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Plan Campaign of Education
of New Electorate of
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MRS, UELAND IS CHOS(S
PRESIDENT OF LE|kUE
Mother and Child Welfare Is
to Occupy Prominent
Place in Activities
Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. "J"-
Minnesota women yesterday took
first steps in preparing **&$&
for their coming citizenship W ^6
formation of a state branch the
League of Women Voters, with the
Yiew to educating the new d**onft
and uniting on a program otjfjuia
welfare and legislation.
Mrs. Andreas Ueland of Mln
was chosen president and Mi
euerite Wells first vice president
In addition six directors! were
named and ten chairmen werjelMt
ed to head the congressional diftriets.
Congressional district chairmen inT
elude Mrs. Charles Mayo, Rochesteri
and Mrs. C. C. Cotton, Duluthjt 5|rp?
William T. Russell, Moorhead and
Mrs. John Irwin, Richfield Mfnbers
of the nominating commute* includ
ed Mrs. P. L. De Voist, luluth
Resolutions promising the WJ*
%the organisation in furthering tlte
laws passed to abolish the tlQUor
it* tr*mti,,*mi WTMBITIR.eoagraiutoto*
tiori* tb Mrs. Carrie jghapman Gatt,
president of the tftttiojial American
Women Suffrage association, on her
able leadership, and Mrs. Andrea* Ue
land for her devoted service ilr-tfnr
frage work in Minnesota were passed
by the body.,
Child Welfare.
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The Pioneer ia a member ofJth* United
Frees. Today'sfaworld's JW $4f
Pin memberW of'the United
Standards for conditions of Hying
bearing on child wefire *erepre
sented to the women by Miss aulia
Lathrop, head of the federal-Child
ren's bureau, Washington, D. Miss
Lithrap declared that at the -begin
ning of the day there were thirteen
civilized nations where the life of
a mother was safer than in the
United States. :The
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country now,
she said, wastfevfeSth in its infahtile
mortality rate and she declared that
the work during children's *year,
when 7,000,000 children s'Were
weighed aftd measured has awakened
the nation to the'heedjof safeguard
ing its family life.1
The board of county commissioners
Will meet in its regular monthly ses
sion at the court house next Tuesday
ij*"'ahd among the matters to be dis
cussed will be the employment of a
superintendent and matron for the
new county home, near the east
shore of Lake Bemidji.
Bids for the equipment of the farm
and building will be opened and it
is hoped that the farm home will be
Teady for occupation early in Jan
uary.
In regard to the road program for
the county, it is likely that bids will
again be asked for in January, that
work may commence in the spring.
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She outlined in detail the bM in
troduced into theVUnitedxStatefeserf
ate by Senator Morris Shepar* Of
Texas, providing co-operative a for
thfe states on maternity and infant
hygiene, the passage Of whjch she
said, would make available instruc
tions for mothers on the are of
themselves and their children.
COMMISSIONERS WILL
MEET NEXT TUESDAY
HOVE TO COMBAT
ENFORCEMENT ACT
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NOTED FRENCH SCULPTOR
Chicago, Oct. 30.A movement to officials reported more men re-
combat enforcement of the wartime
seizure a .in... Hej chairmen of the Order
jnfd he based his opinion on the Fed- Telegraphers, in session here.late
4ral court decision at Louisville two yesterday decided, not to order ^a
days ago and on President Wilson* strike vote among their 23,000 mem
'veto of wartime prohibition, which bera before communicating with Di-
Mr. Mayer called a final pronounce- rector General ot Railroads naj
ment by the president that demobili
zation has been completed."
The l,ouIsville decision held that purpose of the meeting and asking
the wartime prohibition act violated him to put the wage increase into
the fifth amendment to the constitu- effect at once. ~-*t
tion. The government appealed di. ion of the railway telegraphers stat-
rect to the supreme court and Mr. ed that in case he did not do this,
M?yer said he went to Washington on the chairmen had voted to order the
this appeal case. strike vote at once.
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M. Bartholome, the French sculptor,
famou
Mar- ^ya
Pere iacbaise cemetery in Paris, has
been selected to make a replica of this
statue to be placed near the statue of
Liberty. GEN. RHINOW ADVOCATES
COMMISSIONED SERVICE
MEN AS GUARD OFFICERS
Suggests That Bemidji Asao-
ciation Make Recommen-
dation for Officers
Brigadier General Rhinow of the
Minnesota military, and Colonel
Woolnaugh, U. S. A., inspector of the
state guard and prospective com
panies and sites for. armories, at the
lueimeon given them and Major
Uaris and Major-Ragen, quarter mas
ter of the state military, at the Hotel
Mazkham, last evening by H. Z.
Mitchell, assured thir hearers that
they strongly favored that commis
sioned officers of the proposed guard
company ot Bemidji, be returned
commissioned service men.
