Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 15, 1920, Page 1

} 1 ' Since There. 0. Yna Bark s 1d Mrs. Earle A. Barker of this \ ‘ted at the St. Anthony hospi- ta"%afe morning after an operation for appendicitis. The end came at i 7:15 o’clock after the doctors and s - ’ ‘| nurses had spent the mnight in an ) * Locals Display Befter Team- work and Basket Shoot- CASS LAKE CITY TEAM WILL PLAY TONIGHT Close Score Is Expected as Visitors Include Veteran Her sweet, lovable disposition Todsy's world’s news today. S - WEAUTIFUL YOUNG LIFE ¥y ' PASSES PEACEFULLY P er, only daughter of ~effort to pull her through the crisis. Her recovery seemed certain up to mid-night, when her heart action began to slow down gradually and continued until the end. Verna Adelle was seventeen years old the 10th of this month, and was born in Bemidji. She was a junior in the high school and, was recog- nized as ome of the institution’s brightest stars. Since entering school in the primary grades she ing Was Perfect her class, establishing a most en- . | viable record. During the past year, Verna spe- cialized in music, taking special vocal training in Minneapolis. The future held in store for her a most promising career as a talented singer and musician. made friends, all with whom she came in ‘contact, and a host of them there are, who mourn her untimely deaths Besides her parents, she defeating the fast Fosston|jeaves a brother, Walter, who is a Basket Players quint at the Armory last evening by |student of the Bemidji schools. a score of 35 to 12, the local Ameri- can Legion basketball team looks ‘forward to success in the clash this evening when Cass Lake journeys not been made, but will be announc- ed as soon as completed. apoisplaving hetter ey ue-surow. | OVER 250, REPRESENTING 4ing baskets than in the two Cleve- Jand games, the Ralph- Gracie post LABOR AND BUSINBS. quintette had an easy victory. Foss- +had several excellent players, in fact the whole team put up a good scrap, but there was too much indi- yidual paying. - In teamwork, Be- amidji had them outclassed by far. Fosston Scores First. . At the start of the game and in «quick succession, the Fosston five HEAR PLUMB SP ~ Pass Resolution Condemn- “ing Two Measures aetted two baskets. Then the locals Aightened and. allowed the visitors «only one more point in that half, and that on a free. throw, the localg scoring. 10 baskets and one freed throw, the score standing 21 to b at the close .of the half. The sécond ‘half begun with two ‘substitutes for Bemidji, Howe for. locals, and also a large number of Plommer, and WakeBeld for ‘George|eveniri ‘being J. J. Brown, chairman ‘Graham. Field Howe, ' tom, 2. lows: gan, 4; F. Graham, 3; Plummer, 3; Wyntie, 1; Hansom, 1. Free throws: Bemidji, 1; Foss-|turns from the roads, paying capita a fixed return on the amount actu-|U Referee: Dr. Dietrich, Minnesota. Playing together as they did last evening, that they are going ‘to win in the clash with Cags Lake tonight. The . Cass Lake aggregation is exception- ally strong this year and have al- Teady won several games. ~ Mosston was defeated by Cass Lake last week by a score of 21 to 17, by a narrower margin than the contest last night. “This fact looks good for the locals.. The game tonight will be called at 8 o'clock sharp and everyone is urged to be in attendance at that time as this will be one ¢f the best games to be played here this winter. The local Legion boys need the support of every basketball fan in this vicini- -,y in order to make the contest a success in every way. The line-up for Bemidji has not ‘been decided upon as yet but will ‘be ‘practically the same as last night. ‘The Cass Lake five wil start as fol- M. Johnson and C. Johnsonm, forwards; MelInnis, center; Gornflo and Peck, guards. S. White, Art|Hardware. Searbo and Al Johmson will also back up the team as substitutes. * H. M. Stanton, commander of the local Legion post and a former star athlete for-Bemidji High school and an experienced basketball official, will referee this game. Bus SAmou b: lant and have OF MUCH [MPORTANCE :;1::;::dve’x;t=ll:{‘ig:f pwl:.lh aexm'mme A business property transaction of interest to the city has just been consummated, whereby C. W. War- field sold his building on east Third street, formerly occupied by the A. B. Palmer hardware store and the Otto Schwandt grocery, to A. J. Harker of Duluth, who will take pos- session about the first of March. . The new owner is no stranger to ‘Bemidji and will install a large ernment, or public, control of the faflroads, the league unanimously passed a resolution protesting follows: 9 ¢ against the Cummins and the Esch 3 idji: Fosston: | bills, and went on record as heartily Phibbs 1f. H. Wynne|favoring two more years of federal “Plummer rf. R. Hemm | control of the roads. Berrigan c Hanson In his address on the principles @.‘Graham rg. Movold |of the Plumb plan, he gave the facts ¥. Graham 1g. Grann | and stated the reasons why this plan _~Substitutes: Bemidji; Howe for should be adopted. This plan was Plummer, Wakefield for G. Graham. first conceived by Glenn E. Plumb, general counsel for the Organized Railway Employees of America. The object of the plan is for the public and labor to share alike in the re- baskets: Phibbs, 6; Berri- 1. Fosston, Movold, 2; ally invested in railroad property, and divide the savings effected by the economy and efficiency between the public and the operating organi- zation. BATTLES TO CREATE 32 MODERN OFFICES ON SECOND FLOOR Starts Work on lmpc;rtgnt Project Above Penney Co. and His Hardware Cass Lake Tonight. the locals feel confident One of the best and most valuable improvements to be made in the bus- iness district of Bemidji will be that of the equipping of the large second story over tme Penney department store and also over the hardware store building of the property ad- joining, all being owned by C. E. Battles, proprietor of the Battles Visitine Team. The contract has been let to Jack- son and Winklesky who hope to have the improvements completed early in April, and will consist of creating 32 offices in suites, that may be occupied either one, two or three, each equip- ped with hot and cold water, trim- med with Washington fir.and floored with hard maple. Each room will have windows on the court and on the outside of the structure, and will on Beltrami avenue, an ideal center for location for business and profes- sional men. G ¢ The plans and specifications were drawn by Architect Funk and call for the most modern and approved arrangement, the structures in the offices will be located being fire proof. Suitable offices are in strong demand in this seciety and Mr. Bat- tles will provide handsomely in this respect. plumbing and heating business. He was the contractor who installed the NEW TEMPLE PLANNED. heating plant in St. Anthony’s hos- pital at the time it was built. Mr. Harker also has extensive in- Mandan, N. D., Jan. terests in the Mississippi Iron Com- pany, and his coming to Bemidji will be a welcome addition to the busi-|up the question of raising - $75,000 ness interests of the city. to build a new temple: (By United Press) finished each year at the head of! Rail Brotherhood Members 1{any form,’ 15.—The local Masonic lodge has outgrown its present headquarters and is taking i e wewrss | GET TODAY'S NEWS 'OUT OF TODAY'S PAPER | eremss. crcvmor, COMPROMISE Students and Fiq_llty Vote to Indorse Modified League Covenant b POLL OF NATIGONAL 4 EDUCATION ?N ACCORD| — Large Eastern Sfiéu of Learn:|— ing Indorse Compromise of Difim- e e the campus 1evealed. Six propositions h;d been proposed s by those who were directing the ref- 3 & 3 e,’.’endum from the east, lhit notice : g 7 ) 1 per Unlon fi shortly after noon with no date set was received . Monday to leave the ¥ last two out of consideration. ballots had .been distributed, how- ever, and there was no time to reach all the voting places before the vot- ing began. The vote favored the gixth proposition. This stated: “I favor a compromise on the reserva- tion of such churact:r as will avoid the danger of defeating ratification while still making clear that Amer-| - FoR THE GovmoRsH]P ica