Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 12, 1921, Page 1

: The ger 15 ‘the:of within "PO(F miles of }!mfldil ’has ‘thy North ‘n. Mlnn,e-otg. i “largest ~cireylation ~in "HE BEMIDII DAILY VOLUME XVIYL, NO. 328 g v BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, JAN. 12, 1921 thsx' Ing Ii“?a 0y D@-‘fi“&; sing temperature. 85c PER MONTH NAVA!.AIRMEN With Two of Party Not on Speaking- Terms,. Trio. Is on Way to N. Y. | HINTON WROTE THAT * FARRELL WEAKENED lead, and maintainet . - |tnruout the remainder o-_ Farrell’s Story to United Press Differs From Hin- (By United '‘Press) Mattice, Ont’, Jan. 12, —With two of the members of the balloonist par- ty not on'speaking terms ahd wicu a non-official investigation of:the:quar- rel in prospect, the thrée United States navy-balloonists were-to-start for Néw York today. Lieutenants Hinton and Farrell greet each other only with scowls following Farrell’s altercation with Hinton late yesterday when informed that Hinton hadsent a letter to his wife in‘*New Yorkstating that Farrell had weakened'and hid asked the oth- ers to kill him-4nd offéringhis body. as food. .Farrell knotked "Minton down ‘with a right and left swing to jaw. The experience occurred in a trapper’s cabin after Farrell demand- ed an’ explanation from Hinton which was nét forthcoming. Farjell's story told to. the Inited Press drew a radically different pic- ture of! the men’s wanderings than that told in Hinton's letter ito .hig wife. ‘Farrdll indicated that he per- ‘ suaded the party to veer to the east-|. ward instead of going west as Hin- ton who had the compass wanted them to do and as a result they foundythe creek which eventually led to ‘the. settler’s’ cabin. “We wloro not particularly hun- gary.” he said? “I had several drinks from the creek and the water seemed to sustain me.. “When not walking close toi the camp fires our feet felt very cold. Up to this time we hld no- ek where we were.? - - “My fiying shnes,wore budly bat- tered u‘ 80 1 discarded them and put on a_phir of English ‘shoes. Hinton |/ and Kldor also threw away their fiy-|. ing shdes. as they had been 'badly burned ‘while toasting their feet on the camp fire. I also threw away my grip which I had taken (mm ‘the bas- ket.” mmsmu PLANTERS. ARE CONTRIBUTING RICE TO EUROPE Batun Rquge; La.,” Jan. 12—It's an ill wind that blows nobody good, and starving children’ of Ceéntral Eu- rope will benefit by-depresced -rice market conditions in' this ‘state. A pronosal by Governor Parker-to. ship 5,000 tons for their use, contributed largely, he said, by ‘planters: who have no money but plenty of. rice.| was accepted yesterday by Herbert Hoover, chaifman of, the¢ European - relief commission. NORTHEPN NAnofiAL kor.ns ANNUAL MEETING TUESDAY —t / At the annual meeting.or the stock holderg of the Northérn tfonal bank held vesterday afternoan. .the | following directors were el the coming year: AC'P. Wi L. Brooks, George Rhea, B..W. La in, and’C. M, Bacon. 'Following this secsion ‘the directors met and eleeted officers as follows: _'A.. P. 'White, president, (re-elected); W. L. Brooks vice-président to succeed A. D. Stép- heuns; :George Rhea, cashier, (suc- ceeds W. L. Brooks); and ‘Zloup'n Forrgster, assistant cashier. . < PUBLIC SCHOOL WILL OBSERVE WEEK AT EASTER, At the meeting of the board of education held last ‘evening, it w; decided’ to close the: public; schoole for one week at Easter time.. v'he date of closing the schools for the| evmmer vncnlon was ‘set for June 10. BLISS BELIEVES U. 8. CAN CALL DISARMAMENT Wnuhlngtom Jan. 12, (By Ralph Turner.)—At the call of the United States a world disarmament confer- ence could be arranged in Washing- ton within sixty days. General Proc- tor H. Bliss told the house naval af- fairs committee today. GIRL DIES FROM BURNS WHEN CLOTHING IGNITES (By United 'Press) St. Paul, Jam 12.