Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 28, 1921, Page 1

33 Eh2 6 B Gy e Tho Ploneer is the only daily w has Northern: Minnesots. : g the . largest circulation 1o} ——— s m:a fWebther: - Pattiy nd unjettled. tflfi?%t@pd [Cdlder in ‘northwest and . weat portions, Saturday. BEMIDJI DAIL BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY EVENING, JAN. 28, 1921 $5c PER MONTH Nekothtfing_ Made With For- § mer Owner and Operator ta Aid in Project F. S. LYCAN AGREES TO SUPERVISE NEW HOTEL Committee of Business Men of City Meeting Today to Cgfiplfie Plans The finance committee and the building committee of the Civic and Commerce association on the Birchmont hotel, report progress on the projéct. Negotiations with George Cochran, the ' previous owner and operator of the hotel, have been made with reference to the amount of interest he would take in the’hotel project. Mr. Cochran has, with his usual magnamity ,agreed to sell to the ynew Birchmont hotel organiza- !tion, when jt is formed, the "twenty. lots taking in the space from the Jacobf property east to the Ervin property, together with all - cottages, buildings, ‘boathouses, boats, docks, boilers, pump’ house, pressure tank and other appurtenances situated on this plot for the sum of $12,000; $2,000.of which, Mr. Cochran agrees, to take in stock of the new company,. and, for tpe re- maining - $10,000 he accepts a mortgage subject to a first mort- gage which may e placed on the property. This ‘same’ property was valu- \ ed by a committee consisting of H. E.-Reynolds, George Kreatz, and A.- A, Warfield at the suml of $18,000, and in the amount Mr. Cochran has accepted he is evidencing his strong desire to see the mew hotel project put thru successfully.’ > ---F, 8.\Lycan, proprietor of the ™Markham _hotel,_has ‘agreed to take the operation-of the hotel under his supervision for a pe- riod:of two years if the project is cnnlu,lnited.‘ This also.means a bigsdcrifice on the part of Mr. Lycan-and it is felt that by thus offering. his services he has pav- ed the way for the successful operation of the hotel." X A large representitive com- mittee of the bitsiness men of the city met at luncheon in the association rooms today with the finance and building commiittee to compléte the details of the fi- nancing.. These details will be given in full in tomorrow’s Pio- neer. .Watch for them. CATTLE SHOW BIG GAIN . ON SWEET CLOVER FEED -(By United Press) ' Fargo, Jan. 28.—Cattle -pastured on sweet clover for 32 days showed an average gain per. head of 130 pounds, a_gain of 4.2 pounds per day, according to B. S.-Eastman of Gilby, farmer, who urged-_the need of more sweet clover pasturage on North Da- kota farms. Mr. Fastman pointed out that it required three to five acres of other pasturage to feed one animal, but that two animals could live on one acre of sweet clover. As to the value of sweat clover crop, ve cited the case of J. W. Scott of G'by, who fed 400 ewes on 70 acres and then eut a crop from the same pateh. Furthermore Ne placed his stock on the market the last of October ‘saving 60 to 90 days custo- mary feeding period and marketed them at the timé when stock prices were highest. TWIN CITY SCOTS OBSERVE BIRTHDAY OF ROBERT BURNS — . St. Paul, Jan. 28.—Twin City Scots and menibérs of the various twin city claps will assist the Clan Carhp- bell, number 118 of the Order of Scottish \Clans, to celebrate the one|band will play FAVORABLY i “In-e message to Judge C. W. Stanton todayxSenator Leonard H. Nord adviskd him that the .hill to provide for the estab- lishment of the proposed Lake Bemidji State Park has been recommended for passage by the - Public Domain ~committee of " the sénate. Considering the favorable ats ' titude that various organiza-— tions-in this section of the state have assumed toward the pro- ject, indications are that the propogal will be 'passed upon favorably by both houses with- ‘in a very short time. HEATREST0/ ESTIN < NEAR EAST | § EF FUND s,m'i’;l Ma::kn—q .5 » Be Held Tomorrow | < a0on at Bemidji atres A special prog 2 has been ar- ranged for the . _.tes to be held at Rex, Elkon and Grand theatres to- morrow foremoon for children and those adults who are able to attend. «All proceeds will be turned over to ‘the Near East relief fund to aid the starving children of Eurpope under the dyrection of Herbert Hoover, who ii‘{]l}!onwrlng the drive throughout theNUnited States. ~ Parents gre urged to assist in the profect, since the local theatres have agreeql to furnish everything connect- od Wwith. the picture free of charke. An; admission price of ten cents will be charged children, while grown- ups will’be admitted for twenty-five cents. THis admission fee for adults does not, however, limit the amount which can be donated at this time, and i4 is urged that those who wish to, contribute freely at this time in order to make the proceeds to be turned