Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 30, 1920, Page 1

The Ploneer is the only daily wibtin .100.1mijes. of Bemidjl.and; has ‘the largeat circulation Northern.Minnesota. .- - EMIDJI ' DAILY BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, DEC. 30, 1920 Minnesota weather: Cloudy and unsettled tonight and ;" Friday. Probably snow in north.. Rising temperature in west. Business Mép and Farmers of State Beliéve Returns Will Be Moderate Sty FORMER PFSS!MISM SOMEWHAT RELIEVED Express Desire to Co-operate to Stable Basis St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 30.—Bankers, %, General (Caviglia Prepares to Accept Surrender From g I‘V'hyorv Giganitti (By United Press) Rome, Italy, Dec. 30. (By Camillo Cianferra)—While. General D’Anun- zio prepared to leave Fiume by aero- plane today, formal surrender of the ‘city government forces was expected within a few -hours. ‘General Caviglia, commhder of the regular troops, which had squeez- ed the Fiume legionnaires back from .eir outposts, prepared to accept the *s/gurrender.. from Mayor Gigan- %, "d whatever other military lead- € ‘o -beleftin the city. The may- orax / and threatened to be aveng- ed fo. "o, attempt on my life.” He referre. ‘s, o grenade which explod- ed mnear . ‘udow from which he had been o g the squadrons in ‘the_harhor. auld have finished me” he said o. % ~xplosion. + FAMIZY OF SEVEA IS © WIPED OUT BY FIRE Wit (By United Press) - Fairfleld, Conn., Dec. 30.—An en- business men-.and -farmers thruout{tijre family of seven was wiped out Minnesota, . intend .to start the New by fire here today. The victims were | Browning.)—Japan is ready to enter Year on a pre-war basis 3nd a major-| Felix Yackimovitch and his ity seemingly, are certajn that carefullgons aild three daughters. conservative methods. will successful-|" G EANE R S ) ly adjust business'to such an extent .that moderate returns can 'be real- ized. ks This, in substance, is the keyiwtl - of nearly all of the replies received during 'the past week to ‘a question-’ naire which the Merchants National Bank of St. Paul mailed to bankers thrueut the state. 1t was noticeable that 'a very few bankers were in- tensely ‘pessimistic and that a very few were intensely optimistic. In fact, the number of bankers making these extreme forecasts was equally divided. The questionnaire sent by the Mer- chants National bank was intended to obtain a broad range of opinion and bankers consulted with deposit- ors before making their replies. The questionnaire asked: “What are the prospects for 1921 in your territory?—With regard to merchandising? With regard to farming? ; ‘With regard to banking? Comparison. of these questionnaires with questionnaires sent out about two months ago on somewhat similar subject discloged the yery interesting fact that agricultural pessimism has considerably been relieved. It was noticeable that-farmers who digposed | BACON BUILDING SOLD of..their potatoes shortly.after- har- vest and ‘othiers who ‘sold their crops and topk what they regarded as 1psses, séém quite well satisfied with their luck. - The keenest “complaint street, where the ‘bowling alley is made hy farmers was the uncertainty | located, has béen sold by the North- of protective measures for 1921 and | ern Minnesota Real Estate Exchange. reading of rumerous questionnaires developed the impression that grain meén and cattle men, on common with country merchants are ready to take a lgss if they can be made to feel tha® such action will restore business to a stable basis. Merchants in many cities bought practically no extra stocks for Christmas sale, and many of them conducted bargain sales during the last half of December. They have been buying very cautiously and have infodmed their bankers that this cau- tion has given them confidence that conditions slowly will be readjusted. three MENDELSSOHN VIOLIN CLUB MET LAST NIGHT The Mendelssohn violin club, com- posed of the pupils of Pasha M. Gold-, berg:met at his home last evening. The evening was spent in discussing the composer Mendelssohn, and his compositions. A duet was given by Freda Smith and ‘Walmer Simonson, after which refreshments were serv- ed| The club is planning to study a different composers at each meeting. Y [ronm %fi ® IJAPSREADY TO » i ONAL —— T, New Ambassador to England Believes Japan Would Limit Building IS NOT EXCEEDING . ANNOUNCED PROGRAM Claims Talk in United States ,Abou! Big Navy Is Very Annoying to Japs (Copyrighted 1920, By United Press) London, Dec. “30. into 2. international conference on limitation of naval arrangements, is the belief of Raron Hayashi, the new Japanese ambassador to Great Brit- ain, in an interview given the Unit- ed Press today. BGaron Hayashi declured that the business. men of the big naval na-} tions—men who pay the bills—could reach an agreement on limiting nav- al/building. if their countries would arrange such a conference. Japan, the ambassador declared, is not exceeding her announced naval program. Her preparation must be considered necessary, he said, be- cause she is the sentinel-against the zpread of Bolshevism. He charged COMMUNITY CLUB HAS 'that a highly organized attempt to " POSTPONED MEETING The meeting of the Women’s Com- |5 munity and Civic club which was to have been held on Saturday, January 1, has been postponed until the fol- lowing Saturday at 2:30 o’clock in the afternoon. The session will be held at the rooms on the Bemidji Civic and Commerce association and ! the program for the meeting will be announced later. 