Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 17, 1921, Page 1

e & T R The Pjoneer is the only daily iwithin 100 miles of Bemldji and has the largest circulation in Northern Minnesota —-— - N = — T VOLUME XIX. NO. 102 ATTORNEY WILL INVESTIGATE WOMAN'S POWER Sc‘urce of - Mrs. Oberchain’s Magnetism Over Men Is Sought By Attorney BELIEVES IT WILL HELP SOLVE MURDER MYSTERY Three Men Have All Been Held Unfler Spell of Magnetism (By United Press) Los 'Angeles, August 17 ) source of the mysterious magn gm of Madeline Oberchain over at g st three men in the first point on . 2:h District Attorney Thomas W¢ mae tcday centers his investigation e murder of John B. Kennedy. 1- wine declared he believed the ious murder to be solved if he' g¥d out the following facts: o “What power Madeline possessed over Kennedy to cause the murdered man to communicate-with her ‘on thé night of her marriage to Ralph Oberchain, and kept 'in communica- tion' with her during the time she lived with the Chicago lawyer. What strange influence did she have over Oberchain to force him to obtain a divorce so that she may fly to Kennedy, .and now what powerful influence leads Oberchain to give up hist position, prospects of advance- ment and rush half way across the continent to her aid. : What power has she over Arthur Burch, that he should leave his busi- ness and travel three thousand miles to help out a pal.” UNION LEADERS PROTEST TRANSFER OF ERIE SHOPS (By United Press)’ Chicago, Aug. 17.—Railroad union leaders here today prepared to pro- test:to the United States Railroad La- bor Board against the transfer of the Erie shops at Marion, Ohio, to pri- :"ate control under non-union condi- ions. PROBLEN SOLVED By HEEBERT LITTLE (United Press Staf Correspondent) Des Moines, la., August 17---Des Moines, the only street-carless big city in the country today was riding to work as usual. Big omnibusses, “lmaded to the water’s edge,” are carrying 60,000 - passengers a day. They are covering every one of the ninty miles of car- line formerly served by the troleys The' 30,000 industrial employees of the city have all gotten to work on time every day. There has been a minimum of traffic accidents, be- cause the pedestrians have only to look out for automobiles. Although Des Moines, a city of 132,00, is scattered widely over 54 gquare miles of territory, there has been no conperted movement to bring the trolleys back. ‘The city council, whose fifty-five year fight with the street railway company was the ultimate cause of the suspension of service, refused to worry, or to take any steps toward bringing back the cars. “I'd like to start tearing up the street car tracks today,” declared (Marshall Miller, superintendent of streets. Des Moines began to be “sans trol- leys” at midnight, Wednesday, Au- gust 3, when ,in accordance with-an order from Federal Judze Mirtin Wade, the car service was suspended. The order was given as the hesult of a request of the recievers of the street car company, following fore- closure proceedings brought by the ‘bondholders. Service will not be recommenced by the A. W. Harris interests of Chicago which owned the company. The rol- ing stock and equipment, on the auc- tion block within sixty days, proba- bly will be gold for junk. The city council is blamed by the car company officials for “killing"”, the trolleys. In 1918 they refused to grant an increase over the five- cent fares provided for by the fran- chige., In 1920 the company went into the hands of the receivers, and the federal court decided -that the city council was not empowered with regulating fares, and gave'the receiv- ers permission te. charge an eight- cent fare. Here the busses---the villains of the play at first, and now the heros--- entered. Charging a five-cent fare,” they “‘skimmed the cream” of trans- portation, taking in the $25,000 to $30,000 a month whereby the car company was enabled to make hoth ends meet.. The company went just about the amount in the hole every month. B This spring, an eastern electric company foreclosed a lien on part of the equipment, putting half of the 120 cars out of service. The receivers immediately asked for permission to cease service, and it was grantedAugust 2, to be effec- tive midnight, August 3. TRAFFIC OFFICERS, FOR COUNTY'ROADS Sheriff Assigns Special Traffic Officers_to Patrol Country Roads Violators of traffic ordinances, either city or state, may after this week expect smal consideration ac- cording to Sheriff Johnson. Ample time has been given to secure 1921 license plates and numbers and any- one Tunning without a 1921 license said ‘the sheriff. ‘I have been advis- will ‘have to tell the judge about it. ed by the Secretary of State’s office that all licenses have been issued, where applications have been made, and that department is in a position to issue any new licenses on short notice now sp there is no excuse for anyone traveling without a license’ added Mr. Johnson. For the purpose of stopping the vi- olations of traffic