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

—_————————————— The Pioneer is the only daily within 100 miles of Bem:dji and has the largest circulation Northern Minnesota. BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER —_— e Minnesota; Fair tonight and prob- ably Saturday; somewhat warmer in west portion tonight, and in southeast_portion Saturday. VOLUME XX..NO. 2 BEMIDJI, MINN,, FRIDAY EVE&ING, .APR IL 21, 1922 55c PER MONTH SQUARE-CORNER "3 e s CAMPAIGN NO INFULL FORCE Co-cperation of Every‘ Bemidji Resident Is Needed to Make Campaign Successful ‘ADULTS URGED TO SET EXAMPLE FOR CHILDREN Efforts Being Made to Reduce Jay-Walking in Downtown Business Districts With the coming of warmer weath- er, the civic pride campaign is now on in full swing, accordjng to E. D. Boyce, chairman of the!“square-cor- ner” campaign committée. He an- nounced that the school children es- pecially ‘arc to be comjnended for their observance of the' campaign ' to reduce ‘corner-tutting, trespassing on lawns and boulevards, ;ay - walking, and implores the parents to set the example for the younger folks. The majority of local ecivic and fraternal crganizations have pledged their support in this campaign and the result is that the violations have been fewer since the :ampaign was begun, as an appeal 7o civic pride rather than by threat ¢f prosecution. Speakers have appear¢d on this sub- ject before the schools and the re- sults have been gratifving. Co ance and extention of the campaign is now urged by the committee. To reduce jay-waiking in the down ts, it has keen announced that a path, five feet wide, is to be inted with black paint on the pave- to mark the “safety’ zone for g at the intersection of the stre- Pedestrians are nirged to stay within these paths when crossing the down town business jstreets in order to assist in reducing|the possilibities of accidents. " Property owners,, who have not done so, are urged to clean up their vards and beautify jthem if possible in order that the city may present its best appearance duting the summer ths. Civic|pride is appealed to in egard and itiiy expected that it ~wilt-bring satisfactor) results. Summer tourists take note of the appearance of the places they yisit and the civic beauty of the placd appeals to them greatly. Bemidji always ‘encourages tourist trade and improvement of the appearance of the city in general is 1 good boost for the increased tourist trade. . With the campaign in full swing, the appeal to public pride is almost certain to bring the desired results. In order to make this campaign a g lcte success however, it is neces- every resident .of the city co-operate, —Turn Square Corners— PREFERS OWN DEATH TO ENDANGERING CHILDREN (By United Press) Kansas City, Mo., April 21.—Mrs. Katherine Onos, 23, farmer’s wife, near Nelson, Missouri, allowed her- self to be burned to death rather than endanger the lives of her two children with her flaming clothes. Her clothing ignited from the stove. She told her hustand, just before she died, that she r&n into the room to get a blanket from the bed where the children were sleeping to smoth- er the flames, but was afraid to take it. —Show (livic Pride— TWO BANDITS GET $4 .FROM MINNEAPOLIS MAN (By l’;ni(ed Press) JMinneapotis, Apri 21—Two bandits pursued A. G. :Anderson to the door of his home ldst night and robbed hime of $4.00. They accosted Ander- son about four;blocks from his home. —Keep (ff The Grass— HARDING SIGNS BILL FOR VETERAN HOSPITAL' AID Washington; April 21.—President Harding tceday signed the bill author- izing an approbriation of $17,000,000 for the buildinr of additjonal hospitals to care for the disabled veterans .of the World’s War. —Make Eemidji Beautiful— CARRIED (OUNTERFEIT MONEY-ONLY FOR FUN (By United Press) Minncapolis, April 21.—If ®resi- dent Hardinjz' or Joseph Daniels or W could only see the < Louis H. Harris of Philadelphia; they would quickly come to his rescue, “Colonel” Harris told United States Commissioner Howard Abbott. ¢ The latter ordered him held on $10,000 bail for having in his pos- n $26,500 in counterfeit, treas- ury and feceral reserve notes.. 1 only carried them for fun,” said is, when arrested by secret serv- [de said he was a former ary of W. J. Bryan, a dollar-a- vear man 'n Washington during the , and a personal friend of Daniels the president. Har e m and }l Defective Paae ” )Now Three Training Camps Are to Be Continued This Summer the Same as Last Year Young men of the country ranging between the ages of 17 an 27 will be given an opportunity for a summer’s outing with the advantages of out- door life and militray training combin- ed. There will also be three camps held, one at Fort Snelling, Minn., for the residents of North Dakota, Minn- esota and Iowa; a second at Fort Des Moines, la., for those who live in So. Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas; and a third at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., for those who live in Missouri and Ar- kansas. ) The requirements for this year are that’the candidiates must be not less than 17 years of age and not over 25 for the first or Red Course. The ages for the White Course-are between 18 and 26 and for those who attend the Blue Course the ages must be be- tween 19 and 27. It is expected that appoximately 2,- 500 candidates can receive the train- ing this year while only 1,200 could be sent to camps in 1921. All three of the camps will' be held during the month of August, starting on August 1st and ending August 30th. Applications and requests for ap- plications shoyld be_ mailed to Chief of Staff, 88th Division, 400-404 Ka- sota Building, Minneapolis, Minn., for those who live in the states of North Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa; to the Chief of Staff, 89th Division, Army Building, Omaha, Nebraska for those residing in So. Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas; and to the Chief of Staff, 102nd Division, 408 Federal Building St. Louis, Mo. for those living in Mis- souri and Arkansas. —Walk Around, Not Across— KIWANIS -CLUB HEARS TALK ON CITY CHARTER The Kiwanis meeting at the Elks club rooms Thursday noon was well attended. The committee in charge of the program failed to act on ac- count of the illness of some of its members and the others being out of the city. Nevertheless, an impromp- tu program filled out the usual meet- ing hour to the satisfaction of all present. J. P. Lahr was called upon to give a talk on the new proposed city char- ter and enlightened the club on many -points-that were not-touched-upon by previous speakers. He showed a thorough understanding of the new proposed charter and urged the members to read and study it before it comes up for election so that they may vote for the best interests of the city. Mr. Lahr stated that the charter commission intended publishing the charter in pamphlet form for dis- tribution to every home in the city, so that every one may have the op- portunity of ' studying it. Frank Koors won the attendance prize, do- nated by A. D. Johnson. The next meeting will be in charge of Alex Doran, A. L. Molander, C. A. Huffman and E. F. Netzer. —Show Pride In Your City— JUNIOR ORDER OF MOOSE GIVES ENJOYABLE DANCE A nery enjoyable dancing party was given last evening in the New Moose hall by the Junior Order of Moose for friends of that order, members of the Moose lodged and the ‘Women of the Mooseheart Legion and their friends. Music was furnished by a four piece orchestra. The affair was well attended. The proceeds are to be used toward purchasing baseball uni- form for the Junior Moose team. —Show Pride In Your City— BEMIDJI TENNIS CLUB PLANS ACTIVE SEASON Membership to Be Limited to Fifty; Courts Are Being Made Ready Now As soon as the courts are made ready for the season’s playing, the Bemidji Tennis club will begin anoth- er very active season. Membership is to be limited at 50 members, all that the three courts’located on lake shore near the State Teachers college, can accommodate. Last year a numbc} of mprovements were made to the courts and one of the courts was lighted for the benefit of those members who could not play during the daylight hours. This court is to be lighted again this season and the courts will soon be in fine shape again. Work is now being started by the club under the direction of Ed. Bleickner, president and Rudolph Welle, secretary-treas- urer. Dues for 1922 have been set at $5 and those who apply for membership first will be included in the 50 memb- ers. Membership cards can be secured from Mr. Welle at the First National bank, Last season much interest was created by the club tournament which was won by Ed. Bleickner, who inci- dently won a unique trophy, presented to him at the annual meeting of the club last fall. It is expected that an- othei* such tcurnament will be held this year and that a number of the members of the club will participate in inter-city tournaments also. A very active season is looked.for by the members of the club since much interest has been evidenced by those who belonged to the club last season. IIRISH REBELS CHILD DEATHS CAUSED BY INSANITARY SCHOOLS ASSAULT},FREE .| Figures Show Laxity in School STATETROOPS Wellington Barracks Stormed During Night; Casualties on Both Sides BELFAST EXPERIENCES MORE NIGHT FIGHTING Irish Republican Rebels Take British Wireless Station in North of Ireland (By United Press) Dublin, April 21—Wellington Bar- racks were stormed by febel troops during the; night. The attack was beaten off with causalties on both sides. Machine gun vélleys were pour- ed into the barracks, which were gar- isoned by Free State troops. The in- surgents rushed into the front gates of the barracks, hurling hand grenad- es. The roar of bombs and the con- stant volleys drove inhabitants of the neighborhood into a state of panic. The assault lasted for over an hour lbefore it broke down. The delay in peace negotiations between Collins and DeValera was believed to have encouraged the assult. (BY United Press) Belfast, April 21—Hundreds of men partcipated in strect battles dur- ing the worst night of terror Belfast has known for months. The fight, which lasted all night and early to- day, was particularly severe at times. Seventeen persons were wounded. A panic among. civilians in the district resulted. (By United Press) Dublin, April 21—Irish Republican Rebels captured the British wireless ptation at Bumbeg, in the north of Ireland, according to reports from Londonderry today. The Irish river and also the wireless station were re- ported t§ have been captured. —Make Bemidji Beautiful— RETURNS TO. FIND WIFE MARRIED; WOUNDS HUBBY (By United Press) St. Paul, April 21.