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

o VOLUME XVIIL. NO.s5u: - FOUR (0 FAIRS PLANTO OBTAIN SAME ODTSIDE ACTS Beltrami, Itasca, Clearwater and Hubbard Will Co-oper- . ate to Secure Best WOULD,GET GOOD STUFF AT MODERATE EXPENSE Same Program Would Be Given at Each Fair Held on Different Dates —_— Officers of the county fair associa- tions of Beltrami, Itasca, Clearwater and Hubbard counties will meet on Saturday, sarch 13, at the Bemidji ‘High school to formulate plans for the 1920 county fairs. Dates for the fairs in these coun- ties will be arranged by the ofticials at this time, that booking of attrac- tions can be made to the best advan- tage of each association. In this manner, the same free attractions can be secured for each fair without ad- ditional cost for excess transporta- tion, which would be caused by set- ing the dates with a long interval between each fair. Agents Will Come. Booking agencies will be represent- ed at this meeting and the attrac- tions for the fair will be arranged. The officials will also make plans to secure a bunch of good racing horses to come to the fairs in these four .counties. By combining their efforts each fair promises to be bigger and ibetter than ever before. TRADES ASSEMBLY TO | BE FORMED SUNDAY President E. G. Hall of the State _Federation of Labor, who is making an official visit to the Bemidji trades unions, is also instructing them in the formation of a central organiza- tion, which will comprise all of the organizations, a body which serves in many ways, in an advisory and Thelpful way, not only to the mem- bership but to the community as well. Mr. Hall says that the unions of labor are interested in many ways, other than the mere dollar, and as- sures all that a body, such as is hoped will be formed, will prove not only of bemefit to labor, but will demon- strate a value to the city in removing much of the misunderstanding, as well as misrepresentation. Thé meeting will be held in the Moose hall ‘Sunday evening, at 8 o'clock. TURKISH WARSHIPS MAY BE DESTROYED By Ed L. Keen {United Press Correspondent) London, March 5.—Political ob- servers today saw in the decision of the council of foreign ministers, to award Thrace, Smyrna and Adrian- ople to Greece, another victory for Premier Venizelos. The decision of the council was announced officially last night. It came after comsiderable debate. and the details remain to be worked out. Turkish warships will probably be destroyed. . UNITED STATES MIGRATION TO CANADA SHOWS SLUMP Ottawa, March 5.—Immigration into Canada from the United States fell off 43 per cent during the last fiscal year, according to a report of the Canadian Department of Immi- gration. Last year 40,715 Ameri- cans settled in Canada, against 71.- 374 the preceding year. ‘For the year just closed figures show 9.914' settlers came from the United King- dom and 7,073 from other European countrie.s BLOODY FIGHTING IN PORTUGAL UNDER WAY (By United Press) Paris, March 5.-—Madrid dispatch- es today said that bloody fighting be- tween rebels and government forces was under way in Portugal. Many persons have been killed and wound- ed in the fighting in Lisbon and Opotto, dispatches say. The trouble. it was said, grew out of the efforts of radicals to institute a: soviet control of industries. In earlier dispatches, the Portuguese legation had denied reports that a rebellion had broke loose, received from the Spanish frontier. MEMBER UNITED PRESS The Pioneer is 8 member of the United Press. Today’s world’s news today. BEMID & 3 AV 8 - BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 5, 1920 Y EASTERN STAR CHAPTER LAYS DEPARTED SISTER BENEATH FLORAL BANK Solemn Ritual Given as Their Farewell to Beloved Member Beneath a heavy coverlet of flower- ing tributes, Mrs. Walter F. Marcum was laid to rest in Greenwood ceme- tery, Thursday afternoon, under the rites of the Order of the Eastern Star, following services at the Pres- byterian church, conducted by Rev. Hibbard, pastor of the First Presby- terian church of Crookston. The Elks male quartette sang at the church, and a choir of the East- ern Star sang at the grave, whiere the chapter had charge of the services. Mrs. Marcum was a member of the Eastern Star and members of that order met at the Masonic hall prior to the services at the church and attended in a body. She was also a member of the Presbyterian church and up to the time she was taken ill was very active in the church work, as well as in chapter work. A host of admiring friends are left to mourn her untimely death and join to extend their sympathy to the be- reaved family. DISTRICT DECLAMATORY CONTEST HELD TONIGHT AT H. S. AUDITORIUM After Program, Informal Party at Rooms of Bemidji Association ; Representatives of the various High schools in this district gather tonight at the Bemidji High school auditorium to take part in the dis- trict declamatory contest. A very interesting program has been arranged and it is urged that all friedns of the school be sure to attend. The program is made