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The Pioneer Is the only daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and has the largest circulation in Northern Minnesota VOLUME XIX. NO. 91 STATETEACHER COLLEGEfiEADY FORFALLTERM Local Institution Will Begin Its Third Year on Tuesday, September Sixth HOUSING SITUATION BIG PROBLEM AGAIN Two and Four Year College Courses and High School Course Offeree" Beginning its third year, 3e- tmidji State Teachers college 11 open for its fall term on Tu\ 0 September 6. Already many ad\ registrations have been made\ the indications are that the atte, ance will be yery much larger th\ in either of the previous regulk, years. The large attendance at the sum^ mer school has well advertised the school and .will influence some to re turn to continue their work in Sep tember. College Courses Arrangements nave been made to offer a number of college courses, including work in higher mathe matics, English, history and politi cal science, French, sociology ai*d economics, psychology, art and mu sic. Several new members will be added to the faculty who are espe cially qualified to give courses of unusual interest. Students who are interested in enrolling for work are urged ,to confer with the president, M. W. Deputy, as. soon as possible in order that arrangements can be com pleted as fully as possible before the opening of the fall term. Two-Year Course The usual two-year course for high school graduates will be main 1 tained and will be so arranged that it will give the student full credit toward the four-year college diplo ma. Those completing the two-year course -will receive the diplomas as in the past, while those who may complete the four-year course twill receive the college diploma with appropriate degree. High School Department Pour years of high sichool work will be given, to which students who have successfully completed the work of the eighth grade or who have done one or more years' in high school will he admitted. Credits earned in these high school courses can be trans ferred at any time to other high schools, and the completion of the full four years of high school work together with an additional year of teacher training will lead to diploma, making the students eligible to teach in any elementary school of 'Minnesota. Last year about fifty students were enrolled in this de partment. Most of these will return and others from the local community and from other communities without high school facilities can be admitted. Housing Situation With the prospects for an in creased attendance, the proper hous ing of the students during the winter becomes an important matter. Dur ingj the past year an excellent spirit of co-operation has been shown by the citizens 'in assisting the school to provide desirable living gaccommo dations. Those who may have rooms or boarding accommodations- for the coming year are asked to notify the college as early as possible. WIFE VALUES HUSBAND'S AFFECTIONS AT $75: SUES Moorhead, iMinn., Aug. 4.Seventy five dollars is the value which Mrs. Alphonse Erdel places on ^her lius Iband/'s affections, which she charges ihor mother-in-law, Mrs Emma Er del, has alienated. The case will be tried at Clay countyl disitrict court in Sep tember. BEMIDJI NAVAL UNIT ENJOYS LAKE CRUISE (Special to Pioneer) Aboard U. S. S. Essex, Aug. 4. All members of the Bemidji Naval Militia aboard the U. S. S. Essex are enjoying the best of health and are from all appearances having the t|ime of their young lives. Th big -boat! passed through the Saulti Ste. Marie locks Wednesday morning, but the sailors will not be permitted to leave the boat until they reach Chicago. Several days leave will be granted whille in dock at the Windy City. Considerable amusement was fur nished, when the new recruits were being taught how to get in antL out of their hammocks, and it was not an infrequent occurrance to hear a thud during the might, which meant that just another "gob"' had fallen out of the hammock to the floor. Swabbing the decks, polish the brass rails, cleaning port-holes and cojling lines keep the "second class gobs" busy most of the time. Few cases of sea sickness* have thus far foeen experienced, _, STRANGE WOMAN CASHES WORTHLESS CHECKS HERE Makes Small Cash Purchase and Then Finds an Article Which "Requires" Check A woman, who gave her name as Mrs. West, has been cashing worth less checks in this city,- and it is also reported that she has been suc cessfully operating in Thief River Falls and .other Minnesota citiies. Her plan is to go into a store and make a cash purchase. She then finds something which she much ad mires, but states that she has no more cash, but if the store would cash a checkLfor h$v she wouM make ithe purchase. The check is for $25, while the purchase is but ?1 or so. i When asked where she lives, she tells that she lis keeping house for a brother at a certain address in the city, and in, this way she has been successful in securing the cash-in-six or eight stores in Benririji. It is also reported that a man ia wprking the sarnie "stunt" in other localities, and it has been learned that he is an accomplice. Merchants are cauU'.oned against cashing checks "or strangers in the future. S MOINES IS DOING WITHOUT CAR SERVICE V* (By United Press) Des Moines, Aug. 4.All street cars were locked up dn the barns, but De^ Moines rode to work just the same today. This city ofj 150,000, Jhe first in America to do away with electric traction and go on a gasoline basis, experienced no diffiiculty on the first cBay of bus transportation. Street cars quit running at mid night on orders of court refusing to permit the company to operate at a loss of $25,000 to $30,000 a month. 