Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 22, 1921, Page 1

The Pioneer is the only within 100 miles of Bemidji and has the largest circulation - in Northern Minguou. X = — VOLUME XVIIL NO. 284 THE BEMID]I | DAILY PIONEER _'BEMIDJI, MINN,, TUESDAY EVENING; MARCH 22, 1921 ‘ "R REPORT Minnesota "Weather: Generally fair tonight and Wednesday. ‘Wapmer tonight. ‘§5c PER MONTH CITY COUNCIL WOKK BEGUN ON DORAN C@MPLETES lTS A Two-story Combined Store and APPOINTMENTS George Stein as City Clerk; Bourgeois Engineer MAYOR ISSUES WARNING AGAINST AUTO SPEEDING Proposed 6rdjin;n:es +Would Regulate Public Dances and Punish “Drunks” Mrs. George Denley was appointed city clerk to sycceed George Stein, who - recently résighned 'to-accept ‘a position with the Bemrdji Auto com- pany, at the regular meeting of the city touncil last’'night. . Other appli- cants for the place were Scott Stew- art, ' Leonard French and Charles B. Hoyt. Mrs. Denley received five of the nine votes cast. E. J. Bourgeois was re-appointed city engineer:.and. superini it of the water department, his oint- ment to be effective for seven months of the year, subject to additional time if his services are needed. One other application was considered, that of A.| C. Cameron. Harold Swisher was re- appointed as clerk of the water de- partment and assistant to Mr. Bour- geois, -Dr. D. R. Burgess was named to succeed’ himself as city veterin- arian. Mrs. Agnes Robinson was ap- pointed as matron of the city rest room and the fire department dor- mitory. . . Warm discussion preceded the ap- pointment ‘of the city engineer, sev- eral councilmen holding to the view that the city engineer be given the work: ordinarily intended for the street commissioner and be hired for the entire year instead - of "seven months as proposed. In this way the office of street comniissioner would be abolished. :Alderman Boyce: led -the discussion in favor of this-plan,.Con- siderable opposition was evidenced by _the opposing factiori and the proposi- tion was-defeated by a 5 to 4 .vote. The intention of the proposal was to make a saving for the city and at the same time dispose of the street work under the direction of .the engineer. The subject of buying tires for the fire truck was re-opened after the bid of Marshall-Wells company of Duluth was withdrawn. This bid was accept- ed as the lowest bid two weeks ago, but the opposition of local dealers caused its withdrawal by the com-| pany. - Considerable discussion was held relative to the purchase of tires and the subject will again be taken up at a later date. - Motion to reject all the bids was lost. _Another old sore was re-opened last mghg when discussion was held con- cerning the present detention hospi- tal. The committee which had charge of the purchase of the hospital has promised to do away with it as soon as practicable. The county, is willing to co-operate with.the city in the erection of such & hospital on the poor farm property, and this plan will undoubtedly be_carried out soon. Police Protection : Mayor Garlock made a brief talk asking the -co-operation of the coun- cil and its permission -to increase the police protéction of the city in' view of the prdgent crime wave and the coming sepson when more police will be needed to enforce traffic regula- tions. No. action of the council. is necessary and the mayor was iven the assurance that'-the police force should be kept sufficiently large at ail times to handle its duties. Apartment Building Started on Minnesota Avenue ‘Work has commenced on the two- story combined store and-apartment building to be erected by Alex Doran. The building at present being used by Mr. Doran as his meat market and the one-story building immedi- dtely north of the Palace Meat Market are to be remodeled and made into a two-story building, the upper story .of ~which 'will contain eight four-room modern apartments. "she lower floor will be used for a provision and “grocery business and will be strictly modern in every res- pect. The north half of the build- ing will be used as the grocery de- partment and the meat department will remain in its-present location. The building is'to be extended .the entire 140 feet to the alley. The apartments upstairs will be equipped with disappearing beds, al- lowing the living room to be used as |a steeping chamber. Closets are. to ibe, provided in all the apartments. kitchen fixtures will be built in in- cluding refrigerators, gas ranges, kitchen cabinets, sinks, etc. Each apartment will be provided with a ‘bath room. A tradesmen’s entrance will be provided in the rear and the general ehtrance will be on the north side of the building. Each of the ifourfront apartmients Wwill have a front room on Mixnesota avenue and _edch of the rear spartments will ‘be proyided with a large sleeping porch. Contractor " Paul Winklesky is rapidly changing the appearance of |the present building and according | to Mr, Doran, the work will be rush- ed as fast as possible. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR. HABERLEE GIRL TOMORROW Funeral services will be held to- morfow afternoon “for little Miss Catherine Haberlee, 12-year-old |daughter of Mr. #hd Mrs. Willlam Haberlee of. n, who passed away at the S| Tthony’s hospital ‘Monday foreno following an operation. |hort funeral services will be held at the home and the usual ceremony ! will . be performed at the church. in lmhn township. Rev. Erdmann W. Frenk will ofticiate. H.-N. McKes, ‘tanéral: dfréctor, i8 in charge of .the' arrangements, BUILDING PLAN LARGE -__St. Paul, March 22.—Announce- ment has just come from President 8. F. Kerfoot of Hamline university, this ¢ity, to the effect that plans have been completed for the-erection of an almost entirely new set of build- ings. Fifty acres of St. Paul prop- erty is now owned by the college and work will be begun this spring on the new women’s dormitory and on the new athletic field. President Kerfoot promises that the new field will be one of the larg- esh -and best equipped in the north- west. It is to be surrounded by a high concrete wall, and concrete bleachers that will hold several thousand spec- tators are planned. The new field will have a cinder path that will be as perfect as money and careful planning can make it. It| will “be an oval with a 220-yard straight-away. “A splendid new gymnasium is on Hamline’s building program, also. It will be commenced in 1922. BAND SCHEDULE FOR WEEK ANNOUNCED BY DIRECTOR The schedule of practice for the Juvenile, Beginners and Consolidated He issued a strong declaration rel-|bands was announced today by Di- ative to breaking of the automobile speed laws and clearly conveyed the fact that he will demand that such laws be strictly enforced this year. |n€rs band will He called attention to the number of {ning at 7:30; accidents Jast year and advised that the police force be made large enough to prevent a repetition of/ last summier’s careless driving. Ordinances Proposed An ordinance ‘sponsored by ‘Women’s Community and Civic was introduced by Alderman Palmer intended to regulate and license pub- lic dances. The proposed ordinance will close all dances at 12 midnight, rector G. O. Riggs as follows: Juve- nile band will meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 7:30; Begin- meet Wednesday eve- and the Comsolidated band will meet Saturday forenoon at nine o’clock.” Members are urged to be on hand promptly for each prac- tice. PLACED BEFORE HARDING and would bar all persons. under 18| Fi 3 B e Five Subjects Demanding years of age from attending. license would be required of any hall or dance floor before public dances could be held there. Ten dollars a year was the proposed cost of the license. The proposed ordinance will be given a second reading at the next meeting. Another ordinance was submitted by Judge J. F. Gibbons and City At- torney T. C. Bailey and introduced (Contintted on Page 6) HOOVER DECLARES AGAINST EUSSIAN TRADE AT PRESENT (By. United Press) ‘Washington, March - 22.—Resump- tion of trade with Russia is impos- sible until Bolshevism is abandoned or overthrown, Secretary of OCom- merce Hoover stated Monday. The dates of ecomomic stabiiliy in Eur- Solution l"romptly *Are Taken Up Today (By United Press) Washington, March 22.