Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 28, 1921, Page 1

Larceny and Is-Sentericed to Five-year Term FIRST PARTY CONVICTED FOR[COTTAGE BURGLARY Special Efi'ortg Being Made to Stop Loss and Damage to Summer Cottages Finding it impossible to present a defense. of any weight against the searching questioning of County At- torney Graham .M. Torrance, John Zilbert,” arraigned on a theft war- rant Saturday, pleaded guilty to'the charge of larceny and was:sentenced late Saturday aftérnoon‘to a term:not exceeding five years in:the state pris- on at Stillwater: The sentence was pronounced: by:Judge: C. W Stanton | in_the rdigtrict court chambers.. - Zilbert was:'cRarged with breaking into the summer home of Tams:Bix- by, at Lavinia, and:taking:a sleigh load of-the' 0] untry: i-club.: golt ' -course, where it-was later-found through the efforts ‘of "Caretaker ‘Osgoode, who is in charge of the:-cottages at Lavinia. ‘Attorney : [¢Donald :and others assisted in'tracing: the-atolen goods. Althuugk there have been:several cottages broken into previously and articles stolen or broken, the convic- tion sécured against Zilbert is.the first for thig-offense. ward of $100, which has been offered for information leading to.the con- viction of any. person:stealing or de- stroying « property--in-.the :cottages, will be pafd:to the party:who.gave the information‘leading: to the ‘arrest of Zilbert; and who is said-to. have been a lumberjack. “He: is said- to have reportéd-to E:'E. McDonald' the name of thie owner of: the one-horse sled on which the:articles were haul- ed from the Bixhy home. G There have been many complaints in }reylnus years from owners of cot- tages at Lavinia: with regard to loss and damage suffered:in.this:way, and this conviction’will no -doubt be re- «ceved ‘with atdegree of satisfaction. It is'understood that special efforts are bieng made to apprehend all such law vidlators in the cottage district this sammer, and this apprehension will uidoubtedly: have an effective in- - flyende ‘oni’thefts of this kindemicii s - CHIMNEY FIRE ‘CALLS - - =" * QUT. DEPARTMENT SUNDAY The fire department was called to the home' of “0: N. :Skinvik, 1108 D-ud ; avenue, ~Sunday morning at about_8:30; on aceount of a chimney fire. It wab'‘soon 'extinguished and not much damage 'was ‘done. DISTRICT ROTARIANS - IN SESSION'AT FARGO Duluth Has L 1922 Meeting, Club Has ~- 100 Delegates . ]gy Iinjted Prest) . Fargo, N. D.;‘Mareh: 28.—Eight hundred . rotarians.representing 44 clubs in the fifteénth district were in possession of-Fargo today. Uni- formed clubs:with ‘drum.corps, and banda’pardded’ the ‘streets from ‘early morning wher the special car carry- ing the Daluth and neighboring Min- nesota and Michigan - clubs: and ‘the °F special from the :Twin Cities arrived at 6:30. S0 HA S bt Although’ snappy, the weatber fol- lowing the cold-wave that succeeded Saturday night’s:storm'was bright, with promise ‘of growing warmer. Duluth has either eliminated or else overshadowed .all ‘other contend- ers for the 1922 meeting. :-The-club led by A. W. Ryerson, president, is represented by ohe hundred members. The advance guard arrived the latter part of Iast- week to lay the.founda- tion for: 'the: next meeting. In a striking uniform:they distributed the keys ‘they ‘open anyThing in. Du- lutht % i * . Perhaps the most startling aggre- gation' were the ‘“Red ‘Devils -from | Devils Liake; N. D7 P Duluth has started a boom for Nor- man Black of Fargo as the next dist- rict governor. ' ¢ : Fargo, N.- D, March 28.-—About 1,500'leading businies men of Minne- sota, Wisconsin,Upper Michigan and North Dakota are here today for the fifteenth district Rotarian conven- tion. ¢ The club with the best representa- tion is to receive.a handsome cup from a local jeweler. Prominent speakers will be: Wm. N. Ryerson, Duluth, president of the district;' Hon. Tracy C. Bangs, Grand Forks; Right Rev. Reginald H. Well- er; Bishop of Fand du Lac; and Mel- vin A: Brannon, president Beloit col- lege, Beloit, Wis., formerly connected with the North Dakota University. ‘Wives of Rotarians will be well en- tertained by a local committee head- ed by Mre. B. Benson; wife