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The Pioneer i the only daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and has the largest circulation In Northern Minnesota VOLUME XIX. NO 86 ISCLUB mm VISITOR |.-.ii -h Delegates to Presentation of Local Charter to Have Big Time Tomorrow COUNTRY CLUB PLAYS BIG PART IN PROGRAM Inter-City Tournament Will Be Held at Local Golf Links All Day Sunday Visiting Kiwanians, coming to Be midji to attend the charter presenta tion ceremonies of the local club to 'be held at Birchmont tomorrow night, will register at the Elks' club rooms, which will be the headquar ters for the visitors. "Visiting ladies will also be entertained by a commit tee "Beaded by local women. District Lieutenant Governor J. O. Pollock Fargo will perform, the presentation ceremonies in the eve ning, after* the visitors have enjoy ed a golf tournament in. the after noon and' a fish fry on the State Teachers college grounds early in the evening. Following, the charter presenta tion, a dancing party for the Kiwan ians' and their friends will be held at the !Birchmon hotel. At the regular weekly meeting of the local club yesterday noon, T. C. Bailey, chairman of the committee in charge of arrangements, made a re port on the program arranged for the visitors. A number of selection were given: by the Minneapolis Syncopat ors and also by Kohano's Native Ha waiian troupe, which appeared at the Grand theater last night and Wed nesday night. The entertainments were very weM received. Go.'flng1 premises to be one feature of the Kiwanis entertainment and plans are heing made at the Benvidji 'Cduntry cluh to care for one of the largest if not the largest, crowds on the links tomorrow and Sunday. At least 100 caddies will be needed tomorrow and Sunday at the Bemidji Country club golf links when tourna ments are to be held, according to one of the officials of the club. This indicates condlusively that there is to 'be a. "bigi doings" there on Ihose days. Sunday's play will consist of inter city tournaments with teams, from St. Cloud, Grand Forks and Fargo. Lunch will be served at the golf links at noon Sunday for 75 cents, ahd it is expected that .most of the players will spend the entire day there, weather permitting. This afternoon, the Bemidji club is playing the Birchmont summer ho tel golfers, and. it was expected that the competition would be keen. This was to be an eight hole match. A number of ladies from Grand (Forks have already arrived in the 'city, and several more are expected, to take part in the inter-city tourna ment'Sunday. They will compete with the Bemidji ladies. Among those from Grand' Forks who are ex pected to take ipart are Mrs. J. D. Bacon, Mrs. Dr. Whitcomb, Mrs. E. E. Sherman, Mrs. M. G. Olson, Mrs. C. J. tMiurphy and Mrs. H. Barnes. Both the visitors and the local golfers are looking forward to the tournament with much interest, and it is expected.' that a number of low goores will be made. BAUDETTE BOASTS FIRST WOMAN JUROR IN STATE (By United Press) Baudette, July 29.The first wo man juror to serve in Minnesota has (proved the strength of the feminine will ,power.v Mrs O. F. Odin, wife of ia local banker, was selected from the audience wthen the venire was ex hausted. She favoredi the plaintrn and although the eleven men were for the Idefewdiant, the verdict was for the former. BUFFALO POLICE WILL BE WELL ARMED AFTER SEPT. 1 Buffalo, July 29.-- Police of Buff alo on September 1, will ..be requir ed to carry one extra round of ammu nition for their revolvers. This new ruling was ordered after police on several occasions had run out of am munition while engaged in revolver 'battles with yeggs and bandits. RUSS FAMINE FUGHT IS CONTINUED TODAY (By United Press) London, July 29.Russia's famine flight continued today. The cross roads in parts of the Volga region were choked with thousands of rick ety carts, small herds and pedes trians. The wildest confusion reign ed at these points. Great clouds of dust arose as lines began to force their way through each other. The cross-roads became centers of death. Even cattle struggling along attached to their owners' carts failed to survive the heat and dust and fell dead. There were millions of suf ferers, according to reports reaching here today by way of Rebel, Copen bagen and Berlin. RUNAWAY GIRLS BEAT THEIR WAY TO BEMIDJI Two Girls From Sauk Center School Taken Into Custody By Sheriff Johnson Sheriff Andrew