Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 9, 1921, Page 1

i ey THE BEMIDJI DAILY p— het: Unsettled to- probably cooler in VOLUME XIX. NO. 17 §5c PER MONTH = . BEMIDJI, MINN., MONDAY EVENING, MAY 9, 1921 - FEELS GERMANY S. Desires Germany to Ac- cept Latest Reparations De- mands, It Is Learned 'OFFERS BEST SOLUTION OF CRISIS IN EUROPZ Volksparty Wings of Cabin. Still Hold Out Against Acct's\pting _Unimitum (By United Press) Washington, May 9. (By A. L. Bradford.)—The United States de- sires Germany to accept the latest re- parations demands of the allles, it ‘was learned on high authonity here today.- Officials did: not say whether ‘this attitude of the United States had been “communicated to- the - German’ government but it was assumed that it had been made known to Amer- jcan Commiséfoner Dressel in Berkin and by him-outlined to Germany. President Harding “and Secretary of State Hughes are understood to feel that aceeéptance by Germiany of the allied demands offers the best and probably the only solution of the pre- gent crisis facing Europe. The United States feels that the present demands are more acceptable than the Paris demands of 226 billion gold marks which were opposed by this govern- ment as tuo drastic. = (By . United Press) Paris,, May 9.—America assumed her place in the allied ‘council today when Ambassador Hugh Walldace sat in the ambassador’s conference. (By United Press) Berlin, May'9. (By Carl D. Groat.) —Only the Volksparty wings of the German _cabimet ' held out today against dceépting the allied ultima- itum. The cabinet was in session throughout the afternoom whth in- : dications that thie. last opposition might ibe broken: béfore adjéurnment, Foreign Minister Von Simons ‘was| reported to have convinced his col- leagnes.that there is small chance of ut v to propose soft- er termb. 'Those members of the coalition cabiniét who sifll held out ‘lagainst accepting the terms are con- fident the alliés: will not enjoy en- forcement of the penalties and could e percuaded to alter the reparations ‘conditions. The ultimatum assumed more im- portance ‘today as the time of expir- ation drew mear. President Ebert’s failure to find & man to form; a new cabinet threw the whole responsibil- ity on the ministry which has pledged to remain in office until a new cab- inet is formed. PROGRESS OF CITY PLEASES FORMER OWNER OF FARM HERE Roger C. Spooner, who formerly owned the Deer Lake farm northwest of Bemidji dnid made his home there, spent Saturday. in-the city renewing acquaintances, Mr. Spooner stopped over in the city en route from Spokane, Wash., to Minneapolis, where he has made his home for the past several years. “Bemidji ‘has made wonderful pro- gress since I was here last,” said Mr. Spooner. “T hardly knew' the city. You have @ real ‘¢ity ‘here mow and should be proud of it.” He expects to locate permanently in Spokane. He likes the west and if his plans materialize he will move there. His son, Charlés, of Minne- apols is also interested in the west and“may join him. FUNERAL SERVICES TO BE HELD FOR CRAMER TUESDAY Funeral gervices for John F. Cra- mer, who passed away at St. An- thony’s hospital Friday night, will be held tomorrow fotenoon at 9" o’clock. at St. Philip’s church. Rev. Father J. J. T. Philippe will officiate.” Birial will be made in Holy Cross cemetery. Robert Cramer of Minneapolis, son of the deceased, arrived here yester- day morning to attend the funeral and assist in making arrangements for burial. /| M.~ E. Ibertson; funeral director, is in charge of the funeral arrangements, COMMUNITY AUCTION SALE .. PROVES TO BE SUCCESSFUL ‘The Community auction sale held Satarday by/. Jack Rodekuhr was quite successful and he announces that he will hold another sale in the near future or:as soon as lis§ings are large enough to warrant ome. “The ‘public will no doubt see the advantage “of such a sale 4s it be- comes larger and more populad as a method of disposing of property to those who need it. CLASS IN CIVICS TO HOLD MEETING THIS EVENING The class in civics, organized by the League of Women Voters and taught -by Miss -Mabel . ‘Wager, will hold its ‘regiilar méeeting this evening at 8 o’clock in the Library building. All interested are welcome. ‘| the various events: COUNTRY