Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 12, 1921, Page 1

et e The Pioneer is the only Ihlli iwithin 100 miles of Bemidji uL has the :largest circulation \il:rfl:am Minnesots. — ARG VOLUME XIX. NO. 71 BEMIDJI, MINN,, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 12, 1921 BOND ELECTION WLLPROBAE Finance Committee to Include Several Items in Draft of Resolution PETITIONS ENTERED FOR SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS Naylor Electric Co. Awarded Contract for Equipment for White Way System That a resolution should be drawn up to authorize a special election on a bond issue sufficient to pay for the new white way lighting system, the necessary equipment for connecting up the white way system, the repairs on the City building made two years ago, a detention hospital and its fur- nishings, was apparently the opinion of the majority of the members of the city council in regular session Monday evening. The chairman of the finance committee, J. P..Lahr, stated that as yet no resolution had been drawn up, but that the commit- tee expected to include these items in such a resolution for a special elec- tion. The bid of the Naylor Electric company for furnishing the equip- ment necessary to connect up the white way system was reported fa- vorably by the water and light com- mittee and was accepted by the coun- cil. Part of the material is to be furnished by the Minnesota Electric Light and Power company, from equipment already on hand. The es- timate on this bid was $5,913.36 and was subject to revision, according to the lighting contract entered into with the Bemidji Manufsicturing Co. . Ray Olson appeared before the council asking that the road near the brickyards be repaired in order to make it passable for vehicles carry- ing a load. This repair work was or- dered done. Petitions were entered by property owners for a grade and sidewalk on the east side of Lincoln ‘avenue from Fifth to Scventh street in the Fifth ward. Another petition asked for a sidewalk from the cor- ner of Lincoln avenue and Fourth | CITY. VOTING ON SITE FOR NEW SCHROL TODAY All Who Are Entitled to Vote Are Urged to Exercise Right of Franchise Eligible voters of the district are casting their ballots today for or againet the proposed Irvine avenue gite for the new high school building. Polls were opened at 3 o’clock this afternoon and will remain open“un- til 9, so that all may express their choice befort the supper hour and an exceptionally heavy vote was looked for by the school board. This is the third special election to be held.on the proposed school dite, the first resultoing in no major- ity vote, when there sites were voted on, and the second resulting in the defeat of the prcposed Bixby avenue glite. Every person entitled to a.vote on school matters is urged to cast his or her ballot on this project btfore 9 o'clock this evening. McDONALD APPOINTED TO SANITARIUM' BOARD TODAY Attorney E. E. McDonald was to- day appointed to succeed George Campbell, who has resigned as a member of the Lake Julia Sanitarium board. This appointment is for the unexpired term, and was made by the county commissioners in session here this week, beginning this morn- ing. Road matters are also to be dis- cussed at this meeting of the board, but as yet nothing definite has been decided upon, RED CROSS TO ASSIST . ALL EX-SERVICE MEN The regular monthly meeting of the South Beltrami County Bed Crozs was held Monday, July 11, at 4 o'clock in the Civic & Commerce as- sociation rooms. After the reading of the minutes and the reports of the various committees had been heard, Miss Barrows, field secretary of the National Red Cross, gave a most in- structive address. Upon her suggestion, the executive committee of the Red Cross took ac- tion placing Miss Beth MacGregor, local Red Cross public health nurse, in charge of the Red Cross work of obtaining information regarding serv- ice boys and their claims. This work has.been delegated to the Red Cross at national headquarters. Miss Mac- Gregor will work in co-operation with street, to,Pershing avenue north. .A|the home service committee of the request was entered for the lowering of the ditch along the west side of the Grand Forks bay property, and for the repair of sidewalks on Ir- vine avenue between Fourth and Seventh streets. These requests were all referred to the city engineer, who §s to report on them at the next meet- ing. A committee consisting of Alder- man Bridgeman and Rode, together with the chairman, to confer with the county commissioners relative to the construction of a pest house on the poor farm. An application for an employment office to be located gn Second street was entered by A. M. Dailey and granted. . The report of the municipal court for the past two weeks showed that $57 had been collected in fines. The report of Fire Chief Dailey for the month of June was also read and ac- cepted. A dray