—Louis W. So- kola returned after three years’ ab-|Anthony hospital Wednesday will be sence to find his wife married to an-jyiq to rest in Solway, other man. He shot the usurper and having been shipped severely wounded him. Sokola is held by police. He left his wife when .they were unable to agree,-he told police. He hoped to find happiness on his re- turn. Instead, he found Stanley Tezbyek had taken his plcae. His wife had obtained a divorce and mar- ried again. When told.of the state of affairs Sokola left in a rage. Later he met Tezbyek on the street and in a scuffle shot his opponent. He ex- pressed regrets that the wound was not_fatal. —Your City—Make It Beautiful— STERLING & FOUCAULT RE-OPEN BARBER SHOP The Sterling-Foucault barber shop, which was damaged during the recent fire in the Vickers block, Minnesota avenue and Third street, has . been neatly repaired and is now open again for busines, . Sanitation Is Dangerous; Warning Is Issued Washington, April 21. — (Capital News Service)—The health author- ities in the nation’s capital have sounded a warning to all school au- thorities everywhere regarding in- sanitary conditions in schools. Bas- ing this warning upon mortality sta- t'stics ,the Washington health office quotes reliable figures to prove the contention that the death rate in school children is largely affected by school conditions. The mortality tables of the United States show that the death rate of | children decreases rapidly from the; age of one year, in which it is very high, to the age of 5 and 6, when it | becomes very.low. The child at these| ages enters school, and the mortal-| ity rate immediately lincreases until the age of 12 is reached. At this age the death rate almost equals that of the child one year old. | This waste of life, health experts| explain, could. be reduced 50 per| cent, which would increase the aver- age span of life of an American, which is now 38 years, to possibly 48 or 50 years. The increase in the death rate from the time the child enters school is attributable to school life or group association. i Some of the conditions sult in children’s d through the schools overcrowding, lack of playground space, poor plumbing, inefficient heating,, bad ventilation, insanitary drinking fountains, and insufficient care in looking .after children with contagious diseases for a sufficient length of tinte. —Your City—Make It Beautiful— BANDITS GET JEWELS ON ‘BUSIEST CORNER’ (By A Tress) Chicago, Apr 21.—Automobile bandits escaped with jewels valued at $2,000, taken from the display window of Roberts & Co., within a few steps of Madison and State streets, the world’s busiest corner, here today. A heavy curtained car stopped in front of the store and a fnan jump- ed from the running board, threw a paddeq brick through the window, scooped up watchesand jewelry with both hands and das’ed away. —Help Beautj ° Bemidji— SOLWAY FARMER PASSES AT ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL Chris T. Peterson of Solway, 71 years of age, who passed away at St. the remains there ml‘ifli' Death was due to upoplex}n J. P, Lahr h:d charge of preparing the body for burial and making arrangements for shipping. pp—Tun\ Square Corners— THIRTY THOUSAND LEFT HOMELESS AFTER BLAST (By United Press) London, April 21—Thirty thous- und inhabitants of Monastir and vic 1ty are repor homeless today as a result of a teriffic explosion of a munitions train which caused the death of hundreds of soldiers and many children. The explosion was at first reported to have occured at Salonica, later dis- patches from Belgrade showed it RUSS PAYME Pre-War Debts to Be Called Valid If Allies Accept Soviet Government RUSSIA REPLIES TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS GIVEN LEGION ENDORSEMENT of Florida Adopts Resolutions Relative to Public School System Washington, 21.