Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 5, 1920, Page 1

1 .|.. | MEMBER UNITED PRESS hé Pioneer is a member of the United e ¢ Today’s. world’s. news today. PLUMBSPEAKRR [Suy | LT K A VOLUME XVIII. NO. 6 = -] 2 = S WILL ADDRESS| Assotis “Dry’ - BEMIDJT ASSN, Law Effective ON JANUARY-14 " “Will Also Speak at Public Meeting in Evening, Say; Letter to Federation (By United Press) Washtington, Jan:, 55—Upholding the constitutionality <bf the more vital of the Volstead prohibition en- forcement law, the United tSates Su- preme court today declared that beer containing two and seventy-five hun- dreths of alcohol, and other near beers, cannot be sold under war time prohibition. . The important feature of the de- cision is that the court upholds the action of congress in declaring intox- icating and preventing the sale of all beverages containing one half of one per cent of alcohol by volume, with the exception of home made cider and wine. The decree of the court may be taken as a definition of intoxicating liquor that will stand under conmsti- tutional prohibition also, because of the definite statement that congress, Another step toward furthering a|i; providing for the enforcement of cloger fellowship among the iaboring| ohibition, has the right to pre- class in this vicinity was made yes-| .ripe just what makes beverages in- _terday afternoon when the Bemidji|ioyicating. Labor League met at 2 o’clock in the N.J. WON'T CONTEST LAW. BEMIDJI LABOR LEAGUE _ADOPTS FIRST BY-LAWS kegnlar Meetingt' Will Be Held Third Sunday Each- Month . In Association Rooms Bemidji Civic and Commerce associa- - Following a roll célll of the officers (By United Press) and committees and the reading of the minutes of the last meeting, re-|through its attorney general, today ports of the various committees were]declared it will not consent to the made. bringing of an original suit in the committee on resolutions and by-laws | dealers, to knock out constitutional made his report on by-laws, which|prohibition and the Volstad enforce- were adopted as a' whole. Eligibility | ment law. < gardless of sex but the applicant|the suit and contended it should not must be an .honest, hard working citi- | bes entertained. zen, or have declared his or her in- the orgnization will be to combine the interest of the laboring class and GUARD RECRU]TERS to teach laborers how to use the of resolutions stating the stand taken ¢ by the orgniaztion in regards to cur- Dr. G. M. Palmer today called a rent activities throughout the ngtion meeting of the recruiting committee Membership and Dues. morrow morning at 10:30 o'clock The ways and means committee re-{at the headquarters of the Bemidji ported that the ~ membership fee|Civic and Commerce association in dues. Tor the first.qudrter year.; The local guard company of the gumommy assessment not to exceed | National Guard will be discussed. 25 cents will be levied on each mem- b month of each quarter, in advance. Members will be suspended for de- INTO NEW LOCATION linquency of dues after the quarter been suspended amy we reinstatednyrse, will be found in her new loca- upon payment of the dues for the|tjon in the rest room of the City current quarter, plus 25 cents. building early this week. The city The committee on literature and]Civic and Commerce association, vot- lectures read several communications |ed her desk room in the city build- including a letter from the Hon. C.|Ins. here on January 14 to address the|benefit to Miss MacGregor in her Bemidji Civic and Commerce asso-|Work. clation at the noon-day luDCheon, | ammnmmnnmmn s~~~ the same evening on the Plumb rail- t £ the league be heid road plan. Alfred Krog of the en- g‘rllwt‘l‘leen:g?r:]nglfndaye of gach month tertainment committee stated thatj o' o" .. 0p p. m., in the association for any entertainments for the January 18. A recess was called to league. give all prospective members an op- Regular Meetings Set |portunity to pay their membership Donovan, fepresentative of the Min-{At the close of this recess, the meet- . nesota Highway Improvement asso-|ing was adjourned until the next | ciation on the Babcock .plan and the|regular meetlng on the third Sundayi tions rooms.: N Washington, Jan. 5.