Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 23, 1920, Page 1

The' Fionesr Is the onl s w’,;:{u of Bewidji and s the - at- circulation ‘in Northern' Minnesota. S VOLUME XVIIL - NO, 282 TURKISH OFFICIALS TO SAVE |, *® FROMDESTRUCTION Some Delegates Hope to Defer Drastic: Effort Regarding ‘Armenia. Until United States Should Be in a.Position i (By United Press) . Genpeva, Nov. 23. (By Henry Wood ) —The matter. of negotiating vith Turkigh leaders to from' destruction was League of Nations today. save. ¢, ia Y * to Assist League of Nations Assembly [BEMIDJI ASSOCIATION " AND FARMERS TO DINE - . (—day’s session was devoted to LIS meiiian situation, British and P. d%_ itations Secn to Be Sent Qut leading opposition -in the debate RGN inn to the manner of protection. T o Farmers for Dinner French plan _for negotiations with Mustapha Kenal won yesterday after Rene Viyianna, had swept the dele- gates with -his oratory. Viviani’s plans ‘called the -league into session last ight to draft an appeal to un- dertake megotiations. & The council failed to act, however, and the problem still faced the lea- gué today and all indications were that the British opposition to the French plan had prevailed in the couneil. Frequent reference to Am- erica in yesterday's debate lead to interrences that some delegates hop- ed o defer drastic effort regarding Armenia until .the United States showld he in a position to help. Suggestions in yesterday's debate to the effect that the league needed armed forces were greeted Wwith tré- mendous cheers. The British plan for' saving Armenia was that they apopint a committee of six to devise plaps for action. It was adopted with theflFrench plan but was subordin- ated. ‘ (By United Press) Geéneva, Nov. 23. (By Henry u ‘December 4 In F, yenew acquaintance with t. .rmers and settlers in the southern_part of Belframi county, the members of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce association will hold a din- ner at the association cooms on De- cember 4 at 12 o’clock nook. Plans are being laid for an exceptionally fine program for the meeting. These dinners were annual affairs until the outbreak of the war when they were suspended for the time being. Now that conditions are becoming more nearly normal, it is the desire of the organization tq establish an even closer friendship with the farmers in this section of the state. It is be- lieved that this get-to-geher and get- acquainted affair will accomplish that end. Invitations are soon to be sent out to every farmer in this south end of the county whose name is accessible to the association and he in turn is asked to bring his neighbors and their families to this session. The domestic science classes of the Wood.)—Lord Cecil today demanded that 'Poland and Lithuania be pum- ished according to the League of Na- tions covenant by a committee after eubmission of their dispute to the league. Cecil demanded that the pen- alty as found.in Article 16 of the w“{im be w%h'ct.ed. The _article pravideq that if-any memoer. of the league ‘nso'ref’:'; m?}zr -myvxo)ut(l’bn of the covenant, it shell be deemed to the covenant,-jt shall be deemed to the othér members.. The punishment is the breaking off of all relations. The assembly passed over the Ar- menian question in the forenoop ses- sion but Lord Cecil convoked his com- mittee of sixteen this afternoon to congider it. Cecil’s'motion that the league council be compelled to make public all documents in the Polish- Lithuanian settlement was under con- sideration. i ONE DOLLAR WHEAT I8 PREDICTED BY FRISBIE (By United Press) Pratt, Kans, Nov. Wheat” was predicted here today by J. D. Frisble, manager of the Pratt Flour Mills. “We might as well face the mu- sic,” sald Frisbie. “There is no need to hide the truth. Wheat is bound to go down and 1 believe that it will touch the dollar mari SUGGESTS JAZZ MUSIC BE PLAYED IN CHURCH (By United Press) leveland, Nov. 23.—Jazz music might be introduced into the churches here to attract the younger element. Syncopation and zip instead of the] ancient hymns were suggested Dby Ralph Baldwin, formerly president of the Cleveland Baptist Young People's association. “We are in a jazz age and I wolder if jazz ought not be the next devel- opnient,” Baldwin said. “Fwould not want to change the story or words, but I wonder if the rythm of the tune might not better touch the ear of the younger people in our churches.” HARMONICK GLEE CLUB PLANS ENTERTAINMENTS The Harmonick &ee club held an inieresting business meeting the first of the week to elect officers for the ; coming year, and make plans for ac- * tivities during the winter months. Tiie following are the officers el- ected: president, George Graham; treasurer, Grant Ohm; secretary, Ray Hannah; director, Andrew Rood. The membership of the club is strongest ‘this season that. if has been since ity organization and each part has spiendid support. Plans are be- ing completed for several concerts and other entertainments. HARDIRG-ARRIVES AT CRISTOBAT-THIS MORNING - +(By United Press) Cristobal; Canal Zone. Nov. (By Raymond Clapper.)