Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 17, 1921, Page 1

within 100 miles of Bemidji and has the largest ' ciredlation in Nonhqmgu_nnmh : i i The Ploneer E oniy daily 'BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER hificsotay Unsettled weather to-’ night and Friday, possibly snow in southern portion; not much change in temperature, VOLUME XIX. NO. 180 BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, NOV. 17, 1 921 55c PER MONTI ABLESPEAKERS A. W. Stone and C. S. Carter Make Resume of Work Done This Summer and Fall ¢ FUNSTON DWELLS UPON VALUE OF GOUNTY PLAN Thnmpst;n and Fox Pleased ' .With Possibility of Present /i UUndeveloped Region Land clearing comprised the chief topic of discussion at the noonday luncheon of the Civic and Commerce association ‘Wednesday, with A. W. ‘Stone, manager of the Beltrami Coun- _ty Land Clearing association. Harry Funston of the Soo Line immigration department, Mark J. Thompson of the Duluth - Experimental Station, and John F, Fox, land commissioner of « the Northern Pacific railway as the speakers. Fe A short review of the activities of of the Beltrami County Land Clear- ing association was made by Charles Carter, and A. W. Stone was called upon’ to give a resume of th; work done by the association during the summer and fall. He stated that 200,000 pounds of explosives had ™ been received and used by the farmers, 25,000 ‘peunds more were’ due to arrive soon, and 75,000 pounds had been sold by other dealers, making in"all’ about 300,000 pounds used in the season. 5 Prior to the opening of the land clearing campaign an average of about one and_one-tenth acres was cleared per farm each year in this county, but for 1921, a very conserv- ative average per farm for the county, in which theye are 3,000 farms, would be seven acres or a total of 21,000 acres for the county. Of this there are more than 17,000 acres:south of Red Lake. Two-thirds of ‘this areais stumped.and brushed, much of which was in crop this summe. S A N Stone-statedsbhat: avapestion: . aire was being sent out 1o 2,000 far- “mers to obtain full-information as to the amouuti cleared, the amount of explosives used and the area under cuitivation triy year Harry Funst)a, immeraiion »Jcial =~for the:Soo Line, s Mr. Stone’s estimate cleared in the county this year meant adding at least $1.900,000 to the v < ue of the county, as'in his opinion each acre reprasenied an added value of $50 afier it was cleared. He re- ferrad to the large amount of publici ty obtained by the county through the land clearing campaign and cited as one example, a land clearing con- ference which was held at Lansing, Mich.. where the Beltrami County Land Clearing plan was outlined as a specimen of the way the work may be successfully carried on. Mark J. Thompson, in ‘his usual free style, told very clearly why it is profitable to brush land in the’ ldte fall and early winter. It is an idle time for farmers,~there is no fire hazard, it increases the value of land and ‘makes money for the farmer when it is hard for him to .make money-any other way at that time of year, and, the leaves being off, this makes it possible to get a clear view of the work. Mr. Thompson stated that, in. comparison with the values in 1913, dairy business showed pres- ent returns to be 115 per cent of what it was then, while grain rais- ing gave only 75 per cent of the re- turns it did at that time. For this reason land clearing and brushing should be “continued even = though farm products, were not as profit- able as it might be desired, he urged. John F. Fox, land commissioner of the Northern Pacific railway, also briefly showed the future possibilities of this great area of--undeveloped land anad stated that it was his opin- ion: that some day in the future all the land in,this section of the coun- try would ‘be- developed for some form of agricultural products. A rising vote of appreciation was given te the members ofi the land clearing association by the members of the Civic and Commerce associa- tion. JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW »OPENS AT S0. ST PAUL girl livestock raisers of the state led their pets into the judging ring to- day for the awarding of a prize in the fourth annual junior livestock ‘show. More than one thousand chil- dren were expected to. attend the show today. Judging, of entries began shortly before noon and was to continu¢ all day. Dean Coffey of University.Farm and H. H. Kildee of Ames, Ia., were judges. ‘Prize calves, pigs and sheep, the champions of seventy. counties of the state were entered in competi- tion. Many entrants brought their animals (hundreds of miles for the show. Mrs, Mary Baker predicted the girl livestock raisers would capture a majority of the prizes. ' So. St. i’aul, Noy. 17.