Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 2, 1921, Page 1

The Pioneer is the only daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and has" the largest ecirculation in Northern Minnesota. - THE BEMID]JI DAILY PIONEER % VOLUME XVIIL NO. 294 BEMIDJI, MINN., SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 2, 1921 MINNESOTA | HISTORICAL 2 ¥uir ~ tonight and Cwhat unsettled Moderate tem- in north portjon. perature. 55¢ PER MONTH KARLENROUT T0 SAFETY OF SWISS BORDER Former Emporer'; Dream of His Return to Throne Balk- ed By Both Countries LEAVES STEINAMANGER UNDER SPECIAL GUARD Switzerland Decides to Allow Karl to Return Under Certain Promises (By United Press) Vienna, April- 2.—OfFicially repu- diated by both Hungary and Austria, former Emporer Karl was on his way back to Switzerland today, his dream .of a return of the Hapsburgs to the throne definitely ended. Within a short space of 25 hours his status had changed from a king to a courtless jester. Under Spanish cafe conduct and virtual custody of the British army, Karl left Steina- manger for the Swiss border in a spe- cial train. Elaborate preparations were made to guard the train as it passed through this- and other Aus- ger he wrote a letter explaining he was convineed his interests demand- ed his departure, but that he still considered himself the legal monarch. Karl, it was discovered, reserved the right to Tesume the throne later, ap- pointing Admiral Horthy, the pre- sent regent, as his chief lieutenant during the interval. Dispatches from Budapest stated that the Hungarian national assem- bly adopted a resolution expressing confidence in the government of Re- gent Admiral Horthy and declaring the return of Karl would constitute a great national danger. Conflicting reports were received as to whether Karl had signed a formal statement of abdication before his departure. Geneva, Switzerland, April 2.— The Swiss federal council has de- cided provisionally to permit former Emporer Karl to return to this coun- try. Among the promises which will be exacted from Karl will be to ab- stain from all political propaganda net leave~. Switzerland again without formal notice. Vienna, April 2—Former Emperor Karl still calls himself king of Hun- gary and intimated on his departure for Switzerland that he might make another attempt to regain the Haps- burg throne. This information was contained in a dispatch received to- day from Steinamanger, where Karl made his headquarters during his at- tempted coup. The dispatch stated that just be- fore Karl departed from Steina man- he wrote a letter explaining he was convinced his interests demanded his departure, but that he still considered himself the legal monarch. Karl, it was discvoered, reserved the right to resume the throne later, appointing Admiral Horthy, the present regent, _ as his chief lieutenant during the in- terval. CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS SHOWN IN LEGION DRIVE Considerable progress has already been made by the local Legionnaires in the membership drive which start- ed yesterday and will continue until June 1. Although the entire mem- bership has not yet been organized thoroughly for the drive, each mem- ber is working for his team and in- dications are that the campaign will be keen. Team and squad rivalry is already apparent and the individual members are lining up all prospective members as quickly as possible. Quite a number of new applica- tions have already been received and several of last year’s members have again enrolled, in addition to the 160 enrolled when the drive opened. | SCOUT ORGANIZATIONS STAGE BIG CAMPAIGN Local Lodges, Organizations and Churches Are Asked to Discuss Scouting A movement to put the Boy and Girl Scout organizations of Bemid- ji before the public in their true light was begun last evening when 12 members of the llocal scout commit- itee met with F. H. Zeller, national field scout executive, Minneapolis, at the rooms of the Civic and Commerce association and decided upon a scout- ing campaign to be held here begin- ning next week. The aims and purposes of the or- ganization will be brought before the public, showing that such organiza- tions are of vital importance to the schools and churches. A period of the noon-day lunch- eons of the Bemidji association Wed- needay and the Kiwanis Club Thurs- day will be devoted to discussion of scouting. All lodges and organiza- tions are asked to bring the project before their members at a meeting between Wednesday of mext week and the following Wednesday. Dis- cugsion of the scouting movement from all angles is urged. Ministers in the local churches are asked to devote some portion of their services to this subject a week from Sunday, bringing to the attention of the congregation the need for their support. The lotal council plans a ‘“feed” for all scout members after the drive is over and the fathers or sponsors of the scouts are invited to attend. Following the “feed”’ an open meet- ing will be held for all persons in: terested. A speaker thoroughly ac- quainted with all angles of scouting will address the meeting. . A summer camp of about two weeks is now being planned by the council and will probably be held at the head of Lake Bemidji. Within a short time the local advisory coun- cil will be increased from a member- ship of 15 to at fleast 25, and this council will then be permanent and will have complete charge of the Boy and Girl Scouts in Bemidji. At present there are 96 members of the Boy Scouts in the city, this membership being divided into three ‘troops of 32 members each. The Girl Scouts have a membership of 74. All boys and girls over 12 years of age are eligible to membership. DEGREE OF HONOR TO ENTERTAIN AT PARTY The Degree of Honor wil hold its regular meeting Monday nright at the I.'0. 