Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 14, 1921, Page 1

f The ‘Pioneer is the daily ¢ within 100 miles of Bemidji and |l|u the largest circulation in Northern Minnesota. THE BEMIDJI DAILY VOLUME XVIIL NO. 277 A BEMIDJI, MINN., MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1921 EARTH TREMOR HITS INDIANA ~ AND ILLINOIS Windows in Private Residences Are Broken When Earth Trembles Today TERRE HAUTE FEELS TWO-MINUTE SHOCK Danville, IIL, Reports Shock at 6:30 Today Lasting for Several Minutes (By United Press) Terre Haute, ind., March 14.— Windows in many private dwellings were ‘broken here when the earth trembled for about two minutes short- ly after 6 o'clock this morning. The shock was felt at Clinton, Brazil and other surrounding towns. (By. United- Press) Danville, Ill,, sarch 14.—Earth t-emors-were .felt in .the vicinity of Danville early today. The shock came at 6:30 and lasted several minutes. Hundred~ of persons noticed the rocking of the earth. Some windows were shattered but no other damage was done, The tremors covered a wide radius extending into Indana, accordng to reports here. EVANGESLISTIC SERVICES-~~» - | DRAW LARGE AUDIENCES The special evangelistic services at the Methodist church tendance at both services yesterday was large, the Sunday school attend- ance of 374 and the Epworth league of 90 showing gains over previous high marks. . The evening audience was the larg- since the beginning of the cam- -paign. . Zentz spoke on the sub- ject, “What Is Religion?” He said, in part, there is no more vital con- sideration’ for any individual than idugl’s. personal relation tol the,. individ; “God>"In many ways men have tried e the God above them. In past they gave their first born for theit transgressions, the fruit of their bodies for the sins of their'soul: By and by they discavered that thi: was not what the LoKi*desired. The central ‘element in religion is right- eousness, or in other words, the text “Behold, thou desirest truth ins the inward parts.”” Inward loyalty| to truth must always be the great, ele- ment in religion. Prof. Rueckert sang “The Good Shepherd,” by Van de Water, and “The Story of Jesus,” by Moody, at the morning service, and in the eve- ning sang a duet with Raymond Farr, also a solo, “So May You,” “by Ack- ley. There will be no service tonight. Tomorrow evening has been desig- nated ss mother’s night. All who at- tend this: service are asked to wear a colored flower or ribbon for mother, if she is living, and if she has passed over to the glory world, a white flower or ribbon. Dr. Zentz will speak on the subject, “Who’s Who in Heaven.” The musical features of this service will be a duet, “The Lights of Home,” by Marsh, sung by Mrs. W. Z. Robin- son apd Mr. Rueckert, also a solo, “Memories of Mother,” by Harkness. . Wednesday evening will be father’s night, and the subject will be “Who's Who in Hell,” the companion sermon to the one of Tuesday night. SMITH LUMBER COMPANY RECEIVES SHIPMENT TODAY ‘The 8Smith Lumber company today received its first of fourteen cars of buflding materials for the coming summer. business. The car contains Nelson Roofing Products consisting of asphalt shingles, asphalt roofing pa- per, deadening felt, tar paper and réd rosin EDUCATIONAL FILM AT GRAND THEATER TONIGHT An educational film qn the work being done by the Modern Woodman of America in arresting the tubercu- losis plague is to be shown at the Grand theater tonight and tomorrow night. Local officers are urging, mem- bers of the order and all those in- terested to attend the Grand tonight to see this film. THIEVES ATTEMPTED ENTER BATTLES STORE Thieves bent on entering the hard- ware store of Charles Battles at a few minutes after 7 o’clock last evening, with an fron bar, broke the window in the rear of the store glazed with wire glass. The noise of breaking glass aroused the janitor who was in the basement attending to the fur- nace. Coming up stairs to investi- gate, he turned on a light which evi- dently upeet the plans of the burg- lars and caused them, to make a hur- ried getaway. No clue as to their identity has been found, are showing! splendid results in the various de-! partments of the church. The ab-l , ima few days, CENTER OF POPULATION |R RETAIL LUMBER MARKET AT E > | SHOWING IMPROVEMENT Building Operations Starting in Considerable Volume in East With Good Market The wholesale branch of the lum- ber business has shown practically ino change this week, but the re- ‘tail branch shows gratifying improve- ;ment, according to the American Lumberman of Chicago. Building {operations are starting in consider- able volume, particularly in the East where the best market for lumber at present prevails. In the middle West, as well as in the East, the suburban retail yards and the country yards are having the best demund and are gelling considerable quantities | CENSUS 1921 .