Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 10, 1920, Page 1

i}~ Tha' Pionéer 15 & 'VOLUME XVIil. NO, 11 * High School Quintette by y Score of 35 to 7 ‘LOCALS GIVE EXHIBITION Gets Five, Brooks Three and Stapleton One «ers. for the district title. from the Christmas vacation. «ended 21 to 5. - Then Seconds Hopped In. After the game was well along and “Coach Smith bad lost all:his fears. of being defeated in the opeming district game ho tied the tinware to. all his ‘and - Bill “YWalker. started-at forward:‘in ' the) second half and both showed. that| the regulars will have to step lively Tegulars. Bobby 'Naylor to hold their places. R “Red” Smith Leads Visitors?" «rs 'of the game for Bemidji. . . How Bemidji Made Start. Bemidji: (35) - Stapleton . .LF. Stéchman ........C Cochran . 3 ‘Higbe . ) § ¢ ASNER A e ‘Score by periods: Naylor for man. George for C. Conklin. ~ Brooks 3; Stapleton 1; Smith 2. Smith 3. nesota. BERGER ASKS DELAY IN ! ] house leaders today. “MAKE YOUR OWN AND (By United Press) . . made. “SOVIET ARK’ REACHES (By United Press.) " Libau of Riga. PARK RAPIDS| - First District. Game Won by OF SPEED; LOOKS GOOD :Stechman Shoots Seven; Higbee Opening up the 1920 district bas- ketball season last night with & 35 to 7 victory over Park Rapids, the Be- -midji high school basket shooters - :gave an exhibjtion of speed that promises to make them hot contend- Opéning 2 burst of speed late in the firet. half the locals piled up a ~wide margin. The game started with neither team exhibiting any particu- Jarly superior brand of basketball and the locals apparently laboring under the attempt to accustom them- selves in action to the new methods .of attack and defense which they have been learning since their return However, once they got going and .developed confidence in their mode of attack, they uncorked a burst of speed that left the Hubbard county warriors dazed when the gun was fired to close the first half which vlea(v;.w. Harnwell, Rev. Blaine Lam- INADEOUATE WAGB E. Southmayd, H. H. H -°A. N.'service. 1 ; g “McCa: 14, Stovern « Figures béing compiled by city sod,, - of farmers. ; folnte e L M,Iport' show:that during last !'yh:irv it:{Schroeder-also leased his building, at : Engebret.. Folder,. John J. Stratten Captain “Red” Smith was the visit- «ors star man thronghout the entire game, making all of his teams points %;{vg field baskets and three free aptain Stechman with seven bas- € to his credit and Higbe and -Hyooké with five and three baskets .'mgpeetlvely were the stellar perform- Park Rapids: (7) Brooks ..... ...RF Smith .C. Conklin ...G. Conklin RG Nygaard 14—35. o 5 2— T Substitutions—Bemidji: Doran for Stapleton; alker for Brooks; Morse for Doran; iggs for Higbe; Powell for Stech- Park Rapids—Batcheller for Gunn; Field goals—Stechman 7; Higbe 5; Free throws—Higbe 1; Naylor 2; Referee—Dr. J. \.V4 Diedrich, Min- Timekeeper—W. B. Erwin, Iiiinois. FILING CREDENTIALS ‘Washington, Jan. 10.—Victor Ber- ger, Milwaukee Socialist, who was re- elected to the house after naving been denied his seat during the special ses- sion, telegraphed Speaker Gillett has asked permission to delay presenting his credentiais until the contestant in papers and Berger’'s attorney could . appear before the house election com- mittee. Speaker Gillett replied that he would discuss his case with other THEN LOSE YOUR HOME” . St. Paul, Jan. 10.—‘“Make your ~'own and lose your home,” is the lat- est. warning of federal officials -against home brewers. Laws permit seigure of property where liquor is KIEL: NEEDS REPAIRS Berlin, Jan. 10.—The American transport Buford, the “soviet ark,” “veached Kiel last night and docked ..for repairs. It is unknown how long the delay will be but the destination ,.-of the “red cargo” is reported as \UT SLICK AND CLEAN. On Ja\: 2 'y 6, G. W. Ferrel in- sults: - have so]d every one of them. Sure, |I . b it pays to advertise in the” Pio- 3 neer.” \ . The Dally Pioneer has more than ) your message before this vast serted a t\__ olumn six-inch dis- " “I sold out slick and clean the 10,000 readers, and they are read- army, Mr. Merchant, when you play 4d in thk aily Pioneer, offer- ing certain ),niusehold goods for 7 sale. 3 Here's what he says about re-: 4 SR very next day, and if I had a.dozen f ke articles of certain kinds I could e G0 et ) % ers of the-advertisements as well as of the news columns. P! o o mus. FPlace || yi) Be Expendedion Babcock have something to sell. Get the daily habit. It pays. System ana CQlil;!tY Roads cf Beltr; OF ODD FH.LOWSHIP Severai Purchssers Are Re- portéd as Coming; Keen Bidding Lo& d For Late Friday afternoon, the board of Beltrami county commissioners voted to.authorize the’advertising for T sale