Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 21, 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. 731 er in south and € ~ nortnwest. Friday probably tloudy:- § and cooler in north. BEMIDJI, MINN., THU RSDAY EVENING, SEPT. 21, 1922 Efforts Being M;de to Send Large Delegation to Show From This County SERIES OF MEETINGS PLANNED NEXT WEEK Farm Women as Well as Men Are Urged to Attend Big Exposition Oct. 7-14 Although local interest in the Na- tional Dairy Show, which is to be staged in the Twin Cities October 7 to 14, has increased slightly from the original plans of sending a del- egation of several hundred farmers by auto, on account of the financial condition of the farfers at the pres- ent time, there is every indication that Beltrami county will be repre- sented by a fair sized gathering. A number of cars are being promised by business men for. such farmers as do not own cars and every farm- er in the county is being urged to attend- The Beltrami County Farm Bureau association is carrying on the local ty agent D .C. Dvoracek and every cffort will be made to encourage a large atendance from this section of the state. The county agent is now planning a series of booster meetings through out the county to be held next week at various points at which speakers will outline the importance of the National Dairy Show and the reason why farmers from this ., section should attend if possible. “Healthland” to be staged in con- nection with the dairy show, is-a whole-show in itsglf;"0f as'much value to humanity as the National Dairy Exposition .is to. agricultural .prog- ress. Its significance carries an addi- ed reason wiy every county in the state should enlarge its delegations adding the women and. wherever pos- sible, the kiddies, as it affects. them most since “Healthland” is about healthier, happier. . children and mothers, all brought about by the better, knowledge of health laws and nutrition- There will be hourly conferences held by the- distingnished women who will direct this show, so that the women of the northwest may carry away with them a thorough know- ledge of all that science has given to the world on health and welfare. Poultry, as well as cattle, of the highest order, will be shown at this exposition and thousands of dollars in prizes have been offered for ex- hibitors in the various departments. Meetings of boosters for .various breeds of cattle are being arranged and-a general get-together of these men is planned. The fact that the National Dairy Exposition and the National Poultry Exposition are to be brought so near to the homes of the Northwest farm- ers is expected to encourage 3 large attendance from every county and every section of the Northwest states. A. F- & A. M. MASONS PUT ON SECOND DEGREE WEDNESDAY Work in the second degree was put on by Bemidji: Lodge No. 233, A. F. & A. M. in regular communi- cation at the Masonic hall Wednes- day evening, following a short bus- iness session. The next regular com- munication is to be held two weeks from last night. ROBBERS TAKE CLOTHING FROM CLEARBROOK STORE Sometime early this mu;;\iag. “thi general merchandj ore {of \Qph Espeseth-Neison ‘Sfliecfe\firbrook, a village on_the Soo Line 30 miles northwest of Bemidjl, was. entered by robbers and clothing to the amount of approximately “$600 was stolen. Entrance was gained, through a side door. Only a small ‘amount of cash was in the till and that was taken. The safe was not harmed according to telephone communication with Carl Espeseth- manager of the store- The side. door was smashed in and a variety of clothing, shoes and similar articles was taken. It is be- belived that the robbery was com- get-away in an autoy although it was belived that the robbery was com- mitted by some party or parties not * strangers to the town. A similar robbery was committed at this store two years ago and the nature of the articles stolen at that time was much the same as those taken in this morning’s robbery. British Serve work under the direction of Coun-|. | mons, Fred Fraser, Caroll Hill, Hovey | Lord, Earl Thurber, Ralph Lyecan,| ORIGINAL NAVAL U IN BEMIDJI OR | Twenty Members Hold Banquet * at Markham; Barker Named Head of Organization Bemidji’s original Fifth Division of the Minnesota Naval Militia met at the banquet.at Hotel Markham Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock and as a result semi-annual meetings are to be held hereafter, an organization having been perfected at this