Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 14, 1921, Page 1

;. ption was_represented by two dele- 7. gates, nitosh The Ploneer ia the only dally y hw.l:hh;h 100]:1{!: of-‘B:Eggi Inig "has. the ciret n Northern Mitnesota e MIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVEN LEGION ASKS MERCHANTS TO HONOR SERVICE DEAD. ¢ nericas ' to Stabilize Products and Legion, held last evening, it ST was decided to ash Bemidji Ship in Car Lots merchents and others :to dis- . : play. theit flags at half-mast on "'the day of 'the funeral of Ralph Gracie, after whom the local st was: named.. The funeral ill. undoubtedly’ be held this; & coming Sunday.” - The Legion xecutives believe that at least : Launching of ‘a new co-operative marketing. enterprise . by Minnegota creameries ‘was announced today by 1the stape farm bureau federation. To rdize their butter out- ! put, improve their markets, and save money by shipping in carload lots, | eleven creameries in Meeker county {and- several in Wright county have formed <a - co-operative association {and engaged C. G. Gustaveon, former inspector 'for the state dairy and food "¢ommigsion, as field manager. Phereleven Meeker county creamer- des alone have an output of nearly 2,000,000 pounds of wvutter annually. The movement was promoted by the Meeker County Farm Bureau. - A saving of half-a cent On every MACHINERY TODAY pound of butter can be obtained by v . shipping 'in carload Jots,” T. G. 1 Stitts, county agent, said. “We feel that this & thé beginning of a big organization-and will ‘mark a new step in the marketing of co-operative creamery. butter.’. .. The assoclation ds financed bydhe payment, by each creamery, of one hird ‘of @ cent for le\rel'y ‘pound' 55 ¢ it produces, Its manager wi 2By Unjted, Breda) 5 mdfig members - to standardize Chicago, April 14—The first ef-|their butter in texture, salt and col- marketing America’s fruit crop. Se- [fect of the slash in steel prices was /o, to ship in_carload lots to pool lection of ‘the committee’js now un-|felt here today. when a- straight 10 | orders " for. creamery . supplies and der way. Northwestern fruitmen un- | Per cent cut on prices: of :farm ma-|gave' money con such purchases, and doubtedly will ba assigned places on |chinery in which steel ‘is used. was.to check up on scoring of the but- this mnew investigating - body,, Mr. |announced by the International 'Har- | ter shipped, both ~at. the shipping Howard said. Fruitgrowers or-|Vester company. The reduction ap-|point and the terminal market. - ganiza%:;s t‘hmughmlzhzhg ‘country |Plies f:é@);_r‘;:m‘;fi'émg mwlclh'hi\;ry, wie are-asked, to finance the. inyestiga- | COVETINg 3 ers- shockers, ; FOLLOWS tion. ‘The objective'of the Committee 8, hay rakes; - side-delivery DAROTA FABI‘IE'R. " OF LIG: of 21 will be the -working out of a|rakes, corn binders, huskers and silo UP “FIND” O NITE plan to obtain fairer prices and ‘bet-|flers: . - o ter markets for fruit. Similar work Rfl?‘m}fi‘m of 10 gier cent”in qmcgs is now under way for grain growers |On. all’ farm machinery _compos and livestock producers. ' .’ principally of wood and fron was an- The . national fruitmen’s conven- | Rounced last month by the harvester tion also recommended standard na- |company. The announcement said tional grades. for fruit,'to improve |that the reduction comes in steel and. simplify marketing, and a tariff | Prices at a time when this year’s pro- to protect fruit growers mow threat-|duct hag been provided for and that ened with ruin by foreign competis there-will be no effect on the cost of tion. 3 machinery sold this year. The American Farm Bureau feder- ation was urged by the convention to establish a special department de- voted, to. fruit marketing. ‘- Tha Minaesota Farm Bureau feder- Plan‘ Inquiry ingly paid by local merchants L any ‘time’an’ ‘ex-service man ig 1aid to-rest in Bemidji.