Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 2, 1920, Page 3

300,000 Miles in Making Aerial Survey. ‘ Provide Stopping Places for Planes —Must Be Fit to Handle All Forms of Aircraft. [ S ; New York.—Plans for establishment of a chain cf airplane landing fields have been worked out by officers of the army air service and the Manw- facturers’ Aircraft association, it was anpounced here. Army flyers have covered more than 300,000 miles in an aerial survey of the <country. and made -exhaustive reports on the facllities offered to cross-coun- try- fiyers. . - Representatives of, 32 southern cit- fes already have been invited to es- tablish landing fields under army di- rection. Many others will receive like invitations during the next few months, These must be laid out according to -specifications given by the army, and in return the government gives steel hangars to the municipalities. Op- eration of the “air harbor” is assumed by the municipality. army fields has been reduced from 50 to 16, and the naval air stations from 17 to 9. Like Harbor to Liner. “The landing field,” says the air- craft association, “is to the airplane what the harbor is to the ocean liner and the railroad terminal is to the train. It is not merely a flat piece of land on which a flyer can bring his craft to earth. Such a plece of ground bears the same relation to a real landing field as an unimproved water inlet to a harbor like New York -or. Liverpool. B “A landing field should have, firs ot all, dimensions which fit it to han- dle all forms of afrcraft. It should ‘be drained to permit its use even in the wettest weather. It should have shelter and supplies for flyers and their <raft and should be actessible to the trade center it is meant to serve. “This feature is of supreme impor- _ tance because commercial aerial navi- gation will develop only in proportion to its commercial value. The fleld should be identified with markings vis- 1ble from great heights and with radio apparatus so flvers may be aided in finding their way in spite of the fog or failure to identify the country over which they are passing. s Haven if Mishap Occurs. “Flelds at frequent intervals means that cross-country flyers can come to the earth for rest, replenishment of supplies and adjustments to their ma- chines without inconvenience or un- necessary delay. In the event of’a mishap in the air, suck as a stalled mo- tor. the near-by landing field permits the pilot to glide to it without damage . %o the machine or to himself. PROFITEER CONVICTIONS HIGH Twenty-Four Convictions in- England Cost, Government $5,000 Each. London, England.—Twenty-four con- victions obtained before the 1,900 anti- profiteering tribunals set up through- out England have cost more than £1,- 000 (nominal value $5,000) each, it was declared by Captain Wedgwood Benn in the house of commons during discussion of a proposal to extend the profiteering act for another period of six months. Captain Penn summarized the re- sults of the aet, during its first six months of life by stating: “Nineteen hundred committees have been appointed, 1,935 cases have been ‘heard—one case per committee; twen- ty-four convictions have been obtain- ed; £25,000 has been spent. And the cost of living has gone up!” The proposed extension months was voted. of six —_——— Jump Rails, Ride Ties and Jump Back Again! Sharon, Pa.—Jumping the track on the Hilliards branch ot ° the Bessemer railroad, a locu- motive, pulling a freight train. ’ traveled along the hard packed snow for a distance of 400 feet and then mounted to the rails again. 5 An Erle freight locomotive east-bound on thé Bessemer road jumped the track in the Shenango (Pa.) yards and after proceeding 200 feet, again re- gained the rails. . il And to prove their stories, railroad men will show the loco- motives. Thousands of Rabbits Killed. Walla Walla, Wash.—More than 11,. 