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^mm?'^^^' t" yxrvfgxi'p ~",,wjvi^''' MEMBER UNITED PRESS The Pioneer ji a metaber of the. Unittd IH^^^S world's news today. VOLUME XIV NO. 252 CARLSONNAHED PRESIDENT OF Mrs. E. H. Smith, Vice Chair- man Mrs. Huffman, Secre- tary Dr. Smith, Treasurer PLANS BEING MADE FOR PEACE PROGR AM Committee Chairmen Named to Have Charge of Activ- ities During Year u'-Officers of Jthe Southern Beltrami 50unty chapter of^the American Red CJirOBS were named at a meeting of the Executive committee in the rooms of the Bemidji association yesterday af ternoon, as follows: ChairmanA. T. Carlson, succeed ing C. W. Warfleld. '-iVloe chairmanMrs. E. H. Smith. SecretaryMrs. H. L. Huffman, re- JI TreasurerDr. E. H. Smith, re jected. :i*Jlans are being made to carry on '*he peace program of the Red Cross in Beltrami county, and much good iwork is expected to be accomplished hy the organization during the next year. The following committee chair- ,4tf$ were named for the ensuing .yea:r by Chairman Carlson: Civilian -ifSfef, Mrs. E. Smith membership, Mrs. Prank T. Beaver finance, Mrs. graham M. Torrance. COUNTY POULTRYSHOW HELD NEXT DECEMBER: OFFICERS ARE ELECTED Several Changes Made in Conduct Uniform Coops to Feature Beltrami county's annual poultry "tjhow will in all probability be held the second week in December, and arrangements have already begun to make the exhibit this year the larg est and most important, ever held by the Beltrami county Poultry associa tion. Tentative plans for the show were made at a meeting fold in the nign school building last evening at which ^he following officers-.were selected: John Patterson, president Jack Wil liams, vice-president H. M. Stanton, 'secretary Mrs. E. H. Smith, treasur i and Harry Olin, show manager. 'The re will be several' changes In ts method of operating the exhibit i year, one of which will the charging of a small entry fee. A Uniform cooping arrangement is to ns provided and other improvements 'over the exhibits of former years made: GEORGE BAKER OPENS VrUAGLEY MUSIC STORE (Special to Pioneer.) Bagley, Minn., Oct. 24.George T. Baker, the Bemidji jeweler, has opened a branch of his'music depart ment in Bagley, with Hector Brown, one of his salesman, in charge. This 4tore will be housed in the front half of*the Bagley Herald ottice. Mr. Baker has already put in four Ipianos and five Pathe phonagraphs. Many records for the Columbia and Spathe machines are a part of the present stock. As soon as necessary transporta tion can be secured from Bemidji, a complete stock of Pathe, Columbia, Spnora, Munola, Wilsonian, Bruns wick and Master phonagraphs will be installed. This stock of phonagraphs will' contain about fifty machines. The stock of pianos, which will con sist of about thirty instruments, will he shipped in and will contain the following makes: Baldwins. How ard, Ellington, St. Regis, Washburn, and Holland. In- addition to this stock of" phonagraphs and pianos they .will carry a complete line of band and orchestra instruments and a full stock of Columbia and Pathe records Mr. Brown states that the duration of the store in Bagley is indefinite. 1u if business warrant, it will be ihede permanent. Bagley people feonld patronize this business In or der to make it a permanent flxtu-e, smce-i good music store is an excel 'ijnt-addition to any town. pWTf^^y^jygig'T^^" ^T"1 xrtr 1 "**TT'' A wnw'""'^""y{ yrH'v^fv^rn WAS SPEAKER AT ASSOCIATION LUNCH Davjd H. Holbrook took over the time work of the Heme Service department of the Northern Division of the American RedCross at the time when the neighbors of solders' .fam ilies roe up and askfd: "Can't we have some, of this Red Cross home ser vice, too?" %&'*: aft Maynard Wins Race Laurels, fBy United Press.) Washington, Oct. 24.The air service department at Washington has announced, that Lieut. Belvih W. Maynard's laurels as-.winner of the transrCDntittsntal air derby axe se cure. The big idea of the race was to get across the country and back again first. The second angle was the flying time. The third angle was reliability. Maynard won on the first basis, Lieut. Alexander Pearson made the actual fastest time and Captain J. O. Donaldson won as to reliability. PUBLISHERS FLAK MOVING. New York, Oct. 24.Publishers, who suspended operations as the re sult of the lockout and strike in the local printing industry, were invited to consider plans for the publica tions of their periodicals outside New York City is a statement issued by John Adams Thayer, secretary of the New York Publishers' commit tee. Mr. Thayer's statement followed a meeting of a committee represent ing publishers of periodicals and trade papers at which such action was indorsed. Mr. Thayer stated that employing printers throughout the country have offered their services for the