Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 19, 1921, Page 1

The rioneer is the wlthinhloo miles of Northe; e m Minnesota. THE BEMIDJ1 DAILY PIONE VOLUME XIX, WEATHER REPORT a: Fair tonight and y. Not much change J BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 19, 1921 NATIONAL ADJUT LEGION TO SPEAK. HERE| emuel Bolles to Address All Ex-Service Men at Bemid, Friday Evening . FARCECONED 0N TONIGHTS |- ~ CHAUTAUOUA Giorgio Orchestra Well Received Monday' Afterncon and in the Evening Also Lemuel B. Bolles, national tant of the American Legion, with headquarters at Indianapolis, Ind., will address all Legionaires of this gectiion of the state at a meeting to be héld in the Civic and Commerce lassociatiom 'rooms Friday ;evening, July 22, beginning at 8 o’clock. He will arrive here Fniday noon from Crookston and leave Bemfldji early Saturday morning for Duluth. His itinerary in Minnesota cludes talks at Crookston, Bemiidji, Duluth and the Twin Cities. He comes to Mfpnnesota from where he has been making a sevies of talks for ithe tlon of the Legion. He is thoroughly all phases of the national organiza- tion and its activities and his talk will be along lines of spealal inter- est to every ex-service man, whose attendance is invited and especially ,WHERAHFKO RAWEI TELLS " OF SOUTH SEA ISLANDS North Dakota, “The Bubble” Promises to Fill Big ‘Chautauqua Tent to ' Capacity To Gt —_— > / The DiGiorgio orchest\% which appeared yesterday aftern\, evening in the Chautauqua p,@ vam, Dresented a remarkable series 0% um- bers. Bach member a finished :' to make a quartett, artistic excellence, they enterta) both audiences in a masterly wy Madame DiGiorgio, on ' the corne delight her hearers. freedom dysplayed ‘were remarkable, thatsmanylii;dmaul»t portions of her numbers, calle for skilled technique. | Legion posts in this secion of the Missi Adeline’s selections on the vio-|ctate urging all members to come to flin were also much appreciated, while|thjs meeting apd it ~ Mr. DiGiorgio with his varied roles|yrged that all ex-service men take alternately pleased and amused thel,gvantage of this opportunity to hear audience. He is an artist of high|what the Legion is doing. standing. Miss Fortunata displayed d wonderful control at the piano and added to the variety of the program with, her mandolin playing. Wherahiko Rawadi, .of caused many to revise their A. H. Vernon of Littlel Falls, state commanden of the-Legion, will ac- ']company Mr. Bolles to Bemidji and will probably give another of his sAlinteresting talks. Mr. Vernon has The ease ant'iheen here several times before his playing | eleotion as state commander and he notwithstanding | has always been well received. Letters are to be sent omt to all HORMEL C0. AUDITORS FIND $470,000 DEFICIT Books are Checked Back as Far as January, 1916; Amount May Pass Million Mark SEVEN ACRES PER FARM MAY BE CLEARED RERE Present Indications Are That LAIMS TO HEARD AT CONVENTION For the convenience of the neigh- bering posts and the delegates and alternates who are to attend the state convention, of the American Legion at Winona, August 1 state soldier’ bonus board of review will ‘hold hearings on claims during the convention period. Lists of claims which the posts of the state desire to have reviewed at that time are to be sent to the bonus board of, review not later than July 25 so that files may be arranged for the hearing. The board will act on all claims promptly, and this is expected to save 4ime and expense for all ex-service having difficulty in JUVENILE BAND CONCERT AT STATE COLLEGE TONIGHT The Juvenile band will give a pub- ideas of the people and their habits |lic concert on the campus of the State in that part of the glcbe. Himself | Teachers college this evering bétween a native of the South Sea islands,|7:30 and 8:15 o'clock. All members educated in England, a refined and |of the band are expected to take part, and to be on hand promptly. English, Rawei explained in detail |boys are to assemble at the campus. the many wonderful accomplishments of the natives of the Samoan islands. |concert, which is being given in con- Contrary to the general impression |nection with a community sing at the the Samoans are highly intelligent as.