—New Jersey, H. A. Bridgeman, chairman of the|supreme court by .New Jersey liquir to membership is to be granted re- The state refused to consént to tention to be such. The object of right of ballot intelligently. A set MEET TOMORROW was read and adopted. & of the Home Guard company for to- would be” $1, which, would include the City building. ber and is to be paid during the first COUNTY SCHOOL NURSE in which due. Any member who has| Mjss Mae MacGregor, county school Plumb Plan Speaker. council, at the request of the Bemidji J. Buehl of St. Paul, who is to be Tne new location will be of great and also to address a public meeting it was moved and carried that the as yet no plans had been formulated rooms, the next meeting being on Following an address by Arthur J.|fees, and the enrollment was large. | vote of the body endorsing the plan, |of this month.‘ CONSERVATIVE COAL MINERS ENTER THE ARENA AGAINST RADICALISM [ Vote of Confidence Expected at First Convention After Strike;: Will Hear Settlement Terms by Government row with a motion for a vote of con- fidence in their chieftains. Explaining the purpose of the con- vention today, Lewis did not touch on the political turmoil within the union. He said merely: “The only purpose of this conven- ‘tion is to explain to the delegates the reasons which prompted their officers in accepting the president’s proposal for settlement of the strike. It is designed to promote more com- plete understanding among the Unit- ed Mine Workers of the settlement and to secure great harmony of ac- tion among the miners and to insure maximum coal production. By har- mony of action I mean a more hearty and spirited acceptance of the presi- dent’s proposition.” The convention was to be called to order at 10 o’clock in Memorial hall. First was to come an address of Lewis as presiding officer. He planned his address to include a re. view of the battle through the coal strike, of the federal court injunction against the strike, of the negotiations with the mine operators and the gov- ernment’s mediation, of the arrest of the international officers, the execu- tive committeemen, the district presi- | (By United Press.) Columbus, 0., Jan. 5.—Conserva- tive labor entered the arena against radicalism here today. More than two thousand coal min- ers came from all parts of the coun- . try to hear details of President Wwil- son’s basis on which their strike was gettled—and to pass judgment on the settlement. 1 Approval means endorsement of the present miners’ union administra- tion headed by John L. Lewis, acting president, and William E. Green, secretary-treasurer. Disapproval means repudiation of them and a move in favor of the radical element within the organization. Lewis and Green fought ‘“to the last ditch” to force adoption of the president’s proposal at the confer- of union chiefs at Indianapolis while members of “the left wing” wanted to throw the entire strength of the United Mine Workers of America nto the balance to obtain their wage and hour demands. The meeting today was a recon- “vened session of the Cleveland con- vention of the miners’ union, which formulated demands for a sixty DT dents and the scale committeemen, cent increase in wages and a thirty { and finally of the Washington con. hour week. Each of the 2,944 dele-| ference between himself, Green, and gates represented a local union. Attorney-General 'Palmer wherein e — g Court |CLEV] | going to show the local fans what a It was expected that the “show-|the president’s proposal was first sub-' down"” would come today or tomor-'mitted. i BEMIDJI POST BY 2315 b T N e A First Games Played by Local} - Legion Basket Ball Team; Good Practice, VISITORS “THERE™ ON THROWING BASKETS Bailey Improves, Nets Two, Both Well Judged; Howe Makes Third Basket Exceptional ability in shooting baskets from any point on the floor, made the Cleveland post: legion team of St. Paul victors by a score of 28 to 15 in the game Saturday night at the Armory, when it met the quint of the Ralph Gracie post of the American legion for the second clash. Very evenly matched in teamwork and floorwork, the game was even more, interesting than that played by the same teams on Friday