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

N . LARGE NUMBER “agyet. Bfforts are’béing made to'get \ MEMBER UNITED PRESS The 'Pioneer is a member of the United Press. Todsy’s world’s news today. VOLUME XII. NO. 291 OFCANDIDATES 'PRACTICE FOR BASKET TEAN Neterans Included in Squad of Excellent New Material for H. S. “Quint” ‘SCHEDULE IS CHANGED; NEW ONE MUCH BETTER Stronger Teams Will Be Met by Locals; Mechanic Arts May Play Here - 'A large number of candidates for -positions on the high school basket Dall team were out for practice Tues- «day afternoon at the.armory. . Among the most promising are two «of the last year's team, Captain -Stechman of this year’s team, and Cochran. Higbee of . Brainerd is showing up’ well. He played two years on the Brainerd high school team. Russell Brooks, who has {played on the team here before, is ‘back on the job again this year. “Powell. of Grand Rapids, Bill ‘Walk« -er, Bob Naylor and Stapleton are do- ing fine work. . Will Alter Schedule. The orginal schedule of games al- Jotted to the quintette here is to be altered in some instances. Black- .duck has no team this year, conse- -quently they are dropped from the -schedule. Coach Smith has made ar- ‘Tangements to have the Mechanic Arts team from St. Paul here for two games to be played on January 38 -and 31. Plans are under way for a game ~with Crookston on.February 27, but no decision has been made. definitely ‘the team from. Little Falls here for a . game on March- 13.: :Letters haye been written to Hibbing, Virginia and the Duluth Central teams asking for games, but no answers have been Treceived to daté. - Better Schedule Seen. The prospects for a good schedule are much brighter now than when the former schedule was first made. Under the present plans the Bemidji boys will meet several strong teams, whereas formerly the Brainerd team was the only real strong resistance they were to meet. In years hereto- fore, Bemidji has always been well “to the front in the basket ball ques- tion and it seems no more than right that they should be allotted several ‘good games. v It' seems assured that the high school will have an excellent team this year with so much good mater- jal working for positions. = X American NEWBERS OF | Agent Lloyd of Local Office IDJIDAT GET TODAY'S NEWS OUT OF TODAY'S PAPER | on this ;plonm'sfi' CIRCULATION est lati X Contrat Minnentee ey Labat i Nosthy guarantee. BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNESDAY EV%ENING, DEC. 10, 1919 o, Cominy.” Home By Henry Wood. (United Press Correspondent.) Paris, Dec. 10.—The last of the American peace delegates were on their way to the United States today, and American participation in re- making the world has ended, is the belief of Buropean diplomats. The American delegation, headed by Franklyn Polk, left Mont Parna- sze last night. NEW RULES ISSUED FOR CHRISTMAS EXPRESS SHOULD BE FOLLOWED Notifies = Senders of - Proper Method People of Bemidji, who intend to sénd packages for Christmas by -ex- press. will have to obey new express packing rules which go into effect today, a copy having been furnished The Pioneer by Manager T. E: Lloyd of the American Railway Express company’s officé” in Bemidji. In kis statement, Mr. Lloyd says: “The new express packing rules go into effect today and under the regu- lations now in force, ail express ship- ments over 25 pounds must be for- warded in wooden containers or car- tons bearing the boxmakers certifi- cate, as to strength and size required by the express company. “No chgnge is contemplated in the shipments under the 26-pound limit, which will still be accepted wrapped in -paper. Y«We expect a heavy movement of Christmas gifts by express this year, and this, at a time when we are handling a greater amount of traftic than at any period in the history of the railroads, it will be ‘well for Christmas shippers to keep in mind the~25-potind . limitation for paper wrapped . packag Most « houdg presents, ‘we believe; are under that weight and are theritore not affected by the new rules. “But . -any ~ shipment- over' 25 pounds must be forwarded in special containers, and we will be very glad to give anyone interested full infor- mation as to how they should pre- pare their Christmas presents for shipment by express. “Above all,-ship early, owing to the diminished train service which, we believe, will not be relieved until after the holidays. Traffic will be conjested at -all transfer points.” CUPID BUSY AGAIN. The Clerk: of Court Fred W. Rhoda issued marriage licenses yes- terday to George Clemmer and Verna Bolmer, and to Johannus Markus Wulff and Lydia J. Allen. Although the weather is mighty cold Cupid | seems to remain on the job. SEC’Y OF STATE LABOR FEDERATION SPEAKS TO BEMIDJI BUSINESS MEN|! Labor Employers Should Help in Americanizing : Foreigners George W. La‘wson, secretary of the State Federation of Labor, ad- dressed the business men at the noon luncheon today and