Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 8, 1922, Page 1

il —— e e e Py The Pioneer is the only daily. within 100 miles of Bemidji and has the largest circulation in Northern Minnesota.: i Minnesota.—Probably snow in north, and snow or rain in south portions tonight or Thursday; cold- er Thursday. - e e D S | VOLUME XIX. NO. 248 BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEB. 8, 1922 88c PER MONTH . Here’s some news of which Bemidji citizens may well feel proud. At @ | recent megting ‘of the Juvenile band, G. Oliver: Rigps, leader, asked the ion: “How many of you Eight of the 74 ing,” said Mr. Riggs to the members of the Civic & Commerce association, and added: “after the~meeting one boy came to me and said: ‘I dor’t want-you to put me down as a cigar- rette smoker. I tried one the other day and did not like it, so’ will never try another.”” This information was received most TOTAL FIRE LOSS 1S enth:siastiefillynby the :;ssgciation ‘members. r. Riggs was-of the opin- ESTIMATED AT 3167}450 ion that no other set of boys can equal this record and-included the opinion that Bemidji has as fine a lot of young fellows as may be found anywhere in the country. ) Local Department Answers 62 ~Calls in 1921 With Cost of : $1,759 to City . Ten Fires of Unknown Origin Cause Property Loss of $156,225 in Year Fires during the past year, endt‘ad December 31, 1921, cost the city $1,- 759 according ‘to the report of Fire Chief Charles. 8. Dailey just made public, Sixty-two calls were an- - swered. by the department, and the aggregate loss in that number of fires is ‘estimated at 3"‘7',450. The heaviest losses - are reported under fires of .unknown : origin, the total loss from these being estimated at $156,225,, including the old" high school building and the box factory . saw mill. There were 10" such fires during the year, and the cost to the city is estimated at $394. 7 Defective chimneys caused the lar, est number of calls, 25 being answer- ed for this reason at a cost of $637 to the city and a loss of $6,300 to the places. affected. : Carelessness caused nine fires, cost- ing the city $184. The loss in those fires is estimated at $1,675. Fumiga- tion caused two calls at a cost of $48 to the city, with no property loss. Defective furnaces caused two alarms to be turned in. - These cost the city ‘$82 with a: property loss estimatea at $150. Fires classed .in the report as be- ing of incendiary origin caused a and a cost of $188 to the city. - Two such fires were-attended by the-de- partment in: the..past_year. < Ny Over-heated stove pipes caused two, alarms, with no property loss, but costing_the: city $47 to. answer the calls.. @ vas caused by an oil stove at & cost of $27 to:the city. Four brush fires Which did no prop- erty damage, cost the city $18 by an- swering the alarms. Three fires were caused by- spontaneous combustion, causing 4 property loss of $1,100 and costing the: city $155. Two other fires which caused mo property dam- age were also-attended by the depart- ment. One was caused by polishing wax being ignited from a stove, cost- ing the city $24, and the other caused by friction from a belt on a pulley at a cost of $5 to the city. PECRAGES SRS EASTERN STAR TO GIVE DANCING PARTY THURSDAY ‘A Masonic dancing party will be given by the members .of the Eastern Star in the Masonic_temple Thursday evening. The members of the com- mittee in charge have made special preparations for the proper entertain- ment of all Masons and their wives, whether they desire to dance or not. Music will be furnished by the Riggs orchestra and it is desired that 2ll Masons attend. Refreshments, it js understood, will be a part of the progrejm. - POLICE BELIEVE ASSASSIN WAS HIRED TO MURDER (By United Press) Los Angeles, Feb. 8.—Police seek- ing the slayer of ‘William Desmond ‘Taylor, movie director, were working on the theory today t! was hired to kill him. that Edward Sands, the director;” might have been the hired assassin . i FIREMEN STILL SEARCHING FOR BODIES IN HOTEL FIRE e (By United Press) Richmond, Va., Febi 8.