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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09
LOCAL MERCHANTS TO
MEET MONDAY EVENING

A get-together meeting of the
merchants and tradesmen of the Be-
midi association will be held in the
Civic and Commerce association
rooms Monday night. A supper will
be served at $3.50 and Immediately
following supper an open forum will
be held at which all merchants or
others interested in trade matters
will discuss various matters connect
ed with trade relations and condi-
tions.
An announcement of the supper
and meeting has been sent out by the
secretary Of the association to the
various merchants of the association,
but it is understood that anyone who
is interested in trade matters is cor
daily invited to attend the supper and
meeting.
= The meeting is for the purpose Of
taking up matters which are of vital
Importance to merchants and FORM
ing a policy for future action on
merchandising problems.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09
IN MUNICIPAL COURT

A hearing was held this morning
before Judge Gibbons on the case OF
Preston Gibson, who struck three
pedestrians with an automobile while
they were crossing Beltrami avenue
Wednesday evening. A request was
made by the attorney for Gibson
and concurred in by the city attorney
that the case be continued at later
date, and Saturday, April 16, was set
for the continued hearing.
A transient was given the choice of
"a fine of ten dollars or ten days in
the country stronghold this morning
before Judge Gibbons for being
drunk. He preferred his freedom
and accordingly paid the fine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09
DEMPSEY CARPENTER
MEET IN new JERSEY

New York, April 9.-New Jersey
will be the site Of the match between
Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpen-
tier for the worlds heavy-weig ht
boxing championship on July, 2, Tex
Richard, the promoter, announced
this Afternoon.
Richard said the match was to be
held either at Jersey City, Newark
or Atlantic City and the choice be-
tween these places will be definitely
made in few days or as soon as ne
gotiations with the state boxing COM
mission are completed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09
BLIND MANS INVENTOR
OF new TYPE AIRCRAFT
(By United Press)

Chicago, April "a blind man
has invented al type of aircraft he
rays will revolution aerial warfare.
He is Maxim Kacz-..arek, a, real es-
tate dealer. ~ IL !,
The sky-dreadn.aught is called an
"areoplane." BY a circular arrang-
ment, of planes kaczmarek said his
|craft can hover in the air like an
eagle. This stabilizing property win
|give a bomber an opportunity ITO vast
~ increase the number of his hits.
KacZmarek declares his machine
will rise almost perpendicularly and
land on spot nearly as small as its
own base. Thus necessity Of take off
and landing fields are eliminated
With the assistance of a boy me-
chanic the inventor built his machine
on the roof of an office building. In
|stead of parallel planes, as in the ord
|inary heavier-than-air craft, Kacz-
marek's model has six planes set in
la circular position, like the old fash
toned side-wheeler on the Mississippi.
The planes were placed on top OF the
machine. Joined in the middle they
open and close like book. The wings
on the ascent Of the wheel close and
cut the air. They open UP coming
down.
"This enables one to gain the
greatest power without slip of propel-
Ter and there is no drag of the plane
at an angle" explained the inventor.
A model was tested out during the
war, Kaczmarek said: While the trial
made by an aviation lieutenant was
not an entire success, the principle
was demonstrated sound. it was said.
Kaczmarek added that a five horse
power motor in his machine is the
equivalent of a fifty horsepower mot
or in the ordinary airplane.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09
/ DIR. DIFFENDoRFER breaches
ATM. E. CHURCH TOMORROW

DR.. R. E. Diffendorfer of Chicago
will arrive in the city this evening
and will visit his niece, Miss Hazel
Irene Aldrich of the Bemidji school
faculty. DR.. Diffendorfer will preach
in the Methodist church Sunday
morning. He is the author Of the
interdenominational text book on
missions being used by many of the
churches of the country and was in
charge of the Interchurch World sur
ve- conducted recently throughout
the churches, ...-.. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09
THIRD STREET WILL BE
BLOCKED DURING PIG CHASE