0. F. hall at 8 o’clock. U. S. DECLARES GERMANY MUST PAY REPARATIOP{{ (By United Press) Washington, April 2.—The Ger- man government has been notified by the United States government that Germany must accept full moral res- ponsibility and pay reparations for the world war. The attitude of the United States has mot been communicated to the Berlin government formally because the American government has mno diplomatic relation with Germany being technically at war with that country. RECOGNIZES WRECKED AUTO AND FINDS FATHER DEAD (By Unlted Press) Minneapolis, April 2.—Recogniz- ing a wrecked automobile as his father’s, Dr. M. O. Hansen hurried to the general hospital to find his par- ent had just died from injuries in an accident a few minutes before. The father, Otto Hansen, 71, drove his car in front of a street car. THIRTY FAMILIES DRIVEN INTO STREETS BY BOMB (By United Press) Chicago, April 2.—Thirty families were driven through the streets in their night clothes early today when a blackhand bomb rocked the Italian section. The blast was let loose in front of a four-story building where four families lived. St. Paul Sports Editor Comments Favorably on Parcaut and Curlis Ed. L. Shave, sporting editor of the St. Paul Daily News, in a letter to The Pioneer, makes favorable com- ment on the wrestling match to be held here April 8 between L. C. Cur- tis of Bemidji and Ralph Pracaut of Royal, Iowa. The letter in part is as follows: “I saw Parcaut win his champion- ship in the Cirque de Paris, in Paris, in the finals for the A. E. F. wxestling and boxing championship. He is a great wrestler. Make no mistake about that, and he also- wrestles when he is on the mat. He is one wrestler who does his best. There is no fak- ing with him. “That is one reason why he does not get the matches that he should, as many of the boys are side-stepping him. “I think Curtis is the same fellow 1 wrestled some eight years or so ago. I held three mat championships at the University of Minnesota and was out trying to pick up some loose Ichange in matches to aid in paying my way at the U. of M. “I was figured pretty good. worked with Albrecht, Walter Miller, Joe Carr, Henry Ordeman and others and “ad won a bunch of matches, but Curtis sure surprised me. He slapped on a body scissors and I guess vou could hear me yell for a block away.” Shave is recognized as one of the leading sports writers of the north- west and the fact that he recognizes the ability of both Curtis and Par- caut lends much color to the local match. Both men are open to all comers and many of those who are also claiming the middleweight wrest- ling title, are not very anvious to meet either Parcaut or Curtis. The Towan has a good claim to the title through defeating Johnny Meyers last year and he is ready to defend his claim at any time, ¢Copyrixnny /! i ’////// i, Y. s HOSPITAL PLAN GAINING FAVOR Medical and Druggists Meet to Dis- cuss Lutheran Hospital Local Practitioners ’ Unanimous endorsement of the need of a new modern fireproof hos- pital for Bemidji was given last night in a meeting at which all the medical practitioners and druggists of the city were present. The plan of the North Central Min- nesota Lutheran Hospital association for the erection of a modern hospital in Bemidji was discussed at length. It was pointed out that the presence of so large a body of Lutherans in the territory adjacent to Bemidji and which would be served by a hospital in Bemidji would of itself practically assure the success of the institution from the outset. Within a radius of a hundred miles of Bemidji there are approximatley 15,000 members and adherents of the Lutheran denomination, one branch alone maintaining 127 congregations. At present, many patients go else-| where for hospital treatment who would go to Bemidji if a Lutheran hospital were located here. It was pointed out that a very large num- ber of the patients of Bemidji physi- cians who require hospital treatment go to the large cities, who, otherwise, could be treated in Bemidji. No definite site is yet selected, but immediate steps will be taken to se- cure the site and commence active building operations. HOTEL PHONE CALL RATE 18 BOOSTED TO 10 CENTS St. Paul, April —The telephone user who has made his telephone calls from the hotel pay station will now save 5 cents by going outside to a drug store or other type of pay station. The reason is that at midnight Thurs- day the hotel pay stations raised their rates from 5 to 10 cents for local calls. Hotel managers pass the buck to the telephone companies for the ne- necessity and telephone officials de- clare they did not request the in- crease, but merely raised the gener- al charge to the hotels. At any rate the general increase went into effect all over the state. thrifty hetetofore Winnipeg, Man.