'T0 REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE The Bacon building on Third HURLEY OUIETS DOWN AFTER EXCITING RAIDS Alhlged Vendors of Forbidden Beverages Are Back Home Today on Bail ! (By United Press) Hurley, Wis., Dec. 30.—Hurley It was noted that in the number of |was quieting down today after the cities withdrawals during Christmas|most exciting time of its career. time from savings accounts were the|but five of the saloonkeepers also | bartenders, charged with vending the forecast that farmers will not ask for |forbidden beverage, were back home important loans during the winter or [having left over $70,000 bail moncy in the spring and this possibility was | with the United States Commissiouer cited as one reason for hoping that|Walter Cate in Ashland. lightest siice 1914. Bankers the money tightness may be relieved sometime. - - y Not much grain has prices: are hoped for during January or February. Numerous sales of high grade cattle have been held but the bidding as a rule, has been extremely - conservative and prices have been low. <€ontinued high price of .meat caused a number. of country bankers to forecast that farmers would not increase their herds until either the rétail price dropped or the prices Dpaid to them for cattle were increased considerably. been sold. | gave evidence that federal agents did Farmers have dumped their hogs on | not seize all the liquor they possessed, the market. Hundreds of thousands of | It was hard for outsiders to get it rounds of wool are in storage. Better | but there was no question but that All and The hilarity of the greeting ex- tended the homecomers last night those who knew the ropes were sup- plied. Meantime, the young army of pro- hibition agents, gathered froh all parts of the nortb#vest to stage a cen- sational raid Tuesday, were dispersed. Some went over to the iron range to watch developments when 37 saloon- keepers and 16 bartenders were bound over to the grand jury, which will be called either at LaCrosse or The' Merchants National Bank of | Superior, to return indictment. The St. Paul, made this forecast: “With men were all represented by Mayor regard to merchandising: Consumers, | O'Niel of Irongpod, just across .the generally, it is believed, will become |FiVer. . purchasers in normal quantities of general merchandise as soon as they|REV. ERDMANN FRENK IS feel that price readjustments has largely' taken place. Farmers par- ticularly are not making purchases that can be delayed, giving as their reason. that mérchandise prices have not been reduved in proportion to prices they are receiving for their products. It is the general belief that the coming of spring and when price [ RUe. (Continued on Page 6) NEW YEAR CELEBRATION MUST BEDRY AS BONE -4 (By United Press) ‘Washington, Dec. 30.—(By Ralph Couch)—Prohibition Kramer is determined there shall be no tilting of the Volstead cover on New Yeéar’s eve, “Federal' prohibition an orgy of imbibation, to oceur in the days before the Vol-|in wages to be made. stead act. Kramer warned that even|pany avails itself of the offer, i | $3,000,000 a year, it was, » j\_lst one little sip will constitute a violation, 3 Commissioner| PULLMAN COMPANY MAY officials are|Pullman company today were expect-| prepared to halt any attempt to turn|ed to take action on the voluntary the celebration of the New Year into [ proposal of 9,000 employees of the such as used | car shops for a 20 per cent reduction | HONOR GUEST AT PARTY Members of the English Evangeli- cal Lutheran church surprised Rev. Erdmann W. Frenk on Wednesday evening with an informal inter-holi- day gathering at the home of Mr. and TS. ’Linnehan, 1312 Beltrami ave- The evening was spent in interest- ing conversation and impromptu talks. As a token of appreciation for the pastor’s efforts in behalf of the church, he was presented a purse well weighed with silver and paper money. A “club house” lunch and exchange of cordial felicitations con- cluded the evening program. ACCEPT WAGE REDUCTION Chicago, Dec. 30.