Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 24, 1919, Page 1

¢ "y Prosa. ; # is. 4 member of the United - P’}‘%’yfis w:rld'l news today. . ‘VOLUME XII 'NO. 252 CARLSONNAME PRESIDENT OF LOCAL CHAPTER “BY RED CROSS ! iman; Mrs. Huffman, gecre ‘e~ tary; Dr. Smith, Treasurer A e e T i iiLANs BEING MADE FOR PEACE PROGRAM Commmee Chairmen Named to Have Charge of Activ- * jties During Year ; 1-Ofticers of the Southern Beltrami .eounty chapter u;_t'he American Red : Pross were named at a meeting of the “executive committee in the rooms of the Bemidji association yesterday af- ternoon, as follows: -»,~Chairman—A. 7. Carlson, succeed- Ang C. W. Warfield. Vice chairman—Mrs. E. H. Smith. " Secretary—Mrs. H. L. Huffman, re- efected. . Treasurer—Dr. E. H. Smith, re- M. elected. ;4+-Plans are being made to carry on he peace program of the Red Cross :4n Beltrami county, and much good awork is expected to be accomplished Dy .the organization during the next . year. _ The following committee chair- ,4iién- were named for the ensuing syear by Chairman Carlson: Civilian Iyelfef, Mrs. E. H: Smith; membership, i~ Mrs. Frank T. Beaver; finance, Mrs. { «Qraham M. Torrance. | COUNTY POULTRY SHOW | HELD NEXT DECEMBER: " OFFICERS ARE ELECTED ‘‘Several Changes Made in ¢ Conduct; Uniform Coops to Be Feature R 3 Sh " Beltrami county’s annual poultry W= *show will in all probability: be held 1 the second week .in December, and ‘arrangements have already begun to make the exhibit this year the larg- est and most important ever held by the Beltrami county Poultry associa- tion. 2 Tentative plans for the show were - made at a meeting h:ld in the niga school building last evening at which ‘the following officers.were selected: John Patterson, president; Jack Wil- ‘liams, vice-president; H. M. Stanton, gecretary; Mrs. E. H. Smith, treasur- ier; and Harry Olin, show manager. There will be several changzes fin he. method of operating the exhibit 5 year, one of which will Ye the arging of a small entry fee. A iform cooping arrangement is to e provided and other improvements ver the exhibits of former years “mdde. GEORGE BAKER OPENS ~“BAGLEY MUSIC STORE i (Special to Pioneer.) i Bagley, Minn., Oct. 24.—George T. i ‘Bpker, the Bemidji jeweler, has { opéned a branch of his music depart- § ‘ment in Bagley, with Hector Brown, one of his salesman, in charge. This store will be housed in the front half ‘ofthe Bagley ‘Herald oftice. ! Mr. Baker has already put in four i ‘planos and five P’athe phonagraphs. i ‘Magny records for the Columbia and ‘Pathe machines are a part of the pregent stock. As soon as necessary transporta- ‘tion can be secured from Bemidii, a ‘complete stock of Pathe, Columbia, ‘Sonora, Munola, Wilsonian, Bruns- awick and Master phonagraphs will he installed. This stock of phonagraphs will" contain about fifty machines. The stock of pianos, which will con- sist of about thirty instruments, will ‘be shipped in and will contain the following makes: Baldwins. How- ard, Ellington, St. Regis, Washburn, and Holland. In- addition to this { stoek of phonagraphs and pianos ] they -will carry a complete line of band and orchestra instruments and a full stock of Columbia and Pathe records; { ‘ Mr. Brown states that the duration of the store in Bagley is indefinite, iput if business warran®, it will be ‘fnede permanent. Bagley people ‘shonld patronize this business in or- der to make it a permanent fixture, shicé d good music store is an excel- lent-gddition to any town. —— s - S S WAS SPEAKER AT ASSOCIATION LUNCH David’ H. Holbrook took over the pehoe time work of the Home Service departmeit of the Northern Division of the American Red Cross at the time v too?” - Maynard Wins Race Laurels, { Says Air Board Lo (By United Press.) Washington, Oct. Maynard's laurels as.winner of the- trans-continantal air derby are se- peivgila e .. The big idea of the race was to get across the country and back again first. The second angle was the flying time. The third angle was reliability. actual fastest time and Captain J. O. Donaldson won as to reliability. PUBLISHERS PLAN MOVING. New York, Oct. 24.—Publishers, who suspended operations as the re- sult of the lockout and strike in the local printing industry, were invited to consider plans for the publica- tions of their periodicals outside New York City is a statement issued by John Adams Thayer, secretary of | the New York Publishers’ commit- | tee. Mr. Thayer’s statement followed a meeting of a committee represent- ing publishers of periodicals and trade papers at which such action was indorsed. Mr. Thayer stated that employing printers throughout the country have offered their services for the print. ing of.such publications as the em- ploying printers of New York are un- able to issue owing to the strike. BABCOCK FINDS ROAD SENTIMENT STRONG | IN NORTH MINNESOTA Assures improved Highway Between International Falls and Bemidji St. Paul, Oct. 