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&''- I S Paul Bank Report Shows That Harvest Season I 2 Marked With Increases BATTLE INDUSTRY HAS INCREASED PAST WEEK Reports of Conditions of Sev- eral Counties in Sixth Dis- trict Show Activities St. Paul, Aug. 26. Spouting toshers, in operation fTom the Canadian border to the Iowa boun during tjie past week, have jied much of Minnesota's crop of Jolden grain into silver dollars, and the advent of the harvest season has been marked by increased activities in almost every industry except wool, according to the weekly review of Minnesota enterprise, prepared by the Merchants National bank, of St. Patd, with the co-operation of leading banks in nearly every county.' A' week ago, reports showed the testtie industry was almost stagnant, with stockmen holding off for better prises. Since then, some shipments have been made. Forest fires which were threatening extensive damage in the northern counties were checked by^ghe rain of August 19. More than )|000 in bonds have been lis fpt. by a s^re^ojf ci "^nwipai^iinprpyemenw fo road'7.,"V" onefairly/heavy^ rain,t /l4 ^0^^^i0W^^^^ provwra boon to the farmer, its, corn, rye, barley, flax, bee clover and potatoes, will bring ins of dollars to Minnesota fartn lis fall. In some districts, par ticularly in the central and northern counties, jbankers reporaW a slight reduction "in Joans as aj|n|egti' of the movement of clOTf, to- fjie etS*l|Crmers...'. in :swne^ of 'bounties, however/ qMJicatid io-"joid^tfc*ii?P*Ji.^ ces anff they expressed-criticisnl the federal reserve bank order ?\vttat farmers should meet threshing) ^f|'i'|..jiotai lands. "h? partly been lifted V: land deals have been reported one sale in Wright county at $325 an i:':'. Several big farm county acre, netting a farmer who ownedapplications M'--th0. land-eight months, a profit of i ^14,000. This seems to he -a fine fruit year and a poor year for northern berries. i *Wi6 car supply situation is irregular. Some counties reported a serious ,Continut:a ou diguu EALIH GRACIE POST TO HOLD MEET THIS EVENING Every member of the Ralph Gracie impost of the American Legion is re s.V guested to be present at the meeting and races and Mr. Davis requested 'to be held at. the rooms of the Be- the heartiest' possible co-operation midji Civic and Commerce association between the Labor Organizations and evening beginning at 8 o'clock, the Association and its members. A Several matters of importance are, resolution was passed unanimously be taken up at this time and a that the Association go on record as report of the delegation representing the local post at the state convention :las$ Week will be heard. Plans will also be made for furnishthg palHbear ers and a firing squad for the funeral of 1-Barl Mclver, whose remains are o'clock being brought here from Liverpool o'clock for burial. ARRESTED AS Wa MURDERER OF POLICE Minneapolis, Aug. 26.Frank Raz wic was arrested last night as a suspect in connection with the mur tained the bill^of sale of the automobile and in the application for motor vehicle registration were de clared by the police to be fictitious. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR EMCK ERICKSON WILL BE HELD TOMORROW Rev. Nordale Wi ll Officiate at Home and Swedish Lutheran Church Services 'Many were shocked by the an nouncement of the death of Erick Erickson, aged 75, who fell from a load of slabs at Plant 1 of the Cropk ston Lumber company yesterday morning, dying almost instantly. Those who knew him marvelled at his wonderful physical preservation. He had never been ill a day in his life, and had perfect mental, jandi physical ability. He started his work at the lumber mill a few days ago only to have something'at which to keep busy. Mr. Erickson was born in Sweden, coming to this country when a young man. He leaves his wife, to whom he was married fifty-five years ago, Ave children and eighteen grand chil dren. They have made their home with their son, Jonas, of Nymore. The funeral will be held from the Erickson residence, Fifth ward,_tq morrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, and from. the Swedish Lutheran church at 2 o'clock, Rev. T. B. Nor dale, pastor of the church, officiating. Interment will be made in Green wood^ Following are the names of tie five children, all of whom are expect ed to arrive for the funeral: Jonas E. Erickson, Nymore Iver Erickson, Pine River, Alberta, Can. Mrs. Oscar Norland, Lsncester, Minn. Mrs. Swan Johnson, Caribou, Minn., and Mrs. Bertha Erickson, Devils Lake, N. D. REPUBLICANS TO OPEN n&d work. A aeries of showers SPEECHES ON SEPT. 17 I Chicago, August 26.Senator Har Ty ,S. N^e*5 chairndah of the speakers' ^ur^au of the Republican national committee, announced last night that Jhjen speaking campaign ofn the party Septemb- be officially opened S i "^"ti/** -".""V'T. err every county 1u, 7 ofi ,\n tne United $yeTy eMnt the