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.i" l?t. *W,^ Largaet Ciremla- tioa in Northern Minnesota PLANSFORRED KOSSSERVICE IN COMMUNIT AR E DISCUSSE Meeting Held at Association Rooms Last Night Was 3f' of Great Benefit JUECREATION COMMITTEE APPOINTED FOR BEMIDJI Interesting Talks Are Made Concerning Condition* in This Community fthough not largely attended the Sleeting held in the Civic and Com- his work, as Count Agen has him in touch, the various kinds of settlers, of soil -conditions of the recreation needed and the education of the farth er boys and girls. He predicted that in the not distant future rural high schools would educate the farmers' children while they lived at home. ^^M* would' keejptnr^tfte rura* 40m-% munities their boys and girls instead jit sending them away to a city to complete their high school and col lege education. It would have a great tendency to increase the num ber of /arm boys and girls who wouM remain dnthi farnr after they1" had received their education. It would elevate the farmer's occupation which is most necessary and it would make it much easier to keep the boys and girls of the farm true to the moral standards by which they lived on the farm and which many now lose as soon as they leave home to attend school and college ,in the cities. W. S. Cummings, of the American Sunday School Union* spoke briefly on the necessity of the tactful and motherly attitude required to get into the homes and into the hearts of the needy women in the rural communi ties and saw in the present plans of the Red Cross service department a solution of many of the rural prob lems. Mrs. Werswell, librarian of the northern division of the Red Cross outlined some of her experiences dur ing the last day or two in which she made investigation in the country ordering Bemidji. She also outUn what she proposed to do in send ing out literature and. pictures into the homes of those isolated in the country. (Miss Barrows discussed the meth ods-she had used in ascertaining the present desires of the youth for re creation, the effect much of the pre sent so-called recreation has on young people, stated some of her ex periences in attending some of the amusements and entertainments of fered the young people of the city and country and finally she presented a very practical solution. A recreation board was named which would co-operate with a sup ervisor of recreation, whose aims would be to provide suitable recre ation for both young and old in their immediate community and not make it necessary to go a, long distance to find that recreation. The personel of the board named by Miss IBarrows and which was unanimously adopted at the Civic and Commerce Association noon meeting is as follows: President of the city council, president of the Be midji association, president of Cen tral Labor Union, chairman of the recreation committee of the Com munity club, master of the Boy Scouts, chief of police, city attorney, Red Cross supervisor, mill represen tative, superintendent of city schools, pastor to be chosen by board, E. D. BDyce and Mrs. George Kirk. 'Miss Child, Miss Barrows and Mrs. Kerswell upon invitation of Su perintendent Bagby visited the Lin co!n/an High school this morning -ATM have also been Invited by Pre sent Deputy of the normaf school to visit that school and address the stu dents. WEATHER REPORT. (By United Press.) Minnesota Weather Probably thunder showers tonight and Friday. .Not much change in temperature. STATE DEPARTMENT TO MAINTAIN POSITION AS STATED IN AGREEMENTS Will Try to Avoid Conflict in Japan's Negotiations Against State Law (By United Press.) Washington, Sept. 22.The state department in negotiation with Am bassador Shidehara, ef Japan, will maintain the position of the United States as now nut forth in the Lansing-IshHV agreement, officials sH today. ty this agreement Japan volun undertakes to prevent her citi es from coming to this country, department, it was made clear, Lflo its best to avoid a conflict mgotiations which were brought Vby Japan's protest against the Sted Califosaia state law pre- *4 land holdings by Japanese, as suggested that in event neg, Uons failed to settle the Cali fon ontroversy, that the Japanese mjgi ive recourse to the American suprW court in an effort to over throw" ,e California law as uncon stitutional 'ttZ^ZZSZZZ&B* COUNTR CLU the survey being made by their Home Service department was full of in terest and to those who are really interested in the betterment of com munity conditions it gives an oppor tunity of learning first hand what the actual needs are. Mrs. H. C. Baer spoke on the work of the County Child Welfare" board 1a its various forms and the large amount of work necessary to be cov ered in order to render adequate ser ivce to those who come under this branch of county work. Investiga tion of such matters as widow's pen sions, delinquent children, depend ent children, unmarried mothers and their form important parts ochildren, the workall and require th co operation of all interested citizeog. D. C. Dvoracek spoke of county problems witt whicbrought HAS SUCCESSFUL YEAR New Players Are Showing Rapid Progress in Master ing the Art of Golfing pv^'i* t^h'pw^tfty.'tfrK V^5.