Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 4, 1922, Page 1

- B P The Pioneer is the only daily within 100 miles of Bemudji and has the largest circulation . Northern Minnesota. BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER RO MR, W 1T [ . R Minnesota: Fair in south; somewhat_unsettled in north to- night; Friday probably fair; not much change in temperature. VOLUME XX. NO. 13 BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 4, 1922 | MANDAN FAMILY OPENS PARK CAMPING SEASON The tourist camping season Bemidji has been officially opened with the arrival and registration of a North Dakota family at Point Park Wednesday, May 3. This party is the first to register at Dia- mond Point this year, but the indica- tions are that more will follow with- in the next few days. P. R. Goodwin and family of Mandan, N. D.,regis- tered at the Park Wednesday and will remain here for some time, George superintendent of parks states this morning. Mr, Goodwin states that he camped at Diamond Point eight years /, and would hardly believe that great an amount of would have been made sine/ time. He and his family are delig.. with the park and the camping siw and intend to make the best pos- sible us of it. Whether or not they will make use of the bathing facili- ties as yet is very doubtful. . GENOA PARLEY THREATENED BY UTTER FALLURE French and Belgians Threaten to Bring Whole Structure’ to the Ground Today BUSTNESS MEN HEARTALK ON {ITY CHARTER Charter for City Pointed Out by J. P. Lahr CONTRACTSFOR COUNTY BOARD Seven Roati Contracts Award- ed Wednesday Afternoon at Regular Session “CAL JOBS TO BE LET Yo, \T SPECIAL MEETING ASSOCIATION GIVEN FLAG BY LEGION POST Asked for on L:r Jobs at Next 1P ular Meet Chairmen of Committees Make Reports on Progress; Big Meeting This Evening Seven road contracts involving an expenditure of approximately $16,- 890 were let by the board of county commissioners i Wednesday afternoon. The majority of this work is in the vicinity Puposky below the Red lakes, while two jobs are in the extreme north end of the county. Contracts for a number of jobs within the first commissioner’s dis- trict, the majority of which include work on Bemidji streets, will be let at a meeting of the board at 10 a. m. Friday, May 12. Advertisements for bids on several other road jobs have been author- ized and these bids will be received at the next regular meeting of the board on June 7. These include work on a road from the sand ridge north of lower Red Lake east to the point a distance of about 10 miles in town- ships 153-35 and 153-36. The town- ship of Taylor has turned over to the county board its bond issue of $16,- 000, to which the county will _add $3,000 for roads in that township. Bids are being asked on 2211, 2213, 2214 for the next meet- ing, all these being within Taylor J. P. Lahr, president of the city council, gave an excellent talk on the new and old city charter at the noon luncheon of the Bemidji Civic and Commercg association He pointed out many where the new charter money over the present charter and where the various departments can cooperate and coordinate their work, so that considerable saving will re- He cited instance after instance, where this could be done today, pro- vided appointees council would be willing to do work which may not be definitely includ- ed in their duties according to the present charter. “I consider the charter of a city of as much importance to that city as the constitution is to a nation,” said Mr. Lahr. “The present charter imposes duties upon which they receive no compensation. “The city council spends approxi- mately $125,000 annually, with no definite person responsible. The new charter provides-for a city manager whose duty it will be to see that work is done at a proper and that services are received for every dollar expended. “The manager will be paid a sal- ary and wil be expected to conduct (Continued on page 6) MRS. CLARA BATTLESON PASSES AT LAKE JULIA RUSSIA WAITS QUIETLY TO COMPLETE DOWNFALL France Agrees to Join Lloyd George in