Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 18, 1920, Page 1

I b o | e Only Daily : ‘Within 100 Miles of Bemidji WOLUME XVIII. NO. 121 CHARGES WA, :e‘.Alluod Failure of Program Is : Traceable to Bernard Baruch, Is Report 4 ‘EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE MADE PUBLIC REPORT |should be a great demand for them.|. "More Than 116 Milliol_u_Spent " on Non-Producing Plants, Is' Charged P — HELP MAKE BEMIDJI STILL MORE BEAUTIFUL. Alér 7:00 Tonight The Women’s Civic and Community club has been instrumental in secur- ing for distribution .'many cuttings 'from shrubs and vines and have al- ready interested a number of people in planting them. They still wish to secure more of these so that they ‘may be able to distribute more. Those who have any of these cut- tings to spare and those who wish to secure them should telephone 692 and leave the information.. When these may be had for the asking there It is also desired, that all those who have made improvements in their grounds and homes in the way of planting shrubs, vines, flowers and trees telephone this information to number 692 as it is desired to collect this information for use of the judges in making fdefi:i:ionzh in awarding th;‘ X cup in the fall for the most improve (B {Unlted \Fress) P avenue. This of course does not ap- Washington, May 18.—Charging |ply to merely cleaning up the lawns ‘that the war department spent more |and tt:plovngthrefute bug _must be than 116 million dollars on plants |Something in the nature of a perma- w:fi:h pro:\lxced no nitrate prior to |nent improvement. This information the signing of the armistice, republi- | is asked for all season and it is hoped .can members of the war expenditures ~committee in a report made public to- the residents of the various streets will take interest in this matter and .day, declared that the whole nitrate |arouse the greatest possible interest. program was one of misdirected ef- fort. “Alleged failure of the program An announcement of particular in- terest to all who wish to plant trees is directly .traceable to Bernard Bar- |is the fact that Mayor L. F. Johnson REPRESENTATIVE OF FLOUR MILL ADVISES BUYING FLOUR NOW .States That Decreased Acreage Will Prevent Price From Falling Far A communication receiveu from-D. .G. Wells, a representative of the Pillsbury Flout Mills company ad- vigés that the time to buy flour is at the present. Many are hoping that in lieu of the small drop reported in the price of flour that by watchfully waiting they may be able to purchase .their flour a little later for a much .reduced price. Mr. Wells sets forth what he believes to be a reason why this will not necessarily be the case and advises purchasing required sup- plies now. The communication reads .as follows: Editor Bemidji Pioneer, City. Dear Sir: I would appreciate your printing the following: A recent issue of the Pioneer stat- ed that flour had dropped 50 cents .a barrel or 25 cents a 98 pound sack. People in general seem to be under the impression that by following a policy of “watchfully waiting,” they will purchase flour at cheaper prices. Millers and dealers are as anxious .as others to see a decline, since the present levels tie up needed money, and the higher flour climbs, the low- «er the percentage of profit. Buyers with foresight will purchase flour now, as local merchants are offering it below present day cost, ‘viz.: Quotations at Minneapolis are $8 for 98 pounds in carlots, add 14 -cents freight and 10 cents drayage -and ‘no profit and your flour would cost $8.24. Less than car lots would cost about $8.65 laid-in at Bemidji. Wheat prices regulate the cost of ‘flour, and from twenty-six wheat belt towns come reports of acreage de- .crease varying from five to forty per cent less than 1919. - ~Foreign countries are in no condi- tion to sustain themselves and de-| -pend on us to furnish food. For in- stance, Germany has purchased but eighteen millions of a needed- two “hundred million bushels of wheat, or its equivalent. With all- the factors determining the price of wheat and flour, we can expect higher price levels until pro- duction is increased in this as well as in foreign countries. . Yours respectfully, D. G. WELLS. ‘CHANCE FOR BOYS TO " SECURE ANNUAL PASS All industrious lads between the :ages"of 7 and 13 inclusive will have “an opportunity to earn a free pass to all baseball games played by the Ralph Gracie post team in Bemidji by coming out to the ball grounds -tonight and tomorrow night between the hours of 6 and 7 o’clock to assist Manager Fred Bost in cleaning up the grounds in preparation for the game with Crosby on. Friday. Each boy who is willing to spend an hour help- ing in this work is asked to bring -a rake, hoe or shovel when they re- port at the grounds. This