Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 9, 1921, Page 1

« _tricts. . the unknown hero being laid to final The Ploneer is the oniy daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and has the largest circulation In Northern Minnesots VOLUME XIX. NQ. 173 BEMIDJI, MINN.; WE ARMISTICEDA PLANS SET FOR GALA OCCASION Celcbration to Cease at Noon to Honor Fallen Heroes in World War * NORGOM FOR GLOOM IN ! AFTERNOON AND EVENING Local Business Men Asked to Decorate Their Stores in Honor of Occasion With all plens completed for the Armistice Day celebration here Fri- day, the Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion is now virtually waiting for the days to roll around. But while the members are waiting, they are working, putting on the fin- ishing touches to a well outlined pro- gram of celebration and ceremony. The heaviest part of the work will be done Friday, making the new armory ready for each attraciion there. Committee chairmen made reports of progress at the regular meeting of the post Tuesday evening, and the general spirit of the post now is: “Let’s Go.” Everything points to a bigger and better celebration than that which was staged by the post last year. With the American Legion Auxili- ary assisting at the dance and car- nival in the evening and also at the free dinner for ex-service men at the association rooms about 6 o’clock, these two features are sure to go over big. With a boxing card, which is sure to he faster than that staged by the post March 11, this monstrous under- taking promises to be very successful. The post has gone to heavy expense in securing matches which promise action. So far the sale of tickets is satisfactory. Proceeds from the box-| ing show will go toward the post’s disabled and needy ex-service men’s fund. Hundreds of former service men are to be here from near-by commun- ities. The reception committee will meet all trains, escort the visitors.to the' Elks"club rooms, headquarters for the day. There they will be regis- tered and given a free ticket to the supper in the evening. - The parade, which will bé the open- ing attraction of the day, is to form at the City building at 10:45. All ex- sqrvice men are requested to appear in uniform.. The old Home band and the Juvenile band will fur- nish* the music for the parade which begins at 11 o’clock’and winds up at the new armory about 11:30. School children, students from the State TICKETS MOVING FAST FOR ARMISTICE BOUTS Scheduled Fastest Bouts Ever Seen - in This Section 32 Rounds Promise Py Tickets for the boxing show at the new armory Armistice Day moved rapidly yesterday and indications ave that all seats will be sold befure the fight opens at 3:15/Friday afternoon. The seats were placed on sale at the City Drug store at noon Tuesday and will be on sale there until shortly be- fore the show or until they have been disposed of, while standing room will be sold at the time of the fight. Ring- side seats are sellifp” t $3 includinz tax. . All other "% qre priced at $2.40, including td \ Thirty-two roun scheduled for what promises * he fastest boxing show ever sta; ‘_/ the city. All the fighters are lij ' clever, assuring action every m; \ Stewart McLean of Shig - | and Billy Burke of Minneapoliy’, - will stage the headline - match ¢ht rounds, aré bantamweigh d among the best in the state. s experience and McLean’s clevet ‘abil- ity promise a match to be remem- bered favorably. ¢ George Bauér of St. Paul and Jim- my Woodhall of Fergus Falls are to stage the semi-windup of eight rounds. These men are in the 126- pound class. Bauer is a more experi- enced fighter than Woodhall, but the ergus Falls lad has been winning all of his matches, and he has had a large number of late. Tommy Tibbetts of this city and Tommy Hannon of St. Paul, light- weights, are sure to please all who witness their scheduled six-round go. Harry Brodd of this city and Buddy McDonald of St. Paul are to stage a ‘six-round preliminary. These men are welter weights. Harry Peterson and Chub Frost, both of this city, will be seen in a four-round curtain- raiser. The boxing committee, of which R. B. Lycan is chairman, has e deavored to bring the best of fighters here for this“occasion, at the same time securing fighters light enough to promise action. Although the com- | mittee has had only a limited amount f experience in promoting boxing cards, it is believed by well-versed fans that this card will equal or even il;l‘pass the card staged here March SIMET 1 L EXPRESS COMPANY HOLDS - “RIGHT :OF ‘WAY” MEETING The American Railway Express company will hold its “right of way” megting tonight at the express office. Visitors are welcome. AMERICAN DELEGATION FAVORS OPEN PARLEY (By Unijed Press) Washington, Nov. 9.