Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 19, 1922, Page 1

- the :performance Friday night being - Pageant Master Carl: B. .Reid .also - prologue=and- : “Overrllvle Top”’ Scene ‘S.ervel as Thrilling Climax to Drama of Bygone Events . THURSTON MANAGEMENT DESERVES ‘MUCH.. CREDIT Ribboned Stock Hold Promi- nent Position in Final Scene F riday Evel)ing Northern = Minnesota’s Historic Pageant has_gene. “over the top” in more: ways than. .one.. This first-at- tempt- to stage such an enormous spectacle ;s termed :a”decided:success exceptionally - good. Wednesday and ‘Thursday évenings’ -performances ‘were: staged before the well filled ed:.grand stand and bleachers, but the attendance: Tk'xday( night was_the largest of the. threp evenings, which only: goes to show that this historical drama of real life is generally con- sidered one of the best entertain- ments staged here for some -time Staged as it was in conneetion with the Northern . Minnesota: Fair, each drew: additional -attendances to. the other. +.The Thurston Mnnagemeut, under. whose direction’ the spectacle was produced here; is.-deserving of:much more ercdit for: the success of the affair. Miss.Mary B, Brown, dance director. in-addition to directing all of- the dances did several solo.parts which - entitle -her.to::much :: credit. clearly exhibited his-‘capabilities: in so successfully handling this gigantic cast. The members of the cast them- selves. are:-to:-he: conmtnllted in théir various- roles. - Friday. night’s enbertamment was. opened with an:overture by the Be- midji. .Boys” barid.. follawed:- by..the ‘a -ballet “symbolizing Nature’s gifts to the community. Ep- irode one- showed the various cus- toms and dances of the Indians, in-| terspersed with Indian melodies and love songs.. In the ballet which followed, children tok part. Miss Brown per- formed the Moon Dance. Episode Two showed and old time wedding in-the community. This was follow- | ed: by a ballet, . The Fire Dance..Ep- isode three showed a farewell party to Earl Carson and the second scene of - this episode. showed the Carson trading post .in .the early daysy Episode four showed the interior of. the Last Chance Saloon in “the good old days.” This scene made a|. decided hit. Following . this was . a ballet, The Dawn. Lpisode four: This scene showed the young Amer- icans enjoying -themselves dancing and singing -entirely oblivious . of OO FARDE PROVES” | ¢ INTERESTING FEATURE Awarded First .. Prize; Little. Miss_Ant. Is . Second; M. Smith Third The Kiddies Parade at the North- ern Minnesota Fair Friday afternoon could, not be called a “howling” suc- cess for the reason that. the fifty i{on'more little tots who took :part did not “howl” they conducted them- selves as little ladies and gentlemen and “nearly flabergasted the judges in choosmg the ones to award: the{ three prizes tos : ‘Any- one of the fifty eould ‘have been awarded. a prize which would have ‘met with the approval of -the large crowd: that stayed to mtnm this affair. The judges, Tom Erwin, Ned' Jer- rad and Alec Doran, were obliged to use all their powcr'of elimination and points of fitness in order:to pick the winners and were willing-at any time to delegate their job : tu somebody. else. . - Little Jean Burgess was awarded first prize with a doll buggy, Little Miss Ant took second in a bathing costume and litle Miss Marguerite -Smith. took. .third with a Mnrflm Washington costume. Much of the success of the klddxes parade is due Miss Louis McCready who::gave a good deal of her time in persuading parents ‘to enter con- testants and-in. training the little tots in what they: were expected to do.. = PARK BOAR‘D EXECUT[VES MEETING IN MINNEAPOLIS “¥finnieapolis, ~August * 19.—Park board-executive otgcers from almost every city: in the United ‘States met here today-at the-annual convention of the American Institute of Park Executives. Sessions last three days. LUMBER MARKET REPORT SHOWS STEADY DEMAND Rail Situation ‘, Interferes in Deliveries; Fire Menace Is Cause of Shut-Downs In its weekly review of the lumber markeét, the American - Lumberman will say: The demand:for softwood lumber for home building, for farm use and for the industrial trade is good, and -orders are offered to the manufac: turers in excess of the supply avail- able for sale: The rail situation in the fact that-America was about to enter the -world : war. Then . comes the news of her entrance and the Be- midji boys- march away. Two