Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 2, 1921, Page 1

The. Ploneer s the only daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and has ' the - largest circulation- in. Northern Minnesota. - 'HE BEMIDJI ] - VGOLUME XVIIL NO. 243 I JINNESOT | 4 a ) Weather: ‘hursday, somewhat an g%rytonigm and in.southeast. ing température in west. Fair to- BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEB. 2, 1921 = PARIS RETURNS PREWARBASIS Old Paris,_as Tourists Knew | ity However, Has Gone for Generation at Least A\ CELERRATION WELCOMES RE %‘?N OF BRILLIANCE P Behind . %ht Eye\ Often Throb B: '%o,n Hearts - of ~ Widows. & Fiancees By:Edwin W. inger, (United Press Staff . - wespondent) E. W. Hullinger ¢ <he Paris Bureau of the United Press; h: just arrived in New York on short leave of absence. He has written a timely view of the Paris of today. New/, York, Feb. 2—When, by gov- ernment edict, an engineer pressed a button New Year’s Eve and flooded Paris for the first time since the war with her old pre-war electrical bril- liance, the orchestras on the boule- vards and the Montmartre fairly burst themselves trying to do justice to the occasion and champagne COrgs pop- ped as they had never popped since 1914. Taxis honking on the streets out- side took up tRe refrain and students in the Latin quarter went singing in serpentines around’ the lamp® posts— just as they did before the war. At that moment Paris, from the standpoint of surface appearance, once more became the gay old city . of tradition. N b But in the real sense, it was not the same Paris. At was a new Paris, going through many of the habitual gestures of the old. - For the old Paris, as hundreds *of thofisands of American tourists and students knew it and one—gone for _a generation, at least. The war changed the peopl'e who.made Paris Paris, and ot until these people are gone and another generation has taken their place can! the old pleasure capital be herself. Physically, Paris has completed her reversioni to 1914, Menus are no longer stinted. The wine caves are full. The “guides of the night” are back on’the Place de 'Opera witl their “mlost interesting show ar_ound the corner.” The boulevards are fragrant with femininity. /S?l\lar as the Cook’s tnur;st knows, it’s the’ same old city revived. Butythe “Qld Timer” knows that the people he sées are different from his cronies of 1914, and frequently even a new type of Frenchman alto- ether. £ First, the H. C. of L. has lifted the price scale between three and four hundred per cent. Parisians, who, in 1914, could afford to dine with their families in the cafe, no longer peo- ple the boulevard restaurants. Their prices have been taken })y newly-rich and foreigners with high exchange rates. N : Longchamps, where France’s elite used to display its finest gowns, has been virtually boycotted by the real aristocracy. k there is at the races now is kept up by flashy “parvenues,” or women of easy fortune. The war worked a remarkable psy- chological .change in the'French peo- ple. It ma%f them a nation of stoics. While the/ glamour of the crusade Sn foreign soil unlocked the emotions | of the British and ®arned staid Lon- don into one of the most demonstra- tive cities in the world, the long yesys of trench warfare, midst the mud.ot' their own country, among the ruins of their own homes, developed, in the Frenchman a dogged self-restraint that he had never been thought cap- able of. . Hundreds of thousands wept in White Hall on Armistice day. Paris crowds looked on in almost expres- sionless silence, as their unknown Poilu was escorted to the Arc. Among the multitudes who deposited wreaths I do not remember seeing one shed- ding tears. B This new rhenta]jty has smze.d the entire nation. It if reflected in all classes, for all were in the war. Behind the bright eyes that in- vite you so appealingly on the boule- vards, often throbs a broken, heart' of a youthful widow or fiancee who lost her lover out there. A surpris- ing number of the merrymakers in the really Latin rendezvous on Mont- martre wear mourning on their coat- sleeves. BUCKMAN SISTERS BUY LA FONTISEE MILLINERY The LaFontisee \Millinery estab- lishment has been sold to Misses Taura and Matilda Buckman of Min- neapolis ,who took possession of the revent purchase yesterday. The Buckman sisters have been en- gaged in the millinery business for themselves for a number of years and come here highly recommended. Missez Ella an Kate LaFontisee have heen in the millinery business here for the past eight years. Miss Kate LaFontisee will assist the Buck- man sisters during the spring season. loved it, isq The only fashion show; LEGISLATIVE MAJORITY "FAVORS WAR MEMORIAL 7/ Need for Immediate Economy May Block Plans for Soldier Memorial (By United Press) legislators believe the need for imme- aiate -economy may block plans for a $1,000,000memorial at the state cap- itol for soldiers of the{world war, a majority of. the law makers appear to be in favor of some sort of fitting memorial in the not too distant fu- ture, P . Senator Sam Rask; Blooming Pra- irie has a bill before the senate pro- viding for ‘sale of certificates of in- debtedness to provide a memorial state capitol at a cost of $1,000,000. The state soldier bonus board has failed to find a suitable market for certificates of indebtedness with which funds they sought to pay sol- dier bonuses. For this reason there is much prejudice against the plan { for selling certificates of indebtedness to finante any kind of a memorial. Some senators believe that it is the paramount duty of the state to full fill payment- obligations before any scrt of memorial is contemplated. question of a memorial will be put off at least until all bonuses are paid. The memorial proposition may be put off, some said, until the next legis- lature meets, or for several years un- til finances of the state are in better shape than at present and at least part of the outstagnding and authoriz- ed indebtedness fs retired. . CURTIS TO WRESTLE FOR WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP L. C. Curtis, Bemidji’s middle- weight wrestling artist, will meet Ralph Parcaut of Royal, Towa, hold- pionship, sometime within the next !few weeks, Manager Joe Morris an- ! nounced today. Practically all ar- irangements are under way for the big match. It is planned to secure the new armory, if possiblé, in order to accomodate the large attendance looked for. It is reported that a wa- ger of five hundred dollars has been posted on the side. | Parcaut won the championship {from Johnny Meyers at Chicago last !spring and since then has success- ! fully ‘defended it. - He challenged Curtis to a match after annexing the title, and now Curtis is ready to'take him on. LOCAL INSURANCE MAN HELD FOR EMBEZZLEMENT 1 5 | D. D. Miller, insurance‘agent with i healquarters in Bemidji, was taken to International Falls this morning I by a deputy sheriff of Koochiching i county in a charge of embezzlement | in connection with alleged collections of insurance notes which collections, it is said, were not reported to the | companies for which he was writing | insurance. WOULD INVESTIGATE U §. ACTIVITIES IN SIBERIA ‘Washington, Feb. 2.—A resolution for the investigation of the American government activities in Siberia, | Haiti, and Santa Domingo was ord- .ered to be favorably reported today i by the senate foreign relations com- mittee. - ST. CLOUD WILL PLAY Coach Schropp Prepares H Men to lyxvnde Bemidji’s Territory Friday St. Cloud High school is preparing to invade the territory of its strong- est rival for district basketball hon- ors Friday evening and will come here ready to put its best into the {one big fight of the year. The vis- | itors are not over-confident of success (ag shown by the St. Cloud Daily ! Times, but they have Bemidji's num- ber, since Coach Schropp refereed the Bemidji-Brainerd game at Brainerd recently. A victory by Bemidji will go a long way toward annexing the dis- triet title, since St. Cloud and Bemid- ji are the only undefeated teams in the district to date. Both Coach Schropp and Coach Smith are put- iting their men thru stiff practices | each afternoon in preparation for the crucial contest. . The Times says the following con- cernifig the Bemidji team: “The Bemidji quint is reported as being of large-size, heavier than the 'st. Cloud five, and possessed of an who will bear constant watching. At est mgn on the winning team, made 16 of the 21 points tallied by his quint, and is declared to be danger- ous any place on floor as a fast drib- bler and an accurafe shooter. He is now playing his fourth year of high school basketball, having played two years at Brainerd before playing last season with Bemidji.” . ‘Whether or not St. Cloud knows it, every man_on Bemidji’'s team will “bear watching” and each and every one of the bays have resolved to do their best against the invaders. St. Paul, Feb. 2.---Although many' building on the grounds opposite the Inquiry at the capitol indicated the er of the world’s middleweight cham- ' BEMIDJI HERE FRIDAY D es a Shadow | . individual star in Captain Higbee, | Brainerd, Higbee, smallest and fast-! ALLIESFACING " FLATREFUSAL OF WAR DEBTS Allies at Demand to Pay Indemnity GERMANS EXPECT MORAL SUPPORT OF AMERICA Seizure of German Ports and Collection of Customs Is Contemplated (By United Press) Paris, Feb. 2.