Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 5, 1921, Page 1

wmun/%?:f;: :f‘i‘i’&?fil n’: Lt has’ the " Iay| olreulnat| Northern Mlmun. G IDJI DAILY PIO VOLUME XVII. NO. 219 BEMIDJI, MINN,, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JAN. 5, 1921 BODYBRAWING WIDE coMMENT'mochtiqn, for the new yean was S . ekt well attended and was one of special The Fariner Gives Commercial Association and County Hearty Boosat ' A PAST YEAR IS ONE OF GREATEST IN HISTORY Plans fq' Comln; Year Will Keep,Every Member of .- P . Association Active The Bemidji Civic and Commerce association started ont on. its 1921 progyam with: sn: enthusia¥m which betokens mueh activity for the future Mo The past year has been one special activity, and in the enthusiasm of new enterprises, it is well not to forget the. past efforts that make: pouib!e.&)a big-things of the future.') o : No ciation in' the country-has - had gre compliments paid it than ! those which have been offéred the Civie and’ Commerce ition - Bemidji. * It is unfortutiate that thiere ' O€0TE®’ Gochran are some in Bemidji and even in the membership of the association itself who do not thoroughly realize and IE“ preciate the attention which has been centered on the community and the value of the work:that is being done by thiu,muchfim‘.' g o 7 At the time Beltrami county was endeavoring to sell her bonds for the construction of roads,: one.of the prospective purchasers and the “one who eventually bought the bonds, was the bond department of the Northern National bank;of Duluth; and in® ax effort to ascertain the standing .ef Beltrami county, the manager of this department wrote to The Farmer, an agricultural pablication of - very high standing, asking for what.information | they could"give “on the - tounty. Among'‘ather very -highly compli- mentary things The Farmer had to say about the county was the follow- soil is food, farmers pro- gressive, and the local or pri- mary markets sufficiently well established to guarantee a cash return op_the crops. More than this, Bemidji bas taken the lead among Minnesota communities in promoéting relations between its citizens and the farmers of the entire county. Its Civic and Commerte association has given . the farmers, individually and col- * lectively, the strong kind of co- operation, attested only Dec. 4, last, by a great get-together in Bemidji, on which occasion sev- eral hundred farmers of the rank ‘and file were entertained formally at dinner by the Civic Commerce association and with their familie re the of the city all-day ol the problem which - we at an States, namely . the pro- ing of better farms and the i county has attain- od & Pposi of leadership unique, among political subdivisions .in the Northwest, a fact, which, in the long run is bound to res in greater material prosperity.” There could be no greater compli- ment paid any city and especially in this case when it is considered that this expression came from an entire- | ly disinterested source. This is enough reward and glory to be bestowed; on any a’uoehtfon at one time and is ample pay for ell the time and effort expended by members of the organi- zation. | The many projects attempted and brought to & sucgessful conclusi®n by the association during 1920, mark it @e one of greatest, if not the great- est year in its history. Perhaps the one thing that accounted for the suc- cess of the association was the regu- larity of the meetings of the execu- tive and general body. The regular Tuesday luncheon of the directorate was one of the first features started last year and has been the means of systematically Leeping before the as. sociation’ the many necessary matters to be taken up. The thirty-two page booklet pre- pared and published by the publicity committee was a valuable part of the work done, - The adding of new industries is always important and in successfully locating the Stellar company in Be- midji the association accomplished a big plece of construction work. The ald given by the association in tle school bond issue, in the delin- quent tax campaign and the stump pulling demonctrations were signifi- cant of the value such an organiza- tion has in the community. B The three conventions held in June (Continued on Page 6) +{of the committee up ¢ nempolis-before taking further steps. - 88c. PER ‘MONTH ASSCCIATION DIRECTORS HOLD IMPORTANT MEETING NEW GOVERNOR First Meeting of New Year| Hears Discussion Upon ‘i Important Projects . The first meeting of the hoard of directors of the Civic and Commerce interest. Judge Stanton, chairman of the legislative: cor’ on''the Ruggles pin\ comprehensive repor ee working ~t, made a e action Preus Assumqs Office Before Noon Today and: Then States Policy time. " The committee ask the legislature at its< starting, to set aside a trx comprising about five hundi for a state park. ~ N . The part:of the tract not by timber now, it is proposed .