Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 20, 1922, Page 1

# northwest 55c PER MONTH " HRTEEN o e 8 B = % EE | —t : T £ . . : ' S . \ \ i The Pioneer is the only daily* P e T within 1(‘)?) mile:o[ Bemidji and xEAPEifbllt\ light snow has the largest circulation in tonigl colder in the rorthy Northern ‘Minnesota. i . . pertion; Tuesday generally fair, VOLUME XIX. NO, 282 . BEMIDJI, MINN., MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, 1922 GETTING READY FOR DELEGATES 70 CONVENTION St. Paul Alreadf Preparing For State Convention of Republicans March 31 KELLOGG LIKELY TO BE NOMINATED AGAIN Knutson is Not Expected to Have Serious Oposition For Renomination (From Daily Pioneer State Capitol News Bureau) St. Paul, March 20-—There is tu- mult in the city, in this quaint old saintly town--for they are getting ready for the republican state con- vention which meets in the auditorium here Friday, March 31, Charles Ad: ams, Esq., chairman of the state cen- -tral committee, presiding. It will be the first time such’a con- vention, under just such an arrange- ment, has ever been held in Minnesota and judging from the-clatter of crit- icism, it will be the last. Anyhow, the convention is going tc be held and 1,080 delegates from the counties of the state will be there to nominate_someone for United States senator; Jakie Preus for governor, Mike Holm for secretary of state; Henry Rines for state treasurer; Roe P. Chase for state auditor, 4nd tran- sact such other businéss as may co.ne before that august assemble, which, by the way, will include the nominat- ion of someone for clerk of the state supreme court. ¢ At the capitol it is freely conceded that Miss Eloise Calihan of Bemidji, St. Paul and intermediate points is the likely nominee for the high coart clerkship. Miss Calihan is assured the Ramesy delegate support, despite tne fact that George W. Rodenberg, a member of the legislatire and a life- long resident of St, Paul, has:made a personsl-plea with the Ramiesy: ‘dule- gates f_d; gkg.\-‘ ot for ghe ¥ s e D e spriinin.. it May Be Kellogg If anyone in the state capitol knows for sure who will be nominated for United States senator, he isn’t saymg it loud enough £or anyone to hear. It - may be Keliogg on the first ballot, buc that fact isn’t positev)y established. It isn’t likely at any stage of the game to be Judge Hallam and it is less likely than to be Mayor Leach of Minneapo- lis. A repcrt has. been spread -tnat Leach will make no further effort to get the nomination, on assurance that he will be nanied Minneapolis post- ‘master. Mayor Leach vigorously de- nies the report. - Schall Coming Out . 1t is more than likely that no matter whom the republicans nominate, that Thomas D. Schall blind representa- tive from the Tenth district in Cong- ress, will cme out as a republican candidate, basing his hope of election on solidifying the “radicals” including the Nonpartisan voters. Congressinan Schall has not been in any too great harmony with the other republicans in Cungress and he does not ~stand high in republican circles in Minneso- ta. It will be remembered that he was the only member of congress to vote against General Pershing. Knutson Sure To Win { Harold Knutson is not likely to have any serious opposition for renom- ination and election as congressman from the Sixth district, according to the gossip that seeps into the state capitol. The republican - organization is behind him and should he find him- self at all in peril he would receive plenty of help in carrying on a cani- paign. Andrew J. Volstead who gets th: credit, or discredit, for the prohibit- ion legislation, is to have serious op- position this year. Theodore Christian- son of Dawson has formally announc- ed that he will be a candidate against Mr. Volstead. Ay i OBENCHAIN JURY FAILS TO RETURN VERDICT; DISCHARGED Los Angeles, March 20. —District Attorney Woolwine was expected to announce today plans for the second trial of Madalynne Obenchain for the murder of J. Belton Kennedy. The mixed jury, which deliberated sixty- six hours, was discharged last night, standing 9 to 3 for conviction. HEARING ON-WOOD RATE T0 BE HELD TOMORROW A public hearing is to be held to- morrow fovenoon by the State Rail- road