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VOLUME XVtl NO 199
HUGE SUPPLY
CQLDSTQRAGE
FISH IS HELD
450,000 Pound* Stored In
Duluth at Far Back
as Fall 1917
U. S. DISTRICT ATTORNEY
vear
NAMES ACCUSED LIST
Reports of Federal Agents
Give Figures Showing
Hoarded Food Stock
St. Paul, Aug 23.Seizure of
large supplies Of fish, held in cold
storage for more than a year while
prices of food mounted steadily was
forecast on Friday, as. Alfred Jaques,
United States district attorney, left
tor fhilutp., armed With new evidence
against big fish companies operating
at the Head of the Lakes.
The tf-ip was arranged hurridly
after the receipt Of information,
showing that approximately 450,000
pounds of. fish have been held at Du
luth for more than a year.
Most of the fish wits stored in Jan
uary, February afld March, 1918,
while one lot dated back to Septem
ber* 1917,
Jacoues Names CoittPAfiits.
Mr. Jaques jtt?nbUiiJ*fcTthat fish
had been held by the fOJIfrwing com
panies for more thftrt a year:
Scandia Fish cdmpany, 23,000
pounds.
C. C. Robins. Chicago, 150,000
pounds.
Pomish Fish company, Superior,
1,200 pounds.
Northern Fish company, Ranier,
7,70 pounds. .w
Johnson $1sfc) c^mfany, ,66,000
pounds.
Duluth Marine compani 350
pounds. '--r^
Waroe-Larson company, 34,200,
ifience of food supplies mtbe:,
in Damt.h.bithfis^.jtej^ftts by the deWtment of jii8,
tiee wAejplaced in Ut. Jaques' hands.
What action -would be taken, MV.
Jaques would not s^y, but he and
other federal officers/ indicated that
the same course may be expected as
that taken Thursday agajnst poultry
held by Armour & Cp.
More Information Obtained.
"It looks queer when the food has
been held for more than a year," he
said, "That was the principal xeason
why we proceeded against Arrpour &
Co. We have obtained additional in
formation that shows big supplies of
fish have been held just as long as
the poultry was held.
"Fish disintegrate rapidly, more so
than other meat, af(M,^i9f held in
cold storage for a long time, but here
we find some that has been held for
more than eighteen months. Where
the food has been held over a season
that would seem to indicate it has
been held unlawfully under the
hoarding act as we see it."
In many states food cannot be sold
after being in storage more than a
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Reports of Federal agents show
that the Johnson Fish company has
3M)a0 pounds of blue fish and herr
ing. The Waroe-Larson company
has 12,600 pounds at blue cod, held
since January, 1918. The fish'
covered by the report is stored at the
Northern .Gold Storage plant in Du
luth. Federal agents seized 136,000
pounds-of frozen poultry belonging
to Armour & Co., there Thursday.
SENATE COMMITTEE
CHANCES PEACE TREATY
(United Press Correspondent.)
Washington, Aug. 23.The sen
ate foreign relations. committee to
day voted 8 to 4 to strike out the
word "Japan" from the provisions of
the peace treaty, relating to the dis
position, of Germany's rights in Shan
tung, and insert "China."
The effect of the amendment is to
provide for the return of the terri*
toryto China. Senator Lodge made
the motion and Senator McCumber,
a republican, voted with the demo
crats against it.
AMERICAN LEGION DRIVE
IS GROWING IN STATE
St. Paul, Aug. 23.'With 1,200 ex
service men as their goal, the state
branch fthe American Legion to
day was vigorously pushing its mem
bership campaign. _A roster of 1,000
fs'ebugnYfor 'thtT'St.TPaul chapter be
fore the state convention is called
here September Minneapolis also
seeks 1,000 men and a spirited race
is on between the two towns for hon
ors of -being the first to secure this
number on a regular roll call.
Reports throughout the state, also
showed, ithat the mender ship cam
paign w.progreffi^*av^Wiif^ p.
indications tended
?show tin
gion' aim- of membership*.
