Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 8, 1921, Page 1

{ Tue Ploneer is the onl " within 100 miles of :Bemidji’ and has the ‘largest circulation, in Northern Minnesota. e BEMIDII D rally fair tonight and Wed. ClEdiY excepting light rain -ahd 8) i eme east tonight, armer in east. ! J VOLUME XVIIL NO. 248 BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY EVleNG, FEB. 8, 1921 55c PER MONTH ASCHAM APPLICATION DENIED BY McCLENEHAN ~ . EXPLODING CAN KILLS TEACHER ANDSTUDENTS) | === 24 e W. 8. McClenehan of Brainerd, pass- Negrly Emp}y fil!ro-Glycerme ed today following hearing yesterday Name of Andrew Rood Will Be Placed on Official Ballot for City Election AR, oy o iR Gy Fa of the application of C. M. Ascham iCan Explodes When Hit to bar the name of Andrew Rood from the official ballots for city election to be held here on February 15 on the grounds that he failed to qualify un- der Section 360 Revised, or General Statute: of Minnesota for 1913, -the name of Andrew Rood will appear on the ballots as a candidate for muni- cipal judge. Following the hearing yesterday at Brainerd, to which Mr. Stein had been summoned, the judge with- held his decision until today, when ne telegraphed it to Judge C. W. Stanton as follows: ‘“Ascham appli- cation denied. Letter will follow.”— W. S. McClenehan. . - Ascham contended that Rood had failed to qualify because of failure to file an affidavit with :the city clerk two weeks before the day set for the election; he also contended that Mr. Rood was not qualified for such of- fice on the grounds that he is not an attorney at law nor learned in the law.. Mr. Ascham acted as_attorney for the relator, pro se, and Mr. Rood acted as his own attorney. A similar case arose a number of years ago in the election of a county attorney and a supreme court deci- sion was rendered at that time. It is believed the same decision applies in this case. The constitution of the State of Minnesota, in Article 6, Section 6, states that judges of the supreme court. and district court “ghall be men learned in the law.” Section 9 states that “all judges other than those provided for in this consti- tution shall be elected by the electors With Haruner —e ¥ SEVERAL BOYS % WN TO BITS BY L 4 SION Vv i Oflicigll Start lnveo!ig\" o Fix Responsibility fo o " "Explosion” S *o (By United Press) Lawrenceville, I, Feb. 8.—This little town of 500 people laying in the heart of a southern Illinois oil field today mourned the death of seven boys and their teacher who were killed in a nitro-glycerene ex- plosion at a cross roads schoolhouse near here Business was practically suspended While the entire popula- tion paid tribute to the victims. Of- ficials started an investigation in an effort to fix responsibility for the ex- ~ plosion. Seven-year-old Lester Grove lay on his bed, his eyes blown out and his ears torn off. He is expected to die momentarily. -1t was Lester's nine- year-old brother Raymond, Wwho found the can floating down the brook which courses about fifty feet from the school building. \ He fished the ean out of the water and passed it to a companion. The can was empty, and the two young- sters were enjoying their noon recess. It looked like a mew source of pleas- ure. His companion struck it with a hammer which eaused the nitro- glycerene to explode. boys were blown to bits and pieces of -clothing and flesh were found in a tree one hundred yards away. The teacher, Emmet Bunyan, saw what the boys were doing and ran towards them to take the can-away. He was near when the boys hit. the can He was blown severzl feet and his lifeless body was found in a sit- (ing posture resting ‘dgathst the stump of a tree as though in a peace- ful sleep: 8ix of the victims were instantly killed. (By United Press) . Lawrenceville, Ill, Feb. 8.—Au- thqrities today investigated the ex- plosion of a can of nitro-glycerine here yesterday which killed a school teacher and several pupils. The can was foun a brook near the school house and exploded in the hand of one’ of the school children. The teacher and pupils were blown to bits. Parts of clothing were found scattered about. The can is believed to have floated down the river. An oil prospector is said to have thrown it away after he had “shot a well.” Oil men said that the drippings left in the can were sufficient to cause an explosion. "MEXICAN RECOGNITION MAY HINGE ON SPEECH Pres. Obregon Recommends Legislation for Banking and Agrarian Rights (By United Press) Mexico City, Mex., Feb. 8.