Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 27, 1920, Page 1

Largest Circula- tion in Northern .Y PION i i l"” The: Pioneer is a Member of the United Pnu-—l-ond Wire Service—Today's World News “Teday Committee of Twenty-five Ap- pointed to Formulate Plans for the Coming Year - PLEASED WITH NORTHERNTRIP | “Lake of ‘Woods Boat" ‘Trip b Prdved"Very Enjoyable . for Visitors Arrangements for an extensive pro- gram of Leglon activities were dis- cussed last night at one of the most enthusiastic meetings ever held by the Ralph G st of the Ameri- can Legion, committee of 25 menmbers was ted, at a meeting lans and offer posed program. lows and will lowed, to form suggestions for This committee ALL RETURNED TO . * BEMIDJI LAST NIGHT |ment at the Ass rooms next T Thursday night ‘clock: John M. Culver, chairm rtin Dunn, William Abell, E. Boobar, Ralph Ly: Kern Olson, John Al Foucault, Ed. Ripple, Fred Fraser, L. ‘B. Anderson, G. S. Harding, Rudolph Welle, George Klungness, C. M. Lan- 4on, ‘Thayer Bailey, Paul Howe, N. E. Given, H. L. Huffman, Frank Koors, George Graham, Darcy Mec- Ghee, Daniel J. Moore and James D. Winter. The object of this action is to per- petuate the American Legion in northwestern ‘Minnesota and to that end the committee’s work will be ex- tensive. Whenever possible the work will extend to all Legion posts in this vicinity that the organization may become thorpughly helpful to the ex- service man and woman. John M. -Culver, chairman of the delegation -to the state convention at Duluth last’week:made a detailed re- port of the’-work’ done there by thz Bemidji organization in trying to se- cure the 1921 meeting. Other dele- gates and alternates responded with short talks which proved of interest to all present. ] Several applications for member- ship were accepted and among them was the application of Charles S. Keyes, who made a .visit to. this city a short time ago by aeroplane. As a personal friend of H. L. Huffman he submitted his request for membershin to the Bemidji post dwe to.the fact that it is named in honor of an aviat- or, Ralph Gracie, who gave his life for his Sountry. A close friend of Mf. Keyes was. personally acquaint- ed ‘with Ralph -Gracle' while in the Interesting Meeting Held at Waskish Completed Last Day of Visit #Mhe fifty-five Bemidji boosters who eft Monday for a trip thru the ditch country of Beltrami county by auto- mobile returned Thursday evening on schedule time after celebrating at a picnic at Waskish ‘with members cf farmers’ clubs in that locality. R Although traveling over some ‘‘re- markable” Toads and some remark- able stretches where they hope some day to locate roads, every car was guided back by the driver in first class “condition. - To this fact much credit is due Olaf Ongstad and his able force of mechanics. That the trip was a success from the viewpoint of the visitors as well as from the inspiratjon given the set- tlers is evidenced from the enthusi- asm displayed by all, over the entire trip. oo Details of the trip will appear in a later issue of the Daily and Weekly Pioneer, it was announced that the boasters arrived safely at Baudette. The entertainment provided by the citizens of Baudette and §pooner con- sisted of a trlg on' the Lake of. the ‘Woods with a’dinner at Village Is- land, which is “located Ln Canadian waters. E 4 Two large ‘boats carried the pas- sengers down the Rainey river to the picnic granpds.. One boat, known s the Clipper, and-laton mic-named. theIViR&. 's¢Fvice and this .colncidence “Oasis” was Boarded and “loaded”-at | further e!‘°°““¢%§' Keyes' to! join |- here. Discussion was held concerninz the funeral of Earl Mclver which is to take place Sunday afternoon and it was agreed that all who were able would be present. _- A number also volunteered to meet the body which arrived in the city early this morn~ a Canadian:port; while the Ginger, nic-named later as the Sahara was boarded and loaded = Baudette. The ‘‘loaded” ‘supniits on the Gin- ger consisted of rractically every kind of refreshront *~>wn, while the Clipper carrie¢ every kind. - The “Mulligan” served on the Island was -a treat and was thoroughly enjoyed. The boosters left Baudette Thurs- day morning and arrgved at the A. A. Andrews farm at noon, where they were served a splendid lunch. After inspecting the crops and-resting, the trip was continued to Waskish, where the afternoon was spent at the farm- ers picnic. At this program Judge C. W. Stan- ton, D. C. Dvoracek, J. M. McPartlin and M. W. Deputy made short ad- dresses and Miss Beth Andrews rend- ered several reading selections. E. E. McDonald who presided at the meeting called upon a number of local residents including H. L. Bow- en, P. M. Sorley, Christ ‘Esplee,. J. Reed and Peter Hogeland, who gave out some, interesting information re- garding the problems and hardships| . idured in the settling of that coun- to have charge of a firing squad for the services at the grave. Inspired by the sense of activity shown at the state convention, the Bemidji delegation last night paved the way for a program which proni- ises