Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 21, 1921, Page 1

The Pioneer is the only daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and has the largest circulation in Northern Minnesota "HE BEMIDJI D ‘BEMIDJI, MIN —r — ‘Adanac Male Quartette Pleases Large Audience; J. F. Conner Gives Fx%\ Address ._(-«,.. H. RICHMOND P’&LLS ILL, HOLLETT TA}.“(.'(S PLACE - & Barnaby Entertainers Give Closing Number of Fivi Yay Run This Evening ~ The chautauqua audience was again delighted last night with the Adanac quartet which gave the en- Mire evening program. They present- ed a program of rare variety and ex- cellence. The wonderful blending of their voices, the beauty of their tone quality, and the richness and mellow- ness which characterized all their renditions were the outstanding feat- ures of their work. 1t is doubtful if the people of Bemidji have ever had the pleasure of hearing a finer quartet than the Adanac quartet. J. Riley Hallman, the first tenor posse’ss a remarkablly sweet voice of wide range and splendid control. He sings with an- ease and expres- sion which ‘delights his hearers. Al- bert Downing, second tenor, has a most pleasing| voice, especially well suited for the parts taken by him'in the program. Marley Sherris has a rich well-rounded and expressive baritone voice well fitted for dramatic work. His manner if interpreting the feeling and spirit of the selections sung evidences Mis capacity for rend- ering almost any kind of a number in a masterly manner. H. Ruthven McDonald, the leader of the quartet, a singer of many years, still retains that buoyancy and mellowness of voice and expression that at once marks him as a finished artist. Mr. McDonald has for many years delighted audiences in Canada, United States and Europe and he more than delighted his audience last night with his readings, monologues and songs. He was the life of the quartet in his. free easy-going style and humorous “portrayals. He has gathered around him a quartet of ‘talent very difficult to duplicate. J. F. Conner, who talked to the audience in the afternoon hdd a mes- gage forl the farmer. Only a small part of the audience was made up of that calling, however. He pointed out the intentions of the farmer to go after and get what they felt they should have by organizing the farmer in the National Farm Bureau federa- tion. “Labor,” he said, “is obtaining its demands by intensive oganization. ‘Business and professional men are working through organizations for what they want, and the farmer must do the same.” Ha gave the history of the Farm Bureau and whati the farmer hopes to accomplish through it. He stated that co-operative marketing was one of the big problems the farmer of the present had to face. The farmer contributed more than one third of the work and the produce of the na- tion but the farmer was not receiv- ing one-third of the income, accord- ing te Mr. Conner. ; He finally ad- vised the farmer to be a lifter and not a leaney in the community. This afternoon the Junior Town presented a Mother Goose pageant and this was followed by a lecture by Dr. Frank Hollett, the superintendent of the Bemidji chautauqua, on “Six Years experiencé in the wilds of Labrador.” Dr. Hollett takes the place on the pogram of H. Richmond Mills, as Mr. Mills, on account of ill- ness, was unable to appear. 'This evening the closing number of the Chautauqua will be given by the Barnaby Entertainers whose reputa- tion as entertainers is very high. STATE TO SELL CONFISCATED PARAPHERNALIA AT AUCTION The annual auction sale of confis- cated paraphernalia, now in the pos- session of the game and fish depart- ment of the state of Minnesota, will take place on August 11 at the State Capitol, at St. Paul. Records of the department show that many confiscat- ed articles are still in the possession of the various game wardens, but these are to be sent in for the annual sale. This sale offers sportsmen an op- portunity to secure almost any desir- ed articid in that line, which they may desire. The articles are sold at auction and go to the highest bidder. The announcement of the sale has been made by Harry 'J. LaDue, as- sistant game and fish commissioner under Carlos Avery. BOND REFUND FORMS READY FOR ADOPTION BY COUNTIES Forms of highway bond reimburse- ment resolutions for adoption by county beards of commissioners were prepared this*week by C. H. Chris- topherson, assistant attorney general. 