Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 20, 1920, Page 1

The Pioneer is a Member of the United Press—Leased Wire Service—Today’s World News Today BEMIDJI, MINN.,, THURSDAY EYENING, MAY 20, 1920 Wenthe%‘.foi‘ecast 24 hrs. Mfl.fl‘h;‘m’ 45c PER MONTH ‘ Unsettlegs\increasing winds; warmer e e ISEED POTAT) , LN AEt 0 (CONGRESSMAY |NINE KILLED | ok oS AGG(IATIQN | *coTo mmsouw HOL) SUMMER | MANY HOUNDED. Fred Bost Tells Members About MAKES PLANS Ho'mrble Discharge From Ser- n ! Ttioie | FINANCE MEET) INBATTLEIN FoR Nfiw CRM >~"ivli&;3l&h'e’ opening of the métional " i (By United Press) Re R ot wm'l‘ VIRGM ® |'drive for members for the American Washington, May 20_(By Heibert|" ki - . Local Legion Posts’ Plans { Gracie Post No. 14 ) . For Activities Y )Pred Bosf; Manager of the Ralph e post baseball team and a very ¢ Walker).—President Wilson will seek Zive member. of the local organiza- Legion ‘in' the United States, the ngress in sessi “|tion, spoke’.to v.:he members of the B &"f‘:;?:y“" mt‘“ Bemilji desires ::)mk:;::rc:o mvh:nnve:r:edfig t:; JAll Offices Are Rented and Bemldji Civic and Commerce associ<{ Directors of Organization Met| !t avery ex-zervice man or Woman |y, provide for the serious financial Eviction of Miners From Homres ation’ yesterday following the noon- in this vicluity join the local organi- |y g¢ion that confropts the national a o i e ' g ’, o H % Some Firms Have Al- day luncheon and clearly showed to on Wednesday at Office ::gr: ‘t!:’wg:'ttf:n},l::"'_s "'fi',';“{.’;’;fi.’ treasury, according to persistent re- Caused Terrible Battle all just what the American Legion ] - ready ‘Moved In as & whole is accomplishing for the of Farm Bureau set for the local post by the state m."“""::";‘x"‘ t:“"‘% Iz at Mattewan Bl : ' good of all ex-service men and the branch 18 every ex-service man or wo- [ SSRGS cAe SOCRY at sidieg . ¥ ' e o A s o CERTIFICATION O ;:“u\’: :}::l:m::‘“:l? bieg ::o kdm Ipire:‘t‘n congz:mnfn !gmgfialb:it;?t‘i‘on I i ‘I v tion is attempting to put over. A etween the P » ‘l'lllRTY STRICTLY MODERN Explaining hflegly, uPn N aisely N OF of -April 6, 1917, and November |throughout the country. DEAD INCLUDE 6 “DICKS,’ g OFFICE ROOMS ADDED)|that for which the American Legion SEED WAS DISCUSSED|11, 1918. . —— MAYOR AND TWO MINERS { was first organized, and then enum- Theére are many in this vicinity MAY m » 4 — who are eligible to join the ofganiza- i AL AT d— i — erating a few of the most important . sdx oges activities .attempted by the Ralph| ardizati s oping |tiOR 4R should have been members . g e Battles’ Faith in Bemidji Shown| cracie post, he pointed T it that this St"‘d“’fl“‘tm of Varieties|iong 4go. It is urged that they con-| . NORMA[, CAMWS State Police Arrived This in the Most Practicable ex-service men’s organization has be- Considered and Four Are |sider ithe proposition seriously and SO Morning to Take Charge m i come united in its effort to do iue Recommended }llflli ‘,m':h' “local’ post one ,°§ thel| op ‘Wednesday, May 26, the Physi- m‘ : Way for_the City right thing by the piblic in every o Atate.of Minnesota. cal Education classes at the Normal After Battle i way. The majority of the members ‘American Legion represents ay. 3 y {sm; 'loyalty to country -and school will give a May festival on the | R pat) Ten years ago, when upper Bol- |9, fthe National Quatd Serpey |, Directors of the Beltrami Seed Po-|comragies; devation to the ideals and normal school .campus, trdmi avenue was not the promising |said, who signed up another year of tato association met in the Farm]principles on which' the republic is The program will show vahious ; losation it is today for retail busi-|their lives to help secure an Armory Bureau office on Wednesday after-|founded. “Active service'in the late |XInds of work done in the classes Huntington, W. Va., May 20— e e L0 s 1o the only reason | 10O to consider problems of interest|war, an army, navyor marine corps during the year, including Swedish [Nine men were killed and several in- ness Charles E. Battles came up from | for this city. e only re y M i’ : ) | gymnustics, dumb-bell and Indian|jured in a gun battle between Matte- these men enlisted in the guard and |t0 Potato growers of the county. The[is thi nddrd of eligibility. " If you #Case Lake where he had been in busi- for that T n alone Bemidj should meeting was called to order by J. F.