Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 15, 1922, Page 1

“Final re!_;epmt for thi be held first sho hearsal tonight is the various groups! .at the Fair of this mammoth pi ’_as the main feature .of tomorrow night’s program. unced-for: equested to be present that the rehearsal| fon- Wednesdny evem The re- +and every member :of may be garried out without a hitch-of any sort.. he rehearsal last night is considered gquite suc it'is extremely necessary lgx:t Pageant évi ‘msl ! “tract thousands !'Jp huve been successful to the fullest [ the following | " degree is eyidenced b; account .of the ‘pag! at: Willmar, pub ished in"a recent is- sue of the Willmar . Republican e el verdick. \nx thou who witnessed the at! di ! Tuesday end Wednpsday jevenin, at the county fair. grounds,.is that it: was the finest and- most gorge-. n:]x -ttnctimrever nttempted by lo- w‘:! the mwfi Farm B pan, mtqhe:ble Mrendel‘ me | tahhe:l, posi W,bo- ; ey, been stated &t this time; total receipts @ in-the nei of $8,700, The local post merican hrlon, under Wi auspices the pageant was staged, will ealize ‘a “han sam - for their treasury. - “The pagean ‘was presented hy the Thurston: Managenient.. " While all of the personnél. of the company are entitled to great credit as each had a position to fill, the lion’s share/ a is due Director. Reed. His ability ' 'hundlmg the’ hundreds ’of ' persons . in ‘the cast was remarkable and 1t is nfe to say tht e made- friends icipated in the pageant uinder his)direction, “The grandstand was pucked for the Tuesday evening. performance, and it was bomlomb!y filled Wed- nesday evening. The side_ hill, over looking the :¥ace track, was massed with people eaeh eyening. The first night attendance. ,s ated, at three thousand_ with "thousand 'in -nttendance last even- ing. = “The pnge-nt presented on an’’ improvised shge side the race track. Screens of foliage set off thg stage, . and ' altho the d’ ‘somewhat uneven, it did not seem to hinder the: dancers in their var-| jous numbers, all of which were pre- | " sented in a -high/class manner. Un- der the direction of Victor Moeller of the directing company, the Will- mar Municipal ‘b rmuhed the music. - ) - ¥Large audhhéhts,' oft nation; The costumes: were very fine adding a great: deal to the ‘success of the pageant. “The prologue, w}nch was spoken yfi:t 'of the Community,” “the L ba!lat,? " [Audito! more than 6,0 istered " and:csmp Point Park up to is nearly double: ‘the numben of last year’s whole season record. The grounds. are u)nsndenq bx . beantiful in the free camping grounds, Five tourmg cars loaded with'#n average of five to the car pulled in at this popnlar resort -Sunday eve! g to remain a week or mOT = The guests came. all the way from Kan:; to-spend a short va- ¢ation at Diamond Point. One in the party. spent the past two summers here and induced the others to come | to see tor themulm. times | playing various colQ d:lights on_the |3 performers, gave “plenty of "illumi-~|g the enhr]: production’ be ‘gone Body Is Alnady ;t Work; Hales Plan Is Dropped Estal Hshment i of cn-omm' e -gencws on the prlncx the U. S; placed in chlrxe last week as a result lof reorganization neps»hkan “by ,W reditor’s by Se + ! Pederation, with" E. H. Cunmncb-m and . Cowles of Illinois, ‘constitiute the new_executive committee, . is ency. plans. 4 (nopncement agencies -at. Minneapolis' and Chica g0, with the “aid of Burton Hales, was made last week. ‘The, scheme, which' was' to have become: effective July 1, was promoted by former otfxehls In requesting’ the Midwest ‘committee to-undertake re- organization, the previous adminis- tration said failure of the Hales plan.\ was: due -to. objection raised by ‘the Chicago Bond of Trade. The committee of five Minnesota. farm leaders, appointed at a Farm Bureau conference ten days ago to act in ,the eventthe 'U. Growers were unable gales ‘service’ thiz year, action in nbeéance unhl Mr, Ore, 4ugust 15 (Uni- ore ‘than four thous- convention of the Protestant Epm:o- pal churchy Over 1500 of the 4000 will be delegates: to one oi the clerical, lay or womeén’s. 