of the president of the Fargo Club. RETAIL LUMBER SALES _ INCREASE IN VOLUME A standing re- |- Is Exceedéd By Orders and’ Shipments lumber industry: is. the: increase in the volume of sales made by retail , lumbermen, says the American Lum- berman of Chicago.. Each week sees ,an increase ‘of the number of homes being _built. Big building operations continue slow in development, though & of this character. For “Chicago firm of archi- “ng in bank architec- the last week re- -aw ‘plans for three considerable size. of plans, not homes, but for big people are hungry indications point t in building for pract:’iy every sec- tion of the country. This boom, of course, is contingent upon reduction in the prices of some materials which have as yet fallen very little, if any, and then the maintenance of reason- ably stable prices. ' . j:The volume of wholesale sales of 'tumber has shown some increase, but fthis branch of the trade is much more uildings. The homes and sluggish than is the retail end. That i8, while retail lumbermen are expe- | riencing'a “better demand, they con- ;tinte to buy on'a‘hand-to-mouth basis fand are not placing orders for tkeir annua} requirements. Production re- mains ‘at’ a“very low level even for this ‘season of the year and is mate- rially ‘exceeded by both orders and shipments. Prices at wholesale have _s};’bvzn little, if any, change during the week. | BICYCLE FANS GIVE “ GERMANS FAIR SHOW i By Henry L. Farrell. (United Press Staff Correspondent) New: York, Mgrch 28.—'They may ‘not agree“with me every place, but I'm thinking the American is the fairest sport in the world.” Leaning back in a swivel chair in his office high over the tower Madison Square Garden, Tex Rickard i was talking recently about sport in general: - “I always did think the American was ' wililng to give the other fellow 2 fifty-fifty break, but I became con- vinced ‘of it the night the last six- ‘day bike race started. ““We~had two Germans entered— Rutt and Lorenz. There must have -been at least 3,000 ex-doughboys in the house and.the field of riders in- cluded Fremch Belgian and Italians. “Just a few days Déiore the race the~doughboys had become aroused by a meeting in'the Garden protest- |ing against the ‘Horrors on the ‘Rhine’ and 1 must admit that I was nervous -before the race statred. | “Rutt, on top of all'this, wass nam- ed in-a rumor as the ‘‘phantom fiyer,” a German aviator that did a ‘10t “of ‘damage to the Allies during’ the War. self. - “When he and his partner came on the track we expected most anything. But instead ‘of the expected hisses and “boos ~ they ~were = courteously cheered. as they rode around the track. Later when they went out and stole a lap they dréw applause as |much as Maurice Brocco ever gets and he’s. the most popular rider in the game. e “I consider that sportsmanship. The American is always willing to let bygones be bygones and to give ev- !eryone a fair chance. Rutt and Lor- ‘enz appreciated that if anyome did. It’s no ‘wonder then that ' both of them are going to take out 'their pa- i pers,”” { Rutt was not a flyer during the !war. He saw service from the start in his special line as a dispatch rid- He was a bit nervous him- He claims that sport of all kinds iis on the boom in Germany and that {boxing -especially is becoming popu- {lar. - Experience in the wan taught {the Germans that baseball. football {and boxing -are better developers than gymnastics and massed exer- IMRS. ¢ C. STRANDER PASSES AWAY AT CROOKSTON FRIDAY Mrs. C. C. Strander of Crookston, siste rof Mrs. O. C. Rood of this city, fpassed away Friday afternoon at 5 o’clock after an illness of several months. Death was due to pernicious anemia. Mrs. Strander leaves, be- sides’ her husband, a large family of children, and a host of close friends in Crookston and Bemidji to mourn her . loss. The deCeased was a frequent vis- {tor at the Rood home here. Mr. and -Mrs. Rood were present at the funeral there today. The latter has been at- tending her sister for the past two weeks, and was with her at the time of her death. 4 COMMUNISTS FLEEINTO HILLS AROUND EISLEBEN (By United /Press) Halle, Germany, March 28.