72 busses covered every street car line in the city. TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS KEEP MUNICIPAL JUDGE BUSY After a short vacation of a couple of days His Honor Judge Gibbons was 'back on the job in Municipal court yesterday and was faced by traffic law violators. Failure to have lights lighted on their cars, cost A. Bishop, and Martin Becker $10 each. K. I^enfiel'd's speedometer evidently was not working just right and lit cost-'him $5. O. Shook was warned to turn hoth switches on when light ing the lights on his car instead of one. It seems that it takes two switches to light all the Bights on Mr. Shook's car and he "forgot" to turn one of them on when starting his car, night before las,t. CHICAGO CUBS MANAGER REPORTED SERIOUSLY ILL (By United Press) Chicago, Aug. 4.John C. Evers, manager of the Chicago Cubs, is se riously ill, according to word given out at the Cubs' office today. Evers has been succeeded by William Kil lifer, catcher. FARM BUREAUDIRECTORS HOLD BUSINESS MEETING H. C. Lende to Do Extension Work Thruout Northern End of Beltrami County The board of directors of the Bel trami County Farm Bureau associa tion met' at the farm bureau office on Tuesday, August 2, with five mem bers present. County Agent D. C. iDvoracek reported on the arrange ments made ,in regard to the Farm Bureau work in Northern Beltrami county, H. C.v Lende, high school ag riculturist at Baudette and Spooner, will dc extension work, his salary being paid by the school and expenses by the Northern Beltrami County Farm Bureau association. County Agent Dvoracek will be ex pectedi to visit the north end nce in every two months for the present. J. J. McCundy reported on collection of membership fees showing that 75 per cent of the checks were paid when due. The county agent reported on the farm (bureau publication stating that efforts were made to make ar rangements with the Farm Bureau Gazette published at Thief River but no definite arrangements were per fected, further .publication of the Ga zette is! pending. He also reported that the state federation will perhaps get out a .16-page publication, final action) on this publication will' be taken at the meeting of the directors of state federation/at the state fair. The county agent was intsructed to help in putting up the exhibit at the state fair and remaining with the booth during the period of the fair, unless very" important business calls him back. It was also recommended that the county agent accept invita tions to judge county fairs. He re ported (accepting an invitation at Thief River Falls at their fair today, and tentatively accepted the invita tion) from Hubbard county to judge thci'r Ifair at Nevis. Township sec retaries' record books were ordered for use /with the farm bureau unit, which will be distributed as soon as received from publishers at Minne aplist i y_* -L.- BUSINESSMEN ARETOASSIST ONLABORDAY Association Appoints Commit tee to Assist Central Labor Union Committee U VISITORS TAKE BIRCH BARK FOR SOUVENIRS Knutson and Bull Give Talks on Reduction of Freight Rates and Noxious Weeds At the meeting of the board of di rectors of the Civic and Commerce as sociation Tuesday attention was call ed to thei fact l'hat the birch trees on the east side of Lake Bemidji are being stripped of their bark by some persons evidently wishing to take Wirch bark from Bemidji as souvenirs. The directors requested that the sec retary of the association have suit able signs prepared and set up in the vicinity where the trees are be ing stripped, calling attention to the unlawfulness of the act and request ing protection for the trees. The committee appointed .at a pre vious meeting to investigate the mat ter of affiliation of the Central Labor Union reported, giving a suggested method of affiliation. The report will be taken up as a matter of special business at the next meeting of the directors. Director Lahr reported the offer of the Minnesota State Highway to demonstration work in Bemidji on the streets jind roads leading to the city. The meeting! of the association Wednesday was given over largely to talks 'by Congressman Harold Knut son and C. P. Bull, state weed) com missioner.. Congressman Knutson, in his