Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 7, 1921, Page 1

The Ploneer 18 the oniy daily within 100 miles of Bemidjl and has the largest circulation 1in Northern Minnesota +. . .- e e et e <t BEMIDJI DAILY PIONE B | R fd WEATHER REPORT Minnesota: Snow, much colder tonight; Tuesday, partly cloudy, possibly snow in southeast. VOLUME XIX. NO, 171 BEMIDJI, MINN., MONDAY EVENI NG, NOV. 7, 1921 55¢ PER MONTH PINEWOODBANK ENTERED EARLY THS HORRLG Would-Be Robbers Break in But. Leave Before Job Is Completed INNER DOOR OF VAULT ALL SET FOR BLOW-UP Station Agent’s Bull-Dog Is Said to Have Frightened Robhers Away. . . | bank at Pinewood some time between 12:30 and 3 o’clock this 'morning byi prying up a window in the rear of the building with' tools which were se- cured from the section car house of the Soo Line, after breaking off the lock on the door. The outer door of the safe at the bank was opened by knocking off the lever and breaking the combination, The inner door was soaped, ready’ for a charge of nitro-glyceriné; when something evidently s¢ared the burg- lars away. At any rate, their opera- tions stopped there .and they made their escape. The inner door of the vault is still Jocked and it is impossible to gain; entrance to the vault until a mechanic can be secured to release the lock or driil the door off. No clues were left as to the iden- tity of the robbers. They isolated the village from the rest of the world by cutting ail the wires leading out of the town. The Soo Line station agent claims the robbers were frightened away by his bull-dog. SUIT FILED TO TEST LAW ON TRADING IN GRAIN (By United Press) Chicago, Nov. 7.—An_ attack on the validity of the law affecting trad- ing in grain, under the Capper-Tin- cher law, effective December 4, was _ launched today in a suit set_for argu- ment before-Federal Judge Landis. The bill, questioning the constitu- tionality of the state trading act, was fiied by -John Hill, Jr.,, a member of the Federal Board of Trade. This is the first suit to test the law. The chief argument of the complainants will be that the mew laws interfere with commerce. 5 WEEKS ASKS LEGION TO TO ASSIST IN WATSON PROBE (By United Press) Washington, Nov. 7.—Secretary of War Weeks today asked the Amer- jean Legion to assist in obtaining ator Watson of Geoigia, that private soldiers had frequentiy been shot by officers overseas, and that soldiers had been hanged without trial. KILLS DEBTOR WHO REFUSED TO PAY; GIVES SELF UP (By United Press) Glencoe, Minn., Nov. 7.—Gabriel Ferster was held in jail here today charged with the murder of Constance Brader. The latter owed Ferster $1,- 600, he claimed. When Brader re- fused to pay, Ferster shot.him three times, and then gave himself up to the sheriff. JAHR’S ELCAR ROADSTER STOLEN FROM GARAGE Burglars broke into the auto gar- age of the Smith Lumber company last night and took E. R. Jahr’s Elcar roadster. In order to_gain admittance, the thieves broke the lock on the smail door to the garage and then opened the large doots from the in- side. The intention of the auto bandits was evidently to take the new Willys- Knight sedan belonging to M. E. so as the car was locked. Both the sherifl’s office and the city police have been notified and are working on-the case. The car was a chummy roadstert and was different in appearance from almost every other car in this viecinity. TEACHERS’ IMPROVEMENT DIVISION HAS MEETING About thirty teachers of the im- provement division of the Patriotic League met Saturday afternoon in the Civic and Commerce association rooms for their first meeting. This division, which is composed of rural teachers, took up reading cirele work and general school problems. the intention to hold one meeting dre will be given by speakers who will be secured for that purpose. Demonstration classes will also be held from time to time. Burglars entered the Peoples State; evidence bearing on charges of Sen-; Smith, which was housed in the same | garage, but they were unable to do¥fall started about 11 a. m., and at ARMISTICE DAY FIGHT | *'CARD NOW COMPLETED | Stewart McLean and Billy Burke to Headline Legion’s | ..Big Show Nov. 11 Stewart McLean of St. Paul and! -| Billy Burke of Minneapolis will head- 