Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 29, 1921, Page 1

MINNESOTA o ’ H/3TORICAL The Ploneer is the oniy daily | ATHER REPORT Minnesota: Partly cloudy tonight within 100 miles of Bemidj! and® has the' largest circulation. in Northern Minnesota and Wednesday, becoming unset- tled in north portion Wednesday. N e ettt VOLUME XIX. NO. 189 BEMIDJI, MINN.,. TUESDAY EV! ENING, NOV. 29, 1921 55c PER MONTH ENROLLMENT AT TO READ OF PIONEER - ISINCREASING Cpening of Wintet; Term Adds About Twenty Students to Fall Enrollment TWO SUBJECTS ADDED DURING WINTER TERM Social and Athletic Life of .School Becoming More Actiye Than Ever, T 2 With the opening of the winter term- at the -Staté Teachers college Monday and the beginning of the reg ular class work this forenoon, the en- rollment at the college has increased to 170, with at least 10 or 12 more expected to enroll today. At the close of the fall tetm ‘Wednesday, Novem- ber 28, the enroliment was 159. More than 60 per cent more than the total enrollment last year had taken cours- es at the college during the fall term. summer, it is expected that rollment will be-over 200. * e 'wo important subjects have been added to the regular studies taught during the fall ferm, one being rural school methods and the other a course in’'économics. Mrs. Agnes Pyne, who has been doing institute work during. the past fall, has taken her place with the faculty of the local- institution and | will teach English, rural school'meth- ods and civics. The faculty has been ineredsed from eight teachers during the opening year of the college to sixteen this year. Last year eleven instructors made up the faculty. | The social and athletic life of the college istalso being developed and two literary societies were recently re-organized. Both socikties ‘have _elected officers, and are planhing an active program througout the winter. 1~ Under the direction of F. P. Wirth, athletics among the boys of the school are being encouraged. A boys’ basket ball team is being trained #nd indi- cations are, that a’fast squad will be developed. A 'girls’ "basket ‘ball ‘téam is being coached by Miss'Edith Morse, art and physical education instructor, and a number of games with girls’ teams front other schools are planned. The girls of the college are also of- fered a course in physical culture, and this course is proving to be very popular. 3 | The winter térm, which actually Jbegan Monday, 'will close Friday, March 3, and the spring term will open Monday, March 6. The Christ- mas vacation period begins Thursday, December 22, and school work will be resumed Tuesday, January 3. the ¢ * TESTIMONY IS FAVORABLE TO BABY GUY STILLMAN (By United' Press) Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Nov. 29.— Testimony favorable to Baby Guy - Stillman, central figure in the sensa- tional divorce suit, was introduced today. It was brought out béforc Referee Daniel Gleason ikut StiHman lived with his' wife at™the New York hotel, St. Regis, during the months preceding the birth of the haby. »_ Charles "Nascord and Tkeodore Roth of the Hotel St. Regis gave tes- timony backed up with the hotel reg- ister vhowing ‘the Stillmans regis- tered there February 15; 1918 PASTOR OF ROCKEFELLER’S CHURCH CLOSELY GUARDED Cleveland, O.; Nov. 29.—The guard about the home of Rev. W. W. Bus- tard, pastor of John D. Rockefeller’s church was increased today follow- ing an attack on . Dr. Bustard. The . attack on the Bustard home, in the fashionable Shaker Heights, followed a threatening letter, because the min- ister campaigned from the pulpit for morality in city politics. Five men, who made the attack, escaped after a gun battle with policemen. CAR REPAIRMAN KILLED WORKING UNDER FREIGHT CAR (By United Eress) St. Paul, Nov. 29.—Theodore Swan- son, 65, a car repairman for the St. Paul road, was, instantly killed late Monday when a switch car backed into a freight car, under which he was working. NEW ENGLAND STORM CLAIMS THREE LIVES (By United Press) Boston, Mass., Nov. 29.—The sleet storm, which has swept New England for three days, has claimed at least three lives and caused a property damage of two million dollars, ac- cording to reports today. The storm continued unabated 'and held one . hundred - towns throughout New England in darkness last night. (By United Press) Washington, Nov. 29.