000 rabbits were killed in a drive near Burbank the other day, thousands of the bunnies escaping because the shooters ran out of ammunition. Forty thousand shots were firel. Within the ‘last few months 25,000 rabbits were Xilled in drives in comnties bordering . ,the Columbia river. Army Air Serviée‘,Officefs ,cbver 3 IS LIKE HARBOR' 0 LINER, Thirty-two Southern Cities Invited to| Since the armistice the number of || Upper Picture: Blacksmith Shop Built and Used by Lowden’s Racher More Than Half a Century Ago at Sunrise, Minn. Lower Picture: House at Sunrise, Minn., Where Gov. Frank O. Lowden of lllinois Was Born. LANDNARKS REGALL LOWDENS BOYHOOD Sunrise, Minn., Preserves Birth- place, Schoolhouse and Blacksmith Shop. 0LD CHUMS BACK CANDIDATE Village Expects to Become Famous as _ Cradle of the Next President—Old ‘Citizens Recall Events of Govornor’s Boyhood. In Sunrise, Minn,, a quaint little village of two hundred souls, the folks are holding daily political rallies. Sometimes they. meet in the “city hall,” a one-room structure that tops a rise at a bend of the Sunrise river; sometimes in Andrew Lind's general store. And‘when the trail permits, the Sunrise folks journey to North Branch, a sister town some ten miles distant, and meet jointly with the enthusiasts ‘there. ‘At the conclusion of each rally State Representative Elias Nordgren or S. W. Runyan or Henry Voss or Silas Boyce or some other booster will leap to his feet and shout: % ** “All right, boys, three cheers for our next president; our native son, Frank 0. Lowden.” The cheers are always lusty. Sunrise in Political Furore. It was before Christmas that these old-fashioned “hot-time” rallies were begun in Sunrise, the birthplace of Governor Lowden. They soon spread to other villages and -towns in that rather bleak stretch of country where the Lowden family made its start. “And they’ll soon be in progress throughout Minnesota,” said Represen- tative Nordgren, a Republican leader. Back in the days of white-topped prairie schooners, ox teams and Indian raids, early in 1858 to be exact, Lo- renzo Lowden came out of Pennsylva- nia, swung into a trail leading to the north country and settled in the vicin- ity of Sunrise. Sunrise at that time was a lively little trading post inthe heart of a strip of country replete with adventure—a country where life was cheap. The Indians in their birch canoes came down the twisting Sunrise river and the St. Croix with berries, deer, fur and fish, and bargained for the wares of the white man. When rela- tions became strained, as sometimes happened, a company of soldiers was called in to protect the whites. Lowdens Settle in Sunrise. This was the setting when Lorenzo ! Lowden moved into the vicinity of the ‘little trading post and became the vil- ' lage blacksmith, three years before the birth of Frank. e The littie blacksmith shop is still the property of the Lowden children. It is used only for storage purposes. The old home of the Lowdens, the 'home where Frank O. Lowden was born nearly sixty years ago, is still standing on its original site two miles out of the village. It has been remodeled from time to time, but the original framework, raf- ters and uprights remain in position and the size and shape of the house have been altered but little. It is now occupied by Silas F. Boyce. Farm Hand Announces Birth. On the evening of Jannary 26, 1861, a farm hand, his face hidden in @ shawl, came down the lonely,. snow- swept trall from the Lowdea home BIRTHPLACE OF GOV.- FRANK . LOWDEN; HIS FATHER'S BLACKSMITH SHOP CLERKS DROP PEN FOR PICK: WAGES BLAMED . (By United Press) Cleveland, 0., March 1.—Many hundreds of-‘‘white collar’” men are reported giving up the pen for the pick- here thiis spring. Common labor is drawing from 65 to 80 cents an hour and on May 1 the schedule Wil be raised to $1 an hour, according tp heads of various labor unions. T They conservatively estimated that 5,000 men left their jobs in offices for employment.as common laborers or in the various trades during the past six months. Similar reports were received trom other large industrial‘ centers in Ohjo. In Akron the labor shortage was said to be particularly acute. The “white collar” ranks there are thin- ning, rapidly. Clerks, ‘bookeepers, salesmen ahd even -those in profes- sional lines, are answering .o, the lure of high wages for common labor and still ‘higher pay for semi-skilled workers. The shortage of rooms is held as a direct cause for mounting wages. As it is practically impossible to house newcomers, manufacturing plants are forced to compete agains. each for the local “workers, with the result that a constant turnover of labor is on .at nearly all plants with' each change driving wages upward. GOOD MEMORY LANDS FINE JOB|% The knowledge acquired by Henry T. Chapman while at Dakota Business College, Fargo, N. D., stayed with him all the time he served in the army. Upon his discharge he was qualified to accept the position of cashier for the Stone Piano Co., Fargo. The