Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 20, 1921, Page 1

The Ploneer is the only daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and has the largest circulation in Northern Minnesota VOLUME XIX. NO. 105 STATEFAR GREATEST IN ITS HISTORY Quarter Million' Dollars Prizes Will Be Offered to Contestants NEW $600,000 CATTLE BARN COMPLETED Special Railroad Fares on All Railroads From Sept. 2 to 10 Th most stupendous -educational and amusement program ever staged " by any fair in the world will be pre- [ sented to three-quarters of a million persens at the big $2,000,000 plant of the Minnesota State Fair, Sep- tember 3 to 10. Premiums aggregating nearly $125, 000 are to be awarded to prize-win- ners in the educational departments. Successful exhibitors of horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry, will divide $50,000 in cash prizes between them. For fruits, flowers, veggtables and farm produces, $25,000 has been set aside. Purses totaling $22,000 will e given winners in the horse-racing program. ‘The bulk of the remaining prizes will be awarded to the school exhibits, women’s work, bee, and fine arts departments. Every foot of available space at the fair will be occupied. Hardly a foot of exhibit space on Machinery Hall, occupying over eighty acres, was un- scld on August i, and scores of ex- hibitors have found it impossible to get space. Thé same is true of every other department, even in the con- cessions departments. Every avail- able eating stand space at the fair was sold by August 10. It is the first time in the history of the fair that applicants for such space have been turned away. \ Cattle exhibits will be housed in the, mamoth $600,000 cattle barn, just completed, after nearly two years of work. This building is the big- gest structure of its kind in the world, and the most modern, and is capable of housing over 2,000 animals. The biggest cattle sShow ever put ox at the fair 'is -assured. Big exhibits of horees, sheep, swine and poultry are coming, from all parts of the country. The automobile shcw will present all the jdatesd models’ of different makes. There will be a large dis- play of auto accessories. A big aero- plane exposition will be exhibited in the Steel Machinery building on the ¢cp of Machinery Hill. Every type of model of machinery for farm and home will be displayed in the gigan- tic machinery show. Splended exhi- ‘bits of fruits, vegetables and farm products will be shown in the Agri- cultral and Horticultural buildings. Paintings valued at $500,000 will be hung' in the Art Galleries, several special exhibitions having been sent by foreign countries. The Evening Horse Show will be held in the Livestock. Pavilion, Sep- tember 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. More than $7,500 in prizes will be awarded win- ning horses. The finest stables in America will compete against each other for high honors. Society folk will devote.the entire week to the show. Fifteen hundred reserved seats have been added to the seating capa- city of the immense Pavilion, to ac- comodate the crowds expected. The National Horseshoe Pitchers’ 1921 Tournament is to be held at the Minnesota State Fair this year. Pitch- ing champions from practically every state in the union will be on hand to pitech for the world’s championship Thousands of dollars worth of cash prizes, cups, and other tokens will be distributed. i A dozen big feature bahds and or- chestras have been engaged to fur- nish the music for the week. All railroads have announced special rates of fare and a half, from Septem- ber 2 to 10, inclusive; return limit, September 12. The zone includes Minnesota, Eastern North and South Dakota, northern Iowa, northeastern Wisconsin, all within the immediate territory of the fair. Every indica- tion points to unusual attendance. LONG HARD WINTER IS PREDICTED SAYS COX (By United Press) St. Paul, August 20---Dust ff the “penny’ and take out the long ones, it is going to be a long hard winter. Forestlore predicts aenarly fall and cold winter, according to the re- port of State Forester, W. T. Cox. Birds and wild ducks are congre- gating for their flight south. Musk- rats are building their houses large and early. Slough grass has