Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 1, 1921, Page 1

— —— { The Plotieer s the oniy ally within 100 miles of Bemidjl and has" the largest circulation 'im Northern Minnesota —— MINNESOT, HISTORIC 2 SOCIETY WEATHER REPORT Minnesota: Fair tonight and Fii- in east Friday. - " BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, DEC. 1, 1921 55¢c PER MONTH RO Major Adam E: Ot'to ffleqngsto Public to Aid Départment Thru Early Mailing URGES OBSERVANCE OF “EARLY MAILING WEEK” Salvation , Army . 'APpell and Community Club Member /. Drive Discussed The meeting of the Civic and Com: merce association after the Wednes<) day noon:luncheon was _given over to discussion of the Salvation Army ap- . peal ‘and .a short address by Major ! Adam E. Otto of the United ,States postal service. ; b A Jarge number ‘of workers, the various organizations, Wi assist in the Army appeal next”Mon: day, were present and.a number of matters pertaining -to - the appeal were taken up. Ensign Knudson, lo- cal corps commander of the Army, spoke of ‘the local work and gave a brief description of the nature of the work the army is doing. : > Mrs. E. W. Johnson, president of the Women’s Civic:and Community club, was introducéd by President E. A. Barker and she reterred to the membership campaign which that . club is now conducting. The work of tie community club was referred to by Mrs. Johnson and she expressed a hope that.whenever the Bemidji asso- ciation could be.of service in securing memberships fot the community club, “it would do so. ~ Major Otto confined his remarks largely to the matter of the Christ- mas rush of mail, which will be on in a short time, and pointed out the de-] sirability of haying 'Christmas 1uail sent early in order to. facilitate the efficient handling of the huge volume of ‘mail ‘which pours into the office ~ . at ‘this season of the year. % H¢ dvew particular atte " %:!c-l‘:sfl sent by el post and™ the writing ‘of the address plainly and fully on all mail.:Much. mail: is never delivered . at Christmas because "of the incompleteness of “addresses or the faulty packing of goods. He sug- gested that the week commencin, December 5 be observed in Bemidji as ‘Earl Mailinifi Week” to get ‘the people into the habit of getting their Christmas mail off early. He also suggested that the mer- chants of Bemidji could use the C. 0. D. mail order service offered by « the postal system ifl order to increase their business and better compete with large city mail order houses. —DMailing Early Helps— PAUL SWEDMARK PURCHASES ENTERPRISE CAFE WEDNESDAY ployed:at the! CiE: store, has purchased the Enterprise Cafe, on Third street, formerly owned and operateéd’ by Frank North. The new owneritook; possession Wednes:' day afternoon “and .announces-:that :;nt int every respect..The name of e restau has been; b, the restaprans, A;&%%mw 4 —Mail "Early’ Week, s ODD FELLOWS ENCAMPMENT. HAS ELECTION OF OFFICER:! Election of-officers of the! Encamp: ment Lodge No.:50:.0f ‘the Indépend-| ent Order of: O held | Wednesday night'in hall. ‘The ‘following “cwere “elected:| Chief 'Patriarch; George Rhéa; senior warden, P..L. Hines; junior‘warden, Charles. Masoner; high- priest, J.” C. McGhee; seribe; C.:J. ngosgy; finan- gy 2] £ 5 Areas- 3 [cone CITY WATER IMPAIRED BY INACTIVE SECTION ‘| Investigation: Has Been Under Way for Some Time to Find Idle Water A number of citizens have been persistent .in. their inquiries of The Pioneer as to the real reason for the swampy taste in the water coming from the city pipes for several days. Inquiry on the-part of The Pioneer cause for-the taste ‘of the water is the fact, that somewhere in the sys- tem, there is a body of water which is not moving and which has resulted in the stagnation of ‘that body. From time to time some of this water gets back into the main system and taints the water being used. The engineer of the water depart- ment advises that investigation has been''under “way for some time-to find“just-where the idle body of wa- [ter’is and when found a special fiush- 'ing’ will.be'given that section of the system’in order to release the dead ter. < : 4 .:The analysissmade: of the city wa- ter recently by the state health de- partment, ‘reveals that the conhdition