|are eligible,” get in touch with any club swinging, folk and interpretive | Wan town officials and citisens and nees for eight or'nine years and af-|1ona lu’hoaemrty support £o all Legion Johnston of Hines at 1:30, with E. E. | Legion meniber at once and join his dancing, concluding with.the May- prl;‘:te deto:filvu late Wedneaday. K ler sizing up the situation carefully | yndertakings. The armory is a bene- Schulke, Tenstrike; A. E. Rako, Be-{post. Raiph:Gracie Post No. 14 ex- - The,ppblic 1s “‘"f“' Thel o "‘x’fif';.fu' T"":““fl"'_‘:::““’ — Adecided to purchase some resl estate. | gt “or rather will be a bemefit, to |midii; H. L. Amnold, Bemidji; E. H.|tends ahearty invitation for all eligl- §in promptly at |01 ts which eubsided atter nine He:accordingly selected two lots and | avory citizen of Bemidji just as much | Winter, Bemidji; E. K. Anderson,|bles to join ‘its ranks during this | men lay deaa i y i foar years later erected on them the| g ii i to any member of the com- Bemidji, and county agent present.|great drive-which is now on in the The mayor was killed by Albert i ‘médern two story brick building now |,y N Adolph Gustafson, Solway; C. W.}United States to bring the member- chief of Baldwin.Felts. He in t ¢ (By United Prees) v Wp’_ gupled by J. C. Penney Co. Two J S Clark, Puposky, and J. W. Skinner, ship of;the national body up to;at 3 ‘years later, still feeling Beltrami ave- Athletic Activities. Saum, were absent. *| least two and one half millions. Bmmjl mGH saml :hn‘:(h?:'::}flehuid ::;gl:l E:::S:; ) pue was good property, and so welll 1p putting on a brand of clean-cut| The minutes of previous meeting ; battle followed. { -pleased was he with his first invest-|athletics during the. past winter in|were read by the secre and. & ] ment, that he purchased the building|tno form of a fairly good basket ball |proved. The resignatio:x"yof 3 Vl; m‘n AND mmv ‘Below appear the names of those (By United Press.) adjacent to his property on the south|team, one that would. ‘eurely have|Skinner was read and after discussion m BA'l'sm w who will graduate from the Bemidji Y —then known as the Challenge hotel. | heen better had it received the proper fand on motion accepted, J. E. Swen- \ mo - | High school in the class of 1920. The Mattewan, W. Va., May 20.—With In 1917 be tore down the old hotel {gupport, the 1ocal post stood a finan-lson of Frohn was nominated to fill » commencement exercises will take |2t least nine men .dead and many structure and replaced it with an-|cial loss of $60, he said.. In reality, 'the vacancy. A motion was then mmls “RST GAME lace on the evening of May 28th at wounded, this town was qujet this other modérn two-story twentyAive|the post lost close to $150 in basket|made and carried that nominations 4 the Grand theatre: morning when the first detachment foot tront business block, moving into|hall during the season, @ inuch l1arger | ceagse, and that J. E. Swenson be —— Mildred Argall, Florence E. Bagley, | of state police arrived to take the first floor with his own hardware|amount than ‘Mr. Bost stated: This|ypanimously elected. Crosby Has One of the Fastest|Carolyn C. Campbell, Eari Robert|following last night’s battle between { ] business and leasing the first floor of | was due l"p"l:y’o lack.of support| The question of the use of the y Cochran, Edith E. Craven, Carlton|miners and operatives of the Baldwin- — the other block to the Penny Com-|from the citizemss ~ 'k - 100-pound sack for potatoes was dis-| - Baseball Nines in State Smith Crothers, Edna Slynn, Lottie |Felts Detective agency. Eviction of pany. ) He also discussed the first attempt | ;.00q, It was pointed out that the 4 0. French, Gladys Gainey, Gladys G.