Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 3, 1921, Page 1

The Pioneer is the only daily wihtin-100 smiles’ of- Bemidjt and- has the largest cireulation in Northern Minnesota. IDJI DAILY P '»] L/UrJ/( e ,gt Varm/ in extreme east. g’ in_western portion and in Weigrn and' southern portion. VOLUME XVIIL NO. 217 { s BEMIDJI MINN., MONDAY EVENING, JAN. 31921 HEAVYPROGRAM FACP, PENING OFSh, *EAND DAY Will Be Proposed Than at . Any’ Session Before FIRST BIG'PROBLEM IS TONNAGE TAX ON ORE Legislation “Affecting Farmers Promises to Take Up Much Time This Session (By United Press) St. Paul, Jan. 3.—The Minngsota leglislature, meeting tomorgow faces the heaviest program in fts history. Indications today were that more leg- islation will bg proposed to the 1921 sessidn than any preceeding sessions. Housé and senate leaders today 1aid this to the slackening of projects during ‘the war, the necessity of measures to aid a return to normaley and the advent of women into poli- tics. Practically all members of both houses were here today, ready to plunge into the strenuous work of the session. a score of places all at once, on doz- ens of the various subjects to come up. Senators and representatives with pet bills were trying to talk to eyvery colleague in sight simultane- ously. The law-makers evinced little int- erest in the inaugural ceremonies that will usher in a new executive adininjstration \Wednesday. They were more concerned with the busi- ness of getting the legislative hopper running at high speed. A long and difficult session was forecast by many and a large number of the leg- islatcfs being farmers actually or in- directly, are anxious to adjourn in- side of 90 days if possible. One*of thé-first big problems’ fac- ing the legiflature probably will be the call for a tonnage tax on iron ore. This problem has recurred be- fore every legislative session for a great many years. Governor Burn- quist thruout his administration, has opposed the various tonnage tax measures advocated. His supporters assert his stand has been upheld in the report of the state tax commis- sion, submitted recently, which claimed that bills thus far proposed would probably have been held un- consmunnnnl The commission as- serted £it if a tonnage tax is enact- ed, it should be in lieu of all other taxes on minersl property. This has been one of the contentions of the mining companies thruout the bitter fight. Legislation affecting farmers prom- ises to take up much of the time of the session. To begin' with there is a battle brewing over the method: of administrating proposed highway: laws. The state at the November elections authorized a ten-year good roads program with an expenditure of $100,000,000. 'ALLEGED MURDERER IS HELD AT WALKER TODAY “Scarface Kinney” Arrested at Cass Lake for Alleged Murder Years Ago On th charge of having murder- ed a woman in Wisconsin about ten years ago, ‘“Scarface Kinney” was arrested in Cass Lake Saturday aft- gernoon and is now being held at “Walker by Sheriff Kennedy awaiting the arrival of the sherifi from the county. in Wisconsin where the al- leged murder was committed. Sheriff Kennedy said over the tele- phone, in communication with The Pioneer this forenoon, that he had known the man under arrest for at leazt fifteen years and did not be- lieve that he was the man that the Wicconsin authorities wanted. The sheriff says that the man being held hes lived in various.places in Cass county h}r a number of years. The Wisconsin sheriff is expected to arrive at Walker today tq escort Kinney to Wisconsin and further particulars on the case may be forth- coming tomorrow. ST. PAUL HOCKEY TEAM MEETS DULUTH TONIGHT (By United Press) St. Paul, Jan. 3.—St. Paul Athletic club hockey players will open their schedule with Duluth tonight in the 'PLANS FOR TOBOGGAN Ccnstriétion of ';Sl!de 4t Tenth| Street Is to Be Started Within Few Days A sketch of the proposed toboggan slide is being displayed at the Bark- er Drug and Jewelry store this week and the plans for the slide will be submitted to the Civic and Commerce association’ in session Wednesday noon following the luncheon. Archi- tect Charles B. Funk furnished the plans. If the. present plans are adopted, this city will have a first. elass to- boggan slide on Lake Boulevard at: the foot of Tenth street. Provision is' being made for four toboggan chutes and one sled chute, with a re- turn one each side of the slide. The portion which will be built on the | shore is to be permanent and the| cther portions whick will extend | over the lake will be placed under- neath the permanent portion in the summer time. 1t is the plan of the recreational Board of the Red Cross to construct the glides in such a manner that there will_be the least possibility of | danger and each chute will be pro- HARDING PLANS BIGTOPICS ON | INAUCURALDAY i'lizh Points Already Framed But Nothing Has Been Written WILL COVER BROAD Specific Recommendations to Be Reserved Until Next Congress Meets (By United Press) LIST OF SUBJECTS| vided with a separate slide far out Marion, Ohio, Jan. 3. (By Ray- onto the lake. mond Clapper.)