Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 29, 1922, Page 1

- I ..The Pioneer i the only daily within 100. miles of Bemidji an has the largest circulation in Northern Minnesota. VOLUME XX. NO. 138 BEMIDJI DAILY P A\ - Minnesotd ™ Siag Saturday. Cooler the extreme eastern porti urday. Carry White Flags and Arms Reversed, Tactics Used In Indian Warfare CONTINUED ADVANCE ONLY REPLY TO NOTE British Government = Orders Harrington to Demand VTurln' Withdrawal (By United Press) . The Turks are edging nearer and nearer the British iines of the Dad- -danelles carryirig white flags and re- versed arms, the signals of friends. Employing tactics similar to those used by Indians in surrounding white settlcments and making protestations that no harm is intended. The Turks have pusied their outpost right up. to the Briish. trenches. They have quitely occupied all strategic points in the neutral zone and have complet- ly hemmed in the British whose lines were flung out in semi circle around Ghanal - Meantime, General Harrington, the British commander-in-chief, is making every known effort to get Kemal to met him in a conference so as to have a show-down on the inten- tion of the Turks. No definite re- ply came to Harrington, however, and the only sign from the Turkish chief was the continued advance of his fighting men. The 48-hour ultimatum, served on the Turks demanding they -evacuate the neutral zone, brought merely the reply the Turks were unaware of the. existance of the neutral zone. The British are prepared for desperate resistance of the Turks who they fear have quitely taken possession of the | zone and are attempting to pinch off | Chanak. . . Soldiers and sailors dug eatthworks for the participation, bristling with barbed wire and machine guns.. Be- hind the British in the ‘Dardanelles, ,lie their dreadnaughts, whose big guns can drop huge shells within a radius of 20 miles around. - Aircraft tanks and armored cars are held in readiness. The Turks, so far as is known, have not yet brought up any heavy ar- tillery. In London, Lloyd George and his ' ministry, are awaiting word from the Near East, loathe to give the word that may mean the beginning! of another big war. At Norfolk Virginia, 12 United States destroyers are being rapidly provisioned and equipped for a dash to the Dardanells to protect"American interests. : The Greeks having dethroned King Constantine and - crowned King George, are preparing ‘to rush an army to Thrace to prevent the Turks re-occupying that territory, the sul- tan is reported to have indicated. (By United Press) London, Sept- 29.—The British government today instructed General Harrington at Constantinople to de- mand immediate withdrawal of Turk- ish’ troops from the neutral zone. Sept. Constantinople, ; 29—The Turkish infantry is in possession of (Continued on Page 8.) i BEMIDJI MEN TELL OF .. - VERY RAPID TURNOVER Advocates of a “rapid turnover” in their particular line of business are urged to read this. H. Morris, one of the proprietors of the New Palace Cafe on East Third street, returned to Bemidji Thursday morning from Minneapolis with his nose in a sling and feeling squeaky in the joints, due to a mis- hap which ‘ocurred on the way down via the Ford route. A. J. Thom, a partner of Morris, and a Mr. Cooper le midj_i‘%urly in the week by the way of the Jeff- erson highway and were losing no time in geting to Mitiheapolis until they strusk a sandy' part of fl}e_'ro_ad between Lincoln and Cushing’Where they lost control of the'¢#r: "The car went into the ditch, turning complete- ly over and landing right side up with the motor still running. The occupants were dropped in the road on the way. over and Mr. Morris landed so hard that he was knocked out, while Mr. Thom fared better and took after the unruly Ford and “kill- ed” the engine, All three men were more or less bruised and were picked up and tak- en to Motley where théir wounds, [ ABLE SPEAKERS LISTED Exceptionally Strong Program Arranged for Division . Meeting Next Week The Northern Division of the Minnesota Education Association will hold its second annual -meeting it Bemidji, October 5, 6 and 7. A program has been provide for four general meetings and special attention has been given to the sectional meet- ings. . The following spegkers have been secured for the general sessions: Thursday evening E. M. ‘Phillips, State Director of Vocational Educa- tion, will speak on “Minnesota’s Out- standing Educational Policies.” President F. S. Hyre of the State Normal School of Whitewater, Wis- consin, will speak on the topic “Lest We Forget.” Friday