of the water as it comes from the wells is entirely ‘satisfactory, and this will [ fact:would “prove that any affection of-the waterl must be caused by a condition® prevailing after the water leaves the ‘wells. * A similar condition existed in the waterssupply a little -over two years ago and when the cause was discov- ered it was found to be some water which had been shit off from the main supply by a closed valve, causing the water to remain inactive in that part of the system and become stag- nant, and when the water escaped from that inactive body it tainted the rest of the water in the mains. It'is expected that the trouble will be located in a short time and the condition remedied. As a precautionary measure a quantity of chlorinated lime was put into ‘the water “system yesterday, more will be placed in the mains to- day and another charge will be put in_tomorrow.- This action -has been taken upon the advice of the'state board of health, in. order’ fo. guard against any possibility of sickness be- ing 'caused By the presence of the stagnant waterin the mains. —-Mailing' Early Helps— HAS NEW HEAD TODAY ) ‘(By Talted Press) - ! Urbana, Ill, Dec. 1.—Dr. David Kinleyj.' who was elected president of the University of Illinois by the board fof trustees last March, was installed today. Installation ceremonies were held in connection with: the educa- tional conference at ‘the university today and tomorrow. Following the invocation by Rev. G.: I—".,‘.‘ Sherwood of Springfieid, IlL., Dr. Kinley delivered the -installation address on “Relation of State and Nation in Educational Policy.” W. L. Abbott, “Chicago, president of the board of trustees, presided. Dr. !(mley has been a member_of the university faculty for 28 years, serving as professor: of economics; and later as vice-president. In June, 1919, he was named to fill the unex- pired: term “of . Edmund = J. James, fi%fi‘ffifi.fim’ l\g}vllo r;efltued be- he will conduct a first-class ‘réstau-|. /(By United Press) rafeiscoy Dec.”1.—If Roscoe oes dian drew: 1o a close. #=4Tf; this»man) was-a poor man :he iwould:goito jail, but he is ‘Fatty’ ‘Arbuckle:thacked by his' own money| ‘anid all' thempney of the motion pic- ‘ture iindustry. It-is- easy’'to convict m:p'oox man; but the rich, well, that’s ifferent’” § brings'the information that'the actual, {‘Atbuckle ‘committed’his 'crime in ‘atbig shack on-Powell street; a fash- ;lnnnble‘ hotel,” the prosecution-charg- led. “But ‘men who committed assaults iin a-littleshack :on ‘Howard street| now are.inSan- Quentin . peneten~ Dr. Von Sfinbmfieic&:@s Tflay That Germans Favor Plan of Arbitration (By, United . Press) Berlin, Germany; Dec. 1, Graudenz).—Germany is ‘entirely. in sympathy with Harding’s-association of nations plan, Dr. Von Simon, for- mer foreign: minister, ‘declared-in:an; ilnterview with' the United Press' to- ay. t “The new slogan of the majority. of the German people is: ‘it shall not be again,’” Von Simon said. “For this reason' Germany could ‘not mo- bilize her forces if she wished.” “%“As a jurist I naturally favor ar- bitration of the court. I consider this the only means of removing the dan- ger, and consider the former attitude of Germany at The Hague peace con- ference as a crime, but I am opposed to-a France which wants to-make the League of Nations- administrative. I rather favor President Harding and Secretary Hughes, who seem to plan a gradual development of the original Hague court,” By John | tiary.' ‘Everywhere we “have turned ‘this-ease we have hit a stone will, ‘and it ‘¢ertainly has-taken:the heart ‘out.iof me.”” Brady seemed - discour- © —Wrdp ‘Patkages Seécurely— 'SERVICES AT FIFTH:WARD - CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Swedish gospel ‘services -will' “be theld - at. the Nymore Congregational hurch Sunday afternoon ‘at 2:30, afid in‘the evening at 8 o’clock there will' be servicesin the English<lan- guage. These services are being con: ‘ducted under the auspices of the Christian Missionary- Alliance. A. M. Stenstron; missionary evangelist, will preach. The public is invited to at- tend. 5 3 t/'—Be'Early to Buy— U. S. DESTROYER DE LONG RUNS 'ASHORE NEAR FRISCO (By United Press) San Francisco, Dec. 1.