print ing of-such publications as the em ploying printers of New York are un able to issue owing to the strike. BABCOCK FINDS ROAD SENTIMENT STRONG IN NORTH MINNESOTA Assures Improved Highw ay Between International Falls and Bemidji St. Paul, Oct. 24.C. M. Babcock, state highway commissioner, back in St. Paul from an extended inspec tion tour of state roads, declared he found sentiment in Northern Minne sota almost unanimous for the good road amendment. Accompanied by J. H. Mullen, dep uty commissioner, Mr. Babcock went from St. Paul through St. Cloud, Little Falls, Brainerd, Walker, Park Rapids, Bemidji, Bagley, Clear Brook, Red Lake Falls, Thief River Falls, Roseau, Warroad, Baudette, In ternational Falls, Northome, Grand Rapids, Hibbing, Virglna, Duluth and back to St. Paul. "We went to inspect the road which runs from Bemidji to Interna tional Falls. By next year we will have a good passable gravel road be tween these points. It will not be the highest class gravel road, but it will be a good one and will take care of the very heavy traffic between these two points. "Nowhere did we find any senti ment against good roads and as the people understood the proposed amendment, they will vote for it al most as a unit in Northern Minne sota, and the same sentiment soon will prevail in other parts, of the state. "We found the roads as a whole in very good shape, and being main tained as they should be. There are some bad spots, but it is not general." ..<p>UPTOWN v-*?-r BYBOTHSFDES Miners and Operators Asked to Remain in Session This Afternoon CONFERENCE O UNION *i HEADS CALLED SOON Illinois Federation Makes Sug- gestion to Sa Gompers, National Head (By United Press.) Washington, Oct. 24.Settlement of the soft coal strike, which is sche duled to come off November 1, will be put up to President Wilson, Secre tary of Labor Wilson made known to day. He asked the miners and opera tors to remain in session until this afternoon. UNION CONFERENCE CALLED. Washington, Oct. 24-T -A confer ence of heads of all international unions connected with the American Federation of Labor has been called to meet at Washington at an early date. This Was reyealed today by Samuel Gompers in a telegram to the Illi nois State Federation in convention at Peoria today. His telegram was in answer to the communication, suggesting thatr-the national labor convention frame an offensive and defensive alliance of labor organisations. The telegram was seat Qoaatara after the labor group withdrew, from .the industrial peace conference.. DIEDRICH TO REFEREE. Dr. J. W. Diedrich will go to Fargo tomorrow to officiate at the football game to be played between the North Dakota agricultural college and the South Dakota state college. POSTAL WAGE INCREASE. FIXED BY CONGRESS. WILL AFFECT BEMIDJI Increases to Be Retroactive From July 1 and Will Increase $40,000,000 Washington, Oct. 24.An agree ment on increased pay for postal em ployes has been reached by the sen ate and house conferees, a graduated scale ranging from $100 to ?200 an nually for general employes, with smaller rises for the rural mail serv ice being approved. The increases would be retroactive from July 1 and the estimated cost to the government would be between $38,000,000 and $40,000,000. Those to receive general increases include assistant postmasters, clerks and carriers at first and second-class postoffices, railway mail clerks, in spectors, mechanics, laborers, watch men and third-class postmasters. The receiving between $1,000 and $1,- $200 increase would go to those now 200 $150 to those oetween $1,200 and $1,600 $125 to those between $1,600 and $2,000, and $100 to those receiving $2,000 to $2,500. Carriers in village delivery serv ice would receive an advance of 20 per cent and rural carriers would get increases of from $37.50 to $200, ac cording to length of their routes and frequency of trips. Substitute clerks and carriers would be given 60 cents an hour. PAN MOTOR TRIAL ON. Chicago, October 24.The trial of officials of the Pan Motor company charged with using T3e mails to de fraud, opened in Judge Landis court here. It is expected that most of the day will be spent in selecting a jury. MAN SELLS CHICKENS THEN RENTS HIS HOUSE Here's an ad that did the busi ness. Just one insertion and the deed was done. For Rent6 room house, newly decorated. 