Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 8, 1922, Page 1

‘Thé ' Pioneéx .is the o within 100-:miles- of Bemi :i] has the largest -circulation 1m , Northern Minnesota, e i Minnesotj leed of Propothl Charter I Strongly Felt Ka@ 'Ijl:ii Time; " ‘Large Vote Urged’ PRESENT CHARTER HELD UNFIT FOR THIS CITY City Manager l}’,lnn Believed| Most Bisinesslike Method That-the present orm of government is ‘an .antiquated form and unfit for governinga city the size 0f Bemidji at the present time’ is the main . point in favor of the new proposed city charter which'i;x to be voted ‘on ‘at Special election to be held . Tuesday, July 11.-The regular polling places will be employed. The polls will be open”from 6 a.'m: to 9 p. m. and it is the desire of all persons miost actively concerned in ter that -every -eligible. voter in city express. his opinion’ by vo for or ggainst it at this time. 4 ' Pamphlets, showing .the propose charter as it has.been approved by the city charter commission, have been circulated throughout ‘the city in an.effort to allow.every resident an opportunity to. familiarize him- self ‘with the proposed form of city government. Careful.study of the charter has :been urged ‘from time to time and it-is felt:that plenty of time has been allowed for this. In any event, .a large vote is. urged that the action taken at the polls may be expressive of the wishes of the majority of ‘the .people of the city which is to be effected if the new form passes, One of the.main changes proposed is the electionof one.representative from each of the five citywards to compose_the city -council, which “ will then select oné of its members | M as the mayor. The charter also pro- vides for-the mémbérsof ‘the coun:; cil to choose a city manager, who will’ be directly responsible; for the execution of the laws and:the prop- er administration . of 'the city's af- fairs. In this way the city. will be placed .on a cash basia and.it is pointed out that it'will be then im- possible to overdraw accounts.” The city manager will setve in the same capacity - as the general . business manager of any large concern or corporation, .being directly respon- sible for the welfare of the city. If the .charter is accepted, it is to go into effect.at once, as is pro- vided by itself, for the purpose of nominating and electing - officers, and for the purpose of +establishing departments, divisions and officers and distributing the functions there- of, and for all other purposes:it is take effect on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January, 1923.. The five councilmen :would be elected at thé. general election this year, according’to the charter. Section 18, proyides that.the may- or shall be ithe: éxecutive head of the : city. He' shall preside at all meetings of the council, and have a voice and vote in its proceedings, but have no .veto power. He shall authorize by his signature ssuch in- strumentfs - as the ¢ity 'council;. this charter or the laws af the: state of Minnesota shall :require. He shall be recognized as the official head 'of the city for all ceremonial purposes and by the courts, for.:the:purpose (Continued on: page 6) - AUTOMOBILE TOUR SET FOR wrsm%m Students and .members of the faculty at the Bemidji State Teach- ers college are to.be entertained by members of the Bemidji Civic and . Commerce , a5sogiation Tuesday afternoon with .gn., aiitomobile drive through the . suzze ;\ang_ districts. Cars are to meetyat the college at 4- o’clock Tuesdgy, afternoon to transport those, making, the trip. At least 100 cars are needed and Miss Leila Stanton, segretary of «the .ase sociation, asks gthat: those: who, ‘can furnish cars atgijijs hour noti her as soon as .posgible in order that a sufficient number of autos may; be secured. # it C. L. Isted, general manager ‘of the local plant of the Crookston Lumber company, has made arrange- ments for the guests «to be taken through the. saw mill (whit%® it is in operation.:~% Sife the hour has been set for .late afternoon, it is expected thatyithel majority of the car owners the “association will respond to the request for .cars in order that all students and members of the faculty may have the pleas- ure of .making this tour, ‘| throughout' ‘the day. Those attend- | for the pleasure of the patients. city |4 the drawing up of the proposed charg”™ inj +'he ,had forced in making his exit. | [{ The portion torn-from his coat ‘does | ‘'¢ame near. He also stated that White S BEMID.»II.V MINN., SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 8, 1922 WILL HOLD PICNIC AT LAKE JULIA AUGUST 6} The Tri-County Sanatorium will hold a picnic Sunday, August 6 at the sanatorium grounds on'the north éfi‘afi“‘fl iake ‘Julia. The -public in i invited to attend, espec- #he ‘county“officers of the three ' counties maifitaining this in- stitution, Koochiching, Hubbard and Beltrami- counties. * Keingt 5 The Bémidji Boys’ band will be ttendance it is'announced,” and will furnish a * musical program Bill Proposes Reduction of | Quota ’Fl'?lp 3to2 l:e' C on CuumFi’guréu‘ Washington, July 8, (Capital News Service'.