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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-11
HARDING AND LAKN
IL. -, TO MEET IN FINALS
New Golf Association Will
g. Be Formed This Year in
Northern Minnesota

G. S. Harding and B. w. Lakin will
take part in the singles of the golf
tournament ait the Bemidji Country
club. Mr.. Lakin won his way to the
final round by defeating DR.. D. F.
McCann up and 2, and Mr.. Harding
won from Yoringgren by the same
score. Mr.. Harding and Mr.. Lakin
will play off their match this week.
= A new golf association will be
formed this year with clubs repre-
senting nearly all the large cities in
North ern Minnesota and North Da-
kota. Alexandria Isl bidding for the
first tournament and if it is decided
upon. the dates will be set for July
80, 80 and 81. ~..
Bemidji will stand good chance
Of bringing home first money with
PLAYERS like Ira Cool, B. W., Lakln
and seVera! Others.
Nearly all the guests who are ar
irving at Birchmont daily are taking
their golf bags to the course and it
looks like a banner year for the Be-
midi course.
Irving Fisk, finaIist in the state
championship. is making his home
fort a few weeks at Birchmont and
pronounces the golf course In good
shape and one of the finest in the
state.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-11
LIFE, PROPERTY AND CROP
LOSSES in NORTH DAKOTA
Wind, Hail and Electrical
Storms Hit Northwestern
Dakota; Much Damage
(By United PreSS)

Minot, N. D., July 11.-Life, prop
erty and crop losses have been re-
ported from the wind, hail and cleo
trical storms which visited parts of
northwestern North Dakota Sunday
night.
Peter Bungert, So, of Minneapolis
was killed on the Paul Burnesten
farm, near Van Hook, when he
emerged from the basement in which
the family had taken refuge. Clara
Moon of Northgate lies in a Kenmare
hospital and is not expected to re-
cover from the severe burns suffered
when lightning struck her fathers
house near Northgate. Before the
fire could be extinguished she was
unconcious.
Crop damage was reported from
the vicinity of Van Hook. At Blaisdel
a large barn on the John Berg farm
was blown over. Several small build.
ings on farms near Van Hook have
been reported destroyed. A granary
on farm near Van Hook somersault-
ed twice in the air and landed right
side up about 100 feet from its
foundation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-11
EXPEDITION TO SEARCH
FOR LOST GOLD MINE"
lRY United Pressl

Edmonton, Alta, July 11.--An en-
petition being organized here today
to search for the, lost gold mine" Of
Lost river.
The lost mine" has loaG been one
of the romantic traditions of the
North and is believed TO he fabulous
ly. rich. Apparently there have bern
only two men who knew how to tinI
it. The one, {; wandering Indian
from the Mackenzie river district.
came into Fort st. Johns with a gold
nugget as big as walnut and though
he could not talk any dialect, under
stood by local Whites or Indians, he
indicated by signs that he had found
the lump in the dry bed of a stream
to the northwest.
The other was a white trapper who
returned from period trips into the
wilderness with a quantity of coarse
gold Each time he spent his treas
ure lavishly and then disappeared
again, outwitting the efforts of track
ers who tried to trail him to the
source of his wealth. He was found
frozen to death on the trail one day
and took his secret to the grave.
The expedition now being organiz-
ed will proceed on the assumption
that the mine Is in the bed of dry
river, known as the Lost river, be-
cause it no linger contains water en-
cept after heavy rains. and the bed
will be prospected thoroughly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-11
ILLINOIS FARMERS TO
STICK TO WOOL POOL
Producers of that State; Are
Preparing for Huge Wool
Pool This Year
(By United Press)

