Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 23, 1922, Page 1

... ~.Bemidji £ep tho' price the Purk-Board The Ploneer is the only daily within ‘100 miles of B ‘amd has.. the. largest.. circulation ''in Northera 3 L Minnesota: Gene night and Thursday, cooler Thursday and iniwel VOLUME XX. NO. 107 . BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNESDAY EVENIfiG, AUG. 23: 1922 _Persuaded to Accept " "Offer for Property PROMISED WIFE OCEAN TRIP WITH SALE MONEY May Be Selected Head of Beémidji Townsite and : :!mpmvement Co. Just how the Prrk Board secured the eleven acres of lake shore prop- erty right rext doar to ti rese Diamond Point and starz Te ers’ College site is best velated ir conversation overiesrd - when- - Mr. White told members of the Park Board of his dream. “Do you know av ! am cifer- ing you this $20,99¢ picce of prop- erty for $5200,”? as Mr. White. “We do not,” was thz reply by a member of the Park Board. “Well, it was this way. I didnt make up my.mind t» this unitil 3:09 o’clock _this morning, wher I found myself on the floor o my bed room. “In my dream I was crossiag the ocean with my wife for a tour of Europe. She, always insisted that 1 sell the land for the offer made by the Park Board, But I steadfastly refused. “Well sir, T was about to fall overboard. My wife had her hand on my shoulder ready to.give the needed push to drop me into the ocean. “Will you accept the board of- fer,” she cried. “No;-I will not.:It is worth $20,000 and that’s- what I want. - “Again she demarded my answer and again I refused. The next thing I knew I was on the floor yelling at the top of my voice, ‘I'll do it, I'll do it. \ “Do what,” asked Mrs. White from the bed. . = ' “Sell the ‘lake shore property at offers,” said I. “And here we are, ready to do business.” Mr. White loud in his praise of Lake Bemidji, declared that it was the best lake in the United States. Inference was made that he may possibly become president ~ of the (Continued on Page 6) - STATE RANKS HIGH ON UNITED STATES ROAD LIST Minnesota Makes Favorable Showing on Federal Aid Highways Minnesota under the so called Babcock goed roads plan is carry- ing on federal aid highway improve- ments more than double in number and covering nearly five times the mileage of the average for the United State, according to a recent bulletin from the government bureau of public roads. The figures supple- ment the report giving Minnesota first place among the states for the longest mileage of completed feder- al aid highways and indicated that this state is putting funds on the road as fast as they come in. Minnesota’s excellent showing is in spite of larger funds provided througn bid bond issues and in other ways by various states to advance highway developement. This state is credited by the bureau of public roads with 110 jobs on which federal aid is being used, compared with 50 projects in the average state. Minnesota improve- ments underway cover 1,145 miles against the 280 mile average for all the states, Projects average 10.4 miles in this state and 5.5 miles in others. Cash outlay comparisons disclose that Minnesota is not extravagant in buildin- roads. Its average: fed- eral aid project now totals $95,289 of which 39 per cent or $36,925 is government money, whilé' the aver- age state job total is<$100,326 in- cluding 42 1-2 per cent-or $42,615 of federal 'aid. Agan'‘Minnesota is using $9,150 a mile against $18,050 or nearly twice as mteh for the gen- eral average amohg:the (states. pand D v BAND BOYS TO-PRACTICE k DAILY STARTING THURSDAY Beginning Thursday morning at 8 o'clock the different sections of the Bemidji Boy’s Band will meet for practice at the following appointed hours: cornets and baritones at 8:00 a.m.; clarinets at:9:00 a.m.; saxa- phones -at:10:00 a.m.; trombones at 11:00 a.m,; and basses and altos at 1:00 p.m. Bandmaster Ryggs considers this kind of instruction of great import- ance and requests that every member observe the hour and make every. ef- fort to attend. et BRI ez Tells Story- pr- How He Was! ) RAIL MEETING TODAY (By United Press) Ney York, Aug. 23 (By Carl Vie- tor Little)—Bitter disputes marked the opening hours of the railroad executives conference today. Heads of 148 lines meeting to consider the