Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 3, 1919, Page 1

“"MEMBER UNITED PRESS - . Pioneer ia a member of the United . Today’s warld’s news today. NO. 260 U B WOOLNAUGH SAYS BEMIDN 'S NEWS VOLUME XII PIONEERSBIG Oakland Touring Car MRS: M. A. GREENBLAT IS " DISTRICT PRIZE WINNER Returned Officers Will Be in} Commiand and Service ™ Men Will Join OFFICIALS INTERESTED IN THE ORGANIZATION " MISS MARIE RIDE : TR Winner of Ford touring car and b . s special prize of a $100 Sonora Phono-| Miss Marie Rider, Awarded Car | graph offered to the candidate secur- ing the last week. The great $3;500 profit-sharing 2 e gt 3500 prosienarine| GAME WARDEN BAILEY. -waged for the past seven weeks, went into history: ot successes Saturday g o ou.| HUNTING INFORMAT Jand Smillbll.e %x.tourms’ Chr, wa; H won by Mrs. W. B. Erwin; - gran z prize, Ford. téiring car, In District |[Big Game Opén Season Nov. I o] When Bemidji orgamizes its na- tionad guard company, officer : returned officers and with a major- ity of ‘the members service men, the ulte of the campaign will be sent to every state in the unit, promize of Col. J. Wool U. 8. A., national gyard inspector, who recently visited I B XS What Colomel 5 %Phe war department and lpatlo{- al gusrd ofticers have, since the war ended, been *interested In just this problem, “and’ when ‘Bemidji puts through her compaign, full details will be requested by every state in the unit,” re said. : “There is comsiderable enviable publicity in this for Bemidji. Per- sonally I feel that such 4 compapy. would eclipse anything that now ex- ists in the national guard, becauge there has never been such an Oppor- tunity existing. The companies be- fore the war were officered by men Wi SR S o PR SR R A A & Game Warden 8. C. Bailey desires to give some valuable information to all {nterested in hunting and fishing, that they.may observe some points affdeting-the laws of the 3tate, calcu- lat@d to.save. somesgrouble for those not;thorimghly informed. The; ngtting season opened Satur- day and: it.is necessary to get a cense from: Warden Bailey at his of- ficefi in-Bemidji. who had limited training and during ‘Fhe trapping season opens Decem- |the war the same condition existed. ber: 1,.and the license fee this year| Your Bemidji company would be led | hich may be obtainec they} men who had but. tecently,re. udifor's offfce,” Who fied from an intemsive c¢ourse “of supply on hand. training and your men would have Mr. Bailey says that the big game had the same training. Your com- law season opens Novefiber 15, and | pany could not help but be efficient closes December 5, and that applica- | from the moment the men were tions may be issued on three days equipped and put into formation, *h prior to the opening of the season. continued. 3 Applications may be signed at the Progress Being Watched. i 5o county auditor’s office before a no-| (o), Woolnough, Brigadier General —Photo by Hak | tar¥y public and the license Will be|ghinow, head of the state military, sent to be in the hands of the pos-|;y4 the national guard officers are MRS. W. B. ERWIN sessor when the season ?’pe’“i) watching the progress of the cam- B A . | Several -hunters seem to believe|paign for members with more than ,.:,‘.’;i:: itk f Capital Prize, Oakland, ;. the duck season has ended. In|usual Interest and have offered to ré- » ) this, Mr.' Bailey says they are mis-|turn at any time to assist. If Be- A~ AAAA A~~~ taken, that the séason doesn’t ehd|midji -ean gsecure a company under No: 1, Bemidji, went to Mrs. M. A.|until the last of December. such a plan, an effort will be made Qreenblat, and the grand prize, Ford The first box shipment of white-|to use the same method in other lo- touring car, for District No. 2, out-| fish eggs were sent to Duluth from calities, where companies are to be side of Bemidji, went to Miss Marie | Redby today. The eggs are obtained | placed. - In such a case the detalls Rider of Shevlin,”who also wonghe |from the whitefish caught at the used.here will be carefully reduced special prize'of a $100 Sonora from |state fishery,in Red Lake, and are to writing and recommended ror use the jewelry and music store of |gaid to be of the best for planting. in the other cities. The plans will George Baker, the Sonora being 3 also be sent