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

The Pioneer is the “lij dnli within 100 miles of Bemidji an has the largest circulation im Northern Minnesota. BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER Minnesotai™ perature in west tonight, a! south Thursday. VOLUME XX. NO. 71 BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 12, 1922 REDUCTION OF TAXES FOR COMING VEAR IS PLANgOF COt CUTINBUDGET County Board Also Favorably Considers Lowering of County Tax Budget’ l SIMILAR ACTION BY ] OTHER BODIES URGED Ten Per Cent Cut Considered By County; Others Asked to Follow Suit County Auditor A, D. Johnson is determined to reduce the taxes in Beltrami county for the coming year and has recommended a cut of 10 per cent to the county board, which body has given favorable considera- tion to his recommendation. “There is but dne way to lower the taxes,” said Mr. Johnson “and that is to lower them. We must set a limit to our budget and live with- in our means. That is what every private citizen does and that s what the county must do. “I believe the people want relief from tax burdens and I shall do all in my power to give that relief. The county is but one of the taxing bodies and will have nothing to say as to the amount of tax made by |W the state, city or school district.” The following is a copy of the let- ter of recommendation made by County Auditor A. D. Johnson to the board of county commissioners: “I herewith present to you for ~your consideration and approval the annual budget for the year 1922, the same to be levied upon all tax- able property within the county. “I have ‘given this budget consid- LOYAL ORDER OF, MOOSE TO HOLD PICNIC SUNDAY Plans for Picnic and Bazaar Discussed at Interesting Meeting Tuesday Night The regular meeting of the Loyal Order of Moose in the Moose hall Tuesday ‘evening broy~at out more th: he usual dat® attendance. nnis presided 1 Boeiety ... 4. Mitchell. He maved arrangement details for the annual Moose picnic next Sun- day at the outlet of Carr Lake. All members of the three Moose lodges are invited, the L. 0. O. M., the W. 0. M. L. and the J. 0. 0. M, also their families and friends. The lodge is to provide the eats, visitors to bring their own knives, forks, spoons and cups. Those not provided with their own transportation will find it provided for those who meet at the Moose hall from 9:30 to 12 Sunday. Complete details of the program of eats and sports will be announced later. Martin Dunn, general chairman of the annual Moose bazaar, which the lodge is putting on week after next, announced plans which are progressing nicely. Several members of the lodge are to assist at the bazaar, selling balloons, badges, noise-mallers and other carnival goods, the Moose publicity commit- tee to undertake this work. The surprise part of the program was a talk on “Fraternalism” by. E. W. Hannah with some thought on “how to help the Moose along.” He called attention to the advantages of the\Moose over orders which offer only insurance as the main thing, hile the Moose have .the great ed- ucational institution at Mooseheart, 111, for' the benefit of the children of deceased Moose members. His talk was greatly enjoyed and ar- rangements are being made for sim- ilar talks at future meetings of the order, Secretary Hoyt is now re- ceiving quarterly dues. The name of I. P. Foley was drawn for the at- tendance prize. erable thought and ‘attention cutting every item of expense to the mini- mum. «,Officials who are entrusted with the powers of taxation should ser- jously take into consideration the ability of the taxpayer to pay the taxes imposed and if this fact was lived up to strictly, I am sure there would be. little complaint from any quarter.’ “Another very important phase in keeping taxes at a minimum is to set the amount for expenditure and keep within it. If this plan is not followed out it becomes necessary to make an additional levy to take care of the overdraft in the follow- ing yeary g “During the past ten years over one million three hundred thousand dollars has been spent on highways throughout the county; should this be figured on a per capita basis it would be astounding, but neverthe- Jess, it is necessary that roads be constructed in order to develop the county, but the limit should not go beyond the ability of the tax- payer to pay but should insure him reasonable return on the investment. 4I have therefore preparedq for your approval “this ‘budget which shows .a decrease of 10 per cent un- der the previous year: “The reduction of taxes cannot be carried out by you alone. You must have the co-operation of City, Village, Town and School Boards. The County’s portion is small com- pared to cost of operation of City Village and School Districts, but all combined in one effort along the same line will give the relief whiclt is so much desired—lower . taxes. “Knowing itufis your desire to promote the commercial, | agricyl- tural and industrial welfare of this county and at the same time keep (Continued on page 6) 'WOMEN'S SECTION FOR' FARM BUREAU FORMED A special department to devote its entire efforts to helping farm women in developing the social .and educa- tional advantages of rural communi- ties, and in solving the problems. of the farm home, has been established by the American Farm Bureau fed- eration. A report from the national head- quarters of the Farm Bureau, just received by the county organizat'gon, announces that the new department will be housed in the Chicago office o fthe American federation. It will be under the direction of a real farm woman. The department was established on the recommendation of a group of farm women, who make up the na- tional women’s ‘committee of the Farm Bureau. HUGE CONCRETE TOWERS T0 FIGHT SUBMARINES Mystery Surrounding British Towers, Built Just Before Armistice, Cleared Up (United Press Staft Correspondent) London, July 12.