|college. y demonstrated handiwork.-Clothing made from bark of trees and rushes, and decorated FIRE DESTROYS HOUSE with the juice of tree buds and ber- ries, made into a dye, were exhibited and madd the audience gasp in-as- tonishment at their beauty. Dr. Rawei spoke feelingly of the Clearing Campaign Will Pass Original Objective gentleman with faultles: g’ ) The public is invited to attend this| when the Beltrami County Land Clearing assodiation was formed, tlie By ;Unlted Eross) Austin, July 19.---R. J. Thompson was still # jail today when auditors announced that he had taken at least $470,000 from George A. Hormel & date of land: clearing county averaged about one acre per The aim of the associ- ation-was set to raise this average to year per farm. Co. J. C. Hormel, vice-presi‘ent of the company, announced that ihe audit- ors had checked as far back as Janu- ary, 1916, and found a total of $470,- 000 missing. ‘The amount wiil reach $1,169,000, the United Press was told While auditors said taken prior to January, 1916, were g said they may not be able to reach the exact amount in the examination of the books. est amount taken at one time was five acres per farm per year or new acres cleared in Beltrami county According to the best in- formation available to date, the av- erage per farm is about seven acres which will make the total area clear- EARLY THIS MORNING The_ fire department was called about 3.a. m. today to the house in the Fifth ward occupied by Mr. Huff- man and family, &nd owned by Mrs. M. A. Spooner. The house and con- men. -whq are . having their claims adjusted. HIBERNIANS HOLDING NATIONAL CONVENTION (By United Press) Detroit, July 19.—“How can the Ancient Order of Hibernians best help the Irish ‘cause?” This is the foremost question to be considered by delegates attending] the fifty-second national convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, which opened a five-day meeting here wonderful change that had been wrought by the advent of Christian migdions. In 75 years it has changed |V 3 these people from cannibals to deep- | tents were completely destroyed. De- ed about 20,000 acres. As the total cleared area in 1920 was 30,000 acres this year’s clear- ing Will equdl two-thirds as much as had been dleared in ‘the last 20 1y spiritual Christian people." TFhe|fective wiring was given as the cause weird, yet sweet, songs sung by them |of the fire. years. ‘The following are a few of those who have} been doing clearing: Hagali Land Clearing club, 100 acres; Wes Wriglit, 50; W. T were Teproduced by Rawei in both English and ‘native Samoan lan-|popERN SAMARITANS The preliminary audit was to be completed today. George A. Hormel will repori to oili- cers of the company in & meeling at Chicago tomoirow mo:ning. Thomson slept soundly Wihen Jailer Carmichael awoke him for breakfast early cheerful and composed. good place to sleep,” he 1l the jail- er as he went to take a shower bath. Attorneys were in cormunication with Judge Meighan of Albert Lea in an effort to secure Thonipson's release and bail. It was believed an early hearing will be arrangel, guages. His lecture was highly educa- tive and interesting, and i@oubt; left an impressiol{ on his hearers that will not be forgotten. MEET THURSDAY NIGHT The Modern Samaritans will hold Oney Fred Sweet “In the Other|their regular meetings Thursday eve- Fellow’s Shoes” was the feature for|ning at 8 o’clock at the I. 0. O. F. the afternoon and the side-splitting|nall and it is desired that all mem- comedy ‘“The Bubble” wiill be the big|herts be present. hit tonight. The reputation which this play has gained asi a fun-pro- woker is expected: to fill the Chau- tauqua tent to capacity tonight. Tonight’s program will begin at 8:30, it has ‘been announced, so that those who attend the band concert at ithe State Teachers college may attend f hey so desire. Thomas A. Goodmanson. Goodmanson, 60; . Harry Gunsalus, 0DD FELLOW ENCAMPMENT INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS At the special meeting of the I. O. 0. F. encampment held Monday eve- ing at the Odd Fellows’ hall, the fol-|, lowing officers were installed; George Rhea, chief patriarch; P. L. Hines, and J. C. McGhee, Adoption of a national