Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 7, 1920, Page 1

“The Pioneer is the only daily within 100 miles: of Bemidji and bas the largest cm:nlauon in Notthern Minnesota. * .mg/ht angl Friday, except “probat uthcast portion tonight. - BEMIDJI, MINN,, THURSDAY EVENING, OCT. 7, 1920 PREVENTION OF Chairman Committee on Fire Hazards’ Makes Report at Noon Luncheon RENEW TROPHY PROMISE FOR C NEST STREET H.ighwny ‘Ass'n Representative Tells Interesting . Facts About Amendment There can be Ho-misunderstanding as to whether or not the committee on fire- prevention of the Civic and Commerce Association is going to sc- complish the task they set out to &c- complish judging from the talk H. E. Reynolds gave at the ociation luncheon yesterday. If the desited results cannot be obtained from the citizens-voluntarily they will have to be obtained in some gther way, was the substance of Mr. Reynolds’ re- marks. - There is nothing gained by building a $60;000 Armory and burn- ing-up ‘a $60,000 hotel, he remark- ed. ‘The citizens are too busy with oth- er things .to pay attention to tire prevention matters apparenly, ac- cord to the co-cperation of the fire prevention cemmittee is meeting. Al- leys'and back-yards, cellars and back- ~ rooms need a lot of attention and if the owners do not give.them the at- tention, they should "have, the fire marshal may be asked to take a hand- in it, is the opinion. of the commit- tee. ‘At any rate Bemidji is going 10 be cleaned up from the standpoint >of fire hazards.._ Harnwell, in_a brief . talk, ‘”"Tfld‘lsfimm Army drive to be_started next week for the secur- ing of ghe annual quote to be used for: ‘the work of ,the organization. This ls ‘the_only. request that will be made for this work for a year so far as the maintenance of the corps is. concerned. The drive will start next Monday, October 11. “The reccommendation of thesboard' of- directors _relative to the disposi- tion of.the bogt houses at the foot of Third street was referred to the Association as a body and was ac- cepted and ratified. Dr. Palmer asked the Association complete its promise of last spring to furnish a suitable trophy to be given:to the residents of the street or avenue which showed the great- est improvemeént in appearance dur- ing the summer. The committee ap- pointed by the Women’s Civic and Community club, which fostered tne movement, will in thg near future make:its award. A E. Nissen, of the Minnesota State Highway Improvement Associ- ation, addressed the Association on Amendment No. 1. Much ground was covered by Mr. Nissen. some of which ‘has been covered previously and some of which had not been presented to the ‘Association by any previous speaker on the subject. One of the most - striking. state- ments ‘which Mr. Nissen made was the fact that if a strip two miles wide on each side of the propesed trunk bighways constined in Amend- ment No. 1. were to be mapped off is would contain 92 per cent of the population of the state. In other words-92 per cent of the pppulaticn of the state live within two miles on either side of one of the proposed trunk highway. He also stated that it was intended by Mr. Babcock and others who were advancing the bill that for the first year there would be five miles of gravel road built for highway built. Mr. Nissen is doing. missionary work for the amendment in the ru- ral sections of the county and is mak- ing clear many points to the farmers and rural people which have not been clear to them before. IS ATTRACTING FARMERS The Fordson trac(or demonstra- tion which is being conducted thru- out this section of the county was held at Hines Wednesday. Today the demonstration is on at Black- duck, Kelliher on Friday and Nor- thome on Saturday. A. G. Clapp, the Ford tractor ex- pert, a representative of the W. H. Schmelzel company and th2 Ansco Dtill company is working with G. P. Ballou in putting on the deraonstra- tions. The work is being conducted under “the direction of the C. W, Jewett company of this city and is attracting firmers from every section of the country. every one mile of concrete surfaced TRACTOR DEMONSTRATION PALESTINE ASSEMBLY HOLDS SESSION TODAY Will 6 st Such Legnlutnon Lo asa 77’% 'd Essential for A E % ve Jewry %, (By u 4 Press.) Jerusalem, Lk 2, QOct. 7.