General Rhinow and Colonel Wool,
naugh suggested that the Bemidji
association select the officers and
make recommendations for their ap
pointment, as the ^appointments were
a community affair.
One of the most important points
brought up by these officers was that
of the care of company equipment,
pending the building ot an armory
in Bemidji. They also stated that
the government would supply all-the
ammunition desired for range prac
tice.
This afternoon, commissioned offi
cers will have a meeting in the Be
midji association rooms for the pur
pose of laying plans for the organi
zation of the guard cmpany, and it
is expected the company will reach
'its required 100 members in a week
or ten days.
Those present at the dinner in
cluded Barle Barker, Bert Barker, A.
B. Palmer, Ralph Lycan, C. K. Fou
cault, Hal Huffman, Dan Moore,
Thayer Bailey, Alex Doran, Dr. Dan
nenburg. GARY STEEL PLANT IS
GOING: STRIKE ENDED
Chicago, Oct. 30.Operation of
the United ISaies Steel Corporation's
huge mill at Gary, Indiana, on a 2"4-
hour basis, is announced by officials,
and end of the strike in the Stand
ard Steel Car company at Hammond,
Ind., which began July 18, are new
developments in the steel strike in
the Chicago district
turnln
wor
prohibition act developed here. **vy
Mayer, attorney for distillery inter
ests, went to Washington to begin TELEGRAPHERS HOT TO
action in the iJnited States supreme
court. Mr. Mayer said he believed
wartime prohibition is over and also
such laws as the Illinois search and
seizure act become inoperativ
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for his statue, "Aux Morts"
th Dead"), which stands in the
Gary last night
ORDER STRIKE CALL
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 30.The 21
Presiden E Man
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GE TODAY'S NEWS OU O TODAY' S A
NIN E BUM
BURNIN SHAFT
FATEFROMGAS
Hundreds of porkers and
Mine Rescue *Workers
Battling Heroically
OF GAS
LARGE
NEAR IMPRISONED MEN
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Wooden Mane ports' Burn
and Cavern Follows,
Blocking Progress
(By United|Pres.)
Amsterdam, 0.. OcS 30.All hope
for the lives of the iqbrisoned miners
in the burning OoaKmine here was
practically abandoned" at noon, when
a cavein occurred the spot the
miners -werebelievtdlto have gather
ed. Miners, give their estimate of
the number believed to he in the
mine from 19 to 22.
Amsterdam, O., A$ct 30.Hun
dreds of coal minersmnd mine rescue
experts are fighting battle against
time today in desperate efforts to
rescue nine men imprisoned in a
burning mine of the Youghiogheny
& Ohio Coal company.
Mine experts discovered a huge
pocket of gas has formed not more
than fifty feet, from the burning
shaft. If the fire reaches this pocket
before the rescuers can reach the Im
itriapjnM. men,: a ^terrific explosion 4s
expected "to wreck-the- mine and oh.
-literate lU Mfe.
The fire is gaining headway, ex.
perts said.
At last reports the rescuers were
within fifteen, feejt of the imprisoned
men and are- working feverishly,
hampered by a oaveiri -due to timber
supports burning out.
NORTH DAKOTA S0L0NS
SUMMONED TO MEET
AT BISMARCK NOV. 25
Frazier Calk Extra Session
to Pare^lay for Many
Changes
feismarck tf. D., Oct. 3tNort
Dakota lawmakers will eat Thanks
giving turkey in Bismarck.
Tuesday, November 25, at noon,
two days in advance of Thanksgiv
ing, they will be convened in extra
session at the capitol by proclama
tion of Governor Frazier, filed Wedi.
nesday evening with the secretary of
state. Governor brazier's proclama
tion follows:
"By virtue of the authority vested
in the governor by the constitution
and laws of the State of North Da
kota and in pursuance theerof, I
herewith call the legislature to con
vene in extraordinary session at the
capitol at Bismarck at 12 o'clock
noon, November 25, 1919 to con
sider and act upon the following sub
jects of legislative business:
"FirstThe ratification of the
woman suffrage amendment to the
federal constitution!
"Second.To provide aid for the
farmers of the drough stricken dis
tricts, ii
"ThirdTo enact such further leg
islation as is deemed necessary to
facilitate the carrying out of the
state's industwat. hrogram."
Details which'" Qe governor does
not mention probajfly will be the re
organization of t banking board,
dropping SecretarVfof State Hall and
Attorney General, ganger frbm mem
bership, a
Reorganization ff the industrial
commission, dropping Langer from
membership. $
An amendments to the banking
laws conferring greater powers on
the state examiner? who is appoint
ed by the elected ^officials who are
members of the backing board.
Acts curbing the*powers of the at
torney general, thtistate auditor and
the secretary of d$ite.
A re-organlsatioh of the state au
diting board,
whtchdwill
secretary of state
omlf. the
an state auditor
from membership'thereon.
