Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 15, 1919, Page 1

————————————————————— Press. Today’s world’s news today. VOLUME XII. NO. 244 ¢ £2500 SUPT. BOLCOM (400,000 Coal RESIGNSFROM | Miners Hear -~ Strike Call| HIS POSITION; - BETTER OFFER o " Will Assume Similar Po “* " At Rochester, Minn., Ex- pects to Leave Soon REQUEST TO SCHOOL BOARD IS GRANTE Performed Excellent Service for Bemidji's Public Schools: % . in Brief Period i 1t is with deep regret that Bentigl learned today that W. G. Bolcom, 8u- ;perintendent of the Bemidji publie ‘sehools has tendered his resignation “to.the board, giving as his reason. His -aplendid offer from the educational ‘yoard of Rochester, Minn., for which ‘ne is offered a contract of three _years, at a salary of $3,600 fo firat year, $4,000 for the second 34,600 for the third year. The:eal .ary paid by Bemidji is $3,000° per "At the meeting of the board of ydu- «gation Tuesday evening, action/was - aaiken on the request of Mr. Bojecom " :to be released. g . ‘Supt. Bolcom came to Bemidji in . ‘April, 1918, from Staples, and the: manner in which he straightene ont tangled skeins has been a revelation,; aintil the pub.ic schools have begome -ansimportant factor in- the state, and iheludes in enrollment numbers from shrrounding towns, villages and the 'riiral-districts, while the.instructiony ,al-corps in both high.and Juniof'des partments; and -every grade i varigus buildings, is of the higheat " MEMBER UNITED PRESS The Pioneer is a member of the United on | call ‘issued today by John L. Lewis, o|{ POPULAR YOUNG LAD ]thls morning at 9 o’clock at the home { white with a corsage of white roses. (By United Press.) 3 Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 15.—Fou hundred thousand coal miners were ordered to strike November 1, by a acting president of the United Mine Workers of America. The order- affects practically all bituminous miners in the country. OF BEMIDJI, BRIDES BACKUS-HARTNESS. A pretty home wedding took place ot G. D. Backus, 800 Minnesota ave- nue, when Miss Helen Backus became the bride of Joseph'Hartness of lowa City, Iowa. The servicé was read by Rev. Blaine Lambert, pastor of the Methodist church in the presence’ of a few intimate friends. The home was prettily decorated with autumn leaves, roses and other foliage, and the bride was attired in -.The wedding breakfast was served at the Hotel Markham, and Mr. and Mrs. Hartness left at noon for Du- luth, thence to Minn€apolis, thence to Green, Iowa, to visit the groom’s family, then on to Iowa City where he is asspciated with the Johnson Ab- stract campany of that city. Those' present at the ceremony were thq father of the bride, G. D. Backus, Miss Vera Backus, Mrs. Eu- gene Voift, Brookings, S. D., and Lu- ella B s, sisters; N. B. Backus, uncle; Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Denu, Mr. .and.- Mrs, . R. L. Given, Mrs. Paul Yaple, Miss Arvilla. Kenfield, Miss {.Capitola .Stewart and hev mother,|" Mrs Btewart; 6. W. Ferrel and Rev. GET TODAY’S NEWS OUT DJI DAILY BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCT. 15, 1919 3 United States Army Men Act Under ‘Orders of Intelli--.- gence Department ARRMY TRUCKS HAUL LOADS RED LITERATURE, o B i e —— Secret List of Agitators Has Fallen Into Hands of Army Men (By United Press.) ; Gary, Ind,, Oct. 15.—Forty-homes, 3 in the steel 'city of Gary were raided between midnight and dawn’today:{: the places visited by United States. soldiers being suspected of harborin; their propaganda. The Intelligence department of the government direct-; ed the raids. 