Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 27, 1921, Page 1

Mnnesota: Probably fair tonight and Saturday, becoming unsél- tled In west. Cooler in northeast tonight and in the west Saturday. JIDJI’ DAILY PIONE 55c PER MONTH BEMIDJI, MINN,, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1821 — Rt Thouundi:.f Sp "l'ms';v;lutch Stumps Fly at Porte Farm at Noon Today COLLINS SENDS ACRE . . . OF STUMPS SKYWARD Interesting Talks Are Made By Land Clearing Boosters Before Detionitration Land clearing activities in Bel- trami county, especially in the.vicinity of Bemidji and Blackduck, opéned in earnest today with the demon- strations at_which Lieutenant-Gov- ernor Louis L. Collins touched off the blast which cleared an acre of stump land at-one time. In the presence of thousands of spectators at 12:05 p. m. }c the Thos. Porte farm, north of Beniidji, an.elec- tric button was touched by Lieuten- ant-Governor : Collins. and" instantly the air was filled with flying frag- ments of roots,. stumps and earth. Soaring a hundred feet high, pieces of the stumps were hurled in all di- rections. A dead ljme was drawn for the crowd at 450 feet from the acre of stumps. Snags of trees, four feet in diameter and 20 feet high, were blown to atoms. Sl Prior to the blowing -of the stumps, Lieutenant-Goverrior CoMins address- ed the crowd and reviewed in his hu- morous way some of the ancient his- tory of the north ¢ountry. He recall- ed the first wheat which was grown here in-1853. He drew attention to Horace Greeley’s prophesy that wheat would never grow in_Minnesota, -and emphasized the fallacy of his argu- ment. He stated . that he. could not lay claim to.having been born on a farm or raised on a farm as all poli- ticians who addressed gatherings of farmers . always claimed. He said he knew nothing about farming, what- ever, but claimed he knew stumps price of §$1 per bushel, not because the. state, wanted grasshioppers but because'the farmers didn’t want.them. | Mark:Thompson, superintendent of the state experimentsl farm at Du- luth, spoke on the necessity of more feed and more -:land on which to grow it. . i John Hays, deputy commissioner of agriculture, _said he represented the: business end of farming and his de- partment was for the purpose of as- sisting the farmers in the marketing and keeping their business reeords. He stated that the people -of Bel- trami county were not-living-in 1921 but in 1925, in other. words they had a vision and were making their vision a reality. Beltrami -county is being looked -upon as:the leader ‘'in-the three states of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, according to Mr. Hays, so far as united land clearing is con- cerned. = ¥ Tractors of every ‘description dem-| onstrated plowing, _pulling - stumps and; other kinds of work in:a field cloge to the site of the stump blow- ing" demonstration. The Northern Farmers’ club served dinner and oth- er refreshments: to the throngs that continually crowded atound fheir tent. \ - 4 No accidents of any kind marred the celébration. Every ptécaution was taken to accomplish-this; and the committee in charge of the demori- stration 'was on - the-job every min- ute to see.to.every detail. Lieutenant-Governor. - Collins. left immediately after. the blastfor Black- duck accompanied by -a large delegs- tion from Bemidji .and: inchiding & large number of .out-of-town: guests who are connected in ‘various‘capaci- ties with,agricultural development. Distinguished visitors ‘from out-of- town arrived on the morning: train from the Twin. Cities, and were: es- corted to the Markhaiii hotel by a delegation of representative ‘' busi- ness men of the city and the Juvenile band. Breakfast, with fresh trout caught and furnished by members-of: the Bemidji Trout’club as a'headliner (Continued ‘on: Page 8) (By Untited 'Press) 2 Manley, Iowd, Miy '27.-~One-man killed afid two persons seriously ‘in- Jjured when a-cyclone swept & ‘strip oné-fourth mile wide from Plymotith to Manley last night. - Francis MeCall of Manley was killed when the motor car in which: he was riding with'a Darty of women was hurled from the road nera jhere. Mrs. Albert Dobel, a bride of two weeks, 15 not expected ‘to live as the result of injuries received when her ‘home was picked up by the cyclon® and crashed inito & grove of {rees. “All northern Towa was hit by the evere storm. Two then from Garner were drowned at Clear Lake wiile out i a boat. Hurdréds-of farm buildings were reported destroyed. A §~ Memorial Dayl Act Outlined; Publicy “Slacker” List Favored Although the attendance was domewhat less than isual, eeveral matters of importance to' the ralph Gracle post of the American Legion were disposed of at the regular méet- ing Thursday evening at thw associa- tion rooms. The: post, after consid- erable: discussion and a number - of suggestions, went on record as favor- ing the publication by the War De- partment of the “slacker” list pro- vided first that such list be carefully checked. Every' effort will ibe made by the Tocal post to ascertain the