will give many a small boy a chance to wit- Tness the games here this season and -will also assist the Ralph Gracie post in fixing up the grounds.. All boys -are urged to take advantage of this opportunity for a free pass for the Season. has succeeded in obtaining two thou- sand four-year-old Norway Pine trees for distribution. * Mr. Johnson will distribute these from his residence at 1014 Bemidji avenue after 7 o’clock this evening. They may be obtained without cost and those obtaining trees should inquire from Mr. Johnson as to the best methods of transplanting them if they alréady are not familiar with the necessary procedure. If advantage is taken of this offer Bemidji should have a:very fine addi- tion to its supply of shade trees and the park board would undoubtedly be able to find many suitable locations for many such trees. ' EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC | SCHOOL PAGEANT SHOWS AT THE GRAND TONIGHT Over 200 Bemidji Pupils Ap- pear in Cast of “The Light” May 18 and 19 After weeks of preparation under the direction of twenty-five' members of the Bemidji public schools’ faculty, and a general Tehearsal at the Grand theatre this afternoon, all members of the cast in‘the educational pageant, “The Light,” which will be presented this evening and tomorrow afternoon and evening by pupils of local schools, are prepared to put over in fine shape one of the biggest school plays ever attempted in Bemidji. Over two hundred Bemidji pupils will appear in the pageant, represent- ing each school building and each de- partment of the local schools. The part of education will be character- ized by Miss Gloyd Snow of the Junior High school faculty and the part of Any City is characterized by Robert Naylor, a senior in' the High school. s Elaborate costumes add greatly to the effect of the play. These cos- tumes which will be worn at both pro- duction were selected from costume dealers in the Twin Cities under the personal direction of Miss ‘Ethelyn Hall, ‘principal of the Junior High department. Many interesting features are shown in the. production, which was originally staged in Cleveland, Ohio, at the educational meeting held there last February. Catherine T. Bryce, assistant superintendent of schools at Cleveland ,is the originator and au- thoress of the play, which was well enjoyed by everyone who attended the Cleveland meeting. EUGENE VOIGT DIED TODAY IN MINNEAPOLIS E. J. Voigt died this morning at 6 o’clock at St. Mary’s hospital in Min- neapolis after an illness of about two months. He leaves to mourn his loss a wife, who was formerly Miss Beatrice Backus, daughter of G. D. Backus of this city, and a daughter, Elizabeth, who are making their home in Be- midji and five sisters and two broth- ers together with his parents who are residents of Holgate, Ohio. The body will be taken direct from Minneapolis to Holgate for burial. Mrs. E. J. Voigt and father, G. D. Backus, were at the bedside at the time of his death and will accompany the remains to Ohio. Mrs. J. G. Hart- ness, a sister of Mrs. Voigt, was also in Minneapolis at"the time. Mr. Voigt recently became asso- ciated with Mr. Backus in the owner- ship and management of the Bazaar store, having come here from Brook- ings, S. D., where he was a member of the college faculty in that state. He was an energetic and enthusiastic hustler and promised to become one of Bemidji’s leading citizens. ~ * ——a— BEMIDJI DAIL’ kS The Pioneer is a Member of the Unjted Press—Leased Wipe ‘Service—Today’s World News Today BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY REDUCTIONS INPRICES DU T0 BREAK IN Department Store Head Says Market Broke Three or Four Weeks Ago SYMPATHETIC REASONS - ALLEGED INSINCERE Some Stores Announcing Re- duction to Aid in Reduc- ing Cost of Livipg Omaha, May 18.—Department stores martyrdom. in cutting prices fifteen to twenty per cent to aid in reducing cost of living was labelled bunco today by George Brandies, head of a department store' here which announced thirty per cent price reductions. The warket. broke three or four weeks ago, said Bran-| deis, and other reason for reduction is all bunk. Washington, May 18.—Washing- ton people have stopped buying be- cause prices are too high and bank- ers are pressing merchants to take up loans resulting in price reductions by retailers throughout the country. Ac- cording to R. C. Leftingwell, assist- ant secretary of the treasury. (By United Press) St. Paul, May 18.—Strong & War- ner, big millinery house, which is op- erating a chain of millinery stores throughout the northwest, today an- nounced price reductions of approxi- mately 50 per cent. ® ILLINOIS TOWN FALLS " HEIR TO WORLD’S MOST ‘Greatest Mu;::;ul Computer Expected to Operate . for 5,000 Years (By International News Service) Aurora, Ill., May 18.