Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 1, 1922, Page 1

Flake front near the college at 7:15. The Pioneer is flu onls’ within 100 miles ot Bemi has the largest ulatio Northern lflnnuuh. : Y PIONEER BEMIDJI, MINN,, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 1, 1922 Minnesota — Fair tonight ang probably Friday; warmer toni:ht. ‘TERM ‘FRIDAY . Held Friday Forenoon in * Big Tent at College PUBLIC URGED TO HEAR DR. LUCIUS H. BUGBEE Minneapolis Pastor Will Also Address High School Class Tomorrow Evening Commencement exercises at 10 o’clock Friday forenoon will close the third year of the Bemidji State Teachers College. These exercises are to be held in a large roomy tent erected near the tennis courts at the rear of the college. Dr. L. H. Bugbee, pastor of the Hennepin Avenue Methodist Episcopal church, Minn- eapolis, lis the Srincipal speaker delivering the commencement ad- dress, Dr, Bugbee is considered one of the foremost speakers in the Northwest and he has a message of special interest to every resident of * the city. This is a rare opportunity to hear such a capable speaker and and it is expected and urged that the spacious tent be filled to o \capncxty ’ Twenty-one memhers of the senior class at the college are scheduled to receive their diplomas Friday fore- noon, one of the largest classes in the history of the institution. During the three short years of its -existence, the .teachers college has enjoyed a steady growth and the coming summer session promises to be more largely attended than ever before. HMooming ifacilities must be provided by residents in or- der to-accomodate the enrollment for this coming sesion. - Those” “who will be able to accomodate students in their homes are asked to notify the college as soon as possible. This past week has. seen many activities on the part of the students and faculty at the college, activities attendant upon commencement., This evening, a pageant entitled, “Merry Wives” will be given on the At 8:15 there will be a concert by the Juvenile band. To both of these events the general public is invited, a. very enjoyable jevening’s enter- tainment being assured by those in charge. The development of the campus and surrounding grounds has made much progress since the institution was constructed and plans for fur- ther improvement assure Bemidji a very attractive college and campus within the next few years. Those who attend the pageant and concert this evening and the commencement exercises Friday forenoon will have an opportunity to see the extent of the improvements besides having an opportunity to be present at to fine programs. Dr, Bugbee will also deliver the commencement address for the grad- uating class jof the Bemidji high school, the commencement program to be held at the new armory Fri- day evening at 8 o’clock Dr,J. T. Tuomy, president of the board of education, will deliver the diplomas to the largest class in the history of the school. A fine program has been arranged and it is expected’ that the armory will be filled when the program begins. A message from E. A, Barker, who is with. the Naval Militia boys on their cruise, stated ‘that they sailed from Portsmouth” at* moon Memorial Day, and ‘that’ they ‘woult make a stop at Detroit; Michigan for| about three days efi"” route'i: home: They expect to reath’ Duluth about:| June 15. The mesfikg"stated"thht all the Bemidji boys happy. C. W. Jewett retumea Twin Cities, making the trlp in his new Lincoln sedan. Mr. Jewett re- ports the roads in fine condition. e left Minneapolis Wednesday noon “and arrived here the same night, which is considered a flying trip for automobiles. He is greatly in love with the per- formance of the new Lincoln and declares it is the best performer on the roads he has ever driven. His company is agent for the car in ad- dition to the line of Ford cars and fractors, FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL STAGE BAZAAR IN JULY %g Bemxd,u Volunteer Fire de- parfinent is planmng on a big bazaar to be staged during the evenings of July 87and 4. Spec¢ial features are being arranged for and good music is.assured. This bazaar is part of the program to raise funds to help finance the 1923 state convention of firemen to be held here. This 'entertainment feature will not interfere with any other Fourth of July celebration which may be put on, according to present plans. As another feature of these days, the Bemidji city team will play Pine River a series of games here, unless Manager E. S. Caskey makes arrange- ments for some other team to play here. In any event, a series of fast games are assured. STATE WEIGHING S'l'll.l. IN FORCE IN ST. PAUL Court Order Keeps Federal Government Interference Out of Control (Farm g:lreau News Service) South ,’/ . June 1.