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» J { ¢ . Central Minnesota. Press. Today’s world’s news today | on this guarantee | 2 emesgenra| GET TODAY'S NEWS OUT OF TODAY'S PAPER | et et _=% VOLUME XVIL\ %’\ 301 %, A BAGBY TAL=" (BEMIDJ HIGH BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, DEC. 18, 1919 Blorn s ot o i MaTkEan) 45¢ PER MONTH OUT-DOOR STUDY CLASS AIDS RED CROSS SEAL DRIVE 50 ENTRIES IN E ON CONGESTEY * BASKET TEAM | .8 ANNUALSHOW =~ SCHOOLS; LAYS | HAS HARDEST | {58 &rg=="¥ - o || OF BELTRAMI OUTSITUATION| SCHEDULE YET) S SaG-AS N IN O A | ASSOCATION v Frankly Tells Bemi;lji Associa- ‘Meet Crookston’s Strong Five * tion That Something That Claims Best Quint Must Be Done in Its History — All Ready for Public to Call and See; Well Worth 2 Small Admission PRIZE WINNING BIRDS | ALSO BEING SHOWN | GRADES ARE CROWDED; FAST FOSSTON TEAM LARGE INCREASE SEEN ALSO ON PROGRAM Junior Department in Similar| Wadena Will Give Bemidji Predicament; High School . First Tussle Tomorrow Lacks Facilities ‘ ’ Evening Unusually Fine Pens Are Shown of Every Breed; ’ d Ezpert Will Judge * The Bemidji high school basketball team has one of the hardest schedules ever attempted. The schedule as ar- ranged to date by*J. W. Smith, coac— T}ié Beltrami County Poultry show ¢ p 3 . set a record today when it set on dis- On the steps of the New York public "bfitl‘ , & demonstration class from a public school, with the teacher, Miss Dlfl)iain B'?:?X‘('ls former :Nl)lre 150::fl°ll . 5 v inGod's | . o t rd street, fully en- s of the Be-|and principal of the high school, ¢on: Coleman; studying just as they do each day in God’s pure air and sunshine, their little bodies protected from the |On Easf by Superlx{tendent Baghy,of. day |sists of seventeen games, ten of| cold hy bag-like suits. This demonstration wasigiven in aid of the Red Cross Christmas seal drive. tries in the poultry classes, the dis- midji public schools at the noon-day | oy /oy “are with teams in the third ¥ - = e play to be shown the remainder of = 5 s & : the week, and several of the entries | luncheon of the Bemidji association. ] . luncheon 1 athletic district and will have a bear: ' B wook.‘and several o the etrie THIRD WATER WORKS P TR The superintendent made it dis-|ingon the district title. The remain- part of the state. | Dr. Warringer, blue ribbon win- P EAMMOND FINDS AN ARCH[ST P AlR ner at many large poultry shows, has WEU.. AT cm HAI.L his prize winning Buff Rocks eu- : " B ing seven games are booked with tinctly clear that the grades and‘high some of the fastést teams i theé school were overcrowded, that the so- MRS. ERWIN'S WATCH tered. i SUBJEcr 0F Dlswsslo" A. T. Boe has a fine display of Rose S Crops Out at Luncheon of state. lution is up to the people and as- Two With Crookston. RS RA LA Comb Rhode Island Whites, and Ben i Jacobs of Aitkin has a large entry of 41, including Rose Comb Rhode Is- ‘ Bemidji Assn; Quality Lack of facilities to accommodate the pupils of school age was the topic of the address made Wednesday “Wil] you please stop my ad. My watch has veen returned to me and Iam very happy to get it back.” With this statement, Mrs. W. B. Erwin asked to have the. ad dis- continued, because it accomplished enough to solve the problem. one oththe strongest teams in their i his | entite history. Two games have also hefzeg:sre:nfi.n s‘;:eot:rieldwae:a;sg :'gndi- been scheduled with the fast Fosston b % e |quint, who last year won the cham- tions” which should by all means be pionship of itg district and took part serted that he believed they Were| myo games have been scheduled large ~enough and broadminded |with Crookston, who this year boast lands, S. C. Rhode Islands and White Leghorns. i corrected. The reporft is as follows: in the state tournament at Carleton Mooted Question the desirew. result with one inser- i é)zl;ngxhyodvzal.:f:ndl;\sa :dn;cgnzh;:l; Grades 1. to V1. Inclusive. college. Mechanic Arts high school ;- o] How. . Tae ad_ was, ordered. for of White Wyandottes is shown by three times and a refund of 26 cents was paid her. The finder was Charles Hammond, carpenter- of s;, Paul will play here on the 30th and(31st of January, which will no| At the noon-day luncheon of the doubt be two of the fastest and hard- | Bemidji association Wednesday Presi- Charles Remley. C. W. Nelson of Total enrollment on Nov. 21, 1919 Star Route one has on display a pair in first six grades, 1,.04. - Average attendance on Nov. 21, est gam dent R. L. Given reported that man: contractor on Dewey avenue. Mr. (By: United -Dross.) of ‘}lose Comb Rhode Island Red cock- . 