Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 25, 1922, Page 1

f S i IRE Considered So By the Best e Park Speciglilu of the Country. \ ZOO.GARDEN I§ IN - .. KEEPING WITH IDEALS Bathing, Park and Recreation| Affords Pleasant Entertain- . ment for Many- Of all the free camping grounds in the United States, none is more favorably situated than is the Dia- mond Point Park Camping grounds according to statistics gathered and published in the prebs.’ ‘The happy combinatien of a free camp grounds in connection with the most beautiful bathing beach in the country together with a “Zoo” gard- en containing mooee, deer, bear and wolves places the Bemidji camp grounds a leader of the best to he found anywhere. The camp grounds being a part of the popular Diamond Point Park where recreation: of all kinds is pro- vided for visito¥s adds another fea- ture few can offer. 2o The development of our Zoo gard- en will be most rapid from now on and indications are that-the Bemidji Zoo will be ranked among the lead- ing ones in the state within a few years. b In his address: before park plan- ners in Minneapolis the other day Edward H. Bean; director - of the Washington Park, Zoological gard- ens of Milwaukee stated that. there should be a zoo in every American city, stocked with a comprehensive collection -of wild life, supported by and the city with the control lodged in the hands of the Park Commission- ers. * Only through such ~ 200s," ment controf ‘ean ‘wild life of the United Statés be saved from total destruction said Mr. Bean. Te action of the local park board is in keeping with the foremost ideas of park specialists and shoul meet with general approval of the public, 5 JUDGE LETTS LOUD . IN PRAISE OF CITY . Addressed Meeting of Kiwan- jans Thursdaay Noon at Elks Club Rooms _ | the bonus. Even the most optimistic ‘| aside for state park purpodes, it is Senate Suddu,ly.m‘!o —— (By United Press) ‘Washington, Aug. 26—The bonus bill- today was jammed between the pending strike legislation in the senate and hopes for passage before the middle of ‘next week were prac- tically .abandoned, The senate has suddenly decided to give its first attention to strike legislation, temporarily laying aside supporters of .he unamended Ford- ney-McCuamber bill admitted that in view- of the last minute and unex- pected strike developments there ap- peared little chance that the senate could dispose of the measure by to- morrow as they predicted earlier in the week. BEMIDJI PARK SITE Wants to Know How to Vote at Next Session of the Legislature “Jim” Madigan of Maple Lake and & member of the House from Wright county spent several days in the city with his family visiting rel- atives and friends. ~-Jncidently Jim wanted to know something about the fract of land on the shores of lake Bemidji, which this city has been trying to have set saida “If we are asked to take a vote on: this appropriation next session”, said Jim, “I' wapt to be in a position to.vote right and what’s more I will be able to tell ‘others that I have seen the beautiful grove of tall pine rid know whereof I speak.” During ‘the summer'a number of ations-—umder “govern=| NV senators and house members have ‘peen in Bemidji and .quietly have '* the purpose’of knowing what to do when an appropriation is asked of the legislature. The tourists too, have been much interested and have made apeals in behalf of saving this tract of land for park purposes. KIWANIS CONVENTION ON AT GRAND FORKS 3 (By United Press, * Grand Forks, Aug. 24—Interna- tional officers will be present at the annual district Kiwanis convention T Wednesday evening at their trict includes the Dakotas, and Min- nesota. Approximately eighty mem- bers are expected for the meeting. G. H. Ross, Toronto, international The Kiwanis club meeting. held |president will speak tomorrow and Thursday noon at the Elk’s Club | L A.