Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 21, 1921, Page 1

s NORTHDIVISION EDUCATIONMEET i The Plonser s thy oniy within 100 mitos of Bowigal and has the Jargest circulation -in Nort.hern'wnmmm" B VOLUME XiX. NO. 187 | FRIDAY, EVENING, OCT. DJI DAILY PIONEER clo Mghc and Saturday; slightly x inf ex- treme east and cooler ia” north. 21, 1921 55c PER MONTH WELL ATTENDED Able Speakers Point Out Need| of Proper Education for - Present and Future PROSPECTS GOOD FOR |Both Teams Go Through Stiff | Practicel for First Clash in Several Years | | ! ball eleven will make its first appear- ance on the Bemidji gridiron since 11916, when it meets' Coach Smith’s | warriors ‘tomorrow afternoon at the fair grounds. Hopeful rather than confident, the Park Rapids high . school football {squad will invade Bemidji Saturday |morning. The Hubbard county seat PERMANENT DIVISION school eleven has one of the strong- Outstanding Features Listed on Program Tonight and Tomorrow Forenoon Declaring that the man who lives a| life of selfishness for his own| agrandizement was a traitor to y terday and a drag upon. tomorrow, | the Rt. Rev. Bishop Bennett of the Episcopal Diocese of Duluth, leld the large audience at -the ope gl session of the education convention in the new armory spellbound Thurs- day- evening. He pointed out the need of proper education of the future generation and forcefully showed the great necd of art in education rather than th: bringing _into . the siness world mere “‘getters.” i . «The moral issue is the great issue of the day,” said the; Bishop, T'end ‘when the white s th those ‘who live by the sword shall per-| ish by the sword’-and it behooves the Jeading nations to lead in the great| world peace problemé,;the‘ sooner | these great issues will beisolved.” \ Miss Theda Gildmeister of the Wi- nona State Teachers ¢olicge deliver- ed a most inspiring jecture on “Test- ing the New in Education.” b Miss = Gildemeister 1aid down tain rules for teachers to follow in selecting the things to teach to the school students. ‘Many new ideas are old’ ones under a:new name,” said Miss Gildemeister, “‘and the things +that are new in every sense of the ‘word need not aud stould not be put| into practice un.ess they arg ing | and meéasure up to c¢ future generations.” Her thoughts were clearly set forth | and should prove of inestimable value to all teachers of public schools. { . Mayor A. V. Garlock gave the ad-/ dress of welcome, which made the | visitors feel-that Bemidji was their| city as much as it belonged to those who live continually. He ex- tended 2 cordial welcome to all and cxpressed p.cosure in extending the hand of fellcy skip to so many who are actively' engaged in the great work );f edueational promotion work. C. ‘G. Hankey, superintendent of the Kelliher public schools, replied to the mayor’s remarks of welcome, and predicted that the ¢hild born today in ‘the city:of Bemidji would grow into manhood-and become one of the great institutions of the state in‘the promotion of educational projects. President M.. W. Deputy presided at the meeting, and in eloquent terms pointed out thé great future possi- bilities of a permanent organization fo rthis scction of the state. He urged that all teachers become members of the state assoeiation by enrolling their names in this convention. He also appointed committees.on resolu- tions and a nominating tommittee, which is an indication that a perma- nent organization will be formed i Bemidji. More than two hundred had al- ready enrolled By Thursday night | school. race realizes that|. e i cev= i »| Washington, 4.0 South “wwpfléflfi'flmg‘to 1n; est elevens in recent history of the Training efforts the past week have been largely devoted to stiffening the Park Rapids scrimmage line, to withstand the Bemidji offen- sive in the first periods, while the backfield has planned a punting and forward passing game. The Bemidji squad is being devel- oped * slowly but safely by Coach Smith, while Coach McCallum’s elev- en has shown to good advantage in their two games -against Blackduck and Wadena. Game Starts at 3:15 The game tomorrow afternoon will start promptly at 3:15. Coach Smith announced that the advance sale of tickets for the game tomorrow has been very heavy, indicating that the largest crowd of the season will be on hand to witness the game. The Bemi Juvenilé band, dress- ed in their white uniforms, will pa‘ rade the downtown district and march out to the fair grounds, also playing between the halves. % May Try Changes It is. expected: that Coach Smith may send in a few of the yearlings who have been learning the signals and formations all week. Bailey may be sent in at quarter and Hickerson (Continuea on Page 8) FIFTY-EIGHT SOLDIER DEAD ARRIVE AT ST. PAUL TODAY St. Paul, Oct. 21~The bodies, of 58 American soldier dead arrived here from France at 7:30 a. m. today on the Great Western railroad. The St. ‘Paul