Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 3, 1921, Page 1

has © the - largest Nofthern Miunesota, qghmew'u ‘Weather.—Increas- | loudiness - and warmer ito=!] ht. Friday partly cloudy nd( ‘armer”in east, 55¢ PER fiONTH to ° Frencl:-i/l'e&ibrunem Fleet Is Ordered to Prepare for Secret Mission . (By Unjted Press) London, announced. today that the allied na- _tions will demand an answer ‘on the reparation proposals before Monday noon. German delegates declare they will be answered before Monday. . Premier Lloyd George man delegates thit the following pen- altieso will be, m::-dne-h V'flu ccupation of . berg,: . Rulibfort and DasseldorH. establishment - of ‘a customs .line along-the ne, ~ The British prémier stated also that |~ any modification-‘that. might be pre- vented by immediate action on rep- aration will be abandoned if the al- lies are compelled to use force. Lloyd George declared that. the German counter proposals were a mockery. “Von Simons’ statement was a definiter’challenge to the Ver- sailles treaty,” he said. “The pro- posals were complete. The allies ‘|lieved, and they-can acquaint , March 3.—It was officially | cessful, toldthe Ger. | invited. - Farmers in V'u:in.ity‘ to - . Complete Plans —r— (Special to Pioneer) / Tenstrike, Minn., March 3.—The o Be Abandoned |Community Commercial club of Ten- {stirke has: sent out. a committee of five. mef.to visit the farmers around here: and ‘to see, how much dynamite they need for land clearing this year. 1t is a very good plan, it is bhe- the farmerse with the low price of the dynamite, and the best way of * REFUSES|clearing their land. The business men of Tenstrike have donated $100 toward helping the “land - clearing project. i This amount ‘was given by the business men--only. .~ The farmers were' not asked to contribute. The Community Commercial club has now a membership of 52 paid up, all active and -capable of doing things. It is bound to be successful. ‘The entertainment committee has planned an ioyster supper, and a pro- gram to be given in the school Thursday, March 17. All members of the club and their families are HOUSE CONSIDERS BILL " ON EXTENDING BOXING Mornisig Sessions Will Begin on March 14, it Is Planned By Committee Chairmen ~N | — (By United Press) 8t. Paul, March 3.—The house of legislature late yesterday advanced to calendar a bill to permit boxing in cities outside of Duluth, Minneap- have established firmly Germany’s re-|olis and St. Paul. It also recommend- sponsibility for the treat it as a thing already judged.” Paris, March 3.-—A detachment of war and’ will|ed passage of a bill to increase jur- org feés from $3 to $4°per day, out- side o6f the Twin Cities. The house |- took 14 bills out of general order and the French Mediterranean fleet has|placed them on the calendar for pass- beemr ordered. to prepare to sail an “unknown destination.” The en- tire fleet was ordered by wireless to proceed to Toulon for coaling. TWO|p.co their way. cruisers and three torpedo boats will then .sail on 2 gecret mission. It ‘was agsumed that the - orders were issyed in connection with the allied ultimatum on German repar- ation: . 1t was*,réported previously that the navy would blockade im- for | aga. ‘The house will begin morning ses- sicns March 14, if committeemen March 26 is the last day for presenting bills. The 1ast-day ‘'when bills may be passed is April. 20.” The “legiplators will ad- journ April 21, according to Oscar Arneson, chief clerk..., . Dortant Germian ports it the demands | RECOMMENDS STICK AS are denied. SILVER DEPOSITS RIVAL / FAMOUS KLONDYKE GOLD (By United Press) Edmondton, Alta, March 3.—Silver _CURE FOR MUCH CRIME (By United Press) Houston, Texas, March 3.