- Con- sequently, it'is-understood, that this ‘request will apply to all ' NORTHWEST-GROWERS TO. l_ntémtiofinll ihrventer (fom- pany Announces Cut in Ma- - chinery Made From Steel Neanly .0 delegates who assemn- bied “here. from “all: over: the United States, authorized J. R. Howard, pre- sident of the American Farm Bureau federation, to appoint a committee of 21 to work out a better system of (By United Press) Portal, N. D., April 14.—E. Janish, tarmer here s having a shaft sunk to determine if the lignite coal ‘de- \pesit is sufficient to warrant mining ‘exists’on his farm. Lignite was dis- covered in drilling a well. BROOK TROUT SEASON WILL OPEN TOMORROW Anglers for speckled trout, with the exception of lake trout, may take out théir rods and go to the streams again beginning tomorrow morning, April 15. Speckled trout not less than seven inches in length may be taken by angling between April 15 ‘and September 1, both ‘dates inclu- sive, according to* the Minnesota fish and game laws. Catches must not exceed 26 in one day and no angler is allowed to have in possession more than 50 trout or 20 pounds at any one time. The use of three flies in speckled trout fishing is permitted. In any case, such trout are not.to-be bought or:sold. . Several changes have been made in the laws regarding certain other [kinds' of fish, and an announcement of the changes will be published at a later date. : (By United Press) ‘Chicago, Apri} 14. (By J. L. O'Sul- livan.)—*“Increase the prices of what the farmer sells and decrease the cost of what he uses to assist ‘their restor- -ation-of the equilibrium of industry.’’ ‘This was advocated today by Harold 8. McCormicik, president of the Ins ternational Harveeter company, in an explusive statement to the Unit- ‘ed Press. ‘The'statement -was made in connection. with the reduction-of: 10, per cent in the price of all farm machinery. composed chiefly of steel, annduhted today by the - harvester company. BALTIMORE STRONG IN - INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE By Fred Turbyville. Baltimore Evening Sun (Written for United Press) Baltimore, Md., April ‘14.—Baltl~ mwore: first, Buffalo second,. Newark 3 third, Syracuse last, and Jersey City; ?:| Toronto, Rochester . and Reading “| fighting it out for the other positions ik the way the International League race stacks up at the start. - Later on this lineup .- may mot stand. . It all depends on what men' Larry Doyle gets for Toronto from the New " York ‘Giamts ‘and -howlly ‘published in the Fire Marshall George Stallings fares in building up | Bullctin. In February, 1920, there his Rochester club with ‘players from |webe 247 fires, causing a property, .| his major league friends. loss of $356,698, while in the same ‘These two clubs are tire question |month this year there were 252 fires {'mérk of the leagué. = ? with'a erty loss of $847,054. The Stallings went into Rochesier with \,w,é’m 10; was m’ Minneapolis only two or three real playcrs on his|and near smaller cities. list~and promptly made - the an- nouncement ithat he would get the imen he needed from the big leagues. But he hasn’t. Stallings has found that ball players of class are very scarce. He’s still looking for the men, 3 Larty Doyle took over the reins at (Gontinued .on: Page 6) 32 (By United Press) St Paul, April 14.—The state game and fish department is a money-maker for the state. Carlos Avery, state game and fish commissioner, in a re- port. made public’ today; showed that his departnient last year made 2 net profit of nearly $60,000, all of which goes_into_the state treasury. . He showed revenue during the 1920 sea- sori 'was' $298,000 and disbursements $229,000, while the department re- ceived ~appropriations from. the leg- islature all of it is returned to the treasury, he said. 3 , stary 6t the Minmesota Horticultural society, and Neil H. Swanson, head of the in~ vestigation Adepartment of the state federation. RALPH GRACIE POST TO - HOLD MEETING TONIGHT embers of the Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion and all prospective members are urged ‘to] attend ‘the meeting which will be| he Civic and Commerce asso: ooms this evening at 8 Several mattérs of impor-| ime; including & report-on; ership drive to date. Plans for thel funeral services of Ralphj Gracie will also be taken up at that time. Following -the:.busin sion, lunch will ‘be Serve: tendance pri: i FEBRUARY FIRE LOSSES ~DOUBLED OVER LAST YEAR Fire losses in_the state of Minne- sota in February, 1921, were more than double those of the same month in 1920, yccording to reports recent- Provs»;-l Would Make Total of $13,200,000 Available in Next . Two Years™ (By United Press) St. Paul, April 14.