Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 25, 1920, Page 1

5 v The Pioneer fs a Momber of the BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY RALPH GRACIE.POST s pason [HOOVER MAY somsuncicin B JIRDIVGS Following Short Business Meet- “ CH 0 l c E F0R | MENT AND FACILITIES Cars_and locomotives which the railfpad companies have arranged to ‘purchase and finance out of their own resources, without gov- ernment assistance, during the first four.months of 'this year: mated values as of May 5, ) 3 a. ¢ | -+ Held for Members . 3 g H ld for R : cars..27,778 $91,667,400 e "N [ 596 17,880,000 . Despite the fact 'that every effort] _ Y o was made to insure a large attend- s "UR MR IR S ance ‘at the mesting 'of the Ralph| = .. .5 o oo e Y 47 940,000 Gracie ‘post of:the’ American ‘Legion | = "0 (¥ S’ > :518 38,670,000 held:last night at the Fooms of the| . ' EoN e Bemidji- Civic and Comiinerce assooi- |Despite Efforts to Discourage $144,157,400 ation, only a small percéntage of the S 5t membership was present. Following c‘b‘,nflbs’de‘tm Specula- - a short business meetlng at which tion Report, Gains TR Y {ithe plans ‘for the Independence Day |' progrr.“wére announced by the com- o jmit @, -1 discussion ./held” con- *y Hérold ‘Bac man “Mil- | SALYA " PREPARES T0 BUILD NDERWRITERS. ENJOY < cermy %y : INE BAND CONCERT lion b %, and” whick s schetuled | HARDING PLEASED Al e L ; - = |'to.play % under Legion auspices p ne of the old land marks in Be- \ SR e m—— T T ;md-Jl;lr)} <. 1 members and their Y WITH CONFERENCE |,dji_has been' torn dow:ln to ]:n?‘l‘(‘e o R 5 ady . friei nlged in a very en- g room for p.to date modern build- rip ‘to Itasca State Park" by| j5vanie m(\,?‘ sarty. S e ing ‘to ected by ‘the Salvation fE smobile 8 je | ‘Members W * . vlanning to make igi Army on iwest side of Minnesota -~ Automobile Will Be Made § D it SO Bue TRIE auto on Report- Originates -From Fact Avans batween-Second and Third any. ofithe roa. ' asking to con-| ‘That Hoover Had Long Con- |streets. The building has been own-, ¥ ed by the Salvation Army’for some 3 sty s sult either Clare “qcault or the ¥ post adjutant ubes\ &* Dying - that they may eecure a', rof posters for the Jaly 5th program. ~ In this way .the celebration may be easily advertised for the post and for'the: city with very little ‘work for each member. This celebration will be ad- vertised ns widely as possible that all residents’ within reach - of Bemidji ;xtm'y‘hlve»an opportunity to witness With a program made up of races of varfous kinds, speeches, fireworks, band concerts, baseball; dancing and many other-feature attractions, Be- midji will have this year a live-wire entertainment on Monday, July 5th. ference With Harding time:and untiliabout a year ago was used: for holding their services. - _. A nationwide.drive:in the interests of the Salval Army was held some time ago git4, the executives of that organizati gt once started planning tor,the ereétfon’ ‘of a number of new buildings'i#n’which to carry on and t'work in strategic cen- #dji was one of those places the: erection of a new building. ¥, An - appropriation was made for the building ana work has nite a number f those-present at he convention of thié North Dakota- esots Fire Underwriters’. agsoci-, on being held- at Birchmont Beach § - #is week enjoyed asplendid half day a fishing this morning, * Much com= 3 ;%ufiofi ‘was “expected " since this is yze of the best contests which' s ‘héld each year. Just what luck the ‘fishermen had has not as yet been “learned, since the party had not re- ' iwrned{to Birchmont at the dinner Tour. Rules governing the catches ' and’the’ points .allotted each - class " of fish have been set that each mem- 7 articipating in -the- contest jmay “Xmow the kind of fish which “will give him the highest score.. /Last evening the Juvenile Band gave a very enjoyable concert at +he _Birchmont- hotel as a special enter-| ainment feature for the -insurance INay ‘gathered there. Toémorrow af- joon a large number of the memb- f the association plan to make a ‘to the Itasca State park .by auto- ile, - returning to -Bemidji again he evening. ‘Some are’returning t0-their homes tonight feeling that thely biisiness will-not allow a longer 'stay, while othérs are doing the thing wn and-are remaining for ithe Washington, June 25. (By Ray- mogg Clapper) —Despite the efforts of Warren Harding, republican pre- sidential. nominee: to discourage all speculation, regarding