to army publications and awarded for having secured the larg- will prohably ‘be made a part of a est pumber of votes on new subserip- general order sent out to those inter- iy ‘t'l‘l)inneer" Had Faith. RED CROSS CHA"ER % e“’lo‘ge":’e‘étiallm;;:izgsg::: dénthuias- When it was announced that the STARTS THIR-D CA-LL- BRAVELY FACES STORM tically backing the enlargement of Bemidji Pioneer would give away P 3 o i Membership Drive Will Con- the national guard. Thus far, Min- nesota has been one of the few states tinue Until Armistice Day, November 11 St. Sixth units midji t6 recruit the regiments to even close | ¢itY- to the maximum. Advantages of Joining.- There is pay for the enlisted men and officers from the federal govern- ment and an additional payment of $5 per man per year from the state. Complete equipment consisting of uniform, shoes, blankets, utensils, arms and ammunition and ample supplies for the target range are among the advantages that will be gained by having a national guard upit in, Bemidji, according to the of- ficers who paid this city a visit re. cenfly. B % - Number of Members, The company is to consist of a minimum of ninety men and three officers and a maximum of one hun- dred and ten men and three officers. As soon as the number is sgecured and the proper blanks signed, an in- spécting officer will visit Bemidji; in- spect. the unit and report to the fed- eral government. Equipment will then be issued. Pay From Government. The government pay of the men is based on a minimum number of drills—forty-eight—from which, however, certain street parades amd appearances on the range can be de- ducted. There must be sixty per cent of the company at each drill. ting over $3,500 in value, it was EaL s ¥ Should the company fail to have this number of drills or should the at- ‘considered ahsu:lpefndous undertakli’ng RB“LTS 0"‘ SATURD AY'S . and it was har or some to realize | did rtunity offered to tendance be below the required num- el il an mem com ber, all members lose their pay. The the citizens of Bemidji and surround- ing territory to secure these prizes pay is one-quarter of the pay allowed for a little effort put forth securing subscriptioris to the Bemidji Daily and Weekly Pioneer. The Pioneer’s . faith in the public of Bemidji -and vicinity, however, was’ not for a moment underestimated and the| campaign was the biggest and most successful ever held in Bemidji. Winners and Votes, The winners of the Oakland and Ford touring cars and the many Today the Red Cross chapter start- | | ed its third roll call, in, compliance | with the order of the American Red Cross setting the week for .member- ships as a part of the home service i -campaizn. - Valiently, the captains of-the vari- | ous subscription places and their as- | isistants - braved "the driving snow | which was carried by a stif wind, .piling up on: the heavy fall of last week. The subscription places were ‘manned as arranged and. despite the disagreeable opposition of the . weather man, many affixed their inames to the Red Cross chapter | roster. . The drive will continue through- out the week, and closes on Armis- tice Day, Novemwver 11. Pastors of the Bemidji churches all called attention in their .sérvicés Sunday to the Red Cross drive, Sun- day being known as Red Cross Sun- day. hour also. en. —Photo by Hak MRS. M. A. GREENBLAT Winner of Ford touring car. A~ A~ prizes and cash commissions aggre- Wi, Lake Football games Saturday resulted| “that privates would receive $7.50 as follows: a month for four drills of one hour Minnesota 19; Wisconsin, 7. and a half each. Non-commissioned Iinofs, 10; Chicago, 0. and commissioned officers would be Michigan, 16; Northwestern, 13. paid in accordance with the regular Towa, 26; South Dakota, 14. army schedule. Notre Dame. 16; Indiana, 3. . . Evervthing Furnished. Ames, 3; Nebraska, 0. - Hamline, 34; South Dakota Wes-| The equipment will be compléte and- it should not be necessary for layan, 0. Macalester 26; Gustavus Adolph-|any member to expend a cent of his own money. Ample ammunition is to be pro- ment us, 0. (Continued on Page Five) Carlton, 40; Luther, 0. DATL EMIDJI, MINN., MONDAY BVENI._ G, NOV. 3, 1919 > November 1, the hour and date named for the closing of General Rhinow and Federal Inspector Home; Brady doubtedly