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&>\ S* I is ^L-ITI-I i.'i ji [m ,n'|i mim^nmfunI^Ipmi -IT I -kj- *rjn ,-rw The Pioneer Is the only daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and has the largest circulation in Northern Minnesota VOLUME XIX. NO. 89 LEGIONAIRES MEETONBOARD RIVERSTEAMER Dr. A. A. VanDyke of St. Paul Looms Strong for Next State Commander I BEMIDJI DELEGATION FIGURES PROMINE& Three of Four Delegates ed to Committees Out of tal of 80 Committeemen (By United Press) Winona, Aug. 2.Legionaires of Minnesota were afloat 'today, but they /were not "going across" this time. Delegates to the annual American Legion convention met on the big river steamer at' 9 o'clock and con vention sessions are being held aboard. The boat will dock here at noon. The women's Auxiliary con vention was in session on another deck. Both sessions were to evolve anew dUscussions on ithe compensa tion !*ills before congress wMch Harding UTged be dropped at this session. Mrs. Helen Hughes Heischler of Mankato, in opening the auxiliary convention, as presfident of the wo men's department, was buter in her denunciation. Dr. A. Van Dyke loomed stronger than ever today as the possible selec tion tor next commander. His strong eat opponent seemed to be I. J. Gates of Keayon. Mrs. Heischler is being boomed for national president of the women's auxiliary. Mrs. George Squires of St. Paul and Mrs*. J. M.Nymore, Bishop of Thief River Falls are be ing iboomed to succeed her. i^ Out of a total of approximately 8t committeemen serving during the present state convention of the Amer ican Legion at Winona, the Ralph Grac)".e post of Bemidji is being repre sented by three "committeemen. Last year, Bemid'ji ^delegates were elected to two committees and it was consid ered then that the local post was rated highly. Wiheh it is considered that there are at least 400 posts out of a total of 483 in the state repre sented at the convention, Benf/dji has again got more, than its share of committeemen. One member from each of the ten congressional districts is elected to each of the eight various commit tees. C. L. Pegelow, commander of the Bemidji post, has been elected to serve on the resolutions commit tee, R. D. McGee is chairman of the committee to report on the time and place for next year's convention, and Paul Howe is a member of the finance committee. According to word received from the Bemidji delegation today, Ross berg of Crookston is being supported by them las national committeeman from Minnesota. Today's sessions) were held on the steamer Washington, and duning these sessions the various committee chairman were to submit their re iports to the convention. This eve ning will beygivem over tr/ street danaing and dancing on the steamer, in add.ition to other entertainments. Wednesday the convention will re turn, to t&e Winona armory, where department officers tor the coming year will be elected, as well as a member of the national executive committee. Then each district will caucus to elect its member on thecational state executive comm'ivttee, and jto naame its delegates' and alternates to the national convention at Kansas Oity October 31. Bernidji's delegation consists of L. Pegelow, Fred Fraser, Paul Howe and R. D. McGee, delegates, and Johnson, John Gainey, John Dur ache and Kerjl Olson, ^alternates. 'MIDSUMMER INSTITUTE AT DULUTH SATURDAY The annual ,'midsummer institute, crop and live stock inspection, will be held at the Northeast Experimental Station, Duluth, Saturday, August 6. A numiber of interesting features will foe included in this inspection. A poultry flock culling will be conduct ed by Prof. C. E. Brown. A demon stration of sheep clearing land will be seen. Value of rotation of pas tures fo.r sheep (will be explained summer pasture for work horses and the summer feeding and management of the dairy herd will be part of the 'program. Prof. F. W. Peck, director of agricultural extension of the Uroiver sity of Minnesota, Hon. Hugh J. Hughes, director of .markets, state department of agriculture, and Prot. H. C. Eckles, chief dairy division of the Univer'-* ty of Minnesota, will de liver addresses. A demonstration of the use of pic ric acid ifor clearing stump3 and rocks will be given by A. J. Schwan tes, land clearing specialist. ROADS NEAR BEMIDJI ARE BEING TURNPIKED State Highway Maintenance Department Puts Crew to Work Near City The state highway maintenance de partment has arrived in Bemidji with four tractors, several trucks, road graders, scrapers and a camping out fit and are camping at Diamond Point. The crew consists of about 15 men, who plan to carry on demonstration work in and about Bemidji, which work will consist of turn-piking streets and roads running into Be midji. No charge will be made for the work to be done as it is to be con ducted largely for demonstration pur poses. The entire department is un der the supervision of Roy K. Bliler, with David Rose as superintendent Included