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

The Plonser is the only daily within 100 miles of Bemidjl and bas the largest circulation in Northern Minnesota . P, 1 VOLUME XIX. NO. 151 " BEMIDJI, RAILROAD WORKERS DECIDE T0 MINN., FRIDAY EVENING, OCT. 14, 1921 LESS NEGOT! | BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER Iy R T e A A i S P S R e s e ] | j Sl I 90 A VRPN, P g b g e M Minnesota —— Fair tonight and Saturday, moderate temperature. ATIONS ARE 55c RER MONTH PLANS ADVANCE (NALLSECTORS Fermer Service Men Planning New Attack Which Will Be Put OQver November 11 PUBLIC IS TO FURNISH NEEDED REINFORCEMENTS Reserves Fr(;rn All Adjacent Secters Will Be Here to " Celebrate Armistice | First Number of Lyceum Cburse= Staged By Study Club | Promises Much | Alton Packard, accredited with be- | ing a master cartoonist, humorist and | lecturer, appears at thé Methodist | church this evening at 8 o’clock under | the auspices of the Woman’s Study, club, as the first of a series of Red-| path-Vawter Lyceum numbers to be | staged by this club for the benefit of | the State Teachers College fund. | Mr. Packard is described as being | more %han a mere funny man. It has| seen said of him, that, while he makes | people laugh, he also makes them | weep. His work has shown him to be | a master of his art, who knows how | to make his art the medium for his/| message. { Although there is comedy galore WELL DONE. SON, BAS[ 70 NORMAL throughout his lecture, he takes occa- sion to impress his audience with the | idea that he is a missionary for thej cause of right ‘living and the propa-| ganda of the downfall of bolshevism, | and its creed of making the dollar a | god to be worshipped. 1 When he gets tired of drawing car-| toons, he sits down at the piano :\nd,f playing his own accompaniment, | Plans for celebrating Armistice Day in Bemidji formed the most im- portant subject to be discussed at ‘the regular meeting of the Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion Thurs- day night at the rooms of the Civic and Commerce associagion, although the plans have not advanced materi- ally since the meeting of the commi ice chairmen held last Monday night. The concensus of opinion was that the program and its various features shouid be left to the discretion of the various committees in charge and this policy will prevail, in order that plans may be entirely completed as quickly as possible. Fach committee chairman has al- ready mapped out his plans and with- in a few days the program will take on definite shape, The parade prom- ises to be a big feature, and a general invitation is extended to ail local or- ganizations to participate in it, either . in ually, or as a body. D. J. Moore Bemidji high school’s gridiron s]e:\son advanced one more game when | ithe lgeals met the ¥ grounds at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon in the fourth game of the year. The visitors arrived on the 3| train, and| Bemidji § sings a number of songs of his own composition. Those Wwho contem- plate hearing and seeing Mr. Packard | this evening are assured a worth-| while entertainment and are urged .to | attend. i i | HASTINGS GAZETTE EPITOR | PASSES LATE YESTERDAY | s — e [R5 | oo b BENIDJ HIGH PLAYS | Minneapolis, ct. . — Irving . Ama | Todd, 80, editor of the Hastings Ga- GRAND RAPIDS TODAY! zette, died at a sanatorium here late yesterday. . i 7 | Todd has been in charge of the ala? e Hastings Gazette for 60 years. He Lecals’ Second Team to Play: was deg‘xl‘ ofdMinnesota newspaper-| Tensirike at Fair Grounds | 2 , men. he editor is survived by his; | is in charge of this feature and those | o) “Iyving Todd, Jr., who has heen | Tomorrow Afternoon | wishing fo take any special part in associated with his father in publish-| it are asked to communicate with him | iy the Gazette, and a daughter, Mrs. at once. The Naval Militia and the|pjym of Minneapolis % | National Guard units will be out in s } uniform and as many ex-service men as possible are asked to be in u,v-.ifor‘i;ni:{ND‘:: SSCZOOL_ AS?.OClATlON = Sor this' pafticular cccasion. ¢ t ES3ION AT MANKATO - Following the parade, the public is (By United Press) invited to the new armory where ap-| Mankato, Minn., Oct. 14.