Johnson took into custody two runaway girls from the State Training School at Sauk Cen tre Thursday, having apprehendied. them on a farm about 20 miles northwest of Bemidji. The girls gave their names as Myr tle Liberty and Catherine McDonald, ages 17 and 18 years. They have been at the training school for about eighteen months and became. *i ^atisified with general con ditions decided to take a leave afyabsertS They. y3 the school three weeks and walked from the Cloud and on up to hen back to Pequot, '.ained a ride to Be ere several days ago. tout food or drink 9-e. days, sleeping in farm yards en ago Thui\ school to Walker a where .th-eA^ midji, landi\4 They went for the first along fences route. Deciding tha\, vting could not be a part of their program they secured food' and drink at various farm houses and in homes in villages along the route,- which made progress less difficult. The girls are well dressed and ap pear to ibe bright and intelligent young ladies. They, secured work on a farm about twenty miles north west of this city and seemed happy and contented when they were visit ed iby iSheriff Johnson, to whom they related! their story. They are being held by the sheriff awaiting the arrival of Miss Patter soni parole agent of the school, who is expected to,arrive here from Du luth today. They will be taken back to the training school at Sauk Centre. WINNIPEG THEATRICAL WORKERS OPPOSE,CUT (By "United Press) Winnipeg, July 29.The musi cians, stage lhands and moving pic ture operators, comprising the Win nipeg Theatrical Federation, have refused to accept the 25 per cent cut in wages proposed .by the theater managements on the grounds that the present contracts do' not expire until July 31. The federation's offer is that the men work up to the last of August at present wages pending a suitable,settlement. SHERIFF AND DEPUTY MAKE "PLYING" TRIE Sheriff Andrew Johnson and Dep uty George Shea drove to Baudette last Monday and returned Wednes day afternoon. The drive north to Baudette was made in 5V2 hours run ning ^ime which is about as fast as has been reported! for 110 miles. Sheriff Johnson reports that the road was the best he has ever seen it. Considerable work is being done on it north of the Red Lake where here tofore the roadi has been in poorest of condition. The worst part of the road, according to the sheriff, was a'bout nine miles out of Spooner. CASS LAKE-BEM1DJI ROAD CONTRACT LET By Next Summer, Road From Cass Lake to Bemidji Will Be Completed The last link in the grading of the new Cass' Lake-,Bemidji Highway No. 8, under the Babcock system, has been started and will be finished this fall, it is expected. This consists of 6.2 miles from the south line of the Beltrami-Itasca county line running toward Bemidji. The contract was let last Thursday to Contractor Ros holt of Warba for 29% cents a cu bic yard and the contract calls for the removal of 99,000 cubic yards of earth. The price of 29 VJ cents per yard is less than half the price ask ed last fall when the bids were adver tised for by the county commission ers for the same stretch of road. The grading is completed now as far as the river, on the road running east from Nymore. The new stretch will start at the river and go to the Beltrami county boundary, the por tion from there to Cass Lako already being graded. The surfacing on the road will not likely be done until next summer. When this strip of road is completed, Cass Lake and Bemidji will be joined by a road that will need no apologies from either city, something that has not been possible in the past. It will complete the link between the Scenic highway at Cass Lake and the Jefferson highway at Bemidji. Because of this bad strip of road, tourists in the past have been in the habit of making the connection at Walker and Park Rapids. There will be no reason for doing thi3 next year and the many hit-dreds of tourists, who wish to make the complete tour to Bemidji and Cass Lake, will be able to do so in comfort. GENERAL O'NEIL VERY LOW AT ROCHESTER HOSPITAL Rochester, July 29.General O'Neill, first commander of the 28th division, was reported very low at St. Mary's hospital today. His bro ther, Dr. O'Neill of Chicago is at- LEGION ELECTS FOUR ADDITIONAL ALTERNATES Bemidji Post to Be Represented By Eight Members at State Convention at Winona Although the attendance was small, considerable business was ac complished by the Ralph Grade post of the American Legion