Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 17, 1920, Page 1

MEMBER UNITED PRE. &, The Pioneer is 8 member of the Unit%; 5 ~ GET TODAY’S NEWS OUT OF TODAY'S PAPER Lyt ot an g Central Minnesota. Adv Press. Today’s world’s news today. N ‘ i .)‘ooc.,ew“i s | on this guarantee. BEMIDJI, MINN,, Woather forecast, 34 bra, o = VOLUME XVIIL NO. 17 : J SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 17,1920 Gion Srewing 1n direvtion oriamy 45c PER MONTH . CAIRO STUDENTS IN DEMONSTRATION BEMIDJI HIGH "5 tiut exianex rox P ROHIBITIONTO BASKET TEAN | oo st v BE EQRCED BY | MEETS WALKER "=+ | FEDERAL MEN! HERE TONIGHT NATION- WIDE, if Locals Win Chance for Dis- Wholesale Arrests of Bootleg- trict Title Will Be gers Are Predicted by Fed- DESCHANEL IS PRESIDENT OF FRANCE; WAS CHOSEN TODAY ceau Refuses to Be Candi- Cu&nty Superintendent of Schools J. C. McGhee certainly comes in for strong commendation by A. J. Lin- den, assistant state public examiner from St. Paul, after he had examined the books and records in the office of Supt. McGhee a short time ago. Here's what he says of what he dis- i i : I Commissi Miush Brighter leglll‘:dpuvblic examiner’ office, after ks .o e i date for the Honor ,J g examining th‘ed retcorgssgioto!;: CJoul(I:- — . ; ty S int ent o P I o8 ] HIGH SCHOOLERS SHOULD |{J, Superintendent of Scbools, . C.|SpECIAL AGENTS ACTIVE e » ALL PARTS OF COUNTRY Georgia First State to Go “Dry” port on the way records are being kept and of the manner in which the office is being handled. A. J. Linden, assistant public ex- SET PACE AT OUTSET RECEIVES 734 VOTES Kxcited Bgyptian students in Cairv who are making a demonstration for ‘Game Will Be Called Promptly aminer of the state, made the exam- : : 5 ination and is much pleased with in 1907; Others Quickl independence and have seized a street car. Cast by Joint Ass !mu’ of at 7:45 o’Clock; Referee conditions as found. In commenting mn i y s on the school work for the past year, Fall in Line Senate an Illnllur; ) From Little Falls Mr. Linden has made his report to the state department and comments ‘AMBITION. N.’ INITIAL NAVY MAY CALL OUT as follows: (By United Press) IMURE mm “The record of ]the secren:iry :nd Washington, Jan. 17.—John F. 27.000 mesm treasurer are well kept, and show|y,,ner federal prohibition commis- s’l'um‘l's that the affairs of the district are|g,ner today predicted wholesale ar- Bm FOR Am mmc handled in a conservative manner.” | ... of hootleggers may be expected e ) soon in all states of the country, un- FATHm mm BY der the constitutional prohibition FIRE: FAMILY ESCAPES Long in Politics | PRESIDENTS OF THIRD | FRENCH REPUBLIC Adolphe Thiers ......... 1871-1873 Marshal MacMahon. .. .. .1873-1879 F. J. P. Jules Grevy...... 1879-1887 F. Sadie Carnot......... 1887-1894 Casimer Perier.......... 1894.-1895 Bemidji basketball fans will have their second opportunity of seeing , -the 1920 Bemidji high school five in -action against a rival district five in .champlonship combat at the armory tonight, when the navy blue and white combination faces the ‘Walker “high school team, considered a real Ray. Lambert Gives Key to|Admiral Coontz Also Urges Those Enrolled in Busi- Force of 638 Ships Against ness College 231 Prior to War law, which became effective last mid- night. “With thousands of detectives af contender for this year'’s “Third > work all over the country, we plam Athletic District” laurels. Grand (llt? };:lteglfieui)m 17, | drastic and quick measures to make Felix Faure.. .. -1895-1899 . = Trapped in p‘ l;urning“hnme., three ;-1:; llvthg_eec“::'m “gg o%z“";;‘;c'igg The first number of the lecture| Washington, Jan. 17.—No increase Emile Loubet.. -+ .1899-1906 it Bemellei nc;nm defeat Walker, | miles from Grand Rapids, David Dun-|;zents and government officials, local ;’:gu:s; n:f d?l?vel::?‘g'yidf:ss?m::: {;a:h:ut%zgg:g;laro‘m:h;r ::1‘;{ n‘:yc:.l- armnnddF;nlleres ........ 1906-1913 A H d + aymond Poincare....... 1913-1920 chances for the title will be much lop, former policeman, is believed to)lanq county authorities throughout by Rev. Blairie Lambert of the Meth-|vear will be asked by the Navy de-|paul Deschanel .. .. .. ... 