Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 7, 1921, Page 1

\ The ' Pioner is the: only. daily within: iofrmlu;o: Bemidji ‘and | has' th8 " largest " cireulation: Northern - Minnesots) o, ~ § . BEMIDJI; MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 7, 1921 Association Passes Resolution Urging County to Hire Agent to Sell Road Bonds BAUDETTE BOARD OF TRADE PUSHES PLAN Special Committee Named to ! . Mekt With Bodrd to Get Inmediate Action One of the most largely attended luncheons of the Civic and Commerce agsociation- was-that held yesterday. The board of county commissioners were guests-of the association;:also.a committee. of three members of the Baudette Boand ‘of Trade, which' ap- peared before the association in_ re}- tibn to the sdle of bonds for building of: roads in:Beltrami countyi - IC. R. Middleton of Baudette gave an outline of the ' objects = which prompted the Baudette Board of Tyade to have its committee appear before the Bemidji Civie and Com- merce associition: He- stated that, while it was eyident there. were many other boind offerings” on the arket more gttractive- to: investors - than those of Beltrami county, it was: his opinion: that ‘& way might ‘be, found in’ which the county bonds might be marketéd * even though' it" might be nécessary to pay a fiscal agent a commission to do so, s The fact that the labor conditions are more favorable than at the time when the bonds were first authorized and the fact that the use of ‘the roads, by .having ‘thein: constructed immediately, would be of very great value in the dévelopmeiit of the coun- ty; and the state did of $90,000: which ald be” obtained*if the county is able to meet it with 3 like amount, ‘were reasons, in his mind, why every- thing passible: should be done to se-|’ cure the saleof the bonds. "The following - resolution, - passed by the bomrd-of-directors at: its regu- lar meeting Tuesday, was passed by the ‘association as a Whole and will be presented { ers during 4l presferit ‘session by a committee appointed by - President Barker consisting of A. P. White, J. L. Elwell-and//A:- A:- Andrews. ' The resolution as passed by the assqciation utrges the county board to. employ a.fiscal agent to sell the ?250,000 bond issue, recently author- ized by ghe_ board, paying such agent a commission: to cover his. expenses, such commission-to be charged to the (Continied on Page 6) NORMAL SCHOOL NEEDS " ROOMS FOR STUDENTS Public Urged to Assist in Find- ing’ 'Rooms - for~ Large - Summer Enrollment From present inquiries at the nor- mal school and the advanced registra- tions that have: already been.made for the summer term, there will be a much larger attendance than at ei- ther of the past summer sessions. Two years_ago the enrollment was 130, while last year it reached nearly 300—ahd there was considerable dif- ficn_lqy_ in securing adequate rooming facilities, notwithstanding that the new dormitory was then in use. Pres- ent indications are that, if those who desire to enroll can be assured of satisfactory . living accommodations, the enfollméftit ‘this year will reach 350 or 400 students. - ¥t The normal school requests that all people who will have available rooms for the six weeks’ term, beginming June 183, notify Mrs, Grace Thacker, dean of women, Sanford hall, telephoné’ 154. ' Mrs. Thacker cgn always be reached between the hours of 9 and 11 a. m. and from 1 to 2 p.im; ‘s It is necessary that a large num- ber of rooms be reported as soon as possible in order that prospective students may be assured of accom- modations. "Many of the students attending summer ‘school have limited means and it is important that the price to be charged for rooms shall be reason- able. Mrs.-Thacker will be glad to consult with those having rooms con- cerning their necessary furnishings and the regulations governing their use. PROGRESSIVE LEADER DIES YESTERDAY AT LA CROSSE (By United Press) Madison, Wis., Aprit 7.—James Thompson, caididate for the United States semate in 1918 and 1920 and leader in the LaFollette Progressive movement jn this state, died Wednes-|, day at LaCrosse, following an oper- ation for appendicitis. ‘Thompson was taken sick last week and an op- eration disclosed a ruptured appen- uix, s save lives of famine sufferers abroad. B |MACCABEE GUARDS TO (Civic and Cominunity Club to ' ;-Again; Offer.Silver Cup to “Cleanest Street” The civic improvement committee of the Women’s Civic and Community club has made its plan for the spring cle~” v drive. Miss Mabel Bonsall “nwormal school faculty states jilver cup; won last fall by nue, will'be offered again to the street: slowing the ing ‘the summier. “tudges who chose Irvine winner ' inspected all “ careful - notations { ons;: - such_as ash hedps,’ n 1 covéred sidewalks and.the like. * The judges, promise’to be just as observ- ing this year. - LI Block captains will be appointed | and street organizations formed to|. make lieen competition. Many have started their clean-up. work already. Posters urging the public to . co- operate will soon be appearing oii the favorite “‘short cuts.” © Lawns are made unsightly and boulevards are ruined<by " careless: persons to' save themselves a:few steps at the expense of thecity’s appearance. These post- ers-will “not' threaten penalties and fines. They will urge civic pride. | Miss Bonsall is being assisted on the civic improvement committee by Mrs: 3; C.