Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 23, 1921, Page 1

— The” Pioneer is the only daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and has the largest circulation in North. ern Minneseta, — Lo I S -t v aa— { MINNESOTA | .. HISTO Y WEATHER REPORT nnesota: Fair tonight and Sat- y; colder tonight; cold wave in st portion. VCLUME XIX. NO. 210 - BEMIDJI, MlNN.,lFRlDAY. EVENING, DEC. 23, 1921 55¢ PER MONTH BEMIDJFARM 1OANBODY IS ~ ACTIVE AGAIN Decision of Courts Making Federal Farm Loan Bonds Tax Exempt Aids LOANS MADE ON FARMS NOW BEING IMPROVED Bemidji National Farm Loan _Association Now Has Over Thirty Loans Out *The decision of the courts, in’the’ ! spring of 1921, with reference to the Federal Farm Loan Bonds being tax- exempt: has had the. effect of again ‘bring’mg activity - into . the = various branches of the National Farm Loan associations.. The Bemidji National Farm_Loan association, = which was formed in ‘May 1917, is now actively \ engaged in securing farm loans for thqse who are applying for them and have: the necessary values in their land to permit the loaning of money according to the requirements of the loan ‘association. v 2 3 The organization of the loan asso! ciation is affected by ten or more farmers entering into 'an agreement to borrow money to the minimum o $20,000 on their farms, each under- writing the?loans of the others, and each being jointly and severally re- sponsible . for the ,payment of the loans. The loans are made on prop- erlies where adequate security . is shown to conform’to the demands of the Federal Land bank and the loans do not exceed 50 per cent of the value of such farms. =~ .- The interest rateTon the loans is 6 per cent. One per cent of the loan is charged for the éxpense incidental to making the loan ‘which means that the farmep gets his loan:at a rate of 7 per tent.interest. 'The interest is payable senii-annually at the rate of $35, per $1,000 loan, or $70-for the A fitst - hortgage “is taken on he loan and 1. per cent _on the principal i§ required to be paid each year, but after a period of five years a larger payment may be made on the principal. The loan must be carried on the property’for at: least five years, otherwise a penalty for a_shdrter loan will be required. This is done to provide against the extra expense ‘of making many short time - loans which entail more expense than making loans for a longer period. The Bemidji National Farm Loan agsociation has now made over 30 logns, aggregating about $55,000. Its officers are: president, H. A. Flad- hammer; vice-president, W. A, Worth; secretary-tréasurer, W. Z. Robinson, and ‘a board of directors consisting of . H. A. Fladhammer, W. A. Worth, W. ' 'H. Rice, H. L. Arnold and Mrs. Marie K. Schroeder. ; The loans made by the local asso= ciation have been to active farmers who are improving their farms, and this is one of the requirements of the association in making the loans. The applicants must show that they are living on their farms and that farm- ing is their business; in other words, that they are supporting themselves and their families by their farms and improving their:farms. and making them better security for the -loans each year. In this wdy the class of the loans is kept high and funds are provided those” who wish to further improve their land gt a low interest cost. A * The first' dividend to the stock- holders of the association has been declared this year - and checks for same have been mailed recently. KIWANIS CLUB HEARS CHRISTMAS MESSAGE A well-attended meeting was held " by thd Kiwanis club at the Elks’, ciub Tooms Thursday noon, following the regular weekly luncheon. G. S. Harding, Oliver Whaley and "Roy Harker were in charge of the pro- gram, the latter being the chairman of the day. - Rev. William Elliott, pastor of St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal church was the main speaker of the occasion. He entertained the club while putting over a Christmas message which drew the attention of ' all. the members throughout. H.'L. Huffman will have charge of ‘the next program for the'club and he has promised to put on something which will outclass-all previous meet~ ings. The attendance prize, a 60-day pass for the Elko or Grand theater, was won by Alec Doran.. WGULD HAVE ACCOUNTING IN REGULAR SCHOOL COURSE (Bv United Press) Fargo, N. D., Dec. 28.