gave an inter- esting outline .of tne purpose of or- ganized labor movements: He said: < «puring the war, when most of us were engaged in doing -what we i lu- uld to bring it to a speedy conc! ;ioon. we who were “Four Minute ‘men’ ’or who made speeches on Amer- jeanism advanced the-theory that a new era was at hand. We predicted that this war would bring the human being closer together, and to a better understanding. b «We said that the son of a hod carrier and the son of a millionaire were wearing the same clothes and were fighting side by side. That af- ter the War things wquld be looked at from a different angle. That they would never go back to conditions existing in 1914 etc. «“We are not going to let them go back, even though some have forgot- ten what they actually preached. We may have to fight to stop them. «“Labor is opposed to strikes and we do all we can to avoid them. What we do ask,’ when there are difficul- ties to settle, is a fair, open and above board discussion across the table. I have never failed to reach a settlement when this opportunity was granted on the part of the employer. «We, as Americans. have condi- tions confronting us which we snould begin to worry about right now. The millions O tive Page ‘| ter. O ing.and who are under the age of ten should be protected. It is our duty to take an interest in their welfare as well as other conditions existing. “They tell us that it is our duty to help Americanize the foreign ele- ment, teach them to read and write and the like. It is, but to teach them to read and write is not all there is to Americanizing them. They were brought here, because the employers of labor wanted to get cheap labor, and it is as much their duty to look after this foreign labor toward Amer- icanizing them as it is our duty.” Mt#, Lawson tolached upon the coal and the steel strike and threw some new light upon the view labor or- ganizations were taking in the mat- He also mentioned the Plumb plan, which he believed' could be worked out to the best advantage of the general public. Mr. Lawson will make an address tonight to the public at the Civic as- sociation rooms. BALLOT BOX S1UFFER APPEALS THE VERDICT St. Paul, Dec. 10.—The state su- preme court was to hear today the appeal of Cy Lyons convicted on a charge of stufting a ballot box in the St. Paul municipal elections May 7, 1918. Lyons was indicted with Pat- rick Costello, in November 1918. Both men have recently been men- tioned in connection with the Ram- sey county treasury defaleations. SCHOOL VAGANCIES FILLED. Vacancies in the schools of the county have all been filled except two, one at Pinewood and one at Ne- bish. Until recently there have been several vacancies for teachers, but the prospects are good at. present for f children who are work-the balance of the year. Minnesota Service Men Asked U. S. REFUSES TO DEPORT | . | ALIEN 1. W. W,, CHARGE Ruling Called Out of Line With Journal; issue of Dec. 8.): % from L. L. Thompson, attorney gen- eral of the state of Washington, to L. F. Post, assistant, secretary of la- bor, regarding the failure-of the'gov- ernment to deport: dangerous :alien agitators- was given out at American Legion headquarters. every legion post in Minnesota and throughout the United States for the purpose against the laxity of federal officials in_dealing with dangerous -alfens. 3 Thompson ™ de- 2 . (tiom; ‘labg which directs deportation of aliéns; General Thompson is protesting and asking American Legion join with him. a1.-"elpgates| LEGION WILL | MAKEATTACK | *ON LENIENCY to Back Washington’s Pro- test to Government Law; Broms Remains Free Unless Baker Acts frbm Minneapolis (Reproduced Folfowing The Journal’s disclosure and A copy of the letter of protest The letter is to be presented to of arousging sentiment The - department .of. ‘labory has ruled that mere membership in the 1.”W. W. does not bring aliens under the law in question. It is against this ruling that Attorney posts to Under an act of October 16, 1918, Mr. Thompson says, it is provided that aliens shall be excluded from the United States, “‘who are members of or affiliated with_any organiza- tion that . entertains a belief in, teaches or advocates the overthrow by force or vlo(lence of the govern- ment of the United States or of all forms of law * * * or that advocates or teaches the unlawful destruction of property.” % Quoting from I. W. W. literature and the oath by its members, Mr. Thompson asserts to the secretary of labor that membership in the Indus- trial Workers of the World is suf- ticlent evidence of violation of the law in question. Demands by the Minnesota depart- ment of the American Legion for an investigation of government officials responsible for' the undeserved free- dom of Broms may become a part of the protests against the department of labor's attitude toward -the I. W, W, it is said. Broms is staying at the home of his brother, Andrew Broms, 1072 Jes- sie St. St. Paul. i