cor- rectriéss of the list affecting Beltrami county and vicinity so that no injus- tice may be deait. - -Alklocal legion members have been invited' to attend the- Presbyterian church with the G. A. R. veterans Sufiday, May 29, and as many as can conveniently are especially urged to @0 so. Rev. L P."Warford will préach a special memorial - service for the veterans, Sunday merning, - - ¥, Plans for the observance of Me: morial In connection: with the G. A. R. Eirole were outlined- and committees-ift charge of each featire were announced. Committee chair- man for the yéar -were appointed and thése chaibiten are to meet next Fri- day night to arrapge their activities for the year. .. Due to the: fact that many per- sons who took no part in the World War are not at present serving in the: military or naval service are wearing the uniform, the post went on record.-as opposing the wearing of the United States uniform except by ex-service or eervice men. A reso- lution-to this effect” will be sent to nattonal headquarters. Darcy McGhee was appointed as chairman of a baseball committee to arrange games locally for .a pick-up Legiop team, he already having an- nounced that a team has been start- ed especially to play the Naval base ball team. The local post will not have charge of thie Fourth of July celebration this year, feeling that it would be well for some other organization to handle it, since the Legion had charge last year. It will, however, co-operate with any organization or committee in charge. ' (By United Press) ., New York, May 27.—-Bitterness on ‘both sides will be more intense than ever when the Stillman divorce hearings are resumed Wednesday, ac- cording to developments today. James Stillman said he feels that he has made every reasonable effort to compromise and since his wife refus- ed the terms 'he is now determined to 'proceed at all costs. Mry. Stillman on the other ‘hand was said by her friends to be equally anxious tto resume legal hostilities. She will welcome the opportunity to produce some of the evidence sup- porting her counter charges, none of which has yet been prepared BEMIDJI COUNTRY CLUB HAS FLAG TOURNAMENT Annual Flag Tournament on Card for Memorial Day at Golf Course ' The annual flag tournament of the Bemidjt Country club is on the card for Memorial Day, May 30. Play will start at 8 o'clock in the forenoon and will ‘ontinue all day. It will be open for women as well as men players. | Handicaps will be used, and the one lwho succeeds in planting his or her flag farthest from No. 1 hole with the aid of. the handicap will be declared the winner. Prizes will be given the ones-finishing first and second. Full particulars as to the play can be had from Mr. Crummy or L J. Cool of the tournament committee. A big field is hoped for. As an added inducement for everyone to turn out, F. S. Lycan has offered a special prize of one dozen golf balls for the player who carries his flag beyond No. 5 green, second round. A driving, approaching and putting| - contest ‘will be held Sunday after- noon at 2 o’clock. Prizes will be of- fered for those scoring the highest Ytwo points in all events. It is desired that the complete membership of the club enter for all events since every player will have an equal chance to finish first. . With - the ‘season one month gone and the course rounding into first- class shape, active competition for the many events scheduled for this summer will soon start in earnest. New handicaps = for the following month will soon be posted. Some of the players are evidently striving for the ‘enviable” position of heading the list- at scratch through failure to turn in cards or to finish a round after once starteéd and turning in card prop- erly signed.. The committee states that it-must have all scores posted on the.board and cards signed, dated and turned in. > Handicap -Committee. Tournamer¢ Committee. IPROPERTIESOF Tam—— SEIZED TODAY| Alien Property Custodian Makes Seizure Under Di- rection of Harding DETAILED REPORT OF HOLDINGS DEMANDED o e Banks Ordered to Sequester /" Bergdoll Deposits; Five — Banks Are Affected '{By United Press) : Philadelphia, Pa., May 27.---The entire property of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, draft dodger, was selzed by ‘the United States government here today. Thomas W. Miller, alien prop- erfty custodian of the United States, arrived in Philadelphia and made the eeizure by the direction of Presideént Harding and under the authority of the “trading with the enemy” act :Colonel Miller arrived in Philadel- iphia from Chicago and was met by Vincent A.’Carroll, his personal at- torney. Millen apd Carroll then got in touch with-the United States at- torney aud the United States marshal who had ‘previously received instruc- tions from the alttorney general as to the contemplated- action by the gov- ernment. S ‘Mrs. Emma’ C. Bergdoll who recent- ly testified before the house commit- tee investigating the escape of her son and testified that she held a pow- ef of attorney for him was sent for by the United 'States