Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 3, 1921, Page 1

\ B ———— Tite Ploneér fa the only dally within 100 miles of Bemidji and has ‘the largest circulation f; Northern Minnesota. 4 THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONE VOLUME XVIIL NO. 244 BEMIDJI, MINN.{ THURSDAY EVENING, FEB. 3, 1921 §5¢ PER MONTH e WOOL GROWERS TALK POOLING OF WoOL CLI Disposition of Wool on Hand . Given Thorough Discussion ‘ By Local Growers ONE CENT PER POUND . TO DEFRAY EXPENSES Every Grower Who Pools His Wool Automatically Made Association Member | . —— . . [ L) The Beltrami County Wool Grow: ers met for their annual nieeting on', Tuesday at the Civic and Commerce association rooms. The meeting was called to order by H. M. Clark, The minutes of the last annual meeting were read by the secretary and ap- proved. President Clark briefly and clearly outlined the advantdges of pooling wool for shipment to market. He showed that.gafely three-fourths cent per. pound can“be saved on a differential between local and car- load freight rates. He stated that there are approximately 9,000 sheep in the county and at an average fleece of six pounds would yield 45,- 000" pounds of wool. The associa- tion had the somewhat indefinite as- surance of 20,000 pounds of wool for the pool in 1920. The question now is how the remaining 25,000 pounds are to be disposed of. He made a plea for closer and more general co- operation among the wool growers of the county. County Agent Dvoracek of the as- sciation reported on the efforts made to market the wool. He stated that after the price of wool dropped last spring the date set for pooling the wool was postponed until furtler no- tice and farmers were instructed to store their clip at home. He re- ported attending a wool conference at Duluth where it was recommended that county pools of wool be con- signed to the national wool growers warehouse sompany where it would be graded and stored until sold This recommendation was referred to the wool growers at a meeting held dur- ing the county fair, but the major- ity present-weére in taVorf 6f holding’ the wool at’home. Later George McKerrow, who was sent to Chicago by the State Federa- tion, of Farm Bureaus to represent Minnesota wool growers, that wool pools be consigned to Chi- cago at once as the national pool would be ¢closed November 15 This recommehdation was referred to the wool growers in circular letter with a card enclosed for reply stating what each grower wished done. Only twenty per cent responded’ and the vote was not decisive and the secre- tary-manager did not féel justified in taking any action. Mr. McKer- row advised holding the wool for at! least three or four months as the price is at the bottom now with no market. A mrotion was made, seconded and carried that one cent per pound be wmm oF mm deducted from wool pooled in future to defriy expenses and the balance to remain in the treasury for current expense. Every wool grower who Ppools his wool automatically becomes a member of the association. H. M. Clark urged the exchange of rams among members of the associ- ation ppinting out that a material saving /could .be made. in this way. He also made the wool growers a propogition whereby he would fur- nish high grade Shropshire ewes on @ system of ghares. g Officers elected for the coming year are as follows: A. E. Witting, Blackduck, president; Agdolph Gus- tafson, solway, vice president; E. Schulke, Tenstrike, treasurer; D. C. Dvoracek, secretary; H. M. Clark, Manager, ¢ BAGLEY AND STAFFORD 0UT FOR COUNCIL SEAT ‘A. M. Bagley's petition as a candi- date for election to the city coun- cil for the First ward is being cir- culated this week, and to date no opposition has been announced. B. A. Kolbe, who was endorsed by the Labor League, has decide dnot to enter his name for candidacy. . B. E. Stafford has announced his intention of candidacy for alderman from the Third ward and his petition is also being circulated. Other can- didates for the same position are David th and George Posz. The County Agents of Itasca, Koochiching and St. Louis and Bel- trami counties together with their office assistants held a conference at the farm bureau office in the court house here Wednesday afternoon. The purpose of this conference was to discuss the present system of of- fice records with the view to mak- ing them more workable, valuable and uniform for this district. As- sistant Couaty Agent Leader S. B. Cleland, conducted the conference. The county agents were in eession with the forest rangers during the early part of the day discussing fire prevention and control, and working out plans for closer co-operation be- -tween rangers and county agents. rampaign to get thes advised | {the potato and wool growers’ meet- E.|of economics declared today in an SCHOOL CRISIS STILL " ACUTE. SAYS CLAXTON W BOARDIN BUILDING PLAN Better Teachers (By United' Press) Washington, Feb. 3—Public school teachers of the United States should | Declares U. S. Must Build More e vaphnia s 3 tota1 Second toNone o Bhie s squal th hai what 1s spent OPPOSED TO PROPOSED annually for cigarettes,” said Clax- ton. . 