—Boy~and FOR BASKETBALL TEAMS High School Officials of Third Athletic District Map Out 1921-22 Season - —— A basket ball schedule for high schools of the third athletic district of Minnesota was mapped out .in iBrainerd, at a meeting of superintend- ents and coaches of this district, Sat- urday afternoon at the Ransford ho- tel. The meeting was calied by Super- intendent Paul R. Spencer of St. Cloud, chairman of the district for this season. Those present ut the meeting were Superinterdent Paul R. Spencer of St. Cloud; Superintendeat = W. X Cobb and Principal L. S. Riehm of Brainerd; Superintendent L. B. Berg- quist of Little Falls; Princ Smith of Bemidji; Superintendent W. W. Staudemaier of Aitkin, and|, Coach H. P. Cauldweil of Crosby- Ironton. The cities of this distriet not rep- resented at the meeting were Walk- er, Cass. Lake, Park Rapids, Black- duck, Pinc River and The schedule basketball season high-school team, as lrawn up, fol- lows: Dec.. 9.—Cass Lake at Bemidji. Dec."16.—Grand Rapids at Bemidji. Jan. 6.—Crosby-Ironton at Be- midji. a5 Jan. 18.~—Bemidji at Little Falls. Jan. 17.—Bemidji at Cass Lake, 2 Jan. 20.—Bemidji at Grand Rap- ids. ; Jan, 21.—Bemidji at Grand Forks. |, (Tentative). Jan. 27.—Brainerd at Bemidji. Feb. &.-—Bemidji at St. Cloud. Feb. 10.—St. Cloud at Bemidji. A Feb. 17.—Bemidji at Crosby-Iron- on; Feb. 22.—Grand Forks at Bemidji. | (Tentative). s Feb. 24.—Bemidji at Brainerd. Mch. 8.—Little Falls at Bemidji. PARK BOARD MAY SECURZ ELK FOR DIAMOND POINT The Bemidji Park Board may .se- Diamond Point George T. Baker, superintendent, and Game Warden John Cline material- ize. The board has been advised that’ through the state commission. it.maga b¢" posiible to: secure these elk for ‘Bemidji, and steps will be taken by the park board to secure them. MARTIAL LAW IN COAL ** ‘DISTRIET OF COLORADO 8y United Prass) s Walsenburg, Colo., Nov. 17.-~Mar- tial law was proclainied today in' the Colorado coal district, scene of the bloody war of 1914. One hundred and fifty armed state rangers patrolled the coal fields of Huerfano county to prevent disor- ders. The strike began at midnight when several hundred miners of the Colorado Mine and Fuel company quit work following announcement of a 15 per cent wage reduction. Col. Patrick Hamrock, in charge of the. rangers, said the usual precau- tions were taken because of the death threats made against mine superin- tendents: (By United Press) Walsenburg, Colo., Nov. 17.—Four union miners, on strike in the Huer- fano county coal district, were’arrest- ed early today by state rangers for attempting to picket two mines. The men later were released with a warn- ing not to picket. About 1,800 union miners, employed by the Colorado Mine and Fuel company, walked out following the 15 per cent wage re- duction. g ROYAL ARCH MASONS TO ENTERTAIN BLUE LODGE Bemidji Chapter, Royal Arch Ma- sons, will enteratin the Blue Lodge Masons in the Masonic: Temple Mon- day night, November 21. Addresses will be made by Judge C. W. Stanton of Bemidji and, J. H. Anderson oi Austin, Minn., Grand High Priest of the State of Minnesota chapters. A lunch will'be served'and a smok- er given at the close of the program. The chapter is entering into an active fall campaign with a large amount 'of work before it and is desirous of having all Blue Lodge Masons, wheth- er members of the Bemidji lodge or not, as its guests: Monday evening. It is therefore, urged that all who possibly can will attend the recep- tion given by the chapter for them that evening. HUNTER BAGS LARGE BEAR IN O’'BRIEN TOWNSHIP A large black bear, weighing almost 350 pounds when killed was’ brought to- Bemidji this morning in an auto- mobile by Mr. Boyer, who has been hunting in the vicinity of Nebish. Bruin was killed Tuesday in section 9 of O’Brien’ township, a short dis- tance northeast of Nebish. From the appearance of the bear he had lived! well all summer as he was sleek and fat, but, unfortunately