—Germany today was laughing in derision at the demand for the indemnity of $55,000,000,000. The allies are faced with a possibility of a flat refusal to pay the huge sum. In that event seizure of German ports and collection of customs was contemplated. This, it was admitted, might lead to armed clashes, i Yon Simons addressed the Reichs- tag body and made known the nature of the allies’ demand. Von Simons made it pretty clear ‘that Germany will reply that she cannot pay such sums. ‘The next move on the part of Ger- many probably will be reorganization of the cabinet to demhonstrate to the allies that all parties will unite in a movement against paying this big in- { demnity, according to information in }official circles here. The Germans expeci the moral support of America in this stand, it is said, und are much interested in the reported intention to introduce a resolution limiting the indemnity to what is regarded a reas- jonable figure. The Germans also are | taking comfort from the statement | of economists in all the allied nations i to the effect she cannot afford to pay | $55,000,000,000. MASONIC LODGE TO HOLD MEETING THIS EVENING The Masonic lodge, A. F. and A. M., will hold a regular meeting in the Masonic temple tonight. Important business is to be transacted and all members are requested to be present. - i FIRE DAMAGES BRAINARD 5 PAROCHIAL SCHOOL TUESDAY Brainerd, Feb. 2.—Fire from an overheated stove last night damaged the 8t. Francis Cathgiic parochial school to the expense of $500. The heattmg plant was repaired and classes resumed today. ' FARM LABOR PREDICTED PLENTIFUL THIS YEAR Washington, Feb. 2.—Farm labor will be plentiful thruout the entire United States during 1921, G. W. ! Forster of the bureau of farm man- agement of the Agricultural Depart- ment predicted here today. Forster and other officials were perplexed by reports from Ohio that the unemployed were remainiug idle rather than work on farms at wages ibelow those of 1920. Assistant Di- rector Skinner of the Thited States employment Service today said there was a distinet drift of workers back to the farm. laughing in the faces of the allies— ' GROUND HOG DISAPPEARS AFTER ONE PEEP TODAY ‘The mythical ground hog emerged from his hiding place to- day and took one short look upon the world and then quietly drew back into his hole for another six weeks. That is, if he emerged { at any time after 10 o’clock this morning. Had he been an early riser and then only stayed out for a few ‘hours, he might have ventured forth again in less than six_weeks from now. - The_common opinion is, how- ever, if the remainder of the win- ‘ter is no more severe than what has already passed, it makes little difference whether the ground hog saw his shadow to- day or not. 1 | FEBRUARY EDUCATIONAL MEETING IS POSTPONED Unfavorable Conditions Cause Postponement of Teachers’ Meeting Until October — Because of conditions which prob- ably would effect unfavordbly the at- tendance of the Northern Education- al association for February 17, 18 land 19, M. W. Dédputy, in charge of |the program, announces that the imeeting has been postponed until next October, The plan i3 to provide a program of interest to teachers in all types of schools and a large attendance from this section of the state is desir- ed. 1t is expected that the new Arm- ary in Bemidji can be secured for the Octoberwimeeting and that ample ar rangements will be made for the ac- comodation of the large number who undoubtedly will be in the city at ithat time. FOUR MILLION SPENT ON PREVENTATIVE WORK YEARLY (By United Press) Fargo, Feb. 2.—Four million dol- lars is spegt annually in the U. S. on preventative work, and thirty mil- lion on curing by Anti-Tuberculosis societies and organizations, accord- ing to the “Penant” the official or- gan of the society in North Dakota. Anti-Tuberculosis work is now saving nn}éunlly 50,000 iives the Penant said. ORATORICAL CONTEST IS POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY The oratorical contest which was to have been held tomorrow evening at 7:30 at the Methodist church has been postponed until Monday even- ing, it was announced late yesterday. At that time an exceptionally inter- esting program is assured and all friends of the school are invited to attend. Members of the High school will participate for the honor of re- presenting the school at district con- tests. CROOKSTON HIGH WINS OVER THIEF RIVER FALLS In a joint debate held at Thief River Falls Tuesday evening on the question, *“Resolved, that the open shop is preferable to the closed shop” the team representing Crookston de- fended the affirmative and won the unanimous decision. State Normal school was one of the judges, he returned to Bemidji this morning. The other judges were Su- perintendent Vail of Mahnomen and Superintendent Randahl of Erskine. President M. W. Deputy of the| BEMIDJI PARK | "~ PLANNING ASCENT OF HIGHEST PEAK IN WORLD FAVORABLE To Expedition Will Probably FORESTER COX Leave Next Year to Battle With Mount Everest (By United Press) London, Feb. 2.