—Fifty American farmers arrived in Winnipeg recently from Iowa, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Illinois and Wisconsin en route to western points, the major- ity of whom emigrated to Canada as a result of having friends in the west. They claim a large number of farm- ers in the United States are contem- plating coming to Canada as soon as present holdings can be disposed of. BUILDING SLUMP CAUSED BY WAGE DISAGREEMENT (By United Press) St. Paul, April 2.—Building in Minnesota slumped when union labor recently refused to recgonize an agreement among contractors to cut wages 20 per cent. The St. Paul union has organized three corporations to contract for and finance home build- ing. Independent contractors are still k:2eping the wages up. The plan is aimed to reduce build- ing costs to builders by eliminating WORLD TRADE SURVEY lNDlCA!ES CONFIDENCE Expressions of Confidence in Business Are Made By Prominent Men New York, April 2.—In a wonld trade survey, compiled from more than 3,500 reports received by the American industries from all over the world, through the various agen- cies of the National Association of Manufacturers, expressions of busi- ness confidence and sane forecasts of the future are made by prominent business men of Minnesota. Foreward 'looking governors of va- tious states throughout the union also have sent messages sounding a note of confidence in thue general economic stability of the countr) Some of them see a new era of pro: perity; others point to the very heal- thy fact that the country has read- Jjusted itself to after-wir conditions Wwith sanity and sobriety; still others believe that the period of industrial uncertainty has well passed. Innumerable suggestions are made by the practical business man of Min- nesota, for the improvement of con- ditions and the stabilization of in- dustry, some of the outstanding re- commendations being: relieve the railroads; cut the extravagance and waste in government adminigtration; let the tariff alone; let labor under- stand that at least a slight regard to service should be given, if stable ¢ ditions are to be had in industries encourage building operations by proper reductions in steel, cement and lumber; exercise leniency and grant liberal extension of European ts, so far as consistent 1; afety of the princip enact the needed legis e the overburdened tax- let congre tion to rel rayer. HERRICK CONSIDERED AS AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE ‘Washington, April 2.—Announce- ment of the appointment of Myron T. Herrick as ambassador to France will be made as soon as formal inquiries as to his acceptability can be sent to France and the answer reccived, it was indicated at the White House to- day. FARMERS TO PASS ON NEW MARKETING PLAN Chicago, April 2.—Farmers’ repre- sentatives from all the grain grow- ing states will meet in Chicago April 6 for the purpose of ratifying or re- jecting the grain marketing plan evolved by the Farmers' Market com- mittee of 17. [ ach state will have one delegate for each $15,000,000 worth of grain marketed during the Jast 10 years, A number of organizations, in- cluding a national wheat growers’ as- sociation in the southwest have at- tacked various features of the com- mittee’s proposed system on the the- ory that it will take years to develop the giant marketing structure to a point where it can replace the pre- sent system under which hodging is possible. Other agriculturalists say the pool- ing plan may throw the entire sys- tem open to charges from consum- ers of violating the anti-trust laws by attempting to fix prices. “It is not the d of farmers to form a grain trus ®aid Clifford Thorne, counsel for the committee, in discussing this phase. ““We recognize the dangers involved, but 1 anticipate no serious difficulties along that line. Unfair price fixing by farmers might defeat the farmers themselves, hy en- the middlemen. couraging overproduction.” KUKLUXKLAN BRANDS NEGRO Fifteen Masked Men Seize Ne- gro, Apply Horse Whip and Put Brand on Forehead (By United Pres Dallas, Texas, April 2.