—The Ameri- Teachers college, the Naval Militiaycan delegation has agreed that all and National Guard units, the Am- erican Legion and all other ex-ser- vice men and the general public will make up the parade, which is to tharch through the downtown business dis- As soon as.the crowd is seated in the new armory, following the par- ade, appropriate ceremonials will be held to honor the service dead and rest in Arlington cemetery. From 12 to 12:02 all will stand with bowed heads in silent prayer for the boy who “went west.” A patriotic speech by Bishop Bennett 'of Duluth will follow. He is a most able speaker and every one is urged to hear him at this time. A number of vocal se- lections, community songs, invocation and benediction wilj{ complete the program. ' While the three motion picture houses) are staging special matinees from 1 to 3 o’clock, the armory will be made ready for the big boxing show at 3:15. Soon after the close of the fights, fContinued on Page 8) PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION plenary sessions of the arms limita- tions conference be open, Senator Lodge, one of the American delegates, told the United Press today. This means whenever the full membership of the conference meets. the United Press will be present if the Ameri- can view prevails. The American delegates’ belief is that the confer- ence should function somewhat simi- larly to congress. Committees probably will hold se- cret sessions, although this has not vet been declared. Then, under the American plan, when the committee has agreed-on a program it will be taken before the full conference and threshed out in open session, just as is done in congress. The American delegation has discussed the question thoroughly and has agreed on the full- est publicity. v The American delegation has given no consideration to throwing open such proceedings as the committee meetings. EARLY HUNTER KILLED NEAR DULUTH TUESDAY MEETS TOMORROW EVENING The Parent-Teacher association will hold a meeting Thursday evening at the Bemidji State Teachers col- lege at 7:30, ‘o’clock, to which all mothers and fathers and any others interested are invited. WAR REPORTED UNDER WAY IN BALKAN STATES (By United Press) Rome, Nov. 9 —War has broken out in the Balkahs, dccording to ad- vises from Albania today. Montenegro was reported to have lost against Jugo-Slavia and to have itself with the Albanians. Fighting was said to be under way at several points. A Montenegrin battalion has occupied Mount Loncen, and hoisted the Montenegrin flag. Following clashes with the revolting Monte- negrins, Serbian forces were reported to started a huge forest fire in the mountains. TROOP NO. 2, BOY SCOUTS, WILL MEET THIS EVENING There will be a meeting of the Boy Seout troop No. 2 this evening at 7 o’clock at the new armory. All boys wre requested to be there. (By United Press) Duluth, Nov. 9.—Struck by a stray bullet shot by a nervous hunter who thought him a deer, Noah Boyer, 43, was instantly killed Tuesday near White Face, 50 miles north of here. Boyer went out with a party of three to be ready for the opening of the deer season Thursday. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS TO MEET THURSDAY NIGHT The Knights of Columbus will hold their regular meeting Thursday eve- ning at 8 o’clock at the Moose hall. At this meeting Grand Knight Paul Winklesky will give a report of his trip to Chicago, where he attended the banquet given in honor of Mar- shal Foch last Sunday night. All members are urged to be present. GERMANY ASKING NEW CREDIT IN. UNITED STATES (By United Press) Washington, Nov. 9.