Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 4, 1921, Page 1

The Plonegr is the only daily wihtin 100 mllel of Bemidji and has the: -l glrcullncn i Northern mnnasoh. - xS e EATHER REPOR’ ' Wnesom weather: Clou gnd T tonlght. ‘Wednesday-—Gen- adly faify > Ly ' BEMIDJI, MlfiN:, TUESDAY EVEN“!G JAN. 4, 1920 55¢c PER MONTH CITY SCHOOLS RESUME WORI( IN ALL CEASSES ous. schools nf the . city orning after the Christ- with __all teachers in @ tcept Miss Gloyd Snow - \onl staff. Miss Snow recuvezed o, ;;aume her duties. Twq new, Eenchen start their duties in_the Central school this morning, Miss Jensen -of Northome will teach the first grade room, taught by Mrs. Letford before Christmas, and Miss Mary K. Gottwold of ‘West Duluth, will !a‘nch the sixth grade room pre- wiously taught by Miss Apman. During the vacation, the janitors of. the schools gave the rooms a-thor- qugh cleaning, scrubbed and oiled floors.and made everything in a splen- did, clean condition for the pupils upon their, return to their rooms. There have been a number of new enrollments in _the. various schools, three having entered the Junior High - Inundated- Lands PAULSON IS ELECTED | CHAIRMAN OF BOARD / Committee to Act With City i Council on Plans for - Detention Hospital Action to m;ovide for the deepening of Rapid river for a distance of four- teen miles may be taken by the-coun- :L‘f :},;:::: E%C::}:;zl i&h::}nfidgi ty board of commissioners in session begmnm presented themselves at the here this week, beginning-today, as a. 'érent schools,.but :as the second result of the meeting held this fores ester has not. begun, they. were noon whet “Judge, C‘ 3‘, Sta fi’“ g Yonié and will ‘be notified later the Fifteenth judiétal- dfstrict. urged the second term will commence. the board to petition the district | wr mvs AUXII.IARY MEETS judge for such afigrojvect. Such action would provjde for ¢ the ATHL mmn BESIDENCE overfiow of the ditches which empty into (he river and. "’“9 during the flood season nre at present ‘inundat- ing the lands along; the river, Ditches No. 25 and 30.and. Qne or two oth- | ers will be aftdoted. Judgé Stanton urged that the‘board take action “at once that.the object, if favorable, may be completed a3 goon as passible, - while the ditching"maghinery. i ll in that wvicinity. 8;.. esf that approyimately S‘§1,000 “wou requived to complete the project. Attorney - H. L. Hyffman, in § half of the city couneil, uked thn the county join with the ecity in erecting a pest house on the poor farm property, east of Bemidji. Reas- “ons' for such' action’ were explained and it developed that this method of combining effgrts to estghlish a city and county, detention’ npflal tx D parently fay r le. ! chairman of the board was insf mcted to ap- point a committee to act with the committee frony the city .gouncil. Ed. Pa tcomm fastoner - troim the first. district of Beltrami county, on motlnn*nt former chairman Len- non, WAS eleate d:to /serve as county board chal rmg’h, at session this morn- ing> He succéeds Willilam Lennon of Kellther who was chairman for two years. . 8am Ellis, commissioner from the Fifth district, was elected vice- chairman. ‘The ‘Women'’s Auxmary of Ralph. Gracie post .of the, American ‘Leglon met at'the City building last evqnh]:f ;mi on inyitation of Presi- dent L. Huffman, the meet- mgA-zins hgld at her home. An invitation from the Legion post was _read, inviting the members. of the Auxiliary and all tadies who help ‘cd.make the Armistice Day celebra- -tion a success to a soclal session to .he held on Thursday, January 13, at the Civic and Commerce association 00ZUS, +- After the meeung a socfal houny was enjoyed and refreshménts were served by Mrd. Huffman. NATION-WIDE, CRIME WAVE HITS BEMIDJI b'e R "The. nat[on-wide wave of crime and Detty-offdnses, inchiding hold-ups, robberies and the like, has evidently hit:Bemidji. Numerous reports have been eirculated during the past weelkq of “holdups, and now comes a report trom Clifford & Co., that the ware house located across from the Great ‘Northern'depot . was broken into night before last and a hog was stol- en. The police as yet have no track of the offender. Every effort is