Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 17, 1919, Page 1

@y . 2 HFHITAesQ W ¢ S " N7 74 WL BPOT W MEMBER UNITED PRESS The Pioneer is a member of the United Press. Today’s world’s news today. il‘tc ,.le.*} VOLUME XII. NO. 572 LEGION POST CHARTER WILL BE CLOSED ON TUESDAY NIGHT ters, City Building, ‘Tomorrow Evening FORMULA OF LEGION APPROVED BY POST Means Enforcement of Ameri- canism in Every Detail In this Nation With a series of matters of.much ‘importance to be brought before the ,members for consideration, th_e regu- lar meeting of Ralph Gracie post, American iegion, will be "held in post headquarters, cCity building, to- _morrow evening at 8 o’clock. With the holding of this meeting SMIDJ1I DAILY PIOD GET TODAY'S NEWS OUT OF TODAY’S PAPE r oy, "' p. i FISTO TR Yy e NEER’S” CIRCULATION ,Lfi'r'geat circulation of any paper im Central Minnesota. BEMIDJI, MINN., MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, 1919 1GOV. BURNQUIST ALL SEATS RESERVED: EARLY SEATING ASKED FOR ‘MIRACLE CONCERT’ Regretted That Many Failed to Respond Earlier for Their Tickets Although there were a large nam- ber of invitations sent out by the Barker Drug and Jewelry store, many neglected to have their seats reserved early by calling for reserva- tion tickets, and Earle A. Barker an- nounces again that all seats have been reserved for this evening’s con- cert. Every ticket calling for a seat at the Grand has been issued, and no more are available, which is greatly regretted. Those who have reserved seats should be at the theatre not later | than 7:45 o'clock, to avoid confusion in being seated. The attraction is the “Miracle Concert,” given by Miss Amy Ellerman and the Fleming Sis- ters Trio. SPECIAL CHAPTER MEETING. There will be no regular meeting of the Masonic chapter tonight, but a special meeting has been called for Thursday evening, November 20. On this night the M. M. and P. M. de- grees will be conferred. After the special session a smoker and lunch will be given. All members are urged to be there at he special meet- o Forecast 24 hours: Mark- No changes. CLAY AND STRAW HOUSES FOR BERLIN Weather: ham. AND OFFICIALS OF STATE ARE ACOGONLW, Stirred to Depths Over Mur- der of Legion Men in Centralia, Wash. PLAN TO ORGANIZE ; STATE AGAINST REDS Rhinow Would “Wipe Out Brood of Vipers”; Says So in Statement St. Paul, Nov. 17.—War! War ‘to the hilt, without hindrance was vir- tually declared on the I. W..W. anfl, similar anti-government organiza- tions by Governor Burnquist, Attor- ney General Hilton, Adjutant Rhin- Germany is experlencing difficulty in housing its great masses of popula- the period during which returned soldiers, sailors or marines may join the post as charter members erpires, ing. ow and other state, county and city officials. Stirred to the depths by the mur- der of members of the American Le- tion. The photograph shows workmen constructing a house of a mixture of clay and straw, a new experiment, to relleve the shortage of living quarters l{p Berlin. and in view of this fact all returned service men who have not enrolled in the Legion are urged to do so im- :mediately. Secure Blanks Here. Application blanks may be secured :at First National bank, Security :State bank, Barker drug store, Given Hardware store, Third Stree cafe, ‘Boardman drug store, Knutson soft Adrink parlor on Third street, or at “Post headquarters, city building. To encourage the spirit of frater- ‘nalism among the former service -men it iz planned to hold frequent smokers and dances, and for the pur- -pose of arranging for these affairs an entertainment committee is to be ap- _pointed tomorrow evening. Formula of Legion. . The formula of the National “American Legion at its Minneapolis -meeting for a greater, safer and bet- ter America, and which is approved “by Bemidji Legion members, includes .stern discipline for the slacker and .disloyalist, native or foreign born; .deportation for those who have dis- “honored or held cheap American citi- zenship; closing of the country’s .gates to the unworthy of any land; punishment of those who aid the hos- tile alien in his anarchistic propa- ganda; education of the youth in the ‘English tongue and persistent incul- .cation of American ideals in young and old, to the end that there shall be but one flag and one common, «clean purpose behind it. Every Legion member is urged to attend the Tuesday meeting. JUVENILE BAND TO0 RESUME REHEARSALS ‘With the nearness of completion of “the city building, the band room for the adult and Juvenile bands will permit occupancy and rehearsals for the juveniles will be held every Wed- nesday night, beginning November 19, for all the boys together from 7:30 to 9 o’clock sharp, at the band quarters, City hall. The different sections of the band will meet at the band quarters, City ‘hall, as follows: Piccolos and clarinets—Every Monday, beginning November 24, at 4:16 to 5:15 p. m. sharp. g Saxophones—Every Tuesday, be- ginning November 25, at 4:15 to 5:15 p. m. sharp. Basses, baritones and altos—Every “Thursday, beginninz November 27, at -4:15 to 5:15 p. m. sharp. Cornets—Every Saturday morning, beginning Novembery 29, at 9 a. m. sharp. Trombones—Every Saturday morn- ‘ing, beginning November 29, at 10 -a. m. sharp. Drums—Every Saturday morning, ‘beginning November 29, at 11 a. m. sharp. SUGAR “LID” REMOVED. ‘Chicago, Nov. 17.