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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-06
ANTLERS GROWN ON
FOURTY-F0UR FAWN BY
BEMlDN.HKSLODGE
Initiation Session Of Thursday
Evening Largely Attended
and Much Enjoyed.

As a result Of the most largely at
tended and enjoyable meeting ever
held by Bemidji lodge No. 1862.
B. p. O. Elks that fraternal Organiza-
tion today numbers its membership
with an additional forty-four. As
planned, the fawn. most of them from
Bemidji but others coming from
Remer, Deer River, Red Lake, led by
the Bemidji Military band paraded
just previous to the ceremonies in the
Elks Temple Thursday evening.
The work OF the evening was
officers and although the class was
large the degrees were conferred in a
most impressive manner. Officers in
charge Of the initiation were GreOge
Kreatz, exalted ruler; Forest Halgren
leading knight; Glen Harding, loyal
knight, w. z. Robinson. lecturing
knight; e. II. Jerrard. secretary;
James Parmelee, esquire, Paul Bros
vik, inner guard and Barney Erick-
son, tyler. The work of the second
degree was done under the direction
of =. z. Mitchell. Of Bemidji, who is
life member OF st. Cloud lodge.
Following the degree work an elab-
crate banquet was served in the at
tractive club rooms Of the Temple, the
affair being arranged by James Par
melee, Barney Erickson and George
Sommers, members of the entertain
mnt Following the dinner a social
session was enjoyed.
Secretary Jerrard announces that
about twenty-five candidates still
await initiation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-06
RETURNED SOLDIERS
URGED TO FILE THEIR
DISCHARGE PAPERS
But Few Recorded with Charles
Moon, Register of Deeds
Special Book Provided.

Despite the fact that the state aleg-
islature recently passed law in
tended solely to benefit soldiers, sail
ors and marines by allowing them to
register their certificates Of discharge
with the register of deeds in their re-
spective counties. only few
such documents have been rec
ordsd at the office Of Charles Moon,
register Of deeds Of Beltrami county,
according; to figures obtained at Mr..
Moons Office this morning.
/ II believe II the boys all appre-
Ecfated the value of this act Of regis
tering their discharge papers, there
would be more of them up here" said
Moon. 1T is quite probable that, as
time goes on, there will be various
rules made and laws enacted intend
ed to benefit those who served in the
great war. Credentials will be neces-
sary in many cases. If the soldier
has lost his, it will be necessary for
him to send to Washington and waste
considerable time in obtaining copies
Of his service papers. BY registering
them here he insures against this oc-
curing. The charge, Is cents, is suf-
f1ciently small to make it negligible
The cost of looking up such creden-
tials at Washington would be much
greater"
Mr.. Moon says that a special book
for recording honorable discharges
will be received soon at his office and
the work will be simplified to a great
extent.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-06
DEPUTY WILL SPEAK
AT KELLIHER TONIGHT

M. w. Deputy, president of the Be-
midji Normal school, will leave this
afternoon for Kelliher where he Will
be the principal speaker at the COM
mencement exercises to be held this
evening.
Mr.. Deputy returned to Bemidji
this morning from Grand Rapids and
Nashwauk where he visited the
schools yesterday in behalf Of the
normal schools. He visited with the
graduates who contemplate teaching
and was pleased to find that several
planned to attend the Bemidji nor
-pvI5 eqa pepuel1e 62ndeQ IN. 'lem
uation exercises of the Nashwauk
schools last evening"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-06
court HOUSE
T r@& -
!: IMPROVEMENT
7.f
~
'T0BE MADEBY
COUNTY BOARD
New Vault Will Be Erected in
p Office of Auditor johnson
-
ID and Room Enlarged.
COMMISSIONERS ROOM
=: WILL BE MADE SMALLER
Road Bond. of $3.50, 900 Will
Be Sold at Meeting June ~.
Let Poor House Contract.