license was granted to H. C. Seado and two jitney licenses were granted. The committee appointed to act on applications for licenses to sell soft drinks reported favorably on 17 applications and unfavorably on 5 others. The report was accepted as read. Discussion was held concerning the use of the two rooms in the front end yf the second story of the City build- ing, now being used by the Civic & Commerce association. E. A. Bar- ker, president of the dssociation, in- troduced the-association’s side of the matter. Alderman Bridgeman an- nounced his intention of introducing a resolution at the next meeting of the council, relative to the use of these rooms by the public. FUNERAL SERVICE HELD ‘FOR KATHERINE BARNES Funeral services were held at the Catholic church at 9 o’clock Monday forenoon for Katherine Elizabeth Barnes, 7 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Barnes of this city. Interment was made under the direction of H. N. McKee, in Holy Cross cemetery. VIOLENCE CONTINUES - IN NORTHERN IRELAND London, July 12.—(By Chas. Me- Cann)—Violence continued in north- ern Ireland today despite the truce which became effective yesterday. Sniping was under way in Belfast when “the bells tolled the beginning of the armistice, following two days of serious rioting. After nightfall, rioting occurred. With 'the dawn of the Orangemen’s Day—the arniversary of the battle of the Boyne—sniping was accom- panied by instances of marked vio- lence, Red Cross, and the Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion. This work will be’ county-wide. GONVICK TEAM SHUTOUT RED LAKE FALLS TEAM Faultless fielding and effective hit- ting gave Gonvick a 5 to 0 victory over Red Lake JMalls Sunday after- noon at the latter city. Joe Graves, Indian pitcher, who just recently joined: the Gonvick | team, was in great form and pitched air-tight ball throughout. He fanned ten men and permitted but three scattered hits. Fox and Keifenheim ,hurled for Red Lake Falls. Both did well at times but unable to keep the Gonvick play- ers from bunching hits. , | Shortstop “Fuzz” Johnson of the Gonvick team cohtributed the feature of the performance in the 6th when he speared what looked like a sure hit between: third and left field. The game was the fastest and best played on the Fallg diamond thiis season, ac- cording /to the large crowd of fans who witnessed it. NEXT MARKET DAY WILL ' BE HELD HERE JULY 27 Original Plan of Advertising and Bargain Agreement to Be Followed Again At the meeting of the Trades com- mittee of the Civic and Commerce as- sociation Monday evening the ques- tion of the next Market Day was dis- cussed at length. Some objections were raised re- garding the method followed in ad- vertising the bargains oifered by merqhants. Some advocated the rais- ing of the restrictions of the number of bargains permitted to be advertis- ed by each firm, while others were of the opimion that the original plans, if followed properly, would bring-the best results. It was finally decided to continue with the original plans outlined ;and to enforee the rules agreed to by the various merchants. July 27, was the date set for the next Market Day and copy for the advertisements is to be in the hands of the pijinter by Wednesday, July!| 20, sp that all bargains listed may be gone over and censored by the com- mittee and also to give the print n opportunity to gtt the adveriising matter set up to the satisfaction of the committee, Advertising not in by July 20 will be left out of the Market Day advertising. A resolution was also passed that all merchants {in the agreement be furnished a copy of the original rules 80 that they will know what to do and what not to do to make thi’s Mar- ket Day a real trade puller for De- midji. (COUNTY TO GET BIG SHIPMENT OF PICRIC ACID Explosives Will Be Used Here for Land Clearing Purposes; Allotted By State INDIVIDUAL ORDERS ARE LIMITED AT 500 POUNDS Land Clearing Association| Urges Farmers to Use This Cheaper Explosive Three carloads of pieric acid have| been allotted to :Beltrami, county, to be used for land clearing purposes. This allotment is Beltrami count share of thie 744,000 pounds of picric acid which thas just been allotted to the Department of Agriculture, Uni- versity Farm, to be used for land clearing purposes. The distribution of this material will be handled by the division of agricultural engineer- ing and agricultural extension divi- sion. The initial allotment has been mada to the various counties on the basis of farms and the percentage of land cleaifing in the county. A limit- ed amount of this material will be left for reallotment Lo those counties that use up their original allotment first. The picric acid will be shipped from Sparta, Wiis., and wiil cost the farmers seven cents plus freight and local charges. No shipments will be made in less than carload lots and the material will come already cart- ridged