Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 23, 1922, Page 1

i The Pioheer 1x the only daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and has the - circulation Northern Minnesota. - BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER VOLUME XX. NO. 28 BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY EVENING, RATION How to Stage Field Day ‘and ‘Stumping Program TEAMS CLEAR AN ACRE IN LESS THAN AN HOUR Uses of ‘Modcrn Land Clearing Moachinery and Explosives Shown by Experts It remained for Tenstrike to show the rest of the seven counties in the state which booked the land clearing demonstration, how to conduct a lively field day and stump blowing program, This lively village with its hustlers knew how to get out a crowd and knew how ‘to entertain a crowd, for it broke all attendance records thus 1ar met by the demonstration train, and its program of brushing, stump- ing and plowing contests among the, farmers of the county provided spir- ited events, which kept the crowd on edge from start to finish. From 1,000 to 1,500 farmers and townspeople were on hand to cheer their favorite teams to victory and with the saxaphone section of Be- midji’s Juvenile band to lead in the merry-making, the throngs were kept in lively humor by ihe spirited music furnished by these youngsters. The brushing teams of Hagali and Northern townships were tied . for first place and divided first and sec- ond money amounting to'$75. Third money amounting to $12.50 went to the 'l'enstrike team, and fourth, $7.50 to the Port Hope team. Each ATTENSTRIKE ATTENDANCE RECORDS “Livély Village fié;fii;fis’!raten plosives, with hand stump pullers, a tractor stump puller; how ditches are dug with dynamite, how rocks arc blasted, how: breaking plows and roller harrows turn or churn the ;od of newly cleared arcas for seed- ing to grass, and then how the sod once turned, may be disked for crop- ping. It wus a rapid fire exihibi- tion and served to quicken interest in the great movement which has caught the farmers of the nwthland and_is sweeping them int war against stumps and b’ 4; ‘ch L0 ) 9% have so long hindered ment of one of Mip agricultural areas. The companies co-0, the University and County Land Clearing D\ of the Beltrami County - reau which put on the de:n\\‘ tion were: e The Ford Motor Company, rep sented by P. F. Rudy, W. W. Hoppe}, A. J. Henkel, E. R. Duquette and A. C. Johnson The Cleveland Tractor Co,, A. J. Dysaland and John Rose.. The Deare’ & Weber Co, K. C. Walker and J, V. Holstein. The Martinson Manufacturing Co., C. A. Partridge and O. E. Thors- tenson. - ‘The Tom Houston Stump-Puller Co., J. A. Read. The Roderick Lean Co., D. R. Hicks. The . Roller Harow & Manufact- uring Co., Fred Cole. The_Oliver Chilled Plow Works, J. W. Roseberry and T. J. Dury. - The Dupont Powder Co., Guy R. Means. The Atlas A. J. Strene. The ~University was represented by M. J. Thompson, A. J. Schwan- Powder Co., team was composed of six men, and the object was to clear of brush and logs a quarter of an acre of thick brush and dead-and-down stuff. The winning teams each cleared its quarter acre in 45 minutes. The other teams were only a little behind in time. The result was an acre of land cleared in just a little more than three-quartexs’ of an hour, or in. about 27 man-hours, representing in labor at 26 cent an hour, $6.75. The Hagali team , consisted of Homer Walters, captain, Sim Green, Clyde Wild, - George . ' Hofer,.. John Quade and Con: Meyers. 14 The Northern team: H. L. Arnold, captain, W. H. Grover, A, S. Grover, fiee ]Worth, Colin Campbell, and John oel. The Tenstrike team; Dan Walters, captain, Merton Betchum,. (on whose farm the contests were held), Har- ry Cluff, Vernon Glyne, Charles Ho- fer, and Howard McComb. The, Port Hope team; Theodore Gerlinger, captain, G. L. Dodge, Lioyd Knott, Victor Jacobs, Wallace Winch and William Souder. The honors for the stump pulling and piling went to Victor Jacobs and Theodore Gerlinger. These two men with one team and a_ chain in 30 minutes pulled and piled 49 stumps and 11 logs, Ben Walters and Homer Walters were the other ten, H. A. Mattnon, and R. V. ‘Whitely. Following lunch served by the ladies of the various churches of Tenstrike F. R. Duxbury, president of the land clearing deparument of the county farm bureau, spoke of the necessity. of clearing and bring- ing under cultivation the orther cut- over lands if the country was to be made as prosperous as it might be, and out-lined a bill now defore con- gress to provide a revolving fund to aid the farmers of Northern Minne- sota, Wisconsin and Michigan in hastening the reclamation of the cut over regions. = W. Z. Robinson