—Who's who' in /3/ T %."o%the South St. Paul K % puz- zle. Ny % .<he oo live-. State weign. ‘g.i almost unnmmou&. /s is still stock producers of t in force. All supervisory work of the state railroad and warehouse commission i$ going on as usual, in spite of the fact that the federal law has been held constitutional, and the United States department of jus- | tice has declared the federal law en- tirely supersedes state control. Under this ruling, state weighing would be knocked out, and all state supervision, which is supported by the weighing fees, would be destroy- ed. But the state. has check-mated the fedéral authorities. A temporary court restraining order prevents the federal government from interfer- ing in any way with the enforcement of state supervision and weighing. Meanwhile, Minnesota farmers are urging the agricultural committee of the lower house of congress to get behind a pending bill designed to prevent any interference with state supervision and weighing by the fed- eral government. County Farm Bu- reau directors and officers in' every important livestock producing coun- ty in the state have voted in favor of the bill. Two other cases involving the right of the public to supervise dis- tribution of its food also are mark- ing time. The courts have yet to de- cide whether the state has the right to enforce reductions in livestock commission rates and charges for hay and bedding on the South St. Paul markef. The railroad and warehouse commission several months ago ordered drastic reduc- tions; the orders have been tied up ‘n the courts ever since on appeals. In the meantime, the private com- missioin companies were directed by court order to set aside in a trust fund the difference between the com- mission rates they charge and the rates ordered by the commission. The stockyards company was given or- ders to set aside in a similar fund the difference between prevailing charges for hay and bedding and those ordered by the state. The trust fund covering the dif- ference in commission charges amounts to more than $200,000, ac- cording to officials in charge of state regulation. 'SELFAST EXPERIENCES """ MORE STREET FIGHTING (By United Press) Belfast, June 1.—Belfast’s death toll fnz the past twenty-four hours reached 13 this afternoon when John Kane, truck driver, was dragged from his seat and shot. Thirteen ohters were wounded. (By United Press) g Belfast, Ireland, June 1—One dead and a’ score including several constables wounded is the toll today following all-night fighting through the streets of Belfast in the worst outbreaks of many weeks. An eleven-year-old boy was shot dead this morning and four men were seriously wounded and a constable shot. Inhabitants of the trouble area are in a state of terror. | SHORT COURSE IN LAND CI.EARINGFORSEI'I'I.ERS ilxperlment Station ‘at buluth — A short course in land clearing will be given for the first time at the Northeast Experiment station at Duluth June 14 to 23, for the purpose of assisting settlers and prospective settlers in the most modern and prac- tical methods of clearing land. As only a limited number of students can be accommodated, the rule of “first come first served” has been adopted. Practical work with explosives and machinery in cutover fields and in- struction in cropping and cultivating the land to the best advantage after it has been cleared will be given by the University's land clearing experts. M. J. Thompson, superintendent of the station, will be in direct gharge and will be assisted throughout the course by A. J. Schwantes, the University land clearing specialist, and H. A. Mattson and R, V. White- ley, assistant demonstrators. Inter- esting. addresses will also be made throughout the course. The - students will do the actyal work of clearing the land under competent instruction during the day and will discuss various matters of land clearing, farm development, and northern farm management in the evening. Anyone interested in the course may communicate with M. J. Thompson, Duluth or Edson Washburn, Bemidji