Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 13, 1920, Page 2

Jily 4 to Aug 1.~~Union tent Meet- $ng by Evangelist C. F. Weigle. “‘July 21-26—Redpath-Vawter Chau- “ tauqua. ; July 26-28—County Teachers' ex- maination of Bemidjl, ek [i7Y September “6-11—Minnesoia State €air - 5 ; Sept. 15, 16, 17—Beltrami County | 162,000 OUT OF "WORK IN JAPAN : (By United Press) A “Tokyo. .(By Mail.)—The. labor sit- aation in Japan is becoming quite sérious owmg tolthe closing of many factories on account:of the ‘great slump in prices; A few months ago, when the country was riding high on ~the wave of prosperity, labor “was short and, as a consequence, workers ‘were able te secure advances in wa- ges'and other advantages., Now the -situation has ‘changed entirely, -and the government’ ‘is taking steps” to combat the evils .of ‘unemployment . -which have already ‘begun to set in. 71ne slump has hit the weaving in- dustries particularly. badly. Thus the Yenshu Textile company threw 12,- 000 'hen out of work recently, and many other 'factories have -either discharged their men absolutely or have laid them: off for the time being]|- Thoping for ‘better times to come. Mines, match factories and other in- ‘dustrial concerns.have been compell- ed to follow: suit, and it is reported Dy the authorities that during. May 56 big establishments closed throw- ing about 50,000 ‘workers out . of work ‘while ‘many smaller concerns have added. their troubles to the gen- ‘eral confusion. ’ : The Department of Commerce and Agriculture estimates that 162,000 -workers have been discharged since January, and hopefully suggest that ‘many. of these may have found new jobs: The situation -is aggravated, however, through' the fact that J pan’s industries’ are located in ¢om- paratively few centers, and as a con-|. :sequence the evils are concentrated where they occur 'and cause very ~considerable hardship. CANBY PUTS ON DRIVE FOR STOCK PAVILION Canby, Minn., July 13.—A drive ig . -under way to build a stock sales pa- vilion and it is believed that by the last’' of ‘the month the $8,000 which 48 ‘still needed for the fund will be forthcoming.' ‘The sum of $14,000 already has been subscribed by resi- dents of Canby and the surroundi ' .country, but the livestock. association ‘wishes the entire'$22,000 for the pa- wilion: subscribed. before ‘contract. fo the.structure is awarded. ' ‘ "WISCONSIN. WOMEN TO VOTE AT FALL ELECTION Milwaukee; 'Wis!;' 'July 13.—Wis; consin: women are ‘entitled to vote at’ -ghe fall eleciion, regardless of wheth- er the 19th amendment is ratified, in the opinion of Attorney General J. J. Blaine and; George A. Hudnall,: coun- sel for Governor E. L. Philipp. It is held that the act-passed by the last. legislature giving women the .right to vote for presidential electors 18 constitutional. AMERICAN FARMERS TO VISIT CANADA ‘Winnipeg, July 13.—Ten of 12 of- ficials of the American Farm:Federa- tion bureau, with headquarters in Chicago, are expected to attend .the gessions of the Canadian Council of Agriculture, which opens here next Thursday. At the conclusion of the seszion they will travel through west- ern:Canada’as far as Calgary, visiting Reg}na and other points. KKK KKK R KKK KK * GONVICK * 3% b 8 % % O % bk A R :With 3 line-up strengthened by th: addition of Indian Chase, former lea- gue pitcher and. . his - battery-mate, ‘White, a clever backstop, the Clear- rook, base ball team invaded the viliage Sunday afternoon confident of winning “a victory -over ;the Gonvick club; For the first four innings it looked. as if they might possibly be successful and at least hold the Jocal aggregation to a low gcore, o /The Tast half of the fifth, however, Pproved the undoing of the visitors, In that inning three ' Gonvick - players crosted the plate, coming in through v, bunched hits = and Chase. “Gonvick added two ‘more. in the 8th, bringing the total up to'6, the first run having been made in tire opening inning. Clearbrook, held scoreless until the \ 8th, was saved from a shutout when an error- at second permitted a man to reach home from third after two en were out.’ : A errors behind | Varied Program of Sports and Races Promises to Furnish' Fine Entertainment . - writers will meet at Crosby on Friday Minnesota editors: and : editorial] OLEARY RETURN To AN (BY United Préss) | iiaf) ‘Ottawa, Ont., July 13.-—Werd has been received by military authorities here that' Michael O’Leary,’ one of the very first'men’ to win the Victoria Cross in'the first months of the world |war 13" (o 'return ‘to..Canada' from England where- he is now stationed. O'Leary. after beiinz awarded the coveted V. C, for'great gallantry was permitted. to. visit his parents: Ire-|i: Iand after having. begin: a three day outing as: guests| the Northern Minnesota ‘Editorial | assoctation, . H: Zi, Mitchell of: this city, editor of ‘uie Bemidji Sentinel, will be in . attendancé and as presi- dent of the association will preside at the sessioa. 