—Firemen today sesrched the smoking ruins of the Hotel, Lexington to find trace of the 23 persons still unaccounted for in the fire, which destroyed the build- ing 'yesterday. -Three bodies of “vic- tims, who perished in the. fire, are in morgues. The report of Bemidji pubiic school hurse for the month of Ju ary shows anirly geoc healih condi tions in the city st the present time. A total of 218 physical examinations were made by Miss Lois Daily’s health department during. that period, and 95 other - inspections. Exclu from school total 'seven and are as follows: East school one, Lincoln, three, Central two, North one. Seven home calls gnd six office calis A ithough he has property damage estimated at'$2,000 |names, which include Cob-bin-ung- It was believed ! former valet of | JOHN SMITH LEAVES FOR HAPPY HUNTING GROUND Aged Chippewa Indian Dies at s !.lke Tuesday; Lived \Three Centuries ,-\\v ) Jo& wh of ‘Cass Lake, common- 1y kno¥ ‘% the oldest man in Min- nesota, \t Cass ‘Lake Tuesday afternoc \out 3;45, according to word rec! ‘ere late Tuesday aft- ndon¢ %A aged Indian’s age was not a certainty as there is apparently no living person at the present time who can even safely guess at his age. According to an affidavit which N. L. Hakkerup of this city, photog- rapher, secured from the Indian in 1911, giving HakKerup the exclusive right to sell his photos,-he was then 131 years of age. That would have made, him between 141 and 142 at the time of ‘his death. The Indian name given on the affi- davit as being John Smith’s correct name was Wa-be-ga-gwe-wis, al- gone under other guay and Wa-ha-gunta. John Smith was the easiest way ‘out for the white men; and- by this na he: has been: known as long as the white men hayc been his associates. . According- to a full-page ‘feature ‘which appeared in the Minneapolis Journal, Sunday; April 12, 1914, Smith declared at that time that he was 137 years of age. This record, however, would make his age 144 or 145 at this time. He was undoubted- 1y born in the 18th century, neverthe- less, and has lived in three centuries. Sonte time ago a Turk residing in Constantinople declared himself to be 187 years of age and boasted a boy 128 years old. = At that time he admit: ted that the only other human being anywhere near his age was an Indian | living in Minnesota, commonly known as’ John- Smith. L. C. CURTIS RANKS HIGH AMONG MIDDLEWEIGHTS Match Axnjns! Joe Carr Satur: day Night at Moose Hall Sure to Be a Top-notcher L. C: Curtis of this city, middle- weight wrestler, is well and favorably known among all wrestlers of his|1 class. He is readily conceded to be an accomplished and polished wrest- ler, capable of holding his own among the: very best in the game.- Numer- ous wrestlers who have been beaten badly by him voluntarily declared that he was as good or even better than any artist whom they had ever met before. In this respect, wrestling hat his assassin ; fans in this section of the state do not realize what a high-class wrestler Bemidji Hoasts. The fact that he has en given several offers to act as trainer.for a number of wrestlers who * | are more active in the game and bet- ter’ known generally is _evidence enough that they. consider him among|, the_best in the’ game today. Fans in this section of the state will have an opportunity to see Curtis in action again Saturday evening of this week when he meets Joe Carr, mid- dleweight chnm{:mhip claimant, at the neéw Moose_hall for. the best two out of three falls. Although the Be: midji mat artist has not taken part in many matches this winter, he is now in the best of condition and assur a first-class go against the claimant of the title.. Carr was recently de- feuted by.Johnny Meyers of-Chicago at Minneapolis, but Meyers-is over- weight as as such is classed as a light heavyweight. Therefore, this defeat not alter Carr’s claim. Carr has & just right to claim the title, since no_official . matches have ever been held to_decide the present dispute. Chris_ Jordan, however, defeated Ralph Parcaut last fall and in that vietory lays claim to the middleweight title on the grounds that Parcaut de- feated Meyers over a year ago. Until the dispute over the title is settled once and for all time, Carr carries in himself a claim over the title, and he will enter the match