CLUB GOLFERS Ladies as Well as Men Players to Comp_ehe for Prizes N\owi ; Offered By Merchants Prizes offered by various merch- ants and business men for the best monthly ecores in golf at the Bemidji Country club have now been so ar- ranged as to be available for certain holidays. Lots have been drawn and the following will furnish prizes for Decoration Day, Alex” Shavitch and' O'Leary-Bowser Co.; May 31, Earle Barker and C. W. Jewett Co.; June 30, Wilson &/ Co., and C. M. Bacgn; Fourth of % 'uly, Given Hardware and Northern 2 ‘ational bank; July ‘31, Markham © tel and Bemidji Lumber and Fuel : August 31, Security State Bank 'gn Northern: Grocery Co.; Labor s —Volunteers asked for; Septem- & 0, Pioneer Publishing Co. and |\ vos.. The first named contrib- u ir each event offers the first pr A 1ont hotel wjill put up a priz A the best amateur score made | on 't 1rge by aryone during the seaso, These above-named prizes are for the gentlemen players. On ‘holiday the best net score after de- ducting the handicaps will be the ‘winners: All events are to be figured on a ‘basis of nine holes. With the exception of the Birchmont hotel prize, :prizes offered will be for Be- midji Country club members only. - The following prizes are to be play- ed for by the ladies only, and lots liave been drawn and the following are to furnish the prizes for the va- rious events: Decoration Day, First National bank; May 31, Alex Doran; June 30, ‘A. P. White; Founth of July, Dr. D. E. McCann; July 30, Dr. D. L. Stanton; August 31, E. H. Denu; LLabor Day, B. F. Anderson for Gamble-Robinson Co.; September 30, Tom. Ervin. ‘W. Z. Robinson of the Bemidji Hardware offers a prize to the lady making the best score on the golf links during the summer and up to September 30. On holidays the best net score after deducting the handi- cap will be awarded the prize. On other events the best net average of three games after “deducting the handicap will be awarded the prize. Mrs. J.. M, Neumann passed away Sunday evening. at. 8 o’clock. at her home, 1019 Beltrami avenue, after an illness of several months. She has 'been a resident of Bemidji for the past 17 years, and she leaves a host of friends to mourn her loss, with her husband ,J. M. Neumann, sons, Earn- est- L., Christ, Louis and Sylvester, and daughters Ellen and Geneva, all of Bemidji; and daughter, Mrs. Fa- bian Bigin of Bend, Oregon; niece, Mrs. T. C. Stuart of Bemidji, all of whom were with her at the hime of her death, with the exception of Mrs. Bigin. Her qster, Mrs.. Ella Robi- deau of Spokane, was also here, and Mrs. James Price, another sister, of Bergville, has arrived. The funeral will be held Wednes- day at St. Philip’s church. Rev. Father J, J. T. Philippe will have charge. MISKE AND M’'CARTHY TO HEADLINE ST. PAUL BOUTS St. Paul, May 9.—Billy Miske and Tommy McCarthy are scheduled to go 10 rounds here tonight to take the place of Bobby Ward and Jack] Josephs @s headliners on the card. Ward has eye trouble and is unable to go on. Josephs will go against Billy Stearns for 10 rounds. Eddy LeBeau and Johnny O’'Donnell are slated for 10 rounds. EARL NEWMAN INFANT , PASSES THIS MORNING H. N. McKee, funeral director, left for Wilton ‘today to attend to funeral arrangements for the infant of Earl| Newman, who lives near Wilton. The ‘child died ‘this morning. Arrange- ments have not yet been completed 'for the funeral. ELECTED AS STATE DELEGATE TO CONVENTION H. 'N. McKee has been ‘elected as ‘a state delegate to the national conven- tion of the Modern. Woodmen of Am- erica. The selection ‘was made last week at the state convention at Vir- ginia. He is one of the two delegates from the Sixth district. The national convention wiill be held at St. Louis, June 20. TWO MEN ARE KILLED ANDANOT_H_ER IS DYING (By United Press) Jamestown, N. D, May 9.—Two men were killed and. 2 third is be- ‘feved dying today as the result of gun shot wounds Saturday night when Great Northern detectives de- clared that they shot in self-defense. Officers claimed the men fired at them first. ) /" A ‘boy about 20, whose name 13 unknown, died instantly. Fred John- . son, about 45 years of age, lived an |’ hour and told of a brother at Valley City. He had $1,300 on him and his valise was chéckéd fo Jamestown from Valley City. A third man, whose name was Harrison, was un- conscious. He carried a machinists union card from a Montana local. [(Copyrighny ey SEE MOTHER,, THERES BEANY, P00 AND MusH THEY,RE NT AND STOCRINGS OFF To0? 