cabinet-selec- tions, -the name of Herbert Hoover’ as a possible-choice for Secretary of. State in case of a repubilcan victory was. circulated today. ~ Hoover talk started when he took breakfast at Harding’s house immediately upon return. of ‘the nominee to Washing- ton. Harding said he was highly pleased over the conference.with Hoover. g T T AUPBOSREQUST ' AT TWO CONVENTIONS able to- the energetic work of Capt] Orchard ahd his wife. -Since coming to Bemidftithe Captain has maae re- markable‘lsmgms in the work. The Army hag come to be an institution worthy of-every. respect and asisst- ance.and is doing a spléndid work in the town. It-s understood; however, | that just.as the Captain-.and his wife are beginning to enjoy the: fruits of their labor they have received word that_they are to be transferred else- | where. “It would be much regrefted if this togk place at this time as Cap- 'tain 'Orchard has well in hand all the L details. of the building- enterprise. 1t'is understood that -action locally will be taken in an endeavor to have him remain in Bemidji until at:least 'the. hufltl;av; enterprise has been com- ‘Yale freshmen defeated Harvard in the opening event of the nnual Shell Regatta here today by half & length. Yale also . Chicago, Jun; .people . number 10,3! 4 19,495,272 are - Christians,- and- only Aine-per.-cent ‘non-Christians. - They have been ‘Christians for 300 years, and have a culture and refine-) ment that will compsre’ very" “TheBemidji~Unfon Band gave a v:rrz mterestl;;t»-. '_eon"cfi‘t last evening L Namote aud feom all soposts svery onis tiigPdughly enjoyed fi?e program. A large attendance-was’ on hdnd, for| the-oceasion. 5 vention :such as this body is fiug ‘at Birchmont 1§ a real lve tering. of special agents for var- dle ‘fire ‘risks .in North kota y ing- odds favors of no one here, simply go- and:Minnesota. They are a: "IN IRISH DISPUTE The Filipino 40, of yehich pleted. ' SUPPORTERS AT FRISCO General Palmer. ‘arived ah schedule today:and conferred .with ioh 3 bt supporters of his campaign for presi- PhiEllegx:;l'lt»l;:;l‘gsh:cfi?l‘?wfign,mf .dential nomintaion ‘of democrats. lion natives .now ' speak E lish flu- TR f ently, and there are 700,00168En‘li|h- BRITISH TROOPS 3 g speaking children. in’ ‘the - ‘public| CONTROL LONDONDERRY June 25.—Several regi- schools. It is- destined- the na.|: Dublin, tional languisge. tined to be "‘e,"‘?-. l ments of British ‘troops, including ities. are awarded each year: to :the s in the various eontests-and " every one of the.'cups:bears’ nscriptions of at least four or former holders. Londonderry, June 24.—Since mid- day, there has been virtually no fir- -ing> by the unionists and nationalists forces, ‘'who for a week have been waging civil warfare. 5 No attempt has yet been made to Seventy per cent of the ‘inllabitanta cavalry, patroled Londonderry today te this-afternoon a clay pigeon} egime b of the Phili ; % “3land -were apparently in control of el .| rest business, . however. The, he Fhi over 10" years of e and a .22 rifle shoot was eched-"| o4 eets are still deserted, the people|28e, acco %0 ‘a. census just com- Lht.e 'gituntion. R . pleted, are. literate. This is a higher percentage - of ‘literacy than that of any South:American country, higher| i’ thah that of Spain, and higher than|: that ‘of any of the new republics of|. Chicago, June 25. (By Don Cham- Europe whose independence is being|berlain) — Liberals who propose guaranteed by the allies. ~|launching a third party here next The. Filipino people are unanimous|onth by amalgamating radical’ or- in their ddsire for independence. |ganizations.may bid for support {rom Whenever they are called upon to, Prohibitionists by adopting a dry deposit their ballots they have always plank in its platform it was indicat- ratified this pspiration. At every ses-|°4 today. s sion before adjournment their repre- B POSSIBLE THIRD PARTY - - MAY BID FOR DRY VOTE keeping: inside- their -homes. At-a meeting- today of the mag- istrates, 'General Campbell gave' the assurance that.the governmrent would provide sufficient troops for the pro- tection of law abiding citizens in Londonderry. ' .