Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 12, 1922, Page 1

- zmEr=| BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER mn somewhat unsettled in north portion tonight and Saturday; slightly cooler in southeast por- tion tonight., i I —= VOLUME XX. NO. 20 BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1922 e — PLANSNEARLY ["SEatat o church at 8:00 - P;oxrnn; of Qburv-nce Similar| to That of Last Year; Public' Attendance Urged throughought the Europe, CONTRIBUTIONS ASKED TO DECORATE GRAVES Attention of Legion Members|yill be packed to Be Given Saturdsy Evening , MEMOR[AL D AY at Methodist Chirch Saturday evening at the Methodist Charles Bayard Mitchell will deliver his nationally talked - of lecture, “The Original Idiot,” which has been heard by thousands of people Those who have heard him de- clare that Bemidji citizens are for- tunate in securing him for this eity and indications are that the church o’clock,” Bishop United States and the doors. Called to Auxiliary Supper Bishop Mitchell will arrive here Wednesday Evening ern railway and Thomas Porte, A. H, Smith, E. H. Brown. * Nearly' completed plans for the observance of Memorial Day in Be- ular meeting of the Ralph Graci The Bishop will be taken out to post of the American Legion at the|the summer home of Thomas Porte Satuday noon over the Great North- committee of the official board of the" Methodist church consisting of will be met by a T. Carlson, Dr. E. Denu and P. L. rooms of the Civic and Commerce[on the shores of Movil Lake for association Thursday evening. A |juncheon and will attend a banquet special committee of Legionaires|in the church parlors at-5 ~clock with F. C; Montague as chairman is working in conjunction with the R. H. Carr post of the G. A. R, irf arranging a program of observance which will be very similar to that uf of last year. new , chure! rnoon where the usual ceremonies will be held by the G. A. R. and the Legion. Graves of all ex-service men buried in the-local cemeteries are to be decorated and for this pur- pose the Legion post is asking or a public contribution similar to that of last year, whereby a suf- ficient sum was raised to decorate the graves properly. It is urged that those who wish to contribute to this fund do so at once through The ceptable no matter how large or be published from day to day as the portant matter and the committe in charge feels that the public_ is just as much interested in seeing the graves properly decorated as e e the Legion is in taking care of the |uPPer Mississippi project. Checks should be made pay- able to the Ralph Gracie posts ~ » During the afternoon an approp- riate program will be given at the new armory. The speaker for this occasion as yet has not been def- initely announced, but a very ap- ticipate in every part of the program | moment and then while the members of the American arade in uniform, if possible, and |two horses were ‘will take an- active part in the en- tire observance. A number of committee reports were heard at this session, showing that many activities are being car- ried on by the post The dance com- mittee made a partial report on the May Day aftair staged by the post, showing that a neat sum will be realized when all the members have accounted for the tickets sent them. Members who have not done nington county. storm, so that the accounts may be clean- ved up entirely. The Ralph Gracie Memorial park .committee reported some progress the storm. this a county-wide affair and receiv- ing an appropriation later on from this county to properly improve the district Thursday of these being new arrivals in the city. The membership of the ,post (By United Press) Bismarck, N. D., May 12—Secre- tary of state, Hall or his deputy, is now increasing and much. inter- est is being shown in the organiza- tion although the attendance at the M. W. Duffy will the next meeting a program of some [\ i iir® aq " 1o The attention of all Legion mem-|pointment. bers is called to the supper which the Aucxiliary is staging for the Le-|fice of game and district Auxiliary convention to be held here next Wednesday. The convention will meet at the associa- Wedne: YEGMEN CARNIVAL DANCE s ang VERY ENJOYABLE AFFAIR) et e Todey. Fid g Nearly 175 couples were present | om’s _testimo at the Yeoman carnival dange: given by the local homestead at: thé new Joe Forrester, violin; Percy- Riggs, xylophone; Rolo