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

DAILY PIONE e, Minnesota Weather: Partly clou- dy in west, probably showers in tonight and Wednesday. Not Ix change in temperature, VOLUME XIX. NO. 42 BEMIDJI, MINN., TUFSDA* EVENING, JUNE 7, 1921 HEAR Seniors to Bé Horor Guests at Large Ammaflem Long Prairié: Merchunt's Ideas for Bigger Business o ¥ NEXT-MARKET DAY HERE . WILL BE HELD JUNE 22 Maschant. Attributes Success to Advertising- Service and Go-operation Nearly 100 merchants and their employees atténded the banquet and iprogram Monday evening in the asso- ciation rooms, It was by far the neeting hekf by local merch- ants since startiug the recent cam- paign 1o merchandising. - An megting was trangacted. ‘A male quartetté consisting of Ray Hannah, E.'D. Boyce, N B. Given and John- son rendered. selectjons during the evening. ¥ N <5 It was unanimously decided by the merchants to hold the pext market day on Wednesday, June 22, similar to the one held last- month. The meeting also. went, on record as fav- oring a Fourth of July cewvbration in_Bemidji. The speaker of the evening, H. E. Hart ‘of . Long . Prairie, was introy- * duced by Chefirman Carlson; and in.a clear, . sysis rt?e manner.. explained ithe outstanding' features of success- ful merchandising' as adopted by- his business. - To the hearer, it appeared were put over by careful, intelligent and intensive advertising. ‘Mr. Hart stated: .that .in his ex- fperienca the thing that was of most dmportance in his business was the element ' of enthusiasm. He con- outlining - his. ‘method of combat againbt: H e whick wds icarried on .in his town. described the game of ‘“‘cataloguitis™ and how! it could be played. He ad- wvised it merchants to be able at all | 4100 5 1ater $50 but the farmer declined the proffered bargainl. 1 later reported the matter to “t'lie Po- lice in_Bemyidji .and about the same time the car of Louis Strowbridge -disappeared:. Catholc church in. Bemidji. Mr. ed | Strowbridge being Um the church at ‘the time. times to meet catalog competition by the demonstrafiion method. Compar- ative demonstrations of actual cata- lgg merchandigse with his own de- pendable merchandse proved to be a very efficient way ,to combat Rkhe catalog business, he said. For the merchant, who follow. the many- features he presented, there would seem to be little chance of failure. His business has been on the increase each year, whiile he presented figures to show that.the volume of trade through . catalog buying was decreasing during-.the eame time in his terrtory. He strongly advocated such specal features @s ‘“‘settlers’ week,” ‘“‘old customers’ week,” and “county fair week,” etc. He stated that in all his departments he kept. a special price on at least one artitle all the 'time. The success attained. in his busness might be ascribed to three features, adventising, = co-operation between employees and employers, and ser- vice. 2 POTATO WAREHOUSE MEET POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE 18 The meeting ‘of all. persons inter- ested in the 'proposed erection of a potato warehouse at Bemidji which was gcheduled to e held at ‘the rooms of the Civi¢ and Commerce as- |- sodiation on Saturday, June.11, has been postponed to Saturday, June 18, on account of the annual meeting of the potato warehouse association which will be held at the association rooms at that time, STATE CREAMERY INTERESTS MEET AT ST. PAUL TODAY (By Unitzd- Press) St. Paul, June 7.---Creamery - in- terests in the state today were try- ing to combine their forces to find a greater market for their produc- tion. . Hugh J. Hughes, state direct- or of markets, called a conference of nearly 700 representatives of co-op- erailive and other creamery associa- itions today to discuss the situation. ‘A general siles agency to handle most of the dairy products of the state, is the plan. e | TO HAVE SUMMER SCHOOL Summer school instruction in the rudiments of. Christianity will begin Monday, June 13, at 9 a. m. in the basement of the First Lutheran church, Eighth street and Minnesota avenue. All ihterested in having the young péople_instructed in the fun- damentals of the Christian religion are urged.to 8end their childre: 3 There will ‘be classes, in English and Norwegitn during thé six weeks which the school will be