Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 2, 1921, Page 1

The Ploneer 18 the oniy daily within 100 miles of Bemidjli and has the largest circulation in Northern Minnesota : BEMIDJ VOLUME XIX. NO. 167 I DAILY PIONEER Al fon g { WEATHER RERGRT Qfil M_inne;ota: Fair htt ight’ “8n Thursday: somewha if east portion toni!ht. i m “BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOV. 2, 1921 65c PER MONTH INDEPENDENTS TEN INTIATED MEASURESLOST Mill and ‘Elevator at Grand Forks to Be Completed; Bank to Continue LEAGUE PROGRAM WINS B’Y SMALL MAJORITIES Johnson, Attorney General, Receives Highest Vote of Three Officers (By United Press) Fargo, N. D., Nov. 2.—Precincts missing give Nestos a majority of 4,257 for governor against Frazier, with a vote approaching the general election figures. ‘In 217,639 votes, Nestos has 110,958 and Frazier, 106,- 701. ] Sveinbjorn Johnson, attorney gen- eral elect of North Dakota, has de- feated his opponent, William Lemke, by the largest majority given any of the officers elected last Friday ac- cording to the latest returns available. The final majority for Johnson will be about 6,000. J. A, Kitchin, elected ' commissioner of agriculture and la- bor will have a majority of about 5,000. t In Elora township, Pembina coun- ty, where Governor Frazier lives, the League carried in 1916 by 59 to 2.| In 1918, the League carried by about 2 to 1. In the primary election of 1920, the League carried the town- ship by 2 votes and in the recall election of last week the vote was Nestos, 79, and Frazier, 36. Fresent returns indicate that the constitutional amendments and ini- tiated measures will be defeated by about the same majorities as thi In- business is being considered. Consid- €eN oration is being given to the matter of dependent candidates have elected. (By United Press) Fargo, N. D., Nov. 2.—“The gov- ernor of this state has more power than_ the Czar of old Russia,” a leading member of the Independent voters’ organization said to .the Uni- ted Press today. “We don’t want the power, but the people gavg it to us. The mill and elevator at Grand Forks will be com- pleted and the Bank of North Dako- ta_;vxll have to be continued,” they said. Defeat of the initiated measures and recall of the Nonpartisan officers at first glance was apparently a dou- ' b]gdrebuke to the recall officers, he said. ! The Nonpartisans declared, “We want our program. We don’t want officers, they said. The Courier-News declared, “The leaders believe that only enforcement of these ‘measures can puf them into effective operation, and maybe Nestos will effectively carry into operation the state‘indus- tries, but by doing so he may kill the League.” 2 NORTHERN FARMERS CLUB HOLDS MEETING TOMORROW 3 l The Northern.Township Farmers’ club will meet Thursday in the Com- munity, hall at the Six-Mile' Corner at noon. A luncheon will be served at 12 o’clock and the business session of the club held immediately after. . Visitors will. be made welcome. It is urged that all members of the club be present. IRISH PEACE NEGOTIATIONS RESUMED AGAIN AT NOON (By United Press) London, Nov. 8.—The Irish peace negotiations were resumed today in a final efforts to avert a complete break-down of the conference. Brit- ish and Sinn -Fein delegates met in government offices at Downing street at noon. DAUGHTERS OF REBEKAH HOLD MEETING TONIGHT The Daughters of Rebekah will hold their regular business meeting this evening at 8 o’clock at the I. O. 0. F. hall, and all members are urged to be present: N. M. D. A. OPENS ANNUAL MEETING NOVEMBER 15 The Northern Minnesota Develop-; ment_association meets for its thir- teenth annual session November 15 and 16 at Brainerd and a program of interest - 'has been prepared by the executive committee, announces Sec- retary M. N. Koll of Cass Lake. Prominent speakers have been se- cured for each session of the two-day convention and matters pertaining to agricultural and development inter- ests in general will be thoroughly dis- cussed. } The opening session will be called to order Tuesday, November 15, at 10 o’clock by President A. P. Silliman of Hibbing. Election of officers will take place Wednesday for the ensu- ing year. It.is expected that a large delegation from this city will attend the convention. PARENTS URGED TO VISIT - DENTAL CLINIC FRIDAY All-Day’ Dental ‘Clinic. to Be| Held in Public Schools | of Bemidji Friday A dental clinic will be held Friday, | November 4, all day in the Bemidji| public schools. * At that time two Min- neapolis dentists will be sent here by the Minnesota Public Health associa- tion, and with the assistance of the school nurse, Miss Dally, will exam- ine the school children’s teeth and recommend attention wherever nec- essary. It is especially urged that all par- ents be present at some time during the day to see how the clinic is con- ueted. Statistics show that on account of poor teeth’ the mental and physical development of the child is seriously retarded and his general capacity lessened. Of 40,000 school chil- dren examined in New York, those with two or more bad teeth were found to average five months behind in their school work. “Decayed teeth have become so general, due to carelessness, that there are not enough dentists to fill the decayed teeth of one-tenth of our population.” The aim of these clin- ics is to prevent -dental disorder, rather than to cure them, and all up- -to-date cities are having intensive campaigns to save the children’s teeth. On Saturday, all day, the baby clinic will be conducted, and three other clinies to be held in Bemidji will follow soon. All are made pos- sible through the sale of the Red Cross seals. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION THIS WEEK The board of county commissioners is meeting in regular session this week. Matters of routine business are occupying practically all of the attention of the board. Little new the sale of bonds, but little progress can be reported at the present time. EDUCATION ASSOCIATION MEETS AT MINNEAPOLIS Minneapolis, Nov. 2.—Spread of the tobacco habit among school boys and even girls was one of the sub- jects to be discussed today at the annual conference of the Minnesota Education opened here. The confer- ence will continue all this week. Educators planned to take up as one of the most important subjects facilities for physical development of children in schools. Physical de- velopment, leaders said, is essential to mental development. Experts on school administration, rural school work and other import- ant branches of the educational sys- tem will be here for the program. Mrs. Grace B. Thacker of the Be- midji State Teachers college left last evening for the Twin Cities to attend the Minnesota Educational associa- tion meeting being held there this week. Miss Mabel Bonsall, Miss Telulah Robinson, Mrs. A. J. McMil- lan, Miss Edith Morse, Miss Gladys Chapin and F. P. Wirth, all of the Bemidji State Teachers’ faculty, will leave Bemidji this evening to attend the meeting and there will-be no school sessions at the college after today until next Tuesday. e MOST IMMEDIATE AND IMPELLING TASK FOR ARMS PARLEY IS TO PREVENT WORLD WAR IN FAR EASTI Honest Belief of the Government Is That Before There Can Be an Effective Limitation of Armament, Potential Causes of Future Conflict Must Be Removed. By A. L. Bradford (United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, Nov. 2.—The .most immediate and impelling task for the Washington conference is to prevent the birth of another World war—this time in the Far East. 1t may be also stated, the honest belief of this government is that be- fore there can be an_effective limi- tation of armament the Washington conference must first remove poten- tial causes of a future conflict in the Far East. Thus is explained the reason that prompted the American government to provide for a discussion of Paci-i fic and Far Eastern questions in the conference on limitation of arma- ment, with a view of reaching a solu- tion of these problems. This also answers the question that is believed to have been int the minds of a large part of the American peo- ple—“Why was the Far East injected into the conference?” The answer given to this question, however, pro-| motes another question—*“What dan. i ger is there of the United States go- ing to war over Far Eastern ques-|renewal of the alliance, it was pro-|Paul at tions?” Speculation about what issues might cause a war in the Far East and what powers might become em- broiled is dangerous, and, of course, | not humanly possible to forecast ac- curately. 'United States and Japan have more Copyrighy T =t ’i THREF-COL. CARTOONS—2145 UNEMPLOYED HEADS OF FAMILIES TG REGISTER Association to Begin Listing Unemployed Family Heads Starting Friday At a meeting of the board of di- rectors of the Civic and Commerce association Tuesday, it was decided, in accordance with a proclamation issued by the President of the United States that a census of unemployed be taken to ascertain the condition of unemploynient over the nation, that, commencing Friday morning, a regis- tration will be. taken in the Bem Civic and Commerce association rooms of all unemployed men who are heads of families from 9 o’clock to 11 o’clock in the morning. The object of the registration is to ascertain who are in need of work | so that in the event of employment being made possible a proper list may be prepared of those entitled to first consideration. It was also decided by the direct- ors that the Red Lake development committee of the association be asked to make a written report of their recommendation in connection with any further action to be taken con- cerning the establishment of a pro- posed railway into the territory west and north of the Red Lakes, the r port to embody the complete re; ommendations of the entire commit- tee. BEMIDJI FARMERS’ CLUB HOLDS MEETING SATURDAY “The Bemidji Township Farmers’| club will meet at the Carr Lake school building Saturday, November 5. It is ‘hoped that all will take rene\vedl interest in the activities of the