~The Unit- ed States destroyer . De Long went ashore .ten miles south of San Fran- cisco, according to a wireless today. The crew is reported safe. The De . THERES THER |g ‘AN’ |- -GUESS - IF WO! - POOR A i BETTERN KNOW? BmeRe SNT A" | LAUS ' WHERE ;¢ GET THEIR. TOYS, HURT | R i R I R SHE you KiD5 L1 T:30. At t N ‘| allotted to each team and the names AUXILIARY ENTERTAINS Reputation in Attack on “Grub”; Ladies Help Chow call found a large number of hungry Legionaires and ladies at the ‘'social given by the Women’s Auxiliary of the Ralph Gracie post oi the American Legion Wednesday evening at the rooms of the Civic and Commerce association. All fell in. line .and receivefl their, rations 'much in the sanie manner a&the boys who: fought ‘overseas, only mud and rain were lacking, the smell of powder being slightly in evidence. So far no gas masks have been reported and so far as:known the party “went over the top” in all respects. “Big Bertha’ was in the galley the major part of thevevening and that sector fought thard to keep from being cleaned out. No reinforcements were needed, however; and the party had plenty of eats. « Prior to the attack on “Grub” an excellent entertainment was staged, followed by a character - dance by Misses Pear]l and Grace McLaughlin. Miss Esther Young, English instruct- or 6f ‘the 'high school,” gave an im- personation and a reading. The glee club completed the program with another selection and an encore. All members were heartily received. Daricihg was enjoyed from 9:30 to 11 o’clock, at which time an inter- mission was taken for lunch. Dancing then continued until 12:30. Williams’ ‘orchestra furnished the music for the dancing. Card games were enjoyed by .| those who'did not care to dance, and *1a very enjoyable evening was.had by eveéry o —Be Early to' Mail-— WILLISTON, N. D., STAGES HOME TALENT CARNIVAL (By United Press) ¥ Williston, N. D., Dec. 1.—Civic an fraternal organizations have united in staging a home talent carnival -l&te the last, three days of this weck. —Shopping, Farly Helps— | ALLEGED ““MOONSHINE” PEDDLERS ON TRIAL “The trial of Pat Stapleton on the ‘charge of selling “moonshine liquor” ‘comsumed practically>all-of the time lof:the municipal court yesterday at- ‘texnoon. Judgment on the ‘case was reserved,; -however; by Judge John F. |Gibbons, until 5 o’clock - this after- ‘moon, when it will be rendered. *The case of Otto Erlandson wasg {ried this morning. He was also charged with selling ‘“‘moonshine.” Judgment will be rendered by-Judge |Gibbons on_ Erlandson’s case at § lso. “Rhoda A. Judkins is on trial this afternoon: on-a similar those already tried. The trial of F. Bertram and John Slow are expected to be held tomorrow morning. —Wrap With' Care— FRANCE CONSIDERS COUNTER PROPOSALS TO GERMAN PLAN Paris, Dec. 1.—The French'govern- ment is considering the counter-pro- als to German reparation plan, it learned today. This French solu- tion would provi hat Germany or- ganize' a commission to control her assets and ‘customs, and .also to or- ganize a financial'administration over her occupied areas ELLIOTT—MILLER George Eliott and Hazel Miller, both’of Pinewood, were martied this morning at 11 o’clock by Judge of Probate J. E. Harris. The young cou- ple_ will make their home on. the Long ran ashore during a heavy fog. groom’s farm near Pinewod, AT ENJOYABLE SOCIAL Ex-Service Men Uphold Former DICTIONARIES READY | CHARGE FRENCH OFFICER FORPIONEER READERS| SOLD PLANS TO GERMANS This is the opening day of this pa- per’s distribution of, The New Uni- versities Dictionaries to its readers. Three coupons clipped from the col- umns of this paper must.be presented with the application for the volumes. It is specified that these be from papers of _three different: days. Therefore, today is the first day for the' complétion of the fir: A small fee of 98 cents iz requ the only condition asked of tho: seek one of these excellent educa- tional books. i For out-of-town x¢aders of. this paper a special’ mail d@irhrfgement has been made. These may send in the three coupons by mail, together with the 98 cents and the necessary pos- tage to pay mailing charges on the dictionary. For their benefit, instruc- tions are given elsewhere as to the amount of postage necessary. This is done so that all readers-of this paper may share in the distribution of The New Universitics. ——Mail Early— Act of Treason Reported to Have Been Uncovered After Armistice By Webb Miller (United Press Staft Correspondent) Paris, Dec. 1.