be- ing made to put a stop to such rob- beries and the offenders, if caught, will be severely dealt with. FORMER NOBEHEBN RESIDENT - COUNTY EDUCATION BOARD HOLDS MONTHLY MEETING California, -comes the announcement of the death of Steven T. Adams, a tormer resident of the town of Nor- thern about eight or ten years ago. Mr. Adams died on December 14, the announcement states. The deceased succumbed to the poisonous effects of a cancer which he contracted several months prior to his death. He was born in Vernal, Wisconsin, in 1860. Interment was made in the Santa Margarita, California cemetery. NORMAL SCHOOL RE-OPEI.WS TODAY AFTER HOLIDAYS . The county board of education for the unorganized territory met yester- day at the office of the county super- intendent of schools and attended to rountine business. Superintendent J. C. McGhee re- - ports that all vacancies in the rural schools have béen filled, several new teachers having been engaged with- in the last few weeks. The attend- ance is_better this year than last and very few cdses of illness have been _Tepo; AGENT OPPOSES BORAH PLAN OF DISARMAMENT Alleged that Agent Is Causing Political Jealousies to Delay Action The Normal school opened this with the exception of Miss Eunice Asbury. Miss Asbury recently un- derwent an operation at Terra Haute, Ind., and was expected to have left the hospital yesterday. She will re- ‘| turn to her duties as soon as she has sufficiently recovered. CAR CATCHES ON FIRE " FROM SHORT CIRCUIT Last evening shortly after seven o'clock a Ford sedan belonging to Ward Brothers: auto livery standing idle in front of the livery office on Third street caught on fire and the department was called to the scene. It is thought that a short circuit caused the blaze. Very little damage was done to the car. CLAIMS OFFICERS ARE IN BOOTLEGGING RING| (By United Press) Chicago, Jan. 4.—Two congress- mem-and several government officers and many prominent men are backers of. a huge boot-legging ring engaged in a million dollar business was al- feged to be in a confession of sev- cral men umder arrest here today, at cording to a confession obtained by Federal Prohibition Commissioner Richardson. The two congressmen used their influence in obtaining release of sev- eral thousand barrels of whisky. The ring it was said operated from Chi- cago; New York and Jersey City. A port this resolution. They probably | complete set of rubber stamps with will bring in some measure modeled |=ignatures of Richardson and eastern on the Borah measure calling for an | prohibition directors are reported un- international conference to lay the|covered as well as a code which mem- basis for reducing land and navallbers of the ring used to communicate forces. with each other. (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 4. (By L. C. Mar- tin).—An agent representing himself to be in the employ of international produtts eseential to the manufac- turing of war materials is in Wash- ington working against the Borah resolution for a conference of the grent powers and disarmament. It 2s alleged by supporters of the mensura the agent is stated to have succeeded in arousing certain politi- cal jealousies which threaten to delay if not to defeat, the resolution. The plan is to make public information of work of the alleged secret agents and other uhases of the disarma- ment question. According to Borah and other sup- porters of the disarmament plan they are recelving thousands of letters calling for the reduction of the arma- ment for two reasons. First, economy and reduction of taxes, and second. prevention of war. The foreign rela- tion committee will meet Wednesday to hear Senator Walsh of Montana on his resolution requesting the pre- sident.to accept the invitation of the League of Nations that an American be designated to sit unofficially on the league disarmament commission. The committee is unlikely to re- the | PASSES AWAY IN CALIFORNIA |~ From The Eaglet Times of Eaglet, ! morning with all the faculty present}. JRAIL PROBLEM | TODAY RECEIVE . Would Amend Truispnrtatlon Act Immediately RAILROAD LABOR IS EXPECTED TO OPPOSE Senate May Pass Over Veto of Resolution Against Clayton Act " (Ry Unitea Press) | Washington, Jan. 4.