^'*^-^ ^.,?w*v .V^-'&M ^W^^^n^ "7 VOLUME XVIII. NO. 230 BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, SEPT. 23, 1920 The Bemidji Country club has had a very successful golf season this year and with the close of the cup illustrated tournament on Sunday the playing for this year will be prac tically over, at least insofar as con tests are concerned. The club is al ready playing winter golf. The fact that this year's playing season has been far more success ful than others is due largely to the splendid work done by B. W. Lakin, president of the club. He has done much" toward encouraging players to -join in the tournaments and contests and also toward securing games with teams from other cities. A number of improvements are be ing contemplated for next season al though the course is now in almost perfect condition. Bemidji's golf .course has -.always been highly com ^limehtefl by out of town players-and it is said tp rank high among the best in the northwest*. Visiting play ers have contributed much toward the upkeep of the local course since visitors' green feesjvave amounted to 11,000 this season: Rapid progress has been noted among the newer players of .ue game and several are already the object of envy by the older hands at the game whose several years of playing have failed to bring about the hoped for accuracy and ability. It is expected that a large number of new players will join the club another season and the prospects are fine for a much stronger team next year. "A" new putting green is being con structed at the fifth hole and this promises to be a very good one. It is raised considerably and*is approxi i mately seventy-five feet wide. Invitations have been sent out for The club maintains the hope of a dance to be held at the Elks Temple having a club house before many by the Bemidji lodge tomorrow even- more seasons This will add greatly ing. This is the first affair of the to the benefits of the course. All' kind to be held by the Elks for sev- members express the desire that Or ville Chapin, who has so efficiently guilded the practice and the playing of the club for several seasons, be en gaged for another year. His work attendance will be very large, has been very satisfactory to _________________________ the club at all times. Much credit for the condition of the course and the putting greens is due Gus Stahl, I the greens-keeper, whose efforts have made playing a real pleasure during the entire season. MILLERAND IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF FRANCE (By United Press.) Versailles, Sept 23.Without ser ious opposition, Alexander Millerand was elected president of France to day by the national assembly to suc ceed Paul Deschanel, who resigned because of ill health. EVANGELIST MERGER LEADS IN BIBLE CONFERENCE Evangelist G. Allyn Mercer of Min neapolis, had the platform last night at the Baptist church, where a Bible conference is now being conducted. The conference will continue with daily sessions at three and eight p. in until the closing service Sunday night. Mr. Mercer also conducted the study this afternoon. Tonight Mr. Mover will give a study on the "Five-fold Judgment of the Believer," This will be his last message. Evangelist Mercer will re main thru the week. ST. PAUL LUMBER DEALERS WORKING ON NEW PRICES St. Paul, Sept. 23.Retail lumber dealers here are now working on new price lists to be announced about Oc tober 1, which will show material re ductions in prices,* it was announced today. This followed the trend of the wholesale market, which began to drop recently, it was said. BEMIDJ I PIONE MOUNTAI N LAKE STOREROBBERY SUSPECTS HAVE BEENARRESTED Police Capture Four Men Near Jordan Cemetery Where Clothing Is Found* WILL FACE FORMAL CHARGES AT WINDOM Automobile in Graveyard Con tains Thirty-five Suits and Other Wearing Apparel (By United Press.) Shakopee, Minn., Sept. 22.Pour men who are believed to haye robbed the Schraeder-Heiber store at Moun tain Lake the night before last, were arrested "near Jordan by Sheriff Kopp and a squad of deputies and police. They were taken to Windom-this morning by Sheriff Peterson vwhere formal charges will be placed against them. More than $5,000 worth of po men's clothing was taken from the Mountain Lake store. Jordan police late yesterday dis covered an automobile in the ceme tery near there containing about thirty-fiye suits of clothes and other apparel. One wheel was broken. The machine was taken to a garage at Jordan. Sheriff Kopp and his deputies went to the cemetery last night and waited for the thieves. About 4:30 this morning all four men passed the cemetery, turned back and drove in. The deputies placed them under arrest. All denied being