and boxed: in 100 pounds boxes. Noorders will be accepted for less than 100 pounds. OQvders, there- fore, mugt be for 100 pounds as the boxes will not be broken. No farmer may order more than 500 pounds and that Ifmit may have to be cut down some. Orders must be sent to the County Agent, D. C. Dvoracck, or Manager Stone of the land clearing association on special forms, which are being printed now. A supply of these forms wild be at the farm bu- reau office in a few days. A circular letter giving full informafion in re- gard to the uge of picric adid is be- ing printed and will be available at the farm bureau office. The amount of war salvage picric adid:- furnished by the United States Department of Agriculture to the University of Minnesota to be distrib- uted for land clearing purposes is limited and the time for distribution is also limited. It is, therefore, neces- sary that farmers desiring this explo- sive, ;place their orders as.soon as possible. The week of July 18th to 23 has been designated as the pieric acid campaign week. The intention is to hold jcounty meetings at the county eeat in cach county to discuss matters of financing and handling and other. details' of this explosive. A representative from each township unit or farmers’ club should attend this meefing so that as much ground e as possible can be covered. A meeting of this kind will he held at Bemidji, July 19th. The farmers (interested in this explosive should plan to attend this meeting in order to find out as much as possible about the picric acid for land clearing pur- poses. The farm burcau urfits should send representatives to this meeting, in order that their representatives may carry back such information to (Continued on Page 6) = LOCAL GOLFERS. BEWARE! — 1 drove @ golf ball into the air, / It fell to eanth 1 know not where, For I, alas, was short of sight And couldn’t follow jt in its flight. I kicked my cadgle into the air, He fell to eartii I know not where, > For 1 deemed it a thing exceed- ingly vile, That inferior caddie’s superior swile. . 1t had hardly budged from the tee at all; And the caddie was standing sardonically grim— N 1 had kicked my opponent in- stead of him. —Boston Transcript. Faragal SOIL SURVEY STARTED IN BELTRAMI COUNTY P. R. McMiller, of the state de- | partment of agriculture, C. N. Mooney, of the federal bureau of soils, Thomas Canficld, Charles Eck- les and H. T. Petraborg, are now making a classification of the soil of about twenty-five townships in Bel- trami county. The townships under examination are the three eastern rows ; of townships of the county. starting from Kelliher and going south to the county boundary. At present the soil experts are working in Frohn township. IUNION BAND TO PICNIC NEXT SUNDAY NEAR SOLWAY The Union band will have its an- nual summer picnic and outing next Sunday in the picnic grove near Sol- way. Autos carrying the band and their friends will leave Bemidji about) ten o’clock in the morning. Any one wyjshing to join with the band in their pienic will be welcomed, each family taking along their picnic bas ket. The band will furnish music during the afternoon. ATTORNEYS SEARCHING FOR SEVERAL WITNESSES — ;,Gleason’s‘ Ruling" on ‘Evidence Now Considered Blow to Mrs, Stiltman’s Case New: York, July 12.---On the eve of the re-opening of the Stillman di- vorce case, which will take place to- morrow, attorneys for Mrs. James A. Stillman today are looking for some of her witnesses who have dropped out of sight. Referee Gleason’s ruling on the ad- bijity of evidence made, last ght was considered a blow to Mr Stillman’s case. The referee’s final ruling on points of the law brought up by Colonel Rand, attorney for Stillman, was favorable to the banker in seven out of nine points. Practiically all dispuied cvidence, pertaining to the alleged mis onduct of Mrs, Stillman with Fred Beauvais the guide, was admitted and the r quest that evidence concerning Guy Stillman, dlleged illegitimate child, was barred. church of North state of Minnesota, is in Bemidji to ook after the interests of the new colony which is to be located be- tween Bemidji and Blackduck, and will speak this evening in St. Paul’s church at 8 o'clock. B5c PER MONTI GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCETO BE REPRESENTED| Word From Japan on Bid to Disarmament Conference Eagerly Awaited LLOYD GEORGE AND BRIAND TO ATTEND Possibility of Two Meetings Is Emphasized By London Newspapers Today (By United Press) Washington, Juluy 12.—(By A. L. Bradford)—Japan is expected today to accept or reject Harding’s invita- tion to participate in the disarmament conference., France and Great Brit- ain have accepted. Japan is the only one of the “Big Three” which has not made known its attitude. Japan held the center of the stage today. Word from Tokio was eager- ly awaited in Washington. Japan’s reported reluctance is said to have been based on the inclusion of the Pacific and Far Eastern questions in the conference. (By United Press) London, July 12.