—President- elget Harding- arrived here at 9 a. 23 23.—*Dollar | | holdings Bemidji public schools will have charge of the preparation and serv- ing 6f the dinner under the direction of Miss Florence Meisch, instructor. RAG BALL SOCIAL IS DECIDED SOCIAL SUCCESS A very unique nqair took -place . in the charch.parlors ‘ of. St.. .TPauls Evangelical church last / evening; when the Young People’s League en- tertained at a Rag Ball/ social. A crowd of over fifty young people at- tended and a well palnned program of stunts and. contests was carried out. Prizes were given to the win- ners. The guests v2re also entertain- ed with musical selections. At the set timé the rag balls, which were all sizes and colors, were very enthusiastically auctioned off and in this way the guests were assigned their partners for lunch. The affair was a decided social and financial success. PACKING,COMPANY WILL g FILE TO SELL HOLDINGS ‘Washington, Nov. 23.—Morris and Company of the ‘“Big Five” ‘packers, announced last night they would file in the District of Columbia court to- day a plan for the separate disposi- tion of all stock yards and terminals held by them. KEdward Morris, presi- dent, said under their plan the Mor- ris company would surrender "an of this character to the court; that their offfcials would re- sign all exclusive positions held in the subsidiary ecorporations _and would allow the properties to be ad- ministered by a trust company to be selected by the court until a sale to outside parties could be arranged. It will be the purpose, Mr. Morris said. to sell the properties to }ive stock proudcers, if possible. HARDING ASKS DEMOCRATS TO LEAGUE~DISCUSSION Washington, Nov. 23. — Senators Reed ofMissouri, Pomerene of Ohjo, and Shields of Tennessee, all demo- crats, are among those invited by President-elect Harding to confer with him on the League of Nations issue and other matters after his re, turn from Panama, according to Harry M. Daugherty, Mr. Harding’s pre-convention campaigm manager. Others asked, to offer suggestions, Mr. Daugherty said, include Senators Borah, Johnson, Lodge, Knox, Poin- dexter and, Mr. Daugherty thought, Herbert Hoover. ’ Informal ¢conferences at Marion probably will begin about December 10, Mr. Daugherty said, adding no definite date had been set for any one to go there. IRISH HOME RULE BILL DEBATE DRAWS INTEREST (By United Press) London, Nov. 23. (By Webb Mil- ler.)—Intense interest was manifesg- ed today in the debate over the Irish Home Rule bill. Earl Dunraven was leading the forces opposed to the governmen('s rejection of the meas- ure. The opposition was deyeloping JRDER IS RESTRED IN BOLOGNA AFTER EIGHT KILLED IN RIOTS Crowd of Nationalists Storm Tower and Remove Flag Put There by Soc‘alilh- (By United Press) Bologna, Italy, Nov. was,_restored here toda killing of eight persons and thé ceunding of 63 in sSocialist-nation- alist riots™ The day opeied calmly with both nationalists and socialists promising to preserve peace.® About 2 p. m. a number of social- ists hoisted a red flag on a tower. immediately a crowd of nationalists stcrmed the tower, removing the red flag and supplanting the national emblem. The trouble was stopped to- day when police and royal guards closed the square. OVER FOUR HUNDRED AT MEN'S ANNUAL SUPPER Appreximately four hundred fifty persons were served at thle men’s an- nual turkey supper held last even- ing Letween 5 and 8 o’clock in the hasement of the First Presbyterian church. started -until’ the closing hour the place was well filled and at times was packed. Men of the church acted as waiters and took’ care of their duties in*fine style. The suppers held by the Prasbyterian men are well known and on every occasion a first class “feed’ 'is served. P GLACIER PARK BREAKS ‘TOURIST TRAVEL RECORD 7 ‘Washington, Nov. .—Glacier Na- jonal Park again hgs broken all its tecords for tourist travel, according to the report of George Goodwin, acting superintendent of national parks. Hrs figures ‘show that this year a total of 22,449 tourists visited Glacier National Park. The majority 'of these travelers entered the park via the main gateway at Glacier Park station, Montana. These tourists came from every state.in the union and from nearly every country upon the face of the earth. DFFICIALS SEARCHING FOR SHOOTING SUSPECT (By United Press) . Ardmore, Okla., Nov. 23.