Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 18, 1919, Page 1

Weather—Hotel - Markham: settled, winds, wgrmer. NING, SEPT. 18, 1919 o \ e South Beltrami County Unit Will Elect Officers for CAMPAIGN FOR |~ B ot SECURING AUTO -With. 'the seven branches of the - W | Southern Beltrami County Red Cross|. nlmpter represented, ‘an - impertant ‘meseting . will be held “in- Bemidji, T : < + | Wednesday, October 26: . This will| : ey ‘ LA ¢ | x.ifhre County Is !nterelted Iy the chapter’s annual meeting, and 3 i l’roponhon for Deep Well and Free Offer of Subscription there will be election of officers for" Heold Crop Until: <Y|glfll . v Pump Finds Favor W ith the ensuing year and speakers famil- jar with" the peace-time program:of the Red Cross will tell of the work outlined. - Other business of import- FILL OUT NOMINATION [2uge Wil be discussed. ARMORY PROPOSITION: the City Council. Building Drive Are Mnturegl ‘Branches represented at the meet- MG ZKEP ORT WILL BE MADE " d_ BLANK; TRY TO WIN ing will be Blackduck, Kelliher, Red IS AGAIN BROACHED/|. NEXT REGULAR MEETING Lake, Tenstrike, Louis, Grygla and : { 3 & A8 3 \ ‘Wilton. - Mrs. Hallan L. Huffman, L P ) e FUINCINS hapter secretary, h tified these g : y “The Chances Are Plenty, and f,,.‘:fib?,'es fifirfhz'fneefif.gngnlde“ is :x- President Deputy Asks That New Water Pumps Will Be Enclosed to Prevent Cold One May Ride in Brand pecteéd that each will be represented- Everybody Be Press Alent ' v Weather Effects An important conference of I‘fiad tomobi Cross officials will be held in n- For the Normal New .Au bile neapolis Monday and Tuesday, the principal speaker of the meeting be- e The race is on. ing Dr. Livingston Farrand. Repre- Important facts governing the po- The first lits of names of those who | sentativeés- of the Southern Beltrafunx tgt arket in Beltrami county ;vere ‘have been nominated in the Bemidji county chapter to attend the confer- nestingly related at yesterday's|” 5 i _ A Pioneer's great automobiie contest|ence will be Mrs. F. S, Arnold, Miss | weekly Juncheon of the Bemidji As.| ‘earth 1o flames at the Wiltshire aérodrome where the German was a prisoper. -appeared in Wednesday's paper: May = MacGregor, county public |sociation, and growers were advised|: .~ The public is now aware ‘who are | héalth nurse, and Dr. E. H. Smith. not to sell their potatoes at this the persons who will strive for hon- 2 ‘ tin;e,mb\:t r:‘; w::‘:l utl::te“ txl'llzlel; yle;(:: CORN GROWERS SHOULD ToRNAm Dfiml Tou ok . aorner of Beteramt esunty | SHEVLIN POTATO HOUSE g{me.“ “lut'e‘resth':g fi.,:ai vlgf;im;, SELECT SEED IN FIELD MOUNTS: HARD RAIN HAS BEEN COMPLETED |56, Troppman: &A* w- samoa andf WHILE STALKS STAND| ADDS MORE MISERY . Private L. Bruckmann, Nineiy-ninth reserve regiment oi' the Gernmn ay, being preseuted with a decoration for a “gallant and chivalrous act.” Bruck- -mann rescued a British aviator from death when the latter's machine fell to It looks very much as if the people of Nymore were going to have a mun- icipal water supply, after a strenu- { ous effort to secure fire protection for nlhe!;- homes &nd business houses, and 1 \lhl! campaign for recognition of I he necessity ot protection Alderman : Joanis and Jones of the Nymore dis- trict emphatically had expressed their views in no uncertain terms, over their portion of the city being left out in the improvements of the water system now in the course of and. . surrounding territory has spread the news of The Pioneer’s gi- I others as to the potato situation, and gdntic free offer. Interest and en- thusiasm has bounded higher each «day.. -Quite a number of nominations figures were quoted in explanation of | The potato house that Hamel & | o.ons” market conditions. Mr. Webster of Bemidji have been build- | RCh, TECKIT JORGUNE gl | Agronomist of University Gives| Refugees Swamp Village of were received too late to appear in {:ain“ic’:;l;:leette??:? aztcesplt‘:i;l:; l{fli trami county agricultural agent, gave Tunely Advice for In- Port Aransas; Food Sit- completion, P i the first list, but these will be added |y yiging committee and is a dandy. |2 splendid talk on facts pertaining { 1920 5 Well and Pump. ) ] \later. It is buiit of concrete and lumber and | 0, Marketing potatoes, in which he creasing Cl'op uation Acute . “Perhaps a considerable number of is 40 by 80 feet, equipped-with