training received at this remarkable institution is never and told the Sunrise folk that “the Butter Is An APPETIZER p - —} Nothing can equal the delicious, appetizing flavor of butter. Nothing can equal the health-giving qualities of butter. It contains the valuable substance known as “Vitamines,” which is obtainable only in genuine butter, milk, ice cream and eggs, and which builds flesh and strength, promotes health and long life. Let the kiddies “Spread It on Thick” and use lots of butter yourself. Always ask for .CHIEF BRAND BU?TER Made only by BEMIDJI CREAMERY CO, Lowdens have a boy.” There was a “norther” howling down from Medicine Hat. Fences and small buildings were lost beneath drifts of snow and the trail soon became im: passable. The medical and food supplies which the farm hand started out after re- mained undelivered for thirty hours, but “the Lowden boy” suffered mno ill effects. School House Becomes Necessary. As the population of Sunrise village and the surrounding territory in- creased the need of a schoolhouse be- came urgent. So Lorenzo: Lowden, I. A. Par menter and Theodore Voss, Sr., bullt the little one-room schoolhouse that stands today in Sunrise village, only a . stone’s throw from the Lowden blacksmith shop. Like the shop, it is a relic of the past. - . Despite its boarded windows, it has not been entirely abandoned. It is referred to by the villagers as the| “cllty hall.” The men folk of Sunrise meet there frequently to transact offi- clal business and discuss politics. On the wall hangs a recent picture of Frank Lowden. The old building has been moved a hundred yards from its original site, where now stands a frame school of a more modern type. Lorenzo Lowden determined that Frank should start to school as early as possible. The boy had just passed his fourth birthday when he was taken over to the little schoolhouse. “Even the youngest children knew the seriousness of school In those days.” said Henry Voss of Sunrise, a schoolmate of Frank Lowden. “So Frank was not slow in learning his A, B, Cs. Indeed, he was a very bright boy, and reading and writing came easy to him. - Frank Escapes Drowning. “Frank used to be a great boy for games,” continued Voss. “He liked to run;, jump and wrestle. He wouldn’t let any other kid outdo him. He was particularly fond of water. and, like the rest of- us, could hardly wait for the ice to go out of the river in the spring. “Come on over and take a look at the old swimming hole. Yes, the snow is pretty deep now and its hard to imagine going swimming, but thera ia the place” he said, pointing to the fce-covered stream. “And do you see right over there in the center? Well, that's where Frank Lowden was nearly drowned. “Trying to do what the older, stronger boys did, Frank mounted the springboard and plunged head first fnto ten feet of water. “Theodore Voss, Jr., an older boy, saw Frank’s head bob up. It weat down, bobbed up a second time and again disappeared. Theodore rushed into the stream a few feet down cur- vent and, diving beneath the water, seized Frank by the hair -and pulled him to shore, where he was quickly revived.” The old swimming hole is still there and its popularity has never dimin- ished. Sunrise Fades; Lowdens Leave. The boom that Sunrise village had in the early sixties began to fade; the traders were fewer, the prospects of rapid development of the surrounding country were none too good. It was at this time that Lorenzo Lowden sold his home and other inter- ests in and about Sunrise and with his family turned southward. Frank Lowden, a seven-year-old boy who already had had a taste of the bardships of pioneering, one spring morning walked out of Sunrise behind a white-topped prairie schooner drawn by a team of oxen. ’ Some weeks later the Lowdens ar rived in Hardin county, Iowa, where young Lowden spent his youth. forgotten. That’s why D. B. C. graduates are invariably picked out for responsible positions. 693 banks employ them. “Follow the $ucce$$ful.” Write F. L. Watkins, Pres., 806 Front St., Fargo, N. D., for in- formation. : “Grasay™ Chumberhin “No one who has not had Influenza can realize the suffering - it causes or how it defies treatment. . I know of nothing that will give such prompt relief as Charberlain’s Cough Remedy, for when it is taken the pain in the chest disappears, the fever sub- sides and the whole body becomes more comfortable. 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