Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 16, 1920, Page 1

GET TODAY'S NEWS OUT OF [ North' . Central: Minnesots. btnn Fnee: BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY EV FIGHTING THE ENING, 'MARCH 16, 1920‘ Weather forecast, 24 hrs., Markham: " _Fair; fresh winds tonight,’tomorrow HABIT OF USING BAD ENGLISH wo T e 45c PER MONTH POSTOFICES o " OF NINNESOTA | VT e | O i | CAST IN HOUR ODDSURPRISES TOCO .,"i‘f_'-‘j“.D;-:’l::'mé:naf : e, 17 : PO 8 | Hiram Johnson Runs Secead .Ro?roientah‘ves i Only Eight DELEGATES ARE NAMED TO COUNTY CONVENTION - «FARTHEST NORTH” IS 'REACHED BY W. JOHNSON IS:CANDIDATE FOR G.O.P. PRESIDENCY Purdy Writes~ Ritchie . of | League Leaders Confident They|, Scheme to Use Hydroplane Have Taken Measure'of - On the Border!6 ‘- the “Old Parties” Mrs. H. C. Baer elected in First Ward; Only Woman Who Will Participate . The 'tenc‘hei'u and pulills of one of the 'scheols of Pcrtland, Ore., have ndofiqed this noyel method of wml.l. on bad English with banners and demonstrations. It 1s’ evpecially effective with the ehfldren. BEMIDJI MAY BECOME General Leonard Wood was favored by republicans in Bemidji as the pref- erential candidate for the presidency in a light vote cast between 7:30 and 8:30 in the five Bemlflji precinets. Leonard Wood received a total of 78 votes, Hiram Johnson received 64, Lowden got 12 and Hoover 8. No preferential vo*e was cast in the fifth ward. Wood. carried the first ward 38 to 14 and the second 30 to 23 over Johnson. The latter beat Wood one vote in the third and the fourth was strong with 22 to 6. The fact that such a brief time was nllowpd for voting in the primaries. to select' delegates to the county con- vention, not many turned out. Names of Delegates. First Ward Delegates: Wm. Mc- — is, March _16.—Facts (By United Press) and figures strange and startling| Bismarck, March 16.—The 1920 about the state:of Minnesota ‘have |, 1itical volcano exploded in- North “Purd : ¥ .be%ncm;(lwvl:;l:‘: ';lguli‘t’:;“t“;;:{ml;:‘rez Dakota and showered parties, old and ; A‘_?;l the last 10 days since Minneapolis |new, with worries. . - ; ) “was selected as accounting oftice for | Voters of the Flickertail domain s t led Wbt : ‘the state. - The new appointmen are .balloting today ‘in the presiden- Mr. Purdy and Mr. Kerr to take dOWR | .. o i mary. National committeemen, ' LANDING PLACE FOR i akn AERO FOREST PATROL ‘mmdmom.s1 hllmx;lgl D:-:e‘:e“n;‘g“;‘afi‘:f; tional conventions are being named. - | Representative. of Federated Many ~an Republican forces are split three| .. Flierl-M eets With Tri-' d . . they report. A b H - ih%:;u?s' they postoffice farthest |ways. Democratic forces are divided i u.is i County Fair Officials Minneapol s wansaos ]| FUNERAL SERVICES OF WITTLE WANT ADS 7 LIV YL DO BIG THINGS DAN 0’CONNOR HELD .A little ‘“measley” want ad EARLY ms MMNING sells the old French farm of 160 i acres for $24,000. : pe Tast October the farm was-| | Interment Will Be at Brainerd; sold to Barney Willits for $103' g 8 St an'#ere and ‘Monday is was sold Fruterlflxty and Union Local Attend. for $150 an acre. Talk about doing a good job and getting a good “buyer, at an increased ; i United States proper? |into two factions and the National ?&h l;el:)btlge in Minneapolis would | Non-partisan League clalms a con- :guess that the office is in Minnesota, |trolling electorate regardless of party. the little office of Sugar Point: Fur-|League leaders claimed to have anni-| ~C. W. Hinck, president of the Fed- price. . Want Ads do it. \ thermore, Sugar point is the only | hilated the ““old parties.” - erated Fliers, Inc:, of Minneapolis, The buyer came all the way United States postoffice.on the con-i . Thgipolitical tempest was so violent represented that body at the meeting trom Nebraska to secure this : side of Alaska which in_North Dakota when time came for |Of the county fair officials of Beltra- bargain . g:fe:: r‘)e‘:tched'trm the United 8t 3: filing presidential mominees for the|mi, Clearwater and Itasca ‘counties > The-deal was handled through | |by a freight train of which he was|, ..