- McGhee; Mrs. T. J* Burke, Mrs. H. L. Huffman and Mrs. Fred Moody of the Fifth ward. CORN SHIPPED “T0 SUFFERERS First Solid Trainload Donated: By American. Farmers Leaves for Coast 8t.- Paul, April 7.—Three hundred carloads of corn, donated by Amer- ican- farmers, are; on their way to mills on the Atlantic 'coast, and to the ships that will carry it to famine- stricken regions:in Europe and Asia inor, ‘With the first Minnesota corn giv- en by the farmers on its way -east, the American Farm Bureau federa- tion has sent O. L. Hatch of Illinois to tour Minnesota’s corn counties and assist county farm burcaus in organ- jzing their corn :relicf drives. Mr. Hatch brought word to the Minneso- ta Farm Bureau. federation, swhich launched the movement in this state, that the first solid trainload of gift carn has left Chicago on its way to “Not only are the railroads furnish- ing cars and transporting the corn without charge, but in many cases the! mills haye contracted to mill the corn Aree of charge to aid the relief work,” Mr. Hatch .said. ‘“Wherever there is any charge for this milling, the relief organizations receiving corn have -arranged to meet the cost. We ‘have -absolute guaranties that every bushel--of. corn or its full equivalent in corn products will be spipped out of the country to starving people abroad. 3 «“Probably all the corn now pledged by American farmers will go to fam- ine-areas: in Europe and Asia Mm‘or. Difficulty of obtaining transportation across the Pacific has made it impos- sible 80, get corn ~to China at. this time. That doesn’t reduce the neces- sity for.generous gifts from America,| for there are tens’of thousands -of women and_children in central Eu- rope, Poland, Armenia and the Near East who will die unless help comes. Arrangements have been completed for getting the corn straight to th_em. Every. Minnesota farmer who gives a bushel of corn can feel that his gift has helpéd. to-keep life in a human: body.” DRILL TOMORROW NIGHT The Maccabee guards will practice tomorrow evening in the Moose hall at 7:30 under the direction of Miss Rose. Olson. PHILADELPHIA HOLDS ANNIVERSARY OF WAR (By United Press) {Philadelphia, April 7.—With the principal buildings - decorated with the national colors and with many workers enjoying a half ‘holiday, Philadelphia today celebrated “All- American’ ’day. Patriotic organiza- tions paraded, the American Legion pring, summer-and |. " alleys,- weeds, #and | * | vent violent fluctuations State Farm\Bm'eau Finds thal in Sixty Counties Wage Average Is $37.50 'REFERENDUM SHOWS PAY | RATE FOR DAY IS $2.15| Majority of Pro._alilcer) Are ‘Planting Full Acreage, Survey Indicates St. Paul, April 7.—Wages paid for farm help in Minnesota this summer ‘will average $2.15 a day for day Ia- borers-and $37.60 a:month; according to a state-wide survey just completed by the Minnesota Farm Bureau fed- eration. The inquiry was thefirst of a series | to be made every month during.the producing season,-in an effort to pre- in wages and /provide steady employment at fair pay, federation - officers said. Statements of average wages and conditions of ‘supply and demand in the farm labor market will be ex- ‘changed with the ~ farm bureaus of other nortliwest states. The first Minnesota-survey showed that_while cash wages this year are from 20 to even 40 per cent lower than last year's scale, there has been little: curtailment’ in the demand.for farm help. Average cash wages < of $37.50 ' means$ an'actual income equal to $85, F. L. French, secretary of the Minne- sota federation, said, when the value of board, Toom and washing provided for the laborer are considered. The survey showed that . wages range from $1.20 to as high as $5 a day for especially skilled men, and from $20 to $50 a month, and are highest in parts of the state where dairying, soundly_ established, requires employ- ment. of experienced men: The' survey, covering-60-counties,| |also yevealed-the - fact that despite] [ <" (Continuéd on Page 6) " HARVESTER COMPANY MAY HAVE FARM AT MINOT (By United Press) Minot, N. D., April 7.