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

' Tha etoneer is the only daily within 100 atles of 3%4:3 has the largest circulation im Northern Minnesota. el oy VOLUME XIX, NO. 60° Mty ..&E?:" B etticd but mogtly fair tonight and Wed- nesday, continued warm. NING, JU NE 28, 1921 3 85c PER MONTF . s {71 lnst‘rucfiom ‘Issued*” for ~ an Ordinance to Authorize Special Election DETENTION HOSPITAL SITE NOT SELECTED Biofi"o,p Equipment Necessary to C. "09 ¢ Up White Way Refex ‘%o’ ~ Committee 3 % o To retire cei’t« square up the per the city attorney fund. general fund. This action was - taken after-the reading of the.report. of the.city tax committee which contained certain recommendations for city, school and county levies for 1921. The report wlas accepted and orderedplaced om file. b Alderman Stafford moved that the council not select the Heffron: prop- erty at Eleventh street and Jeanette| avenue for ‘a ‘detention hospital: in view of the fact that a petition had already been filed by over: 40: resi- dents .in that .vicinity - protesting against a_detention hospital there. The quyrtion of securing a site which would meet no dpposition was left to the committee. | A request from the Juvenile band for an.electric, light to be placed in Library- park ‘north. of. the building. for use during regular weekly con- ‘ certs_was..granted.. The Minnesota c Light & Power. company’s 3 “furnish' the current-free- of charge during. the concerts, ‘and. 'in- stall the lamp' at cost of materials only, estimated: at $18.75, was also|. ascepted. g The report of the municipal court fox the week ending June 18 showed| a total of $42 collected and turned ft0 the, city trecsury on fines. Other #oports included that of the city vet* erinarian. - #ollcwing o Tequest for a grading en Misigsippi -avenue between Oak street and: First street, the city en- gineer was instructed to investigate, ascertain the cost-and report at- the next meeting. Theé license commit- tee, appointed to act on licenses fori the sale of soft drinks, reported fa- vorably on a number of requests, but recommendedgthat two be disallowed. The report” was accepted, and the chief of police instructed that all oth- ers have not as yet been licénsed to sell soft drinks, as required under a recent ordinance. Bids for equipment necessary to| connect up Bemidji’'s new white way lighting system were - opened and read. Four bids were entered, in- cluded in these were the bids of two local firms, the Minnesota Electric Light & Power company and the Naylor Electric company. The city engineer and the water and light committee were instructed to'go over the bids and make their report to the council at the next meeting. The auditor’s report, i «prepared , by the Bishop-Bridgeman company, was re- ferred to the finance committee. Sixteen -applications ‘' for licenses ‘and two applications milk for pool-table licenses-were read and -ap-}in room 30{ of the Prescott hotel on proved.” ,The use of the city build- ing for public meetings was broughfty eliminate:persons who were.in the up by Alderman Harry: Bridgeman and ‘after considerable discussion, the city attorney was instructed to look up the lease given to the' Civic| and Commerce. association® for rthe two front rooms upstairs. The chief of police was instructed: to secure-a dog-catcher, Alderman Stafford hav- ing voiced the necessity of having all dogs licensed. i An ordinance: relating to the pro- (Cantinued on Page 6) me FREB Y‘ P’ S' very few of the spectators left their], seats prefering to stay until the court]: HOLDS BIG CONVENTION The Lutheran Free church Young People’s_society convention at Win- ger closed its session Sunday evening: Thé convention wasl one of the. lar- gest and ibest which has ever been held, due tg the vast number prezant. The citizens secured the chautauqua ‘tent for Sunday services. This.was crowded, and a large number stood outside. . Rev. O. P. Grambo conducted the morning services and Rev. P. W. En'ckson_of Minneapolis conducted the afternoon service. A grand chorus of 80 voices directed by Mrs. Alfred Greguson gavd several numbers. There were 44 who represenicd the Nymore congregation, as well as a large delegation from Thief River Falls, Fosston and other cities, _jcontestants for free airplane, rides ¥ pesAponding gladly. “bts and to)tlem somie valuable prizes. i improve- ment fund so that it . . on'a cash Crothers, manager basis, the city council 1.