Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 17, 1922, Page 1

The ' Pioneer is the only daily within 100" miles of Bemidji and has the .largest circulation in ot Northern ‘Minnesota, 4 BEMIDJI DAI SOCIETY Y PIONEER Minnesota: Generally fair in north and central portions; snow in south tonight; Wednesday probably fair and colder. | U —— BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 17, 55c PER MONTH HOSTBUS - INPAST YEAR Transactions ifi Past ‘.Twelve Minths Totaled Over One Hundred Million STATE TAXES LARGEST SOURCE OF REVENUE ‘sfl‘m Sale of Mot Over $5,000 Minnesota did the largs in -its history during the For the twelve calendar+months ending December to figures cop\pflq or, transactions 1 .$102,387,4’74.20 were el books of the department. Of ~ this -amount i$ ed receipts whi taled 351,38.9,747‘2& Jegal bookkeeping perio is from July to July, cess of expenditures. From taxes of variou state treasury was enric extent of $22,744,590.89. 921, secording!} d by the state audit-) nvolving a total of ntered in the 0,007,726.94 le the expend- | d for the state hence' the €X-INGi4h Dakota next Monday, playing The largest source of from state taxes amoun ‘the railroad gross earnings tax. m inaugurated to e mud. More s the chief the, credit of & ‘said that The state ingurance department.gave its check for over $125,000. The dairy |Fedore Duptis with 31 in snooker. andh food depar‘;ment -swnz credited . S ————— with earnings.of over $175,000 and !ARES GERM’ANY thehstnte gan;e ha?d fip‘l;.commission P ACE DEC 4 LAY with a sum slightly under $400,000.| - / (o Large earning. factors. were. those of ls GAINING 0BJECTWE hotel inspection with-receipts of over $41,000. Oil inspection With receipts = of more than $173,000, and the sec- retary of 'state with fees from the filing of articles of incorporation to- Advantages, Germany n taling $107,705. Royalties from iron ; ore mined on state land exceeded Interest on state loans aided materially, likewise the interest due on the sale of state lands. The| Dr. Charles Nelson Pace of Duluth, two_were responsible for a contribu-|who was brought here to lecture un- tion of more than $3,000,000. Although receipty are a necessity |League Monday night at the Metho- | and their inerease with the -years [dist church, delivered a splendid ad- cause for rejoicing and an indication |dress to a small but enthusiastic au- of the state's prosperity, it is the ex- dience, penditures that interest the average He taxpayer. Some large items in dis- |of activitiy of the war-torn countries bursements were listed last year bus |of Europe as well as, thoge less affect- they -were mostly in aid of some state |ed by the ravages of war. good| “The question of ‘who ‘won the roads and education. Qver $10,000,-(war’ cannot be credited entirely to . 000 was expended for the latter. Next |one nation or another,” said the come special aid to veterans of the World war and in turn the construc- | Germany, makes equal claims. tion of good roads. Minnesota’s finan- cial story, however, is best told in the tables covering the principal items of receipts and expenditures for the year activity such as agriculture, HUNDRED THOUSAND ATTEND JAP STATESMAN'S FUNERAL (By United Press) Bois) —One hundred thousand peo- |88 ple attended the funeral of Marcus|trial supremacy.” Akuma, the last of the elder states- men of Japan, who died a week ago. WANTED BY MISSIONARY H. L. Cummings, Sunday school missionary of this city, has for some time -been endeayoring to provide ways and means of securing good reading matter for the farmers and}ip. ‘homesteaders. Hxi cm;cegved the idea that if the = ¢ people of Bemidji would save their|pr [ magazines and books, instead of burn- NE "ilEll IRE ing them, he would find a way to dis- WA N cn CTOR tribute these among the farmers. The Pioneer and Sentinel have offered to act as assembling agents, and the people who have mag- azines to give away are requested to bring them to eithér of the news- paper offices and Mr. Cummings will see to it that they are placed where they 'wxll' be appreciated. WB'rlmlé‘ in y:hur m)-lgazi?es and books. e eep them here for Mr. Cum- 5 fi"“‘fis‘ Thesde l?nfx winter nights may nght to wind up affairs there. e shortened. if the farmer has some- ’ thing to read. There are thousands of | 'aVe spring football training,” he magazines burned each year. Why not give them away? Here’s your op- portunity. Telephone us and we will sec thqt Mr. Cummings gets the in- formation. Bring them in and we will | see that he gets the magazines, Cambridge; Bemidji High to Meet Cass Lake High ~ Basketball fans of -Bemidji are as- sured two fast games when the Cam- bridge” City team meets the Bemidji Army team and the Cass Lake high school team meets the Bemidji high school team at the new armory to- morrow night. Two good games for the price of one is theresult of con- flicting bookings by the two Bemidji teams. Rather than cancel either game arrangements -have been made by those in charge to