Carpenter, saxo- phone and Claude Ellis, drums. The hall was beautifully decorated in the Ycoman colors, and near the were dropped from the ceiling for iChie prize balloon shower. A number, of moonlight dances were given, and altogether those in attendance pro- eral Langer, P. nounced the dance a most enjoyable| The Beltrami Nursery, of which Otto Brose is proprietor, has aided - affair. The lodge wishes to thank all who gave their support in' this under- in the campaign stagej by the local lodge. The pro- ceeds are to be used toward pur- chasing complete degree team re- galia, plants furnished Qeliyering his lecture in / q\lfl%rfium at 8:00 o’cle ‘He will preach at the/ dag ms¥ning services at ;\%h. in_ tfe: { 4 s 5 3 at Spur No. 10 whicw A public parade will be held in|ghurch has:been built under the di- the forenoon, the line of march ex-rection of Rev. Blaine Lambert. Dr. tending to Greenwood cemetery, | Craig, district superintendent, will preach the evening service Sunday. Bishop Mitchell has in years gone by been pastor of ‘'some of the great churches in the United States and is considered amorng the ablest spcalé- through the columns of The Pioneer fr:‘isss?; tfh; g}fifif‘;remc}f:fgg:i g"; e Jecture although a charge is usual- ly made wherever Bishop Mitchell | delivers his famous address. small, The Tist of contributions wil| ~ CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE fund increases. This is a very im- (By United Press) St, Paul, May 12—Violent storms ranging from snow flurries to mid- summer thunder showers, swept the leys last night. Cool, bright weather followed today. Snow feli in the Big Hills, but in other sections of the northwest, there wind and rain storms. " Lightning killed Morris Zatulosky :s he 2Ss'a.s h%igging in fx; vacant 1lot propriate program is certain. The|here, Neighbors saw ilames play public in general are urged to par-|along the tines of the fork for a M. J. Dunnigan was injured by a Legion are to be on hand for the|bolt of lightning near Owatonna and age was done at St. Hilaire, Pen- were wrecked and the loss was re- ported to be more than $20,000. (By United Press) Lead, S, D.,, May 12—Thousands of dollars of damage was done in the Big Hills district by high winds following Thursday’s rain and snow The Spear Fish dam in the Spear so as yet are urged to remit at once( Fish mills broke, covering the lower part of the village with water. Many persons were forced to flee during Much; live stock, including pigs and a very optimistic reception by |and chickens, were caught in the 5 ki deluge and drowned. More than five the county board relative to making inches of rain fell in the Black Hills gy s e % % b NORTH DAKOTA OFFICE i Fuve applications for memeversi| - HOLDER 1S QUESTIONED meetings is not overly large. For trict Judge Nuessle’s court today sort is. to-be arranged and a large s Y attendance will probably result. ‘gfl_cef"](}Lb‘g'lgoz:r:é::e‘}‘:id 5::;: Gov. Nestos has declared the of- gion and the delegates to the Sixth|vacant on grounds Mr. Bloom had not complied with the law in this respect. E. T. Judd, of Cando, had 0 L ] been appointed successor. \tion rooms for a business session When the hearing was called day afternoon from 2 to 3! April 29, Col. Bloom testified that (Continued on Page 8.) .. .|he had ‘been mailed his oath and bond. The Secretary of State or his deputy were not to be locate at by agreement be-| yi;upny E BAND WILL NOT MEET UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT 1fi either corroberates Mr. ‘Blo- dropped.. Decision in this case will govern, it is said, also in the cases Moose hall Thursday ‘: evening.{of W. J. Prater who is fighting re- Music was furnished by Getaldine moval from his office of land com- Reed, piano, Ted Laliberte; banjo, [ missioner on the same grounds. Carl : Kositzky has been appointed to |take his place. Attorneys for Col. | Bloom are; former Attorney gen- planting two beds of pansies in front Mr. Brose, who has a-large nursery on the north end of Iryine avenue. ey will dedicate Pioneer office. Any amount is ac- vloLENT STORMS CAUSE was lightning, the man fell dead. killed. Much dam- Several buildings and last night. be called into dis- whether oath of fish commissioner postponement was the case may be D, Norton, and Judge W. S. Lauder of Wapheton. BELTRAMI NURSERY AIDS CIVIC PRIDE CAMPAIGN for civic pride by