Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 25, 1921, Page 1

,.The Pioneer h;hfi jo: only da within 100 mil emidji e largesh, “leculbtion " 1 Northern Minnesota. ! i e ’ S E—— | MI J. esive s -lu'-hv o -11 e @A e NNESOTA Minnesota er: generally fair tonight and Thursday. ~Not much change in temperature, Governor Preus and His Staff Will Dedicate Bemidji's New Armory Building INFORMAL DANCE TO FOLLOW DEDICATION|°® the play, ‘‘The Clever Crook.” At|, Special Nine-Piece Orchestra Engaged; Largest Dance Ever - Held. Here Expected § ‘Special preparatfons are being made for the opening ceremony of the new. armory Friday, ‘May 27, at which time Governor J. A. O..Preus and staff will be present and will form- ally dedicate the. bullding. The ceremony . will start at 8 p. m., and will be open’to,the public. Not only is ‘theceremony open to the public, but it 1s especially desired that all Bemidji .citizens who can pos- sibly atténd the ceremony do so. After the dedicatfon .ceremony a ‘dance wilt be glyen by the two lo- cal military units, the Fifth division of the Naval Militia -an gerve force, and company , Min- nesota National Guard, in honor of Governor Preus and ataff. The proceeds realized from the sale of dance tickets are to be used for ithe purpose of furnjshing the arm- ory with the necessary equipment so|/ that it may ‘be used h¥ ‘the mil- tary units. ' No ‘other fundss are available for this purpose. 'In addi- ition to furnishing the armory there 18 a liability of $2,000 which is be- ing carried by 20 Bemidji citizens who agreed to advance $100 each in iorder to provide for the necessary amount required by the state to be furnished by the citizens.of the city in which the armory s built. For €very appropriation of $25,000 made by the state for the erection of .an reguired to. be giv. Tecelved a double appropriation of $50,000 was “therefore required to raise $2,000 and this was done by 20 men advancing $100 each. This must ‘be paid back. The comimittee.on management of the dance announces that all former members ‘'of both company “K” and the Fifth division, Minnesota Naval militia, will ‘be: accorded fthe: same privileges as the present members of the two organizstions. /The price of dance tickets tor-these men will: be $1.50 and for ‘the general public $2.60 including their ladies. Busi- mess and professional men are pur- chasing tickets at' $5 each: 2 . Both units are required to be pre- sent i/ uniform and fn full strength at the ceremony. - A special fiitie-piece of¢hestra has een engaged for the dahice and the musfc promises to be a special fea ture ofl the ogeasion. Danting is ex- pected to commence at 9 p. m. on:as soon thereaftar'as the dedication cere- monies are completed. ¢ It is expected .that this will be the largest dance‘ever given in Be- midji. It is hoped to make it a com- munity affair. . ‘Fhe menibers of the military units dre looking forward to. ‘the opportunity of having an armory: with completé” equipiment in which ito drilt and they hope that the citi- zens will make it"possible.for them to spend their time in. the armory to the best, of advantage so that both organization® may. develop efficient companies. h BARBER SHOPS WILLBE . - CLOSED MEMORIAL DAY Announcement Wwas mmiet today . that all union barpber shops in the city Shows at Grand Members of the Senior class to gradoate this year ‘from Bemidji high school and who have parts in the class play' to be presented at the Grand theatre Thursday, June 2, have been working strenuously for the past several weeks-in preparation for this event. The cast. has practiced every afternoon - and in many 'in- stances has also practiced at night matinee performance wil be staged at gig and the evening performance at “The cast of characters is as fol- lows: “Joan Carr,” Elsie Shannon; “Mrs. Carr,” Bessie Knox; “Caroline}. Carr,” Thelma Bowers; “Madge Carr,” Ruby Leet; “Nell, the maid,” Grace McLaughlin; “New .Reporter,” | Ragnhild Moe; “Mrs. Jamison, deal- er in stocks znd bonds,” Lorraine Kreatz; “William-Carr,” Tom Simons; “James Cluney,” Robert Naylor; “Dr. Willoughby,” Preston Gibson; “Rev. Mr. Spelvin,” Arthur Olson; ‘“Jack Dugan, the clever crook,” Phil Denu; “Joe Thompson, plain clothes detec- tive,” John Koors; “Sergeant of Po- lice,” Hovey Lord; ‘Police Officer O’Malley,” Roy Stapleton; “Clancy,” Morris . Opsahli;:. ‘%0’Brien,” Rupert Stechman; “Casey,” Walter. Higbe, and “Chauffeur,” Rupert Stechman. The play is under the direction of ‘Miss “Esther Youpg, ‘- instructor in English in the high school, and from present indications this play will be one of the best ever staged here by a graduating- class. . a % T N X TELLS OF OPPORTUNITIES .. FOR U. S. IN SOUTH AMERICA Minot, \May 26.