Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 20, 1920, Page 1

MEMBER UNITED PRESS The Pioneer is a member of the United Press. Today’s world’s news today. VOLUME XVIII. NO. 19 BABCOCK PLAN BONDS WILL BE VOTED FOR ON ELECTION DAY Bemidji Will Decide Issue to Connect State Highways Through the City PAVED ROUTES THROUGH TOWN WOULD CONNECT B % T C— COUNCIL S%TS SALARIES FOR COZING YEAR: TWO NW POSITIONS Some Increases :¥e Made in Monthly Compensation for - Important Duties The committee on salaries, Alder- men A. B. Palmer and Dr. A. V. Garlock, of the city council, Monday night set the salaries of the city officers for the coming year. City Clerk Stein was given an increase of $15 per month in his salary, the fire motor truck driver in charge was given a raise of $15 per month, and the assistant truck driver and care- taker of the City building was in- creased to $125 per month, owing to his added duties. The chief of police will hereafter draw $135 per month. The salary prior has been $110 per month. Patrolmen will now get $115 per Council Takes Action on Im- monthly salaries for the year 1920 e locs On the day of the municipal elec- | S 00 7% ol tion in Bemidji, February 17, the - BEMIDJI DAILY BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20, 1920 new positions were created, and the luced at private fish hatcheries. people will vote on the questitt;n og g:;lxig?:rfioufi judge. slgggg Two AP POINTED To bond issue to pave the streets an S - - ! St e e e Gy e as| ALDERMANIC SEATS that enter Bemidji, as the city’s 1;:: Gity clerk re! ; 135:00 %‘hefl{,eonl:;bf: ek r::{‘eds‘g::':ml.),ué gityl itnsmor, $E00 DU TOSE: s TO FILL VACANCIES to $155,000, while the city will have F.ea ¥ N ’.ct“ e 00 to pay for the street intersections, C;:'.e ¢ 0“‘:‘ °ftY Jimdffs - street crossings and alley crossingsi é;"’;: Or-iruck Griver,;:im 125.00 Named as Temporary as Ma- fi?usn{‘st;% :g $30,000, making a total Assis;ant m"lfi"r }r‘é‘?k ‘i“);fi jority Vote Was Needed ,000. i An effort is to be made to have and:caretaker 2 ity bui "~ 125.00 oa Redolution the state pay for eiggte:n ft:et 13 © 135.00 streets, an: . gmtl‘:ies’{t::nt’fl::h:chvne liahed it will | o SOLTER: oo - 118.081 During the council meeting Mon- ety it Hh S N e engineer and weter oo | 827 STORIAE, anestion of pesmags of o of the ok Ol IS L. | S e < - 250.00) \o¢ learned that a majori’ty of the Assistant to city engineer and acting water clerk (new position created) Librarian .. Library janitor % Street commissioner, $5 per day on duty. { Municipal director of music Resolution No. 178. | for the city public (new “Whereas, for the purpose of con-' position) forming with Chapter® 265, .Sesswn! Laws of 1919, and of Section 1% GOMPERS IS CHARGED WITH Chapter 235 of the Session Laws ol 1913, in designating and estabhshu;g! COURTING RADICAL FAVOR a state road within the corporate, By United Pres! limits of the City of Bemidji, Bel- Washin(guym, mJan. 27)?—Samuel trami County, Minnesota, and Gompers was charged today with “Whereas, the streets and roads|courting favor with extreme radicals hereinafter designated and described in opposing sedition legislation today will constitute a direct connecting by Senator Sterling of South Dakota. roads, which will act as a refund. At the regular meeting of the city council Monday night the following resolution was passed, designating the two routes to be taken through Bemidji, connecting the state roads to be built under the Babcock sys- tem: Road No. 4, also designated as Fed-! eral Aid Project No. 57 and as TO RECRU“‘ COMPANY No. 1; State Road No. 6, also desig-! nated as Route No. 4 in the proposed of the City of Bemidji, that the fol-, lowing streets and roads within the bcock Route No. 8. ,Ba ,c“ 2 e. 2 s P’ ‘vas of Bemidji to obtain the number “Beginning at the intersection of ,¢ oplistments necessary to establish link with those state roads leading| Route No. 8 in the proposed Amend-! Amendment No. 1 to the Constitution | Action Necessary or Else Unit corporate limits of the City of Be- ‘midji, and