1 line’the boxing show to be staged by | the Ralph Gracie post of the Ameri- | can Legion on Armistice Day: for the benefit of the post’s disabied and needy-ex-service men’s fund. This was the -announcement made this fore- noon by R. B, Lycan, chairman of the boxing committee, who returnea tus morning from the Twin Cities after | completing all' arrangements for the 32 rounds which will be staged at that time. - This match will be for eigh# rounds. Both are bantamweights 1 K \nk among the best in the North- 7e Bauer of St. Paul and Jim- \dhall of Fergus Falls will Ye semi-windup of eight! ‘his match promises to be q as the headliner. \match which local fans| to with much enthusi- betts-Hannon go. Tom- \of this city will mect shafon of St. Paul in a * jx-round preliminary. Har- ty Brodd: of this city and Buddy Mc Donald of St. Paul are also secured for a six-round preliminary. The first preliminary will be staged by Harry Peterson and Chub Frost, both of this city. The match is scheduled for four rounds, making a total of 32 rounds scheduled. All of the fighters, with the excep- tion of Peterson and Frost, who were well under military age, are ex-service men and took part in the recent war. Jimmy Potts of Minneapolis, for- mer ‘ring man and now operating training quarters, has been engaged to referee the bouts. He is experi- enced in every phase of the boxing line and a fair and impartial match is assured in each. Tickets are to go on sale tomorrow at the City Drug store at $3 ring- side, $2.40 for the remainder of the seats, and $1.50 for standing room. The latter tickets will be sold at the time of the fight only. All seats will be reserved. Mail orders will be ac- cepted when accompanied by cash. The cyrtain raiser is scheduled to start at‘3:16. This hour has been set to accommodate those who may ar- rive on the 3:17 Great Northern train from the east. It is planned that the fights will terminate so that the visit- ‘ors from the west on the Soo line may return on the- late afternoon train, provided they do not wish to remain for the dance and carnival. RESERVE BANK HEADS PLAN REDISCOUNT CUT (By Unfted Press) Minneapolis, Nov. 7.—The ninth district Federal Reserve bank direc- torate met today to decide on a pro- posed reduction of the rediscount rate from 6 to 5% per cent. Rates have already been reduced in eight other federal reserve districts. The general condition of the money market makes a reduction necessary, it wad said. The condition of the bank’s reserve also makes the reduc- tion advisable, directors said. Loans of the bank are not being taken up and borrowers seem unable to liquidate. Changing of the redis- count rates will have a favorable ef- fect on the money market. Boston, ~Cleveland, Dallas and Minneapolis are the only banks that have not already changed their rates. “BETTER SPEECH WEEK” CPENS IN U. S. TODAY (By United Press) St. Paul, Nov. 7.—Do you speak correctly? _ This is “Better Speech Week,” civic organizations throughout the country are conducting a campaign to improve the speech of the great American public. Wo_menjs clubs are conducting an Americanization campaign on the premise t}mt the first essential 1o Americanization is to learn the Eng- lish language. (By United Press) St. Paul, Nov. 7.—A few minutes after the weather man had predicted “snow and much colder tonight,” the first snow fall of the season began here. The snow was considerably heavier than usual for the first. The noon was increasing in intensity. CASS LAKE DEFEATS BEMIBJI SECOND TEAM Cass Lake high séhool defeated the Bemidji high school second team at Cass Lake Saturday afternoon by a score of. 7 to 6, in a game which proved to be very interesting to all |concerned. The second team plans to stage more games, if they caf be isecured soon. Plans are now under way to bring the Cass Lake team here. Charles McDougal had charge of {the second team Saturday. Those It is' who made the trip and took part in| {the game are: W. Batchelder, Peter- cach month at which educational ad- | son, Lars Hakkerup, Gene Boyee, Ed. berg, 3 Ted Johnson was hurt when the automo- invocation by Col. | Gennes, M. LaFleur, Victor Jahr, { Cushner, Lester Boe, LaVerne Hick- ‘erson; George Kirk, Phil Downs ar | William Barnell. The Star Boarder BEGIN NEXT MONDAY (By United Press) San Francisco, Nov. 7.