Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 10, 1920, Page 1

MEMBER UNITED PRESS The Pioneer is a member of the United Press. Today’s world’s newrs, day. 0’0 fVOLUME XVIII. NO. 62 BELTRAMI (0. | | WILL HOLD IT . | PRIMARIES ON | MONDAY NEXT Te Name Delegates to Attend County Convention on March 17th REPUBLICANS RECEIVE CALL FROM THE STATE / «County Representatives Will Then Be Named to Attend District Meet, St. Cloud Thomas S. Erwin, chairman of t}xe Beltrami County Republican commit- tee, has called a meeting of the coun- § ty convention in the city of Bemidji at the court house on . Wednesday, March 17, at 2 o’clock in the after- noon for the purpose of electing 11 delegates to be held at the Auditor- jum in St® Paul on Saturday, ‘March 20, pursuant to a call from the state -committee. 4 Eleven delegates from Beltrami will also be elected that day to attend the Sixth congressional district con- vention to be held in St. Cloud, March 19/ The state and district conven- -tions will name delegates to the na- tional republican convention. to be held in Chicago, June 8, and the state convention of Minnesota will also pominate’twelve presidential el- ectors to represent this state, accord- ing to law. 8 The call is as follows, signed by .Chairman Erwin and Secretary F. S. Armola: BELTRAMI CALL. ... JPursuant to the call of the Repub- Tican State Central Committee and of the Republican District Committee’ for this Congressional district, a Re- ‘publican County Convention for this county is hereby called to meet at the eourt house in the City of Bemid- *'ji, ‘Minnesota, on Wednesday, March 17,1920, at 2 o’clock p. m., for the P! of electing 11 delegates to the tate convention to be held at the Auditorium in Saint Paul on Satur- day, the twentieth day of March, '1920. And, also, 11 delegates to at- .tend¢ a Republican Convention for this Congressional district which is to'be held at St. Cloud on Friday, the nineteenth day of March, 1920. - The said district and state conventions to .elect delegates to attend the National Republican Convention to be held in the e¢ity of Chicago, Illinois, on the eighth day of June, 1920. Said state republican Presidential Electors for the State of Minnesota as provided by Jaw. Primaries March 15. All primaries for the election of -delegates to said county convention are hereby called to be held on Mon- day, the fifteenth day of March, 1920, bhetween the hours of 7:30 o’clock ip. m. and 8:30 o’clock p. m. in the various election districts or precincts of this county and at the regular polling places in said election dist- Ticts or precincts. Following the recommendation of said Republican State Central Com- mittee, each election district or pre- l',,.’ GET TODAY'S NEWS OUT .OF TOi)fiY’S PAPER North %, NEW PRESIDENT OF BEMIDJI ASSOCIATION cinet in this county shall have one! delegate and for every twenty votes cast for the Republican candidate for governor at the general election in the year 1918 or major fraction thereof; provided, however, that every election district or ‘precinct shall have at least one delegate to this county convention. Preferential Ballots Said Republican State Central committee will furnish presidential preferential ballots for use in the sev- .eral election districts or precincts of this county with the names of the candidates for presidential nominations printed ‘thereon and blank spaces for mark- ing and writing so arranged that each voter may express his preference for presidential nomination. And the clerk at each election district or pre- cinet in this county shall, in making his report upon the credentials of delegates elected, to include therein a statement of the presidential prefer- ence in his elction district or precinct if any such preference shall be ex- pressed by the electors thereof. These reports shall accompany the <redentials of the delegates to the County convention and shall be in- structions to said delegates to sup- port candidate for delegates to sup- National Convention favorable to the candidate receiving the highest num- Der of votes in the election district or avowed republican = In accordance Wwith {flle above ap- portionment, the several election dis- tricts or precincts of said county