1920.1927 the country are ready to suppress the illicit sale of liquor.” ONLY FRACTION EXPORTED. ‘brighter than they are at present. have burned to death early today. Bemidji has not made a brilljant| His wife and children escaped in showing in its early games, the gen- their night attire, running some dis- ral fault being that the men have :.ance in zero weather to a neighbor’s not been able to strike a fast pace.]house. Sl = ‘They did strike guch a pace for a few PSP N VIR pa::afi?g;):fld‘::f"n}:fiy I";x‘l‘lgfsn:’: mi:‘mstg iln d;‘;zdfi:‘;%fi:fl% E:‘f: LABOR LEAGUE st alcoholic liquors, forseeing no op- 1:;‘ quintp y“ ‘they can maintain the SUNDAY AFTERNOON portunitg' for ;alte in lt]h:; ec:::nt]rzs, Sam: p i i have endeavored to rusl rp ."": '%:fik::nigl'i‘;;hleg“fimfii zol: Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock the,to other countries. Lack of ship- claiming a victory in advance, as Bemidji Labor League will hold n.s'pingispxu;:aim‘eveme(lt :wr(c;u ;:n: 2 Pt . semes hag|régular monthly meeting in the fraction being exported, ul i akes .one fi ) ;l;t‘rb::xw ;gii‘:i:??: rwgl!?deqt::: Moose hall. It is urged that there, the Bahamas :m.vbe recelv;c!l‘» :;osvt'ere %a‘nd ‘atewo.f;l dt;‘i““‘i'al;;l‘;:"::czx 1 bl be a large attendance as several mat-, what was sent abroad. el in; A . to:a;«;i?: :‘;f:;‘:g:i‘:% ab;t“:.’h:ha:u‘: ters pertaining to the more perma-|70,000,000 gallons on hand when| A,':A‘;’t;t;“gvl t:::::lelfl]i’mli:fi S ’%’3 Iker is to win, it must put up a|nent establishment of the league will |war-time prohibition went into ef-{ = der service, he shonld do. his re:,l :rms 0, Wil be taken up at that time. fect. The amount exported is not best and give hi ei:ef 8 :l; o his 4 o oy Any one who is an honest laborer | known, but is probably less than alone Ygt it 18 best, a:i or lpor]l;)’ Hall to Officiate. is cordially invited to join the league|20,000,000 gallons. to m:.:ke o Hisa Wh?rh y aim in life Frank Hall, reporter for the Little|and may do so at the Sunday session.| Attacks on constitutional prohibi-] -/ 0% gnf)'y which, if used for Falls Daily Transcript, h?‘ hl;een “-‘; _— tion, begun in several statesi appabr- gzing' ?’ mi rl: ::itflommany a nol:ile " lected by Coach Smith of the loca ‘ently are not viewed with alarm by . A th money can do team, and Supt. Landberg of Walker STATE DA'RYMDEN MEET Y’the reform forces. After the Supreme "{'“;:hy if his work is directed in the as the meutral official for tonight's IN DULUTH MONDA Icourt upheld the consitutionality of |right way. Many good deeds have :game. Hall is a former Macalester war-time prohibition and the meas-|been done by the power of money. college basketball and baseball star ures to enforce it, Wayne B. Wheeler,| “If one would accomplish the most and last year coached the Little Falls general counsel of the Anti-Saloon|in life he should have a definite goal. Thigh school team which won the dis- League of America, anounced that He should strive to hew away all the trict cnampionship, going through the only question left on which the obstacles in his path, like the wood- the season Without a defeat. wets could make a fight was whether {man v:}}:p makes a chalk line and hews 5 prohibition was a proper subject for|everything down to that line. Like- Game Called 7:45 islllmr?.n at constitutional action, and whethet|wise, the bricklayer who has a plan _.Tshe,g]nn;{e ;onight JJVM t:: ame the amendment had been adopted le-|to go by and whether the structure 4.51 boecflo‘;shsda:: soe Hiato agllow gally. He contended there was no be. large or small, he builds brick by Xmse tha::.l wi;h to ta:llie in the second doubt on the subject. brick, until it is completed. The 5 hould be true in characte to do so. Revenue Bureau in Charge. same 8 racter shows ;{ow T;ev e Enforcement of constitutional pro- building. One should not allow the s dii = e hibition was lodged by congress with | coarser things in the business world ‘Walker: Bemidji: s “which | to influence him or mold him int MecDougall f Stapleton LEGION_CASS LAKE the bureau of internal revenue nto Kulander . ..Af........ Brooks for years has been in close touch gny;l'ging blll: wh:;t is zood.bHe should with distilling and brewing interests| 0 hiS work no simply because he maoon ook S| PLAY 0 710 7 TIE: in the collection of excise taxes and |is paid for it, but because he likes . Srn GOOD CLEAN GAME active in running down ‘‘moonshin- the work and loves to do it.” GAME PROTECTION. TOPIC ers.”” Evidence collected by the bu- OF MEETING MONDAY reau will be used in prosecutions by the department of justice. Govmmm REP')RTED Contested on Cass Lake Floor Biz Tax Return Lost. & % 5ty Approximately $500,000,000 in FLEEICED OF BnauoN H. J. Loud, chairman of the game in Return for Visit taxes has been collected annually on BY SH[P BU“‘DERS committee of the Bemidji asso¢iation, has called a meeting of this commit- o e lcoholic beverages, which now will to Bemidji :ave to be obtained b = y the govern: tee for monday evening at 8 o’clock ment in some other way. in the association rooms. , Special Grand Juries to In- Sportsmen of the city who are in- . ] vestigate Pacific Coast Transactions partment for 1921, Rear Admiral Coontz, chief of naval operations told the house naval affairs committee. The department, howeevr, will ask authority to order 27,000 naval re- servists to active duty for training during the coming fiscal year. The authorized strength for 1920 was 143,000, lng}l:dlng apprentices. odist church, to an interested body of students. “Ambition,” the subject chosen by Rev. Lambert, was presented in a most iptetesting.and impressive man- ner. “Ope of the greatest things in life is ambition,” said Rev. Lambert. “The chief aim should be to cultivate the mental faculties, for knowledge is power. It stirs one’s energies, and DESCHANEL IS ELECTED. (By United Press) Versailles, France, Jan. 17.—Paul Deschanel, president of the chamber of deputies, was this afternoon elect- ed president of France by the joint assembly of the senate and chamber. He succeeds President Poinare. = Deschanel has long been in French . politics and.recelved 734 votes. Clemenceau absolutely refused to ¢ be a candidate. The depantment, however, will ask entirely at sea on battleships of the second line and the training will be confined, as Thuch as possible, to the summer months Admiral Coontz said. Although full complements of all the ships the navy desires to retain in active commission would require 107,000 men at sea, he said, the ships would be manned with 91,000 until! p, i the present shortage of men has been T overcome. ELECTED 7 YEAR TERM. (By United Press) Jun. 17.—The president of - France is elected for a term of seven years by an absolute majority of tie. —_— votes of senators and deputies in oint session, called the THREE MORE ENLIST AT e s BEMIDJI RECRUITING OFFICE| The president may or may not be a senator or a deputy. In only ome Three more have enlisted at the|cuse, however, has a non-legislator Bemidji recruiting office, in charge|been made president—Marshal Mc- of Sergeant Bass, two of them going|Mahon, 1873-1879. in* for three years and the other for Since the overthrow of Napoleon one year. The first two were sent |1l in 1870, France has been under a to Jefferson barracks and the third |republican form of government. It will be stationed at Lakehurst, N. J.|is the third republic established in The new enlistments were Cleo H.|the country. The first was formed Larson of Grand Forks and Joseph |by the Convention in 1792 and lasted J. Benson of Havre, Mont. Both en-|until Napoleon Bonaparte become - listed in the cavalry and will do duty [emperor in 1804. The empire died on the Mexican border. Ralph Gryt-|in 1848 when a provisional republi- ness of Lengby, Minn., will choose|can government was established. the chemical warfare service and will | Napoleon III succeeded in forming go to Lakehurst, N. J. another emp're in 1862, only to be —_— succeeded by the third and present republic under the Government of PERFECTLY SATISACTORY. National Defence in 1870. (By United Press) Minneapolis, Jan. 17.