Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 30, 1920, Page 1

flom is ber of " Today’ ;rde-m now: 4 and herewith ;presents: the road PER THOUSAND' ‘ORIGINAL FRANQHISE 1 v Figure, Co‘a‘l‘ Coke l'eaturs of the council meeting nday. inigh'. was, the address of J.) ‘L. George of the Public Improvement _as the gas company, ] ‘he-made. a request that the tes o the ‘company:be adjusted, in ranchises granted, October, 1916, creases. in cost of- production as 'the ‘reaon for -the tranchise, the tates provided per -thousand mnet, which iple at that\_me, provided the reached the in a réasonable 1919, the or- roads. PlQnt Runs at Lou. lant has beén.running at a bout’ a-year, and it is be- stockhplders are. entitled t -eight -per: cent.. ~To ob- e eresttit will "be g T v ¥ a1l business,; Gn‘.lu’n can in¢rease prices in.ac- toe to costs, but’that the gas requires the consent of two gontract. when gz. onty asking tor an increase of per- cént. . of 0 y _colgwlngn:ghgost of oper-. om arch 1919,, - including and Fehruary of 1920, show- that the gas amounted to 8,879,- 0 cubic feet; material paid for; $7,- 98.68; manufacturing expenses $2,- 7 overhead expenses, $6,788.56%: 'cost. $15,634.60, recejpts, $13,- or.the twelve month’year he basis of an increased tion - during " “the:, coming r to 15,000;000 . cubic feet, with ectation ot costs not being any Q than now, possibly higher, the pwlng deductio found: Ga ,112.7 ,144.50; coal, expenses, ?se as . will. give a_reasonable 3 246 78, Stock divldend pre- ling interest 8 per:cent on $60,- 000, $4,000. ' ‘Total ‘amount required 27,24 , a.rate of, $1. 82 on -the Time Extended - 'he;Lahne. & -Bowl er, we]l con- ctors; were granted an ‘extention time for 30 days to-complete the ty building well; until the start y T, 'lnstead of April 1. It will uire two weeks: work to finish lt, was stated. fo get rid ot the large pond of wa- n: front of the Koors building, s'clty engineer made an estimate ; Al uld cost $570. That spot Water lfim motion wgls‘t:nssed tha% all wa- ' consumers. who .have no meters before May ‘1 will have -their supply cut ofl It transpired that eral have no meters to determine amount of water they are using. :I'he ‘collection ‘of water bills has ’l‘g‘mroad near the Blakslee farm ¥teenthi gtreet- is -“In a bad] and’ thestreet - commissionsr rdered to-look after it and fix at the least expense. Some Pay. Some Don’t.. - .employment agencles “were pay. license and others not, g to an ordinance, it was de- tric wirihg in the fire depart-~ m&t headquarters was ordered to he ‘properly. * Carelesspess lnl theb city building r0Om Wwag also. brought to at- Unitod WA'H'R COUNTY WOUI.D ‘BENEFIT BY HARD ROAD PLAN The Pioneer haa given the' detai of the' Babcock|road plan for 'Bel trami county, as officially compiled, lan b an. official authority: v . Clearwater county, with only 6,870’ residents, will be' the recipient of large benefits from the Babcock, plan of, 7,000 miles hard surfaced trunk ,hxghway system in the state. There will be 43.5 miles of lnrd surfaced roads constructed there at an estimated - construction ‘cost of $30,000 -a 'mile. ' This. means. that $1,305,000 will be spent'in the county for’ this purpose. - - There are only 447 motor vehicles registered. . At the average rate of $18.a car, which is the suggested li- \cense figure, there will be only $8,046 for' Clearwater. county, complle ! i T FINEPROGRAM BEINGPLANNED FOR SUMMER * North Minnesota Ruoureu h " Be On Duplny Includ- U. 5. SECRETARY, OF AGRICULTURE MAY C_OME paid_into the state highway fund each |, \year.. - < But at the rate of saving estimated by government statisticians of -two cents a mile forthe operation of motor vehicles “over -“hard ‘surfaced roads, the: owners of these cars will save ;8,93"’ even. if they only oper- ate: their vehicles' over 1,000 miles of these hard roads. Substracting - the . 48.5. mileés’ of trunk highway from the 820 miles of roads: in the county leaves a total of 1776.5 miiles ‘of roads:which ‘will be graded, graveled and maintained. all year from the county road and bridge fund without increasing the tax rate. Summing up the ndvantages to Clearwater county, it is ‘seeh that they will receive a gift of 43.56 miles of boulevard, 776.5 miles of fine coun- try roads and the saving in money by | operating their cars’over the hard * But Amendment No. 1 must be approval at the November election. CAPT. ORCHARD WIRES THAT szoooo wm. BE 'S, A, in Great Work” for Hurnamty PO. 000, building for Bemldji will start to break ground in May, and be ready for use in July. / <. CAPTAIN ORCHARD '..e above dlspatch was delivered o thePioneer late Monday afternoon sent -by_Captain -Orchard of the lo- ‘cal Salvation Army post,.and means that the Bemidji lodge.of Elks cam- paign, aided by citizens of