—After a star chamber session -last “nightthe: ap- propriations ‘committee of the house voted to increase. appropriations for general maintenance of the Univer: sity of Mimesota, $600,000 for-ihe | biennium.’ e T S This will make a total of $13,200,- 000 available to the university dur- ing the next two years if the legisla- ture apptoves the committee action. President] Coffman "of 'thé univer-| sity appeared before the committee with a tevised estimate last night. He explained - the affair at the university when nearly4;000- students-skipped{- classes to stage a demonstration against previou§ action of the com- mitfee’ {fi “cutting the university ap- propriations. & i 3 REV. KEHOE TO BE ABSENT _FROM CITY THIS SUMMER Rev. George Kehoe, pastor of the Baptist! church of this city, left last evening for, New:Auburn,: ‘Wis; to, visit a (sister for a short time, and from there he will go to Rochester, Minn., to visit his parents for an in- definite! time. -Mr. Kehoe expects to be away from Bemidji during the summer, and while he is gone, his place will be filled - .at the Baptist. church 'by Miss Alma Riever, evan- gelist, and Miss Irene Murray, singer, from the Northwestern Bible school of Minneapolis. Plans are under way to electrify the Bemidji tennis courts, provided that enough members can be secured .{in the.drive already started. A meeting will be called next week for the purpose of organizing a ten- nis club and all interested are urged to be present. - Definite information will be given out later as to when} and where the meeting will be held. -~ The ‘dues, it 'is understood, will be $5 for the season. The courts will be put into first-class playing condition and match games with other clubs will be arranged. Minot, N. D., April 14.—Walter Champlin, alumus of Minot high school has ‘been selected: as one of three out of 300 applicants for a fel- flowship donate@ by a weaithy Cali- fornian at any foreign university he may choose. Champlin selected the University of Paris and sails in June. Agricultural Elements All Seem to Favor Farmer and Also 3 l.ar#er Acreage FARM.LABOR PLENTIFUL _ ‘THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA State - Apparently Will Gain More National Reputation . -for Its .Dairying St. Paul, April 14—Seeding is well iunder way in (Minnesota with the ex-~ ception of a few Northern districts and information obtained from ac- curate sources in nearly every coun- ty the ppast webk, by the Merchants National' Bank of Saint Paul, indi- cates that agricultural.elements all seem ‘to favor the farmer. - Good ‘weather, less; expensive labor and cheaper seed have caused a great many farmers to plant a larger acre- | age than they had planned. Newspaper publishers in a consider able number of counties joined with bankers to provide comprehensive in- formation for the weekly outline of agricultural conditions. Judging from the tone of reports received from every .leading city and rural centers such as Roseau, Renville, Fosston, Mahnomen, Delano, 'Cold Springs, Clara City, Litchfield, Benson, and spring work. A Labor “is plentiful throughout the state. There seems to be some fluc- tuation in wages but a recent survey indicated that the average farm wage this year would be $38 a month. Minnesota bankers who ‘have obtain- ed information from other states, be- Northwest: There’ has' been ' considerable rain in Central and Northern Minnesota. Fields are sald to e drying fast in the ‘northern: coumties where farm- ers gpent thepast week getting ready for spring work. . In central coun- ties conditions are more advanced, al though ‘not: 9 the eouthern districts. Bankers in Central countigs