Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 22, 1922, Page 1

e 4 B R | N - daily within_ 100 miles of Bemidji and - has the largest circulation 1n The Pioneer is the o Northern Minnesota. VOLUME XX. NO.3 3 'BEMI WEA Minnesota — Fair tonight amd—w] Sunday, except somewhat unset- tled in north portion. .. '85¢:PER MONTH INTER-COUNTY POTATOTOURS * BEINGPLANED Extension Divioion‘ of State " University Farm to Stage Extensive Tour BEMIDJI VICINITY TO BE LAST STOP, OF TOUR The Extension division &, versity Farm is planning . county potato tour to behe ,summer gither during the latte - : it of July or the first part of August. /This tour is . to last a week, starting Monday morning from Long Prairie to Wadena, Perham, De- troit, Moorhead, Crookston, Red Lake Falls, Clearbrookand ending the fol- lowing Saturday at Bemidji. The details for the route in the va- rous counties will be left to the coun- ty agents who will be as leaders of the tour within their own territories. A definite schedule is being arranged allowing a limited- number of stops in each county. The purpose of the tour will be educational. It is planned to visit potato fields along the route and dis- cuss various problems connected with potato growing. - Experiment station \;lorkers from Minnesota and other tates will be invited to accompany the tour and assist with daily pro- grams. Potato growers and count; agents from outside the state, as well as growers and any others intérested along the route, will be invited to Jjoin the tour. This tour is expected to-appeal to southern potato growers who are in- terested in northern grown seed. A special effort will be made to feature seed plots, results of seed treating, in disease and insect control. Con- siderable time will also- be given to consideration of various kinds of cul- tural practices. It-is planned to visit various potato warehouses along the tour and such points as will have something of interest-to-show -potato growers, P While at Moorhead, arrangements will be mado to visit the North Dako- ta Agricultural college. Further in- formation may, be had at the Farm Bureau office, County Agent D. C. Dvoracek announces. —Show Civic Prides— FARM BUREAU MAINTAINS SUPPLY OF BULLETINS The Farm Bureau maintains a very complete supply of bulletins from the United States Department of Agri- culture, the Minnesota Experiment stations, and-other sources. These bulleting cover all phases of agricul- ture, such as co-operative matketing, soils, livestock, poultry, bees, crops, home, etc. A supply of Year Books of Agriculture “is also maintained through the courtesy of the congress- men. All these bulletins are intended for distribution without “charge. ~They are not sent out promiscuously, but can be had by calling for them in per- son or by letter. Lists of them have been sent out to the Farm Bureau units, and farmers’ clubs. Bulletins not oh hand will be sent for.” —ZKeep Off The Grass— EARLE A. BARKER RE-ELECTED VICE-PRESIDENT OF JEWELERS All directors and officers of the Minnesota Retail Jewelers' associat- ion were re-elected at the closing ses- sion of the eighteenth annual con- vention of the association this past week at Minneapolis. Earle A. Barker of this city is vice- president, J. F. Moyer of St. Paul be- ing president. St Paul was chosen as the next meeting place. —Turn Square Corners— FORTY GIRLS ENROLL IN SHARP-SHOOTING CLASS (By United Press) Fargo, N. D., April 22— Co-eds at the agricultural college are taking women’s rights seriously and believe that the privilege of theb allot carries with it the obligation of carrying arms. Forty girls are enrolled in the sharp-shdoting class. ~—Make Bemidji Beautiful— LOST IN DEEP WOODS, - | DIES FROM' EXPOSURE (By (nited Press) Hill City, Min., April'22—Lost in the deep woods near the Mississippi, Miss Margaret Feterson died of ex- posure about three weeks ago. Her ™ er and friends did not learn of or disappearance until yesterday. /i She was teaching the Logan school and on April 1st started to walk to her mother’s home, five miles away. took adviantage of a forced vacation. Her mcther believed she was teaching as urual until a member of the school board called to learn why she was not teaching. Then the search was begun. Her body was found by a posse. | { «i She did not return konday and pupils \NUMBER OF FEATURES | . -+FOR BIG MAY 1 DANCE [l May Day Effect to Be C-rrier.l ‘ Out By Children and Later By Entire Attendance With tickets already on sale and the success of the affair already assured, the dance committee of the Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion announces a number of special fea- ures for the May Day dance to be The May Day effect will be carried ‘out at |the openfing of this social [evént by* a number "of small girls who will stage a regular May Pole dance. Mrs. Thayer Bailey is in charge of the arrangements for this feature 2nd it is sure to be a draw- ing card: for the e’arl5| evening. About! 