Bemidji, also by Captain Orchard’s- ‘efforts, will /bring to Bemiidji realization of an Army headquarters in' this city, as a haven for rest, comfort and in- telligent care of the desfitute and friendless. i The building upon which, this gen- erous sum will,be expended, will be an important asset to wblfare work in Bemidji.and vicinity, and will be in keeping of loyal management. Captain = Orchard returned from Minneapolis early thi§ morning, and in an interview said: “At the meeting-of the Prnvm ial Affairs Commission of the Salvation Army, it-was declded to - build-a $20,000 building in Bemidji instead of :that proposed to- cost $10,000. “The work will commenee in May and be completed in‘ July. “The size of the structure will be 40x140 feet, three stories with base- ;n:nt located ‘on a anesotn avenue 01 “The ground floor Wwill contam two store locations; the sécond floor.will contain the assembly room, and the third floor will be used by the-officers’ quarters and apartments.” RED ARMY ASKS PEACE (By United Press) , Essen, March 30.—The West Phalian red army has asked:the Ber- lin government for an armistice, 61~ lowing its defeat by the Reichswehr troops. VOIGHT ASSOGIATI'S WITH BAZAAR STORE E. J”Voight, who arrived here from Brookings, S. D., Sunday morning will associate himself with G. D. Backus in the conduct and manage- ‘ment of the Bazaar store of this ci Mr. Voight is a son-in-law of { Backus, and 1s well and favorably known in Bemidji, having spent his summers here. for the past: several years. He is a live, wide-awake and energetic hustler. and will ‘be wel- comed in Bemidji’s business circle. He has been 'a successful insfructor in high schools and colleges in the manual training art and has met with great success as a football and basketball coach in the various in- Iatitutions with, which.. he has been connected '3 e o For the summer meeting of the “PIONEER’! N orth Central ' | ‘Weather forecast; 24 hrn. Markham: Unsettled, incre&fthg wind, warmer. - YOUR PAPER WILL BE .. S'I'OPI’BB! Lt U-hu your uhorlpfiol is Please take np offense paper be._stopped, your as exis cdndi- tions ‘leave us mo .thr oourgs to - pursue. Northern Minnesota Development as-}| sociation, to be held here onJune 18 and 19, Bemidji' is preparing to entertaiy thousands of delegates who wilt ‘be attracted trom all over’ the Northwest.. The program, being arranged, will contain entertainments of the most}i interesting nature, educational featufes and will, with- out doubt, be the greatest in the an- nals of the association. . Resources of northern Minnesota will be exhibited as features of the program. " Agriculture, which: is “one of ‘the greatest ‘possibiilities for the future of this section of-the United States. will be repre. sented by E. T. A States secretary of agriculture,. who has_promised - to attend, if possible, and wil take a promment:part in_ the program. 4 i‘lining 8 speclux exhlbit in ‘charge isitors” will be told, about the var- ing and mining ; processes. ined thoranghly, "o expound thé values - of * wild game and fish as a factor in-reducing: the cost of living, arrangements are being nade with C,arlqs Avery, ‘state game and fish, commissioner; to:have personal charge-bf,a A, game ang :fish exhibit.. Demonstrutions are .plan. ned to show how: fish may-be eooked. and canned in variousg ways. Live fish will also-be exhibifed and:the /|'peculiar- ‘habits of“each specie- wfll‘ ‘be explained by experts. . Pole Casting Contest - For' the: benefit of sportsmen, who are in-attendence at the session, cast- ing contests are being arranged: The association, meeting ,will be held 'at the time -when Northern Minnesota is beginning to enjoy the summer season and Bemidji will' be at the heighth of preparation for the delegates. ROYAL ARCH MASONS CONFER SEVERAL DEGREES - The/Bemidji Chapter R. A. Mv‘held an afternoon and evening session in: the’ Masonic’ Temple ' -Monday - and conferred several ~degrees hpon a class. of candidates. - Aboyt- twenty- five meinbers of the chapter dined at the Markham:-hetel. for supper, .af- ter which they répaired to the Tem- | ple: for. further degree work, = -~ The following Masons were lncluds ed in_the class: Walter Olson of Walker, ‘R. Richards and William ‘Henderson of Cass Lake, and A. B. Feir ahd Olaf Ongstad of Bemidji. Others from Cass Lake attending the iess’iun were Ira Curtis and’ Dr. Gal- raith 3 SPECIAL FEATURE FOR NOON-DAY LUNCHEON A ial feature tor the noon- duy luncheon of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce association, R. I. By- ington of :Grand Forks, representa- tive of the Burrough Adding Machine company, will speak on “Personal Ef. ficiency Applied to System.”’ Several .other matters which were brought to the attention of the board of directors at its meeting today will be discussed by the association tomor- row. For the luncheon an excellent menu has been planned - A large at- tendance is especially’ u;ged to hear Mr. Byington’s address. COURT RESUMES \ . District court began again - this morning in adjourned session to com- plete the calendar for - this term, Judge C. W. Stanton presiding. The first case to be tried by jury is the case of Louis ‘Anderson, as administrator for Philip ‘Anderson, deceased, vs. the Great Northern Railway company for alleged neglect of the company which resulted in the death of Phiilip Anderson. Jurors were selected this forepoon and nvl- dence hearing was begun. 'least” 50 ' per ' cent, beésides various] St. Paul March 30. —smndarddu- tion of fair mnnnzomant methods was ‘the theme of discussion at the firat | meeting 'of .county and district fair managers, who were called in a spe- cial sessfon rhy R. F. Hall of Minne- apolis, mreury of the Minnesota [ Federation of County Fairs. ' About/ 150 fair ¢ The. mcreased cost of opamunxI his year, amounting in most in- | cremies were present. fai stances to-in.average advance of at is causing fair managers such concern that a resqlu- tion'was introduced ‘which will’ jus- tify: the charginp of an outside gate admission ‘of 75 ‘cents in place of the usual:charge of 85 to 50 cents. The iresolutions’ committee will embody such'a rssolutlon irf itg report to the convention this morning. A large number of county fairs are planning ‘on adopting the uniform | premium list classification for live stock, agricultural products and oth- ler exhibits of an educational nature, worked out ‘for :use by Minnesota county fairs by the extension depn‘t- mént -of the State Agricultural lege. - As' a result-all these count! as will offer uniform prizes for ‘the same kind- and type of exhibits. {CROOKSTON MILL N0. 1 ! OPENS FOR SEASON . ‘Operations began_yesterday by the Crookston Lumber” company plant, No. 1, a’day and night shift being run from the start. Sawing began as well ir even better than was expect- ed and the [in 's output will.average up well with any day of the season. The starting of the plant has found eniployment for approximately 6500 men were on ‘hand looking for jobs to the local payroll. A surplus of men on hand looking for jobs when when operations began. 7. ASSN. DIRECTORS MEET- ! Directors of the Bemldjl Civic and Commerce assoctation met this noon |- at the association rooms and after luncreon " discussed _various business matters which-have been brought to|: its attention during the past week. Ungder the present plan of weekly meetings the ‘board {s accomplishing far :more than:ever beforo, MUSICIANS UNIONTO ' GIVE AN EASTER BALL Local No. 331, erican Fedeu- tion ‘of Musicians, "has completed plans for an Baster ball to be held on Monday evening,. April 5, at the Armory . Music will be furnished by a’ ten-piece orchestra, the same mu- sicians that furnished the music for the: Timber ‘Workers’ ‘dance, . which was so well enjoyed by all who at~ tended. The, hall wfll be decorated for the occasion ‘and ‘refreshments - will be gerved. Dancing will begin at 9 o’clock, and a large nttondance is urged. The dance, which was scheduled by the Shuck’s orchestra for the same date to be held at the Kaplan build- ing, has beert postponed until a later date, not to donfiict with the dance to * be given by, the Musicians’ union, v Your: u--m\ln wflll be nouly WEMIDJI PIONEER PUB. CO. a NEW YORK ARG REFUSEDSEATS Declared Not Worthy of Be- ing Members of State ] Assembly MINORITY REPORT IN FAVOR OF ACCUSED Defendants Did Nothing to Help Government Dur- ing the Big War (By United Press) Albany, N. Y, March 80.—The five suspended socialist members of the New York assembly were declar- ed disloyal and unworthy of their seats, is the majority report of the Judiciary committee filed today. A minority report, filed by ong of the thirteen members of the commit- tee asserts that while five socialists have been proven disloyal the as- sembly has no constitutional right to prescribe loyalty as a test of eligibil- ity for its members and urged that , | they be re-seated. Third of Volunteers Have Their Checks i .8t. Paul, March 30.