Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 24, 1920, Page 1

EMBER UNITED. PRESS The Pioneer is a memher of the Uni Press. Today’s world’s news.” .- - FEDERAL MEN (0, SHERIFF ON LIQUOR CHARGE e Gi(nntic_Smu.galing of Whisky 3 From Canada Uncovered by Government " FALSE BOTTOM CARS CARRIED SCRAP IRON (By United Press.) ’ ; Minneapolis, March 24, — Sheriff Oscar Martinson, Hennepin county, ] six business men are charged by Zederal officisls with implication ‘in one of the greatest liquor smuggling cases. on record. ! " Five co-itc):u were brought here X ed with sgg?,ooo worth of whis - i rap irom, prdbrs] mMgrtmui"u nP and Morris Pos- s undar Ity and were held under - lgnggl.y ertins_on furnished his bond. _St. Pani, March 24-—Federal agents ‘opérating under order of T. B, Camp. * bell, chief of the department of jus- + tice in Minnesota, were ordered to serve warrants on David Pospick; 109 jenue, salesman for the on Mike Weis- Isaacs, ‘Harry Isaacs 8t nick were . Jaques, ney, be Ho ‘court commissioner. The complaint alleges that January 1, 1920; the men named by the United States district ‘attorney “feloniously conspired to commit _an offerise * ' against the law of the United States, " that. is, to commit certain -acts in violation of Section 5 of the Act of Congress of -March 3, 1917, common- iy Ymown as the Reed amendment, - which - prohibits the shipment of in- toxicating liquor in interstate com- ‘merce .into any state, the -laws of which prohibit the manufacture an sale of intoxicating liquor fpr bever- age purposes. & Received Barrels, Charge. The complaint further charges that <in . furtherance of '‘the conspiracy, Morris and David Posnick caused whisky had . carrying the The - car. carrying e Soo come from Winnipeg over Line, the compldint alleges. - .Sheriff Martinson, :the, first of the accused men to be arrested, was ar- raigried before Court Commissioner Abbott, and pleaded not guilty. His bail was set at $5,000. He ‘'was re- (Continued on Page Eight) Directors of the Bemidji Civic and ¥* Commerce association met:in regular weekly session Tuesday noon to talk over-the propositions whlch_ have been ‘brought before :the attention of t‘he board, since its last meeting, qmd to ontline the plan to- suhmi.t the propo- - sitions to the association meeting Among the projects which were dis- cussed was the establishment of a wood distillation midji for t plant in Bg: purpose of- manufacturing turpentine from the stumps of Norway pine. [ WASHINGTON ADOPTS " WOMAN SUFFRAGE Olympia, Wash., March 24.—Rati- fication of the proposed suffrage amendment do the federal comstitu- tion was completed by the Washing- ton legislature late tocay when the senate unanimously passed a resolu- tion ratifying the amendment. The . resolution was passed by the house - defore: it-was sent to the senate. Washington was the thirty-fiftth state to ratify the amendment. ¢ Following action by the senate the two houses joined in esnding a telé- gram to the legistature ‘of . Deleware asking,that body to ratify the amend- {1 ment. . “ Referring above to the Suffrage sit- uatioh’ in Deleware that state is now, considering ‘the amendment in the is, / 4 session of the legisiature, but there doubt 762 4ts adoption. Senior q a’ minu ited GET TO Gounty Can Go On | FORBUILDINGS | an| DISCUSSED BY Ahead Now Its Road P! Certificates showing the work on road building to be done under the Babcock plan and _designating the routes from beginfling to end with the exact location of each have been- received by County Auditor Johnson: from the State Highway, commissjon. certificates, will allow the county to go ahead with its road building Plans for t! coming Summer. LIVE HIGH JUNIORS " INVITE YOU T0 ‘FEED’ 2 The receipt of thes: d brilding, the proceeds to be used %o, help defray expenses for the Junior- om” which will be given n May. The/boys of the\class will serve the |the Hi ight ' sandw{l':ges and are anxious to have the High school Tusedey-night 0y the students, teachers and the gen- eral public take‘part in the ‘“feed’, that they may do the honors, right to|creasing the Seniors. * Z hnker| (/DOWD- A BONS FIGHT tethe, Rex Theatre Friday a rday, Aprfl 9 and 10. - CURTIS WINS OVER - OPPONENT .WRESTLING Before a packed house in the Grand theatre Tuesday evening; L. C. Curtis d|won.from C. E. Hallett in'a catch-as catchrcan wrestling match by taking' two out of three falls. was won by Hallett, who pinned Curtis’ shoulders to the m: and a half minutes. The second fall went to Curtis two minutes and the third fall.in ten minutes. Immediately after the second fall, George Johnson. of Sebeka was intro- duced by Referee English, and issued a challenge to the winner of the match. Johnson-is a likely looking chap, about twenty-two years of age and looks as if he had been through several'rough and tumbles. Curtis ac- cepted the challenge at the close of the bout. In the ‘preliminary, young Curtis threw young Smith in ten and a half and eight minutes respectively. *Mrs. Hallett in her appearance with the “mysterious” lady was uite a tussel and it took her within te and a half of the allotted time to pin her opponent’s shoulders o the mat.