Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 14, 1921, Page 1

The Ploneer 1s the only daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and hes the largest circulation in Northern Minnesota — — — ot VOLUME XIX. NO, 125, BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNESD Minnesota and Thursday, possibly southern portion, not much change in temperature. SHIPPERS HOLD CONFERENCETO AIR PROBLEMS All Persons in This Section Interested in Shipping |, to Meet Here Friday HOLMBERG WILL BE IN CHARGE OF CONFERF p 7 & Discussion of All N4 ding Problems Is to Fol. I". _ Noon-Day Luncheon L I Following a noon‘day luncheon Fri- day at the rooms of the Civic and Commerce association, N. J. Holm- berg, state commissioner of agricul- ture, and a crew of assistants will conduct a shipping conference with shippers and business men from this and neighboring ¢sunties. / Invitations: have been sent out te the various farmers’ clubs in this community and also to the secretaries of the commercial clubs in this sec- tion of the state, and it is expected that the attendance at this confer- ence will be large. The topics to be discussed will in- clude the shipping of perishable prod- ucts and the loading and grading of potatoes. Problems confronting the grower and the shipper will be han- dled by experienced men and ideas will be exchanged for bettering ship- ping conditions. Among those who are to be here with Commissioner Holmberg are Hugh J. Hughes, director of mar- kets; George Wicker, auditor of the department; L. D, Watson, potato produce inspector,” and Prof. Paul Miller of the University.of Minneso- ta, representing the state potato ex- change. 2 The railroads have promised to co- aperate in this general movement to the extent of placing cars on tracks and the arranging of prompt through- shipment for perishable products. Every effort will be made to improve the; business . .relations between the ;ountry shipper and the terminal mar- ets. Conferences will be held through- out the northern part of the state for this same purpose and it is expected that these meetings will do much good in bettering marketing facilities. All persens interested in any way are urged to attend the Bemidji con- ference Friday noon, and also the luncheon which will precede the busi- ness meeting. HUNTING OUT OF SEASON COST $332 AND EQUIPMENT (By United Press) Brainerd, Minn., Sept. 14.—Three partridges shot ahead of season cost Iowa hunters $332 in fines and their hunting equipment. Game Wardens Cardle and Goff lay in the marsh ten hours waiting for the hunters to fire. Finally the bombardment began. They brought down several par- tridges, but three were kept as evi- dence. Four shotguns and rifles were (& RED LAKE INDIAN FAIR BEGINS PROGRAM TODAY Tomorrow Has Been Desig- nated as Bemidji Day; Many Visitors Expected c——t The Red Lake Indian Fair at Red Lake opened today for a three-day p?zram‘ Entries were to be made b’g% 9 o'clock this morning and 7 & , of exhibits is to begin tomor~| torning at 9 o’clock.. The ex- 5 this year surpass the usual A standard, and the remaining two +¥s of the fair promise to draw ex- Aeptionally large crowds. Tomorrow is Bemidji Day and Fri- day has been designated as Chil- dren’s Day. Preparations have been made for a large crowd from Be- midji tomorrow and a high-class pro- gram of entertainment is assured all visitors. The agricultural exhibits at this fair have always been of high class. The Indians are making remarkable progress along agricultural lines, each year bringing forth a better dis- play of their products. There will be music, races and sports of various kinds. clude foot races, horse races, ox-team races, squaw races, tepee raising con- test, lacrosse games, potato races and tug-of-war. o ELKS ANNOUNCE FIRST DANCE OF SEASON FRIDAY Announcements are out today for the first of the popular Elks dances, which will he regularly held in their club rcoms throughout the fall and winter, for Friday night, September 16. Mrs. Charles Van, assisted by Ronald Riggs on the Saxophone and Percy Riggs on the drums, will fur- The sports program will in- GN / PRISSTMENT DN (Wopnighiny AY EVENING, SEPT. 1 CONSTRUCTION OF LAKE JULIA HOME IS ASSURED nish the necessary syncopated music so essential to the success of an af- fair of this kind, -and it is expected that a large number will ‘be present. IMPORTANT SPECIAL MEET OF B. P. 0. E. ELKS THURSDAY ‘There will be a special meeting of the B. P. 0. Elks Thursday evening, September 15th, at which time sev- eral important matters will . be brought to the attention of the lodge, and every Elk is urgently requested to be presgnt. J.C. PENNEY 0. T0 HOLD STYLE SHOW TOMORROW Elaborate preparations