Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 14, 1921, Page 1

The Ploneer: f5 the only daily within, 100 -piles .of Bemidji and.| has * the ldrgést clrculation “in) Northern Minnesota. VOLUME XVIIL NO. 227 A S M len ¢k ' ""Lfifiksmf. ISTORICA! —["tonight in east portion, [~ li:.nesntn, Weather: Generally fiir tonightiand Saturday, Colder Rising ~temperature -Saturday. BEMIDJI PAYS ENORNOUS SUM FOR GASOLINE “INPAST Local Gasolipe Dealers Dis of 667,451 Gallons iri Cit, During Past Year ) % - OVER MILLION AND HALF ', ": GALLONS IN'DISTRICT. Local Kerosene ‘Consumption LOCALLEGONHOLDS | Short Program, Informal Party and Lunch Are Enjoyed “Last ‘Evening G | Although the attendance of Leglon ‘mefnbers was much smaller than ex- .pected, the social gathering. held last €vening at the rooms'of the Bemidji Clvic.'and Commerce association ‘was declded: success, and those ‘who did attend speak -highly of the efforts .made by the Legion to entertain the ‘Women'’s Auxiliary, and the ladies “ho_assisted on Armistice Day, and o°Beémidji “High school football “mpions. “ y short program consisting of a ‘a0 ‘solo by Miss Ragnhild Moe, a vgeal solo by Kern Olson and a short talk by John M. Culver brought ap- plause. Due to the absence from the city of several persons who were fcheduled to:assist in the program, the entertainment was much shorter IE— — BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY EVENING, JAQ. 14, 1921 55c PER MONTH FARMERS WILL " SOONBEABLE | ‘TOSELL WHEAT Co-operative ’Exchme Officer Says Wheat Will Soon Be Back to Two Dollars PREDICTING GRADUAL PRICE READJUSTMENT Estimates that Forty Per Cent of Wheat Is Still Being Held in Country than planned. “ Following the program, which was ‘ureceded-by a welcome by Command- er ‘N."E. Given in behalf of the Le- ‘Was 234,271 Gallons, and .+ for District 637,817 i —— 1t is little wonder that economists St. Isoon be back to $2 and farmers will be able to sell it at a small profit,” (By United Press) Paul, Jan. 14.—“Wheat will are beginning to look with alarm at the amazing amount of gasoline that is being - consumed in ;the country these ‘days. ;The office ofitha lacal oil inepector discloses some interest- ing figures in the statemeni of sales, of gasoline forthe year 1920.in this district. mansged to dispose of 667,451 gal-, lons in the-city.last year. Eiguring; this- at an average price of 30 cents per gallon, the amount of $200,235 is ‘seen to hive been spent:on gamso- line. This {8 a lot of money spent in a city the size of Bemidji. Undoubtedly a large amount of this sum was left here by tourists. The other stations in Inspector K. K. Roe’s district made sales as fol- lows: Blackduck, 83,26 ‘slllonn;[ Bagley, 111,983; Clearbrook, 97,-| 332; Erskine, 143,924; Fosston,. 164,619; Gonvick, 24,896; Gully, 427368; Molntosh, 77,748; Northome 29,279; Oklee, 81)388. These total 1,524,248 gallons ‘and represent a money investment of over $450,000. In kerosene, Bemidji's consump- tion reached the considerable figure of 234,271 gallons and the total for the district; 637,817 gallons. The meeting of deputy oil inspec- tors was held in the old state capi- tol last month and number of mat- ters pertaining to oil inspection were taken up.. A number of recommienda- tions were made to the legislators for their:considepaton at the coming session of' the “legislature. ' Greater precautions are being - taken every year- to_insure .protection’of: the pub- lic ‘'and dealers and to safeguard them from accidents and impurities. | (By United Press) Marion, Ohio, Jan. 14. (By Ray- mond Clapper.)—Temporary aban- donment of a_plan for a depariment of public welfare is called for by Harding today chiefly in demand -for publc economy. During the campaign Harding de- clared for a department of public welfare combining the -machinery now scattered:-around the various de- . partments, including the public health service under the treasury de- partment, the bureau of ‘education in the interior department and the child welfare in_the labor department. One of the arguments used agdinst Bemidji "gasoline -dealers Sshborn, Mr. and Mri. G. O. Riggs, and Percy Riggs furnished music for the dancing.-A buffet lunch was serv- ‘ed thruout the evening according to a:'menu prepared in A. E. F. French. FAMOUS BALLOONISTS Present at Station When ¢ ‘Aeronauts Return ; (By United Press) New York, Jan. 14.—America’s famous balloonists, Lieutenants Far- rell, Kloor and Hinton, were given an ovation by a crowd estimated at more than two thousand when they arrived at the Pennsylvania station. Police were called to keep back' the crowd that tried to rush thru the gates to the station to give per- | sonal greetings to the three officers, | who were completing the last leg of their journey started December 13. Mrs. Steven Farrell and son, Mrs. Walter Hinton and Miss Alexandria Flowerton, flancee of Lieutenant Kloor -met the officers.’ Lieutenant Farrell was the lion of | thé ceremonies... The - crowd kept farmers, bankers, country store-keep- ers, butchers and everybody will be, satisfied,” he said. ‘““There is going to, be a gradual readjustment of prices until every- body is making his own little profit,” Anderson said. ‘“There will be no sudden decline nor sudden rise in grain prices. Wheat is now about 40 cents above the market peak of six weeks ago and there is a returning to normaley.” to be More Than Two Thousand Are| Anderson said he helieved that $2 to $2.256 a bushel for wheat would enable the farmers to grow wheat profitably. He is a farmer himself and the originator of the co-operat- ive exchange plan. g “Europe is starving. ‘Austria has thrown up the sponge. Germany, China and even India need wheat, and the only source from which they can get it is the United States. The Canadian crop is almost all market- ed. This demand is already being felt as is evidenced by the incren<ed demands and higher prices during the last four or five weeks. ‘““As soon as the priee of wheat is up where the farmer can make a lit- tle profit, he will gell the wheat he is now holding. Then he can liqui- date. .He certainly cannot liquidate with prices below the cost of produc- tion. ‘This is why the bankers and business men are helping the farmer thru the crisis.” yelling, “Where is Farrell? We want ‘Anderson estimated that 40 per Farrell.” Farrell smiled and lifted [cent, of the wheat that will be “hig cap- in recognizance. marketed is still in the hands of the farmers and the country elevators. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR C. A. HENDRIXSON TOMOR® "W The funeral services of C. A. Hen- drixson, who passed away on Wed- nesday at St. Anthony’s hospita. fol- |, lowing a two week’s illness which later developed into paralysis, will be held from the Baptist church tomor- row mornfg at 10 o'clock, Rev. George-W. Kehoe, pastor of the p - church, officiating. Ten were seriously injured and Mr. Hendrixson was 53 years of |taken to a hospital. Physicians said age and leaves an immediate family [ tWo probably would not live. consisting of a-wife, one daughter, Luverp, and two sons, Leigh and El- don. " He has an agéd mother, two sisters and a brother in the west, who could not come because of the serious illness of the mother. TSy United Press) _The Hendrixson family have made| Athens, Jan. 14.—American inter- their home in the city for some timé, | ests have agreed to aavance thirty- Mr. Hendrixson being in the tinnifig | two millions, it was learned authorit- MINERS RECOVERED FROM SHAFT AFTER EXPLOSION (By United Press) West Frankfort, {Il, Jan. 14.— Forty miners were recovered from the fume filled shaft at mine No. 89 of the Old Ben Coal corporation near here, early today, following a gas explosion, AMERICAN INTERESTS TO ADVANCE 32 MILLIONS introducing a new departmeént now. is{and plumbinb business, and previous |atively in official circles today. The that it would ‘entail the necessity of another cabimet officer, the ‘cost of additional clerical force and erection:' of a larger building in Washington. It has been Harding’s intention to appoint some woman the head, mak- ing hér & member of the cabinet. LABOR LEAGUE MEETS TO ENDORSE TICKET TONIGHT The Bemidji Labor League will meet tonight in open session to con- sider recommendations’ for the com- mittees .appointed- for election pur- poses and to endorse a city ticket for the- coming *election. ~ All- members of the-league and all friends are cor- dially invited to be present. The melouns»vim bejheld -at the Moose:| hall. . YEOMAN LODGE PLANS.TO rtom PUBLIC DANCE SOON At the regular meeting of the Yeo- man lodge Iast evening a donation te- ward the near east relief was voted. Plans were also -comgieted for-a pub- lic dance which the lodge will hold in two weeks. Further details will be announced in the mear future. ST. PAUL MAN INJURED _ IN ESCAPING FROM FIRE to that, being employed at the J. J.|funds are to be used—for the pur- Dotan plumbing shop. chase of American goods and not for Funeral arrangements are under |military expenditure, it was said. the direction of M. E. Ibertson, and \ interment is to be made in Greenwood cemetery. : 2 PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN' - NEW YORK UNDER GUARD (By United Press) New" York, Jan. 14.—Public build- ings, and residences of millionaires were giiarded by special detailed po- | | lice today as the result of a report presumably received from Washing- ton that = anarchists are planning bomb butrages here. The stock exchange, the Rockefel- ler and Vaiderbilt mansions, St. Pat- rick’s cathedral, police headquarters, the Grand Central terminal, prineci- pal hotels, reservoirs and power sta- tions are guarded. N TWO CARDINALS MAY BE APPOINTED FOR AMERICA (By United Press) Rome, Jan. 14.