Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 8, 1921, Page 1

‘The pioneer is the only daily has the largest circulation in &rfilefl: Minnesota, within 100 miles of Bemidji and | MIDJE DAILY VOLUME XIX_NO. 68 BEMIDJI, MINN., FRID. . Vote of 705 Against and 544 for Decides Against Bixby Avenue School Site CITY WILL VOTE ON " IRVINE SITE TUESDAY Annual Election to Fill Two Vacancies on School Board Saturday, July 16 By a vote of 705 against 544 those who voted at the special school elec- tion Thursday turned down the Bixby avenue site proposed for the new high echool building. As a result, the school site situation is in practically the'same condition now asit was afit- er the last special election when.three sites were voted on and no majority was secured. A total vote of 1,255 was cast, sev- eral votes having been thrown out. The majority against the Bixby ave- nue site was 161. Only about half of although the number voting at this election was about 300 more than at the previous election. . The opening of the polls at 3 o'clock in the afternoon solved the problem of crowded polls, since near- ly 500 votes were cast before supper time. The result of the vote was an- nounced about 11 o'clock last might. Another special election s ito be held at the Central school building Tuesday, July 12, when the voters will again have an opportunity to vote for or against the proposed Ir- vine avenue site. The polls will*be open from 3 p. m. Just what course of action will be taken if this site is voted down has not.as yet been an- niounced. - The following Saturday, July 16, the general school election will be held at the Central school building, and two places on the board of edu- cafiion will be filled at that time. Oth- er buginess such, ag pertains to the annual meeting will also be attended to. The polls will be opened at 7 o'clock p. m. Contrary to commion opinion, there are no candidates for places on the schoot board, friends of those whose names have been filed having placed their names as ‘candidates, in several cases even without the knowledge of the person for whom the petition was filed: » There are four. whose names have been entered by their friends for this election, A. L. Molander and Dr. E. H. Smithy present members of the Mboard whose terms expire, and A. P Ritchie and J. L. Elwell. Two of these men will be named to fill the places of those whose terms expire this year. CANADA IS WELCOMING: UNITED STATES EXCLUDES ! (By United Press) Montreal, July 8.---“To Canada the United States Immigration Restric- tion Act must come as a blessing,” said Col. J. S..Dennis of the Canadian Paoific railway, who is a recognized authority on immigration and colon- ization. “Canada today is in much the same position that the United States was in at the beginning of the 19th cen- tury. Its great farm areas need set- tlers to grgw food to feed its grow- ing cities and to_provide traffic for the railways. “Now, on account of restriction in the United States, much.of the immi- gration that was headed to the United States will be diverted to Canada---a type of immigrant that has rarely been available to it before. “Today Canada can get the pick of Europe. There are ‘people wishing to come to the new world who would not dream of coming if Europe were in a cettled state. They are the kind Canada can choose carefully and place on its empty farm lands with a maxi- mum of confidence that they will make good.” COUNTY BOARD TO TALK OVER HIGHWAY MATTERS Thd board of county commission- ers will meot in regular session next Tuesday, and it is expected that at that session some action will be tak- en on the 'Mighway matters which ‘have been . pending for several C. M.