Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 27, 1921, Page 1

! l-iowever, the Modification Em- The Pioneer is the .only_ dail within 100 miles ‘of Bemidji and hays the largest circulation in orth- ern Minnesota: X e e e i g 55) BEMIDJI DAILY ‘\\ v o Narar R PION - Vesu af— Fair tonight and nfsday; | rising temperature sday, gind in west tonight, —— VOLUME XIX. NO. 212 BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY EVENING, DEC. 27, 1921 FRENCH CABINE CONSIDERS SUB HODIFICATIONS ‘bodied in New Instructions’ Is Considered Slight BELIEVE NO AGRtEMENT CAN BE REACHED NOW French Hold Opinion That Use of Submarines Must Bi Decided First of All 3 . (By Uhited Press) Paris, Dec. 27.—The French cabi- net today, approved new instructions for the Franch arms delegation, which are belicved t6 embody a slight modi- fication of the smbmarine stand.” A semi-official ,proniiuncement confirm- _ed the: information that France still maintains her submarine: viewpoint. Certain officials believe, it is said, that no ‘agreement can be reached at the Washington conference regarding limitation ' of " submarine- - tonnage. They hold the opinion’ that the use of submarines should be decided before a tonnage limit is asked. The orders, however, do not alter the position that she must be ade- quately protected against underseas craft and the concession is very slight, a reliable authority told the United Press. X N The cabinet met at 8:30 to discuss the government crisis, the develop- ments surrounding the resignation of M. Berthelot, general secretary of the ministry of foreign affairs, and the French decision- on the Hughes sub- marine proposals. - The results of the cabinet meeting are to be made known when Premier Briand' addresses the chamber this ‘afternoon. In a scatching letter to Birand, Berthelot announced his res- ‘ignation. PN < NYMORE LUTHERAN TO HOLD CHRISTMAS‘PROGRAM TONIGHT The Lutheran Sunday school o Nymore ‘will give the following pr gram in the church at Nymore at 8 o’clock tonight: . Song by Sunday school; invocation by Rev. Grambo; ‘“Bethlehem,” by Ruby Bly; recitation by Charlotte Evenson; “ Gnglenes Budskat,” by .| doubt. B.1L.S, ALUMNI DEFEAT _ | HIGH SCHOOL REGULARS Recent Graduates Take Present Students Into Camp By Score of 41 to 10 AR That . the Bemidji high sthool has graduated) a number ® of “basketball players who can still play the game, was “clearly demonsttated’ when the alumni team ‘took the high school squad into camp'at the new armoiy Monday night by a score of 41 to 0. The scoring ran in‘about a 3-to-1 ra- tio for the bulk of the game, while the last part of the second half. in- crcased the alumni Jead. The first half ended with the score 6:to 18 in favor of the graduates, most of whom are playing basketball this year on college squads. : The alumni started ‘the scoring and at no time was their lead in They played a fast, clean game and displayed exceptional team .| work, considering the fact that they had never played together before. Higbe and Tommy Simons led ti scoring for the alumni, Higbe scor- ing eight field baskets and three. free throws, while Tommy Simons scored seven_ field baskets. John Simons scored two.baskets from the floor, Opsahl one and Lord one. . Neumann and Davis showed up the best - for, theé high school boys, each scoring one field basket. Davis made four out of six free throws. Smith completed the scoring for that team with one field basket, ‘ Considering . that the high school ‘quint is practically a new.organization it played hard and tried to-keep the aluthni from running up a top-heavy score.. However, five players were not enough to keep the graduates from scoring regularly. Tosimy Simons and Higbe, for- wm‘(!s‘, John Simons, center, Kenfield and Opsahl, guards, started the game i for the alumni, while Neumann and Davis, forwards, Henry, center, Boyce and Smith, guards, started the game for the high school. Substitutions included Robert Nay- lor and Hovey Lord for the alumni- Hulett and Peterson for the. high school. Dr. J. W. Diedrich of this city officiated as referee and his work ?et with approval. DISABLED VETERANS TO - RECEIVE ARMY CLOTHING Washington; ‘D. C., Dec. 2 1 disabled veterans .of .the World war‘ under care” in ‘government hospitals and institutions will receive adequate £ ' clothing and equipment