Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 26, 1920, Page 1

¢ MEMBER UNITED PRESS { “PIONEER'S" CIRCULATION! ! 154 ’ Largest circulation of any paper in North ». . The Ploneer is & member of the United o i N Prems. Today's world's mews todsy. —_— Sengeal Tlinawe ing accepted L" BEM}DJI, MINN., THURSDAY ‘EVENING,_FEB; 26, 1920 Weather forécast, 24 hrs., Markham: 45c PER MONT / ' VOLUME XVIIL Fair; cold; winds. —— TRAINING FOR OUR MERCHANT MARINE | LUNIONS ] ANDFARMERS | | ASKPRESDENT Railroaders Call Upon Presi- ] dent at White House; . ‘»_“_‘ 2 Farmers See Tumulty i ADRIATIC NOTES TO BE R’ELEASED TODAY {: | FLSTUATION (a4t~ REPORT NADE | : T 3 and New: Orleans : ! o To BRAG ABOUT ‘.Bemidji ‘has made iinpériant steps RUGGLES TRACT el T toward the orgahization of a- local ) ‘ First Suggested Tract\ Consid- Mississippi ' Biver and Scenic High- way association, and at’ the meeting - ered But Rocky Point _ Acres Are Favored ' | r on Wednesday . officers were elected for the new organization as follows:’ President-—James L. George! Vice-president—W. Z. Robinson. Common Sense Follswing of " City Health Officials Sug-_ Secretary—H. M. Stanton,”” estions Effective ° € Treasurer—R. H. Schumaker. v piar— Under the present plans the Scenic Highway will run between New: . BEMIDJI MEDICA,L MEN Orleans and Bemidji and will give WOULD MAKE IDEAL ; RENTABLE COTTAGE SITES| ARE FULLY CAPABLE this city a good bit of publicity for 5 . Dr. Fortin ‘of Sanitorium Out- lines Plans for Clinics to Check Tuberculosis * . Of more than ordinary interest, was the regular session of the Be- midji Civic and Commerce associa- tion, Wednesday, following the week- 1y noon-day luncheon. Besides the | report'on the Ruggles timber tract, .which has been pr cured as a city park, and the election |made at once. TRAINING SCHOQL FOR WAR ATHLETES PLANNED (By United. Press) a ‘Washington, Feb. 26.—Plans for the health officer -to: prevent|the establighment of a school at Camp Benning, ‘Georgia, to turn out army physical ‘instructors have been com- plgted today by the War Department. Five officers from each department of the army will be detailed’ to the school for inmstruction .in physical trgining and- athletics. ‘At the end rse, each officer"will return i pped with the knowd- ledge and "’ training requisite for amn instructor in athletics: The instructor the Camp ®3Benning School will be made up of physical ) ymlng specialists. " Besides' the athle structions wil be given at Camp '‘Ben- ning in such war activities a8 hand to-hand fighting. planned by the army will make every soldier fit to meet the severe modern- warfare requirements.of body control, agility, strength and endurance, it is of officers for a local organization of 4he Mississippi River Scenic High- “way association, several other matters of .importance were ‘brought up for discussion. i R # - Regulations concerning cor_ltrol of measles and influenza were discussed clearly by Dr. Burns of St. Paul,. who (’Jud that the association co-operate ‘with further spreading of the epidemic. No One Alarmed.’ *Just what the so-called “fu”_ sit- uation in Bemidji li(s, s::ems, to .‘l;)ie a matterof guesswork, As one citizen put ih "‘(}gl‘xlqss there 'is - so- little- of 1t in town that we haven’t enough to bout, and people seem to. be|: _of cities that are gétting lots of ‘advertising”’ ” , = Bemidji should, of course, ta!(e ev- ery precdution necessary, which . is the recommendation’ of our health oiffcer and committee on health, but the ‘general expression of ‘our citizens is ‘that the danger has passed an.d that there is no need to close busi- “~.mness, schools and churches, to check the spread of thé disease; New. York City, the most congested city in the United States, last year had the lowest death rate from the “fun” and never closed a gingle public * gahering institutio “Proper precau- tion -of the individual apparently is the greatest safeguard. Fortin Outlines Plans. Dr.' W. H. Fortin, of the Lake Julia sanatd¥ium at Puposky, outlined the plans of the sanatorium commis- sion regarding the holding of clinics throughout this district, for those af- flicted with tuberculosis. ey A report was made by A. P Ritchie, chairman of the local tuber- culosis: committee;, concerning the plans evolved by that committee ‘at 2 recent meeting. A number of cases of this affliction haye been reported in this vicinity and.under the plans which are being formulated, clinics will be held in this city and in' Ny-| more as a permanent prpposition. Dr. Fortin also outlined the neces- sity, for immediate co-operation on every marker along the route will de- signate the distance to each terminal. Action was taken at this sessi following the wvisit of Truman Pier- son of Bt. Louis, general manager of the association, to this city the latter part of last week. He was well satis;’| hat he found here and re- Louis confident that word ‘would be sent 'him, 'following the session today, that Bemidji had acted favorably upon the proposition. Undere the present plans, a mem- bership of 100 is necessary for the new organlzatlun and a campaign to oposed to be se-|secure the necessary number will be regylar meeting of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce association Wednes- day, fegarding the proposition of se- curing the Ruggles timber tract' Qn the east shore of Lake Bemidji, th committee appointed to investigate the project made the following report at the meeting on ‘Wednesday: % report to make regarding the Ruggles timber situated on -the east side of Lake Bemidji: about three hundred acres, that would be necessary to make a suit- able park for the City of Bemidji. Tnis timber is situatea on the east side of Lake Bemidji, extending north from the Bemidji Mill to the Missis- sippi river. All of this land is' well covered with timber except about 80 acres near the Mississippi. from our forest ranger, L. F. Johnson, also the Crookston Lumber Company. Their grand ‘total for the amount of feet. :We have estimated the cost of the timber and the lands for what tic program, in- The instructions The organization of a school far army chaplains at Camp dherman, Chillicothe, -Ohio, now is being work- ed out by the War Pians Division at the War Department, also . WRESTLING MATCH - TONIGHT PROMISES T0 BE WARM BOUT I,.‘ari:in Anivea for Second Meeting With Cul}is at the Grand ' rrived in Bemidji this morning to wrestle' L, C. Curtis at the Grand theatre tonight. Dan Larkin al Bemidji Association Is in Favor of Securing This Second Proposition - Following the action taken at the Report In Detail. “Youg committee has the following “Phis tract of timber consists of “We have secured the estimate timber on this 300 acres is 2,025,000 we consider a fair valuation for pq.rk purposes at $57,000. We understand the timber belo: to the Neils Lum- ber Company of Cass Lake, and the 1and belongs to Cnarles F. Ruggles of Manistee, Michigan. First Consideration. «The land consists of a flat piece, sandy, and is cut off from the lake shore by the M. & 1. railway. The strip of land along the lake shore .8 fow and'swampy, with.no timber ex. cept ‘what'-would make cord wood. The lake shoré is very ghallow and covered with weeds and bulrushes, not a very desirable lake shore for park purposes. Nature has done very little toward making this ideal park grounds, except furnishing’ a fine growth of trees. It is estimated that these trees are 130 years old and that st of them have matured and that the life of them, if well taken care of, will be about 30 years more. ’ New Plan Submitted. “We also wish to submit you the plan that has been suggested to us to secure for your park the ladd sit- uated at the head of Lake Bemidji, known as Rocky Point and the small tract of land just wegt of the Golf grounds, extending to the shores of Lake Bemidji and containing about 101 acres. Nature has done a great deal toward making this an ideal HAM TONIGHT ss”’ Is Subject “Theé Road to Happiness,” is the address to be delivered by Curtis M. Johnson of Rush Cfty, who has been secured as an after-dinner speaker] for the annual banquet of the Be- midji Civic and Commerce associa- ning, at 8 o’clock, at the tion this éve y well known in business circles, and throughout the northwest he is spoken of as the pre- mier after-dinner speaker. present engaged iii the hardware and implement business at Rush City and was formerly presiden Federation of? ment Dealers’ associati of. the managers of the state fair