Proposed Pact of Unaggression compensation s (By United Press) Genoa, May 4—The Genoa ference tottered on the verge of a complete collapse today. Lloyd George struggled to avert the crash French and Belgians threatened to bring the whole structure of the con- ference to the ground, while sauve Russians appeared to uietly to complete the destructions The Soviet delegation, which has indicated it will reject the allied pro- osals, is playing a waiting game in opes of an open breach between France and Great Britain, Russia an opportunity to throw upon the French all the blame for The road contracts let Wednesday afternoon are as follows: Job_ No, 2208, County road No. 77 from West quarter corner of section 19 through center of section to east quarter corner of section 19, town- ship of Durand, went to C. W. Clark of Puposky on a bid of $1,570. Job No. 2209, County Road No. 21 from SE corner section 17, north two miles to,NE corner section 8, town- ship of Durand,went to Joseph Auch- (Continued on Page 6) SOLDIER BONUS BILL BEFORE PRES. HARDING (By United Press) Washington, May 4.—The soldier bonus bill was again put up to Pres- ident Harding members of the senate finance com- _mittee authorized Senator McCumber to submit the draft bill to the president in hopes of receiving word as to whether he will veto the measure. At an informal conference early today the draft was discussed. N definite agreement was reached. Some senators evinced increased hostility to certain features of it. The Me- Cumber measure is only slightly dif- ferent from the bill the house pass- ed. The main feature of both is the certificate plan of deferred bonus payment providing for loans to those holding the certificates. No means for raising the money to pay the jnitial costs of the bonus estimated at $77,000,000 the first year, are provided by the bill, Mrs. Clara Battleson, 24 years of age, who had been confined to Lake Julia sanatorium_at.Puposky. for-the past six months, passed away -at the sanatorium Wednesday, Ma; leaves a husband, -H. P. of Pasadena, Calif., and her father Alfred Westland, of this city. Funeral arrangements will later. M. E. Ibertson. funeral direc- tor has charge. PROFESSOR OF FORESTRY CONFERS WITH DVORACEK J H Allison, professor at the fores- try college, University of Minnesota, is in Bemidji today for a conference with County Agent D. C. Dvoracek with reference to the woodlot pro- ject. A site will be selected for a demonstration in making the use of the woodlot, value of the various kinds of wood and the yearly increase or growth MAY FORM TRI-COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE Efforts Being Made to Form Ball League; Park Rapids Game Postponed" The Russians were hoping to mne- gotiate separately with the British as they have with the Germans and believe Lloyd George may come to agree on this because of the attitude of the French. The French delegation here today which would be to reiterate France’s unalterable opposition sions regarding return of property as indicated in a note to Lloyd George was in direct com- munication with Premier Poincare at Paris making every effort to persuade the French premier not to adopt such (By United Press) May 4—France agreed to join Lloyd George in the proposed Pan-European pact of aggression. The cabinet met and de- cided to adhere to the proposed 10 Only Normal Change in Force Indicated by Decisions Already Reported room late yesterday and handed Miss WHILE PUPILS LOOK ON LAND fli . CLUB MEETS SATURDAY B The annual election of officers will Jealous Lever Kills Teachen DEMON b take place at the regular meeting ! d The ‘\x | T 1 of the Woman’s Civic and Commun- an i Attempts to Hold Bis ity club to be held Saturday atter. R é noon at 2:30 o’clock in the Civic an: Up E“k Employees ( Commerce association rooms, and ' 4 thel alr:nua]”repo;ts of :nllhcom itteeAs K will be called for at that time. = (By* United Press) g ' silver offering will also be taken to Northwood, Towa, May 4—A little - apply on the fund which will be ne- & country ?2?)lehowlfi e )Iz’lgmley May 22 Has Been Set as Date|cessary for the entertainment of the | Member of City School Board as g ile the coroner’s % B 5 P o enti o Federate - i e jury viewed the body of Miss Rebec-| for Big Demonstration in ;me,t,,‘,?s"f.,“:‘lf;"{{, fif ht:'lt] ,fi"g&,‘:}éfl Qutlines Action Taken on ca Nelson, shot to death by a jealous Vicini £ T ik in the fall. Salari H lover while terrifier pupils looked icinity of Tenstrike After the business meeting a com- alaries of Faculty gn. I'rving‘ Bimker confessed he shot - edy the “Emerson Club,” under the er in a jealous rage. supervision of Mrs. John Claffy, will 3 iy e tunes e down,” Bonker GOVERNOR PREUS MAY B ven The. foligwing “ladics ~ will | SALARIES HIGHER PER ) e sheriff. He claimed they had ke ; Me A d, Denu, been' engaged to be married. She BE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER :flll\:(- {)iarlt (];v{tzfimgf-sdgerl.‘lo'l« Burke MONTH THAN THIS Ym promised to go to a party with him and Claffy. This promises to be in- ) that evening. During the day he re- teresting and entertaining. Tea will ceived a note saying she was going | Several Important P ro jects|be served at the close of the after- with someone else. Bonker will be i noon. All are welcome, held for the grand jury on a charge Taken Up at Meeting of S S of first degree murder. & Bonker entered the little school Land Clearing Heads Nelson a revolver he had carried during the world war. He asked her | Land clearing in Beltrami county 7 Considerable agitation and ‘some to shoot him. She refused. Then he | will be given a decided boost through misrepresentation has gained head- grabbed the gun and shot her through | a public demonstration which is to way regarding th i ? the head. She died instantly. Bon-|be staged under the direction of the h § B actian of the ker then ran out and jumped into | Beltrami County Land Clearing as-| | school b‘,’“d with regard to fixing the salaries of teachers for the com- ing year. On account of this agita- tion, A. P. Ritchie, & member of the board, was asked to present the members of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce association the facts con. cerning this action. Mr. Ritchie said: “I am_not rep- resenting the school board in this talk, but knowing the facts I have consented to give them as they real- ly are, so that current rumors may be quited.” He then read from a copy of the records the salaries to he paid each a car and drove to Manley and went | socjation in the vicinity of Tenstrike into the Farmer’s State bank there|on Monday, May 22. More definite a and ordered the employees to hold up | details regarding the demonstration their hands. When they refused he |were decided upon at the meeting of pulled the trigger, but the gun did |the land clearing board at the farm not discharge. bureau office in the court house Wednesday afternon. A committee 3 consisting of A, E. Witting,of Black-| Before This Year Is Ended, It BEVERIDGE BEATS NEW duck, E. . Sehulke of Tenstrike and | ™\ o b "po ible 4o Talk Edson Washburn, land clearing man- IN INDIANA PRIMARIES [, o tpeejpie © meke armane-| by Phone to Berlin It is the plan of the board 0{1 direc- . . tors to secure premi for the con- Practically Complete Figures|ios; which is {’(,‘J‘e‘“g"i on 'in_eon-|U. S. IS PARTICULARLY o g junction with the demonstration. The teache! i Show .Lnrge Majority; Is xround on which the demonstration WELL EQUIPPED NOW t;alc‘e:::;'t::tn:::eg?o%hgefg,o:.’i nhvf:v‘- Mentioned for President will be given is to be divided into cd that the salaries were higher per ~ lots the number of which is to_equal s the b o e e PRy | Radio Telephony Will Catch|moth, than sre being paid this year and that the minimum salary “was (By United Press) community of farm bureau unit in . . also raised. Indianapolis, May 4—“Beveridge ‘_h,'s (‘f‘_“ t"}l”l‘."-"“"“tt,y 18 “Ifg.”