Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 5, 1922, Page 1

S and frlends 1: picnic aj \QFTDW. . A Sp emidji station: line. at 9 am. asd will leave ‘Redby .o the:return-trip at;about. 6:30. The fare for the round:tgip has:been set at $1.50. A fine program of entertainment has been -arranged including music by the Bemidji. Adult band. Various ball game. Horseshoe pitching. con- tests will take a prominent part on the program. ‘Those attending’ are ‘urged to bring 'their own lunch. Cof; fee will be furnished free of charge. The general public, is' invited and there.is every indication 'that . this annual affair will be largely attend: ed, MOTORCYCLE RIDERS T0. (By United Press) Wilkesbarre,, Pa., Aug. S—Urgmg that all railroad uniofis strike to sup- port the shopmen, Wi B. ‘Roberts vice-president' of the; Mdintenance of Way Organizatiom, ‘has telegraphed President’ E. B.::Grable - at- Detroit y recommending that the strike vote ;fiz::;";;ee held, at the State Fait taken July 6th ?’e put into effect | Practically every driver of note now. has agreed to take part in the event which will start at two o’clock to: morrow afternoon. Drivers from all over the country ‘including Red Parkhurst, Gene Walk: er, Jim Davis, Jiggs Price, Ray Wis: barr, Paul Anderson and Malquin Jones are expected: to start. Prizes totalling more than $2000] will ‘be awarded -to.the victorious | racers. A record crowd is expected|. to witnegs some of the fastest driv- ing ever seen.on the track which is ¢ nsidered ane of the best motor- berts was one_of these. He recom- g;cledtmcks ,:l ‘t)he country mended that the ‘strike- vote taken| ™ qpe racing program is as follows: July 6th be.put into:effect now. Five mile rxa’ce for .61 cubic inch | “It doesn’t.-mean anything. I'am |.qpg going. right ahead with.my plans to| " en mile race for 61 cubic inch put the W,l,’ side car. bér board,” he Baid Ten mile race for 61 inch car. Grable is_here .4 1. Twenty five mile race for 25 cu- thh vanous members: of his organ- bic_inch: single. B 2 ‘ Twenty five mile race for 61 inch i side, car. . - Five - race. for 30 inch lmgle. There will also be an ehmmntmn “‘miss /and ‘out” ra open.to all”drivers. :Milwaukee; Wis, Aug. 5 -(United Press.)—National interest of motor- cycle racing fans will ‘be turned to: ward Milwaukee tomorrow when the National champ)oné}iip" ‘Hiotoreyel \ (By United Press) Chicago, Apg. 5 (By Chas R. Lynch)—President E. B: Grable of}; the.. Maitnenance of Way organiza- tion intends to abide by ] ment, with. the’ United:. board and will not.call a stnke, he declared; on his arrival: here today: “I receive many telegrams every day urging me. to_call a strike at ence,” Grable said. (By "c'nma— Froas) -Washington, A 5 (By James Kolhert)—A threat of.absolute parr the rmlmnd strike situation; a istrtaion® officials admitted after a thorough stidy of the tele- grams of ' the c}uefs of the large ing. for a confer- EOSE: HUNTING BOAT; Si:u(:u FAILS TO LOC, TE PROPE TY ast night a: Loud ‘wefe" ‘t\lrflmg to = Be- d hunting: boat:behind their hed. and ey now exist will in: i evitably, esult in_.our: members: ing out on strike' ag protection, .thug: thra into a controversy. “These conditions 3 i3 not- :miss...them -until. they reached py. went back: at o] but | grounds al 9 to.be, found now:they report. vilation of, the. st ot refusal of . _the u:iroad Hisj of the ralltoads to:3 crafts . union; to, the egram enumerated. e Pagennt” contest ready to"open in full swing £ tickets to the North- and. historic ng. Mondm morning! increasing, althnugh it ‘Masons, their 1fa) and any visiting: fiizphh cnfleo.: IVE ETING : - the contést' efore . cxcn*s Pumntn h w’ill not be ton -amid " appropriate 'he remain- last evening.. Represental i eral hundreds of grain -met; yesterday, ar also planned: rs the value 5 gely depend oni’ the success of the contest it is understood. Several -of, the candidates have al- ‘ready entered well into the* spirit ‘of the affair ‘and are going after (By United Press) Chicago, August 5—Chicago will ride to work on Monday. . Settlement of the eity’s greatest street car and ed’ strike was virtually assured n . a. referen- dum agreement, was resched be- p tween strike leadexs and line heads. The referendym will tak . two days and union. chiefs say the -ear- hest time workers can-ride to work will be Monday morning. The settle- ment was a victory, for the unio: Strike leaders got 70c an hour and an eight hour day. Line chiefs held out for 65¢ an hour and a nine hour day; the uinons for 72 cents and an hour day. ; The agreement provided men will ) get 65 cents for the first three months and 68 cents for the next nine.months and 70 cents thereafter with an eight hour day throughout. ’lhe strike began August. 