afternoon, P. E. Carlson, President of the Minnesota Educa- tion association will speak on “Equal- ity o fEducational Opportunities.” Friday evening, D. L. Coffman, President of the University of Minn- esote, will speak on “The Next Step Forward in Education.” Saturday morning the speakers will be J. C. Brown, President of the St. Cloud Teachers College, and George A. Selke, Rural School Com- missioner, and President M. W. Dep- uty of the Bemidji State Teachers College. Mr. Selke will speak on “The Teaching Problems in Rural Schools.” A special program of entertainment including special musical numbers by the Bemidji Boys’ band and the local glee clubs has been provided. The usual fee of $2:00 will be charged, which covers membership in the State Association and entitles each member to receive “The Minn- esota Teacher.” & R Valley City, N. D., Sept. 29—A radio receiving station wlil be estab- Iished at the Tuberculosis Sanita rium at Dunseith through the Wo- men’s Auxiliary of the ‘American Legion, North Dakota, department. Interest in the hospital is increased because of the number of ex-sérvice men_there. > BEMIDJI MUSICAL ART . CLUB PLANS ACTIVITIES Directors Meet and Discuss Plans for Coming Year; Program October 6 Directors of the Bemidji Musical Art club met Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. G. O. Riggs. Plans for the coming year were dis- cussed and committees were named to carry out some new lines of work. The first program will be given on Friday afternoon, October 6th at 4 o'clock in the rooms of the Civic and teresting numbers have been arrang- ed for. The meetings of the club are open to the general public upon pay- ment of a guest fee of 25 cents for Bemidji residents, no charge being made for out of.town guests. It i8 hoped that as many visiting teach- ers as possible will be present at this first meeting. Membership in the Musical Art club consists of active student sec- tions. Active members, who pay an annual fee of $1 are those who are interested in good music, whether able to perform or not. Members who have the ability are expected to take part When asked to do so, while the rest chn ‘be helpful in assisting with ociil affairs, membership campaigns and'in promoting interest in the club dmong outsiders. i The student section consists of members drawn from the various schools, .the State Teachers College, the high school and this year the Junior high school has been added. Tickets for these members are 50 cents. The club bought a new piano last iyear which is kept in the Civic and Commerce association rooms. Several entertainments of a social nature are planned for the near future, the pro- ceeds to go toward paying for the piano. Miss Leila Stanton, secrct{ry of the Civic and Cimmerce associa- tion, has the key to the piano and FOR EDUCATION MEETING their part in the observance of Fire the students will make posters for the National Fire Prevention Week. store windows and the public will select the prize winners. jums. offered by the: Civic and Com- merce association amount to $10 and will be divig that various grades will have the same opvortunity to win. posters will result, from this contest. In connection with the Prevention various sections of the city early this efforts to ascertain the cause and know nothing further about the mys- tery than that a number of shots were fired, of shots were fired in the vicinity of the Union depot, while a resident of upper Minnesota avenue claims that ‘he heard at ieast 40 or 50 shots, the shooters passing up bound north toward the fair grounds, evidently in an automobile or possibly more than one auto. | cars. recently filled with gas of a bling the firing of a gun. Sheriff Andrew Johnson by one of the night patrolmen, noon. Commerce association and several in-| ' were dressed. They then cintinued to Minneapolis They feel very thankful to be able to recount their experiences, but also feel that a rapid “turn over” is not always for profit- | outside organizations may have the use of it upon payment, to her of the small fee of $2 to to apply on the piano fund also. BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY EVENING, SEPT. 29, 1922 % Aceording to a telephone commun- cation to Sheriff Andrew Johnson this afternoon, Sheriff Hugh 'Van Etten of International, Falls, who was wounded in an att rrest Joe Bushon and Joe Nigol:ti on a charge of forgery, passed away this morning at the International Falls hospital. where he has been con- fined since the shooting. i The messzge also stated that Koo- chiching county authorities were then at Northome bound for Bemidji