night, when the local boys also met defest. The entire Bemidji team played in better form but met hard luck in most instances when it seemed evi- dent that a basket would be made. Several very close shots . aroused | great enthusisam among the spec- 'tators, but it literally took the heart out of the boys when their shots failed to be successful, since the op- posing team seemed unable to miss, especially on the long throws. Of the wisiting team, Ryan and Falconer showed up prominently, both in floorwork and in basket shooting, each scoring several points for their side. Many personal fouls were called on the Cleveland fouls by the referee and nine of Bemidji's’ points were made on fouls thrown, Bailey Shoots Two. Two of Bemidji’s field baskets ‘were thrown by Bailey, who played in better form than the night before. Both shots were well judged and thrown from quite a distance from the basket. Plummer played hard and well but met with poor' success in scoring. Berrigan as center was also in better form in the second game and played a good, steady game. Howe and George Graham showed up well, Howe securing the third basket for the locals. Fred Graham and Phibbs, who were substituted in the second half, appeared in better form than in the first encounter and al- though they fought hard to make the game a victory for the local boys, met with hard luck in scoring. Instead of becoming discouraged by the two defeats, which they met in rapid succession at the hands of the strong Cleveland quint, the local boys feel as though they had profit- ed greatly by the try-outs which they have had and are confident that they have a team to be proud of and. are little real practice has done for them, at their next game which will be staged soon. How They Lined Up. The lineup Saturday night was as follows: Ig. . Ress Substitutes — Bemidji, F. Graham for G Graham, Phibbs for Plummer. Field baskets—Bemidji, 3; Cleve- land, 10. Fouls thrown—Bemidji, 9; Cleve- land, 3. . Referee—H. M. Stanton. COL. STUTZ OF M. N. G. WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY Colonel Stutz of the Sixth Minne- sota National Guards, will be in Bemidji Wednesday, together with other officers of that drganization. The matter of the local national guard company will be taken up at the noon luncheon of tie Civic and Commerce association. Another meeting will be arranged for the evening at which all citizens interested are urged to attend. Th.s will include all men in the company as well as those who may desire to join the ranks. Dr. G. M. Palmer, chairman of the local committee, has been in touch with the situation and the abov arrangements were effected by h through Colonel Stutz. Further formation will be given regar /Ain the status of the local (‘nmpn'd;, ,,f morrow, ~ e ATLY BEMIDJI, MINN., MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1920 N 'GET TODAY'S NEWS OUT OF TODAY'S PAPER ERS " LADY ASTOR AND HER® ELDEST her eldest son, Shaw, who escorted her PIONE Lady Nancy Astor, as she was about to enter the house of commons, and “PIONEER’S” CII Largest circulation.o Weather forecast 24 hrs., Markham: Cloudy, warmer, followed unsettled. SON | 45¢c PER MONTH BEMIDIILABOR | BODY FAVORS BABCOCK PLAN FOR HIGHWAY Vote Hearty Endorsement at. Meeting Held Sunday After Hearing Donovan AUTO OWNERS WILL PAY THE BONDS Co"unty Levies Will Pay for All Local Improvements in Building Latterals N2 internationat to the door of the chumber. Following an address by Arthur J. ALL STOCK BREEDERS SHOULD BE INTERESTED IN STOCK PAVILION Fair Association Would Ap- preciate Co-operation on Part of Breeders Secretary H. J. Olin of the Bel- trami Couaty Fair association has the following to say regarding the proposition to construct a live stock pavilion in Bemidji for show and sales of live stock, which will be discussed tomorrow at the meeting of the Live Stock Breeders association in the court house: “All livestock breeders in the county should be interested in a live- stock sales and show pavilion. The shows and sales will give men having good stock for sale a chance to show | HOLIDAY RECESS FINDS ‘what they have and will give the facal “bréeders a ‘chance to seé the animals they desire to