Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 23, 1921, Page 1

O Rttt The Pioneer is the only daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and has the largest circulation in Northern Minnesota —— HE BEMI DJI DAILY PIONEER Minnesota: Fair tonight and probably Sunday, cooler in north- 5 west portion tonight and in north 3 portion,Sunday. VOLUME XIX, NO. 81 BEMIDJI, MINN,, SA' TURDAY EVENING, JULY 23, 1921 65c PER MONTH CONGRESS FOR . MARKING TIME National Adjutant of Legion Tells Why Compensation Bill Should Pass OUTLINES GROWTH OF NATIONAL ORGANIZATION Stite Commander Vernon Tells of Work Being Done by State Department “If that is what the senate calls speed, God help us is it should hap- pen to bel so slow that, it would ad- mit it,” declared Lemuel E. Bolles, national adjutant of the American legion, before a meeting of ex-service men and othen interested citizens at the Civic and Commerce association rooms (Friday evening, when com- menting upon the passage of the Sweet bill which has been before congress for the past 18 months and is now passed by the senate with amendments which require its return to the house, “It is far from being a law yet, still the senate is going around with chests swelled out trying to make the world think that it put ¢the measure over in ‘record time,” he added. “The adjusted compensation mess is becoming a real problem. Con- gress is howling economy, but as far as 1 am able to make out, this pro- gram of economy is being confined entirely to jthe ex-service men and women,” he declared. ““We object to the idea of a bonus; we don’t want a bonus or a gratu- dty. All the legion asks for the ex- service men and women is a square deal. The reimbr"sements covered in ithe four-fold compensation bill have been earned, but not yet received. The 'bill' provides only for a reim- bursement for the financial loss suf- fered by those who entered the ser- vice while others at home reaped huge profits from the war. ““We will not recede.one inch, if 1 have anything t68ay aliout it, even it it takes 50 years to put the bill across. I believe President Harding was sincere in his message to the senate recommending shelving of the bill at this time, but I do believe he now sees that he made a gross mis- take.” ' He scored congress for the speedy expenditures to Columbia, the rail- roads, the shipping board deficit, the expenditure for airplanes during the war, and th paltry allotmnt for hos- pitals fo the sick and disabled ex- service men. He clearly expressed a desire for government econcmy, ‘but demanded that such economy he prac- -ticed all the way around and pot confined to those items dealing with the ex-service men. and almost sure remedy for the pre- cent condition of congress, he urged a regeneration of political life. He declared that the nation should clear out the slacked congressmen and put in persons who have the real interests of the nation at heart, instead of placing party politics in the fore- ground. He urged every American citizen to exercise Lis or her right of fran- chise. He declared that any person who stays away from the polls at election time is a worse slacker than Bergdoll. He urged the legion to gtand for clear ppolitics and demand that office holders be thoroughly competent, each to give his town, county and country the best he has. Other remarks by Mr. Bolles were confined to the condition of the na- tional organization of the legion and the much-talked-of relationship be- tween labor and the legion. He de- claved that labor and the legion stand for the same-fundamental Am- ericanism, as demanded of every loyal American, and stated that the rela- tionship between the organizations was most friendly. State Commander A. H. Vernon of Little Falls, in his last speech before any legion post as head of the Min- nesota department of the legion, out- lined the work of the state organ,-- {zation, which he said had been done through the efforts of the various post officers and the individual le- gionaires working hand in hind. He objected to ever having an or- ganization which .might be termed “button-wear«s” ionly, and urged that every ex-service man realize that he must still render the best of ser- vice in peace as well as in war. The financial condition of the state department was outlined briefly, (Continued on Page 6) BOYS’ BAND CONCERT . VERY WELL RECEIVED ~The Juvenile Band concert given at the Birchmont hotel last night was appreciated by the guests of the ho- tel and others who gathered at the hotel lawn to hear it. At the close of the concert the management of the hotel disptayed its appreciation by gerving the members of the band re- freshments of ice cream and cake. Repeated encores were asked for throughout the entire concert, and| individual expressions of appreciation of the guests were freely heard. 