ELLA WHEELEK WILCOX
DIESAT^ARLY HOUR
Short Beaebt Conn., Oct. 30.Ella
Wheeler Wilcox, author and poet,
died at 2 oVlock this morning at her
home here. Rafter an illness of several)
weeks, following a nervous collapse
in England.
BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 30,1919 S?Tcre^^ |&^
Increasing Production Will Be
One of Chief Topics by
Eminent Experts
(Special to Pioneer.)
Crookston, Oct. 30.The sixteepth
annual convention of the Red River
Vallefr ^Dairymen's association will be
helijJai^-Crookston on ^December 1Q
anoir'*otiJhi year* Jsuview ot the
increasingishortage of dairy products
the subject-of increasing production
will be discussed by eminent experts.
Prof. C. H. Eckles, newly appointed
chief of the dairy division of the
University of Minnesota, will make
his bow to Red River Valley dairy
men at this meeting. Dairy Commis
sioner James Sorenson, Prof. McKer
row, Prof. Grout. A. Jr Glover of
Hoard's Dairyman, and other prom
inent men have accepted' invitations
to give addresses.
The RedV River Valley Dairymen's
association has -been eceCUve .to -pro
moting dairy farming in many ways.
Withover ,a hundred successful
creameries^ in this section of the
state Snd thousands of progressive
dairy farmers it is expected that this
convention" will be one of the 'most
successful in the history of the asso*
elation. Leonard Houske, of Hal*
stad, is secretary of the association,
He reports' increased interest along
dairy production lines which means
much for this section of the state.
I MILLIONS PAID
FOR CANADIAN
(By United Press.)
Winnipeg,. Man., Oct., 30.The
sale of the Flin Flon mine, north of
The Pas, Man-, to Hayden Stone, of
Boston, involves 810,000,000 for the
construction of a railway, water
powers and-smelter, which is exclu
sive of the purchase price $2,500,000.
To share in the payment are four
prospectors and two Toronto capital,
ists. They are Tom Creighton, Dan
and Jack Mosher, and Leon Dion, of
the Pas E. Hammel and David Fas
ken of Toronto.
The negotiations for the purchase
of the Flin Flon were begun in 19*6
and an option taken for $400,000.
Diamond drills were put on the prop
erty and blocked out an enormous
ore body, containing approximately
20,000,000 tons of copper ore, With
which is associated small values in
gold and silver, aggregating a total
value of |9 to the ton.
The body has been examined by
geologists from* various parts of the
world and pronounced a remarkable
deposit, second only to one in the
United States and one in Spain.
Three Hayden Stone engineers are
at the htine laying out preliminary
plans of development and examining
quarts bodies as to their value as a
flux for smelting the Flin Flon pre.
WILL FORCE GERMANY
TO SIGN PROTOCOL
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In the" "American Independence room" in Versailles paluce two marble
tablets have been placed recently, setting-forth In English and French George
Washington's everlasting glory as a patriotic citizen and leader. Many paint-
lngs and oJHer Washington^ also ars on exhibition In the room.
DAIRYMEN
CONVENTION AT
00KST0N DEC 11-12
Paris, Oct. 30.The supreme
council has decided to force Germany
to sign a protocol guaranteeing that
she will Scarry out the armistice
terms. This will be attached to the
original treaty as soon as executed.
The council also asked that inter- Dr. Warninger, the well known
allied naval experts prepare plans by prize poultry fancier, has just sold a
which Germany shall reimburse the Buff Rosk cock and four hens to
allies for sinking the interned Ger- S. P. Rice of Plummer for the sum
man fleet at Scapa Flow. of $50. Mr. Rice purchased three
The final reply to Bulgara's coun- settings of eggs from Dr. Warninger
ter proposals will be submitted Sat- last soring and raised some prize
urday. ...winners.
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AMERICAN LEGION
CWEFS ARRIVE FOR
NATIONAL CONVENTION
Secretary Declares 10,000 dele-
gates Prevented From At-
tending Space Limited
Minneapolis, Oct. 30.Eric Fisher
Wood, Franklin d'Olier and Dr.
Richard Derby, national officers of
the American Legion, have reached
Minneapolis to take part in arrange
ments lor the national convention of
the- order and are at the Radisson
hoteC" MrTWood is national secre
tary, Mr. d'Olier is the personal rep
resentative of Henry D. Lindsley, na
tional chairman, and Dr. Derby is
head pf the re-employment service of
the Legion.
'Mr, Wood went into immediate
conference with members of the local
committee on arrangements and
joined Lemuel L. Boiles, his assist
snv-at the national offices, 313 Nic^
ojtet avenue. He brought word that
the pressure for placeB on state dele
gations is strong and that the na
tional executive committee hae had
to discourage somewhat the enthusi
asm of eastern members of the Le
gion, fearing to olercrowd the con
vention hall and cause disappoint
ment,
Little Boom for Public.
