Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 20, 1922, Page 1

The Pioneer is'the only daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and has the largest circulation in Northern Minnesota. VOLUME XX. NO, 130 House PaSsesE&% Britain Goes Forward With Concentration Plans at the Dardanelles PRELIMINARY NEAR EAST CONFERENCE IN PARIS Routed Greek Army Reported Being Reorganized; Turks to Hold Prisoners [Eeym— (By: United Press) A ray of hope that a conflict be- tween the Turks and British may be avoided shone from Paris today as a preliminary peace confjrence was at- tempted by répresentatives of Brit- ain, France, Italy and Jugo-Slavia. Premier Poincaire who has the con- fidence of Mustapha Kemal asked the British to forego military move- ment in the Near East until a con- ference could be held with the Turk- ‘ish leaders- The easier feeling will not pre- vent military moves by two nations- Britain went forward with plans for military and naval concentration in the Dardaelles and Greece started the reorganization of her army. Greeks by ‘the thousands are fleeing from Constantinople as the Kemalists are reported within 50 miles of the city. In London, representatives of the 6,000,000 workers met to demand that the government avoid a clash with the Turks, (By United Press) Paris, Sept.'20—A preliminary Near East convention opened: here today- Representatives of Great Britain, France, Ital§ and Jugo- Slavia--met.to-prevent,- if possible, the threatenéd clash between ‘British troops and_the Turkish soldiers of Mustapha Kemal in = Asia’ Minor. France, represented by Premier Poin- caire, acted as mediator. An attempt t6 induce Lord Cur- zon, British foreign minister, to hold in abeyance all belligerent = action against the Kemalists pending ‘at- tempts to establish permanent peace is being made. : . As the conference got underway word was received that Kemal had moved his headquarters to the vicin- ity of Ismid, Asiatic Turkey, 50 miles south of Constantinople, and close to the nmeutral zone of the straights of the Dardanelles. At Chanak, Turkish cavalry men and British Tommies faced each other-. It was authoritatively indicated that Poincaire presented to Lord Curzon, assertion from Kemal that he will not attempt to move against the neutral zone at present. ® - (BY United Press) London, Sept. 20—Reorganization of the routed Greek army and mo- bilizing of the class of 1923 was .reported today in a Central News Agency dispatch from Athens. Com- mand. of the army will be vested in General .Polynenakos, commander in chief of Thrace, (By United Press) Washington, Sept- 20—The Turks haved issued a formal proclamation (Continued on Page 3) SCHOOL CHILDREN HAVE " PART IN AIDING VETS Cincinnati, Sept. 20—America’s school children are to enter into the plans for National Forget-Me-Not Day, Saturday, November 4, for the disabled and wounded veterans of the world war, according to an an- nouncement by 'C. Hamilton Cook, national commander ‘of the Disabled American': Veterans' of the World War. Captain ‘Cook, ‘who has just &r-| rived &t nationa) headquartérs of the Disabled::American ' Veterans after a|° tour of 'the ieastern states, reports keen ittéfest!‘in the ForgebMe—Nnt'lmotor vehicles now, : Day movénient on the part of ‘hun- dreds of'gchools in many cities and towns, 1 gl School 'principals'” and teachers have secured the cooperation of the children in the great national ac- tivity of making thé forget-me-nots from paper and other materials; and turning the results of their efforts to the local committees arranging for the November 4 “Day.” Ome half hour or an hour each week is devoted by the children to-the mak- ing of the little artificial flowers that are to be sold as “Forget-Me- Not Day” favors throughout the United States, on Saturday, Novem- ber 4 INTEREST INRADIO IN BEMIDI) Newest -nmt Startling Invention of Ajé Shows creased in Bemidji during the past week or two and radio fans are look- ing forward to an even more inter- esting period this faiT and winter, as the atmospheric conditions eliminate to a large degree the static which ‘has interfered during the nummer months, Bemidji already has a large num- ber of receiving sets, several of which are beginning to show gradual im- provement of the atmospheric con- Interest in radiophones has in-{ ditions: The chances are’ that this fall and winter will see the number of local sets increased considerably since. it now appears that this newest and most