and Warehouse commission to hear arguments for and against a low- er freight rate on. fuel wood. This hearing is scheduled to be called to order at the Markham hotel at 10 o’clock, and will probably be adjourn- ed to the rooms. of the Civic and Commerce association. Originally scheduled for last Thurs- day forenoon, illness of O. P. B. Ja- cobson of the commission caused postponement until tomorrow. All persons interested in this pro- . ject are urged to be present and cite their views in the case. It is expect- ed that delegations will he present from ‘mearly every community in this section of the state. CURTIS SUCCESSFULLY MEETS ST. CLOUD HEAVY Bemidji Middleweigl\t Secures First and Third Falls in Interesting. Match Winning the third decisive fall n one minute and twen#y seconds vith a toe hold which made the -big St. Cloud wrestler prefer giving up, L. €. Curtis of this city. won his match a- gainst Lawrence Johnson at the new Moose hall Sunday afternoon. Weignws were announced at 156 for Curtis anud 188 for Johnson. The St. Cloud wrest- {ez appeared much heavier, neverthe- ess. . Weight was a big handicap for tec Bemidji_mat artist but he overcame this with his exceptional ability. Gui- tis possesses what is commonly cal.ed the best pair of hands in thc.wrestling game and those same hands were largely responsible for the first fa.l, which Curtis won after 26 minutes of the best kind of wrestling. This time Johnson gave up when Curtis got a head scissors and hammer-lock work- ing at its best. Curtis took the aggros- ive throughout the first fall. Johnson took the second fall in 36 minutes and ten seconds with a ha- mer-lock, which forced Curtis to give up. The second test was by far the best of the match, both men taking the ag- gressive at reguiar intervals. Altogether the match was very sat- isfactory to those few fans who wit- nessed it, and those who did not at- tend missed something worth while. Johnson proved to be a very clezn wrestler and a good sport throughout, despite his defeat. Had Curtis lost tue match, it would have been very little diseredit for him for the big visi*- ing grappler was a hard customer. Weight was the main factor which kept Johnson in the going as long as he was. Wrestlers near Curtis’ weignt would have lost out in the first hold clamped on them, but Johnson proved able to get away from many a dan- gerous hold. Clarence Curtis and Harry Johnson, both of this city, put on a very inter- esting preliminary. Johnson won the first fall in 6 minutes and 30 seconas, Curtis taking the second in 2 minuces and 20 seconds. Johnson won the mat- ch on the third fall in 8 minutes and 30 seconds. This is the frst tiue Young Curtis has ever lost a fall, say nothing of a match, These men have been seen in action here several times before and are well liked. Young Sex- lton and Yourer Stevens staged a car- tain rajcer’ Lo sreendgief Yoxs gDty T-oL-this ity weteroed the two wrestling matches and lus work was very satisfactory to all con- cerned. CROOKSTON SAW NILL TO OPEN SEASON TOMORROW The Crookston Lumber Co. saw mill at Plant No. 1 will begin its season’s sawing operations tomorrow morn- ing at 7 o'clock, unless something un- forseen interferes with the present plans of the company. Final prepar- ations for opening the mill were be- ing made today and everything is to be in readiness for a full day’s work tomorrow. About 200 men will be added to the pay roll of this company with the be- pinuing of the sawing season, which wili greatly relieve unemployment in this city. It is estimated that about $15,000 will be added to the monthly pay roll Logging operations are to be con- tinued at the camp near Nebish until about May 1, it has been announced. BEMIDJI TEACHER DIVISION HAS INTERESTING MEETING The Bemidji Division of the Teach- ers’ Patriotic League held an inter- esting meeting at the Teachers’ col- lege Saturday, March 18, with the following membess present: Mrs, Ida Jeftries, chairman; Misses Lalah Brady, Mabel Swenson, Lucille Den- nis, Ethelyn Dennis, Fae Freeman, Dorothy Reeves, Esther Johnson, Dagny Dybvig, Ruth Gruer, Stella Minten, Adah Williams, Myrtle Meth- ven, Mrs. F. Hanscom, Mrs. Hilda Johnson, Mrs. Petra Swenson, Mrs. Herma Wing, Mrs. Edith