stage a double- header entertainment. iy The first game, which will probably be ‘the Cass Lake-Bemidji game, will be called at 8 o’clock. As soonsas this called. fs;sin S8 Cambridge has a strong city aggre- ir jusp gation, composed chiefly of former Excelsiar city team stars, and is. mak- ing a tour of the Northwest. This [team has a fine record in: the southern Yt of the state and comes into this territory cpnfident that it will take ‘the;best of teams’to beat it. The Bemidji Army team will be ingthened by Lloyd Tanner and M n l;lnmmer, flormer Bemiidji stays, and as a result a victory for “The | ihidii is looked for by local fans. The'local team will start its tour into at Crookston Monday evening. T “sh 1:1"‘35 :2: - Cass Lake high school has a strong e D° b line-up this year, having held the . Depart-| Bemidji State Teachers college quint mental fees and other earnings CON- 4, 4 close score a few weeks ago when tributed the balance, $28,263,236.55. | the college team was going strong. revente was| -Cogch J. W. Smith has béen putting ting to $11-|the Bemidji high school Squad 271.650.08 and the second 1'1;1,:95*, through stiff practice during the past rom|few days and has endeavored to cor- this source more than $8,000,000 Was | rect:the faults shown in the last game realized. An}tl)thex‘1 large nivenll!e ng at Little Falls, ducer was the sale of motor license: Alto, . o which is the principal basis of:.the gether, an evening of first-class good roads prograi pull Minnesota,o Y than. $5,000,000 was received from the sale of auto tags. ' While direct taxation i source “of‘ revenue ofl ev?ry coramon- 5 B wealth there are other lines of rev-|BILLIARD P i enue and these are found i ndepart- ARD PARLOR FANS, mental fees and earnings of variol kinds. Minnesota. fared well in thi respect last year and-to those in charge: it s the receipts in the majarity of cases basketball is assured and indications are ‘that one of the largest crowds of the season will take advantage of this opportunity to see two Bemidji teams in action the same evening at the price of one game: * War, Speaker Says der the auspices of the Epworth ented an entirely new pha'se the right to this claim. “‘Eyery chimney in Germany is sgnnkmg and the people of that na- tion are busy producing. If other na- tions continue their war building pro- 7 gram and Germany continues its in- Tokio, . Jan. 17 (By Clarence Du|dustrial development, it will have gained “its objective, namely, indus- charge of the election. (By United Press) and the list was not given out, one is finished, the second will be ROBERT MILLER APPEALS |STUDY CLUB PROCURES TODAY FOR NEW TRIAL County Attorney Graham M. Tor- vance left Monday night for St. Paul to be present to represent the state before the supreme court in the ap- t Miller frony the d C. W. Stanton of this city denying him a new trial. Miller was convicted at the Febru- ary term of court last year in con- nection with the murder of -a_man by the name of Fenton, who Miller and his brother, George, claimed fo have mistaken for a man by £ Bowman. At that time, Georgé Miller was set free, although He was ac- credited with having actually. done the shooting,. and. Robert*MiMer-was tried and sentenced to life imprison- ment at Stillwater. Miller attempted to sccure Judge n allowing him a new trial. This Stanton refused, and the result is the appeal before the supreme court today. Mr. Torrance expects to return Thursday morning. LOSS OF HIGH REGARD IS WORRYING ARBUCKLE Asks Public to Withhold Its Judgment Until After Jury Returns Its Verdict NGOSE LODGE T0 MEET IN NEW HALL TONIGHT| Bemidji Lodge Now Boasts One of Finest Halls in State; Membership Increasing NCTEWORTHY NUMBER Grand Opera Prima Donna of Duluth to Appear Here Friday Evening peal of Rob The Moose lodge will hold its first session in the new lodge Bemidji Hardware compan ing tonight, the o’clock. The ‘lo On account of a nervous down the engagement of Mrs. Maude Ballington Booth, who was to have ap- peared here as the last number on the Lyceum Course of the Woman's Study club, her engagement has been of the Lyceum Cotirse will lose nothing by this, how- ever, as the Study club has been ex- ceedingly fortunate in securing Miss grand opera prima who will appear e hall in the lodge opening at dge rooms and club rooms have been practically complet- ed and that lodge now has.one of the odge rooms in the state. The oom proper is 48 by 60 fect y 48 feet. Opera chairs are to be installéd in the lodge as soon as they arrive. One of the main fea- tures of the new lodge room is the installation- of a rheostat for the con- trol of the lights which permits any degree of light desired to be used. * The club rooms have been furnish- ed in especially attractive reed fur- niture consisting of three round ta- bles and set of four chairs for dich table, a long reed library table, up- holstered reed davenpcrt, séven up- holstered reed rockers and three up- holsterd reed easy chairsy A modern kitchen with