—“Good old-fashioned parents, with a hickory lmd.” 5 That, according to Chief of Police deposits recently discovered on Keno | Baker, Houston, is the remedy for the Hill in Yukon_Territory are said to rival the famous gold placers of the Kilondyke. One vgin of solid galena, eight feet_wide, has been found, ac- cording to reports from North. the - Far | how to lay it on. A sample of ore from this{at midnight, singing, riding around, rapid increase of juvenile crimes. “When I was a boy,” Chief Baker Iuld, “parents used to have a good ol@ tashioned switch and they knew Boys were not out vein is said -to have run 14,000 |disturbing everybody.” ounces to the ton. five feet wide, the tonm, The gold commissioner of the Yu- kon has wired to Ottawa a recommen- dation for the comstruction of an automobile road from Dawson to the new fields. Geologists have express- ed the opinion that it will "equal the richfiess ‘of the Cobalt regioh. Three hundred miners are in win- ter quarters ‘at: Keno Hill. ' Provi- sions are scarce and prices are remin- iscent of the Klondyke stampede. A ton of potatoes recently sold for $500. Another vein, HARDING: T0_SEAL OATH BY KISSING. MASONIC BIBLE ‘Washington, March 3. (By Capital News Service.)—When . ‘Varren Harding ‘takes oath of office as presi- Juvenile crime is becoming . the ran 5,000 ounces ‘{“ greatest problem of police, Baker de- PLANS COMPLETED FOR LEGION BOUTS MARCH 11 By Far the Best Matches Ever Held in This Section Are Assured By Committee " Plans are now nearly completed- for the Legion boxing matches to be staged here on March 11, next Fri- day night, at the new Armory. Bouts "] will begin at 8:15 and from pres- dent Friday, he will seal it by press- ent indications the seating capa- ing his Tips to Masonic Bible kissed|¢ity will be taxed, although arrange- by George Washington, when he was | ments have been made for an excep- sworn into office oh the occasion of |tionally large attendance. Senator: Hard- | cial trgin’ from Internationial Falls the first * inaugural. A spe- ing is a Mason, as was General Wash-| Will bring a large number of fans ington. . .of St. Joha's lodge of Masons, No. 1, ew York city. B CAPITOL GUIDES PREDICTING The Bible is the property |liére to 'witness the 32 rounds of boxing now on the schedule. Reserved eeats will be placed on sale within the next day or two and the place and time for%uch sale will be announced as Boon as possible. BIGGER BUSINESS THIS TERM | Prospective attendants are asked to _ ' (By Unitéd Press) - ‘Washington, March 3.—The Capi- watch for the opening of the ticket sale. 5 Gunner Joe Quinn of Minneapolis tol guides have a.hunch their busi- [and Al Arney of International Falls ness is going to pick up under the | will stage the leadliner of 10 rounds, new administration. and Ted O'Reilly of Marble and Jack “It has been pretty slim picking | Young of Crosby will mix for six this winter,” one of them safg. “The | rounds in the semi-wind-up. Tommy tourists haven‘t been hitting nearly | Tibbetts, formerly of Bemidji and as lively a pace here as they used to. still claimed by this city, will meet But an era of prosperity for capitol | Young Carriveaux of International guides ie just~about due, unless' we n{isa our guess.” EASTERN RAILROADS TO TALK WAGE ADJUSTMENT (By United Press) Xew York, March 3. wailroad officials will representatives of confer ‘““common and Falls in a six-round first prelimin- ary. - Harry Peterson and Donald Jones of Nymore will stage the cur- tain raiser in a scheduled four-round bout. Mike Gibbons of 8t. Paul and Jim- my Delaney will stage a six-round ex- hibition and this feature promises to be a big drawing card also. In ad- dition to this Mike Gibbons has becn —Eastern | .noaged to referee all bouts, guaran- with | teeing the public a first-class official. Taken as a whole, this card prom- semi-skilled laborers” next Tuesday |ises to be the best ever held in this on the question of wage adjustment.|section of the state, and it is ex- It was learned today that similar|pected that-fams from all neighbor- action will be taken by throughout the country. railroads ! ing towns and villages will be in at- tendance, Vi 15 YOUTHFACING MURDER TRIAL Eleven-Year-Old Boy s Now Being Tried for Death of Neighbor Lad (By United Press) La Porte, Ind., March 8.