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

) ‘] ! ) -““Races and contests ) ; VOLUME XVIIL NO. 157 to Best Decorated Auto- ~mobile in Big Parade Prize of $25 for First Home- il at Game Between At 9:0'clock next Monday morning, ) will enter upon:one of the dependence Day celebrations empted in-this city. At this hour an automobile parade will begin 'rom the City building and will con- ‘through the downtown business ~For the most comically at- person in the parade, a prize of Bas been offered. - A prize of 11 be given to.the best deco- " automobile in the procession. fio gsecond best will receive a prize Under the:auspices of the Ralph Qracie post of the American Legion a program including many fun-making features has been arranged with lib- ral-awards to winners in each event. includes -such ‘numbers as the following: egg race, jeracker. eating contest, 100 yard dash “for girls under 16 years of age, 100 ‘< yard dash for boys under 16 years of age, 100 yard dash, free for all, bi- cycle - race, tire changing contest, :'greased pig contest, and baseball . game between Verndale and Bemidji. 10 .afternoon program also in< 3&2: ‘an address by John M. Culver, viiom &ll- who have previously heard will remember as-an-exceptionally in- ting-speaker. - In addition to.the rtette. ‘nulpb‘ers, in the pro- amto 'be" given-at’ Library 'park, 3 ncing wil be held for all who care ‘to -participate at the Armory, com- ‘mencing at 2 o’clock in the afternoon- and :qu: :30 ‘i entire evening. ~Good music has been engaged for the.occasion and a good “ time is assured all who attend. Con- certs will be given by the Bemidji : Unfon Band during the afternoon “program at Library park as well as at ‘the evening program' beginning at 7:30 o'clock: ' At 10 o’clock oné of the largest display of fireworks ever shown in Bemidji will be staged ‘where all may easily witness. To the largest family atending the elebration a prize of $5 will be giv- en. Another prize of $5 will be given to the family coming the longest dis- “.tance with a team. The ball game at 3:30 between the ocals and the fast ball nine from ‘erndale. promises to we of great in- st to ‘all fans. To the winning team a prize of $25 will be given. “Begides this a prize of $25 has been set aside for the first home-run in the Monday game. -Verndale has a first ‘class club this year and has as yet Jost ‘only’ two out of nine games play- ed.. Bemidji’s club has been gradu- ally taking on strength and now is prepared to meet all comers. ~With “Red”’ Frank and Art Taylor forming: the battery for the locals, Bemidji has one’big. bet. Special arrangements - have been ‘ma"de to provide a resting place for the ladies on this day and tne Moose hall has been secured by the commit- -.charge. This- will-be-open -all day and evening'as a.special resting “and-lounging room for the women. " The public rest roqm at the City “building will also be oben to all vis- " §ting ladies. . M . "BEvery effort will be made to royal- 1y entertain all out of town visitors ‘at’ the Independence Day celebration ~and everyone within reach of this city ~is-especially urged to attend the en- tire program on July 5. Bemidji ‘citizens afe asked to cooperate as much as possible with the local Le- - gion boys that this year’s program ‘may be carried out in first class sshape.. ' SERGEANT ORLEANS : RELIEVING JONES (7" Sergeant Charles A. Orleans ar- Tived here yesterday from Omaha, Neb., to :take charge of the local ‘army recruiting office during the ab- ce of Sergeant Harry Jones, who /ll; been granted a 30-day leave of sence. Sgt. Jones expects to spend X Athe greater part of his furlough at . his home in Eau Claire, Wis., having Teft for that city last night. . Mrs. G.. H. O’Brien of Cohasset, formerly Miss Nell Shannon of this &y, arrived in Bemidji Monday to nd a few days visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Shannon. Mrs. O’Brien was recently made’ president of the village im- provement club at Cohasset. .feircumstances connectsd actual registration progfam and elec- |, SR 'l'h Pioneer is AT WOMEN'S Many Features A;fe ::Prqunted *in Women’s Convention Pro- gram of Ipstruction The' sessions . of Women Voters held noon and evening Wepe/very interest- ing and instructive the after- noon mock registration ‘4nd election days were held and'all/of; the various with an i League "of *yt’prdny after- l tion day were exhibited. Many amus- ing incidents arose dt ‘times when aliens attempted to register or vote. The status of alien womén in various cases where they had married Amer- icans or-American women who had married aliens was