to put the I0cal organization well to the foreground in all activities car- ried on by the Legion. It i3 expacted that other posts thruout the county will lend'their hearty cooperation in carrying out the plans which will be constructed at the commitiee meeting next Thursday night. F. B. LAMSON RETURNS TO MOBERLY TONIGHT F. B. Lamson leaves today for Moberly, Mo., to resume his duties as executive secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of that city. Mr. Lam- son was much tified to receive a night letter from Moberly stating that at a special city election held yester- day the water bonds were voted by an overwhelming majority. There are few cities in the United States that have had a more serious Water prob- lem. The Wabash railroad pays $18,- 000 monthly to haul water for the use of their shops and during. the he party left Waskish after being served with a fine supper about 5:30 and arrived home about:9 o’clock. All cars reached here safely and every member of the party expressed sat- isfaction in having made the trip. Further details as to what the sef- | tlers in various parts. of the county 1 had to say and more particulars as to the exact conditions existing as view- ed by members of the boosters wi:l appear in a later issue of the Pic- neer. drouth of last summer water for —_— dumes}xc use was so scarce that the VAUDEVILLE AT THE traveling public could not secure a bath at the hotel. When the Cham- ber of Commerce engaged Mr. Lam- son’s services they urged the import- ance of solving -the water problem and all the resources of the Chamber have been devoted to the solution of the problem. The scarcity of the water supply has been a standing problem of that city for nearly twenty years and it is the opinion of Mr. Lamson that the Chamber of Com- merce has presented a plan. for itsj permanent solution which was prac- ncall'y adopted by the citizens at their election Thursday. Mr. Lamson re- gards the vote as an expression of GBAND.’.I'HEATR!’} TONIGHT INSTEAD OF SATURDAY Because the vaudeville circuit has been changed to enable the four acts from the Western Vaudeville Man- ager’s Association of -Chicago to play Virginia after Bemidji, the regular days for showing vaudeville at the . Grand theatre, has necessarily been ©. changed and begininng with tonight (Friday), the four acts will appear every week on Fridays only. The bill for tonight offers a wide variety of comedy, novelties and a i strong athletic offering. Ray Ashner, the dainty and mag- netic little star and her partner, Chas. B. Sexton présent their comedy | ~ playlet ‘““The Telephone Girl,” a dis- tinct novelty replete with witticisms angyharmonious song nummbers and special scenery. Wilter Gilbert the flexible comedian with a clev- Ver -line of chatter and the grotesque ‘postures; Albert and Rozella are bill- ed as a distinct Kuropean novelty, and the Rittle Brothers, muscular marvels, close the bill with their .. hand-to-hand acrobatic and ground —tumbling stunts. Al Pegey Hyland, in “The Merry-go- Round” a lively circus story will be the picture preceeding the vaudeville. in the Chamber-of Commerce and an endorsement of his services as execu- tive secretary. POLICE SAFEGUARDING PREMIER LLOYD GEORGE ' .(By United Press) London, August 27.—Swiss police took precautions today to safeguard| remfbr Lloyd George. following the' reported departure from Ireland of 8inn Feiners who planme. to assas- | sinate him. The Premier did not seem to be excited by ‘the Teport or the' action of the police. | ing. H. L. Huffman was designated|. confidence on the part of the public| AREDESIGNING TORECAPTURE BRESTLITOVSK Officially Announced Today That Bolsheviki Are Plan- ning Counter Attack FAMINE FOLLOWS IN 'WAKE OF RUSSIANS Troops Are Crossing Frontier Into Eastern Prussia by Thousands (By United Press) ‘Moscow, August 27.—The Bolshe- viki launched a counter attack -de- signed to re-capture Brest-Litovsk, it was officially announced today. _ (By United Press.) Berlin, Aug. 27 (by Carl B. Groat). —Famine and destitution are follow-! Prussia by the thousands. Warsaw, August 27.—*“The victory of the Polish armies does not change our attitude regarding peace,” Pre- mier Witos declared today in a state- ment regarding the .armistice negotiations at insisted that uninterrupted communi- Minsk is vitally necessary. WEATHER REPORT (By United Press) and Saturday. temperature. WILSON & C0.. ST. CLOUD Wilson. & Company of St. Colud “TO HAVE SHO SELF IS FOUND SLOWLY DYIN 'Man Is Discovered in Lake { Irvine This Noon it DYING MAN HAS '/ NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED Laundry Mark “J.C.5” Only . :Clue Found in Clothes or On Person 'Shot through the throat and bleed- ing badly, a man whose identity has as yet not been disclosed, was found shortly after noon in a dying condi- tion south of the Red Lake round- house about forty feet from the shore. Patrolman Charles ' Arnold, who ing in the wake of the panic stricken|was at the Red Lake depot about flight of the Bolsheviki troops who|this time, was notified by a party of are crossing the frontier into eastern|men that a dead man was lying on a log near the south shore of Lake I'ere. After ascertaining the loca- tion where the- man was seen, he sum- moned County ‘Coroner McKee and Patrolman McPherson. Elmer Marin 'was called also, and in his motor Russo-Polish'| trick, these men rushed to the place ‘Minsk. w_here the man was found, lying with “Durable peace based on honorable [his body across a log, face downward, and just conditions was and is the|feet in the water which was about aim of Poland and we do not seek to|tWo feet deep in this .place. ‘appropriate foreign territory.”