dried and there is an Indian summer haze in the air. “COMING BACK” SOUP Y BONES ON FREE LIST (By United Press) Chicago, August 20---A new sign of normalacy appeared in the Chicago butcher shops. Old time soup bones were on the free list. Butchers again are giving away soup bones, J. T. Russell, president of Chicago Meat Company today ang.ounced. CORN ROAST FOR TROOP 1. BOY SCOUTS, MONDAY Activities Have Been Carried on All Summer By Scouts —Fall Work Begins Troop one of the Bemidji Boy Scouts are to have a corn and marsh- mallow roast Monday night at Dia- mond Point. All members of the troop are requested to provide them- selves with the ‘“makings” for the roast. This troop has carried on activities all summer, one of the chief of these, activities being fire patrol work. One member of the troop has been acting as orderly each week and rep to the scoutmaster. A fire alar\ %, 3- tem has been in force and whilg > opportunity has been given to py system into actual practice, the has made the Scouts more efficie their “preparedness” work. Charles Vandersluis, Jr., has ¢ pleted his first class Scout test and brother Angus, Irvin Keeler an Dean Boyce will complete the firs\ class test in the very near futurel, Four or five of the troop are now ready for their second class test. Business meetings are now con- ducted on the second floor of the ad- dition to the Baptist church. Regu- lar order of procedure is preserved throughout the meetings. Scoutmaster Cummer states that the fall work will be started very soon and is anxious that all the mem- bers get ready to start when the no- tice is given. MEN INJURED WHEN SCAFFOLD FELL ARE RECOVERING Harry Price, one of the men who fell from a staging while painting the old Armory is slowly recovering at the hospital, and if no complications arise will be out to greet his friends again in the near future. ~ Vernon Hawkins, the other man who was in- jured by the fall, is still using a cane to get around on account of an in- jured foot, but is recovering rapidly and ‘hopes to be able to resume his work soon. BALL GAME AND BAND CONCERT COMBINED SUNDAY On of the best games of the season is looked for Sunday at the ball park when the scrappy Laporte team comes to try to make a repeat winning over the M. & 1, ball tossers. The Union Band will play on- the streets Sunday afternoon and will accompany the team to the park where they will render enough ‘ es” to keep the boys in good ts. The Bemidji players are all in mid-season trim now and can put up a good article of ball and this game is expected to draw the largest crowd of the season. The line up ‘has not been fully decided but all the favorites of the diamond in this vicin- ity will be given a chance to show the fans that base ball is not dead in Be- midji. : SUBSTITUTE AGREED ON IN ANTI-SEARCH MEASURE (By United Press) Washington, August 19---Agree- ment to a substitute for the Stanley anti-heme search and seizure amend- ment of the beer bill was reached to- day by the senate and house confer-; ees. The substitute, which was in- sisted on by Representative Volstead, the house dry leader, dropped the word, “property.” This, it was pointed out, will en- able dry ageats.to search boot-leg- gers’ automebiies without search war- With the exception of this ation the measure is substan- ‘tially the same as passed by the sen- ate. FUNERAL OF MRS. DEVALL HELD THURSDAY AFTERNOON The funeral of Mrs. Anna Mary Devall, 26 vears of age, wife of Percy Devall, of Ranier, was held Thurs- day, from the Norwegian Lutheran church at 2:30 p. m. Mrs. Devall died at a hospital in International Falls, Tuesday from food poisoning. She was the daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. LeFevre of Be- midji, who survive her. She also has three sisters, Dora LaFevre, and Mrs. M. Labountly of Bemidji and Mrs. Olnkamp who resides in the southern part of the state. The funeral services were con- ducted by Rev. L. J. Jerdee and in- terment made under direction of M. E. Ibertson in Greenwood cemetery. SHERIFF ASKS TROOPS TO PROTECT NEGRO PRISONERS (By TUnited Press) Barnstable, Mass., August 19.— Fearing a negro mob would storm his jail to rescue three negroes held BYS n.