* At the close of the bout Mr. Hallett addressed the audience as follows: “T did the best I could and gave you all I had. All I have to say is that Curtis is too young and too tough for, me.” “In speaking of the match today;|sr: Mr. Hallett statgd that Curtis was a much better man than he was when the two met before. man for his TOWN TIRED OF NAME B y (United Press) East Moline, IIl., March 24— East Moline is tired of being Past Moline. It wants a new name. Confusion in delivery of mail, telegrams and freight and ex- | press shipments . is blamed on the simlarity of the name to its sister city, Moline, and a dis- tinct identity is demanded. Some of the citizens have - suggested “Deere” as the mew name, in honor of John Deere, pioneer implement manufge- ‘turer, whose plants are. lopated here. DAY'S NEWS OUT OF TODAY'S PAPER _BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 24, 1920 FILM COMING TO REX Northern Minnesota sport fans|at a, definite . decision for building. will ‘welcome the announcement that | The board will also meet on Tuesday the O'Dowd-Gibbons championship|with the directors of the Bemidji boxing match will be shown on-the|Civic and Commerce association to gwll This. is considered the most sensa- tional boxing contest ever staged and | when refought on the screen, willl- doubtless prove a big attraction in this city, as-it has in all large cities where it has been shown, According to the Rex management this film will be a thrillg 8 to finish. Every move hds been suc- cessfully recorded:and will be shown | of in this picture. There will be shows both afternoon | something will be done soon to make and evening and#¥ndications are that | preparations for' a should the demand warrant it;a run|department than has of .the film will be made in’ the fore-{ herétofore. . noon. S m start . t The first fall at in eight given “He is the best weight in the United States and I believe that he will be able to down all comers in his class.” Hallett proved himself a good loser | and a good sportsman. He is 54 years| of age and is considered the best in the business of his years. 'Bemidji fans were well pleased with the pro; gram. ) % 5 . ‘PLONEER’S” CIRCULATION Largest circulation of any. paper im North . Central” Imggaota. ' Advertising pra ‘Weather, forecast, 24 hrs. Markham: Clearing. Slight squalls tonight. NEW Mmm(ms ; ,;#cgue WASSACRE OF MANY ARMENIAS ABOR CAB[NET | IN COURSE OF ORGANIZATION Socialist Workmen Outline Demands and Refusal, Means Strike PER MONTH — A Increasing ifiollfliént C;uu' Congestion- ' in High "’ . and Central L he € SOMETHING MUST BE DONE AS REMEDY i " ; GOVERNMENT TROOPS MUST LEAVE BERLIN ) A 5 5 o P Six Business Me'n ::: .A‘” Hamburgef sandwiches will be Spring \;.c‘:w; Set Mm" a Belgian Troops Kill 1,000 Reds : R H served by the Junior class of the Be: to ril - 6; aries " . N GUIREL e ] Implicated With 8 - |midii High schiool tomorrow after. Alp it i in Violent Fighting in Martinson noon at 4 o’clock, at the high schopl so Falke: er - West Gotha Region Members of the board qf educationf . of the Benridji public schools met at} ¥ew of Marash, Cllicla, where the Turks, after fghting} rison, ‘fassacred thousands of Armenigns. More than by the town was ‘burned; On the hiiltop is seen the Near Hast Relief mission compound, where Amerjcan rellef workers were besleged far. three weeks. By Carl D. Groat. (United Press Correspondent) Berlin, March 24.—Formation of a socialistic workmen’s, cabinet under the terms of the agreement rvached between the Ebert group and leaders of the radical element, was started late last night. The government’s agreement, um- der which the radicals consent. to call off the general strike definitely was substantially as follows: .= The government agrees to with- draw all regular troops from Berlin. No armies will be sent against the Communists in control of the Ruhr industrial district. ' Workers will*be consulted in the 1 reorganization of every phase of the government, ¥ The radicals threaten immediate resumption of the general strige if~ any demands are ont compiled 'with. 48-Hour Armistice. . (By United Press) JParis)) March - 24. — Forty-eight hour armistice; -between West Ger- - ‘ man Communists in other districts land government forces has heen ar- | iranged, a dispatch ;mm Bielefeld said today. » discussed the possibility of building school additions to provide for the in- enrollment in_ the local schools. - wveral propositions were discussed bt no definite plan was ar- rived at, consequently.a special meet- ing for members of the board of edu- cation only: has been called to be held Monday evening, March 29, at which time the board will endeavor to arrive Two distinguished personages of the United States arrived in Bemidji this morning and will speak at George Baker'’s jewelry store ‘to- night, and the general public is cor- dially invited to hear - these yisit- Pt'ld'x‘: I ' Derionstrations ~of { What They Had, Learned nd |talk over the proposition which con- ;' ‘Class. Feature ¢ fronts-the citizens of Bemidji. 