—Charged with sell- > ling the general mobilization plans of the ‘French armies to German spies before’ the war, Captain Leon Proust of the French army of the Near ‘East has just-hespiarrested wnder exy traordinary cumstatices more' than seven years after the alleged treason. He is held in solitary confinement in the citadel of the fortress of Besan- con. The arrest caused a sensation throughout France. The war, depart- ment is maintaining silence regard- ing the details of the charge. Proust was arrested while at home on leave from Sy Throughout the war Preust served with his regiment and since has been on duty in Morocco and in the Near East. DAIRYMEN OF RED RIVER ~ |und in'the VALLEY TO MEET MONDAY |i- renorted o mivebeen. it o ered immediately after the armistice, Among the papers found in a1 Bel- gian town after the Germans’ hasty evacuation, were documcnts belong- ing to a high intelligence: officer of the German army. They related to the ramifications of the Germen spy system before the war. The docu- ments implicated Proust, it is said, in the sale of the mobil Through their purchase the Germans were aware of the complcte details of France’s mobilization plans two months biore the outbreuk of the war. Throughout the three years since The eighteenth annual convention of the Red River Dairymen’s associa- tion will be held at Detroit, Minn., December 7 and 8. There has at no time been a greater interest in dairying in this section of the state than at présent, which no doubt wiil bring the largest attend- ance ever to the Detroit convenion. A splendid program has been pre- pared. Many”of the best authorities on - dairying ' will address the con- vention. Detroit- farmers have just opened a new modern creamery which in it- 3 g i < |the armistice, thé& French xlf,;z. Worth )t‘l(:?v "r,’""l ;‘;Oggittl?,:t vice has been curcv:vully iv]yestiguting creamery association offers a $25 sil- | & "‘h“m’l’}.“’ '.)‘lN.,' syt ver trophy to the creamery having I h L n& .’0“" “3'”"" the largest number of patrons-in at. | that he Was swployec tn e tendance at this convention, Detroit pl"’";g?,bc ?;a ‘LIC “al,l At ("“W e creameries being barred from com- }“‘f‘ erense ":“L e B C tna Germans netitih:” fomever. the maig of wae an Having splendid hotel and rail- |+ BYSILy who it ) road facilities makes Detrojt an ideal | NORNGes that ?'l.)g, Imv'c.:ulh-.mnt eVl place for this convention. donce to ‘justily the avrest. —Better. to. Be Egrly— PARENT-;i‘E’l{;E}:‘:i;;OCIATION MURDERER OF PRIEST IS STILL AT LARGE MEETS FRIDAY EVENING The Parent-Teachers’ association of the Bemidji State Teachers college | TWENTY-FIVE TEAMS T0 CONDUCT ARMY APPEA — Teams to Meet Friday Nightito Complete Details for Monday’s Appeal Twen ve teams from the various rternal and civie bodies of the city ‘.\vill start out next Monday morning {to cover the city in the interests of the Salvation Army app which is to be made at that time. The most ms have been selected by the various organizations already !und at a meeting of all those who will assist in the campaign Monday will be of the held in the roon Commerce a t meeting territo given them of those upon whom they are to call. G. W. Harnwell, chairman of the campaign, especially des workers be present at that meeting, ms all instructions concerning the solicitation ‘will be given and fuil information on the details of the ap- peal will be rveady for the solicitor . M T. Wisham, headquar ters representative of the Army, will be present at the meeting and will remain in Bemidji until after the appeal is made. It the intention that the work of ‘soliciting shall be done in one day so that in this way the campaign will be cleaned up promptly and funds will be made available immediately for necessary Christmas work among the needy. —-Better to Be Early— MRS. J. E. ROUNDS TO SPEAK BEFORE LOCAL CLUB SATURDAY Mrs. J. E. Rounds, president of the State Federation of Women's Clubs, St. Paul, will give an address at the meeting of the sWoman's ¢ and Community club, to