be- headquarters of one unit of the Sixth infantry. Adjutant. General W. F. Rhinow returned today from nofthern Min- nesota, -where he and Major H. L. Brady and Col. George E. Woolnaugh inspected other companies of the The. . adjutant shape, and Major Brady said at Be- commitee today and will be put up to midji everything is in readiness for the jlormat{on olga company there. the republicans at the first opportun- Recently, a delegation from Be-|y,qre has suggested taking the vote. to urge the establishment of a branch of the national guard in that INTERNATIONAL LABOR Washington, of the eight-hour day and the 48- the international labor conference, following the seating of the German delegates. Samuel Gompers, the first Ameri- can delegate, was to be seated today, Rochester, Minn., Nov. 3.—Charles Cotton, 76-year-old. Ctyil war veter- an, last night wounded four Chatfield high school boys, one geriously, when he fired a shotgun several times into a group of boys celebrating Hallowe'- Fred Moore, 18 years old, was shot in both legs and is in a serious con- ditjosiy. Other wounded boys in abdomen. A A AN vided for target practice and addi- tional targets will be set up at gov- ernment expense on the range now regular army men for the same rank | give the men splendid training dur- City. isi also held out as an additional induceent to the members. campment usually lasts ten days at full pay from the government. Temporary quarters for the equip- would be held will have to be pro- vided for this winter. is expressed that this cannot be easily arranged. Weather: Markham Hotel: Cloudy " and warmer; unsettled. REPORT OF JUDGES. ‘PIONEER'S’ CAMPA"ZM i Hlistorteal gosigry AT qG‘P AT, - "Votes . . p Grand Capital Prize, $1,185 Oakland Touring Car i ¢ —Mrs. W. B. Erwin 14,092,900 { ; MEd. 1) - DISTRICT NO.1. l X Grand Prize, $586.21 Ford Touring Car—Mrs. . M, A. Greenblat 11,576,500 STR]KE Now 0N Second Prize, $155 Edison Talking Machine— 1 4 Lucene McCuai 3,216,400 d g e i Third ‘Prize, $135 B R it 4 Business College—Esther Johnson. 1,718,100 Large Industries May Have Fourth Pl_'i:e, $25 Merchandise Order—Esther 3 to Clm’ Tbl’OWilll 'rho‘“_ McGhee ...oooooooomnnnnene 1,525,100 R Fifth Prize, $15 Merchandi sands Of Workers Out - L 23| — 1,253,800 3 Sixth Prize, $10 Merchandise Order — Ethel - | McMahan 1,218,200 BIG OLIVER PLOW CO. DISTRICT NO. 2. SO WIRES GOVERNMENT Grand Prize, $586.21 Ford Touring Car—Marie o Rider 6,940,500 Sl Saus 3 2 Second Prize, $155 Edison Talking' Machine. Illinois Miners Practically All Thdko;. Florian Locnikar.. 5,485,200 Out, Declares District i rize, $135 Business Scholarship, Bemidji . uarters Business College—Mrs. Clara B. Praught...... 3,585,300 H.qu Fourth Prize, $25 Merchandise Order—Mrs. Nels B U-lt_d-P - ; 243 y United Press. 0.;d‘r——Mr L F 3 3 ,200 Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 3.—Strik- i " 3,122,300 ing coal miners, mine operators and: """"" Saciorl o the government today stood ‘pat. . while the general public watched fts: ’l'”'m coal pile diminish steadily. Miners’ 2 believe the coal production will be re- 1,610,000 duced 90 per cent by the strike, but e, the undersigned, named to take sharge of the bajlat make the final count in the Bemidji Pioneer’s $3,800 Sharing Circulation Building Campaign, were present sion of - the ballot box at 9 p. m. Saturday, mine operators said their figures were high. The strike was expected to ‘t,%ko definite form today and operators bes lieved many miners, Who usually lay off Saturday any way, would be back to work today. LR The shortage of coal is already be- ing, felt: by fome industries. Reports from'Soéutd ‘Bend, Ind., said the Oliver Plow Works had wired to the gov- ernmént they would be forced to shut down unless coal was forth- coming. Miners attorneys were here today to prepare for a legal battle on the government's injunction hearing next Saturday. the campaign. The foregoing are the winners with the total vote cast for each. Signed, 7 D. S. MITCHELL E. A. BARKER M. W. DEPUTY W. L. BROOKS G. W. HARNWELL | PEACE TREATY FORCES TO ASK PEACE TREATY VOTE TAKEN THURSDAY Might Ballot Continually Un- til Saturday; G. O. P. To Be Notified ILLINOIS PRACTICALLY OUT. Springfield, Ill., Nov. 3.