insurance plan and a new ritual and degree work will also be discussed. Upwards of 2,600 delegates were in attendance. In addition, several thousand visitors from all scctinos of the country flocked to Detroit to put in their appearance at the ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS ! DISCUSSS ROAD REPAIRS Vicinity of City Inspected by Directors and Officials senior warden; high pmiest. No further meetings will. be held for some time because workmen ‘will ‘begin at once to tear down the old building preparatory to building the new hall on that site. “PINE TO PALM” PICTURES ARE ON DISPLAY HERE A numbert of pictures taken, along issippi river by John Koors and Loufis Neuman, who are making the trip from this city to New Or- leans in a canoe, are on display at the Mayer ‘& Swisher Grocery store on Beltrami avenue and any one who cares to see them are invited to do so. MARSHAL FOCH PLANS T0 VISIT U. S. IN OCTOBER (By United Press) Paris, July 19.—Marshal Foch is looking forwar eagerly to his visit t6 America in October. Ever since he led American troops in battle he has been anxious to visit the land that sent them over the Atlantic to fight in France, he said. “Marshal Foch will attempt to visit every state,” said the marshal’s aide, though naturally he can stop in only the large cities. The marshal’s ssets from the Oakdale . owned by Thomson were $1,420,000. et. will Hauidate the amount known. Accounts payulle to the Ouk- dale farm ave $100,000 while the in- debtedness is $160,000. The Ladies’ Auxiliary was held in conjunction with the convention. An increase in membership was to be reported at the convention for the first time in 11 years. The A. O. H. has divisions in 50 states and prov- “BE SQUARE CLUB” WILL HIKE TO PLANTAGANET The “Be Square” club of St. Paul’s Bvangelical church will meet at thelesrmer south of Bemidji and ever church, Sixth street and America|auto griver or driver utj any vehicle avenue, at 7 o’clock tomorrow mOTr-lygine the road south of Bemidji was ning, and from there will hike tolgiscussed atj the regular meeting of Lake Plantaganet. Bach boy is re-1¢ng poard of directers of the Civie questl to bring his own lunch, sWim-1,,,q Commerce association this noon ming suit and fishing' tackle, and t0l,,4 a5 a result of a conference with be at the church on time, so as 10t | g sineer S, D. Snyder and County to delay the time of starting on the|c,mmissioner Ed Paulson it was de- hike. Rev William F. Kamphenkell iaoq to take action at once toward will have charge of the boys making getting a good road built fromr the Nymore pavement south over ;the rallroad tracks and past the Bemidji Body plant to where the road runs 'W NOON south around the old brick plant and east of Lake Irvine. A matter of importance to every Victoria, B. C.—British Columbia is expecting to ship five carloads of apples containing 3,750,- 000 boxes in 1921. approximately 120,000 men, auxiliary totals 70,000. + The first business session of the convention was held at noon today with John Moran, chairman of the This quantity double the amount of the shipments last year and constitute the largest export the province has ever cffected. all fruit was imported. GIBBONS-CARPENTIER MATCH WELL ARRANGED By Carl D. Groat New York, July 19. Carpentier fight will be put on just as soon as the Frenchman lets Rickards know that he 1s ready. Mayor Couzens delivered the address of welcome and the oflicers of the two -bodies responded. The Very Rev. John Cavanaugh of the Catholic University of America at Washington, D. C., formerly presi- dent of Notre Dame university and natipnally known the sermon which was the principal address of the convention. Friday the delegates and visitors will be taken on a sightsecing tour to manufacturing plants and other interesting points. The convention will close Saturday with election of officers for the en- STATE LABOR LEADER ADDRESSES CONVENTION (By United Press) Brainerd, July and progresgive policies are essential to the success of labor, President B. G. Hall of the Minnesota Federation of Labor, told the annual convention of that body today. upon the progrees that is to be made in the coming year by action of this convention,” Hall said. vention meeting