Springfield. H., July 11.---Illinois
farmers are preparing for a huge wool
pool this year. according to officials
of the state agricultural association,
who had charge of the pool last year.
One million and a half pounds Of
wool were pooled in the state last
year. II. w. Mumford, director of
the live stock marketing bureau OF
the Illinois Agricultural association
declares that future state wide 90
operation in the marketing of wool
was assured Ivy the way farmers held
toe ether last year despite enc of the
fastest falling markets in many years.
Growers who pooled their wool in
1920 received from two to Is cents
more a pound than farmers who dis
posed individually Of their wool. ac-
cording to the reports of farm bureau
advisors. While unOrganized farmers
were selling their wool for from 10
to l6 cents a pound, the state stock
was holding two-thirds of it's stock
for prices of from 25 to 80 cents q
pound.
Orders for sacks so far this year
are already far ahead OF the total
orders of last year, and two cars
of wool have been received in Chicago
from Hancock and LaSalle counties.
Illinois. although standing 10th in
wool production, is one Of the ten
states that are organizing wool pools
for 1921. These state pools are the
forerunners of a. national pool that
will ensure better price for all wool
growers in the United States, accord
ing to farm bureau officials.
One hundred thousand pounds OF
the wool pooled in Illinois was sent
to spinning mills last January for
farmers who ordered blankets, suits,
overcoats and auto robes to be made
of a portion Of their sleeps wool.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-11
State Commander of Legion
Says Mellon1s Figures Il
Are Misleading s.
DECLARES COMPENSATION.
BILL IS NOT A BURDEN
Only Two Thirds of Amount
Appropriated to Adjust i
Cancelled Contracts (

st. Paul, July 11.---"The American
Legion is exerting every ounce of its
energy to prevent the postponement
Of action on the federal adjusted
compensation bill. 1t is working to
secure passage of the bill at the pre-
sent session Of congress-" declared
State Commander A. V. Vernon, who
passed through St. Paul Friday night
on his way home to Little Falls.
Mimi, from a speaking trip in South
Dakota in the interests of the Ameri-
can Legion National Speakers Blu
reau.
1.-The American Legion adjusted
compensation bin has the practically
unanimous support of the ex-seryica
men and women Of the country. 1t
has, | feel sure, the support of the
great majority of the American peo-
pie who have considered the matter
Wothout prejudice or bias. 1t was
unanimously endorsed by both bodies
of the Minnesota Legislature at the
recent session. 1t passed the Nation
al House Of Representatives by a.
large ma jOrity. 1t has twice been ap-
proved by the Finance committee Of
the United States senate. 1t has been
endorsed by the legislatures Of many
states in addition to our own.
The United States Chamber Of
Commerce is reported to be heading
the fight on the bill, but I am glad
to be able to say that practically ev-
cry commercial association in Minne-
,ioI hA IA hnon
planned, has endorsed It.
Secretary Melons figures nre
| grossly misleading. The estimate Of
Secretary Houston who issued the
same sort of statement, showed that
| If all cx-service persons took the cash
bonus, the total cost would be ST.
342, 900, and no other option in
the bill provides for an increase or
more than forty per cent, or q total
cost If all took the most expensive
option, of 1,S7S,0O0,000. The only
way that the large figure can be ar
rived at Is by figuring pound IN
terest or the amounts OF insurance
certificates payable many years in
the future.
"If one figures interest on the face
municipality or corporation IRON!
now until due, he is staggered IL he
accepts the total as the indebtedness
of his city or corporation. Neither
bankers nor corporations figure that
way. Such a presentation of the
matter seems to be unfairly mislead-
ing and can only be calculated to
brighten the country into the repu-
diation OF it's obligation to eX-ser-
vice persons, by conveying the I'M
preston that the bill will entail the
imm ediate appropriation of billions
of dollars and would seriously cripple
the financial condition OF the treas
ury.
"The findings OF tho ways and
means committee Of the senate head
cd by Senator SmoOt are exactly the
opposite, and state that means can
be found for the payment OF ADJUST
ed compensation, and say that the
appropriations to carry 1t into effect
would not fbe burdensome. Some or
the ablest men in congress are those
.(Continued on Page 81
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-11
A. W. STONE ENCOURAGES
LAND CLEARING CLUBS
Urges Farmers to Plan Club
for Each Community to
Speed Up Clearing

