Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 29, 1921, Page 1

; : iy dafly “within 100_mfles of 1dj1 ‘and has' the largest circulation in Northern Minnesota. VOLUME XVIil. NO. 240 OF SHUGGLING New Y;ykv<Con‘§t¢r Declares Epidemic Is Worst in % Nation’s History LIQUOR AND NARCOTICS PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES More Than $300,000 Worth of Smuggled Goods Seized in + New York Alone / (By United Press) New York, Jan. 29.—(Harold D. Jacobs)—The United States is ex- periencing the greatest epidemic of smuggling in its history, according to Byron Newton, collector of the port of New York, Newton blames the moral influenza which is sweeping the world and said in an interview today that, llthough the number of and the value of seiz- ure of dutiable goods are increasing, the volume of illegal traffic is con- stantly growing. | ~ Principal commodities smuggled in- to this country since prohibition are liquors and narcotics. Newton said: “We have approximately $100,000 worth of whiskey and wines in our warehouse now taken from smug- lers.” 3 Diamonds, furs and valued products such as silks and laces are still prof- vitable for smugglers when they can get away with it. In all, more than $300,000 worth of smuggled goods were seized in New York alone last year. This does not include dutiable goods brought in thru ignorance which totals -many times that amount, WOMEN ARE FAILING IN MEDICAL SCHOOLS London, Jan..29.—The first rebuff women have experienced 1in - their struggle for ‘equality with men in the medical schools 18 causing much consternation ‘in feminine cifcles. At a recent meeting. of the author- itwsvof. $he Ligpdoi*University: lege, it. was decld to iimit the number of Women _ admitted to the medical school. It was said that wo- men doctors have proved a failure. AMBASSADORS AGREEMENT ARQUSES CALIFORNIA ' (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 29.—The agree- ment between Ambassador Morris and Ambassador Shidehara of Japan cre- ated a situation that olerable and that will be resist leg: in itimate way by the people ot Cali- | * fornia, Semator Hiram Johnson of California declared today. BEMIDJI HIGH TAKES ON CROOKSTON TONI Loc;b in Pink of Cm;dltion to . Meet Polk County _ Quintette Here Bemidji High shcool basketeers will try their mettle tonight on one of the strongest quints in the Red River Valley when they meet the .speedy Crookston Tgh school five at th old Armony. The game will be called a 8 o’clock and indications are that the stands will be jammed with student rooters and fans who have doubts as to the outcome of the fracas but plenty of confidence in their own five. The entire squad was put through a limbering up exercise last night in final preparation for the contest to- night. The drill incldded passing the ball back -and forth across the floor between two or three men as they ad- ‘vanced on the loop. Field goals were required from right under the bashet in an attempt by Coach Smith to se- cure better, team-work and less of the sensational and long passing. Dribbling and caging of free throws also came in for attention. - though the locals have demonstrated that they 'are clevEr dribblers, there is- still room for improvement, how- ever, and the Bemidji quint will never show its full power until it is real- ized that the speed of the two for- wards can:be used against any guards to hold the ball and jockey for posi- tion until a favorable opportunity for a short.shot presents itself. There is seldom justification for long “luck shots” with such shifty men as Hig- be, Stechman and Simons ready to penetrate the defense. The Bemidji Juvenile band will at- tend the game en masse to add to the pe?p which ‘'will no doubt be manifest- ed when the two ancient rivals meet. The liné-up of the two teams as an- nounced by Coach Smith of Bemidji and Coach Schmidt of Crookston fol- lows: i Bentidji Higbe, Capt. . Simons .. Stechman Lord .. Powell .. Thurn o [000,000 in taxes on incomes earned .|ing their public-houses—as : \ BEMIDJI, MINN., SAT,URDAY EVENING, JAN. 29, 1921 * EDUCATIONAL SESSION HERE ON FEBRUARY 7 State S;merinhl;dgnt of Sunday School Association Will Be in Charge The educational conference to be |held at the Presbyterian church on i Monday, February 7, will charge of James C, Garrison, state superintendent of the Minnesota Sunday school association. . Mr. Garrison is a newcomer to Minnesota, coming here to take up his present position from a similar position with the North Dakota Sun- i day school asspciation. | This conference will have a very vital relation to the work of-the churches in the development of their . program,of religious education as this new advance is recorded by leaders in this fleld to be one of the