—So involved has ‘the sugar situation become in Chica- go that Major A. A. Sprague, chair- man of the federal fair price commit- tee, has announced an end of at- tempts to fix the maximum price. This was generally taken to mean that Chicago consumers would pay considerably more than 13 cents a pound, which had been the “fair price.” ATTEMPTS TO ENTER U. S. HAVE BEEN FRUSTRATED (By United Press.) Washington, Nov. 17.—Attempts by German subjects to enter the United States by way of Mexico have been frustrated, the state depart- ment today declared. GOPHER GUARDS SET RECORD FOR NATION STATISTICS SHOW Minnesota Tops Whole List of States With More Than Authorized Strength Minnedpolis, Nov- 17.—Minne- sota’s National guardsmen have made a better record since the war than those of any state in-the Union. Statistics from the general staff of the army, made public through the army recruiting station in the Cen- tral bank building, place Minnesota at the top of the list, with an enlist- ed strength of 4,284 men, 117 per cent of the authorized strength. ‘With the exception of Texas’ Na- tional guard, which is in process of re-organization and is credited with 11,796 members, Minnesota has the largest enlisted strength of any state. Oklahoma is second with 3,066 mem- bers, 92 per cent of the authorized strength, and Maine third. New York, California and Ohio are listed at 15 per cent of their authorized strength. Georgia is last with only a 3 per cent record. Plans are under way in many states to re-organize guard units in order to re-admit officers and men who formerly belonged to regiments, but who were transferred during the war. 2 The report shows the entire Na- tional guard strength as 36.039 offi- cers and men, or 29 per cent of the authorized strength. LITTLE FALLS LOSES TO MONTEVIDEO AND BEMIDJI PLAYS VICTOR Effort Being Made to Stage Contest On Little Falls Football Field It was either Montevideo or Little Falls that Bemidji was to meet in the finals for the chance to play in the state high sehool chdmpionship, but it will be Montevideo, as that the team of that city defeated Little Falls Saturday by the score of 47 to 0. Coach Smith of the locals is en- deavoring to reach Montevideo to as- certain whether that team will play Bemidji on the neutral field of Little Falls. It is said there is no snow on that field like there is on the Be- midji gridiron. BONUS BOARD MEMBER IN CITY ON BUSINESS Burton L. Kingsley, of Minne- apolis, a member of the state legisla- ture and who has been prominently identified with the American Legion in Minnesota, is spending the day in Bemidji. Mr. Kingsley is chief in- vestigator for the Minnesota Sol- diers’ Bonus board and it is ocicial business that brings him to Bemidji today. It is probable that Mr. Kingsley will remain in Bemidji until tomor- row evening, at which time he will speak at the meeting of Ralph Gracie post, American Legion, his talk to be devoted to a discussion of the details of the bonus. gion in Centrallia, Wash., and by the alleged statements of a Minneapolis alderman, combined with the defiant- ly issued appeal for a soviet Bolshe- vik government, these officials cast LARGEST POULTRY SHOW |FUEL FAMINE CRITICAL - the gauntlet of earnest and thorough opposition to exponenis of anarchy and Triot. Resolved to Go the Limit. A massing of the entire forces of the state, both legal and™ policing, was forecast in formal tsatements is- In unofficial conversation several of the promin- ent officers of the state, county and sued by these officials. city governments expressed-‘the selves as willing to go to the extreme limit of constituted law and order not only to expose but also entirely to eliminate these fungus growths in the body politic. To Wipe Out “Brood of Vipers.” General Rhinow in his formal statement declares that the ‘“‘entire military forces of the state are will- ing to do their part in the utter ex- termination of this brood of vipers that is nestling in the security of the very law and order they are attempt- ing to down.” Attorney General Hilton declared ‘‘every possible legal means should be used not only to curb sedition, but| also absolutely to eradicate it.” Mill Citians Flay Alderman. In Minneapolis a body of citizens appeared at a council meeting and bitterly opposed a motion to ‘“play for the damage done to the I. W. W. hall by soldiers and ex-service men.” Vitriolic comment was made by ci- tizens of the Tenth ward in Minne- apolis when Aldermai I. G. Scott de- clared that he represented the Tenth ward. This alderman also boasted of the fast that twice he has been a member of the I. W. W, The American Legion by