Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 11, 1920, Page 1

“The Ploneer is the ‘only daily ‘wihtin 100 miles of Bemidji and has the largest circulation in Northern Minnesota. VOLUME XVIIL NO. 287 ) THE BEM DAILY P10 DJI BEMIDJI, MINN,, SATURDAY EVENING, DEC. 11, 1920 ! ighesota/ Weather: Partly ~elaudy tonight and Sunday. Snow in north anfl west portions. < e s | 5§5c PER MONTH FARMERS MEET T0 FORMULATE ¥ s £ Milk Producers Discuss Plans for Marketing of Milk in Bemidji CITY DAIRY INSPECTOR EXPLAINS ORD'™' 7 CE A 7 Temporary Organizati( &1 ed to Pave Way for l’ : nent Associatio | i Farmers furnishing milk t¢ of Bemidji met at the call ¢ ty Agent Dvoracek Friday aj. for the purpose of discuss question of a producers’ orgut\ 4 Dr. D. R. Burgess, city dairy inspec- tor, was present and talked interest- ingly on the technical features of the milk ordinance. He said that at pres- ent the ordinance could not be en- forced because of a lack of the prop- jer equipment for tests, etc. It was suggested that barns be put in as san- jtary condition as possible and Dr. Burgess made some brief suggestions along fl‘is line . He also stated that tuberculin tests were not possible at present because of a shortage of the necessary materials, but the subject was well gone into and the attorney general’s ruling as to the disposal. of cattle reacting to the test was ex- plained. e Mr. Dvoracek discussed the factors making up the cost of production, quality of stock, feeds, labor and marketing. At his recommendation the farmers present agreed to bring to the next meeting a complete state- ment of the cost of producing milk on'their respective farms. These cost tables will be discussed at the next meeting. ! ‘A co-operative delivery system was discussed in an interesting way also. This wiJ} be a very important feature _in-the reduction of the cost of produc- tion and will be given very close at- tention. City merchants have for sev- eral years been using the co-operative delivery system, a method greatly re- ducing operating expenses. : During the meeting a temporary or- i ganization was carried out which will prepare the -way for a permanent or- ganization of milk producers. J. L. Meilecke was elected president and L. P. Evans secretary and treasurer of the temporary organization. ! Alfred Moen and Herman Fenske were appointed as a committee to draft a schedule of milk prices to be presented at the next meeting. It is probable -that Dr. Archibald of the state board of health will be present at the next meeting and discuss im- { portant questions for the benefit of | the producers.. Buy Christmas Seals- BERNICE KIRK WINS FIRST IN DECLAMATORY CONTEST Miss Bernice Kirk won first place in the Sophomore girls’ declamatory contest held at the High school audi- torium yesterday afternoon and Miss Ruth Eesler won second place. A large number of parents and friends of the school attended the contest and musical entertainment. Miss Kirk's subject was “Pro Patria” and Miss Essler's was “Laddie.” These two girls will speak again at the High school contest in February. Miss Gloyd Snmow, Rev. William Kamphenkel and Mrs. J. T. Tuomy acted as judges of the contest. Six Sophomore girls took part. In addition to the six numbers on the contest program, Miss Vera Cut- ter entertained with piano solos and the Boys' Glee club.with a chorus selection: HEALTH ESSENTIAL TO EFFICIENT CITIZENSHIP Good health is essential to the up- building of an intelligent, effective citizenship, Dr. L. D. Coffman, presi- dent of the University of Minnesota, emplasizes in an endorsement of the 1920 Christmas Seal Sale received here today by Chairman’ Donna Ly- can of the local seal sale committee. ““The sale of Christmas Seals de- serves the support of every one inter- ested in promoting and maintaining public health,” states President Coff- man. “Students of education have long recogniged and have established thru worthy investigations, the fact that there is a direct relationship be- tween health and achievement in edu- cation. “The ptimary concern, therefore, of every educator is that of maintain- ing sound health, both in school and in the community. This is an obliga- tion which rests immediately upon the Minnesota Public Health associa- tion, and the affiliated eighty-six county public health associations, all of which are supported by funds ob- tained thru tne sale of Christmas Seals.” " Buy Christmas Seals i NINETY-EIGHT TAKE UP HOME ECONOMICS WORK Department of Bemidji Schools - Has Been Enlarged This Past Year The Home Economics department of the Bemidji schools has been en- larged this year and courses are be- ing offered in cooking, sewing, house- hold management and design. There are now two instructors in the de- partment, Miss Emmons in domestic art, and Miss Meisch in domestic science. This enables more girls to take the work as classes in both cour- ses can be held at the same time. The total enrollment in the depart- ment this semester is ninety-eight. ‘The Junior cooking ¢lass have tak- emw up the study of food preparation, epecial emphasis being put upon foods which are best for children of their age. The high school work consists of a mare thorough study of food, its preparation, and value in the diet. It includes work in canning and food preservation, ¢arbohydrate, pro- tein and fat cookery, baking, fancy and invalid cookery, marketing, and the planning, preparation and serv- ing of meals. The girls of the cooking classes have receiveu some very good prac- tical experience