Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 9, 1920, Page 1

MIDJI DAILY 'The Pioneer is & Member of the Lnited Press—Leased Wire "“Today’s World News Teday BEMIDJI, MINN,, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPT. 9, 1920 BELTRAM] COUNTY FAIR W'ILII In. tOday,s Weekly Plonder o (o ol ” 7 and tomorrow’s Daily Pioneer % . £ 2 will appear a four page J. C. \ 4 11 .Penney company advertitement, : 4 . k 4 one of the largest ever pub- : ) S B4 [ i lished in this section of the state. In . these two issues, : ™ which are being.put out as a ‘Besides Main Exhibits in Agriculture and Stock, Many Enter-|; fi?‘;’:finé“" P‘;‘g"".'t“’“' ;"“‘ it S RS oy s are ering excep- taining Features Have Been Proyided for Three-Day Fair, ” tional bargains to county. fair . -tgBe Held at Bemigdji; September 15, 16 and 17 visitors. 1t will pay all sub- 268 ; P A ——— ncnb;rp to wa:ch ':ll advertise- § - g A i i3 __ments closely. for advantageous Beltrami <¢ounty fair this year willjtheére. - County- Agent. D. €. Dvoracek R 7 ey . 1have one of:the-best fairs in the his-[Will devote practically oll of his time Wi 8F 1 Demht oo THROUGH PIONEER AD ““Better - kill .that ad,” said Earl McMahan of the C. W. Jewett. Co. “F had telephone calls until 11 o’clock last night @nd as éarly as 6 o’clock this ing. I could have sold a zen boats if I had therg.” f you have anything to sell, )t ‘a Pioneer For Sale ad. "It e surest and quickést way.. HOLDCROPFOR | s L ] tory of the fair association if the pre-| t¢ this Work. Various farmers”clubs 3 . 2 o g - e V' § & o Senator Reed Questions Blair ‘!o ysent plans and arrangements carry :;od;‘:.t: :‘:d l::«i):ltliafls‘!;lagl:fo::?; Practically No Improvement Is out successfully. The association has been very active, ‘not only. in| representing this ¢county at the state fair where the county was awarded first place in the northern division and second highest score in the en- * BLAIR CLAIMS NOTHING WIS ot - tire statet but in lmaking local ar- M ; . = 3 rangements as well. i -.‘WRONG-IN CIRCULARS Locn! %‘m‘“ M?y Be Gh'ed . tSew;f;a:hmonths ago a contract was 3 3 - Fek ¥ 1 et wi e Western Vaudeville com- Clai That .~ Last Drive fo o Ffld.:”_;s:_pt.em:r 17”y pany for a number 6f free acts which N .B.m' idji Fair Day will be staged in line of general en- lcripti Wu Planned tertainment for the visitors. These 2 - But Not Adopted great interesf i Among the races and sports plan- ned are-auto races, motor cycle races horse races, foot races, sack races, potato races, tug of war, bicycle races, pony races and dog and cart races. ’ The Juvenile band composed of 97 boys will furnish music each day dur- ing the fair, and their programs will § be a special feature. Car Supply Seemingly Very Plans are under way for closing i the local stores on Friday, September lm'“l.' But Roads Tr, % Judge C. W. Stanton gave an in-|furnish amusement for all. 17, the closing day of the fair, which, teresting: resume of the Grygla trip 3 is also Bemidji day. In this way all M£§etfifig'e"i'fifw'::fiffw:.i.,g"'fi to Sup.ply Farmers at the Asfociation luncheon Wednes- |, ExHibits this year are expected to|merchants and employees of Bemid-|y .5 gecided unanimously to engage {By United Press) day moon,.in which he outlined the ke among the 'pest ever entered and |ji stores will be afforded an opportun-| 'q,e0ia] train to take the lodge mem-| St Paul, Sept. 9.—Minnesota sheep Olbveland, Ohio, Sept. 9. (By L. C.|purpose of the trip and its effect upon t:en competition is expcted among|ity to attend. Bemidji public 8chool8 [} ory"to International Falls September | Falsers are threatening to engage in Maitin.)