Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 29, 1922, Page 1

has__the h Northern Minnesota, ‘The. Plon the duil within 100 :fie:' of H:r:gfl nl’d. jargest, circulation im ~~«M MINNESOTA L HRTORICA! Minnesota: Fair tonight; cotval- er in northeast portion Friday; increasing cloudiness .and some-. . what unsettled. . . BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENIN VOLUME XX, NO, 61 President Clark Outlifiés Fair % Program at Association' S Meeting Wednesday HISTORICAL PAGEANT \ P The Historical Pageant WILL BE BIG FEATURE Plans Being Made for More Barn Facilities for: Fair Here This August is to be one of the big entertainment fea- tures of the Northern Minnesota Fair, according to President H. M. Clark in his outline of fair business before the Civic and Com merce as- sociation meeting Wednesday. The pageant will cover this section of the state history in from the time the Indians were rulers here through the life of the early set- ~ tlers and up to the present day. “We will have a fine racing pro- gram,” said Mr. Clark, “good vaud- - eville, running races and ments galore. In addition . we ‘are to have Governor amuse- to this Preus as N % the principal speaker, with Bishop i Bennett and Prof. Coffey as pos- sible additional speakers, “The last day will be devoted to a livestock sale at which highly- bred stock is to be placed on sale. B ‘I'lfis sale assures buyers undesirable cattle or other- will be “dumped” on the To insure us of the high this feature, may I say that that po stock market. class of the I University of Minnesota will place twelve fine Holstein catt prospective buyers.” stock would be on exhibiti from Warren, Minn. ing to be needed to hous exhibits, and then he po provements. The fair board has in c L i | Mr. Ciark advised further Towa, Wisconsin and North Dakota le before that on at the coming fair and -someof ‘the fin- est herds in the state will be brought here, including the Spaulding herd Shelter, said the speaker, is go- e these inted out the need for other .permanent im- ontempla- ’(fion the errection of a barn 36 by 100 feet and has an offer to build the walls of concrete blocks by the Bemidji Concrete company the old grandstand at the for from $500 to $600. The lumber donated by the Bemidji Athletic club from ball park can be used to complete the work. It is also planned to secure donated labor for this purpose. If the old school farm property could be exchanged, for the eleven acre tract near the new high school building, the barns would moved to the school farm where they would be away all be grounds, from the 2 high school property as far as pos- sible. g Twelve pigs were given out to|. farm boys to raise and keep with ! the understanding that two young ones would be given in exchange. This will, it is planned, be kept up year: after year and thus the fair association will accumulate a great drove of high grade pigs few years. within a ‘ KAIPO’S HAWALIANS WILL Kaipo’s Native Hawaiians 0 PLAY FOR DANCE SATURDAY will play for a dance being staged by the armory board at the new armory 3 Saturday evening, July 1. chestra is now making a the Northwest and is said Special featurds by the This or- tour of to furn- ish exceptionally good dance music. orchestra will add greatly to the program. THIEF RIVER FALLS:TO" " PLAY THREE GAMES HERE Bemidji bascball: fans will -have an opportunity July Y, 3, aftd 3o sce one of the best teams in 'the nine comes to Bemidji games against the team. So far this séason ing club has ranked well Red River Valley, league \ has a strong team. Bemidji Northwestern Minne?ifi‘ { f1 action here when the Thic 1&3’53 Falls for threc City the visit- in -ths and that alone means that Thief River Falls The Bemidji squad will have a much stronger liné-up than last Sunday when the team was crippled through the absence of s everal of itz best players. Camp, the Bemidii mound artist will undoubtedly form the battery with Frank Phibbs. The team will be strengthened as mueh as possible and a hard contest is assured for each game. Al three games will be staged at the grounds beginning at 2:30. fair <~ | mer session of the Bemidji Six groups of students at the sum- State Teachers college will compete in the third annual field meet to be held at the fair grounds tomorrow af- ternoon at 2:30 o’clock. These six lgroups are as follows: “Ripplers”, headed by Alec Ripple, group color red; “Whirlwinds” headed by -Miss Cresence Faust, black and yellow, “Wizards”; Bert Greenfipld, blue; “Peppers”, Elizabeth Johnson, black and white; “Speed Demons,” Harold Searles, purple and white; ‘“Dash- ers”, Miss Carol Knox, rose. The