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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-13
RED LAKE WILL HOLD r..
j BIG JULY 4CEEBRATION

{ Red Lake will hold q tour-day
celebration Beginning? July 4 and
continuing for four days, July 9Th,
9Th and It'll h. ' V s:1.fAs -5sn, G+t'22
Indian dances, Lacrosse games,
baseball games, horse races, foot
races, tug Of war. and. street sports
Will comprise the program through
out day and fire works display every
evening.
.aa Arrangements for a monster cele-
bration are being made and the com.
.mittee in charge assures visitors
good time. The public is cordially
invited. ,,,,,' IN! = ts.x : ::s,.aY,ss. 5!sea O.
Red lake expects 4 good delegation
from Bemidji, and in as much as Be-
midi will not celebrate July 4th,
big delegation is expected to go from
here and the surrounding country. J
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-13
CONGRESS TO ACT SOON
ON FEDERAL ROAD AID
Minnesota Expects to Receive
$2,84O, 900 Annually From
Federal Government

& St. Paul, June 13.-Prospects Of
early action by congress to continue
federal road aid to the states were
rs..ed stronger by c. M. Babcock,
state highway commissioner, today
upon receipt Of semi-official advices
from Washington that a satisfactory
bill may II enacted late this month.
The PROF. I'd measure now await
ing action "a. Me house will guaran-
tee Minnesota ,s2,S4O,0O0 of federal
aid annually,, - ring the next two
years. Comma uer Babcock said,
and the state MS- neet no difficulties
in complying wit e s provisions.
Although the B IS known as the
Phipps bill now, in effect, the
.Dowell bill for WIN Commissioner
Babcock and other Ute highway
executives and the Farm Bureau
declarations have been making special
campaigns.
III It is now. expected, the message
stated, to have this bill come to a
vote Monday, June 20, under sus-
pension Of the. rules. Favorable. ac-
ton by the house then will be fol
lowed by conference, and probably
final passage Of the bill. In that event
=it,, was stated the most sanguine
hopes Of the highway executives will
be fulfilled. ~. :,
Commissioner Babcock is sending
appeals to good roads advocates
throughout the state for their CO.
operation to impress Minnesota rep
resentatives in congress of the impor-
lance Of favorable action to the state
highway development program now
being launched. &
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-13
WILL POSE / ); ) ! Il!
BONUSES IN CONGRESS
Treasurer Melons Opposition
Due e. Desire Not TO Upset
Nations Finances ~.
{By United Press,

- Washington, June 13.---Secretary
81 the Treasury Mellon will oppose
the granting of, soldiers bonuses in
the present congress, it was learned
today: MELONS opposition to the
plan developed after it was announc-
ed that senator. Penroses. and other
senate ieaderslawe to confer with
him preparatory to taking up the
soldiers bonus bill. MELONS opposi-
ton Is understood to be. about the
same as that of former secretary
Houston who held that the payment
uf bonuses to ex-service men would
,disarrange the nations finances to
q dangerous extent. H.. II
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-13
rENsTRIKE LUTHERANS y B." .-'"
HAVE CONFIRMATION

A class of ten was contirmed IN
Tenstrike on Sunday morning by Rev.
Erdmann Frenk of Bemid il. The
school auditorium in which the SER
vices were held, was beautifully deco
grated with the class color, green
and white. A capacity crowd was In
attendance. In the afternoon the
annual picnic OF the: congregation
was held in the U. C. B. park. About
800 attended this. Bemidji was rep
resented by 80 delegates The names
of the members OF, the class follow:
Egner Willett, Edith Willett, Eden
Niemeyer, Gottfried Hofer, Carless
Burton, PAIL Burton, Martin HAS,
Mathilda Hofer, Rosetta Green, Der"
tina Lokken., -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-13
MRS, HARRY BLACKBURN
PASSES AWAY AT HOSPITAL

Z Mrs. Harry Blackburn passed away
lat ISL. Anthony's hospital Sunday
evening at O'Clock, after an illness
Of about three weeks. Besides her
husband she leaves five children, her
MOTHER Mrs. Wesley, sister, Mrs.
Claude Titus, and brothers Frank
and Andy Wesley, all of fifth ward,
TO nlourft her loss.
The body wa staken to her home in
Nynnore and services will be held
Tuesday morning in st. Phillippe's
Catholic church at 9 o'clock. The
remains will be taken to Brainerd
Tuesday night. 1nterment will be
made at Brainerd.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-13
Over 1000 Delegates Present
When Meeting Was Called L
to Order Today
BRITISH TRADES UNION
CONGRESS REPRESENTED
Convention Will Be One Of
Largest and Most Vital
Held BY Federation
(By United Press)