—Important phases of the ljallway problems were broug; into congress today, The senate interstate commerce commis- | sion was considering whether it will recommend an effort to pass over President Wilson's veto the resolution to suspend the operation of section 10 'of the Clayten Act. ‘Railroad ejecufives planned to use house interstate commerce commis- sion to amend the transportation act 50 that the $400,000,000 due them from the government and the guar- antee provision of the act will be made available immediately. The de- cision of congress on these questions will determine whether they can go ahéad with plans to spend about $350,000,000 for equipment this year, according to railroad executives. Organized railroad labor and some congressmen are expected to advance, the argument that profits to rail- voad executives and further defisit to the federal treasury are involved. Section 10 of the Clayton act, pass- ed six years ago.and never allowed to [ go-into effect, aimed at interlocking of officials between railroad and squipment companies and bettweert raflroad “and, banks. Under it both in which their officers are .interested only after competitors bidding. The.same provision appiles to hanks certificates according to in- terstate commerce commission. AMERICAN AND TIDENDE (By United Press) Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. 4.—The Grand Forks American and the North Dakota Tidende, non-partisan papers here, have suspended publica- tion, it was announced late yesterday. The American did not publish yest- erday. The Grand Forks .American hegan publication September 30, 1918, as a dgily and was incorporated fm‘ $100,000. The Tidende, a weekly pubhc’\tiun printed in Norwegian, made its ap- pearance cighteen menths ago and was capitalized at $50,000. the same commission as well as the | can buy equipment from companies [ SUSPEND PUBLICATION CITY BASKETBALL TEAN MEETS BRAINERD TONIGH'I' Fans Are Assured Basketlnll Bemidji baskethall fans are to wit< nes sa first' class-exhibit of the win- |ter indoor game tonight when the Bemidji ity team and Brainerd meet at 8 o’clock at the armory. Tele- phone communication with Manager D. T. Lawrence of the Brainerd Y. M. C.-A. team this morning assured the local manager that the visiting quint would he here and ready to put up a stiff batfle against. Bemidji's former high school stars. The. visiting team promises to be of local athletes know that this city basketball teams are always top- notchers. This yearls team is com- pesed of practically the same players as last year, but every man is show- ing up much better than ever before. John Simons, at center, is the only . |addition to the team that represented Bemidji last year. Alec Cameron, who has always proved to be a drawirg card in local basketball circles, is expected to ye- turn t0 Bemidji within a few days and undoubtedly the next game to be played here by the city team will see him in action. Tt is possible that high schoel-alumni game may be arranged for Friday night of this week. Such a game is sure to be worthy of the attendance of every fan in the cit The succes sof the city ‘team de- pends entirely upon local support and it is the intention of the quint to put up a first class game on every Qe- icasion, thereby insuring the public that, every contest will be worth while attending. | The game tonight will be called {promptly at eight o’clock and tae fol- lowing line-up will appear for Be- mvdji: Plummer and Claude Bailey, forwards, Sinons, center; George Graham and Frank Phibbs, guards. Fred Graham, gnard. will also be in- cluded in the line-up later in the game. The Brainerd line-up is not iknown for certain, but it includes a Inumber of old hands at the game, men who have played on university and high school teams for several | seasonsy {HOME DEMONSTRATIONS FOR JANUARY POSTPONED Meetings - Will Be- Held Next Month on Dates Similar to Old Schedule _Home demonstration meetings on nutrition with Miss Lucy Cordiner have been cancelled for the month of January. All extension specialists are expected to be at the station dur- ing Farmers’ and Home-makers’ weely, January 