held. An ex- perienced teacher, Miss Emma Gul- lixson, will t provided as it tay be required, stated Rev. Li J. Jerdee, in charge. the méw armory will be the scene of a very pretty affair, when juniors, Senfors and faculty of Bemidji high school gather for the annual junior prom. \ i guests at this function which will ‘mark the close of social activities at the ‘high ‘school and from. all intdica- tions they are to be very pleasantly entertained, as no time and effort has been spared by the juniors to make this affzlir a successful one, Be- sides just being a junior prom, the event this year will serve also as an appropriate one for farewells, coming as ‘it does at the very end of the school iyear. police were notified by the Little- as if he built up his entire business | fork police that a Ford car had been around advertiring and all special [ stolen from a garage in that town features, of whatever .nature, finally | 5 o0 hoaded toward Bemidji. Liat- er lin the day the police found that a car of similar 'deschiption had ,been left stranded on the Jefferson high- way, south 'of Bemidji near the Hub- ‘bard county line. unsuccessfully He fully | ¢ anded car to a farmer mear the placa they had comé to grief. Cities and word has been sent out to of .Enderlin, N. D., a graduate of Miss Wood’s Kindergarten school at AL JUNIOR PROM Function, Marking Close of Social Activities On' Wédnesday evening, June 8, ‘The seniors are to be the honor ..Final arrangements were complet- ed the past week-and it remains now only,to.carry the plans as formulated whig decoration of the armory some .time will be completed with the . Baskets of fresh flowers class hues will be carried out.. - .~ Dancing is to be the main/ diver- sion. start at 8:30 will :be led by Miss Bisie Blackburn,. president of ‘junjor class, escorted by Francis.Roy Stapleton of the senior class. Frappe 1is to be served. Dot Van's orchestra will furnish the music for the Prom, starting promptly at tinuing until midnight. /A grand march which will the 0. and con- ISINC Early Sunday morning Bemidji 0 The occupants of the stolen car had run into misfortune, and had arrang- ed withia farn to town, mer to bring them back ng him a spare tire for 3. The thieves had tried’ ‘to sell’ their The car was at first offered for He from in front of the The same men are believed to have taken the Strowbridge car who stole the car at, Littlefork. the description of Mr. Strowbridge'’s was seen in the afternoon near the Itasca State park on the Jefferson highway. men whose descniptloty tallied closely with the two +who had left the stranded car, near Bemidji early Sun- day morning. The car was going at high speed at the timel it was met near -the park. A car bearing It was occupied by two 1t 18 thought the thieves were headed for the Twin the men Jif found. pprehend MAY.CONDUCT SUMMER KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL thnpitentj Kindergarten In- sty ctor: Offets Six-Week - - Course for Youngsters ———— )?rovlded. that at least 20 pupils can be secured, Miss Adelaide Wilson ‘Minneapolis, who is how visiting at the home of Mrs. Hallan L. Huffman, will open & summer . kindergarten ‘| sehool here eariy next week. . Miss Wilson has consuited mem- bers of the school board and Supenin- tendent R. O. Bagby and the plan has been endorsed by them. A number of mothers have algo béen consulted and several have expressed enthus- ijasm ‘wiith the project. ‘Children, boys and girls, between the ages of four and eix years, are to have the benefit of this special summer school. Permisgion has beefl granted Miss Wilson to use the Central school building for her classeés. The course will extend over a pe- riod of six weeks and will include outdoor work, games, folk dances, singing and supervised play. The fee asked: is $10 for the dix-week term, provided, of course, that at least 20 pupils attend. The forenoon session would begin at 9 o’clock and continue until 11:- 15. If enough pupils are secured, an afternoon: session will be given also from 1:30 to 3:15, thfs being a sep- arate class of children receiving the) same instruction as the forenoon _All parents interested in the pro- ject are urged to communicate with Miss Wilson at omce at the H. L. Huffman residence, telephone 358-J, h. Other help will be |since sha desires to make up the en- rollment at once (if the school is to be started. { WOMEN VOTERS’ LEAGUE - ‘that Mrs. H. C. Baer had accom: 17 A ldrge crowd visited the bazaar ‘The class In civies, taught by Miss Mabel Wager, held its last. meetin, Monday evening in the Library build- ing, and it was well attended.’ Mrs, Joe McTaggart gave a paper on “Ter- ritory, Franchise and Public Utilities of Bemidji Under the Charter.” This paper proved very interesting to the class. Mrs. McTaggart was well in- formed upon her subject and was able to answer a number of questions agk- ed by’the class. A paper was given on “Bemidji City Government,” by Mrs. H. E. Reynolds; one on ‘“Com- mission Form of Government,” by Mrs. J. T. Tuomy, and “Manager Form of Government,” by Mrs. F. S. Arnoid. A business session of the League of Womén Voters followed the class in civics, and a report of the last year's work was given by Mrs. J. T. Tuomy, secretary of the League of Women Vocers, after which the fol- lowing officers were elected for the ensuing yeal Miss Mabel . Wager, chairman of the league;-Mrs, J. T. Tuomy, secretary, and Mrs. J. Essler, treasurer. The ledgue expressed its appreciation of the satisfactory work Leo K. Jackvay, leader of' troop No. 4 of the Boy Scouts of Nymore, reports that he has his troop well or- ganized and is now ready to staxt on the various activities which he has laid out for them for the future. At their last meeting in the Lincoln school on Wednesday troop officers were - elected. A troop treasurer, troop secretary, four patrol leaders and assistant patrol leaders were se- lected. Mr. Jackway suggested to the scouts of his troop that they have their fathers tell them their boyhood experiences and then contrast the present opportunities of boys to de- velop physical fitnéss and good citi- zenship. The next meeting of troop No. 4 will be held in Lincoln school Mon- day, June 13, and an invitation is extended to all parents, who wish to see the work of the scouts, to visit them at the meeting. Mr. Jackway especially requests that every parent be present when his boy takes the ten- defroot examination, the date of which will be given later. A report will be given next week of the boys who belong to troop 4 or the Pershing troop. MENNONITE PROPERTY BOUGHT BY SYNDICATE (By United Press) ‘Winnipeg, Man., June 7.---The lands of the Mennonites in northern Saskatchewan have been purchased by a syndicate of United States cap- italists. The aggregate area com- jprises approximately 106,000 acres lying to the west of the town of Swift Current. The movement of,| families compromised in this colony who sold out their holdings is be- tween 450 and 500. They have sold all of thelir mater- ial possessions as well as their lands. Their crops, their stock and farm machinery of every description, their house and barns and 15 villages, their kitchen gardens and poultry, even furniture and domestic pets, ev- erything is included in this land sale. ‘The price paid by the syndicate is said to be somewhere around $5,000,- 000. J.J. Logan of Tampa, Florida, annoypnced the sale, OF SMITH FACE TRIAL (By United Press) Eau Claire, Wis., June 7.---THe federal grand jury for the western district of Wisconsin was to con- vene here today. Among the import- ant cases to he presented to the grand jury is that of Anto and Belle ‘Vidmar of Ashland, Wiis., accused of recelving property stolen from the mails. . Delbert Smith, is now serving a sentence in Fort Leavenworth prison after his convictlion on a charge of stealing nearly $60,000 from a Nor- thern Pacific mail car near St. Cloud, Minn., last February. Smith was captured in Salt Lake City. A charge of murder is pending against him in Minneapolis district court. He is alleged to have fatally shot Z. H. Strong, malil clerk, on the hold up. Anto Vidmar was arrested in Ash- land following discovery of some of the money loot in his home. Belle Videmar, an alléged accomplice, was arrested in Minneapo¥ils. Three oth- er women also were tried on charges of receiving some of the loot and convicted. Pleasant Valley Meets at Carl Jones Farm ROAD PROBLEM PRESENTS TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION Land Clearing and Marketing Problems Also Discussed By Able Speakers Saturday was a real day for a pic- nic and up near