for further par- ticulars. CONCERT AND PAGEANT AT COLLEGE TONIGHT With a pageant and a band con- cert at the State Teachers college this evening, Bemidji citizens are offered an opportunity to spend a very enjoyable evening in the vicin- ity of Bemidji’s fast growing institu- tion. The pageant “Merry Wives”, will ‘be staged at 7:15 on the lake front near the college and it is espec- ially desired that there be a large representation of the Bemidji public on hand. The college has spent much time in the preparation of this pageant and a very entertaining affair is assured. At the same time, those who attend will be given an opportumty to note the improvements made in the college campus and surrounding grounds this spring. Following the pageant, the Be- midji Juvenile band will give a pub- lic concert at the college at 8:15. Director G. O. Riggs announces a very fine program for this evening and it is desired that both of these events be well attended. Gonvick, Minn., June 1 (Special to the Pioneer)—The Gonvick base- ball team defeated Crookston in an interesting game staged as a feature attraction of the Memorial Day ex- ercises Tuesday at Crookston. The score was 10 to 4. Gonvick has won three out of four games and is now holding second position in the pecentage column. HEAR TALKON G. M. Torrance Gi Talk on Document to Be Voted on in Primaries ADOPTED BY ASSOCIATION New Method of Elgction to Regulate Selectigh of Various Officers Graham M. Torance, gounty at- torney, addressed the members of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce associa- tion Wednesday noon on the new proposed city charter. He made sev- eral splendid comparisons and show- ed wherein the new charter has elim- inated the bad features that were contained in previous charters which were voted down, “Business efficiency”, said Mr. Torrance, “is the prime object in the new city manager form of govern- ment. It will reduce the taxes and permit the city of Bemidji to proclaim to the world its form of government as well as the spirit of its people and the many advantages its environment has to offer, At ‘the present time Bemidji is saying little about its lo- cal government or charter, but is boosting everything else most en- thusiastically. The new charter can be boosted with the same vim and vigor”. Judge S. M. Koefod was introduced to the members of the association and gave a splendid short talk de- claring his intention to become a member and a booster of this “City. of Enterprise”. He expressed de- Jight at the manner in which he is being received at -the hatas of Be- midji citizens and plans to be a full fledged Bemidji citizen. The Association adopted ~the amendment to section 21 of the by- laws, which now reads as follows: “On the second Tuesday in March of each year, there shall be elected by the membership for one year, (Continued on Page 8.) COAL PRICE AGREEMENT IS TO PROTECT PUBLIC (By United Press) Washington, June 1—The Amer- ican public will pay from 10 to 15 per cent less for coal as long as the mine strikes continue, under #n agreement reached between: Secretary Hoover and the non-union bituminous operators. The department of commerce offi- cials said today this cut from pre- vailing prices was issued by the result of the final conference between Hoover and operators. Prices to consumers will be based on the rate of 8.00 per ton in the mine. NEWPROPOSED |- 1 i CTYCHARTER "*=2==34§ WORST WAR N()!W SHOW ELVES K. (By United Press) Indianapolis, Ind.,, June 1.—The Capable | worst casualties suffered by Ameri- can soldiers during the World war are just beginning to show them- selves, according to C. J. Harris, an official of the American Legion’s na- AMENDMENT TO BY-LAWS! tional headquarters here. There is an average of two ex- soldier suicides a day, Harris de- clared. These men, almost without exception, were in the battle-lines in France and returned to the’United States with their nerves ragged from their experiences. These combat soldiers, the Legion official contends, showed’no sign of “shell-shock,” and were discharged by army doctors as normal, with ap- parently no ill results from military services The strain of fighting for existence is responsible for the in- creasing number of suicides among ex-soldiers, Harris declared. There are two ways in which the Legion hopes to minister to these mental cases and to prevent their increase, Harris said. The