are convention also to nominate twelve * + EARLE A. RED LAKE INDIAN BILL LAID BEFORE CONGRESS. MINNEAPOLIS HEARS BARKER Measure to Wind Up Tribal Affairs Puts Chippewas on Own Responsibility Minneapolis, .M-arch 10,—Legisla- tion designed to wind up the tribal EXECUTIVE OF CROOKSTONCO. TALKS FRANKL 70 PLANT MEN Not Explains Reasons for Granting 8-Hour Day in Bemidji Mills QUESTION OF OPERATION RESTS WITH EMPLOYES Minimum Wage Being Paid $5 Per Day; Living Lower ’ Than in Bend, Ore. Briefly and concisely, E. L. Car- penter, vice-president of the Crook- ston Lumber company, addressed an overflow meeting -of employes of the company, prominent business men of Bemidji and those who were inter- ested, at the quarters of the Crook- ston company reading room, Tuesday night, and in 25 minutes he had fin- ished. Rising from his chair, Mr. Car- penter surveyed his auditors. “T need no introduction to you,” he commenced. “I know all of you, but not every one by name. I have affairs of the Chippewa Indian in |Seen you frequently, in my comings the Red Lake reservation in Minne- gota, placing them on their own res- ponsibility, was before the Indian to Bemidji. Ask for Eight-Hour Day. Mr. Carpenter, during his dis- committee of the lower house of Con- | course, called attention to the fact gress, according to advices from ‘Washington. t: “We have been notified, that on April 1, you will ask us for an eight- According to the report, Websier hour day, and that we will have 80 Ballanger, counsel for the General days to c'onsider the request. Don’t Council of the Chippewa Indians,{}egve us on the carpet for 30 days— placed charges with the committee to the effect that the Indian Bureau got congress in 1916 to create a national forest reserve in the Red Lake Reser- vation in Minnesota so that the land could not be divided among the Indi- ans, and that agents of the bureau’ “who wanted to hcld their jobs” had | created factions among the Chippewa tribe. Mr. Ballinger held that the General Council of the Chippewas represented most of the Indians, but Edgar B. Merritt, assistant commissioner of the Indian Bureau told the committee that the Red Lake band of Chippewas “refused to have anything to do with the election of the council.” PREMIERS PRACTICALLY IGNORE RUSSIA SOVIET (By Ed L. Keen (United Press Correspondent) London, March 10.—Political ob-j servers here today considered it signi- ficant that the declaration on eco- nomic conditions in the world, as drawn by the council of premiers, makes no specific recommendations regarding Russia, and mentions the soviet only by pointing out that it has armies of more than 1,500,000 men in the field, demobilization of which is a primary condition of Eur- | opean peace. 1t has been believed that the note would treat Russia in considerable detail. Fact that it did not wag look- ed upon as some concession to France. The manifesto covers the world commercial situdtion compre- hensively, specially as to conditions in Europe. It does not provide for any general pooling and redistribu- tion of food stuffs and suppies of raw material of different nations, as had been predicted. A A A A A A A female, who are members of the Re- publican party, or who believe in its principles and desire to affiliate with said party by supporting its candidates in the coming election, are invited to participate in the pri- maries and conventions provided for in this call. We declare it to be a fair test of on elector’'s right to participate in such primaries and conventions to compel such elector, if his right to vote is questioned, to declare upon oath his claims to Republicanism, to compel him publicly to pledge him- self to support the principles of the republican party and its candidates at said coming election. By legislative enactment of the Nineteen-nineteen legislature, wo- men are give the full right to par- ticipate in the primaries and con- ventions herein mentioned. The re- publican party, rejoices in this new privilege extended to women. We, therefore, urge active participation by all qualified women voters. All the provisions of Section 362 to 370 inclusive, G. S. 1913, and by all other provisions of the statute so present ; entitled to the following number of wiar