—The trial: of Cecil Burkett, 11 years old, who is charged with first degree murder fol- lowing the death of Bennie Slavin, a boy his own age, from a rifle bullet, | grill ‘?egin at the March term of the tarke county circuit court, sitting at; %, south of La ‘Ponert';ougfit% k‘ minimum of publicity accom- panied the shooting at Ora, near: Knox, last Thanksgiving. The coun- tryside dismissed the case as an acci- dent until the January grand jury! met, when an indictment was return- ed. The following weel> the weekly paper at Knox carried a little item un- der a one-line head. Seldom did a weekly paper yield an item that was carried further on telegraph wires, af- ter the eagle-eyes of exchange editors pounced upon it. Indications now are that alienists, psychologists, child spe- cialists and welfare workers from all parts of the country will be present! at the trial. The accused lad is at his father’s farm house at Ora awaiting tridal, $10,000 bail having been fur-) nished by friends of the family. Prosecuting Attorney James A.| Dilts says the shooting was due to bad ! feel{?g among the boys. Cecil and his Brother Alfred; 9, and Frederi¢ck Scherman, 7, were playing in the Bur- kett backyard. Bennie Slavin and his sister Clara, 8, were in an adjoin- ihg yard, Cecil called to Bennie to come into his yard, but the latter re-! fused. Cecil then held out a kite and tempted Bennie till finally he crossed into the other yard. Then, the prosecutor says, Cecil re- opened an old squabble and in evld (Continued on Page 6) NONPARTISANS MEETING IN STATE CONVENTION: (By United Pfess) . Minneapolis, March/ 3.—The non- partisan league must win the next state elections in Minnesota, memvers were told here today. A. C. Townley, president of thej league, predicts they will. ““We showed a vote of 1,500,000 in the last election,” Townley said. “That means that we cast three out of every eight votes in nine north- west states last November.” He addre;sed the state convention of the nonpartishn league, called here, today, to form policies and cam- paigns for the current two years. “There will be no retrenchment from nonpartisan league programs,” anywhere,” Townley asserted. The national nonpartisan league convention will be held later this month with delegates from 13 states. AUTHORITIES SEARCH FOR" ALLEGED BANDIT (By United l’ren!)\ St. Paul, March 3.—Authorities throughout northeastern, Minnesota are looking today for Delbert Smith, 20, alleged mail car bandit. Smith is believed to have escaped St. Paul de- tectives near Hugo yesterday when their automobile became stuck in a Itrain to. 8St. "Louis, CHAMP CLARK PASSES AWAY AT WASHINGTON | 1 Former Speaker of House of Representatives Passes Away .Wednesday Afternoon J (By United’ Press) Washington, March 3.—A tribute such as is usually reserved for a pre- sidept who dies.in office was planned today for Champ Clark. The body of the formek speaker of the house, who died yesterday, will lie in state in either the rotunda of the Capital or the house floor, probably the latter. Funeral services will be held in the house chambers at 10:30 Satur- day morning. President Harding probavly- will. bs.one of those attend- ing, if he can make arrangements to do that so closely following his in- auguration. Harding and ' Clark were friends, After the funmeral services, the body will be taken on a special arriving there Sunday morning. It will lie in state until Sunday evening and then will be taken to Bowling Green for bur- ial. James Beauchamp Clark, better known as Champ Clark, died at Washington yesterday afternoon at 2:10 o’clock.” Death was due to an attacl> of pleurisy and a complication of diseases 'due to his advanced age. Champ Clark was._in his seventy- first year and would, in two days more, have retired from the house of representatives at Washington. He was born on a small farm in Anderson county, Kentucky, on March 7, 1850, the day on which Daniel Webster de- livered his memorable address on the compromise of 1850. His mother died when he was but five years old, and Champ and his sister were sent to live with an aunt in an adjoining county. He was sent to school there where he made rapid progress. mather’s farm where he worked dur- ing the day and obtaned his educa- tion during the evenings. He saved his money and secured a college education, showing marked ability in his college career. His congressional career started in the fifty-first congress. He was re- elected to the fifty-thir congress and again to the fifty-fifth