, Crowded conditions in the office of
A. D. htnson, county auditor, have
$50 complicated the work that the
( county commissioners have decided to
greatly enlarge the vault, extending
it across the front of the present Of
;, ,fce and to add space by taking sew
-earal feet from the commissioners
room. Bids for the work will be ad-
. Verlsed for at once and they will be
:. opened and considered at meeting
to be held June 27.
= A glass partition will be construct
ed between the auditors office and
the room used by the commissioners
for their meetings. Under the new
plan clerks of the office will be en-
=abled to. do much of their work in
the vault and it will not be necessary
to remove heavy books and records.
l. Bids for the purchase of the $780,
1000 bond issues which have been au-
tkhorized by the board for expendi-
ture in the construction and improve
ment of roads, will also be received
at the June 27 meeting, as will bids
for the contract of erecting the new
poor house, plans for which were
drawn by Artchect Earl w. Roberts,
and which will cost approximately
*$15,5OO.
To lessen the noise when court is
in progress, the commissioners have
.~ordered that the floor of the court
room be covered with battleship
linoleum. The need Of this improve
:ment has long been felt. :.
= The commissioners found that the
court house. is being kept up in
splendid manner, and the county Of
fcials expressed themselves to the
+ board members as being much pleased
+. with the work of A. J. Ritchey, Gus
,todian.
The commissioners completed the
work Of the session late yesterday
afternoon. "
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-06
BEMIDU FISHERMEN
AWAIT OPENING OF
BASS SEASON JUNE Is
New Law Delays Anglefs But
There i. No Change Concern:
ing Weight or Limit,

Bemidji anglers, who have had
their fill of pike and trout fishing are
impatiently curbing their desire to
cast lure to the willy black bass.
and are almost at the point Of realiz-
ing their desire, as the season on
this variety opens in ten days-June
Is being the date throughout the
state. During the 1918 seasons
the state was divided into a north
and south section. the opening dates
being May 80 and June 15. The last
legislature abolished this two-section
law and made a ste te-wide opening
date of June is.
The later date was made at the
suggestion of the site game and fish
commissioner and approved by hun
dreds of fishermen ald sportsmen all
over the state. The claim is made
that the later date will give the fish
an opportunity to deposit their
spawn before being caught and also
will give the spawn the protection
of the male fish until it has hatched.
Both these factors will have a tend
ency to increase the number of bass
by many thousands, as the early date
of past years has made it possible for
fishermen to take the fish in spawn
and from the BEDS The number of
future fish thus being killed were be-
yond estimate.
That the law is popular with
right thinking fishermen is evident
from the great number who approve
the later opening date and from the
very few objections, says S. C. Baily,
Bemidji warden. Game protective
leagues throughout the state have
taken special interest in the law and
several violators have been punished,
the Hennepin county league being
active in this respect. The
new law provides severe penalties for
and wardens and members
of game protective leagues have been
instructed to watch closely for
"sooners."
There Is no change in the law as
regards size and number of fish to be
taken. The size limit remains at nine
inches and the total number of bass
allowed each fisherman per day re-
mains at fifteen. There has been a
report circulated among anglers that
the new law provides for a seven-inch
limit, but this is not the case The
fish must be not less than nine inches
in length or returned to the water.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-06
INTEREST In LEGION
CONTINUES TO GROW

: Interest in the Ralph Oracle Post,
Bemidji chapter Of the American le-
gion, continues to grow and new APP
plications are being received in each
mail. Among those to enroll y.ster-
day was Miss May MacGregor, Be-
midji young woman who was twice
cited for bravery while serving rs a
Red Cross nurse in France, and who
cared for wounded on American sec
tors for nine months.
Discharged soldiers or sailors may
secure the necessary application
blanks by applying to Whitney
Brown, secretary, at the First Ma
tiona1 bank.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-06
EXCHANGE OF CHILDREN is
SUGGESTED BY FRENCHMAN

ranged between our two countries.
American children between the ages
of Is and 16 should be sent to France
to live in full home intimacy WIN
French families. French chfldfen
Of the same questionable age
should come to the United States and
be temporarily adopted here. by
this means, the next generation' In
France and America would know one
another as intimately as they know
themselves. 49,
shall also urge upon the French
government the desirability OF ex-
changing professors and students
with American universities. favor
the universities of each country
adopting one another as sister insti-
tutions, so that, they shall have a
greater sense Of; comradeship than
usually follows the more formal ex-
changes of lecturers.
These are some of the ways by
which our Impressions Of each other
can be moulded by actual facts, in
stead of absurd rumors and false re-
ports. The only reason Frenchmen
and Americans have not been seen to
resemble each other hitherto is be-
cause our views of each other have
been too distant. We have trusted
to casual visits, instead OF really
studying our fundamental character.
istics.
Once 1t is understood how similar
ly we view life and how parallel are
our ideals. l believe we ought to be
in q position to form a military en-
tente I am convinced the economic
pressure which the League of Nations
has created as its principal weapon
will never be able to prevent wars.
Germany not only resisted the pres
sure, but fought the world almost to
victorious end The League Of Ma
tions must have military weapons
until the spirit of idealism has per-
meated the peoples Of the earth. The
best weapon Of this kind would be
a Franco-American entente, making
known to the world that the armies
and navies of both countries have
been united as formal allies for the
preservation of peace. The Franco
American union is the worlds peace.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-06
BEMIDU PASTOR WILL
ATTEND ST. CLOUD MEET