—Two storms of great intensity, one south of Cape Cod and the other over Lake Superior were reported today,. Before the close of the school next } Use of To‘fliy"a English at Hmn{ling Cost A new dictionaty, _exclusively for the readers of The Pioneer, is to be distributed by the Pioneer Publish-[ ing company. The ‘book is The New Universities Dictjonary.' This dictionary, new in vocabulary, new in type, new aids to the study of ‘English, bound in seal grain, is the handsomest, most convenient and most thorough work of this kind ever publisiied. Unigie in many respects, The New Universities Dictionary surpassess all works of ready reference in the sub- stantial qualities of its contents. The book was compiled by expert Ameri- can lexicographers, including Prof. Percy W. Long, Ph., D., department of English, Harvard University; Prof. Forrest S." Lunt, M. A., instructor in English, Columbia University; Prof. Clark S. Northrup, Ph. D., depart- ment of English,, Princeton’ Univer- sity; Prof~John C. Rolfe, Ph. D., de- partment, of Latin, University of Pennsylvania. The editor-in-chief is George J. Hagar. 1 Accurate’ and authoritative, The New Universities Dictionary, never- theless, is made simple, direct and plain. It shows for everyday home folks, the history, growth and today’s uses of English.'It is a book designed for'daily and constant use with great convenience in office and home. Busi- ness men will find it a fine help if every stenographer is provided with one, and stenographeérs who wish to keep abreast of the new words being added by their employers to business correspondence will find it a valuable guide. E Every protection is furnished so that readers will get the books if they cut the coupons as directed in the advertising. There will be no other outlet for the volumes. They can only be secured with the coupons. Only three coupons will be required in this campaign, and they will be readily found in'the paper daily. LEOPOLD ROTHSCHILD DIES AT MINNEAPOLIS MONDAY Minneapolis, Nov. - 29.—Leopold Rothsch}ld, 87, father of Maurice B. Rothschild, died Monday at.the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. Pflaum. He came to Minneapolis 22{; years ago BETSY LANE SHEPHERD APPEARS HERE TONIGHT Betsy ‘Lane Shepherd, - soprano, assisted by Margaret Fowler Forbes, violinist, will give ‘a public concert at the Methodist church at 8 o’clock this . evening, under the auspices of the Woman’s Study club of this city, as’ the second number of this win- ter’s Lyceum course. Miss Clara Crangle will assist at the piano. The program is varied and prom- ises exceptionally fine entertainment for all the music lovers of the city. The Woman’s Study club is giving the public an opportunity to hear|’ these artists at a low admission price, the proceeds of the entire Lyceum ‘course to go toward financing a needy student at the State Teachers col- lege. Tickets have been on sale for sev- eral days at the Barker Drug and Jewelry store, and the club is plan- ning on a large attendance. Season tickets for the entire coukse were sold prior to the first number of the course, Alton Packard, cartoonist and humorist. PRIZE ESSAY CONTEST EXTENDED UNTIL DEC. 23 Apparently due to the fact that the committee in charge of the essay contest, being conducted by the Civic and Commerce association on “What Makes Bemidji a. Good City?” did not make plain enough the rules of the contest so many of the essays had to be culled out because of not conforming to the contest rules, suf- ficient were not left to warrant award- ing the prizes’at this time. For this reason it was decided to extend the time for sending in the essays until December 23. Those who have written essays and wish to send in others may. do so and they “will be so advised by the com- mittee and those who' have’sent in their essays and wish to leave them for final judging December 23 may do so. They will be judged on their merits at that time. : Interest has been aroused in the schools of the city and a large num- J|Der of essays will be written and the Dest ones sent in for the contest. The essays must not be more than 300 words in length and must be written plainly on one side of the sheet only. LAKE SHORE HOTEL SCENE OF ALLEGED VIOLATION In Monday’s Pioneer it