—High lights of the Although late in the season; the | inauguration address are taking, slide will undoubtedly be completed | within a few weeks and will be avail- shape in the mind of President-elect; {Harding altho it will be two months There were caucuses in} ,before the speech will be delivered I Harding has been-gathering ideas for his address during conferences at Ma- rion. The inaugural address will cover a broad list of subjects including tar- LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE CONFERS 0N PARK PLANS iff, renrganlzat!an of 'm e‘ncuti e The legislative committee of the!tjons, Mexico's relation to insutar Commeéteial club held a speelal meet- | possession, the adminisiration's at-| ing and luncheon in the association|tjtyde toward busi Panama Ci rooms at noon today to confer and inq) tolisy labor difficulties, disarma- plan action to be taken in connection jjpen¢ and tax revision. with submitting to the state legisla- | e address will reach all subjects ture which convenes this week a re-' /in a general way and specific recom- quest that the Ruggle’s timber andlpendation probabl§ will be rescrved the west side of Lake Bemidii be ac-|for the first message to the next ses- quired by the sth and made a part of the state park 'system. The regular meeting of directors will be held tomorrow noon and the regular weekly luncheon and meet- ing of the association Wednesday. The Wednesday meeting promises to be a short but very interesting me ing. Special features are being ar- ranged and it is hoped every memb- er will be present at the first meet- ing of the year. VOGATIONAL TRAINING ' DRIVE IN MINNESOTA able for use for several weeks. shortly after March 4. Actual writing of the mmress probably will not be given until | Harding is safe in the seclusion of! his vacation retreat. DEGREE OF HONOR. WILL INSTALL OFFICERS TONIGET, |the Odd Fellow’s hall in regular ses- Ision tonight at 8 o'clock. Officers Lfor the. year,will be{nsmlul +» Grand | vice-president Mrs. Lois Geiser of Barnesville, will be present to take charge of the installation. Refresh- ments will be served following the close of the installation.” All memb- ers are requested to be present. CITY TEAM PREPARES TO TAKE ON BRAINERD P. J. Batten of Minneapolis, rep- resenting the Tenth district of the federal board of vocational training, which comprises Minnesota, Montana, and North and South Dakota, called in ’Bemxd,u Friday in the interests of ex-service men who are desirous of obtaining vocational tmmmg Thru- out the district there is being insti- gated a drive to see that all ex-service men get their just-dues, and on Jan. 31 a meeting will be held in this city, as a center of five counties, and at that time all men who desire voca-, tional training will be called together. Several men from the Minneapolis, The City basketball team will practice again tonight at the armory between six and seven o'clock in final preparation to mect the Brainerd Y. M. C. A. quint here tonight. Every I member of the team is in the best of sxon of congress expected to be cailed | The Degree of Honer will meet at} office will be present to fix up the1 claims of those® who are eligible. ! shape to open the season’s schedule and a fast game is assured the public. The contest will be called at eight Transportation ‘will be furnished all| o’clock. eligible and no_expense will need be borne by them if they desire to come to Bemidji for this meeting. COLONEL FRITH VISITS LOCAL RECRUITING OFFICE VON BRTHMANN HOLLWEG PASSED AWAY, SATURDAY (By United Press) Berlin, Jan. 3.—State honors for the funeral of Dr. Theobald Von Bethmann Hollweg, former German Chantellor, were planned 1tollweg died Saturday nig brief illness of pneumonia. [ J—— Colonel Frith of aneapnhs, in charge of army recruiting in this dis- trict, was in the city today in connec- tion with his duties. Col. Frith stated that Bemidji was making a good show- T0 IOUCH UPON - | i |+ i | today. |and ht after a Th= president’s veto had been fore-|tions from iings were in Washington. STATE AIR SOUADRON 1S CIVEN RECOGNITION Men Are Needed to Cemplete Personnel of New Air Service (By United Press) 1 St. Paul, Jen. 3. uthority for instituting and recognition of ~ the ‘first Minnesota observation squadron was received. today from the war de- partment, it was announced by Bemg'Lxeut -Col. Garis, commanding offi- fcer.. This, it is expected will be done sometime during this month by Ma- jor Rader, chief of the air service, Seventh army, congressional area, with headquarters at Omaha. Four- teen en are still needed to complete the squadron personnel. Included are three cooks, two buglers, one commanding officer to rank as a sec- ond lieutenane. and eight enlisted men. Captain Raymond Miller, not- ed fiyer, was assigned to tHe recruit- ing service. He is stationed in room 10 at the capitol. HARDING MAY SELL FAMOUS FRONT PORCH (By United Press) '\l:umn Ohio, January 3.