with Joe Nigro and that they desired the Beltrami county sheriff’s office to re- ceive the prisoner for safe keeping, the fear being expressed that an at- tempt would be made’ to lynch Nigro if he were allowed to remain in In- ternational Falls. Apparently, he was started toward Bemidji just as soon as possible after Sheriff Van Etten died. Joe Bushon, who is alleged to have done the actual shooting which re- sulted in the death of Patrolman Wil- bur McMicken and Sheriff Van Etten, was killed by a possee in making his capture. Nigro was captured soon after by the sheriff’s posse, and feeling against him has been very keen. Deputy sheriff Wahl of Hennepin county, who was in International Falls after a prisoner, together with ohtres, brought Nigro here, arriving at 2:30. They immediately left again, due to fear oi trouble in the foreign quarter of International Falls tonight. They report that the sit- uation appeared rather serious when they left this forengon. CHORAL UNION OPENS MEETING HERE TODAY Delegates to the Bemigji-Clearwat- er Choral Union annual convention met in Bemidji today and opened the third annual session at 10:45 this morning. In conjunction with this con vention, a Young Peoples Society Rally is to be held and tomorow there. will be a Sundag;school con- vention, witl able sp s for 'each session. All sessions today and tommorow are to be held in the First Lutheran church, while the Sunday program wil be staged in the new armory. A large delegation from each of ‘the communities in this district is ex- pected and ar especially enthusi- astic meeting is asured for Sunday. Prof. C. M. Johnshoy of St. raul will lecture this evening at 8 o’clock at the First Lutheran church. The Sunday school convention opens at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. Rev. M. Tufteland of Casss Lake will pre- sent a very interesting paper at this meting on “Sunday School”. It is .especially urged (that there be a large attendance of local persons in- terested in the work. Fire Prevention Week to be Observed Here; Cooperation of Public Is Asked BEMIDJI FIRE LOSSES FAR EXCEED PREMIUMS Prizes Offered for Posters to Be Made by Pupils; Action is Needed Bemidji citizens are asked to do Prevention Week, October 2 to 9, when the entire United States is ex- pected to devote more time and at- tention than ever to fire prevention. This week of prevention will work up to a general climax. with October 9, designated as Fire Prevention Day in memory of the great Chicago fire. Arrangements have been made by H E. Reynolds of this city, chairman of the Fire Prevention committeee of the Civic and Commerce association, with Superintendent J. C. West of the Bemidji Public schools whereby These posters will be displayed in The prem- ed into three classes so It is expected that’ many helpful (Continued on Page 8.) STERIOUS ‘SHOOTING REPORTED EARLY TODAY Reports of mysterious shooting in morning have been made today but results have practicaily proved futile. The police department claims to presumably near the lakeshore. Another report is that a number avenue that YEOMAN LODGE ELECTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR The nearest answer to the whole B g A i affair is that one of the local jitney The Brotherhood of American Yeo- men met in regular session Thurs- ddy night at the Moose hall. Officers for the ensuing year were elceted as follows: Foreman, E. C. Reeve; Mas-; ter ‘of ceremonies, A. T. Davidson; Correspondent, Maude P. Hammer- sley; Chaplain, Ellora Olson. After the business meeting, ice cream 2nd cake was served. poor mixture, caused the disturbance, the back-firing of the engine resem- This ex- planation- was given this morning to according to Mr. Johnson’s statement this after- 0L HONEST oM E- HORSE SHOER ? WELL ey S HES MAKING LOTS OF MONEY — jworld’s championship this season. en- 'organizaeion that has been together Bemidji High School Football Plays First Local Game Tomorrow INTERNATIONAL FALLS ASSURES HARD CONTEST Game to be Called at Fair Grounds at 2:30; Large Attendance Urged Bemidji high school’s first game of the season on the local field will be played Saturday afternoon against Internetional Falls at the fair ground. The game is scheduled for 2:30 and a very interesting contest is as- sured. Bemidji has already got a good start cn the 1922 season, having defeated Fosston by a score of 38 to 0 at Fosston last week. Coach Baker of International Falls has been giving his men extra training in preparation for this game with Bemidji and it is expected that the northenders will give Bemidji an exceptionally hard battle, although