Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 11, 1919, Page 1

-, - . 'The_ Pipneer is a member of the Press. MEMBER UNITED PRE; %, Today’s world’s news today. eleey, GET TODAY'S NEWS OUT OF TODAY'S PAPER | oo comeon. North Central Minnesota. Ui, N L X BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER* VOLUME XII. NO. 267 ) STATELOOKIN T0 DISCHARGED SERVICE MEN be «Guard Companies Organizing to Prevent Intrigues of Hostile Propaganda FEDERAL INSPECTOR SAYS THERE IS NEED ““Question Box” Will Be Glad to Assist in Solving Uncertain Details . One year ago today the news of the «end of the greatest conflict that the ~world has ever known was flashed .over the United States. The soldiers who entered the war at that time -were prompted by a-spirit of patriot- ism and.duty towards not only their .own country, but the general cause .of humanity and democracy. Today a spirit of patriotism and duty to- wards their own country and their .0wn community is actuating the sup- port that is being received by the Na- :tional guard unit authorized for Be- ‘midji. The United States is facing a _mighty struggle. Its basic principles .of government are being threatened "by- foreign agitators, wno are en- .deavoring to overthrow the institu- tions upon which this country was ‘built. Upon organized forces will ‘rest the only means of defense. The -regular army has been sadly deplet- ed since the war, and in many states the mnational guard is as yet unor- ganized. . Minnesota Fortunate. Minnesota is fortunate in this par- -ticular having three well organized .and well equipped national guard regiments in one of which, the Sixth, ‘Bemidji has been offered a unit. Col: - Woolnough, federal inspector .of the guard in this states, pointed -out during his recent visit here, the imperative need of an immediate or- ganization. He told of the difficul- ties that were being met with in re- organizing the regular army of what hevconsidered an actual demand for organized forces. While the community as a whole 4s solidly back of the proposed or- ganization, it is to the returned serv- ice men that the state looks as the logical organizers. With those men as a nucleus, the training would be Tapid and thorough and an efficient -unit could be assured from the mom- ent of organization. Little Opposition Expected. “We do not feel that we will have much trouble in securing the hun- dred men necessary,” said one of the organization committee today, “when we have had an opportunity to explain matters to the returned soldier and assure him that ‘hisi' i'wishes as to officers are to be consulted and followed. The plan now is to secure from each man at the. time of his enlistment, a slip showing his preference for captain. These will be seen only by a commit- tee and from the result will come the recommendation to the association and fro that body to Col. Bookstaver of the regiment. It is porbable that the captain will be consulted as to the recommendations for other offi- cers. The association has no further interest than to see an efficient, -smoothly working unit, back of " which it can stand with pridé and «confidence. Soldier Organization. “We feel that the returned soldier should realize that it is to be his or- ganization and that when the arm- ory is completed that he will have a pleasant place in which to meet. The committee will welcome any sugges- tions. The members feel that the re- turned soldiers, whenthey are shown that there is a need for a military .oragnization, that it is not merely for parades, will see fit to again vol- -unteer, realizing that they are better equipped, better trained and better able to carry onthe work, than any other body of men that could be se- cured. o ————————————————————— Forecast 24 hours; Markham: Fair, BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY EVENING, NOV. 11, 1919 [orecast 24 hours; Mar CLEVELAND I | SELECTEDFOR | OF THE LEGION| { Ohio City Winner in Close Competition Over City of X San Francisco -45¢ PER MONTH MINERS' CHIEF WILL COMPLY WITH MANDATE OF THE COURT Acting President Lewis of Union Strikers Decides After Conference “WE CAN'T FIGHT OUR GOVERNMENT,” HE SAYS High Official Says Men Are 1 BEMIDJI ESCAPES HEAVY STORM THAT SWEEPS WEST PART OF STATE l_‘arge Amount of Damage Results in Path of Snow and Wi;ld STRIKING MINERS DRAW LAST PAY While parts of North and South tion of Minnesota, were whipped by a leavy northwest gale Monday, Be- midji escaped except for a general light snow ‘on a stiff wind and a tem- perature that reached nearly to the zero mark, during the night. During the past two days snow has fa..en over the Dakotas anu the western section of Minnesota. Great drifts are fast filling railroad “cuts.” Unless the storm abates, railroad meh say that all trains will be great. ly delayed. . Telephone and telegraph service into North and South Dakota has been seriously interrupted. Meager ROLL CALL IS HALTED AT THE ZERO HOUR Returned Soldiers Silently Ob- serve 11 oClock, First Year of the Armistice Interngtinrat reports from the storm center are ] that it descended with scant warn- R 9 - to Return ing. (By United Press.) Mlners_ of thie well-known Logun wine in Franklin county, 1llinols, stand- o em—— The wind veered into a driving By L. R. Blanchard. tng 1in line'to draw their last pay on walk-out day. The workers are just up (By, United Press.) northwest gale, which promises low- (United Press Correspondent.) from_the lowest workings of the mines. . Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. 11— er temperature over the affected ter- ritory. 'Press wires failed as far south as the Iowa and Nebraska line. To the north some wires are still holding. Farmers and ranchers had little time to care for their stock, and it is believed a heavy loss of sheep will be reported. . The only report of the storm was received from Fergus Falls just be- fore the wires at that place failed. Thunder' and lightning, with rain and hail, awakened the residents, who had feared a repetition of the tornado which destroyed the city last summer. - JOIN LEGION POST NOW AS CHARTER MEMBER - With the national convention of the Am'eritan [Legion being held in Minneapolis, added interest in the scldier-sailor organization has been aroused among the Bemidji re- turned service men and a large num- ber of applications for membership in the Ralph Gracie post have been filed. All returned service men are re- minded that by joining the Ameri- tcan Legion now they are classed as charter members. Applications can be secured at the First National bank, Security State bank, Board- man drug store or the Baker jewelry store. Applicants for membership, who have not paid their membership fee are urged to forward the one dollar to Whitney Brown, adjutant; or Willlam Eberlien, treasurer, that they may be included among the charter members of the organization. The regular monthly meeting of the Ralph Gracie post will be held during the next.two weeks, and the session gives promise of being of much interest and importance. Mem- bers are requested to watch for the announcement of date. RAKO ON. COMMITTEE OF FARM BUREAUS St. Paul, Nov. 11.—The Minnesota Federation of Farm Bureaus became a practical reality when articles of incorporation were adopted by dele- gates from forty-five county organi- zations throughout the states, after an all day session in the Old Capitol. In addition to ratifying a statement of principles under which this new force in agricultural organization will operate, five delegates were inamed to attend a meeting in Chica-|Women, f°","°!' nurses, among them. go Wednesday and Thursday, at| | First busmes.s of the convention which it is planned to form a nation- | Was to be registration of delegates al federation of farm bureaus. ‘Ii:lnd ;xan;'i;nation of theibrl.c;edentinls. These five delegates, selected from | eadquarters were established at the a long list of the most prominent WE.St Hotel for ofilcgl:s'and.de.legnpes, farmers of the state, were instructed | While hundreds of visiting legionaires io mxisipats In the nationsl organ- | 0001 Oen Botels fud oembre|p g BAGRY IS ELECTED SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT sured that it would follow the sane| Immediately after seating of the and safe.ideas that dominated the deleg_ntes and the we]cprpmg speeches meeting. by city and state officials, the con- A. E. Rako of Beltrami county was | vention-was to get down to business. named a member of the executive|Naming of committees and perma- thf 'Lgis Bl?lilg!'e s:\?lflrllcnt:cn:::l: l:: committee; nent organization work was to pro- the successor to Superintendent Bol- com of the Bemidji schools ,the board making its decision at a meeting held Monday evening. WISCONSIN TEACHERS Minneapolis, Nov. 11‘—Tl:e Almea- - - ican Legion today cho. se Cleveland, ¥ 0., as its annual meeting place in m"ms OF lNTERBT 1920. The choice lay between San Francisco and Cleveland. The roll call was interrupted for a moment at 11 o’clock, in silent ob- servance of the hour when hostili- ties ceased a year ago in Europe. INDIANAPOLIS HEADQUARTERS. (By United Press.) Minneapolis, Nov. 11—Indian- apolis was chosen today by the Amer- ican Legion for permanent headquar- With 1 ters after a hard fight with Washing- | o5 fll: p::;:;?n Ezlieel:ulgi :::{f:; 8t. Paul, Nov. 11.—Greetings from ton, D. C. The balloting lasted over | ¢ the'\Beniidjl’association will fol- Marshal Foch, allied commander-in- an hour. low. the. weekly luncneon tomorrow chief, to the American Legion con- noon-and all members are urged to vention, were transmitted Monday Minneapolis, Nov. 10. — With &a|pe in attendance. l;)' J.dl -{usigmr{;i,uu:le si;r«:nch am- mass of business already outlined the)| agsador to the Unite ates. B American Legion faced three days of Wl}lt Ii): zxslt):ggfsmh:ga!tn t}ltes ;s:;cl:&l:: Marshal Foch's message follows: th?"l?;‘;:r.waa the intention of the hard work here today. \ . |ters in the city hall during the mext| .ouy Vallant war companlons: ~|,nion ofticlals,” said Henry Warru " Conceived . in France, -born_in St. ter: lnhte city hall during the “‘l’)x “The 11th of November, 1918, saw MD‘ ‘l’ 8, “‘ s e“ui' “l m, Louis—the legion was.to be Isunched Ing praciicelly. compieted. | Goorge | focspas 4iation of the enemy vAN|yyirum told the judke that every as a permanent institution of Ameri-|Kreate, contractor, announced today quished ger?andy nw“ d ravlng!