as pertinent are hereby made delegates to said County Convention. Women. Take Notice. All duly qualified electors, male or applicable to the holding.and con- ducting of said primaries and conven- tion. two hours’ noti¢e is sufficient. "If we don’t run ten hours we will not import strike breakers, nor import labor or have any trouble with any of you men. We want to run Mill No. 1 night and day. If we have trouble, we will run only days. It-is entirely up to you and Bemidji, whether these plants run this sum- mer.” Mr. Carpenter also said in refer- gnce to the Shevlin mills at Bend, re.: Refers to Bend, Ore. “Referring to the eight-hour day at Bend, Ore., the eight-hour schedule is because those plants are operated the year round. Here they are only operated seven months in the year. In the Oregon plants, two shifts are run. The timber out there is in im- mense quantities and if cut today will be sawed tomorrow in the mills. . The minimum scale there is $5, and liv- ing is from 25 to 40 per cent higher. Statistics in this lumber center show that living is cheaper than anywhere in the United States. “] am not against the eight-hour day. At this time the country needs production of lumber. There is a great shortage of lumber. “If you think you are not receiv- ing enough compensation for what you are doing, talk it over with your foreman.” Address Appreciated. At the close of his address the employees gave the speaker hearty applause. 5 He was accompanied by E. H. Dea, general mill superintendent, and R. G. Chisolm, general sales manager. After the session, it was learned that the Crookston company in Be- midji is paying a minimum wage o $5 for the ten hour day, averaging $5.50; no employee, no matter what he does, receiving less than $5, the wages being retroactive, back to March 1. LOCAL LEGION URGED TO ATTEND MEETING All members of the Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion are urg- ed to be present at tne meeting Thursday evening when Attorney Ar- chie Vernon of Little Falls, a member of the national executive committee of the Legion will be present to ad- dress the members regarding the ac- tivities of the organization, He is only recently returned from national headquarters at Indianapolis, Ind., where he went to attend a session of the national body. He has a very interesting talk, knows what he is talking about and promises some- thing of interest to every member and prospective member of the Am- erican Legion. In addition to this feature, there will be a musical program made up of vocal selections by talented male voices. Following the business ses- sion a lunch will be served. Several matters of local importance are to be brought up at tltis time and every member should be on hand. S1DJI DAILY PIONE BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 10, 1920F0recast 24 hours Markham: Unsettled winds; warmer. GERMAN SOLDIERS QUIT. FREE DANZIG The last German soldiers in Danzig, bedecked with flowers and with their new flag of red, white and black stripes flying in the breeze, lined up and ready to leave the Baltic port, now a free city. : PP P A YON A e A e HIGH SCHOOL SWAMPS N. D. FORESTRY TEAM: CHICAGO COLISEUM HALL TO SEAT 13.187 AT G.O.P. CONVENTION| THIRD GAME CANCELLED Partial “Home Boys”; Claimed Record Clean Republican “Keynote” to Be| Visiting Referee Selected at Meeting Called for May 10th Chicago, March 10.—Officers of the Republican national convention, in- cluding the temporary chairman, who will sound the keynote of the 1920 campaign, will be selected at a meet- ing-of the convention committee here on May 10. A. T. Hert of Kentucky, chairman of the committee, made this announcement after a meeting at which plans for the convention were laid, ¢ lte seating arrangement approv- ed-and the apportionment of seats and onyention attaches settled. The Chi- cago Coliseum wili be remodeled to seat 13,187 delegates and spectators, approximately 1,100 more than were accomodated at the convention four years ago. After providing for the’ 984 dele- gates,” the alternates and'convention attaches, the remainder of the seats will be divided among the state com- mittees on the basis of representation on the floor. Under the same plan, the appoint- ment