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

The Piloneer is the only daily within 100 miles of Bemidjl and has the largest circulation in Northern Minnesota BEMIDJI i VOLUME XIX. NO. 137 'BEMID STATEREVENUE TAX IS WAIVED FOR THIS YEAR Funds on Hand Are Sufficignt to Cancel 1921 Levy, Says State Auditor SETS PRECEDENT IN HISTORY OF STATE Total Assessment of 4.23 Mills Is Half That of 1919, as Figures Reveal This, year, for the first time in its 63 yséa!;‘s of state-hood, Minne- sota will omit the regular annyal in- fliction of a tax for general revenue purposes. . i Announcement of the suspension of the. tax has been made by R. P. Chase, State Auditor, coincident with, the certification of the 1921 state tax levy to the various county au_dl- tors. ‘The levy is on the valuation of the present year and is collectable in 1922. X The state tax rate for 1921, based wholly on - statutory requirements, and over which the state auditor has no control whatever, is 4.23 mills, as against 8.1 mills, the figure in 1919 and 5.42 mills the rate for 1920. Practically, it is a cut of nearly one half the 1919 levy. Further it is the lowest state tax levy in recent years. To what extent the taxpayers of Minnesota will profit from the tem- porary abandoment of the tax for general revenue purpose as announce- ed by Mr. Chase can be best judged from the fact that infliction of the revenue tax realized the state -$4, 086,535.68 in 1917, $1,781,991.14 in 1918, $6,236,907.60 in 1919 and $1,- 667,419.42 in 1920. The tax is for the general running expenses of the state and it various departments, such as, penal, charitable and educatipnal institutions, special aid to the public schools? and other ;| state, activities. Out of the revenue dirved m this tax is paid salaries, bills for supplies and the numerous expense nezessary in the proper conduct and mainten- ance of the state government. The" rate~of- taxation fur-specific purposes and which as stated are wholly statutory are as follows. | * For the relief of Soliders and Sail- ors, .1 mill. 2 3 For State Road and Birdge, 1 mill. Redemption of Soldiers’s Bonus certificates, 1.3 mills. Re(}emption of Historical Society Building certificates, .01 nulls. Redemption of Itasca State Land certificates, .01 mills, ; Redemption of National Armories, certificates .01 mills. Redemption-of State Board of Re- lief certificates, .07 mills. Redemption of Forest Relief Com- misison ‘certificates, .2 mills. University of Minnesota Buildings, .25 mills. . In addition thereto, the ONE MILL Total-2.95. STATE SCHOOL TAX for per capita allowance .to .public schools, 1. mill. _ For special support of the Univer- sity of Minnesota, .23 mills. _ For Teachers Insurance and Re- tirement Fund, .05 mills. Making a total of 4.23 mills. (Continued on Page 6) Guard HOLD POULTRY CULLING SCHOOL HERE SATURDAY N. E. Chapman, Poultry Spe- cialist, Will Be in Charge, Big Attendance Expected — A one gny’s pgultry culling school has been'arranged by farm bureau Saturday, October 1. N. E. thp» man, the popular poultry specialist from University Farm, will be in charge. The school will be held at the home of Mrs. Earl McMahan, one of Bemidji’s * well known poultry fanciers, at 1109 Dewey avenue, un- less weather prevents. Her flock will furnish material for the demon- stration. If the weather is unfavor- able the morning session-will be held at the Citic and Commerce assocla- tion rooms. The morning session will consist of lectures’ and demonstrations on | poultry culling by Mr. Chapman, be- ginning promptly at 9:30. The after- session will hegin at 2:00, and will be | spext in practice work by those in at- tendance. [ This arrangement provides for expe! indtruction during the forenoon session and an opportunity Y& ‘ry out this instruction by practice iing the afternoon. The whole 9,k will be used, thus giving every- % a chance to handle birds. wently overlookedy largely be- c: & flocks are not selected for pro- ©,; in fact, very little attention is\. “ to them. This school offers therelly' saving feed, and giving the real producers more room in the poul- try house. Farm bureau and farmers clubs will be represented by comittees or teams appointed for that purpose. Anyone interested in poulrty is urged to be present, however. RAILROAD STRIKE WOULD INVOLVE NATIONAL MEET (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 28.