— After delays and | ‘ements cov- ing a period of . two years, the' constituent assem . Palestine to which delegates hav. been elected by the entire adult Jewish population of the country, convened here today, for the purpose of adopting such leg- islation as may be deemed essential for the political organization pf Palestine’s Jewry. The assembly, \Vhlch has now the sanction of Sir Herbert L. Samuel, British_high commissioner to Pales- tine, will also be called upon to estab- lish the sfatus and functicns of the courts of arbitration. » The last prior date which had been fixed for the meeting of this body was May 6, but on that day Jerusalem was recovering from, a bloody clash between the Arabs and the Jews. The militaty authorities thereupon for- bade the convening of the assembly, owing ‘to fear that it would serve to create more friction and possibly lead to new riots. bly was worked out at several prelim- inary conferences of representatives of all 'political parties in Jewish, Palestine during the winter of 1918, and it was hoped that its first meet- mg could be held during the follow- ing spnng. But the ultra-religious elements in Palestine’s Jewry held that the extension of suffrage to women on a basis of equality with male voters was in violation of\tra- dition. The agitation against Wni- versal suffrage was so strong that the S| Zionist commission, under .whose auspices the preliminary conferences had been Keld, felt compelled to post- pone the elections. \They made it clear, however, that it would not yield to the demand that women be exclud- ed from elthet voting for or being candidates as’delegates to the assem- HARDING _‘ PLAN SCRAPPED Rather Than Changes in Interpretation (By United Press) Des Moines, Oct. 7. (By Raymond Clapper.)—'‘Rejection rather than interpretation should be the obliga- tion imposed upon the League of Na- tions covenant,” Senator Warren 4. Harding declared in an address here today, reptying to queries as to the league covenant being scrapped. Harding said he does not want to risk the final solution of the project Lng too:specific now. He prom- xszs that shortly after his election he will call together the greatest minds of the country, including numerous senators, to formulate plans for the international program. “The cbligations are clear and spe- cific.. 1 do not want to face the is- sues. I want to turn my back on it. 1t is not interpretation but rejection for which I am talking. My Position is that the league is against the con- stituticnal integrity of the policy of the United States.” (By United Press) Des Moines, Oct. 7. (By Raymond Clapper.)—‘American troops have no right in Germany,” Warren G. Harding declared in his address here today replying to a question from a man th the galary. “They have no right there,” he said, “‘and if we make separate peace as I have advocated they will be brought back.” Wild cheering greeted this reply. This lead to a volley of other ques- tions by hecklers. ‘“We went into this war and we have no Article X,” on man said. “That is true,” Senator Harding replied, “we went to war hccauqe Germany trampled on our rights.” “Why net.uphold out right against Great Britain?” another questioner asked. “I would not have America + 'The plan for the constituent assem-| "~ [scale, ‘figmdqtc theiy l6ans and quite a num- MINNESOTA IS RETURNINGTO THRIFT HABIT BANKSREPORT Sharp Reduction Is Noted in Volume of Reckless Buy- ing JThruout State SAVINGS DEPOSITS ARE ~ ON STEADY INCREASE Grain Men Forecast Increased Marketing of Grain Within Next Two Weeks St. Paul, Oct. 7.—Residents of Minnesota—young and old—are -re- turning to habits of thrift. With sharp reduction noi;d iy the volume of reckles;/ buying, banks throughout Minnesota are reporting steady in- creases in their savings deposits and in some sections total bank deposits are beginning to grow, according to reports obtained during the past week from banks throughout Minne- cota, for the weekly state review- of enterprise, prepared by the Merchants National bank, of St. Paul. Banks in large centers have noted increasing savings deposits for sev- eral months. The movement has spread to the smaller centers. Ac- cording to scveral bankers, the change took place without ‘“outside influence.” from various counties to obtain ac- curate information regarding the leading elements in the seemingly spontaneous determination of thou- sands of persons to commence putting a little money away for a rainy day. . Although- the movement of - grain . market :Has ‘not“begun on a large “farmers are beginning to ber of small banks:in rural sections -reported