Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 3, 1920, Page 1

MEMBER UNITED PRESS The Pioneer is a member of the United Prems. Todsy’s world’s news today GET TODAY’S NEWS OUT OF TODAY’S PAPER ‘vowm: XVIII. NO. 5 BEMIDJI, MINN., SATURDAY EVENING JANUARY 3, 1920 \Y '\1} . 0, S % (3 "/ ‘CENSUS Th: ‘{ OF QIIESTIONS MUST ANSWER }'om-tee;th Decel‘mial VTaking . Is Now On; Sixth District . Has Commenced ENUMERATORS TO CALL AT EVERY DWELLING ‘Every Farm Will Be Asked for " " Brief Inventory; Govern- ment Wants Know R The fourteenth decenpial census of the United States is on! Under the mmmediate direction of ‘Thomas W. Swinson, supervisor of the .Sixth census district of Minnesota, .census enumerators will call at every «dwelling house in this community to secure the information necessary to fiil out the questions contained on the printed census schedules. Pointed Questions. Questions covering the following ‘points will be asked of every person in the United States: Sex, color ar race, age at last birth- w«day, whether single, married, widow- ‘ed or divorced, birthplace of person enumerated and birthplaces of father and mother, giving names of both country and province if foreign born, occupation, specifying trade or pro- fession, also industry in which em- ployed, whether ‘aftending‘ school, - whether able to read, whether able ito write, whether able to speak Eng- “lish, whether home is owned or rent- ed, and if owned whether home is ‘free of-encumbrance ur is mortgaged. Persons of foreign birth will be .asked questions concerning these ad- (itional points: Year of immigration fto the United States, whether natur- -alized, and if so the year of natural- ~ ization; mother tongue or native Janguage. y ) Every Farm Visited. Census enumerators also will call wat every farm in this community to secure -the information necessary to fill out the questions contained on the agriculture schedule. " Bach farmer will be asked ques- tions concerning ihe acreage and value of his farm; whether he owns, rents or partly owns and partly rents ‘the land he farms; the value of the buildings, machinery and imple- ments belonging to his farm; the quantity of all crops raised on his farm during the year 1919, and many other questions which cover all pos: sible farm operations. An absolutely accurate and com- plete census vitally concerns the wel- fare of this community and of every person living in it. The official popu- lation for the next ten years will be .determined by the census of 1920. Be ready with your answers when -the census man calls at your house. 'AIRPLANE MAIL ROUTES WIL BE ESTABLISHED _FROM ST. PAUL THIS YEAR Rapid Development of Aero Mechanics Seen by Yo Experts (By United Press) St. Paul, Jan. 3—The year 1920 ~will see the most rapid development «of aero mechanics of any era in his- ‘tory according to avumon experts “There today. Already the governemnt is devel- oping plans for an extensive air mali service as soon as weather conditions are right and the service is fully organized. The United States forestry ser- “ice expects to develop the airplane sfor forest patrol work and for com- -munication purposes. Thus far the .efforts of the cepartment along these lines have been confined to experi- _ments. Commerciai development of the -airplane, according to experts here ~will outstrip other branches of av- dation largely because there is .great monetary gain ahead for the firm that develops a regular comer- " cial airplane express service. R R P B R e m T R e e e e e e ———————————e ettt e———————————————— — —————-————————————__. % CLOSE BASKET GAME IS WON BY CLEVELAND TEAM, ST. PAUL Bemidji Legion Quint Drops Its Initial Contest by Score of 20-16 WINNERS IN SPLENDID TRIM FROM PLAYING Locals Hope to Even Score Tonight; 400 Present at Opening Nearly 400 basket-ball enthusiasts witnesed the opening game of the season for the Ralph Gracie post, American Legion quintette of this city when it met the fast Cleveland aggregation from St. Paul last even- ing on the armory floor. Although the visiting team had the advantage of having already played several games this season, the local boys were defeated by only a small mar- gin, the game ending with a score of 20 to 16. PFrom start to finish, the encounter was full of “pep”, both sides play- ing an excelent game. Several long throws by the visiting team were a real credit and netted many points against the locals. The entire Cleve- land quint