Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 14, 1921, Page 1

The Pioneer is the only daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and has the largest circulation in North- ern Minnesota, ID] Minnesota Fair tonight —and Thursday; slightly colder tonight. BEMIDJI, MINN_, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DEC. 14, 1921 _55c PER MONTH VOLUME XIX. NO, 202 GRAND RAPIDS PLAYS LOCALS ‘Coach Smith's Basket Squad to Open. Season Against Veteran Aggregation LACK OF EXPERIENCE HANDICAPPING LOCALS Bemidji Line-up Still- Pending With Wealth of Material; Select Seats Reserved S Coach Smith’s Bemidji_ high school basketball team will play its first game of the season against the-strong and veteran Grand Rapids high school team Friday night in the new armory at 8 o'clock. Although the game will have no bearing on the district cham- pionship on account of Grand x}flplfl% Jot being in the same -athletic district added interest is being taken because the game will be played in'the new armory and because ‘the two teams are ancient rivals. Entire New Team ° TLoss of last year’s team and lack of experience dim Bemidji’s,_pros- pects for a district champmn_shlp, but witly an abundance of material Coach Smith may develop a winnng team. Only two substitute players of last year’s quint, Perry Hulett anpl Gordon Smith, both guards, are available for the team. With this pair as a nm_:leus, Coach Smith. must develop practically a new five. In Walter Highe and Tom- my Simons, the locals, who tlepl for first place with St. Cloud last winter, being defeated in the third game at Crosby for the district title; lost as clever and sensational a pair of fo):- wards as the school has developed.m recent years. These fwo men,. with ‘the dependable “Buck” Stechman at center, made the navy blue and. white one of the most’feared fives in the district. Hovey Lord and Albert Pow- ell’s places at: guards .will also be difficult for Coach S$mith to fill sat- isfactorily. ) ; _Development 'of two: capable for- wards and a pivot is. Coach Smith’s greatest task..Both theileading pivot aspirants, RHéa and Hofns, are un- tried. Both, however, are tall, agile youths who should ‘mmptove 'notice- ably. John Henry also is 8 possibility. “Louie” Neumann and Joe Davis, speedy men of the football team,.have \he edge at present for forwards, thourh three other good candidates can not yet be counted out of thc running. They are Peterson, Allan Cline and Leslie ‘Bailey. The guard positions are being taken ~are of by Jahr, Boyce, Sullivan, Boe, Elliott and Ledfors, all football warriors. Just who will start the game against the Grand Rapids quint Friday will not be known ugtil the last minute. Select Seats Reserved . ~No more loyal basketball fans and fannettes need to hurry to the games and get there an hour ghead of the time for the game to select seats, for the best seats in the balcony, first row seats, will be put on sale so that every one can secure a seat early and know that a fine view of the game will be enjoyed. The entire first row in the balcony will be reserved at an additional charge of only ten cents a seat. The tickets will go on sale Thursday morning at Boardman’s Drug store. = ST. PHILLIP’'S CHURCH BAZAAR 1S PROVING VERY- POPULAR The At. Phillips’ church bazaar opened Tuesday afternoon in the new Nangle building, which has been .ch- vided up into attractive booths, with a splendid attendance and much in- terest. Supper was served from 5 to 8 o’clock after which a minstrel show was presented under the direction of Mrs. John Claffy. The show provided much fun and . entertainment and proved very popular. The bazaar was open again this afterncon and supper . will be served this evéning, followed by another program. JUNIOR BASKET TEAM DEFEATS SOPHOMORES The “invincible’” Juniors defeated the Sophomores in. the third game of the 'inter-class basketball tournament being conducted by the Bemidji high school for the Barker trophy, at the new armory Tuesday afternoon, by a score of 20 to 9. The score at the end of the first half was 8 to 8, but the Juniors found themselves soon after the second half opened and establisited a comfortable lead. The Sophomores s¢ored only one free throw duzing the last period. Their total points were made on three field baskets and three fouls, while . the Juniors made eight field baskets and four free throws, 9 The Freshmen and the Seniors are to mix in the next inter-class game which will probably be staged next Monday. No more games will be play- ed this week on account of the inter- scholastic ‘game Friday evening against Grand Rapids high school. The Grand Forks high school team is fo play here December 30, KING GEORGE ADDRESSES OPENING OF PARLIAMENT 'Declares Irish Peace Agree- " ment Affects Welfare of All ; " Irish and British i (By Unitad Press) London, Dee. 14.