Luedtke, Mrs. Alice Frost, Mrs. Clara Bucksen, and Mr. Blythe McLean. Miss Ethelyn Dennis led the discussion on La Rue’s Psychology. ROw- GENTLE® WATCH CAREFUI )\ PASS THES: RN OVER - T0 PROVE THAT THERE ARE MO STRINGS OR WIReS ATTA(HED NEW HOME SEEKER RATE IS ANNOUNCED BY N. P. Tickets Being Sold on First and Third Tuesdays of Summer Months Detailed information on the spec- ial homeseekers rates, which have be- come effective in Minnesota has heen furnished by E. F. Benson, Manager Department of Immigration, Northern Pacific ' Railway. The round trip fares from St. Paul to typical Minnesota points on the Northerp .Pacific will be’as follows: Bemidji, $10.39; Crookston, $12.46; International Falls, $14.25; Twin Val- ley, $10.93; Blackduck, $11.32; Fer- tile, $11:63; Northome, $11.89; Walk- er, §10.00: Similar. reductions from present passenger fares ar¢’ made to other points in Minnesota from Cities other than St. Paul in the east. The home seekers tickets are sold on the first and third Tuesday of each month, March to November inclusive, the dates of sale being: March 21, April 4 and 18, May 2 and 16, June 6 and 20, July 4 and 18, August 1 and 15, September 5 and 19, October 3 and 17, November 7 and 21, 1922. The tickets have a final return lim- it of 21 days, permitting liberal stop- overs. “We are receiving hundreds of in- quiries about Minnesota from pros- pective settlers,” said Mr. Bepson. “Many of these people have enough money to start in the west. Our trav- eling immigration agent$ are making personal calls upon many of them to urge their moving into the North- west.” E DEER ARE SAID TO BE - - AT MERCY OF WOLVES St. Paul, March 20.—Trails and clearings in the northern woods are glazed with ice and the deer are at the mercy of the wolves, State For- ester Cox said today. Scores of deer are being killed. High grass and branches which feed the deer in wint- er are covered with ice. T. W. Swedburg, forest ranger at Moose Lake, reported he knew of sev- en farmers who have captured . and are feeding deér. Several farmers found deer on the highways so weak from hunger that they made no effort to escape. ‘Animals are becoming so tame they can be petted after feed- ing « day or two, it is reported. e ———————————————————————— " National Campaign Committee of All Parties Should Be Abolished By J. HAMILTON LEWIS, Former U. 8. Senator Froi Illinols, The national campaign committee of all political parties ought to at once be aboliched. There is now no need for any of them in the national elections. The state election machinery in each state in every presidential election conducts the elections which choose president, sen- ators and cohgressmen st the same time the state officials are elected. The day has gone when there was conflict and jealousies between state |1, and nation and their officials, as well as when there were different dates 5 for state and national elections. Kk ‘We should now have only state committees, aided by a campuign | committee chosen by the candidates for president and vice president as they are named by the conventions, this campaign committee to merely |c co-operate with the state committee in each state. I b 2 chairman of-a presidential campaign committee is as profi mutiny in an army preparing for war over the sclection of a drill sergeant for dress parade. cd or repaired on Januar; tuined by kilomete: . |No This annual part; dissension in all parties in off years over the lwo_l 55 85 8103 000 hectar us 1 i (i THIN NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS The Pioneer is handicapped through a shortage of linotype operators for a few days on ac- count of iliness, and readers are asked to overlook any shortage of news matter for a few Issues, not because the news matter is not a2vailable but because it has been decided that the majority of the subscribers prefer gett their papers on time vather than waiting until the Iate hours at which the issues have heen pub- lished during the pasi few days. The situation is expected to right itsell within a few days and the usual standard of the : Pioneer will then be resumed. KELLOGG'S SUPPORTERS CLAIM BIG FLOOR VOTE Majority Requires 545 Votes; Hallam Supporters Claim It Can’t Be Done St. Paul. March 20.