—Mount Everest, State Forester Tells Business ), highest peak in the world, is to Mecn that Legislature Should Act SAYS BEMIDJI PARK SHOULD COME FIRST Birchmont Drive Chairman Makes Report on Subscrip- l tions Being Raised That the establishment of the state park on Lake Bemidji is the first move that should be made by the leg- islature was the s!alcmen(\mnde by State Forester W. T. Cox at the noon luncheon of the Civic and Commerce association today. It is understood that there arg sev- eral proposed park projects before the legislature, but he believes that the Bemidji park proposition should have the appropriation first because of the conditions. Unless this is provided this year it is probable that the timber will be cut, while the other projects can wait, according to Mr. Cox. The Iligh school Glee Club gave severay splendid selections under the direction of Miss Martha Fibigar which were enthusiastically received. W.- L. Brooks, chairman of the Birchmont subscription drive, report- ed on the work of his committee ad- vistne that money was being freely ribed and that Birchmont was ured a new hotel this spring. The est reports showed that about $33,00 had been subscribed. Scout Master Lowrey of Duluth spoke of the work of the Scout move- ment and pointed out that boys are directed and developed along progres- sive lines toward manhood. Three members were added to the Birchmont building committee as fol- Jows: B. W. Lakin, George Kreatz and C. W. Warfield. Doctor G. II. Zentz reported on the work being done by communities on raising funds for the starving Chi- nese and together with Rev. L. P. Warford suggested that the associ- ation take some action on raising a fund. President E. A. Barker turned the work over. to the Boy Scouts of Bemidji. BRITISH SOLDIERS AND BOLSHEVIKI IN BATTLE 5 N (By United Press) Teheran, Persia, Feb. 2.—British I soldiers and Bolsheviki met in a bat- tle Sunday according to military ad- vices here today. A British outpost on the nodthwest frontier of Persia was attacked DBy the Bolsheviki ad- | vance guard. The British vigorously counter at- ing twelve and capturing There were no Brit- ish_casualties. \ i 4 | | it = expedition will No white be climbed. The probably start next year. man has been within forty or fifty miles of Mount Everest, which is +429,002 feet above sea level,” accord- ing to the geography books of school- time days. The conquest of this inaccessible peak will be undertaken by the Roy- al Geographical society and the Al- pine club and a committee represent- ing both societies is now meeting in London to plan details. Sir Francis Younghusband, presi- dent of the Royal Geographical so- ciety, when announcing this expedi- tion, said that the project would take two years at the least. The first year would be spent im discovering the “geography” of Everest, exploring the approaches to the mountain, and in collecting all possible information regarding the surrounding mountains before it was attempted to scale the summit of the peak. In past years there have been po- litical as well as natural obstacles in the way of such an expedition. But now the consent of the Indian gov- ernment has been obtained and, more important, the Dalai Liama has given isancfion to the exploration. Dr. A. M. Kellas, Harold Rae- burn, Major Rawling and General Bruce are four of the probable start- ers. The explorers hope to interest (Continued on Page Six ) ' MINNEAPOLIS TO STAGE HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT Minneapolis, Feb. 2.—The first state indoor horseshoe pitching tour- nament will be staged in conjunction with the Minneapolis Winter Sports Week program, February 5 to 13. “Barnyard golf,” which enjoyed such a wonderful boom last season, promises to have its biggest year in 1921. The indoor tournament, for which a numbe l}»f cash prizes have heen posted, will he staged on the indoor courts at 244 Hennepin ave. Officials in charge of the big sports program, which will he one of the many hig entertainment features pro- vided for visitors to the Minneapolis Auto show, have received entries from practically all the leading pitch- ers of the state. AIR MECHANICS' SCHOOL OPENED AT RANTOUL, ILL. (By United Press) Rantoul, Ill., Feb. 2.—With 1,000 men transferred to Chanute field, here, from Kelly field, Texas, the air service mechanies’ school opened here yesterday. Being the only school of its kind in the United States, it will employ 258 civilians and have a per- ymanent detachment of 1,000 officers {nnd enlisted men of the air service. SENATE RECOUNT GIVES NEWBERRY 4.33¢ LEAD (By United Press) Waghington, Feb. 2.—The senate election committee recount of the 1918 Michigan senatorial election gave Henry Ford 212,751 votes and Truman H. Newberry 217,085. NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL SUEFERS BIG CUT Ninety Million Recommended for Dreadnaughts and Other Armament (By United Press) Washington, Feb, 2.