Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 7, 1922, Page 1

S e e A ‘The Pioneer is the only daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and has. the largest circulation in Northern Minnesotd, BEMI Eenk T S VOLUME XIX. N BEMIDJI, MINN., Wfi DAY EVENING, FEB. 7, 1922 In response to inquiries he Northwest School of Ag- at Crookston for ‘a short, ng and potato culture, nt {s' made that if a enroll such a com- be ' offered. The ly for the training. On e int.erese in" dairyin, ing it is expected that course in’dairyi ¢ en:;:;Members Present Results in Code Being ‘Voted Down . fi: \in this course will begin 0 and close March 18. Those Who' attend,may board and' room at 0 The entire cost for the onth, including board and room, will nterested should com- DEPARTMENT REPORTS HEARD AND ACCEPTED TAKEN BY MASKED MAN | most favorable. ‘Schaol, Crookaton, as early ble in order that proper the course may be made. Fire Chief’s Report Shows 14 Calls in January; 9 of These Were Chimney Fires FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. MINTON TOMORROW will be held to- — Entering the waiting room OfBDf« the first musical event of the season E. H. Marcum’s office over the h“,“" under the auspices of the -Bismarck | persons familiar with the ker Drug and Jewelry store while|Cgnservatory of Music was a distinct | hotel testified that the s success. = dark, except for a small light over the 's. Quinck Brooks of this city, pass- retary, was putting on her;\;lra)x:si “; “The University Glee club repre- |switch bo;}’rd, at 12:15 on the night “(38\‘. P ,:O}‘:o;p?ml ‘::tcpf-eslz.nfi. another room at apout 7:0’clock last|sents an old and well-known college | Marie Wick “of Grygla, Minn, was|apzona, last night. The mother, who of St. Paul whose glee clubs have|murdered there. office, a masked and armed mafi ran-iheen making tour for the last 37 On the stand ' yesterday afternoon several. rec- i;m:' This t}nur takes fl:ie members | also was James Melligan, deputy l:flmr— on ‘a journey extending from |iff of Ci county, who sought to a_pass;book on a | Anoka, Mim., to San ancifco, Cal. o ontish arther the . ‘With ten aldermen present and the vote a five-to-five tie, the proposed code was_defeated city council in regular sessio: day evening after the third and final been heard, and a num- ber of letters urging its passage had Funeral services morrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at 823 Irvine avenue, for M: Martha E. Minton, wife of H. P. Mi ton, who passed away Sunday after- noon at 12:20 4t the age of 79 years ays. . L. P. Warford, pastor of the Presbyterian church of Miss Delia Anderson, the doctor’s sec- -preparatory to :leaving the For. some time, - a° building code committee had been working tireless- to frame # ¢ode which might meet » the council’s approval, ahd it helieved at the last meeting of ‘uncil ‘that the code as then 'd would pass at its third Tead- ‘I call resulted in the follow- ‘Ayes—Carver, Boyfqe, Me- sacked the safe, taki ord books which were of no value ex- cept to the owner, local balxk.afid a im‘?'ll hqfil_e of g-mxrt s Miss Anderson was about|has been slightly changed from that to return to the waiting room to lock | of last year, organizati il the safe, which she had ' previously year, the organization still has closed without turning the. combina- tion dial, she saw the man standing |twin cities. in front off ;hedopened sa}fe ;&:flsahck‘i ing one of-the drawers which-he ha George O'Brien and hi she immediately| BEMIDJE FARMERS’ CLUB | ctevator man and bel hop, » 1y, at the Gardner hotel, testified that at 12:15 when they passed the Pres- cott on their way home ,the lobby was dark and no one was therc.l : Sificé. nothing of oy, reat:vilds Interesting Talks and Program| (i G dosk would be at ot six exce e bottle of morphine was| - s . idewalk, i i‘.;!ken,“hit A "lfadfily be]ievedd rikg o of Entertainment Enjoyed ‘feet from the sidewalk, and the wi een the work of a drug addict. Per- J H si » knew G er 5 Soal parCes ek dtravedabout, the After Dinner at Noon sidewalk, and that he knew Gummer | ‘oo th i room and everything was left in gen- A small amount of sil- ver and a watch were left untouched although the bandit or dope fiend -did a'thorough job of ransacking the con- tents of the safe and the waiting this ‘city, will will ‘"be ‘'made in etery under the direc- bertson, funeral direc- “Mrs. Minton rvived by her hus- band, a veteran of the Civil war and a ‘member “of the local G. A. R,, a daughter, Stel made her home with her parents while in this vicinity, a son, E: lives at Ventura, Iowa, and several other:children living in Cali- Mr. and Mrs. Smart, Hayward