Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 16, 1922, Page 1

5\ W The Pioneer is the only daily within 100 miles of Bemidji .and has, the largest circulation Northern Minnesota. e e — ATHER REPORT Wota—Increasing ' cloudi- T g some\vhpt unsettled Friday; rising temperature. 4 “BEMIDJL, MINN,, THURSDAY EVENING, FEB. 16,1922~ _.58c PER MONTH VOLUME XiX. NQ. 258. .. ... TERMOFCO Gra:ul Jury Returns sevérai - Indictments; Tom Won to " Plead Late Today" TWO WOMEN SERVING ON PETITJURY TODAY Appropriate -P.rograrn Attends Presentation of Citizenship Papers Wedhes_day Several indictments 'were returned late yesterday by the.grand jury still in session at the .court house, and among them was: an - indictment against Tom Won, Chinaman, charg- ed with assault in the: second degree for an allegéd attack upon Hun Kee, another Chinaman, ‘at the Mandarin Cafe a few weeks ago.- He was ar- raigned about 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon ‘and late today he will be given an opportunity to plead .guilty or not guilty. -Upon~his plea V_fll] depend whether or not he will:be fried by jury at this term of court. i The petit jury met today and court | is now in session, hearing the case of Mildredi Van' Kirk vs. A. E. Gibson| et al, in which the plaintiff seeks :to yocover alleged ~-damages resulting from an automobile' accident :-last July 5. The case is'now being tried and will probably- continue wel} into tomorrow before given to the jury. . William Hall of Eckles town- ship has the distinction of being the first womon to be drawn to serve on a petit jury in Beltrami county. She is not ing, however, since she was discharged. Mrs.-0: “W. Decker of Kelliher and ‘Mrs: Gesrge Paquin _uf. Liberty township, however, are -in- cluded in the -personnel of the jury sitting during the present trial. : It is expected that scveral more indictments will. be returned by the grand jury . late thig -afternon and several of those indicted -will ther: be given an - opportunity to plegd. Among the cases now heing consid- ered are a number -of. liquor cases yesulting from a recent clean-up drive conducted here by -city and county officials. ... 2 £ Under the~direction of Miss Mar- tha Fibigar and Miss Alma -Munson, a yery interesting patriotic program was “piven - by the’ school pupils at the court house yesterday afternoon, preceding the receiving of naturaliza- tion papers by a group of newly-made citizens. The court house was filled to capacity, a ‘liarge number being required to stand, ("l‘hc first number, a song, “I Salute Thee, Old Glory,” was given by Miss Rulien’s sixth grade pupils, ~after ‘which an exercise “m an Ameri- can” was well given by Miss Alice Harnwell end -Donald Mitchell, Alice (Continued on Page 8) . E. CARSON TAKEN T0 HINNEAPOLIS HOSPITAL G. E. Carson, who has been in a eritical condition: as the result of heart and stomach trouble for the past two weeks, was moved from his home last night and taken to Dr. Farr, a Minneapolis S| ecialist at St. Bartholomew’s hospital, Minncapolis. Mrs. Carson, his daughter, Mrs: Juli Miller, Dr..E. H. Smith and Mr. C son’s nurse nccamp.am-;rl him. § They were to arrive at Minneapolis thi¢ morning where Mr.: Carson was to be taken to the hospiizl. It was;| expected that an operation wenld be performed sometine today, but .at press time no word had been received from tliere relative to his condition. It is expected that word will be re- ceived before night and if so, it wilt be posted in The Pioneer, window: sl Feiuinine) MINE WAGE SCALE PARLEY ADOPTS COMMITTEE’S REPORT (By United Press) ndianapolis, Feb. 16.—Conserva- ti\'Ie clemlcn(s in the United Mine Workers wage conference tightened their hold when the wage scale con- ference here adopted the final report of the credentials:committee without seating Alexander Howatt and his followers who had been expelled from LOCAL TEACHERS PLAY: Teachers college The Bemidji State T basketball gg(uad_ is “going’ ll}rough regular practica’ in preparation to take on the Hibbing Junior college squad at the new armory tomorrow night. A meeting of these two teams at Hibbing last week resulted in a 22 1o 5 vietory for Hibbing but Coach F. P. Wirth now expects that the Be- midji squad wilk make a far bettes showing on the home floor, with possi- ble victory in sights - The Hibbing college boasts one of the best teams on the Iron Range and will come here confident of victory. The Bemidji teachers hope to put a crimp in the Hibbing dove. In any event a hard-fought game is being looked for by local fans and it i3 cxpected that a large crowd will he present to sec the teachers in ac- Jion again, their first game this week HAMLINE MEN PRESENT Hears Program Given By A large’ aild ‘gppreciative ‘audience reeted the Hamline Upiversity Men’s lee.club at the Grand theater Wed- nesday: evening, :when that organiza- tion appeared:-under. the auspices of the-Bemidji B. P. O¢Elks. The the- .