Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 21, 1922, Page 1

The Pioneer is the onl, within 100" miles of Bemi, has the largest circulation in Northern Minnesota. | I BRI ATRATE: a o RS MINNES3TS | south; sol north ton temperatul tonight. VOLUME XIX NO: 283 55¢ PER MONTH " HEARING ON W0OD RATES INCORRECTLY ANNOUNCED * CITY COUNCLL HONDAY NIHT : Reports of Varioiis Department | Executives E'nn‘!’:~ Bulk of Work- Accomplished e of Public Hearing Here is Tuesday, March 28, as Previously Stated Error was made in the announce- ublic hearing on the pro- reight rate on fuel wood, which was originally . scheduled to b, held in Bemidji March 16, and the correct date for the postponed hearing is now announced as Tuesday, Marcn 28, as was announced at the time the original .hearing -was account of the illness o P. B. Jacobson of the State Railroad and Warehouse Commission. ‘According to present plans, hearing will be called to order at 10 a. m. next Tuesda at the Markham hotel, with O.-P. B. Jacobson repre- senting the commission. This hearing being held as the direct of a fornial complaint filed with the commission by Charles S. Carter of Hines. It is hoped that the erroncous acn- Reports from the various Depart-|nouncement of the date for the hear- were heard by the city}ing has not greatly inconvenienced the [any of those who planned to attend, ostponed ou Chairman G. LICENSES OF VARIOUS KINDS ARE APPROVED Police and Water Department ‘Appointments Still Open; ~ " No Action Announced regular session 3 of | ‘hambers Monday evening.|and it is assured that the error wi. ‘orts and_routine business|the result of an over-sight and not .work | magde intentionally. ., As far as is knpwn at the present \ of the Municipal court|time, those planning to aitend tke nding March 11 and 18 |hearing will find it in session here \ of $61 callected . in|next ''uesday, March 28, and will n-t (A financial report |be disappointed by coming here at Tding March 20 was [that time. " Yof the fire depart- the bulk of the* understood that a number of d-was read | delegations from neighboring towns This: - report |plan to attend, since the entire section f 28 fires had |of the state would benefit through a been attended by the department dur- jlower rate on fuel wood. ing the quarter, with.a total cost to ‘the city of $704. k showed that a total o ORDER OF EASTERN STAR PIONEER IS GRATEFUL TO st e mmareo DRY OFFICIALS Redfield Says Harding and PLANBLOCKADE Dawes are Raising False Washington, March 21 (United Press) —President Harding and Bud-| New Plan Includes the Use of get Director Dawes are on the wrong . 2 trail in their hunt for governmental| Air Planes, Submarines, Sub- economy, William E. Redfield, secre- tary of commerce under Woodrow Chasers and Autos i Wilson, believes. Harding and Dawes “innocently or otherwise” are raising e false hopes among the people, he suid. | PROHIBITION BUREAU “They are hunting at the wrong end of Pennsylvania_ Avenue,” Redfield CONFIDENT OF RESULT said. “In the halls of congress is }vhe;—’e “lm solution can be found—not in the departments. I have a gieat mmissi admiration for Mr. Dawes, but Ai’\e is Co sioner Haynes Already barking up the wrong tree—-the litt'cst| Has New Plan at Work in tree. And he is helpless to do other- wise.” Several Instances 0?\1_\' limited temporary economies which in the end cost the people more, Jecan be achieved by trimming depaii- (By United Press) 'ml:r}tnl budgets, he said. Washington, March 21—A 2Cth - There are certain fixed charges|century booze blockade composed vt which the departments must meet if [airplanes, submarines, submarie- they are to function as the people and [chasers and speeding automobiles, congress demand,” he These |linked t8gether by wireless, is being " charges can be cut very little. On the [set up by the prohibition bureau. % fither hand, congress dips into the| Plans are maturing, officials de- }zork barrel’ for hundreds of millions |clared here today, for a 10,000 m ¢ of ‘dollars for projects of all sorts to|wall around the United States to stop appease the demands of their consiit- [the flow of alien rum. With this bloch- uents. That is where governmental |ade 100 per cent effective, prohibitiva e is being