3 Eighteen men were taken into custady and held with the fort: others taken in previous.raids. Army trucks were called in to haul; away the printed red propaganda. The ralds are merely the start of; what may be expected, according ta army officers. A secret list of sus- pected agitatos has fallen into the hands of army men. RETURNED SOLDIERS VATIONAL GUARD (0. ¢ FOR THIS CITY HAS " RHINOW'S SUPPORT Cheering Rep—o:Brought Back by E. H. Denu; Looks Like Certianty 'E. H. Denii, manager of the Be- LINE UP FOR BONUS BLANKS OF SERVICE|miai Froneer oo e s ‘| business trip to St. Paul and Minne- polis;, and brought back the cheer- OF TODAY’S PAPER PION. BELGIAN ROYALTY AT NIAGARA FALLS: _ ‘Weather—Hotel Markham: Fair to- night, cloudy and unsettled. The k‘lfifi and queen of Belgium saw gl there was to see at Nlagara Falla.v revolutionists and being centers offopg for the purposs they donned oflskins, as shown in the photograph. X i e 1| tatives, on the high cost of living eit- STATE FIRE MARSHAL AND CHIEF DEPUTIES COMING NEXT TUESDAY So Notifies Chief Charles Daily of Fire Department; State Prevention Drive communication from t| the state fire marshal, . Largest circula.ztion North Central Minnes 45c PER MONTH STATEGETS 0K FROM PALNER, ATTY GENERAL Represe;ltltive Government Coming From Washington Latter Part of Month WILL MAKE CAMPAIGN THROUGH MIDDLE WEST -{Closer Co-operation to Lower Cost of Living; to Probe o St. Paul, Oct. 15.—A. Mitchell Palmer, United States attorney gen- eral, will visit St. Paul probably late this month to confer with states offi- cials, coynty prosecutors, mayors of cities and of fair price committees, a gathering of perhaps 500 represen- uation. He will explain government plans to reduce costs of necessities and indicate how states and local of- ficials and the general public may co- operate to that end. . Leaves Capital About Oct. 28 State’s _Attorney General Clifford L. Hilton, chairman of the high cost of living committee of the National Asgoefation of Attorneys General who regently conferred with Mr. Palmer and other federal officials at Wash- ington, today was advised that Mr. Palmer plans to leave Washington about October 25 on a tour of Middle West states to conduct meetings simi- Charles Dailey, chief of the Be-|lar to that planned in Minnesota. Det- midji fire department, has received & | inite dates for his St. Paul visit prob- he office of ably will be fixed today, the com- munication stated. Governor Burn- St. Paul, ot | quist and Mr. Hilton then will begin Mail Order Sugar ~ T . r sgion Post Reosives “ Limited Supply; Practic- -class ‘and specially. fitted for idutles. e In Rochestér; Mr. Bolcom will be, 4t the head ‘of an excellent system of -épdern . schools . with’ a force of : _omu‘fio’n’ that Bemldji‘#® be-| which the writer, George H. Nettle- | grrafgemerits - for the-state vonfer- {:g’ '5“":0““":;P‘:’n“;l::’i:'i‘::t;s‘: ton, s the head, in which he states: , et ation for a com prt 0 The state high cost of'living inves- This department is planning oh tigation by the department of agri- ‘{the Minnesota National guerd, he bringing that word from Adjutant holding & number of fire prevention |, 14 e acting under the 1919 laws » nnch Mre - Tae' 'y ;. .. a_tinge of ro- mance. new bride, during the summer, visited her sister, Mrs. Nty teachers and an énroilment of, ;over 2,000. The high school i a; ‘complete structare,” ‘with even a .swimming pool for the students, and «ed in the schools’ maintainence. NEW NYMORE WATER ~ FOR WORK TO BEGIN Twelve-Inch —P:;ve WwWill Be Used; Minimum Capacity 200 Gallons Minute All that remains to be done for in- -stallation of the proposed watér well for Nymore is draw“the contract for «the -work between the city and the .contractor for the improvement of Bemidji's water wells, and when this is done, the contractor now nearing his finished work on the Bemidji wells, work will begin on the well for the Fifth ward. The new well will cost approxi- # mately $3,000 to sink, and will be -not less than twelve inches in di- ameter, with a minimum capacity of 200 gallons per minute and equipped with one of the pumps on one of the former wells of Bemidji now practi- cally out of service. ‘With the drilling of the well, wat- -er mains will be laid for a distance ‘of ‘two blocks. A line will be laid to the business district and a line & will also be laid to a point near the ~mew