not less than sixty (Go)i The committee, in charge of the feet in width, be, and they are hereby ;recruiting for Bemidji’s national designated and established a state guard unit, met yesterday afternoon State Road Nc. Four (4). and Fed-|ipo unit here. into and out of said City of Bemidji! ment No. 1 to the Constitution of' Mi ta; | . of the State of Minneso Will G Elscirkiens. Says road; {in the Bemidji association rooms to eral Aid Project No. 57 (also desig-) Action must be taken at once if . known and described as follows: State : EFFORTS BEINGMADE the State of Minnesota; State Road “Be it resolved by the city council! Lieut. Col. Stutz | formulate plans for a thorough can- nated as Route No. 8 in the pro-ipgemigji is to be included in the Sixth posed Amef“‘é}:“‘*gtai"‘o; fi’i:::s&g’)",regimcqt, as Long Prairie is recruit- igil:xh(ggx‘(t)ral :venue of the City of ed’ to xlts fu}g- czm}:}lementt an(;:l i il R A anx19u§ V wailting to be mustere: . B i i b e s i e tersection of First street south z'md‘d:ysw;n :hiaChov:s ngu};'ea it:wq::loot? Central avenue; thence west on First 1,°.a5e of failure to secure the neces- and cross . . [ 1 Bemidji wi ave to wait for an op- ;:J}:;x;c:mr:;)rlti}:a;es;ferl&ealgz:fi t;l: nfi'th‘port?nity to Join some other regi- ) il 3 *iment. railway to Bemidji avenue; thence ' Telegrams have been sent to_the north tg)n Be;n‘%‘]ill‘s:v‘;?:eztt:o t:;neer::e. i chalrrf;lan of thé recmitifig committee tersection o 2y as well as to Captain Moore and in west on First street to the. intersec- | these messages Colonel Stutz of the nortl - that Bemidji must act at once. tersection of Sixth street; thence | A grive Jis now on by the com- west on Sixth street to the intersec-| yittee and if it is found necessary, tionhwith Ml\{lmnesomfa avenuet; t,'{:“ige endeavors will be made to secure en- north on Minnesota avenue to 1 - listments from Cass Lake, but it is tersection with Fifteenth street;: (esired that the company be made thence west on Fifteenth street to}up locally, and of as many former its intersection with Irvin avenue, be-!service men as possible. ing State Road No. 4 and Federal| A $50,000 armory should mean Aid_Project No. 57d(615<;1 des’g“ateg‘something to Bemidji and it is urged ?\s RO::E 1‘501;108 10{10 i;;etceong:?tzfisn that everyone “turn to” to aid in this mendmen . roject. of 'the State of Minnesota). !p ] i Babcock Route No. €. | Bemidji avenue; thence north on “Beginning at the point of inter-| Bemidji avenue to a point one hun- section of the north line of the Soo!dred and forty (140) feet south of Line railway right-of-way as now lo- [the center line of Tenth street; thence cated and established in the City of | northeasterly across lots twenty (20), Bemidji with State Road No. 1, asjtwem.y-one (21), twenty-two (22), now located and established; thence twenty-three (23) and twenty-four east on Fourth street in prolongation | (24), of block nine (9), First Addi- of State Road No. 1 to its intersec-ltion to Bemidji, to the intersection tion with America avenue; thencelof Doud avenue with Tenth street; north on America avenue to its in-|thence ncrth on Doud avenue to its tersection with Fifth street; thencei intersection with Fifteenth street, at east on Fifth street to its intersection | which point said Doud avenue con- with Minnesota avenue; thence north | nects with State Road No. six (6), on Minnesota avenue to its intersec-;being Route No. 4 in the proposed tion with, Sixth street; thence east on ‘' Amendment No. 1 to the Constitution Sixth street to its intersection with of the State of Minnesota.” council’s vote was needed. Two of the aldermanic seats are vacant and - 100.00 while a quornm was present some 50.00( gpgentees caused a delay 15.00 transaction of business. in the Alderman A. B. Palmer suggested that G. A. Walker be named to till the vacancy temporarilly in the Third, and that Joe Mclaggart be ,,,,, 2. 