ordinances either in the city or in the county special traffic' officers have been put on by the sherriff’s office. Lens for head- lights will be another matter that will be given special consideration by the special officers and reckless driving will come in for its share of watching.. An automcbije fis sup~ posed to be under perfect control of the driver at all times." Contrary to the ideas of sofme pcople, a dniver may be driving reckessly and unlaw- fully on a country road and yet may not be going beyond 25 miles per hour. If he is driving dangerously, in‘meeting or passing another auto or'past a dangerous place in the road regardless of the rate of speed, he is considered to be driving at an unlaw- ful rate. ‘The punishment for violators of traffic laws is a fine not to exceed $1000, of a jail sentence of not to exceed one year, or both. The bal- ance of this week wiil be given that all may become familiar with the] intention to enforce the traffic ordi- nances in the country as well as in the city. After that arrests will be made where violations are found. “QLD GAME. OF HORSESHOE AGAIN COMING TO FRONT The vacant lots about the city are uséd ‘to good advantage these even- ings by a number of enthusiasts who expect to become champions, in the age old art, of pitching horseshoes. ~'Ed. Odergard and.Walter Hatch are forging to the front as champions in this vicinity and expect to get enough . enthusiasts of the sport to- gether to stage a tournament before it gets too cold to handle horseshoes. All interested parties are urged to ‘see either of ‘these gentlemen and join in the sport. - One of the attractive features at the Minnesota State Fair to be held next 'month, wil '‘be a hoyseshoe pitching contest for the champion- ship of the State and prizes as high as '$300 are offered, which is allur- ing bait for those who want to play regularly for more than the sport that can be had. k RAILROAD ‘AID-BILL REPORTED TO SENATE Washington, Aug. 17.—The ad- ministration bill extending financial relief to railroads, was ordered fa- vorably reported to the senate today by the Interstate Commerce Commit- tee. BEMIBIT HARDWARE 0. TO ERECT BRICK BLOCK A fine, modern, two-story brick store block is to replace the present two-story frame building owned and occupied by the Bemidji Hardware company at the cormer of Fourth street and Minnesota avenue. Ed- ward Jackson has the contract for the erection 'of the two-story brick building, 50x100 feet, on this corner, which will 'house the Bemidji Hard- ware company as soon as it is com- pleted. It is planned by the company to move the present frame building to the resr of thé corner lot and face it on Fourth street to be used for'ware- house purposes and storage of stock. Work has already been started on the removal of 'the other buildings now on the site, ,and it is expected that the new building will be ready for occupancy by the first of the year. The second story of the brick building will not be finished at the present time and the owners have not decided as to what will be housed on that floor. It is likely it will be fitted up into offices, apartments or lodge rooms. DESPONDENT SUICIDE TAKEN TO ST. PAUL Devils Lake, N. D., Aug. 17.—The body of Mrs. A: E. Bridehart, who shot herself in a fit of despondency of ill health, will be taken to St. Paul for burial. Mrs. Bridehart was a daughter of a St.-Paul man and has an uncle at Wadena, Minn. FROHN CHURCH ERECTS NEW TOWER AND BELL The work: on the construction of the new tower and the seiting of the Crystalline bell, of the Frohn Lutheran church, was completed last Thursday afternocn. Dedica- tory services will be conducted on the morning of August 28 with the pastor, Rev. Erdmann Frenk, in the pulpit. OH PLEASE.COME X AROUND. WEEHK - AFTER NEXT, MRBROWN -4 15 NOT IN g_ { HAVE SOME CIDER.MA KIN 12 i nmummilulnwlfil AY-EVENING, AUGUST 17, 1921 BEMIDJI DAILY PIONE 55¢ PER MONTH =/l A\ WIASS VA | 5 f: CAMP BODGE SCENE OF RE-UNION 88TH DIVISION « Veterans Will Visit Former Training Grounds Before Wrecking Buildings Des Moines, Iowa, August 17---The final pilgrammage of nearly 10,000 mid-west veterans to Camp Dodge, site of their war training days, will start from across seven mid-western states this week. Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebras- ka, Illinois and the Dakotas will send large delegations to Des Moines for this, the first reunion of the 88th Division to be held since the close of |} the war. August 26-28 are the dates which have been set. Camp Dodge will be torn down i1 six months and this will be the final visit of the vet- erans to their early training ground A huge tent city on the state fair grounds here is being erected this weekl ‘The service men will be housed in this city free of charge during the period of the reunion. All the former division command- ers will attend the ceremonies, and officials have had assurances that General Pershing probably will ac- cept an invitation to review the vei- erans on Saturday afternoon, August 27. The city of Des Moines has plan- ned a great number of social func- tions for the service men aaé the three days will be filled with the hol- iday epirit for the city. It will be a second Armistice Day in ol Camp Dodge. MILLION DOLLAR FIRE BURNS BROOKLYN BLOCK (By Wnited Press) New York, August 17.