|ater was filled nearly to capacity when the curtain raised at-8:15 for the opening number by the. entire club. Every member presented by the club and.its various soloists was put over in fine style and-was well receiv- ed. ‘Perhaps the numbers which prov- ed:the- most-popular were those given by'the “Knut Quartet,” consisting of Messrs. Frankson, Skiff, Herrmann and. Sungin. - Fred Frankson took an important part in the performance, he appearing as the club’s reader. In his humorous readings he was return- ed for several encores, while his more serious’ readings. earlier on the pro- gram were flar'g, sly presented. Prof. J. A’ %, ¥, director of the clup,-who is we %, 'ayorably knowi: in twin: city mus_ 0y Rirs, gave two tenor- solos and &, %'-ncou. Alvin Courtney, second %, - -appeared early on the.progran. % wo solos. Allen, Fitschen gave v -~ " solos in commendable manner. The program given wa. «aried nature -and- served its .intex .ed-pur- pose, that of. furnishing entertain- ment suitable to every person in-the audience. -The fact that Robert Nay- lor, son.of Mr. and Mrs. A. J, Naylor Sr., of -this city is a member of the club, and took part in the concert last night, lent local color to the perform- ance, although he played no particu- lar role, appearing only in the clul] numbers. - i Following the close of the concert, which lasted nearly two hours, the! members of the club were entertained by a number of young ladies at a social time and ‘dancing party at the Elks club. From here the club left this morning for Brainerd where it will appear tonight. HIGBE IS MAKING FINE ™ Paul K Hanna, exchange editor of ‘the Hamline: Oracle,calis -attention to_the showing being made in hasket- ball:by Walter Higbe, son of Mr. and Mrs.J; C. Higbe of this.eity, now. a freshman ‘at $he; university. .- Higbe was one of the Sutstanding stars of the Bemidji-high school basketball squad last year and 'is . apparently ‘making pood-at Hamlirie-in the.posi- tion- of right forward. .. In:the Coe college: game.. of Saturday, Feb. 4, Higbe was put in as substitute and ‘showed so much fight and ability that undoubtediy he will find a permanent berth on the team. After defeating Coe.college with a score of 28 to 17, Hamline defeated 'St. Thomas last Wednesday, Feb. 8, with-a score of 33 to 30, and Higbe .again stared. 'This is Higbe's first year at the in- stitution and this js a very creditable record for any. freshman to make. He plays at the same position this week against Macalester college and a re- turn game against St. Thomas col- lege. Higbe is also a pledge to the Phi Delte fraternity. TEX RICKARD INDICTED ON CHARGES MADEZ BY GIRLS (By United Press) New York, Feb. 16:.—"Tex” Rick- ard, famous boxing promoter, was in- dicted by the grand jury today on charges made by young girls, ELKDOM WAS FOUNDED "FIFTY-FOUR YEARS AGO ‘Today Is 54th “Anniversary of Birth of B. P. O. Elks in New York City The dawn of Fcbruary 16, 1922, marks an anniversary of keen inter- est to nearly 1,000,000 American men. ’ Fifty-four years ago—on Feb. 13, 1868—a little group:of 14 men sat in a stuffy room in New York .City. Twice they voted on a matter they had been dehating for. weeks. On {he second ballot, the now almost-for- gotten fraternal ‘order of the “Jolly Corks” was disbanded. And the Ben- evolent and Protective Order of Elis 'was born. 1 The b4th anniversary ‘of ‘the. order’s | {pirth shows a membership of more than: 15,000 Elks in more than. i, 400 lodges that dot the, Umted States of America. At Anchorage; Alacka, the farthest north Elk lodge stands amid almost polar ice and snow. Elk AN ENJOYABLE CONCERT, BABCOCK INVITES BIDS New Season ‘With Calls on 15 Projects Officers Are “Elected ~ After Talks Encouraging Such a Club Are Heard highway projects. NELS WILLET OF FROHN leased by the hizhwaer IS ELECTED PRESIDENT o Three or four big lett ned, he said. Another Meeting