Sat- urday night to show the best he has ot in order to keep Curtis from tak- at the time, were made during the past month. i‘ng that title right from him. Curtis Forty-two treatments and dressings Jalso, will put up his best match for were given. The number of commu-|the simple reason that a victory over nicable diseases reported are as fol-1Carr, no matter who ‘has the best lows: seabies, 5; pediculosis, ‘5;|yight to the championship claim, chickenpox, 287 measles, 1; a total of | would place him among the foremost 9, minldleweights in the world. With Two Other Girls at Prescott Hotel DETAILS OF GIRL’S He (By United Press) Valley City, N. D., Feb. 8—Wo- men’ 1éft “the court room when the state read alleged confessions of Wil- liam Gummer, defendant in the Marie | ‘Wick murder trial here, with:a-Burns detective. The alleged confessions were also used at the preliminary hearing and i .They purported to cover relations of the de- fendant with two ‘other girls' who had stayed at the Prescott hotel, where he was night clerk, before Jan. 7, when “the gruesome murder was were introduced at the trial. committed. Gummer states that Andy Brown, his roommate, who the state:is accus- ing with eomplicity in the crime, came to_the hotel about 1 o’clock, that they talked of girls, Marie Wick in particu- ountry ' girl,” er to Brown. Gummer said Brown did ‘nvt:stay be- lar. “A good, greei is the way he deseribed ARRIVAL ARE GIVEN Minneapolis_Expert Tells How |questioned. Concluded - Gummer Wrote Name on Register cause he had to work the next day. Details of Marie's arrival at'the hotel and. her going to her rooni were At 11:30 Gummer said, she called from her room asking that her call be changed. He was positive he. Mrs. Venvorst was in the lobby using another phone Interest was shown when Thomas J. Caton, Minneapolis expert, gave a‘blackboard talk to show given. had not called her. he arfived at the conclusion Gummer had. written the name James Farrell, mysterious occupant of room 30, on the hotel-régister. - IS DENOUNCED BY BORAH t2cey.cor e ikt bresiden " (By United Press) berry case. port. VICTIMS OF FIRE LO MONDAY NIGHT IN NEED The fire which” completely destroy- ed the old poor farm residence,. 'fic“' on- day evening, has left the famil;v with- out furniture' and badly'in need 9{_ pied by the ‘Pete Baer fami clothing. beddin, can he! J. E. father. ‘how | approval upon tha of nese customs tariff, and tl ‘Washington, Feb. 8.—The republi- can party soldier bonus plan will be denounced in the senate by Senator Borah' of Idaho, as an attempt of the party ‘to buy control of congress in much the same way, it is alleged," a single seat “was bought ‘in the New- :Borah will shortly begin his- suit: He intends to tell the senate that po- litical expediency and not love for the ex-soldier men is behind the sup- ‘An appeal is 'made to anyone who has furniture they have no use for, or or’ clothing. with which they the family, to notify : Mrs. . ayward, East Bemidji, phone :mines of the Marietta Coal company No, 608-J. There are two daughters, | on. Tinson: Creck, Ky., according to and 14 years old, and-a boy 12 years old, besides the mother “and jeg had been removed from the wreck INEW MAN INTRODUCED INTO TAYLOR MURDER One of Biggest Independent Figures in Movies Being Questioned Today (By United Press) Los Angeles, Calif., Feb. 8—One Purport to " Cover Relations|ef the biggest independent figures in the movies, .is being questioned in connection with the murder of Wil- liam D. Taylor by the district attor- ney’s office today. v Officers said he was a new man in the case. This man, recently divorc: ed from his wife, was thought to have been madly in love with the actress, who apparently held Taylor in high- er esteem than thie man now being The man under surveil- lance was. the only one of the half .