proposal of the Big Four mediators to end the shop crafts strike found themselves - much at variance over| their reply, A. H. Smith, president of the New York Central, Hale Holden and -C..H. Markham, a committee whose purpose was not disclosed went to the roof of the Yale Club after the _ | general conference had been under way for sometime. They paced up and down in earnest conversation. | Smith announced the ‘“delegates had lots of steam to get off their chests.” EPWORTH LEAGUE ELECTS TWO NEW OFFICERS At the business meeting of the Epworth league held last evening in the church basement Miss Ethel Me- Knight was elected as treasurer to fill the vacancy caused by the res- ignation of Louis Larson, and Miss Kate Hines was elected secretary to fill the vacancy caused by.the resig- nation of Roy Webester. Other business was transacted and a social hour with refreshments followed. It was decided to.hold a social next Wednesday night in the church in the nature of a farewell to a number of the members who will leave soon to attend school and teach-at difefrent places. SENATOR A. J. HOPKINS """ DIES AT HOME TODAY (By United Press) Aurora, IIL, Aug. - 23—Former United States Senator -A. J. Hop- kins “died at. his home here today. Hopkins was Por years a Republican leader in-congress.~He failed-perm- anently in the senate deadlock of 1909 when William Lorimer was ex- pelled on bribery charges. Hopkins was 76 years old. COAL MINERS RETURN; WERE IDLE 129 DAYS :(By United Press) Chicago, Aug. 23—Illinois _coal miners returned to work today after 129 working days of idleness. Pro- dution was resumed early today fol- lowing a peace settlement reached by miners and operators in a joint conference here. (By United Press) ' ik Lawrence, Mass., - Aug. 23—The end of the great textile strike here was forecast today when the Paci- fic mill, the largest®here announced that it’s workigrs would be taken back at a scale of wages in effect previous to the wage cut of 20 per cent. It was belived the workers will accept the offer. SURPRISE PARTY IN OF HONOR OF GLADYS VIGE A very pleasnt surprise party was given for Miss Gladys Vigen Mon- day afternoon in honor of her 19th birth anniversary. Those present were: Mrs. Alice Tepper, Mrs. Clif- ford Fowles, Mrs. Joe Hauge, Mrs. Anna Carter, Mrs. Al Ditty, Mrs. H. McGriff, Mrs. Ernest LaCombe, Mrs. Geo. Ebinger, Mrs. Ernie Hal- verson, Mrs. C. Hollen, Mrs. H. Johnson, Mrs. Sandberg, Misses Viola and Mildred Bing, Mrs. Alice Storham, Mrs. Omdahl, Miss Irene Gillean, Mrs, Moen, Mrs. E. De Rushia, Miss Myrtle Bergh, Mrs. A. Cunningham, Mrs. :Geo. Pellow, Mrs. A. W. Wilson, Mrs. Gust Ny- gaard, Mrs.. Lillian Treadwell. The guests presented her with a beautiful Ivory set, and lunch was served dur- ing the afternoon. SIX FOR MURDER OF FRED OESTERRICH (By UnitedgPress) Los Angeles, Aug. 23—Six mem- bers of an alleged pandit gang in- cluding one woman who police be- lieve may be connected with the mysterious murder of Fred vester- rich, wealthy) Milwaukee and Lios Angeles manufacturer were taken into custody today. ARREST KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS TO MEET THIS EVENING The regular meeting of the Knights of Columbus will be held this eve- |- ning at 8 o'clock at the K. C. hall. It is desired that all members be present. j Lee Pmmueme That l'yle"ida DEAD; TWO. BANDITS THIRD* "ESCAPE “Go Straight’’; Shot 1" Three:Times" : St. Paul, Aug. 23—Love and mar-: riage proved a bitter cup for Eliz- abeth Ehler Lee today, A few hours after she married Albert Lee le was fatally wounded in the robbery of a saloon. Lee and two other men held up Max Ballis. One of the men struck him over the head and knocked him unconscious. Ballis regained con- sciousness and began firing. Walter Davis dropped with a bullet in his lung. Lee was wounded three times and died later in a hospital. The third man _escaped. Police :located the bride and widow of a day and she told of hav- ing met Lee in her home town of Winona. Lee promised to “go straight,” she said. Today she was planning . his funeral, -Police said-Lee served a term in jail at Fargo for a drug store rob- bery. His companion had served time in a North Dakota penitentiary. FORRADICALS Federal Agents Are Seeking William I. Foster