over to the relief fund suffi- clently large to make a good showing for this city. The Rex program will be a. Fox special, “Treasure lsland.” Will “Rogers ip- “Almost a Hus- band”, a Pathe yeview, and a selegted comedy will make up the program for the matinees. The performance at the Grand apd the Rex will start af 10:30 and at the Elko at 11 _Jo’clock. TO REPORT ON.MONDAY Parents of children who are to enter the Lentral school as beginners with the opening of the second se- mester are urged to see that such children report at.the principal’swof- fice at the Central building on Mon- day forenoon at 10 o’clock. Mrs./ John Smith and son, Walter, arrived this morning jfrom Couer d’Alene, Idaho, for a visit at the home of Mrs. Smith’s mother, Mrs. H. Waldron at Tenth street and Dal- ton avenue. ARMY APPROPRIATION SUFERS HEAVY CUTS / Appropriations for Rivers and|yasoNIC ;, Harbors Work Placed at $50,250,000 for Year . (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 28.—With a re-| he parties and the next one will be duction in the War department esti- mates of $699,275,000, the Army ap- ropriation bill carrying a total of 331,222,000 was reported to the House today by the appropriation committee. The appropriation of the committee is based on an army of 150,000 men. Thus the bill was a reduction of about $64,000,000 com= pared with the appropriation for the current year. * JUVENILE BAND MEETS AT ' SEVEN TOMORROW NIGHT Director G. 0. Riggs of the Juve- nile band announces that all memb- ers of the band are requested to be at the band rooms in the City hall at 7 o'clock tomorrow evening. The at the basketball game hundred and sixty-second anniver-|at the armory between Bemidji and sary of the birth of Robert Bukns at Crookston High school. the St. Paul Masonic temple here tonight. - CHIEF-CAMPBELL FREED i nm'a«scmml. CHARGE 5 & (By Unn'eg Press) CITY TEAM PLAYS THIEF RIVER FALLS TONIGHT Bemidji’s city basketball team will St. Paul, Jan. 281 J. O'Conhell, | leave for Thief River Falls where it brother of Mrs. - J McCarthy, in|will take on that city’s aggregation a statement today declared Chief of | this evening in what promises to be Police>Campbell ‘innocent’ made agaihst him by the woman. Chief ‘Campbell was given a clean Dbill of health by Police Commissioner of charges |a close contest. Last year Thief River Falls was defeated\here by. a fair margin after having won over Bemidji on the home floor. Both Smith yesterday following an investi- | contests were attended by a large gation of the scandal which involved | crowd , |to see the outcome of the battle to- Deputfes took Chief Campbell fo|night. Campbell and Mrs. McCarthy. the county jail when they found him in = rdom with Mrs. McCarthy. The ftion of enthusiasts who are anxious The locals are in first class condi- for the fray having practiced woman confessed to Commissioner | regularly every evening, and the Smith that it was a frame-up. 0'Con- | Thief River Falls bunch are aided by nell in his statement today said, “My{ having taken part in a larze number sister i9-pot a - woman of strong mind [of games already this season, while “and ho doubt this had been taken|the Bemidji team has had only two advantage of by some designing per-|games. sons.” » He said, “Her mind had been| 1t Is expected that a number of locs —affected \since she had scarlet fever [al fans will accompany the team to when & girl” Thiet River Falls this afternoon. LEGION MAKES PLANS SENATE NA"{-:A%O FoRTARED sV Thursday Night Naval Officers to Discuss Sus- pension of Building for < Six Mgntlu Ralph Gracie Post of the American Legion ‘held a meeting last evening which, in all ways but election of -of- ficers, resembled an annual session. Plans.for various projects for the en- suing. year were discussed in detail and keen interest wag evidenced by all members. Committee reports ¢ > ¢ brought forth news of projects under COMMITTEE TO TALK ' walalr and these indticate that the post will soon resume its customary activ- 'OVER BORAH'S ADVICE [\ i’ Sommanity. o *" The boving committee has assured the post that within a very few weeks another boxing card will be staged here. Arrangements are' be- ing made with Al Arne of Interna- tional Falls and Gunner Quinn of Minneapolis to form the main event, - and if -these fighters are secured, lo- (By United Press) cal fans are assured a first-class head- ¢ liger. . Washington, Jan. 28. (By L. C. { miral ol e avy wi e aske 0 1 3 tell the Senate naval committee t}“'e ’ée:e‘t:r?tniytlng few weeks, this whether suspension ‘of building for gaie;l 'l‘hre d:n“" cgn?r:it:::“?: :‘I' Lsix months would be safe and expedi- o 2 ont. The committee will meet soon |¢dy at work inpreparation for put- ting on a novel dance. tq talk over Senator Borah's resolu- e s tion and will ask for information on| A dramatic club is soon to-be or- the point. » . anized within the Legion with John ~ Senator Borah expebts the naval 1. Culver as instructor and head. Lo- representatives in the committee to |¢al talent will be used throughout in report against suspension. He has putting on'the 'productions. It is already drafted a resolution for a|planned to stagé at least two plays complete jnvestigation to cover these here before the latter part of May, the points: the reported British suspen-|dates to be decided upon as soon as sion of maval building for the pwr-|the club has organized. pose of studying new ideas in naval| As the result of a motion passed, construction; the opinion of Ameri-|Commander.N. E. Given will deliver can and foreign experts as to the a retiring address at the next meeting wisdom of building -‘dreadnaughts, {of the post on Feb. 10, when new battle cruisers and surface ships as/officers will be elected. The newly against submarines and aircraft; the manner in which the naval officials receive and treat suggestions from naval officers of subordinate rank concerning innovations; the relative cost/of the sixteen battleship pro- gram now under way and the air- craft submarine policy. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS RE-OPENING PLANT Detroit Factory Will Soon Be on 25 Pe‘r Cent Capacity " ""Three Days a Week Borah Drafts Resolution to Cover‘lnveoti}ulion of Important Points upon for an address. He will be ask- ed to outline the work he proposes for the post during the coming year. National -headquarters of the Le- gion is organizing a speakers’ bureau composed of three thousands mem- bers scattered over the United States and from this bureau speakers will pe selected to address nearby posts upen call§ issued by the state department. Bemidji is to have sev- eral speakers in the bureau and plans are being made to interchange speak- ers with nearby posts to aid in put- ting “pep” into the meetings. _The program for ithe next meeting ‘w:ll include an uddress by John M. Culver, ‘“eats,”. cwd the awarding of an attendance prize, which was orig- inated last evening and which will be awardeq to the person whose name is drawn, provided that he is present when the drawing is made. ~Every member is especially urged to be pres- ent on Feb. 10, when officers for the coming year will be elected and other important- business will be brought before the post. FARM MANAGEMENT T0 BE DEMONSTRATED HERE Farmers living in the vicinity of Bemidji will have an opportunity on February 4 to study farm manage- ment under the supervision of W. L. Caverf, farm management demonstra- tor of the agricultural extension di- vision of the University Farm. An all-day session is planned and will begin at about”nine o'clock in the rooms of the Bemidji Civic and Com- merce association. A similar meeting :;'ill be held at Hines the following ay. Only two topics may be discussed at one meeting and it is expected that potatoes and dairy products will be chosen for the local subjects as were chosen at Hines. 3 (By United Press) Detroit, Mich., Jan, 28.—The Ford Motor Highland Park plant is re- opening. Many heads of departments, macliine men, and millwrights are called back. By Monday it is said the plant will be operating at about twenty-five per cent of its capacity. Three days a week will be the worKing schedule at present. The plant has been closed more than a month. i The men who were called back to work will get the plant in shape for the resumption of production. The first jobs in the re-opening are being given to picked men who were noti- fied by mail. Gradual expansion will bring thousands back to work. DANCE PROVES T0 BE ENJOYABLE AFFAIR A second of a series of Masonic dances was held Thussday evening at the Masonic temple. A large at- tendande indicated the popularity of given Thursday, Feb. 10. elected commander will also ‘be called | WAGECUTSFOR | RALLROAD HEX BEFOREBOARD Labor Committee of Railroad Executives in Conference on Wage Cuts b RAILROAD BOARD TO HOLD HEARING ALSO Industrial Readjustment Will Depend on Railroads, Say Officials -Today (By United Press) Chicago, Jan. 28. (By C. Lit- tle).—Five men barricaded them- sclves in a hotel room here to draw a ca v t th 8 £ ® up a case designed to prove tha e high school basketball quint will meet wages of two million railroad em- ployees should be slashed. The five holding the conference comprised the labor committee of the association of railroad exectitives. The report they drew up will be presented to the standing committee of the association. This body after passing on it will make their presen- itation in a form of a petition to the United States Railroad Labor Board. |m The railroad Board—the supreme court of railroad capital and labor— will hold a hearing on the petition before reaching a decision. Not un- til the railroad problem is settled will industrial readjustment ‘be accomp- lished, authorities admitted general- ly. ., Normaley will come when