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

REX THEATER TO CLOSE .as yet, he and Mrs."Whaley expect * being actively in charge of the man- - further large reductions in The Pioneer h. the omly d.tll, within 100 miles of Bemidji and Northern 'Minnelota. g nas the largest circulation im VOLUME XX. N \'\;%’A s New Local'Concern — AFTER TON_IGHT'S SHOW. Whaley ' Sells “Interests to Harding; Thompson and Pflock ‘Also Sell After tonight Bemidji will be serv- ed by two, motion picture theatres instead of three as has been in the past. This announcement’ comes as the recult’ of a deal consummated Saturday afternoon whereby Olver Whaley of . the Harding-Whaley Co., operators. of the Grand: theatre, dis- posed-éf his interests to: G.S. Hard- A new corporetion has cd'to be known a Theatres: of Bemi » tion will ‘op Grand theatres. -Thompson .and, Pflock; former ownmers: of the Elko theatre $01d thar, interests to this new | corporation; .in, which the: principal stozk is owned by M. E. Brinkman, Fred Brinkman and G. S. Harding. The-Rex theatre, formerly owned Ly M, E: Brinkman and Fred Brnk- man, will be closed permanently- after tonight’s show, the Brikman interests being:centered.in the new corpora- tion entirely. . The:Grand theatre will be managed by the Brinkmans while the Elko theatre will be under. the active management of G, S: Harding. Cembining-their interests-as. they f:ave, this new corporation, composed of experienced theatre operators, is in a postion to secure and show the highest class of motion pictures and aims to please the general public even better than in the past.. Oliver Whaley, former member of. the firm /. of - .Harding-Whaley..Co., sold his interestg, to Mr- Harding for} a, satisfactory sum_and plans to re- tire from the motion picture business. Although ~his-plans ‘afe.not definite to leave in the near future for €al- iforna on a‘ pleasure trip;-after which they will return to-Bemidji. Them Mr. Whaley plans. to:locate here.in business of some sort, declaring that Bemidji will be his headquarters. He states that he has.enjoyed his res- idence here and hopes to make Be- midji his home in_the future,’ Charles Pflock and T. A. Thomp- son, former owners of the Elko, who purchased that show house recently from ‘the Harding-Whaley Co., are to leave Bemidji soon.. Mr- Pflock re- turning to hg former: position as di- rector-of the orchestra in-the Grand thearte at Crookston and Mr., Thomp- son to Neilsville, Minn. Mr. Pflock plans to continue_his music . classes. at Crookston as in the past, while Mr. Thompson will be located on nis farm at Neilsville for the present at least. This firm wishes to thank its pat- rong during their short stay in Be- midji and has no. fault to find what- ever with the support.given them. It is understood that the purchase of the Elko theatre carried a satisfac- tory price to thése men and for that réason the -deal was consummated- The members of the new corpora- tion are nmot new to Bemidji theatre patrons, Mr, Harding, until recently agement of the Grend theatre, and the Brinkmans having operated the Rex theatre for a nmumber of years, Efforts to build up the motion picture; trade in Bemidji will now be center- edin the two theatres and the new corporation assureg the best grade of entertainment available. FEDERAL BUDGET BUREAU T0 CUT DOWN EXPENSES (By United Press) Washington, . Octs 23—An, effort is being made by the federal budget bureau to cut gove, 9ment,v expenses for the mext year down to -the $3, 000,000,000 mark. If:the federal ex- penses can be cut down: to this figure it will represent a. reduction 1:0f about $750,000,000" below. the :;-ex- penditures for the ,eprrent i fiscal” year. Gowe s el b This saving, with receipts ivf! $200 000,000 expected frath ‘the!inteTest on foreign debts, wilt‘mhake péssible taxes next year. The budget for the mext . fiscal year which begins July 1, 1923 will be submitted to congress when it meets in reguler session early in Dec ember. General H. M. Lord, ‘successor-to “Hell Maria” Dawes, the first fed- CONTRACT LET "~ SALVATION: Bulldmg to be Erected Soom, eral budget director, is foreing heads! of many government bureaus to cut down their financial requests. - - . -According ‘to Action - by Adviscry Board 3 Bemidji is to have a Salvation Army building, acording to the action taken by the Beltrami county. Salva- tion Army Board which met tnis fore- ngon with.eight out.of fourteen mem- bers present. . The building is tv;be log; on. the Salvation, Army: lot on Minn.. avenue: between “Second. and Third: streets and the total-cost will -be . $11,257.60 " The" general | con- tract for-the :structure, which will be a, two-story ‘building of modgrn con- struction capable, ot being used for commercial: purposes -if need be.has been awarded to - Paul Wiklsky -of E. W. Bucklen-has héen:awarded the -contract - for: the ' plumbing and heating ‘while the -electrical.contract has been awarded to the Naylor Elec- tric Co.Plans for the building were prepared, by: Fisher' & Jackson, local architects; ‘and it; is: considered that an: exceptionally good- building has be-planned for:the amount to be ex- pended, 1 ik T | Work is-to start at once, it is an- derstood- - -‘Although ‘the hudget, an- nounced for the annual appeal ‘to be made shortly ‘does not include any funds for the building, arranzements are being made for loans to be tuken .care.of through later appeats,. Mrs. Mary T. Wishmen, special rep- resentative of the Salvation Army, spent today in Bemidji and met with the board this forenoon. She plans to Teturn here in about two weeks to actively assist during the annual ap- peal for funds which will be made about the middle of November. De- taily regarding the building will be announced later. - ST. PAUL MAN ON TRIAL " ©ON'CHARGE OF ARSON (By United Préss)” St. Paul, Oct, 23—Whether William | Rosen set fire to- his tailor:shop on. July 16, was the weighty question before Judge John B. Sanborn today. Rosen was arrested ‘affer the fire and declined -to plead guilty to a charge of Second degree arson..Judge Sanborn set bail at $3,000 and Rosen was brought into court for trial to- day. A - ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER TO ENJOY CONCERT BY RADIO The Royal Arch Chapter is to meet at 8:30 this evening in the, Masonic hall, a radic concert: being the main feature of the evening.. All Masons are invited to attend, it is announced and it is planned that there will be a large attendance. SUPREME COURT POWERS ARE T0 BE PROTECTED Powerful Minority Seeks to Give Congress Power To'/ Nullify Decisions ‘Washington, Oct. 23 (Capitol News Service)—The American Security| League, in a statement just made public, says: - - “The most powerful minority in the country today, which has a way of getting what it wants, even at the risk of the general interest of the citizens as a whole, and whose whisp- ers rng ag-shouts in the ears of the New Local (;;)fporafidng., “BEMIDIT Takes Over Grand and | pprp average legislator, announce their de- termination to obtain amendment of the Constitution to permit Congress to override -and -nullify decisions of the Supreme Court. This is the most dangerously destructive doctrine that has beon voiced in American’ since the birth of bolshevism, “Such an amendment would con- vert our governments -overnight into a mobocracy under the leader$hip of the demagogues and destroy by one blow the mherent rights of&ll ‘min- orities against the possiblé tryanny| of a temporary. political” majority. téndg to exert every effort in ity power to controvert this - movement’ and to prevent such an amendm from passage. The fact that the attack is by an organized body of hundreds of thousands of citizens makes it essential that a broad nat- jonal " campaign of opposition be started at once.” Luckily for the = Nation, a large majority of legislators in both houses of Congress, regard the proposal to vest power in Congress to review Supreme Court deciSions as wholly sgainst the spirit of the scheme of government which has made the Unit- ed States the nation which it is “The National Security League in-|' APy B A BEMIDJI, MINN., MONDAY.EVENING, OCT. 23, 1922 Lgcal Footbal Elayen Meets ' Grand Forks High This * Week in Hard Game ' COACH HELD MEN BACK IN THIEF RIVER GAME Season Tickets to . be Sold For Three - Remaining Games at Home The vetorious Bemidji high school football team ‘will start preparations this afternoon for the biggest game on its schedule this year. This week end ‘the Bemidji eleven will meet Grand Forkg high school at the fair grounds in the frst meeting of these two teams on the local field, and one of the! bitterest struggles played on the local gridiron is expected to result. The Bemidji eleven arrived back lome!from Thief River Falls Satur- day morning where they defeated the Pennington county eleven last Fri- day -afternoon, 12 to 0., and were greeted by a throng of enthusjastic students and citzens. Coach Kovach allowed his regularg to rest Saturday afternoon, taking out his second team angd drillng them in plays to be used against the Cass Lake high school first team. when they meet on the local field on Oct. 31. : Scrimmage Today This. efternoon the Bemidji coach wilk send his regularg against the re- serves in scrimmage, allowing the second team to use the Flickertail's formations. - They will scrimmage agan