meet- ing whereby E. A. Barker of this city was elected commander. Fred Fraser was chosen as ship’s writer and historian. He is to collect snap- shots taken by and of the original division members and all news arti- cles concerning the division. Such articles are to be. collected from the local newspapers, especially the Pioneer. It is planned to have regular semi annual meetings, one during the Christmas- holidays and the other during the summer months. Similar get togethers- such as the one en- joyed Wednesday evening, * are in store for all members of the or- iginal Fifth division. x Carol Hill acted as toastmaster at the banquet Wednesday evening. R- B. Lycan gave the opening speech and was followed by short talks by every member present, The.main talk of the evening was given by E. A. Barker, who urged the orga- nization, the keeping of a scrap book and semi annual meetings: The en- tire affair was a general get-together and a very enjoyable evening is re- ported. . Those present included Ed. Si- E. A. Barker, Roy Opsahl, W. R Laliberte, ‘George Graham-- C. J. Crosby, D’Arcy McGee, Louis Tegt- meyer, Jack DeRushia, Fred Gra- ham, Whitney Brown, Hector Brown i Clarencé Magaurn, Paul Howe and Chris . Larson Altogether there are 27 members of -the original unit in Bemidji but only 20 were able to be present- This .unit ‘was called into active ser- vice at the very outbreak of the war, léaving Bemidji on the day war was declared. ELKS LODGE TO GIVE : DANCE FRIDAY NIGHT Invitation have been sent out for a dancing party to be staged by the Bemidji Lodge of Elks in the Elks hall Friday evening- This is the open- ing dance of the season, a simiar dance to be given every two weeks. Good music has been assured and it is expected that the dance will be well attended. Through an error the invitations sent out by the committee for the dance, read Friday, September 29, but should have read Friday, Septem- ber 22, which is this week. Those who received invitations are request- ed to note the change and be on hand for the first dance of the new season- Ottawo, Ont.—Figures compiled by 37 life insurance companies show that 1921 was the healthiest year for Canada of which there is any record. . CENTRAL BODY HANDLES RECORD STOCK SHIPMENT !‘:lrmers' Firm Gets Top Prices in Selling First Train Load of Cattle (Farm Bureau News Service) Top prices were obtained by the Central Co-operative Livestock Ship- pers Association on a train load of cattle, marketed through that farm- er-owned firm at South St Paul last week. The shipment, which was made up of 1236 head of cattle in 40 cars was the largest association consign- ment ever received at the market. Some of the feeder stuff was sold to Indiana buyers for $6-50. Packen buyers bid up until stock steers sold for $7-25 and heifers brought $7. Prices obtained for feeders, all grass fed, were unusually good, topping the market for the day and equaling the best of recent sales. | The train was consigned to ‘“the Central” by the Perkins County, S. D., Shipping association, . of which John A. Jackson is manager- It came to the farmers’ firm through the efforts of John D. Pyle of Madison, Minn., field man for the association and a director of the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation- “The satis factory manner in which the shipment was handled,” said J- S. Montgomery, manager of “The | Cenrtal”, demonstrated the efficiency of the farmer organization that has been built up during the past year. So satisfactory were prices obtain- ed that Mr. Jackson returned home, determined to have another train load on the market .in about two weeks- Joe 'Nigro, ‘Alias Nagl, Taken By Posse Ten Miles South of " International Falls PATROLMAN McMICKEN DIES TUESDAY NIGHT Nigro Declares Bushon, Killed By Posse Tuesday, Was One Who Shot Officers . Joe Nigro- alias Joe Nagl, whom an International Falls sheriff’s posse has been searching for in connection with the wounding of Sheriff Hugh Van Etten and Patrolman Wilbur McMicken Monday night, was. .cap- tured early Wednesday morning in the Eritsburg vicinity, ten miles south- of -International Falls. Joe Bushon, alais Joe Bush who was with .Nigro in the cabin when the authorities went there to arrest them, was shot and instantly killed by a posse about two miles east of International Falls Tuesday after- noon- X ‘Patrolman McMicken, who was seriously wounded by the-shots which were fired from the cabin when the attempt was made to