—County farm agents of North Dakota have started a movement to have farm accounting included in the regular curriculum of the public/schools, CENTRAL SCHOOL ENJOYS Christmas feeling has prevailed in the Central school building since Wed- nesday, ‘when gro%ps of boys began bringing in and setting up beatutiful spruce and balsam Christmas trees in | the different rooms... . 9 The: rooms: were all in gala attire. Each grade.room had two trees, one ' for the grade using the room in 'the morning, and one for the grade using it in the afternoon. The junior and senior class rooms: also had small trees properly decorated. Thursday, morning the high school glee clubs sapg Christmas carols in the halls and for a few minutes all work was stopped while the stv.ldentxsI listened to carols, which have been sung and enjoyed for ages. To repay the students for respond- ing so willingly to the call for toys and clothing for the needy children, the afternoon was given up to real Christmas’ fun. The grades® had im- profptu programs, and were given little gifts, each child bringing an jn- expensive present for another. Every child Was remembered. The last hour in the junior depart- ment was spent in singing and play- ing games prepared for the. day. School then closed to open again on {January 9. LONDON HOTELS GETTING REAL CAVIAR FROM RUSS (By United Press) London, Dec. 23.—Russia has re- covered at least enough economically tg re-commence the shipment of gen- uine caviar. All during the war and in the re- cent. post-war period, London hotels ‘of ‘course had genuine caviar. But now they ‘are getting -the real gen- ‘uine caviar, which to an epicure has the something the imitation-genuine caviar lacked. : - For several weeks, the shipment of i caviar has been made regularly from ! Astrakhan, near the shores of the Caspian sea. After a lake journey on ‘the Caspian sea and an overland jour- ney on the Black sea, it is taken by . fast . steamer _ to_ - Constantinople. Then.e it goes to_Paris by the Ori- ente express and to London by air- plane, ‘ & = OIL INSPECTORS DISCUSS' . LEGISLATIVE/ PROPOSAL b 2 Deputy oil :inspectors’ of Districts No. 58, 59, 62 and 63 met in Bemidji yesteréay and with Chicf Oil Inspect- or Hjalmar. Nilsson of ‘St. Paul talked over and made plans for legislation to be submitted to the fext legisla- ture relative to’oil inspection in the state. Those present were Hjalmar Nils- son, chief, A. J. Hilden of Baudette, .C. E. Ward of Par!; Rapids, J. A. . Grindeland of Warren, and K. K. Roe .of this city. TWO MASKED BANDITS HOLD UP BANK IN IOWA «By, United Press) Pisgah, Ia:, Dec, 23.—Two masked bandits today held up:the state bank ‘here, forcing two officers of the bank ,and five customers into the vault and . escaping with $3,100 in cash and Liberty bonds. Posses. have started in pursuit .of: the inen. . § ELECTRICITY TO SOLVE RAIL TRAFFIC PROBLEM U. S. Geological Survey Shows Unified Electrical Plan Would Save Money (By Jnited Press) Washington, Dec. 23.—Unified elec- | trical operation of the railroads of the country would revo]gtionize vtrans- portation, effecting great economy in money and effort, in 'addition to the admitted advantages in convenience and comfort to the public, This -is the conciusion yenched by the United States Geolquca} Survey after an intensive investigation. Chief among the economies effected | would be ‘that of trackage. For in-| stance; .the survey states, the entire traffic. between Philadelphia - and Washington could readily be carrxe_d over the rails of the Pennsylvania system . under - electrical operation, leaving those of the Baltimore and Ohio for future growth, ; Similarly, electric operation in the vieinity * of Boston and New York would leave a margin of track capaci- ty so great that no money would be spent for many years for further ex- tension of track, it is shown. < « The total cost twenty years hence, if electrification .is begun now, the sarvey states, would be less than the cost of added track and terminal fa- cilities necessary under steam opera- tion to provide for the inevitable 100 per cent increase in trafiic within that time. If the operation were made electric- - |al and unified, less men and machinery would. be required. There is great waste now, the survéy holds, on ac- count of separate reserves of motor power. Further, the