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

- électric light company, appeared be- ... interest on - contractor’s profi ;- man Haugen of the Fourth distriet L ‘ty jail at Graham, N: C., where three megroes, accused of assaulting Mrs. A.land left us without clothes or money|, . _Bagley ball team, at-the ball park Withia 100 Miles THE BIBLE SABBATH - last night by Evangelist-Budd. the . week. - INSTALLATION aid. he, Ele‘g:tric Light Company. . Draws Favor In f 'niadél not ' al I -change n 13214, -*whatsoex ghall be forever.” 126 POST UNITS [N : PROPOSED SYSTEM | read to show for W 4 H was made for man, saia * not .be a Jewish institutrl:, Wooden Poles and Lines Will Be Removed From Main - Streets - Soon ‘|ish by any of the Bible: writers. The speaker then showed the Sab- bath existed from the creation of the have a white|world and will exist throughout all be second to|eternity, by reading 1 Joh. 3:4 which if the propo-|says sin.is the transgression of the says, “‘where there is no law there is no He further stated that there was sin back in the gar- ing the|den of Eden, consequently there must have.been a law, he then read EX. 16:4,23-30 to prove the law and the Sabbath existed at least 30 days be- fore it was given on Mount -Sinai. Now,.‘said_he, we will.come to_ the New Testament to show that it was still recognized as the Sabbath by in Luke 4:16 we have Christ’s example of keeping the seventh . day Sabbath, Christ is. our example in all things and we ‘Sabbath keeping as well as every thing else. Paul set 2 good example of Sabbath- keeping when he went into the syna- gogue.on the:Sabbath day and taught the -people. * See. Acts 17:1-2, 18:1- 11 add, the ‘evangelist, by reading att. 28:1, Mark 16:1-2 and Luke -43:52-56 you*will find the Sabbath '8 past- when 'the first day nsequently those who keep e day are just one day too %r.t'eh' to keep. Sabbath for the Sab- RIS hath is always past’ when the first for.that difficolty. e e b ldiy, come.. -More than that, said he, f day ~observer - iz keeping it right -éven'if it: was: the: right day, - the Satbath does not commence at idnight for the word ‘says, “from vening to evening-shall.you cele- ‘brate. your Sabbath, Lev.-23:32 .and Ihg according to :Marks gospel;, first-chapter and’ 32nd ‘verse, at the setting of the Sun. Said he, ‘the sun- is God’s great clock and be paid, snd that the~bid | he putiit.up' high in the ,ho}vens | esus said, Why call ye -me Lord, Lord, things -which 1 say.. He said the seventh day is the ‘| Sabbath and we ought to respect his s{word and bhe obedient, for says’the prophet, “it’ is the willing and obe- dient that shall eat the good of the Bertidji is soon. to system which will #hone in a city of its size, € sition submitted by the Minnesota Electric Light and Power company I R .and being considered seriously by the | transgression. ‘city council is accepted. . ~John M. Culver, represent law and Rom. 5:15 Paul ore the council in session last evens ing and as a result it appears quite ‘evident that the mew lighting system whi¢h he proposed- will soon be in- stalled. Must Remove Wooden Poles. A late city. ordinance requires'theb removal of the wooden poles and lines from the main streets of the city by Septémber of this year. The recon- struction work of the company 18 pro- gressing - and -provision for. the .re- moval of the poles in accordance with the requirements of the -ordi- nance will be made soon, in fact the - yemoval of the poles on Third street west of Minnesota avenue has al ready been begun. With their.c plete removal, however, no provision has been made as yet for the lighting | of ‘the streets from which- they will|fomes, be :removed. Consequently a white- way appears to be the only_ solution. Christ and the disciples, also - Mark 1:21. Said he, ought- to follow him in Tnstallation Estimated at $20, flo, firs ' tion of a whitewayas proposed i ‘mated at $20,000, and this cost of i . stallation would: be'. repaid’ ‘to thy electric light company within a period of two years, @ccording to ‘the D! ‘The company Will guarantee that : 3 the ‘money, loaned will be -the . evening - begins - B bi‘h:::ti; hall inélude ofly a normisl| Where everybody can: see it. ) . its idea being that " the profit on: the: installation lhalg raarantee against contingenciesan Bue (Cvnt‘ln;’ued ion Page 8) . BIRTH OF A NATION TO ¥ " BE SHOWN SECOND TIME, The Birth of a Nation, the thrilling picture seen in Bemidji during the war period is to.return ‘to the Rex Theatre Thursday for a second show- ing. This picture drew greater audi- ences than perhaps any other picture shown of the many special war themes presented. ' There undoubted- 1y ‘were many who did not have the opportunity of seeing the- picture in ' the first showing and will have an opportunity of seeing it'at this time. he picture will be shown for two .