in the roads to be graded turnniked are the French hill from the Jefferson highway corner the old A. P. Ritchie tarm on the banks of the Mississippi the road from near the Carr Lake school to ward the brick-yard to Central ave nue in Nymore. The Diamond Point road and Four teenth street in the city, as well as several other city street blocks, will be put into first-class snape by this crew. Bemidji is considered fortunate in securing this service and owes much to the men in charge including the superintendent and general super visor, R. K. Bliler. FOURTH-CLASS POSTMASTER EXAMINATION SEPTEMBER 3 The United States civil service commission has announced an exam ination to be held at Bemidji on September 3, as a result of which it is expected to make certification to fill a contemplated vacancy in the position of fourth-class postmaster at and other vacancies as they may occur at that office, unless it shall be decided in the interests of the service to fill the vacancy by rein statement. The compensation of the postmaster at this office was $811 for the last fiscal year. Applicants must have reached their 21st birthday on the date of the ex amination, with the exception that in a state where women are declared by statute to be of full age for all pur poses at 18 years, women 18 years of age on the date of the examination will he admitted. Applicants must reside within the territory supplied by the postoffice for which the examination is anagainst nounced. The examination is open to all citi zens of the United States who can comply with the requirements. SPECIAL RAIL RATE FOR MINNESOTA STATE FAIR Special excursion rates of a fare and a half to the Minnesota State Fair, September 3 to 10, have been announced by the railroads. Tickets wall be good from September 2 to 10, inclusive. The territory covered includes all of Minnesota northernwe?t Dakota points as1 Iowa South far as Siou Falls and Watertown, North Dako ta points as far west as Wahpeton, Fargo anid Grand Forks and Wis consin* points as far east and spuih as Superior, Rhinelander, Eau Claire, and La Crosse. The greatest exposition in history fs being prepared for the half mil lion visitors Who will file through the gates. Premiums totaling $121,- 600 are offered for all kinds of edu exhibits. Permanent im provements coslhng $235,000 are-be ing made to house the exhibits and care for the crowds. The entertainment program fea tures many thrillers, never seen in the Northwest Headliner of headlin will be the thrilling passage of 14'eutenant James from a, speeding auto to a low-flyiing airplane in front of the grandstand each day. Dr. Car ver's diving horse, ridden by a girl, will leap from a platform forty feet in tihe air, 'into a shallow pool of water. The gigantic railroad collision, featured in 1920, will be repeated on a greater scale, before the grand stand, Saturday, September 3, onethe day only. BUICK AUTOMOBILE CO. ANNOUNCES NEW MODEL Announcement that the Buick Au tomobile company has put a newbe four-cylinder line of car on the mar ket was made yesterday by the Motor Inn garage, local distributors of the Buick cars. The new models are the roadster, five-passenger touring, three-passen ger coupe and five-passenger sedan. Spcifications show that the valve-in head principle has been retained as well as many other specifications which were worked out in the six eylinder model. Prices at the factory are: road sters $935 touring car, $975 coupe, $1,475, and sedan, $1,650. LAW CAN'T RECOGNIZE EXISTENCE OF "DEAD A Man, Legally Executed and Pronounced Dead, Is Not Liable to Courts Chicago, 111., August 2.A man legally executed, pronounced dead, and then revived by means of a pui motor, could comm.U any crime known to law, and not be liablei to prosecution and legal punishment. The law couldn't recognize his ex istence. He) migiht walk injto the court room of the judge who sentenced him and kill the judge! who pronounced his fate, and no hand could be laid on him. On the other hand, he would have no protection under the law, no mat ter what offense might be committed him. Tills is one\ of the phases of the legal question that has been brought up since the attempts to resuscitate into life the bodies of Sam Cardinella and Nick Viana, murderers hung here recently. The law is taking no chances now, and bodies are beting held several hours by the authorities after hanging an hour before they are turned over to the dead man's faanflly. Chicago jurists are divided over the status of a person who might be thus revived. Judge Hugo Friend and Judge Da viid Brothers take the stand outlined above. Assistant State Attorney Lloyd Heth declared such a complication would free the man. "He could walk out of the morgue, and the law couldn't touch him. But he couldn't marrjt and couldn't vote. If he were beaten up by a citizen the citizen couldn't be punished for anything more sierious than cruelty to animals. "There was an old theory that iif the rope broke, the law was fulfilled, and the man couldn't bo hung again," isaiid Judge -llalj-y Fishel "That idea is not according to modern law. Either he's dead or alive. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HOLD REGULAR SESSION The board of county commissioners is holding its regular session today. On account of the special session which was held last week, there is little business to be transacted and it was expected that practically all of it will be completed today. The board of equalization finished its work yesterday. The expenditures of the county on state road under the Babcock sys tem extending from Cass Lake to Solway have been tabvtated and await the approval of the highway en gineers, after which it is expected that the county will advertise for bids for the sale of the bonds to cover the amount, and this amount will then refunded by the state as a part of the construction account on the state highway system. N. P. FINED $1,000 for VIOLATING 16-HOUR LAW (By United Press) Fargo, N. D., Aug. 2.The North ern Pacific'railway company was fined $1,000 this morning in Federal District Court by Judge Aamon for olatlion of the sixteen-hour law at Dickinson, N. D. The action was brought by Col. Hildreth, United States attorney. tifr.gM$t &z, Sqi BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, 1921 ARCHlTECt NICHOLS DECLARES OLD SCHOOL SITE SHOULD BE ABANDONED The Port of Missing Men "LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP" IS ADVICE TO VOTERS Will the air be purest near the downtown smoke stacks and de pots, Nand across the street from a bis horse barn? What kind cf air will come across the swamp, two blocks west of the old site, from the city dump .grounds ?*lW 1 Can a teacher get the best attention of a pupil in a loca tion where engines are switch ing cars nearby, or where the noise of the business portion of the city at present is but a couple of blocks away and where in a few years it will be sur rounded by business enterprises? Is it wise to place a school where there will be absolutely no place for playgrounds? Do you want to put a $325,- 000 school building, the finest building in the city, where it cannot be seen from the princi pal highways? Do you want to pay, some time later, from $50,000 to $75,000 to acquire additional grounds around the school site by pay ing' for residence property, when for less than a tenth of that amount an adequate site may now be secured? Can a school be kept clean where it is located on a well traveled, dusty street Have you weighed the advice of architects who have been ask ed to report on the old site, and have stated that it should be abandoned? Do you want a school site where it is easier for the pupils to go downtown after school or during spare hours and idle their time than it is to go home, where they should go? Do you know that new high schools built in cities the size of Bemidji in the last five years are being moved from two and three acre cites and arc being put on 10 and 15 acre tracts? Have you considered that if the present site be abandoned and used either for business or residence purposes, you will in crease the assessable property of Bemidji $75,000 to $100,000 as an offset of a few acres of now vacant property Are you thinking of the wel fare of the children of Bemidji and of nothing else? That is what schools are for and ONLY that! WOULD KEEP NATIONS FROM GETTING MONEY (Copyright by United Pres) Wellington, W. Va., August 2 "Keep ithe. nations*of the world from obtaining money for tho next war. if this \\a done, and America has the power to do if, as President Harding will demonst/ate at the conference ho has called for limitation of arma ment In that manner the situation yvas'that Mimmcd up today by Thomas A. Edison, Henry ford and H. F. Ftir.e ptone as they sat on the hady bank of a rippling Wert Virginia brook munching sandwiches and frizzled bacon, ENRICO CARUSO DIES AT NAPLES EARLY TODAY World's Greatest Tenor Is Stilled After Operation for an Abcess (By United Press) Naples, Italy, August 2.Enrico CaruEo, tbo world's*" greatest tenor, diied hero at A o'clock thin morning. His grand voice was stilled iorevor when he failed to rally from an oper ation for am mbsoeas lie never really recovered lrom an operation for pleurisy, which he underwent lust winter. Last Sunday tho famous tenor and his wife, the former Dorothy Ben jamin, went to a sawctu.iry in Pom peii valley, whore he oilered prayers and thanks to the VirUin for the recovery of his yo'icewnd gave twenty thousand' francs as an offering. On Saturday he felt a pain, in Ms abdomen. That was the iii\-d warn ing lie called a physician who ad vi'ed Id to go ,to Naples^ to con sult a specialist They diagnosed the case as peritonillia and prepared to operate. (By Untied l'rosp) Culver, Ind August 2 M. Caru f-o, sc i of the great tenor who died today, was bowed with grief when informed ol Ws father's death. He lias not decided whether or not lie will go to Italy, it was stated. TRADING