Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 10, 1921, Page 1

r The Pioneer is the only daily i within: 100 milés of Bemidji ami has the largest circulation in Nosthern' Minriesota. = E BEMIDJI DAILY PION r:' Snow - tonight; prob- day, colder Friday-and:in westf today, winds becoming VOLUME XVII, NO. 274 ANKUAL REPORT OF ASSOCIATION SHOWS ACTIVITY Important Projects Initiated .and Fostered By Memben/ ~"' 'Reviewed in Report ‘HEARTY CO-OPERATION URGED FOR NEW YEAR Dr. Zentz Repeats Address on “Responsibility of Citizen- ‘ship” to Club The carefully prepared report of, the activities of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce association given at the annual meeting of that organiza- tion Wednesday gave evidence of the |believed by the committee in charge stadt, Bolsheviki forces have with- large amount of work being handled |that no seats will be available for drawn leaving hundreds of bodies ly- by the association. The secretary did not attempt to cover all the work done but referred merely to the im-|for the fight tomorrow night and a|ports were received concerning the special effort will be made to see that | situation in Petrograd which is be- every one has a .clear view of the|lieved to be in'the hands of revolu- ring. The north entrance will be |tionaries, except for the fortresses of portant projects fostered and initiat- ed by the association. To the weekly luiicheons of the di- rectors and members was attributed much of the success, these meetings arousing interest in many of the pro- [are on the schedule and the commit- out Russia and was marked especially jects considered and in fostering a spirit of good fellowship. The frequent use of the association . rooms by the many- kindred public organizations evidenced the large amount of other community activities in the city. The fostering of a better acquain- tance and friendship with the people of the surrounding country and espe- clally with the northern end of the \ N BEMIDJ], MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 10, 1921 65¢c PER MONTH TWO SPECIAL TRAINSTO | BRING FANS TO FIGHT | it p— Redby and International Falls Fans Will Have ‘Special Trains Tomorrow Two special trn‘ns to the boxing matches tomorrow. night are now definitely assured. Final arrange- ments were completed yesterday for the special on the Minnesota & In- terpational. to leave International at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternon to make all regular stops en \'° % .to Bemidji. Word has also b, ,'o; seived that a special train will be -~ ‘rom Redby on the Red Laké rrow afternoon Fifty tick- ets \ ©. rdered from Redby yester- day, ?Z wdications are that many more ordered-before the fight. Northo ‘vder has already in- .creased \ ‘and smaller orders are coming fr arly every other town in the vicy [ E . Indicatio, ¥° .re that practcally every seat in the house will be dis- posed .of this evening, and those who wish to reserve seats are urged to do so-at ‘once. Standing room will be sold: at the time of the fight and it is sale at that time. A corps of ushers will be provided used entirely on this occasion. Thirty-two rounds of fast boxing tee in charge assures a clean show, | worthy of the hearty patronage of both ladles\and gentlemen. “FIGHT WINDOW” TO BE AWARDED PRIZE TODAY, A committee composed of members county-has resulted in a better un-fof the Ralph Gracie post of the Am- derstanding of each other’s problems. |erican Legion will some time this; Local problems affecting the citi-|afternoon inspect the windows of zens of Bemidji, such as the school | those local merchants who have &n-i bond issue, the delinquent tax cam-|tered displays in the window display paign and the rating of present taxes, |contest for which a prize of $15 ig| have all received attention from the [offered. Eight merchants have en- ! association. tered their names in the contest and | Publicity For Citv. two others are known to have dis-! i | The support given to the conven- :Iigls featuring the fights tomorrow tions last summer—the Northern t. Minnesota Development as_socintion. the League of Municipalities, the Northwest Insurance Underwriters, and the State Comx{e\rgal Secretar- jes—made it possible s conventigps:-here * and “resulted in much favorable publicity being se- cured for the city. The fire prevéntion and city clean- up campaign, initiated and put over by a committee of the association, se- cured for Bemidji not only nation-! wide attention but, what was more important, impressed upon the citi- zens of the city their duty to keep their premises in a clean condition and thus remove to a large degrec the causes of fires. The work done by the Birchmont hotel committee was given special at- tention. Perhaps this was one of the greatest single pieces of vnluable!ntor, who has headquartered in Be- yeqr, work accomplished by the association ! during the past year. The value of | evening from an advertising trip he (] EGION ASSURED LARGE the hotel as a tourist attraction was pointed out clearly. g A reception given the