—“Fatty” ,Arbuckle was called into court today jon a char2 of manslaughter growing E. D. Boyce Named Secretary and Treasurer of State Title Association {out of te: death-of Virginia Rappe, | Los Ange.es actress, foliowing a party It {in his hotel rooms here Labor Day. There was little chance that the trial would open today, however. The attorneys had agreed to a continuance until next Monday. GUST F. SCHMUNK DIES AT HOSPITAL SATURDAY| E. D. Boyce, secretary of the Bel-' trami County Consolidated Abstract association, was elected secretary and treasurer of the State Title associa-| tion at a meeting of the state associa- tion, held in St. Paul last Friday. Mr. Boyce returned to Bemidji Sunday | morning and reports a most successful | menrtine. Bemidji has been chosen as the} ; l’l‘l et 1 ,’l/’/h A1 /1 vuu///l'//{’ : N sy / //,r(/,,/,l,l,”/ '“: \ iyttt i, TO WRITE FOR MOVIES Inherits Small Fortune From' Father and Answers Call to Write Scenarios (By United Press) St. Paul, Nov. 7.—Mrs. Bertha Abby Ross is going to write for the movies. Until three weeks ago, Mrs. Ross was employed at the home of John A. Hartager, 2049 Carroll avenue. At that time she inherited $33,000 from the estate of her father, Erick Lysne, Churchs Ferry, N. D. Now she has place. for the summer oating conven- | tion-for the absiracters of bliumesota and North Dakota in 1923. The date for the gathering has not been def- initely decided, but it will be a three- day session during the fishing season, advises Mr. Boyce. ¥ . In honoring Mr. Boyce with the im- portant office of secretary, treasurer, Bemidji is again brought into the limelight as an important point for state, headquarters of an important association. CHISHOLM TRIBUNE-HERALD MAKES DAILY APPEARANCE (By United Press) Chisholm, Minn., Nov. 7.—The Chisholm Tribune-Herald made its first appearance as a daily newspaper here today, with the United Press telegraphic news service. Wulter B. Brown is owner and publisher. COLERAINE MAY PLAY BEMIDJI NEXT TUESDAY Arrangements now under way in- dicate that the Coleraine high school football eleven will play the Bemidji squad, here Tuesday, November 15, announces Coach J. W. Smith, who is very anxious to stage another game locally this season. ~ The Coleraine boys are champions of the Iron Range, having won every Bemidji confident that they can add list. Bemidji has virtually won the game this season, and will come to’ another victory to their already long | Gust F. Schmunk, 2§, passed away “at St. Anthony’s hosp:tai at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon after an illness of about four weeks. Death was due to pneumonia and typhoid fever. | Funeral services will be held Tuesday | afternoon at 2:30 o’ciock at St. Paul's Evangelicai Lutheran chureh, Rev. William Kamphenkel officiating. The deceased is an ex-service man, "having served in the army during the recent war. He was a member of the | 148th Infantry, 88th Division, having enlisted June 27, 1918, at Bemidji. He was discharged December 28, 1918, at Camp Grant, Iliinois. Pall i bearers and a firing squad are to be { furnished by the local post of the American Legion, and all ex-service men are urged to attend the funeral. He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, and, although the funeral services will not be held under the; auspices of the local lodge, all Moose are urged to attend. He is survived by two brothers, Otto, of this city, and Fred, who, at Minneapolis. SoAar, efforts to lo- cate the latter brother have proved fruitiess. Interment will be made-in Green wood cemetery, under the di- rection of H. N. McKee, funeral director. MRS. CRAIGHEAD'S TRIAL POSTPONED AGAIN TODAY St. Paul, Nov. 7.