—This city has what might be called the world’s most wonderful clack. It is an in- genious piece of machinery that took forty years in the making. ‘William Blandford, an Englishman, is the inventor. He died here recently after a residence of sixty years, most of which time was spe_nt in perfecting the clock. On his death Mr. Blandford left the in- vention to the City of Aurora. Among the things the clock does are: 4 Dispels astronomical claims- that equation of years could not be ac- complished by machinery. Has a calendar of 10,000 years— even the double leap years are pro- vided for. Time matically. Has an astronomical dial, requir- ing winding but once in sixty eight years, or but fourteen times every thousand years. Is expected to operate without im- pairment or attention for 5,000 years. i . Has a calendar which registers the number and name of each day, each month and each year. Gives the latitude east and west at 127 principal cities of the world, showing the time at any hour of the day or night in each. Has an improved compensation pendulum which makes the clock ac- curate and is adjusted to normal tem- perature and automatically control- led by expansion and contraction as the result of changes of heat and cold. Upper dial is governed by an eight- days movement. Has a moon frame showing precise- 1y the phases of the moon, changing automatically at each quarter. Shows the earth and its revolu- tions around the sum, the time it enters the constellation or signs of the zodiac, parallelism of the earth’s axis and the variations of the sea- sons. Operated by two fifty pound weights, capable of driving the mech- anism for two months, when the weights are automatically rewound by electric motor. Has a thermometer and microm- etey attachment showing the exact emperature within one-fiftieth de- greé Fahrenheit. At night the several dials are auto- matically illuminated. Blandford made the entire clock— structure, cabinet and mechanism. Beéautifully carved, it stands nine feet in height, three feet in width and two feet deep. The main dial is four feet in diameter. equation—operates auto- EVENING, MAY 18, 1920 MATINEE OF SCHOOL PAGEANT, “THE LIGHT” TOMORROW AFTERNOON the . Fot -various reasons, . mem| of the city school faculty in charge of the pageant “The; Light” have decided to postpone the matinee perform- ‘'ance until torhorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Grand theatre. This matinee has been Weather forecast, 24 hrs. Markham: Cloudy, warq}ér: followed unsettled AMERICAN LEGION ASKS ALL WHO TOOK PART IN RECENT WAR TO COME IN Ralph Gracie Post Is Putting * on Membership Drive This Week - = much™looked forward.:to by many and it is h that the * change in $ime wili cause no * serious ‘in¢bnvenience to those planning to: attend. ‘. 'With the opening of the nationak (drive for members for the American Legion in :the United States, the Ralph Gracie post of Bemidji desires that ‘every ex-service man or woman in this:vicinity join the local organi- zation to put Bemidji’s quota ‘‘over the top.” The quota set for thd lo- cal post is every service man or wo- man in this community who took part in the recent world war between April 6, 1917, and November 1], 1918, and who served honorably .while in the service. Advantage of Membership. Membership in Ralph Gracie post first of all insures participation in social and business meetings with old buddies. rubbing shoulders as during the war when this was found abso- COMPANY K TAKES ON MONDAY EVENIN Additional Dn_lh This Week on Wednesday and Friday, Says Capt. Moore Bemidji's national guard, compa K, took its first shot at drill in url:i’-, form last night in_answer to regular drill night assembly at the rooms of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce as- sociation. A large number of mem- bers were absent on account of sick- lutely. necessary.. Since returning tof: civil life this organization has been formed that the same friendly feel- ing could be maintained. The or- ganization is a union of ex-service men who have served their country honorably. Men who still degire to aid their fellow gervice men as much ness and absence from the city, but| ;¢ pocgible. The efforts of the Am- nevertheless all took part in some|erjcan Legion are not confined to aid fore of drill ,in preparation for the|ing its gwn members. Every service summer encampment at Fort Snelling| man wh®her he be member or not from June 5 to June: 19. ‘.. |is always welcome to ask for any Those who have already had mili-|aid required and if it possible for tary experience were taken out of|the Legion to help him, he will be doors uader the command of Lieuten-| helped. ; ant Huffman and were given regular & drill. The “rookie” bunch was drilled Many Services Rendered. in