Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 21, 1920, Page 1

'L-‘rl}sl Circula- tion in Northern Minnesota VOLUME XVIIL WRANGELFORC NO. 202 DNEIPER RIVER - FORTIFICATION ‘Polish Armies Are Contmulng\ Their Achvntles in F&rclng Back Red Forces GENERAL WRANGEL . “LEADING FORCES ' Neatly ,10,000 Square Miles|ly of Terrigory Is Taken From Bolsheviki S=— (By United Press) \V’ashmgton. August 21. (By A. L. Bradford.)—Bolsheviki fortifications at the entgance to the Dneiper river have been destroyed by the forces of General Wrangel, anti-bolsheviki léader, the state department was ad- vised today. . (By United Press) Warsaw, August 21.—The Polish anmies continued their offensive by taking neally 10,000 square miles of terntory from the Bolsheviki, it was officially announced today. MINNESOTA RAILROADS TO MAKE UNIFORM RATE Detmla of the Ruling ‘to Be Made Public to Papers Sunday Morning i ) (By Umted Press.) St. Paul, Aug:’21.—The railroad and warehouse commission, acting on .the freight and milk transportation rafés ~intracstate asked~ by ‘railroads operating in Minnesota, will establish tes uniform with the increases al- lowed - by the sinter-state commerce commission rec 1fntly, it was learned here today. The freight rate intra- state will- be increased 35 per cent and milk transportation rates 20 per cent. Details on the ruling will be made public for Sunday morning papers. The commission did not rule on passenger fares but asked Attor- ney General Hilton to rule on its authority to.pass on passenger rates. MANY FAMILIES BURNED OUT IN RECENT PEAT FIRES . (By United Press.) St. Paul, Aug. 21.—Many settlers in northwestern Minnesota who are located on peat have been burned out and extensive damagé done by forest fires continuing, said State Forester Cox. today. He will ask the statg board of relief Tuesday for more \funds to employ men to fight fires. MAN MISSING EIGHT DAYS FOUND DEAD IN BARN (By United Press) Rochestdr, Minn.,, Aug. 21.—John Alexandria, missing eight days, was found dead {in a barn on the John Holden farm' near here. Police be- lieve he hanged himself. LICENSED TO MARRY.. Licenses to marry granted during the past week by Clerk of Court F. W. Rhoda are as follows: Ernest “ E. LaCombe to May Ulve, Joseph H. 1 Biesiot to Marie Antoinette Gratiot, | Sherman W. Arends to Pauline Vir- ginia Oberg, and Oscar Walfred Olson to Alice Caroline Jacobson. SENATE COMMITTEE TO MAKE INVESTIGATION (By United Press.) Chic , 'Aug. 21.—The senate comlmttce mvestxgatmg the presiden- tial campa’gn expenditures will meet here Monday, according to a state- ment by Senator Kenyon, of Iowa, chairman cf the committee. “I am unable tc say what will be done,” said Kenyon.' “The committee will make a full discussion of plans and decide what to do.” - AMERICA WON TODAY IN PASSING WEIGHT (By Imred Press) Antwerp, August 21. (By Henry Farrell.)—A new Olympic record for the 3,000 meter walk was establish- ¢ ed by Frigerio of Italy, who negotiat- ed'the distance in 13 minutes, 14 1-5 seconds. America. believed' to have the best chance to win the hop-skip- and-jump race, could do no better than fourth place in that event to- day. Timloe, of Finland, won the jump. America won first and se¢ond ““places in passing the 56 pound weight. In the trials of the 400 met- er relay, the American team won first in 43 sécdnds with Italy and Spain third. - S m Pioneer .is \ , FINAL ARRANGEMENTS AND CAR ASSIGNMENTS HAS [)ES'[ROYED MADE FOR GRYGLA TRIP Fourteen Cars and Fifty-Five| Persons Will Make Trip to North Country . Finql/hrrangements were madel last” evening at a meeting held at the Bemidji Association for the trip ,_vrygla and Baudette. Though it g originally been planned to limit 2 umber to thirty, such enthusiasm %een developed that fifty-fivo per- § 'flmve signed up to take the trip a —-he lists are 'now positively cl G Final instructions and re- q! were made to the drivers by Jut Stanton, among them being: ecessity of having the gaso- Im& gment of the cars thorough- d so that there will be no lea in passing over the peat lands that have been on fire. A The absolute necessity of starting at six o'clock sharp Monday morn- ing so as to reach the Four Towns creamery for dinner. The necessity of each car arrangmg for its own drmkmg water supply. .