1 = As a possible} MORE CONSTRUCTION IS_ | PICTURE SHOOTERS ARE BEGUN ON THIRD STREET Matson-Ritchie Lumber Co. and Charles Nangle Begin Work on Buildings Additional sheds and an office building are being constructed by the Matson-Ritchie Lumber company at 'Third street andi America avenue. A Jumber shed 56 feet by 100 feet is ibeing built in sections and at the east end of the shed a modern office building will be con:tructed. The ex- cavation is well ungler way and the office will be built immediately. Mr. Matson advises that the plant will be entirely madern when completed. Construction has commenced on another block 25x140 on, the vacant llot immediately wesi of the Nangle block. This lot has been purchased by Charles Nangle and he will con- struct a two story modern building on it. Definite plans have not been made by Mr. Nangle as to who will occupy the block, as several proposi- tions have been made to him with re- gard to its tenancy. The building, however, will be built as quickly as possible and when completed will give Mr. aNangle a building 50x140 on the corner. CROSS-QUESTIONING NEARLY RESYLTS IN ¥IGHT TODAY ‘Washington, —J;y_ 23. between Representatire Jolh Kentucky and Charles A. Braun, brother of Grover Cleveland Berg- doll, ,was narrowly averted at the session of the house Bergdoil coui- mittee today. Johnson attempted to cross-question Braun and charged he attempted to evade questions. “You are a liar,” shouted Braun. Johnson started toward him and Braun reached in his pocket as if for a weapon. LOG ROLLING CONTEST AT BIRCHMONT MONDAY A log rolling contest for the cham- pionship of Northern Minnesota will be held at Birchmont Monday eve- ning at 7:30 o’clock in front of the new summer ‘hotel at the head of Lake Bemidji. It is expected that at least five men will participate, three of these being John Boucher, Mose LaBounty and Earnest Falls. The public is invited to atterd this event. The management of the hotel is arranging regular entertaniment for the guests and these events are prov- ing worth while. Last evening the Juvenile band concert met with hear- iy approval. Birchmont is filled to capacity all the time and the cottages in connec- tion with the hotel are all engaged for the entire season. Last evening the regular weekly informal dancing party was enjoyed by a large sized crowd. Next Tues- day evening the first informal din- ner dance will be held for those who take their dinner there that evening. CEMETERY-BEAUTIFYING BEE 1S LATEST FAD IN DAKOTA (By United Pre§3) Donnybrook, N. D., July 23.—A cemetery-beautifying bee is the latest version of the many old-fashioned bees which have served 7o combine work and pleasure. The two local cemeteries will be relandscaped when the town turns out to pull the weeds and rearrange the plots. PANAMA GOVERNMENT AFTER NEW FARMERS Panama, July 23.—The govern-, ment of Panama has sent tpecial im-. migration agents ‘to Czecli-Slovakia, ! Austria, Italy, Spain and the Can- aries to induce farmers from those countries to come to Panama. | The government has begun the construction of 200 miles of high- ways in the most fertile parts of the interior, and intends to follow with several hundred miles more, with the idea of opening up the country. But after the roads are built (construc-|; tion has been begun and the money is in hand to pay the bills) they will not be used unless new inhabitants are brought into the country. The native of Panama has his own |} farm and is living on it very content-|; edly, under primitive conditions in most cases, but conditions which are well adapted to the tropics and which suit him. He works little hut lives well. His surplus produce it such as can conveniently be carried 10 a sea- port on mule back, and he enjoys the weekly trip to the village. But such people cannot develop a ' country, because they are too busy enjoying life. ernment is to induce immigration