under a bill favorably reported by the house ml'l,i-’ tary affairs committee, which goes on the calendar for a vote in the house when congress reconvenes after the Christmas holidays. “ The bill authorizes the secretary of war. to co-operate with the surgeon- Berhta Storley; recitation by Lyle and Stanley Hanson; “Nu Kommner Julen,” by Christine Adams; song by nudson’s class; “Little Town of Bethlehem,” by John Glidden; recita- tion by Clyde Kutchera; “Get Gronne Gra,” by Oscar Akre and Melvin Ny- general 6f ‘the United States Public {Health Service in distributing army |clothing to government patients. Thousands of dollars worth of this surplus war material is now stored away in warehouses. House leaders -have demanded a gaard; reditation by Edward Mer- “Some Don’t,” by Arnold Han. son; song by Sunday school teachers; dialogue by four boys of Miss Man- ecke’s class; “Wondrous Gift,” by Raymond Glidden; dialogue by Ole Strand’s class; “Dear Little Birds,” by Francis Seviek; “Matjul,” by An- drew Eckstrums; “Ring-and Sing,” by three girls; song, “Listen to Dell,” by Larson’s class “JJulsejorsct,” by Stel- la_Bauke and Mabel Grout recitation by Leona Bergsvum; “Julekvad,” by four boys of Nelson’s class ;recitation, Beatrice . Anderson; recitation Ruby Manecke; “Christmas Gift,” by Amy Putstum; song by Sunday school teachers; recitation by Dagna Gustaf- son; “Klakkdrne Ringdr,” by Earl Akre; song and recitation by Larson’s class; “Juekveld = Da Jeg- Dar Lar- den,” by Hans Larvick; recitation by Orval Glidden; “My Wish to You,” by Clarence Bergsven song by Sunday school song, “Hail the. Redeemer,” by three girls “Sing and Rejoice,” by Raymond Christianson; “Merry Christmas,” by four children. \MOOSEHEART LEGION TO . INSTALL NEW OFFICERS At the regular meeting of the "W omen of the Mooseheart ALeg’mn 1o be held Wednesday evéning at 8 o'clock at th Moose hall, there will be open installation followet by a social session and Junch, to whaich all Le- gionairss and members of the Loyl Order of,Moose are in 1. COMPANY “K” WILL PLAY ALUMNI MONDAY NIGHT Company K will take a whirl at the B. H. S. alumni basketball team next Monday night, it was announced this forenoon. The alumni put up a fast game against the high school squad Monday night” and the National Guardsmen are of the opinion that they can hold the alumni to a closer score. In any event, a hard-fought game is assured and both teams will have thé best of available material in their linesup. The Bemidji guard company will stage a New Year's dance at the new armory Saturday night, December 31, and plans are being made for-an ex- ceptionally enjoyable ‘event. A five- piece orchestra will furnish the music. lANClENT LADIES ALSO special rule for consideration of the measure. Statements were made on the floor that if congress could rush through a bill for $20,000,000 .for starving Russians, it ought to bé able to put through one for cold ex-serv- ice men. HAD THEIR WAR PAINT i (By United Press) London, Dec. 27.—Women who {danced for and with the Pharaohs put on the war paint just as enthusiasti- cally as the lady of today. A collection of the vanity-pots of an Egyptian lady of quality, rescued from the tomb which held here mum- mified corys, has just been brought to London- In it, wonderfully blown ‘glass took the place .of the silver toi- let accessory of the present time. Some of the glass pots are beauti- fully irridescent—due to the inroads made on the pots by the acid in the stibium with which they were filled, and with which the Egyptian beauty painted her eye-lids and eye-brows. The eollection included a henna pot still containing traces of the dyc with which feminine Egypt of the period hennaed her finger nails—as Lou- don’s smart set is doing this season. KIWANIS CLUB PROMISED FINE PROGRAM THURSDAY The meeting’ of the Kiwanis club Thursday is to be on¢ of special in- terest. President H. L. Huffman. who is to furnish the, program has not made public tHe‘nature of tire ‘special program but promises that it will be better than anything heretolcre at- tempted in the way of entertainment. The members of the club are looking forward with much anticipation to the surprige President Huffman, has in store. TWO UNIDENTIFIED MEN FOUND DEAD IN ST. LOUIS (By United Press) St. Louis, Dec. 27.