Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 1, 1922, Page 1

The Pioneer is the onl within fi‘l’) miles of Beofilfldji has the largest circulation. i Northern: Minunesota. SRR B acr s s 3 Minnesota: Unse Sunday, probably rain er tonight in southeast. e S T e VOLUME XIX. NO. 204 BEMIDJI, MINN., SATURDAY EVEMNG, APRIL 1, 1922 " Mayor-Council Type .of City " Government Is Explained in Today’s Issue® VARIOUS TYPES.URGED — and Against Mayor-Council " Type of Government In Friday gven'ing'n issue of The Daily Pioneer were pAnted a num- ber of arguments advanced by some > for and against the commission type N # of government. The charter com- 'fi ‘Arguments ‘Are: Aidvnfid for | BRINGING IN RESULTS ¥ e PLANSI Ten Prixes Qffered by Pioneer for Nearest: Correct Lists of “B"” Word Objects Bemidji merchants, here’s some ‘| good news for you. ~ The picture puzzle contest in both the Bemidji aily and Weekly Pioneer is bring- ing in new subscribers daily. Dozens :are being brought in by the contend- ‘ers_for the liberal prizes offered in the picture puzzle campaign. In this connection, permit us to announce for the benefit of those in the campaign, that it will be to your advantage to get in touch with The Pioneer, if for no other purpose than to advise that you expect to compete for one of the prizes. A It costs nothing to. enter the con- test and requires no effort on the part of contestants to win a prize. It’s heaps of fun and every member of -your family will enjoy it. Full directions may be found in the big ad in this issue, showing the ‘complete list of cash prizes, together WISI the rules amnd full instructions as_how to proceed. The contest closes. April 15th. mission is extremely desirous of hav-| The beauty of the contest is that ing the entire citizenry of Bemidji take an active interest in the various forms of city government in order charter. which will meet with “the approval ‘of the i;(nnjurity_ when such 8 proposed charter 18 ?_gbmnted to.the ) vote of the people.# " In this article are a number of ar- gaments advanced by some for and against the mayor-council type of city government. It is urged by the commission that a thorough study of each type .be made by all residents of Bemidji ‘who are:to be affected by a new charter. ¢ Mayor-Council Type The mayor-council plan might be called a_modification of the federal type in,that the legislative, execu- tive and judiclal functions are sep- islates. “An-. ‘elected mayor Wi broad_authority and responsibility is in. direct charge of the administra- tion. of the city government. It is similar to the city manager type in all ways except that the chief execu- tive is elected instead of appointed and he is not responsible to the coun- cil, but-to the people direct. - The mayor appoints commissioners each of whom administers a depart- ment under direction of the mayor and; in ‘accordance with the legi tive, action=by the council. - = The mdyor is the responsible head of the city government but the coun- must. be controlled by, The mayor’s appointments' may or may not be confirmed ‘by ° ‘the council as the charter may_provide. The larger cities that have recent- ly changed their form of government have adopted . this type. Philadel- phia, Detroit, Cleveland, St. Louis and Denver are among the cities op- erating ‘under . -the . mayor-council type. For Mayor-Council Type . It places responsibility for admin- istrative and political leadership fin ¥ an_elected mayor, E 3 It is. democratic because.it gives 1 responsive, responsible - and repre- ‘- sentative. government. Legislative -an d _administrative functions’ dre separated. It is a simple -organization, the workings of which-are- easily follow- ed by the public. It usually ‘provides for depart- ment heads ‘appointed by and respon- sible to the chief executive, instead of unwieldly * boards. and .commis- sions. 