electric range and other kitchen conveniences are also a part of the club rooms and later a buffet for the sale of confectionery, cizars rinks will be installed. The lodge has Lad a steady growth CHALK UP FAIR COUNTS High runs.at the Recreation. -Bil- liarg Parlor for the past week were y g made by Claude Bailey with a run were in excess of the expenditures. |of 29 in- straight - pocket billiards; Lloyd Boe with 11 in billiards, and with club. 35 b: Alice Sjoselius, donna of Duluth, to have a rare opportu- ngers who have attained the e on the ladder of fame held lius do not usually ap- s the size of this, and it the Methodist church led to its utmost capacity for From- Standpoint of _Indu;trial is a Duluth girl by There she sang number of the as made possible through the generosity of two of her admirers that she should study for two years in New York. sang in Duluth which she went studied with whose pupil she still remains. For two seasons, <ang in opera in Sc t signed a five-year con the opera at Mannheim, when Amer- Appearing in con- and Boston, she vith instant success and the press notices of both cities most laudatory quality of hey voi Miss Sjoselius birth and education. in the choirs (By United Press) San Francisco, Jun. 17 (By M. D. Tracy).—“lt is not the prison 1 am afraid of. It is not the loss of fame ; the loss of regard, the loss of affection. The fact that the kids of the world might think 17am guilty, that hurts me.” It. was Roscoe Arbuckle who was speaking as he sat in the corridor of the court room smoking a cigarette. He talked for the first time since hi arrest. While he talked, Minta Dur- fee, his attractive wife, stood patient- ly by waiting for the interview to end. Beside him also was Gavin McNab, his attorney.- “I am innocent,” Arbuckle began. “All I want is for the withhold its judgment until the jury of twelve men and whether or not 1 am guilty. I have suffered, the tortures of hell since I was arrested. The thought that some people might believe I was guilty of causing the death of that poor girl was a torment.” . Fatty dropped his cigarette, crush- ed it beneath his feet and started E “While the. women and_children off the world were my audiénce, I made them Jaugh and I mgdc them happy. No it is not the prison T am afraid of nor the loss of fame and fortune. It is the loss of re- for two years, after to move to larger quarters abroad where she that new quarters have b interest continu i Women of the Legion will also be housed in the new quarters and, a Moose lodge, the wome tion has made : numbering now The 0dd Fell erhood of Ameri Brotherhood of Lucomotive and Enginemen will also ho! meetings in the new h: SUCCESSFUL POULTRY SHOW HELD AT HINES The Hines community held a poul- try show Saturday, which was pro- nounced most successful and at which nearly 100 birds were exhibited and more than 50 farmers were in attend- or fortune. It Miss Sjosclius hwerin and had ica declared war. cert in New York speaker, “but ‘each nation, including speak in the ’ “The impression in Germany is that they won the war, and when one looks at it from-a standpoint of industrial advantages, one cannot deny them MOONSHINERS AT WAR IN NORTH CAROLINA (By United Press) Kinston, N. C., Jan. 17.— ~War has broken out among the moonshin according to Arden W. Taylor, sher- it of Lenoir county. As a result the factions and individuals engaged are wds of the author- women decide Dr. Pace also touched upon the Irish question and "pointed out the perfected organization of the Sinn Feiners. ‘He expressed belief that the trouble in Ireland is not yet ended, but that interior unrest was growing. T'he show was held in the new town hall and the prizes awarded were do- nated- by the business men of that The ladies of the farm bureau units served a delicious chick- rolling another. playing into the har ities in their efforts to get one another It has been a bloodless war 50 far, but if it should continue gunplay may be indulged in. That is what the sher- Minneapolis; Jan. 17.—Juniors who will l_mve charge of the Junior ball, premier social event of the year at the University of Minnesota, were to be chosen today. A number of candi- dates for offices have been filed and All-University Council = took H. A, Pflughoeft and D. C.,Dvbra- cek of Bemidji were in attendance, Mr., Pflughoeft having been chosen as judge of the show. Mr. Dvoracek gave an interesting talk on the feeding of poultry, which was educational’ and “In my heart I feel that the Am- erican people are fair, and after Jjury hearing has been heard in this case I am not going to lose their es- CITY COUNCIL HEARS PROPOSED ORDINANCE The city council met in adjourned session Monday evening and heard ghe first reading of the proposed build- ing code, which h: gune over by a spec pointed for that purpose. of the Civic and Commere tion and membehs of the city counci met with the committee while the pro- | ¥7C posed code was being looked over and changes were being made. . No further business