— (Capital News Service) —During the fourth annual convention of the American Legion, department of Florida, in session just closed at Palm Beach, there was unanimous and enthusias- tic adoption of the following resolu- tion: “Whereas the public school sys- tem is the fountain head of better April PROPOSALS OF EXPERTS Americanism, therefore be it “Resolved, That the convention fa- vors federal support of the public schools under a system that will not Financial Help Also Asked;|interfere with state supervision of Absolutely Essential for Russian Reconstruction (By United Press) Genoa, April 21 (By Henry Wood) Russia will recognize her pre-war debts conditional upon recognition of the Soviet government by the allies. This was the Russian reply to the allied experts’ proposals delivered by the Soviet delegation here. The Russian reply, which was con- sidered for over a week by the dele- gation, covered 20 typewritten pages. General acceptance of the terms laid down by the allied experts at London covered the first half page of Tie the note. The remainder of the document was argumentative. ° Th Russian reply says Russia will recognize her pre-war debts, provided both debts and interest are written down and Russia is given immediate financial help, Russia contends that her counter- claims shall be recognized. Foreign financial help is absolutely essential for reconstruction of Russia. —=Show Civic Pride— DEFENSE WINS ONE LIQUOR such schools; and be it “Resolved further, That this con- vention favors an improved system for the vocational training of ex- service men, backed by ample ap- propriations.” 5 Senators and representatives in congress who favor the Towner- Sterling bill, establishing a Depart- ment of Education with a secretary in the president’s cabinet, find in this action of the premier young Ameri- can man organization great encour- agement. So many organizations of all sorts have endorsed the bill that sentiment in congress is rapidly crys- talizing toward its early passage. To find the ex-service men of Florida solidly behind support for the pub- ic ool is very gratifying to all friends of the bill and all proponents of Americanization plans which are o work uot through the public school. —ZKeep Off The Grass— EPIDEMIC OF GAMBLING HAS HOLD ON WINNIPEG w nipeg, April 21—Winnipeg is W CASE IN DISTRICT COURT |afflicted with an epidemic of gambl- The one liquor case, in which the|ing. It has taken the form of weelly jury brought in a verdict’ of “not|pools on the Old Country football re- guiity,” was that of Peter Blahyj of |sults, and gained further impetus last Kelliher, who was charged with hav-|week with the decision of the police ing liquor in his possession for sale.| magistrate that the pool was not gam- C. L. Pegelow defended Mr. Blahyj |bling as defined by the original crim- and in his plea to the jury presented [inal code. the evidence in a_manner which re- An appeal doubtless will be taken sulted in the verdict as abeve stated.[to a higher court, but in the mean- The jury was out from 3 o’clock un-|time the alleged abuse persists to such til 10 o’clock in the evening. an extent that this week a total pool All other liquor cases thus far|of $19,000 is annonuced. prosecuted by County Attorney |G. A weekly paper has announced the M. Torrance have resulted in a ver-| opening of 'a poll on the' results -of dict of “guilty.” ~—Keep Off The Grass— major league baseball games for each Saturday. FRANK PORTEN'S MOTHER [ met simoving remsed Srom men ot the PASSES EN ROUTE HOME The sad news was received in Be- midji late yesterday afternoon of the death of Mrs. Amanda Porten, mother of Frank B. Porten of Bemidji. She with her son, Robert had toured the west during the winter months in hopes of securing relief from asthma from which she had been a cohstant sufferer in late years, and they were en route to their home at; St. Paul, having reached Sioux City, Iowa, just 150 miles from home when she passed away, This is partlcularly pathetic as she is the third member of the family who passed away within a month, two of her sisters having died within that time. Mrs. Porten spent last winter and part of the summer months in Be- midji with her son and made many friends here who will indeed be sorry to learn of her death, and who extend to the family their sincere sympathy in their bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Porten left on the night train took place along the railroad running into Monastir. yesterday for St. Paul to attend the funeral. i Summer Boarders ;l'fq,—_—,-@a ou ekt B INTO~THEY HAVENT hiR S(REENS UP YET unemployed class who refuse to take work on farms as a job in the country would deprive them of the opportuni- ty to win easy money in the football pools. —Turn Square Corners— JAMES RIVER STEAMER GOES DOWN AFTER CRASH (By United Press) Richmond, Va., April 21— The steamer, Brewster, went down with the loss of one of her crew, following' a collision with the Lake Sterling ear- }y Ygday in the James river near Old- ield. ; —Show Pride In Your City— EINSTEIN THEORY BEING SHOWN IN MOVIE FILMS European Professors Have Made Film to Show Relativ- ity Theory to Public Washington , Apri 1.21 (Capital News Service) .