Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 4, 1920, Page 1

MEMBER UNITED PRESS The Pioneer is a member of the United Today’s world’s news today. Press. GET TODAY'S NEWS OUT OF TODAY’S PAPER BEMID VOLUME XVIII. NO. 32 CLOSESTUDENT OF LOCAL FIRE | MENACES GIVES SOUND ADVICE ‘Harry E. Reynolds Again Urges That Threatening Conditions Must Be Remedied B 7 IN RECENT ADDRESS, LAID QUESTION BARE Cause of Exhorbitant Rates Is Frankly Stated; Surround- ing Risks Blamed Harry E. Reynoids, of the realty and insurance firm of Reynolds and ‘Winter, was scheduled to make an _address to the business men after the noon-day luncheon of the Bemidji . «Civic and Commerce association to- .day, on the vital question of high insurance rates in effect in Bemidji. In a recent address, made by Mr. Reygpolds before the association, he stated that local insurance agents of Bemidji had received letters from thefr companies and from other sources asking what Bemidji is doing to improve the fire hazard conditions. «Continuing, Mr. Reynolds said: Vague Rumors Heard. Is there any wonder that it has| ‘been rumored that we might be pre- vented from securing insurance pro- tection or that our rates may be in- creased, unless conditions are greatly improved. Now the big question is, what are we going to do aoout it? Are you willing to get behind the move and give it some of your time to -save this city $100,000 annually? “The only answer is we must im- prove our conditions in every possible way. ““These reports by the fire depart- ment show that in most cases the cause is carelessness. “I have the report made by the ‘Chicago Advisory committee, show- ing the conditions as found, by the State Fire Prevention Association, cooperating with the State Firp Mar- -shal. The preamble of this report is as follows: Hazardous Conditions. ‘‘Under date of Oct. 21, 1919, the Conservation and Fire Prevention -association of Minnesota cooperated with the state fire marshal in making a prevention inspection at Bemidji. ‘The fire marshal and president of the association feel that it tvas one of the best public meetings ever held in the state, and the cooperation promised, looking to the carrying out of the recommendations made and| - the enthusiasm manifested at the public meeting, will be productive of much good. “The state association advices having received very hearty coopera- tion from. the Civic and Commerce association and acknowledges espe- cially the individual work of its secretary, H. M. Stanton.” The~ report gives in detail ‘the ‘hazardous conditions found in each and every business house in the city. Menace To Others. Another place in which these hazards may be found is in the in- surance rates made on each indi- -vidual risk: Mr. John Doe, you know that your rate is (for example) $1.74 per $100, ‘but the chances are that you don't know what makes that rate. You don’t know that your rate on your building is 83 cents and that you are paying 91 cents for the hazard creat- ed by your neighbors. You may keep your building in first class con- dition from roof to basement, your risk may be all right, your neighbor may not be so careful, his wiring may ‘be bad, heating plant bad, his base- ment and building may be dirty— and you pay more for his risk than for your own. His property is a bad fire hazard and a menace to you. You find that you are paying on $20,000 insurance $348 per yvear pre- mium. Of that amount $166 is for vour own building and $182 for your neighbors. Now then, if you are pay- ing that amount of money for your neighbors risk, are you not entitled to know what the actual conditions of his place are. Your rate is simply a debit and credit account, you are charged with all fire hazards and you are credited with everything that goes to eliminate fires and the balance is your rate. “I believe that publicity and lots of it is the thing that will help re- dace our fires to a minimum. ‘Through this publicity the condition «of each property, be it good or bad. ~will bring results. = "EMIDJI LAWYER JI DAILY PION Weather torecast 24 hrs., Markham, Fair and warmer. followed by winds. BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNESDAY' EVENING, FEB. 4, 1920 ARMORED RAILWAY BELTRAMI (0. “SLECTED PRESIDENT OF ‘%QN M. D. ASSOCIATION McDonald Chosen at ‘ ting of Executive " ¥ Committee Duluth, Feb. 4—E. E. McDonald of Bemidji was elected president of the Northern Minnesota Development association at a meeting of the ex- ecutive committee at the Duluth Commercial club Monday. A. B, Silli- man of Hibbing was elect vice president and M. N. Koll of Cass Lake, former president, was elected secretary. The changes were necessitated by the resignation of Fred T. Lincoln of Brainerd as secretary, who has gone to Montana to enter similar work. The executive committee outlined the following program for 1920: Passage of the Babcock amendment for state highway development; ed- ucation of the state to the unfair- ness of the tonnage tax; accomplish- ment of the soil survey for Minne- sota, and development of grazing, agriculture and tourist travel. The committee instructéd the new secretary to obtain men of national and statewide reputation to address the convention of the association at Bemidji in