—Resuming examination of |the settlers in the ditch country. the various entrants. _In adition to|will be closed that afternoon to allow | ; g4}, “\where they will confer degree|the clothing ‘business unless the wool Harvky H. Blair, assistant treasurer He “explained. the purpose of the 'boe usual entries of farm products,|the pupils to be present at' the falr. work on a class being prepared by the | Market soon shows some sign of life " the republican national committee | Drainage .and Conservancy Board fi'ls ‘":d girls of /the various clubs| On Wednesday, Sept. 15, Belwrami |}, somngational Falls lodge. The train|2nd prices for the product start to vin" iKe. senate investigation of cam-|authorized by the last legislature and :V enter their products. -The Bel-|county’s fair will open with a special | 4.1} joaye early in the morning and|return to normal. | pafgn”funds today, Senator Reed|appointed by the courts, stating that tr’;m""‘?““‘y farm bureau will main-|program for the day. :Officers of the | oty the same night. Three coaches| ~Paradoxial as this statement may questioned Blair about the plan for|the Red’ Lake drainage district was ia " ‘;'b“”thx at the fair grounds dur- ) fair association have éxtended a gen- | wil) comprise the special and prepar-]Seem, the fact was .disclosed in re- igetting finances in tbe various cities | placed under the' supervision of this’ tll:gtt e egte,re three days of the fair [eral invitation to everyone to attend | o (7 PP I r STERE THS B O f ports from a mumber of counties to j-iof thé country. - | body ang, that work done in the fu- [®1& memb rs and prospective memb-(and assure all that they will be Well|y;pion band with the lodge on the|the Merchants National Bank of St. - Reed attempted_to prove by Blair | ture wowd be directed and author-|C™ may enefit from its presence|repaid for the time spent in this way. | i Paul, for its weekly review of busi- the:¢ruth of Cox’s charge that exact|ized by this board. i - - l 1t is expected the train will be!Dess conditions in every county in ¢ f t «quotas were fixed in more than fift “There 18 a vast undeveloped coun- N T e e g E s e g R ;AN - {Minnesota. In substance, wool grow- [ hle Cox in his Pitésburg speechtry north of us,” said Judge stanton, (SENATOR HARDING ON TWO MORE CANDIDATES i e e o oot o ore. | rs are threatening to bave thelr pro-_ . B i y quotas, } “which should recelve every engour- 2 ; parations are beinz made by the In-; ducts manufactured into blankets; J otalling 8,145,000, One of these, |agement at the han the business WAYBACK To MARION FOR PREIDENCY m e | cloth and other materials rather than $400,000 from Cleveland, Olilo, was|men of. Bemidji. The settlers are a L J ternational Falls lodge to entertain; aapitod yesterany by Dudies . Blok-ipierlis orls compatatin. | AFTER BIG RECEPTION| - SPEAK AT STATE FAIR the visitors. ' s sell it at present arket priges, ; “Drainage, roads and a railroad Obarles Parker {8 n charge of af: r:o:)l;la‘igctflhueyw:gl th.i\’ln:':n ilx‘;td m:')rn 5 > % @ : i’asked concernin® & document i rangements for transportation and| Submitted by Blair marked, ‘“confi-lare the piramount. issues now con- 1 entfal information for regional .and |fronting them and they need all three { t MOOSE LODGE ARRANGES Noted in Wool Situation | _ FOR SPECIAL TRAIN TO . Faat W : INTERNATIONAL FALLS| ' Special Train Will Take Mem- bers of Local Lodge to Con- fer Degree Work Sept. 19 .P;ove’}él;:srze That Exact Sums Were Set iy 5 - O MARKED CHANGES MADE IN GRAIN MARKET acts are of high class and Promise to all members who expect to take the, Shipments were made to Chicago. The trip should give him thelr names at!Past week has been one of exposi- the earliest possible mioment. tion—county fairs and county ex- Arthur Danuser was elected treas-|hibits at the greatest agricultural ex- ‘Jurer of the lodge to succeed Bdward ! position in the world—the Minnesota = 1 Odd ard who h d state fair. Heavy purchases of pure 5 4 i:u?'