~ g et oot by water. To get mail 1o tHIS | primary that only two men ~were held at ‘the Bemidji High® school|| E. J. Willits,, Barney Willits, | |the conductor, late Saturday evening, ouaig, B. Berman, B. W. Lakin, B. \ : e , : s - F. Netzer, F. S. Arnold, Mrs. H, C. dabout trip - is ‘taken'|made éandidates for president—one|building on Saturday, March 13, and owned the land, also took over ||Following the services, which were o T . gm'fia;‘ d;ogllinnlxpeg, Cana in eac¢h party.” This fal:,t o ot 12| while in the city announced the plans| | $2,00 ‘Worth of timber off the ||attended by the Bemidjl Council of Bu;r, ™ : by W83 hree Months.” | dicate agreement on either candidate. being made by that school-of fliers||:“place during the winter, so he ||the Knights of Columbus, members |, resitlential preference: ~Leonard Offices Cut Off Three Months. RS { ) regarding the establishment of a||' has made a gross profit of over | |of the Brotherhood of Railway Train-|, ood, 38; Hiram Johnson, 14; Frank 1Is there any' point in Mmfl"“s"mi‘ . +Johnson Runs Alone., landing field for North Central Min-|{| $9,000. men, and friends and relatives from |oWden, 11; Herbert Hoover, 3. farther away than New Yo r:( 9rterfl’ Senator Hiram Johnson of Califor- | nesota to be located in Bemidji AN tar and near, the remains were ship- |, Second Ward delegates: I, R. By- Franelsco? -From the.:pos ‘m;fl ©F'S |l is theaply Republican candidate/: Recommendations: have heen; gent [ ——@ |ped to Brainerd for interment. o Anton Etickson, T. C. Bailey, W. point of view thera-is, the wlinveupo- #1% L B0 publica; atels. oy DAY *| séemlioromeonoeponcogo | Besiden Lis, wile, Cypoling, end i ercum, 11, W. Rhode; Androw <1 dfticia mmé;‘cbec:l;:e mfim& the primary ballot. - Others may ba]ment of the War Office at Washing- CMA : dhughter, AIGEhe Teavés. to n oP up;xd. - . fices in remote parts of: 0‘;1 & | placed there by the voters, but not if ton- to the effect that Bemidji would his loss, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. |, residential preference: Leonard - Minnesota cannot be reache has, rel s |the advice of.the “regulas republi.|be the ideal location for such a field| v Charles O'Connor of Brainerd, three |, ood, 30; Hiram Johnson, 23; Her- jly or rapidly as either °té e wasv (Continued pn Page Eight) and should be designated-as such! Mr. ADmTISING oF BOND sisters, Elizabeth O'Connor of Brail ‘Fe'” Hoover, 3: Miles Poindexter, 2; of the United States. And “g; savs Hinck’s estimated size for a field is erd, Mrs. M. 3. Enright of Jamestown, | Frank O. Lowden, 1. “‘eral months in Winter, they discov- about 1,800x700- feet. - The -county ISSUE FoR PA“NG N. D., and Mrs. Orin W. Wentwortn | Third Ward delegates: C. D. Luc- tairgrounds could be used, but are of New York city, and two brothers, |26 H. B. Minten, I. B. Olson, George Resolution Will Be Prepared for Making Change in i — ered, some remote offices are com- ] letely spEWroRd Akt nccaslonallyicARL LEONARD MEETS not desirable since there is a heavy James of Brainerd and William of Hays, 0. B. Stevens. Water Rates Funeral services were held this morning at 6 o’clock at St. Phillip’s church for Daniel O'Connor, who met death by being accidentally run over mo mail reaches them in~ a three growth of trees around it, thereby Omaha, Neb. iy Presidential preference: Hiram months’ period. 