marshal and was examinéd by the Colonel and Major Carroll as to'her holdings. . A Mrs. Bergdoll was immediately served with a demand for a detailed report of all' the holdings of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll and was notified ‘that all of the estate of Grover in Philadelphia which includes the “Bergdoll castle” would be taken over ‘by the alien property custodian and would be administered by that office. Miiler;and Carroll then went to the several:banks where Bergdoll’s funds AT ed and eerved several de- N on.the presidents of those in- stitutions, when it was learned at the banks that funds belonging to Grover were deposited in the name of Emma C..Bergdoll. The presidents of the in- stitutione were directed to sequester alf deposits in Mrs. Bergdoll's name until the interest of Grover Bergdoll in the deposits can be extended. Five banks were affected. An additional statement on the slacker’s holding in the Bergdoll Brewing company’s plant was also made by Miller. TRACTOR DEMUNSTRATION WILL BE HELD AT FARGO A -Northwest "tractor demonstra- tioh will be held at Fargo June 28, 29, 30. -There will be a unique de- monstration at this time of the work of..horsés~ versus tractors. it has beén arranget ihat work shall be dorie af.the demonstration beth by tractors and Horses eo that a com- parizori may be made as to the rela- tive merits of each. Practically all makes -of tractors will be demon- gtrated. A number of farm journals are, 'interested in the demonstration and are co-operating to make the demionstration a great success. L. L. COLLINS. Lieut Governor of Minnesota, who touched off the blast that cleared an acre of land on the Thomas Porte farm' this' noon, and another at Blackduck this afternoon. He will also officially dedicate Bemidji’'s new armory at 8 o'clock this evening. GIRLS TO SELL POPPIES FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEAR High school girle will sell artifi- cfal poppies, the official flower of the Amercan Legion, Saturday at 10 cents each for wear on Memorial Day. The proceeds from the sale of these red poppies will go to a general wel- fare fund for the disabled and sick ex-service men of this community to bring aid and cheer to their hearts in hours of need. Poppies will be on sale in each of the theater lobbies Saturday evening, and every effort will be made to see that everyone has am opportunity to ipurchase them. These poppies have been made by the Women's Auxiliary of the Ralph Gracie post of the Am- erican Legion, > In Minneapolis, poppies made by orphans in France are now being sold, and the proceeds will be return- ed to them in a special fund for their assistance. The sale of poppies for Memorial Day wear is being conduct- ed in nearly every town and city in the United States this year. Local purchasers are asked to wear these poppies to church Sunday as well as wear them on Memorial Day. LOCAL KIWANIS CLUB Bemidjl“Kiwaniafis Weld an inter- esting session Thursday noon at. the Elks’ ¢lub rooms, the' program for the meeting being in charge of the physicians and surgeons. Mise Esth- er Young gave thre short readings BE DEDICATED THIS EVENING Lieutenant-Governor Collins and Party Will Formally Open New Building INFORMAL DANCING FOLLOWS DEDICATION Governor Preus Expresses His Regrets at Not Being Able to Attend Function . Bemidji’s new armory, erected for the naval militia and naval reserve force and National Guard units of the city, will be formally dedicated this evening at 8 o’clock by Lieutenant- Governor Louis L. Collins and his party. Appropriate ceremonies will be held for approximately an hour, following which an informal dancing party will be enjoyed until midnight. This city now boasts of one of the most, complete and modern institu- tions of the kind in this section of the state, and the formal opening to- night will make the beginning of a series of social and military activities to be held by the local military units. The contract for its construction was let last fall and work was rushed as fast as possible by Edward Jack- son & Son, contractors. Plumbing and heating equipment ‘was installed by the Bemidji Sanitary Engineering company, and the wiring was done by the Naylor Electric company. Roof- ing work was done by the Sievert Roofing company, all of these being local concerns. The laying of a hard maple floor and interior finishings practically completed the construction recently, although the structure has not yet been turned over by the contractors. A nine-piece orchestra has been engaged to furnish the music for the dance tonight and one of the most en- joyable social affairs of the season is assured. The Juvenile band is sched- uled to play during the dedication ceremonies. B Tigkets for the dance are on sale at $¥.50 Tfor members or former mem- bers of either military unit, $2.50 for the public in general, while the business men are purchasing tickets for $5. Governor J. A. O. Preus, in a tele- gram to Earle A. Barker, president of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce which were very appropriate for the meeting and were very well received. Miss Ragnhild Moe gave a piano solo which met with hearty approval. Dr. D JF. McCann sang a number of se- lections, each well received. Miss Moe acted as accompanist for both Miss Young and Dr. McCann. Newspaper publishers, editors and advertising tmen will have charge of the meeting next week. H. Z. Mit- chell is chairman of ‘the committee to arrange the program. An interest- ing session is planned. A silver col- lection was taken to assist in; the re- lef of the starving Chinese. RUSTAD IS FAVORED AS U. S. MARSHALL IN MINNESOTA (By United Press) Washington, May 27.