‘! -towli)fi Up With Radio Te'le?raphy It further showed that merely ad- for president in 1924,” was the bat-|represented by a team. Prizes Soon, Is Prediction justments were made in the salary ¢ < be given the winners, those who do tle cry of the Hoosier Bull Moose to-| 41, ost work in the shortest time. day, flush from the victory of themr leader over Harry S. New. The board expects to have some Messages of congratulation receiv- prominent speaker for this occasion ed by Beveridge from former Bull and Governor J. A. O, Preus may Moose leaders convinced his close followers that if he is successful in defeating Samuel Ralston, democrat of the individual teacher, with but one of two exceptions. In the past Washington, May 4 (United Press) | Where a teacher was getting $124.70 —Before this year is ended, Secre-|i month S’{'Z‘;“A {u(ed }iln rugrllg num- L ity 2 g2 Coments | tary of State Hughes may be able | bers as . Also where $121 was bo secured Furlher announcements |, converse with Ambassadors Harvey | aid this was fixed in round numbers mf:lle wit‘hin a short time ;? Lo}?don, III!u ick in ]Pnb ‘uml WI perhaps $1%2, but t:‘ed average d A e ¢ . oughton in in, simply by lifting | salary per month was raised. h e olectil R ie The business session of the board T Prpriunil 5 in the, November clection his candi-| v oiitosday attemnaon discussed ihe |* {glephone receivor off the hooke | | In the past, contrasts were made widespread support from organiza- | action of the board in selecting Edson |, S leahen hat withi S tow | with the to 10 months’ seasion, but D o onkaniZa | Washburn s manager of the associ-| I Fidio telepbony, Liu within & Ka e, Ah e o B Tt et plete figures on the election show |ation and howe he could best serve :‘1’-;"\\1‘510.1:3 y;elfi::otzolzallio \:'?t(hwflrl\(: nétth:“:-egfimf:.tin? y&:n::: ;?r'i‘:d | Beveridge t\\{ingerogg ;'Bn‘..:fiolfitY':nf f:gfl‘:‘ltfi‘lg;‘h of the public through the people of another country thousands | which naturally will be a savin in g By f : ¢ e . Cl ousand dollars. be heard from was Beveridge 187, | of maintaining stations of magazines | yp their neighbors, the National Geo- At the present time there are @i 783 and New 168,753 (Continued on Page 6) graphic Society stated today in a sur-| tanchers i i ’1;}.|e O‘\Id g\_l:n'ld fiepul{)lic:fils sup- ve;i‘ of {Jmlio ]ll(‘:\le]()pllll.'n(ls. i c';\l;fh;:?ncli“pc‘mdl:fd t:?"::pg;m.tn . porting N in looking for the cause The United States is particularly or i g s porting N i Lok dmarc.caue | TORNADO INJURES TWO [ o coutiiet with radio facilities fox | nimber it is understood that bt for renomination centered their talking across the scas, as the bulk el i i Y blame on James Watson, the other PERSONS AT NORTHFIELD of the most pow adio stations ‘:’,fi:e"hfizm&uw‘lll,e;gf:l.“;e.lto'ée';;“fijt Indiana senator Watson’s ambition to in the world either are in this coun-|\while others }fnve su‘;.'m‘ed hem; control the Republican organization Ny ild, May 4—An automo- [ty or under the control of this gov- | pyying positions. in Indiana and not divide the con- bile Waa wl'(;ckc:l and two persons |ernment. Radio telephony is making Eight teachers have asked for loi : trol with New, as he has been doing injured when a tornado struck the rapid_progress and soon will catch|op time to consider their confl!m 'I"\?““d him to knife his colleague, | FHREC WY (041 late Wednesday. | UP, with its slightly older brother—|pending the acceptance of contr ew supporters claimed One of the big Twin City motor bus- radio telegraphy— the society stated. | ¢]sewhere, which assure practics ses was overturned and two men Longest Wave Length 28 of the present force, with J G- wlNKJER TO SPEND slightly hurt, James L. Markham of Only onevrndm I’““"";" i the | ¢ight undecided, for mnext yea ) St. Peter and R. R.Mamilton of Man- | World uses vegularly a longex wave |tenching staff. According to schibol THREE WEEKS IN COUNTY kato jumped from their automobiles l.engtvh "h“"l any station "“‘k Ul th'e officials, this is but a normal changs and found safety in a ditch while control of this “‘l"”* ;“““" b "’é v 11in the teaching force as sompared the machines were wrecked by the |station was built by the United States | yith former years here and elfe- J. G. Winkjer, dairyman of the |wind. navy. It is the Lafayette station at]where. g U.'S. Department of Agriculture, will| A number of telephone poles were Bordeau Its wave length 4 These facts therefore will enligl £ i S e ’ & o " ke . 