—Recog- nition of Mexico by the Unitgd States was believed by officials here to hinge on a 20-minute speech delivered by President Obregon at the opening of congress. The president made recom- mendations for petroleum, banking and agrarian legislation. Topics hav- ing the most important bearing on relations with foreign countries were | left for congress to complete this week. Obregon aas not specific in his agrarian legislation recommenda- tion, but he indicated that he desired proper safeguard for Mexican capital as well as foreign. The bill was ex- pected to be.the first under considera- tion. DISTRICT COURT OPENS HERE THIS FORENOON The grapd jury for the February nodn at eleven o'clGETAOIN SHRDL .Rood and City Clerk George of the judicial district, county or city, | for which they shall be elected, not| for a longer term than seven years.” In Article 7, Section 7, under the right to hold office, the following is stated, “Every person who by pro- visions of this article shall be en- eligible to any office which now is, or hereafter shall be, elective by the people in the district wherein he shall have resided thirty days previous to such election, except as otherwise provided in this constitution, or in the constitution.and law of the Unit- ed-States. BOARD OF EDUCATION "~ HOLDS SHORT MEETING The baard of education of the Be- mjdji public schools met in regular session last evening-at the Central school building and disposed of a few matters of minor importance. A re- port on industrial work was read ! and several typewriters for the.com- ! mercial department were authoriged to be purchased. \GREEK ARMIES ' WOULD LAUNCH “WAR ONTURKS General Declares Whirlwind | Drive Will Be Launched if | Allies Fail fo Act BELIEVES HE CAN WIPE OUT TURKS IN TEN DAYS Interview With Greek Officers , Shows Majority of Greeks Are Anti-Constantine (By United Press) With the Greek Army in Broussai, Feb. 8.—Greek armies will launch a “whirlwind offensive” against the Turkish Nationalists here with the in- tention of “cleaning them up,” if the allies fail to, take action at London, General Plachopoulos declared in an interview today. | “The Mustapha Kemal’s forces can be wiped out in ten days,” the com- mander declared. “Thousands of men are being -rushed to the front from the back sectors and preparations for the attack are complete,” he saiy. n interview with a score of Greek officers indicated clearly that the ma- jority are anti-Constantine, carrying out their present duties at the direct orders of former.Premier Venizelos in the belief that he will assume pow- er again and that the King Constan- tine will be forced to resign. RELATIONS COMMITTEE TO HEAR REPORT FROM MORRIS | Washington, Feb. 8.—The senate! foreign relations committee will ask Secretary of State Colby to lay before iit the report of Ambassador Morris Some of the |titled to vote at any election shall be ‘of his conversation with Ambassador Shidehara of Japan on the California immigration and land rights, it was declared toda: ALLEGED LIBERTY BOND ! SWINDLE TO BE HEARD Minneapolis, Feb. 8.—Mrs. Cinl Bearse alleged to be one of the prin- cipals in a nation-wide {liberty bond and gevernment securities,swindle, was scheduled to have a préllminury} hearing here today. She was placed under $10,000 bonds when arrested and later the bond was increased to $20,000 when her security was ques- tioned. HOME DEMONSTRATIONS - AT CARR LAKE SCHOOL Miss Luey Cordiner, nutrition spe- REGISTRATION DAY FOR CITY ELECTION Registratlon, of those en- titled to a vote in the city elec- tion a week from today but who have not been registered in Bemidji, »egan at nine o'clock this morning and will continue until nine this even- ing at the various polling places. The requirements for regis- tration are six months resi- dence in the state, thirty days in the county and ten days in the precinct. Places for -vegistration are as follows: First Ward, Mill- er’s store; Second ward, City building; Third ward, Carver's store; Fourth ward, Abraham’s building; “Fifth ward, Dough- erty’'s store. . i | TODAY IN CONGRESS (By United Press) Senute Foreign relations committee to hear Secretary of Treasury Houston in se- cret session on foreign loans. Naval affairs committee to hear Ad- miral Fullan, Captain Hart and mem- bers of the general board on the Borah resolution for six months’ sus- pension of the building program. House ™ Sir Philip Gibbs, British writer, gives naval affairs committee his im- pression afto British feelings on dis- armament. FORESTER SHOWS NEED OF NATIONAL PROGRAM Washington, D. C., Feb. 8.—Need for public action to save the remain- ing forests of the United States from devastation ahd to provide for timber production on land already laid waste was strongly urged by Col. W. B. Greeley, Chief of the Forest Ser- vice, United States Department of Agriculture, at the hearings before the House Agricultural Committee on the Snell Bill. ‘The bill authorizes and directs the Secretary Agriculture, in coopera- tion with requirements essential for protecting timbered and cut-over lands fire, reforesting denuded lands, and cutting and removing timber crops o that continuous production of tim- ber will be promoted. To bring into effect these requirements, and with a view to furnishing a continuous sup- ply of timber for the use and neces- |sities of the public, co-operation be- %e virious states or other | suitable agencies, toc recommend the, from | GREATBRITAIN . PICTURESU.S. .