{ ERECTED BY Slwfig‘fimn Wi R JULY 207390 0 HCRIVENS PUB chases from manufacturers, except where it is necessary to piece out stocks which are already becoming broken, Thus the volume of whole- sale sales shows little, if any, im- provement and, taking everything in- to consideration, it seems that prices are somewhat lower this week than has been the case for several weeks. Congiderable uncertainty still pre- vails in the minds of those contem- iplating building. For example, one Chicago bank has instr:cted a firm ects to secure bids immedi- Monrce county line, in Owen county, ::ela;cg:: a proposed bank builGing, Indiana, ‘the center of the population ooing yp, while another Chiczgo bank of the United States under the 1920 pag fnsisted that the securing of quo- Less than 300 yards west of the .census has been located on John E. tations on a proposed bank building Horron’s farm of 60 acres. Mrs. Hor- because it believes building costs are ron fs shown standing beside the be deferred several months because it board marking the center. QUEET FOLLOWS - TARRING SCENE Two Nonpartisans Taken From Great Bend, Kansas, and Tarred By Crowd ing down. So far as lumber prices are con- cerned, while there is some tendency | to make bargain prices and cut under llevels which have prevailed recently, there is no indication of any appreci- able forthcoming break in the mar- ket. Jjroduction continues on a very limited basis so that, on the whole, orders booked are sufficiently large to prevent accumulation at mill points. Discussing conditions of stocks of southern pine in producers’ hands, a well known lumberman remarked a few days ago: “If every retail lum- ber dealer in the country were to place an order now for even one car of lumber mill stocks would be swept absolutely clean and there would be a lumber famine.” (By United Press) Great .Bend, Kan., March 14— Quiet prevailed today following the anti-nonpartisan league demonstra- tion Saturday which only ruffled the]. pet;p}f Bof Bartlons I:ountl% Wit}if iI Ralpl urton of Salina, Kan., safely " escorted over the county line, J. Q.| . St. Paul, March 14.—When his Stavik, his state organizer, and V. H,|mother, Mrs. Charles Mitz, went to Parsons, state secretary of the league, | the home of a nelfi?bnr for a few being stripped of their clothing and minutes Sunday, Robert, 18 muqths painted with tar Saturday night, the|old, stumbled and fell head first into affair seemed to have definitely (8 pail of water. Mrs. Mitz returned passed to find the baby dead. Burton who was on the way to de- liver a spech on nonpartisanism at Ellinwood was seized by American ST. PAUL PASSES SUNDAY Legion men and other citizens. He was reported to be prepared to issue| i paul, March 14.—Mrs. Rose a “formal statement” on the outrage|Larpentur Harrison, one of the oldest when he reaches Salina. residents of St. Paul, died Sunday of pneumonia. She was the widow of Great Bend, Kan., March 14.—|James Harrison. J. g: valik, an org:ni‘ger ;[)f ;he non- partisan league and V. H. Parsons, MINNEAN”S BRIDGE CLAIMS VICTIM TODAY state secretary of the league for (By United Press) INFANT BPY DROWNS BY FALLJNG INTO PAIL OF WATER (By United Press) PIONEER RESIDENT OF Kansas, were tarred by a crowd ‘of about 200 persons here Saturday and escorted from the county. The men were taken from Great Bleng and hforced to strip off their clothing. The tar was applied to their| patch bridge, on the outskirts of bodies and they were forced to roll) Minneapolis, claimed another victim on the ground. After having rolled|early today. Jack Bryar, Golden Val- npout fmi some time the men were ley farmer, drove his machine given their clothes and accompanied | through the railing and dropped forty from the county by the deputation.