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

. ROBERTMILLER Mlnneaotg %en&er: Eenorfill;‘ ‘and “Thirsday. 'chf VOLUME XVIIL NO, 267 ) BEMIle, MINN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 2, 1921 Proven “Miq‘te;' Mind” * Found Guilty and Senterm:ed - to Life Imprisonment . P ROBERT MILLER PROVE : “MASTER” OVER SHOOTER Verdict Returned By JM Last Night &t 11:30°After Six ' alile Bands consolidatéd last night into one band and gave the parents of the Jthe written invitation : | Riggs and with the members of both| RAILROADS ORDERED TO BE READY FOR TROOPS BAND BOYS ENTERTAIN P;:;e;nu of Bofi in Begfier - and :Juvenile Bands Givgh Eugllcn( Col!eert Over\one hundred and twenty-five] members of the Beginners and Juven- members of both organizations a short concert. The parents appeared at of Directo: bands and_their parents, the associa- ita Tooms were crowded to the doors. e performance was a very credit- we, especially considering the s viod of time the Beginners’ been, organized. By the &%o » ¢dncerts are put on, the %, in a position give [ PRESSURE IPON ALLIED FAVOR Mov,emq’:t of French Troops p ‘to German Frontier’ This ‘Afternoon fo Plan Proposed Methods Supreme Council Approves ‘°f dorsed the action of the school board War Council to Meet Again ASSOCIATION ENDORSES ‘SCHOOL BOARD ACTION Refolution Passed Asking ! School Board to Insist on Hiring of Local Ly_bor The Civic and Commerce associa- tion went on’ record this noon and en- in accepting the plans of constructing ‘a ‘high school building including both 1a gDyrmn-sium and auditorium. .~J, T. Tuomy, member of the board, and Dr. E. H. Smith spoke of the plan in detail and expressed de- sire that the citizens should declare themselves in order that the best kind of school might be secured for the mgney expénded. The monthly firze report of Fire Chief Dailey was read and a talk on fire prevention was made by Richard B. Hewett of Detroit. He called at- tention to’the many careless ways in JUDGELANDIS * IS OFFICTALLY UNDER CENSOR Will Recommend Investiga- tion of Position of Landis COMPLETE PROBE IS URGED BY COMMITTEE ballJob Is Serious Impropri- ety and Hinders Duties Declares Acceptance of Base- AMONGLEADERS IN RACE Walter Goyne Believed to Be Holding Back to Let Heavy Sleigh Break: Trail (By United Press) The Pas, Man., March 2.—Walter Goyne of St. Paul and Sam Treteau of Grand Rapids, Man., were battling for the lead in the gnnual Hudson Bay Dog Derby early today, accord- ing to Indian runners reaching here. At the head of the seven teams which left here shortly before noon yestarday, Goyne and Tetre¢au are breaking trail in a heavy blizzard. They are believed to have reached he Flin Flon mines, one hundred midgs northeast of here, before dawn, but no runners have come through om that point with that informa- tion as yet. Flin Flon is the turning point in the race. From there, the entrants 1Y PROPOSED BILL AFFECTS STATE AID IN COUNTY State Department of Education Prepares Data on Request of Representative PROTESTS AGAINST BILL CAUSE INVESTIGATION Changes to Affect This County Are Outlined in Full By State Department ;86 PER MONTH i by 1 ou i H il be greatly enjoyed i Hours Pellberatlm % greatly i 4 which fires are started and urged edu- X will return here. The last reports ¢ P was held at the 5 cation ‘on fire prevention among the stated that Tetreau was in the lead 3 < (By United Press) school children. (By United Press) by from four to five miles over| In response to a number Of pro- | - 3 Robert Miller, who was proven to be the “magter mind” for the murder of Al(reda;’e on, Janudry 26, was found guilty murder in, the sec- ond degree by the jury,.for which he was sentenced to life imprison- ‘ment at Stillwater by Judge Stanton, Who presided at the trial, at:'1:30 this afternoon. 2 The: case occupied seven days of time and sttracted more than usual attention because the younger broth- ‘er, George Miller, who actually did the shooting, was acquitted a week ‘ago. This case, however, is now his- Jtory and the state has mo right to sppeal under the law. / The plea made by Geunty Attorney Graham M. Torrance, who repre- sented the state, covered, in every ‘detail, step by step, every phase and ‘angle of the -affair. He left no stone unturned in order that justice might .'be meted out to the accused. He proved conclusively that Robert Miller was the master mind in the Xilling of Alfred Fenton. It was Robert who directed every move made by his younger brother. It was Robert who peeked from behind the haystack and watched the approach | “take 'good . aim and get him.” 1t .was Robert with whom Bowman had the quarrel or difficulty—which, together with the abiindant evidence produced by -the witnesses for the state under the direction of County - “Attorney Torrance, secured the con- viction of Robert, Miller. - Alfred Fenton was in the militry conclusion o1’ sncert, at which Director