Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 22, 1921, Page 1

| — Northern M{nnesof - ant The Ploneer s the oniy daily within 100 mflés of Bemidil an has the )ur;qs‘gficlrcuhm nsettled tonight and robably snow; slight- 51 bi BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY EVENING, NOV. 22, 1921 65¢ PER MONTH (ENSUSREPORT, ™ ON MINNESD) A; e sy Shows Lafgek “Pe 1 ChildreniLive in Coitifry; : éfl@%h iReversed * PERCENTAGE ATTENDING SCHOOL SHOWS INCREASE Bemidji Has Low Percentage of Illiteracy Compared to . , Other Cities Recent bulletins of the census bu-] reau of the Uepartment of commerce contains some interesting information concerning the population . of t_hxs state, Beltrami county and the city of Bemidji. With regard to the population of the state, as divided between urban and rural population, the figures show a larger per cent of children in the country than in-the city but the fig- ures are reversed in ‘the adults. Under five years of age in the u ban population of the state ‘t‘here' ar, 9.8 per cent; between five‘a‘nd ninej .years, 9 per cent; 10 to 14 years, 8.1 per cent; 15 to 19 years, 8.1 per cent; 20 to 44 years, 43.7 per cent; and 45 years and over 21:2 per cent. In the rural population, 11.9 per cent were found -to be under five vears; 11.5 per cent between five| and nine years; 11.2 per. cent getween | 10 and 14 years; 10 per. cent be- tween 15 and 19 years; 84.9 per cent between 20 and 44 years, and 20.4 per cent 45 years and over. In school attendance, 93.9 per cent of all boys and girls between the ages | of 7 and 13 attended school, 86.2] per cent between 14 and 15 years,| and 42.5 per cent between 16 and 17 years of age. Divided between urban and rural population; 1- per. cent more attended school in cities than in the country between 7 and 13 years, and 2 per cent between the ages of 14 and 20. The percentage gtteg&&ng in 1920, was 1 per cent higher than in 1910, . .. P & i In illiteracy there was 1.8 per cent] of 10:years, ‘or. over -who could not read or write any language. This was divided ‘almost equally between rural and urban population. In 1910, however, the' filiteracy was 3 per In Beltrami county, 91.6 per cent of all children between 7 and 13 years attended school; 83.8 per cent be- tween 14 and 15 years, ‘and 39.9 per cent between 16 and 17 years. In 1920 the illiteracy in Beltrami county was 3.6 per cent, and in 1910, 5.4 per cent, showing a reduction in illiteracy in 10 years of 1.8 per cent. In the city of Bemidji, the num-|. ber of jlliterates over 10 years of age was 27. In comparison with other cities of the same size, Bemidji has a much lower percentage of illiteracy. The city of Hutchinson, . with -2/ population of ‘3,379, shows T unable to read or write. In; 2,500 population, or over this is the record, according to the census report. WITNESS TERRIFIED BY GLANCE FROM “BLUEBEARD” {(By Uuited Press) Versailles, France, Nov. 22.—Ter- rified -by "a ferocious glance from “Bluebeard” Landreau, Madame Ver- nande Seglet fell fainting in the wit-] ness box at his trial today on a charge of murdering ten of His 283 sweet- hearts. Madame ‘Seglet’ was one of the fiances who escaped after ‘Blue- beard” had attempted her death. The- girl, -as she testified, averted: Landreau’s glafice, but she became nervous and stared wildly around the room. Landreau rose from his chair, and the witness moved toward, him, screamed and fell fainting’ in the witness box. CARR LAKERS ORGANIZE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION At a meeting held Monday night at the Carr Jiake school house the people of Carr Lake and vicinity formed an athletic club to be known as the Carr Lake Athletic. association. The following officers were elected: Chester Larson, president; Walter Fenske, vice-president; Miss Myrtle Meéthven, secrefary-treasurer; Theo- dore Fenske, reporter. The purpose of the association is to promote a healthful interest in athletics of all kinds. The association plans to take up games in season. At present they are playing bagket ball. Four teams have been orgal with more to follow. Practice wili be held as many times a week as it is possible for the teams to get togeth-y, er. After the meeting a. gamz was started between Elie school team znd the community tears but had to~be, called off at the end of the first half because the ‘ball rivped so that it could not be wused irnd anvther onel. could mot be procitred immediatel The next yegular mecting will be held at the school house the last Satur-| day in Decenther, AL ARCH CRAPTER HOSTT0. Speakers at’ t’l!gwnic Temple || — | ~*A'packed house greeted: the speak- ers, J. H. Anderson of Aust.m“und Judge C. W. Stanton' of Bemidji, av the “open-house” for Masons, in .the Masonic Temple. Monday ‘evening, ‘vlfiynl Arch Masons enter- ¢ Blue Lodge members, G.