1919 in first six grades, 986. Cg:chesst:i?tllnoc?;s ;vllsl; h:;-‘;;lg to| reparks had been lxjnad,e ooncerninz Hammond was glad to see the Washington, Dec. 18.—The last ob- f{;‘;;flp;lll?t‘shzrh:‘icj#str;:lcles?ed and b | Number of grade rooms, 30. ,‘schedule two games with Little Falls, | tie work on the city hall well, which property returned to its rightful ||stacle to the deportation of Emma e p g { Number 6f rooms having over 40 [which won the championship of this| was started last fall, but has been|| owner. Goldman and Alexander Berkman, Winning Leghorns. i pupils, 11. ldistrict for the last two years, but|stopped since the cold weather start. And still we claim, as before, ||, 0nigt leaders, was removed today | 2 B. H. Smith is showing her | “Number of rooms having betweén |50 far has been unable to come to an | ed. Discussion was invited upon.this || Ploneegwant ads do the business. || =~ = the | Flnning line of White Leghorns and . Sorand °§ - rxolo 12 & understanding with Supt. Dobbyn of | subject as it was desired that all resi- . T when the supreme court granted the | algp some Reds, and John Breen nas A 30 and 40 pupils, 12. Little Falls. .- dents of the city should thoroughly withdrawal of Goldman's appeal |one of the prettiest pens of what are Number of rooms having between : 's Schedul | understand just what work has al- against the deporting order. known as Golden Campines, unusual- . 25 and 30 pupils,5. Season’s €. ready been done and how much there FARMERS AND ww - ly attractive. ; 2 Number of rooms having less than! . To date the schedule for the season | is left to be dome in the spring. Es Dark Cornish are in the pen owned - A COAL OPERATORS TO |1 n Chichutnt i "5k | ' TALK PRICE RAISE| “Wiiiam " Everots “has- some, s. c. """ I Rhode Islands, with roosters as large | almost as a bull calf. Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 18.—Prob- { ability of coal prices increasing atter }101:1(5“;‘[,)'1\';}::“,1‘:‘"&1\}5 tAlL‘:ile(r):o]:a”ed the commission to be appointed by 4 President Wilson to investigate the Giant Rabbits. T caol situation makes its decision on William Bixby is showing some of the bituminous coal miners’ demand |his famous Flemish Giant rabbits and was discussed here by the scale com- |they are exceptionally large and of a also discussed the probabilities of the {pngaye jarger attendance this year | mittee of the central competitive fleld |dark color, welghing around 16 ! purity of the water from this Well. |than ever betore. embracing Ohio, Indlana, [llinois and |ipounds. ; Observe Holidays. For farmers there will be instruc-| Western Pennsylvania. Turkey's, geese, pigeons and every Tt was voted that there wouid be tion in farm management, farm crops| The settlement under which the|variety are shown and tne display is o noon-2ay -lunchicon oo the next and soils; livestock and dairy hus-|miners agreed to call off the strike|well worth seeing. - W6 Weaks zn account of the r‘;’; bandry; veternary medicine; horti-|and the 14 per cent temporary wage C. B. Brown, an expert poultry ity of the. Kolld L ich i{) OXI- lculture; agricultural engineering; |increase which the operators have [fancier, arrived this noon from i th "m 1 core with che|Poultry and bee culture, and confer. agreed to pay the miners without |Crookston to judge the exhibits at me:tgings woul nterfere with the|ences of the Minnesota Federation of | raising the price of coal to the con- |this show. The judging was begun Farmers’ clubs. sumar were also discussed. at one o'clock this afternoon and wili H. S. LETTER MEN TO 25 pupils, 2. (a) I room having 23 |is as follows: AWlerman A. M. Bagley, of the pupfll? (b) I room having 24 December 19, Wadena at Bemidji. |council water committee, explained |- ENRm.LlN SHORT COURSE pupils, Lol January 9, Park Rapids at wse-[to the members present what work fréatest number of pupils in any [midji. had been’ done and what the plans one room, 47. January 16, Fosston at Bemidji. and contract" covered for the work The: prospects for new beginning| January 17, Bemidji at Walker. |next spring. Several questions were pupils; on Jan. 15, we estimate at January 23, Crookston at Bemidji. | asked and discusséd »y the men who about 80 or 100. January 24, Cass Lake at Cass|{have been extrembly interested in The number of pupils promoted out | Lake. the building of the well, among of these grades into the junior de- January 29, Akeley at Akeley. whom was Charles W. Warfield, wno | pecember 29 to January 3 partment will be about 24. . January 30, Mechanic Arts at Be-|gave a very,thorough explanation of Dean R. W. Thatcher toda re- Every grade room in all the build- | midji. the work as