and then to every &uybsequent congress. In 1904, at St. Louis, he was chosen per- manent chairman at the Democratic national convention. .Mr. Cldrk has, for many years, wielded ‘a strong ‘power in congress. He has been fearless and outspoken, and during the presidency of #Wood-' row Wilson has been one of the lead- ers of the Democratic party. Recent- Iy his power has been much curtailed owing to' the overwhelming majority of the Republicans. - RALPH GRACIE POST TO HOLD MEETING TONIGHT Several matterg of importance to every member of' the Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion will be taken up at the meeting to be held tonight at the Civic and Commerce association rooms and it is especial- ly urged that every member be pre- sent. Following the business meeting which will include committee réports and discussion of a membership drive, lunch will be served. PRESIDENT WILSON AND He later returned to his, CROWDS GATHER AT WASHINGTON Secret Service Men Make Last Thorough Search of Capitol and Police Stand By (By United Press) Washington, March 3.-—The new republican administration was mov- {ing into the national capitol today. Warren G. Harding is on the way ere ,for the supreme ,triumph of | nis lite. 8ix of his caljinet oificigls, a virled assortment of party <hief- tufus and a scattering of sightsears | were on hand toddy. The weatherman promised clear and colder weather tomorrow despite a fine drizzle today. Secret service men today and last (night made a last and thorough |search through the Capitol. Wash- |ington police patrolled the city look- ing for known characters ‘'who had flocked here. No one will be admitted to thg Capitol tomorrow without a card, PRESIDENT YARDING WILL HAVE TO PAY INCOME TAX Waghington, March 3.—The Presi- dent's “on the side” fund is $25,- 000, provided by Congress for inci- dental expenses—to say nothing of a private yacht and a private car and a nice big house on Pennsylvania {avenue to live in. This rounds off SEASON ON MUSKRATS OPENED BY GOVERNOR Game Warden Cline Reports that Pickerel and Pike Will Be Plentiful This Year N By an order issued by‘ Governor J. A. O. Preus on March 1, the sea- \| son on muskrats has again been open- ed and will remain open until April 1. An order, dated November 11, pro- vided additional protection for musk- rats and closed the season until fur- ther orderd. The season ordinarily runs from December 1 to April 1. The annulment of the previous order will give a month of open season this year. Game Warden John Cline an- nounces that he has sold over one hundred licenses for fish houses this season. It has been reported to him that far more pickerel have been caught and seen this season than in many Vears past. Indications are that pike will also be plentiful this com- ing season, he says. A number of permits have been is- sued for beaver trapping in Koo- county, but only to settlers where the beavers’ activities have done damage caused flooding of valuable lands. Beaver hides, this season, are selling |for $8 to 15, where last year they 'COUNTY CHILD WELFARE Two Are Re-appointed and Three New Members Are Added to Board The State Board of Control has appointed the following persons to serve on the Beltrami County Child Welfare board for the year 1921: Re~- appointments—Mrs, James X. Given, Bemidji; J. C. McGhee, Bemldji; New appointments—Mrs. C. L. Brownrigg, Baudette; Mrs. R. H. Schumaker, Be- midji; and Edward Paulson, *county commissioner, Bemidji. Minnesota now has some sixty child welfare boards, which means approximately three hundred and twenty-five people in the state who ave delinitely concerned about the protection of children and who have official responsibility therefor. These guardians of childhood are interest- ed, not only fn individual cases which require attention, but in the great fundamental problem of preventa- tion. This means an understanding of the community, its needs and its social resources, an application of the fact that community environment plays an important part in the mold- ing of young life. During the past year the boards have done splendid work in cooper- ating with juvenile court judges in the consideration of delinquency, dependency and neglect cases, as well as in the follow-up of county allow- ance (Mother's pension) matters, CABINET CHANGES MADE DURING WILSON REGIME Ithe salary of $961.53 per week that | Only Four of Cabinet Wilson the President’s job pays. President Harding's profits from the jop, how- ever, will be trimmed by an income tax that was not applied to his pre- decessor, as’ the act was passed dur- ing his term. (OLD CABINETEERS TO HANG AROUND AWHILE (Hy Unifed Press) Washington, March 3.