150.00| named temporarialy to the Fourth|caire, O. B. Stephen, Charles D. Hoyt. { ward seat now vacant, that the ma jority of the council may be realized. Rigzs Named' Director. Bemidji Bands Director Riggs was engaged by the city council Monday night to furnish municipal music for the general public during the sum- mer months, and set his stipulation at $150 per month. A program will be mapped out and a committee nam- ed by Alderman-At-Large Vander- sluis designated Palmer, Backus and Barnell to help Director Riggs draw up the program. Harold Swisher was appointed as- sistant to the city engineer and will| also act as clerk of the water depart- ment, his salary being set at $100 per month. He +will be valuable in this department, as the burden has been borme solely by the city en- ;gineer, who will have his hands full { during this year. |SPECIAL COURT TERM TO HEAR DITCH CASE A special term of court will be held at Baudette, February 5. and Judge C. W. Stanton will preside. The matter of construction of judi- cial ditch No. 42 will again be brought up for hearing. This ditch matter has been before the court several times and is op- posed by a number almost equal to the number in favor of the project. Judge Stanton decided to hold the term at the northern end of thel ‘uounty. to save those interested the ilarge expense of coming to the coun- ty seat. SUNSHINE GROCERY TO RETAIN ITS LOCATION The transaction by which C. W. Warfield sold his double front build- ing on East Third street to a Duluth GET TODAY'S NEWS OUT OF TODAY’'S PAPER POLLS JUDGES NAMED BY CITY COUNCIL TO SERVE ELECTION DAY Fourth Ward Voting Will Be| Held in Baker’s Former Jewelry Store ! Bemidji will, on February 17, elect ! a mayor, city officers and aldermen in the various wards of the city, and at the session of the council Monday night the following judges and poll- ing places were designated: First ward—Judges, F. S. Arnold, Henry Miller, Eduard Netzer. Polls, Miller’s store. ¢ Second ward—Judges, B. R. Erick- sor, J: A. Parmalee, Robert Lord. Polls; City building. Third ward—Judges, P. M. Di- Polls, log house at Decaire’s store. Fourth ward—Judges, G. E. Car-| son, Matthew Larson, John Cline. Polls, George Baker’s former jewelry store location, east Third street. Fifth ward—Judgés, D. S. Kidder, William Chrisianson, W. Daugherty Jr. Polls, fire hall, Nymore. The polls will be open at 6 o’colck in the morning and close at 9 o’clock at night. STATE AID ASKED TO ASSIST PUPILS GETTING TO SCHOOL McGhee Asked to Make Report to the Department of Education for the transportation of pupils liv- ing too far away from the rural schools to walk the distance, the state department of education has sent out to the county superintend- ents of schools throughout the state of Minnesota a letter asking for a report on the conditions in each county. The report will show the number of districts affected, the area in sec- tions of each district, the number of pupils between the ages of 6 and 16, and the average number of days each pupil attended the school during the term of 1918-1919. The distance the child lives from the school will also be taken into] consideration and the number of pu- pils residing at certain, distances| from the school will be shown on thei report. It will also include the num- ber of children who did not attend school at all last year on account of the distance. The amount paid for transportation paid during the past year will also be given. buyer, who intends to install a plumbing and heating business in the store farther east in the spring, will make no material difference to the location of C. F. Grinager, proprietor of the Sunshine grocery, in the loca- tion he now occupies on the west side of the brick building. Mr. Gringer is a recent comer to Bemidji's business circles and since being here has built up a successful business, carrying a splendid variety of leading brands of groceries and general stock, at fair profit for cash sales, and patrons will be gratified to hear that he will not be compelled to move from his present location. WINNER OF DOG DERBY WINNIPEG-ST. PAUL ARRESTED (By United Press) St. Paul, Jan. 20.