0. L. Kipp, chief construction engi- neer in the highway department is supplying copies to county attorneys ant auditors. The forms have the approval of representatives of bond houses besides insuring uniformity and compliance w(th the statutes. JUVENILE BAND PLAYS FINE PROGRAM TONIGHT Public Also" Invited to Hear Program at New Birchmont HotelFriday Night . Director G. 0. Riggs of the Juvenile band announces that two fine pro- grams have ibeen arranged for the concerts tonight and Friday night. ‘Tonight’s concert, will be held at Li- brary park from 7:30 to 8:15 and will be over in time so that those who care to may attend the chautauqua. Tomorrow night’s concert will be held at the new summer hotel at Birchmont from 7:30 to 8:30. Fol- lowing the concert, the regular in- formal dancing party will be held at the hotel. The public is invited to attended these events and it is expect- ed that both concerts will draw large crowds. . Tonight's Program, ' March, ‘““Strong Arm,” Johnson. Medley Overature, “Old Tunes,” arr. Ascher. March, ‘“Motor Boat Squadron,” Beyer. Intermezzo, “Carnation”, Johnson. March, “National Guard”, Ascher. Serenade, ‘/Moonlight and Love,” Mackie. ‘March, “Follow the Flag,” Beyer. “Star Spangled Banner.” Friday’s Prezarm. March, “Royal Scetch Highlande- rs,” King. Gavotte, “In Olden Days,” Stickney. March, ‘‘Penobscot Park,” Nye. Overture, “Rays of Sunshine” Wheeler. March, “With thel Colors,” Morris. Serenade, ‘“Chapel Echoes,” Scott. March, “Longworth,” Fenton. Selection, “Airs from Standard Op- eras,” arr. Berry. March, *“The Flying Squadron,” Lawrence.. “Star Spangled Banner.” COUNTRY CLUB TO HOLD JALZ TOURNEY SUNDAY A jazz tournament with handicaps from 8§ to 32 will entertain members of the Bemidji Country club-Sunday. A jazz tournament is a combination of a golf competition and a baseball game. All rules of silence or golf etii- quette are waived. Any player is per- mitted and even required to do ev- erything in the way of noise making, club swingiflg or pantomimic antics to. prevent his opppnent from:accom- .ptishing the desired result of his shots. . The contest gives the uninitiated spectator an idea that the course is merely the recreation grounds of an asylum for the “non compus mentis.” It is very seldom that any course record, at least low records, are shat- tered during such’ competitions. Birchmont hotel guests will have a tournament tomorrow, which will be an 18-hole medal handicap play Many good players are entered and it is ex- pected that the scores will be very low. Yesterday one of the golfers undertook a bet to break fifty or un- der by playing a round with on club one-handed, which he did. E. H Dutcher and Paul Jumper now admit sometimes one hand is as good as two. B. W. Lakin has proven that he is still in a class by himself by defeat- ing G. S. Harding (in the finals for the shortstop tournament by three up and two for 27 holes. DR. LICHENSTEIN FAVORS FINANCING CORPORATION Minneapolis, July 21.---The neces- sity of a foreign trade financing cor- poration was impres¢ed upon the Am- eircan Institute of Banking by Dr. Walter Lichenstein of Chicago to- day. He discussed the proposed work- ing of such corporations. GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS SAYS HE IS INNOCENT Len Small Accused With Two Others of Embezzlement of Illinois Funds Springfield, Ill., July 21.---Len Small, Illinois governor and politi- cian of the old Lorimer school, voiced his innocence today of charges of embezzling and stealing nearly three million in state funds. Small was accused with Lieutenant Governor Fred W. Sterling and Ver- non Curtis, Grant Park, illinois bank- er, of smuggling millions of dollars of public money for their own person- al gain. Indictments, charging the tulo with embezzlement of public funds and conspiracy to defraud, were voted by the Sangabon county grand jury after an investigation. “I am absoultely innocent of every charge they make”, the governor de- clared in a statement to the people of Illinois. Bonds totaling $400,000 were fur- nished today to ailow the two state officers and the wealthy banker their freedom untjl the opening of the trial. Small and his asscciates are prepar- ed to demand