Denver, June 13.---The 41st an
nuat convention of the American
Federation of Labor got under way
at 10 a. m. today in the Auditorium
here. Between 1900 and 1900 dele
gates were in their seats when the
meeting was called to order. All ma
;tional officers of the federation are
here.
/. This is the third time the conven-
ttion has been held in Denver and
~ years ago, Samuel Gompers, pres
ent president, was defeated here for
that office. John Mcbride was the
choice over Gompers. Since then,
the latter has been reelected each
year. ~. ..z,.
Preliminary work of the conven-
ton has been Under way since June
8, when members of the Building
Trades department met to outline
problems to be placed before the con-
vention proper. Between 200 and
$50 delegates were present at these
sessions. 49, . +"
Other branches of the federation
which met for preliminary work are
the Metal Trades department; the
Label Trades department.; the Min
ing department and the International
Labor Press association, composed of
publishers of labor papers. Prelimin-
aries were finished Saturday, June
IL. "
The British Trades Union congress
is represented by two delegates; the
Canadian Trades and Labor congress
by one; Australia, one; Japan, one;
Mexico, one. -, - ll.5 ~ ..-...,s.r- - -
Welcoming addresses were made
,today by Governors o. H. Shoup, Col
orado; r.. D. Carey, Wyoming and J.
c, Bulgcr, president OF the Colorado
Federation of Labor, Mayor Dewey
c. Bailey, Denver and Ed. Heating,
former congressman from Colorado.
The convention, according to local
labor leaders, will be one of the
largest and most important ever held
by the federation. Hundreds of reso-
lutions are expected to be introduce
ed.
Entertainment for the delegates
and their families includes trips thru
the Pixies Peak region and mountain
parks near Denver. '@. =
Election of officers, with Gompers
picked as favorMe for president again
is scheduled for the latter part OF
the week.
Sessions of the convention may last
until June-29.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-13
c Commissioners Rabcock States
Over So, 500, 600 Will Be
Completed This Year
BIDS OPENED TODAY ON
SECOND CONTRAcT:LIST
Big Membranes Program and
New Construction Work
II $50 to Begin at Once
New Minnesota tru)

New Minnesota trunk highway
orders for nearly $750,0 900 more state
construction and approving county
bond projects totaling almost ST.
100000 were made public today by
Charles M. Babcock, state, highway
commissioner The latest projects
are in addition to the two 81 ,000, 900
state lists and other county projects
involving more than $1,5OO,000 and
will be placed under contract and
completed this season, according to
the official announcement.
Additional 1921 undertakings will
be ordered, Commissioner Babcock
said, as rapidly as field investigation
and plans can be fully completed.
Within 80 days, he said, the big
maintenance and construction pro-
gram for the present season will be
well under way. ......l-.
New state projects listed today are
all for grading and gravel surfacing
on trunk routes in eight scattered 10
calities of the state: T. go ~ .,.45
M. T, HI No. 9.---Between:W Worth
ington and Jackson, BOY miles, esti-
mated to cost $4,000, and between
Blue Earth and Banks, 20 miles at
100000. ..,'.. ~. - =. 49, =,
M. II. H. No. 10.---Between Maple
Plain and Long Lake, miles at
$4,000. ~ -. ~ H..
IN. It. III. No. 11---Between War
road and Roosevelt, IL miles at $780,
900, 5..s. M .:s.2. = -. t-,F.
M. T., H, No. 5O.---Between Farm
ington and Hampton, miles at $40,-
900. ..ss 4 +
M. T.. H. No. 65---Btween Bagley
and Terreboil, IS miles under two
projects at $l95. 900. b.. 800: 4. =, .. -
srAppTovans Of Projects on trunk
routes tosbe financed with county
bond funds, cover this list: -
M. r. Fl. No. 2---Aitkin county:
gravel surfacing Of 10 miles through
Tamarack at $4,000, Crow Wing
county: paving of miles between
Crosby and Deerwood at $1OS,00O.
MT. H. No. list. Louis coun-
ty: grading and gravel surfacing OF
80 miles from international Falls
through Cusson; of 10 miles between
Britt and Angora, and Of " miles
south from Eveleth, at combined esti-
mated cost Of 100000; also paving
of four miles between Virginia and
Bveleth at $260,OO0. e
Bids are to be opened Monday and
Tuesday by Commissioner Babcock
on the second. state list of permanent
improvements on trunk highways for
contract letting. I. TT. ,.''
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-13
MINNEAPOLIS VOTES ON e':5@<
MAYORALTY CONTEST TODAY