free of charge by Lyt TENSTRIKE BALL TEAM {LABOR MASS MEETING TO PLAY HERE SUNDAY Visiting Nine Promises Local City Team a Hard-Fought \again_make his home in Mr. Rygg is recognized as one of the best automobile mechahics in the northwest. Contest Sunday Carl J. Rygg, formerly employed by the C. W. Jewett Co. and the Motor Inn, and who for the past two1 years has] Eeen recciviglg fed- s eral vocational training in Minnea- . = polis, has acquired an interest in the states of Ari .the Northwestern Motors, Inc,, of this city. He has moved his family here from Minneapolis and is 01 j,ng, Vermont, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. Of the at- tacks on member banks of the As- sociation, 99 were successful burg- | Jarids jand 46/ unsuccessful, while of the attacks on non-member ban 56 were successful and 31 unsu cessful. The losses sustained by ‘members from burglaries were $70,- 794.51, and by non-members $31,- (Continued on Page 8.) CARPENTIER KNOCKS OUT LEWIS IN FIRST ROUND (By United Press) London, May 12—Motion pictures of the sensational fight last night between Georges Carpentier and Ted dewis showed how Lewis was knock- ed out with a punch delivered while |the referce was holding his arm. The picture showed Carpentier times in the act of butting bewis with his head while in the clinches. The final blow that ended 'the ifight was delivered when the referee | had one hand on the biceps of the Englishman and the other hand was pushing Carpentier back out of the Director G. O, Riggs of enile band annources that there will be no meeting of that organization until the regular rehearsal period Tuesday evening at 7:30. All mem- bers are expected to be present at that time, however. INCREASES IN GASOLINE PRICES BEING PROBED (By United Press) ‘Washington, May 12—Recent in- creases in gasoline prices are being investigated by the Department of justice, it was learned today. At- torney General Daugherty has prom- ised to give immediate attention to the increases amounting A o o d cents per gallon during the past six taking, the first public dance ever|of the City building on Beltrami|weeks in face of the greatest gaso- avenue. The work was done and the |line reserve in the history of the United States. Several congressmen are expect- ed to aid in the investigation, St. Hilaire will jou ney to Bemidji for a game May 28. A return game with Tenstrike is to be played on_Memorial Day, while Bagley and Bemidji will meet on June 4. Games are being arranged with Pine River for June 2, 3 and 4, Altogether a very active season is assured. RYGG ACQUIRES INTEREST IN NORTHWESTERN MOTORS 1M JUST (N THE Meop rokogus Sunday’s journey pn March 31. Bemidji. the Juy- to four clinches. NYNORE HALL SUNDAY A mass meeting to which all la- boring people are invited will be hel at the Christianson hall in Nymore Sunday afternoon at 0. meeting is called in the niterest of th laboring men and is one of series which was begun last Janu- : ary to be held at regular intervals “ Those fans who - witnessed the|all over the state. baseball game at the fair grounds last Sunday are aware of the fact that the Bemidji city team bids fair to rank among the best in this sec- tion of the state this year and na- and Missouri val- turally these same fans and many others who missed : last game are looking forward to another first class contest this coming Sun- day. The Tenstrike city team will meet the Bemidji nine at the fair grounds Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. The visiting nine is a strong organization and has been winning all of its games this year. Last Sun- day Tenstrike defeated Northome by a score of 18 to 4. Next .Sunday the Tenstrike boys journey to St. Cloud. The Bemidji team will have prac- tically the same lineup as that which performed so well last Sunday. With the experience gained at that time it is expected that a much better game will -be played. The diamond is now in somewhat and a faster contest is sure to be the result. Tenstrike has a number of heavy hitters and the fielding is also good. Bemidji is sure to have a real contest on its hands and will have to put up its best brand of baseball in order to win. Manager Gene Caskey of the city team announces a number of good games for the next few weeks, The| ¢ the Cass Lake city team will here May 21 G. E. Hall, president of the- State Federation of Labor will be present at