brought out at the election and - registration laws were. clearly demonstrated. . Miss Kneubuhl pointed out the first duties of women after obtaining their full suffrage rights.and how those rights 'should be’ eéxercised. Miss Asbury also addressed -the meeting on the duties of citizenship. In the evening session, held in the Methodist church, which was presided over by Miss Mitchell, Judge Stanton | spoke on “How We Make Our Laws,” and pointed out the ‘various methods by which our laws are formed, some coming from the original Constitu- tion of the United States, others by constitutional amendment, some by congressional and tive action and some by judici: ecisions. He referred in detail to the various con- stitutional amendments ‘to our “na: tional Constitution’ and pointed out how even congress is limited in its law making activities by the Constitu- tion. He also pointed out the neces- sity of a good general kiowledge of the laws and govetnmént of the country in order to bgcp‘lijg a citizen. Miss Kneubuhl again: spoke at the evening sesgion and left'hs her key- note thought that politics was crystal- lized community "thinkin and that the results of “communiy thinking ‘were the representati elected - to represent a communi he govern- ment of the country. '1I¢ was then, of the highest importance, what that standard . of :: community - thi 'should-be, and it was"im the conditions -were which produced ‘that particular kind of community thinking evidenced in . the homes, villages and cities of our:country. She paid a high compliment ‘to Minnesota’s foremost ~‘woman edu- cator and-leader, the late' Maria San- ford, and also to the woman who perhaps has had more to do with the obtaining for women, -recognition from the national legislators than any other woman before. the Amer- ican public, Carrie Chapman Catt. The Harmonic Glee club rendered very acceptable selections during the meeting. CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION AWARDED CANDIDATES . (By United Press.) St. Paul, June 29.—The state can- vassing board today awarded certifi- cates of election to the successful| candidates in the primary election. WILSON PLEASED WITH |~ CONVENTION RESUL 0", |DEMOCRATIC ortant WhatT ., vention met at one o'clock today ‘to elect Senator Joseph T. Robinson JI DAIL’ a Member BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 29, 1920 CONVENTION CONTROLLED BV WILSO Demonstration Given to Wilson Delegates Proof of Power of Administration JOSEPH T. ROBINSON CONVENTION CHAIRMAN Nominating Speeches to Begin Tomorrow; Balloting After Platform Is Adopted e, ~~"'(By United Press. San Franciscq, June 29 (Ed. L. Keen).—It is still a Wilson conven- tion. it after the spontaneity and genuine heartiness of the Wilson delegates” demopnstration at the initial session yestérday, these were removed by the organization and action of the committees. Pro-administration forces dominate all the committees. The expected fight against Senator Glass as cl n of the resolutions .com- mittee failed to appear and his unanimous selection for that post in- dicates the: resignation by the insurg- ents of the inevitable. The committee promptly proceeded to the selection of a sub-committee for the drafting of a platform which is almost entirely, Wilsonian. Bryan was excluded from membership on this drafting committee and has prac- tically decided to make his personal fight for his bone-dry plank on the convention floor. L ; The selection of Joseph T. Robin- son as permanent chairman of the conventjon is another evidence of a thorough “administration control. San F[anot'scp. June 29 (By Hugh )\—The : democratic.. national of Arkansas chairman, in accordance with recommendation of permanent organizations committee to hear his speech and adopt a speed up program agreed to. during the night by the rules committee. Under the program adopted, nominating speeches will be- gin at one o‘clock tomorrow after- noon, and actual balloting on candi- dates will mot begin until the plat- form . has been adopted. . Robinson is a staunch supporter of the Wilson administration. : MRS. GAMBLE WANTS ° GIRLS FOR PARADE All girls and young ladies wishing to take part in the parade which will be held in connection with the Inde- pendence Day celebration on Monday, July 5. are asked to call to see Mrs. Mary Gamble at her home on or be- fore Wednesday evening. Mrs. Gam- ble evidently is planning something worth while for the parade and asks that as many as possible report to her. The nature’of her plans has not been disclosed but all who have known her work during previous cele- brations of this kind may be sure that.she is now planning a real feat- Washington, June 29.