practised. .And |officers are confident every source of it must be stopped if |supplies of liquor will be completciy economy is to be effected and taxes|cut off, it wag reported. d. In working out thig plan commus- rst of all the people, represented | sioner Haynes already has: === |by the chambers of commerce and oth- Obtained use of airplancs on the cr bodies, must stop their pry and Texas borders. s ure up- | Flori MINNESOTA wm)l: Pool, “on congress for new buiidings, new Secured a fleet of nine submarine- | CURTIS DEPLORES LACK OF SUPPORT BY PUBLIC The report of the ‘city librarian, Mrs. Jessie L. Phillips, months of December, January and INITIATES CLASS TONIGH SENTINEL FOR AS5ISTANCE The regular meeting of the Ordur roads, new river improvements ard|chasers to work in the south Atluntic ls PLANNED THIS YEAR |the thousands of other demands tha. | wate ) constitute a drain on the national| Practically chased away smugglers e February, were heard; also the_lil brarian’s report for the year ending|of Easf ening at 8 o’clock at ications for soft drink|and there will be initiation of candi- licenses were granted, these having|dates. been made several weeks Garry Brennan and tern Star will be held this e.- the Masonic hall grateful to the Bemidji Sentincl Publishing Co, for the assistance received during the publication of Monday's and today’s in:ues of the Daily Pioneer, the Sentine! having acsisted graciously in the Declares That-He Must Quit « Wrestling Here If Better Support is Not Given f e i - |vice by turning their ks on approp- x All members are requested Committee Encourages Perma-|vice by turning their backs on approp agd by, to be present. A social hour with luncia Li- | will follow the business meeting. treasury. Congressmen must subor- | from the New York and New Jerse, dinate sclfish interests to national scr-|coast lines. hed wireless communication Janadian border in Michi- iation deman. . e i n along the nent Organization to Make 4 MWe ;:"“ hi vcml!omy and iower [gan to enable officers to chase smug- . axes when the people and congress|glers in rapidly. Cash Advances on Clip keep their hands out of the ‘pork | Haynes expecty to start experts 1 barrel’. territories where smugglers are now —— censes to operate " an- auto were granted to C. J. Clayton Johnson and William Spra- gue, the latter being a joint license. A draying license was granted to Tom setting of the news matter, while the Pioneer has been handicap- ped by the lack of linotype op GRAIN GROWERS SIGN WITH MARKETING BODY and | SPECIAL LENTEN SERVICES "AT TRINITY EVANGELICAL Because of the lack of suppori evidenced at several wrestling match- wool men should market their 1922 NEW TRAINING SHIP WEsT |Will be the headg clip through a state pool to get the best prices, in. the opinion of com- (By United Press) mitteemen who met here at the call St. Paul; March 21--Minesota mem- of the Minnesota Farm Bureau fed-|bers of the United States naval re- eration to work out plans for a state |reserves'who are to form a part of the es staged this past season, L. C. Cur- tis, Bemidji’s mat artist, has the fui- lowing to say regarding his plans for the future in Bemidji: I'm .through with the*’ wrestling game in.Bemidji unless I can get o Special Lenten services will be held License to operate a second- s e hand store was granted W. J. Mc-| Wednesday evening at the Triniiy Evangelical Lutheran church, ~ Bel- on |trami ayenue at Thirteenth street, at were |8 o’clock. Rev. E. W. Frenk, pastor Plats of Riverside addition, the east side of Lake Bemi introduced .by J. J. Opsahl “and re- |will preach and there yill be special 4 ————— working, to round up the blockade 21.