« regular ses-|the most mew or renewal subscrip- sion' Monday evening voted to have|tions to, the St. Paul Dispatch will be i and the finance|given $10 in gold, committee draw up an ordinance in-|rije and.a season ticket to the North- tended. to authorize the calling of aleorn Minnesota fair. special flelection to vokt:.on a bo‘nd }i‘:-_ i : sue sufficient to take. care of thigfjargest mumber will be given $5 in This would' take care- of the -gol%, ‘a free ride and a o suson nsclmtv . payments on the white way lighting| = To the next three will be awarded system, the detention hospital, hos-|a free airplane ride and a season pital furniture an.d .other permanent|ticket, ‘To the 'next five . highest, a improvements. It is intended to make|free ajrplane ride, and to all others a clean slate” of everything- but the|who' turn in at least two subscrip- B ] TUULD ™ coNtest coine srone ; | Generdus'Prizes Offered to Al ! Contestants-ta-Secure. Big ' Feature for Fair Active ;work on the part of the, and season_tickets to the Northern Minnesota Fair has begun'in earnest.. Some_of the candidates have already gecured some subscriptions to the Bt. Paul Dispatch and report that busi- |, ness men and; citizens: generally are A few more -nominations are i which now brings the present list | contenders up to twenty-seven: Th new entries are Bertha Gladys Gainey, Pearl ‘McLaughlin and Margaret Peterson. i The. contest is going to be shor' and: snappy. - All the subscriptions, new or renewals _(they all count alike), to the St. Paul‘ Dispatch:se- cured by any of the young ladies who were nominated may win for To- the girl sending into Carlton of the contest, a free airplane To” the girl turning in the second tions will be given a free ticket to the big fairs: - =y T TEX RICKARD IS KING OF FIGHT PROMOTERS By Henry L. Farrell, (United Press Staff Correspondent) New York, June 28.—Big money ‘comes only'after .big work, big trou- ible and. big: worry. £33 »} Tex Rickard, king- of all boxing romoters, has learned this in::the pectacular career that has made him the ‘biggest” figure -in- the sporting world. Rickard has done big. things, but. he had to work and worry to.do them and 'the returns hayen’t always heen in.proportjon to, the risk:imvolved. i- It the. promoting king. had been sncWned ito worry ;abnormally, heg would have gray 'hair - dating<bag! 1906 ‘when -he- staged: the-Gan Nelson' lightweight championship bout. _ Gans, then the champion, and Nel- Eoni were dickering' around. for..a bout when a telegram came from -an unknown, one Tex'Rickard;: who was running a' gambling-house in Gold- field, Nevada., offering §30,000 for the!contest: | s s 'Gans and’ Nelson_both:laughed at, such a ridiculous ‘offer and passed- it up as coming from a-“‘nut’ or a pub- licity.seeker. Rickard. kept insisting, however, and: finally he prevailed up- on them to come to Goldfield where he showed them™ $30;000-in-twenty- dollar: gold: pieces. They signed. -..Rickard was looked: upon -as.a fit- subject for the insane asylum. He had put up every cent he possessed (Continued on 59'6) ALLEGED MURDERER OF GRYGLA GIRL ON TRIAL Eight Witresses for: State: Are Called This Morning; Court . Room Is Crowded | ] (By “United Press) Fargo, N. D., June 28.---Eight wit-|" nesses for the prosecution were call- el in the gase of the State vs.. Wil- armament by the Webster, |* ¢ | Falls. was | property is now known. (By United Press) | Washington, June- 28.— (By Her: | hert ~Walker)—House Republican leaders have decided to support the | Borah disarmament plan, it devel- oped today. g This virtually, assures quick; djiss United States,: Great Britain and Japan. Represen-. tative Kelly, Michigan, of the naval, appropriation . bill, to 'which: this is|- an amendment, said today.he would agk’ the house to- establish ‘the’ pro- K Izh has already .