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The Pioneer is the only daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and has the largest circulation in North- ern Minnesota. — —— . ———————————————— | BEMIDJI - | — - —_— ] MINNESOT ' HISTORICAL SOCIETY WEATHER REPORT Minnesota — Fair tonight and Tuesday; slightly colder tonight in iy \RY 9, 1922 northern portion. ' 65c PER MQNTH VOLUME XIX. NO. 222 BEMIDJI, MINN.,, MONDAY EVENiNG, JAN QUINT DEFEATS THOHARBORSY Company K’s Reorganized Team Makes Good Showing; Wins by 27 to 24 Score SECOND HALF PROVES BEMIDJI’S REAL WOBTH on Account of Injuries at Thief River Falls — Bemidji's réorganized Company K basketba{l team bids fair to ran among the best aggregations In the Northwest before the present seasor is closed, judging from the result of the game Saturday night when the guardsmen took their first game with the new line-up by a score of 27 to 24. The Two Harbors Y, M. C. A. team was the victim. The Y team, which yanks high with the Two Harbors All- Star team in all respects, proved no easy victim, however, since 1t took the first half by a score of 15 to 11 ond fought hard every minute of play to keep the Bemidji bunch from gaining the top hand. i Bemidji started the scoring and the visitors soon evened it up, and from then on during the greater part of the first half each side took regular turns at leading, until the Bemidji bunch yeached 11 points. Then the Two Har- bors squad scored two field baskets which left theni in the lead at the end of the half. The locals came back stronger than ever in the second half and soon had thé visitors guessing, but neverthe- less it was nobody’s game until the final whistle gave Bemidji victory by three points, " Tanner led the scoring for Be- midji with five field baskets. Fred Phibbs came second with three field baskets, and one free throw out of four attempts. Frank Phibbs, who with. Tanner played at the forward positién, scored three field baskets. Cameron completed the scoring for Bemidji_with two from the floor. Claude Bailey, who assisted Cameron at the guard position, completed the line-up at the start of the game. George Cameron relieved Bailey dur- ing the second period. Burnham, left forward, and Bjourn, center, led the scoring for their side, the former scoring threé field baskets and the latter three field baskets and two free throws. Hayes, right forward, and Risch, right guard, each scored two field baskets. John- son, who substituted for Risch in the last period, completed Two Harbors’ scoring with one field basket. Dundes, left guard, completed the line-up for the visitors. Only[six fouls were called, this resulting in a very fast and hard- fought game. Two Harbors made good on the two cailed on Bemidji, while Bémidji made good on only onc out of the four called on the visitors. Bill Berrigan of this city served as referee. The Juvenile band played a well- received program before the game and between the halves. One of the largest crowds of the season watched the initial performance of Bemidji’s reorganized squad. The two games scheduled with the Excelsior city team for tonight and tomorrow night have been canceled because of injuries received by that ;t;zl}ll}:at Thief River ‘Falls Saturday NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA PAINTERS MEETING TODAY Grand Forks, Jan. 9.—The cost plus plan, vocational training, rela-: tion of master painter to employe and leg:g]ation for painters are among the subjects which will receive lengthy consideration at the second annual convention here today and tomorrow of the North and South Dakota Mas- ter Decorators and Painters associa- tion= R. E. Wenzel, secretary of the Associated Industries of North Dako- ta will given an address following the banquet tomorrow night. Leading speakers on the program are Joseph DeRener, Grand Forks; Charles Ul- mer, Fargo; W. H. Bird, Aberdeen, S. D.; Bert D. Keck, Grand Forks; Farsgo?Vmg, Ed@ore, and=J, E Orbon, BARNELL TO RESIGN FROM CITY COUNCIL Pearl Barnell, who for the past four vears has served the city as alderman from the Fourth ward, has filed his resignation with the city clerk. Action by. the council will be taken at the regular meeting tonight. = It is not yet known who the