—Mike Col- TORRANCE To ARGUE ling, local prize fight promoter, is so we?l satisfied with the results of his DELINOUENT TAX cAsE Saturday night fights he is going to make them a regular thing. County Attorney Graham M. Tor- Up to a few weeks ago all fights|Fance will leave tonight for St. Paul in the Twin Cities were held on |Where he will, on Monday, argue the Tuesday or Friday nights. The sec- appealeq case in the matter of the ond of the Saturday night serfes is|Proceedings to enforce payment of scheduled for tonight. taxes in Bemidji on real estate for e the year for 1912. (By United Press) Duluth, Minn., Jan. 17.—Duluth is today preparing to entertain the Minnesota State Dairymen’s associa- tion which meets here Monday in its 42nd annual convention. Among the principal speakers will be President M. L. Burton of the University of Minnesota; James Sor- enson, state dairy and food commis- sioner and Julius Schmahl, secretary of state. Even with an extra period of five minutes of playing, the clash be- tween the Bemidji legionaires and the Cass Lake city team, staged at Cass Lake last evening, ended with legislation began with Georgia in 1907. Since that time the governs ment gained strength more rapidly-§ than any other reform in the history The modern wave of prohibition terested in the formation of a game- protection league, are urged to at- tend this meeting. This is the case in which the coun- the score a tie, 7 to 7. " O i MANKATO CARNIVAL. ty authorities sought to compel the Soon after the whistle was blown b San Francisco, Jan. 17.—The gov- emidji Townsite and Improvement LEAVING TONIGHT. ON for the start of the game, Bemidji[state action, in twenty-one adopted i e S oPmation (By United Press) éompany o Day il tixes: and. 'the by popular vote and in the others by legislative measures. At the time the consttutional amendment was submitted twenty-four of the forty- eight states and considerably more than half of the territorial United States had prohibition. In states where prohibition was not statewide. it had been adopted under local op- tion laws by many communities. from authoritative sources, is alleged Mankato, Minn., Jan. 17.—Man-|company appealed the case ' upon —-— to have been defrauded of more than |kato is all set today for the big win-|order of the Beltrami county court. a billion dollars through shipyard ter carnival scheduled to start Mon-|Mr. Torrance appears for the county conspiracies working by payment of |day. Interest in the carnival is run-|and a St. Paul firm of attorneys ap- false vouchers for sums that ship-|ning high and people who await the |pear for the appellant. buflders obttained :lleze"-llzipb T opening day were out today in carni- score of prominent 8 u val costumes tryin, h magnates are understood to be in-|glides and the skiy jfm;:s.e toboggan | NORTHWEST LUMBERMEN < MEET NEXT MONDAY volved in the investigation, which is \ (By United Press) PREMIER GE()RGE Minneapolis, Jan. 17.—The Thir- said to have reached the s;age calling ses- PERSHING WANTS NO cions 1a the states of Oregon, Wash- teenth convention of the Northwest 57 YEARS OLD ToDAY Lumbermen’s association opens here Monday. Governor Lowden of Illi- ington and California, where big nois will be one of the principal SPRING BUYING TRIP |secured one field basket and one free — throw. Both teams then tightened Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Bowser Will{their defensive playing and in the leave this evening for Chicago on a|remainder of the twenty minute half, buying trip, and will be gone two|Cass Lake secured two baskets. At weeks. They will visit the ready-ithe end of the first period the score to-wear markets and 1fidi?5 f“'{li:l’l" was 4 to 3 in favor of Cass Lake. ing houses and personally inspect the Tie at Half htnei for the Oleary-Bowser spring During the second period, Bemidji Blogh: secured one more field basket and STAPLES GETS SIXTY |(on P ot tod ot ot DAYS AND §200 FINE foul. At the end of the half, the score stood a tie. An extra five min- utes was allowed but the defensive HEROICS DURING TOUR | -tpbutdios piants are tocatea, government for construction of ves- yi id was so well P &,13,?1:25 ,j’;‘m}’:,“‘,eimeimzd,s Portland, Ore., Jan. 17.