for him, he had not made his winter quarters! CHEDULE IS, DRAWN UP "] 1 al J. W [° cure a pair of large elk for the local |Janq clearing and brushing program park . if plans of [the year around and put their clear- (Copyrighnn. T0 CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL LAND CLEARING MEETINGS First of Series of Meetings to Be Held " County Saturday in Beltrami To bring to the attention of the farmers and settlers in this commu- nity the value of continuing their ing on a paying basis, a series of edu- cational meetings is to be held in this| vicinity, the first meetings to be held Neovember—y - in=therafternoon; at Big Lake and Debs, and in the eve- ning at Pinewood and Turtle River. These meetings are to be held un- der the auspices of the University of Minnesota and the county farm bu- reau. Each crew will consist of rep- tesentatives of the farm bureau, the extension division of the university, and the Beltrami Land Clearing asso- ciation. Four meetings will be held each day, exclusive of Sunday, with two crews operating in different ter- ritories. Although , the land clearing pro- gram has been put on a firm founda-, |tion in this county during the past summer and fall, it is believed that much more good work can be accom- !plished, through these mieetings, by encouraging the land clearers to keep Five counties in this section of the state are taking up this course of ac- tion and prizes are being offered in several instances for the farmer and the farmers’ clubs doing the ‘most brushing and seeding. 7 The schedule for the niectings is as follows: November 19, 2 p. m., Debs and Big Lake; 7 p..m., Pinewood and Turtle River; November 21, 2 p. m,, Nebish and Saum; 7 p. m., Puposky 'and Kelliher; November 22, 2 p. m., Eckles township and Shotley; 7 p. m., Northern township and Shooks; N9- vember 23, 2 p. m., Jones township and Funkley; November 25, 2 p. m., Hagali - township, and Tenstrike; 7 p. m., Turtle Lake township and Hines; November 26, 2 p. m., Frohn township and Kitichi lake; 7 p. m., All persons interested in the plan to systematize land cleyring and to put it on a paying basis all tWé year round are especially urged to attend the meeting nearest their own home. — FAIRMONT RESIDENT DIES AT ST, ANTHONY HOSPITAL/ e The remains of Clifford A. Smith of Fairmont, Minn., who died at St. Anthony’s hospital Tuesday, ~were sent to that city last evening by Un— dertaker M. E. Ibertson. Mr. Smith, together with William Becker and W. E. Boyce, also of Fairmont, had been hunting northwest of Blackduck, when he suddenly took ill with ap- pendicitis and was taken to St. An- thony’s hospital, where he passed away Tuesday. He is survived by his wife and three children. Interment will be made at Fairmont. “OFF WITH BLINDERS” IS | CRY OF HUMANE.SOCIETY (By United Press) New. York, Nov. 17.—New. York streets stage many strange scenes. | Here is one. Acting under the direc- ition of the Humane Society, a little squad of women, armed with scissors, parades the streets and neatly cut the blinders off any standing horse they see. Blinders, the socicty ex- {plains, are particularly noxious in winter, when pavements are slippery and. the horses must step carefully. at this work during the entire year.| Ten Lakes township and Blackduck. ACTIVITIES OF THE RED CROSS CIVILIAN RELIEF Gave to ex-service men and families for relief—$443.60. Gave for ''transportation of ex-service men to Bemidji—$75. Gave to styanded men rail- way fares’and otherwise—$57. Gave to ex-service men relief while waiting for' their compen- sation moneyr—$74.50. Gave to mother for transporta- tion to hospital where son was sick—$16. Gave assistance boy—$60. Gave assistance to ex-service men- by makiag 17 applications _for state banus, P2 affidavits for._ compensation claims, and wrote 18 letters for ex-service men, also 27 letters to divisional of- fice. Gave assistance in probating two estates. Gave transportation for sick mother, and sent baby to a home, sent father to sanatorium. Gave assistance in securing for an‘ex-service man, who had leg amputated, $2.000. These acts of mercy were made possible by Red Cross subscrip- to crippled tions and donations. Have you made yours yet? .. If not, you should do it at once. If you do not neced assistance yourself, you should be thankful to have an opportunity to help those less fortunate. Subscribe or donate today! BEMIDJI MUSICAL ART CLUB MEETS TOMORROW The Bemidji Musical Art club will meet Friday afternoon at the Civic and Commerce association rooms at 4 o’clock. An extensive and exceed- ingly interesting program has been i arranged, as follows: “The Rose,” Lierrance; “The Moon Drops Low,” Cadman—High School Girls’ Glee club. Paper, Victor Herbert's Opera of “Natoma”—Miss Grace Blomberg. Victrola Record, Dagger Dance from “Natoma.” 