24—C. M. Babcock, state highway commissioner, back in St. Paul from an extended inspec- tion tour of state roads, declared he found sentiment in Northern Minne- sota almost unanimous for the good road amendment. Accompanied by J. H. Mullen, dep- uty commissioner, Mr. Babcock went from St. Paul through St. Cloud, Little Falls, Brainerd, Walker, Park Rapids, Bemidji, Bagley, Clear Brook, Red Lake Falls, Thief River Falls, Roseau, Warroad, Baudette, In- ternational Falls, Northome, Grand Rapids, Hibbing, Virgina, Duluth and back to St. Paul. “We went to inspect the road which runs from Bemidji to Interna- tional Falls. By next year we will have a good passable gravel road be- tween these points. It will not be the highest class gravel road, but it will be a good one and will take care of the very heavy traffic between these two points. “Nowhere did we find any senti- ment against good roads and as the people understood the proposed amendment, ‘they will vote for it al- most as a unit in Northern Minne- sota, and the same sentiment soon will prevail in other parts of the state. “We found the roads as a whole in CONFERENCE OF UNION HEADS CALLED SOON (By United Press.) ‘Washington, Oct. 24.—Settlement ft coal 8 h is sche- when the neighbors of lole}en',hm- gfll'::ie:: ::m: ognrf;:;v::z?er 1, will ilies rose. up and askgd: “Can’t we |y, pyt yp to President Wilson, Secre- have some.of this Red Cross home ser | {5,y of Labor Wilson made known to- day. He asked the miners and opera- tors to remain in session until this afternoon. GET TODAY'S NEWS UNION CONFERENCE CALLED. ‘Washington, Oct. 24.—A confer- s .__J_,,...‘_._,. BEMIDJL-MINN., mw_Av EVENING, OCTOBER 24, 1919 UP T0 WILSON. BY BOTHSIDES, | | TOBEDECIDED Miners and Operators Asked| to Remain in Session This Afternoon Hlinois Federation Makes: Sug-| . gestion to Sam Gompers, . National Head ence of heads of all international unions conngeted with the American date. This fias rev Federation of Labor has been called to meet at Washington at an early at Peoria today. His telegram was in answer to the communicati/n. suggesting that--the 24.—The air|national labor convention frame an seryice department at Washington | offensive and defemsive alliance of | has announced that Lieut. Belvin W.|labor organizations. The telegram was semt G ealed today by Samuel Gompers in a telegram to the Illi- nois State Federation in convention atter the labor group withdrew, from the industrial peace conference. DIEDRICH TO REFEREE. Dr. J. W. Diedrich will go to Fargo tomorrow to officiate at the football game to be played between the North ‘Maynard won on the first basis, | Dakota agricultural college and the Lieut. Alexander Pearson made the |South Dakota state college. POSTAL WAGE INCREASE. FIXED BY CONGRESS. WILL AFFECT BEMIDJI Retroactive Substitute Increases to Be Fromt July 1 and Will Increase $40,000,000 ‘Washington, Oct. ment on increased pay for postal ein- ployes has been reached by the sen- ate and house conferees, a graduated scale ranging from $100 to $200 an- nually for general employes, with smaller rises for the rural mail serv- ice being approved. The increases would be retroactive jfrom July 1 and the estimated cost to the government would be between $38.000,000 and $40,000,000. Those to receive general increases include assistant postmasters, clerks and carriers at first and second-class postoftices, railway mail clerks, in- spectors, mechanics, laborers, watch- men and third-class postmasters. The _recelvlng between $1,000 and $1,- $200 increase would go to those now 1200; ;$150 to those netween $1,200 and $1,600; $125 to those betweeh 1$1,600 and $2,000, and $100 to those receiving $2,000 to $2,500. Carriers in village delivery serv- ice would receive an advance of 20 per cent and rural carriers would get increases of from $37.50 to $200, ac- cording to length of their routes and frequency of trips. clerks would be given 60 cents an hour. PAN MOTOR TRIAL ON. Chicago, October 24.—The trial of officials of the Pan Motor company charged with using The mails to de- fraud, opened in Judge Landis court here. It is expected that most of the day will be spent in selecting a jury. i 24.—An agree- carriers MAN SELLS CHICKENS; THEN RENTS HIS HOUSE Here's an ad that did the busi- ness. Just one insertion and the deed was done. For Rent—6 room house, newly decorated. St. Phone 696-J. ‘The same man who sold his 706 13th o e N—— R —— “PIONEER'S” CIRCULATION Largest circulstion of an ) l! North Central Minnji d 7 I o OF TODAY'S PAPER Weather—Markham Hotel: Cloud wgrmer, followed by unsettled. 5 ~ CAPITAL AND LABOR CONFERRING ..’ BEGINSTASK OF FRAMING PEACE ATCONFERENCE With Two Million Strikers Out or Going Out, Prob- lem Huge One SON OF WORLD'S RICHEST " MAN BENDS TO TASK ' HATHIS™ X EW N John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. discussing. with Frank Morrison soie of the problems of the industrinl conference In Washington. The scene is the con- ference room of the Pan-American building. BABY CLINIC HELD |UNOFFICIAL ROUND TABLE TOMORROW AT CENTRAL | WILL DISCUSS PROBLEM _SCHOOL: ALL WELCOME| OF MINING DIFFERENCES Every Interested Mother Is|Conference Called for St. Louis Urged to Bring Their Nav. 17. President Wilson i Little Ones Has Been Invited The baby clinic will be held Sat- urday at the Central school from 9 8t. Louis, Oct. 24.—An unofficial to 12 and from 2 to 4:30. Children | “round table” industrial conference up to school age will be examined |opens here November 17, with the free by Dr. E. J. Huenekens, the baby | first session of the annual convention specialist from Minneapolis, sent by |of the American Mining congress. the Minnesota Public Health associa-| The industrial convention will be tion, of which Mrs. A. E. Witting i8 |in session five days. Plans are under county secretary. way for the greatest industrial gath- Mothers who have not made their|ering in history. Promoters say appointment :for examination of the| American Mining congress represents ehildren: at the clinic are welcome|the majority interests In the coal "anyway. ,g{,y special cases will re-|fields, it §s said. ceive 'attention, ..even though- thei President Wilson and Vice Presi- children are over.six years of age. dent Marshall have been invited to The Womeny’ Community and|gather with capital, labor and the €ivic club wishes to express its|public here to lend an official tone to thanks to the Pioneer and Sentinel|the decisions on social and labor un- for their generous publicity of the|rest. Prevented by illness from at- clinic. We also wish to thank the)tending the recent “round table” Elko, Grand and the Rex for their|conference in Washington, President advertising slides. The merchants| Wilson was expected to take a hand have co-operated with us and a vote in this congress. B e e o miriosn Mintnr| congree | STUGAR PRODUCERS Bowser, Troppman, and City Drug|ing Interests at the discussion. AGREE oN THE PRICE OF BEET FACTORIES Store, for their speclal windows, dec-| Through discussion and deliberation orated to advertise theclinic. it hopes to reach conclusions and det- Ten Cents a Pound to Whole- sale Dealers Receives Ap- Manfully Tackles Job to Bring _ Warring Factions Into Acceptable Plan & — By Ralph Couch. (United Press Correspondent.) ‘Washington, Oct. 24.—With two million workers on a strike or threat- en to strike the problem of how to frame an industrial peace today is in the hands of John u. Rockefeller, Jr., capitalist and son of the richest man {n the world. Rockefeller began his work on this assignment late yesterday, when the public group of the original national industrial conference named him chajrman of the committee to decide how it shall carry out the president’s request that work of the conference be cpntinuest: Conferring with other members of the committee today, he is framing a report to be presented to members of the public group this afternoon. Other members of the committee are John Spargo, socialist; Miss Ida Tar- bell, woman writer; Thomas D. Jones of Chicago and Ward M. Bur- gess of Omaha. The members are anxious, if.the public group attempts to carry on the work of the conferetice, that the group be given a4 new standing or be reorganized so that it shall not be handicapped by the failure of the conference, as a whole, to get results. The group may ask President Wil- son to reorganize it and give it a new name. (By United Press.) Mrs. R. L. Schumaker is chairman |inite policies of capital and labor to in charge of the clinic; Mrs. Hallan|allay present unrest. Huffman is publicity chairman; post-| Increased production of coal, metal ers were made by Fred Fraser, Lucille|and oil, will be attempted. Young, Hal Huffman and Mrs. H. M. ““So long as production of <oal, Stanton; notices at the movies were|metal and oil are upon a minimum attended to by Mrs. Lee La Baw;|level, with maximum costs of labor, notices in all the church and at the|supplies and transportation, so long Salvation Army were attended to by|will complex readjustment problems Mrs. Blaine Lambert. Supt. Bolcom|grow more difficult.” W. K. Kavan- arranged for invitations to be writ-|augh temporary chairman of the ar- ten to all mothers by the children in|rangement committee declared. the schools. Mrs. W. N. Bowser ar- Inflation of currency, ‘labor radi- ranged for store window decorations.|calg continuing to demand national- Assisting at the clinic on Satur-|jzation of basic industries” and labor day will be: Miss Mostu, scho®|demands for shorter hours, were in- nurse, Miss May MacGregor, county|gjcated by Kavanaugh as reasons for school nurse, Mrs. R. L. Schumaker, | the exfsiting situation. Mrs. F. 8. Arnold, Mrs. A. E. Witting, Mrs. R. E. Richardson, Miss North- B e M Northrur, e sies. | GUTHRIE POSMASTER S. L. Sellers, Mrs. E. A. Barker, Mrs. EXAMINATION CALLED 1. B. Olson, Mrs. K. H, Olson, Mrs. The United States Civil Service proval of Manufacturers — Washington, Oct. 24.