—Shat- [tered bands: of “communists fled i through the hill country surrounding | Bisleben today. Safety police were in hot pursuit. The police support- ed by an artiilery concentration shelled the camps of rioters briefly, after which they went in to “mop up.” Usually they found the Reds had fled. 2 | | The outstanding feature of t};e= there is_géfi‘:y evident. tendency to! f_act archite(_:ts’ ) early boom | of | (Copyrighty LOOKS LIKE WE 08T THE WAR \ A YOS £ 2 1yl / LUTHERAN HOSPITALTO BE ERECTED HERE SOON Directors of Hospi‘hl Asa'n Reject Plan to Abandon Lutheran Hospital At a recent meeting of the board | of directors of the North Central Minnesota Lutheran Hospital associa- |tion the proposition of withdrawing | their building plan in favor of a com- : munity hospital was rejected, owing | to the fact, that their plans were al- | ready too far advanced. The Lutheran Hospital association has been incorporated for* $50,000 and paid-in’ stock to the amount of - $8,000 has already been received, ac- |cording to reports of the directors. Later developments indicate tnat ! the building will in all probability be starf&T this spring and that a mod- ern fireproof hospital will be erected. | “This is not a local enterprise,” ! said one of the officers, “but a North- | ern Minnesota project. We expect to . rajse most of the money needed out- | side, of - Bemidji, as tie towns in-the | northern part of the state are all in- terested. It will draw people from the out- side to Bemidji who are now going | elsewhere, because they prefer to go to a Lutheran hospite?.” ! Subscriptions and pledges are be- ing received continually from cities along the Soo Line and Great North- ern railway as far west as Gully and Erskine and promises of support from ' other cities and villages are coming, ,acicorflml; to directors of the associ- on, FORESTRY CONFERENCE AT MILWAUKEE TODAY : TBy United Press) Milwaukee, March 28.—One of the biggest' conferences on forestry ever ‘held in this country was in session | here today, A permanent forestry development | association will be evolved during the | conference. | Rehabilitation of America's de- | pleted timberlands, the need for con-' gervative forestry and protection of | the national forests from fire, disease and pests, was to be urged by men | and women of national prominence. Dr. Hugh P. Baker of New York, | founder of the schools of forestry of | the Universities of Syracuse and| Pennsylvania and William B. Baker, Chicago, secretary of the Association of Wood Using Industries of the United States, will be among the {speak#s. The convention will end tomorrow. ROYALTON THREATENED BY FIRE EARLY TODAY (By United Press) Little Falls, March 28.—A second | hand store owned by T. Garber at | Royajton was destroyed by fire early today. A west wind saved adjoining buildings. For a time the whole busi- | iness block was believed in danger. The damage was estimated at about |$4,000, partially covered by insur-| ance. Adjoining buildings suffered ; damage from smoke and water. I Royalton fire fighters. asked. Little | ‘Falls to send equipment but there |are no water pressure connections at Royalton and the local department did not go. MODERN BROTHERHOOD OF AMERICA MEETS TONIGHT { The Modern Bgetherhood of Am- {erica will'meet Th reguiar session to- | night at 8 o'clock at the Odd Fel- lows’ hall. Following the business session, iinch will be served. A large attendance is urged. FOR RECITAL TOMORROW Thirty musical numbers are on the program for the recital to be given at the Baptist church toinorrow evening by the piano, pupils ol Mrs. G. O. Riggs and the violin pupils of Mrs. Leua Sanporn. The program will begin at ¥ o'ciock and is iree to the public., Duets, trios, piano and vio- i ram and a first class entertainment |is assured. ‘The program is as follows: Duet—8y. Mooulight (e Koven) Mrs. Henry Miller, Mrs. Riggs. The Siide (Willis); Playing Marbles (Wiiilis) Maxjue Neison. Snowballs, (Dana) Jane Bolger. At Grandpa’s Farm, (Streabbog); Stariignt, (Mana Zucca) Netta Strande. i The Bwing, (Willis) Pluma Kenfield. ‘Trio—Waltz- 4 (Streabbog) Bliler, liva and Marjorie Cunning- ham. Up in the Morning Early Ilizabeth