-Muessel, St. Paul, international rooms was not as well attended as|secretary will respond to addresses usual, due to the members being out | of welcome given by Henry O’Keefe of the city on business and a num-{Jr, mayor and also Kiwanis mem- ber of them having gone to Grand |ber, the presidents of the local Ro- Forks to attend the district conven- |tary and Lions clubs and secretary tion. | et An enjoyable program_was pre- of the Commercial club, R. E. Fulkerson of Washington, “sented by_the committee in charge D, C., editor of the Kiwanis maga- with W. N. Bowser acting chairman. |zine will also be present. The guest introduced was Judge Letts of Davenport, Iowa .who Friday morning officers will be is | elected and the place of the mext vacationing with his wife at Birch- | meeting chosen. mont Beach. Judge Letts was called upon for . a talk and responded with a very favorable address on- existing condi- tions and gave’ a number of sugges- tions for remedies for them. He told of the avertions most bus-| Washington, and fnew program d them to set aside their other|coal to the Great Lakes will be put they finto effect next T were called upon for this work, which [ Fuel Administrator Spencer iness men have to jury duty urge work and Tespond whenever NEW PROGRAM OUT FOR COAL HOVEMENT (By United Press) Aug. 25—A complete for the movement of Federal an- sday. is one of the tasks that goes with hounced today. The plan now is be; true American citizenship. ing worked out by the distribution “If business men will accept these | committee based on the resumption duties to a greater extent we will fof production in Ohio, have less of the apparent unrest|and the Northern West in the country and more faith in our courts and government by those mally moved. who are becoming skeptical of its justice,” said the judge. ‘Pennsylvania Virginia fields from which lake coal is nor- The present arrangement under He was | which all coal from certain districts foud in his praise of Bemidji and[in southern West Virginia and east- Birchmont as.a, place _to spend real vacation, &h¢ here cvery vear being elated over the fine golf course of which he is a regular patron, He .injected a riufiflgé’r*’off funny yarns in his talk whiéh-added to the mer- riment of the '‘hoon’ meeting. The attendance prize. #°box of cigars donated bv W. N. Bowser was won a|ern Kentucky is assigned cts to come|lakes will be especially | Monday. to the discontinued * until S AW HERE C. Ay Madison, village marshall by S. S. Wilson and passed around. | at Stanley, N. D., was murdered by The meeting ne: he i charge of T. S. Erwin. Stanton. Gilbertson, and Clif Finch. A D. Johnson | for-causing a disturbance xt Thursday is to | a transient laborer last week, while C: W. | attempting to place him under arrest at the Commiercial hotel. The man was captured after an SUPERINTENDENT -C. P. CRAIG exciting chase and gave his name SPEAKS AT WERNER CHURCH |as Harry Carter. He was caught in Dr. C. P. Craig. superintendent of | a grain shock in a field near Stanley _ the Fergus Falls district of the Mcth- odist church is spending the city. This afternoon he left Mr. Madison is the father of Mrs. the day in | George Felsh ‘of Shevlin, who is a for| special correspondent for the Be- ‘Werncr, where he will preach and | midji Daily Pioneer. He was well give chnrch‘mattfls per}aininz his office necessary atention. to | known in that city and also by many of the Bemidji citizens. WEATHER . Minnesota: Fair tonight ' 'and ' Saturday; not much change in . temperature. i YAt BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 25, 1922 Sm Delegation From South Dakota City . Indicates Their Success FULKERSON DELIVERS ' SPLENDID ADDRESS Grand Forks Rotarians Assist the Kiwanis With Fine Entertainment (By United Press) Grand Forks, N. I\, Aug. 25— The election of “officers and the selection ofsthe 1923 meeting place will feature the second and last day’s megting of. the Kiwanis dis- trict convention now taking place in Grand Forks. Watertown, S. D. is. making a strong fight for the next year’s convention and reports are that they will be successful. Late Thursday evening there was a conference of trustees and dis- trict officers with a representative from each club in the district to consider nomination for officers on Friday. - Governor ‘Pollock announced that in_the Thursday morning meeting that the report of the- convention Friday morning would in no way shut off nominations frém the con- vention floor. The Thursday afternoon session was -addressed by Roe Fulkerson, editor 'of the Kiwanis magazine. Dr. Thos. Kane and Dr. Lee Coulter, president of the Agriculture at Far- go. Visiting Kiwanis were entertain- ed by a luncheon at noen at St. Mary’s'Church and- their ladies were guests of the Kiwanis ladies at a luncheon at'the Guild hall. Follow- ing the 'banquet in the evening at the- Masonic _Temple there, .. was stock program