Association, American Legion, the Gold Star Mothers, Spanish War Veterans and others peid them trib- ute. 3 s i Oné body goes to Montana, 18 to akota, 9 to nesota and 3 to ITowa. Two are St. Paul men and 7 are Minneapolis men. ELKS HOLD ENJOYABLE MEET THURSDAY NIGHT The Bemidji lodge of Elks held a very enjoyable session last evening. Several entertainment features and a lunch were enjoyed by all who at- tended. It is reported that the “Bills” who were absent missed a real treat. LUTHER LEAGUE OPENS CONVENTION TOMORROW The Bemidji district Luther League convention of the Red River Valley Conference of the Augustania synod will be called to order at the Bethel Lutheran church tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock when an organization meeting will be held, with Rev. W. E. Erickson presiding. : omorrow evening the local league will give a program and reception for the delegates and visitors, begin- ning at 8 o’clock. The convention will continue throughout Sunday afternoon, Sun- day evening and Monday forenoon. Sunday -dinner and lunch will be served in the church basement, while the visitors and delegates are to be and indications were that another (Continued on Page 8) e A N A A A A - 0 A A e AP AP P NI midji league during the remainder of the period. B R VN SECOND PERIOD OF BIG CIRCULATION CAMPAIGN WILL COME TO A CLOSE TUESDAY AT MIDNIGHT Sealed Ballot Box Will Be Placed in the Northern National Bank and Will Not Be Opened By Anyone Until Close of Cam- paign, Saturday Night, October 29. The second period of The Pioneer’s campaign will tlose Tuesday night, salésmanship ¢lub and greater circu- lation campaipn will close Tucsday night, October 25. At present no can-. didates have . polled very far' ahead and none of the leader class are poll- ing far behind. It's still anyene’s race for the $1,120 Buick car. which ‘l be given as tae grand =apital p 1) After thesclose of the seccond peri- | od the count of all polled credits will | be made, These will appear in Thurs- | day’s paper. The ballot box will then be scaled and placed in the Northern National bank, where all credits must ! be polled after Tuesday. The mana- ger of the campaign department will not receive any reports after Tuesday evening. Simply enclose your sub- geription slips and stubs accompanied Ly the money for the same (either in curreney or certified check if over $5) in an envelope and drop it in the box in the bank. But do not forget that the credits are sharply declined again at the end of the second period. So get in every available subscrip- tion THIS WEEK and poll it while it counts the most in The Pioneer’s campaign. Then the advisory board will count the credits the night oi October 29 and add to their count the ballot found in the box, all cred- its as published in the last standings as given in the paper, and thus wil! be estatblished by the total number of eredits acerued the standing of the various contestants. The candidate having polled the greatest number of credits, through the sale of subscrip- tions or the accumulation of all ave- nues of eredit getting, will be award- ed the first grand capital prize-—a $1,120 Buick touring car purchased for the campaign from the Motor lin company. The other prizes will be awarded'in the order they have been assigned and the commissions will' be paid to all active non-prize winners. The advisory board who act as the official counters on the night of Oc- tober 29, atre given below, having been appointed in the beginning of the campaign, and are as follows* Mayor A, V. Garlock; Dr, G. H. Zentz, pastor, M. E. church; Earle A."Bar- ker, president of the Civic and Com- merce association; M. W. Deputy, PARK RAPIDS WILL PLAY | LOCALS HERE TOKORROW, I The Park Rapids high school foot- POSITIVELY | SHOBT ING ‘U,.OIM L3 (Copyright) C0-OPERATIVE STORE " STOCKHOLDERS MEET Financial Condition of Store Tl_mroughly Discussed By Large Attendance The stoclkholders of the Pecople’s Co-operative store held a special meeting Thursday at which more than 80 members were present. Matters pertaining to the liquidation of the company’s debts were thoroughly gone over, a financial statement was read, and a special collector was ap- pointed to collect all notes from sub- scribers to. the company’s stock. ¥ It was felt by the board and the stockholders present that a special ef- fort at this time, with a clear state- ment of the company’s condition would result in getting the amount necessary to the success of the co- operative enterprise. » Everything considered, the board of directors reports that the company has made a splendid showing as a co- operative enterprise, but a few stock- holders, who have paid their notes when due, and the board of directors, which has given personal notes to the banks, have carried the main load so far, and must haye at this time the full co-operation of all subscribers to the capital stock if the company is to continue in business. Legal counse¥ was present at the meeting Thursday and upon a request of the stockholders gave a clear and comprehensive statement of the vari- ous -legal obligations the company is under as a_corporation. The meeting was adjourncd to 'I‘Tuu;-sdz\y, November 17, at which time all of the company’s stockholders are requested by the buqr:l of direc- tors to be present to decide impor- tant matters. PRI 7 18 2 CITY WATERWORKS JOB AT MANDAN HARD TO FILL 2 (By United Press) . Mandan, N. D., Oct.. 21.