arrest Bush and Nagl, the latter on a charge of forgery, died at the International Falls hospital at 10 p. m. Tuesday. Sheriff Van Etten, who was also wounded, is expected to recover. Nigro told the police that Bushon was the one who shot Sheriff Van Etten and Patrolman McMicken. He (Continued on Page 8) BEMIDJI HIGH OPENS ITS “PIGSKIN SEASON TODAY Opening what promises to be a very successful football season, the Bemidji High school football team plays at Fosston this afternoon in the first game of the 1922 season. The developments of the team hinge largely on the newcomers, since there are but four~of the regulars of the 1921 team back this year. Five of last year’s team were lost by graduation and two by being in- eligible. = At a meeting of the squad last night, Louis Neumann was unani- mously elected captain for the year. He will play full back, and is a member of last year’s team. The schedule arranged to date is announced as follows: Sept. 29, Cass Lake or. International Falls at Be- midji; Oct. 7, Bemidji at Duluth, (Cathedral High); Oct. 14 Wadena at Bemidji; Oct. 20, Bemidji at Thief River Falls; Oct. 28, Grand Forks at Bemidji; Nov. 4, Bemidji at Park Rapids; Nov- 11, still open. Other games will be played after that date if the weather permits, up to about Thanksgiving day. 4] “BARBER SHOP DATE” IS it EST IN COLORADO 11, Durango, Cole., Sept. 21 (Uni ted Press)—The “barber shop te” has made - its appearance ithwestern Colorado. Bob- Bed halr is the cause, according to local barbers- It's no urusual occurence for a young man to tréat his lady fair to a “bob”{or trim, while he reclines in the next chair to be shaved, massaged or sham- pooed. Barbers declare that several couples make it a point to meet at the barber shop for their dates Or else after a rendezvous at some soft drink parlor, they stroll over to ‘the ‘shop for a hair trim and keep up the con- versation while the barbers do the work. ’ A CAPPER-TINCHER' GRAIN FUTURES BILL SIGNED Washington, Sept. 21—President Harding today signed the Capper Tincher bill regulating itrading in grain futures: The bill was design- ed primarily to retain ‘the future trading law, some of the enforcing provisions of which were knécked out by decisions of the supreme court. The law provides for close govern- ment suspervision of trading in grain futures. o CREAMERY ASSOCIATION STOCK NOW WORTH PAR Organization Expense Paid, Official - Audit' Shows; Surplus Is $3,000 {Farm Bureau News Service) Stock in the Minnesota Co-opera- tive Creameries Association, Inc., is now worth 100 cents on_the dollar. This fact was the outstanding fea- ture of a report made-to directors field men and New York representa- tives, at a joint meeting held re- cently in St. Paul. Since organization began in June 1921, the association has issued stock with_a face value of> 00- Of this, -approximately $15,000 was spent during the organization period- An official audit showed that this had been repaid out of earnings and that 2n additional $8,000 has been sct .aside as a surplus. The association has $22,000 in assets, with liabilities of only $260 current bills not due at the time accounts were summar- ized. From June 26, last, until Sept. 1 during which period the association handled its first 300 cars of butter through its New York office, freight savings on concentrated shipments were $50,000- On corrections made on freight overcharges, the New York office saved member creameries $2,800, Hubert I. Stack, traffic man- ager told the directors. This latter sum alone is enough to cover the ex- pense of the association’s New York office. The Audit convinced the directors every one of whom is a farmer as well as a seasoned creamery man- ager, that the association already is a financial success, despite the fact that it is just entering on the ficld it was designed to cover—a higher quality of butter and a uniform pro- duct from Minnesota’s co-operative creameries. Cashier Joseph Tagley Wound- ed in Attempt to Investigate Disturbance at Bank BANDITS FIRE ON ALL WHO TRY TO STOP THEM Escape in High-Powered Car After Terrorizing Town; Get Around $2,000 Mentor, Minn., Sept. 21—Three men were shot and wounded a small boy was knocked unconscious and the Mentor State Bank was robbed of all its cash, estimated at $2000 by a band of tour or five bank rob- bers who eariy Wednesday morn- ing isolated the town by cutting all telephone wires, blew the Bank safe with nitroglycerin, and made their escape