purchase. This pavilion has been talked of for some time and now is the time to act so as to have the building ready for next winter. “The livestock breeders should join with the Beltrami County Fair asso- tion and build the building on the County Fair grounds. This has been done at Luverne, Minn., and will be done in several other places in this state. ' The County Kair association should serve the agricultural inter- ests of the county. All livestock pre- miums have been given a substantial increase for the 1920 fair, and with a new building should bring ou. the best livestock in the county. “The advantages of a livestock pa- vilion, suitable alike for fair purpo- ges, winter shows and sales, should be appreciated by every citizen of Beltrami county. “The County Fair association ex- pects to build a livestock pavilion soon and would like to cooperaie with the Bemidji Civic association, Livestock Breeaers, etc., and build a building suitable for sales and win- ter shows. at the meeting in the court house, Tuesday, January 6.” COUNTRY CLUB NAMES LAKIN PRESIDENT FOR THE ENSUING YEAR May Install Water System to Keep Grounds Green; Club House Discussed At the annual meebing of the Bemidji Civic and Comi gerce associa- tion rooms Saturday eveming, follow ing the baskethall’ game at t' armory, the followin g efficers w elected for the ensuiijg year: President—B. W. Lekin. Vice president—(7 M. Tor Secretary—H. M, stantc #-fance. Treasurer—R. (4. gchr M office show that the total valuation of the city of Bemidji, outside of the year valuation is $142,646, making a t« If inteersted, be present|T amount the city of ae | for $500. .ere|draw a $600 p Donovan, representative of the Min- nesota Highway Improvement asso- ciation, the Bemidii Labor league voted to heartily endorse the Bab- cock plan, which is otherwise known as Amendment No. 1, at the meeting held by that organization Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the rooms of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce asociation in the City building. Mr. Donovan explained, in detail, the benefits to be derived by all classes of people from the passage of Amendment No. 1, or the “Bab- cock good roads plan.” The adop- tion of the pending constitutional Amendment No. 1 establishes in Min~ nesota a state trunk highway sys. tem, of approximately 7,000 miles, of main roads, which reaches into e ¢ery section of the state, the highwa g to be constructed and maintair gd as public highways by the state ¢ ;§ Min- nesota. / Autos Will*Pay Bor g, The construction and t' pe mainte- nance of the roads in this system is to be financed by 2 phond sasue which is to be retired ‘yy the pro- ceeds from an increas 4 tax’ on all motor vehicles, oper ating v nder li- cense from this stat' ,""No ?,onds are sage da?fi;vfrge tha T Ament ¥ jut the pas- issue and sell th- ‘t;ted" ;gi‘d:}tfll‘:”'f“ o . U 8 bond g of the within the lim it of '510,000.“’ ROOMS LACKING FOR SIX NEW TEACHERS Supt. Bagby Makes An Appeal to Those Who Are Able to Help Opening of the public schools, after the holiday recess, is causing another congestion in the available quarters for the teachers of the schools, ‘as six vacancies have been filled and there is the usual lack of rooms. Superintendent R. O. Bagby is making an earnest request of all who can spare the new teachers rooms in modern homes, even though it be at a sacrifice, to phone him. It would be much appreciated. The teachers cannot afford to room at hotels, and that is not desirable, for the hotels need their rooms for their traveling patrons. “The schools should be able to obtain quarters for its teaching force,” says Superintend- ent Bagby, “and it is absolute that we provide accommodations for the teachers. It's up to the people of Bemidji to help.” Mr. Bagby asks that those who have rooms that can be spared to Ao S in bonds ou ': X’ T-thsn $ i Te finan C:fl P.dm'g-" ,6,'8%0"0?)