-President |ure for the parade. Wilson was described as highly pleas- ed with the results of the first day ‘of the democratic national conven- tion. A United Press-leased wire in the White House furnished him with details of the proceedings. TRADE COMMISSIONER URGES CAR SITUATION IMPROVEMENT (By United Prets.) Washington, June 29.—Unified op- erations, of the country’s railroads was - advocated by William Colver, federal trade commissioner, today. Colver predicted untold suffering and industrial shut-downs in the north- w;le'std unless the car situation is rem- edied. & PREPARATIONS FOR WEIGLE MEETINGS The tent for the Weigle evangelis- tic meetings is being erected on the corner of Beltrami avenue-and fifth street and ‘will be ready for the first meeting, which will Sunday night, July 4th. The first meeting of the chorus for rehearsal will be tonight at the Bap- tist church at 8 o’clock. It is re- quested that all singing talent from the organizations engaged in the meetings meet at the Baptist church for the first rehearsal. Donald Shannon, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Shannon, left this morn- ing for St. Paul to take up his new duties with The Farmer. Mrs. Shan- non and child will remain here for some time yet to visit her parents in Grant Valley. be held next ROOMING HOUSE COLLAPSE FATAL TO FIVE PERSONS Buffalo, N. Y., June 29.—Five per- sons were killed and ten seriously in- jured . when a four-story rooming house collipsed, burying between 70 and 80 persons. FREIGHT TRANSFER YARDS DESTROYED FIRE Chicago, ‘June 29.—Thousands of pounds of food was a total loss today following .a. million dollar fire which destroyed the Burlington freight transfer yards here. of the United Press—Loised Wire "I'sitions in high schools will be Wi out - properly qualified teachers next _ lschool term begins. " If there were any doubts about|re “HIGH SCHOOLS IN-TEACHER SHORTAGE X -Mdr.'"!'lilh School Teaclufl Needed Than Available TeWERYh AR 5,000 iea eptemper, if the estimates ot A. O, %e&l obethe U. S. Bureau of Educa- tion, prpyve:to be correct. The Bureau recently gonducted an extemsive in- quiry among the high schools of the country, ’and more than 7,000 high schools! have. written of their needs. */Those schools now employ 65,857 teachers, and will require 17,275 new teachers 111the fall to provide for the normal: increase in enroliment and to take the places of those who are leav- ing the schools for other work. Mr. Neal considers ‘that this proportion fairly represents the general condi- tion thoughout the country, and he estimates - that a total . of thisi’:xt places must be filled betore o The visible supply of qualified can- didates does not even approach that number. Simultaneously with the in- quiry; made of high' schools, the Bu- iu requested all the colleges and universities of the United States to report the number of persons who would graduate. this year, and also thenumber of those graduates who expect to teach in the high schools. Replies from 323 institutjons show that their graduates will num‘he? 19,- 680 men and 9,327 women, and that 1,630 men and 4,742 women will take up the work of high school teaching. On this basis it 1s estimated that only 10,620; members of this year’s grad- uating] classes of all the higher insti- tutiong will accept positions in :the high #chools. The difference, 15.- 368 places, must be filled in ways that: dre mot now apparent, or that number of classes will be without proper instruction. . It may be possible to induce other gradpdtes .to enter the work and some former teachers who have with- drawn may return; but this will ‘mean that higher pay and improved conditions otherwise must be offered. The /only alternative-is to’ employ persons below the standard prescrib- ed by experience -and general prac- tice. & 3 - Hywhgertotis the situation. 1s- may be judged: by the fact that the threat- -ened shortage is twice as great as the number of teachers in all of New England, and gréater than the num- her of such teachers in New York and Pennsylvania combined. Mr. Neal advises - school boards everywhere to lose mno 'time in strengthening their forces in ant!cl’ pation of the expected difficulties. Salaries must be raised, and improv- ed conditions must be created, in-or- der to hold as many as pessible of the teachers now in the service and to at- tract desirable recruits. All this must be .done, not for the benefit of the teachers, who are evidently able now to care for themselves very well in- deed, ‘but for the sake of the children who dre ‘the sufferers when good teachers leave the service. ~ SENATOR HARDING TO REPLY TO CUMMINGS . (By United Press.) Washington, June 29 (Raymond Clapper).