Alderman Bridgeman of 1, the only member ab- sent, is o\ of the city. This is the first meeting: of the council for many b months _when ~the ’‘attendance: has reached ten members. Several department reports were heard and accepted. - The report of the fire chief, for the month of Jan- uary showed 14 calls answered, 9 of these being chimney fires, 3 caused by carlessness, 1 by defective furnace and 1 of unknown origin. The weekly report of the city dairy inspector for the week ending Jan- uary 30 was ‘accepted. license was granted Thomas J. Kovar. The municipal court report.for ‘the’ ~weeks ending January 28 and Feb-|. ruary 4, showed a’ total of $10 col- lected in fines, with a total of $37 in fines and fees. Little other business was atfended on of a large num- the payroll for the ary being allowed. The building code:occu of the session as did communicatio relative to the proposed code. T action on the code made any action on the communications unnecessary. FIRE COMPLETELY DESTROYS OLD POOR -FARM RESIDENCE taken from. it. went to another room and telephoned to Dr. Marcum. While she was tele- phoning the man evidently sneaked out, since he was gone when she re- turned to the waiting room. Minton had made their home at 823 Irvine avenue for the past 20 y several years, During the past rs. Minton was con- fined to her home by 'ill health the majority of the time. large circle of friends to mourn her TO BE CANDIDATE FOR * COUNTY SCHOOL OFFICE The voters of Beltrami-county are to.be given the opportunity. of vot- ‘woman for county superin- tend - achools at the next elec- tion, Miss Ethelyn_ Hal, principal -of the Junior high ‘school having filéd for that office. ‘Miss Hall'has been a teacher in the Joeal- schools for a number of years and is well known to the citizens of A search was made of the room last evening in an attempt <o find the sto- len books, but”they. were not to be;| to with the exce, month of Janu: NAVAL MILITIA INVITED TO ATTEND LLOYD:PICTURE |} Miss. Anderson caught only a glimipse of the man as he was stand- | ing ‘before the safe before she te]e-! (Continue on Page 6) The Bemidji Navai Mil regular drill Monday evening was is- sued an invitation by G. S. Harding, the Grand theater, to at- Fire at about 9 o’clock Monday evening, completely residence occupied by t the old poor farm in East Be It is believed that the fire origin: from a defective chimney. .Some of | comedy at that theater n: ts. of the building were|evening after regular dr.ll. The navy e fire department, answer- ‘orced to abandon|invitation wiilinzly. before reaching the scene of the fire since the roads were | ST. PAUL OPENS CAMPAIGN TO AID.CHARITABLE BODIES destroyed the | manager of Pete Baer on|tend in a body-and i showing of ‘The Sai ated | Harold Lloyd’s first teatuve length boys are said to have accepted the (By United P Fargo, N. D., Feb. 7.—Preliminary | many f: v § y farmers today, stating that here i -of Arthur C. Townley,|the farmers are very fortunate in| Washington, monarchists, led by Ludendorff, arc working hand in hand wi hi I sian royalists to restore Kaiserdom in iGermany and Czardom in Russia, I the fire truck emh%zf:;’;‘e‘;‘té e :g: comparison to others. :i}st’co‘:'l!;et; 3;‘::’;‘&;‘“303’;5"‘“‘” in| ¢that The club members are beginning He is accused of having aided J. J. ngs in giving a note to the Scandinavian-American bank of Far- : 0, now closed, for $3,000 for the meeting. isal 'g'rqsc company, which, at that time, it is alleged, was not in, exist- found to be impassable. there on foot, nothing could .then be save~ the building. chances are that the structure would destroyed even if thepity Chest will begin a two-day sup- plementary campaign here today. It is hoped to rise $75.000. The cam- paign will be conducted in a yreat measure among those who did not subscribe_or were missed tduring the first campaign. - The proceeds will be St. Paul, Feb. 7.—The Commu- truck hag been able to reach there. FREE LECTURE WEDNESDAY ON “SAXON IMMIGRATION" On Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock f | GLEE CLUB TO known’ glee clubs in the northwest. | Is Still in Building A total of 76 concerts were given last | - Lobby Being Empty . |season in a six-thousand mile tour. Performances were held in the lead-! BOTTLE OF MORPHINE ing cities of 19 western states, and | oo bty SHERIFF TRIES TO ELIMINATE BANKER everywhere = press comments were The Tribune of Bismarck, N. D.,: said: “The Hamline University | Believed to Be Work of Drug'Men’s Glee ¢lub was given a rous-|py. ). ey Onl; Exit From Wick ing receptiof in the Auditorium last Addict; Two Record Books - |evening. Real music mixed with fun| Room Was Through