next steps ih the working out of a more a quate program of religious education :or the childhood and youth of Amer- ca. . Rev. Wm. Bel} for several years di- rector of the work being done by the | Presbyterian church on what is called the range parish, is the other member !of the team. Mr. Bell is one of tire : outstanding experts in this field, has done some remarkable work and will speak from a rich experience. ‘The program will open at 3 o’clock p. m.,, the evening session at 7:30 p. m. All interested people are invited to. attend. The story of the vacation school will be shown on the Sereen in the evening.. ILLICIT LIOUOR DEALER OWES BIG INCOME TAX Tlu‘:ie.Wlm Indulge in Quiet Game Owe Gavernme}:t Eighty Million . (By United Press) | Washington, D. C., Jan. 29.—(By Ralph Couch)—Burglars and boot- leggers owe the government $44,- during 1920, it was estimated here to- day ‘as the internal revenue bureau made ready the returns for the cal- endar year just past. - _Those who indulge jn a friendly lit- {le_game should puyf(‘!ncle Sam ap- proximgtely $80,000,000 from the na- ion repristion” of - $2,000,000,- 000 if-they wish to make correct re- turns on their incomes. Bootleggers, in 1920, are esti- mated to have made profits of at least $600,000,000, while more than $2,- 000,000,000 a year is computed to change hands in the United States as a result of bets placed on card games, horse rgces and- other operations where chance decides the ownership of lucre. SALOON REFORMS ARE PROMISED IN ENGLAND (By United Press) London, Jan. 29.—England appar- ently feels no qualms regarding the advent of prohi on to this coun- try, for, while prohibition workers are busy trying to reform alcohol en- thusiasts, brewers are busily riform- the sa- loons here are called. For this purpose the firm of Frank Myatt, Ltd., has expended a sum ap- proaching $5,0000,00 and it is in. tended that in the future the Britis] workman ishall take his beer intel- ilectually. Cuspidors and sawdust are ,to be banished, together with all the ‘tawdry gilt and glitter of the drink- !ing saloon as it is today. Instead, the reformed public-houses will have reading rooms, writing rooms, dress- 1ing rooms and refreshment gooms, all decorated in the approved style that ‘only pastel shades and artistic light- 'ing can give. U. §” AGAIN LEADS WORLD IN PRODUCTION OF WHEAT ‘Wheat production in the United States in 1920 again exceeded that of any other nation, amounting to 787,- 000,000 bushels, or 10,000,000 more than the pre-war average and twice as much as was raised by any other ailable, according to the National Bank of Commerce in New York. The aggregate output of \theae countries declined 71,600,000 ‘bush- els below prewar averages, while at the same time this country’s crop than the 1919 record, the bank shows in the February number of its magazine, Commerce monthly. MALONE GIVES JOHNNY TILLMAN BOXING LESSON (By United Press) Minneapolis, Jan. 29.—Jock Ma- lone, after a long lay-off, came back! to the ring last night and gave Johnny Tillman a boxing lesson during seven weighing fifty | pounds more than Chff Kramer, lam-| of ten tounds. Farmeér Lodge, basted him for seven rounds and Hendricks {landed a “cart-wheel” right that put McCrae | J . BontoniNoye shaded Eddie Debeau in ten Kramer out for five minutes. Johnny rounds. & == be in’| "| commereial Travelers council, which country for which statistics are av-|* was nearly 150,000,000 bushels less|. THIEF RIVER DEFEATS - CITY BASKETBALL QUINT Small Floor Hampers Bemidji's Style of Play in Count of 41 to 18 SOLICIATION OF FUNDS FOR REBUILDING OF " BIRCHMONT HOTEL WILL START MONDAY - Investors xembers otfihe;Women'n Civic and The Farmers’' Produce and Ship- Community club, under the direction > ping association of Kelliher at its of Mrs. E.- W. Johnson, have begun | TEAMS TO START DRIVE annual meeting voted to pay an eight preparations for a membership can- per cent interest upon all paid up vass of the city. EARLY MONDAY MORNING | 5 (e a4 iMrs. E. H. Denu is chairman of the In the future the directors will membership committee and will be! meet every three months and have assisted by the following: Mrs. H. Z. | Finance Committee Urges All| voted to pay each at the rate of $3 Mitchell, Mrs. A. P. Ritchie, Mrs. J. e N Carlton, Mrs. T. C. Bailey, Mrs. M. to Aid in Project as Much as Possible Hindered somewhat by playing on a small floorewhere the Bemidji style was hampered, the City team was de- feated last evening at Thief River ‘Falls by a score of 41 to 18. The first half ended with the count 12 to 9 in favor of Thief River and that team came back stronger than ever-in the last half, running the count up to 4L Over five hundred fans wit- nessed the game. The local report that the game was clean thruout and the judgment of Perry Johnson of Thief River, referee, were satisfactory. The Bemidji boys are still confident that they can de- feat Thief River on the local floor and arrangements are under way for such a game within a short time. Those who witnessed the game last evening are confldent that Thief River Falls has one of the best outfits in this sec- tion of the state. Thief River fans are looking forward to a game with Two Harbors and the chances are that such a contest will be scheduled. ST. THOMAS vs ADOLPHUS FOR FOURTH TIME TONIGHT St. Peter, Minn., Jan. 29.