—A million dollar fire starting in a wood turn- ing factory spread through a three- story building, licked up a wooden factory structure and finally de- voured a whole block in Brooklyn today. Nine buildings were destroyed. ITALIAN-MURDER GANG REVEALED BY MEMBER (By United Press) New York, Aug. 17.—New York detectives today took up the search in a dozen cities for members of the “good killers.” The search began after Bartola Fontana, a barber, ad- mitted a murder had been committed y himself, and implicated a band of six alleged hired assassins in 16 other killings. Seven victims fell in New York and nine in Detroit. Fontana said the gang worked under the name of the “good killers.” Their career be- gan with a murder in Brooklyn 15 years ago which became powerful in a gang whch became powerful in the Italian underworld, Wealthy Italians, with enemies they wished put out of the way, gave the gang a commission for killing them. Six other Italians were arrested on Fontana’s story and were held today on suspicion of being con- nected with a new murder. WIKNERS ANNOUNCED IN STOCK JUDGING CONTEST Calhoun Grier, of Tenstrike, won the first pace in Class A of the stock judging contest. He graduated from the Bemidji high school last spring. Walter Breen was a close second. Robert Wilson of Kitchie, took first honors in class B. He too had a close competit These two Doys get free trips to the Minnerota State Fair this fall, wh they will judge in competition with the hest of the state. SALESMANSHIP EXPERT TC GIVE SERIES OF TALKS HOWARD J. WISEHAUPT SALESMANSHIP LECTURE COURSE NEXT WEEK : H. J. Wisehaupt, Salesmanship Expert, Will Give Series of Talks Howard J. Wisehaupt, ma Knox School of Salesmanship, of Cleveland, Ohio, will deliver a series nf five lectures commencing Monday night, August 22, and continuing to The Friday night, August 26. tures are along the lines efficiency and will be Civic and Commerce rooms. Mr. Wisehaupt has given the lee- tures in many cities ana towns under various auspices and has been highly complimented on them by the press. The lectures have the indorsement of the Civic and Comme associz tion, and a committee has heen ap- pointed by that body to assist the personal representative of Mr. Wise- haupt, Mr. A. I". Kneubel, to secure the sale of tickets. At least 100 tick- ets will be sold and it is hoped that from 150 to 200 will avail themselves of the opportunity to Lear the lec- tures. Mr. Wisehaupt will al vey of buying and selling pos in Bemidji and the community. Iac and data interesting to both bus and professional men will be given. The course of lectures wlil also be very valuable to the employees of business men, according to Mr. I\'ucu-‘\ bel, and all employers e that their employe are sup-| plied with tickets for the lectures. The lecture Friday night, the la night, will he open to the public. Al- ready a large number hav: their intention to be pre secured tickets. The pri tickets for the entire serie LABOR DAY POSTERS FOR DISTRIBUTION for lec- tion 50 grive t and have is $3. The committee on publi the Labor Day parade and celehra- vertis- P tion have left a number of ing posters at Lahr, and de: midji who ma) communitics or towns and villages in the surrounding country to ta some of the posters along with them and distribute them as they go. All the publicity possible to give the celebration is desired, and it is be- land proceed by ¢ : urged tol“mate, expressed | debarkation station ahout ten ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH CHANGES NAME Proposed Activities Indorsed By Congregation; Luther Institute Favored In the quarterly mecting of the Bnglish Lutheran chureh, last Mou- day evening, a change in title made from English to Trinit 3 gelical Lutheran church. T done in order to simplify the incorp- oration of the congregation, which attorney Ascham is directing. Rev. Frenk again reported a large increase in membership. Statistics showed that the congregation had doubled in size the t eight months. Among the muny olutions and decisions passed, the following are of importance: to construet and equip floor af the parsonmage for apel service and use the German language and Bnglish lnnguage al- jternately in services; to encourage and finance Rev. Irenk’s project of founding a Lutheran Institute in Bemidji; to arrange a general relig- ous survey and systematic advertis campaign in Bemidji and su- The church will be known in fu- ture as Trinity Lutheran church and will conduet services in both the German and English languages. PRESIDEN'_I‘ HARDING NOT IN FAVOR OF FINANCE CONFERENCE (By United Press) Washington, August 17---Pre dent Harding is opposed to the va ous t sehemes suggested for es- tablishing International exchange, it developed today. Tie desires the lead to normally in world" nancing bw natural methods. lolding these views the president sees little ,use in calling an Inter- national Financ in a resjution by Senator King, and does not intend to do so unless there should be a demand for it in the coming disarmament con- ference. ARGENTINA WELCOMES ARRIVING IMMIGRANTS Buenos Aires. (By mail to United ).