—Two cardinals may be appointed for the United States during the Easter consistory -of the vatican, it was believed today. Archbishop George W. Mundelein of Chicago, and Dennis Dougherty of *?' (By United Press) St. Paul, Jan. 14.—One man was injured¢ in leaping from a second story and.two were overcome by smoke, when fire threatened"a room- ing house at'305 East Ninth street at two a. m. today. William O'Brien was cut by glass and severely bruised-when he leaped from a %iidow to escape flameés and smoke. He was taken to the city i ‘Fireman carried out two vercome by smoke but ‘they were revived in a short time. Philadelphia, were mentioned. SECURITY STATE BARK MEETING IS POSTPONED The meeting of the stockholders of {the Security State bank of Bemidji, {which was to have been held this forenoon, has been postponed until next Tuetday due to the absence of H. C. Baer, who is out of the clty on business. gion, an informal dancing party fur- y’ar Anderson, president of the 'nished enjoyable pastime for the re- | gty Coopera‘tlvpe Exchange, told]" mainder of the evening.. Mrs. Leila|ype United Press today. ‘*‘Then the HARDING SEEKS | ToDAY IN coNGress | The flnanéq comniittee in executive seselon considers theé emergency’ta- riff report and hears reports on the tarift commissipns. \ Cuba relations committee considers a trip to Cuba to investigate the sit- uation there. The interstate commerce committee continues hearings of Glenn Plumb on-suspension of Section X'of the Clayton Act. Immigration: committee continues hearings. The house foreign affairs commit- tee begins hearing on resolutions for international ‘disarmament. The ‘interstate comumerce commis- sion begins heatings on a bill auth- orizing part payment of railroad claims against the government.) Ways and means committee con- tinues tariff hearings. Judiciary committee considers bill to incorporate companies engaged in foreign trade. Agricultural ‘committee continues \ RUSH FOR JOBS Office’ Seekers Are Severely Impeding Rrogress Made in Framing Cabinet CABINET MEMBERS TO 'SELECT OWN EMPLOYEES Roosevelt l-!n‘ Been Suggested for Office of Assistant Secretary of War hearings an bill to prevent specula- tion in grain and cotton futures. The post office committee con- tinues hearing on re-classitication of postal employees. Naval affairs, committes continues hearings on the navy-personnel. (By United Press) Marion, Oihio, Jan. 13. (By Kay- mond Clapper.)—Some-Way of escape from the eleventh hour rush of job hunters, whch is now swooping down on him, was sought by President elect Harding today. \ Office seekers are arriving in such numbers each day as to serfously impede his m'ugres:\ln framing the i cabinet. Harding intends to allow cabinet Mmembers and other important execu- tives to-select their own employees. A high percentage of the job seek- ers come under civil service and these -positions are already fllled ‘sat- . isfactorily. Appropriations committee consid- ers army, navy, river and harbors, agricultural, diplomatic and consu- lar appropriations bills. MINISTER PLEADS T0 SAVE HUNGER STRI (By United Press) list today, including Theodore Roose- Eldorado, 111, Jan. 14.—Rev. J. F. | velt, Jr., Senator-elect Ernst of Ken- Payne of the Church of God, minister | tucky —and several congressmen. sought by Mrs. Sadie Harrington, | Ernst was expected to discuss the ap- the Danville hunger striker who is |Pointment of A. T. Hert of Kentucky trving to convert her husband, was t0 a cabinet post. Roosevelt has found yesterday by the United Press. | been suggested for the position of as- Rev. Payne had just returned from ;sistant secretary of war. , a trip to Texas and was first infnrm-! ed of Mrs. Harrington's condition . NOW THE NORTHWESTERN when he returned home. “Iam will-§ BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY vthing 1 c: F 3 b YRS henceforth be knowh as the North- United Press correspondent. in an eX- ogtern Bell, Telephone company, clusive interview at his home here. having changed its name January 1. . ! On taat date the three Bell com- (By United Press) ! panies operating throughout the Bldorado, Ill., Jan. 34—Rev| sStates of Nebraska, Iowa, Minneso- Payne. minister of the Church of 1a, North and South Dakota were con- Gnd. was to po to Danvil'e, Ill., im- Solidated under the one name. ~No mediately and plead with Mrs. Har- change was made in officers or head- rington, he said. Mrs. Harrington is quarters, as the companies, for many now in the ferty-sixth day of her years, have been under one ‘nnnage- —_— JACK. THE PEEPER. IS WITH US AGAIN ~ What is believed