played well together but did not have the local boys outclassed at any stage of the game. Bemidji Shows Well. The Bemidji legion team made a fine showing for the first game of the season, but lacked the experience of not having played before. Plum- mer,in the forward position, played a fast game and Berrigan, as center, kept the visiting center busy. Phibbs played a hard game but did not come up to his previous record. Graham and Bailey, as guards, kept their bas- ket well protected. Howe and George Graham, who were substi- tutes in the second half, played in good form. Predict Victory Tonight. Now that the local boys have had a stff try-out, they say that they are coming out tonight for nothing less than a victory in the second and last game of the series, which prom- ises to be an even more exciting match than that staged last night. The Bemidji band did not show up as it was reported it would,- to add “pep” to the gathering last night, neverheless enthusiasm was very keen, both sides being cheered on deserving points. The “go” this evening will be call- ed at 7:30 o’clock sharp, so as to be over in time to benefit those who wish to attend the second showing at the theatres. Everyone is urged to be on time to witness the game, which the local ‘American” Legion boys say they are going to win. Lineup Tonight. The lineup for tonight will be practically the same as last night which was as follows: Plummer.. . Swanson Phibbs . - Ryan Berriga: . Mohs .| F. Graham .- Ress Bailey... 'alconer Substltutes—BemldJl, G. Graham for F. Graham, Howe for Phibbs. Field baskets—-BemldJl 5, Cleve- land 9. Fouls thrown—Bemidji 6, Cleve- land 2. Referee—H. M. Stanton. Y S REMARKABLE RECORD OF COUNTY ATTORNEY The annual report of the Beltrami county attorney, made to the Minn- esota atorney general at the close of 1919 shows: Total number of convictions in the district court on trial and on pleas of guilty, 28. Sentenced to State prison, 1. Sentenced to Reformatory, 2. Sentenced to County Jail, 25. Verdicts of “not guilty”, none. All jail sentences also carried fines and costs. The total fines and costs imposed and actually paid at the last term of court amounted to $4, 438.94, assessed by the District Judge C. W. Stanton. RNMENT MOVES —_—— T0 STEM “RED” COLORED l.IGHT AID T0 TECHNICAL TRADE A light of immense value to the techni 4l trade wis demonstrated hefore the Rociety of Engineers in England recerglv by its inventor, L. C. Martin, The tight from an electric bulb is reflected from a multicolored screen com- posed of blue, green and purple, giving fabrics. the exuct value of daylight on colored WHITMAN RESUMES STORE MANAGERSHIP OF PENNEY COMPANY Ferrel to Manage New Store in Ohio City of Thirty Thousand ; Don E. Whitman, who has again resumed management of the J. C. Penncy company store in Bemidji, after having resigned in September, 1917, to enter the military service, will lcave the latter part of January to attend the annual convention of the buyers and managers of the J. C. Penncy Co. stores, which will be held in Salt Lake City, commencing on February 2 anl lasting for two weeks or mcre. The fizst week of the convention will be a general get-together for the managers and at that time new ideas, which will be of benefit to their fel- low workers in the management of their icspeciive stores, will be brought up and discussed. The re- mainder of the convention will con- stitute a thorough schooling in which all repreesntatives will get down to real business. * The §. C. Penney Co. has in opera- tion at present 197 stores and by March 1 will have 100 more stores, making a total of 297 Penney stores in operation. The increase in the chain of stores will also give the company an increase in its purchas- ing power. The business of the local store is constantly increasing and it may be necessary to move to larger quarters or enlarge the capacity of the present store in the near future. Mr. Whitman,. although here for only a few months in 1917, estab- lished the store here and built up a tremendous business and soon after he was relieved by G. W. Ferrel, dur~ ing the time he was in the service, the store was movéd from the Bacon building on Third street to its pres- ent location to accommodate the in- creasing trade. Mr. Ferrel will take the management of a new store at Allianée, Ohio, an. important city of that state with a poulation of 30.000. COUNTRY CLUB WILL MEET- AFTER GAME That all members of