‘been: ap- Opening: of ;Hotel; Tickets | on‘Sale " Tomorrow b Numerous inquiries have been made concerning the formal open- ing:~ate for. the new Birchmont ho- tel at the head' of Lake Bemidji, dng to rumors about the city that the fo mal opening had been postponed i til July 6. Such is not the case, itiis announced authoritatively today. The opening will be held on evening of July 4.as announced time ago, and plans are being made for a very enjoyahble social affi An informal dinner will be servedto 150 'parsons - at 7--o'clock, - follewed: by an informal - dancin@> party. - . Special music has been.engaged for this oc- casion, with Dot Van at the piano, Only 150 persons: ean be accom- modatedat the. formal opening-and .| those who desire to attend will neces- sarily have to purchase their tickets early. Tickets'will be on sale at $§ ‘each for the dinner .and dance, & A number of tickets will be on sale.to- mgrrow noon at the Civic and Co ce association luncheon, and the busjpess men, are urged to pur their tickets at that time. The tick: etiis for both the dinner and dance, no separate tickets being sold’ for either,, It iis"planned to hold two dinner dances.apd one regular dance edch week following the formal opening, ABSOCIATION WILL'HOLD ~ '} ;. NQON-DAY LUNCH _romn@)w Desbite rumors todthe contrary,; the' Bemidji Civic.and Commerce asso ation: will. meet tomorcow noon; in Husiness session following the regular’ weekly noon-day MWncheon. There jare several ' matters: of, importance to be taken up and it is urged that there be a large attendance. Visits | t0.neighboring towns on the Fourth of July will be discussed at this time also, Lo ; k BIG FALLS STORE:ROBBED /! : NOCLUE ‘HAS:BEEN FOUND The store of O.. L. Borg at Big robbed Monday night, three riffes ,a . quantityl: of Gillette razors and some pocket knives were taken. No clue to the robbers has thus far been found, but the Sherift’s office here is on the lookout. TOMBSTONE FOUND ALONG ! * ROADSIDE NEAR' CEMETERY (A} tombstone taken, from the Cath- olic cemetéry was found -along the rosdiiyla)near jthe. em<pary this morning. What motive the maur- auders had in destroying wmetgry Strike iiof Ruilroad - Workers o ERROOD | 0 MEET FRIDAY Then, the 1If Cut--IrRejected _ Prop ted. Press) P June, 28.—A strike rs....loomed today hen; it bacame known that shop em~ ‘had.pve; L the 12 cent ‘wage cut, or- ited. States railroad .The results. off_’n referendum taken e'|among- the ‘'shopmen and forwarded here to the national headquarters:of the railroad” department-of the Amer- ican Federation; of Labor was: For, i 825,000. of shop employees et surprise to the rail- road department heads who believed a wage cut would be accepted. . , There are 600,000,000 who belong to the railroad department..of .the American_Federation of Labor and these m otk on every ‘carrier.in the .cous 3 The, attitude of the Big Four Rail: road: Brotherhond toward the cut. will not be known: p_xntll the brotherhapd chiefs, meet here Friday to accept or e |reject it.- If the cut is rejected then the proposal goes, to the vote of|.the membership. sgrbsfl 4 The . present; situation was. precipi- tated when the: railroad, labor board ruled to cut, the, wages approximate- 1y 12 per cent, which is an aggregate saving ' to .the roads. of $400,000,- 000. ~The last latge increase the men received amounted to $600,000,000 a year,, 2o B I CARP ' The iGirl Scouts returned to Be- midji Saturday afternoon in. care fur- nished by Messrs Lahr, Mikkelson. and Reynolds, from Movil . lake, where they had camped. during the week. (They, report a wonderful time. They | were chaparoned by Miss Alma Mun- son and Mrs. M. A. Downs, Misses ‘Mary Warfleld and Thelma Bowers were helpers. ., ; galh | o Mr. Anderson of Backduck with Richard Cahlll of;Bemidji, who had charge of the cogking’for the Boy Scouts the week before, stayed on the ground and cooked for the girls, and they all praise.the meals very highly. |; A.program for each day was car- rled out’ ag screduled, with a morn- ing swim, breakfast, getting tents in order before 9 o'clock, at which time they were inspected, ,exercises, hikes |, and rest hour. Each evening a pro- gram was given by one of the patrols, \the program for Friday. evening being the best, as the numbers given that night were selected’ from the pre- vious entertainments, A L Patrol No. 2 secured the prize for. the most ogderly tent.for the week. There were a large number of visit- ors’ each evening. ‘ A Shefift Aridrew Joknecn hasirecelv- | éd"Word troia Dubuqué) Ju., to-the et Yeoh thiat officials there had' located |the seven-passenger Ruick car own: .ed by ‘Loula: Strowbridge, which was stolen from in’ front of the Catholic .