‘flfi w " BEMIDJI, HE 15 onE) | ™ OF THOSE MINN,, SATUR BOLSHEVIKS DAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1921 ) BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER Minngs Sunday,! rising Southwe AH!'ZEE VERY FINB' SUBJECT! ) ¢ (Copyriginy [THERE’S YOUR WHAT'S YOUR HURRY? HATSKY I7 (OH MY- { GAWDSKY 1 HIGHWAY FEDERAL AID NOT AVAILABLE IN 1921 Babcock Says House Will Not Consider Highway Bill Before Recess (By United Press) St. Paul, August 19.—Federal aid for highway construction in Minneso- ta and other states will not be ava able this season, Commisioner Bab- cock said today. Commissioner Babcock said he re- ceived information that the house would not consider the highway bill until after the coming recess, and some difficulties are yet to be ironed out in the conference. “We regret thesituation™ because the department is making every ef- fort not only to give the benefit to the public, but to furnish employ- ment at this time and through the \vir‘llf.cr," Commissioner ~ Babcock “Indications are, however, the de- partment can not open any more projects this season. Postponement of the 1921 federal aid can not be averted,” he said. F. T. AYERS PASSES AWAY AT HOME OF DAUGHTER IN NYMORE The remains will be taken to Park home of his daughter, Mrs. R. C. Wessel in Nymore, occured last night. after an illness extending over a perood of about a year. : The remain will be taken to Park ‘Rapids tomonow! and the funeral held at that place. Mr. Ayers was 62 rs of age. He is survived by his wife, one son Walt- er, and six daughters. Of his daugh-~ ters, Mrs Vessel, and Mrs. Louis Zimmer more, Mrs. O. C. Wessel in Park Rapids, Mrs. Carl Sanderson at tunter, N. D. and two single daughters in Columbia Falls, Idaho. MOTHER OF MRS. HOOVER . DIES IN CALIFORNIA (By Tnited Press) Standford University, California, August 20---Mrs. Chas. Henry, mother of Mrs. Herbert Hoover, died at the Hoover home last night. 5. Hooy- er is now enroute from Washington. INFORMATION DESIRED ON LABOR DAY FLOATS The leades gram are an merchants, lodg planning to have floats in the which will be held on t Advert s been cent bri ge crowd is expected in Bemidji, who wiil come here to celebrate. Good speakers are on the program for the day and all arrangments have been made for the bigbarbacue which is something that has not been held here for some time and which will be quite a novelty for anyone who has never attended such an_event. Those who are contemplating put- ting floats in the parade will do & favor by noti ng some one on that committee or James T. Davis, who is jin charge of the Labor Day Celebra- tion. of the Labor Day pro- to know how many or other firms are parade here, Sheriff Rosenthal early today asked the commander of Camp Per- king to rush more trops to the scene. He said that he had been informed that negroes in the jungle town sec- tion of Onset, Mass.,, were prepar- ing to remove from the prison the three negroes arrested on a charge of attacking Miss Gertrude Butler. A white mob has twice approached the jail threatening to lynch. TICKET AGENT ENJOY I RESULAR FISH FRY Minneapo! Minn., August 20--- (Railroad t agents in annual Yeenve « will be guest "old fa 3 Igle, 70, of Walker, Mi lsota’s fish frying expert will have GERMANY MAY APPEAL TERMS TO ARBITRATION (By United Press) August may appeal many of tained in the German-American peace international Berlin, treaty to The treaty, it does not Germany’s guilt Germany would to sign, had such admiss cluded. In many quar vails that the d inary negotiations between Dr. R en, foreign mini sel, American been smoothed out. RELIEF TERMS ARE ACCEPTABLE TO RUSSIA American Relief Will with the Soviet under which the to fight famine a Russia Thursday. Argerican organ suring American plies. The secreta or two before a igned. Imports of serious famin administration w to rush supplies shipment into R Russian famine A letter from relief work in o zation was made er. The council American American friend American Red ( of the Church Jewi Knights Christian associa welfare conimitt “It is not the American relief Hoover said, “t appeals for fund. re Going into a no of a passenger, ch of the ceremony at Spring | Park, Lake Minnctonka, requezted Riebe contain a story agreement ministration will begin immediately accepts condition ing the lives of re means of transportation and location worked out, he said. 1 The work of food relief in Russ will begin at once, he:.declared, add- ing that the New York office of the of food needed, it i not be determined until a survey of indorsing the cffort to mitigate fam- ine in Russia and asking unity of the relief of Christ in America, h Joint Distribution committee, fo Columbus, Young Men’s recommended to do so through :m_v‘ of the co-operative organizations.” PILOT AND PASSENGER VICTIMS OF NOSE DIVE cf Rochester, wts instantly killed here dive as they started up. 19.