Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 22, 1922, Page 1

within 100 miles of Bemidji and has the largest circulation - in Northern Minnesdta, | R A Ve e L The Pioneer is the only a.n;.] J1 DAI .- PIONEER ———— Minnesota-—Snow tomg‘}i# tions. e VOLUME XIX. NO. 260 BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNEE—‘, Y EVENING, FEB. 22,-1922 85c PER MONTH AMERICA TODAY HONORS BIRTH OF WASHINGTON Of "Similar - Interest Is That Death and.Burial of This ’ Great American ORIGINAL'ACCOUNT OF FUNERAL RE-PUBLISHED The Ulster Count.y Gazet:(e of January 4, 1800, Contains Details of Funeral A copy of the Ulster County Ga-| zette, Kingston, N. Y., bearing the date of January 4, 1800, has been loaned to The Pioneer by its owner, Sanford Ralph of this city. This is- sue contains. a great many interest- ing items, principally about the death and burial of, George Washin, 7 This copy .0 fthe paper came the possession of the present o about 15 years 2go, he having tral a collection -of old coins and a c! consideration for the possession of Of special interest is the acco of the death and burial of Geo ‘Washington, the news of which wi given an “inside” position - on tl four-page papery The account .of th| death and burial of the “Father ol Our Country” follows, and it will be noted that the letter “f” was .used in many instances in place of the let- ter “s”. That appears to have been c]uxtomary among newspapers of that day. ¥ WASHINGTON ENTOMBED. Georgetown, Dec. 20. “On_Wednesday laft, the motal part of WASHINGTON, the Great— the Father of his Country and the Friend of man, was confined to the tomb, with solemn honors and funeral pomp. F “A multitude of persons affembled, from many miles around, at Mount Vernon, the choice abode - and :laft residence .of the - illuftrious chief, There were the groves—the spacious avenues, the beautiful and sublime seenes; the noble manfion—but alas! the auguft inhgbitant was now mo more. - The great soul was gone. His mortal part was theré indeed; but ah! how effecting! -how_awful the spec- tacle of such worth and greatness, thus, to mortal eyes, fallen! Yes! fallen! fallen! In the long and lofty Portico where oft the Hero walked in all his glory, now lay the fhrouded corpse. The countenance ftill' com- poscd. and: serene, seemed to depress the dignity of the spirit, which late- ly dwelt in the lifeless form! That tho those who paid the laft sad honors to the benefactor of his country, took an _impressive, a. farewell view. On the ornament at the head of the coffin, was inscribed SURGE AD JUDICIUM—about the middle of the coffin GLORIA DEO—and on the filver plate, GENERAL - GEORGE WASHINGTON, Departed this life, on the 14th, De- cember, 1799, AET, 6 “Between three and four o’clock, the sound of artillery from a veffél in the river, firing minute guns, awoke afrefh our solemn sorrow—the corpse was removed—a band of mufic with mournful -melody melted the soul in- to tenderness of woe, “The procession was formed and moved on in the following order: “Cavalry, infantry, guard, mufic, clergy, with arms reversed; the General’s horse with his saddle, hoif- ters and piftols; Colonels Simms, Ramsay, Payne, Gilpin, Marfteller and Little, pallbearers. Mourners, Masonic Brethern and Citizens. “When the procession had arrived at the bottom of the elevated lawn, on the bank of-the Potomac, where the family vault is- placed, the cav- alry halted, the infantry marched towards the Mount and formed their lines,—the clergy, the Masonic Bre- thren, and the citizens, decended to the vault, and the funeral service of the church was performed, The fir- ing was repeated from the veffels in the river, and the sounds echoed from the woods and hills around. Three general discharges of the infantry— the cavalry, and 11 pieces of artillery, which lined the'banks of the Potomac back of the vault, paid the laft trib- ute to the entombed Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States and to the departed hero. “The sun was now setting. Alas! the son of GLORY was sct forever. No—the . name of Washington—the American President and the Gener- al—wil] triumph over Death! 