N If Allan S. Broms, state secretary of the Communist party in Minne- sota, is ever retyrned to the federal prison at Fort Leavenworth, from which he was liberated by mistake, thé step must be initiated by the war department, United States authorities here said today. The hands of the United States dis- trict attorney, the immigration serv- ice, the department of justice and the state authorities are tied by techni- calities, according to officials here. Action by the army to return Broms to prison has been vetoed by Secre- tary of War Newton D. Baker, who decided that Broms should be per- mitted to remain at liberty. This was revealed by an investigation of war department records, conducted by the Washington Bureau of The Journal, results of which were pub- :lished in The Sunday Journal yester- lay. United States District Attorney Alfred Jaques today , characterized Broms’ release as a mistake. “I have always thought there must have been some mistake about his re- lease,” he said. ‘“Broms was one of the most flagrant offenders we had to deal with during the war, and when he was finally sentenced to Leaven- worth we were glad to see his case disposed of. He was convicted by this department, and sent into the army; there he ‘Wwas courtmattialed and the case passed into the hands of the war department. I can do no- thing. This office was never consult- ed in regard to Broms’ release and would not have favored it.” every lten memlier |~ SW. W. 1¥"8ubject:fo depoFtd- Weather: forecast 24 hrs, Clear tonight, cold, winds. Markham. _HOW JAPAN URGES THRIFT AND SAVINGS yestérday that Allan S. csroms, Min-|. nesota conscientious objecter communist agitator, - was released | from Fort: Leavenworth prison by mistake and only holds his freedom by reason of intervention by ‘Secre- tary of War N. D. Baker, state head- quarters of the -American Legion in St. Paul, today made public plans for a national protest of members of the legion against leniency shown reds by officials of the United State gov- ernnient. thrift and savings.” ARRAIGNED. ON THE ADVICE OF COUNCIL Attorney Would Protect New- berry to Prevent Questioning Grand Rapids, Mich., Dec. 10.— Senator Truman H. Newberry stood before the bar of Judge C. W. Ses- sions in Federal court and was rec- orded as pleading not guilty after his counsel had explained the United States senator was not guiity, but desired to stand mute in order to take advantage of certain legal questions that might be raised as to the valid- ity of the indictments. The senator and thirteen others among the men indicted by the grand jury, which conducted the investiga- tion into the Newberry election were arraigned under two indictments. There were eighteen mentioned in the second indictment, these being among the 135 indicated under the first true bill. Following the arraignment of the ‘principals in the case, which cleared up all except six of those indicted, Judge Sessions went into conference with counsel for the government and for- the defense and set Tuesday, | January 27, as the day for the trial. ‘Hle advised counsel for the defense that the charges in the second in- .dictment would not be considered ‘either at the trial or in preliminary legal issues that might be raised. The bonds of Senator Newberry were set at $10,000 on the first in- dictment and $5,000 on the second. STRIKE VIOLENCE NOT FAVORED BY UNION St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 10.—Strikes in which violence is resorted to were denounced and adjustment of all la- bor differences by peaceful means was advocated in resolutions adopted here at the annual convention of the Minnesota conference of bricklayers and masons. The resolutions also urge that maximum penalties be inflicted upon labor ‘leaders who encourage wilful destruction of property and other manifestations of violence in strikes. MINNEAPOLIS VOTES ~ DOWN FRANCHISE (By United Press.) Minneapolis, Dec. 10.—Minneapo- lis voted down the proposed ‘“‘cost of gervice franchise yesterday by a ma- jority of nearly 7,000, much larger than was expected. The vote ran into a total of 53,00. ATOR STANDS MUTE |ELKS CHARITY BALL C HARRIS & [WIHE . The message on this poster, which is ~ FOR CHRISTMAS CHEER Needy Families Will Be Made Glad; Receipts for Sal- vation Army The Bemidji lodge, B. P. 0. E, 1052, will give a charity ball Friday night, December 19. This is to be a big annual affair following the cus- tom of years. The object of the ball is to ald charity work. The net proceeds of the affair will be turned over to the Salvation Army for the purpose of preparing Christmas baskets contain- ing many good things to eat and wear. These baskets are to be dis- tributed among the destitute and needy families of this vicinity. All members of the lodge have been allotted a number of tickets to sell at $1.50 each and are doing their best to get as much money as they can for this splend.d purpose. There will be special music for the occasion. Residents of Bemidji are asked to help in every way possible. OUICK DECISION WAS EXPECTED TODAY BY COAL MINE LEADERS Indiana and Ohio Workers Favor Proposal; Illinois and Kansas Slow By J. L. O'Sullivan. Indianapolis, Dec. 10.