—Two unidenti- fied men were found shot to. death in 1a lonely lane in the suburbs of St. | Louis today. One of the men is be- lieved to be Everett Summers of To- ledo, Ohio. A draft card, which was. found. in the dead man’s pocket, bore that name and address. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION - - H. L. Huffman, Elected Presi- dent; Informal Dancing Fol- lows Election of Officers ‘ e Following the -high school-alumni basketball game at the new ariory Monday evening, a- short business meeting was held . by tee graduates of the Bemidji. high scheol, w |Gainey as temporary chairm. an-alumni association was s ‘Although the me2ing br officers’ were elected ensuing ‘year. H. L. Hulfman was clected president. Tommy Simons was, the only- other graduate nominated ice. Bd ons was elected sephine Parker se raham, {ireas- urer. . Just what the plans of! the asso- ciation are, it has not yet been an- nouticed. However, the value of such an organization has long been con- sidered by a number of recent’grad- uates, who took it upon themselves to ‘make: arrangements for the bas- ketball game, the organization meet- ing, and the dance.which followed. The firat, venture of the alumni as an_association was the dance which followed the basketball game. A four- piece orchestra furnished the music and a large number of graduates and students enjoyed a social evening. LACK OF QUORUM PREVENTS CITY COUNCIL MEETING uadiiie IS Owing to the fact that there was not a_quorum present, the city coun- cil did not hold a meeting last night. There will be no meetingntil the next regular meeting night which will be two weeks from last night. FORMER HEAD OF G. A. R. FOUND DEAD IN HIS BED (By United Press) E *Indianapolis, Ind:, Dec. 27.—Wil- liam A.' Ketcham, former national commandex of the Grand Army of the Republic, died at his home heré early foday. Relatives found the body in bed when Mr. Ketcham failed to show up for breakfast this morning. PARK RAPIDS BANK HIT BY FIRE CHRISTMAS DAY Park Rapids, Dec. 27, (Special to The Pioneer).—Fire was discovered Christmas morning in the First Na- tional bank and was not extinguished until' noon. It caught somewhere near the furnace in a mawner unknown and/was probably - smouldering "all night. When the firemen arrived the walls of the first story were o hot that one could not bear the hand on them and the second story rooms were so full of smoke they could not bhe entéred. The fire had worked along the joists below the first floor and was 50 far back that it" could not be reached with the hose and so contin- ued to burn until the first floor was practically destroyed. Creosote, steam and smoke ruined every piece of fur- niture, and:all the finish in the whole building. The furnace was not de- stroyed and in less than half an hour after the fire was out they had a fire in the furnace dnd forestalled further damage. The lossis fully covered by insur- ance and a crew of men went to work Monday morning to make it tenable, and the bank expects to do business as usual, It was a beautiful Huilding both outside and inside, but-the founda- tion construction was badly at fault, —. 55c PER MONTH _Boys Again EGYPTIAN JOAN OF ARC. FORMED MONDAY NIGHT RALLIES_&&TIONAIJSTS (By: United Press) " Cairo, Egypt, Dec. —A Joan of Arc to Egyptian nationalists to.du_v took up the banner of revolt against authoriti Madame Zaghlul, wife of Zaghlul Pasha, who was deposed by British forces, was heralded as a woman savior when she assumed the position left vacant by her husband and ‘railied the forces for resistance. T British troops held little -fear of the threatened new flare.- Zaghlul was finally deposed Wednesday when he refused to obey government orders. 1t is believed that he will be banished from the country. A number of gov- ernment officials have.determined to strike, but the general opinion is that a walkout will not®e Successful, SUSPECT ARRESTED FOR - FRANK KELLY MURDER W. J. McDonough Identified When He Parked Kelly's Car in Minneapolis [ Blue Earth , Minn., Dec. 27.