4 .. It has been adopted by the larger . Cities that have = recently .changed their forms of government. It permits the securing of train- ed men to administer the various de- partments. It has all the merits of the modi- fied federal plan without its cum- bersome boards and machine poli- tics. Lt o L B It is similar to the city manager type except the chief executive is elected instead of appoirted and he is independent of the council. Appointments of heads .of depart- 4 ments' by the mayor, if approved by R ! the council, -prevents machine pol- 4 itics. B Aga'nst Mayor-Council Type It is difficult ‘to select by ballot.a A trained executive to.carry on the ad- b R ministration of the city government. ; It tends to cause the mayor to build up a political machine and keep (Cortinuea on Page 8) FIREMEN ASSURE FINE - DANCE EASTER MONDAY The Bemidji Volunteer Fire De- partment i planning an exceptional- ly enjoyable ‘dance to be staged at the new armory on Easter Monday, April 17, to which the general pub- lic is jnvited and urged to give their support.. The proceeds of this dance are to be used toward financing the state convention of firemen which is to meet in Bemidji in 1923. Seveyal social affairs have been given by the local firemen to-help provide a fund for this purpose: and all of these . events have .“gone over big.” Much interest is being shown in this event, since it wgll be the frst affair of its kind since the opening of the Lenten season. With the close of the period, a large attendance at these sccial- affzirs is assured. The firemen plan to secure the best music ava’lable and assure some- of this nature. § I — “ to aid this "body in drawing up-aj llwi:.ed];mvides for a council that leg-1 Bm"ci,mm Qum late beginners have the same advan- tage. as those who started early in the campaign. Puzzle parties have been started in some districts and no fi en- tertainment can be found ¥ ‘0 secure a number of the p! The Pioneer. office and offer a \ cial treat to the one finding the mo. objects in the puzzle -picture begin- ning with the letter “B.” Ten prizes are being offered by The Pioneer, ranging from $60 down 1to $3.00 for the nearest correct. list of objects in the picture beginning {W.th the letter “B.” Plan a party of your own and delight your friends with an evening of fun, skill and pleasure. Details may be secured at The Pioneer office. “HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY London, April 1 (United Press)— Meet Mrs. Maud 'I'arling, age 64, the champion begging letter writer of the world. Maud is described today in London as the “Begging Letter Queen,” She -has-just been-convicted-again and. sentenced' for writing: her hun- dred and fifty-first “appeal.”’ . .-The magistrate in“giving ‘her six months at hard labor, showed that | Maud had written letters to Queen cil controls policies Wwhich the mayor|Mother- Alexandra of England, Ex- 'King Manuel of Portugal and half the crowned heads of Europe and the east. Some of the letters purported to come from “‘Alice Barclay”’—these al ways pleaded the 'dying baby yarn, while ‘those—the nfost successful— were signed “Nellie.Handyside” and told a grief stricken story of a hus- band who “threatens to roast my little baby when I have no money to ‘buy him beer.” Evidence showed that Maud had secured thousands of pounds through ber hard luzk letters. Shq had in her possession fifteen different sets of writing paper. e INDICATES SLOW GAIN Market Remains Firm ins a Rule and Trade Is Sure to Gradually Increase The noise of hdmmer.and saw is increasing throughout the country, -attended by a slow but sure gain in bookings of orders for lumber. Sales, not only by manufacturers to retail- efs but by retailers to ultimate con- sumers, are expanding, although, ac- cording to the American Lumber- man, the market is not spectacular. Most retail lumber companies now conduct service departments to aid their_customers in planning homes, and reports from all over-the coun- try indicate that- these were never busier than they are today. People everywhere are thinking of building, and while in many cases their desire for homes has not yet resulted in the starting of construction, the number of operations in progress is steadily becoming larger. Purchases of lum- ber in the meantime are increasing, accompanied by a price _ advance here and there on specific items for which there exists a strong demand. Generally speaking, the market re- mains firm, and there is every indica- tion