—The peace treaty 'between Great Britain and Ireland has received the most enthu- siastic ‘welcome of any agreement * | ever reached between the two powers. The premier addressed the special session called to ratify the treaty. The text of King George’s ‘speech pre- senting the treaty at the opening o parliament follows: ts “My Lords-and Members of the House of Commons. ~ve summoned you at this un- usui{$ ime in order that the article of 4% jement, which has been signed by |£ ministers and the Irish dele- gat] p, | may be submitted for your =] 8 al. < © was with heart-felt joy I learn- ed} < | the. agreement reached after jations protracted for several Is and it affected the welfare not ' of Ireland, but of the British rish yaces.throughout the world. £/is my ‘earnest hope that through my articles, now submitted to you, the strife of centuries may be ended and JIreland attain the fulfillment of her nation’s ideals.” REPORT SHOWS INCREASE IN'USE OF CITY LIBRARY The report of the city librarian for the month of November as pre- sented to the city council, showed an increase in the use oi the library over -the previous month of October. The report of books used follows: Adult fiction books, 1,308; adult non-fiction, 141; adult periodicals, 37; juvenile fiction, 1,259; juvenile non-fiction, 155; juvenile periodicals, 3. This makes a.total adult circulation of 1,482 and total juvenile circula- tion of 1,417, and a total combined circulation of 2,899. 6 This -is- an incrgase over; October circulation of 293. The reading room attendance was estimated at 500 and the registrations totaled 106. Fines and fees amounted tg $28.74. SO0 LINE ANNOUNCES Low + HOLIDAY . EXCURSION RATE The Soo Line, through its local agent, announces a Christmas-New Year holiday excursion rate. Excur- sion tickets may be purchased at fare and a half for round trip between all stations om the "Soo. Line where the fare is $25 or less. The minimum excursion rate’ is $2.50 for adults and $1.25 for children, and these tickets may be purchased from.De- cember 22 to 24. They provide for return to original station by midnight January 4. No stopovers are allowed, according to the announcement. BEMIDJI ATHLETIC CLUB BEING RAPIDLY FORMED Constitution an:l By-laws Are ‘Adopted; First Regular Woerk-out Thursglay An organization to be _known as the Bemidji Athletic club was prac- tically completed at a meeting held at the new armory Tuesday noon. The preliminary organization was started at'a meeting last Saturday evening, and various committees and officers were elected. At the meeting Tuesday, R. L. Given was elected vice-president, Fred Goughnour, A. Dannenberg, G. M. Palmer, E. H. Denu and Jim Mur- phy were elected to constitute the executive board. A constitutjon and by-lays as_sub- n{itted /by @ committee appointed last week were adopted. A committee to solicit membership, composed of D. J. Moore, chairman, A. Danuser and Fred Dyson, was also appointed: This committee will feel out the situ- ation to ascertain if there is sufficient interest in such a club to warrant going ahead with the proposed ac- tivities. . - % This club will have the use of the armory twice each week. Beginning Thursday night of this week, regular athletic practice hours will be held from 7 to 8:30 on Thursday nights and from 11:30 to 1 o’clock on Blon- days. . The club plans to purchase a quan- tity of equipment later on. Early prr- chases will be confined mostly to mats and such necessary articles as are board. - Although there was only a small attendance at the meetinz Tuesday, much interest is being shown and it is felt that the club wili be well or- ganized within the next few days. Membsership is not limited to age or occupation, although the movement was started by a number of the busi- ness men. v Following the meccting Tuesday, those present erjoyed u turn at bas- ketball. For the majority of the busi- {ness men, one-minute halves proved sufficient to start a number of jong- inactive muscles into not already furnished by the armory ! NEW FIRMBUYS CONPANY STOCK _S;:'ock ana Fixtures of Dry Goods Store Sold to’ Snyder & MacPhee : | BUSINESS ESTABLISHED HERE NEARLY 24 YEARS New Owners to Take Charge February 1, Both Men Are Experienced in Line A deal was consummated this morn- ing, whereby one of Bemidji's oldest dry. goods stores will change owner- ship, when the O’Leary-Bowser com- pany sold its business to Harry Sny- der of Minneapolis and Normal Mec Phee of Milbank, S. D. : Final papers for the transaction were completed today and the new owners will take possession February 1, 1922, The purchase ‘includes' only the stock and fixtures of the spore on Third street, and the new firm will lease he building from O’Leary- Bowser company, whose identity<as an old established firm in Northern Minnesota will continue. _ The new owners are-most highly spoken of in the retail dry goods field, Mr. Snyder having been a dry goods salesman for a number of years, having called on Bemidji. trade dur- ing the past several years. He is con- sidered a hustling, energetic busi- ness man and will doubtless be a val- uable addition to the Bemidji busi- ness world, Mr. MacPhee has been in the mer- cantile business in Milbank, S.