Rev. A. M. Whitby, pastor of the
Baptist church, will leave Wednesday
Of next week for St. Cloud, where he
will attend the meeting of the North
west Baptists' association, which will
be held Thursday and Friday of next
week. Rev. Ira D. Alvord, formerly
pastor of the Baptist church of this
city, but who now lives at st. Cloud.
will be moderator of the meetings,
which will be held in his church.
Rev. Whitby will preach the doctrinal.
sermon, Friday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-06
BAKER IS BOUND OVER
TO DULUTH FEDERAL COURT

Archie Baker, who previously
served q term of six months for, vi0-
lating liquor laws. was arraigned be-
fore Judge Hiram A. Simons, United
States commissioner, on a charge Of
having in his possession two pint
bottles Of whisky. He was bound
over to the Duluth term of federal
court and released on $4,000 bonds.
Baker was arrested at Deer River by
Federal Agent Charles Benson.
Charles Kelley, OF Bemidji. who
was found with alcohol and whisky
in his possession by Agents w. J.
Johnson and Charles eBnson, early in
the week. will be arraigned before
Judge Smons tomorrow or Monday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-06
POLES WANT TO BUY
AMERICAN MADE GUNS
By Don E. Chamberlain.
(United Press correspondent }

London (By Mail. .)-American
shells and bullets, fired by American
guns and "American stomachs' may
be used to fight Bolsheviks menacing
Poland, according to General Che
Waller John De Remer, who is In
London to buy munitions and food
for the Polish army. The possessors
of the "An1erican stomachs' will be
Polish soldiers, fed with food pur-
chased from America. ,..
De Remer is in London as an au-
thorized agent for the Polish. govern
ment to spend between thirty and
forty million dollars for guns, shells
and bullets and to buy all the food
in sight. ~.
De Remer told he>United Press he
has already started. negotiations
with the American government with
q view to buying American light ar
tillery and rifles. He, expects to
make huge food purchases Of Ameri-
cans.
POLAND is a great admirer OF
America. 1t will never forget it's
generosit yin helping; to feed the Po-
lish population. The work done by
the Americans was Wonderful. Just
now what Poland wants is food and
guns for its army to fight the Boil
sheviks. It also wants to build up
the nucleus OF Polish artillery
force.
1T is for this reason we wish to
buy American light guns If possible.
/ understand America Is agreeable to
selling some of them to US rather
than go to the trouble and expense Of
shipping them back to America. We
may also buy many Of their rifles.
1--WE are not interested in buying
heavy guns owing to the fact that
roads in Poland are very bad.
"But the purchase Of guns, for
which I am prepared to spend be-
tween thirty and forty million dol
lars, is not the only thing we want.
Poland needs food, machinery and
many other things. Much Of this we
expect to buy in America"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-06
BACKUS IS VICTIM Z
IN S25.o00 ALASKA
>r GOLD Mine FRAUD
Minneapolis Lum b e m a n
Charges Swindle and Tells
Jury of Deal He "Fell" For