that the volume of trade will continue to expand. Figures. show clearly that orders so far booked ‘this year have slight- ly exceeded . production, and that shipments have almost equalled pro- duction or orders.. Of course, some shipments were of orders placed dur- ing-1921, but neyertheless, it tis evi- dent that a very large part of this year’s bookings has been rushed out, indicating that the stock was badly needed. In fact, never before have purchasers *been so desirous of re- ceiving prompt shipments as during recent months. = Already an occa- sional complaint is heard that cars are becoming difficult to secure, and it seems that a car shortage is to be expected*if improvement in the lum- continues. %, mmmer. session is expected to sur- i i < Antonio, Texas in' order to recover|Thousands of non-union ’workers &y, < that of last summer and plans|pis health, which was not the best|were reported to have joined the 1 thing out of the ordinary for events|ber trade and in general business " et Bemidi ST 3 Take : & i " Charles, the past ot ) Indications Are That Enroll- Six 'l‘l\ouund'IMinel ‘Are Tied :xsefzfi;;%i; l:ig;.n El::: Present Incumbents Endorsed et g Th, oo will X 4 Up and Nearly 600,000 Men 3o £~ R Wiy of Minncapols|. by Republicans in State urpass Previous Marks i, ol Are e as Resalt . |Bei e hve Son enmeni 8] Convention Friday vears and come here highly recom- po——— MISS CALIHAN. BEATEN BY ORTONVILLE WOMA Wes Wright one of the pioneer settlers of this comymunity, passed ‘mended as business men of the high- ENROLLMENT IN CLASSES |,yay at St. Mary's hospital, Friday| NUMBER OF NON-UNION est type. The;v‘ witll ta{(e _cmnplete e ‘store tonight. OPENS TUESDAY, JUNE 13|afternoon. Mr. Wright is very well possession of 4 ’ and favorably nown in this county| ~ MINES STILL WORKING | T name of the store will be con- :flgx :lifd;'-it:n:iss mourned by a large | znuve;ii" :; I,‘,‘:;‘f,lfig :sor“m' hlf‘l;ad:eth ; KA . . B 3 'y 8. entor " d Plenty of Diversion Assured) ~~~~~~in Harding Has Given Out Word| will be taken at once and as soon P Insurgent Republican . Ticket' the work is completed, changes in the Filed Today; Ellswi Oflb' r ’ During Summer Session; to WES WRlGHT B AT : That This Must Be a store arrangement and stock will be Heads Insurgents End Saturday, July 22 MINNEAPOLIS HOSPITAL Peaceful Strike 5 ma’lq}?; new owners will continue to ) carry a gomplete _line of general flg‘grei;ptzrfigirgrsh:::t i’?’i‘i”e’ }l;'; Early Settler Here Taken IIl (By United Press) ::'(‘:?::lr‘;nd;:?i a;gyw&d:ategrfi:yb:;l: i P Indianapolis, April 1.—The coal|pect to conduct-their busines: a midji State Teachers college since| on Way Home From Texas strike, started, last midnight, is 100 gash basis, and will maintain : doe';iv- tion of the clerk of the supreme court which went to Miss Grace F. Kaer- the institution was first opened to re- and Dies Frida £ efecti : ficial| ery system to all parts of the cit; ceive students, plans are being made y per cent effective, union officialy T B CF e summer resort sec‘f cher of Ortonville, Republicans in — (By United Press) St. Paul, April 1—With the excep- for an exceptionally large enroll- headquarters here declared today. | A thei 3 3 D t Yo — g E their state convention here endorsed ;netnt b_at_th; sunlu:;-‘er, dsessxop which| ' Wes Wright, one of Beltran® coun- | Six thousand mines are tied up and txo’?;ed ‘,’:{flfi;'}} :fl;:n;::r:e;?,h the |the present incumbents. 1s to begin June and continue un-| tv’s hest known farmers and at one nearly 600,000 men are idle. change of one of the oldest establigh-| The ticket for the June primaries til July 22 ths year. . Last year's|iime county coramissioner from this illi s i i i b : S| time coun e m thi Every one of the half million|ed business houses in the city. The|is headed by United States Senator f,‘;;“";;‘& s:fii“’“e:’::u:{:;‘t h::rrgssf:d district, died at St. Mary’s hospital in| United” Mine Workers responded, (new proprietors are wide-awake men Frank B. Kellogg, candidate for re- any: previous mark set by the,school. Minneapolis Friday evening at; 6:00 | President John L. Lewis said, except | of the hustling type and should prove nomination. Other tandidates en- In any event, the enrollment for this|® clock. pumpers, engineers and firemen, who | an asset to the city of Bemidji, which [dorsed were Governor J. A. O. Preus i He had spent two months at San|will prevent flooding of the mines.