—Trial of Mrs. Marguerite Craighead, charged with subordination of perjury, was post- !poned again today, due to the ill Iness of the defendant. She is suffer {ing from a nervous collapse as a re- sult of court experiences growing out championship of this district for the {of diverce proceedings. She collapsed when last heard from, was located | {given up housework and is boarding. As soon as her share of the estate ican be liquidated, she will go to Arizona and California and devote her entire time to writing scenarios, she announced yesterday. “I have already written several short stories, but haven't attempted to sell them, although all eritics I have shown them to have praised them highly,” she said. Mrs. Ross is undecided what film producers she will write for. “] cxpect to begin work before Christmas,” she said. Mrs. Ross caused something of a sensation at Devils Lake, N. D., when she appeared to claim a portion of the estate of Erick Lysne. She claim- ed to be his child, born in wedlock in Norway. No one in that vicinity had known of her existence prior to that time. RALPH GRACIE POST T0 Due to the fact that the next regu- lar meeting of the Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion falls on the night before Armistice Day, the of- ficers of the post have decided to call the regular meeting for Tuesday night at 8 o'clock at the rooms of the Civic and Commerce association. Reports of the various committee heads will be heard at this time and all details for the celebration will be completed at that time. The program is all completed now, waiting for the ;fmishing touches which must neces- sarily be worked out in the last few days prior to the actual staging of I HOLD MEETING TUESDAY BABY CLINICS PROVE | DECIDEDLY SUCCESSFUL Eye, Ear, Nose .mv‘d 'l"llr’oatg | Clinic Will Be Held | l Here Wednesday Eighty-six babies were examined at the baby clinic held at the Central school building all day Saturday and | at the Lincoln school in the Fifth ward during the afternoon. Dr. M. D. Ott and Dr. Stewart of Minne-| apolis, specialists, conducted the clin- ic. They were assisted by a large number of local mothers, who showed much interest in arranging for the| clinic, which was held under the aus-| pices of the South Beltrami County | Public Health association. Dr. Ste-| wart substituted for Dr. Pierce, who was previously scheduled to be here, but who later was unable to attend. Out of the total of 86 examined, - 20 were found to be normal, although suggestions for feeding were made to all mothers present. Seventeen babies | were foasad to be suffering with rick- ets or mal-nutrition, twenty-seven ha§ enlarged tonsils, glands or ade- noids, six were suffering with skin diseases, and sixteen had various oth- er defects for which medical or surgi- cal care was advised. | The examining physicians stated that they were pleased with the man-| ner in which mothers were following instructions given at previous clinics and remarked at the unuysual interest taken by Bemidji mothers for the ,welfare of the babies. The child welfare committee of the| { Women’s Civic and Community club, {by which the arrangements for the| clinic were made, appreciates the spirit of co-operation shown in mak- ing the affair a success in every way. | The committee also wishes to thank {the ladies who assisted during the, i clinic. | The baby clinic, which was held at| Blackduck Thursday, was conducted | by Dr. M. D. Ott. Twenty-five babies were examined. The doctor was as- Isisted by Mesdames Douglas, Moon| {and Whitney, and Miss Beth Mac-| ! Gregor, community nurse. A similar iclinic was held at Kelliher Friday, 28 | 'babies being examined. There _the| doctor was assisted by Mesdames Lat- | terel, Skrief and Peterson. Several {unusual cases were bhrought to the at- tention of the doctor. Much interest ~was shown in the clinic in both towns. | = There will be an eye, ear, nose and | throat clinic at the school house at Blackduck tomorrow for children be- tween the ages of five and eighteen years. A similar clinic will bé held at the Ceutral school building here | Wednesday, November 9, and another | at Puposky and Redby Thursday, No- | vember 10. It is reported that much more can be accomplished at these | clinies if the parents will accompany the children who are to be examined. FRENCHMAN ONTRIAL | FOR DEATH OF ELEVEN, (By United Press) Versailles, France, Nov, 7.