Lobby and nonsense varied the evening. Returned Mysteriously Judging from the applause and en- or By Clerk’s Desk cores,, the only safe standards to judge an entertainment of this kind, | Although the personnel of the club as fts di.rectur. Prof. J. A. Jaeger who is prominent in musciai circles in the HAS INSTRUCTIVE MEET “The Bemidji- Farme: ]Jy meetings at the Car Lake school house Saturday, Feb. 4. ' First of all a sumptuous dinner was served to which all guests did ample justice. jan ‘must be given:to Mrs. Herman Renske of a selection by four girls known as being:of a humorous nature was the object of much merriment. G. A. Malone gave an exceptionally well |rendered humorous Irish song. Among the speakers on the pro- gram were Dan Gray, who gave a corn and grain demonstration, which he handled in a very able manner. He impressed upon the- minds of the was nailed. ing. s B. M. Gile gave a short discourse in regard to the situation that confronts It might be interesting to note to rely more and more upon their own is increasing its membership at each ter' o The next mecting, the first Satur. | today: ddy-in March, will be a joint session with the Better Farming club. ion. SING HERE FEBRUARY 15 NEW EV] Y }Or.le of ! st K“nown .Gleé élt;bu‘i “MRO Intruder R‘n!‘fh' Qffice, Safe| the Grand theater the evening of Two Passersby, Famil iWhile Daoctor’s: Secretary Fellbudry 157 18- ofte - of3ther shedt Prescott Hotel, Testify to —Two escott | Wword was received here this noon Was | that Russell Brooks, son of Mr. and Valley City, N. D, establish further the time of the mu1- der us within an hour or so after mid- night to eliminate J. H. Hagen, for- mer Fargo banker, and to tighten the chain of ecircumstantial Yl‘é&!‘.a‘“&xfi?flifi r‘;“a.‘,:.i‘e"f ntighewfi:‘rf: of the 1920 state high ‘school cham- iat the time of the murder, pionship football team from Bemid- evidence son, Leo, pective- On dow four and one-half feet from the often sat in a rocker by the desk. His son, Leo, declared he was fam- club held | iliar with the Prescott, where he had one of its usual entertaining month- often worked, and that from where he stood he could sce if there was y one there. James Melligan, deputy of Cass jcounty, on the stand brought out the The credit for the|following points for the state: success of this most excellent dinn The finding on Monday following found. This morning, howevep, ) 2 Bensko “}“.{-""'fi“’ which accurred the morn-| (By United Press) of :the books, one a daiily(:'ecnr;’im‘:z th;zasgfids%&’{“" this df. m:“‘pm :roua‘:.’i ,';y_ une 7, phir o Moody’| cleveland, Feb. o.~Six direct ben- fo . h r the business meeting - e outside entrance to the bui!din’g wn: variety. of numbers, which consisted | ! tain on the Bl lotked during the night although the door to the waiting room of Dr. Mar- cuny’s office is never locked, and how /| the intruder got the books back into the office after his first visit is not rear had not been usecd. possible way out for the murderer had been through the lobby or by the TOWNLEY PRELIMINARY - ::@g;zgg:e;;;ggtzzaj3‘:3?*5:3;:" desk. ‘ "TODAY SET FOR MARCH 9 o= Sorsricin it e | pLANNING UNION OF ; ared ¥ : RUSSIA AND GERMANY | 1022 s uionen dcetared inciusos the 7.— German Rus- talent for entertainment. The ' club i natius Lincoln, Hungarian born, i national spy, at one time member the British parliament, said here If the plans succeed Russia and Germany will join in a powerful un- Dfic " INVENTORS SEEKING T0 el 'RECOVER LOST TREASURE (By United Press) ‘Washington, Feb; 7.—New inven- tions po recover from Father Neptune the treasuro troves he has gathered in sunken ships are flooding the Pat- ent Office. The war toil of merchantment has added fire to their enthusiasm. Many are hopeful of reaching the Lusitania with her million, dollars in gold aboard at the bottom of the sea. The inventions run from magnets to a one-man submarine supposed to be capabje of reaching great depths. Officials are in large measure amused, but they do not discount the efforts. Some of them they say wmay prove worth while and even if they do not they will add-to man’s know- ledge in reaching the depths of the sea. RUSSELL BROOKS DIES AT ARIZONA HOSPITAL left here last week to visit 'Russell, was present at the time of his death. No further information has been re- ceived and it not known when or where the fu 1 services will be held, although it is expected they will be held here. The deceased is a graduate of the Bemidji high school, was a member ji. a member of the Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion, having served in the naval service during the Harold Hayner of this ci Mabel Brooks, who