5 “The unclouded brightness of his Glory will ‘illuniinate the futnre . ages! BEMIDJI SCHOOL BOND ISSUE SOLD ABOVE PAR The Bemidji school bonds of $100,- 000 were sold Tuesday evening bring- ing a premium of $1,050 above par. The bids were opened by the Board of Education at their regular meet- ing as advertised and were quickly disposed of to the Minnesota Loan and Trust company and Kahlmann- Wood. company. of Minneapolis. There were quite a few bidders for the bonds, indicating that they were desirable paper, and the fact that they brought a premium is evidence that they were considered a safe and saie investmenty 23 e e et " CHILD WELFARE BOARD ~ NAMED FOR BELTRAMI State Board of Control Has Named Board; to Aid in Child Welfare Work The State Board of Control has announced the appointment of M Jameg K. Given of Bemidji. Mrs. R. M. Skinner of Baudette, Mys. R. H. Schumaker of Bemidji, J. C. McGhee of Bemidji, ex-officio member as county superintendent of schools, and Edward Paulson of Bemidji, ex- officio member as a member of the board of county commissioners, to the Beltrami. County Child Welfare Board, -It was stated at the board office that.there are now 70 child welfare boards in the state with a total rem- bership of 356, Minnesota being a pioneer leader in “this form_ of or- ganization and in the completeness and general excellence of its laws protecting “children. Several states are now studying the results here with a view to establishing similav laws. ] In complimenting_the work of the child welfare board in this county the board of . control . said: “It is a source of igratification to us ‘that your board has_recognized that the g—)tecfiou of.child life is the commu- ¥’s first obligation and a measure its-humanity. By your unselfish 7ice.to the dependent, neglected, & nquent and feeble-minded chil-| \ of your county and your effect- to-operation with Judge Joseph ‘arrig -of- the juvenile court (the \te judge) in the administration e juvenile court and mother’s mee laws, you are enrolled as a ) _.Jer in the conservation of phllq ife—a cause which Christ cherished and the development of ‘which is_the most hopeful sign of regeneration in this puzzling and chaotic 20th cen- (Continued on Page 6) NO-IMPROVEMENT SHOWN IN CONDITION OF CARSON (Special to the Pioneer.) Minneapolis, Feb. 22.—G. E. Car- son’s condition at St. Mary’s hospital is reported this afternoon as ‘“un- changed.” = Much of the timel he is unconstious. * He had a restless night and his temperature continues high. Attendants _see. no immediate likli- hood of a change either for the better or the worse. D‘EVALEI:(A lEPORfS TODAY (By United Press) Dubling Feb. 22.—Eamonn. DeVa- lera announced to the Sinn Fein con- ference here today that an agreement between opposing factions in. the treaty fight had been reached. Three months’ adjournment of the confer- ence will be taken, he said, pending the framing of the constitution for the new Irich free state. COMMUNITY CLUB PLANS ILLUSTRATED LECTURE Hibbing Man to Give Lecture Here March 3 to Encourage Landscape Gardening —— As a beginning of the annual con- test for street improvement in Be- midji, the’ Civic Improvement commit- tee of the Woman’s Civic & Commu- nity club has made arrangements for n illustrated lecture on ‘“Home- Ground and Town Beautification” to be given free of charge at the Elko theater Friday afternoon, March 8, at 4 o’clock. . Conrad B. Wolf, superintendent of the park bozrd of Hibbing, will give the lecture, illustrated by a number of stereoptican slides.. The majority of these slides are actual reproduc- tions of photographs taken in Hib- bing and vicinity, illustrating what has been done in beautifying home- grounds and building parks in this northern country, while a very few are borrowed from other cities in order to better illustrate certain spe- cial features in landscape gardening. A large number of these shides rep- resent flower studies in natvral col- ors of hardy plants, trees and shrubs which grow very successfully in Hib- bing and vicinity and are being used in large numbers in the park system there. These