Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 8, 1920, Page 1

MEMBER UNITED PRESS The Pioneer is a member of the United Press. Today’s world’s news today. BEMI VOLUME XV! "PJg. 60 S WITH TURKS IS REPORTTODAY IN DISPATCH 20,000 British, French and Italian Troops Battle in Constantinople WASHINGTON HEARS 43,000 TURKS ENGAGED Supreme Court Decides 1916 Revenue Law Can’t Tax Stock Dividends (By United Press) London, March 8.—Allied Turkish forces clashed in Constanti- nople, an official message today de- clared. Martial law has been pro- claimed, the message stated, and 20,- 000 British, French and Italian troops made an extensive military de- onstration. The Turks resisted and fighting fol- lowed. No details of casualties re- and .. 43.000 TURKS ARMED. (By United Press) Washington, March 8 —Forty- ihree thousand Turkish troops are under arms in the area in which 20,- 000 French, British and Italian sol- diers are reported to have clashed with the Sultan’s men at Constanti- nople and Antolia. BANDITS GET AMERICAN. (By United Press) ‘Washington, March 8.—Francisco Villa is on the war path 'in Chih- uahua, says an official dispatch re- «ceived today. On March 4, Villa's men captured a train near Chihuahua ‘City, kidnapped Joseph Williams, an . American citizen and are holding him for ransom. DECISION ON TAX LAW. ABy United Press). Washington, March 8.—The United ‘States supreme court today held as unconstitutional the section of the 1916 revenue law, providing for levy- ing income tax on stock dividends. ‘GRACIE AUXILIARY TO MEET THIS EVENING A RS, Prospective members of the Women'’s Auxidiary of the Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion are urged to attend the meeting of that organization to be held this evening at the rooms of the Bemidji asociation. The. auxiliary has only recently completed its organization and ap- plications for membership are coming in from time to time. It is the en- deavor of the auxiliary to secure a larger number of members than the Ralph Gracie post, and all who desire +o join are urged to do so at once. GRAND INSTALLS MOTOR TO ADJUST FOCUS Manager Glen Harding of the Grand theatre on Saturday installed a motor generator in his screen play- house, that takes the current off the city power plant line and manufac- tures the current that goes through the picture machine of the theatre. By this method, a clearer and more steady light brings the picture into a steadier focus and makes it more restful to the vision. The innovation gives to this theatre as up to date project as can be had. The new ap- paratus was ordered last August and took a long time arriving. BEMIDJI ASSN. ELECTS OFFICERS TUESDAY NIGHT Annual election of the Bemidji Civie and Commerce association will ®e held tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock at the association rooms in the City building. Fifteen directors will be selected from the votes cast by the members on the ballots sent out last. week. From the directors a presi- dent, vice-president and a second vice president will be named. WILSON MAKES HIS FINAL DECISION TODAY (By United Press.) Washington, March 8.—The presi- dent today will make his final state- ‘ment of his attitude toward the Lodge reservations on Article X, League of Nations, and other controversial points in- the treaty. [ . — ceived. 5 \ ‘ORGANIZED SUNDAY ' BY STATE PRESIDENT Temporary Officers Elected Until Next Meeting; Clerks to Meet A central body of the Trades and Labor Assembly was organized at the meeting held Sunday night at the Moose hall, by the members of the various unions of Bemidji. Presi- dent E. H. Hall of the State Federa- tion of Labor spoke on the benefits of such an organization and the needs for closer affiliation and co-operation. The organization as formed has the following temporary officers: Presi- dent, C. G. Johnson; secretary, C. B. Hoyt. A committee on organization and a committee of building trades were named. The next meeting of the assembly will be March 21, at which time or- ganization will be completed. Tonight at the Odd Fellows hall, at 8 o’clock, there will be an open meeting for all clerks and salesladies of the city. President Hall will be present to discuss the organization of a local. FOURTH H. S. LYCEUM NUMBER WEDNESDAY 1S DECIDEDLY UNIOUE Talented Young Miss Will Present Her Company of Characters When the fourth number of the High school lyceum course appears at the Methodist church Wednesday evening, at 8 o’clock, it will be one of the most interesting numbers on the entire program, arranged for the course. It will be Jessie Rae Taylor, who will present her company of char- acter studies. To state it plainly, M_iss Taylor is the whole company, unlike any other.readers. She does not make an attempt to show her auditors what she can do, but her efforts are directed toward entertaining them, endeavoring to make her hearers forget the sordid realities of every- day life. ; Her costumed monologs are.mxrth provoking; her dramatic cuttings— serious roles, not without their hum- orous sidelights and cutting satire— are masterly interpretations a.nd her character songs are side splitting. HOT LEGION BASKET - GAME IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING North Dakota Forestry School Comes to Play Three- Game Series Stating a series of three games, the Ralph Gracie post basket ‘ball ag- gregation meets the quint from the Forestry State Normal school at Bot- tineau, N. D., at