Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 27, 1922, Page 1

' VOLUME XX. NO. 7 " Popular ‘Summer Hotel " NINE NEW COTTAGES The' Pioneer is the only daily _within 100 miles of Bemidji and has the _circulation m Northern Minnesota. 3 N '\%‘L?“ 2 W g EMIDJI DAILY PIONEER | Minnesota: Partly clou and tomorow; not much changi in temperature, = pom BEM!DJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, 1922 85c PER MONTH ] Cottages Will Be Opene for Business June 3¢ ! UNDER CONSTRUCTION Formal Opening to Be Held Early in Season; Regular Social Events Planned With the construction of nine new cottages well under way, Birchmont Beach summer hotel, at the head of sthe lake, will be able to accommodate 200 guests daily when .the summer resort season opens June 20. This will give a total of 18 cottages of two rooms and bath. All are equipped with electric lights and are located within a{short distance of the sum- mer hotel.., ? Everything about the hotel, proper- ty is now being put into shape for the opening of the season and when the {irst guests arrive they will find one of the best, if not the best, summer resort districts in the state of Minne- sota. After completing a very success- ful season last year, altliough the new hotel was not completed ready for use until July 4, the local stockhold- ers of the Bemidji-Birchmont Hotel company. are looking forward to an even better season this year. The management, with which the stockholders were all well pleased last year, will be continued the same this year. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Byer .will have charge of the operation of the - hotel, while F. S. Lycan of 'the Mark- ham Hotel company will act as super- vising manager. S .The nine xottages now. being con- structed under a contract with Kram- er- Brothers of this city, will consist of two rooms and a bath, a'| large screened porch, and:will be modern in every way. The other cottages, as well as the hotel building, are under- eingoslight-sapeive aud aiih he 1py " decorated throughout, to be in first] class condition for-the summer season. Some new furniture is being purchas- ed for the hotel., The opening of the season on June 20 will find practically all rooms in the hotel and cottages filled. Reser- vations are coming in daily and a very active season is already assured. At the present time it is planned to oper- ate the hotel until September 20, giv- ing a season of three months duration. ast year the hotel operated only 70 Qays, due to the late opening date. The list of help is now being made up and assurance has been given that the best of employees will be secured throughout the entire establishment. Foun artesian wells are being con- structed at the present time, making a total of -six wells of this kind. These wells are proving very popular with the summer tourists, A formal opening is being planned| to be held early in the season, soon after the hotel opens for business. This will be of similar nature to that of last year, consisting of a banquet and dnace. Two dancing parties are to be given each week throughout the season besides occasional private part- ies. The afternoon teas and socia gatherings by Bemidji hostesses are also to be encouraged the same as last year. Attention is alsa being given the y Coal at Mine Mouth M; e Anti-Coal Strike ans, Says Hoover A4k SURVEY SHOWS FARMMOTHERS ARE CONFIDENT fority of Farm Mothers Want Daughters to Marry Real Dirt Farmers ONAMIA MOTHER TELLS STORY OF FARM LIFE the -proposed supd which a series of &g tions,established ad. mines to supply power coast region from Maine would save the nation_ thi of the project in a cabinet meetin® Secretary Hoover said it was pointed out that; such a project would have a great effect upon future coal strikes land the reduction of uhemployment by providing regular work for miners. H.is noted that coal saving would come {n+two ways: First, the coal ex- pended in acomotives to transport the coal to be burned would all be saved; and- second, 'the loss occasioned by |burning cmall quanitities of coal in mumerous plants would be saved by having much coal burned in large quantitigs in a few plants. The government is now working on development plans for the project through geological survey, which al- ready has issued a preliminary report on the subject. It is not the intention of the government to finance the project. The government is interested in the annual of coal and man power and increased employment, which it is believed, will be made _possible through the carrying out of the super- power plan. . Plans of the geological survey will be made available for utilities com panies which' desire to use the super- power plan, leaving the financing of thel project «in the hands of privafe enterprise. 