Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 25, 1922, Page 1

—_— € within 100 miles of Bemidji and nas the largéSt circulation im Northern Minnesota, The Pi_que"gr is the omly daily J%Q y— 2 *2 .&J tonight and Thursdays Warmer Thursday and in west portion to-~ nighv. %EMID_J I DAILY PIONEER VOLUME XX. NO. 160 g BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCT. 25, 1922 PRICE 3¢ Bé‘rn'iaj i Foatball Téam FacesHardGame With ' GrandForks ThisWeek Lqcal Eleven Will | Attempt To Avenge Last Year’s Defeat at Forks DEFECTS IN LAST GAME NOW BEING.CORRECTED Grand Forks Recognizes Fact That Bemidji Has Tough Team This Season The Bemidji high school football team faces a hrad task this week- end when it meets the heavy Grand Forks team on the local .gridiron in the second, meetingr of these two schoolg on the chalk lined field; the ffrst meeting last year st Grand Forks resulting in a victory for the Flickertails as ‘well as locals’ only defeat of the season by a score of 19 to 0. .Bemidji” team was green and incxperienced when it met North Da- kota team last year and this year is out to avenge last year's defeat. Go .Over Defects Coach Kovach went over the de- fects shown by his team last Fri- day against Thief River _Falls showing his men We thingw they did wrong and how they should have done. In addition he gave out seme new plays although he still has a bunch of forward which have not yet been uncorked. He hag used .but one forward pass thus far this season and has been able to win all contests with the-exception of the one against Duluth Cathedral. Coach Kovach stated last night thet his men had come through the game with Thief River Falls in good shane. ‘Tharaldson was the only man injured and the coach said that h?s leg was in better shape now thanjt had bedn any time since he hurt it early in the season. Hickerson, smashing freshman fullback, ‘who Wwent into the.game Friday with a couple of bad ribes, came out with- out further injury and no doubt will be in good shape by the time the veferee blows his whistle for the battle. i Tuesdzy’s Grand Forks Herald has “the following to say about tne Be- midji-Grand Forks game: Bemidji Tough Team «Central’s game with Bemidji will undoubtedly cgusz Pritchard’s men considcrable troubble and they wils heve to play mueh better football than they did Saturday gainst Graf- to:. Bemidji wori handily over Thief River Falls and the northern ‘team has defeated Grand Forks 20 to 0. Comparative scores mean litgle however, and Ceniral is a very d)f- ferent team than it was when it played Thief River Falls. j «It ‘s probable that Boe will not be able to get into the game on ac- count of injury to his hip, which will weaken the team considerably. Emard’z absence from the line also makes that spot weaker and it is not know whether or not - he will be able to get ih again this week. “The game with Bemidji has no pass formations! GRAY -BUYS INTEREST IN NORTHERN BREAD CO. Former Bakery Operator Here Becomes Connected With Local Institution In a business transaction consum- mated this week, W. A. Gray, form- erly of this city and well known throughout the state as an expert bakery man, acquired a half interest in the Northern Bread cdmpany and will now have complete charge of the baking department of that in- stitution. o 4 Mr. Gray at present also owns a bakery in Cass Lake and he will maintain his residence there during the winter, but will ‘probably move his. family to Bemidji in the spring. He will spend only part of his time at the Bemidji plant during the win- ter as he will also have the Cass Leake plant under his supervision. Mr. Gray -<is' well” known to the citizens of Bemidji. He came to this city in 1910 and established a bakery here, He wag in business in this city about 11 years and during that time he established the reputation of manufacturing an especially high grade line of bakery products. Gray’s Mothers Bread, one of his products was one of the most popular brands of bread ever placed on the market. Mr. Gray’s association with the Northern Bread company will add to the popularity of the products by that plant as Mr, Gray is thoroughly rfemiliar with every phase !of the bakery business and his products are known throughout the entire northern part of the state. He is also fam- iliar with the business and sales de- partments of the institution and will be a valuable asset to the Bemidji, comapany il every way. FABIAN DIGIN 1S KILLED- BY TRAIN NEAR BEND ORE, A message reccived in Bemidji Tuesday by relatives contained the sad news of the death of Fabian Digin, husband of Myrtle Neumann Digin, a former Bemidji girl. It told of his being run over, by a logging train at Bend, Ore., the body being so badly mutilated that burial will