\ ASLOANSHARK ;Economist Claims England Is in ceived a telogram this morning from Despite Tightness of Money ! Power of U.,S. Because of War Loans CLAIMS INVESTIGATION 1 Asserts that Britain Is Sound Financially but Continent Needs Cancellation | = (By United Press) London, Feb. 8.—Uncle Sam was pictured in Great Britain today as a loan shark. J. Taylor Peddie, on finance, considers that continental : debts to America must be cancelled:if economical disasters would be pre- ‘vented. Peddie declares that United States has Europe in her clutches. Eu- rope is in her power just as complete- ly as the poor victims of a loan shark in a tenement district, Peddie de- clared, in an interview with the Unit- ed Press. “If*the United States cancels Eu- ropean debts the situation will be eased wonderfully. If she does not, Europe will sink rapidly to ruin be- cause she will be compelled to live on her capital. “Opposition to cancellation in the United States rises from lack of knowledge of the world’s economical condition that is only superficial. In- vestigation will show the necessity for passing’ up temporary gain for future | security. “Britain is not entirely unselfish in her proposal. It is not for her benefit; it is for the good of continental Eu- rope, which is in a deplorable condi- tion, that she is working. A little study of exchange rates by American financiers will show Britain’s unten- able situation. “The present rate she is paying is 10 per cent on her borrowing, France is paying 23 per cent; Italy, 43 per cent; Berlin, 123 per cent; Vienna, 602 per cent, and Warsaw, 1,040 per cent. Such conditions can not last, and the United States could | help straighten them out by reducing the price of money. The most vital i thing right now is restoration of com- mercial credit and the re-establish- ment of international trade. This is next to impossible if no agreement is reached on international debt. “British financiers would like to Isee the United States and Britain as | chief creditors go into a conference REGRUING FoR ARNY {EPRESSION IS s v wed APPARENTLY AT that No More Applicants LOWEST PolNT Are to Be Accepted Sergeant Harry Jones, in charge of the local army recruiting station, re-! Lieutenant-Colonel R. E. Frith, who WOULD SHOW NECESSITY |is in charge of the army recruiting service in Minnesota, to the effect that recruiting at the Bemidji station is to be discontinued at once. No ‘more applicants are to be accepted or forwarded and all applicants who have been accepted but not yet forwarded are to be rejected. Five were con- sequently rejected today by Sergeant Jones. This order means the closing of the Bemidji recruiting station, Ser- 1 geant Jones said, although it may not be closed until the first of March. Un- doubtedly the same order has been sent to all recruiting stations in the state. It is thought that it comes as a result of legislation cutting down the size of the standing army, the army being fully recruited at this time. —_— HOUSE PASSES ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL (By United Press) Washington, Feb. 8.—The ‘house today passed the army appropriation bill covering $328,681,000 after at- . taching an amendment to reduce the i number of commissioned officers. It now-goes to the'senate. | MOOSEHEART LEGION TO MEET TOMORROW NIGHT The regular meeting of the Women of Mooseheart Legion will be held tomorrow night. The meeting will start at 7:30. There will be a class of about thirty-five to be initiated | and it is desired that all members be present on time. Refreshments will ‘be served at the close of the initia- tion. DIES FROM INJURIES AFTER POURING KEROSENE ON FIRE (By United Press) Minot, N. D, Feb, 8.—Mr 1 Hughes of Sawyer who w eriously |burned yesterday when she poured | keroscne from a can on the kitchen fire, died this morning at a local hos- ‘])i(ill. Her husband, who was burned | trying to save her, may not recover. . The Hughes apartment and contents were destroyed in the fire which fol- lowed the explosion. EMPIRE UNION AT STAKE IN TODAY'S ELECTIONS (By United Press) Pretoria, Feb. 8.—Hlections are being held today thruout the Union Walter cialist from the University Farm |tween the federal government and gchool at 'St. Paul, will be at the Carr | the states is authorized, on such con- Yake school house Thursday- after- | ditions as the Secretary of Agricul- |ture may determine to be fair and ‘gand arrive at some agreement that would help to defeat the aims of com- munism and strengthen American in- vestments in United States. of South Africa for the Union Senate and Assembly, and one of the un- official but none the less serious Superintendent R. O. Bagby will \noon. The meeting has been called attend the national meeting of school [ for two o’clock. Miss Cordiner is| superintendents to be held at Atlan-|thoroughly experienced in home dem- tic City the latter part of this month, 1 gpgtration work and it is especially ! reasonable. the board having granted him per- mission to do so. It is expected that tentative build- ing plans for the new High school will be submitted to the board in about a ‘week by Arghitect Broomhall of Duluth, who has been working on the plans for thé past two weeks. Until that time, nothing deflnite can !be announced concerning the plans for the reconstruction of a high school building. SUES FOR $5,000 OVER INfURY TO LEFT HAND (By United Press) Minot, N. D., Feb.,, 8.