and in 1919 he was the superintendent of the automobile and ‘machinery exhibit. heard him talk declare that he is a ‘“wizard of words.” : For the benefit of those who have not secured a ticket for the bangquet, a few tickets will be on sale at the door, but only a few, since.the num. ber Of tickets already sold is-very About 150 or 175 can e ac- comodated at the Markham and cov- ers are being laid for that number. ALLEGED PERJURER IS FACING TRIAL TODAY BEFORE M’CLENAHAN Trial Is Echo of Big Crim-|un inal Grist Run Through Mill Last Term ']mstjn is ver; .. An interesting photograph taken on the training ship Irig of the United Stgtes shipping board, showing how the recruits are taught the rudiments of the sed. After a .week’s course the boys graduate, taking their places on ong:of Uncle Sam’s merchant ships. BEMIDJI ASSN. HOLDS - ANNUAL BANQUET AT ."lio"ad ‘to Happine of Visiting Speaker’s Effervescent Address D {BEMIDJI HARDWARE C0. INCORPORATES ALONG MUCH LARGER LINES Partnership Formed; Extensive Improvements Planned for Expansion Bemidji has acquired a new incor- poration-to be known as the Bemidji Hardware Company, which will con- tinue business along more extensive lines than formerly. The mnew firm includes ‘W. Z. Robinson and K, k. Robinson, in .addition to C, W. Van- dersluis’ and L. D. Vandersluis, for- merly proprietors of the firm under the same name. W. Z. Robinson is well known to this community, having come to Be- midji 11 years ago. For three years he was instructor in agriculture in the Bemidji High schoo® and then spent some time at the Bemidji Mills, learning the lumber business. Following this, he went into partner- ship with M. 1. Smith, forming the Smith-Robinson Lumber Company, which continued business for seven years, He has now severed all ‘con- nections with the lumpber company and entered the hardware business. C. W. Vandersluis is even more of a veteran than Robinson, having first come to Bemidji in 1901 as a travel- ing salesman. for Janney-Semple-Hill Company of Minneapolis, dealers in|. hardware. He traveled the neighbor- ing territory for this firm until 1916. then went into - business as the Be- midji Hardware Company. [or three terms he was mayor of this city, hold- ing that estimable office during 1916, 1917 and 1918 and since that time has been alderman-at-large and like- wise president of the City council, during 1919, holding that office for the ensuing year. The Bemidji Hardware Company, er the new ownership, expects to build a warehouse soon, and deal more extensively in tractors, farm machinery and implements. Plans for a new store are under way, but the actual building may not 'be done Vice-President Marshall Loses His “Adopted” Son From Novel Ailment ¢ By Ralph Couch (United Press Correspondent) Washington, Feb. 26.——Railroad unions and the Farmers’ National Council today asked President Wilson to veto the Esch-Cummins rail bill. A delegation ot fifteen union heads called at the White House and left the resolution adopted by the railroad representatives, who have been in session here ‘'several days. The farmets’ spokesman also hand- ed Secretary Tumulty a memorial, ad- dressed to the president, urging his veto measure. LODGE MOTION ADOPTED. By L. C. Martin N (United Press Correspondént) ' Washington, Feb. 26.—The senate today adopted .the motion by Senator odge to postpone the discussion of the reservation on Article 10, league, of nations covenant, until all othe reservations are disposed of. TO BARE ADRIATIC NOTES. Washington; Feb. 26.—The entire series of notes exchanged by Wilson and the supreme council. regarding the Adriatic settlement, will be made public this arternoon or tomorrow, Secre‘tm'y Polk announced today. VICE-PRESIDENT BEREAVED. - (By United Press) Washington, Feb. 26.—Morrison Marshall, three-year-old adopted son of Vice President Marshall, died at 6:40 o’clock this morning. The child died from an excess of .acid in the blood, despite every effort of special- ists of Johns Hopkins hospital. Morrison was taken into the Mar- shall home about two years ago when the tamily consented to let the vice- president regard him as his own, without formal adoption. A special nurse watched over him constantly. SPLENDID PROGRAM . BY NORTH TEACHERS The first meeting of the Northern Section of the Beltrami county Teach- ers’ Patriotic League was held at the Baudette school building on February the part of all organizations through-| ), excuses to offer this time, but on out this district to combat against this | the contrary comes here loaded with ‘plague. 