the Association rooms in prelimin-| The American Legion has obtained ary movements and the manual of|for disabled ex-service men an in- arms. ' Another squad of men who|crease of base pay from $30 to $80 have been absent from previous drills| per month. It has assisted in adjust- was given instruction in facings and|ing thousands of claims for compen- other foot movemen_ts. Rifles were|sation through cooperation with the inspected by the officers and it was| War Risk Insurance Bureau. It has found that the recruits in many cases|speeded up the vocational rehibili- had cleaned their rifles up in better|tation problem. It has helped to shape than the ex-service men. obtain preference for ex-service per- Captain Moore, not satisfied with|sons and their widows in civil ser- the showing made at the drill and de-|vice appointments, special preference sirious of having the company make|being shown disabled men. The Le- a good showing at the summer camp, | 8ion has drafted and put before con- has called additional drills for this|gress the four-fold optional compen- week f0or Wednesday and Friday even- | sation bill which is intended to aid ings.. A}l members are reguired to all ex-service men. By cooperation be present-in ugiform with rifles clean’ with-Federal, state¢ and-local eniploy- anid shoes oiled. Sickness is the only| ment services, it has obtained work eighty-two year old [T axcuse for absence from drills. Orders concerning the arrange- ments for the summer camp at_Snell- ing were read and & copy given ta each member that all may be thor- oughly familiar with just what is re- quired in each case. Captain Moore announced that he has no authority whatever to-excuse any member from attending the encampment this year and it is doubtful if anyone will be able to secure permission to be ex- cused by the regimental officers. Lieut. Colonel Stutz will be in Be- for camp. INTERESTING TALK FOR ASSOCIATION LUNCHEON for thousands of ex-service men out of uniform. The American Legion publishes a live, alert, interesting magazine, “The American Legion Weekly.” The weekly goes to every paid up Legion member without additional charge. The Legion will put every ex-service man who joins it in touch with men whom they should wish to be united with. It will give them. a place in patriotic community inter- ests. All Legion posts have certain social advantages which should ap- peal to all. There are many who be- rpidji on Wednesday of next week t0])jeve that the Legion is opposed to inspect the company prior to leaving| union labor. Samuel Gompers, pre- sident of the American Federation of Labor, says that there is absolutely no reason why a union man should not join the Legion as tens of thous- ands have. It does not interfere with the rights of citizens in any way. A Legion member can strike or act as At the noon-day luncheon of the|2 strike breaker, whichever he deems Bemidji Civic and Commerce Asso-|his right, so long as he breaks no ciation to be held Wednesday, Fred|l2W- Action in such case is up to Bost, manager of the Ralph Gracie the man and not to the organization. ‘| post, baseball team, will address the members on “Co-Operation Between the Association and the American Legion.” This talk promises, to be of interest to every member of the or- ganization and every citizen of Be- midji should hear it. He will en- deavor to tell the members just what the American Legion and the Ralph Gracie post in Bemidji is doing along various lines of work. In addition to this talk there will also be several other talks, accord- Those Eligible to Join. To join the Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion, one must have served in the recent war honorably as shown by his discharge which is con- sulted for eligibility to membership. Upon payment of membership fees of $1 and annual dues for 1920 amount- ing to $2, or a total of $3 in all, he becomes a full fledged member en- titled to the American Legion Week- ly for the balance of the year and to all other benefits to be derived’from ing to the announcement by Tempo-| heing a member of this organization. rary- Secretary H. Z. Mitchell today.| The Legion button which should be An excellent menu has been arranged | the pride of every ex-service man or for the luncheon and it is especially| woman is allowed members who are urged that there be a large attend-|paid up in dues for thé small price ence at this meeting. " These can be secured - from the post adjutant upon payment of dues. BILL INTRODUCED ON FARM ORGANIZATIONS Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas, has introduced a bill in the senate to authorize association of produc- ers of agricultural products. Under the provisions of the bill, farmers, ranchers, dairymen or fruitgrowers would have the privilege of acting to- gether as associations, in handling and marketing their products to their mutual benefit. Restrictions on the new associations would be similar to the provisions of the Clayton anti- trust act. An association of produc- ers would not be permitted to pay dividends on stock or membership capital in excess of 8 per cent and the secretary of agriculture would be given the power to serve com- plaint upon 4dny association for prac- ticing methods in restraint of trade. The bill relates only to organizations that handle commodities entering in- to interstate commerce. UNION SHIP WORKERS STRIKE FOR HIGHER WAGES Port Arthur, Ont., May 18.