startling invention is sure to be a_success eventually. Although somewhat disappointing this summer, the radio service now being received by local sets shows much improvement and, on many oc- casions during the past few weeks some very exceptionally fine concerts and news reports have been received here, from practically every part of the United States. Among the local receiving. sets which have shown; a ed improve- ment_of late and which have receiv- ed régularly broadcasted service of high quality are those at the Grand theater, Naylor Electric Co-, Miller's Battery Shop and the set at the new armory- No definite reports have been made relative to other sets in Bemidji, but it is known that this city already has a considerable num- ber of fans who have installed sets and that the general sérvice has shown big improvement. Practical- ly all of these sets are able to re®| ceive the. regular b;g@gasted ser- vice every evening and at such other timeg as the broadcasting stations throughout the country-are sending out messages for the “listeners in.” 0. S EELEFSON LAID TO . REST TUESDAY AETERNOON _Funeral services were held Tues-| day. afternoon at 2 o’clock at the First Lutheran church for Ole S. Ellefson, aged shoemaker, who pass- ed away Caturday as the result of a stroke- Mr. Ellefson lived-alone at 214 Mississippi avenue So- and was found laying unconscious on the floor of his home last Friday morn- ing. He had not béen seen since Wednesday afternoon. Medical aid was given him but he passed away Saturday. Burial was made in Green- wood cemetery under the direction of M- E- Ibertson, funera: director. STATE ROADS TAX AND GAS FIGURES COMPARED Highway Bulletin Furnishes Guide to Advocates of Tax Law Revision Widespread discussion in *Minne- sota of a “gasoline tax” brought pertinent figures today in the bull- etin issued by the state highway de- partment- Various proposals to ude gasoline consumption as the yard stick for measuring the motor vehicle taxes, the bulletin suggests, must recognize facts. Minnesota will continue a leader for. good mgdu only when larger highway fufds are provided, now that other states are supplying vast sums, firough bond issues and ap- prapriations- Out of 137,750,000 gallons of gasoline consumed in Minnesota during the last year according to the state oil inspection report, probably less than 125,000,000 gallons were used in motor vehicles. A 1-cent a gallon tax on gasoline therefore, would have produced $1,260,000, or one fifth of the amount of revenue derived from -the ?present motor vehicle license sched- ules. i While a 5-cent gasoline tax would approximate the revenue:returnion a Tscént tax would be necessaryto yield the ex- pected annual total ‘of $10;000;000 federal aid is reduced. But with a reasonable license tax furnishing regular funds, an addi- tional tax of 2 cents a gallon on gasoline and used for permanent betterments would mean $2,5600,000 extra improvements every year, paid for in part by tourists from other states and taking but $7-50 from the average car owner in return:for greater savings he would make on repairs, tires and gasoline- “Tests show that a car making 15 miles on a gallon of gasoline on un- fof trunk- highwaysMinds, now that |: i | [ [} PIONEER D el R et L &Wfl torfight and o -and extfeme west Thirs- L3 BEMIDJI, MINN;, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPT. 20, 1922 — .4 One of Two Men Sought for Wounding-of Two Officers Killed Late Tuesday 3 SEARCH FOR COMPANION CONTINUED BY POSSEMEN Van Etten and McMicken Shot in Attempting to Arrest Alleged Forger Joe Bush, one of the two men sought in connection with the shoot- ing of Sheriff Hugh Van Etten and d Pgtrolman. Wilbur McMicken at In- ternational Falls Monday night, was shot- and. instantly killed by a posse near a swamp about two miles east of International late Tuesday. Bush as he was commonly known, sought to slip through the cordon around the area in which he was believed to be hiding and when he was spied by the possemen, he turned and fired twice -at’ his pursuers, who returned the fire. Shot twice, once through the heart, the fugitive fell and was dead .when the posse reached him- His body was taken to International Falls. The posse continued the search for the other fugitive, Joe Nigro, also known as Nagl, who was with Bush ‘in Nigro’s home Monday night when three officials went to arrest Nigro on a: forgery charge- So far as is known here today, Nagl has not as yet been