|is generally made up of that class of |Lieut. Governor Lewis L. Collins, citizens. Secretary of State, Mike Holm, Audi- Both gentlemen are married and|tor Ray P. Chase, Treasurer, Henry "o, 2ing laid ingly.: 0, g Al accordingly. for the past three or four months.|suspension. will bring their families here as soon[Rines, Railroad and Warehouge Com- s of the city will be called | He was urged to stay in the South| “We have tried to bring the mine |as homes to live in can be secured, |missioner, Ivan Bpwen, Attorney: upo “ake room in-their- homes|until May by some oif his Bemidji|owners into a wage conference; now — Genera), Clifford L. Hilton, and clerk of the supreme court Grace F. Kaer- for a *‘umher of summer stu-|{riends, put felt sufficiently recover-|we are going to fight,” Lewis de- ALL PAINTERS URGED TO dents, . Vthe college dormitory fed to attempt the trip home. clared. Fifteen hundred miners in ATTEND MEETING SUNDAY |cher of Ortonville. will not ae.ommodate the number of| Mrs. Wright ‘received a postal|the “o; " f e - & pen-shop” fields are feverish- § 5 Members of the state central com All Painters of the city are invited mittee for the sixth district are: M students expected to enroll. ~|card from him the first of the week|ly heaving coal above the ground to n 23 Fo y h c ground t » to a painters’ meeting at 423 Fourth L H £ Park Rapid: d C Enrollment in classes is to begin|2dvising that he had reached Min- augment the nation’s 65,000,000-ton 4 " . at B oclock on Tuesday, June j3.|neapolis feeling fine and that he|reserve. o B e o o o'clock: | &. Albright of Brainerd. Students_can not enter for credit af- would remain there for . two days| fhis surplus and the non-union|set at this meeting and every painter Mrs. Peter Oleson of Cloguet was ter fl‘llmrsday, June 15, ;nless by H‘i‘x’ln:sl::{?df:: m;i'érre{h:; xg\:?\i production will enable the countrykto is urged by the president of the paint- ends_r;e(ti l}y tz‘: dl}?";t“c;“gt e their special arrangement made in ad- ) m endure a strike of at least six weeks ’ uni ese candidate for the Unite ates sen- s |exs’ union to be present, A box of ate. Following her endorsement the vance. return to Bemidji together. possibly longer, without feeling the|cigars wi i i 5 While in Minneapolis he learned * 3| clgans ill be opened on this oveasion i fused t t u fu- Credits earned 4n the summ - = shortage of fuel. President C. S. R une: nonpartisans refused to put up a fu i by thie o e (Continued on Page 8) Lewis conferréd frequently the resident 0. B Mouserannounces. sion ticket with the democrats. .sion: will. apply toward the college The Nonpartisans will not place a diploma or may be tra last few days with Secretary W. E. t E o orat o comsmace™ed %o | NEW ORDER REGULATING |Greer trving to define some méans| POWERFUL THIRD PARTY fucket in, the £iid, for the e, 2o teacher’s " certificate in lie 3} iy to budge obstinate operators from maries, but will file as inde ants July examination. ‘Tuit.on ‘ils ffeetes FISH]NG BELow T“E DAM their opposition to interstate wage ENTERS Pol.chL R“«; for the election. James Mahan of all ‘'who" sign or have signed a dec- negot:ations. They also discussed g St. Paul and Dr. Henrick Shipstead laration to teach in Minnesota. Oth- 3 : the attitude of the federal and state of Minneapolis are mentioned as prob- ers pay a tuition fee of $5 for the|, In connection with the trout fish-| government. The officers are known (By United Press) able nonpartisan. candidgtes for the summer. session. ing season, which opens April 15 and | to restrain jointly any willingness to| Washington, Aprill—A powerful|United States senate. 