in a critical period |4 fin the history of our movement has a wonderfui opportunity for construc- tive work and to strengthen faith in our membership.” ASSOCIATION TO HOLD LUNCHEGN TOMORRO' weekly = noon-day luncheon of the Bemidji Oivie and|;, Commerce association will be held The county commissioners, who are special session, were taken over the A road this afternoon, accompanied by tomorrow, and following the lunch- several cars containing members of The Gibbons- cen the regular business session Will |4y, "honrg of directors of the associ- De held. The d“‘e“ol“’ of “1‘:; a:ig: ation and other county officials with ciation met in I ar Wetet S ianee |the object of deciding on a definite sion this noon. A large atte plan either to build a new road or * |grade and surface the road already dly will raisa any ob- jection to Rickard’s sclection. The contract has not been signe: but the terms will cail for 12 round if the bout is staged in New Jercey, and 15 rounds If it comes off in New Gibbons will train on fights. lddy Kane said today he is now mak- ing ready for an extensive summer Ifrenchman i is urged for tomorrow’s meeting. KNUTSON WILL VIS THIS VICINITY S00 there. ~ . 'This particular piece of road has been the cause of much complaint from the residents of the county who live south and from many others who < use that portion of the road, and it 1n a letter recefved by J. J. Opsahl|was felt that it should be given imme- from Representative Harold Knutson |diate attention as a matter of emer- this week, information was contained | ges that in the very near future Mr. Knutson would| make a trip to Be-|Sn: midji and the Red Lake district for the purpose of looking into the mat- ter of opening reservation to allot- ment to the Indians and sale of the remainder of the t ceeds off which would the credit of the Indian funds. Mr. Knutson is strongly and fa- favorably impressed witl " ect and the importance . ing up for cultivation o of land. The matter of transp through the territory is also sontething that Mr. Knutson undoubtedly, itinerary includes October 31 in Kansas City and Armi- stice Day in Washington. ncy road construction. Information was given by Engineer yder to the effect that the new which has been TENNIS CLUB COMPLETES - FIRST ROUND' OF TOURNEY The first round of play in the an- nual tournament being played by the Bemidji Tennis club has now been completed with Lord defeating Abell, 6-2 and 6-1; Hoselton, 6-2 and 6-0. All players are now set for the round. Two matches been played already. One of these, played last evening, resulted in Mc Ghee defeating Henderson, 6-4 and -Constructive FUNERAL SERVICES FOR CHARLES DERUSHIA TODAY road to Cass Lake, designated as part of the Babcock was now the best road to trayel to Cass Lake. Most of it has een graded and is in a passable be placed to)condition. The contract for the last s to be let Thurs- day, according to Mr. Snyder, which will mean that all the grading will be the open-|completed this fall and in all prob- f this tract|ability some of the surfacing will ortation |also be done and the road completed Considerable discussion was also held on the construction of other roads in the county and Mr. n, due|Snyder as far as he was able, advised to all{the directors just what was being nt ! done by the highway department of Funeral services o'clock for Charles DoRushia of Mill Park, who passed at St. Anthony's hospital Sat- urday evening after an extended ill- ness of a year and eight months. ¥r. J. J. T. Philippe officiated. was made in Holy Cross ceme- tery under the direction of H. N. MecKee, funeral director. Mr. DeRushia leaves to mourn his loss a large family and a host of He hadl made his home in “Much depends erritory, the pro-|b strip of the road: h the proj- in question |next summer. Gunner Olgon, linotype operator at The Pioneer, was elected one of the 21 members of the executive board of the Minnesota Federation of Typo- Those who lost out in the first round are to be matched to play for 2 consolation prize, and the winner of the finals will be given a grand prize. The second round of the tournament | graphical is interested in, when he visits the reservatio consideration will be given AT THIEF RIVER FALLS