the armory this eve- ning. The visiting team arrived this noon and is ready for the ‘“‘go.” It has been over a month isnce the local boys have staged a contest at home and they say they are “rarin’ to go.” The Dakota team has not lost a game this season and is coming here looking fo- easy pickings. Every night the locals have been going thru a hard workout in preparation for the westerners and are in fine form for the series. Only a few games are left for the remainder of the playing season, but all of the contests scheduled, or be- ing scheduled, are with some of the strongest teams in the state. Such teams make the hard foughf contest Bemidji fans like so well. Arrange- ments are being made to bring the Anoka quint here as well as the fast aggregation from Minneapolis, known at the “Ascensions.” Both of these teams have a fine record this year, having defeated some of the strongest quints in the state. Local support is urged for the game tonight as well as the remainder of the series for Tuesday and Wednesday night. To insure the local boys against financial loss during the bas- ket ball season there must be a large attendance at the few games which are left. Every basketball enthusiast and every booster for the American Legion is urged to be on hand for all three games to bring victory to the home team as well as “a little cash to the coffers.” STRONG BASEBALL TEAM PLAN OF DEVILS LAKE (By United Press.) Devils }-ake, N. D., March 8. —With Capt. J. Gardner, Carlisle and Haskell universitv baseball and football star, as manager, Devils Lake expects to put up A strong battle in the seven- team league being formed with Grand Forks, Devils Lake, Leeds, Brins- figdeé Cando, Starkweather and inot. GET TODAY’'S NEWS OUT OF TODAY’S PAPER JlI DAILY BEMIDJI, MINN.,, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1920 RAHN MAKES WARM REPLY T0 GOVERNOR ANDHIS GROUP Charges That Wood Campaign in State Used to Fur- ther Self Seeking GENERAL UNABLE TO CARRY ADDED LOAD Hints Corporation Friends Are Active in Playing Political Game Backers of the General Wood presidential campaign in Minnesota are bitterly attacked in a statement made Friday by A. A. D. Rahn of Minneapolis, in reply to that made by Governor Burnquist Thursday, in which political activitjes of Mr. Rahn and the Fred Carpenter-Ed. Smith group of the Minnesota republicans were scored. ‘While expressing great admiration for General Wood, the campajgn be- ing conducted for him in Minnesota is declared a ‘“‘ghastly farce,” and a cloak to shield the activities of a “group of statehouse and city hall politicians,” in which the governor is included by Mr. Rahn. The statement follows: One Reasonable Explanation. “There is only one reasonable ex- planation of Governor Burnquist’s statement. He evidently is endeavor- ing to anticipate the inevitable dis- closures of the gastly farce which is being staged in Minnesota under the guise of a campaign for General Woad. But when the public realizes that the name of a good soldier, a fine gentleman and a great adminis- trator is being used merely as a cloak to screen the activities of a group of statehouse and city hall politicians in the furtherance of their own petty scheme and against the general in- terests, it will take something more than this flimsy attempt to evade responsibility and to shield the men at the bottom of it from the indica- ion of General Wood’s admirers. “Three months ago it was general- ly conceded that General Wood would have the delegation from Min- nesota to the national convention without serious opposition. Although not the first choice of many repub- licans, he was recognized as a man who could be consistently supported. It was not even necessary that he conduct any extensive campaign in this state; the most that was needed was a little effort t6 crystalize the sentiment already existing” here for him. His national managers, how- ever, evidently were persuaded by a group of self-seeking politicians to make a great effort and spend large sums of money in order to assure his success in this state. led into accepting this advice, and placed at the head of the Minnesota campaign Gustaf Lindquist, secretary to the governor and chairman of the state central committee, and associat- ed with him I. A. Caswell, former clerk of the state supreme court, and a group of City hall politicians of Minneapolis, including Alderman Josiah Chase, Alderman J. T. Kean and Alderman Claus Mumm. Self-Seeking Is Charged. “From this moment the test im- posed by these gentlemen was not loyalty to the interest of General Wood but loyalty to their interests. So far as can be judged from the practical effect of the campaign they have been conducting, the object in view is the entrenching of this group in political power. The assistance of men who were willing and anxious to support General Wood has been re- fused unless such assistance carried with it a willingness to support the personal and private interests of the men in charge of his campaign. “The result has been that General Wood’s prestige has been unable to support his added burden, and from being an acknowledged winner in this state, the situation has now developed to a point where if General Wood capture the delegation it will be in spite of and not because of the cam- paign which has been conducted un- der his name. “Therefore, when 1 refer to the Wood campaign in Minnesota the reference is not to General Wood, whom