-S."Knight, High Priest of the Royal Arch Council presided. After the speaking program_ and several selections were sung by the male quartet, consisting of Andrew Kood, N. E. Given, E. D. Boyce and Ray Hannah, the Masons were highly en- tertained by Charles Warfield, “offi- cial” story teller_of the Royai Arch body. His uniquegmethod of present- ing the sunny side of life was enthu- siastically received.” -"J. H. Anderson outlined the'work of -the various ‘degrees of Masonry and presented some interesting data on the history of the institution. He pointed out the advantages of Masons becoming members of the Reyal Arch degrees and encouragec Blue ‘Lodge members to continue in the work. Judge Stanton delighted his audi- ence by presenting to them the actual work and good that could be accom- ‘plished by the several million Masons the United States over. He clearly outlined the duty cf a dson as a citizen; aud showed where their efforts might accomplish a great 1| deal :of good:in city, state and nation. “Second only to the-church,” said; "the judge, “‘are the men of the Ma- sonic fraternity largely responsible for the moral welfare of the country. Crime and vice have been on the in- crease the world over since the war and until men of] fraternal institu- tions, whose teachings areffor the betterment of humankind, take an active hand in curbing the evil in- fluences existing, can the world be- come. better. This applies to the na- tion, the state and our own communi- ty,” he: concluded. ' A splendid lunch was served by the Royal Arch Chapter at ‘the close of the program, after which an informal get-together hour was spent. NORTH-DAKOTA HOLDING PARENT-TEACHER MEETING e _ (By 'United *Préss) _Fargo, N..D., Nov. 22.—The joint responsibility of the parent and teach- ex over the child-is the subject of:the Parent-Teacher ¢onference which was held auxiliary to'the state education- al meeting here this.morning. Mrs. Milton F. Higgins, national president of Worcester, Mass., was the principal speaker. Mrs. R. M. Pollack of Farg tomorrow on “The NONPARTISANS CONTEST . SIGNATURES ON RECALL (By United- Press) . Bismarck, N. D., Nov. 22.—Addi- tional pledges on the question of jur- isdiction in the suit charging illegal- ity of the petitions for the recall are to be filed today in supreme court. Affidavits, filed yesterday by ‘the ‘| notipartisan taxpayers group contest- ing the election, charged signing by _thousapfis who had not voted for gov- ‘erhor_in the 1920 general election, by nonresidents of the state, and also thousands of duplications. The Oc- tober 28 election ousted J. L. Fra- zier, governor, Attorney General Lemke, and Commissioner of Agri- culture Hagen, and: elected R. A. Nestos, S. J chin, fy respéctit ELEMENTARY SCHOOL To STUDY CITIZENSHIP COURSE _(By_Unitea Press) St. Paull, Nov. 22.—A course of study in citizenship has been added to the elementary = schools, M. Mec Connell, state commissioner of edu- cation announced today. The course is not mandatory, but state examina- tions will be based on it. Citizenship studies are to be given in all grades. The course in citizenship, covering one year, is required ‘as part of the regular high school studies. BURCH GOES ON TRIAL _FOR KENNEDY MURDER (By United Press) Los Angeles, Nov: 22.