the rail- road probelem is solved for, the four sides are unsettled. The four sides are: rallroad management, one mil- lion stockholders, two million em- ployees, and the traveling public. DEVELOPMENT CONGRESS ORGANIZED PERMANENTLY Important Projects Indorsed By Congress Representing Three Big States (By United Press) St. Paul, Jan. the greatest agricultural and indus- trial section of the country” said Gov. midji tackles St. Cloud on the local J. A. O. Preus today. A permanent organization of the Tri-State Development Congress was accomplished last night and the fol- lowing projects endorsed: A big re- forestation program; Federal flood control; Liberal rural credit pro- gram; Classification by analysis of all lands and an extension of the topographical survey; Reglonal com- munity planning; Deep drainage of marsh lands and definite assurance to settlers on such work; Uniform me- thods in financing drainage projects; A bureau of information to serve prospective settlers; and development of tourist traffic. A committee was named on per- manent organization and efforts will be made to secure a large member- ship in the next congress. | CIRCULATION OF BOOKS HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED At a meeting of the board of the public library, it was de- cided to Miscontinue the circu- lation of books until the small- pox epidemic has abated. The reading room will be kept open, and books, except those in homes where there is ‘smallpox are to be returned as usual. Books in homes where there is smallpox are to be kept in such homes until further no- tice. By order of the library board. Grace A. Warfield, Secretary. BEMIDJI QUINT MEETS CROOKSTON TOMORROW Local Cagers Promise Speedy Contest With Polk County ‘Aggregation Here Coach Paul F. Schmidt’s Crookston the Bemidji high school tossers to- morrow evening in the old Armory 3t 8§ o'clock in the fifth game on the locals’ schedule. Though this is not a district game, interest in the result of the game is at top pitch and the players themselves are in excellent condition to give Crookston a trfin- ing. 4 Coach Smith’s men have been re- ceiving hard scrimmages all week and are in good shape to enter the contest. Early this week Captain-Higbe gave signs of illness, but the star will be able to start tomorrow night, it was announced this evening. Coach Smith is spending most of his time demanding closer teamwork. He sees the lack of that as his great- est obstacle to district championship hopes and believes that caging accu- racy will almost take care of itself in the development of it. Crookston has shown much class in the early contests this year, having garnered in two victories, one over the Ada high school five last Friday by a 20-to-16 count, after Ada had them beaten 16 to 8 at the end of the first half. The wonderful defen- sive game put up by Coach Schmidt's quint resulted in holding Ada score- 28.—*Minnesota, | Bemidji opponents to date and will Michigan and Wisconsin have com- |prove of value.to the Bemidji mentor, Dbined to make the Great Lakes basin | who is ferreting out the weak points /| of the local tossers with a view to less i the second half while the Polk county quint counted 12 points. It is this same ability to come back strong in the final period that is fear- ed largely by the Bemidji team. The Croolston style of play, however, will be more rounded out than any of the elimination before Feb. 4, when Be- floor. N OFFICIALS PROBING ALLEGED CONFESSION North Dakota Coal Miner Walks Four Miles to Tell Police He Killed Lessee (By United Press) Minot, N. D.,, Jan. 28.—Ward county officials today are invest ing the alleged confession of Jack Colller, miner, known as “'Oklahoma Jack” who walked four miles to Ken- mare to tell the officials he had shot a man. John Reynolds, a miner, was found dead near Collier's shack with four bullets in his bodly. Collier is alleged to have been drunk yester- day with hard cider. In an argument with Albert Hanson, a coal mine lessee, he shot Hanson twice but the latter was rescued by Thomas O’'Neill, another miner. Reynolds, although warned of Collier's condition went to the latter’s shack and the shooting followed, SIXTY PER CENT LOSS POCKETED BY FARMERS Washington, Jan. 28.