take p.ace there. He leaves besides his wife, to mourn his loss, three small children. Mrs. Digins brother, Louis Neu- mann, left on the-afternoon train to- day for there and will help bring Mrs. Digin and the children to Be- midji with him on the return trip, Her many Bemidji friends extend sincere sypathy to the family. BIRCHMONT MAY BUILD SEVERAL NEW COTTAGES Stockholders Re-Elect Board of Directors; Officers are bearing on the battle for the dstrict championship and unless Cavalier .defeats Grafton next Saturday, the local team ig through in its district 2nd will arrange a game with some other sectional champion for Novem- ber 4. - «Pritchard’s men came through the Grafton game without injuries and will get plenty of hard work the first part of the week- PRESBYTERIAN LADIES e SERVE SUPPER TONIGHT A chicken pie supper is being served by the ladies of the Presby- terian church this evening in the church basement from 5:30 to 8 o’clock, to which the public is in- vited. An exccllent menu has been arranged and it is considered that the charge is very reasonable, RED CROSS WILLHOLD A ANNUAL:%E‘_EHNG NOV. 6 The exgeutive board of the local Red cross chapter, met Tuesday evening in the,rooms of the Cvic and Commerce Association and set the date of the”anhual ‘meting for at 3 o'clock, at”‘which time an ex- «ccutive board -and officers for the ensuing year will be named. The mresert board of :directars consists of Rev. L. P. Warford, president, Mrs. A. Lord, Mrs. F. S. Arnoid. Mrs. G. M. Torrance, Mrs. Harry Koors, A, T. Carlson, C. L. Pegelow, D, E. H. Smith and J. P. Lakr. Reports for the past year show splendid work on the part of the chapter and these reports will be given at the annual meeting. A large ajendgnce {is especially; .de- o'der since a number of matters of importance, in addition to the elect- ion of the executive board will be taken wp at this time. —— - G Also Re-Elected Stockholders of the Bemidji- Birchmont Hotel company met in the second annual session at the rooms of the Civic and Commerce associa- tion Tueday evening, with the major- ity of the stock represented, either personally or by proxy. An inter- esting session was the result and it is evident that a program of expan- sion to some extent will be mapped out before the next summer season cpens. President F. S. Lycan gave a de- tailed financial statement of the com- pany’s operations during the past year showing 'its earnings and the condition *of its assets, The past season is considered very successful and, in line with the report made a year ago, recommendations were made that the accomodations be in- creased again for the coming year. Mr. Lycan stated the most profitable part of ‘the business was that of the operation of the cottages, and it is evident, that, in order to get the maximum returns from the hotel, the number of cottages will be increased. Discussions of this topic was held and a .number of further improve- ments for ‘the hotel proper were mentioned- No definite action was taken, however, and the matter will probably be taken up nearer, the op- ening of the season. Directors for the ensuing yvear were eclected the same board being re-named, consisting of F. S. Lyean, B. W. Lakin, C. M. Bacon, W, L. Brooks E. A. Barker, D. Gill, C. W. Warfield, T, S- Ervin, D, L. Stanton, H. L. Huffman and T. J. Burke. At the close of the stockholder’s meeting the directors held a short meeting at which the present officers of the company were re-elected for another year. ' They are: president; F. S." Lycan; vice-president, T. S. Ervin; secretary, H. L. Huffman; and treasurer, W. L. Brooks, FACTS ONROAD EXPENDITURES GIVEN PLAINLY| Highway Bulletin Publishes Figures on Road Funds And Their Uses FIGURES ARE VERIFIED BY OFFICIAL RECORDS Report Shows How and By Whom Auto and Road Taxes are Handled This is the story of Minnesota road money—where it comes from and how and by whom it is used, all from official records this week in a bulletin' from the state highway de- pagtmeny. : “Many inquiries indicating that some tax payers have wrong ideas that all roads are in charge of and all funds’spent by the state highway department and so forth prompt the statement of facts,” says the bulle- tin. ’*Minnesota’s highway program conceived and now building under the Babcock plan, has been called the state’s greatest single undertak- ing, and it must have active interest and support of the people to insure its greatest success.” The bulletin gives first the various revenues, It shows that about $20,- 000,000 a year is being spent on so- called local roads by county, township, city and village road officials. Also that about $7,500,000 of auto taxes and federal aid, or a little more than the total for local roads, is being used by