—Bernice Swan- son. eleven, daughter of Mrs. Anna Swanson, a widow. is dead from burns received yesterday when her clothing ignited from a gas stove flame/ ' She was one of five children, and wa3 preparing thé noon-day lunch for the others when her cloth- ing uugm. fire. Her rescue by Dew- ey, 19, the victim’s brother, failed. The gitl died in the general hospital. EL OVER' fce s s e ot cumi +and unusually close scoring, the bas- w/|i k- [tween the opposing forces cemtered “|utep by step, in every farm commun: R AN Results in One- Sided Count ) Starting off with unusual speed ' ketball contest played at the armory between :Bemidji High school and Cads Lake last evening resulted in a %'to 12 victory for the local aggre- gation, and the fact that Bemidji has one of the best high school bas- ketball teams in the state this year was again evidenced. ‘The first few minutes of play gave evidence that the Cass Lake team would make the score at the end .of the contest very ~lose, but tais did not last-and soon ~midji took the \53!5 margin contest, The majority of the game . Jayed on Bemidji’s end of the floor. . 9ris- ftors being unable to penetrate midfi’s defense. Several exceller’ trials at long shots were madé by the Cass Lake quint but short shots were few and far between, only five Appointment of Charles Evans Hughes as Secretary of State Understood HARDING WAITS FOR HUGHES’ ACCEPTANCE Charles Dawes as Secretary of _* Treasury May Also Be ' Announced Soon fleld baskets being scored in both halves. Field baskets netted 4§ (By Uniied ‘Press) points for the locals. Time after Marion, Ohio, Jan. 12. (By Ray- time,” Bemidji missed short) shots|mond Clapper.)—Offical announce- which’ heretofore have been thrown|ment from President-elect Harding thru force of habit and had the lo-|regarding his cabinet is probably cgls connected with half of the at-|within forty-eight hours, according.to empts at closé range the score would | the information today. The appoint- have been at least doubled. ment of Charles Evans Hughes as For the visitors, Jondahl made an gecretary of state will be made pub- excellent showing and in many in- Jic in this announgement, it is under- stan¢és outplayed his opponent, gtood. Stechman. Higbe, for the locals,. Harding has been waiting for ac- atarred time after time, netting 13 of ceptance from the former supréme the twenty-four field baskets and court justice and this is ope explan- making- good on .four .-out of.seven .ation. of the silence President-elect { réa throws, Simons secured five fleld Harding has maintained for mearly askets and his playing at all times three weeks regarding his cabinet. He' was_the’ case. of much favorable was prepared to make the announce- "comment. iment ten days ago but had-not re- In view of the smf workout given ceived acceptance from Hughes. by Cass Lake last night, the lucal‘ It is understood the appointment quint feels in first class condition to'of Charles Dawes as secretary of the tdke on.the Cloguet aggregation here treatury may also. be made at the on PFriday night, and it is expected same time. Opposition in many auar- that. a very close game will result. ters to appointments of a “political The lineup lnt night was as fol- cabinet”” has caused Hardine tn male lowg. .- 'over his list which was fairly defi- |~ nite t°n days ago. si:::‘.’f{' -Ca:z‘u'l;a‘ll(;m The targets of this omm!mon are Haryry. M. Daugherty ‘of Ohio, A. T. A n g‘f&;an Jg:;::,; Hert of Kentucky, Wm. H. Hays of Powell Koeneman Indiana and John W. Weeks of Massa- rd ... .. Waldon Chusetts. Cabinet posts offered to . Subgtityte Blmnnx. these men, it is claimed py -some, would be in the nature of rewdrd of political servnce WOMEN VOTERS LE TEAGUE """ MEETS THIS EVENING —— The League of Women Voters, will meet tonight at eight o‘clock at the rooms of the Bemidji Civic and Com- werce association. A program of in- man; Carter for Laréon. -~ .. ‘Field baskets: Simons 5, ngbe 13, Stechman 3, Powell 3, Austin 1, Jon- dahl 2, Koeneman 1, and Waldron 1, Free throws: Higbe four out Of | geven, Jondahl two out v. three. “ Referee: Peterson, Fosston. REORGANIZATION OF BOTH KDUSF.S IN WISCONSIN | ‘to be worthy of a large attendance. i Madison, Wis., Jan. 12.