Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 19, 1920, Page 1

' VOLUME XVIIL. .NO.200 COMMANDER OF STATE LEGION TH DI _Archie Vernon of Little Fails Succeeds Harrison Fuller as Minn. State Commander. "WINONA WINS, IN . ’ . TRIANGLE FIGHT John Culver of Bergidji Chosen "as One of District’s Dele- gates Nnt\’l Convention i &%’mt the city of Bemidji and the 42 Bixth congressional district are to be well represented in the activities cf 3 #The American Legion during the i .coming year has resulted from the “.election of officers and delegates at the closing day of the state convep- tion of the Minnesota department, -~ ‘held at Duluth yesterday. Althcugh ‘the delegation representing the " 7and the 1921 convention for this eity, since the split of the northern vote : Theluded Virginia and was in- :strumental in bringing about the vic- “tory for Winona, its presence at the .convention was -felt strongly, and the aid of Bemidji’s delegates brought about other honors for the district. The delegation returned to the city this morning with the exception of ‘N. E. Given, who will attend the Elks .convéntion at Virginia, and Clarence “Foucault, who with his family will ‘return by auto the latter part of the week probahly leaving Duluth tomor- row evening. The boys .all”-seem pléased to have secured so many hon- ors for the district even at a sacri- fice of the convention city’and their hopes are high when they l(ixake the announcement that, the Bemidii post w » will"go after-it again next year and ‘; ~.“bring it to (the northwest part wof . ‘-—q—‘ “lierstate where the.larger of this organization have ne i held. . From the Sixth congressional dist- rict -there was ‘elected for the coming year, Archie Vernon of Little Falls, state commander, to succeed Harri- -son Fuller. As first vice-commander, Joyce Lewis of Long Prairie, was -elected. In adition to these two of- fices filled by the convention, the “Sixth district is 'to be represented by r been vention next month. Those chosen for this delegation were John M. Cul- ver Bemidji, Fred Miller of Pine River, and Wood of St. Clond. Mike ‘Murray of St. Cloud was chosen in- district caucus as a member of the executive committee of the state de- partment. The other members from (Continued on Page Eigat) POULTRY CULLING DEMONSTRATIONS TO START AUGUST 19 Tsabell Campbell Will Give Valuable \Seri‘es of Exhibitions A series of poultry culling demon- . strations have been arranged for Au- gust 19, 20, 21, by the Farm Bureau with the poultry division at the Uni- - versity of Minnesota. These demon- strations will be held as follows: Thursday, .10 a. m.—High school ~farm. - - . .2 p. m.—Julius Zelleman, Frohn township. Friday, 10 a. m.—Meet at Hines and go to Aug. Seaderburg and Wm. Hines for démonMration. On Friday afternoon the demon- strations will be in the nature of a tour thru Bemidji township, meeting at Fred Dryers at, 1 p. m., and visit- ing J. W. Barton at Carr Lake school, John Patterson and C. F. Schroeder. Saturday, 10 a. m.—Puposky. Saturday, 2 p. m.—Nebish. Saturday, 7 p. m.—Solway. The purpose ofjthese demonstra- tions is to teach imw to select the laying hens from the non-layers or slackers. Because it does not pay - to feed hens, high priced feed, unless - !they produce enough to pay for it, these demonstrations should be wel- «comed and attended by every one in- terested in keeping hens for profit. Miss Isabell Campbell recéntly add- .ed to the Extension staff of the Uni- versity Farm, will conduct these dem- onstrations. She has made a study of ence in the successful handling [ a poultry farm in Michigan and is therefore highly gualified td conduct demonstrations of this mnature. In spite of the busy season everyone in- _terested should make a special effort to attend. one of these demonstra- tions - and ‘profit thereby. Pogltry raising is too frequently neglected as a farm ‘enterprise béing considered improfitable by the average man. . ., These demonstrations will well re- pay the time taken to attend them tion ia Northern y Minnesota \ Ralph Gracie Post were unable . to] night. three delegates at the national con-| BEMIDJI SAILORS REACH _DULUTH TODAY; WILL " BE HOME SUNDAY Report “Time of Their Young Lives” on Board Essex and Great Lakes e (By Special Correspondent.). .:Saulte St. Marie, Mich., Aug. 19.