—Concur- rence of producers representing 8¢ per cent of the beet sugar output in this country has been received by At- torney General Palmer in reply to his suggestion that 10 cents a pound to wholesalers was a fair price for the new crop. 2 Mr. Palmer will confer in Boston with the fair price committee of Massachusetts, and expects at that time to make an important announce- ment concerning the gover ment’s plan for reducing the cost of living. A meeting in Lincoln, Neb.,, No- vember 26 probably will be attend- ed by Mr. Palmer. The governors of Minnesota, Connecticut, Washington, Ohio and Maryland have expressed a desire to call conferences for any date that Mr. Palmer will be able to be present. Active co-operation is being given the department of justice by the Na- tional Retail Dry Goods association and the Natlonal Garment Markers’ association in determining whether there is any profiteering in clothing. 1t was announced that questionneaires had been sent by both organizations to all members asking figures on ori- ginal cost, profits and overhead ex- penses, and that these would be as- segnbled for any use the department desired. SENATE ASKS NAME OF WATSON'S TRADUCERS (By United Press.) Washington, Oct. 24.—A resolu- tion asking for the name of the party who authorized a press statement at- tacking the record of Senator Watson of Indiana was adopted today by the senate. BRITISH PREMIER IS By Ed L. Keen. chickens thfough The Pioneer want ad department thought he would try it on a rent proposition and found that it works the same way. They just can’t help but bring re- very good shape, and being main- sults. tained as they should be. There are; some bad spots, but it is not general.” 34 | | = | ——h - (United Press Correspondent.) London, Oct. 24.—Premier Lloyd George’s government faces a most serious situgtion as the result of the government losing in the house of commons yesterday, on the amend- ment to the alien bill, according to press opinion here today. burn, Mildred Argall, Gwendolyn Mealan, Gladys Getchell, Dorothy Wilton, Miss Jones and Miss Myers, | yember 22, as a result of which it is the latter two high school teachers. | expected to make certification to fill a contemplated vacancy in the posi- Gluum lu“ le w“‘l‘ may occur at that office, unless it shall be decided in the interests of the service to fill any vacancy by re- high school foot ball team will play | for the last fiscal year. Grand Rapids on the local field. Applicants must have reached their Although this game has no bearing |twenty-first birthday on the date of scheduled to play with each other. clared by statute to be at full age for This game will prove to be better [all purposes at eighteen years, Wom- than was played last Saturday, as|en aighteen years of age on the date players than the Coleraine team. terrftory supplied by the postoffice Tomorrow, Fosston will play|for which the examination fis an- Crookston on the latter’s field and if [ nounced. wins the title will fall to Bemidji | comply with the requirements. without playing any other team, as ‘Application blanks, form 1763, and they have won the largest number of | full/ipformation concerning the re- est teath they have had since 1917, |place of vacancy or from the United and the.game tomorrow is looked |States Civil Service commission, forward to as a fast and hot one, de- | Washington, D. C. sion at Washington, D. C., at the earliest practical date. Paris, Oct. 24.—The Bulgarian pace delegates today submitted a TWO STEEL STRIKERS SHOT. . Youngstown, Ohfo, Oct. 24.—One man was mortally wounded and an- other serfously injured when police broke up two alleged attempts-at ar-, son by striking steel workers. - E. H. Denu, Mrs E. D. Boyce, Verna commission has announced an exam- tlon of fourth-class postmaster at PI‘AY BEMIDJI SA AY instatement. The compensation of on the district title it is one of the !the examipation, with the exeception Grand Rapids has a much stronger |of the examination will be admitted. Fosston is defeated, Bemidji will| .. The examination is open to all games by the largest margins. quirements of the examination can be :ervlng of a good crowd of rooters. Apnplications should be properly number of counter proposals to their Barker, Thelma Bowers, Elsie Block- ination tq be held at Bemidji, on No- Guthrie and other vacancies as they Tomorrow afternoon, the Bemidji | the postmaster at this office was $190 games which the two teams have, that in a state where women are de- team, having a heavier group of A phcants must reside within the have the district title, but if Fosston dltizens of the United States who can This year, Bemidji has the strong- |secured from the postmaster at the exacuted and filed with the commis- BULGARIA SUBMITS peace treaty. FACING BIG CRISIS