-Babcock, commission- er of highways for Minnesota, has made a designation of the Solway- Cass Lake road as a part of the trunk highway system and ‘this may enable the county to find it possible to sell the road bonds it has been endeavor- ing to dispose of. The county beard of equalization will meet July 18, when assessment changes will ‘be considered. The resignation of George W. Campbell, as member of the I.m?; wi Julia Sanatorium - commission, necessitate the appointment of an- other commiszioner. This will prob- al gunty commissioners next week. [LEGION STAGES FINE SITE LOSES BY o 1o ARROW MARGIN the voters of the city cast a ballot, |, 1y ‘be donme at the meeting of the]4,935 ton ves PROGRAM AT TENSTRIKE Persons Attend Big Open Meeting at Tenstrike Thursday ' Evening As the result of a"vis* it 25 members of the ™ “fl““.,at of the Amerie- Wcnstrike Thursd~ g% least 12 mew memby uded to the Bemidji post W% . a few days. The trip was mauc for the purpose of staging a public meeting in order to iet the public know just what the American Legion is doing, and to secure the ex-. service men in that community as members of the Bemidji post. Tenstrike and the surrounding country turned out big. There were at least 150 persons at the meeting in addition to the representation from Bemidji. John M. Culver, commander of the Bemidji post, opened the meeting aft- er two selections were given by the male quartette, consisting of N. E. Given, Ray Harmah, E. D. Boyce and Johnson. He gave a general outline of the meeting ‘of the organization and the purposes for which it was established. He also gave a reading 'of the poem, “Consoled,” written by himself while in the service. His talk was well received. C. L. Pegelow was then introduced by Culver, and he cited other phases of the Legion’s program for the bene- fit of all ex-service men. The quar- tette then gave a number of selec- tions, leaving the crowd in a happy mood. Following the conclusion of the pprogram, a dance was held by the ex-service men of that community and an enjoyable time was had. The Be- midji representatives did mot remain for the dance, however, but returned to Bemidji about,13 o’clock. POTATO GROWERS MEET "AT MINNEAPOLIS MONDAY Ly \ (By United Press) Minneapolis, July 8.---Potato grow- ers of the northwest- will gather here Monday to discuss marketing condi- tions and organizatiom work. Plans for operating the potato exchange wi }_pe discussed. KIWANIS CLUB T0 GET ITS CHARTER JULY 30 lefiip’fing Made for Large Delegations From Other . Kiwanis Clubs At the meeting of the Kiwanis club held at the Elks’ club rooms T}zursday noon, the committee on charter presentation reported that all arrangements have been made to hold the presentation for the local club on Saturday, July 30, when it id expected that a large number of the outside Kiwanis clubs will send delegations. Among the clubs so far} which have signified their intention to be represented are Fargo, St. Paul, Minneapolis, St. Cloud and Grand Forks, and it ds expected that there will be many others. Thd committee decided on this date so that out of town visitors would not be inconvenienced in get- ting away from their business. In this way the visitors can remain in Bemidji over Sunday. 'C. W. Jewett was chairman of the meeting Thursday, the automobile dealers who are members of the club having had charge of-the program for the day. He introduced Tams Bixby as the “Father of Bemidji,” he having been the original townsite owner. Ie now. makes his home at Muskogee, Okla., but spends his summer vaca- tion at his summer home at Lavinia. Mr: Bixby accepted the title of “Dad” and said that he felt like it gave him the right to talk to the club members as a father. ‘“Most visit- ors,” he said, *“point out the best points of Bemidji.” Then he himsel! took occasion to tell of its faults and offer many fine ideas as to how it should be improved. The attendance prize, a thermos bottle donated by C. W. Jewett, was won by Fred Goughmnour. John M. Culver, who has been sec- retary since the local club was or- ganized, tendered his resignation on account of Being obliged to leave the dity soon on a speaking tour. After that tour is completed he expects to be located permanently in Chicago. H. Z. Mitchell was appointed as his successor. y H. L. Huffman and H. Z. Mitchell were chosen as delegates to represent the local club at the district conven- tion to be held at Red Wing in Au- susty FATE OF MUNSON LINER REMAINS A MYSTERY (By United Press) New York, July $.---The fate of the Munson liner Callao with 60 pas- sengers aboard, unreported after she left Rio de Jamiero for New York on June 30 ,remains a mystery today. Gossip along the water front con- nected the seeming disappearance with the phantom ship sighted off Philadelphia recently Dby another ship of the same line. The Callao, a , was due here Sun- AY EVENING, JULY 8, 1921 PIONE RT Fair to- Continued REP eather. riday. 