to be a man dressed in women’s clothi g, was seen last evening, accord- ing to reports to The Iy eer todoy, snooping around several residences on Beltrami avenue bout nine o’clock and pecking into the windows. The inform- ant states that a number of houses were visited and the last seen of the person, the inquis- itive one was running down the street. The party notifing The Pionecer today advises the cur- fous one-against a repetition of the act, hunger strike %-force- her husband ment. to join the church, and he was to ask The three companies were placed her to give up the fast and take food. ¢ Arrangeménts, for his trip to Dan- ville were made by the United Press after it had located Rev. Payne when 2+ natjon-wide search by friends and relatives of Mrs. Harrington: failed. under one name to eliminate incon- tinancing the busiues> as three separ- aie corporations. The name Northwestern Bell Tele- phone company was chosen because a considerable part of the territory in- cluded in the new organization has been long known as “the North- west.” MRS. BOLGER ENTERTAINS LADIES AT BRIDGE PARTY Mrs. H. W. Bolger entertained a few ladies at two tables of bridge at her home, 1115 Bemidjl avenue, yesterday afternoon. The guest of honor was Miss Molly Olson of Fargo, who is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. R. Nelson. EXAMINATION TO Fll._l. NYMORE POSTOFFICE Postmaster Ritchie announces that he has received a call for examination {to fill the Nymore postoffice. He tes that the examination will be d on February 12. FKurther par- lnis_can be obtain;{d at the Be- ,inddji office. Slippery Going v ey 7 A Vil W A Sl veniences in managing, operating and ' |RAILROADS MAY FIGHT FOR ALLEGED DAMAGES Bring Suit to Recover Eighty-four Million (By United Press) Waghington, Jan. 14.—Intimation that several big railroads in ‘the country will institute a huge fight againgt the federal government for alleged damages to their property during war-time operation of the railroads, was the keynote of the tes- timony of Thomas Dewitt Cuyler, -|'president of the association of rail road executices, before thie house in- terstate commerce commission today Cuyler said that the railroads which had refused to accept a credit of 6 per cent for the first six months after the roads were returned to their owners, would soon bring suit against the government for §$84,- 000,000 damages. In his testimony he left the inference that other roads would do likewise. RAOUL PERET ACCEPTS FRENCH PREMIERSHIP (By United Press) Paris, Jan. 14.—Raoul Peret to- day definitely accepted the office of premier of France., The acceptance was made definite after Peret had confenred with his colleagues in the chamber of deputies. It is also believed that Peret will have the portfolio of the interior. BELTRAMI COUNTY FAIR BOARD MEETS TOMORROW | Interesting Reports to Be Made By Representatives to State Federation Meeting The Beltrami County Faif board ! will meet at the rooms of the Bemlidji Civic and Commerce assocation to- morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock and all interested in the success of coun- ty and state fairs are urged to be present. Many important proposi- tions are to be brought up at this time and it is expected That definite action will be taken to insure a far hgtter fair this year than ever be- fore. H. M. Clark and C. F. 8chroeder \returned this morning from Minne- 2nolis where they went as delegates !from .the Beitrami County Agriqul- tural society to attend a joint con- vertien of the Minnecotn Federation o Connty Pairs and State Agricultur- al societies. Mr. Clark and Mr. Schroeder will moke their reports ot tha meetiig »f the Fair board tomorrow and tie crenavtg promise to bring nuch de toiled and interesting Intoriration to 111 state and county fair enthuslasts. {SCHUCK'S OPCHESTRA WILL PLAY FOR BARBERS' BALL Keen interest is being shown by the girl contestants selling tickets for the barbers’ ball to be held at the Armory on Wednesdny evening, Junuary 19, and fromn the reports | made by the young ladies the ticket sale is progressing rapidly. Miss Cotherine Sexton still takes the lead with the highest numbef sold, while Miss Bernice Kirk and® Miss EIl Davis are close contestanis for s ond place. Miss Florence Kopman is not far behind, and the winner of the second prize offered by the barbers will be very indefinite until the night .of the dance, Schuck’s orchestra has been en- gaged to furnish music for the oc- casion and the committee assures cv- eryone a real entertainment., Tne public is cordially invited to attend. HIGHER COURT AFFIRMS (By United Press) St. Paul, Jan. 14.