Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 5, 1921, Page 1

The Ploneer is the oniy daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and has the largest circulation in Northern Minncsoth T ey o R ltiaor ol ek IDJI DAILY PIO NEER HISTORICAL Minnesotawssdlasstiladtanight . | and Sunday with probably show- * ers in east and ' morth portion; warmer tonight. ' BEMIDJI, MINN., SATURDAY EVENING, N V. 5, 1921 6§5¢ PER MONTH St Stcckholders of Birchmont Ho- tel Hold Annual Meggand Elect Directors . DIRECTCRS AGAIN NAME F. S: LYCAN. PRESIDENT Ten Additional Cottages Will Probably Be Constructed for Coming Season LISTING UNEMPLOYED ASSOCIATION BEGINS | | Plan Is Entirely Veluntary on . Part of Association and These Signing ' Registratidn started for the unem- ployed in Bemidji Friday. Six regis- tered in the Civic and Commerce as- sociation rooms in the hours preserib- ed: for régistering, namely, 9 to 11 o’clock: a: m. The plan of registering s one that was decided upon by the directors of the Civic and Commerce association purely for the purpose of assisting thosé who are unemployed, who live in: Bemidji, and have those who are dependent upon them for support, and is not in accordance with any gov- ernment regulation requiring it to be done. It is a voluntary action on the part of the association and also on the part of those who register. Each morning during . the hours The first annual meeting of the stockholders of the Bemidji-Birch- mont Hotel company was held Friday | night in the Civic and Commerce as- sociation rooms with the majority of stock represented. President F. S. Lycan reviéwed the financial statement of the ccimpany showing its earnings and the condi- tion of its assets and liabilities. The hotel company had a very successful year, but, according to Mr. Lyean, was not able on account of lack of accommodation to take care of all the business offered. He stated that the most profitable part of the husi- ness was that of the operation of the cottages and suggested that, to get the maximum returns from the opera- tion of the hotel, ten additional cot- tages should be built. The present capitalization is only $10,000, of which less than $9,000 stock has been issued. By a resolu- tion of the stockholders present, the authorized capital stock will be in- creased from $10,000 to $75,000 and a committee will be named to take care of this matter. It was also sug- gested that it might be possible to ar- range some plan by which second mortgage bondholders might ex- change their bonds for capital stock. The number of directors was in- creased from 9 to 11 by a vote of the stockholders. . The'. following stock- holders were chosen as directors for the following year: F. S. Lycan, B. W. Lakin, C. M. Bacon, W. L. Brooks, E. A. Barker, D. Gill, C. W. Warfield, T. S. Ervin, D. L. Stanton, H. L. Huff- man and T. J. Burke. At the close of the stockholders’ meeting, a meeting was called of the board of directors at which the offi- cers were chosen for the coming year. The following were elected: presi- dent, F. S. Lyean; vice-president, T. S. Erviny secretary, H. L. Huffman;| treasurer, W. L. Bro ESCAPED KILLER: TO FINISH LIFE SENTENCE IN IOWA (By United Press) Bismarck, N. D., Nov. 5.—Charles Welling, alias Harry Smith, will fin- ish his life sentence in Iowa. Welling was arrested in September for kill- ing an officer in Kenmare, and later identified as_Harry Smith who es- caped from Fort Madison, Ia., after shooting one man arnd killing another. His crime in ‘this state made him liable to hanging, it being the law that any one convicted of murder while serving senténce for another murder may be hanged. Officials recommended that Welling, who is an plleged desperate character, pe held in the state penetentiary, instcad of the Ward county jail until authorities arrive for him. CUSTOMER IS KILLED IN ATTEMPT TO STOP HOLDUP (By Unifed Fress) Chicago, Nov. 5.—Antoine Basetic, 35, was shot and killed by two bandits today when he attempted to resist their efforts to hold up the real estate oftice of J. L. Jurks. - Basetc, a cus- tomer, was in the office when the holdup occurred. NORTH DAKOTA FARMER IS BRUTALLY MURDERED (By United Press) Dickinson, N. D., Nov. 5.