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VOLUME XVIII/ NO. 209
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INVESTIGATION
fCHARGESBY
PARH LEADERS
ISHELDTOD
Hays Charges That Liquor
terests Are Bent on Unit
ing to Elect Cox
DEMOCRATS HAVE BIG
MACHINE, SAYS HARDING
Declares Charges Made by Cox
Are False and Libelous
in Their Purpose
(By United Press.)
Chicago, Aug. 30 (by L. C. Mar-
*")Senatorial investigation of
Governor Cox's charge that the repub
lican national committee was plan.
ning to raise a $15,000,000 campaign
fund and that "sinister interests were
trying to buy an underhold upon the
presidency"would be begun here
today.
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Chicago, Aug. 30 (by L. C. Mar-
tin)."Organized liquor interests in
the United States have set out to
elect Governor Cox of Ohio as presi
dent, and are raising campaign funds
for that purpose," Will H. Hays,
chairman of the republican national
committee, charged today before the
senate subcommittee. Hays read into
the records a letter written by George
Carroll, president of the New Jersey
Federation of Liquor Interest, under
date of July 22, 1920, asking for con
tributions to help elect Cox and keep
the anti-saloon league out of power.
The letter called Cox's nomination "a
great victory for us,."
Harding charged!, that the demo
crats have created a machine to col
lect campaign., funds of $10,000,000.
He did not charge that the machine
was functioning but that it was ready
to function that the democrats had
misused their control of government
offices in Washington by sending
through official channels "tons of pro
paganda and have forced officeholders
into contributing to the democratic
fund."
"Cox's charges are false in what
they say and libelous In their pur-
pose," Harding declared when he
took the stand as the first witness in
the investigation. In long statement to
the committee he said that the na
tional committee's 'budget for the
campaign for this year calls for $3,-
079,037.20. That sum, or approxi
mately that sum, will be raised and
spent, and not $15,000,000, as Cox
charged."
Harding said that the $3,000,000
does not include collections for state
work as there is a mutual agreement
that such collections for state and na
tional committees shall be done joint
ly. "It is my opinion that the whole
ampunt which has been and will be
finally collected by joint money rais
ing organizations for the use of state
committees in their state elections
approximate $1,000,000."
IT SHERIFF OF COUNTY
MAKING VISIT IN BEMIDJI
J. P. N grard, the first sheriff of
Beltrami county, is here renewing
old acquaintances. He left Bemidji
18 years ago and since that time has
been making his home in Canada.
"The one thing that still looks nat
ural and in the same place is Diam
ond Point," says Mr. Nygaard.
Since the time when Mr. Nygaard
was sheriff of Beltrami county there
have been three other sheriffs and to
day all four got together and had
their picture taken. The others are
Thomas Bailey, Al. Hazen and Andy
Johnson. COUNTY EXHIBIT BEING
PREPARED FOR STATE FAIR
The first shipment of the exhibit
from Bemidji to the State Fair will
be made tomorrow night. Chas.
Schroeder. who is in charge of the
exhibition is desirous of securing the
services of several cars to go to the
country to bring in some of the ex
hibit. Headquarters are being main
tained in the south part of the New
Kaplan building.
The final shipment will be made
Wednesday evening. Any one who
can assist in the collecting of this ex
hibit will find directions aTHhe ^bove
he*dquarter where Ifltey^Ire needed
to'go".
NI0N LEADERS ENDEAVOR
TO TIE UP ELEVATED LINES
(By United Press)
New York. Aug. 30.Union leaders
directing the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Co. strike today declared they would,
endeavor to tie up the elevated roads,
on subway lines in Brooklyn by a
sympathetic strike of motormen and
those rioting.
[i%iifiife:
SUPREME COURT MEETS
TODAY TO DETERMINE IF
ROADS ARE RESPONSIBLE
Personal Injury Suits Will Be
Instituted Individually
Against Roads
(By United Press.)
St. Paul, Aug. 30.The state su
preme court held a special session
jj\da to determine whether the rail
^plds are reliable for starting dis-
iLaous forest fires in the vicinity of
5 se Lake in the fall of 1918.
,& case came before the state's
court in an appeal of the
railroad. This is said to be
case and its outcome will
\e the status of the 2,500 in
V^-suits for personal injuries
i#ny victims of forest fires.
Inthis case Jacob Anderson, farm
er living north of Moose Lake, sued
for $2,000 damages for destruction
of property by fire on October 12,
1918. He alleged the fire was start
ed on neighboring land by a spark
from a locomotive and that the fire
continued to spread, causing loss of
lives and the destruction of millions
of dollars worth of property.
