Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 8, 1922, Page 1

The Pioneer is the only daily within 100, mflu of Bemidji and ‘has”the " larges Northern lfinnnotn. b ulation ‘m - —e =T - Mi and Frida cooler in night, sou) VOLUME XX. NO. 43 BEMIDJI MINN,, THURSDAY EVENING JUNE 8, 1922 BUSINESS MENT Would Trade Here ARMY OFFICER POINTS OUT NEED OF THAT BODY ‘Association Secretary ' Reports No Contract Yet Signed for - Juvenile: Band at Fair- Lieut. Col. J.R. Musgrave of the Coast Artillery Corps addressed the: members of the association at the ‘Wednesday noon Luticheon and poinb- ed_out the need -of maintaining an army in times of peace." He outlined a program of action * on the part of the army officers and asked the’co-operation of the citizens in support of their program. The ‘association discussed the re- quest of the Kitichi country -far mers asking for- the completion of road No. 103, a stretch of about one mile connecting = up * with * the bridge across’ the Mississippi river If this piece of road was connected families into the Bémidji trade zone, who are at the present time compel- led to drive many miles to reach their county seat. Members of the association appear- ed befort the county commissioners in‘an effort to secure the work done, but no definite promise was secured, as contracts for road work in the amount of their funds were already ‘let, according to the commissioner from that district. The club took action with refer- ence to the expenditures of moneys made by Commissioner Edward Paul- son, endorsing’ his splendid co-oper- ation in using some ‘of -his funds to apply on roads in other districts, which lead to Bemidji and wtnl]y affect the Bemidji district. diture of funds from the First dis- _ trict met with general approval and members of the association desired to give publicity to this action, in order that no misunderstanding or misin- formation may be givén out. Miss Lelia Stanton, secretary of the association, spent the past week in St. Paul in an effort to secure a contract for the band boys to: play ‘at the state fair. She report: ed several sessions with members of the fair board, but advised that no contracts had been closed as yet. Judge C., W. Stanton also appeared in behalf of the association and a vote of appreciation was extended him for the'interest and work done in behalf of the association. e i MOUNTED POLICE CRUSH RIOT IN BELGRADE TODAY, Belgrade, Serbia, June 8—Mount- ed ‘police today' crushed a‘ riot of communists, ‘which ‘caused grave a- Jarm and wild comments through Belgrade on the morning of the wed- ding of King Alexander to Princess Marie of Roumania. Fifty commun- ists were arrested and additional guards thrown around the royal pal- ace. L. C. CURTIS WILL MEET RALPH PARCAUT JULY 4 " L. C. Curtis of this cny, middle- weight wrestler of no mean ability, will meet Ralph Parcaut of Royal, Jowa at Webster City, Iowa, July 4 in the third meeting between these two mat artists. Th b meetmg here over a year ag| resulted in a victory for the Iowan,, ond meeting a shorty ! hme sulted in the match goi pg' N limit with each man securing a fdll and the match considered'a draw. It is expected that this third ‘meet- ing will be exceptmnally good ‘aldo and there is a possibility that Cur-f tis may come back a winner. If he does, he will have a good claim to the middleweight championship of the world, a title which is being shield- ed by Johnny Meyers of Chicago at the present time. Next Wednesday Curtis will wrest- le in Minneapolis, On -this' same card will appear Strangler Lewis and John Freberg for the world’s heavyweight title, and Ralph Par~ caut and Chris Jordan of Kansas City. Jordan and Parcaut will pro- vide the semi-windup for this big wrestling event. Sieoens bl s AT S S P ago ‘ré-| ephone calls, 168;letters written, 225; ‘J'ance, views, ‘of farmer’s clubs with a total attend up it would bring ‘dbout seventy- |- Mr, Paulson’s action.in the expen- |- | Washington County Agent:- D.. C. Dyoracek spent a busy month of May, accord- ing to the statistical report just for that period. During the entire month, only seven and three-fourth days were spent in the office, the balance of the time being spent in field work. Some of the interesting statistics show: office calls, 178; tel- circulars - written, 6; circulation of circulars, 855; number of demon- strations attended, 4; total attend- 443; number of field inter~ 85; number of farm visits, 64; official miles traveled by car, 1,040. He also attended for meetings ance of 105; five farm bureau v meetings with an attendance of lb 4 boys’ and girls’ club meeting with an attendance ‘of 50; the land clear- ing field day at Tenstrike with an attendance aof 1200; three jpotato treating demonstrations with an at- téndance of 53; one potato exchange méeting with attendance of' 20; a livestock demonstration at White Pine school near Blackduck, with an attendance of 50; and six special meetings ' regarding bull association 'work, with an attendance of 38. During the month the following specialists from the University Farm and the U. S. Department of Agri- culture were visitors in Beltrami ¢ounty: May 2 and 3, R. C. Rose, University Farm, potato seed treat- ing demonstrations, six in number; May 9 to 