extraor- dinary and commendable self-re- straint in Centralia, Wash., offered them-selves as guards to prevent ‘‘di- rect action’ on the persons suspected of having cold-bloodedly murdered their comrades. In both St. Paul and Minneapolis, American Legion posts have gone on record as standing ‘‘for law and or- der.” Treat ’Em Rough, Only Way. Following is the statement of Ad- jutant General W. F. Rhinow: “When dealing with a gentleman- ly opponent it is customary to accord him the courtesy due, but the mem- bers of the I. W. W. have more than demonstrated that they not only are not gentlemanly opponents, but that t}wy deserve absolutely no considera- tion. “According to articles I have read they have shot down men from am- bush, they have set fires that have de- stroyed millions of dollars’ worth of grain and other necessities, they have brown up bridges and munition plants when this cGintry was nght- ing to save itself from the damnation of militarism, and in all their actions they never once have shown that they deserve one fota of gentleness. “It is said that they are exponents of direct action.” From the open statesments that their leaders have made they advocate taking over the governmental reins and conducting the affairs of the country along the lines of utter disregard for the rights of others. “The entire military forces of the state are willing to do their part in the utter extermination of this brood of vipers that is nestling in the se- curity of the very law and order that they are attempting to down. “Every decent and law-abiding citizen is against such worthless by- products of civilization and, in my opinion, they should be placed under such a term of control as they might best appreciate and that is force.” IN HISTORY OF COUNTY ASSOCIATION IS SEEN Will Be Location of Baker Store £ December 17 to 20 Wfijt gives promises of being the largést dnd most successful show of tion ever held, is to take place in the former Baker jewelry store building on Third street, east of Beltrami ave- nue, December 17, 18, 19 and 20. C. E. Brown of Crookston, is to be the judge. That fact that more than $400 in prizes and 20 special awards are to be given has aroused more interest than usual in the show and officers of the association are doing all pos- sible to make the exhibition a suc- cess. Three cups are also to be of- fered. 5 The exhibition building will be opened for entries, Wednesday, De- cember 17, at 1 o’clock, and will re- main open during the remathder of the day. It will again be opened for entries Thursday morning, and Thursday noon at 12:30 o’clock the entries close. All birds in competi- tion must be in the show rooms at that time. During the past year a big advance has been made in poultry raising, and Beltrami county birds have been awarded high scores at poultry shows throughout the northwest. Outside competition is invited as the poultry show this year. The premium list is now on the press and will be ready for distribu- tion during the next several days. PRETTY WEDDING UNITES POPULAR YOUNG COUPLE AT ST. PHILIP'S CHURCH Miss Mary Jackson Becomes Bride of Gregory Malone; Leave On Tour The marriage of Miss Mary Jack- son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Jackson of Irvine avenue, to Gregory Malone of tais city, was soleminized this morning at St. Philip’s Catholic church. Miss Anna Jackson, sis- ter of the bride, acted as bridesmaid, and William Laliberte accompanied the groom. The wedding breakfast wag served at the bride’s home. The rooms were beautifully decorated with white bridal roses and yellow chrysanthemums. Guests were Mrs. M. Malone, daughter, Gertrude, and son, James, of Crookston; Miss Anne Jackson, Sauk Center; Clarence Jackson, In- ternational Falls, and Mrs. T. Burke, Bemidji. Both young people are well and | favorably known here, the bride hav- | ing resided in Bemidji several years before going to Sauk Center, where she has been engaged in the millinery business. The groom has been for a number of years,“in the employ of the Crookston Lumber company, holding a responsible executive posi- tion, excepting the time spent in the oversea service of Uncle Sam. the Beltrami County Poultry associa- |was faced in the middle west The bridal couple left at noun for | Minneapolis via Duluth. They will make their home in Bemidji. SAYS REPORTS FROM MIDDLE WEST STATES Held in Former|Few Coal Miners Return to Work; Appeals Made to Northwest 3 (By United Press.) Chicago, Nov. 17.