~ Seventeen persons have been killed and 29 were wounded in the fighting in the city, according to.an official statement issued by the police. The -looting -last ‘night ‘was more extensive than- ever.. Numberous cases were reported of armed and masked men calling at the homes of unionists and: nationalists. and giv- lub golf . lixiks ‘have been placed e disposal. of the members and have enjoyed this recreative The Bemidji lodge L O. O. F., No. 119, ‘will_meet in regular session to- ! night at’the Odd- Fellow. hall. - De- sentatives in the legislature reiterate their faith in-the principles. of liberty and the independence of the Filipino | gree” work ‘in “the second ‘and third|ing th eral h -y L m ! el B e D ol e SeATASR S gt e ot Pivhe - COMPETE AT ANTWERP candidates. Severay important-busi- ; > ) ere are ‘only 6,684 Japanese in b the Philippines.. There are 124,000 Japanese in California alone, or 19 |times as many as in the entire Phil- ippine archipelago. A special delegation of Filipinos, WANT COAL RUSHED officially representing the Filipino people, are ajtending the two national Duluth, Minn., June 25.—The Min-| & ) ot moupotis ivic and Commerce-associs | of"toe Fillping. desite foF Mdepend: tion and -the St. Paul Chamber of{q Bhretge p | Qdmmerce have joined in sending tel- | ;n::“'h-'bg' Wh.td“:m“nmmlmw egu‘ms‘go governors of the northwest First, T;afthe Al'neriel: Dechn-. i‘::t:“::;w:h 'r:“:o”"‘ at W;a!n— tion of Independence declares -that ton, asking the: co-opérate in|o,vernments derive their just powers, efforts to. rush coal from lower lake| g, sho consient of the governed; 5‘;"" t‘l,a the Duluth-Superior harbor.| ™" gecond, That the Arfi:ficah con- th:f‘:;;;,fi:'&’_‘hefg’“ Citles éu"‘ gress, in the Jones law, solemnly mercial ¢lub havo‘x?nrti(:g:lt..e%rln ':g'é promised the Filipinos independence i 3 . . upon ‘the establishment of a stable ac'gogn.fl‘le Duluth Commeeial elub, g}‘l;verqmgxit, and that their claim that .Washington, June 25.—Twelye bold Yankees will be ‘shaking the shimmy with a’ vengeance on the Beaverloo rifle range, close by to Ant- werp; Belgium, -when the . Olympic Rifie.Match begins.on July 22. When the rules governing. the match were received at Quantico, Va., where the competition forcthe erfcan team .was_held .on the’Marine Corps rifte range, the Yanjee: shots found them- selves facing a’wnique target at the 300 and 600 metexr distances. The bull’'s eye contained .an inner bull, with a scoring value of six instead of the conventional five. How to signal the value of a six was the problem. ’ Major W. Dulty Smith of the Ma- tines, the American team coach, solved, the problem. The scoring disk which showed white on-one side for ness -matters will ‘be brought up. for} consideration. Following the meeting alunch will be served and it is espe- clally: urged that all Odd Fellows be ] 1in attendance at this session, N OF LEGION - 1y "8t Paul, June 26.—Hdrrison Full- er; state commander of the Minnesota ;:?&"'i 'i:‘:eb;gutrfi;”‘th:: :‘::' c::i ficially confirmed by America’s own ahnve. I'llld "dhollt‘ the O;hel;ilfm‘» iy department of the American Legion, movement. to this port is becoming representatives here; and ?'B%:l'(llngmtth: sh?m n:;" t :: thé Third, That America went:before the world in” the recent war as the avowed champio nof “self determina- tion,” American soldiers having been told it was ome of the things they were fighting gnd dying for. GREEKS SURROUND TURKS —TAKE 8.000 PRISONERS London, June 25.—Greek troops surrounded a Turkish corps at Ala- shehr, Asia Minor, taking 8,000 pris- oners, dispatches from Smyrna stat- {1 a-telegfam to one of the Minnesota post .commanders, . has pointed out that the Legion is stricly non-politi- nd; that no element of partisan- ould be permitted to enter into “of its meetings. 2Mr. Fuller's telegram was a con- segiience of a letter from a post.com- mander asking if it would be proper + Eo permit-two speakers of directly op- figm political beliefs to present (3 views at a Legion gathering. The-commander’s reply follows: “Alwavs put on non-political le- gion celebrations or none at all. Get more satisfactory and the general im- pression here seemed to be thad it would be wise.to allow "the permsld system now in vogue for handling coal cars opportunity to work out. SONORA GRAND OPERA HAS EXCELLENT PROGRAM With the production of “Rigoletto’ at the Grand theatre last night, Be- range nickname that was promptly agreed on by the nine army, four marine corps, two navy and two civ- ilians who made the team. So they’ll be “shaking the shimmy’ ’in Belgium with great frequency to the music ot rifle shots. APPEAL TO PRESIDENT ~ ON COAL SHORTAGE a good non-political speaker or none | midji theatre-goers experienced thei#|ed- (By United Press) at all. A man’s religious or political | first local opportunity to attend ‘a s St. Paul, June 24.