1st. than being “Queen” i; se young ladies _and t on promises to be. kee: who are entered by Monday, will sta: through the entire contest, it is éx: pected and for this reason it is urgs ed that at least five or six more can-] didates from Bemidji enter at once. The list. of nominations now, in- cludes Ragnhild Moe, Ellora Olson, Myrtle McCullough, .Elsie Black- burn, Esther Young, Edla Rudy, Dorothy Nangle, Ruby Leet, Jose- phire Parker, Louise McCready, Alice Ballangrude, Doris Flately Mabel Croon, Bernice Kirk, Mar- guerite Donovan and Ora DeRushia of Bemidji while those outside "of _Bemidji have not been ;ddfinitely ..~ announced. - - = races are planned, as well as a base- | " |ward, but, advances are not L -lrailroad situation, carload orders are ~RACE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP| bef . C. Miller,. " 'an‘d.Sund;y with' pos . WEATHER Minnesota: Unsettlg adversely ntiectmplumbu demand* the total volume of buymg is never- theless well up to:'tiormal for thist season. says. the American Lumbery ‘man, In fact, many careful students’ of the smnmon maintain that buy- ling is much heavier ‘than \;sual Home .buliding remains active except where urtailed by purely local conditions and the demand it creates is now aupplemented. by a steady expan- sion in the requirements of indus- trial purchasers. The trend of both hardwood and softwood prices is up- very . [iarge, the lumber market having re- ined conservative. Because of the gomewhat slow in getting through. Many persons have to consider care- ully orders for future delivery and unquestionably a good deal of busi- nes, which under ordinary transpor- .tation conditions would be accepted. as to be turned away. The railroad situation also partly .accounts for the fact - that softwood production now slightly in excess of bookings, Production on the Pacific. coast is held down by a scarcity of logs that can. not be relieved until the .danger from forest fires is removed. ‘The summer has been excessively ry on the Pacific coast and the oods are like tinder, so that very great precautions have to be taken [to prevent the spread of fires, Many men . are required to fight those which already have been started, so that few new .logging camps are be- ing opened and some old camps ‘which are in. especially dangerous locations -are. not opgrating. Lumber production in the South is held down because of scarcity of labor. 'As a matter of fact, more men could 'be used in all divisions of the lum- ber industry, and large consuming industries are beginning to advertise aggressively for the workers, ROBERT MILLER IS SHOT I HYSTERIOUS MANNER 518 Mississippi avenue has a fair chance for recovery from the effects of a bullet wound in- flicted about 5 o’clock Friday after- noon while he and a boy friend, Wes- ley Nelson, son of Mr, and Mrs. C. W. Nelson were riding in an auto- mobile on the Jefferson highway. Mystery surrounds the.shooting, it being either accidental or intention- ally self-inflicted. As mear as can be ascertained he and Wesley Nelson had been swimming ‘at Diamond Point and feeling the effects of the hot after- noon went tp-the Miller home to get the Miller ‘car for an auto ride to cool off. Both young men are em- ployed at night Work at the North- ern Bread Co. Wesley drove the car and Miller rode in the back seat, it is said and when they were about a mile west of Bemidji, Wesley heard a muffled shot and on looking around. saw for the first time the re- volver which Miller. then had .in his hands. Miller is said to have exclaim- “Qh, it went off. Take me to the doctors’ as quick as you can.” The Nelson boy then drove as fast as he could for Bemidji and took Mil- ler to the offices of Drs. Gilmore & McCann. No reason seems to he available for causing Miller to shoot himself’ and so far efforts to ascertain the cause of the shooting have been in vain. The bullet entered his chest about an inch to the right of the breast bone and came out through his back making a clean wound, Un- less compllcatlons of some sort set in Mr. Miller is said