steam locomotive can tun but eight hours a day, while the électric locomotive can -operate 20 hours. Naturally economy ~of operation would result in reduction of both freight and passenger rates. DEER HUNTING STORY FINE HOLIDAY PROGRAM, RELUCTANTLY UNEOLDED | M, s}jnst how much the ‘manufacturers, Jfield House, the stately residence. of lni:’om;;tive Engineer and Crew Have Rare Experience in Real Sports Line Hunting deer-by locomotive is an entirely new departure in the game of { real sports in Northern Minnesota. | Just how “Harry [Bridgeman, loco- | motive engineer on the M. & I., got ! his ‘deer on the opening day of thc'; hunting season has been a mystery | 'to most. people until recently when | the tale was .reluctantly unfoldcd.[ It happened this way, according | to the most reliable information-ob-| tainable and which has not heen de- nied by Mr. Bridgeman. On the morning of November 10, Mr. Bridgeman was making his way | to: International Falls at the head of | a long freight train, when suddenly before him along the right-of-way| were two monster deer in a pitched] 'battle, hoxns locked. ! The congueror finally threw his ad- | _ versary into the ditch, breaking al leg and falling on the body. The train | came to a halt- and the train crew, | led by Mr. Bridgeman, took charge| of the battle. , 1 It did'not take them long to decide | the ‘winner and without firearms. of | ang‘ind they captured the two prizes. e venison was divided among the crew and employces along the| line, each having a feed fit for a king. | Bridgeman did: not admit that! he always got his-deer in this man- | ner, but'it is generally conceded that | his style of hunting has fewer hard- | ships ‘than’ any other form now be- | ing practiced: * B CANNY BRITONS FIGURE | ~ ONPROFITS OF WEDDING By Lloyd Allen, (United Press Staf Correspondent) i London, Dec. 23. — No event in; England these days, even.the engage-| ment of King George’s daughter, can escape attention from its probable ef- fect on the ‘busjness; and’unemploy- ment situation. - And so London has started to figure | radesme g ant workérs are going to be" relieved by ‘the coming marriage of Princess Mary 'to: Viscéunt Lascel- les.. It has been figured, for instance, | that ‘the house furnishing trade: will! profit immediately. Queen Mary, it; is reported, has twice visited Chester- Lascelles, and the prdspective home of his bride-to-be; The queen decided, in these two inspections, that the royal ‘daughter would want new fix- in’s, so the house will be refurhished: almost throughout, from the door-! mat to the ice box. But the furniture trade is not.the only one that scents profit. More im- portant than that are the crders for new gowns, millinery, hosiery and boots that will be showered upon the women's - outfitting establishments. First, of course, comes the Princess’ trousseau. ° Costumes for the wedding cere- mony, when it is considered that be- tween two-and three thousand guests are expected, will mount into ‘im- mense figures. These = orders will come from members of the peerage, the diplomatic corps and leading fig- ures in the church, the army and navy and the air force. The jewelry trade, too, will benefit. Especially is there expected a hoom in ‘emeralds, for that is the jewel in the Princess’ engagement ring. | Kuehki gi MG INHOTEL ROON Brutal Murdef Ciofle|y Follows Finding of Bn‘dy‘of Small Boy in ‘a. Tub DEBS T0 BE GRANTED _ FREEDOM LATE TODAY Number of . Other ; Palitical Prisoners Probably Will Be Released Also — : (By United Press) ' ‘Washington, Dec. 23.-—_—Eugcne V. Debs, socialist leader, will be freed from the Atlanta penetentiary b\ President Harding late today. Thxs in formation was given the United Press. 3 ‘Washington, Dec. 23, (By Raymond Clapper).—Eugene. V. Debs, veteran socialist is expected to receive his freedom as a Christmas present from President Harding today, after having lspent over two and one-half years as {a convict behind the bars because of utterances ageinst the war 'with Ger- | many, > } Many of the other 197 political pris- oners probably will be freed. | President Harding will GIRL'S BODY FOUND IN SUITCASE IN CLOSET ORRE Description of Fiend Does Not Tally With That of Man Seen With Boy make a (By United Press) New Brunswek, Ni J., Dec, 23.