the state department on the 7,000 mileg of main highway. Like all other state funds, this money is disbursed by the state auditor and state treasurer and is not handled by the highway department. used in the counties, townships, Cities and-village: making, the levies, and in that respect dicer from the state aid and motor vehicle tax, the builetin explains, For example, Hennepin, Ramsey and St. Loujs counties are paying about $600,000 a year more state aid taxes than they receive in the division of the fund. They receive in return less than $1 for every $4 paid in. They pay nearly 40 per cent and get banck 3 per cent, the difference going to other counties for their local roads. Likewise, these three counties are paying more than one-third of the auto taxes—nearly 35 per cent. Less than 5 per cent of the 7,000 miles of trunk highways are within their limits. Their auto taxes would com- pletey pave their trutk routes in less than five years if the Tevenue wag So used, but it is not and other counties gain accordingly. Local road and bridge tax levies were cut more than $1,289,000 last year, immediately after the Babcock plan Telieved the counties of the heavy cost of improving and main- taining the roads taken over by the state. Other reductions are sure to follow and at the same time the local roads will be improved rapidly. The automobile and truck owner with help in the form of federal aid (Conunued on Page 8.) Local road taxes, of course, ares OPPONENTS OF COUNTY D&Yggm)u MEET TONIGHT A meeting of all the taxpay- I .~ ers whejare opposed to county has been ‘called for 8 t at the roomg of Commerce associa- divisi o’clack he Ci iom, | " Only “those who ‘are opposed to county division ‘will be wel- come. All others are requested to stay away, Announcement to this effect was made at the meeting of the Civic and Com- merce association, this afternoon, CHEST CLINICS TO BE HELD IN NEAR FUTURE Two chest clinics for Beltrami county habe been announced to be, held under the auspices of the Bel- trami County Public Healih associa- tion in the near future. The first of the two clinics will be at Kelliher ip the Kelliher hotel building, Wed- nesday November 1, wh:le the other will be held in Bemidji Friday, Noy- ember 10, at the offices of Drs. Gar- lock & Garlock. Dr. R. L, Laney of the Lake Julia Sanitorium at Puposky will conduct| the clinic, with the assistance of Miss Beth MacGregor, public health nurse, The examinations will be free of charge and will be considered confi- dential in all cases. It is urged by those in charge of the clinics that they be largely attended and all who are suffering from any chest or lung ailment are especially invited ot at- tend. Expert advice will be given in all cases. SALESMAN OVERCOME BY SMOKE FROM PEAT FIRES (By United Press) Little Falls, Oct. 25—Attempting to drive through the dense smoke from peat firse from Lincoln to Mot- ley, W. H. Comstock, salesman for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., was overcome late yesterday and barely escaped asphyxjation. Com- stock finally .penetrated the dense | clouds and collapsed in a garage in Motley. He was taken to a hospital where physicians revived him. PARENTS OF 13 MAKE G0OD START WITH “A” (Bv United Press) Warsaw, Ind., Oct, 25—Three Sets of triplets and two sets of twins have been born to Mr. andj Mrs. Frank Scott in ten years of married ‘life. The Scotts, parents of 13 liv- ing children, boarded a west bound train in search of enough land to pro- vide sustenance and employment for the whole family. “We cannot carry a Sunday school class, madam,” remarked the con- ductor to the mother as she offcred one fare. “But these are all my children,” Mrs. Scott replied. The family Bible was produced and dis- closed the record. It was; Ashbell, Archer and Austin each four and one-half years old:; Arthur and Arnold each three and one-half years old; Allen, Almon and Abian, each two and a half; Albert, Alfred and Albert, each 18 months, and Abel and Abner, each six months old, The mother is 30 and the father 31. The father humorously remark- od that they started the first child- ren’s names with the letter “A” in- tending to go. through the ralp}_mbet later. They live near South Whitley. WOMEN SEEKING [Lloyd George Declares Britain Must Pay All ‘HIGH OFFICES THIS ELECTION Four Women Seeking Seals In U. S. Senate; Includes Anna Dickepy Olesen SEVEN SEEKING SEATS IN THE LOWER HOUSE Scuth Dakota Woman After Governorship, Supported By Nonpartisans (By United Press) Washington, Oct. 25—More women are secking political offices this year than ever before in the history of the country according to information compiled by women’s organizations here. Twelve of the “fairer sex” suc- cessfully weathered the