Tuomy. Violin—uavotte Moderne (Severn) ‘tuomas Burke. Rosemary '({“aer). Atrell Carver. The Runaway -Horse, (Bilbro) Eva . Cunningham. Birthday waitz (Kreutzer) Ardath Bliler. Duet—Playing Tag (Margstein) Jane Lucas, marjorie Cunningham. Here’s bobby Whice, (lllsworth); ‘A song at Sunrise (Courtney) Alice Reynolds. Verouica Waltz (Warren) Jane Lu- cas. At Break of Day, (Rogers); Song of the Katy Did, (Kern) Marjorie Cunningham. Violin—Aipine Song, (Ducelle) Don- ald Pellows. Duet—En Route March, (Engel- mann) Wayne Langdon, Jack Bur- gess. Cabaletta, |Lack) Helen Burke, Sprites at Play, (Hatch) Inez Miller. The Paper Chain, (Lynes) Jack Bur- gess. Cinderella Mazurka, ine Gilmore. Heather Bells Waltz, lade, (Burgmuller) Wayne Lang- don, (Orth) Trio—Le Secret, Burke, Catherine Gilmore, Miller. At the Brook, (Hamer) Elva Gary. Violin—Meditation, (Morrison) Les- lie Isted. : Twilight, (Friml) Martha Gilmore. Logging. (Castelle) Anzonetta Ken- eld., The Butterfly, (Densmore) Dorothy Hamery. Venetian Love Song, (Nevin); Good Night, (Nevin) Mrs, Henry Miller. Trio—Kinderfest March, (Zaubitzer) Helen Burke, Alice Reynolds, Inez Miller. (Gauthier) Helen Inez AVIATORS TO ATTEMPT . FLIGHT TO WEST INDIES (By United Press) Washington, March, 28.—Ameri- can aviators for the t time tomor- row will attempt to fiy from the main- land to Haiti, Santo Domingo, Porto Rico and Virgin islands. If weather permits, fiiers of the Marine Corps {will hop off from Bowling Green, Washington. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WINS INCOME DECISION (By United Press) ‘Wasington, March 28.—The feder- al government by a decision of the supreme court today won oné of the big suits growing out of the federal income tax law. One hundred mil- lion dollars will be kept in the fed- eral treasury as the result. The court here heid a provision of the providing that the profit receiv- ed from the sale of capital assets— stocks, bonds and other securities— is income and therefore taxable. in solos are the features ol the pro-!| Ardatn ! (Kuhn) Cather-| (Jones); Bal-| BELATED COLD WAVE T0 SWEEP EAST AND SOUTH | Kansas Fruit Crops Except Apples Believed to Be Killed By Frost (By United Press) Washington, March 28.—A belated {cold wave is sweeping eastward and southwest and in the next 42 hours | will rout the springlike weather now ‘prevailing in those sections, the | weather bureau warned today. (By United Press) | Topeka, Kansas, March 28.—S. D. | Flora, state meteorologist, said he be- |lieved all the Kansas fruit crop with the exception of apples had been kill- ed by the frost. FOUR SUBSCRIBERS ADDED TO LAND CLEARING LIST Four more subscribers have been added to the list of those comtribut- ing to the fund being raised to fi- nance the land clearing project in the county. They are as follows: Matt- sc n& Ritchie, $26; Dr. G. H. Zentz, $5; Wilson and Company, $20; L. G. Crothers, $5. LAINEN WINS HIS MATCH AT CASS LAKE SATURDAY Charlie Lainen, local welterweight wrestler, won his match over George Earth of White Earth at Cass Lake Saturday night in two straight falls, the first in seven minutes, and the second in four and one half minutes. SINN FEINERS STAGE BIGGEST ARSON DRIVE (By. United Press) London, March 28~The most de- {structive arson campaign yet attempt- ed in England by the Sinn Fein was i carried out over the week end. Damage amounting to thousands of pounds was done in Northumber- land, Durnam and Yorkshire, where forty fires broke out simultaneously. |Hay racks, flat roof buildings and farm property were destroyed. One suspect was arrested. NORMAL SCHOOL RESUMES REGULAR CLASSES TUESDAY ‘The Bemidji Staté Normal school will re-open tomorrow morning in all departments after enjoylng a va- cation since a week ago Saturday. The i primary classes will be resumed at 9 o'clock, all others at 8:10, as usual. BEMIDJI ODD FELLOWS T0 BUILD THIS SUMMER Bemidji Odd Fellows have decided to erect a new lodge hall this sum- mer on their lot north of the present hall. This action was decided upon at the regular meeting held Fricday evening. It is the intention of the lodge to erect the new hall before do- ing away with the old one, so that the present hall may be used while the new one is being built. After moving into the new hall, the present one will either be sold or wrecked. The size of the new build- ing has as yet not been decided upon. CHICAGO GOES TO WORK AN HOUR EARLIER TODAY Chicago, March 28.