85¢ PER MONTH HARDING TAKES ACTIVE . PART IN LEGISLATION Abandons Original Policy of “Hands Off;” Congress is “Making Him Tired” (By United Press) - Washington, July 8.---Prestident Harding's patience with congress is about exhausted. He has decided to abandon his original policy of “hands off” in an effort to end what le considers dilatory tactics on Capi- tol Hill which have left the legis- lative program in an almost hopeless confusion. This is thd explanation of Hard- ing’$yvigit to the Capital and his in- distence that congress shelve the sol- diers’ bonus bill angd, get down to work on the taniff and taxation meas- ures for which the special ‘session was called. In adopting leadership tactics used by Roosevelt and Wilson, Harding revehsed his original policy of letting congress run its own af- fairs. He has patiently waited four months without the least showing of executive interference. His ire was aroused by the eager- ness with which congress took up the bonus legislation in face of the pro- tests of Secretary of Treasury Mellon and other great financial experts. Republican senate leaders today were making plans to carry into ef- fect President Harding’s plan as out- lined to them yesterday. Nothing final will be done, however, until the president’s message has been receiv- ed. EXPERT SAYS THAT BOYS ARE Bfifll—MMlGRANTS Winnipeg, Man., July 8.---Boys make the best immigrants, according to T. E. Sedgwick of London who is in canada to find farm homes for boys from English cities. Sedgwick has been engaged in find- ing farm homes for English city ‘boys in the colonies of the British Empire since 1909. As the result of a per- sonal visit to New Zealand, fifty farmers there agreed to take English boys to bring up on their farms. The boys were apprenticed to the farmers for three years. Their pay for the three years was deposited in a bank and at the end of their apprentiship was turned over to them with the expense of their.voyage deducted. The ages of the boys ranged from 16 to 20 years. The success of this experi- ment led to the establishment of sev- eral thousand English boys on farm homes in Australia. Three thousand boys re placed in Victoria, 1,500 in New South Wales, 300 in South Aus- tralia and several hundred in Queens-, land. “Boys,”" said Sedgwick, “are splen- did advertisements. Their letters home expleit the attractions of their adopted country in glowing terms. They are more adaptable than adults. They absorh the traditions, and cus- toms of a new country. They usually marry a woman of the country and often they bring out their parents and relatives to settle in the same neighborhood.” Sedgwick will endeavor to find homes for several hundred English boys among the farmers in the coun- try of diversified agriculture in Can- ada. NORTH DAKOTA YOUNG PEOPLE MEETING TODAY (By United Press) Devild Lake, N. D., July 8.---The annual convention of the North Da- kota Young People’s Lutheran League and the State Choral opened a three day convention here today. About 1,000 members are present, TO ADVERTISEMENTS IN SPECIAL FAIR ISSUE Reads are urged to look over the advertisements in this issue of The Daily Pioneer, which has been pre- pared especially to boost for the Northern Minnesota fair to be held here September:.20-23. First Section Page Two— 0. W. Sievert, roofing. Bazaar Store, dry goods. Union Dentists O, J. Laqua, clothier. | Page Three— Huffman & O’Leary, furniture Roy V. Harker, plumb. & heating. Diamond Point, summer resort. .... Carlson, 'variety store. Page Four— Elko Hat Shop, - millinery. £ Bemidji Creamery, g Pioneer Stationery Store. Bemidji Home Building Co. Page Five— Wilson & Co., ladies’ ready-to.wear. Grand Theatre, vaudeville. Rex Theatre, motion pictures. / Page Six— ‘ Vogue Millinery. 