beaut- iful tableaux preceded the departure of the troops., - ‘Episode Five showed the {roops somewhere in France under a hail of fire and-shell, going over-the top. Seene two- of this episode was their welcome home by the victory girls and the grand finale during- which Miss Brown gave an.Oriental dance. As: the grand spectacle formed the ribboned stock also formed in the picture and the pngeanc came to a elose with the Star Spangled Ban- ner, .Perhaps no scene in the (Continued on page 6) LISTING WHITE BIRCH STANDS IS REQUESTED Those farmers and loggers in this comunity who have not as yet listed their white birch stands at the Civie and Commerce association booth at the Northern Minnesota Fair are drged to do so this aftefnoon. Thuse who cannot- do this will be perr ted to list their_st dings with,_ the secretary. . Miss Stanton at thp as- sociation ro later; it is understod. The Mmfi er: Associates] who are cont " the location of .an experil epfi\l ‘plant here ‘on white birch “diifiensions are very de- sirous of being shown what this entire * community has to offer in the way of- the required quality. It is under- stood that this concern must be shown before ‘it ¢an be induced to locate here. For this reason it is necessary that all owners of birch timber list their.stands. A market is - likely to..be provided at prices fair to both parties .concerned.-The birch which can be used for dimen- sion wil lbe pmd for at a premium above the price now bemg received for fuek wnod. Babson Declares That Strike Curve Is Nearer. Normal .. Than Anything Else SAYS'EMPLOYER FACES TASK NEXT FEW YEARS General Business Holds Its Own, According to_Index of Babsonchart o —— Wellesley Hills. Mass., Aug. 19— In view of the newspaper space re- cently taken by the coal strike. rail- road strike and certain textile strikes we are prone to think that strikes are very general at the present time. Roger W. Babson, however re- futes this opinion in a statement is- soed ‘today as follows: “As. a matter of fact. we- have very few strikes at the present time. Ever since the war the strike curve has been below th point which was then called ‘normal’. The fact that we have had three strikes of large dimensions blinds us to this basic truth.. Two. of the strikes, the coal strike -and the rail shopmen’s strike are in industries which have not been deflated, so far as” war time wages go. The other. the cotton textile strike, has been partially -deflated and the trouble is about going the rest of the distance. The difficulties in these three industries are then cases “of belated hostilities: “For 'the most- part labor js striking, wages_ are. bel ually~let-down to luwer )eve]s -and the disposition of men is to keep at work.: There is arse in the strike curve during the summer. We are having' that rise now. Nevertheless we are not having the number or the wide distribution of strikes which we had last year or at any time since 191o. We will not have a rep- itiion -of those conditions this year. The strike curve is nearer normal than almost anything else in indus- tr) Y. “As to the future, the answer is to be looked for in conditions. What made the tremendous wave of strikes which marked the years 1915 to 19207 The simple fact that there were more jobs than men; that the cost of living was going up; that labor was in a position to force the issue. No such prospect is in view for the years right ahead, There. fore | ted to have four delegates i;ely Wlpe " Raixes'ehifiwk Harsld = ‘Khutson membBet of the }muse of representa- tives from the {Sixth district, Min- riesota, opened the afternoon enter- tainment program:at the Northern Minesota Fair gnday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock with an address to the people in the gmpnd stand. Mr. -Knutson §poke on various thoughts of intgrest, including the relation of the farmer and the work- ing man to the jpresent conditions. He touched upc.m several angles of the strike sxtuat‘on and gave out the ~opinion that! he was decidedly opposed to strikes ‘of any sort, From here Mnf nutson went by auto to Wadena He was accompa- nied by his broth!ls Mr. Knutson is already due back'ip Washington the recess period bein’¢ alled off and he expects to be on-hi§ way there with in the next few d ROCKET ' CAUSES®INJURIES TO LIGHTER/FRIDAY NIGHT R S8 A young man Whose name so far has not been -asct ined was quite seriously -injured i::'lay night dur- ing the “over the fop” scene of the