Lincoln school, the main being six inches.” The corstruction will be superin- @ tended by' the ¢tity engineer and ® -when completed the test will call for ! a 70-pound préésure. ‘NO ACCIDENTS.” SLOGAN OF NORTHERN PACIFIC From October 18 to 31 the acci- ‘dent prevention drive will stage an accident prevention drive, to instill into the employes of the Northern Pacific the lessons of practices that ‘will greatly reduce all dangers. ““A chain is no stronger than its weakest link” says the announcement of the campaign and known weak links should be strengthened as soon as possible. “Na accidenis” is the slogan of the drive and it is being heard in the Bemidjii'section o! the Northern Pacific. LONG TRIP TO CONVENTION. G. S..Harding has returned from a week’s outing, he being one of the delegates to Little Falls Jefferson Highway convention. He went to the twin cities when the .convention | adjourned and attended to some business. “about $250,000 per year is expend-}|. Voigt, then a reésident of Iowa and met her husband. i WHALEY-SMITH. ladies was married this morning in St. Bartholomews’ Episcopal church, Reyv. George ‘Backhurst officiating, 'when Miss Olive Whaley and Julius Smith ‘of the Northern National bank were united in sacred bonds. The happy couple was attended by Miss Ella C. Laqua and F. W. Eber- lein, their parents and a few friends. Quite as a surprise to the bride, who has been such a useful worker in every branch of church work, the organist, Mrs. . R. Sanborn, sudden- ly appeared after the benediction and beautifully rendered the wedding march on the church pipe organ. Af- ter signing the registers in the ves- try the bridal party joined into pro- cession and marched out to the wait- ing cars, while the organ pealed forth its joyous notes; the sun shone brightly and showers of rice des- cended. Mr. and Mrs. Smith left on the 9:40 train for Duluth and points east, where they will spend ten days, then return to take up their residence in Bemidji. SNEAK STEALS WAGON GEAR FROM MARKHAM Someone stole a wagon from the rear of the Markham hotel. It was used in the winter to haul. shavings for the hotel. The big 'shaving box is still there, but the running gear is gone. In today’s issue of The Pio- neer is advertising for another wag- on, but the party who has the stolen running gear is requested to return same at once. Yes, there is someone who knows who has it. Last year a sleigh was taken from the same place, but was returned. BIG DAUGHTER ARRIVES AT THE HERBERT HOME Telegrams received in Bemidji by friends of Jack Herbert of Bend, Ore., states that a 10% pound daughter arrived at the Herbert domicile Mon- day and that the Herbert family is doing well. This is the second arrivel in the Herbert family, ‘“Buster” being the boy,. about two years old. DISTRICT COURT CLERK HAS 50 BONUS BLANKS Fred Rhoda, clerk of the district court, whose offices are in the court house, has received a limited number of state bonus blank applications for returned soldier bonuses. The first allotment received by the county official is fifty and they are ready for distribution to all those who call for them. City}. - One of Bemidji’s popular young ally Exhausted ‘| General Rhinow, head of the state military department. : - It was stated. Eveleth had con~ s American Legion hendgu'arters were a&_busy. place last evt , re- turned soldiers lining up in true mili- | templated a company and armory of tary form to’ veceive their bonus ap-|the National Guard but had neglected plication blanks which are to aid [to take advantage of the fact and that them in securing the $15 a month.al- lowed by Minnesota for each month | honor. 