— Within a few hours after little Gilbert Bine was found murdered:in a tub in New York the mutilated body of Jes: sie Kuchki, 5, was found in the closet of a hotel room here early today. Both of the children were slain by a fiend. Police are . working on. that the- ory. Jessie’s body was found in Hotel Albany at 3 a. m. Police had been searching for her all night. She hagl been missing since | 4 p. m. yesterday. Gilbert Bine was| lured to the cellar under his father'’s | tailor shop on the East Side of New | York Wednesday aftérmoon, and was killed with a club. Police have the name¢ of the man who they say entered Hotel Albany with the little girl. This man told peo- ple in the hotel the) the girl was his granddaughter. His' description does not tally with that of the man sus-| pected of killing Giiberty Bine. The boy's father said he a youth, tall{ and dark. The man who too kthe | into the -hotel was about | | releasing. the ‘so-called political pris- | oners at the White House at 4 p. m. today. Although it has not been stated | offici lly that Debs will be on the Jist indications in ofticial cireles point to lit. NORTH DAKOTA STUDENTS SPEND ABOUT $800 YEARLY (By United Press) Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. 23. dents. of North' Dakota University spend approximately $800 a yei according to the registrar's figur By using economy $600 to $700 u year is sufficient, it was said. A few | spend $1,800 t ,000 a year. ITALY T0 TAKE PART IN WORLD ATHLETICS By Henry Wood (United Press Stail Correspondent) 50 years o ; Rome, Dec. 32.—With the launch- . Jessie Kuchki lived with her mother |ing next April of a national universi- in the Bellmore hotel. A short time [ty ‘olympiad, which it is planned lai- later a suspect een entering the | P vt ¥ 1 hotel with her, nerged about 7 |¢" to develop into an internationa! D1 m.fithout thé ehild. The hody was one, Italy plans hereafter to play a found in a suit case which had becen ‘eading role in world athletics. thl"flwg mhthe closet. A parallel "“‘f[ Plans for the first university Olym- f}clgnflgmt l‘fuy',]:h‘;‘“ # ;L: f:c; tl':‘) [piad yext year hnya j}\§t bc.enhu_mn— while Jessie’s was in a suit case. In |Pleted by the gendral touncil of the each " instance the murderer ~had|committee for tie National Italian thrown the victim in by force. | Olympiad. The games will be carric : & {out under the patronage of King-Vic- {tor Emanuel and Crown Prince Um- berto and with the co-operation of the ministers of the interior, of public in- i struction, of the war and of the navy. { | These have already granted subsidies of 100,000 lire toward tiie project. Italy’s athietic reawakening is one | of ‘the direct results of the war, T Thursday for a short busi calling ‘under arms of five million He left last night on way home. | young men, the great bulk of whom having just returned from a trip 0| coming from remote peasant”districts the, western propertics of Dodge &|),1d no previous idea of athletic train- Ross. He stated that Bemidji is show-|j,0 has had the effect of changing the ing great activity in all lines as com-| whole national as well-as individual pared to other places he had visited| viewpoint toward sports, which be- before coming 2. fore the war were admittedly back- ward in Italy. The war as a matter of fact re- awakened Italy’s consciousness what she was capable of doing way of sports and athletics. 'The re- sult has been that even in the short time. that has elapsed since the clos- ing of the war, Italian athletes have carried off the greatest bulk of the honars in all international contests that have since been held at Paris, London, Belgium, Luxembourg and clsewhere. As a consequence Italy has just organized nationally for the his home and murdered them single- |first time for the purpose of going handed with a club. The motive was [after world honors and sports in to obtain possession of an automobile, |athleties. COMMENTS ON ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE IN BEMIDJI| W. H. Zimmerman of who has charge of ail propert Dodge & Ross, owners of the Minne- sota Electric Light" and Power com- pany of this city, was in the gi CHURCH FOUND GUILTY OF KILLING SALESMEN » (By United Press) Chicago, Dec. 23.