are being made by the J. C. Penney Co., for the style show which will be held by that institution tomorrow afternoon and evening. The afternoon show will be held from 2:30 to 4:30 and the eve- ning show from 8 to 9:30. The eve- ning show is expressly for those who are unable to attend during the af- ternoon. Live models will exhibit the latest in fall styles. Hats to be worn by the models are being furnished through the courtesy of the Vogue Millinery, successors to the Lafontisee Millin- rey. Music will be furnished through the courtesy of the Barker Drug and Jewelry store, and an enjoyable show is assured by the management of the store. Visiting ladies will' be given flow- ers as a-souvenir of the occasion. The public in general is invited and espe- seized. cially urged to attend. in Bemidji and Vicinity. Did¢ you ever have a bunsh of questions fired at you with surh rapidity that you hardly knew where you were at? 4 That’s what happened to the Sales Manager of ThePioneer’s $4,000 Salesmanship club and greater cir- culation campaign ncarly every day —except that you can’t feaze him. Ask him as many questions as you like and he'll answer them as fast as he can talk. g Some people might become peéved if questions, were hurled at them like a rapid-fire gun. but The Pioneer’s sales manager revels in it. Tor instance, yesterday morning there came to the Salesmanship club department a young Wwoman Wwho wished to become a member of the club and work for the valuable prizes to be awarded Saturday night, Oc- tober 29. She wanted to find out all about it, and if medals were ever given to question propounders this young wo- man surely deserves one. It was eary in the forenoon. She Jcanie to the point right away. “Well, count me in on that race and tell me all about it.” “Yes, indeed,” replied the sales manager. “You see—" “Can I win that big $1,120 Buick 4 or a“Ford touring car?’* shé inter- rupted. “You most certainly can! That is, providing you secure the highest YOUNG LADY GRILLS THE SALES MANAGER OF PIONEER’S GREATER CIRCULATION CAMPAIGN Wanted to Know All About It, and Learned Details That Should Interest Every Red-Blooded, Ambitious Man and Woman you reside in Bemidji or territory within 100 miles.” “‘Well, then, tell me what I must do to win,” she asked, as she moved her chair a nocth forward. “That’s ‘easy. All you have to do is to see your friends and 'acquain- ances and get them to prepay their subscriptions to The Pioneer through you; that's all there is to it! If they are not already subscribing for The Pioneer the idea is to induce them to become such by paying siX months or a year in advance at the regular subscripton rates.” “But how about the credits; it takes credits to win, doesn’t it?"” she fired back. “Exactly. I'm coming ‘to/ that. Credits are allowed for each pre- paid subscription to The Daily or Weekly: Pioneer.” How many credits do you get for subscriptions,” she eagerly inquired. ““That depends entirely upon the length of time the subscription is paid, from six months up two years, and during which ‘period’ same is received at the campaign department, according to the printed schedule.” “Do I get any credit for old sub- subscriptions?” “Yes, indeed. Credits are allowed for renewals in exactly the same pro- portion_ given for entirely new sub- scriptions.” “And,” continued the sales mana- number of credits.” “And does it make any difference where T live?” “No differerice whatever; just so ger, “there are literally thousands of subscribers now taking the paper by the week who would pay for six (Continued on Page 6) Bids Opened By State Board of Control Are All Below Funds Available Bids for the construction of a new home for the superintendent, medical director, nurses and employees at Lake Julia Sanatorium were opened Tuesday by the State Board of Con- trol at St. Paul, and word has been reccived by E. E. McDonald, presi- dent of. the Lake Julia commission, that ail bids were under the amount of funds on hand for this purpose. Consequently, construction of this new building is definitely assured and the Lake Julia Sanatorium' commis- sion will meet Friday forenoon at 10 o’clock at Mr. McDonald’s offices in Bemidji to go over the bids as sub- mitted and make the award of the contract. The completion of this building will make room for 12 additional patients in the sanatorium proper, besides giv- ing the employees of the institution a model home. It is expected that the building will be completegd about January 1, 1922, PLANNING AUTO TOUR TO RED LAKE TOMORROW A special tour by citizens of Be- midji has been urged by the Bemidji Civic and Commerce association to Red Lake tomorrow to carry the news of the Northern Minnesota Iair at Bemidji and also to visit the Red Lake Fair at Red Lake which is now being held. 3 On Friday another tour of as many business men as can make it is urged for Park Rapids, also for the purpose of advertising the big fair at Be- midji next week. President Barker of the Bemidji association urges all members of the association, who can find it possible, to go on one or both of these tours. MURDERER OF HIBBING POLICE TAKES OWN LIFE Officers Hear Shot While Still 100 Yards From Shack Where Webb Was Hiding (By United Press) Hibbing, Sept. 14.