."’ b 28 Tepioyed: trom the{ bred cattlé were made by farmers and LA AP T Final Decision as to Future Christianson on I’ro;n_..!n Today and Watking Will Make 3 H’dein Tomorrow l-gtate chairmen.” : Blossom said thejin order to'make the proper progress " ‘Instructions it contained for organ-|for the reclamation and development .-Speeches Will Be que iizing’ the money. raising campaign}of lands in that section of the state.” After Analysis ' v:Neré “confidential but not secret.” The judge vividly pictured the trip e er £ Y'“ ‘did not want the officials ‘to|taken by -the :sixty boosters which - . e <y The lodge was !‘m}lted‘by..lhe Le’if:::xtr‘x(:i;:e;;%'i‘:lfi:,lt:;;zsar;nthxa: 2 1 | gramar e pre-|gionuires t rticipate-in’ th d- e fBlair, “but do mot.want any to have|age and Conservancy Board and 8| (py Raymond: SoBAyl Sept. SIALWoLUTe Pew ’:é'sday eve:'jlll,; soolal ;mgrm:' g\’;/veen_ spite the slump in prices for beef c by them ‘and’ many members accept-| tle, the pure bred industry will be ed the lnvnatlon-ynnd were prelepnt greatly developed in Minnesota this last-evenin| G year. Ay So far as grain crops are conceraed, i . B ot chow any markel chaxgae ITALIAN EARTHOUAKE atly CASUALTIES INCREASE hibiti ty didate, is d e ] :::a tom:l:'r:vtr }Gtz::rno: -;amsel \:: ? As Rm'rs coME lN Harvesting and threshing evidently ,proceeding with unusual speed. Sev- ersl c¢'unty agents reported that thre-hiag of large farms was com- pletcd ahead of schedule. Plowing demonstrations by tractors are quite Cox, of Obia, demperatlo nomines|slight Shock Felt Throughout|ETET ™ SUe ottt o S'icey o r?sih anor e;y.fl :ilzngs. i ¢! Lunigian and Versilla Near |firmers to hold their grain crops has crowds that greet arding yester- - Genoa District threatened to complicate the freight day exceeded all previous mid-week car situation, _Judging from a num- attendance records. - ber of reports, farmers are disposing % i of their grain in concert and rafl- - (Continued on Page 8) - {the impression that there was any- | representative of-the Nopthern: Paci- i€ sidential candidates were scheédujed thing ag, sinister or friudulent iyu flcp raflway cdx:pany. e intimated Witl;n ?:: a:co:mfl’t;fd : %gua’;ieigt'regép- to,speak at the Minnesota staté fair | 2 ¥ Perley P. 1 candidate, ‘was due to talk at the race tracks this afternoon. No extensive .arrange- ments Werg made for his reception. - Rev. Aaron S. Watkinson, of Ohio, } ! . ‘1 ] now what wg were doing,” ' said|incliided every member of the Drain- (By United Press) { | i \that bulletin.. I'do not want to-be|that a favorable report had’~ been ~ T today ~and tomorrow. t in -the position of playing the]|made by the rajlway representative ;i&n:}r:hes;g&?%?rsggér{: gol:sl:;; Chrl‘ytihnso'n farm-labor fie under the table.” and that in the near future something way‘bnc’k to Marion today, eager for ) éed ‘called attentlon to repeated|of interest inight be anfounced. ',;ither chance to get out' in the onitjon to tne workers against|. It was reported also that the cor- country. % ¢ ain forms of publicity and asked ruroy roads beyond the outlet had “] v;as a completely tlétai:'tory ¥ they were issuéd. ‘Blair counter- | been filled and that_they were now ‘day Harding~ declared in. a state- 1 ed- with,a copy of an official bulle- | passable for cars and teams. ment today. Harding’s managers are | in ‘advising workers to give“local| The plan to lower Red Lake Wwas|glateq with the reception given him j ub‘(len'y to the money raising cam- |strongly emphasized, which is neces- and are stronger than ever for get- af, ‘‘Those instructions were is- stry in order to properly drain the ting him out on the stump." { ued‘after you knew the investigation | entire Red lake basin as it should fina] decision as to futm:e épeeche! ad ‘been ordered and the .facts fbe drained. however, will be made later when tle rought out,” said Reed. ¢ * The matter of closing the stores a| acy)t of His initial trip is analyzed i Blair ‘declared he did not know |half day Friday, September 17, Both Senator and Mrs. Hardlné about the senate investigation when | which is Bemidji Day at the county ! ,ung up a strenuous dn:} still go- he urged publicity be given the plan. | fair was aiscussed .and was referred ing strong. Cheering crt;wds sfir- Reed asked whether it was Blair’s in-|to the proper. committee. rounded them for the entire period of ention to put on a last minute drive Tams Bixby of Muskogee, Okla.,|ipeir stay in St. Paul and Minneapo- lor’ funds on the closing days of the emphasized the importance of the ;g . 4 P ‘jampaign. Blair answered that a * jast drive for $1 subscriptions was (B); United Press) Ron:e, Sept. 8. (At night.)—With the number of casualties and extent of damage from Tuesday's earth- quake still undetermined, a slight OPEN MUSIC STORE IN KAPLAN BLOCK find P: Christi shock recurred today thruout the nd Parley P. Christiansen, farmer-|yynigian and Versilla districts in| Kuntz & Hanscom have opened a (By United Press.) t ¢ Fair Grounds, St. Paul, Sept. 9.— business mep cooperating with the State fair officials gave up trying to Fair association and pointed out T laimed. but had not ‘been adopte ,wi:ne;e 1“: was a good investment.to cox sTATB " s ls labor candidate for president, shortly| e region of Genoa. 3 musi¢ store in the New Kaplan } o’ R all business. » e ! o Vo b:go;edZ t%CIOCl;\:lhm g:‘l‘"?fl ar:: The latest reports showed moreblock and announce that they are l AlNE ANI' I ENR‘""' A ¢ ~ordere e regular afternoon pro-|than 300 dead in the large area vis-|ready for business. - It will be known % 2 J DIRECTQR IS PLEASED b WEWED As Q_lflm.gram of vagdeville and racing to|jted by the earthquake with pros-|as the Kimball Piano company and ' , proceed. Christiansen was scheduled | pects of thiz number being increased | will sell pianos, organs, phonographs, sheet music and everything that goes to make an up to date music estab- lishment. As a side line they have the agency for the well known Dort cars. An an- nouncement to this effect will be made at an early date. g | | WITH LOCAL PLAY TALENT, = mmc OPPONENTS IN < g (By -United. Press) to lsp?(nk ;{nt ghe] ;acte track at 1:30| by ‘weveral hundred as communica- \ ] f 4 s .+ Helena, Mont., Sept. 9. (By Her-, o'clock. e failed to put in an ap-|tions'are re-established with isolated \mscmn PRMARIB i:"f"";d a"dg” th: exgznen%ad di-'pore Walker.)—-“The United States ' pearance, although be left down town, | communities. ( B “fic-r SDLune col:'ne ly’ d“ °“th“ is looked upon by its associates in Minneapolis, in plenty of time to| Thousands are known to be injured. & 3 | h"“"‘v 18 muc 1;‘”5'1 °"§rl "iithe war as a nhtion of quitters be-|reach the fair grounds. King Victor Emanuel, who was in 1,769 Precincts Lenroot Is showing made by the talented localicgyge the senatorial olfgarchy has Pisa when the shock occurred, joined i b players who . are to appear in the plecked ®its entrance thru the league relief parties and visited several ruin- Leading Thompson oy . performance. of nations,” asserted Cox in a speech |SARP EARTHQUAKE SWOCKS ed towns today. = > - \ These young people are all en- togay: i his two-d. i e s : About 25,000 . }h“Si:;s:jc, sfng‘ ;nthusiasmd is .".