| : | PROPOSES CHANGES i TO STATE LEGISLATURE as a reforestation project. This\\- »‘*, . it- was: reported, was favorably ct. ¥t sidered by members of the forestr; Would Amend Soldiers’ Bonus board when apprized of the scheme. S F. B. Lycan and Judge Stanton, mem- Laws to Immediately Pay Off Claims Yers.of the legislative committee, left last, night for St. Paul where other Eembe:; of thet.c:;nmittee wiLl goin then - to: ‘present the matter before (By United Press) members of the legislature. St. Pauyl, Jan. 5—Governor J. A. . C. L. Isted reported on the proposed | 0, Preus, assuming at 11:20 a, m, to- jasserbly grounds, stating that at the | day the governor chair, asked that the i present time the outlook was favor-| Minngsota legislature reform elec- able to Bemidji although no definite tjon laws and enact a tqnnage law, ‘action. had as yet been taben by the|boost good roads, co-operate in mar- committee who had the selection in|keting and practise economy ‘of the state government. hand. ' ~ The-Birchmont hotel project came| ' The big itemsswhich will probably in cause extended disclission in the legis- I for bomuiflz;fl;l; ;ii;cussiqn. F. 8. Lycan re] ; that he was waiting | Jature are those for a just and equit- for sketches from architects in Min-| gble tonnage tax and marketing Jawis, Governor Preus took the ,oath of office before large throngs admitted by ticket.” Governor Burnquist es?® corted the governor and spoke briefly in his behalf. Chief Justice Calvin L. Brown administered the oath of of- fice and Governor Preus started with his message. ' Preus advocates changes in the election laws to safeguard the integ- rity of political committee, enact- ment of co-marketing laws, passage of a fair equitable tonnage tax on iron, legislation to carry out effec- tively and economically the provisions of the Babcock good roads amend- ment and other highway improve- ments, amendment of soldiers” honus laws so that certificates of indebted- ness can be sold immediately to raise money for bonuses; just and intelli- also gubmitted a tentative proposition for the acquir- ing of the hotel property by a new <ol tion,. - - lj’.' C;""‘McGhee, - -county superin- i terident of schools, in a short address, pointed out the undesirable features of eertain proposed legislation which may be introduced into the.coming legislative sessioh apd also stated the desirable features ‘of this same pro- posed legislation. He urged that the | present basis of state aid to rural {schools be allowed to remain unless wdditional aid could be sécured. *Un- der-the ‘proposed plan, rural schools would: be worse off than under the ‘présent arrangement, while urban schools would receive the greatest . benefit and these are less in need of the aid than®the country schools. LASQR I8 FIGHTING © 7 STATE CONSTABULARY meacures effecting labor and indus- try; providing for leasing cut-over lands and’ hélping immigrants; cre- ation of public domain department-to 100k after state resources and make gent consideration of the proposed/ oress, Mrs. E. H. Denu; CITY COUNCIL HEARS o e onrs SENATE HEARS No. 45 Is Given First Read- ing Monday Night The city council met Monday night and heard reports of the various de- partments for the month of Decem- ber. Charles Dailey, fire chief, re- ported for his department. Nine calls for the fire department were made in December, three caused by chimneys, one from soot in pipes, one from sparks in a’ woodbox, two at- tributed to carelessness, one from an over-hefted stove pipe, and one from thawing out water pipes, the latter being a silent .alarm and only two firemen present. Dr. D. R. Burgess, city veterinari- an, made his report for the past {month/on the inspection of dairy prod- ucts plants and on testing of herds supplying milk to- Bemidji markets. The municipal court report for the two-week period since the previous meeting was also made. A general ordinance to be known as No. 116, amending No. 45, was read relative to making attachments to old ‘pipe or ‘water fixtures in premises from which the water has been shut off and making connections with thé service pipe in use between mains and the meter without the party desiring such work first making ap- plication and receiving permission. No replacement tap or connection can be made in the water main without first shutting off the water in the old| tap or connection at the corporationi cocl: in the water main ,under the proposed amendment. The proposed | change would go into effect immedi- ately upon passage, approval and pub- lication. EASTERN STARS INSTALL OFFICERS FOR NEW YEAR The Eastern Stars met last night at the Masonic temple and installed officers for the year. Miss Vera Backus acted as installing officer. Lunch was served following the in- stallation work. Those who are to-hold office begin- ning last night are ps follows: Wor- thy Matron, Mrs, E. N. French; Wor- thy Patron, Dr. G. M. Palmer; As- socigte Matron, Mrs. E .H. Smith; Secretary, Mrs. 1. A. Hanson; Treas- urer, Mrs. J. W. Wilcox; Conduct- Associate Conductoress, Mrs. A. V. Garlock; Chaplain, Mrs. T. J .Andrews; Mar- shal, Mrs. G. B. Carson; Organist, - Mrs. A. B. Felr;’Ruth, Mrs. R. J. Boardman; Edith, Miss Milre Achen- MEASURE FOR SEOOND TINE to ‘Ways and Means Committee Begin Work on Tariff Matters Tomorrow COAL COMMITTEE TO HEAR COLONEL WENTZ Active Program Being Mapped Out in Both Houses of Congress Today (By United Press) | Washington, Jan. 5. (By L. C. Martin)—Senator ‘Borah today urged the senate to take up his disarma- CITY BASKET TOSSERS WIN OVER BRAINERD “¥"” First Game of Season Witness- ; ed By Enthusiastic Crowd at Local Armory Bemidji's city basketball team took the Brainerd Y. M. C. A. quint down the line last night at the local arm- ory for a score of 51 to 18. Brainerd was handicapped greatly by the ab- sence of two of the best players rep- reseniing that city, Falconer and Rels, nevertheless Manager D. T. Lawrence preferred to bring a parti- ally pick-up team rather. than disap- point Bemidji in the first game of the season. From. the showing made last night it is certain that the local city team will put up a first class battle against any team in the state or northwest. Speed and acturacy were evident at all times. Exceptional teamwork was displayed and the old-time one man style of play was not seen except at prolonged §ntervals. ~Man, 18 were called on the Be- midji jteam, but this fact was due largely to the change in rules of the game since last season. A clean game was played by both sides and although the visitors were much be- ! PROTECTIONIS PROMINENT IN PROPOSALFOR NEW GAME LAW Legislative Committee of State Game. Protective League Proposes Changes WOULD RESTRICT BIG GAME HUNTING SEASON League Would Increase State Bounty on Wolves to Fifteen Dollars W. C. Klein, president of the Be- midji Trout club, has received from low Bemidji's weight, they made a |the Minnesota Game Protective league good showing. The score at the end of the first by a copy of the recommendations made its ' legislative committee for ment resolution and the commission | half was 32 to 5 but during the last : changes in the laws protecting fish took up the measure for the second jtime at the request of Senator Hitch- | passes, j cock. The commission granted a hear- | game Were the most exciting when ing to Senator Walsh of Montana on his resolution. requesting President Wilson to send an American represen- tative-to the League of Nations' dis- armament commission. Washington, Jan. 65.—The house ways and means committee will be- gin tomorrow consideration of tariff matters. At the taxation hearing to- day H. B. Sawyer of Boston appeared on behalf of the Treadway bill. pro- half the Brainerd boys put up a stiff-| er scrap and the locals played more! The first few minutes of the ! Brainerd tied Bemidji’s score § to &. Over four hundred fans were in at- tendance and the team appreciates the splendid support shown. GENERAL CROWDER MAY NOT BE RECEIVED OFFICIALLY (By United Press) Havana, Cuba, Jan. 5.—General' Enoch Crowder may not be received and game. In some sections of the state, opposition = is' being raised against the proposed changes, but in most cases the limitations _recom- mended will have a telling effect up- on increasing Minnesota’s game life. The Bemidji Trout club, along with other similar organizations in the state, is very desirous of giving all necessary protection for game and urges that every citizen and resident acquaint themselves with the pro. posed changes. The legislative committee of the = Minnesota Game Protective league nosing a tax of one fourth of one |Officially by President Menocal, ac-|met at the state capitol with the state per cent on Dbank deposits. i M— Washington, Jan. 5.—The ¢oal in- vestigating committee is to hear Col. D. B. Wentz on the coal purchoses for the war department. The for- eign relations committee consisting of Borah and' Walsh on the disarma- ment resolution. Senate Program. Election recount of the votes of the Ford-Newberry contest. Senate to discuss further expense of the Harding inauguration. ) Further “consideration of the nit- rate bill. cording to the newspaper La Moche, hecnuse the Cnban government was not advised thru the customary dip- | lomatic channels. CARUSO IMPROVES (By United Press) | New York, Jan. 5.—Enrico Caruso is steadily improving, his secretary stated today. | DULUTH HERATD IS NOW UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP Beginning yesterday, the Duluth Herald is undér new ownership. M. - (By United Press) Springfield, Ill., Jan. §.