PERSHING1
LAWMAKERS PREDICT
LENGTHY MEETING OF
SPEC!AL LEGISLATURE
Several Important Measures
Being Drafted Will
Be Presented
(By United Press.)
St. Paul, Aug. 23.Minnesota law
makers today expressed their belief
that the coming session of the legisla
ture called to meet September 8, will
be a lengthy one. They based their
opinions, they said, upon the fact
that new committees will have to be
chosen, and that the subjects to be
taken up cannot be gone over quickly.
The five subjects which Governor
Burnquist suggested for legislative
action during the special session are:
Woman suffrage.
A budged system.
State aid for returned soldiers and
sailors.
es_ ..other ...eyia. .,^jRa,,egt ^flre pwareatu^ -_-,.--
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Little difficulty, is ex^ectod^ to be
experienced in securing ratification
of woman suffrage, or'in providing
funds for the state's war heroes. A
bill which provides $10 a month for
the length of the time the soldier was
in service, is being looked upon most
favorably by house members. Sena
tors have not yet come forward with
a. proposal to reward the soldiers.
"i Funds are also expected* to be pro
vided for forest fire prevention.
The budget system and the high
cost of living probably will furnish
the stumbling block to a short ses
sion. Several proposals for a budget
system are being drajvn fry legisla
tors but have not assumed concrete
form. The living cost problem is also
expected to provoke lengthy debate
and investigation.
Tiie wage problem is to be taken up
by the legislature. The governor has
recommended that labor officials and
the representatives of the Minnesota
Employers association meet before
the opening of the legislature and en
deavor to frame resolutions that will
seek to eradicate differences between
capital and labor in the state.
SPECTACULAR FLANS BEING
AF RANGED FOR GEN. PERSHING
(By United Press.)
Washington, Aug. 23.When Gen
eral Pershing returns to the United
States he will be accorded a spectac
ular reception, if plans being pre
pared are carried out by congress.
Chairman Kahn of the house mili
tary affairs committee has
preparedt
a resolution asking a special7
join
session of congress September..T8 to
welcome Pershing. At that timehthe
commander-in-chief will be presented
with a gold sword as appreciation of
his services, if KaTin's plans are ful
filled. ANOTHER ANXIETY REPORTED
OVER MISSING AVIATORS
(By Uiiited Press.)
San Diego, Calif., Aug. 23.Anxi-
ety over the fate of Lieut. Waterhouse
and Lieut. Connoly, army aviators,
increased today after another day
and night of fruitless search by air
planes. The search has been renewed.
AIRPLANE CREW IS
DISCOVERED IN SEA
.(Bjr., United Press.)
Paris, Atlg. 23.A dispatch to Le
Journal from Casa Blanca reported
todry that (French patrol boats had
picked up three bodies from the sea
off the African coast.
The men are believed to have been
mjembers^af the. crew of the missing I bed.
Dakar, in
French Se^egeflTsaid the dispatefe
General Pershing was "capped" by Cambridge univeis i.v during his recent visit to*England. Several British army
and naval commanders also received honorary degrees. The photograph 'shows the procession leaving the university
after the ceremonies.
MORE MEMBERS JOIN
BEMIDJI ASSOCIATION
Altaough the Bemidji association
membership drive has Jdedi th*,fa-
terest created throughout tdje dtJ^haS
resulted in additional memberships
being enrolled, eight more having
been added to the 341 secured in the
drive, bringing up the total to 349,
while others will also join the ranks
of the community boosters.'
With the completion of the im
provements being made on the city
building the association will move
into new quarters, on the second floor.
The meeting room will be ample in
size, while a lunch room and kitchen
will be part of the quarters.
NEW DEPOT FOR GRACETON.
IMPORTANT MEETING.