4 “coin of the realm” together with In conclusion, the association |syjengs who are ready to wager allljs apout 101 acres containing about pledged its support in any way Pt;,S- {upon the lad from Hopkins. * 1,105,000 feet of timber and we esti- sible, the.manner of support to be| 'y, ¢ curtis, the Bemidji champion imate that this tract could be obtain- soutlined later, after the sanitorium |, 4" f2uorite son of the mat, needsfed for about $33,000. We think that Fcommission has deeided upon its!n, special introduction. Bemidji is|this amount of money can be secured 'park grounds. /7 “The amount of land that would be necessary_to secure for this park 21, with J. A. McArthur, chairman, Before the ‘district court today is[before another year. the tase of Frank Sfi'ey, chharged —_— presiding. N : with perjury, committed at the Sep- The program was as follows. . tember term of court while testifying KENTUCKY VISITOR TO Opelxl;ngxsong. on the liquor cases.” REMAIN IN BEMIDJI Vocal solo—Miss Hurley. Storey was sworn as a witness on 8 “Object and Aims of the Patriotic September 24,1919, in the case of League’’—Mr. McArthur. fi « Dlans. 2 |behind him strong and will depend[by popular subscription from the|State of Minnesota vs. Joseph Thie- Mr. and Mrs. J. A. DeLeuil of| «peth, £ 3 " b Legion Executive Speaks. upon his taking the gate receipts to-|loyal citizens of ‘Bemidji. We raised|pauilt of Baudette, charged with hav- Louisville, ky., who arrived here on |, in iffiir%r&eeifméxs?fifl?" : Att Archie Vernoy of Little night. He is-an old timer at the|something like $17,000 in this way,|ing at the village of Baudette, on|Sunday, decided to make their home “Current Events”—Miss Vaughn. # Attorney Arc game and knows how to make 4he|in order to obtain the Soo railway,|May 12, 1919, kept and maintained heretand have taken apartments in| «A Comparison—Teachers Wages the Kaplan flats. According to Mr.|,;q cost of Living”—Mr. Kirkcon- and this was done in a very short time. We see no reason why we could not secure this tract in this way and donate it to the city of Bemdji. - “If this tract was selected for park péirposes it would be self supporting a place wherein intoxicating liquor ” was kept for sale, and Storey ie DeLeuil, this is the “best little spot |, o) charged with having testified falsely he has found yet.” He is contemplat-| “«peacliers Problems’'—Miss Blan- at the trial last fall. He claimed that |ing entering business here soon. chard. Thiebault was not the man who sold ; Vocal solo—Miss Eagen. him the lquor, the testimony in that Formation of Permanent Organiza- case as charged in the indictment be- CRWKST(}N omNTmE , tion from the start, as it would be a very|ing false, in that Thiebault was the ch:ging song. easy matter tc; rent small tracts for |man who sold Storey the drinks. . DEFEA'[S LMAI.S. 35.16 Adjournment. o midji’s business men, vg:n:nehverAcalle‘d and small. He entertiined President |the purpose of tourfsts building cot-| Judge W. 8. McClenahan has re- upon, to co-operate Wi ,lf' °‘ m;;)- Wilson on the George Washington, |tages for about $25 per years The|lieved Judge C. W. Stanton for thel - — «can Legion, do so, and willingly. The|po-grst trip over after the war. [location is ideal for this purpose as time being and is presiding at this| Coach Jackson's quint of the Crook- Y, o work: which is confronting the re-| " 1 ¢ 32 bouts he has never lgst|it is close to Birchmont, waere they trial: 'Jurors were selected this morn-|ston High school turned the tables Bl‘mblm HELD OF i turried servict men’s organization| = Y. 4 'yt 5 month ago he took on|can secure their meals, and the lake) ing and it was expected that the evi-|on the Bemidji High school b -was explained briefly. The talk|pity®p 30" 1 iddieweikht champlon {shore is ideal for bathing and swim-|dence hearing would take at least all|tion when it traveled ;‘: “":: city oy BAmE ls Dmmm throughout was very: interesting and | 'ty A E. F. and pinned his should- ming, and after this tract is bought) das. - Dlayed there last night and succeed. 