this meeting also with him will be P. Smith, organizer of the American Federation of Labor, Peterson, organizer for the Boot and Shoe Workers Union. Each of these three, men, will address the meeting with ‘a message of importance to the working people. CRIMES INVESTIGATED BY AMERICAN BANKERS Nearly 6Q0 Bank Crimes Are Probed in Seven Months By Protective Department and Louis White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., May 12—Nearly 600 burglaries, at- tempted burglaries, hold ups, for- geries and other banks were investigated under the protective activities of the American better shape | Bankers Association during the sev- en mhnth period froms September 1, 1921 through March 31, These facts were brought out here by the report of the Protective Com- mittee and the Protective Depart- ment of the Association, presented to the annual spring meeting of the executive council, The report said that, as a result department’s against criminals in the stated per- iod, there was a tolta of 314 arrests. There were pending from prior to September 1, cases not disposed of. Of the aggr: tur: ate of 570 cases handled y the period, 282 convictions secured, while those/ released, es- caped, died or insane amounted to 132 leaving 156 cases awiting trial operations Since September 1, 1921, the re- view stated, there have been report- ed to the committee 145 burglaries and attempted burglaries members of the American Bankers Association and 87 jagiinst No burglaries or attempt- reported to it in i na, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Kentucky. Louis- iana, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode against against This al mistice 1921 arrest during were ly well Paris, May 12 marriage came to 1. was still a further drop. In spite of several measures aimed at stimulating mar- riage and encouraging large fami- lies, the gloomy tmancial outlook, the terrific increase in the cost of living and the general i have set at nought all these plans. The marriage rate is falling off and with it the birth rate, Even taking as a basic the low figure of 1.66 births pe the National] Al nation that it must face the po: ility of seeing the France dwindle for 39,000,000, at which it stands today to 3 1921, 256 | DY 101 00 o0t e prement eene CHECK BETTING STILL enrsice; il heenlariod consider- Chicago, May 12—Death penalties DEATH PENALTIES WILL BE ASKED IN LABOR W. Indictments Charging. Murders Voted Against Eight Labor Leaders by Grand Jury HAS PLS (By United Press) - will be demanded by the prosecu- i ey P tion of Chicago labor leaders, al- Decides to Propose Military Jleged instigators of gang terrorism. \The union officers will' be prose- ruted on charges of inciting to riot nnl'(i gunishments by hanging will be asked, Unaggression Truce Based on Existing Frontiers Indictments charging murder of (GENOA CONFEREES ARE . . two Chicago policemen were voted ' grand jury called in a special ses- TO BE ASKED TO JOIN sion last night, among those named Y were “Big Tim’ Murphy, head of the gas_workers union, Fred Mader, tool .y 4 of Murphy, and “Con” Shea, direc- French Refuse Russia’s Reply tor of the car union and confident| and Withdraw From Active of Murphy. Voting of indictments frustrated efforts to liberate the Part in Russ Problems ) trio of alleged gangsters by habeas . corpus proceedings. Whather they i will be released on bail rests with (By United Press) ' the judgement of the court. Genoa, May 12 (By Henry Wood) Chief of police Charles Fitzmor- | —Pr¢mier Lloyd George today an- ris said that “three wagon loads of [nounced his decision ‘to propose a evidence had been githered against|ten year military unaggression truce the accused.” The chief said this ev- |for all Europe on the basis of ex- idence proved that Murphy and an- jisting frontiers. other suspect constituted the brains| The Genoa conferees will be asked of the terror gang, The fourth man [to become partics to this Pan-Eur- is reported to have made a complete | opean truce because of the Russian confesion. muddle, The Russian reply has divid- The evidence according to the|ed the allies. The conferees whiel chief, establishes Murphy’s office as the arsenal from which the rioters ‘were supplied with bombs, guns fus- es and caps. met at Cannes were today divided into two parties, as the result’ of the argumentative document formal- ly presented to the allied