primaries und are seeking to defeat men for their seats in the senate, the house or or state governorhip. Scores of others have stirred up warm political battles for men seeking minor offices, The first woman to reach the sen- ate is Mrs. Felton “the grand .old lady of Georgia” recently appointed to succced the late Senator Tom Wat- son until someone is elected next month to fill out his term. Four women are running for the honor which Mrs. Felton received, while scven are seeking house seats and one wants to be governor., The hopes of the women for sena- torial seats vest largely with Mrs. Anna Dickey Olesen of Minnesota and Mrs. Ben Hooper of Wisconsin, the only woman to receive the sena- torial nominations of one of the maj- or parties, Both are Democrats. Senator La Follette’s unusual strength in his state as revealed in the pri- mary, will make it exteremely diffi- cult for Mrs. Hooper to win, but Mrs. Olesen is understood to be giving Senator Kellogg a race in Minnesota that is “worthy of any man.” The Republicans have two women secking election to the house, while the Democrats have three, and the Prohibitionists and the Socialists one each, Misg Alice Robertson, the only woman of the present congress wants to be re-clected, and came through the primary in good shape. A list of major women candidates fon high offices follows. Pennsylvania: Rachel C. Robinson, Prohibition party of Wilkinsburg, is running for Senator Knox’s seat. Minnesota: Anna Dickey Olesen, Democrat, is running for the senator- ship against Senator Frank B. Kel- logg- Wisconsin: Mrs. Ben Hooper of Osh- kosh is running for senator against Senator La Follette, Wahington: Mrs. Frances Axtell is running for the senatorship against Senator Pointdexter. Illinois: Mrs. Winifred Mason Huck, Republican, is running for the seat held by her late father, Repre- sentative W, E. Mason. Oklahoma: Rep. Alice Robertson for re-elcction. Missouri: Mrs. Leulla St (Continued on Page 8.) et | | GEE, MiZL! | THINK TS A SHAME T0.cUT 00 ALL THESE HICKORY, AK, NELM T < W TRees FOR FUEL e iy N d Clair N Her Debt INSPECTORS UNCOVER BIG SWINDLE ATTEMPT Minneapolis Man Uses Mails To Advertise Big Fake Auto Tire Sale Minneapolis, Oct. 25—Postal in- spectors today uncovered what they said was one of the biggest swindle attempts cver made in this section of the country. People in rural communities have been victimized to the extent of $25,- 000 and more money is pouring in, according to Postal Inspector Hug- cahl. Joseph Schivindenamm, 35 is held in the Minneapolig city jail awaiting arraignment before United States Commissioner Howard Abbott on a charge of using the mails to defraud. Postal inspectors said Schivinde- namm, about three weeks ago, flood- ed the northwest with circulars ad- vertising a bankrupt automobile tire sale. Standard makeg of tires were offered for less than one-third of wholesale prices under the name of the Edlund Tire Company of Minn- eapolis. The flood of replies which began arriving attracted the attention of Postal inspector Hugdahl. He said he found Schivindenamm seated at a desk opening piles of letters, but there were no tires in sight. A line of prospective purchasers were outside. They wee put off with the statement that the office was too busy or the sale had not yet opened, Many purchasers were said to have driven in from surrounding territories. Federal authorities are holding about $25,000 in money orders and checks and will attempt to restore it. to the owners. More than 15,000 letters are also being held. GALLI-CURCI TO APPEAR IN ST, PAUL NOVEMBER 4 St. Paul, Oct, 26—Mme. Amelita Galli-Curci will celebrate the sixth anniversary of, her debut on the American musical stage, soon after she appeared in her fourth recital, here Nov, 4. She will sing at the auditorium, Mme. Galli-Curci’s first successes | were in 1916, her first year in the U. S., when she was given a small part in the Chicago Opera company’s presentation of Rigoletto. She soon beeame a recognized star. YEOMEN LODGE TO HOLD BIG MEETING THURSDAY Yeomen Homestead Uo. 270 will meet Thursday evening, Oct, 26, at 8 o’clock in the Moose hall. A child- ren’s festival will be held and it is requested that all members and their families be pre:sent. MINNESOTA EDUCATORS MEETING IN ST. PAUL Plans for Better Rural School System to be Discussed; Fine Program Listed St. Paul, Oct. 25—Plans for a better rural school system were to be discussed at the annual meeting of the Minnesota Education associa- tion, The convention will be in session Saturday at the auditorium. There will be about forty sectional meetings during the three days. The battle for improved rural schools will be carried to the legisla- ture which meets here January 2. Resolutions to be passed