|dozen picture men in the picture WILLIANSMAY S00N VOTEON INCORPORATION County Board Approves Peti- tion From Citizens of Wil- i liams Asking That Right ELECTION WILL BE HELD SOME TIME NEXT MONTH Board Decides to Re-Advertise for Sale of $250,000 Bond . |game _in Hollywood whe did not at- ‘| tend Taylor’s funeral yesterday. He is reported to have proposed mar- riage on numerous occasions to the actress, whose silken nightgown, po- lice and detectives assert, they found in Taylor’s room shortly after he was shot. 2 Mary Miles Minter, who confessed a great love for Taylor, was closely guarded in her home today. Moving picture maghates and Mary’s attorney conversed until the small hours of the morning on means of saving Mary Miles Minter’s reputation in the films. They declared that her standing as one of the stars of filmdom should not be affected by the, latest moving pic- ture tragedies. - She is declared by her friends to be entirely innocent of wrong-doing &nd the letters she wrote to Taylor are declared to be innocent. B . Issue for Road Work The county board of commission- ers, which convened Tuesday, approv- ed the petition from the citizens of Williams to permit that community to vote upon that petitica, which re- quested-that they be given the right to organize as an incorporated vil- lage. A remonstrance was also sent to the board, signed by 25 voters, ask- ing that the petition be disapproved. The pctition had 27 signers and- the board thought it advisable to let the citizens decide this for themselves. A special election will be held some time in March, at which time they will vote to organize or remain as they are now. The place of election, . judges for the election and officers to be chosen will all be aranged for before the election is.to be held. Cm ‘s FIR»ST NAT]GN i The commissioners voted to reim- ToRATlFY ARMS PACT burse the road and bridge fund with the money advanced for road work i lin the amcunt of $54,988.18. The ) | matter of re-advertising for the sale hina is to|of the old $250,000 bond issue came up for consideration and it was de- cided to again re-advertise, as they had reasonable assurance that the sale of the bonds would be effected. They will also advertise for bids to complete. the work on the old road program as formerly outlined. The Farm Bureau ' directors, to whom the work of supervising the (Continued on Page 6) GUESTS AT YE TAVERN LINED UP AND ROBBED (By United Press) Minneapolis, Feb. 8.—Seventy-five guests in the road house, Ye Tavern, were lined up and robbed by 10 ban- dits shortly after midnight last night. The loot was estimated to exceed $5,- 000. + The bandits entered the Tavern as many of the guests were dancing. One by one the guests were searched and money and jewelry taken. The bandits fled in an automobile. RSN (By United Pry Washington, Feb. 8. be the first nation to ratify treaties growing out of the Washington con- ference. Her cabinet has'already passed its two, treaties in ignatory—the Chi- Chinese general policy document according to | 2 telegram received here. | t1 which China w: “Washington;” M*Ls.a.-'i‘he Ameri- can delegation:to the arms conference Harding. “ It is hoped that the report can. be ‘transmitted to the pres‘dent} tomorrow. COLONEL. STUTZ TO INSPECT COMPANY K THURSDAY NIGHT quonel Stutz of the Sixth regi- ment, Minnesota National guard, of which Company K of this city is a unit, will inspect the Bemidji - com- pany Thursday evening at the new armory. All members of the company are required to be present at this inspection. . | STRIKE SYMPATHIZER IS NINE MINERS REPORTED KILLED AT ROCKVILLE ~ KILLED IN EXPLOSION (By United Press) Williamson, W. Va., Feb. 8.—Nine miners were killed and three believed fatally injured in an explosion in the (By United Press) Rockville, Ohio, Feb. 8.—Elmer Cost was killed and another strike sympathizer was wounded here today when bullets, said to be from a ma- chine gun, swept the street in front of the Wheeling Steel and Iron com- pany’s plant. 3 The plant, which has been closed for 10 months resumed operation yes- terday on an open-shop basis. word received here today. Eight bod- at dawn toda, SAY_sARAH, DO YOUREE /¢f KNOW WHAT IN.SAM HILL BECAME: 0'MY. GALOSHES? A Victim of Fashion 5 i \ / / 7, pYyS Ut ¢ 1l ,;‘Z//W// ////7//7’/7%/ i deir 1l St /’,"'1/’//3'// ) ‘//,j/,/ g s e ///’ ’////“v i) //,’////r( Iz / I m. i | AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS IN ANNUAL CONVENTION (By United Press) Minneapolis, Feb. 8.