the Bemidji Country Club may attend the basket- ball game tonight between the Ralph Gracie post American Legion quin- tette and the Cleveland legion ag- gregation of St. Paul, the annual meeting of the club has been set for 8:30 o’clock or immediatly after the finish of the basket-ball game. This club meeting is to be of ex- ceptional import and it is urged that all members be present since the plans for the 1920 playing season will be formed and officers elected. Present officials .are: H. C. Baer, president;W. B. Lakin, vice pres- ident;H. M. Stanton, secretary; R. H. Schumaker, treasurer. Directors will be named for a term of three years, the board consisting of F. S. Lycan, Dr?C. R. Sanborn, and A. G. Wedge. I MUTT AND JEFF WILL COME NEXT TUESDAY TO GRAND THEATRE Gus Hill’s Latest Hit in Real Life; Melange of Color- -2 ful Riot Gus Hill's latest hit, “Mutt and Jeff's Dream,” will be the attraction at the Grand theatre next Tuesday. In this piece the famous cartoon characters, which have set the whole world laughing, will figure in new adventures and escapades sure to in- crease tentold their already enviable popularity. This time their adven- tures ill be in the “Land of Dreams.” Prior to the denoeument the two humorists engage in plenty of lively situations which increase with laugh-compelling velocity until the final curtain reaches them. There are many surprises, dances, lilting songs, features, original bits, complications, screams and other in- gredients, destined to amuse the grouchiest person on earth. Those who have seen the show, declare it to be the best of the Mutt and Jef series, which is something to remem- ber in view; of the many successful vehicles the two have appeared in since they became real stage person- ages. ¢ The company includes a cast of clever entertainers including a real singing and dancing chorus of pret- ty girls. | Gorgeous costumes, a massive scenic equipment, electrical effects and other novelties are also prom- ised, and also the original Mutt and Jeff. FIRST CONFERENCE GAME (By United Press) Minneapolis, Jan. 3—The Univer- sity of Minnesota basket-ball team was to play its first conference game of the season against Northwestern tonight on the.local floor. JEWETT RETURNS FROM VISIT TO FORD PLANT C. W. Jewett, of the C. W. Jewett Co. Inc., returned Friday from De- tront, Mich., where he has been spend- mg the put week in the Ford Auto- mobile factory. Mr. Jewett is loud in his praise of the Ford institution and its men. He spent several hours with Charles Brownell, advertising man- ager of the Ford plant and also en- joyed a session with Henry Ford. Mr. Jewett hinted that the Ford new profit-sharing plan, to be an- nounced soon, would startle the world. He said the plant was behind in delivering orders and expect to turn out more than a million cars the coming year. Mr. Jewett will leave the latter part of this week for Los Angeles, where he will spend his first vacation with his family, also visit the big Ford distributing plant there. Be- fore returning to Bemidji, he will visit San Francisco, Seattle and Port- land. He expects to be gone about two months. Weather forecast 24 hrs., Markham. Generally fair and colder. Central Minnesota. on this guarantee. ~ BEMIDJI DAILY PIONE] s e e ‘| “PIONEER'S” CIRCULATION | Largest circulation of any paper in'North Advertising .-uqma fol 4,500 RADICALS ARE SEIZED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MENIN NATIONAL DRAGNET (By United Press.) Washington, Jan. 3.—More than 4,500 alleged radicals have been taken into custody in the largest single government movement against agitators ever attempted, the department of justice estimated exceeded expectations. shortly after noon today. More are being apprehended hourly. The result The department estimated ninety per cent of those arrested will be deported or convicted. more than 2,000 of the number already has been obtained. Complete revelation of the dangerous workings of bolshe- vism throughout the world, with the directing force at Moscow, Russia, is in posession of congress, it was learned today. The report, which was compiled by the Russian affairs division of the state department, has been sent to the United States senate foreign relations committee and the house for- eign affairs committee by Secretary of State Lansing. It will be made public soon. 26 ARRESTED IN TWIN CITIES AT NOON TODAY. Complete evidence against (By United Press.) i St. Paul, Jan. 3.