Special Inducements Offered to Best Dirt Track Drivers CAUSES SERIES OF EXPLOSIONS Asphalt Still Explodes and Spreading Flames Set Fire | , to 34 Oil Tanks P in the Country. ’ “With the best dirt track drivers in the coutry racing at Thief River Falls on August 6, the closing day of the Twentieth Annual Pennington County Fair, people of the Northwest will have an opportunity to witness the greatest display of speed ever put on lin the state,” Secretary Her- bert Fuller has announced. Entry blanks\ have been forwarded to the leading speed demons in' the racing game and indications point to the greatest assamblage of race pilots ever gathered in the Northwest. Speoial inducements are baing of-, fered to such stars as Sig Haugdahl, Fred Horey, Louis Disbrow and 0. T. Barr to enter against a fleld of chal- lengers as Les Allen, Rowe Brainerd, Ted Rick and others. Negotiations have been opened with some of these dryvers already and by the end of the week, Secretary Fuller expects to have the majority of them signed up for the meet. O. T. Barr, Les Allen and Rowe Brainerd are contenders for this year's championship and are forcing Sig Haugdahl to the limit to keep his ttle. St if these bitter rivalg for the trophy are signed, one of the closest and, speediest battles ever contested can be assured. As a feature attraction for the four days of the fair, Secretary Fuller has «gned up the crack All-American auto polo team to play the Pacific coast aggregation ‘in a four-game sories. A hot battle can be expected since these veterans know all the tricks of the game. “No game in all sportdom offers the thrills, action and excitement that auto polo does,” the secretary stated, “and it is so sensational that the spectator is kept on his toes every minute of play.” . AUSTRIA TO CO-OPERATE WITH U. S. GRAIN GROWERS DAMAGE MAY AMOUNT TO OVER TWO MILLION Many Persons Made Ill by Gas Fumes Settling Down Over Large Territory e '} (By United Press) Linden, N. J., July 19.—A flaming flood of burning oil, which swept over New Jersey meadows and flowed into Staten Island sound blowing up 34 oil tanks and causing two million dollars damage, was still raging today after fourteen hours of fighting. The damage done may go niore than two millions due to the ex- plosion” of an asphalt tank and six additional gas tanks today. One hun- dred fire fighters ran for their lives abandoning 5,000 feet of hose as new fuel burned on the flames. Starting with an explosion in an asphalt still in the plant of the War- ner-Quinlan company the burning sea covered many acres. For a time the blazing oil threatened to cross the sound to the shores of Staten island. All night the oil flarhed and a heavy pall of smoke hung over an area of miles. . Tanks blew up one after an- other throwing a mass of flames sky- ward and dumping new fuel on the blaze. Navigation was halted a mile back from the danger zone. Thous- ands of spectators were massed on Staten lisland shores watching the flaming oil. Many persons were made ill by burning oil fumes which settled down over a large territory. All night frightened families, gasping and choking, carried children and wll'}ntcver household effects were port- able. REMOVE BRUSH NOW, . SAYS COUNTY AGENT Now ds the best sanson of the year to remove the brush on land that Is to be stumped and ploweX during tho next five years. Brush outl in July, August and September {8 more com- pletely killed than when cut at other seasons of the year, and the dried leaves help proatly in the burmng of the piles of brasa. Brush shouid be carefully piled so that all ‘the brush lis laid the same way. In the first brushing of the land .the ax is usually a much better tool to nse than the scythe. The brush must be cut close to the ground in order to simpli- fy the work of keeping it down in later years. The scytho can he used to advantage on the second growth. Where the stumpage of the land is delayed a few years and the brushed land 1y seeded to grass and pastured an immediate annual uet return of $15.00 per acre'can be obtained. The following mixture Is{ recommended for seeding among stumps after brughing and) burning is done; one pound each of whiite, and alsike and red clover; two pounds of timothy; two pounds