The case was heard in the St. Louis
county court here. Decision was
granted in favor of Anderson. The
appeal was brought by the railroad.
The court holds that the railroad
was reliable. It is said that personal
injury suits will be instituted indi
vidually. INJUNCTION RESTRAINS
ENFORCEMENT OF FARE
LAWAFTERSEPTEMBER 1
Judge Elliot Set No Date for
Return But Left Decision
to Judge Bruce
(By United Press)
St. Paul, August 30.A temporary
injunction restraining the attorney
general and railroad and warehouse
commissioner from enforcing the
two-cent passenger fare law in Min
nesota after September 1, was grant
ed to nine railroads by Judge Elliott,
in United States district court here
.today.
He cited instances in other states
where injunctions have been granted
against state rating laws.
Judge Elliott set no returnable
date, leaving the decision to Judge
Bruce, who will return to the bench
this week.
ST. PAUL SHRINER IS
FOUND DEAD IN SHOP
St. Paul, Aug. 30.That A. P. Mc
Knight, well known .business man
and prominent shriner, whose body
was found in the rear of his shop
ivitu three bullet wounds around his
heart, was a murdered victim, was one
ot the issues on which officials were
working this afternoon to determine
the cause of death.
Two letters written in a scribbling
Uand, and sent back to McKnigbt's
office for want of postage, another ad
dressed to McKnight's wife, and an-
^ti.er to a large supply company
weie found on his person. All were
farewells. ENGINEER KILLED AND
FIREMAN IS INJURED
(By United Press)
Meenah, Wis., August 30.James
Dollars, an engineer, was killed and
Paul Jafke, fireman, seriously injured
when the northbound Pullman train,
the Velvet Special, on the Soo Line,
left the rails at Snells Station, three
miles from Meenah, early today. The
passengers were badly shaken up but
none injured, according to reports.
FARL M'lVER FUNERAL
WAS HELD YESTERDAY
With full military honors, the re
mains of Earl Mclver, son of Mr. ant1
Mrs. Kenneth Mclver, were laid
rest Sunday afternoon in Greenwood
following most appropriate service:
at the Pre&byterian church. Reverend
Lester P. Warford very ably officiat
ed at the church services as well as
at the grave. Selections by the choir
and by Kern Olson, who sang "Amer-
ica," completed the church service.
Former service men in uniform
having met at the rooms of the Be
midji Civic and Commerce associa
tion, marched to the church in a
body, and after the church .services
were taken to the cemetery where
they stood at "attention" while the
final tribute was being paid. Follow
ing short services by Rev. Warford, a
firing squad performed the military
salute and Bugler Elletson sounded
"taps" as the body was laid to rest
Pall-bearers were Myron Plummer.
Claude Bailey, Earle Bailey, Kern
Olson, Harry Breen and Lester Achen
bach. The firing squad consisted Of
Hallan Huffman, in charge, Harold
Naylor, Albert Naylor, Don Gray, Roy
Titus, Lee LaBaw, Clifford Montague,
L. B. Anderson and Fred Fraser.
BEMIDJ I PIONEE
Tho Pioaaor a Member of tbo United Pr*ML**M4 Win Srvi-Today's World Naws Today
FEDERATIONOF
LABORLEADERS
PLANCAMPAIGN
ID ELECT COX
Purpose Is to Line Up Labor
Vote For the Nominee
of Democrats
COMMITTEE MAKES
COMPARATIVE REPORT
To Let Workmen Know Records
of Congressmen Who Voted
Against Measures
(By United Press.)
Washington, Aug. 30. Heads of
the American Federation of Labor
who have gone on record as favoring
the election of Governor Cox, today
planned a campaign, the purpose of
which is to line up the labor vote for
the democratic candidate. The Amer
ican Federation of Labor's nonpar
tisan political campaign committee
has made a report which purports to
compare the record of the two lead
ing candidates from the standpoint
of labor. The comparison of the
records issued today is only one of
the statements which labor has sent
out and an attempt has been made to
get into the hands of the workmen
records of congressmen who voted
against measures favorable to labor.
MAY APPOINT DELEGATES
TO FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
Washington, D. C, August 30.
Governor J. A. A. Burnquist has been
invited by the State Department to
nppoint official delegates from Min
nesota for the meeting here Septem
ber 21 to 26 of the Fifteenth Inter
rational Congress Against Alcoholism
which will be held in this country
this year for the first time since it
was" organized in 1880 The meet
ing will be under the auspices of the
?tate Department and sessions will
be held in the Pan-American build
ing.
The full program for the six days
.f the congress was announced yest
erday. It includes addresses by many
of the most famous scientists in the
world, the congress being concerned
almost exclusively with the scientific
ihas of the subject.