in the serving of din- ners to large crowds, having served a banquet to one hundred people and the farmers’ dinner to five hundred fifty. The instructor is very anxious to have the classes receive as much of this practical experience as possible during the year. Theé household course includes the development and construction of the modern house with a detailed study of good decoration and furnishings, heating, lighting, ventilating, ‘and water system for city and farm houses, budgets and the <eeping of household accounts. This course will be followed second semester by a course in design, which will include not only good design in the household furnishings and so on, but good dde- sign in dress. The High school sewing work con- sists of drafting of patterns, use of commercial patterns, practice in con- struction problems by making of gar- ments, and a study of quality of dif- ferent fabrics in comparison with the price. The aim of the course is to enable the students to choose mater- ials wisely, to be economical purch- asers, and to take a pattern and ma- terial and produce a garment which is well made and also pleasing in ap- pearance. . ‘The Junior work is more elemén- tary and consists ot-practtee.in hang¢ sewing, the use of sewing machines, and the application of this knowledge in the making of simple garments. ; An exhibit of the worlf of this de- partment is being planned and will be given near the close of the school year, but the citizens of Bemidji are invited to visit the department at any WEATHY WOMAN TAKES OMMITTEE ON U S, FINANCES WILL CONSIDER - RELIEF PLANS Prefers Death to Disgrace When Detectives Find Her Charge Account False (By United Press) St. Paul, Dec. 11.—The income of $15,000 annually, the companion- ship of wealthy associates, a happy honie relationship and the enjoyment of her motor cars made little differ- » ; e lence to the outlook of Miss Gladys Will Discuss Authorization of|3rown, when late yesterduy she took vichloride of meruery tablets rather European lndebtedm" to 1 face department store detec- and- disgrace vesterday Brown, aceording to the de- tectives, ordered about $200 worth of clothes to be charged to “my hus- band, H. V. Fleck,” a wealthy Min- Relieve Treasury NOTHING MAY BE DONE neapolis business man When de- BY PRESENT CONGRESS tectives Jearned she ot Mrs. Fleck they detained he One de tective knocked the po n tablets One Plan Would Arrange for Conversion of Debt into Government Bonds from her hand bat she picked three of the tiny tablets from the floor and swallowed them: ) Her tather inent formerly a prom- business man in Washington, and she and her widowed mo- ame here from New York a (By United Press) y Washington, Dec. 11.—(By A. L. B e onens 10| CURTIS AND MILO TO MEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT -Buy Christmas Seals - 000,000,000 to the United States can be authorized to relieve the strain on the treasury, will be considered by the senate ‘finance committee, Sena- L“:"“““dli: l’I?l:"‘ are ““:‘l ' “ri"‘ jclass 'Ire s’ g nateh when . o tor McCumber of North Dakota, act-) cypiis of this eity meets Juck Milo ing chairman, said today. at the Armory Wednesd night of Senator Smoot, Republican mem-|next week for two out of tfree fall ber of the finance committee, alsofcateh as cateh can. A prelimin: said that this question will be taken|between William King and Charlie Lairen. weights 1 tively, will be 8:30 and the ma in half an hour. Curtis is in fine condition for the bout and Milo claims to be in con- a > he and the mat ances. During 5 and 160 respece- ged , beginning at 1 maten wul follow up soon, but neither he nor MecCum- ber indicated that this could be done this session of congress. It was believed, however, that some plans may be decided upon or made ready for execution when President- elect Harding takes office. One plan of realizing on the allied are regular ac debt, is to arrange the conversion of [the pust few weeks he has had certificates of indebtedness of foreign|matche:s in Wisconsin and lowa, and hations held by the treasury into|has ome at iinmeapolis Tuesday bonds of those governments. u|1.<h|.' Next week he is slated to ap- iy pear in lowa towns. (By United Press) Curtis ms ‘. no championships but wins all his matches, while Milo is claimant of the Greek middle- weight championship with a number of first class matches to his eredit. Curtis welghs in at 156 pounds and Milo at 160. kets for the mateh at the Armory on Washington, Dec. 11.—The house ruling committee today moved imme- diate action on the resolution of Sen- ator Smoot, Utah, looking toward re- organization of government depart- ments. The resolution provides for the joint senate and house commit-|, tees to.frame a re-organization, to will be on the evening le of . N the fight audgide, lirst o rive hfi%&éfi%«fighfigfipgfifgnhv‘no- will he the first served. There will he mand certificates of indebtedn ::‘(;’:'\‘ffi}('\'u‘xll_s”m ml,.ul\ e ““Qu j ayme! d nd, said L Are. ass 2 eled nateh subject to payment on demand (Wil womists o, b srasilig ol Senutor McCumber, *“but no foreign| nation has money and it is of no use; to demand payment in negotiationsi with the foreign nations, 1 believe it could be arranged to change this pa- large attendance —~Buy Christma- Seals HEARINGS ON REVENUE per into government bonds.” ——Buy Christmas Seals SALVATION ARMY LEADERS | TO SPEAK HERE TUESDAY | Colonel William Barker, division-} al commander of the Salvation Ari With headquarters at Miunneapolis. | will be in Bemidji on Tuesday even- | ing., December 14, and will conduct meeting at the First Baptist The colonel is accompanied adier . Hunter, divisional secietary Both these men were in the Sul tion Army service in France, the Col- onel having charge of all its opera- tions during the war. They are able gpeakers and this being their first visit to Bemidjj, it is expected that time during the year. Buy Christmas Seals- CONGRESS DISTURBED BY FREEZE OUT GAME Legislators Beginning to See! Imperative Need of Peace With Europe a (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 11. (By L. C. Martin).