— Five questions demanding solution within the next few weeks were placed be- fore President Harding and his cab- inet at the fifth meeting today. They include: Demands of railroad security hold- ers for active government assistance. The administfation’s policy to- ward trade with Russia. The nature of.farmers’ relief to be fecommended to congress for re-or- -ganization of the shipping board and revision of the Jones merchant ma- rine act requested by shipipng men. ‘The attitude this government should take on -questions likely to ope depend on the repudiation of arise out of the visit of Ex-Premier Bolshevigm, he declared, Viviani of France en route here now. The Beauty Doctor ¥ “WELL DL’ GIRL “To FIX YOO UP s0 YouLt 1M GOING BE JUST ABOUT THE 'PRETTIEST. LTLE PLANET iN THE UNIVE =N Wbl S SSI RSE RUSSIAWOULD. BEBIG POVER London,, March 22/—Russia has 1aid plans to be a world power. 'The French believe the plans include a military ,offensive .against =weak European ‘nations agd have anlréarly1 sent Gemeral Weygarid to aid Poland in ‘preparing her defensive. Despite the treaty signed last week the French declared the Soviets are pil- ing up hilge troop concentrations preparatory to a great drive on Po- land. i France also declared that was proof of Soviet intentions to go through with Russia’s plan of an extensive campaign which will take the Red armies through Roumania, Hungary, Czecho-Slovakia and Serbia. (By United Press) Paris, March 22.—It was officially denied today that General Weygand had_ been sent to Warsaw. It was re- ported that the French general had beetl sent ‘to confer with the Polish military leaders on ways and means of meeting the Belsheviki plan for a renewed offensive. GERMANY TO LOSE COAL DISTRICTS OF SILESIA (By United Press) Paris, March 22. (By Edwin Hul- linger.)—Germany, despite factories in the plebiscite, will lose the rich coal districts of Upper Silesia, it was indicated today on adjournment of the allied council of ambissadors. It was stated unofficially that when the .ambassadors meet early next month Upper Silesia ~will be partitioned off with the coal region, the district’s greatest asset going to Poland. . SWINDLE EXPOSED IN OBTAINING CLOTHING ‘Washington, March 22.—Swin- dlers are seeking to extort $5 from ex-gervice men in return for obtain- ing for them articles of uniform and equipment to which they are entitled from the government, according to information received by the Ameri- can Legion. The adjutant general has appealed to the Legion to aid in frustrating the plans of the bunco ~ ‘| meh, The government, according to the adjutaiit geenral, is required by law to provide to veterans of the world waf certain, articles of clothing and equipment, if they were mot issued on discharge. Eligible ex-service men should get in touch with the nearest quartermaster depot, post of the American Legion or write direct to the Quartermaster General, of the Army, Washington, D. C. It.is not necessary to pay a cent to anyone to obtain, the missing articles. TOLD BY MAIL CARRIER (By United Press) Dulutii, March 22.—Physicians were observing C. H. Dendy, mail carrier, today to determine whether he was a victim of asphasia. He dis- appeared last Wednesday with an automobile load of mail. Postal in- spectors started a search. He said he had been attacked and taken to Chicago in a stupor. In- spectors declined to _believe his -~ + fii | 1 story. POTATO SEED TREATING. WILL BE DEMONSTRATED Arrangements Compléted for Week of Demonstrations in This County Next Month ‘The farm bureau has arranged to co-operate with R. C. Rose, extension pathologist of the agricultural exten- sion division, in working out definite plans for potato improvement in Bel- trami county- Special effort will be made along the lines of disease con- trol and that chiefly. through the maintaining of ¥seed plot by a lim- ited rnumaer'or‘\i‘n“é-‘turm “co-opérat- ors. The seed plot gives the farmer opportunity to concentrate his ‘ef- forts on a small area, thus enabling him to mantain . stock healthier, more vigorous than would be pos- sible over a large area with the sanie effort.. The mew ruling adopted by the State Board of Potato Inspection and Certification requires that such a plgt be maintained by everyone growing certified seed. Arrangements have been complet- ed for a week of seéd treating dem- onstrajions to be held at various points in the county during the last weelk of April. At these meetings at- tention will be given to an explana- tion of the seed plot, its value and how maintained. Actual demonstra- tions of seed treatment with corro- sive sublimate will be staged at each place to encourage more general use of this treatment, and hence more complete control of disease. Demon- stration plots will be chosen in each community and records kept through- out the season. These records will be summarized at the end of the sea- son and published, and will show the value of the work in increased ylelds, improvement . of type uniformity, freedom from disease, etc. Several communities have already applied for cne of these demonstrations. Pref- erence will be given those making application. PARK RAPIDS MAN TO HEAD CLEARING DRIVE The .executives of the Beltrami Land Clearing asociation announces that they have secured the services of A. 