—Arthur C. Burch -today went on trial for the murder. of John Belton = Kennedy, who was shot as he walked up the lonely: steps of Beverly Glenn with Madalynne Obenchain, a beautiful divorcee. “I am ready for trial,”” ‘Burch said. “I will face Judge Reeve with the consciousness that God is with me,” he said. d [ FAIR ASSOCIATION TO PAY OFF AWARDS SOON Premiums awarded at the last Nor- thern Minnesota Fair will be paid in the yery near future. Fihances for this purpose have been arrangea for, the several banks of Bemidji having agreéd to advance the money for this purpose, This matter was decided at a meet- ing of the board of directors held 1 Monday. It was also definitely decided to hold the 1922 fair the third week tin August, BLUE LODGE Packed Hou;e "‘Greets ‘Able ~{open for trucks and buses, HES MY suNDAY SCHOOL BABCOCK LIMITS UPKEEP OF ROADS THIS WINTER Highway Commissioner De- cides Public Interests Demand Mcre Permanent Work Use funds available at this stage of Minnesota highway development for permanent betterments _which will best serve more than 90 per cent of the highway-using public—that is the policy limiting winter mainten- ance operations on- trunk highway routes as expressed today by Charles M. Babeock, state highway commis- sioner: R Commissioner Babcock’s statement was in answer to inquiries, mainly from operators of commercial truck and bus lines. The expense of a com- prehensive program of snow-removal and other winter maintenance work, he explained, would so deplete the funds that little would he left for permanent betterments and for main- tenance during heavy traffic seasons. “The state highway department purposes to carry on a limited amount of ‘winter maintenance,” said Mr. Babcock. “Efforts will' be made’ to clear drifts where such work, at reas- onable expense will open mileage to traffic. Trunk routes will' be kept open also, where necessary to insure milk supplies in the larger centers of population. Otherwise, removal of snow from the roads will be left large- 1y to the'different localities as in the past, that state funds may be used to spread more lasting benefits.” Continuing to use sleds in winter, according to the commissioner, far- mers will favor this policy, and they are most affected. If many cases, tha state could better afford to buy out the highway transportation compan-] ies than to undertake to keep roads - ddded, and the public could use the roads, the operating cost of which ‘it bears in ‘any event. BROTHERS MAY FIGHT. FOR CHAMPION'S CROWN (By United Press) Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 22.—Brother against brother. That’s what Colum- bus boxing fans believe will. come | to pass in the near future. Two fighting O’Dowds, Phil and Eddie, are both hot on the trail of Johnny Buff, who holds both the fly- weight and bantamweight champion- 4| ships of the world. Phil O'Dowd is a bantamweight.-Eddie is a flyweight. Eddie boxed Buff recently and ishowed him ehough boxing gloves to get the newspaper decision over the champion, although the judges ruled otherwise. Phil broke into the spot- light by lacing Joe Lynch. _ If Phil wins over the champion, he will cop only the bantamweight title, because he fights only at bantam weight—118 or 120 pounds. + Eddie is alegitimate flyweight, al- though he occasionally accepts a ban- tamweight match. If Eddie, wins over Buff, he can claim both crowns, for he can fight at any weight Buff pre- seribes, No matter which O’Dowd boy fights Buff, if he wins, his brother vill ‘be the logical contender for the first match. - MASONIC BLUE LODGE TO MEET NOVEMBER 30 Theére will be no meeting of the Masonic Blue Lodze Wednesday eve- ning, November 23. A special com- munication, however, will be ‘held Wednesday evening, November 30, at which time the second degree will be conferred, ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT IN RED, CROSS DRIVE Only two days more are left in which to. contribute to the Red Cross. The campaign closes Thursday night. There have been many contributors and donators and those in charge of the cam- paign are very appreciative of $he response but they arc sure there are still ‘a large number who have not ‘made their con- tribution and hope they will do so before Thursday night. Already calls are being made on %he society for assistance in the city and undoubtedly the calls will be many and insistent before spring. The Red Cross fulfills its trust 100 per cent and nowhere does a bigger value game, from the ex-. penditure of a'doellar than when the Red Cross spends it. If you have not given your subscription or donation; don’t _fail to get it in before Thursday “might. 