a said: - To the adjoprned meeting of the persons will find, to their surprise, Fairbanks wagon 'scale also platform P Marketi B —— ——n council last night, came the proposi- ,-that they have been nominated by yago ' P otato Marketing Faots. (By United Press.) f (By United Press.) tion for_a_well and pump for the, geale. It is owned jointly by the farmers and Hamel & Webster and will be opprated by Hamel & Web- ster for handling the farmers pota- toes and-anything else they wish to dispose of that is marketable. “The potato market today is some- what unsettled, due to the heavy shipments of the past two weeks and to immature and poor quality early: potatoes that have been put on the, St.. Paul, Sept. 18.—_Minnesota Corpus Christi, Tex., Sept. 18.—[Fifth ‘ward, the installers of the new should have 3,000,000 acres of corn|The death toll of Sunday’s tidal wave | Layne & Bowler pumps on the wells, next year, for feeding purposes and |in Corpus Christi today was estimated | that were failing to supply the city's prepare ‘for a considerable increase anywhere from 300 to over 600. needs, and who are now- putting in fn each year, accommg to Prof. Andrew Reports from Arunsas Pass esti-|the third well at the rear of the city Great credit is due to the farmers market. As a wholé, the. potatoes|Boss, agromomist of the University |mated the dead at Port Aransas at|building, the offer being 'to ‘sink a Tell Your Friends. who-made it possible to erect a build- have been field run and should never}of - Minnesota. 360, but this figure could not be con- | ten-inch well fully 300 feéet, guar- s Athses s 2he: are ent;red the | ing of this size and for this purpose, have been put on board the cars. At présent, Minnesota grows-from gm:‘t Previous reports said 33 :‘x;;eue& tgdru'n;ia;:mlzgg ‘gn‘;l%ns 11‘):; next step-is to‘immediately acq'uaint at.a small place like Shevlin. It is| “The consuming markef demands; »2'“\?’({?0»“1) 2:760,000 acree of corn elll)rlvt;:l:‘rahl which continued 36 |offer wa‘:; m:ue by P. D. B'oglor Jr, friends. with' the news’ that you, are|equipped with 20 bins and will hold | a table potato that is-clean; fret from ::2“:.3" mfl K;::tm::tedi: ltl:: !llf‘?- hours added ,to last night's misery, |and F. A. Boehn. The plan ) T, .out.to win-one ot the handsome auto- about 20,000 bushels of. potatoes. bruises and-rots, and fairly uniform already prevailing throughout the|the use of one of the for e en W - meblles :Many of these friends, sees —_— in size. ' The-jobber. who-distributes fien crops ‘were: ghort or.im stricken area. used on the wells, which would, it i - P scared: thei vorites inated, uw B : -| the .potatoes to- the -retailer -kyows %g | More than 3,000 refugees have|said, .perform the -service for the mobnbly ‘communicate ?}m: the can- Rfl.lfl"' AND this one, though not rare, pecul y imninate the ‘Boislbllity of neg swamped Aransas Pass slnge Sunday { Fifth s""d some friend. This should be -stréngthened by taking hold vigor- ously'and prosecuting the campaign of votes to a successful conclusion— with a magnificent touring car as a ‘reward. 4 eGting.the corn crop as a necessary didate and offer to.save the. free vote, ] v of the: consumer. As a consequence night. The normal ulation th i .coupon which' appears each day in|° HOME SER“CE BMTH the retailer does the grading ‘and :f:: :vr;:kfi: ‘:}:’d::; ';';'?'c’;g’,';}'g‘;‘ is feetp :hal:lesoo aua;i tpl;? hu;dr:ds ad * Revort Next Meetmz. The Bemidfi Pioneer and give their : sorting, as well as the tedious™job) immediate. gelection of seed corn |ditional, hungry and homeless and| The water committee of the coun- 5 of .amputating "the dirt from our clothingless have created a serious|cfiywas instructed to confer with the ‘During ‘the past few 3 \ 2 11" ft4 hustle’ and bustle The Civilian Relief and Home o “preparing for ‘the race, not a few for planting next year. "'ll)‘he f&;"mer sl);ould go into the|Situation. The food situation is Wwe]l drillers on the question and to tield while the corn is still standing acute. report at next meeting of.the council. or"snbscriptlons Toallzing that it i at the county fair, and free advice and make his selection from strong, - When the Bemidji association : Received at Markets. will be gladly given all who desire, in healthy plants,” said .Prof. Boss. ? oves from its present quarters to the early