hluegrass, on low ground the red clocer should be omitted and two pounds of alsike substituted. The seeding to clover and pastur- ing of brushed off stump 1dnd for a period of five years before stumping and breaking takes place hgs several advantages over the practice of forced clearing where raw land fs broken ap and puti into crop at once. The cost of stump removal I8 less. The cost of breaking s less. The ground and seed bed 18 in much better condition. The first crop produced 18 much larger. NAVAL MILITIA HOLDS DANCE THIS EVENING The Bemidji unit of the Minnesota Naval Militia and Naval Reserve Force will hold an informal dancing party af the new armory this eve~ ning and a most enjoyable time i3 assured. The Minneapolis Syncopators will furnish the music for the occa~ sion, T MOTHER SAYS SHE PAID ' FOR BERGDOLL’S RELEAS » (By United Press) gy i) Washingfon, July 19.—Mrs. Emmg Bergdoll, mother of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, charged before the housa investigating committee that Captaini Bruce Campbell, military counsel for Bergdoll at his trial"demanded $100,« 000 for the “higher ups” in the case, The investigation of Bergdoll's excuse for being classed as a slacker was reached today. Mrs. Bergdoll de~ clared that Captain Campbell, who defended her son on Governor'a Island and Clarence Gibhony, civilian counsél for the draft evaders, joined in making a demand for $100,000, She testified that she had actually glven $5,000 to Campbell at New York, and later Bergdoll told het that it had gone to the “higher ups'y (By United Press) Fargo, July 19.—Austria is pre- paring to co-operate with the United States grain growers and has formed a private company to buy the 500,~ 000 bushels of wheat she requires above her production direct from the American faremsr, according to in- formation received by Capt. F. G. Neumeier, Fargo newspaperman. M. B. A. LODGE HOLDS ANNUAL PICNIC SUNDAY The M. B. A. lodge had its yearly pienic Sunday, July 17. About fifty of the members gathered at the I. O. 0. F. hall about 9 a. m., and from there they all went in cars to 2 beautifl spot at the head of Lake Bemidji, where they spent the day. It was an ideal day for a picnic and every one surely had a most enjoyable time. RED AND GREENS TIE IN ANNUAL FIELD MEET Rivalry Was Keen at Second Annual Field Meet Held by State Teachers College — Out of five teams entered in the second annual field meet of the State Teachers college held at the county fair grounds, Satyrday afternoon at 3 o’clock, the Reds and the Greens tied for first place, ench team scoring 25 points. The Rose team came next with 17 points, the Purple and White with 16, and the Orange and Blick with 15. The events included a 50-yard dash for girls, a 100-yard dash for boys, a nail driving contest for girls, a sack race for hoys, a baseball throw with 16; and the Orange and Black boys, a potato race for girls, a tug- of-war and a relay race. The Reds took three first places, two seconds, and two thirds, while the greens took two first places, one sec- ond, three thirds and two fourths. The captains of the various teams and the nicknames for the various teams were as follows: Reds, known as “Dodgers,” captained by Miss Blanche Dodge; Rose, known as “Ramblers,” captained by Mrs. Mary Johnson; Orange and Black, known as “Tigers,” captained by Miss Adah Williams; Green, known as “Grasshoppers,” captained by Paul Johnston; Purple and White, known as “Spartans,” captained by Harold Scarles. G. H. Sandberg of Crookston acted as general manager of the meet, J. W. Smith as clerk, K. O. Snortrum as announcer, F. P. Wirth as starter, and judges were R. O. Bagby and Mr. Schirling, Misses Morse and Dep- u ’ ty. The event furnishes much amuse ment for the school each year and much interest was taken, by all stu- dents in this meet. Rivalry was keen at all times. MOO0SE LODGE HOLDS REGULAR MEET TONIGHT The regular business meeting of the Loyal Order of Moose will be held this evening at 8 o'clock at the Moose hall. Al members are asked to b 8. | present, in Washington. o matters pertaining to the set of the land. twelfth annugl conference Sunday. for a large number of yei is to be played off this week. ... 'the state. i 1 e e {