—John A. Sorenson has instituted suit against Major Pierson for $5,000 damages for injuries alleged to have been suf- ‘ered when Sorenson was foreman on ithe Pierson farm near here. Soren- {son charges that thru a defective and | unsafe silage cutter his left hand was | partly cut off and permanently in- | jured. 'GIBBONS WILL REFEREE LEGION BOXING BOUTS ‘Mike Gibbons, St. Paul will referee the boxing matches to be staged here on March 11 by the local post of the American Legion, according to a tele- gram received this morning by Ralph Lycan, chairman of the local boxing committee: Gibbans failed to catch his train gnd consequently did not arrive here to referee the boxing|, matches held by the Legion on Ar- mistice Day. As a result, local fans were somewhat disappointed. Every attempt will be made to satisfy every attendant at the coming show. Word was received last evening term of district court met this fore- |¢that Bill Burns would not be able to noon at eleven o'clock and was or-|tak® part on the program since he is ganized shortly after. The jury went |now taking part in matches hear St. into session shortly before moon, but {Louis, but Joe Sharkey is pronosed it “was expected that the meeting |to take his place against Ted O'Reilly would be short since there are only |of Marble in the second half of the 2 few cases of importance on the cal- |semi wind-up, which is scheduled for endar for this term. six roznds. v The first of the jury cases will be Mr. Lycan plans to attend the tried Thursday forenoon when the|boxing shows at Duluth Thursday Detit jury has assembled. Just what |night and will go from there to Min- case will come up first will depend jneapolis to make further arrange- largely upon the result of the meet-|ments for the matches. Since there ing of the grand jury today. are to be two International Falls’ Naturalization hearings will be|men on the program, every attempt held tomorrow and it is expected that |will be made to have visiting fans ~a large number will be on hand to|come to Bemidji on that date by spe- take examination for citizenship. -‘clal train. {urged that all ladies in the commun- | ity be present at the Thursday after- 1noon meetings. i REPORTS LARGE EXPORTS OF MOTORCYCLES IN DEC. The treasury department reports Ithat during the month of December, {motorcycles and parts to the value of $1,368,623 were exported from the port of New York. These went to Belgium, Holland, Norway, Spain, | Sweden, England, Norway, Spain,' Zealand and British South Africa. i iCONVICTED OF EXTORTION SENTENCED TO HARD LABOR (By United Press) New York, Feb. 8.—Robert Brin- .dell, “star of the building trade coun- cil,” today was sentenced to not less than five years and not more than ten years at hard labor in Sing Sing prison by. Judge McAvoy-a® the crim- | inal branch of the supreme court here. Brindell was convicted of extortion in connection with building activities, in New York City. “Britain is sound financially,” Ped- die asserted. “It is the continent which is in trouble and the future holds no hope.” METHODIST S. S. BOARD TO MEET THIS EVENING The annual mecting of the Sunday school board of the Methouist church will be held in the church parlors this evening at eight o'clock. Offi- cers ‘of the Sunday school will be electpd for the coming year and re- the various departments. All memb- _ers of the board are requested to he present, Latchstring Is Out ports will be made by the heads of .|have loyally accepted the Treaty of questions at issue is the retention of South Africa within the British | Empire. General Ilertzog, leader of the op- position in the last Parfament, Is one of the old Boer irreconcilables and, frankly advocates secession from the ! Empire. His former colleague- in- | arms against Britain in the South African War, General J. C. Smuts, the present premier, is however a {Toyal Tmerfalist and he is fighting Hertzog on the secession question. " Smuts came out strongly pro-Brit Empire during the world war, and he is supported by many of his Boer War comrades who, like him, Vereinigen of d902. England’s bold policy of giving self-government—as well as control of the former “Loyal- ist” colonies of Cape of Good Hope and Natal—to their former enemics, in 1909, has been fully justified, for although the irreconcilables seized [the opportunity to revolt at the be- Iginning of the world war, they were crushed by their own countrymen, (the Cape and Transvaal Dutch, who remained loyal to England. Forty senators and 130 members (of the assembly are heing elected to- |day, and it is expected that General Smuts will retain a working major- ity, although party splits on internal lquestions render the situation some- I what uncertain. | The states of the Union are Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Transvaal, Or- jange