commented upon the fact that although labor seems to be plentiful, farm workers have been demanding higher wages than the farmers want to pay. Despite the fact that Minnespta has a national reputation as a dairy state, "It seems 'certain that the year 1921, will be marked by unprecedent- ed activities. Even with money ex- tremely tight, farmers have been im- proving .their herds and there have been numerous reports of farmers de- laying the purchase of machinery and automabiles, o that they might buy registered cattle and hogs. More /| the town -of Melissa, which, with the Wailker, farmers are pushing Lheirl,}ohn Thornburn who died recently leve thissum will compare favorably ! with any section of the agricul@urnll o 8o far alongigs nur 1n BIRCHMONT SUBSCRIBERS ASKED TO REMIT AT ONCE W.. L. Brooks, treasurer - of the Bemidji Birchmont Hotel company, makes the following announcement to those who have subscribed to the hotel fund: “As funds have not been required prior-to: this time to meet the bills for the Birch- mont hotel, you have not been urged to make your payments promptly. - Thousands of dol- lars worth of lumber and ce- ment ‘are now on the grofind and about 20 men are being employed. If you have mot paid both your first and second payment, you are requested to send your check at opce pay- able to Bemidji Birchmont Ho- tel company.” Texas T--ister Wrecks Town of Melissa With Exception of Few Buildings (By United Pross) ot McKinney, Texas, April 14.—With eight persons known dead and §0 injured, several .seriously, relief par- ties continued to search the ruins of exception of one or two buildings, was laid waste by a tornado. The storm' late. yesterday swept the town from the southwest to the northwest and.today it had the ap- pearance of a devastated town of the war zone. All churches in the towh, three cotton gins, every public busi- ness house except the bank, the post- office, and the Houston and Texas C:ntul railroad station were wreck- [ WILL PAY TRIBUTE T0 LIEUT. RALPH GRACIE Body Will Be Among ‘Those " Expected to Arrive in St. Paul Tomorrow The twister formed near Franklin last night, and reached farm houses near Roland and Chamberville. It gave vent to its full force as it reached Melissa. Five of the lnown dead are negroes and the other three are children. NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY TEAMS DEBATE (By United Press) Grand Forks, April 14.—The South Dakota and North Dakota university debating teams meet tonight. The question refers to extending Chinese immigration restrictions to the Jap- anese, St. Paul, April 14.—Among tweh- ty-three \bodies of soldier dead which will arrive at the St. Paul Union sta- tion, probably at 9:15 a. m. Friday; i8 that of First Lieutenant R. D. Gra- cle of Bemidji, Minn., an offfcer in the Seventéenth Air squadron, A. B. F.,, and who ,in his college days was an_athlete at ' Macalester college. In tribute to Lieutenant Gracie, Major Ray Miller of the First Minne- sota Observation squadron will scat- ter flowers from an airplane over the union station at the hour of the ar- rival of the silent warriors. Also the officers of the squadron will meet at the St. Paul association at 8:45 a. m. to go in a body to the depot to join other orgunizations in honoring the dend: The St. Paul association, through a committee, | will “place’ laurel wreaths on. the soldiers’ caskets, as was done on the recent arrival of twenty-six dead. Honors similar to those shown at it time, it is oxpect- ed, will be accorded by Legion auxil- iary memiers, and other organiza- tions. CAPTAIN SERVAS FORTY YEARS WITHOUT LOSS (By United Press) Bootineau, N. D., April 14.—Capt. boasted that he commanded passeng- er and freight boats on the Great Lakes for 40 years without the loss of a single life, 3 SHEVLIN LEGION WILL STAGE “DEACON DUBBS” (Special to eer) Shevlin, Minn., April 14.