—John Webb, sought for the murder of three Hib- bing police officers last week, commit- ted suicide early today when sur- rounded by a posse. Five officers, who trailed Webb to a shack in the woods three miles from Kitzville, heard the shot when they were still 100 yards from the shack. They found Webb’s body in the garret. Webb had been sought by, thou- sands during the week. Governor Preus had ordered out the Hibbing National Guard unit and the forest rangers to aid in the search. Webb shot and killed Chief of Police Daniel Haynes, Detective Gene Cassidy and Traffic Officer William Kohart, when they attempted to arrest him at his home. The five officers who found Webb's body were Lindberg, Johnson, Moore, Montell and Cuttles. They placed the body on the running board of the automobile and brought it here. Huge crowds viewed the body at the police station. PARENTS URGED/NOT TO SEND CHILDREN EARLY Inasmuch as the public scholos are working under difficulties, parents are urged by the superin- tendent not to allow students to come to the buildings until the ringing of the first bells at 8:20 a. m.and 1 p. m. School does not begin until 8:40 a. m. and 1:15 p. m. This co-operation on the part of the parents will prevent stu- dents standing outside during in- clement weather. COLLEGE AKD SCHOOL OF ACRICULTURE OPEN SOON Beginning' the year 1921-22, the first classes of the Minnesota College of Agriculture, University, farm, will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Reg- istrations can be made up to and in- cluding the 27th. The college recog- nizes four principal groups of stu- dents: those who are preparing for general agricultaral pursuits; those who are preparing to become special- ists for the practice of professional! agriculture in college or experiment station; those who are preparing to become te: s of agriculture and manual training in secondary schools; those who expect to become i ists in some one of the speci cultural sciences. The Schoo! of Agriculture at Uni- versity farm will open Monday, Oc- tober 3, with class work beginning the following day. DBoys and girls, 17 years of age or over, who have completed the work of the grades, are eligible to admission to the school, the courses of study of which embrace a wide range of subjcets, all being related to farm life. The primary ob- ject of the scholl is to give a prac- tical education to young men and women. Classes are held in the workshop, laboratory, barns and fields, as well as in the c! room. Methods of instruction tend to edu- cate students toward the farm in- stead of away from it. The courses require three winters of six months each for completion. The school will close on March 25, when students will return to their farms and urban homes to do proj- ect work for the remainder of the year. IRISH PARLIAMENT IN |, FAVGR OF CONFERENCE (By United Press) Dublin, Sept. 14.—The Irish parlia- meng has unznimously approved the reply to Premier Lloyd George's in- vitation to Inverness, it was officially announced Lot The delegat. ‘Arthur Griff Michael Collins, Barton Dugan and Duffy. (By United Press) London, Sept. 14.—(By Ed I. Keen)—Mystery surrounding the Irish situation doubled today when the British government after an- nouncing that the communication from the Dail Iiir made puble at 7 changed its plans a ncte would not A dispatch from Dublin ihdic the communication in question is a reply of the Dali to Premier Lloyd George’s ivitation to further confer- ences begi tember 20. £ the Sinn Fein parliament had unan- imously approved the reply and ap- pointed a delegation headed by Griffith, Sinn Fein foreign minister. winn would be . m, 1 announced the = suddenly ! LADIES’ STYLE DRIVING AUTO CONTEST FOR FAIR s Dozen or More Bemidji Ladies Signify Intention to Take Part in Driving Tests A style driving automobile contest, in which a dozen or more prominent Bemidji ladies will take part, will be a novel feature of the Northern Min- nesota Fair, which opens for a four- day prograny next Tuesday. This contest, which has proven a big event at the Minnesota State fair and the North Dakota State fair, will no doubt be as successful here. Two or three simple driving tests will be siaged and the three drivers, who, in the opinion of the judges, make the best showing, will be award- ed the prize Prizes aggregating a sum of $20 will be offered. Among those who have signified their intention to take part are the following: Mesdames A. P. White, B. W. Lakin, Fred Dyson, W. Chiches- ter, C. Van, 1. W. Johnson, Hallan Huffman, D. F. McCann, D. L. Stan- ton and M Leila Stanton, Arvilla Kenfield, Loui: ady, Josephine Parker, Hazel Laqua and Olive Cur- tis. FISHER CALLS GIBBONS CHANIPION OF THEM ALL (By United Press) St. Paul, Sept. 14.