—(By Ed L. Keen)—President Harding’s disarma- ment proposal and Premier Lloyd George's acceptance today oversha- dowed Irish peace negotiations which will open here Thursday. Belief is widespread that Lloyd George per- sonally would attend, with Arthur Balfour and Winston Churchill as chief aides. This rumor was strengthened by Paris reports that Premier Briand had informally declared his intention of attending the meecting if he was still in power. The Times, Telegraph and Chron- icle emphasized the possibility of two conferences—the first to consist of a preliminary meeting of mos ested powers to discuss the T and Far Eastern questions, the sec- ond to take up the disarmament ques- tions. (By United Press) London, July 12.—(By Ed L. Keen)—Prdmier Lloyd George " will attend the Washington disarmament conference, it was officially an- nounced this evening. Premier Bri- and of France has already informally announced his intention of participat- ing personally in the conference, and with the precedent set by Lloyd George, it is expected that Italy and Japan will be represented by heads of the government. REV. KOCH TO SPEAK AT ST. PAUL'S CHURCH TONIGHT} Rev. Koch, D. D., pastor of St. Paul’s Evangelical church, St. Paul, who is also chairman of the home of the Evangelical America for the mission board The public is cordially invited to attend the service. LEGION ELECTS FOUR " DELEGATES THURSDAY Several Matters of Importance to Be Taken Up at Regular Legion Meeting Four delegates and four alternates to the state convention of the Minne- sota department of the American Le- gion to be held at Winona August 1, 2. and3, will be elected) at the regular meeting of the Ralph Gracie post to be held at the rooms of tht civic and Commerce .association Thursday evening. This meeting has been called for 8 o'clock and it is urged that all members be on hand that the delegates selected may be representative of the membership. Other important matters pertain- ing to the Soldiers’ bonus bill will be taken up at this time. Following the regular business meeting, lunch will be served. Vice-Commander C. L. Pegelow, who is automatically moved to the chair om account of the absence of Commander J. M. Culver, will pre- side at the meeting and he announices ithat it is very important that there be a large attendance. Several com- mitteo reports will also be made at that time. HAIL STORM REPORTED AT BLACKDUCK MONDAY Reports from Blackduck state that that community suffered « and some property loss through a hail storm there last eveniug. A number of windows weret broken and crops suffered in the storm, CLAIMS GYPSY WOMAN STOLE $85 FROM HIM Harry Powers, a resident of Solway vidinity, got too close to a gypsy wo- man a day or self mi 50 ago and found him- s $86. Just how it happen- and the gypsy lady prob- ably are the only ones who know, but Harry did not congider the acquain- tance of the Dailliantly attired lady was worth that much and proceeded to tell the world so. The result was that after the sher- iff's office was told of the fact wires were immediately made busy and the industrious “lady” was quickly locat- od at Walker (by the sheriff of Hub- bard county. She will be brought back to Bemidji to tell Mr. Powers just what thes $86 was supposed to pay for. BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL HOLDS PICNIC TOMORROW The Baptist Sunday school is mak- ing Dbig preparattons for its annual picnic to he held at Diamond Point Wednesday afternoon from 2 o'clock until evening. A picnic supper will he served at 6 o'clock so that those who are employed can attend. The members of the church and congrega- tion and Sunday school are invited, and each one /s requested to bring their cup and spoon, and thelr own sandwiches, in addition to the food that his been solicited by the commit- tee. FIFTY-THREE PRODUCERS IN NEW MONTANA FIELDS (By Unlted Press) Great Ialls, Mont,, July 12. f- ty-three oil wells are producing in the new oil fields of Montana, ac- cording to a rccent survey. These do not include those in the Elk River district, which have been yielding for several years. The 53 wells have been located during tlk past 16 months. WAR COST U. S. NEARLY FOUR BILLION IN YEAR Actual Disbursements for War Purposes Amounted in Year to $3,836,928,000 (By Unlted Press) Washington, July 12.