| churoh, one Sunday svipral weeks ago. * Nojdetails were furpished, but the sherlft is; of :the. opinion, that.'the thieyes were not caught. Mr. Strow- bridge will leave for. Dubuque to- night, it is understood, ey e b 3 Reform Bureau and Clergymen Ask Court to'Stop, Fight Scheduled’ July 2 ;.\ (BY United' Preas) . . , ,Jersey City, N..J., June 28.--- An attempt, to stop the championfhip helmingly voted to]fi8ht.bore next Saturday was made in ‘Chancellor court here today, . Robert! Watson, . president of ,the Interna- tional. Reformi Bureau, accompanied by five local clérgymen asked, Right Chancellor Stevenson to jssue an ord- er. directing Tex Rickard and other promot to show cauge why an in- Jjunetion shounld not be issued to halt the fight.. | ¥ 1 H,:C. Dilson, representing the Re- formy:bureau, declared promoters of the fight here ireissuing counterfeit tickets which have appeared in some eastern cities. WY A It was announced that a motlon, to €d upon four grounds: These allo- gations were; That the prize fight is are, engaged in:a swindlg scheme The fight will bring undesirables to the city, and will be demoralizing to youths.. BOARD OF EQUALIZATION ' ADJOURNS UNTIL JULY 6 adjourned ‘until July 6th at. which time, tax matfers will come: up for' consideration. . The tax-payers arp welcome at these meeting and should apyome find that) his taxes,.are not high. enough, or perhaps too high, this is the hoard ibefore' which such matters should be placed. ., It was the futontion o€ the board to consiger tax matters Monday, but no quorum be- ing present the sessfon will be held July 6. 4 TRIAL OF MRS. KABER OPENS AT CLEVELAND vt (By Unftea') : Cleveland, Ohio, June 28,—The trial of Mrs, Eva.. Kathrine Kaber ‘opened here today.’ Mrs. Khber is e first: of six persons to be put on trigl for first degree murder with,the mnection of the killing of her hus- " er, in. June, 1919, i Two_or three days are expected fo be consumed in connection with|the selection of a jury. 1 W. C. RLEIN'PUAYS'HOST ON . TROUT, FISHING EXPEDITION W. C. Klein, Bemid]i’s expert ang- ler- and ;president, of the Bemidji Trout, ¢lub was hast,on a trofit fish- ing expedition in company with Bish- op.Bgnnett, Rev. Wm,,Elliott and Dg., G. H. :Zeutz. .Mr. Klein not only/ knows where the trout may be found, but ‘he aigo knows how to catch them. The party returned. with a finé catch. E_—__E_____‘-—-——-gg——mfip lam Gummer, charged with first de-|; ! grov: murder: in- connection with the}i killing of Misa Marie ‘Wick, 18, of ‘Grygla, Minn., who was found dead |: June 7. ~The court was endeavoring hotel or had been seen with the mur- dered girl on the night of the trag-|: [ edy. Several “hundred people tried to], i crowd: into:the court room after hav.| | ing walted. in the corridors of the ‘city court ‘house for three hours pre- vious to the time the preliminaryi- hearing was scheduled. 'Women who had clung'on the stairway-leading to{ the court chambers ran thru the line of officials when the court room was opéned, -with clothing : wringing -wet | from the intense heat. ‘When ‘the court adjourned at noon, opened at :2:00 p. m. A. C. TOWNLEY AND GILBERT MUST FILE BEFORE JUNE:30 (By United Press) St. Paul, June 28.&The time for A; C JTownley and Joseph. Gilbert to{ file petitions for reargument of their{- convictions before the state supreme court will expire June 30. The su- preme. court..gecently upheld the Jackeon! county court.in its convic- tion.of the pair for: alleged violation{. ®f the state’siespionage act. Gilbert is now serving.senteénce in Goodhue county on a similar charge. Townley, president of the nonpartisan league, has said that he would carry the case to the highest court of the land, , |are: have the fight stopped.would.be urgs |: not an exhibition; That;promoters | through' the jssuing of’false tickets;. |. The Bemidji Board of Hqualization | ¥ nd, the wealthy Lakewood publishs | ! gln} vgmg‘. BELTRAMI-WOOL GROWERS MEET SATURDAY. JULY 9 Be Present to Arrange for