Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 15, 1922, Page 1

The Pioneer is the only daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and has the largest circulation Northern Minnesota. in I DAILY PIONEER FF¥== MINNESOTA NSTORICAL i VOLUME XX. NO’126 Mayor Nelso Tells of Urgent Need of Law Enforcement [ Tells State Club Women in Inspiring Address What Aid They Can Give CALLS UPON-PUBLIC TO PERFORM ITS DUTIES Believes Capital Punishment Should Be Given Serious Consideration Thursday night at the last eve- ning session of- the State Federation of Women’s Clubs: before a large and appreciative audience, Mayor Arthur E- Nelson, of St. Paul de- livered one of the most forceful and pleasing addresses of the Federation on “Law Enforcement” ° His talk was one of the real treats of the program, both to the citizens of Be- midji and to the members of the convention. i In opening the meeting, the as- sembly joined in the singing Aoi «The Battle Hymn of the Republic” and “America the Beautiful,” the latter song having been chosen as the official anthem of the Federation at the 1922 Biennial. Miss Leila Stanton rendered a beautiful selec- tion on the violin, accompanied by Mrs. G- O- Riggs at the piano. Following a few introductory re* marks, Mayor Nelson, with all the emphasis of the true orator and a'll the diplomacy of the statesman, laid bare the essentials of law enforce- ment. His speech follows: “King Solomon write in Proverbs this bit of philosophy, ‘where there is no vision, the people cast off re- straint; but he that keepeth the law happy is he.” The popular paraphrase of. this is: ‘Where there is no vision people perish.’ «There is no danger that the peo- ple of the United States will perish from absence of vision. In spite of the pessimistic’ reports about laxity of law enforcement, notwithstanding the apparent trend toward disrespect of law, the people of this nation have vision—the same vision which brought the “early. colonists across 3,000 miles of ocean- Right will not fail- Such a vision will not die. with it before our eyes we will march on to ‘better things clinging to restraint and “being happy through keeping the law. ) “] wanted to bring this idea to your minds so as to dispel any feel- ing you may have acquired that I was going to preach a sermon of pessimism. On the contrary, 1 hope to show you how optimistic we cught to be in view of our awaken- ing to the necessity of law enforce- ment. “An author defines law as ‘The direct or indirect, expressed or im- plied, real or supposed expression of the will of human society repre- sented in the state or of a part of human society constituted intova state” ‘The law is everywhere; in everything with which we come into contact- It implies a duty toward our fellow men or toward the state (a society of men) which should be in our hearts and performed vol- untarily. The state is so intimat_ely connected with mnearly everything that concerns men; all our interegts are so closely interwoven with 1t§ weal that it cannot prosper or fail of being a source of injury without a faithful discharge of duties on the part of every citizen- That is the reason we have laws, and with 2 vision of the ultimate greatness of our nation before us we should have no difficulty in obeying them. “Perhaps no one subject has been of so much interest to us during the past few years as that of the so- called crime wave which has been sweeping the entire United States. To no other subject has there been given so much study by ‘the general public and due to its’ intimate rela- tionship with society as a whole an (Convinued on Page 8.) MRS, F. 5. ARNOLD AMONG LIKELY CLUB OFFICERS At the close of the morning ses- sion of the Federation of Women’s Clubs today, the formal baliot was cast for the election of officers for the ensuing year. Up to press time this afternoon results of the ballot had not ben announced. Following the informal ballot of yesterday morning candidates for the following offices were announc- ed: Mrs. Bess Wilson of Red Lake Falls leading for vice president; Mrs- R. H. Bach of Owatonna leading for corresponding secretary; Mrs- F. S. Arnold of this city leading for treasurer; Mrs. Gust Peterson of n,St. Paul, DIICK HUNTING SEASON WILL OPEN TOMORROW New Map, Free to Interested Sportsmen, Shows Limits of New Preserves Bright and early Saturday morning hunters will begin their ‘“war” on wild ducks, and Bemidji hunters are not excluded if preparations about the city the last few days are a just criterion. Duck hunting season opens Saturday morning, Sept. 16 and will continue in force until December 31- This applies to wild duck (except wood duck), goose, coot, Wilson smipe, gallinules, jyellowlegs Rails ;;e in season from Sept. 16 to Nov. The daily limit on these game birds