Langley bill, now law, provides $17,000,000 for the construction of new hospi- tals. The larger portion of this money is to be spent in creating facilities for treating the neuro-psy- chiatrics, mental patients. The Legion also is preparing to petition congress to liberalize the present Sweet bill. This bill now (Continued on Page 8.) MISS TROPPMAN PLANS TO FORM DANCING CLASS Miss Margaret Troppman, who re- cently returned from New York after an engagement on the Orpheum cir- cuit, to visit her parents, Mr, and Mrs, F. G. Troppman for the summer months, expects to form a dancing class here, for the summer months, about June 10 and will teach ballet, acrobatic, oriental and ballroom dances to those who wish to enter the class before that date. A numi- ber of young ladies attending the State Teachers college have request- ed Miss Troppman to form an even- ing class which she will do if a sufficient number enter. Miss Troppman is thoroughly cap- able of teaching classic dancing, hav- ing studied under Ruth St. Denis, Torssoff, the Russian Ballet master of oriental dancingy -and has just finished an engagement with a New York Ballet company. Anyone who is interested in this work or who have children whom they wish to take dancing lessons may findj Miss Troppman by inquiring at the Troppman store. The following people registered at Diamond Point Wednesday: O. B. Hangland, E. F, Everson, Kelliher, and William M. Clelland, Jr., Stroth- cona, Minnesota. LTIES (WOOL GROWERS TO POOL CLIP HERE JUNE 12-13 The Beltrami County Wool Grow- ers association members are to pool their wool clips June 12 and A3, the wool to be assembled at the M. & I, freight warehouse. On 'the after- noon of June 13, the pool will.be sold to the highest bidder, a large number of firms having already an- nounced their intentions of being represented. At least two carloads of wool is expected to be assembled during these two days, or approximately 56,000 pounds. Last year the wool pool contained about 28,000 pounds. The prospects are good this year for 'Wh exceptionally large pool and it is also expected that the price will be at least 30 cents a pound and probably more. All wool grow- ers are urged to pool their wool at this time. BEMIDJI HIGH SWAMPS . KELLIHER HIGH OUTFIT Second Meeting Results in One-Sided Score of 26 to 5; Baney Performs Well The Bemidji high school baseball team overwhelmingly defeated the Kelliher high school baseball team Wednesday afternoon at the fair grounds by the one-sided score of 26 to 5. The Kelliher school was accompanied by a large following of fans, both students and citizens. Supt. C. G. Hankey of Kelliher had arranged for several students to take their state board examinations in Bemidji so that they might at- tend the game. The day could very much so have been called a Kelliher day in Bemidji. The Kelliher team appeared - on the field in fine new baseball uniforms and made a fine appearance in that respect. Haley, Kelliher pitching ace, was on the mound for the visitors, while Baney performed for Bemidji. Af- ter the ‘third inning, Baney let up and in reality toyed with his oppo- nents, several times tossing up the (Continued on Page 8.) PORT TO BEGIN REGULAR SERVICE ON LAKE SUNDAY George Port will again operate the “Bemidji Star” on Lake Bemidji this summer with three regular trips daily. He will start these regular trips, Sunday June 4, with an excur- sion to the power dam, leaving the city dock at 8 p, m. On week days three trips will be made around Lake Bemidji, leaving the Bemidji dock at 12:15 p. m., 4 p, m. and 7:30 p. m. The same schedule will be followed on Sundays with the exception of the 4 o’clock trip. This will be supplant- ed by the 3 o’clock excursion to the dam. On the trips around the lake, stops will be made at Diamond Point, Birchmont, Bemidji Beach, Huckle- bery Landing and Lavinia. GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT OF BOX COMPANY HERE G. H. Bierbaum of Chicago, the new general superintendent of the Chicago Box and Crating company, arrived in Bemidji this morning and will make Bemidji his home. He was formerly assistant general manager of the National Box Com- pany of Chicago, which operates plants in Chicago and Natchez, Miss. He will be in direct charge of the three plants at Bemidji, Cass Lake, and Washburn, Wisc. His family, a wife and daughter, will arrive in Bemidji in about six weeks. ALL GOLFERS ARE