7 Soprano Solos——“I List the Trill from Golden Throat,” Herbert, “Be- ware. of the Hawk,” Herbert—Mrs. Dorothy Torrance MacMillan. Violin Solos—*“Snake Dance,” Bur- leigh, “Indian Lament”—Miss Leila Stanton. Reading—*Hiawatha,” with musi- cal accompaniment by Rossiter G. Cole—Miss Vera Backus. Accompanists—Miss Ragnhild Moe, Mrs. Oliver Riggs, Mrs. E. W. John- son.” PRES. HARDING AGREES TO APPROVE MAXIMUM SURTAX (By United Press) Washington, Nov. 17.—President Harding today agreed to approve the maximum surtax in the new revenue bill. MEXICAN NEGOTIATIONS REPORTED IN DEADLOCK ABy United Press) Washington, Nov. 17.—Informal negotiations between the United States and Mexico, regarding recog- nition ¢f the Obregon government, reached a deadlock today, it was in- dicated here. Obregon flatly refuses to sign an agreement, pledging protection to American rights and property, which Secretary Hughes insists on, and the state department shows no intention soon enough to avoid the hunter’ssThe winter campaign of the Humane jof abandoning this demand, it was rifle, Society is on. said, PARIS COMES T0 LIFE AFTER LONG WAR GLOOM For First Time Since 1914 Paris Is Regaining Her Outward Aspect —— By Webb Miller (United Press Staft Correspondent) Paris, Nov. 17.—For the first time since 1914, Paris is regaining her pre-war outward aspect. The Pavisian, subway system has just put into effect the pre-war sched- ule as regards number of trains and speed.-During 'seven long yem‘s‘the Parisian has been forced to submit to inadequate transportation service. Any complaint was always met by the inevitable “Clest la guerre.” Even with the .pre-war schedule the rush hours are reminiscent of New York beeause the population has increased several hundred thousand since pre- war days. And there are four rush hours every day in Paris where thanks to the two-hour lunch period every- body goes home to luncheon. The motor-b mpanies have just extended their service by inaugurat- ing after-theater buses, with a flat rate of three times the ordinary first-class fare. Hitherto it was nec- essary to haggle with high-binding taxi bandits to get home after| the theater, because the subways close up shortly after midnight. After more than two years steady labor the streets are back almost in pre-war condition. Throughout the war scarcely any repairing was done and_scores of miles of streets re- sembled a shell-pocked sector on the front. With a few exceptions where the building was entirely razed, all signs of the devastation by ‘the Ger- man_ long-range gun and air-raid bombs have disappeared. Owing to the increase in motor- sportation Parisian civic author- are wrestling with a “traffic crisis.” Several remedies have been tried with little success, At the most congested points on the Grand Boule- vards the American system of traffic regulations has been inaugurated. A fretful gendarme with a little white baton tries to maintain some semblance of order in the rush of traffic. But His Majesty the Paris Taxi-Driver is a law unto himself and takes unkindly to the new regime. The gendarme spends most of his time cursing taxi-drivers who try to slip past the moment his back is turned. Little by little the city has aug- mented the street lighting until Paris has regained her pre-war title of “the city of light.” ' The cafes have been relieved of the war-time restrictions and Boulevard cafes remain open until 1 o’clock in the morning and the specially licensed cafes in the Montmarte district are open all night. = Most of them close aboui dawn when the last merry- maker has been loaded into a taxi. NONPARTY STILL (iONTROLS BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION tr. Bismarck, N. D.,'Noy. 17.