is 15. The limit allowed in posses- sion is 45 of which not more than five shall be wild geese. > At the suggestion of Game Ward- en John Cline, the Pioneer has pub- lished a map of Beltrami county showing in red outline all the game ipreserves in this county, bringing to the attention of the sportsmen the newly added preserve territory which they are ordinarily not famil- jar with the townships >f O’Brien and Quiring. These maps are to be distributed free of charge to all in- terested sportsmen through the cour- tesy of a number of Bemidji busi- ness houses which have contributed toward defraying the cost of the map. Mr. Cline desires that every hunter know. the limits of the preserves ond in that way feels that ignorance of the law is -inexcusable- He declares that- he will. enforce the general game laws and the preserve laws to perfection, but first of all desires that sportsmen acquaint themselves with the preserves by use of the map. A great many sportsmen feel that too much territory has been given over to preservation, it is understood Many hunters this year will be obliged to seek new places in which to bag their game, but: from-all Te: ports -duck are especially’ plentiful this fall. - SERVICE AIRED Commission Hears Present Kelliher Situation Fully 50 directly interested parties from Kelliher and about 20 from Be- midji attended the hearing before the state railroad and warehouse commission held in the Civic and Commerce association rooms Thurs- day night to review the present rail- road service situation in Kelliher, a thriving city 50 miles northeast of Bemidji. Ivan Bowen of Mankato represented the commission, and- af- ter hearing the arguments for and against regular train service to that city, announced that the matter would be taken under advisement by the board, although it appears that the commission cannot force the railroad to put on regular service to that point. William Lennon of Kelliher was among those from that city to tésti- fy, and he outlined the present sit- uation there, showing the decrease or practical demoralization of trade at that point, and cited how even in years past the Kelliher station has not been credited with all the passen- ger traffic which has origihated from that point. Kelliher has .not had passenger train service for the past two months and the freight service during the majority of this time has been one freight train each Saturday. Pos- sible discontinuance of the service entirely was the biggest objection voiced by the Kelliher delegation, and it seems that every means pos- sible will be taken to prevent such a seemingly injustice to such a thriv- ing city. ) At the present time, Kelliher pas- sengers must go to Blackduck or Northome to gain passage on the Minnesota & International to points in either direction. This means would ordinarily be abandoned when the show comes, because ordinarily the roads would then be impassable for autos. F. D. McCarthy of St. Paul, attor- ney for the Northern Pacific, repre- sented the railroad, while County the committee to meet BEMIDJI, MINN,, FRIDAY EVENING, SEP';. 15, 1922 * LEGION PLANS ARMISTICE ...\ Parade, Patriotic Ceremonies, Football Game Banquet . and Carnival Listed PLANS FOR MEMORIAL PARK ARE ENDORSED Two Medals Are Offered High School Pupils; One for Boys and Other for Girls Practically complete plans for the observance of Armistice Day in Bemidji, November 11 were made at the regular meeting of the Ralph Gracie post of theAmerican Legion held in the city council rooms at the city hall Thursday evening. Al- though the atendance at the meet- ing was small, much enthusiasm was shown and it is apparent that this year’s Armistice Day celebration is to be among the best ever staged by the post- Beginning with a mammoth parade at 9 o’clock, the patriotic ceremo- nies will be held during the forenoon. Appropriate exercises wil be held at the new Armory about 10:30, with 2 most able speaker. F. C- Mon- tague is chairman of the parad: committee, while the exercises at the new armory are under the di- rection of Commander D. E. Whi- man. Armory decorations will be under Fred Fraser, The main feature of the after- noon will undoubtedly be a football game between Bemidji high and an- other strong team from this section of the state- In.the late afiernoon and early evening, a banquet will be served all local and visiting ex- service men. The feature of the eve- ning will be a dance and carnival at the new Armory. N. W. Brown ‘A. Dannenberg, and C. A. Christ- oferson are on the supper committee while J. J. Pearce and T. G Bailey will- be -in-charge -of -the“dancéand carnival.. All activities will be con- fined to the armory, it is understood and local ex service men and visitors will ‘register there.:Mrs. J. K. Giv- en and Mrs. Edith Ness