—Any call for a railroad strike will cause aetion for the national unemployment con- ference meeting here, it was declared today. COMMUNITY AND CIVIC ~ CLUB MEETS SATURDAY The October meeting of the Wom- an’s Community and Civie club will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Civic and Commerce as- ociation rooms; Teachers of the Be- midji public schools. and of the Be- midji State Teachers college are es- -pecially welcome are invited to attend and “get ac- quainted.” f /A program which promises to be of great intcrest to all has been plan- ned. The Riggs orchestra will ren- der several selections, and Rev. Wm. Elliott will read “The Cotter’s Satur- day Night,” and other Scottish poems by Robert Burns. After the program there will be a social hour, with re- freshments. ‘Washington, Sept 28.—Republican leaders today decided to abandon ef- forts to secure the senate’s approval on the German treaty until after the ratification drive. Meanwhile the fate of the Germans as well as the Austria and Hungary pacts, is appar- ently resting in the hands of thirty- six Democratic senators. Thirty Democrats could defeat the treaty. SPECIAL CASH PRIZES OFFERED TO PIONEER CAMPAIGNERS AROUSING INTENSE INTEREST $150 in Gold; Divided into Four. Awards, and Given for Only Two Weeks’ Effort, Makes Hit With Live-Wires in Pio- neer’s $4,000 Campaign. The announcement yesterday that the Pioneer wil award four big cash prizes to Club Members in the $4,- 000 campaign for only two weeks’ ef- fort aroused intense interest and en- thusiasm. Fifty dollars in gold will be given to the Club Member in each district— city and country—who se- cures the largest amount of subscrip- tion money to the Daily and Weekly Pioneer between the dates of Sep- tember 27 and October. 8, inclusive. The Club Member in each district secures the second largest mount of subscription /money will receive $25 in gold. B This speical prize feature is exact- 1y like 2 new campaign with every- body starting at scratch, except that the credits issued apply toward win- ning the autémobiles and other big .prizes to be given away at the wind up of the campaign proper, October 29, Entirely new Club Members can not enter and become important «fac- tors in this campaign. Those who are already in the race can speed up and annex one of these cash: awards, which will help defray’the cost of gas- oline’ when the big cars find their OWNEerSec. ‘gusen e o This #'no_time to. hestitate. The time limit on this special prize offer is just feh days away. Everybody Busy With fine. weather - here ,at last every Club Member who has the well fare of winning at heart is exception- ally busy. Several -Bemidji campaign-1 ’ ers are in the country today; Club Members in District 2 have found the roads to their liking and are secur- ing every direction. A new Club Member from Shevlin started yesterday. She is Miss Marie Rider. Miss Rider is every well and favorably known in the western part of the county and will receive the hearty support of her host of friends and acquanintances. Miss Olivia Roy of Island Lake came in with a nice report today and prom- ises to make an even better record later on. Thee Kinds of People There are three kinds of people in the world: the Wills, the Wonts and the Cants. The first accomplish every=- thing; the second oppose everything; and the third fail in everything. The Pioneer’s Salesmanship Club .classifies the Wills, the Wonts and the Cants. Those who have become members and are doing their best be- long to the first class; there are a few who belong to the second class; there ate none of the third class re- presented. For the Wills, this week holds gold- en opportunities. Only ten days re- main of the first period of this cam- paign—ten days that should see real pep, push and perservence put forth every minute. The count Wednesday night, with result to appear in Thurs- day, will show up those who intend (Continued on Page 6) at this time and} © ¢ value of poultry on farms is| an)|, llent opportunity to secure ex- pery wultry knowledge, complete [ with 1l practice. Now is the