—Minnesota |NAVAL RESERVISTS TO BRING |pradually. It is ugderstood Texas arters. It ig believed this will necessitaie expenditures of more millions than those appropriated by congress. CAR SHIPMENT OF POTATO [P ~wool growers association. The com-|c¢rew which will sajl the U. S. S. Pad- FERTILIZER RECEIVED HERE guarantee .from now-on, a guaranize ‘lof at least '$150 or $200. trained hard and .run 5-or>6y: ferred to the city engineer to be re-|music by the choir, ~All are corlial- ported on later. was organized - following a|ucah from Portsmouth to Duluth Two Important Milestones Are ¢ conference of wool producers carly|left on a special train for the en Paesed by Org;ni'z;rs In This State Last Week ly invited to attend. TOWNLEY ENDS WORK ON No announcement was made re- garding any - appointments on~ the police force, the only announcement of appointmenits o ddte’ being . that miles’ every morning to be in good shape to be a winner for this cily, which I .have been in 4ll but one in- County wool growers associations |untilthe'midale of June. should select the agency which they It is impossible for me to The American Agricultural Chemi- cal com}mny has shipped a carload of potato fertilizer to Bemidji and will today. The cruise will probably last desire to market. their waol, the com- _DEMOCRATS HOLDING ;';;*‘;.ip;;; 1t:to the farmorsivia.the k. of Chief Thomas Bail last regular meeting. has yet been made relative to the BALANCE OF POWER PLAN (By United Pre: keep on at this rate with only $15 or o disposition $20 for myself from each match. Minnesota farmers who are organ- izing the state for tihe U. S. Grain Here's your chance Mr. Farmer - inendations, to be presented to the|i:: ' COUNTY CONVEN'"ONS to grow from 25 to 125 bushels executive board of the iederation here o The recommendations At least thi urge the organization of county wool (By Unitea Press) testili producers associations in all wool| gt paul, March 21 the. fortil producing counties, and the strength- ' : ening of all existing county wool as- water department and it has been announced: that the - present éforce will continue for two more weeks. The matter-of investigating the office of .the committee, but it has as yet not received the attention of the committee, stood that the committee is to meet Friday evening: and make it’s report “Unless ‘people can show more stp- port by turning out to my mateiws, I will have to quit them .. in Viking the other night, a littic town of only about a hundred popu- lation, and I drew a $75 house. in Bemidji, my home town with a pop- ulation of nearly 8,000. I have drawn houses which have totaled less thap Growers, Inc., last week passed two tones in their according to J. S. Jones, in charge. New elevator contracts at Delavan, Winnebago and Huntley, in Faribault coutity, and at Lake Wilson, in Mur- ray, brought the total affilinted ship- ping points in the state to 50. spite bad roads, ) Minneapolis, March 21—Arthur C. Townley has ended his mission work for the balance of power p) He will not personaliy’ urge adoption at the Minnesota Leaguc convention, but will sit watch results and see how the farmers take to the plan, he said today. “] 'have_ talked to a large number important mil but it si under- Any selling agency selected to mar- Minnesota wool, solicitors reported recommended, more per acre of spuds thanp before is what 1s claimed for Paul, Democruuie Instructions given out by the Trop- possibilities in the congressional fight |pman management are that from 1200 in the state were expected to blossom |to 2000 pounds of this fertilizer today. 4 L should be spread over an acre of Cownty democratic conventions | sandy land to accomplish this result. were scheduled in every county scai| The car will be distributed to the the committee must be required tojof the state. They will discuss con-|formers at cost and if they eanno to the council at. the next regular meeting. At the last meeting, the making the aggre- '| 128 new member of farmers at meetings &nd also in- dividual farmers and find where I provide bonded warehouses, operate “If more support is not given mic, ressional district possibi and|pay cash they can have until fall o o' ve H i on u co-operative commission basis,|pogsible timber for state offices und |to pay for it. suggestion ‘was made that it might be -advisable .