to have a fair chance for recovery. Further details regarding the shooting are expected late Hui?dreds of ‘l;i»fal i’eo;le to Re-Enact- History During N hern Mlnn. Fmr Pl Bemidji visitors are going to have the surprise of:theiy lives this sea- son. .The entertainment features of the Northern Minnesota Fair, Aug- ust 11 to 19_headéd by the mam- moth. histor] ant of Northern anesotn are, so spectacular, S0 ex- citing, so_varied and so big that it will be like séeing a combination of Ringling’s, a_Wild West Show, a Griffith master film, an Indian pow wow, a grand.band concert, vaude- ville. and_a lot besides. The pageant will - show in drama form the high lights of Northern Minnesota life from. the primitive Indian . times down to Bemidji In* the “wild days and wilder nights” ‘of the caly 90’s. Some startling schocks can be ex- pected from the early Bemidji scene. The generation of today will gasp with amazement to discover ~ what took place on the site of present law-abiding Bemidji. These are tame days in comparison with the “good old times.” Interviews with the old timers have brought to light a var- iety o fincidents in the life of the early settlement of the village that will make the sober spectator, rub his eyes and ask his neighbor to prick him with a pin to see if he is not_having a wild dream. As the old timers themselves are going to put across these pioneer scenes, who plan to see them may be sure 3 they will have the right p\mch “The -climax of- the spéctacle will be the “Over the Top” scene, “Some where in France” with the. Legion boys making a victorious charge un- Mler the hail of fire, the boom of cannon and the crash of exploding shells, Hundreds of local people will take the parts of Indians, traders, trap- pers, missionaries, propectors, lum- bejacks, bartenders, Mardi Gras rev- eldrs, politicians, oyagers—every- thing from the gunman to the preach- er, and from the wee fairy queen to Columbia. Other hundreds will appear . in the exquisitely beautiful dances symbolizing vast nature for- ces. Brilliant lighting effects will transform the fair grounds to be used for the big out of doors stage. Clumps of shrubs and evergreen trees surrounding the stage will make it. appear like a wilderness and a vanety of sets and properties will give the changing time periods their true character. Nothing of such mammoth pro- portions, so spetacular, or of such interest to the community’ at large has ever before been under taken in, this -part of the country ‘and.the Beitrami County Agricultural as- sociation is sure to crcate some val- uable history of its own, presenting this altogether unique and magnif- icent production. It is entirely different from any- thing ever seen here before, a doz- en great shows in one. It will pro- vide three nights of wonderful en- tertainment, being presented in serial_form August 16, 17 and 18 at the fair grounds. The perform- ances will start promptly at 8:15 o’clock each evening. all the honor there is in it. Nothing|. those’ News ,Service) —vaefo the coal and railroad strike and the problems arising from them have oc- cupied so much attention in Wash- ington that the Herrin murders have apparently been pushed to one side. It ds the belief of men prom- inent in the government, however that the question there raised is too vital to be long forgotten and that either Illinois or the United States government must take some dras- tic action before the American people will allow the matter to rest. It is pointed out that the condem- nation, horror, and indignation aroused by the wholesale killing. of 18, the wounding of 54 and the dis- appearance of 11 workers on June 22 is not confined to any one sec- tion ‘of the country. The press of the United States is practically a unit in its anathmas upon the heads of those responmsible, in disgust with the finding of the corner’s jury and in its demand that justice be done. A significant fact, it is noted, is the absence of much of any comment from labor papers. That the cause of organized labor has dealt a powerful blow is con- ceded on all sides; that the United States Government must act if the State of Illinois will not, is a de- mand which comes from leading journals in many states. If newspa- pers represent public opinion, then neither the murderers nor the at- tempts to mininmize the affair have any sympathy from the great bulk of Americans. Editorials from lead- ing