until of late, was cm- ployed in Bemidji, and his wife, Mrs. Lottie Brooks, ynd one child, who are making their home in th v A host of {ri and acquain mpathy to the mem- bers of the family in this hour of be- reavement. Futher details will be announced later. PLANNING PROHIBITION WORK FOR NEW YEAR the basement, »"’h.kh‘ l‘fll efits of prohibition were outlined here previous |, the annual report of George C. Southwell, secretary of the Dry Main- The stain on the Bible in room 31 ¥ b ad 1 : : tenance league. They are: «“Piotai ” f + | connected with 30 in which Mariec was iz the “Pigtail Quartet.” This number murdered, was from a bedbug. Room 31 was occupied by H. J. Hagen. The door between 30 and 31 could not be opened by any key in the house. been closed. James Melligan said he opened it with one of his.own key 1. Deaths from alcoholism have de- creased. 2. Many workl'puses ana jails have 3. Drunkenness has decreased. He said the door| 4. Condition of children has bet- Dust showed exits to the | téred, and there are fewer cases of The only |cruelty. Children are better clothed and better fed. 5. Annual increase in insanity has been checked, and the scale turned downward. 6. Increases in bank and savings depoits were largest in years. following: 1.. Enlargement of the membership. 2. Close co-operation with enfo ment officers. 8. Censure of hopeless and lax of- ficials. 4. Promotion of education. 6. Improvement of - enforcement legislation. 6. Figfht to secure dry adherents in congress and the senate. DETECTIVES HAVE NEW in the Trinity Lutheran chapel, on Thirteenth street and Beltrami ave- riue, Rev, Carl Mu apportioned ainong the charitable in- ndinger of Walker stitutions ‘of the cit: cture on “The 1-Im The public is | APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE HEARS ARTIST CONCERT MacPhail Trio and Contralto Present Enjoyable Concert Under Local Auspices most cordially invited admission_is free. first of a geries-of lecture! en under the auspices of th league of Bemid. e SR S FIVE-DEAD AND TWENTY MISSING IN HOTEL FIRE e lecture is the Richmond, Va., Feb. 7.—Five are enty missing and scores re- red in a fire in the Lex- here early today. The d at $500,000." LEGION POST T0 HOLD ANNUAL MEET THURSDA A large and appreciative audience Monday evening at the . Methodist church_under the auspices of the Be- midji Musical Art clubs The Mac- Phail trio opened the program with 2 Mendelssohn number which is 2 audience. The selec- & rst movement of the . coming year Will|trio in D and was preceded by'a few explanatory remarks by Carlo Fisch- er. The artistic finish with which the | the Ralph|number was ‘played as' well as. the American Legion | beauty of it, appealed fo ‘every onc t 8 o’clock at the [present, and a storm of applause fol- The trio responded’ with a pleasing encore. Joss is estimate " |real test of an - ;- |tion was the rs for th ! Office ther impdrtant an- Thursday evening a g Civic and Commerce as-|lowed. sociation. All members of the organ- jzation are réquested to be present at ‘this time in order that the officers|twice on the program, giving a group elected may be representative of the |of songs each time. majority of the members. A program of entertainment is be- nged by a special committee | opening number, and the lighter se- fo) this session and it is|lections were rendered with taste and that something worth while | daintiness. will be offered. A number of com- mittee reports will be heard, relative |of the Robin-Woman.” d public entertainments Langtry ' appeared Her versatility Depth of tone and f - expression marked - her is remarkable. The full beauty of her voice found expression in “The Song Carlo Fischer gave a group of cellc Altogether, a most |solos unusually happy in_selection. in the futgre. 2 interesting meeting is assured \and The Beethoven “Minuet,” indications are that there will be a|core, “The Swan,” appealed perhaps large attendance with much interesc|more strongly than any other num- evident in the election of officers to|bers. Not a breath broke the silence Jead the affairs of the organizatien in which the audience sat, paying a GOSH, DAD (T LOQKS during the coming year, (Continued on Page 6) THEORY IN MURDER CASE Believe Valet of Murdered Film Director Is Taylor's Missing Brother (By United P Los Angeles, Calif., 7.