—Germany arbitration. was learned today, declaration of in starting the war. have flatly refused |gq on been in- gain the fall harv o ters the feeling pre-|forest reserv ifferences in prelim-|of the state jer W. T, Cox ster, and Ellis I commissioner, have commences about of September. paid from 50 ce and the crop. Omne bushel of e American relief ad- mong the children of said it may be a day ) formal agreement is : /ith a threshing ant details such as 7 e (B the method used > areas remain to be 3 ion where they nd gain strength for vas préparing vessels to Danzig for trans- a. '\ The quarftity understood, can- Kan: iuel Harris ted to Policeman conditions is made. President Harding ne American organi- Fifi publi¢ by Mr. Hoov- | is composed of the |PAPCTS administration, ervice committee, s, Federal Council is Warville, Tenn mian was wounded jail here was bent negro, tion and the Catholic ee. intention of the administration,” Mr. o make any public s as it feels that the|® . when a women. The attack a day of wat of jail autho chine guns from the street. e dive at the request pilbt tHerbert Ricbe, to show him the nose |[four hours later in his body. the north woods to 1 tree s of the northern part cording to State Forest- INDIANS TO COLLECT SEEDS OF THE FOREST Forest Reserves of Northern Minnesota to Be Combed for Tree Seeds department sking the Indians of Th'collection of the pine cones spruce, white Norway and jack pines the la and continues through the early part Adbout 100 bushels of eones are (o be collected for which the | ents Lo bushel according to the kind of cote 0 Begin| .11 pound or sced an done pound of to Go to Needy Russians seed runs from 20060 to 100,000 seeds. Immediately There are three methods of collect ing cones, from felled trees, [rom standing trees and from squirrel Washington, Aug. 20.—A satisfac-| hoards or cache: Where logging has been reached [operations are going on it Is oftc authorities at Riga | possible to pick the cones from felled from standing timber it is often nec- to climb to the highest point 1, Secretary Hoover announced | essar 0 The agreement, he added, |0 reach the ‘best cones, and ent Is lai§ down by the |considerable lanor on the pity of tie tiomkfor safeguard- [ harvesters. of @,‘,rke“‘.fi", in.| When the cene e they contrbl of food sup-|2re gent Lo Clogqued, park or b ke, where 00y e aried and (d. The process of o sometime, “outfit’” not unlike threshing small in is then sent to the under state supe are pl tha youngz trees are veral yo they are transplanted in the pa s POLICE, MACHINE GUNS GUARD TENNESSEE JAIL August killed and more than fifty moh carly last night. The mob on lynching I the alleged economic situation in America_does {Miss Jessic Black, a young school not, warrant such a demand until the | teacher. The would-be lynchers whole employment and business situ- d the dead line into the fire ation is greatly improved. Many per- thorities who were guarding o, wh Cesire 1o contribute are|the jail. In the crowd were many on the jail fulness on the part es. and two machine guns, and the militiz Po TRAFFIC MGR. ST’. PAUL SITY RAILROAD SHOT BY EMPLOYEE late terday, when his plane ¢ it led frem a heizth of two th St. Paul, August---An old grudge feet. R. C. B against his hoss caused Gust Peterson string of motion p :1to shoot Ch Forsberg last night. of whi is located here, di Forsberg, eneral transfer manager minutes after the ¢ Bright had [of the St. Paul eity railroad died with s will yield one cund after the SEEKING NOTORIETY, MAN FAKES STORY OF BRIBE as City, Mo., Aug. 20. of New York, has admit- Stewart story he told yesterday of being of- fered $25,000 by an unidentified man to partake in a plot to murder Potter Stillman. wanted to get his name into the news- of the in gather eceds in the rrom stoof August linns are 50 D In collecting done nted in beds ditowed to when Sam- his fake Mrs. He said he 19.