This years' corigress is the first to
i convened since that held in Milan,
Italy, in 1913, the world war having
prevented an earlier meeting. Under
the original plans the fifteenth con
gress was to have been held in 1915
VOTE OF CALIFORNIA
CANNOT BE PREVENTED
(By United Press)
Vvashington, Aug. 30.The vote
of California on the matter of prohi
bition of lana holding by the Japan
ese, scheduled for November, cannot
be prevented by the United States
government, it was said officially to
day as the result of extending nego
tiations with Ambassador Saridehara
of'Japan and California state author
ities. However, the state department
holds hope of settlement, it was stat
ed authoritatively.
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BEMIDJI, MINN., MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30, 1920
CANAL WOULD BRING
MONTREAL MUCH CLOSER
Twenty-Mile Cut Recommend
ed to Put Quebec Nearer
New York Industries
(By United Press)
Montreal, Que., Aug. 30Montreal
wants to be nearer New York. And
while the city will never change its
situation, it may yet become 88 miles
closer the American metropolis, at
least so far as freight shipments and
edits are concerned.
jbanadian shipping interests pro
pole to effect the change by means of
a barge canal from Montreal to St.
Johns, Quebec. The proposition will
be put before the international joint
commission, which is to meet here in
October to consider St, Lawrence riv
er development.
At present Montreal is 458 miles
from New York by canal and river.
The route is now 46 miles down the
St. Lawrence river to Sorel. Que., and
then 412 miles up the Richelieu river
to Lake Champlain and the Hudson
river. But by cutting a canal thru
the 20 miles between Montreal and i
St. Johns, 108 miles would be saved
or a net gain made of 88 miles.
Existing canals at
they
end of
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inches deep and with a capacity of
only 300-ton barges. Those in the,
United States are of standard 12-foot
dfaft. and will take care of barges of
1J800 tons.
The proposed canal was first sug-1
jsted before the war but actual'
ork was delayed by hostilities. The
river-canal is declared more profit
able because it hits into the eastern
Industrial and coal districts of the
United States, while the Great Lakes
system does not.
VERDICT OF CORONER'S
JURY TODAY IS 'SUICIDP
Still unidentified, the remains of
the man who was found in a dying
condition Friday noon in Lake Irving,
were viewed by a coroner's jury this
morning and later an inquest was
held. Evidence pertaining to the
ease was given by those who took part
hi bringing the body to medical aid
teturnedn
nd whe the verdict of the jury was
later it was to the effect
that the man had "died from a bul
jfet wound inflicted by his own hand."
^Nothing whatever has as yet been
disclosed which might bear any trace
as to who the man was and it ap
pears as though his identity will not
be discovered. Police are still on the
lob in hopes that the situation may
solved soon.
BROOKLYN SURFACE CAR
EMPLOYEES ON STRIKE
(By United Press)
Brooklyn, N. Y., August 30.
Brooklyn surface car lines here were
tied up today by a strike of employees
of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co:
Strike leaders estimate 12,000 men
were out. Thousands of persons rode
to work in improvised jitney busses or
walked.
ARGUMENT FOR APPEAL
OF NASH TO BE HEARD
(By United Press)
St. Paul, Aug. 30.Argument on
the appeal of William M. Nash, form
er county attorney of Hennepin Co..
from the decision of Governor Burn
quist who ousted Nash on July 21,
will probably be heard by the Su
preme court on October 4.
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NO OPEN SEASON
FOR PRAIRIE CHICKENS
I would like to call the atten
tion of your patrons regarding
the game laws as the time is
drawing near for the issuance
of small game licenses, the sea
son opening on September 16
and continuing until December
31 for ducks (partridges, or
ruffed grouse, from October 15
to November 30). I wish to
also advise that there is no open
season for prairie chicken this
year.
The bag limit for ducks is
fifteen per day and forty-five in
possession. Geese, five per day
with five in possession. Part
ridges, five per day with twenty
in possession.
The shipment of game is pro
hibited except on license
coupon.
The license fee for small
game is $1 with two cents extra,
if mailing is required.
The following quotation is
taken from a letter received by
me from Carlos Avery, game
commissioner, relative to the
issuance of licenses to appli
cants who did not file the report
of game taken on last year's
license:
"The law prohibits issuing a
license to applicant who has not
made his report for last year,
but you may receive reports as
new applications are made and
they will be accepted at this
office, the object of the law be
ing to secure the information
and statistics as completely as
possible."
Blank applications will be
furnished to banks, notaries,
and others who wish to be sup
plied with the same. I would
kindly urge that those wishing
to secure small game licenses
should make application early
so that no delay will be experi
enced when the season opens.