31, J, G. Winkjer, Wash- ington, helped cp\mty agent ‘with co- operative bull association work; May 20, S. B. Cleland, U. Farm, confer- erice’ with county agent on farm bureau work; May 24, A. J. Kittle- gon,Crookston, boys’ and girls’ club meeting, Blackduck; May 29, Dr F. ‘Alway, U. Farm, conference on soil .survey and soil ~ classification; May 5 and 6, A. M. Dunton, Minn- eapnhs, meetings regarding local po- tato exchange. e Y Tokio, June 8-—Admiral Kato, who played an important part in the | ' Limitation of Arms conference, today was considered the man most likely to be named as the new Japanese premier. It is be- lieved that former Ambassador Shide- hara would be named foreign min- ister. As yet no definite announ- cement has been made, however. FARM BUREAU CLASHES 'WITH RAILWAY ON RATE Farm; Bureau Federation Re- sists Attempt to Raise Rates on Coarse Grain (Farm Bureau News Service) Washington, June 8.—The Ameri- can Farm Bureau Federation has protested to“the Interstate Commerce Commission against re-opening the hay and grain rate case, in which the commission ordered rate reductions averaging 16 per cent. The reduc- tions took effect in January. They established rates on corn and coarse grain 10 per cent lower than the néw rates on wheat. Now the rail- roads have asked the commission to abolish . this " differential between wheat and coarse grain in the ter- ritory west Of the Mississippi river land ‘east of El Paso and Denver. The coarse grain differential in- volves approximately $6,000,000 and it is this amount that the American Farm Bureau Federation is trying to save the shippers of hay and grain. It is the position of the American Bureau Federation that rates on ‘coarse grain were generally lower n on. wheat throughout this ter- - ritory ‘prior to federal control and that ‘the commission’s decision re- stored, the old relationship. St., Paul, June 8.—An organized fight will be made against any in- crease in freight rates on coarse grain, according to ‘officials of the [ Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation. J. F. Reed, president of the federa- tion, has taken steps to line up the 'state Farm Bureaus in the corn pro- ducing territory to oppose the aboli- tion of the rate differential. He is working with C. W. Hunt, president of the Towa Farm Bureau Federation, 2nd head of the Midwest Farm Bu- reau Conference, to prepare evidence to resist the increase. P ] issued by the county agent’s office |, hFollefie Intim Manufacturers Committee in Probing Gas Price TO PICK COMMITTEE OF FIVE TO CONDUCT PROBE Williams H. Burns Is Placed in Personal Charge of Price Probe, Daugherty Says “‘By United Press) =, June 8 (By James T. ‘spntatlves of the will be summoned senate manu- Xt week in Jline prices, alrmxn, inti mated bt . committee met to go over . .rts from the federal trade commission. Senaby The Wisconsin senator, who is leading the fight against recent ad- vances in gasoline prices and the leasing of government oil returns to private interests, had the investi- gation well under way today. La- follette was expected to name, late today, a subcommitte of five sen- ators picked from the manufacturers committee to conduct the inquiry. B (By United Press) Washington, June 8—William H. Burns, chief of the secret service of the department of justice, has been’ placed in personal charge of the gasoline price investigation, At- torney General Daugherty announced today. Burns has already received many reports from all parts of the country and an investigation will be made to determine whether a gentle- men’s agreement exists among the big oil companies, Daugherty said. RITCHIE SPENDING WEEK IN NORTH END OF COUNTY A. P. Ritchie, candidate for the state senate, is spending the week in the northern part of the county and reports from that section indi- cate that he will receive splendid sup- port, both from the towns and vil- lages as well as the country districts. Plans are being made by southern Beltrami county friends to organize a “Ritchie for Senator Club.” The idea is meeting with popular approv- al and many have expressed a desire to carry on the work through the primaries and into the general elec- tion, Business men and farmers are urging’ Mr. Ritchie’s candidacy, and from various parts of Beltrami coun- ty come reports that are most en- couraging to Mr. Ritchie. HOW WE USED TO LOATHE THE CLITTLE YELLOW vmoeuon AND FEAR A DECREASE IN Mmm ‘Officials Concerned 'ossibility of a New ut in Funds TUncle Sam may contribute only $1,420,000 ‘this year, against $2,- 840,000 each previous year and ex- pected again, toward the Babcock plan to build better roads around Bemidji and in other sections of Minnesota. That is the report from Charles M. Babcock, state highway commissioner, and J. H. Mullen, as- sistant commissioner and chief high- way engineer, who are now return- ing from Washington. " Congress late last fall voted emer- gency highway aid of which Minne- sota received $1,420,000 for the winter work program to relieve un- employment. The state officials re- port now that unless action is taken this month, that sum representing only half the federal aid granted in previous years, probably will be the full allowance for the present gov- ernment year, and the