—Germany is asking in America a new credit of be- tween thirty million and forty million, it was learned today. Obtaining this credit is one of the purposes of the visit to this country of former States Secretary Karl Bergman of Berlin, now, peinted with the Bank. . Deutcher! = HOW YOU USED TO CHASE- AND BULLY YOUR LITTLE \_LITLE K GO ON HOME {1 No YOU CANT OME GEE ! WERE THERE ARE EVERYTHING - THEY EAT 75 LIKE You BROTHER — WITH U5~ GOIN' WHERE BEARS AN DNESDAY EVENING, NOV. 9, 1921 5 YELLO PROTIER, (M bLAD To SEE e MINNESOTA WISTORICAH SOCIETH WEATHER REPORT Minnesota Fair tonight and Thursday, rising temperature, S |SIDELIGHTS ON | homey, all-Amer HYLAN ELECTED MAYOR OF N. Y. BY BIG MARGIN Returns on Off-Year Elections Showed Sever:} Changes oday at Noon (By, United Press) New York, Nov. 9.—The democrat- ic ticket backed by Tammany Hall has swept New York city by the larg- est plurality ever rolied up in a mu- nicipal election. John F. flylan was elected mayor over Henry Curran by a majority of 420,000. Others on the democratic ticket were carried into office by overwhelming majorities but none reached the vote polled by Hylan. The democrats haid gained seven- teen seats in the legisiature. Repub- licans, however, apparently won the only state office to be filled. On the basis of the returns early today, Judge William Andrews was leading Justice Scudder for the court of appeal. (By United Press) Returns from yesterday’s off-year elections gathered by the United Press up to noon today are as fol- lows: Republicans ave gaining strength in Kentucky and New Jersey. Democrats made gains in New Yorg, Ohio, In- diana, Maryland and Illinois and held their ground in Virginia in face of a hard fight. Results sumunarized by states fol- low: New York, John F. Hylan re- elected mayor by the biggest majori- ty evet rolled up in a municipal elec- tion and the entire city democratic ticket gatheres into office with him. Democrats made gains of at least seventecn in the legislature and made gains in upstate elections. Ohio—Democrats gained the city elections. Marion, President Harding’s home town, went democrat. A con- stitutional amendment for a soldiers’ bonus won. Virginia elected a democratic gov- ernor by 60,000. Maryland democrats won the state (Continued on Page 8) i OXYGEN TANK EXPLODES CAUSING BIG FIRE LOSS (By United Press) Minneapolis, Nov. 9.—Explosion of the oxygen tank in the Willard Stor- age Batter station carly today spyggad flames to adjoining buildings ‘and caused damage estimated” at more than $30,000. The detectives who discovered the fire, were about to enter the building when the efplosion hurled them into the street. They were George Mont- gomery and Martin Lyons. Neither was seriously hurt. Four persons across the street were knocked down by the cxplosion. I acobson, who was in the San Francisco carth- quake, is prostrate today Twenty automobiles in the United ~States Motor Supply company’s building, ad- joining the Willard Battery station, were damaged. MIDDLE WEST RECOVERS FROM FIERCE BLIZZARD (By United Pr ) Chicago, Nov. 9.—The middle west recovered today from a blizzard, vhich carried rain, sleet and snow in its path until an early hour today. The storm swept castward over the Great L toda The weathe clear in states west of the Miss today and the temperature around freezing. sippi range will | PROCLAMATION Whereas, Armistice Day, No- vember 11, has been set aside as a Naticnal holiday, and both President Harding and Governor Preus have urged its observance by thd citizens and Whereas, the -deep obligation we ows to the ex-service men who so nobly respended to the cali cf their country. at the time of the great World war still re- mains fresh in our memories, but should be perpetuated by an ob- ’ gervance of the day on which hostilities ceased and Whereas, this™ observance should be general and concerted, .1 Hereby- Urge thtfullestco- | cperaticn by the citizens of Be- midji with the Raloh Gracie post of the American Legion in mak- ing Armistice Day a success from every viewpoint, and ask that places of business be closed from 11 to 1, during the time of the parade and the services at thel armory, and from 3 to 5 at which time the local post will stage their annual entertainment. Signed, A. V. GARLOCK, Mayor of Bemidji. (CANADIAN IN FAVOR OF BEAVER FARMING (By United I'vess) Winnipeg, Nov. 9.