—The floodgates. of immi- 'gration were raised July lst, when la_new fiscal year began and foreign |- countries became possessed .0f a inew . duota of 3 per cent of their nationals already in America. Dur- ing the, fiscal year ,just elosed some- thing .over a_third of a million .im- 'migrants came to these ' shores; without the quota law more than a million wopld have landed here. There are many who think the law is too liberal, and, 300,000 for- eigners admitted to this country without -more restrictions as to ed- ucation and citizenship plans, ,too many. Among them ~is chairman Johnson : of the House Immigration Committee. He has'introduced a bill [in , which admission . for permanent residence in this country would be granted only to aliens eligible for citizenship, thus shutting ' out the Japanese, Chinese, Mongolians ,and others not granted the .right- of cit- | izenship. The bill would reduce on July 1, 1923, the quota from 3 to 2 per cent based on the 1910 census fig- ures. In addition to the 2 per cent quota, each country, however, would be given a flat allowance of 600, the maximum total from this 600 flow being estimated at 24,000. This reduction would cut the to- tal quota admissions to 17,000 year- ly. r A*hcan Olympiad, te Be Hfi During National' ; _Conygfi ion.in October | MARTIN AND ROPER TO " MEET FOR FIRST TIME ing are urged to bring baskets ‘of lunch for ;their own .party.. Coffee will be: served' free of charge ' by the .sanatorium. :-This picnic is being given in order that the public’ may- see: just what {s.beihg done at the.sanatorium and Legion’s Athletic Commission Plans to Raise Standard of Amateur Athletics Indianapolis, Ind., July 8 (United Press;.—The Olympic games of America will be held each year in connection , with the annual nation- al convention of the American Le- gion according to plans being drawn up here by the newly appointed athletic commission of the service 'men’s organization, o The Legion commission is made up of J. R. Murphy, former Univer- sity of Iowa football star, chairman, Grantland Rice, sporting editor, New York Tribune; Sam H. Mec- Meekih, sporting ,editor Louisville Courier-Journal; Frank Flannery, Chicago, former Washipgton and Jefferson star, and Millard F. Koh- len, the Legion’s director of athlet- ics ,in Kansas. Al C. Lindberg Chi- cago, former ten-second man of the University of Illionos track team, varsity football end, semi-pro base- ball pitcher, boxer and .atheletic coach, has been named secretary of the commission. The first American Olympian con- test will be held during the Legion’s national convention in New Orleans October 16 to 21. Each state in the union will enter at least ten athletes while Illinois has promised to send 38 and New ,York will send that many if not more. The big. feature of the New Orleans games will be the water events, .which will incude plain and fancy diving, speed and endurance events and a new depart- ure of canoe racing. The!.program also will include golf and, tennis tourneys, boxing, ‘wrestling ~“and track-and. field cvents. ™ Every contest provided for-in the Inter-allied Olympic will be heM (Continued on Page 6) RESULTS OF PRIMARIES MAY UNSEAT NEWBERRY \ (By United Press) Washington, July 8—Results of recent and forthcoming primary elections may cause Serfator New- berry of ,Michigan to lose his seat in the senate. Elimination of Sen- ator New of Indiana _and Senator McCumber of North Dakota means two more ,votes against Newberry. Anti-Newberry scnators believe if successors of New and McCumber line up against Newberry only one more vote would be needed to unseat him providing the rest of the senate votes as it did January 12th last, when Newberry retained his seat by a vote of 46 to 41. The one vote will be asked.of the people of Michigan, Newberry's own state. Ingvald Sophus Dybvig & passed away at the home of his sister, Mrs. A, Casperson, Tuesday morning, July -4, at the age of 36 years, 9 months and 6 days, after a severe illness of five months. 7 He was born in Sortland, Vester- aalen, Norway, September 28, 1886. “om ‘Norway he’ emmigrated” to Jwnan county, Minnesota with his Ms in 1892, where the family ® U until 1898, and- then they 5 ted to Nary, Minnesota, at Nee - they are. still residing. a \_Mr. Dybvig was united trimony with Katherine Bun \is- city. In\ ‘l\ile engaged as an emplo) }‘é Crookston Lumber compan, , .~met with an accident which I him partly = paralyzed. The - past. two years were ‘spent.in Davenport, Iowa, in trying to over- .come. his paralysis. At this place. he contracted pneumonia in February and was then taken to his parent’s home at Nary. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, Katherine, two sons, Ralph and Edward, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ole - H. Dybvig, his brothers Olaf, Herbert,~Alfred, - William, - Edmund and_Arthur Dybvig and his siters . Casperson, Misses Dagny and Sylvia Dybvig, all residing at < ~near. Bemidji. .He -also-Yeaves a| ~A. F..Gold, president of the State host of friends. Automobile ‘association, and Roy . The. body: was laid to rest.in the|Hill, secretary, spent a few hours Malvik cemetery, Thursday’ morn-|in Bemidji -today, arriving here at ing, July 6 at 11. o’clock, Rev. L.|11 o’cock. They.were entertained at J. Jerdee officiating. The funeral|luncheon at Birchmont at which the was in charge of M. E. Ibertson. diregtors of the Civic and Commerce association and ‘the directors of ‘the - . Bemidji-Birchmont Hotel company STILL AT LARGE TODAY were present. These men are mak- ing an inspection tour of this «sec- tion. Youthful Accomplice, Wound- ed .in Attempt to Escape, " Believed Recovering’ Not more than ten per cent of any country’s quota would. be ad- mitted into ,the United States in one month. in\ MRS. JOHN MICKALSON,OF BECIDA DIED LAST EVENING 5 s i Mrs. John.Mickalson of Becida passed away last evening at her home after ,a short illness. She leaves to mourn her loss, her hus- band and four sons, also her mother Mrs. Seager and brother George Seager.. Funeral services will ~~ be held: Sunday iafternoon at Becida and interment will be made in -the Becida cemetery. STATE AUTO ASSOCIATION OFFICIALS. IN' CITY TODAY FURTHER INCREASE IN i COST: OF FOOD PREDICTED (By United Press) Washington, July - 8—Further in- creases in the cost of food are «in prospect, Senator Walsh, Massachu- setts democrat, forecast today on the heels of the,Labor Departmen’s an- nouncement that 18 out of 22 cit- jes registered increases -during the past month, Officials in the depart- ment of commerce likewise predict- ed increases. Walsh charged that the high food schedule in the tariff bill would op- erate to.push prices still higher. Jack White, given as the .name of the master-hand who directed: the attempt to rob the safe in the of- .fice .of the Bemidji. Lumber & Fuel Co., early Monday morning, is still at large, while his youthful accom- plice, Roland Kelliher, is confined to the Beltrami county jail suffer- ing from gunshot wounds received in a revolver battle with Patrolman "'| Service).—Ofticial CONSTITUTION CHANGES " PROPOSED CONCERN FEW Legislators Say Esasier Method of Altering ‘Fundamental L{w Is D_éffimgntfl 3 i g ; Washington; July 8] (Capital News ashington ~is not especially “perturbed over the recent proposals to curb the power of the Supreme Court by amending Jithe constitution .so. that congress- ional reenactment of ' legislation termed unconstitutional-by the Su- preme Court would suffice to make the alleged unconstitutionality con- stitutional! The general comment among leg- islative leaders is that it would be impossible to get three-fourths of the states to agree so radically to alter the form of government which has lasted so well, and under which this country has so decidedly pros- pered. Neither are the various amend- ments to the constitution which the A. F. of L. is understood to favor considered as probable, especially that one which proposes an ‘easier method” than the present of chang- ing the Constitution. It is pointed out that the very difficulty of changing the Constitution is one of the greatest safeguards of Ameri- can liberties; were it as easy to al- ter the fundamental law of = the land as it is' to pass an apporpria- tion bill, passion, fanaticism, a well organized minority, any special in- terest might tamper with the Con- stitution as it pleased. It is not contended by the most erudite constitutional lawyers in Congress that the organic act which makes the United States a Country is perfect. ThatAt has been amend- ed 19 times shows that it has lack- ed something of perfection. But neither is it generally considered that every amendment has been truly beneficial. That .more frequent. and less well-considered alterations would be of real use t othe country is not belived, save perhaps by the very radical element in Congress which has not been, and probably never will be representative of tru- ly American standpoints. FUNERAL. SERVICES FOR EDITH NAUGLE TOMORROW Funeral services for little Edith Naugle, who passed away very sud- denly yesterday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Naugle 816 Bemidji avenue, will be held Sunday-afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Methodist church, Dr. G. H. Zentz officiating, and interment will be made in Greenwood cemetery, funeral director M. E. Ibertson hav- ing. charge of the .arrangements. She Jeaves to mourn her early death her 5-year old brother, Joe, her grandparents, and a number of uncles and aunts. . ENJOYABLE RECITAL FRIDAY . AT STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE A very enjoyable concert was pre- sented by the Bemidji State Teach- ers colege .Friday evening for the students at