—(By Ralph Couch)—Wars, present, past and fu- ture, have cost the United States nearly four billion dollars in the fis- cal year ending July 1, the treasury department records show. Seventy- five cents out of cach dollar of the taxpayers’ money went into bills arising from war or preparation for war. Other nations are spending as great or cven greater percentages of their incomes for war. This explains why the people are bringing pressure upon their government to accept Har- ding’s invitation to take part in a dis- armament conference. Taxes collected totaled $5,115,~ 928,000, while disbursements for war purposes amounted to $3,836, 928,000, without taking into account millions paid out in pensions by the pension bureau, the war risk insur- ance bureau, and scores of other ex- penditures not generally classified as war conducting branches of the gov- ernment. MODERN WOODMEN HOLD REGULAR MEETING TONIGHT The Modern Woodmen will meet for their regular business session this evening at 8 o'clock at the 1. O, O. 1°. hall and it is requested that all members be present, MERCHANTS AND ENPLOYES HEAR BUSINESS TALK C. C. Peterson of Grand Rapids Tells Local Business Men Interesting Facts i | CONCRETE EXAMPLES ! CITED BY SPEAKER Declares Newspaper Provides Hall and Audience for the Merchant to Talk to ; Those who were fortunate enough to hear C. C. Peterson’s talk to the merchants at their luncheon Monday evening did not wonder why Mr. Peterson is in demand at conventions and gatherings of merchants. In a mauner, peculiarly his own, Mr. Pet- ersoni carried his hearers through much of the maze of business success and fallure, particularly in the merchandising game. The newspaper man hires the hall and provides the audience for the merchant to talk to, but, the merch- ant maked a terrible mess of what he says to his audience in his adver- tising sometimes, according to Mr. Peterson. alk to your customers in the newspaper just as you do across the counter in your store. Don’t confine your message in the paper to your merchandise and its prices, but tell r firends some of the merchan- dising conditjlons with which you are coping. Tell them the reason for some of the things you are doing, tell them the truth and they will under- stand you and believe you. Do not expect the newspuper to do your talk- ing for you and do not expect them to get the hall and provide the audi- ence for nothing. That {is the merch- andise the newspaper man has to sell, just as the merchandise on the shelves is what the merchant has to sell.” sald Mr. Peterson. “Teach your clerks how to ap- proach a customer. I went into three stores this afternoon,” sald Mr. Pet- erson, “and I was groeted with a clerk who immediately aked, ‘some- thing? That (s an insult to me. Why should I go into your store if I didn’t want something? It makes me feel that L .am intruding when 1 o Into n store, and that™l am to bé givon what I want as quickly as pos- sible and gotten rid of. Treat your customers the same as (if_they were going into your home. You would not agk your friends coming into your home what he wanted, or if he want- ed something. . You would welcome him first and make him feel at home. Do the same in your store,” was Mr. Peterson’s advice. “Be broad-minded. If a customer inquires for something you do mnot happen to have in your store at the time, tell your customer where he can get it. If possible, eall up an- other merchant and ascertain if he has the article, then direct your cus- tomer there. You will lose nothing by it and you will increase the good feeling between yourself and the other .merchants in your town. 1t doesn’t do any harm to say in your advertising that there are other stores in your town who are in the same businesy as you. A customer will be more likely to come to a town where there are several stores in the same line of business rather than to a town where there is only one store in a particular line. Get the custom- ¢r to your town and then it is up to you to get the customer to your store.” Mr. Peterson referred to the propa- ganda which has been spread broad- cast against the retail merchant, even by the highest officials of the govern- ment, to the effect that they have resorted to evil practices and profi- teering. We haven’t done a thing to combat it, he said. “Furthermore, the rank and file of merchants have never been guilty of such a thing. Why doesn’t the public and the maga- zines and the newspapers jump onto the railroads because they have not reduced their railroad fares? Why doesn’t the price of ice cream sodas o down? Why doesn’t the newspa- per reduce the price per inch for ad- vertising? Why are - hotel rates not lowered? The average retail merchant has followed the market in its rise and fall, but because some of the ‘storekeepers’ still have some of (Continued on Page 6) JUVENILE BAND PLANS ™™ FINE CONCERT THURSDAY. Regular practice of the Juvenile band will be held this evening at 7:30 in the band room of the city hall. Practice for the Beginners band :,vi;lo be held Wednesday, evening at On Thursday evening the Fegular open air concert will be given in Library park by the Juvenile band and on Tuesday night, July 19, the Juvenile band will give an open air concert on the campus of the State Teachers college. The public is ine 'vited to the college campus to enjoy this concert as well as the concerf Thursday cvening. - — S e i