—W. J. McDonougt was arrested he_re at 4 a. m. today by Sheriff Hugh S. Prost of Onoka county in connection with the murder of Frank Kelly, former Mankato legistlator, . McDonough was identified when he parked Kelly’s car in Minneapolis af- ter the myrder, which occurred near Dayton last Thursday. . Kelly left Mankato a week ago with a'stranger and said he' was going to [Elk River. His charred body was found in the ruins of a school house near Dayton. Residents heard two shots and then the school house burst into flames. Théy saw a man and w man drive rapidly away. The body w: identified as that of Kelly by a cruci- fix found in the ashes of the burned building. . Police believe' that Kelly was mur- dered for his automobile and $300 in cash which he was carrying on his person. Kelly was an automobile sales- man in Mankato and served in the 'state legislature in 1909 and 1911. McDonough was the’ first to be ar- rested in the case. He was taken to Mankato and the party left there at 6:50 for Minneapolis. 7 ELMER SHIMMEL LAID TO REST IIN GREENWOOD TODAY 63 years of age, died Friday evening at St. Anthony’s hospital of Bright’s disease. He leaves three sons to mourn his logs, one lo- cated in Kansas, one in North Da- kota and Frank Shimmel of Bemid, Funeral services were held this afte: noon at Ibertson’s undertaking pa: lors, Rev. William Kamphenkel o ciating., Interment was made in Greenwood cemetery under the di tion of Mr. Ibertson. APPEAL ASKS RELEASE OF HOWAT AND DORCHEY (By Un Press) Kansas City, Dec. 27.—A habeas corpus appeal to.free Alexander How- at, ousted insurgent Kansas president of the mine workers, and August Do; chey, his vice-president, from the jail at Columbus was filed in federal d; trict court here today by the attorney for the union. The petition declared that the in- dustrial court laws of Kansas, under which they were sent to jail for six months for calling a strike, are uncon- stitutional, ? -|of these companies to show that they SENATOR BESSETTE TO ADDRESS ASSOCIATION Will Explain Land Clearing “Bill; Walker Delegation to Be Present Also — cnator F, W, B address the regular weckly meecting of the Bemidji Civi d Commerce | association following the luncheon tomorrow. Senator Be has been active in putting through legislation for the benefit of land clearers and will explain the Bessette lahd clearing bill at the meeting to- morrow, This bill was passed by the last ses: sion of the legislature and is now law, although the workings of law have been given little publi in this community which has led land clearing durving the past yes Senator Bessette will explain this law and outline its benefits. T. J. Welsh and Ed Rogers, repre- senting the commercial club at' Walk- er, will also be present at the asso- £iatisn meeting tomorrow and will ask the co-opevation of Bemidji in opening up Indian lands in this scc- tion of the state. Delegations from the village are also being sent to confer with the business men of Cass Lake and Park Rapids. . Altugpther, a very interesting and instructive meeting is assured and il 'PLAN ROTATING FUND Those Who Do Not Need Bonus Would Contribute to Fund to Be Loaned to Needy Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 27.—Plans {for a big rotating fund to provide iloans to sick and wounded ex-service !men in each state are being worked lout at national headquarters of the American Legion here.» Ex-soldiers who do not need the ready cash-that would come to them from the govermment’s payment of adjusted compensation would con- tribute their bonus to the rotating fund. Service officers of the Legion in each state would loan the money without security and at nominal rates of interest to needy veterans. { The principal beneficiaries of the an fund would be “our buddies who are broken in health,” that they may take care of themselves and their families and “keep their self-respect while battling through red tape for their just disability compensation,” according to Hanford MacNider, the Legion’s commander, who. originated the plan. There are hundreds of instances in which sick and wounded ex-service men, unable to get government aid, have had to depend upon charity while their claims were being review- ed, the Legion reports show. Tuber- cular veterans who owe their condi- tion to poison gas or to exposure have gone to sanitariums in the west, there been denied immediate treatment or admission and have become public charges, it is declared. Other young veterans, unable to work because of their wounds or sickness and unable {o satisfy the demands of government bureaus for their compensation are in a pitia condition and their de- pendents likewise arve suffering, the Legion shows. Many of the older clement of ex- se e men already have made known their intention of assigning their bo- sette of Orr will {nuses to the fund if the adjusted com- pensation bill becomes law during_the present session of the congress. .