—Albert Camp- bell, hero of the Winnipeg-St. Paul dog derby three years ago, has been arrested for theft of furs at Pas Man- itoba, according to word received here today. Campbell and: a trapper carried $13.000 worth of furs away from th Hudson Bay Company's store there, the dispatch said. NEW POSTMASTERS ARE UP FOR CONFIRMATION Nominations for Minnesota post- masters have been sent to the United States senate for confirmation, and there are a large number of new ap- pointments. Those of interest to Bemidjl are H. O. Halverson, Gonvick, and P. B. Peterson, Baudette. LEGION APPOINTS NEW 3 SOCIAL COMMITTEE A new committee on entertainment has been named for the Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion and pians are under way for a series of dances to be given this winter under the auspices of the legion. The committee meets this evening and at that time the proposition of legion entertainments will be dis- cussed. The new committee consists of James D. Winter, chairman; Car- roll Hill, Darcy McGhee, Glen Wake- field and Clinton Crosby. In an endeavor to obtain state aid | Central on this PIONE Brisk winds, will diminish. Weather forecast 24 hrs.,, Markham; Fair. “PIONEER’S” CIRCULATION Largest circulation of any paper in North Minnesota. Advertising accepted guarantee. 45¢c PER MONTH fnderwaod & Underwosd provements for Bemidji month, instead of the $100 per month ’1_‘nix- specially constructed fish car 18 the newest of six used in distributing the fish produced at stations of 5 & formerly paid. the United States bureau of fisheries. Last year the bureau’s cars traveled 97,571 miles. The total output of the in the Project The rest were not changed, two| bureau for the year amounted to 5876,985,000 fish, which would have been valued at $1,039,966 if they had been pro- | NORTHWEST LUMBERMEN ARE HOLDING THEIR ANNUAL CONVENTION Headquarters Opened at West Hotel, Minneapolis; den Among Speakers ~ Low- (By United Press.) Minneapolis, Jan. 20.—The thir- tieth annual convention of the North- west Lumbermen'’s association is in session here today. Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois addressed the convention on outstanding national problems. Henry H. Merrick, president of the Great Lakes Trust company of Chi- cago, the Chicago Association of Commerce and the Mississippi Valley Development association, also deliv- ered a Ilceture on “Business Prob- lems.” The Northwest Lumbermen’s asso- ciation is composed of building mate- rial dealers in Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and lIowa boasts a membership of 3,000, over 2,000 of their being here for the convention. An added feature to the convention this year is an exhibit of various com- modities handled in retail puilding vards. g General headquarters for the con- vention have been opened at the West hotel and all sessions are open to the public. The convention will close Thurs- day evening. ILLINOIS GOVERNOR REVISITS NATIVE STATE (By United Press) Minneapolis, Jan. 20.--Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois returned to his native soil today to address a convention of 2,000 members of the Northwest Lumbermen’s association. 50 miles d The governo rwas horn north of here at Sunrise, Minn. moved to lowa by boat when he was eight years old, and he reviewed pio- neer days in the northwest in his address. Lowden declared the work of Americanism “is the greatest before our people today,” and he made a strong appeal against international- ism, and held up American institu- the greatest of all material Hns, PROTECTION BRANCH FOR GAME PROJECTED The game protection committee of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce as- sociation met last evening in the As- sociation rooms to formulate plans for the protection of game and fish in this vicinity. The meeting was called to order by H. J. Loud, chairman of the com- mittee. Discussion of plans was in order and it was decided that a branch league of the Minnesota Game Protective league be formed in Be- midji. This league will work in co- operation with the other similar clubs throughout