>Witos|shoulder hung over the log and One drooped into the water also. Although cation with the Polish delegates at|reported dead, he was found to be still living even though unconscious. Entering the man’s head through the throat, the bullet passed out through “|the top of his head. Near the body at the bottom of the Minnesota weather: Fair tonight|lake was found an Iver-Johnson re- Not much change in|volver of .38 caliber and a box of ammuzition. The revolver contained only the gne empty shell, the remain- i Hopm'l‘o --| der .¢f'the magazine* containing load- ed cartridges similar to those”found in the box. Although fairly “well dressed he is judged to have been a laborer. Nothing which might lead to his have bought out the Garment Shop.|identity was found on his person or of which M. M. Jagrin was proprietor|in his clothes except the laundry and will conduct a high class Wom-|mark “J.C.S.” on his shirt. A little 'en’s and Misses ready to wear shop. Wilson & Co. have been in the|found in his pockets. over a dollar in small change was His clothing, ready to wear business in St. Cloud|together with the revoiver, cartridges for the past nine years and -have|and money are being held at the po- built up a large business handling|jjce statioi. & P dependable merchandise and giving good service and values. Mr. S. 8. Wilson, a junior member of the firm who will manage the store here has been associated with his brother in St. Cloud for the last|8nd of light complexion. From all appedrances it is judged that he had been shot about two hours before he was taken to the hospital. He is about thirty-five years of age It is esti- seven years, two years of which wag|Mmated that he would weigh in the spent in the service, thirteen months|neighborhood of two hundred pounds. being spent in France. After being brought to the City Mr. Wilson is thoroughly familiar|building on the Marin truck, a doctor with every phase of the business and | was summoned and the man taken to the two stores will give the firm a|the St. Anthony hospital where every greater buying power in the market.|possible medical aid was given him They will always show the latest |in order that his life might be saved. styles from the world’s leading fash-! An attending physician at press time ion centres, A new shipment of goods will ar- rive tomorrow and will be put on dis- ploy immediately. stated that the man could, at best, live only a very few minutes longer. It is believed that he may have at- tempted suicide. EARL MPIVER WILL BE HELD SUN. AFTERNOON Ceremo;iiel \ViI_IBe H;ld With Military Honors at First Presbyterian Church ~:Funeral services will be held at: .the First Presbyterian church on| Sunday afternoon at 2:30- o’clock for, Earl Mclver, son of Mr. and Mis. Kenneth Meclver of this city. Rever- end Lester P. Warford will officiate at the services at the charch and also at the grave. - ‘The remains arrived here this morning under the military escort of Howard Buchanan, of the U. S. army, and were met by a delegation of members of the Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion besides the Mclver family. Legionaires in uni- form accompanied the body to the Huffman & O’Leary undertaking par- lors where it will be kept until time for the funeral. Earl Mclver left Bemidji on Deco- ration Day in 1918 to lend his services to his country. He was enlisted in the Engineer: corps and assigned to the First Replacement battalion at GOVERNORCOX ™ SAYS HEWILL NAMELARGEST CONTRIBUTORS Republicans Preparing Reply to. Be Submitted to Com- mittee Next Week HAYS SAYS THAT HE MUST PROVE CHARGE Believes Cox’s Charge an Insult to All Good Republicans " Who Contributed (By United Press) Washington barracks. After complet- ing his training he was ordered over- seas with his detachment but en route was taken ili with pneumonia which brought about his death shortly be- fore the ship on which he was travel- ing reached Lijverpool, England. Burial was made soon after the ship reached port and only recently were the remains dis-interred and prepared for shipment to this city. He was barely past twenty-one years of age at the time of his death, having been born on August 14, 1897. He was a graduate of the Bemidji high school in the class of 1916. Highly esteemed by all who knew him, news of his death came as a shock to the entire community. In connection with the services Sunday afternoon, members of the American Legion who were close friends and schoolmates will act- as