|feet to death. More than a score of persons have me Wm'nofls lost their lives at the bridge. INDICATE BIG SEASON Crookston Lumber Company Camps Close After Cut- ting Big Supply for Mill DONT TAKE IT With a sufficient quantity of logs on hand at Plang No. 1 of the Crook- ston Lumber comipany to run the mill for at least two-thirds of the coming sawimg seasom, operations at the six logging camps have been shut down. Two train loads of logs have been hauled to Bemidji every day during the past few months, one over the Red Lake line and the other coming over the Minnesota & International. Weather conditions have been such that the entire cut of the camps has been brought directly to the mill. The plant will undoubtedly be opend about the middle of April and a heavy sawing season is looked for. Although the season this year was somewhat’ shorter than last year a good cut of logs has been made, since the logging operations were favored with excellent weather. The camps were closed down in May last year, and the company has planned to con- tinue the camps until July this year. Arrangements have been made, how- ever, to re-open two of the camps early in the fall. Between 600 and 700 men were employed in the Crookston camps during the winter, the camps being located at Kelliher, Gemmell, Nebish and the the head of Lake Bemidji. ‘The Bemidji Box company is con- tinuing its logging operations, al- though the camps at Orth and Miz- pah have been closed. Another camp at Northome will probably be closed ’ 4« — iumber and other building material. | On the other hand tne retailers aie | not supporting their sales with pur-| ation. is certain that building costs are go- Joseph Gilvert, of the Jacl here tomorrow. Minneapolis, March 14.—The Dan | WILL YoU, LEA FOR EASTER ) (A’ 1, SUBSCRIPTIONS ADDED TO LAND CLEARING FUND Subscriptions to the fund be- ing raised by the Beltrami Coun- ty Land Clearing association to fingnce the land clearing project in the coupty continue to in- crease slowly and the following names have been added to the list within’ the last few days, as reported by the chairman of the committee in charge: Jewett- & Company . $50.00 Harding & ‘Whaley ..... 25.00 Huffman & {O'Leary .... 25.00 Langdon Manufacturing Company . .......... 25.00 A. Grossman ......... . 15.00 Drs. Larson & Larson... 15.00 Dr. E. H. Smith. Henry Miller ... Thayer C. Bailey George Kreatz ..... Gamble Robinson C by B. F. Anderso! " Graham M. ‘Torrance..... 6.00 : F. R. DUXBURY, Chairman-of Finance Committee. 'RALPH GRACIE POST TO MEET THURSDAY NIGHT Plans for the membership drive to be staged by the Ralph Gracie post of the-American Legion wiu be de- cided upon at:the meeting to be held ‘Thursday night at the rooms of the Bemidji Civic;and Commerce associ- A special committee has been at work for the past two weeks on this project and details of the pro- gram will be submitted at this meet- ing. A report will be made by the box- ing committee on the boxing show held Friday night and suggestions for future bouts will be entertained. A number of other important mat- ters are to be taken up at this time and a large attendance is urged. STATE SUPREME COURT HAS HEAVY CALENDAR (By United Press) St. Paul, March 14.—The state su- preme court in session during March- April term has 58 cases on the calen- dar. On March 28 the court will hear the appeal of A. C. Townley and nonpartisan league leaders waiting a ninety day sentence kfl.c unty court for al- leged violatidhs Uf the state espion- age law. ARRANGE CO-OPERATION IN PATRIOTIC MOVEMENT (By United Press) the National According to Spring Trz'm ALL OFF VE A LITTLE THE. MissUS|///E NEW HAT Washington, March 14.—The na- toinal congress for the Coordination of Patriotic and Civic work will meet Its announced object is the promotion of the movement started by league and the American Legion to bring about a co-operative arrange- ment among the various agencies en- gaged in this sort of work through- out the country. Security the announcement practically every organization of im- portance in the country which has to do with so-called Americanization work is co-operating in the move- ment and will be represented. The plan of co-ordination, which it is expected wiil result from the congress, has been worked o1t by a national committee created at the first meeting called by the Nation- al Becurity league und the American Legion in this city on December 1, 1920. LOCALS LOSE GAME FOR DISTRICT CHAMPIONS P St. Cloud Wins and Will Represen! at State Tournament Bemidji's hopes - for basket ball title were dashed on the rocks Saturday night when the local high school quint met defeat at the hands of St. Cloud by a count of 28 to 8. This was the third game play- ed this season betWeen teams, each winning a game on their own floor. The game Saturday night was staged at Crosby. The locals held up fairly well in the first half which ended 12 to 5, but soon after the second half start- ed Stechman was put out of the