Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 15, 1920, Page 1

Within 100 Miles -] BEMIDJI DAILY PI BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 15, 1920 WOMEN'S CLUB - NATIONAL LEGION TURKEY EGGS SOLD THRU WANT ADVERTISEMENT The Pioneer is a Member of the United Press—Leased Wire Service—Today’s World News Today AUXILIARY WILL BE FORMED IN THE FALL Woman’s Organization to Be Perfected at National :‘‘Please cancel 5 ad in the Pioneer, e more orders mow than I n fill. Thanks for the ad and It pays to adver- tise in the Pioneer.” The above message was re- ceived from Elmer C. Alton of Sugar Bush township. Wheth- turkey eggs, sheep, houses or farms for sale, Pio- ' T0 PROMOTE CONTEST FOR HANLINET | BY CONBINED September Meet April 15.—Permanent establishment of the Woman’s-Auxil- liary to the American Legion is to neer ads seem to have knack \ of bringing buyers and sellers Try ome on your “Ouija Board.” EFFORT ONLY (IVIC BEAUTY be effected at a national convention of women to be held probably at St. Louis September 1, 2 and 3, accord- Northern Minnesota Must Unite to Show Its Advantages, Community Club to Undertake City Beautifying in Sys- ing. to a bulletin issued from the headquarters of the Minnesota de- ASSOCIATION HEARS partment of the Legion. At the national convention of the Says Rev. E. A. Cooke tematic Manner EXCELLENT SPEAKERS Legion the appointment of a com- mittee to arrange the formation of HAMLINE SHOULD BE AND SHRUB the auxilliary was authorized. The committee has planned the contem- plated auxilliary convention to which delegates will probably be appointel by the department commander on the AT NOON LUNCHEON | FLOWER Potato Expert Benz Spoke on Important Topics of Day; Other Speakers FACTOR IN LOCATION PLANTING URGED Speaker Clearly Presents Many Facts Concerning Hamline “U” and Possibilities Rivalry Between Streets to Be Made an Incentive for Special Effort basis of congressional representation. Will Work With Legion organization of the auxil- liary are to ‘be known as divisions and individual posts are to be designated as units. The national convention will elect a Following the noon-day lunch of the Bemidji association, a very in- Speaking before the members of The Women’s Civic and Communi- auxilliaries to the npational advisory committee to func- teresting business session was held i Civic and Commerce as- ity club who are co-operating with ion directly with the national ad- the mnoon-day|on Wednesday afternoon at the City -sociation, following the Bemidji Civic and Commerce as- visory committee of the legion. Pending the establishment of the women’s organization, seventy-five posts of Minnesota have received _Xancheon .on Wednesday, Rev. E. A Cooke of Brainerd very clearly out- lined the necessary plan of action "~ to secure for Northern Minnesota the Hamline university. was as follows: “Hamline University has determ- ined to move from its present loca- tion where it has been crowded out sociation and the Park Board in the annual clean up week starting Mon- day, April 26th, are not going to be satisfied with merely cleaning up the city but are going to open up a cam- paign to beautify it. view they have prepared a number of F. Benz of Toppenish, Wash, a potato expert and commonly known as potato king and the largest grow- er of ‘“spuds” in Washington, laid aside his crown as potato king and gave to the members of the associ- ation & very interesting talk on cur- He also spoke of In main his talk from national Forms for the application of these temporary charters are to be had ‘With this in from department headquarters. rent conditions. headquarters tem- for auxilliaries. not to infringe on pat- the wonderful possibilities so evident in Northern Minnesota and stated that he hoped to see the section north of Bemidji an empire of happy excellent suggestions and are offering them to the puuwlic. is to open a contest which, if carried out as outlined, should start a spirit by business interests and is not able 10 expand as desired. An offer from the City of St. Paul for the university ‘buildings has been accepted by the pyrights of the Legion is n a bulletin from depart- ment headquarters. Members of all Part of the plan posts are urged to send in advertise- ments of Legion jewelry and devices bieng sold by unauthorized companies homes and contented families within the next few years, and Bemidji the metropolis of the empire. of community pride which will do wonders to beautify the city. Thejr suggestions follow: To clean up a city is a good thing. To keep it clean is even better. Ev- ery year should see some improve- ment beyond mere cleaping up, if a city is to grow, for growth means in- crease in attractiveness as well as in Because of the high cost of building, Bemidji will