can only be involved in war by a Over 250 members of the local|declaration of congress; that domes- ‘railroad brotherhoods, other rail|tic questions and the Monroe Doc- crafts and members of other union|trine are entirely outside of the u jurisdiction of the league; business men, attended the meeting |plural votes of any member are all held last evening held by the Be-|disqualified in-the event of a dis- midji Labor League at the Bemldji|pute wherein we are disqualified assoctation rooms, the speaker of the|from voting, and that on deciding to. With this combination, ng withdraw we are to be.the judge]. “St. ‘flh: lo;‘als t);ept ‘hhl‘l"“:lgnf -d!(:wmi ‘to] gt;:fiui’jn?“:hfhfmrm“ :;'5;“:‘ ;he"l" our obligations have been|Schmahl, for thirteen years Minne- or. Fosston, w) . Jegionairés] Brown: o < b Dpls b made 14 points, e sebivgt Brown' 'on the -Plumb plan for gov: : ‘How They Lined Up. + The lineup for:the' game was.as] 7,000 students and 900 faculty men. The remaining vote was as fol. lows: students; 124 faculty. “I am opposed to the ratification of the League pact and the treaty in ' 119 students and 10 fac-| Ism. faculty. students and 79 faculty. “I favor the government proceed- " 1ing to make peace With Germany at questions that will be issues. once and leaving the question of a 4 League of nations to be settled after- wards,” 582 students and 49 faculty. H‘Ks AND MASONS PAY It was the opinign of Dean E. E. Nicholson, who co:ylucted the vote, that had the sixth’ proopsition been omitted the fourth would have taken most of the votes that went to it. The sixth, he pointed out, is practi- cally a specific statement of 1 .e gen- eralization ineluded in the fourth. Hamline Favors Modified Pact. Students and faeulty members of Hamline university want the peace|has been postponed. Mr. Barker, treaty with the League of Nations|the father, is the past exalted ruler covenant ratified, but the majority |of the Bemidji lodge. Mrs. Retta Looseourrow, is taking favor a compromise between the re- Miss Mary Scarp’s place in the Jun- ROAD PROJECT wnala publican reservations, as expressed MASONS POSTPONE DANCE. for department. ' by Senator Lodge, and those propos-| The informal dance scheduled for| Miss Ella Boulger is taking Miss CONNECT MINNEAPOLIS ed by the democrats of mild-reser-|ihis evening at the Masonic temple|Valdina Skjevelund's pface as prin- vationist f%nd’mles, expressed thru|has been postponed indefinitely out|cipal of the Lincoln school. She is Minneapolis, Jan. 15.—One of the Senator Hitchedck, according to a|of due respect to the Barker family, |from Wisconsin. biggest road engineering feats in the referendum taken at the college on|nr Barker being a member of the| Miss Mathildo Hokanson of Wi * 5 no- | country’s history is planned to con- Tuesday. Polls were closed at b|craft. na is taking Mrs. Letford’s place at|nect Minneapolis with southern Min- p. m. The vote at Hamline follows: e ] = o Student body—Proposition 1, 109; |ents an the faculty, in favor of im- proppsition 2, -2; proposition 3, 11;|mediate ratification by compromise. Miss Lela Afken at the North school. |pin county are expected soon to ap- proposition 4, 133. Total, 266. The student vote follows: For Faculty—Proposition 1, 9; propo- |ratification without reservations or m . sition 4, 14. Grand total vote, 278.| amendments, 667. Opposed to rati- DESPERATE ORTS Dakota county, by way of Lyndale fication in any form, 128. For rati- The extension calls fi brid FAVO{S ganl'ngoiumbla fication with the Lodge reservations, To SAVE flsmm across the Minnesota srlvg: :t one f; New Yor! students cast 4,147 votes O | b i { BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1920 St. Paul, Jan. 156.