+ The wisdom of using but one suit- case to a car, the occupants consoli- dating all baggage. The cars will be numbered and the drivers are urged not to leave their place in line. ' Assignments were made to the cars last evening but these it is expected will be changed during the t¥ip so as to give all of the Bemidji men an ‘opportunity to meet the men who are here from outside of the city. The temporary assignments #e as follows: Assignments for Inspection Trip. ter, R. H. Schumaker, H. Z. Mitchell. Car 4. S. B. Snyder, J. L. Elwell. E. J. Willitts, A. D. Johnson. Car 5. E. M. Sathre, George T: Baker, Hakkerup and camera. Car 6 Thos. Swinson, E. H. Denu, A. L. Molander, Mr. Selvig. Car 7: J. C. Burke, Mr. Willard, A_E. Rako, C. L. Isted. Car & F. "R Dukbury; W. Z: Rob: inson, W. L. Brooks, F. J. McPartlin. Car 9. Wm. Lennon, Commission- ers Hays, Ellis'and Paulson. Car 10. D. C. Dvoracek, Mr.'Cut- tine, W. T. Barrv, W. N. Bowser. Car 11. J..J. Opsahl, W. D. Wash- burn, Jr., C. M. Johnston, R. L. Given: Car 12. Members of Red Lake Conservancy Board. Car 13. Olé Ongstad, Mr. Lone- gran, L. George, C. S. Carter. Car 14. Dodge mechanic, Ford mechanic and baggage. U. 5. GOVERNMENT IS PROBING THE ALLEGED " RUSS-GERMAN PACT Evidence Being Gathered of An Alliance Between Soviet '+ Russia and Germany (By United Press.) ' Washington, Aug. 21 (By A. L. /Bradford).—The United States gov- ernment is gathering circumstantial evidence of an alliance or an under- standing between Germany and Soviet Russia, it was learned today. While Washington - has no proof of such an alliance, additional reports indicating its existence have been re- ceived. It was stated officially, how- ever, with strictest secrecy of ob- servers as to the nature of these re- ports. The government is quietly con- tinuing searching investigations to determine whether an alliance exxsts between the two countries. HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE AT GRAND THIS EVENING Four acts of high class vaudeville are assured the patrons of the Grand theatre this evening and it is expect- ed that a large attendance will be on hand to witness the, program which has been arranged by Manager G. S. Harding. As a closing number, Mignon and Gene, more personally known as Gene and Miznon Rene Huilbert, will enter- tain with Russian ballet, eccentric toe and popular jazz dancing. This pair Theodore Kosloff company, the fore- most Russian dance artists of the day. Since that-time, they have been show- ing in Denver to very appreciative audiences and everywhere have met with instant approval. In $cheduling this act, Manager Harding feels very confident that he has secured a num- ber worthy of the hearty support. After completing the road show cir- cuit, which lasts about two more weeks, this attractive pair of dance artists will return to a production act for Kosloff. ,Other members on the bill are, Hill and Hale, in song and dance; Warren and Wade, comedy novelty entertain- ers in singing, talking and instru- mental numbers, and Joe Harris, Jewish comedian and 'singer. Car 1. Wm. Everts, E. E. Mec- Donald. Car 2. Andrew Johnson, G. M. Torrance, Judge Stanton, Judge. Grindeland. Car 3. E. B. Berman, E. H. Win-! has recently closed a circuit with the " GATHERS NEWS: OF MINNESOTA' Report Covers Labor Condi- tions, Crops, Building Oper--| tions, General Prospect BELTRAMI COUNTY CROP 4 . IS REPORTED GOQD Large Amount of Road Build,| ) ing Reported in Many Counties St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 21.—Despite a reduced wheat crop and -unsatis- factory prices for wool and for cattle, the sunshine of prosperity has not neglected a single county of Minne- sota this summer. Tremendqus suc-| cess of diversified activities &nd ag-| gressive campaigns for road and mu- nicipal improvements, are reflected .in the weekly survey of conditions in CROPOUTLOOK. e BEMIDJI DAILY PIONE] BEMIDJI, MINN., SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1920 3 RN e R R R i i R R R R R R R, ST. PAUL BANK - [RUSSIANTERMS OF PEACEWITH POLAND MADE PUBLIC TODAY Terms Are Practically Same as ‘Submitted to Lloyd George With Three Exceptions —_— |PoLisH ARMY TO BE REDUCED TO 60,000 No Indemnity From Poland, and No Foreign Armies Al- lowed on Poland Soil ° (By United Press) London, August 21. (By Webb Mil- ler.)