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

KO0ORS BROS : J,:!(AL " ‘DIRECTORS INCREASED FROM SEVEN TO NINE “Opportunity to Be Given Pub- kic to Purchase Additional Block of Stock A special meeting of the stockhold- -ers. of Koors Bros. Co. was held in 1ihe "principal office of the company “Thursday evening and according to .a report given out by the company it was the most enthusiastic meeting -gever held by the company. ‘The report further stated that the .financial statement of the company .as at March 31, 1920, was submitted, together with a resume of the first -4hree month’s business and showed ‘ the company to be in a most excel- Zent condition, with the brightest _prospects of one of the biggest years in its history. ‘With favorable weather conditions in sight no efforts will be spared to :xush the completion of the company’s new ice cream, dairy products and -cold storage plant. Practically all the material necessary for its comple- tion i8 now on the ground and al- ready bricklayers are working closing in the building. When completed, this plant will be by far the most «afficiently, arranged and equipped, attractively designed and substanti- zally erectel out side of the twin cities -and Duluth. > el .- 'The completion of the. plant '[wfl ¢ place the company in a position where it will be leading in" the pub- ‘Me’s demand for 100 per-cent sanita- “«vation and purity in-food products and sthe service requirements for distridbu- “tion. It is expected the building will e ready for occupancy sometime in ~June. To give the large and increasing . ‘number of stockholders of the com- “pany representation it was voted to ‘Ancredse the number of directors from :seven to nine. The new directors welected were H. L. Huffman and T. A. “Largon, the latter being vice-presi- “dent of the LaPorte State Bank, La- -porte, Minn. Mr. Huffman will be the company’s attorney. The directorate of the company :mow comprises, F. J.. Koors, J. H. Moore, Wm. Christiamson, H. L. Huff- ‘man, T. A. Larson, Dr..D. L. Stanton, ‘B.'A. Barker, Geo. T. Baker, C. Niel- “Ren. .~ ’At a meeting of the directors held <directly after the stockholder’s meet- ing E. A. Barker was unanimously <elected chairman of the board of di- rectors and M.-A. Greenblat, who has ‘been connected with the company al- ‘most three years, was elected secre- ‘tary. The other officers of the com- -pany will remain as folllows: .Presi- dent, F. J. Koors; - Vice-president, J. ‘H. Koors; treasurer, C. Nielson. F. J. “Koors: will also continue as general “manager. The board of directors will meet -on the evening of the 3rd Tuesday of every month and will have direct sapervision of the management of the oompany’s business and property. "It was decided to offer for imme- diate sale another block of capital stock. This will present an oppor- tanity for investment by the public Gm this fast growing local industry and will help in the development «f a business that means much to B 1dji and vicinity. &7 Any of the officers or stockholders _-of the company will be glad to fur- ‘nish information and facts to any #+igme who wishes to investigate the stending of the company so that they may learn for themselves concerning -the remarkabie growth it has had and opportunities i1t presents for invest- ‘ment. " LORD CUNLIFFE WILL VISIT CANADA IN MAY Winnipeg, April 10.——Lord 'Cun- -yiffe, of Lgtmdon, will be here next month, it is believed, to tike part in the anniversary celebrafion of the ‘Hudson’s Bay company. The company was granted its' orig- Tnal charter. two hundred and fifty years ago by King Charles IL STATES TO GET WAR RECORD OF MARINES ‘Washington, April 10.—The full ‘war record of every marine Who rend- ered service during the world war is * being furnished the adjutant general of .each state which was represented in that corps. , These record cards are being sent by Marine Corps headquarters to the etate: where the marine enlisted, un- less the records show that the man actually belonged to another state. v ; Program of Sport BEMIDJI, MINN., SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 10, 1920 Weather forecast, 24 hrs., Mat] INSURANCE MEN ARE ARRANGING MEETING SENATE READY ‘SAVE MONEY ON MEAT WILL BE OBSERVED BY | “HEREFOR THREEDAYS| F(OR EXPECTED) | LOCALMEAT MERCEANTS Convention to Be Held at Birchmont; Plan Fine N\ F. MacDonald, of Minneapolis, lent of the Association of Fire Insurance Underwriters, has complet- e arrangements for a convention to be held at the Birchmont Beach Sum- mer hotel on June 23, 24, and 26. Jacob. Nelson, special agent.for the American Eagle Fire Insurance com- pany and who is chairmay of the committee