—The men who helped put 8,000,000 motor trucks on the highways of America were talking things over here today. In connection with the Twin City Automobile and Power Farming Ex- positions, now in progress, the Na- tional Society of Automotive Engi- ?_eers were holding an annual conven- ion. Aniong the important things to be discussed, it is_helieved, will be the announcement iast week by the Gen- eral Motors of discovery of a means of treating gasoline to make it “100 per cent more efficient.” C. M. Babcock, Minnesota highway commissioner, and James R. Howard, president of the American Fhrm Bu- reau Federation, are expected to ad- dress the convention. HIGH SCHOOL PREPARES FOR FRIDAY NIGHT GAME Hands Cass Lake a 24 to 18 Defeat on Cass Lake Floor Tuesday Evening The Bemidji high school basketball team deieated the Cass Lake high)| school team at Cass Lake Tuesday evening a score of 24 to 18, in the second game between these two teams this season, the first encounter resulting in a 32 to 18 victory on the Bemidji floor. Coach J. W. Smith, who accompanied the team, reports a very clean and fast game. Neumann led the scoring for Be- midji_with seven field goals. Davis completed the scoring w two field goals and six free throws. -Boyce and Smith, guards and H ter, completed the Bemidji li For Cass Lake, Waldon scoring with three field baskets seven free throws. Bob Caswell con pleted the scoring with two field go: and one iree throw. Red MeGinnis officiated the game and his work met with the approval of hoth B When the St. Cloud high squad comes to Bemidji to meet the 1ocal squad Friday evening at the new armory, the local squad has angther hard game on its hands. Although Bemwidji won at St. Cloud last week by'a score of 19 to 15, it is' expecte that the encounter on the Bemidji floor will result in a very close game also. By defeating St. Cloud Bemid- ji will strengthen its standing in,the third athletic district championship race and with a favorable turn of events may have a good opportunity to lead the district. The boys are now grilling hard for this game, since the uthletic rivalry between these two schools has al- ways been keen and Bemidji is bent on giving St. Cloud a second defeat in the same season. A number of Bemidji girl fans journeyed to Cass Lake last evening on the freight train to witness the game, but arrived there about a half hour after it was all over. THIEF RIVER FALLS TO PLAY GIANTS TONIGHT Exceptionally Close and Hard Game Looked for at New Armory Tonight Bemidji basketball fans arc assured a rare treat this evening when the Bemidji city basketball team meets the Thief River Falls city team at the new armory at 8 o’clock. This will be the second meeting between these two teams this year, the first resulting in a 25 to 10 victory for Thief River Falls on its own floor. Since that time a number of former high school and city team stars have been added to the Bemidji line-up with the result that this city now boasts as almost entirely different aggregation from that which played Thief River Falls before, It is &iso understood that the visitors have added another strong player to their line-up, taking the place of Myron Plummer, who 1s now playing with the Bemidji squad. Consequently two evenly matched teams will take the floor tonight in a game which promises action from start to finish. The Bemidji squad has just completed a two weeks’ tour which has put the squad in the best of condition to put up an _old-time A practice game last Saturday night showed the few fans who were pres- ent thut Bemidji now has every right to give its hearty support to this new outfit, and it is expected that a rec- ord attendance will witness the game this evening. Thief River Falls possesses one of the fastest teams in northern Minne- gota and is out for the championship of the Ndrthwest. A Bemidji victory tonight would put a decided crimp in the visitors’ championship hopes. With the line-up which the Bemidji Giants now boast, ardent followers of the team look for Bemidji to win, but ex- pect a very close and hard-fought game. - Pummer, Tanner, Fred and Frank Phibbs, Cameron and Frank McGinnis will represent the Bemidji Giants, while_ it is not known definitely just what