—St. Thomas Military academy meets Gus- tavus Adolphus in their fourth bas- ket ball game of the series here to- VOCATIONAL TRAINING ASSURED MEN ELIGIBLE Representatives of Board to Visit Bemidji Monday to Aid Ex-Service Men per meeting. Instead of nine direc- tors they will have but five in the future and have amended their by- laws accordingly. THe annual meet- ing will be held in June instead of January. The members of the association discussed crop raising and decided to raise only four varieties of potatoes, viz: Early Ohios, Cobolers, Carmens and Russetts. MINNESOTA RAILROADS APPEAL FOR INJUNCTION (By United Press) St. Louis, Jan. 29.—Minnesota rail- roads today were slated to present an appeal here for a temporary injunc- tion restraining the state of Min- nesota from ordering a return to a fare of two cents a mile, Three judges chosen from the U. S. district court benches of the middle west were to hear the appeal. They are W. A. San- borm, C. B. Faris and Jacob Grieber. The Interstate commerce commission asked the hearing in as much as it has held the rates providing a per cent return for railroads as provided in the Esch-Cummins law, shall pre- vail in Minnesota. W. Pierce, Mrs. Julius Smith, Mrs. A. L. Barker, Mrs. J. K. Given, Mrs. LeRoy Elwell, Mrs. H. E Reynolds, Mrs. J. C.” Parker, Mrs. William Chichester, Mrs. F. M. Goughnor, Mrs. J. Dalton, Mrs. N. E. Given, Mrs. J. H. Koors, Mrs. T. J. Welsn, Mrs. B. F. Anderson, Mrs. W. C. Budge, Mrs. Bowers, Mrs. E. J. Voight and Mrs. Harry Bridgeman. Each committee member has been allotted a certain section of the city and will make the canvas before Fri- day, February 4. The membership fee is one dollar and suitable membership cards will be issued and distributed during the canvass. Teams have been selected to start out Monday morning on the solicitation for stocks and bonds- of the Birchmont Hotel company. It has been decided by the finance committee in charge of the proposi- tion to sell:capital stock to the ~amount of $10.000 and bonds for gt least 000 for the purpose of raising funds for the construction of the hotel. This ‘means that at least fifty thousand dollars must be raised by the citizens of Bemidii.and even this amognt will not build a suit- able hotel to accomodrte all who will desire to. patronize it. It is felt that a hotel must be opened for the accomodation of tourists this coming summier.and evea if it can- not _be as large-and commodious as desired. the first unit can be built and added to later. The finance committee wish to im- press upon every citizen the necessity of participation in this project and to an extent that will ensure its success. Instead of thinking in terms of fifty or one hundred dollars it will be ne- cessary to think in terms hundreds of dollars and subscribe accordingly. The finance committee has selected a number of teams who will stari early Monday in the solicitation and so that every one may know the na- ture of the agreement they will be asked to sign, the form of the agree- ment is printed below. Agreement. 1 hereby subscribe and agree to pay for. .. .bonds of $40.00 each, and... shares of $10.00 edch of Capital Stock of a Birchmont Beach Hotel Com- pany, .one quarter of this amount to be paiq on the first:of each month be- ginning March 1, 1921. The bonds are to run for a period of ten years, and are to draw 5 per ORATORICAL CONTEST ON THURSDAYEva cent interest, the Company to have | the privilege of retiring the bonds at Speakers from the Bemidji High 'par and accrued interest on any ifiter- school will hold an ornu:rh:ul gro:teat est date. at the Methodist church on Thurs-y " py. 44601 jssue of bonds shall not day evening at 7:30 o' clogk. w‘?l’l‘ a&; be less than $40,000.00. Capital stoc mi“lm& feenf den cents is to consist of 1,000 shares at $10.- charged. 00 per share. The following will take part in the |70 05 " nderstood and agreed that contest: Thomas Slmgzsb Thell).!‘{.’:; this obligation to purchase shall be ed Knight”; Charles McDougal, “The |y ;4 4 injegs a total of $50,000.00 is American Fla Lester Smith, “A| i Vision of War”; Pascha Goldbe It is understood that a first mort- “The True Grandeur of Nation: o . ’ |gage of not more than $20,000.00 f‘r:‘;xcjl;s R'):::’ “I')rehr:og:fgn "S?)