of the Northern Minesota Fair association then urged the claims of the fair, which will bée held at Bemidji, August 16-19, on the farmers of Beltrami county. Mr. Thompson of the University staff then told the farmers of the coming short course for land-clear- ers to be held at the Northeast Ex- periment Station, Duluth June 14-283. He said the cost to those wishing to attend would be $1.00 a day, plus $6.00 for incidental fees. At this course he said, the men attending would not be lectured at, but would do modern land-clearing and learn by doing all of the different branches of the work. The local arranngements were made by D. C4.Dvorcek and Edson Washburn, the former county. agent contestants. The first prize was a $15 clock, the gift of E. A. Barker of Bemidji. The second prize was ten gallons of tractor oil given by E. H. Jerrard, manager of the North- western Oil o., Bemidji, Will Schulke of Tenstrike won the prize for rapid breaking, using a heavy breaking plow attached to. a small tractor. L. C. Worth of Nor- thern township won the prize for having brought a tractor the longest distance to the competition. The tractors used were Fordsons, and the prizes were given by the C. W. Jew- ett Co;, of Bemidjl. % The judges for.the brush clearing contest were W. H. Gemmel, presi- dent of the Minesota and Internat- jonal railroad, M. N. Knoll, secre- tary of the Scenic Highway, a resi- dent of Cas Lake and C. B. Kinney of International Falls. For the stump pulling contest, the .Jgdges were John Richards of Bemidji, A. A. Lund of Clearbrook , and A. E. Witting of Blackduck. Mr, Gemmel and Mr. Kiney served as judges in the land breaking contest. While the contestants wére chop- ping, or pulling or_ plowing, being cheered from the side lines by their partisans the land clearing staff from the University of Minesota, with their co-operators sent out. by manufacturers of tractors and imple- ments specially designed to spged up land clearing and the cultwatmn'of newly broken soil, were ~showing how land is cleared with picric acid, 3 war cxplogiye .used, like other ex- BECIDA AND FERNHILL ENJOY MUSICAL PROGRAM - P 3 ’ 3 The Benfidfi High school ‘orches- thra with ‘the Girls’, Glee Club and three members of the Boys’ Glee Club, acompanied -by Miss Martha Fibigar director, motored to the Be-| cida town hall Monday evening where a fine musical program was given. Miss Margaret. Stewart gave sev- eral readings which were entusiatic- ally received. ~More than 150 Becida and Fernhill residents enjoyed the cntertainment, Mr, Hopkins of Be- cida exressing formally the appreci- ation and-gratitude of the audience. Much thanks is due Mrs. Louis Han- son for the loan of her piano and for caring for the arrangements. The Becida Ladies’ Aid furnished a fine lunch at the close of the pro- gram, +:land put together on arrival. of Beltrami county, and the latter land clearing specialist. The whole- hearted interest of the farmers of the county in the land-clearing work was shown by the thorough- going approval which they gave to the work of ithese two men. GIANT TASK TO CARRY - WAR SHOW OVER OCEAN By John O’Brien (United Préss Staff Correspondent) Paris, May 23—Ocean transpor- tation experts are puzzled by a prob- lem raised by the acquisition by an American organization of the im- mense war panorama known as the Pantheon de la Guerre which is to be taken bodily from Paris to New York for exhibition. Not since the transfer from Egypt of the obelisk which is now in Cen- }r:l Park’ has such a job been tack- ed. The Panteon de la Guerre, which consists of canvas nearly 150,yards long and about 18 yards high, show- six or seven thousand portraits of war chiefs and allied statesmen stand- ing out in startling relief against a background of the battlefields of France, has been purchased for a tour of the world beginning in New York. : The canvass cannot be cut in pieces It must be shipped in one piece, entwined around an immense wooden roller. Not many steamships have the fac- ilities for such a feat of transporta- tion and when the Pantheon goes on tour in the United States, special railroad cars will have to be built for it. Since the announcement was made .that the famous canvas is to leave Paris there has been an outery in the press against the export of what is considered a great work of art, but investigation has demonstrated that of the million or so persons who paid two francs to see it since the opening of the Pantheon, just after the armistice,-less than 100,000 were French, the vast majority of the visitors_being Americans, who went to see Pershing, Liget, Allen, Presi- dent Wilson, Ambassador Herrick, and