they be allowed their day in court immediately. The alleged deficits were found dur- ing terms served by Small and Sterl- ing as state treasurers. The investigation brought out a loan of $10,000,000, the grand jury, stated, to Armour & Co., big Chicago packers, tc a bank which paid them two per cent interest, if any was paid. I TRUNK HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS SHOWPROGRESS State Highway Departmenl" Has Issued Forecast on Road Construction This Year | LACK OF FEDERAL AID | WILL CURTAIL TOTAL| Perm‘ament Improvements List-| ed Are Located in More Than - Seventy-five Sections Trunk Highways. ‘Miles— 1921 Total Graded . ...... ... 676 2,176 Gravel surfaced ... 493 1,739 | Paved ........... 80 192 Totals, . 1,195 4,107 The Minnesota trunk highway tem of 7,000 miles will be improved | according to the above summary at the end of the present comstruction ceason, provided Minnesota, receives $2,840,000 of federal aid as usual this year. Failure of congress to continue government aid, however, will curtail the totals by about 175 miles of grad- ing, 140 miles of gravel surfacing and 15 miles of pawing, and leave total mileage of 915 improved this season. John H. Mullen, assistant commis- sioner and chief engineer in the state out the preliminary figures showing first year betterments under the Bab- cock plan. In addition, $3,000,000 a year has been set aside for mainten-| ance work on every section of the en-} tire trunk system and more than 1,- 000 patrolmen are now on jobs. This feature of the highway department progrym is expected to yield the first state-wide benefits under the Bab- cock plan. Y Permanent improvements listed are located in.more than 75 » dely, scat- tered section of the state, and are estimated to cost approximately $10,- 000,000.. The summary as stated is baged upon an expectation that avail- able trunk funds will include $2,840,-: 000 of federal aid, besides $5,000,000 of county reimbursement bond money, and about $2,500,000 from the motor vehicle tax fund, after $3,000,000 has been set aside for maintenance. THOMSON MAY BE HEARD BEFORE DISTRICT JUDGE Austin, July 21.---Cy Thomson again took the limelight today fol- lowing announcement in Chicago yes- terday of the exact amount he took from the Hormel company. Austin could hardly believe that $1,187,000 was the amount. They are glad to know that the company could survive the blow. “What will they do with Cy?” is the question. A hearing before District Judge Meighan at which Thomson is ex- pected to plead guilty to a charge of grand larceny is looked for. Thom- son is anxious about his family, he wants to be sure that his wife and boy will be taken care of. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS - London, July 21.---The basis for a final conference has not been found, declared the official government com- munique issued today after Kamonn De Valera and Premier Lloyd George had confered on the Irish situation. The two were closeted for an hour. Eamonn De Valera will go tomor- row morning to Dublin, it was stated, and will communicate with Lloyd George later. } REDWOOD COUNTY PROBATE JUDGE VISITS BEMIDJI Judge A. R. A. Louden of the Pro- bate court of Redwood county, Red- wood Fails, call n Judge of Pro- bate J. B. Haru e enjoying the camping grounds amond Point and plans to make a trip to Inter- national Falls, Baudette and Thief River Falls before returningz to Red- wood Falls. He is very enthusiastic about the .lakes and forests of this section of the state. terda; Leuden is among; HENRY MILLER B0Y STRICKEN WITH INFANTILE PARALYSIS | Harold, the ten-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miller, Deltrami ave- nue, has been stricken with infa tile paralysis at home. The left arm and right leg are the limbs af- fected. £ LEGION WILL BE HOST TO NATIONAL ADJUTAN Lemuel Bolles and A, H. Ver- non, State Eommander, Speak Here Tomorrow Night . Ralph D. Gracie post of the Ameri- can Legion will be host to National| Adjutant Lemuel Bolles and State highway department, this week gave|Commander A. H. Vernon at an open |slogan of Bemidji’s meeting at the rooms of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce association be- ginning at 8 o’clock Friday eveuing. The two Legion executives will arrive on the noon train from Crookston to- morrow and