—Mankato | o’clock Great Northern propriate ceremonials will be held in | today entertained the sixty-third an- Ibegan their battle against honor of the service dead. N. E. Giv-|nya] meeting of the Minnesota Sun- |at about 3:20 en, who is in charge of the ceremon-| day School association. ! Although Grand Kapid ials for the day; announces that Bish-| Delegates from every section of the |1ost to iv ams on the iron Nange op Bennett of the Episcopal diocese | state were arriving for the three-day |the loc rected they would have of Duluth will undoubtedly be the|program scheduled. Organization fm.!m put up il battle this after- speaker of the day. These services|religious education wasl the keynote |Must if they are to get anywhere in| ill continue until about 1 o'clock,|of the conference. Prominent speak- |the district schedule. | and at that time another special fea-|ors were to develop various phases of | Bemidji now has only one veteran ture is planned. This will be an-|the subject. player on the line-up, that one heing| nounced iater. A s | Ma Boyce. Nevertheless, Coach| R. B. Lycan, who is in charge of {Smith and Dr. J. W| Diedrich have the boxing show'to raise funds to FARM BUREAU PLANNENG ;ilovololzw.d a s:ql}l‘ad which bids: fair replenish the post’s fund for disabled T |to make a fine showing this year and AGRICULTURAL PROGRAI ! (By United Press) by next year will be well to the front | | and needy ex-service men, reports ‘that he will within the next few days be able to announce 'a boxing card which will be equally as good ‘as the one staged here by the post Ilast spring. He contemplates securing Gunner Joe Quinn of Minneapolis and possibly Johnny Nichols as the head- line attraction for this feature. Tom- Tibbetts will also add local inter- in the cholastic circles. Bemi ccond team is to play Tenstrike at the fair grounds tomor- St. Paul, Oct. 14.—Farmers of the row afternoon, and the locals are state will be asked to meet here Jan-‘!,‘.""k'i"g forward to a first-class game. Both teams are light and quie even- uary 8, 4 and 5 to ratify or reject|ly matched. A close game is expected | the program. Transportation, taxa-|and it is urged that the public sup-| tion and co-operative marketing ar(,\l)()v'}, tl.u' second team in this _!ramu,i [their first regular game of the sea-| m est to the card, it is expected. - Ithe most important subjects the com-| The_carnival and dance which wili| mittee will study. ~The Minnesota| " 3 be staged at the new armory in the|Farm Bureau Federation is consid- FORMER FARGO MAI NOW | RMER I v evening is sure to be another big fea- ture attraction. J. J. Pearce and T. C. Bailey have been busy for several days arranging for this part of the program. L Ex-service men, especiaily, and the publie in general are invited from all parts of this section of the state, and plans are being made by the recep- tion committee, of which Joe Record is chairman, for an exceptionally /large attendance from out of town. ering a state farm credit corporation,; and-has appointed a special committee | to investigate the plan. | — J. C. Nordby of Fergus Falls and| Fargo, N. D., Oct. 14.—Gerhard | W. H. Gold of Redwood Falls will|H. Korogh, former Fargo man, tod yl represent the country bankers on the|assumed his post as United States | committee. V. E. Anderson of the consul at Malmo, Sweden, to which| executive board of the state bureau,|he was appointed recently“by Presi- F. W. Peck of the university and|dent Harding. For the past ten years| Thomas E. Cashman, also of the exec-{hc was consul at Rotterdam. | utive beard, will represent the furm»; - e | ers. |CORONER INVESTIGATING | | DEATH CAUSED BY AUTO U. S. CONSUL IN SWEDEN} CLUB MEMBERS WHO WANT FRIENDS TO HELP ; Gt Press) MUST SHOW-THEY ARE IN THE RACE TO WIN .00 Toiy v Svtivatonn ™ o death of Elizabeth Anders, the third |9 g o N ichild to be kill iles in | Next Important Credit Count Will Be Made Saturday Night atigtf (pfluol ;nt f:“ror(llasz' auftomobiles m| 8 O’Clock and the Standings Will Be Published in Mon-/ i day’s Issue of The Pioneer. :KN!GHT S QF CGLUMBUS e INSTALL NEW OFFICERS, The Pioneer’s great salesmanship fes of the campaign. It will not be| campaign is now on the home stretch [opened until the campaign is over| oand but 13 rr}x]ore workini days re-|and the final count begun. I There were about 250 persons pres-| main in which to get subscriptions Victory Lies Ahead Bt 4 i 3 5 5 and secure enough credits to make| yictory Tiety oy e behind.‘mt at the publlc'mstallatmn of offi-| sure of one of the big prizes. ! Just two short ‘weeks and then th"!cf“‘r.:: of the) Hnighte, of Columb.us, Pep, push and perseverance are|race will be over. You can’t depend | Which took place Thursday evening the three keys that will unlock any |on the present totals or reserves to s the Moose hall. The officers were| door in the world. They will unlock |win. The last week of the second pe- ! alled by District Deputy E. G.