game on four personal fouls. substituted for Stechman and Powell went to center. Powell was replaced prior to this by Naylor, but only for a few minutes of play. Simons, Hig- be and Lord completed the line-up. Only two field baskets were scored by the Bemidji team, the remainder being netted on free throws. St. Cloud has the better team is now an established fact and that aggrega- tion will represent the district at the tournaments to be held Northfield March 17 and 18. A large, silver loving cup will be presented by Carleton to the team which comes through without a de- feat to the state title; and a similar cup will be given to the team that, in the judgement of a committee specially. chosen for that makes the best appearance on the floor and displays the truest sports- Gold medals will be given state manship. to every member of team, and all the players competing from their districts in the tourna- ment will be given a silver medal. The first two rounds of the tourney will be played on Thursday, the semi- finals will be played on Friday morn-, ing, and the finals will be played on Friday evening. On Friday afternoon teams representing the Sophomore and Freshman classes will stage their unnual “Cap” contest for the enter- tainment of the visitors. FOREST SERVICE TO GIVE TWENTY BUFFALO AWAY (By United Press) Washington, March 14.—Twenty responsible persons may borrow. or bison from United States Forest Service, it is an- receive as gifts, nounced. The animadls, now on_the Wichita National Forest and Game Preserve near Cache, Okla., include a 28-year-' old bull and some frisky calves. price is simply assurance of responsi- bility, pledge of good care and use, a 12-foot double-ply fence and two tons of hay a year. EASTERN STARS WILL MEET TOMORROW NIGHT There will be a regular meeting of the Eastern Stars at the Masonic hall tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. will be initiation and lunch will be served. A large attendance is desired. BONUS CHECKS HELD FOR City health and police authorities ‘of New York have redoubled their ef- forts to prevent possible typhus car- wriers from entering the city from Ll- {lis Island. This picture shows an in- spector, masked to prevent possible imlmlmluu of germs, inspecting an im- migrant boy's head for possible ver- min, FINNS RECEIVE RED ULTIMATUM With Kronstadt—Street Fighting Reported (By United Press) Helsingfors, Finland, March 14.— An ultimatum drom the Bolsheviki ment today. ‘The Finns were warned studt stronghold of the Russian reb- els. Reports told of increasing agitation against the Soviet government with important defections in southern Russia and Siberia. Serious street fighting in Moscow was reported by the Finnish embassy. Other sources stuted General Bu- denny had thrown his lot with tho revoduNonists taking 125,000 cav- alrymen with him. JAMES HEN. NIGHA_N PASSES W eat%go%obably t and Tuesday, Slight- 55c PER MONTH NICHOLS SHOWS 'HAMON'S POWER AS POLITICIAN Political Lieutenant and Ady visor of Jake Hamon Tells Story of Recent Campaign CLAIMS HAMON TURNED SUPPORT TO HARDING | Warned Not to Communicltei ‘l: at Oklahoma City shortly after- was received ‘by the Finnish govern= not to communicate with the Kron- State Is Expected to Place Ver, dict Against Clara Smith Hamon Today (By United Press) Court House, Ardmore, Okla., March 14. (By Carl Victor Little.)— William D. Nichols today revealed to the United Press whut he tried to tell the jury the other day, the power Jake Hamon wielded in national politics in which Nichols, who was political lieutenant and advisor of Jake Hamon, was a witness for the state. He gave the following con- cerning the talk he had with Hamon before he died. “Jake Hamon told me to go straight to Warren Harding and get some of his friends talken care ot.” His story was stopped abruptly in court. “1 am going to make good. At the dying request of Hamon 1 am going to the White House to see Harding in two weeks. “Jake Hamon, whose wife is a rela- tive of Harding, was one of the most powerful men in the republican party. Hamon first favored the nomination of Major-General Wood, but Wood appointed a political enemy of Hamon as one of his first lieutenants. Jake then broke with the general, “Andy King of Boston, one of the leading men of Wood’s staff, tried to prevent the break, but Hamon de- clared: ‘King, I am through with Leonard Wood." “Hamon was selected as national committeeman in the March primary. He ruled the republican state conven- ward. The convention sent the Okla- homa delegation