to Be Held Later in Spr_ing to Take in More Members mates are nearing complegjon. A very representative: group of breeders attended the meeting held Wednesday in the rooms of the Civie & Commerce association to. organ- ize the Beltrami Holstein Breeders as-| sociations C.. Dvoracek was chosen as temporary chairman and B. M. Gile, temporary secretary. J. F. Johnson of Hines gave a very en- thusiastic talk in which he’ praised highly the Holstein cattle. He has had Holstein cattle on his farm for & num- ber of years and has:been-very suc- cessful with them. He urged theor- ganization of such an association, Nels Willet of Frohn township, 'pro- bably ‘the oldest breader of Holstein cattle in the county, spoke of the old dairy breeders’ association which was organized in the agricultural rooms! o§ the high school h?iforedth; days —— of a county .agent, and said that th association had died after the organi- | DEPARTMENTS GWE OUT zation of the Beltrami County Farm Bureau.. association. During its ex- istence, Mr. Willet claims, the breed- ers associ‘ntion accomplished much good- in his locality.” He stated that botl{ the Holstein and Guernsey breeds would make better improve-| ment if there were some competition between the associations. Peter Narum, Golliep Hofer, E. E. Schulke, Lawrence Dodge and all otl ers present being in fayor of organiz- ing an assbéiation, motion was made to proceed to organize, A constitu: tion.was adopted and the following o ficers were clected: President, Ne Willet of Frohn township; vice presi- ent, .J. ‘F. Johnson -of Hines; secre- tinued this scason, he gaid. needed road betterments. ‘Corner Has Been Turned on = Way to Normalcy (Capitol News Service.) period, says: ing the: farmer ON NEW HIGHWAY WORK Hili\way Commissioner Opens Fifteen big construction jobs—T75 miles of heavy grading, thyee miles ol paving and a number of bridges esti- mated at mote than $1,000,000— make up the first 1922 list of trm\kl Charles M. Babcock, state highway commissioner, this week called for bids on the group to be opened March 9 in the new building in St. Paul department. gs early this spring will speed the new work plan- John H. Mullen, deputy commis- sioner and chief highway engincer, announced that the first list repre- sents less than a third of the new projects for, which plans and esti- Im- mediately upon final approvals, the additional jobs will be made . public and bids will be asked. - Policies for building up the poor stretches in long mileages of otherwise good roads and sections may gain benefits will be con- Highway officials are agreed that, in spite of a possible; reduction of, funds from the 1921 total, conditions | are favorable for a new record year of . advancement on the trunk high- way sysctem. Prices are back to pre- war levels, freight rates are lower, the department organization is bet- ter perfected and other conditions are improved, it was explained. The high- .way program should be pushed to the limit, the officials added, to take ad- vantage of bargain prices, to speed restoration of normaleyy and to make COST OF LIVING FACTS| Actual Statistics Prove ‘That Washington, Feb. 16, —Julius H. Barnes, former wheat director, call- g attention to the rise of wheat 12 ‘cents and corn two cents in a week’s “It is time to_quit tell- | that he is hnnkrupt.; GUMMER DENIE TESTIMONY OF nesday Until 3:30 When Court’ Adjourned DENIAL AFTER DENIAL ENTERED BY ACCUSED Tells Graphic Story of Death Chamber When He Went to Call Marie Wick (By United Press) Valley City, N. D., Feb. 16.—From 10 o'clock . yesterday morning until 3:30 p. m., when court was adjourn- ed because of the illness of one of the attorneys for_the defense, Wil- liam Gummer, defendant, was on the stand in the murder trial here, in which justice is seeking the slayer o Marie Wick, Grygla, Minn., girl. His testimony consisted of denial after denial of testimony given by the state's witnesses. On the stand vesterday afternoon he denied the “stand pat” story as told by Murphy, a state’s witness and former trusty in the Cass county jail. He denied that he opened the door for the officer with the key he had given Marie the night before. He kt!eclawd it was the officer, not he who | firstt suggested suicide. He told a graphic story of the death chamber when he entered around 6 o’clock to discover why the girl did not answer her call. Therc was no key in the door. He