—Almost The program arranged consists of complete reorganization of both the following: City Gevernment, by‘ houses faced the Wisconsin legisla- Mi{ss Ethlyn Hall; Politjcs. by MNrs. fered. ‘ture as it convened here today. Grace Thacker of the Normal school; ' ;" Only six former committee chair- Progress of Women in Politics, Mrs.|bert Hoover have not forzotten nnd men" returned to the senate. Unlesslfl W. Bolger; How Good City Gov- the np.mber of house committees is'ernment Helps the ' Schools, Mrs. iand .other Christmas greetings. went terest is being planned-and promises cards were from children who were | PLEA IS MADE HENRIONEH’E United States Commissioner From Alaska Asks Pardon ' for Henrionette 'WAS SENTENCED HERE FOR KILLING NELSON L. C. CURTIS Bemidii’s mat artist who will meet Sailor Bud Frisk at the Armory this evening. EUROPEAN RELIEF FIJND BEING WELL SUBSCRIBED (By United Press) Minneapolis. Jan. 12.—Initial re-| St. Paul, Jan. 12.—From 300 miles sults of the national collection now in the heart of the Arctic circle a being conducted by the European Re-'pleu for executive clemency for a lief Council, under the leadership orlMinnesom man-slayer, was made be- Herbert Hoover, -indfcates that the fore the state pardon board today. gaunt hand’ of starvation will be| Garbed in the Parka-hooded fur kept from the three and.one half mil- ' costume of the frozen northland, Dr. lion waifs in Central and Bastern Fred M. Spiers, United States com- Earope this yeat. It is a fact, how- missioner and government physician ever. that a considerable amount of at Kenakee, Alaska, asked a pardon money must be raised before the for Roland Henrlonette. eight organizations which were com-| Henrionette was conyicted of kill- bined by Mr. Hoover to form the Eu- ' ing Oy~ar Nelson in Beltrami county ropean Relief Cbuncil can consider |in March 1918. Life sentence was the campajgn at an end.q !impused. The sentence was commut- Minmesota is one of a number of [ed in July, 1919. Then he was re- states—always a leader in relief as- leased on parole. gistance—that has passcd the three| The cenvict suffered from the quarters mark and is striving to dread white plague and went to Itas- reach its goal of $500,000—the equv- | ca Park to seck relief. There he met alent of fifty thousands lives. Dr. Spiers, recuperating from hard- “The remu[kflble response from !chips endured in the far north. children, women and men, of small Now Dr. Spiers wants to take Hen- means has not.been eclipsed.by any nionette to Alaska. The board took elief en‘my.mlgn in the history of the the plea under advisement. state,”” raid an official statement Is- e sued today at state headquarters. “It| is safe to say fhat Invisible fne-t MEMBERS OF CAST TO certificates will have been purchased BE ANNOUNCED SOON by persons in fevery city and town in Minnesota, before the campai has | R ‘“l Members of the cast of “The Court closed. “It is the earnest intention of Mr. Hoover that these Cel‘tlflc:les be not ©d and from all indications the musi- destroyed| It is-known that a num- cal play to be presented at the Grand ber of charitable persons have had,theatre on Monday and Tufifldfl}’- their certlficmteSgtramad and thoug- January 24 and %, will be well pro- ands e duced. © Regulart practice’ 15 belng a“"on;’;kl;‘“:;!l:‘%:m‘Il'\"(emp}?ced f,l,‘?m "3 held and the cast and chorus is dis- en may be reminded of the Invisible {"“‘1‘:‘;‘5 sreat intrest In the presen- Guest which they revresent. CURTIS MEETS FRISK Dr. Spiers Wants to Take Hen- rionette: Back to Alaska With Him “More than one million post cards ' out from France to America during December. A great maiority of these cared for during.the war. by Ameri- | ean generosity. No more vivid ex-| P amples of appreciation could be of-' Bud Frisk's adding machine will France. Belgivm and the nth- be operated with only the “‘non-add,” key pressed