up of many well known declamatory selec- tions and will be punctuated with several selections by the High school orchestra. After the program at the High school building there will be an informal party in the rooms of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce association. The local students are planning on showing the visitors a splendid time and it is urged that all local students do their bit. + The program which has been ar- ranged, contains the following num- bers: Music—High school orchestra. “Americanization”—Paul Schultz, Park Rapids. “Happiness Lendgren, Akeley. Toussaint L’Ouverture—Glen Skin- ner, Blackduck. “The New South”’—Thomas Sim- ons, Bemidji. Music—Selected. *“The Lost Word”—Eva Orroch, Park Rapids. “The Death Disc’—Vivian Pershe, and Liberty’-—Oscar Akeley. “Mandalay’”’ — Margaret Oberg, Blackduck. “The Martyr’—Margaret Dono- van, Bemidji. Music—High school orchestra. Decision of judges. SECOND NOTE DELIVERED. (By United Press) London, March 5.—President Wil- son’s second Adriatic note was de- livered to the council of premiers this afternoon. DEFINITE MOVE TO END TREATY DEBATE EXPECTED TOMORROW Lodge Angered at Democrats Who Refused to Stand by Conferences By L. C. Martin (United Press Correspondent) Washington, March 5.—Senator Hitehcock, democratic leader, has written President .vilson, asking him to receive Senator Simmons as an emmisiary of democratic senators, who want to compromise on reserva- tions to article X of the peace treaty. By L. C. Martin (United Press Correspondent) Washington, March 5.—A definite move to end the debate on the treaty is expected in the senate tomorrow, it was indicated today. It may be a motion to recommit the treaty to the foreign relations com- mittee, thus getting it out of the senate, or to bring up Article X at once, and thus come auickly to the core of the whole matter. Considera- tion of reservations continued today. Senator Lodge, angered by the re- fusal of the democrats to stand by the work of the recent bi-partisan conferences, has announced he will offer no more amendments to the Lodge reservations. ot st bR e Chne Bl X el S N0 HS J1 DAILY PIO FARM LAND IN [0WA SELLING AT HIGH PRICE SAYS VISITOR Owner Re- Minnesota Land visits Former Home in /' Waterloo, That State FORECASTS LARGER INCREASE THIS YEAR Influx of Settlers Seen to North Minnesota in ' Few Years Weather forecast 24 hrs., Markham; Fair, cold; probably winds. ~ VIEWING NATION'S PRECIOUS DOCUMENTS Scene in the state department library, Washington, showing sowme of the “PIONEER’S” CIRCULATION Largest circulation of an Central Minnesota. A on this guarantep. NE 45c PER MONTH ERMANS ARE ANXIOUS OVER FRIENDSHIP OF A. E. Gibson, who owns consider- able farm land in Northern Minne- sota and who has a large sheep ranch near Tenstrike, returned the first of the week from a visit to his old home in Waterloo, Towa. In an interview with Mr. Gibson, regarding the farm land boom in Iowa and Southern Minnesota, he thousands that have viewed the nation’s most precious documents since they were opened to public inspection. 'The originaly were shown of the Constl- tution of the United States, the treaty between the colonies und Kugland, (1788) by which the United States gained ity independence; the Declaration of Independence, Lincoln's emancipation proclamation, the Spanish-American war treaty, minutes of the continental congress, and the treaty between Wash- !ngton(mnd the Northwest Indian tribes. said _that deals Wsrg g?intg through — — Z‘Kai"fx‘.;ifi?r‘;i.:se“?vo.fi‘& bi::‘éi(“& vex: | HOUSE REFUSES TO year, above the prices paid. Cheap Land Inflated. REPEAL DI(‘;E %’cgjgym LAR R “This has but one meaning,” said Overwhelming | Vote Is Cast Mr. Gibson, “increased rents and re- turns, which means increased valua- Against Killing Volstead Enforcement Law tion on cheaper lands. There seems to be nothing to the land inflation propaganda. The prices advertised are actual facts and farms are chang- ing hands every day. “Twenty-seven trains passed thru one town in a short time, loaded with farm equipment and household goods belonging to farmers, who are mov- Y”Vt";sdhainston, March §.—The House y.refused by an overwhelm- ing from western Iuwa’w easl:sm ing majority to repeal the prohibi- Iowa. The”same is true in Southern {tion enforcement act. Minnesota. $ The repeal measure was offered by Settlers Will Come. : Representative Egan, Democrat, New That there will be an influx of {Jersey, as an amendment to tire leg- settlers into Northern Minnesota the | islative, executive and judicial appro- next few years is a certainty. Indi-|priation measure, and Speaker Gillett cations are that soon there will not |overruled a point of order against it. be enough improved .farms to go Mr. Egan also proposed elimination around. These farmers prefer to buy from the bill of an appropriation of improved lands and will pay a good | $4,600,000 for enforcing the dry act. price for it. ‘Both proposals were defeated on “They have been used to working [one roll call. cleared