—One of the International Harvester company's experimental farms may be-located near here. Other: such farms are near Grand Forks, N. D., and Aber- deen, S. D. MOTORCYCLE RIDERS HIT BY FORD ESCAPE INJURY Wade Canpenter and Andrew Lece ‘had a narrow escape from being seri- ously injured yesterday afternoon when the motorcycle on which both were riding was hit by a Ford car. The accident occurred on the pave- ment between here and Nymore. The Ford was coming toward Be- midji behind one of the large busses and turned out to pass the bus, not seeing the motorcycle. The colli- sion resulted. The motorcycle was badly damaged but neither Lee nor Carpenter suffered serious injury. The name of the owner of the car. was not learned. B W ARSNT BEEN HERE FOR" A Lone TIME . being the most prominent. In a proe- lamation, Mayor Moore designed to- day, the anniversary of the declara- ition of war by the United States on Germany. as ‘“‘All-American’” day so that loyal citizens may ‘“reassert Am- ericén principles,” and “show their desire to curb restlessness and dis- order in industrial life.” General Pershing, at the request of Colonel Franklin L. D'Olier, former national commander of the American Legion and now an active worker in that organization, will speak tonight at the Academy of Music, (Copyrighe) PROTESTS DUMPING OF REEFUSE ON VACANT L0TS As'% < part of the cleah-up 3 drive’ now started in ‘earnest again by-the civic improvement ccmmittee’ ot . the Women's Clvic and :Community club, the committee unges - against the dumping of ashes or any refuse on. vacant lots, thereby mak- ‘ing the lots unsightly. The club wishes ito haye every resi- dent take an active interest in bettering'the appeatance of the city and asks' that each person do all dn his or her power for civic improvement. The anyr nual drive is already under way and: the commitiee is desirous of staging an even better cam- paign than was staged year. : Ralph Pm;ea‘\n. (claimant of the world’s middlewelght wrestling title, who is to meet L. C. Curtis, of this city, here ‘tomorrow night at the new armory, witk arrive in the city from Minneapolis ‘tomorrow forenoon by airplane, acdording to word sent here trday. :Arrangemenits have now been completed for the hig match and in, aications are that ‘there will be an exceptionally’ large attendance. Bon Dietz of Grand: Forks who is ito. meet Charije Ldinen of this city in the preliminary mateh, will ar- rive tomorrow ‘noon. . Sailor Bud Frisk, wiho 18 to referee both matches, will arrive this evening from Minne- apolis. Fcllowing the wrestling match a dance will be held in the old armory. This will also be under the direction of the local posit of the American Le- gion, 9 RAIN AND SNOW CAUSE -DAKOTA WIRE TROUBLE Fargo, N. D., April 7.-—Rdin turn- ed to sleet last niglit in the northern part of the state. Strong winds devel- oped and the storm was still raging today, breaking down telephone and telegraph wires. | Wire. communica- tion with Dévils' Lake, Minot, Willis- ton and: Winnipeg has been.broken. A light snow fell during the night inj.the southern : part of the state. Some wire trouble @ reported in. the southwestern part, which, however, s not completely isolated. LAND CLEARING BOARD “HOLDS MONTHLY MEETING THe' ekécitive’ hoard' of the’ Bel= trami County Land Clearing associ- ation met Wednesday at the Farm Bureau office in . regular monthly meeting,. filve members of the board being present. Arrangements .were made for dis- tributing dynamite and the first three dar loads of dynamite will be order- ed this week. The work of the association is meting with the approval of the people wherever it is explained and the association is recéiving excellent co-operation throughout the county. Orders for dynamite are coming in faster than had been expected and next week the distribution from the cars will begin. It is planned to organize land olear- ing clubs in various localities and | it will be well for those communlvfies'l“h o readbd R répigh pr er, D guilty . to. the wishing ,to have. these land clearing clubs to.get in touch with A. W, Stone, business manager of the asso- Wages of Common Laborers on Railroads Must :Not. Be -Cut -Arbitrarily BOTH SIDES OF CASE TO.COME BEFOREBOARD Bonrd Does Not ‘ -R‘ule‘ that Cut in Wages Is Not Justified, How sver (By United Prass) Chicago, April 7.—Wages of com- mon laborérs on the raflroads of the counitry must not be arbitrarily slashed, the United States Rajlroad Labor board ruled today. Both sides of the wage controversy must come before' the -board:and present their cases.and:the ruling of the board giv- en. hefore a wage cut:is effective, it was declared, 4 The decigion was made in the ap- piication .of the New York Central which wasked permisslon to cut the wages of common labor 25 -per cent retroactive to Ayril 1 without a hear- ing of the hoard. Then, according 10 the proposals of the New York Cen- tral, .if the hoard found the 256. per cent not_justifiable the difference. in pay would’ be made up. “Twenity-flve other trunk lines in- cluding ‘the chief roads and largest employers of labor in the country agreed that the New York Central {should start the case and if success- ful wages on their lines would lke- wise be reduced. If granted, wages of labor would