probably see little done in that line this season. While we are planning for a bigger and better Bemidji let us not neg- lect the steps necessary to make a beautiful Bemidji. : The ‘natural advantages out.ofty ‘its fine locstiof’ must not blind us to the fact that the time to correct mistakes in city plan- beard of trustees who are now look- ing for a new site. sidering the moving of the univer- sity, no intention was sounded in re- gard to moving outside o1 the limits of the twin cities, and several sites there ‘Bave been looked at and .con- -sidered, but sites which will allow the expansion which is desired are very hard to find in either St. Paul or Minneapolis because of the fact that the same situation is confront- ed everywhere in the cities as is be- ing confronted at the present site. The opinion of the board of trustees is -that' they do not want to mave line ontside. of the. cities, but at measure-is due to-the faet that the majority of the board members are located there.” At the time con- and individuals. PERSHING SAYS HE COULD NOT DECLINE pressed his appreciation ¢f the spirit shown in this vicinity between the city business man and .the farmer. All of the farmers in this.vicinity ,in his opinion, . sohuld be\members of the Bemidji association, 4% a benefit to both themselves and the business ent Barker recalled the ad- dress of Curtis Johnson of-Rush City, who spoke at the snnual association banquet, and said that the greatest essential for success is heing of ser- vige to one’s felowmen, an tich _declared.that. it is th every member of the orggnization to be in the service for His Entry Into Presidential Race T‘apic of Discussion ses ‘through' T SERVE PEOPLE ‘Washington, April 15.—Pershing's entry into the presidential race was Hamline is Oldest. ning is before they are made. He also called attentfon to the| (Can we not in the meantime bend lan absorbing topic with politicians of :all parties here. today. subscription fund for the;site to; be{onr efforts toward making what we “Hamline is the oldest collegiate institutioh, in the state, having re- furnished by the association. for :thelgiready have as attractive as pos- His virtual announcement at din- ceived its charter in 1854. Stellar Co., wood distillation sible? Are you planning to tear down ner for president, if that service were demanded of him created consider- for the manufacture of turpentine from the stumps of Norway pine, and askd that all who have not yet con- duri ng clean-up week unsight- 1y sheds and fences that are no long- Will it be possible to five large buildings, in addition has gh: Athletic field. 3 ‘approximately $1,000,000 able discussion. After one of the speakers had mentioned Pershing in connection with the presidency the General replied, “I feel that no ‘patri- otic American should decline to serve in that high position if called upon tributed do so at once th on the site may be closed. A number of new settlers vicinity were introduced to the asso- ciation and all members responded with the greeting usually accorded cover ugly but necessary fences, bare- looking foundations, (Continued on Page Eight) AL SERVICE IN and it will have adéquate building funds of about one million when it and yawning * decides to rebuild, this fund to be imade up from the sale of the present ‘buildings and site. The library build- ing 'will be sold to the Carnegie fund to do so by the people.” ex-service men. The association plans as far as possible to make every set- tler entirely welcome in munity Igy introducing him or her to the members of the civic organiza- for a city building and the -money turned into the building fund. The URGES TOURISTS COMFORT St. Paul, April 15.—A tourist made comfortable at the resort hotel will return to his home a booster for Min- nesota, is a principle laid down in the annual report of W. A. Wittbecker, state inspector, which has been sub- mitted to Governor Burnquist. Minnesota's vacation resources are ably advertised by the Ten Thousand association, Mr. Wittbecker declares, and urges that the greaest benefit be obtained from the adver- tising by improving the summer ho- tels. His department this year is pre- pared to give more attention to the SERIOUS CONDITION Indianapolis, April 15.