2 Salaries of elementary school teach- BUILDING SPSPENSION ers now are about 30 per cent high- = er than four years ago, according to . . Claxton’s report, sh:zllng that the! Would Not Pin Safety of U. S. morespay has - e Air been partiaily successful. High to Copstruction of scheol principals now are paid an average of 18 per cent more than he- Craft or Subs re the war, the records show. ‘Wage cutting thruout the country unemployment are factors which ‘ontributing some benefit to the (By United Press) Washington, Feb. 3. (By A. L. Y *ional system. Bradford).—The United States must ‘%. \y teachers who left the|continue the building of battleships o gain higher wages in in-|until it has a navy equal to the ww are beginning to drift|stros the general board of the ‘id Claxton. “As a rule, | navy declared today in a special re- ~h persons are not the in- | port to Secretary Daniels. “It would '~'se efforts are most bene- | be lack of wisdom for this country to ficial to\; « ucational system. Per-|pin its safety on aircraft or subma- sons who, xip from one profession |rines as replacing battleships as the to another for slight increases im|most powerful engine of naval war- compensation make only fair teach-|fare,” the board said. ‘“‘No rest or ers. limitation of armament should be “The crisis of the education sys-|agreed to until the United States has tem is far from over. Good teach-|a navy equal to the strongest,” ac- ers still are nearly as scarce as dur-|cording to the report. Suspension ing the war. Few persons are train-|for six months or any other suspen- ing for teaching work because of the sion of the battleship building pro- low salaries paid. In Some schools|gram was claimed as neither neces- elementary grade teachers now are|sary nor advisable for making an ex- receiving only $700 a year. A good|tended study of what will constitute stenographer now can earn twice this [ the most powerful navy. amount. This last step was proposed in Bo- “Formerly the teaching profession | rah's resolution and Daniels advised attracted the best element of the pop- | submitting the report to the senate ulation. Men and women of the fin- | naval committee which will consider (Continued on Page Six ) the resolution. The general hoard takes direct issue with the theory 2 that great Britain has temporarily FARM BUREAU DIRECTORS . HOLD BUSINESS MEETIN suspended building of battleships be- The board of directors of the Bel- cause of a belief that battleships are dead. = trami County Farm Bureau met for a brief session on Tuesday at one o'clock at the Civic and Commerce| Arrangements are under way for association rooms. The meeting was|, geries of two-man games at the called to order by President A. E.|Crawford alleys Sunday .afternoon Witting with the following members | ;n3 as many entries as possible are present: Adolph Gustafson, Solway; | degired.” Entries may be made at the schi'e, dns}.fs bacy howewy dividua; TWO-MAN GAMES PLANNED AT CRAWFORD'S SUNDAY C.“W. Clark, Puposky; H.'L. Arnold, | crawford alleys at any time prior, Bemidji; Thos. Porte, Turtle River; |t; the opening of the games. Five H. A. Pflughoeft, Bemidjl; J. J. Mc- | prizes are being offered in amounts Curdy; and W. G. Schroeder, Bemid- | propoptionate to the total amount of entry fees. Ladies are especially in- “After a report on the sentiment of vue'}' to witness the matches. farmers’ clubs toward the purchase of a motion picture machine, it was ; decided to purchase such a machine OVEBLAND-DE'LEU;IL co and the county agent was instructed to make such purchase. This machine IS BEING INCORPORATED will be used in a circuit composed of farmers clubs co-operating with the| The organization of the Overland- Farm Bureau in its purchase. Not|DeLeuil company of Bemidji has more than ten clubs will be in one!been practically completed, the in- circuit, ensuing better service. corporators being J. A. DeLeuil, A. The time being limited because of | M. Bagley and Clyde Petrie. The general business of the com- pany will be to sell and buy auto- fnobiles, trucks, tractors, lighting systems, etc., and to deal in personal and real estate properties and main- tain and operate garages, machine shops and the like as well as buy and |sell accessories, supplies, etc. The company is incorporated for WOULD CANCEL WAR D| $75,000. Shares of stock are being Declares World Trade Stagnant|sold at $50 per share. The charter o Bas been passed upon, according to as Result of Millstone |Mr. DeLeull, and details of the or- of Indebtedness ings, the session adjourned early. ganization will be completed within a few Qays. (By United Press) London, Feb. 3.