address, dwelt specially upon the great ne?d for an adjustment of freight rates in order that the na- 'tf.on's industries may be able to re sume production and shipping on a norm i\ basis. C. P. Bull, state weed inspector, stated thati he had come to the city to dniiPress upon the people andi .the county committioners .the need* and value of eradicating the onxious weeds growing in the city streets and roadte *,ies and on_ vacant lots and farms. A committee of five to meet with a committee from the Central Labor Unlionj to arrange for a Laboij Day celebration was named by acting president C. L. Isted and consisted ofi George Rhea, J. P. Lahr, E. B. Berman, Don Whitman and J. L. El well. J. T. Davis appeared on behalf of the Labor Untton and requested that the committee be appointed. It is understood that a monster celebra* tion ia being planned for Larbor Day to include not only the labor unions but all businessmen and even farm ers from the surrounding country. R. A. Gadde, manager of Nash, Finch 'Co., successors to. the North ern Grocery company, was introduced to the, association. MOORHEAD IS' SHOCKED BY WOMAN SMOKING CIGARETTE iMoorhead, Minn., Aug. 4.Moor- tbJeadi has been, shocked by its first Vision of In stylishly xjlad woman strolling down the street puffing a cigarette and daintily flicking the aslies away./ ft BEMIDJ I DAILY PIONEE BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENING* AtfGUST 4, 1921 COURT HOUSE SELECTED AS ROAD HEADQUARTERS Offices for This District Under Babcock Plan Will Be in Court House Basement The Board of County Commission ers completed its regular session Wednesday afternoon. Commissioner Imsdahl was made a member of the county board of health. The court house at Bemidji was designated as the headquarters of the state high way department for this district, which is under R. K. Bliler- The of fice will be located in the basement of the court house. Three municipal weed inspectors were appointed for the county in accordance with the request of State Weed Commissioner C. P. Bull, who appeared before the commissioners. The American Legion posts of Spooner and Baudette were granted $25 toward defraying the expense of the Memorial day celebration. Hector Baxter, i attorney for the Canadian National railways, appeared before the board in regard to the abatement or adjustment of taxes on certain lands in Baudette, which had been accumulating for a number of years and which, according to the attorney for the railroad, were sup posed to have been included in the tax exempt lanas given by the United States government when 'the land grant was made to the Canadian Northern railway at the time the railway was built. THRONGS PACK CHURCH AT CARUSO'S FUNERAL Body Was to Be Taken This Afternoon to Cemetery and Layed in Vault (By United Press) Naples, Aug. 4.Mourned by im mense throngs which packed, the magnificent, cathedral of San Fran cesco de Paola ant! all the stroet around it, Enrko Caruso was commit ted, to 'his maker in .solemn requiem mass today. Music which would have delighted the great tenorl during life .poured from a choir1 of four hundre, voices The (body was.-removed from the hotel where it lay.in state. -One of Caruso's frieiwte, another tenor, De Lucca, sank during the services. Sev eral times his vcfice faltered but he finished jwhile many in the great building sobbed. Thousands who had failed to gain admission to the,church were pack ed around the entrance. The program for the funeral pro vides that the body be taken to the cemetery tlrfis afternoon and layed in the family vault. ROBBERS ARE ASKED TO RETURN VALUED PAPERS Some valuable papers, which are of no use to anyone but the owners, were taken from the Chrlistianson and Wold and Olson stores during the robberies Sunday night and the-e proprietors" are offering a liberal re ward for the return of such papers. The robbers are requested to hide their identity, but to please return ,the -papers, which they cannot use, to the owners. They found a way to get them without bein? found out and it is believed that they can suc cessfully return them without being discovered. The Rocky Road to Dublin SCHOOLBOARD ISTOARRANGE FOR BUILDING Arrangements for Erection of High School on Old Site to Start at Once REVISION OF PLANS IS DEEMED NECESSARY Board May Be Asked Soon to Issue Bonds to Purchase Additional Block At a spedial meeting of the school board last night iU was decided to immediately make arrangements for the erection of the now high .school building on, the old) school site be tween America and Irvine avenues and Sixth and Seventh streets. }t will bo necessary to revise the plans originally made for this site, considerably as the cost of construc tion as evidenced- by the bids was above the amount .available for the construction of the school. Arohl'.teeh E. P. IJroomhall of Du luth met with the board last evening and it is understood that the neces sary changes were discussed. It is possible that some of the