Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 10, 1919, Page 1

\\ = »VOLUMI’. XVll NO 34 - - "'YOU‘CA'N‘*T“GET‘ TODAY'S NEWS - OUT OF YESTERDAY'S PAPERS BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE I—Ilstorlcal Society BEMIDJI, MINN., MONDAY EVENING, FEB. 10, 1919 - NORMALBERTH MAY BE GIVEN T0FARIBAULT SCHOOLS HEAD Appo-tmen! ls :Rumored in ‘State Educational Circles; Many Candidates NEW. NORMAL PRESIDENCY Expected Selection Will Be ~Made at’ Session Normal Board Tomorrow [ Minneapolis, Feb. 10.—FElection ‘of t;a president for the new state normal “icschool-at Bemidji is to engage; the: state ‘normal board at a meeting in .the state house -tomorrow. Not a .whisper has been heard from. board members as to their probable .choice, ut rumor among school men af the tate is that the mantle is to fall on > John : Munroé, superintendent . of ‘schools at Faribault and member of ,tl\e state high school bgard. = . The. Bemidji normalsithe sixth;in Mlnnesota, exists only potentially but “is on its way toward - realization. Funds have l}:een appropriatéd . for buildings, a site has been procured a general policy outlined, and ‘selec- tion of a faculty and framing &n ad- ministration program now awaitithe naming of a head for the lmtl&utlo Mav Open Coming Summen, - It is understood that -the hoaml purposes to open'the s Swithi-a summer session -this year; condictéd in the Bemidji hi chool “building: The Bemidii preal&eplzy has been one of the ripening plums in‘the state educational fleld that ‘school ‘men have been watching zen)ously for ago that C. ‘G Sl perintendent ‘of sducation sml not ex- pecting to: be re-appointed, was di- . rectly under the branch, but'Mr. .'Schulz accepted ‘& poaltlon with the United States bureau of education, :which elimfiiated him, J.” M. ‘McConnell, when’ superin- tendent of schools in Mankato,” was fepuv.ed to be among those willing to irisk ‘educational glory ot oblivion by accépting a normal school presidency. Him state superintendent to succeed However, Governor Burnquist named Mr. Schulte, which caused renewed _pressinx around "the tree. Manv Candidates Sugwested. Every eligible éducator in the state has been suggested:as a probability and some. not .eligihle are reported o have.edged ‘in with:open baskets. A school man in ‘Northern Minnesota is said to have been 8o sureof garnering tlie fruit that he bought property in Bemidji. It has been umed from the beginning: that a Mipnesota man would get ‘the ~placé;” the normal board having gone outside the state to fill the presidency of the St. Cloud normal school not:long age. Superintendent Munroe is known as a progressive; in education, even to the point of radicalism. He “in- surges” constantly against the trddi- tional school, “the ‘lockstep” and “yardstick” in:°‘school methods, so- called retafdation of pupils, and is strong for making the school a live part of the community. He mixes in the life of. the community and in the recent campaign was out with ma- chine gun'and grenades against the candidacy ‘of Representative Davis of the Third-district for re-election to e JODEI’EB!. :SEEMS FAVORED PLUM| HOTEL IN GERMANY USED BY U. S. AS HOSPITAL < This hotel, which is in German evacuated territory, 18 being used by tfie Amrericans as a hospital. -It 1s being managed by the One Hundred and Thirty-eighth fleld hospital unit and the men are “recuperating rapidly, belng given plenty of alr and sunshine, The One Hundred and Twenty-eighth fleld artillery regiment band 1s seen fn the foreground entertaining the wounded. ’ NEWLYWEDS GREETED "WITH MUEH HILARITY The air on Lake boulevard was filled with discordant music Friday evening when a number of young people enthusiastically charivaried Mr. and Mrs. FrankiKoors, who have just moved into the Neeley residence, recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cominsky. The serenade was produced by bells, tin pans, tin horas ‘and othet musical (?) instruments. SNEAK THIEF IS BUSY STEALING MILK BOTTLES If you value your empty milk - bottles,-do - pot.leave them. on. the back porch. A sneak thief has béen busy’ the past several evenings gathering bottles from back_porches, or where ever he can lay hands on them. Several have seen the thief and .are able to describe him, but so far he has been able ‘to make his get-away. The ‘Munroe rumor directs atten- tion to a growing factor in Minne- sota education—the prominency in large administrative positions of men trained in Carleton college. First of all is Governor Burnquist, a Carleton graduate and believer in the value of the small college. Then comes Dr. Marion L. Burton, president of the University of Mirnesota, who spent seven years at Carleton before finish- ing off at Yale. Mr. McConnell, the new state superintendent, also is a Carleton man. Governor Burnquist, besides being a regent of the university ex officio, has the appointive power as regards all other regents except the presi- dent of the institution. Of the