---The senate judiciary committee today reported favorably the nomination of Edward Rustad as United States marshal for Minnesota. ‘Jas follows: association, states his regrets at not being able to be present at the dem- onstrations and the armory opening “Sincerest regreis over my inability to be present at the dedication of the Armory Friday night. Illness in my family prevents this state function. I had hope, ex- pected and intended to be with you.” FUNERAL SERVICES FOR DUNLAP CHILD TODAY The funeral services for the three months’ old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dunlap, who passed away Thursday at noon, after an illness of only two days of gastritis, was held this after- noon at the home in Fifth ward. Rev. L. J. Jerdee had charge of the ser- vices and M. E. Ibertson was the fu- neral director. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Dunlap, parents of Ray Dunlap, of White Bear lake, came to Bemidji to be present at the services. JUNIOR-SENIOR PROM WILL BE HELD JUNE 8 Arrangements Going Ahead Rapidly for Biggest Social Event of School Year Arrangements are going forward rapidly for the high school junior prom, the biggest social event of the school year, to be held at the new amgory the evening of Wednesday, June 8. Various committees appointed re- cently by Miss Elsie Blackburn, pre- sident of the junior class, to work out the details and features of the func- tlon have been hard at work and al- ready numerous committee meetings have been held. No time and ef- fort on the part of those who have event in charge is being spared and from indications the function this year promises to surpass any of the previous proms. Announcement has been made that the music committee has secured Dot Van's orchestra of five pieces to fur- nish, music for the dancing, which it is planned will start early and con- tinue until midnight. A grand march is to be one of the features of the event, it was also stated by the pro- gram committee chairman. Over one hundred and fifty invita- tions will be sent out the last of this month, the invitition committee chairman announced. The names of the members of the various committees as appointed by ‘Miss Elsie Blackburn, president of the junior class, follows: Decoration committee---Catnerine Bagley, chair- man, Alice Dean, John Harris, Rol- an Letford, Myrtle Kolbe, Dorothy Steldly Mabel Welch, Leslie Raco, Armond Tharaldson, Pearl Rafferty, Hazel Conditt, Arthur Erie, Dorothy Hannah, John Henry, Sanford Hur- locker, Melvin Longerak, Ralph Rich- ardson, Hazel Slough, Ruby Morse; Refreshment committee —Alfred Steyens, chairman, Mabel Tanner, Alice Schroeder, Gladys Hannah, Pascha Goldberg, Florence Minnick, Lucile Van Dervorte, Elgie Rice, Har- ry Hodgdon, Roy Webster, Lenard Rafferty; Program committee---Der lores Barnell, chairman, Lela Jones, Perry Hulett, Gordon Smith, Richard Cota, Jennie Cohen, Victor Jahr; Re- ception committee—Elsie Blackburn, chairman, Marguerite Donovan, Gladys Hoar, Catherine Bagley, Mar- garet McDougal, Alice Cameron; In- vitation committee: Alice Cameron, chairman, Margarite Donovan, Wil- lard Jameson, Edla Rudy; Class su- pervisor, Miss Hsther Young. RICKENBACKER’S PLANE SMASHED IN LANDING (By United Press) Cheyenne, Wyoming, May 27.--— Captain Eddie Rickenbacker flying to Washington, D. C., from Redwood City, Cal,, left here af 6 a. m. today in an air maflship ploted by C. E. Pickup. Rickenbacker wlill travel as a pas- genger as far as Omaha where he ex- pects to take Pickup's machine to ‘Washington. The plane carried mail for the east. Rickenbacker's planc was badly smashed when he made a bad landing here last night. Ile was uninjured. BUYERS’ COAL STRIKE THREATENING FAMINE Chicago Loan Banks Encourage Purchase of Coal at Rates Existing at Present L | been,” Casey declared. (By United Preas) Chicago, May 27. — A buyers’ strike, now prevalent is precipitating the country into a coal famine similar to that of last year, according to Amedee J. Casey, editor of a coal magazine, here today. So serious is the condition, that Ckicago loan banks are devising sys- tems of loaning money to consumers in an effort to encourage purchase of coal at the reasonable rates said to be existing at this time. Unless coal is purchased now, Casey said, an inevi- table famine will take place during the fall and winter. The railroads now are in a position to handle coal shipments, he added. In the fall