3 o A series_of potato meetings is to be held in Beltrami county this com- ing week. R. C. Rose of the University Farm will be present and will give a very interesting and instructive talk on subjects relative: to treating and ring for potatoes. He will demon- strate seed treatment with corrosive sublimate and the new method of us- ing hot formaldehyde. He will also explain the uses of Bordeaux mixture. Organization of spray rings in va ouds communities will also be discus- ed. . I Four such meetings are to be held one for Tuesday afternoon, May 2, to be decided upon later. - Tuesday evening a meeting will be héld in Grant Valley township at the W. G. Schroeder home. Jones township farm- ers are to attend a meeting to be held at the town hall Wednesday afternoon and on Wednesday evening another meeting will be held in the town hall at Northern. Farmers in each of these communi- ties are urged to attend these meet- ings, assured that the instructions re- ceived will be worth while. !| ARBOR AND BIRD DAY OBSERVED BY COLLEGE grounds surrounding ‘the hotel and cottages. The entire hotel yard is be- ing refilled and re-seeded and a con- tract has been let for planting shrubs and making flower beds. The success of this hotel is due largely to the board of directors, all of whom took a very active part in the re-construction of the resort last spring. This, board is ‘composed o: David Gill, T. S. Ervin, T. J.. Burke, B. W. Lakin, W. L. Brooks, E. A. Barker, H. L. Huffman, D. L. Stan- ton, C. M. Bacon, C. W. Warfield, and F. S. Lycan. Officers of the com- pany are: F', S. Lycan, president; T. S. Ervin, vice-president; H. L.- Huff- man, secretary; and W, L. Brooks, treasurer. LEGION AND G. A. R. UNITS TO OBSERVE SRANT DAY To propgrly observe the centenary of the birth' of General U. 8. Grant, American Legion posts and G. A. R. posts in most sections of the country are collaborating today in staging a suitable program in honor of ' this - great American general and president: Consequently, the Ralph Gracie post of the American Leégion is staging a short patriotic program this evening at the rooms of the Civic and Com- merce association, to which the memb- ers of the G. A. R. post, the G. A. R. Circle and the American Legion Aux- giary have been invited. All members cf each of these organizations are urged to be present at 8 o’clock, when the program is scheduled to be- gin. Members of the G. A, R. post are to be taken to the association rooms by autcmobiles and after the close of the program will be returned to their homes, Following the program, the Legion post will meet in regular bi- monthly ‘séssion, ing? Havethey enough faith in farm- ing to want their daughters to marry | farmers? B, of a nation-wide contest just ler’s Wife, conducted iMore than 7,000 farm women wrote them answered “yes!”” Two of the 68 Minnesota women. One of them fol- be announced later. This is what Mrs, it’s a good opportunity to tell you why want-my daughter to know it, too. Is oY Tarle Appropriate Program at State Teachers College Enjoyed This Forenoon Arbor' Day and Bird Day are ob- served in Minnesota on April 28, were properly observed at the Bemidji State Teachers college today. The pro- gram opened with the singing of the Minnesota state song, and was follow- ed by a brief history of Arbor and Bird Day by Mrs. Agnes Pyne. A song “The Robin’s Return,” was then sung 'by the members of the grades. i~ A reading by Everett Welch out- lined the history of a number of well known species of trees, Two songs were then sung by the members of the kindergarten departihent. Vera Opsahl read the story of Apple-Seed John._ . President M. W. Deputy gave an interesting outline of the plans of the college for the playing out of the lcollege campus, using blue prints and . | pictures prepared by the state lartd- scape architect to show the object of the program being caried out by the college, ““sne Birdies’ Ball” was then sung by. the entire school and Mrs. Pyne outlined the Audabon society being organized throughout the country. The college song was then given by the school. This song was composed by a member of the school in a prize-win- ning contest conducted recently and has been set to music through a sim- ilar contest coducted among the stud- ents. Raymond Nelson won the contest and his composition is used with the college song. Those in attendance then went out- side the college building and witness- ed the dedication of a bird house. Later the seniors dedicated an elm tree on the campus, Altogether the program was very entertaining and appropriate, and was well enjoyed. Prize - Winningk Letter Shows Why Farm Wife Is Enjoying “Most Essential Job” Farm Bureau News Service "Do. farm mothers believe in farm- They have according to the results con- cluded; A farm magazine, the Farm- the contest. letters answering the ‘question, “Do you want your daughter to marry a farmer?” Ninety-four per cent of prize-winnig letters were written by lows. Other prize winning letters will Stuart Oliver wrote from her farm home near ‘Onamia. “I'm going to stop a bit, dear farm women, in the midst of my work, for