—Claims that Senator Frank B. Kellogg will have more than $00 votes on the floor of the Republican state convention were made by supporters today. At the headquarters ot Judge Hallam it was de ed Kellogg™ ims were d he would not have 0 delegates on the floor. Hallam’s headquarters issued a statement asserting the Kellogg claims included a large number of unexpected delegates. The statement said many of these would favor Hal- lam. The battle was reduced to one of jockeying for position and putting forth ‘inducements. The convention March 31 will seek 1,088 delegates. A majority will requir votes. Re- turns from Saturday’s county conven- tions indicate Kellogg wili have about 500 delegates instructed or under- stood to have openly expressed them- selves asl favoring his re-election. Kel logg's headquarters expressed confi- dence that he will receive indorse- ment on the tlirst bhallot. Democratic county conventions will be held throughout the state tomor- over-drawn more than row. Few, if any, delegates to the state convention will go instructed, it is Delieved. State Senator James Parley of Plainview anG Mrs. Peter Oleson of Cloquet much talked of as Democratic senatorial possibilities. RESTORATION OF FRANCE IS PROCEEDING RAPIDLY Paris, March 20 (Unitd Pre; France’s great task of reco in devestated regions is procecd (rapidly, in spite of the fact that this country has to advance the necessny funds while waiting for. Germany oy pay up, according to &n annouacemen® made to the Chamber of Ueputic by M. Reibel, the new minister of the tiiberated regions. Of 280,147 422,736 bad man armies, : Piimm destroyed ana naged by the Ger- 355,479 had been rescwo, - 6 Kilometers mbardments, 31,9¢ een restored on October 1 Of 4,677 works of art, i hurches and muscums, destryed, .175 had been restored on Getober t. 3 Cenals had been blocked or bLadly amaged cver u total length of 1,112 ilometers. The: waterways ecn re of 53, Factories and indust upying at least twents d by the fighting numbe i de land ravag:d or about ten nd square miles More than s land is again under cultiva- COUNTY LAND CLEARING BODY MEETS WEDNESDA Instructive Program Arranged For Annual Meeting Here Wednesday Forenoon The Beltrami County Land Clear- ing association will meet in annual session Wednesday forenoon, March at 11 o'clock at the rooms of the Civie .and Commerte association. A rousing session is heing planned with a number of-able speakers on the program. . Mark <. Thompsor of the Ruluth Kxperimental station, Harry S. Funs- ton, land commissioner for the Soo Line, . C. Leedy, land commission- er for the Great Northern railway, and F. . Balmer, state county agent leader, are among those signified their intention of being pres- ent at this meeting. Officers are to be elected for the ensuing year and a board of directors will also he named. Representatives from all of the various farmers’ clubs in the county, farm bureau units, banks, newspapers and other hooster organizations are expected to'be pres- ent. All persons interested in any way in the land clearing movement in this county and section of the state are cordially invited and requested to he present. _ The meeting has been arranged to precede the regular meeting of the Civie and Commerce assoclation in or- der that members of each may attend both meetings. An interesting pro- gram of instructive talks is assured and indications are that this annual meeting will be well attended, judg- ing from the amount of interest dis- plaved in the land clearing project during the past year. STOLEN LIBERTY BONDS FOUND HIDDEN IN TRUNK March 20, Liberty Washington, bonds valued at about §170,000, re- M cently stolen from the branch of th United States treasury here, werc found in an old trunk bidden away in the attic of Charles A. Clevenger's home, the United States Secret Ser- vice announced today. ' W. H. Moran, chief of the service, said, Clevenger, 25 vears old, clerk in the branch pffice, and Hugh Wans- ley, former clerk, arrested yesterday at’ Charlottesville, Ca., have confessed to the robbe one of the largest from the Federal treasury in recent years. who have BIG PACIFIC OPERATOR FAVORS SHIP SUBSIDY Captain Robert Dollar Says Passing Of Bill Will Aid All U. S. Shipping