11 o’clock there will be a May Polg danbe for all and this feature is sure to meet with hearty approval:: A number of vocal solos will also he given during the evening. Tickety for this affair have been -ent out |to all local members of the post ‘and; judging from the reports, the tickel: sale is meeting with fine success. | Indications are that the new armory will be filled tocapacity and arrangements are heinf made to handle an exceptionaly large crowd. Check room facilities will be offered and every detail of the dance'is to be “carrieil out efficiently, the com- mittee apnounces. Music |will be furnished by Dot Van’s orchestra and an exceptionally pleasing program is asured. ' This 1s to be the Ralph Gracie post’s an- nual dance this year, but will be held on Eastpr Monday hereafter, ar- rangemenis having been made for that date in the future. The priceeds of this dance, it is hoped will offset the loss suffered by the post in staging an Armistice Day celebratior: last November. : —Your City—Make It Beautiful— DAKOTA WOMEN OBJECT . TO CERTAIN BUDGET CUTS (By .United Pressy Williston, N. D., April 22.—Wil- liams county will have to cut its budgets in'some other item than that of county and home demonstration agents. The commission has decided to eliminate these two, but violent protests have been received from the 'women. The commission then decided that so long as the voters approved the appointment of jthese two field work- ers, they | had no right to remove them. Grang Forks county has been ob- liged to discontinue the office of*girls’ and boys’ ¢lub leader to effect econ- omy. ! ? —Walk Around, Not Across— PETITION OF RAILROAD LABOR BOARD REFUSED i (Ey United Press) Chicago, 'April 22.—Judge George A. Paige in United States district. court today denied petitions of the Railroad Lalior Board that an injunc: tion granted the Pennsylvania rail- road restrairing the board from mak- ing public its decisions in case of dis- putes betweén the road and employees be dismissed, . The board ordered the various rail- roads to mett with the men to draw up working agreements last year. The leaders went before the board claim- ing the Pennsylvania refused to meet with the employees. The Pennsylvania said it would deal with the employees direct on any question. After hearing the evidence the deci- sion was prepared by the board, which the Pennsylvania said is understoo to attack the management for its at- titude. A The decision the road held would cause dissention between workers an employers. They asked that it be made permanent The board declqred that the injunction deprieved all its power to make public its findings and it would be without a weapon to force the roads to cbey its mandate —Help Beautify Bemidji— HENRY SEADO WINS VERDICT IN CASE AGAINST CUMMINGS Henry Seado won a verdict. against Jim Cummings in district court here last night when the jur;lr‘ found in favor of the plaintiff. his was a suit to .recover damages alleged to have been suffered by Seado over rental of farm land. Seado was awarded approximately $38. A suit against Barney Gibney was begun this morning, and went to the jury just before the noon recess. —Show Pride In Your City— ST. LOUIS PATROLMAN SHOT AND KILLED BY BANDITS (By United Press) i '8t. Louis, Mo., April 22.—Michael ed 0’Connor, patrolman, was shot and killed by two bandits who held up the Morrison company’s packing plant here today. The bandits es- caped with about $60. —Walk Around, Not ;\cross-—— e M. B. OF A. TO HOLD DANCE AT K, C. HALL MONDAY NIGHT The Modern Brotherhood of Amer- jca will hold a dancing party in the K- C. hall Monday evening, April 24, to which the public is invited. Music will be furnished by the Melody Boys. Refreshments will be served, and an enjoyable evening is assured, in the new armory May 1.