—Officers of the; If the com-! it will save over said, ‘botshevise Japan has been made and that his country must remain on uard. % “This talk in the United States about a big navy is very annoying to Japan,” the.Baron said. “It is very foolish and it is.very tragic to think of the big navies of Great Britain, the United States and Japan competing in a race of arma- ment. Japan cannot afford it,” he said. WATCH NIGHT SERVICES AT METHODIST CK’UBCH A New Year’s watch-night service will be held in the Methodist church Friday night commencing at nine- thirty. Devotional services will be held from nine-thirty to ten-thirty after which a social hour spent and refreshments served. Shortly prior to midnight a short prayer. service will be held with which to usher 'in the New Year| All most cordially invited to spend their new year's eve at this service. The service is being held under the aus- plices of the men’s Bible class assisted by the ladies’ Win One class. B DEWEY BUYS BROSE'S STORE ON MINNESOTA AVE. The property at the northeast cor-/ ner of Fourth street and Minnegota avenue now occupied by Brose's to-! bacco and soft drink store has been purchased by ¥rank Dewey. Mr. Dewey expects to take possession up- on the expiration of the lease now held on the property by Mr. Brose. It is the intention of Mr. Brose to move to a buildihg for which he is mak- ing arrangements on Third street. PROGRAM, (By Russell will be PIONEER NOT ISSUED - ON NEW YEAR'S DAY There will be no issue of The Bemidji Daily Pioneer on Sat- urday, January 1, that all em- ployees of the company may ob- serve New. Year’s day as they see fit. Those merchants who plan to advertise Saturday are urged to have their advertising ‘matter published in tomorrow’s daily. | FARM BUREAU DIRECTORS TO MEET ON JANUARY 4 Members and Friends Invited to Attend First Meeting of New Board The first meeting of the new board of directors of the Farm Bureau will be held at the Farm Bureau office on Tuesday, January 4, at- 1:30 p. m. This will be oné of the most import- ant meetings of the year, inasmuch as the recommendations of the sev- eral groups of agricultural interests, which were present at the annual meeting, will be worked over, co- ordinated and drafted into a definite program of work for thé Farm Bu-j ireau for the year 1921. It is intend- ed that definite goals will be set for each interest to be attained during the coming year; that plans for a more complete and active organiza- tion of each be worked out. with ways and means for reaching the goals set. > . 1t is only by active organization, close cooperation, and support by ev- ery oje that definite results can be whtained. This meeting, as all other meetings of the board of directors, is open to everyone interested. Farm Bureau members are especially urged to attend. { ASSOCIATION TO HOLD " OPEN HOUSE NEW YEARS “Open house” will be held by the Bemidji Civic and Commerce associ- ation at its rooms in the City build- ing New Year's afternoon between two and six o’clock. A program which promises to be first clags en- tertainment is being planned. All members of the organization and all friends of the association are{ urged to attend. and ‘bring their friends with therii’ The open house held by the association heretofore jhas proved very successful and it is believed that the coming affair will surpass -all others. | MICROSCOPE NOW REVEALS { BARE FACTS AND FIGURES { | (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 30.—Men have ibeen “pinched” for using a telescope| {on bathing scenes, Naked eyes havé ibeen blacked for intrusions and mur- der has been done for “telling.” But now the microscope has been employed to reveal bare facts and { figures. Moreover, government in- i vestigators announce they will dis- {tribute their findings in a “movie.” Some poor insects too insignificant {for ordinary attenton were the vie- itims. The pool was a dewdrop and ithe bathers, creatures too small for {the naked eye. The film, called “A | Plant Disease and How It Spreads,” shows organisms creating rhubarb i blight, a source of heavy loss to gardeners. It will be distributed by the United States department of | agriculture. FORTY PER CENT OF LIVE STOCK SOLDIN THIN CITIES ONFIT Director of Markets Facts Concerning Sale of Livestock Bares ONLY SIXTY PER CENT UNDERGO INSPECTION Meeting Will Be Held Late Today to Help Solve Stock Problem (By United Press) St. Paul, Dec. 30.