Riggs d the need of the -hearty co-op. .ation of the par- ents in order to continue the progress made by the’bands up to this time. Especially’is this true of the Juvenile band ‘members, he said. The Juvenile band will meet Thurs- day evening at 7:30 for regular prac- tice and the¢onsolidated band “will rehearse .Saturday morning at 9 o’clock, Mr.:Riggs announces. STYLE SHOW AT GRAND THEATRE THURSDAY NIGHT Bemidji is to have a style show, where living models will be bedecked and gowned in the latest spring at- tire in order.to give its ‘citizens an | opportunity to'see the hats and gowns to be worn the coming season. N The demonstration will take place‘t at;the Grand theatre Thursday eve- ning after the first show. _ All those attending are requested to_Emuin for have been engaged to act as the models, it is announced: Miss Ella 'Anderson, Miss Frances McManus, Miss Hazel Laqua, Miss Emma Kilein, Miss Ruby Leet, Miss Louise Mec- Cready and Miss Mabel Croon. the supervisidn of the Elko Hat Shop and The. Wilson' company, ready-to- London, March 2.—Movement of French forces to compel German obedience to the allied reparation de- mands was approved by the Allied supreme council -today. ‘A further session is scheduled 'for this after- noon to determine the part each ally will play in exerting pressure upon ‘Germany. The allled leaders, sur- rounded by military officials, legal advisers and economic experts, ‘did not complete the war council at two otclock this morning but adjourned until-five o’clock this afternoon. Marshall Foch’s programs for oc- cupation were spread before the council which was:informed also of the French progress. / Paris, March 2.—Railroads were ordered today to hold themselves in readineis to tramsport troops to the ‘German frontier. The order was the most important of a series issued by the military authorities to prepare r the movement to force cbedience {0 the alMed reparation demands. /The French forces now on the frofiter are as follows: 110,000 in- tary preparations was believed to be the cavalry at the Rhine bridgehead serving as a threat to the Germans The show will be condicted under|pr AN CAMPAIGN FOR RELEASE OF DEBS before the actual advance is begun. | Missionary W. S. Cummings gave a short and interesting talk with re- gard to the religious work being done throughout this section and presented a chart showing the location of church several dénominations. The association passed a resolution asking the sghool board to embody jn its contract for the new building a iclause which would compel the con- tractors to engage local labor as far as practicable. * The matter of Soo Line express now {being carried through to Thief River ;Farls from Bemidji to points between the two cities were referred to the traffic committee of the association. {MUNICIPAL PARK BOARD - HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION Bids for Construction of Bath Houses at Diamond Point to Be Asked for The annual election of officers for the park board was held last evening at the regular meeting. Officers elected are as follows: president, Charles Warfield; vice-president, Jo- !seph Bisair; secretary, Nat Given; at- torney, H. L. Huffman; superintend- ent of parks, George T. Baker. It was decided to ask for bids for and ‘Sunday ‘school activities by the Washington,” March 2.—Judge K. M. Landis of Chicago was officially censored today by the house Judici- ary committee because he is holding {the two offices of federal judge and arbitrator for organized base ball. The committee, with but one dis- senting vote, declared that his ac- ceptance of the base ball position while remaining on the bench con- stitutes a serious impropriety. and hinders the performance of his of- ficial duties. with a view to learning: whether or not impeachment proceedings should be pressed will be recommended to, the new congress, if such an investi- gation is ndt made by the present congress. SHORTAGE OF SEED IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEFT (By United Préss) Roseglen, N. D., March 2.—Short- age of'seed is believed to have caus- ed the unusual amount of wheat other 250 bushels, stolen from gran- aries in the fields. COUNTY BUILDS UP BIG LIBRARY IN FEW MONTHS (By United Press) Ple_nfiywnud‘, ‘Mont., March 2.—The county superintendent of Sheridan A complete investigation of all the | facts surrounding Landis’ activities | Goyne, the only American entrant in the derby. Goyne is traveling light, with njne dogs and the lightest sleigh possible and is believed to be holding back to let Tetreau break the trail with his heavier outfit. The two hundred mile course is the hardest race in the world, test- ing the strength of dogs and men to the limit. The annual 4Q0-mile Al- askan race is run only ten hours a dn);. the teams stopping at night to rest. ) 'PETROGRAD IN HANDS OF REBELS. REPORT STATES (By United Pfess) ‘Hensingfors, Finland, March 2.