papers in practically every state and many Provinces in Canada, voice so vehement a settlement for punish- ment for the guilty, that as one Senator put it, “The Federal Govern- ment could not ignore the matter if it would TEST STATE OPERATION OF INDIANA COAL MINES “~(By" United (Press). i 4 “‘Brazil, Indiana, Avg. E——Tests i the state operation of coal mines under martial law came today. A handful of imported laborers began work in two strip mines near her¢ while eight national guardsmen stood by to prevent interference by strik- ing miners. Three thousand tons will go out today, representatives of the state coal emergency committee declared. The coal mined will me rushed to canning factories and state instiu- tions, it was said. SECRETARY OF FAIR WIL BE FOUND A TFAIR GROUNDS Mrs. Clara D. Lucas, secretary of the Northern Minnesota Fair wishes to announce that commencing Mon- day her office will be at the office building, fair grounds, from 2 to b o’clock in the afternoon. The tele- phone number is 320. M. B. A. LODGE WILL HOLD ANNUAL PICNIC SUNDAY The Modern Brotherhood of Amer- ica with hold its annual picnic at the north end of Carr Lake Sunday -‘August. 6th. All members attending are requested to furnish their own lunch and to meet at the new Moose hall from 9 to.11 o’clock. Transpor- tation will be furnished. All mem- bers are urged to attend. NEGRO PASTORS TO OPEN SERIES OF MEETINGS HERE W. M. Witters, pastor of the col- ored Baptist church of Fergus Falls ard Rev. Bothic of Duluth, negro Evangelist, will begin a scries of meetingzs at the Baptist chudch on ’l‘ucsdny, August 8th at 8 o’clock pan. Everyone is invited to attend. Citizens of “thé th‘l;ée are invited, to attend the' picnic to be held at Lake Julia Sanatorium Sunday, August 6, Those attending are invited to bring thehj own luncn and join in the festivities. The San- atorium will provide coffee for all who attend. The Bemidji Boy's Band will give a concert in connection with the pic- nic. Automobile owners are asked to provide cars for the transportation | of the boys. Miss Leila Stanton, sec- retary of the Civic and Commerce association will accept offers of those who wish to help out in this project. The purpose of this picnic is to give citizens of the three counties an idea of what the sanatorium is doing for the forty patients now being treated there, MINERS ON TRIAL IN WEST VIRGINIA AGAIN Charles Town, W.:Va., ' Aug,-5 (United Press)—Preparations for the resumption of the famous Charles Town mine trials are under way today. John Wilburn, son of Rev. James E. Wilburn, recently convicted of murder in the second degree in connection with the arm- ed march on Logan faces trial Aug- ust 7. Two other sons are also to go on trial. One of them, Frank, is now in jail here, The Wilburns, father and sons arc alleged to have been in the par- ty of 40 or 5Q armed men which met and killed Deputy Sheriff John Gore and two of his aides. Gore had mistaken the party for friends according to Prosccuting At- torney John Chafin, of Logan coun- ty. The union men demanded the pass word which was in vogue among the miners at that time. Still thinking the men belonged to the state side gove replied, “Amen,” and fell with a bullet in his heart. While Judge R. D. Baily, in Wil liamson, Mingo county, recently nol- lied cases involving several officials and members of the United Mine Workers of America these had noth- ing/to do with the Charles Town trials. The case of Walter 'Allen, charg- ed with ‘treason will be taken up after the Wilburn trial, Allen is a union official of Dry Brnm,h, Kan- awha county. He is alleged to be one of the chief aide sto the “gen- eral” of the march. RENEWING ACQUAINTANCES HERE AFTER LONG ABSENCE Walter A. Puphal of Troy, N. Y. is renewing wequaintances in Be- midji, Turtle River and surrounding communities after being away from this section of the state for 15 years Mr. Puphal and his parvents were among the ecarly residents of this section, having come here by rail- road in 1899 when thore weve three trains to Bemidji cach week. From here they drove by sleigh to Turlle River and erected a shack during the winter, Walter Puphal’s father Herman Puphal was otie of the foun- ders of Turtle River. He is now lo- cated at Black River Falls, ~ Wis, Walter is now s nt Boy Scout executive for theTroy local zom- pany. He expeets to spend several days in this vicinity before return- ing home. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR HARRY GEIL TOMORROW Funeral services will be held Suan- day, afternoon at o’clock at the Presbyterian church for Hurry C. Geil, who passed away Thureday morning at his home 514 Fourth streetj followingl an extended ill- ness. Rev. Arnds of Blackduck vibo is to substitute for Rev. L. P. War- ford during the latter’s al will officiate at the services. Burial will be made in Greenwood cemetery un- der the direction of M. Ibertson. i}umms ot [ Koochiching, Hubbard and:Beltrami |, ¥ 5 Statistician Today Shows Why Fundamentals _ Finally J\uhfy Ophmnm S BABsoNCHARka?LEcrs IMPROVEMENT IN WEEK ss' Now Stands 9 Per Cent Below Normal; Highest Since Jan., 1921 General Busi Wellesley Hills, Mass., 'A’u‘kust 5 —The high light of the Ninth An- nual Wellesley Conference : now meeting here for .the discussion of conditions and business - problems, was reached when Roger W. Babson announced a definite turn.ini busi, ness and showed why fundaniental conditions indicate definite and"subs' stantial business recovery: [ Standing before a Babsanehm twelve feet high and thirty feet long, Mr. Babson explained the situation. “1 have been waiting . for!aver two years to be able .to announce that the most drastic. depression. in business history has spent - itself. Fundamental conditions finally indi- cate that a solid foundation is ready for general and substantial business improvement. “The white line that I draw todny divides the area of depression in half, Statistically it means that we are at the cxact bottom of the, cycle, Practically it means that' usiness will pick up this fall and’ that it should continue to improve for the next two or three years, “Technically, the (bumeug cycla is composed of four succeeding cy- cles of Prosperity, Decline, Depres- sion, and Improvement, but the av:. erage business man experiendes but two conditions. Either salesare in- creasing and; business is fine or.they are falling off and he is.in deep. de. pression, His attitude changes, not as we pass from a period, of pros- perity above the X Y . Line into a period of depression below, but as the white lines are drawn which di- vide these areas—when business changes its direction, “When we had completed half of the depression in the middle of 1904 business began to improve and busi- ness men went into a state of psyclio- logical prosperity almdst over night. We were running’ below normal to be sure, but things were agdin head- ed in the right direction. “Early in 1907 the panic set in and business confidence practically disappeared. We did not enter the actual arca of depression until the fall of that same year, “In April, 1908, another white line marked the turmng point and thmgu boomed again until the long swing downward set in about June 1910. This decline, while not drastic, kept business quite until the middle of 1914 when Lhmg»; again turned up- ward. The war with its feverish ac- tivity carried us on until about the middle of 1918 when the actual rise had spent itself. Rabid speculation and soaring prices put things up for another spurt but actual production and general business activities were softening. The natural and inevitable reac- tion has kept business in mourning for two and a half years. “The white line just drawn murks another turn for the better. Business is again headed in the right direc- tion and you can go ahead with your plans. The banker can now loan’ with better confidence, The business man should announce his new produet, open his new territory, increase his (Continued on pu-‘ (1) LEONARD AND HAMMER MEET IN RING: TQNIGHI (By ‘Untéed Py Michigan City, Ind, Angust 5 (By J. L. O’Sullivan)—Ever Ham- nu-r, the Chicago swede and ‘‘Ben- ny” Leonard, world’s lightweight champion are to meet at the Fitz- simmons arena here tomzht in a ten round no-decision contest. The match is to be startéd at ;lfiout [ o’clock Central Standard time. . The champion still shows, tlzf Te- sults of the battle with Lew Tend~ ler. One cye carires a “‘shiner”. He has done little training for the mateh tonight, being confidént that he wouldn’t need it. On the other, hnnd; Hammer has been ‘working hard in preparation for the mateh, ., Special trains are beéing run from the east to carry Eastérn fight fans Elky ceting here with 6,000 in attends nce will add greatly to the attendp to the scene of the contest, b ance at the match.