4 WI'""IKER lN BAUDmE necessitating too abrupt a descent. Among those from out of town who Johnson 6; Leonard Wood, 4; Hard: Remoteness of some of the Minne- He forecasts that aeroplanes will attended the funeral are Mrs. M, J[in8 1 - : : sota offices has led Mr. Purdy to con- soon be used in this section for for- Enright and daughter, Maud, of] Fourth Ward delegates: John aider asking the department at Wash- estry patrol service, the name of the Jamestown, N. D.; Miss Elizabeth [C!ine. R. B. Lycan, August Bergh, K. ington for hydroplanes to make deliv~ city should be painted on the roofs 0’Connor, William Hogan, of Brain-| K- Roe, Naish McKinnon. - .éries from Minneapolis of necessary h March 24 under the|°f the railroad depots as well as on erd; Mrs. S. B. Uptegrove and datight{; Presidential preference: Hiram ‘materials and supplies. £ome Cre 0N . SRare under” the| ., “g.1q" thus enabling the flier to ter, Virginia;, of Cass Lake; ZYoF&’lfl‘ Johnson, 22; Leonard Wood, 6; hoov- i i f the American Legion post g - - 2o er, A hydroplane would be better | 2uSpICeE O 2 pick out the:landing place from aloft, Knutson, Kent Knutson and Andrew |~ » said Mr. Purdy,|and will box. Whittiker and another b ] }})13223:5: :xllrglizgfénes:vould have dif- | ffom the Twin Cities will likely be he asserts. . g;‘lz{(tlairmo?lcl:\{:; ’Lt:lih' and MerscCopr® —_— here at that time but at this time it i g 3 ; Continued an page four) is not definitely known. BoXing fans} ¢ are looking forward to-muclh sport at WATER TRENCH CAVES 5 i this bout, which is the first held here’ MAY ESTABLISH WILD Tor some time. AND BREAKS GAS MAIN g GAME PARK Hmfii NO COMPROMISE REACHED. ‘While the city force of workmen —_ % were looking for a break in a bursted At the ‘meeting ‘of _the Aemidji (By United ‘Press.) Rl!:)[g::yt :;;ttegzo:;)e:r :f l;l;egéMg;z;:‘r:; 4 Baudette, March 16.—Carl Leon- ard of New Richland, Wis., .a cousin of William Rulien of this place, will At the meeting of the city council Monday night, the sum of $1,025 was authorized: to. be. paid to D. S. Mit- chell, in compensation for the pro- posed cutting off of the corner of his two lots, at the southeast intersec- tion of Bemidji avenue and Tenth street. This is the point where the hard pavement is to angle on the turn from Bemidji to Doud avenue. C. G. Johnson addressed the coun- cil on a proposed plan of his to save the tax-payers money on public im- iCivic and Commerce association to-| . £ % provements, and the council will ap- b Paris, March 16.—Herr Mayer to-| ;¢ earth broke from the edge of thelpoint a committee to confer with the row, after the noon-day luncheon, i C V A ;lllx?matter of encouraging the Board gsizfilcézlly;:lfqrmid P!r)emler Ml]llle; trench, falling on and breaking the|Benidji association on appointing . of Park Commissioners. to establish a| o tl:“p mllset.'ask eefn reac ed gas main, which supplied that part|three business men to investigate the park in this city for wild game will | }t:wegn e revolutionary forces and|\hich caused some inconvenience to|proposition. . The city attorney will the' Jihert government. of the city, east of Beltrami avenue,|5)5o be.named as a member of the e discussed. Elk and deer are,qvail- gble for such a park and it Is boISREl the residents, who were just about|.,nmittee. Whether the city charter 1. Fifth Ward delegates: Harry R. Jones, Charles Lindahl, Haywood. Presidential preference: Reported ST. PAUL MAYOR FIGHTS |°™" —— FOR RE—NOM|NA“0N N PAssnvl::;::s 1!::.?: Ell;snml.s (By United Press) Oshkosh, Wis., March 16—Twenty- St. Paul, March 16.