—“We will probably reach an ‘ag.reement today”’ said John Lewis, dctfng président of the United Mine Workers when the conference adjourned for lunch, to reconvene at 1:30 this afternoon. By J. L. O’Sullivan. (United' Press Borrespondent.) Indianapolis, 10.—Quick de- cision in favor of adoption of the proposal of Presi@®€nt Wilson to end the coal strike, was expected at noon today, after the miners and leaders had discussed the proposal freely. President John Lewis left the hall shortly after 11 o’clock for a few minutes and the discussion con- tinued. Every delegate apparently wanted to express his views. State groups held conferences early today, the Indiana and Ohio groups agreeing to stand by the proposal. Kansas and Illinois groups were, ap- parently, the only ones hanging back. Operators here were watching de- velopments and preparing immediate resumption of mining when the workers get back on their jobs. GOVERNMENT _ POLICY CHANGE ELECTION ISSUE SAY DELEGATES National Republicans Meet in Washington to Select Convention City CHICAGO SEEMS TO BE FAVORED AGAIN After Selection Expected Can- didates Will Make Their Appearance By George Martin. (United Press Correspondent.) ‘Washington, Dec. 10.—Dissatisfac- tion with things as they are, exists everywhere among the American peo- ple and the issue of the 1920 politi- cal campaign are the echoes of the widespread demand for a change in the present order. According ta reports brought to Washington by republican delegates here to attend the meeting of the re- publican national committee, the chief issue, the republicans.say, is for a change in policies of the govern- ment. They admit there is a wide de- mand for.ratification of the peace tréaty, but declare there is little in- terest in the league of nations. Ohicaga is apparently the strong- gnlpull hus adopted the war savings idea and is advertlsing it in the pic- | est contender for the national con- turesique manner natlve to the country. oneiof several distributed by the Japanese government, is: “Success and ‘happiness is the beautiful flower that springs from the plain brown bulb of vention which will probably meet in June. THEN THE NOMINATION. Washington, Dec. 10.—When the meeting is over and the convention city has been selected, the Wood movement, will almost certainly have received an impetus-or a check. If the oid organization men show fear of Wood, the weak<kneed ‘throughout the country will go back home with the disposition to get aboaru. If, on the other hand, they show confidence that they can control their states and send uninstructed aele- gates to the convention, then a lot of hesitant leaders will go back to their states prepared to make a stand for favorite sons or uninstructed dele- gates. Strength of Wood. The prospective strength of the Wood movement will be better un- derstood when the party chieftains from different sections of the coun- try have had an opportunity to con- fer. At present no one knows except that New England is supposed to fav- or the general, a certain section of the ‘Missouri valley is supposed to be his, and Frank H. Hitchcock is oper- ating for him in the south. The general is the leading candi- date, but that does not yet signify much. ‘‘'here is no other candidate who has any strength outside of his own state or section. It might al- most be said that the general has ob- tained his commanding position by default. Having been out of power eight years, the republican party is weak in candidates. Roosevelt’s death removed its only commanding figure. Wood Seems Formidable. General Wood's boomers have tak- en advantage of this situation. they have pressed him upon the attention of the people until in the absence of any strong rival, he seems like a for- midable candidate. This same pro- cess may make him the nominee by the time the convention is reached, for it is almost necessary in this day of popular primaries that public at- :ienx:tlon should focus on some candi- e. BRANDIES REFUSES TO OVERRULE ACTION (By United Press.) Washington, Dec. 10.—Supreme Court Justice Brandies refused to overrule the action of the lower fed- eral court in the case of Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman, an- archist leaders fighting to prevent de- portation. Later, the whole court took under advisement an application for a writ of error. The decision is expected tomorrow. INDICATIONS THAT COLD WAVE IS P EEDING (By United Press.) . Chicago, Dec. 10.—Indications to- day were that the cold wave cover- ing the middlewest is breaking up. This was reported from Denver to- day. The mercury rose to zero, and there is intense suffering because of the fuel shortage, reported from various sections. | i | | | | ! i { : [