the “Lone Pine” be- tween Island Lake and Nebish they celebrated a real ppicnic on this beau- tiful day. ‘The spot selected by the members of the Wide-Awake Farmers’ club of Pleasant Valley was on the farm of plished the past year as chairman of the league, but Mrs. Baer declined to continue in that position for another year. {|Carl Jones, who with his bride re- FIRST-SOIL SURVEY IN- - -~ BELTRAMI COUNTY SOON e e "5 s fovatorsbont e 7 miles west of Nebish and just at the ited Pi corner of the - Lone Pine Tree” St. Pau(IByJ:nl; 7 ";;) first soi] | Where the new north and south road survey authorized by the last legis- sfik"s’ the old e:'fit and. west gra‘de lature will be made in ~Beltrami [30d from where the county commis- county soon. ‘The board created by sioners intend to continue the road the législatire to make the soil sur- (1OTth to the Red Lake Reservation vey ithroughout the state decided- to line. complete the survey of Beltrami Just why Carl selected this roman- county first so as to determine the tic spot no one seems to know, but, cost. J i now that 4t’s his, everybody seems The survey whll be made in’ six ‘to wonder why someone else had not townships south of Kelliher and east |seen its beauties before. Mr. Jones of Bemidji. The legislature appro- has a big job ghead of him: in order priated $10,000 for soil survey dur-|to develop a first, class farm. But ing th» next two years and a 1ike to a young chap who is full of “pep sum willl be furnished by the feder- |and ginger” no task is too big. The al government. job id one of land clearing and on MIKE GIBBONS KNOCKS OUT - it are some fin€ big whiite and Nor- way pine stumps as well as a_good SAILOR WELDEN IN SECOND Syracuse, N. Y., July 7.—Mike supply of excellent hardwood. When once the wood is cleared away, Carl will have some of the finest soil in Gibrons, s, _Patl . middleweight, | oy Crid:to clitrate knocked out Sailor Welden of Syra- cuse in the second round of a sched- uled 15-ronnd bout here last night. 3 ¢ He has erected a temporary cot- tage on the place and has laid the foundation for a fine ~new home, which he will build of logs. It will be a winner when, completed. So ‘much for the picnic spot and the host. Yet it would not be complete without saying a word about Mrs. Carl Jones. She was Miss Marjorie Knox before her marriage and where she found so much room in that lit- tle cottage to prepare all the eatables for several hundred people is some- thing no one has been able to fa- thom. “Dhose business men who attended the picuic discovered -the secret of keeping the men at work on the farm, when they partook of the feast prepared by the women, and Mrs. Jones was one of them. It was a rare treat to even those who boast of having the best kind of cooks at ‘home, Some two hundred farmers and thdir families gathered to spend the day in discussing problems and rub- bing elbows for the purpose of be- coming better acquiinted. Right after the noon-day feast they ‘‘got Rich quick,” who snapped several ro- tary photographs of the gathering and several straight-from-the-shoul- der views of the cooks, the iprides of ithe community. The business session of the club and the program was presided over by the president of the club, Mrs. Dickens. She gave the members and (Continued on Page 6) NORBECK AT BAZAAR A wrestling match between Joe Norbeck, who fis in Bemlidji as a fea- ture of the Moose bazaar, and L. C. Curtis, Bemidji’s renowned mat art- ist has been arranged for Wednes- day evening, at 8 o’clock. The match will be held in the tent on the ba- zaar grounds which has been erect- ed for these contests. Norbeck is to have a fifteen-minute handicap. ‘A summons was sent out last night for Peta Bdd to face Norbeck but he couldn’t be found. It lis reported that Pete will be on hand without fail tomorrow night if not earlier. His many backers) feel confident that with his facing Norbeck on the mat a real tusgle will be seen by the fans, The bazaar opened last night with a eplendid duill exhibition by .the drill teams of the Moose lodge and Women of Mooseheart Legon on the streetd of the business district., and, considering the threatening na- ture of the weather, there was splen- did enthusiasm. The bazaar will be in full ewiing tonight and another exhibition drill will be given at 