—The IJli- nois General Assembly went into/ses- sion at noon today with the fate of the state public utilities commission onie of the big problems hefore it. ‘Governor-elect Len Small, who ad- vocated abolition of the commission in his primaries and election cam- paigns: will be inaugurated as soon as the house organizes. Persons close to the‘next governor declare he will ask the legislature to abolish the commission. The legislature, how- ever, is expected to defeat any pro- posal to do-away with the commis- sion. ‘A contest glso will be made to cre- ate a state constabulary. Organized labor will make a bitter fight against the constabulary bill. ALLEGED MURDERER OF the state auditor’s office simply an au- bach; Esther, Mrs. R. L Given; Mar- diting department; creation of office | tha. Mrs. GeorgetheJ. Klecta, Mrs. of state budget mangger to be ap- | H. W. Bolger; Warden, Mrs. George pointed by the govefnor, and limita- | Kreatz; Sentinel, B JB_oyce. tion on appropriations of sums abso- ll;telyblpec#zspr for administration { PASTOR WINS WADENA of public affairs. Governor Preus reviewed at length POLITENESS CONTEST the tbnnage tax and the mineral qucs- tion. He declared the preseat pg- mary laws were defective: SIXTEEN SINN FEINERS KILLED NEAR KANTURK (By United Press) Dublin, Jan. 5.—(By Chas. Mec-' Cann)—Sixteen Sinn Feiners were killed near Kanturk after ambushing a military parade here today. Other Wadena, Minn., Jan. 5.—Rated as the most polite man in Wadena, fol- lowing a politeness contest, inspired by the series of articles ifi The Min- neapolis Journal, Rev. E. S. Murphy. pastor of the Wadena Episcopal church, here, \is being congratulated by friends for miles around. The contest was originated by Rev. H. H. Parish of the Methodist church, who offered $10 to the most polite person in Wadena, to be dis- covered in a secret search carried on by a secret agent. So wide was the interest lflat many cord, has assumed ownership and will soon be in Duluth to take over; his new dutles. He comes to Duluth . well recommended for his ability as ! Ways and means committee hold- | yapager of The Record, and it is| ing hearing on the Treadway bill to ) ovident that The Herald will main- back bank deposits. tain its usual high standard. Agricultural committee continuing o hearing on bill to regulate cotton futures, RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT PLANS SPRING DRIVE: (By United Press) Paris, Jan. 5.—(By Henry Wood —The Russian government plans a spring drive into Rumania and Gala- cia, according to military expectations | SENIOR CLASS TO PUT m;un Program Consider sundry civil appropriation bill, BEMIDJT-FARIBAULT SCENES AT ELKO BEGINNING SUNDAY That portion of the Bemidji-Fari- bault championship football game, played at Minneapolis on November 26, which was pictured by the Pathe News Weekly, will be shown at the ) Elko theatre on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday of next week. . Honson, of the Philadelphia Re-| members of the party were captured with slight injury to the soldiers. Fighting broke out in Cork when a oup of Sinn Feiners fired upon po- ice officers. The officers replying Wwith machine-gun fire soon curbed the BROTHERS TO BE TRIED SOON . (By dnlted Prees) Rugby, N. D. Jan. 5.—Sylvester Snyder, accused of the murder of Ar- ,were unable to gain admittance to ithe Methodist church Sunday night, when the identity of both politeness cleuth and winner were revealed. The searcher was Dr. Henry Waldie. Fifty persons formed a group to here today. Recent developments alin: the Russian west front indi- OUT ANNUAL THIS YEAR cated that the Soviet army will open the drive in the spring as soon as the weather permits and a new European war with various nations dragging and toppling over one another into The Senior class of the Bemidjl High school met yesterday afternoon ind discussed plans for putting out a high school annual this year. The Bemidji Civic and Commerce assocla- ‘|summer, will have a hearing during chie and Earl Fletcher, brothers and harvest workers, near Rollette last the January term of Pierée county district court. The murder was be- lieved to_have -been the outcome of a tontroversy over- an Indiana girl, according to the alleged story told by Snyder. FARMERS AND HOMEMAKERS 70 BANQUET THIS EVENING (By United Press) t. Paul, Jan. 5.—Farmers and /Hfmemakers, here for the annual farm week at the University of Min- nesota, will be tendered a banquet at Unfiversity Farm tonight. Lotus D. i Coffman, "president of the University, will be the principal speaker. BANDITS ATTEMPT TO attacks. | present the $10 prize to the winners. the fighting was seen as a result. tion has granted the class permission to solicit advertising for the annual Al-HO-HUM, (M GLAP THE HOLIDAYS ARE OVER— PARTIES - SHOPPING= PLAYING SANTA CLAUS*- TRIMMING TREES- E— and in all probability such a publi- cation will be made. The class rings for the graduating class have already arrived. COMMURNITY CLUB TO MEET- ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON | / The Women's Civic and’ Commun- ity club will meet in regular mvm(h-I ly session in the rooms of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce association oni Saturday afternoon. All members are urged to be present. FINANCE CORPORATION PLANS ARE TAKEN UP| (By United Press} ‘Washington, Jan. 5.