Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 22, 1918, Page 1

VOLUME XVI. NO. 286 ADJOURNSFOR * SESSION; WILL ‘War Time Dry Bill P_p.ssgs; Promptly Signed by! /' - the Presldent SENATORS OPEN ATTACK ! For Length, Large APPYOP hons and Bills, Seulon‘ Is Unprecedented % Washington, ‘Nov. 22.—The second sessionroi the Sixty Fifth, or *War' Congress, which began last Decémber 3, ‘ended at 5 o’clock last ev mg. “under a resolution which had :}gn adopted earlier in ‘the day b senate, forty-one-to eighteen, and by the house without objection. this congress will begin in eleven days—December 2-—the adjournment today was devoid of many of the spec- 1acular features usually accompany- ing the ending of sessions. § . President Wilson did not go_to th apitol because no legislation requ[re- ing ‘his action was passed by either body and only small groups of mem- ‘hers -and spectators waited for. the falling of the. gavels of Vice Presi- | {Jent Marshal and Speaker Clar Nation- Leagune Opposed. The debate in -the senate ;Nas. marked by an attack ‘on President | Wilson by Senators Watson of ¥ diana, Sherman of Ilronis and lng of Minnesota, republicans, wh _volced ebjegtion tohus.action in. tal- ing oyer gable and expressilimes, and an address by Senator R £ Mis- isouri, democrat, vigorously opposing the plan for a league.of nations. No reply to the republu:an criticism was “made from the democratic side," al- ‘though Senator ‘Lewis of IHlinois, democratic whip, sought; but fajled | to secure, recognition. The proposal for a league of nations, however; was defended by Santor Phelan of Cali- fornia, democrat. Puring the day congress fbrmnuy completed and sent (o President Wil- son the bill for war-iime prohibition, -effective next July 1. - promptly signed the measure. Many Approvriations. ‘Appropriations- passed aggregated $36,298 10#3,000; making ‘the total for this congress more than forty-five bil- lons, of which $19,:.2,000,000, was appropfllted at the first—an extr session .at which war" was ‘declared ~ MEET ON DEC. 2' “UPON CHIEF’ EXECUTWE | . Sinece the third and final session of | The president | hank The fait] L _“But, ‘til that d BEMIDJI H. S. ELEVEN " PRACTISING HARD T0 | WIN DISTRICT TITLE The. Bemidji high school eleven . lput in a long practice last night and tonight will go through the final work for their prep ratlon for the battle with Thief Falls high gchool at the local gfi ron Saturday afternoon. A victory for either team will carry with it the' undisputed on Germany. . Legisiation passed lncluded bills championship of northwestern Min- nesota and Coach McKnight .of the authorizing billions of Liberty Bonds; creation of the ‘war finance corpora- [wastern city sent the information that he would have his best upon the control: 'of tele-| field’ when "the' whistlé blew for the tion: government graphs, telephones and cables; execu- 1ive re-orgamization of government agencies, and extensions of the es- pionage act ‘and the army draft law by which men between 18 ‘and 45 vears of age were required to register. - Prohibition and ““woman. suffrage furnislied sharp controveries through- out the session.’” The war-time ‘“dry measure” was completed, but after the woman - suffrage constitutional} amendmeént resolution had Deen .Ldopted January 10; by the house, i; was defeated ,in the senate by ptwo. votess It is expected to come up again next month. ROMANCE SMOOTHS WAY T DEATH: YOUNG SOLDIER (By United Press.) London, Nov. 2. (By Mail.)—A north country lay dying for six months in an English hospital. He had been brought back from France shot through the spine, and was a hopeless case from the begin- ning, During those long and. dreary six months he never let one word of | ‘ complaint escape him, and he seemed z2lways to be smiling. . He had one zreat consolation; he had become zequainted with the Waverley nov- «ls, and in his last days he was read- ing “Ivanhoe.” Gradually he became too weak, to read, and the nurse would take the book and read aloud to him. She was reading on the last day of all when the “padre” came and his father and mother were at the bed- Tiis parents affectionately and listened very attentively to the prayers, but u) the nurse and said in a whisper, | “Please go on reading, and as fast 43 you can, for I do so want to know the end.” 3 And so she read him out of the world with the great fight of Bois- Guilbert and Ivanhce, while the spirit of Walter Scott hovered about the deathbed. fairhaired, blue-eyed boy from the! side, and being a good 1ad, he kissed | the moment they were over he turned | big battle of the year. What ad- vantage Bemidji has in the backfield, Coach McKnight hopes to offset with his heavy line. - Entering on the final stretch of many gruelling practice sessions, in- dications are there will be a number of changes, in the Bemidji lineup when it runs up agaimst the Thief River Falls eleven.r '.. o oW Smith, prineipal, is trying to arrange-a game with Eveleth to {be pleyed cn the lceal field for Thanksgiving day. The Eleveth team { has the undisputed championship of | the iron range and should Bemidji | play them it will bring together two of the best-teams in the northern part of the state. If Bemidji is only able to get a game for Thanksgiving ldmy it will be the last appearance on i the gridiron for Capt. Simons, Harold Morse, Kenneth Kenfield and Leo Opsahl. It is needless to mention that this gaurtet will put up the hardest game of their career to bring the title of northwestern Minnesota | to Bemidji. The probable lineup far the Be- midji team is as follows: Left End—Stechman. ‘ Left Tackle—Neuman or Opsahl. { Left Guard—Koors or Tharidson. Center—Opsahl or Neuman. { ~Right Guard-—Stapleton or Dahl. Right Tackle—Boyce. Right End—SBimons, captain. Quarterback—Doran. Left Halfback—Morse. Right Halfback—Kenfield. Fullback-—Phibbs. | Flbte i \DRAFT BOARDS ASKED T0 PRESERVE ALL DATA . Washington, Nov. 22.