—A fuel famine today, with the strike of the coal mins tering its third week and practjeall no miners returning to work up to today. H The reserve supply of coal is grow- ing small and’the pinch is being felt in many cities. ' ¥ Appeals for coal'from the Dakotas, Montana, and the northwest general- ly, flooded the offices of the tuel-ad- ministration. Suspension of some minor industries’Wwere expected at a meeting of the fuel committee and representatives Qt\\?nufacturers to- L2 day. ) POINCARE FINISHES VISIT IN ENCLAND (By United Press.) London, Nov. 17—President Poin- care and his wife left England after a strenuous five-day state visit. Travelling throughout the night they reached Dover in the morning, and immediately embarked on the waiting warship. There was a final round of presentations, inspections and salutes, a distinguished party, including representatives of King George and the British government, being present to see the president off. Then amid the hearty cheers of huge crowds, the booming of artill- ery salutes, and the shrieking of ships’ sirens, the French visitors left for France, escorted by an Anglo- French squardron. HEADS OLD UNIVERSITY. Glasgow, Nov. 17.—Scotland gave a vociferous welcome to President Poincare, when accompanied by Ma. dame Poincare and a notable en- tourage, he was the guest of the guest of the Lord sayor and Cerpor- ation of Glasgow. H The freedom of the city wa$ first presented, and afterwards the dis- tinguished visitors.. were conducted in state to the university, where Poincare was installed lord rector, or honorary Héad'of the institutfon. Many famous, exrectors hid gorgeous uniforms and . Badges of -honor under scholastic gowns.¥ After the soll y of the installa- tion, the undeé duates whooped their welcome fg##ime-honored ‘“var- SUCCEED MARTIN Washington, Nov. 17.—Carter Glass will resign as secretary of the treasury to accept the senatorship from Virginia, offered by Governor Davis, it was authoritively stated at the White House today. Glass would succeed the late Senator Mart, BURNING SO0T SCARE. Burning soot in ‘he chimney of the house occupled by Boardman, the druggist, about noon Sunday, caused an alarm of fire. No damage result- ed. EER 45¢ PER MONTH STRIKE END IS IN THE OFFING ASBOTH SIDES GET TOGETHER Labor and Capital Meet at St. Louis to Settle Differ- ences of Mining GOMPERS INVITED TO ATTEND CONFERENCE Program as Guide for Discus- sion Contains Many Vital Points THE CAUSE OF IT ALL. (By United Press.) St. Louis, Nov. 17.—Industrial are the troubles of the nation fault of: Minimum level of production of coal, metal, and oil with maxi- mum costs for labor, supplies and transportation. Inflation of national currency. Continued demand of labor rad- icals for nationalization of basic industries, and Labor’s demand for hours to prevent idleness. That is the summary of the sit- uation as outlined in the call for the “‘unofficial” round table peace conference which opened here today. shorter STRIKE END IN OFFING. 8t. Louis, Nov. 17.—Conclusion of the national soft coal miners strike seemed in the offing today as mine operators. and striking miners’ rep- resentatives gathered here for armis- tice negotiations. Peace in all the industrial world was seen as a possible outgrowth of the sessions being attended By American Federation of Labor offi- cials, representatives of capital, the public and government officials. The new “conference of Versailles' opened in conjunction with the twenty-second annual convention of the American Mining congress. The convention will be in session five days. The American Mining congress represents the large owners and operators of mines throughout the United States. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federa- tion of Labor, government officials and public delegates were invited to gather with the congress in a final hope of bringing warring capital and labor to an understanding. Findings of the National Indus- trial conference, held in \ashing- ton three weeks ago, will be put be- fore the gathering. The decisions of the United Mine Workers of America reached at the recent Cleveland con- vention and proceedings of the Coal Wage conference in Buffalo also will be considered. These will form a working basis for the conference. Seeking adjustment of industrial conditions the following program was announced as a guide for the conference: Proposed natfonalization of in- dustry. Industrial relations. Relation of mining to labor. Relation of mining to government —state and national. Relation of mining to national finance. 3 Freight rates in relation to indus- ry. ‘Conservation and protection of wasting industries. National blue sky laws. Public lands and water power. International petroleum situation ag related to the United States and Mexico. i Increased production and ofl industry. The National Exposition of Mines and Mining, expected to be the larg- est held in the middle west, and a national gold conference of War Minerals Producers will be held dur- ing the week in conjunction with the congress. in mining U. 8. TURNS DOWN SOVIET. Washington, Nov. 17.—There is to be no compromise with the Bolshevik government in Russia by the United States and no movement is contem- plated which could be considered as viki, it has been learned at the state department. Officials said there had been no exchange between this BOV~ ernment and the British or any other tggvtemm«:;t concerning suggestions at a conference with the Bol be undertaken. s offering to confer with the Bolshe-"