have been appointed by. N. E. Given, general regitsartion. The balcony of the armory will be fitted out as a lounging room, with Art Brown as chairman of this committee. Edward Reeve and Paul Mowe have been delegated on incoming trains and receive 'visitorq. H- L. Huffman, E. A. Barker and Don Whitman will serve on a committee to arrange with the business men for the closing of stores during the program. v C. L.. Pegelow is chaiman of a committee to arange for speakers at the various school buildings on Friday, prgceeding Armistice Day. The plans of the Bemidji Park Board for the Ralph Gracie memor- jal park near the Teachers’ college were endorsed by the meeting Thursday night and the program ac- cepted as outlined. It is understood that the plans will be carried out as funds are available. As an incentive to scholastic work in the Bemidji high schools, (Continued on Page 8) BIG TIMEHERF ) Rail Service Will Take Up Old 'Schedule Passenger train service on the Minnesota & International with- drawn in July on account of the shopmen’s strike will be stored by running trainn No. 31 through -to Kelliher- Saturday, Sept. 16 and train 'No- 32 southbound from Kel- liher Monday, Sept. 18. Saturday Sept. 16, the night pas- senger train from the twin cities will be operated and will run on No. 33’s time Sunday morning, Sept- 17- Sunday night, Sept. 17, No. 34 will run southbound from Interna- tional Falls to Brainerd cn route to the Twin Cities. After passenger special southbound on Saturday morning, September 16, passenger specials will be withdrawn. Local agents have been instructed to notify their newspapers, post- masters and prominent merchants that the trains will be restored and will be run on the schedule shown in time table No- 23. These orders were received at the Bemidji station' this afternoon from W. H. Gemmell, Brainerd, and will undoubtedly be received with open arms by every citizen of the towns and cities along the line. In an interview this afternoon W. H. Gemmell, president of the Minnesota and International Rail- road, company, who, with his officials has been handling the work at the engine terminal in North Bemidji for nearly two months and a half during the shopmens strike, stated that setlement based on the Balti- more agreement which was satisfac- tory to the company and to the men, has been affected as of today and the men were returning to work as rapidly as notice can be gotten to them- MANDAN AND BISMARCK | TOSTAGEHUGE PAGEANT Stirring - scenes of the 200 years occupation of the white men of the great plains bordering the northern Missouri valley will. be called . to mind on September 18, 19 and 20 in Western North Dakota when a mammoth historical pageant is pre- sented in the cities of Mandan and Bismack., The expedition of Lewis & Clark, the intrepid explorers; the catastrophe of General Custer’s de- feat by the Indians, the conquest of the hostile Sioux, the days of the great cattle ranches when Theodore Roosevelt “rode herd,” the modern development of agriculture, indus- try and transportation will be de- picted. Perhaps for the last time, citizens of the northwest will attempt to picture in pageantry the memor- able events in the conquest of what was once known as the Great Amer- ican Desert. Developmemt of tranyportation, from jfhe time of the bull skin canoes with which Lewis & Clark crossed the Missouri, to the prcesnt time will be shown, the pageant of the Old and New West, being a cele- bration of the completion of the new $2,000,000 vehicular bridge across the Missouri river between Mandan and Bismarck. I -M' R’'member —— HOW EXCLVUSIVE THE BARBER SHOPS OSED 1o BE- AND PRICE 3c l'iEAR TALKSON State Forester Cox EDUCATIONAND | E» HOME BUILDING George E. Selke, State Rural School Inspector, Speaks on Rural Schools OUTLINES IMMEDIATE RURAL SCHOOL NEEDS Miss Julia Newton, Miss Clara Baldwin, Mrs. G. E. Davis Give Inspiring Talks Most interesting were the subjects and most educational were the talks at the Thursday afternoon meeting of the Minnesota Federation of Wo- men’s Clubs. George A. Selke, State Inspcctor of Rural schools, opened the program after two numbers of asembly singing led by Mrs. Paul Yaple and invocation by Rev. Zentz with a talk on “The Need of Rural Schools.” He was followed in turn by Miss Julia Newton speaking on the subject “The American Home- Maker;” Miss Clara Baldwin on the subject “Library Extension;” State Forester W, T. Cox on “Forest Protection and State Forests,” and Mrs. G. E- Davis on “Analysis of Minnesota Laws that Aid American- ization.” “Rural children are entitled to as much ecducation as their city broth- ers, and this body realizes it. There are problems in the rural schools making it more difficult, and con- scquently rural children are lagging in school work,” thus