—Strange | feet 'may tread the famous front| UNEMPLOYMENT | INVESTIGATION BEINGWAT CLOSELY TODAY Estimate Claims that Three Millions Will Be Shown Out of Work ¢ ANNOUNCEMENT WILL Publication of Number Out of | Work Is Expected to Have Far-reaching Effect (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 3. (By Ralph | BE MADE THIS WEEK | BROWN AND OAKLEY ARE . DEFENDING MINNESO? Suit Is Brou(:‘ ‘ to Minnesota Supreme Z’orth Dako) : (By Un { St. Paul, Jan! . Oak- {ley and M. J. Brown, assistants to the attorney-general were appearing in United States Supreme court to- day defending Minnesota in the dam- age suit for one million dollarg brought by North Dakota.. The suit is the outgrowth of the drainage of Minnesota lands into Lake Traverse. The Minnesota attorneys are affirm- ing the comtention that because North Dakota has sued on behalf of the property owners, the sult is void. Their argument is based on thg law ! that yn individual cannot sue a state. (By United Press) St. Paul, Jan. 3.—Minnesota was scheduled to go before the United | States Supreme court at Washington ! today in defense of an action for $1.- 1 000,000 damages brought by North Dakota as a result of a_drainage pro- lject in western Minnesota. North Dakota alleges that as a result of the pouring of flood waters into Lake Traverse thru the Mustinka ditch, CONGRESS BACK’ TOWORK TODAY T0 FINISH TWO MONTH SESSION Members of Both Houses Are Insisting Upon Getting { Couch)—The result of the investigi- yuch valuable land In southeastern tion of, unemployment by the United | North Dakota has been rendered use- States employment service today was |jegs. South Dakota has brought sim- awaited with keen anticipation; DY !{lar aciion and this case will be tak- {both capital and labor. J. D. Bens-:en up after the North Dakota claim {form claims the announcement Willljg gettled. porch at 380 Mount Vernon avenue | ibe made this week of the result of | here after March 4, if present plans | of the Hardings are carried vut, iavingaengaged a home on Penn- ylvarda avenue in Warhington for| he next four ycars, they hope to dispose of their home in Marion and the brick house on Wyoming avenue,, in W ington, \\llorc Harding lived during his term in the senate. Preeident-elect llarding, however, has no intention of selling the Ma- | world in view of the wage cutting their gallantry. rion Star, as .iis litlle nowspaper lest yet 1 iv ! will be shown a { while another estini \(‘()nssr\ ative so fuy pl fer at not more than thousand. i The publication of the number ot! {unemployed is expected to have a far jreaching effect in the industrial {the survey. One estimate, the larg-i i 1, claims three million ! out of employment' e, the mosL! five hundred |and open shop agitation. It is cer- es the numb-, {CARRIER PIGEONS ARE GAINING HIGH HQNORS (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 3.—Feathered | fighters, a product of the world war, are not meeting true appreciation of The American car- ‘rler pigeon, his service stripes earn- made him several times his Senate ! tain that some of the large employ-'ed by ‘“conspicuous bravery,” today salary last year. In fact, he is plan- ning to erect a large modern plant| in the neasr future. The Harding home in Marion |l|ub- uh]y will either be leaged or sold in | the next few weeks. The house was hut up®for six years while the Hard Newspa- pers were put up in the windows, the house went unpainted and tall weed grew in'the front yard, where thous: ands gathered around the front porch lagt fall. Senator Harding had to dfg up several hundred dollars to put it in conditioni for occupancy during the campaign. A shorteye-af housing in Marion and a reluctance to allow so much money to reman tied up in an empty dwelling have prompted Mrs. Harding to cast about for a way to realize on the investment. But Senator Harding, and hig wife, too, hold the place in a decp 5entimm|ml» regard and may at the last minute decide to keep it for the memories lential campaign. enator, who probably will be in the Harding cabinet, has al- ready expressed a desire to purchase. the Washington home, and it prob-{ ably wil he disposed of, furniture and all. to him. WILSON VOTERS BILL FOR I‘OREIGN CREDIT (By United Press) Washington, n. 3. —President | Wiliyn today for&arded to congress: his veto of the bill recommending the War Finance Corporation