Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 18, 1921, Page 1

Northern Minnesota The Pioneer 1s the only daily within 100 miles of Bemidjl and .has the largest circulation in VOLUME XIX. NO, 154 EMIDJI DAILY PIO IRADEPLANOF LOCAL STORES Wedneaday, Nevember 2, Will Be “Dollar Dgy" !;:stead of Market 'Day BUYING POWER OF ONE “IRON MAN” TO BE TESTED Merchants See the Value of Concentrating on Plan to Draw T',ra.d‘; The merchants’ trade committec met Monday to discuss continuing of the monthly market days and it was decided to. make Wednesday, November 2, a Community “Dollar Day,” instead of Community Market Day. Tivery merchant is expected to take up, wholeheartedly, with thp Dollar Day proposition and malke it a sale day that will be worth coming a long distance to attend. Dollar Day will give the mcrchzgnts 2 chance to demonstrate to the thrifty shoppers just how much they can get for “one iron man” by spending it {in Bemidji. . Many of the merchants who went into the original agreement on the Market Day proposition did not like the idea of being held down to a cer- {ain space and being limited to ile giving of only two. bargains, and this Dollar Day plan gives them free scope to use whatever space they see fit and does not limit shem in the amount of bargains they wish to give. The merchants’ trade committee felt that by designating a certain day for a community affair of this kind, that it was doing ‘all that was necessary in the matter, as the major- ity of the merchants will see the val- ue of concentrating on one idea, and will offer inducements that are bound to attract attention. , Publicity will be given to “Dollar Day” through the newspapers which thoroughly cover the field, both in the city and in the trade territory near Bemidji. Al that is requested is that the merchants have their copy ready not , later than- Monday; October 24, so that proper attention can be given to the arrangement of the ads, BEMIDJI CHORAL CLUB TO MEET THIS EVENING The regular meeting of the Bemidji Cheral club will be held in the asso- ciation rooms this evening and will commence promptly at 7:30. Mem- bership in the club is open to both men and women, and all who are in- terested in the work of.the club are requested to be present. The meet- ing will be dismissed at 9 o’clock, and it is therefore necessary that all be present promptly at the starting hour. UNIQUE HA’LLOWEEN BALL TO BE HELDL OCTOBER 31 \ A Halloween ball will be held at the new armory Monday evening, Oc- tober 81. Music will be furnished by the Syncopators, Mrs. Charles Van at the piano; Arch Williams, drums, Ver- non De Mars, saxaphone, and Bert Laliberte, violin. A general admis- sion of 25 cents will be charged and there will be entertaining features for those who do not care to dance as well as all others, it is announced. ALBA’NIAN CAEINET, UNABLE GO FARTHER, RESIGNS TODAY (By United Press) Tirana, Albania, Oct. 18.—The Al- banian- cabinet resigned today. In- ability to cope with the situation arising sout of the Siberian invasion was given as the reason. A cabinet of national defense will probably be organized. ( MMOVIE SHOWS A PART OF ARMISTICE DAY PROGRAM Arrangements are now complcte.d for a special feature for the Armi- stice Day celehration here, which has not been announced before. The three local theaters are to put ont a spee}al film during the afternoon from 1:30 to 3 o'clock and this feature will be a part of the program being prepared by the local post of the American Legion. Managers . of the the.nters have -agreed to this, provided it be advertised as a regular part of the program for that day. Announcement has not yet been made as to what films wiil be shown , on that oceasion, but it is expe_ctcd that the pictures will be especially appropriate for that day. This feature will come in between the patriotic ceremonies at the new armory and the boxing show which is to be staged about 3 o’clock to raise funds for the benefit of needy ex-service men in this community. All who attend the Armistice Day program will be urged to attend the local theaters at that time also. |CITY COUNCIL FAVORS | CHANGE IN INSURANCE e | Insurance on City Property to |: Cent Co-Insurance Basis Be Regdju‘sted on 90 Per ’ Sy | | Insurance on city buildings is to be! readjusted, according to the report| made by the special committee on this | matter at the regular meeting of the city coungil Monday night. The coun cil accepted the report which