program will he»sluwed up to that extent, The highway department, never- theless, is pushing plans to go on with road betterments as rapidly as funds become available. The auto tax en&)rcement is bringing in addi- tional money, it is said, although the total collections will not offset the possible federal aid reduction. Commissioners Babcock and Mul- len travelled East by automobile to inspect highway building in several states. They found that mainte- nance patrolmen are being employed in other states to an extent that Minnesota must fight to retain its advanced position. Illinois paying is standing up well, they reported, but is mainly 16 feet, against the 18-foot Minnesota stand- ard, and without the widened suaper- elevated curves or improved drginage adopted in this state. The Minneso- ta officials expect to return to St. Paul late next week. LABOR IS MAPPING OUT CONGRESSIONAL FIGHT (By United Press) Cincinndtti, ‘Ohio, June 8-—An impressive demonstration of organ- ized labor’s political power is in the making here today with all of labor’s chosen leaders united on the funda- mental idea that labor should make the most agressive political gesture in its history in this years congres- sional campaign. The desires and purposes of the leaders, which were clearly reflected by individual delegates to’the Amer- ican Federation of Labor Conference, was summed up by William Johnson, president of the mechanic’s union, who said: “What we did in Iowa we will do in many’ other places. The nomination of Brookhart was a clear cut demonstration of labor’s power. T T + " FEDERAL ROAD FUNDS Union Leader Not !é"flefily to Rail Executives’ Charge for the Present LABOR LEADERS BELIEVE STRIKE WILL BE VOTED Strike Ballots Are Returnable June 30; Decision Rests on Individual Unions (By United Press) Chicago, June 8—Talk of a rail- road strike does not come from the rank and file of employees, but from union leaders, executives of certain railroads said in a statement here. The executives said their men had expected the $110,000,000 wage cut ordered by the United States Rail- rcad Labor Board.. Cincinnatti, June 8—The vote of railroad workers on strike question may be the only answer of railroad union chiefs to the statement of six executives issued in Ghicago declar- ing the strike talk the result of union agitation. B. M. Jewell said here today he would make no reply to the executive’s statement for the present. Cincinnatti, Ohio, June 8—The strike vote planned by exccutives of eleven railroad unions effected by the wage cut will be overwhelm- ingly in favor of a strike, in the opinion of labor leaders embled here. These leaders declined to make ary forecast in regards to the strike publily but privately they forecast a reflection of tremendous sentiment against the wage slashes ordered by the United States Rail- road Labor Board in strong demand for a strike. “The decision rests with the indi- vidual organizations,” said B, M. Jewell, president of the railroad em- ployees department of the American Federation of Labor, who is presiding over the present mnhrc.m.c of rail- road labor leaders. “We have sent out strike ballots returnable June 30,” he declared. The possibility of a complete national tie-up in the event of a decision by the machinists, boilermakers, tele- graphers, signal men, maintenance of way and other employees, to whom the strike ballots were sent, is evi- dent. The Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion will meet in regular session this evening at the rooms of the Civic and Commerce ciation at 8 o’clock. A number of interest- ing committee reports are expected and several other matters are to be attended to. It is desired that there be a large attendance. | ed to succeed Mr. Harpel || vice-president. Minnesota Co-operative RUSSIANS GOING HOME TO LIVE UNDER SOVLET 400 Russians on l’aelfic Coalt Grlnted Tract of Land Near Moscow By R. A. Donaldson (United Press Staft Correspondent) San Francisco, June 8.—Organized into the “California Commune,” and furnished with resources of “base” capitalistic cash totaling more than $100,000 as a result of pooling their accumulated savings, over 400 Rus- on the Pacific to leave for the next six sions now residing coast are preparing Soviet Russia during months. The emigrants have been granted a tract of 7,600 acres of land near Moscow by the Soviet government. They will work it as communal prop- erty, and finance their operations and trip to Russia out of the $100,- 000 funds. In consideration of the migration, and on stipulation that they culti- vate the tract, the Soviet government has agreed that the land shall be tax-free for eight years. Members of the “California Com- mune” will sail for Russia in two contingents, the first on June 30, and the second on January 1, The first contingent is already composed of San Francisco Russians, now living in the colony on Russian Hill. This group has already pur- chased four large American trac- tors, and a number of other pieces of farm machinery. There are 58 families in the first contingent, numbering about 200 persons. The sccond contingent will be composed largely of Russians from Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, Chico, Los Angeles and scattered towns. The