‘ foT | oftort would be made to get's state- .isnnlscitxzfenshlp.“lpte t%dlfie with t!: that the building will in all probabil- ;Z’;fy"‘:;mise“em‘;ifiy ad never |ment in the mall to all miners by 6 ideal of a million ighters in its|ity be ‘furned over to the city au- i o'clock today, as provided in the make-up. thorities by not later than next Mon-| <"Owe; “This was indeed the victory of court’s orders. More than 2,500 delegates from|day. “An honest effort will be consid- every state in the union were here the allled armies, who, ardently ered a good faith with the order,” re- to see “that the legion gets off on F gg:tfil:‘féugad’“‘:im?fi)l;:t "e;:‘_‘;rem‘; plied Judge Anderson. the right foot,” as one delegate ex-|¢ ARMISTICE D AY’ MEANS pressed it. For the most part the| American fighters of the Argonne, of Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 11.—The organization accomplished was to be march toward the Rhige. “We will comply with the man- executive committee, “we are here Hour, a Year Ago, When their energies as they had uiiited all state’s representative were eager to MUCH To MINNBOT A the Meuse, of the Somme, of Flan- call for the strike of the bituminous countenanced, leaders said. ‘There . ek dat 5 Vi s Unity Still is Need. ate of the court. We do this under for work and lots of it.” Firing Ceased Judee Anderson accepted the order of the miners withdrawing the strike order. “IN GOOD FAITH.” VERDICT. By J. L. O’Sullivan. FOCH HAS GREETING. WILL BE DISCUSSED | TRIBUTE FOR LEGION AT WEEKLY LUNCHEON IN FIRST ANNUAL Association Expects to Move ‘Veterans Will Understand Rea- | United Mine Workers have complied Into Its New Quarters noiu tor A'bsence, Marshal with the order demanding the recall i 2 of the strike “in good faith,” is the in Two Weeks Says in Message opinion of Judge Anderson, of the United States district court. The recall order was submitted to the court shortly before noon by at- torneys for the mine strikers. After looking over the order, Judge Ander- son said: “1 think this is proper and I think this is a good faith compliance with “Witn head erect, the valiant (United Press Correspondent.) No delay in getting the permanent more, by the side of.ghe allies, the |Withdrawn vefore noon today. D. Lindsley, chairman of the national Whole Country Thinking of their hopes. By J. L. O’'Sullivan. get down to business. AMERlCAN HOMB ders, after hard days, resumed once |¢0al miners of the nation was to be will be no horse-play,” said Henry T g protest. We are Americans. We _“In this day, when for the first| ynnot fight our government.” time, we celebrate the anniversary This was the statement issued .y of the armistice, I want to be with| oy L. Lewis acting president of vou to commemorate the past and to|the United Ml'ne Workers at 4:16 tell you that with, our eyes ever|,.jock this morning, following an raised toward the sdme ideal of jus- eighteen hours conference with other tice and liberty, we must remain|ypjon jeaders at the Lincoln hotel. united as we have been in the days The order withdrawing the strike of trial and the days of triumph. was to be presented to United States Proud to have been at your head, | yygge Anderson before noon. There ihzel\’rgt::g'n;ng:tt:grglrneztmx?:nlglslu!so was no question about the strike of trious by their immortal deeds, and the coal miners being. ended, to those who, in the camps of Amer- Expect Order Obeyed. ica, who were preparing with ardor One of the highest officials of the to come and take their part in the|miners told the United Press, “‘We battle. expect the men to obey the with- “Lastly, I wish to salue, as ever (drawal order. All the power and in- living in a memory of the past and |fluence of the union will be brought on the threshold of a future common |to bear immediately to get the men to us, the tombs of those who lie in|to return to work. We expect argu- the soil of France, resting there as|ment for a few days in some quarters, a symbol of our indissoluble union.” |but we are confident the union mem- Veterans Will Understand. bers will look at this in the same The accol Mr, | light as we do.” Jesserand s:;rés:ny(ng fetter fr:)m T In a volce shaken with emotion, Lewis pronounced the words that “You may be assured that the mar- shal hab very traly expressed the | Will officially end the strike of 400, teelings of every French cltizen.” 000 coal miners. They were called He. said Marshal Foch was pre- from work November first, following vented from coming to the conven- ;Zhe failure of the minfzrs and opera- tion of representatives of those who |lOTS Lo agree ou wages and hours of a, labor. took part or were drilling to take 2 part in the world conflict” by cir- The miners demanded a six-hour cumstaices “which will be under-|92Y: five days a week, and 60 per stood by every veteran o cent wage increase. War.” v 4 & f the Great The government brought action to force an end to the strike. NORTH DAKOTA CELEBRATES. (By United Press.) FORBT RANGER EXTENDS Fargo, N. D. ov. 11.