—Argentine reccives her im- ants in a far different way than does the United States The first night of his arrival the newcomer is assigned to the big im- migraticn hotel, maintained by the government. He dines upon a stew Inown “puchero,” the national food. With it comes “garbanzas,” a small pea indigenous to this land; ? or Paraguay tea, served in place of coffee, and bread made in true South American fashion, that in hard crusty rolls. This hotel was crected near the years srved nce that time h ago, and si e of thelas high as 6,000 immigrants per ady during the rush season. They are fed, given beds, provided with free trangportation, and made to feel at home. Their first form of entertainment is a geography lesson hy means of motion pictures, showing various parts of the country and types of em- ployment. Thus their conversion in- |to Argentinos begins carly. LLOYD GEORGE TO DEFER REMARKS IN IRISH QUESTION London, Aug. 17.—(By Ed L. ¥een)—After a lengthy discussion of the Irish situation today, the British cabinet decided that any statement which Lloyd George 5 to have licved some good advertizeing work can be done in this way. vt 1 made in commons this morning 'should be deferred, s |gress has enacted a law increas conference, as pro- | |FINANCIAL RELP FOR FARMERS FROM CONGRESS $100,000,000 Extra Credit Is Provided for Interests of Agriculture Washington, Aug. 17.—The en- largement of the powers of the War Finance corporation, recently recom- mended by the president to the con- gress in connection with the financ- ing of agricultural products will, if tadopted, w adequate financing of the 1921 harvests for the purposes of | foreign and domestic trade. Under the powers already po: ed by the i War Finance corporation, it has ei- ther advanced, or is negotiating ad- vances in the aggregate sum of $63,- 471,000, approximately 93 per cent of which covers agricultural com- modities. The largest transactions relate to cotton and represent in the aggregate the {inancing of a million bales. The corporation has already closed loans on cotton in the sum of $16,560,000, and has under negotiation, loans in the sum of $15,225,000. It is nego- tiating an advance of $7,600,000 on approximately 10,000,000 bushels of wheat. Assistance has also been giv- en in the exportation of 7,000 hogs- heads of tobacco, representing an ex- penditure of $1,180,000, and another transaction covering 18,000 hogs- heads, representing an investment of $6,500,000. The corporation has al- |so agreed to advance $8,500,000 on exports of condensed milk, $250,000 to co-operative associations on ex- ports of canned goods and is negotiat- ing an additional expenditure on can- ned goods of $550,000. In addition to the above mentioned advances on agricultural commodities made by the War Finance corpora- tion, a banking loan fund of $50,- 000,000 has been organized and is in operation for the relief of the live- stock industry. This fund was cre- ated largely upon the initiative of Secretary fo the Treasury Mellon. It became operative about the middle of July and already over $5,000,000 has been loaned out of it. In addition to this provision, con- ing the amount of loans available for farm loans by the Federal Farm Loan bank. Thi known as the Curtis- Nelson bill, and became a law July 1st. It immediately increased avail- able farm loans in the sum of $20,- 000,000, and, under the prvoisions of the act, this sum will be still further incrensed. A bill to increase the rate of interest paid to investors in Farm Loan b bonds has passed the senate and will pass the house in a few days. This will enable the farm loan bonds to compete in the market with commereial bonds and thereby increase the funds of the IFarm Loan bank In addition to all this, the reduc- tion of discount rates by the Federal Reserve banks and the extension of time on agricultural paper to six months; twice that extended on com- mercial paper, will relieve the ten- sion in agricultu ctions and make it easier for the finuncing of agricul- tural commodities. Altogether, through congress, the sceretary of the treasury and other mediums, within the past 90 days, approximately $100,000,000 in extra credit to the agricultural interests has been provided. DETROIT GOLFERS WILL PLAY BEMIDJI SATURDAY from Detro ive Friday aft Twenty: noon by auto to play with the local golfers Saturday and Sunday on the Country grounds of the Town and Club. Much interest is hei in this contest as the Detroit aggre- gation has among it some Strong players and Lemidji is, for this son, anxious Lo make a good showing