implicated in the robbery. They gave their names as Charles Koob, Henry Lan quette, Lawrence King and Albert St. Albans, all of St. Paul. AMBUSHES OF POLICE AND TROOPS REPORTED (By United Press) London, Sept. 23.. (By JeVb MH- l8r.).Irish cloudl grew blacker to day. Reports of further ambushes of government police and troops by Sinn Feiners and reprisals by black and tans, indicated an approach of stormy times. Developments included another ambush at Milltown, Malbay, county of Clare. A police automobile was reported held up and two officers kill ed and four wounded. ELKS LODGE TO HOLD DANCE TOMORROW NIGHT eral months and is being looked for ward to with much pleasure. Good music has been secured for the oc- i 0~(M & The Pionoor is a Mombor of the United PrtsaLoasos! Wwo SorrieoToday's World Nows Today casion and it is expected that the' tilities, the Polish communique re ported today. a V'T"1'*"" c* GENERA PRICE REDUCTIW O N RA W MATERIAL IS PREDICTED Treasury Department Econo mist Says Prices Will Be Forced to Come Down FORD'S ACTION MAY AFFECT BIG REDUCTION Lewis Names Machinery, Hard ware and Building Material on List Affected (By United Press.) Washington, Sept. 23. General price reductions in many necessities will be forced by the action of Henry Ford in cutting prices on automo biles, William M," Lewis, treasury department economist, said today. Lewis also said slashing of all auto mobile prices would result from Ford's action. As examples of some commodities that ma^ be forced down i_ price by rds cut Lewis names agricultural machinery, household hardware wat erproof clothing, and building ma terials. "These are made from steel, rubber, lumber or leather, which all enter into the manufacture of auto mobiles," said Lewis "If automobile makers using high priced steel can cut prices, it is clear that manufacturers of other products based on steel can do the same." All automobile manufacturers lately have noticed a slack up of orders. The Ford company reports unfilled orders totalling 146,000. Other manufacturers have unfilled orders, but these were received weeks ago. The public has stopped buying automobiles at present prices just as it has stopped buying high priced shoes, diamonds and jewelry. BOMB PLOTS BROKEN UP BY POLICE TODAY (By United Press) New York, Sept, 23,A dynamite bomb with a lighted fuse was discov ered in the wash room of the Reid avenue station of the Brooklyn Rap id Transit elevated line today by Po liceman Fantinello. He extinguish ed the fuse. In the police station it was found that the package held a bomb con taining enough dynamite to blow up the neighborhood. (By United Press) Sept 23.An explosive Pttrls, lyingl oIntenti the sideby POLES AND LITHUANIANS RESUMING HOSTILITIES (By United Press.) Warsaw, Sept. 23. Polish And Lithuanian troops have resumed hos- y-W "u ii .4i 44' *"**'"""_ any who have accommodation this shell with fuse attached was found fklj(d walk in front ot the Hote a police today just after the arival of iMadame Deschan el, wife of former president of France /^"^fffi^^f^ hmi BEMIDJI ASSOCIATION HEARS PLANS FOR RED CROSS HOME SERVICE Committee Appointed to Sug gest Proper Disposal of Boat Houses on Lakeshore The luncheon and meeting of the Bemidji Association yesterday was largely attended and after the busi ness session was completed the mem bers were addressed by Miss Alice Barrows, who is in charge of the home service work of the Red Cross in the northern division. At the business session a commit tee consisting of E. E. McDonald, J. J. Opsahl and A. L. Molander was appointed to represent the interests of Bemidji at the hearing to be held at Redby, September 27, in refer ence to the preliminary examination by the war department. A committee of five members was appointed upon authorization of the association for the purpose of ascer taining the best action to recommend to the park board for the disposal of the various boathouses along the lake shore, north and south of Third street and also the most feasible plan for putting the city boathouse at the foot of Third street in proper condition. The home service work of the Red Cross was most capably outlined by Miss Barrows, who presented the various phases of the work to be undertaken and profoundly im pressed her hearers of the need ef the work and the practicability of the plans to be used in carrying out the projects which the northern di vision is undertaking at present. "ARE YOTr A MASON" PLEASES EVERYONE A great many people have the idea because of its name that the com edy "Are You A Mason" can only be enjoyed by one special organization. This is a wrong impression however, as the name could be changed to fit any other lodge or society and still be just as appropriate as the title it now goes by. The comedy Is considereu to be one of the best that has ever been presented in America and rehearsals Indicate that the performance to be seen here will be given with lots of pep and vivacity. The