after opening fire on all persons who tried to halt their work. The bandits descended upon the town between 2 and 4 am. and af- ter stationing guards about the build- ing, attacked the safe. The first warning of their presence in the town was made when entrance was gained to the bank, the burgular alarm system being connected with the home of Joseph Tagley, cashier of the bank. Mr. Tagley got up and went out to investigate. Just as he emerged from the house, one of tife bank robbers placed as a guard in front of his house- shot twice, the bullets strik- ing Mr. Tagley in the side and in the arm. Before going outside to inves- | tigate Tagley spread the alarm but (Continued on Page 8) FOUR RED LAKE INDIANS T0 PLAY ON THORPE TEAM Four American Indians, residents of Red Lake, were in Bemidji today on their way to La Rue, Ohio, where they will join the famous James Thorpe’s football organization. They are Baptiste Thunder, half-back and tackle; Moses Ward, famous center; David Jones Guard; and Exavie Downwind, right tackle. Eight of this famous Indian team are from Min- nesota, These men were members of the famous Carlyle team when that or- ganization was at its strongest point. The Thorpe team will play pro- fessional football this fall and win- ter throughout the United States and Cuba. They are all experts at the game and are sure to make an exceptional showing during the coming season HARDING SETS OCT. 9 FIRE PREVENTION DAY Washington, "Sept. 21—President Harding in a proclamation today called the country to set Monday, October 9th, as fire prevention day. —_— [ " Fall Dress I | Warn Against TARIFF BILL SIGNED BY | " PRESIDENT HARDING | | Washington, Sept. 21—The Ford- ney-McCumber tariff bili was signed | at 11:07 today by President Harding | In the the president’s executive of- fices, the last legal step was taken to make the law effective at mid- night tonight. This ends the long bitter fight which has been waged | over the measure since congress first | began work on it nearly two years ago. The bill was signed in the presence of the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committee who wrote it. President Harding used two pens in affixing his signature. {Orie was presented to McCumber of {N. D., chairman of the senate com- mittee, and the other was given to Representative Fordney of Michigan who led the fight for the bill in the lower house. Both Fordney and Me- Cumber retire from Congress this year, THOMPSON CASE GOES ' TO JURY; KENNEDY.UP | | Arguements in the ‘case of the State of Minnesota vs. Oscar B. Hhompson were closed this fore- noon and immediately after the noon recess the judge was to make his |charge to the jury. The next case on the docket s that of Thomas, Kennedy of Funkley on a charge of | assault in the second degree. Ken-| nedy is accused of shooting at the home of George Newton of Funkley. | ‘This case was to begin this afternoon. Philip Mustovitz, also known as Joe Miller, who was convicted Tues: day on a charge of grand larceny in the first degree, has been -sentenc- ed by Judge Stanton to an indeter- minate sentence at the Stillwater| state prison. The penalty is impris- | onment for not more than ten years. ASSOCIATION HEARS TALK ON STATE PARK PROSPECTS Prospects tor saving the virgin timber near Bemidji and have it designated as a state park were pre- sented by Judge C. W. Stanton at the regular meeting of the Civic and Commerce association ~Wednesday. Judge Stanton alse spoke before the directors of the association Tuesday on the same subject. | E. A. Barker, who accompanied the | boys on the trip, made a report on various sidelights of the Bemidji Boys Band engagement at the state fair, | | DEATH RATE IN MIDDLE - WESTERN STATES FALLS, Mississippi Conference on Tuberculossi to Meet in Milwaukee Celebrating the amazing progress which has been made in the fight against tuberculosis and in the con- sequent saving of human lives throughout the mid western states in the last ten years, the tenth an- nual meeting of the Mississippi Val- ley Conference on Tuberculosis, to be held in Milwaukee October 9, 10 and 11 , will be in the nature of a big jubilee: The keynote of the en- tire conference will be the steadily falling death rate as shown conclus- ively in the official mortality sta- tistics for the various states in the conference, one of the features of the opening session being a report ¢ Kllied “Considered Act of War ) €T ¥ Territory; ok In Spite of Warning, Turks