on Tuesday and Wednesday af- ternoons, Thursday being scheduled for ‘a light workout and ‘signal drill- Speaking of the game last Friday +| against the Thief River Falls eleven, (Continued on Page 6) GIL PETERSON, PIONEER HERE; IS LAID T0 REST * Faheral ‘services were held Sun- day afternoon at:2 o’clock at the family home in Turtle Lake town- ship for Gilbert Peterson, who passed away last Wednesday at the Bemidji thospital following an operation for cancer, Interment was made in the Turtle Lake cemetery under the di- rection of M. E. Ibertson. Rev. L. J. Jexdee, pastor of the First Luther- an church of this city, officiated at the services. . The deceased was 52 years of age and had lived in this community over 30 years, being one of the oldest residents in the entire county. He js-survived by his wife, one son, Les- ter, and three daughters, Mrs. Perry Gary, and Mamie and Irene Peterson. A brother ‘William, who resides at Poposky, -and a. sister, Mrs, Mary |, Labree, of Mizpah, also survive. A daughter, Laura, and a brother and sister, preceeded him in death. . Mr, Peterson . leaves: a host of friends neighbros and acquaintances who- extend their sincere sympathy to the family during their bereave- ment. JUNIOR:SENIOR SCHOOL" +, SCHEDULE 1S CHANGED Principal' J;"W. Smith announ- ces that the schedule for the Jun. ior-Senior school has been chang- ed slightly; = School will now be- gin at:8:30 in the morning and close ‘at :3:30 :in’ the aftenoon, Heretofere school began'at 8:15 and_ closed at: 3:45. The schedule for the ndon.day will not’ be :changed, however, school closing at 12 o’clock noon and:re-opening at 1:30, The new schedule takes: effact at once, 10 iqmy mited. Prekn) New York, N. Y., Oct. 23—The ements’ were guarded today against a torch maniac believed responsible for the fire which killed 14 persons and injured many others in an east side apartment house fire Sunday morning. Authorities have no doubt _that the fire was of incendiary or. igin. The ginding of a charred iron baby carriage on the first floor led to this conclusion. It is believed the | maniac placed oiled paper in the carriage and then threw a match in| it, The maniac is held responsible for the loss of 21 lives in the last month in fires started in manners identical | to this one. . EVOLUTIONIST CALLED LAZIEST MAN BY:BRYAN (By United ‘Press) St. Paul, Ote. 23—*“An_evolution- ist is the laziest man I know,” Wil- liam Jennings Bryan told @ crowd of more than' ten thousand here Sun- day. “He likes to go to the Zoo and Jook at the animals and gloat over the fact that he has improved some- what. “I would rather believe that I came down from God than up from an| ape, I would like to know what ani- mal, bird or reptile some of the ev- olutionists pay homzge to on Fath- er’s Day,” he said. An evolutionist; begins: with an atom or an electron. “They ask me where 1 began and I tell them that I started with the beginning and ‘In the beginning was God’—and no one has eVer been able to go-back further than the beginning ‘I only have to suppose once: with the ‘Bible,” he said. -“‘The evolution- ist has to suppose twice. He supposes there was an atom and he supposes again that there was an electron. No scientist has gone any further—but! I go back to the begnining, the first verse in the first chapter of the first book.” More than 3,000 university and college students listened to Bryan’s lecture on Evolution. FOOTBALL RESULTS Minnesota 7; Northwestern 7. Iowa 8; Illinoig 7. Michigan 19; Ohio State 0. ‘Wisconsin 20; Indiana 0. Chicago 12; Purdue 0. St. Olof 20; St. John’s 10. Macalaster 10; Gustavus 0. Carleton 42; Knox 7. St. Thomas 7; Hamline 2. Harvard 24; Centre 10. Cornell 14; Colgate 0. Navy 13; Georgia Tech 0. Pittsburgh 21; Syracuse 14, Yale 38; Williams 0. Princeton 26; Maryland 0. i west and east) treme south Tuesday, HARDING SPURS |Candidates for Office “HOVEINTES President * Comme.;nds i Texas Republicans for... Part in Concentrated Fight HARDING SEES NEW ERA IN POLITICS OF TEXAS Encourages Republicans and Democrats to . Continue Battle Together (By United Press) Dallas, Oct, 23-—President Hard- ing today entered the Texas senator- ial muddle. A letter from the chief executive to R. B. Creager, state Re- publican chairman was made n pub- lic, in which Mr. Harding commended Texas Republicans for coming to the aid of the independent Democrats in a concentrated fight ‘‘against all grouping of .classes and aidng dicta- tion which is contrary to American ideals.” Creager recently returned from Washington where he conferred with leading Republicans concerning the candidacy of George E. B. Peddy, 30- vear-old lawyer, who was chosen by the anti-Ku