Marketing Clip A meeting of the wool growers of Beltrami county is being called for Saturday, July 9, at the City hall, Be- midji, at 10:30 a. m., for .the purpose of considering the pooling of 1920- 1921 clip for the purpose of selling to the best possible' advantage. ‘Three possible means of disposing of this wool present themselves, these first,. pooling at Bemidji and immedlate sale as was done two years ago; second, pooling. and consigning to & woolén mill wherethe wool will bp made up into garments, blankets, etc,; and third, pooling and consign- ing the wool ‘to the Co-operative Wiool Warehouse. and Storage : com- pany, :Chicago, to be sold, there. The wool growers of Beltrami county have two years' clip.on hand and it is in- deed important:that every wool grow- er la‘present at this meeting; in ord- er that digposition, most satisfactory. to all concerned, may he arranged. Bvery wool grower who has wool to sell here or interested in wool pro- duction should prake jt his business to be.present at.this meeting. A speak- er, from the University. farm will' be secured to explain the present wool situation and possibility of market- MODERN WOODMEN HOLD MEETING THIS EVENING The Modern Woodmen: of America will meet this evening at the 1. O. O. F. hall and after the business meeting refreshiments will be served. All rs are asked to be present. i SRR b R s N (flr: IN MEXICO San Antonio, Tex., June 28.—One man in the world knows the location of the Cayvallo Blanco cave, in old Mexico, and knowing it may result in his becoming' the possessor of the sum of $73,630,000 in gold and sil- or. Adam Fischer, recently returned from Mexico, sald hd had relocated the Blanco cave, with its great treas- ure trove. He discoverel it once before fore, but,was unable to find it when he returned. . . Fischer s now awaiting ‘the de- ciston’ of the Mexican government on his application for. @ concession to remove. the hoaya, = - waty ;. The story of the gold and silver bars and - gpanish octagonal dollars dates _buck: to 1810, At that time; during, & revolution against’ the Spanish . government, claimed that officers of the go ent and army, took the gold ‘and “silver from Blanco: cave, in the Cerro de Silla ‘mountainsy nsn{eo Monterey, (in the state of Nurvo n. Hundredy have spent thelr lives in the searchitor the treasfire, according to [Fisolier, but he alone. has dis- coveredithe hiding place. It Fischer galns possession of the great fortune, he plans to erect & $2,000,000; ;. monument. on Alamo Plaza to the heroes of the Alamo, and also make other munificent muni- e 4 COST OF WAR TOITALY WAS 81 BILLION-LIRE ftalian: Statisticians Have: Just Arrived’ at Total Cost of War to Italy By Henry Wood, (United Press Staft Correspondent) ., Rome, June 28.—Itallan statistl- clans, have just arrived at the total " cost of the war to Italy. The figure I8 placed at 67,600,000,- .-000‘ lire, although this.is admittedly :|far below the.complete cost. “The figure was arnived at by find- ling the difference between.'the ex- penditures of ‘the Italian ministry of avar and the ministry of marine for the period beginning August 1, 1914, and_ending December 31, 1920, and' “|the’ expenditures -of ‘tha two minis- i| tries.for the preceeding corresponding period of peace conditions. \ During this peace period the two | ministries spent a total of 6,600,000, 000 lire while ithe total of expendi- tures for the war period mentioned ‘|above were 74,300,000,000 lire. . According to Italian statisticlans, however,” the difference of 67,600,- 000,000 lire still lacks about twenty per cont of what-the war cost Italy, because, in.addition to the money actually spent.for war material, the ‘maintenance of army and navy, other dorivative expenges have been thrown ‘onto, the government, such as the war pensions and asslstance to the tamilies of the mobilized., 2 With' this. additional twenty per cent added to- the actual war ex- ' |'penses, the: total cost of the war to Jtaly would therefore reach approx- imately 81,000,000,000 Mre. As & consequence of this war ex- penditure, Italy’s war indebtedness, :[as just compiled by. the state statis- ticlans, reaches about 62,000,000, 000 lire. Of this total, about 41,600,~ 000,000 conglsts-of; internal obliga- tions and the remainding. 