was stated that Pat Stapleton, who was charged with selling soft drinks without a li- cense, conducted his busniess in the cated across from the Nicollet hotel Tave been that his business was car- vied on in the hotel formerly known as the Lake Shore hotel, which is lo- cated across from the Nivollet hotel on Second street, | despair presents itself. People with YES INDEED, WE & WERE @ gown ON.THE OME RU £ R FF @ ‘CHICKR” A Bl6 LEAGUE PITCHER 1S HOME FOR . THE WINTER RM- GOSH | REMEM! JDNE RUNS 0D R N Yoy 2 ‘RE. ALCK MiHTY PROUD OF YA -TJi ; R 0L PAPDY g REAT AND: RATE LOWER IN STATE Dr. W. F. Wild Says Reduction Is Brought About Largely Through Education In connection with the Fourteenth Annual Sale of Christmas Seals, which startéd November 25, Dr. Will- jam Wild, executive secretary of the Minnesota Public Health association, calls: attention to the changed atti- tude regarding tuberculosis, Dr, Wild says; “If-we turn-our backs'a genera- tion, a situation of hopelessness and tuberculosis did not worry as to how long it would take them to have the disease arrested; their friends and neighbors gave no thought to the fact that something could be dome; for a gloomy, pessimistic feeling per- vaded the atmosphere. The only thought of both patient and friends was how.soon would death leave its call; and this feeiing was more than justifiable for at that time when tu- berculosis was discovered, it had in truth and in fact taken-hold, for the reason that the disease was not dis- covered until the patient was on the brink of the grave. Through education, people have been miade to. realize that there. is hope for one with tuberculosis if the disease is detected early enough and in an enormous number of cases the disease is detected early' enough and the patient sent back into the world able to earn a livelihood. The disease is being diagnosed earlier and earlier with the result that thousands who are today living would be dead, if the older order still existed.’ For many years the National Tu- berculosis association and its affili- ated state and county public health associations have. been teaching an. preaching and educating so that the people would realize the importance of preventing tuberculosis. And each year as Christmas draws near, the little penny seal is offered to all: The | constant hammering year after year on the subject of tuberculosis has made the people realize that some- thing can and is being done. The re- sult is that last year the death rate was lower than it has ever been in the history of the state. Chrlstmas Seals support this work. NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING Alvin Welch had a narrow escape from drowning last evening. He was skating well out on the lake near Birchmont when the ice suddenly gave way berieath him. He went un- der, coming up underneath the ice where the lake was frozen, but the ice was thin enough to be broken so0 that he could get air. Had it not been for the fact that he is an excellent swimmer he undoubt- edly would have drowned, as the crust of ice was too thin to allow| any one near enough to rescue him. He, finally managed to push himself to ice strong enough to hold hi weight, and he skated on to Birch- mont where he secured dry clothing, and is. apparently none the worse today from his icy bath. DEATH TOLL IN THEATER FIRE RAISED TO SEVEN S (By United Press) New Haven, Conn., No death toll in the d rous Rialto theater fire was ed to seven with the deaths of Victor Certelier and Everett Case, both of New Haven, 29.—The d |one large women’s organ: CHANCE TO HEAR NOTED LECTURER Charles A. Payne, lecturer for the extension division of the University of Minnesota, had been engaged to deliver two lectures in the vicinity of Bemidji in the near future. The first of the two lectures will be given at the Rosby Community Chapel Monday evening, December 5, and the other will be given at the Pleasant Valley Consolidated school Friday, December 6. Both lectures will be upon Hawaii- an life and customs, and will be il- lustrated by new pictures. Admission will be 25 and 50 cents, and’the. lec tures will begin at 8 o' Arrangements for .the leCtures are’ being made by Union M onary W. S. Cummings. Mr. Payne recently lee- tured at the Northern township com- munity, hall, and his lectures