3 { KIWANIS CLUB PLANNING BIG TIME FRIDAY NIGHT hanqu:t for_ Kiwafiinqs and Ladies to Be Held at | Markbam Hotel Although there will be no regular meeting of the Kiwanis ciub this week duc. to the fact that Thursday is Thanksgiving day, the local Kiw ians are planning a big time for Fri- day night. This is to be Kiwanis La- dies Night with a banquet at the Markham hétel and a dancing party at the Elks hall. The banquet will be for Kiwanians, their wives or lady friends, and will be held at 7:30. Approximately 125 places at the ban- quet table have alrcady been reserved and it is expecéted that the number will reach 150. Doe Elton of Grand Forks. countly attorney of Grand Forks county, has been secured as the speaker for the occasion.. Dot Van's orchestra will furnish the music during the meal. Mrs. Dorothy Torrance McMillan will appear on the program with a number of vocal selections. The pro- gram committee also hag a number of surprise sfunts in store for those who attend. Yollowing the close of the banquet and the program, the Kiwanians and their ladies are invited to attend a dancing party at the Elks hall. n- MRS. J. J. HILL PASSES AWAY AT ST. PAUL TODAY (By United Press) St. Paul, Nov. 22.--Mrs. J. J. Hill, widow of the empire builder, died at her home here at 6:30 this morning. Mrs. Hill was years old. Her hus- band, James Jerome Hill, died three years ago. Mr. Hill was the pioneer railroad builder of the Northwest, and his estate controls most of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific properties, as well thousands of acres of land in the Northwest. Mrs. Hill suffered a hard attack last October, the second in two years. She was Mary: Therese Mehegan before her marriage to Mr. Hill She is sur- vived by nine children, Mrs. Samuel Hill of Washington, James Hill of New York, Mrs. George T. Slade of New York, M ird of New York, Mrs. Gavin of New York, Lewis W. Hili of St. Paul, Mrs. WALTER GOINE DRIVES LAST RACE WITH DOGS Hero of Long Mushes Fails to Return; Thin Ice of Moose Lake Claims Him (By United Press) LePas, Manitoba, Nov. 22.—Walter Goine has driven his Jast race out on Moose lake. Eighty miles from LePas his trail ends. The “going kid” of Alaska and hero of a number of lony mushes went through the thin ice with his champion team of nine dogs a week ago. “Goine Teft LePas Tor a trading camp about two weeks ago taking some pups with him, A few days after, the pups returned and the people became worried and started a search for him. The search ended on Moose lake. Apparently Goine went down with his heavy sleigh and champion dogs. 1t will be impossible to locate his body until the spring thaw, natives said. Goine was preparing his dog team for this winter’s derby. He planned to run a team of sixteen to twenty dogs, and was training them hard. Goine introduced a new style of train- ing and won the 1920 derby with a hitch and sleigh of his own design. He spent most of last winter in St. Paul and Minneapotis, and this year he was to represent St. Paul in the derby. He lost the race last year be- cause he refused to force his dogs éver the trail with sore feet. He was known as one of the best sportsmen of the Northwest. FRED FULTON TO MEET MORRIS AT WINNIPEG Winnipeg, Manitoba, Nov. Fred Fulton, Minnesota plasterer, is heduled to meet Carl Morris in a b-round bout here tonight. Fulton has scored three knock-outs since he re-entered, the ting. BRITON THINKS AMERICA WILL SOBERLY PROSPER By Clyde A. Beals London, Nov. 22 i Newsholme, formerly n ministry of health, discussing pro- hibition in America on hisreturn here after a two years’ visit to the United States, hammered another nail into the lid of the “medicine chest.” “The American public,” he said, “will endorse the action already tak- en, and will insist on its continuance and extension, and prohibition, in my view, will remain in operation as the law of the Jand.” Sir Arthur views the question from the standnoint of the persons made to suffer in consequence of other per- sons’ drinking. “Liberation of the many from un- fair conditions rather than personal liberty, which might easily become license, is,” he says, “the present so- cial desideratum. The case for com- pulsion, and it is a good one, is that moral suation acts slowly on the mi- norities and meanwhile multitudes of innocent persons continue to suffex, and the community suffers in pocket and efficiency.” ASSOCIATION TO HEAR TALK ON SALVATION ARMY WORK The regular luncheon of the Civic and Commerce association will be held Wednesday noon and at the close of the business session tha association will be addressed by Mrs. s A Wishman of Minneapo) 0w iE. C. 