—Stark county officers today had several suspects under surveillance and ex- pected to make arrests soon in con- nection -with the murder of Alfred Bier, 50, whose body was found caked in dry blood in a lonely farm house 17 miles southwest of here to- day., Neighbors reported to authori- ! ties: They said that they became werried over his prolonged absence and started the search, According to physicians, Bier had probably been dead six days before the body Had been found. A blow had crushed his sku>T near the right ear. Blood had been smeared over the floor in thc adjoining rooms to give the appearance of suicide. Bier had the reputation of a brewer, of {from the Sixth ditsrict, Harold Nay- ahove mentioned the secretary of the asSociation will be prepared to reg- ister any who may present themselves for registration. In the case of any who have regis- tered; and who, in the meantime, are able to secure employment without the. assistance of the association, it will be appreciated by the associa- tion if word is sent to the effect that employment has been secured. LEGION REPRESENTATIVES RETURN FROM CONVENTION Bemidji’s representation at the third annual convention of the Amer- ican Legion held at Kansas City the' first of the week, returned to the icity last night and this morning. Har- ry Hoselton returned last night, and Commander C. L. Pegelow, delegate lor, W. H. Laliberte and Harry Breen returned this morning. All report a “big time” and an exceptionally worth-while convention. Commander Pegelow will undoubtedly be called upon to make a report of the con- vention at the next Legion meeting. FUMES FROM WHISKEY STILL . CAUSE DEATH OF GIRL (By United Fress) Detroit, Mich.,, Nov. 5.—Fumes from a whiskey still today killed 15- year-old Grace Bartoletta. Her two | sisters and her mother were over- come by the fumes and are in a seri- ous condition. ENGLAND CELEBRATES DISCOVERY OF PLOT (By United Press) London, Nov. '5.—“Guy Fawkes Day,” the anniversary of the dis-! King James’ parliament, is being celebrated with old-time gusto by British juveniles today, rejoicing in the removal of wartime restrictions | by exploding fireworks to their hearts’ content. | The “guys” which will be burned in public and private tonight, how- ever, bear little resemblance to the conspirator of history, and even the ex-kaiser has lost favor as a “gtiy.” | ‘This year’s effigies chiefly portrayed ‘‘Pussyfoot” (the arch-enemy of father’s beer) and “bolsheviki.” The disposal of thuge stores of gov- ernment munitions in the form of Very lights, rockets, etc., enabled ex-lieutenants Jones, Smith and }»rown, to give their offspring a fair illustration of night-light effects on the Ypres front, etc., at a very small cest. Very lights largely replaced the old-time fireworks. today. B/APTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS ENTERTAINS FRIDAY . The “Live Wire” class of the Bap- tist Sunday school, Mrs. Paul Flake teacher, entertained -the friends and students of the Bemidji State Teach- ers college at a 6 o’clock oyster sup- per last evening in the parlors of the church. During the. evening various games were played and a social time enjoyed. 'he members of the class and the guests included Misses Fred- son, Huntosh, Jehnson, Bertha Davis, Esther and Sylvia Bendickson, Gladys and Nellie Gary, Helen Sinclair, Edith | White, Elizabeth Holmberg, Vera {Jnmpbél], Lucy Dalby, Francis Herl- ing, Blanche Dodge and Mesdames. ]S)telrl::utrom, Cummings, Flake and alby. . DAIRY SCHOOLS TO BE ’ HELD OUT OVER STATE The dairy extension section of the| University of Minnesota is wurking‘ out plans for a series of dairy schools to be held in communities desiring assistance. Such subjects as feeding ' fpr production, the value of better sires, how to operate, and the value of the cow testing asscciation will be discussed. At evening sessions pic- tures will be shown to illustrate the Tvalue of dairy products as food and to comparé different breeding types. | W. B. A. OF MACCABEES i MEETS MONDAY NIGHT | ' The Women’s Benefit Association moonshine and had been fined in court. A pan of mash stood on the|meeting Monday evening at 8 o’clock bandit held up the Paris hotel here the alarm. stove. He was unmarried and lived at the Moose hall, and every member carly today and shot and killed James 'sponded very promptly and in so do- After the Ryan, the clerk. The bandit escaped ing undoubtedly saved the building alone. The coroner’s inquest will be held next Monday. of Maceabees will hold its regular! {is urged to be present. business session lunch will be served. I N GERMAN SOCJALIZATION OF INDUSTRIES DISTANT | Majority Socialists Continue to Believe in Socializing Public Works By Carl D. GCroat, (United Press Staff Corresponlent) New York, Nov. 5.