—American busi- ness” firms have a wonderful oppor- tunity in South America now, agcord- ing te Charles-W. Qlson, here visit- ing his father, Olaf A. Olson. Mr. Olson junior has been identified with. Peruyian branches-of ‘the Mercantile Bank of America for several years. After Saturday of this week, An- drew "Aubolee of this-city will be in a position to take orders for fish ‘to be delivered to his customers every ‘Tuesday and Thursday, according to an announcement made “today. "Ar- rangements have been made to secure the fish from Red Lake under a recent lact .of the national legislature. ‘The foltowing kinds of fish caught in Red ‘Lake have. been. authorized for sale ‘by. Mr. Aubolee: pike, white fish, perch; pickerel, gold cyes, sheepshead, suckers and.carp. - Mr. Aubolee anpounces that ord- ers should be in at least two days order, .. to _avold . die- appolntment. ~He is having ia fele- ‘phone drstalled ~at the city boat se ‘and will be ready Saturday; May- 28,.to receive orders. . The fish. will be shipped here the. day they are caught and’ will-be delivered fresh to those: placing orders for them. " MORE INJURIES TO MEN Chicago Reformers Declare Men Pay More Attention to the Wefter; Than Safety ~ABy, United Press) ‘TChicago, May - 25.—Short ekints may ilessen. the number of accidents to. women but it ‘increases injuries to'men.; This was the reply made to- ‘day by - Chicago: reformers. ‘to -the claim of Frederick Rex, city statis- tican; that short ekirts had reduced BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 25, 1921 55¢c PER MONTH Dry. Aroused Because Treas- 'ur'y D_épartmzx_lt Released 700 Dry Agents Recently REPUBLICANS HOPE TO PASS THEIR NAVY BILL v Confide%t Another Roll Call Aldineda Naval Baie Wwill g}epl-ce Item for a (By_'nited Press) Washington, May 25.—Alarmed at the apparent growing laxity in pro- hibition enforcement, dry, leaders in congress today determined upoj} strict compliance with the law. Inquiry is being made quietly by some members of the house to detérmirie whether soméqhe in the treasury is trying to hamper the : enforcement of the dry law as recently charged on the floor of the house. The drys are aroused because the treasury department released 700 out of 1,200. dry agents a few days ago when ' appropriation allotments ex- pired without warning congress of the situation and asking for an ad- ditional amount. = Representative Vol- stead “of Minnesota believed a big blow to prohibition work was dealt by this reduction and that the action of the house in promptly voting ai emergency appropriation of $200,000 will: only partly repair the damage which he claims has been done. (By United Press) Washington, May 25.—With Re- pul insurgents beaten on the im- Po! items - of increases, Republi- can leaders in the senate today hoped togo through with their navy bill vir< tually;as. the.paval affairs. committee rted i They were confident an- iroll-call would replace the item for $1,600,000 to erect a naval base t ‘Alameds; Calif. Much work. has been done among insurgent Republi- cans to convince them they did wrong in ‘voting* against this project. The insurgent movement, however, has not collapsed. MINNEAPOLIS BOOSTERS VISIT MITCHELL TODAY (By United Press) Mitchell, 8. D., May 25.