'Lindiey of St. Paul, and Walter |s J. Hill of Pasadena, Cal, sk on the local work of the Sal- vation Army, N. D. EDUCATOR BOOSTS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION Dr. J. L. Coulter Gives State Educational Convention Inspiring Address 8y United Press) Fargo, N. D.. Nov. 22.—Not only should every high school graduate be skilled in at least one vocation, but every seventh and cighth grade pupil should have an opportunity for con- siderable vocational work, in the opinion of Dr. John Lee Coulter, president of the North Dakota agri- cultural college in speaking on “How Far Shall We Go in Vocational Edu- | time cation,” before the state educational convention. Much, in Dr. Coulter's opinion, should be done in pre-vocational work, such as nature study, even in the early ages. General principles hould be followed by demonstrations. Educators now are studying as to how much should be done in the school and how much in outside acquiring skill during the elementary school period. Boys’ and girls’ club work has been a partial solution. There is, Dr. Coulter declared, for vocational work, without slighting the old course of study in elementary schools through the lengtilening of the school term, com- pulsory attendance regulations and |truancy laws, which give students two to three times the amount of schooling the average child got in past years. There is no longer any question of including voeational training in secondary” schools, the speaker said. The questions a How much time shall the student with major work in voecational branches be required 1o give to other high school subject Ilow much vocational work shall stu- dents be required to take? This is Dr. Coulter’s answer: “Fvery student going through high school should not only get the general principles but the practical principles and develop certain amount of skill in at least one vocational subject. I do not mean this must be agricul- ture, carpentry, cooking, ete. It may be chemistry . HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS DISCUSS SOCIAL PROBLEMS (By United Pross) Fargo, N. D., Nov. 22.—B. C. B Tighe of Fargo, and Paul Sthaefer of Wahpeton, both high school prin- cipals, will tell members of the state educational conference here today how they have solved social prob- blems in the schools. Other topies at the high school incipal's conference will be visual struction, and the project method in high school work. CANADA TURNS WATER POWER INTO PRODUCTION (By United Pr Winnipeg, Manitoba, Nov. 22.— Canada is harnessing its streams and turning the power to production. A two- survey by the dominion government which is just being com- pleted shows that wheels and turbine: 1o the extent of 2,471,000 ho power are now in operation. This rep- resents only 5.9 per cent of the water power resources which the survey places at 41,700,000 horse power. Industrial experts are urging rapid installation ofi hydro po plants with a view to providing machiner; andother farm supplies at lower cost and thus hasten, in a mecasure, settlement of idle land ANDREW ROOD TO DIRECT <] gin his new du METHODIST CHURCH CHOIR Andrew Rood was sccured as di- rector of the Methodist church choir at the last meeti of the music com- mittee and official board. He will be- es this week and indi- cations are that a large choir will be developed for this jnstitution. The first special rehearsal will be held at the ‘home of Dr. G. H. Zeatz Wed- nesday evening. The first Sunday in December has been gnated as membership day, at which tinp Dr. Zentz expecls to take a large cla into the church. Two weeks ago, 21 were taken into the chu RED CROSS ASKS CLOTHING TO AID NEEDY FAMILIES Many requests have been made by needy families for clothing, and the supply which the Red Cross had on peal is made to those who have gar- ments which_can be used, to notify cither Miss Beth MacGregor, public health-service nurse, or Rev. L. P. Warford. F. J. Koors, who has been in the southern part of the state for several weeks on a business trip returned this week and