—Socialization | or communization of German indus-| try is not “in the cards” at the pres- ent time. The agitation of more than a year ago for socialization of coal mines has been dropped, temporarily at least, in- to- the discard, and no one iscmaking any serious attempt at the moment to revive it. The Majority Socialists, Germany’s largest Socialist party, still believe in socializing public works, but believe in accomplishing this through evolution instead of revolu- tion. At its recent convention, the party made, clear that it does not pro- pose to undertake any drastic meas- ures for attaining its ends. The Socialists, however, are making a serious effort to have the govern- ment reach deeper than heretofore in- to the pockets of capital when it takes lits next tax levy. Capital, naturaily, wants to escape further burden; but the prospects are that, with the mark continually depreciating, this escape will not long be deferred. As for communism, it has long since ceased to be a menace in Ger- many. There is still a communist party, but it is a house divided against itself, and will never come into pow- er, unless the whole economic struc- ture of present-day Germany col- lapses. Then it is conceivable that a.new chance would come to the “Reds.” On the other hand, the swing might be in an entirely opposite (Continued on page 6) FOUR-LECTURE COURSE PRACTICALLY ASSURED Mrs. J. T. Tuomy wishes to = an- nounce that 50 persons have given their names to her as desirous of tak- ing the lecture course which the Minnesota League of Women Voters as a part of its program aims to giv voting citizens a chance to hear im-|$ portant questions discussed. These four lectures can be secured for Be- midji at a cost of $100 to $125, and | will be given by members of the ex- tension division of the Minnesota university faculty. If 100 members can be secured, the cost to each person would be $1 for the four lectures. There will have to be 50 more names secured to insure the course, and any who would care to itake it are requested to notify either Miss Wager, chairman, or Mrs. Tuo- | my, secretary, at an early date. MRS. LYDIA SOUTHARD CONVICTED OF MURDER Twin Falls, Idaho, } Lydia M. Southard, convicted of man- slaughter in connection with the pois- oning of her fourth nusband, Edward Meyer, will be sentenced Monday. The sentence will be from ten years to life imprisonment. A verdict of second - degree murder was brought in by the ju A LONE BANDIT KiLLS HOTEL CLERK; GETS NO FUNDS (By United Press) Dubuque, Iowa, Nov, 5.—A lone without obtaining any funds. [BOXING SHOW TICKETS | T0 69 ON SALE TUESDAY Tickets for the boxing show to be staged by the Ralph Gracie post of the Americah Legion, on Armistice Day, for the benefit | of the post’s needy and disabled ex-service men's fund, will be placed on sale Tuesday, November 8, at the City Drug Store. All seats will be reserved, ringside at $8 including tax, and the sccond best at $2.40 including ta Standing | room will be sold, at the time of the @ fight. only, at $1.50, also including tax. i Mail orders will be honored only; when accompanied by cash. At least! 34 rounds of fast boxing are assured by R. B. Lycan, chairman of the com- mittee in charge, who left last night for Minneapolis to complete arrange- ments for the headline ¢h. When he returns Monday mor r, he will have all details completed for one of the best boxing shows ever staged in this section of the sta The boxing commission has decided to allow independent boxing shows by service organizations to continue up to and including November 11, after which time they will be discontinued by their order. of of | 'MRS. R| S. FORSLUND PASSES AWAY AT DEVILS LAKE, N. D. no ca Mrs. R. S. Forslund died at the Merey hospital at Devils Lake, N. D, October 31, according to word r ed here today from Mr: " ers, mother of the de: services were held at th Catholic church at De Wed- nesday and interment was e there. She was a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wilson of Nymore, with whom she spent her childhood days. She was married recently at Devils Lake. Mr. Forslund is operator at the Great Northern depot at that city. She leaves her husband, father, moth- er, and one brother, besides a host of friends, to mourn- her death. u. o Walter Tow- d. Funeral Joseph it FOOTBALL GAMES TODAY aid At Minneapolis, Towa vs. Univer- ity of Minnesota. At Northfield, Carleton va. St. Olaf. At Fargo, ifargo Coilege vs. Ag- At Brookings North Dakota v | At Lansing, U an | Aggies. | At Moorhead, Breckenridge ws. Moorhead. |GROCERY STOCK DAMAGED owned by Mrs. B. J. Neeley on First| street, which operated by Fred Case. | The damage to the bnilding 5, de slight, prohably not exceeding $50, pr while the damage to the stock from of s 2 rable. Defective 1t originated on the | -himney, where cluciric: ing near th |wires were The fire was first discovered by Clarcnee” Winterstein who turned in The fire department re- a ‘from a heavy fire damage. we United Press correspondent here. beneii States will offer to the rest of the world in disarmament, Stone, state enfore North Dakota, declared today his return from a conference at Re-!and the line, which was smashed to Officer Qvale | picces by the Midshipmen and the at the con-| St whether the peace, sanity has been forwarded to the National Federation | KILLING PREMIER HARA Premier Protem to Fill Vacancy (By United Press) Tokio, Nov. 5.