little ‘is known concerning the cali- ber of tne International Falls eleven. Athletic dairector Frank Kovach of the ‘Bemidji squad has given his men 2 hard week of practice since the Fosston game and a number of im- provements have been noted in the line-up. A number of new men are showing up fine and this means that (Continued on Page 8.) RED LAKE INDIANS ON OORANG FOOTBALL TEAM That the four Red Lake Indians who left here last Thursday for La- Rue. Ohio. to play on the famous football team coached by James Thorpe. the greatest American ath- lete, are getting into the game is evidenced by a news writedp re- ceived -locally from LaRue. Ohio. This write-up states: “With five ‘hours of intensive training every day, including running, wrestling, boxing, and scrimmage on the Oorang grid- iror at LaRue. The Oorang football team is being whipped into shape to meet the Dayton Triangles, Sunday, Cctober 1. Although the Dayton Triangle aggregation is recognized as the strongest contender for the joying the advantage of a perfect for two seasons, the Oorang players expect to make a creditable showing on their initial performance.” Thorpe arrived at LaRue Wednes- day. The line-up for the Sunday game includes two of the four who left here last Thursday, they being Down Wind. left tackle; and Thun- der. right tackle Thorpe himself plays left halfback The other two from Red Lake who are in the aux- iliary line-up for Sunday’s game are David Jones and Moses Ward. take charge of this feature. A pro- and Va‘-fltzMaklng etawdy’r With Cash and Bonds oot Ray Thompson _Is Injured In Lively Exchange of Shots; Robbery Well Planned LEGION POST PLANS BIG SESSION ON OCTOBER 26 Game Dinner and Big Program Listed for Last Meeting Before Armistice Day —— CASH AMOUNTING TO. . . ABOUT $1,100 TAKEN Side of Bank Building Blown Members of the Ralph Gracie post| Qut by One of lasts; of the American Legion who attend 2 ? 1:hreen ». the regular meeting to be held Oct- Get Away in Auto ober 26 are assured a rare treat, ac- e, cording to plans made at the meeting of the post Thursday evening. A game dinner, with wild game in e background, is to be the main feature of the October 26 meeting, R. B. Lycan having volunteered to Armed with shotguns loaded with large-size shot, a band of at least five bank-robbers invaded Pinewood early this morning, blew the safe of the Peoples’ State bank and esceped with about $1,100 in cash dnd a quan- tity of bonds. Efforts on the part of the people of the town to halt the robbery failed, the robbers contin- uing their work even after being fired upon, and making their get- away in an automobile or possibly two, which they had left about a quarter of a mile east of town. After cutting all telephone and telegraph wires leading out of the town, the bandits began their work inform the buddies who were not|at the bank between 2:30 and 3 o’- present Thursday night when the clock, wrecking the safe with three plans were made. The next regular scparate charges, one of the blasts meeting of the post will be held|llowing out one side of the bank Thursday, Oct. 2, and a larg: at-|building. tendance is desired for that session| A. M. Thompson, Soo line agent, also. was awakened by the first charge, he A committe to meet with various|being located in the living rooms local .organizations in an attempt to|above the Soo station, a short dis- promote winter sports is to be ap-|tance from the bank. He arose and pointed soon and will call on the var-|awakened his brother Ray, and to- ious lodges and_ clubs to promote| gether they watched tho perform- such a program if it is deemed that|ance from their bedroom windows. sufficient assistance can be secured. They observed the light of a flash- _D'Arcy McGhee, chairman of the | light within the bank and could dis- comiittee which has arranged 197 |cern unusual activities there. Taking the showing of “Cardigan,” announ-|s German rifle which A. M. Thomp- ced that this film will be shown at|gon had brought back from oversems the Grand theatre October 3 and 4 |as a souvenir of the World War, the with a matinee especially for school| Thompson brothers fired four shots children on October 8. Popular gl of their supply of ammuniiton, prices will be charged for this seven~/into the bank building. It is report- reel picture of the Revolutionary led by one resident of the town that War days and a one-reel curtainfone of the men yelled at that time, raiser of war pictures. The entnye and it is believed that he may-have. net proceeds of the showing hqre wilk| been hit by one of the four shots.: : go toward the fund being