Are Reported Preparing for Attack Soon LLOYD GEORGE SCORED ~ BY MOSLEMS IN INDIA Counter - Demand of Kemalist Leader Causes Hitch in Peace Negotiations £ (By United Press) ¥ Constantinople, Sept- 21—Witl .Turldsh forceq rapidly concentrat- ing on fhe border of the neutral zone, General Harrington,” command- er of the British Near East Army today served notice on Mustapha Kemal that any advances into-allied territory would be considered an act of war. This was the Btitish reply to Hamid-Bey, Mustapha Kemal’s rep- resentative in Constantinople, that the Turks would cross the neutral zone to invade Thrace if that prov- ince was not turned over immediate- y. Throughout the night British troops dug in on the Near East front. Reinforcements were sent up from all garrisons of Constantimoplé, Stations were crowded as wives of British soldiers, and, officers and groups of other persons took their departure from the neutral zone. In spite of General Harrington’s warning, the Turks were reported bringing up artillery and cavalry and making preparations for attack- The British were throwing up defens- es to command the two points it which the Turks expect to take the Dardanelles and Bosphorous. These two narrow straits are the only ones the Turks could cross to invade Furope without warships and.‘trans- ports. (By United Press) Berlin, Sept. 21—*If Britain “is unwjlling to withdraw from Constan- tinople, we will be forced to declare war,” Muri-Bey, Turkish nationalist representative here announced to- day. “If the Greeks are unwilling to withdraw from Thrace immediately they must be driven out. Turkey has been fighting for twelve years and is anxious for peace, but only as the lost territory is regained.” (By United Press) Calcutta, India, Sept. 21—Lloyd George was denounced by thousands of Moslems today following a pil- grimage to the mosques at which prayers were offered for the suce cess of Mustapha Kemal. “There is a conspiracy to wipe the Turks off the face of the earth,” speakers declared. “We will not tol- crate Lloyd George nor his policies further.” (By United Press) Paris, Sept. 21—“Peace of war depends today on the rejuvenated sickman of Europe.” The, counter-demand of Kemal, letder of the Turkish nationalists, who now insists on being allowed to occupy the northern entrance pend- ing peace negotiations has caused a hitch in the plans for setting the date of the Near East conference. Britain, the French foreign office (Continued on Page 8.) ODD FELLOWS LODGE TO MEET FRIDAY EVENING The regular meeting .of the I. O. 0. F. will be held Friday evening at 8 o’clock at the Moose hall and-it is desired that all members be present. an a study of the Valley death rate which has been made by a special committee headed by Dr- Walter McNab Miller of St. Louis. The Milwaukee Association of Commerce is uniting with the Wis- consin’ Anti-Tuberculosis Association in ‘arrangements for the entertain- met of one of the largest ad most notable gatherings of health workers ever held in this section of the coun- try. Large delegations are expected from each of the eleven states which are members of the conference, these states being Iliinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ne- braska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin- Dr- Lawrason Brown of Saranac Lake, New York, president of the National Tuberculosis Asssociation, Dr. Linsley Williams of New York City, managing director of the na- tional association, Charles De For- " | est, national director of the Modern | Health Crusade, and Phillip P. Ja obs, publicity director for (Continued on Page 8.) —— SENATE SUSTAINS VETO OF SOLDIER BONUS BILL (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 21—Congress today was preparing to quit and go home. The senate action late yes- terday sustaining President Hard- ing’s bonus bill veto, 44 to 28, was the last important act of the session. Facing the prospect of coming back to Washington in November for a special setting, many said they would not return until DecembBer even if Harding calls a special session, The house members, preparing to begin campaigns for re-election marked time while the senate tried to decide which one of the three bills to dispose of before adjournment. These inciuded the Liberian. Loan, the Anti-Lynching and Deficiency Appropriation measures. The latter was the only one that scemed cer- the na-«tain of passing, so determined wasg objection to the other two, . el chgh L e———