will be met by a small delegation, which will show them about the city and take them to the new summer hote! at Birchmont for dinner in the evening. N, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 21, 1921 Judge | AILY PIONEE ably 3howers in north late tonight and Friday, somewhat warmer in extreme west, 55c PER MONTVH DAYNEXT WEEK - PROMISESMUCH Thirty-two Merchants Join to Make Wednesday, July 27, a Big Shopping Day |BEMIDJI IS LOGICAL CENTER FOR SHOPPERS | Trading in This City Will Aid | in Building Better Market | for Farm Products Thirty-two mer special inducement |Bemidji on Wednesday, July 27, this leity’s third monthly Market Day, and a number of other merchants ar vertising individually, excl |the two-page Market Day adv iments which; are to appear in this Lweek's ¢ es of The Weekly Pioneer land The Bemidji Sentinel. in addition to next Monday’s issue of The Daily | Pioneer. Bemidji s the logical trade center for this territory, and the out of town | shoppers are urged to do their shop- ping lere at that time especially, ‘sincu the more trading they do in Be- { midji the more it will help to build {up a market for the produce they Ihave to sell. A careful comparison |of the articles and prices offered by lccal merchants will convince the ‘buying public that the Bemidji mer- {chan are bringing prices back to the old levels. | “Trade in Bemidj hants are offering for shoppers in it p et Day. ,"" s the The Ma are so motable from miles arcund An op- s given out of town traders linducements offeret | that people come | to share in the Market Day. better acquainted with | their neighbors and the Bemidjl mer- ! chants, who are not content with sell- |ing merchandise every day at the lowest market pnices, but join once a montlr in offering inducements on Immediately after the dinner, they|a certain day and make it a buying wiill be escorted back to the city for the, big opening meeting to which all ex-sergice men anddieterested parties are invited and assured an intercst- ing program. Mr. Bolles is thoroughly experi- enced with every phase of the Ameri- can Legion work and is in a pos to tell his hearers many interesting facts relative to what the Legion is doing and planning to do. ization work and the Legion’s place in communigy will be explained also. Mr. Vernon is no stranger in Be- muldji, since he has spoken here sev- cral times during the past two yeurs This will be his first visit here as state commander of the Legion, how- ever. He will also outline the plans of the state department and explain its activities.” Mr. Bolles is carrying out the speaking engagements of F. W. Gal- braith, former commander, who was killed in an automobile accident at Indianapolis about 'six weeks aso. He comes to Minnesota from North Da- kota, and to Bemidji from Crookston where he is to speak this cvening. I"rom herelhe will go to Duluth and then to the Twin Cities. Local ex-service men are urged to bning their friends to this meceting and out of town ex-service men are especially urged to attend. All per- sons interestéd in any way in what the Legion is doing are nrged to be present at this open session. Amenican-| holiday, will welcome all out of town custome traded in Bemidji heretofore. Previous Market Days have proved to be very successful and present in- dications point toward an even more successful day next Wednesday. {0DD FELLOWS TO HOLD BUSINESS MEET FRIDAY | There will be a business meeting Jof the 1. 0. 0. F. in the 0dd Fellows’ i hall FAiday evening at 8 o'clock, and @all members are urged to be present. RETAILERS PREPARING FOR BIG FALL BUSINESS (By United Press) York, July 2l1.---Rotailers iout the country are staking ds of dollars that business a jump in the fall and are for the first years. Business is bound a leap upward, Alfred Santt, for large department stores from San Francisco to Boston told the United Press tod “Garment re- tailers,” ho said, *“‘are placing such huge orders for the coming season that we are compelled to double our steck. The demand is for staple goods, not frills. New throut thou will tak laying in a big stock time in ¢ |immediate manufactur s well us those whe have (BIG WOOL POOL SELLS TWELVE MILLION POUNDS Co-operative Selling Proves Value of Finding Market Despite Conditions St. Paul, July 21.