views help materially to get the people acquaintec with such varieties of plants thac thrive best-in this ncxthern. climate. The Community club has conduct- ed a civic improvement icampaign for the past two years and uch in- terest has been shown by the resi- dents of Bemidji. This year is the last in_which such a campaign will be staged, it is announted. Irvine ave- nue won the silver itophy the first year for having shown the mosc im- provement during thie sumnier. Last year it was won by Lincoln avenue, fifth ward. The Civic Improvet:ent co W mit- tee consists of chairman; Mes H. L. Huffman, Fred Moody. o a already been ace shed and it is urged that hearty support be' given the project this season. It is also urged that the illustrated lecture ’Mntch 3 be well patronized by both men and women. This feature is as- sured by the committee to be worth Mabel P T. J. B es the while of every resident of the . . i R ‘|from the fourth ward by a vote.of FACTIONS REACH AGREEMENT. z GARLOCK EADS Present N_l}yfij Rpfeivej‘ 702 Votes; Grossmnj 214, and.: Mrs. Mc'!'-'g;rt 426 HOYT DEFEATS STEIN FOR CITY ASSESSOR — McKinnon Re-elected in Fourth Ward; Jahr Easily Wins Over Rouse in Second Mayor A. V. Garlock was return- ed to office for a second term as the result of the city election held Tues- day. Out of a total of 1,342 votes cast,for mayor, Garlock reeeived 702 votes, 62 more than the two oppo- nents received jointly. Mrs. Joe Me- Taggart came sccond swith a vote of 426. Abe Grossman, the third can- didate for the office of mayor, receiv- ed 214 votes. The vote for mayor by wards was as follows: First ward, Garlock 189, Grossman 31, Mrs. Mec-. Taggart. 101; second ward, Garloci 162, Grossman{ 32, Mrs. McTaggart 147; third ward, Garlock 94, Gross- man_34, Mrs. McTaggart 84; fourth ward, Garlock 192, Grossman 72, Mrs, McTaggart 68; fifth ward, Garlock 65, Grossman 42, Mrs. McTaggart 68. Garlock carried every ward by a safe margin. For the office .of city lassessor, Charleg B. Hoyt was re-elected by a majority of 84 over George Stein, former city clerk. Hoyt reccived a total of 698 votes and Stein 614, a very close race for two candidates. The voting was as follows: First ward, Hoyt 152, Stein 167; second ward, Hoyt 173, Stein 167; third ward, Hoyt 154, Stein 46; fourth ward, Hoyt 149, Stein 180; fifth ward, Hoyt 70, Stein 54. In the second ward, one of the two in which there was -opposition for the office of alderman, E. R. Jahr was elected by a vote of 220 against 90 cast for C. S. Rouse. Naish Me- Kinnon was returned as alderman 165 against 154 received by F. G. Troppman. = =~ . Bt il * ‘Mrs. Beile Denley, unopposed, was elected to the office of eity clerk, which she is.now filling, by a vote of 1,002, the highést number received by -any_ unopposed candidate on the ballot. George Rhea was re-elected city treasurer by a vote of 924: He also was unopposed for ‘that office. C. W.| Warfield. was elected to serve as a member of the park board for a per- iod of five years by a vote of 943, also unopposed. For the first ward, R, A. Olson, unopposed, was eleéted as alderman by a yote of 258. Thomas E. Lldyd was elected as alderman from the third ward by a vote of 152. George Posz and P. M. Dicaire, although not candidates, :received two and one votes, respectively. G. N. Evenson was elected alderman from the fifth ward by a vote of 111, unopposed. The vote this year was considerably larger than last yeéar. As nearly as the figures on the votes cast for may- or will indicate the number of votes cast, there was a total of 1,342. Last year only 1,166 votes were cast for mayor, Garlock being the only candi- date at that time. For the office of S e GEORGE ‘WASHINGTON 1732-1799 At . VIRGINIA TEAM UNABLE TO PLAY HERE TONIGHT Snowstorm on Prevents Virginia Squad From Getting Thru Word was receivll from the Vir ginia Junior college basketball squad this noon that the snow storm on the Iron Range has prevented that team from getting through to Bemidji for the game scheduled for this evening with the State Teachers college squad of this city to have been played at the new armory. The message