are worth the while to all hearers. TROOP NO. 3, BOY SCOUTS, MEETS WEDNESDAY NIGHT Troop No. 3 of the Bemidji Boy Scouts will meet Wednesday evening at 7:15 o’clock at the rooms of the Civic and Commerce ciation. All members of the troop are requested to be present. At a recent meeting of the troop, the following officers were elected for the term of one year: Scoutn ter, Rev. William Kamphenkel; as tant scoutmaster, Rudolph Well seribe, Leo Skinner; treasurer, Ric ard Cahill. CIVIC AND COMMUNITY CLUB SEEKING MEMBERS The Women’s C club is now making renewals of membe new memberships. At the present time there are only 34 members in good standing in thd club and it i ed that the members ne greatly in ed. It is felt that this should be the zation which is in a position to take up general matters pertaining to the civic wel- fare as it affects the interests of women. It is desired that the membership campaign be completed by Saturday and for this reason a house-to-house canvass is being made of the city to interest all women in the club and to secure their memberships. State President of Women’s Feder- ated Clubs Mrs. J. E. Rounds is to be in the city to address the club at its meeting which is to be held Saturday ¢ and Community campaign for " MUNICIPAL COURT woman; who wu on a charge of being an inmate of a house of ill-fame, and was to have had a trial t week, forfeited her bond of $75 and has left the Ethel Wilson, who w a charge of being an ir house of _ill-fame, appeared Monday afternoon for trial before Judge John F. Gibbons and was found by the court not guilty of the charge. Maude Gilber 1 Corinne Jones, arrested on a sim charge, were also found not gui this morning, th snce ag them being identi or practically identical with that against Ethel Wil- son. Argument and nmiotion was made by Attorney C. L. Pegelow, attorney for the defendants, to dismiss the charges, in which he argued that sufficient evidence had not been pro- duced to show that the house in which the above women stayed was a h of ill-fame. The court considered th the evidence produced was not suffi- cient to prove the guilt béyond a reasonable doubt and therefore dis- missed the charges, se hip and securing | ali FOR TRADE IN CHINA Cheap Prices, Due to Position of German Mark, Have Big Influence on Trade — By Carl D. Groat (United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, Nov. German in- dustry, reaching out into every corner of the earth for trade, is making big inroads in China: Chinese vepresentatives here said today that the way things are now heading, Germany will outrace Eng- land and America unless the latter nations watch out. In some districts where, for instance, big American interests, including Standard = oil, have been pioneers, fiermany is now sing’ the American trade records vell as the English. German accommodation to the econonife methods and customs of the country with whom it deals is cred- ited by the Chinese as the reason for Germany's fast-growing trade there. China has never cherished very vio- lent feelings about Germany, though she aligned with the Allies in the World war." Hence, Germany is not finding it particularly difficult to re- establish herself since conclusion of the Chinese-German trade treaty last sammer, The Germans are pulting money into Chinese companies readily agree- ing that the Chinese can have the i holdings-—and, in some ven advancing money to Chi nese interests so the latter can fi- nance, their 51 per cent of a eon- cern. Germans have extra territori- L German Chinese, ain, the stands on the san Under ex by Chinese authorities, but instead only by American authorities on Chinese complaint. Again, an Am- rican could only 1de in the so- called “treaty po “whereas the Germans have waived the extra ter- ritorial right and can go ahcad and trade where they choose. These instances, above cited, are part of the German system of y their methods to the foreign And the result is that r v is fast gétting a hold in China. Of course, the clement of cheap prices, due to the low position of the German mark, has a marked bearing on the problem. ELKS’ MEMORIAL SERVICE SUNDAY Annual memorial services will be held by the Bemidji lodge, B. P. 0. E. Sunday afternoon, December 4, at the nd theatre at 2 o’clock. The serv- in honor of the deceased mem- bers of the Jocal order. Rev. William Elliott, pastor of St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal church, will deliver the memorial addres All members of the order are re- quested to meet at the Elks’ club rooms at 1:30 Sunday afternoon to go to the theatre in a body. The pub- lie is invited to attend the memorial service. RAILROAD PROFITS MAY BE CUT AFTER MARCH 1 (By United Press) Washington, Nov. 29.