raised to| The bandits at the bank returned promote the State American Legion |the fire, smashing the window above hospital at Rochester. Ray Thompson’s head, a shot entering his right forehead and the remainder of the charge showering broken glass over his face. Soon after the roh- bery, he came to Bemidji on the local freight, and motified the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s force, together with Mr. Thompson, then went to Pinewood, Mr. Thompson coming back later to Bemidji and having his wounds dressed. The shot was re- moved from his forchead and four small pieces of glass were removed from his left eye by Dr. A. V. Gar- lock. His left forehead and his nose are badly scratched by the brokem glass. Although the wounds pain him somewhat, his only regret is that he and his brother were not armed with weapons similar to those the bandits carried. The robbery was apparently well planncd. One bandit, well armed, was stationed in front of the Pine- wood Mercantile company store, two at the section foreman’s house, and several at the bank, outside and in- - gram of music and athletics is also to be arranged under the direction of J. J. Pearce. This will be the last regular meeting preceeding Ar- mistice Day and with the sum of five round dollars up for the attendance prize at that meeting to be contest- ed by those present, it is expected that the Association rooms wili be filled to capacity. Every meember ic asked to keep this date in mind and Dr. J. W. Diedrich of this city, a former football star at the Univer- sity- of Minnesota, will leave on the early morning train for Hibbing where he will officiate tomorrow dur- ing the football game between Hib- bing and Virginia Junior colleges. BOARD OF CENSORSHIP IDEA IS LOSING GROUND e Literature and Stage Resist Infringement of Freedom of Speech, Case Shows Washington, Sept. 28, (Capital News Scrvice)—A New York magis- trat dismissed a casc worked up against a New York Publisher by a society devoted to trying to make other people’s morals conform to the side society’s standard. The society’s C: A. Bye, Pinewood storckeeper, agents haled the publishgr into court aroused by “'!e commotion, is said 46 along with several of his books, on|have attempted to look out of the a charge of publishing obscene liter- | house to ascertain what was going on. ature. The magistrate read the books Immediately he was fired upon, but threw the case out of court, com- (Continued on Page 8) mended the books as contributions to literature and knowledge, and scored KIWAN]S a‘uB HEARS B TALK ON TURKISH WAR —— the agents for the self-constituted The regular meeting of the Ki- moral censorship, and ended by in- isting on the reality of the prin- iple of the right of free speech, when such free speech is within the laws of the land. wanis club Thursday noon was large- ly attended and a very interesting session was held. Dr.. D. L. Stanton R. E. Richardson, H. A. Northrop nad A. Dannenberg, with the latter aet- The New York stage has just for- mulated a plan by which the evils ing as chairman had charge of the meeting. S Bemidji Stdte of police censorship over plays is F. P. Wirth of the eliminated, while permitting judge- Teachers college ‘was the principle ments ‘as'to what is and what is not objéctionable” to the public by the pub]ié, According to this plan any person_objecting to any part of any play ‘on moral grounds may state his | speaker and he gave a very interest- or her case to John M. Gilchrist, com- | ing talk on the war situation in the missioner of licenses, and cause the|Near East at the present time, go- appointment of a jury of twelve non- ing back into history for over 100 theatrical men and women to past|years, carrying his hearers dwn upon the show. | through the ages to the present time. The jury panel will include 300 ile held the club’s attention with a names of persons not interested in|short outline for the present strife the theater or in “reform.” wheih threatens to throw all Europe In the event of a complaint, a jury|into another great war. of twelve is to be dispatched to sec G. M. Torrance presented on be- the production. A vote of nmine to half of the Country Club the silver three is required to carry the verdict. trophy won by E. H. Marcum, the But cven an adverse verdict will ont | winner for the season. Several new be final for the producers and au-|members were admitted. The attend- a pocket knife domated thor of the offending play will then |ance prize, 8 by Dr, be invited to a reform production [ by Dr. Stanton, was won wherein it is found to be offensive. | Marcum. e