—The Einstein theory of relativity is generally conceded by scientists to be of paramount import- ance. Yet so difficult has it been for the lay mind to comprehend that it makes small headway in either schools or popular literature. To remedy this condition six professors of Europe have written and made motion pic- tures showing the relativity theory so that anyone of average intelligence can understand la. These films will reach the United States by the end of April and will be available for public showing short- ly thereafter. The matter is of special interest to educators, who see in this use of ‘“‘movies’” a new means of spreading knowledge. Many math- ematical abstractions are extremely difficult to understand when convey- ed by figures alone, which, it is point- ed out become plain and simple when diagrams and pictures can be used. In all mathematical demonstrations involving change and motion succes- sive diagrams must necessarily omit something. But in motion pictures the entire action can be shown. Thus, in the Einstein films showing the re- lation between space, light and motion a rifleman is shown who fires two shots at a given ooject, the second shot coming 12 hours after the first. The second shot hits the object, which is way up in the sky, along time ahead of the first shot because the carth has swung halfway around in the 12 hours and is, therefore that — much nearer the object aimed at. —Show Civic Pride— Calgary, Alberta. floral nighway trom ¢ in the heart of the R if the plans formulated are con; 'ecenic highway to the mountaing in mated, Iceland poppies will line t countless thousands. T0 ASK HOUSE FOR FUNDST0 FIGHT FLOODS $1,000,000 Asked in Joint Resolution Today £ RUSSELLVILLE, ILLINOIS, FLOODED; LEVEE BREAKS Flood Conditions in Illinois, Indiana and Iowa Called Worst in Years (By United Press) ‘Washington, April 21—An immedi- ate appropriation of $1,000,000 to fight the floods along the Mississippi river will be asked in a joint resolu- tion in the house today. President Harding gave his approv- al to_the relief measure, when Sen- ator Randsdell of Louisiana and Rep- resentatives Humphrey of Missis- sippi and Wilson of Louisiana called at the White House and laid plans be- fore him. Director of Budgets Dawes also endorsed the plan. (By United Press) Vincennes, Ind., April 21.—Rus- sellville, Illinois, was flooded today when the levee holding back the Wa- bash river gave way. Homes in the little town of 200 crumbled before the sweep of the water. Every home had a boat tied at its door step and when the warning was spread that the levee had given way, the entire 200 entered the boats and were car- ried down to Vincennes, five miles down stream. There they joined a colony of 1,000, driven from their homes here when 35 city blocks were flooded. - —_— (By United Press) Chicago, April 21.—Flooded riv- ers crumbled through dykes and farm lands and portions of towns in Illi- nois, Indiana and Iowa, according to reports at the Red Cross headquar- ters here tdday. The Wabash river spread over thousands of acres of crops. Flood conditions in southern Indiana were the worst they had been for. years. indit Water rushed over 40,000 acres of farm land at McClure, Ilknois. The Red Cross has provided for the . 4,000 homeless residents of Noble, Illmp!s, and rescued half a dozen families marooned in attics at Dog « Tooth Bend. ! Breaking of the Hartwell levee along a 25-mile front of the Illinois river flooded 30,000 acres of farm land. The rising of the Mississippi river has flooded basements in Clin- ton, Jowa, and railroad service be- tween Clinton and Davenport is abandoned. —Walk Around, Not Across— GROSSMAN LEAVES FOR EAST TO PURCHASE NEW SUPPLIES Abe Grossman, proprietor of the Hub Clothing Co., left last night for the east to purchase an entire new stock for his store. A recent fire dam- aged his stock considerably, and this stock has been disposed of at a fire sale. The store is now open again in the old location, the building having been neatly repaired. The fire sale was conducted in the new Nangle building on Third street. As soon as the new stock arrives, Mr. Grossman states that his business will be in full swing again. He expects to be gone about a week or ten days. ~—Show Civic Pride— NEW YORK WOMAN SLAIN AND BRUTALLY MANGLED (By United Press) New York, April 21—Police today were without a tangible clue in the second fiendish murder of a woman to occurin New York within two weeks. Mrs. Elizabeth Drodowitzky was found slain and her body mangled al- most beyond recognition, in a coal bin of the apartment, Nellie :Cary was slain a few days ago by ‘Jack” the Ripper and her nude body cast into a tenement hall way. —Show Pride In Your City— LIMITATION FAVORED BY SOLONS FOR IMMIGRATION Washington, April 21 (Capital News Service).—The United States Senate through its committee on the subject has favorably considered the plan to extend for three years from July the present so-called 3 per cent quota law, by which the number of immigrants admitted to this country in one year can be but three per cent of the number of nationals of any country already here. A proposal by Senator Harris to bar all immigration for five years was defeated, 6 to 3, while another amend- ment by the Georgia Senator to _re- quire immigrants to use American ships lost 6 to 2. The committee vote reporting the amended House bill 6 to 3, five republicans being d nator Harris in support- ing the measure, while Senators Ster- ling, republican, South Dakota; Har- i democrat, Mississippi; and democrat, Georgia, voted t reporting the measure.