Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 12, 1921, Page 1

The Pioneer is the only within 100 miles of Bemidji has the largest circulation in North- ern Minnesota, T L MIDJI DA ILY PIONEER VOLUME XIX. NO. 200 SEMIDJI, MINN., MONDAY.EVENING, DEC. 12, 1921 L0CAL COLLEGE - PLACES BASKET - TEAMINFIELD Former Dakota Star to Lead First Men’s Team Formed at Teachers College” SEASON TC BE OPENED AT KELLIHER THURSDAY Eleven. Games Have Already Been Booked Definitely; Sgveral Tentatively e he Bemidji State 'l‘e.ac‘ners college is Ergparingfljto take its place with other state teachers colleges ynth Te- gard to men’s athletics and this year’s pasketball season is to see the initial effort along the lines of intercollegi- ate athletic competition. A squad of ten men has been working out gmder the tutelage of F. P. Wirth, history. teacher, for thé past month. - 1t is generally known by the spo:t fans. of the city that the college will have a formidable team, ‘and added interest is being taken because of the fact that the games will be played in the. new armory, on account of ‘the inadequate gymnasium at the teach- ers.college. it i Among the most promising cangl_l- dates who have been rexgortmg daiiy to Coach Wirth are Wilpur Horns, formerly of Buffalo, N, D., but who ‘now lives in Bemidji, his parents hav- ing moved here this fall. Horns has had .considerable experience in- bas- ketball having played on the Buffalo| high school quint and also hayving had | one year’s training on‘the Jamestown, N. D., college squad lglst year. quns Wwill have the honor of ieading the first | basketball team to represent the }}g-; midji State Teachers college, having been electd to the captaincy last week. He is the leading ¢andidate for the. center position and although just now convalescing from a bad attack of pneumonia will be able to get in-| to the game by the time the big gaines start. / o ' 7 Richard Romans, a senior in tle two-year course, spent one yeaxzat St. Thomas: eollege and is showing' fine form as.-one of.the forwards. “Tommy” Simons, who. last year played forward on: the Beridji high school quint, is also out for the team |- and in all likelihood will laiid a berth at ecither guard or,forward. Wiiizam Elliott of Bemidji is showing up for a guard position, Elliott has had two years experience on the Chpteau, Mont., high school .quint, being a member . of the team when the Chéteau team played .in ‘the Mon-| tana state tournament. Percy Riggs of Bemidji is a candidate for one of the forward positions and will no doubt .1and a'place, having two years experience on the Ben high ‘schooli team. Adolph Bergland of Winnuett, Mont., a senior in the two-year cotirse, although lacking basketball - experi- ence, will no doubt be heard from on account of his weight and strength. Eugene Paul of Northome and The- odore Hermes of Remer, both fresh- men in the four-year course, and Stanley Wilcox of Bemidji complete the balance of the squad. Eleven Games Booked Coach Wirth’s confidence in 'the material at hand is evidenced in the type of teams he has already hed- uled as opponents. Eleven games have . already been . definitely bocked and among them are some of the strong- est quints in the northern part of the state. Thz schedule will open with the first three ganies being played away from honie against high school teams: The teachers journey to Kelliher ¢n Thursday, December 15, and on Sat- urday, December 17, travel to Cass Lake where they meet the high schocl team. The following week the tean travels to Walker where they mieet the Cass county seat high school quint on December 21. The first game to be played here by the teachers will be ~ against the Northwest School of Ag: cuture of Crookston, the Aggies piay- ing here on January 13. The fast Crookston high school team has prom- ised to play the teachers on the Im:nlI floor but the exact date has not been | decided on as yet. Cass Lake and| ‘Walker high schodls have both asked for return dates snd will no doub’ (Continved om Page 6) OPENING OF NEW STORE VERY WELL ATTENDED Crowds filled the new store of the Bemidji Hardware company Saturday, the opening day, while the members of the Frm expected to have many visitors, they-did mot-anticipate the erowds which visited the store all day. An addition had béen made to the sales force for *he occasion and it was an evenciul cGay for the Favors, in the line of flo presented to the ladies day and cvening and specal bargai for all thair customers made the o casion particularly attractive to all who visited the store. X Ithe public school system. MUCH INTEREST SHOWN * IN NEW ATHLETIC CLUB All Those Interested in Club) " 'Already Started to-Meet Tomorrow at Noon — An ' enthusiastic meeting ‘was held at the new armory Saturday evening at 8 o’clock, attended by business and professional men of the city, for the|, purpose of discussing plans for the organization ‘of an athletic ' club. Officers were elected and committees appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws and to work out other detaiis of organization. - It ‘was found that satisfactory ar- rangements for the use pf the armory ean be made and the only thing that remains to be determined is whether there is a sufficient demand for such a club to justify gomg uhead with the organization. A meeting for this purpose will be held at 12 o’clock noon tomorrow at the new armory, ~ 'd it is urged that all' men interes” ™ the organiza- tion of the clun_ %, vesent at that time. \ %, o A3 as . elected tary, d W. L. Brooks, treasure) interest is shown at the morrow noon, activities wil as soon* as possible. Indical that the idea for such’a club heartily be welcomed by the ma! ;.n; of the business men of the city. Mem- bership is not limited to business men, however, and men of all ages and ofi.cupntmns aré eligiblé” to member- ship. BEMIDJI DIVISION OF PATRIOTIC LEAGUE MEETS The Bemidji division of the Patri- otic' league met Saturday afternoon at the Bemidji State Teachers: col- lege, and, while the attendance ‘was not as large as was expected, yet those who were there felt that it was time well spent. The reading circle is studying La- Rue’s Physiology of School Problems, and Saturday, the part pertaining to playgrounds and games was taken up. Miss, Telulah Robinson, methods| teacher; had charge, and had planned practical work to be- demonstrated by the following: language games and playground ' games taught by Miss Floy Edson ; Miss Lucy Dunnigan had planned a folk dance; and Miss Shat- tuck gave a talk on. playground games. The following were présent from out of town Saiurday: Blythe Mc Lain, Miss Stella Minton, Mrs. Hulda Johnson, all of rural schools near Be- midji; Miss Myrle Methven and Miss Ada Williams, Carr Lake; Mrs. Her- mina Wing, Cass Lake, and Mrs. Jef- fries of Spur. 7 The county superintendent an- nounces that all teachers'in this divi- sion are expected to be present at the future meetings if they wish to re- ceive their reading certificates. The next meeting will be_held the second Saturday in January, the 14th, at the Bemidji State Teachers college. BEMIDJI LABOR LEAGUE HOLDS INTERESTING MEET Talk on Education By Miss Telulah Robinson Very Well Received The meeting of the Bemidji League was held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 in the, Civic and Commerce association rooms, and, although, there wasn't a very large attendance, many important matters .were dis- cussed and acted upon. The League, in broadening . its views on matters of vital importance to the nation, listened with interest to what Miss Telulah Robinson, of the Bemidji Teachers college, had to say regarding education, and referring principally to'the Towner-Sterling bill now before congress. Miss Robinsoni stated that out of every hundred children. who entered the public:schools, only fifteen com- pleted the high school and only three completed a college course. She also stated that the pupils of the rural sehools were most severely handi- caped by short sehool terms, ineffi- cient teachers and unsuitable school buildings; that a child attending rural schools can only accomplish in eight years what the child in city schools can accomplish in six years. Miss Robinson said that she be- lieved that the passage of the Towner- Sterling bill, now before congress, providing for a department of edu- cation with a secretary as a member of the president’s cabinet, would prove a remedy for many of the pres- ent inefficiencies and inequalities of -A resolution was passed which em- bodied the desire of the Bemidji Labor League for the passage of the Sy during the | Towner-Sterling bill, which will be forwarded to our congressman and senators. After a short discussion on mi cellancous topics, the meeting was In the evéning the 3 sion of the Ju ‘e band furnished a surprise by. o = at 8 ’clock and e jtors. ng the vis- phione divi- | the stoie’ adjourned, subject to the call of the president, at 5 o’ciock, at which time a meeting of the Salvation.Army ap- peal committee was scheduled to take place. AND ORGANIZE CUERNSEY CLUB Guernsey Breeders’ Association Formed and Officers Are Elected Saturday OFFICERS MEET DEC. 21 + TO APPOINT DIRECTORS Seventeen - Breeders Pa.y Fee of $1 and Become Active Members of Club Great ‘enthusiasm was shown at the meeting of Guernsey breeders held Saturday afternoon, December 10, at the Bemidji Civic and Commerce association rooms. Fifty breeders oi Guernseys and friends of the Guern- seys were in attendance at the meet- ing. Speakers present made the as- sertion without the fear of succcssful contradiction that there were several times as many pure-bred Guernsey females and bulls in Beltrami county as Holsteins. The meeting resolved, it- self to organize the Beltrami County Guernsey Brecders association and clected the following offiecrs: Presi- dent, Gust_Svanberg of Liberty town- ship; vice-president, A, E..Whitting of Summit township; and secretary and treasurer, B. M. Gile of the Security State Bank. A meeting of the officers will