Minneapolis, June 13.--4Minneapo-
lis expected a record vote in the
city election. George Leach, COM
mander of the Gopher gunners in the
world war and Thomas Van Lear,
former mayor on Socialist platform.
were the contestants. A long and
bitter campaign into which personal.
tiles entered free was expected to
bring record vote. The polls close
at nine tonight. Other city officials
including aldermen are to be elected.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-13
(By United Press)

Denver, Col, June 10. (B. J. l.. O.
Sullivan Wage cutting by large
employers advocating the American
plan" has aided organized labor In
its fight against open shop accord
ing to the labor leaders here. Mather
Who'll, vice president of the American
Federation of Labor, which opened
its annual convention here declared
in an interview with the united
Press that the open shop movement
had greatly strengthened the ranks
or unionism by the arbitrary way In
which employers reduced wages With
out consultation or consideration.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-13
TRIAL B1 MIIlTARY COURT &
FOR HAITIAN INCITERS
(ByssUnited Press)

= . a = - teQ
Washington. June 13.---A procla-
nation has been issued by the com
mander Of the; American marines at
Haiti provided that all persons
charged with melting liberation be
tried by military court. the navy
department announced today, .-, t,,:s I
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-13
pINEWOOD FANS RESENT : 1855
DEBS INSINUATIONS
ESPECIAL to Pioneer)

Pinewood, Mimi, June 13.---Pine-
wood baseball fans take exception
to the attitude of the Debs baseball
followers in criticizing the work of
umpire Tronnes in a recent game IN
which the Debs team was defeated
by Pinewood. They declare that
such action is unwarranted and issue
challenge to again meet the Debs
team to prove that Pinewood has the
better teaN. 1
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-13
SI'I'E|:S'F'ORN|]E'W
HIGH | SCHOOL l''I| [ (OlL
ARE INSPECTED
4 ---'-'.. Il
Two Sites Each Beyond 18th
Street Examined By Board
and Citizens
ARCHITECT,FAvoRS "a
EASTERN LOCATION
Plans Would Need but Little
AlteriAs -.if .Bixbyr4 Ave. i
Site Is Selected
,ARCHITECT.FAVORS tai.
EASTERN LOCATION


Al speclal meeting Oh bemloJl
CITIZENS interested IN a oetter loca-
ton OF the new hlgn scnool ana
members OF the scnooi Doard neid
TINS morning ~ ~ at the ClYi Wy:
ana commerce assoGlatlOn roonls' :,
was decldedEHo.;sa's .ttioh. t,e seio ar
poard 10 purchase q ste III tne 9. nortn
end d, q the a ely Ca, .,. s.
me petitiohsas Deine. pIeseneeu "
the board for consideration toqay anq
indications are tnat senttnen =
strongly 1avors the purcn a ''sl =. VI :
such q site.S -. /. i;
Auto loads g. cltlzens VIII Doaln
members v1s1te9 Inc pfopossu aise
and also carefnfiy CONSIDERED IotneI
north end property ana Iouna tnaI
by all odds the properly nertn o.. OIL
street and between BlxOy anu Douu
avenues .extenalhg-h oIln .o9o tse., ~, ~
proxlmately four docks was was the p 'ss'
to buy. III. CO., ) II
# 3. +. Broomhali, arcnltect from
Duluth, was among those present aho
he strongly favored This piece over
the others. Ior me Tea "a aar .nSi ut
present plans could De carrleu ous
with nut .llttle aaQea eost' wnns !. !,
the building were erected upon any
OF the other sites ~ Wonia Ieauile ~ -
added expense OF some @zo'ouo; Inv
other sites visited were q strlp De-
tween IRVINE ana bel.raml aye na.
north OF l5th street ana petWeen nels
framl avenue ana bl4Dy ,assSnu ~
north OF 10Th street. -.
''rhe new Dnia sIl. foqlaas pe .etessF
ed practically according 70 tne pre,
sent plans said MT. Broomna anu
the beauty Of the Landscape cap natural
lay OF the. GROUND ana inc 5acin es
OF: the bu1lding southeast WouM s y. !
sbemloJ one ~ enS IN iard & hirh
sites IL the state. me iana - ~ I ner
and dry ana aralnase Is al.aoS, r 20.
feet. BY putting tnls geautti u aa; NV
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-13
GLoMBOsKI BARBER SHOP
..es zssEE rs VISITED BY THIEVES