—Senator Harding intends to reply to the keynote speech of Homer S. Cummings to the demo- cratic convention, in his acceptange speech next month. Harding read the democratic Broadside carefully today but declined comment. He leaves for Mariom, Ohio, probably today. PRESIDENT’S WIFE ADOPTS ORPHAN Mrs. Wilson has adopted a war or- phan 10 years of age in far-off Ser- bia. His name is Michajlo Jevodi- vich. One of his legs has been ampu- tated on account of tuberculosis of the knee. Through the agency of the Serbian Child Welfare committee he will be maintained on $72 a year which Mrs. Wilson is contributing. Aot WERE A ROASTED UP IN T’ FLAT Too HoT! T 71— | 00 HOT,NO ) PIO WTO‘I"I World News Today At Least TFifteen Thousand| Weather forecast, Cloudy, warmery nipsettled. WORLD m:ws |l SOUTH WANTS ITALIANS A small number of Italians in the south have proved themsélves of such value as cotton groweps!'that immi- grants from Italy are noy,e‘ncouraged by cotton producers. If ls said that a colored family of fivéAhas made as much as $80 a day pigking cotton, t_they are constantly @éserting the fields for. the factoriesghl’the cities. The very high rate of;pay and the splendid opportunities in" sections of the South ar, attract many foreigner: against the american;woolen com- panies of New York and,Massachu- setts were quashed bya’géfiral Judge Mack. ‘1he judge sustalped the de- murrer of Charles E. Hughes, coun- sel for defense, which held that wool- en goods did not constitute wearing apparel and therefore \did not come within the meaning o! ‘Lever act. - oM Baieh MERGE THREE OOI.E.EGE The University of Richmond, at Richmond, Va., has beencreated by the - merger of Richmopd College, Richmond College Law;8chool and West Hampton College,.',Dr. F. Boatwright e presideé institution, >, .. . of the new Allieo‘ Hope at End to “Bargaining” Over ito Put An Treaty of By Charles McCann (United Press Staff Corréspondent) . London, June 18. (By 'Mail.)—Spa, where entente and Ger' ‘ delegates will meet for the first t| on & base of equality, probably’ 11, be the last inter-allied conclaye’lof major proportions, dealing with'the Versail- les peace treaty. The tentative date set was July 5. ki International developments, since the San Remo conferenge, have been such that Premier Lloy gdeorge is ex- tremely..anxious that Spd'shall wind up “Bargaining” in so l, r.as the Ger- man .reaty is concernéd.’ ‘Since the Italian cabinet erisis and the Frank- fort occupation it has besbme evident that co-operative action among the allies is .scheduled tooq%e more and more difficult. Econowmic and com- mercial rivalry between the European countries; regardless of’ past affilia- tions, will,again develop’.“ Individual action, except in the gase of Turkey and Hungary, with ‘whom treaties have yet to be concludéd, will enable each country to ‘“mend its own fences.” While, according to officials close to Lloyd George, the German dele- gation at Spa will be unet. as equals and will be permitted to'firesent their own case in their own way, they come with the distinet understanding that the peace treaty is not to be modified in any way. ‘“The meeting can be compared to a conference between two litigants, one of whom has secured g legal judg- ment against the other. Both agree that the judgment is valid and just. The matter to be discussed is, How it can best be collected.56. This was the analogy drawn by a British offi- cial who will play an lmpdrtant part at Spa. REL The German delegat; well-informed officials,xwill be re- quested to make the ffrst overtures. Millerand and Lloyd Q&orge, it is be- lieved, have already “decided upon maximum and minimum.: demands. Should the German estimate of their ability to pay fall withig,these limits, the conference will rapidly come to a close. On the other m\m-, if Germ- any's offer is below the'@gstimate of the entente, her delegn‘ will be giv- en an opportunity vance argu- ments and proofs i or of their claims. Dk Advance preparatmn’l“.lt Spa for the entertainment of the y‘;sitors have been completed. The British delega- tion will be located at 'the Hotel Bal- moral, while Premieg;Lloyd George will be the private guest of Baron de Crahwez, burgomeister of Spa. The French mission will stay 4t the Grand Hotel Britannique; the American mission, if it appears;,at the Hotel Rossette, and the Italian, Belgian and Japanese missions at private houses. The conference meets at the Chateau de