—Business men peliéfs do_not bar him from Legion |high class performance of this kind.| ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF here today appealed to President Wil- WAR HAS RESIGNED |son to prevent the coal famine in the northwest this winter, which now Washington, June 25.—Assistant|threatens. Figures show that the Secretary of War Benedica Crowell|coal supply is far below normal and has resigned, Secretary Baker an-|w1t1\ more outlaw railroad strikes, nounced. 3 the situation looks serious. The Sonora Grand Opera company will present “Il Trovotore” tomight and it is expected that there will be a much larger attendance to wit- ness such a worthy production as this promises to be. membership but as an organization have nothing to do with political dis- cussion.” Notice of this announcement has been sent to every post commander in Minnesota. ION United Pross—Laased Wite iJirvice—Today's World News Today NING, JUNE 25, 1920 : no’vmfim m:.w A |l)lPl.0MAS FORIGHTH (erson of Rako; Gladys Chisholm and “San‘Francisco, June. 26..—Attorney of | York:in'the same period, the nation's | centage of increase for the last ten . | cities. Weather forecast, 24 hrs.' Markham: Storm brewing in direction of wind. 48¢ PER MONTH * GRADE GRADUATES SENT ' omsrswimoE RATIFICATION TSR TREATY MINUS ination Certificates Also Being Mailed Today o Returns. hav een received from| - AR E N0 1 thie"Stdte Board oftExXaminers for the|: - \¥ ¥\ A4 ANV Y. S rural schools of Beltrami county on| _ the examinationg theld this year .in| . A May. The number of graduates in Says League of ‘N.fi k 'Sl i this county is three higher than an any previous yetr, being 40 receiv- 'Be Part of Repulalica'n Party Platform ing diplomas. Last year there were 37 who graduated: and that number was then the highest.’ The following have been sent Bighth grade diplomas by County Superintendent of Schools J. C. Mc- Ghee as well as the certificates for the state board examinations: Mabel Djonne, Bertha Djonne and Edith Hayes of Wilton; ‘Walter Fenske, Gunda Huset, Gertina Moi, Wesley; Nelson, Anna Schmitt and Charles, Schmitt of Bemid}l)'Bine Gustafson, John P. Neely, Thi Yne Thompson and Ruth Tweten of ‘Solway; Bessie C. Cook and Dorothy)Watson of Pupos- | ky; Florence Knox, Belle E. Vogler and Marjorie Webster of Nebish; Tda Shute and Margareét, Christianson of Tenstrike; Gilbayt,; W. Johnson of ARTICLE X IMPLIES MILITARY THREAT Ratifying. Without Article X /Would Force Democrats Into Defence of Mili- tary Alliance (By United Press) N‘e‘:v Yor:. June 25.—Barliest b : possible ratification of the German Blackduck; . Arthun :Blakeley andfyagce treaty after elimination of Ar- Margery- Coleman ‘bf- Turtle River; 'tis1e X, and adherence to the League Gerhard. P Seesing.of Quiring; Ken-|q¢ Nations as the platform upon ;e::natl;ld gv‘m{‘h_u"y ‘t’tgl;'“‘:‘:’wgi ‘which the republican party should Al eSkl ] v-fl’i“y ‘l’ ;c P“C } |'stand in the -presidential campaign, b "h lt-pfi'ani ol y"R o enny | was urged by Herbert Hoover in a orhult; e . Ramiberg of | gi5tement published by the New York Grygla; Fern -Jul endrickson of Evening Post today. ngw{ifi“'“fi s che ot r%‘i‘;"v Hoover aavocated the league is a Naknr M. tl:ni't . ib"‘“'“s;’"N" rden, [Product of the liberal class of the ri o "d{‘g ) Guen |world, declaring fhat in such an or- deline Gunderson and Carl Gund-|oonization there was no: place for lany threat of military office such as [is: implied in the present Article X. 'Hoover urged the republican party to take a definite stand for the rati- ‘|fication of the treaty without Article X, in order' to force the democratic party into the position of defending a practical military alliance, upon which their safety devices only fur- ther endanger -the real value of the league. . ¥ _Article X, which Hoover would eliminate, states that members of the league will undertake to preserve the t;arrltorlal integrity of member na- tions. i $ Hattie R.:Schmechel of Hiwood. June 25. — Philadel- .. Washington, phia’s population was announced by the census bureau as 1,823,158, show- ing- that. thie country third most pop- ulous. city had maintained during the e iatci e last ten years the steady rate 'of growth it has had since the first fed- eral ‘census .in 1790. The numerical increafe for the ten years was 274, 150, the second largest increase, of any decade ‘of the city’s history, sur- passing that of the ten xgnrs ending with' 1910 by ‘almost 20,000. . Philadélphia’s' percentage of in- .crease was 17.7, which was_slightly lower:thanthe rate made by New HILTON s'mr.mm)s SULLIVAN _(By United, Preps) St. Paul, June 26. 