council will name in his place, or whether they will leave the office vacant until clection next month. Mr. Barnell does not state just why other than that he is of the opinion that four years’ service is all that he cares to give. Mr. Barnell Nas been a good and faithful servant of the peo- ple and his constituents expre: gret at this action, Excelsior Cancels Games Here SEN. TOWNSEND DEFENDS Injuries in Thief River Falls Game Saturday Night Make Trip Here Impossible Word was received this morning by A. J. Naylor, Jri, manager of the Company K basketball team, ghat the the Excelsior city team, wl}lch was scheduled td play here tonight and tomorrow night, will be unable to fulfill its agreement on account of injuries which the plnyers‘recelved in the game against Thief River Falls Saturday night. According to the tel- egram received here, the manager of the Excelsior team was unable to s cure relief for the injured players, apa-since the team could not play m 5 3 -esent condition, the team re- i 2" home. [eX B notice of cancella’ion of the ht 1‘% ras received to late today to A", .'e Bemidji team to schedule v’.%“’ v game for tonight, and to ng ther games have been ar- %% morrow night, more es- »;i)? .se of Bemidji’s victory over '~ darbors Y. M. C. A. team Saturday night. The Excelsior city team has been making a tour of the Northwest and had met a number of teams which proved too hard for the down-staters. Crookston’s city team defeated Ex- celsior Thursday night by a score of 48 to 15, Friday night Thief River Falls won from the Excelsior squad, |. MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE | TO MARKET GRAIN AT COMPANY HAS GOOD YEAR Annual Meeting Held Saturday and Officers Are Elected for Ensuing Year 35 to 22, and won again Saturday night by a count of 30 to 21. Excelsior has played here severa! times during the past few years and as a rule that team got the edge on Bemidji in the series. The Bemidji team felt confident that it could wia with its present line-up and regrets that. the. down-staters are unable to play at . this time. POSSES FOLLOW TRAIL OF DYNAMITERS OF DAM (By United Press) St. Cloud, Jan. 9.—After follow- ing the trail of the Cold Spring dyna- miters fifteen miles up the river, posses with. bloodhounds were rest- | ing this morning. The bloodhounds were practically exhausted. An explosion early Sunday shat- tered windows in the vicinity of Cold Springs dam in Sauk river. The Rock- ville Granite company’s plany was slightly damaged. ) Authorities believe. the dynamite charge was set off by farmers up stream who have been fighting the dam project for the last 25 years. An explosion less than a year ago caused $10,000 damage to the struc- ture. It was alleged the water held by the dam destroyed the crops and caused heavy losess. 3loodhounds arrived last night, taking up the trail and following it fifteen miles upstream. The search will be resumed at noon today. NEWBERRY IN SENATE (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 7.—Paving the way for Truman H. Newberry’s per- sonal defense to the senate of his campaign for senator in Michigan in 1918, his colleague, Senator Town- send, today, in a speech to the sen- ate, assailed Newberry's foes, whom he said had ignored the facts in the case and gave themseives over entire- ly to the spirit of hatred. ‘= ' BEMIDJI LABOR LEAGUE HOLDS IMPORTANT MEET The Bemidji Labor League met at the call of its president Sunday after- noon at the rooms of the Civic and Commerce association and held a ses- sion which is considered of import- ance to all workers of the city. Dis- cussion was held concerning the prop- osition of drafting a new city charter for the city and considerable dis- satisfaction was voiced in the fact that only two persons were selected to represent the laboring class on the new ci.arter commission, the mem- bership of which is fifteen. All members of ‘the league were encouraged to make a thorough study of the various forms of charters that the league might take an active in- terest in the changes being proposed. At the meeting of the league next Sunday afternoon, the league’s ticket for city offices will be endorsed, and all workers of the city are urged to !