—Plans for re- (ANDY- (attachéd to the carcass of dear game and fish commissioner on Wed- nesday, Dec. 22, 1920, and agreed upon the following recommendations for legislation for the further pro- tection of game and fish in Minne- sota: It was recommended that the non- resident angling license fee be in- creased from $1 to $2, that a license be required of all resident anglers over 21 years of age with a fee of $1, that the resident big game hunting H license be increased from $1 to 2. The ' purpose of these increases being to provide sufficient revenue to warrant the legislaure in making greatly in- creased appropriation for t{: support of the department of game and fish, particularly for the game warden patrol service, which, it is believed, shoyld be much larger than is pos- sible at present, and for the purpose of creating additional revenue to be used for increasing wolf bounties. That the law be so amended that any game legully taken in another state or country may be brought in- to Minnesota at any time under proof of legality. That the big game hunting season be changed so as to be open from Nov. 10 to 26 annually, and that ant- lered male animals only be permitted to be taken, it being the conviction of the committee that the deer are in urgent need of immediate protection, and between the two alternatives, closed seasons or the buck law, the latter was preferred. That the number of game refuges in the big game section of the state be greatly increased and that ade- quate provision be made for their patrol ‘and care at all times of the year. . That provision be made for furnich- ing ‘each big game hunter with an in- destructible metal locking seal to be or moose to insure same against loss in transit. That the season be open on prairie squirrels and raccoon be frosn Nov 1 to March 1, instead of opaning Oct. 15, and that the black bear be given the same measure of protection as - raccoon, the bear being a valuable game animal. That the seaso nbe open on prairie chickens and sharp-tailed grouse from Oct. 1 to Oct. 15 this coming season of 1921, and to open on alternate odd numbered years thereafter, and that dogs be permitted to be used in hunt- ing prairie chickens. i That the partridge and quail sea- son be changed 8o as to be open from Nov. 1 to Nov. 25, instead of from Oct. 15 to Nov. 30. That the opening of the angling season for tahing wall-eyed pike, rappies, sunfish, etc., be delayed from The average attend- ance of directors at the weekly board meetings for the year was 80 per cent. : WRECK OHIO PASSENGER (By United Press) Rome, Jan. 5.—Posses were search- | ing today in woods and swamps here {in an endeavor to capture bandits al- | 'leged to have made an attempt to !wreck train No. 3, the crack Ohio spe- cial southbound, on the Southern rail- | road late last night. The train consisted of two locomo-’ tives and fourteen passenger coaches loaded with northern tourists en route | to Florida, one hour late. The train | was prevented from plunging over a| trestle into a river through the im'-i tiative of Engineer H. F. Hicks on the forward locomotive, MASONIC LODGE TO MEET FOR DEGREE WORK TONIGHT 7 ) v/ i ) il /I The Masonic lodge will meet to- night at eight o'clock for work in| the first degree. All members are! urged to be present. i, viving the war finance corporation as'May 1, the present date, to May 15, directed by congress in a resolution |in order that these varieties may be (WHEE BAR-hH pasged over President Wilson’s veto will be taken up today. Weeks may elapse, treasury officials indicated, be- fore the corporation will begin mak- ing loans to finance farmers in ex- porting products now bringing low ices in the United States. s /A///////////////////////////,. T ////7////////’/(/,//,7////////"”" 1% BusTED!’ limit that now could be loaned to ex- ‘Approximately $650,000,000 is the | | given additional opportunity-to spawn | without interference. It was the ojgnion of the committee that the |greatly increased drain upon the |lakes of the state demands better | protection for the valuable game | fishes and the practise of taking them during their spawning period is ex- ceedingly destructive. FX (T PAZ | ports. ‘This is because there is now| That the game refuge law be so $350,000,000 outstanding in loans in |amended as to permit the establjsh- foreign trade. The laws creating the | ment of refuges of any size for the :corpomtion provide that not more | purpose of creating feeding and rest- than one billion can be outstanding| i sanctuaries for water-fowl. | at any given time in export loans. Be-' That the game breeding law be | fore the loans go beyond this, money | amended so as to permit the taking must be obtained thru sale of bonds uf Wild animals for breeding pur- o fthe corporation. | poses at any time of the year under The corporation now has on hand | proper regulations and restrictions to approximately $400,000,000, but this | be established by the commissioner. |it was explained is book credit of the' That a provision be included in the | treasury before it can take such a|law so as to permit the allowing of icourse and this, the treasury office commissions for sel fishipg I states, is not to be considered. (Continued on Page 6)