3-8, and the extension conference, January 10-13. These and other reasons have made it ap- pear best to transfer the entire Jan- uary schedule to February. The home demonstration mectings in the county will be held February 10, 11 and 12, according to the fol- lowing schedule: Feb. 10, Carr Lake school, 2 p. m.; Hines, 7:30 p. m. Fri- day, Feb. 11; Northern township community hall; 2 p. m.; Turtle River, 7:30 p. m. The third of the series of meetings has already been held. Miss Cordi- ner reports ‘“‘all meetings well at- tended and the interest shown certi- fies to the livenéss of the women of Beltrami ¢ounty.” ISTORMY FIGHTS GVER PROPOSED A BN a scrappy aggregation and followers | cexité.li;éd_ Bank of United ! States Would Replace Federal Reserve INDICATIONS FAVOR PROPER CONSIDERATION May Reopen Fight Waged By Party Leaders Over Aldrich Plan Marion, Ohio, Jan. 4. (By Raymond Clapper).—A hlormy partisan fight early in the Hardinggdadministration over the proposed establishment of a centralized bank of the United States to replace the.present Federal Re- serve Bank was indicated here to- day when it became known that the republican leaders are laying plans to raise the issue. Some leaders here already have sounded the president-elect and claim that the creation of a centralized bank is one of the activities of the next_administration if Harding con- sent to make the fight. Indications are that favorable consideration will be given the matter although Hard- ing is following his usual custom and is saying nothing until he has studied the reaction of public sen- timent regarding the suggestion. It is considered significant, how- ever, that Senator Curtis. the republi- can genatorial whip, should make the annduncement following a conference with Harding of his intention to of- fer an amendment to the Federal Re- serve act. This, he said, would be designed to wipe out the Lwelve ex- isting banks and substitute one cen- tralized bank with branches widely separated geographically. This news is expected to re-open the bitter fight waged between the republicans and democrats over the Aldrich plan some years ago when essentially the same scheme was pri u~ posed by the republicans. LABOR LEAGUE ELECTS OFFICERS FOR NEW YEAR The annual meeting of the Labor league wfis held in Moose hall last Sunday and election of officers result- ed in the following: President, H. A, Bridgman; vice-president, D. Booth; secretary-treasurer, T. S. Cassidy; board of directors, R. E. Cote, Sr., Tom Mohler and Jas. T. Davis. A resolution opposing the forming of a state (‘unstnbulary. one opposmg the change in the present state pri- niary law and ore opposing the es- ablis ‘lmlcnt of a labor court were passed. The next meeting of the league will be held next Sunday afternocon in Christianson’s hall, Nymore, at 2 p. m. All are invited. MON ALONO ., THE OTHER FELLOWS GOING_BACK ARE A TICKET, 0. NORMAL | |ONLY THREE CHANGES AT NORTH DAKOTA CAPITOL Inauguraticn Day Is Lost in Excitement of Opening of Legislature (By United Press) ‘Bismarck, Jan. 4.—With only three important changes in. state office inauguration day in North Dalwta was lost in the excitement of the opening of the legislative session. Independents control the house by a narrow margin and the Nonparti- sans control the senate by one, with the one majority cont The leg- islative program is I wgm(m\nl than at any time within the last eight vears, but warm fights over admini- strative measures are expected to develop. There will be only three changes at the capitol. The governor has been re‘elected. D. C. Poindexter will be inaugurated as state auditor and wiil oust Carl Kositzky, independent. Poindexter is a Nonpartisan leaguer. Just across the hall, John Steen wil take the place of Operi Olson as treasurer. William Lemke, a high of- ficial of the national Nonpartisan league, will step into the shues of William Langer as attorney-general. Langer has been one of the ter opponents of the league dur the last two years. He formerly high in the counsels of the league. The custom of an inaugurs xl‘hxi has_been dispensed with and pr tically every politi 1 oand | here turned his e; to the openiog