the summer session, the faculty and invited guests. Louis Kreidler, baritone, gave a most en- tertaining vocal .program, assisted by Mme. Sadie Rector at the piano. Admission was by ticket only, a large attendance enjoying these two finished artists who are appearing under the management of Harry and Arthur Culvertson, Aeolian Hall, New York. Richard Mar. When Kelliher thought: himself near .death, he told, as well as his wounds in the back of hisj neck would allow -him, the story| concerning the attempted burglary. Kelliher .is still in_ a bad condition but he is reported to be recovering| and ‘will undoubtedly live. It is belived that"White in «escap- g through a window. from the of-] fice left a clue, indsmuch as.a small} iece - of » suit coat was, found last} vening clinging to the screen which HELLO, WIFEY , WHERE AREYOU? [LL DRIVE 1HE (AR OVER AND HELLO JORN, YES, (M (ALUING 0} MISsuS BROV WiLL You ? / AL RIGHT, ILL START RIGHT AWAY — not correspond with the description of the clothes he ‘wore, .however, since the.piece found at the office is of gray material with a_darker stripe. 1t was said that he wore a dark stit, but.at that the balance of his clothing may have been of darker material. A . Last evening, Kelliher told . more of the details_of the affair, stating that he was stationed at the back ‘entrance’ to .the office by ‘White ‘arid -was later handed = a revolver which White had found in the’ office | 'He was *old to use.it if - anyone saw the patfolman when Mar turn- ed on his flashlight and at that time told Kelliher: to shoot, * Kell- iher fired once at Mar and ', then|. started to run, Mar shooting <him/ as he was making his escape. In' the meantime, ‘the other man made his get-away .out of a window on the west side o f the building, out of sight of Mar, ; Every effort is ‘still being made to" locate: White and the assistance of all departments in this section of the state has .been called into service, On the Road of Good Intentions [GERMAN REPUBLIC J§ . "BELIEVED NEAR RUIN (By United Press) (By United Press) Berlin, July 8,—Germany today asked the reparations ~commission to grant a moratorium . declaring they could not meet.their payments July 16th. 4 Berlin, July 8, (By Carl D. Groat) —Republic Germany may be crashing to ruin on the heels of its shatter- ed financial system. Foreign obser- vers believe that complete political collapse may follow the disaster which has overtaken. the republic, A restored monarchy or extreme communisim are the alternatives if the Republic comes to an abrupt end. Berlin is afire .with rumors and wild reports. The. capitol is kept orderly but the surface: covers a volcano of unrest. . The next weck will write Ger- many’s history, for then it will be decided . whether the (government can pay the six billion paper marks due July 1st. Payment of this sum will mean financial. collapse of the marks, it was said in banking quar- ters. DETROIT HERE T0 PLAY LOCAL GOLFERS AGAIN Members .of the Detroit golf club are here {oday an¢ tomorrow to mcet the Bemidji Country club in a return inter-city tournament. The Detroit club won .the recent contest at that city and the representatives who came to Bemidji today are anx- ious to put over .another victory on Bemidji's own grounds. At least ten players are expected from De- troit. : Lunch will be served at Birchmont at 12:30 Sunday for all the visiting golfers and the,members of the Be- midji club are especially invited to join in with them for this part of the program as.well as for the tournament, Qualifying rounds for the cham- pionship trophy which was won in 1920 by E. H..Dcnu will be started July 16. Those members of the lo- cal club making the best 32 scores will qualify for the finals. This is to be a handicap event and much interest is being centered upon it. The Bemidji course was the:scene of an exceptionally good round Thursday when Mr. Hankerson of Rockford, 111, turned in an.83 for the 18 holes on the first trip over the local course this season. He.will be remembered for his excellent playing here last year. He is said to be .past the 50-year mark, but is a very capable player still. MORE HOKSES ARE SOLD THIS YEAR THAN LAST Report of Horse Association Shews Leading Markets Are Increasing Sales Seven leading live stock markets on or west of the Mississippi, ac- cording to the Horse Association of America, have forged ahcad of 1921 records for January to June, in their horse and mule sales for the first five months of 1922. At Kansus City, Omaha, St. Louis, St. Joseph Wichita, Oklahoma city and Den- ver, 76,098 horscs and mules were sold up to June 1, 1922, as against 62,451 in the same period last year. Gther markets show a decrease so slight that, considering the slack de- mands of 1922 business, a general- ly increased proporfion of horse use is clearly indicated. In round numbers there are 27 million horses and mules in the U. S., and last year, according to the Horse