Wherever the Community Land
Clearing club plan has been taken up
and worked it has given very pleas
ing results, the men together ac-
complishing much more than they
could working separately, and work
ing in crews is much more pleasant
than working alone.
A. W. Stone, manager of the Bel
trami County Land Clearing associa-
ton, says this is a good time of the
year for neighboring farmers to plan
together for call clearing and to or
ganize a club for doing the work to-
gether. Crew work is much more eff
ficient in most all phases of the work
such as blasting, running a stump
puller and piling, and such equipment
as is needed might better be pur-
chased and used collectively than by
each individual.
'The members Of the club should
be neighbors living close together
five to seven men being enough. The
basis of the amount of work done on
each farm should be by the day, 4
certain number of days to be spent
on each mans farm, the exact num-
Der of days to be determined by each
organization" he says.
Anyone wishing help in organizing
land clearing club in his community
may call on A. w. Stone of the land
clearing association for help in doing
so. .&A lE3ail&a
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-11
BEMIDu REPRESENTED
AT YOUNG PEOPLES MEET

. The young people of the Baptist
Young Peoples union of the Bap-
list church of Bemidji were well rep
resented at the rally of the North
western Association of the Baptist
Young Peoples union held in Park
Rapids Saturday and Sunday. De-
troit, Little Falls, Parkers Prairie,
Bemidji and Park Rapids were rep
resented in the association. ~''
Rev. A. J. Hanson of Minneapolis,
lately returned. from trip through
the Holy Land, was the principal
speaker at the convention. He is al
so the director OF rural education in
connection with the Baptist church
for the state of Minnesota. Miss Vera
Rice, formerly state young peoples
worker and graduate of the Baptist
Missionary Training school of Chi
cago, also Miss Ora Reese of the
Northwestern association and grad
uate Of the Chicago training school,
delivered addresses. Miss Reese has
been selected as missionary to Por-
to Rico and will go there in the near
future.
Those attending from Bemidji
were George White, president of the
Northwestern association; James
Hubbell, Roy Jackson, Wilbur Mills,
Marcia Coe, Hilda Martin, Frances
Sinclair, Ruth, Marie and Muriel
Rice.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-11
FROM APRISON CELL
TO COLLEGE DEGREE
Try United PreSsl

New York, July 11.---One of the
high honor students graduated from
Columbia University this summer was
Frank Tannenbaum, whose notions
of world reform have been somewhat
modified 10y his experience as a sol
der, and are far milder than when
he was one of the leaders OF the tur-
bulent mobs that invaded churches
In this city in 1914. The ideas that
he held then earned him year IN the
penitentiary on Blackwell lslaha.
The ideas that he has now have won
him a degree and election to Phi Beta
kappa, highest honors In economics
and history att Columbia and promise
to make him an author OF Outstand-
ing distinction in his chosen HELD
organized labor in America.
For Tannenbaum, though only
27 wears old, is the author OF what
it is said to be an extremely import
ant book, "rhe labor movement
Tannenbaum' entire boyhood edu-
cation consisted of eight months IN a
New England rural school. That was
in his twelfth year. When he was
thirteen he came to New York and
for the next eight months worked at
all sorts of Jobs from waiter in a res
taurant to elevator boy. When he
was 81 he went to BlackWells lslaha
for a year for !. w. w. activities.
lie emerged from prison convinced
of the necessity of an education. lie
contrived to- get into Columbia, ana
left it with a $4,000 fellowship FOR
industrial research work. Ultimately
he says, he intends to return to work
in the railroad shops.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-11
NYGAARD YOUTH LAID
TO REST IN GREENWOOD

The funeral of Elmer I. Nygaard,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. I. Nygaard, 1917
Bixby avenue, who died Wednesday
morning, July g., at his home, after
an illness of three days, was held at
the home Friday afternoon at 1880,
Rev. l.. j. Jerdee, pastor of the First
Scandinavian Lutheran church Off
ciating. He was eight years, four
months and % days old. Death was
caused by cerebro spinal meningitis.
Mrs. Alfred Greguson and Andrew
Rood sang "Abide With Me- and
"Nearer My God TO Thee" at the ser
vices. Among the many beautiful
offerings were pieces from his Sun
day school class, parochial class and
the Ladies' Aid society Of the First
Scandinavian Lutheran church. In
terment was made in Greenwood
cemetery. H. N. Mckee was funeral
director.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-11
TWO BIRCHMONT GUESTS
STRANDED ON LAKE BEM1DJ1