—Portland [sels during the war, by which the (By United Pfe“). speakers. Minneapolis, Jan. 17.—George Sta- This encounter was a credit to|will entertain General John J. Persh-| builders were allowed 10 per cent London, Jany A7.—Premier Lloyd| The association will be in session e George celebrated his fifty-seventh|two days. b;rthday today, amlla was the recipient e T of many congratulations. In his stormy political éareer, the THRIET WEEKOPENS: “little Welsh Wizard” has experienc- ed many ups and downs, being per- haps the most venomously attacked politician of his time a few years ing. over what they claimed to be the Pershing wlil arrive in the city[cost of construction, were said to Sunday afternoon, accompanied by|have been the medium of the alleged his nine staff officers. frauds. The General is making a tour of| It is understood that Attorney the country’s army posts and canton- Qeneral Palmer, on the strength of ments. He will be taken for an auto-|the scope of the alleged discoveries of mobile trip tomorrow which will in- fraud in Pacific coast shipyards, has ples of Bemidji pleaded guilty on a charge of having introduced thirty- eight quarts of whisky into Indian territory. He was sentenced to pay a fine of $200 and to be imprisoned in the Beltrami county jail for sixty days by Judge Wilbur Booth in Unit- «ed States District court. both teams. It was a very clean game throughout, very few fouls be- ing called on eituer side, showing up in decided contrast to the game of the night before between the same two teams on the Bemidji floor. The Line-up Was. (By United Press) St. Paul, Jan. 17.—Today is the opening of thrift week. Precatically Following his plea of guilty|Bemidji: Cass Lake: clude a visit to the army b ks ordered the United tSates Shipping but tod A every banker in the country is co- =R y barracks at ago, but today there is little venom Staples told Judge Booth at the|Phibbs .. IR, . E McInnis s board to hold up claims approximat- : S opening of thrift week. Practically . Vancouver, Wash.,, and will be a among his opponents, and practically of the suggestion made by promi- liquir found in his house at Bemidji | Plummer .......1f... . ing $37,000,000 to await the out- was the property of a man who|Berrigan guest of the Chamber of Commerce| ' FO'n) My w0 o tion. Dboarded at his home and who since|G. Graham. T at : dinner in th:a eve:mz. oo has died and that he knew nothing|F. Graham. .. € il o pldtie n'.angements ve been made—al of the whisky being there. Judge| Substitutes Pershing’s own_request—for him to BASKET GAMES TONIGHT. Booth refused to accept his plea of| Field baskets: Phibbs, 1; Plum. [ meet with members of the American 6 - guilty under those statements and|mer, 1; Melnnis, 1; C. Johnson, 1; |Legion. o ige (By United Press) Staples promptly altered his state-|Peck, 1. 3 The only othe{ sugges;x'on h'Bth Fnrgo,hN_ D., Jan. 17.—Basketball ing that he knew about| Free throws: Bemidji, Plummer, 3; |Jack” had to make regarding his en-| games scheduled for today are: Agri- bRyt wer tertainment was that he be not asked| cultural college at Jamestown; Fargo d was to have heceived ' Cass Lake, Peck, 1. ;::tw:fifiléya:nhis share. Referee: R. Johneon, Cass Lake. |to make “too many speeches.” college at Moorhead normal. the whole British nation united in| ..¢ banke . wishing birthday compliments to the ‘?Mtak: a ;:,;;Llfiwi‘eep an intelli- man. . gent record of expenditures; have a King, George, Queen Mary;, the hank account; carry life insurance; Prince of Wales and many royalties make a will; own your home even- were among the earliest to send con-|tually; pay your bills promptly; in-. gratulatory messages, others follow-|vest in war savings stamps and other TR T ing from President Poincare, Pre-|gecurities offered by the government; mier Clemenceau, and other allied |speénd less than you earn and share statesmen. with- others.