- vs, Thursday and Friday, the 22nd and 23d of July. i and.do nof “the land;”’—Isa. 1:19. All’ the way through: - the commandments.—Matt. 19:17, mandments”—I Joh. 5.2-3. URGES RATIFICATION N “(By United Press) | FALLING CURTAIN INJURED © SIX AT STATE CONVENTION | Tennessee legislature. 4 (By United Press) s Des Moines, July 20.—Congress- and five others were injured at the opening of the republican state con- yention when the curtain against -which they were leaning gave way and threw them from the platform |t to’ the floor. . 4 . RACE RIOT ENDS % IN FATALITIES (By United Press) Box company donated $25, the_box company In appreciation-’of “this--aid, Mr. =Durham, N. C., July 20.—One man | Robjnson and family wish to thank|: ‘was killed and two_wounded early|ajl who assisted and has sent thel|, today when a mob stormed the coun- | folowing® letter for publication: and I want to thank Mrs. Will Eller for her kind work for us-and the Be- A, Ridle, were confined. ployees and also the business men and others in the city. - We extend " WITH BAGLEY THURSDAY | gesis Tk 1 vem it and Family. - Arrangements have been made by _ ~ the Bemidji All-Stars to play the/ HEIR BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK N Thursday evening prior to the-Milliqn r band concert. The game will| cision of the 'Cass ‘county district called at 6:30 o’clock sharp in|court Mrs. Reina O’Brien, daughter rder that those who attend may have|of J. C. MéWilliams, born out of ‘plenty of time after the close of the|wedlock, received $200,000 from her contest to hear the concert, which|father’s estate, an equal share with begins at 8 o’clock in Library Park.|the children born legally. The ruling ‘Bagley has a strong line-up this| was-in accordance with tne new Ten-|" ~ -season and the All-Stars are looking | neson law, which is said to. be the orward- to -an - exéeptionally fast|second of its kind in the world. The : other being in force in Norway. < game. PROHIBITION - BUDDS SERMON SUBJECT " The . Bible Sabbath . was thd sub- ject of discussion at the Gospel te;l:t e read as his text I.Peter 3:5 to show that we ought to be able at all times to give an answer-of the hope that is within us with meekness and' fear. Said: he. I am often called upon to give . a reason for keeping the sev- enth day instead of the first day of 1 He further stated that | he ‘keeps the seventh-day Sabbath because the Bible says the seventh 5 i ! b .‘”day is the Sabbath. Ex. 20:“8';11 and’ ition ¢ itted by Local/there is no record in the Bible when Reopositien, ity >y | God- éyer changed his mind about it. s the statement is 34 that he, God, will ’hing that has gone out “I am the Lord was made hundréds of years before there was a Jew, said he, the term Jewish Sabbath is not mentioned in the Bible, ‘as it is never called Jew- ] new Testament we are enjoined to keep the commandments, and Christ said “if thou wilt enter into life, keep the and the ‘last writer of the Bible said, ‘‘Blessed are they that do his com- mandments that they may have right to the tree of life -arid may enter in through: the gates into the ecity”’— Rev. 22:14 and again, “This is the love of God that we keep his com- OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE Colymblus, July -20.—The democru- tie ‘mational commitire today urged ratification of woman suffrage by the [office of tl:e regiser of-dgeds, the.-men ROBINSON GRATEFUL FOR . KINDNESS SHOWN FAMILY Following the fire which destroyed he.home of Seth Robinson and fam-, ily! at Nymore a week ago Sunday, : a fund was raised locally to aid/them, s in this time of ‘néed. | The Bemidjf ‘tertained all. the lady employees of employes, $65, and _other|’ citizens of ‘Bemidji and Nymore $45.|: ~“My home burned out last Sunday | - * tmidji- Box company- and their. em-|. In accordance with a recent de-|. The Pioneer b ivi-‘-‘bn of the United Press—Leased Wire Service—Today’s World News Today BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 20, 1920 / Pospects are that there will be an extPn large attendance at the after- ) concerts to be given by the Har- ol achman Million: Dollar band whith comes to this city on Thurs- day under the auspices of the Ralph Gragie post of the American Legion, Ladlew Auxiliary of the Legion in most “cases has proved to be very good, but as yet the total amount col- lected is far insufficient to cover the ‘cost of putting on the entertainment. -All persons planning to attend either the.afternoon or evening concert at PARTY READY ~ COMING RAC Supporters Believe Bryan and " “Billy” Sunday will local ‘post that no financial loss will result from the attempt to stage such a high'class feature. : :The ‘afternoon concert wil! begin ‘ALL DELEGATES HAVE SOME PET CANDIDATE Ngne Has Signified Whether He Would Accept the Nomination ‘cert- at 8. lar” Lincoln, Neb., July 20.