the other notable figures who took part in the great war. the 4 NEW TYPE OF AIRCRAFT - BEMIDJI’S JUVENILE BAND organization this city now possesses. efforts of Bandmaster G. Oliver Riggs. The boys themselves organization has been developed at a rapid pace. MAY 23, 1922 night and Wednesda; unsettled weather --in - eas south portions this afternoon. Minnesota—Gene This most.recent photograph of the Bemidji Juvenile Band shows what a splendid musical The success of this band is largely due to the untiring have shown rare ability qnd exceptional interest, but even they admit that able direction has done much for them. During the past few years the band has grown rapidly and at the same time the musical value of the If arrangements can be made to have the Bemidji Juvenile Band at the Minnesota State Fair this fall, Bemidji will receive a good bit of publicity, both directly and indirectly, and those who hear the band will have an opportunity to enjoy real talent. Every effort is now being made to arrange for this trip, with the understanding _that- the State Fair association stand about half of the expense, the city to provide for the balance. COUNTRY CLUB ENJOYS WEEK END MATCH PLAY Flag Tournament, and Mixed Foursomes Scheduled for Memorial Day Play MEET THURSDAY NIGHT Completed plans for the observ- ance of Memorial Day in Bemidji May 30 will be announced at the regular meeting of the} Ralph Gracie post of the AmericaniLegion to be held at the rooms of ‘the Civic and Commerce association Thursday evening at 8 o’clock. The committee in charge has arranged an approp- riate program for the forenoon and also during the afternoon, in con- junction with the R. H, Carr post of the G, A. Ry It is especially requested that all Legion members attend this meeting, since there are a number of other important matters to be taken up The best match of the day was|at this time, pertaining to Memorial that of D. F. McCann and R. B.|Day. Altogether an interesting bus- Lycan against G. M. Torrance and iness session is asured which may be Alex Shavitch. These teams_tied both nines and tied the match. Prize winners were Clarence Jackson with a low net of 77, he winning the ther- mos bottle furnished by Given Hard- ware Co., and B. A. Dilley and W. L. Brooks, who tied for low gross of 96, the prize being furnished by G. S. Harding. This is to be decided later in some manner agreeable to the players. In the ladies’ match play Monday, Miss Donna Lycan’s team defeated Mrs. A. P. White’s team 10 to 7. Mrs. White won first. prize, a pair of silk hose furnished by Wilson & Co., with a gross score ‘of 57, handicap of 14 -and a net score of 43. Second prize, a vanity case furnished by Johnson’s Popular Price Store, was won by Mrs. W. N. Bowser with a gross score of 60, handicap of 16, and a net score of 45. Other good scores in the ladies’ match play: included the scores of Mrs. G, M. Torrance and Mrs. A. J. McMillan, who tied for third place with 47 ‘net, Next Sunday there will be no tour- naments, the program being extend- ed over until Tuesday, Memorial Day. At that time there will be a flag tournament, open to all male and_female members, to be played during the forenoon. In the after- noon there will be mixed foursomes. Partners will be drawn and all en- tries are to be made with the golf in- structor before next Monday night. Przies will be offered, details of the play to be announced later. Week-end games at the Bemidjl Country club golf links provided ex- ercise and entertainment for a large number of the members of the club, the Sunday match play for the men being exceptionally well attended. In this match play, B. F. Anderson’s tgea:’;risdeieated W. L. Brooks’ team ment, SENIOR CLASS PLAY TO BE STAGED THURSDAY Clever Farce-Comedy, “A Pair of Sixes,” Sure to Attract Large Audiences “A Pair of Sixes” to be presented by the senior class of the Bemidji high school as this years’ ¢! play promises to be one of the best high school productions ever staged here. This play to be presented Thursday afternoon for the benefit of the children and those who cannot at- tend during the evening, being fea- tured as an evenings entertainment has ejoyed long runs in all of the larger cities throughout the United States as well as exhibited on the motion picture screen. Every member of the cast is now putting on the final touches in pre- paration for Thursday’s performance and there is every indication that the opening performance will be greeted by a large and enthusiastic audience, Reserved seat tickets have been placed on sale at the Boardman drug store and so far have been sell- ing rapidly. There is still plenty of good seats left, however. This play is not being staged for any pecuniary profit on the part of the cast but is intended for the pur- pose of bringing first-class enter- tainment to Bemidji and at the same time displaying some of the literary talent developed in the Bemidji pub- lic_schools. This farce comedy is reputed to be one which no joy-killer would care to see, one intended solely fur‘]aug}g- ing purposs. The play is being gil- rected by Miss Esther Young, in- structor of English in the high school. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT INVENTED BY ITALIAN (By United Press) Washington, May 23—A new type of lighter-than-air air craft, which it is claimed, will revolutionize air transport, and will be propelled up- ward. by the unique means of a vac- uum maintained within its center, has been invented by an Italian, Sig- nor Vaugean, according to reports to the cloudy air service. Three concentris hulls will form the body of the new ship, 3 partial vacuum to be effected in the outer two, the third inmost, to be made as nearly a perfect vacuum as pos- sible, by pumps, By reduction and. equal distribution of external pres- sure on the three separate hulls the existing pressure on any portion of the craft would be less than five pounds per-square inch. A prospective spéed of 215 miles an hour would be possible—New York to London in eighteen hours— when equipped with four 300 horse power engines, ,dually propelling the ship ‘and operatinp pumps. -. Doubts have b the probably rigidity of the airship, whether the hull would ¢ollapse from external pressure, or, if sufficiently strong to withstand fifteen pounds. a sqfare inch, its weight would be The regular meeting of the Knights of Columbus will be held Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock at the K. C. hall and it is desired that all members be present. J. P. MORGAN IN PARIS FOR LOAN CONFERENCE (By United Press) Paris, May 23 —J. P. Morgan of Morgan & Co., New York bankers, arrived here today. Morgan refused to talk regarding the conference here tomorrow at 11 a. m. to discuss an international loan to Germany. Finance Minister Herms of Ger- many, who has been in Paris for sev- eral days, will go to Berlin to con- sult the members of the German cabi- net. He is expected to return before June 1st with a proposal from the German government. followed by a program of entertain- RALPH GRACIE POST T0 | PERFECT MAID WANTED IN MANY LARGE CITIES Girl Who Assisted in Jewel Robbery Has More Aliases Than a Cat Has Lives Minneapolis, May 23—*“Cat Eyed Mary”, the perfect maid who aided in a $12,000 jewel robbery yester- day, is wanted in almost every big city in the country,. police learned today. Descriptions of the girl came in from cities in the east, west and mid- dle west. Police discovered the girl came. here from . St. Louis ‘a_short time ago after aiding in the $5,000 jewel robbery at the home of George mackey there. She wears more aliases than a cat has lives. The peculiarity of the maid is that she has one brown eye and one blue. The list of aliases compild by the police looked like an employment bureau list. There were Marys, Susans, Lotties and El- canors and Ethels, She obtained .employment as maia in _tne home of C. D. Dever two weeks ago on a forged recom- mendation., The girl yesterday ad- mitted a man who gagged and bound Mrs. Dever and looted the house of 12,000 o1 jewels, then the girl dis- ppeared. Th men were said by the police to have aided in the get- away. The girl is most generally known as Lillian Redmond to the police. It was learned she attempt- ed to sccure a position as maid in the home of dent Huntington of the Soo line here recently. Mrs. Huntington discovered that her commendation was only a forgery and did not employ her. TWIN CITY NEWSPAPERS ARE REPRESENTED AT TENSTRIKE C. B. Winter, city editor of the Minncapolis Journal, and J. W. St. Paul Lud- Dispatch and don of the their news. Pioneer Pre papers at the land ng demon- stration held at Tenstrike Monday. Both men came here upon invitu- tion and were well impresed with the activities in this community. MUSIC PUPILS TO GIVE TWO PUBLIC RECITALS Music pupils of Mrs. G. Oliver Riggs will give a recital at the Meth- odist church Friday and Saturday evenings, May 26 and 27. Each pro- gram will be given at 8 o’clock will be absolutely free of charge and the general public is invited and urged to attend. g : The program Friday evemng'wnll be given by the advanced’ piano of Mrs. Riggs, assisted by the vocal pupils of Mrs. A. J. McMillan. O Saturday evening_the junior pupils of Mrs. Riggs will give the entire program,, 2 e ‘ A very entertaining program on each occassion is assured ‘and each promises to attract a large number of music lovers. The various pupils who are to take part in the xjecltuls have been working exceptionally hard during the past few wecks in preparation for these recitaly and it is expected that exceptional ability and talent will be displayed. B. A, C. CLUB WILL HOLD BANQUET FRIDAY NIGHT The annual banquet of the B.