of the bond issue ‘of $350,000 for One of the largest atfended meet-| (1o Babcock system, new county ings ever held by the local Independ- roads and improved roads ent Order of Odd Fellows took place| pigs will be opened at the county last night when the McIntosh lodge | court house February 5, and wonds and members of several other lodges|yill be oftered in denominations of in the towns nearby met with thelg; 000, which will draw 5 per cent Bemidfi lodge, and assisted in ‘the|and be an excellent investment, much :ll:itt;hon of a large class of ‘candi-|better interest than for many other g bonds. - . The McIntosh members put on the| It is said that already there are initiatory degree while the Bemidji|several bidders who will be here and “three links” put on the first degree. |spirited bidding is lookea for. After the degree work, an excellent| The county board was still in ses- oystar supper was served, following |sion-today. which the gathering again retired sesion untt time.for the visttors 0| 'WHITE COLLARS’ REFUSE Mcintosh “Three Link” Team Puts on Initiatory; Locals Givé the First took place at Londonderry House, Park Lane, also shown in the picture =iz EXTRA! STOCK TO CO-OPERATIVE - C0.: LEASES BUILDING Will Move to His Alfalfa Dairy Farm Three Miles West of Bemidji t bert and R. L. Given comprised the g&:f&mflfi%flzd;figf:f ‘tfl:: (By .United Press) A business district transaction that feed. - - St. Paul, Jan. 10.—The revolt of is of more than ordinary interest is Among the members from out of [the white collar workers against in- that whereby W. G. Schroeder has 5 1 in ¢ ity {sold his fixtures and grocery stock town lodges were: John Holton, A.|adequate pay is.shown in the city| his place of business to the Peo- a Signed Today a the McIntosh Iy H g < : e Melntosh lodge; Bert F. Umland, | PoFr SR W8 Gl e 39 exami- |the intersection of Fourth street and nations for city jobs because of the }iiqnelot? da"fmflm' to the company MecD 3 -‘11ack of applicants. . for/a period of flve years, possession an‘:i %;’.mg. os‘cle]'k:ro flz&fih::: Most of these were jobs where the|to be given February 1. Frank O’Neil and James O’Neil of the jéducation and knowledge required | - Mr. Schroeder will move out.upon| . Minneapolis North Star lodge. and the pay offered were far apart in|his-Alfalfa Dairy. farm, three miles these days of $100 'a month day la-{west from Bemidji, one of the most, bors. completely equipped Holstein stock WEANNS Three times the tests for architec-|{farms in Northern Minnesota, with BY NoNHNION RA[L civil engineers were called off. There were seven postponements of tests for ‘ jobs in the library service. Twice] EMPLOYES SEIZED |oomutnecis tor” averimen wors| METHODIST CAMPAIGN o By Henry Wood 5 (United Press Correspondent) Paris, Jan. 10.—~PReace became ef- ctive at 4:11 o’clock this afternoon and ‘Earl H. Martin of Bagley; James tions of the treaty of Versailles. b tural engineers were postponed.{every modern improvement, and will Twice examinations for assistant|give it his personal attention. the terms. v not, present. » postponed. 2 Imported Men at International [TREATY RATIFICATION DOES Falls ‘Accuse Sheriff of { NOT ENTIRELY BANISH WARS Favoring Unions (By United Press) Paris, Jan. 10.—“Final ratification International Falls, Jan. 10.— of the treaty of Versailles has not for ever Danished war from a weary Seizures of wegpons alleged to have world,” said Marshal Foch in an in- been in possession of imported men, i .. il today the arrest of one nonunion railroad 2 : " i g ble. employee on a charge of “disorderly addz\;m is not always avoidable.” he motives within the last thirty-six RECRUlfim"EE AND THOSE - ENLISTED (By United Press) - New York, #an. 10.—Something|immediately.” b new in drives is on. The Methodist Episcopal ¢hurch has opened a world- wide campaign for 1,000,000-—con- verts, not dollars. The new departure will last from now until June 20, 1920, and is for the avowed purpose of ‘‘re-stocking’ the church with Christians—the leaders in the movement openly an- nouncing the faith lost 60,000 com- municants by reason of the war. The campaign, is said to be the most stupendous religious undertak- ing ever attempted by any creed. One allied delegates bowed to the Ger- mans but did not shake their hands. RED CROSS CHRISTMAS SEAL DRIVE BROUGHT RECEIPTS TO $1.615.46 ib p d in hours, are developments in the tense situation at International Falls. y The imported men have gone on a| managed by any individual, but by s \:Veather forecast 24 hrs., Markham; Generally fair, probably cold, winds. in Paris, when the allied and German [the Hennepin county district court representatives exchanged ratifica-|sustaining a demurrer interposed by service during the war. the clause in the state constitution MINNESOTA 1S OBLIGATED TO HER SOLDIERS, BY BONUS LAW State Court Files Opinion on Its Decision of Act’s Validity Supreme ALL SET NOW FOR SALE OF BONDS, SPEEDY PAYMENTS Only Minnesota Residents Who Served in U. S. Forces Entitled to Share St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 10.