-D., and has had a wide experience in the retail of dry goods merchandising, and will be welcomed among the busi- ness fraternity of this fast-growing community. | g The firm of Q’Leary-Bowser com- pany has been doing business in Be- midji for the past 28 years as dry goods and general merchants, having first })egun in the old Troppman build- ing in the spring of 1898. :. ‘They later moved into a building where the Rex theater now stands, where -busihess was conductéd for several years. Then the firm took pos- session of the store buildihg now oc- cupied by Shavitch Brothers. Twelve years ago their present building was completed and the firm has been doing business there ever since. The firm has enjoyed a healthy growgh all these years and, although not continuing in the dry goods busi- ness for the present, will still remain a business firm in the city, . W. N. Bowser has been in active charge of the dry goods. business, while P. J. O’Leary is associated with C. A. Huffman in the furniture busi- ‘| ness undex the firm name of Huffman & O’Leary. ‘When asked what his future plans were, Mr. Bowser stated that as yet he had made none, but hoped to re- main in Bemidji, intimating that he expected to be included among the business firms of this city for some tme-to come. TROOP N9. 3, BOY SCOUTS, HOLDS MEETING TONIGHT Troop No. 3 of the Bemidji Boy Scouts will meet at the Civic vand Commerce association rooms at 7:15 o'clock this evening. All members are requested to be present. ) be taken up. GRAVEL SURFACING JOB , NEAR BEMIDJI LET TODAY (By United Press) St. Paul, Dec. 14.—Gravel surfacing of thirtegn and a half miles of highway east and west through Bemidji will be done by the Campbell Equipment com- pany of Minneapolis on a bid of $16,817, the state highway de- partment announced today. ENGLISH ASTROLOGER PREDICTS GREAT WAR Foresees Real World War in 1926; Anglo-Saxondom vs. Bolshevik Following (By United Press) London, Dec. 14.—The irrepressi- ble astrologer apparently places little reljance on the Washington disarma- ment conference, for he predicts a real world war in 1926-—Anglo-Sax- ondom against a Mohammedan-Bol- shevik alliance. This is not political or armament- makers scaremongering; it is written ‘in ‘the stars and planets, So says “Se- pharial” in the British Journal of Astrology. “Sepharial” proceeds to prove his contentions by elaborate charts ang explatiations, of planetary conjunc- tions, star movements etc. The writer disdains drawing individual horo- seopes, and makes only a passing ref- erence to the various nasty things that will happen during the next four years. He concentrates on 1926, a year “destined to shake the world to its foundations, both physically and politically.” It coincides with the con- junction of the planets Mars and Mer cury in the world horoscope. Summarizing “Sepharials” program for that year, the poor old world is due for: Plague, famine, flood, ship- wreck, naval disaster, rioting, revolu- tion, and “widespread decimation” of the people. . The list will’be completed by Arma- geddon, and the entrys (six years later) of The Mighty Ope of Israel. The great and final conflict will be waged. againz! the Mohu’g\meduns al- lied with Bolshevism and will be fought in the direction of Palestine, the last struggle being staged to_the north and west of Jexpalem. Four great powers Will-su 'ded guinst the Anglo-Saxon forces from-all parts of the earth. A British-Isracl victory is predicted and in 1932 universal peace for whoever may survive. JOINT MEETING TALKS OVER BUILDING CODE A joint meeting of the members of : directors : associa- tion was held in the association rooms Tuesday evéning at 7:30 o'clock for the purpese of goiniy over the pro- posed building c¢ide, drafted by the special committee appointed carly this year for that purpose, and discussing any changes that might be deemed advisable before finully submitting it to the counéil for adoption. A num- “|ber of members of the committee, appointad to draw up the code, were also present. Several sections of the code were discussed and some changes sug- gested. The meeting adjourned until next Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock when thé remainder of the code wi!l BURGLARIZING WILTON STORE Frank McCarthy and Clarence } Hendricks Arrested. for Kieler Store Theft HENDRICKS TELLS ALL IN SIGNED CONFESSION Quick Work on Part of Local Police and Sheriff Brings Speedy Arraignment ! Frank McCarthy, known as “Shor- ty,” who hails from Massachusetts, and Clarence Thomas Hendricks, who states he is a son of John Hendricks of Shevlin, 24 and 21 years old re- spectively, were arrested Tuesday af- terioon by Sheriff Andrew Johnson on a charge of burglarizing the store of W. H. Kieler at Wilton Monday night. . . According to a signed confession, made by Hendricks, the two men left Bemidji Monday night about 7 o’clock and went to \ziltun, where