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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-01
SUCCESS OF BABY
CLINIC TO Be HELD
MAY TENTH ASSURED
At Least 500 Infants Will be
Examined--Outside Com
munities are Invited.

Success Of the baby clinic which
is to be held in Bemidji May 10 is
assured, a census of the city showing
that no less than 500 children will be
enrolled. 1t is announced that the
clinic is not confined to Bemidji, but
that children from neighboring towns
and the farming districts are eligible,
and cordial invitation has been ex-
tended to mothers. Babies up to five
years of age may be enrolled.
DIR. AVG. Anderson, who is to be in
charge of the clinic,is to be assisted
by another baby specialist and two
nurses. The clinic will be held in
the high school beginning at nine in
the morning and continuing until
4:3O in the afternoon. All infants
will be closely examined and when
ailments are found mothers will be
advised to take the child to physi-
clan that proper treatment may be
had.
Women of the Community and
Civic club are much interested in the
clinic and no details which might lead
to it's success are being neglected. 1t
is urged that as many women as pos
sible attend the lecture to be given
IN the high school the evening of the
clinic at 7:45 o'clock. The lecture
will be for all women and not only
for mothers as was first announced.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-01
BEMIDJI HOMES MUST
BE- OPENED TO NORMAL
SCHOOL STUDENTS
President Deputy Makes Ap-
peal. -- Emphasizes Import
ance of Accommodations.

M. w. Deputy, president Of the Be-
midji Normal school, Is plan
ming for the teachers training
school which Is to start here June
23. continuing until August :. and
today lie appealed to the citizens Of
Bemidjl to open their homes that
proper accommodations may be pro-
vided for the $50 students expected
to enroll.
"Bemidji people," says President
Deputy. must remember that the
normal school Is no longer matter
Of theory. but reality. Plans and
specifications for the new dormitory
are being completed and the contract
will be let just as soon as possible,
but we cannot hope that the build
ing will be ready for occupancy be-
fore the first Of the year. AS con-
sequence the homes Of Bemidji must
be opened to these students that
sufficient accommodations may be
provided"
The purpose of the summer school
Is to offer academic instruction in
the suOJects required for common
school certificates, first and second
class; to offer in the normal schools
professional training In the common
school subjects and to provide means
by which teachers seeking to earn
FIRST class certificate may meet the
standards in those subjects which are
required by law; to afford instruc-
tion and professional training in
such special subjects as will entitls
teachers to first class certificates or
to certificates Of higher rank: to
give instruction in agriculture. man.
ual training and home training. as
now required Of teachers Of these
subjects in consolidated schools.
Tomorrow J. c. McGhee, county
superintendent Of schools. will ac-
company Mr.. Deputy on a motor trip
to Turtle River, Tenstrike, Black
duck and Hines that op-
portunity may be afforded the nor
NAL superintendent to become &C
quainted with this section of Bel
trami county.
Mr.. Deputy plans to return to
Kansas City tomorrow night and
will return to Minneapolis a week
from Tuesday that he may attend a
meeting Of the state normal school
board. His wife and daughter will
arrive in the city soon after that
time and they may occupy q lake
cottage for the summer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-01
OBTAINED PEACE SECRETS
BY USE OF PHONOGRAPH

sations, stripped OF quotation marks.
After particularly fragrant case Of
this kind the issue was brought to a
head by General Bliss rising to re-
mark that IL military matters could
not be discussed in these intimate
and supposedly secret conclaves
without somebody peddling the text
OF the talks to the newspapers, he
for one would have to cease talking.
Next day and thereafter the phono-
graphic records of the conversations
were missing from the Paris papers.
While the air was filled with ru-
mors OF disagreements between Will
son and Clemenceau, 1T remained for
L'Eclaire, Paris daily. to raise the
curtain on the loggerheaded situa-
ton between Lloyd George and the
French premier. A long white space
in a regular edition of L'Eclaire re-
vealed the devastating hand Of the
censor. Immediately preceding the
white space something like this:
The following has been given us
by a British correspondent whose
journal is favorable to Lloyd George:
Lloyd George today told the Brit
ish correspondents that If he were
Scheidemann--"
Then the blank space
Brief inquiry served to reveal that
the completed sentence would have
read:
he wouldn't sign the peace the
French want"
Lloyd George thereupon abandoned
his conferences with the British cor
respondents.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-01
BEMIDN VICTORY
=, LOAN SUBSCRIPTION :.
y TOTALS S156.4O0