Bemidji school faculty, an election night par- ty, New Year’s day open-house, and the Christmas party for the children ' were among the social activities dur- ing the year. = Many inquiries from tourists and campers were received during ' the year and the information desired is always given them by the secretary. This has been the means of bringing many summer tourists to this city. In closing, the secretary appealed have theseMcCready and Abercrombie, and J. Those who have entered displays are Palmer’s Hardware, Given Hard- ware, Minnesota Electric Light and Power Co., Shavitch Brothers, Hak- ketup, George T. Baker company, E, Maloy. Gill Brothers and O. J. Laqua have also dressed their win- dows to feature the fight. The names of the committee to judge the windows will be kept se- cret and the name of the winner of the prize will De published tomor- row. The public is urged to give them the ‘“‘once over.” AVIATOR MAKES SPECIAL, RATE OFFER FOR FRIDAY Lieutenant J. Earl 'Fladeland, avi- midji for some time, returned last, has been making since the first of the week for the American Legion box- ing show tomorrow night. He has announced an introductory offer for passengers at the rate of five dollars each for tomorrow only, accordjng to advertisements. He has made this rate for a day to give all an opportunity to experience the sen- sation_of an airplane trip and to en- joy the view of the surrounding country from the air. Lieutenant Fladeland has flown in 42 state in the Union and is op his fifth year without an accident of any sort. He is recognized by the Aero to the individual members to make oyl of America as one of the fore- even greater efforts than heretofore. She said, “An association such as ours is a wonderful means of arous- ing faith in a city, for we are non- political, non-sectarian, city-wide and progressive, with one, goal toward which we press—a finer, cleaner and more self-respecting and more pros- perous Bemidji. Let the spirit of most pilots in the country. DETECTIVES SEARCH FOR . MAN MINUS FINGER NAIL (By United Press) Minneapolis, March 10.—Detec- civic loyalty vitalize and inspire the |tives of two states today were search- work of our association for the year El?g for a man minus a finger mail. 1921.” Dr. Zentz Repeats Address After the reading of the annual report, Dr. G. H. Zentz, pastor of the Methodist church, repeated the ad- dress on “The Responsibility of Ci 'hat was the only clue to the mur- der of W. Hooks, wealthy taxicab 1|man whose body was found in a hay- stack recently. ‘The automobile he drove when he disappeared was found near Super- In it was found a man’s coarse zenship” given by him the previous :’:éer nail. evening at the annual election of di- rectors. He pointed out tha® re- sponsibility will be felt as we know the worth of citizenship and we will appreciate its worth when we know what has been paid for it. “Freedom of thought has been one of the great principles for which much has been paid. Socrates was| Harding Nominates Crissinger made to drink the cup of poisdn be- cause he did not think with the So- phists of his day. Spain put to death more than a thousand persons a year because they-dared to express their thoughts. Martin Luther was perse- cuted for his defiance of the religious thought of his day, and Wycliffe was burned to death because he refused to subscribe to the doctrine of his day. “Freedom of religious liberty was another principle for which a higl price was paid. of religious persecution. Much per- secution has been endured through- out the centuries to obtain this free- dom. SPECIAL SESSION OF CONGRESS ON APRLL 4 of Ohio as Comptroller of Currency % ‘Washington, March 10.—The spe- cial session of congress will meet April 4, Chairman Fordney of the house ways and means committee an- nounced today following a confer- ence with Harding. Fordney said he was still undetermined whether tariff or revenue will be taken up Our Puritan fathers|grg¢, left the old land for America because| (By United Press) Washington, March 10—President Harding sent to the senate the nom- ination of B. R. Crissinger of Marion, “Freedom of civil liberty has been |Ohio, to become comptroller of cur- (Continued dn Page 6) rency. P2 SOVIET FORCES TTADRAW FROM REBEL ATTACKS Bodies Lying on Ice, Reports State ' REPORTS FROM - RUSSIA ARE STILL CONFLICTING Moscow Wireless Declares that _ Rebels Are Demoralized— Denies Heavy Losses (By United Press) » Helsingfors, Finland, March 10— Repulsed after a determined attempt to recapture the fortress of Kron- ing on the ice, according to advices received here today. Conflicting re- St. Peter and Paul. The revolt was spreading through- by new uprisings in Moscow. Soviet artillery was said to have been em- ployed in the streets of the capital where hundreds- of revolutionists, printers and factory hands were mow- ed down. News of the revolt isibe- ing scattered broadcast by the Petro- grad rebels, who are making use of the wireless station to urge devasta- tion in other regions. (By United Press) London, March 10.