of the session with expectations of a bloody fray. There is a gencral den economy and wholesale ! appropriation me: Revision of tax laws, te owned and oper and operation of the among the biggest problems Lo come up early in the’session. Among the appropriation reguests which will be presented to the stafe,] institutions are: Agrieultural col lege, IFargo, $1,2705,87 years; Normal, Minot, years; Home for Feeble-minded, Graf ton, $583,500 for two years. Of the agricultural buiig 120 is asked for the building maintenance fund and 191,08 'y extension department. or an cuitural building $150,000 is a $12,600 for .Imnuni'x ton cotts conneetion with “pirls” econ clasges and $10,000 for cold storag room in Ceres Ifall. The Minot Normal has |mm‘ud no appropriations for builling wablished, 8 yea 10, und additions as well as 10 per ceat sa ary increase to faculty. A power houge workshop, milkhouse and su perintendent’s home are wanted a the l*cuhh' mmllui whuul SAILOR l'thK WOULD TAKE ON L. C. CURTIS Sailor Bud of Minneapolis middleweight champion of Montan: and ex-welterweight (]mm pion of the United States to L. C. Curt of Hm wrestling mateh to be held either Jan- uary 12 or 13, At present he we igh 1568 pounds. His list of “clean-ups’ P many of the best men in the day, and he claims he would need an adding machine to count the fellows he has laid away. He is open to ali comers, he states, and would like tc meet Curtis soon. = During the war he was wresilin instructor in the United States navy where he won the welterweiglit cham pionship and held o year when he was released with Joe Stecher for si claims he learned a lob of the from him. 1f such a match ean be arvangzed it undoubtedly would furnish a fi class exhibit of skill and streng t Curtis, according to Bemid] capable of holdimg his own ag any man his weight. FIRST SERI S OF BIBLE STUDIES HELD LAST NIGH' includer Last night {hr- 11r\I of a series of Bible studies et at e T au school house in Frohn townshis Cumming. studies are d on une rection of the Aardahl Conco young people’s soc The 1 meeting w ll] be held day night. WEST VIRGINIA STATE CAPITOL IS DESTROYED (By United Press) Charlesion, W state capitol of a mere shell ester 1 voln fal.i were B othier the flanes - stated that be 1 wricks FITET MASSES FOR & ATLANTIC (I'y United P:e Norfol \ e the i five-month cruise to South Amecrica. NOLAN CERTAIN ‘10 BE ELECTED HOUSE SPEAKER ANOTHER TERN Forty-second Session of State Legizlature Convenes at Noeca Teday ORGANIZATION WCORK IS MATTER OF FORM Tomerrow Noon Both Houses to Witness Inauguration of Governor Preus H 0S5) »th houses of dat proee ith or- L lar 4 up- o i previous eaucuses of majority (Dy United P St. Paul, Jan. 4.—F he Minnesota le re cor ded docid aenhers Tomorrow noon the hovses will uzuration of Go N IEnnes clect J. AL O Pren Ch vill officiate, Pr s aration Inangurat will follow thg in instice Brown then delfver Vi other state oificers One of the int ¢ coremunies wiil niiive Lo wtmovernor. Clling the gavel he ed and de- - Col- tion of the dimi Houti LAwice as big a old o e di one I i corons senato, o colimn in the for the 1 vinmg terms, wota les O Miinn nuo o ok The republican v ced aslnie of catens. None avtisam Lesee e drtne e Aature were expeeted fo piut wp a Wt oon the speskership oniy bnt S les than thivly vetes oul of n the fi it looks like a tempest inoa tea pot. W. 1. Nolan. gpeaker of the b fon, was cortain to he nam roof the Douse with more than IlHl feorse Penciiey of Qadanna duied secrelary of The J.oStoneherg of Camby lH‘.,c will be wly Tor will t noon med to eall on and advise him Insiness, o tic relingnish when Prens i un.l de- avernor ey are v Tiengiist wninoan fver Rz mes, nist jsoex rine e Jie eanitol and Pren he midorably im- uffered yest- overnor A todav, ha i vifh-bronchitis NAVY RALLOONISTS ARE NOT YET GUT OF DANGER Neather . Is Boing Watched Anxiouzly By Those Well Acquainted The United who broie yorthern record for hal- il wWho are now enronte « zation with doz 1 Th Matticr f W e frrihe ith con- » who ety of mornne ram to en, th Indinn womewhere he- | railway line town ind are believed to {rozen Messanabi AR WILL OFTIC 'S TONIGHT IN=TALL