AMERICAN LEGION
POST. MONDAY NIGHT
Delegates to State Convention
Will Named Large
Attendance Urged
At the meeting to be held in the
Flk club rooms Monday, night, the
Ralph Gracie post oi!,i the American
Legion will elect delegates to the
state convention to be held in St.
Paul during the state fair, and it is
hoped several more returned service
men will enroll in the post. The
larger the number of members, the
larger the delegation to represent
Bemidji at the state meeting.
Action will also be taken on the
adoption of a constitution and by
laws of the post,, in conformity with
those of the state organization.
Commander H. Mayne Stanton de
sires a large attendance of post mem
bers at the meeting Monday night.
AMERICAN CAVALRY
CONTINUING CHASE
(By United Press.)
Marfa, Texas, Aug. 23.The ban
dit hunt In northern Mexico by
American troops continued today
without the sign of a letup. Walking
horses and pack mules along steep
trails, United States cavalry men
scoured the country for members of
the Mexican band which held Lieut.
Peterson and Lieut. Davis for ran
som.
It has so far proved the longest in
cursion into Mexico since the Gen
eral Pershing expedition in 191?.
SUDDEN DEATH CLOSES
WHITE EARTH ROMANCE
Minot, N. D., Aug. 23.Miss Anna
Hyland, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Owen Hyland of this city, died sud
denly here.
Miss Hyland had resigned her po
sition at White Earth six weeks ago,
and was engaged in preparing her
trousseau for her approaching maT*
riage JLo Dr. ICenney. a prominent
White "Earth physician. Dr. Kenney
had recer'ly served in France, and
had brought home the material from
which his betrothed was making her
wedding clothes.
Miss Hyland's death occurred in
her room as she was getting out of
She fell over from heart
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HONORED BY CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
trouble, believed to have been
br.ought on .by complications of iitt at- winners in the egg race and the ball
fa"efr A? (fjflui!W Buffered last fl^ Ithrowin* w*t
BEMIDJI, MINN., SATURDAY EVENING. AUGUST 23, 1919 WeatherHotel Markham: Fair to
night, Sunday fresh winds.
GRAND ARMY GETTING
READY FOR ANNUAL
CAMP. COLUMBUS. 0.
Fifty-third Reunion May
Baudette, Aug. 23.Work on the
new station at Oraceton, a small
town west of this place, will com
mence soon and as soon as it is com
pleted an agent will be assigned to
that place. The business is such
that the Canadian National deems it
best-to--build a msMav" a invited include Secretary
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"Last Big Meeting"
of Veterans
(By United Press.)
Columbus, O., Aug. 23.The 53rd
national encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic, looked forward
to by the veterans as the "last big
meeting" of their glorious organiza
tion, will be held in Columbus during
the week of September 7 to 13.
Spanish-American and World War
veterans, in addition to the various
allied organizations of the G. A. R.,
will also participate.
President WllBon, General Persh
ing and Secretary of War Baker are
expected to be present. Other prom
t.h .DnnlplB. Oaneral James
of the Navy 'Daniels',' General James
H. Wilson and General Nelson A.
Miles, of Civil war fame General
John li. Clem, known as "the drum
mer boy Major General Leonard
Wood and General L. Rodger.?,
quartermaster general.
Columbus churches will throw
open their doors to the veterans, Sep
tember 7, when patriotic services will
be conducted. September 9, a camp
fire-will be held at Memorial hall.
The encampment parade will be the
first In which veterans other than
those of the G. A. R. have been invit
to participate. The Spanish-Ameri
can and World War veterans' sections
will be an important feature,
Former Governor James B. Camp
bell, director general of the' encamp*
ment, said the reunion will practi
cally be fife last flicker of the candle,
as far as the "boys of '61 to '65" are
concerned, as they are rapidly an
swering the last roll call, and it will
not be long until taps are sounded
for those who remain. In view of
this, he said, every effort is being
made to make the encampment as
complete as possible.
A one-cent-a-mile rate to the en
campment has been granted by the
United States railroad administration
to members of the G. A. R., allied
organizations and their immediate
families.