original plan was to obtain only colonists with families, but a number of young Russians have join- ed, planning to take brides after their arrival in Russia. In Vancouver 18 unmarried young Russians joined the colony, contributing $26,000 to te pool. An agreement has been signed by the members whereby the colony will be governed according to communis- tic laws. The property will be own- ed in common, and distribution of crops and receipts made on that basis, _ HARPEL HEADS STATE CREAMERY ASSOCIATION Succeeds Nickerson; McGuire Re-Elected Manager of Marketing Agency (Farm Burcau News Service) Co-operative ereameries in this district which are members of the Minnesota Co-operative Creameries Association, Inc., have a new presi- dent at the head of their state mar- keting and service agency. William Harpel of Glencoe, vice- president of the association, was elected to succeed H, B. Nickerson of Elk River. Mr. Nickerson re- signed at a meeting of the board of f directors last weck. Henry Arens of Jordan was elect- as first The new president of the cream- eries association is manager of the co-operative creamery at Glencoe, Minn.,, the largest co-operative creamery handling sweet cream but- ter in the United States. It also handles probably the largest volume of business done by any co-operative creamery in the co-operative market- ing of eggs. A. J. McGuire, who has served the Creameries association as organization manager since its establishment more than a year ago, was re-elected as general manager of the organization, The board of directors also made arrangements for opening a traffic department in conjunction with the new eastern office of the association on the New York market. “At least 50 carloads of Minneso- ta co-operative creamery butter are moving to the ecastern market this week under the consolidated shipping plans of the state association,” Mr. McGuire said today. “The associa- tion plans to establish its own traf- (Continued on Page Six ) KlDlYP.' 7 Children From One Ménth fo Ten Years of Age Wili Be Entered i|‘| Cimtut __.m'i J IMPORTED BAG“BWRS MAY SERVE As .n)bgr.s ERSELS If Enough Babies Are W in Contest, Exhlblhon WI“ Likely Be “Big Scrllll “A “Grand Kiddies -Pazade!™ is to be one of the big attractions' at the Northern Minnesota Fair in this city August 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19, and from indications it w'll be'a th event. The entertainment commxttee, with C. W. Jewett chairman, has §écuied the services of Miss Margaret Fropp- man to take compléte’thatge"of: this event. Miss Ttoppmln s trhihld in this special work and the: cummlmc considers itself' fortunate in" Héing able to secure so capable L} leader an Miss Troppman. The Pacific’ coast ° cities, at fipir fairs and carpivals, went wild" 'with excitement when the big felture at- traction, the “Grand Kiddles 'Pa- rade,” was featured, "It ‘provéd’ a marvelous attraction and mad hit everywhere. * » The attraction for Bemi will be along these fines an ises to be “some show.” Thére ‘will be floats of go-carts, baby"cabs buggies—floats and take-offs for ery nation on the face of Kiddies from 1 month ‘to 10 yéaba will be entered. There will ke clowns, cupids, “Near_Year,: *Ofd Year,” Fiji Islanders, South'Séa 1§ landers storks ete. ‘Thésd' ate’ ] few of the ideas the real depaatfo are to be kept in the dark untfl the' big feature is sprung. It is expected that every llmliy with a baby, in this sectiofi of state, will participate. If you hgmh‘c a baby of your oWn, get one' frofh somewhere and cnter the parade, It will be a “scream.” These who desire to enter are ré- quested to get in touch with' Mise Margaret Troppman, who will have complete charge of the affair, " Yes, there will be prizes, plénty of them, Just' how many the ‘eéinmif: tee would not say, but thero wfll something mighty' interesting i m t! regard. The judges have not yet bufi chosen, but it was suggested thifi/k number of old bachelors bé solo They will be permitted to leaVe' immediately after the decigions made. i Woe be unto a judge who does fidt favor every mother's' little" tot. " BYE the committee will get the ,'lld"“, and good ones, too, If there plenty of old bachelors in’ this loell ity, they expect to import smoe." i This is just one of the' feW Lures to be put on at'the big"No: ern Minnesota Fair this fall, Otgér announcements ‘will be made sl ‘é - : PLANS FOR A MASONIC ; ji's gair Plans are advnndnxu!on pfiw clusive Masonic home m“'mflf according to action taken fllE M ulur meeting of the A’ A M held in the usonlc hnll Weflné evening, wi the raport 'of & building commlttce was: . accepted No definite uetmn has been ‘wuth ized, hownvcr, ‘with the exceptidh’6f* procuring plang for such"l Wrudtire and preceeding ‘with' "defals' i’“\’elfifl# inary to authority to \)\I“da THé' committee has pldo’ been ‘instructed’ to prepare estimptes on a cmfimmlh} building. ~ The' Ltwn taken WQ&- nesday evening, however, pohnl“tfi the probable erec‘«on of ln :xoth' home. e B Wednesday afternoon- nt [ b'dléck a class of candidates' was mm& BH' the third degree work\and i the business meeting, \ th work was completed, ‘The was well attended ‘and will probably: be the last’ meeting of 'the sumeies: or until such tiime as a' apbeial ‘oot