Manager G. s. Harding of the
Grand theater has made arrange
rl,ents with the mayor and the chief
Of police to have Third street be-
tween Beltrami ave and Minnesota
avenue blocked from automobile
traffic for a short time shortly after
7 o'clock this evening. At this time,
a CREASED pig will be released and the
person who catches the pig will be
the winner of the "prize porker' and
also SIS in cash. This feature is be-
ing held in connection with the
showing of 1.-THE County Fair" at
the Grand today and tomorrow.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09
HOPKINS HlCn|'Wll t1falER..-1,
SURROUNDED BY POSSE
Two Of Posse Are Wounded
and One Bandit IL Shot ,
Through Abdomen
(By United Press)

(By United Press)
Minneapolis, April 9.-Two Of the
posse were wounded, one bandit was
shot and a companion escaped when
nearly 200 men surrounded the pair
near Hopkins late Friday. George
J. Silks of Hopkins. editor of the
Hennepin County Enterprise and
deputy sheriff, was shot through the
leg and William Carnum, deputy
game warden, was also shot in the
side when they overlook the bandits
in an automobile.
Later the posse surrounded the
two bandits and one Of the men was
shot through the abdomen. He gave
his name as George Porter. His COM
panion escaped. The pair had held
UP several motorists near Hopkins.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09
MALOY WILL MOVE TO
KAPLAN BUILDING SOON

j. E. Maloy, who has conducted a
soft drink and confectionery store
next to the Grand theatre, will move
his business to the corner store in the
old Kaplan block at the corner of
Minnesota avenue and Second street.
The store was formerly occupied by
Clifford & Co. -.
Another store has been made just
north of the corn err store which will
be occupied by A. Cohen who, con-
ducts clothing and furnishing store.
The new stores will be occupied about
the first of next month by the respec-
tive tenants.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09
NINE MILLION BENEFIT
THRU FATTEVD DOLLAR
(By United Press)

Washington, April 9.-Approxi-
mately 100000 school teachers,
widows, stenographers and large
number of male workers are now
telling the benefit of the fattening
of the dollar which began to take on
additional value since June.
The dollar is now worth $685.
cents, in comparison with the pur-
chasing power of the 1913 green
back, according to reports of the de-
partment Of labor today. In June
it was worth 45.6 cents.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09
KAPLAN IS TO BUILD
ONE-STORY STRUCTURE

Morris Kaplan is to start construc-
ton of one-story concrete and
brick, SO feet by 140 feet, on the
lot directly east Of his three-story
building at the corner of Minnesota
avenue and Second street. The
building will have a full basement
with concrete floor.
The floor Of the first story will also
be concrete. The walls will be con-
structed sufficiently strong that three
stories may be carried if desired
later. Mr.. Kaplan is unable to state
to what use the building will be put
at present.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09
YOUTHFUL MlSCREANTS
EAT FOOD WITH FINGERS
{By United Press,

Williston, N. D., April 9.-Three
youthful 1nscreants were eating jail
food with their fingers today. The
chief doesn't trust them any more
Last night they made saws out Of
their knives and ropes out of sheets
and clothing and were about to make
their way to freedom.
They were pinched after Robin 6
a house and taking a horse and bug
gy to get away The trio are Max
Lerner, william Bowers, Ii, Adoiph
Void, Is. All claim Fargo as their
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09
WILLIAMSGETS
.LlFESENrENCE
Verdict of Guilty Returned
By Jury Against Jasper
County Farmer
(By United Press)

Covington. Georgia, April 8. CBy
Edward A .Shellmutt. John S. Will
Hams today was found guilty of the
murder Of negro poems on his planta-
ton in Jasper county. The. jury
recommended mercy. This auto
matically fixes the sentence at life
Imprisonment.
The jury returned verdict at
$3.50 a. m. today. 1t had deliberated
over the case since 1851 p. M. yes
terday. Judge Hutchinson immedi-
ately sentenced Williams. to life inn
,prisonment. His attorney moved for
new trial ...... .~,r,% u =. .-.. =.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09
ALTERATIONS BEING MADE
ON LAKE SHORE HOTEL

Extensive alterations are being
made to the property known as the
Lake Shore hotel. Excavations are
being made under the building and
a ba sement will be made. New stills
will be placed under the building and
other extensive improvements made.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09
M. B. OF A. TO HOLD SOCIAL
AND BUSINESS MEETING

