Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 14, 1919, Page 1

.- 7 i ‘ QU CAN'T GET TODAY'S NEWS OUT OF YESTERDAY'S PAPE _BEMIDJ1I PIONEFEY, = | VOLUME XVII. NO, 38 5! BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUA\.Y 14, 1919 RLD CONSTITUTION IS READ - FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH ™ i g S DRASTIC MEASURE INCLUDED, WHICH . WOULDEND WAR; - NOWORLD POLICE By Fred S. Ferguson. : ~(United Press Correspondent.) Paris, Feb. 14.—The first world constitution was made public this afternoon when President Wilson read the first league of nations organization 'before the general peace congress. ’ \ i While not containing a provision for any sort of-an inter- national police force, the constitution includes stringent meas- ures designated to prevent future wars. In case any nations make war without first submitting the questions at issue to ’ ?HES!DFNQ WILSON mog wRPS ACCEPTED; ALL | ARE SATISFIED Opposition by Labor Fades as| Agreement Reached; Re- /stricted to Relief Work MISS KATHLEEN R’ HARRIS T USSEL - STATE EXPERT E. L. Bé"linett,' _ Secretary Minnesota’ League of Muni R palities, _Addreu'es Voters of MEMBERS PROHIBITED EXPLAINS WORKINGS OF ; : FROM CARRYING ARMS| . CITY MANAGER FORM|~ McDonald in Vigorous Opposi- tion; Kaplan Stoutly De- fends tl}e Proposition Air Corps Eliminated; When * Called, Auto Owners Will Receive Pay .. That was an interested audienco %t the Elko last night to hear E. L. Bennett of St. Paul, secretary of th Minpeapolis, Feh. 14.—Harmony descended on the Minnesota house of representatives, amd the expected _ President Wootirow Wilson fs head) of the American delegation ,to the 1 | ., manager as the general superintend-. Minnesota League of Municipalities gpeak on a commissioner-city man- ager form of city government. Mr. "%ett‘ is also head of the executive committee on research of municipali- ties 0f the University of Minnesota. wag introduced by President Rob- 3 of the Commercial club. ¥ .+ Mr. Bennett likened a Yorporate wunicipality to’n' corporation for on_business, Tople, i The city as siockk @ five proposed commissioners .as Ahe board of directors and the city @it or manager. - He recalled the hq.gnm‘.. peace conference. - Bliher Marin, son home, Rey. Osmund Johnson of- ficlating; 2 ] "flr of Clfl: Lake was held this. afternoon at the Gus Ol- bitter clash over the motor corps bill was averted by the.series of amend- ments agreed to by representatives of the labor organizations who had opposed the bill. The amendments, .adopted at a’conference lasting all day, were adopted by the house, the bill was agreed to and is expected to pass with lttle opposition. ’l‘h: mtz:t 1mpg;ut3 & d?a:: Pprovides the motor: corps - o uded . only ‘‘for.the purpose of-afford- Ing ald and relief to communities or striken by fire, floods, storms: or other similar calamities, -and *£or the pur- pose _of ‘transporting ‘the military Miss Kathleen R. Harris of Amer- fca, who recently sailed from Liver- pool, so far as is known has served longer In the war than any other American nurse. Miss Harrls salled from New York in July, 1014, and war had been declared by England just two days beforg she disembarked at Liver- pool. Three months later she was in France with ilic British army and has been in active service ever since. She foined the -American RBed Cross April, 1918, ¥ : the league: tion.” arbitration there are the following possible courses open to “Severance of. diplomgtic. relations between mem- bers of the league and the offending power.” “Economic blockade of the nation refusing arbitra- Yy “Recommendation by the executive council for the use of force.” declaration of war. The use of force, however, will leave to_each. power free- dom of .action under its constitution to make the necessary The international police forte, urged by the French and putito-a vote yesterday afternoon, after a stirring speech’ by Senator Bourgeois, was overwhelmingly defeated. Only the ‘French and Czech-Slovaks voted for it. """ With this feature eliminated, the constitution was adopted unanimously. The constitution includes a preamble and 27 articles, having been increased from the original 22 during the The baby was badly scalded Tues- day evening. - While riding back wards on a kiddy-car he fell into & pail of scalding hot water. He was immediatély brought to the hospital but died from the burns yesterday morning at 11 ‘o’clock. Mrs. Martin forces of the