stat- ed' that the team started for Bemid;i this morning by way of the electric line of Hibbing, but was stranded about half-way betwcen the two ci- ties and unable to gei cither way on account of the snow. Consequently the ketball game tonighi,” which was to have been a return zame with Vir- ginia and undoubtediv would been one of the miost enthu: games to bg played this se N the local squad. [c has not heen an- nounced whether or nov the ga will be arranged for a Juter date. VICTIN OF FIGHT IS STILL UNZONSCIOUS As a result of a fistic encounter be- tween J. Byeres and G. Brune the lat ter is confined to the St. Anthony’s hospital after spending a night in jail in a semi-conscious condition, accord- ing to the police. Both men were apprehended and placed under lock and key in the city bastile to await their appearance be- fore his honor, Judge J, F. Gibbons of the municipal court. When Officer Brennan opened the jail in the morning he found Brune on the floor of his cell. The jail was visited several timeg during the night by the police and all seemed well with the prisoners. City Physician Dr. Shannon was called at once, who, upon examina- tion ordered Brune to be taken to the hospital, where up until noon to- day hae was still unconscious, accord- ing to hospital attendants. In the meantime, Byer is being held at the local jail. Several drunks were taken in by the police Tuesday and appeared be- fore Judge Gibbons, to show cause vill be no bas- assessor last year there were 1,284 votes cast as against 1,312 this year. why_ they should not pay a fine or spend a few days with the sheriff. ‘ture prosperity of Bemidji, the Iron Rnnge‘{h“s decided to begin its 1122 istruction program as | weather will permit. l‘becn secured and a: {Forks Bay, Lamoure this {carrying capacity. SUMMER RESOR Grand Forks Bay, LaMoure and Diamond Point to Have Electricity SEVERAL NEW COTTAGES LOOKED FOR THIS SEASON Birchmont to Be Supplied With More Ample Supply This Coming ‘Season Believing that timés are going to | be better in the immediate future an- backed by unshaken faith in the fu- Min- nesota Electric Light & Power soon as Money to finance t'.e projects hat result Grand and Diamond Point will be wired for decirical serv e. The wir Irvine avenue and street and will be strung into La- moure on the Birciimomt r)id, thence to Grand_Forks Bay, and on to Dia- mond Point. Summer resorters at these pop- ular, growing resorts have longed for is action on the part of the elec- tric light company for a number of years and indications are that dozens of new cottages will be constructed as soon as this work is completed, Light wires to- the State Teachers college have been installed for sometime, but this line could not be lextended to accommodate the cottag- t the Bay, because of its limited The Irvine avenue: line will carry any kind of load and es - therefore the line will be built from this connection. Birchmont cottages will also cone in for their share of conveniences, as lines of ample cupncity will be constructed to this, the northwest’s greatest and most modern summs« re- sort. Cottage user~ in this esction will be able to cook, hear and light by electricity. . The work -will be completed redy —for “eabiy swite: resort users. HUSBAND REFUSES TO DEFEND HIS OWN WIFE (By United Press) Devils Lake, N. D., Feb. 22.—The federal court here today witnessed an unusual spectacle of an indicted wo- man’s plea of guilty being rejected while her husband stood by refusing to defend her, declaring that if she was guilty she would have to pay the penalty. Mrs. Marie Dobson plead guilty to the indictment of using the maii to defraud. An attorney was ap- pointed to defend her. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OBSERVE WASHINGTON'’S BIRTHDAY The Bemidji public schools were closed all day today in honor of the birthday of George Washington, first president of the United States born February 22, 1732. Regular classes are to be resumed again tomorrow. Local banks were also closed all day today. NN NS NNNY Rt i NN\ S SN\ Y _,. 