—Congress is becoming dis turbed about the game ot “inter- national freeze out” in which the United States seems to occupy the pesition of victim, according to many will be present to give them a hearty {tive Volstead of Minnesota made th a good representation of the citizens} legislators. There is a growing disposition among legislators to regapd as im- welcome, Buy Christmas Seals | day. REVISION OPEN MON ~Washington, Dee. 11.-— Hea the revenue revision will be next Monday before the hou DAY n, and means committee, Chairman Fordney announced today. 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Secrecy has surrounded ferences thus far. prefers that nothing about visitors until all they arrive se- con- Senator Harding be given out in Marion, believing that it is unseenly to make advance announcement as to the identity of his advisors. With the departure of Hughes! the belief that Senator Harding will ask him to pecome secretary of state grew among those closest to the pres- ident-elcat. Some quarters regard- ed it virtually certain that the first cabinet tender will go to the man who forsook the supreme court bench make the Republican race four yvears ago. that the tender was during yesterday’s there v firmation. Iy opposi ew, on to Hughes' vie probinhly will he the following “irre- conci . Senator Hiram John- sont William 1. Borah, ld1ho; Sen- ator Knox, Penn.; Ex-Senator Suth- h: Senator James Reed, | Senator Shields, Tenn r is likely to call for fur- ther special information, vernor Lowden of [linois: Governor llenry Allen of Kansas; 1. 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A late member of the senate for- eign relations committee, who con- sented to discuss the general situa- tion today on the grounds that he be not named, said that revelations to ithe committee yesterday by Nor- man Davis, acting secretary of state, regarding the disposition of former German cables, threw much light on efforts of some war-time associaties of the United States to take advant- age of this country now. He summarized the plays made in the field as cited by the house com- mittee as follows: monopoly of form- er German cables to the exclusion of the United States; barring of Amer- ica from natural resources, coal, oil and mineral; discrimination against American business men in some for- eign countries; breaking up of Am- erican efforts to run a successful merchant marine and fleet. The cable question is now before the state department. 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Good music and speaking, with occasional moving picture shows will be features of these meetings The tarmer can select the particu- lar study in which his interest cen- te There will be daily lectures, discussions 1l demonstrations hy s on farm managemeni and furm crops and the treatmen: of so’l, livestock production, dairy cattle production, veterinary medicine. hor- ticulture. beekeeping, poulivy rais- ing. and farm engineering and build- ing The farm crops ~ecion will eive an entire day fo talks by oex- perts on every phase of potato grow- ing, handling qnd marketing lem. Field seeds. farm orgunization and Taets about costs of prodnction will be analyzed thoroughly in half day sessions. 4 The home-maker can alro select the studies which will Be most helo- ful in her individual case. whether it he home management. planning meals, designing gowns, or the home care of the sick and the welfave of the children. A seore of livestock associations and other farm cieties will hold their annual meeting: t Univ ity Farm during the week. The Minne sota Livestoek DBreeders ociation will consider more economical meth- ods of production and improved s, tews of marketing. Plans will be laid for introducing move purebred sives and inereasing boy and girl club livestock work of the state. Speak- ers of unational reputation will have ts on the program. DBreeders of ious kinds of eattle. sheep and swine will attend the mectin ol their own partienlar associaions, all of which will be held ducing the week. No fees are ¢h i for attendance upon this great series of instruction- al meetings. The only expense to the individual will be for train fare and hourd. 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Abolition of many indirect taxes on business are affecting the reduc- tion, it was explained. “Indirect taxes on trade are paid several times,” ac- cording to Commissioner Stewart of the bureau of labor stat labor department, today. “Appros was collecte ment in ta ing June 30. indirect sourc mately 1 by the fec s for the fiscal year end- Most of this came from such as e prof- and high revenue tax and from special its tax, tarif’ on rate soure incomes For every dollar that went into the government's pocketbook, several others went into the pockethooks of theé business men, who collected the tax and the article manufactured or distributed. 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