—Russian rebels are demoralized, the official Moscow wireless declared, in the regular news bulletins. Mutinous sailors in Kronstadt have rebelled against the, authority of General Koslovski, czar- ist general who pushed the campaign | at Petrograd, the bulletin said. It denied heavy losses for the Soviet forces. (By United Press)" London, March 10.—The Russian revolution is rapidly appalling the proposition of the 1917 coupe which over threw Czarism, according to a message delivered to former Premier Kerensky hére today. MOOSEHEART LEGION HOLDS ENJOYABLE SOCIAL AFFAIR The women of Mooscheart Legion held the largest meeting of its his- tory last night in the Moose hall. A class of sixteencandidates was initi- ated after which a =ocial time was spent by the members of the lodge and members of the Moose lodge who were invited for the social hour. The membership of the Mooseheart legion has been greatly increased having already doubled since the first of the SUM FOR HOSPITALS Bismarck, March 10.—That the American Legion has been assured a! $15,000,000 appropriation for hospi- talization purposes, an equitable and workable scheme of adjusted com- pensation and the co-ordination of the three big soldier relief agencies un- der one head, was the statement of Albert Sheets, North Dakota dele- VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL Farm Lands Averages From 10,to 20 Per cent St. Paul, March 10.—Despite tight money, industrial depression and sharp reduction in pfices of products raised on farms, values of Minne- sota’s agricultural lands have held up unusually well this winter, especially when compared with prices for land in adjoining states. Data obtained during the past'week from bankers in | every section of the state for the | business review of the Merchants Na- | tional bank ofuSt. Paul, corroborated this information. The average decrease in prices for farm lands apparently has ranged from' 10 to 20 per cent. In some counties practically no decrease was reported. In a few—where land booms had been in progress when money conditions became tight—the drop in prices ranged as high as 30 per cent. Not one pessimistic report was received from a banker. Every person heard from declared that in- quiries regarding land have been re- ceived recently from persons in other states. Irregular reports were received re- arding the perceptage of land settle- ments made on March 1. In some dis- tricts very few [settlements were defaults were rdported. Judging from comments df bankers, a con-' siderable majority of defaults were | a result of specujation. Apparently the percentage defaults by per-! sons who bought #land for farm and home purposes wi§ not be above nor- mal. g First signs of approaching spring were noted in a number of reports. | Farmers are getting ready to put in| some of their seed. The recent cold spell Malted active farm work as many farmers had started on their land during the May days of Febru-\ ary. SECURITY STATE BANK T0 ' ADD NEW .DEPARTRENT Bueford Gile Becomes Vice- President and Will Have Charge of Work R Bueford M. Gile, former agricul- tural instructor of the Bemidji high school, and who since leaving Be- midji has been engaged in ~ uni- vergity extension work, will on April 1 be associated with the Security State bank as a vice-president of that institution. Mr. Gile's connec- tion with the Security bank will be that of rural representative. His ex- pert agricultural knowledge will be at the disposal of the farmers of the community through the bank. The Security bank is one of the first in the state to undertake a feature of this kind in connection with their banking business. H. C. Baer, president of the bank stated his Qank had a number of special ser- vice features in connection with this work among the farmers that would be developed in the future and that he hoped to make the campaign one of special help to the farming com- munity. “We naturally expect the eflorts extended in the campaign by the bank will have its reflect action and as we are endeavoring to sist the farming community in it development we look for the farming ! |community to assist the bank in its | development,” said Mr. Baer. Mr. gate to the national executive con- ference at Washington, D. Gile’s headquarters will be in the hank. March Winds 7/ vV LANDS HOLDING UP WELL STATE FARMERS made. In other|districts, very few sof any promotion scheme in which ON ALL FRAUDS Promotion Swindles INQUIRY BY FARMERS IS PLAN FOR EACH COUNTY MinnYsotans Bilked of Millions, Bureau L-_a'der Says—More Drastic an Sought N St. Paul, March.10. — Minnesota farmers today declared war on ‘“blue sky” frauds and questionable promo- tion schemes. , The Minnesota farm bureau feder- ation began a campaign to organize Dblue sky committees in every county in the state. These committees, made up of farmers, are to constitute 32, board of appéal to which any citizen may come for advice as to the merits he is asked to invest. County farm bureaus were called on to urge their members to refuse to consider any proposal to buy stocly or sign con-! tracts in promotion schemes which have not been passed and approved by the farm burcau committee for that county. Charles J. Andre, executive officer of the stale securities commission, heartily endorsed the action of the farm bureau federation. Commission Praises Movement “We know there is much trickery FARM BUREAU LEADERS TALKING GRAIN SELLING State-wide Conference Takes Up Plan of Marketing and Costs of Labor —— St. Paul, March 10.