| attend. Nomination and election of officers of the Labor League will also be held next Sunday. The league has decided to hold meetings regularly every Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. PUBLIC SCHOOLS REOPEN AFTER HOLIDAY VACATION The Bemidji public schools got under way again today with the pu- pils and teachers back on the job to prepare for the regular examination period which will complete the first semester. Only one teacher failed to return to resume her duties, she be- ing Mrs. Esther Sussman, who taught at the North school. Superintendent J. C. West announces that the posi- tion will be filled from the Centrai school, The state Republican party has is- sued a bulletin announcing the pro- = cedure of the various conventions to | Approval of Five Great Naval be held prior to the state convention, ol ieh dmte s fixed for March 31 in| Powers Expected Within the auditorium at St. Paul. Beltrami county is entitled to three Next Few Days delegates at large and eight addition- 1 delegates, based on one for every el ot for party candidute|MAY PREVENT BOMEBING for governor at the last general elec- UNFORTIFIED CITIES tion. The congressional district conven- K tion for this, the Sixth District, will . be held in St. Cloud, in the Commer- |Duration of Treaty as Now 1 club rooms March 30 at 1 p. m. The county convention shfalll be on Completed By Experts Is March 18 for the purpose of electing g the county’s quota of delegates to the for Fifteen Years ¢ state convention, of electing the state convention and of electing or appointing, in' such manner -as it AP best, ' county committee| Washington, Jan. 9 (By A. L. € " this week. i % % s had looked forward with % - siasm to the games to- statement of political princi- | for limiting naval’ armament, con: ciples. The proper convention offi- | tuting the most forward steps in the and addresses of all delegates elect- | history of the world for limitation of cers shall certify a list of the names|armament, is ready for final approval ed to the state convention and to the [ by the chief delegates in the confer- congressional district conventions to|ence. the secretury of state on or before| phe naval experts finished their March 25, 1522, and that officer will |, s after whipping into shape vari. certify a i to the state convention to the st jchairman. The convention officers | 1" (e learned officia will deliver to cach delega to the state or to a co trict convention a ¢ election. Persons d candidates for delegat affidavits for this purpose may bel procured from county auditors. Such filing cannot be made until after the apportionment has been made by the county committee, which ghould be made-before Februagy 11, 1922, BEMIDJI FARMERS’ CLUB RE-ELECTS ITS LEADERS Very Enjoyable and Instructive Program Follows Dinner Prepared By Men MINNEAPOLIS AGENCY United Press) St. Paul, Jan. 9.—About one-sixth of the 100,000,000 bushels of grain pledged the United Grain Growers, Inc., by 36,500 growenrs keted through an agency to be estab- 'ECT lutions 'h:mnm]: poisonous The Bemidji Township Farmers club members and visitors enjoyed a rare treat at the feast prepared by the men’s committee Sauturday. was in the nature of a boiled dinner. Alfred Moen and Edward Larson were_“chief cooks and bottle wasa- ers” and ‘established “a - reputation even by the lished in Minneapolis. Northwestern headquarters of the company made this announcement today following a meeting of the directors in Chicago. Other sales headquarters will be The Bemidji Mutbal Fire Insur- ance company met in the commission - ers rooms at the court house in Be- aturday and held its annual year has been a ¢ for the company and the re Josses have been light. “The constitution was amended to include Sugar Bush and Ten Lakes townships, making 49 townships opea established in Indianapolis, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Chicago and Kansas City. Selling machingry is ready for handling the 1922 crof: The member- ship roll in Minnesota has passed the 1,000 mark and 951 contracts have been signed, it was announced. The movement was materially aided Dublin, Jan. 9.