—Hard headed business demands that the United States cancel Great Britain debts, Sir Leon Money, foremost British writer exclusive interview given the United Press. If exchange conditions are not corrected immediately only ruins of world commerce will be left he said. He asserted the United States had suffered less in the war than Great Britain and they could afford to start chain of debt repudiation which Britain would extend to her debtors. Britain could wipe out her indebt- edness in fifteen years, he said, but probably would result in chaos. World trade is stagnant, he said, as a result of the millstone of in- debtedness hanging about the necke of the various nations. He regard- ed it as essential to the stabilizing of world trade that there be mutual cancellation of debts among nations. MILLER ASSERTS ACTION OUTCOME OF DISAGREEMENT D. D. Miller returngd from Inter- national Falls nesday night where he attended to some insurance matterg in the municipal court, the difticulty arising over a difference of opinfon with reference to retaining certain collection funds. Mr. Miller advises that no charge of embezzlement had been preferred and that a complete settlement of the difficulties with his company man- ager will be affected within a few days. Mr, Miller’s contention is that he is_holding back no moneys on notes of the company, which according to his agreement with them, he has no right to hold. while the ecompany manager contends differently. ! / 5 CROWD IS THROWN INTO 'PANIC BY STREET FIGHT Six Soldiers Killed at Ro;s Car- berry in Attempted Am- bush of Police b— < (By United Press) Dublin, Ireland, Feb. 3.—Crowds were thrown into panic last night by- a series of. skirmishes between the, military and unknown nien in tae streets. ne man was killed and a number wounded by shots fired into the crowds. 1 The “soldiers were attacked first. from the sidewalk. With rifie snouts projg€ting from thie cars, the soldiers responded with shot fire. Women in the crowds screamed and threw COUNTY POTATO GROWERS ELECT NEW OFFICIALS Mnt.lenv Pertaining to Market for Certified Seed Given Thorough Discussion | Three armed men were fired upon : EMPLOYMENT OF PAID SECRETARY DISCUSSED themselves flat on the dirty pave-! Farm Bureau Will Be Asked to ment. Children were dragged out of the line of fire. Hundreds fled into a side street. Oply fragments of the reports were given out in Dublin Castle today. No arrests are said to be expected. _ (By United Press) Arrange Seed Treatment Demonstrations The Beltrami Certified Seed Potato Growers' association held its annual Dublin, Ireland, Feb. 3.—Six sol-|meeting at the Civic and Commerce diers were killed in an attempted am- | association rooms on Tuesday, Febru- bush of police at Ross Carberry, ac-|ary 1. The meeting was called to cording to an' official announcement ;order by President J. F. Johnson at here ‘today. Several wounded the dispatch sald. i T STATE SOLDIERS BONUS DEPENDS ON BIDS TODAY (By United Press) St. Paul, Feb. 3.—Final settlement of the method of completing payment of soldier bonuses in Minnesota de- pended today upon bids received on an offering of $5,5600,000 certificates of indebtedness. The controversy over the method of completing payments of bonuses re- sulted in a deadlock in legislative committees and the members went to Gov. Preus for suggestions. Some members favored further sale of cer- tificates of indebtedness to complete the payments and others wanted to pay the balance out of general funds. Gov. Preus suggested that the committees wait until bids could be others were|2 o'clock p. m. with 34 present. The minutes of the last annual meeting were read by H. L. Arnold, secre- tary, and approved. J. F. Johnson Jin a’few pointed remarks, emphasiz- ed the need of a paid secretary or someone to. make the organization more active. E. A, Colquhoun, purchasing agent for the Minnesota Potato Ex- change, explained why the exchange is not in a position to market cer- tified seed to better advantage be- cause they are selling thru the Na- tional Fruit Growers who are not in touch with the seed market. He outlined plans for his department of the exchange, stating the various lines of machinery they are contem- plating handling. The question of perfecting or re- vising the organization in such a way as to make possible the employ- ment of a paid secretary was dis- cussed at some length. Thomas Porte made a motion, which was seconded and carried abolishing the . asked on an offering of $4.500,000 membership fee in association and additional certificates of indebted- nessy It was understood that if the bids were not satisfactory the state bonus board would reject them and the committee would then stand in favor of payment from the general funds. The bids were to be opened before noon-today. - LAYS INSTABILITY OF GRAIN MARKET TO CLIQUE (By United Press) Chicago, Feb. 3.—A clique of Euro- pean government buyers are respon- sible for the instability of the grain market, Jos. Griffin, president of the Chicago bjard of trade, charged here today. Griffin urged grain ex- changes in this country to bar Ar- gentine grain prices in the American market alleging European buyers controlling the grain market of this country have been using fake quo- tations in the Argentine market to force down prices in the United States. & WELL KNOWN MUSICIAN PASSES AWAY AT ST. LOUIS St. Louils, Mo., Feb. 3.