The Modern Brotherhood of Amer
lea will meet Monday evening at
8 o'clock at the Moose hall. There
will be initiation OF candidates and
after the business session there will
be a social time Lunch will be serv-
ed. All members are urged to be
present.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09
FRUIT CROP SUFFERS
Loss THROUGH FROST
(By United Press

Chicago, April 9.-The weather
bureau here today received reports
of considerable damage done to the
fruit crop in Iowa, Nebraska, Kan
las and western Missouri when the
thermometer dropped below freezing.
Warnings were issued today of the
danger of additional damage tonight.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09
BONDS STOLEN FROM MAIL 80
BAGS IN WISCONSIN, DEPOT

Appleton, Wis, April 9.--Bonds
estimated at $500 were stolen from
mail bags left in the Northwester
depot at Kaukauna for transfer to
another train between $3.50 and 6
this morning. Entrance was made
through the window through which
two men apparently made away with
the bonds, as It was the custom of
leaving mail in the depot ungrarded
over night. -.s.:.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09
NORTHWEST DELEGATES
s. =. LEAVE FOR CONVENTION
(By United PreSs)

st. Paul, April Northwest dele
gates to the second annual national
convention of the League of Women
Voters at Cleveland were leaving. to-
day.A The convention will open in
Cleveland Monday and continue all
week.
Thirty delegates from Minnesota
are to attend. The Minnesota dele
cation is to. present play "Dearie
Won't Do at the convention.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09
MOOSE AND LEGION TO
HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICES

A memorial service will be held
by the Moose lodge members and
Women of Mooseheart Legion in the
Moose hall Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. This is the annual memorial
service of the order and all members
of both orders are requested to be
present. A special service prescribed
or all lodges will be used.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09
WORD RECEIVED THAT PREUS
VETOED TONNAGE TAX BILL

Word has been received In the
city that Governor Preus has vetoed
the tonnage tax bill passed by the
Senate late Thursday, but official
notification of the news has not been
received by The Pioneer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09
Secures Toe-Hnld After Hour
and % Minutes, Forces
ss.s Curtis 10 Forfeit
CURTIS RIGHT KNEE =.
THROWN OUT OF JOINT
Lainen Wins Preliminary Owe,
Bon Dietz Of Grand Forks
~ in Two Straight Falls

= Halp Pm lai $3.50. = ~ 'ol.;no r. Tho
t SIeeeATl'S :S1i.s:.l.t ,,,.o.+I;rr title
WORLDS m1daieWelgns Was $500 + - -
oy Wlnn.ng ue Int !. $3.50 -, , ,r,
Gurus o. Inns clsy ~ w IA IA" se.ra,re
vast eseMl e % .,.;,,,+e. q
AFTER one hoaI anu 20 70, t LII, - :.
top-nocn WreseIns ~ Dss - 49,!
forced Curus TIM 49, ons ...;t,.;,, 80. !,
ana Farcaut sso1ea -. 80 +ta, 500, IN.
rev SECONDS .sls = 80 &. !. -, e.
able TO return y Wy nss. = tas ~,
manner OF II tls iAsssA 80.
the second aanst ene .J" g.: a.o,.os..
me local WIestleL, oo osa 80 ~ a,,d
slve tne maJotlsy u "a w -. sac,,. al
up pnt1 tne. toe-n ~ va Z s 1,,-'
the<match belonged g = neasneai and
Us weighed " at 49, ,loo Pounus :. s1 -
Parcaut atI1oo.t5 tnsy. p.9st ~ ~ -, =.
very closely matcnea anu ILL; ~; ~ +he
come was ln douDt uhtn ~ wis''''1 'ae '
last rev seeonos Oh tns ma ~ -. .,.,rr
both proved themselves "
sports ana tne entlre ma5cn was I i:,1s
Quoted IN y clean ana cus'ness-u =. :
way. Parcaut, aIter naylns WolA t .l.s
match, slatea tlat oui.ls T -; ~
best man ne had ever ''ee' va Tug =
none. -5E5. i. !. : -. .th,o+.
farcautS1s an e 80 s.t1ss
ana also an exceptlonal Mlesslei ~,
cal rams were satlsneo t:las ne 70 g. Z"
OF what ne represents nlnlsen. ~ ~ -
and they also had an opportunity 81
see Tor themselves ,ea tnas ,Sulsls - ss..,
in the fgame. y 3 oJns broke sway lIo!l.
hold after hold that seemed ce.tain
to result IN a#tal. Eacn Wo l'tll e -
cape from these holds Win surprls.
ing swlftness and It seemed LOT q
I time as II neither would score. Wnen
Parcaut forced his entire strength on
the toe-hoid, Curtis was forced y
give up. Exceptlonal strenstn ANU az =
agility proved TO be the Dig factors
in Parcauts game. Ne 's. % s4eE'
Curtis escaped from At least q dozen e
headlocks which appeared hrmly
placed, while Parcaut would spring
out Of desperate holds gained by
Curtis. Fl,
vi Charlie Lainen Of this city won the
pTellmanaTy at Yen iro1n nolp D,eeA =
Grand Forks in two straight Tails, tne
tirst IN three minutes ana = SECONDS
the second N 10 minutes ana q SEE 1,
onds. The frst faii was scored VIII
toe-hold ana the second with Dody
scissors and wrlstiock: = :. r, :, :. !. :.
,Lalnen was SeVeFal POUNDS heavier
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09
Value of Added Farm Crops.