| NEW MOORING MAST T0 MAKE FLYING EASIER (By United Lross) Washington, Dee. 27.~Perfection {of"the new American type of mooring imast for non-rigid airships will put Ithe business of flying on a practical basis in this country, in the opinion of army air experts. The course of a few months will bring safe and rapid transportation by a network of air routes’ threading their way across the country ‘in all directions, it is predicted, with the setting up of mooring masts as basic points. The mooring mast which has been oped by the United States air service following its success in Eng- land, is to the airship what the gar- age is to the automobile. Not only does it provide an anchorage, but it is urged that there be a large attend- ance. ITALY AND RUSSIA SIGN TRADE RELATIONS TREATY (By United Press) Rome, De 27.~——Itnly. today sign- ed a treaty for resumption of trade |t relations, with Russia. M. Zoroski, socialist representative, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Dellatoreatta af- fixed their signatures to the document which restores trade relations b tween the two countries. Uukrainian treaty was also signed at the same time. ODD FELLOW ENCAMPMENT NOT TO MEET WEDNESDAY The I. 0. O..F. Encampment will] not meet Wednesday night as was planreed, George W. Rhea, chief pa- triarch, announced this forenoon. STEAMSHIP LINES SAY THEY ARE CO-OPERATING (By United Press) London, Dec. 27.—Refuting the suggestion that the north Atlantic steamshin companies had circulated propaganda against the American laws restricting immigration, a state- ment has just been issued on behalf had on the contrary evolved a sys- The steamship lines have establish- ed kqireaus in all the principal Euro- pean emigration ters. Here the flow of pi f watched and the nzimber the preseribed quota. “Exempted” classes of passengers, it is pointed out, cause much trouble because the final decision rests with America. To completely regulate the flow, also, is impossible, the statement says, because the quotas are on ‘the same basis, not of departures from Europe, but of arrivals in America, It is not to the advantage of the steamship companies to get undesir- |. able aliens into the country, the state- ment points out, because when such aliens are detected the company must bear the return expenses, arc urgerd ‘o be pre: 'also maintains a pipe system by which hydrogen, air, fuel and water ar plied to the hip on its o ™ {stay. Thus the airship is ready with | the morning to depart for its next station. The American type of mast, which has '#:en succes with at Langley Field, Va., cons steel tower held in a ver- cal position by steel gables. It stands 72 feet in the air and can prope handle any size of airship. After few slight al tions it will be pro- nounced:pe t and will be ready for its valuable service throughout the The Italian | count LEGION MEN TO RELIEVE POLICE DURING BANQUET Spartansburg, C., Dec, 27— Members of the American Legion post at Greenville, 8. C., will serve as policemen during the annual ban- quet of the police department of that city. The requ for Legionnaires to-police the city for three hours d ing the entertainment was made by Chief of Pylice J. I Smith, The Le- gionnaires will name their chief to serve during the ubsence of the regu- lar police force, - B, A. C. CLUB WILL HOLD MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT The B. A. C. club will meet Wed- ay evening at 7:30 in the base- ment of 'the Predbyterian church, The program fod the evening will be a mock trial which is expected to in- terest all club members. It is urged that there be a/large attendance. CASHIER SHOT TO DEATH; MISTAKEN FOR ROBBER (Ity United Pross) Winfield, Kansas, Dee. 27.