advanc- ed into the room two or three steps before he noticed the gruesome, bloody figure on the bed. He thought ‘thM possibly he did not take his hand off the door knob. Frightened for fear that as a discoverer he would away and for a few minutes told no one. Then he called Fred Law- rence,- son of the proprietor. Mr. Lawrence at first manifested little in- terest, but Gummer insisted that the girl had slceping sickness or was deud R is ti it telling industry that 0., i ary. ¥ 3 McCurdy of Bemidji, and | 1t s time to qui g 1 4t oy something. Lawrence then told tl'géui'er, E.E. chu!ke of Tefi’sérike‘. there is no f{“ o ma:k& b A“d 4 (pimto throw some water through the selling prices are on theyip-grade. . . itransom and revive her. = Gummer _ Owing to the severe weather, only a smait-niumiber of those intending.to join -were-able to be present. The Tollowing are those who joined at the ! first meeting: Nels Willet, B. M. Gile, E. E. Schulke,. Golligp Hofer, Peter Narum, J. J. Opsahl, Mrs. J. Croon, “The department o since the first of the year. Lawrenéc Dodge; A, 1. Davie, I F. and raiironds, increased their labor | T A \ \ orces. In Def Porte, H! L.- Arnold, W. T. Blakeley |\ 0400 ©hductry, 'the increase was | and J. C. Vogler - Another meeting will be held later in the spring to secure more member- ships. - The annual dues are $1 and arg to be sent to J. J. McCurdy of Bemidji or E. E. Schulke of Tenstrike. 89.9 per cent; in Sioux Ci 21 per cent, 14.8 per cent. 40 cities reporting increases. has been a 19.5 per cent cost of HARDING IS IN FAVOR [has'icen OF GENERAL SALES TAX (. ARy Tpitea Erss).. Washington, Feb. 16.—A' general ports 4 14 per cent sales tax offers the gnly practicable means ‘providing a soldier bonus at this time, President Harding declared in a letter which he will send to Chairman Fordney of the house ways and means committce today,’ Repre- sentative Longworth of Ohio said af-lat b tor a conference with the president | damagi at noon. however. light through reports ometer of good times. of 1921. lCHIMHEYWFIRE CALLS OUT abor reports that refurns from 1,428 factories, em- ()50kad ploying more than 500 persons each, | 0o fw',_ Her dyes indicate that an almost five per cent |T38 over Her cyes. gain in employment, has been made Nearl, all industries, outside of steel, textiles , lowa, and in San Francisco, Chicago was listed with a four per cent improvement among The bureau of labor statistics re- ports that in the past 18 months tlnlgrc iv- A further fact comes to of automobile license offces, the purchasing of new cars being jpstly regerded as a bar- Maryland re- increase in Jan- uary tag sales for 1922 over the total DEPARTMENT TO 1206 DEWEY A chimney fire at 1206 Dewey ave- nue czlled out the fire department 55 last evening. . No mentionable e was done to the residence, moved a table up to the transom and He said the girl had a red James Farrell, the was deseribed as five fee Y | ches tall, betaveen 26 and 3 age,'tanned, and dressed in a shabby dark, faded suit and cap, and appar- be accused of the crime he hurried! |SUPERIOR LEGION TEAM - PLAYS GIANTS TONIGHT Interesting Game Laoked for | When Tnurin' Sgud Meets Strong Local Team Although the Bemidji Giants are expected to win tonig{xt, the game with the. Superior American Legion basketball squad at the new armory promises to be very interesting and hard-fought. The Superior outfit is making a tour through the north- western part of Minnesota and is meeting the best teams which this section of the state possesses. It lost to Thief River Falls, two games, and to Crookston Monday night. Tues- day night Superior defeated the Ada city team by a score of 46 to 27. With McGinnis and Cameron, cen- ter and guard on the Giants team, p‘!aymg with the Superior outfit at Crookston and Ada a fine showing was made. McGinnis and Cameron are to play against the Superior team to- night, however, in their regular posi- tions. Plummer, Tanner, Fred and Frank Phibbs and George Graham arc available to ‘complete the line-up. Plummer and Tanner have been play- ing with Sauk Center this week but are expected to take part in the game tonight. Fans are assured throughout, since . -Smith has been selected to refevee. This is the style of game which meets with th: heartiest approval among local fans of game which meets with the heart- iest approval among local fans and with the players as well. For Superior