time to ci Je non-produciag hen before the Ff ¥ goes into winter quarters, INSPECTING PROPOSED RAIL ROUTE TO GRYGLA In order that they may look over the proposed railroad route from Be- midji into the Grygla country, J. J. Opsahi, president of the Red Lake Northern Railway and Construction company of this city, M. D. Stoner of Brainerd, Bemidji’s first city engin- eer, John Moberg and C. S. Carter left this forenoon for Clearbrook and Gonvick. From Gonvick they plan to go north into the Grygla country, in- specting the proposed route as they near the Grygla region. They expect to be gone for two or three days at the least. A conference will be held with the Commerical club at that place tomor- row, and it is urged that a large de- legation from Bemidji attend the meeting..Grygla residents-are-anxioya that " this ‘construction company put a road through to that territory, which is in this county, but only in- directly connected with the county seat. i WISS WEST MENTIONED FOR SEA'ILNCOMMITTEE The menibers of Bemidji Review, who are the local representatives of the Women’s Benefit Association, an- nounce the news that their founder and leader, Miss Bina M. West, has been . prominently pesented to President Harding as the one woman in the United States fitted by special training and experierce for a seat on the Advisory Conference Committee for Limited Armament. Miss West was approached on this subject by her friends in the National Fraternal Congress of America which convened at ‘the Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Tllinois, the first weck in September. The delegates to this Congress represent over nine million fraternalists and they stand back of the appointment. Miss West is perhaps the best known woman in the United States. Her thirty years of leadership in a society numbering u quarter of a mil- lion women has drawn on her super- latjve talents and developed her men- tally to a degree unusual in women, She has never been associated with any faction, nor is she a theorist, two attributes that will count with Pre dent Harding in making the appoin; nient. The local members are very proud of the recogniiion that has been giv- en Miss West’s abilities in the en- thusiastic mention of her name all over the country, and during the past few days Commander Maud Rice and her entire corps of officers and mem- bers have been busy getting in touch with Senators Kellogg and Knute Nel- son and Congressman Harold Knut- son, requesteing their endorsément. THRESHER BURNED TO DEATH IN GRANARY (By United Press) Devils Lake, N. D., Sept. 28.—John Smistko, thresher on the Henry Whit- kolpf farm near her, carried a lighted lantern into a granary, and in some unknown manner a barrel of kero- sene was ignited. Smistko was burned to a erisp. CHILDREN GIVEN CHANCE TO SEE SHOW THURSDAY All children under 16 years of age, provided they possess the written con- sent of their parents and one cent for war tax, will be admitted without additional charge to the Grand thea- tre Thursday afternoon, acocrding to an announcemeht made today by Manager G. S. Harding. The five-part picture show will be- 0 and the vaudeville pro- gram at 3:30. Other persons attend- ing will be charged the usual admis- sion price, NORTH DAKOTA LEGION HOLDING CONVENTION p Bangs ‘of Grand Forks Phi .Mentioned Strongly for State Commander (By United Press) Jamestown, N. D. Sept. 28.— Devils Lake, Mandan, Wahpeton, and Williston have come to the 1922 meeting of the American Legion, each determined to be host next year to the convention. Strenuous cam- paigning is under way About 1,000 delegates and visitors are on hand for the two days’ ses- sion. Twenty, new posts have been added since the Minot meeting, bring- ing the total to 273 In additiion the Woman’s Auxiliary, formed nced the last convention, is well represent- ed. Arthur L. Knauf, chairman of the James town arrangements conmmittee has determined that Jamestown shall establish a record for entertaining the veterans. The convention opened at 10 o’clock Committee reports and important ad- dresses are scheduled for this after- noon. Among the speakers will be: C. D. lHi}.abar(l, manager of District No., 10, U. S. Veterans bureau, Mrs. Eu ate president Fenelon, Devils Lake, s of the Woman's Au . 