—Three candi- | five petso;ls we;'o injured when tlfe dates for two mayoralty nominees|Northwestern train was derailed be- went into the final scene of a bitter-|tween here and Fond du Lack. Four ly fought primary election here to-|cars overturned and one submerged day. in a swollen creek. No. trains are Mayor Laurence C. Hodgson is a running on account of the high condidate for re-election. g : Gilbert Gutterson and Willium M.a- f;;tsi‘:i‘ Several bridges have col- honey are seeking his office. that with combined effort the project | T . . | getting ready for supper prepara-iwould allow the plan of Johmson 8| Councilmen are also to be in- will be put over, establishing "a| 15,000 YANKEB MAY tion. . 2 also a matter for looking into. ated ¢ i s NEw G()VERNMENT AN’T _Fortunately, the Bemidji Gas Com-| o proposition for revising water J 3 rates was also a_topic for discugsion and it wds decided to have the city attorney prepare a resolution to that effect. . i rve. | . i “né?;irslrez:her matters of import-} HELP 0UELL REVGL pany had a crew of men promptly on ance will be brought up at' this meet- hand and the gas was shut off and -4ing and it is urged that ‘there be a . repairs qade within an hour. woose L instatt | LAST, SAYS WASHINGTON NEW OFFICERS TONGHT By Herbert Walker The Loyal Order of Moose will#hold (By United Press) large attendance. An excellent mefiu has been arranged for the luncheon.; ‘éfs?,’,':gt,f,{”fia?gfef{;’f’“_‘gififé,ess ANOTHER FLUE “FIRE” City Clerk Stein was authorized to|installation of officers for the ensuing| Washington, D. C., March 16—Offi- may take steps.to determine whether SEEE advertise for bids on the paving bond|year and will initiate a class of can-|cial information from Berlin is that i " A chimney fire at 1400 Beltrami |issue, recently voted at the municipal | didates into the mysteries of the ord-|the new revolutionary government of election. Surety bonds for city officials were approved by the city attorney and en- er at the meeting to be held this even-|vVon Kapp has “only a short time to ing at the Moose hall. Following the|last,” it was learned here. It is be- business session a lunch will be serv- |ljeved that the Von Kapp regime will do g = ‘- |the 15,000 U. S. Troops now in Ger- are d avenue necessitatéd the calling out of -ui(:bT- ELEC[ omcms many, to-be used against. the revol- the firé department at 12:25 today. X3 S D y. 7 utionists'in event that the allied lead- No damage was done to the residence. ! F OR THE COMING YEA_R Chairman Kahn of t’he’house mili- dorsed by the council. ed be overth d that the old ers order such action. The session was not long and little| 800N e averiurown and,es K190 3 4 The officers to be installed tonight | government will return to power. i ed " : tary affairs committee today is pre- E : & P Bemidji council of the United Com- DAring 4 resolut‘ion'caning g'n Selc’re- mmmm“s PomT To of importance was transacted. are as follows. mercial Travelers held a very inter-| 4., poyer to inform congrress of the| ( ATE S E— Dictator—G. W. Harnwell. REPORT IS CONFIRMED osting business session Saturday | i iatug of American soldiers on wml) CARRYING ST OLD-TTME LUMBERMAN . Vice-director—C. K. Foucault. A 3 - might, followed by a social meeing | German sol. PASSES: WAS 81 YEARS| Frelate—b W. fidfieh (By United Press) Jack Phalen, an old time lumber- e . London, March 16.—Dr. Wolfgang Officers elected for the ensuing year| g ;.. tne state of war existing (By United Press) are_as follows: with Ge ; 2 — willi rmany, President Wilson can| . St. Paul, March 16.—Early returns| man_and woodsman for the Crooks- von Kapp, leader of the new German S s.:!'l““ counsellor — William . C.