— The EsseX, on which the Bemidji boys are gailing the Great Lakes, is now on its return _ trip, having passed through the §° x ocks August 16. The Essex %f::ts to get into the Duluth .port 4 5 and indications are that the b\ = vill reach Bemidji Saturday or S§: %_«ly The young ave proved them- ing “hard boil all expressed th had the time of t,° regret that the tr Lieutenant Ear come the popular| among the -boys, \ w4 includes the sailors forming ot\ ‘)parts of the state as well as.the home ‘“salts.” Word has been received here that the, Bemidji armory is under con- stryetion, which fact was greeted with cheers and all are anxious to become active in training in the new quarters. ended so soon. rker has be- ‘er on the ship WEATHER REPORT. (By I@ite}i Press.) Minnesota weather—showers to- Cooler in western portion. Friday, generally fai rin west. Prob- ably showbrs in east portion. AUTO REGISTRATIONS BRING FORTH VARIOUS REPORTS OF CONDITION A Road Considered Good by: “" One Party Is Classed as Paor by Others ! Asa res@lt of the first attempt of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce as- | sociation to obtain a report of the condition of the roads leading to this city 'by means of auto registartion eetings | cards,at.the hotels.and garages, infer- have been.: brought ting returns '?grth. The motorist’s report appar- " ently depends largely upon the condi- . tion of the roads over which he has ibeen used to traveling. In a num- iber of instances the same road, trav- eled over at practically the same time ! ,and under the same weather condi- _tions, bears quite decidedly contrary i reports. Nevertheless the Cass Lake- , Bemidji road still holds hy the usual | condition as “very poor.” | Some reports say “gocd for part i of state.”” One party motoring from St. Paul and passing through Bemidji _from Blackduck on the return trip reports the road impassable. Still he . reached here and expresesd the hope ! that the rest of the road to St. Paul |is bbtter. A Duluth party coming here from Thief River Falls reported very poor roads between Clearbrook and Bagley, and expressed the belief that it would be much appreciated by motorists if the old trail signs would be taken down since the road, he says, is almost impassable. ‘An Lowa motorist reports the Jef- ferson highway “chucky and full of | with too much travel and lack’ holes, ) of work.” _Still another party from Jowa says the roads are fine and that he likesy Bemidji very much{ A St. Paul touring party traveling over the road from Grand Rapids to Bemidji | by way of Federal Dam reports the over.” country. ro from I{asca Stdte park to Bemidji a varied opinion is brought forth. Some report good condition but rough, while others report much sand. Judging from the reports submitted by forty touring parties composed of i ust be given to the locality in fifi?cfthe tourists reside and to the poultry and has had nine years ex-| roads over which he has been accus- ment is made upon the roads leading to this city. % . FOREST FIRES STILL IN NORTHERN PEAT B0GS (By United Press) St. Paul, Aug. 19.—At least twen-- ty forest fires are burning between ‘Baudette and International Falls, ac- cording to reporis today from state forester Cox, who is supervising the rangers® eiforts to controi the peat bog fires that are spreading into'val- uable timber lands. Many more fires are burning between Baudette and Roseau, he wired. High winds will increase the danger of conflagration,\ it is feared.. NORTH CAROLINA REJECTS\ R O FFRAGE AMENDMENT (By United Press) . Raleigh, N. C., August 19.—The lower- house of the. North Carolina legislature today refused to ratify the womgn's-suffrage amendment. by a vote'of 71 to 41. The senate had previously: defeated the amendment. «worst stretch of road ever traveled , A Winnipeg motorist de- clares that the road from Red Lake. Falls to Bemidji is a disgrace to the | In reporting on the road | L ) ereaT BaRea SALE practically one hundred fifty persons! within the last few days, considera- || tomed to travel before final judg-|| IDJI DAI The Pioneer is a Meniber of the United Press—Loased Wire Service—Today’s World News Today | BEMID.H,Y MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST i9, 1920 - . WRANGEL RECOGNIZED AS |FIVE BOYS DROWN BEMIDJISTATE NORMAL WILL OPEN2ND YEAR TUES, SEPT. 7 Regular Four Years of High School and Standard Nor- mal Courses Maintained EXCELLENT FACULTY HAS BEEN SELECTED ‘Course of Junior College Rank Offered; New Dormitory" Ready for Use ‘The 'new state normal school at Be- midji recently closed its first year with a total attendance -beyond all expectations. Since the opening of the school in June, 1919, five hundred students attending one or more terms each, have been enrolled. Notwith- standing the fact that the school is only a year old several students who entered with advance standing were graduated in June from the two-year advance course, Regular High School Department For those who live in commupnities without high school advantages, or for those who desire to do high school work in connection with normal school work, a full four year nigh school department is maintained, open to any student who has suc- cessfully completed the work of the eighth grade. Those who have par- tially completed a high school course will be admitted receiving proper credit for work already dome. . Five Year Course. Students who have completed the eighth grade may earn thp normal {school diploma in five years by tak- ing the high school work in the nor- ma) school in comnection- with cer- tain other courses required for teach- er training.. Last year twenty-five students were enrolled in this course. Two Year Advarice Norflal Course | For students o are graduates of {standard four-year high schools an advance course is maintained, giv- {ing the pupil the diploma at the end of two years or when twenty-four credits beyond high school have been earned. . ! College Courses ! A number of courses of junior col- jlege rank are also offered, depending 'upon the demand and classes that can be formed. ; | Divnlomas and Certificates. i The diploma from both the five- vear and, the two-year courses be- comes alife certificate after two years i (Continued on Page 8) I 'WRANGEL MATTER IS SATISFACTORILY SETTLED (By United Press.) Paris, Aug. 19, 1:50 p. m.