club. ) A good attendance is desired. The | men of the club will entertain, A But, there is no doubt that the reasons to feel concerned about the possibility of a future war in the| Far Bastthan any other two powers. | Japan might be warranted, or feel | so, in calling her ally, Great Britain, to come.to her aid in the event of such a conflict, under the terms of | the Anglo-Japanese alliance. i The United Stateg,is utterly op- posed to this alliance. Article 2 of the alliance provides that “If * * * either High Con- tracting Party (either Japan or,Great i Britain) should be involved in war in defense of its territorial rights or special interests * * *,the olier high Contracting Party will at once ! come to the assistance of its ally, and will conduct the war in common, and make peace in mutual agreement | with it.”” It is true that the United States ig gindil'cctly exempted from the appli-| cation of this phase of the alliance, ,b“" egna]ly true that this indirect ex- | emption is not due to the entire sat- |isfaction of this country. In the 1911 ivided by Article 1V, “Should either | | High Contracting Party conclude a| treaty of general arbitration with a third power, it is agreed that noth- ing in this agreement shall entail up- on such Contracting Party an obli- (Continued on Page Six ) LEGION DEMANDS ACTION ON GOMPENSATION BILL Kansas City, Nov. 2.—A reso- lution demanding . immediate passage of the four-fold plan of adjusted com- pensaticn passed by the third annual American Legion convention after speakers scored the “back-door politics,” which they declared were responsible for the bill's recent defeat. The resolution was included in the report of the resolutions com- mittee. by . congress was 'A. C. TOWNLEY WILL HAVE VARIETY GF CELL MAT Naticnal Head of Nonpartisan League Will Wash His Own 7 Clothes and Dishes (By United Press) Jackson, Minn., Nov. 2.—Arthur C. Townley, president of the Non- partisan league, will have a check forger, a bootlegger and a drunk as company when he enters the Jackson county jail tonight. Townley was en route here by au- tomobile and was making every ef- fort to enter Jackson without pub- licity. He will be assigned to an up- per-cell in a block of eight cells. Townley will have to wash his own dishes, his clothes and bedding. “He will be shown no favors,” said Sheriff Lee. The sheriff’s wife does all the cooking for the jail prisoners. The jail is a brick building across the street from the court house. The front of the building forms living quarters for the shenff and his fam- ily. The cells are large and airy and get plenty of sunshine. Townley will serve 90 days on a charge of violating the Minnesota es- pionage laws by discouraging enlist- | ments during the NEWSPAPERS MAY OBSERVE ARMISTICE DAY THIS YEAR (y United Press) St. Paul, Nov. 2.—Newspapers ip Minnesota that fail to publish Armi- stice Day, November 11, will not lose their legal rights, according to a r_'ul— ing of the attorney general’s ofilce, Armistice Day a legal holiday in Minnesota, the ruling said, qnll the laws requiring pap¢ publishing le- gal notices to publish s days a wqok. provide that no edition need be print- ed on legal holidays. SPECIAL RATE OFFERED FOR BIG HOMECOMING Popular excursion rates are !)e- ing offered by the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads to Min- neapolis, St. Paul ‘and return Novem- ber 4 and 5 for the big homecoming event at the University of Minne- sota. J. J. Pearce, p nger agent at the Union statien, nounces that one- way fare will be charged for the round trip over the Minnesoia & In- national line. Thizx means that the fare frc to the Twin Cities and return ), plus war td Tickets will be good re ing not jater than Train No. 9, ving St. 35 a. m., and Minneapolis 9:20 a. m., November 7. No stop- overs allower. The homecoming celebration will begin Friday evening at 6 o’clock. It is expected that a large number of alumni and former students from this section of the state will attend. WOMAN'S STUDY CLUB HAS INSTRUCTIVE MEET Tuberculosis and Treatment Explained Thoroughly By Able Speakers The Woman’s Study club met Mon- day afternoon in the Civic and Co_m- merce association rooms, and while the attendance was not as large as had been hoped for, due to counter attractions, yet all who attended en- joyed the afternoon very much and felt that it was time well spent. After the business meeting a pro- gram consisting of two papers was given, “Municipal Oiwnership of Pub- lic Utilities,” by Mrs. J. H. Koors, and “Irrigation;” by A, E. Nel- son, which were well written and very instructive. Attorney E. E. McDonald was in- troduced by the president, Mrs. H. E. Bolger, and he made a few remarks regarding the good work the Min- nesota Public Heaith association is able to do through the sale of Red Cross stamps. He told how in_the carly fall there were only 11 patients in the Lake Julia Tuberculosis Sana- torium, and that number had been increased to 81, and how important it was to get those affected with tu- | bereulosis under treatment, as statis- ics show that aver 90 per cent of the could be cured if treated before they reached the malignant stage, while after that less than 10 per cent could be cured. | He in turn introduced Miss Bell, the technician who had taken the radiograms that were exhibited, and she told in an interesting manner how both the plain and stereoscopic views were sceured, and show it was not through schools or colleges that one learned how to get the best results but by practical experience. Her talk was well received. Then Mr. MeDonald introduced Dr. (Continued on Page 6) Those Who Want Monarchy CENSUS BURFAT REPORTS 1920 SCHOOL ATTENDANCE Increase Shown in Percentage Attending School Since Census of 1910 — Washington, Nov. 2.