line-up Thief River Falls will bring for this game. The visiting aggregation realizes what it is up against here and will no doubt start ROADSRECORDS FEATURE STATE HIGHWAY WORK BIG MILEAGES LISTED ON HIGHWAY REPORTS New Highway Development Plan Yields Wide-Spread Benefits in Single Season P New construction on 1,371 miles, reshaping and resurfacing over 2,022 miles and daily patrol or mainte- nance on 6,855 miles of the 7,000- mile system of state trunk highways are among big mileages in a review made today by Charles M, Babcock, state highway commissioner, of 1921 operations under Minnesota’s new highway development program. Confined entirely to work by state forces on the trunk routes, the com- missioner's statement alludes to op- erations on the local roads, or secon= dary system for which the big part of road and bridge funds are provid- ed, only in a brief reference to the present movement to insure maximum results, for that money. Big Gains Listed. New construction in 1921 includes - {765 miles of grading, compared with 1,499 miles listed as graded when the state took over the trunk routes, and 497 miles of gravel-surfacing, against 1,371 in pevious years. Also, the tate maintenance forces reshaped 1,- 71 miles and resurfaced 885 miles. The paved mileage was nearly doub- led, 109 miles having been added. largely through county reimburse- ment projects, to the total of 112 m;‘](m paved in previous years combin- ed. The state highway department last |Vear used $12,566,821.79 on its own operations on the trunk highway sys- tem, besides supervising nearly $7,- 000,000 more work for counties. The Babcock plan was made ef- fective April 25 and therefore was in actual operation only eight months. This fact was cited by John H. Mul- len, deputy commissioner and chief hlghwuy engineer, who added that it lends significance to the first season showing. Mr. Mullen said that 1922 funds may be reduced but the depart- ment'will attempt to make an equal or bigger showing, taking advantage of reduced construction costs, lower freight rates, and the results to be flbtfllnf.‘d by a more perfect working organization. Commissioner Babcock previously intimated that only at the end of another successful year will the public gain an idea of benefits to come from the better roads pro- gram, o Local Roads Get Most. ¢ 1921 state trunk highway fund of $12,556,621.79 reproé‘cnmz $5,- 616,113.60 of motor vehicle tax rev- (Contnued on Pagoe 4) BEAUMONT TO MEXICO SHIP SERVICE TO 5TART (By United Press) * Beaumont, Texas, Feb. 8.-—The only passenger service from the gulf coast to Mexico will be inaugurated today when the steamer Jalico will clear this port for Mexican ports. The Mexican Navigation company, ownery of. the Jalico, have assigned four vessels, including the Jalico, to this service, it was announced, and trips will be made semi-monthly. The steamer Jalico is of 3,000 tons capacity. In addition to the passen- fger service, the ship will carry ap- proximately 2,000 tons of freight, it wad said. PARENT AND TEACHER CLUB MEETS FRIDAY AFTERNOON The Parent and Teachers club will meet at the State Teachers college Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock. All parents and those interested are urg ed to be praesent. SAYS POWER FARMING WILL REDUCE COSTS 1i,/77 (By United Press) St. Paul, Feb., 8.—Power farmjng is the only thing that will save the farmer this year.. Tractors doing the work of several men will reduce pro- duction costs. Wheat is still much higher in price than prior to the war. The problem, therefore, is to reduce production costss These are the views of J. B. Bartholemew, chairman of the nation- al tractor and power farming exhibi- tion, here this week. “Wheat in the. Southwest is dam- aged,” said Bartholemew. “Farmers in the middle and northwestern states bave wonderful opportunities. They can reduce production costs by power farming.” Bartholemew said the tractor show the game with its strongest line-up.)was very successful considering the A fast, clean game is assured by the circumstanc Bemidji boys and hearty public sup-1the price cutting war between 1 port iy invited, — v e son iy - He declined to di¢suss n- afacturers,