Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 12, 1920, Page 1

& The Pioneer is a member of the United ® bers who put such action through. 'MEMBER UNITED PRESS Press. Today's world’s news today. VOLUME XVIIL' N '%, oy, CIAL NOTICE OF NOILLF EEUNG i '\Zq'rnom OF ARMORY ON THE SIDE OF Bemidji Greatly Relieved Over good after dinner rest at hoxpe, Cap- tain Dan Moore stepggd mt;;i t}xel . mi ostoffice and there rested an officia Declares Executive Cor ttee- }Jooking envelope from the state war Loc 1 department. Opening the visitor and man, -to sl ‘Tosts o spreading it out he was amazed to re- Address Thursday Eve. ceive the information that the state armory board had approved Bemidji's proposed armory, and when the re- ort spread Bemidji heaved a long SAYS UNDERSTANDING e gigh o? relief. The notice of the ac- WOULD SOLVE PROBLEM !tion was couched as follows: Official Statement. Headquarters, Second Brigade, Minnesota National Guard, Minne- apolis. “To, Commanding officer, Com- pany “K”, Sixth regiment, Minne- sota Infantry, N. G. “Subject: Appropriation for Arm- Believes Federal Bonus Due to| Compensate for Sacrifices In World War . ory. Relations between the American }‘,‘At its meeting on March 8, 1920, Legion and organized labor Were|yp. joard of armory supervisors ap- clearly discussed by Attorney Archie proved the erection of an armory at Vernon of Little Falls, a member of |gemiqji for Co. “K”, Sixth infantry the national executive committee of regiment, and at the proper time will the American Legion, at the meeting|,, 1o provision for the statuatory of the Ralph Gracie post, held at thelg .o 214 of $25,000. rooms of the Bemidji /Association Owing to lack of funds, no provi- Thursday evening. Attorney Vernon ., can be made at this time for the has a thorough knowledge of the in-|,y5) militia unit located in Bemidji. ner workings of Leglon DPOsts| 1¢ jot already accomplisked, throughout the U. S. and is in aleg 999 should be deposited with the position to offer reliable information g, ie treasurer as evidenc of good concerning the attitude of the Ameri-|g. iy on the part of Bemidji, the site can Legion toward labor organiza-l¢. the proposed armory must be ap- tions. proved by the armory board and : ood and sufficient warraaiy dee Labor Not Ovposed. " Ehowing the property to be free of In speaking of the feeling which encumbrances, should jbe executed is prevalent in many instances among |, 4 gent to the attorney general for a few members of iabor unions, he approval. » explained: e It the above steps have already “The American legion is being|peen taken, as indicated in communi- misunderstood as to its attitude to-|cation of February 7, from the C. O. among the members of labor organi-|Company K, Sixth infantry, informa- zations and due to this fact many|tjon is requested as to dates when union men are opposed to the Legion|jone and what acknowledgement is as an organization for returned ser-|jeld from the proper authorities. vice men. This fact must be met| Acknowledgement of this com- fairly and squarely and, it is the duty |munication is requested by endorse- of every member who sustains thefment hereon, with the additional in- purposes of the Legion, and everylformation as to the probable time of ‘member must understand, to clear up|the drawing of the plans and speci- the situation and have the organiza-|fications and commencement of work. tion looked upon as it really is. In «“PERRY HARRISON, most cases there ‘i no c"d"flft be- Brigadier General, M. N. G. tween the organization an e un- jons. There should not be any at|, &“xd that “;el_:'r‘ls ;gat‘::rio‘:; an:;‘f all, as long as both organizations|detals are a _g“ i % abide by their by-laws and abide by |i"& the armory will be commenced. their constitutions. In a few instan- ces, where the unions speak against the Legion, such provesinde e | NELSON'S SON-IN-LAW very small. 7 WILL BE ARRESTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER i Legion Misunderstood. “The American Legion has been misunderstood os to iis attitude to- ward military service. It is absolute- JI DAT BEMIDJI, MINN,, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1920 NEW SALARIES “For cuskb conPANY) ARESCHEDULED FOR TEACHERS RURAL SCHOOLS County Superintendent Sends Out List That Will Go Into Effect Next Year INCREASE OF SALARIES APPROVED BY LEAGUE Teachers With Complete Cer- tificates Are Entitled to Aid From the State County School Superintendent J. C. McGhee has issued the following letter” to school boards of Beltrami county regarding teachers salaries for the next school year. The sched- uled salaries are herewith given in the communication: Salarv Schedule. To School Boards of Beltrami Coun- ty: The following salary scredule is offered for your consideration. 1t has been approved by the Beltrami Teach- ers’ Patriotic League. It is fair and equitable, based largely on the teach- er's preparation for the work of teaching. . Salaries of qualified teachers will be higher this year. School boards are advised to make contracts early, and to make the contract depending on the certificate. Higher Next Year. 1* Advanced Normal graduates with two years experience .....$120 2* Advanced normal graduates, without experience .......... .$100 3% Complete first grade certifi- cates ......occccniane $85 to $95 4* Complete second grade certi- ficates ......... ve-...$75 to $86 Limited first grade certificate..