2 = ird ‘party, purporting to represent| Senator Kellogg received his en- 3 S continues open until August 81,it is . (Cowtinued on Page 3) Board and room for those who en-|interesting ¢v note ithe regulations 3,000,000 work and 10,000,000 | dorsement on. the first ballot, re- % Toll s’ provided for by the college|regarding other speciss of fish. Car farmers in the ted States,-entered|ceiving~760 of ‘the 1,088 convéntion authorities. Special features: for en- digfis%, Tedhorse, eépfihead;qc'a%: BEMIDJI SCHOOLS ‘CLOSE . the nation’s political arena today. The \c,';lt‘::g i tertdinment- are to be provided and|fish, suckers, eelpout, garfish, bull- FOR SPRING VACATION | definite decision to form the new = Ty party as the great coal strike begins (Bv United Press) &lfigtgt &fn ddiveTriionl ;(s ol_?eredd cl;oie heads of any size, whitefish not less M e lake, imme; iav_sy than 16 inches in_ length, and' buf- Th idji hools closed with at hmztéont;ti‘;e‘:: 15 fne oppoctunity(falo of hot lou “than, 15-inches n e e icnday. Tor the spring |miners have joined hands with rail |Republican ticket was filed with the % ay ]V? H n dYABYl{! ing ex-| ¢ cation and will start again Monday workers and farmers to form ‘thc Secretary of State today. Franklin cept during March and April, or by| o 5o “April 10, backbone of the new program, Fred |Ellsworth, former congressman from MRS. FREI) DENEAU DlES i&ifl?‘;‘f l?éi:m;x:li:;: fi?}fer’i&ifi;fli Howe, secretary of the national com-|Mankato, heads the insurgent ticket ' TO DISCUSS MARKETING Such fish may be mittee told the United Press. which is said to be pledging to ‘“‘clean S"DDENLY EARLY TODAY fi?&lgymp:;‘;"is%‘ig‘ in any qiiantily at — up politics in Minnesota and expose is most significant. The 600,000 St. Paul, April 1—An insurgent 5 B e tf i0.—' er the Republicat machine.” Ellsworth :234 ni‘:;‘e'speAmrvit;gcmlt}ileghft:,sshmfigte?: OF POTAT()ES TUESDAY drz?(tmhv;:;c? r;:xn%:na:ll;h%nmlxg‘zbf 'w,‘:,‘. filed as candidate for i{umlnnt'ian l‘or Mrs. Fred Deneau, 45 years ofenumerated in streams only, betweem — 8,813,921, compared with 3,400,352 fivflfifir 3 the Repup oan priere flge.hpnfi_d x})way very suddenly at|April 20 and June 1 following, both| Problems of co-operative market- . J. J. Magnusen of St. Cloud filed a:rs :"Z‘li,cklth(i)g nl?;:;lis:;m;; atx}'lzm::, Inc’}l'llslve. A . e irl|g of potatoes will Eel ({Z]scns:;d WES for.nu.ditorr and Lloyd Ahlstrom of S | A e spearing season for pickerel|clearly at a meeting to be hel in the 3 is fi ( . sult of alp‘?“’lytc stroke. She was|opens May 15 and remains open un- )'oon\sy of the Civic and Commerce MUS[CAL ORGANIZAT“)NS %‘,fl"‘{;‘i’:,""“.’,e’,','fd.é“{pfg“‘é.'{u?flc?fl"i apparently in good health*when she|ti] March 1, according to the pres-|association Tuesday forenoon, April GIVE EN .'OYABLE CONCERT arose this morning and she prepared |ent regulad.ons. Black bass season|4, at 10:30 o’clock, when a number breakfast for her husband and alsofopens June 15 and closes March 1.[of the representatives of the Minne- P;fpm‘%d his dinner pail, but soon|Lake trout season opens November|sota Potato Exchange will be present = 5 after she sat down to eat her break-| 15 and remains opens until Octo-|and give those interested in this pro-| Exceptionally Large Audience in 1920. body and set forth'their purpose. {Sometime before they visited the capitol, Earnest Lindeen of Minnga- polis filed as candidate for the Re- publican nomination for United fast she called to a daughter, Mrs. A.|per 1 2 H 2 S ect a number of valuable pointers . y " S 2] ififig;‘nbe, 13;;2 t{?c}o'gb:h?t ;l;!i:;fls By special order of the state game on this important topic. Enjoys Concert Given By :thn‘:cnw :;nfi;tlr‘:&];os;engt&dlz.y]go;h;%t a " mmediate-| and fish department, it has been or-| “Among those who arc to be present High School Clubs Republican state convention. h ly summoned a physician, who ar-|dered on account of the pike-perch|; f Min- rived within a few minutes, but not| propogation work being cl;rriex:l on :?e?