—Ilenry Landreau, the twentieth century Don Juan, went on trial here at noon to- Uny. Known as the Blue Beard of | Gambias Villa,” Landreau was to plead to a charge of mupdering 11 of the 287 women of all ages, who are | alleged to have become betrothed to him. The trial, which in France far over-shadows the Washihgton disarm- |ament conference, got under way af-| ter an investigation lasting two and! one-half ycars. Landreau, 52 years of age, with heavy features and a squatty figure, shining bald pate and bushy biack beard, will be pictured by the prose- cution as having lured an army = of women, mostly wealthy widows for their funds. MAJORITY OF COAL MINERS RETURN TO WORK TODAY (By United Press) | Terre Haute, Ind., Nov. 7.—-Most 'of the 30,00 coal miners in Indiana, who waiked out in protest against the check-off injunction, will return fourth consecutve year and is anxious | on the stand recently when testitying to test its strength againsi the range |in the case of Carl Smith, who was to work today. A few of the miners the celebration. in the vicinity around Clinton con- team. Victory over Coleraine would | give the locals the championship of | Northeastern Minnesota at least. J£' this game is arranged, it is sure to be an exciting battle, with both teams ,Eult]ting up their best brand of foot- { ball. STOCK AND BOND HOLDERS TO CALL FOR CERTIFICATES W. L. Brooks, treasurer of the Be-| midji-Birchmont Hotel company, an-| nounces that there is a large num-| ber of stock and bond holders of the company who have failed to call at, Northern National bank for their istock certificates and bonds. They| ‘are requested to do so at once, since it is necessary for them to sign the ‘StIDCk book when the stock is deliver- ed. | {WOMAN KIiLLED AND MAN ! INJURED IN AUTO CRASH (By United Press) 3, was killed and Oscar O. bile in which they were riding was lsiruck by a Northern Pacific train at a crossing near Stillwater Sunday. {the American Forestry St. Paul, Nov. 7.—Miss Olga Kull-| convicted on a charge of perjury. PLANT ARMISTICE ELMS AT WASHINGTON TODAY (By Unlted Press) Washington, Nov. Planting of two Armistice Eims at 10 a. m. to- | day, by the American Forestry asso- ciation will open Armistice Week. The trees are to be living memorials of the date on which President Harding called the Limitation of Arms con- ference, The elms were planted on the grounds of the Lincoln navy. The elms were placed at the entrance at Twenty-third streets at the head of what will be International avenue, an avenue of memorial trees planted by the vari- ous governments. Two representatives from each of the American Legion posts in the Dis- trict of Columbia placed the two elms, following their presentation by Charles Lathrop Pack, pr nt of ation. The simple ceremony was in charge of Col. 0. O. Sherrill. There was an | John T. Axton, chief of chaplains of the United States army and a benediction by Capt. John !B, Frazer of the United States navy. Memorial, | one for the army and one for the| and B Commander C. L. Pegelow will un- doubtedly be called upon to give his rcport on the third annual Legion con- vention at Kansas City, which he at- district. A large attendance is urged. “HONESTEST ROBBER” OR “ROTTENEST TIME-PIECE” (By United Press) Minneapolis, Nov. 7.—Don Berg- lund, walking near the place where he was robbed a month ago, was sur- prised by a small boy who thrust a small package into his hands and fled. | The package contained his watch and !a note saying, “Here’s your watch, T | don’t want it.” WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN TO WRITE UP ARMS PARLEY William Jennings Bryan will write "a daily mterpretative dispatch on the | proceedings of the Conference on the Limitation of Armaments in Washington, which opens November 12, during the initial two wecks of the session, exclusively for the ciients of the United Press associaticn, of {which The Pioncer is a member, {tended as a_ delegate from the Sixth| |tinued on their unauthorized strike. | MRS. LYDIA SOUTHARD i GIVEN SENTENCE TODAY (By United Press) Twin Falls, Idaho, Nov. 7.—Mrs. Lydia Southard found guiity of mur-| | dering her fourth lmsband, Edward | | Meyer, was today sentenced to from ten years to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary at ) oise. FARM BUREAU COUNSEL | PLEADS FOR FARMERS, | (By United Fress) Washington, Nov. 7.