Pageant. This yoahg man was en- went. off in his Hand, burning his went of fin his hand, burning his arm and making & bad cut on his right cheek. An earlier injury is reported. this being the injury to a boy about 14 years who fell from the bleachers early last evening, receiviig a bad cut-on his left ear. Thf‘ boy’s name has not been learned. LEGION AND-AUXILIARY mmssflrfio summ post of the American Legion ‘and the Women’s Auxiliary of the Ralph Gracie post are to leave Bemidji by auto Sunday to attend the state convention of the Minnesota Depart- ments at Virginia, which opens Monday forenoon and continues through Thursday of next week. These delegates are to be entertain- ed by the Virginia State convintion committee, a most elaborate pro- gram having becn aranged, : Following the business sessions on Monday, a gigantic parade will be held in the evening. Tuesday will be the day for the huge outdoor barbecue with various forms of en- tertainment and a flying circus. Wednesday. will be devoted mostly to the.staging of the State Legion Track Meet. The ‘Women’s Auxiliary is expec- from we need not look for a repitition of | Bemidji while the Ralph Gracie post the strike conditions of the war |will be represented by Commander the South is particularly unpleasant{ o "y o Gays are passed. Never-|Don Whitman, Adjutant J. D. Win- and in some cases the manufacturers |y 1o e are going to have strikes |ter. J. Jy Pearce and Joe Record ac- in other | qpore ave going to be a good many |cording to. the present plans. cases, once the cars are loaded, the of them. They are going to be call- Auxiliary delegation has. not . been railroads seem unable to move them. | 4 £ roasons other than the ones |completed but it Opinion of the lumber trade is that| ¢ packed the strikes of war time dnen‘tWM:'S T. C. Bailey and Mrs. J. inter. cannot obtain cars, and even if the coal and railroad strikes are settled immediately, there will be an extremely serious car short- age. Farmers are getting better prices for their crops, which promise to be of record proportion, and realize that much grain will have to be stored on the farms. As a conse- quence, they show more interest in purchasing building materials. Re- tail lumbermen depending upon the farm trade have not had a very good business this year and consequently they have kept stocks at the mini- mum. Now they are badly in need of lumber, with the increasing de- mand from the farmers, and are seeking to .purchase considerable quantities. This increase in demand from the rural sections has made up for the slight decrease noticeable in the cities and towns where building has been so active all the year, Asa consequence, softwood prices are ex- tremely firm and advances are py no means uncommon. Rather general, though in some cases light, rains have partly re- moved the danger from forest fires on_the Pacific coast. - However, the woods are so dry that more rain is needed before the danger is past and consequently numbers ging camps; which have been closed because of the fire menace, will have to remain closed until the woods are saturated. Fir production keeps up fairly well but is due for a decided slump because many manufacturers face a log famine which will cause the mills to.close down. Cars on the Pacific coast are in more plentiful supply than in the South, but trans- portation difficulties, particularly on the southern lines, are increasing. The northern - transcontinental lines are moving lumber freight promptly. of log-| (Continuea on Page 6) The, Il include Presi- MENICERINGE SEVERALDEAD Nafioml Gulrdlmen Ordéred Out to Fight Fires in Iron Riligp_ District SITUATION IS TERMED EXCEPTIONALLY SERIOUS State Forester Cox Declares Fire Situation Has Been Greatly Exaggerated (Bv United Pressy St. Paul, August 19.—Seven known dead and four missing was the: toll of the forest fires on the Iron Range, north of Duluth, ac- cording to reports Friday. Governor Preus- ordered out two companies. of National Guardsmen from his temporary offices at Duluth and Adjutant General Rhinow called out four additional companies here before leaving for Duluth. Kelsey, south of Virginia is threat- ened, the Central Lake settlement was reported burned and two fires passed over Cotton, a settlement of nearly 500. Captain Leo Moerke of the Duluth Tank Corps reported that one family of six were burned in a| cabin near Markham. Captain Moer- | ke -and two officers attempted to save them, but were unable