and | Sixty Others |SEVENTEEN CAPTIVES ARE | LODGED BEHIND THE BARS Caught in Raid Made on Convention Held.in_ . Thick Woods (By United Press) Bridgeman, Mick., Aug, 23—A man hunt for William Z. Foster and 60 other radicals who escaped during a raid on the communist convention in the heart of the woods near here was conducted by federal authori- ties. The raid was declared to be the most successful yet conducted in the United States. The 17 captives are lodged in jail there and will be tried for alleged violation of the Michi- gan syndicalism law. * Foster, leader of the 1919 steel strike and considered one of the most intellectual radicals in the United States, escaped in a taxi ac- cording to authorities. YEOMEN GATHER THURSDAY EVENING AT MOOSE HALL There is important business to be transacted at the regular meeting of the Brotherhood of American Yeo- men Thursday evening at the Moose hall and it is urged that all members be there. | 3 Irish feader Shot, LEADER WHILE LEADING FIGHT Michael Collins 'Is Mortally ‘Wounded at Moment of Great Victory REBELS BEATEN OFF BY STAFF OFFICERS Miss Kittie Kiemqn, Fiance of " Collins, Most Pitiful Figure in Ireland (By United Press) Dublin, Aug. 23—Fighting at the head of his staff of officers against Irish Rebels, who ambushed his car on the road from Bandon to Mac- Croon late yesterday Micheal Col- lins, Irish leader, fell mortally wounded at the moment of victory. After he died the rebels were beat- en off. For over half an hour ' against everwhelming adds the firey, leader of the Free State and his staff of- ficers,- fought off the assailants. Several of the rebels:were wounded They were being driven slowly back when a bullet hit Colli. s and he fell dying alniost instantly. o (By United Presi). Longford, Ireland,:Aug most pitiful figure ' in f@orrowing Ireland today, weeping, “with pride shining through her¥ears is Kittie Kiernan, fiance of mur- dered Micheal Collins. X The girl who risked her life run- ning through a long stretch of Woods filled with British soldiers to” warn Collins, then a hunted Rebel, was the one he had chosen for bride. They had decided not to marry until “Micky’s” work for .;reland' as finished:;” With - the "o “the peace treaty they were to wed. Then began trouble with DeValera and the Ulster border war and the mar- riage was postponed three times. The romance of the couple was on every Irish lip and in every Irish heart. The beautiful Kittie was everywhere with Collins during the campaign days. She was a popular and familar figure in the meeting of the Sinn Fein parliament of the Free State always in the front row of the iadies’ gallery when “Micky” had the floor. They met under most romantic circumstances. During the fight with Great Britain he was dashing here and there appearing and reappear- ing. He swore he would never be taken alive. While touring Kittie’s county and the head of the Repub- lic Army Intelligence Service, Col- lins slept in a lonely cabin deep in the heart of the woods. British spies hear of his whereabouts. Kittie who knew of Collins only as a mythical rebel risked her life to penetrate the British cordon and warn him. They fled together and escaped death at the hands of the troops. After the truce “Micky” returned to claim her as his promised bride. .23—The — A & W.T. COX : lry Board% _Members at Brajngrd | ', This Eveninges | | | (By United Prass),., | St. Paul, Aug. 23—Members of the state.forestry board, headed by, w. .T. .Cox. state forester, left for | 2:::;:«;:1:00321&;" ut.fn diz{f;z?llv fire | giers bo}:n;s i;ill after reposing in a : ke, 2 3 o | PigeOn hole for nearly a year was firf:;-lm::sé"?)l;atiefi‘ft bevr(;“'s‘:l I;]ilri: |out on the floor today with every northwest of Brainerd threatened zifl"""f"“"" e ‘;"“ld be passed and become serious unless immediate | ‘hh:“u ‘:.,e(:_?kn gEeRce. InFieno; hobes steps are taken to extinguish them.| ™ \Whether President Harding will E?‘:s‘ft lbn!