—Mystery sur: rounding the huge concrete towers built by the admiralty just before the armistice was cleared up when Lieyt.-Com. Kenworthy, during de- bate at the commons, explained that they were new anti-submarine weap- ons. Towards the end of the war the admiralty completed two tremendous concrete structures, much like dis- proportionate pill-boxes, weighing thousands of tons, at channel ports. Ten “other ' towers were under con- struction when the armistice was signed. Work was slowed on them, but finishing touches were put upon the completed towers. When the excitement of the war had died down, the government was frequently questioned as to the pro- posed use of the towers. It was evi- dent that they were to be sunk on the bottom of rivers or in sheals at sea. The government consistently re- fused to say what they were for, even after one of them had been im- provised as a lighthouse and the other, at Shoreham, Sussex, after at- tracting thousands of visitors, re- mained in the harbor unoccupied. During a debate on admiralty ap- propriations in. commons, Lieut.- Com. Kenworthy urged that the re- maining tower be towed to'sea and sunk. Incidentally, he ~explained their use. During the submarine campaign, it was vitally necessary to keep open the Straits of Dover, the main chan- nel for troops and munitions from England to France. The admiralty invented the ‘towers to combat the submarines. They were to be tow- ed to sandbanks along the straits and sunk. They would have been occupied by the anit-submarine crews where, teinforced by steel, they would have become island forts. The towers, the admiralty thought, would provide much more efficient weapons than patrol boats, which were forced to seek shelter during rough weather. On the towers would have been mounted searchlights and guns, which would have swept the channel for miles around. In addition, there would have been apparatus for,the detection of sub- merged submarines by sound, and there would have been “keys” for NEW PROPOSED *CITY CHARTER FALSTOPASS at Special Election; Vote Stands at 320 to 274 CHARTER IS CARRIED IN ONLY TWO WARDS City Manager Form “Laid to Rest” Alongside Several Other Proposed Plans | With a vote of only 594 recorded the new proposed city charter for the city of Bemidji was defeated by a vote of 820 against it and 274 in favor of it, at the special election held in Bemidji’s five wards Tues- day. A four-seventls ymajarity s necessary to adopt a city charter, which would have required a vote of 340 in favor of it, out o f the total of 594 votes cast. The First and Fifth wards was the only ones in which the majority voted in favor of the proposed doc- ument. The vote in the First ward was 101 for and 69 against; in the second ward, 68 for and 69 against; in the Third ward, 40 for and 84 against; in the Fourth ward, 35 for and 79 against; in the Fifth ward, 30 for and 19 againt. Indications at noon yesterday were that the vote would be exceptionally light, although the bulk of the vot- ing was done after that hour. The polls were opened from 6 a. m. to 9 p.m A number of proposed charters ‘have been 'deféated from time to time but the charter commission as a whole felt that this proposed form warranted more interest and a much larger vote. It is also felt that a larger vote might have altered the results considerably, many persons not voting because they did not feel that their votes were necessary in order to adopt the new system. In any event, the proposed form JOHNSONS WILL OPEN NEW STORE AT MINOT Otto Johnson, who has been man- ager of Johnson’s Popular Price store on Third street since that store was opened for business here, announces that he is to leave Be midji and will open a store for that Ufirm at Minot, N. D. Miss Anna . Johnson will manage the store here, having been with the local concern since its opening. The firm will have three stores with the opening of the new estab- lishment at Minot, N. Dy, the one at Grand Forks being the parent store from which the store here and the one at Minot will be branches. Mr. Johnson states that they are well satisfied with the business here and that he regrets to leave, but an opportunity which they have been logking for for some time has presented 1itself at Minot and he will leave shortly to arrange for the opening. REDBY MAN OPENS UP RED LAKE BOAT SERVICE R. A. (Captain) Bailey of Redby has placed at the service of the pub- lic on the waters of Red Lake a modern 35-foot passenger boat for excursion trips to all points on the lake. The boat is electric lighted, equip- ped with toilets and other modern convenciences and will carry about 40 passengers. Redby has also provided a beau- tiful public park for the accommo- dation of tourists on the shore of this great body of water, which will ap- peal to tourists from afar as well as those who live in this section of the state. Picnic parties of every nature are cordially invited to take advantage of these conveniences and: the cit- izens of that hustling village are opening their ates to bid welcome to all who wish to partake of their hospitality. AUTO DRIVERS URGED TO BUY FAIR BANNERS e ‘W. Z. Robinson, chairman of the publicity committee for the North- ern Minnesota Fair to