ON NEW YORK EXCHANGE HALTED BY FIRE (By United Tress) Now York, August 2 Trading on the New York Exchange was de laved until noon todiay by a fire be hind the north end of the insulation hoard. Although tho flic,was out by i 1 o'clock! the tradling ,room was filled by MU den^e clouds of smoke that trading was .delayed still fur ther. MISSION TfrHAVE NEW STATE AID SCHOOL SOON The county board of education at its regular monthly meeting Monday let the contract for remodeling the farm dwelling at the Mission into a one-room school house, to William Fairbanks of Cass Lake. The school will be equipped so that the district will be entitled to the regular state aid- County Superintendent J. C. Mc Ghce advises that this i3 the third school this year which will be built in unorganized territory and equipped for state aid. A new school is being built on the north shore of Upper Red lake in Red Lake township at the present time. Applications of teachers for school8 I in Beltrami county are coming in innoon. I large numbers. About one-third of ithe required number have been se cured at this time. JUVENILE BAND MEETS FOR PRACTICE TONIGHT Director CJ. O. Riggs announces tbe Juvenile band will meet for 'practice this evening at 7:30 and that I all members are requested to be pres-i jent. The Beginners' band will mec i for practice Wednesday evening at 17:30. ___ ^^^m^mw^wmw^w^wj. PIONEER\t & CAMPERS CONTINUE TO FLOCK TO LOCAL PARK Those Who Leave Are Boosters for Diamond Point, Says Park Custodian Campers continue to ilock to the camping grounds at Diamond Point. Every day finds neyv bunch pitching their tents besido the lake and an other bunch silently folding thetir tents and slipping away. According to Custodian Ditty, the large major ity came here upon the advice of other tourists who have been here and have been so well pleased with the place that they pass the good word along. Very feyv set out dl recently in search of Bemidji. Some families who have been here during previous seasons are coming back again. Those who leave are boosters for the place, according to Mr. Ditty, which undoubtedly accounts for the largo number that continue to come. All that is necessary lis to read the Ust of arrivals since last Wednes day to realize the widespread public ity Bemidji is getting from this source. The average length of stay at the camping ground is about two or three days Tho followingor haveweek: i registered Mnc \Vednosda last A. Peterson and family, F. A. Peterson, Twin Valley A. J. Grandy, Ulen, Miinn. Ed. Holmes and Wife. Apple ton, Minn. Miss Mabel Arneson, Cot tonwood, Minn. Dr. J. 11. Shelves and wiife, OrtonvMle, Mllnn. Mrs. Magna, Johnson, Appleton, Mtinn. T. E Stevens and wife, Sioux City, Ioyva E. F. Marker and wife, Min neapolis W. It. Christy and family, Minneapolis Mary W. Christy, Day ton, Ohio E. Wherry, Albert Lea, Mfinn. Charles 10 Cahhey and family. Omaha, Nob J. F. Groh, G. 11 Bauer, Cleveland, Minn, Mrs. A. J. Reint jes. Bird Island, Minn. MTH. J. broli, Cleveland, Minn Mrs H. Bauer, Cleveland, Minn Olo Koylto, lAirgo, N. B. P. Loluin, Haten diil, Minn. Theodore J. Anderson, Hatendal, Minn. Mrs. P. H. Bau man, Vera L. Bauman, Leavenworth, Kansas Veda Alton, Mrs. Will Alton, Toxarkann, Tevis Edith Avere, Mi.t Choll. S. 1). \V. 13. Malloy and famnof ily, Lenox, S Lesco Ell fiord, J. 10. Fifford, Lake City, Iowa Grace B. Reidesel, Dorothy and Hubert Relde .sol, Lanesboro, Iowa A. A. Green and wife, W A. Hatcher and family, Mis souri Valley, Iowa E W. Ivorson and iamlly, Jasper, iMinn J. Merrill, Red Lake Falls, Minn. W. It. Jack, Myrtle Jack, Grand Forks, N. D. Mr. and Mrs. E L. Burch, Minneapo lis Mr. and Mrs. Bailey, J. 11. Liun brix, Minneapolis L. Karr, J. F. Pemble, Indianoln, Iowa J. Imsdahl, Baudefto, Minn. J. A. Ujolliung nnd wife, Baudette, Minn J. F. Hatten and family, Yakima. Wash. E. Enick son, Black River Falls, Wis. John Halderum, Harry Halderum, Devils Lake, N. John E. Burns, Minne apolis Dr. Spain and children, Arkansas City, Kans. Mr. and Mrs. (Continued on Page 6) INQUEST BEING HELD TODAY AFTER SERVICES Funeral services were held at theopen Presbyterian church at 2 o'clock yes terday afternoon for Michael Michel son, who was found dead near the M. & I. coal dock Friday night. Short services were held at tho home in Ny more prior to the services at the church. Rev. I.. P. Warford offi ciated. Mr. Michclson was born in Wasa, Finland, on February 15, IHG8. He remained there until li) years of age, when he went to England. There he remained for three years and became a member of the Church of England, and throughout his life ho has led a faithful Christian life From Eng land he went to Australia, where he stopped for seven years and was em ployed us a surveyor. He then re turned to his home in Finland to stay for two years, and after that he came to Amcisjca. For the past 13 years he has been an employee of the Minnesota & Into ternational Railway company, where lie faithfully discharged