—How- ard M. Hayes, 27, cashier of the Gre- nola State bank, was shot to death early today by the night watchman who mistook him for'a robber. ORDER OF FORESTERS TO MEET THURSDAY NIGHT The regular meeting of the Wom- en’s Catholic Order 6f Foresters will be held Thursday evening, December 29, in the basement of St. Fhillip's | church at 7:30 o'c All members 1S CONSIDERING SECONDNMEETING Believed That Second Meeting Would Bring Greater Cuts in Naval Armament HUGHES FAVORS ANOTHER IN SIX OR SEVEN YEARS Limitation of Land Armaments Predicted as Big. Question for Next Parley (By Unitea Press) Washington, Dee. 27, (By Carl D. Groat) —A second arms limitation conference ‘within the next decade, to make greater cuts in naval arma- ments than will ‘probably be agreed upon by the present conference, now seems probablg. As a continuation of the present parley, the other meeting has already been formally discussed by delegates and several have given it their general approval. Limitation of land armaments. it predicted as one‘of the questions to be taken up before the next confer- ence, The battleship armament would be cut.further, and, should the pres- ent conference fail to agree on sub- marine and auxiliary craft tonnage, this would also be brought up. One group would have the second Iparley 1n ten years, while another would have it ir r seven, Hughes is reported as wantin, in si en years so that any revision or re- placement to the present program can be undertaken in good season, That discussion has actually oc- curred with reference to another con- ference became known today when the five-power disarmament commit- jtee was dealing with the perplexing topic concerning submarine tonnag Postponement until tomorrow wi made upon France’s request. A meet- ing of the cabinet being held in Paris today to consider the Hughes submarine plan. i Qut of this, it is expected, there will come instructions as to how to proceed regarding the allotment of 31,600 tons of submarines as France’s ‘portion in underseas craft. It was expected also that the Japanese del- egates would hear from their govern- ment regarding the allotment of 34,- 000 tons. Nothing so far shows any yielding on the part of France and Japan, Seerctary Hughes is reported as holding a fairly elastic viewpoint. It has already been indicated that he considers this topic relatively un- important as compared to the capital ship tonnage. HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS OF AMERICAN CHILDREN SHOWN The largest mass of data on the heights and weights of children under 6 years of age cver brought together in this country has just been made public by the United States Depart- ment of Labor through the children’s burcau. The repoxt is entitled “Stat- ures and Weights of Children Under Six Years of Age,” is based on rec- |ords secured with the co-operation of individuals and organizations through- out thi ountry in connection with {Children’s year. Besides showing the v [present average heights and weights of the younger children of America these records form a basis for meas- uring possible future progress in phys. I development. Of the 172,000 s tuh\_x}utod, all of which met cer- tain requirements. as to accuracy and (completeness, 167,024 were records of white and 4,976 records of negro children. 4 HEALTH MEASURES NEEDED IN RURAL COMMUNITIES Country life does not necessarily insure hygienic living conditions, Se- rious overcrowding, lack of toilet fa- .. | cilities, water supply exposed to pol- lution, absence of facilities for pre- natal and infant care, and improper feeding of infants, are among condi- tions described in a report entitled, “Maternity and Child Care in Se- lected Rural Areas of Mississippi,” just issued by the department of lahon through the children’s bureau. Threo or more persons per sleeping room were found in nearly half of the white. families and more than two-thirds of the negro families visited. Fifty- one per cent of the population soa cured water from dug wells open tq surface pollution, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ' PROVIDE HOLIDAY CHEER The Salvation Army distributed Christmas cheer and “goodies” to about 65 families last week. The bas- kets contianed good, wholesome food and Christmas treats, together with toys for the children. A number of local organizations contributed to the make-up of the baskets. The service committee of the Army gave its time liberally in making up the baskets and Ensign Knudson and Mrs. Knudson distributed them. The baskets were much appreciated and the appreciation was evidenced, by the many happy. smiles which greeted the distributors of the good ¢heer when they made their rounds, .