pall-bearers, while other Legionaires will serve as a firing squad in final tribute at the grave. All members of the Ralph Gracie post and all other ex-service men gre asked to be present at the services in uniform, meeting at the rooms of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce as- sociation ‘at 2:10 to march to the church in a body. AGAINST JAPANESE RULE Seoul, Korea via Tokyo, August 27. —A demonstration against Japanese rule timed with the arrival here of| a party of .American congressmen touring the- Orient was staged Wed- nesday when Koreans closed their stores when Congressman Hershman, of California, atempted to address a meeting. Korean police asked 'Hersh- man to leave. He refused to go un- til the several Koreans who had been arrested in the meeting were releas- ed.” The Koreans were released lat- er. (By United Press) Seoul, Korea, August 25. delayed. (via Shanghai.)—Congressman Hershman of California resisted at- tempts of Korean police to take him from a building here today when he was addressing a Korean gathering. Hershman demanded that prominent Koreans, arrested because they at- tended the meeting, be released. Con- sul Miller intervened, ordering the Japs to cease interference and release the Koreans, The Canning Problem i} HOW IN THE WORLD CAN | MAKE IT STRETCH? = ' Deezes : ME. WANNA COOKY. v il 71 v, ) "smounted to only 38,000,90 N New York, August 27.—*0f course, candidate Cox fails to prove as he has failed and will fail, to prove his charges.” Will H. Hayes, chairman of the snational republican committee said in a‘'statement today. “This is simply because his charges are false.” (By United Press) New York, Aug. 27. (By Herbert Walker, en route with Governor Cox to New Haven.)—Many attempts of republican leaders to deny the figures quoted at Pittsburg last night in sup- port of his charges that the G. 0. P. campaign goal is $15,000,000, will be made by “additional revelations," Governor Cox said today. « He indi- cated hiz next move would be to give the names of some of the heaviest contributors to the republican fund and also attempt to prove hll\apser- tions that th $1,000 limit gppoynced by harding is being evaded. “In his speech last night Cox gave a list of fifty-one cities in twenty-six atates to which he said the republicans had agsigned quotas totaling $8,145,000. ~New York, Aug. %7.—Republicans today began to prepare a detalléd ¥é-" ply’ to Governor Cox's charge of a huge G. 0. P. corruption fund, which will ‘be submitted next week to the senate committee investigating poli- tical expenditures in Chicago. The republicans. here believe that Cox in his speech at Pittsburg had not prov- ed his allegations that they are rais- ing a corruption fund to buy the pre- sidency. WIith regard to the list of 51 cities Cox read during his speech together with the alleged quotas ag- gregating $8,145,000, the republican leaders pointed ouf that his figures covered state and in addition tp the that no corru| ) itional fight and 1p ap showa.. Wi H. Hays, chafr (p! the republican national committee, declared that body will give to the senate investi- gation committee the names of every contributor and that “the quality of citizenship that constitutes that Iist will be such a refutation of the ver- acity of the charge by Mr. Cox that the whole country will know him."” “Mr. Cox has charged that millions have been pald into the republican committee by sinister influences to corrupt the electorate,” added Hays. “That charge is one he must prove. It is an insult to those thousands of good citizens all over the country who are contributing to thé republi- can party.” (By United Press) Marion, Ohio, Aug. 27. (By Ray- mond Clapper.) —Senator Harding today declined to comment in- any way on the charges regarding the republican campaign contribution. He said it would be more becoming to allow National Chairman Hayes to discuss the situation. ‘I only read the speech over very hastily and have not a word to say about it,” Harding said. (By United Press) St. Paul, Aug. 27.—Julius A. Schmahl, Secretary of State, said to- day that Governor Cox, of Ohio, was pretty near right when' he charged that the republican campaign fund would exceed $15,000,000. Mr. Schmahl, who knows something of campaign contributions, expressed a belief that, despite denial by 1. A. Caswell and other leading republi- cans in Minnesota, the large fund has been contributed to national cam- paign. “I do not believe there is any doubt that efforts are heing made to raise large funds for the candidacy of the republican nominee, nor do I believe that Cox's supporters on the other hand are permitted to escape without contributing heavily to the democratic fund,” said Mr. Schmahl. (By United Press.) Chicago, Aug. 27.—Governor Coxfa charges that the republican party is raising $15,000,000 campaign fund was characterized as a dream here today by Frederick Upham, treasurer of the republican national committee. Upham returned from the east today. He reiterated his statement that the funds being raised by the republicans 5 trict campaigns.