—The prohi-| hag bition party is preparing for a fight|not ajr to a finish in the coming presidential|to do’so. campaign, according to W. G. Calder-| v wood, vice chairman of the party's EVANGELIST WEIGLE ON national committee and the various delegates wno already have arrived for the national convention which opens Wednesday. Every delegate who. has arrived| thus far declares that presidential ticket will ve placed in the field and they are unanimous in the declara- tion that W. J. Bryan and *Billy” Sunday aré the men who will head this ticket. The’question is whether Mr. Bryan will consent to head the party ticket now is uppermost in the minds of the delegates and the opin- ion is freely expressed that if he re- ruses to accept the nomination will be.forced upon him, Neither Mr. Bryan nor Mr. Sunday|from being ‘torn to are expected to attend the' conven-|enemies among the gL - THE SINGLE STANDARD. for thee.’” Acts 24:24,25. Jews. could avert a national prohibitional|offer a bribe for Paul’s freedom. ticket would be ‘“‘clear cut statement opposing ‘any changes in the eighl teenth amendment.” - for . Paul. He mat in the coming campaign. . 'While the delegates: now ‘here'.anl Fehatie nounce-themselves as favoring Bryan in:t candidate whose interest ‘ they are|ginner as first choice, all have some pet furthering in case the Neuraskan is{ nat nominated or refuses the nominl ation, .Paulial Felix and Drusilla. SHAMROCK LEADS © - IN THIRTEENTH MILE| Ja2rion o5 o ( s (By United Press) Paul was no policy preacher. New York, July 20.—Shamrock was in the presence of royalty. yards at the thirteenth mile. EXPECT RULING TODAY eousness, temperas::e and judgment. .The world has beéh honored by such {clare the whole counsel of God. ‘at Worms his friends tried to turn him back for fear he would not come out alive. They told him the town (By United Press) < Benson, July 20.—Decision .in the}was full of his enemies, and Luther Volstead-Kvale ~ contest for the re-|declared he would go to ‘Worms if publican _congressional nomination.the devils were as thick as the tiles will ‘be filed here this afternoon by:on the house-tops. He appeared be- Judge Albert, Johnson of Red WIng. fore the counsel and after making his It is believed that the court will hold; defense he refused to retract a single that Kvale violated the corrupt prac-. statement he had written or spoken, tices"act through his campaign char-! .14 then fearlessly exclaimed, “Here ges against Volstead, and will hold [ gtand, I cannot do otherwise.” Volstead duly no.minated. Savonerola was one of the great- ok est rhéformirs, p;-lem:herlsé l[‘n'ophets m and philosophers the wor! as ever LADYvEcMPLBYEES AT,COURT 'known. By his powerful preaching . HOUSE EXTERTAINID BY MEN he convinced the masses that religion .|was not all sham and formalism. . As a result of a Dbet made last{ When he began preaching in Florence Wwinter on the d:te on which the|he was laughed at and could hardly document 8.888 would be filed by the{get a hearing. But he kept on with a voice of thunder, rebuking the peo- ple for their sins in language that was terrific. Finally the tide turned and the church became crowded with eager listeners, and so affected were employees of-{he office, who lost' en- thé buidinz” yesterday ~afternoon, Ice cream and wafers were served and an enpoyabhle half hour was speat Ly all. (Continued on Page 8) A AP INASIN T ___“'_.-“""""“.i t ion T i fllAnticlpaflonistheBes Part of Vacatio ]D a (EAVE 0, € CONCERTS PROMISE |NORTHERN MINNESOTA g sale being conducted by the| at 3. o’clock and.the evening con- : . Following the evening|Association responded. congcert there will be a'*““Million Dol- ance at the Armory, also un-|ception for the delegates. Jder the direction of the local Legion post. “A committee of approximately|various mines of the Cuyuna range 25 young ladies will be on hand at|was made Saturday -and at noon a both jconcerts to see that everyone cafeteria lunch was provided in the been tagged, and those who have|Riverton club’ house. ready purchased ‘will be asked | mines were closed down because of * THE SINGLE STANDARD Text: “As he reasoped of righteous- ness, temperance and judgment to : # come, Felix trembled and -answered, fifi':,‘,':,‘s,',‘{"gafl,‘;’;afif’ tuced: the enter ‘Go thy way for this time.... when I A have a convenient season, I will call Paul had been arrested in Jerusa- it|lem and brought to Ceserea, where|way dwelt upon some of the recent the governor resided, to save him|legislation passed~b§j congress and its pieces by his|importance. ! He had|necessity of maintaining the present tion and neither has yet signified|been tried in the court at Ceserea, whether he would be willing to run.