A game, will be played by Bemidji men Sat- urday and Sun the prizg for which willbe donated by the Bemidji Pioneer. The ladies tournament, which started Mond will continue throughout next week. Another Jadies tournament wil be started aext Monday. DORAN APARTMENTS NOW READY FOR OCCUPANCY The sccond story of the Doran jbuilding, on Minnesc avenue, has |been completed and is now ready for ceeupation, The apartments have all been rented and will be occupied next week by the tenants. There are eight modern apartments equip- ped with folding wall beds, built in kitehen fixtures, gas ranges, refrig- eratol et The familees who will occupy the suites arc C. L. Mikkelson, C. C. Easton, Dr. Dennison, A. A. Andr J. K. Given, Dr. Dyson, J. 8. McGr: and Alex Doran. The apartments will be known as the Doran Apartments. LABOR BOARDS RULING ON OVERTIME PAY DELAYED (By United Press) Chicago, August 17--D fons of the United ates Railroad Labor Board on overtime rates of pay and working agreements was delayed to- day. The hoard annouced the ruling wonld nat come for veral days, due to the delay of having it printed, [ . v IRELANDCAN NOT ACCEPT ' PEACE TERHS DeValera Denies Ireland Has Been Offered Status of a Dominion NO ENMITY BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH Ireland Would Be Split in Two Pieces If Terms Are Accepted Dublin, August17---“We cannot and will not accept the British. gov- ernment’s term,” De Valera told the Daily Lirainne today.” Addressing the Sinn Feins DeValera declared, there scems to be some doubt today afer 'my speech, ypsterday, as to whether we will accept or reject the terms offered by Lloyd George, there should be no doubt in anyone’s mind. We cannot and will not, in behalf of the nation, aceept these terms.” would willing suggest that the 1 people give up a good deal to free themselves from future trouble.” “There isn't any emnity felt in the south toward the people of the north, we are ready to give them every rea- sonable safe-guard,” De Valera con- tinued. The Sinn Fein president declared that the statement that Ireland had been offered dominion home rule con- ned two falsehoods. “There would be no Ireland, just two broken pieces,” he said. *‘Also freland has never been offered the same status as other British domi- nion.” He declared the Irish people will inot tlinch because more arms have heen ordered to this country. “We thave no emnity toward Great Britain it Is o perate nation we are talk- ing. It is as such that we must enter into these or any negotiations.” RETURN GAME WITH. LAPORTE' AUGUST 21 The management of the M. & I. baseball team announces that - he has sccured a return game with the fast Laporte team for next Sunday, August 21, This team played an 1l-inning game with the local team August 7, and defeated them by a score of 13 to 11, and the local boys feel that the luck did not break right that day and asked for a return game so that they can convince the Laporte boys that it was all a mistake. Regardless of local ideas in regard to the game of August 7, the fact remains that Laporte defeated the “freight pushers” by a decisive score, after a hard game that went over the usual number of rounds, and Laporte is coming up next Sunday to show the fans that it was not a “fluke” win which gave them the long end of the last set-to. I'rank Phibbs, who hurt his hand while holding down the job back of the bat in the last game with Laporte, expects to be in shape to get into the next game, but in case he can not do so, “Red” Crosby will be called on again to do the trick as he pleased the fans very well in last Sunday’s game. ERIE RAILROAD CHARGED WITH EVADING LABOR PROVISION (By United Press) Washington, Aug. 17.— (By Ralph Couch)—The direct charge that the Krie railroad has formed a ficticious corporation to take over its shops at Marion, for the purpose of evading the labor provision of the Esch-Cum-< mins law was made today by Repre< sentative Huddleston, during a ses- sion of the house Interstate Com« merce committee on the railroad bill. Huddleston said many railroads were openly disobeying the law and the orders of the Railroad Labor Board. Moro than five hundred men in the union refused to enter the employ of the Railroad Service corporation at Marion, formed by bankers and busi< ness men to operate the shops under contract, according to Adnformatfon received by B. M. Jewel, head of the railroad department of the American, IPederation of Labor. P e S ) KING PETER OF SERVIA DIES ™ AFTER MONTHS OF ILLNESS Belgrade, Servia, August 17.— Pomp and homage denied him dur- ing life will be paid to King Peten at his funeral. The king died yes- terday after an illness lasting mosf of the summer. The regent Alexe ander immediately ordered the couns try into mourning, ' Halifax, Nova Scotia.—More than one and a quarter million barrels of puoles were exported from Canada t season, the greater bulk of these going to the United Kingdom, it ig pointed out in a statement issued by the department of agriculture,