|miners from their homes by the detee- . The second floor of both of these|at staging a boxing exhibition and |, esent 150-pound sack is too heavy This Year Getchell, Anna C. Herling, Rita La-|tives caused battle. The dead in- blocks had been left unfinished DbY|expressed an opinion that the local to be handled conveniently, and th Pointe, Evelyn S. Kirk, Cu'rl E. Lar- cluded six detectives, Mayor Cabell : ‘._{l;l‘- Battles, but 8005"—3'- h‘:‘s be"&‘;: men have taken the ng attitude | o than enough potatoes were-dam-| - Crosby, with a bunch of profession- | vick, Ralph A. Lofemaker, Pearl J: Testeman, and two miners. ttis demand for modern offices Tnlitoward the post, although the exhi-| o/ bF o fra cost of sacks, not|al baseball players, who have estab-|McLaughlin, Ethel E. Marin, Harold he decided to finish A i s-?; . lt“ti bition is admitted to have been a fail-| 5 e %y By 08 handling the) !ished exestlent records in minor lea- (M. Morse, Dorothy H. Nangle, Peter of the entire property, 75X | ure in nearly evary respect. This ex- heavier -contanier.. . Mr. Schulke. re-} ), comes here tomorrow after- Margaret M. Peterson, / and on.March first of this year he|pipiti of,intended-as a money it LA SC P o ' eet s Coo Sarediogos T oat- sty loared Boried that. the - Siais, Potato. Ex DMZRLS 2Ty s vicwry. B Mastain 4. adek. Vivitn i sen- (]| WORLD NEWS. Under the supervision of . Paulexpenses in‘the undertaking, .. | {Continugd on Page 3) | mid3i hes strengthened the local play-|derson, Edith M. Smith, Ruth:Stain- = ‘Winklesky, contractor, , the entire| Jn closing, he asked that the mem- work was done in sixty-five days, which, considering the delays occas- ioned by waiting for material, is evidence of systematic planning and persistent pushing on the part of the|will be required if Bemfdji is to be ers’by the ,mportation of a number|prook, Bernice M. Wallace, Bertha EXERCISES HELD JUNE 2| 5.ty e ® or=t-erwe === ™| ApCE ATTENDANCE AT The -progress of the new State The game is called for 4 o'clock Normal “school during ‘its first ‘year mm PRODUWON OF PUBLIC SCHOOL PLAY contractor. There are thirty modern |represented in the national game this rooms, fully equipped and ventilated. ;el;r. s A 5 which is now nearing its close has a;ts ?:dbfiag &Ttta‘“l?;r.ymll:)’;:lloh;t The lighting is all from outside win- Following the talk made by Mr. gone beyond eancbfioi:s of a year porter of the national game is urged Performance Last Night Was Well Attended and All Ex- penses Were Cleared bers of the associatfon and all busi- ness men of the city do all in their ppwer to make the basgpball team a success in every way. ch support (By United Press.) ] A LEAGUE OF NATIONS : _{ COUNCIL MET WEDNESDAY o i Rome, May 20.—The council of the League of Nations held last public sitting of the present session at the capitol late Wednesday. dows or skylights. Bost, the assaciation voted that fts : g . - ‘Architech Funk designed the layout|gentiment was to support the post |38% when the first ‘term: opéned. ::gb‘t;l: t,:m”:m;?:zhn lf;;‘?,;ue::t of .the various rooms, some being|in its undertakings both morally and. hs:l‘f"‘l . “"d"a? "m'h “il“fie‘i this summer. Moral and nnan%ul single while others are connecting in | financially; at all times. :eel:: linng at:::ia:c::lunfigo:h: ye:: support are both needed to insure a suites. Glass partitions of moss . R Discuss Luncheon Price. _land willeomplete the work of the winning team for Bemidji this year. =ive light to the corridors from the : Tooms. The plumbing, done by Con-| Discussion was held concerning advanced course at the close of this PEACE RESOLUTION U!f TOMORROW SOVIET TROOPS START .. . ADVANCE AGAINST POLES (- London, May 20.—Russian Soviet troops have started a general advance against the Poles over a 50 mfile tractor Doran, is of the Standard San-|raising the price for the weekly |term. Appropriate graduating exer- itary quality with Crane Vitroware|lunchon since it has been announced | cises will be held accordingly. clogets, The lighting and Wiring, |that the present price of 35 cents| The commencement will be held done by The Bemidji Electric Co., 18| per meal is causing a drawing on the | Wednesday, June 2nd. The address| Washington, May 20.