preceded, states.iSttvitiespeakers The will continue ^ntinubusly: |nti $ November 1. it was announcedi.. VISIT WASHINGTON AND ASSIST THE DAIRYMEN *.M! II. i Pith of the A^dre^ fli V*'""term Wednesday Lunch loans immediately after the harvest.] A The regular meeting of the Bemid- school in looking for a capable coach I -Real estate activities are improved.! Iowa farmers, mostly men of means, was held yesterday after the noon of Dr. Diedrich upon recommendation i are buying land throughout Minne- day luncheon with a good attendance of Leonard (Stub) Allison, coach at sota. Visitors from Michigan have present considering the absence from the University of Washington, a grad- been looking over Northern Minne- th city of thirtynorther tRee The cement tie-up has der of Patrolman Frank S. Hallett niembering that the fertility of the a?dn of four automobile bandits: was- one of the greatest assets yesterday, when sedrch for the owner, and the farmers one of the great* the machine abandoned by the needs of an,^community "Dairy- \-f _I_J 4.U-* o -IJ ing, he said was bound to be tne fcandits'revealed that it was soldi" n,^ gently by Razwick to woman Both mine,and address.of the womar^on-, J0VELTY ORCHESTRA TO PLAY FOR DANCE WEDNESDAY sday evening, September 1, and all advance information which een secured here this will prove a real occasion for the dancing -__ic. The Metropolitan novelty orchestra Chicago, composed of' five players, turing the piano, drums, banjo, olin, clarinet and the laughing and oaning saxophone, will play the test jazz numbers for this affair. R. O. Bagly, Supt of Schools, ad vised that there were a number of from 3tudents wishing to atend High School the coming year, who* wanted to work for their room and board and requested the members of the Association to co-op erate with the schools in endeavor ing to find such places for the stu dents. J. T. Davis, representing the Labor Unions of the city, appeared before the Association with an invitation to all memuers. to join with them in a fittfng celebration on Labor Day. There will be a parade' and picnic at favoring the co-operation of its mem bers with the Labor Unions in the celebration and requested that the: merchants and business houses close, their places of business from ten in .the morning until two in the afternoon. 'Messrs. J. J. Farrell, 'Secretary of the NationaiHProducts Commission and John Welch, former chief coun sel to the-Federal .Trade Commission at Washington 'gave very interesting and encouraging addresses, the form er dwelling upon the necesslty-6f the City and vicinity extending all the possible help,it can to new settlers as they come into the country, re- profltalDl occupatlo in this dollar an cen aa ts in alg 0 wa |lfcabl feature dance has been announe-' done by the Federal Trade Commis- be.held at the Armory on Wed- sj0n tn fro standpointm0stf alway.s lh leaving the land in as productivef a state as it originally was." Mr. Welsh dwelt at some length upon the work, done by the various commis sions in our government at-Washing ton referring chiefly to the work with which he was connected formerly, and also stated that it was highly desirable that every person at some time visit Washington and get first hand a knowledge how the government of our country is car ried on. It would result in a bet ter understanding of the difficulties encountered there and the manners solving them and would as well give an inspiration to visit the many not able places of historical interest. the proclamation when he arrived at his signed before he left home the certificati become the thirty-sixth state to ratify the of suffragists who had waited until a lat the arrival of the Tennessee certification, moned to the state department and met Massachusetts. GRAND MASTER OF 0W FELLOWS HERE FRIDAY Grand Master August Hohenstein of, the Odd Fellows of the state of Minnesota will be present at the reg ular weekly meeting of the Bemidjt lodge tomorrow evening, and it fis urged that there be a large attend ance on hand to greet him. Since this is the first visit of Mr. Hohenstein to this lodge in that ca pacity, an interesting program is bek ing arranged. Featuring this pro* gram will be a talk by the grand master. Several of the local mem bers will be called upon f6r short talks and the social session as planned promises to be of vital interest to every member of the local lodge. ^promise of^ Substantial salary fear, only part of his time* Th directors of the Seattle high ,A ji Civic and Commerce Association for the school were given the name or forty members on uate of Carleton college. trip to the part of the tairie the Carleto football tea in Member of thm United PressLMMJ Wise Servfcs.Today's World N.w. Today BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1920 RJCHTOf WOMENTOBALLOTIS NOWPARTOFUS CONSTTTUTION ,jf#w \r?.' Secretary of State Colby Today Proclaimed the Ratification of Nineteenth Amendment -v: Upon Reaching His Office ^m& (By United Press.) Washington, Aug. 26.The right of was formally made a part qf the Constil States today when Secretary of State when told the last step to make the amendment operative had Ill DIEDRICH WANTED TO COACH ATHLETES IN SEATTLE SCHOOL Dr. J. W. Diedrich, who during his residence in -this city has proven him self to be an excellent athletic di rector and coach while assisting in handling the football teams for the 6emldji high school sinc 1916, ha* ere be P?tO COac Hem cap-1 victory over the Chicago "U" and 1916 when that aggregation defeated troopst to protect Warsaw when they the University of Chicago outfit at the University of Wisconsin in 1914,' 13 to and 14 to 3, respectively. He captained University of Minne sota baseball team in 1914. He has also assisted in turning out.some of the best aggregations that.have ever represented the Bemidji high school, losing only two games in four years. The financial proposition offered by the Seattle school is between $1,800 and $2,000 a year for only part time services, but nevertheless Diamond Point followed by sports he will probably not accept the offer, ley, Roosevelt and Taft. nv^u- rrwwt cv IT'S GREAT STUFF.YOU MUST TAKEA JUG HOME WITH YOO I HOPf THAT COPPfR OON*Tj SEE ME BEFORE ACROSS c*mifct S?^^aa afei iromen to the ballot bion of the United jy proclaimed the ratification of the nineteenth amendments tJolby announcedJsheviki notice was conciliatory tone It waived the proposals for a civil'militia in Poland, backing down the demands for Polish disarmament and demanding that Poland make an honest bid for peace and cease in terruption of the armistice hegotia iions. The time, limit for Russia's reply was to have expired tomorrow ice today, having Tennessee had |ent. A group our last night for, hurriedly sum iy. They cheered been taken. Among them werejUice Pa^hairman of: the,EggTs^a^tolSSS national woman's party, and Miss Mary Moore Forest, of the STEPS ARE TAKEN TO REUEYE CAR SHORTAGE Wasbingrajar )Aug." 2ft'.teps to stimulate we movement of grain across the wftct fiakesfrom the west in order toPHeve the oar aitnation, Were taken ^esterday by the Inter state commerce commission in order ing readjustment of grain freight rates from ports on Lake Brie to the Atlantic walfeftSjL "The modtttutloh, which was made on the applwation of the railroads and the grram shippers, permits in creases of only 30 per cent in domes tic rates aid-25 per cent in export rates,, ihsteld of the flat 40 per cent increase recently authorised by the commisston| New rates under the re adjustment become effective on one day's notice at any time not later than September 1. They are to ap Ply on pral ferie and (F^irport to the Atlantic sea-v board. REPUUCANS REALIZE CLE 10 IS FUTILE Raj'moTid ernments ij trjdn lot, United Press) Ohio,. August 26. (fly pper)Republican gov realize^'the flrtfHfy of out article 3t o tjha- Marion league of:flfl/ttons covenantr.-^fjrmn *T? are e'a derrick, Cleveland, former arabas sador to Francee (NOW declared today Her- her for a conferenc.e with Hck cam*1 Senator Warren G. Harding, fresh from a two months' stay in Europe, where he discussed the international situation confidently with practically all the statesmens in authority. "Eng land and France to sens practically immi wa hwanted soldiers prove fal 1 sen Chicago, 7 to 0. I nent,"rHerrick said. "That they did Diedrich piloted the Gophers to' da no futility of the article:" th PORMEtt SECRETARY OP AGRICULTURE WES TODAY Thayer, Iowa, August 26.James Wilson, 86, for sixteen years United States secretary of agriculture, died at his home here today af,ter a pro tracted illness. Wilson represented Iowa during three years ip congress and was secretary of agriculture in the cabinets of Presidents,' McKin- Ol' John B. Thrift, Sr. LOOK OUT FOR THOSE l^^ REVENUE GUVS ^LT HEYJ100K OUTTHBiT* RUSSIANS REPLIED TO ANGLO-ITALIAN NOTES IN CONCILIATORY TONE Waived .Proposals for Militia in Poland Demands Honest Bid for Peace (By United Press.) London, Aug. 26 (By Webb Mill er) .Russia's* reply to the Anglo Italian ultimatum today offered to waive any of the armistice terms pro posed at Minsk, which were not con tained in the digest which Commis sioner Kameneff previously submitted to Premier Lloyd George. The Bol communication prepared by Arthur Balfour, lord-president of the council, demanding that Russia mod ify her armistice terms to Poland to conform with those submitted to the British premier immediately after their" receipt. The Russian repre sentative, Kamineff, who had pre pared to leave London, went into conference with Chairman Adamson of the parliamentary labor commit tee. COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION OPENS TONIGHT The county Sunday school conven tion opens tonight and continues all day tomorrow in the Presbyterian church. In this evening's program, Superintendent Bagby will speak on "Christian