!llgie’;-‘e" may be issued to be negotiated by the i . +o | four banks of Bemidji, this mortgage The public is especially urged to support tne project. Winners will be :gebsog’('i;f” to a mortgage securing selected to represent the school at the "y, Nt o oq that o second district oratorical contest. mortgage of $10,000.00, also prior to b . G. W. WINONA AND SHATTUCK onds is to be issued to Mr. G Cochran as part of the purchase price V. C. T. MEETING HAS BEEN ! POSTPONED TO FEBRUARY 5 The special session of the united was set for tonight has been post- poned until February 5. The above announcement has been issued by William ‘Wirth, secretary of the lo- cal council. All members of the local council are requested to make plans so that they may be present at the Febfu- ary meeting. CARLSON AND SMART OUT FOR SECOND WARD District- No. 10 of the Federal Board for Vocational Education is sending a squad of men into all sec- tions of the state to place disabled ex- service men in training. This squad is able to make medical examinations, certify to official papers, advise men as to training and give them trans- pegtation to schools. All this is being done while they are in the different localities which they are visiting. They will be in Bemidji this com- ing Monday, at the Civic and Com- 'merce association rooms, and all dis- abled - ex-service men in' Béltrami, Koochiching, Clearwater, Hubbard and Cass counties, who are interested, can see them at that time and place. These men are asked to bring with them all the official military and gov- ernment papers which they have in their possession as these are necessary in order that the squad may inform them as to whether or not they are eligible for training. The coming of these representatives of the Federal Board of Vocational Education to Bemidji on the day mentioned will, it is hoped by those concerned, reach the attention of ev- ery man who might have a claim ’IAPANESE SENTRY IS FOUND GUILTY OF CRIME A. T. Carlson, the present alder- man from the Second ward, and Tom Smart, a former alderman from that ward, today announced that they were in the running for a seat on the council. Petitions for each are goig the rounds today. The fight may develop into a triangle affair if Tom ‘Mohler, who was endorsed by the La- bor League, decides to put out his petition. INVESTIGATION ON AIR CRAFT IS BEGUN TODAY ('fly United Press) Washington, D. C., Jan. 29.—Seec- retary Daniels today started an inves- tigation into testimony before con- gress of Brigadier-General William Mitchell, assistant chief of the army air service, that air craft has made battleships helpless as weapons of war. E Captain Craven, chief of naviga- tion, was detailed to study Mitchell’s testimony made before the house ap- propriation committee. (By United Press) Tokio, Japan, Jan. 29.—(By Henry Kinney)—The Japanese sentry who shot and killed Lieut. W. H. Langdon, U.S. N,, at Vladivostol three weeks ago has been adjudged guilty in a re- port of a preliminary inquiry filed by the courtmartial in Kieff, according to a Vladivostok dispatch. representatives will mean for each man the following things: If any man has not as yet made ap- plication for vocational education, such application will be made for him on the spot. He will be immediately cxamineg by a physician of the board located on the real estate owned by the Campany, which real estate and ‘buildings are to be given as security for the bonds and mortgages above referred to. MEETS IN SIXTH GAME | of the property purchased by the Cor- , ‘Signed, : k sl Normal basketball team considered |chase price, $2,000.00, to be taken in CERREE e 5 with the squad and who is a repre- sentative of central office of the board at Washington, D. C., and if he is found by this representative to be eligible, he will be placed in training immediately, if he so desires. « Any man who has made application for training but whose case has not been completed because of lack of certain papers, may have these papers completed on the spot and his case acted upon and decided. If he is found eligible for training he will be placed in training immediately, if he g0 _desires. . Lodging requests, issued to the men, will be honored at Hotel Jef- ferson and meal requests at the Third Street Cafe, the board announces. stock by Mr. Cochran. ‘The funds subscribed are to be used only for the construction, equipment anu maintenance of a summer hotel, me of the\fastest in the history of he school, meets Shattuck, a mili- thry academy here tonight the sixth game of their screduled 10 games. §. D. HITS UPON NEW PLAN FOR DODGING PROHIBITION Plerre, 8. D., Jan. 29.