- to - discontinue i * office and the I will just turn the game back to Bem- idji’s old stand-by, a man whom 1 de- feated three times in when I first came to Bemidji, and let the public support him. “I am thanking those who_have pa- tronized my matches as they know what real wrestling means, booster for myself but I have always been willing to take on any man re- gardless of the weight and do the best I could to please those who at- tend the matches,” concludes Curti Nationally, the organization week had more than 51,000 member and 1,103 elevator and local growe have full opportunity to explain balance of power idea and it is unde: stood, there is_practically a anan mous sentiment for it,” said Townley. “If the convention desires to take t up for discussion, these farmer ae:- position to lay the matter before’the convention for in- I_will not urge it In the first place arrange for substantial cash advan- ces cn wool as soon as it enter the nd furnish the individual grow- er complete information as to grade, quantity, and condition as soon as his wool is graded, and then keep him in touch with the activities of the Organization of a permanent statewide wool growers assocfation in the fall of 1922, and eventual estab- lishment of one big national pool al- mmended. committee was in- structed to investigate the situation, Routine business-.and allowing 1 bills constituted_the balance of the |, council session Monday evening. The first annual convention of the association is being held this week at egates are in a sales agencies, methods of fina 3 and election of a new board of dir- ectors are among the important mat- ters to be taken up. Tracy, Otto Nelson of St H. L. Savesien of Halloc) senting the Minnesota membership. C. H. Gustafson, president, télligent : action. at the convention. the balance of power plan cannot suc- All teachers and officers of the ceed‘u}:} less the ff“'?e“ and worke are unani- Methodist Sunday school are request- and thelr organientions’afe: Wians METHODIST TEACHERS AND OFFICERS MEET TONIGHT Henry Lau of mously back of it.” senatorial aspirants Comparatively few delegations to t congressional district convention: DEGREE OF HONOR WiLL March 80, will be instructed, it is be- HOLD MEETING TONIGHT lieved. Probuble candidates however, —_— i will have "he(-,n discussed and “fav- Th regular meeting of the Deprec orite sons” groomed. of Honor will be held this evening ac _The state democratic convention |8 o’clock at the K, of C. hall and all will be held March 31 in Minneapolis | members are at the auditorium, commitiee h: Democrats will interest themselvis | entertainment mostly in the contest for state offices. [lowing the busin hour fu'- g meeting, and a HEIR Tmfl“fl MRS. ALBERT RADI PASSES P R = (By United Pr .) Radi of the town of Frnim: [lllfl‘;lf(l OVER THREATS oF wAR ed to be present at the .business meeting tonight.at the home .of Mr. and Mrs. F. . Schadegg, 1108 Bel- trami avenue: 3 HUGHES STRIKES BACK membership last week, said the organization had ev- ery right to feel proud of progress COUNTY LAND CLEARING BODY MEETS TOMORROW is especially ASSOCIATION IS ASSURED FINE PROGRAM TOMORROW made thus far. “If we but' hold the fort,, " he said, “better conditions for the grain pro- Members of ‘the. Civic and Com- merce association and_other interest- San Francisco, March 21— Vallimat A large attendance away at St. Anthony hospital thi: Gilbert, age 16, is about to receive morxing. Dropsy brought about her ; oty £ death. Funeral services will he he.d (By Unitea Presw) $180,000 and doesn’t give a hang. % e London, March 21, —England is S ed parties who attend the npon-day luncheon at the-association rooms to- ‘morrow are assured a.fine program with a number of urged for the annual meeting of the Beltrami County Land Clearing asso- ciation to be held at the rooms of the Those who have placed their faith in the U. 8. Grain G not be disappointed vers, Inc., shall| ™ «“\What’s the use of worrying ovcr AT ARMS MEET CRITICS instructive talks. Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock in greatly .perturbed over threats of civ- that $180,000 when 1 don’t have the Trinity Lutheran church in the towa [# 0 cash yet,” he said discussing the in- il war along the Ulster border, it was heritance whic Civic and Commerce association to- morrow forenoon at 11 o’clock. Offic- The annual meeting of the land clear- March 21— (By Lav: |ing association proceeds this weekly (By United Prass) STAGE DOOR JENNY TAKES of Frohn. Rev. Erdmann Frenk will deliver the funeral address. Interment | reported here today. If sparks from has been awarded hith | yill be made in Trinity church cemote | the Ulster border ignite the Irish ten- ers