Education' 'and Harold IF. Humbert on "An American System of Religious Education." The son service begins at 7:30. Mr. Humbert was recently secre tary of the Oregon Sunday school as sociation and is new to Minnesota. But in a recent letter from the pre- shtpments.frow Buffalo, of the Stearns county associa ._* __ hV say's"WrT'Humberf is"'one'-of the best workers they have ever had in the county. Mrs. Jean Hobart also comes to assist In the conven tion. In a letter from Mr, Humbert this morning he says they will be here Friday evening, so a program has been arranged in which he will speak on "The Miracle of Growing Up" and Mrs. Hobart on "The Child in the Midst," Delegates from all Sunaay schools interested are invited to attend. GIRDON WOODBURY SUCCEEDS ROOSEVELT AS SECRETARY (By United Press.) Washington, Aug. 26. The ap pointment Qi Gordon Woodbury, of New Hampshire, as assistant secre tary of the navy, to succeed Franklin D. Roosevelt, was announced today in the navy department. BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL FOR HARDING'S BENEFIT Marion, O., Aug. 26 (Raymond Clapper).Big league baseball will be brought to Marion soon to add a little variety to the front porch cam paign for Senator Harding. The Chicago cubs play the local slow pro cess team here September 2 for the special benefit of Harding, who will pitch the first ball, it was announced here today. IE I'LL BET THOSE FELLERS (ARE REVENUE SLEUTHS/ /WELL MAYBE THAT SAVED (jtE $200*-* AMD COST^ lyouwvTT.cwri VOUSEEWHtRF' YER60IN? HOME */rW OFBOLSHEVKt Soviets Have Now Evacuated- Vilna Lithuanian Troops Occu py R. R. Station POLES HAVE SERIOUS SHORTAGE O MUNITIO NS Unconfirmed Report That Rus- sians Planning to Attack British Forces East (By United Press) Paris, August 26.Polish forces have entered Grodno, according to a dispatch to LeMatin today. Grodno. ISO miles northeast of Warsaw, was. lastly reported to be tne Bolshevikl military headquarters, it is in Rus sian territory. t'fi. & (By United Press) Paris, August 26.The Bolshevikl. have evacuated Vilna and the Lith uanian troops have occupied the rail road station there, according to a WJarsaw dispatch receive/1 from the iFrench foreign office today, ('By United Press) Berlin, August 26.The PoliBh armies, while still driving the Rus sians before them, are fighting a se rious shortage in munitions, accord ing to Come official advices received today. (By United Press.) Warsaw, Aug. 26The last detach ment of the Russian fourth army is seeking to escape in the region of Chorzele, on the eastern Prussian frontier forty miles southeast of Allenstein, the official communique reported today. "In the direction of Kovno, sixty-five miles east and south, of Allenstein, their pursuit con tinues." NONPARTISANSCLAIM VICTORY IN MONTANA Great iFalls, Mont., August 26. League headquarters here are claim ing a land slide for their candidates, all of whom appear today to be nom inated on the democratic ticket. With over half of the precincts In, the league counts up majorities ranging from 12,000 for R. C. Arnold for lieu tenant governor, to 2,000 for Ole Sanvlck. for state auditor. B. K. Wheeler, nonpartisan league endorsee had a majority of 9,000 for governor on the democratic ticket. J. iM. Dix on was leading for republican nom ination. COX PROMISEDTODAY TOMAKECHARGES GOOD (By United Press.) Indianapolis, Aug. 26 (By Herbert Walker, en route with Governor Cox to Pittsburg).With an unmistakable air of confidence, Governor Cox today crossed Indiana and Ohio to prove his charge that a $15,000,000 fund is sought to get Senator Warren G. Harding to the presidency. He prom ised to make good his charges in the republican stronghold of Pittsburg. (By United Press.) Indianapolis, August 26Political leaders encountered admitted' the whole trend of the presidential bat tle may turn on the governor's sched uled exposehis answer to the sen ate investigating committee's demand for information to support his char ges. (By United Press.) New York, August 26.Changes in Governor Cox's western itinerary announced today substituted for his proposed stops at Fargo and Billings., speeches at Devils Lake and Minot, N. D., on September 7 and at Havre and Great Falls, Mont., on Sept 8. fA '1 3 ^Q Irtudort, August 26, (By Webb Miller.)With tihe Aftgloltalia ul timatum to Russia scheduled to ex pire tomorrow, an unconfirmed re port was circulated here today that the Bolshevikl were planning to at tack the British forces in the Eaat- (By United Press.) Berlin, August 26. (By CharlSs Groat.)The Russians tiavo refused to alter their armistice proposals to Poland according to unofficial dis patches received from Minsk 'today. TWe* ^NWMlertkl '-%rinlel:{r^lega4e weje' said to be %ssnniiris the' air of masters of the situation. They were credited with the declaration that they would not alter their position so long as French officials-and muni tions aided Poland. JV' 1 %1