4 Boardman’s Drug Store, / B. & D. Shoe Store. People’s Co-operative Store. Grinager, Sunshine Grocery. / Page Seven— 7 Classified Section. Page Eight— f; Clifford & Co., general mdse. Troppman's Grocery. D. S. Mitchell, insurance. Second Section [ Page Two— New Lutheran Hospital. Bemidji Concrete Mfg, Co. 4 Page Three— Bemidji Hardware Co. Page Four— Flying Circus, Fair attraction. Page Five— . C. W. Jewett Co., Ford dealer, Page Six— Northern National Bank. U. S. Army Store, surplus army goods. Page Seven— Security State Bank. Drs. Larson & Larson, optometri: Page Eight— ‘J. C. Penney Co., Dept. Store. Third Section Page Two— Gill Brothers, clothiers. Page Three— it Pionecer Subscription Offers. Page Four— Barney’s Toggery Shop. Koors Brothers, bakers. Hakikerup Studio, photographers. : Barker’s, drugs and jewelry. Page Five— Given Hardware Company F. M, Malzahn, automotive dealer. Koors Brothers Co,, ice cream. Page Six— George T. Baker Co,, musical. Mateon-Ritchie Lumber Co. Langdon Mfg. Co., ice cream. Page Seven— Drs. Dannenberg & Two, chiro. |, practors. City Drug Store. General Body Co., automobile bodies, Page Eight— O’Leary-Bowser Co. JUVENILE BAND GIVES FINE PUBLIC CONCERT The band concert given by the Ju- venile band last.evening in Library park was cnjoyed by a large audience. The econcert was well rendered and showed that the band continucs to improve with each concerl. Several new numbers were given last night and agl were generously applauded. The regular weekly band concert hag come to. be one of the principal attractions of the city and a number of out of town visitors were to he seen among those who enjoyed the programy last evening. HOWATT AND DORCHEY DRAW JAL SENTENCES Sentenced to Six Months in Jail and Fine of $500 for Calling Strike (By United Press) Columbus, Kan., July 8.---Alexan- der’ Howatt, president of d et 14 of the United Miners, and August ‘Dorchey, vice-president, today were ntenced to six months in jail and a fine of $500 cach by the district judge for viglating.the Xansas indus- trial couriF laws by calling a local strike in the wage controversy. Iow- att and Dorchey were convicted by a jury last weck. Immediately after the sentence was imposed in the court room, crowded with miners, Howatt answ- ered the judge declaring that he was within his rights 1 ncalling the Me- Kay strike and that the industrial court laws were unfair. A meeting of all the southern Kan- sas miners has been called for late today at a local park and lowatt Jack Shepard, the miners lea itorney, are to make addr inst the industrial court laws. Previous to the sentence, a motion have the trial annulled was over- of Howatt and Dorchey’s attorney to ruled. After being sentenced the men were released on §4,000 bonds cach pending an appeal to the high- er courts. STATE PARDON BOARD CONSIDERS PETITIONS (By United Press) St. Paul, July 8.---The state pardon board was to meet today to consider a number of petitions for pardon and clemency hefore it. Originally the meoting scheduled for next week. The hoard may determine whether it will accept another application for pardon from ‘Joseph Gilbert, now rving a term in the Goodhue coun- jail on a charge of violating the state espionage act. Gilbert's friends recently filed a petition with 3,000 nan king his release. He started serving a year's sentence lust Febru- ary 5: lle was recently denfed a pardon and under the rules a year must clapse before another petition can be considered. BEMIDJI CANOEISTS PASS THROUGH PRESCOTT. WIS. The night of July 4 found John Koors and Louis Neumann, the young lorers from Bemidji, in Prescott, a short distance below St. Paul. . Schadegg of Bemidji who is ending some time at that town, to The Pioneer under date of follows: mann landed here 30. 1 met them in one of the stores laying in a supply of eats and after giving them an auto ride about town, started them down the river as happy as two coons. “They told me they had met with no accident so far, other than having heen out of supplies and had nothing but onions and fish to eat for 48 hours. “Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Dyer, formerly of Bemidji, are camping here for a few days. last night at 8 G. SCHADEGG.” 0DD FELLOWS T0 HOLD MEETING THIS EVENING The 1. 0. 0. F. will hold its regu- lar buginess session this evening at 0dd Fellows’ hall at 8 o’clock, and it is urged that ail members be present. e o e YT & $#E6A VY | 1| SOCIABILITY MOTORISTS T0 PASS THRU BEMIDJI ! Automobilists of Northwest to Tour From Duluth to Glacier National ‘Park Duluth, July 8.