—Additional demands may be have been made on Poland by Rus- sia, according to the terms arranged Thursday at Minsk and made public here by M. Kamaneff, trade commis- sioner. The demands which hitherto have not been made public, include: The creation of a Polish civic mil- very section of the state, which was|itia, composed of workers to be arm- repared by the Merchants Nationaljed with surplus munitiens, demand- bank of Saint Paul and the leading banks of Beltrami county. The review, grouping counties into congressional districts, covers agri- cultural, commercial, industrial; civie, rural and municipal activities. Out- standing features of the reports are these:, Corn and oats, with scattering ex- ceptlons, were in splendid condition on August 17, when the report was compiled. Wheat which promised a {generous yield in June, was sharply reduced by drought or by rust. Most of the counties indicated wheat would: the acre. Farmers throughout Minnesota are holding their cattle for higher prices. Wool raisers in many counties have pooled their holdings and will store the wool with the hope ‘that the ‘dea ‘market may come to life. Farm labor was adequate in 90 per cent of the counties but farmers op- erated with less help than they used when labor was cheap. Southern counties reported shortage of farm labor. Wages averaged from 50 to 70 cents an hour. Many farmers helped support baseball teams. Bank deposits, with few exceptions, showed decrease and loans were very heavy. The Babcock good roads plan has won general indorsement. Automo- bile travel on the main highways broke all records and gasoline pur- chases in small towns were from 50 to 300 per cent greater than last summer.” Shortage of cement affect- ed road building. Real estate and building activities have been generally light, but a num- ber of important farm transactions were closed recently. Laad brought as high as $300 an acre. . Forest fires in the north caused some damage. Wolves have been de- structive here and there. Tramps bothered southern Minnesota'farmers whlle I W. W. itinerants were report- ed in a few northern counties. . Summer resort business has been (CPntinued on Page 6) AN~ not yield more than ten bushels tm ed from Poland by Russia. ; Poland shall not allow troops pl any foreign state to enter or remain in Polish territory. Poland shall return all rolling stock, cattle and other material re- moved from Russian territory. Aside from these* demands the terms submitted to Premier Lloyd George several days ago; which he advised.ihe Poles to accept. The. more important of these were: Recognition of Poland’s full inde- pendence by Russia and Eukrainia. Renunciation of any former in- demnity from Poland. Establishment of a Russo-Polish frontier, practically as .outlined by d;relgn secretary Curzon, with ad- i ditional territory concessions to the Polish east of Cholm and Bjelostok. Reducing of the Polish army to 60,- (000, to be supplemented hy ctvic mii- itia. Cessatipn of hostilities seventy- two hours after the terms arce accept- ed, the Polish to retire 33 iiles wese of the battle line and the interme- diate to be neutralized. Distribution of land granted to families of Poish citizens killed or disabled during the war. Free transport for Russians and Russian goods across Polish territory. Granting by Poland of general po- litical and military mnnesty ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT WILL ARRIVE HERE TOMORROW Miss Mary Lilleskov of St. Paul. who has been engaged as assistant county superintendent of schools for Beltrami county, is expected to ar- rive in the city tomorrow morning to begin her new duties on Monday morning. She wjll succ eed C. G. Han- key, who resigned to become superin- tendent of the Kelliher school. " WEATHER REPORT (By United Press) Minnesota weather: Fair and somewhat warmer in extreme west- ern portion. Sunday fair and warm- er. A A Constructed ten years ago, this church has recently reached the mark entitling an Episcopal church to be consecrated, namely, that of freeing itself of debt. . Consecration services will be held tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock with' the Right Rev. Bishop Mornson of Duluth officiating. The -church was bhilt chiefly through the efforts of the ldte Arch- deacon Parshall, and is a monument to his untiring zeal. At the time of Mr. Parshall’s death, a heavy debt =% U5 ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH -_!I still remained and his successor, Rev. George Backhurst, has