Duff and O’Neil pre- sent a strong combination, these men b‘emg responsible for the majority of Superior’s ring. Those who wit- nessed the last two games played by the Giants ave fully aware of thefact that Bemidji now boasts a strong team, which is deserving of hearty support. Following the game an informal dencing party will be held at the new arnjory under the auspices of the basketball team and it is urged that there be a large attendance at both events. Good music is assured for the danceq a clean game KELLOGG IS T0O BUSY TO CONDUCT CAMPAIGN In a leter received by -the Pioneer Wednesday, Senator Frank B. Kellogy tells why be refrains from returning to Minnesota from the senate at this time to conduct a pre-conyention cam- p:u}zn for nomination to succeed him- 80 He has received many gencrous invitations urging him to returp at this time to make speeches during the campaign period. He declares '|that it is impossible for him to get ¢|away from his duties, which he w: cleeted td perform. The treati framed by the conference of limit tation of armaments are now before it, center of the auto | opp1y way a workingh man. He had no pact with Brown, the witness said. He said he had no op- portunity to fix a story. ALLEGED MASTER BANDIT IS CAPTURED BY POLICE (By United Pre New York, Feb. 16.—Police today captured Henry Neilson, 25, alleged master bandit.” He is believed to be chief of the gang of gunmen that is responsible for numerous bold rob- beries during the last few weeks. son, who also uses the name of Henry Kauffman, is only 25 years old, and declared b ypolice to have confessed to have participated in sev- eral “big jobs.” They expect further confessions -and predict his arrest will result in breaking up underworld gangs of outlaws. lodges rise at Brownsville, Texas, and Key West, Florida—farthest. _south- southern points of . the continental United Statés. The Canal: Zone-has its lodge at Balboa Heights. The :U. S. island possessions are starred with Elk lodges..at Manila_in the Philip- ines, at Honolulu and Hilo in Hawaii, at Guam, and at_San Juan in Porto Rico. And the Elks, of America are working to initiate their millionth member by July, 1922, wpen. the Grand Lodge meets at Atlantic City. Phe body of the founder rests to- day in Mount Hope cemetery, Boston, Mass., beneath a great granite, bould- er bearing a bronze plate with. the inscription: 2 0 “Charles Algernon Sidnev Vivian. jFounder of the Order of Elks. Died {Continued on page 6). 7= 2N i b sy e ety g e News reports and concerts are being transmitied by vadicphone throughaut the Middie West~News liem '\ i | — 7 e e e A A i /% ‘Jof the outer air. .| filled container, Signor Vaugean has the foreign relati committee, of which he is a member. Following that will come the bonus bill, the tariff h\'Tl. the farm credits bill and other mat- ters of very great importance. By his failure to visit Minnesota he does not wish anyone to feel that he is indifferent or unappreciative of thc generous support and confidence which have been given him. PORTLAND BANK FAILS TO OPEN THIS MORNING (By United Press) Portland, Oregon, Feb. 16.—The State Bank of Portland failed to open for business this morning. The as- sets are based at $300,000, with de- posits of $3,000,000. AIRSHIP EXPECTED T0 SET NEW SPEED RECORD Airless Airship Dirigible to Be Constructed In Italy By Balloon Expert (By United :Press) n, Feb. 16.—An airless air- ship dirigible capable of a speed of 215 miles an hour at high air levels is to be constructed in Jtaly from tie glann of Signor Vaugean, leading talian balloon expert. Signor Vaugean’s ship is to be a vacuum, with three ordinary envel- opes, one inside the other. From a perfect vacuum in the inner envelope, air pressure would be regulated in the intermediate and outer envelope 80 ag to prevent collapse of the amr- ship through the enormous pressure Italian experts are enthusiastic over Signor Vaugran's inventi 1 is expected to revolutionize dirigible flying in peace and war. Instead of using the present gas- created plans the basis of which is the inner vacuum envelope—lighter, na- turally, than the lightest gas, from which air would be expelled by means of vacuum pumps. Experiments with vacuum airships have failed because of the enormous presgure of the outer atmosphere, amounting, with a per- fect vacuum, to as much as 15 pounds to the square inch, on the outside of the