Additions to the Bemidji Victory
loan subscription have increased the
total to $156,400 or s20,4O0 more
than the city's quota.
Figures quoted yesterday showed
Armour and company employees had
subscribed $3.50, but correct figures
credit them with $3.50 while the
company itself yesterday purchased
$1,000 worth of notes through its
Bemidji branch office. A private
subscription of $4,000 was also re-
corded yesterday.
A. E. Whiting, chairman of the
Blackduck district campaign has
notified County Chairman Brooks
that Blackduck village has exceeded
its quota and that the district will
easily go over the top. Several
townships are being late in report
ing results for the reason that their
drives were not begun until a weeS
after the campaign had been Off
cially started. Indications are that
the county will oversubscribe it's
S270,000 quota.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-01
BEMlDu MERCHANTS
PLACE LUXURY TAX
in EFFECT TODAY
Clothing, Toilet Articles, Palat-
able Drinks Cost More
Under New Law.

When Bemidji merchants opened
their stores today they began collect
ing from their patrons under the
new luxury tax, which has for some
time been the subject of much COM
ment sand speculation.
Although 1t will be felt most heav-
lily in higher priced articles such as
clothing or furniture, the trend Of
comment has been directed princi-
pally at the lesser-priced articles
which it, affects. Drug store and
soda fountain purchases, will, by
their large number, bring 1t more
often to the attention of purchasers.
A discussion of the manner in
which it affects these articles is CIV
en- in dispatches from Washington.
The one relative to the taxation Of
soda fountain products" follows:
Soda water, ice cream, sundaes,
root beer and all other soda fountain
drinks become taxable today un-
der the revenue act. Five and ten
cent drinks or dishes will be taxed
cent while is or 20-cent drinks
will be taxed 2 cents, and the taxes
will be collected from the purchaser,
unless the soda fountain keeper
chooses to reduce his prices to in
clude the extra tax item.
THE question of when drinks are
taxable and when they may not be
taxable, and the methods of collect
ing the taxes, were discussed at
length in a statement by the internal
revenue bureau for guidance of pro-
prietors and patrons.
'These examples were given of
taxable drinks, when mixed and sold
at the fountain for consumption on
the premises: Orangeade, lemonade,
pineapple juice. coca cola, root beer,
moxie. phosphates, fruit and flavor
ing syrups mixed with carbonated
water or plain water, milk shakes,
matted milk shakes, cream and egg
shakes, ice cream, ice cream sodas,
sundaes, ice cream sandwiches, flaw
ored ices.
''These drinks are not taxable:
Hot beef tea, coffee, tea, buttermilk,
milk, hot chocolate, hot clam broth,
tomato bouillon and bottled drinks
sold direct from the container.
Separate taxes are imposed on drinks
of the latter classes.
"lce Cream is not taxable when
sold in con tanners to be carried away
from the selling place. Ice cream
cones are taxable Bromo seltzer.
Rochelle salts, Seidlitz powders, cas-
tor oil, epson salts and similar medi-
cines often served at soda fountains
are not subject to tax.
"Soft drink stands are subject to
the tax, but restaurants or other
places serving ice cream or soft
drinks as an incidental feature are
not required to collect or to pay the
tax. Church "sociables" and clubs
are exempt, but booths at country
fairs, circuses. or ball games must
collect the tax"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-01
TENNIS CLUB WILL HOLD
MEETING THIS EVENING

TO complete plans for tourna-
ment to be held during the summer.
members of the Bemidji Tennis club
will meet in the Commercial club
rooms this evening at eight o'clock.
A, L. Barker, president Of the club.
is anxious that all tennis enthusiasts
attend the meeting.
Much interest in the club is being
taken and the membership is grow
ing rapidly. The courts, which are
being improved, will soon be ready
for play. One court is to be reserved
for use by women. 1t is urged that
all persons who contemplate Joining
the club do 80 now that they may
participate in the tournament.
Members of the club are making
city-wide search for the tennis
roller. Information as to where it
can be found will be appreciated by
President Barker.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-01
BY Lowell Mellett.
United Press correspondent