'econven- e Wweeks: a:;-. The session wnll conhnue for All ' sessions” of the nnenl cons vention will be held in the - Civic snd committees appointed by ' the en fig_rnd into Sou!hweu, Qlllmu i TBY Unitea Pron) : Washington, Aug. I5—President Harding will appear before congress within the.next 48 hours to deliver a message on: the railroad strike, it ‘was announced ‘at the white house today. ¥ ' & N Tt was. officially stated that the = president plans to place the entire tuation before congress. At ‘time-it is expected he will suggest- the next move that must be made by the government to Te- heve the' m\ufinn. Wi .'hmgwn, | Aug, 16—The strik ing. shop: craft leaders voted - un- animously: to reject’ President Hard- ing’s: second compromise trike it was reve stated that the second ‘“impractieable . and sotic condition be- etemined seni day night, thg National . Association Foresters,” ‘members = of ve just: completéd: a five day, tour of Northern Minnesota, elected: officers for: the new year. The notninlhnz committee was ap-/ pointed duringy the ‘session at Itasca state Park last Wednesday, but did not* report until well toward the clese of the tour. The following officers were elec- ted for the ensuing year: President .- Stuart, issioner of forestry, - Pennsylvani wvice-presi- dent, F. A, Elliott, state forester, Oregon, vice president, Chapin Jones, state forester, Virginia; mem- bers of the executive board W. A. Bazeley, Massachusetts and *" State Forester T, Cox!of Minnesota. Pennsylvama has asked for mnext i year's” meeting of the association,: The accéptance of this invitation and the fixing of the time have been left’ to the executive board. smaller” “organizations| ] general body will have rooms.in the |: thpr temple, the'Scottish ‘Rite ca-] thedral, the public 1ibfary ‘and sey hurchu for - flmr ing arrafiged. The éntertainment committee ha& secured. the use’ of || golf cotirses, downtown clubs -and other social gathering places. Trips will be made daily over the Colum- bia river hlg’hny and to points of | scenic-interest in and about “Port- land. Antomolnlex will_be furmshsd by the women’s committee. The convention proper will be{ opened by two great mass meehnp b in the, Auditorium, the morning of September 6 and the evening of 9. A .vested choir of 200 jices, will sing at both these meet- ings, = The ;Woman’s Autllurylflo the (Conhnued on Page8,) ' |in ‘the' gran proposal |: 0., PREUS executiye of | to deliver i to. the, people | Wednesday af- ternoon at 1 the opening of the enuflq;umm ‘program of the ' Northern Minnesota Fair, The| Governor».is expected; to speak re- garding the proj of Northern Min :&%m‘mi ‘Coun-. ty emidji I;e center. It is] ungdersatood that to leave by auto right after fiae { (?rem al- nn made to for the pag- eant Wednesday night.. -, Governor and Mrs: Preus and ‘son are to arrive in Bémidjl tomorrow * | public at this ‘time reads: as. follows: ‘“In view .of the fact that the Northern Minnesota Fair_is one of the Jlrgen nstitutions in the state and .in view of the fact’'that with the' imménse’ crowds ‘expected there/. . are likely to:be somé ‘“peddlers” of “white moon,” the .fullest coopera- tion of the general public'is desired in .stamping out all illicit: sale and the peddling of intoxicating liquors. .“I wish to emphatically: state that | violators caught will be' dealt with to the fullest extent of the law. “A. V. Garlock” EMBEZZLEMENT HEARING POSTPONED UNTIL TUESDAY (By United ‘Preas) Grand Forks, N. Dak.,, Aug. 15— The prehmmtry hearing of Carl Han- son, bookkeeper - of the ‘ Northern Produce. company, charged with em- bezzlement was continued yesterday t.ltamcnn until inext Tuesday, ac- ng to States Attorney, Elton, Hanson has admitted a shortage of $3;700,: Auditors however are work- ing“on the books and the exact amount has not yet been determined. +Hanson is under bonds. Miss Croon 1s Elected First is scheduled | Maid, Miss Olson Second, and Miss Selvog Third g : CQRONA'I'ION