20,600,- 000,000 in foreign debts. The former costs Italy in interest 2,200,000,000 =l Bl'i1ire annually while the foreign war 'ldnebt conts about 2,200,000,000 lire anovally. IENE—y— Every- Wool Grower Urged to the treasury and hidt:in the Cavallo |/ DISTRICTWILL SCHOOL JUEY 7 Notices FHave Been Posted for Special Election on Bixby Avenue Site Only POLLS TO BE OPEN FROM THREE TO NINE O’CLOCK Election to Decide Fate of Onq of Three Sites:Voted on | Last Saturday ’ Notices have been posted for a special school election to be held on Thursday, July 7, at the = Central school building between 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock p. m., to vote on the Bixby avenue site only. The change in, the hours was made in order to accommodate all voters. This election comes as the result of failure of the votets to secure a majority vote at the .special election on three sites held, last Saturday evening. The Bixby. avenue site held the highest number of votes, and immediately after the vote was announced, the school board was petitioned to call a special election on this site only. This wlll be a “yes” or “no” vote, and whether, or not the new high gchool building is to be located on this site will be governed by the vote at that time. The notice as posted by the school board through its clerk, J, T. Tuomf, reads as follows: “To the voters of Independent School Disttict of Bemidji, Beltrami county, Minnesota: “Whereas a petition, signed by the required number of freeholders and voters of the ahove named school district have: been.filed in this office, requesting that a special meeting and,_election of the voters of said district be called to vote upon the following proposition, namely: “‘Shall. the gchool board of Inde- pendent. Schpol. District .of Bemidji be authorized to acquire the foJlow- ing described tract of land for the sité' of the new high school building to be erceted thercon in said dis- trict; nanmely: A teact of land 690 feet. wide, north of and. adjoining Fifteenth street, and . extending from the east line of Bixby avenue, prolonged, to the west line of Doud avenue, prolonged, as shown on plat of Third addition to Bemidji, Bel- trami county, Minnesota,” “Now, therefore, notice is h_ereby given that a special election will be held at the Central school building, in the city of Bemidji, Beltrami county, Minnesota, on the 7th day of July, 1921, for the purpose o!_ voting upon the foregoing proposi- tion of so authorizing said svhpol board to acquire such school sitep and to erect such new high school building thereon, and that the polls at said electjon will be opened at 3 o’clock p. m., and remain open until 9 o’clock p. m., on said day, “Dated June 27, 1921. “J. 'T. TUOMY “Clerk of Independent School Dis+ trict of Bemidji.” JUVENILE BAND WILL PRACTICE WEDNESDAY. Director G. 0. Riggs announces that there will be no practice for the, Juvenile band this evening, the practice to be held Wednesday might instead. A concert will be given in Library park Thursday night.. All members of the band are td be on ‘hand for praoctice tomorrow night at 7:30 at the band rooms in the city building. BRITISH COAL STRIKE 1S OFFICIALLY SETTLED (By United Press) i London, June = 28.—The Britain coal strike has been settled, it was officially announced’ today. The miners accepted. the govern< ment terms. Work in the coal pits, idle almost three months, will be re- lsumed immediately, it was ane nounced, g S | STREET RAILWAY CASE ! —_ BEFORE, COMMISSION (87 Gmited ey =) St. Paul, June 28.—The fight of street railway companies of the Twin Oities and Duluth for higher street car fares was scheduled to begin be< fore the strext “allyiy and wared house commission today. i The raflroad commission was to be« gin hearings on_ the application of the Duluth rail®ay company for anj dncrease from 5 to 7 cents. The com+ pany's petition announced that if the temporary fare increase was granted/ it would sell four tickets for a quary ter, making the rate 6% cents a fare, In presenting petitions for teins porary increases to a. T7-cent fare; the street car companies asked the commiigsion to make new valuations of company properties on which tq base a permanent fare,