—*“You are the champion of them all,” Young Fisher, fighter of Syracuse, N. Y., told Mike Gibbons at the end of the 10-rcund bout here last night. “I will tell the world he is,” he added. It is the first time a fighter ever admitted defeat after staying the limit in a St. Paul ring. Young Fisher’s real name is Harry Sabio. Gibbo! ed up enough points to earn a decision. LOCAL ROAD CONTRACTOR ARRAIGNED IN ST. PAUL N. B. Nelson and Minneapolis Man Arrested for Having Stolen Liberty Bonds —_— St. Paul, Sepi. 14.—N. B. Nelson, dji road contractor, and Howard Minneapolis land dealer, not guilty when arraigned United States Commiss Sumuel Whaley today -4 ing stolen and ered liberty The men waived preliminary caring and were released on $5,000 bond each. on and arrested ay by federal service 5. They were ajso charged with digposal of the bonds. Bonds were stolen in Minn., last Scptember and bear the name of Albert Lillo. More than $5,000 worth of the bonds were said to be in possession of the twa men. Nelson claimed he found the bonds in a brush pile near 3emidji, and said he turned them over to Gasel Gasell were New York, pt. 14.—General John Pe: ng sailed for France to- day aboard <the steamer Paris, to decorate the grave of the unidenti- fied French soldier with a medal of honor. He may also visit London to place a medal of honor on a British coldier's grave there, it was said, ey 55c PER MONTH NEW WHITE WAY SYSTE TO BE LIGHTED TUESDAY Occasion Is to Be Made One of Celebration, Reports Committee in Charge B Tuesday night, September 20, will mark the lighting of the White Way in Bemidji. Arrangements have been made to turh on the electricity for the new system at that time. The oceca-| sion is to be made one of interest and| a celebration will be held in the eve-| ning, consisting of a parade, and dancing in the new armory. The two military units of the city, | the Union band and Juvenile band, together with the different labor bodies, city officials and citizens will form the parade in the evening, and after completing the line of march, which will be announced in detail later, it is being planned to have au} Indian pow-wow on the street in front of the armory followed by a public dance in the armory. 1t is the intention to make this a regular free-for-all celebration. Noise is to be an important part of the culo»l bration and everyone is urged to join| in making the occasion one to be re- membered. Tk s the first night of the Northern Minnesota Fair and .it is expected that the enthusiasm \vhich! will be aroused that night will be car-| ried on through the entire fair. ! | SING SING PRISONER ESCAPES BEFORE DAWN | (By Unit Press) N. Y., Sept. 14.—Joseph made an pe from Sing | prison before dawn today. He sawed through the cell bars, broke the lock on trap door to the roof, slid down frail telephone wire 70} fect to the ground, scanned the walls, | dived into the Hudson river and swam to freedom. EX-PREMIER OF MODERN GREECE MARRIES TODAY | (By United Pre; London, Sept. 14.—M ex-premi of modern ried today to Mlle. wealthy compatriot. younger than Ven INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE A REALITY much s, who is 57. By United Press) | Geneva, Sept. 14.-—(By Henry Wood)—The world’s 50-year-old dream of an international court of justice becamo a reality today, when the League of Nations elected 11 judges and 4 deputies to the world court. John Bassett Moore of the United States, member of the parlia- mentary court at The Hague, was elected by the assembly on the sce- ond ballot this afternoon. On the first, 9 judges were chosen. There was a regular political “log roll” for the position, the South American countries being strong in number and holding the balance of power in many instances. League delegates declared that the cstablishment of an International Court of Justice would be by far the most important undertaking of the o | wi 51 huckle with regard to her testimony,” JURY IDICTS ARBUCKLE FOR MANSLAUGHTER Dismissal of Murder Charge Expected as Result of Present Indictment | ATTORNEYS PREPARE TO GET RELEASE ON BAIL Detective Says One of Girl Witnesses Admits Having Been “Approached” (By United Press) San Francisco, Calif., Sept. 14.