-—(E Cann)—-A motion to re-clect Eamon DeValera president of the Irish re- meeting. The past public wa Jiament this afternoon by a vote of e 58 to 56. IFollowing his resignation > this morning, DeValera stood for election this afternoon on a republi- can platform. : 3 S Clark. . The Dail refused to ac-|ten-year order of the naval holiday, cept its chieftan by the narrow m B lgin of two votes. They were ably assisted by th young men of the club in giving tabl service par excellence. Election of officers was the main order of business and the following were re-elected: H. L. Boyer, presi- Alfred Moen, and A. P. Volkman, sec The program included a general discussion of farm problems which was entered into by the members of | the club most enthusiasti Ada Williams, a teache: Lake school, gave several well-re; ceived readings, and H, Scarle sang several solos, which weré much appre- for business by this concern. Under state law, 50 townships is the limit for such a company. The territory in which this company is now doing by indorsement of the Farm Bureau Federation last week. business includes Beltrami county and of Clearwater and Hubbard REVENUE COMMISSIONER EXPLAINS LIABILITIES Under What Circum- stances the Revenue Bureau Will Answer Inquiries An auditing committee, composed of E. E. Schulke, J. E. Swenson and met in the early Dublin, Jan. 9. forénonn % approved the I Ivote of 64 to 3 noon. DULUTH HOCI_(EY TEAM TO forenoon and went over the com- pany’s books. The directors met at 11 o’clock and the members met at 2 A. P. Ritchic was elected president: August Jarchow, vice-president; J. C. McGhee, secretary, and Nels Willett, treasurer. J. E, Swenson of Frohn - | stownship, Paul Pagel of Rockwo township, Hubbard county, and Rygg of Liberty township were elec ed as directors for the ensuing year. The program committee for the vear was named and is as follows: Theodore Fenske, Ethel Boy- er and Ethel Rako. These young peo- ple may be relied upon to give some entertaining numbers for future ses- sionis of the club. More than 100 at- tended the session. St. Paul, Jan. 9.—Mike Goodman and his Duluth hockey team arr! here this afternoon for their ched- uled tilt with the local athletic club. Both teams are members of group two of the United States Hockey sociation and tonight's game is the first of the season. - na : ! Pi‘inth teams necording to coaches | pense in it efforts in locating Mahar. are i soud conditian. The same teams | Mahar siarted from Cloud Bay in play again tomorrow evening. an open motor boa! to try to navigale 5 a dangerous passage to Port Arthur. a statement from Com- missioner of Internal Revenue David H. Blair relating to the procedure s received by with respect to inquir the Bureau of Internal Revenue re- PIONEER PUCK-CHASERS CAPTURE SECOND GAME Sunday afternoon at the ice rink on the old high school site, which is being gonducted by Mrs. Tom Smart, the “Pioneers,” Bemidji’s first hockey team to be organized this winter, de- feated a team composed of Bemidji high school players by a score of 5 garding tax liabilities: ing reccived daily “Requests are bei for rulings and advice upon abstract s or prospective transactions in- McCUMBER 1S SELECTED S 1 t FINANCE COMMITTEE HEAD volving questions of in profits on liability. Thes so numerous and the insiste prompt action so great that it seems advisable at this time definitely to policy which will (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 9—Porter J. Mc- Cumber today was formally selected chairman of the senate finance com- mittee to succeed Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania. selection was made by the committee on committees, and will have to be ratified by the senate. “HOW TO KEEP WELL,” 1S AMERICAN SURGEON'S SLOGAN outline the buerau govern the consideration of these re- Wednesday night, the Pioneers de- the late Senator feated the Red Lake sextet by a score of 13 to 3. A game for nengundafi will be announced later. ent time, seven teams have been or- ganized and a regular schedule will Charles Deardorf, who during the | weathe present term of school had been | his missing father. principal of the (~ons§lidx\tled suho}x‘yl at Spur, passed away Saturday at the University hospital, Minneapolis, af-|PRESIDENT OF EAGLES WILL ter an extended illness. He was re- SPEAK IN ST. PAUL TONIGHT iving treatment at the hospital here A for about a