7:80. ——— e —— " el Y SCOUTS OF NYMORE [LAND C PROGRESSIN THEIR WORK| MAY BE USED THIS YEAR State Immigration Commission- er Calls Conference of Per- sons Interested in Project A conference of persons interested in the land clearing problems, has been called for Juna 15 by Oscar H. Smith, dtate immigration! commis- sioner, at whilch, time it is expected to formulate plans whéreby land clearing work in Northern Minneso- to may be materially facilitated. The meeting will be held in the office of the commisdioner, and is open to the general public. It is the plan of the department to arrange for the use of a land clear- ing train, similar to that used a year ago, equipped with all land clear- ing implements and in charge of ex- perts. This train, according to ten- tative arrangements, would be put in operation during September and October, and demonstrations would be given in localities where the greatest benefits are obtainable. Mr. Smith says he considers the problem of clearing stumps from the cut-over lands of Minnesota one of the most difticult problems with which the farmers have to contend and it has retarded the growth and settlement of the country in the nor- thern part of the state., The result of the land clearing train of last year was to greatly stimulate land clearing. More land was cleared last year than in the Previous five years. There are in Minnesota at least 10,000,000 acres of cut-pver land suitable for agricul- tural purposes and when this land is cleared the annual agricultural pro- duction, will be increased by at least $250,000,000. HUNDRED BOY SCOUTS G0 INTO CAMP MONDAY It has been definitely decided by the Boy Scouts to go into camp next Monday, June 13. A number of scouts will go to the camping grounds Saturday, June 11, for the purpose of pitching tents and getting the site in shape for the camp. Those of the scouts who are going to International Falls with the Juven- ile band, will come into Bemidji in time to go with the band and will re- turn to camp Thursday morning af- ter coming back from TInternational Falls and will remain. in camp until the Saturday following.™ Those boys who are not in camp for the full week, will not be requir- ed to pay the full $4 for commissary, but will be asked to pay'proportion- ately for the time they are in camp. Details will be announced, later as to the location of the camp, the exact time for leaving, the articles the scouts will be required to take along with them, such as blankets, addition- al clothing, toilet articles, etc. It is expected that about 100 scouts will take part in the camp from June 13 to 18. MISKE-BRENNAN FIGHT POSTPONED TO WEDNESDAY According to telephone communi- cation received here this noon, the fight between Billy Miske and Bill Brennan, scheduled for last night at St. Paul, has been postponed until Wednesday night. As thé fight is to be held in the Association ball park, rain prevented the showing Monday night. HUNDRED SINN FEINERS CAPTURED IN BIG DRIVE Military Movement Is One of First Under New Policy of Military Pressure (By United Press) Cork, Ireland, June 7.—One hun- dred Sinn Feiners were captured to- day in & great military movement in ‘which all classes of equipment includ- ing airplanes were used. Three Sinn Feiners were killed and 12 wounded. Military casualties were slight. The military movement was one of the first attempted since the govern- ment announced its new policy of in- creasing military pressure in southern Ireland. Large bodies of troops had been brought to Cork county to par- ticipate in the manecuver which cov- ered a wide stretch of country. The center of the engagement was the Mills estate area, the scene of nu- merous ambushes. Airplanes on scout duty swooped close to the earth. When bands of rebels were found they flew back over their own lines with information of the fleeing bands. The Sinn Fein fought back at first but as the lines became tighter they came out from cover to surrender. Many were dismissed after a hurried examination. The prisoners were taken to the camps for court where a more extensive examination will be undertaken. SCHOOL BOARD TO HOLD REGULAR MEET TONIGHT The school board of the public schools of the city will meet at the Central school building in regular ses- sion this evening at 7:30 o’clock. Several matters of importance are to be taken up at this time, including discussion of the plans for the new high school building. 