—*1 did this for Ifa lled Hara of him whi read in newspapers,” he told Nakaoka showed ' 1o sign of pentence of what he had done. declared he had no regret wlmtcverl and regarded himself as a martyr and Although he is! coertain to hang, he was frankly proud ial to Japan. his deed. Throughout Japan were eviden extreme sorrow because of death of the premier. (By United Press) Tokio, Nov. 5..—Appointment unced late today. He will se n be secured. S. WILL OFFER TO SET PACE IN DISARMAME (By United Press) Washington, Nov. §.—The Unif the pace was announced here today. WILL ASK FEDERAL AID in j Uchida Appointed to Serve as; the of Japan,” was the declara- v Japanese boy n of Premier be- ich the jail re- He ces the of Consul Uchida as premier protem, to {ill the vacancy caused by the assa; sination of Premier Hara, was an- rve until a permanent successor to Hara NT ted | for TO HALT BOOZE RUNNING (By United Press) Fargo, N. D., Nov. 5.—Canada and 1 in stopping liquor running, ment offi ¢ ina. Enforcement At, St. Paul, Gustavus Adolplus fcprosentcd Minnesota vs. Macalester. ference. Authorities will be asked not to is-1 liquor from bond to be shipped acros te.1to America where it can be sold il- legally. CLUB WOMAN TO BE ASKED TO INCITE DISARMAME! (By United Press) A circular with this appeal ask nation “wants war or ineanity, life ath ent of the , d to be the eause neringr FARMERS' CLUB HOLDS ALL-DAY MEETI The Ber program given this afternoon. the United States government will be! of the asked by prohibition officers of bor-|to them. der states and Canadian provinces for ) . A main for upon ' of gies. i sue permits for the transportation nf‘ At. Moor liquor in and through Canada. Can-| vs. Conco 4 ada will be asked not to rele NT | Washington, Nov. 5.—Millions of C'O‘NS“)ERABLY BY sMOKE'cIub women the nation over will he urged in the next few days to stir 'Sl A fire alarm at 3 a. m. called the'the public to its depth in support of | fire department to t tore building the arms limitation conference. ing or or NG ji Township Farmers’| club is holding its regular all-day sion at the Carr Lake school today. A big dinner was served at noon and A {number of Bemidji people attended. GITY SCHOOL CHILDREN EXAMINED AT CLINIC {Out of 526 .Examined, Only 6 or 7 Were Found Who Need No Dental Attention Five hundred twenty-six children | were examined at the dental clinic held at the Central school Friday, when Dr. Davidson and Dr. Bierman, both of Minneapolis, inspected the {mouths and advised the children and their parents as to the proper means | ing for t » teeth. Of the to- I number examined, only six or [ seven were found who needed no den- | tal attention. Follow-up work will be idone by Miss' Lois k. Daily, school inurse, who assisted the doctors at 'the clinic Friday The children examined were large- 'y from the Central school, while the remainder were from the other schools and the “State Teachers col- lege. It is desived that another den- tal clinic be held here shortly to complete the examination of all school children up to high school age. [ This clinic was made possible through the sale of Red Cross seals and was conducted under the aus- pices of the South Be'trami County | Public Health ascociation. In many | cases the children were accompanied ¢ parents. as was urged re- v before the clinic. Davideon also held two lec- the Methodist church during accompanied his 1 an slides showing var- 1« of teeth, About 300 ures. | Mclbourne.—The wenlth of Austra- lia apnroximate! 1.000.000.000.- | 000. according to an announcement | { by Sir Dennison Mil'er. governor of ;I‘(» Commonwealth Bank of Austra- ia. ARMED MEN RAID POLICE BARRACKS, VIOLATING TRUCE United Press) d, Nov. 5.