&CAIISu lCoo SOi
Paris, tBy Mail. )--Some OF the
suppressed stories of the peace-mak-
ing are worth the telling
There was the time, for example,
that NJ Pichon, French Secretary for
Foreign Affairs, told the assembled
correspondents on a Sunday In the
very Quai d'Orsay room where the
Big Ten had its daily meeting, that
the league of nations could not be
embodied in the preliminary peace
pact.
Pichon's statement, given out for
publication, was strangely missing
from ali the Paris press next morn
ing.
Inquiry revealed that three or four
deputy chiefs of the various delega-
tions had spent a busy night rush
ing by auto from one peace sanctum
to another until a program OF sup
preston had been arranged and then
rushing from one French authority
to another until all corners Of the
censorship lid had been riveted down
upon the Pichon Interview
Then there was the period when
the French press turned the repre-
sentatives Of the American and Brit
ish press green by the remarkable
accuracy of its accounts of the Big
Ten and, sometimes, Big Four, con-
versations. AS printed, nobody was
quoted, but 1t became known that the
language which the reporters pre-
sented as their own was simply that
of some Of the parties to the conver-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-01
NEW FEEDsTUFFS LAW
PROTECTS FARMERS

The new feedstuffs law passed by
the Legislature. which has just ad-
journed, is designed to stop the sale
Of feedstuffs made by mixing elevator
dust. cat hulls, chaff or ground corn
cobs with corn. bran or oilmeal. and
then adding cheap molasses to cover
up the ingredients and improve their
taste. 1t provides for correct label
ing, for the creation of a laboratory
to test feedstufrs, and for the punish
ment of those who violate the law
The bill was drafted by the animal
husbandry and the chemistry spe-
cialists at University Farm in CO.
operation with the state dairy and
food commission.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-01
SOCIAL HYGIENE LECTURES
AT HIGH SCHOOL TOMORROW

Glen Jackson, who is associated
with Y. M. C. A., educational work
in St. Paul. will give several talks
on social hygiene to boys of the Be-
midi high school tomorrow, illus
trating his lectures by use of lantern
slides.
Mrs. Schwartz, of the state board
Of health, will address the girls Of
the high school tomorrow on the
same subject. She will also speak at
the Community and Civic club meet
ing Saturday afternoon.
The special film which was to be
shown tomorrow cannot be obtained,
but arrangements will be made
whereby it can be shown to the pub
lie soon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-01
SCHOOLS OF COUNTY
TO RECEIVE $l8,997

Money of the March apportion-
ment, totaling s1S,99732, for the
schools Of Beltrami county Is now
ready for distribution, and Henry
Alsop, deputy auditor, Is preparing
warrants for the various districts.
or money included in the settle
ment $6,441.62 comes from the coun-
ty for fines and One-half penalty, and
the balance. $12.555.70. Is provided
by the state. $3.50 being paid for
each pupil, the number being 5,459.
The county pays $1.1S per pupil. As
Bemidji schools are represented as
having 1878 pupils its share of the
March apportionment will be S5,-
333.64.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-01
TO ENJOY SHORT VACATION.

W. l.. Brooks, cashier of the
Northern National bank, and who
has 50 successfully managed the Bel
trami county Victory loan campaign,
will leave this evening for Mime
apolis where he will join Mrs. Brooks
who has been visiting at the home Of
her brother, w. B. Chandler. Later
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks will leave for
Superior, Wis, where they will be
the guests of Mrs Brooks sister,
Mrs. B. D. Merrell. Mr. Brooks ex-
poets to be gone from the city about
ten days.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-01
FARMERS BANK TO MOVE,

J. Leroy Elwell, cashier Of the
Farmers State bank, announced late
this afternoon that the Nymore dis
trict financial institution will be
moved to the main business section
of the city about June first. The
building adjoining the LaQua cloth
ing store on Third street will house
the bank
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-01
CITY ASSESSOR KLEIN
BUSY LISTING VALUABLES

w. C. Klien. city assessor, began
ferreting out taxable personal prop
erty, money and credits today, and
in consequence there are a few who
converting diamonds into glass, gold
into brass are hiding away china and
silver in the hope that their taxes
may be made as low as possible, but
the more loyal citizens are outspoken
in telling Of their holdings Asses
sors throughout the county also be-
gan their work today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-01
PROGRAM FOR
BOOSTER MEET
CASS LAKE
j. EANNOUNCED
Tentative Plans for Develop
ment League Convention An
nounced by F. T. Lincoln.
IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
WILL BE DISCUSSED
AacGarry, Avery, Hughes, Car
H9E
michael and Other Promin-
ent Men Will Be Speakers.