}and although found * innocent, was|intact to insure .tie continuance of Mr. Calderwood issued a statement [being held as a prisoner by the gov- in which he said the only thing which | ernor, who hoped his friends would|erty and personal fnitiative. One day, wishing a little entertain- by Senator Harding or Governor Cox|ment for himself and Drusilla, the ‘woman he was living with, Felix sent ol ‘ knew' Paul ~ was’ a . “We consider such a statement astgcholar and he wanted him to dis- impgssible,” however,” he continued, feourse to them as a teacher and help “and we are preparing to go to the|preak the monotony of court life. : :flflftgfi:m: ;’,’,’i‘,‘e'fln“i first ‘convention td bé held at Crésby|. ' e’preserice of these two royal 1 should like to have seen and heard Paul as he'stood.in the presence of by rusilla. Iflamhlure %e gave the truth without flinching. To|nhoepitali r‘ilm they w}e:-e just two sinners on b‘-sp alily In.many.¥ays. e‘way to the judgment, and needed|every way. made it possible t i salvation as much as any poor bum—|tain the visitors on ptl:e ac'f,ne" fin:ve;s He|has solved one of the big probl. never changed his text because he|in entertaining such gnthgrigg(;, e was leading. . the Resolute by 300|fancy I hear him preaching of right- .men” who have not hesitated to de- ‘Martin Luther was one of that kind. ; lN vmmvm CASE{‘WM" he went to face his enemies Troppman, who are spending the sum- sent a swan that has been wounded. the dances. Haying recently returned from music where she won recognition at the Thursday musgcals, her numbers ;vrill be a welcome addition to the RETAIL PRICES INCREASED mit everyone to see this attraction extraordinary, the first beginning at|, SPECIAL ATTRACTION AT Moose Lodge tonight will ‘be the re- port from the:representative to the also . impressions’ '6f the Mooseheart doings from Clias.'Parker. The ladies of the legion will'be present and re- freshments will.be served. The meet- ing promises :to be a specially in- teresting que. ‘Weather forecast, 54' hrs, Markham: ; Generally fair; cool,‘varlable winds, . 45¢c PER MONTH EDITORS ENTERTAINED ‘RovAuLY At cRoseY AWARDS RAIL APRRCENTIR Large Crowd /! Increases Will Amount to Near- ly Six Hundred Million The convention of the editors of northern Minnesota, held at Crosby last week, ‘was one of the most suc- cessful ever held. In point of number it was the largest, and from the standpoint of enjoyment, if it could be judged by the expressions of those present, it was par excellence. Every- > Head Ticket Librapy Park are asked to purchase|person left happy and it was the com- Dollars Annually % g their ‘tags from the ladies as soon|mon opinion that the beautiful city as; possible, in order to insure thelof- Crosby had outdone herself in providing such a treat for her guests. The convention ‘opened Friday night with an address of welcome by the mayor of Crosby to which H. Z. Mitchell of Bemidji, president of the The remain- der of the evening.was spent in a re- UNION LEADERS WENT INTO SESSION AT ONCE Dem‘nnd: of Union Heads Were for Increases of From . 30 to 60 Per Cent A most interesting trip around the Many of the (By United Press) Chicago, July 20. (L. R. Blanch- ard.)—Railroad wage increases tot- alling almost. $600,000,000 yearly, were awarded today by the United States Railway Labor board. - The union leaders went into session al- most immediately after the printed decision had been made public. they expect by their approval or disap- proval today or tomorrow to indicate whether business may move ahead or whether it will continued to be hamp- ered by strikes. < Wage increases awards for the most part were on an hourly basis, ranging from thirteen and fifteen cents per hour for the more peorly paid workers, to an average of eight and ten cents for higher grades, such as trainmen ~and engineers. In- creases roughly average from 20 per cent to 27 per cent. The demands by the unions had run from 30 per cent to 66 per cent, e 2 EETF - AR ’ (By United Press) Tt Chicago, July 20.—278 represen~ tatives of the order-of railroad tele- graphers in a straw vote were three to one against accepting the railway board’s increase award. VOLSTEAD AWARDED NOMINATION OVER KVALE ’ e . U 45 (By: United Press) o N7 Benson, “Mitin., July 20.