—Railroad profits may be cut after March 1 t, the Interstate Commerce Com- ion indicated today. Such will make ceping reductions of road rates cert ah.ll |COUNCIL HEARS REPORT ll’ 2il- | erably highe ON CITY WATER SUPPLY Changes to Be Made in Rate When Consumption Passes 50,000 Gallons A report on the water supply of Bemidji was made to the city council at its regular session Monday by the n of Sanitation of the Minne- s State Board of Health. Samples had been taken from wells No. 2, 3 and 6, and veports were submitted on the samples. According to the re- port the wate s ver ctory in all wells and the water supply in general was considered very good. The engineer called the at- tention of the council to, the large volume of water being consumed in the city hall and stated that it was possible some of the toilet traps were y water to escape which should ven attention. The matter of removing the cluster light po: on Minnesota, owned by the First National bank, James Vick ers and Charles Nangle, which was requested by the council previously, came before the council again in the form of letters from the owners re- questing that they be reimbursed to the amout of $50 for each post and the posts removed by the city. The matter was referred to the park board. The report of the municipal judge showed nine arrests for being drunk, seven of whom paid fines, and the other two w committed to jail. v Tha application of Thomas Brose for a soft drink license at Third street was laid over until aft y 1. The appi m of Charles * of his soft used and the C. 20 drink license v license revoked. The report of the city veterinarian was also received and filed. A change has been made in the rate to be charged for water consumed, where over 50,000 g s per quarter, The vate for the first 50,000 gallons has not been changed, but where the con- sumption exi 50,000 gallons per . After the consur 1 150,000 ga S d to 156 cents ver 1,000 lons for the next 500,000 gallons up to 1,000,000 gallons, after which the rate is 11 cent mp. GREAT WESTERN HOLDS WAGE CUT CONFERENCE (By United Press) St. Paul, Nov. imployees of the Chicago Great Western railway and executives held a wage cutting conference here today. The executives propo a wage cut of 10 per eent affect all ployees. Should the committee to come to an agrcement the wage matter will then be turned over to the railroad labor board for arbitra- tion. The Great Northern, Northern Pa- similar action will be taken by them cific and Omaha lines announced that in the next few days. If an agreement is reached by the Great Western the cut will take ef- t on Dec. 17. If no agreement is reached the matter will he referred to the railway labor board. BEMIDJI FARMERS' CLUB HOLDS MEETING SATURDAY The Bemidji Township club will hold its next regular mee ing at the Carr Lake school building Saturday, Decembe The Carr Lak school faculty will entertain, A large attendance is desired. SETTLERS VOTE DOWN MOBIFIED DITCH PLAN The delegation representing Bel- trami county returned this morning from Warren, where it went to at- tend a he: g on the Consolidated Judicial Ditch No. 1. Arguments presented by County Attorney G ham M. Torrance, on behalf of Bel trami comunty, against the construc- tion of the diteh, and the grounds of excessivd taxation now levied against the portion of the county where the increased taxation caused by the new proposed ditch would fall. Many settlers expressed them- selves as being unable to carry any Frarmers ‘heavier load than they were at the present time called upon to bear, taxes, and if a furtber burden should be placed upon them they would ha to move out and let the land go [ the taxes on it. The arguments were dc bafore Uudge {Grindeland of | Warren and upon the completion of the argumenrts on both sides, a rising vote was taken on the question which resulted in an almost