—Officers and directors of the Minnesota farm bu- reau federation met in St. Paul to- day to take up the nation-wide co-op- erative grain marketing plan drafted by the committee 91 17, and ,proposnls for stabilizing farm labor conditions. Members of six state-wide commit- tees also will meet in St. Paul tomor- row, to map the surgmer’s activities of the federation. Means for improv- ing the conditions of farm life thru education, rural credit exten- sion, rural planning, ascertaining the cost of producing farm crops and ad- justing agricultural interests to other interest and to public affairs will be discussed at the two-day conference. The federation representatives al- so will review the status of legisla- tion of interest to Minnesota farm- ers, and take action on the recom- mendations of a tri-state conference on farm labor, conducted last month at Wheaton, Minn. Delegates from the Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota federations drafted | plans for avoiding violent fluctuations in farm wages and affording farmers a reliable supply of help as well as giving laborers assurance of employ- ment at fair wages. CHICAGO MAN INVENTS ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK (By United Press) Chicago, March 10.—Michael Bul- Ia of Chicago has invented a remark- able astronomical clock which has attractéd much scientific interest. jreach of our present laws,” he said. In a glass dome on top are a min- iature sun, earth and moon whose “If persons who are approached by movements duplicate those of thesc stock salesmen or agents for promo- bodies in the heavens. The sun re- tion schemes will have nothing to do 'mains stationary, but the earth turns with them until a committee of hard-'on its axis, the moon revolves around headed, business-like farmers have the eapth and both planets circle the| investigated the proposition, the sun. The globes representing the sun farm bureaus can go -8 long way to- and moon are coatéd with phosphorus ward wiping out the fake promoter.” and show the nights and days and the going on which is still beyond the' While the proposed committees will have no legal status, and cannot compel any firm or salesman to sub-|clearly indicated. mit to an investigation, state federa-| tion officers said they believed the investigating committees” would save many farmers from loss of their money in unsound investments. Farmers Bilked of Millions “When the farmer knows that a, group of his neighbors stands ready ! to investigate all such schemes, he| will hesitate before putting his mon- | ey into a firm that refuses to be ex- amined,” L. E. Potter, president of the state federation, said. “Sales- men of worthless stock, or contracts with promoters of doubtful commer- cial enterprises, have bilked the ru-; ral communities of Minnesota of mil- lions of dollurs. It is time to call a halt.” The farm bureau committees can be the means of saving hundreds of thousands of dollars to the people of Minnesota every.year, if persons ap- proached by salesmen for such en- terprises will notify the committee members, he said. JUVENILE BAND T0 MEET . FOR PRACTICE TONIGHT Director Riggs has announced at the Juvenile band will meet this evening at 7:30 in the band room at the Cty bullding for practice. All members are expected to be present on time, ~ itures are bringing from 100 to 250 “|calists a ‘Dato. various phases of the earth’s satellite. Eclipses of the sun and moon are The amazing thing about it is that the earth revolves every 24 hours and | the earth and moon take 12 months to complete their circle about the sun while marking off the four seasons. While these planetary movements are visible, a dial on the face of the clock records the changes in days, weeks, months and years. MOVING PICTURES BRINGING LARGE CHURCH ATTENDANCE (By Unitea Press) Fargo, March 10.—Moving pic- SHOP GIRL GOES T0 TRIAL FOR 'HAMON MURDER Romance of “Empire Builder” and Clara Smith to Be Unfolded Today ' ACCUSED RELATES HER STORY TO UNITED PRESS Declares that “Sorrow Is Sole Reward of the Philosophy of the Ungodly” (By United Press) Arvdmore, UKkla.,, March 10.