for the new year, as well as a board of directors, will be named and other annual business will be attend- PLACE OF STAGE-DOOR JOHN in New York from the estate of Jay Secretary Huglies|meeting of the business men and the heard following A large attend- power pact today. .In a letter to Seu-|ance at both meetings is urged. ator Lodge he denied that any secre S rence Martin) i b struck back shortly at senate- critics |same speakers will be of -the arms conference of the four|the luncheon hour. “I'm not thru got lots to do. to be a lot of you folks ready to do my worryin’ for me.” [ ) stage-door “Johnny."” gone, along with the “se-going ha the “after-the-show wine party amid the “Great W swinginge door. ” Our men stars are de- {luged with mash notes from flappers of all ages,” declared ¥, M. A number of able speakers are to be present, including Mark J. Thomp- son of Duluth, Harry S. Funston of the Soo Line, E. C. Leedy of the Great and F. E. Balmer, county agent leader, and an interest- ing and instructive program I3 —_— d |“THE GUILTY NOT CLEARED;” 1S SUBJECT OF 3ERVICLS agreement exists between the. Unite States and Great Britan as charged yesterday by Senator Borah. Hughes in stinging language also expressed the hope that the American delegates will-be saved further ac- working marine engincer, mere child in Los Angeles, aft » S 5 death of his parents. Crape suid ke |leave this evening for Min R. L. Moyer conducting meetings at the First Baptist church, will speak tonight on “The Guilty Not Cleared,” N ry. Funeral arrangementg are in tne | der box, it might be necessary to dis- hands of M. E. lbertson, funeral di-|Patch troops to restore order, it was school yet. I've i si ore <cem. |rector. admitted. Besides, there ceenn i The ::]ilunli(‘m along the Ulster bors SIS RT der iy becoming more serious daily. & bige, Tusky youths whi CURTIS VHAS NUMBER OF Ulster Volunteers and armed Irish~ by R (yfl.lfl' A r”“:'_’ MATCHES AT MINNEAPOLIS |men are ready to begin fighting if edds "‘ “‘" g negotiations over defining the border Lae| L. Cy Curtis, Bemidji wrestler, will [ Jetween Ulster and the lrish Freo State fail to conclude satisfactorily. Any outbursts along the front or polis had no knowledge until a few days|Where he will appear on the wrestling any outrages in Belfast would, it was The meeting has been so arranged that members of the Civic and Com- merce assocfation and tie land clear- may attend both meetings without ardy great incon- It is urged that all per- sons .interested in the land clearing project in this county in any way he Lovewell, who has been guarding a theatre entrance here since 1888, CROOKSTON LUMBER MILL | * RESUMES SAWING TODAY persiongs upon their veracity honor. 3] ffi?n’fi’;” n:)h’::.e;:xastes fhile-tn ago that “the boy stood in the way of |program at the Gayety theatre Thurs- How it is possible for sinfal to.be saved in the light of tnis ‘Washington, March 21,—The sol- | Lord diers bonus bill: will be shoved through | guilt; the house under suspension of rules|man to i with a four hour debate under anjtext will be explained b the evange- claim on the Monterief{his opponent will be, he says. Next es thru the distribution of | Thursday night he will m $180,000-to his mothcr, long de- |Meyers of The money was awardeu ing organization agreément made today. t the bill will feared, precipitate a series of massa- i cres and throw the whole country back to a general civil war. This fear is based on reports from Ireland, while it has been a general conviction day evening. He does not know wh» et Johnny sayety., ago at the d. : Vallimar by o New York court. 