have been cut from 45 and 48% cents an hour to 33 and 36 cants an hour, The board did mot rule that the cut in wages was not justifiable be- cause of reduction in the cost of liv- ing. Its rullng stated that it was authorized inder the transportation action cut wages only after both'sides had an-opportunity to present their cagses at the hearing. Sy BEGINNERS BAND BOYS PROMOTED TO JUVENILE wo miembers of -the - Begiriners band wero promoted last night to the Juvenile band, the boys being Walter Barker and Charles Johnston. .The promotion of these two boys make six who have now become members of the Juvenile band, who were origin- ally with the Beginners band, Robert Johnston, Bertram Wilson, other four promoted. (KELLIHER LADS HELD ' ‘FOR STEALING HORSES Frank Barry, 17, and Alfred Mar-} tinson, 19, were brought to Bemidji this morning on the charge of Having stoleri two lorses from Mrs. Mark Haley and Tom Haley; residents of Kelliher. Both boys make their home a short distance north of Keltiher. At a preliminary hearing :before Justice of Peace E. J. Taylor of Kel- charge. Another hearing.is to be held before Judge C. W. Stanton and ciation, in order.that he may help to it is expected that they will again speed up this work by giving such as- | plead gullty. {wm be pronounced at once. sistance as is possible. Welcome Stranger In that case, sentence BOSH; ITS GOOD To SEE HIM STOP OFF HERE AgAI d Leland | Tusnaq to strate X 7 gic paints. Trafton and Robert Kirk bellg theg,oq stores wero colleoted, further WORK BEING PUSHED ON 1'UU L | RED LAKE DRAINAGE PLAN Law Makes Completion of Plans Slow at Present | Residents of Beltrami county are greatly interested in the action of the lappropriations committees of- both 'houses of the state legislature in ap- proving an item of $25,000 to be uged in making final surveys of the [Red. Lake and Clearwater rivers for ithe Red Lake Drainage and Conserv- ancy Board. This action, according to C. G. Selvig, president of the ‘board, assures the board sufficient funds to prepare final plans at once. Considerable progress has been made in surveying both rivers but on ac- count of the small fund provided in ithe law under which the drainage district was organized, it has been fmpossible to complete plans for ei- ther the Red Lake or Clearwater riy- .Jers. In appearing before both com- mittees of the legislature Mr. Selvig laid stress upon the urgency of this meed. Al the representatives and senators from this section of the state supported this request. The final plans for both. rivers re- quire the approval of the Bureau of Indian Affairs as reservation land is affected. In addition the Red Lake projest must have the approval of the war department in regard to low- ering Red Lake and the dam at the outlet. Engineer Walker of the drainage board has been working hard all win- ter and has accomplished a great deal with the limited funds at his dispos- al. 1n cooperation with B. V. Wil- jard, state drainage commissioner, it is expected that the work remaining to be done will be rushed as fast as it can be dome. MINERS REFUSE OWNERS TERMS Great Britain Prepares for an Industrial Warfare as a Reault London, Aptl 6. (By Ed L. Keer.) —Attempted negotiations for settle- ment of the British coal strike broke down ttoday. Miners’ leaders in con- ference with Lloyd George. refused to meet the primary demands of the collfery owners that steps be taken immediately to prevent flooding of mmines, , As @ result Britaln'd preparations for an industrial warfare were apeed- up. * Thousands of soldiers were Great cuts in transportation were made and lightless nights were proposed. The premier personally attempted to’ persuade miners to change itheir position in a long conference this nmorning. Lloyd George used all the arts of argument at his command. The miners declared that they wish- ed to reach an understanding with the colliery owners ard were willing to make concessions but could not meet the primary demands of owners. The demand was that before nego- tiations be attempted, safety workers be installed in the mines so as to prevent flooding and destruction of property. (By United Press) London, Apr. 7. (By Ed L. Keen.) Lloyd George today appealed to the British people to aid the government througout the industrial crisis pre- cipitated by the coal strike. Lloyd CGeorge made the appeal in announc- ing to the house of commons the breaking down - of negotiations be- tween the miners and owners. “The government will use every means In its power to meet the sit- vation,” de declared. “‘it is relying on the assistance of the great mass of the British people.” Lloyd George in ‘his conference with_miners. told them they are threatening the life of the country. <There will be nothing more left here 2han there is in Russia if you destroy industry,’ 'he told them. “Where will the miners go if Brit- ain becomes only a home for culti- Jators of