in regular session Thursday night at the rooms oi! the Civic and Commerce associa tion. The most important work of the evening was the election of four substitute alernates to take the place of any of the delegates and alernates who may find it, impossible to attend the state convention to be held at Wi nona August 1, 2, and 3. Three elect ed alternates have already, stated that,they would be unable to attend on account of business reasons. Those who were elected to be on the "waiting list" are Don Whitman, A. Dannenberg, B. Borreson and Kern Olson. At the previous meet ing a similar list was elected and from that list" possibly two vacancies will be filled. Tha( delegation was instructed to siupport Dr. A. A. Van Dyke of St. Paul as the next state commander if it appears within the liest judgment of the delegatoin after arriving at the convention. i\V hen Representative Harold Knutsonj visits this city August 5, a committee will wait on him regard ing the possibility of securing at least two obsolete canon for the Ralph -Oracle, park. Authority was given the adjutant to order a caisson and Jimber from the chief of ord nance, United States army, for use in post funerals. These are to be issued out to Legion posts at ?15 each, the freight to be paid by the post. The (Bemidji post is to be repre sented at the convention by eight members and it is planned by them to leave here Saturday. The four delegates, Fred Fraser, C. L. Pege low, commander of the post, Paul Howe and Darcy .McGhee, expect to leave tomorrow by automobile, while the alternates will probably leave to morrow night in order to arrive at Winona in time for he opening ses sion Monday morning. The delega tion plans to advertise Bemidji and Northern Minnesota whenever an op portunity is .presented. There is also plan on foot to Vpaint the town red", according to several of the dele gates. BESOM'S NAVAL UNIT ENTRAINS THIS EVENING Bemidji's unit of the Naval Militia will muster at the armory tonight at 8:30 ipreparatory to talcing the train at 2:32 a.i in. for Duluth where they will board the training ship Essex for a two weeks cruise on Lakes Su perior, Huron and Michigan. Forty-six members of th, Bemidji division will make the trip. They will travel by special sleeper to Du luth. The sleeper will be attached to the Great Northern train going east at 2:32 a. m. The sleeper will be ready for occupancy at 9 o'clock, however. Members from all the district will be present on the cruise, some com ing from North and South :Dakota. It is expected ,they will leave Du luth some time late Saturday night, or early Sunday morning. ,They will spend several days in Chicago and expect to ibe present at the Pageant of Progress which is being held there during the time the Militia is in that city. Th division will 'be in charge of Chief Machinist Mate W. E. Morris from- Bemidji to Duluth. BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 29, 1921 To and Fro JUVENEE BAND PLAYS THIS EVENING The bandi concert which was to have been given last night by the Juvenile band will he given ^at S o'clock in Library park tonight. A splendid concert has been prepared, whidi will contain several selections not heretofore iplayed. On- Saturday evening the band will give a concert at Birchmont hotel in honor ofl the guests of the Kiwanis club. Cars wilLlbe ready at the City hall to take ther band to Birchmont at 7 o'clock anc( all .band members are requested, to 'be at the hall promptly to take tjio cars. The band will return from Birchmont at 9:30. KIWANIANS TO^ ENJOY DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT At theConclusion of the presen tation of the charter to the Kiwanis club tomorrow night at Birchmont, a band concert will be given by the juvenile band in honor of the guests of the Kiiwanis club. At the close of the band convert a dance will be given in the hotel for the Kin wantons and their invited friends. MRS. H. L. HUFFMAN TO REPRESENT AUXIUARV Mrs. H. L. iRufl'man expects., to leave iBemidji tonight for Winona where she goes as a delegate from the local Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion, to the second an nual state convention to be held there August 1-3. Tire meeting will be held jointly with the annual state 'convention of the Legion., The convention proper, with head quarters at the First Congregational church, will be calledi to order at 10 a. m. Monday, August 1. An address of welcome, report of