be held December 21 to appoint tcm- porary directors in the various town- ships represented in the paid member- ship, to prepare for a membership campaign, to prepare a set of by-laws and to arrange for another meeting of the bogsters for “the cow that gives the golden cream.” _It is hoped that other breeds wiil be represented by organizations with- in the county and that there may then be a livestock council created com- posed of representatives from all the associations to co-relate the work of the associations and make their work in promoting better livestock m’m‘n:I effective. Owing to the lateness of the hour be_{o_re the. opportunity. was given for Jjoining the associati many had leit for. home. and their meihershin will (Continued on page 6) COMPANY K WILL PLAY WALKER HERE WEDNESDAY Company K, Bemidji’s National Guard unit, will play its second game of basketball this Wednesday eve- ning when the local squad meets the Walker city team at the new aymory. A change in the line-up since last Thursday’s game has been announced and a much faster gamé may be looked for at this time. The first game served in getting a line on the ma- terial and the weak pdints are to be strengthened as quickly as possible, the manager-of the team announces. Walker has a city team composed of former high school stars and a hard match is looked for by the Be- midji guardsmen. Crookston city team is to play here Wednesday, December 21, and another game is being ar- ranged with the local Naval Militia unit for the fore part of January. Efforts are also being made to bring the Grand Rapids city team here on December 28. 3 |LYCEUM QUARTET TO APPEAR HERE| The National Mal&' Quartet’ will appear this epening’ at the Methodist church as the third Bumber of the | Lyceum course being staged this | winter- under the guspices of the Women’s Study club of this city This quartet is declaved by crities to be the best on the Lyccum course and according to advance. data has | ;been making a big suetess this sea- | | son. B The proceeds of the series of Ly- ceum course numbers go toward financing a needy student at the State Teachers college, ‘a project which | the club attempts each year. Judging from the attendance at the last two numbers it is evident thgnt thorg will be a large attendance this evening. The program to be ren- dered is varied and as such will ap-| peal to every loyer of vocal musie, | SOUTHERN KANSAS MINE ! STRIKE DISORDERLY TODAYl (By United Yress) Pittsburg, Kansas, iec. 12.—Seri- ous disorders -broke - out with the ;Somhern Kansas mine strikers today. | A mine near Chicopee' was réported | dynamited.” Between 1,000 and- 1,500 women marched on the Jackson-Walk- jer road near here, and preventeg the Iminers from going to work. (By ted Pross) ! Dublin, Dee. 12.—A: new reign of terror by opponents of the Irish peace treaty is feared. A former leader of court was shot to death in his place of business by armed, masked assailants. Another man was shot and ‘wounded while walking on the street. There was sporadic shooting in' Belfast. ~One man was wounded. 1 i (By United Press) Belfast, Ireland, Dee. 12.—The treaty between Great Britain and Ire- land does not fulfill the solemn prom- ises made to Ulster, Premier Sir James Craig told parliament today. “The situation is very. grave, very serious,” 'he warned. AGRICULTURAL COURSES OPEN FOR STATE FARMERS | | Minn., Dec. 1.2—An- nual winter agricultpral — short Toourses for-farmers-of Hiinndsetat-] | staged by the International Harvester company—were started here today. | Six schools in six southern Minnesota | cities -are, planned between now and Christmas. Northfield will have a school Dec- mber 14 and 15; Slayton, December 16 and 17; Balaton, December 19 and 20; Redwood Ialls, Deecember 21 and 22, and Sprinficld, December 22 and 23. - Janesville, MORSE TO ANSWER CHARGES IN WASHINGTON TOMORROW (By United Press) ‘Washington, Dee. 12.—The Depart- ment of Justice announced today that the government will have Charles M. Morse, New York shipbuilder, in ‘Washington tomorrow to cite charges in connection with the Morse war con- | tracts. for ship-building. (By TUnited Press) New York, Dee. 12.—Charles W. Morse, financier and ship-builder, ar- rived here from France on the liner Paris today, and then left for Wash- ington to face charges of shipbuild- ing frauds. NEW REICN OF TERROR - * IS FEARED IN IRELAND | N WEATHER Minnesota: Fai ?m day; silghnymh.m_\s portion tonight. i MINNESOTALS ASKEDTOJON oo e JNPROSEPLEA U. S; Grain Growers, Inc., Ap- peals to Farmer to Demand ‘an Inquiry Into Exports CHARGES WHEAT PRICES ARE BELOW TRUE VALUE Despite Increase in Exported ‘Wheat, Price Is Now Being Driven Down in U. S. St. Paul, Dec. 12.