—The house| 7 ¢ public presentation |front in the Polotsk Lepel reglon, & i all full conduit system. Plastering|general fund of the association of ap- will be given by Mr. James McCon-| will be asked tomorrow to agree to of “The Light'‘at the Grand theatre | Moscow wireless dispatch siid todsy. i wias done by Contractor Jackson and [proximately $5 to $10 each week. |nell, state commissioner of educa-| the Knox Peace resolution instead|>f Wednesday “‘;"““‘m' & crov;'fled The Russian forces pierced the Pol- | tife painting by William Kennedy. As|Arguments for and against resulted |tion. If conditions are favorable the|of the Porter resolution, which was | 10U6® w':‘;“’”edht ol pagea;n.Bw ‘”: ish tront on May 14. i will be seen, Mr. Battles engaged(in a vote for a raise in price to 40 |program will be held on the normal| passed by the house. If this is done wa]sm““h by t! °dD“ptlll!B o “‘t““t . Tocal contractors and local labor thru-| cents per meal, believing that the in- |school campus. Later announcement| the resolution goes to the president 3;’ :l el «:olt uncor ;’ czo;np: :: CALLS SPECIAL SESSION out. crease would defray all expenses of will be made concerning the fulljat once. : rection of approximately 25 of the Considering the full basement un-|the meal and wonld not, at the same | program of events. ¢ teaching force. Showing again in Madison, Wis., May 20.—Governoe e " the evening to a much better attend-| ppj)ljp today issued a call for a spe- i Mr. Battl v g der the entire building sr. Battles]time, interfere with the attendance at D Y co s ; ‘WM l“ Pmmm,’ ance than that which witnessed the | cia] seaton ot the Wisconsin I g B ey tagind teiet otifloor lm::gl“et' the meetings. y evening performance on Tuesday, it A directory board ie being pla al Vice-president J. L. Elwell presid- : P ) ture for May 26. Twenty-six mat- the entrance to the front stairway,|ing, lntrl:)ducedn number of nev,:—com- g AT m ON mAY it believer that.the proceeds of the|tors for conreideration were named showing the names and room numbers |ers in this vicinity and each respond- 800 ACRB lN ONE DAY play were sufficlent to pay all ex-|in the call fncluding anti-hent profi- il of the various tenants. ed with a brief expression of appre- The D Land i penses which, to give the pageant|ioering legislation and including A Those: who have rented rooms or|ciation for the honor to be in Be- e Duxbury Land Co., since open-| Mrs. Peter Oleson of Cloquet, dele-|the desired effect in costuming, Were|gchool teachers salaries. : suits at the present are as follows: |midji, and meet with euch an active ing offices here above the Abraham | gate at large to the democratic con-|very large. J. C. Penny Co., first floor store Nos. bunch of business men. Announce- contectionery store on April 1, has|vention at San Francisco and a na-| Every child' who took part in the i 413 to 416 Beltrami avenue. Dr. J.|ment was made concerning the prom- sold 3,600 acres of land i the vicin- | tional committeeman for Minnesota, | pageant is to be congratulated on his JOINT MEE"NG w M. Caldwell, phyéician and surgeon, |ipe made by the business men of the ity of Beltrami county. Field agents| will speak at the Grand theatre on|or her patience shown in preparing Noe. 1-4 Sherman Bafley, State Land | eit; v some time ago when the organi- yesterday reported sales amounting to | Tuesday, May 24, at 4 o’clock in the|for the production and to.the teach- coum Ammm o ‘.’!h N'o. 11, Thayer C. Bailey, at-|zation of the national guard company 800 acres in Clearwater and Beltra- | afternoon on “Women in Politics.” |ers who aided in caring for the little Y e atLaw, Nos. 12-13, Dr.F. A.