bird who gets the automo- b/ “The market has been receiving ‘After the corn is taken in the farm- .'OHNS(’N ls GREHED bile. relation to the government vocation- b'éef(::-n ‘;r':)‘;erl:odd?; g\l"e"‘;lel:fi's I;s v;lel: al educational work. J. P. Lahr will 5 5 er can’t tell where the sced corn " Easy tn Make Good Start. be in charge of the booth tomorrow just this Kind of potatoes from the| .,y eq ¢rom that he selects. Field se- wr"‘l ENTHUS]ASM contract ‘ordered ;drawn‘iand.in thie Perhaps there are a few who have|afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock. ginnesota pou:to prodlicingj satct‘iion:. lection is the proper method. It will City Attorney Huffman was instruct. . 7 C. L. Pegelow, wil ur, growers have mnot objected 10| .4ye much trouble.” - ed to prepare the document. It was .hesidnltled to enter. . These thould| 1.h’e.‘re fucka bur:;\txml;l;eiyflfur‘n:a:\ilosx paying the freight charges and war| ™" " - i ke (By United Press.) also decided. to allow various civic Tead, now omsy: it ie-to, gt 8 mood relative to soldiers insurance and|!3X On the culls and dirt that the in Hh i grvlv iaem Siis oW Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 18 —Senator| organizations and meetings to be held . S start that will send them along the Sovernment Ihstirance. and"algo. fo- jobbers so ambitiously spend good| Will cure right in the f""}_’"s own | Hiram Johnson of California, follow-|in" the association quarters when- Toad to victory. ] tained allotments and componsation |MOREY to remove and to haul out ln‘}‘;"““‘;" ’h"“rlld be selected,” he said. |ing his enthusiastic reception here,|eyer desired. The quarters will be Fill out the nomination blank ap- | 1% fafuica soltioes P order to fill up some dump or hole| “In the northern parts of the state|planned today to invade the north-|in the front of the second story. pearing elsewhere in this issue. That s < on a vacant lot not far from the con-| flint corn is used to some extent but | west, speaking against the peacel The Bemidji band will also be sumer's door. the most popular are Minnesota No.|treaty and league of nations. Héy.xeq to sign a contract for a five blank starts you off with 5000 votes.| On Si#rday, D. S. Mitchell and Then ring up a friend or two and tell | Mrs. Mitchell and Dr. E..H. Smith “The potato producer should in-j 13 and 23.” leaves for Duluth tonight to speas|year period for a band room and a - 2 Friday night there. He speaks in|smaller room for an office. They are i will be at the booth. them about your ambition to win an sist that the potato buyer pay him a located in the rear of the second floor. automobil s 3 o Mrs. Witting and Mrs. Battles will A . tl‘;n. obile and obtain their subscrip have charge of the Minnesota public |just and fair price for his quality po- GAME PRBH(VA'"ON Mlm‘mnpolls Saturday night tatoes. He should not consider that g No More Baby Stands. The recent drastic ordinance, “You will get votes on that sub- health booth, under the auspices of Lis néiatoos. are the oaily Eood potas COMMmEE ls NAMED MOREFOUND GU[LTY et 4 - prompted by the practices al e car- 5 _|the Minnesota Public Health asso- scription, as shown in the vote sche toes to be had, nor should be allow nival, held not long ago in Bemidji, dule, and besides every dollar you,ciation. himself to feel that potatoes are po- B tatoes and that there is only ome| AS a result of the meeting of the OF LAW VIOLATIONS w d effectively last night as used effectively last night upon collect wiil be included in the extra price for them. Bemidji association, addressed last the request of a man who asked for vote offers. N RESS EI IS RI I) e co G T wo week by Carlos Avery, state game and | wj)jjam Sears of Bemidji was a permit to conduct a brownie and The chances to win are plenty. WHO WON THE WAR Should Retain Standard. fish warden, President R. L. Given|gound guilt ' y by a jury in district A Many hearts will be gladened a few “The producer must understand|has named a committee on game pre- k) balloon rack stand, during the fair, e ‘weeks hence, and think of the joy of s court and :fined, $100;and sentenced whereat Alderman Barnell snorted, that poorly graded, dirty, and rotten |servation. stepping into .your own motor car. (By United Press.) ,,omggs wymg not built ly,p a demand| The committee is made up of the Z%:\?l:t?