Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 29, 1920, Page 1

VOLUME XVIIL " MASONS SELL NO. 106 | A, THE BEMIDJI ‘Remodeling of Publishihg Com- pany’s New Home to ' LODGE WILL RETAIN ITS PRESENT QUARTERS Big Duplex Web-Perfecting Press Among Equip- At a largely attended meeting of the members of the Masonic: lodge ~\Wednesday evening it was decided to ‘gell the Masonic building to the Be- midji Pioneer Publishing Company. The meeting was called .for the ex- . press purpose of considering the sale, and on final vote the.lodge was prac- tieally unanimous in its: action to dispose of the property to the Pio- mneer. ‘. l"ql‘he building is of concrete block construction and is located on Bel- trami avenue and Fifth street: The work of decorating and remodeling ‘the “two lower floors will begin as soon as final arrangements have been completed. - The Masons . will con- .tinue to occupy the upper: floor. The Pioneer’s ‘large Duplex flat- . bed W eb-Perfecting ;newspaper , -cessful one . for use. press, Miller sa) ‘Argti-tables, n inatalled in its TAKEN IN TENNIS CLUB| press ‘is expected within ¢ the next thirty days, which together with oth- er’equipment, including automatic mmer, make :p “be With the installation gf the mpw press the Pioneer has:appanged for a more extensive telegraphic news sefvice, thus enabling its:Teaders, to | secure first hand a more dptailed re- port of the world news wel} as state and county .doi: . 3 “Much -interest .is ‘being shown by the members of thé Bemidji Tennis <club in making plans for the coming ‘playing season, and arrangements are being made to conduct a tennis tour- nament here later in the season. The ladies will have the exclusive use of .ome of the three courts and it is urged that more ladies become members of the club. At present there are fifteen 1ady members. Those desiring to join the club should consult- Miss Alice Minnick or Miss Richardson at the Northern National bank. .-Membership_for the men may be .obtained from 'Paul Howe at the ‘Northern National and it is urged -that those who wish to join do so at .once 80 as to make this season a suc- for all players. The courts are in good condition this season. New nets and new tape have been purchased and are now ready FAMOUS “ACE” BUYS PLANE (By International News Service) Paris, April 29.—Lieutenant Fonck -tamous French ace, has purchased an aeroplane and ises it more often than an ordinary motorist does his flivver Fonck makes daily flights to the ‘home of his parents, near. Paris. MONKEY FUR IN STYLE (By International News Service) London, April 29.—Monkey fur has ‘joined feathers as a feature in the -trimming of coate and cloaks shown 4n the Spring style shows 'in London. i *Phe evening gowns remain backless. _ JONES B0OSTS JOHNSON (By International News Service) San Diego, Cal., April 29.—Fate surely plays some strange pranks. Tom Jones, former joint member of Jess Willard, is now boosting Jack Johnson and wants to make several gzood matches for the big smoke at Tia Juana. i FARRINGTON OUT FOR CONGRESS IN EIGHTH A. A. Farrington of Duluth, who| two years ago delivered the Fourth of July address in ‘Bemidji and whose activities during the war are well _known throughout the northwest, has filed for the nomination on the repub- ‘lican ticket at the primaries for the office of representative in congress from the Eighth congressional dis- trict. ' _".In his political creed and platform he embodies a budget gystem, a square deal between: capital and 1abor, abolishion of the excess profit tax, & deep waterway to sea from Al_'):luth, an enforcement of the League of Nations; ' which: will safeguard to principles ‘of the Monroe doctrine, a skeleton army and navy and includes the fullest privileges of citizenship for women. The Pioneer is a Mc-hr of the United Press—Leased Wire Service—Today’s World News Today One of he best things along educa- tional lines that has come to our no- tice recently, and which has secured a great deal of commendable public- ity from newspapers and letters of endorsements from business organi- zations in the largest cities, is the lecture. and moving pictures on re- tail merchandising that is being sent out by the National Cash Register Co. ,of Dayton, Ohio. The Bemidji association has been able to secure this entertainment for the benefit of the merchants and clerks of Bemid- ji and will be presented at the associ- ation rooms Wednesday evening, May 