as a man and a candidate I admire, but to the group of men who are backing him in this city, in this state and through the country. Attack on Caswell Recalled. “Considering the personnel of Gen- eral Wood’s managers in this state, the campaign is headed by Gustaf Lindquist, who, in his capacity as the governor’s priyate secretary, and chairman of 3’ republican state central committee, and properly the representative of all the republicans They were mis-' North PIONEE Weather forecast, 24 hrs., Markham: Fair_with brisk winds. DECORATIONS ON THE MAINE MEMORIAL i 21 View of the anchor memorial of the battleship Maine in the twenty-second anniversary of the blowing up of that <hip in Havana har- The decorations were given by President Wilson, the Spanish war vet- bor. erans and the Cuban minister. E. L. CARPENTER WILL ADDRESS CROOKSTON Tuesday Evening; Matters of Importance Discussed by Vice-President g | A meeting for all employees of the Crookston Lumber company has been arranged for Tuesday evening at 7 o’clock at the Crookston Lumber com- pany’s reading room, to which all employes of the company have been especially invited. Matters of mutual benefit to em- ployers and employees will be dis- cuased, particulariy. along the line of ertablisidni¥a bloser relationship and ‘s -more thorough understanding of matters in whicli all are concerned. An invitation is also extended to any others who may be interested, and especially the business men, as matters to be discussed will be 'of in- terest to all citizens of Bemidji. in the state, is using all of the power ! which these offices give him in the interests of one of the several repub- lican candidates for the presidency. Mr. Lindquist is paid a good salary by the people of the state to act as the governor’s secretary, and it is doubtful ‘whether they intended that he should also enter the service of {any presidential candidate. “I. A. Caswell, former clerk of the supreme court, is the man concern- ling whom Governor Burnquist on i September 28, 1917, said in a formal ;statement: ! “I have gamned the animosity of Mr. Caswell and some of his friends | because I have refused to surrender ithe power of appointments intrusted to me by the people of this state.” | “Digressing for a moment from the state situation, it may be said to be 'a matter of common knowledge that lamong the chief supporters of Gen- eral Wood’s campaign are the Bylles- by interests, whose Minnesota sub- sidiaries include the Minneapolis General Electric company and the Northern States Power company of St. ‘Paul. It becomes doubly inter- esting, therefore, to notice that at i the head of General Wood’s campaign .in Minneapolis is Alderman Chase, { Alderman Mumm and Alderman J. T. Kean, three men who have never been noted for any particularly bit- ter animosity toward the aspirations and appetites of public franchise cor- porations in the city of Minneapolis. “In this connection it may be in- teresting to recall recent visits of Mr. Walpole of the Byllesby inter- lests, and the Wood national cam- paign committee to Minneapolis two or three weeks ago. As the governor sees fit to make frequent references to corporations in his statement it may be further interesting to the public to know that in addition to the Byllesby peo- ple great interest is being manifested in this campaign by the Sinclair Oil company and the Procter & Gamble people of Cincinnati. Also in this connection and because of the fact that the governor is disposed to be- moan what he terms an effort to in- jure the party, it might be suggested that his action during the last session of the legislature has left the party | open to the charge of being controlled by one of Minnesota’s own flourish- iing trusts. | “Governor Burnquist states that ' he was approached in Chicago with a suggestion that he himself become a i candidate for the presidency. ino knowledge of the circumstances which attended such a suggestion. It is, however, a pitiful commentatory on the governor’s inability to see a joke that he has nursed such an ob- viously humorous suggestion thru- a matter of serious moment.” LUMBER C0. EMPLOYES| ashington, on A A STATE SUPREME COURT DENIES RE-ARGUMENT OF TOWNSITE DECISIO! Technical Question Raised in Regard to Legal Publica- tion Disproved The Supreme court of the State of Minnesota has denied the motion for N re-urgument in the case of Beltrami Largest circulation aecepted on this guary Central Minng 45¢c PER MONTH POLITICALBEES ‘BEGINTO BUZZ FORFIRSTBOUT OF CAMPAICN Next Four Weeks Will See Minnesota and Dakotas Speeding Up GOPHER G. O. P. STARTS CONVENTIONS MARCH 1§ Precincts Meet That Date; County Meets 17th, District 19th, and State the 20th (By United Press) St. Paul, March 8.