—Prof. Zach, director of the St. Louis Symphony orchestra and national known musi- cian, died here today. He is surviv- ed by a widow who resides at Rox- bury, suburb of Boston. Zach was born in Poland. He was 75 years of age and formerly conducted the Bos-, ton Symphony Orchestra. iy ,{/7// 7 v //% / that the potato growers do all in their power to boost for a successtul membership drive for the farm bur- eau, so that the bureau would be in a position to employ a potato special- ist to take care of the needs of all potato growers. Dissatisfaction was expressed with the trade demand for 150 pound ‘bags, with discrimination against-the 120 pound bags. A motion was made seconded and carrled that the asso- {ciation favor the use of 100 pound bags for all seed stock. After some discussion it was de- cided to recommend four varieties of potatoes for adoption by growers of the county, namely: Irish Cob- blers, Bliss triumph; Green Moun- tains, and Burbank russets. A law providing for compulsory grading of potatoes in accordance with the established state potato grades was recommended. The treatment of seed potatoes with corrosive sublimate was recom- mended and the farm bureau was asked to arrange for a series of dem- onstrations in such treatment during the last week of April. The follow- ing communities applied for, such a demonstration: Northern, Puposky, Bemidji, Hines, Solway and Kelliher. A specialist will be obtained for the work. It was recommended that po- tato tours be held in at least ten communities during blossoming time or about the first week of July. The association went on record as being in favor of increasing the cost of inspection in order that the ‘in- (Continued on Page 6) S s e FIRST AIR LINER WILL ACCOMMODATE SIXTEEN “City of LaCrosse,” Largest Air Liner Ever Built, to Make First Flight Soon (By United Press) Milwaukee, Feb. 3.—“City of La- Crosse,” first of a fleet of mammoth airliners being constructed, is sched- uled to make its initial flight soon, according to Anfred W. Lawson, in- ventor and builder. The Lawson ship will carry sixteen passengers as well as at least 1,500 ounds of mail, or without passen- gers will carry 6,000 pounds of mail and express. The airliner, largest ever built, will carry sleeping berths with pneu- matic’ mattresses from which the air can be let out to economize on space in the daytime. Shower baths with hot and cold water and a heating plant on the ship are featured. Food is to be prepared before the liner leaves and placed in thermos bottles. A waiter will be aboard the ship to serve the food. “The City of LaCrosse” will be powered by three Liberty motors ag- gregating 1,200 horsepower and has a wing spread of 15 feet. The cabin is sixty feet long. The maxXimum speed is to be 120 miles an hour, with a cruising speed of 100 miles. The crew will consist of a captain and one or two mechanicians. The maiden trip of the *City of LaCrosse” will be from Milwaukee to LaCrosse, Wisconsin, to Chicago and then to New York. Lawson, who lives at Zion City, 111, was recently granted an extension by the government on his mail carrying contracts. The original contract call- ed for operations to begin Jan. 13, but a stay until May 13 has been granted. “The ‘City of LaCrosse’ can make a mon-stop flight from Chicago to New York in eight hours,” Lawson says. COUNTY BOARD FAVORS ADVERTISING RESOURCES The Board of County Commission- ers which has been In session here since Tuesday has among other mut- ters, voted apprapriations for the county exhibit at the state fair of $500, for the county fair, $1,000, ana for the county- Farm Bureau, $600. The last appropriation of $5600 is for the purpose of advertising the agricultural resources of the coun- ty. COMMUNITY AND CIVIC CLUB MEETS TOMORROW Woman's Community and lub will meet Friday afternoon 0 at the rooms of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce association) Miss Emma Grant of the Normal school will give a talk on the play “Abra- ham Lincoln” by Drinkwater. Mrs. Broadhurst will give a vocal selcc- tion. Refreshments will be served and all ladies are urged to be present. It is announced that the membership cards of all members who pald thelr memyership fee before the drive will be mailed to them. DECLARES ROADS ARE OPERATING WITH LOSS Atterbury Claims Thirty-six Railroads Failed to Earn Expenses in January The Civie at (By United Press) Chicago, Feb. 3.