events listed by those in charge include a 100-yard dash for boys, 50-yard dash for girls, nail driving contest for girls, shot put for boys, baseball throw for girls, sack race, three-legged race, tug- of-war, relay race and potato race. Much interest has been " aroused among the students relative to this annual cvent and competition prom- ises to be keen. AND BRUIN MISS THRILL — 3 Arnold Flas” % 14, son of Mr. and Mr: mmer of Liberty town) ‘ Sr about four or five \missed a thrilling exp & Flad- hammer farm 1 The boy was repairing' 3 < \in the field about a h, Y the farm house whe) ) swarm of bees settling o t He went to the farm hi 5, - Nave his father help him corray .ne bees. Mr. Fladhammer accompanied the lad to where the bees were holding their convention and, after attempt- ing to shake them off the fence in- to a gunny sack, went back to the house to get a hive. While he was after the hive, Mr. Bruin was about to jump over the fence when the boy noticed him and frightened the bear sufficiently to stop him. Mr. Bruin immediately made his depart- ure for parts unknown. Had the bear jumped over the brush fence he would have landed squarely with his front paws on the boy and his hind paws on the swarm of bees. It is still a question what the result might ha 3 “the ‘boy feels that he was lucky enough not to get stung. The bear probably never will know how close he came to be- ing stung. —_— “ENGINE TROUBLE” DELAYS MORNING TRAIN ON M. L “Engine trouble” at Jenkins de- layed the early morning train on the M. & I, it being necessary for the crew to get another engine from Brainerd before <continuing the trip. Cofisequently the arrival of the train in Bemidji wae delayed four and a half hours this morning. “FOLLIES OF 22" PLEASES AT FIRST PERFORMANCE Home Talent Production Cap- ably Produced and Staged; Another Show Tonight Considering the short period of time spent in preparation, the ‘“Fol- lies of ’22” was admirably staged under the auspices ofy_the Knights of Columbus last evening and will be shown again tonight at 8:15. A matinee performance especially for the children was given this after- noon. The Grand theater was fairly well filled at the opening of last night'’s performance and it is the general opinion of thése who attended that the show was worthy of a packed house. The musical numbers were produced and staged by J. C. Kel- ly of the Modern Art Productions, St. Paul, who persomally directed the cast during the rehearsals. Scenery and electrical effects which 2dded greatly to the successful staging of the show, were designed and executed by G. V. Cannon of the Modern Art Productions. Act one, the realm of modern minstrel, opened with a number by the chorus. Dr. D. F, McCann acted | " as interlocutor while Charles Van and Walter McDonald served as the principal - comedians. Robert Naylor Harold Naylor, Grant Ohm, Carl B. Johnson, Frank Gratton Fred Fraser, John Cahill, Walter Me- Donald, D. F. McCann . and Charles Van each gave a solo number as- sisted in the chorus by the entire cast. . Act two contained the most in- teresting features of the entire pro- duction and these features were carried out in a.fine manner. This act opened with an “Oriental Scene” with a native classic dance by Midses Katherine Sexton, Lois Davies, Katherine Markus and Lo- retta McCusker. Dr. Earl R. Two sang the Kashmiri song. Before the Follies curtain, Miss Florence Laney gave a jazz toe (Continued on page 6) 1 : | i | i e FOBER A PR a Present North Dakota Senator Has Only Slight Lead Over Frazier, Nonpartisan PRIMARY VOTE IS MUCH LIGHTER THAN EXPECTED Nestos for Governor Has Fair Lead Over Baker in 421 Precincts Reported 3 (By United Press) Fargo, June 29%—Porter J. Mc- Cumber’s chary »s of returning to Washington were slipping today. The senator of North Dakota, who has represented the state in the up- per house of the national legisla- ture for 24 years, was considered a very doubtful entry in the three cornered race as the result of one day’s primaries. 416 precincts out of 2,296 in the state gave McCumber 27,877 and Frazier 18,647, a lead for McCum- ber of 9,236. 