far as it has gone. He|gjcted the schools and ,ec,u,g; Evm ings is-occupied. January 31, Mechanic Arts at Be- g There are no inside play rooms in |midji. any of these buildings which are at February 6, Brainerd at Bemidji. all suitable. % February 12, Akeley at Bemidji. No provision has been provided for February 13, Bemidji at Little warm lunch in any of the grade | Falls. (Tentative). - buildings. February 18, Fosston at Fosston. No provision has neen provided in February, Park Rapids .at Park these grades for physical education [Rapids. outside of the duties of the school| February 27, Crookston at Crooks- i nurse. tO!;“- i 5 At . '‘ebruary , Walker at Bemidji. Junior Department. March 5, Little Falls at Bemidji. (By United Press.) St. Paul, Dec. 18.—Hundreds of farmers, farm workers and farmers’ wives are enrolling for the short couses during Farmers’ and Home- makers week at the University farm i | For homemakers there will be dis-| Thomas T. Brewster of St. Louls, | continue until Saturday afternoon, at ‘r cussions and demonstrations in home |chairman of the operators executive (Which time the premiums will be i i i H varded. i Total enrollment on Nov. 21, 312. | (Tentitive). management; foods, textiles and|committee, presided at the meeting. |awar . Average attendance on Nov. 21, i clothing construction; dress design|He expected the session to last until - o serer fa avssbemaye’ | ELECT CAPTAIN TONIGHT jzna hovse formshings. o care | tomarrow evenin JAPAN IS INCREASING Capacity of junior assembly, 166. March 19, Bemidji at Brainerd. = 'h?“f"“k and child welfare. PR Number of recitation rooms, 7. A leader for the 1920}emmj1 high lere will also be meetings of| ALDERMAN CROON VERY LOW. FflRCEs IN SIBERIA | ‘ Seating capacity of the recitation school football team #vill be selected | ANy state farm organizations. Tlie. Hany: fenta. o Alderian ! tonight when the lefter men Of the ;‘, ‘;%?nfi),ii(:s follows: (25; ?0' 82, 35-’ RUSS Som AGENT season just past castithe ballot t 23?14&;5 enrollment runs as follows: PLACED UNDER ARRBT :vlllgl ?‘eB'Ehlfa:(fiient ;fa:fi‘:ixooie}hfiafi: There is no gymnasium for these ham at 7 o’clock. John Croon, who has been critically By Kd L. Keen ill for the past several weeks, will (United Press (‘orrespn'ndent‘) regret to learn that his condition is London, Dec. 15.—Jflpan Vids ot very low, and fears-are felt that the |, party Of' the “*hands off” policy to- city will lose a well known citizen JENKINS CASE ALLOWED ~. T0 DIE OUIET DEATH | | | pupils. (By United Press.) The affair will be 'a gathering of|. ;- \ ward Russia agreed by the other al- Little or no provision can be made | gay Francisco, Dec. 18.—Valdimir | the clan. Football liminaries, past |’ (By United Press.) and city official. lles at the recent unofficial peace for supervised study. K. Vochmetroff, clajming to repre-|and present, will be gn-hand to hon-| _Washingten, Dec. 18.—The Mexi- ST e e conference here, it was learned to- | Number of pupils taking eighth gent 20,000,000 of the Russian soviet | OF the team that wéht through the|can reply to the last American note, . |day. s ! .% grade manual training, 30. government and to be on an import- | Season without a defépt. s requesting the release of Jenkins, PACKERS To ABANDON . On the contrary. Japan is steadily | | Number of pupils taking seventh | n+ mission to Washington, is held has been received at the state de- |increasing her forces in Siberia. ! \ grade manual training, 35. at the Angelo island immigration sta- partment and Secretary Lansing is UNRELATED PRoDUcrs Officials here declared that while o ) Number of pupils taking eighth |tion for investigation by the federal BLAST OFS expected to immediately study its '*F |they fail to understand American I grade agriculture, 18. government, the United Press learned text and soon will disclose the atti- ; Policy of keeping troops in Siberia, Number of pupils taking seventh |{oqay 3 ¥ tude this government is to take to- (By United Press.) they attribute it to a desire to watch ' grade sewing, 31. . ward Mexico’s Teply. Washington, Dec. 18.—An agree- Japan. Number of pupils taking eighth Despite the reported uncompromis- |€0t has been reached by Attorngy R —— | grade cooking, 26. are two rooms, one for cooking and Dover, N. J., Dec'#18.