state when called into active . service.” Another amend- ment prohibits the members from ¢arrying any weapon except side- arms. i _Changes Satisfy Labor. " These changes satisfled former op- control of g city’s schaols, where the voters elected the board of education, hoy to engage the superintendent to janage the school affairs. He apoke f the Commercial club, its member- p, its board of directors and its ployment of a secretary wnose - M'DONALD ASSERTS BENNETT ERRED IN The _ men would undergo the same pro- ‘public. duties were to carry eut the instruc- tfons of the directors, stating that a ¢ity manager occupied the same rela- tion to the city commission as did the Commercial club secretary. ¢ Should Cost Less. As to cost of the commission form, he, usserted the expenses of operation hould be lower ‘or ‘the'service to the eople should be increased. In mak- ing appointments, the speaker took % Dpolice department. He said it Wwould be the duty of the commission 1o examine candidates for members of tha force as to their character and ability, how many needed. The first year they would draw a stated salary. was formerly Miss Clara Rude. little boy ‘was tueir omly child. BIG BAND MASOUERADE Tonight is the date of the big St. Valentine’s ball at the Elk temple, given by the Bemidji band and the Elks. It is to be a masquerade and the band will play the dance pro- gram. This will be one of the.most suc- gson and already a large number of ELKS TEMPLE TONIGHT cessful affairs of its Kind of the sea- ponents of the bill that the motor corps would not be used as a state constabulary. - Another amendment prohibits members of the motor corps from receiving any pay or gifts for their services from private corpora- tions or individuals. The size of the motor corps is re- ing four battalions of four companies each. Sixtv-two Men to Company. Each company is to consist of 62 men and three officers, making a strength of 1,040 for each regiment. Each company must have 35 enlisted men owning passenger automobiles, stricted to two regiments, each hav-{ - REFERRING TO REPORT To the Editor of the Bemidji Pioneer: s Mr. Bennett, at the Elko last night stated that our supreme court .had upheld a provision found in the charter of Mankato similar to the provision in the proposed charter for Bemidji relating to the mayor. No- thing could be farther from the truto. The constitution of our which controls, says: “It shall be a feature of ail such charters that there: shall state, committee’s session yesterday. The last articles are devoted to purely parliamentary matters and others covering organization. w——————.—_—'——_—m THIRD CANDIDATE FILES ALIEN ENEMIES ARE IN THIRD PRECINCT| DENIED WRIT, MUST The aldermanic race in the Third ward has become a three-cornered af- fair, ‘the third candidate to an. nounce being B. W. Cooper, an em- ploye of the Jewett garage. A. T. Wheelock and John Moberg ... AWAIT DEPORTATION New York, Feb. 14—A writ of hab@ay corpus sworn out in an at- tenipt to prevent deportation of 53 aliens, brought here from western It their first year was satisfactory|(ickets have been sold, while.active|carrying not less than flve persons, be provided, among other are the other two candidates nomin- | citiés was dismissed by Federal Judge they should receive a slight raise.|prenarations have been made for cos-|and two men in each company must| things, for a mayor or chiet |ated; by petition, the latter having Kno, .Bquipment should be taken account|tyneg several of which will be quite | have motorcycles or roadsters. . magistrate, and a legislative |been/a. member of the council until| . The court held that the petition of by inventory and everything as-|eclaborate, while others will be| When called into service, the auto-| hody of either ome or two |he moved from the first to the third|for the writ failed to show any viola- certained as to proper protection of | grotesque. mobile” owners are to be paid on a| phouses.” ward. tion ‘of the frights of the deportees. the general public. The fire depart- gess. He also spoke in relation to any contemplated improvements, that the people had the right to ad- dress the commissioners and sug- 'gest any ideas they might have there- to, that the books of the commission were always open_ to all interested, and that theé city budget for the en- ning year was always open to the City financial reports to be ade nonthly: i What Pipestone Did. Pipestone was-among - the