'W. Stone of Park Rapids to act as manager of the campaign. Mr. Stone expects to assume his duties about March 28. He intends to move his family here as soon as he can se- cure suitable quarters. FORMER SERVICE MEN APPLY FOR COMMISSION (By United Press) St. Paul, March 22.—In its cam- paign for 2,600 candidates for com- missions in the regular army, the war-department is securing applica- tions from large numbers of former service men, according to the files at Fort Snelling. Col. A. 'W. Bjornstad, commandant at Fort Snelling, said the number of applicants filed from the northwest will be comparable with the best rec- ords of other army posts in the cam- paign. » There are more than 4,000 vacan- cies in the commissioned personnel of the army. About 1,200 of these are for first lieutenants and the re- mainder for second lleutenants. The immediate necessity of the army Is for 2,585 men and final examinations for this number will be given begin- ning April 25. Applicants will be given prelimin- ary examinations at Fort Snelling. The board which will conduct these examinations includes Lt. Col. H. H. Rutherford, Major C. G. Sturtevant, Captain J. E. Gilfillan, Captain P. L. Harms and Lieut. L. M. Keene. FORTIFICATION " PLANS DENIED Baron Shidehara Denies Report that Japan Is “Mobilizing for War” on Pacific (By United Press) Washington, March 22. (By A, L. Bradford.)—Denial that Japan - is ‘“mobilizing for war” on the Pacific by fortifitying-her mandate island was mads-today by Baron Shidehara, Japanese ambassador, in a statement to the United Préss. Insistent reports that Japan is fortifying these islands were branded as pernicious by Shidehara. In reply to an inquiry the Japan- ese ambassador authorized the Unit- ed Press to deny most emphatically all reports that Japan has heen for- tifying or intends in any way to for- tity any of the Pacific islands to the north of the equator agd brands such reports as pernicious and absolutely false. Secretary of WarglVeeks today de- nied reports that \ forces in ‘Hawali are being doubled because of the agitation in Japan over the Cali- fornia land law question. ‘He also denied that the Panama Canal Zone forces are being greatly increased. HEART AND LUNG CLINIC WILL BE HELD TOMORROW Free examinations will be given to- morrow by Dr. Greer of St. Paul for all persons who are afflicted or be- leve themselves to be afflicted with lany heart or lung trouble. The clinic iwill be held from 8:30 to 5 o’clock in the offices of Drs. Johnson & Bor- reson. Dr. Greer will be assisted by Mrs. R. H. §chumaker and Miss Beth MacGregor. The clinic is being held under the directign of the Southern Beltrami County Public Health association, and all persons are urged to take ad- vantage of this opportunity to be ex- amined. Experts advise relatives to treatment of any disease will be giv- en out by the attending physician. A similar clinic will_be held at Kellilier tomorrow and Dr. Greer will |he in charge there also JEWELS ARE TAKEN FROM SOVIET DELEGATE'S BAGGAGE (By United Press) Rome, March 22.—Jewels and oth- er finery believed to have been the property of the Czar of Russia were obtained today by the Ttalian govern- ment. They weré taken from the trunks of the gow Soviet representa- tive here despite his protests that as a ruler his baggage was not subject to search. M. Barowski heads the delegation which~ranks as a commercial mis- sion to revoke his first decision to break off relations with Italy. PROHIBITION OFFICERS KILLED NEAR EL PASO (By United Press) El Paso, Texas, March 22.