| the master door that leads to one of |riod is bound to be a humner. If you | Mraz, assisted by Warden S. H. Des-| ihe eight grand prizes. Have you the fail to take biz advantage of it you,Marais, both of Staples, Minn. keys? Mi i‘;s,tdzr‘t_‘(’)[f:‘]’s“f:;vwg‘:t your p‘“'j After the installation, a pleasant Second Peried Important e“FiveL 1'cnsr>;1< why club members © al hour was enjoyed and lunch The second period of this cam-]shou]d do your best work now. q.f‘l ef;’;flf? ‘-mi[ c‘r('.n)n fql"_thc ladies paign is equally as important as the! 1. You reccive more credits for ' ngd clgarg tok the men Visitors. first. After October 25 the schedule {subscriptions. ¥ Fcllowing is a list of the officers goes down and that reduction may| 2. The candidates who “show the | for the coming year: Grand Knight, eat for the very ones who |best salesmanship ability will receive l:z_m_l Winllesky; Deputy G. K., Joe| mean re now planning on victory by stand- | the biggest rewards.” Bisiar; Chancellor, J. W. Cogwin;] ing on the present credit totals. { 3. It always pays to be “first.” warden, P. Gould; financial secre-i No crodits whatever will be issued| 4. You must work hard to keep | tary, E.J. Neumann; recording secre-| treasurer, C. the place you have now attained. tary, Arthur DBreen; Russell; lec- at The Pioneer office the final week 5. This and the next week is the| Boucier; advocate, P of the campaign. Subscriptions and lied program. N. LK. Given acted as cvand Rapids high at |1 {speakex on the program and he |Big Fcotbali Elevens Bagin to |fle when “dirty football” w WEST GIVES KIWANIAR The hardware dealers who had charge of the Kiwanis meeting Thurs- day noon presented a snappy and v chairman of the day, and male quartet gave a number of very har- monious selections. F. R. Duxbury gave ar interest- 1 [ _th i Con- which he atten St. Paul as a delegate from this city. A num- ber of guests were.introduced to the club. Prof. J. C. a West was the main a ,very instructive talk on edu tion that was a revelation to many those present. ! of The attendance prize, donated by the Bemi company, was | won by Barney Erickson. GOING GETTING ROUGH ‘FOR BIG GRID TEAMS Hit the First of the Hard Going Tomorrow By Henry L. Farrell New York, Oct. 14.—Getting away from the paved pikes of the carly season, the big football elevens he- gin to hit the first of the hard going tomorrow. Four interesting intersectional games feature the card in the Fast,} while the West will watch with equal attention ihe first real conflicts of the “Big Ten.” :1 From an interscctional standpoint™ the battle between Harvard and) Georgia, one of the ranking cicvens, of the Southern Conference, is thej feature game of the d The South will also step inio the castern stage when Tennessce meets Dartmouth at Hunover. | Colors of the Middle West will be| carried against the Iast also at Pitts- burgh, where Glen Warner’s f: Panthers will play the Unive Cincinnati and at West Point, the Cadels will oppose W The biggest and perhaps the hard- est fought battle of the day will be between Princeton the Naval Academy and Annapolis. All the bit- terness worked up in last ar's bat- charged and ccuntercharged by both clevens, has been carried over. The midship- men would take the same delight| in trimming the Tigers that they dol in beating the Army Yale has a com ively easy game with Williams, and Penn is | pecting no great trouble with me'th‘ more. Penn State has a marn d! job with Lehigh, and the Syracuse-! Brown game should be anything but; a pink-tea engagement. Ohio State and Minnesola the banner attraction in the Weste Conference. Northwestern and W consin, and Iowa and Ilincis will fur- nish the other banner conference| games. Notre Dame will mingle | ing Purdue. | ] again with a “Big Ten” No important gam the South. Centre has a soft opponent sity of have i i Lu;xm by play- are carded inj cash to cover must be deposited in|time to make cvery day and hou: turer, P. Lahr; hlain, Rev. J. J. the ballot box, which will be placed |hour bring its full quota T. Phillippe; trustee, M. Connelly;; a local bariks The box will be lock-{* PIONEER’S GREATER CIRCULA-|outer guard, F. Breen; inner guard,} ed and the leys delivered to the judg- | TION SALESMANSHIP CAMPAICK. | b. J. Downs. } h | , in St. Xavier’s of Cincinnati, and| Georgia Tech has the same in Fur-} man. a tthe progressive ned i I i) TAN[TARES TARE AN ALAXE TASUAKE [ CASKEY IS APPOINTED MANAGER OF EXCHANGE Fermer Wire Chief Here Now Manager of Bemidji and Cass Lake Exchanges Lewis L. Caskey, who for the ps several years has served in the eny aeity of wire chief for the Bemidji exchange of the Northwestern bl Telephone company, has been ap- pointed man r of the Bemidji and Cass Lake ex ges, and has already assumed his new duties. This an- nouncement was commuicated to Th Pioncer Thursday