of experienced farmers from the south of Europe, who are also hard work- ers, assign them land, secure them in their title, and even assist thrm with implements and seed for the first few years. As white men, these people will soon disappear, as white en are bound to do in the tropics, but thei children will mix with the bré¢wn na. tives, and this mixture makes a!' strong race well adapted to fi;le heati and bright light. This mixed race,; known as morenos, is the strongest! and best factor in Panama at the' ‘present time, and the govérnment; had in mind a far-seeing policy nfl perpetuating it. ] The idea of rhe gov-|! LIABLE TO HEAVY FINE (By United Press) New York, July 23.---Everycne of the thousands of spectators who snapped pictures of the Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier fight and brought them across the New Jersey line into New York is liable to a fine of $1,000 and two years in pris- on, stated Attorney Hayward here today. Newspaper and picture agents that took the pictures to other states are liable there, he said. Hayward de- clined to state if he would take ac> tion against any newspaper pho- tographer or individuals who took pictures and brought them back to New York or took them into other states, : DECLARES WORST PART OF BUSINESS DEPRESSION OVER (By United Press) Milwaukee, July 23.—The worst of the business depression is over and business is gradually getting back to normal, according to members of the board of governors of the In- vestment Bankers Asscciation of Am- erica %Wn sessionj here. Prominent bankers grom everywhere in the country are attending the meeting and in ithe view taken by Frederick Sentence of Chicago, “The turn in the tide has come.” GEORGES CARPENTIER IS ROYALLY RECEIVED TODAY (By United Press) Paris, July 2 Georges Carpen- tier came home today like a conquer- ing hero. People turned out in thous- ands to celebrate when the French- man arrived at the station. A cheer- ing crowd hoisted him on their shoulders and carried him down thru the streets. NGRTH END OF COUNTY WILL USE PICRIC ACID Mark J. Thompson Explains Use of Explosive to Farmers at Baudette Meeting Thusday afternoon, July 21, a number of farmers and business men from various parts of north Beltrami county met at the.Board of Trade rooms, Baudette, to discuss the usc and distribution of the carload of war explosive known as picric acir that has been aliotted to this section. Supt.. M: .J. Thompson of the North- east Experiment station, Duluth, was present and explained the cntire pro- Jject. The material comes from the Unit- ed ‘States government through the University of Minnesota. It is now stored at Sparta, Wis. A charge of seven cents a pound is'made f. 0. b. Sparta to cover cartridging, packing, loading. Freight must be added to this. It is estimated that it will cost about] 10 cents per pound laid down: at Baudette. No farmer can secure more than 500 pounds. It comes (n 100 pound boxes. Orders are being taken through the six banks and at the office of Mr. Lende, county agent. nl order {to play safe in holding this allotment it was urged that ord- ers be placed as soon as possible. In- formation sheets are being mailed to east farm bureau member so that ev- ery one will be generally acquainted with the movement under way. A great deal of interest was manifested in this distribution which.practically means two dollars worth of material at the price of one, reports Mr. FARM FINANCE BODY PROPOSED IN MINNESOTA Joint Farmer-Banker Group to Plan Credit Clearing House Authorized TO PROVIDE MORE MONEY FOR SEASONAL DEMANDS State Farm Bureau Federation to Defend Farmers on Cut in Freight Rates St. Paul, July 23.—An agricultu- ral finance corporation to provide ad- ditional credit for production and marketing is being planned for Min- nesota. The board of directors of the Min- nesota Farm Bureau federation, in session here during the Midwest Farm Bureau gonference, authorized the organization of a joint committee of farmers and bankers to work out means of forming such a corporation. It would serve as a clearing house to distribute available agricultural cred- it where it is most needed. By pooling information and credit resources, more money could be pro- vided to meet the seasonal demands of agriculture in various parts of the state, the farm burecau directors said. The movement would be based