provides | for a readjustment of the insurance to be written on a general form plan | on 90 per cent co-insurance basis on | the valuation as shown in the apprais- | al by the H. N. Leighton Co. of Min-| neapolis. This is to cover the City | Hall and contents, the City jail, pump- house and contents, library and con-| tents, pump station and contents, and! | the street department warehouse and | contents. / | Revnolds & Winter were ordered to| tructed to have all this insur. anc\ & adjusted according to the plan| outl\R" by the committee. ~ | Ct\'3 |\ matters considered by th ere made up mostly of de ‘| mattets of important business will al- partm eports. The library report | for th nths of August and Sep- tember read and accepted. Trans! f a soft drink license was granted Lyon, who recently pur- chased th cal Billiard Parlor. The| license wa\ ‘rmerly under Ben Kop- man’s namy Tour bids\ ..re entered for furnish-| ing wood for the city. The bid en-| tered by Joe Weber for 50 cords at| $6.50 was accepted. : City Engineer E. J. Bourgeois sub- | mitted an estimate on the cost of ex- tending the white way post on Min- nesota and Bemidji avenues, and in- stalling wooden posts and lamps for lighting the alleys in Blocks 11, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18. This report was tabled indefinitely. Mr. Bourgeois’| report on the proposition of installing| city scales was also tabled. He esti- mated that it would cost the city ap- proximately $1,450 to purchase and erect suitable scales, and that the op- erating-expenses would be about $1,000 a year. He recommended that the scales be placed on the east side| of America avenue between Second and Third street. Those using the scales would be charged 10 cents a| load or weight ticket, according to| the plan submitted by Mr. Bourgcois. | He cited for an example the ci scales at Crookston, which are bemg/| operated on a paying basis. Andy Barlow, who for the past sev- eral years has operated the city pumps for the Minnesota Electri | Light. & Power Co., upon recommen-| dation of the city engineer, was| named by. the council to replace Har-| old Swisher as water clerk.” The wa. ter department, since taking over the| operating of the pumps, feals tlie need of an expe ced mechanic, and | (Continued on Fuge 6) Berlin, Oct. 18.—An unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Phillip Schi man, leader of the German socialists, was made today. Shots were fired,| but he escaped without injury. INTERESTING PROGRAM | FOR ASSOCIATION MEET Several attractions will feature the meeting of the Civic and Commerce association at noon luncheon tomor- row. Senator P. McGarry of Walker will be a guest of the association and will address the members after the luncheon. Senator McGarry always has some- thing of interest to tell Bemidji peo- ple when he visits them, and in the past has rendered much splendid service for this community. In addi- tion to Senator McGarry, who will be the chief speaker, the saxaphone sec-| tion of the Juvenile band will play during the luncheon period. Several so come up for discussion and it is hoped that there may be a large at- tendance. i O REMIDJI ADVERTISING RULES BEING BROKEN Assecciation Directors Take Up Question of Members Breaking Agreement —— An important session of the board of digectors or tne Uivie and Loa- merce association was hetd today aiter the ncdon-day luncheon. 1t was aecided that the finance committee shoutd prepare a budget of the necessary funas required ior tne linancing og the association, In- cluded in wnich was 1o be the $2,0 0 in notes signed by ndividual mein- bers of the association some time ago covering the nccessary amount to be raiseq by the citizens ot be- midji Before the armory couid be buut, 1t was underswovd tnat luc money represented by these notes should be raised immeaiately and the signers reheved from thew responsi- biuty. This has never been donc and tne notes must now he retired either by the signers or by raising money from the citizens to pay them. Uther funds which are required will also be mciuded and the amount made pub- lic before a request is made for funis . The question of granting per sion to outsiders to come inte Be- nudji soliciting advertising for vari- ous projects was again brought up. This is a mattér which has been be- the association severai times this year, and it was poiated out = that unless the association members |i each hyed up to the obligation they