which farmers demanded that cowgress is to enable them to extend credit to foreign purchasers of wheat, rnuon: other argricultural products. | cast. bor will say something about | ation at the congress of em- to be held in Chicago, Janu-: Judge E. H. Gary and oth- e employers will be present. is looked upon by e a definite means Qf tting on the open shop ques- lers o ithe si pln v ey i I deration of Labor is planning to heep in close touch with it. EASTERN STARS WILL ’ MEET TOMORROW NIGHT The Eastern Stars will meet to- morrow night in the Masonic temple at eight o'clock. Officers for the; Lunch | ‘cumhu: year will be installed. will be served. All members are espe- cially urged to be present. | WOMEN'S AUXILIARY TO HOLD MEETING TONIGHT The regular \”IL‘ Women's Auxiliary of the Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion will be held tonight at eizht o'clock in the rooms of the Bemidji Civic tand Commerce association. All mem- | 't Gompers of the Ameri-| monthly meeting of | is virtually a member of the enlisted ! personnel of the United States navy. All naval aviation pigeons are be- ing registered to day on the air-sta- | tion muster in a manner similar to that employed in keeping the record of the personnel attached to the sta- tion. Kvery bird has his number. As a recent navy order requires hat all seaplanes, while in flight, 1ust carry pigeons aboard, no de- tails are overlooked in giving the hlrds the attention that their posi- tion warrants. It is no easy matter, either, for a pigeon to break into the xecluslve clase of enlisted fighters. Not only must these air birds show a high degree of training, but they must have attained a certain alr of i maturity. Young birds, for instance, are not allowed on the muster sheet until their legs have grown large enough to hold the hand number of the naval air station to which they ure attached. Figures compiled by the Navy de- partment show that during ®e last ten months of the war, United States naval pigeons delivered 219 messages| from seaplanes forced to land at sea. | 'Ddsese planes were without any oth- | er means of communication and cred- 'it is given the pigeons for saving |both men and machines. Many in- #tances have oceured where pigeons ibers are ur,,ml to be present. opersting on the Atlantie seaboard FARME’!S AND HOMEMAKERS MEET AT UNIVERSITY FARM | (By Uul(ml Press) St. Paul, Jan. 3.—Farmers and live e found ity Farm ! s of the st at the Unive 1t is the opening day of | smakers' week at! S school of agri- Livestock breeders associa- very part of the state| | will hold their conventions here this ) stock breed i their mecc here tod: Farmers’ the state feulture. ing in recruits for the army and stated | also that two additional officers will be sent to this territory to assist in covering the smaller towns in the vi-! cinity of Bemidji. Sergeant Patrick Farrell has been assigned the terri-! tory from Bemidji to International! Falls and will be on hand to assume! his. duties soon. The other officer has not been nssngned Sergeant Jones is still in charge of the Benudn station gnd reports that recruiting is active ere. MILITARY PREPARATIONS MADE BY RUMANIANS Vienna, Jan. 3.—Military prepara- tions were being made by the Ru- manians after the high command had | identified six new bolshevik divisions | on the Dniester front. King Fcnlln-l and will mobilize the cigsses of 1913, 1614 and 1915 and move them over.| the Rumanian railroads. The assign-| | ment of Besserabia and four other! territories by the allies was looked | upon as the cause of the military ac-, i | [tion by the Bolshevik. .FORTY SINN FEINERS HELD IN CORK TODAY | Dublin, Jan. 3.—Forty Sinn ch—[ ers were held by the military of Cnrkv today. They were rounded up Sat- urday afternoon. The charges ufider | which they are held was not given. i ‘Winnipeg, ManA—lt is annuunced4 {that the Rockefeller Foundation has, granted $500,00 Oto the University of Manitoba for the general endow-| ment of medical students, subject to the conditions that the medical college . S. Amateur Hockey association :e?son Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Du- luth and ‘St. Paul teams are in group two and a heavy schedule has been arranged. Duluth is scheduled to play here tonight and tomorrow night, building permit and annual budget| has_increased to the satisfaction of/ thefoundation. The grant is Mani-| toba’s share of the five million dollars | to be given to Canadian universities by.John D. Rockefeller. w. o 3 /il SEE ! |KNEW W2~ SANTA , CLAV S ’/\ w/// TR /| T o i | | The I | have been instrumental in delivering messages requesting spare parts for | disabled planes. Recently at Pensacola, Fla., thirty- two birds were used by airplanes in delivering messages. The pigeons [covered 700 miles. with an average speed of 32 