on full co-operation with the bankers of the state, the directors said. The Minnesota corporation would be the second in the northwest. The Iowa Farm Bureau federation has or- ganized 2 committee of 15 farmers and 15 bankers, who are now estab- lishing an agricultural finance com- pany for that state. Taxation, farm legislation, co-op- erative marketing and high freight rates were discussed by officers of 12 Istate farm bureau federations, who met at headquarters of the Minneso- ta federation July 19 and 20. Uni- fied action by farm and commercial interests, through a national confer- ence to be callad. by the .farm bu- reaus, was proposed. The directors of the Minnesota fed- eration decided on several important policies. They voted to help finance the launching of the centralized market- ing enterprises for livestock and dairy products, by loaning up to $4,- 000 to the Minnesota Central Co- operative Commission company and up to $3,000 to the Minnesota Co- (Continued on Page 6) HARDING NOW BELONGS T NATURALISTS' CLUB (By United Press) Washington, July 23;---President Harding set out early today to join Henry Ford, Thomas,Edison and H. F. Firestone on a short camping ex- pedition along the Upper Potomic ut the foot of the Blue Ridge mountains. Harding's arrival at camp, wh was pitched yesterday will make hi. initiation into the famous naturali club which Thomas Edison and the late John Burroughs formed years ago. There has been a vacant bunk in the famous club camp since the famous naturalist died and Harding has been elected to take his place. Thompson. 'LIVESTOCK AGENCY TO | MILITARY FUNERAL FOR SERVE IN SIX STATES| ELMER WILCOX SUNDAY Livestock shippers can begin mar- 19 keting their stock through their own |Legion to Take Active Part in co-operative commission company on . the South St, Paul market Agguzt 8. Funeral Services for Boy According to information received by county farm bureau officers, the Minnesota Central Co-operative Com- mission company will open for busi- ::lsls l‘i’:"e:::;'i(dat};’;oxz};dc":;r?;‘so(}g community are urged to turn out farmers in Minnesota alone. Besides | SURday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Minnesota, the new selling agency City hal to attend the funeral ser- will serve co-operative shipping asso- |vices to be held at the Methodist ciations in Wisconsin, North and|church at 2:30 for Elmer Wilcox, South Dakota, Montana and Idaho,|23-year-old son gt Mr. and Mrs. I W. A. McKerrow, manager, says. S. Wilcox of Schooleraft. “The farmers’ sales agency has The remains arrived in the city built up a selling organization which | this morning and were taken to the we believe is as strong as any selling | 1bertson undertaking parlars. Rev. agency possibly can be,” Mr. Me- |G- H. Zentz, D. D., pastor/of, the Kerrow says. “We believe it will mar- Methodist church of this city will of- ke$ the farmers’ stock effici ficiate at the services. Burial will be more cheaply.” ock efficiently and made in Greenwood cemetery under the direction of M. E. Ibertson, fu- neral director. When the call for volunteers came for the World | War, the deceased en- listed in Hubbard county and went overseas in October, 1917, and he died in actoin in France. He is a Open objection |nephew of Mrs. R. E. Cota of this d George’s peace {city. d by Sinn Fein The local post of the American le- President DeVa-|gion will participate in the funeral lera is to return to London within |services, members of that organiza- a fortnight. tion to act as pall-bearers and firing squad. It is desired that as many ex-service men as possible attend the INLIAN ARRESTED FOR funeral, that the body may be given | 'HAVING STOLEN CLOTHES |a fitting military burial. Red Lake|EXCESSIVE HEAT RAISES agency was arrested yesterday charg- cd with having stolen clothes in his CONSUMPTION OF WATER possession. The clothes consisted of a coat and two pairs of pants taken rom a cook in the West hotel. The Killed in France, All ex-service men in the city and SINN FEIN LEADERS ARE OPPOSED TO PEACE TERMS (By United Press) Dublin, July | An Indian from the (By United Press) | . Minot, N. D., July 23.—Excessive |Indian was given five days in jail| heat of the latter part of June and first of this month raised consump- tion of city water in Minot from INFANTRY REGIMFNT s 500,000 gallons to 860,000 gallons CLOSES ENCAMPMENT " bt U. 5. COLLEGE MEN HOPE | Captain D, J. Moore Reports TO BEAT ENGUSH STARS Instructive Encampment (By United Press) Cambridge, Mass., July 23.