San Francisco, March 20 (Unite ing of the ship sub- iy bill proposed by President Hard- 1l toke from the mud fiats many ded freighters now warped | 1orings, according o |Captain Robert Dollar, veteran i |operator, and one of the m | ful factors in Oriental shippi | Captain Dollar recently. (from a visit to Washmgton, whe took purt in the conference betwee | President Hurding and Chairman La [ker an i the member $ ipping pool recentiy fermed b ¢ const shippers. Captain Dollar, following his visit wshington, renounced his former sition o ship s He now belives that it js the be hand ol main | merchant marine, s the mterest of mos Pu- | e shippers are concerned, we do fnot feel that a ship subsidy is impera- tive,” said Captain Dollar. “iloweve., |it is necessary to the shipping busmess {on the Atlantic coast. | “We have run our business on tne most efticient lines, and have no coni- nt to make provided the govern- jment_will sell Shipping board ves: ito private owners at a reasonable pri {ce. However, we believe that it would |be unpatriotic to oppose the goy {ment proprosition of a ship subsiay { when such opposition would hurt the lidea of building up a national chant marine and a raval re: ei | “Undoubtly much of the g [trafiic of the British Emipire was Luitc up through subsidy. The plan outlined {by Prosident Harding secms emivently | fair and shouid soon put the American | flagz back on the seas.” | Captain Dollar's view of*the tion is shared by shipping [ests of the Pacitic coast generally. | LLOYD- ¢ TO DEMAND YOTE OF CONFIDENCE MAR. 81 London, March 20. Lloyd George will demand a vote of confidence in the house of commons was reliably reported today. The premier will return from his holiday at Criceieth about the 29th, and is expected to make a speech at the house and k for the vote. He OXPeets - Lo ohti the necessary , ma- Jority before going to Genoa. MUCH INTEREST SHOWN IN SPELLING CONTEST The second county speiling conte was beld in Bemidji at the Teacher: college Saturday, March 18, at 2:30 p.m. The following contestants took part: Kenneth Deardorf, Di: No, 94; Emma Erickson, Dist. No. Dor- othy Patterson, Dist Laura Rako, DIs No | District 17; Kdward son, . 71; Arthur Carlson, Un- District 1 ol organ Clark, District N quist, District N IEdwin Roh- erts District No. ie Camphell, | District No. 7: 18 Paulson, Dis- trict No. 8; Walter Porte, District No. 129. Kenneth Deardorf from the Spur consolidated school won in the oral contest, and Frances Stout from the Big Lake school in the written con- test. April Sth a third contest will be nheld in Bemidji to decide which contestants will meet the winners from the northern part of the county. Much enth - has heen aroused by these contests, mnot only in the schools, but in the communities as well, and teachers report that they are anxious to continue the contests between the various schoo Through the courtesy of ider W. Deputy the spelling contest . hibition were held at the Si achers College and the teache the various schools participating wisn to extend their thanks to the collegc. AMER FAIRHAVEN REPORTED ABANDONED AT A Sun Francisco, March 20-The Am- rican steamer, Fairhaven, en route from Costa Rica to D Irancisco, has heen abandoned at according to a radiogram recef here today. e Whether the United States and Canada Are Peopled by Incendiaries— By W. F. MALLALIEU, National Fire Protective Associatiori We must admit that the older nations of the world regard us in North v | elow w. America with curious-eyos. They cannot understand exactly how we do it. They have not made up their minds whether the United States and Can- ada are peopled by incendiaries or if we are childish people who love to play with matches. Perhaps in the oarclessness of the use of firé the United Stales and Canada are the greatost offenders in the world, Our citizens grew up with the smell of smoke in their nostrils and the clang of the fire gong in their ears. 1f the average citizen can be persuaded {o stop and discuss the mat- ter, he will admit that the results of the firc arg deplorable, that the annual loss of from 15,000 to 30,000 lives is distressing, that the almost incredible destruction of property is at least unfortunate; but there