5, at 8 o’'clock. The title of the picture is “The ‘Troubles of a Merchant and How to Stop Them.” The feature film is pronounced one of the cleverest pieces of work ever- produced cover- ingfi retail merchandising. The wide-awake business man to- day is eager to keep pace with the latest ideas of storekeeping and mer- chandising, and these pictures and lectures come to our city at an op- portune time. The lecture covers: Retail failures—their causes; store organization; newspaper advertis- ing; window display; clerks’ effici- ency; seliing methods; credit busi-|. negs; and system in retail business. There will also be run humorous cartoons and illustrated songs. There will be no charge for admission. OFFICE RANKS HiGH The local recruiting office of the U. S. army under the direction -of Sergt. Harry Jones, ranks high among the recruiting service in- the state lof Minnesota and hovers around fourth place most of the time. Since the big drive which was conducted here a few months ago the number Bemidji Will Have Demonstra- BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, ‘APRIL 29, 1920 . If someone will buy the ice cream, boys’ .and girls’ club members will, provide the cake having the right texture and flavor. . Cakemaking is to be introduced ‘into ‘boys’ and girls’ club work in Minnesota as a supplementary project STUMP L A NDS to the breadmaking contest and for 4N &7 \J | bread club members only. Announce- |ment of the new work has just been ade by the state club leader at ‘University Farm. T e - The ‘contests will be based on the .bl_awqr loaf cake (plain) and will be held at the same time as the county. 1 ing contests. No home ¥ ry on y Cake an at CLEAN":JP 5 AIGN IS afil:;med Tl; %lkemnking" must be ASS’ n. The five winning members EXTENDED BY CIVIC N will demonstrate cakemaking at the ‘Minnesota state fair. The pries will be'free trips to the fair for five, pro- | vided by Inglehart Brothers of Evans- ville,; Ind., and ‘cash prizes of $25, $10 and three $5 purses offered by The Farmer’s Wife of St. Paul, for | thee “winners of the final contest at the fair. i MAYOR JOHNSON EXTENDS DEMONSTRATE tion, According to Present Plans, Says Speaker Manager Lewis of Stellyr Co.| Tells Members Plans for New Plant According to the plans announced Wednesday at the meeting of -the Be- midji Civic and Commerce.assoctatis by representatives.of the land clear- ing tour which is to be conducted throughout Northern Minnesota, this spring Bemidji will have a dem- onstration of stump pulling and, blowing with experts in charge. Th date for the demontsratigh will prob- ably. be set (°"_ June 7. . |40 10¢h, and urges further that all Land Clearine Demonstrations ' |ecitizens heed the notice throughout In speaking of the demonstrations|the entire spring season. J. J. Means, representative of the|.. This order is in compliance with DuPont Powder company, brought/}the action-taken by the Bemidji civic forth the necessity of close coopera-|bodiés, owing to the lateness of the tion between the members of the civ-|warm weather, the ground still being ic organizations and the farmers in this sectipn of the state in order to . Mayor L. F. Johnson issues notice that “‘Cleanup and Keep Cleaned Up” .week will be extended from May 1st make the demonstrations a success of recruits has been smaller in pro- portion to some months, but men are coming in right along to serve Uncle Sam, some of them for the second timg, having served during'the war. he most recent enlistments were 'seoured on Tuesday when Charles E. Hardy of Stanley ed up for the field artillery -and “1eff - for Camp Travis, Texas, and John'J, Karlovic of Chicago'signed. up, for the Forty- fourth infantry encamped at'Presidio, Californig:, -. t/4. 17 4% ;0 Red clover seed samples which were recently received at_ the Minnesota seed laboratory at University Farm and which originated:with an Iowa seed company and were labeled as “Special Lot Mediumn’ Red Clover, containing crimson clover, purity 99 per cent,” showed .purity of approxi- mately 96.51 per cent, according to R. C. Dahlberg, in charge of labor- atory. i Of this 8.23 per cent was crimson clover. The amount of red clover, even, - #{ to ‘be -held: in every way. The men on whose Yarms the exhibition will be staged are to furnish the necessary teams|accomplished. and the commercial organization is to furnish an automobile with a driv- er to perform the necesgary messen- ger