captured. Authori- ties at Internation Falls are said to be of the opinion that Bush fired the two shots which wounded Sher- iff Van Etten and Patrolman Mc- Micken- The two wounded men with Carp- enter, another officer, went Monday ... . {Continued on Page.6)-: FIRE PREVENTION WEEK October 2to 9 has been designated as Fire Prevention Week and every member of every community is ex- pected to be interested in fire pre- sBill Again’ | throughout, the United . States vention and take some part in the observance of the week. October 9 has for some years been observed as Fire Prevention Day, ‘the anniversary of the Great Chicago fire of 1871. The aim of Fire. Prevention Week is to bring to the people a realization of two fundamental facts: that the fire loss is - everybody’s loss and everybody’s responsibility, and_ that the great Majority of fires are preventable through the exercise of ordinary care- fulness. 1t is quite likely that Bemidji in some way or another will enter into tHe observance of Fire Prevention Week as heretofore, although no definite plans have as yet been an- nounced- (Continued on Page 6) - | (By United Press) Crookston, Sept- 20—Four terrorized Mentor 'about 4 o’clock this morning, cut all' wires leading to the town and robbed the First State Bank- The . sheriff of Polk County has been working since six o’clock this morning on the case. Joseph Tagley is cashier of the bank. First reports reaching Bemidji this morning were that the First State Bank of Leonard was the victim of the robbers, but later developments showed this was not the case and the message referred to the bank at Mentor. The conductor on the east bound train which passed turough Mentor this forenoon stated to a Bemidji policeman here this noon that three or four autos had:' entered Mentor just before the robbery and had ter- rorized the town, shooting a banker and a garage man- He also reported that the cars pulled out of Mentor headed south, directly after the robbery. This report has not been verified and the press dispatch from Crookston carries no such report. GUERNSEY' BREEDERS T0 MEET AT ST. PAUL SHOW An unusual opportunity will be afforded at the National Dairy Show to be held at St. Paul, October 7 to 14 inclusive, on the evening of Guernsey Day, for members of the Beltrami county’ Guernsey Breed- ers association to meet the members of a large number of other organi- zations- The American Guernsey Cat- tle Club is arranging for a Guernsey Breeders’ meeting and dinner to be held in the new dining hall being prepared for the breed organizations on the grounds of the National Dairy Show. An excellent program and speakers will be provided that will discuss a number of topics vital to the Guernsey breed. A number of local associations are making up parties to attend this dairy ‘| show and it is expected that a large délegation from this county will-at- tend. There are to be ayple condi- tions made for 800 guests: The din- ner will be served at a popular price. . B. M. Gile .of the Security State bank of Bemidji, secretary, ;. of the Guernsey organization, requests that those members of the organization who desire to attend this meeting and dinner make reservations with him as soon as possible that he in turn can make Teservations for the entire ‘delegation from this county- WORK ON NEW DETENTION HOSPITAL IS PROGRESSING . Work on the new city detention hospital, located on the~county poor | farm, east of the city, is progressing | - rapidly and the building will be ready for use shortly, it is under- stood. Kramer Brothers of this city have the general construction con- tract, and work is being rushed so that the hospital will be ready for use this fall and winter. 'R&mfi%xm : GM‘S | ban- {dits in a high-powered motor car U. S. Grain Growers Sales Body ‘of Minneapolis to Serve Northwest Members HAGEN OF LAKEVILLE SELECTED AS MANAGER Plan Indorsed By Minnesota Farm Bureau and Heads of Grain Dealers (Farm Bureau News Service) Incorporation of the U. S. Grain Growers Sales Company of Minne- apolis, to handle grain for farmers of Minnesota, North and South Da- kota and Montana, particularly those who have signed U- S. Grain Grow- er contracts, was announced at St- Paul today. Articles of incorporation give the company’s capital stock at $25,000 fully paid up. The U. S Grain Grow- ers, Inc,, will hold a majority of the stock. Grain Grower members will control through a board select- ed by them Incorporators are J. F. Reed, pres- ident