&s(‘)i ;::ngt:‘zr:::gja;l.gn}’;%fi:; “Just as much graft as the last car- A little effort on your part may win| Washington, Sept. 18._Congress|o; 5 reputation for any community | following: Dr. G. M. Palmer, chair-|outgt. gix days are allowed before [M1V2l."” you a place in “automobile row.”|told the world today who won the|ypich claims to be a potato produc-|man; ;H. J. Loud, Dan Gracie, D. 8.| gentence is effecttve and if the fine fs| JONeS Was on his feet right after Start the ball rolling today. war. ing community. Mitchell, Mose Crawford and Wil-| not pajd another 30 days must be|2Rd moved to reject the request. Black Jack” Pershing. “|Carried. He added that the child- . liam C. Klein. ‘The buyer, on the other hand, served. - r'he campaign manager wishes to hez‘élitrfieepxonegwen the r;:tulr(ninlgl st load g’nly such potatoes as will| 10 selecting the personnel ‘of the ren of many parents needed the call attentioa of every candidate re- merican army broke al help build up the reputation of the committee herein named, President money for clothing as the winter is garding the disposition of ballots cut (7ec0rds of enthusiasm. Both houses at' hand. = Given has chosen those who are in- 5 from the paper. Never put your cou- | Ereeted Pershing vociferously. gvoi’lr;mr?ez%y'to :ll;iestbgg:{ 3&”;5?33 terested in the observance of game |42Y8 in the founty jail, 30 days add-| “\gontractor Sommer of the new e Jewett garage was granted the use i p ed if fine not paid. pons in the ballot box without tirst ; h _|laws and the preservation of north bring quality potatces which will:de of gne-third of Beltrami avenue while having placed them in an envelope or | TW0 WELL KNOWN RVSIDENTS mand the highest prices. Too often Minnesota’s wild game. Frank Dewey was found guilty of tie them together in one package. Be OF BEMIDJI ANSWER LAST CALL | the buyer pays only the one price, _— :(eepi:lg an unlicensed whisky drink- bullding operations are in order. 2380 it i fhe antatde of fhe packs Sk Bl e e e e I tod = tato grower who is producing the g slam Beuter is on trial today, age the number of votes contained quality potato and who is careful in m,&{fi? ?};Fmfinjp?flggfi charged with shooting four cows be- therein. what he markets. To many buyers| Wilson’s telegram made public here longing to a neighbor in the coun- use the quality potatoes to bring the|today, came out flatly against police- try. condition of the shipment up to the|men or firemen unionism, with a view Clarence Gentile is scheduled to re- average. Growers! Insist that the|to using pressure to obtain demands.|ceive his sentence this afternoon buyers have more than one price when court reconvenes. He was con- when they are buying. You bring in NNES! victed of assault in the second de- the quality potatoes and you will re- Mr.GaglldNGM};o (?EM Jacgg}:;h will | Bree- Cei"; “:: :est er{llce. 8 soon go to Memphis, Tenn., and Dr. ““Northern nnesota 8rowers|and Mrs. R. E. Richardson will oc- must soon begin to realize the im-|cupy the Jacobson residence on Be- ORE TAX MEASURE portance of a grade for all potatoes|midji avenue. R which go to the consuming market s PASSED BY SENATE from the potato producing sections of Minnesota. Northern Minnesota MERCHANTS WILL CLOSE. potatoes are marketed late in the sea- mig;inc,;;c:e]'io:‘]:leé"%m:"t;m(:trmf:_ St. Paul. 8ept. 18.—The senate last son- when. prices are somewhat 10W.| chairman that they will close trom | evening, by a vote of 28 to 38, passed This slump in price has been due t0| .30 41) ’5:30 o'clock tomorrow. | the Bendixen bill, levying a tax of 6 i’ogr- 'g‘:)l;g?dt?’tl‘::ddimlmam:fhgo{?l; SO, e X per cent on fron ore. The bill passed oes ealers ) the house last week. It would raise turn, play their game more carefully HUGE STEEL STR]KE approximately $6,500,000 a year in and continue to pay as low a price as t 5 possible. SEEMS UNCHECKED "’;:,9 varjous forms, the tonnage tax Warning—Field Froet. . bill, as it has become known, has “In addition to ungraded and dirty ‘By Fred Ferguson. been before the legislature for nearly potatoes, we find that field frost ef- (United-Press Correspondent.) 20 years, passing once in 1909, but fects the market demand and price Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 18.