week prior to hom’g‘ sent (By United Press) to the University hospital last Thurs- | o 000 b o resentative “The Revenue Acts of 1918 and 1921 depart widely at many points from prior law or practic given rise to new ques importance, complexity, and number that the resources of the bureau are no more adequate to advise taxpayers promptly of, their* present liabilities arising out of past trar impossible to answer every question which the invention the inquirer may device without neg- lecting the fundamental duty of de- termining tax liability upon the basis of actual happenings. circumstances, the adm essity is obvious of giving preceden. prospective cases which the tax- ) to know what are his immediate liabilitics under the law. ““It will be the policy of the bureau not to answer any inquiry except un- der the following circum: “The transaction must be complet- proposed or STATE PARDON BOARD TO HEAR ABOUT 100 REQUESTS St Paul, Jan. 9.—'"How to keep well instead of getting well,” is the central thought of a nation-wide pro- gram of the American college of Sur- geons for 1922, This slogan will be enlarged before a mass meeting of St. Paul citizens at the Peoples church tonight. It is on of this ‘kind rgical profession. St. Paul, Jan. 9. state pardon board was today in ses- sion at the state capitol here. The findings of the board will be an- nounced later this week. The .bosrd during the current session will con- sider-about one :mindred appligations for'pardons. £ The Minnesota r ingenuity of Under these inistrative ne the first public ever held by the ¢ WATER TRANSPORTATION BODIES MEET IN MARCH The first week in March is to be Transportation over abstract or to actual ca: BODIES WERE UNTOUCHED (By United Press) Winona, Jan, 9.—Public curiosity was at peace today and police were satisfied that Thomas Bloch did not behead the body of his daughter when he opened the grave because of super- Washington, with addr ed speakers, and disc of questions relating to navigation both upon inland waterways and the “The complete facts relating to the transaction, together with ab- stracts from contracts, or other docu- ments, necessary to present the com-| M, plete facts, must be given. . “The names of all the real parties interested (not ‘dummies’ used in the transaction) must b eventeenth con- Vational Rivers and h 1 and 2, th The grave of Frances Bloch was reopened Sunday. More than a week ago it was discovered that sdme one L had opened the grave of the girl and her brother Joseph. The father was questioned and said he was com- pelled to do it by superstitious neigh- bors, who believed if the grave was opened and the girl beheaded and her head placed at her feet, death in the family would cease. Since the daugh- ter died five years ago five sons have Sn Fr Jan. 9.—Roscoe " Adbekie 1o to gu‘;;;n wrial dV(l;‘t.dIm[::’l;nEL AMERICA IS GREATEST ~ J Sy day. ] Judge Louderbuch ordercd tode. T CREDITOR IN HISTORY ¢ | trial on the charge of manslaughter, resulting from the death of Miss Vir- S ;| ginia Rappe. Washington, Jan. 9.—America is vention of the Harbors Congress will be held in the New Willard hotel. This convention stated regard- | was postponed from the reguls in December be ence on the limitation of On the following days, Fri Saturday, March 3 and 4, the Nation- al Merchant Marine association will less of who presents the question, of the confer- service, or other representative.” PEPPER APPOINTED TO FILL PENROSE VACANCY hold its dhnual convention. There is an increasing number of people in the United States wlo ar interested both in the improvement (By United Press) 9.—Governor Bloch, with a neighbor, opened the grave. They maintained they did not distrub; the body. and the public were not satisfied with this until it was proven. The bodies were found to be mostly decomposed. No action will be taken against Bloch, and use of the waterways and har- bors and in the maintenance and di velopment of an American mercha marine. This arrangement will enable them to cover hoth conventions with a single journey to Waghi Philadelphia, Sproul today appointed George Whar- ton Pepper, prominent lawyer of Phil- adelphia, to fill the vacancy in the However, poli United States senate death of Boies Penrose, caused by the REPUBLICANS ANNOUNCE VARIOUS CONVENTIONS NAVAL TREATY i March 18; Sixth District v (By United Press) ve-power treaty the convention may adopt|Bradford).