Klux Klan democrats and adopted by the Texas G. O. P. to op- pose Earl B. Mayfield, democratic nominee. Mayfield, it is alleged, was backed by the invisible empire in primary battles, An entanglement of litigation now FLolds the names of each of the sen- atorial aspirants off the official bal- lot. ® “I think it is not amiss” the pres- ident declared, “for me to say that 1 think it is the augury of a new era in politics of this great state when the republican organization so promptly and so unanimously turns to- cooperate with the independent (Continued on page 6) HARVEST DANCE TO BE VERY ENJOYABLE AFFAIR With appropriate decorations to carry out the harvest effect, the dance to be staged Wednesday even- ing at the new armory by the Amer- ican Legion Auxiliary of the Ralph Gracie post promises to be one of the most enjoyable social events of the year. One feature will be the “harvest moon” while a number of other features are planned. A candy sale wil be conducted lalso, much on the same plan as that conducted by the ladies of the Bemidji Country club at a recent dance at Birchmont. Excellent music is assured by a six-piece orchestra which is being as- sembled by Joe Forrester for this occasion. Dancing will begin at 9 o'clock and continue to midnight. The public in general is invited and it-is expected that this affair will be largely attended. The net proceeds of this dance will go toward a fund to assist ill and dis-abled service men in this community, a task which the Auxil- iary has been doing Since first or- ganized. Hearty public support is urged, a very enjoyable social affair being positively assured. . \ - Now, What’s‘the Delay? ELECTION DAY TOTALS Vote Expected to Be Lighte.r Than in 1920; Unconcern May Make Vote Light (By: United’ Press). St. Paul, Oct, 23—As an antidote for apathy of ‘the 'voting' public, can- didates are hoping for a real Indian summer day Nov. 7. Both Republican and Democratic heaquarters are agreed that the vote probably will be 25 per cent lighter than in 1920. A similar degree of apathy is gpparent throughout the country acc8rding to reports. ¢ Bad weather on election day would hold down the votes and very likely would prevent an expression of ac- tual political alignments; politicians say. Good weather would help over- come the unconcern that is apparent. Heads of the Minnesota state ticket have made valiant effort to arouse publi¢' sentiment in ' the past few weeks. Senator Frank B. Kellogg and Governor J. A. O, Preus, heading the Republican campaign, have been touring the southern part of the state speaking to farmers’ gatherings and as the campaign progresses their crowds have increased. They believe the southern Minnesota counties will cast a larger percentage of its nor- mal vote than other sections of the state. Mrs. Anna Dickey Olesen and Ed- ward Indrehus, aided by William Jen- nings Bryan and Wm. G. McAdoo, have made a last minute bid for pop- ular support and have been accorded big receptions. Dr. Henrik = Shipstead, Farmer- Labor candidate for senator, oppos- ing Senator Kellogg and Mrs. Olesen, and Magnus Johnson, candidate for governor on the the same ticket, have been working among the farmers mostly, and holding a few meetings in cities or towns. Their efforts have chiefly been toward getting out the farmer vote, and they agree that their running will be seriously af- fected by bad weather except where roads are in. good condition, The election Nov. 7, is expected to bring out a total vote of around 600,000. Two years ago the total passed 750,000. WELL VENTILATED BINS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR SPUDS Fargo, Oct, 23—Well ventilated bins kept at a temperature of 35 to 50 will prevent disease development and shrinkage of potatoes, according to information of the extension de- partment of the agricultural college. Before potatoes are stored in the bins they should be sprayed with either copper sulphate solution or formaldehyde. " BONAR LAW TO BECOME PRIME MINISTER TODAY Lloyd Geqxjie Turns Over To Successor. Seals of Office Held for Six Years , (By United Press) (By Lloyd Allen) London, Oct. 23—Bonar Law suc- ceeds Lloyd George as Prime Minister ot Great Britain. this evening. Law ‘formally announced to King George the woul accept the responsibility as head: of,the government which suc- | ceeds the Coalition of Lloyd George. The outgoing . Premier visited his ! majesty to say farewell and to turn | over to his successor. the seals of the i office. he has held for six years, This marks the end of the Coalition 'govemment which came into being ! during the war and was sponsored by most Liberals and Unionists, London, Oct. 23—Bonar Law was lelected