—In vio- h truce, armed men, Feins, raided the Revolvers, were car- (By Belfast, Ir lation of the Ir supposedly Si police b ion and bombs ried away in motor car: Saskatoon, rs to the vals ue of gver §2,000,000 were sold by Saskatene pers” during” “tne year 1920, rats’ pelts brought the highest revenue, $1,009,476. pondent) Princeton, N. . He—All the traditional fighting qualities of the! iped jungie cat were sparred up by the Princeton Tigers as they | | for a spring upon the swar- thy backs of Harvard. There was nothing but that will to fight that consoied the Nassau campus as Capt. Stanley Keck rallied his torn and mangled jungle pack around him for the first of the “Big Three” games. Seniors and juniors who have a memory stretching back two years remenmb 1 1919 and hoped. Two ago, the Tigers, their hides :d and torn by defeats from Jolgate tnd West Virginia, rallied at tne critical moment, held Harvard to a tie and beat Yale. After an experience almost identi- cal resuiting from defeats by the Naval Academy of Chicago, the pray- was—*Bring er of the N us back the Sp the two | teams prepared for thei game season that means everything i Don Lourie and Hank Garrity, the artillery of the Orange and! ops, vho have been out most r eleven had been bolstered to a more promising strength. feated in two and a 5 not hesitant in pre ceton would not get 5 in the pas years when the Tigers held the Crim- | son to a tic. Tickets for practically every seat in the big Palmer Memorial stadium were sold early in the week giving promise of a crowd of 60,000, ARIKARA INDIANS TAIEE STEP IN AMERICANIZATION‘ | (By United Press) H Mandan, N. D., Nov. 5.—American- ization of the Arikara Indians took another step when they recently formed a philanthropic society, erected a hall for meetings and or- ganized a chapter of the American Legion. The hall is located near the site of old Fort Berthold. EXECUTIVE BOARD OF RED | CROSS WILL MEET MONDAY | The exceutive board of the local| chapter of the Red Cross will meet| in regular monthly scssion at the rooms of the Civic and Commerce as- sociation Monday afternoon at 4 Al members of the board ed to be present. | with Jap WORLD POWERS HAVE BIG TASK ATCONFERENCE Curing of International Sore Spet in Far East Is Big Task at Arms Parley UNITED STATES STOOD FOR THE “OPEN DOOR” China’s Part in Far East Afs fairs Is By No Means to Be Passed Up By A. L. Bradford (United Press Staff Correspondent) (Copyright, 1921, United Press) Washington, Nov. 5.—The curing of the international sore spot in the Far East in which it is believed the microbes of another war are flourish- ing, is the immediate task of the Washington Conference on Limitation of Armament and Pacific and Far Lastern questi This story is one of constant clas ing of interests of the world po of diplomatic intrigue to secure econ- omic and commercial advantage. of milit force to rchinent: China’s T dom of adminis Throughout tt tory, or at least part of it, the empire of d a dominant role in her effort to open up the vast area of Asia to Japanese expansian and for replenishment of Japan's lieve the strain on the r island empiry During the v in the Far Eas the United fought for t! es has consistently “open door’ "principle in that part of the world and to pre- serve Chin independence: The position of China is unique among the nations of the world, with the multitnde of forms of foreign con- trol exercised in her country China, from time to time, h: Fnrt-\ of her territoyy,. endhn orced to uzerain over certain of her dependene 1842, China ceded the island of Hon- kong to Great Britain, and by t in 18568 and 1860, with Russi: with the great area north of the Amur ast of the Ussuri, Annam v ost in 1884 to France, and in 1885 and 188G Indo-China to the same power. Burma went under the control of Gre; in in 1887, and in the same acao was annexed by Portugal. As the result of her war 1, China lost to her v the nd of Formosa, the doree islands and Titotine neninenln, which, however, the powers forced an to cede hack to China, China was forced to renounce all elaims over Karen, While these were imnortant terri- torial losse«, thev did not menace the covereignty of China proner. How- ever, in the war hete Japan in 189.1-1895 militn China was forcad to nn th contro! of im- nortnnt e s oarens under the form of es {n the various powers nd wn also oblived to give prefer now- onomic richts to the N hor torritory. thne ero: o fious “spheres of interost’ in On Navember 1 1897 twa Roman Tathalie w CONCRFSS APPROPRIATES T0 SAFEGUARD VISITORS Py Tnilted Proga) . Washington, Nov. b.—Assassind« tion of Premier Hara of Japan by a demented youth in the Tokio station probablv will have no effect on Jap~ an’s policy at the limitation of arma~ ment conference, Premier Tokuguwa said today. Premier Tokuguwa broke into tearg at the news of the tragedy. Precaue tions for safeguarding the lives of all distinguished foreigners, who will be here during the cnoference, are being taken. Congress . has appropriated $10.000 for this purpose and an extra anpropriation of $5,000 to increase the police forces temporarily has been asked. The de were more day to nrotect President Harding, and no visitors entered the exccutive of- fico w being carefully serus t I & the president. MINNESOTA