$70 L.mited second grade certificate, with normal training .......... $65 Limited second, without normal training . $60 Special limited, with normal train- INE o s siis vims wrinie vioie sinieie eina o $55 Special limited with no training, and having passed no examination for a teacher’s certificate........ $690 It is to be noted that No. 8 and No. 9 are not regular certificates and no school board can make a contract with a teacher having these certifi- cates, unless application has been made to the superintendent. Such certificates will not be granted as long as teachers are available. Only the numbers marked with a ly opposed to the calling out of its| g ant Drawn Today; Farm-|star, can draw state aid. To ignore own body or even the National Guard to settle labor difficulties. except in case of extreme violence, when any citizen of the United States can be called upon to aid in thel quletir‘;g of disorder. ‘To maintain law and or- - der’ does not mean that the Legion is (By United States) going to be up in arms any more| - Alexandria, Minn., March 12.— than it does mean that every citizen |Gustaf Nelson, son-in-law of United when called upon will turn out to do|States Senator Knute Nelson, was ex- his duty or suffer the penalty as fix-|pected to be re-arrested today on a ed by law. The constitution of the|charge of manslaughter, in connec- United States provides for the main-|tion with the death of Joseph Middle- temance of law and order. A member |ton here late yesterday. County At- of the American Legion is no more|torney Walter Jacks prepared the subject to be called out for service|warrant this morning. than any other citizen and in any Nelson was dismissed from the case where a local post has taken any [charge of murder last night. A definite action in any labor trouble,|crowd of forty demanded his incar- . the responsibility for such action be-|ceration, until Mayor Leach persuad- longs to the local post and the mem-|ed them to disperse. er Shot During An Argument Propaganda Spreading. ILL FEELING EXISTED Propaganda is being spread to some| Alexandria, Minn., March 12.— extent denouncing the Legion. The|Late Wednesday Middleton and Nel- American Legion wishes to stand on|son became involved in an argument jts own merits and does not desire during which Nelson’s shotgun was to.run down any other organization{discharged and the former was to fill its own ranks. This organiza-|wounded. tion as a whole, does not favor com-| Nelson told county officials that pulsory military service in time of|the weapon was discharged after peace, but it is in favor of a period |Middleton had wrested it from him of training for young men. A few|and and had released the safety months each year will suffice and|catch. Middleton made no statement will insure protection against the|before he died. J horrible losses incurred during the| Nelson, it is said, was not on good past war from putting green troops|terms with Theodore Jackson, a in the field, when it was found abso-|neighboring farmer. A dispute re- lutely necessary. garding cattle is said to have result- “Every ex-service man should hold [ed in enmity. to his own opinion as to this matterl‘ and also as to other matters of equa importance and as a vehicle for the TERRIBLE TORNAN expression of his opinion he should . use the opporturity of bringing it be- M[SO“’RI fore the American Legion as a mem- BREAKS lN ber. That is the place to settle the —_— ~fights regarding the work in hand. (By United Press) This organization has a vast amount Springfeld, Mo., March 12.—Tor- * of comstructive work ahead, work[nadoes in the last 24 hours took a along the line of Americanization, |toll of seven lives in southwest Mis- one of the biggest and most import-|souri, and many more injured. Sev- ant proscts confronting the Ameri-|eral are missing. Death dealing winds can public today. and floods struck four different places . with this result. Demanded Deportatien. At least five are dead and many in- . “Deportation of the enemy aliens|jured at Melva. At Nevada, one is which have already been made, are|dead; at Branson, one is dead; Oasis, due in a great measure to the action |two missing. Torrential rains accom- demanded by the Legion as a body.|panied the storm at Melva. ‘With all members pulling together At Brandon, John Cross? and his and every one interested in warding|wife were blown away from their off untrue reports, the American Le-|home and no trace of them has been (Continued on Page Five) found. this, means a loss of $100 or $150. Hoping we may have a more uni- form wage scale, based on certifica- tion and experience, I am, very sin- cerely yours, J. C. McGHEE. County Superintendent. State Conference Called To Beltrami County School Boards: The Commissioner of Education, Hon. James McConnell, has called a confer- ence of school boards to be held in the Auditorium of the Agricultural coi- lege, Saturday, April 3, at 10 o’clock A. M. The object of the conference is ‘to consider the question of teach- ers’ salaries. The place of meeting can be reached from either Minneapo- |lis or 8t. Paul, by taking the Como- Harriet cars. According to the opinion of the at- torney general, it is lawful for a dfstrict to pay the expenses of a dele- gate to this conference; or several districts may unite in sending one delegatq and each district share in the expénse of the delegate, as may be agreed upon. The delegate should reach the cities in time to attend the