— Roscoe Arbuckle was indicted by the San Francisco grand jury early today on a charge of manslaughter. Dismissal of the murder charge originally filed against the comedian is expected to result from this indict- ment on a lesser charge. His attorneys are preparing to se- cure his release on bail. Arbuckle is charged of causing the death of Vir- inia Rappe, beautiful actress, whom s alleged to have assaulted during a “booze party” at his suite at a fash- ionable hotel, St. Francis. Under the murder complaint, Ar- buckle was acquitted of killing Miss Rappe without malice or fore-thought. The manslaughter indictment chargea that Arbuckle *did wilfully, unlaw- fully, feloniously and without malice or fore-thought, kill one Virginia Rappe, a human being.” The grand jury by a vote of 12 to 2 voted a manslaughter indictment in its second session on the Arbuck!c (By United Press) San Francisco, Sept. 14.—“One of the girl witnesses in the Arbuckle ¢ has admitted to me that she approached by a friend of Ar- Captain of Detectives Matheson de- clared today. Matheson refused to say who the witness- wagsor-to give any further information. “To do so would endanger a pos- sible arrest,” he explained. Mathe- son said he favored trying Arbuckl for manslaughter instead of murde: in the first degree. DAKOTA BANKERS FAVOR AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT (By Unlited DPress) rgo, N. D., Sept. 14.—Creation of an agricultural department to help put the farmers’ account on the right side of the ledger, is advo- cated by an investigating committee of the North Dakota Bankers' asso- ciation. The committee, of which W. I. Iforbes of Gilby is chairman, has made 148 report. The committee belleves that North Dakola agriculture is passing through the same transitory stage as has marked Lhe development in Wiscon- sin, Minnesota and Towa, and needs: More and better Jivestock; leg- umes on every farm, diversification, agricutural business training, co- League of Nations. operative marketing, publicity. SIXTEEN ALIENS ARE GRANTED PRIVILEGES OF CITIZENSHIP AT OPENING OF DISTRICT COURT Court Hearings Begin Today With Breach of Promise Case Heading the Calendar; Judge C. W. Stanton Is Presiding —Grand Jury Still in Session. Distriet court opened in Bemidji Tuesday morning with hearings for citizenship constituting the principal work of the opening day. Sixteen aliens were granted the rights and privileges of citizenship after exam- ination by Naturalization Examiner R. K. Doc of Duluth. Those to whom ¢ ip papers were granted are Swe efson Tei- gen, Norwegian; August Nelson Nor- den, Swede; Waldemar William ner, German; George Figel, Aus Halvor Gullick Halvorson, Canadian; Karl Anders Larson, Swede; Flora Lorraine Huck, Canadian; John So- dergren, Swed artin Johnson, Norwegian; G Stahl, Swede; William Thomas Blakeley, Canadian; John F. Winstron, Canadian; Anton e e e———— Rezny, British Honduranian; Peter Frost, Swede; Ed. Claffy, Canadian; Fred Martin Berge, German. One application was dismissed, 14 were continued on account. of non- appearance, three were continued to become better posted, five were un< able to satisfy the court on their war record and one woman prevented her husband from getting his citizenship papers on account of not being able to satisfactorily answer the questions. Hearing commenced today in court, ;|over which Judge: C. W. Stanton is presiding, on the case of Stella Adam- son vs. Peter Lien. P. J. Russell is in charge of the case for the prosecu- tion and Henry Funkley for the de- fen: The case is one for breach of proi e, The grand jury is also in session, with John Claffy as foreman. CURRENT SHUT OFF IN ORDER TO REPAIR WIRE Electricity users in the north por- tion of the city were without cur- rent Tuesday morning without any notice having been given, since a 2,300-volt wire broke and was en- dangering the lives of people who might pass by it. Consequently it was necessary for the Minnesota Electric Light and Power company to shut off the power near Ninth and Bemidji avenue for about an hour until the wire was repaired, | SOCIAL WORKERS CLOSE CONFERENCE AT HIBBING . Joseph E. Harris, judge of juven- ile court, and J. C. McGhee, chair- man of the Beltrami County Child Welfare board, returned this morn- ing from Hibbing where they attend- ed a four-day session of the confer- ence of the Minnesota Social Work- ers. They report a very interésting and successful meeting with several noted speakers present, the governor of Minesota, and speakers from Bos- ton and other cities. It was decided to hold the next conference at Glen~ wood,