0. Nor- ton, Des National Americanism commission. Officers and the next meeting place will be selected tomorrow. (By United Press) amestown, N. D.. Sent. 28, lip Bangs, Grand Forl > mon, Jamestown, and B \Hanley of Mandan are candidates for state commander. The entrance of Judge Hanley in the race has focused national atten- tion on the conference. Ie became prominent in National Legionaires circles when he w pnointed cha man of the meetings of the Legio aires on their return trip from their regent tour to France when a protest was made against National Command- er Emery. Bismarck is enposing Fargo for state headquarters. H. R. Landen of Minot is opposed by Matt Trainer of Devils Lake and M. H. Sprague of Grafton for national committeemen. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION COSTS BEING FIGURED (y United Press) Fargo, N. D., Sept.,27.—Practical steps have been taken this year to ar- rive at a definite figure on agricul- tural production costs. One hundred and eight farmers kept records. —Rev. Willard, farm cconomist, connected with the agricultural college, will con- duct 15 to 20 cost schools in as many countics. Farmers attending will be instructed in farm bookkeeping. N. Y. TEAMS’ LEAD CUT - IN BIG LEAGUE RACE (By United Press) New York, Sept. 28.—The lead of both New York teams in the major Jeague races was reduced yesterday by half a game. The Pirates won, while the Giants were idle, and cut down McGraw's lead to 3% game The Yanks lost, while the Indians were idle, and their lead slipped to 1 games, The Pi- rates have five to play and the Giants four. If the Giants win two, the Pi- rates are gone, dless of what happens in St. Louis. Both the Yanks and the Indians have four games left. If the Yanks win three out of four, ithe Indians are out of it. NESDAY EVENING, SEPT. 28, 1921 portion, war Thursday. i T EFFECT, STATES BANKER St. Paul, Sept 28.—The serious fi- cial situation confronting Minne- rmers has resulted in a “silent na sota moratorium” throughtout many rural | Timothy |} districts, according to 0’Connor, bank president of Renville, Minn. Mr. O’Connor is chairman of a joint farmer-banker comittee, or- ganized by the farm bureau federa- tion to lay the farmers’ credit needs before city and federal bankers, “Something must be O’Connor said at a credit conf here last week, “to relieve the f er who has contracted debts during the period of high prices and who is to liquidate with the com- produced - during the past moditi year, which under present conditions will not enable him to liquidate any twine, debts except for threshing, help and other exper to production of the crop.” HATHAWAY WILL COACH NGRTHWESTERN ELEVEN (By United Press) Chicago, Sept. 28.—Jack Hathaway »|will captain the Northwestern cleven through the season that opens on Uct- ober 1st with the heavy Maroon gdme. Hathaway is a man who has contri- bULEA 1UCH L0 Lhie L urpie s stlolig de- IGlse 1 past stunviin. An celllel e has been Lhie hey aan i e le 5 one Of Lie hardest Workers on Lue squad &ld Be bs a bnal ol whoi Goach fwuner MebDevite can build a machiie thal will hoid up well irom the opei- JTes g 0r the scason. Aront Uie Line e dirst ball s kicked ofi sor whe Lirsl serimmage un- Ul the eveading belore Lie Maiooil game, ail Goucn MCDEVILLS energies will be arecied towards buliding up a stone wall 1o present Lo Umicago and towards evolving a system of strategy that will pierce the derense oL the Soutn side school. With a larger number of men back, Chicago, is gomg to have a siight ad- vantage in the matter of material av hand pbut Coach McDevitt f con- fident that he has the “makens” of an effective fighting unit that will carry the day. Un October 8, Northwestern in- vades Minnesota at Minneapolis and the following week Wisconsin - wil colie down 1rom the north and play at isvanston, un November 5, The Purple will play al Purdue at Lafuyctte, Indiana, and on the nineteenth lowa will ap- pear at Evanston. Within three weeks Indiana will open at Franklin college and first of the big ten colleges will be in ackion. On that date Northwestern will be putting on the finish touches for its contest with Chicago just seven days away. As soon as Coach McDevitt gets his defensive into shape, he will start in on intensive offensive work. _ The Chicago game aside from the interest aroused by the ancient rival- ry between the schools will be watch- ed with much interest as an index of the type of work Northwestern is going in for this season. STATE TO BE REPRESENTED AT U. 8. MINING CONGRESS Paul, Sept. 28.