—The col- lapse of the postal service is immi- On Sunday, March 14, 1920, the Chicago postoffice, snowed under with several months’ accumulation of mail matter, aropt- ed drastic methods of lessening this Since that date mail trains from Chicago have been bring- ing into Indianapolis daily several new site will have at least six build- ings. Hamline has at present v00 stadents, but in a new location under the expected expansion, tne enroll- ment will without doubt be increas- ed to nearly 1,000 students.” ‘What Can Northern Minnesota Do? “The question of securing Hamline W. H. Gemmell, general manager of the Minnesota and International Railway Co., gave a short talk re- questing that Bemia)i citizens exer- cise patience with the train service between here and the twin cities. He also expressed that the company was doing all possible to make the service better at all times. BEMIDJI CONTRACTORS GET HIGHWAY CONTRACT H. Thursdale & Co., Road build- ers, of this place, have been success- ful in securing a contract for the construction of. fourteen miles of highway along the Great Northern- accumulation. Northern Minnesota, whether it de for Bemidji, Brainerd. or any of the towns which are trying for it in this section, is a. mighty big one. is a-question in my mind whether or net any city in that northern part of hundred sacks of mail which is lab- eled ‘Indiana circulars’ or Post,’ and is dumped into the Indi- anapolis postoffice to be distributed. the state ¢an secure it. No one town In those sacks of unworked mail have been found every kind of mail mat- ter from newspapers to first class ‘Special Delivery’ letters,' some for i Chicago delivery. On Saturday, March 27, 128 sacks of unworked mail from Chicago were piled in the basement of the Indi- anapolis post office, and in ‘addition to thees a car load of unworked mail had been placed in a siding at the Union Station, to be transferred to the local postoffice, there to be dis- tributed by the already over-burden- ed and harassed force of postal “Hogs are still paramount to hu- mans,” says an extended criticism of eating places on the State Fair “Human beings should be given first consideration and more permanent buildings, properly con- structed for the purpose, should be erected at once in preparation for the next fair,”” the report continues. or, city can secure it on its own in- itiative, the task is too large for that. Only by the heartiest of cooperation of all Northern ‘Minensota can the task be accomplished. “The project must be viewed from the standpojnt of a statesman as to where in each person’s own mind would be the best location for this Then again it must be Bemidji-Sauk Centre branch, Long Prairie to Eagle Bend, Todd viewed from another standpoint. _How is it going to be domne? of mali, we must remove the natural - prejudice to moving out of St. Paul, . and must also remove the interest “whtich is apparently centered there, eausing the board of directors to give careful consideration to every Jocation in the state in order to get POTATO EXPERT SPEAKS TO ATTENTIVE AUDIENCE Before a small but very attentive audience composed of farmers and business men, F. Benz of Toppenish, Wash., gave a very interesting talk at the rooms of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce association on Wed- nesday afternoon at 3 o’clock, his topic being the culture of potatoes and relative crops. Dwelling heavily on the condition of the soil, he pointed out the neces- sity of soil being the first considera- tion to a farmer in any section. With good soil .the next requisite is to make returns to the soil for the crops This branch of about twenty miles west of the Jef- ferson highway. and parallel to it. ADULTERATED OLIVES SEIZED BY GOVERNMENT ‘Washington, D. C., April 15.—A shipment of ripe olives rendered poisonous by. bacteria which was seized in Milwaukee, Wis., on infor- mation furnished by the Bureau of Chemistry, United States Department of Agriculture, has been condemned and destroyed by order of the court, according to a statement issued to- day by officials of that bureau charg- ed with the enforcement of the Fed- highway - runs In these sacks of accumulat- ing mail, catalogues intended for last fall's trade were uncovereu and with good luck may now arrive at destina- tion about the time the dealer is showing his spring goods. Whole sacks of parcel post containing spe- cial delivery matter have been found Does Not Cater to Twin Cities. “Hamline is not catering to stu- dents from St. Paul or Minneapolis. Ouly a few students from the twin ofties attend Hamniline,.and the par- ents of those have moved there to al- low their sons and daughters to at- These same families would move to a city farther northward just aa quickly. The twin cities are abun- dantly supplied with institutions of examination were found to contain mail for Michi- gan or some other state. “What is true of the Chicago post- office is true also of the offices in all the larger cities. railway mail clerks that two other large cities of the Middle West are preparing to resort to the method It is known by S produced. With this point, Mr. Benz eral Food and Drugs Act. learning, so with the southern part adopted by Chicago office - for rid- carefully warned his audience against allowing soil deterioration. Speaking