— accoraing to dispatches received here. The report stated that a 7 volt began February 2, and increas- ed daily in violence until the main parts of the city were in the hands of militarists, eailors, soldiers and strikers. Siberian troops are said to have been ordered from the Finnish stated, when a band of starving men stormed the eity. DEAN EMERITUS APPEALS FOR FUNDS FOR CHINESE (By United Press) Minneapolis, March 2. — “The Petrograd is in the hands of rebels, | tests received by Representative A. E. Rako, of the 62nd district of Min- nesota, againgt House File No. 144, which is known as the bill of the department of education, Mr. Rako bas gone into the matter quite thoroughly for the benefit of the readers of The Pioneer, and George ! Selke, inspector of schools, has pre- pared the following data for ‘him relative to the eflects\the passage of the biill would have™ on Beltrami county, “In compliance with your request for a statement of the provisions of House File No. 144, that will be of interest to the people of your com- munity, I am answering as follows: “State aid according to the pro- posed law shall be for the following purposes: ‘ o assist in providing equal edu- { extional opportunities for all the children of the state. “To assist in establishing certain generally accepted minimum stand- ards for all the public schools of the state. ' “To assist school districts whose tax levies for maintenance are ex- i B antry, three corps of cavalry, 1,000 of Fenton, whom he thought was |thisfeature of'the progr . |fantry, i stealing around here this winter. One ! K The following Bemidji young ladies|&uns, and three hundred aeroplanes. g s trontier to suppress the rebels. The Bowman. It was Robert who said g dji young The most important of the mili- man named Warner lost 400 and an-{Looon hegan t';i?cbrunry 28 it was | CePtionally high. “To stimulate educational progress by grants of state aid for superior efticiency and high standards and for desirable e;lucational undertakings not yet generally established. “To provide for the maintenance of teacher training departments in high schools, “A section that will affect Beltra- mi county 48 that which will agsist service of the United States. HesWas |wear store. The hats to_be shown 3 x S ; - N 3 greatest tragedy since the dawn of T e sitiyeh and s hard-working |are from the Elko Hat Shop and'the| " Clricigo, March 2. campaign | the canstructioR of the bath houses Ty e Ty ha Jibrany |time 15 being enacted in China,” | school districts witha high tax levy — o 0! John F. Downey, dean emeritus of |or o low assessed valuation under mechanic. He ‘Was an only son, and leaves. 8 mother, & nineteen-year-old widow and baby girl to mourn his demige; Hé enjoyed a wide acquaint: ance in"the north end of the county, where all were his friends. When the first jury acquitted the younger. Miller, feeling ran higlr in that sec- tion of the county, and many pro- tests were heard concerning the mis- carriage of justice. ‘Men and women who have followed the case at the court house as the trial progressed, and who heard, prg tlzlb’ all of the testimony have. commended the jury for doing lfi tull duty. -They considered the fagts: as presented and permitted no feeld ing of emotion to decide the for them. 7 The twelve men who brought -ia the verdict at 11:30 o’clock Tues- day night are-gs follows: A. A. Metd zinger, Henry Anderson, A. H. Knut-] son, R.’N. Holt, Frank Calvert, F. @, \Mnrtifl, Ed Ludtke, H. T. Praugh Lee Hiltz, R. 8. Lovering, Willias “ Dunkley and Charles Trodler. M. J. Daly of Perham, C. R. ai B. C. Middleton .of Baudette ap- peared “for the defendant, while County; Attorney Graham M. Tor- rance prosecuted the case for the|. state. The case developed much legal strategy and talent, which was dis- played throughout the eatire seven days of the trial. . In caarging the jury, Judge C.'W. Stanton impressed the jurors with; the importance of the case, not only to the defendant, but to all of the people_of the state. “The case has Deen presented to the jury by counsel | date. on both sides with rare ability,” said the judge. “The burden now rests with you,”continued the judge to the jury, “to declare a verdict that will meet with the conscience and the best judgment of each one of you.” The jury brought in the verdict about 11:30-p. m. after almost six hours of deliberation. i P — ] FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF TOWNER BEING LIQUIDATED Towner, N. D., March 2.