service. In some cities, he states,] the business men. are planning to make the day of the demonstration a holiday that all may have an op-fy; portunity to be present. & 2 L J.M; Drew. of the Univeraity of innegota’ extension division which in charge:of. the tour and Willlaur spoke-soncernink ‘He dewfonstiattons) Both men ‘were clearly expressive of the purpose of the spi cial tour.. .From here the representa- tives left for Blackduck in the after- noon to make further arrangements fo ra demonstration there. + . Develonment Association Plans . D. 8. Mitchell, chairman of the (ominittee on arrangements for the summer meeting of 'the Northern Minnesota Development association which will be held here in June, an- nounéed the plans under considera- tion. by that committee to entertain the numerous delegates who will at- tend. munity pienic at which all who bring a basket of food will nd’ clearing engineer, also gather is being planned, and if such is held it is also planned to make the necessary arrangements to serve cof- tee and possibly a fish dinner to.the picnickers in addition to the basket lunch. The question of financing the program of entertainment for this meeting has been referred to .the board of directors of the association ',therefore, was onply 88 per cent. “Crimson clover,” says Mr. Dahl- berg, “is an annual plant, and as such should not be planted with red clover. It is planted only in the far eastern and southeastern states. Red clover seed bearing the above de- scribed label should by all means be 1 under the ash piles and rub- bish.$ - too little cleaning up has as yet been He also stated that at-the close of this period an inspec- tion of the business section will be made by the committee in charge of ‘each block and a report will be sub- mitted to the Association as soon as g%?fieted. Upon this suggestion that clean premises in the business dis- trict be placarded with signs urging immediate remedy, it was voted to have & number of cards printed for that . purpose, - He -alio. reported fire marshal's office. < J. P. Lahr. brought up the matter lof securing for the union band sev- eral musical instruments which are not being used by the juvenile band and which are the property of- the city. He suggested thdt the union band be allowed the use of these instruments. It was voted that a committee of three be appointed by the chair to investigate the matter and make a report at the next meet- ing of the Association. . -..Distillating Plant Progressing. S. M. Lewis, manager of the Stellar company, which is establishing a wood distillation, plant here for the manufacture of turpentine from Nor- way pine stumps, clearly told all present the plans being made by the company concerning the plant here. He stated that in a very short time the plant would be ready for opera- 2 4?2,,1!'5%2?10!.&“:%:.&:“:}," avoided.” 12-Pound GOLD NUGGET FOUND (By International News Service) Brussels, April 29.—The largest nugget of pure gold in the world weighing just over twelve pounds has been found in the Kilo State Mines and deposited in the Belgian Congo Bank in London. RAILROAD EQUIPMENT SHORTAGE GROWING According to the Railway Age, there is an increasing shortage in freight and passenger cars and loco- motives which instead of growing] less is yearly becoming greater. A table has been compiled which is re- produced below and which shows the serious conditio%:n v 3 Pass. Locs. . 189,360 4,614 3,350 141,024 3,881 3,787 133,117 2,623 2,850 234,758 3,642 4,515 146,732 3,179 3,467 80,264 2,002 1,266 109,792 3,101 1,612 1916 .. 170,064 2,544 2,910 Average per year for eight years prior to United States entrance into European war: e oW : Frt. Pass. - Locs. 150,600 3,180 2,970 Pass. Locs. 1,124 2,704 131 2,802 292 214 Frt. Pass. Locs. 226,200 2,647 5,720 Requirements for this three-year period on pre-war basis: 4~ Pass. Locs. 451,800 9,540 8,910 Shortage for thrée years: . Pass. Locs. 226, 6,993 3,190 3 LY ] 1 ! f . B 1 4 _ the “hut.” He can get anything there from Bibles to buttermilk—mowies to tion but in the meantime every effort 5 will be made to purchase and collect . Cleanup Campaign Extended. teady’ for use at least 500 toms of Harry E. Reynolds announced that | stumps, that work may be begun as the Ass9ciation had decided to extend | soon as the plant is put in readiness. the period of the spring cleanup cam- A liberal price is being paid in order paign until May 8, first