ofgyour time. '[?))\{g ;f:,.egfsis er, has generously donated a large plan to the 1921 session. as compared with July, according to|evening, as formerly announced. To develop county farm bureaus s — and increase their usefulness. der to place the:paper in every home | patrons of the fair, and it will be SCHML FARM HARVBTS in Bemidji and well equipped in eyery detail, includ- permanent system of agriculture. in Bemidji and surrounding territory. quipped in every il, i BAUDETTE “REGION” EDITOR To foster and advance local co- checking of packages and other arti- Nothing but votes will win in this|cles.. Mrs. T. J. Andrews will be in KMRS BROS' MoNDAY farmers. St. Paul, Sept. 13.—A. .W. Olson of To make a comprehensive study of they cannot be transferred. They Tom Stewart, who has been in the| Walnut Grove, first assistant clerk of come only with subscription pay- omic, financial, educational, sanitary The other feature will be on Sat-|pany for-some time, as a successful | yesterday because he is unable to at- and other needful purposes. The Pioneer. urday when the Bemidji high school| commercial salesman for that whole- | tend the special session. W. T. Noon- Start gathering them today and with such state and national agricul- the high school regulars of this falll with the concern tonight and on|elected to Olson’s place, and C. C. tural problems as are pertinent to the 4 splendid automobile. season, and all alumni with football| Monday connect with Koors Bros.|Dodge of St. Paul was made desk 5 Turn to the big double page an- To unify the above objects and Boardman’s drug store (formerly The big plant of Koors Bros. was further efforts as will result in the entry blank and bring or send it in|Netzer's) corner, Monday evening at|recently heavily damaged by fire Harry Olin, in charge of the —to The Pioneer office—books and : y . damental public need. > e plating extensive expansion owing to El ot i away you go the happiest person in|. FALLING BRICKS CHOKE FLUE. |increasing business, and work of con- (By.United 'hress.) alfalfy crop, and says farmers should eec Connty Ditdoter, the world. ¥ - Tired of being in one position so|and Mr. Stewart will be a valuablecounty farmers, stock growers and devote more attention to its success-| yjoq affiliate with the federation to long, the top row of bricks on the|addition:to the business end. city gardners were entering exhibits Rl e iedit establish the movement, a county di- p on Third street crawléd off soon after dications were the fair will be the ‘]RELAND WAR FRoNT‘ farm bureau executive committee to m FINE coNDmoN the noon hour today and -did the largest in many years. The grounds represent the county in the federa- Santa Ulaus act, down the flue. The SAYS lRlsH LEADER exhibits. Tomorrow they will be in the county. These directors in an- fire was going and smoke poured out DUCK FEEDING LAKB opened for admission of the public. nual session will elect an executive f the st d fi 1 o fn. ' The chemical responded. (By United Press.) Monday. A parade of farmers’ clubs| Providence, R. I, Sept. 13.—"The[whom {s chosen because of special wall . knowi. -cominercial salsmas No damage. - of the county will take place T'ues-|war front is now transferred to Ire-|fitness to represent an important ac- says the route is everything to be de- of Minnesota will have to watch their of the Irish republic, declared today,|the federation will adopt. This pro- Tw0 ARE[ND[CTED step this fall if they go hunting commenting on the closing of the|gram fs to be revised annually. N around the feeding places. The state BUS]NESS PL ACES CLQSE ¥y “The road from Island Lake to the s Red Lake reservation is like a boule- served funidreds of acres in various ¢ ’ ¢ sl i o lakes over the state for feeding BEW"DJI DAY. AT FMR Dfi%}fils%e?figo{igy EA-E)SQ s 3 splen cont on and a car driver 5 1 ! Y ! The grand jury in session at the can wheel just as fast as he cares to. court house, found two indictments not trespass under pemalty. organizatfons and the homes of their ON CHAR[TIES OPENS 3 close next Friday at noon and every-|jeaders continued in the southern an thedtrlg;tzlt;l;e;:igsghe otge‘r rolad tor selling liquor in violation of the|Would be no ducks to shoot, accord-|pody will attend the Beltrami county (By United Press.) is good a posky road is also| ), "a1dq the other for keeping booze ing to the game and fish department, A at the best featured fair ever held in|Sinn Fefn parliament, was searched.