reports the dairy busi- ness in that section to be the main- stay of the agricultural interests. He stated that where the farmers were giving most attention to dairying they were the most prosperous. Dairy communities were in better finangial condition than manufacturing coms munities. He is more enthusiastic Northern Minnesota and DBe- ) w than ever, activities in hand has become exhausted. An ap-| AGREEMENTS ON ND ARMAMENT 'SEEM DOUBTFUL omplete Agreement on Major Demands of Naval Plan Appears Near GERMAN ENVOY WOULD ALLAY FRANCE’S FEAR e U. S. Favors Signing Definite Understanding on Far East and Pacific Questions — (By United Press) Washington, Nov. 22.—The arms limitation conference today had def- initely passed through the period of mere talk into the phase of actual accomplishment. A complete agreement on the major demands of America’s sweeping pro- gram for limitation of naval arma- ment appeared to be near, following the acceptance by the powers of fpur principles suggested by the United States as the hasis of any Far East- ern settlement. 0 Only on limitation of land arma- ment a definited agreement seemed doubtful. From now on ‘the program of getting to gether is expected to proceed uninterrupted. “We have made definite and most atisfying progress on everything,” it was said by one of the delegates. (By United Press) Washington, Nov. 22.—The arms conference today was coming speedily toward an agreement on two major tasks—Ilimitation of naval armameunt and untangling of the Far Eastern problems. As to the third major task —limitation of land armament—the impression prevails that little action regarding it will be taken at this time. i Washington, Nov. 22, (By Car] D. Groat) —Germany is ready to give further guarajtees to an interna- tional tribunal to allay France's fears from a new:war from ' across the Rhine. . Edmund von Thermann, here to open the German embassy and ulti- mately become its consul, expressed this as his belief today. Germany de- sires to work out the treaties of occu- pation in the Ruhr region. The new German representative, beaving no actual cuts or ear marks which the northern German affects, made it clear that he did not and would not accept the premier’s state- ment about Germany. The remarks regarding guarantees came affer questioning when he was asked if *he agreed to similar views of Herr George Berkhart, % (By United Press) Washington, Noy. 22,—The United States will seek signatures of the powers attending the arms limitation and Far Eastern conference to a defi- nite understanding regarding Far Fastern and Pacific questions. This may be in the form of a treaty or an agreement, but in any event it is to be put in binding form. This was proposed by Elihu Root of the American delegation, relating specifically to China, WASKISH PLANS TO ERECT ONE-ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE J. C. McGhee, who has just res turned from visiting schools mnorth of here, reports that at a meeting of the people at Washkish Saturday decided to crect a modern one-room school, with a seating capacity of 40 pupils. Bonds will have to be voted upon and other arrargements made, but it is their purpose to start it at the earliest possible date. ICE-SKATING RINK TO ™ BE OPEN THIS EVENING The site of the. old high school building, which was destroyed by fira last winter, has been transformed in- to an ice-skating rink under the di- rection of Mrs. Tom Smart. The rink is now in fairly good condition and Mys, Smart states that within a few days it will be in fitst-class shape. The rink will be electrically lighted, and bonfires will be'provided for the bens efit of the patrons. Tonight ‘is the first that the rink will be used, and Mys. Smart ane nounces that it will be free of chargq tonight and tomorrow night. Only those persons wearing skates will be allowed on the ice, however. Aften tomorrow night, an admission price, b cents for children under 14 yecury of age, and 10 cents for all other pcrs sons will be charged. . KOORS BROS. STOCKHOLDERS AND BOOSTERS TO MEET| A special meeting of the' stock- holders of Koors Brothers company residing in Bemidji will be held this evening at 7:30 o’clock. A meeting of the Koors Booster club, whoss membe! re employees of Koors | Brot company, will also be heldy b —