CEREMONY. | _on WEDNESDAY zydumc e losing D-y of Conte:t San Rapid Sale of Tickats; | Contest Is Success ' . | Miss Myrtle McCulloch, daughter of Mrs. N. McCulloch of Nymore, has ‘been’ elected “Queen of = 'the Pageant” ‘and will be so crowned Wednesday evening as the climax ‘of ‘the first night of the historical pageant to be staged in connéction with the Northern Minnesota Fair which opened here today, Miss Mc- Culloch 'received the highest num- ber of votes of any of the candidates for this hanor having received 112, 250 votes when the contest closed at 8 o'clock last evening, She had {ieen pledgled. the 'puppprt of the Loyal Order of Moose, the Women Jof the Mooscheart Legion and the Junior order of Moose, all of which | orders contributed to her success. Miss Mabel Croon, daughter of Mrs. Anga Croon of this ‘city, re- ceived the second- highest number of tes, 90,760. and has been elected irst Maid of Hopor”, Miss. Croon ‘had the' late suppors. of ‘the. Kiwanis club after Miss Ragnhild Mog; ‘(Confinued on'Page 8.) . REHEARSE TONIGHT FOR ‘OVER THE TOP’ SCENE Members of the Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion, Company' K, and all other ex-service men of the - community are requested < 'to meet at the new armory at 8 o’clock | this evening preliminary to a second rehearsal for the “Over the Top” scene -during the staging of ‘the pageant ‘at the fair here this week. This scene will be staged Friday evening as the grand finsle of the entire pageant and indications are that the scene will _be one of the best. Sunday forcnoon saw a fair-sized turnout of the boys at the fair grounds and all who took part then seemed to emjoy it. Consequently it is expected that.tonight will see an even larger attendance. It is neces- sary that at least 80 men turn out for this event to put it over in the i best manner possible. )| Everything Is Actlon Everywhere in Preparation . for Opening of Big Entertainmen Prog”m Tomorrow' Governor Preus to ! ‘Although today was Entry Grounds more than doubled any previous ‘opening:-d Northern Minnesota Fair officials age ‘due for;pa l;uge e the opening: of the entertainment program. vious attendance records are expected to be smashed the remaining days 'of the five-day program are sure . tomorrow, Day and activities a.ti tha F:hdr ‘“”% an even larger attendance than tomorrow. Visitors at the grounds today were treated to the surprise nd with of their life, Everything was action everywhe, vorable weather the remainder of the week, viaitor: are'due several more surprises. It ‘seems incredible short years the Northern Minnesota Fair coul ,|to such' great proportions as it has. dthlt within. ¢ have: expans Last ‘year witnessed the: rejuvenation of the Beltrami County Fair under the'hew name of Northern Minnesota Fair. This year is sure to'witness an- FAIR VISITORS URGED TO VIEW ALL EXHIBITS Canadian: Exhibit Excellent; Cattle Department Filled; Sixty-five Race Horses All visitors at the Northern Min- nesota: Fair are especially request- ed and urged to view the exhibits of the various departments as well as' ‘witnessing the various entertain- ment. features, Although the cnter- tainment program this. year is bet- ter than everstaged here before, the exhibits of the' various repart- ‘ments are also better and . bigger and for Teason visitors . dre urgéd net ‘to- averlook: them, Whén visiting the agricu ural ex- hibits, visitors will tind just outside: the ' Agricultural * bu g ‘& booth ||containing a very complete exhibit of Canadian Agricultural products, especially grains. The' farm. scene showing a complete set of farm buildings, made ‘entirely out of seeds is on exhibit at this booth and is considered a very rare display. Sixty-five hend of the best harness horses in the northwest have been eritered for fthe varjous tyacing events something of which few fairs can boast. Every stall in the cattle build- ings has been filled and: cattle are still arriving, The lvestock depart- ment this year, under the direction of H. M. Clark, President of the sociation, will