706 13th St. Phone 696-J. The same man who sold his chickens through The Pioneer want ad department thought he would try it on a rent proposition and found thai it works the same way. They just can't help but bring re sults. ir^x*- qr.t The baby clinic will be held Sat urday at the Central school from 9 to 12 and from 2 to 4:30. Children up to school age will be examined free by Dr. E. J. Huenekens, the baby specialist from Minneapolis, sent by the Minnesota Public Health associa tion, of which Mrs. A. B. Witting is county secretary. Mothers who have not made their appointment for examination of the .children at^Jhe clinic are -welcome ^anyway."" ^jSfiy special cases will re ceive- -&ttenjHon,-. even though the children are over six years of age. The WomemV Community and Civic club wishes to express its thanks to the Pioneer and Sentinel for their generous publicity of the clinic. We also wish to thank the Elko, Grand and the Rex for their advertising slides. The merchants have co-operated with us and a vote of thanks is due them, especially the Bazaar store, the Fair store, O'Leary Bowser, Troppman. and City Drug Store, for their special windows, dec orated to advertise the clinic. Mrs. R. L. Schumaker is chairman in charge of the clinic Mrs. Hallan Huffman is publicity chairman post ers were made by Fred Fraser, micille Young, Hal Huffman and Mrs. H. M. Stanton notices at the movies were attended to by Mrs. Lee La Baw notices in all the church and at tbe Salvation Army were attended to by Mrs. Blaine Lambert. iSupt. Bolcom arranged for invitations to be writ ten to all mothers by the children in the schools. Mrs. W. N. Bowser ar ranged for store window decorations. Assisting at the clinic on Satur day will be: Miss Mostu, school nurse, Miss May MacGregor, county school nurse, Mrs. R. L. Schumaker, Mrs. F. S. Arnold, Mrs. A. E. Witting, Mrs. R. E. Richardson, Miss North rup, Mrs. H. A. Northrup, Mrs. T. J. Andrews, Mrs. F. M. Goughnour, Mrs. S. L. Sellers, Mrs. E. A. Barker, Mrs. I. B. Olson, Mrs. K. H^ Olson, Mrs. E. H. Denu, Mrs E. D. Bbyce, Verna Barker, Thelma Bowers, Elsie Block burn, Mildred Argall, Gwendolyn Mealan, Gladys Getchell, Dorothy Wilton, Miss Jones and Miss Myers, the latter two high school teachers. GRAND RAPIDS WILL PLAY BEMIDJI SATURDAY Tomorrow afternoon, the Bemidji high school foot ball team will play Grand Rapids on the local field. Although this game has no bearing on the district title it is one of the games which the two teams have scheduled to play with each other. This game will prove to be better than was played last Saturday, as Grand Rapids has a much stronger team, having a heavier group of players than the Coleraine team. Tomorrow, Fosston will play Crookston on the latter's field and If Fosston is defeated, Bemidji will have the district title, but if Fosston wins the title will fall to Bemidji without playing any other team, as they have won the largest number of games by the largest margins. This year, Bemidji has the strong est team they have had since 1917, and thevgame tomorrow is looked forward to as a fast and hot one, de serving of a good crowd of rooters. BULGARIA SUBMITS COUNTER PROPOSALS Paris, Oct. 24.The Bulgarian pace delegates today submitted a number of counter proposals to their peace treaty. I BEMTOJI. MINN,, FRIDAY EVBUNC, OCTOBER 24, 1919 ^S^Tm^Z^em^"*'- ""f^ONTH CAPITAL AND LABOR CONFERRING John D. Rockefeller, Jr., discussing-, with Frank Morrison soiue of the problems of the industrial conference In Washington. The scene is the con- ference room of th* Pan-American building. BABY CLINIC HELD TOMORROW AT CENTRAL SCHOOL: ALL WELCOME Every Interested Mother Urged to Bring Their i Little Ones .jjfty UNOFFICIAL ROUND TABLE WILL DISCUSS PROBLEM OF MINING DIFFERENCES Conference Called for St. Louis Nov. 17. President Wilson Has Been Invited (By United Press.) St. Louis, Oct. 24.An unofficial "round table" industrial conference opens here November 17, with the nrBt session of the annual convention of the American Mining congress. The industrial convention will be in session five days. Plans are under wayvfor the greatest industrial gath ering li\ history. Promoters say American Mining congress represents the majority interests in tbe coal fields, it )s said. President Wilson and Vice Presi dent Marshall have' been invited to gather with capital, labor and the public here to lend an official tone to the decisions on social and labor un rest. Prevented by illness from at tending the recent "round table" conference in Washington, President Wilson was expected to take a hand In this congress. The American Mining congress plans to bring together all conflict ing interests at the discussion. Through discussion and deliberation it hopes to reach conclusions and def inite policies of capital and labor to allay present unrest. Increased production of coal, metal and oil, will be attempted. "So long as production of -coal, metal and oil are upon a minimum level, with maximum costs of labor, supplies and transportation, so long will complex readjustment problems grow more difficult." W. K. Kavan augh temporary chairman of the ar rangement committee declared. Inflation of currency, 'Habor radi cals continuing to demand national ization of basic industries" and labor demands for shorter hours, were in dicated