conferees by Thitcherin yesterday. RACE SUICIDE CALLED BIG MENACE TO FRANCE Marriage Rate in France Is Falling Off and With It the Birth Ral Repopulation of France, taken from the official recordq ‘off birth and marriage bureau country, In the half century preceding the war, the population of France had remained stationary. while that of Germany had doubled. ) Experts who_tabulated the of-| Tropical Medicine of Harvard Uni-) 4 "o iyise of the new training ship versity and member of the gov - 2 3 ing board of the Gorgas Memorial to Duluth. This ship has recently (but on ‘the suggestion of Admiral Braisted and “other the ,ceremony was deferred until next year on the loccasion of a visit of a group from |the American College of Surgeons. This group fmgn th Surgeons, numbering several hund-|from this city, They will return to d are planning a trip through South America to hold clinics in the ficial figures for the National Al- liance pointed out that 18656 there were 1,000,000 births, glving an average of riage, in 1913 there 2.48. In 1920 the number of births was 834,000, but this did not bring up the average per family to nor- mal because there had been a great increase in marriages si In fact, the average per In 1921 there NEWEST MEMBERS HAVE CHARGE OF KIWANIS MEET The newest members of the or- \ganization had charge of the regular meeting_of the Kiwanis club held at the Elks club rooms noon. Rev. William Elliott acted as chairman in the absence of C. C. non- | Finch who was to have that capacity, K ‘pastor of S of the club gave a short present hospital situation, C. L. Pegelow was introduced as a guest and gave a short talk, The high school boy’ glee club performed exceptionally well, A solo by Louis Neumann was l\('llx }r:tio;ml- " g i artha Fib- | action - : “Would it be an honest or honor- NEw BAS i hing for the plaintiff to prosecute this claim if he ‘were an [,m l G UPI RT ordinary individual suing on his own behalf?” Justice Astbury ask- received. jgar led the club. Fred Goughnour won the attendance prize donated by C. C. Finch. \COLORED WOMAN ENTERS CAMPAIGN FOR SENATE (By United Press) Duluth, May 12—While her hus- band shines_shoes in her opponent’s hotel, Mrs. Helen White, 25, colored is' campaigning as a candidate for the United States Senate, She is the first colored woman to several Minneapolis, ‘peared. 22nd. Hi: in Minnesota and probably the first in the country. BODY OF MISSING LAW STUDENT FOUND IN RIVER (By United Press) May 12— “What’s the use? I am a failure.” With these words Inar Giesrud, 27, threw his books on the floor after a mock trial at the University of Minnesota, He That was last By John O’Brien (United Press Staff Correspondent) —France is men- aced with a diminution of 1,000,000 in her population every five years according to statisti - — | by the National Alliance for the| Ancon, Canal & Zone, Panama,|BARKER LEAVES SATURDAY ‘May 12 (United Press)—The laying of the corner stone of the building throughout - the fto be erected inj Panams by the ,Gorgas Memorial has been postpon- ed until February 7, 1923, 1t was in- tended to lay the stone during the ‘lla'ltl?gn: the Isthmus of Dr, Richard iy g S Paducah until Captain Guy warns * the n Joseph Fraling s church, a guest body was found floating 4n the Mississippi late Thursday. DEMPSEY AND CARPENTIER reply and will withdraw from dis- TO MEET BEFORE JUNE 1923 | cussion of the Russian problem, they The French refused to accept the nnnl::unced. The llliritishl anddltslianu wish to accept the reply and go on (By United Pross) with the discussion of other phases London, May 12,—Jack Dempsey)of the Russian problem, te Jjust published while in @ per mar- were - only nce the a government Z r marriage, 0,000,000 world’s heavyweight champion and Georges Carpentier signed articles |3 mixed commission be set up b this afternoon to fight in Europe in|the Genoa conference to deal witl 1923, according to an announcement | the question of Russia’s debts. This made by Jack Kearns, Dempsey's|was suggested in the Soviet reply manager, to the United Pre BUILDING MEMORIAL cities, It they will hold a cl in Panama. In ‘any event the party will cross the Isthmus. That time is to be taken for the laying of the corne stone of the Gorgas Memorial build- ling which is to be erected here, The building in Panama for the Gorgas Memorial is to be devoted to research in tropical medicine