In practicing the intensive type of
agriculture, the average three year
rotation should bring in an average
of about $50 per acre per year. A
potato crop should bring not less
than $50 per acre, this followed by
Z grain crop which should bring $50
and then a grass crop bringing an
other $40 makes a total Of $3.50 over
a three year period or an average of
$50 per acre. This means that each
year the farmers in this county clear
up $4,000 acres, the capacity for in
comes from the farms will be in
creased $750,000 making total of
two and quarter million dollars for
the three year period II one-third
Of this money were spent for explo-
sives 1t would buy enough dynamite
to clear 5000 acres,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09
Value & !, Of Land Clearing

What does ''Beltrami County Land
Clearing. association mean?
The BeItrami County Land Clear
ing association just recently organ
lzed for the purpose of assisting set
Tiers in every possible way to clear
more land is already mmencing to
90 a lot of good work. A great MANY
orders for dynamite have already
been placed which will be purchased
Through the association and distrib-
uted to the farmers at actual cost.
Every farmer, banker and business
man in the county is,c back Of the
movement 100 per cent anc it seems
as Though the goal of IL 600 more
cleared acres in the county will be
exceeded before the 1921 clearing
season is over.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09
Importance of the Work.

AoI uo cup lor u moment to see
just what a movement of this kind
means to Beltrami county. Every
one realizes that 1T is important but
It is doubtful if many of us realize
how Important Saitt really is. Al =
The total area OF the county is g.
924 square miles or 2,511,360 acres.
About 81 per cent or 1,356,134 acres
are in swamp land and lakes, which
leaves 46 per cent or 1,155,SG6 acres
of land which lis suitable for farming
purposes. Some of these peat lands
may some day be made into good
Farming lands, but this is hardly JUS
t1fiable as long as so much upland
soil still remains to be developed.
There are approximate 10000
cleared acres in the county at the
present time which means that only
thfrty-eighth of the good farming
land of the county has been develop
ed. Assuming that lit took about ten
years to clear these 10000 acres.
which would make an average of a.
600 acres cleared per year, it would
take 1856 years to put all of the good
land in Beltrami county under the
plow. Now. II the rate of clearing
can be increaset to 5000 acres per
year, instead of 5000 acres as it
has been i4 the, past, all OF the till
abla area will be cleared in II years
instead of 3S5. At the rate of 49,
0O0. acres per year, it will take only
two years to double tht acreage
which is under pillow at the present
time.
Generally speaking, so pounds of
dynamite will clear an acre of land.
At present carload prices, so pounds
Of 20 per cent dynamite can be
bought for $7.75. This, plus the cost
Of caps and fuse necessary for one
acre, amounts to less than $40. Ten
dollars worth of material, then plus
the labor will clear an acre of land,
the selling and loaning value of which
will be increased not less than $50.
1t is very evident that the labor in
vested in clearing this acre is a most
profitable investment. II clearing an
acre of land increases it's selling and
loaning value $50, the increased
valuation of Beltrami County farm
lands will be $750,O00 after the 49,
900 acres have been cleared, or an
increase Of one and one-half million
dollars at the end of the two year
period when the present area of
cleared land in the county will have
been doubled.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09