3 ‘ A varied sporis program is being arranged to inciude fishing, boating and bathing in’ addition to several auto tours of the surrounding: dist- rict. A trip: willibe made to the Ca- yuna iron’range and.a visit will be made at the iron mines; which .are the latest to be developed. % A big program of races and con- tests is 'also planned for the meeting and it is expected that.a larke num- ‘ber of ‘the athletically inclined will take part. : i) s . CHINA'S POOR STARVES AS RICE IS EXPORTED ‘(By United ‘Press) Shanghai. (By. Mail.)—Profiteer- ing has hit the uncounted -millions of China’s poor, and famine threat- ens. { There'is a rice shortage here that has created a condition' which may be ‘mildly. described as acute. It is really to;be described only in the su- perlative. eyt Daily the Settlement’s police forces receive word of the discovery of dead bodies of men, women and chilren, evident victims of starvation, being found by the roadsides. where they have . been left because. of families too ;stricken .by poverty to pay. for proper burial and trusting to the hu- manity of the foreign population to conduct . the. accustomed rites. Excessive export of rice.to Japan is. blamed /by the Chinese for the hunger . of; the people in this country. Whether this s true or ‘whether a s“corner” exists is what the authorit- ies are . attempting to discover. . ‘Quotations' onr rice rose, a few days ago, 't0 ‘the unprecedented height . of $11' % picul~approxi- mately 133 pounds. As a ‘result the Chinese authorities in—-the; Native City of Shanghai have opened two rice exchanges where the food, which is the chief sustenance of the native ther decorations and'at.the close of the war Joined an imperial regiment. Bank No. 1266: STATEMENT OF TAD GONDITION OF | SOLWAY STATE At close of business on: June' 30, 182¢. Resources. Loans and 'discount, Overdrafts ... U. 8. bonds an obligations 279 Bonds and. securities other: than those of U. S........ o 1,500.00 ‘Banking -house, furniturée @nd@ . fixtures 25,293.63 Other Treal estate 2 4,343.83 Checks and drafts A :.40.00 Due ' from ° other ¥ § 5 s TRBTBT Y on o, XA 56t .. 0$2,085.00 T Silver . 497.60 Other... /158.96 Total cash assets ... Paid out for expenses, excess of earnings 10,309.13 4 1,259.97 $ 97943.45 $.10,000.00 2,000.00 Total Capital stock ... Surplus fund .. Notes rediscoun payable ‘(including-certifi- cates for money borrowed). Deposits subject to %l check $ 36,099.34 Cashi 3,783.69 Total immediate li- abilities ........ Savings deposit Time certificates Total deposits . $ 39,883.03 2,761.58 35,798.84 $ 97,943.45. .$10,309.13 | ‘Amount of reserve required by PR 7,088.96 law 4 State . of . Minnesota, County; of Bel- trami, % We, F.,W. Manthey, president, ‘and | Frank.'S. Smith, cashier, ‘of,_the ‘above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true.to.the best of our knowledge and belief. A ¥, W. MANTHEY, Président. FRANK S. SMITH, Cashier. Correct’ attest, two directors: . Edith M. Smith, H. K. Robinson., Subscribed mng slworlnflz:)o before me i h day of July, B § thia 8¢ i H. K. ROBINSON, (Seal) c; Beltrami Count. My commission ‘ expires : Au 1924. ¢ population,-‘i¢ ‘being’ sold 'for “§7-al. ‘picul. o s ~. Stinflar “‘conditions -exist ~today throughout China and: the outcome ' the official -investigation ;. now L0W WAGES FORCING *; TEACHERS T0 HOUSEWORK Superior; : Wis:, July 13.—Because of low wages:received in rural com- munities,. school teachers are apply- ing to the united States employment bureau in Ashland for work during the summer months as hotel scullery maids; chambermaids, waitresses and dishwashers. Sixty dollars.a month with board and room, transportation and tips, is offered for kitchen help in summer resorts with: an assurance of $10 more to'those who stay thruf out the tourist season: - Chamber- maids are offered $35 and waitresses $30. . ; P GREAT “ROUNDUP” IN ROUNDUP BANK Recently the Citizens State Bank, Roundup, Mont., “‘rounded out”’ its banking force by employing C. VanHise, agraduate of DakotaBus- i‘x:eu College, Fargo, N. D.: Thi ‘roundup’’ ‘of former D. B.C. pu: pils in bank’s also includes the cash- ier, asst. cashier and bookkeeper. The practical, training of D. B. C. students makes them preferred above all others. Of 53 ‘young people employed in Fargo banks, - 49 came from D. B. C. Don’t wait. “‘Follow the ‘$uc- ce$8ful’’ by entering summer school now... Write F. L. Watkins, Pres., 806 Front St., Fargo, N. Ds Lloyd . Rice; throwing his second : game for Gonvick, pitched’ consistent ball. - His ‘work and ‘the performance ‘of Harrison behind the bat was espe- +-clally noticeable, A A-{air: sized crowd witnessed ‘the " A wind and: hafl storm hit’the > meadow; country north . of. Gonvickl. ‘date Sunday afternooniand did exces- . /sive damage to the crops. The storm sstruck at a.point near the Clearwater river and swept in a southwesterly direction over .a- stretch of country “about four milés wide and an egual “distance in length. . Crops’ on some farms. were completely ruined .and on | ; othérs partly destroyed. 'The heaviest ~Joss s, bslieved to be in Greenwood tow: ip -and the eastern portion,of ity is unquestioned. Our business con- duct has been such that it has won for us-the public’s ap- & Winsor, adjoining town, where grain that stood almost shoulder high and|: “"in ‘the. “filling stage’” was i‘bfl‘)k.e down and literally ‘pounded in }: to.the ground by the heavy hail. 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