first cities in the state to adopt a com- ission-manager form and Mr. Ben- iett asserted that the first six months report showed that the city water pipes had been cleaned, something unheard of before. In the first six . months, he said, the. floating debt of the city had been reduced $1,000, ‘the lighting system improved, for the reason it was the city manager’s : business to do it as instructed. ‘““No committee of a city council can do the work of a man on the job” de- clared-Mr. Bennett. Postmaster Ritchie asked if a city manager form was similar to that of a board of education and the reply was ‘‘Yes.” C. N. Jacobson asked whet.aer the city manager could discharge officers appointed- by the commissioners and (Continued on Page Eight) WILSON NAMES CROWDER. Washington, Feb. 14.—Major Gen- eral Enoch H. Crowder, judge advo- ‘cate general of the army, was homi- nated by President” Wilson to suc- ceed himself for another-term of four years, beginning February 15, 1919, with rank-as major general from Oc- tober 6, 1917. J Nord Inducts ‘Golonization Billin Senate (By United Press.) St. Paul, Feb. 14.—A new coloni- zation plan for the northwest, which would colonize not only unsettled re- gions,,but would enable a man of moderate means to purchase high priced land for development, was pro- tiol when they reached the scene. mileage basis, at a fixed rate, by the adjutant general and $2 a day while in service. Primary Bill Renorted Back. Amended to include supreme court judges as party nominees, the Warn- er-Hompe primary election bill came back to the house with a favorable report from the elections committee. The bill provides for nomination of all candidates for states office in con- ventions, delegates to which are to be chosen by direct vote at the pri- mary election, by counties and sena- torial districts. The bill was amend- ed in committee to reduce the size of the conventions, making one dele-~ gate for each 400 votes cast for gov- ernor, instead of one for each 250 votes. The committee also reported favorably the Corning bill taking the word ‘“nonpartisan’” off the ballot as a designation for county and legisla- tive candidates. Instead the label will read “having no party designa- tion,” so as to avoid confusion with the Nonpartisan league. PRESIDENT TO LEAVE FOR HOME TONIGHT (By United Press.) Paris, Feb. 14.—President Wilson The proposed charter in Sec- tion 6 provides: ““The city commission shall at the time of organizing, elect one of its members as president who shall also be mayor, * * * * * +» “He may use the title of may- or in any case in which the exe- cution- of legal instruments of writing or other necessity aris- | ing from the general laws of the state so requires; But this shall not be construed as conferring upon him the administrative or judicial functions of a mayor under the general laws of .he state.” Mr. Bennett insultingly and re- peatedly stated that if you have a lawyer in the city who has the Min- nesota Reports you wijll find the Mankato case in certain reports. He did not correctly refer to the ve- port containing the decision relat- ing to the Mankato charter. It is found in the 117 Minnesota Reports, commencing on page 458. Cites Mankato Provision. The provision of the Mankato charter relating to the mayor which the supreme court had under con- sideration, and which no doubt Mr. Bennett had heard of-is as follows: “Sec. 4. Elective officers of the city shall be a mayor and four councilmen.” ) . ATTENDED POULTRY SHOW. Bart Stafford returned yesterday morning from Crookston and Fo3s- ton. ' At the former place he attended the poultry show and at the latter he was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Stafford. House Bill - Would Divide Gopher State By United Press.) St. Paul, Feb. 14.—A bill having for its purpose the division of Min- nesota into two separate states, one to be known as Lincoln, was intro- duced in the house today by Repre- sentative Brouck. WILTON CASE ON TRIAL. The case on ..1al at the district ‘~However, in view of the contention of attorneys who claimed to represent the prisoners, that refusal of immi- gation authorities to give them ac- cess to Ellis Island had prevented them from obtaining information ocessary to specific allegations, u:g: Knox announced that the dis- missal was without prejudice. If in- gpection of the deportation records revealed indications to any of the prisoners, he stated, the writ, as re- lating to them might be renewed. “ This statement was regarded by attorneys as significant, in view of Commissioner of Immigration Ca-~ minetti’s announcement that approx- {inately six thousand persons were awaiting deportation, several score of whom are already on the way to New York and other ports. BOOZE LADEN TRIPPERS NABBED BY AGENTS Failure on the part of Lazarus Yuk of Bemidji to recognize Indian Agent Charles Benson, now in station im Bemidji, resulted in Lazarus becom- ing separated from sixteen quarts of perfectly good booze and his lan- guishing in the Beltrami county jail} to await the federal grand jury at “No.