the state and through the state organization efforts will be made to replenish the bird and fish in this section. Came and fish, together with the wonderful climate and health condi- tions offcred by northern Minnesota to tourists from all parts of the coun- try, are the best inducements that can be offered and if the game and fish are constantly replenished from time to time, tourists will come to this section in even greater numbers than ever before. It is the aim of the Bemidji asso- U.S.INDUSTRY HASHARD TIME INRECOVERING AFTER STRIKE Bituminous Being Mined Faster Rate Than During Past Four Years at SURVEYS SHOW THAT RESERVE IS SHORT Huge Rivers and Harbors Bill Gets Hard Wallop From National House (By United Press.) Washington, Jan. 20. — Although bituminous coal is being mined at a greater rate than at any time in the last four years, American industry is having a hard time recovering’ from the crippling effects of the recent strike, according to government re- ports today. In some parts of the country steel - mills have been forced to close for lack of fuel. Geological survey offi- cials said the shortage would con- tinue until the manufacturers are able to build up a reserve supply, and this would require several weeks. WATER BILL CUT. Washington, Jan. 20.—The house and rivers and harbors bill, carrying $12,000,000, was reported today. Originally, the measure authorized expepditures of $41,000,000 but was cut down because of the govern- ment’s need of economy. All projects were eliminated, and only maintenace and completion of projects already begun, is provided. RHODE ISLAND ECHO. Washington, Jan. 20.—Validity of the Federal prohibition constitutional amendment is to be determined by the supreme court, which granted the state of Rhode Island permission to mstitute original proceedings to test it and enjoin its enforcement in that state. The permission was granted by Chief Justice White without com- ment or without fixing any time for hearing arguments in the case. Motions to bring the suit were filed by Attorney General Rice of Rhode Island, in response to a resolution adopted by the state legislature au- thorizing him to take steps to test the validity of not only the amend- ment but also of the enforcement act. Rhode Island was one of the states that refused to ratify the amendment. CO-OPERA—TIVE EXCHANGE IS VOTING ON INCREASE (By United Press) “argo, N. D, Jan. 20.--Stockhold- ers in the Kquity Co-operative ex- change will vote today on increasing to nine ago the the capital stock from one million dolla Ten year: exchange was organized with a capi- tal of $100,000. The money is to be used to acquire elevators and according to the offi- cers to enable the exchange to carry on its business without the assistante of outside ¢ al. The officer arge that “big business interests are op- posed to co-ope ive grain livestock and wool markeiing plans, and mak- ing it difficult for such to horrow money.” FINAL PROOF MADE, Emil Treichel of Lockhart made final proof before the clerk of court yesterday on 160 acres in section 32, township 155-35. BURLESON PHONE RATES ARE UNDER FIRE TODAY (By United Press.) St. Paul, Jan. 20.—Classifications of long distance phone service, the subject of more or less criticism since the introduction of the Burleson reg- ulations, was placed under fire today in a hearing before the state railroad and warehouse commission . The “station to station” service, “party to party” service and the so- called “report” charge, were among the important questions to be dis- cussed. FUNERAL IS HELD. Funeral services for Torbjor Ham- re, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Omond Hamre of Frohn, who passed away at the St. Anthony hospital late Sat- urday evening, were held today at 2 o'clock at the home. Rev. O. P. Grambo of the Lutheran Free church officiatel. Interment was made in ciation to induce the tourists to come here for the tourists bring settlers and investments eventually. the Ordahl cemetery under the diree- tion of M. E. Ibertson, funeral di- rector. i 1