Fred r. Lincoln, of Brainerd, Sec
setary of the Northern Minnesota
Development association, today an
nounced the tentative program for
p. the summer convention which Is to
be held at Cass Lake June 20-21.
~ In announcing the program Secre-
tary Lincoln says: "Acting in har-
mony with the old saying, All play
and no work makes Jack a mere toy
the committee has secured number
Of able speakers to discuss import
ant subjects at the convention, al
though much of the time will be
spent in recreational pleasures and
in the discussion of recreational sub
jects."
,l These To Speak.
- The tentative program, includes
NE following speakers, and the sub
Chas. P. Craig, Duluth-"Deep
Waterways Connection with the
Ocean" .,
Hon. F. A. Duxbury, Caledonia
"Our Common Problems.
SdTlOS AtSlS, oLdIC game Gnu HoAA
warden-"Minn the Natural
vacation Ground of North America"
E. M. Mcmahon, general secretary,
St. Paul association-"The Office of
the Larger Cite in Development
Work"
Hugh +. Hughes, managing editor
Farm Stock and Home, Minneapolis
1.-THE Value of Dairying Products
to the Human Race"
Hon. P. II. McGarry, Walker
<'The Babcock Trunk Highway sys-
tenn"
H. NJ. Gardner, vice president,
Civic and Commerce association,
Minneapolis-"Nor Minnesota,
Tangible Asset
E. T. Winship, president, Mime
sofa Automobile association-"Tour-
lists Routes to the Land of Promise.
E. A. Colquhoun, county agent st.
Louis county-"Puplic Markets for
Northern Minnesota.
O. M. Olson, county agent, Roseau
2~.tSheep as an aid to Clearing
Y4and"
Hon. Robert Carmichael, Farming
ton-"Fertility of Minnesota Soil
Chas. G. Roth. manager st, Paul
Motel, 81. raul Twin Clty Holel
Men and the Northern Minnesota
Tourist
Clyde D. Campbell, county agent,
Park Rapids-"Sheep Husbandry In
Northern Minnesota"
M. V. Goussett, assistant professor
in animal husbandry, State Univer-
sity-"Promoting the Sheep Indus
try in Northern Minnesota"
Other prominent men with whom
the secretary Is corresponding with
are: Col Henry s. Graves, forestry
Department.. u s. department of ag-
riculture, Washington, D. c.; C. G.
Hartley, Duluth; Geo. P. Grout,
president, State Dairymen's asoscia
tion; H. NJ Orfield, president ALL
Minneapolis Good Roads association,
and others.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-01
SEVERAL LARGE CATCHES.

Bemidji anglers were up bright
and early this morning, the fishing
season opening today. and several
large catches of pike have been re-
ported. The trout season opened
several days ago. S. G. Bailey, Be
midi game warden, announces that
the Red Lake fisheries will open for
business May IT.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-01
BEMIDJI JUDGE TO PRESIDE.

Judge c. w. Stanton will leave
Monday for Brainerd where he will
preside at the regular Crow Wing
county term of district court. Tues
day night he will be one of the
speakers at the annual banquet of
the Crow Wing County Bar associa-
ton, which is to be held at the Rams
ford hotel.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-01

New York Nal Secret service agents throughout the
United today searched the mails for believed sent
to prominent Seventeen Internal machines discovered
here when held for lack of postage exposed which de-
ectve assert aimed at the annhation of the nations
biggest nanciers prosecutors state officials and members of
the Presidents cabinet 1t believed that intended for
a bloody May day demonstration of Bolshevism.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-01

The Experimental Science club Of
the Bemidji high school elected new
officers for next year at a meeting
held yesterday. The officers elected
were Robert Naylor. president;
Morris Opsahl, vice-president; Carl
ton Crothers secretary and treasurer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-01
TWIN CITY CARPENTERS STRIKE.