—The repeal iuf the six per cent guaranty return to railroads and a return to pre-war Irates was urgéd today by ('uh}")rd | Thorne, counsel for the American | Farm Bupeau federation, before the senate’s interstate commerce com- mittee. | Thorne declared that the carriers!, are making the highest earnings in their history while farm products are being sold at pre-war prices. Unless rates are reduced the fpn\‘mers of the nation will be facing bankiuptey, he said. t PREMIER BRIAND LANDS QUIETLY ATN.Y.TODAY In Accordance With His Own Request, Ceremonies Are Done Away With e THREE MICHIGAN CITIES HONOR MARSHAL FOCH French Military Leader Today Dedicates New Hospital at Camp Custer (By United Press) New York, Nov. 7.—Aristide Bri- and landed in New York today quiet- ly. The French premier is en route to Washington to head his country’s delegates in the limitation of arms conference. He had let it be' known he wanted no elaborate ceremonies of welcome, in sharp contrast with the wild enthusiasm with which Marshal Foch was received at the pier. ‘When Briand strode down the gang plank of the LaFollette it was ex- tremely different. There were only about eleven persons on the pier when the LaFollette docked. Rene Viviani, former French premier, and other high officials were in the party. (By United Press) Detroit, Mich., Nov. 7.—Three Michigan cities turned out today to honor Marshal Foch of France at Bat- tle Creek. Th esoldier was met by Governor Groesbeck, his staff, and scores of military and state leaders. Foch dedicated a new hospital at Camp Custer, and following his cere- monies he spoke to thousands of peo- ple from Battle Creek and vicinity. After the dedication his special train left for Detroit. A short stop will be made at Ann Arbor, home of the University of Michigan, where Foch will address the students, NEW RURAL MAIL ROUTE OUT OF TURTLE RIVER~ A new rural mail route has “been established out of Turtle River which will be known as rural route No. 2. The route goes to Spur school, then west one mile and north three miles, thence one-half mile east, one mile south and east to the M. & L. railroad track. It then follows south along the track to Spur postoffice, wheye it crosses the track and continues south until it reaches close to Turtle Luke, where it turns west one mile until if reaches State Road No. 62, thuice east three miles until it reaches the road running along the north e of Long lake, which the mail route fol lows until rural route No. 4 is reach ed, thence west two miles and north three miles into Turtle River. ARMISTICE DAY PROGRAM ;AT TEACHERS COLLEGE An Armistice Day program will b given in the State Teachers Colleg: Friday morning. The pro i commence at 9:30 a. m. an tend over a period of about th: quarters of an“hour. The students will be dismissed \in time to partici- pate in the Armistice Day parade. The regular sessions of the college will be resumed tonmorrow morning after the short vacation given the students during the absence of a large number of the faculty at the meeting of -the Minnesota Education association held at St. Paul.’ PRISONER, WANTED IN KANSAS, BREAKS JAIL (Ry United' Press) Sleepy Eye, Minn.. Nov. 7.—Frank Miller, 84, held for Kansas authorities on a charge of wife desertion, escaped from jail last night before Deputy McKnight of Eldorado, Kans., arrived to claim the prisoner. Miller was arrested Friday noon in a cottage near here where he was Jiving wth Miss Schwing, 16, as man and wife. Miss Schwing claims she is is stepdaughter. The chief of police said some one evidently furnished Miller with the key to his cell last night and he walked to freedom. iller left Eldorado, Kans., about a month ago with his stendaughter, according to Deputy McKnight. His wife preferred a charge of desertion. The man and child had been working on a farm of J. G. Davis and living in the, cottage, near, here, for three weeks.! Federal authorities may be called in on the case. ', — b BOY SERIOUSLY WOUNDED HUNTING WITH FATHER “ Minneapolis, Nov. 7.—Robert Hen-~ derson, 8, was accidentally shot while: hunting with his father near Rose- mount Sunday. The bullet penetrated his abdomen and he was believed fa~ tally wounded. A. R. Henderson, his father, said he had stood his gun against a stump and gone for water, The boy picked up the gun and it wag accidentally discharged. “