Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 27, 1920, Page 1

¥ Tas. tho Jargest circolation " in’ ‘Northern Minnesota. | BEMIDJI, MINN.,, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCT. 27, 1920 Locals’ Pile Up. Coust of 49 * 'While Thief River Falls Fails to Score “THIRD STRAIGHT GAME 1. FOR LOCAL GRID STARS Funibles and ‘Careless Playing!and ¢léction of officers for the com- ' in Third Quaster Hold: Bemidji High won its third straight game of the season yesterday after, noon when it took the Thief Rivér fggregation down the line with a score of 49 to 0, on thé Thief River field. A latge crowd of boosters and ‘ fans of that city and a large number of Bemidji’s followers witnessed: the battle. The.local high school. eleven has not been scored against this year and.the clances for taking over the state champion- ship have been made brighter by the one-sided victory yesterday. Thief River Fall’s hopes went fly- ing to the wind yesterday shortly aft- er the. first: filanerAbexan. That ag- ' gregation h es of whipping the visiting team-on {ts own grounds, but Bemidji..put .over. their. first home defeat in several years. = 2 i iFiest Quarter. Thief River Falls won the toss and defended the south goal with the wind in their favor. . Powell kicked off to AR [BELTRAMI COUNTY RED of the gamel|. Interesting Meeting With Able :-Speakers and: Election /. of New Officers ' Word has. been received that Col- onel Bickner, who was scheduled to address the meeting of the South Bel., trami County Red Cross associati to be held at the Bemidji Civig & TCommerce association rooms tomox 4 OFFICERS MAKE IN .. FOR < VIOLATORS row afternoon at 3 o’clock is unable, County and City Officials En- to attend on account of illness. Two local speakers have been secured for the occasion and the meeting prom- ises to be interesting and instructive. The meeting will be shorter than, or- iginally planned, and all who are in- terested in Red Cross work in any way are especially urged to be on hand. Reports of the various commit- tees will be heard and acted upon, ing year will be held. The local Red Cross - association has accomp- lished rguch good - work during the |past year and it is asked that more interest in the work being done be shown by Bemidji citizens by attend- ing tomorrow. ELEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY *- REGISTERED YESTERDAY R¥ports from the registration of new male voters and female volers in this city yesterday indicate that at least twelve hundred new votes will be cast here on election day,] November 2,.and that the number ©f ballots marked up this year will far exceed any previous tally. Eleven hundred sixty registered yesterday to avoid unnecessary delay at the polls. The registration was as_ follows: First ward, 305, major- ity women; Second ward, 242, ma- jority women; Third ward, 252, ma- Jority .men; Fourth ward,-2561, and [Fifth ward, 110, both with a major- ity for women. ‘ their 10 yard line and the ball was returned about five yards. On the first play Dolan fumbled and Powell recovered the ball and ran 15 yards for a touchdown. ', Brooks kicked goal.”" Score 7 to 0. X Second Quarter. Powell again kicked off to their 15, yard line and the ball was re- _turped about. five-yards. - Thidt River ““gradually” esrried -this ball to about. the center- of the fiell where they lost the biill on downs on third play. Brooks theni passed the ball to Stech- man for 30 yards &nd Stechman car- ried it over for a touchdown. Brooks kicked goal. "Powell kicked off to their 5 yard line. - Thief River-fumbled but re- covered the-ball on the 6 yard line but was held there for. three downs without a gain.. On the fourth down, oyce* broké. through and blocked their punt #ind recovered the ball for a touchdown.. Brooks again kicked goal. ‘Pdwell kicked off to the 6 yard line where Penney was tackled in his tracks. = Three attempts to gain netted about two _yards for Thief , River. @Qn the fourth ' down, they punted to the center of the figld and Higbe reutrned the punt 50 yards through the entire Thief River team| forl a touéhdown. Brooks kicked goal. ‘Powell again kicked off to the 5 ¥ard line and the ball was returned about 5 yards. Two line smashes netted nothing. On the third down (Continueda on Page 6) STRAW BALLOTING SHOWS .. SEVERAL VARIED RETURNS ‘ Straw votes on the election are being taken these days and results have their surprises. At the Mark- hain hotel a vote was taken of the employees and the result was 23 for grqul and Harding and nothing for 3 . - e *On the Red Lake train coming to Bemidji this morning a straw vote was taken and the result was 16. for Shipstead and 1 for Prens. * Manager ‘Harding of the Grand theatre ‘annotthces that he will take & 'last minute straw vote Saturday and Sunday when the film . “Home- spun Folks.” He will distribute bal- 1ota to all votersias they enter the show and will give them an opportun- ity to drop their ballot in the ballot boxes as ti leave. ~The straw vote will be taken on president, governor and member of the -legisiature, The result will be announced in' The Pioneer Monday night. INQUEST HELD TODAY ON MACSWINEY DEA (By United Press)” London, Oct. 27. (By Lloyd Allen.) —Terrence MacSwiney died of heart tailure; according ta the verdict .in the inquest over the remains of the Irish hunger striker here today. dilated heart, and continued delir- fum and ‘seurvey due to exhaustion from prol refusal to take food, brought death, according to the ver- diet. 3 After the b(:;nimy of the inquest MtceSwiney's y was to be conveyed from the prison to St, George’s Cath- edral to lie in state until 11 a. m. to- morrow when mass will ‘be celebrated by Archbishop Mannix and Bishop Cotter. b MRS. PEET TODAY IS " CHARGED WITH MURDER (By United Press) Los Angeles, Oct. 27.—Mrs. Rich- ard. C. Peet, formerly tenant in the home of J. C. Denton, was today formally charged with the murder of the wealthy mine man.. _indjot- ment.- was returned against her by the county ‘grand jury. ST. LOUIS PRICE CUTS ATTRACTING MANY BUYERS ' (By United Press) St. Louis, Oct. 27.—Millions of dollars worth of dry goQds have been thrown onto the markets by St Louis wholesflers ot heavy reduc- tions in the recent prices. The rg- ductions are said to range as high as 50 per cent ¥n some prices. 25,000 buyers were attracted here from all parts of the state by the St. Louis price cutting. 1 FARMERS PREPARE FOR ~ SIEGE AGAINST PRICES Will Hold Their Wheat Until . Prices Have Reaclied ™ - $3 Per Bushel \ (By United Press.) Chicago, , Oct. 27.—Fayrmers of Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Towd and other northwestern states today were preparing for a long seige ernment guarantee the $3 wheat, the farmers “have struck.” The, plan is in accordance with instructions from the farmers’ organ- izations to hold-their wheat until the price has reached $3 a bushel. wheat prices jumped to $2.10 on the fell off more than 200,000 bushels. COX WANTS SENATORS T0'SUPPORT LEAGUE| Cinetnnati, Ohio, Oct. 27.—Special pleas for election of senatorial can- tions were made by Governor Cox of Ohio yesterday, in a tri-state tour touching West—Virginia and Ken- tucky -and closing last night with an career as a newspaper reported 25 years ago. The Democratic presidential can- didate, reiterating that he would con- strue his election—in which he ex- pressed utmost confidence—as positive mandate” for American en trance into the League, asked sup- port for democratic candidates, here in Ohio and in Kentucky also, whom, League issfie. “Don’t tie my hands by electing a hostile senate,” he urged, reiterat- ing -statements made in his formal announcement yesterday, that he be- lieved he would “reach an agreement with the senate regarding the League.” < against declining wheat prices. Fail-|. ing in these states to have the gov-{" didates tevoring the League of Na-|j address here, where he began his} he said, stood “four-square” on the g ' deavor to. Put a Stop.to Illegal ‘Practices ~ ' MORE THAN FIFTEEN TAKEN IN ROUND-UP on Cash Bail Until Hear- ing This Afternoon In an effort to put a stop to illicit Lf'adlng in “Moonshine,” gambling and immoral practices i several of hcuses in this city, a raid was con- ducted last night about ten o‘clock by cily and county officials and & clean-up was made. Between fifteen and twenty persons including two women. were taken by the officials and placed under arrest. Following a short questioning at the police sta- tion at eleven o’clock, all but one|; man was released on cash bail to ap- pear in court this aiternoon at two o’clock for their hearings. Officials have been working. for several days on plans to catch the violators of, the laws and last even- ing was thought to be the proper time to make the clean-up. It is re- ported that thru some unknown rea- son several whom tle officials desir- ed to round-up were not to be found. it is sald that the officials- have strong evidence against a number of the places under suspicion and that every effort will be made to put a stop to all illegal practices as soon a3 possible. Raids were conducted at the Park hotel, tlhie Great North- tel, and the O. K.