lowest bids, made at the time they were advertis ed for, may be reconsidered and ad justed so that one of them may be accepted. It is also probable that the next step wMich will be asked of the board will be to- issue bonds for the pur chase of the block between the pre sentjiigh school site" and the court house block. The board will un doubtly be guided by the will of the people, and a 'movement is already started to request the board to to ac quire this block-which will be needed to/ set off the beuuuitul new school, if constructed on the old site. There are twelve residences, one large barnv and a store building in the block, which could probably be secured by purchase or other proceed ings for between $10,000 and $100,- 000, and the securing of this would undoubtedly be favored by those wishing to have the school rebuilt on the old site, and by many others who would prefer to invest the money closed down town to using it to pur chase a site farther out even-'though a ten-acre site farther out could be purchased for le.-is than $5,000. SON OF MILLIONAIRE IS ARRESTED FOR AUTO THEFT (By United Tress) Chicago, Aug. 4.Walter Keller, 36, son of a millionaire Philadelphia manufacturer, is under arrest today charged with stealing an automobile. Keller is manager of the Pntct Food company of Hammond, Iud. He sorv ed as ai lieutenant' in the war. PROGRESSIVE DINNER PARTY STAGED WITH AIRPLANES Minneapolis, Aug. 4.The first pro gressive dinner party ever staged wdth airplanes was staged here to day. The National Aerial club was to entertain Twin City newspaper men and their wives. They were served (lsh at White Hear, moat and veget ables at Curtisi Field salad at Rob binsdale, desert at the Twin City air fort and coffee und cigars at Warner station'on Calhoun lake. Fifteen planes were to carry the party. DELEGATES TO PAY OWN BILLS AT CONFERENCE Plans Already Being Made for Entertainment of Delegates to Disarmament Meet By Russell Browning, (United Press Staff CorreBpondent) Washington, Aug 4.The United States will be a Dutch host to the delegations attending the disarma ment conference. Some doubt as to the etiquette of allowing each guest to settle with the hotel-keeper "on his own" was at first expressed by officials here and the advice of "Helen Maria" Dawes, director of the budget, was sought on this point. A document from the files of "paid bills" at the treasury department was put in evidence. This document, it is said, was a little item for a million dollars or so for American use of the Hotel Crillon during the Paris peace making. i Chares Lee Cook, ceremonial chief of the state department, is as busy as a cranberry merchant arranging ac commodations for the foreign visi tants. According to present plans, each (Continued on Pago 6) BEMIDJI COUNTRY CLUB PUNNING TOURNAMENTS Golfing ''activities at the Bemidji Country club contiue, and tomorrow the guests at the Hirchmont hotel will play a mixed foresonio which is open to ladies and men. Entry lee will be fifty cents for this event dn order to purchase prizes for the win ners. On1 Saturday and. Sunday, B. W. Lakin will put up a golfv club to be played for Un the elimination match play. This will be a handicap tour nament for the Bemidji Country club members only. Ira Cool chalked up the record scoiy of the season yesterday for the nine holes in 37, one shot over par. Mr. Cool is considered one of the best golfers in this part of the state at least, ami the Is very proud of his score made on his last trip over 'he course. He leaves soon for California. PRESIDENT HARDING MAKES SPEECH IN NEW HAMPSHIRE (By Untied Press) Lancaster, N. R., Aug., 4.Presi dent Harding ceased being a summer vacalJotniis: Uongv (enough today to make a short speech here. The presi dent who hud come to the moun tains to live and move around in the same way as hundreds at the re ports in tM's vicinity could not re fuse the pleadings of the villagers to 'deliver a speech. lie spoke at noon in the villugo square. SALOON KEEPER WOUNDS DEPUTY IN PISTOL DUEL Chicago, Aug. 4.M. L. Donovan, deputy sheriff, was- fatally wounded !in a pistol duel early today by Wil liam llrhider, a saloon keeper. Police said Donovan accused the man of selling whisky. JUVENILE BAND PLAYS CONCERT THIS EVENING Concert Next Friday to Com plete Season, Boys to Enjoy a Month's Vacation The Juvenile band will give its regular Thursday evening concert in Library park this evening at 8 o'clock This will conclude the Thursday eve ning concerts until after the vaca tion season. Another concert will bo given, however, Friday evening, Au gust 12, in Library park from 7:15 to 8 o'clock, in honor of the visiting delegates to the Minnesota State Realty Board convention, which will be held in Bemidji at that time. The Beginners band held its last rehearsal, before vacation, last night. Next Tuesday evening will be the last rehearsal for the Juvenile band. The members of the band will take a va cation until early in