'Re. PAREFQOTED | TARE MY SHOES Rate in General in New Biil Is Nearly Three Times Present Rates (By United Press) ‘Washington, May 9. (By Herbert Walker.)—Republican Congressional records having a high protective tar- ift will be equalled and probably broken by the mew tariff “virtually completed by republican members of the house ways and means committee today. A survey of the schedule thus far agreed to by the subcommittee re- veals that the rate may average slightly above the schedule of the famoys Payne-Aldrich bill of 1910 which caused a serious split in the party. The rate in general in the new hill is nearly three times the present democratic rate as provided by the Underwood bill, FLYING BOAT ON WAY FROM N. Y. TO DETROIT (By United Press) New York, May 9.—Governor Ed- wards of New Jersey was one of clev- en passengers aboard the flying boat, Santa Maria, which left here today for Detroit, Mich., by way of Mon- treal. The machine was to make its first stop at Newburgh where a civic ceremony was planned. A stop was to be made at Poughkeepsie and the ma- chine was to remain over night at Al- bany. From Montreal the boat will DYNAMITER OF TIMES * COMPLETES SENTENCE John McNamara to Be Freed From San Quentin ‘Peniten« tiary Wednesday, May 11 (By United Press) Los Angeles, May 9.—His sentence shortened four years because of ex- emplary conduct, John McNamara, one of the dynamijiters of the Los An- geles Times building in 1911, will be freed from San Quentin penitentiary on May 11. James B. McNamara, brother of John, who was given a life term, will | ‘ot be pardoned, nor can any reduc- tion in his imprisonment be granted on account of good behavior, lit was stated by Warden James J. Johnston. In December, 1911, John pleaded guilty to conspiracy in the dynamit- ing of the Llewellyn iron works and ‘his brother entered-a like plea to a morder charge. John was general secretary of the International Asso- ciation of Bridge and Structural IronWworkers. For the past two years the Mec- Namara/ brothers have been working in the bookbindery at San Quentin. They served an “apprentiship” in the jute mills, when they first gave first gave up their names for numbers. David Caplan and Mathew Schmidt, also connected with the case, were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for having purchas- ed dynamite used in blowing up the Times: - BOARD OF EDUCATION TO / MEET TOMORROW NIGHT ) T The board of education will hold its regular business meeting Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’clock in the Cen- tral school building. CARPENTIER’S MANAGER PREDICTS SHORT MATCH (By Francois Descamps, manager and trainer of Georges Carpentier.) (Wiritten for the United Press) La Guerche, Franc® May 9.—The Dempsey-Carpentier; world champion- ship fight cannot last more than six rounds by that time either one of the two principals will be hors-de- combat. It is not possible for any human frame to resist the punish- ment which both Carpentier and Dempsey would be giving each other more than. 18 minutes. Personally, 1 expect the end be- fore the sixth round. Whoever lands the first lashing blow will win. Both have a push heavy enough to end it with one blow. RIPPLE SELLS PRINTERY TO WOODSTRAND BROTHERS Ed Ripple has sold the Quick Printery to Oscar and Arnet Wood- strand of Hibbing and the new purch- asers have already moved the print- ing machinery and type to a shop in Hibbing. Mr. Ripple has operated the Quick Printery for several years, and gives his reason for selling the inabliity to obtain a suitable location for ‘his shop since the lease on_the present building was to expire June 1. Mr. Ripple’s plans for the future are as yet indefinite, although he at present expects to remain fin Bemidji. MINNEAPOLIS VOTERS 'CAST BALLOTS FOR NOMINATION Minenapolis, May 9.