was taken up Monday\ evening. sa stills started the trouble. Some moon- shiners stole plants rom other moon- med that the thieves thought the losers would infer that raiding posses had taken away the stills, The famous undergt telligence system of the aided the losers to relocate the stolen apparatus, however, and “grape vine telegraph” was ¢ up with the Anonynous messages bri A poultry culling demonstration was conducted by Mr. Pfiughoeft, in which all farmers were intensely in- “There were no scrub chickens in said Mr. Dvoracek, “and I must say that they were the finest lot I have ever seen at any show.” The sweepstakes were won by the Barred Plymouth Rock pullet and hen, G. Cronk; White Wy- andotte cock, August Cederberg; and Rhode Island cockerel, S. Landquist. A. F. AND A. M. LODGE TO MEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT WANTS SPRING TRAINING Chicago, Jan, 17.—*“Minnesota wi eir lo have a football team this 'sprinvgl's it Leuhring, newly-elected director of atheletics of the Gopher .institution declared. Leuhring is in Chicago con. ferring with officers of the institu- tion. He will return to Nebraska to- been thoroughly al committee ap- authorities acting upor tion have taken four * handsome” plants with capaciti ting 320 gallops. cr of alleged ope indicted in the United States district “I am determined that we shall 1 my |many since the wayr th | Washington some “tip” | “D-—d if any man can like that and gef, a it,)" eaid a postseript to one from an unidentified informant. The | quested and the ¢ resulted in pateh probably means that the told the United Press. While in Chi- cago Leuhnjing and President Koffman of the University of Minnesota con- ferred on several condidates for foot- ball coaches. No decision was made {for consideration The second reading of the code, when ny amendments or changes are to be ubmitted, will be held at the next regular meeting -of the council Mon- Regular communication will be held by the A. F. and A. M. lodge, Ma- sonic order, at 8 o’clock Wednesday ; evening at the Masonic hall. will be in the first degree. attendance is urged, intelligence. in this the raiding of a 100-gallon outfit, ey ity tive Leaders Should Practice What They Preach (By United Press) Minneapolis, Jan. 17.—Executives, supervisors and salesmen should lis- ten to the efficiency they preach. ‘Chis terse panacea for some of the ills of busi was handed to mem- s of the Northwestern Lumber- csociation here today by Major Ed d G. Griggs of Tacoma, Wash., | president of the St. Paul and Tdcoma Lumber company. 3 “We read in countless magazines and editorials what must be done to save the world,” said Major Griggs. “} can only discern one essential that seems vital, It is 5 “The world slowly from , but it does recover and the ap- plication of the golden rule must not be lost sight of. Men who devoted their talents and brains to destruction are now bent on peace and prosperity. We must eliminate not only selfish- ness of men but of nations. A duel used to be a satisfactory way to set- tle a difference. We have progressed a little. “During the past four years we have acquired many injuries, extrav- agant habits and the customs that must be eliminated from our business life ut once if we expect Lo secure our fair proportion of foreign trade. “Andrew Carnegie, while laying the foundation of the great Carnegie Steel company, smoked Pittsburgh stogies, three for 5 cents, and I have modern salesman is not less than iece. th the overhead. your overhead: % - per- of luxuries, nilies will live longer and be happie econd, cut out one-third of the go-hetween: d mid- dlemen; third, the higher-ups and should complish » actual work office room and your and could cut dov and expense at fourth, mos wise, could incre. and output at without_either inconvenience or in- Jur MTth, cut out the present un- pnable wasie of mterials.” The lumbermen’s convention open- ed at 2 p. m. today and will continue through Thursda, Chalres D. M president of the assos liver his annual addre "]:\1(- today. SALE OF COUNTY ROAD Continue, However, Under Plan of County Engineer tion. the work ¢ coming al fund muke the sum total of trictsy Engincer 8. D. Snyder has been working out a program which has been adopted and which, if carried out, will give to every part of the county a system of good highways. Mr. Snyder feels that the bonds wil be in demand and that the market 1 improving, and indications are that they will be disposed of in the near future. —— e ROAD BUILDERS PREDICT GREATEST BUILDING ERA (By United Press) Chicago, Jan. 17.-—The United States stands in the dawn of the greatest road building era in its his- tory. The nation will soon have the finest and most extensive system of highways the world has ever known. This is the opinion of road builders who attended the national mceting here today. GERMANY HAS ACCEPTED AMERICA’S SELECTION (By United Press) Berlin, Jan. 17.