—\ mob of 15 masked men early today seized Alec Johnson, alleged to have been found with a white woman in a room in a hotel, carried him out to the street, and, after horse whipping him, branded his forehead with the Ku Klux Klan symbol and released him on a main street .in Dallas as a “‘warning to other negroes.” The symbols “kkk” were branded on ithe negro's forehead with silver nitrate ucid after he was lagshed with a black snake whip, on being releas- ed near the hotel. After the alleged offense was said to have been committed he was told to tell other negroes what had hap- pened to him. Fred D. Bail and Paul Jones, two newspaper men, were kid- maped by the masked men blind- folded and taken along with the moh in automobiles and commanded to act as press agent for the affair. NATIONATY. HOSPITAL DAY TO BE OBSERVED MAY 12 There are “‘Fire “Paint Up, Clean Up,” “Mother’s” “Arbor” and other days, and even a Prevention,” “Be Kind to Dumb Animals Week", but until now no organized effort has been made to tell of the work of the 8,000 hospitals of the United States and Canada in caring for the sick and unfortunate, none of whom is med away if there is a bed 1o e, Hospitals of this community, how- ever, are to observe the first National Hospital Day on May 12, the 101st anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, pionecr in modern hos- pital and nursing methods, with a program similar to that followed by the other institutions throughout North America. An inspection of the hospital and training school will be featnred in many localities so that the people may sce for themselves what the institutions are doing for their sick and injured fellow citi- zens and how the young women in the nurses’ schools are equipped for their great profession. President Harding, governors of states, and officers of corresponding rank in Canada are to be asked to proclaim National Hospital Day, in- cluding in their proclamation some references to the work that is being done in the institutions housing the thousands of sick and wounded ex- service men. FARGO SCOUT TEAMS TO BE JUDGED FOR EFFICIENCY argo. N. D.. April 2.—Efficiency lines will count in sco teams the last of May when es are 1o be awarded in the field meet. PROFESSORS KILL EACH OTHER AFTER ARGUMENT (By Press) Syracuse, N. Y., April 2.—Decan John Herman Wharton, head of the college of business administration, Syracuse university, was killed in his office today by Professor Holmes Beckwith, a subordinate who had been shot through the head. Police said both were dead when found by attaches of the office. Whar- ton is alleged to have reprimanded Beckwith in connection with work at the college, N.D. FARM DELEGATION SPLIT ON MARKET PLAN Marketing of Wheat Causes Delegates to Disagree on Proposed Plan (By United Press) Fargo, N. D., April 2.—The dele- gation from North Dakota farm or- ganizations to the national meeting for consideration of the marketing | plan of the committee of 17 will not be united on the plan, according to early indications today, as the rep- resentatives of the committee of 17 explain their proposed marketing sys- tem. It is reported that George Duis, | Grand Forks, president of the North: Dakota branch of the national grain growers, is opposed to the proposition of the committee of 17 in that it does| not provide for a separate organiza-| tion for the marketing of wheat and! he fears producers of other commod- ities will overshadow the wheat men 'to such an extent that they will not obain he results sought. lieved that Mr. Duis’ opinion repre- sents that of the national wheat growers in the state. U. L. Burdick, president of the North Dakota Farm Bureau federa- tion, has gone on record as approving the plan. Anthony Dalton, Min®t, president of the Equity co-operative exchange for North Dakota, and C. L. Williams, De Lac, master of the grain, the other two bodies to be rep- resented here today, have not as yet committed themselves. At the farm bureau offices, it was said that Mr. Duis has been urged to attend the meeting and it was hoped that then he would be elected to go to Chicago to voice his reasons for op- posing the committee of 17 in this particular. At a previous united meeting of the farm bodies, Mr. Duis had stated that the co-operation between the farm bureau and national wheat growers was much to be desired, and that big interests would like nothing better than to keep the two organ- izations divided. x delegates to the national meet- ing are to be chosen today., Addr. es will be given by J. M. Anderson, president of the Equity co-operative exchange, C. V. Gregory, Chicago, | Ladd, all members! and Senator E. F. of the committee of 17, and leaders in the four farm organizations rep- resented here. SAUK CENTRE TRAINING SCHOOL COTTAGE BURNED : United Fress) Sauk Centre, April 2.—Girls in the Sauk Centre training school saved hundreds of dollars worth of property from the cottage “Siberia” on the grounds here last night when a $16,- 000 building was destroyed by flames. The girls fought the fire and car- ried out furnishings until the teach- ers ordered them to stop. iy NEW RECTOR OF EPISCOPAL CHURCH ARRIVED TODAY Rev. William Eliott arrived in the city this morning, having come from Chotean, Mont., to become reetor of St. Bartholomew's Kpiscopal ehurch. Rov. Elliott will be the resident rec tor and will have no other charge. Rev. Renni; who has been con- ducting services for some time past and who is now in Cass Lauke will be rector of the Cass Lake and will, as well, have ch dian and rural work of Itev. Ellictt will conduct services Sunday in St. Bartholomew's church at 10:45 in the morning and 8:00 in the evening. Communion sel will be held in the morning. Ser- vices will, in the future, be conduct- ed morning and cvening in the church. Sunday school will be held wt the usu hour. The family of Rev. Ellott will re- main in Montana until the school term closes at which time they will move Lo Bemid)s It is expected the church. that Right Rev. Bishop Bennett will arrive in the city mext Tuesday from Duluth o welcome Rev. Elliott and to intro- duce him to the congregation. It is Dbe-! GREAT BRITAIN FACES SETBACK ININDUSTRIES :Paralyaia of Industry Results | From Nation-wide Strike of Coal Miners |ALL TRAIN SERVICE TO | BE REDUCED WEDNESDAY [Millions of Pounds Already Lost Through Flooding of Scores of English Mines (By United Press) London, April 2.