mcruses in their total ({’e« ‘This fact is accounted fof by “posits. & the diversified « resources of many farmers. ©~ Some have..sold potatoes, others have disposed of high grade cattle, a few reaved good profits from fruit and others have put their clover on the market. Reports from a num- “|ber of counties indicated that the production. of eggs has bebn above normal since September 1. Railroad companies still have cause for concern regarding their ability to supply cars to the farmers if the marketing of wheat on a large scale is started suddenly throughout the state. With vcrg few exceptions, county bankers have reported that car supply has been normal and sat- isfactory thus iar. The only reports of labor shortage reccived during the past week came from the northern counties where it’gald that lumber companies are having difficulty ob- taining sufficient men to go into the woods. The large companies have Data is being collected | n‘ranged to operate on a broad scale; dominated in any way by Great Brit- ain,” Harding declared, walking to the end of the platform and pound- ing his fists emphatically, “but I. have no ha(red for Great Britain.” vxcz-pnnsmm SPEAKS /AT MANEKATO TONIGHT (By United Press) Mankato, Oct. 7.—Vice-president, Thomas ‘R. Marshall, will open a| three-day speaking campaign in Min-| nesota here tonight. Today he wivll‘ confer with democratic leaders in the; twin cities and tomorrow night he will speak in Duluth. Saturday night he will speak in Hibbing. He may return to St. Paul Sunday. s N DEFEATS lNDlANS BY PROCRAM FRIBAY NIGHT School Puplls Will Stage “Trial of Fire” at Central School for All Puenp |BIG FIRE PREVENTION l A Mire prevention progfam will be eld at the Central schdol building Friday evening beginning at 7:30 o’clcck for all parents and students at the Bemidji High school. A sec- ond program will be held Saturday aferncon at 3 o'clock for all other students of the Bemidji public schools. The program as now planned con- sists of the “Trail of Fire” which will be staged by. scheol pupils, and a lecture of about twenty minutes dur- ation on the necessity of preventing fires, The trial will bring before the court all the causes of fire and each will be tried before a jury. Careless- ness will be found guilty, it is said, as the true cause of the majority of fires. Tire Preven’mn Duay, October 9, is a national day, held in observance i great Chicago fire in 1871. Be- ’s part in the program is practi- calh' the same as that of numerous other cities where fire prevention measures are badly needed to reduce the fire hazard and consequently the rate of insurance. Inspections are being made this week of all business andresidence buildfngs ana premises and sugges- tions will be made where proper con- ditions are nct found. During the fcre part of next ween, the various ccumittees of the Bemidji associa- tion, named for each business Wblock, will make a thcrough inspection to see If the suggesled changes have been made. A complete report of the findings will be made to the city ccuncil and the association soon aft- er. Bemidji residents are asked to lend a hand to make the work of the com- miitees less tedious and to further the plan of preventing loss of life and property by unneccessary fires. GFFICIALS\TO PROBE.. New York, Oct. 7.—Federal offi- cials were pldced to investigate the record of four-1talians who were ar- rested here in an cfiort to learn whether they had any direct connec- ticn with the Wall Street explosi here last month. Gracomo Carusso, 44, a tailor and barber, who had a revolver in his pocket was arrested, was said to have been under surveillance since Janu- 1 on suspicion of being compli- cated in the bomb plot of May, 1919. ] O e e e e ] this winter and- offered wages to woodsmen. Duluth and Minneapolis grain men have forecast increased marketing of . grain within the next two weeks. 1t is expected that considerable grain will be shipped via the head of thej lakes before the close of navigation. Banks in a number of Minnes cities have begun an advertising cam- paign to sell farm morigages. Num- erous sales of high grade cattle have been arranged for the next four| weeks. increased . Al CENSUS BUREAU [HARVARD'S FOOTBALL'- P‘ROSPEC'!S ARE HIGH BRUGKLYN WINS WILL ANNOUNCE | - e e ve| THIRD GAME OF POPULATION OF UNITED STATES Complete Report of Fourteenth Decennial Census to Be Made This Afternoon ' BELIEVE INCREASE WILL BE FQURTEEN MILLION Gains for Ten Years Expected to Aggregate at Least Fifteen Per Cent (By United Press) Washington, Oct. 7.