be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 ock at the Civie and Comme association rooms. Refreshments will be served after the program. All are cordially invited to attend. —-Wrap Packages- Securely— W. B. A. OF MACCABEES TO GIVE DANCE THIS EVENING Fifth yited: BEMIDJI MUSICAL ART " CLUB MEETS TOMORROW The Bemidji Musical Art club will hold its regular meeting Friday after- noon at 4 o'clock at the rooms of the Civic and Commerce association. An excellent program has been arranged and it is desired that there be a large attendance. Rev. L., Warford will give a talk on “Colonial Musie,” which- will be illustrated by a quartet composed of Mis Armstrong and Nelson, and Messrs, R. A, Hannah and, N. E. Given. “The Spirit of "76" will be present- «d by a fife and drum corps from the Juvenile band, composed of Masters , Kirk and Bruenig. s Esther Young will give a read- ing, “Minuet.” and will be om- panied by Miss Ragnhild Moe and Miss Grace Cutrie. —Shopping Early Helps— MINNESOTA CROP SHOW T0 OPEN DECEMBER 13 The Minnesota Crop Show, which is backed by the Minnesota Crop Im- provement association, State Horti cultural society, State Potato associa- tion and the Minneapolis Civie and Commerce association, will be held at the Minneapolis court house, Dec- ember 13 to 16. Every seed and fruit grower from the state of Minnesota is eligible to compete for the $3,500 in premiums which are offered for grains, fruits, and potatoes. Meetings will be held every day in the foremoon and afterncon and prominent speakers will be on the will meet Friday evening at 8 o’clock at the college. A fine program is be- (By Unlited Press) Lead, S. D., Dec. 1.—Nearly $10,- charge to/] 000 in rewards has been offered to date for the murderer of Father Bel- knap. The priest was shot to death by an unknown assailant on.a dark street in October. Andrew Orlando, a miner who dis- appeared from Lead the same day, has never been found; Authorities have foilowed many trails, but with- out success. The Knights of Columbus meeting at Sioux Falls voted an ad- ditional $4,000 reward in the hope that it would inspire further search. —Shop Early— REV. P. C. DERMOND TO ASSIST REV. LAMBERT ing prepared and all mothers and fathers, and any who are jinterested, are invited to attend. —Help the Postman— EIGHT KILLED IN HEAD-ON “TRAIN CRASH EARLY TODAY (By United Press) Portland, Ore., Déc. 1.—Eight were killed and. twenty-one injured when trains No.. 12 and No. 17 of the Union ‘Pacific’ crashed head-on near Celilo, eighty miles from. here, at 0 this morning, uwnrding to the nmaster’s’ report o pping ‘Karly leflps-— U. S. TO HELP STABILIZE FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE Rev. Phillip C. Dermond arrived in Bemidji Tuesday evening from Anderson, Ind.; and will assist R program. The crop. show management will use all diligence to insure the safety of all articles entered for exhibition after their arrival and placement at the exhibition. All exhibit samples should be ad- dressed to Minnesota Crop Show, Court House, care of K. A. Kirk- patrick, Minneapolis, Minn., and must be received not later than Monday, December 12. Entry blanks and all communications should be addressed to A. D. Haedecke, University Farm, St. Paul, Minn. ~—Mail Early for Christmas— HARDING WOULD REVISE TARIFF RATES BY ORDER Washington, Dec. 1.-~Tresident authorize him to se tariff rates by executive Blaine [Lambert in the missionar, work of the Methodist church in this vicinity. He will live at Northome. the coming week he will con- duct services at the following places Sunday, Puposky and Sanatorium; Monday, Red Lake; Tuesday, Red- Thursday, Ponemah; Friday, ines; Sunday, Nebish and Pleasant Valley. Mr. Lumbert will spend the week in the Northome-Big Falls neighborhood, delivering the Edu tion week address at Big Falls Sunday, December 11, (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 1.