Two guests of Birchmont hotel,
Messrs. Windsor and Kaufman, had
an experience yesterday afternoon on
Lake Bemidji they will not soon for
get. Coming down from Blrchmont
on the lake in launch, engine
trouble developed which permltteu
tha launch to ride i'm the trough OF
the waves and dip waaer. Unable
to get the engine started or get the
launch out of the trough OF the
waves, the boys hdisted distress
signal which was seen by some wo-
men, who ediately phoned the
police department. Chief Bailey des-
matched a boat to- the relief OF the
boys in distress and succeeaea ~
.getting aid to them before their
iaunch came to grief. They were
brought to shore and Immediately
taken to Birchmont in anothef
launch. d"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-11
MERCHANTS WILL HEAR
ABLE SPEAKER TONIGHT
Plans for Another Big Bargain
Day Will Be Made at Open
. Meeting This Evening

Merchants of the city and their
salesforces arc to meet at the rooms
of the Civic and Commerce associa-
ton this evening ait $3.50 for dinner,
following which the regular monthly
meeting of the merchants as arrang-
ed by the Trades committee of the
association will be held.
c. G.. Peterson, Of the Itasca Coun-
ty Mercantile company at Grand
Rapids, will be-the speaker of the
occasion and very instructive talk
is assured He is a merchant of wide
experience and a very able talker.
Several local business men have
heard him before and assure the 9TH
ers that real treat is in store for
them this evening.
Plans for another Market Day are
exp Il I'd to be made at this time
and\ g. Us of vital interest to every
locaK g, rchant, whether member of
the az < iation Or not, to be present
with 4 =. salesforce this evening.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-11
FORMER MOUNTED RANGER
z SEES BEMIDU SETTLED

Bemidji lis being visited today by
one of the first white men to travel
through this part of Minnesota. G.
w. Beebe, of Waverly, Iowa., a menu
Der of the First Minnesota Mounted
Rangers, "a years ago, visited Lake
Bemidji in 1863 hunting a band of
Sioux Indians which had been re-
LEASED from Fort Smelling, where
they were prisoners, in order that
they might hunt and fish to obtain
sufficient food to keep them alive,
but they, did mot return, at the ap-
pointed time;
From Lake Bemidji, Mr.. Beebe fol-
lowed the Mississippi west to its
sources and travelled west to Fort
Rice, South Dakota, from where the
Journey was continued to the Cannon
Ball river, still following the trail Of
the Indians At the junction Of the
Cannon Ball and Yellow rivers the
Indians were found,
With Mr.. Beebe are his son4in-law,
William Myers, and c. l.. Terry both
business men of Waverley, Iowa.
Mr. BeeDe Lip up Tic mississippi
from Fort Smelling in 1868, as he
narrated it, was most interesting.
Leaving Fort Smelling April II, the
trip was made through Sank Cen
tire, always on the lookout for the
missing Indians. His experience as
soldier was not confined to that
particular trip. I'M 1864 he also
journeyed through the Bad Land
country of Dakota and the Yellow
stone country, fighting Indians. He
was corporal under Captain Bardon
and was later promoted to sergeant.
In 1864 Mr.. Beebe travelled through
the northwestern states over 5000
miles and was stationed at Sioux
Falls during the Civil war.
("You may travel where you will,
and have travelled over much OF the
United States, but there is nothing
to beat Minnesota and you have the
garden spot of the state right here
were the parting words of this old
veteran of the plain and forest.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-11
new BlRCHM0NT HOTEL
RAPIDLY FILLING Up