and winter months, shipments from the mine will be more infrequent because of the lack of coal at the mines, shut down due to the lack of demand. “The possibilities of trouble are greater this year than they ever have “The mines are capable of storing a small amount of coal. But this amount will not be sufficient to meet the needs during the cold spell.” Coal production since the first of the year has been 115,258,000 tons compared with 153,663,000 last year, Casey said. This is due to the lack of demand. “I do not see anything now that can avert a serious shortage of coal next winter unless the conusmer wakes up to the appeal of the opera- tors to buy now, so as to keep the mines in operation,” Casey conclud- ed. “Those who have heeded the repeated warnings and have obtained their winter’s supply of coal have ev- ery reason to congratulate themselves when the cold weather ¢omes.” o il it bt b= SENIOR CLASS PLAY ACLEVER FARCE COMEDY “The Clever Crook” Warrants Its Name, According to Advance Synopsis PLAY TO BE GIVEN AT GRAND THEATRE JUNE 2 Cast Practices Regularly and Success of Production Is Now a Certainty A clever farce comedy Is assured when the senior class of the Bemidjt high school presents its class play at the Grand\ theatar, afternoon and evening, on Thursday, June 2, under the direction of Miss Esther Young, instructor of Fnglish. The cast is putting in hours of practice every day and the success of the produc- tion is now assured. Tlho title of the play is ““The Clever Crook” and judg- ing from the synopsis which follows, the hame was well selected. “On the eve of the wedding of an absent-minded man's daughter to a youth who is troubled with fits of klaptomania, a new lady's maid 1s in- troduced into the house. The best man knows the groom is suhject to taking things that do not belong to him, unconsciously. The wife knows her husband has the same fault, and ‘both are trying to keep the “‘secret” a secret. To add to the excitement, the lady’s maid happens to be advance agent for a thief, the man she is to marry. He arrives after she has look- ed over the place, and together they lay ingenious plans for relieving the house of heavy burdens of wedding presents. “Doogan finds it easy going. The young kleptomaniac believes Doogan to be the detective he has sent for, and accuses him of having removed thd valuables that are already begin- ning to disappear. The absent-mind- ed parent hands Doogan his money and asks him to keep it for him. The other members of the family hasten to conflde to him the whereabouts of their valuables. Just as the two thieves have gotten about everything there is in the house im the way of valuables and are ready 'to make their escape, there enters an earnest capitalist, who demands certain stocks which he has gtven ta the ab- sent-minded parent as collateral for a loan he is now ready to pay. The stocks can’t be found. The capital- ists money disappears and threaten- ing punishment for everybody, he goes, but in search of a warrant, The officer enter with the warrant, and the warrant is stolen and carefully deposited in the absent-minded one’s pocket. “Then follows the most exciting and laughable scene in the play, In which the officer, waiting for anoth- er.warrant to appear, holds the whole household in durance while the thieves arel trying to escape. The kleptomaniac 1s tryng to ovade the consequences of his innocent repre- dations, and the wife is trying to find out whaf the absent minded one has concealed about his person. The money 18 eventually found in the possession of the minister; the thieves hold up the whole party at the point of the pistol ,and, to con- clude, the absent-minded parent re- ctners with all the booty, which he, single handed, has recovered.” The cast of characters is as fol- lows: “Joan Carr,” Elsie Shannon; “Migs Alice Carr,” Dorothy Wilson; “Mrs. Carr,” Bessie Knox; “Caroline Carr,” Thelma Bowers; “Mh.dge Carr,” Ruby Leet; “Nell, the maid,” Grace MeLaughlin; “News Reporter,” Ragnhild Moe; “Mrs. Jamison, deal- er in stocks and 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; *Poice Ofticer 0'Malley,” Rov Stapleton; “Clancy,” Morris Opsahl; *O'Brien,” Rupert Stechman; “Casey,” Waltet Higbe, and “Chauffeur,” Rupert Stechman. The play is under the direction of Miss Esther Young, 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, PORKERS REACH LOWEST POINT IN FIVE YEARS (By United Pre{)sg Chicago, May 27.---Flooding of live stock markets over the country with light and middie weight hogs today caused the price of porkers to be the lowest point since 1916, . After a Wweek of heavy declines, hogs were slashed from 25 to 40 cents a hundred pounds in the market to- day. Farmers are stocked up with supplies of corn. They were unable to unload and feed the surplus to hogs and rushed them to market. Re- ports from the yards here today showed that hog receipts increased 110,000 over the corgesponding tome for last week. The grade of hogs were very heavy, it was reported to~ day. The huge influx is about spent, market men said,