—8. E. Beckett and Arch Wood, prohibition officers, were slain while searching for a supposed consignment of whis- key at the Sherman ranch near here today. A searcli was begun today for C. P. Sherman and his son, owners of the ranch, MEMORIAL BUILDING TO Indianapolis to Be Used for Memorial Indianapolis, Ind., and plans for the $15,000,000 Indi- ana War Memorial building here, which will house National Headquar- ters of the American Legion. A fund |of $100,000 was granted by the state {legislature for prizes and expenses |of thescontest. i The winner of the first prize of $50,000 will be determined by the National Institute .of Architecture. Tentative plans for the construction of the edifice are now in the hands of the State War Meinorial commis- from the government, according to , Wiill Hays is a member. { Five city blocks in the center of Indianapolis will be utilized for the memorial project. The Memorial building will be erectea in the middle block with the remaining plots trans- formed into a magnificent city plaza. At one end of .the merhorial site is located the federal buildings, erect- ed at a cost of $6,000,000 and, fac- ing the other end of the plaza, is the new $3,000,000 city library. i | Invitations have been submitted to national headquarters of the Grapd Army of the Republic, the Women's Relief Corps, Service Star Legion, American War Mothers, United Span- ish War Veterans and the Women's - Auxiliary of the Legion to occupy quarters in the building along with the Legion. ONE WEEK’S DRIVE FOR Agricultural extension division men of the university recommend that the week of April 4 to 9 be des- ignated everywhere in the state as Standard-Bred Poultry week. Of- ficers of poultry associations and farm bureaus, county club leaders, high school agriculturists, breeders of standard-bred stock and editors of the state are being asked to push for the general observance .of the week and the increase of standard- bred flocks on Minnesota farms. Standard-bred birds are more profit- able than scrub varleties. Their eggs may. be sold for hatching in the spring when egg prices are gen- erally lowest. Breeding stock also brings greater returns than market poultry, BEMIDJI MAN TO GET St. Paul, March 22.—Three bas- ketball captains will get sheepskins at Hamline university here this June. They are John Kobs, Randall Kratz and Daniel Gainey. Each has won four basketball emblems during his four years at Hamline and all have digtinguished themselves in other branches of sport. Kobs holds the tri-state record for the javelin throw, having hurled it 168 feet 1 inch last spring. Kratz holds the college record at the high jump and is considered one of the best tennis players in college circles in the state. He captained the net team last spring. Gainey has the distinction of being the all-around Hamline man. He is the combination of mental and physi- cal leadership, for he has, in addition {to his basketball, edited the Oracle, the college weekly, during his four years at the St. Paul college. FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. MARTIN BERG The funeral services for Mrs. Mar- tin Berge of Northern, who died at Redby, were held at the town hall at Northern Monday gfternoon, Rev. L. P. Warford of Bemidji officiating. ‘Interment was made in the cemetery at Northern. Edivonton, Alta.—An innovation at Alberta University is the creation of a professorship of dalrying, add- ed to the faculty of Agriculture, for education along this important line. A training school will be establigshed for butter and cheese makers, and a school course in the spring will in- itiate the endeavor. With the re- markable progress in dairying in the province, Alberta has now access to the world’s best markets and can compete with the best Danish butter in the markets of the British Isles. FARMERS EXPECTED TO RATIFY MARKET PLAN Committee of 17 Aims Against Grain Speculation and Price Fluctuation { e (By United Press) Minneapolis, March 22.—Farmers were expected to ratify the grain marketing plan of the farmers’ grain marketing committee of 17 in conven- tion here today. J. M. Anderson, president of the Equity Cooperative Exchange, and C. V. Gregory, another member of the committee of 17 addressed the convention which represented prac- tically every farmer organization in the state. The plan of a committee is aimed against grain speculation and would build barriers against the violent fluctuation of grain prices. i COST FIFTEEN MILLION Five City Blocks in Center of| | March 22.