concerning potato cul- ture, he specifically called attention were in glass containers and labeled “Superfine Curtis Quality California packed by the Curtis North of an east and : weat line running through the twin cities, there is.not a Protestant, or Tmglish speaking school of this kind in the state and this section north this line includes three-forths of ¥ entire population outside of the In this northern section population increase has been 33 ding their offices of the ‘stored’ mail. The service is fast becoming so de- moralized that unless-congress acts ard acts quickly, utter collapse will ANOTHER SETTLER FOR BEMIDJI TERRITORY ‘of the state. Ripe Olives, Corporation, Long Beach,. to the selection of seed and the care which must be exercised to insure Cutting of seed was also demonstrated by him to show the manner of getting rid' of the in- The government alleged libel that the olives were -adulterat- ed for the reason that they consisted in whole or in part of a filthy, decom- and putrid vegetable sub- good results. terior diseases of the potato. Several treatments for diseased potatoes were discussed thoroughly and the proper per cent, while south of the line it Tras only been 3 per cent in the same langth of time, showing that the trend of population is northward.” Inspires Students to Attend. “The presence of a university in r.xamination by the Bureau of Chemistry of samples from the D. A. Miller of Brantford, N. D., has purchasea 110 acres south Lake Plantaganet, adjoining the 160 acres purchased by his father last He will make improvements on his farm as soon as the weather per- shipment showed that guinea pigs fed from three of the bottles’died, in- dicating the presence of toxin due to decomposition of the olives by bac- amy community inspires students to!teria which was later identified as methods of handling seed at all times were clearly explained. Mr. Benz’ talk was very interesting to all who heard it, and warranted a far larger attendance. potato expert, having devoted many years to potato culture, largest potato grower in the state ot| Olives; similarly 1f| infected were responsible- for the Bamline can not be secured at this| death of several people within recent it will not be long before some| months in Canton, Detroit;"Brooklyn, Memphis, and elsewhere. sktend, just the fact that it is locat-) Bacillus botulinus. ed somewhere in the vicinity. i This sale was put through the office of the real estate firm of Reynolds & (Continued on Page 8) He is a ey ONE Weather forecast, 24 hrs., Markham: Unsettled, increasing winds, warmer. GOVERNMENT CAUSE ARREST OF SWITCHMEN SIRIKE HEADS Leaders Are - 45c PER MONTH WORLD NEWS (By United Press.) SUIT TO ANNUL DIVORCE. Carson City, Nev., April 15.—Suit to set aside the divorce decree grant- ed Mary Pickford from her former husband, Owen Moore, will be filed at Minden, Nev., tomorrow, Attorney General Fowler said today. has been investigating the case. RESOL!J’I‘ION TO IMPEACH POST. ‘Washington, April 15.—Resolution providing for impeachment of Louis Sixteen Strike Arrested in Chicago by Deputy Marshals Post, assistant secretary of labor, on charges of preventing deportation of aliens, has been prepar duction in the house by Representa- tive Hoch, Kansas republican. MEXICAN REBELLION SPREADS. Agua Prieta, Mexico, April 15.— Sonora state troops have Sinloa is reported. Followers of Gen- Obregon congidered first step of nation-wide movement to overthrow Carranza government. REGENTS SELECT DEAN COFFMAN AS ‘1P PRESIDENT Present Dean of "College of Education to Assume Duties July 1 COMMUNIST PARTY BEHIND THE STRIKERS John Grunan, Head of Chicago Yardmen's Association, One of Strikers Arrested (By United Pross) April 156.—United States government struck today at radical element backing outlaw rail- road strike which resulted in partial paralysis of nation’s industries and industrial centres with Deputy Marshalls arrest- ed sixteen strike leaders here and were expected to arrest fifteen more Men arrested included John Grunau, President of Chicago Yardmens' association. At a meeting of the Board of Re- gents of the University of Minnesota yesterday Lotus D. Coffman was elect- ed to succeed President Burton as president of that official duties will begin July first s salary will be $12,000 per (By United Press) Burke of the Bureau Investigation known today that many arrests may be expected in Chicago in connection with the railroad strike. told twelve arrests had been made in Chicago this morning. many more radicals than that Chicago, he said. Mr. Coffman for the last five years has been Dean of the College of Edu- cation at the University. He was born at Salem, Ind., on January 7, 1876, is a graduate of Indiana State Normal Received his A. B. degree