—A little rain early today was not expected to in- terfere with balloting in the primary election in whiich candidates for may- or and other city officers will be nom- inated. RALPH GRACIE POST T0 MEET THURSDAY NIGHT Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion will meet in regular session Thursday evening at the rooms of the Bemidji Civi¢ and Commerce associa- tion and it is especially urged that there be a large attendance. Pros- pectiive members as well as members in good standing are requested to at- tend. 1t is expected that the report of the membership drive committee will be very interesting since consider- able progress in the drive for mew members has been made since the last meeting. Other important .matters are to come up at this time, and in- cluded in these will be the report of the committee for Memorial Day. The local post plans to co-operate with thg G. A. R. andsile G. A. R. Circle in observing Memorial Day and the program this year will be along the same lines as last year. BEMIDJI MERCHANTS TO ,HOLD MEETING TONIGHT Merchants to Talk Over Final Plans for “Market Day” in Bemidji May 21 Merchants of the city, whether members of the Civic and Commerce association or mnot, are to meet this evening at the asociafion rooms at 6 o’clock to talk over and perfect plans for the Market Day to be held in Be- midji, Saturday, May 21. A ban- quet will precede the business meet- ing, the banquet beginning at 6 o'clock. The session is being held un- der the direction of the trades com- imittee of the associatfon, which has prepared a report to ibe submitted to the merchants this evening. A number of good speakers have been secured for the meeting and a most instructive and beneficial ses- sion is assured. Since there is but a short time before the first Market Day plan is to be carried out, it tis especially urged that there be a large attendance. The success of the pro- ject depends almost entirely upon the co-operative spirit among the local merchants, the committee states in urging all merchants to be present. PUPOSKY BEATS WILTON IN WELL MATCHED GAME A closely matched baseball game was played between the Wilton and Puposky nines on the Wilton diamond Sunday. The score was 9 to 11 in fa- vor of Puposky. TWIN CITIES TO HAVE RADIO STATION SOON . (By United Press) St. Paul, May 9.—One of the ra- dio stations in the northwest will soon be established at the Twin Cities airfield under the Minnesota Observa- tion squadron for use by the state and government. Lieutenant E. G. Johnson is in charge of the station. Students in radio telegraph and wire- less telegraphy will be trained under the directions of the attorney-gener- al. PRISONERS KILL GUARD: RECAPTURED AFTER FIGHT (By United Press) Jeffersonville, Ind., May 9—Prison- ers of the state reformatory here killedra guard with his own gun and then made an unsuccessful attempt to escape [ast night. Two of the prison- ers were shot and one was near death today,-All of the mutineers were cap- tured after a gun battle on top of the reformatory wall, i iy fly to Buffalo, then to T'oronto and on to Detroit. ST. PAUL BASEBALL CLUB SUFFERS ANOTHER SETBACK BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ GLEE CLUBS SING WEDNESDAY Local Singers Will Appear in Concert at Methodist Church Wednesday Evening (By United Press) St. Paul, May 9.—After a bad start this season, the St. Paul base- ball club faced more gloom today. The doctor announced that Marty Berg- hammer’s left arm is broken, Berg- hammer, second baseman, was hit on the arm by a ball heeved by Pitcher James of Minneapolis Saturday. An examination showed a cracked bone. He probably will be out of the game two months. COAST. CREW WILL MEET PICK OF EAST SCHOOLS The Boys’' Glee club of the high school has tried by earnest interest and regular attendance to make this organization the best the Bemidji schols have ever 'had. At the concert to be given Wednesday at the Meth- odist church, the club; will be assist- ed by Andrew Rood, soloist. The following students are mem- bers: First tenors: Victor Jahr, (‘lhm'les Raco; second tenors: Perry Hullet, Leland Trafton; First bass: 9 . 3 Fi il New York, May 9.