—Differ- !ences between France and Great Britain centered about the French .recognition of General Wrangel, anti- ibolshevik governor in the Crimea, haye been fully settled, the French {foreign ofiic’e announced today. RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT ~ HEAD BY COSSACKS Four Cossack Governments in South Russia Accept Him 7 as Russian Leader (By United Fress) London, August 19. (By A. L. Bradford.) —Four Cossack govern- ments comprising the vast territory north of Crimea, in South Russia, had gone over to General Wrangel, anti Bolsheviki leader «in southern Russia, according to confidential ad- vices -Teceived heré today. Wrangel has been recognized by the French government as head of the de facto government of Russia. A treaty has been signed by representatives of the Don, Kuban, Tersk and Astrakan Cossackg governments recognizing General Wrangel as head of the Rus- sian government, according to ad- vices. HIRAM JOHNSON WILL STUMP FOR HARDING (By United Press) San Francisco, August 19.—Sena- tor Hiram Johnson of California, will start a stumping tour of the east and middle west in behalf of Senator Harding for president, the first week in October, western headquarters of the national committee announced today. CORRUPTION CHARGED IN SECURING SOME VOTES FOR SUFFRAGE! Investigation Will Be Asked: for by Anti-Suffrage Exponents =it (By United Press) Nashville, August 19.—Judge De ow, :of crifhinal court, today asked the g-and jury to investigate alleg- ed losbying in connection with the regonyideration of the suffrage am- endment by thc state legislature. The judge in his message io the grand jury said it had been reported by suffrage headquarters that “forces of corruption’ ’were operating. No names were mentioned. A Nashville newspaper today published affidavits of two men alleging an effort was made to bribe representative Burn, whovoted for suffrage on the final roll call. At tt_xe same time four sign- ed statements were offered in which the stories of attempting bribing were declared absolutely false. C. B. Wal- lace of Lewisburg and E. E. Murray of Nashville, in their affidavits charged that Burn was taken into a room opening off the house by rep- resentative Joseph Hanoved, leader of the suffrage forces. Wallace asserted he understood Ilanover to say that Burn would get anything he wanted if he would change his vote and that ‘it would be worth $10 to vou.” A similar story was told by M. Murray. Mrs. Leslie Wern- er, Nashville suffrage worker, in a signed statement said, “I overheard the conversation and there was no offer of any kind or anything that remotely resembled an offer.” Burn declares in his statement that the af- fidavit charging bribery were entirely false and without foundation. NEAR FISHER IN Within 100 Mil of nf.’:ujxf 45c PER MONT | \POLES PUSHING D LAERVEY HARD) AGAINST Quicksand Bar : Thought to Have Drawn Bodies Down; 3 Families Bereaved Fisher, Minn,, Aug.'18,—This town and the immediate vicinity have been plunged into grief because of one of the most heartrending tragedies of the Red River Valley in recent years, and tonight Mr. and Mrs. Ole Vatten- dahl, Mr. and Mrs.. Qwen Olson, and Mr. and Mrs. Isak Anderson, all farm- ers who live near Fisher, are mourn- ing the loss of sons who died this afternoon by drowrging in the Red Lake river, two and one-half miles nortll:w;sfilof here. f‘ ; : e following is p list of the boys wh;tl; died: s P Theodore Olson, 13 years old. Oscar Olson, 11 years old. Ephraim Vattendahl, 11 years old. Maurice Vattendahl, 8 years old. Thomas Anderson, 14 years old. . At 10 o’clock tonight none of the bodies had been recovered, ‘and the search was practically abandoned un- til tomorrow morning at sunrise, when it will be resumed. Details of Tragedy. Theodore and Oscar Olson were brothers, as were also Ephraim and Maurice Vattendahl. Thomas Ander- son, the oldest of the boys, had no brothers with him. The only eye-witnesses of the drowning were Aubert, 9-year-old brother of the Vattendahl boys; Cy Olson, a brpther of the Olson boys, and a 6-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vattendahl; these three were on the bank of the river when the drownings took place; and immedi- ately ran to the nearest farm hous and gave the alarm. e George Murphy, a boy who at the time was standing on the hill across the river, heard the piercing shouts for help ,and ran down the river, but when he arrived there the bodies