his interest secms to end, and he turns his thoughts to more personal affairs, unless fire may happes o Yisit him as well, when for a time it acquires a personal flavor. IDELEGATES T0 ATTEND MEETS UNINSTRUCTED Opening of Convention Here Is Reminder of “Bygone” Political Meetings i|E. B. BERMAN ELECTED PERMANENT CHAIRMAN Resolution Adopted Pledges Support and Endorses Work of Republican Party For a few minutes it looked very much as if the Republican county convention, held at the court house Saturday afternoon, was going to re- mind one of the “bygone” days, but through the diplomatic endeavors of tempor: chairman Thomas Ervin ably assisted by Frank Arnold and John Morrison the threatened ‘storm’ was averted. E. B. Berman wag the choice of the convention as permanent chair- man, and permanent chairman of the county committee as well. C. L. Peg- chosen secretary of those bodies, with William Zauche of Baud- ette vice-chairman of the county committee and Mrs. George Erickson assistant secretar; The nominating committee as ap- pointed by Mr. Berman 5 the following: T. C. Bailey,ch im Dahlb John Cline Efuard Netzer, The committee on resolutions was as follows: John C. Parker chairman; I'rank Arnold, Ed. Paulson, George Rhea, Louis Tegner, T. A. Cross, Mrs., Wm. Barry and Earl Grinols. The convention will send no in structed delegates to the congression- al or state convention, but the entire delegation is practically agreed on present state and national incum- bents. Although the delegates strongly favored the cendorsement of Miss Eloise Calihan for clerk of the and to send them uninstructed for any wifice holders, > The permanent county committee named at the convention 1s compriscal of the following: County Committee I. B. Berman, chairman; Jobn o, Purker, I Arnold, William Len- non, Charlotte MeDonald, C. S. Car- ter, William Zauche, T. A, Cross, Rose Frost, Thomas Porte, C. G Stenmoen, William Smith, Clara George Frickson, C. L. retary; W. T . Noonan. to Cloud district con- vention as sclected by the convention comprise the following: E. B. Ber- man, . S. Arnold, J. C. Parker, H. Z. Mitchell, €. 8. C: r, T. C. Bail- ey, C. L. Peglow, I molds, T. A, Cross and William Zauche. Delegates to St. Paul State Con- vention include the following list of T Lucas, Mrs, Pegelow, Delegate, 5. B. Berman, J rker, s Arnold, H Mitchell, C. Carter, . L. Bowen, Wm. Zauch k. 5. MeDonald, Cross and T. C. v Resolutions Adopted BE IT RESOLVED by the Republi- cans of Beltrami county, Minnesota, in the County Convention assembled that FIRST: We pledge our continued adherence to the principles of Republicanism embodied in the party platform of the Chicago Convention. SECOND : We applaud the Admin- istration at. Washington for its magnifici'nt_efforts which tend to restrain the evils of and ne- cessity for war, to limit arma- ments, to retrench unnecessary ex- penditure to reconstruet - and re-develope our natural and financial resourses, and to re- establish our nation in her once proud position as the moral, in- tellectual, law-abiding, and in- dustrial standard of the civilized L. Pegelow, T. A. world. THIRD: We endorse the Adminis< tration of the State Govern ment by the men in office who were recommended for nomina- tion by the Republican State Convention held in May, 1920. ‘l"OUR'I'H: We recommend the prac tice of a rigid economy in all state, county and municipal af4 fairs, and we insist upon it that thg his day in court, and that this status must be given intelligent and deliberate consideration. FIFTH: We recommend the passage of proper laws restricting the case with which exorbitant licns for alleged benefits may be as- sessed against land. FREE STATE AND ULSTER - TROOPS CONCENTRATING Dublin, Treland, March 20. Tree State troops and Ulster constabulary are reported to he concentrating along the Ulster frontier between Monaghan and Tyrone. The frontier is assuming the ch; acteristics of a battle front with rodic exchanges of rifle fire het opposing factions. The Ulster con- stabulary has blown up several brid- ges over Black Water river. Britannia, British Columbia— Gypsum suitable for manufacturing cement has been found here. tax-payer must now be allowed * Supreme Court, it was thought best .