} INCREASE IN RAILROAD - |SAVINGS CERTIFICATES CAR LOADING REPORTED| _SOLD_ WELL LAST MONTH| ~ COMING; ALREADY HERE Raflroad Freight Traffic Has Improved Rapidly This Year, Reports Show “That railroad freight traffic and general business have been improving tapidly during the early months o1 this year, is indicated by the fact that the number of carloads of = freight handled up to April 1, when the coal strike began, has been greater than it has been for any other of the past five years except the record year of 1920,” says the “Railway Age” in an editoral in its current.issue, “the to- tal car ‘loading since April 1st has aturally shown a reflection on the re- duced coul production but from Jan- uary 1 to April 1 the total number of cars loaded with revenue freight was 9,996,184 as compared with 9,015} 934 during the corresponding period of 1921, although it was less than for 1920 when a total of 10,223,813 cars were loaded. The number of cars of freifzht re- ceived by the railroads for transpor- tation up to April 1 was, of course, swelled considerably by the amount of coal ordered in anticipation of the strike, just as the reduction in coal loading at the present time will doubtless be made up later on when the strike is over or when the present reserves become diminished. However, there have also been large increases in the loading of merchandise and miscellaneous freight. It is also true that a carload of freight represents less tons this year than it did when the shortage of freight cars made the shippers. more responsive to the ef- forts of the railroads to induce them to load cars to capacity. “However, the tonnage and ton- mile figures will not be available for some time and in their absence the d [gains shown in car loading totals rep- resent one of the reasons for opti ism which have recently been reflect- ed in a begining of railroad purchases d [on a much larger scale than has pre- vailed for several years. While there are still some 300,000 freight cars out of service for need of repairs, the number of serviceable surplus cars had been reduced from 500,000 a year to 206,746 by March:31 of this year. —Make Bemidji Beautiful— SAYS AMERICAN FLAPPER HAS BEEN STANDARDIZED San Francisco, April 22 (United Press).—The American “flapper” has been subjected to the scrutiny of the British merchant prince and ap- praised in business terms. First, the “flapper” is found to be standardized. Second, her cloth- ing was given a money value of $11. Gordon Selfridge, of London, form- er partner of the late Marshal Field and one of Englands leading merch- ants, made the appraisal after tour- ing the United States. “The most interesting thing I have seen in the United States is the stand- ardized “flapper”, Selfridge comment- “There are flocks of them in New \Work, ‘San Francisco, and Chicago. All ‘of them wear the same thing, from. hats to shoes. “Their' clothing? Well, 1 haven’t observed it as closely here as in New York, but the New York flappers outfit would. cost—well about $11 would be a fair price.” Selfridge exlained he would not for a minute eriticize American wom- en. “On the contrary,” he gaid, “I think they are particularly pleasing.” “There are flappers in London, of course,” he added, “but the London flappers are not standardized.” I Reports received by Lew Wailace, Jr., diréctor of savings, Treasury De- partmenty show that treasury savings certificates to the.amount of $13,377,- 424 were sold during the month of March. This is the largest sale of any month since the certificates were offered, and Director Wallace attrib- utes the increased demand to the fact that the peopie arg beginning to real- ize that the certificates are a highly attractive investment, * While these certificates were de- signed particularly for the small in- vestor, many investors are buying the limit allowed, $5,000 for the year. The certificates bear interest at the rate of 4% per cent ¢ompounded semi-annually and mature five yYears from date of issue, Being issued in denominations of $25, $100 and $1,000 maturity value, costing $20, $80 and $800, the treasury has pro- vided a security tp fit any pocketbuok. —Make Bemidji Beautiful— FIVE DISABLED VETS BEING TRAINED HERE U. S. Veterans Bureau Desires to Place More Vocational Students in Training Alan L. Metcalf of the Minneapolis office of the U. 8. Veterans Bureau was a business visitor in the city Friday in the interests of disabled ex- service men of this comunity. He reports that at the present time he has five men in placement training “on the job” in various vocations in Bemidji. The U. S. Veterans Bureau is train- ing thousands of men in the various trades and profe.sions and