—Liquida- tion of the First National Bank of Towner, ¢losed in Decémber, is now dn progress under .Ole Gilbertson, later at The Wilson read: to-wear store. ; —i RALPH GRACIE LEGION TO : “TOMORRD All membérs o ‘Ralph' Gracie | poet of the American Legion are urg- ed fo be inattendance at the ad- journed mesting to-bé held tomorrow night at ‘the foomB-of ‘the Civic and Commerce association. ' Discussion 'will .be held concerning the boxing ghiow schedu ed for March 11, and \f¢: I8 “wtpected that ‘inl ation * will 'bé ‘reeetved from’the-state athletic ot “prior to that'time. j laus ‘will be ¢completed for “the smiberehip. drive to be put on for tho'mext ‘several weeks, and commit- Y6 i for Lhils pitrpose will e appoint- 8d. - AlF ‘standing committees will can report at this. me ‘afid/ it 48 expected’ that many:|, fmportant fopics ‘will be brought up. [Followiiig ‘the busimess meeting a sottal session and 4 lunch ‘will be en- /8t. Paul, Preus ypsterday signed a bill extend-; ing to April 1°the date when penal- ties Jor ‘the nonpayment ot personal 'property ‘taxes ‘are to be levied. The ‘measure passed the “house Momday and the senate’ Monday night. The xed ‘March-1 as the final June 15 Is Date Set for Recal Election and Measures to 7. Be Initiated (By United Press) 4 Bismarck, N. D., March 2.—Inde- pendent members of the legislature, {]€cutive -committee of the socialist W mu; mnounced at headquarters here yester- | suits, coats and dresses may be seen|for the release of Eugene V. Debs and’ @It -other political prisoners will be niapped out by the national ex- party 'in Boston March 5, it was an- day. Tentative plans were submit- ted \to_Dehs before his prison privil- eges were denied, and received his full approval, the announcement SOVIET RUSSIA PLANS BOLSHEVISM CAMPAIGN (fly United Press) * Washington, March. 2.—Military offenses simultaneous with attempts at'reparation in European countries will be started by Soviet Russia, ac- cording to military reports here to- campaign will be launched to farther Soviet plans for Bolshevism. A ‘Russian plan in Eurgpean coun- tries in connmection with the Bolshe- vik drive against ‘Poland in the spring of last year failed and Mos- cow made plans” for the revolution. —— GOODNESS+ WE.SEEM TO pe eomtg [;)P : two alternate bids, one for the con- struction of the bath house complete and ‘another for the construction of the two wings only. It was thought that if the cost of the construction of the entire struc- ture would be too Jarge, the wings could be built and ‘used this season and: the main structure connecting the wings could be built later. TO ASK~HIGH COURT TO ‘TO RECONSIDER DECISION Washington, March 2.—The su- preme court is to be asked to recon- sider its decision holding secondary boycotts illegal, William Johnston, president of the International Associ- ation of Machinists, announced Tuesday. Mr. Johnston said the pe- tition was being prepared and would be presentid as soon as com- pleted. The court’s decision reversed low- er court decrees refusing the Duplex Printing Press eompany injunctions restraining members of the machin- ists ‘association from exercising co- ercive pressure upon prospective pur- chasens of the company's press. now includes 1,800 booke and,'has 1,200 borrowers. MINOT LEGION QUINT WINS OVER ST. PAUL AGGREGATION Minot, March 2.—The Minot Le- wion basket ball quint defeated Com- pany G of St. Paul here last night by a score of 39 to 28. ALFRED SMITH IS BEING TRIED IN COURT TODAY In district court this afternoon, Robert. Miller was sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Stanton and immediately following the imposing of the sentence, the case of the State fof Minnesota vs. Alfred Smith was started, Smith is charged with the abduction of a young girl last sum- mer. W. N. Weber will act as coun- sel for Smith and the case will be prosecuted by County Attorney Gra- ham M. Torrance. . The jury was being chosen this afternoon at time of going to press. " In The Skyscraper Class the University of Minncsota, appeal- ing for funds to relieve starving, disease ravaged Chinese in the five northern provinces of the “flowery kingdom." ““No other catastrophe in the his- tory;of mankind can compare with it,” he said. “Poor creatures are dy- ing at the rate of 15,000 a day. MOOSE LODGE ELECTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR The Moose lodge held their annual electicn of officers last night after initiating a large class into the pysteries of Moosedom. The officers elected are as follows: Dictator, G. W, Harnwell; vice-dictator, James T. Davis; prelate, Joseph E. Harris, treasurer, Arthur Davidson; trustee for three years, J. P. Lahr; C. B. Hoyt, secretary, holds his office over for another, year, the office of sec- retary carrying a three year term. CHICAGO OPERA COMPANY HAS RIVAL AT PORTAL. N. D. SBy United Press) Parshall, N. D.,, March 2.—Wh- cago Opera company has nothing on the Portal archestra for while the former has its Mary Garden the lat- ter boasts Miss Adella Sandberg, di- rector. ELKS LODGE WILL HOLD MEETING TOMORROW NITE The Bemidji lodge of Elks will meet in, regular session tomorrow [night and it is urged that all mem- bers be present. Officers will be elected and other important matters will be taken up. 