—Provost Marshal General E. H. Crowder has '!old all draft boards to preserve data compiled on draft registrants, both classified and physically examined, before the order was issued for cessa- tion of this work. He explained that such data is vitally necessary for ad- ministration of the war imsurance act and future pension laws. hee for |the that w HunVessels Ride In Sulky SilencelnFirth By Lowell ‘Mellett United Press Corresopndent. Aboard . the U. 8. 8. Kansas, Nov. 22.—S8eventy warships of the German navy lie in sulky silence in the Firth dustry in this country. of Forth. They are surrounded by more than two hundred allied battle craft, which are prepared to guard them until peace is signed. BELGIAN ARMY HAS PASSED CITY OF LOUVAIN (By United Press.). Havre, Nov. 22.—The Belgian army has passed Louvain City, which was utterly destroyed by tfie Germans early in the war. WINTERS NAMED TEMPORARY SECRETARY COMMERCIAL CLUB The board of directors of the Com- mercial club this afterncon appoint- led E. H. Winters acting secretary for one month, or until a successor to Secretary Reynolds is permanent- Iy ;bosen. LATEST FLU’ FARCE ASTONISHES DULUTH Juét about the higgest farce ever rays run fought ‘and died i i 20l ‘rarewell! our -part, PREDICTS BIG FEATURE FOR POTATO FLOUR: BEMIDJI MENTIONED Milwaukee, Wis.,, .Nov. 22.—Maj. 8. C. Prescott, chief of the dhydra- tion, bureau, chemistry division, de- ‘partiment of agriculture, sounded a note of national interest at the Wis consin potato exposition when, in an address before the Potato Associa- tion of America, he discussed the possibilities of the dehydration of sprung in the “flu’” epidemic has just been enacted by the Duluth commis- sioners who, in special session, passed regulations for ‘‘governing’ the epi- demic in that efity. Each patron or employe of busi- ness houses is assigned at least two hundred square feet of floor space, and twenty square feet in eating houses, and the first"shot out of the box the big Glass Block store and two ten-cent stores closed their doors, un- able to meet the insane require- ments. It was also decided by this august body to check up on frains arriving at the depots. When a live newspaper deviates to a front page editoral, it is for the purpose of expressing its sentiments to the utmost and judging from the one appearing in the Herald, it studi- ously attempts to express its feelings without setting fire to the issue. vegetable and the manufacture of potato flour in the United States. “The manufacture of potato flour,” said Maj. Prescott, “is an infant in- There are only two mills at present in opera- tion. These are at Idaho, and Can- ton, Pa. Other mills will be in operation in a few weeks at Bemijdji, Minn., Caribou, Me.; Neb., and Greenville,’ 8. C. These mills repre- sent the small beginnings of an in- dustry which I am sure will grow to vast proportions in the next few years and wiil cause a vital change, if not a revolution, in the food supply situation *in the United States. Exnects to See Many Mills. bt & efpect to see potato flour mills spring up in every big potato grow- ing district of the nation. They will furnish a new home market for the farmers. They will save the farmers the expense of long shipments and will enable him to grow potatoes at a fine profit. With a national mar- ket firmly established, potato flour and dehydrated vegetables will be- come important items in the coun- try's export. They will be exported in especially large quanities to, the tropics and to countries of the Far North. The potatc cpop of the United States is now around 360,- 000,600 bushels yearly. T cxneont to see it in a few years u.xc. & billion bushels.” Loud Sweet, presideal of the potato association of America, and one of the big figures in the United States food administration, spoke yesterday afternoon. LABELS FOR SOLDIERS’ CHRISTMAS BOXES HERE The labels for soldiers’ Christmas boxes are here and may be obtained at the library afternoons from 2 te 4 o'clock. N. P FOUND GUILTY. Miles City, Mont., Nov. 22.—Mike McGlynn, district Nonpartisan league organizer, was found guilty of sedi- tion at Eklalaka last night and sen- tenced to pay a fine of $500. (By"United Press.) London, Nov. 22.—Fully two-thirds of Belgium has been re-occupied by the allied:armies. At no point are the allies now more than one hundred miles from the Rhine. 