down tonicht, ~ceord- ing to local wrestling fans who are confident of the ability of Bemudyi's Curtis. Frisk, er countries which were fed by Her- the country stretches from the Bal- 8, Itic to the Balkan st~tes realize as Mat artist, L. C. hanged. at least 17 new committee Bretta Loufburrow; Women and Pol-|keenly and as gratefully that only Claimant of the welterwelght cham- !itics, Attorney E. E. McDonald. A report of the work accomplished by thé class in citizenship in the Fifth chairmen will have to-be picked. * The houses were expected to begin .organization work immediately upon cofivening and ‘as soon as possible elect a committee to notify the gov- ernor the legislature is ready to hear his message. Governor Blain, who was inaugurated last week, is expect- cd to deliver his message either at .an extra session tonight or tomorrow at'noon. KANSAS READY TO FIGHT Brldgamnn 0. A HENDRICKSON PASSES____ AT HOSPITAL THIS MORNING C. A. Hendrickson passed away at’ the St. Anthony hospital at 10:15 this forenoon after an illness of about two weeks. the hospital Sunday evening. ed later. ( ward will pe made by Mrs. Harry of plague.” He was taken to for all. Fu- |eryone is extended a cordial invita- neral arrangements will be announc- | tion to bhe presen pionship of Montana and winner in dozens of first class matches, claims he needs an adding machine to count his many victories. Curtis, on the contrary, makes no claims but Bemidji fans know that he usually wins his matches agafnst ' all comers and they are confident that Frisk will meet with a tough’ article this evening. A preliminary, featuring Charles the long arm of American charity eon gave them this winter from the curse of starvation and the blight BASKET F-DflIAL AT NYMOPE CHURCH.FRIDAY EVENING A basket social will be held at the Congregational church at Nymore on Friday evening of this week and an enjoyable evening is being planned Lainen and William King, wlill start Coffee will be served. Ev- the program at 8:30. Ladies are as- sured of a clean matchtand their at- The social ses- tc nce is urged by the manage- slon will begln at elght o'clock. ¢ Saline, Kan., Jan. 12—The Kansas Nonpartisan League contest settled dowit last night to a strukgle be- 4in, every farming precinet 'in the Btate. Local representatives of the | American Defense League of Kansas, | Yormeéd here Monday by foymer ser- vice-men, perfected plans tb contest, ity, the Nonpartisan league organiz- er’s_canvass for members, {{Anti-league precinct organizations wlll be fofmed, local speakers will be provlded with arguments against the league program, and a - state wide publicity and counter-propaganda | ‘campaign will be carried on by the defénse assoclation. Heaquarters were/6pened here today by O. A. Kit- terman, commander of the local Am- eris Leglon post,: who is president of xha association. A. C. Townley, Nonpartisan league leader, left Salina for a Northwestern state-on business, he said. He said; he would returd probably in several ‘weeks to resume direction of the Kansas campaign. Townley workers who gathered here Monday for a Nonpartisan|| league mass meeting at which their chief spoke. had left Salina last night || to carry on their work of cofiverting farmers to their cause. HOTEL KEEPERS DISCUSS IMPORTANT PROBLEMS TODAY Far.go, Jan. 12.—Problems of the hotel anan in general and of hotel men in North Dakota in, particular will be discussed at the annual con- vention here today in the Waldorf hotel. A. H. Leimbacher, president, will preside. The minimum wage law, taxes and the workmen's compensa- 'tion law dnd-good roads will re- ceive ample attention. S <k ; 7 of King Cole” will soon be announc- ONE MAN RELEASED BY STATE PARDON mnn ‘Nation ‘Wide Crime Wave Is Determent to Minnesota Pardon Board —— (By United Press) St. Paul, Jan. 12.