—If Man- danites are superstitious, the office may truly seek the man, rather than the man the office today. For the third time the city will elect a com- missioner of city waterworks for the same term. N. E. Luther, last in- cumbent,, was killed in an automo- bile accident. OVERLY RESIDENCE IN FIFTH WARD DESTROYED Shortly after 1 o’clock this after- noon, the fire department was called to the I C. Overly residence, about 2 block north of the Lincoln school, in Nymore. The cause of the fire had not been learned at pregs time, but }hc building was practically a total 038, DAKOTA CUURT ORDERS INJUNCTION VACATED (By "United Press) Bismarck, N. D., Oect. 21.—The state supreme court issued an order yesterday afternoon vacating the in- junetion by D ct Judge Coffey at Jamestown, closing . the Bank of North Dakota for all business, except the paying of bonafide depositors. Judge Coffey was required to show cause, November 1, why he should not be restrained from taking any further action. The injunction was granted on the application of Attor- ney- General Lemke, affidavits being presented by state officials, who sought to show the falsity of the president of the State Teachers col- lege; Geo. W. Rhea, eashicr of the Northern National bank, charpes against the bank by a group of Stutsman county taxpayers, who seeured the injunction. y capital || PERMANENT DIVISION | 1S NOT YET ASSURED | At noon teday, 297 teachers who are attending the conven- tion of the Northern Division of the Minnesota Iducation asso- ciation' here ‘had = enrolled members of the state associa- tion and had done their bit to- ward making the. div ganization permancut In order that thiz may be ac- complished, however, it is nec- essary that 2561 teachers enroll. Those who are atiending and have not &4 yet enrolled are urged by President M. l?; Dep- uty to du so ai 6ive {hat the permanent: organization may be a certainty. | FOUR CHICAGO STUDENTS - KILLED IN AUTO CRASH Only Two of Six Students En Route to Princeton in Car Escape Death (By United Iress) Chicago, Oct. 21.—Iour University of Chicago students were instantly killed and one fatally injured when an automobile in which they were riding crashed into a freight train near Milford, 1llinois. The students were on their way to Princeton, N. J., to attend the Foolball gam . The dead Chicago, Stanwood neapolis, T w of C and Herschel Hopking of Oregon, 1L of Chicago was per- Onc student, Lewis Roberts, escaped uninjured The six students chipped in $5 cach yesterday and bought a seeond- hand car to make the trip to see their colleagues invade the east for the first time in football history. KIWANIS CLuB HEARS INTERESTING SPEAKERS : of the Kiwanis pon at the Elks rge of the edu- cational committ consisting of | J. C. West, Rev. P. Warford and Rev. Fr. Phillippe, the latter acting as chairman. i i An original i in invitations, in the shape of a diploma, brought out a large attendance at tl lnv(vfi!m. An impromptu pr 2 out, Prof. West call ious speake Rev. William Ell responded with an interesting talk in his usual witty thanner. P M. W. Deputy of the State i the plans of the e being held here thi Other speakers Howard, conductor haps The weekly mi club held Thursds club rooms wa were stitutes, and Capt s of Philadelphia, wor in the World war. * VACANCIES CAUSED BY K KNOX’S DEATH NOW FILLED (By Cnites Oct. as iress) 21 £ made ¢ of the + yales committee, and Senator Wadsworth of New York a member of the foreign® relations committee, to fill vacancies cauged by the death of Senator Knox of Penn- sylvania, at a meeting today of the Republican committee on committees ILL SEE You BOYS UP N (OURT KOOM TOMORROW MORNIN'_ AN’ L Fargo, Armament Confefence Up in the Country D |8y THE MEANTIME (L NOST HOLD THESE SHOOTIN' IRONS DAKOTA EX-SERVICE MAN T0 WED AT CONVENTION Hesitates About Telling Bride's Name Over Party Line, But Tells Everybody Else (By United Pr N. D, Oc 21.