surprass all previous records. Another feature of the fair is the live stock consignment sale Saturday forenon at 10 o'clock with Col. Hitchcock as auctioneer. TERMINATION OF COAL STRIKE'NEAR AT HAND — Settlement {Willi Come as Soon as Policy’ ittees Sign Today's Agreement (By United Press) Cleveland, ‘Aug. ‘16—Termination of the coal strike is but a matter of hours. Settlement will come as soon as the policy committee. of the miners and operators from the six states ratify an agreement reached edrly today. Ratification is merely a formality, both sides stated. The miners will be ordered back to work immediately, it was stated. The peace proposals will be placed before the miners’ membership for a referendum vote. i (By United Press) Washington, August 15.—Imme- | diate - legislation by Congress inefdssary if the federal government is to-curb coal profiteering and in- sufd an equitable disiribution of the limited supply of fuel, Secretary off Commerce - Hoover, declared to- day: Efforts -to control pnces and dis- tribution, and also voluntary agree- ments are threatened.with / failure due to the refusal of some coal op- | erators and other necessary intet- ests to cooperate, the secretary ad- mitted. Government ' reports show that coal prices have soared considcrably above the $38.50 maximum at'thé mines, which Hoover sought to put into cffect, and ‘it -was emphasized that fast action by congress is neces- sary, Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 15—DMiners of Eastern Ohio prepared for the reopening of the mines today. Re- ' (Continued on Page 8.) is ], other big stride toward an even bet- ter and bigger fair for next:yenr.i It' seems that :the fair must pand another year ‘in‘ order comodate the exhibits in‘ every 'de- partment, the concessions snd. the variuos outside entertainments whic! are ‘sure to'come here ' in' larger numbers another season. ' Displéy room 'is at premium toduy and ‘in- dications are that every: di "Xm‘m of waiting until Entry Dy, " year the fair grounds begsn ‘to h— sume the appeardnce ‘of'a‘/secom: state fair by Sunday om days prior ‘to continued all’ Monday & od tomorrow, ndo Mlfi in ' place, réady for ‘the' the entarwnment m-o'rqm' o'clock, | v Wedpesdmy- 8’ pohm will: give a demonstr, of' the cultural practice | growing. This ricultural byilding. Boys' dairy judging two breeds of . At 1 o'clock tomorr, Gove J. A.. Q. Preus w? address to the people in £} stand. The chief exec nesota is to speak on tercst to all persons a it is expected thaf attract an_ additional i utive: ftom governor will leaye imm &dflp ter the address for Dulu is scheduled to speak 'W evening. If he can be i remain here Wednesday ' ni will nndonhwd]y preside & ‘ onation ceremonies for' the of the Pageant.” \ At 1:30 Wednesday sftern the racing and vaudeville m will. start and will consist of s num- ber of interesting events. Dr- W. K, Dennison, who is in ¢} u;a the horse racing .gvents, anno: the following racing program {i morrow afternoon: 3 In the 2:16 pact for a’ pufse of $300 and added mone; Deck R., Mark Hal, Skimtast, George, The L Ann, and Cream Check wil This event will be for, the bei wo out of three heats, In the 2:15 pace for $250 and added” mone; Hedgwood, .Decoration, - son, Robert C, Roy By Elice Woodford, Fly Captain All will compete for. tw, mlt of three heats, In the 2;30 trot for a $260 and added money, Woodro, Jr, Bayheart, Woodr Shannon Boy will enter for t of three. Additional horse races (Continued -on Page lceompnmed ing, last, night failed .to: tremendous heat wave. w] ‘lished & record for the g0 yesterfla;f ! The temperature this morn 8:00 stood at 72.! 789 yesterday fhorning. A maximpm of 97.3 was re in this vicinity yesterdsy, the. h est of the northwestern Pfii{’!u porting to R. E. Spencer, ol at Moorhead, The rain reccived. was not wide spread. Bis: ported .02 of an inch and, \01 of an {nch and Devils Lake nd Maximum temperatures yester as follows: Bismarck, 90; Devils Lake 88; Williston 84, Mina neapolis 92, Huron 92 and Hiloq % Cxty 80,