URGED TO PLAY IN TEAM MATCH SUNDAY All members of the Bemidji Coun- try club are urged to play in the team match next Sunday regardless of whether they have been playing well or poor this year. F, S, Lycan and George Kreatz will pilot the two teams. Richard Meland of Benson and Dr. Peterson of Willmar, who are stopping here for a few days, have been erfjoying the Bemidji course and state that this is an excetionally fine course. Both are experienced players. G. A. R. AND CIRCLE WISH TO EXTEND APPRECIATION The G. A, R. and G. A. R. circle wish to thank the American Legion for their kindness and help on Mem- orial Day, also for the floral trib- ute used in* honor of the occasion. We also wish to thank the Mayor and city council for the memorial con- tribution; and Koors Bros. for their donation. Judge Gibbons Says Spuiiu’ Must Be Stopped; . Pays a Heavy Fine AUTO LICENSE CASES BROUGHT INTO COURT Special Inspector of Motor Vehicles Warns Owners Concerning Licenses “Speeding must be stopped in Be- midji,” said Judge John F. Gihhons when he imposed a fine of $76.00 or sixty days in jail, upon Wm. McDér- mid, who pleaded guilty to exceed- ing the speed limit on Beltrami ave- enue the other day. According to witnesses, his car wag coming flown Beltrami avenue at about 40 miles an hour, when it hit a silent policeman at the inter, junction of Fifth street and Beltrami avenue, hurling it into Frank Kelk- brenner’s car with such force as to smash the rear wheel and demolM\ a fender., McDermid paid his fine and lrrud to pay the necessary damage dong Mr. Kalkbrenner’s car. ) A. L. Oranger of Cass Lake was up before Judge Gibbons charged: with driving a motor vehicle while attempt- ing to carry an over supply of “moon- shine” under his “belt” at the same time. In other words “alleged in- toxication”. The judge said ““$50.00 fine or sixty days”. Oranger paid the fine. The judge then added the following sentence “You are hereby forbidden to drive a motor vehicle in. the stats of Minnesota during the next ninoty days.” Judge Gibbons is set upon mnkln; auto drivers comply with the law end has just begun handing out severe penalties, which might become even more severe, if the careless driving is not stopped. Several others were hailed befors the court Wednesday, caught driving without licenses, or with .wrong If- cense plates, but all were given twen- ty days in which to secure the proper plates upon the suggestion of City Attorney 'Ty C, Bailey,) who pro- secuted the cases. Mr. Bailey and Judge Gibbons desire to be fair fo all owners of cars, but at the. same time must insist that the law in thiy regard be strictly observed, H. J. Cater, special, inspector of motor vehicles, acting under the in- struction of the attorney general and the State Highway department, l: in the city and is responsible for th licensg cases brought into court. “When is a Ford a truck?” is the question now confronting the judge. He has already decided what a truck is. In a case where Mr. Cater staten the wrong plates were on a car, the owner declares he secured a li- cense for a touring car and the redr end of the car almost fell off, 5o he took it completely off and in place of the body has a platform. ’EM@ it is understood by Mr. Caten, makes a truck and an additional license léi of $3.00 is required. Auto owners are warned to gdt their license numbers on their card both in front and behind. One place will not do. In case they buy a new car they are required to secure an affidavit from the notary mgldnl out the application and paste it oh the windshield until the plates ar- rive. “Bemidji is no worse than any other city its sixe,” sair Mr. Cater. “Wo. find them everywhere We g0, having wrong plates, no ,pmqn or old plates. The state is . datermined to prosecute where . violaters are found. That’s what we inspectars are doing. It is mot our:fight,.but the state demands us to obey instruc- tions. I expect to be in Bemid]i sev- eral weeks ‘more and hope %o re- ceive the hest of cooperation, as it 18 not the desire of any official to, fine violators, so much as it is. to corqpél them to comply.with the Jaw. DEPUTY GAME WARDEN MURDER IS DISQOUNTEP Duluth, Jupe 1—J. E. l(nru. deputy state game warden, died ac- cidently a week ago on' Grand: l‘ke, authorities believe today. '.l‘hey.flil- counted the theory of murder. Kreager's canoe with a hole inithe bottom was found overturned near the body. e f