miles an hour. HOLM RESIGNED TODAY ., AS SECRETARY OF STATE ' (By United Press) St. Raul, Jan -—Milk Holm, who will be secretary of §Te of Minne- |#ota today revigned as a member of the State Iair Board. Three or four in the Ninth Con- | gregsional district are alréady asking {to be Holm’s successor. It is prob- jable n new member will be named by || . the state agricultural society on Jan- ‘uary 11, $00 LINE SECTION FOREMAN PASSES AWAY AT ROCHESTER Somuel Ramsey, section foreman for the Soo lne. pitvced away af Rochester yesterday after an illness of about ten days. The deceased lenves a wife and daughter, Fern, living at 223 Park avenue. Mrs, | Ramsey wns with her husband at the time of his death Announcements I'will be made relative to the funeral at a later date. ‘BEMIDTI SCHOOLS RESUME SCHEDULE AFTER HOLIDAYS Bemidji schools will open again |this week after the mid-year holi- days, with practically every teacher back on the job for the remainder of |the year. All except the Bemidji business college will open tomorrow i morning with the usual schedule of Work Cleaned Up SENATE TO TAKE UP NITRATE BILL SOON Efforts Are to Be Made to Get Appropriation Bills Under Way (By United Press) Washington, Jan.r3—Congress got back to work today with exactly two months of its session left. Members of both house and scunate insisted on steady work so that all appropri- ation Dbills may be pagt before March 4. Special efforts are to be made in the house to get all appropriation bills into the senate within the pre- sent month. The senate this week is to take up the nitrate bill designed to give farmers cheaper and more abundant. fertilizer. Thie tariff legislation and soldiers’ bonus are to be taken up by the sen- ate finance committee with Senator Penrose in charge for the first time in many months. The house ways a1l means commit- tee begins hearing Thursday on the tarift revision laying the foundation for the general tariff bill at the spe- clal session. STATIONERY COMPANY OPENS DRIVE ON CLOSED SHOPS (By United Press) Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 3.—The first move on the part of the Kan- sas City employers to make this city an open shop town came today when the Schooley Stationery company in- formed its printers that they will be entitled to thelr jobs only as Ameri- ean gitizens and not as members of the International Typographical Un- fon. None of the printers went to work today. WATER FOWL ARE SAFE IN MINNESOTA THIS WINTER (By United Press) St. Puul, Jan. 3.JWhat few wa- ter fowl may be sitting around the radiator now are safe. The game laws provide that hunters may not shoot ducks beginning January 1 until next September. But the ducks have flown. So far as could be learned, no one has seen any ducks knocking icicles off the clouds during the last few weeks. NAVY BALLOONISTS ARE HOMEWARD BOUND TODAY Missing Navy Men Are Lost in Northern Canadian Forest for Four Days (By United Press) New York. Jan. 3.— Somewhere in the frozen wastes of Northern Can- da the three United States balloon- ists who left Rockaway Point De- cember 12, are traveling by dog team toward Cochrane, Ontario, on- the Natlonal-Transeontinental railway, where they expect to entrain. Word that the three airmen were «afe was received at the navy air sta- tion ' Rockaway Point in the form f a telezram signed by all three and dispatched from Martice, Ontario. It said, “Driven by storm Monday. De- ecemher 13, west by northwest at lower Hudson Bay were forced to ‘and at 2 p. m. December 14, about ten miles northeast of Moonse Fac- Ir\rv Ontarfo. Latitude 51:50, lon- ritude 81. Lozt in the forest four vs Crew safe at Hudson Bay com- pany post. Will leave on first avall- a~hle means of transportation for Transcontinental railway and will take about nine' days after leaving here Monday, December 27."” 30B ARTIST WILL BE TRIED IN DAKOTA (By United Press) classes. The business school will open Thursday, January 6. TUM'BER AND YUEI. COMPANY OPENS FOR BUSINESS TODAY and Fuel Hil- Bemidji Lumber rompany, successors to the St. dire Retail Lumber company, com- ~renced business this morning. E. R. | Evans, manager, stated that they are in a position to serve the public in Valley City. Jan. 3—Several inter- esting criminal cases are to be heard at the January term of the Barnes county district court. Among these is that of F. Hildebrandt an allezed *g0l’ artist, who is said to have pli- ed his trade at least in three cities. Country bankers in Barnes had him arrested on charge of obtaining mo- ney uynder false pretences, He was traced to Galesburg, IIl, thru the peculiar method he used and later thought by South Dakota authorities the supply of all kinds of coal andlto be a man who operated in that building material, state. aga@e -*¥0q, A0 L ALl - v - Al o assth . B 1 s