earnestly de- voted himself to the clearing of the debt and to further beautifying the interior of the building. Many valu- able pieces of ecclesiastical furniture have been added to the church from time to time until now it is one of the finest in .the Duluth diocese. Rev. Backhurst, much to the regret of the congregation, is leaving soon for Brooklyn, Mich., and his farewell sermon will be given at vespers to- morrow evening at 5 o’clock. [ . - FOSS BROKE RECORD » ‘Member .of the Unihd Press—Leased Wire Sorvlgo—-'l'od-yn World News Today ; -45¢ PER MONTH FOR POLE VAULTING IN GAMES YESTERDAY Won Event for America and Was Urged. to Attempt to Break World’s Record N The Olympic Stadium, Autwerp, Aug. 21.—Phenominal pole vaulting by 'D. F. Foss, Chicago A..A., which broke 411 existing records and a bril- liant distance rage by-four runnmers, in which the French marves, Guille- mot, went down to defeat, furnished the thrill for the thousands of spec- tators at the sixth day of the Olym- pic games yeSterday. *The perform- ances in both these events ‘werejex- ceptionally praiseworthy, m view of the rain and cold. The day was ending \\Hh a bril- liant sunset, but with November-like temperature, just-as Foss the former Cornell star, sailed ver the bar which had been placéd at heighth of 13 feet 5 1-8 inches. The old world record was 13 feet 2 1-4 inches. Foss already was the winner‘ofithe first place for the United States in the pole vault, but he was urged to go on and break the Olympic record. This he did and themn, after:a sen- sational bit of vaulting, officials set the bar at the top -heighth soythat Foss: might have a chance to eXceed the world’s record, \When the heighth of the cross bar was announpced a hush fell over the spectators. Twice Foss casily leaped at his task and:fail- ed. Then, after a long rest and with all the spectators tepse, he took an exceptionally long run and leaping, sailed upward and curved his bhody over The bar like the letter U. snap- ped the pole backward, and dropped, amid a great splast of sawdust into the pit on the other side. The crowd in the Stadium yelled themselves hoarse as the feat was accomplished. while Fogs’ teammates lifted m on their shoulders and marched around. The total scores in the athletic events-—track and fleld—at the 4nish of yesterday's program were as fol- lows: Unifed States 158 pokats; Bng- IPEACE PACT IS BEING FRAMED BY LEADERS OF 'REPUBLICANS P;'ominent Men and European Powers Said to Be in Co-operation ’ ELIHU ROOT IS U. . REPRESENTATIVE At the Psychological Moment in Political Campaign De- tails to Be Given Out (By United Press) ‘Marion, Ohio, August 21. (By Ray- mond Clapper.)-—Behind the scenes the leaders of the republican party are framing a detailed new project for international peace, it was under- stood here today. World prominent figures and European powers are said to be working in full cooperation on the plan. This, scene elaborated in full will be hauled out on the po- litical stage at the psychological moment of the campalgn, according to peace plans. Elihu Root, repre- senting the United States abroad in the project, is expected to return be- fore long with the outlines of the en- tire plan. It will be Harding’s an- swer to the democratic charges that he favors staying out of the league of nations. MPHAIL SCHOOEOPERS FALL TERM SEPT. 7 After an uhsemfi—u'\m Wilma land 66; Finland 58; b\w,odu\ 50; France 20; South Africa 11.,‘1%»1;1. 4 anada 7; New Zealand 5; Nor- : Etonia 3: Czecho- Slovakia 3: Holland 2: Belgium 1. STEAMERS COLLI])E AND THIRTV -TWO0 ARE MISSING (By I,'nl!s'd Press) N Cleveland, August 21.---Thirty-two members of the 37 of the crew of the steamer Superior City, which synk off Sault Ste. Marie last night, after a collision with the steamer Willard King, were missing today according to a statement issued here this morn- ing by the Pittsbugg Steamship Co., owners of the Superior City. collision occurred in a fog. The Su- perior City sunk in two minutes. The Willard King was not badly dumn;:- ed. LESS THAN OUORUM WAS PRESENT IN LEGISLATURE Suffrage Advocates Charge That Other Members Lfft Town to Delay Action % ( (By United Pess) Nashville, August 21.