—One stormed the hk Martin, assailant of followed reserves 50 ma- 1, swept lice three bullets 85¢ PER MONTH BEMIDJI AND DETROIT _ CONTEST GOLF HONORS Both Clubs Are Represented By Strong Players in Today’s Event This afternoon, teams representing Detroit, were matched against teams representing the Bemidji Country club at the local golf club links and ¢ that one of the warm- in the history of the lo- cal club will take place. Finals will be played Sunday morn- ing when the winners will be deter- mined. Detroit is hera with 32 play- ers and every man is keyed to do his utmost in bringing home the “bacon.’ a picnic dinner will be served at the links arranged for the women membe of the club. The Detroit visitors will be guests of the local club members this picnic. In the afternoon several contests will be arranged for between local members and matches will be made with members of the Detroit club. All Bemidji golfers are urged to be on hand in the morning, as it is the desire of the club to have the best players matched against the best that Detroit brings forth. The details of the games will be announced Mon- day. indications Tomorrow noon SYSTEM OF BUILDINGS PLANNED FOR FAID GROUNDS If plans mature as they are now con tmplated Bemidji will have one of the laid out Exnibition grounds in the state outside of the A real plan of buildings out by the IFair constructed hain which finest anywh Twin Cities. has worked management and when will present a systemat will not only be pleasing to look at but will be very suitably located with reference to the general plan of Tair buildings. N been It is planned to have the main entrance on Minnesota avenue, To the right of this avenue would he 1l placed (he Industrial and Agricultu buildings and on the left the Woman building, the sehool exhibit buildings and other similar buildings. The live stock buildings are plan- ned tor the southeast corner ol the grounds with entrances on Bemidji avenue. The open space near Irvine avenue is planned for concession tents, mer go-rounds, ferris whecls ete. Lunch counters would be lined up along the street going easy and west through tho grounds. Rest tents and band stand, for this year, will, in all proba- bility, be ju,t east of the entrance. While the details are not altogether settled, the general idea of the ar- rangement ha n mapped out The new g wnd is progre splendidly and will be a wond addition to the.buildngs this year. A 'm will be constructed across track from the grandstand for vaudeville purposes. NEW DEVELOPMENT IN GBENCHAIN CASE LACKING No further important developments in the case of the slaying of J. Belton Kennedy, broker oceured today so far s information given out to the public concerned. Attorneys for both the state and the defense continued their steady aceum- w ulation of minor facts and theoric involving Mrs. Madelynne Obenchain, and Arthur C. Bureh, jointly accused of murder, et atorney’s Italph Oben- Waorkers for the d office announced that chain, atorney for his former wife, knew the man guilty of the slaying as he indicated & statement last Wednesday, he might be foreed to tell his information to a grand jury. This slep tonight was conceded genera to he blocked, it was said, when it was pointed out that Mr. Obenchain need not under the law, reveal information he intends to use for the defense of his client, tureh fold newspaper men tonight that if the case should go to trail he would that his story be heard by a jury composed of “real men,"” BANDITS GET $17,000 IN JEWELRY FROM DETROITERS (By United I'ress) Detroit, Aug. 20.—Two bandits held up a Detroit man and two wom- en near Mt. Clemens today, robbed them of $17,000 worth of diamonds and jewelry, stole their automobile and escaped. Mr. Glassner, Mrs. Dorothy Stevens and Mrs. Anna Goldman were returning to Detroit when they were stopped by a fallen tree across the road. MRS. GILLAND DENIES SHE WAS DEAD AND BURIED Chicago, Aug. 20.