(:;zc; ;cnket:;'a:]l(u:;tey -:)lgon;:-. [veto or sign the measure remained e s tull eitons 8 | uncertain when debate was sched- P! 5 on | uled with a federal defense of a | bonus for the soldiers by Senator W. C. OF F. WILL | McCumber. HOLD MEETING THURSDAY | Senator Borah anchor man of the The regnlar meeting -of the Cath- | opposition is confident that if the olic Order of Forresters will be held | president vetoes the measure he will MAY PASS WITHIN WEEK * (By United Press) | Washington, Aug. 23—The sol- W Thursday evening at 8 o’clock sharp be sustained. The senator claimed in the basement of the church, and that at ]mlfit 37 senators or five all members are urged to be present. | more than is necessary to prevent over riding the veto will vote against The business meeting will be follow- the measure. ed by a social hour. Dock Yards Scrapping of Ships Part of Program (By United Press) leND['lNG BY Hood River, Ore.,, Aug. 23—John <7 £ % et Company of New York was dead to- % | day having given his life to save a dog. i | Young was employed as a ma- ] +&2 | terial checker in the construction | company here. The camp dog, which Are Idle and wasa devoted companion of Young’s | yesterday was riding. The boy leap- | ed from the engine, snatched up the i | Young, son of Owen D. Young, form- | | ran in front of a moving locomotive | dog in an effort to throw it to safe- | GIVES LIFE TO SAVE BRlTlSH NAVY | DOG FROM MOVING TRAIN er president of the General Electric {camp of the Pacific Power & Light lon the front of which Young, late Ity and slipped and fell directly be- 16 OBSOLETE VESSELS GONE TO SCRAP HEAP { Destruction Expense for Big Batthship : Nears - Half Million Dollars (United Press Staff Correspondent) London, August 23 (United Press) —Great Britain is scrapping her capital ships “gradually.” Many people have had visions of dockyards, swarming with workers dismantling the great grey ships alongside the quays, battering off guns and searchlight platforms, as if nothing else on earth mattered. In England at any rate this is far from fact. In the first place most of the heavy scrapping to be done by Eng- land, Admiralty officials showed is not scheduled before 1925 when four suped dreadnaughts of the King George V type come under the shop- breakers hammer or are sold, minus their armament and 1mplement of warfare. After that, the famous Queen Elizabeth come up for destruction in 1935, the Royal Soverign in 1936 the Renown (already on the reserve list since the return of "the krince of Wales from his world tour) in 1940 and the famous Hood in 1941. THAT LEAVE A FIRE BURNING IN THE WOOD. (Continued on Page 6) ‘ Pl(NI(kfR ineath the wheels-of the moving train. NO LEGION MEETING “THURSDAY EVENING Due to the fact that the Command- er, Don Whitman and the Adjutant J. D. Winter are at the State Le- gion Convention at Virginia, Minn. this week there will be no meeting Thursday, which is the regular meet- ing night. The commander is expect- | ed to call a speciall session next week | when a report of the fair commit- tee as well as the convention com- mittee will be heard and a big turn out of members is to be expected There will be other matters that will need the attention of the post that should bring out the full mem- bership of the Ralph Gracie post a week from Thursday. ““GOVT. MAY TAKE OVER ROADS,” SAYS WEEKS (By United Press) Washington, Aug. 23—In an ex- tremt emergency the government will have to take over the railroads secretary of war Weeks declared to- day, in commenting on reports that a settlement of the rail strike was not probable from the New York negotiations of rail executives and union leaders. He emphasied that the federal government also declared to prevent a break down in transportation. SPORTS FEATURE TODAY OF LEGIGN PROGRAM T (R (By United Press) Virginia, Aug. 23—American Le- gion men attending the annual state convention gave their attention to athletic contests today. A long series of eyents, to deter- mine the champions of the legion in Minnesota, was scheduled. Dashes runs, walks, hurdles, jumps, relay races and field events were on the program. Jack Townley, Jr., of Fergus Falls, athletic chairman of the state committee was secking a cable strong enough to stand up under a tug of war. DR. ZENTZ AND FAMILY ' /EXPECTED HOME THURSDAY Dr. G. H. Zentz apd family who motored down to Albany, Mo. are expected to arrive home someti{ne Thursday. They have been gone sey- eral wecks on a vacation trip. Word was received by the Pioneer from Dry Zentsz from Y{haritan, la. He advises that he will be