June. The date for the summer meeting was left for the secretary to arrange with the Be- midji -Civic and Commerce associa- tion. George W. Empey of Hinckley, Y. W. Huntley of Grand Rapids and W. 1. Prince of Duluth, the latter representing Oscar Barness of Bag- ley, were present at the meeting. Mr. McDonald, the new president. is now in California. TEACHERS’ PATRIOTIC CLUBS WILL MEET AS UNl'l'S ON FEB. 21 Leaders lel Be Appointed and Dates Set for Regular Meetings County Superintendent of Schools J. C. McGhee has set the date for the first meetings of the local clubs com- posing the Teachers’ Patriotic League for. February 21, affer which date each club wil appoint its own leader and set the time for its meetings. The leaders for the first meeting and the places designated are as follows: Saum—Earl E. Feir, consolidated school. Baudette—J. C. McArthur, school room. Williams—C. W. Rand. consolidat- ed school. Kelliher—T. S. Thompson, school room. Solway—J. W. Schrader, school room. high high high Debs—Miss Petra Ramstad, con- solidated school. Bemidji—A. P. Volkman, high school room. Blackduck—E. 0. Melby, high school room. Waskish—John Reed, City hall. Ten Mile Lake—Mrs. Carl Jones, Ten Mile Lake school. Graceton—R. 1. Denton, house. Grygla—already organized. The committees of the league are as follows: Improvement—Miss Lillian Mac- Gregor. Health—Mrs. Carl Jones. Citizenship—A. P. VolEman. Patriotic activities—Miss Dennis. ESTHONIA IS GIVEN SOVIET RECOGNITION (By United Press) London, Feb. 4.—Soviet Russia agrees to give unreserved recogni- tion of the independence of Esthonia, under the terms of the peace agree- ment reached between the two na- tions, according to Reval dispatches. The Russian government renounces all rights to sovereignty in Esthon- ian territory, said the dispatch. Russia is to pay Esthonia tifteen million rubles in gold and gives per- mission to Esthonia to purchase two and one-half millions acres of wood land at the Esthonian frontier. GERMAN DELEGATE REFUSES REQUEST Paris, Feb. 4.—Baron Kurt von Lersner, head of the German delega- tion, refused today to transmit to Berlin the allied list of war guilty and an accompanying note. He returned the list and note to the French foreign office and noti- fied it of his resignation as president of the German peace delagation. Following this, the French foreign office stated it regarded this proce- dure as a purely personal affair and expressed belief that it was not the result of instructions from Berlin. It was further stated that the alles have other means of transmitting the note to Berlin. school Ethyl SEED POTATO | GROWERSHOLD - FIRST ANNUAL Meeting at Court House Tues- day Largely Attended by Farmers STATE INSPECTOR URGES “SPUD” CERTIFICATION Lantern Slides Show Various Diseases Which Are Com- mon to Potatoes Beltrami County Seed Potato Growers met in first annual session yesterday at the Beltrami court house, and both the morning and aftrenoon sessions were well at- tended. The morning session was called at 10:30 o’clock. A. E. Rako, president, in charge, and was confined almost entirely to routine matters and gen- eral discussion. The after-dinner meeting was planned for 1:30 o’clock but was not called to order until about 2 o'clock. Following a few remarks by President Rako, concern- ing his trip last fall to the potato convention held at St. Paul, A. G. Tolaas, potato inspector for the Min- nesota Board for Seed Potato Inspec- tion and Certification, was intro- duced. Potato Inspector Speaks. Mr. Tolaas explained in detail the seed certification system mow in use and the essentials in growing certi- fied seed. Since only two inspections are made of the crop before ready for the market, and none are made at the| time the potatoes are semt to mar- ket, only the trusty farmers can be alowed to raise seed for certifica- tion. A few farmers in a communi- ty can readily ruin the community’s market reputation by not abiding by the rules for tHRe proper grading of the seed before the shipment is made. He stated that Minnesota is in a fine position to raise seed potatoes and that the prospects for a steady mar- ket outside of the state are very promising, provided that the seed does well in other parts. Last year, only a few cars of pota- toes were shipped out of the state with a clear certificate, some defect or disease preventing the issue of such a certificate in most cases. The methods of inspection are the urgent need of immediate cooperation was also fully explained by Mr. Tolaas, who proved himself an able speaker. Pictures Show Diseases. With the aid of lantern slide views he thoroughly explained the various types of potato disease including po- tato rot, common scab, powder scab, blackleg, dry stem rot, wilt, brown rot and mosaic, and in each case gave the proper method for treatment. Seevral views were also shown of the experimental work being con- ducted at the University of Minne- sota farm at St. Paul and the effects of various kinds of spraying. Market Problems- Hugh J. Hughes then spoke on the problems of marketing the potato crop and gave a detailed explanation of the work accomplished at the meeting of the Minnesota Potato Ex- change, held at Little Falls on Jan- uary 26 and 27. This