—The depart- ment of commerce, through the bu- reau of the census today issued a preliminary statement giving statis- ties of school attendance, by geo- graphic divisions and states, compiled from the returns of the Fourteenth Decennial Census, taken as of Jan- uary 1, 1920. The total population 5 to 20 years of ‘age, inclusive, enumerated in con- tinental United States numbered 188,250,870. Of this number 21,373,- 976 attended school at some time be- tween September 1, 1919, and Janu- ary 1, 1920. The total population 7 to 13 years of age, 15,306,793, in- cluded 13,869,010 children attending school. The percentage attending school among the population 5 to 20 years of age increased from 59.2 for 11910 to 64.3 for 1920; and the cor- {to 13 years of age increased from later year. Among the individual states, the largest proportion attending school in the 5-20 age groupy, 73 per cent, is shown for Utah, and the smallest, 53 per cent, for Louisiana. In six states Utah and Oregon—the proportion of school attendance for this age group was more than 70 per cent. per cent, is that for Massachusett: and the smallest, 756.9 per cent, for Louisiana. In seven states—Massa- chusetts, Rhode Island, Ohio, Iowa, I)cla'\vnrc, Idaho and Utah—the pro- portion was 95 per cent or more, FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. TANNER TOMORROW Funeral services for Mrs. Olive Tanner, who died Monday night at St. Anthony’s hospital following a paralytic stroke, will be held Thurs- day afternoon at 2 o’clcok at the Nor- wegian Lutheran church, Rev. L. J. Jerdee officiating, and H. N. McKee divecting. Interment will be made in Greenwood cemetery. STATE CHIROPRACTORS. “HOLD' ANNUAL MEETING Dr. Earl R. Two, of Drs. Dannen- berg & Two, returned this morning from St. Cloud where he attended the convention of the Minnesota Asso- ciation, of Chiropractors, which con- vened there last Friday. Dr. G. E. Crippen of St. Paul was elected presi- dent of the association at the annual business meeting, while Dr. 0. W. Whittenberg of Detroit was chosen first vice-president, Dr. H, W. Henkel of Duluth, second vice-president; Dr. W. H. Vreeland of St. Paul, re-clected secretary, and Dr. J. E. Curtis of Min- neapolis, treasurer. Instructive lectures were given by doctors of national reputation, and clinics were held under able super- vision. According to the report made at the convention, there are now more than 13,000 practitioners and over 100 schools in the United States. Diseases of the body and how to oughly and in all a most interesting and instructive session was Chiropractors from all parts of the state and a_number ent. PRESS WRITER DECLARES THAT FORMER EMPEROR WILHELM IS FINISHED; NO MONARCHY WANTED NOW Back Are Mostly Disgruntled’ Individuals Who Have Lost Money or Position Through Overturn—Released Officers Curse New Regime. By Carl D. Groat, (United P'ress Staff Correspondent) New York, Nov. 2.—Wilhelm of the {House of Hohenzollern, now sawing wood at his exile home—Haus Doorn in Holland—has just as good a chance of going back to Germany as Kaiser as I have. The difference in the two cases is that I can’t and don’t want to, while Wilhelm can’t, but may want to. Americans ask the question, “Will Wilhelm come back,” perhaps more frequently than any other about Ger- many. The answer is an unecquivo- cal “no,” if words and deeds of the days since the revolution in Germany are any criterion. Germany doesn’t |want Wilhelm back. Not even the 'men who frankly strive for restora- | tion of the monarchical system in Germany want him to head it. He is, as the Germans say, “er- ledigt”—finished. To the socia of Germany—and !they are legion—Kaiser Wilhelm is a ! quitter. He fled like a coward in the nation’s darkest hour, they say, and lany attempt on his part or that of |over-zealous friends to restore him {would be met with overwhelming op- position. i Germany proved what it thought of imonarchists when it put a crimp in {Herr Happ’s private pro-monarchistic “Putsch” last year; and since that time the national feeling hasn’t swung any more in favor of return of a monarchy. stration, a demonstration against re- action, showed that the Junkers and the rabid monarchists who scek to re- store the old order through assassina- tion and terrorism haven’t a chance. 