‘t"l |fi fi;:{:::g £ AT SAIBRER FELT TODAY NEAR SAN JOSE | BELIEVED LONG LOST . RHURNS SHOW THAT & = . oundation 0‘ e farce come y_spm . e w — p 2 . (By United Press) One reason why road companies do. ® WEATHER REPORT San Jose, Calif,, Sept. 9.—One of BABY HAS BEEN FOURD) . | ODDIE IS NOMINATED not make better showings at times is| 7 thé sharpest earth .quake shocks felt eneral J:: J-Blaine, LaFollette can- | because the members lose the spon- (By United Press) here in many-years shook San Jose] Morristown, Tenn. Sept. 9.—A ldlte ‘for the nomination of gover- taneity necessary to give their work Mijnnesota weather: Generally |shortly before $ a. m., today. Hun- light-haired, blue-eyed baby taken by Milwaukee,. Sept. 9.—Attorney IN NEVADA PRIMARIES Qr,.pog«! $8,491 votes in-1,794 pre- | freshness, by constantly retelling the fair tonight and Friday; not much|dreds of pegple rushed into the county authorities to be Blakely Tets but of 2,379 in. the state in |same story. . Local -players, however, | change in temperature. streets. N@”heavy damage was done, [ Coughlin, was being held here for . y !legday's primaries -against 87,589 have no such handicap and-can throw = identmcatlo: a:lxi::e' from norris-| Simms Wins Out in Race for - I h ir 3 ;_fi_——fifi;——— B R R R R town, Pa., the c! 's home, by Char- % A ?;Stnte Senator Roy C. Wilcox, ac- | themselves whole heartedly into their y 2] Nomination for Gove: ding to returns compiled here ear-| respective roles and thereby interest’ lace among all the éounties in the]lotte Neil, who believed the long lost 'u’:dagm in 1,760 precincts, United their audiences by being interuted'm SECOND IN :tlte. o N B ibaby has been found. in Arizona Morrison county, with a score of ates Senater Irving L. Lenroot re-'themselves. - S xved 137,418 votes for nomination “Are You a Mason” will be pre- . COUN“B lN STATE 1,104, leads all others. The score THREE ST. PAUL MEN ARRESTED IN DAKOTA ON LIQUOR CHARGES Will Be Taken Before United States Commissioner at Fargo to Explain ‘against 114,188 for James rhomp-|sented under the auspicex and for for. this- county was 1,075, while* the , the !flgglsl,gll,te c!mj.mthlw.A alg t);e ‘l:en;fit of theLRalph Gracie gout i . | next highest was the score of 1,069 bre were s votes for A. C.|of the American Legion on two days|(frea redi Committee| for Renville county. Henry, mayor of Oshkosa, the wet | during the latter part of this month. et Credit, D"‘. “ - The ‘winning of the ptize is & very puidate. zl: exact dates will be ammounced for Work inState | i editable performance on the part % ; 3 s h 3 Y B H |of the committee in charge and on| . Fair Exhibit ’ the part of those who contributed so ~ ‘Milwaukee, Sept. 9.—The race for la N ) i 2 Toals m'MIN ‘;E‘.Ns W“ I rgely to the exhibit. All have ¢ gubernatorial nomination on the G PI Reports received “from the state| worked hard and to them much credit bublican ticket is -so close, accord- ] I a d g 5 ¥ l‘""s fair show that Beltramicounty, while|for the victory is due nt °f::,:l r;use?é:;};t:dfig:x:yafi::_ RACE To S'L lN winning first place ‘in" exhibits in the| T!le score by counties in a partial in, that complete returns will be SPECI' ACULAR com northern division, also_scored second|list is as follows: bessary to decide the winner. With £ 543 precincts still to “be heard = T § m, Attorney General John J.|Tywo Birds Will Be Released fl)ine, LaKollette = candidate, was iding Senator Roy ‘T. Wilcox by (By United Press) Reno, Nev., Sept., 9.