7 -well received. . , ers to the mat. Heis 29 years of age|and paid for there would be no fur- In the ease of the Town of Frohn|ed in piling up a stéo e o) points Upon adjournment of the business | S50 18 e "4 i in fine trim | ther expense to the taxpayers for in-|vs. Geodman & Loitved; the verdict “5‘1’3':;'; dfier:;gi;:e; ki A G By J. L. O'Sullivan stont outfit here earlier in the season (United Press Correspondent) Iron River, Mich., Feb. 26.—The bloodless battlefield here stood de- serted today by the probitionary ex- pedition forces, under Mgjor Dalrym- ple. Daybreak found the major’en session, a meeting °}f ’{ge directors .0f yor the fray. R terest on investment and upkeep, as|was returned this mbrmx}g by the the association was held. * | be tr ] _1it should be self supporting from the |jury after an all night ’retirement in ' - ;.. There will be two snappy prelim-j oo Tavor of the plaintiff for half the sum (DY a close margin, 15 to 14, but the inary bouts, as well as a reel or twol, locals hopes were shattered last night . when they run up against Crookston route to Washington. Before léaving he announced that he would present evidence procured here of alleged : - |ing 3 « q ked. of moving pictures. The program We also understand this land be-|asked. GRACI-E LEGlo POST starts at 8:15 but the main event will longs to C. F. Ruggles and the timber on its own floor. linuor violations, to the prohibition i officials and the department of G F4lls, a member of the natlonal exec- utive committee of the American meost of every opportunity. : ‘Legion and who has recently returned " Ak}m.le in;x;ig gopg ab(:;;'l;i ;his :}:;\ ) i .| Larkir might ' be in T, i called upon and he responded with a “}'l";:‘k,?r?fg:lfig llvva?:stt‘.i:’:?gg :mesprllx;g most syitable and interesting talk on ; B me. He the purposes and- _activities of the dgt kG it 0 R Gcks American Legion. He urged that Be- record to go : merican Leg! Navy he downed all comers, -large A A A AN s cussion concerning the:proposition it was voted that the matter of securing either tract be refeffédl to the com- mittee who are to see J. Neils, in an attempt to have him defer the cutting of the timber on the tract at the head of the lake, until action might be to the Neils Lumber Co. We are also informed that this timber is of much hiader the.t p i hotel.. This has been especially ar- better grade than the timber on the “1'1-"' b ?r “e 9:‘“ "l anhyi Wfltythfl “Ralph Gracie post of the American | ranged, to permit those desiring to | east side of Lake Bemidi anf Ir, our S achiotic distrist since Crookston F.egton meets in regular session this | attend hoth sfairs to do so. is not in this territory, but it did evening at § o’clock ‘at the rooms The match will be for “blood.” opinion is very much longer lived. give the local team a ‘“black eyve” since it seems to have taken a slump “We hereby submit the informa- tion for your consideration.” sof the Bemidji Civic and Commerce|There will be no split up of the gate Committee susti association. B receipts. So sure are the contgnders |’ A A Warneld taken by the local association to en-{in putting up the same hard fought |justice. All members are especially urged |that each is willing to loose all or W N‘ Bowser, o deavor to get the state to set aside|game it has done heretofore. His army demobilized; County Pro- to attend since several matters of im-|take all. Manager Harding of the "¢ L .lste d ¥ the tract a étate park, a proposi- As a preliminary to the main event |secutor McDonough called Dalrymple’ S ' .| tion which at one time was consid- | the Senior and Sophomore girls of the |a “four flusher” and “bluff.” portaiice will be brought up at this|Grand theatre gives assurance.of a time. N. E. Given, newly elected good clean bill and the general public commander of the post will preside. is cordially invited to attend. Crookston High staged a very inter- “He backed down completely,” Mc- ‘lered favorably, and which it is be- esting contest. Donough declared. Head of Lake Favored. Hevgd can be put over at present. Following the report and some dis- /. .