—More than a hundred Minneapolis boosters were expected here late today to join South Dakota retail merchants in ju- bilee. The South Dakota Retail Mer- chants’ association is holding a three- day convention. here. The Minne- apolis business men are on a trade boosting tour of Minnesota, South Dakota and Iowa. YEOMAN TODGE T0 HOLD ~ MEETING THURSDAY NIGHT IThe Brotherhood of American Yeo- men will hold its regular meeting | Thursday evening at the I. 0. O. F. hall at 8 o'clock. H. M. Evanstad, district deputy, of Thief River Falls, will be present. A social time will be enjoyed after the business ses- sion and lunch will be served. Dr. Strayer of Columbia Will Present Charter to Local Unit on June 3 Bemidji’s unit of the National Edu- cation association met Tuesday after- noon at 4 o’clock at the Methodist church. This organization consists of members of .the faculty of the Be- midji State Teachers college and the teachers of Bemidji public schools. The National Education association was organized in 1857. The purpose for which it was chartered by con- gress is expressed in the following words: “To elevate the character and advance the interest of the pro- fession of teaching and to promote the cause of education in the United States of America.”” The organiza- tion is now too large to give a fair representation . to -all parts of the country; hence the:plan of the organ- ization is now -being changed. Local units of the association are now being chartered.” - Each ‘community which has a membership of at least 51 ac- tive. members is.entitled to send one representative: to_ sit in the represen- tative assembly at the meetings of the association. ~The next .meeting will be held in, Des Moines, Iowa, and will opén July 3. This meeting will ‘be_ the most important since the meet- ing-of 1857. As the meeting of 1857 stated the standards: and ideals of the present ‘- organization, the Des Moines meeting” will_shape the poli- cies and plans of the reorganized as- sociation .in its purpose to render a larger-and. broader service. Election of officers for next year took place. M. W, Deputy, president of ‘Bemidji State Teachers college, was _elected president of the local unit. J. A. Elson, instructor at the local high' school, was re-elected sec- retary and treasurer; R. O. Bagby, superintendent of publicischools, was elected delegate to the convention at Des Moines, Iowa. B The- local -unit. . has received its charter as an affiliasted unit. It was decided to invite Dr. G. D. Strayer of Columbia university . to present ithis charter to the local unit in the afternoon of June 3. DriStrayer will ?; in Bemidji at ut;lt ag;ni: to deliver e commen e ss at Be- midji State c%:‘nc’her& college. Dr. Strayer will also deliver an address in the evening of the same day at the Methodist church. The public is invited to all these meetings. It is felt that the local unit will be an important factor in ‘the advance- mg)\‘q of. education. The city of Be- midji will be ably represented at the Des Moines convention and will no doubt exert a powerful influence in educational matters. MACCABEE GUARD TEAM TO STAGE FANCY DRILL ‘The local guard team of the Wo- ‘man’s Benefit assbciation of Macca- bees which .is belug drilled by Miss Rose Olson, will put on a fancy drill at the rally to be held in Bemidji May 31, as well as confer the ritual- istic degree on about 76 mew mem- bers to be received at that time. Several visiting guard teams will be -here from Northern Minnesota towns, the guard feam from' Brain- erd with 21 members, International Falls with 256 members, Fosston with 26 members, Blackduck with 25 mem- bers, and from other surrounding cities. Miss Ethel Rdbbins of Minneapolis, special deputy, has been in Bemidji for the past three weeks working in the interest of the rally, and to help perfect the plans. POLAND CLOSE HER FRONTIER Council of Ambassadors Sends Note to Warsaw Demanding Frontier Bé Closed BRITAIN AND FRANCE NOW ON BETTER TERMS Premier Briand Aroused Anger By Assertion that Germany. ) Appeared Sincere (By United Press) Paris, May 25.—The allies today demanded that the Polish government close her Silesian frontier. In a note to Warsaw the allied council of am- bassadors pointed out that Germany had closed her frontier and. demand- ed Poland follow example. The coun- cil denied the request from Berlin ithat the Germans be permitted to re- claim their recognition left in Upper Silesia. — (By United Press) Paris, May 25.