wee daughter is having her nap and I wish the best of all things for our pride and hope and joy. _“It is-because I have known hap- piness which comes of service, that I there any greater joy, I wonder, than that of a hard task well done? When I have ‘hurried with my work that I might do something extra outside, worked until I felt cross and tired, and the best man in all the world hds said ‘I certairily couldn’t farm without you,” oh, how I've thrilled. It becomes a little sonfg in'.my he:g‘rt and ]ighfteas op dagrs AEd, oven: X r 7t The best #A.an, T think 1 could be quite happy with the thought: ‘I've earned my way today; I'm helping with the most essential job on earth; I'm working for a better future.” “Then thereis the beauty of fam- ily life on the farm. Instead of seeing my son rushing off with the fellows, my daughter going out for a good time that I'll know nothing about, and the younger children coaxing to go to the movies, we’ll be spending our evening together with our music, books or mutual friends, or going to some amusement together. “And last but not least, of the good (Continued on Page 8) BASEBALL PLAYERS URGED TO REPORT FOR PRACTICE Manager E. S. Caskey of the M. & I. baseball nine, Bemidji’s_city team requests that all baseball players who .desire to try out for the team report for practice at the old ballpark at 6:30 this evening. It is very necessary ithat the best available material be placed on the team and the work-outs are expected to give Manager Caskey an idea as to which players will show up the best. All positions are still open, it is understood, and for this reason it is urged that all prospect- ive players report for practice this evening. EIGHT OF FIFTY MISSING BODIES ARE RECOVERED (By United' Press) Dallas, Texas, April 27—Eight bodies have been recovered of the fifty persons missing, an close to, 5,000 are hameless in north central Texas., Flood waters were'receding today. The property damage probably will reach 3,000,000 | ; PROGRAM IS ANNOUNCED FOR ART CLUB MUSICALE Bemidji Musical: Art Club to Present Fine Program of Music Friday Night the Bemidji Musical Art <Club will present Friday evening at 8 o’clock at the Civic and Comrierce association rooms. 3 Orchestra— r 2 Told at Twilight, Huerter Badinage, Herbertd 2 Melody, Huerter | 0 Riggs Orchestra Voice— i Birds Lullaby, Sanderson ée,un, Spross he heart of her, Cadman Mrs. Paul Yaple Reading-— ¢ The Reforming of: a Bridegroom, Martin, 4 Miss Vera Bickus Voice— The Robin Woman, from Shanewis, Cadman. Mrs. Dorothy Torrance MacMillan Violin— b Indian Legend, Baron. Mazurka, Burleigh " Miss {Leila Stanton Voice— One Fine Day, from Madam Butter- fly, Puccini. Miss Ida Virginia Brown Clarinet— ) 01d Folks At Home, and Variations | arranged by Nolte. Alfred Petv¥son Piano— 3 Valse Caprice, Nevin Miss Vera Chtter Miss Ragnhild Moe Accompanists- Mrs. Qliver Riggs. Miss Arvilla Kenfield. Miss Ragnhild Mo In patronising it gram the public will 1 in supporting and encouraging the musical interests of this city. A social hour with light refreshments will fol- low the musicale, . Members of the club will be requir- ed to pay 25 cents in addition to showing their membership cards, anc others 50 ceénts instead of the 25 cents usually asked of outsiders. The proceeds will go toward the piano fund. SHRINERS ARE BUILDING HOSPITAL FCR CHILDREN (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., April 27—Addi- tional hospital facilities for treatment| of crippled children will be afforded| the northwest through the new Twin| City Shriner’s hospital now under| construction here. The hospital will | be completed early in the fall. Large clinic rooms will be built to provide for classes from the Univ ty of Minnesota. Shriners are erecting several large hospitals in the country. The cost of the building here will be about $250,000, It will be one of the most modernly equipped in the world. A large staff of eminent phys- The following is the program which | SENATORGROWS OLD AT EXPENSE OF GOVERNHENT Prominent Member of Congress Reveals Impressions Upon Entering U. S. Senate “WHY IS THE SENATE?” IS COMMON QUESTION Asnerts Congress Is Not as Efficient at Present as Some City Councils (Bditor's Note: In this, the d tallment of an sctual of himself and the sen- have changed with the passing years, He roveals that he helieves many people of the coun- try are as ate?” He ision of ti es, and ai Congress is not efficient as some city councils.— The United Press, Now ¥ork). By Lawrence Martin (United Press Staff Correspondent) (Copyright, 1 by United Press) CHAPTER IIL Washington, April 27 (United Press).—*"So_this is the senate!” That, the Senator who is giving me his actual impression of the senate said was almost his first word on the day he became a member of the body at the northern end of the Capitol. “I said it in that facetious vein in which one says ‘So this is Paris!’ or ‘So this is golf!” Today I say it again, ‘So this is the senate.’ But observe I am not facetious now. “What is the senate?” A good many people in this country are asking now- adays, ‘Why is the senate?” I have been a ‘member of it for more years than'1 am going to enumerate here, and I confess I am stumped to give a sensible answer to either question. “Oh,yes, I know its constitutional function and place in our government- al schemics I Iehnwi doabenses ek righteous indignation when anyl o‘fiy casts aspersions on ‘the ancient and honorable body. Aspersions, criticism ridicule hurt when they are true. That is why senators get hopping mad when anybody asks, ‘Why is the senate?’ and somebody else says ‘I'll bite what is it?’ “The other day I read in a popular magazine a reference to Congress ay ‘that grotesque thing.’ 1 nearly wrote that author a letter complimenting him on his precise definition. Congress is grotesque. In the abstract, it is a great institution, a wonderful forum, (Continued on Page 8) ] W, R. MACKENSIE PASSES AWAY AT LOS ANGELES APRIL 18 Word has been received in Bemidji to the effect that W. R. Mackensie, a former resident of this city in the carly days and “father” of the Northern Minnesota Development. as- sociation, passe daway at Los Angeles, California on April 18, after an ex- tended illness. Mr, Mackensie had vesided in Minncapolis for the past few years. He was secretary of the develoment association for a number of years and was well known through- out the state as a booster for North- icans and surgeons will be available pat the hospital. ern Minnesota. — THE THRILL YOU OSED TO ‘GET Qui oF A CRCUS POSTER ANP— .R’member . | | | The rai | | PRES. HARDING SPEAKS AT GRANT'S BIRTHPLACE Declares That Nations of World Need More of the Spirit Shown By Grant (By United Press) Point Pleasant, Ohio, April 27, (By Herbert Walker)—"The nations of the world in an effort to recover from disastrous effects of the World’s War need more of the spirit of magnan- imity with which General U. S. Grant welcomed victory at the close of the rivil war,” said President Harding here today in his ceremonies commer- ating the one hundredth anniversary of the “hero of the Sixties.” The president spoke from a plat- form in front of a little village store to the large throng that had come to the hamlet, Grant’s birth place, to pay homage to the great general’s memory but it seemed that running through his address was the outstand- ing thought that he was speaking of the nations of Europe, devastated by war. That thought was that the re- strainments of war must not be per- petual if peace is to prevail. “I wonder sometimes’, said the president, * if the maganimity of the guaranteed persistent, unalterpble Grant in warfare, the unconditional surrenderable Grant, would be help- ful in' the world today. Praising Grant’s cherishment of peace, intensified by his intimate knowledge of war, Harding said he felt certain that the general would approve America’s action in joining with the other nations which makes war less likely, FARMERS' CO-OPER—ATIVE FIRM TO MARKET EGGS Farm Bureau News Service The thousands of Minesota farm women who raise chickens will be es- pecially interested in a cooperative marketing conference tukinfi place in Gus Paul Ln TAPPIAES SN el “y This conference will make plans for the cooperative marketing of eggs through the Minnesota Co-operative Creameries association, Inc. The di- rectors of the creamery association and the nine expert field men employ- ed in its various marketing distric will take part in the meeting, which will be held in the Old Capitol. Plans will be outlined by a special committee on co-operative egg mark- eting, made up of William Harpel of Glencoe, John Brandt of Litchfield, Henry Arens of Jordan and C. L. M Nelly of Dodge Center, N. E. Chap- man, poultry specialist of the Uni- will lead ignments of eggs already are being marketed through the state wide creameries association; they are included in carload lots of butter, and shipped through to the castern mark- ets at carlot rates with a considerable saving. The creameries association will have the co-operation and back- ing of the Minnesota Farm Burcau federation and the county Farm bu- reaus in egg marketing. LAND CLEARING MANAGER “TO BEGIN WORK MONDAY (> Edson Washburn of Monticello to Assist Land Clearers; Saturday Is Gopher Day Edson Washburn, formerly of Mon- lticello, Minn., a graduate of the school of agriculture, University of Minneso- ta, has b engdged as manager of the Beltrami County Land Clearing association and will enter upon his new duties Monday, May 1. He will be prac v istant to county agent, D. Dvoracek but will devote all of his time to the advancement of land clearing in this county. He comes here from serving as county agent of Clearwater county: with offices, at gley. He has t many years as a farmer at Mo ello and comes to Bemidji very highly recommended as an_experi ed man. No definite plans have been arrang- ed for