—Intercollegiate ll::s‘:ll' ]]‘{‘:':‘;‘efi:'a‘;:if IJ;‘I?:H:I lsnm():nd rowing prospects, the brightest of i cabetitating 1 W, Smitn O |years, will recolve added lustre with Boscle g S dVs BIRICL tho eastern division of the University Perhaps the oldest musical organi-| o california crew. zation of the school is the Girls’ Glee| ™ 1" \ill be the first Pacific Coast club. This year there were a large| oyt o paddle in eastern 'waters number of applicants but only a lim-|g w0 the Stanford crew raced at ited number were chosen.. Keen in-|p,,opkeepsic in 1915, terest in muste and fine appreclation | California will be a qualified repre- aims this year. An unusual group of ;s:(":(:w\‘;;;ih::;lf:“;gc::sff SI{,ey defl Indian lc;veh—m‘ilgshwlll be sung Wed- scant five feet day night by this club. According to present plans the Ml‘l'l"“(,ft‘;(‘;’“‘;f‘l“' z‘.‘"“‘"&“, K“"&‘l‘"" Californian will spend: about three Mable Croon, Klva Gary, Grace Isted, | yooig jn the east meeting Princeton Anzonetta Kenfield, Helen Lahr, Mar- on Lake Carnegie June 4 and then garet Lord, Hilda Martin, Clara Mil- .,y peting in the “intercollegiate” at ler, Agnes Skinvik, Pearl Tanner; Poughkeepsle June 22 second sopranos: Ellen Crothers, Al-1" gt " 6" " \wice ones In the east ma_Elmquist, Marguerite Donovan, [goile they know very little on the e ol R o A ettt | const about the fine points of pulling A;ny.l’ct‘ersz Marle Rice fl‘l‘ljlllgllull‘;l‘ the oar. But when one remembers e l the splashing Stanford crew that ran Rice: the varnish off the eastern shells in MODERN WOODMEN HOLD 1015 It can be realized Lhat beantital Chicago, May 9.—A fail should Be a “thing of beauty,” if not a “joy forever,” in the opinion of Nicholas K. Roerich, Russian painter, - Roerich believes that if criminals and other “jalil birds” look at real art day after day, they will forget their evil ways and become assets to society. “‘Jails should be filled with beauti- ful paintings and objects of art,” he said. “If the culture of, the spirit is to win, beauty must invade new re- gions, regions where now there is only ugtiness.” Members of the county board of form isn’t the only requisite. MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT “Twas said last fall also that they —_— didn’t know anything about foothall The Modern Woodmen of America|on the coast. will hold their regular business meet-{ To duplicate on the water, the ing Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock at gridfron triumphs of last fall Cali- the I. 0. O. F. hall, and it is desired fornia crew will have no easy job that all members be present. against such high class crews as Navy, Syracuse Columbia, Pennsylva- nia and Princeton. FORTY-PASSENGER PLANE | r7he Navy eight, national and Olympic champions and the world’s ISSMASHEDINTRIAL record rolders for the Olymplc dis tanag will be the.favorite in every race the Middles paddle. The tw2 *_ (By United Press) banner events for the future admirals Milwaukee, Wis.,, May 9.—A. W.|will be the three-cornered meet be- .awson, inventor and builder of air|tween Harvard, Princeton and Navy, tiners, was down to his field shortly |and the regatta at Poughkeepsie. after dawn today, salvaging his| Dick Glendon has in his Navy shell wrecked plane and directing his crew |seven of the veterans who made such to make hurried repairs. Lawson's|a brilliant record last year. Eddie 40-passenger air liner, the largest|Graves and Jacomini are gone, but ever built in thiis country, smashed |their places have been filled by sub- to earth after it hit a tree on a trial fstitutes who made their jobs uncer- fiight yesterday. Damage to the air |tain "all last winter. monster’ can be repaired in two Jim Ten Eyck at Syracuse will months, Lawson said. have another good crew. He has his star stroke back, Gus Rammi, and PAINTER BELIEVES ART several of the veterans who won the intercollegiate champlonship last WOULD CURE CRIMINALS |year. Columbia has shown promising form and the Pennsylvania crew has been working smoothly. Cornell has a rowing system that always turns ous. dangerous crews and Princeton has shown class, (By United Press) ‘Washington, May 9.