s.. The barber shop OF Frank G1om-
boski III the Kaplan block was enter
ed some time between closing time
Saturday night and opening time
.Bhis morning and $4s taken from a
desk. Mr.. Gombloski Is at a loss to
know how entrance was gained to
the shop at IS was locked Saturday
night and was still locked this morn
ing. No clue to the thief has been
found. " s.5sf .i Z ~ ,ss. sSS.55 ..--
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-13
TAX TOLLS FOR AMERICAN
-. SHIPS THROUGH PANAMA
(By United Press)

i Washington, June 13.---The Borah
peace resolution provided for tax tolls
through the Panama canal for Am
erican ships engaged: in coast wise
trade was ordered favorably report
ed today by the senate committee on
inter, ocean canals. The, vote was
unanimous. ~>-. =, ....->. a,.E..E III
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-13
CANOE OVERTURNS .s9ss -..sszsgss
FARGO CITIZEN BROWNS

Fargo, N. D., June 3 10 a "
Asaad, 20, Of Fargo, was drowned in
the Red river yesterday when his ca
noe overturned. Asaad was a form
er football player in the aWahpeton
Science sc.A1ol,
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23
PRETTY CLOVER
DISPLACES WEEDS
Plants City Lots in Crops,
Makes Money and
Beauties.

Here is a suggestion for relief
from the noxious weed menace on
vacant city lots. The writer, w.
F. White, believes he has found a
solution OF this problem. He says:
The White Realty Company has
under its control something in ex-
cess OF 100 lots, probably half of
which are weed-infested. These we
are plowing up and sowing to a
grain crop to serve as a nurse crop
to red clover. We have engaged
a man with good stout team to
do the work, we furnish the seed.
pay all expense and sell the crop
on the ground. buyer to harvest it
and take away.
We made an experiment on a
1O0X10O-fOot tract this season; the
cost of labor and seed amounted to
IS. We sold the crop for $40 and
now have a beautiful stand OF red
clover. which is neither a menace
nor an eyesore. but thing of
beauty.
"Basing a calculation on the
ground we have under control and
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23
HAS NOVEL PLAN
FOR LABOR men
TO own HOMES
Would Have Tradesmen
Construct Buildings on
Cooperative Plan. :

Large holders of vacant lands in
! New York in all suburbs are NOV.
! ing to facilitate the home building
movement on the part of families
that can use their savings to finance
most of the cost. This would place
the movement entirely independent
| of the bankers. 1t would also be OF
great help to the general situation
! by bringing a mass of new capital
into the building and realty marke
One of the new schemes would
quickly relieve the housing situa-
tion, it was declared. II half the
men in the building lines now out
of work would cooperate in this
proposition, it was pointed out fully
$1,000 houses might be erected in
record time.
Il am in a position which, I be-
lieve, is quite common among COM
panies and individuals holding real
estate in this city" said Michael
Mclaughlin, Brooklyn builder. II
own eighty vacant lots in the Flat
bush section, and in order to pre-
vent this property from being en-
-tirely consumed by abnormal taxes
1 am willing to put it into a build
ing proposition, each lot at its as
sessed valuation of $1,000, and l will
furnish lumber needed to build a
house on every site at pre-war
rates.
ITO carry out my plan there must
be an understanding among the
building trades now idle through
out the city that they will join in
this as a cooperative movement.
1 will give every man in these
trades - carpenters, bricklayers,
plumbers and the like-an oppor-
tunity to acquire a house Of his
own. In return he must contribute
his labor. l will loan him the
money needed on first and second
mortgage and will deliver the ma
terials on the spot. The men in the
building lines. willing TO cooperate
will be paid by me at the prices
they may fix. elm the end, they will
own the houses, subject to the
mortgages which I hold. l figure
that it would be better for these
men, who are now idle, to work
steadily and be paid their own
price while they are working. and
own a house in the end, than to
remain Indefinitely in idfeness. 1
believe enough of them would take
up the proposition to make 1t feast
BILE
"It would be easy to iron out the
details. Some apportionment of the
work would be necessary, but that
would be simple enough. For in
stance, if it were determined that
the installation of electric fixtures
is one-tenth of the cost of a house,
then an electrician entering the
agreement would have to wire ten
houses in order to do his share to-
ward owning his own home in the
end. He would be paid for his work,
which roughly would constitute his
equity in the dwelling which he
would own. I would begin opera
tions with, say, 200 right men in the
building lines. II the first projects
demonstrated the success Of the
scheme, which I am sure they would,
others owning vacant land, which is
beaing eaten up by taxes would
rush to place it under similar i'm
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23