—~~Compromise on the League of Nations covenant re- The funeral arrangements have|Servations is tavorable both by the] faculty and students at the Universi- ty .of Minnesota, the intercollegiate| ] - referendum conducted Tuesday on|-] succeed the late Senator Martin, with 1250 Favor ‘Provosal. - i . & candld > Among the students, 1,260 out of the republican.nomination for gov-|a talk to the students in the aft. 3,624 who voted tavored this propo- | érnor. noon, in which he eaid: “The em- BOYCE FOR ALDERMAN sition and 169 out of 488 faculty men. The total vote cast was 4,012, which is about one-half the total “I favor the ratification of the League pact and treaty without amendments or reservations,” “I am\in favor of the ratification of the treaty and the League cove- nant, but only with the specific re- servations as voted by the majority of the Senate,” 734 students and 57 At the same time he made public ! i e a letter to the “Schmahl for Gov- ployee of a bank or any other in- 0[" 'I'HE HRST, wm / ernor” club of Redwood Falls, Minn., ?tllutlon,hwhetlher or not he comes g in which he declares' he stands for:|from a humble or wealthy man’s _ .v number on the campus, including Economy and efficiency in home, must be 100®per cent efficlent. " % N s state business. ) A diploma does not necessarily make | Friends Urging Their Election Fairness in all state legisla- a student proficient. One should P . tion. & never be satisfied with a 75 per cent at Municipal Election All appointments on a merit standing if he would succeed in life; | 423 basis. neither should he depend upon thé Next Month id Stern justice for all violators influence of others to retain a job,{ { of law. “In a responsible bank position, George Rhea, assistant cashier of 1 - Strong support of republican-|where the employee is handling the|the Northern National bank has de- people’s money, influence will not cided to again make the race for the That Mr. Schmahl would become |guffice. Errors will not be tolerated; | ity treasurersiip at the municipal a candidate this week has been the|palances cannot be forced; the work |election to be held next montn, and belief at the capitol since his speeeh | must be 100 per cent correct or the|it is believed by his host of triends before the Lincoln club of St. Paul |employee will be promptly dis-|that no opposition will be met. Comments on Fourth Plan. “I favor any compromise on the will be his political manager. opportunity to prepare to make good. reservations which will make possi- ma.;{le l::vetml;u ninpfic-‘-fl%arp'%fl:;f:nf-g In these busy days you will probably | xpeiract Co. in the court house. He :fle tlmmegiatt:e ':;;flf:uon to,(: fi'g statement said. “From time to time, ¢ s Fealy o sue; ‘pact, as the campaign progresses, in pub- in the|compromise, 1,113. Faculty, No. 1, 4 intercollegiate referendum on ratifi-| 26; No. 2, 3; No. 3, 3; No. 4, 56. (By United Press) according to engineers. The ap- cation of the peace treaty. The vote, for ratification without reservations PRINCETON MEN FAVOR or amendments, 1,391. Opposed to| Princeton, N. J., Jan. 15.—Advo- ratification in any form, 428. ratification with Lodge reservations,|won a sweeping victory Tuesday in 436. For immediate ratification by |Princeton’s poll on League of Na. compromise, 1,892. Faculty, No. 1, 92; No. 2, 16; No. 3, 38; No. 4, 184. RATTFY B} 00! J 16 E. dopti t th h only|Northern Michigan in its histos Combridge, Mass., Jan. .—Har- | the adoption of the treaty with only story. th bankm = vard University in its vote on ratifi- | the Lodge reservations, 355 favored N a mless?::xers ex;:ctt':: 'fii’ixfi’i"?{nm, cation of the peace treaty and|ratification with reservation o; 4 Altoona, Penna.—Twin stacks 200 |road. League _of, Nations has polled its|amendment and the remaining 80 feet high are being erected by the| The heaviest Wote, both among the stud-|were opposed to ratification. Pennsylvania rallroad company. ~ |ment i:’;‘a;'j%{"“ of the improve- Central Minnesota. A } on‘,vth,is neso . ‘dverl:illng accepted ‘Weather forecast, 24 hrs!, Cloudy and warmer. DIFFICULT OPERATION IN BIRD HOSPITAL ‘ 'SENATE FL(M)R - LEADER CHOICE _ || DEADIOCKED, f | WEWSTE Attempt to Name Successor to Late Senator Martin; No Date Set , Markham; HITCHCOCK, UNDERWOOD RECEIVE EQUAL VOTE Hoke Smith Refuses to Cast Ballot; New Senator Is Denied Voice ¢ w (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 16.