—Harvey Church today was found guilty of the brutel murder of Carl Ausmus and R. J. Daugherty, motor Jesimen. Judge Caverly sentenced the youth to bej hanged. Church lured the two salesmen to A Sad Plight for Christmas Eve S R v — WHEN YOU DISCOVER THAT “YOU HAVE PEEN REMEMBERED By SOME PEOPLE WHOM FORGOTTEN YOU HAVE |long delayed announcement regarding’ “| on sale here today. The money raised . niors in the FARM BODIES PROTEST FEDERAL STOCK CONTROL (By United Press) St. Paul, Dec. 28.—Farm organiza- tions representing 180,000 farmers and livestock' raisers today protested to Washington the proposed substi- tution of federal for state control of livestock markets. Telegrams were sent to the White House and congressmen protesting. ! against “nullifying effective state reg- !ulations of the livestock industries | for inefficient federal regulations.” Commissioner Jacobson asserted ! that state regulations are more strict than federal regulation and is saving farmers and breeders hundreds of thousands of dollars annually., The Farm Bureau Federation~the Central Co-operative Commission association and Livestock Shippers and Breeflers association executives joined in the protest, ¢ st ok | MRS, WILLIAM KRUGER DIES _AT ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL Mrs. William J. Kurger, who has been confined to St, Anthony’s hos- | pital for the past week, passed away , Thursday night at 8:30 o’clock. She was taken to the hospital Wednesday of last week and on Thursday morn- } ing’ was operated upon for removal of i gall stones. She was born at Seidel, Province Pommern, Germany. The deceased was 61 years, 10 ‘months and 9 days of age at the time of her deuth. The remains will be shipped to Mapleton, where funeral services will be held and interment "made in the Union cemetery. Mrs. Kruger, besides a host of friends, leaves to mourn her death her husband, one daughter, Mrs. ! Chester Treadwell of this ¢ and three sisters, M William Krengel | of Excelsior, M d Rosenow of Wells, and M William Beyer of Melrose Park, 1lI. Two brothers pre-! ceded her in death, Friends who desire to do so may view the body at the Ibertson un-j | dertaking parlors at 8 o’clock this evening. “HOOSTER” § LATEST 1N * ENGLISH CHICKEN HOUSEl (iy Ui ) London, Dec, 23.—The “Hooster,” a new departure in chickens, half i masculine and half feminine, was put ! on exhibition" :hare at the National Poultry Socicty’s'exiilition. . « i Last spring the “hooster” was a: rooster, with distinct male habit: male plumage and gpurs and a healthy crow, Today it is purely feminine, having moulted and developed into a female, laying beautiful brown eggs and cackling. . The bird, the property of the Kent/ Agricultural Committee, follows the “swoose,” a mixture of swan and goose with attributes of both, and the i “churkey,” half chicken and half tur- 'key,, which will be seen on many | Christmas dinner tables, fanciers hav- ing succeeded in obtaining fertile eggs from them. RICE COUNTY ROAD BONDS ON SALE AT FARIBAULT (Iy Unitea. Pross) Faribault, Minn., Dec. —Road bonds totaling $295,000 were placed by the sale of these bonds will be used -to help finance highway con- struction in Rice county next spring. SENIORS BEAT FRESHMEN *IN INTER-CLASS FINAL Lower Classmen and Juniors Are Now Tied for Honors; Early Dope Upset Contrary to carly expectations, the Freshmen were defeated by the Se- gixth game of the inter- class tournament conducted by the high school for the silver trophy of- fered by the Barker Drug and Jewel- ry store. The lower classmen, ul- though considered the favorite for the came out Thursday evening on ort end of a 19 to 11 score the The result is that the Juniors and Freshmen are tied for ‘inter-class honors, each having won two and lost one game. Had the Freshmen won Thursday night, that squad would have annexed the trophy for this year. As it igh the coaches are still andecided as to how the tournament, [ will be settled, since they realize that more practice must be given the reg- alar high school team right after the Christmas vacation to put that squad into better shape for the inter-school . gumes. The score at the end of the first half was 7 to 6 in favor-of the Se- niors, The lower classmen failed to stage a come-back as was expected and the Seniors’ lead was increased. Jordan, who played for the upper | clagsmen in the lasc period, was part- ly responsible for the increas»d lead, since he netted three finld baskets. Henry and Hulett wevs aizo umong the leading point-getters for the Se- nfors, For the Freshmen, Neumann and Davis led the scoring. Both these men are members of the regular team and are considered about the best material the school possesses at the present time. | The Seniors® line-up included Hes:- ry, Jordan, Boyce, Hulett, Jahr and Ledfors; while Davis, Neumann, Ell- iott, Boe and Batchelder ro;resented the Freshmen, el i gt AGREEMENTON NAYY PROGRAN EXPECTED SO0N Developments in Past Two Days Point to Full Agreement Before New Year SETTLEMENT OF “SUB” RATIO SEEMS CERTAIN [ French Delegates Instructed Not to Hold Out for Any Specific Ratio [ Washington, Dec. 23, (By Carl D. Groat) .