unanimous expression against proceeding with the modified pian, which was submitted by the peti- tioners. Turther hearing on the matter was adjourned until next July. HIGH SCHOOL TO RECEIVE REPORT CARDS FRIDAY I Due to the fact that the senior high school has ‘its mbly Friday, report cards will he issued at that time. The cards of the junior high school will be given out on the 1 Indications are that the g ings of the school will be consid- than they were at the end of the first six-week period. the consumption of water is]y, ajuarter the rate is 20 cents up to|, BRITONKNOCKS - HARDINGS PLAN OFASSOCIATION British Delegate to Conclave Opposed to Plan for “Two Leagues of Nations” ATTITUDE, HOWEVER, IS STILL UNOFFICIAL Interest Is Centered on Jap Objection to Figures in Hughes’ Plan | r—— ashington, Nov. 29, (By Carl D. President Harding's posed association of nations must ful- fill functions other than those of the League of Nations if it is to have the British support. This idea stood out today as the xesult of a brief inter- view with Arthur J. Balfour of the British arms delegation, in which he vemarked, “We don't want two leagues of nations, do we?” Balfour has been avoiding with skill an atement which would per- tain to government officially, but hix brief talk on the subject left the on that he stands strongly for and was opposed to the annual sion in Washington as an international body. “On Saturday you suggested you had not read the papers as to Har- ding’s associntion idea, Can you say today about the subject?” v then how you stand on the League of Nations?” he was further questioned. “1 don’t like to enter into a dis- cussion of that now,” he replied, “‘but 1 must say that the league has done some very beneficial things.” (By United Dress) Washington, Nov. 20.-—All ey the arms limitation conference were turned tdward-Japan today. Overshadowing all other develop- ments in the conference is the con- viction now believed to be near a de- sion as to how great the Japanese navy should be cut. British objection to Harding’s as- ciation of nations was made clear by the significant remark of Arthur wlfour, “We don’t want two leagues of nations, do we?” Washington, Nov. 29, (By A. L. Bradford).-—Japan tomorrow = will again take issue with the naval cal- culations of the American govern- ment, it was learned today. The Japanesq naval experts then will reply to the last Ameérican an- nouncement which in Hughes calculations are accurate and stand unchanged. \ CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE PROGRESSING FAVORABLY The annual sale of Christmas seals in Beltrami county, which is under on of Miss Leila Stanton this year for the South Beltrami County Public Health association,. is progressing favorably, although the *|sales have not been large to date. The scals are now'on sale in Be- midji at the three drug stores, and the Markham hotel. The sale is also being conducted in the local schools and in some instances by wards, Post- ers have been put up in the downtown ion calling attention to the bene- fits derived through the sale of the seals, and sub-committees in each of the towns in the southern part of the county have been furnished with ad- vur:,king material and a supply of scals. GOT AN EDUCATION BUT NOT WHAT SHE WANTED Chicago, Nov. 29.—It might pay to ad ise, but not for a husband, according to Mrs. James Edward Miller, pretty high school miss, who offered herself for sale for $3,000 so that she might secure a college edu- cation. “I didn't get a college education, but I sure got an education,” she said. She parted from Miller, whom she id promised to provide the $3,000 worth of learning, but didn’t, ULSTER AUTHORIZES ENROLLMENT OF GUARD (By United Press) Belfast, Ireland, Nov. 29.—Owing to the Sinn Fein outrage the Ulster cabiwet has authorized the enroil- ment of 5,700 guards who are, de- termined to protect lives and prop- erty, Premier Craig told the Ulster parliament today. Ulster will not be to blame if negotiatipns for peace in Ireland are broken off, he announced. nounced. T.ondon, Nov. 29.—By next Tues- day neuotiations for peace in' Ire- land wjll have broken down,-it was officially stated here ‘today, In' the meantime Ulster's rights will not be acrificed or compromised, Premier Craig of Ulster said today,