| and county officials from all parts of ton for dispensing liquor. hunters in leaving certain feeding| Beltrami county. Sinn Fein leaders are bitter over| Minnesota were here today for the S e o Frank Dewey was believed to be|&rounds unmolested. Information as LOCAL GOLFISTS LEAVE FOR GRAND FORKS GOLF MATCH | testimony he was held on two counts. | tained from the department. chants’ section of the Bemidji Civic|several intimate the country will[four days, the conference ending next - Thomas Bowe is believed by the T R & Commerce association. soon. be the scene of fresh disorders.|Tuesday. the stars of the golfists of that city|on one count. ing their best, and Bemidji should of-other important civic health topies in a match game tomorrow, the lo- turn out and make it a “big day.” will be discussed. —_— son, Wasuington, chief of the federal 5 bureau of biological survey, conferred Detroit, Minn., club, (By United Press,) itscgilunl:‘xfiuéng:;t.még}.:cg:cu;gtl:rg— HOOVER ARRIVES HOME. ferences and probate judges and The locals who went include F. S.| Copenhagen, Sept. 13.—A violent P ere V! ; and federal refuges for water fowl. ? nisiti in it 1 = voted Minnesota is rated as a leading M. Jacobson, George Kreatz, 0. H.|night, it was reported here today. No | f nations in its present form; vote Manaugh, B. F. Anderson, Ira Cool | details. to maintain its identity so long as a i the International Association of strating your - ability, .may ‘become | 12ve: troubletin trying to leave the| or cent, the assoctation repaying the |every section of the country. At the|lrom the state. With the letter he o1 bo joint members of county farm Think of the joy o % inless-they immediatelyreport to Nord-says, would eliminate the ele- | o, ~T0& government repast; el the work. The proposed plan,of grganization ‘and willing and never failing—would by salaried workers. - tail prices were hoosted from one.|‘that the plans suggested for the|and when ratified by a majority of tatoes and pork chops, according to|Lake river and the construction of|first week in November—to organize own—now let the Pioneer make you ment of a municipal housing associa- tion brought almost immediately the | port for August. practicable.” be prepared to be represented and It costs nothin gto énter this merry |and Saturday, will have several fea-| . o1uiion to be introduced by Mr.|was lowered three and four-tenths NO BIRCHMONT DANCE. time the National Farm Bureau fed- ‘The Pioneer to compete for them.|added. ! 1o Birchmont Beach summer resort this|upon has the following objects: figurés. collected. - | tent rest room for the women launching this great campaign in or: as a res 0 . g To work for a more profitable and X “TON’ STEWART JOINS . = g a place for rest of the weary, A Votes Will Win. GETS HOUSE PROMOTION THIRD ALFALF operative organizations among race. Votes cannot be purchased and | charge. TR the problems of rural life for econ- ¥ - S, X00tha, ame. employ of the Gamble-Robinson com- | the house of representatives, resigned \ ments and in free vote coupons in ) ‘To deal in a nonpolitical manner alumni football players will meet|sale house, will sever his connection|an of Beaudette, desk eclerk, was build your w: ¥ 1d your way.to success and a big field of farm bureau endeavor. experience are urged to meet at|company in a similar capacity. clerk. nouncement in this issue and clip the Ly g e e development of agriculture as a fun- 7:30 o'clock. while its management was contem- MORRISON COUNTY FAIR. school’s agricultural department, is necessary things will be sent and, AR struction is now rapidly progressing,| Little Falls, Sept. 13.