—Twelve miliion pounds of wool, pooled almost entire- ly through the farm bureaus of the wool produeing states, have been sold during the first six months of 1921, the Minnesota Farm Bureau federa- tion announced today. The announcement was based on a report from C. J. Fawcett, director of wool marketing for the American Farm Bureau Federation. “In spite of adverse market con- ditions,” the farm bureau said, “the weol pool has demonstrated the pow- er of co-operative enterprises in the open market. Because the pooled wool was graded, collected in large quantities nd kept constantly ready for immediate use by the mills, the farm bureau pool occupied a strong position, Most of the pooled wool has been sold, and sold at full market value, because it was acceptable for while wool held on farms in most cases remains without attractive offers.” Present indications are that the 1921 woof pool will be even larger than last year's, the federation said. Ohio has pooled more than 4,000,000 pounds, 1,000,000 more than last year; Michigan expects to pool 4,- 000,000 pounds; New York predicts double the quantity of its 1920 pool will come in this year; and ship- ments from Minnesota, lowa, Kansas, Ilinois, \ onsin, South Dakota and Missouri are on the way to Chicago warehouses, the federation has an- nounced. EASTERN MOVIE PATRONS PROVING THEIR HONESTY (By United Press) Hornell, N. Y., Juy 2l.-—Ninety- nine out of every hundred persons in the United States and everybody in lHornell is honest, according to Charles S. Smith, manager of a local moving picture theater. A new pol 1s been inaugurated at the theater Smith manages. There are no ticket gellers or takers in the lobby. All persons are admitted f After viewing the show they to the door where a box with a slot in it has been installed. If they like the performance they drop thirty cents in the box. There is no attend- ant Lo stop the patrons if they don't re to drop money in the box. There girl stationed at a little booth inside the lobby to provide nge for the patrons who want the correct amount. Manager Smith says that practically all the theater patrons pay. The only ones who don't drop their money into the box, accordinz to Smith, are the ones dissatisfied with the show. SMALL CHY¥CAGO TRUST CO. CLOSES ITS DOORS TODAY Chicago, July 2 ‘The Michigan Just doors for business today. Agents of the stale auditor took over the bank's hooks and started a complete investi- pation of its affairs. M. E. SUNDAY SCHOOL TO HOLD PICNIC TUESDAY Announcement made today {hat the annual pienic of the Metho- qist Sunday school will be held at mond Point next Tuesday. Plans are belng made for a big get-together ind a very enjoyable time is ed all those who attend. The packers paid seven and eight per cent for their money. U S —— | between CAMPAIGN FOR DAIRY MARKETING HAS BEGUN '|Farm Bureau Launches State- wide Drive to Unite Six Hundred Creameries St. Paul, July 21.—The second state-wide co-operative marketing en- terprise to be started in Minnesota this symmer was to be launched this week, in an Intengive drive to unite G00 co-operative creameries into a powerful association. Iivery co-operative creamery in the state to be given an opportunity, now and September 5, to join the Minesota Co-operative Cream- eries A ation, Inc. The objects and pow of the mew association will be explained to the directors and patrons of every creamery by astual farmers acting under tho di- rection of the Minnesota Farm Bu- reau federation and the ne wmar- keting agency. The organifiaion drive has been mapped out by A. J. McGuire, repre- senting the ociation, and by the organization department of the farm bureau. The state has been divided into 12 campaign districts, and a farmer pla in charge of each dis- triet, with the job of explaining the new agency to every co-operative creamary in the district. Meetings are being called by the presidents of county farm bureaus and the local creamery in the district. Meetings are association. Shares of stock have a par value of 25; in order to join, a creamery mus take one share of stock for each 50,- 000 pounds of butterfat handled an- nually, PSS Imnr man’s idea of the “biue law” LAND CLEARERS ARE EAGER FOR NEW EXPLOSIVE Beltrami County’s Allotment of Picric Acid Will Soon i Be Disposed of ORDERS ALREADY PLACED FOR OVER 10,000 POUNDS Use of Picric Acid