on arrangements for the convention was here with Mr. Mac- Donald on Thursday. Both men are very enthusiastic over the place selected for the hold- ing of the convention and believe that Bemidji affords advantages which could not be offered in other parts of the state. . President E. A. Barker of the Be- midji association has appointed the following men to constitute a com- mittee to have charge of the local ar- rangements: Harry E. Reynolds, chairman, Eugene B. Berman, J. Le- Roy Elwell, Walter L. Brooks, Ray H. Schumaker and Homer C. Baer. It is expected that about 150 in- surance men will attend the meeting. One of the big features of the meet will be a sports program including quoit throwing, archery, fishing, swimming, trap-shooting and numer- ous other enjoyable sportive exer- cises. S One afternoonm, it is planned, will be spent at the Itasca state park. Ev- eryone interested will be given an op- portunity to visit the saw mills and other industrial plants in the vicin- ity of Bemidji. N. W. OPERATORS HELD VERY ENJOYABLE DANCE The Northwestern Telephone Ex- change company operators of the Be- midji station held a very enjoyable dance last ‘evening at the Armory and an extra large attendance danced to the music furnished by a six piece orchestra. Novel decorations adorn- edthe hall and frappe was served in two dainty booths. On the dancing programs, which for some reason or other were given to the ladies, dance numbers were appropriately pamed. by wel-known replies fraquently heard from ‘‘cent- ral” ‘when endeavoring to make a call. Throughout, the dance was well planned, and it showed remarkable ability on the part of the girls to ar- range and manage a- dance of its kind. SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE COMING IN TO W0OD DISTILLATION PLANT Business Men_—S:pporting As- sociation in Raising Funds for Plant Bemidji business men who are anx- ious .to assist in promoting the city’s industrial interests are rallying to support of the Bemidji association in its campaign to create a fund where- by -a.site is to, be secured for the Stellar company which will within the next month establish here a $100,000 wood distillation plant, the purpose of which will be -the manu- facture of turpentine from Norway pine stumps. Already- a substantial portion of the fund has been raised, and busi- ness men of the city who have receiv- ed announcements of their allotments are urged to send their contribution to the-association as soon as possible. Among the first to contribute to the fund are: Henry Martin, Charles Carter, Dr. E. H. Smith, Farmers’ State Bank, Reynolds & :Winter. J. C. Penney Company, Beltrami Elevator & Milling Company, Crookston Lum- ber company, -Minnesota ulectric Light & Power company, Hodgson Brothers, Judge J. B. Harris, Bemidji Shoe Store, Barl Geil, A. H. Kleven, Henry- A. Alsop, P. M. Discare, ea A. Barker, Northern National Bank, O’Leary-Bowser, and First National bank. A list of future donors will be printed in the Daily Pioneer as the cheoks are received. Much interest is being taken by farmers in the coming of the distilla- tion plant, for they realize that land clearing in this section of the state is to-be-aided materially. - LOCAL MACHINE SHOP INSTALLS NEW CRINDER The Bemidji Machine Works, of which 3. F. Cramer is the proprietor, has just received and installed a new cylinder grinder, to be used for bor- ing and grinding automobile cylin- ders. Mr. Cramer’s plant is located in the rear of the Bemidji Candy Kitchen in the old Knopke garage. The business of this machine shop is fast increasing and now that the new machinery has been installed Mr. Cramer will be in a position to take care of a greater volume of work. He has made a special busi- ness of machine work for several years in Bemidji and says there is no work of this nature he is not able to care for. d v { ! i i " RESOLUTION to Consider Measure at Early Date VOTE WILL BE VERY CLOSE WHEN TAKEN Democrats Oppose Measure Solidly — May Swing Reservationists (By United Press.) g Washington, April 10 (By Martin). __Senate leaders today were prepared for long and bitter struggle over peace resolution passed late yester- day by the house. Senator Lodge, chairman of foreign relations com- mittee, said he would call committee to consider measure as early next week as convenient. Senator Knox, republican, and Senator Hitchcoek, ranking democratic members of com- mittee, have left Washington and date of Hitchcock’s returr at least is not definite. - Lodge said he would wait until Knox returns, but would not promise to hold off for Hitch- cock. Lodge and other republicans expect measure to pass eventually