3§ p/imhi—Attor- ney General Hilton, séeking renomin- ation of the republican primary, forged ahead of Thomas Sullivan, ‘ponpartisan, again this afternoon and with only a few precincts mise- ing, was leading by over two thous- and votes. LATE RETU®NS GIVES SULLI- VAN SMALL LEAD OVER HILTON (By United Press) St. Paul, June 25.—Thomas V. Sullivan overcame the lead of Clif- ford Hilton in the republican race for nomination for attorney gen- eral, in additional returns today and was leading by a smal: margin. The positions of the other candidates is unchanged. HOTEL COLLAPSES: - WORKMAN INJURED i i P EIERTrS S metropolis - having: shown 17.9 ' per cent, compared. with a rate’ for the decade 1900-1910, Philadelphia’s per- years was two per cent less. -Philadelphia always had a healthy community growth. It never was a “boom” town, but ever since the first federal census in 1790 it has ranked second or third among the country’s The. Quaker . -City’s first official count gave it 28,622 persons. Those 'were the days when it was the ‘“‘gate city” to the western country then unexplored and undeveloped. At that time, also, it was the political centre of North America as the capital of the United States. Under the guilding hand of Benja- min; Franklin, the City of Brotherly Love was the first town on the con-| Chicago, June 25.—Ten workmen tinent.to have a city plan by which|were injured when the Sheridan its streets and avenues were laid out|Plaza hotel in the course of construc- regularly and the ¢rossings at right|tion, collapsed. Men were caught un- angles. aly der tons of soft concrete and other The city was founded in 1682 by |debris. William Penn,. tg.:whom the British king had grantedithe then unknown|GRAND STAND COLLAPSES nr:ibory northwgst toward the Great —FIFTEEN WOUNDED es. L -~ : The growth of Philadelphia is indi- (By United Press) cated by the decennial census as fol-| Buffalo, N. Y., June 25.—15 peo- lows: ; ple were seriously wounded when the _— . 28,622 1860..— 565,629 [ grandstand in Broadway auditorium 41,220 674,022 | collapsed. The auditorium was, 53,722 847,170 | crowded with people attending the 63,802 80,462 94,665 sl EXPELLED-FROM STOCK , BEMIDJI TEAM EXCHANGE.'GOES TO COURT| - New York, N. Y., June 24—Ex-|/ AT BALL PARK SUNDAY pelled from the New gork Sto‘ck lExi | change, Allan A., Ryan, principal PR 9 . figure in the alleged Stutz Motor cor- With “Red” Frank in Catcher’s ner last March, tpn’lght announced Box, Bemidji Will Have he would carry higegsé to the courts . and “stand or fall'on the case as the Extra Strong Nine public hak it.”” '\t i There was excitemént at the open~| "** — ing of the exchange today when thej' Arrangements have been complet- governing committée which yester-|ed for a baseball game with the Deer day ended its investigation into the |River nine at the Bemidji ball park alleged corner, anunqunced from the|next Sunday afternoon commencing floor a verdict of Lsion ,tof econ-| At 3:30 o'clock and preparations are duct inconsistent ‘!ust pnd equit- | already under way to put the locals able principles of trh?." over the top in this contest. Deer At first Mr. Ryan Wwas silent then River has a first class team which is he issued a brief statement announc- Very confident that it can clean-up ing that “we shall see what we shall Bemidji in the same manner as it see.” Later he prepared a newspaper has been done by other teams this- advertisement containing this para-|season but the locals are prepared graph: \ i fol all occasions and have strengthen- “For such as Lh,é_lniustlce worked [ ed their nine by the addition of tlwo upon me as is remediable in thefirst class bal} players. courts, I intend in due season to seek With “Red” Frank who made appropriate redress. But the blot such an _excellent showing while upon the dignity of the great institu- | playing v:vnth Bemidji in 1'916, adrqh'- tion of New York Stock Exchange,|ably filling the catcher’s position beginning with their first activities |and an addition of a first rate short- in the Stutz matter has grown to|stop, the locals feel very confident such proportions that it is now in- [that the result of the battle will be dellible.” z | most gratifying to all Bemidji fans.