of 2,500 sergeants-at-arms, 400 doorkeepers, 200 ushers, 100 physi- cians and other convention attaches will be divided. The entire convention committee, with the exception of Ralph E. Wil- liams of Oregon and James A. Hemen- way of Indiana, was present. SEVEN FORTIES SOLD AT STATE LAND SALE Outclassed in every rudiment of last night by a score of 28 to 22. Since the High school girls’ team is scheduled to play at Bagley tonight, there is no team left for the visitors to play, and the third game, which was booked for tonight has been can- celled. Bemidji is sending the For- out completing the schedule. The contest last mainder of the games for this season. Higbe Gets Busy. cession. up ten more points while the Bot- tineau outfit secured only three more making the score 7 to 14 at the close of the first period. With the aid of the referce, who was also the coach for the visiting land were |team, the second half brought forth sold this morning at the land sales |MOTe even scoring. At one time in conducted at the Beltrami county |this period the Dakota bunch was court house by S. C. Bailey, repre- within one point of Bemidji's score, sentative of the state auditor’s de-|but not for any length of time. The partment, and State Auditor J. A. O. half ended with the score 22 to 28. Preus. In most instances there was Visitors Play Six Men. no bidding, the land selling at an av- s 4 erage of about $6 per acre, exclusive Begmd)x was playing under a great of the timber appraisal. handicap, in that the local outfit was In Birch township, Leland Carter |made up of only five players, which of Bemidji, purchased 12v acres in|is customary in the game of basket section 22 with $175 appraised tim-([ball, while their opponents numbered ber. six—five second-rate amateur basket James Yarno of Hines bought 40|ball players and as partial a referee acres in Hagali township in section as the Bottineau bunch could desire. 21 . It is the common question of all who In Port Hope township a forty in have seen the visiting outfit in action, Seven forties of state f|section 10 was sold to Mathias Rein-|“If they have not lost a game this ard of Tenstrike, and another forty|season, what teams have they to August Ellsworth of Bemidji. played?” There might be such a co- The Bemidji Manufacturing Co.|incidence that they have not played purchased 40 acres in section 10 in|phefore this season. Lammers. Post Not Gratified. The Ralph Gracie post quintette KILLE, is not satisfied with the support it g D BY VILLA BANDITS has received during the p]nfyir}l‘g sea- son and now at the close of the sea- (By United Press) son is at a financial loss. The team El Paso, March 10.—Reports from |p,q Jghored to please the local fans Chihuahua City today, state that the and have put up many good hard Arabian Nassarm, rich Torreon mer- fought battles. More of the defeats chant, captured by Villa bandits|o ;ig" haye been victories for the when they dynamited a train near home boys if hearty public support Carrolitos last Thursday, has been had been received at all times. murdered by his captors. i i 3 Joseph Williams, an American, cap- .The lineup 8!"‘ summary for last tured and held for ransom, was re-|night’s contest is as follows: RICH MEXICAN MERCHANT IS ported to have been taken into the| Bemidji (28) B. Durango mountains. Higbe, f . B 2 2 0 N Brooks, If 0 0 1 AMERICA SHOULD HELP | Eover™s; °. 00 0 0 Powell, rg .. 0 0 o0 Stapleton, If . 2 0 1 EUROPE. SAYS SOCIALIS Free throws missed—none. (By United Press) Rfl':m“x_;' 22) Bk bt London, March 10.—‘“American Ruel’i; ' c 0 0 people owe it to humanity and them- McKe 'zie. P 00 1 selves to come to the aid of Europe willi mZie, ¢ = 0 4 0 and assist in her aconomic recon- g L “‘;“t’r g - Y o1 struction,” Hjalmar Branting, Swed- | Stewart, Ig ... - ish socialist leader, dectares in an ar-| Free throws missed—three. ticle on “European Economic Condi-| Referee—“I. M. Partial,” Bot- tions” written for the United Press. tineau. “PIONEER’S” CIRCULATION Largest circulation of - any paper im accepted on this gua; to Central Minnesota. Advertising 45¢ PER MONTH ARKER CHOSEN PRESIDENT OF BEMIDJI ASSN UNANIMOUSLY Successor to R. L. Given, Who Gave Good Administration During Past Year RETIRING