they stayed around the depot until the de- pot agent went home, between 10 and 11 o’clock. They then went to the Kiehler store and entered through the basement, coming ,upstairs through the elevator shaft. They took a quan- tity of clothing, shoes, etc., and left night. Tuesday morring they walked to Rosby where they disposed of some of their plunder and later went on to Cass Lake where they sold more.of the stolen goods. In the afternoon they returned to Bemidji on the pas- senger train and disposed of the bal- ance of their goods. McCarthy secured employment through the Lundgren employment agency and was headed for a camp near Shooks. Having heard of the burglary, Lundgren was on the look- out for men answering the description of the men seen-at Wilton and imme- Jdiately motified the sherifl’s office after McCarthy left. McCarthy was arrested just as he was about to at the Unlon depot?™ : Through conversation which the men held at Wilton it. was ascertained that one of them claimed he was ac- quainted with a young lady who was employed at the Markham hotel. In- vestigation revealed that Hendricks had eaten in the Markham cafe in the afternoon; and with one clue leading to another, he was seon found and arrested in the hotel about 7 o’clock. With a very meager description to | work on the sheriff’s office and local police did exceptionally quick work and although the robbers had several hours time in which to make their getaway the officers were on their trail very shortly after news was given out of the robbery. Both men were arraigned on a burglary charge this afternoon. i dMANAGER OF GITTELSON JEWELRY STORE RELEASED St. Paul, Dec. 14.—Held nearly a month in connection with the $30,000 robbery, Harry A. Wiseman, was free today. Wiseman, manager of the Git- telson jewelry store, calied police and told of being robbed by three bandits. Police did not believe the story, and Wisgman was arrested. The grand jury today recommended that Wise- man be released. Hard Shell to Crack e for Bemidji arriving here after mid- |, board the passenger trajn at 6 o’clock ¢ | WALKER HERE TONIGHT First Inter-City Game at New Armory company K’s basketball squad will play its first inter-city basketball game at the new armory this eve- ning at 8 o’clock when the Walker city team comes here. The National Guard quint defeated the local Naval Militia by a narrow margin last Thursday night and since that time has been devoting its practice periods to strengthening its weak points for tonight’s game. Consequently a fast and hard-fought game is looked for. Walker has a city team composed of former hjgh school stars and as such is accredited with putting up a hard contest. The game will be called promptly at 8 o’clock, it is announced. The line-up for both teams as an- nounced this noon is as follows: Walker Company K H. James rf Howe C. Rau 1t Smith 0. Olsen e Phibbs L. Munnel rg Lane G. Dickenson g Achenbach H. Rau McGee sub Claude Bailey of this city has been selected as referee. BITTER CLASH MARKS DAIL OPENING TODAY (By ' United Press) Dublin, Dec. 14.—A bitter elash between Eamonn DeValera and Michael Collins marked the opening of the Dail Eireann to consider the Anglo-Irish peace treaty today. “The Irigh peace delegates at Lon- don cxcceded their instructions,” De Valera charged. Collins, leader of the Sinn Fein delegates, who signed the peace pact, leaped to the floor and cried: “Some call me traitor. I will meet them at any time, anywhere, now as in the past.” . The Dail decided to hold a public session at 11 a. m. tomorrow to-dis- cuss the treaty. This decision was reached after it had ween agreed to hold a preliminary secret meeting this morning, SEZK TO LESSEN NUMBER OF AUTOMOBILE THEFTS (By United Press) Winnipeg, Dec. 14.—In order to make thefts of automobiles more dif ficlult, legislation will be sought at the forthcoming session of the Manitoba legislature to require that transac- tions in motor cars be covered by a registration of a patue similar to the Torrens title system in land trans- actions. Under the proposed new law it would be illegal to trade, sell or pos- sess any motor vehicle without such a title, and a certificate of title would accompany all cars with changes of ownership recorded on the hooks o. these titles. FARMER BLOC TO PUSH TRUTH-IN-FABRIC BILL Wool Growers Claim That More Shoddy Than Virgin Wool Is Produced in U. S. Chicago, Dee. 14.—More shoddy than virgin wool is produced in the United States according to a state- ment of J. B. Wilson, secretary of the National Sheep and Wool Bureau of America, with offices at Chicago. Mx, Wilson says that no shoddy in clothing is sold as shoddy, but it is sold under the same name as virgin wool, providing the opportunity and inducement for manufacturers and distributors to sell shoddy as virgin wool in cloth and clothes. The Capper-French “Truth in Fab- ric” bill puts a stop to this practice by making it compulsory to identify shoddy. Senator Capper, onc of the leaders of the farm bloc in congress, said that there are various pieces of legis- lation in which the agricultural bloc is directly interested, but that there is probably mone more important than the “Truth in Fabric” bill, which the agricultural bloc * contemplates pushing vigorously at the regular ses- sion of congress. 