421 precincts gave Nestos 34,009 and Baker 16,141 a lead for the governor of 17,868. Unofficially the Nonpartisan league headquarters gave the election of all candidates except governory Fargo, June 29,—With not more than 10 per cent of the total.votes tabulated at 10 o’clock this morning returns from Wpdnesday's primaries looked favorable for the Independent state ticket but not so good for United States Senator Porter J, Mec- Cumber. McCumber was leading Lynn J. Frazier in 227 precincts. The vote stood: McCumber 17,946, Frazier 10,432, McCumber, however, was not run- ning as ghrong as was R. A, Nestos, seeking re-nomination for governor in_the Republican . primary. . This was as expected. In 228 precincts Nestos had 21,065 and B. F, Baker, his opponent, 8,864, a lead for the governor of 12, 191. Ormsby. McHarg, third man in the race for the senate nomination, re- ceived a megligible vote as did H. L. Stegner, third man in the race for the gubernatoriay nomination. The total balloting was much lighter than was anticipated. , FIGHTING IN IRELAND CONTINUES UNABATED (By Unitéd Press) Dublin, June 29—Irish rebels took the offénsive this afternoon in their battle with the free state troops. The insurgents, assisted by armed incepencent workers of the war seized buildings on the street corners throughout Dublin. The fighting continued. British troops'arc on guard at the banks to protect them from looters. Belfast, June 29—Three state troops stormed and captured Drog- hega barracks about 25 miles north of Dublin today, according to re- ports reaching Belfast. ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS | " RETAINING COMPANY K Geil Makes Report|of Dele- gates Attending Rochester Meeting of State Fj}iremen i The Bemidji Civic and| Commerce association went on recm‘d'Wedncs- day noon supporting “K” Company of the Minnesota National Guard, after a talk by Captain Harold Hay- ner, in which he outlined the need of the support of the members in order that the company be retained here. ' Captain Hayner stated that it was absolutely necessary to take a company of forty-five men to Ft. Snelling and that fourty-four had promised to go. “Some of the boys,” said Captain Hayner, “are having a little trouble with their employers about getting away. They say they cannot afford to go and lose their pay, while others advise that they will get no other vacation, etc,” Earl Geil of the Bemidji Fire Dcpartment gave a complete report for the delegation which attended |i the state convention at Rochester. Mr. Geil in speaking of 'the 1923 convention impressed upon the as- sociation that it was a big affair and that he expected a thousand delegates here next summer. Every effort on the part of the association and the citizens will be made to provide proper entertain- ment for this monster convention. Charles Dailey, local chief is now iHe, new president of the state as- sociation, whicHf fact secyred 'the convention for Bemidji in 1923. BEMIDJI BOYS’ BANDTO GIVE CONCERT TONIGHT A public concert will be given this evening at 8 o’clock in Library park by the Bemidji Boys’ band. A fine program has been prepared for this concert and it is expected that there will be a large attendance. The following program has bcen announced by Bandmaster G. O. Tiggs: [March, ~“Janty’—Kliefer; Spanish intermezzo, “Pearl of the Pyrenees”—Frank; - march “War Eagle”—Berry; popular . sumber, “Havana Moon”—Smith, played by the saxaphone section; march “The Imperator”’—Christenisen; grand selection, “Ill Trovature”—Verdi; trombone special, “Shoutin’ Liza” —Fillmore; march, “Our Country” —Sargent, introducing Keller’s Amcrican hymns with special part for the clarinets. The pubile is invited to attend this concert and find out for them- selves just what sort of an organi- zation thousands of people in the northwest will have an opportunity to hear at the Minnesota State fair this fall, DANCING PARTY AT NEW BIRCHMONT FRIDAY NIGHT The management of the new Birchmont Beach summer hotel an- nouces an informal dancing party at the hotel Friday cvening, the first of a series of dances through- out the summer to be given regular- ly on Tuesday and Friday evenings. Dot Van’s all-Bemidji orchestra has been engaged for the season and finc dance music is assured. Danc- ing will be from 9 to 12 o’clock at $1.25 per couple. The public is in- vited to attend and an enjoyable evening is assured. SHOP EMPLOYES GRANTED RIGHE TOLEAVEWGRK Maintenance of Way Workers in West Chicago Rail Yards Quitting Jobs Today SHOP WORKERS ORDERED TO WALK OUT SATURDAY Settlement of Dispute, How- ever, Was in Prospect Today as Board Calls Meeting (By United Press) St. Paul, June 29—Four thousand members of the railroad shop craft 1 and five thousand “in intend to walk out at 10 o’cloc¥ Saturday mprning. At the same hour 45,000 throughout the country intend to quit work on all railroads and Pullman lines un- less a settlement is rcached before that time. Officials of shop crafts were re- ceiving the following message to- day: “All shop ecraft employees below the rank of gencral foreman are granted sanction to suspend work en all railroad and