by clgse vote. Margin however, is so close that change of one or two votes in next two weeks might mean defeat. Some of the so-called mild reserva- tionists have begun series of political maneuvers which, if successful, will result in mild reservationists voting against the resolution. As democrats will oppose it almost solidly, according to Hitchcock and other administration leaders, the mild reservationists control the situation. Opponents of League of Nations plan to ugé French, intexvention in Ruhr as examples of alleged failure of league to function in emergency. *Senator Hitchcock plans to offer league covenant as amendment to resolution in effort to embarrass re- publicans. Republicans will come back with treaty demanding that democrats o on record for or against accepting in peace terms separate from covenant. JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER ADDRESS MINNEAPOLITANS Minneapolis, April 10.—John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who is touring the country in the interest of the Inter- church World Movement, arrived here today ‘to address Twin City workers for the project. A masg meeting at night will fol- low a full day of meetings-in various churches and halls at which Mr. Rockefeller will speak. 4 GIRLS TO WEAR MIDDIES . AT GRADUATION Egeland, N. D., April 10.—Boys and girls graduates from high scheol here this spring must limit their clothes expense accounts to ten dol- lars. The faculty has decreed that this may be done by the girls wear- ing middies and the boys dark coats and white duck trousers. BECIDA FARMER SELLS $1.200 CROP OF FINE CLOVER SEED Seth Smith Is Making Fine | Progress on Becida Farm; " Puts in Sawmill e e T s e Y Seth Smith, an up-and-coming farmer’ of Becida, recently brought to town two loads of clover seed, for which he . received . approximately $1,200 in cash. Mr, Smith is a bard worker and is doing much in his locality to in- crease farm values. Clover grows BATTLE ON | One Week Set Aside to Help Reduce High Cost of Livi Local meat merchants have agreed to abide by the plans of the U. 8. Department of.Justice in maintain- ing a “Save Money on Meat Week” Information .and posters:sent out by the' department’ have been supplied the lovil meat markets through the Bemidji Civic and Commerce associ- ation'and the consumers are urged to save money on meat purchases from Aprili12 to 17. The following statements have been -issued by the Department of Justice concerning the project under way to reduce the cost of'living: “This plan is designed to realize the substantial economies which the United States Department of Justice has stated to be possible by more ex- tensive purchase of the less costly meat cuts. i “Accordingly, during ‘Save Money on Meat’ week the public is urged to buy those portions which have great nutritive value and are highly palatable, but which cost less than the more popular cuts. ““The retailers of this state will co- dperate in ‘Save Money on Meat’ week. Inexpensive cuts will be stock- ed in unusual quantities. Whoel- sale meat salesmen have argreed to urge on retallers the purchase of an adequate supply of less costly cuts from April 12 to April 17. The cam- paign will be extended even into the smallest towns. “Needless .to say, the Department of Justice will be watching to make sure that no dealer tries to make the stimulated demand for cheaper cuts an occasion for illict profits. The retailers should be able to sell, and undoubtedly will sell, on a closed margin, due to the fact that they will buy and sell these portions in larger quantities than usual. “According to the Department of Justice, government experts who have- investigated marketing condi- tions say: “‘An. abnormal demand for any commodity forces up the price, and this condition applies to porterhouse steaks,or othér -choice cuts. People shouTd use more forequarter meats (whence come many inexpensive cuts) and reduce the cost of living.’ ““Now is the consumer’s chance to save. money by purchasing more freely the cheaper portions of meat. They are ‘cheap” only in the sense that they‘cost less’ FARM LOAN LAW . COMMITTEEN. M. D.A. HOLD SESSION Recommend Change in Law to Aid in Extending Credit to Farmers The committee on farm loan laws| La; of the N. M. D. A. held a meeting yesterday at the office of E. E. Mec- Donald, president of the association, and had under consideration the fed- eral farm loan act and Senator Smoots’ bill amending that act. The committee feels that the present law does not aid the man who needs as- sistance most. The act is all right ‘for owners of lands that already have good valuation, but for cut-over or similar