\(\ VB TROIRI foo (";: ! sty '5{;? iy 1 WY ‘System, it OVER TWO MILLION 52, ¢ g s fou: icie amo* 4 P T 0. case ws .per A " & el o ke issued in such Jdov, 4% Cunnot be retired by the “ Qfi'[ :flgtor vehicles. ) Lbcil‘ Funds for “Feeders.” .. By the establishment of the high- Records at the county auditor’s | tay new addition of Nymore, is $2,017,022. The for th- Nymo for the entire city of $2,159,566 ] ‘way system, all of the | The tax levy for the city p the,, -iig‘,e aid, county angcftlownlun}:iy, not including Nymore is $250, are ¢ saip left intact to be used by evif | 1des the special ta ¢ "{X.e local authorities in building the sidewalk, sprink local or feeder roads. Thi Axes A 3 s al, taxes. amoun mean that in ten years the counties T he Nymore : find townships of ~the state would $15,743.64. ave ne Out of this levy a local road building fund suf- ficient to build 21,850 miles of grav- number 7 gets $88,¢ eled road at an average cost of $5,000 séhool " district 1o he P49, Of (hig|Per mile. 1t is estimated t ceive 38320115 Baiidit wit 'ro. | Wil take a period of ton years te sehool will rec mr?x‘) ] 7'.h€3'Nymore complete the trunk highway system JEFFREY CO — o 2ndt ofTrgiue;:mht'sfmm'llog et _ ; X vehicles will be repai AL L.{ lNSUleJS the owners in the lower costpo;du:: . OF ITS!EMPLOYES | keep caused by the new system of g good roads, since it is estimated by f(:c})‘lun /By United Press;) exp:sns thf’t there is a saving of 2 of the Jbus, Jan. 5—Each cents a mile in costs of operati Colur delfrey Manufacturinge%l():oig the paved roads. . Gk :-s'u abus, beginning this week, will 7,000 Mile Trunk System. Ave.an insurance policy, the ! c prem- a8 on which will by ai ou‘?vpany. e paid by the orkers who have been with ¢ s]eompany one year will be intllu:gg Two si_ears of service will k olicy; three $7Q0 policy, and four years as;m;;o policy. Employes who have been ‘wit] the company five years up to ten g, $1,000 insurance; ten years up The passage of Const, i Amendment No. 1 ¢wil] give“gdt;::'::-l sota a 7,000 mile trunk highway sys- tem to care for inter-county and state-wide traffic. It will remove from the counties and townships the bur- afden of building and maintaining 0| these expensive highways. It will re. h|lease enough local funds to enable et|the counties and townships to build c to[ 21,850 mil f i Directors nam g9 fo <maker. fifteen get $2,000; fifteeg | 2 iles of graveled roads in three years are 1 (. I{:m? ':en;; of | years $3,000, ‘and twent?tgot‘txen:;{’ gz;‘ltr!;iass, if }f}lese funds are con- Stanton and W, ~ o saer, Dr. D. L.|five years $4,000, which is the maxi- | Mi ed on this work. It will give five members ¢ ; Brooks. Twenty. | mum. innesota the most wonderful road at this me brought u stalling a course. for keer green will b insta’ a n setimy and plans P and discussed for ng the dred. Possibilities for building €W club-honse wer: 1 s- | il E e also dis- Ay, / / —_—— B. A. M. MEETS TONIGHT. 70,’1’!;: Bemidji Masonic Chapter No. the Masonic regular convocation g g of the year. members are urged 4 since fmportant matters w4 brotght up for tiscussion, /i tae club were present w?re about 3,500 workers. n- "_k'*a‘(rer system for the golf {t is evident that some plan. Ang plenty of water on the fummer months & formuluted soon and a plant . A. M, }uill meet tonight at} Bemidji Temple for the first| years ago, whe: Allftrict judgeship to he wpresent | Stanton, of Bemidji, anqg heJone precinet oyy of 'lhe I system possessed by any state i the Union without in i o o creasing the gen- Jeffrey company employs KEEFE FILES _ FOR THE Go%gr‘nsmp Mr. Donovan is pléased with stand taken by the Bemidji Lal?;: leagu_e and wishes everyone to know that just such co-operation is needed' throughout the entire state to assure th'e passage of the amendment. He will address the Bemidji Civie and idate on the re- Commerce association at the noon- cket to file his position for , the governor of Minnesota e K A 4 is Thomas | day luncheon in the associati §;.‘,," a xeal estate dealer of uf. :yl W}fdnesday. JannnrYCI’?fl:l: :volt:ir:l: ul. e ime he urges all to be r. Keefe will he remembered in | he may explain to them &T:B:::dflfl:: a8 a lawyer of Bagley a tew n he sought t ¥ against he. d‘;; carried only' ifteenth ju.. in 1910, the passage of the Babeock plan, 0. E. S. MEETS TUESDAY. The regular meeting of the Order :‘ z:o;ll'l:v;Ea;iel;x; Star will be ht)lar t:'- ght, All m, ! urged to be present. emberg " # e ] diclal district. That wag -