in the upper -~ audi- torium. CREAMERIES OBTAIN Freight rate concessions that will mean material savings to shippers of butter, ‘wool, potatoes and other farm products where producers at several sfipping points combine to obtain carload rates, have been an- nounced by A, J. McGuire, general manager of the Minnesota Co-op- erative Creameries association. What are known as “stop” charges have been lowered more than 65 percent. The reduction was ordered at a hearing in Chicago last week, which was attended by Mr. McGuire. When the Creameries association began combining part-car shipments for movementi east, the rate for stopping at a station without taking the car from the train was $7. A request for a reduction cut the “stop” charge to $6.30, effective July 1st. The association considered even this rate too high and a renewal of the protest lowered the charge to $2.50. The new rate, which applied to all concentration shipments becomes effective October 1. 2.1 a- farm- seven mi .| several generations of the family. BOY SMASHES HAND Ruben Westlund, 7 Years Old, i Hag Kingers Amputated »low K_mlclde, % Ruben :Westlgnd, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Westlund, who live souht of the Gfeat Northern tracks on | the shores of Lake Ervin caught his hand between two freight cars, smashing all fingers and necessitat- i? the amputation of the hand just below the knuckles, saving only part of“the little finger. The accident happened about sev- en o’clock Thursday evening as Ru- ben was crossing the Great Northern tracks. He sdw an opening of about four feet between two freight cars and started across the tracks thru the opening. When he reached the place be- tween the cars, he placed his hand on one of the bumpers, just as the nately train ‘moved no further and Ruben managed to get out from | between the cars. He was immediately rushed to the offices of Dr. E.;H. Smith, where it was found that all fingers were smashed flat and that amputation of the hand below the xnuckles was necessary. $ Ruben proved to bé a brave lit- tle chap and after the accident walk- ed over home and did not make a whimper any of the time. He looked at the hand and kept up his nerve all the way to the doctor’s office. Late Wire News (By United Press) Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 25—Four bandits who escaped from the South Dakota State Penitentiary were re- ported surrounded by posses near Philips, S. D. DISCOVER GOLD AND QUARTZ NEAR ST. CHARLES €By Unifed Press) Rochester, Aug. 25—Gold and silver belived to exist in large quan- tities have been “discovered in the Cliff Porphy and tz Rock on i miles W th - Charles. The farm is- owned by Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Gainey. The prop- etry having been handed down thru DEADLOCK IN RAIL STRIKE SETTLEMENT (By United Press) New York, Aug. 26—The Dow Jones Financial News Agency an- nounced this afternoon that the con- ferénce between railroad executives and the Big Four brotherhoods had ended in a disagreement. Demand of the brotherhoods that the striking shopmen be given full seniority rights caused a deadlock according to the agency. RAILROADS MOVING ABOUT SIXTY PER CENT OF FREIGHT (By United Preas) Washington, Aug. 25—Informa- cusFOOTBALL <of St ANXIOUS Y0 LIMBERLECS High Schools Throughout the State Have Teams Out Rolling Pig Skin HAMLINE TO PRACTICE AT PARK RAPIDS Alexandria Will Play North Dakota Champions Early in September The pig skin is soaring over the bar in many of the high schools throughout the state. The football season was ushered in in Wadena a week ago, when thirteen candidates reported for first practice. At Alexandria the men have already had signal work and have a game scheduled with the champion- ship team of North Dakota early in September. At Park Rapids the entire foot- ball squad of the Hamline Univer- sity will open training September 12th. Arrangements have been com- pleted to bring the entire squad in- cluding coaches and trainers to that city for early season work, according to the Hubbard county Journal. They will headquarter at the = Methodist Assembly grounds at Fishnook Lake and will remain there in action for| about twenty days. Other highschools on the range and in southern Minnesota are do- ing light work. Thus far Bemidji has done noth- ing further than talk football. Just what kind of a team this highschool will have