credentials committee, and' naming of special committees will take up the morn ing session. In the afternoon reports, of the secretary and treasurer will bo given. A pre-convontion meeting of the state executive committee will be held on the, evening of July 31. Reports of committee chairmen Willi occupy the attention of the delegates the morning of the second dlay. A cruise on the Mississippi river aboard the Slreckfus line steam er Washington on Tuesday afternoon, August 2, at which time a special convention session will be held, will be the big feature of the program. At. this seslson Miss Pauline Curnick, national, secretary of the American. Legion Auxiliary, will probably ad dress the delegates. The Legion will also hold a session on this steamer at the same time. -Election of officers, report of the resolution committee and new busi neos .will be the order of procedure for the final day. Dancing, movies and boating par ties, are being planned for the dele gates by the Winona'committee on arrangements, and in addition, auto mobile tours around the city and vi cinity are being arranged. Dr. Heilen Hughes Heilschor, Man kato, state president, will preside. WIPE OF PURDUE HEAD CAN TALK ONLY LITTLE (By United Preas) Banff, Alberta, July 29.Beyond a few words Mrs. W. E. Stone was unable to describe to friends today the horrible details of a week alone with her husband's dead body at the foot of Mr. Earnon. "She has passed through the val ley of shadows," said Dr. Bell in words, sent here. "She can't talk now." Word from the temporary camp set up at Marble Creek was that it would 'bei four or five days .before the body of W. E. Stone, pre sident of the Purdue University, could be brought out of the moun tains. DATA FOR CERTIFIED SEED POTATO GROWERS Second Field Inspection to Be Held During First Week in August (By A. G. Tolaas, Chief Inspector) The first field inspection of the fields Hated, for inspection anil cer tification has ben completed. Very few cases of varietal mixtures and diseases have been found by the in spectors u/U to this time, but num erous reports of imperfect stands have been received. An imperfect stand may he due to a number of causes often being Ohe result of an imperfectly working iplanter or the prevalence of a disease such as black leg or Rhizoctonin with conditions favorable! for their development. This year during a great portion of the planting season, conditions for germination were very unfavorable. Very little rain fell with the result that seed pieces lay for a long time in the soil, the upper three or four inches, which is often the depth of planting, being virtually a dust mulch. This condition is conducive of the development of the'' Pusarlum dry rots which soon attacked the seed pieces and in certain fields, de pending on the length of time the seed pieces had been in the ground before good, germination conditions arrived, caused their complete de struction. Consequently, where fields listed for inspection affected in this way are otherwise in good condition, they will he given favorable consid eration by the inspectors. Although .blackleg, dry stem rot (Rhizoctonia) and Pusarlum will, have not as yet shown up to any ex tent, every grower growing potatoes for certification should thoroughly inspect his own field and bo on the lookout for these various troubles. Should any of them occur, the affect ed plants, together with any plants thiit are undersized and unthrifty should'he removed immediately. This is absolutely necessary, since the in spection regulations call for the re moval of such plants before the sec ond inspection. The inspectors will start out on the second field Inspec tion during the first week in August, the intention being to visit each grower approximately one month aft er the first inspection. GENERAL ACTION ON IN VACATION SECTOR Toronto, Ont., July 2!).-lnvasion of Ontario by the vacation army is in full swing. From New York, Chica go, Detroit and scores of other Amer ican citie* anglers are rushing into the forested uplands that are studded with gomlike lakes. Other tourists laden with golf clubs, tennis rackets, canoes and oth er outing traps are tourning toward the many resorts in the northland. Manv of these Bummer playgrounds are hidden in the heart of the wilder ness almost untouched by encroach ing civilization. Bulletins from the Ashing front In dicate the season'* catch of muskel lunge, black bass, trout, salmon, pike and pickerel will far surpass big hauls of previous seasons. Heavest travel in years to these districts is re ported. U. S. OPPOSES PROPOSAL FOR PRELIMINARY MEETING Washington, July 29.