—Chicago went to work- an hour earlier today under the summer daylight savings scheme. Clocks have been advanced one hour ahead of central standard time. Through trains will continue on old time, however. INDUSTRIAL HOME WORK " NOT SUCCESSFUL PLAN Pr;be in Rhode g Island . Cities Shows Eight Per Cent of Children Work at Home In an investigation of children en- gaged . in. industrial home work in three Rhode Island cities made by the Chldren’s Bureau of the U. 8. Depart- mént of Labor ,it was found that 8 per cént of all the children between 5 and 16 years of age had at some time ‘during the year done factory work in their homes, either by hand or machine. They assembled jewelry, strung beads, finished lace and und- erwear, carded snaps and shoe but- tons and performed many other sim- ple operations incidental to manufac- ture, In the majority of cases family need was given as the reason for home work. ‘This work, however, added but little to the family income since the average earnings per family during the year from this source was only $48. Over half the children were unahle to earn as much as & cents an hour. Many of the children worked not only after school, but also in the eve- nings; some worked exclusively at (night. A few of the children who { worked all day in factorles or stores 'also worked at home every night, and eye strain was commonly report- (ed. Teachers and "school -officials |stated that home work interfered !wlth school attendance and the qual- ity of school work, i “The homework system makes a fac- |tory out of the home, and the work- | ers are subject to hazards from which they are not sateguarded by law. The health of the community is endanger- ed by the use of clothing and other articles made in homes in which in- fectious diseases are present, More than half the employers interviewed stated that'it would be possible to make readjustments in their tactories if the system of home work were abol- ished, SHORT LINE RAILROAD "ENPLOYEES LOSE FHT (By United 'Press) Chicago, March 28.—Four thou- sand employees of 87 short line rail- roads lost their fight before the Unit- ed States railroad labor board for the same pay and working conditions as enjoyed by employees of the standard roads. The board in its decision said that no set of rules could include short lines because of the diversified nature of the work. The roads will proceed in holding lumber and other supplies in practi- cally every state of the union, it is said. 1 UNION SUNDAY SCHOOL ORGANIZED AT NORTHERN A union Sunday school was or- ganized yesterday afternoon at the Northern community hall under the direction of Missionary W. S. Cum- mings. Officers elected are: Thomas Porte, superintendent; Mrs. Henry Conat, assistant superintendent; and Merlin Reynolds, secretary. The | first session will be held April 10 in the afternoon. DEFINITION OF MEXICAN POLICY BEING FRAMED (By United Press) Washington, March 28.—A defini- tion of the Mexico policy of the Har- ding administration is being framed by the president and secretary of state, it was learned today from high authorities. It was indicated that adequate protection of American lives and property by Mexico will be in- sisted on as part of this policy, METHODIST LADIES TO MEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON The bedroom (Mvision of the La- dies’ Aid of 'the Methodist church {will meet Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. S. A. Cutter, 1111 Beltrami avenue.; The afternoon will :be spent in sewing and conversation and refreshments will be served. La- dies are urged to come early as there is much work to be done. SEVEN APPEALS DISMISSED % IN ANTI-PROFITEER CASES (By United Press) Washington, March 28.