—Inda Meuseph of Washburn, N. D., will be a bride at the American Legion na- tional convention in Kansas City. Ben O. Evenson, the lucky groom, a McLean county farmer and ex-ser- jce man, was announced yesterday as the.first. contender for the award of- fered to the war veteran who would be married at the convention. Evenson was willing to tell the world through the United Press who would be his bride. He was prepared to march with her down the conven- tion hall in an assemblage of thou- sands of war comrades, but he didn’t have the courage yesterday to give her name over the rural telephone while the home town folks were lis- tening in. Jack Williams of the North Dakota department of the Legion was given the bride’s name today. Kansas City will shower gifts on the couple. Rev. Robert Inzer, Legion chaplain, will read the ceremony. Kansas City fur- niture dealers will furnish their home and a Kang City jeweler will fur- nish the ring. MOONSHINE AND KNIFE CAUSE TWO DEATHS (By United Dress) Chicago, Octfl 21.—A moonshine crazed white man armed with a butch- er knife ran amuck in Chicago's black belt early today, killing two persons and wounding a third. In another section of the belt, two white men stabbed a negro police- man, who attempted to stop an argy- ment in g cabaret. The assailants escaped. BELGIAN POLICE INTERRUPT PLOT ON U. S. AMBASSADOR cls, Oct. z1.-—Belgian police interrupted a communist gath- cring in front of the American em- bassy here.and made several arr after they had become noisy. The dis- turbance was part of the internation- al communist plot to secure the re- Jense%of Saceo and Vanzetti, convict- ed of murder in Massachusetts. DRUGS AND WHISKEY SEIZED WHEN LINER DOCKS TODAY 21.—A quarter of worth of drugs and 4 when "the White docked here today. New York, Oc a million dol whiskey wa Star liner ( STATE MAY SOON HAVE ITS OWN FUEL SUPPLY (Ry United Pross) St. Paul, Oct. 21.—Minnesota may have an independent fuel supply and will not have to depend on coal oper- ators of the central or eastern states when its vast peat deposils are dr.:- veloped, according to ’l'wm‘ City busi- ness men and railroad officials. Already a Minneapolis fium is mar- keting Jarge amounts of prepared which i¢ heing used for fui- hosting ing out y ditional capitai and enterp that is needgd to further peat projects, There is almost an un- limited supply iu the A, HOW Con- dered one of the s gieatest assets, ! Amer GREAT FOOTBALL MENU ON SCHEDULE SATURDAY Feature Battle Tomorrow Is Game Between Princeton and Chicago Squads By Henry L. Farvell (United Press Staft Correspondent) New York, Oct. 21.—What a foot- ball menu for tomorrow! ssed of seven or cight person- hat migh fiit hither and thither over the gridiron map, the fan might not make a mistake in his choice u[l a game. Look at the list: . Chicago and Princeton, Penn State and Harvard, Army and Yaie, Syra- cuse and Pittsburgh, Ohio State and Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois, Notre Dame and Nebraska, and Culi-‘ fornia and Oregon. The featured battle of this first de luxe Saturday of the season is the big intersectional match at Princeton be- tween Chicago, one of the leaders of the Western Conference, and Bill Roper’s Nassau Tigers. For -the first time the Middle West will have a chance to compare one of its great- est with perhaps the greatest in the East. Froom a purely martial standpoint, the real fight of the day will be be- tween Penn State and Harvard in the Cambridge stadium. Penn State has been yearning for years to get a game with one of the “Big Three,” and the championship of the East may hinge on this battle, as Hugo Bezdek has another one of his great clevens. For the first time in history, the Cadets will get away from the West Point plains for a game other than with the Navy when Coach Charley Daley’s soldiers journey 1to New Haven to meet Yale, The Cadets have the makings of one of the strongest tepms in the Bast and the chance for the soldiers to add an elite scalp to their belt is very bright. Syracuse and Pittsburgh are tradi- tional battlers and the game is bound to bring out. the best in each team. Ohio te, after beng defeated by Ohio conference clev. over the prospect . The other big battle o n conferencd beiween Wis- il be one ot ing Mich the Ves ard Ilinue sheu the best games of the da NORTHWESTERN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION MEETS TODAY X A (By United Press) Warren, Minn,, Oct. 20L.—The Northwestern Minnesota Education association opened its three-day an- nual meeting here today. Members of the executive commitlee W ranged the .mecting are: President Thoreson, county superintendent of Polk county; Superintendent Ziegled pf Pennington county schools; Super- intendent C. H. Sandberg of Croo ton, and Superintendent M. C. Hay e of Tast Grand Forks CASE AGAINST MORRIS ' MAY BE DROPPED SOON (By United Press) Pasadena, Calif., Oct. 21. — The case against Federal Judge Page Mort of Minnesota, under arrest here charged with failing to aid a woman, who was run down by his automobile, will be dismissed, accord- ing to indications here today. th Holmes, the woman injured, carly today telephoned Justice of Peace Raymond G. Thompson deelaring she did not care to prosecute the judge. “I believe he was nervous because of the recent death of his son,” & said. When Mrs. Hoimes learncd that Judge Morris was si a fine of $1,000 and five y if found guilty of the charge against him, she said she wished to have the whole affair dropped. PRESENT RAIL SITUATION NOW UP T0 HARDING Brotherhood Chiefs Keiterate Willingness to Accept | Summons to Capital | | “BIG FIVE” HEADS TO HOLD MEETING MONDAY Hoover Organizing Fleet of | Motor Trucks for Use in Event of Tie-Up (By United Press) Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 21.