lands of slow development it falls short of its aim. The idea ex- pressed at the committee mesting asks that the N. M. D. A. should en- deavor to aid the renter from Iowa, 1llinois or Indiana, or the honest and industrious laborer of the large city in developing lands of Northern Min- nesota. Itwumggéotodflut this could | Ke; best be done by amending the law 80 as to provide for a graduated loan, that is, extend to the owner of the land a limited amount at first with the understanding that if this amount was used in developing land he should receive a similar amount the next year and, if .this was used, a similar amount the following year, until’ the owner of the land had reached a condition where he was no like a weed in the Becida district|dongér in need of such assistance. and others located in this section have done as well as Mr. Smith. - Mr. ‘Smith recently purchased a planer and has been engaged in the cutting of lumber as a side line to g thl; mofigjlfinod out any yell; ould-not judiciously or proper! used it would rest in the federal farmi loan board to determine whether he should have any further credit or his agricultural pursuits, and expects | whether the loan should be fore- to plane boards for building use in his section. He contemplates soon to build a new house and make other building improvements on his place. NOTICE! On account of the Continued danger from the measles epi- demic, children under fifteen years of age must not attend theatres, Sunday schools and other places where children con- gregate, except public and nor- mal schools which are under care of school nurses. E. A. SHANNON, Health Officer l closed. - In this way there would be excited an incentive to continue im- provements and develop lands in or- der to obtain a loan for the next year. While the committee will give this feature or subject further:con- sideration, it is probable that it will recommend to the association at its coming meeting the passing of a res- olution requiring this change. The committee also had under con- sideration the matter of recent state legislation similar in its character to’ one feature of the federal act, that is, loaning of state funds by first mortgage on lands. This subject is to have consideration by the commit- tee and Wheth ends-| their suit, it will mean a_difference tional . The Pioneer is a Member of the United Press—Leased Wire Service—Today’s World News Today I K ‘ ¥ m: . " 48c PER MONTH Continued fair. : M. E. IBERTSON BUYS —— . ——— o= NEWAUTOHEARSEh RANCE CAN " M. E. Ibertson, undertaker and funeral director, returned to the city Friday afternoon with an elegant motor driven hearse, which he drove here from Osakis where the shipment was made in a car lot. The new hearse is a Bradley Four, exceptionally well fitted throughout. It is finished in two-tone gray with elaborate carvings cut by hand from solid wood. The purchase was made recently at a cost of $2,000. Mr. Ibertson reports that the roads from Osakis to Park Rapids were in good condition, but from Park Rapids to Bemidji the road was in poor driv- NOT ACCEPT STATENENT Must Have Guarantee for Re+ moval of Troops From: ing condition, except the last ~few Neutral Zone miles west of town. He left Osakis . Thursday and arrived here yesterday y afternoon about 2 o’clock, after| PLEDGES SELF TO OBTAIN spending Thursday night at Park Hapids, CONSENT FROM ALLIES TO REORGANIZZE NAVY Points Out Repeated Violations Washington, April 10.—Recom- of Versailles Agreement mendations for a qomplete reorgani- zation of the navy will be made by the senate committee, which has been investigating Rear Admiral Sims charges, was decided today. POPP’S VETERANS Barney Popp'i .maple smashers won the third match game rolled at . (By United Press) Paris, April 10. (By Henry Wood) —France cannot accept Germany's word that she will remove troops from neutral zone unitess adequate guarantees are given French gov+ ernment, Premier Millerand said tos day in his reply to British note pro- testing French occupation of Rhine cities. Quote Franee pledges herself hereafter to obtain the consent of the the Crawford alleys last night and|allies on all questions pertaining to broke the tie which had resulted from | execution of the Peace Treaty, Mil- two previous games this week. Popp’s|ierand said. team piled up 186 points in the lead| The Premier pointed out that of its opponents at the end of the|France was confronted with Germ- three-game match. The high score|2DY's repeated fallure to obey terms of the match was secured by Jim of Versailles pact in payment or re- Parmalee in the first game, rolling up paration, delivery of the war gulilty, 215. Twice Lang’s men broke the delay in coal deliveries and naval and' 200 mark, Crowell securing 213 in land disarmament. Has Bngland the first game and Kerr smashin p properly measured the full danger of out 210 in the windup game. these successive and systematic viola- The first match of the week was as tions, Millerand asked. In any event follows: France today is obliged ta cry, we x have had enough. ]B).rnlyBl’opp'l 1st 2nd 3rd opp, Barney 139 166 196 e i 16 SN DESPERATION, MAN rickson, Barn 184 167 133 E’nd, Alevxv }14 134 SAYS' HE mfl) To ppen, Wm. 70 146 l'ns WIFB,S Total 807 1736 SAVE LOVB Grand tetal o— . | L N . 