—A searc h extending from Oklahoma to Califor-| nia was instituted today for Mrs. Clara “Hamon of Ringling, Okla., charged with the shooting of Jack L. Hamon, millionaire oil king and re- publican national committeeman. Mrs. Hamon, whose maiden name was Clara Smith, is related to the committeeman. \ ARMY GOODS STORE OPENS HERE SATURDAY Barrett and Wright have opened an army geods store at 116 Third street and will operate it under the neme of the Bemidji Army Goods, Store. A. C. Beeth manager in change and announces that the store will be open for business Saturday. - They will specialize in U. rmy goods, government salvage and manu- facturers surplus, From the time serving was| T0°AID LOCALS Local Fans Faur Hundred Dollars to Pay Team’s Expenses £ 4 TEAM WILL LEAVE FOR LR High School ‘-\_Chamniom.hip Game Are Completed i Three hundred; and seventy dollars have beent’ subscribed toward a fund to semd.che BemidjT High 1 football téam to Minneapolis row night where it will compete day afternoon at 2 o'clock for neseta against the fast and so far un- ited Faribault high school ag- The fiind has been rais- cal fans and enthusiasts who are de; clean up the state this year. Confi- dence is placed on the boys hy all and it is firmly believed that Bemidji will cop the battle. Naturally Fari- bault fans feel the sume way about the cominng to back taeir team fo the limit. Northrep field preparvations for the the fray and wilibe in ine condition for the title game. Form All-Am- criean and All-Western gridiron stars will officiate. pected that there will be attendance of twin ¢l football fans, Thursday alternoon I be spent y the Bemidji team in practice at rthrop field n preparation for the day’s battle. . A close game is nes midji »layers apggepractice is held regularly toiput the men in the best of condition. The fund being raised thrn The Pioneer is still open for addtional contributions and it is urged that all who wish to the hoys do s0 at this time e fund willl he closed Itomorrow noon. It is estimated that approximately $425 will be re- quired to pay the expense of rail- road fare, hotel-and meals for the players hile away, and (o make this amount about fifty dollars is still needed. that this amount would be ri afternosn. The object of the to send the team to the game, v personal expense to the s ned (penses are con verned. Contributions thus far have been very generous and the hoys are rateful for the assistance being Hendered them. Quite a puwmber of Hocal supporters are planning to “go one better' by uitending the contest Friday . Those who have contr very g fund in addition to the list printed yeste are as foliows: Ten dollar feontrilutions — First National Bank, Nerthern Natonal Bank. W, L. (Continned on Page $) IN STATE GAME! IS INCREASIG ntribute Nearly MIN NEAPOL‘iS TOMORROW All Arrangeni:enta for State gh sdhool championship of Min- |1 siroug of se¢ing the local boys contest and ave planning expected by both . Faribault and Be-* being It was expected, however, ised this | s mittes will be made and several im- uted Lo the SIXTH ANNUAL POULTRY SHOW WILL OPEN HERE TOMORROW AFTERNOON Indications Are That Four-D;y Exhibit Will Excel All Previous Shows Plans liave been completed for the ppening of the big four-day poultry show tomorrow and all indicationd point to one of the biggest and best shows ever leld in Northera Minne- sota. ldeal exhibit quarters have been secured in the New Kaplan building Minnesota avenue be- tween First and Second streetss Liberal casl prizes are being offer- the ociation and merchan- e being offered by local business men. Premium lists con- {taining the complete program, prize offers, entry fees, and special awards have been distributed. Iiquiries have been reeeived from out of town poultry isers and it is expected that a large number of these persons will place their entries at the show tamorrg C. E.