Association, over two hun- dred thousand of these were sold in only 14 of our city markets. The National Stock Yards at East St Louis, Ills., handled the greatest number, their 1921 total was 67,- 766 horses and mules, 1922 prom- ises to exceed this, for the first b months sales ariount to 38,461 as against 33,095 for the same period last ycar. Buyers everywhere have difficul- ty in fipding enough of the right type work animals,, for horsés are being reinstated-on many lines of short haul and delivery work in cities. S, L. Hallenbeck, 'buyer for a baking concern in Minneapolis, says he scours the country for 300 miles out, to kecp their horse stock up to standard. His plan is to buy high class green horses, black, av- eraging 1500 pounds usc them sev- cral years and then sell. These horses, sound and city broke, are not worn out on the job, but are disposed of before depreciation be- gins, at a price well in advance of first cost. Thus their 157 horses used vingly, and their two 4 horse draft teams, handle all hauling and delveries for the cost of labor and feed only. Output This Season ACREAGE IS SLIGHTLY LESS IN SOME CR@“:,S 1o Aidy General Business' Still Stant at 17% Belaw Normal ik Face of Several Strikes Wellesley Hills, Masg., July 8— In discussing the ‘general “sitnation for the week Roger W. Babson the statistician today made the follow- ing analysis of the crop outlook:" “Today interest is 'centere}!"t\"ol“l the prospective 1922 output.. §% g not over-estimate- the importah agricultural - products at - this - tirap, not only as a business b n‘(h ; but as a means of restoring, fidence and a higher lb'engl er in those scctions that fered most acutely during pression period. I haye traveled thra the, grain and cotton areas ' ‘ahd t:e iun;ler carried more than his share of the readjustment’ raspon- Sbilitics. Yet this. a8 hi;ak;wn:i the farmer is looking forward considerable optimism [to p ‘developments during th‘:s n’:;'o, years. “The outsanding feature of the June government report is . that acreage “of all wheat,. oats, and..rye is 2.2 per cent less than a year ago but the estimated yield Js 17,1 per’ cent greater. This means. that ing conditions are cmfipnr v favorable. I have yet to withess,a vear when crop scares unx" marked price fluctuations did not. materigl- ize. Weather and ingect raygges, eph- not he forecast, but as conditions. now stand, the total grain output should about equal normal, propar- tions. The winter, wheat.crop now being harvested, the yield timated at 3.4 per cent over 191, “Spring wheat figures, are plhced at 18:8 per cent more than a yeir ago, with the total considerably dn excess of the ten year, - average. Nevertheless, wheat is ptatistioafly strong. Our exportable surplus the current year was placed: opt 266,000,000 bushels, Actu-l,epr\zl for the scason approached . 265,- 000,000 bushels. The. relatively lavrge crop is entirely offset by the limit- ed carry over. Australian.and:Af- gentine stocks are also: :limited. True, the price level of wheat: s high compared with corn- and..oath. Wheat, however, is the natural lesd- or and I would make one point clesr namely, that until Russia /is a| in a position to feed a great portion of Europe, the price .of wheat:in this country will remain highit “The number of acres devoted to oats is 6.7 per cent under & yeir agh. Still the prospective ‘output-is: 28 per cent more. The estimated yisid jof 1,305,000,000 bushels" \‘iofn wcquals the ten year average. ‘It is well-known that oat prices gre fand- amentally too low. Considering 'the Jimited crop of a year ago -~ and heavy consumption on the farms, the ‘carry-over promises to Tule far under normal proportions. This phase is not discounted by the sent price level. T anticipate a average price level for oats the 1922-23 season. The ¥rye ghows the most radical devi ments of all. Acreage is 13. cent over last year, while the pective yield shows an: increa (Continued on Pagé Bix') WOMEN BATTLE WOMEN el N (By United Press) Chicago,, July 8 (By C. R. Lync@‘ —Women battled against women: the railroad shopmen’s sttike War here today. Railroad emplnytiu{t ageicies sought to hire strike break- ers and their wives to combat the picketing by wives of strikers. The women were given work, which they had handled duting the war war-time ages. , A mob of strike qmp,nt)dzfih here including women stormed 'the house of Micheal Ticupeyleh, Who with his wife is 'tfeported to heye worked in the pullman repair shops Vindows were broken and - couple threatened with violence 'uh- less_they quit work, v Sparodic, rioting occured through- out the night and.early today in:the district near the Chicago shops, 7" Police received, frequent callg from wildly ceparated sections,of the/city for assistance to quell:.clashes. Enfr- \ly today a crowd of more/ than 100 strike sympathizers gathered: along the street ear.line loading.to. the Baltimore and Ohio shops. 5 B Babson States That Pmmu