-The United States has outlined to Great Britain America's final word of opposition the proposal for a preliminary con ference to the Washington disarma ment and Pacific conference, it was learned today. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HOLD OUTING SUNDAY Members and Friends of Order Assured Big Time at Blackduck Lake Knights of Columbus and (their friends will have their annual sum mer outing at Blackduck next Sun day, July 31, and from all present in dications it will be the most enjoy able outing ever held by the order. Arrangements have been made for a biij public affair and the attendance is not to be limited to members. Much interest has been shown by persons living in the towns anit communities near1 Blackduck and is expected that they will be there in full force. Bemidji will also be well represented in addition to the Knights of Columbus. A picnic dinner will be served at noon on the shores of Blackduck lake for 50 cents. This includes the en tire dinner, andi the committee in charge assures the public plenty to eat. One feature of the afternoon is the balll game .between Bemid'jl and Blackduck and this event alone is sure to be worth the visit. Music will be furnished during the day by the Blackduck band of 35 pieces. A general outing and. good time are assured those who visit Black duck and the picnic Sunday. As one member of the committee puts it "Just Jump into your car and drive to Blackduck. we'll take care of you after that." Auto busses and automobiles will ho available Sunday morning after 7 o'clock at the corner of Third ftreet and Beltrami uvonue for those who have no other way of going. Ar rangements have been made so that the fares will be based on the regular railroad rates. The return trip can bo made In the same way and at such time as, is desired. SETTLERS OPPOSE SCRAPPING OF WINNIPEG RAILROAD (By United Press) Winnipeg, July 29.The greatest concern has been manifested among the settlers and others served by the (1 renter Winnipeg Water District railway owing to the threatened, "scrapping" of that road. The rail way was built when the aaueduct which supplies Winnipeg with its water supply from Shoal lake,, was under construction. At that time steips were jmade to induce settlers to use the railway. Now many, in dismay, declare without reserve that the discontinuance of the railway service would he followed by a gen eral exodus from what they beliove to be one or the richest, if not the richest, sections of the province. ALLEGED AUTOMOBILE THIEVES BOUND OVER TO COURT Detroit, Mich., July 29.Five al leged members of the Detroit- Min- neapolis automobile theft gang, who were arrested here a week ago, have been bound over to federal court for trial following a hearing before Com missioner J. H. Hurd, on charge of violating the Dyer act. Carl Lockart of Minneapolis was one of the five. CARPENTIER MAY ASK DEMPSEY FOR SECONDGO If Frenchman Wins Next Bout in U. S., He Will Challenge Dempaey, It Is Said By Henry Farrell, (TTnllcd I'rcHN Stuff Correspondent) New York, July 29When (leQrgea Canpcntler's wind came back after Jack Dempsey had pounded all his breath out in the Jersey City arena, ho said something strange for a van quished fighter. "Dempsey heat mo, and he will beat, mo again in the same way. I do not want a return hout." His frankness in discussing the battle that deprived him of his life's ambition was but one of the admir able characteristics that made him almost .as respected in defeat as ho would have been honored in victory. However, it has been learned from some of his intimate friends that the Frenchman has not entirely set aside the aniibition to hecome the world's heavyweight champion. His frank statement that ho wanted no more of Dempsey is said! to have been but one of hi shrewd moves after the very thing he denied ho wanted. If the Frenchman wins his next bout in America, ho will challenge Dempsey again, it Is understood. He knows he can't boat the champion now, but his advisers have told him to wait another year or moreand that Dempsey will beaj himself in the meantime. Since the fight many of the wise still think that he laid lown in the fourth round of the bout with Demp sey. Not that there was anything fixed or crooked about it, but that he found out he couldn't win and when he wont down the second time, he stayed down to avoid further, pun ishment. His appearance on the floor of the ring and his condition in the corner do not warrant a belief like that. The Frenchman is a great showman, a fine actor, but he hardly could have faked the look on his face when Dempsey picked him up off the canvas, and he. hardly could have ftlumped, hump-backed, across the ring ten minutes after the knock out, unless he had been ,hurt badly.