—With the na- tion wide crime wave as a deter- ment, the Minnesota Pardon Board proved loath to opening prison doors to criminals after the sitting ended +hundred thirty sought was granted. Martin Michaelvitz, sentenced to State Prison from Wright county in July, 1919, for wife desertion, was the lone man freed. Two workhouse sentences of men in the twin cities were commuted. The plea of Dr. Fred N. Cpiers.of Kenakee, Alaska, that Roland Hen- rionette, who killed Oscar Nelson, Bemidji bank teller in 1918, be pard- oned so Henrionette could go to Al- aska, was taken under further ad- visement. Henrionette, whose crime was the result of a triangle involv- ing his wife jmd‘ the bank teller is out on parolé. AUSTRIA GIVES UP ITS - GOVERNMENT TO COMMISSION London, Jan: 12.—The Austrian government has announced to the Entente that it is at the end of i resources and no longer is in a p tion to continue, according to a re- port which has reacher official Ger- man quarters, says a London Times | dispatch from Berlin. The government has declared its intention to retire January 16 and place the administration of the coun- try in the hands of the reparations commission. the dirpatch adds. MORE PUBLICITY URGED FOR COUNTY FAIRS (By United ‘Press) “Minneapolis, Jan. 12.—Those who istage the county fairs in Minnesota every fall were in conference here to- day at the annual ineeting of the Minnesota Federation of County Fairs. Means of stimulating interest and attendance at such fairs was up-| permost in the minds of the superin- tendents. Greater publicity was urg- ied. GRAND FORKS KIWANIS CLUB RECEIVES CHARTER Grand Forks, Jan. 12.-— District Governor L. A. Mussell, 8t. Paul, |teday pregented the charter to the local Kiwanis club amid fitting cere- monies. Representatives of Fargo and Winnipeg clubs are attending the meeting. METHODIST MISSIONARY The Woman's Foreign Misuionary ‘society of the Methodist chureh will meet at the home of Mrs. A. M. Bag- ley tomorrow at three o'clock. Mrs. G. H. Zentz will lead the meeting. All ladies ave most cordially invited to be present, MORMONS DECLARE FAST TO AID STARVING CHILDREN Salt Lake City. Utah, fast day thruout the Mormon church was proclaimed yesterday by Prosi- dent Heber U. Grant and his coun- cellors in behalf of the starving chil- | dren of Europe. Sunday, January 23, has heen set aside as a speclul fast day. AMERICAN WOMAN MAY BE OUEEN OF ALBANIA (By United 'Press) Athens, Greece, Jan. 12.—-The Am- crican “Dollar Princess”. formerly Mrs. W. B. Leeds, may become queen of Albania it is reported here today. Albanians have urged her to accent| the crown. Rumors here sald the “Princess” ordered a magnificent corcnation robe in New York—a gar- ment embroldered with Byzantine cagles. NORTHERN FARMERS’ CI.UB TO HOLD SUPPER AND CARNIVAL N ‘The Northern Farmers’ club will {hold a chicken ple supper followed {by a carnival on Saturday evening, January 15, at the Northern town- j€hip community hall. Many novel |featufes are planned nnd an enjoy- able evening is assured all. The proceeds will be used to fi- nance community projects such as | providing shelter for teams and aid- !ing the farm bureau in purchasing a moving picture machine to be used | 'y the various farm clubs. The pub- ‘lic 18 most cordially invited. |MASTER PAINTERS ARE MEETING AT FARGO +(By United Press) | Fargo. Jan. 12.—About 50 memb- lers of the Master Painters’ associa- .'Irm are in annual convention here today. A banquet at the Commercial |Club tonight completes their session. Dawson, Yukon Territory.—Silver deposits, said to rival in richness the Klondike famous placer goii of El- dorado and Bonanza, have been re- vealed as the result of winter opera- tions on the claims of the Yukon Gold company at Keno. today. Only one pardon out of one, | SOCIETY MEETS TOMORROW AT ARMORY TONIGHT Jan. 12.—A MILITARY AND 'NAVALSCHOOLS T0 AIDPERIOD OF DEPRESSION Officials Believe that Present Economic Depression Will Fill Schools VACANCIE§ AFTER WAR HAVE GONE BEGGING Five Hundred Congressional Vacancies Still Open for February 16 ABy UnitedPress) Washington, Jan. 12.