—(By Webb Miller) —Great Britain and France appear today to have drawn closer together after the threat of separation on the Silesian situation. It was believed certain that Premier Briand will be given a vote of confidence to carry out the policy which he expressed yesterday as “considering the wel- fare of the allies before taking up France's internal politics.” During almost two hours of ha- ranguing yesterday in the stifling at- mosphere of the chamber, Briand showed that Britain and France are not so far apart in their ideas on handling the Silesian situation. The premier aroused some anger by his assertion that the new German gov- ernment appeared sincere. Press comment today, however, in- dicated that Briand can depend on a vote of confidence by great majority. Leaders of important groups in_the chamber are said to have pledged their support. MINNEAPOLIS JEWELRY STORE SUFFERS BIG LOSS (By United Press) Minneapolis, May 25.—Practically the entire stock of the Howard Jew- elry company, 630 Fennepin avenue, was stolen last night. It was valued at $20,000. Holes drilled through the ceiling from a hotel room upstairs enabled the robbers to gain entrance. It was one of the most carefully plan- ned robberies in months. More than 200 holes were drilled through the hardwood floor of the hotel room. Yeggs last night blew the safe of the Minnehaha Creamery company and escaped with $2,900. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEET THURSDAY EVENING The Knights of Columbus will hold their regular meeting Thursday eve- ning at 8 o'clock at the Moose hall. 1t is desired that all members be pre- sent. A special meeting of the Knights of (olumbus will e called for May 30 and at that time there will be a class of 40 to initiate. The Port of Missing Men is the usugl custom in the city: OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE One of the -most outstandi ples of the fine work being ac lished by the-American Legion for all | former service men ligs been brought to light through the efforts of a mem- ber of the local ipost who has suc- ceeded in ‘securing back compensa- tion to the amount of approximately $2,000 for an ex-service man who has been confined 'to ‘Liake Julia -sana- torium for several months with tu- berculosis. Several months . ago, . Arthur A. Beck, at that time manager of the lo- cal Western Upjon office, was taken geverely ill, was down énd out and: need .of financial aid. Through the ‘local post of the Legion a collection was given him and a com- mittee saw to it that he secured other aid as needed. - The;local.chapter of seriously in need ithe Red Cross also assisted. Beck 4s .the - A mem;.:r ofbtho local post hrs daug een working about six months in 2 2 / order to seoure gompensation for Mr. | Exitk Jysne, bankep post felt he deserved. would be closed on Memorial Day, a8 |the number..of accidents to women. Men are &0 interested in’.watching women ‘wearing ... short.skirts that théy fail’ to. keepan- eye-for. their own_ safety, reformers continued. -~ 5 ites showed more accidents '0[" [.EGION’S Fmfihwmx !omglsn"lthe 1ast year than the'av- erage and indfcations proved to be correct, they said. ' (By United Press) Lima, Ohio, May~”25.—The, . city council here was asked today: by Mayor Burkhardt to present a ban over the age of 11.years. “leed)ustoclfi‘ngs together with, short skirts are indiscreet to say .the least,” - said Burkhardt, “no matter what the sight—seeing’ male may think of the practice.” WOMAN IS FIGHTING FOR .| SHARE OF BANKER'S ESTATE \By l-!nitad Press) Devils Lake, N. D., May 25.