—What means, if any, the incoming admin- istration will take to gain control of the state board of administration, is much discussed. Through the recall-of the nonpaar- tisan governor, attorney general and commissioner of agriculture and la- bor departments, this is the only board remaining under nonpartisan control. Independents will be in the majority on all other boards. B. P. O. E. HOLDS REGULAR MEETING THIS EVENING The regular meeting of the B. P. 0. E. will be held this evening at Elks hall, and it is desired that all members be present. IN.ILD. A ENDS TWO-DAY SESSION AT BRAINERD Keewatin Man Named Pres.; E. H. Winter of This City on Executive Committee Brainerd, Nov. 17.—The Northern Minnesota Development association in annual convention here yvsterd{\y de- cided to hold its summer meeting at Hibbing. John Naughton of Keewatin was elected president for the ensuing year, and J. J. Harney of T'\}'o Har- bors, vice-president. E. H. \‘.’mturvui Bemidji was named on the executive committee. The two-day convention closed at noon yesterday. The secretary will be nanted at a meeting of the executiva committee. The resolutions adopted gave whole-hearted indorsement of the present international conference on limitation of armament and would go further if possible of accomplish-1 ment, and discontinue all building of warships and manufacture of muni- tions for ten years; co-operate with the Great Lakes Tidewater associa- .|tion; commends the Minnesota state highway commission; urges immedi- ate enactment of a law reupnurtioping representation in the state legisla- ture upon a basis of the 1920 census; recommends state aid for teaching Americanization in night schools; commends the work of the Minnesota Fair Tax association; urges modifica- tion of the terms of iron ore or min- eral reservations; praises the agri- cultural department of the state in the efforts to get more settlers; com- mends the Bessette land clearing bill; commends the Ten Thousand Lakes association; indorses the farm bureau work in Northern Minnesota; urges the establishment of fire patrols by airplane and increasing the number of fire patrols in dangerous periods; urges the establishment of an efii- cient forestry program and soil sur- vey; recommends: acquiring eighty- two acres on the north shore of Lake Bemidji by the state as a state park, (Continued on page 6) LOUISIANA RED DEVILS TO PLAY HERE WEDNESDAY The Louisiana Red Devils orchestra which last night played its second en- gagement at the new armory and was heartily received by a large attend- ance, has heen engaged by the local naval militia unit to play for a dance Wednesday evening, November 23. The “gobs” are planning to make this affair a big event. FALL PROVES FATAL TO MRS. WIENCH OF SHEVLIN Shevlin, Min., Nov. 1¥.—(Special to The Pioneer).—Funeral services were held Monday at St. Paul from the home of her sister, Mrs. Julia Ciernia, 896 Jenks street, for g Francis Wiench' of this villag services were held at St. Casimir's church and interment was made in Calvary cemetery. The deceased was in her fiftieth year and had been a resident of Shevlin for the past twen- ty years. The ru'oyl\o of this community were shocked last Thursday, when they learned of ber death. She left here Wedncsday to visit friends and rela- tives in St. Paul. She had been in that city but a short time, when she fell accidentally and suffered a frac: tured skull. She was taken to Bethes hospital, where she died without re- gaining consciousness. Besides many - friends, she leaves to mourn her” ‘loss her husband, Charles Wiench, two daughters, Mrs. Agnes Bjorkquist of Gonviek and Mrs. Lilly Wright of Bagley, and one son, William Wiench of Bagley, J. T.DAVIS RETURNS FROM CHICAGO RAIL MEETING J. T. Davis returned from Chicago Wednesday evening where he was in attendance at a meeting of the gen- eral chairmen of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Broth- erhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. The meeting was called by the chief exccutives of the two organizations and conferred regarding the settle- ment of the recent strike order und to formulate plans in connection with the proposed further 10 per cent reduction, SOUTH AMERICA BOASTS AERIAL MAIL SERVICE Ancon, C. Z., Nov. 17.-—An aerial mail scrvice has been established be- tween ‘Bogota, capital of Colombia, and the Atlantic sedport of Santa Marta which will make possible the delivery of mail hetween Bogota and Colon in ‘three days. This will make the mail time between New York and Bogota about ten days, as com- pared wi!.