—“Illi- nois miners continued its strike 100 per cent,” district headquarters de- clared today. John Lewis, acting national presi- dent, left for Indianapolis, refusing to discuss the strike or rumor that Samuel Gompers: had offered his good offices to brlng‘nbout a settlement. Says “All Ready” (By United Press.) Washington, Nov. 3.—Administra- tion forces today decided to ask for a final vote on the peace treaty Thursday, November 6. The voting would be continued under this pro- posal until the followng Saturday at 3 o'clock when, if no resolution or ratification had been ratified for the measure by a two thirds vote, other business might be taken up. This proposal was drafted at a meeting of the democratic steering (By United Press.) Paul, Nov. 3.—Bemidji will un- RUSSIAN ARMY EVACUATES RECENTLY CAPTURED TOWN (By United Press.) London, Nov. 8.—Unofficlal dis- patches from, Helsingfors reported that troops from the Russian north- western army evacuated Gatchina Thursday night. Anto-bolshevik troops captured Gatchina several weeks ago, using it as a base for the advance upon Petrograd. Presumeably the evacuation was caused by the holsheviks counter at- tack, reported recgntly. GOVERNMENT CODE IS PROPOSED FOR INDUSTRY (By United Press.) ' Washington,. Noy. 3.—Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane today said that at the next cabinet meet- infantry last week. general said all inspected were in first class ity by eSnator iHtchcock. Senator called on Governor Burnquist HIGH SCHOOL LYCEUM OPENING IS POSTPONED The first number of the lyceum course, scheduled to be given at the high school tomorrow night, has been postponed to November 24. It is the Scheurer Concert company, one aof the best before the public, but the inclemency of the weather caused the postponement of their ap- pearance. CONFERENCE MEETS (By United Press.) Nov. 3.—Discussing week will begin late today in five Engineers for an appointment, by the government, of :a commission to deal with the cbal strike and’gen- eral industrial situation. The week- ly meeting of the cabinet is sch duled for tomorrow. - - ALL BODIES OUT OF MINF. Amsterdam, Ohio, Nov. 3.—With the recovery of twenty bodies from the Youghiogheny & Ohjo Coal com- pany mine it is believed that all the entombed miners have been account- ed for. -The bodies of James Gray, fore- man, and nineteen others were brought out. Several of the rescuers narrowly escaped the same fate as their en- tombed comrades through the action of fire in the mine and gas. ference was under consideration by President Wilspn and other govern- ment officialp. Wilson and other of- ficials hbelieye an industrial code must be drawn up and subscribed to by workers and employers, or other serious strikes will follow the steel and coal workers walkout. PRANKS BRING SHOTS. SYMPATHY STRIKE MENACES: Gary, Ind., Noy. 3.—Drastic ac- tion is planned by leaders of the striking steel workers, who an~ nounced two important meetings for Sunday and today with representa- tives of the railroad brotherhoods and of the railway department of the American Federation of Labor. The leaders freely declared they planned to tie up Garp and other steel towns WILL EXTEND GLAD HAND. Huntington, W. V4, Nov. 3.—Coal operators in districts @ffected by the strike, will meet tomorrow at Charleston and publically invite the miners back to work. are: ease, shot in the face; Debs ‘amd Waltér Blodgin, wounded in existence near the city. This will SUPRmE COUNCIL ut) lkthls district | by sympathetic o strikes. ¥ B Al specuipeet 8k Taks DEMANDS REPLY HALL SUCCEEDS BELL. Paris, Nov. 3.—Te supreme coun- cil of the peace conference has decid- ed to immediately order Roumania to reply to the note of October 12, the text of which was suppressed. The interallied transport commis- gion today ordered Poland to open the raflways between Germany and Poland. The en- Columbus,” Ohip, Nov. 3.—Capt. Daniel M. Hall of Columbus, senior vice commander-in-chief of the G. A. R.,-succeeds Col. James D. Bell, who died in Brook]yn as commander- in-chief of the organization. Captain Hall announced that the national headquarters of the G. A. R, would be removed' to Columbus. and a hall in whicn drills Little doubt ing he will call attention to tne pro- .. posal of the Brotherhood of Locomo=" Calling of a new industrial con- RESSE, P S—