—About forty per cent of the livestock sold in St. Paul and Minneapolis is unfit for consumption, H: T. Hughes, director of markets, stated today. “Only 60 per cent of the live stock sold in this vieinity is inspected and out of that somé of it is bound to be unfit for consumption. The rest of the cattle is not indpected at all, which permits the public to buy a a great amount of meat which may be thoroughly diseased and yet looks alrighty” said Hughes. There will be a meeting late to- day of the four deparunents interest- ed in the solution of the live stock problem. The Dairy and kood de- partment, Livestock Sanitary depart- ment, U. S, Meat Inspectors and the Railroad and Warehouse Commission will meet in the old capitol building. There are 13 towns in the state, according to Mr. Hughes, which re- quire inspection of meats sent out. RICHARDS BABY PASSED AWAY EARLY THIS MORNING , six-months old reorge U. Rich- Robert J. Richar soit of Mr. and Mrs. ards of East Bemidji, passed away at 8:06 this morning. Funeral ser- vices will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock from St. Phillip's church. Interment will be made at the Holy 'Cross cemetery, under the direction of H. N.:.McKee, undertaker. SCHWALEN-PARKER The marriage of Henry T. Schwa- len of St.*Croix county, Wisconsin, and Martha E. Parker of Beltrami county took place at the parsonage of Rev. W. F. Kamphenkel, Wednesday at 4 p. m. Marcus F. Dicaire, one of the groom’s army pals, and Miss Louisa Golz were attendants at the wedding. The afternoon was enjoyed at the home of Rev. Kamphenkel, where a wedding dinner was'served and the bride and groom left on the train this morning for the Twin Cities en route to their new home at Roberts, Wis- consin. AGED OFFICIAL PASSES AFTER TWO WEEKS’ ILLNESS (By United Press) Minneapolis, Dec. 30.—Edwin H. Barber, '88, president and treasurer of the Barber Milling company, died late Wednesday of pneumonia at his home here after a two weeks' {liness. SM!IZTMEV!’:fi6 was BEQMI o voué, %‘g"’ i 50 6L 1T YouRE DISRDING T PERSONNEL OPPOS| Secretary Daniels Claims that Decrease Would Impair Navy’s Efficiency (By United Press) i Washington, Dec. 30.—Reduction jof the navy personnel at this time | would impair the efficiency of the navy and necessitate the withdrawal of several ships from active duty, | Secretary Daniels stated today. Dan- jels’ comment was in reply to the statement of Representative Kelly of Michigan that the personnel of the navy could be reduced to 100,000. Kelly conferred at Marion yesterday with President-elect Harding. The personnel of the navy today is 129,000, Daniels estimated, but the secretary said that he had recom- mended increase to 143,000 as the figures necessary to maintain the navy’s strength. ANNUAL EDITORIAL MEETING WILL BE WELL ATTENDED Crookston, Dec. 30.—Wholesalers, railroads and the state fair board will send representatives to the annual meeting of the Northern Minnesota Editonial association which meets here January 20 to 22. The varjous advertisers and publicity agents are asked to attend the meeting to evolve better business methods, greater co- operatjon and more effective public service tlivu the country newspaper. BARBERS LOCAL ELECTS OFFICERS FOR NEW YEAR Journeyman Barbers Union, local No. 883, met in regular session Mon- day evening and elected officers for the coming year. Officers chosen were as follows: O. B. Kopman, president; Sam Bainey, vice president; Sanford Ralph, secretary-treasurer; Grover Marquis, recorder; Art Steveis, guardian; Karl Klug, guide; and B. A. Dilley, W. J. Reboin. and Frank Annis, trustees. It was decided that all union barb- er shops in the city would close to- morrow night at 6:30 and refain open New Year's Day from 8§ a. m. to 11 a. m. AGED WILTON FARMER PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY L. ¥. Atkinson, aged fifty-four vears, a farmer living near Wilton, passed away yesterday shortly after noon at the St. Anthony hospital. The remains will be shipped to Ports- mouth, Ohio, where interment will be made. C. J. Atkinson, a brother resides there. Local arrangements were made under the direction of 1. N. McKee, undertaker. BEMIDJI CITY TEAM READY FOR BRAINERD Former High School Stars Will Play First Game of Year at Armory Tuesday Former Bemidjl High school bask- ethall stars will take the floor against the Brain Y.M.C.A. quint at the Armory on Tuesday evening, January 4, at § o'clock Jor the first game of the year for the local city team. Brainerd will also be represented by w strong aggregation which promises Lo give the local boys a hard contest. Bemidji's city team is practicing cach evening at the armory in prepar- ation for a heavy schedule which will undoubtedly include the best teams in the Northwest as well as several east- ern teams which are planning west- ern tours. Arrangements are being made with the New York Natfonals and the Two Harbors quint for a se- vies of games in February. The probable line-up for Bemidji Tuesday night is as follows: Myron Plummer (Captain) and Claude Bai- ley, forwards; John Simons, center; George Graham, Frank Phibbs and Fred Graham, guards. With such a line up a fast game is certain. Be- midji fans are urged to help support the team in every way and are as- sured that every game wili be worth while. MOOSE LODGE CELEBRATES ON NEW YEAR'S EVE The Moose lodge will celebrate New Year's eve with a social meet- ing in its hall. From eight o'clock in the evening, games and stunts will occupy the time until nine o'clock when the grand march will be held and dancing will start. At eleven o'clock an oyster supper will be served and some speeches giv- en. Letters will be read from absent members. H. Z. Mitchell will be toagtmaster for the occasion. Al guests are requested by the commit- fee in charge to bring a pencil with them. Moose members are all spe clally requested to be present with their families. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Dec. 30.— Building under the Federal grant for this purpos been a decided suc- s in this city, the average house tructed being a six-room cottage costing about $3,000. With the re- mainder of $300.000 of the Federal money, about 100 more houses will be constructed in the city within the next few months. RST CABINET SLATE NEARING COMPLETIONBY HARDING TODAY \ President-elect Reserves Right to Make Changes in Any Way Desirable SEVERAL PROMINENT MEN ARE HELD IN RESERVE Announcement of Complete Staff Is Not Expected Before Inauguration Day S . (Copyrighted 1920, by United Press) Marion, Ohio. Dec. 30. mond Clapper.)—The first cabinet slate has been virtually completed by Presitent-elect Harding, 1t was learned today. This slate is understood to stand as follows: Secretary or State, Char- les Ivans Hughes, New York; Secre- tary of Treasury, Charles D. Dawes, linois; Secretary of War, L. P. Burt, Kentucky; Secretary of Navy, John W. Weeks, Massachusetts; At- torney-General, Harry M. Daugherty, i Postmaster- General, Will Indiana; Secretary of Interior, and, Utah; Secretary of Agriculture. Henry @ Wallace, lowa; Secretary of Commerce, Charles Warren, Michigan; Secre- tary of Labor, Herbert Hoover, Cali- fornia, (By United Press) Marfon, Ohio., Dec. 30.—George B. Christians, Jr., of Marion is un- derstood to have been decided on for secretary to the president. Harding, of course, is reserving the right thru- out to change his mind if he deems it wise and it is possible he will be obligedto shift his men to other po- sitions than those now in mind for them. New names may have to be® substituted for those on the list. Among those in reserve are Charles Hillis, New York and George M. Rey- nolds, Chicago, for Treasury; Con- gressman Julius Kahn, of California for War, Congressman J. J. Esch of Wisconsin and J. Hampton Moore of Pennsylvania for Commerce; Gover- nor of Arizona for the Interior and Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana for Labor, Most of the first line men under consideration are targets for criti- clsm _from one quarter or anbther and those influences in some in- stances may cause Harding to change his mind before inauguration day. Announcement of the complete cab- inet is not expected before March 4th, but the Secretary of State and Treasury may be maue known within two weeks. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY MEN PUSH DEVELOPMENT St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 30.—The def- inite program to be followed by the special delegation of the Mississippi Valley association, which will appear before the subcommittee of the com- mittee on appropriations of the house of representatives in Washing- ton on Jan. 19 and 20, as announced today by James E. Smith, vice-presi- dent in charge of the waterways divi- sion of the Mississippi Valley asso- ciation, who will head the delegation, provides for hearing hefore this body on the afternoon of Jan. 20 ,at which time certain waterway legislation will be urged upon the members of this committee that is hoped will result in largely increased appropriations for the improvement and develop- ment of all navigable rivers through- out the entire valley. The plan of Smith, for waterway evelopment, as outlined in an address he delivered before the Rivers and Harbors congress in Washington re- cently, urging an appropriation of $100,000,000 a year, for ten years, for the completion and continual maintenance of all inland waterways in the country, will be expounded to valley senators and congressmen, with the object in view of securing their support for the measure. That Smith’s plan will be submitted to gongress, is already assured in as much as representative Campbeil of Pennsylvania, who sat in at the con- gress, has stated, according to Smith, that he would re-submit to the next congress his bill of the last congress, providing for the expenditure of $100,000,000 for 10 years for expen- diture on inland waterways. CHICAGO DISCOVERS NEW AMERICAN TENOR (By United Press) i Chicago, Dec. 30.—Chicago today had discovered & new American ten- or in the biggest demonstration giv- en by singers since Galle Curci sang into fame here in 1916. ~ Charles Marshall, singing the title role in Verde’s Othello, was wildly acclaimed last night. Marshall, whose home is in Philadelphia, sang in Italy for several years under a lati- nized name. (By Ray-.