‘A. C. club will be given Friday evening at 6:30 o'clock in the basement of the Presbyterian church, and it is urged that all members be present prompt- ly at that hour, so that the servng may be started at that time. At this banquet the different officers of the club will express the sentiment and history of the organization, and the guests of honor will give a message of encouragement. It is desired that all members be present and all are assured a good time. | PRESBYTERIANS DENAND CENSORSHIP OF MOVIES Gengral _Aineinbly "at Des Moines Condemns Cigarettes and Applauds Prohibition (By United Press) Bes Moiries, Towa, May 23 (United Press)—Censorship of the movies was advocated, the cigarette was con- demned, prohibition applauded and prison reform urged, in the annual reort of the Presbyterian Board of Temperance and Moral Welfare, sub- mitted to the Presbyterian General Ascembly today, by Dr. Charles Scanlon of Pittsburgh, Pa., General Secretary. " Dr. Scanlon's . report recognized the motion pictuwe as a national influence scarcely. second to the printing pres. It blamed the self- ishness of film controllers for “prey- ing on the weakness and prejudice of the public.” “The characters of those presented to the young people as heroines and heroes,” said Dr. Scanlon, ‘“are often such that no intelligent, wor- thy parent would admit these per- sons to their homes, yet millions of young ‘people of both sexes are per- mitted to visit places where tnese people are conspicuous figures. We favor intelligent, ; discriminating state and federal censofship which shall have due regard for the sensibili- ties, responsibilities and affection of parents for their children, rever- ence for religion, and which will do its duty unflinchingly without fear or favor. Dr. Scanlon warned American citizens that the menace of the cig- arette evil was nearly incomprehen- sible, America spent last year, he said, $800,000,000 for cigarettes alone and $2,000,000,000 for tobac- co in all forms. He said that Amer- icans spent for support of all church- es, catholic and protestant, nly one- ing and chewing. Church members themselves, he charged, spent for to- bacco 8o per cent of what thy spent on church support. Millions of children smoke cigar- cttes, he says, and he charges that the tobacco interests exploit femeinine smoking in public places, through “certain young women” who thus get their expensive luncheons paid for. The Borad of Temperance and Moral Welfare, he said, is conduct- ing a wide and vigorous campaign aghinst the use use of tobacco in all forms by all people. . Dr. Scanlon warned American cit- izens that more than 30 organizations are agressively working to repeal or modify the Volstead act. He urged all law-abiding citizens to watch pri- maries and clections and elect wor- thy men to Congres and the Senate, to combat the liqour traffic. He warned the nation of the spread of drug slavery, ‘\thh. he suys, has invaded the familics of the respeetable, the intelligent and well- to-do, as well as securing victims in vice haunts and poverty's hovels neither city nor country being free from it. On| JUVENILE BAND GIVES CONCERT THIS EVENING With favorable weather this even- ing, the regular weekly concert by the Juvenile band will be given in Library Park at 8 o’clock, under the direction ot Bandmaster G. O, Riggs. This will be the second concert of tne scason, the first having been given last 'I'hursday cvening despite the cold weather. The concert 18 being given tonight on acount of the 1or class play Thursday night. The program given at that time was very heartily received by a fair-sized at- tendance and Director Riggs feels .that a repitition of this progrm will also take well. For this reason the the same program will be given this evenin, Following is the program: March “Landing of the Troops” Crosby; March *“Battleship California” Sar- gent; popular selection *“Wabash Blues”, played by the entire saxa- phone section consisting of 12 play- ers; March “The Imperator” Christ- enson; grand selection “Martha” Flotom; trombone special “Pahson Trombone”, Fillmore played by nine trombones and the entirc band; March “Our Country” Sargent, in- troducing Keller's hymns and arrang- ed with special thought for the clar- inets, which is played by 14 