earnestly solicits the aid of local business men in the work. These men are being trained at the government expense in institutions and on the job. Anyone, who is in a position to take one or more of these men into their establishments or business and aid in the re-habiliation work, 1s re- quested to get in touch with James D. Winter, adjutant of the Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion, who will turn the information over to Mr. Met- calf on his next visit here. These men who are receiving voca- tional training are in the most part taking every advantage of the op- portunities offered and ‘only such men will be supplied for those who desire to take one or more of these disabled veterans into his establish- ment, Full information regarding the vocational training system can be had by any interested parties by consulting with the officers of the Bemidji Legion post or with Mr. Met- calf when he visits Bemidji next time. —Your City—Make It Beautiful— ST. PAUL WILL PUT ON “SCHO0L FOR BRIDES” St. Paul, April 22,—“A School for Brides” for the' benefit of those who do not know how to have the krot tied according to 1922 methods, will be conducted in St. Paul this month. The school will be held in connect- jon with the “Boulevards of Paris” style show the week of April 22 to 29. During the big exposition two loving couples will be made husbands and wives. Local merchants will donate the garments and furniture to start house keeping. A score of professional models from New York and Chicago will display the latest in women’s appar- el, and vaudeville acts and dancing will be included on the program af- ternoons and evenings. The undertaking is being arranged under the direction of the retail sub- division of the St. Paul association.. Hal Geer is cecretary. BUILDING BOOM IS NOT Lumber Market Report Shows Building Boom Has Reached Cities and Large Towns The building boom is not coming. It is here so far as the cities and large towns are concerned, according to the American Lumberman, of Chi- cago. The increase in building and the incessant demand for estimates have both played a part in stimulat- ing buying and in firming up the lum- ber market generally. The building boom has not as_yet extended into the country dis s, but the farm- ers are purchasing more material than previously and are carrying on much deferred repair work. Farm- ers in general are much encouraged over the outlook. Some sections have had too much rain, but othes notably the Southwest, have been as- sured good crops by the fi good rains for several years. Production of southern hardwoods has been very seriously interfered with by floods and general high wa- ter, and it is feared that a good many logs have been lost. Industrial de- mand for hardwoods is picking up and as production is at low cbb, par- ticularly in the South, and compara- tively little unsold dry hardwood lum- ber is available, a firmer tendency is to be moted. Industrial purchasers are showing more interest ing lumber. The coal strike is slow- ing down some railroads but in other cases it is having the curious effect stimulating railroad buying. Thi explained by the fact that with les ed traffic it is cheaper to make re- pairs and additions, and consequent- ly some railroads which arc in good financial condition are improving the opportunity to make nceded. repairs a ‘fl’ extensions. In addition, there are a number of inquiries out for freight cars and_there was recently placed by one railro; d system an or- der for 16,000 freight cars, the larg- est ‘single order placed during the last five years. —Show Pride In Your City— BONUS DRIVE OPENED ' BY SENATE COMMITTEE (By United Press) Washington, April 22—The spring drive of the soldiers bonus bill was launched today in the senate finance committee. Republicans met in Sen- ator McCumber’s office to map out a program, the object of which is to bring final enactment of the bonus leglisation by early summer. They are determined to set at rest gener: .immedintely, reports that the bonus would be ailowed to become a politie- al football in congress to be kicked back and forth in debate without any rogress being made. The republicans ave been aroused by threats of Dem- ocratic leader to take over the bonus legislature as Democratic campaign material, (By United Press) ‘Washington, April 22.