The Pioneer u the only daiiy
within 100 miles Of Bemidji and
has the largest circulation "a
Northern Minnesota.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-09

Minnesota VI tl4er: Parity
cloudy tonight, colder IN East
portion, Sunday fair and con-
'tinued cold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-08
c3p,sIEzM MMlAasse4H
LUKE M'LUkE
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Twas Thackeray who taught that life without laughter was dreary blank. and even our old Thomas Car lyle said that laughter was the cipher key wherewith we decipher the whole man. .Others-said that it was of God himself and devised for kind pur- poses. bringing contentment to man. Wherefore 1t is to be declared that he who brought it into. existence was a minister of grace and a messenger of good will to humanity. Such a one was James Symes Hastings. known to millions of Americans under the whimsical sobriquet of Luke NcLuke.
 For decades his generous, lovable nature flowed through his facile pen, bringing cheer into innumerable homes. His quaint philosophy, his sa- tire on>shams, his thrusts against cant and his warfare upon hypocrisy, each kindly couched. constituted ad- ditional appeal to the better side of mon and women.
 Everywhere in this land where the sunshine of his delightful contribu- tions to the general fund of happiness has como, earnest prayer was offered up that he be spared for years un- counted to continue his gentle minis trations. to a world in which there is more grief than gladness more sor- row than singing.
 Nature has desired all men to bs happy, but to him was especially given the knowledge of how to enjoy this gift and to share it's fruits with his fellow>creatures without discrimi- nation and with open-handed. impul- sive generosity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-08

investigations to determine the merit of projects.
 That the country wants this de- velopment and that there is capital willing to undertake it is quite evil dent. Two hundred and eighteen ap- plications for permits have been made. Two of them came from Ala bama, one for Mitchell dam on the Coosa and another for a dam near Dothan. Work had begun on Mitchell dam when the promoters were forced to postpone action un- til the commission is able to do the work for which it was created.
 It is to be hoped that Congress will make of the commission some thing besides paper machine and allow it to grant permits. In the case of Alabama the delay means the postponement of an actual ne- cessity and the halting of state de- velopment. There is use for all the hydroelectricity now generated and a demand for more that cannot be satisfied.
 Water power legislation was a long time coming and it is not yet effective.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-08
ALEXANDRIA, CITY OF STO RMS

Cairo, as far to the southeast as Washington, D. C.. is from Whining
 ton, Del. This practice of tourists, of ignoring q city of 2.30o years If his
 tory and present population of some 100000, became so general that in
 1912, hotel men urged that the boat
 trains be taken off.
 This neglect was not without req
 son. One does not go to tfe land
 of the pyramids to see a busy, mod
 ern port city with solid business
 blocks, shipping sugar. rice. grain and. normally. cotton.
 But Alexandria has a charm. AraD
 guides will fight for the chance to
 conduct the visitor to the city's one important relic of its ancient glory
 the so-called Pompey's Pillar. Stand ing on Alexandrias highest hill this
 red granite shaft .@beckons the in
 coming ships as does the Statue ot
 Liberty in New York harbor.
 "The traveller who will defy the
 guides and forsake his guideboo< will reap the reward of the adventur- ous when he happens upon a Greek pastry shop where sLeben' IS to osF had. This custard, made from water buffalo milk, is highly esteemed by
 gourmets. Levantine women attireI in latest Paris fashion. lend an exotic touch to the cafes.
 No traces remain of the Pharos lighthouse, a wonder of the ancient world, nor the famous library of 7eo, 900 volumes deposited therein by the Ptolemies. The tradition of the Arab destruction of this library is
 discredited. but the story of Caliph Omar's edict, giving the reason for the destruction, will long be cited l to illustrate certain set of some human minds. After listening to plea that the books be preserved. Omar, so runs the story. replied that | if the books contained the Koran doctrines they were superfluous; if they disagreed, they were heretical
 Hence, he argued, they should be de- stroyed in either case"