—Beaver farm- ing can be promoted to a source of revenue amounting to $500,000 an- nually to the farmers of Manitoba, aceording to Coloxel J. G. Rattray, commissioner of Manitoba Provincial Police, Colbnel Rattray the depreda- tions of beaver on i ¢ lands can be checked and their colonies trans- formed into valuable commercial beaver farms, if the farmers utilize the existing statutory regulations for their preservation. Continued “closed seasons”, on beaver has resulted in the establish- ment of many new colonies of the valuable fur bearers and have aiso demonstrated that beaver will thrive andincrease in well settled districts. It is true, he s, that the beaver cut down trees, but they do not de- stroy them. All they want is the bark and the owner of the land can use the wood for fuel. He points out that there is no open scason south of the fifty-third parallel, but where beaver becomes too plentiful, a special per mit can be’ obtained to trap them by the owner of the land. The sa HOTEL GUEST SERIOUSLY WOUNDED IN HOLDUP (By United Press) St. Paul, Nov. 9.—George Damela, z at the United States hotel, was seriously wounded by two bandits at midnight Tuesday, when he thought they were kidding him. Damela walked into the lobby while the ban- dits were robbing the clerk. MINNEAPOLIS BANK ROBEERS ESCAPE WITH ONLY, $7,000 Cnite P'ress) Five bandits ik iate (By Unit Minneapolis, Nov. 9. held up the Republic State Tuesday, obtaining on 7,000 in cash, a check of the bank's | 15 re- real dropped about 1,500 in th large sums in curren bonds and gold coin, after locking the emple in the bank vault. No trace had b found of the bandi GERMANY HAS LITTLE INTEREST IN PARLEY C(:rmans, as a Whole, Know But Little of Significance of World' Meeting s Staff Col ‘Washington, Nov. ! jermany, ipped of her own armaments, s s [ed moose, the season for wh and overlooked st worrying little as whether or not the hington d mament confer- ence succeeds in stripping other na- tions of theirs. ) That is to say, the man in the street knows little about the conference, for the German daily pr has car- vied only brief, unclear notices of the prepar ons for this momentous ses- sion, and he fails to realize where the meeting ean affect him. On the other hand, thinking men of Germany welcome the conference, for! they feel that it can perhaps veach some agreement whereby Ge many will not be under the oppres- sive and disturbing influence of Trench militarigm. Such men contend that Germany would be able better to pay their obligations if she were not constantly threatened with: new penalites by an army to the west whose upbuil ez has been consider- able in the past two ] Germans of this of mind hold, too, that present day Germany is prepared to give adequate guaran- tees for keeping the peace. The feel- in Gerimany agaiyst F trong, just as in I thor- oughly hated. Yet, thinking Germans say thal a new war is not wanted, and that Germany is ready to prove this in any way satisfactory to the entente. On the other hand, Germany hopes that France will not be allowed to argue, unrefuted that she must up- build her militarisni to protect against Germany. Germany contends Uhat me as things now stand she is in no posi- tion to wage a new war, That, of course does not preclude the chances of a later outburst, for; in modern times any industrial nation can he converted into a war machine, BIG GAME HUNTSMEN RFADY FOR WARPATH Big game chasers today are getting out their hunting gear in preparation for the big race to secure tl and only allotted deer or male, h opens tomorrow and continues through No- vember 20. More xious hunting fans have had their hunting ges ready for action for several knowing that an means that “the worm.” V opinion that the birds who are foo carly will catch more than the worm, and warns: against violation ;jof the new regulations. All hunters are requested to make themselves thoroughly acquainted with the change in the hunting laws to protect themselve rinst any pos- sible involuntary violation, County Auditor A. D, Johnson re- ports that about 400 big game licenses have already been issued this year. This number, however, is not as large as a year ago. of the ADVISORY COUNCIL READY FOR CONFERENCE PROBLEMS : Sceretary of e Hughes today asked the Amer- wn advisory council to approach its work with the fullest knowledge of the difficulties ahead. The council is the Tink between the publie and the, conference, is stripped of armament, and surely [, |sion Hous ‘. 