14 v WELL O TelL You " THETRUTH DAD, | WAS ] 60N’ T0 CHOP TS |PARK RAPIDS GIVEN uesav - AIRSHIP ROMA First Places in District Meet Are Given Park Rapids; Bemidji Is Second Park Rapids high school carried off the honors in the declamatory- oratorical contest among district high schools held at the Methodist church in-this city Tuesday evening, altho in the minds of the majority who at- tended the contest Park Rapids de- served only first place in the oratori- cal contest. Bemidji was awarded second place in the oratorical con- test on the selection given by Roy Webster, “Vision of Warp” turn of Regulus.” was the given by Fred Meinke of Park ids, who was awarded’ firs In the declamatory contest, two of the judges at first gave first place to Marian Vaaler of Fosston, who very ably gave “Famine Scene from Hiawatha.” Later it was ruled that she had over-run 10 minutes allotted euch speaker by four or five seconds and although Miss Vaaler’s delivery was by far the t, the choice for first position then lay between Be- midji and Park Rapids. Averaging of the ratings tied these two schaols for the honors, but averaging of per- centages gave Park Rapids a margin of f fteenths of a point. Conse- quently, first place in this contest went to Park Rapids, despite the fact that the selection given by Alma Becker was a humorous selection and as such is supposed to be barred from such contests. This selection, however, does not bar Bemidji from taking part in the divisional contest to be held before March 15 at a place to be decided later, since both first and second < fir place winners are to vepresent the district in both the oratorical and de- clamatory contests. Second place in (Continued on page 6) " BIRTH OF WASHINGTON All Masons, whether members of the Bemidji lodge or not, are invited to attend the supper to be g iven by the Eastern Star at the Masonic¢ hali at 6 o’clock this evening and also to attend the session which will follow shortly after. . Bemidji Lodge A. F. and A. Ma- sons held a special communication fihis afternoon, beginning at 1:1 for the purpose of putting on (hird degree work. This speciul ting is.in_honor of George. Washin great patriot and a Mason, and priate addresses are to be given at the session this evening. and Grand Pray have real messago: cons tonight. In addit there will be an add liam Elliott of' this « being made for a la at the supper and .lso the evi session, by Rev. Wu Plans are e attendance g SNOWSTORM AND WIND DELAY TRAIN TRAFFIC Practically All Trains in and Out of Bemidji Are Behind Schedule e With an all-night snow storm and a good.-stiff wind from the east, traffic on most of the railroads leading into (was considerably delayed. The Minneapolis, Red Lake and Man- itoba railway company was the only one to report train service as usual. The regular freight from the north arriving on time and the morning pas senger from Redby heing but a few minutes late. The Greatt Northern Sauk Center |y train was stalled in a snow drift in the yards this morning and was about two hours delayed in starting on its CAUSES DEATH AND INJURIES Thirty-four Are Killed and Eleven Injured When Ship Crashes to Ground . CAUSE OF COLLAPSE H BEING PROBED TODAY L — Strong Demand Arises Today That Appropriations for Dirigibles Be Scrapped (By United Press) folk, Va., Feb. 22.—Army air experts today ted their igation to determine the cause of the disaster of the American air- ship, Roma, in which 34 were killed and 11 injured. Flames seared the twisted steel vemains of the once queen of the American’sky, near Norfolk today. No one will ever know what caused her to collapse, one officer of Lang- ley Field told the United Press. Prac- tically every one of the 34 victims were burned to death. Indications are that few of the men were killed by the fall. Most of the bodies were identified by trinkets, so thoroughly did the flames do their work of de- struction. Major Patrick, chief of the army service of Washington, was -on_the grounds today with his court of in- quiry to determine the blame. The court of inquiry will require several days to complete its investigation. The opinion is that in making a nose-dive, they failed to allow for inereased