—Samples of all liquors would he preserved by the state Historical soclety under the provisfons of a bill introduced yester- day in the South Dakota senate. The measure carrles an appropriation of $40,000. Ex-service men would be given the preference as guards of the liquor, and judges would be permit- ted to test samples for purity upon payment of $25 per day. | FAIRBANKS INJURED IN STUNT BEFORE CAMERA (By United Press) Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 29.—Doug- las_Fairbanks is under a physician’s care at his home today as a result of lu fall during one of his famous stunts before the camera. “Doug” will be unable to resume his motion picture worl» for a month or more. He suffered a fracture of a bone in the left hand, a wrenched back and twisted neck. While leaping from a window his foot caught and he fell six feet to the pavement, = BANG , against this department of the gov-j ernment and that the visit of these!from St. Paul to North Dakota points s5c PER MONTH AMOUNTOF WAR REPARATIONIS DECIDED. UPON Allied Council Is to Sign Agree ment on Repnr}tion This Evening ANNUITIES FIXED AT 226 BILLION MARKS Coal Settlement Penalties Pro- vided in Treaty to Be Enforced (By United Press) Paris, Jan. 29.—The allied agree- ment fixing the amount of Gemman repatriation will be signed at six this oevening, Premier Briand announced today following a conference with other members of the supreme coun- cil. Official announcement was made that an agreement had been reached on the reparation distributing an- nuities as follows: Two of 2,000,000,- 000 gold marks. each, three of 3,000,- 000,000, three of 4,000,000,000, three of 5,000,000,000 and 31 of 6,- 000,000,000, Export trade will be 12 per cent. Brussels’ financial conference will re- open February 7 and the reparation terms will be cummunicauid to Ger- many in London February 28. The disarmament period has been prolonged until March 15, April 15 and July 1. Premier Lloyd George will leave for London tomorrow. The Australian situation is being taken up this afternoon. “The allies are fully in accord,” Brian told the correspondent, “we are closer in agneement than ever before There was absolutelly cordiality thru- out today's conference. A protocal covering military reparation will be signed at six p. m. There was no difficulty in arrangment. The coal settlement penalties provided in the treaty of Versailles will be enforced, GREAT NORTHERN RESTORES RATES TO HOMESEEKERS A décisive step toward normaley hus been taken by the Great North- ern Railway in announcing it will restore homeseekers’ rates to North- west points along its line from St. Paul. These rates have not heen in effect on any railway since they were abolished us a war economy measure an dthe Great Northern railway is the first road to restore them. Round trip fares from St. Paul and Minneapolis will be: to Glasgow, Montana, $35; to Malta, $37.50; to Havre, $40; to Great Falls, Lewiston, Broadview, Conrad and Shelby, $45; to Columbia Falls, Kalispell and Whitefish, $50. Corresponding fares to other intermediate destinations. The round trip homeseekers' rate are: New Rockford, $18.60; Devils Lake, $23; Minot, 26; Williston, $217.50. To points in Minnesota hetween St. Hilaire and Warroad and between Euclid and Hallock the round trip homescekers’ fare from St. Paul will be $21. ZIONISTS START OUT ON 'BLUE SUNDAY DRIVE First Missionaries Headed for New York to Bring About Sunday Law Reform (By Unttea Press) Zion City, IIl, Jan. 29.—(By Carl Little)—The first soldiers of the City Zion left here today to force Sunday blue laws on the rest of the nation. Helen Bushman and Belle Schelhorn stole out of Zion toddy headed for New York City to preach the gospel of Sunday gloom. Voliva, overseer and owned of the city of Zion and head of the Zion Church, started the first two mission- aries off as follows: “Tell the wick- ed people of New York it is far bet~ ter to sit in church all day Sunday than to sizzle in hell for eternity. Capture New York first and the rest of the country will be easy.” WAR DEPARTMENT FACES DEFICIT ON PRESENT SCALE Washington, Jan, 29~“The war department will be faced with a de- ficit of about,$94,000,000 for the fis- cal year if the army activities are carried out on the present .scale,” Secretary of War Baker declared in a letter to the area commanders today, urging strictest economy. RESENTS POORLY COOKED BREAKFAST. SHOOTS COOK Bowbells, N. D., Jan. 29.—George Mulcare, deputy United States immi- gration officer, who is alleged to have shot Joseph Ash, cook, at Por- tal, because his breakfast was not conked to suit him, was given a pre- liminary hearing at Portal today. Ash’s wound is not serious. It is be- lieved Mulcare’s mind is affected. »