state high school board, three members hold their places ex-officio, and the other two are appointed directly by the governor. Mr. Munroe is one of Governor Burnquist’'s appointments. Mr. McConnell was appointed state superintendent by Governor Burn- quist. Some doubt js current as to whether the normal board wiil care to act on the Bemidji presidency until the legislature has granted its pend- ing appropriation requests, to pro- vide for salaries, supplies, and so on. The last word on appropriation rests with the governor. ‘WARM BASKETBALLGAME - LOOKED FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT Bemidji and Little Falls high schools will meet for the first time this season on the local basket ball floor Wednesday evening, on Lin- coln’s birth anniversary, in what wiil have a big bearing on the third high school athletic district. Neither team has been defeated This year and the winner will head the district for the present. . By comparative scores the odds favor Littlé Falls. Little Falls defeated St. Cloud on the former’s floor 30 to 18, while Be- midji came through witn a 24 to 23 score in their favor, but Bemidji has improved wonderfully since the St. Cloud game. It is up to Bemidji to win this game to remain in the race, for St, Cloud has been defeated by Bemidji, Little Falls, and at Brain- erd Saturday evening 18 to 10. Now should St. Cloud defeat both Bemidji and Little Falls on their own floor it will leave the locals and Little| Falls to-play off . a, third gp;ne on a neutrat:fidor: i Greatest Crowd Thu Smon. 7 2 The predictions are that Wednes- day’s game will see one of the largest tive Paae | forward to be feared. { the best foul shooter in the district. &rowds that ever attended a basket ball game in Bemidji. Principal J. W. Smith, coach of the Bemidji tive, has kept his quint busy since the Wadena game and re- ports that his players were on edge for the starting whistle Wednesday evening. Captain Opsahl and Stechman will probably be found at the forward positions with Simons at center, but just who wiil start at guard is un- certain at this time. Coach Smith is building up a de- fense to stop speedy Sprandel, whe is considered one of the best for- wards in the state. Against St. Cloud this athletic caged six field goals and at Crosby Friday night found the net for ten field baskets. Wands, his running mate, is also a He is no doubt Captain Sims at guard is considered one of .the best in the state. He held May, the.St. Cloud star for- ward, to one .basket and netted two for himself in the Little Falls.St. Cloud game Armed Bandils Loot Another Flour GityBank (By United Press.) Minneapolis, Feb. 10.—Five armed and unmasked bandits held up the Liberty State bank here at 9:30 o’clock this morning and escaped with -$10,000 cash and $15,000 worth of Liberty bonds. BACK FROM MARKET. Misses Ella and Kate LaFontisee returned yesterday morning from 3t Paul and Minneapolis where they spent ten days °purclrasing their spring stock in millinery and also studying the new styles. MUNICIPAL LEAGUE [EXPERT WILL SPEAK AT *BEMIDJI MASS MEETING From an unbiased viewpoint, Be- midiji voters will have the opportun- ity to hear from an entirely neutral speaker the workings of a new form of municipal government, such as has been framed for Bemidji by a charter comission appointed by the judges of this judicial district, when E. L. Bennett of the extension de- partment of the University of Minne. sota will speak at the Elko theatre; next Thursday evening, at which W. Z. Robinson, president of the Commercial club, will preside. Mr. Bennett is the expert problem solver of the Minnesota League of Municipalities, comprising the lead- ing cities of the state, of which Be- middji is a member, and Bemidji be- ing such member the presence of Mr. Bennett is free of all cost. The views of Mr. Bennett are . matter of uncertainty. He will speak from an entirely disinterested standpoint, so far as eBmidji is con- cerned, and what he will have to say should be valuable to all who hear .him, that they might act in an intelligent manner when the charter adoption is ap for action on the day of the municipal election, February 18. Mr. Bennett will arrive in Bemidji on Wednesday morning and be the guest of the Commercial club at noon day luncheon. LIBERTY FARMER URGES POTATO WAREHOUSE Wes Wright of Liberty township has just returned from Minneapolis where he accompanied a car of pota- toes. He has sold a car in Des Moines, Ia., one in Chicago and is in the market for four more oars_for shipment. “What Bemidji needs more than anything else is a potato warehouse and a system,” asserted Mr. Wright. “Jf Bemidji had this she would be- come one of the biggest potato cen- ters in this part of the state. I tell you Bemidji and vicinity looks bet- ter to me every time I go away and J'd rather have $5 an acre land in Liberty than any I've seen at high prices. A potato warehouse has been talked for a long time. It is time we had