* heduled to leave Paris at 10 the reply was “No,” that the city|posed to the Minnesota senate, today | S 5¢ : “5 5, T 4 I h o’clock tonight, going to Brest, where ec. 36. The mayor shall be.” | oourt is that of Nels H. Volland of |Fergus Falls next May. Judge goalfigxii;t:o“:gdc@gg;ehli'l?:n? a:e- i\}l Edbllgl I{;uttu:l%fid 2 Sentator L. H.| ne will sail for imerica probably to-| the chief magistrate and execu- g’Vilton agalnnlt] the Great Northern |Simons set his bond at $1,000. It all ekt 3 1 ord of Kooc ng county. morrow. tive officer of the city. He shall |r4ijr0ad, wherein Mr. Volland claims|happened when Lazarus stepped from might employ. ! The measure calls for a state col- see that the laws of the state, an engine on the road set fire to his{an M. & L train with the wet goods ] Qualifications For Office. onization commission to license col- the provisions of this charter, .| In the suit case. = i TANKS FOR COMMERCE. farm, doing considerable damage. 1t also developed that a member of | onization companies, similar to the and the ordinances of the city The case was tried once before and W. J. Johnson, who wused to the commission must be a property|bills introduced in Wisconsin and (By United Press.) are duly observed and enforced |(ne jury disagreed, it is said. be Brandt's federal partner, made it owner of the city and have been a| Michigan. London, Jan. 30. (By Mail)—| Within the city. He shall be : a good one when he bagged two in tions of any candidate at the present FIFTH WARD RESIDENCE | iobs in the army or reconstruction. of the municlpal government |Dayor sell be elacied Dy (he boobls, | Korby, who were coming pp to Be. 2 S| 4 v time. fro:x:letl::m:m'edreiz;mdef‘;e)}g:pigsg?orwa:; and shall see that all contracts | (ontamplates, and not appornted by %hdse e htgxefl;;v e it The speaker discussed advantages BURNS To GROUND not going to be abandoned in pealtce made with the city are -faith- the commission, and gives the mayor | Johnson was also on the same train — of the proposed city form from the e N Engigneeri are at work on designs| [Uli performed.” more - executive and administrative!and when the conductor yelled”, Be- - :':n?po{)’;;’vfafi’::!z':l%st&d‘?;s?da'fg,; ;A two-story house belonging to|for commercial highspeed tanks, or :e;b:l%. ffl:i ma(};or S‘}]ml! b§ powers than even our present charter | midji” and the tourists: alighted, nlcliacltoed city after city, as EXagmp]eg ‘Mr. Swedbaek and occupied by, Lewis | trucks with tank treads, and manu- gaveea rlg}?t loevgteunlfm;nd:]l does. Johnson promptly escorted them to 1] 't trol ad.|Boe in the Fifth ward, burned fo the| facture of these machines probably o+ p Please permit me to reach those|Judge Simons and he said something e B T e d this morning at 2 o'clock.| will keep the war tank factories run propositions, matters, and ques- | oonle who heard Mr. Benmett's ad-|to the effect that they stay in jafl ?misgangx}. ()mcll‘:-d:]gast(z?;llvceisttioe‘:' %";1‘):{‘)|1ilding wos valied at from $3,-| ning, % 3 :I’D“S C"mi“tb' be!:re it, but shall | gregs through the columns of your|under $1,000 each until the Ferg‘vls asg"citfif}; in M'i'nnaesitae “'1000 to $4,000 and carried insurance| The advantages of the caterpiller BYSLI0,VOL0 POW T paper for the purpose of correcting| Falls grand jury meets next May. At the close of Ids remarks, many | for $2,000. The fire department was| tread, gsed in tanks, include less Mavor Is Elected. in their minds the effect of Mr. Beu-| Each had twenty pint bottles of li- 1 4 ¥l called but the fire was beyond con-| wear and tear on roads, greater mill-| It is apparent at a glance that the|nett’s erroneous statements. quor in his suit case, and Ace felk . 1 24 2 4 climbing ability, it is claimed. Mankato charter provides that tue E. E. McDONALD. like the duece when arrested. |