—‘“The|vetoed by Governor Johnson. of potatoes very materially. Dig your|men—are going to strike. I can see Scores of citizens from the iron potatoes as soon as you can, as a|nothing now that will stop them.” range presented arguments to the freeze .or heavy frost will injure So declared John Fitzpatrick, |senate committee Monday against city of Bemidji. those which are near the surface.|chairman of the steel men’'s commit-|the bill, most of the opponents Each candidate in this district has| Whenever it is possible to dig early,|tee today, as twenty-four heads of the|claiming it would make unprofitable the same opportunity to win the $1,-!it is sometimes advisable to go over|steel workers went into conference.|the mining of Jower grade ores, and 185 Oakland touring car or une of |the fields and hill enough to cover|A statement is expected this after-|thus drive out many small independ- (Continued on page four) (Continued on Page Five.) DeOR. ent operators. iend, ‘‘Spud ing,” which we Service section will nave a booth ad- ;‘;:g]e sosg:re!u!liy gf-m. fear of in- idates- a.h'eady secured promises joining the Red Cross headquarters juring his delicate tissues. John Kyler of Spooner got a simi- lar dose andjbeing fined $100 and 30 New Pump Houses. An estimate of $733 for enclosing the new water pumps was read, they s being prepared by the city engineer. Two well houses will be set on foun- dations and an eighty foot pipe line wiil be used to drain the bottom of the third well at the city building. It \will also have a house. Referred to the fire committee and bids will be advertised for. Report will be made at next meeting . e A resolution to authorize the con- tract for doing the pumping for the water of the city with the Minne- sota, Electric Light and Powér com- patiy’ was passed. It will be for two years ‘and continue at the five cents per thousand gallons. The city clerk was authorized to advertise for bids for cleaning of the septic tank. THREE BANDITS STEAL $5.000 WORTH CLOTHING (By United Press.) Bau Claire, Wis., Sept. 18.—Three., men broke into the Moline Clothing | Co., here at Baldwin early today, es- | caping in a touring car with nearly $5,000 worth of men’s clothing. Near Hudson the sheriff of St. Crei¥ county had a gun battle with the men but no one was injured. Axel Oftos, for a long time an em- ploye of.the Crookston Lumber com: B pany, Mill No. 2, was buried yester- Any Doubt Phone. - {day -afternoon, his death occuring If at any time a candidate thinks Saturday. Interment was in Green- ¢hat the count is not correct as|W00d, escorted by a number of frater- shown in the printed list, he or .she|Rity brothers. The services were is asked to either telephone the cam- held by Rev. Osmund Johnson, pastor paign manager or call upon him in of the Scandinavian Lutheran person, so that the votes may be church, in the edifice. The deceased looked up and the error corrected.| Was 43 years of age and leaves a wife We are not infallible, but we do|and three children. Pneumonia was everything possible to secure the ¢op-|the cause of death. Ibertson con- rect count and safeguard the interest|ducted the funeral arrangements. of every candidate. Although we have told you many times before how to enter this cam- paign and - win one of the prizes we will go over it with you again today. Clip Nomination Blank. Clip out nomination blank from The Pioneer, fill the blank with the name of the candidate whom you wish to nominate (being careful to write plainly, so that no mistakes may occur) and send or bring it to the campaign manager of The Pio- neer. Your candidate is than in the race. If you have nominated your- self, then it remains for you té go among your friends and tell them that you are out for one of these awards. et them to subscribe for the Pio- neer, paying in advance, and giving You their votes. These votes are good . John S. Benson, who died at the hospital from cancer of the stomach, was buried this morning in Holy Cross cemetery. Services were said in St. Philip’s church. Mr. Benson was 64 years of age and is survived by a wife and daughter. M. E. Ibert- son conducted the funeral. for publication at any time up to the last day of the campaign. You do not have to be a subscriber to enter this campaign. What you are expected to do is to secure other subscriptions. You will find it easy. 3 District No, 1. This district includesmll of the | ¥ | be | | I — | | I (! | | | 1 - S ! | | g | | | i | i b