étl:l'lgfl:gn‘fiflx‘r}:‘xfi; ow;h: li‘s a before Mrs. Deneau had passed away. | therein, that the taking of any vari-|very able speaker and will have a . She leaves to mourn her death, be-|gty of fish from that part of the|message worth whila to all persons sides her husband, five children—one | Mississippi river in township 146-32|interested in the growing and mar- son, Walter, ' and 10“;{ daughters, | of Beltrami county, extending from|keting of potatoes. All parties in- Mrs. AA LaCombe, - rs. Willtam Wolf lake to the Bemidji power dam, |terested in this projecy in any way Spears, Adelaide and Elvira Deneau.'is prohibited during the months of |3re urged to be present, assured that Funeral arrangements have a#s yet April and May, for each and every|they will benefit through attendance not been completed. year, til this_order_is revoked. ¥ ¢ i is the first of a series of filings yhich are now expected before the primar- ies in June. An audience which far exceeded the expectations of those in charge e e, greeted the opening of the unnuni FRENCH DENY INTENTION concert given by the sical organi- TO CONTEST ARMY COSTS zations of the Bemi high school (By United Press) at the Methodist church Friday even-| Washington, April 1—The French ing. The concert was thoroughly en-|government never had any intention == |joyed and tended to show just what|of contesting the right of the United i can_be accomplished in the schools |States to be as completely reimburs- by thorough training under able lead-|ed for their army costs as any other crship. The concert was staged under |government. Frarice has so informed the direction of Miss Martha Fibigar, |the United States through Ambass: instructor of music in the public|dor Herrick in Paris, in a note gi schools. ing the preliminary reply of _the The concert opened with three sel-|French government to the American ections by the high school orchestra, [demand.: and it might be said that the orchest- JERTI S ra pleased the audience perhaps bet-| EX.EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA ter than any other numbers on the ENDS LIFE IN EXILE program. These numbers were fol- i lowed by a selection by the girls’ glee club and a second by the club with the solo part carried by Mrs. Paul Yaple. Miss Grace Currie gave a violin solo which resulted in a call for an encore, to which she respond- =3 Funchal, Maderia Islands, April 1. —Ex-emperor Karl of Augtria died in exile. The former Ausfrian mon- arch had been seriously ill with dou- ble pneumonia’ for a week.. PUBLIC URGED TO SHOW The Juni?r L'horu]s(, composed of Add junior pupils entirely, and directed by MixspE;)thm' Rulier{ made a decid- MORE PRIDE lN Bmmj[ ed hit. Mrs. John Claffy favored Bt § ¢ 7 / ! the audience with a reading, “Helen| 1t has been brought o the atten- ' ) | . Tharme,” in which her expressive|iion of The Pioneer that a large ability was at its best. Two selections| yymber of persons are unaware of ./I@ 3 ) vfl;fl then sung by the boys’ glee|the fact that there is a civici pride 2 , ) club. i i rogress in this/ cit; k) ) . Following a short intermission, the mfl%fi“mkfigfi‘flm-plmu in du!y - ), high school orchestra played three ['tine vtyadps;.ond: estioying boule- —= numbers followed by two) seleetionsd vards .and pl 'hete”, grass has by the girls’ glee club. The ,’Imyi? Fhaan: L Sl 7 ] glee club then took the platiorin’.amd g&mg i i in a second selection this body was| Tt is sincerely requésted by’ ‘titose assisted by W. R. Nelson, who car-{who are actively interested in' the 41ried the solo part. Mrs. Claffy then|beauty of the city that persons, favored the audience with a humor-| pedestrians especially, refrain from ous reading, “A Cooking _Lesson,”|trampifig down spots where vegeta- which called for an encore. Two orch-|tion will spring up if these plots.are estral seléctions and two numbers by |not trespassed upon. the consolidated glee clubs ended a] With the coming of spring,’it is very enjoyable program. Misses Hel-{the intention of the majority of citi- en Lahr, Margaret Lord and, Ragn-|zens to make their property appear hild Moe ably- assisted as accompan-|at its best. ~Such work is heartily ists at the piano. encouraged and ‘in order to assist in The proceeds of the concert are to|making the city more beautiful for be used towards the purchase of a|the summer visitors and for the resi- and piano for the use of the new dents of Bemidji themseives, cutling wh school, for which a fund was' eorners and walking, on lawns are to ted come time ago., bo discouraged as much a8 possibley » Ace, = A y ol L 1 and rain or snow in north; waym.