---Automobiles of Minnesota, North Dakota and Mon- tana are preparing for the longest and most important joint tour they have ever undertaken---a sociability run beginning at Duluth, July 25, and concluding at Glacier National Park. The trip will be made over the Theodore Roosevelt International Highway route through these states, officials of that organization having been instrumental in fostering the iproposition. Nearly 200 motorists will make the start from Duluth, and by the time the party reaches Glacier Park it is expected there will be 300 or more in the run. This tour will be a potent factor in cementing better relations between the various communities, in addition to boosting the highway and motor- ing generally, in the belief of the Roosevelt International Highway as- sociation officials who thie week con- ducted a pathfinding trip. Every city, town and hamlet is enthusiastically behind the tour, and receptions, good roads rallies, ban- quets, parties, and other festivities will mark every stop. The pathfind- ers met with excellent co-operation. Many improvements are being made over the Roosevelt Highway, especially in Minnesota under the new Babcock Trunk Highway system. Phe big Lexington car, driven by A. W. Tracy, International secretary, withstood the best trip in excellent condition; at times in intense heat, other times in storms---but all' with no engine trouble and but one punc- ture. BETHEL LUTHERAN MEN WILL MEET THIS EVENING TheMen's society of the Bethel Lu- theran church meel this evening with Gust Johnson in Fifth ward, and all members are urged to be present. A program has ‘been prepared for the evening, with a social time and re- freshments after. TREATY CONTROL OF EUROPE COMING BACK Europe Is Now Being Rapidly Restored to Its Former Treatyfied Form By Clyde A. Beals. (United Press Staff Correspondent) London, July 8.---The old treatyfi- ed Furope in a more extreme form, though possibly under much more favorable circumstances, is beigg rap- idly restored. The outlet for the ad- Jjustment of territorial disputes pro- vided by the League of Nations, how- ever, may render *“local adjustments’ practical and failing anything better, even desirable. Tha spopsor of the amendment to Article XXI of the league covenant, recognizing and encouraging local ap- plications of the broad principles laid down by the league, Dr. Benes, the Czecho-Slovakian foreign minister, is also one of the moving spirits in the Little Entente. In an interview he disenssed for the United Press the effect of the amendment and of the Little Entente on the peace of Cen- tral Europe. “The amendment is an important addition, T believ: he said, “to the league of nations covenant. There are many local problems that, for the lexgue to attempt to settle, would pro- vide endless complications. This amendment will provide for their set- tlement on the principles of the cov- enant by the nations concerned. “The Little Entente, consisting at it of Jugoslavia, Roumania and oslovakia, comes ;| within _the meaning of this amendment. Tt is designed to promote economic adjust- ments. “Our nations have gained our inde- pendence at a great cost and woe mean to sce that nothing upsets it. We have arranged treaties requiring mil- tary support in a case a member of the Little Entente Is attacked or in cases where the peace of Central Eu- rope is prejudiced. We want to pre- vent war from breaking out. “Because Czecho-Slovakia has re- fused to enter into a Danubian con- federation, which is supposed to be able to bring peace in Central Europe we have been accused of secking to keep Austria and Hungary beggared. 