—Holding |that ‘the Minnesota soldiers’ bonus law creates a debt which is a direct fox obligation of the state and is for a T as i ublic purpose, but that only Minne- L I;ad,v lfoudouden.u Who has revived the political salon which was such Eom resl}de::ts who served in the Unit- eature of the earller periods of the nineteenth century. Her first gathering |ed States forces are entitled to bonuses, the state supreme court has filed an opinion on its recent decision upholding the constitutionality of the bonus law. About 1,000 Affected. Probably 1,000 bonus applicants who served in Allied forces, but not in those of the United States, will be barred from sharing in the bonus und, according to an official esti- mate today. Otherwise the decision as ex lained in the opinion is regard- d sweeping victory for Minne- he movement to reward its el sota ‘i’ residents who served the nation dur- ing the World war. Holding that bonus certificates of indebtedness are in effect state bonds- nd exempt from all taxes, it was sald, assures high prices for %he cer- tificates, which now should sell like hotcakes. Bonus board members ex- pressed satisfaction of the opinion nd were .to -meet. later today to fix a date of selling the first big block f probably $7,500,000 of -bonus cer- tificates and to hasten the beginning of cash payments to applicants. +Affirms Lower Court. The decision affirmed an order of onus board to the complaint of A. Previous to the exchange of ratifi-| Gustafson, a Minneapolis citizen and cations, the Germans signed the pro-]taxpayer, in an action to permanently togol, covering the enforcement of]restrain the carrying out of the pro- isions of the bonus law and intended American Ambassador Wallace was{to test the statute. The opinion filed i was written by Judge W. . McClen- g Premier Clemenceau, in closing his|ahan, one of the three district court mR M“.L'o" coNvasladdress. sald: ;- |Judges who sat in the places of three .. “The protocol, ending the armls-|members of the supreme court who tice, has been signed and ratifications | were disqualified from taking part in exchanged and the treaty is effective|the case because of relationship to onus beneficiaries. The opinion is Following the ceremony, several |unanimous. State of War Existed. The decision is based upon a hold- ing that a state of war existed at the time the legislature of 1919 author- ized a fund of $20,000,000 to pay onuses to Minnesota residents in Discussing rohibiting the contracting of public ebt except in time of war to repel 1vasion or suppress insurrection afnd . Final Feports Compiled Show |except in other specific cases, the strike charged that Sheriff H. T. Mc- S : 7 - t states that no limitation is im- Intosh was discriminating in favor feature .°t the campaign it was point idyii W cont P = of the union men. McIntosh declares MEET NEX[ MONDA! ed out, is the fact that it is not being Bemidji ent Over f’_‘,’;eflnl:;:fr“:;:(;::":'z';:k%qdem permit- Its Allotment that he will again raid th¢ head- quarters of the nonunion men if he : receives further reports regarding|Plans Will Be Made for Ob- alleged receipt of firearms. State A 4 military authorities were investigat-, taining the Rest of Company Quota the whole denomination. The quota of souls for workers in the United States to save has been placed at 800,000. The rest of the world is expected to convert the re- maining 200,000. [ Final reports from the Red Cross|g ing a report that the imported men | were determined to resist further seizures. . FRESH OUTBREAKS OF piled, and the total receipts amount |y the city, which will make up the quota for the county. The quota for the city was set at $1,200, but due to a deficiency in, the county budget, the city of Bemidji went in for a larger amount than scheduled. It is expected that when who have enlisted ih the local com- pany of the national;guard up to that date, will meet at 9:30 a. m. in the rooms of the Bemidfi Civic and Com- merce association. _Plans for a drive VOLCANOS REPORTED. IN MEXICAN HAMLETS | = Pl —_ R 'y %emx;':d“:eio gain the %I;,%:i:-ig,nst(;rte'&hfhfln;‘l?dwggr::'ir:ugf Official Advices Confirm Ter- remaining number 'of necessary en-|gesting that Canadian farmers should f .