—Many PARK HUNTING umm North Dakota to today are stag- ing a second big soldiers’ day in com- g memoration of the first anniversary L. F. Johnson, forest range\r of the of the day which ended the world [Eighth district, has returned from war, Celebrations in the nature of | Itasca State park, where for the past banquets, speeches, community sings, |two weeks he has been engaged in dances, etc., are being held at Fargo, | extending the limits of the park, to Welcome by Governor. Governor J. A. A. Burnquist and Mayor Meyers of Minneapolis were on hand to welcome the convention | delegates to the Gopher state and its| largest city. The governor laid em- phasis on the “tremendous influence | for 10G per cent Americanism” the legion holds. He warmly praised the organizers and leaders of the move-; ment and urged them to ‘“‘consecrate yom:selxes_ to the task'of fprever up- }J}?:dlflfedmgigff J:;n er;:fi?;:?;;fazfg cerned in the world war. bolshevism. Nearly every city in the northwest " Among the delegates to the con-|Was staging a celebration today to vention are some of the greatest show the community spirit. There heroes of the world war. Other|Were parades, mass-meetings, com- heroes, unable to be here today,"m““ity sings, special church services, were expected to reach here for the |dances; banquets and various other Armistice day celebration. means of getting folks together to There are many former nurses on | cOmmemorate the day. the convention floor, too, and wo-| At 11 o'clock this morning—the man’s part in the war apparently hour when an order silenced all will be carried into the purposes and American guns—thousands were activities of the legion. Several|singing national anthems. In state delegations had one or more|churches, in homes, in business houses, in theatres, on the street— everywhere the hour of song was ob- served. Governors of all northwest states’ had issued proclamations urging oh-‘ servance of the day. (By United Press.) St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 11.—"“Vie- tory Day—Armistice Day.” Either name or both meant a lot to the average American home today, and a lot to communities of the northwest. The wiiGie country was thinking a year back to the hour when all firing ceased so far as Americans were con- States Have Programs. Various state delegations were to |be signed, though names will not for? -enlist for but one year. of enlistment for others is three years; though one third of those not Jmittee urges all citizens to avail MILITIA QUESTION BOX. Address all questions to “Mili- tary Committee,” care Bemidji as- sociation. Communications should e used in the paper. The com- ing. themselves of this opportunity to 8 clear up any misunderstandings. Q. How long are the enlistments A. A returned service man need The term (Continued on Page Eight) AGAINST UNIONIZING| %705 organication” wore was s Milwaukee, Nov. 11—The Wiscon- sin Teachers’ association at the clos- ing session of the annual meeting, went on record as against unioniz- A resolution bearing on that sub- ject, which was adopted, points to the recognition of the “difference be- tween the two branches of service— public service and private service,” and urges the teachers “to remember that teachers are in public service.” Other resolutions included those favoring salary adjustments and in- dorsing the unification project of the ‘Wisconsin colleges. ished. Nearly every state delegation came to the convention with a reso- lution on some subject of national interest. Some of the subjects were covered in the St. Louis caucus when committees were appointed to draw upresolution on some questions to be presented at this meeting. ‘When the convention opened there was apparently nothing in the sky to cloud the hopes for harmony held by leaders. The delegates, for the most part, seemed to realize that it was an occasion for swift action with the less talk thejibetter. (Continued on Page Eight) The new superintendent comes to Bemidji with excellent credentials and i8 said to be a most capable ad- ministrator, thoroughly experienced and democratic in manner. He will assume his new duties tomorrow. Mr. Bagby was superintendent of the Fulda schools before going to Long Prairie, and also was superin- tendent of schools in Iowa before coming to Minnesota. COUNCIL LACKED QUORUM. The council failed to hold its ses- ing present. sion -last night, owing to lack of a quorum. The threatening storm was responsible for the aldermen not be- Jamestown, Devils Lake, and many |prevent hunting game within its bor- other places. ders. It was Mr. Johnson who sur- BRITISH PRINCE LANDS |t new survey winprovent nanin IN. CAPITAL RAIN STORM {1 cer Doeted thorousniy ang thas within a half mile of the park limits. violators of the game law in this in- stance will be prosecuted without . By W. R. Hargraves. (United Press Correspondent.) consideration. Washington, Nov. 11.—In a pour- The work of survey was a hard ing rain, the Prince of Wales arrived | proposition, the heavy snow causing in Washington shortly after noon to.|delays. day. He was greeted by Vice Presi- —_— MOOSE MEET TONIGHT. dent Marshall. General Pershing, General March, Dr. Grayson, Secre- tary of War Baker, Secretary of the The Loyal Order of Moose will Navy Daniels and many other offi-|meet tonight in special session. All clals. members are urged to be present. | i { { < J—