cannot yet be estimated but that it will have a good team is self evident. Two years ago Bemidji stood out alone in this state as the __{Continued on Page 8.) PRE-WAR R. R. RATES T0 DAIRY EXPOSITION Pre-war railroad rates will apply to the National Dairy Exposition, October 7-14 at the Twin Cities. An open rate of one and one-third fares has been granted by the Western Pasenger association from all points in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota, from all points in the Northern Peninsula of Michigan, all of South Dakota east o fthe Missouri river, eastern Montana and that part of Iowa, on and North of the C. & N. W. Ry., Clinton to Missouri Val- ley. . Tickets at the rate of one and one third fares will be on sale Oct- ober 5-13, inclusive, with a final return limit of October 16th and a minimum excursion fare of $1.00. Half fare will apply to children. tion from government sources that the railroads are now moving less than sixty perecent of the normal freight traffic of the country was placed before President Harding’s cabinet today during a meeting de- voted aimost entirely to the rail strike and nullification of the bene- fits of the coal settlement. These are the lowest rates granted by the railroads since before the war and it i shelicved by Col. W. E. Skinner, General Manager of the Exposition, that the announcement will speed up the organizauon of large delegations to the 1922 expo- sition at St. Paul and Minneapolis. WELL!HERE ] AM AGAIN- STILL YOUR KING " Corn Is Still Our King ] TEMPERATURE DROPS 30 DEGREES IN 3 HOURS Wind and, Rain Storm Does Extensive Damage to Twin City Property ' (By -United Press) ‘_S.t..Paul, Aug, 25—Chill breezes sent shivers up and down the spine today. Following torrid weather of the last few wecks storms last night throughout Minnesota and adjacent territory brought cold weather. Tem- peratures here dropped thirty de- grees in three hours, and remained at 56 early today. A cool northwest breeze was blow- ing. Wind that accompanied the storm in this city did extensive dam- age. Tents of the Ramsey county fair at White Bear were blown down Five persons were injured in Min- neapolis due to the storm. Mary Ryan, 20, was seriously hurt when caught under a roof of a gar- age when it was blown down. The heavy rain will help considerably toward extinguishing forest fires that have been menacing in the north woods for weeks. ARREST THIRTY-THREE ALLEGED “CON” MEN/' Organization Has Been Oper- ating From New York to Los Angeles (By United Press) Denver, Colo., Aug. 25—Thirty- three alleged confidence men, mem- bers of the natioi’s ‘“‘con-men’s” organization in the country were pnder arrest here today. Department of Justice operatives declared they have broken up a gang which oper- ated from coast to coast. The stakes ran into millions of dollars, officers said. The *con-men” maintained offices in the Florida resort cities and Los Angeles. Head- quarters of the organization were in an elaborate suite of offices. A completp. stock of . exchange ‘was op- erated and a corps of stenographers and clerks employed. Many of the men under arrest are internationally known, it was said. ABATEMENT ACTION AGAINST JOHN SLOW Proceedings have been instituted on the complaint of A. V. Garlock as mayor of Bemidji, acting through County Attorney Graham M. Tor- rance, as his attorney,’to abate the property known as 2056 Minnesota avenue, occupied by John Slow on the ground that it is a place where intoxicating liquor is commonly sold and that it is a public nuisance. Upon the filing of the complaint Judge C. W. Stanton issued an or- der to show cause, returnable Mon- day, August 28th, 1922, why a tem- porary injunction should not be is- sued. Slow was .convicted at the Feb- ruary term of District Court for selling intoxicating liquor, and he was again convicted on July 20th for sclling liquor in this building. FOUR PAY FINE FOR ALLEGED GAMBLING CHARGE In Judge Gibbons court Thursday morning four were fined $10 each for alleged gambling in the Kelliher hotel building which is conducted by a chinaman. The officer saw the money on the table, which it was explained was chang« for the purchase of a cigar by one of the participants The moriey was not removed when the of- ficer came in and he picked up the whole bunch. Result, $40 more for the city coffer. COUNTRY TO RATION S WINTER (By United Press) Washington, August 25.