—The fi h i- t of the delegates clected |,y yovisions which have been agrecd on for limitation of naval armament. Now the te elected | 4o fiing of the treaty goes to the heads of the five great powers for I of his| 1 hroval, and it will be proclaimed to i to file as| 0 Gorld in a plenary session, which to & county japtain to be held this week. Tt w, Blank forms of the treaty to be approved. The conference today was to de- cide whether any limitations other than those on air carriers should be enforeed on the aireraft. The United States may bring forth another sensa- tional proposal, akin to the Root reso- gas and which ent the bombing of un- s by aircraft, would pre DE VALERA DEFEATED | rorinedci AT (By United Press) ] Washington, Jan. 9 (By A. L. Bradford) —The five great powers ave to bind themselves to a program of "naval reductions and limitations for fifteen years by the terms of the naval limitations treaty, it was learn- od today. The duration of the treaty has completed by the naval exper He was nominated by |is for fifteen years instead of the (By United P'ress) Charles Me- defeated in the lIrish par- it was said. This is to give the naval holiday suflicient time to be put into effec (By United Press) it was explained, and to allow the The Dail Eireann | naval estimates of the powers to he peuce treaty by a|pul on the replacement ratio basis, ate Satarday after- | which has been agreed on after the conclusion of the holiday. I MILITIA ORDERED TO SEARCH THUNDER BAY (By United Press) ved St. ul, Jan. 9.—The state n militia today was ordered to conduct a search of Thunder Bay for James Mahar, state commissioner at Grand Portage, who has been missing near- ly two weeks. Governor Preus order- ed the naval militia to spare no ex- PLAY ST. PAUL TONIGHT (1y United Dress) He has not been heard from since. CHARLES DEARDOR"FDIES Donald Mahar, 15-year-old son of the missing commissioner, was to AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL vt fov, fot, ¥ i oy had walked thirty miles in bitter in an effort to find trace of His remains arrived in Be-} gt "vGrin pittsburgh, president midji this morning and arrangements ¢"the Fraternal Oorder of Eagles are now being made for the funeral. [0 Lo, < L aBiC, B O I e membar. of the|Will speak here tonight. His visth b A rican Yeomon lodge and the|in conncction V'hh Fhe Jrand eerl Woodmen lodge of this city. convention to be hel here August He leaves, besides his ‘wife and two sons, Ralph 11, and Norman 13, his mother, Mrs. Caroline Deardorf . 14 to 20. The Eagles’ convention in August is expected to bring about 35,000 persons to St. Paul, Molalla, Oregon; Mrs. Florence Blozer and Mrs. Nell Lorenz of Sil- verton, Oregon; and four brothers, MAN ACQUITTED ON CHARGE Eli and Carl of Molalla, Oregon, and OF ASSAULT DISAPPEAR3 ‘Fheodore of Kddyville, Nebraska, and Avery of Wild = Rose, N. D. His (B United Vresd) mother, and brother Eli, arrived here o 5 e this morning to attend the funcral, s Falls, Jan. 7 telephond cfinite arrangements for whici LU st B o8 201‘ been completed at noon today. reported that John Gunderson, xc cently acquitted in district court here on an attempt to assault Mrs. Harry ARBUCKLE WILL GO ON Schoniteh, wife of his businegs part- TRIAL AGAIN WEDNESDAY |ner, had disappeared from town. n the unchallenged “Goliath” of the FIRE IN LOCKERS AT THIRD financial world, the annual report of STREET CAFE SOON PUT OUT | ], R. Cridsinger, comptroller of cur Fire in the employes’ lockers in the | rency, made public today, shows. basement of the Third Street Cafe From a heavy plunge in 1914, she just before 2 o’clock this called out the city fi but the fire was exting: any great damage was done. The bul of the damage was s who had clothing in the lockers, this man afternoon | has emerged the greatest credit na- department, | tion in the world’s history. Her bank- uished before |ing power during the intervening seven vearr has increased nearly 85 Fered by those per cent and her 31,200 banks can re cash and credit estimeted at hrough smoke, move than $48,200,000,000, iage being mo