|was firet talked about and when the | ™ countles, Mrs. Oleson spoke here at the or-|“‘tots” there is also due conslderable o=t Hass, dentist, Nos. 14-15, Dr. Cum-|employers agreed to pay to the memb- This company formerly had -its|ganization of the Women's Commun-|credit. Besides those who actively CAu.ED FOR wm" mers. optician, Nos 16-17, W. E. Dean | ers of the company employed by them main office at Pine City and operated [ ity and Civic club in Bemidji and|took part in the cast of the pageant, : : Co., No. "18, Hugh Glenn, sales-|the difference in pay which will re- in farm lands in Northern Minnesota. { those who heard her will remember|among the most active in assisting in e n W. Jewett " Nearly all the holdings and options | that shé is an excellent speaker. A|the production were Miss Evelyn|wil] Consider Employ of Paid . W. Jewett Co., No. 19, Thom-|gult in the compshy being called in-| ¢"} o company cover land in the vi-|general invitation has been extended |Hall, ‘Mise Martha Fibigar, Miss “ ‘s ‘Swinson, engineer, Noe. 20-21;1to encampment or which would re- .. . Miss 1da Virginia Brown, music stu-|sult at any time should the company z:x‘:li;{‘ eost Beltrami and Clearwater té)“:l‘ll lt‘::nat::::. the eession at the ::ilt:;. Miss Mostu and Prof. J. W. Secretary for All County -8 dfo, Nos. 22-23, Christian. Science|pe called out for any period under 3 5 ; . Associations &:;church; Nos. 24-26, Mrs. Fay, drese-|30 days duration. maker, Nos 26-27; The Union Cen-| gSeveral briet talks were héard to-| . Ofticers and directors of county- tral Lumber Co., No. 30. gether with a few .announcements made by Superintendent R. O. Bagby wide aseociations such as Livestock mm K m of the Bemidji public schools, and AR, " | Breeders, Beekeepers, Wool Growers, 5 Carlton Crothers, regarding a propos- e < Potato Growers, Beltrami Agricul- - ka m mcm' ed solution of the congested school ; 2 tural Society, Poultry Raisers, Be- conditions. BRI . o 5 midji Mutual Insurance Co., are call- a 4 ed for a meeting on Wednesday, May 26, at 1:30 o'clock in the afternoom Company K with a number of its|BOYS WHO HELP WILL D e — to consider the employment of & members absent because of illnees or RECEIVE BASEBALL 2 2 absence from. the city met :t c‘:he PASS ] 555 ‘pl.ld .w‘;:g;"y for all these ahsocia- rooms of the Bemidji Civic an m- All boys between the ages of 7 and am - 5 ; 5 v 2 " tions. s’ action has been consid- merce association last night and par- 008 a 3 p ered for some time and was brought 13 years by coming to the ball park| } : E to a head by the action of the direet- ticipate in an indoor drill Addi- tionai equipment, consisting of one i blanket, rifle sling, slicker, and cart- * ridge belt was issued to the memb- ers present. The next drill is announced for Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock, sharp, between 6 and 7 o’clock this evening g ; . ] . 4 s armed with a rake, a shovel or a hoe| |E i : i P t"l" of hu“ t§°"":° :“""";“th m(‘:)zh- and willing to assist in cleaning up on when they instruc 8 Conn= the base ball park .in prepara- ty Agent to call such a meeting. tion for the game with Crosby to- AR e e morrow afternoon at -4 o’clock will ganizations are perfected, but eve= be given a paes to the games staged then suffering a lingering death or and all members are required to be by the American I.egioh this season. inactivity because duly elected of- present. ‘With two drills each week ymmager Fred Bost is very d eslrolls. ficers are busy men and have not the in adition to the regular drill night|,, . "o o on turn out to put - the time for much active association on Monday, Bemidji’s volunteers Will| 4. 5" firgt class shape for the work. It is belleved that a man could surely deserve the best armory in the gf ying season. : be employed and paid jointly by tne state. playing 5 various associations, whose business g it would be to look after the inter- : : A 1 i - e, ; o % ests of each association, and actusl- 2avE azzes anp cervany |EXPORTS AND IMPORTS 4 T ttng t0 & realization the purposs — TO WORK OUT RECOVERY # t hich such izations TOOK DROP IN APRIL it o | [t v’ suh” ergeniatins” were (By Unilted Press) % Z The meeting is called for the pur- Washington, -May 20.—President| Washington, May 20.—Exports pose of considering the responsibil- , ‘Wileon and cabinet have decided that|fell of 1356 million dollars in April ity of employing such a men as a di- ‘the allles_and Germany mist work|as compared with March, .. e com- rector of officers of -county-wide as- out their own Snancial recovery-un-|merce department announced. - Im- soclations and all officers and direo~ alded further by the United States. ports fell off 30 million dollars. tors are’ urged to - be present. - /