Those not living in Bemidji may
secure application blanks by
writing to the county auditor's
oiffce at Bemidji inclosing pos
tage for return. Applicant may
have Same filled out before a
notary or anyone else entitled
to acknowledgment and forward
same to the office of the auditor
inclosing $1.02 for license.
Yours truly,
A. D. JOHNSON,
County Auditor.
SARAH BERNHARDT WILL NOT
TOUR LONDON, AS PLANNED
(By United Press.)
Paris, Aug. 30. Madame Sarah
Bernhardt has been forced to aban
don her tour of London, owing to a
serious relapse, it was announced
today. LORD MAYOR MacSWEENEY
COLLAPSED AGAIN TODAY
(By United Press)
London, Aug. 30.Lord Mayor of
Court, Mac Sweeney, collapsed again
in the Brixton prison this afternoon.
Physicians expressed the belief that
he had only a few hours to live.. This
was the eighteenth day of his hun
ger strike.
WILSON APPROVES REPORT
GIVING MINERS INCREASE
Washington, Aug. 30.President
Wilson today approved the majority
report of the anthracite coal commis
sion giving the miners a wage in
crease of approximately 17 per cent.
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oCfBamidji
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Whbi
Thousands of Yard Workers
Are Involved in Rioting
at Intervals
ESTIMATE PROPERTY
DAMAGE A $3,500,000
Orangemen Are Expelling
Many Catholics From
Homes Near Belfast
(By United Press)
Belfast, Ireland, Aug. 3J.Fierce
fighting between orangemen and
catholics continued here today in the
rioting which has been breaking out
at intervals for three days, involving
thousands of yard workers. Two men
were ^hct and several injured by
bricks and clubs in the rc&umption
of rioting which increased in violence
shortly after 8 p. m. The riots have
taken toll of eleven dead and iifty
wounded. The orangemen continued
ijstcniatically to expel the catholics
snore than fovr thousand of whom
are homeless in destitute in Belfast
and its environs. Property damage
is estimated at $3,500,000.
(Hy United Press)
Belfast, Ireland, Aug. 30.Sold-
iers and police restored'order today,
following night and morning of riot
nig between orangemen and catho
lics. Three men and one woman
were killed today andj fifty per
sons wounded, bringing the total cas
ualties to fifteen killed and one hun
dred wounded.
WEATHER REPORT
(By United Press)
Minnesota weather: Generally fair
tonight and Tuesday. Cooler in
Northwest tonight.
GRYGLABOOSTERS TO
ADDRESS ASSOCIATION
A resume of the trip made to Gry
gla and the north country by the
boosters lusf -veek,wil be made 'by
Judge C. W. Stanton and others at
the meeting of the Bjemidji Civic and
Commerce Association to be held
Wednesday followirrg- the noon-day
luncheon.
The program as arranged by the.
sercetary promises to be very enter
taining and it is urged that the at-1
tendance be large. For the luncheon
an exceptionally enticing menu is be
ing arranged. The directors of the
association will mee( at luncheon to
morrow noon and routine business
matters wi.. be disposed of at that
time.
LEGION COMMITTEE TO
MEET THURSDAY NIGHT
A committee of lo members of the
Ralph Gracie post will meet on
Thursday evening a I o'clock at the
rooms of the He nid'i Civic and Com
merce Association to exchange ideas
pertaining to a program of activities
for the local po during the coming
months.
It is Hie plan of the committee to
extend its work into the neighboring
territory as far a possible, reaching
out and aiding the smaller posts to
become better organized. Wherever
it is possible new poets will be en
couraged where none is alieady estab
lished.
AH members of the committee are
urged to have some plan of action to
present to the assemblage at the
meeting and from the various sug
gested plans a program will be map
ped out.
ALL HONORABLY DISCHARGED
ARE ENTITLED TO MEDAL
There seems to be a great deal of
misunderstanding in the minds of
some ex-service men as to whether or
not they are entitled to the Victory
medal. Any honorably discharged
soldier, army nurse or field clerk, who
has served in the United States army
between April 6, 1917. and November
11, 1918, is entitled to a Victory med
al. Thf? is to IncIlMe sucfi\h_onorably
discharged soldier army nu-rsea-and
field clerk* who served on American
soil, as well as acro.s the water.
"It does not matter wheiher you
serve'1 in the United States, Alaska,
Philippii Hawaii. Fnnce, Italy, or
Russia. Von ai" entitle! to the med
al if you we in the army between
the above date Bring your dis
charge to the army recruiting sta
tion, Bemidji. and make application
for your medal today," says Field
Clerk Humphries, who is located at
the recruiting office to assist in mak
ing applications.
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