to do so. Ed Donald, wife and two children were .reported missing near White Face. Many settlements have been burned out, according to reports to Adjutent. General Rhinowg-and- thous sands of men who have been fight- ing the increasing number of fires for two weeks arc becoming exhaust- ed. Three airplanes already are doing observation duty in the north woods. One being stationed at Virginia, an- other at Bemidji and one at Duluth. The -National Guards called out were the 34th Tank Corps, Duluth; Bat- tery A, 125th Field Artillery, Du- luth; Company A, 135th Infantry, Pine River; Company B, 135th In-| fantry, Aitken; Company G, 6th In- fantry, Park Rapids. Other units were to be held in readiness for a call, (By United Press) Duluth, August 19. Adjutant General Rhinow arrived. here Friday and . immediately conferred with Governor Preus. He then went to the armory to orgaiiize the National Guard for fire fighting today. The governor suggested that Ad- jutant General Rhinow remain here and establish headquarters to take charge of the situation. ‘““The situa- tion is more serious than"I have ever known it to be,” the governor said. (Continued on Fage 6) OH THAT MAN WHERE IS HE? m MAY BREAK OLD mscoxnl Making North. Minn. Fair Excep\lbna"y ‘Fine' Program; Low Rail 'Rate; Exhibits “Called World’s Best Such unusual interest ' is being shown in the Minnesota State Fair September 2 to 9 that every at- tendance record ~ ever established by the world’s greatest exposition is expected to be brokén. Good crops, a wonderful hard. sur- faced highway system, an unprec- dented round trip railroad rate of a fare and a third for fair week, and crowded departments on every side will make a new record for attend- ance possible in the opinion of fair officials. The combined exhibit of all state departments, showing visitors how the state’s taxes are spent will be an extraordinary fedture of the ed- ucational program. Thi§ exhibit is to occupy more than 30.000 square feet of space in an entire building on Machinery Hill. The very cream of all the live stock of America will be at the fair. The great cattle barn, known as the biggest of its kind in the world will |be crowded to overflowing with beef ‘zmd dairy cattle, A gigantic machine- | vy show, twice as large as the next ‘hlgguat machinery show of 1922 in vflu- world will be only one of a host n{ big educational features. i Sig Haugdahl, the world's greatest { auto racer, in his famous three mile a minute car, and Lillian Boyer and 18 year old Chicago school girl who cuts all kind:.of capers with an areo- ptane, will furnish most of the thrills lun the entertainment’ program. The four-cornéry ot theworld have been searched for features, MOTHERS AID BILL NOW BEFORE THE U. S. SENATE Senator Calder’s Bill ‘Carries $100,000 Appropriation to Keep Children Homé | Washington, Augast 19.—(Capital News Service)—Based on the best features of the laws of forty-one | states, Senator Calder’s bill for mother’s aid in Washington, D. C., carrying $100,000 ‘appropriation, is before the senate. It provides that all mothers who have resided in the District of Colynbia at least a year, to keep their children at home, can obtain such aid after an impartial in- vestigation has shown (1) whether the mothér is a fit person, capable of bringing up such child; (2) wheth- er conditions in the home are suit- able for the proper upbringing of the child; (3) what resources are available for the mainteriance of the family; (4) if the father of such child be living and able to provide support, whether legal steps have | been taken to compel fulfillment of ! his obligation, and (5) the amount of aid needed. Proponents of mother’s relief as a function of government contend that as citizens are the greatest asset to the nation, any agency which mikes | for better citizenship is worthy of government support. “Farming out” | children” from homes which inade- quate income ‘makes unfit for bring- 'mg them up, does not work out well | in practice. Law has found no sub- stitute for mother love and care. The theory is that when a' mother is | fit to care for her child at all, she is i the best person to make it 'a good n, and that it is cheaper to | make it possible for her to do so than to expend the money in insti- tutjons, in paying for “farming out” . children, ~ or in providing reform| s¢hools and work houses for children who have not had home advantages. The bill has been referred to the| sénate district committee for report, which cnmmltuq will prcbnbly refer it to the district commissioners for their advice. MINOT BOY SCOUT HEAD TAKES EXTENSIVE COURSE (By United Press) Minot, August 19—D. Boy Scout executive of Minot dis- trict, returned today from ecastern points where he has been studying Boy Scout work. He spent several weeks in Culver (Ind.) Military academy and en route home spent at Itasca State Parl in r where he took a course in! Minne 1:.cuut leadership. | every standpolnt, Minnesota: Fair tonigial tomorrow; not much chapge , temperature: E‘xc"e"puonsl "we.u. Assists el a Bn¢ Succuu A AUTO AND Mo‘roRcvct.