3 High Building . Congested. . The plausibility of constructing an- other building in connection with the High school was dise d. ‘Such| would be used for the industtial de- partments which, ai; presen not allowed the" T} r | da: best grade of efficiency. is i € the greatest needs confronting the present high school ; facilities and s, 5 One of them is Senator Harding, candidate fo; president, and the oth- er is Attorney General Palmer, who will speak on vital issues of the hour. The pglitical patties of the city, are invited, the Bemidji association is also invited and it should be a great gathering, as their, records will show. ROYAL ARCH MASONS HOLD{" * * SPECIAL THURSDAY N!'GH'! Bemidji Chapter No. 70, Royal ‘L . = (By United Press) <‘8t. Paul, March 24.—Graduating from\a ‘practical farm school is quite a;different thing from the ‘“Com- mbpgement’. 'in, other sc! fond L. . students Jearned. to- Imstead of frills and ribbons and square “topped head dress attracting Lattention, those who witnessed the| graduation -of 100 boys and girls PR will be conferred upon several candi- dates. All members are urgently re- quested to be present. LEGION MEN URGED T0 ATTEND POST MEETING All members of the Ralph Gracie Post of the American Legion are urg- ed to attend the meeting of the post to be held Thursday night at the rooms of the Bemidji Civic and Com- merce association. Several matters of inportanée will be brought before the attention of the members and among tdem is the possible organization of a baseball team to represent the Be- midji post. A number of propositions are under consideration ana need a large attendance in order to insure proper action upon them. WOOD CARRIES . D., CLAIM OF REPUBLICANS (By United Press) Mitchell, S. D., March 24.—Gener- al Leonard Wood headquarters today claimed 31 out of 33 counties in South Dakota primaries gave him a plurality for the republican nomina- tion. They conceded eleven counties to Johnson and ten to Lowden of Illi- nois, leaving one undetermined. Unofficial vote from all but the ten countles, tabulated here, gave Wood 21,998; Lowden 17,500; Johnson 15,- 980. Indications were the republican slate headed by Wood won. James W. Gerard was given a big endorsement on the democratic bal- lot. .St. Paul, March 24.—Following the state supreme court decision Fri- day upholding as valid the current orders of the Minnesota Minimum Wage pommission fixing living wages for minors and women and for learn- ers and apprentices, Miss Eliza P. Evans, secretary of commission, left lon a trip to enforce the order in | Northwestern Minnesota towns. '’ The commission is to meet April 7 to discuss problems arising in the en- forcement campaign. Miss Evans said that requests for copies of pay rolls will - be made in the meantime'to telephone companies throughout .the state, many of which will be compell- ed to pay operators wages in arrea’ under the court decision. . occupied by the Central school was also brought up for consideration, the building in that case to be used for the junior department of the High school, and eventually, when the Cen- tral school required replacing, the senior department could be estab- lished in another new building where the Central . building now stands. This would, in time, bririg the two departments of the High school to ofie of the best locations in the city. Although several plans were discussed thoroughly, the members of the board seemed undecided as to how to go ! about it to the'best advantage of the city,.and no one of the propositions received the favor of the entire board, apparently. Spring Recess March 26. A committee from a district ad: joining Nymore appeared before the board and asked admission to the ecity district. The petition for. admission will undoubtedly be placed before the larger industrial| from the central farm school, Univer- : 3 been open_m;d sity of Minnesota, today, found them- :‘;‘i:‘ic);‘t.i::n:’,‘w:)“lahnfi.:::i:m;le‘::;; Relizh::'i?l:' ol",(’;:;thirh emfi-c:llc:li — = T * g, heelves interested in practical” demon- n i 1 . Central Site Broached. 5 strations of what thzir proteges had Thursday evonng at 8 o't;lock. ::;:a o ‘tt‘;dflm)d all eoal mpmes, ‘it | o W), ~ . learned The Grand High Priest is expected reported. ! ] ot :f;e ndvx:;blllt);t :f erect‘u'gl gbilev; One member of the class gave a to be present and after an inspection ]‘k ] ’ uilding on the north half of the block| %, MO SEL R S O 10 prop. | Of the local chapter, the M. M. degree (M’x&d"%rgfs?" . ; | erly imix livestock rations. Another showdd how ‘to Wattle the barberry— ally of the black stem rust as an ene- my of wheat. ‘The use of the motor truck by the farmer was outlined, by another student and another told how to battle the high cost of living. Life isavlng methods and proper use of 'coffee also were illustrated. WILSON'S VIEWS ON ALLIED TURK DECISIONS ARE READY —_— (By United Press- Washington, March 24.