—State sold. iers’, bonuses have been paid to 8,882 ‘outiof 104,400 claimants, according to ‘an offictal, bulletin issued by: the bonus ‘board. ‘Henry Rines, state treasurer and a.board member, an- nounced that similar ‘bulletins will be -issued. . weekly and that daily re- ports of the "fifi"" of. paflnant will ‘be- discor Out of 24,6 volunteer service men’s apnl;cltlons. payments have been made :on 8,582, the report shows, .300 are on abstracts and the remaining 16,691 are being investi- gated. Bonuses have been mailed'to 300 out of 79,827 claimants who were drafted for service. The majority of the othe;- draftees’ applications, to the total of 43,982 and bearing serial numbers between 47,000 and 104,400 are filed, numbered and indexed and awaiting examjnation. Draftees’ applications with records cléar .and turped over to the board for final” approval total 5, 9156 and bear serial numbers ‘between ‘1. and 14,000. The bureau of investigation is checking 10,505 claims, including 4,485 with serial numbers between 1 and 14,000, and 6, 020 with num- bers between 14,000 and 22,000. Ap- plications comploted by the bookkeep- ing division and ready for investiga- tion: total 4,690 with serial numbers between 22,000 and 28,000, and those comipleted by the examining and tuition divisions and ready for the bookkeeping division total 9,945 with serfal mbers between 28,000 and 41,000. e remaining 4,590 ap- plications, serially numbered between 41,000 and 47,000 have been check- ed. by -the tuition division and are ready for.the examination division. The statement was designed to en- (able applicants to ascertain with reasonable certainty the status of their respective claims now that they have been notified of their serial numoers and thé progrees on various groups’ are made public. CHICAGO POTATO MARKET REPORT Received too late to get in the market report: Chicago, March '30.—Potato re- ceipts today, Northern Round Whites, mked, $5.95 to $6; bulk $6 to $6.10. - Min- nesota Barly Ohios, $6.25. TWO “JACKS” ARRESTED - Two lumber jacks were sentenced to a fine of $10 each or imprison- ment. for 10 days on the charge of drunkenness, before Judge J. F. Gib- mons of the municipal court on Mon- day. The fines in both cases were remitted, and the lurmberjacks 1e- turned to their work in“the wood HOTE ON TURKEY nr.nmrm 2 (By United Prossy: : Paris, March 380.—~Hugh Wallace, American ambassador, has delivered President Wilson’s note to the French !%ln office, on the ’l'urkluh lltun- 7 TWENTY KILLED IN 0HIO (By United Press) Cleveland, D., March 30.—Reports from Ohio say that 20 were killed in that state Buudoy by a tornada swe - 77 cars. Market steady, |- A second minority report held that while the evidence disclosed socialists both as a party and as individuals re- fused to render service to.the govern- ment during the war, tBere was no- thing to show their attitude was oth- er than negative and that the sus- pended men should be reseated. HOMESTEADER DIES; DEATH WAS SUDDEN “Silas Suvunge, a hume«tander who lived 34 miles from Kelliher and for the past five or six months had been employed as cook for the American ‘Cedar ‘company, dropped dead at the hotel at Kellther at 7, o’clock Mon- day mornlng Upon investigation of the case by County Coroner H. N, McKee, it was deemed unnecepsary to hold an in- quest, death having resulted from cerebral hemorrhage. He has been:in the hospital here several times of Imte and. his record showed that he has only left the hospital on' March 26, two days before his death. He had purchased a large bill of goods from the Kelliher store in preparation to returning to his farm for the spring work and it {s thought that he in- :]ended to go to his homestead Mon- ay. MEMBERSHIP CARDS FOR ,AUTO CLUB RECEIVED Membershlp cards for 1920 to the Automobile club of the Bemldjl av- sociation have .been received, have already been signed by Chief of Police Thomas Bailey, and are to be mailed out to the members within a few days. Of this club, A. M. Bag- ley is president, and H. M. Stanton is necretary—treasurer. The club is affiliated with the state and national automobile clubs and membershlp offers a sort of bail bond in case of arrest, in that the officer arresting the owner of a membership card for violation of the laws regu- 'l lating automobiles will hold the card as bail and release the party at once, delivering the card to fhe chief or superintendent of the police to re- ceive further instructions. RED LAKE DRAINAGE BOARD ELECTS OFFICERS ’fhle( River Falls, March 30.—The Red Lake drainage -board meeting here. elected C. G. Selvig of Crooks- ‘I ton ‘president and decided to hold the next meeting at Warren March 31, when all ditch projects for the Thief River ‘basin-will- be presented for the préliminary -hearing. The district board was orgunlzed under chapter 13 of the special ses- sfon ‘of the 1919 state legislature known as the Cliff act. Other members on the board in ad- ditiof to Mr. Selvig are Axel Nelson, *1Holt, Marshall county; William Pu- kewitz, Grygla, Beltrami county; Bd Aubol;; St. Hilaire, Pennington ;coun- ‘Hy, and ‘Andrew Johnson, Gonvick, " Clearwater county. GERMANY'S REQUEST T0 KEEP . BATTLE CRAFT IS REFUSED (By Unitéd Press) Paris, March 30.—The council of ambassadors have refused Germany’s request that she be allowed to retain her’ gunboats and auxiliary ocruisers. *The council insisted that lumg. diate delivery be made,