—Most of the present cabinet members profess a consuming desire to get away from Washington as soon as possible after their terms expire. However, as a matter of courtesy, the outgoing cab- inet members will remain, more or less, about their offices for a few days acquainting their successors with the work. In every department ‘there are trusted experts of long service upon whom the secretaries depend to see that - everything runs &moothly. Changes of administration do not af- fect the status of these specialists. After the conferences hetween the new and old secretaries of the va- rious departments, and a few days of ex-officio assistance, as it were, by the retiring officials, the new cabinet members. will rely upon the the old bureau-chief wheel-horses for such assistance as Is necessary until the new secretary himself gets a confident grip on the wneel. LEGISLATURE TAKES UP NEW STREET CAR BILL By F'm_v;é.'.) St. Paul, March 3.—The legislature today took up a new street car control bill to supplant the Brooks-Coleman bill indefinitely postponed by the sen- | Appointed Four Years Ago in Office Today (By United Press) Washington, March 3.—Only four of the cabinet which President Wil- son appointed four years ago remain- ed in office today, the last but one of the Wilson administration. One of these four has held two posts. Secretary of the Navy Daniels, Secretary of Labor Wilson and Post- master General Burleson are three veterans. Secretary of the Treasury started out in the post of Secretary of Agriculture. There have been three Secretaries of State. William Jennings Bryan and Robert Lansing. resigned after disputer with the president. Bain- bridge Colby succeeded Lansing. Lindley M. Garrison quit as secre- tary of war after a dispute ‘with his chief and was succeeded by Newton D. Baker. James C. McReynolds became a supreme court justice and was suc- ceeded attorney gemeral by Thomas G. Gregory, who quit for financial reasons. A Mitchell Palmer succeed- ed him. Willlam G. McAdoo resigned as secretary of the treasury for finan- clal reasons. Carter Glass, who suc- | ceeded him became senator from Vir- ginia, and was succeeded by Secre- rv Houston.. Secretary Houston was succeeded in the Agriculture portfolio by Ed- win T. Meredith. Secretary of the Interior Franklin Lane quit to enter business. John Barton Payne succeeded him. Sec- retary of Commerce Redfield resign- ed for the same reason and Joshua Alexander succeeded him. ~ Of the present cabinet secretaries, Baker, Colby, Payne and Attorney ate general legislation committee late | General Palmer will practice law aft- | COLBY TO ENTER LAW | vesterday. The new bill would giveler quitting official life. (By United Press) Waeshington, March 3.—Presiden Wilson today announced he will ent er the practice of law with Secretary mud hole. They were close on his; trail. Smith drov&an old Overland and was dressed in a pair of blue overalls. of State Bainbridge Colby, with of- fices in New York and Washington. the raiiroad and warehouse commis- sion power to fix street car rates, but | newspaper. Postmaster Burleson will 32 | would leave the control of service and |extension within the power of the {cities. Senator Brooks said that the lnew bill was much better than_the other, Secretary Daniels will edit his |retire to his Texas farm and Secre- |tary Wilson to hissfarm in Pennsyl- tvanln. The plans of Secretaries Houston and Alexander are as yet undecided. BILLIONDOLLAR chiching, Itasca and a few in Beltrami' to hay meadows, state ditches, and, | sold for $65 to $75, Mr. Cline states. | BOARD NOW APPOINTED - PLANPROPOSED Selling Debentures Sgcured By Stored Grain Proposed By Committee of 17 WOULD SEEK SUPPORT OF COUNTRY BANKERS Local Shipping Association Is Suggested as Basis of Sales Corporation St. Paul, March 3.