be held here August 15-19 inclusive, urges all automobile drivers to procure one of the fine felt banners, which have has been voted down and the work of the recently-elected charter com- mission has been practically in vain. The commission put in months of hard work in an effort to prepare for Bemidji a charter form which it thought would put the entire city on a more business like basis. Whether or not the commission will become inactive for the present time has not been announced, although there is always a possibility that an- other effort will be made soon to secure for Bemidji a more up to date form of charter. However, the commission felt that the city man- ager form was the type which this city most needed and that is the reason why the city manager form was submitted to the voters at this election. just recently arrived, and display it prominently on their car in order to help advertise the biggest and best fair ever staged in Northern Minnesota, which is little more than a month away. These felt banners cost more than the ordinary advertising of this sort and the committee feeis that the motorists will not object to payinpz a small charge for them. In that way. the committec fcels, better carc will be taken of them and the full athount of publicity will be realized. These banncrs may be procured at most of the stores and garages downtown or at the Pioneer office. Auto owners are requested to pro- cure them as soon as possible that the entire advertising plan may be carried out as planned. OFFER HER AID Plans to Feel Out Washington on Matter of Participating in National Meeting FRENCH OPPOSE PLAN OF CASH MORATORIUM Definite Action on Proposal Is Postponed on Plea of the French Representative (By United Press) London, July 12.—Europe, in a financial muddle, moving toward a crisis, looked to America today. Eng- land, according to semi - official sources ,plans to feel Washington out on the matter of participating in the national meeting of the allied supreme council where attempts will be made to untangle th¢ European financial maze. Following the conference between Lloyd George and Premier Poincare in London, called by the British pre- mier to discuss the situation arising from Germany’s demand for a mora- torium, there will be a meeting of the supreme council, it is under- stood. there is a possibility of America par- ticipating in the European confer- ence on Germany's reparations prob- lem, (By United Press) Paris, July 12.—Strong French opposition.. to the three-year cash moratorium for Germany, which has been informally agrced on by Great Britain, Italy and Belgium, was be- lieved certain today. John Bragbury, representative of Great Britain on the allied repara- tions commission, made the proposal at an unofficial meeting of the com- mission. Italy and Belgium imme- diately agreed. This led to a vigor- ous protest from Dubois, the French| member. On the plea of Dubois, definite action was postponed. The Frenchman left quietly for a con- ference with Premier Poincare. In addition "to an jagreement on the three-year moratdrium, Great Brit- ain, Italy and Belgium informally de- cided on immediate reduction in pay- ments in kind” (By United Press) 1] The Hague, July 12.—The Hague conference on Russia broke down to- day. Soviet recalcitrance interrupt- ed the gathering as it did at Genoa. Officials announced this afternoon there would be no usc continuing the conference on the basis of Litvin- ofP’s answer to the allied proposals. exploding mine fields through which the passage of submarines was sus- pected or established. L] il e AT ngT HERE, BEANIE? District Surveyor.sj IW""'@ i1 I CROSS MARKS THE LOCATION OF WATERMELON PATCHES § | England is of the opinion; !1eent the subject, “How the Ameri- |ean Legion Can Best derve the ! HELPING-TEACHER PLAN URGED BY STATE BODY Helping-Teachers Are Said to Improve Rural Schools Hundred Per Cent A cure for some defects of the one-teacher rural school is proposed in recommendations of the Minneso- ta Education association. It is the helping-teacher. Under this plan, great improvements are reported to have been made in New Jersey, Maryland, Wisconsin and other states. But as yet only one county in Minnesota, St. Louis, has.a help- ing-teacher. © In Maryland ,supervis- ory and helping-teachers must have three or four years training beyond the high school, four years’ experi- ence, and a salary minimum fixed by law. In Wisconsin, a similar plan is in use, cach county being required to have at least one helper, or two for more than 125 teachers. In New Jersey, the law passed in 1915 pro- viding helping-teachers with a maxi- mum salary of $1,600 was revised in 1920, placing the amount of the sal- ary in the hands of the State Com- missioner and allowing $600 for ex- penscs. This seems to show what New Jersey thinks of the plan. It is stated that the helping-teach-|- er is needed in Minnesota. In this state, according to the Bureau of Education, 92 per cent of the rural teachers have had less than two years training beyond the high school, standing next to lowest in the nation in this respect; most of the teachers are very young and inex- perienced and need supervision; they work alone in rural districts, far from professional help; and they have many difficult problems of dis- cipline, equipment, and relations to the community. The county superin- tendent is usually absorbed with of- fice and administrative duties and has too little time to supervise the work of many teachers. It is to these that the helping- teacher brings professional + _(Continned on page 6) ROUNDHOUSE FOREMAN TARREP AND FEATHERED Mob of 30 Men Applies Tar and Feathers; Rioting Led By Cleveland Women (By United Press) Springfield, 111, July 12—A mob of 30 men, said to be striking shop men tarred apd feathered Bert Dickson, foreman of the Chicago & Alton round-house at Roodhouse, Nllinois, Dickson is a nephew of President W, G. Bierd of the Alton railroad. Dickson quit work when the shop men walked out July 1st, but re- turned to work July 4th and refused to join the trikers. Dickson was cating in a dining car when seized by the men. They put him in a car and drove two miles out. His clothing was stripped off and the tar put on and the feath- ers poured over him, He was warn- ed not to return to work. He walk- ed back to town and left for Chi- cago last night. He came to Road- house about four months ago from Madison, Wis. (By United Press) Dennison, Texas, July 12—One man was shot and severely wounded here early today and a dozen men some of them deputy marshalls were reported severely beaten when riot- ing broke out between strike-break- ers and strike sympathizers, Cleveland,) July 12—Rioting led by women broke out here today in the shop men’s strike. The disorders occured near the giant shops of the New York Central. A mob of 700 headed by women swooped down on the shop where strike-greaker were working and hurled bricks and other missiles. Police arrested four wo- men and one man. Milwaukee, Wis., July 12—Wil- liam Clague, city watchman for the Northwestern road, was attacked here last night by five men alleged to be striking shop men on the Northwestern, The national essay contest of the American legion which will award $1500 in cash prizes to boys and girls has been extended until Octo- ber 6 upon the urgent request of state and county superintendenis and commissbners of education throughout t nited States. The new date will allow all child- ren of the United States and it3 possessions to participate after the schools open in September, giving the teachers an opportunity to pre tion.” BECUN TO'EBD RAIL WALKOUT Violence Dies Down Today as Conferences Are Held to Settle Differences { MOVEMENT PROMISES TO HELP SITUATION Harding’ Paves Way to Protect Trains Against Trouble; National Emergency i Peace negotiations started in Chicago. Ben W. Hooper, Chairman of the United States Railroad Labor Board obtsined: s on which the uni re . g to make pea P sented them to the railroad managers. Big brotherhooda and" switchmen'’s union protest to railroad managers agaimst op+ erations of trains where troops are protecting strike-breakers. Violence died down as: peace ons got underway. Un- authorized strike of Mainten-, ance of Way men reported in some railroad circles. Additional trains discontinued by the roads: due to lack of repair equipment anr coal. | President Harding in a prac- lamation directed all persons to. refrain from interference in the movement of mail or interstate commerce. i — (By United Press) Chicago, July 12—Action, hold- ing promise for quick settlement, was underway here today. Bén W, Hooper, chairman of the raifrbad lubor board, met with railroad ex- ecutives throughout the night in"an effort to obtain concession’from'the carriers. . Following his meeting with the ex- ecutives, Hooper held another con- ference early today. He obtained ‘the conditions on which the union heads were willing to make settlement ‘previous tc meeting the minagers. Following his conference with ex- ccutives, Hooper held ar.othér con- ference early today with shop craft unions carrying to the strike lead- ers the position taken by the rail- road managers, After his meeting with the labor chieftaini, another conference between Hooper and the company heads is scheduled. The peace movement promises to bring results just as indications Ipointed to the strengthening of the shop men’s strike brought action of the Big Four railroad brotherhoods and the switchmen’s union., Heads of these five organizations met hete with railroad managers to protess. against opcration of trains with lack of proper equipment. (By United Press) Washington, June 12,—President Harding has demanded the existence of a national emergency, it was stated today, The president has paved the way for prompt prosecution by the use of troops if necessary against in- terference with trains whose service the government must guarantee. ity citizense It was officially stated that such a declaration always carries the force of law and the president in issuing it made it understood that violation of its prohibitive terms would lead to prosccution® It was said it would have the. ef- fect of a nation-wide imjunction prohibiting any interference with' the mails or interstate commerce. PLAN TO PROTECT BIRD LIFE OF ili_'l'lRE‘WORl.D, London, July 12 (United Press) —Plan for an international body to encourage measures for the. pro- tection of birds have beé¢n: laid. by, T. Gilbert Pearson, President of the National Association of Audubon Societies in America. Pearson made a special trip to England in.order to hear the night-. ingale sing, a lifelong GéBlre which had never been fulfilled despite several previous trips to Ewurope. On this occasion, however, his, wish. was realized and he is returning to America happy. Before his departure a nieeting was held at the home of Mrs, RW‘ - ald McKenna, where the plans for the international body were, present. ed. Four nations were represented lat the meeting. Viscount Grey, sn enthusiastic bird lover, was one af the =everal representatives of Eng- land. y { ...r.—....—_