his duties through tflc years until his death last Friday. His many friends will misa his cheerful, well known figure. There remains his wife, Anna L. Michclson one daughter, Martha Anna two sis ters and one brother in Finland, and one brother in Australia. He was a member of the M. B. A. fraternity. Following the funeral services, the body was not interred yesterday, but was returned to the undertaking par lors and an inquest as to the cause of his death was to be held this after As soon as the cause of death has been arrived at, the burial will be made. NORTHERN FARMERS' CLUB HOLDS MEETING THURSDAY Tho Northern Farmers' club will meet at the Northern Community hall Thursday, August 4, for an all-day meeting. Dinner will be served by Mrs. Hans Nelson at noon, and a program has been prepared /or the afternon All memberflW_d an friends ytre invited tp rc-5es CW SAYSOLDSITE ISINADEQUATE FORSTRUCTURE Nichols Says Present Block Owned By District Lacks Natural Advantages WOULD ALSO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL GROUNDS Heavy Vote Is Expected Before Polls Are Closed Tonight Both Sides Active Somo tome aw the school boaTd asked Architect Arthur R. Nichols of Minneapolis, ono of tho best author ities in the northwest on building sites, to glive his opinion on the three sites under consideration at that time. On July 5, Mr. Nichols made a writ ten report to the school board com menting on the various advantages and disadvantages of tho throe sites! Mr. Nichols placed 'thejDixby ave nue site as his flrwt choice and point ed out hla reasons for so doing. The Irvine avenue site was his second choice and his opjintou on the present site was as follows: "The present block owned by the district, located botyveen Irvine ave nue and America avemte, from Sixth to Seventh street, is entirely inade quate to the needs and requirement a of ou building and its surround ings To make use iof such a site yvould, in my opinion, require the acquisition of addiitional property for playground purposes, and this being in a section or the city which is built up yvould make 'the financial consid erations excesstve. Even wore the ontlre block to be acquired betyveon tho prcenit site and tho courthouse, this lias not 4he natural advantages tho opportunity for development that exists in the other two sites. It is, theroforo, my opinion that tin con sideration of 'the needs and require ments ol ilie constant growth of the city to the north, this sito bhould be abandoned." The relative advantages and dis advantages of the other two sites as gllven by Mr. Nichols are explained in detail in lills report but in iaa much as those aro not under consideration In connection with today's ivoting they are not consddored essential in today decision. Tho above opinion of Mr. Nichols is directly in lion witli that of tho architect who yvas engaged to draw the plans for the neyv school building and also in lino with the other opin ions of educators of national reputa tion, who have visited I'Bemidjfl and. expressed themselves as hoping that Bemidji would not build a beautiful newt school on tho oldi site, but nuth or on an adeouato silo with the prop er amount of ground surroundl'ng It. The polls will be open fills after noon at 4 o'clock and will remain until 9 o'clock p. in., at the Oontral school building. It is expect ed that a large vote will bo registered, as it is understood considerable work has been done by both those opposed to and In favor of building the new school on tho old site. PROVIDES FOR CREATION OP COURT ,F0R FOREST FIRES Croatlon of an auxiliary court to try forest fire damage case**, result ing mainly from the Moose Lake dis aster aiid'ibrought 'by St. LoiHis, Carl ton, Itasoal and Aitkfln county resi dents ./again/at railroads, la provided for in a law passed by tho late leg- islature. From one to ton auxiliary judges are provided "for, the first to be appointed at once by Governor J. A. O. Preus and additional Judges as recommended by sitting judges in the counties Involved, and to be elected at the next election. Each judge is receive $6,000 year. TROUBLESOME TARIFF CONFRONTING CONGRESS (By United Press) Washington, August 2Once mora congress haB shed Its coat and tackled that legislative stumbMng block ot political partiesthe tariff. To pass a tariff bill and not rufrie somebody's feelings is as difficult as petting a porcupine without getting gaffed* Therefore, enacting a tariff bill is nob a favorite congressional indoor sport. Several senators were sighing over the mournful prospect of wrestling with the vexatious subject, when Sen ator Ashurst of Arizona, remarked that he regarded the tariff in the same light as tho late Senator Tay lor of Tennessee. "Fiddling Bob" was stumping his state and during a speech a man In the audience arose and asked, "Gov'nah. tell us ,what you think of tho tariff." "I think we ought to pay off the tariff and get rid of it," shot back, the senator, i -mm i ^tJs^h'MMili ,j