—Politics has usurped the public attention in Min- nesota and the Dakotas and for the next four weeks political bees will be swarming for the first big battle of the national campaign. North Dakota's presidential pri- mary is March 16. South Dakota's presidential primary is March 23. Minnesota republican precinct con- ventions start March 15. County conventions will be held the 17th, district conventions the 19th and the state republican convention is the 20th. The Minnesota convention of the ational Nonpartisan League is scheduled for sMarch 24. Democrats County vs. Bemidji Townsite and Im- of Minnesota will hold precinct cau- provement company, in the matter of deilnquent taxes on real estate for the year 1912. A copy of the deci- sion has just been received by Coun- ty Attorney G. M. Torrance. “On motion fur & re-argument, at- tention is called to our omission to}, oon " or municipal cuses April 3, leading up to the demo- cratic state convention scheduled for April 6. Citv Elections Thick. Aside from these events there are elections in note the claim of appellant that no northwest cities. St. Paul has a mu- rpoper notice of the delinquent sale was given. Three weeks notice is re- quired. The printer’s affidavit of pub- lication shows publication on July 1 July 24, and July 31, for a sale o August 11. This was sufficient no- tice. It was not dated. “A notice posted on the bulletin nicipal primary March 16. Tn the meantime, presidential can- 7, | didates are touring northwest. Doz. n | ens of political meetings are sched- uled in almost every populous city during the next few weeks. U, S. Senator Hiram Johnson, re- poard at the tront of the court house |publican candidate for president in- was dated July 26. argued, that a three weeks published was not given. The printer’s affi-|{can Lincoln club of St. Paul. From this, it is|vaded the twin cities again today, speaking at a meeting of the Republi- He ex- davit is unimpeached. Besides the or- pects to spend much of his time dur- der of the court, denying the injunc-|ing the next few weeks in the north- tion, was a finding against the appel- | west. lant’s contention and its claim can- not be sustained. “Motion for re-argument denieu.” STATE WINS BOUNDARY CASE BY DECISION (By United Press.) Washington, March 8.—The state of Minnesota today won its suit in the supreme court against Wisconsin over the boundary line between the itates over possession of St. Louis ay. p Valuable mining, docking and man- ufacturing property between Duluth and Superior was included in the Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illi- nois, also a republican candidate for president, has made two trips thru the upper Mississippi valley and is slated for a third. Before the South Dakota primary he expects to speak in that state again. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, republi- can aspirant, is making new advances toward South Dakota. ..Wood Is Active. U. S. Senator Miles Poindexter, the first republican to file for the presi- dental nomination in South Dakota, has made less of a campaign in the three wheat states than the others, but is ready to start now. James W. Girard, minority nom- inee of the democratic state conven- area claibed by both states, whose joint legislative boundary commission }:;'l‘ weesl? “i(nh &fi%’"&x’:fi:d ,l::: t:,:; disagre edin an attempt to fix thefy,yen 111 and lett for the east. line and appealed to the supreme court. STATE FIRE OFFICIALS Attorney General A. Mitchell Pal- mer, former Secretary of the Treas- ury William G. McAdoo and other democrats are expected to campaign ATTEND DEWEY HEARING | these states after the primaries. South Dakota will vote on slates L. V. Conley and Robert Martin of |of state officials March 23, at the the state fire marshal’s office are in|samne time the state registers its ap- the city today to attend the hearingfproval of presidential nominees. Wil- of Frank Dewey, held this afternoon |liam McMasters is the republican ma- before Judge J. F. Gibbons of the Mu- [ jority nominee for governor and he is nicipal court. opposed by R. O. Richards, indepen- Dewey was arrested a short time|dent. ago on the charge of arson connected with the resent fire at the Great Nor- thern hotel building. Following a thorough investigation by these two officials and the local department, the arrest was made and the deat of the hearing set. SAD MESSAGE RECEIVED. Mrs. S. H. Webster, 815 Irvine avenue, received word this morning anouncing the death of her mother, DR, NORTHROP RECEIVES [NMENSE ELK HEAD What is believed to be the largest elk's head in the state of Minnesota, has recently been purchased by Dr. H. A. Northrop and last week arriv- ed in the city and has been hung in his office in the Ibertson block. The elk was killed south of Yellow- Mrs. Jessie Critchfield, at North Platte, Neb., at the home of her son. Interment will be made in the family burial lot at Omaha on Wednesday. STATE AUDITOR WILL SPEAK AT NOON LUN State Auditor J. A. O. Preus who is stone National Park af near as can be determined, and was brought to Min- neapolis to be mounted. From the taxidermist in Minneapolis, Dr. Nor- throp secured the head through M. N. Crawford of this city. This head is one of the largest in the state and without doubt it is mounted in as fine a condition as any. From tip to tip, the spread of the antlers measures 62 inches, and from bl ] I have out all of these intervening months|up at this time. and now lays it before the public as|is urged. An excellent menu has been attending state land sales in this sec-|breast to horn tip, the measurement tion of the state, will be in the city|is 6 feet and 9 inches. The mane on. to address the Bemidji Civic and|the mount is fully nine inches long, Commerce Association at its regular|since it has a mid-winter growth of meeting on Wednesday following the|coat. noon-day luncheon. A number of Together with the moose head matters of importance will be brought | which Dr. Northrop purchased from A large attendance |the same firm some time ago, he has- two mounts in which he takes a large arranged for the luncheon. amount of pride. x | 1 i i | i i