had disappeared from sight, . - s From the reports of the only eye- witnesses and that of Olof Rystad of Bygland, an uncle of the Olson boys, the following was learned: Shortly before -2 o’clock this after- noon the eight children had gone to the river. Thomas Anderson, the oldest of the party, suddenly felt an impulsé. to go swimming, and sug- gested-to his chums that they do the same thing. The younger children said, however, that their fathers had told them not to.go into the water, and that they wanted to go into the woods to pick chokeberries. Unable to resist the temptation of the cooling water amidst the scorch- ing sunshine of the afternoon, Thomas undressed, stepped into the (Continued on P;ge 8) WOMEN’S HEADOUARTERS TO OPEN IN ST. PAUL (By United Press.) St. Paul, Aug. 19.—Both demo- crats and republicans were today pre- paring to open women’s headquarters in conjunction with, the state cam- paign headquarters, as a result of the ratification of the suffrage amend- ment by the Tennessee legislature. Political leaders believed suffrage is now a fact and that legal develop- ments will not change the situation. It was estimated that four hundred f)housand women will vote in Novem- er. | l > ATICDY T THAT'S JUST i ‘ABOUT MY PRICE EAL BARGAIN FOR $ 550 REGULAR PRICE $8.50 THAT HAT SETS OFF THE SUIT- " BUT HERE )5 A GREAT BARGAIN=~ A$982° ALLWOOL FOR $5298 TODAY $950-MARHED DOWN WE HAVEN'T YOUR SIZE N THAT | A NIFTY PATTERN-VERY CHEAP~ FROM $1420 WELL IT PUT ME BACK JUST - $8243 BUTBELIEVEME THEY N WERE ALL BARGAINS ~REDS ON 0 MILES FRONT Pgles’ Counter Offensive Will Utterly Crush Russian If Continued 3 Days POLISH RESERVES" ALL IN ACTION Russian Wing North of Warsaw Is in Danger of Being Completely Beaten (By United Press.) Paris, Aug. 19, 1:30 p, m. (by Henry Wood).—The' Russian army will be completely defeated if the Poles can continue their counter of- fensive three days longer, according to official advices received by the French foreign office from Warsaw today. The military situation was de- scribed as “continuing most favor- at;le," and it said that the bolshevik wing north of Warsaw was in danger of being utterly crushed. (By United Press.) . London, Aug. 19 (by Webb Miller). —The Poles are reported today to be desperately pushing their newly won advantage over the Russians in a race with time. Balanced against the continued Polish activities along nearly the entire 6500 mile battle f_ront, was the apparently well estab- lished fact that Pilsudsky and Wey- gand have employed practically all their reserves, while the bolshevik reserves are virtually untouched. In view of this situation military ex- perts here believe that the Polish victory must become much more pro- nounced within the next few days if conditions are not to be reversed and the Reds again assume the of- fensive. (By Unitedi Press) . London, August, 19.—The -Bolshe- viki are evacuating Vilna and re- moving their headquarters to Goodno, according to special advices received here this afternoon. (By United Press) Moseow, August 19.—‘“Armistice negotiations’ between Polish and Russian representatives have not .been resumed,” the official Bolshe- viki communique stated today. “The responsihility for failing to resume considerations rested with the Poles.” MEXICAN TROOPS LANDING IN LOWER CALIFORNIA (By United Press.) Maxico City, Aug. 19. — Fifteen hundred additional Mexican federal troops were landed at LaColorado, lower California, it was officially an- nounced today. This makes a total of 3,500 in the expedition against Estaban Cantu. REPAIR OF ROAD FROM BEMIDJI TO LAVINIA WILL BEGIN TOMORROW Fund Being Solicited to Put - Lake Road in First Class Shape for Automobiles As planned l‘:y the committee ap- pointed from the Bemidji Civic and Commerce association to make ar- rangements for the improvement of the road on the east shore of Lake Bemidji- leading to Lavinia and the of repair will begin tomorrow morn- ing under the direction of Thomas Roycroft. According to the plans about one week will be required to make the necessary improvements at this time. At the meeting of the association last week it was decided that a fund be raised for this purpose by assess- ing individual members at the rate of $5 each or, if preferred by some, one day’s work. The labor for the work, however, will be hired by Mr. Roycroft, who has already made plans to speed the project as much- as pos- sible. The committee urges that the members contribute as much as pos- sible and in the event that a larger fund is raised than has been planned for, it will be used for further repairs. A letter has been received by Mrs. Leila Sanborn, secretary of the asso- ciation, from W. H. Shulze of Grand Forks, th? is a property owner at Lavinia, arld this correspondent urges that everything possible be done to put the road around the lake in the best of condition. He believes that it would be a big drawing card for Bemidji and would result in more business . for the hotels and mer- chants. summer residences there, the work'