—An appro- priation of $90,000,000 to continue building of naval dreadnaughts and other armaments during the next fiiseal yeur was recommended in the naval appropriation bill reported to the house today. The total carried is $395, compared with the appropriation of the last fiscal year, it is decreased by $27,000,000, and is $284,000,000 less than was requested by naval of- ficials, FARMER PAYS $22 FOR HALF PECK OF WHEAT (By United Press) Fargo, Feb. 22.—What is perhaps the record price for wheat was estab- lished here during the Pure Seed show when John A. Swenson, Aneta farmer, paid $22 fo ra half peck of Kota. This would be at the rate of $176 a bushel. A bushel of Kota was so0ld for §38 to Carl Nordhougen of Leeds by J. Herre of Halstead, Minn., Mr. Norhougen alzo paid $19 for a bushel of Kubanka wheat. Winnipeg, Man.—The value of ex- |ports from Winnipeg to the United States in 1920 was about $50,000,000. 55c PER MONTH ST.PAULWOMAN LOSES FORTUNE IN OLL STOCKS Thousands Saved From Writing Scenarios Disappear in Few Weeks Time HUSBAND RETURNS TO JOB SHOVELING COAL Disappears From Home Leav- ing Husband With No Word of Her Whereabouts (By United Press) St. Paul, Feb. 2.—O0il stock invest- ments wrecked the fortune of Eva H, Foster and sent her husband back to shoveling coal. The thousands she had saved from writing scenarios all disappeared shortly after she met a man known as “J. C. Cox,” who claimed to_be an oil stock salesman from New York, acording to her hus- band, Arthur S. Foster. ‘“After that we had all kinds of trouble,” Foster told the United Press, “she said she bought $30,000 worth of oil stock and paid cash for it. I never saw this tellow, Cox, and she didn’t tell me much about him, but we went broke. Then my wife left, that was the last of November, and I haven’t seen her since.” He said she met this salesman_ through a girl friend, Miss Mary Cox, who claimed she was his sister, (By United Press) St. Paul, Feb. 2.—A fortune made in several years has been spent in five short months. Arthur Foster is back at his post today as stoker in a paper plant. Mrs. Foster disappear- ed leaving three small children for him to care for. Foster never knew how much or how little she had. He told the Unit- ed Press that in five short months she bought two fine motor cars, a farm, two houses and luxuries galore. Foster does not care if she never returns. He was left bankrupt and is now firing a boiler. The large sums of money she had last May and June dwindled rapidly. Last Octo- ber he was forced to return to the coal pile. Nov. 27, Mrs. Foster said she was going to the butcher shop, and never returned. Two days later he re- ceived a letter postmarked St. Paul in which she said she was going away and they did nol hear from her for a long time. A week later Foster went through bankruptcy. Two days after he was declared bankrupt, he received a letter from his sister, Mrs, D. Neal, R. F. D. No. 2, Huntington, Pa., saying Mrs. Foster visited there and left for Chicago. She has never bepdn heard from since, her husband said. REV. BENNETT T0 SPEAK AT ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S SUNDAY Rev. G. G. Bennett, Bislop Co-Ad® jutor of the dlocese of Duluth, will arrive in the city Saturday and will hold services in St. Bartholomew's Episcopal church Sunday morning at 10:30. Bishop Bennett is a very fnteresting and convincing speaker and has been well received in Duluth. A cordial invitation is extended to all to avall themselves of thls rare op- portunity to hear the Bishop Sun- day morning. There will be a supper and recep- tion held for the Bishop Saturday evening in the church basement for all who are affiliated with the Epist copal church. GRAND FORKS BOWLERS MAY PLAY BEMIDJ1 TEAM SUNDAY Word was recelved today from D. ¥. McGowan of Grand Forks, sec- retary of the Northwestern Bowling association, that he is trying to get a team of Grand Forks bowlers to- gether to come to this city next Sun- day for a series of games. Plans are to roll off the singles and doubles in the afternoon and the team matches in the evening. EIGHT WHITE 80X PLAYERS TO ANSWER CHARGES Chicago, Feb. 2.—Trial of the eight White Sox baseball players on charges of conspiracy to throw the 1919 World series to Cincinnati will start in two weeks, Assistant State Attorney George Gorman, in charge of the prosecution, announced to- day. IDLE THOUSANDS ARE OPPOSING FARM WORK (By United Press) Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 2.—Idle thousands in Ohio seem determined to strike against going back to work on the farms, N. E. Shaw of the De- partment of Agriculture said here to- da; y. | There was a $10,000,000 increase in| A food shortage and high prices {wheat, lumber, cement and poultry.' may result thruout the entire nation The value of exports in 1919 was if the same strike of unemployed is $40,000,000 and in 1918 it was $45,- undertaken in other states, Shaw " warned . 009,000. E