on account;to .be sure of a supply of stumps of the cold weather and then because | for the starting of the operations. for a demonstration there. Buttermilk Replaces Brew; Lumber Men Now Gather in Huts Of Northern Baptist Denomination Zulll e, Baptist *Bar"—Mission Hut, Powers, Ore. “What'll it be, boys?” is still a popular query in this Baptist Mission Hut in the Oregon timber lands. And the husky lumberman quaffs his fresh butter- milk, or his hot chocolate with undiminishéd-gelish. The bar is still running full force and is one of the many features that the Westerner likes abou! missionary tracts—and above all, he gets what is rare in that lonely country-- human companionship. The establishment of more such Mission Huts fs part of the Northern Baptist New World Movement program for which a $100,000,000 budget w!l Weather forecast 24 hrs. Marklia Cloudy, warmer and unsettled. "/} (By United Press.) ANTIS STONE SINN FIENERS London, April 29 (By Webb Mill- er).~—Increased hostility compelled early abandonment of last night Sinn Fein demonstration in front of Worm- wood Scrubbs prison, where Irish political prisoners are on strike. Anti Sinn Feinners stoned priests who were reciting the Rosary. There were numerous clashes. Six were injured. Police charged the rioters disposing of the demonstrators. POLISH TROOPS BOMB KIEFF. London, April 29.—Polish troops advancing against Russian bolsheviks in Volynia and Podolia have sent. air- craft which bombed the important city of Kieff, killing ten people and wounding fourteen, Moscow wireless dispatch said. DEMAND RECOUNT VOTE New York, April 29.—A recount of votes in New Jersey will be de- manded by managers of Hiram John- son campaign was announced today following a conference of Johnson Jeaders. A recount was decided on according to an announcement fol- lowing reports by many politicians and residents of New Jersey that Johneon had been counted out. 'With etghty precincts to hear from yet General Wood was leading Johnson by six hundred'and two. ALL DIFFERENCES CLEANED UP London, April 29.—Grave misun- derstandings existed between the al- lies before the San Remo conference but the sky is now clear, Prime- Minister Lloyd George told the House of Commons today. . PAPER PRODUCTION INFREASED Washington, April 29.—Print pa- per production will be increased by 300,000 tons next year Paul Patter- son of the Baltimore Sun told the Senate Print. Paper investigating committee today. It is very - clear that, the shortage now existing is due to increaged consumption beyond the capacity of the mills. VANDERBILT JR. WILL 86 Yot R, ApriT, 207-=The Fighyst reported ini the world' will ‘marry oné of the prettiest girls in New York at the biggest wedding of the sehson here late today. The principals are Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., twenty-one eldest son of late Cornelius Vander- bilt and Miss Rachel Littleton, twen- ty. sister of Martin Littleton, prom- inent attorney. Vanderbilt i8 report- er on New York paper. Five thous- and invitations have been issued. PRECAUTION AGAINST)PLOTS. Washington, April 29.—The/&ov- ernment is ready to cope with what- ever revolutionary movement may.be attempted Saturday, May 1st;’inter- inatoinal labor day, Justice 'Depart- ment agents said today. There have been many rumors of attempted repe- tition of May day bomb plots. WILLETS BOOSTER CLUB. ATTENTION! E. J. Willets’ Booster club, con- sisting of both boys and girls, are to meet at Mr. Willits’ office Saturday forenoon at 9:30 o'clock. From there they will proceed to the Rex theatre for the picture show which was promised them just before the ‘“‘flu’ ban was put on a few weeks ago. Their booster badges will be their admission tickets. ELKS WILL GIVE AN OVERALL DANCE Members of the entertainment com- mittee of the Bemidji lodge, B.P.O.E. No. 1052, have arranged and sent out invitations for an overall dance to be held at the Elks’ temple on Fri- day evening. The main object of the plan of the dance is to do away with for the time the usual dress-up af- fairs. It is understood that ladies who do not wish to wear the blue denim may ‘“doll up” in gingham or any suitable wash material, but party gowns should not be worn at this time. The committee is planning on a most enjoyable evening for all. BOY SCOUT LEADERS TO TRAIN IN ITASCA The forestry division of the de- partment of agriculture, University of Minnesota, will this year give an- other training , course in forestry, woodcraft and : scouting for Boy | Scout leaders. The work will be put on in Itasca park, August 2 to 14, by members of the regular teaching staff of the division and men assigned to the camp by the Boy Scouts of America. 