—When-dthe lower house of the Tennessee legis- lature met today nd, business could be transacted I‘ec:mse there was no quorum present]. c¢harged that anti-suffrage members had left town to delay final actiofi’on the motion to reconsider the ratifica- tion of the suffrage mnem{menl There were 59 present, 7 less than a quorum. While the house was tmsm- sion Judge Newman issued m. An- junction to prevent Governor quer!q and speaker Walker and secretgry of state Stevens from certifying i ‘the ratification to the department of state at Washington. (By United Press.) Nashville, Aug. 21.—In the midst of a parliamentary battle, suffrage members of the lower house of the Tennessee legislature this afternoon voted against a re-consideration .of the resolution ratifyirg the suffrage amendment. Anti-suffrage members contended that no quorum Wwas pres- ent and that therefore it was impossi- ble to transact legislative business re- frained from voting. There were fifty ayes. After the vote the suf- frugm(x rang liberty bells, contending that they had won and that-the fight was over. The anti-suffragists con- tended that the house could not lezal- ly transact business. At the end of the session the antis were still asserting the action taken was illegal. Many of the antis suff- ragist members absented themselves <o that there could be no quorum and would be delay until the anti-suffra- gists had time to line up eonugh votes to reconsider the ratification. -The antis protested vehemently until ‘the adjournment of the sessiop. They contended, however, that they have blocked ratification any way by-at- torney Judge Newman issuing an in- junetion temporarily restraining the zmernm‘, the speaker of the house and ‘the secretary of the state from certifying ratification to the state department at Washington. The |, Anderson Gilman will return fo Min- m-.umlh to resume her piano te‘lchlng the Mac Phail school. Mrs. Gilman will also be heard in recital work during 'the coming season. lHer studies were done prin- cipally in Brussels where she appear- ed in concert with pronounced suc- cess. Following an extended tour of the United States, Mrs. Gilman was twice soloist with the Minneapolis Sym- phony Orchestra. She will begin teaching with thé opening of the fall term, September Tth. Minneapolis is rapidly becoming known uas a training center for ly- ceum. and chautauqua artists. The eastern managers have found that the talent supplied from the north- west is in every way equal to that cecured in the east. i The Mac Phail school of music and dramatie art has fent over one hun- dred musiciuns. and readers on the road this summer for 2oncerts in Min- nesota, lowa. 1llinois, Wisconsin, Mis- souri, Nebraska, and North and South Dakota. To meet the demand for next sea- son the school has engaged an east- ern coach to prepare vocalists, plan- ists, violinists, and readers to accept engagements. Earl McKee of the Travers Newton system said recent- ly in a visit to Minneapolis that he could place 2,000 people in Chautau- qua work if they were available. CENSUS US RETURNS (By ’lruHed Press) Washington. August 21.—The cen- sus bureau today announced the fol- lowing figures on 1920 population: Lac qui Parle county., Minn., 15,554, an increase of 119 or .8 per cent; Far Suffrage advocates | ibault county, 20,998, an increase of 1,049 or 5.2 per cent; Cottonwood county, 14,570, a decrease of 1,919 or 15.2 per cent. HOUSING SHORTAGE RELIEF DEPENDS LARGELY ON ROADS (By United Press) Washington, August 21. (By Ralph Couch.)---Relief from the nation- wide housing ¢hortage depends large- ly on the rehabilitation of the rail- roads so that building material can be transported in large quantities, according to reports to officials here. ALL-STARS AND PICKED TEAM PLAY TOMORROW The Bemidji All-Stars and a picked team consisting of players from Bag- ley, Solv Verndale and Gonvick wil cross bats at the ball park tomor- row afternoon at 3 o’clock in what promises to be a game of interest in every way. The local aggregation has strengthened its forces by pick- ing the best available material in the city and the boys now feel confident that they will give the visitors a run for their money, although to date the picked team from the neigh- boring towns has lost only one game out of nine. The line-up for the locals is as fol- lows: Tanner. catcher; Bush, pitch- er; Frank Finn, first base; LaBoun- ty. second base; Claude Bailey, short stop; Earle Bailey, third base; Ed. Ripple, right field; Jim Lang, cen- ter fleld; and Pete Johnson, right field. i e [