00 meters, approximately 14 o & arrive in Bemidji, Tucsday, May 9,|blown down, The barn of Professor |, 000 ¥ 3 0 A en the public with regard to thi for a stay of three weeks in Beltrami | Henry Thompson was destroyed. nies qu““&”" ’f.' ony ‘h";t‘j‘""b"" .';':c rumors of the entire force leavifif county. He will perfect the organiza received in Was "’,'r"'“’"]_f' miles (Continued on page 8) tion of purebred bull associations St. Paul, May 4—Charles Carter | from the source. The Lafayette sta- P i si is heard in French Plans are to group the vavious|of Bemidji and L. B. Arnold of Du.|tion occasionully is blocke which have bern formed dur- | luth were appointed today to repre- [ Indo-China, 6,000 miles away, The ANNUM- FARM PICNIC i i " - i d the station during the ing the past winter and have ordered |sent the state department of agri- navy oo L n Jm sires, and to organize these blocks |culture in the Tri-State Development W"]rl f”“)‘ '.'“W "'l']‘lr"' _‘t‘i .I ‘”L‘“” al wILL BEHH.D l into associations. They will be or-|project. Minnesota, Michigan, and t‘;\“’n"; ‘t" l‘“ “.Vi Sigd ‘l"’: W R ganized for exchange of sires at the | Wisconsin are sceking federal aid ;‘):"cm’::“ i:,ioifié‘tghu?lfi;';:(?ds h; ".*"“'; end of a two yecar period. for improvement projects. D simercial station recently opened = on Long Island. This station uses a Directors of Beltrami County year truce with a reservation that all of France’s rights under the Ver- sailles treaty shall be respected. Prospects are now good for the establishment of a Northern. Min- nesota Tri-County baseball league, consisting of Cass Lake, Park Rap- ids, Walker and Bemidji. Efforts are being made locally to locate such a league and although Park Rapids is the only one of the three schools which has been approached on the subject as yet, indications are that the proposition will meet.with the favor of all. Park Rapids has already announced itself in favor league plan and the other schools will undoubtedly be heard from soon. A. H. Lawson, manager Spaulding sporting goods concern in Minneapolis, has offered a fine tro- phy for the winner of the league ser- jes if the teams should adopt the Spaulding ball and make the league an annual affair X Should the league be organized a schedule of six games will be arrang- ed for each school and thehampion- ship will be decided on a;percentage basis. Each school would be permit- ted to play other schools which are not, represented in the league but these games would have no bearing on the league standings. Af.the close of the series, the winner, could ar- range a game with the .winner of thie North Central Minnesota league and thereby decide the championship of Northern Minnesota. The game which has been announ- ced with Park Rapids for May 6 has been postponed until Saturday, May 13. This game will be played here while a return game will be played at Park Rapids, May 29. Two dual track meets are al ranged to be held between Park Rap- ids and Bemidji during the forenoon of the same days cn which the base- ball teams meet. Much interest has been aroused in these events also and further announcements will be forth coming soon. (By United Press) Genoa, May 4—Russia is ready to grant American oil interests conces- sions in her rich fields under exactly the same conditions as countries, the Soviet delegation an- nounced today. The Russians made a direct appeal to the United States government for recognition and cred- its declaring that upon these demands any country can have what conces- sions it desires. SEED DEMONSTRATIUNS CONSIDERED SUCCESSFUL The series of potato seed traeating demonstrations, arranged by the Bel- trami County Farm Bureau and put on by R. C. Rose, extension pathol- ogist of the University of Minneso- ta, was completed Wednesday even- ing. Six meetings