September, when the fall work will be taken up. The band has given seven regular concert programs, two concerts at Birchmont, one at Diamond Point and one at the State Teachers college this summer. They have played for the Market Day opening, Memorial Day celebration and at the funeral of the late Lieut. Ralph Gracie. Seven or eight concerts were given at Inter national Falls while the band was there during the Firemen's conven tion. According to Director Riggs, the band has kept up its work in ideal shape. The membership has been almost 100 per cent both at rehears als and concerts. The interest taken by the members has been phenominal and the co-operation of the parents most encouraging. Marked progress has been made, according to Mr. Riggs, in the skill of the boys, and their playing has evidenced thts fact & innesota TrenerallyTair] Minnesot a jhl tnii anfier SOOICTY flSc PER MONTH NOXIOUSWEEDS INCOUNTY TO BEERADICATED Three Deputy Weed Inspectors Appointed to Serve in Beltrami County STATE WEED INSPECTOR OUTLINES HIS PROGRAM Campaign This Year Is to Be Largely One of Education on Weed Prevention C. P. Bull, state weed inspector, and J. P. Connolly, district weed in spector of Verndale, were in the city yesterday on business connected with the week commissioner's de partment. Chapter 320, S. F. 422, passed at the last legislature, took the enforcement of the weed eradi cation from the hands of the local townships and municipalities and placed it under a weed commissioner. The law regarding the eradication of the noxious weeds is to be enforced by him, assisted wherever necessary by, district inspectors, who in turn will have local inspectors appointed in the various countfles by the county board of commissioners, and also in the cities and towns by the authori ties there. Deputies Appointed Beltrami county has been awarded three deputy inspectors and at the meeting of the board of county com missioners hejd yesterday, Milo Hub bell, of the south end of the county, Henry Pfund of Kcllihcr, and Helic Clcmentson of Clementson in the north end of the county, were ap pointed deputy inspectors. The law provides for the eradica tion of the Sow thistle and Russian and Canada thistle under class 1, and such weeds as tumble mustard, toad flax. In class 2, wild mustard, wild oats, stink weed, false flax, ragweed, blue burr, blue lettuce, cockleburr, oxeyc daisy, white daiBy, burdock, sourdock, snaydragon, barberry bush, quackgrass and king head are in cluded. The most active campaign to be waged this season will be against the Sow thistle which is rapidly) gaining a strong rold in the county. Thorough Campaiga All railroadw, cities, towns, villages and municipalities are to be required to keep the weeds of the classes above names cut to prevent theiu from blooming and spreading. Threshing machines are required to be cleaned thoroughly, of all seodtJ after leaving each farm where they have been operating, so that no seeds will be carried from farm to farm The campaign this year will be largely one of education so that pisople will learn their duty in the next year it is expected rigorous measures will be taken to see that the law is enforced. So far there are three districts, formed in the state, comprising about forty counties. CANADIAN OFFICIALS PROBE F0RDNEY TARIFF SCHEDULES Wlnntfpeg, Aug. 4.Canadian offi cials are oxamining the details of the Fordney tariff biill which has Just been introduced into the United States congress. Although no defi nite opinions are put forwardi it Ig generally realized the new tariff will have a very considerable effect upon Canadian trade, especiaMy that per tailnling to foodstuffs and other nat ural products. Canada expects 'bump er crops this year in wheat and, other cereals and has been looking to mark eting them In the United States, inas much as financial depression prevents European countries from being large buyers. The new Urtited States tariff duties, however, wlill make this Im possible and Canada will be oblige^ to llnance her own crops. & LAND CLEARING GOAL IS PASSED ALREADY Tho (bokrd of directors' of thd Southern Hcltraiml Land Clearing as* soclatlon mot in regular session yes terday. The work of Manager A. VV. Stone was hJlghly commended by] the iboard. According to Mr. Stone,) the pledge of th farmers to clear! 15,000 acres in southern Beltrami county during this year has already, been fully/met. In fact, at the pre sent time, there are over 20,000 acreg cleared and the indications are that at least 25,000 will be cleared beforq the clearing season ends. Word has been received from the! north end of the county to the effect that 10,000 acres have been cleared! there thiis summer. This means that} aa much land has ,beea cleared ia the 1921 season so far as was cleared In the entire county previous to tba land clearing campaign. It is re-* ported that many farms have no(j only large areas cleared but have t large part of the newly cleared lanuj iu crop this year, ^^j