—Car- rying alleged : church - Loerdals, Norway; whick the illegitima £ on bare knees for women and girls| Vo TR ST AN N y NN records from|, state she is, T R AN EARLIER BREW, ; 'fi’ovaur T HAVE MORE KI(K iy % Y THiS ONE This memher is now .able to, report that Mr. Beck wijli LAND CLEARING SURVEY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA Sixty-nine Farms in Vicinity of Blackduck Visited to Show Progress Made A survey made under the direction of C. G. Worsham by the farm man- agement division of the state uni- versity of the cut-over lands of north- ern Minnesota shows what the settlers have done in land clearing. Sixty-nine farms were visited in the locality of Blackduck, Beltrami coun- ty. There were eight settlers in the Blackduck area who had cleared an average of eight acres per farm, had lived on their farms five years, had cleared annually 1.4 acres; 26 set- lers with an average of 17 acres clear- ed per farm, had lived on their farms ten years and had cleared annually 1.8 acres; 16 farmers who had an av- erage of 28 acres cleared per farm, had cleared 3 acres per year; 9 set- tlers who had cleared an average of 8 acres per farm, had spent 14 years on their farms and had annually cleared 4.3 acres; 6 farmers had lived on their places 14 years and had cleared during that time 47 acres of land, or had cleared an average of 3.5 acres per year; 6 settlers with an average of 71 acres cleared per farm, had lived on their farms for 20 years and had cleared annually 3.6 acres of land. An average of all the set- tlers in' the Blackduck area show that they have an average of 27 acres of land cleared, have lived on their farms 11 years and have clear- ed an average of 3.3 acres per year. “Many people believe that settlers will clear an average of 10 acres of land per year,” says Mr. Worsham, “but they forget that the average set- tler has but little capital, and to get money usually does a considerable work outside the farm. In addition to clearing, land settlers must do their regular farm work. Settlers who consistently clear 5 acres of land per year are rapidly developing their farms and are progressing much faster than the average.” LOCAL KIWANIS CLUB WILL MEET THURSDAY . Bemidjl's Kiwanis club will meet Thursday noon at Elks' club rooms in regular weekly session following the luncheon. The program has been arranged under the direction of Dr. A. V. Garlock, chairman of the com- mittee consisting of doctors, physi- clans and surgeons. ‘The notices sent out by the com- mittee read as follows: Brother ver- tebrata of the evolutionized type ac- cellerate your pulse with delusions of grandeur. Let you salivary and gastric secretions be increased. TLet fears of all microbic infections be di- minished. Sterilize your despondency with your goodfellowship . so that your equilibrium will be perfect at the Kiwanis luncheon, 12:15 Thurs- day.” CIVILIANS ARE KILLED IN IRISH UPRISINGS IROADBUILDING SHOW PROGRESS Concerted Effort to Attract Tourists and Homeseekers Lt Clearly Shown LAND CLEARING DRIVE RECEIVING PUBLICITY Summer Resort Activities in | Past Week Include Number of New Hotels St. Paul, Minn., May 25.—Record breaking road building activities and a concented effort throughout the state to make beauty spots, cities and villages more attractive to tourists, has added impetus to what may be an histrionic effort to attract home- seekers to Minnesota. Information obtained during the past week for the ibusiness review issued by The Mer- ohants National Bank of St. Paul, in- dicate that the land clearing activ- ities in the Northern counties are forerunners to @ broader effort to ob- itain settlers for Minnesota fertile farm lands. Farm land activities this month have been punctured by several im- portant transactions. Purchasers are farmers from Iowa and Missourl and the land involved totalled more than 4,000 acres. It is understood that a number of similar deals are impend- ing but that they arc’contingent upon the sale of higher priced real estate in states south of Minnesota. Land olearing aotivities in Beltrami, Itas- Triumph of Unionist Candidates for Ulster Parliament Is Considered Certain (By United Press) Dublin, Ireland, May 25.