—Sixteen radicals had been arrested here at noon today and ten in Minneapolis. Eight were arrested at Gilbert, Minn. are reporting arrests. EARILY RAIDS GET 3.000. Washington, Jan. 3.—Nuarly 3,000 men and women, members of the Communist party, were arrested last night and early today, in simultane. ous raids throughout the country. According to department of justice the raids averted the movement to establish a soviet government in the United States. Deportation hearings were begun in the east at once. HOYNE SCORES PALMER. Chicago, Jan. 3.—Raids resulting in the arrest of 200 or more Indus- trial Workers of the World, commun- ists and other radicals were carried out New Year day under direction of States’s Attorney Maclay Hoyne, who in statement, attacked Attorney General Palmer for the failure of de- lpartment of justice agents to co- operate. Agents of the military intelligence ‘branch of the central department of the army aided the county prose- cutor. Says Palmer Withdrew Aid. Mr. Hoyne said the raids had been timed for 4 p. m. New Years day. He said he recently had gone to Washington to confer with govern- ment officials. After receipt of a personal letter from Attorney Gen- eral Palmer, asking him not to pro- ceed with the plan, federal depart- ment of justice agents withdrew, Mr. Hoyne declared. ““Apparently Attorney General Pal- mer, or some of his friends, are playing petty politics with the situa- tion and are pursuing a pussyfoot policy.”” asserted the state's attorney. ‘“Expressing my opinion as a citizen and democrat, I do not believe Nero or any other fiddler can be elected president of the United States.” Edward G. Brennan, chief of the bureau of investigation of the depart- ment of justice, refused to comment on the absence of his men in the raids. “U. 8. Overthrow Planned.” The prosecutor asserted that daily in Chicago members of radical organ- izations addressed meetings urging their hearers to ‘‘await the one big day’” and that their purpose was nothing less than overthrow of the government, He said the raids were only the beginning of his drive which, he de- clared, was intended to extirpinate all radicals from Cook county. Among the men arrested was George An- dreytchine, an I. W. W. released on bond some time ago from Leaven- worth penitentiary, pending decision on the appeal of ninety-two I. W. W. convicted of violation of the espoin- age law. Among the places raided was the Russian Soviet school. This was de- clared by the raiders to be under the direction of Ludwig C. K. Martens, ‘““Russian soviet ambassador to the United States.” Assistant State’s Attorney Henry Other state cities BULLETIN (By United Press.) Washington, Jan. 3—The depart- ment of justice has listed the names of nearly 60,000 reds, and it was predicted today there would be many more round-ups. Telephone information from New- ark, N. J., brought the story of a cache of twenty-five rifles ana a large quantity of high explosive bombs found there. Several ships will be needed to deport the prisoners who make up a veritable red army. The majority of those arrested are foreigners. Details of the organization of two Communists parties, who sought to sovietize the United States, were made public today by Assistant At- torney General Garvin. The revolutionary movement in this country was the result of the third international soviet conference held in Moscow last year. The Com- munist party was the direct uot- growth of the left wing of the social- ist party of America, the report declared. A. Berger asserted it had been learned that Russian radicals reach this coun- try by way of Sweden and Mexico. He declarec they obtain passports through the Swedish consul at Mexico City to the United States. JAPAN WILL REPULSE RUSSIAN RED ARMY IN CROSSING RIVER Determined Not to Allov.r Further Conflict In Siberia By Ed. L. Keen (United Press Correspondent) London, Jan 3—Admiral Kolchak headquarters were declared in a state of seige Christmas Day, ac- cording to a News Agency dispatch from Irkusk today. Forces of all Rusian anti-bolshev- vik government were hard pressed by the Red army, according to the dis- patch. Japanese forces in Siberia are trying to prevent further conflict, added the dispatch, and had express- ed the determination not to allow the Red forces to cross the Angera river, taking the stand that the Jap- anese sphere of influence would be menaced by further Red advances. % % {