—Two hundred thousand employees have been laid ff by sixty-four roads of the coun- try since September 1. Thirty-six raflroads failed to carn operating ex- penses in January. Twenty-elght roads did not carn their taxes aud fixed charges. These statements were made today by W. A. Atterbury, chairman of the labor committee of the railroad executives assoclation in a public statement supporting de- mands of railroads for a reduction in wages. The thirty-six roads, which according to Atterbury did not earn their operating expenses during Jan- nary, included the Northern Pacitic, and the Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sgult Ste. Marie. The twenty-eight roads which did not earn their taxes and fixed charges In January in- clude the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and Minneapolis & St. Louis lines. SMALL HOUSE BURNED TO GROUND IN EARLY MORNING A small house at Twenty-sixth and Bemidji avenue was burned to the ground about five o'clock this morn- ing, fire originating from an over- heated stove, it is sald. The residence was the property of Otto Luckendil. $1,500 insurance is held on the build- ing and contents. MOOSE OFFICIAL WILL HOLD CABINET POSITION C. B. Hoyt, secretary of the local order of Moose, is in receipt of a telegram from the supreme secretary of the Loyal Order of Moose at Moose- heart, Illinois, stating that press dispatches announce that President- elect Harding will appoint Director General James J .Davis as secretary of lahor in his cabinet. J ANNUALREPORT TOPARKBOARD MADEBY BAKER President of Park Commission- ers of Bemidji Makes Out- line for Ensuing Year RECOMMENDS FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS AT POIN Urges Board to Improve Ralph Gracie Park Near State Normal School At the meeting of the board of park commissioners of the city of Be- midji held Tuesday evening, Presi- dent George T. Baker submitted his annual report on the progress already made by the board and also upon such improvements = as he believes should be carried out by the board during the ensuing year. The report made by Mr. Baker is as follows: “At the fourth annual meeting of this board, held March 2, 1920, the following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year:' Presi- dent, Geo. T. Baker; vice-president, Joseph Bisiar; secretary, Nat. E. Given; attorney, Hal. L. Huffman. “At that time the board was com- posed of the following named com- missioners: Nat E. Given, term ex- piring February, 1921; Homer C. Baer, term expiring February, 1922; Joseph Bisiar, term expiring Febru- ary, 1923; Dr. E. W. Johnson, term expiring February, 1924; George T. Baker, term expiring February, 1925. ““All served the entire year with the exception of Homer C. Baer, who re- signed on the 21st day of July, 1920, because of inability to longer spare thg required time from his own busi- ness. T. W. Swinson was appointed to fill the vacancy. “A brief statement of the receipts nd expenditures for the past year has been published in our two city pa- Crs. “The board was confronted from the beginning of the year with high cost of material, labor and several proposed worthy projects were laid over for the coming year. Among them the bath house for Diamond Point, which can, at this time, be built for at least 26 per cent less than a year ago, which must be gratifying, not only to the board, but to every person in Bemidji as well. Another worthy project, and one that I be- lieve should have our attention as soon as our income will take care of same, is the proposed park for Ny- more, the Fifth ward. This would not only afford a playground for the children, but also conveniences for band concerts and other social gather- irgs. The need of these were point- ed out very clearly by Miss Burroughs, head of the division of recreation of thf Red Cross of the State of Minne- sota. Ralph Gracie Park “I heartily recommend further im- provements of the Ralph Gracie park, while this is our newest addition to our park system, located near the state normal school. Its general lo- cation should make it a popular place. It was purchased last year at the price of $2,713.26, and a motion car- ried to spend $300.00 in further im- provements of the property, but ow- ing to the existing high cost of labor and material, only the drinking foun- tain was installed and the superfluous trees and brush were removed. This coming season, memorial trees with a marker at base giving the name of every one ofour gallant soldiers, sailors and marines, who made the supreme sacrifice in the great World war, should be planted. Also suit- able stationary benches for the park should be provided. “I heartily rccommend the good work done by the Women’s Civic club, especially in the encouragement of improving the boulevards on the three principal dvenues and encour- age the continuance of this good work. I also encourage the planting of trees by the property owners on the boulevards abutting the property under permit and direction of the park board. Diamond Point “Our largest park should be devel- oped this coming year. . Its natural advantages are beyond comparison, and the opportunity to further en- courage the bathing, picnic and social (Continued on Page 6) FORDNEY TARIFF BILL BLOCKS APPROPRIATIONS (By United Press) Washington, Feb. 3.—Senate ma- jority leadership is in a hole, sen- ators admitted, as a result of the defeat of efforts to shut off the debate on the Fordney emergency tariff bill. The difficulty is that the tariff bill is before the senate and threatens to stay fer some time to come while the republican leaders are eager to clean up the appropriation bills before the present session ends. The tariff de- bate threatens to prevent this. Re- publican leaders held a conference last night and decided that the only way out is apparently blocked.