*h previous time of about three wecks, The aerial service is operated by a German company, us- ing plancs made'in Germany, FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH SERVES SUPPER TONIGHT The ladies of the First Lutheran church are holding their annual Christmas sale of fancy articles in the church this afternoon and eve- ning, and ave serving a lutfisk and chicken supper in connection with the sale, UNITED STATES t ¥ WILL SUPPORT CHINESE PLAL Hughes Lets Conference Knoy | That America Is in Favor | of “Open Door” Plan -4 PARLEY MAY COMPLETE WORK IN TWO MONTH U. S. to Oppose Any Futur | Modification of Naval Limitation Plan (By United Press) Washington, Noy. 17.—The Unite States will support heartily much o § China’s plan for settling Far BEast_i. ern problems, : This applies apparently to th | “open door” and to points nine an | ten, which provide for arrangement | for a settlement of international dis | putes in the Far East and for recon | vening the Far East conference fror | time to time for discussion of commo: policies. e { Secretary of State Hughes has le the conference know that America i heartily in favor of the “open door. The Great Britain delegation share this view too. . Hughes also expressed a sympathet ic view to China’s problem. Japan wil be premitted to submit altercation.. and discussions as to_the basic prin ciples and details involved. The delegates convened at 11 o’cloe] today to consider how best to handl the China demand as a committee o the whole. J}l]’lfl!l is prepaved to meet China’ desire for political and military evac uation of Shantung. (B United Press) 8 \jVun}ning;un, Nov. 17.—The arm limitation ' conference will finish it work within two months, one of Am erica’s “big four” delegates predictes today. The parley, he said, is making bete ter progress on_both_limitation .0 armaments and Far Eastern question: than was expected. The United State \y)l] bresent no comprehensive plai for limitation of arms. The discussior will be based on Premier Briand’ speech on this question before th conference last rlight, The “big nine” of the arms confer ™ ence went into secret session today for making the Far Kast less of ar international trouble breeder. Japan’s position held the interes: of those, who from the outside watched the gdthering of the head: ul"::ll the delegates now here. The “big nine” nre the men whogi— approval or disapproval will in the lust' analysis spell the fate of the various plans put forward. (By United Press) Wusbinmon, Nov. 17.—The Unite S'Ln’lps in future meetings of the arm; lnnxt.n_tmr[ conference will oppose any.. modifications of its proposals for i ten-year naval holiday, such as hawv buep suggested by Great Britain, Out lawing of the big cruiser submarine will be approved' by the America delegation, Reduction of the total submarine tonnage, placed in the Hughes pro gram at 90,000 tons for this country= and the British empire, will not b strongly opposed, although naval ad visers believe that a 50 per cent cu in this measure is too drastic. American delegates have declarec that o insure & binding limitation o armaments, it iy imperative that th ten-year naval holiday should be ob....i - ser'v_ezl strictly, The fear is that the British proposal for building one bi ship a year might jeopardize th: agreement for limitation. It migh pccnme easy to lapse back into build ing more ships with the proposed fric tion between the powers. sy ODD FELLOWS’ LODGE TO MEET TOMORROW NIGH1 There will be six candidates initi ated at, the regular meeting of the 1. 0. 0. F. to be held Friday evening at 8 o’clock at Odd Fellows hall, anc it is desired that all members be present, S JAHR’S STOLEN ELCA LOCATED AT SEBEKA Word was received this morning™ by E. R. Jahr, whose Elcar automo- bile was stolen from the Smith Lum: ber company’s garage Sunday night November 6, that a car of the samc make as his and carrying his license number had been} found abandonecd in Sebeka, it having apparently run out of gasoline. The chief of police=— of Sebeka got in touch with Chief Bailey of Bemidji and in this way My, Jahr was put in touch with the discovery of his car. According to the report of the Se beka official, the car was found Tues- day morning and was taken by the police to a parage and stored await-_ ing further information. Mr. Jabr expects to go to omorrow and bring the car