—Latest re- turns from Tuesday’s big primary in- dicated that Tosker Loddie has beat- ‘en Rev. Brewster Adams for the re- publican nomination for the United States senate. The returns were » practically complete. (By United Press.) Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 9.—Head- lquarters for A. M. Winsor today con- ceded Milo Simms the democratic nonfination for governor. Although the returns from the primaries are not complete, United States Senator Marcus A. Smith was now leading 5 R. C. Stanfor®and A. A. Wersley 2 e (By United Press) Fargo, Sept. 9.—Three St. Paul men will be taken before the United States commissioner here on com-|the United States genate. = There plaint of Prohibition officer Darby, were no contests on the republican T From Barker Drug and votes in 1,834.° Out of 2,379 Jewelry Store ' Grain in Sheaf Native Grasses Tame Grasses Stock Vegetables Culin. Vegetables Fruits in Glass 2 3 fo g state Blaine had 89,- o 2 "E« E to explain the presence of large quan- | ticket. st ‘89,058 for Wil- —_— 0 S < 3 %’ tities of liquor in their automobiles. — her candidates were far|. o, of the most spectacular sport- E g g 4 8 & Prohibition officjals went to Valley FEED CONCERN OPENS . two . dealers. United ing events ever arranged in this [ & o & S m City this morning to bring back a ) BRANCH HOUSE HERE nator IW"‘; L. Le{‘l;oot con-| country will be contested on Septemb- m———————-——‘———' twin city u:an with hlsi CCadfilllac - gain over James Thompson,| o 25 next, when thousands of Rexall n Eight and sixteen cases of Canadian candidate, for the sena-| goming pigeons, racing in pairs, will Beltrami . gg }gg i:g g; 3; :g :g :i whiskey. The Canadian whiskey may The g"l"{finey sl‘eel‘lisa}?d Feed :g'fl; fal nomination. fly from points within a radius of Itasca ... 85 163 130 80 48 42 38 43 involve smuggling and in such an ]P;“nyt:’ % "K:’ al A ”"{""l:f“b h | 500 miles of St., Louis back to the g:cker - event the car wllll: be 1ort;.>llted. beanc h stare here: su b will dohots | YENT!-HVE AUTOMOBILES home lofts in that city. r . This morning Fargo police sus- d ret s. T DESTROYED IN GARAGE FIRE] Two birds will begin their flight Morrison . % G gg }32 gg g(l) gg’ 12 gg 23 pected an early arriving Buick, made coml;,anychgl e!tabhshed:retaél office . - —— i st ieaie to St. Louis from the Barker Drug|Otter Tail 2 o i an examination and found 400 half|at tJe rinager Sunshine fllx'olcer:; : i. Paul, 'Sept. 9.—Seventy-five|and Jewelry store of this city, the | Anoka 89 120 86 7 41 pints of Sunnybrook brand. The men|and J. W. Rodekuhr, who is the local ; 82 131 89 88 H6 48 35 41 gave their names as Henry Cohen|manager, will have his office there. - 81 100 91 78 98 46 44 42 and Jack Willmer of St. Paul Mr. Grinager will retain his groc- ] They will have a hearing Satur-|ery in the same building as-usual. X day morning before the county judge| This arrangement was arrived at, on a charge of having liquor to sell,| however, since difficulty was- experi- and later they will explain hetare.t Y R L= local retailer of Rexall products. |Pine In order to make possible this race, ‘Wright - which will be officially observed by Soullgern Section— A a detail of army officers sent by the Renville 185 46 96 95 170 pigeon section of the signal corps, Martin .. 187 48 94 92 78 90 the biggest pigeon lofts in the world Cottonwood 88 90 180 44 88 90. 83 ls (Continued-on Page 8) _8R 87 175 AR D000 aF A 5 B = mobiles and a thousand gallons gasoline went up in;smoke with {Ramsey county garage hera to- . An explosion started the fire. ty or more smaller explosions fol- pd. The damage was estimated