for Land Clearing Purposes Promises to Increase Acreage « Farmers in the cut-over regions of Minnesota who have stumps to re- move are jumping at the opportunity offered by the government through the University of Minnesota to get left-over explosives with which to do their stump blasting. The announcement made last week that the United States government had allotted 37 carloads of picric acia to Minnesota to be distributed among land-glearing farmers at about half the price that farmers have been pay- ing for other explosives, was met with cager interest on the part of the farmers. As soon as the word went out, county agents in the 18 counties to which allotments have been as- signed began to get inquiries. The meetings being held this week at county seats and elsewhere to ac- quaint farmers with the opportunity to secure a high grade explosive at greatly reduced rates, and to acquaint them with iits use, have been largely attended. Following ecach meeting orders poured in. Rifty delegates from the various Farm Bureau units throughout Bel- trami county were present at the pic- ric acid meeting, July 19, at the Oity hall, Bemidji. This meeting proved to be very enthusiastic and after A. J. Schwantes, land clearing spe- cialist, thoroughly explained this new explosive and compared it with 60 per cent dynamite, orders were placed for 10,000 pounds to be immediately delivered, while many others said . [that ithey would. include their addi- tional orders with other orders from thelr farm bureau units to be sent in this week. The Beltrami county land clearing assoclation is arranging to supply the No. 8 caps and fuse to be used with this picric acid explosive at cost, the same as has been done heretofore. Apparently the allotment of 60,000 pounds to Beltrami county will all be taken up within the coming week as the low price of 9¢ per pound de- livered, is very attractive to all farm- ers needing explosives for land clear- ing. The blanks for ordering picric acid aro being distributed through the Farm bureau units and every effort is being made to give all farmers an opportunity to place an order. The Avenue Trust company, a small bank-yeoet of this explosive dellvered Is nine ing institution hera d@id not open it8)uants per pound. Seven cents for cartridging and two cents for freight and local handling charges. Orders must be for even 100 pounds and not to exceed 500 pounds to any one farmer. When placing order, check in full at nine cents per pound should be attached as the explosive must ba paid for before it is shipped. Pienic acid is a high explosive which was used in large quantities by this and other countries during tho world war. 1t has been prepared for distribution by drying and pack- ing in double-dipped paraffined cart- rldges wejghing six ounkes. The cartidges are packed in 'wooden boxes I containing 100 pounds ot pierie acld. Picric acld s a comparatively safe hgh explogive. It s more insensi- five to shock or impact and to fric- tion than are the commercial explo- gives, but it is slghtly moro gensitive to shock than TNT. Picric acld is difficult to ignite and will burn, at least in small quantities without ex- ploding. However, pleric acid is a high explosive and as such should be treated with great respect. It should not, be exposed to fire or flames and no metals should be allowed to come in contact with it. So far as ordinary handling is con- cerned, picric acld hag no toxic ef- 1 s. It can be used in any open air blasting operations and will not cause headaches or other ill effects. A cartnidge of pleric acid, as 1t hag been prepared for distribution, welghs about six ounces and is about equal in strength to an eight-ounce cartridge of the commercial dynamite used for agricultural blasting. That is, six ounces of picric acid will do ap- (Continuea on Page 6) CALIFORNIA GIRL IS ARRESTED FOR WHISTLING Bureka, Cal, July 21.— Arrested for whistling. This sounds like the o 9 regime. But it happened to Miss Janet Sunter of Bureka. She whistled, she admitted. But George Meaken, a stranger 'n town, heard her, and misinterpreting the promptings of the sunny dispnsi- tion, reported to the police that she was out of ner head, and needed at- tention. She was brought to police court. Did the judge draw a lony face y penalty? He L and fix a heavy, h Gid mot,