~ the $2,600 mark will have béen listnients for thé ‘company on Mon-|not sell their wheat to the U. S. are ; ; v & . it - 1 reached, which will entitle the local rible L;u of Life and day and it is urged that all who are|wasting their time, for while the chapter to retain 85 per cent of the roperty WASTING SELLING TIME (By United Press) Winnipeg, Jan. 10.—H. W. Woods, in any way interested in the comple- Imatter of disposal of the. Canadian Y ¢ tion of the plans for company “K”|wheat crop is in the hands of thefmoney for use in Beltrami county. of the Sixth regiment of the Minne-|Canada Wheat board, it will be sold D. S. Mitchell, city chairman, sota national guard do all in their|[to the best customers, across the wishes to take this ' opportunity of By Ralph Turner. 2 : < thanking all those who worked in the . power to aid the boys in securing|water or south of the lide. g (Utited Press Correspondent.) enough enlistments to put the organ-| It is doubtful if the board knows Interest of the sale of the Red Cross| Mexico City, Jan. 10.—Fresh vol- |ization over the mark of 100 enlist-| what is the available exportable sur- seals, and helped with .their co- cano outbreaks last night were re-|ments. B plus, owing to the large amount yet|operation to make it go ported threatening the stricken dis-| Former service men are requested trict southwest of Jalpa, where thou-|to take advantage of the opportunity cands of people already have been|to enlist before the close of the day killed or rendered homeless by earth-|on Monday next, since that is the quakes and volcanoes. last date open for ex-service men to The volcano Cofre de Perote, west|enlist for one year. At present, the of Jalpa, was reported in official gov-|company is composed of over two- ernment dispatches to be showing|thirds former service men, most of signs of renewed activity, while the|them having enlisted for the period crater ol the San Miguel was re-|of one year, without having been ap- ported to be still belching smoke and [ proached by the recruiting commit- lava. tee. Prospects are good that the new Official advices today confirm the|company will be at least 90 per cent earlier reports of terrible loss of life|an ex-service organization. and property. Many hamlets are com-| This percentage will make Bemidji pletely demolished, only handfuls of |rank as the only city in the U. S. citizens remaining alive. chasms have opened in the earth. surplus, it will be sold to the best|Community club deserve special credit advantages, he declared. The execu- | for their work. The amount brought tives are in constant session dealing|in by the club was $638. with the whole situation in the U. S. owing to the demands made on the railways in moving coal and feed there is a large quantity of wheat yet to find its way to the head of the Canadian lakes. Mr. Woods stated that he was informed there are ele- BERGER SECOND TIME ranking with only 50 per cent. and Manitoba. Christmas Seal sale have been com-|tion,” says the opinion. top.” The ladies of the Civic and|Nations as to be hauled, he said. Whatever the ] tOPp. ; u o'clock in the forenoon. “A public debt for a proper mili- tary purpose may be legally contract- ed in time of war without reference » a state of invasion or insurrec- It is not nferred, however, that the section to $1,615.46. This is npproximat.ely authorized the incurring of public twenty cents per capita for the city, debt in time of war for all purposes. o ontay, Temiers 12, tr x| CANADA'S WHEAT GROWER 3t e s a2 52| £ cUE INAUGURATION SET FOR JANUARY 16: NOTABLES WILL SPEAK the total receipts from the county|[ eon Bourgeois of France Will Preside and Lord Curzon Will Give Address . (By United Press.) Paris, Jan. 10—The supreme coun- 1 today fixed the date for the in- “gver the|8uguration meeting of the League of January 16, at 10:30 .Leon Bourgeois of France will preside and will deliver an address, as will Earl Curzon of Great Britain. o ot eoas eomtends tat| CONGRESS EXCLUDES ST. PAUL LOOKING FOR BUSY BUILDING YEAR St. Paul, Jan. 10.—With a short- 5 age of approximately 2,000 homes, (By United Press) with every foot of office building Washington, Jan. 10.—Victor Ber-|space at a premium, with every first vators at many points on the Goose|ger, Milwaukee socialist, convicted|class hotel overflowing and the Lake line in Northern Saskatchewan [under the espionage act for the sec- | enormous expansion in the volume of that _are “plugged” and the same con-{ond time within two monhs, was ex-|St. Paul business generally, contract- A b, . S.|dition exists more or less on the Can- cluded from congress membership to- [ors today predicted that $20,000,000 Great | with so high an average, several cities adian National Il}e in Saskatchewan |day. worth of building construction work The vote was 328 to 6. will be done this year. ‘