St. Paul. Mimi, May 1-More than 5000 carpenters in
the Twin Cities struck today for 80 cents hour Master
builders offered them 70 cents is reported The present mini
mum is 60 cents.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-01
FOR
PEACE WITH HUNS
OPEN VERSAILLES:
DELEGATES QUALIFY
BY William Phillip Simms

Versailles May Peace negotiations with Germany
officially opened here at three o'clock this afnoon At that
hour Brockdor Rantzau and Herr Landsberg German dele
gates handed their credentials Jules Cambon Henry White
and japanese Ambassador Matzu representing allies
meeting lasted but five minutes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-01
MUST CONFER ON NEW BASIS

London May Ia dispatch from Rome today quot
ed there declaring Premier Orlando and Foreign
Minister Sonnno will remain there until the allies disposed
to confer with Italy a basis.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-01
TAG DAY DESIGNATED.

Saturday, May tenth has been des-
ignated tag day for the benefit of the
ladies of the G.. A. r. home at Anoka,
by the department president. Mrs.
Lavinnie e. Holmberg Of North
Branch The home for veterans and
widows of the Civil war is conduct
ed by the ladies Of the G. A. r. of
Minnesota, and is endorsed by the
state. The sale OF tags at Bemidji
will be under the supervision Of
Major Wilkinson circle directed by
Belle Riley, who Is president.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Helmer have
moved from 407 Park avenue to 512
Third street.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
Child Amazes
Teacher; Writes To
Gen. WdshingtOn
BY MEMORY M,coRD

Everybody knows that George Wash
tngton is dead and that he has been
dead a long time, but a letter written
TO MIN recently by Claud M'Ferran,
concerning, the Revolution war. has
greatly surprised his teacher, Miss Ber-
tie Levy.
Glands class study only geography.
English, arithmetic and spelling, Never
having had a history course the sub
Ject he selected recently for "A letter
writing test in, English liz considered
rather odd. Claud pretended he was an
officer In the Revolution army. The
letter, copied from the original one fol-
lows:
oct. Sth, 1916.
Cumberland, q.
Dear General:
to make war upon us. That is why |
am writing you the warning and they
are already at n. Y. now and have
100 mon left, Gather your men up for
the day win soon be here.
Well, General, how much arms have
you got? ! have only II Cannons,, 1000
guns, 1000 swords, 1000 pistols. | have
been worrying ever since yesterday Mt
? O'Clock. Last night Paul Revere had
been all over Cumberland, You would
be fun of sorrow to see these people
trying TO escape the war.
l nave seen lOtS OF soldiers, nut KIM
George has the most. | am worried
about the battle Please help me. |
am held responsible for the time | have
lost during the meet of the soldiers. |
wish | might have went but | could
net, ana | would thank YOU very much
If YOU would help me-. Yours truly.
CLAUDE MFERRAN."
Investigation proved that Claude
though only . frequents the A. Il. Hill
school library and that he mas thor
oughly familiarized himself with revo-
lutionary times and that at the present
he Is reading up on the Civil war.
Neither of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
MCFcrran, who live at 1880 Barton ave-
nue., are interested greatly in history
or English, nor do they particularly en-
courage Claud in his studies,
The lad Is II freckled faced %youngster,
sound Of body and mind, His eyes are
unusually large and gray in color and
his hair is Of the stiff unbrushable
variety.
Learning Is what | want" he said
yesterday. "and I'm going to get IT,"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
BIRTHS.

ood Ernest and Nettie Gilman Bourke.
EVsl Union, Oct, 10, hoy.
ACME and Florence Newman Stewart
L9Gk Brinkley hospital, Sept. 81; bow.
n, bhhaTlG re n, and Nicely Brown bins,
,o- HuSIin A. and Lillian Landry Nicely,
wy tilghoc, O"t, 10 boy.
FRED and Katie Lombard Sarsone
fSb Vance, oct. u; girl. ~
~ VILLAIN n aud Eliaaoeth Flowers
ai%f'of' = North lumpkiu. Oct. 10,
Roeert and Theodore Coe Yanccy,
ltIS South Main, oct. 10; girl. ~
Julius and Beatrice Phillips Merit.
WTthHr 1873 South Fourth, Oct. 9, boy
william and Pearl Yates. cal Hast
ings, Oct. n, boy. ~
Willie and Estelle Brickle Howard
Il Jones Bottom, Oct. 6; girl.
James @. Matte Campbell Kirk 100
Decatur, oct. 4; boy. ' '''
Arkansas ENtd,, Oct. rs, hoy, ~
Curtis and Gertrude FCer peu 90
Kings Highway, Oct. s; hoy. -
George and Lille Sanders Beck, a.,
Ayers, Oct q, hoV >"' "''