—Minnesota fagmers were called on today to join with farmers in all other grain pro- ducing states in a demand for an im- mediate federal investigation of the| export grain trade and present low prices of wheat. H. Gustafson, president of the U. S. Grain Growers, Inc., in a letter to v farm bureaus in Minne- 1 a united appeal to con- a resolution authorizing uiry by the federal trade commission. The resolution is al- ready before the senate agricultural committee. . Mr. Gustafson’s organi-| zation is the new national farmers’| co-operative grain marketing agency, which has 50,000,000 bushels of grain under contract for shipment through its sales channels. In his letter to Minnesota farm bu- reaus, Mr. Gustafson charges thatf wheat prices are being deliberately | “smashed” below the true value of | the grain under existing conditions of supply and demand. | “At the same time that wheat pric are being hammered down to the dol- lar mark,” he d, “and grain grow- | ers are being led to believed that a | weakened foreign demand will not re- quire a normal exportable surplus, we find that more . wheat actually has been exported than ever before.” Official figures of the United St: department of commerce, he said, show that in 10 months of 1921, Unit- ed States wheat exports have amount- ed to 255,806,737 bushels, or 90,000, 000 bushels more than the total wheat, enpoits for the same period: lastyear. The average of wheat exports in the (Continued on Pake 6) FIRE DESTROYS FARGYD GARAGE AND 50 CARS (By United Press) Fargo, N. D., Dec, 12 t was es timated early today by J. A. Raines, proprietor, that about 50 cars were burned when the Alliance Motor com- pany’s garage on Second avenue No., was destroyed by fire after midnight Saturday night. A check was being made this after- noon. The loss, it was believed, will be estimated. at about $100,000, the value of the cars being in excess of $60,000. The ¢ » of the fire is unknown, but once started, it raged with uncon- trolable fury. Two firemen we overcome i nthe fight, which, be of the exploding of gasoline tan was hopeless. Considerable credit is given to the department which saved the library and Hook apartments. The later building was owned by Mrs. Maud Hass. “THE LAD WHO USED TO PASS THE. HOUSE WITH HIS LITTLE VIOLIN, WELL HES PLAYING T FULLHOUSES NOW | | | | " rigl|ts~—pu!it ‘ter, and looks fit for the post. Isoon as they have had a little ex- 65c PER MONTH DIVISION REPRESENTED AT M. E. A. CONFERENCE ivision Outlines New School Support Plan The educational conference; called by President Carlson of the Minne- sota Education association, met at the Curtis hotel in Minneapolis Friday and Saturday. The Northern Division was represented by Superintendent J. C. West of Bemidji, Superintend- ent Ross of Cass county, and Super- intendent Hankey of Kelliher. The purpose of the meeting was set forth in the addresses of President Ca son and State Commissioner of cation McCannell, *Both sed of equal educs st ] opportunities ; Tleven committees were appointed to consider matters that ought to be brought to the attention of the next session of the legislature. Perhaps the most important matter was that of school support and taxation. Mr. Hankey went before this commijte: with the proposition that the state be made the chief unit in taxation instead of the district, and the coun- ty the second unit. To this end he asked the committee to recommend that the state levy a tax of 5 mills and the county a secondStax of mills for school purposes. The local districts would then supplement the state and county levies. E the state under this meet thd, expenses of education on (Continued on page 6) |EFFORTS BEING MADE ~TO FORM NEW PARTY (By United Press) Minneapolis, Dec. organize a new party were made here today. J. A. H. Hopkins, nationa man of the new Liberal party, the chief speaker at an organi meeting in the Unitarian church. The “committee of 48" is in charge of the organization work and has started organizations in Ohio, Michi- an, Illinois and Wiscor Other states are now being o The new party intends to have a number of congressional condidates in the various states next year and build itself up so that it can take part in~the presidential election of 1924, 4 The platform cites the purpose the party as the abolition of spe privilege. This is to be accomplished by public control of natural cont resources, public ownership of Is, canals and pipe lines and equal al, economic and legal LEfforts to 1 Minnesota 1 chair- L was ition of —for all ci STORMS CAUSE LAND-SLIDES AND WRECKS NEAR SEATTLE Seattle, Wash., Dee. 12.—Storms raging here today caused wrecks and land-slides that resulted in one known death, and probably five others, and the injury of several. Homes were crushed by the land-slide. Roads, bridges and homes disappeared in the storm. ANOTHER BANNER YEAR Lafayette (Ind.) School Loses Only One Veteran From Old Basket Team ‘ (By United Press) Lafayette, Ind., Dec. 12.