lands and know little about The vote on the Eagan motion was the stump business. The more land | 254 to 86. cleared by the present owners the The House then passed the legisla- better price the land will bring. So |tive bill without a record vote. anxious will be the new settlers for The State of New Jersey, through improved land that they would pay |its attorney general, Thmoas F. Mc- far more than what it cost to clear |Cran, filed in the United States Su- it, plus the value of the land. The|preme couri a suit seeking to have fact that there are thousands of acres |the prohibition amendment declared in Northern Minnesota at from $50 |uncontsitutional and to prevent en- to $100 an acre, which will produce |forcement of the Volstau act. as much as the land Iowa farmers The suit is directed against Attor- sold at $400 an acre, will see a won- |ney General Palmer and” Daniel . derful movement toward this section. | Roper, commissioner of internal AMERICAN-BRITISH ARRESTED BY SOVIETS ment was drawn improperly, that in twenty.one states the legislatures have not ratified it as provided by (By United Press) Christania, March 5.—All Ameri- cans and British found by the Rus- their state constitutions and that sian soviets in the Murmansk district there is no power in Congress to pro- pose a constitutional amendment reg- have been arrested and sent to Mos- cow, said a dispatch here today. ulating the hotels and morals of the Soviet troops are reported to have people. occupied Petcnanga. L. H. WOOLSEY RESIGNS. the bolsheviks in Portugal were de- nied officially today by the Portu- Washington, March 5.—Lester H.| gyege legatio Woolsey, solicitor of the State depart- ' e 2 e ment, has resigned, his resignation | o fake st on Avin 1 or et .| BEMIDL HIGH TEAM former Secretary Lansing but it was PLAYS WALKER TON]GHT ON NEUTRAL GROUND said that the retirement of Mr. Lans- Each Has Won Game and ing had nothing to do with his resig- nation, that he was leaving for finan- Now Will Settle the Third One REVOLT REPORT DENIED. (By United Press) Madrid, Spain, March 5.—Rumors of revolution and establishment of cial reason.s REV. WARFORD HO™™. Rev. L. P."Warfora returned from New York this morning, where he was called two weeks ago by the death of his mother. 3 With a large number of loyal boost- BOLSHEVISTS READY O e e Dasskebei ioam dof his To A'ITACK Pol"AND er High school quint Tilllle t:rztucltl::: noon for Cass Lake to meet the Walk- game of the season. test at Bemidji resulted in a 25 to 9 e ok (By United Press) victory for the locals but when Be- Washington, March 5.—A bolshe- | midji traveled to Walker last week, vist attack and invasion of Poland is|the Walker bunch turned the tables imminent according to government|o,n Bemidji and won by a count of 22 advices received, William R. Casslell {5 11, of the state department agent told | Since this contest is a district game the house rules committee today. to decide the outcome of the two pre- = vious games, much interest is being LAKESHORE CAFE HAS shown by the local team’s followers OPENED FOR BUSINESS | who turned out to make the trip pre- ST pared to back the aggregation to the Rivet Brothers have opened the|limit tonight. Several more local Lakeshore Cafe in the building at|fans are planning to go to Cass Lake 106 Third street, formerly occupled |this afternoon on the freight to be by the Lakeshore Confectionery, and there in time to witness the battle. are ready for business. The building | Walker will be present at Cass Lake has been remodeled and the proprie- with a large crowd of backers but tors are in a position to give first the local boys, before the evening is class restaurant service, specializing |Over, afe going to try to make them in home-made pies and cakes. “backers-out.” DEMAND INCREASING FOR COMPLETION OF HUDSON BAY ROUTE Northwest Canadian Farmers Are Insisting That Work Be Resumed (By United Press) Winnipeg, March 5.—Insistent de-. mand for completion of the Hudson bay railroad, on which the govern- ment has already spent -$13,000,000, is growing ‘particularly among the farmers. The government is being asked to spend eleven million dollars more to complete the project. The history of the Hudson's Bay railroad is as romantic as any of the ploneering by individuals or govern- ments on the continent. More than a quarter of a century ago, demand arose that communica- tion be established with Hudson Bay. Finally, in 1908, location work was begun and in 1911 the railway was already under construction. After the lapse of nine years the railway is still uncompleted. From The Pas, Man., to the second crossing of the Nelson river at Kettle Rapids ---a distance of 332 miles—the track is laid. For the remaining 92 miles, to Port Nelson, the grading .s complet- ed. Over thirteen and a half millions of dollars have been expended on the railway and six and a half millions of dollars have been expended on the harbor improvement at Port Nelson. During the last three years, little work has been done either on rail- ways