to the national con- terence to bovst for Governor Lowden of Illinois, “In the late conference in room 914 at the Blackstone hotel on the night before the Chicago convention opened, Jake Hamon was boss. “1t was Hamon who looked square- ly at Lowden that night and said: ‘Frank, you haven't got a Chinaman's chance for nomination, but I am go- ing to stick with you for a while to give you a chance, then we go to Warren G. Harding. “Hamon got the delegations from Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Arizona to agree to go through on that plan. “It was about that time that Ham- AWAY AT HIBBING SATURDAY {on needed General Wood and Wood James Hennighan of Hibbing, bro- ther-in-law of Harry E. Bridgeman ADDRESSES OF OWNERS &, eceuticn was o rentient (By United Press) 14.—The treausry has about $60,000 waiting for worid war veterans About three hundred letters contain- ing bonus checks have been returned by Uncle Sam because he was unable St. Paul, March to find the nddresseq Veterans who have not checks are advised to apply to the state treasury office. of Bemidji for about three years, hav- llng been employed as a brick mason. He has lived at Hibbing for the past two years. Mrs. Bridgeman left yes- terday for Hibbing to attend the fu- neral which is being held today, MINNESOTA COACHES AND DIRECTORS PLAN PROGRAM i 14.—4oaches and directors of colle; in the”Minne- sota conference » conferring on baseball, track, and football events for the year at M The conference W ago at Northfield. St. Paul, M LOCAL YOUTH DIES AT WASHINGTON HOSPITAL Eugene Preston of Becida Dies Saturday From Injuries in World War Eugene Preston, 21, son of Mrs. E. Preston of Becida, passed away Saturday at 11:30 o’clock at Wash- ington, where he had been confined since the war at the Walter Reed hos- pital. The deceased enlisted from Bemidji in the world war and saw kervice in France where he was gas- sed. He was brought to Washington for treatment, but never recovered. His mother received word Friday that he had taken a change for the | worse and she left Friday night for Washington, but upon arriving at Minneapolis she learned that he had died Saturday morning. The deceased leaves his mother, two brothers, Ira and Eldred, and three sisters, Neliie, Gladys and Ag- nes, to mourn his loss. The remains will arrive in Bemidji tonight or to- ymorrow, and after funeral services "here will be laid to rest beside his father, E. Preston, Sr., in the ceme- tery at Becida. The local post of the American Legion will have charge of services and Rev. L. P. Warford will officiate. Further details for the fu- neral will be announced later, -— 1asked Hamon for support. “Hamon said: ‘General, I like you, but I am going to fight you.’ “You all know the results. The man whom Hamon supported is in the White House. It was he who started the swing to Harding at the convention. Jake Hamon did what no man has done before. Harding appreclated this fully. While lying on'his death-bed Hamon received sev- eral cablegrams from the Presdent- clect who was in Panama. “As Hamon’s warm personal friend and close confident advisor I make this statement: 1f Jake Hamon had not been shot he would have been secretary of the interior, instead of Albert B. Fall of New Mexico. The job was already offered Hamon.” The state today was expected to r [place the veredict against Clara Smith Hamon. It is understood that pre- meditation is what the state expected to prove. MISS KLEIN ENTERTAINS Miss Marguerite Klein entertained at her home on Bemidji avenue Sat- urday. The evening was spent in sewing and conversation. A dainty lunch was served by the hostesses. Favors and color scheme were repre- sentative of St. Patrick’s Day which will be observed Thursday. Those present were Misses Dolores Barnell, Elsie Shannon, Margaret Carson and Elsie Blackburn.. PRESBYTERIAN LADIES TO HOLD MEETING TONIGHT The dining room division of the Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid will meet at the home of Mrs. E. E. Kenfleld this evening. The hostesses will be Mrs. Marcia Mitchell and Mrs.. L. L. Cas- key. All members are urgéd to be present. o 4 skt d CLARA SMITH HAMON HAS FIFTY SUITORS FOR HAND {(By_United Press) Ardmore, Okla., March 14.—Clara Smith Hamon has 50 proposals of marriage, her attorney said today. The cosmic urge for the pretty de- fendant caused 50 men over the country to send her a proposal of martriage. “I don’t care . whether you are found guilty or innocent, I want to marry you,” said one ardent lover who enclosed his picture,