—Seven more appeals in - anti-profiteering cases brought under the Lever law were dismissed in supreme court on the motion of the federal govern- ment. ‘One involved proceedings against the American Woolen com- pany, while three others were against the Brooblyn Edison company. SEVERE EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTHWESTERN STATES (By_United Press) Chicago, March 28.—A severe earthquake shock about 1,261 miles from Chicago in the southwestern part of the United States was report- ed on the seismograph of the Uni- versity of Chicago today. The trem- or began at 2.55 a. . and lasted un- til 6:10 a. m, Two Are Fatally Injured in St'orm Nenrbworfll‘ingtu'n; $200,000. Damage TWO CHILDREN MAY DIE AS RESULT OF INJURIES Iowa and Nebraska Residents Hit By Loss to Buildings; Several Injured (By United Press) St. Paul, March 28.—Bright sun, today failed to temper the wintry breezes which arrived in time to stop the Easter parade and continued to- day. Temperatures near- zero/ were reported - in northern Minnesota and & strong wind reaching the propor- tions of a gale. It gave no promise of letting up early today although the weather man predicted fair and warmer. The cold followed a windstorm Saturday night that resulted in two deaths in southwestern Minnesota. Mrs, ‘Abe Anderson and Mrs. Louis Dahlberg were fatally injured in a storm near Worthington. Damage was estimated at $200,000 today. By Henry L. Farrell. St. Paul, March 28.—Two children of Mrs. Dahlberg, Eva and Gerard, were perhaps fatally injured when storm wrecked their home near Rush- more. The' high school there was slightly damaged. The storm struck after dark Saturday and swept a path across Nobles county. Farm build- ings near Reading were demolished. Many persons were slightly injured. Telephone and telegraph wires were strewn about and communica- tions were interrupted. Aid was be- ing sest into the dMstrict today by the Minneapolis Civic and Commerce nfsociuuun and the St. Paul associa- tion. ‘Worthington, Minn., March 28.— Two known dead and four injured are results of a tornado which orig- inated southwest of Rushmore, in Nobles county, Minnesota, between 6:30 and 7 p. m. Saturday might, passed through the southeast corner ot Rushmore, then turntd in a north- easterly direction and swept through Reading, 10 miles north, and into Murray county. Considerable prop- erty damage was done. Fonda, Iowa, March 28.-—8ix per- sons were injured amnd considerable property damage done here by a tor- nadic wind which swWept over Poca- hontas county at 8 o’clock Saturday night. All}buildings of the county fair grounds with the exception of the grand stand were destroyed. Hastings, Neb., March 28—A wind storm that is reported to have reached the severity of tornado struck a short distance southeast of the village of Hansen shortly after noon Saturday. A number of barns and other build- ings were blown from their founda- tions and at least one house was de- stroyed. TEN MILLION DOLLA FIRE AT TOKIO, JAPAN Four Large Business Houses, One Bank and Nearly 1,000 Houses Destroyed (By United Press) Tokio, March 28.—The estimate of property losses sustained in Tokio’s great fire Saturday night indicated that the total will exceed $10,000,- 000 Four large business houses, a bank and other important structures were burned in the fire which also de- stroyed nearly 1,000 houses. The Japanese Red Cross committee estab- lished relief stations for the thou- sands made homeless and cared for the numerous injured. CLASS IN CIVICS HOLDS ' FIRST MEETING TONIGHT The class in civics, organized under the League of Women Voters, to be conducted by Miss Mabel Wager will hold its first meeting tonight at 8 o’clock at the home of Mrs. H. C. Baer, 915 Lake Boulevard. Each members will respond to roll call with some current event. A feature of the evening will be talks by two members of Miss Asbury’s English class at the state normal, on up-to-date subjects. Material for the work to be under- taben by the class will be distributed at this meeting. Any one interested or those desiring to join the class will be welcome, REV., KEHOE WILL PREACH AT LAVINIA WEDNESDAY Rev. George W. Kehoe, pastor of the Baptist church of this city, will preach in the Lavinia school house Wednesday evening, March 30. All persons who are interested will be welcome at the services, L~