- Restaurant o . the number arrésted, three were found at the: O. K. restaurant, five at the ~ Great Northern hotel and ght or ten at the Park hotel and réstaurant” adjoining. ‘The charges included gambling, running a gambl- ing place, selling intoxicating liquor, visiting_a disorderly house and be- ing ‘an inmate of a disorderly house. A number forfeited their bail and the city is $160 or $200 the richer thereby. The majority of those ar- rested pleaded not guilty and their cases. were .set for Thursday and Friday. ! { TEN TREATIES SUBMITTED ‘ BY GERMAN OFFICIALS Paris, Oct. 27.—The German gov- ernmient, somewhat to the surprise of the council:of the Ledgue of Na- tious, has sent to the League offices in London ten treaties, or diplomatic agreements, entered into by Germany with «.various ‘pm%,rs since January “}|10, it was ledrned here. This step was taken in conse- quence of the circular invitation to all governments of all the world, ex- cept that of Soviet Russia, by order of the League council at its meeting in Rome in March last. Those Arrested Were Released’ the lower class hotels and rcoming: CASHIER DRIVES OFF YEGGS SINGLE HANDED Walfened by Explosions, Leuz- inger Hurriey to Bank and Yeggs Make Getaway (By United Press) . Forest Lake, Minn., Oct. 27—Wak- ened by two blasas ‘Which failed to open the safe ddor of the First Na- | tional Bank of Forest Lake, at 2 a. \m., today, Cashief J. W. Leuziwger drove the yeggs off. Leuzinger’s residence is near the bank. When he heard the explosions he started toward the bank armed. A lookout warned the yeggs within and they fled. As one passed the side walk Luzinger dropped him. Two of the companions lifted him into a . waiting 4utomobile and sped toward St. Paul. They succeeded in opening the out- side door of tie vault, but obtained no loot. 4 'HARDING BEGINS FINAL ~ | 'DRIVE OF BIG CAMPAIGN A, WO (By United' Press) 217 Marion, Ohio, Oct. . (By Ray- mond Clapper, en route with Senator Harding _to Cleveland.) —Secnator Warren G, Harding left Marion at ncon teday_for Clev This was i 1 dNve on northwestern . Just before leaving he is- second statement regarding alieged proposals of Wiashington de| Vanderlit, to the Soviet government as represented by its represe: tive. | ‘“The whole matter,” Havding said, “reveals the depth to which the de- partment of state has fallen in-in- vestigafing the matter of restoring it to “reliability and dignity.” “I.have noticed the prominence given tc my name in the press by Mr. Washington de Vanderlit in his reported activities in Russia,” Hard- ing said. “I do not recall having met Mr. Vanderlit. He did not speak for me at home or.abroad. T have no knowledge of his mission and no interest therein.. It is wholly false that I have any connection with him or his mission or that he represents me in any wey.” 4 LAST RIGHTS FOR KING ALEXANDER ON FRIDAY -Athens, Oct. 27.—Funeral services for King Alexander who died Tues- day will be held Friday. His body lies in state today. The cabinet assembled immediately after the death.of the king and drew up a message to the people expressing the grief felt at the monarch’s death, and adding: * \ “In conformity with the corstitu- tional order of succession, the young- er brother of King Alexander, Prince Paul, is called to succeed him. How- ever, in view of his absence and the relations existing between the nation and the house of ex-King Constan- tine, the government has decided, in conformity-with article 50 of the con- stitution, to convoke the chamber just adjourned to proceed to the elec- tion of a regent until the arrival of the new king. administered to the regent in compli- “Meanwhile, and until the oath is|! ance with the article of the constitu- tion, the royal and constitutionql power will be exercised by the council of the ministers.” IWILSON CLAIMS HARDING'S PLAN IS SUBJECT T0 PARTY PURPOSE Regrets That League of Na- . tions Is Intermingled With the Partisan Issues BELIEVES MAIN ISSUE IS GROWING OBSCURE Says War Will Have Been in Vain Unless Strong Peace - | Bend Is Made * (By United Press) Washington, Oct. 27. (By L. C. Martin.)—Declaring that the Ameri- canization which Senator Harding and the republicans have been preaching in the pregsent campaign.is “invented for party purposes only,” President Wilson today delivered a brief statement to the delegation of proleague republicans who called on him at the White House. The president said he regretted that the League of Nations issue was intermingled with partisan issues. “It is to be feared,” the president said, “that the supreme issue pre- sented for your consideration in the present campaign is growing more obscure rather than clearer by rea- son of the many arbitrary turns that discussion is taking. It is with a desire to gratify the fssue and -nssisting your judgment that 1 take the liberty of stating the cause submitted to you in as sim- ple terms as possible.” The statement which the presie dent read was one he had prepared to issue as his final campaign in- ducemeni and was addressed ‘“‘to my fellow countrymen.” JPhe yresijent sald tbat.the war | naving been won, “it is my privilege now to summon you to the concert of peace and the completion of the great moral achievement which the war begun.” The president declared the war will have been fought in Vain and America’s immense sacrifice thrown away “unless we complete the work begun.” ““There is only one way,” the president said, *“to assure the world of peace and that is by making is so dangerous to break that peace that no nation will dare do it.” CASE AGAINST OBJECTOR HAS BEEN DISMISSED Washington, Oct. 27.