Another paragraph from this cod. win
be printed in this section next week.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23

provement. In the same way. the
thousands OF idle workers too would
see the advantages and hasten to
get into the movement"
Several lending institutions and
development companies have passed
favorably on projects Of like char
acter. The Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Company is providing to fin-
ance a few hundred of such home
builders, with the added attraction
Of life insurance covering the ope-
ration. Joseph P. Day, a director
of the company, and the comptroller,
Walter Stabler, expect that thou
sands of lots win be covered with
modest homes in that way during
the next few years.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23
DIFFICULTY OF FINANCING is RETARDING CONSTRUCTIO
Permits For
Building Show
Some Decrease

While the building permits issuee
at the leading commercial centeD
in the United States during the
month Of December were more than
SO per cent below those Of Decem-
Der, 1918, they were encouraging
in that for the first. time in several
months they showed practically no
loss from the previous month.
Permits granted in ninety-eight
cities during the past month in
volved an estimated expenditure Of
&55,7S2.o15. or 5I.4 per cent less than
the {l14.67s,2sO total Of December.
1913. The figures for November.
1920, show q decrease Of So per
cent as compared with the CORES
ponding month OF the year previous.
Many cities, including New York.
continued to show decreases as com
pared with the previous month. and
the same, month a year ago, but
several substantial gains were re
corded. mostly in the Middle West
and on the Pacific Coast.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23
Low Income from Realty
Mortgages Given as Cause
cooperative Building Plan Proposed Here
Expected to Bring Out Money
Exemptions Proposed for Relief.

Will" the open winter 50 far
seems to have encouraged some
builders to undertake to put up
houses in the District in order to
heIp overcome the so-calIed short
az" Of homes, it is pointed out that
aside from the mere matter of con-
Structton the financing of home
building operations on a large
scale is held back somewhat by
dihculty in obtaining funds or
loans.
However, those homes so far
proposed will not in any way re-
Iieve the demand from that, class
Of people who cannot afford to
purchase their own homes. The
proposed construction of homes here
Is principally of the type to be sold
on the tnstaIlment plan. The latest
plan is that under which the pro-
posed home buyer advanced the in
ltIal payment on a home, a Good
eratiYe plan being started here, and
which has been presented to SEN
ator calder, chairman of the SEN
ATE committee on reconstruction.
II is realized by everyone famil-
lar with conditions in the real
estate and loan field that the great
dlhculty to building today is the
financing, and the inability in many
instances to obtain funds for loans
Is due largely to the fact that Sc
curities in induSyriaI corporations
are offering larger returns today
than can be obtained from real
estate. This feature must be
overcome before money is expected
to come in any large amounts to
the realty field for use as loans
on mortgages.
Senator Calder Explains
The situation as it exists TODAY
was outlined by Senator Calder
when ne said:
High taxes have been partiCu-
industry. In fact, some individuals
Of large income who formerly
loaned a large part of their capital
on real estate mortgages claimed
that these mortgages, after pay
ing taxes. net less than per cent
income, and that other investments
can be found which will give 5
and per cent: this, naturally, re-
suits in a shortage of money for
housing development.
There is no doubt that there
exists a serious shortage of houses,
not only in the great cities. but
in the smaller towns as well, and
in fact even in the villages of
the country; and this applies to
every part of the country. Wher-
ever the committee has held hear
ings, people have travelled hun
dreds of miles to testify as to un-
favorable building conditions in
their respective communities. They
have complained of money short
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23

the number of real estate offices In
the city Of Portland, there must be
at least three to four thousand
acres of tillable lots in Portland
that are not used for gardens. in
the hands Of real estate men and
more than half of that under con-
troll of memberes OF the Realty
Board"
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23
Realtors Lead in Civic Work.

Civic work by prominent realtors
is becoming more pronounced. In
an increasing number Of cities re-
course is being had to the mem
berships Of the various real estate
boards for the leaders to prosecute
important activities.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23
Realtors Code
Urges Practice
Of Golden Rule

In >his attitude toward his feI-
low brokers each broker should
endenvor TO the best of his abII-
lty, Z" mt all times, follow the
Golden Rule-~As ye wouId that
men do TO you, do ye also TO
them likewise" ny the use of
this quick acting and InfnIIiBIy
accurate computing scale, the
ethical quality of any eontem-
plated action may be Immedi-
ateIy determined.
This is paragraph 1. section
III, of the Code Of EthIes which
nll realtors are expected to fol-
low.
Another paragraph from this code win
Be printed in this secttsn next week.