—President Wilson’s views on allied decisions in Turkish settlement have been com- pleted for transmission. CONGRESS DECLINES - WILSON'S SUGGESTION (By United Press) (Continued on Page 8) Washington, March 24.—Another + clash betw President ‘Wilson and congress was in sight today. Congressmen and administration officials expect Wilson to insist upon MOTOR TRUCKS HERE FOR ROAD BUILDING%ore"%5. % the federal tax laws be- Mayence, March 24.—More than t ,000 Communists were killed in vio- ‘Ilent fighting between Ehert troops and reds in the region of West Gotha and Hennersdorff, according to dis- patches today. Fighting between Belgian troops and German reds was reported in the Dpisberg district. TEMPERANCE UNION TURNS ITS ATTENTION (BygUnited Press) St. Paul, March 24.—The Minne- sota Women’s Christian Temperance Union has turned its attention from prohibition to Americanization and child welfare since the nation was voted “‘dry.” St. Paul and Minneapolis organiza- tions today presented playlets pic- turizing ‘“Americanization” and “The Child in the Midst” before a state convention of district superintendents and president of the W. C. T. U. A banquet will be held tonight, and tomorrow the. delegates will be en~ tertained at a luncheon. About fifty district presidents and guperinten- dents are here. in ’ \ FAMOUS NOVELIST DIES (By United Press) llLondvt\),n, ‘;\hrch 24.—Mrs. Hum- phrey Ward, widely kn died here today. 4 i air NEW JERSEY CONGRESSMAN DIES IN A BARBER'S CHAIR i) gy United Press) ngton, Marclh 24.—Congress- man William Browning of Cagl;ieen. N. J., died in a barber’s chair in the capitol building today. THREE NEW ORLEANS TRIPPERS HAVE RETURNED The Party of Bemidjans who left for New Orleans several weeks age, have all returned to the fold. Judge Stanton returned Saturday morning, T. J. Burke on Sunday, and W. N. Bowser came yesterday morning. CHARGES MADE AGAINST LW.W. BY LEGION MAN (By United Press) " Washington, March 24.—*The L W. W. are carrying an extensive .cam- paign among the ex-service men, the purpose of which is a combination of forces for overthrow of tlLe govern- ment,” J. E. Holden of Utah, one of the travelling representatives of the amer&nd Legion asserted today be- re the house ways and m com- mittee. i C et fore the present legislative session ends. House and senate leaders said they have no thought ot allowing consid- eration of 4ax revision until after the November elections. . NEW SETTLERS SETTING NORTH.DAKOTA RECORD (By United Press) Fargo, March 24.—Ferty-five car- loads of immigrant moveables destin- ed for North Dakota passed through Minneapolis transfer bound for North Dakota last. week, according to fig- ures gathered by Dr. John H. Worst, state immigration commissioner. Mr. ‘Worst i8 also authority for the state- ment-that 1920 will see the biggest influx of settlers into North Dakota in the histdry of the state. One rea- son given was the high price of land in the central states. ‘PIONEER’ WANT ADD SELLS ANOTHER HOUSE AND 10T Two four-wheel-drive motor triucks have been reteived by the county for use in road building purp- oses in Beltrami. The ‘t-ucks are ‘of three and a half ton capacity and will be used for hauling sand and avel in thjs end-of the county. Two trucks have also been allotted for the north end and will be shipped to Baudette soon. These trucks are Beltrami’s allotment of the” number alowed the state by the federal gov- ernment, the trucks having been built for the use of the army. STATE KNOWN BUSINESS MEN HERE FOR BANOUET Among the guests who arrived this ‘morning to attend the banquet of the ‘Beltrami County Real/ Estate Boal to be held at Hotel Markham at 8 o’clock tonight are C. E. Soutlwick, secretary of the Minnesota Realty Owners awd Dealers assoctation; George G. Wintérs, manager of,the land department of the Crookston Lumber Company, and Fred D. Sher- man, state immigration commission- er. Other invited guests who are widely known in the real estate busi-| nees are expected to arrive in-time to attend. This will mark the first annual bhanquet of the board and every effort {» béing made to.assure a “big time” and one to mark the progress being| made by land dealers and owners in -Nortgern_Minnesota. Anothei house and lot is sold through a Pioneer Want Ad, A. T. Carlson is the new owner and E. J. Willits the salesman. You know that people just our these little messages and n ‘‘spot’” the new ones as flsg, as they appear. It you have something to sell or want to buy something, try 4 Pioneer Want Ad, first. Usual- 1y one trial is enough.