'BRITISH LABOR PLACES ! Leaders Declare They Are Not Startled By “Bluff” Now Being Exchanged the following plans: “To assist school districts with high tax levy. To any school district whose tax levy for maintenance lles between 20 and 32 mills, the state shall pay as supplemental aid one- third of the excess above 20 mills, If the tax levy fdr maintenance ex- ceeds 32 mills, then, in addition to the above amount, the state shall pay as supplemental aid one-half of such excess above 32 mills, provided that no school district shall recelve supplemental aid equivalent to more than $200 for each elementary teacher employed and $260 for each high school or special teacher em- ployed; provided further that the school districts maintaining only un- graded elementary schools, it a 20 mill tax levy does mnot raise the equivalent of $690 for each teacher employed for at least seven months durgg the school year, then the state board of education at its dis- cretion may grant to such school dis- drict an amount, which together with the-proceeds of a 20 mill tax levy, will give such school district the equivalent of $600 for each teacher employed as herein provided. Such state aid shall in no case ex- ceed the equivalent of $200 for each such teacher employed, but shall be in nddition to all other state aid in- cluding supplemental aid as other- wise provided in this section. “Beltram{ has many school dis- tricts in which the school tax for maintenance is high. According to last year's tax levies 54 districts will benefit under such provisions. “The settion which provides as- sistance to districts for the school at- tendance of isolated pupils is also of importance to Northern Minnesota. This provision ‘will empower the state board of education to grant to school districts not to exceed $50 for the transportation or board of such school children of school age as re- FAITH IN LLOYD GEORGE 7isc bexcnd = rossonsle, "tk school. According to statistics from Beltrami county 28 school districts reported 73 children who did not at- tend school because of the distance lived from school. “A special feature of the bill is farmer, as receiver. Indications are thore will be considerabie loss to de- | to hold the action of the committee i the Tecognition of the need for more positors. 8 of 21 in Fargo last week in recalling » . |supervision of rural schools. The H. H. Bergh, former cashier, is the nonpartisan officials of the su;ue. € G5 uited B (Continued .on Page 6) under arrest, charged with misap-{voted last night for a recall aiter GROCERIES, SHOES - londnn( 'fiur:l: ez (l"f“)l ayiiAL: propriation of the funds of the bank. [much opposition was voiced. The 4 Feab i i 'nmy (Lloyd wmso" BANK B“.L Tt o reported that there is a shortage | Breciiet meetns, fo bhvs, beon, 20 o {ot tht council will be revised relative of more;than §190,000. - xfl?x};m&efflafflczs t:;) 1:;: eaclE fi ‘to the reparation program demanded ls RBTORED m HoUsE mmmm fected by the recall wiil be held 1;>fh(}]o;)manhy, ;vere lssucnl‘);mm Brit-| — 1 nd the district meeting} W sh labor headquarters today. i p etd Mareh 18, June 15 4 " | "1t was hinted that direct action (By United Press) ll‘ok clmm PASSB the date set for the recall election.: a might be attempted by the allies to St. Paul, March 2—The Wilkin- Independents insist upon the re- £ | compel Gerpan acceptance of the al-|son bill, providing for the establish- E—t— call not only of the governor, attor- lied terms. ment of co-operative banks in Minne- St. Paul, March 2.—Rev. Edward | pep_general, and commissioner of ag- || Labor leaders declared that they sota, was restored to general order P. Savage, 77, organizer of the Chil-| yjsyre, but also of the secretary of | were neither startled by the rattling in the house of the state legislature i |of the sword nor the German counter | today after having been once killed dren’s Home society of Minnesota, died late last night after an illness of two weeks. Burial will be made at Joliet, Il H Rev. Savage has made frequent state, state auditor ‘and three mem- bers of the supreme court. Measures will be initiated at the same time changing the personnel of the indus- trial commission, limiting the fin- dustrial program to activities al- | proposals. In their opinion the al- | lies and the Germans are exchang- ing bluffs. Labor leaders expect a | compromising solution of the present problem and they are certain that | Premier Lloyd George will guide ! by the cammittee on banks and bank- ing. it was voted to return the bill to !the house after hearing bankers and {others offer their opposition to its | passage. Representative Wilkinson trips to this city during the time he has been iated with the chil- dren’s home ‘and many friénds here Join in, mourning his loss, *the allied ship of stat from trou-| moved consideration of the bill and ready begun and establishing a rural bled waters.” a vote of 73 to 28 was obtained. credit' system to take over the work of the state owned bank.