—Andrew Volstéad has been-awarded the nom- ination of republican candidate for Tepresentative in the seventh distriet by Judee Johnson over Rev. Kvale. The decision has been_filed. the demand for mgnganiferous ore, which they were producing, having greatly decreased.' Some of the oth- er mines have never really produced ore in paying quantities, although many thousand dollars have been ex- pended in plants and equipment. The majority of the mines are shaft mines although there are several very large open mines in thé range. A A banquet provided by the Crosby night and ad- dresses were given by Senator Knute Nelson, J. A. O. Preus, and J. R. Landy of Olivia, also president of the State Editorial association. Senator Nelson in his plain, straightforward also; ;upon the great form of representative government possibility of the' enjoyment of lib- Athletic contests, ball games, boat rides on the lake and band concerts by the Brainerd band contributed to the enjoyment of the editors very greatly. A memorial service was held Sunday morning in honor of the memory of C. F, McDenald, editor of the St. Cloud Times. The convention of editors was the and that: enterprising..city..of 4,000 people must be congratulated on the way it handled its first convention. It would have been a credit to a much larger city. The ¢itizens through,their live commereial clitli evidenced their The Cros- Armory, a modern structure in BRITISH CABINET MEETING T0 CONSIDER SOVIET REPLY (By United Press) London, July 20.—The British cabinet met today to consider the re- ply of Russian Soviets to Great Brit- ain’'s proposition for an armistice with Poland. The Soviet reply has not been made public thus far. RALPH GRACIE POST MEETS THIS EVENING Important business will be taken up at the meeting of the Ralph Gra- cie post of the American Legion to be held tonight at the rooms of the ‘Bemidji Civic and Commerce associ- ation and it is requested that there be as large attendance as possible in order to attend to the business on hand properly. Every member is asked to pass the done. “Any city with such a building INTERPRETIVE, DPANCES SPECIAL FEATURE OF GRAND THEATRE PROGRAM Miss Margaret afid Miss Katherine mer with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Troppman ‘of this city, will ap- pear Friday and Saturday at the even- ing §howa at the Grand theatre. Miss Mqrgaret Troppman, who has been studing classic dancing for; the past four years under some of "the most noted dancing instructors in:the country, has recently returned from New York where she has been attend- ing the :I‘arasofl' Ballet school, during which time she appeared frequently in tt]:aet b:.itllets in the Capitol theatre In that city. word on to the others in order to IRApAtetAr SE e Mot L |k Luis Lession ns oF the. beek Dienne” and “The Valse Trieste,” eiC this summer. both of which were Qriental in char- acter, at her appearance last season at the Grand. This season her pro- gram will be entirely different, con- @ sisting of “Le Cygne (The Death of By Uniled Trese) the Swan), and “Liebesfreud” (Joy| Columbus, Ohio, July 20. (Her- of Love), both interpretive toe|bert Walker.)—After> a two hour dances. The former is done in a cos-|conference at Cox's residence today tume that is entirely whit _|attended by Franklin' Roosevelt, Ed. rely white, to repre H. Moore of Youngstown, Ohio, and George White, of Marietta, it was an- nounced that Moore had positively declined to become a democratic na-— tional chairman. It was stated that o . . | White would likely run a campaign, Miss Katherine Troppman will as provided the national commltte; ;1“;;:;&5';"; bsyei:i? f;:gic;i't;l:“flt should create a special campaign com and also 8 opalar number. between | Mittee. Under the rules of the na- D ¥ tional committee no one but a memb- er can be chairman, but the creating of a special campaign committee would permit the making of White its head. 4 MOORE DECLINES TO BECOME CHAIRMAN Both dances, dorie entirely on the toes, al'low Miss Troppman ample op- portunity to display her ability and grace. : Murphy attending ‘the Cecil of Skaaden Minneapolis institute WHILE WHOLESALE DECREASED (By United Press) Washington, July 20.—The retail . prices increased two per cent in the month ending June 15, the labor de- partment announced. At the same time wholesale prices decreased one per cent. JOHNSON ARRESTED ON WHITE SLAVE CHARGE (By United Press) San Diego, July 20.—Jack Johnson, fugitive pugilist, crossed the border and was arrested on the white slaver charge today. Two shows each evening will per- 7:30 and the second at 9:15. MOOSE LODGE TONIGHT The special ‘attraction at the Mooseheart convention, R. F. Miller, LABOREOARD -