—Two men |ing attitule of Mexico in refusing to | General Palmer and the “Big Five! wn‘soN HAS RAIL { ; : one for sewing. are dead and three fatally hurt as|dismiss the charges against Jenkins, |Packers, whereby the latter abandon High School. Number taking domestic science, |the result 0f an explogion of shrapnel |it Was believed the state department |S0Rtrol of the unrelated products, ‘1t ‘Fotal enrollment on Nov. 21, 1919, | 34. shells in a bYast which destroyed four | Would let diplomatic correspondence |28 learned today. MBSAGE DRAm b 286. Number taking agriculture, 20. buildings of "the Piccatinny arsenal |in this case lapse and let the crisis| ATrangements probably will resul Average attendance on Nov. 21, Number taking science in one class | here early today. . die a quiet death. This is belleved, in the department of justice drop- (By United Press.) 1919, 238. or another ,142. was due to President Wilson's taking| PINg its anti-trust sult against the| o ., o0 rc S99, o oone Capacity of high school assembly, There is no gymnasium. A hall 2 a strong hand in the matter and ton- | Packers, it was stated. Wilson lsgdela' ing éendfzx— his r:ll- i 171 down town is rented for $50 per GERMANS HAVE Lm ing down the belligerent attitude this| Under the agreement the packers| " "OF © °% to. Consvess, watthic & Number of recitation rooms, 7. month for two hours each day, five government assumed while Secretary promige to give up cohtrol of the see what progress w?ll bé made 5": Seating capacity of the recitation |days of the week and $15 for each THE BAL"C REG] N Lansing wss managing the situation, | 3t0CK_yards and such products as the Cummi bill thi Xk rooms is as follows: 18 to 35. night used. We have our shower 0 E rice, wheat and breakfast foods. le:rnedm:\lltl:lisrnlve] tsogvee , it was Class room enrollment runs ag fol- | bath room in this building, but there —_ Late this afternoon Lansing made|, Fending bills to regulate the pack- However, it is ungerst M:i. th lows: 19 to 47. is no shower bath in the rented hall. (By United Press.) public the Mexican reply after read-| 1% a7 o be pressed in congrese In| Py b ol 0" Nd will be dis- Number taking commercial work,| The need for an auditortum is de-| Paris, De¢. 18.—The supreme |in8. It was substantially as cast {n spite of this agreement, it Was stat- patched to the capitol :t: an xy tims; 101. f cidedly great. 4 council todayconsidered comflicting |United Press dispatches yesterday. |°d today. it appears to be neceseary. The facilities for accommodating We have no library whatsoever. claims of, German and allied experts the commercial students are far from Total enrollment in all depart-|regarding compensation for the sink- 18 COMMUNISTS ARE adequate, the rooms being over|ments, 1702. ing of the interned German ships at SENTENCED TO DEATH DEMOCRTM’ITLE NORTH DAKOTA LEGION SENATE LEADERSHIP POST HAS BASKET TEAM crowded and in many instances the Total average attendance in all de-|Scappa Flow, without arriving at a pupils compelled to substitute other | partments, 1497. decision. cubjects because of lack of room. For comparison the average attend- The Boundaries of Galacia and Bu- (By United Press.) . Number taking manual training, |ance in 1918 and 1919 was 1,303. kowina were established and Mar- (By United Press.) Jamestown, N. D., Dec. 18.—The 47. Tax rate last year, 50.2. shal Foch' notified.that the German (By United Press.) Washi Dec. 18.—A cug | ETRest De Nault-Roberston Post No. The capacity of the manual train- Bonded debt, $117,200.00. evacuation of the {Baltic region has Paris, Dec. 18.—Eighteen com- ashington, c. A CauCus|j4 American Legion, will make ath- munists were condemned to death at|will be held Saturday to settle the|letics the district feature of their Budapest yesterday to be executed in |fight for democratic leadership in the | club work this winter. A basketball ing room is far below the need and Total tax levy last year, $99,897.- | been completed. 4 1 the prison court yard today, accord-|senate, called by Senator Hitchcock, |team is already in practice. the demand, there being only one|08 Toom to take care of all the pupils in Total paid for teachers salaries, Fargo, N. D.—Judge Monson has the junior and senior departments.|$41,684.55. been called on to decide whether R. |ing to a dispatch today. The Com-|acting leader. Hitchcock and Sena- Club rooms were established in the The same is true of the domestic| Total cost of maintenance, $72,-| E. Wheeler, one-armed, might be |munists were presumeably among |tor Underwood are candidates in the|Seiler block and are open to all ex- science department with the excep-|661.80. granted a license to operate a taxi- |those on trial for participating un.|fight. The vote on these two 18 ex-|service men of Jamestown or Stutts- tion that in this department there Total per pupil cost, $42.41. cab. der the dictation of Bela Kun. pected to be very close. man county. e Bcz \ w‘* il e R e S ) S e Sl R i | | | va Do~