clarinet- ists. " PAYMENT OF REAL ESTATE TAXES NOW “IN SEASON” “You can pay your real estate taxes any time now,” reports Earl Geil, Beltrami county treasurer. “If they are more than you can raise, at this writing, you can ‘get by’ by paying one-half before June 1st, Mr. Geil carnestly requests that those who are in a posotion to do s0, pay their taxes this week, so that the rush will be avoided the last day which is May 31, Readers of the Pioneer arc advised that if half of their real estate taxes are paid befort the above date there will be no penalty attached. WISCONSIN REPRESENTED AT DIAMOND POINT PARK Following is a list of names of people who registered at Diamond Point_ Monda; A, B. W} J. J.Jones, and Eimer Nillians, all of Madison Wis. sixth of what they spent for smok- [ 55 Cents Per Month WITHFA Seek to Escape Round-up Now Being Made by Constables and Militarists ) TWO THOUSAND HELD TO PRESERVE ORDER More British Troops Being Rushed to Ulster This Week, Report States (By United Press) Belfast, Ireland, May 23—Sinn Feiners were flecing with their fam- ilies to the hills of Ulster this after- noon to escape the gregt round-up which resulted in the capture of 2,000 last night and which was re- newed today by Ulster constables and British militarist. Towns in northern cities are being rapidly cleared of Republicnas Those that have not been captured are taking to the woods for safety. Sir James Craig, Ulster premler, de- clared in parliment today that the Irish republican army has been “pro- claimed as an illegal organization throughout Ulster”. The proclama- tion of the Ulster government also bans the Irish Republic brotherhood and other Sinn Fein societies render- ing their members liable to immed- iate arrest. (By United Press) London, May 28-—Arrests of 2,000 Sinn Feiners in Ulster today was carefully planned a week in advance as par tof the British policy to co- operate in preserving order in_the northern province, it was learned to- day. The men arested had been marked by the constables and thelr move- ments followed, British secret ser- vice men were understood to be placed at the disposal of Ulster au- thoritics, More British troops are being rushed to Ireland this week. iy < NORTHERN THRESHEiMEN TO HOLD MEETING AT MOORHEAD The Northern Minnesota Thresher- men's convention will be held in Moorhead’s new armory Thursday and Friday, May 26 and 26. Veter- an threshermen speakers of national reputation will address the meetings. Entertainments of various kinds will be provided. Free automobile park- ing grounds will be provided as well as night watchmen. Machinery of all makes and sizes will be on dis- play on the grounds around the ar- .mory. A special invitation is issued to North Dakota Threshermen. The general public is invited to attend these meetings, making the trip to Moorhead sort of a holiday. MINNEAPOLIS TRADE TOUR REACHES FAIRMOUNT TODAY (By United Press) Fairmount, May 28—The Min- neaolis trade tourist arrived here today on a week’s tour of the state. Their tour, an annual affair included the following points with an over- night stay in Valley City: Tuesday, Hankinson, Lidgerwood ,Geneseo, Forman, Cogswell, and Oakes. Wed- nesday, Oakes, Lisbon, Englevale, Verona, LaMoure, Dickey, Adrian, Montpelier, Jamestown, Spiritwood, Eckelson, Sanborn and Valley City. Thursday, Valley City, Oriska, Tow- er City, i&ull‘ulu, ‘Wheatland, Cassel- ton, Mapleton, Fargo, Moorhead, Comstock, Wahpeton and Brecken- ridge. N. B. NELSON BADLY INJURED IN ACCIDENT NEAR HIBBING In a phone message received Sun- day relative to the serious accideht which occurred Saturday nilzht near Hibbing, when the car in which N. B. Nelson of Bemidji was driving went over a viaduct, the doctor stated that he was in a critical condition, his skull having beéen fractured, and while he was conscious part of the time, he was having fainting spells, and it was feared he could not re- cover. The car was pmashed to pieces. No further word had been received. thig mogning.;. 7 . - ——rr ROW BOATINVESSEL'S '~ PATH CAUSES COLLISION (By United Press) Philadelphia, Pa., May 23.—The British cargo carrier Andree was_ rammed and sunk off Fort Mefflin by the H. F. Alexander, former Great Northern, flying the American flag. No_lives were lost. . The sudden appearance in_the path of both vessels of a row boat containing two men, which rapidly disappeared after the crash, caused the captains of the Alexander and the Andrec to swerve their helms. This move, intended to save the lives of the oarsmen, was responsible for the collision. The captain and en- tire crew of 49 of the Andree were picked up by the Alexander life boatay prohibitive. + S _+_ 1