—(By Harold Jacobs)—The railroad unions looked to Washington to avert the general transportation strike sched- uled to start October 30. Arriving from Chicago, where at- tempts of the Railroad Labor Board failed to effect a scttlement, brother- hood chiefs reiterated their willing- ness to aceept the summons to the capitol by President Harding. Immediately upon leaving Cleve- land the union leaders went into con- ference with their licutenants. W. J. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, announced that a meecting of the heads of all five of the big railroad .unions would be held here Monday. This session was call- ed to discuss the anticipated Wash- ington conference. President Harding today is con- fronted with the task of saving America from the great railroad strike scheduled to start October 30. All efforts having failed, the next ep is up to the president. Harding met with his cabinet today to decide what to do. Railroad brotherhood | chiefs arriving in Cleveland today im- mediately sct about perfecting plans |to make the strike a complete suc- cess. The Railroad Labor Board mem- | bers, remaining in Chicago, said they |did not know what the next move ‘Vo\fld be. iagatar 4 i e nsaie st | Meanwhile Secretary of Commerce EHouvcr was organizing a fleet of mo- tor trucks to move food and necessi- ties in event of a tie-up. Railroad were advertising for strike-breake and employces of the Internati & Great Northern railroad of Texas made ready to walk out tomorrow in answer to the strike authorized by the brotherhood chiefs. | | CLEAN-UP SQUAD NEARLY THROUGH IN NORTH DAKOTA (By United 1ress) Targoy N. D., Oct. 21.—The “Clean- up Squad” which has been touring the state in order to et in touch with disabled veterans whose cases have been delayed ov negiected, here today and tomorrow, completes ils 'work in the state next Monday at Wahipeton. Veterans of Griggs, Steele, Tiail, Barnes and Cass will have their hear- ings here. Ransom, Richland and Sargenl ex-service men will visit the board at Wahpeton, The squad s sent out by the United States Vet- erans’ Burcau BRIAND WANTS STRON VOTE OF CONFIDENCE N Paris, Oct. 21.—“I will not go tv Washington with half of your confi- dence or even with a small majority,” Premier Briand told the Chamber of Deputies today. U.S. PREPARED TC INCREASE HER NAVY UNLESS = . POWERS AGREE TO LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS Administration Will Play This Card If Delegates Fail to See Light in Plan Propdsed, Originally Called By the for Which Arms Parley Was U. s. Iditor’s Note: The United Press herewith presents the third of a serics of articles dealing with the aspects of the forthcoming Washington Cohference on Limi- tation of Armament and Far Fastern question. The following article, dealing with the naval situation of the world today as it will come up in the Washington Conference has been obtained from, official gources of the’ American Navy department, By A. L. Bradford (United Press Staft Correspondent) Washington, Oct. 21.—The United States government holds a powerful trump card which may be used in the negotiations to limit naval arma- ments in the forthcoming Washington conference. America will play this card, if it is necessary, in an effort to force the great powers of the world to put on the brakes in the frantic race for naval supremacy. If any motion blocks an agreement for limitation of naval armaments, a’s trump card will be placed table, as follows; on the If you are determined to continug the ambitious building of colossal navies, the United States will do like- wise, beat you at your own game. For every keel of a baitleship you lay America will lay one, or we will lay two keeus, until the United States navy is- the most powerful in the world.” There has been a feeling in certain authoritative quarters here that for- cign capitals may have the impres- sion that the United States is forced to limit its naval construction, al- most regardless of what action the other powers take, hecause of prese sure from a tax-burdened populace. The American government is ready and the America navy is ready to give this country the most powerful naval machine in the world, if a con- tinued race for naval sea-power is forced on the world by some power, or powers, in the Washington con-« ference, Both the British and Japanese na- vies are today superior to the Amer- can navy from several standpoints. The Japanese navy has in com- mission the largest and probably the most powerful battleship in the world (Continued on Page §)