—Habeas cor- pus proceedings brought here in behalf of Benjamin Salmon, a con- scientious objector during the war, who went on a “hunger strike” while confined at a government hospital, have been dismissed. Justice Bailey held there was no reason to interfere with the action of the military author- ities or the detention of the prisoner. Hospital physicians told the court they considered him sane, and he will be remanded; to the military prison to serve the balance of his term, which has three years to run. The| Chicago Board of Trade. As a result|: of the beginning of a strike receipts| | NN ASKS CO-OPERATIONIN FEDERAL AGENT'S CASE Coroner’s Jury Returny Verdict That Federal Agents Killed Saloon Keeper (By United Press) Hurley, Wis., October 27.—Dist- rict Attorney Reed today planned to ask Governor Phillips for co-opera- tion in handling the review of the coroner’s jury here that six federal prohihition agents are guilty of kill- ing John Chapurio, -saloon keeper, ;(vhile hauling whiskey frqm Milwau- ee. h The six federal ¥gents, believed to be in Michigan, are named as Group Cl:uef Leo J. Grove, J. P. Bereton, Victor J. Dowd, William Knourek, Arthur J. Scully and J. H. Sweeney. The coroners’ jury found Chap- urio was unlawfully killed by gun- shots fired by federal officials, of whom all were believed to be guilty. Chapurio was shot and fatally wound- ed south of Hurley on the night of October 4 while hauling a truck load, of whisky. George LaPorte, guide, testified that he was given a %otlle of whiskey by the federal agents. NAVAL INOUIRY COURT PROBES MARINE REPORT (By United Press) Washington, October 27.—Briga- dier General George Barnett's char- ges of indiscriminate killings by Am- erican marines occupying Haiti, were based on his reading of the proceed- ings of two court martials, the form- er marine commandarrt told the naval court of inquiry here today. Barnett's charge was made re- garding Colonel Russel commanding the marines in Haiti and was in- cluded in his report to Secretary of Navy Daniels, and which charge caused Daniels to call the court of inquiry before whom Barnett was the first witness. Barnett said he had no specific knowledge of dny killings of natives in Haiti beyond those brought out in eourt martial proceed- ings. DEMPSEY-CARPENTIER AGREEMENT STILL PENDING New York, Oct. 27, (By "Henry Farrell.)—An agreement for a match here between Champion Jack Demp- sey 'and ‘Georges Carpentier will be signed when the articles have been re-drafted, Manager Juck Kearns an- nounced today for Dempsey. It is believed that an agreement would be reached late today. Kearn's ob- jection to the articles was the pro- ject for disposing of forfeits. YEOMAN LODGE MEETS ON THURSDAY EVENING The Yecoman lodge will hold its regular meeting tomorrow night in the Odd Fellows’ hall. New officers for the coming year will be installed and important business attended to. A large attendance is urged. DEEP WATERWAY WILL SAVE FARMERS MONEY Grain Man Today Says That Completion of Project Will Aid Northwest Minneapolis, Oct. 27—Completion of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence deep waterway will save the farmers of the northwest more than $37,- 000,000 annually, G .H. MacMillan, prominent grain man, told business men in a meeting of the Tidewater assoclation here today. W. H. Trickett, representative of the Minnesota Traffic association, said the tide water project would benefit the northwest more than any other section of the country. Unless transportation charges are reduced the milling industries of the twin cities will be gripped, he saldy, INVESTIGATING REPORT OF GERMAN VIOLATIONS Warsaw, Oct. 27.—The inter-allied commission is investigating to deter- mine if Germany is in any way violating the Versailles treaty, follow- ing reports from Vilna and elsewhere that thousands of rifles and machine guns were shipped recently from East Prussia into Lithuania, and that trainloads of German soldiers are going there. Information from Vilna is to the effect that some of thé Ger- man_soldiers arriving in Lithuania are from Central Germany. General Zellgouski, commanding the troops occupying Vilna, has been making defensive preparations. Rail communication between Vilna and Warsaw, which was interrupted by the destruction of bridges, has been | | resumed. & TWO0 ALLEGED ROBBER} KILLED BY OFFICERS Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. 