-—The United States had definitely decided to co- operate with foreign nations in & movement to stabilize exchange rates. Secretary of Treasury Mellon an- nounced that this government had accepted informal invitation fo send [} a represcntative to a’meeting of li- nanciers of the world’s powers under the auspices of the allied reparations commission called to discuss meas- ures to stabilize financial conditions ‘thraughout the world, n business. Harding is considering this in connection with his message to con- gress next Tuesday. —Wrap Packages Securcly— CROW WING COUNTY OPENS FIRST POULTRY SHOW TODAY Brainerd, De ~The Crow Wing county poultry show opened here to- duy and will éontinue until December 3, This is the first poultry show ev attempted in this county and many prize “chicks” are on display. Harding may shortly ask congress to | $ order for American | rlabout, some wranped in ne Y ARMS CONCLAVE China Demands Unconditional Return of Shantqng; an Adjustment Seen JAPANESE GOVERNMENT INSTRUCTS DELEGATES French Naval Experts Work Out Plan to Keep Navy Out of Hughes Plan | (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 1.—The arms and Far Eastern conferences today ad reached two crucial points—ad- justment of the divergent views of America and Japan on the naval xatio and of China and Japan on re- turn of Shantung to China. Both Far East: and occidental sources predicted a satisfactory out- come shortly. Britain standing with America was deemed likely to sway Japan if other instances did not causg her to abandon her 70 per cent ratio demand. The Shantung adjustment was deemed a foregone conciusion, China was asking Shantung’s return with- out conditions, but as with the naval question,. they were trading possibili- ties and both Japanese and nese said a_ sett{wment could be ched. Meantime France’s naval experts worked out a plan which would keep their navy out of the ratio assign- ment. (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 1.——French naval experts today eyolved a plan which would avoid including France in the Hughes naval ratio program. France feels that since her navy at present is below the sweeping reduction in armaments proposed for naval pow- ers, reduction of her, future navy would be an i ngement upon b soverelgntyg Q:." B (By United Press) Tokio, Nov. 30.—Oflicials here suid that the Japanese government has in- structed Admiral Baron Kato to stand pat on the 70 per cent ratio of naval armaments regardless of the consequences. “Japan will not yield o this vital point, even if it breaks up the con- ference,” 'it was stated today. The present conditions seem to reflect a strong desire for a compromise, de- spite the stand-patters’ campaign for a 70 per cent ratio for Japan. (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 1, (By Carl D. Groat).—The Chinese delegation is demanding Shantung back without condition, This was made known by competent authoritigs connected with the dele- gation today prior to the afternoon session, in which Secretary Hughes and Arthur Balfour, using their good offices, expected to arrive at a con- clusion with Chinése and Japanese delegates outside the court regard- ing the Shantung problem. ~Mail Early Week, Dee, 65— FRENCH “BLUEBEARD"” IS « GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE (By United Press) Versailles, France, Dec. 1.—DBrok- en and pale, Henry Landreau had his defiant spirit crushed by the verdict of the jury, which decided he must die for the murder of ten of his 285 swecthearts. “T am not guilty of murder,” he cried as the court passed its sen- tence of death, in accordance with the French legal code. ~—Mail Early— { POLICE BELIEVE WOMAN ! KILLED CHILD AND SELE [S— Body of Kidnaped Girl Found Hacked to Pieces; Aged 4 Woman’s Throat Cut ] PR Chicago, Dec. 1.— The body of three-year-old Marguerite Caughling kidnaped Wednesday, was found to« day in a.basement of a neighbor’y home. The body of the neighbor, Mrs. Pensis, 52, was found in her bed« room with her throat cut from eat to ear and -a butcher knife in her hand. Police believe Mrs.. Pensis killed the child and then committed Mrs. Pensis’ husband was and the police started a Caughlin, policeman, disappeared when she was returning home from a neighbor's where she had remained all night. A Efforts of police to gain entrance to the Pensis e failed. They smashed in the r, Search on the second floor revealed the body of Mrs. Pe s, In the bagement, portions of Marguerite’s body were found The bo v had been hacked eral picces, day; somewhat colder tonight and J PROBLEM TODAY