—The results of the fourteenth decennial census will be announced at 4 p. m. today. 1t is expected that it will show fig- ures of approximacly 105,760,000 persons in contirental United States, or about 14,000,000 more than in 1910, when the last census was tak- ©n . The population of Minnesota will be announced at the same time. In 1910 the population of Minnesota was 2,075,708, The population of North Dakota thig year was 615,730, compared with 477,056 in 0. ‘The population of Wisconsin this year was 2,631,839 as ccmpared with 2,3 860 in 1910, “Fne population anmouncement rep- resents nine month's work for 87.000 temporary employes and 3,000 per- manent members of the census bu- reau. The census burcan will make public a complete list of all state populations, includifg those already announced and it is expected that, hu reports will show substantial creases although many have rallen below the iner s expected. Gainz for the whole country are expected to aggregate 15 per cent an ccmpared with 20 per cent hetween the years of 1900 and 1910. Census officials estimate the drop in per- centage is the result of halting of immigration, lower birth rate and in- creasing death rate resulting from two cpidemices of influenza. (By United Press) Washington, Oct. 7.-—Revised pop- ulation tigures of the city of St. Paul will be announced at 4 o'clock today. Washington, Oet. 7.—The census bureau today announced ¢he follow- ing population results for 1920: Vir- ginia, 2,306,316, an increase of 244,- 749 or 11 per cent; Pennsylvani: 720,159, an increase of 1.065,04 cent; Ohio, 3 Michigan, ! . 857.049 or 30.5 per 403.630, an inc Florida, 213,677 or 28.4 per cent; , 1,760,995, an increase of or 11.2 per cent. Ar [ lments of peace Set for Frida Bright; Wealth of Fine Material in Line N J (By United Press) Cambridge, Miss,, Oct. 7 ard's hopes for suprem on the gridiron this autumn are running high. The prospec:s ror de/eloping a well balanced (rimwn squad from the wealth of materia) favailable was never brighter, acedrding to the coaches. Although Head Coach Bob Fisher has not made his final choice, his selections so far indicate that the av- erage weight of the line men will be about 190 pounds, while that of the —Harv- whole team should average 185 pounds. - The candidates in their daily work- outs have shown excellent kicking and running qualities. The entire group of backiield candidates kick well. In assembling a Fisher chose three regular stitutes from last year's squad, and two new men This line consisted of Clark, a new comer from Colorado, who weighs 181 ‘pounds: Lockwood, Kane, 185 pounds: Tol- oma man, 206 pound: Brown, 200 pound: Woods 222 ds and Havemeyer, 1756 pounds and ¢ were used on the end positien: kwood and Tolbert as tackles, Brown and Wood as puards and Havemeyer at center. This com- binntion showed good teamwork. Captain old Hodween, Dick Humphries and Mitehell Gratwick, all stars of last s team, are cer- tain to have pls in the backfield. Dick Humphrey and Art Hamilton are aleo working for places on the 1920 squad. The coaches, tentative line, nong whom is Sam Felton. famous Crimson punter, are laying much str on- long high kicks, running practice and interfer- ence. Tercy Houghton, who was head coech for the Crimson team for nine ry, recently watehed the men workout and expressed himself as much pleased with the outlook. POLES GAINING - ' IN PEACE PLAN Preliminary Agreements Set for Friday Provide for Peace With Extensions (By Unll('fl Press) London, O . (By Webb .diller). —Poland has gained noticeably in the preliminary peace arrangements with Russia. The Poles nlso made galns into another corridor, separ- " [ating Lithuania and the terirtory to the east. " Aemistice and preliminary agree- nfter- noon, provided for peace with oppor- tunity for automitic extension. Meanwhile fighting continues on all fronts and Polish troops were re- poited to he making further advance toward the LA wireless message from Moscow said the Russian troops had maneuvered according to plan thus far. RIGGS IS INJURED IN FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE Perey Riggs, who pma halthack on the Bemidji High school footoball team, was injured last evening while participating in a strenuous scrim- mage at the ball park. He was playing at ‘halfback and ‘also running