- '--muff*- ""TJ 55c PER MONTH WOMAN'SDEPT. Exhibits in This Department Play Important Part in State Fair Also Women in Charge Are Anxious that Exhibits Be Numerous in This Branch One of the most important branches of the exhibits to be dis played at the Northern Minnesota Fair at Bemidji, 'September 20 to 23, and one which thus far has received little or no publicity is the Woman's Department, of which Mrs. C. D. Lucas is suiperintendent, with Mrs. John Koors and Mrs. W. Z. Robinson as assistants. This department con sists of cul flowers, canned goods' (native grown), baked foods, dairy, poultry, apiary products and needle work. The list of premiums is much more generous than on previous years and this is one of the departments which presents the women's part of the fair, better than any other department. This department, particularly the canning division of the department, has had a very important part in the annual state fair exhibit and has gone far to help win the prize in pre vious years. Those In charge of this department are anxious that the exhibits be num erous audi that the women take spe cial interest this year in getting their exhibits to the fair. The vegetables are to be judged on general apipearance, fulness of can and sealing. Canned fruits will bo judiged on cleanliness of juice, whole ness of fruit, color and sealing. Jel ly will fee judged by color flavor, con sistency and covering. Preserves will be judged on appearance, flavor and color. Pickles will be judged on flavor, tenderness and general ap pearance. Bread judging wlli be ac cording to a score card, covering ex ternal appearance 15 points, crust 10 points, crumb 35 points and thor oughness of baking 40 points. On garments, tho score card will be made up as follows: workmanship, 55 per cent style 15 per cent, ma terials 20 iper cent and) general ap pearance 10 per cent. (Mass 33, of the premium list, Is called a "Thrift" department, and is composed of remodeled garments for women. All entries in this clttss must have cards attached, stating tho amount! of new material used, squrce and treatment (washing, cleaning, dyeing, etc.), of old material. Much Interest is already being shown in thfl Woman's Department, and it is expoeffid that a special building or portion of buildling will be set aside for the housing of tho exhibits. TWO CHICAGO GUNMEN BEING HELD AT ST. PAUL (By United Press) St. Paul, July 29.-Two Chicago gunmen were in captivity here today. Thomas O'Connor, alleged murderer of a Chicago policeman, and James Gallagher, alleged to have murdered a civilian and shot a policeman in the Windy City last year, are the pair under arrest. They had out-witted police all over the country for months. Gallagher was picked up as a common drunk. O'Connor was arrested Monday night when he at tempted to hold up a porter on a Great Western train. Detectives from Chicago were to arrive here to day to take them back. I ORDER OF SVTTHOn) IN SESSION IN MINNEAPOLIS (By United PresB) Minneapolis, July 29.Delegates representing 14,000 members of the Independet Order oif Svlithoid, the largest Swedish American .benefi ciary In the /United States, were ar riving hero today for a three-day convention. Eric Ehngren, Chicago, Is grand master. There were 70 dele gates fromjChicago. "WHY ARE U. S. TROOPS IN GERMANY?" INQUIRY in i LIST OF PREMIUMS IS VERY GENEROUS V5 I (By United Press) """"""1 Washington, July 29.Inquiry a* to why American troops are being kept in Germany at a cost of approxi mately $1,000,000 a month will be made in the senate within the next few days. Why are the troops not brought home now that peace with Germany has been re-established? When will they be brought hofne? What steps are being taken) or will be taken to obtain from Germany the $240,000,000 now over-due for sup port of the American army of Occu pation? Senator Borah said today he would seize his earliest opportunity to dis cuss the questions in a speech^ .J^m^ I