from Indiana State Uuiversity and his Ph. D. at Columbus univer- at Terre Haute. Evidence obtained Department of Justice is said to show that the Communist Party is striving to use the switchmen's strike as an opportunity for spreading a mass strike covering the entire country. It 1u said that.the strike was: to ve. ., - itself _into. a..nationwide revolution . and was being financed. thro Industrial Workers of the World. The action taken today resulting in the arrest of sixteen of the leaders in the Chicago strike was the out- come of the investigation made by the Department of Justice under At- torney General Pglmer. stood that Palmer told the cabinet meeting yesterday the nature of the evidence which had been collected connecting the Communists party. with the strike work GOVERNMENT SAVINGS MOVEMENT PERMANENT “The government savings mova- ment is on a firm and permanent ba- sis,” says David F. Houston, Secre- tary of the Treasurey, in a public “The sale of savings encouraging In view of the exigencies of the present economic situation, it is obvious that the movement is fun- Aside from the fact that the proceeds from the sales of secur- ities will assist in serving the cash requirements of the United States the movemen: tangible means of combatting high prices and extravagance and the ills that follow in their train. Economy must be the watchword of the government and the people in public and private firance and we cannot expect the retura of a normal healthy condition unless the people produce more, save mora and spend less. That is the doctrine of the Savings Movement. AIRPLANE MAIL SERVICE TO BE PROVIDED FOR (By United Press) ‘Washington, today agreed to conference report on postoffice appropriation bill includ- ing postmaster general to contract with private concerns for airplane delivery of mail between points he thinks service advisable. through the Dean Coffman is not only an educa- tor, but a lecturer and author as well and has written a number of books on His selection is a most -popular one.among the faculty. President Burton prajsed the action of the Board in enthusiastic terms and everything points to the selec- tion of Coffman as being accepted with the greatest of satisfaction. TRADE RESTRICTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA TO "~ BELIFTEDBYU.S. Will Take Independent Action If Allies Delay Much various subjects. ing through the- (By United Press) \Washington, April 16.—.ne Unit- ed States will soon take independent action and Mfe restrictions against trade with Russia if the allied delay In reaching its deci- this government made for commerce with Russia at the risk of traders, it was officially learned today. ENGINEERS TO STRIKE. CHICAGO SCHOOLS CLOSE communication. gecurities has shown much longer. sion on proposal 15.—The public schools are expected to close here to- morrow indefinitely, following a vote of the school engineers to strike Fri- day. The engineers demanded a for- ty per cent increase in pay or a com- separation of engineers and Janitors service. ANTLERS MOUNTED OVER ENTRANCE TO EIK’S CLUB The Bemidji lodge, B.P.0.E, No. 1052, has erected a set of elk antl- ers over the Fourth street entrance to the club rooms. each horn is an electric light so plac- ed that when the lights are turned on the antlers are easily discernable The antlers were .presented to the lodge some time ago by one of the local members. This novel arrangement .s a big drawing card to all visiting elks. REAL ESTATE CHANGES HANDS C. H. Sletwich has purchased the residfence at 6517 and will make his The J. H. Kruger prop- erty on Thirteenth street and Bemid- ji avenue has been sold to W. R.} All of these sales were con- ducted. through the office of Rey- nolds & Winteér, land merchants. RAILWAY STRIKE BROKEN. SAY UNION OFFICIALS Cleveland, April 15.—The strike can be said to be definitely broken, was tne statement issued today by high railroad officials of the Broth- On the tip of from a distance. LEGION POST DANCE g WAS WELL ENJOYED One hundred couples attended the informal dancing party given at the Armory last evening by the enter- tinment committee of the Ralph Gra- cle post of the American Legion and all réport a most enjoyable eveuing Music was furnished by the Syncopa~ Adolph Klein Fourth Street tor’s’ five piece orchestra. The local Legion post wishes to ex- press its appreciation of the hearty support it received from the public in It is attempting many big things this year and to finance some of the larger affairs, these in- formal dances are given. BELGIAN WOMEN CAN VOTE 15.—The Belgian senate has passed the Woman Suf- e “The strike is not crumbling, but and is the rapidly dwindling,” said W. G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Rail- way Trainmen. Brussels, April