upon at the convention will be presented to the legislature, it is planned and the ed- ucation association legislative com- mittee will fight to put through their program. One of the points of the campaign will be an cffort to remove the county superintendent of schools from politics! It is hoped a law can be passed making the office of county superintendent of schoolg ap- pointive by the state department of education. i The education association mem- bership has neared the 15,000 mark in the last year, according to Philip E. Carlson, principal of Roosevelt high school Minneapolis, and president of the association. A number of ed- ucatorg are on the program as speak- ers. ——— SANITARY CONFERENCE ON IN ST. PAUL THIS WEEK St. Paul, October 25—The State | | health. - | Sanitary conference opened today at | Mechanic Arts high school uuder| !the direction of the state board of Teachers and instructors here {nr' the Minnesota Educational Assceia- tion cenvention were invited to take advantage of the conference. 11;@ largely attended. to America Former Premier States It Is Imperative Two Nations Work Together AMERICA IS STUDYING FINANCES OF EUROPE Whole World Apparently is Looking to This Country As Last Hope (By United Press) . (By Chgrles MeCann) London, Oct. 25—Great Britain must pay all of her debt to America, Lloyd George declared in a speech at the meeting of the Natignal Lib- erals, It is imperatve that America and Great Britain work together, the former premier asserted. It was Lloyd George’s first real stump speech of his campaign. He entered the hall in the hotel Victoria with his wife and daughter, Megan, on either side. There was a great roar of applause. (United Press dispatches from Lon- don yesterday said Bonar Law and Curzon had agreed on a policy of Great Britain paying her debt to America. No official announcement was made, however, and Lloyd George in his speech today “beat Bonar Law to it.”") Lloyd George approved the League of Nations but said it would be crip- pled until the United States and all great and small European nations have joined. (By United Press) Washington, Oct. 25, (By A. L. Bradford. Copyrighted 1922 by the U. P.)—The American government 'has entered into a diplomatic deliber- ation to determine what can be done - by the United States to prevent a financial crash in Europe. Almost constantly, exchanges are going back and forth between the state department in Washington and American ambassadors abroad while conferences are ensuing here between Secretary of State Hugheg and some ambassador on the serious situation in Europe. The whole world is looking to this country ag a last hope. It is known that the question of the possibility and advisibility of a world conference on economic rehab- ilitation and reduction of land arm. aments is being considered by the United States to be held in Washing- ton, for the purpose of settling this vast problem for figuring in this dis- cussion, but at present, it is impos- ible to state with any certainty what the final decision of the government will be. The United States in the calling of the canference here of the five American countries to consider re- duction of their land forces, is open- ing the way for further concerted action by all nations for extensive land disarmament. Following adoption of a land arm- ament limitation program by the five Central American Republics, the set- ond step would be its extension to all of South America. This step taken, it would be up to the United Stdtes (Continued on Page 8.) DOROTHY NORMAN DIES AT HOME IN CROOKSTON Dorothy, the nine-year-old daugh- ter of Dr. and Mrs. J. 8. Norman of Croolston, died, very suddenly about 5 o'clock Friday of last week from infantile paralysis, and funeral services were held Saturday morning. Mrs. Norman is a sister of Grég Malone of Bemidji, and the family spent the summer months in Be- midji at a summer cottage at the head of the lake. Thier many friends extend sincere sympathy. LEGION LADIES STAGE HARVEST DANCE TONIGHT An enjoyable social affair is assur- ed all who attend the harvest festi- val dance to be staged at the new armory this evening by the American Legion Auxiliary of the Ralph Gracie post. The armory is being appro- priately decorated for the occasion and the best of music has been sec- ured, thereby pjoviding jthe right atmosphere for what promises to be one of the most enjoyable social cvents of the fall season. The pub- lic in general is invited to attend. The net proceeds of this affair will go toward a fund for the relief of ill an? disabled ex-service men and amilics, 2 task which the Aux- units throughout the country sumed to assist the Legion much as possible, There is ndicztion that this affair will MinnesoMmmGinority ! dait