"We easily could have 10,000 dele
gates here if we had accommodations
fa them," sa'ld Mr. Wood, "New
Vprk wants to send 1,000 Legion
menV anyway. We'are going to have
delegates and_alternates enough to
fill your auditorium, together with
the press representatives. Ihere will
bQ practically no room for the public
and for nondelegate visitors to the
convention, who necessarily will be
disappointed. The press will repre
sent the public, and that is about the
best we can do."
Mr Wood announced that Henry
D.' Lindsley, national chairman,
Theodore Roosevelt and others from
the national headquarters will arrive
November 6. All will be quartered
together at the Radisson hotel, and
there on November 7 they will meet
the advance delegates, the chairmen
and secretaries of the state delega
tions. ALL AMENDMENTS
PASS INTO HISTORY
Washington, Oct. 30.The forty
six amendments attached to the
peace treaty by the foreign relations
committee passed into history yes
terday when the last s\irvlvor of the
group, a proposal by Senator Moses,
republican, New Hampshire, to re
vise voting strength in the League of
Nations, was consigned in the dis
card in the senate by a vote of 47 to
36.
The senate then upset two more
proposed textual changes in the
treaty brought by individual sena
tors One of them presented bp Sena
tor Sherman, republican, Illinois,
proposing to write into the treaty
preamble a reference to the deity,
Was laid on the table by a vote of 67
to 27. The other, sponsored by Sen
ator Johnson, republican, California,
as a new solution for voting inequal
ity In the league, was killed out
right, 43 to 35.
HIGH PRICED POULTRY.
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'TllipiOIfEER'S" CmCULATlON
Largest circulation of any paper in
North Central Minneptaf
Cabinet' Again Meets Today
Will Take Initiative to
Preserve Country
COAL MINERS FIRM
IN THEIR INTENTION
Conference of Worker* Has
No Defender of President
of United States
(Undated Lead)
(By T/p#d Press.)
The initiative in saving the coun
try from 0 industrial, commercial
and economic crisis, which it is
agreed would follow the threatened
coal miners ttrlke, today passed
from the mine tb th5 operators aad
government,'with the miners stand
ing firmly o* their announced, inten
tion to tie up the country's bitumin
ous mines Saturday.
A meeting of the president's cab
inet Was held today to complete
plans for government action in con
nection with the strike. Meeting
with the cabinet were Fuel Director
Garfield a'n4"Rail" Director Hines.
Decision had already been reached
to employ federal troops to protect
miners who Ignore strike orders a,nd
to invoke the Lever food bill and
fuel act^making hinderence ot pro
duction of the necessities of life un
lawful, it Buch measures are deemed
necessary.
MIVERS DETERMINED.
Indianapolis, Oct. 30.The strike
order of the United Mine Workers,
effective Friday at midnight, stands.
After two hours' discussion, the
conference here of officials Of the big
union, it was announced, had no Idea
of modifying the call tot a cessation
of work.
President Wilson's pronouncement
on the-threatened industrial war had
no defender in the conference, it was
stated.
Approximately 500,000 men are af
fected by the strike order.,
The Federal government has taken
steps to prptect the public In the
event of the strike. Just what, means
the government "will adopt'has not
been disclosed, but ftie cabinet has
announced that a definite policy has
been agreed upon.
President Wilson in his message to*..
the people Of the nation, delivered
last Saturday, declared he would use
every available agency of the gov
ernment to keep the mines in opera
tion.
Governors Of. many states in which
soft coal mines are located have de
clared they also will use their power
in the effort to keep the nation's
railways and. industries in operation.
DRASTIC ACTION NECESSARY.
Washington, Oct. 30.The govern
ment moved swiftly last night to
meet the nation-wide coal strike or
dered for Saturday.
Refusal pf the miners' organization
at Indianapolis to withdraw the order
calling out half a million men brought
instant announcement that drastic
action would be taken to keep the
minj in operation.
Every resource of the government,
in the words of Attorney General
Palmer, will be used to prevent the
"national disaster" certain to follow
the stoppage of work.
Adequate police protection with
troops as a last resort, if necessary,
will be given those men desiring to
remain at work.
Reports from government agents
show that a big part of the miners
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MANY NEGROES INDICTED.
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Helena, Ark., Oct. 30.The grand
jury found indictments for murder in
tne first degree against 73 more ne
groes in connection with the insur
rection of October 1. This brings"
the number 0' indictments for mur
der up to 94A
ADMINISTRATION IN
SOFT COAL CONTROL
(By United Press.)
Washington, Oct 30.Rail Direc
tor Hines today issued an order
which, in effect, gives the railroad
administration control over all soft
coal in transit. He also issued a
priority list, controling coal distribu
tion.
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