} /0% 00 ns"ag he sees fit, but some con- | from the larger cities indicate today |ton Lumber Co., passed away at St. WOOD BEG!NS SECOND revolution has offered to resign as T or counsellor—Oscar Manaugh. gressional leaders, it is understood,|that. Minnesota = republicans favor|Anthony’s hospital Sunday night at : v chancellor, thus opening the way for unior counselor want it made plain that no action | Gen.'Leonard Wood for president. the age of 81 years. Arrangements so"TH DAKOTA TOUR negotiations with the Ebert govern- ment, according to a Berlin corres- pondent of the Exchange Telegraph Past counsellor—M. F. vvglllllmm“ J, should be taken unless congress l'xas Returns from - outlying districtsfor the funeral have not been com- Secretary-treasurer — Willia *| passed the authorization resolution! | were meagre, because a storm cut off {pleted. wire communication in all dh;ttlg'.sl.1 _— o V\"]ntli'towné %V D.;i Mnrc}hlifi.—flaj. " The 'twin cities gave Hiram John-| en onar ood, republican can- son substantial support and indica- Gomc To ST- PA"L ~ |didate for SouthyDakota’s presiden- ¢ i tial nomination ‘His begun a second tions are that he will run second. iso'ow ARHORY é‘i::kf’f the stat I vlJrIe wm'spea‘k i Herhert Hoover apparently ran third, Gov. ‘Frank’ 0. Lowden, Illinois, and Lowden fourth. AN AN AN AN DA DD DT E72008 Senator Hiram Johnson, California and Sen, Miles Poindexter, Washing- ton, already have campaigned the state. They may return to the state this week or next for a last minute effort. The primary is met for March company. General Maereker is reported en- - plane bearing compromise proposals: to the Ebert government, was ex- pected to also carry Von Kapp’s offer erth. - go:gxgfl:éol;r—A. Bg.rnlagley. - 5 a ence Nielson. §eutinel—A. E: Ellson. TAME GROUND HOG e executive committee appointe: % sncludes J. H. Koors, F. W. Langdon, . REMEMBERS Hls HOME Flrgnk Luebeck and C. W. Vander-| sluis. TEiaaa also confirmed the report of the of— fer. A BANDITS ROB REVENUE OFFICE OF $20,000 A committee comprising of H. L. Huffman and T. C. Bailey left today for St. Paul, where they, together with M. J. Brown, assistant attor- ney general, will appear before the armory board Wednesday for the pur- . The tamea:l miék-f:lcll w:odchu;k, : 5 owned by Walter Smith, who resides BAILEY WILL CONFER on Eighteenth street, Bémidji, which WITH EATON ON ARMORY | disappeared during the late fall, re- appeared Monday for the first time— Attorney Thayer C. Bailey left last after Ground Hog Day. evening for Duluth where he will} The gopher was captured when a confer with Captain Guy Eaton re-|little chap and brought up on a bot- garding matters connected avith Be-|tle until full grown. Last fall he midji’s National Guard Armory. From dug his winter home under a lumber 15-CENT WANT AD : SELLS $300 HORSE «Just once did -the business,” || pose of presenting Bemidji’s claims|23—a week from today. S = gays E. J. Willits about the results || for a:$50,000 appropriation for the| Gen. Wood. will speak at ‘Webster (By United Press.) of a Pioneer Want Ad. new .&Trmory. and Aberdeen today, Redfield and| Seattle, Wash.,, March 16.— Two |~ “I sold horse, harness, rig and The board, it is understood, has al-|Hurun, March 17; Scotland and Mit- | unmasked men held up the cashier all for $300.” ready granted a $25,000 appropria-|chell, March 18; Madison and Brook-|of the interna] revenue collector’s Duluth hé will go to St. Paul tonight | pile in the back yard and curled up The want ad cost about 15 ||tion, having recognized the National|ings, March 19; Pierre, Miller and | office in the federal building this 1o attend the meeting of the State|for his cold weather slumber. And|| cents. A pretty good investment. || Guard Unit, and efforts to secure a|Highmore, March 20. The next three|morning and robbed the.strong box Armory Board to e held there tomor- Lhe remembered the home in which|| Try a want ad for quick results. like amount for the naval unit will|days he will spend in the western |of $20,000 in currency. The robbers v te was welcome. be made. part of the state. escaped. i = route to Stuttgart from Berlin in & ... to resign. The French foreign office: -