afternoon by Di trict Commereial Manger I I Lis pany at Duluth. Mr. Caskey has been in the,em- ploy of this commpany for a number of and has made a wide ac- quaintanceship in this city, where he has made his home for many ycars. Previous to coming to Bemidji, Mr. Caskey was in the employ of the com- panya t Duluth. Mr. Lister stated that the company taking a personal interest in its s and, in making Mr. Cas- shanges, point- se the i employ, key manager of the two ex betieves that it has made ment which will greatl ple local patrons. He also s to thank the Bemidji patrons for the spirit of co-operation shown the company and employees during th past and at the same spiril be Wit the local exchange while under the management of Mr, Caskey. PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICANS TO PUSH NEWBERRY CASE United Press) ington, Oct. 14.—The New- : must npt be dropped. Thi he notice sdrved today on ad- ation leaders by members of (ny ministr iformation in counted the Michi- el that they bhad that some lead ran eleetion case clos ressives, Kenyon, Mo and John- on and some other Democrals mean to_join with the senator if nec v to foree action in the ecase, upon the sal filed by the commitiee that igated the charges that New- ber clect WELL KNOWN SPEAKERS 1 in 1918, AT COLLEGE TOMORRQW Owing to the fact that an impres-|period amounted Eu llege faculty and students, and those of the public who desire to attend will have an oriunity to hear two noted speak- 7 in the auditorium of the s A. Brown, ex-mayor ill address the col- a. m., on a popular n of Tomorrow.” At 1:30 n. ., Dr. W. C. Bagl profeszor of education of the ' ers college at Columbia Univers New York, will speak in the aszembly room. He will also speak in the after- noon at 4 o'clock to the teachers of the city. This add will also be held in the college auditorium. The | ily invited to attend and a special invita- ed to the members of tion to public is cord these addre tion is exten the Parent-Teacher 2 hear them. Both these are speak ers of exceptional a and have meseages which are of high value. 'RAILROAD SHOP WORKERS ‘ 7 WIN SWEEPING VICTORY RA!L wéfi(ERS ; OROCTOBER | Paid on Piece-Work Basis | Hurl Ultimatum at Employers Today; Strike to Depend Upon Negotiations (By United Press) Chicago, Oct. 14.—Railroad shop workers today won a sweeping vic- tory before the United States Ruil- |road Labor Board. The board handed Idown a decision refusing to approve the petition ot the railroad executives | that all orkers be placed on a piece-work bas stead of ‘an hourly rate. The Northwestern railroad acting with other lines had asked for the abolishment of\ the principle of piy- ing according to a stated time for s work in the shop. 1t had been one of | Union Heads Are Not Planning Ji;!w‘ nost hiv.f(- y contested questions | ¢o Call Qut Men on All Lines hefore the labor bhoard. | | The board held the men should be | s and should be ! - RAILROAD EXECUTIVES DEFYING LABOR UNION at the Same Time republicans, who said | icating | The pro-| paid on an hourly b: given eight-hour working days. | However, if carriers and employees agree that work should be paid for on {a_piece-work basis it will not be a Iviolation of the.board. The board up- held the railroad’s plan that shop “workers be foreed to undergo physical lexamination to determine whether or not they are fit to do the work. This thas also been a bitterly contested point between the railroads and the * |unions., |MRS. GERTRUDE MATHIESEN | PASSED AWAY LAST NIGHT Mrs. Gertrude Mathiesen, widow of muel Mathiesen, who passed away 1 months ago, died at St. An- ¥'s hospita about 10:30 o’clocl {neral {vet but wi M. L funeral. have not been completed beannounced when made i has charge of The deceased leaves four children, [Viola, GI Leonard and Carl, all {of Nymore; two brothers, Joseph| | Miller of Benoit, Minn., and Herbert| George R. Wegt of B | |FUNERAL SERVICES FOR | ‘ MRS, SMITH TOMORROW | | | All members of the Rebekah loc are requested to meet at Odd Fellow 'hall tomorrow, [tend the funeral of Mrs. J. A | who was a member of the loc | funeral services will be held at the Baptist church at 2:30, and the mem- bers of the lodge will attend in body. It is heped that every memlb will be at the hall promptly at 11: | — MINNESOTA WINS FIRST | | 'ON HERD OF GUERNSEYS My United Press) mith, The | |8t Tawl, Oct. Th-—Oinnesota has [ the finest Guernsey cattle in America. | [This was proven today at the nation- {al dairy show when the state won, ‘ll\u Guernsey award in the state herd | compelition, the blue ribbon and the $600. This was the first time in 15 y heen firs Last year Wisconsin !'second and Minnesota third. | Other staies won prizes as follows a ow on the s grounds: | md, $300; Towa third, 0 $200; Maryland $150; and Michigan, $100. { | Owne the winning Minnesota | [Guern D. | jtal B . Frissel of Hopking . Hagaman & Sons of Hastin Un [ Breuer of Os: farm at Anoka. Holsteins were to he announced to- day also. versily of Mimnesota and R. L s, and the Radisson last night. Arrangements for the fu- the Miller of Eaton, Colo.; a cousin, Mrs. [/ at 1:30 o'clock, to at-y 5, | ed thi ; (By United Press) | Chicago, Oct. 14.