the soil?”” he asked. Rail- yoad men callad for a conference with transport workers today to determine on the most effective method of aid- ing the miners. It was feared they would declare a sympathetic strike. NEW YORK OUTFIELDER IS CALLED INELIGIBLE ' (By United Press) Chicago, Bennie Kauff, outfielder {or the New York Giants, was placed on the ineligible list by Baseball Commissioner Judge Landis today. The judge held that Kauff could not play while under indictment on charges of having received an auto- mobile wiich he is alleged to have known was stolen. Fifteen months have elapsed since the indictments were returned. The judge sat without protest from Kauff against the delay in bringing the case to trial. Protests from Kauff against delay would have been suffi- cient to speed up the case, the judge held. Under the regulations of the major league no man may r{:]:y while undr 2n indictment for crime, Lan- dis held, MINNESCT; RISTORICAL i SQCIET Mlnn&%u: E a%t?y clou- dy tonight and Friday. No change in temperature. DRIVE SPREADS THRU STATE Itasca Counti Business Men and Farmers Swing Into Line and Boost MOVEMENT FOR BETTER . SCHOOLS SWEEPS STATE State-wide Rept;fll Indicate that Many Homes Will Be Built During Present Year St. Paul, April 7.—Although spring planting activities, which were under way before the middle of March, were halted a few days by a spell.of cold weather, weather conditions dur- ing the past ten days have been're- sponsible for -aggressive agricultural action throughout Minnesota, accord- ing to information obtained from’ bankers, publishers and farm organ- izations for the weekly bukiness " re< view issued by the Merchants Natioti- al bank of St. Paul. Four outstanding facts of import- ance were noted. The land cleariig jden—initiated at Bemidji, in" Bel- trami county, is spreading through- out the northern part of the state. Itasca county farmers and business men have swung in line and it seems certain that historic progress along this line will be made in the northern counties. The Beltrami-Itasca plans have attracted national attention and a number of home-seekers are looked for, Dynamite manufacturers have had agents on the job and these or- ganizations have assisted in lending publicity to the plans to open more land for cultivation. A movement for better and more schools is sweeping the state, Any number of newspapers are calling st- tention to lach of facilities. - Moure than $2,000,000 in bond: issues have been authorized or proposed and sey~ eral other issues may be brought be- fore the voters shortly. A third de- velopment of note i the spirit-of op- timism in the southern part of the state. Land is dry. The Minnésota river probably will notgo on a ram- page. This means many thousands of dollars to farmers, stock mén and real estate holders. The fourth fact is that the labor situation is regard- ed us increasingly favorable. Farm- ers are receiving applications ‘from laborers who are at present in other states, It seems probable that there will be a number of rural gatherings to decide upon wage scales. Bankers have taken occasion to point out, however, that building ac- tivities on a large scale still are un- certain. One financier said that build- (Continued on Page 6) DEBATE ON POOLING OF GRAIN CONTINUES TODAY Chicago Conference Is Expect- ed to Ratify Grain Market- ing Plan Late Today (By United Press) Chicago, April 7.—Leading farm- ers of the nation attending the rati- fication conference on the co-opera- tive grain marketing system pro- poded by the committee of 17 today continued to debate on the grain pooling. The committee failed to in- clude in the plan an amendmeént:on the pooling of grain and C: 0. Mosh- er of Texas proposed that the pooling cither be voluntary or compulsory, Each delegate is alloted' ten min- utes to voice his views. Some farm- ers declared that _‘?ooung is 4 plan to be killed today. The conference was expected to ratify the co-operative grain marketing plan late today. WICKHAM BUYS GROCERY BUSINESS AT TACONITE A. E. Wickham, formerly manager of the grocery department at the Troppman store, has purchased a gro- cery store at Taconite and he’ left this moon to take possession of his purchase. Mrs. Wickham wiil go to Taconite at a later date. SENIOR CLASS DECIDES TO STAGE “STOP THIEF” At a meeting of the Senfor: class of the Bemidji high school held yes- terday, it was decided-to stage ‘‘Stop Thief” as the annual class play. . Mise Esther Young, instructor of English: in the high school, will be in charge of the production. The date for pre senting the play has not yet been ‘de< cided upon. 0DD FELLOWS WILL HOLD - REGULAR MEETING TOMORROW The 1. O. 0. F. will hold its - tar meeting Friday evening at 0dd Fellow’s hall. Suppér will be served at 7 o%lock after which the regulir lodge meeting will: be held, at which the initiatory degree wil} be put on. Members are urged to.hg present, %