—Many civillans were lkilled here today in fighting Metween members of the Irish Republican army and the Black and Tans following capture of the cus’ toms house by the Sinn Fein. Operating with the utmost bold- ness a Jarge band of Sinn Fein rushed the customs house and took possession of government and mu- nicipal offices there. Bottels of pe- trol were broken and the inflam- mable material poured over the floors and furniture which was ignited as they emerged from the building. The Sinn Fein were met by a de- tachment of Black and Tan patrol- ling the street with rifles and bay- onets ready for instant action. The Sinn Fein hurled hand grenades. The Black and Tans opened fire with thein rifles. Between the fight- ers many civillans were killed. Oth- er spectators fled without attempting to carry away wounded. (By United Press) Belfast, Ireland, May 256.—Al- though official figures were lacking, a triumph of Unionist candidates for the Ulster parliament was consider- ed certain today. Despite the furore in yesterday's election in which more than a score of persons sustained in- juries, Sinn Fein candidates appar- ently drew little support. THIEVES STORE STOLEN TIRES IN OLD WELL (By United Press) Minot, May 25.—An. old well near the shack of William Edwards of Bur- lington has been used to store tires stolen from Minot garages, according to police. Discovery of the tires fol- Towed the arrest of thrée men, in- cluding William Edwards, Search of Vit Tats, wlans nngavarad ‘tha tivaa’ ca and other Northern counties have received considerable magazine pub- licity and the consequence has been increasing queries regarding home- stead opportunities. Irregular reports regarding busi- ness have been received from bank- ers in a number of countles.. The tone of these reponts ranged from pessimistic to optimistic. It was noticeable, however, that the farmer with large dairy resources made lit- tle complaint. The ‘drink more milk” campalgn, which was inaug- urated in the St. Paul city schools is receiving widespread attention and numerous schools throughout Minne- sota are providing half pint bottles of milk to the scholars every day. Newspapers have heen commenting upon the rapid development of the motor bus ‘industry for inter-city freight and passenger service. .But lines have been started in cities from Crookston south to the Towa Border. There has been some talk of farmers organizing such services for the transportation of produce but indica- tions are that nothing definite will be done until monetary conditions lare eased. Reports from the North indicate that there has been a considerable movement south of Americans who took up homesteads in Canada during the past'two or ithree years. A few Americans have gone to OCanada - through Minnesota but reports at in- ternationally houndary cities indi- cate that oil, and not farm land, has been fthe lure. A few Minnesota farmers have sold thelr land and moved to the oil fields of Montana. Summer resort activities reported last week Included announcement of the construotion of additional hotels in southern counties. Fairmont citi- sens subseribed about $1,200 to beau- tify tho local lakes and a movement has been started at Winona to obtain a Mississippi river boulevard to the Twin Citles. It is understood that wealthy Minnoapolls men who are planning a summer colony near Wi- nona have lent encouragement to the latter idea. Unemployment seems to be increas- ing in the Northern and Southern counties. Farm workers, arriving from lowa, declared in Southern Min- nesota cities, that the best offers they could receive before coming to Minnesota were from $26 to $30 a month and board. NEW YORK'S BLIND TO HAVE REAL VACATIONS (By United Press) New York, May 25.—Theé blind people of New York city are getting ready for their summer vacations. Perched high above the gleaming riv- er at Cornwall-on-Hudson, in the midst of eight acres of richest Orange county farm land, stands a big old fashioned house with broad verandas. It is called the River Lighthouse and is the playground of the sightless, maintained by the New York associa- tion for the Blind. . Beginning June 15, groups-of blind persons are conducted there by sight- ed guides for 12-day, visits throughout the summer. g The River Lighthouse is one of four projects maintained by the New.York Association for the Blind., -There are. also 'the. Bourne Workshop for ‘men, the Boarding House for Men and the Lighthouse, an industrial school for adult blind. President Harding, | the wnrl.