3 Mr. Wilson stated that a group of | representatives of jmportant organ- | izations, both state and national, in- ‘,’cluding the powerful farm organiza- | tions, met in Waghington and signed a petition which was presented to President Harding, bringing to his attention the fraud that is now per- petrated an the public as the resuit of permitting purchasers to believe shoddy is virgin wool and pointing out to the president that the powerful in- terests that' directly or indirectly profit by shoddy’s counterfeiting vir- gin wool, are urging upon congress the same old excuses, alleged to be reagons, for not enacting the “Truth NAVY PACTMAY GETTONORLD Complete Agreement on Amer- ica’s Great Naval Program Is Predicted Today" \ g ; McADOO MAY ORGANIZE AGAINST PACIFIC PACT Does Not Favor Any Agree- ment Among Few Nations; Favors League of Nations (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 14.—The arms conference’s big Christmas gift to the on America’s great program for lim- itation of naval armament, it was pre- dicted today. Japan in accepting the Hughes capital ship ratio is seeking to retain the Mutsu, the most powerful bat- tleship afloat. This, it is said, will make necessary a realignment of. the battleships of the three great powers in the senate. It was reliably reported that Will- jam G, McAdoo was participating in the fight against the Pacific treaty, but ratification seems certain. (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 14.—(By Law- rence Martin)—William G. McAdoo, | son-in-law of former President Wil- ison, was credited today with an at- tempt to organize a Democratic fight on the four-power Pacific treaty. McAdoo, it was reported, was large- ly responsible for the decision of a 'group of Wilson’s Democrats in the {senate to remain silent about the ‘[ treaty until Wilson’s views regarding it could be obtained. Regardless of what stand Wilson’s Democrats will take on ratification of the treaty it now appears certain there will be opposition. Republican opposition, so far, has been weak. {Open assurances have been received of some Democratic support, (By United Press) Sam Francisco; - Deosi 14, ~Claim- ing that he had no opportunity to study the quadruple agreement sign- ed yesterday at Washington for peace on the Pacific, William G. McAdoo to- day refused to discuss either its pro- vision or the question of politics. “I don't know anything about pol- itics,” Mr.Adoo declared. He arrived yesterday from Los Angeles on pri- vate legal business. “I favored strongly the principle of disnrmament,” he declared, “and I am glad to see partial reduction of arms, if the United ~ States were granted ample protection. An agreement be- tween a few nations is an alliance of those against all other powers design- ed to protect their own _interests against all nations,” he added. “The alliance might prove dangerous, but 1 have not studied its provisions. T am in favor of the League of Nations.” ELKS LODGE PLANS BIG TIME THURSDAY NIGHT The Bemidji lodge of Elks is plan- ning on a hjg time at its hall tomor- row night, the occasion being the reg- ular meeting of the order, with in- itiation. A special program of enter- tainment is being arranged in addi- tion to the initiation of a large class The business meeting will begin at 8:30 and.a large attendance is urged. Lunch will be served at the close of the lodge work. CONFESSES TO MURDERING SCHOOL TEACHER WITH CLUB (By United Pross), Waukon, Iowa, Dec. 14.—Earl Throse, 26, cnofessed today that he murdered Miss Edna Magnuson, pret« ty country school teacher, teaching near Dorchester. Miss Magnuson was murdered with a club, GRILL WOMEN IN EFFORT TO FIND TOM 0°CONNOR Chicago, Dee. 14.-—Fout womer were grilled by police today in an at« tempt to locate “Lucky” Tommy 0O’Connor who escaped from the Cook county jail and the noose. The women with two men were ar- rested in a raid on the hotel. Police charged that they aided in engineer- ing the plot by the use of signals from the hotel suite to the jail. O’Connor was to have been hanged tomorrow for the murder of a polices man. TAKING EXAMINATIONS FOR INCOME TAX JOB (By United Press) St. Paul, Dee, 14.—Examinations for auditor in the income tax de- pdrtment of the internal revenue bu- reau were given here today. There are several hundred open- in Fabric” bill that were urged! against the pure food laws by the interests that profited by the sale of substitute food and drugs as the gen- uine. g ings for thege positions in the coun- try, according to J. H. Shoemaker, secretary of the civil service board here. The entrance salaries range from $1,800 to $3,000 a year, N world will be a complete agreement - —_———