2 ! ;:i.? 1_..,-.‘0“ st f,‘;‘,‘,’ 18;2 William J. Forbes Will Tell rlingson, Otto . . i Watkins ' 146 157 198 His Reason for Killing - lummer, M. 124 180 168 Claren: ' Lang ... 170 227 158 eIERtON Crowell . 170 151 .139 o _.’“7 ———854 _802 (By United Press) 'of % Hanford, Calif., April 10.—When Grand total 2,408 | Wiliiam J. Forbes goes on thial he‘:'o late this month tor the killing of The second contest, won by Popp” > Y. Topps Clarence Eaton a story will be told team, was as follows: Barney Popp's 1st 2nd 8rd of a man driven to desperation by Popp . 137 180 123 ;.]l;e thi;‘eutsl of another man to steal i s wife's love. {;;xsz'llee X S }gg igg igg Forbes says he killed Eaton be- Erickson 3 165 154 157|couse the latter refused to stop boast~ Berrigan ? T 177 169 190 ing of his ability and intention of i ' alienating Mrs. Forbes' affection. Total ._7_83 _838 gog| After shooting Eaton dead, Forbes road 1,100 miles in an automobile in four days, travelling day and night without sleep, to give himself up. Forbes once a postmaster of Deeth, Nevada, and later became deputy county assessor there. ) Eaton returned from the war and was welcomed at the Forbes home because of his friendship with mem- bers of Mrs. Forbes’ family. Baton, Forbes’ asserted, reciprocated by open ly attempting to win Mrs. Forbes” love. g Becoming interested in some min- ing property near Arrowhead, about eighty miles from Tonopath, Forbes saw an opportunity to get away from. Eaton, he said, and moved with his family—Mrs. Forbes and their twe 1ittle boys—to the mine. Eaton then began writing letters to Mrs, Forbes, her husband declared, begging her to join him in California. “The condition Mbecame unbear- able,” Forbes said, “and I drove to California in my car to see Eatom. and come to a definite understanding with him. “I met him in the street and went with him to his.room to talk the mat~ ter over. The result was that I agreed to take Eaton to my home and leaver it f." Mrs. Forbes to choose betweem us. 2,414 3rd 125 118 1563 124 196 Total Grand total The results of the game last night are as follows: 2nd 195 151 176 3rd 168 162 190 179 166 Total .......... Grand total TWO TEST SUITS PENDING IN N. D. (By United Press.) P Bismarck, April 10. — Two suits against the capital stock act passed by the 1919 session of the North Da- kota legislature .afe now pending. The first was that filed in federal court by two national banks of Fargo, declaring the act void because it conflicted with the federal law prohibiting discriminatory taxation of national banks by states. The Brandon, Devils Lake and Southern railroad have also started suit in the Fourth district court con- tending that the tax is an excise levied by corporations for the privi- lege of doing business in the state; and therefore, should not have been assessed against this railroad since all its lines gre leased to the Farmers Grain and Shipping' company. Should the national banks win The two left town that evening and started for Nevada. They had travelled about eighty miles when the lights on the car went out. Forbes stepped out to make repairs, he said, when Eaton suddenly exclaimed: “I'll not go any farther. I'm going tor leave you at the next town and go back. I can take your wife at any time and the two kids, too.” Forbes whipped out a revolver and® fired one shot. It struck Eaton im thé head, killing him instantly. Realizing that he was in a strange country, among strangers, and that he had letters in his pocket, writtem by Eaton, which would be taken from him, Forbes decided to go to Arrow- head and get his family—they lived alone in the hills—and then sur- render. This he did, later, wiring Califor- nia authorities he was on his way. A few days later he appeared. Mean- while he had found a new home for his family, The killing took place near Strat- ford, King’s county, California om January 29, Forbes said. Forbes talks frankly of the killing. . “There was no other way out, he says. 3 of $250,000 in taxes the na- paid by e e ¥ : 4 1 i i |