—The | hopes of England’s college men rest- Captain D. J. Moore returned this|ed on !:he showing of the Oxford and morning from Fort Snelling where he | Cambridge track and field stars who visited the encampment of the Sixth |toed the mark with the best athletes regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Na-|of Yale and Harvard’s great stadium tional Guard, which closes its two- |today. weeks camping period today. The| Johnny Mack, Yale’s veteran train- captain, who is commanding officer of | er, an dhis Blue team arrived at the the Company K of this city, the only [stadium from Swampscott, where | company in Minnesota not represent- [they have been in training with the ed at the encampment this year, spent | Harvard men, with hopes running the past two days at the Snelling{high. Mack, however, admitted the |camp and reports a very enjoyable|American college men will have to |and instructive trip. put their best foot forward to beat The encampment just closed, ac-|the English team. | cording to Captain Moore, is the Abrahams of the English team is a {best he has ever seen, and he states{gprinter of note and capable of doing |that he will attend next year's en-|the century in flat time. He will have campment eveh if he is forced to against him Gourdin, Harvard’s crack join another company. THe hopes,|colored runner and broad jumper, at Fort Snelling l|[ however, that Company K will be | fully represented next year.. He reports that the civic organiza- | tions of the Twin Cities were working |along the same lines as during the r period, providing the men at the amp with a variety of entertain- | ment. The St. Paul Civie and Com- | merce association awarded a number jof cups to the companies meeting |with certain requirements in the jcamp and also visited the camp in |a body, putting on real enjoyable cnertainment for the boys. | The captain states that the state In the middle distance runs, Rud loomed a dangerous contestant. He is Olympic champion, and is sched- uled to run the quarter and half-mile events. H. B. Stallard of Cambridge, who ran second to A. G. Hill in the mile in the recent British championships, will make the Yale and Harvard men step lively. Trowbridge, the former Princeton hurler, is another entry, and the Eng- [Jishmen have several dangerous men in the field events. J. R. Tolbert, captain-elect of the BIG ROOSEVELT HIGHWAY TOUR BEGIVS MONDAY First Big Tour Over Memorial Driveway From Duluth to | Glacier National Park TO MAKE TWO-HOUR STOF HERE TUESDAY MORNING Automobilists Along Route arq Urged to Fall ip Line ~* for Big Tour ol Duluth, July 23.—Monday at noon a caravan of 50 automobiles will hum out of this city on the first lap of their journey over the Theodore Roosevelt highway on their way - to Glacier National Park, Montana, ‘where this, the first big tour over the Memorial driveway, will end August 2. Three states, Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana, will be trav- ersed, covering a distance of consid- erable more than a thousand miles. Baggage trucks and service trucks carrying mechanics and expert tire men will accompany the tour for the convenience of the motorists. "Ev- ery city along the route is making ex- tensive preparations to entertain the automobile travelers. A unique fea- ture of the entertainment will take place when the Blackfeet Indians of the Glacier National Park reserva* tion mass upon the Montana prairie as a reception committee to welcome the visitors. The redskins will scat- ter buckskin confetti over the last lap of the journey as a welcoming omen. This early custom of the In- dians, indulged in formerly whenever they welcomed visiting mounted I dians, now is modernized as applica- ble to automobilists, and the pratice is peculiarly fitting since it will serve the double purpose of showing the way to the motorists as well as spreading the- welcoming sign of this tribe’s hospitality. The route will take the automobil- ists through the picturesque Minne- ota lake region and thence through the-hegrt of the !Bread Basket” of the United States” (in North Dakota; and Montana,) ending at Glacier Park station where the main range of the Rocky Mountains begins, Automobilists, on ending the touf