—Decisfon of the Crow Wing county court in the case of Bert L. Schillings of Trommald, against Dr. F. A. Allen of Crosby, denying the plaintiff $7,650 damages for the death of a ehild, was affirmed by higher court today. Schillings charged Dr. Allen hal allowed one of the plaintiff’s children suffering with scarlet fever to return from the Allen hospital hefore the child had recovered. As a result, an- | other child, it was charged, took the fever and died. The supreme court ruled the®e was evidence of profes- ¢ional negligence. NONPARTISAN DELEGATES MEETING IN CONVENTION (By United Press) Bismarck, Jan. 14.—Reorganiza- tion of the nonpartisan league in North Dakota along the lines origin- Ially promised by the founders will | begin today with the meeting here of | delegates from every county to nom- inate the five members of a state ex- {eentive committee to be chosen in a i referendum. Nominationg made are to be pub- izhed in the official paper and polls loge thirty days after the first pub- Dication. Ballots distributed to mem- | hers in good standing will be return- i~ to league headquarters and can- {+assed by a hoard which will also be chosen today. This is a move to give each state ~nmplete control of the league within that state. DENIAL l! DAMAGE SUIT 'THO MILITARY CANPAIGNS TO ARFECT CREAT BRITAIN SOON Russian Government Considers ~Plans for Three Gigantic Military Drives POSSIBLE THEATRES OF ACTION ARE OUTLINED Extensive Move Reported to Reclaim Pre-War Russian Boundary Lines (By United Press) 5 London, Jan. 14 (By Webb Miller) —Three military campaigns, two of them affecting Great Britain direct- ly, are under consideration by the Russian government, accord.ng to reports today at the British foreign office. Three possible theatrea were outlined by officials at the forelgn oftice. The Baltic states, through Ruma- nia into Constantinople or thru the Caucasus to Indfa. Accoustomed to war scares which never materialized the foreign office investigated care- fully after first reports of a Bolshe- vik plan emanating from Paris. It is said an extensive move has been started for the Baltic drive to reclnim the pre-war Russlan lines. Dispatches from Athens today lent color to reports of the Russian people to claim Constantinople. These re- ports said that houndersd of Bolshe- viki agents had saken possession of the Turkish capitol to locate any remnants of the Wrangel army. COUNTRY POPULATION IS LESS THAN URBAN (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 14.—For the first time in history, the United States has more town and city than country dwellers, the census bureau announces. Inhabitants in places of 26,000 or more persons totelle? 54 31°,032 or 51 4 per cent of the population, while ‘ural-inhabitants totalled 51,390,- =n¢, of 48.4 per cent of the popula- th on. In 1880 the percentnge of the eountry was 70.56 per cent. In 1890, it was G3.9 per cent. 1900, 69.6 per cent and in 1910, 64 2 per cent. Michignn showed the greatest dif- ference bhetween 1910 and 1920, “here helig an incrense in city popu- from 47.2 per cent to 61.1 per cent. innesnta’s urban population tot- alled 1,061,593 while the rural pop- tniation Is 1,335.623. The percentage of the city population is 44.1. North Dakota’s figures are: urban population, 88,234, and rural popu- lation, 657,466. The percentage of urban population is 13 ARMY STORE TO CLOSE AFTER AUCTION TOMORROW The Bemldji Army store on Third street will close tomorrow night fol- lowing an auction sale which will continue during the entire day. Busi- ness here will be discontinued after the store closes gnturdny night and Manager A. C. Beeth will go from here to Duluth or Minneapolis. MASONS HOLD ENJOYABLE DANCING PARTY THURSDAY Tattan One of the popular dances of the series of being given by the Masons was an affair which was much en- joyed last cvening in the Masonic hall. Especially fine music was fur- nished and a very successful evening is reported. SWIMMERS MEET TONIGHT (By United Press) St. Paul, Jan. 14.—University of Minnesota and St. Paul Y. M. C. A. swimmers are to compete tonight at the “Y" tank. Ten events are slat- od. BEMIDJI HIGH MEETS CLOOUET HERE TONIGHT ..Local basketball fans will have an opportunity this evening to see two of the fastest teams in the third athletic district in action when Cros- by meets Bemidji High school at the local armory. Both teams are reput- ed to be in first class condition and an exceptionally fast contest is look- ed for. Bemidji must win in order to stay in the race for district honors. s said that this game will be the hardest yet played this season by the local aggregation. As a preliminary the girls’ basket ball team of the High school will play the girls’ team from the Normal =chool. Both teams have been go- ing thru regular, practice and this event is expected to furnish a hard fought battle. Rivalry between the two teams has always been very keen. !