}: RACES THIS Al RNOON Friday ‘Afternoon lfl‘t r !itl‘ Programs Draw hm' b Attendlnce of Afl i With exceptional waather evéry day of the five-day fair the Northern Minnesota Fair comes to. a sucgess- ful close tomght Thiy_ afternoon’s program promises to be ofe,of th best of the entire affa’r, nph}mnfi’[z and motorcycle races cceupying the lcndlng role. Without a doube this fair is the biggest and best ever buld in the state of Minnesita outside, of the state fair itself. _Every depart- ment of the fair here sliowed a decid- éd growth over a year ago and re- markable progress over anything prior to that. Another year is certein to, see an even bigger and better fair here. if the present plans of the fair association mature as they wisH, This afternoon’s program .opens at 1 o’clock and will consist of fast automobile and motoreyele races One of the best events promisés,to be seen in the stripped car race fnr two out of three heats. The fifdt prlzc for this event is $75, second prize $50 and third prize $25, The stripped cars will also against time in a time trial race, the car making the mile in’ the "fastest time to be awarded :y first prlle of ¢ $15, the second fastust to win Slb and the third $5‘ Motorcyeles will take part two évents, a solo rice and | car’ race. In~the 016" Fa miles, first prize is $26, sétond HO third $15, fourth $10 ‘and fifth $6. In thé two mile dash for motorcycles with' sidé-cars, $15 ic the first prize $10 second and $5 third, The novelty start and stop race for Fords promises to be very inter- esting also. $15 has been offered for first prize, $10 for second, and ‘6 for third. This race will be for four times around the half mile track, the drivér stopping his caf. getting out and cranking it. by hand eath time around. The Australian pussuit rdce, which is open to all make; and models. of cars, is certain to bg very good en- tertainment. $35 is first prize and $25 second prize, All cars will ba started at an equal distance apm’t around the track, th: cars which are passed (Iropplng out of the r,uu. The car remaining to the flmsh will be judged the winner.’ The attendance r:cords __of pra- vious fairs look small beside the figuxeés for this year, although & complete record is not available ag yet. Friday night drew probably largest crowd of the five day. e ] sition, although Ithis aftern races were expected to attru:t Judging of exhibits and llve will be practically "ampletefl day and the results will. be mage known as soon as ‘he camplote, s are available. Congressman Harold Knnqqn opened the entert iinment program (Connnued an page 6) |’l t\ida FL LOCAI MOOSE BELEGATE LEAVES FOR € As the elected delegaty | Bemidji Loyal Oider of noxe, _.l. T. Davis left this morning t “to attend the "annual intern:tional cunvcntmn of the order at Mooseheart, IfI., which is in session all of next weék. The mounted 1100se head which the local lodge planned for M. Davis to present to President Hard- ing, who is on tke program of .the convntion one day, has been : re- ceived from Cole-aine, but did not prove to be of the high quality which thd mentbers expected #nd was returned to the owner yesterdsy. For two weecks following the can- vention the organization department of the supreme Irdge plans to' eop-~ duct a course in J1 matters pertgin- .ing to its work. Through the officiat magazine they rocently advertised for 200 new organization workers, To qualified applicants = théy ofter board and lodging at their own ex- pense for the period of schoofing. Their invitation has been accepted by A. A. Richa ‘dwon, who expets to leave for Mooscheart ne xt wook to take advantage of the opportunis ty to study every phase of (‘h— wonderful educn fona! home or childven and to go into the wark of the order in detall and study lodge munngement anc lodge policles fromy oA compete: * /