—Great Britain (Paced a paralysis of industry today as the result of the nation wide {strike of coal miners. The govern- (ment, viewing the situatjon as grave, et in motion machinery for raising food and curtailing transportation. All train service is to be reduced 25 | per cent beginning Wednesday. | Many allied industries have begun | to close down and scores of thous- lands of persons are expected to be thrown out of work. 11,000 workers |of the dock were idle yesterday and 14,000 men were expected to be idle (in the Sheffield district today. | The strike which began Thursday jand involved more than 1,000,000 al- | ready has caused losses of millions of pounds through flooding of scores of | mines throughout the coun | One pit in North Wales has been ruin and it was feared that many "others would be damaged beyond re- covel Owners sent out a general call for men to man the pumps and prevent complete disaster. YALE OFg‘ERS CITIZENSHIP SCHOOL T0 STATE WOMEN Yale, following the lead of other wreat universities of the country | which have held citizenship schools as part of their college or extension has offered a week's eitizen- school to the Connecticut Lea- gue of Women Voters. Members of the faculty and other prominent | speakers will conduct the various (sesions of the school, which will be held in October just before the regu- | lar college ferm begins. Tho Uuiver- y has most generous:y thrown Aven lecture rooms for the varfous | olugses and members of the faculty, who are taking great imtercest in the new venture, have volunteered their |gervices. With such an opportunity 'the women of Connecticut are plan- {ning to attend in largo numbers. G00D OLD SUMMERTIME OPENS IN ENGLAND SUNDAY (By United Prass) ” London, April 2.—'‘Summer time commences officially in England to- morrow, all clocks heing set forward ono hour from midnight tonight. (Ylocks will be set back do normal time October CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IS FAVORED BY N.D. WARDEN (1y United P'ress) Bismarck, N. D., April 2.—Capital punishment alone will reduce the crime wave in North Dakota in the opinion of L. L. Stair, warden of llhe state penitentiary. Experience wfnl\ criminals at the state prison has im- pressed on Warden Stair the advisa- *[bility of restoring the death penalty. A bill to this effect was defeated by the last legislature. In only one instance was the death penalty, in vogue during the early days of state-hood, enforced. That wis in the case of a farm laborer who Lilled nearly all the members of his employer’s family, near Canada, because of their objection to his courtship of a daughter. The daugh- ter escaped from the fate of the rest of the family by hiding in a wheat field. Dean o]: Women al Says SModern Northwestern Girl Is About O. K. (By United Press) Chicago, April 2.—The old-fashion- ed girl is passing. Into her place is stepping a brilliant, self-reliant pur- poseful feminine type—the modern American girl. And with critics deploring the ex- treme dress of the girl of today, Mary Ross Potter, dean of women at Northwestern university, came to her defense. “There is a question whether the old standards are best,” Dean Potter told the United Press today. “Time will tell. We should not judge too harshly. Let us build for the future. Do not restrict the young girls, but give them a chance. “Everything is keyed up to the maximum. Life is 'y, very com- plicated in this transition period and in transition the young generation is generally more susceptible to the thrill and excitement. And they go to extremes because this is a day of extremes,” ¥ Dean Potter admitted that the ul- tra-fashionable dress and the modern dance steps are often lamentable, yet she believed that the modern college bred girl puts greater enthusiasm into “good constructive work” than into frivolities. Once she has “found her- self,” the modern girl is an ideal type. “The spirit of optimism in the modern girl is admirable,” com- mented Dean Potter. “She ¢nters into training for life work as seri- ously as the young man—social serv- ice and journalism seem most popu- lar.” The modern girl, with vocational training and experience in business, makes an ideal helpmate, according to Dean Potter, for she becomes more than a housewife—she is a real com- rade to her husband. Dean Potter does not think married women should help earn a living. “She will find enough to occupy herself in the home and with her children,” ghe gaid, k