lda Fraineuse, the residence of M. Pelzer-Craux, Py Failure of the United §tates to par- ticipate at Spa will l;}‘a great set- back for the ententé™ The French hope of “immediate ‘p(Byment" is based upon the possikility of capital- izing Germany’s reparatlon promises and disposing of the Gérman bonds in the United States ana'Bfitain. Con- siderable wealth is in,pri-ate hands in France, but French {nvestors, after their experience with" Russian war bonds, are loath to sink any consider- able amount in Germen''Bromises to pay. ¢ A According to Amerlean . officials, here, it is extremely undikely that the United States will participate. At least, neither Ambassadr Davis nor Ambassador Wallace "4t Paris has planned to go to Spa. Unless all indications'fdll, Spa has possibilities of provlng ‘even less pro- fitable than several previous confer- ences have been. Avks .24, hrs., Markham: 45¢c PER MONTH WADOO BOOM. INCREASES IN STRENGTH BY Passes Out of Hands of Volun- teer Workers and Gains Im- . petus Under Leadership WIN IN WETS : . FIRST SKIRMISH Gomper’s Say) G. O. P. Party’s " Platform” Entirely Devoid of Forward Principles San Francisco, —June 29.—The re- juvenated McAdoo boom had reached W. |3 stage today where it passed out of “the dictatorship of volunteer workers and had assumed compact form under 4 small group of seasoned politicians. Floor leaders have been chosen and directors are concentrating on strate- &Y. (o (By United Press.) San Francisco, June 29 (By -Mar- tin).—The wets won the first skir- mish today before the resolutions committee of the democratic national convention. By.a vote of 27 to 25, the motjon was gdopted which forced the drys to present their side of the question first, (By United Press.) San Francisco, June 28.—"“The re- publican party’s platform is entirely lacking in-principles through which intelligent and forward-looking peo- ple can express themselves,” Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, declared today in presenting to the resolutions com- mittee of the democratic convention the demands: of organized labor. MILLION DOLLAR BAND - - PROGRAM HERE JULY 22 Both Classical and Ragtime Music Lovers to Be Pleased With Concerts, Dance i) Uncle Sam’s Million Dollar ‘band, premier musical organization of the United States army overseas forces, which saw service in France, and which s composed of 30 efficient mu- giclans, every man a soldier, is going to demonstrate to local citizens, just how, by inspiring musical numbers, they sent the battling Yankees into victorious warfare and through the German stronghold. Led by Harold Bachman, whose guiding hand conducted their actions in Europe, the Million Dollar musical organization, so christened by Gener- al Liggett, after he had heard them play in France, is on a tour of the principal cities of the United States. By far the most famous of all mili- tary bands which saw service in France, the aggregation of musicians, affiliated with the 116th Engineers .| during the war, has been granted & . special privilege by high officials of the war department. Permission to tour the country in concert work, un- der the title given them in war, and clad in their khaki color uniforms, was obtained by Director Bachman soon after the unit had reached the shores of America. This year the band has done away with the khaki uniform, does mnot depend upon it in any way for its reception, and has doned a neat blue band uniform for the usual con- cert. In extra hot weather, a uni- form of spotless white gives an added attraction to the boys. Harold Bachman’s band will give an afternoon and evening concert in Bemidji on July 22 under the aus pices of the Ralph Gracie post or the American Legion. Following the eve- ning concert a pavement dance will be held with music furnished by a 12 piece orchestra made up of some of the best musicians in the entire band. While classical music is their forte and the program is composed of first class selections, the “Million Dollar” band offers a sufficiently amount of jazz music to satisfy the ragtime mu- sic lovers who are numerous in every audience. 5 Then, too, the public, whether lov- ers of classical or popular music, are eager to hear this wonderful musical organization play the airs which served to inspire the fighting Yan- kees on to victory in the Argonne for- est in the closing months of the hot 1918 summer. PRISONERS SAVED FRO MSINKING VESSEL (By United Press) Helsingfors, June 29.—Two thous- and repatriated prisoners aboard a Bolsheviki vessel sunk in the rive Neva were saved according to a Mos~ cow dispatch received today. e L. A TN HE R