and | ;ngved soon to the Grossman building sanitation, and will house labora- | tories as well as executive and rec- QD to Tomas Hospital, overlooking the population of | pycific, 1 Lloyd George roproesd today that to the allied memorandum, Meanwhile Lloyd George prugnued a truce designed to prevent a break of war along the frontler of Europe: Russia would be a party to- this truce, he said. Thitcherin has agreed to this with certain conditions. TO GENERAL GORGAS FOR CRUISE ON PADUCAH E. A. Barker, Lieutenant in the Naval Reserve Force, will leave Sat- urday night for Portsmouth, N. H., where he will assume charge of the director of the School of|gyion "5 Duluth arrives to -direct been repaired and will soon be put into service as the training ship for the naval reservists of this district. The crew which is to man _the ship and bring it to the Duluth Port will leave for Portsmouth on May 21. Eighteen reservists are to go College of Duluth about the middle of Jure making a number of stops at Great Lakes ports en route. SURPLUS ARMY GOODS STORE MOVES TO GROSSMAN BLOCK The U. S. Surplus Army Goods store which has been located in the New Kaplan building on Minnesota avenue for the past year will be expected that on Third Street, formerly occupied by A. Brose. Manager I, Woolfson of the army goods store announces that the concern will be open for ! 4 busines in the new location about ts cost is estimated at|May 15, s, ete. It will be built on nt, close by the new San- about $500,000, New fixtures are to be installed and the lines which the store now abil Thursday se i able ed, November London, May 12 (United Press) —A new phase of the betting by check controversy arising from the tor who has paid his losses by check to recover them, has been reached in the High Courts, Justice trustee in bankruptey canhot, sue to recover the amounts of bets paid by a bankrupt. talk on the He took the view that it is dis- honorable to take advantage of the law, which Parliment is expected to l’w?;’rfi(,;]fip,t‘(": i';h“;" nso?ficz:m:%u t;-: has also béen rumored thit she will courts, “My answer is that it would not, and I cannot imagine anyone with even an - clementary conception of fair and honest dealing and leaving highmindedness on one side, hold- ing a different view. “Bookmakers carry on _a , busi- k office [ ness which they are perfectly en- titled to engage in, and in general do so honestly and fairly.” The case will be appealed. It was tried as a test case, and involves similar | being barred in organized baseball cases in which trustees of bankrupts’ estates have sued for the return of betting losses. The trustees hold that it is their duty to sue. The Government is expected at the present session, or‘at the next to repeal the law, At present, any- had 16st his case, Giesrud disap-|one can regain betting losses that he has paid by check. Millions of j pounds could be recovered if all losers were to sue. AN lssUE IN ENGLAND GERALDINE FARRAR SINGS AT ST. PAUL THIS EVENING St. Paul, May 12—Geraldine Far- rar will appear here tonight in her only twin city performance of the season. With Miss Farrar are Fredgick Gunster, American Tenor; Joseph Malkin, solo cellist of the Chicago Symphony orchestra; and Claude Gotthelf, pianist accompanist. [ At her farewell appearance with the Metropolitan Opera company in New York recently, Miss Farrar an- nounced she will appear in a David Belasco production next year, It under an old law, of a bet- Astbury ruled that a devote herself exclusively to concert work and the movies, the courts may refuse him ion to bring a dishonorable Milwaukee, May 12—<A new base- ball scandal loomed up in the Amer- ican League today -as’'the result of an_action instituted by Oscar “Hap- py” Felsch, former member of the Chicago White Sox in circuit court here yesterday, Felsch asks to bring Charles Com- key, owner of the Chicago White Sox, here May 20th to answer cer- tain questions before the trial in the suit for back pay, bonus and damages against the White Sox for after 1919. The questions Comiskey is to be asked are relative to the alleged irregularities during the season of 1917 on the part: of Chi- cago, and Detroit players in the 1919 world series, and any knqwledxo Corniskey may have of actions of any of his players. & Lewis Comiskey, son of the presi- dent of the Chicago White Sox is also cited to appear. il s / o r i : i