—Papers which declared Mrs. Serena Gilland dead, were corrected by the court at Gran- ite City here to The body of a woman found buried three months ago in a shallow grave at the side of Mrs. Gilland’s mother, was positively identified as that of Mrs. Gilland. Mrs. Gilland appeared very much alive when she arrived here from Cin- cinnati. Her husband who was ar- rested in connection with the mur- der was given his freedom. > [ cultur WILL CONDUCT TRADESCHOOL FOR FIVE DAYS Wisehaupt to Open Institute for Merchants’ Instruction Next Monday MAKES SPECIALTY OF SALESMANSHIP METHODS Four Lectures Given to Ticket Holders, Last Lecture Open to Public The “Pep Man,"” Howard J. Wise- haupt, will arive in Bemidji this af- ternoon and wild condugt a Mer- chant's Trade Institute next week, with the help of his associates, for the betterment of buying and selling in Bemid The Ci and Commererce Associa= tion has endorsed the work of Mr. Wisehaupe, Manager of the'School of Salesmanship, of Cleveland, Ohio, who will personally conduct the sur- vey. Mr. Wischaupt spe: oring sick business practical ideas which will help in- crease business. The tirst four nights, beginning Monday, will be open to business and professional men and their employees who have ticke On the last night whi be invited to hear th lecture, “Community t Togethe Reports have come from nearby cities in which Mr. Wisehaupe has given his lectures that they have been of great value to the business men and community at large. \bout one hundred ticktes have al- ready been sold and it is expected by the time the lecture opens a number more will g ve been disposed ol HIGH FREIGHT RATES PERIL THE FARMER Aug. 20.—Railroads share with the farmers and the burden of the present eco- situation by reducing freight tary Wallace said before the Interstate Commerce: commission, which is investigating rates on grain and hay. High freight rates have stopped production, he id, adding that if the present situation continued pro- duction from the farms would be re- duced materially. flord to let our agri- be destroyed,” he said. “In attempting to relieve the distress of the farmers we are dealing with great cconomic forces. All our people ought to share the burden of the present depre: The is bearing more than his share fo the cconomic load, he snid, because the purchasing power of farm products is below the aver- age of other commodities. He pre- sented ures to showthat in lowa the purchasing power of oats was 48 per cent of what it was from 1909 to 1914, Reductions in freight rates on the commoditics under investigation, es- peeially on hay, he said, would be re- flected in a larger volume of traffic 1l therefore in greater revenues for railroads. The prosperity of the railroads, he added, depends largely on the prosperity of the farmers. Many young farmers buying land at high pric at times of abnormal ere foreclosed when the de- sion came, he said, causing a situ- ation which should be a matter of public concern because of reduced production. RAILROAD BOARD APPROVES ' OVERTIME RULES “Pep Man's'” Washington, must Chicago, August 20---The United States railroad labor board today ap- proved in effect the seven shop craft rules relating to overtime payment as provided in the national agree ment of the wartime railroad admin~ istration, but directed that the rail< road need not pay overtime for ab+ solulely mnecessary work performed; on Sunda and holidays. 'or the first time in the history of the board a minority member made public a d nting report. A. C, Whirton, former president of the railroad division of the American ation of Labor, ingisted on rec4 T IPed ognition of the national agreement rules without change. The majority report was signed by Judge R. M. Barton, and five othen members, two of whom represent the pul_vlir‘ two the roads and one thg unions, { . WILL NOT LET LEONARD 3 WO00D HOLD TWO JOBS _— [ hington, August 20---The ad- ration bill, designated to auth< orike Maj-Gen, Leonard Wood to be< come governor general of the Philipy pines without retiring as an active officer of the army, was laid on thae 1able today by the house military coms mitteewitheut a record vote. Coma mitteemen were said (o have held it wonld be a dangerous precedent t3 establish,