—The ad- ministration is gravely concerned over the problem of .supplying theé country’s fuel needs this winter. Ad- ministration officials today admitted that/ a ctitical situation confronts the country. ’ To an already :difficult situation caused by the coal strike and the ex- haustion of coal reserve during sus- pension of coal production was add- ed the deadlock in the rail strike. Even if the railroad strike were set- tle today the country cannot avoid rationing of coal this winter, it was admitted. The problem is not coal produc- tion, but how much coal carriers can haul, Secretary of Commerce Hoov- er stated. A mass of far-reaching bills and resolutions aiming at gov- ernment intervention to affect prompt settlement of the rail and coal strike confronted the senate today. Fore- most was the Walsh resolution. au- thorizing the president to take over the mines immediately. FEHN Bemidji Man Denies Any Knowledge of Accident; Is Arrested BONDS FIXED AT ONE: - ;. THOUSAND DOLLARS Injured Man and Wife,.'ArveA Getting v'AIonl Fine at Hospital it Crookston, Aug. 25—Frank Dew- ey of Bemidji was arrested and bound over to the gFand jury under bail of $1000 and Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Mueller of Mankato are’ ifi: a local hospital as a result of an- automobile accident ~ three ‘miles southeast of here Wednesday eve- ning. il Muller’s back is badly hurt amd: Mrs. Mueller is suffering from bruis- es and a fractured shoulder. Kenneth the 12 year old son was unhurt. Crookston police believed it was* Dewey’s car which fan into” = the Mueller machine and knocked - it into the ditch. - Mr. Dewey arrived in Bemidji this morning leaving his wife and auto- mobile in Crookstor. Wheén asked about the accident he seemed: to know very little about it and gave out the following story: » “My wife and I and a fellow by the name of Bob Ray were driving’ toward Crookston, where we wel going to visit relatives. Abaut five' miles out of Crookston a big North Dakota car passed us at a fast clip.- “] saw nothing out of the way and knew mnothing of any accident’ -until I-drove into -Crookston, wWhess; they told me about it and blgmed me’ for it. Now, my car is not marked' or scratched in anyway, so that'is proof enough that I didn’t hit any- body. B i “The North Dakota car must have |turned off the road and did not gd’ into Crookston so I was the first ona’ in and they arrested me. If 1 had seen anybody along the road in & wrecked car 1 would have stopped: and given them a lift, as I always do. W “At the hearing they placed me under $1000 bonds which was furn~ ished by friends in Bemidji and the (Continued on Page 8.) _— [ ON STATE FAIR PROGRAM New Entertainment Fefltum Amounting to $100,000 Have Been Provided ‘, i (By United Press) St. Paul, Aug. 26—A $100,000 entertainment program assembling new features never seen in the north- west will be presented by the Min- nesota State Fair, Sept 2 to 9, fair officials announced today. Miss Lillian Boyer, an 18 yeéat old Chicago school girl, will ‘pass from automooile to low flying arés- plane in front of the grand ~stand each afternoon, and acé¢omplish ' ‘“a | series of areial antics never dttemp- ted by any predecessor. ' She “will throw herself from the plane hang- ing to a rope only by her teeth and will do double and triple twists with out number from the landing gears of the plane. ' Sig Haugdahl, Minnesota’s pte- mier auto racer, and the acknowl- edged leader among dirt track drfy- ers of the world, will present his three mile a minute car with which he broke all world’s records receliuy at Daytona Beach. Haugdahl expects to shatter all Minnesota State Fdir track records. He races with others Sept. 2, 6 and 9 . T w% Horse racing will attract thousands as usual. The fastest horses in Amer- ica are coming for the hig = fheet, one of the biggest of the year. Wik- ners will take away with theni' more than $30,000 in money, moré money than is offered by any meet of sim- ilar size in the country tnis year. , Auto polo, twenty circus™ acts, and running races will complete the grandstand program. Each evening “Mystic China” a fireworks ' spee- tacle will be presented before rthe grandstand. A dozen bands, -headed by the Duluth American - Legion band, winners at the Legion pay-dow at Kansas City will present the music. Auto polo will be piayed in thd afterncon and evening of each day,