85¢ PER MONTH . s LB GREAT DISARMAMENT PARLEY Nation’s Chpfial Putting Final Touches to Setting for World Conference 3y A. L. Bradford (By United 1'ress) Washington, Nov.9—The nation’s capital was busily en; aged today put- ting the final touches to' the setting for the opening of the greav world conference on limitation of arma- ment and Far Eastern question. Washington is about to take its place definitely as a world capital, With the gathering of forcign pleni-! potentiar from the- great- pow- ers for w will undoubtedly be one of the most important interna- tional conclaves ever held. before has this i capital of the United States had such an interna- tional air about its broad avenues The rich rolling tongues of French and Italians, the staccato conv tions of Japanese, the high, sing- song voices of Chinese;—all these strange “lingoes”—strange faces and strange customs making this ity start, and turn around to look. While many of the policies of the American government undoubtedly will be for differenT; many things about the Wasington conference will be the same as the Paris conference. IFor instance, a great horse-shoe ta- ble is being installed in the Daughters | of the American Revolution Conti- Probably never nental hall for the open sessions of conference. It is the Washington just like the”hors famous Hall of Mir at which the Tre; signed. A little “league of nations of the press” is assembled in Washington, with the huridred odd foreign corres- pondents mixing with the two hun- dred or more American newspaper trange brown-skinned and yel- ribes from ¢ the Furopean w cor- respondents, all affably learning from and teaching their American reporter colleagues, . All e wer rrespondents from Nippon st on the ground, and early indicated they would be the est in force of the foregoing repor . Bspecially have they been impressed with the democratic and friendly greeting which this govern- ment has extended to the foreign press. They were presentd to Presi- dent Harding and Sceretary of State Hughes in the regular newspaper conferences with these government leaders. This is strange business to (Continued on Page 8) LONDON’S NEW MAYOR INAUGURATED TODAY (By United Press) London, Nov. 9.-—Alderman Sir John James Baddeley, ng Lon- don printer, was today inaugaurated Lord Mayor of London for the en- suing Centuries old eivie pa- geantry marked the occasion, and traffic the busiest y was held up and hoy v disorgan- ized for three hours at midday by London’s own pet civie parade —the “Lord Mayor's Show.” 4 Londonc themselves agree that the “show’ is an, anachronism, but the Lord Ma who attempted to dispense with it would be exceeding- ty unpopuls Starting Trom the Guildhall shortly before noon, the procession wound ‘its way through broad and narrow city and a ed at the High of Justice on the Strand. The on included detachments of arious London Territorial regi- ments, horse foot and guns, police and fire departments, by scouts, tri- umphal cars, a score of bands and the oflicials of the ancient city guilds, with mace-hearers, — chamberlains, chaplains and trumpeters compl making to the stranger a most pic- turesque parade. Avriving at the High, Courts, the Lord Mayor, who drove<in his famous state h, was received by the Lord Chief Justice and the whole of the High Court Judges, and in their pres- ence took the preseribed oath of office, Tonight the Lord Mayor will give the usual state banquet at the Man- Sir John ldeley is a real “Cock- ney,” having been born and lived and worked for many years “within the sound of Bow Bells.” He is 79 years of age, and head of the big firm of Baddcley Brothers, printers, AMERICAN YEOMEN HOLD MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT The Brotherhood of American Yeo- men will hold its regular meeting Thursday evening at 8 o’clock at the 1..0. 