interference for one of the other players when he attempted to stop Stechman, hitting Stechman’s knee with his side, breaking a blood vessel in the kidney. He was rushed to the office of Dr! 13. H. Smith where he was cxamined by Drs. Smith and Marcum. They feund the injury not real serious but sent him to the hospital for recov- ery. His condition is much improved today. Coach J. W. Smith put the’tcam thru several new plays last evening |and worked the players in one of the hardest scrimmages ever held here. The players are advancing in style of play and accuracy and it is expected that rival teams w|ll be quite casily vanqnlvhcd ST. PAUL PAPERS UNDEB - NEW DISTRIBUTING AGENCY M. G. Harstad of St. Pafil, special superintendent of the twelve-hour {town serviee of the St. Paul Pioneer {Prezs and Dispatch is in the city on busincss today. He announces that a |ehange has heen made t take cffect at once in the distribution system of these two papers locally. Carlton Crothers has been secured to have charge of the distribution which hereafter will be made by horse and carriage instead of the previous lnyatem of employing small boys. two sub-| WORLD'S SERIES FROM INDIANS Dodgers Capture Their Second Game in Hot Battle, End- ing in 2 to 1 Score SMITH FOR BROOKLYN;' CALDWELL FOR INDIANS “School-boy Error” by, Wheat Allows Cleveland Only Run of Game / (By United Press) ihbets Fleld, Brooklyn, October 7. (By Henvy Farrell.) he Brooklyn- ites foreed into the lead in the 1920 world series here this afternoon when Sherrod Smith with three hits into 1| the field headed the Indians to de- ‘The count to. 1 with feat by a score of 2 to 1. in the series now is 2 rouklyn on the long end. lie teams travel to Cleveland to- night with the Brooklynites occupy- ing a favorable position for the re- newed hostilities at the Ohio eity Saturday. veland’s one run was directly It of a school-boy error by Jack Wheat in the fourth when he let Tris Speaker's roll ‘between his legs and in- While retrieving the ball, Tris completed the cireuit. Brooklyn made two runs in the inning throw to the field. ted off the mound. Caldwell. The batteries for the afternoon were Caldwell, Mails and O'Neil for Cleveland and Smith and Miller for Brooklyn. Cleveland, one one erroe. s Brooklyn,” Two runs, six hits, one error. run, (wo hits and (Ry United Press) bets Fleld, Brooklyn, October 7. (Barly Report by Henry Farrell.)— With a victory tucked away for each contender of the 1920 World Series, the contest was off today to a brand new start on Ebbets field this after- noon or the first time in the series real weather favored the players and fane and bright sun-shine flooded the field. Manager Robinson of the Brook- Iyns, announced he would work Smith. Manager Speaker, of the In- dians, sent Caldwell to the box. FIRE DESTROYS GRAIN STACKS AND BARNS OF HANS NEILSON Fire, originating from a spark from a threshing engine yésterday de- stroyed the grain stacks and barhs on the farm of Hans Neilson, eight miles north of Bemidji. The engine was owned by Joe Steidl but had been hired by a co-operative threshing company to run the threshing ma- chine. The fire loss will amount to from four to five thdusand dollars, with only a small amount of insur- _ ance. The threshing outfit was not burned as far as could be learned. A new gasoline engine has been pur- chased by the threshing company and will be used in future work, ac- cording to a member of the company. EXPLOSION ON VESSEL INJURES SEVERAL PERSONS (By United Press) New York, Oct. 7.——An explosion en the United States vessel “‘Crow” at Brooklyn this afternoon was re- ported to have injured many persons, according to first reports made by police. A1l available ambulances were rushed to the scene. COMMISSIONER’S LIFE THREATENED IN LETTERS (By United Press) St. Paul. Oct. 7.—Commissioner A. E. Smith, in charge of St. Paul Pub- lic Safety department, has had his life threatened a half dozen times since he began his campaign to clean up the St. Paul under-world, it be- came known today. Letters threaten- ing his life have found their way to his waste basket, he said. GOVERNOR (OX ON CAMPAIGN TOUR AGAIN (By United Press) Blizabethtown, Ky., Oct. 7. (By Herbert Walker, en route with Gov- ernor Cox.)—James M. Cox was on his tour agaln today ready to wage his® fight for the presidency contin- uously until election day. |, in ‘northeast porfi'wn' firet inning when Caldwell was bat- * Mails relieved -