exchange has been incorporated and has an excel- lent plan evolved for marketing through local cooperative branches. He also spoke of the project which is being proposed to deepen the chan- nel of the St. Lawrence river to a depth of 24 feet for a distance of 140, thus allowing the smaller sea-going ships to come up the Great Lakes to Duluth. In this manner, crops such as wheat can be shipped to Liverpool, the world’s wheat market, with no extra charge for unloading and re- loading, which forms a large item in the cost of sending by boat to Buffalo and then across land to New York, where it is reloaded into ships again. The project is estimated to cost $110,000,000, this amount to be shared by the Canadian and U. S. governments. This proposed deepen- ing of the river would bring the At- lantic within a few hundred miles of Beltrami county and Mr. Hughes urged everyone to stand behind this movement and help put it through. Many Questions Asked. Following the talk by Mr. Hughes, questions were asked freely and gen- eral discussion was held. This was one of the best meetings the associa- tion has ever had and everyone who attended received a large amount of useful information from the speak- ers, as wel las from the Farmers’ In- stitute.Manual No. 32 “Potato Spe- .eial,” of which a copy was given to all CARS FOR MEXICO Two of the steel armored cars designed and built in Qalifor forx, Mexican National railway lines-for® use i the regions that are ILITTLE FALLS LEGION bandits. FIRST SOCIAL AFFAIR GIVEN BY LEGION DECIDED SUCCESS Over 100 Couples Danced to Van's Orchestra; Post Is Appreciative bl 4 Thoroughly enJoyed was the dance given last evening at the Armory by the Ralph Gracie post of the Amer- ican Legion, and since this one was such a decided success in every way plans are under way for several more to be given later in the seasonm, in- cluding an annual affair, which should 'be ‘one-of the greatest social events of the year. This marked the first social event given by the Ralph Gracie post since its organization last year and also showed that the local legion post is not to be totally outclassed by brother organizations in various towns and cities nearby. Bemidji's American Legion boys are thoroughly alive and through the social affairs they wish to let the public know what they are doing since they doffed the uniform of Uncle Sam. Over 100 couples danced to the music furnished by the Van five-piece orchestra and everyone enjoyed this social affair. The members of the local legion post are well pleased with the support they were given, and in- vite all who attended last evening to attend all of the entertainments that may be given by the Ralph Gracie post, and especially urge them to tell their friends of what the legion is doing. WOMAN’S CIVIC CLUB TO HOLD RELIEF DRIVE The members of the Woman's Civic and Community club will start a campaign tomorrow on a drive to secure funds for Armenian relief, and the city will be canvassed by about twenty members of the organization. Mills and factories will also be vigited. . The drive will be for one day, and is to help the destitute Armenians and homeless orphans. ANOTHER POULTRY BREEDER WINS BLUES While Dr. Warninger was picking off several blues at the recent poultry show in Walker, another well known poultry breeder and fancier of Be- midji was also annexing a bunch of blues, A. T. Boe, manager of the Northern Poultry Yards, having a splendid showing of Rose Comb Rhode Island Whites, and what they brought home were five firsts and seven seconds. This display will also be shown at the poultry show at Crookston this week. He also has a two-prize winner in the big poultry show held in Chicago. Mr. Boe has always taken a promi- nent part in the Beltrami county poultry shows and his birds have al- ways attracted a large amount of attention and favorable comment. He's be glad to have anyone inter- ested see his birds or ask about them. SOVIET RUSSIA ASKS U. S. TRADE RELATIONS By Raymond Clapper (United Press Correspondent) Washington, Feb. 4.—Soviet Rus- sia today asked for opening of trade relations with the United tSates. The overtures were made by Lud- wig Martin soviet representative, in a statement to the senate foreign relations sub-committee. ted BASKET TEAM PLAYS LOCAL LEGION TONIGHT Second Game Will Be Contest- ed Tomorrow; Bemidji High Plays Friday Two strong aggregations of Dbas- keteers meet this evening and tomor- row evening at the Armory and en- gage in a contest which requires ex- cellent speed and ability of all play- ers. Little Falls has an American Legion basketball quint this year composed of many former high school and college ‘footbull and basketball stars, and comes here tonight to “clean up” on the locals. "The Ralph Gracie post quint says that it can’t be done by that outfit. With such a spirit on both sides the contest should be one well worthy of hearty public support. The Little Falls bunch organized a team about the same time as the locals organized and have had sev- eral closely matched contests already. That city has always had an admir- able repuation in athletics but has never played a great amount of bas- ketball with Bemidji outside of the High school district game on Friday relations