—Based on December first prices paid to produ- cers the value of all farm crops of this cpuntry for 1920 was slightly under $10,500,000,000 according to the Department of Agriculture, com- pared with $16,000,000,000 in 1919, and a little over $10,000,000,000 as the five-year average 1914-18 inclu- sive. This is procf positive that the agriculturalists were the first to suf- fer from the slump in prices, while the fact remains that the ultimate consumers profited little or nothing by lower living costs. During 1920 the Unjfted States imported something 1ike $1,500,000,000 in foodstuffs, to say nothing of other products of the farm—probably an aggregate of not less than $2,000,000,000, compared with an estimate of something like $50,000,000,000 the year before the war. And two billion dollars of Am- erican money had a terrific purchas- ing power in 1920 on account of de- preciation of foreign exchange. In bulk, the importations of 1920 would be considerably in excess of four times the 1913 importations. This gituation suggests one of the main reasons why the American farmers are demanding emrergency tariff legis- lation. BEMIDJI STAT] NORMAL SHOWS FINE PROGRESS Advancement During Past Year Shown in Report Made By President Deputy : MAXWELL OF WINONA URGES LAW CHANGES Would Revive Bill Empowering Normal to Grant Bachelor’s Degree in Education i The progress of the Bemidji State Normal school during the present school year and the advancement over the previous year are set forth in the following report by President M. W. Deputy as presented at the regular quarterly meeting of the state normal school board at Mankato on January 25: 4 “Since the last quarterly meeting of the board, eleven new students have been enrolled in the adult de- partment, making the total for the year one hundred eight; in the ele- mentary department, six additional children have been admitted, bring- ing the total to ninety-eight. Dur- ing the quarter there has been but little illness among the students and the attendance has been unusually good. The city schools have, as usu- al, showed a willingness to co-oper- ate with us and have arranged for their school nurse to give some time to eur elementary departmepnt with- out cost. Three students, having completed the work for the two-year course, were awarded diplomas at the end of the fall term, and it is recom- mended that their graduation be ap- proved. “A uniformly good quality of work has been done by the students and teachers, and the spirit of the school is most commendable, Two liter- ary societies have been organieed which, thru friendly rivalry and an interest in tha development of ability to appear well pefore a public aud- fence, seem to huve a wholesome in- fluence for good. At the opening of the campaign for relief of European children, the public ppeaking class in charge of Miss Eunice Asbury pres- ented the cause before the entire school assembly with the result that $140 was quickly subscribed and paid by the students and faculty. “The facilities of Martha Sanford Hall under the able management of Mrs. §irace B. Thacker, have made it possible not only to provide desirable living conditions for a limited num- ber, but also to afford excellent op- portunities for the better social train- ing of practically the entire student body. At present, all available space in Martha Sanford hall is taken and some are on a waiting list. Numer- ous inquiries indicate that the en- rollment for both the summer school and for the next year will be increas- ed considerably in which case we shall have much difficulty to provide suitable living accomodations until such time as the proposed new wing shall ‘'be added to the present build- Tag." A number of other matters of im- portance to all the Normal schools of the state were discussed. President Maxwell of the Winona school refer- red to proposed legislation which he thought should receive immediate attention and regarding it he stated: “There are three details of new legislation which I could wish might recelve the favor of the board and the approval of the legislature. They have been discussed by the presi- dents of the schools at various times and, I believe, in general approved by them. These items are: first, the change of the legal name of each of the schools from State Normal School to State Normal College, and the des- ignation of the board as the State Normal College Board; second, auth- ority in law for the award by the State Normal College Board of the bachelor’s degree in education; and third, the substitution of free tuition - for the present requirement of a pledge to teach for two years, or in lieu thereof a cash payment of thirty dollars per year of attendance. “A bill empowering the Normal School Board to grant the bachelor's degree in education was approved and introduced by this board in 1911. It easily passed the state senate but died in the house with many other bills on account of the unusual con- gestion of business which character- ized the session named. The argu- ments for the action taken ten years ago are even more cogent at the pre- sent time.” CIVIC AND COMMUNITY . CLUB AFTER MEMBERS The Women’s Civic and Community club opened a membership drive to- day and is planning to visit every home in the city desirous of obtain- ing as many as possible to join the club at once. Bemidji ladies are asked to assist an making the drive a success. Those who have not been invited to join are asked to hand in their names and membership fee of one dollar to the committee on mem-< bership.