—Minnesota will resented at the American Min- ing congre in Chicago the week of October 17. Governor Preus has ac- {cepted an invitation .to speak the {opening day. Minnesota’s extensive mining in- ter will be depicited at the con- g exhibits, F. A. Wilder, state mine inspector, will have charge of the exhibits, «|tion, Oct. 14, 55¢c PER MONTH DAIRY INQUIRY WILL BEGIN IN MINNESTA Committee of Eleven Picks National Show for First Marketing Session St. Paul , Sept. 28.—Minnesota, as the foremost butter producting state in the union, has been selected by the farm burcau dairy marketing Commit tee of Eleven the scene of its first hearings. The Committee of Eleven was ap- pointed by J. R, Howard, president of the American Farm Bureau feder- ation, with the advice of the National Milk Producers association, to work improved methods of marketing dairy products. K. B. Heaton, director of the dairy marketing department of the American federation, has notified the state farm bureau that the first general hearing conducted by the committee will take place at the state fair grounds on Oct. 12, during the National Dairy Show. A preliminary meeting will be held in state farm bureau headquarters here on Oct. 10 or 11, Mr. Heaton said. Minnesota dairymen are répres ed on the national marketing commi tee by H. B. Nickerson, president of the Minnesota Co-operative Cream- & eries association, Ine. M Twenty other conferences are scheduled for the National Dairy Show, Oct. 8 to 15. sessions of the Na 12 5. They include ional Cheese con- ference, Oct. Buttermake ssociation, Oet and 12; National Dairy association, Oct. 12; International Milk Dealers association, Oct 13, 14 and 15; Amer- ican Dairy Scienc sociation, Oct. 10; National Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers, Oct, 10 and 11; Na-| tional Dairy Council; American Jer-| sey Cattle club, Oct. 14; Amcrir:m' Oct. 12; Hol- | n association of Amer 11; Ayrshire Breeders asso Oct. 11; Allied States Creamer Guernsey Cattle c stein-Frie: Oct. State consin State ociation Cheese Dair Brown Swiss tion, Oct. 11; Jutter Manu- ition; County Agents association; Wis Protective Cattle Breeder: Minnesota factur and state exte and Milk Produe ice s National conven- LLOYD GEORGE'S RFPLY T0 BE MADE TOMORROW * (By United JPress) London, Sept. 28.—Premier Lloyd George will not write the British re- ply to De Valer not insisting on Ireland’s sovereignty until tomorow, | according to dispatehes from Gair- The pact of the British note will en out tomorrow night, it was R said. Indications that a disagreement bo- National Creamery [nounced by Judge 11 night. FATEOF MOVIE COMEDIAN WL BE KNOWN S00N {Whether ‘Arbuckle Will Faco Trial for Manslaughter or Murder Pending CHAMBERMAID FIGURES STRONGLY FOR STATE Attorney Brady Not to Summon Woman Who First Accused Arbuckle of Murder (By United Press) San Francisco, Sept. 28.—The fate of Roscoe Arbuckle was expected to be declared before the end of today’s preliminary hearing for the murder of Virginia Rappe. Whether the film comedian will face trial for murder or manslaugh- ter or will go free possibly will be au- Lazerus beforc The defense yesterday rest- ed but the hearing was to be resumed today. It was believed ~ Arbuckle would be heid for trial. The declara- tion of Judge Lazerus that he did not like to dismiss any case without a showing of the evidence supporting the charge which was made was taken to mean he would order Arbuckle held. The defense today was prepared for the judge's . decision and was ready to agree to a submisison of the case or to offer additional testimony. I'red Fishback, motion picture direc- tor, was to be called to testify. An- other doctor was expected to be sum- moned by Arbuckle’s attorneys. The court will give almost immediate de- cision, it was stated. The state made its case against the defense on these charges: That he was seen to foliow Rappe