of the Minnesota Farm Bureau federation and one of three farm leaders in charge of U. S Grain Grower affairs since that company was reorganized; Thomas E. Cash- man of Owatonna, director Minne- sota Farm Bureau and E. H- Cun- ningham of Iowa, new president of the Grain Growers- . Temporary directors are Mr. Reed, Mr. Cashman, A F. Nelson of Ben- son, secretary of the Minnesota Farmers Grain Dealers’ association; Harry Green of Leal, N- D., and W. (Continuea on Page 6) FEES AT MINNESOTA 0’ CAUSE OF DISCUSSION (By United Press) Minneapolis, Sept. 20—The ques- tion of, fees at the U of Minnesota is scheduled for further discussion at the next meeting of the board of regents, it was reported today. Dr. W- J. Mayor, a member of the board, assailed the practice of rais- ing fees in overcyowded depart- ments at the last meeting of the board. “It is un-American to increase the fees in departments that are over crowded on the basis of supply and demand,” he declared. The board recently raised the fees in the dental college for the ..rst two quarters from $35 to $50. Fees at the University have been increased out of proportion, ac- cording to the belief of some mem- bers of the board- It was pointed out that salaries and expenses have also increased but some members contend tuition fees should be held down wherever possible- | primarily for their protection. Wil Today Over Hardin Present French Fleet Said to Come Within Limits of Washington Treaty By Wilfrid Fleisher (United Press Staft Correspondent) Paris, Sept. 20 (United Press)— France will have no naval tonnage to destroy if the Washington Naval Treaty is ratified by parliament, her fleet as it stands coming within the prescribed limit of the Washington Treaty, The Treaty allowed France to re- tain her fleet of 10 capital ships, which consists of 3 warships of the pre-dreadnaught type and 7 dread- naughts of the pre-Jutland type- Naval officials point out that while the United States, Great Britain and Japan enlarged their navies during the Gvar, France entirely interrupted hext naval program voted in 1912 and which was then under construction in her dockyards, and devoted her cntire efforts to making munitions and supplying the needs of her army- The 1912 program had been an ambitious one as officials had already at that time feared a conflict with (Continued on Page 6) — LOW ROUND TRIP FARE TO NATIONAL CONVENTIGN A special low rate of one fare for the round trip has been granted by all railroads in the United States for the Legion National convention to be held in New Orleans October 16 to 20, inclusive. In response to this new tariff, it has been announced locally that the fare to and return from New Orleans from this station is $54.50. Dates of sale are from Oct- 8 to 16, with a return limit of 30 'dnys after the date of purchase. It is considered quite likely that a .ngunber of Bemidji Legion and aux- iliary members may attend this con- Vention, some having already an- nounced their intentions. A. F. & A, M. TO PUT ON SECOND DEGREE TONIGHT Bemidji Lodge No. 233, A. ¥. & Ai M- will meet in regular communi- cation at the Masonic hall at 8 o’clock tonight. Work in the second degree will be conferred on ‘a class of candidates and it is desired that there®be a large attendance. NORTH DAKOTA SUPREME COURT HAS BUSY TERM (By United Press) Bismarck, Sept- 20—The North Dakota state supreme court will have disposed of approximately 85 cases when it adjourns today a term which opened Sept- 5. STATE HIGHWAY PATROL DISPLAYING NEW STARS Authority Markers to Identify and Protect Caretakers of State Highways On state trunk highways—so-call- ed Babcock roads—serving Bemidji and vicinity and all other sections of Minnesota, the patrolmen are using new stars which are exciting much curiosity. The state highway bulletin this week explains the pur- ipose of Ithese badgey—tne official highway department yellow stars of small size mounted on iron rods. The stars are mainly to identify the patrolmen, says the bulletin. | When a highway care-taker is mov- ing gravel on his beat the star is posted nearby that' the passer may know the gravel is not being stolen. When tie patrolmen, leaves his sec- tion to go to the gravel pit, lumber yard or blacksmith shop, he leaves his star behind perhaps with a note attacred to inform the superintend- ent, foreman or other interested party of his whereabouts: In these .and many other ways the scheme al- ‘ready is..establishing its value. A district