—A home talent play entitled “Deacon Dubbs” will be given -under the auspices of the Raymond Gordon post of the American Legion at the M. W. A, hall at Shevlin, Saturday evening, ril 23, at 8:15.q’clock, . Those hav- g parts in the play have-been dil gently practicing ' for the past six weeks and the play promises to be a success in the fullest meaning of the word. Following is a brief synopsis and cast of characters: Act 1.—A country auction, 'The deacon arrives from Sorghum Center, State O’ West Virginny. The deacon takes a drink of water. Act 2.—A country wedding. Sha- dows of the past. The deacon takes a prisoner. Act. 3—A couniry husking bee. Escaped from the ipenitentimy. The deacon takes a wife. Deacon Dubbs from Sorghum Cen- Plans for the interment here wero discussed by the executive committee of the Ralph Gracie post of ¢he Am- erican Legion in session last evening, ‘and these plans will be talked over by the Legion In regular session this evening at the Civic and Comnierce assoclation rooms. ~ More definite de- tails will be announced as Soon us the local post fs certain that the body will arrive here in time for the fu- neral Sunday. .’ FARM WAGES IN DAKOTA SAME AS IN MINNESOTA Farm wages offered in North Da- kota this season are practically the game as those prevailing throughout creameries are being erected or pro- jected. Building activities seem to be slumping. DETROIT. BUSINESS MEN PAY BEMIDJI A VISIT William Frazee, Oscar Kuchen- becker, David Kennedy and James Nibi, all: of Detroit, Minn., spent the past two days i the city on busi- ness. Mr. Frazee is interested in the purchase of a tract of land in this locality and may later locate in this city. The men made the trip by au- tomobile, returning to their home thi afternoon, Again in the Lime Light I ton, R W Minnesota, according to the first re- turns of the North Dakota Farm Bu- reau federation’s labor survey. Wa- ges offered range from $30 to §$40 with the average about $37.60. This average 18 the same as that revealed by the statewide farm labor survey just completed by the Minnesota Farm Bureau federation. Most of the first ten North Dakota counties to report, declared that they had an over supply of farm help. North and South Dakota and Min- nesota farm bureau federations are cooperating to find average wages available and the condition of supply and demand in the farm labor mar- ket, in an effort to prevent violent fluctuations in wages and to provide sleady employment at fair gpay, as well as to give the farmers efticient help when they most need it. None of the federations is attempling to fix wages. FRANCE WILL SUPPORT U. S. ON YAP QUESTION (By United Press) Washington, April 14.—The Unit- ed States today won the support of France in its fight to break Japan’s mandate over the island of ¥Yap, ac- cording to a reinterpretation placed on the French reply to the recent United States mandate note. The French reply was received at the state department today and the text made public. It was signed by Premier Briand and it stated that the whole question of the Yap mandate would be reopened by France at the next meeting of the allied supreme council. HOIST & DERRICK CO. CLOSES INDEFINITELY (By United Prass) St. Paul, April 14.—The American Hoist & Derrick company today closed its doors indefinitely for the first time in 38 years of successful business. W. O. Washburn, manager; said the closing was necessitated by cessation of business. He said, in- tead of a business revival, there was no sale for, their products. Large stocks -of goods produced under high prices now have no outlet, he said. The company has been one of the largest producers of hoisting machin- ery and equipment in the country. ter, Chester Berfield; Amos Coleman, his nephew, a young lawyer, Alf Rain; Rawdon Crawley, a wolf in sheep’s clothing, Carl Rauk; Major McNutt, auctioneer and justice of peace, Sam, M. Desjardines; Deuteronomy Jones, a country product, Conrad Paulson; Rose Raleigh, a brave little school ma’am, Verna Berfield; Miss Phila- pena Popover, with both eyes on the deacon, Mabel Rayk; Emily Dale, the richest girl in town, Esther Mil- ler; Trixie Coleman, full of mischicf, Magnild Michelson; Yennie Yenson, the hired girl from Sweden, Cecil Hol- T 1} T N )\MIPOATHER