3y The course is open to scout execu- tives, commissioners, masters and their assistants, also to troop com- mitteemen, instructors and first class scouts who are ambitious to become masters and leaders. Enrollment will be limited to twenty-five. Ap- plications for admission should be made to Secretary, University Farm, St. Paul, not later than July 15. The be sought during the week of April 28 to May 8, registration fee is $1. 45c PER MONTH TRAINS CRASH TOGETHER IN FATAL HEADON COLLISION Five Killed and Eighteen Wounded by Collision of Trains Near Tracy i ORDERS MISUNDER- STOOD BY CREWS, Relief Trains Containing Doc- tors and Nurses Were Rushed to Scene t (By United Press.) Tracy, Minn., April 29.—Five men were killed and eighteen injured, when an eastbound Northwestern pas- senger train crashed into a westbound train between Sanborn and Lamber- ton, twenty miles east of here, at daybreak. The dead are, Edward Clark, Winona; John C. Fauller, Waseca; J. L. Larson, Waseca, and two unidentified passengers. All of those killed were on the east- bound train. The westbound train had come to complete stop when the eastbound train crashed into it, run- ning about twenyt miles per hour. The .trains should have met at San- born. Misunderstanding of orders was the cause of the accident. Relief trains from here reached the wreck one hour - later with doctors and nurses. All the injured were brought here. Both locomotives and four cars were wrecked. One baggage car was burned. od were taken -to the hospital at Tiacy, and others brought here. ... . MANY HAVE FOREIGN SERVICE PAY COMING There are still many ex-army men who served abroad after July 11, 1919, who have not yet claimed the additional foreign service pay which has been granted them and to which they are entiiled. Either they are not aware of the fact that it is due them or are too happy over being out of the service to care about a little thing like the amount granted. The increase was created on July 11, when by an act of congress, the war time pay was made permanent. By this act the 20 per-cent increase on peace time pay, which was given to men in foreign service, was made to apply to the full amount of pay at the new rate. Privates will benefit most by the increase, they having received the greatest increase for war time serv- ice. As their pay was raised $156 they will by the new act, be paid 20 per cent of $15 or three dollars for every month of foreign service after July 11, 1919. DOCTORS DENY TEETH HIDE INSANITY GERMS Cincinnati, Ohio, April 29.—Local specialists are not ready to accept the theory, recently proclaimed by Dr. Henry A. Cotton, New Jersey scientist, that insanity is due oftener to a very poisonous germ at the base of the teeth or in the diseased tonsils than to diseases of the brain. “The theory is too new to be prac- tical,” said Dr. Sidney Rauh, of the public school dental clinic. ‘“There are some cases of instnity arising from infected teeth, usually the ‘wis- dom’ teeth, but these cases are of mechanical origin rather than due to a germ.” “I am sure if Dr. Cotton has found insanity originating in bacteria of teeth, or tonsils, these examples are only a small percentage,’” declared Dr. Emerson A. North, superinten- dent of Longview hospital. PLAN TO GREET GOLFERS (By International News Service) London, April 29.—Lord Riddell, head of the London Publishers’ as- sociation, has been appointed chair- man of the reception committee which will receive the American golf- ers who are due here in May. $8.000.000 WARSHIP “JUNKED” London, April 29.—The famous British battleship Indomitable, which cost $8,000,000 a few years ago, has been “junked” as out of date. MEXICAN IS MARVEL San Antonio, April 29.—Down in Mexico they have a fifteenyear-old boxing marvel named Kid Pancho. He scales at 106 and has cleaned up everybody of his weight who has consented to fight him. Mankato, April 29.—Six were killed and several injured at daybreak when two northwestern trains crashed headon between Sanborn and Lam- Berton, ‘sixty miles west of here. Most of the passengers were sleeping. The train men misunderstood-orders, according to local ofticers, Some. in- . EEC M gl