0. F. hall. A social hour with refreshments will follow the busine meeting and it is desired that all members be present. TWENTY INJURED WHEN NEW YORK TRAINS CRASH (By United Press) New York, Nov. 9.—Twenty per- sons were injured in a collision b tween a d an elevated train of the city |} 'TRUNK HIGHWAY WORK WILL AID STATE JOBLESS C. M. Babcock Inaugurates Big Winter Program to Help Reduce Idleness BIDS ASKED ON 300 MILES OF NEW WORK Operations on First List of Projects to Begin Dec. 1; Others to Follow Bemidji, cast and west settion of state trunk highway No. 8, 13.56 miles of -gravel-surfacing estimated at $40,000, one of 27 widely dis- tributed projects on the big con- struction * program announced by Char M. Babceock, state highway commissioner, to continue highway operations on a large scale through the winter toward relieving unem- ployment and speeding needed road improvements in Minnesota. Immediately upon favorable action by cong the Minnesota highway department under the commissioner’s orders, began to rush plans to start’ the “more work-better roads” move- ment. Calls for bids on November 29 and 30—the earl possible dates under the state law—were issued on 25 miles of paving and 274 miles of r1s ing estimated to cost $1,687,000. The projects are widely distributed to spread both work and: benefi Other calls on grading and bridge work and special team jobs are to follow soon, according to J. H. Mul- len- assistant commissioner and chief engincer. The tentative plan is to use about, $4,500,000 on highway work this winter. Successful bidders are to be announced promptly that ap- plications for work may be directed to them, the state department having no jobs tx fill. The list of projects follows: T. H. No. 1-—Between Northfield and Westeott, 256 miles of paving, estimated co: 00,000, T. H. No. 3—Between Lake City and Wabasha, 8 miles of gravel-sur- facing, imated_cost, $30,000. T. H. No. 5—Between Cambridge and Braham, 5 miles of gravel-sur- facing, at $12,7560, T. H. No. 6—Belween Lake Benton and Ivanhoe, 15 miles of gravel-sur- facing at $40,000. T. H. No, Between Breckenridge and Brushville, 6.5 miles of gravel- surfacing at $32,500., T. 1. No. 6—Brushvale and north- ward, 10 miles of gravel-surfacing at $20,250. T. H. No. T-—Between Mankato and Madison Lake, 8 miles of gravel- surfacing at $35,000. T. H. No. 8—Between Swan River and Blackberry, 11.8 miles of gravel- surfacing at 750, T. H. No. 8— Bemidji, east and t, 13.5 miles of gravel-surfacing $40,000. . No. 8—Between East Grand Forks and her, 15 miles of gravel- facing at $60,000. T. H. No. 9—Between Fairmont and Guckeen, 10.3 miles of gravel- surfacing at $41,750. T. H. No. 10-—Between Howard Luke and Dassel, 8.9 miles of gravel- surfacing at $18,250. T. M. No. 10-~Between Litchfield and Atwater, 12.2 miles of gravel-sur- facing at $27,250. T. H. No. 10—Between Clontarf and Hancock, 9 miles of gravel-sur. facing at $30,000. T. H. No. 18—Between Elk River and Zimmerman, 9.9 miles of gravel- surfacing at $23,500, T. I.f. No. 18-—Between Brainerd and Nichols, 4 miles of gravel-surfac. ing at $12,000. ' . T. 1. No. 21—Between LeSueur Center and Cleveland, 6 miles of grave cl-surfacing at $17,500. T. M. No. 21—Between Cleveland nm{ St. Henry, 5 miles of gravel-surs facing at $14,500. T H. No. 28—Through Johnson, 4 ml’l("s of gravel-surfacing at $15,000, I. H. No. 28—Between : Browns Valley and Johnson, 28.4 miles of ;:n'n}'c]-surf;ncing at $100,000. I'. H. No. 30—Between Bijou and (Continued, on Page, §);, ¥ T0 REORGANIZE PARENT- TEACHER ASSOCIATION A meeting will be held Thursday night at 8 o’clock in the basement of the Methodist church for the purpose of reorganizing the Parent-Teacher association of the Central school. An association was formed last year and several meetings held, and it has been felt that the organization should be continued. . The work done by the several meets ings held last year proved very inter- esting and provided a means for a better understgnding between teacher and parent, d it is hoped to enlarge on this it of understanding and co-operation through the activity of the Parent-Teacher association, All parents of boys or girls who are attending the Central school or high on the elevated tracks in carly tods Srooklyn ® hool are urged to be present Thurs- day evening. ~ e