the land clearing program in this county with the exception that it will continue as before. Orders for explosives ar i ved through the land clearing association and in- Wications are that the amount done his year will the record mark set last s It is plann a gigantic demonstration, along similar lines to ty and a united drive on the gopher will be made Saturday, April 29. County Agent Dvordceek reports that 26,000 poison baits have been dis uted to the farmers of the cou oads have assured coopera- ition in poisoning gophers along the right-of-way. All farmers are urzed 5 is proiect to rid the IPROPOSEDCITY CHARTER TOBE » VOTED ON AT JUNE PRIMARIES |Charter Commission Winding Up Work on City Manager Plan of Charter PAMPHLETS TO BE SENT TO EVERY HOME IN CITY Thorough Shniy of Proposed Measure Urged; Goes Be- fore Voters on June 19 ‘When voters of this city go to the polls for the primary election Mon- day, June 19, they will face another very important question' which is of vital interest to every resident of Be- midji, namely, the adoption or rejec- tion of the new proposed city charter Since last December, the city charter commission has been meeting in regu- lar weekly sessions tind has been put- ting much valuable time and effort into this proposed charter which will come up for consideration of the peo- ple at this time. Realizing the need of a new and modern charter for the regulation of the city’s affairs, this comniission has spared no effort in preparing a chart- er which is expected to meet with the approval of the majority of the voters of this city. Thorough study of the proposed document is urged so that when voters go to the polls June 19 they will have a complete knowledge of what they are about to cast their ballots on and will vote for the beést interests of the people, The need of a new charter has long been apparent and in presenting this proposed chart- er the commission feels that these needs will be met very favorably. In order that the voters may have an opportunity to study this charter section by section, pamphlets are soon to be issued and sent into every home in the city. It is believed that if a thorough study is given this proposed document, the majority will be in fav- or of it. Heretofore, several proposed charters have been voted upon and ety Lmaindpafon the Fanson thag the proposed chartel was not thoi< oughly understood by the voters. The present commission will endeavor to overcome this situation as much as posible, The drafting of this proposed ,|charter has been practically complet- ed. A few minor changes in phraseol- ogy may be made at the next regular meeting, Wednesday evening, May 3, but the charter will stand practically the same as it now reads, The proposed charter rovides for the city manager plan of government. It provides for a commission of five persons, which would take the place of the present city council. The memb- ers of the commission would select their chairman who would act as mayor or chief magistrate of the city. The manager would also be selectéd by the comr n and he would have vcharge of all city employees with the ‘oxception of the city library board and the city attorney. A change would be made in the management of the police force which would be under the supervision of the city manage stead of the mayor. The charter provides that the commis- sion need, not select a manager from within the city of Bemidji and it would be the rcecommendation of the commission that an outside manager e ployed. He would work at a fix- ed salary and could be discharged at any e provided his work was not satisfactory. Provided that the new proposcd charter is adopted at the June elec- tion, petitions for commissioners will be circulated so that the city election may take place ih November and the officers take office the first part of the new yeuar. A, F.& A, MASONS CONFER THIRD DEGREE ON CLASS Bemidji Lodge No. 233, A. F. & A. Masons, met in special communication at the Masonic_hall Wednesday even- ing at 8 o'clock and conferred third degree work on a large class. Follow- ing the close of the degree work, re- freshments were served. The meeting was well attended. The next regular communication will be held Wednes- day, May 3. INTER-CLASS MEET TO BE HELD HERE FRIDAY . An inter class track and field meet s to be held by the Bemidji high school at the fair grounds tomorrow afternoon. The events will begin at about 3:30 and will include a 100- yvard dash; a 220-yard run; as well as the 440-yard event and the mile event, broad jump, pole vault, high . |jump and possibly quoits. Inter-class rivalry is keen and each of the four cla: s to have a first class representation in the field, Al- though no p have been offered the cevent is being staged with much interest on the part of the students. T p meet;, is sure to arouse mor . in inter-schoolastic track and field meets and is being ith that end in view. The invited to witness the events tomaorrew,