from time to time took in this mat- ter, that those.who wersz. living up to the obligation_should ve re d from their obligation as it un- fair to ask some to live up to the by-laws in connection with tnis when others did-not. The sceretary was (Continued on Fage 6) JUVENILE BAND MEETS FOR PRACTICE TONIGHT Director G. O. Riggs anhounces that the Juvenile band %vi]l meet for 1>|'z{ctice this evening at 7:30 o’clock. It is desired that all members of the band attend this meeting, since im- portant announcements are to be made at this time. ONLY ELEVEN BUSY DAVS LEFT FOR CLUB MEMBERS TO WIN IN THE PIONEER’S CIRCULATION CAMPAIGN Every Hour Until Midnight Next Tuesday, October 25, Is Worth Many Doliars to Those Who Can Make Best Finish; Credit Schedule to Drop Again Then. With only eleven remaining days los in which to turn in subscriptions in The Pioneer salesmanship campaign, each club member reslizes the tre- mendous reward for time spent in credit getting. The big prizes, stu-| pendous in value, lay practically with- in your reach. Do not forfeit this op- portunity because of a lack of effor YOU may be as aggressively succe: ful in your salesmanship.efforts a: anyone in the campaign. But it takes| time and work and pep to do so. A Fight to the Finish h Don’t forget that this is a battle! royal. If you halt now for a moment, | if you weaken for a single day or if| you overlook a single opportunity, YOU are taking a desperate chance; of losing the valuable prize which ! you have partially won. Don’t admit | defeat to any opponent. Work and| be a big winner. If You Are a Subscriber j If you are a subseriber and have| promised a renewal or extension o:‘} your subseription to some active can- didate—don’t put them off until the | Jast minute. You may cause them to inresent laur just the votes needed to make them win. DO IT NOW! Every Candidate Should Work Whether you expect to win one of the automobiles or one of the small- er prizes to be awarded in each of the two districts—you must add ev- v vote to yogur present total, pos- e .to carn ‘between now and the se of the campaign. You can’t af- ford to rest on ygur past success or on / While there is’ still time for ot candidates to add to their present totals you must work to protect your present position—and better it all you can. If you stand still, you will most surely allow some other more ambitious worker to push you backward where you will win a smaller and less val- uable prize. This advice is given to those can- didates who have lost hopes of win- ning an auto—as well as those who are now running neck-and-neck with the leaders. Everyone must work un- til the last to assure themselves of a (Continued on Page 6) BEMIDJI, MINN,, TUESDAY EVENING, OCT. 18, night and Wednesda; nesday. 1921 MORE ROCMS NEEDED About 40 Northern Di Satur Rooms for cured. More are nceded. e urged to or three da $1.00 a ni; delegates. Those who quested to no of convention gue more conventions. best to Help now! , Do your FLAYS U. . FOR CALLING ARNAMENT CONFERENCE French Deputy Declares U. 8. Is Seeking Ilew Markets in the Far East Parig, Oct. 18.—(By Webb Miiler) The United States is suffocating beneath the weight of her own gold; Deputy Margane de d in the Chamber of Depu today, launch- is no question now of gen- 3 ent,” he eri last-minute |1 United es suffocating b h the weight of her own gold is markets and aiming at the Far i where it is meeting Japancse compe tition and coliiding with the Anglo- Japanese alliance.” Hd charged that this situatic the Far i was the real r on why v had called a conference to s limitation of armament and acifi FAThE FLANAGAN'S BOYE TO APPEAR HERE SUNDAY TFather Flana Flanagan’s will be in Bemidji at the ne Sunday evening, Oct ! pr boys. A three-reel moving picture will be a feature of the ente nt. \ Father Flanagan’s Home only one of- nd in the for it is of creed, SHEVLIN FARMER SHOT; Shevlin, Oct. 1 neer)—dJohn O’Brien, and a half e 1y shol Sunda; ner, while un from buggy in wh A inflicted mere The a s this af- |ternoon ed man isin a v sious condition and his Irecovery is doubtful, “thelare RECOVERY S DOUBTFUL, i rning |’ SECOND OLDEST COLLEGE TO HAVE NEW PRESIDENT Prosident Harding Will Visit College Which Gave Three Presidenis to Nation Va., Oct. 18.