into the room adjoining that m which his party was being held; tha! while in the room together, a chui- bermaid heard the woman in | room crying, No! No! Oh, my ' and a man tell her to “shut up.” M Rappe was found lying on the i moaning, “I am dying, I am dym:." That when Miss Rappe again beyan to moan he shouted, “Don’t mal.. o much nojse or 1 will throw you ou of the window.” That an act of external v was possibly the cause of the inj that resulted in Virginia Misi tween British ea t ministers as to the attitude whi hould be shown | towards DeValera’s insistence, that! Ireinnd could only enter the proposed conference as a free s e, had not been settled. The reply would make | i s said. | FIFT! WARD TQ Beginning this cvening, Nymorc children will be warned at 9 o’coick by the ringing of a curfew bell t it is time for them to hury home cording to an announcement m this forenoon by Chief of Pelice Thomas Bailey. Bemidji's curfew will be sounded as before. Desired By All Nations. (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 28.—Practically every rock and coral reef on the Pa- [ ocean is involved in the forth- coming Washington conference on Jimitation of armaments and Far Eastern affairs. The much-discussed Pacific question is not so much a question of the ocean itself as the in- numerable large and small islands dotting it. It may easily be a que: tion of life or death for the inter- ested powers. It was not until a generation ago that the great powers pi ed the immense value of the Pacifie islands, the National Geographic society de- clared, in a comprehensive review of angle of the conference made public today. “If modern fleets had to be oper- ated 6,000 miles from home without fuel bases, or if cables had to span such distances under water without relay stations, offensive naval war- fare and telegraphic communications over wires would be practically im- possible,” the survey’ stated. “The great powers of the world woke up to this fact in earnest about a genera- tion ago and began taking over island bases and stations in the Pacific that had previously seemed of little more significance than stages for exotic dances and cannibal feasts. Before Ithis, islands and the lands bordering |the world’s greatest ocean had been Tacquired chiefly with the idea of ex- 7 ] CURFEW EACH EVEMING death, The defer Wi enused arrest templed ¢ s that she dicd Trom < for which the comedian could Inot be hebl reaponsible. The prococdings of the preliminary i having been robbed of an anticipated hearing, as Attorney Bra declared he was not going to swn moen Mrs, Mande Delmont, the aven e Distriet. Atlorng Brady ad witted he would not 1 othe woma who first a sed Arbuchle For being beath oid the ero responsibie tor Miv Puppes beeau.e he wanted Lo quetsioning. S NATIONS BATTLE FOR CONTROL OF PACIFIC OCEAN; BIG TOPIC AT COMING CONFERENCE: Cables and Modern Fleets Make Problem of Control One of National Life or Death; Fuel Bases on Numerous Islands ploiting their products, and only the larger arcas were consigered impor- tant. With the realization of the valuable parts that naval bases and relay stations might play in the fu- ture, there developed a keen interest in even the tiniest rockg and coi:! rings. “As landlords of the domains that bound the vast bowl of the Pacific now sit three great vitally interested powers—the United States, Great Britain and Japan. In addition there are four nations hardly less interest-. ed—China, Russia, Holland and France. Among those countries whose interests are by no means negligible are Mexico, Chile and the other west coast Latin-American states. Spain and Germany have passed from the Pacific: but in passing, each has ac- centuated the problems of the United States. “What may be called the ‘stakes’ of the various countries whose lands hem in the Pacifie vary greatly on a basis of their coast lines, ~The United States leads in miles of frontage on the Pacific with more than 4,000 miles, counting both the sweep of the Aleutian Islands and the part of Alaska above them. The Philippines add a direct frontage of about 1,000 miles more on the other sidé of the great ocean. “Asiatic Russia is second with ap~ proximately 3,500 miles from Behring (Continued on Page 6)