—The romance of an “Empire builder’” and a shop girl which -ended with the death of the tormer and wherein the latter found little other than sor- row at the end of her “bluebird trail,” was te be unfolded in the trial of Clara Smith Hamon which began here today. Former legal information merely charged that “‘Clara Smith” murder- ed Juke L. Hamon by inflicting a wound with a small-calibre pistol that caused his death. But out from the case—a drama of “th® other wo- man of the eternal triangle,” faced with parting of the ways: of mighty politics, railroad building and indus- trial pioneering, vast oil fields and fortunes, all conceived by a one-time penniless adventurer—stand allega- tions that have gripped the interest of a nation. Judge Thomas Champion, who is trying the case, is considered a stern but just judge. He is 42 years old. Attorney General Prince Freeling of Oklahoma and H. H. Brown, Ard- more, represent the state. Clara Smith Hamon, known pub- liely as sceretary for Hamon, and di- vorced wife of his nephew, is alleged to have fatally wounded the multi- millionaire and republican national committman from Oklahoma, during a quarrel at an Ardmore hotel after the two were reported to have de- cided to part because of a reconcili- ation between Hamon and his wife, The alleged shooting occurred the evening of November 21—Sunday. Late the next day Russcll Brown, county attorney of Carter county, is- sued a warrant charging Clara Smith Hamon with assult with intent to kill Hamon and the woman fled. She was traced to Calibuanua City, Old Mexico. I'rom there she conducted negotia- tions with relatives, who, on advice of attorneys, arranged for her sur- ronder. She surrendered to Sherift Buck Garrett of Carter county, Okla., a few days before Christmas. She was released on bail. Her dttorneys announced soon aft- er she returned that she would plead more people to church evrey Sunday at the First Presbyterian church here, Dr. D. T. Robertson, pastor, has estimated. OLE NARVESON IS FINED $25 ON ASSAULT CHARGE In police court yesterday after- noon Ole Narveson was found gullty of assault against Frank LaCounte and fined $25 The case against Willam Premo, who was charged with assisting in the assault was dismissed for lack of evidence. Both were alleged to have entered LaCounte's house Tuesday and as- saulted him, inflicting a number ct wounds. SPANISH MINISTER, HAS BEEN MARKED FOR DEATH (By United Press) Madrid, Spain, March 10.—JFor- eign Minister Marquis Lema has been marked for death by the syndi- ns who killed Premier His name coupled with the announcement that he would be slain next was found today chopped in the walls of the hippodrome. Fifty arrests were made in hunt for Dato’s a ins. the PANAMA HAS REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE COTO AWARD |Would Also Reserve Right to Claim Indemnity From Costa Ricans (My United Press) Washington, March 10.—Panama has informed the United States it will not recognize the award of Coto territory to Costa Rica made by Chlef Justice White of the supreme court. This was Panama’s answer to the American note of warning—"The hostilities with Costa Rica over the disputed territory must cease and that the award must be lived up to.” Panama also made public a note to the state department which reserves the right of Panama to claim an in- demnity from Costa Rica for the in- vasion of Panama, 7 self-defense. 1 have always wanted to be a news reporter and have availed myself of the request of the United Press to give to its readers a message on the day my trial starts. (Signed) Clara Smith Hamon. (By Clara Smith Hamon, written for the United Press, Copyrighted 1921 by the United Press.) (1ty_United Press) Ardmore, Okla., March 10.—Sor- row is the sole reward of the phil- osophy of the ungodly. Those who take the cue of “eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow yo may die” for their part in life think they are happy but it is only the deep- est of sorrow in a guise. This is usually realized and the tragic crash comes—then it is too late. This is the lesson I want the readers of the United Press to draw from the strange case of Clara Smith, a clerk in a country store ten years ago and now with the fervent wish that she was still back in humble Lawten. Back in the days of ‘'my early youth a man came into my life —but I'll skip over the story—the world knows it only too well. It is enough for you to know that I am today charged with murder, that T am fighting for freedom. Why? Because I was unable to overcome a man’s indomitable will because he was steeped in the phil- osophy of the ungodly. This care- free and reckless but poisonous phil- osophy comes disguised in the form of pretty lyrics. “Here is one I once believed, but comes to me as a mockery now: “‘You are wise; you take what the gods have sent; you ask no ques- tions that raise dixfiute, so I am with you to take your kiss and, perhaps, he values you for this. For this wis- dom %o love, to live, to take what faith all the gods may give, to have, to hold, and in time let go.’ I would that the various prophets could be driven from the depths of living to save the girls who are at the cross- roads choosing their fate.” KNIGHTS TEMPLAR WILL MEET FRIDAY EVENING The Knights Templar, Elkanah Commandery No. 30, will hold its regular meeting Friday, March 11, at Masonic hall. All sir knights are urged to be present, as it is annual election of officers, and the Illus- trious Order of Red Cross and Knight of Malta is to be conferred.