The reservations at Elirchmont ho-
tel, which had been made some time
ago by. summer guests. are rapidly
being taken UP, a number OF new
guests arriving yesterday: F. S. Ly-
can advises that practically all the
available room is now taken and the
hotel has the appearance OF a busy
seaside resort.
The guests are generous in their
praise of the service at the hotel ana
of the bathing and boating faclhtles
offered. The splendid reputation the
Birchmont resort has always enjoyed
is being fully maintained and the
widespread publicity it obtains from
its guests is placing it before the
tourist public as one of the highest
class summer hotels in the lake re-
gion. .....
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-11
SHIP SIRENS PROCLAIM
HOUR OF TRUCE TODAY
Peaceful Looking Police Re-
place Sentries When British
Irish Truce Is Effective

Dublin, Ireland, July 11.--As the
clocks Of Dublin struck the hour OF
noon today, the sounds Of the bells
were drowned in the roar OF ship
sirens, which declared the hour OF the
truce between the British forces and
Sim Fem.
Citizens gathered on the corners OF
the streets after IL o'clock when the
armisticc became effective. Groups
of Black and Tans strolled from their
barracks and troops fraternized to
talk with the people over the pros
poets for a permanent peace. The
soldiers, long conspicuous on the
streets, have disappeared. Instead OF
soldiers standing sentry duty with
fixed bayonets, peaceful looking po'
lice paced the streets today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-11
Third Special ELECTION on
School Sites to Be Held
Here Tomorrow
SCHOOL BOARD LOOKS
FOR VERY HEAVY VOTE
All Who Can Vote During
Afternoon Are Urged to
Make Room for Others

A third special school election in
tended to designate the location Of
the new high school building to be
erected in Bemidji as soon as suit
able site has been designated and the
plans of construction made to con-
form with the site selected will be
held at the Central school building
beginning at O'Clock tomorrow aft
ernoon and continuing until O'Clock
This election is being held for the
purpose of voting on the Irvine ave-
nue. site only, a eyes" or "no" vote
to decide whether or not this site
shall be the location of the new
school.
This site was voted on once be-
fore, in connection with two other
sites, the BiXby avenue site and the
old site, and ran second in number
of votes, although no site secured a
majority vote. The BiXhy avenu"
site was down separately at a special
election held last Thursday.
What is commonly spoken of as
the Irvine avenue site. and that
which is to be voted on tomorrow, is
a tract of land beginning at the
intersection of Irvine avenue and
Fifteenth street, running east a dis
tance of 612 feet, thence north $50
feet, thence west Gig feet, thence
south $50 feet to the point Of begin
ming. this tract being a portion OF
the SWM of SWA, Section 4, T. las,
range S33.
Just what action will be taken by
the school board should this site fail
to carry has not been announced. 1t
is expected that a. heavy vote will be
cast, and for this the school board
has made practically the same ar
rangements as For the BiXby avenue
election when the crowd of voters
was taken care of with ease.
Those who can vote in the after
noon are especially urged to 40 so,
that those who Will necessarily have
to vote after working hours will not
be required to stand in line so long.
Every person entitled to vote on
school matters is urged to cast bal
lot tomorrow so that the result OF the
election will be the choice of the ma
iority of the voters i'm the district.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-11
MARINE VETERANS MEET
AT MILWAUKEE JULY Is
(Ry United Press)

Milwaukee, July 11.---Plans were
completed, today for the 3rd Marine
Division convention, to be in SEES
sion here July 10, IA and Is, at which
more than 1900 former members OF
the division were expected to be pre-
sent.
The committee has found it advis-
able to handle the gathering on cou-
pon basis. On registering each mem
her, will receive a book covering adj
mission to all meetings and covering
most of the expenses of the conven-
ltion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-11
R1TRKES ESCAPE INJURY
WHEN AUTO TURNS OVER

Mr.. and Mrs. James Burke and two
grandchildren and Miss Rose Burke
met with an auto accident Sunday.
but fortunately escaped without be-
ing injured. ON a new ROAD mean
Clavin's farm near Birchmont car
approached them, and in order tn
avoid a collision Mr.. Burke had to
turn SO far to the side of the road
that fis car ran into the ditch and
overturned. The auto was broken
and had to be brought to Bemidi for
repairs. 4