ship. Signor Vaugean believes he has overcomeg_this by building a ship in three sections, one inside the other. The space between the outside of the ship and the first interior hull would be partly emptied of air. Still mor would be pumped from the intcrme diate envelope. The center hag would (Continued on page 6) Bishop G. G. Bennett Exi;l;ins to Interested Audience Importance of Plan = FIELD REPRESENTATIVE TO SPEAK HERE FEB. 25 Special Noon-Day Luncheon to Be Served and Talk By Glick Follows — An unusually large number of members and visitors were entertain- ed in an exceptional manner at yes- terday's . noon-day luncheon of the Civic & Commerce association. They were favored with an address by Bishop G. G. Bennett, who took as hsi topic, “The Deep Waterway to the Sea.” He said that he would make no attempt to discuss the great proj- ect of the Lakes-to-Ocean waterway from a technical, commercial or in- dustrial standpoint, or politically, be- “New York is attending to He said that he preferred rather to discuss this astoundingly great ef- fort as the bringing of a vast oppor- tunity for the diffusion from the great northwest to the whole world of the highest und best spiritual and moral influence. He electrified hix hearers with his eloquence, and con- vineing logic. As one of our thoughtful business men remarked, “he gave us some things to think about, that if remem- bered by us, will be sure to make us better citizens and better men.” G. G. Glick, field representative of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tide- water Commission of Minnesota, will speak at the Civic & Commerce asso- ciation rooms Saturday, February 25, in the interest of the Lakes-to- Ocean waterway improvement, which will mean so much to this section of the country. His subject deals with a matter of vital importance to every business man, in the city or on the farm, meaning inereased prosperity for the northwest. It is esential that all get solidly behind the 'movement if necessary legislation is to be cnacted by con- gress. The speaker is a rapid-fire orator who astounds his hearers with his force and eloquence. A special noon-day luncheon will be served in the assocaition rooms and the talk by Mr. Glick will imme- diately follow. FAIR BOOSTERS DISCUSS PLANS FOR BIGGER FAIR After the noon-day luncheon of the Civic & Commerce association Wed- nesday, the Beltraumi County Agri- cultural association met in the asso- ciation rooms and discussed plans in general for the coming year. Alto- gether, the plans were of very con- structive natur although nothing definite has been decided upon to date except that next fall’s fair will be even bigger and better than the one held here last year. E. E. Schulke of Tenstrike resign- ed as a director of the association and J. L.Elwell, of this city, was elected to fill the vacancy on the board. The executive committee, according to the new bylaws, consists of the president of the association, now H. M. Clark, the secretary and three other mem- bers elected to that committee. Those elected to serve for the ensuing year are C. W. Jewett, J. L. Elwell and Thomas Porte. Directors for each department of the fair were elected also, the same persons as last year being named to have charged of the same departments. LABOR LEADERS TO SPEAK AT NYMORE FRIDAY NIGHT There will be a meeting in tha #Caristianson hall at Nympore §ri~ day evening at 7: At that time Secretary-Treasurer Lawson of the State Federation of' Labor and Mr, Cook, organizer of the American Feda eration of Labor, will talk to union men. All union men are urged to bq present on this casion. BEMIDJI MUSICALART * CLUB MEEYS TOMORROW The Bemidji Musical Art é¢lub’ will hold its regular meeting’ in the Civiz & Commerce association rooms at 4 o’clock Friday aftérnoon. The pro- gram will be patriotic in character and will include community singinjs, selections by the saxaphone section of the Juvenile band, and a solo, “In. Flanders Field,” by Mrs. Alfreda Greguson. The committee has planned a short- er program than usual in order to have time- for a social hour to follow. Members and their friends are urged to be present and get better ac- quainted with one another, The cus- tomary guest fee of 25 vents will be charged for non-members, althougl: out of town guests are welcomed wit ut charge. Mrs. Smith and M Ebert will be at the doors to inspe tickets and receive admission fees =