— Pres- il I over the quict + nation’s his- 1 hie comes it William U and Mary college. The Fresident make the tri and Mrs from V on the Ma fter breakd ion of Dr.J. AL dent of the coll of the men to Yorktown, Va., he and motor attend the who ion of the na-| helped tion w for Willian founded by the Virg 1693, and is sccond only to Hu o, ia colonists in vard Both royalty and pirates contribut- ed to the founding of the college, ac- 12 to the archives, King Will- I Queen Mary gave the college acres of land at a yearly rent- al of two Latin ses, A band of pi- in return for being pardoned r the colonial o nor, who was : the collegre contributed 1 pounds. s of the United on, James Mor r, attended the col- and roe and John fege. Chief J three other Marshall, uprenie court st of lents whi nine twenty-two of and fif- sontintntal idependence, tors, 2 1ors, three gpeak house, ten cabinet membs teen members of the Congra DEGREE © HONOR HOLDS The Degree of Honor lodge will hold a food Plumbing shop next hoon from 1 to 6 o'clo The best in home- baked foods will be offered for sale and the ladi ge- ments for a very successful affair. BATA PREPARED FOR ARMES Discarded Type. By Wiifred Fleis (By United Pr is, Oct. 18.—The fing in the French press around her discussion has Ling fleet. It nate for colonie power. ral program w : course of con rin 1914, 5 inter- then und turned to presidents and | " ger supply i the | FOCUD SALE ON SATURDAY || 55c PER MONTH (CITY’S WATER SYSTEM " 1S NOW IN G0OD SHAPE Two of City’s Reserve Wells Cleaned and Much Needed Repair Work Done | | Two of the city wells located at the |west end of Third street have recent- |1y been cleaned out and some badly ineeded work done around the top of the wells. These wells were cleaned {out in 1918 by the McCarthy Well company, but in the case of well No. 3, which is locatéd on Third street inear the pumping station, pace of lone and three-quarters . inches was |left between the well casing and the ‘| loutside of the pump, which permitted the sand a sravel at the top of the lwell to g ally fall down into the casing, until 103 feet of the well be- filled, and this prevented the from entering the well and | made it impossible to pump any wa- ter from the well. Mr. Oleson of Hibbing was engaged to clean out the well and when he did !so, he discovered the condition as above described. The well was clean- ed and a conerete curbing made down (ten feet from the surface, replacing "an old wooden curbing which had de- A concrete top was also plac- ound the pump which now makes {it impossible for dirt of any Kind to | get into the pump. The well is 263 [teet deep and now has a flowa Ithe top without the pump being in use. Well No. 2 was also cleaned, but in this well the same condition isted in No. 3 was not found. This /s 343 feet deep. Well No. 1 was not touched, as its condition was considered satisfactor All three wells are now in good condition and may be used at any {time they are needed. The well at (the city hall is at present providing fall the water necessary for city u and the other wells are held in re- serve. The city hall well is providing about 700 minute and the other {well acities of 250 for lons for No. llons for No. 3, and the oil, which is used for fire prevention 5, will pump 240 gallons per y ies n possible total ¥ w ired feet of G-inch mai d in Nymore for fire pre- vention purp The gen I condition of the wa without question i I best now it ever has been in the his- {tory «© | T “GOLF” IN SLOW MOTION PHOTOGRAPHY AT GRAND A distinet novelty that will be of [interest both to golf enthusinsts, and those who have never seen the game played, will be shown tonight and Wednesday at the Grand theatre, when a full reel of slow motion pho- tography will demonstrate just how the intricate strokes are played. Twenty times slower than the actual play, this method pives everyone an opportunity to follow every move of the player from start to finish in the playing. \ULSTER VOLUNTEERS TO BE READY FOR SERVICE United 1ress) The Ulster vol- med and mobil- p, which threat- jous con- consti- iy in, Oct. are to be seided on by the Belle L, it was announced tod 1 Lailure to pre vent lrish republican iroops from drilling The now has been se civil war, the worst Ircland h uld a break in negotiations between the north and 1 seen, | cause fightin south to beg PARLEY SHOWS FRENCH FLEET INADEQUATE TO PROTECT HER COLONIES bel At Present France Has But ch' Boats in First-Class Condition, the Bulk of the Fleet Being Made Up of Cld Vessels, of a including three dreadnaughts of the type of the Lorraine, and four battle- ships of the type of Pa There are