-Brown, of Crookston, expert poultry tancier and judge, will serve as judge of the ex- hibits. The American Poultry asso- ciation rules will govern the show. «.Entrieq close Thursday at 12:30 p. m. and all birds must be in the show rooms by that time. The building will be open to receive entries’after o'clock tomorrow afternoon. No birds are to be removed from the show until 4 p. m. Saturday witheut consent of the show manager, H. A. the local schools. Special prizes ave offered for boys and givls attending school in Beltra- mi connty and northern Hubbard county and it is believed that compe- tition in this part of the show will he as keen as that among the grown- ups No admission charge will be made to the show room,and the gen- eral public is especially urged to at- tend [Im"alm\', On FFriday night the poultry asso- clation will banquet at the rooms of the Bemidji Ci and Commerece as- soclotioi and all members will be admitted free. A drive for new mem- bers is beingz made this week and all who join prior to the banquet will be admitted free to the “feed.” . RALPH GRACIE POST TO MEET ON MONDAY NIGHT Due to the fuct that the next re ular meeting of the Ralph ( post Talls on Thanksgiving night 4 large number of the members have expressed a de postpone ment of the session, as bheen de- cided to hold the next megting on Monday evening, November 29, ut which time an interestingsession is planned A report of the ArmistiedDay con- int matters will he tuken up fo Peansideration. 1ois urged that all {members bear in mind the change jor meeting dite and be in attendance fon Monday night. The meeting wil! he called to order at & o'clock. CHKISTIAN SCIENTISTS T0 HOLD SPECIAL SERVICES The Christian Sclen®e soclety o) Bemidii will hold Thanksgiving ser- Iyiees in room number 24 of the Bat- Qe's building, Thursdad morning, November 25, at 10:50 o'clock, N considerable strength and overns m. today. Submarines and airplanes escorted -the ship, Paris Mina, thru the harbor. There was a big crowd waiting. to greet the president-elect. \ | ment leaders were becomins uneasy. The vote is not expected before Thursday. Viscount Grey was to make an important speech at the de- bate this afternoon. l GOODNESS ! WEVE oT 10 GET THESE NEZ | OMEHOW! - YOU FOND TH S Uy 5. Tl e e et Pllugheeft, agricultural instructor at] DUBLIN VIRTUALLY CUT OFF " BRITISH TROOPS THRU C [4 Check-Up of Casualties Shows Total of Twenty-Seven bead ; and Nearly Hundred Recei iving Surgical Attention as Result of Uprisings During Past Two Days HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION WANTS SCENIC PICTURES Collection Will Be Placed on Display at Minneapolis for One Week Clinton, lowa, Nov. 23.-—"8how your town and its scenic attraetions to the people of the twentyzseven setes cpfliprising the Mississippi val- ley.” is the iuvitation extended by the %ofticers of the Mississippi River Scenie Highway association to organ- izatlons and individuals along its line in a letter issugl from headquarters. Phis great north and south high- organdzation which has grown and bounds during the pust in conjunction with year, the All-Minneapolis Good Roads coun- ¢il and other northern agencies, to assemble at Minneapolis the greitest Proposes, showing of notable northern scenic attractions cver , brought together, and put this display on exhibition for a week at Minneupolis, duving the period beginning November 29, This is i preparation for showing the peo- ple of the southeyn states in i most aphic manner, the numerous de- Tightfui opportunities for the enjoy- ment of the great out-doors in the northérn states. . Kvery city, town and village along the line of the Scenle Highway is: invited and urged to contribute to this wonderful exhibit, and thus show ftself_to the hundveds of thousands of pecple who are hecoming more “und Ameriea more interested in sceing firs! via the motor-car route. These pictures will constitute in cleet « standing Invitation to visit the towns represented. Affer the week'’s show- ing at Minncapolis, the exhibit will be taken on the road, and sent over the line at the principal cities wind- ing’up at the fifth annual convention of the Scenie Nighway assoclation In St. Lonis in January, and after the convention the exhibit will he per- manently honsed in the National Headquarters ol the Scenic Highway sgranization, This is but one of the many wiuys n which the Seenic Highway assocla- fon will se the communities along ts line. to inereuse traffie between hem and develop husiness for the owns in the gr it Missiysipii valley Pictures must he proper ¢ marked vith title and location and must how the name of the owner with Tis or her address, so that, if desived, Wditional prints may e secured hey should be unmounted, prefer- Wbly not smaller than 3 and en- fargements from smaller pietures will he apprectated. These may be sent ect to the AMI-Minneapolis Good Rouds Council, 509 ‘Iribune Annex, Minneapoli .1 Pelton, secre- sary, or to Mississippi River Scenie Highway Association 11 quarters, Clinton. lowi re “ant il Jr., acting seer 3 NEW CHIEF OF PdUCE ACTIVE AGAINST VICE Chicago, November New e velopments in the Chic partment w lowing asser morris. ehief of police, that influen- tial gamblers arrested in raids on vice quartel ¥o were not reglst- ered and tographed for the records of the burean of identification. COLLECTING ARTICLES s FOR EPISCOPAL SALE All ladies having articles for the Episcopal- Guild sale have heen re- quested to leave them the home ot Mrs, Charles Vandersluis® 1001 Be- midyi avenue, before Friday after- noon, as the meeting planned for Wednesday has been cancelled. REVIVAL OF BUSINESS PREDICTED BY BANKER United Press) Nov. 2%.