1 would scarcely venture to assert that a constitutional monarchy, such as Iingland’s, would not one day come to Germany. But at the mo- ment, the consciousness of the people is for a democracy. The eight-hour day—about the only fruit of the revo- lution—pleases the German worker, and he knows-if a monarchy returns he will exchange it for an industrial slavery of 12 to 14 hours a day at low wages. The men who want a monarchy back are, for the most part, dis- gruntled individuals, who have lost money or position through the over- turn. Released officers curse tne new regime. But for the average man, the re- public is satisfactory. might perhaps come about through over-heavy tax burdens, for the pro- monarchists appeal to the ignorant with the plea that things were better “in the old days”—neglecting to point (Continueu om FPage 6) | responding percentage of children 7! 86.1 for the earlier to 90.6 for the| —Iowa, Nebraska, Montana, Idaho, | For l}m 7-13 age group the largest | proportion of school attendance, 96.1 ' deal with them were discussed thor-! held. | from various! parts of the United States were pres-| The Erzberger demon-| Its overturn| MINER WALKOUT | SPREADS TODAY INCENTRALUS Soft Coal Miners Walk Out in Protest to Abolishing Check-Off System APPROXIMATELY THIRTY THOUSAND QUIT TODAY Report Shows Nation Now Has Sufficient Coal to Last Only Short Time (By United Press) Chicago, Nov. 2.—A strike of soft coal miners spread rapidly throughout the central states today in protest against abolishment of the check-oft system of collecting dues. Miners in Ohio and Indiana walked out. In Illinois, Iow> and other states, strikes were considered by local or- ganizations. In the meantime chief officers ‘of the United Mine Workers met at Indianapolis. Instructions were sent from the general union offices in Indianapolis to all locals instructing | them regarding the check-off injunc- tion. If mine operators refuse to use the check-off method it will be a vio~ lation of their contract with ine union, labor chiefs declared. Nearly 30,000 miners had walked out today. Washington, Nov. 2.—The nation ! has a reasonable supply of coal suf- ficient to last from three weeks to two months if the miners strike, figures obtained today from government | sources and the INational Coal asso- ciation showed. With the first touches of winter already here, the coal reserve situ- ation was summarized by the Na- tional Coal association as follows: Houschold consumers have no heavy stocks in the bin, but stocks are available in the retail yards the country over sufficient to last three weeks. Taken together the stocks in bins and yards will average approxi- ately from three to six months supply. Public utilities have reserved suffi- cient, to last from two to three months on an ayerage. The railroads have ap- proximately two weeks’ supply with another weeks’ supply on wheels. I Taken as a whole the association said the public utilities and railroad stems are virtually better equipped than are other reserves. (By United Press) | On the verge of winter, America was threatened with a fuel famine to- day. The growing outlaw strike of union miners produced a situation eenerally regared as serious. More than 30,000 miners had al- ready quit work in Ohio, Tllinois and Tndiana in protest against the fed- eral injunction abolishing the check- {off system of colledting union dues. !"The fact that tpe United Mine Workers have insicfed that the 30.- 000 of that organization regard the onerntors’ compliance with the in- junction a violation of present con- tracts, which terminate in March, | was looked on as an injunction to a general walkout. WOODMEN TO INITIATE CLASS FROM BLACKDUCK A class of ten candidates from Blackduck will be initiated at the regular meeting of the Modern Wood- men of America tonight at 8 o’clock at the Moose hall, and it is desired Ithat all memhers be present. Any Woodmen in Bemidji, not members of the local order are also invited to attend. A social hour with refresh- ments will follow th einitiation, | TROOP NO. 3, BOY SCOUTS, HOLDS MEETING TONIGHT Troop No. 3 of the Boy Scouts will t at the new armory tonight at . All members are urged to be present. MEDICINAL BEER TO BE TAXED UNDER NEW RULING (By United Press) Washington, Nov. 2.—Medicinal beer is to be taxed by the treasury i department under a ruling by the in~ !'ternal revenue bureau today. 'FOUR BANDITS ATTEMPT T0 LOOT EMMONS BANK | (By United Press) i Emmons, Minn.,, Nov. 2.—Four bandits who attempted to blast the vault of the Farmers State bank here | early today were believed to be the same gang who wrecked the State ibank at Leo, Minn., yesterday. They { failed to get any loot here. An explo- sion failed to open the safe. Then the bandits tried to go .through the | brick wall to the safe. While three of them worked to- gether another held Anton England at bay in a doorway across the street. England had a rifle and was starting on a hunting trip. When the bandits left he tried to fire at them but the .Ir}(k' Jammed.