play will be put on at the Grand theatre on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 29 and 30 under the auspices and for the benefit of the Ralph Oracle post of the American legion, which promises that all who attend will receive more than their money's worth in high class amuse ment. TEACHERS' INSTITUTE TO BE HELD NEXT.WEEK A teachers' institute will be held in Bemidji commencing September 27 and continuing through the bal ance of the week. A large number of teachers will be present from the surrounding territory. J. C. McGhee, county superintend ent, wishes it announced that room and board will be needed for these teachers while they are here and any who have accommodation of this off 8houl w(t hl offlc communicate a onc RALPH GRAC1E POST TO HOLD MEETING TONIGHT All members of the American Legion and all desiring membership are urged to attend the meeting of the Ralph Gracie post to be held this evening at the rooms of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce association. A number of matters of importance are to be taken up at this time and a large attendance is desired. j$# '$p rojr$jj MI N MISi, r/frrc/ Delivers Short Speech From Front Porch on Hum an Values in Business COX'S TRAIN LEAVES (By United Press) Maricopa, Ariz., Sept. 23. (By Her bert Walker.)Governor James M. Cox's stumping campaign was back on the right-of-way early today headed for Alubquerque, N. Mex., after a series of shake-ups near here late yesterday when the governor's special train was derci e! Governor Cox escaped uninjureJ. He was thrown about in his pri vate car when the train hit a point in the tracks where the rails had spread. Engineer Nichols was the only man injured, although the track was plowed Up fot a distance of 300 yards. H's,' (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 3."The Irish question is not one for America offi cially to become involved in, however wide spread the sympathies for that people may be in the United States senate," Warren Harding said in a statement today. "There is wide-spread sympathy in the United States for the Irish in dependence," Harding declared, but he said, "America has already med dled abroad excessively without in* vitation." Harding's statement was in explanation of a statement from him appearing in the London Press. LITTLE DEMAND FOR CABS FOB GRAIN SHIPMENTS (By United Press) St. Paul, Sept. 23.Despite the fact that box car equipment has been hampered in the northwest, there has been little complaint from farm ers about moving their grain and other farm products, the railroad and warehouse commission said today. The Soo now has about 75 per cent of Its box car equipment, the North ern Pacific about 84 per cent and the Great Northern about 87 per cent, it was said. Farmers apparently are holding their grain instead of ship ping it to the elevator terminals, traffic experts said. FRANK DEWEY CASE BEING TRIED TODAY Final selection of a jury to sit on the Frank Dewey case was not ap pointed until 11 o'clock this morning although drawings begun about three o'clock yesterday afternoon. Testi mony was begun soon after the jury was drawn this afternoon. Dewey is being tried on the charge of arson in connection with the fire at the Great Northern hotel building sev eral months ago. Evidence was found at that time which led the authorities to believe that the property had been wilfully set on Are and Frank Dewey, owner, was arrested on that evidence and bound over to the fall teria of district court. Late last night the jury on the Charlesi Miller case against R. Dundas and Andy Johnson returned without a verdict since no agreement could be reached. This will neces sitate a new trial at the next term of court, it is believed. LUMBER DEALERS ASK FOR COAL AT ONCE (By United Press.) St. Paul, Sept. 23. Wisconsin lumber dealers are appealing to the Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission for help to get coal. Six thousand tons of coal are needed im mediately at Ladysmith in order to insure operation of the lumber manu facturing plant there, it was said. rr-\f&$* Only Ontlr Within 100 MUM of Bemidji 55c PER MONTH BUSINESS MUST AWAKEN IW INTEREST SAYS HARDIN TOOAV RAILS THIS MORNING Nominee Thrown About Car But Not Injured on Way to Albuquerque (By United Press) Marion, Ohio, Sept 23. (By Ray mond Clapper.)"The conscience ot American business must be awakea ed to a new interest in human' wel- fare," Warren G. Harding said in a little lay sermon delivered from his front porch to a miscellaneous dele gation today. Thrqwing aside political questions for the moment, Harding planned for greater recognition of the human val ues in business and industry. "American business is not a mon ster 4u the expression of a God giv en creative impulse," he said, in sisting that business be not only honest but human. "The best social asset is he who does an honest day'* work, and employees must not be treated as commodities," he said. It 1 J-tv^