leader of the Unionists at || a meeting of that party in the Cecil hotel today. Law, according to custom, will immediately inform the king of the action of his party and announce if he is able to form :a government to succeed the Cpalition. headed by Lloyd George, retiring Premier. The election of Bonar Law to the leadership of his party, was unani- mous, as had been expected. He im- mediately started to address his ad- herents. |EDUCATED BRITISH PEOPLE ARE GREAT CURIO HUNTERS London, Oct. 23—Ninety per cent of the educated British people are curio hunters. British Museum officals showed today. Nearly every Eng- lishman has some articles in his hoxe which dates Lack to early times and of which he is more than proud, thcy ‘said. T T e CALLED VITAL NEEDOF - STATE'S AGRICULTURE Farm Women Asked to*, Vote “Yes” By Mrs: RiP"Y ‘». State Director (Farm Bureau News Service) Statements urging support . for Amendment No. 1—Rural Credits— at the polls on Nov, 7, were issued last week by the three candidates f6r governor. The statements are in line with ‘pledges. contained in the ‘Re- publican, Démocratic and Farmer- Labor platforms. p Letters from.Ji A. O. Preus, R¢- publican, Edward Indrehus, Démo- crat and Magnus Johnson, Farmer- Labor, were made public by~ J. ‘F, Keed, Chairman "of the - 'karmers Special Committee on Amendment No. 1, in the order in whicn they were received, atter each had: been asked to give the committee his po- slulon with respect to the amendment. ‘Lhe statemenl received trom:d. A< 0. Preus incumbent and xepublican candidate follows: 3 g : ‘“Y'ne adoption by the voters of Amenamear No. 1, the rural-crediw amenument . to the consutuiion, 18 necessary to compiete the. .program oL benencial 1arm-legislation: wuich' the past legislature tried to put ingww exzect. - 41 passed, 1t wil supplement and. fit in witn tne markcting legis- latioll pussed 1n 4YZl and waicn 18 nuw in force. *“fhe credit system whica will be put 1nio errect 1 tne amendment' s passed wiil in no gense be & burden on the tax-payers. Nor wull: it be suseiy 1or toe venefit o1 the tarmers. lv wilt furnish 1o investors, ‘Wheuner ity of couniry, a chanceto. piace. weir money salely and . at: 1ar ans werest raves, ‘vo - farmers,’ it will turiush loans - at reasonable.intexest and loans which, with tie intérest, may be pad 0if in convelient asums irom_yea Ito year, until the entire aebt 1s cancelied. It will mot con- flict with the tederal farm loan sys- tem, but will Supplement it. *“1- can not see -how. it will .be: harmful to any legitimate business interest but it will be heipfulito farm- ers, investors and the state as a whole.” E Lhe statement received. from -Ed- ward Indrenus, Democratic candi- date, follows: i z “Amendment No. 1. Ig the mo:l vil- al issue beiore voters this iall, and 1 am stressing the importance of tavorable action in all of my: speech- es. 1 beleve it should be -adopted, (Continuea on page 6) N. D, SALVATION: ARMY TO END THREE-DAY MEET TODAY (By United Fress) Jamestown, N. D., Oct. 28—The three-day congress of the Salvation Army corps of the state' comcludes today. Among the prominent work-' ers who attenaed were Divisional Cof) onel Barker and Major Peacock or Chicago. A union service was held last evening in the opera house. MERCHANTS CQMMITTEE . ° TO MEET THIS EVENING The regular monthly buginess- ses- sion of the Merchant's committee. of the Civic and Commerce gsociation will open tonight at 6:30/with.a ban- quet at the, association rooms. - - After the dinner the regular.bui- iness session will be held at which time matters of importance {0 every merchant - will be discusseds . 1t i8 the desirc of the officers that all merchants be represented. HOSPITAL TAG DRIVE, The results of - the: Tag - Lay- sale for the benefit of the new: Lutheran hospital, according. to Mrs: E:W. Johnson, vice-president;of the Ligdies’ Auxiliary and chairman of:the. arive, exceeded by far all expectations. : The final checking up of Teceipts on Saturday from the tag sale showed that $666,567 had been taken -im. : The young ladies who spent. the iay on the streets, and those who gave so liberally of their time and:money are herewith extended a vote: ‘of thanks and apprecation on the part of the Ladies’ Auxiliary. 5 “It was a splendid showing,” ssid Mrs. Johnson, “and the women Were delighted with the generous response on the part of the public. We:dre | most. grateful to all for the splendid esults and desire to extend our appre- | ciation through “the columns of the | Poneer, The ‘money is needed: ahd | wili’ be' spent for necessaries in'ofder that the hogpital may render efficient Igervice to the public.” PROVES BIG SUCCESS | ‘ s 1 o