county superintendents’ meeting on Friday afternoon, March 19. At this meet- ing the committee appointed by the state board of education to study the question of State aid, will make its report. This is of vital interest to Northern Minnesota, claiming as we do that we are entitled to a larger share of state aid, because of condi- tions here. Let me urge boards to consider these meetings, and the possible bene- fits to be derived, and then take such steps as they think best in meeting the expense of a delegate, to present the claims of a more generous policy towards northern Minnesota, by the department of education. Budeet Increased Our school budget must be largely increased next year. There is no get- ting away from this fact. I am en- enclosing the salary schedule recom- mended by the Teachers’ Patriotic League, for your most earnest con- sideration, before this meeting. Wa- ges will be higher, whether we will it or no, and even there will be places that cannot be filled, because of the teacher shortage. Let me state here that graded schools are required to hire advance normal graduates. Few of these North Central accepted on this guara; forecast 24 hrs. Markham: SCULPTOR QUITS ART TO MAKE A LIVING .Douglas Tilden, California’s most famous sculptor, who has abandoned his high art as a nonpaying profession and is now earning his livelthood as 2 methanic, 3 HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS ADDED NEXT YEAR TO COAL BILL Operators Claim to Know the Facts of Commission Report to Wilson By Ralph Couch. (United Press Correspondent.) Washington, March 12.—Approxi- mately $300,000,000 will be added yearly to the cost of the national coal bill, according to coal operators, who claim#g know the. contents of the mafority Yeport of the national com- mission, forwarded to President Wil- son. This increase would be paid by the public by higher coal prices or increased charges of utility com- panies and other large consumers of bituminous operators. The coal commission recommended an increase of 11 per cent in wages of the miners, over the 14 per cent increase recommended by Former Fuel Administrator Garfield, at the close of the nation-wide strike last December. FOSSTON POTATOES WINNERS AT ST. LOUIS St. Paul, March 12.—Prize pota- toes in the Minnesota exhibit at the Mississippi valley exposition now be- ing held at St. Louis were sold for 7 cents each, according to word re- ceived from Fred D. Sherman, state immigration commission. In a letter to Secretary of State Julius Schmahl, Mr. Sherman said that the 719 po- ‘tatoes in the Minnesota exhibit were sold for $50 to C. R. Gates, superin- tendent of the St. Louis Coliseum, where the exposition is being held. These prize potatoes were fur- nished by the following men: W. C. (“Bill”) Sargent, Duluth; County Agent Gibson, St. Louis coun- ty; D. B. Jewell, Grand Rapids; A. M. Peterson, Brainerd; O. J. Brus- tad, Fosston; Albert Fitzpatrick, St. Vincent; A. J. McLary, Warren; George Wise, Crookston, and Arthur Lund, Clearbrook. SOLWAY’S ELECTRIC PLANT IS NEARING COMPLETION What is believed to be the smallest municipal electric light plant in the state is the one at Solway which, it is expected, will go into commission in about a week. Frank Smith, cashier of the Solway State bank made this report when on a trip to Bemidji. A A A A A A A IS graduates will be available for rural schools, and likely not any. The sal- ary schedule does not contemplate that teachers who are not graduates of a State Normal gchool, would re- ceive $100 and up, but certainly boards will be willing to pay lib- eral wages for successful experience, even if a teacher is not a Normal graduate. May I again call the attention of school boards to the fact that only teachers with camplete certificates can draw state aid. Limited certi- ficates and special limited, cannot se- cure the special aid under any condi- tions, meaning a loss to State Aid Schools of $100 to $150. Yours for better schools. J. C. McGHEE, County Superintendent. P. S—Has each child in your dis- trict attended at least 40 days? The apportionment is about $8 per pupil. Can you afford tQ lose this by neg- lecting to get the children in school. RED LAKE TO OPEN EARLY NEXT MAY Public Received by Deputy Warden of This District Notice to John A. Cline, deputy state game and fish warden, in charge of the Bemidji district, has received a state- ment from Carlos Avery, state game and fish warden, St. Paul, concerning the resumption of the state fisheries at Red Lake, beginning about May 1, which says: Beginning on or about May 1, 1920, the state fisheries, as author- ized and created by the legislature of this state, will resume operation in coal, according to the|Red Lake at Redby, Minn., and con- tinue during the season, as during the seasons of 1918 and 1919. The object in operating the state fisheries is to supply the people with fish at reasonable prices, and to fur- nish an industry to the inhabitants of the Red Lake Indian reservation and vicinity. Regular shipments can be made in lots as small as 50 pounds. We will also ship in boxes which contain 100 or 150 pounds. Different varieties of fish can be shipped in the same box. It is re- commended that orders be placed for regular shipments, once or twice a week. We will supply meat markets, pub- lic markets, hotels and restaurants and also ship direct to farmers’ clubs, private individuals and public institu- tions. Farmers’ clubs can assist to a great extent in extending the bene- fits of this industry, and help to sup- gl)}r‘ families on the farms with fresh sh. Prices will be within reach of all— as low as possible to operate the fisheries. Varieties which will be available are pike, whitefish, perch, pickerel, goldeyes, white carp, sheepshead, suckers and sturgeon. In the fall of the year we usually produce large quantities of tullibees. Price lists will be sent out later, as the exact price cannot be de- termined at this time. The fish dis- tributed by the state are sold prac- tically at cost plus operation ex- penses. Mail your orders for regular ship- ments now, so the shipping list can be compiled early, to Carlos Avery, state game and fish commissioner, Capitol building, St. Paul, Minn. COUNTY REAL ESTATE BOARD PLANS BANOUET Members of the entertainment committee of the Beltrami County Real Estate Board have announced a first annual meeting and banquet to be held at the Markham hotel, Wed- nesday, March 24, at 7:30 o’clock p. m. 7 The local members of the board are making special effort to invite all real estate men of the county, as well as the larger realty representa- tives, including State Auditor J. A. O. Preus, representing the state of Min- nesota’s land department, and a num- ber of immigration commissioners, representing large real estate owners. This meeting is planned for a real success, both from a business stand- point as well as a soecial affair, that there may be a closer relationship built up among the realty owners and dealers, which will prove to be mutu- ally profitable to all concerned. P10} GET TODAY'S NEWS OUT OF TODAY'S PAPER = | oo copomor Y PIONE fresh winds tonight and tomorrow. Minnes 45¢ PER MONTH LEGION GOES ON RECORD AS FAVORABLE T0 FEDERALBONUS )\nawer to Query From State Legion Headquarters <Upon Attitude ACTION IS TAKEN AT REGULAR MEETING Matters of Importance Brought Up for Discussion and Disposal Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion in regular session Thursday night at the rooms of the Bemidji Association, went on record in favor of an adjusted federal compensation for all ex-service men, who partici- pated in the world war, action on the matter to be taken at this time. A committee consisting of Attorneys T. C. Bailey, C. L. Pegelow, C. M. Ascham and H. L. Huffman was ap- pointed by Commander N. E. Given to draw up a resolution stating the action taken by this post. This resoiu- tion is to be sent to the state head- quarters in response to a request from that department asking the stand taken by local posts. Many Topics Discussed. In addition to Attorney Vernon’s interesting talk, Thursday night’s meeting was featured by numerous important propositions which received the attention of the members. The committee, appointed to ar- range for boxing matches to be staged in this city, reported the communica- tions received in regards to securing Legion members to come here to put on a match. Many interesting bouts can be arranged with the complete support of the Legion members and the general public. The bouts are planned to be staged for the public at popular prices and the best of box- ing is promised. By vote the local post decided to put the proppsition over and to stand behind the athletic jcommittee giving that body all the support needed. | Committee Enlarged. Chairman Foucault of the boxing committee, in his report, asked for an increase in the committee and: by consent five more members were add- ed to assist him, and Fred Bost, the original committee. Plans will be brought to maturity soon to put om the best boxing bout ever seen in this city, and in doing this the American Legion members ask the support of the fans in this vicinity. o Seven applications for membership to the Ralph Gracie post were read and motion carried that the appli- cants be accepted, after investiga- tion of their discharge papers by the membership committee. Fred Fraser, manager of the post basket ball team, reported that or- ganization at a financial loss and sthted his plans for making up the deficit. Discussion on this subject was called for and after due consid- eration it was decided to leave the matter to the manager for the pres- ent. A local entertainment made up of local talent appeared to be the manner favored by the majority of the members for liquidizing the in- debtedness. Harmonick Club Sings. The Harmonick Glee club, directed by Mrs. Paul Yaple, accompanied by Miss Arvilla Kenfield, pianist, pre- sented a number of selections which were well received by the members. ‘The Ralph Gracie post extends a vote of thanks to the club and hopes that it may consent to appear at the post meeting in the future. Following reports of the various committees and the disposition of several important post matters, a buffet lunch was served. All report a very enjoyable and profitable even- ing and urge a large attendance at the next meeting, to be held March 25, when the unfinished business will be brought up for disposition . WOMEN’S CIVIC CLUB TO HOLD MEETING SATURDAY’ An interesting program will (be given at the regular meeting of the Women’s Civic and Community club Saturday afternoon at the associ+ tion rooms. Superintendent R. O. Bagby will give an address on ‘“Am- ericanization,” which will be follow- ed by a reading by Miss Josephine Parker and several selections by the Girls’ Glee club of the High school. A Alarge attendance is desired.