—A complete agreement by the arms limitation conference on all. phases of the limitation of naval ar- mament program is confidently ex- pected by the American delegation before the New Year. From a lead- ing representative of the delegation it was learned today that interra- tional developments of the last two days, not yet revealed, are responsible or'his views, With the five powers agreeing on the battleship ratio, the drafting of the treaty for world-wide limitation of armaments awaits agreement on submarines and auxiliary crafts. The United Pr was reliably informeéd that settlement of these To questi; will probably be along tiese lines: Approval of the international rules of warfare which would declare agdinst unrestrained use of the sub- marines after the manner of Germany in the world war, Firm rejection of the British plea for the abolition of submarines. A lower limitation ofi submarine tonnage than that proposed by Se tary of State Hughes, which calls for 80,000 tons for Great Britain and the United States and 54,000 tons for Japan and a proportionate amount for France. France will be brought into line on the whole program by granting her a larger qyots of -auxiliavy cralt than that of the capital ship ratio of 175, The conference is vireualiy certain after refusing to abolish th marine to reject the Italia that the so-called viper of y Poison gas, be banned. The United States opposed both proposals, (By United Press) Paris, Dec. 23.—The French dele- gates at Washington will not be in- structed to hold out for any spe ratio for submarines or light craft but will be able to accept any security they believe necessary for French se- . This statement was made by officials here today. The decision to allow the French delegates to use their own di: tion in the matt was reached in a conferemce today. WOULD EXTEND RELIEF TO DROUTH STRICKEN AREAS (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 23 Farmers in crop failure areas will be extended additional government relief under two bills introduced in the senate by Senator McCumber, North Dakota. Payments to the government for money advanced to farmers in drouth stricken .areas in 1918 for the pur- .chase of seed wheat would be re- funded to them in case the yield was five bushels or less per acre, under the bill. . KELLOGG SAYS TREATY WILL BE RATIFIED SOON (By United Press) St. Paul, Dec. 28.—The four-power Pacific treaty will be ratified by the United States senate soon, Senator Kellogg announced here today. Oppo- sition to the treaty is a “tempest in a teapot,” 'according to Senator Kel- logg. LEGION POST ENJOYS INTERESTING MEETING The Ralph Gracie post of the Ama erican Legion held a fairly well at- tended meecting at the rooms of ‘the Civic _and < Commerce association Thursday evening. Discussion of ways in which to increase attendance .at meetings and to increase the mem- bership of the organization fornied the bulk of the session, following which a quartet composed of Andiew Rood, N. E. Given, E. D. Boyce and R. A. Hannah sang a number of well- received selections. Lunch was en- joyed after! the meeting adjourned. Discussion was also held on charity work being carried on by the post for needy ex-service men and their fam- ilies and ways of assisting in this work during the holiday season were planned. The sum of $10 was voted to the special Christmas relief fund which is being raised by local lodges and’ organizations, and other relief matters within the organization were acted upon. N Each member who was presenl at Thursday night’s meeting is {0 bring another member to the n2at mee when an interesting program will be staged. The next mesting wiil be held Junuary 12, 3w s e g | { i 1 | |