1| HIGH SCHOOL TO PLAY | shirovioning wiieh homed m toress be jammed through without amend- present and-take an active part in deciding several complicated points ments and without any motion to send Seven o'clock this morning found the Crookston Lumber Co. saw mill at Plant No. 1 in running order for a LEGION TO ENTERTAIN | were ready and even eager to begin o lad_has more interest in wire- TEACHERS WEDNESDAY |fizting. ST it back to the ways and means com- [y CONDITION OF G. E. CARSON NOW RAPIDLY IMPROVING less than in,money. full season’s sawing. Plenty of men LADIES THIS EVENING MOOSEHEART LEGION TO wireless set 'bout the| 1In the second of a series of threc MEET TOMORROW NIGYT b g weye on hand to fill all positions, in fact it is reported that there were enough men available for at least of anytHing,” he s Members of the American: Legion 5 o Naw, I ani't goin’ to buy|the Bemidji schools, the Bemidji High WOMAN’S STUDY CLUB HAS Auxillary and their escoris.as. well|, VERY ENJOYABLE PROGRAM Latest word {rom.G. E, Carson, id. I made |games to decide the championship of one of them fancy sets when I gct the|School baskethall team will meet t: After the vegular meetmiz. of a as et the > of tho money. They’re no good. I would-|State Teachery college squad Lat tnL Women of the Moosehear: Logion fo who has been confined for the past several. weeks to St. Mary’s hospital, Minngapolis, is to the effect that he is rapidly improving and will probably be able to return home to Bemidji in a week or ten days. as members of the Ralph Gracie post end their lady friends, are dssured a very enjoyable evening at the party being given by the Legion this even- t the rooms of the Civic and Commerce asociation, beginning at However, only the day shift will be employed this summer, it has heen announced. The opening of the sawing season today made employment for about 200 men, many of whom nave heen idle A good attendance of the members of theWoman’s Study club enjoyed the program at their meeting held n the Civic and Commerce Associatien rooms_yesterday afternoon. - Best Friend” was the topic and Roll matte® how mucn|new armory at 8 o'clock Wednos-|P¢ held Wedneeday cvening at » The kind you, marc|day cvening. The first of the ser.cs, olclocks ab the: Moose:hinfl, ja- fifteo ! I , maybe uy | played last Thursday evening, resuit- i’:‘"F unch will be served to which L. a new audion, so I can get longer|ing in a 28 to 19 victory for the high |Legionaires and Loyal Order of Moose n’t get one no monew. I had. yourself is best. but that’s about all I want.|school boys, but the teachers arc con-|2re invited, and it is urged that thery . He ig now able to sit up aboul ten The monthly pay roll niinutes each day. number - of letters, several call was answered to by “Anecdotes for some time. The following interesting “Companion of A fine program has been arranged He also write. by the Legion committee in charge a|of the company is.now. increased by about $15,000 and this in itself is ex- papeys were given: A. F. & A. MASONS HOLD and third of the series. fident that they can win the second [P¢ @ large attendance. MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT | A silver cup is being offered the |B- A- C. CLUB WILL HOLD Bemidji lodge No. 233, A. F. & A.|winner of the series by the Geo. 1. MEETING TOMORROW N{GHT Masons, will hold a special commun-|Raker Co., of this city and this alone friends and associates here having heard from him of late. that he now weighs only 135 pounds and will probably not be able to walk He wishes to be re- pected. to increase local business. Indications are that there will be a and the entertainment is sure to Le worth the while of 21l who atienu. A program of ‘unusual merit will be given, followed by dancing and card playing. Lunch will be served. is especially urged that all membersimembered to all his Bem W. of the Legion and the auxillary or-jand would appreciate hearing from ganization to be present. Solifude, Advance Guard in the Hunt, Ally of the Trenches—the Dog” by Mrs, C. L. Mikkelson; “Book Review-- The Call of ‘the Wild” Mrs. G, H. Rhea, and read by Mrs. L. Given in her absence; and Part in the World' War” by Mrs. Z. Robinson. steady lumber business this summer,|Masc ication Wednesd;y o’clock with work in the sccond de- between the two teams. This secona|lar meeting Wed It js especially urged that all |meeting is sure to be just as, good|in the I»n.:*mo:; ol'dtq members be present if possible and or even better than the first and church and all memba the degree work. RIS hearty public support is urged. to be present, since shipments from the plant are already increasing. ations are to continue ai the camp sh until about May 1, it is prepared by Li!for some time. evening at 8|hes aroused considerable interesc| The B, A. C club will hold its re o1 — night at 75 Presbyt: riass