EXECUTIVE OUTLINES FUTURE PLANS New Board of Directors Elect- ed; Results of Ballots Are Announced BEMIDJI ASSOCIATION ELECTS OFFICERS FOR COMING YEAR President—-Karle A. Barker. Vice President-—J. LeRoy Elwell. Second Vice President—H. C. Baer. Treasurer—J. L. George. Earle A. Barker, proprietor of the Barker Drug Store and Jewelry store and one of the most prominent resi- dents of the county, was the unani- mous choice of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce association for the presi- njght Was staged at a|the loss to the American Legion post and| 21 since there was so small an attend- | 'k lodge, ance it was decided to call off the re-|the first line. F. P. T.y dency of that drganization for the ensuing year to succeed R. L. Given. Election was held today at the as- the game, the Forestry State Normal |saciation rooms following the noon- school basket ball “six” met defeat|day luncheon at a special adjourned from the Bemidji High school boys session of the annual meeting and election of directors last night. Mr. Barker received ‘the highest number of votes for the directorship and by choice of the members present today {akes the presiding officer’s chalir. He was at one time president of the Bemidji Commercial club, but only held the office for a few months when called into the naval service at the outbreak of the war, in command of estry boys “back to the woods” with- pemidji's Naval Militia unit. He also served as the president of Retail Merchants’ association d was exalted ruler of the Bemidji when the president called Directors Named. At the annual ‘election held Tues- day night, 157 ballots for directors In the first period of playing last|were counted and the following men night, no scoring was done by either{were found to have the highest num- side for about seven minutes and then | ber of votes: E. A. Barker, J. L. El- Higbe turned loose and caged two|well, G. W. Rhea, C. L. Isted, R. L. field baskets for Bemidji in quick sue-|Given, R. H. Schumaker, H. C. Baer, Ruelle of the visitors copied | H. L. Huffman, H. Z. Mitchell, J. L. Higbe and succeeded in tying the|George, F. 5. Lycan, G. W. Harnwell, score. From then on in the field half,|C. W. Vandersluis, J. P. Lahr and G. Bemidji showed real speed and piled} T- Baker, Counting of ballots was completed ,|at a late hour and the election of of- ficers deferred until the adjourned session today. The judges were R. H. Schumaker, J. P. Lahr, C. L. Pegelow and G. W. Rhea. Reports of the various committees were made as follows: Highway and traffic, J. L. George; Industrial, J P Lahr; membership, A. L. Barker; agriculture, E. H. Winter; publicity, C. L. Pegelow; civic, Thayer Bailey; inter-community relations, W. Z. Robinson; finances, R. H. Schumaker; trade, C. A. ‘Huffman. President Makes Revort. In the report of the president, R. L. Given brought up for discussion several propositions of vital import- ance to the community at large. His report was interesting throughout and was filled with hroad ideas for future activities for the association. M. M. Stanton, secretary, made a review of the past year's activities and offered several suggestions for matters to be acted upon during the ensuing year. J. L. George, treas- urer, gave his report on the financial conditions of the organization., Market Again Broached. A change in the method of ballot- ing was discussed since the present system involves a large amount of un- necessary time an dtrouble. Com- munity marketing was also discussed freely and several fine plans propos- ed. It was voted to take the matter up further by thorough investigation. The maintenance of a soliciting com- mittee was discussed and it was voted to retain a committee and give it due support. MISS TAYLOR IS ILL: ANOTHER WILL APPEAR Unfortunately. owing to sickness, 0| Miss Jesse Rae Taylor will be unable to be present tonight at the Methodist church, as a feature of the High school lyceum course, a message to Bemidji conveying the regretable in- formation. However, the Lyceum bureau has Ofsent another artist, Edward-Thomp- son, who comes highly recommended as an entertained and he will appear at the Methodist church tonight. It s hoped that he will have a large audience. g SRl B