maintenance superinten- dent this.week reported that he saw a patrolman’s star posted at a lum- ber yard entrance in a small town. His investigation. disclosed that the trunk xoute ran past [x the lumber yard and the patrolman was there getting plank to repair a nearby guard rail. Otherwise, he said he might—~ave concluded that the high way mender was taking a day off. Patrolmen are pleased with the plan because the great majority take pride in giving the state good ser- vice and realize that the stars are ing to be judged by their work, the, do not want to' be confused with the teamster met now and then on the highway who apparently doesn’t know whers he is going mor care when he reaches his destination. Vote Over-Riding Veto Today Is Overwhelming; 250 Vote to Over-Ride Veto SENATE EXPECTED TO TAKE ACTION TOMORROW Harding Said to Favor Avowed Purposes of Measure But Objects to Provisions (By United Press) 3 Washington, Sept: 20—The house passed the bonus bill again today over the veto of President Harding The! vote over-riding the veto was overwholming, 250 to over-ride and only 54 to sustain the president. The veto now goes to thc senate which is expected to dispose of it tomor- Tow. Washington, Sept. 20—The soldier bonus bill was vetoéd late Tuesday by President Harding. In. returning the measure to congress without his approval, the executive, in a message to the house declared that he was in accord with the avowed purposes of the bill, but that he could not subscribe to its provisions. Outlining the reasons for his veto, the president said that congress had failed, first of all, to provide the revenue from which the bestowal was to be paid- He added that the ultimate cost could not be estimated definitely, but that the treasury figured the total at $750,000,000 for the first four years with a final charge in excess of $4,000,000,000. The executive declared that-it was essential “to remember that a more than $4,000,000,000 pledge to able service men” would not diminish. the latter obligation which ‘the veterans contributed to the “rolls of the aged indigent and dependent.” This ob- ligation, he said would “cost more billions than I venture to suggest.” In the house, where the leaders say more than tbe necessary two- thirds will vote to pass the bill over the president’s veto, a roll call was postponed until this noon on the motion of Rep- Mondell of Wyoming Repblican leader. —_— (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 20—The house today took up President Harding’s veto of the soldiers’ bonus bill. Be- fore night the leaders expect to get a vote over-riding the veto- The house proceeding is a mere formali- ty. It was a foregone conclusion that more than the necessary two-thirds would vote to over-ride the veto in spite of Harding’s emphatic objec- tion to it- Interest in the bonus fight cen- tered in the senate where both sides today claimed the vote. Tne advan- tage appeared to rest with President Harding and the antis, The senate probably will take up the veto to- morrow- The president’s vigorous message delivered late yesterday to the house was carried on by the anties to give some senators who had already vo- ted for the bonus an alibi for chang- ing now. The clear plcture Mr- Hard- ing painted of the financial disas- ter the bonus would bring about if insisted upon at this time is expec- ted to be used by a number of sen- ators in explaining to their consti- tuents why they changed front. FORD PLANT AT DETROIT MAY RESUME WORK SOON (By United Press) Detroit, Sept. 20—A ray of hope was seen by thousands of idle Ford employees today in the new order of the Interstate Commission which now permits movement of coal.to all classes of consumers- A. G. Lie- bold, Henry.Ford’s secretary, told the United Press that the Ford mo- | tor company was now in a position to reply.to the offer from the Main Island Creek company of West Vir- ginia to supply the Ford Coacpany’s needs at a price acccptable to them. The new order, No, 25 permits | the use of open top cars for the trans- portation of coal and eliminates special preference to public utili- ties and other classes as specified in | previous order No. 23. ; | A statement gleaned from a re- liable source at the Ford plant to- lay was to the effect that hundreds ol Ford mechanics were to be no- | tified shortly to prepare for resump- tion of work early next week, and {the entire working force was to be | taken on as rapidly as conditions per- I miited.