power in making the turn- over, and the rudder broke. ‘This oceurred. at a heighth of 650 f Licut. Burt tried desperately to sij nal the shi spond. aptain Mabrey to shut off the motors. A second lu- ter the dirigible thrust her nose into a mass of scrap iron and collapsed. A huge { flames shot from the huge gas bag lifting it high in the air, inve cuers were unable to get near the aivship because of the flames. They picked up Licut. Reiley, who had jumped from the machine, fail- ing to use his parachute, (By United Press) i Washington, Feb. strong all appropriations for dirigibles be scrapped & in congress today as the result of the Roma disaster at Norfolk terday, which took a total of 34 ] 3 ~Because of the destruction of the big army ship yester and the ex- plosion of the ZR-2 over Hull, Eng- land, last August, with a loss of 62 lives, and the loss of several smalle crafts in recent years, congressional leaders in touch ‘with the army and navy affair believe that the large sums should be saved as well as many lives. g The court of ing will conduct a hearing for seve days before making its report to the war depart- ment at Washingion. Now wall ever know what causcd the disaster, said a high of it Langley field to the United Press. “It i _impossible to find out now, with nothing but the smashed piane and most of the crew dead.” MEETING TO DECIDE ON MARIA SANFORD MEMORIAL (By United Press) Minneapolis, Feb, —To decide the form of the Maria Sanford Mem- orial to be crected by the Minnesota R., Mrs. J. R. Brandrup of Mankato called a meeting at the Uni- versity today. The committee will also decide upon a campaign for rais- journey southward. The east and west morning trains were reported from onc to two hours late. The M. & 1. trains were somewhat delayed, the Kelliher morning pass- enger for Milnncapolis arriving an hour and 10 minutes behind schedule. The Soo train for Duluth and Chi- cago, coming through from Winnipeg, was only an_hour late in arriving this morning. With the weatherman pre- dicting colder weather and a good breeze with it, indications are that traflic will be effected to a greater extent than today, as the drifts will pack hard under a cold wind. Efforts are, however, being made all along to the line to keep trains moving as near to regular schedule as is possi- ‘ble under the circumstances. WISCONSIN BANKERS IN CONVENTION AT ST. PAUL (By United Presa) St. Paul, Feb, 22.—Six hundred Wisconsin bankers are attending the conventjon of group No. 1 of the Wis- consin Bankers' association here to- flay. The meeting is the first ever held in Minnesota by a Wisconsin banking organization. CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS OPEN TONIGHT (Py United Press) Minneapolis, Feb. 22.—Play to crown a new state curling champion will begin here tonight. Every large curling club in Minnesota will be represented. Bob Dunbar, one of the world’s greatest curlers, will compete. = ing funds. Brandrup is chair- man of the Maria Sanford Sanford Memorial committee. The committee will work with one from the Univer- sity of Minnesota appointed to mem- orialize the woman who had a leading part in its development over a long period of years, MINNESOTA DENTISTS IN ". CONVENTION AT ST. PAUL (By United Presn) 1 St. Paul, Feb, 2 Minnesota dene tists are gathered in St. Paul for Lha opening of the threc-day convention of the Minnesota Dental association here today. eral of the leading dentists of the country are attends ing the convention. COAL MINERS TO FIGHT | ALONE WITH OPERATORS (By. United Iress) Chicago, Feb. 2: il must fight their tJe with ope alone in cvent of a strike April 1. Delegates of the 16 big railroad un- ions met with leaders of the mine workers at the call of President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America. It was shown, however, that noth- ing more than moral support would be offered by raiiroad union; The failure of the four big brotherhoods to delegate the vice president to for them lead ob: ers to jud to the possible result ol the con ference, B - [ poi‘sibly Thursday;; mrc ) dg) cold wave in northand S‘ k}/ . a’“‘\_\\__ 7