with the United States. Return Game February 28, Regardless of the otucome of these two games a return contest will be played at Little Falls on Kebruary 28 and the downstaters are looking forward to a victory at that time on their own floor. The locals have been going through an hour of stiff practice each evening since the last games with Excelsior and have been developing several excelent plays which will aid them in the battles tonight and to- morow night. Frank Hall, of Macalaster college fame in both football and basketball, is one of the strong players on the visiting team. He will be remem- bered as the referee in the Bemidji- ‘Walker High school game when he displayed a thorough knowledge of basketball. Tonight he will be seen in a different position and the locals are looking forward to great opposi- tion from that direction. Another interesting game .this week will be the Bemidji- Brainerd High school distritc game on Friday evening at the Armory. Brainerd has a strong team this year and has a long string of victories. S. D. CORN AND GRAIN GROWERS ARE MEETING (By United Press) Watertown, S. D., Feb. 4.—The annual convention of the South Da- kota Corn and Grain Growers’ asso- ciation opened here today and will continue through the week. The convention this year according to attending members is of double im- portance because of the postpone- ment of last years meeting on ac- count of the “flu.” In addition to the regular corn and grain display arrangements have been made TO HAVE a pure bred livestock sale in conjunction with the growers' meeting. BOSSY’S HEART BROKEN. (By United Press) Astoria, Ore., Feb. 4.—Even. cows die of broken hearts. Walford Johnson, rancher living near Astoria, found one of his thor- oughbred Jerseys dead along the rail- road right of way. He thought the bovine had been killed by a train. The strange fact there was no mark on the animal was explained when it was butchered. Then it was discovered the cow’s heart had broken open, causing immediate death. “PIONEER’S” CIRC| Largest circulation of any = 45¢ PER MONTH PEACE TREATY RATIFICATION IN TWO WEEKS FROM MONDAY Plan of Republican Senators Who Are Prepared to Adopt Cloture DEMOCRATS PROMISE HELP IN OUTLINE Republicans Will Rush Essen- tial Legislation Through and Adjoarn Jume 1 (United Press Correspondont) Washington, Feb. 4.—President Wilson and Secretary Tumulty had & long talk on the treaty situation to- day, it was learned at the ‘White House. Tumulty gave the president a detailed report on thé outlook of the treaty fight which starts Monday in the senate. By L. C. Martin } (United Press Correspondent) Washington, Feb. 4. —Treaty rati- fication within two weeks after next Monday, is the plan of republican senators. They are prepared to adopt cloture if necessary to bring it about. Democratic assistance in the passage of an amended cloture rule has been promised. Word has gone out that there is to be no repetition of the long debate that marked the treaty's former course through the senate. Fourteen appropriation bills must be enacted by June 13. The railroad bill is coming from the conference in a few days. tI must be enacted by March 1, when the railroads go back to their owners. o The republican nationnl cbnven- tion gets into Chicago on June 8. Republican leaders are determined that essential legislation shall be cleared away by June 1 and adjourn- ment taken. From that time they will have their hands full with cam- paign u{hlr ARMENIA NOTIFIED SHE'S INDEPENDENT (By United Press) Paris, Feb. 4.—The Armenian peace delegation was officially noti- fled today that the allies recognize the independence of Armenia. REASON FOR EN E.NLARG!NG (By Unlted Press) Fargo, Feb. 4.—The stockyards at the Equity Packing plant at West Fargo will be enlarged to twice their present capacity. A new cold storage plant will also be erected. These im- provements, together with additional homes for employes, and other en~ largements were made possible by the recent raising of the capital stock to ten millions. ‘UPON PREMIER NITTI " RESTS BALKAN PEACE (By United Press) London, Feb. 4.—Upon Premier Nitti rests the future peace in the Balkans, a high Jugo-Slav official de- clared in an interview. ‘‘Jugo-Slavia has submitted her last word in the Asiatic dispute and the next move is up to Italy,” he asserted. ELLSWORTH TO OPPOSE RAIL BILLS IN SPEECE (By United Press) St. Paul, Feb. 4.—Congressman F. F. Ellsworth, Mankato, will be the principal seaker at a meeting tonight at the auditorium to protest the Cumrins- Esch railroad bills. Several thousand from throughout the state are here attending conven- tions, among them seven-hundred stock holders in the Farmers’ Ter- minal Packing Co., Newport, in 8t. Paul today for their annual conven- tion. Committee members in charge of the meeting include representatives of the St. Paul Trade and Labor as- sembly, railroad shopmen, railroad brotherhoods, Plumb Plan League, Equity society, Nonpartisan league and Terminal Packing company. THREE AMERICAN RELIEF WORKERS MURDERED (By United Press) Washington, Feb. 4.—Three Amer- ican relief workers have been mur- dered in 8yria, according to dispatch- es received by the state department today. b | o [} i L, SUSUUI ——