—The German gov- and {ernment has_announced its approval of the American government’s selec- An unstated |tion of Representative Houghton of tors are to be |New York as ambassador to Berlin. The appointment of Congressman sador to Ger- vas forecast at Houghton as first am ime 250, agreemen e British di government’: pointment will he annoul orawesTLwERAEn | OR] ) POWERS MEET AT MINNEAPOLIS Speaker Declates That Execu- REAFFIRM OPEN DOOR INCHINA Nine Powers in Secret Session of Far Eastern Committee Approve Resolution JAPAN’S DEMANDS TO BE CONSIDERED ALSO New Resolution Broadens and Defines Root Declaration, Chinese Announce - . (By United Press) . Washington, Jan. 17.—The powers at the Washington conference today had pledged themselves to the “open door” in China. It was learned by the United Press today that the delegat: of the nine powers in the secret ses- sion of the Far Eastern committee last night approved a resolution of declaration of the American govern- ment solemnly reaffirming the “open door” policies in China. This declara tion is understood to be the most sweeping and definite pledge ever given by nations of the world to ub‘: ;ling in the court ho - | following offic BONDS STILL PENDING Road Construction in County to The $25,000 road and bridge bonds which were to have been sold for the county Monday, have been held up for further opinion, according to advices received from the engineer’s depart- ment. The issue may now come up for a vote of the people at the next elee- This, however, is not discouraging road construction for the -, as $85,000 refund bnds by the county, of which E ady been spent, which leaves but $12,000. To this may be added $9,000 federal aid, another re- ue of $62,000 and the $100,- 000 goad and bridge levy, which will 3,000 to be divided among the commissioner dis- serve the policy of the “open door. Definite announcement that the res- olution is broader than Hay's open *| Joor declaration, that it is intended o abolish spheres of influence in China and that it broadens and de- fines the Root declaration already made, came from the Chinese delega- tion. The Ameriean declaration an- nounced that Japan's 21 demands ould be considered by the confer- LOCAL ABSTRACT COMPANY HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING The Beltrami Consolidated Ab- stract company held its annual meet- e Monday and the were re-elected for the ensuing year: B. M. Sathre, pres- ident, and E. D. Boyce, secretary. “I'he business during the past year was moderately fair,” said Mr. Sathre, “but prospects for the“com- ing year are very much brighter than a year ago’ We base our prediction upon the present outlook of the mon- ey market, the attitudel of the real state dealers and on certain deals now pending. WATCH GAS BILLS TO DETECT HOME.-BREWERS St., Paul, Jan. 17.—Watching the gas bills to detect home-brewers has become one of the duties of the pro- hibition agents. A $40 gas bill re- cently resulted in the capture of a moonshiner and confiscation of a 100- gallon still. The plumbing shops are also watched. Purchasers of moon- shine equipment are questioned in order to keep in touch with the brew- cr prohibition violators, They are agked, “Who are your tinsmiths?” SEEKING EXPULSION OF SENATOR LAFOLLETTE Washington, Jan. 17.—Expulsion of Senator Robert LaFollette from the repablican party is being sought by his political and personal enemies. They want the senator thrown out from the G. O. P. At a recent meeting of the repub- lican committee on committees a mo- tion was made that LaFollette be ex- pelled from the party, This would be done by dropping him from all senate committees of which he is now a member. WISCONSIN HIGHWAY BOARD ) DEMANDS LOWER PRICES Madison, Wis., Jan, 17.—Pitts- burgh plus methods of fixing cement prices were denied by the state of Wisconsin today when the state high- way commission refused all bids for the 100,300,000 barrels needed in the 1922 road building. We must have lower prices, they said. BEMIDJIIS SECONDIN. PERFECT PACKAGE DRIVE Bemidji takes second plaee in Min- nesota cities of its class in the per- fect package campaign carried on during the month of November by the American Railway Express asso- ciation and the American Railway Express company. This means_citi of from 5,000 to 10,000 population. During the month of November the carriers serving this city made a special examination of all outbound shipments, freight and express. Be- midji made 2,264 Areight shipments and 2,181 express shipments, On these there were made only fifteen excep- tions. Taken altogether this gives the shippess of Bemidji a final perfect package score of 99.66 per cent: Hqw well this city fared in the cam- paign, as compared with other points ig shown in the announcement of the shipping score of the country as a whole in the campaign which was per cent. In the opinion of transporta- tion mien, the campaign was a great success and indicaled that the public uite willing to aid the car thy gving them shipments in pi shape and thus facilitating hanc to destination in good condition,