—Morrison When a sufficient number of coun- ful growing and value as a crop. ROUTE To RED LAKE chimney of Ted Malloy’s hotel annex at the annual county fair today. In- rector is to be elected by the county HUNTERS MUST KEEP OFF were open all day today for placing tion and the work of the federation bpicks choked the draft, in which a Judging of exhibits will take place (By United Press.) committee of ten persons each of turned in. The chemical responded. St. Paul, Sept. 13.__Duck shooters day. land,” Edmond D' Valera, president [tivity on the program of work which sired, for he drove from Red Lake rliament the British. FOR BMZE SH‘LING game and, fish’ commission has re- R Feln'pa e byLhs = vard,” said Mr.. Stewart. “It is in ANNUAL CoNFERENCE grounds upon which the gunner may i b by British troops on the Sinn Kein i Y : emidji’s business dictrict W 1t is marked and one can’t go wrong against Frank (Spider) Gagnon, one| Without the feeding grounds there bl i Boratdsi D part of.Ireland today. At Cork, the i Wi - fair, that day being ‘Bem ay"’ e ng, Sept. 13.—State, city a good one under favorable condi- in his possession and keeping a place|2nd officials ask the co-operation of 2 This is announced by C. A. Hufl-|the government proclamation sup-|dniiual conference on charities and guilty of the same offense and upon |0 the reserved sections may be ob- Bemidji Golf club players went to|&rand jury to have been keeping a The program on ‘“Bemidji Day"” —_— Child welfare laws, civilian relief, CIVIL WAR VETERANS CONFER ON GAME REFUGES. cals having met the Grand Forks VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE. — The state board of control will hold with Carlos Avery, state game and Lycan, C. M. Bacon, B. W. Lakin, J.|earthquake occured at Edingerton in day the Grand Army of the Republic state in this work and the refuges and A. P. White. single post exists, and elected Colonel ITALY TO RATIVY TREATY. G § di f a bill prepared b *._the'proud possessor of an §$1,185 Oak- | COURLry. " Persons already in the|giate treasury. and the extra 1 per same tims, . wholesale _prices ' and sent a draft of a prepa; ¥ | bureaus and the state federation. well pleased over the showing of the yesterday. home of David Kent, member of the man, chairman of the retail mer-|pressing the Irish parliament, and |corrections. Sessions will be held Grand Forks this afternoon to play|8ambling outfit and he was indicted will be varied and the exhibits look- control of social diseases and scores OPPOSED TO LEAGUE St. Paul, Sept. 13.—Dr. E. W. Nel- players recently upon a visit to the its quarterly meeting during the cen- fish commissioner, regarding state E. Fitzgerald, R. H. Schumaker, C.|Wurtemburg Germany, Wednesday | Went on record opposed to the league are to be discussed at the meeting of James D. Bell, of Brooklyn, com- Game and Fish commissioners at PRESIDENT WILSON ARRIVES. - B mander iu elifef. probably st San Franclieo. Loutsville, October 6 to 10, — | —Charles— B. Vasaly of St. Paul,— RESS MA «By United Press. The resolution opposing acceptance Commissioner Avery, secretary of|chairman of the state board of con- TR AT TROOMA, WA Rome, Sept. 13._1'1:5) Italian | of the league of nations was aaopted| HOOVER FAVORS LEAGUE. |the assoctation; E. W. Cobb, superin- |trol, and his brother, L. W. Vasaly (By United Press.) chamber. of deputies is expected to|almost unanimously. The resolution New York, Sept. 13.—*I stand for | fendent of fish hatcheries, and Mies|of Little Falls, were the guests of Dr. Jennie Stillwell of the state depart-|and Mrs. J. E. Diedrich over night, ment will represent Minnesota at the|returning to their homes this morn— meeting. ~ing. Tacoma, Wash., Sept. 13,—Presi-| ratify the peace treaty by a mafority dent Wilson’s special car arrived here| of fifty. The treaty is scheduled for this morning at 8:55 o’clock. debate in the chamber Monday. the league of nations as it is,” de- clared Hoover when he reached American shores today. was presented by Willilam A. Ket- chum of Indianapolis, Mjpt Judge Ad- vocate of the G. A. R.