—Applica- tion for entrance to West Point and Annapolis form an interesting index today to America’s economic situa- tion—so far as the young men of the country are concerned. This developed here today jn the ‘belief expressed by offfcials of both academies that the presen: economic depression in the Unitad States— "whatever its cause or its probable duration-—would remedy a situation which America's military and naval schools have faced since the end of the war, This situation, which de- veloped almost immediately after the eigning of the armstice, manifested itseif In a disinclination of the Ani- erican youth to adopt the carcer of either soldier or saflor. Applications for entrance to West Point and Annapolis began to slump. The young man either was “sick of war” and everything pertaining thereto, or he found the opportunities in commercial and industrial life so (attractive flnancially that he lost in- terest in the advantages presented by Uncle Sam's educational institutions. As a result, congressmen in ‘all parts of the country reported they were meeting difficulty in obtaining candidates for West Point and Ann- upolis. For a while the situation seemed serious. Even today some con- gressmen have falled to name thelr candidates, because they were uns abie to obtain applicants. But the situation is beginning now to adjust itself rnnldly according to both army and navy authorities here. With a noticeable diminution in the number of high-paid jobs, such as followed the war, the American i youth apparently {8 reviving his ap- preciation o. the opportunity to ob- tain an education, at the sime time equipping himself for service as an officer in the army or navy. Applca- tions to the academies are beginning to increase, says ofticlals, foreseeing an end to the lack of interest that followed the war. The effect of the business slump on young men, they say, also is reflected In the stimulus that, army and navy recruiting has recelved lately.” The next entrance examinationg to Annapolis will be held February 16. Nominations to date number 308. That leaves about 500 congressional vacancles. A great many of these are expected to be filled by February, as entrance to Annapolis has been fa- iellitated this year by adoption of the policy of admitting candidates on academic certificates from colleges and universites—a practice followed by West Point for several years, In addition, one hundred enlisted men are allowed each year to quality for the naval academy. 1If all the vacan- cies are not fllled in time for the February examinations, they will be continued until April, when spring examinations are held. ‘Washington officials of the mili- tary academy reported recently there were 140 congressional vacancies now {available, for which no nominations had been made. They believed the state of affairs in the business world would aid filling the vacancies, but declared that congressmen had not always employed the bhest methods for obtaining candidates. They stat- «d, as an example, that in many in- #tances where congressmen reported they had received no applications for West Point, they had been filled lat- er by placing the opportunity before the Reserve Officers’ Training Corns of colleges and univefsities. In these cases, students already had displayed their interest in military affairs, but had been overlooked by congressmen in their quest for prospective army officers. PROHIBITION AGENTS MAKE RAID IN N. D. (By United Press) Minot, N. D., Jan. 12.—Inebriated carp, paralyzed by home-brew or moonshine whisky, dumped into the Cannon Ball river, are crawling out of the girholes today to get a breath of fresh air. Prohibition agents have been raid- ing places where .-home-brew and moonshine were made. Since Sunday hundreds of gallons have been dump- ed into the Cannon Ball river from Matt to Port Lincoln. The river is one gigantic cocktail. Three Mott residents died from drinking home-brew last week and one dozen deaths since Sunday are credited to ‘drinking moonshine in this gection of the state.