1 have opposed the Danube confedera- tion. It is not wanted. If we formed the Danubian confederation without the other powers, we should be out- numbered two to one, which would not be bad but for the fact that both Anstrian and Hungary are so strongly influenced by Germany. It would amount practically to a re-establish- ment of Mittel Buropa. This we sfm- ply cannot tolerate, just as we can- not tolerate an Austro-German union. “Austria’s condition, even without any alliance, is improving. She has plenty of coal. Her chief difticulty is to get capital Invested in her in- dustries. “Central Europe, and Austria espe- cfally, has been the victim both of internal cconomic depression and world wide depression. Within six months the worldwide depression will show a great improvement which will automatically aid Central Bu- rope,” st . |ference, SEVERE DAMAGE BEING DONE BY HOT,DRY SPELL Upper Portions of Northern States Suffering Heavy Losses to Crops ] ! ) MANY DEATHS CAUSED BY INTENSE HEAT TODAY, Wheat and Oats Crops Suffer Severe Damage; Even Canada Is Not Being Spared | R (By United Press) Washington, July 8.---Severe dam-< age is being done/to spring wheat and oats crops by the hot, dry weath- er, the weather bureau reported to- day. There is no relief in sight, it was indicated by the forecast, in the next 36 hours. iSo far the drought has been con- fined to the upper portions of the Northern states, Ohio, Indiana, Illi- nois, North and South Dakota and Mjnnesota. The oats crop is suffering largely in the first three states and the wheat in the last three, the bureau stated. Slight damage has been done to the corn crop in the Ohio valley and the Atlantid coast states. There will be little change in the temperature except in scattered com- munities within the next 36 hours. Intense heat throughout the Unit- ed States today caused many deaths and prostrations and inflicted severe damage to crops. From coast to coast the sweltering heat waves are reported, with the season's mercury altitude records shattered and little rellef in sight. s On the Pacific coast the wind has brought down the mercury from 106 degrees at Fresno and 104 at Sacra- mento. Pittshurgh has reported 10 deaths this week and other parts of Pennsylyania have reported nine others. New England has had scores of prostrations. Wheat and oats erops in the north- orn states have suffered sovere dam- age. Ohio and lllinols aure in the throes of the year”’s worst heat wave. Texas is experiencing the hottest weather of the season. Canada has not been spared, the mercury running close to 100 de- grees in many sections. METHODIST LADIES’ AID HOLDS ENJOYABLE PICNIC The Ladies aid of the Methodist church report a very pleasant after- noon spent at their pienic at Diamond Point yesterday. About thirty grown people attended and a large number of children and a sncl;\l‘ afternoon was enjoyed. A, pienic lunch was served at 6 o’clock and @ number of the men attended. They returned to Bemidji in the evening. COMPANY K WILL-NOT GO TO FORT SNELLING Company K, sixth regiment, Min- nesota National guard, will not go into camp at Fort ;Snelling next week, according to Captain D. J. Moore, commanding officer of the company. On account of the larse num of men who are out of Be- midji, it has been found impossihle to get the necessary quota Lo go to camp on; the datg specified for the Bemidji company. The drill period was to have heen from July 9 to 24. The company has been seriously depleted since the granting of the discharges to the cx- gervice men at the expiration of thelir, enlistment period. . [t ) DAUGHERTY MAKES DRAFT OF PEACE PROCLAMATION Whashington, July 8.---A draft of the proposed peace proclamation has been prepared by Attorney-General Daugherty and has been submitted to the cabinet meeting today, it was jearned. The draft is only tentative, however, and it has not been flnally declared whether the proclamation shall bo fssued. Daugherty's draft formed the basis of discussion for tho cabinet meeting. ., "~ i P S SROT R SINN FEIN CONFERENCE ° RESUMED AGAIN TODAYi LI} (By United Press) Dublin, Ireland, July 8.---A confers ence of Sinn Fein and Unionist lead4 ers which is trying to reach an agree< ment preliminary to the opening of the conference with Premier Lloyd George of England, was resumed tos day. Crowds gathered outside the build+ ing and cheered the arrival of tha conferees. Deamon DeValera, presi< dent of the Irish Republic, and Earl Miiddleton, leader of the Unionists in southern Ireland, received tremendous ovations. After two hours of delib« eration, the conference adjourned uny, til 4 p. m. { Tt 4s understood that a reply is bes ing drafted to Premier Lloyd George'd invitation to attend the London cons