Pullman lines in the United States at 10:00 A. M. Saturday, July 1st.” (By United Press) Chicago, June 29—Scores of maintenance of way employces in the west Chicago yards were report- ed to be quitting their jobs today following the strike call last night. Shop workers were orderéd to walk out at 10:00 A. M. Saturday although the maintenance of way organization is still voting on the strike and no call has becn issued by leaders of that organization, A strike call from the Detroit headquartens [was expected hourly as the hope of preventing the strike Saturday. Railroads in all parts of the country took steps to prevent any tie up of traffic. There being threc possible ways of halting the strike: Intervention by Chairman Ben Hooper -of the United States Rail road labor board. The granting of concessions by (Coutinued on Page 6) SENATOR NOLAN DIES FROM AUTO INJURIES (By United Press) Rochester, June 29—William A, Nolan, te senator from the Fifth district, dicd unexpectedly late yes- terday from injuries received car in the day in an automobile acci- dent. Frank Wagner, ncighbor of the senator at Grand Mcadow, who was driving the car may rccover. The funcral probably will be held at Grand Mcadow, Nolan’s home for 40 years, Witnesses said the car came down the road at a high rate of speed. The car in which Scnator Nolan was riding left the road and in trying to regain the road the front wheel slid and the car turned over three times. o m— r | ial train and carricd to their des ‘markets of the country. {ing forced commission rates d ANOTHER AMERICAN OIL CAMP HELD BY BANDITS (By United Press) Washington, June 29—Another American oil camp in Mexico has been seized by bandits the state department was informed today by American Consul Shaw at Tampico. Eighty-five men either natives or Amecricans, the cable did not state are under guard. The same cablegram stated the Mexican bandits had abandoned the Cortez oil company’s camp near Tampico releasing the 40 American workers, General Gorzava, who with 240 heavily armed men made a raid on Tampico Cortez camp, captured the Tesro oil camp, He demands 9,000 pesos ransom, Shaw stated. AMERICAN PUBLISHERS ASSURED FINE PROGRAM St. Paul, June 29 (United Press) —Twenty-five days of fun is in storc for publishers of the country. A tour of Yellowstone and Glacier national parks and mountain cities is planned as a part of the annual convention of the National Editorial Association at Missoula, Mont., next month. H. C. Hotaling, national secretary announced the program today. Eastern and midwestern pub'ish- crs will congregate at Chicago, July 9 and join others in St. Paul and Minneapolis July 10 Stops will be made at Medora, N. D., and bil- lings, Mont., en route to Cody, Wyo., from where the tour of Yellowstone begins. tour days in Yellowstone park, stops at Bozeman, Helena and But- te, three days of convention ses- sions at Missoula, and visits to sev- cral other Montana towns before entering Glacier National Park for a three day tour, is part of the program, Missoula is prepared to give the publishers a royal good time, ac- cording to Scerctary Hotaling. The fidst convention session at Missoula wil\ be July 19. Estelle A. Philleo, of Denver will start the session with a song “Out Where the West Begins.” Governor Joseph M. Dixon, Hel- cna, will welcome the -editora on behalf of the state. Other addresses of welcome will come from P. B. Snelson, President of the Montana Press Association, Billings; and W. H. Beacon, mayor of Missoula. Hogs Higher at South St. Paul Than Other Western Points, According to Report M| CO-OPERATIVE MARKET"** IS GIVEN AS REASON R R e Savings Is Called Insignhificant Compared to Achievement of Stabilizing Markets Farm Bureau News Service Something has happened to tha hog market at South St. Paul, .It has acquired the habit of being higher than other western markety. In fact, according to J. F. Reed, president of the Minnesota Farm Bureau federation, the prices paif. for hogs this year at the South St. Paul market are more nearly equal to Chicago < vices than they -have:: been for many long years, Never is a long time, but Mr. Reed, who: kas been raising and marketing live- stock most of his life, and. watohing : market reports at the same .time; belicves that Minnesota - farmers - marketing hogs at South St. Pyl never \before have received prige that were so high in comparison with the prevailing prices on the Chicagp market. E “Market statistics this ydar con- sistently show South St. Paul- hog: pr ranging higher than the prices at Sioux City and Omaha,” Mr. Reoi% said. ! “Experienced salesmen on" the South