at the eastern gateway of Glacier Park, will make a trip into the park inspecting the scenic automobile highway that skirts the mountains northward from Glacier Park sta- tion to St. Mary’s lake and Miny Glacier hotel, which is 50 miles north of the main line of the Great North= ern railway and almost to the Cana- |armory board is very dissatisfied with !the fact that the Bemidji. company jHarvard track team, and Fiske Brown did not show up at the annual camp |will take the shot putt honors for the | Consequently, Captain Moore was |Crimson. | forced to plead with the board “with - TWO HUGE STADIUMS [tears in his eyes’ ’to keep them from FOR PACIFIC COAST }r[csing up the new armory. | (By United Press) Pasadena, Cal, July 23.—Plans for the second great stadium in Cali- fornia is definitely under way here, following the purchase of the first piece of land to be used in connection with the big Tournament of Roses 'stadium in the Arroyo Secco. A deed for ten acres of land was in possession of the tournament to- day, following the conclusion of ne- this city. Deals are now under way for the purchase of additional land, while the city had condemnation pro- ceedings started to acquire other lands for the project. Surveys for the great boulevards Which will lead to the stadium site are already under way. Every effort is being made to rush the stadium lproject in order to furnish adequate eating space for the annual “East- West” football game. It is esti- mated that last year it was necessary 'to turn away four people for every one that had a ticket at the present site. Sanford university will probably have the record for constructing the first giant stadium in California, as work on the Stanford project is al- ready under way, it is said, and is be- ] (|ing rushed as fast as subscriptions {|from alumni and friends of the uni- jtverity come in, The Stanford stadi- um will be the largest in the west, and one of the largest in the country. ‘The Pasadena stadium, however, will run it a close second, and;both will be the most modern and best equipped to handle the crowds with the latest scientific equipment, and with the finest quarters for athletes where in the world, gotiations with Henry Shlaudeman of |. and others of any structures any~, dian boundary. The object of the tour is not for pleasure alone, but for the encour- agement of good roads as well. Ev- .ery point along the route will be a scene of good roads rallies and speeches on the subject will be de- livered by the officials of the Theo- dore Roosevelt International High- lway association. Tour is expected to cement better relations between the various com- munities, in addition to boosting; Memorial highway and motoring gen* erally. : Officials active in making the tour a success are: E. J. Filiatrault, gen- eral president of the Theodore Roosé- \velt International Highway associa~ tion, Duluth; A. W. Tracy, general sccretary, Duluth; I. W. Lee, general [treasurer ,Duluth; M. N. Koll, Cass Lake, Minn.; L. W. Huntley, Grand Rapids, Minn.; Ernest Bylin, Tioga, ‘N. D.; Henry F. Dooley, Williston, N. D.; C. R. Hauke, Chinook, Mont.; band 1. E. Jones, Glasgow, Mont. T. W. Walker, representing the \Duluth Automobile club, will be in ‘charge of the tour across Minnesota, agsisted by Larry J. Moore of Duluth, J. R. Batchelor, recreational director for the city of Duluth, will be charge of the entertainment en route. 4 Cities and towns along the route are preparing elaborate entertain- ment for the motorists, including Wild West performances of other days, such as bucking broncho “rid- ing, roping steers, broncho races, stage holdups, etc. . Grand Rapids, Minn., the first noon-day stop, will furnish 15 launch+ es to meet the automobile party and take the visitors on a sight-seeing. trip across the lake where a complimeny (Continuea on Page 6) i GOVERNOR SMALL C ON POLITICAL § (By Utlited Press) Chicago, July 23.—The : indieted governor of Illinois held & ‘consulta tion of war today with Mayor Wiits: fam Hale Thompson, his "politifak sponsor, 2 Len Small, the. state’s Yead! executive charged with “ misuse’ :0 millions” of dollars svhile serving state treasurer, slipped into the ¢ity of refuge from Sprinfield to. confds on how to resist attest. % Small's visit to Caicago for a’polk tical stronghold was announced. - H came surrounded by a bedyguard o) burleys, JRESS 1