one.” ROYAL ARCH MEETS TONIGHT. There wil be a meeting of the Royal--Arch Masons this evening in Masonic-temple. There will be peti- tiond to be considéred and work. All members are asked to bé prasent. BIG MASOUE DANCING PARTY AT ELK TEMPLE witat promises to be one of the most enjoyable and successful social affairs of the season will be the first annual ball of the Bemidji band and Elks lodge to be held the night of St. Valentine's day in the Elk temple. It is to be a masked affair and a large crowd i3 certain tq attend. The band will play the program for dancing and fancy and grotesque costumes are in great demand, sev- eral orders being placed out of the city. lNIT TAL STEPS TONIGHT T0 ORGANIZE JUVENILE “ BAND AT CITY HALL Tonight will be a “blg night” in the annals of Bemidji boys, for at the city hall at 8 o'clock, Director G. Oliver Riggs, director of the Bemidji band, will address the boys of the city on the question of organizing a juvenile band, similar to .ae splendid juvenile band he formed in Crookston, and he wants to see every boy interested present. Parents | should see that their hopefuls are there. The idea is to give Bemidji a band of young men equal to any in the state and the instruction on the part of Director Riggs will be absolutely free, without a cent. of cost to the boys or parents. Musical instruction will also iInstill a wholesome spirit into the youth of the city and also be an accomplishment of which any youth and parent might well be proud. It is hoped to have a membershlp of from 75 to 100 a:d every effort will be made to get thc band in shape for a few appeaances this summer. BONE DRY BILL IS SENT TO THE SENATE Washington, Feb. 10.—Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas introduced in the senate a bone dry enforcement bill, identical in its imporiant fea- tures with the bill prepared by Secre- tary of the Treasury Carter Glass and introduced in the house. SUIT CASE HELD BOOZE AND NOT CLOTHING Victor Johnson of Kelliher, 1s an- other to fall into the clutches of the federal law in an attempt to smug- gle whiskey into forbidden territory. He was carrying a sult case loaded with booze and was on the M. & I enroute from the twin cities when “nailed” by Indian Agent W. J. Jobnson. Search of the suit case disclosed twelve quarts of whiskey and.two quarts of alcohol, nothing new for Victor. The prisoner was held in bonds of $1,000 before Judge Simons, and will face the federal grand jury at Fer- gus Falls. SENATE AGAIN REFUSES TO SUBMIT SUFFRAGE (By Unitéd Press.) Washington, Feb. 10.—For the fourth time, the United States sen- ate today defeated the resolution to submit a woman suffrage constitu- tional amendment to the states. The vote was 55 to 29. BRAINERD BEATS ST. CLOUD: LITTLE FALLS WINNER Brainerd defeatea St. Cloud in a district basket ball game at Brainerd Saturday evening 18 to 10. Little Falls defeated the Crosby Ore Diggers on thé Cuyana Range team's floor Friday by the ovér- whelming score of 52 to 15. POWERS WILL SOON PROCLAIM THEIR NON-INTERFERENCE INRUSSIANAFFAIRS ARMORY APPLICATION . WILL BE CONSIDERED: AIRPLANE IS COMING; The posibility of a national guard unit for Bemidji and positive assur- ance that the aplication for an arm- ory made by the naval militia unit will. be considered, makes prospects for an armory for this city loom up bright and rosy, acording to the re- port of a Commercial club commit- tee sent to St, Paul last week. Details of the guard unit cannot be announced at this time as there is considerable red tape involved be- fore the necessary authorization can be secured. The committee was in- formed that it was hardly likely that any armory applications would be taken up until after all military leg- islation had been disposed of by the legislature. Airvlane Will Ston. Major W. C. Garis also informed the committee that arrangements were being made to make Bemidji one of the landing places on his flight by aeroplane from St. Paul to Duluth. This will not now be made until Major Garis returns from the west where he accompanied the gov- erner. Dates will be dependent upon the weather and a whistle signal will be arranged to notify the citizens to the aproximate time of the arrival of the plane. SCHOOLS WILL OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY OF LINCOLN The public schools will observe the annivegsary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln Wednesday, school being dis- missed at noon on that day. will open its session at 8 o'clock in the morning and close at noon. LOCAL COMMITTEE TO NORMAL BOARD SESSION TO BOOST FOR BEMIDJI Tomorrow 18 the day scheduled for the meeting of the state normal bhoard in Minneapolis and at the ses- sion it is expected the new president for the Bemidji state normal will be named. There seems to be a strong effort to land Supt. Munroe of the Fari- bault schools for the position, but there is another candidate from Ste- vens Point, Wis., who i8 considered with much favor. There is also another matter to come up, that of an appropriation for a badly needed dormitory for the new school and this will be given at- tention. A committee from Bemidji consist- ing of Judge Stanton, F. 8. Lycan, Postmaster Ritchie and A. P. White, the latter a member of the normal board has gone to Minneapolis to look after the interests of Bemidji. Optimistic Thought. It is honorable to be accused those who deserve to be accused, School’ l By Lowell Néllett. (United Press Correspoundent.) Paris, Feb. 10. ‘The associated powers are. expected within a few days to proclaim formally the prinei- ‘ples of non-intervention in Russia, | military or political, it was learned from a reliable source today. OUTLINE OF LEAGUE. Paris, Feb. 10.