glad to get back to a good country and a regular city. Hé will assume his dutics in the Methodist church pulpit the first Sunday in September. MOOSEHEART LEGION WOMEN MEET TONIGHT The Women of the Mooseheart Le- gion will hold their regular mceting this evening at 8 o’clock at the Mogse hall. All members are urged to be present, By New: High School. Open .Septem SOLDIER BONUS BILL Grade Schools Doors Will Be Opened One Week E-‘srlwr, September Sth ENROLLMENT WILL BREAK ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS Many New F.m‘w_m' B-Q Seen “"Among List of School = Teachers %, The doors of Bemidji’s new high school building, one of the ‘o8t beautiful structures in the state and which is to be known as the Narth- ern Minnesota Highschool, *:: ‘will swing open for the entrance - of students Tuesday, September 12th according to present: plans of :Sa- perintendent J. C. West. This" in- cludes the seventh and eighth grades. The graded schools will ' hegin Tuesday, September 6th at ~1:9:00 o’clock and are being equipped -‘to accommodate 1100 students - the first day. b :Indications are that the new North- ern Minnesota Highschool will have an enrollment the first week of:ov- er 800 students, the attendance from outside the city being .exceptionally large owing to ‘the splendid ‘school facilities to be offered in- the:new building. Letters from students in practical- ly all surrounding towns and vil- lages are crowding the mails daily asking about entrances and admit- tance in the new high school. Pupils who will be six years of age on or before January 1st and who are matuvre otherwise, may enter the first grade. Pupils who. will be ‘six years after January 1st will be held over until the following September according to present plans. This is current practice, No beginning class. es will be opened mid year. 3 The buildings and equipment in the grade schools have “beenthor- oughly overhauled and.repaired. Miss. Ethelyn Hall will be pfincipal of the Central school building. The of- fices of the Board of Education will be moved to the new building, oc- cupying quarters designed for that purpose. The contractors, Edward Jackson and Son, Roy V. Harker and Nay- lor Electric company are bending (Continued on Page 6) HIGHWAY PATROLMEN WORKING OVERTIME Keep Roads Smooth Und;ar Traffic Grind—Cut Weeds , and Fight Fires - Business is brisk with trunk high- way patrolmen around Bemidji and in other sections of the 7,000 mile system of so called Babcock roads covering all of Minnesota, accord- ing to a new bulletin today from the state highway department. Record traffic and dry weather generally are combining = to make more difficult the smoothing of the trunk routes and extra hours of work are necessary fo make more favorable showings. Many patrolmen are planning to follow a gpecial sug- gestion from St. Paul headquarters to drag immediately after the first rain before traffic roughs up roads and that may mean night . work. Prompt inspection of all beats . to prevent accidents at wash outs are required also. . .o To the peak of regular work is added weed cutting, ordered done without delay. Patrolmen are ordered to cooperate with the weed-inspectors and in northern counties: with- forest rangers to prevent . fires—another special job often requiring ‘night la-. bor. gk Farmers can help increase\ public safety on the highways; the . bulletin states, by cutting tall corn which: obstructs the view at road interdec- tions. This suggestion follaws reports of larger number of highway . .ae- cidents at blind intersections. In the same connection, (farmers are re- quested to leave a few rows of.corn where they will serve .as a snow, fence next winter. The latter . proppsal,: highway officials said, had been proved practical by experiments made last winter by farmers. advo:- cating the plan. 3 : FIRE DEPARTMENT. CALLED TO ALDRICH :HOME The fire department’ was called this morning at about 9 o’clock to: the B. W. Aldrich home, 1016 Min- nesota avenue, by a fire which had been caused by an overheated range! in the kitchen, between the = walls back of the stove igniting and caus=: ing, considerable damage ~to the kitehen and the upstairs rooms. Tt~ was inguished before much dam- ay done {o the downstairs fron§ rooms.