—A warrant charging Edward S Sands with the murder o fWilliam Desmond ‘Taylor is in the hands of Sheriff John Harris of Elko, Nevada, where a man answering Sands’ des ion has bpcn under surveillance. An immediate arrest, is expected. ¥ The warrant was wired by Acting Police Tuomy, after an exchange of telegrams with' the sheriff’s office there. - Mrs. Ada Dean Tanner of Montovia, California, who says she _|is #-sister-in-law, of the murdered man, today contradicted a report and when shown, pictures of Sands she de- clared, “he is not my husband.” De- spite the statement that Sands him- self was Taylor’s lost brother and might have been in a blackmail piot resulting in the tragedy, this clue was not totally abandoned, The man re- ported as being Sands was living in a small hotel at Carlin, Nevada, a small railroad and mining town with a population of about 800, located 20 iiles from Elko. The suspected man was reported to have remained in his room constantly. A love note said to have been writ- ten by Mary Miles Minter, dainty ingenue of the screen, to the movie director was the latest exhibit in re- lations to the past, held at police headquarters. The note bearing a Miles Minter” on the wings, said (Continued on page two) o~ d--south portigns 85c PER MONTH REDUCTIONOF STANDING ARMY BEINGPLANNED Supporters of Plan Declare It Would Cut Taxes and Benefit the Public BELIEVE AN ARMY OF 100,000 IS SUFFICIENT Success of Arms Pact Is Now Dependent On Underwood’s Ability As Leader (By United Press) Washington, Feb. 7.—(By L. C. Martin)—A demand that the army be reduced to 100,000 men will be the first congressional move yesulting from the arms conference, which end- ed yesterday. This would cut taxes and give the American people imme- diate benefit of the conference, sup- porters of the plan point out. They believe that with the cause of international misunderstanding re- moved, an army of 100,000 instead of 150,000 will be sufficient. opinion representing the conference today reflected the administration’s view in that the parley was a long the treatiés were to be voted on immediately they whelmingly ratified, but it is not to be forgotten that there was a time when the Versailles treaty and the League of Nations covenant were al- so high in senatorial estecem. While administration leaders were confident of a fairly speedy ratifica- tion by a large majority, the view of Senator Borah and Johnson t public_opposition and influence, s ate opinion was not being lost sight Borah, LaFollette, and France of to oppose the Hiram Johnson four-power treaty. may be appeased by the supplemen- eement ‘excluding' the home- Japan from the pact's guar- of Oregon would like a reservation making ¢lear an interpre- tation of the treaty as not imposing on the United States &ny moral jection to. using force. derwood, Democrat leader, holds the key to the whole situation. of the past depends on his ability to carry with his vote that of most of the Democrat senators. FOREIGN CAPITAL INTERESTED IN OIL FIELDS IN TEXAS Orange, Texas, Feb. 7.—FEuropean capital is becoming more interested and is becking to a great extent new activities in the Orange oil field. Royal Dutch Shell company of New York and London has been operating in the field sometime. of their wells came in as a gusher— Amerada No. 1 John Granger. Franco-American company of Paris has taken up leases amounting to 1,200 acres in and near the present producing field. This com- pany is a non-stock ¢ mpany, backed by 25,000,000 francs through differ- ent French individuals. lease one mile north of the great Chessons No. 5 gusher has been taken up by the French corporation, and rigs are under the process of con- G. 0. P. STEERING COMMITTEE MEETS TOMORROW NIGHT By L. C. Martin. (By United Press) Washington, Feb. 7. of the Republican Steering committee of the senate and house to determine when the arms conference treaties should be brought up for ratification in the senate will be held at the White House tomorow night. bonus may also be discussed. URGES STANDARDIZATION OF POTATOES FOR POOLING Fargo, N. D., Feb; 7.—Because of the extreme varied quality of North Dakota potatoes, the pooling system has not been successful in this state, according to N. D. Gorman of tha agricultural college who has made & study of potato shipping, a plea for standardization of thig STATE AERO SQUADRON RECEIVES EQUIPMENT (By United Press) St. Paul, Feb. 7.—Flying equip-~ ment for the 109th United States Aero Squadron of Minnesota arrived in St. Paul late yesterday. carloads of planes, machine guns, ra- dio outfits and spare parts, valued at nearly $100,000,000 was included. Unloading of the transportation by truck to the squad- ron field at Old Speedway will begin tomorrow under supervision of Lieut. equipment and A detachment of men from the squadron will carry out the work. With the arrival of the equipmceni, butterfly crest with the name “Mary | the squadron, the first national guard ving unit in the country, will be ready to begin actual tiaining,