or harbor improvements. tI is estimated the new route will provide an outlet for thirty million bushels of western wheat at a smaller cost than by the already completed route to the eastern seaboard. When the railway reaches the Bay it will open a larger area for inves- tigation and financial enterprise than will any other railway to be built in Canada for several generations, it is believed. WELL KNOWN AUTO AGENCY CHANGES HANDS Ray Kaliher and J. A. DeLeuil have taken over the agency for the Over- land and Willys-Knight cars and the Internatjonal trucks in this city. The agency was formerly conducted by George Keenan. Mr. Kaliher is an old resident of this city and well known here. Mr. DeLeuil came here a short time ago froth Louisville, Ky. He is exper- jenced in automobile engines and accessories, having worked in this line for several years. DEEP SNOWS FORCE ARCTIC BIRDS SOUTH (By United Press) Hartford, Conn., March 65.—Deep snows and an unusually severe win- ter in the Arctic regions are believed to have caused the migration to this state of thousands of birds seldom seen in this latitude. Last December the same pheno- mena was observed and noted in New Hampshire and Maine by John Bur- roughs, the celebrated naturalist and bird student. Burroughs attributed the cause to unusual conditions in Greenland and Labrador and pre- dicted a severe winter to follow. That he was right in his contention is now borne out here in Connectict not only by the arrival of these strange birds, but by weeks of zero weather and heavy smowstorms. UNITED STATES “What Is the Sentiment?” Query Asked Frequently From U. P. Staff Man REALIZE THAT AMERICA HAS THE MONEY BAGS Useless for Foreigner to Try to Discuss Guilty Who Started War By Carl D. Groat (United Press Correspondent) Berlin, Feb. 14. (By Mail.)— “What is sentiment in America toward Germany? Is America ever going to be friendly toward us again?” These are the most frequent ques- tions an American meets in traveling about Germany. The writer has just returned from a journey on which he had an opportunity to question— and be questioned. And we found that the two above constituted the leading things in which the travelers were interested. Some of them asked in the manner of people who didn’t or wouldn’t un- derstand why America came into the war. Others asked hopefully; they were for the most part persons witn relatives in America, and they hoped that relations would again be friend- 1y in the near future. ‘ Self-Interest Plays Role. Self-interest plays the largest role in the questions. Germans realize America is the land with the money bags at this time. And they are in- terested in friendly relations mainly because they feel that such relations would mean added food and added raw materihls from the American storehouse. It was interesting to check up on German attitude as to the Kaiser. On a train between Hamburg and Kiel, there was a middle aged Ger- mun of good appearance who had been in big business all his life. He admitted he was monarchistically in- clined, but said emphatically he and his circle of friends were quite op- posed to the return of ‘Wilhelm. A republic for a time would suit them; then if quiet and order were restored they would like a limited monarchy. Women Not Interested. A woman of perhaps forty—evi- dently a buyer—wasn’t interested in Wilhelm’s return. Others indicated their teelings variously, but whether they wanted a monarchy again or not, weren’t favorable to having the former Kaiser return. A wounded officer complained of present-day condition. He could get no work be- cause he is crippled and yet the gov- ernment was cutting off his support. “That is the thanks of the Father- land,” he said bitterly. “War Guilt” Taboo. It one talks war guilt—and it's a useless subject for a foreigner to at- tempt—one never gets a confession that Germany started the war. Some- body else did or else Germany had only partial guilt, say the Teutons. Everywhere, too, the Germans are interested in the American ‘“Alko- holverbot”’—their word for prohibi- tion. “Why is it that was put into force in America,” they ask. One does his best to explain it so a Teuton mind shall comprehend— but the Teuton mind isn't so com~ structed as to understand American reasons or methods in handling the liquor question. NEW RIALTO THEATRE, ST. PAUL, IS DESTROYED (By United Press) St. Paul, March 5.—Fire early to- day destroved the new Rialto theatre, Candy Kitchen and restaurant, and damaged an adjoining pawn shop and saloon. The damage is estimated at between $60,000 and $100,000. Firemen battled five hours in zero weather, while ice filled streets blocked street car traffic. The fire was still smoldering at 9 o’clock this morning. PREMIERS MODIFY ECONOMIC POINTS By Henry Wood * (United Press Correspondent) Paris, March 5.—The French office announced today that economic de- cisions of the council of premiers with regard to Russia and Germany had been modified to meet the French view point. The text of economic notes will be- given out soon.