—Rurduc looks to another banner s in bas- ketball. Coach Ward Lambert lost only one veteran from the quintct which tied for the title Jast year, Coffing, the versatile cented. . Led by Captain R. F. Miller, all- conference guard last season, the boilermakers have seven letter mon as a nucleus. Included in this batch is Don White, ex-captain, who topped the West in individual scoring in the last campaign. Eversman and Masters are regard- ed as ular forwards and, of course, Lh is lJittle chance that anybody can beat out Miller and White for the guard berths. Chafee, who worked a few games ce of Coffing, is drilling at cen- apa- ble substitutes are numerous on the large Purdue squad. Hiser, guard, and , forward, both letter men, may be relied upon for excellent work whenever needed. The yearling squad also sent up gome good material, Kriegbaum, Hol- , Wittgr, Cross, Hawkins and avis arc sure bets for places as in pla perience in a Big Ten grind. The scehdule makers, however, se- riously handicaped the team. Only nine, instead of the usual twelve, conferegnce games will be played. This will give other fives a decided ad- vantage in the percentage column, even though Purdue should travel the season without a defeat, Initial play opens Wednesday night against Franklin, one of the best secondary colleges in the state. PAIR FACE COUNT FOR_ AGREEMENTSON ARMSPROBLENS EXPECTED SO0 Outstanding Question Before Parley Now Is Approval of Hughes Program SHANTUNG CONTROVERSY ALSO NEAR SETTLEMENT Indications Are Much Will Be Accomplished at Next Plenary Session (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 12.—This, the fifth week of the arms conference, is virtually said to be the most profit- able of the parley. Settlement of the naval limitation question and agrec- ment on all the principal points of .the Hughes limitation program, as well as the unfortification of the Pacific is- lands, is imminent. Signing of the agreement by the United Stat wnd Japan to end the controvers; As the TFar Bastern commiltee set to wi the Chinese problem, the media the Shantung question also appes near settlement. Reductions because of the four-power Pacific treaty ap- peared more certain, (By United Dr Washington, Dec. (By A. L. Bradiord)—~Complete agreement on all major prob confrenting the arms conference s confidently ex- peeted before the end of this, the fifth week, of the parley. With the acceptance of the four- power Pacific treaty by the confer- ence, the outstanding question before the parley was a complete and official approval of the Hughes program for limitation of naval armament. Other major matters are: Limitation of the Pacific Island for- tification. Drafting a treaty designating the status, of China, now being worked out by the Far Eastern committec. Settlement of the Far Fastern question by China and Japan. Yottleniat of the eontroyersy he- tween the United States and Japan over the question of Yap ond other mandated islands in the Pacific, The question of naval armament, fortification in the Pacific and the Yap controversy are on the verge of complete agreement. An action on these matters of far-reaching import- ance will probably be formally an- nounced at the plenary session of the iconference this week. The Japanese reply is held up, but assurances have been received that Tokio will accept the 60 per cent navy ratio allotted her in the Hyghes pro- f pram. nal unoflicial approval of the is being held up until complete sment can be reached on forti- tion of the Pacific islands, Japan apparently believes she must have as. surances of un agreement on the. ands before aflixing her signatu the treaty sgeepting the 60 per cent ratio. 1. At least three more treaties will 'frnmml by the confer The 881 be A five-power pact with its ten-year naval holiday embodied in the ughes limitation of naval armament pro- gram, in which Japan formally ac- cepts the 60 per cent capital ship ratio. The ory nations will be the United ates, Great Britain, apan, France and Italy. Into this treaty also may be written an agtee- ment. to limit Pacific island arma- ments. 4 A nine-power treaty embodying all agreements reached regarding China and the Far East. Tnto this may be writtan the expeeted statement of (Continued on page 6) SENATOR MOSES ASSAILS WILSON AND HENRY FORD (By United Press) Washington, Dee. 12.—Woodrow Wilson, Henry Ford and southern senators were bitterly assailed today by Senator Moses of New Hamp- shire, during a speech defending Sen- ator Newberry in the senate. Moses declared that he would vote for him. FARMERS MAY ORGANIZE "TO REDUCE CORN CROP (By United Press) St. Paul, Dec. 12.—TFarmers to« day considered organizing to reduce the 1922 corn crop. The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation called on 500 farm directors of township bu- reaus in corn producing countries to decide whether to reduce the corn av- erage. The farmers were asked to suggest methods by which corn producing could be kept down to the actual de- mand without causing a loss to pro- ducers. Because of a greater supply than demand, this year’s crop is going to v VIOLATING LIQUOR LAWS St. Paul, Dec. 12.—E. Alpern and Sarah Alpern w ourt today to answe violation of liquos la in di charge. In many scctions the farmers are burning corn for fuel, because it would cost more to market it than / could get for it. L