—Railroad work- Lurled an ultimatum at their em- rs today by deciding to strike negotiations on conditions were |ers | ploy {October 30 unl | wages and working {reopenced. Railroad exceutives who met here today defied the most powueriui las | bor union in the nation by proceedng with their plans to slash wages in the face of a strike. The decision to strike | was reached by the railroad brother thood early today. Accord to plans mapped out vy [the uaion heads, men on ail lines will not be cailed at once. Workers ronds comprising one group will be called oul first. Then if the managce- s to confer with the nien s and working conditions, worl in the nevt group will be fled out until every one of the 100,000 union workers will have de- serted their posts. The big brotherhood and a few of the federated shop craft, who are jated with the railroad depait- {ment of the American Federation of | Libor, the shop men of which B. M. Jewel is president, were the first to vole overwhelmingly in favor of the strike. All union men will work together is, it has been decided by their leade The strike vote was ken in protest aga the 12 per cent cut in wages, which took effect July 1. Since then, however, several men in high council of unionism, tated they would not use their “pow- cerful club” unless another attempt as made to cut wages., hings moved idly to a head fol- lowing the news that was given out by the unemployment conference at Washington that leaders in the admin- Z istralion favor a reduction in wages so that freight rates may be slashed to stimulate busin onditions, €ATHOLIC CHURCH BAZAAR TO BE HELD IN DECEMBER The regular annual Catholie Church bazaar will be held this year on De- cember 18, 14, 15, according to an .lannouncement made by Rev. Fr. Phil- tipe. Plans for a bigger and better entertainment than ever before are under way and details of the affair will be announced at an early date. ©ODD FELLOWS TO SERVE SUPPER BEFORE MEETING A 6:30 o’clock supper will be serv- evening to the members of the 1 O. 0. I', succeeding which their r buginess meeting will be held. important business to be 1, and it is desired that all bers be present. e N 10CAL ARMORY BOARD PREPARES STATEMEN | - RELATIVE T0 RENTAL FEE BEING CHARGED pent too much money in being | pooa Declares That No Public Money Has Yet Been Received and Armory Must Be Operated on a Business-Like Basis | Because of This. sion seems to have been obtained by o number of persons that an unreas- able rental being charged by loeal armory board for the use 6f the new armory, the board has pre- red o statement relative to the | of operating the building and the | ‘o5t of the equipment necessary to be purchased to properly equip The report as made by the local ar mory board is as follow “Since the time the armory was urned over for use to the armor; board, May 27, 1921, the following | investments were made ne sary to | complate the building. Screens, $212;1 furniture, $734; cha 56 , $663; plat-| form, $47; lockers, $50; a total 6f |$1,706. Jesides these items the regular| running expen: have had fo be borne which the records as of Octo- as follows: Salaries, )0; furniture and water rental, miseellancous expenses, § Irev e received covering ber 1, show we 1$457.92; light, $1,172.79, and made up as follows: Income from day ntals, $395; elecs tric , $18.70. “Of the amount of $1,706 it has possible to puy off only $300, and the balance of the items, $1,406, together with other current items, makes thg total accounts payable, $1,5650. Thesg are bills which have to be paid, to+ cther with a monthly overhead ex< pense of rore than $150, no including it. It must also be taken into eon- sideration that cach Monday evening the armory is used for naval militia parposes, Tuesday night for national guard and Thursday nights by the Boy and Girl Scouts, leaving only three nights a weck available for rentals, Under these circumstances, the rental price of $50 per day is con- was isidered justifiable. “No public money has been re- ceived from the city or state with which to maintain the biulding up to prezent The city council included §F r (Continued on Page 6) o i 4 A 1 ]