7 they were in service. If Colonel Buckstaver recommends While the Legion was the first to|the formation of the unit in Bemidji recelve -the blanks, every returned |it will be endorsed by Adjutant Gen~ soldier, notwithstanding whether he |eral Rhinow, as he stated he would is a member, is'being supplied with|do, and Bemidji will have one of the Bemidji was next in line for thg,. that only service men would be con- the applications until the supply is{best -military organizations in the exhausted, which will in all probabil-{state and one of which the military ity be today. . authorities might well be proud. The soldiers are advised to use Tiinber for officers of the proposed great care in making out the appli-|company were mentioned and it was cations because of numerous mistakes | then that General Rhinow evidenced which have caused return of blanks.|a knowledge of Bemidji. He stated All questions which are not answered are to be stricken out, this indicat-|sidered and mention was made of ing that none have been overlooked | Lieut. Thomas Swinson, Lieut. Clar- by the applicanc. ence K. Foucault, Capt. Hal Huff- man, N. E. Given, vice commander THREE MAJOR GROUPS of the American Legion post here; C. L. Pegelow, and several other serv- ice men. s IN EXECUTIVE SFSSlON Mr, Denu was in the Twin Citles v e on a business mission and took occa- By Ralpn Couch. sion to ca'l upon General Rhinow, (United Press Correspondent.) and Colonel Buckstaver is expectetf Washington, Oct. 15.—Three major |to come to Bemidji this week and groups of the National Industrial |[look over the possibilities. conference went into executive con- —— t’t:rence this morning to work on ans for arbitration of all industrial Loy STATE TIMBER SALE The opening of the morning ses- sion was delayed to permit the groups HELD BY AUDITOR to meet. q e (By United Press.) PRESIDENT WILSON FEELING " stt;;a.ul,floa. 15};_1‘119 state audi- IMPROVED or ay offered thousands of feet of GREATLY TODAY timber for sale. Many bidders for Washington, Oct. 15.—President certain tracts of timper were at the Wilson was better today, said the capitol and it was expected every bulletin issued by his physician at|Piece would be sold today. The sales noon. He had a good night’s rest and | are & part of the regular business of enjoyed his breakfast. He had a|the auditor. Most of the timber is slight headache but otherwise|80ld when it is certain the state may showed a marked fmprovement. The|lose on it unless it is disposed of reecnt restlessness of Monday night |Quickly. has disappeared. = —— INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BY ACETELYNE TORCH| ouuodb 50,5005 (United Press Correspondent.) ‘Washington, Oct. 15.—After post- (By United Press.) poning for the day the vote on la- St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 15.—The Po-|bor’s proposal of meditation of the tosi Missourf National bank was |steel strike, the National industrial looted by bandits early today, who conference today adjourned until used an acetelyne torch to enter the|2:30 o’clock tomorrow. vault. Early reports indicated the —_— bandits escaped with $25,000. GERMANS SI'.T RlGA ‘FLYING PARSON’ GOES THROUGH TS RS0N GOES THROUSE| AFIRE WITH ARTILLERY WSan Francisco, Oct. 15.—Lieut. B. ) o e . Maynard telegraphed the United London, O¢t. 15.—A part of Riga Press today that he had arrived at|is burning, having beenpset. afire gy Salt Lake City at 10:44 on his way|a German bombardment, reports a to Mnieola, L. I, after flying through | dispatch from Helsingfors today. a dense fog in the morning between| Reports from Reval indicate the Green Mountain and Salduro. general commander of the Russian The “flying parson,” leader of the|northwest is meeting ponderous suc- air derby race across the continent,{cess in his advance against the Bol- is on his way back from his first cross [ sheviki. In twenty-four hours that country flight. gained fifteen miles. day, . October 21. deputy and special deputy fire mar- shals will visit your city for the pur- pose-of making a general inspection of the business section of the town, speaking to the children in the pub- lic schools and holding a mass meet- ing in the evening at the city hall or some theatre, to which the public will be invited. Your local Commer~ cial club has been requested to