3 Al 55c PER MONTH THLISTIN FLOOD GROWING SLOWLY TODAY Scores of Dead Bodies Given Up By Turbulent Stream; Exact Number Unknown CONDITIONS IN PUEBLO ARE GREATLY IMPROVED Plans for Erecting Big Camp for Concentration of the Homeless Under Way (By Unlted Press) Pucblo, Colo., June 7.—(By Sam Freed) —The total of lmown( dind in the Arkansas valley flood grew slowly today as scores were given, up by the turbulent stream, while Pueblo, with 85 victims in the morgue rapidly re- covered from the effects of Friday's cloudburst. Murder was added to the city's disaster. At midnight Mon- dga)_r, when H. E. Withers, prominent citizen, whose iron and fuel plant was wiped out by flood, was killed while riding with his son in a touring car. The little town of Baxter, six miles from Pueblo, reported a death toll copparable with this city. The Ken- dail household of nine persons perish- ed, and other families are reported missing. The Kendall’s did not heed the warning to flee. The recovery of four bodies here, including that of Dr. E. R. Cary, brought out fear that some bodies were carried down the stream. Cary and John Still were cast up by the river in the town of Booneville, 20 miles down the stream. Three bodies were reported to have been found at Olney Spring, in the river valley. Another is reported found at Vineland, 10 miles down the stream from Pueblo. A’ few bodies were reported to have been sur- rendered by the river at Avondale. Conditions in Pueblo proper, how- ever, are vastly improved today. Dur- ing the night electric light service was restored. * Most of the residential dis- tricts' and the business section now hgve city water. Epidemics and dis- ease seem less likely to break out, but the United States public health service has not decreased its vigi- lance. Scores of health service officers and nurses directed the sanitary sur- vey of the city. Plans for erecting a concentration camp for the homeless went forward taday. Arrival of sup- plies for the camp was awaited by military, authorities. The clean-out drive in the flood area was renewed with greater vigor today. Under a warm, clear sky the mud was rapid- ly drying and made work easier. City officials anxiously awaited the jrecults of their appeals to Washington for federal aid of from $5,000,000 to 20,000,000 for relief and highway and levee repairs in the river valley. J. L. Ficfer, manager of the south- western division of the American Red Cross, was expected to reach here thiis afternoon to take charge of the relief work. (By United Press) Washington, June 7.---One million dollars for the relief of Pueblo, flood sufferers will be appropriated by the resolution in the house dAnd senate today, it was agreed at the White House conference hetween President Harding, Senator Nicholson, Senator Phipps and Representative Hardy. Plans are to rush the resolution thru the ‘committes today. Providions were made for the war department to administer the fund. (By United Pross) Pueblo, Colo., June 7.---Four may be dead and more than 1,000, per- sons stranded in LaJunta, Colo., without water, according to reports brought to Pueblo by W. B. Pape, business man, who surmounted in- numerable flood objects to return to his home. B “At Swink the Arkansag valley railroad was wiped off the map,” said Pape. “Rifteen men who were standing on the bridge watching the flood water come down, were rescued with difficulty. I was told that one woman Mving near Manzatola lost her four childfen. , The ,whole family was washed away in its house but managed to get on the top of the roof. ‘The children) skid off one by one and drowned, I do not know if any hodies were recovered.” L LEONARD HAS NARROW "™ YVICTORY OVER KANSAS (By United Press) 4 New York, June 7.—Benny Leon- ard had a very unchampionship-like victory to his credit today, having barely led Rocky Kansas of Buffalo in 12 rounds in the Harrigon, N. J., base- ball park last night, Kansas had the best of the going up to the 1l1th round. Benny then cut loose and hit the Italian with everything he had, but failed to even slow him up. Leon- ard took some hard punches and his classic features were married. Leon- un{l} weighed 136 pounds and Kansas ' - el i