- Revivat of a more dependable basis was predicted hef® today fforgan, chairman of the National bank By next spring by James boarfl of the First in a few months readjustment | will be completed and business aetiv- ities will be on the upward trend again.” Forgan said. “We are passing ithru a trying period. 0 (By United Press) London, Nov. 23.—One ot the Sinn Ieiners who parteipated in the mur- der of fourteen British officers has been killed and three others impris- oned, according to an announcement by Sir Hamlin Greenwood, chief sec< in the 1irish llouse of Com- Three others will be tried for murd later. Latest reports said that the situation in Dublin was nearly normal. retary mons. (By United Press) Dublin,. Nov. 23, (11:10 a. m..)— Froguent encounters between police troops and small groups of Sinn Fein- ers occurred'in the streets of Dublin during the night. The sound of shoot- ing was incessant. So far this morn+ ing, however, the shooting was not alarming. Military raids ure being extended thruout the city this morn- ing and may arvests are being made. Dublin was virtually cut off from the world today by cordons of Brit- fish troops stationed thruout the city. ‘Two hundred Sinn Fein gun- men were found in ambush by Brit- ish troops scouring the city for gun- men. Meanwhile the city lived in dread. Renéwal of skirmishes ULe- tween Sinn Feiners and police was expected at any moment. Residents remained in-doors peaking out cauti- ously from drawn curtains while military patrolmen puced up and down the street. A check-up of the casualties today showed the total of twenty-seven, dead, fourteen of whom were officers and police, and thirteen of whom were sluin at Crake Park football fleld where Black and Tan police fought Sinn Ifeiners. Police investigating conditions obtained records showing that nearly one hundred had.recelv- ed wurgical attentfon. ‘The Dublin eity hall and the lob- bies of the leading hotels of the city were occupfed by police today and the town.was rapidly accuming the appcarance of a city in the war zone during the fighting in France. Tanks and military automobiles rumbled thru the streéets. Sentries with bay- onets guarded the town at all state- gle passes. The hotel corridors and lobbies and the city hall were crowded with men and womea who bad been driven' from their homes by police searching for gunmen and fitgitives. Some streets of the cily were entirely blocked by cordons at each™corner. Reports from other parts of Ireland Indicate_guerilla’ fighting between Sinn Peiners and government forces was Being maintained. Near Cork. the body of Captaln Thompson was found in the field. Tle rad been shot Iast night. Nead Constable Kearney dfed from bullet wounds. Near Skibberan the body of a policeman wug found in ambush.! At that place one constable was killed and one seri- ously wounded. (By United Press) Cork, Nov Two Sinn Feiners were #hot and one policeman serious- Iy wonnded in Millstreet county claghes lust night. Numerous skirm- Ishes ocenrred between Blagk and Tan police and Sinn Feiners. \ |oLOT T0 ASSASSINATE LLOYD GEORGE DENIED (By United Press) Loudon, Nov. ~Reports cireu< lated yesterday in America by News agencies that [rish office had dis- covered a plot to assassinate Premier Lloyd George. were denled today by the Irish office The Irish «officer denfed any iknowledge of a plot to assassinate the premier and declared that the information it gave out vesterday was the saume us was given out by Lloyd George himself in his address in the House, which was to the ef- wa fect that a highly - organized Sinn Fein couspiracy extended even to England The report in question was t circulated by the United Press. \ ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANTS INSTALLED BY JEWEIT CO, | During the past few days a numb- er of Delco electric lighting plants have been installed by the C. W. Jew= ett company in the neighborhood of Bemidji T. Richards of Big Falls has installed one of these plants in his pool hall and confectionery store. He also has an electri¢ piano which he plans to operate from the plant. George (ochran has inmstalléd a Delco plant in his legging camp at i Margie for lighting purposes. [4.3 iSaturday last a similar plant wds in= [ |stalled at the Carr Lake school housey \ |