WAR? Minneso in north, prob- ably c]ul}f{ in ‘south portions to- 2 nd ‘Friday, = Not much ekn temperature. * OF SETTLEMENT Deadlock in Nefiofi;éi;)i; Is Reported in Confereyce of Leaders Today LLOYD GEORGE ASKS STRIKE BE DEFERRED Labor Believes It Must Win to Stop- General Cuts in All Trades (By United Press) ‘l:ondon, April 14 (By Ed L..Keen,) —*I see no ‘hope ‘of settlement,” iJ. H. Thomas, lender of the. ratiroad men, declared today immediately aft- er’ @ - conference -between - Lioyd George and chief of the.triple alliance in an-effort-to avert the-great strike called for tomorrow, 2 As the labor leaders, in " whose ‘hands les the power to throw- Brit- ain into an industrial chaos, left the prime “minister’s official residence in Downing street, there was a report that a dead Jock had been rafsed in negotiations, RN Lloyd George, it was said, made a strong appeal to the triple-alliance to defer the strike order which will halt railroads and transportation throughout the United Kingdom. Pointing out the grave danger to the natlon. which: will be brought about by such a tie-up coming on to put off the miners’ strike, Labor is understood to belleve that ‘its very existence is at stake, how- ever, and that if the miners fail in their fight against lower wages there will be a general wage reduction in all trades. This statement was con- veyed to Lloyd Geo FUNERAL SERVICES FOR FRANCIS HOUCHIN TOMORROW Funeral services will be held .at ‘the Presbyterian church ' tomorrew afternoon at 2 o'clock for Francis Marian Houchin, 47, 'who ‘passed away at Red Cloud, Nebraska, last Saturday. Death was due to diabetis and after effects of the influenza, it 'fs reponted. Mrs, Houchin has made her home west of Bemid}i for a num- ber of years. Reyv. L. P. Warford will offfciate at ithe services tomor- row and funeral arrangements are being conducted by H. N. McKee, fu- neral director. The body arrived here this noon. 0DD FELLOWS T0O HOLD MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT The 1. 0. O. F. will hold its regu-~ lar meeting in the Odd Fellow’s hall Friday evening, Supper will be serv- ed at 7 o'dlock, and u large attend- ance of the members is urged as there fis first degree work. HOUSE PASSES STREET RAILWAY CONTROL BILL State Railroad and Warehouse Commission Given Power to Fix Street Car Fare (By United Press) St. Paul, April 14.—Cities may have all the street car service they want but they will have it under the stitte street car control bill passed by the house of the legislature last night. The state railroad and ware- house commissfon {8 given power to fix street car fare while the amount of service exemption and routing re- mains in the hands of municipality. Fares will be based on valuation and determined by the state commis- sion on service. The commission has a right to appeal valuation edicts to the court and citles are made a party of the valuation proceedings. Opponents to. the street car bill' as- sert it is comparative to the cost plus system inaugurated during the war. 1 The bill jpassed the house after a full day of wrangling by a vote of 69-57. The Senate is expected to concur in the house amendment to the bill and Governor Preus probab- ly wiil sign it. METHODIST EPWORTH LEAGUE WILL STAGE “COUNTY FAIR" The Epworth league of the Method- church is planning a big time at its “County Fair” to be held in the church basement Friday evening. A small admission fee. will be charged at the door, and when one has secured admission, a good time is assued for the even Booths of various kinds will be erected, ‘and amusements of the nature of those one sees at county fairs, will be the pastime of the evening. In fhe ‘course of the evening refreshments will be served. Posters have been placed around town advertising the “Fair,” to which everyone is_invited. COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT ~VISITS SCHOOLS THIS WEEK J. C. McGhee; county superintend« ent of schools, is spending this week visiting schools in the vicinity of Be- midji. He is making the trip each day by auto, returning each evening.