Edward w. Backus, wealthy Min
neapolis lumberman and president OF
the Backus-BroOks company which
operates the paper and saw mills at
International Falls and which has
the contract for the Red Lake reser-
vation timber was the victim of a
$4,000 swindling game that involved
the purchase of Alaskan lands, it be-
came known Thursday following the
indictment of two men charged with
the crime.
-. The accused are John Berger and
A. w. Ashby, indicted by the Henne-
pin county grand jury. Ashby Is un-
der arrest in Seattle and Berger is
being sought widely.
d, The men were of the conventional
prospector type, it is said, frank in
their talk, and while in Minneapolis
associated with prominent persons:
According to the story Mr.. Backus
is said to have told the grand Jury,
he was introduced to Berger by Sen
getor George H. Sullivan of Saltwater
year ago. Berger said his home was
in Nome, Alaska.
Mr.. Sullivan, according to MIR.
Backus, explained that he wished to
invest in the property that Berger
and Ashby were trying to sell but
that his money was tied up in war
contracts.
Berger said the land he and his
partner owned had at least $5.OOO,-
900 in gold and that it would run
about 81 cubic yard. He explained
that the metal could ibe mined at a
cost of 20 cents cubic yard. but that
he and Ashby were financially in bad
shape and wished to sell out the
whole tracts for 100000. Mr..
Backus refused to buy.
Last month Berger told Mr.. Backus
that Ashby could raise $4,000 and
that with $4,000 more they would
he able to work the property. He pro-
duced the proofs that Ashby had the
$4,000.
Mr.. Backus gave Berger a check
for $25,OOO on the North western Ma
tional bank. he told the grand jury.
Last week an expert sent to Alas
ka to investigate reported that the
land was practically worthless.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-06
BAUDETTE TERM OF COURT
WILL START NEXT TUESDAY

With Judge B. F. Wright of Park
Rapids presiding the special term
of Beltrami county district court at
Baudette will convene at Baudette
next Tuesday. There are % cases
on the calendar. Fred Rhoda, clerk
of court, will attend the term.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-06
BY Professor Andre FribOurg.
Written for the United Press. }


(Note: Professor Andre Fribourg
is professor Of history in the Chaptal
college Of the University Of Paris. He
served as soldier during the war
and was wounded at Verdun. He has
been touring the United States for
the past five months, lecturing and
gathering information for the French
Press and government on American
French relations. Professor Fribourg
is the author of dozen books, main
ly on modern history and topics re-
lating to foreign aaffirs.)
The American and the French peo-
pie more nearly resemble each other
than do any other two nations In the
world Therefore, when I return to
Paris, shall report to my govern
ment that every encouragement
should be given to a close under
standing between yourselves and our
selves.
You Americans. as far as tempera-
mont is concerned, are the direct de-
scendants of the English of Shake
speare's day. You are not like the
present Inhabitants of the British
Isles. You resemble more the Eliza
bethan English, who were more like
the French than the English OF to-
day. That is why you have so many
traits in common with the modern
French. When Shapespeare wrote
his plays, the French and English
were similar From that time on
the English character in the British
Isles did not develop along the same
lines as the French. Only the Eng
lish who came to America continued
the tradition.
American and French are alike in
temperament and persistent optim-
ism. They have the same eager men
tality. They react in similar man
ners to similar experiences. They
are quick in thought and their vi
tality is never at rest. They are the
modern Elizabethans. This fact,
which I have discovered in America,
has caused me to determine to rec
ommend to the French government
hat an exchange of children be ar
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-06
REMIDJI FIREMEN WILL
OBSERVE MEMORIAL DAY

Members of the Bemidji Fire De-
partment will attend the Baptist
church Sunday morning, where their
annual memorial service will be
preached by Rev. A. NJ. Whitby, pas
tor Of that church. The service will
begin at 1870, and the subject on
which Rev. Whitby will preach will
be ''Life's Memorials" The evening
service at the Baptist church will be
held at 8 o'clock, and the topic will
be '"The True Fatherhood Of God"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-06
JUVENJ.E RAND WILL
MEET TOMORROW MORNING

p Oliver Riggs, director of the Be-
mid3i Juvenile band, urges that all
boys of the organization meet at the
City hall tomorrow morning at the
following hours: piccolo, clarinet
and saxaphone players at $3.50
o'clock; cornet and alto at 9:3O
o'clock; trombone. baritone and bass
at 1920 o'clock and drums at 1880.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-06
TO HONOR SOLDIERS.