GOVERNMENT MUST PROVE
THAT BEER IS INTOXICANT
Madison, Wis., Aug. 23The Unit
ed States government must prove in
each individual case that the beer
sold is intoxicating, under a decision
by Federal Judge A. L. Sanborn, on
Friday. Six saloonkeepers have been
arrested for selling beer containing
from 2.02 to 3.30 per cent of alcohol.
The indictments did not allege that
the beer was intoxicating.
NATION'S CREDIT MEN
ASSAIL LUXURY TAX
8t. Paul, Aug. 23.Speakers at
the annual convention of the Nation
al Retail Credit Men's association
here assailed the national luxury
tax law as unjust and no longer nec
essary.
Resolutions were adopted urging
the repeal of the entire Section 9
of the war revenue law. The 1,000
delegates were requested to urge
their congressmen to approve the re
pal of th luxury tax.
,Th credit experts from all sections
of the country who spoke were D. C.
Gaut of Memphis, Tenn. C. J. Allen
of Minneapolis, Minn. C. W. Hurley
of Houston, Texas, and W. A. Schur
rof of Nashville, Tenn.
Mrs. C. F. Nolan of the women's
contingent starred at tha credit men's
outing when she finished
amon.g. th.e
CALAMITY FORECAST.
Washington, Aug. 23.The labor
provisions of the peace treaty fail to
cope with threatening labor evils,
and point toward a program which
may disturb the domestic peace of
the United States, Senator Thomas,
democrat, Colorado, declared in a
speech in the senate. He expressed
grave doubt whether that section of
the treaty could be accepted under
the constitution.
The International Labor confer
ence to be set up, Senator Thomas de
clared, would be an important integ
ral part of the League of Nations,
though the provisions creating it are
not included in the league covenant.
Is Class Legislation.
"Inasmuch as organised labor cor
rectly speaks of itself as a class,"
said the Colorado senator, "it Is en
tirely appropriate to Bay that by in
cluding this program in the treaty,
distinct recognition and separate .or-
ganization are given to a class. To
enthrone a class, whether by revolu
tion or by treaty, is but to estrange
other classes.
"Yet her* are conditions*" be con
unued, "which the labor section at.
the treaty neither provides., against
nor catalogues among- these.,rMuiring
correction by international cove-
nant."
LETFORD PURCHASES
PROPERTY HE FORMERLY
OCCUPIED AS GARAGE
Purely Investment Proposition
and Enlargement Soon
Is Contemplated
E. J. Letford of Cass Lake, former
ly proprietor of the Letford Auto
company of Bemidji, purchased from
Sam Simson today the garage build
ing and grounds now occupied by
Goughnor & Savage of the Motor
Inn
iMr. Letford bought this property
purely as an investment and does not
intend to disturb the present occu
pants, who have built up a very suc
cessful business. As business de
mands, Mr. Letford contemplates ad
ditional room. This also demon
strates his faith in Bemidji real
estate. STATE GRADE PLAN
FOR POTATOES DROPPED
St. Paul, Aug| 23.Indefinite post
ponement of the establishment of
state grades for potatoes, authorized
by a 1.19 law if deemed advisable,
is announced by N. J. Holmberg,
state commissioner of agriculture.
The decision that the fixing of sep
arate Minnesota grades would be un
desirable and unwise at this time is
based by the commissioner on con
clusions following a recent hearing
on the subject for potato growers,
ers and consumers, all of whom, he
states, opposed any grade.
The department, in co-operation
with neighboring potato-producing
states, will give further study to the
subject, the commissioner stated, and
in due time announce any proposed
action.
NEW LABOR PARTY TO
MEET IN CONVENTION
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 23.The na
tional convention of the newly
formed National Labor party will be
held in Chicago, Saturday, November
22. There will be approximately 1,-
500 to 2,00 delegates, representing
several thousand labor organizations
from all parts of the country in at
tendance.