pro- vide quarters for the night meeting. “It is desired to have you and the other four members of your local fire prevention committee, consisting of Mesgrs. Essler, Falls, Winklesky and Smith, end also as many of the mem- “We hope to interest as many as a good experience for your men, as the instruction they receive will be most beneficial to them in making further inspections. “I would suggest that you call a meeting of the members of the fire prevention committee and the mem- this_week and urge every man who possibly can to be on the job at 9:30 '0'clock Tuesday morning, October 21 for the purpose of co-operating with this office in this work. ‘““You may designate the meeting place yourself and I will get in toych with you the first thing Tuesday morning. Assuring you that your assistance in this matter will be greatly appre- clated.” TWO SENATORS SWITCH FROM FORMER OPINIONS b (By United Press.) Washington, Oct. 15.—One demo- cratfc senator today declared for amendment to the peace treaty, while a republican came out against the amendments in speeches made in the senate. Senator Owen of Oklahoma was the democrat, and Senator Colt of Rhode Island was the republican. QUAIL AND SQUIRREL i SEASON HAS OPENED !" (By United Press.) 8t. Paul, Oct. 15.—The quail and squirre] season opened for Minne- sota sqortsmen today. Thejequal season will close Decem- ber 1,/while the squirrel season runs through February. Racoon are also in open season for that period. The"deer season opens one month from tpday. Lake trout will again be in season November 15. bgrs of vour fire department as can.', accompany the deputy fire marshals in making inspections of the towns. possible in this work and it will be| bers of the fire department sometime | meetings in various towns through-}will be advanced in the meantime, out the state during the next few |Commissionor N. J, Holmbherg said. months and it has been decided to : hold the first one in Bemidji on Tues- On that day the and_at least ten or twelve Alfred Jaques, United States dis- trict attorney, T. E. Campbell, and agents of the department of justice and other government authorities in St. Paul will be consulted by Com- missioner Holmberg and his assist- ants this week to affect closer co- operation in the Minnesota move- ment to lower living costs. Reports that supplies of sugar are being obtained by Minnesota consum- ers, especlally farmers, trom mail or- der houses are to be investigated in connection with the inquiry into the supply and prices for sugar, tne com- missioner said. EASTERN STAR SCHOOL THURSDAY EVENING The Order of the Eastern Star will hold a .school of instruction Thursday evening at 8 o’clock at the Masonic hall. The meeting will be conducted by the worthy grand matron, Miss Jane Todd of Austin, Minn. RED LAKE FARMER i HAS CELERY. TOBACCO Bemidji has often heard of the wondeful crops grown in Beltrimi county, but when E. C. McDonald brought into The Pioneer office a . bunc¢h of splendid celery raised by Albert Smith, a farmer residing at the northwest corner of Upper Red Lak#, it sort of had the Pioneer rep- resentative floored. Mr. McDonald also reported that Mr. Smith had a fine tobacco crop and intended to make some cigars which would be circulated among his triends, the ‘“smokes” guaranteed to be pure leaf and not of the *“docy tored” brand. NORMAL OFFICIALS ATTERD BOARD MEETING. DULUTH President Deputy of the Bemidji normal school and A. P. White, mem- ber of the state normal school board, returned from Duluth today where they attended the quarterly meeting of the state normal board. GOMPERS" CONFINED: I8 SERIOUSLY ILL (By United Press.) ‘Washington, Oct. 15.—Samuel Gompers, president of the American ' Federation of Labor, is seriously {1l at his home here today and will be unable to aftend sessions of the in- dustrial conference. Gompers had a temperature of 101 and is suffering from nervous exhaus~ tgon. Physicians will keep him in ed. To Probe Mail Order Revorts.~ * - | | B OO