—The senate soldiers bonus bill will impose no new taxation, Senator McCumber announced today, following a meet- ing of the finance committee Repub- licans to begin work on the measure. McCumber indicated that the present intention of the Republicans is to frame a bill along these lines: Increase the cash bonus limit from $50, as it passed the house, to $100. Leave it up to the treasury to is- sue certificates of indebtedn: to 12 meet the demands of the first year’s|declared, More than $35,000,000 payment. Pay the last of the bonus out of the proceeds of the foreign war debts. | Much of the best talent in the com- BEMIDJI MUSICAL ART CLUB HAS FINE I’RoGRAM‘FRENCHoFF‘ER American Composer MacDow- ell Honored in Fine Pro- gram Friday Afternoon The MacDowell program, presented Friday by the Bemidji Musical Art club, was characterized by many in- teresting features. The unique genius of this great American composer of- fers a wide field in music apprecia- tion, and the numbers on Friday's program were chosen with the idea of touching as far as possible upon the scope of his musical achieve- ments. & Possibly first honors go to Mrs. Einer Johnson who rendered a group of MacDowell's best known works, the vivid “Prelude from the First Modern Suite, the descript “Scotch Poem,” the simple poetic “To a Water Lily,” and the fantastic “Shadow Dance” with a facility and finish that made her interpretation of these numbers an artistic suc- cess. Three other piano numbers; “From an Indian Lodge” suggestive of the life of the American Indian, the sparkling everchanging “Song from the Sea Pieces” and A. D. MDCXX, a sombre picture of the stormed toss- ed pilgrims fathers, were executed with admirable technique by Mrs. William Budge. The High School Girls' Glee club under the efficient direction of Mis: Martha Fibigar sung “To a Wild Rose” possibly the most popular of MacDowell’s compositions, with har- moniously blended voices. Two of the composer's most delight- ful songs, “The Maid Loves The Light” and “The Robin Sings in the Apple Tree,” were contributed by Mis Helen Wilson. Miss Gladys Chapin gave a compre- hensive sketch of the life of MacDow- ell, an appreciation of his works and an interesting description of the fam- ous Peterboro tolony. Current events on musical topies were presented by Mesdames Moore, MacMillan, Smith, and Misses L. Flat- terly, N, Flatterly, Hoag and Wilson. Mrs. Oliver Riggs and Miss Helen Lahr were able accompanists The Musical club will present’ a special evening program next Friday for the purpose of raising funds to reduce the debt on the new piano. muniyt has been drawn upon to mak this program the biggest of the yi Members will be admited for 25 cc and non-members for.50 cents. The entire program will be announted next week. -—Show Pride In Your City— SCORNED STENOGRAPHER Willing to Extend Recognition Provided Russia Carries Out Her Promises ELIMINATION OF TREA DIFFERENCES LENDS AID | Hope Is Now Held That Genoa Conference Will Accomplish Something of Value » (By United Press). Genoa, April 22.—France today cffered conditional recognition of the Rusian Bolshevik government. Louis Barthou, chief of the French delegation tto the Genoa Economic conference, announced willingness to extend this recognition provided Rus- sia carries out the promises made in its reply to the allied demands. Recognition was one of the count- er demands made by Rusia in its re- ply to the allied note. The Soviet government agreed to acknowledge its debts, provided recognition was re- corded to it. France heretofore has been bitterly opposed to admitting Russia to the family of nations, while the Soviet’ regime remains in power. Barthou's statement was made after a long con- ference with his colleagues and after he had communicated with Premier Poincare in Paris. King Victor Emannuel arrived here this morning. He entertained the del- egates at luncheon and later many were guests on his war vessel, Genoa, April 22—The economic conference Friday made a great stride forward. The elimination of the Russian-German treaty from the con- troversy, and Soviet Russia’s provis- ional acceptance of ihe allied condi- [tions concerning foreign debts and confiscated property of foreigners, produced a very definite hope that the greatest congress luuropean sates- |men ever held will accomplish some- thing real and tangible for the recon- struction of Europe, including Russia. The demands of the powers which have been accepted include the waiv- y Russia of her counter claims, SHOOTS MONTE“DEO MAN"'::;\?I on military intervention, rec- (By United Press) Montevideo, Minn., April 22—The fury of a