Max Hayes, chairman of the exe
cutive committee of the new party,
made the announcement here.
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PEAC E TREAT WILL
BE I W ft WEEK
F0Ri(EP0RTING BY
SENATECOMMITTEE
(By United Press.)
Washington, Aug. 23.Within a week the foreign rela-
tions committ ee will be ready to repo rt the peace treaty to the
senate, Senator Lodge has assured administration leaders,
among them Senator Hitchcock, it was learned today.
A hearing to be granted Greeks, Egyptians, Irish and
others will be deferred until after the committee reports, if that
is necessary to avoid delay, according to republican committee
members' plan.
The committee met in executive session today to begin
voting on treaty amendments.
45c PER MONTH
SENATOR MAKES CHARGE
THAT PACKERS HAVE
STARTED PROPAGANDA
Claims Underhand Methods
Are Being Used to
Dominate Senate
By Fred S. Ferguson*
(United Press Correspondent.)
Washington, Aug. 23.Propagan-
da, directed against the Kenyon
Kendrick bill and seventeef other
bills to regulate the packers, js being
conducted throughout the country, is
being gradually revealed to Wash
ington, it was learned today, accord
ing to documentary evidence.
The pressure being brought to biff
on congress takes the following jarM:
Sending telegrams to f^fffipfl|W
ana senators, signed win t^jTnsme
of persons at the homes Of th lffit
lstor's district, without, it )aaUa|f4,
tjie constituent's
knowledge,,,aaaianl1farmersd
appearing before
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conven
tions, trying? to pereukdelh^m tbvk*n
telegrams to congressmen, opposing
the proposed legislation.
JVfany such telegrams have been
repudiated by independent action by
the organisations.
Senator Harris of Georgia ex
pressed these charges today when be
read into the Congressional Records'*
recently received^Jattar from. J. D.
Wilcox of Fiugiraid, $., sflBate
that a telegram tnV senator had re
ceived signed "Jt:-M. Wilcox" wa&
tiled by a packer gent without Ike
knowledge of Wilcox.
WOMAN. 70 YEARS OLD.
SEEKING SIXTH DEGREE
(By United Press.)
Madison, Wis., ug. 23.One of the
graduates of the summer session at
the University of Wisconsin, was Mrs.
Ellen A. Copp, 70, and a grand
mother. She pursued studies in soci
ology and eugenics, preparatory to re
ceiving a degree of doctor of philo
sophy.
Mrs. Copp already had five college
degrees and is author of several
books. She was one of the two first
two "co-eds" at Pennsylvania State
college and was one of the first worn
en to take a theological course and
to be ordained to the ministry.
Among the several pastorates she
held was one at Bvansville, Wis. This
is her second summer session at the
Badger university. She received the
degree of bachlor of laws at Wiscon
sin in 1910.
Mrs. Copp received the master's de
gree at the time her daughter grad
uated from Hillsdale college. On the
day her eldest son received his first
degree, she received the degree of
bachelor of divinity. A^hen her sec
ond son graduated from the engineer
ing course she received the degree oik
bachelor of laws. She hopes to com-,
plete her doctor's degree in another
year.
WELL KNOWN RESIDENTS
MARRIED AT RECTORY
Rev. Father Philippe, rector of St.
Philip's church, this morning at 8
o'clock at the rectory, performed the
ceremony that married Clarence Jol
gren of Superior, Wis., and Miss
Grace Miller, a trained nurse of Be
midji. The attendants were Arthur
Bxeen and Misa Marie Lambert, the
latter frQm~fBro6ks,-Minn.
After the ceremony, the wedding
pafty waB' served breakfast at the
home of the bride's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James Miller, 401 Park avenue,
the serving being at a prettily deco
rated table.
The bride is well known to many
of the young people of Bemidji, while
Mr. Jolgren has been a filer at plant
No. 2 of the Crookstofl company.:Thay,
left today to make their bom* in
Superior,'.
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