—More than 9,000 Haitian citizens died in Amer- ican prison camps from 1918 to 1920, commissioners, who are considerin, according to a report of three rep new jail for Cook county, doubted |resentative of the Patriotic union of whether appropriations will be avail- |Haiti which the United States gov- able to decorate the interior of the|ernment had before it today. The bastile with “high art.” charges were signed at the state de- “It is possible that the inmates|partment and White House. will be forced to worry around with | The report described American oc- whitewashed and painted walls for [cupation of the islands which began a time,” said one official. July 28, 1915, as “the most terrible Civil organizations have attacked |regime of military autocracy which the present county prison as ‘“‘a dis-|has ever been carried on in the name grace to civilization.” of the great American democracy.” FROTECTVETAREF AT | 1A RT)ETCHTING CONTINUING IN UPPER SILESIA German Troops Have, Joined Small Detachments of Italian and British Soldiers ONE BODY DRIVES ALL POLES FROM KREUZBERG Dispatches Accuse French Forces of Fraternizing With Poles and Not Fighting + (By United Press) Berlin, May 9.—Bitter continued in Upper Silesia today. German troops have joined the small detachments of Italian and British soldiers sent to preserve order during ‘the plebiscite. One .body of these succeeded in driving the Polish in- surgents from Kreuzberg. In the other portions of the plebisdite area the .Poles held their gains. Dis- patches here accused the French for- ces of fraternizing with the Poles and refusing the attempt to sup- press them, Oppein, Upper Silesia, May 9.— French officials here report that the Poles are evacuating the Rybnik area and are showing an fnclination to withdraw from other sections of the industrial region. The only serious fighting is going on at Kieferstaedtl, 36 miles southwest of Oppein, where Germran Einwohnerwehr are attack- ing the Poles. In general, the situation has im- proved and work has been resumed at a number of mines. One of the French authorities said Saturday: “The Poles are coming to the realiza- tion that they adopted the wrong tac- tics. ‘The indications are they grad- ually will retire and leave the En- tente to decide this ques{ion. We ex- pect this attitude to make itself plain within the next three or four days. Kreuzberg, Silesia, May 9.—Ger- man Reichswehr officers have assum- ed control of the Kruezberg district, 2,000 army rifles have been issued, and guards thrown about thetowa to defend it agalnst, a threatened at- tack by Poles ,who are camped in front of Rosenburg. The Polish army is estimated at 5,000, with several scores of machine guns. The Inter-Allied officials are help- less, the French troops having been withdrawn several days ago for ser- vice at Rybnik. The Entente's rep- resentatives are seven French oivil- iians, a British major, and an Italian civilian. 'Their position is not a pleasant one; the townspeople are highly excited and are angry with the French for having withdrawn their troops at a critical time. DIES FROM EFFECTS OF BURNS AFTER EXPLOSION Mrs. Rice Bird of Ely, Minn., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Swaf- ford of Fifth ward, died from the ef- fects of burns she received when a kerosene stove exploded in her home. The body arrived in Bemidji this afternoon and interment will be made here. Announccment of funeral ar- | rangements will be made later. DISTRICT NO. 48 MAY FORM AN INDEPENDENT DISTRICT School district No. 48 will vote some time the latter part of this month on the question of forming an independent school district in place of the present common school district. The date for the voting has as yet not been decided upon for certalin, al- though ballots have been prepared for the voters. HUGHES TURNS ATTENTION TO OTHER BIG PROBLEMS (By United Press) Washington, May 9.—With the question of American - reparations representatives in European councils settled, Secretary of State Hughes now will turn his attention to six other serious international problems vitally effecting the United States to- day. ANNUAL DELINQUENT TAX SALE BEING HELD TODAY The annual sale of delinquent taxes is being held today at the court house under the direction of County Audi- tor A. D. Johnson. This sale is on taxes which should have been paid in 1920 and which have become delin- quent through non-payment. The sale opened this forenoon with a faire sized number of bidders présent, MACCABEE GUARD TEAM DRILLS TUESDAY NIGHT Miss Rose Olson of Fifth ward will drill the Maccabee guard team in the basement of the Presbyterian church and all Tuesday evening at 7:30, ‘members are urged to be presenty i fighting