in addition four old bat- tleships of the type of the Voltaire, lnunched in 1909, but now considered invalid. Of the smaller craft there wre thirty torpedo hoats in more or lasg good condition, twenty-four sub- wrines -and forty-five patrol boats wood for coast protection. In addition to the above-mc pedo destroyer, and ten submarines, perts are asking for a re- ion of the fleet, demanding ct compatible with France’s standing a nation. The naval budget, which has not ate, cing made up of old v rded type. The Iy ng to figure now but sev n capital publizhed ¢ » construe- torpedo UNIONLEADERS ARE SUMMONED TO CORFERENCE Brotherhood Chiefs Unexpects edly Called to Meet With Railroad Labor Board e MEETING SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW IS POSTPONED Government Seizure of Roads Regarded as Only Means of Averting Tie-Up (By United Press) Cleveland, 0., Oct. 18.—The rail- road brotherhood chiefs today were unexpectedly summoned to a confer- ence with the railvoad labor board in Chicago on Thurs In muking the announcement, Warren 8. Stone, chief of the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Engineers, intimated the “war council” scheduled to be held here tomorrow to complete plans for a pation-wide transportation strike, was indefinitely postponed. X Stone said he had received a tel n from Chicago reqguesting I presence there. He and W. G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Rail- voad Trainmmen, leave for that city s00N. “in view of this fact I don’t be- lieve that cither Mr. Shepherd of the conductors or Mr. Cashen of the switchmen will come here at this time, Stone said. In addition to mak- Ing this statement, S repeat- ed and m at. rai d ex ing to force a st rutives a ke to further ac- ;| tion for the “open shop.” Y is no question that this med at the destruction of ed labor,” he said. While he 1d not he quoted further on this ement, Stone gave the impr L the ilroad brotherhoods felt they occupied the position of a vark protecting the remainder of Jabor from onslaughts s existence, United 1 O here Iy Cleveland, of the railroac “wrnnu-nt W +) 18.c—Seizure United States rded by the herhood chiefs today as the only ns of averting a nation-wide portation tie-up, W, stone, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi ne. voiced this opinion. He said the railroad exccutives can settle the dispute ar the government can prevent the strike. he executives won't talk over the situation and we gave them our final word at the Chicago conference. Taking over the roads by the gov- ernment appears the only way to pre- vent a strike scheduled to begin Oc- 0. SHOULD HAVE BIG GAME LICENSE FOR THESE BIRDS S I". 8. Lyean and George Kreatz, who have been recognized in this tion of the state two of the be small game hunters wearing boots, re- turned this morning ffom Rice lake, where they went after wild geese, No, they did not come back empty- hagded, but bagped two of the larg est wild gees er seen in this sec- tion, and th going some. When shown at The Pioncer office, the offi- cinl photographer was out, so a re- production of these four “birds” is nol. shown in this issue. One weighed nine and a half pounds and the other seven and a half. SIGNOR DELTA TORRETA TO HEAD ITALIAN DELEGATION (By United Press) Rome, Oct. 18 gnor Delta Tor- rela, minister for foreign affairs, will lead the Italian delegation to Wash- ington, but will remain only during the preliminaries of the limitation of arms conference, it was announced today. Formal announcement that he would head the Italian delegation was expected from the cabinet today, WOMAN'S STUDY CLUB HAS H!S'_TEKEIEJTIVE MEET The Woman’s Study club held a meeting Monday afternoon at the Civie and Commerce association rooms, wilth twenty-one members present, ting reports v s, J. H. Koors on the district meet~ and by N M. W. Deputy on e convention. A beok review, re given by Germany turned over to Franc “The Making of An American,” by accordance with the terms of the [Jacob Riis, was also given by Mrs, Tr / illes, fi ight cruis-1J. F. L and a il ers in moderate condition, one tor-| Pan-American Cong L. Barker, T S A committee, cone ing&of ?‘h%kgi ficers of the Study club, was appoint- ed to act with the committee from the other local clubs and the and Comm » association, to,de when the ¢ federation meetize should he held in Bemidji. Mrs. Arnold reported that not ,""""”’ ckets had been for th Ivceum course to cles penses,