—Senate o democrats today were deadlocked over the choice of a floor leader to the votes between' Senators Hitchcock and Underwood a tie. The democratic caucus broke up for another attempt to elect a leader. ew York bousts of a hospital devoted entirely to the care of birds. The |Refusal by Hoke Smith of Georgia i - phiotpgraph shows two of the “surgeons” removing a tumor from a parrot, an |0 vote for either candidate caused 1y difficult operation. the deadlock. Forty.three senators were present, and Senators Swenson and Johnsqon of South Dakota and ECRETARY OF STATE [AKELEY EDITOR GIVES (i ot e e, BECOMES CANDIDATE | SOUND ADVICE TO [Tifni,s.ri.ivtis. s BUSINESS COLLEGE|"™ " ™ = COMMITTEE DELAYED., . i (By United Press) ] Scheers Asserts First Letter| Washington ,Jan. 15.—Meeting of i the senate privileges commitiee and | The Schmahl Files Own Petition that . . < . With Humelf_, What Tells the Story of an election committee to consider the \ He Stands For Applicant Ford-Newberry election case from % & . . an Michigan was postponed today until o] : . tomorrow, because of failure to get C. F. Scheers, editor of the Akeley [& auorum. Neeh .Paul,~ Jan. 15.——J\|lh|-s A, i . Herald-Tribune, visited the Bemidji sota’s secretary of state, Wednesday " filed with himself as a candidate for | Business college yesterday. He gave RHEA FOK TREASURI‘IR. SR The First ward is centering on E. D. Boyce of 1207 Minesota avenue, for merly ot the box factory office h | force, who has for the past several months been an important factor in the office of the Beltrami County Monday night. He is expected to|charged. make a strong, well organized cam- “Your teacher may explain the paign to win the nomination. James Larson, assistaunt secretary of state, g::plfixl;gs;ol::,en;il:\og b:rr:;: {g‘;s' be expected to apply in your own hand writing for a position. Such a letter’ will indicate your character. Poor spelling is disgusting. To the applicant desirous of a 100, per cent efficiency record, the last letter of the last word will be as carefully ; :;lrtau? as the first letter of the first B“RTONM TRIBUTE TO BROTHER ™™ ——— REGENTS ACCEPT 2 7 ::Out of the deepest respect for the NEW mcms ADDm (By United Press) bereaved family, relatives and friends of Miss Verna Barker, Who TO PUBLIC ‘SCHOOLS| st Paul, Jan. 16.—President Bur- possed away at the St. Anthony hos- ton of the University of Minnesota pital this morning, the dance to be g offered his resignation today, effect- given by the Bemdiji lodge, B. F. fori";;‘r“t fl:wthtflgle:': atl:'i‘;]el‘li ::e ive June 13. . E., . 2, Frid evening, 3 e h O= k. No; 1008, o0 fritay & vacancies made recently in the teach- sa;:e board of Zegents acceptodithe ing staff, by several resignations. is a splendid young man of charac- ter and standing and would make an able and conscientious represen- tative for that precinct, to succeed Dr. Garlock, candidate for mayor. lic addresses, 1 shall discuss the nesota this year. ~~~~|the Lincoln, and Miss Beatrice Scott is taking tne place formerly held by County commissioners of Henne- prove a plan to connect the St. Paul- Shakopee road to the Dodd road, avenue extension. 459. For immediate ratification by the most difficult poitns in its course Peteskey, Mich., Jan. 16.—Launch- |Proach to the bridge must cut thru es and small boats are fighting the |2 bluff 65 feet high, 250 feet wide waves in Lake Michigan today in an 204 650 feet long. —Approximately ort to rescue several fishermen 501,961 cubic yards of excavation ‘marooned on the great ice flow which | Will be necessary to complete the 12 broke away from the shore and drift. |miles of highway. ed out into the lake. The ice cake T’“c‘éfllly a“fl;”b the earth and ock cut awi - vored a compromise between the 18 several acres in extent. ;n; the emh:x’x'k::ent :c‘:::: t%:le l:l::r Lodge and democratic reservations. The ice broke during one of the|psttom to the point where the bridge Of the remaining votes, 361 favored|Worst bill blizzards that ever struck | wi1) gpan the Minnesota river. When For|cates of the compromise program tions.- Of 1,696 votes cast, 800 fa- 7