For the purpose of honoring re-
turned soldiers and sailors the peo-
pie of the Nary district will give
banquet tomorrow night. Rev.
Blaine Lambert, of the Methodist
church, will be one OF the speakers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-06
BURLES0N RETAINS
C0NTR0! &! =: :, LIES
DESPETE:N0TICE OF
RETURN100WNERS
(By United Press)

(By Unlted Press)
Washington, June 6-That Postmaster General Bureson
still controls telegraph and telephone nes despite his
fas evening that they had been turned back
the from whom they taken by the
August advanced the interstate committee
of the senate met today to consider wire legislation
Under the provisions of the return the postoce depart
ment however, under terms of Mr. Burlesons ORDER
of the service pending final action by
gress.
Regulations prohibiting discrimination against wire
poyees because of union maintaining existing rates
and charges and instructed companies keep special
facilitate cost settlement between themselves and the
ment retained in effect under the the post
master General.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-06
BIG PLOT Is DISCOVERED.

Washington June 6-The word being passed through
radical circles for giant demonstration July Fourth
enment officials have been informed According to these
ports the May day outbreak the June bomb outrage and the
July Fourth plot constitute progressive of deonsta
tions against the AS result every precaution
is being TAKEN
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-06

Washington June GA resolution repeal the daylight
saving law the last Sunday October favoraby reported
by the house interstate Commerce committee today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
MUSICIAN FACING $500
CHARGE BROUGHT HERE
Tressi of Aborn Opera Company
Accused of Giving Worthless
Check for Ring.

Joseph Andre Tressi, who played in
this city as a member of the Aborn
Opera Company several years ago,
was brought here last night from
Providence. r. l.. by Detective Hugh
lett to answer an indictment alleging
that he obtained $500 worth of
jewelry from Castelberg's four years
ago under false pretenses. 1t is
charged that he purchased the jewelry
sum involved.
Detectives Springmann and Hugh
lett have been engaged in a hunt for
the musician the past fou ryears.
Police department officials were ad-
vised that he had appeared in several
cities along the Pacific coast under
the name of Joseph Bartholdi and
were informed that he was wanted
by them for passing alleged worthless
checks. They also were told that he
was wanted in johannesburg, South
Africa, where he says his wife and
daughter reside.
Tressi denied that he had been In
South Africa the past four years, but
according to Detective Hughlett, he
did admit having passed worthless
checks in the west. The prisoner. who
Is sixty-two years old. was playing
Providence when placed under arrest
He is said to have admitted passing
the check in this city and explained
that he did so because he was in need
of funds. A diamond ring he obtain
ed, he said, he pawned in Baltimore.
Tressi was turned over to the marshal
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
MEADOWBROOK'S MEET WAR CLOUD FAVOR|TE
Macomber's Speedy Four Year-Old
Picked to Win Classic Sub
urban Handicap.

NEW YORK, June THE thirty
third running of the classic Suburban
Handicap at one mile and a quarter
was the feature of today's card at the
Belmont Park racetrack. Eleven
horses were named overnight as
starters.
This event, like the Futurity, used to
be run over the old Sheepshead Bay
course, but since 1913 it has been one
Of the most attractive features at
Belmont Park. In that year Harry P.
Whitney's Whiskbroom I'd was the
out two minutes fiat as the time in
which the Whitney horse had covered
the distance.
Many prominent horsemen, owners.
trainers and patrons Of racing who
held watches on the event failed to
agree with that official announcement
and the generally accepted time for
Whiskbroom's race was 2.02 3-5.
Therefore a new track record for to-
days contest is hardly possible. no
matter how fast the track may be.
The rain which fell last night had no
effect on the track and while show
ers are predicted for today, nothing
short of continuous downpour could
make the going of heavy nature.
OF the eleven carded on the program
A. K. Macomber's four-year-old War
Cloud. ridden by Knapp. was favored
In the public fancy. but with a heavy
track the topweight Exterminator.
which won the Kentucky Derby last
year, was looked for with favor de-
spite his impost of 12S pounds. while
Papp. winner of the 1917 Futurity,
which revels in muddy going, had a
| host of followers. as he was in nicely
with 100 pounds.
Lanius, with Lotus up. the winning
pair in the Metropolitan at this track,
fortnight ago. was neglected by the
spectators. The Coe entry Sweep On
, and Over There were well thought of
by racing patrons. while not a few
believed that H. P. Whitney's Vindex
| might make amends for his disap-
| pointing performances in the Ken
lucky Derby and Preakness this sea-
son by running race in keeping
with the form he displays in all of
(, his workouts.