—Prac- tically all union men employed in the ship yards here struck for higher wages. 2 of 25 cents. 350 Members Aim._ During this week’s arive for mem- bers the local post wishes to make as good a showing as possible and 1t should be the aim of every member who is not in good standing to pay up his dues for the year since paid up membership for 1920 counts in the drive. Ralph Gracie post mow has a paid up membership of 186 with an enrollment of close to 300. Co- Wage Increase Is Being Consid- ‘ered, Says Railroad Union Leader Today BELIEVES DECISION HAS AVERTED STRIKE < Railroad Labor Board Is Now Hearing Owners’ Side of the Case o o A \ B (By United Press Chicago, May 18. (By Don Cham- berlain —Belief that the possibility of the railroad strike has been defini- tely averted as a result of the railroad executives advocating a wage increase ' - for -the employes was expressed to- day by the railroad union leaders. The question is how much of an in- crease the railroad labor board which is now hearing the owners’ side of - the case here will grant, they said. WORLD NEWS (By United Press) PENROSE BEHIND SIMS ATTACK Washington, May 18. (By Raymond Clapper) Senator Boise Penrose is behind the attack which Rear Admir- al Sim is directing at the conduct of the navy during the war, secretary of navy Daniels charged Loaay con- tinuing his testimony before the na-, val senate committee. In bringing Penrose into the controversy Dan- fels conveyed ‘the impression that he believes politics are responsible for Simg charges. : NQ FREIGHT RELIEF IN SIGHT Washington, May 18.—Months must pass before the normal move- ment of freight can be restored mem- bers of the interstate commerce com- mittee warned today. The pooling of the equipment and limited priority - orders may be methods used to relieve the situation. REBELS HUNTING CARRANZA 1 Paso, Texas, May 18.—Revolu- tionists cavalry continued hunting around Oaxaca for Carranza, reported here. The capture of large stores of xl);mmumtlon is reported by the reb- els. SOVIETS ASK FOR HELP London, May 18.—The Russian soviet government in a wireless ap- pealed to proletarians of all nations, including the United States to end the Polish war on Russia by crushing and defeating capitalists and land owners. Bolshevik counter attacks on Kieff has been abandoned it is reported. 4 REPRESENTATIVE IN MEXICO TO MAKE REPORTS Washington, May 18. — United States’ representative in Mexico will be held on the ground to observe and report developments during Mexico’s period of reconstruction, it was learned at the state department. ADVISORY COMMITTEE MADE REPORT TODAY Washington, May 18 (By L. C. Martin).—The republican advisory committee on platform and policies today made its report to its executive committee. The report consisted of twenty separate reports on recon- struction problems following four months’ work by as many sub-com- mittees. The data will guide the reso- lutions committee. Washington, May 18.—Carranza is fleeing northward and Farncisco Vil- operation will give the post a good standing membership of at least 360 To make this drive a success every member®of the Legion is asked to boost, do not'let anyone misunder- stand that for which the Legion stands. MOOSEHEART LEGION DANCE TONIGHT The dance which was to have been given by the women of the Moose- heart Legion last week will be held tonight after the regular session of the Moose Lodge. Special preparations have been made to make, this a most ‘enjoyable affair and every one who comes is assured of a good time. A splendid orchestra has been se- cured. Don’t miss it. 4 i i i la is enroute to Mexico City unac- companied, advices to state depart- ment said today. FOREST FIRES MENACING St. Paul, May 18.—Special meet- ing of the state forestry board is be- ing considered because of the forest fire menace, state forester Cox an- nounced. Fires are still bad near Deer River and Northome. WEALTH AND HIGH PRICES TO BE INVESTIGATF™ Washington, May 18.—A resolu- tion to investigate the relation be- tween the .high price of necessities and concentration of wealth was in- troduced in the senate by senator Walch of Massachuseétts.