woman's scorn brought tradegy here today. Elsie Salisbury shot and probably wounded Oscar Erickson in the offices of the St. Paul railroad here on is near death. She was a stenographer in the St. Paul road’s oftice, He was a division ends said Erickson had attention with him, but ‘ellow work- v temper and ers said she nad a ne was of a jealous disposition, . Miss Salisbury reiused to talk, not even the sherift could learn her story. After she shot Erickson she calmiy returned to her work and submitted to arrest when the officers arrived. Erickson was wounded three times. (By United Press) Montevideo, April —‘“Morbid jealousy” was the reason Elsic Salis- bury gave the United Press today fur” shooting and probably fatally wounding Uscar Krickson here late yesterday. Weeping for hours in her cell, Miss Sdligbury had refused to talk to even her closest friends. Finally in a hysteria of fright and grief she broke down. “I hope he lives,” she moaned. “I don’t know why I did it. Please tell me he will live.” She would teil no details of her af- fair with Erickson. Miss Salisbury was a stenographer in the division o1- fices of the C. M. & St. Paul road. She professed to love Erickson, a dis- trict accountant. Yesterday, when all other em- ployees had left the office, she call- ed “Erickson into the room. As he stood with his back to her she fired three shots. Erickson was sinking Erick: rapidly at noon today and not cx-[ pected to live through the afternoon. ~—Show Civic Pride— WAR FINANCE DIRECTOR SAYS CRISIS IS PAST Fargo, N. D., April 22—*The crisis is past,” Eugene Meyer,, Jr., of New York, managing dircctor ot the war finance corporation, declared when in Fargo returning from an inspection tour of the south and west. “Pecople are looking into the future with con- fidence based on good sound econ- omis grounds,” he said. Meyer explained the war finance |0l corporation would have had to reorg- anize had they adjusted their machin- ery to load directly to farmers and had they done that “‘we might still be reorginazing instead of having loaned over $300,000,000.” “Agriculture is coming back,” he been repaid in the corn belt. He ¢ ed to have evidence that the sh ognition of war debts to the govern- ments, with the understanding that they will be considerably scaled down, recognition of debts and financial ob- ligations due to foreign nationals and the right of foreigners to have confis- cated property returned to them or to be given proper compensation for it. The concilatory nature of the an- swer of the Soviet government con- tributed to the optimism that the Bol- sheviki earnestly seek an arrangement with the powers by which Soviet Rus- sin will be permitted to enter into the comity of nations. The clear and Lrief demanls of the Allies ~ which afford a concrete basis for digcussion ure compared here by the observers to the concrete American proposals for naval limitation which was intro- duced at the outset of the Washing- ton conference and which gave the delegates to the Washington gather- ing an opportunity to concentrate dis- cussion on something tangible and constructive. —Keep Off The Gruss— CATHOLIC PARSONAGE 1S DAMAGED BY FIRE Fire, which originated from _the chimney, caused approximately $800 damage to the parsonage of 8t; Phil- ips church early this morning. The fire was discovered about 12 o'¢lock and had some headway at that time. The fire department immediately ans- wered the call and soon had the flames under control, but not until consider- abic damage had been done. Water and smoke also damaged the furnish- ings of the parsonage to some extent. Catching on the casing around the rhimney, the flames crept up through the ceiling into the second story. When the fire department arrived the room was filled with smoke and it was with some difficulty that the fire was extinguished. Tt is understood the loss is covered by insurance. TWO HORE MINNESOTA ' BANKS CLOSED. TODAY (By United Press) Minneapolis, Minn., April 22—Two more Minnesota banks were closed to- day by order of the state banking board, Deposits and capital in the two institution total approximately $500;- 00. : The Hill City state bank at Hill City, with a_capital of $50,000 and osits of about $225,000 was closed b . of frozen assets, depleted re- serves and inability to meet a flood of The same sons were given ng of the 5 State Bank ‘Cottonwood county £ $15,000 and deposits y $200,000. attle b « 13 onee more ol ing to t a total of five banks )ta this week,