—Development of a billion dollar corporation, oper- ated and controlled entirely by farm- | ers, is one of the possibilities opened up to the grain producers.of the coun- try by the report of the American Farm Bureau federation’s committee of 17, just made public in detaik’ William G. Eckhardt, treasuter of the committee of 17, in corfference with officers of the Minnesota Farm Bureau federation, outlined the meth- od by which the committee believes the farmers can finance a nation- wide sales agency to market their ain. Branch sales offices are to be established in all important grain mar- kets, making use of all existing farm- ers’ co-operative - organizations. In connection with these sales offices there must be government licensed warehouses, where farmers’ grain can be stored. The committee proposes that warehouse receipts shall be is- sued and used as the basis for credit ‘to finance a great co-operative mar- keting agency outlined in a prelimig- ary report of the committee of last week. The warehouses, the Commit- tee recommended, shall be obtained by lease, purchase or erection. Plan Adopted Unanimously “The United States department of agriculture estimates the value of the grain crops of the country at approxi- mately $1,325,000,000 a year,” Mr. Eckhardt said. “We believe that timately this national co-operative grain marketing organization can be made so powerful that by issuing debentures, secured by warehouse re- ceipts, $1,000,000,000 can be raised to finance ° the distribution of the farmers’ grain. We believe the coun- try bankers will be glad to take these securities.” The committee of 17, representing the principal farmers’ grain market- ing organizations, unanimously ap- provéd the new marketing plan. It provides for the incorporation of a grain growers’ co-operative national sales agency, on a non-stock, non- profit basis. Grain growers will take perpetual members}xips in this organization. Wherever local co-operative eleva- tors or grain shipping organizations exist, they will be made the basis of .the nation-wide sales agency. Local Units Are Basis Where there are no local co-opera- tives, farmexs will organize a local | grain growers’ association. Farmers who become members of the national agency will sign contracts to sell all their grain through their co-operative organization for five years. The local co-operative elevator or association will make a similar contract with the national sales agency. The local co-operative organization is to be given full discretion as to how it will market its grain, under the plan of the committee of 17. Tt may sell on consignment, it may sell direct to the national organization, or itsmembers may form a paol on the plan used by the grain men of the Pacific northwest. Farmer membe: will have full rights to sell to a local mill or for local consumption. Only actual producers are to be admitted. Fairer Prices Sought ' The object of the plan is to give all farmers in the United States a sla- ble market, a fair price, and the same price in all parts of the country, ad- justed to the difference in freight and grade. .~ Under the plan, the national sales agency probably would advance to the farmers, when they ship their grain, 76 per cent of the price it hopes to obtain; the rest of the sales price would be paid over to the fa“mn- er when the grain actually is sold. SENATOR NORD SUFFERS | 5 ATTACK OF APOPLEXY (By United Press) ! St. Paul, March 3.—State Senator Leonard Nord of International Falls is still unconscious from an attack of apoplexy with which he was stricken at the St. Francis hotel last night. WINTERTON WINS ANNUAL HUDSON BAY DOG DERBY (By United Press) The Pas, Man., March 3.—W. Win- terton, driving C. B. Morgan’s team, captured the $1,200 first prize in the i Hudson Bay dog derby at 7:45 last night, covering the 200-mile course in’ hours and 46 minutes. | Larry McKay, owner and driver, |took the $700 second prize at 7:50 p. m. His elapsed time being five minutes longer than that of the Mor~ gan entrant, r ¢