— Architects from all parts of the zoun- try will be invited to submit designs PUREBRED POULTRY FLOCKS SHEEPSKIN THIS JUNE BIGDRIVEFOR Congress on April 11 to See Big Drive PITLOGRAM TO ENCOUNTER Be Reached Before Decem- ber Despite “Speed” Plan (By United Press) Washington, March 22. (By Ralph in the interests of farmer rellef leg- ally with the opening of the special session om April 11, it was learned today. B On that date delegations from all states will come here for the execu- tive meeting of the American Farm Bureau (Federation, representing a million and a half farmers. The house ways and means com- mittee has started laying a perman- ent tariff law in accordance with a program of congressional leaders ap- proved by President Harding. This program is a farmers’ victory. It contemplates passage of the Fordney emergency tariff in the same form as planned by President Wil- six months. Next in order is an antidumping bill and measure pass- ing import tax on American inter- state or foreign values and then per- manent tariff revision followed by revenue revision. While the Ford- ney anti-dumping and valuation bills are all emergencies, measures are be- ipg passed. The ways and means committee will lay a permanent tarift and the senate finance commit- tee will hold all revenue revision. This program will encounter- dem- ocratic and perhaps some refblican opposition, creating a doubt as to whether it can be carried out. De- spite the fact that the republicans hope to show unusual speed, it' {s doubtful whether revenue legislation can he reached before December. Washington, March 22.—The Fordney emergency tariff bill, pre- cisely as vetoed by former President Wilson, will be rushed through:con- gress as the first important legisla- tion of the extra session. Acceding to the request of Presi- dent Harding for passage of a feat- ure designed to help the farmers, asking for protection against foreign conipetition, republicans of the house ways and means committee turned about yesterday and voted to revive the Fordmey bill after agreing al- most unanimously a week ago not to consider any emergency legislation ahead of a permanent tariff and rev- enue revision. OWNER IS DOUBTFUL ABOUT LEAKING TRUNK. BEATS IT Minot, N. D., March 22.—“I'm not sure whether that's my trunk or not,” gasped a frightened looking stranger here when he saw the trunk he had claimed in the baggige room of the Great Northern depot here leaking. Yelling back to the baggage man that “he'd get his wife to lden- tify the trunk,” the man started sprinting and was still going when last seen. The trunk was checked from Noo- nan, “one inch below the Canadian ljne”. It is said the number of trunks from that point checked through here is noticeable. The deserted trunk, when opened by the sheriff, contained two cases vf Green River whisky, Only one bottle was broken. EMBARGO IS DISCUSSED BY MINNESOTA SENATE L St. Paul, March 22,—A concurrent esolution asking congress to imme- diately prohibit the importation of all agricultural products, either by an embargo or by emergency tarift !legislation was introduced in the Minnesota senate yesterday. Tleven bills were passed by tha house, including those abolishing the state seed and potato board and as- signing its functions to the staf® de- partment of agriculture; permittirg whole family protectfon for mnembers of fraternal benefit societies; limit- ing state fish marketing operations; authorizing the conversion of cer- tain bullding and Toan associations into state anti-tuberculosis fund for salaries of visiting nurses in coun- ties. Ome new bill introduced would make agricult-~e, horticulture or manual trainif = a regular subject in public schools! Bight new bills were received by the genate, including .one providing an appropriation of $66,000 for mak- ing a survey and working out a plan to control flood waters of the Red Lake and Minnesota river valleys. COUGHS UP BULLET WHICH - WOUNDED HIM IN CIVIL WAR ‘West Point, Ga., March 22.—A bullet which hit W. V. Meadows July 1, 1863, when he was wounded in the battle of Vicksburg and which surgeons were unable to locate was coughed up by Mcadows today. NOW PREDICTED Opening of Special Session of DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION Revenue Legislation May Not ‘H. Turner.)—A drive upon congress islation may be started coincldent- son except that it will be limited to -