—Ferdinand Larna- due, an eminent French journalist and a member of the leaghe of na- tions commission, has given an out- line of the lengues probable consti- tution. There will be a permanent execu- tive council consisting, of twelve delegates, principally from“the great powers, which will. decide most of the international ‘questions, It will meet probably once a year and the countries will be represented- porpor- tionally to their ‘size and' stremgth. There wil be an . international tri- bunal for questionsin litigation, per- haps an international economic council and various special commis- slons, but these “have not yet been determined. Finally there will he almost immediately an international army composed of:contingents from the different countries under com- mand of an international staff. Will Adont Boveott Moves, A sorfes of echfiomic and boycott measures will be;gdopted as a nieans of exerting préssure on bellicose states, but if two gtates insist despite everything on fighting, the league will probably p: it them to do so on condition thnt‘ they observe the rules of warfare ich will be.t draft. ed by the leagu fringed the league may intervene, It is considered that ‘the chief war leader at present is Germany. while some of the newly created states are seemingly as combative ag children. An effort Avill be made to gemper the militaristic spirit of thesejstates. The league as now. envisaged goes well beyond the original American {dea, which the European allies con- sidered too weak tg be effective. The present plan be: & strong resem- blané¢e tq the A with a powerful cutive secondsd by a parliament and a tribunal. France seems to be taking the Jead in the movement for an international 'army which she considers the only suitable guarantee for-a state in her position. The question of the limita- tion of nrmamcnta is being thorough. ly studied. RIOTOUS MOB MAKES ATTACK ON TROOPS Berlin, Feb..10.—A mob of 400 civilians on Sunday attacked, over- powered and disarmed government troops seaching for arms in the poor- er districts of Berlin. The rioters fired upon the govera- ment re-enforcements but a fusilade from the latter dispersed the crowd, killing five and wounding dozens. DISPOSING OF SUBSTITUTES. J. A. Vye, of the Minnesota food department, is in Bemidji today look- ing up substitute stocks with a view of disposing of them, now that wheat flour has again come into use. BEMIDJI WELL REPRESENTED AT MEETING TO HEAR RAKO Bemidji was well represented at the Farmers' club meeting held at the Carr Lake school house in the town of Bemidji, Saturday. The women prepared a fine spread and splendid program. Representative A. E. Rako, who is a member of the club, was present and told his neighbors and friends about the workings of the legisla- ture. “We passed the prohibitidn amendment by a suspension of the rules, which was a surprise to all,” said Mr. Rako. “The women of the twin cities planned on being present when this bill came up so that a demonstration might be given, but we ‘slipped it over’ on them. “The impression, that there was some hidden feeling between North- ern and Southern Minnesota, is all wrong. I want to say that no such thing exists.” Mr. Hako then outlined the pro- ceedure In the passing of bills and showed tbat it was no easy matter to put a bill through both houses. He strongly favored the wolf bounty bill and said that he was sure it would pass. The wide sleigh 13w was also discussed and Mr. Rako 18 of the opinion that this would be o fine thing for farmers as well as town folk. “The Babcock road bill is what I am working for hardest,”” said Mr. Rako. “I am satisfled that this will mean much for Minnesota. The plan gives Northern Minnesota more miles of hard surfaced roads, according to population, than to any other part of the state. The bill, if it becomes a constitutignal amendment, will not cost the state one cent, but will be paid by auto owners at an average cost per car for license of $18. The plan connects every county seat in the state and provides for the con- nection of new county seats, should u division be called for.” Mr. Rako had a map of the state with him and xnve a fine explana- .- tion of it o g fthe rules.are in- can constitutfom,