27.— Two men, who are alleged to have participated in the attempted rob- bery of a bankfl at Elbert, Colo., 36 miles northeast of Colorado Springs, 1ist night were killed, and a third gerfously wounded, in a battle with officers 11 miles north of here yest- erday afternoon. TFhe men have not been identifted. None of the offi- cers wer¢ hurt. v / / "Minnesgta night and’ Thursday. perature on’ Thursday. % 55c PER MONTH HARDING SAYS PRESIDENTIAL - APPEALS MUST BE IN ACCORD Believes American People Ex- pect Consistency in Appeals Made by Nominees’ WRITES EXPRESSLY FOR UNITED PRESS . Says World Looks to Selfish America to Lead It on Way to Peace (By United Press) The following article by Sena- tor Warren G. Harding is the first of a series of four written by presiden- tial candidates for correspondents of the United Press. Governor Cox’s article will be carried tomorrow. Those of Parley P. Christiansen and Eugene Dgbs will follow on succes- sive days. | (Warren G. Harding, candidate for president. for United Press). Marion, Ohio, Oct. 27.—“The ex- perience of this campaign is decidedly strengthening the opinion which was entertained at its beginning, that the American people .are insisting that those who seek the office for which I have been nominated shall make their appeal for support with consis- tent and becoming dignity. Believes In Frankness. “They do insist that those who seek the greatest gift within the na- tionel power to bestow, shall frankly present their cause and claim and it has been my honest purpose fully and frankly to comply with that prop- er requirement of the American peo- ple. But I am fully convinced that what ever flavor of the sensational or theatrical could be avoided by who ever makes the appeal. So far as it lies in me I have done my best to in- sure that this election will be a great solemn referendum, for which Presi- dent Wilson asked, and I am confi- dent that when the results are known it will be recognized that the people have been thinking deeply and right- fully on the great issues involved. In No Mood To Divide. “It will be recognized in the re. turn of the results that the people are in no mood to be divided by appeals of prejudice or efforts to introduce irrelevent measures into the cam- pfign. To me this has brought grat- ifying reassurance of the security of our national effort. “The country has slepndidly re- sponded to our efforts to follow the true nature of the project of inter- nationalism to which some would commit us® thoughtless of the effect on our nationality and fearless of the danger the acceptance of that project would sacrifice both our na- tlonal independence and our best in- fluence in the councils at large. Stands At Threshold. “America stands at the threshold of world leadership and has the cour- age to grasp it. America realizes too that this opportunity for leader- ship was well nigh lost to her thru the mis-applied ambition to take a world order regardless of every other con- sideration save ambitfon and desire to control. Today the world looks to unselfish America to lead the way to concord and peace. The republican party, and I am its spokesman, intend that this hope shall not be in vain.” “Believing this, I have discussed with all earnestness the danger lurk- ing in the Paris League of Nations. This is a time for sincere and earn- est consideration and I know that the American people will agree with me that this agreement will be very clear to all the world and we shall have before ug the returns from our na- tional referendum November 2” APPLICATIONS ISSUED FOR ABSENT VOTERS’ BALLOTS republican Copyrighted The time for absent voters to make application to the county auditor for ballots expired Tuesday, October 26. County Auditor Johnson states that he issued applications to 27 voters, who will not be in their respective precincts election day. ' The only manner now left'for ab- sent voters to vote is not to be ab- sent. . MASKED BANDITS RIFLE MOORHEAD POSTOFFICE (By United Press) Moorhead, Oct. 27.—After tying the janitor to his chair and gagging him, four masked bandits blew open the safe df the Moorhead postoffice this morning, between one and two o’clock and escaped in an automobile. It is understood that the loot was small. _Inspectors are checking up this morning. The janitor succeeded in working himself loose from the. topes and gave the alarm.