Free State, and Southwest Af- (rica (formerly German). Prince Arthur of Connaught, who has just taken over the office of Governor- and Low Prices for Farm Pro- duce, Prospects Brighten IMPROVEMENT SHOWN . DURING PAST MONTH | Minnesota Prosperity Shown By Improvements Contemplated in Many Sections St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 8. —Despite the tightness of money, low prices for grain and farm produce and a slump in business, merchants, farm- ers, and city and county ofticials thruout the state have done many things since the first of the year to corroborate their assertions that the period of depression will not be ex- tended. During the past week, The Merch- ants National Bank of St. Paul, sought evidences of business condi- tions in every section of the state. The consequence has been an in- pouring of anual reports for 1920 and scores of announcements of build ing plans for 1921—a considerable number of which age used in this weekly review of business and enter- prise thruout the state, The keynote of a greaf majority of the pieces of information collected is that business conditions are better than they were a month ago. A num- ber of bankers pointed out that cat- tle and hog auctions have success- fully been held, whereas most of the sales attempted during December or Early in January, were failures. Last month, few business men were wille ing to forecast important building in their counties this vear. Recent an- nouncements of important reductions in lumber nnd materials seemingly have been responsible for a change in attitude. This review should prove to be something of a tonic for the busi ness man, ordinarily optimistic, but who may have become a pessimist for the moment. The facts which follow were obtafned from authoritative sources. In order to include a maxi- mum of interesting announcements within the limits of this review, each fact is condensed as closely as fol- lows. Here in a nutshell are some evidences of Minnesota prosperity: St. Cloud is considering plans for the erection of a city power plant to cost $750,000. 8t. Cloud also may spend a considerable sum to beautify the park land around Lake George, as a tourist attraction. hotel, at Bemidji, recently burned, probably will be replacad by a mod- jern structure with every accomoda- tion for the summer visitor. About 1 $40,000 'has been subscribed by hvsi- ness men toward a fard to insure | construction. ahout $800,000 in public and pri- vate operations last year but will more than duplicate the amount dur- ing 1921. Springfield residents have contributed more than $1.400 to (Continued on Page 6) BANDITS MAKE MEAGRE HAUL AT DICAIRE STORE Attempt to Frustrate Scheme By Throwing Chair Fails, “Bandits Get $25 ‘The Birchmont Fergus Falls spant Local authorities have as yet found no trace of the hold-up man who entered P. M. Dicaire’s store on Irvine avenue about 10:25 Saturday night and robbed the till and the proprictor of about $25. The rob- bery was at once reported to the po- lice but as yet no clues as to the Identity of the robbers have been found, Chief of Police Bailey stated this forenoon. Mr. Dicalre was marking goods at the time, and”with a rush the two men threw open the door, entered the store and ordered Mr. Dicaire to throw up his hands. A chair hap- pened to be close by and Mr. Dicaire grabbed it with the intention of General, has his headquarters at Pretoria, but the legislative center is | Capetown. ASSOCIATION TO HEAR LAND CLEARING PLANS | Harry Funston, superintendent of agriculture for the Soo railroad, John Swenehart of Bayfield, Wis., hedd of the land clearing work in Wisconsin, i throwing it at the intruders but in some way the chair struck an object as it was being hurled at the rob- bers, consequently missing its mark. One of the robbers, who was dress- eu in 2 soldier's uniform with collar turned up and slouch hat drawn down over his eyes did the ordering. The other was a tall slim man with mackinaw who shielded his face with his elbow, and after the first man had pushed Mr, Dicaire down his accomplice struck him over the head with a hard object thought to have been a gun, knocking him out. and Mark Thompson, auperintem:lenti One stood guard while the other ,of the Northeast Experimental sta-'roljeved Mr. Dicaire of the cash in tion at Duluth, will be speakers at the till and also on his person, get- the noon-day luncheon of the Civic ting about $25 in all, and taking a and Commerce association Wednes-| valuable wallet and some French i day. Imonvy at the same time. Several others are expected to ad-! There was thought to have been a dress the meeting on land clearing third man outside, as Mr. Dicaire worly, relative to opening up more heard conversation between one of land in this section of the state. An the men inside and one outside while excellent menu has been arranged the money was being extracted by for the luncheon and it is urged that the second man inside, who was be- ‘thcre be a large attendance, ing told by the others to hurry up.