St. Paul market have bep) wondering about it. They couldi't scen why the South St. Paul' hog market was running so’ close to'the price level of th: Chicago market. But when you investigate matrket statistics, it isn’t hard to find qu\ what has happened to the hog mgg-- ket at South St. Paul. “It can be explained in one wu —co-operation.. Wy “There is a new clement in mur: keting livestock at South St, P today. The farmers of Min co-operating to some extent farmers in Wisconsin, North Daj and South Dakota, are marketip nearly onc third of all their live stock through their own termi agency. v “In the first five months of -this. year, the Central Co-operative Come- mission association handled 5,849 carloads of livestock. The whole market only handled 23, 087 cara.: “In the first five months of this year, the farmers own agency. hands: led 282, 746 hogs. 3 The farmers were sending moge. than 25 per cent of the South 8. Paul hog supply through one cnan- nel, their own company. Their-own, company, owned and controlled: hy; farmers, has only two purposes; one is to handle livestock efficiently and reduce markceting expense, the other to obtain the full market val- uc for the farmers’ product. ' “The buyers of hogs cannot lfi‘ nore the farmers agency 'when b controls a fourth or a third of tha: whole availnble supply of hogd, '<We, know positively that the influencéiof- the Central Co-operative Commnis sion association has served: to ‘stabl- ze the market. We know that it has kept the hogs to their full market value when buyers were ‘ready’ to' let the price drop. - ba ha ke “Official governnient Tepérts of hog prices, based on the -bulk (Continued on*'Fage ) RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL REPORTED TO SENATE TODAY FALL RIVER LINER HITS REEF OFF NEWPORT, R. 1. Newport, R. I, June 29— The Fall River liner Providence hit a reef off Newport today. Several hundred passengers en route from New York to Fall River werce arous- ed from sleep as the ship crashed on the rocks at Dumpling on the Jamestown shore. All passengers were safely landed at Jamestown with the assistance of the steamer General. They were put on a spec- tination. C0-OPERATIVE MARKETING OF LIVESTOCK BIG SAVING Minnesota Record in Livestock Selling Unequalled in U. S., Report States Cooperative marketing of live- stock by Minnesota farmers through their own agency on the terminal market has set a record for effic- iency, cconomy and satisfactory service uncqualled in the history of co-operation in America. That is the report of a farmers’ committee, which being ved by farmers in this county this week following an in igation of at- tacks on the Central Cooperative Commission association. The report was prepared by the marketing and transportation committee of the Minnesota Farm Burcau Federatio It was prepared, the mmitte states, because of “persistent pro- paganda being culated through- out the Northwest in an apparent effort to wreck cooperative mar- keting of livestock on the terminal (By United ¥resm) Washington, June 29—The rivets and harbors bill was today ordered favorably reported to the seniate the commerce committee 'with ' re- visions relating to the Cape Code, Boston and New York Chanmgl apd Dismal Swamp channel ' in North Carolina omitted, rN < MeKENZIE ESTATE IS % HELD AT ONE MLLION (By United Press) '« | | Paul, June 29 -——-Alexanden ie, for years a political er in North Dakota, who :dies the Miller hospital left - am, estatw valued at one million, it was learned yesterday when Was anno that George T. Flannery, dent of the Northwestern Trust comphny is to be made sole executor'.of Mz McKenzie’s will, b4 ) The will will be filed in the Ram-. scy county probate court soon. Two sons, Alexander ' McKenzie: -iand Thomas McKenzie of - Yonkersi. N, Y., and three daughters all reddh;, in Canada are the principat-¥enes ficiaries, it is said, " | “After going over the market re- ports and the reports of the gov- ernment officials, packers and others who have no possible inte est in promoting cooperative mar- keting,” the committee states, “we find the following to be true: “1. That the Central Coopcrative Commission association, handling livestock solely in the interest of the farm themselvi obtain- ing full market val it handles. “2. That the Central association is handling livestock just as effic- iently as any private firm and doing it at considerable lower cost. “3. That the Central association is saving the farmers of the no west many thousands of dollar: cost of marketing by literally “4, That it is saving .add thousands every month for its pat- (Continued on page 6) o e el