by Kavanaugfi as reasons for the exisiting situation. GUTHRIE POSMASTER EXAMINATION CALLED The United States Civil Service commission has announced an exam inatiop to be held at Bemidji, on No vember 22, as a result of which it Is expected to make certification to fill a- contemplated vacancy In the posi tion of fourth-class postmaster at Guthrie and other vacancies as they may occur at that office, unless it shall be decided in the interests of the service to fill any vacancy by re instatement. The compensation of the postmaster at this office was $190 for the last fiscal year. Applicants must have reached their twentyvfirst birthday on the date of the examination, with the exeception that in & state where women are de clared by statute to be at full age for all purposes at eighteen years. Wom en eighteen years of age on the date of the' examination will be admitted. Applicants must reside within the territory supplied by the postofflce for Which the examination is an nounced. The examination is open to all dftizens of the United States who can comply with the requirements. Application blanks, form 1753, and ftt/i,%fomatIo concerning the re quirements of the examination can be secured from the postmaster at the place of vacancy or from the United States Civil Service commission, Washington, D. C. Applications should be properly executed and filed wlfh the commis sion at Washington, D. C, at the earliest practical date. TWO STEEL STRIKERS SHOT. Youngstown, Ohio, Oct. 24.One man was mortally wounded and an other seriously injured when police broke up two alleged attempts at ar-, son by -striking steel workers. RUCKEFEL1R BEGINSTASKOF FRAMINGPEACE With Two Million Strikers Out or Going Out, Prob- lem Huge One SON O WORLD'S RICHEST MAN BENDS O TASK Manfully Tackles Jo to Bring Warring Factions Into Acceptable Plan By Ralph Couch. (United Press Correspondent.) Washington, Oct. 24.-with two million workers on a strike or threat en to strike the problem of how to frame an Industrial peace today is in the hands of John o. Rockefeller, Jr., capitalist and son of the richest man in the world. Rockefeller began his work on this assignment late yesterday, when the public group of the original national industrial conference named him chairman of the committee to decide how It shall carry out the president's request th^t work of the conference be Qbji|sudt Conferring with other members of the committee today, he is framing a report to be presented to members of the public group this afternoon. Other members of the committee are John Spargo, socialist Miss Ida Tar bell, woman writer Thomas D. Jones of Chicago and Ward M. Bur gess of Omaha. The members are anxious, if the public group attempts to carry on the work of the conference, that the group be given a new standing or be reorganized BO that it shall not be handicapped by the failure of the conference, as a whole, to get results. The group may ask President Wil son to reorganize it and give it a new name. SUGAR PRODUCERS AGREE ON THE PRICE OF BEET FACTORIES Ten Cents a Pound to Whole- sale Dealers Receives Ap- proval of Manufacturers Washington, Oct. 24.Concur- rence of producers representing 90 per cent of the beet sugar output in this country has been received by At torney General Palmer in reply to his suggestion that 10 cents a pound to wholesalers was a fair price for the new crop. Mr. Palmer will confer in Boston with the fair price committee of Massachusetts, and expects at that time to make an important announce ment concerning the gover ment's plan for reducing the cost of living. A meeting in Lincoln, Neb., No vember 25 probably will be attend ed by Mr. Palmer. The governors of Minnesota, Connecticut, Washington, Ohio and Maryland have expressed a desire to call conferences for any date that Mr. Palmer will be able to be present. Active co-operation is being given the department of Justice by the Na tional Retail Dry Goods association and the National Garment Markers' association in determining whether there is any profiteering in clothing. It was announced that questionnaires had been sent by both organizations to all members asking figures On ori ginal cost, profits and overhead ex penses, and that these would be as sembled for any use the department desired. SENATE ASKS NAME OF WATSON'S TRADUCERS (By United Press.) Washington, Oct. 24.A resolu tion asking for the name of the party who authorized a press statement at tacking the record of Senator Watson of Indiana was adopted today by the senate. BRITISH PREMIER IS FACING BIG CRISIS By Ed L. Keen. ("United Press Correspondent.) London, Oct. 24Premier Lloyd George's government faces a most serious situation as the result of the government losing in the house of commons yesterday, on the amend ment to the alien bill, according to press opinion here today.