were held, at Spur Turtle River, Grant Valley, Pinewood, Jones and Northern. Splendid inter- est was shown and were well attended in spite of the The hot formaldehyde method of treating seed potatoes was discussed clearly at each meeting, showing that this method is more rapid as well as being cheaper than the sublimate method, and is effective against the same diseases. demonstrations were not put on with a view to discouraging the use of corrosive sublimate but were offer- ed to those farmers who have a large quantity of seed to treat and with whom time is an important factor. using the cor- rosive sublimate method are equipped to treat their seed in this manner are urged to stay by it. AS A BOY YOU WERE AN ENTHUSIASTIC PASE BALL FAN —AND ; o 2 “55 i Farm Bureau Association Plan Big Affair i we length of 19,000 meteryq or ly twelve miles and is employed ’ in transmitting messages to German R’member a distance of about 4,000 miles. Ad- ditional units now planned will give this station a greater wave length, he ’”, The United States Navy's staiion | the dote, for the | amnual farmery Friday, June 15, has been = 1 at Annapolis, Md., is assigned a wave pLenic waie . e NOW OH: Bov LR length of 17,145 meters (roughly 10 };‘}:is‘lxiztito:nm:vu‘:sfdt'}l?defgr:‘ onb:{..:l?i. ; “‘::;y ”“):'t' !,"["’i‘l’l‘:t x.or‘;fl(’t n;us}nr monthly r;:cecing of the o 1s_cas e e S1of directors of the Beltrami C (Continued on Page Six ) Farm Bureau association, whic u" -4 held at the farm bureau office: &t AVERAGE L“-‘E WILL BE the court house, Wednesday - after- noon. o INCREASED FoUR YEARS A committe has been appointe to have charge of the arrangemohit and is headed by Thomas Port Chicago, May 4. (United Press)— |chairman. Mrs. Ed Larson and County Here is cheery news for the unfortun- | Agent D. C. Dvoracek are the other ates who have been standing on the | members of the committee on .if- brink of the happy hunting grounds. | rangements. Chairmen were appoint- We are to have an extra four years |ed for a number of assisting com- of life. Science hase fixed things by | mittees: H. L. Arnold is chairman of climinating or reducing the toll of |the sports committee to appoint His various diseases, The health stand-|own assistants. Mrs. Ed Larson'is ard haé been so raised that the av-|chairman of the “eats” committee. erage -man and woman in a civilized County Agent was instructcfi;fiip community will live four years longer | get in touch with prominent speak: than the lifetime period of ten years | ers, announcements of which will bé ago; four years that had been unex- | made later. Motion pictures will pe pected, 1,479 golden days pilfered | used in connection with this pienie, from the bearded old gentleman with | educational films as well as entertdin- the scythe. ing films to be used. . Statistics clinching the joyous tid-| The matter of shipping in high ings of science were presented at the | grade and purebred cows and hgifers National Fraternal Congress repre-|is to be given special attention by, the senting a total membership of 10,-|farm bureau. A questionaire i8:to 000,000. Tt was further shown that|be sent out to the farmers, giving as a result of the great advance of |them an opportunity to state t‘mh- medical science in preventing diseasc | wants as to number, sex, age, 6 which formerly wrecked a portion of |and price of animals needed, Live- ‘the population, children born this year | stock will be placed with farmeéts will live at least six years longer|having sufficient feed. These dques- than we do. tionaires upon their return will be Deaths from typhoid and diptheria | taken to the various local banks 8o once considered plagues, are reduced | that a plan of financing the propo- to dull statistical reports and in ten |sition may be worked out. It is ex- vears deaths from these diseases ihic | pected that they will be passed on medical experts declared, will almo.t | by the banks, suggestions added ‘and disappear. advice given. i WP TE—— oy ....‘--..'..'.....-...m-“k.“ .vvv-wnflivvv-w-'v‘vr“"” B e DR e S e e T