1 AMERICANS MARCH THROUGH LUXUMBURG i By Webb Miller. (United Press Correspondent.) With the Americans Advancing Rhineward, Nov. 22 -—-The American army of occupation passed through the city of Luxumburg this afternoon. GERMAN TROOPS STA'MPEDE TO REVOLUTION. The Hague, Nov. 22.—German troops are stampeding from the battle fronts toward Berlin to “‘see the revolution,” accord- ing to German newspapers. " 'KING ALBERT ENTERS BELdlUM CAPITAL. Brussels, Nov. 22.—King. Albert triumphantly entered. his capital, Brussels, today. 'Ph€queen and children were present. RUSSIAN. WARSHIPS BOMBARD FINISH PORT. o - Copenhagen, Nov. 22.—Three Russian warships, flying the red flag of the Kronstadt revolutionists, violently bombarded Vitikalta for three hours‘on ‘Wednesday. LIGHTLESS NIGHT LD WAS LIFTED TODAY (By United Press.) Washington, Nov 22.-—The fuel ad- ministration today announced the lifting of the ban on lightless nights. INEW LEAGUE FAVORS OLD STYLE SPANKING 3. (By Mail.)—Eng- are making —— e MISTAKES When a plumber makes. a mis- take he charges twice for it. + When a lawyer makes a mis- take, it is judt what he wanted, becanse he has a chance to try the case all over again. When a carpenter makes a mis- take, it’s just what he expected. When a doctor makes a mistake he buries it. When a judge makes a mistake it becomes the law of the land. When a preacher makes & mis- take nobody knows the differ- ence, When the electrician makes a mistake, he blames it onto induc- tion; nobody knows what that means. Y But when an editor makes a mistake—Good Night!!! London, Nov. land’s “‘young hopefuls” adults turn pessimist. Parents who have hitherio adopted the gentle-but-firm attitude and dep- recated the practice of corporal pun- ishment now begin to see that the old-tashioned form of whipping is not without its advantages. In order to solve the “naughty chil- dren problem” ‘there has come into being the Corporal Correction league, .and mothers of all classes and creeds are invited to apply for a free mem- bership card, bearing the stimulat- ing mottoes: ‘“Whipping, to be effec- tive, should be a science, not a ‘slog- ging’ display,” and "“A work of na- tional importance: making naughty children good.” A leaflet circulated in. exposition of the league sets forth the theory that first you catch your naughty HOME GUARD COMPANY WILL ESCORT REYNOLDS Captain H. E. Reynolds of Bemidji, attached to the brigade staff of the state adjutant general, secretary of the Comercial club, will leave '‘Be- midji tomorrow at 11:58 o'clock, over the Great Northern, for New: l’York, child and then you whip, it. The to report for brief training preépara-fpounder and director apparently tory to going overseas for thé Y. M.|thinks the child’s life should be gpared for he says: “Do not hit your children on the head, which is dangerous, but (with your hand only) whip them, over Cor A it T Orders ‘have been issued to all members of the home guard company to report at the City hall tomorrow at 11:30 o’clock to act as escort:to Captain Reynolds.. The twenty-flrst battalion band will also report to lead the escort and it is urged that all members of the company report on this order. TURKEYS SCARCE AND HIGH PRICES ASKED Judging from the experience of Alex Doran, proprietor of the Palace meat market, Bemidji will have to hustle to get her turkey for Thanks- giving day, for they are reported ex- ceedingly scarce. Mr. Doran was informed that he could obtain a needed supply in Mc- Intosh and lost no time in calling up. He was informed that turkeys woul be sold him at 35. cents per pound, f. 0. b. McIntosh. What they would have to be retailed for in Bemidji is a mafter of conjecture. However, Mr. Doran says he will be able to take’care of a large number of cus- tomers. EMPLOYEES EXEMPTED. Washington, Nov. 22. — Seécretary Houston reported to congress that 815 employes of the department of a;,nculturn were exempted from mili- tary service because they were in- dispensable employes, and: that 248 others obtained exemption because of dependency or other causes, your knee as our grandmothers did, where, and in the humbling way they will feel shame. And show no temper over any of your acfions, stop- ping in the middie of the chastise- ment to tell the child again-—having told it beforehand—why it is being punished."” He realizes that children are reg- ular little gluttons for information. This mode of punishment is to be continued until the child attains 14 years of age, and the founder of the league asserts that “these whippings are sure to bring increased peace into the home, and so keep down worries."” In this connection it is comforting to recall that Charles Lamb, the fam- ous essayist, used to drink in silence to the memory of King Herod every time the children came down after dinner, which goes to prove ' that youngsters were voungsters long be- fore there were movies. RED CROSS PLANTS FLAG OVER THE RHINE. REPORTED Paris, Nov. 22.—A delegation of American Red Cross has crossed the Rhine into Baden at Huningue (Huningen), placing the first Amer- icans on German soil. The place where the river was crossed is a short distance north of the Swiss border, German soldiers accepted Amer- ican flags and officers cleared the roads for the Red Cross trucks and insisted the Red Cross workers drink with them. ] : | | l |