began George A. Selke. He then outlined the prog- ress of laws and legislation favoring the rural school situation, quoting now and then statistics to show the resultant ascendency of rural school attendance- He directed attention to the pres- ent needs of the rural schools, to the advantages of consolidation, to the ‘ helpfulness of more efficient teachers and helpers in the . rural districts, but in this phase he dwelt upon the already growing efficiency of the rural teachers- Briefly he outlined the immediate neceds of the rural schools as (1) More consolidation, preferably in large units, wherever it is feasible, (2) The strengthening and develop- ment of the county superintendent and its removal from politics, (8) Helping teachers and help workers in each county, (4) Better library facilities for the teachers, pupils and adults, (5) A school term of at least 180 days and a compulsory at- tendance law, simple and easy en- forcement that accounts for all the children, (6)Legislative action and financial support of schools to car- ry out the above program- That the mission of the ideal wo- men is to make the whole world homelike, but that members of the women’s clubs about the state have and must realize their wonderful possibilities in directing endeavor: of home makers in the diverse lines along which skill is necessary, was the thought which opened the ad- dress of Miss Julia Newton in speak- ing of the “American Home-Maker” Dividing home life into a physical (Continued on Page 5) I 2 g ] HUGE SUMS WASTED ON FIGHTING BOLL WEEVIL “Penny-Wise, Dollar-Foolish” Weevil Policy Costing U. S, Huge Amounts Washington, Sept- 15 (Capital News Service)—To the general pub- lic, the boll weevil is a pestriferous insect which does something to the cotton crop- To the cotton grower the boll weevil is a cataclysm, a disaster, a nightmare of terror. To the country as a whole the boll weevil is the cause of an economic loss of unguessed proportions. According to statistics of the De- partment of Agriculture, in the year 1921 the crop of cotton harvested was 7,954,000 bales. It should have oeen 18,666,000, but 10,712,000 were ruined by natural causes, and of this enormous quantity so de- sroyed the boll weevil alone couni- :d for 6,277,000 bales, worth with .he seed which would have beer sinned, $610,341,000, for the thir- .cen year period 1909-1921 Jamage done by the boll ceached the enormous total $3,102,1562,000. It is obvious that science can, if t will eradicate the boll weevil just 18 it eradicated the mosquito and nalaria and yellow fever from the Canal Zone. At one time one of the most deadly spots on the face of the :lobe, the Canal ome is now one of _he healthiest:- The job was done be- :ause there was urgent need, real \merican determination, and no ack of money- The boll weevil can be eradicated or at least, controlled, and will be ~hen the government spends enough noney at one time to do it, and not sefore. It is pointed out in Congress :hat had one half of the damage done 5y the boll weevil been spent in (ighting_ite.dt, would now be gone for sver. Cotton is a necessary of life 1nd -the South, the great source of :he world cotton. Not to protect the sroduct and' its growers by ample ippropriations to stamp out the in- sect which is enemy not only of Americans, but of all mankind, 1s .0 refrain from spend money in home defense as truly as if it were '\ human enemy instead of an insect »ne, which menaces prosperity. RAIL SHOPMEN BACK ATWORK Great Northern and Northern Pacific Head New Group Planning Peace weevil of (By United Press) Chicago, Sept. 15—The “help yanted” signs came down in scores »f railroad shops today as hundreds »f shopmen returned to work.. At the same time, union head- juarters announced at least ten ad- litional roads were securing agree- ments identical with the Baltimore zompromise which sent shopmen back to work on more than sixty roads- The report declared that the Great Northern and Northern Paci- fic headed the new groups attempt- g settlement. These roads —were ssed among the “dic hard”. The Santa Fe, Illinois Central, Soo, Buffalo and Susquehana and several smaller roads were said to be in- cluded in the latest peace move. Strong pressure was brought to bear on the Rock Island to force an agrecment it was learned at union headquarters. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul was the first road on which the men returned to work- Orders that the strike was settled ~ were telephoned over the system and sev- oral hundred men reported immedi- ately. Men returned on the Chicag~ and Northwestern also. A statemen issued by President Gorman of the Rock Island indicates that road had made an efforf for peace. TWO COMPLIMENTARY TEAS FOR CLUB WOMEN TODAY Two complimentary teas will be served this afternoon to the dele- zates and representatives from the sarious clubs of the state ac the present meeting of the Minnesota State Federation of Womep’s Clubs. Teachers and faculty at the State Teachers college have extended their invitation to a tea to be ser-| ved at 4.30 this afternoon at Maria Sanford Hall on the College Campus- Mrs. Ira French and Mrs. F. Netzer will entertain at tea th we !t lists Further Aid of | State Club Women i Outlines Value of Minnesota Forests and Urgent Need of Preservation \ ‘FARMS OVER-PRODUCING, FORESTS ARE DEPLETING’ Tells of Need for Increased Forest Patrol Budget and More Careful Ditching State Forester, Wm- T. Cox, won the cooperation of the members of the State Federation of Women's Clubs in the enactment of legislation pointing toward the conservation of our state forests, reforestation, in- creased budgets for the patrol and protection of our forests lands, ditching and fairer methods for the taxation of growing timber, when he addressed the Thursday afternoon meeting of the organization on the subject, *“State Forests and Forest Protection.” His spcech follows: “The Federation of Women’s Clubs can be depended upon always to consider the welfare of the for- ¢st, and why shouldn’t they? Every- body loves trees and rows of trees. Everybory ‘loves groves and woods. Most people have a longing for the miles on miles of forests that con- stitute the wilderness. “Women had a prominent part in the conservation of forests, as far as we have gone- They have worked for the establishment of parks and forests, national, state and municipal. They have helped to obtain better laws for the preserva- tion of forestss They have fought valiantly and effectively when there was imminent danger that the prog- ress of years in Forestry was to be lost through sordid politics. “To women, the beautiful in na- nature appeals strongly. On prairies in the early days the settler's wife was the fisst to urge the planting of trees. And whether on the prairie or in the wodland clearing, she it was who always planted and tenderly lcared for the flowers. “The charm of Minnesota’s scene- ry lies in its pleasant groves and fields and pastures; its highways winding through the woods, but above all perhaps in its wonderfully pleasing effect of water and woodland —of lakes and forest- “In our climate and under our onditions it is probable that an acre of water is just as valuable as an acre of land. Our lakes yield food in great quantity; they furnish sport and |recreation; they temper the frost-laden air of late summer and autumn; they act as reservoirs to maintain that water level suitable for agriculture: “So too with the forests, An acre of wellymanaged woodland is just as valuable as an acre in field. It brings as good returns and its pro- | ducts arc more urgently needed than grain or vegetables or meat. Our farms are over producing. Our forests are becoming depleted- Look at the price of farm produce, then glance at the cost of lumber and news print paper. “We have done little to preserve our lakes and but little more to protect our forests: The two pro- jects go hand in hand. Drainage, sometines desirable or even neces- sary, in other cases may be harmful in the extreme. Too often costly drainage ditches have ncedlessly de- stroyed scencry and fish and wild fowl, soil and forest growth greater in value perhaps than all the good the ditch was expected to accomplish. It would seem that permanent bod- ies of water and even swamps of peat and forest should not be drain (Continued on Page 8) SUNDAY PROGRAM HERE TO DRAW LARGE CROWD An cxceptionally large attendance is expected at the fair grounds Sunday afternoon at 3:30 when the Western Flying Club of Houston, | Texas performs under the auspices of the Ralph Gracie post of the " merican Legion.All the stunts that . aeroplane can do A" 53" nerform- ed by Aviator Robxsq? uaas,’ auto polo, leaping the g J hute | drops and a numb&"“ Poreaeid) faq. tures wilt thrill the b, o ns are being made for, s ,of additional entertainmenkl M sel any possible dull mpme g ‘e program. This progrs about two hours, I" % 48~ | onable price of 50 S&. is and 25 cents for cthJON : een set. This includes "‘Maflung tand The entertainment cuv..es here {very highly recommended #nd it is urged by the loeal post of the Amer- |ican Legion that hearty support be | given this enterprise. Earl Fladeland who has been here with this plane f- |several times, is the‘owner of this Anoka leading for auditor; and | Attorney Graham M. Torrance of Mrs. M. E. Mathews of Marshall| this city represented the citizens of ternoon im the EIK’s club rooms, in|elah and is here to direck the Sun: leading for custodian. Kelliher, ] honor of the visiting club women. day afternoon performa!fia& ] . —— 2 el e - & — . =0 -4