Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 30, 1922, Page 1

Car Held U[:% %3 'Raiiroad Labor Beard |RED(ROSSHAS | s Living V E ACCOUNT Wage Scale Basis N —— e The Pioneer is the omly daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and nas the largest circulation im Northern Minnesota. BEMIDJI DAIL ¥ I - Y PIONEER Minnesom; w&@ and Tuesday. Prob: Cooler tonight and in ‘south™por- . tion Tuesday. VOLUME XX. NO. 16‘; Y BEMIDJI, MINN., MONDAY EVEN}NG, QCT. 30, 1922 ar Rocky Point; Bandi 7% Union Authorities Declare Board’s Decision Aids Outlaw Movement AMALGAMATION OF BIG UNIONS SEEMS LIKELY Dissolution of Labor Board Demanded by President of Switchmen’s Union (By United Press) Chicago, Oct. 30-~Declaring that the living wage' propositions of the railroad unions was -“‘just but im- practical,,” the railroad labor board today had flatly rejected the de- mands of the men that. the living wage be made the basis for a new wage scale. o A majority of opinions stated that if carried out, “the theory would wreck every railroad in the country and if carried intq other industries would run into communistic ruin.” . The statement was the formal de- cision on the ruling issued ten days ago granting a two-cent an hour in- crease in the minimum wage of the maintenance of way employees. (By United Press) Chicago, Oct. 30—The United States railroad labor board’s refusal to”aceépt the living wage principle as a basig for decision has given great support to the outlaw union movement among railroad labor, un- ion authorities declared today. Danger of outlaw strikes as the result of the decision was seen by some union heads. Ed Haskins, president of the Amer- jcan Federation of Railroad Employ- ees, regarded as an outlaw union, declared hig organization would back any ‘movement %6 obtain reversal of the labor board’s stand. Joseph Grandu, who .led the out- law strike which crippled railroad service in 1919 was looked to by the insurgents to again take- leadership in the fight against the board’s stand. “The fact that the railroad labor board does not accept the principle of the living wage in makings its de- cisions has been apparent for some- time,” said Haskibs. “Some men under the proposed decision are now receiving as low as $900 a year, which (Continued on Page 8.) CASS LAKE HIGH PLAYS LOCAL SECONDS TUESDAY Bemidji high school’s second team will go into action Tuesday after- noon at 3:30 at the Bemidji fair grounds against the Cass Lake high school first team in what promises to be an interesting contest in every way. The Bemidji second team has been given a thorough training throughout the season and a strong. | outfit has been built up considering that all men are new to the game. Cass Lake is expected to give the Wage SCHOOL PLAN CARRIES DESPITE LIGHT VOTE Despite the faet that only 122 votes were cast at the special school election Saturday evening at the Central school building, both propostitions carried by .a large majority. § The first proposition, provid- ing for the sale of the school farm for $5,000, received 89 votes for and 33 against, while the second proposition, providing for the . purchase of the land just north of the new high school, received 92 for and 29 against. The “two. rfdpositions consti- tute an exchange of properties, although both tracts of land re- mair public property, merely the uses to which they will likely e “put, beirg ¢hanged by the pro- posed transaction.” ~ ( KLAN CALLED TO TRIAL Invisible l'impire Defendant in $200,000 Damage Suit At Houston, Texas Houston, Texas, Oct. 30—The In- visible Empire, Kinghts of the Ku Klux Klan®are scheduled to go on trial here today in ditsrict court as defendent in a $200,000 jpersonal damage suit filed against the or- ganization last February by Miss Nelda Meyer, 21-year-old girl of Needleville, Texas, near here. Possibility that William Joseph Simmons, Imperial :Wizard of the Klan, named as one of «.e defend- ants in the suit, will be here in person during the trial, is seen by lawyers in view .of the fact that he is mentioned directly in the dam- age petition. George B. Kimbro, a former Grand Gobln of the Klan in Texag and mentioned in the suit as “one who acts as an organizer for the so-called Invisible Empire,” is also a defendant. Kinibro was recently ousted from the Klan office. The damage suit is based on a letter received by Miss Meyer and alleged to have been sent by the Klan. The letter was printed on supposedly official stationery of the Klan and bore the seal “Richmond Klan No. 38. Realm of Texas, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.” The letter reads: “Miss Meyer: “You will cease at once all inter- course, both personal and of bus- iness nature, with Leo Robinowitz. This also applies to Houston| and your so-called society stunts. We see everything and warn but once— K. K. Miss Meyer was employed as a. book-keepen in B stdre owned by boys a hard battle and there is ev- ery reason to expect that this con- test should be interesting. Admis- sion has been set at 50 cents, while those who have season tckets need pay no further price of admission. It is strongly urged that there be a large attendance of fans, both studentg and grown aps. The game is sure to be worth the price. LIVESTOCK SHIPPERS TO MEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON A meeting of farmers interested in co-operative shipping of livestock has been called for Wednesday af- iternoon, Nov. 1, in the city hall to be held at 2 o’clock. A representa- tive of the Central Co-Operative Commission association of South St- Paul will be/present and all inter- ested parties are urged to attend. ST, PAUL’S MUSIC WEEK CONTAINS FINE PROGRAM (By United Press) St P.aul, Oct. 30—Opening with a recital by the municipal chorus tonight, St. Paul’s Music Week will be featured by symphony concerts and the appearance of Amelita Gal- 1i-Curei in_recital. The Minneapolis Symphony or- chestra is billed for the auditorium Thursday night and Galli-Curei will appear Saturday night- Tuesday night the Orpheus and Shubert clubs vill :appear at the here will be two mus- s Wednesday—a matinee Ly public school singing eclubs and the Scandanavian clubg in the even- ing. Music Week is being observed throughout the country this week: _ Robinowitz at Needleville. She claimg that she was humiliated by the act of the Klan and that her Tepu- tation wag damaged by the threat. The general counsel of the Klan at Atlanta denies all the charges, The answer state that “the sending of such notices is contrary to the purpose for which the defendant is organized and is in violation of its characters, constitution, by-laws, rit- uals proclamations and orders.” EASTERN STAR DANCE TO BE GIVEN TUESDAY The Eastern Star Hallowe’en danc- ing party, which will be held in the Moose hall Tuesday, Oct. 31, promises to be one of the liveliest affairs scheduled for the season. The invitations which wese sent out, were construed by a few mem- bers of the Star as aa invitation to the School of Instruziion, and the committee in charge desires to make it clear that all members ¢f the Star and Masons are welcome, whether they were sent an invitation or not. Those who received invitations and are not Masons are requested to pre- sent them at the door. The commttee in charge is sparing no expense in making this the season’s outstanding feature dancing party, as it is the first time the Eeastern Stars have issued invitations to out- siders. Plans for unique features will be inaugurated and tRose who have a bit of inside information predict that the party will surpass anything ever attempted in the nature of genuine pleasure and entertainment. e IN TEXAS DAMAGE SUIT|: OFYEARSWORK Report of Red Cross Nurse Shows Many Activities In Short Period ALL WILL BE HEARD AT ANNUAL MEETING NOV, 5 Election of New Executive Board Also on Program For Next Monday Important reports-on the work ac- complished during the past year will be given at the annual meeting of the Beltrami County Red Cross chapter to be held in the rooms of the Civic and Commerce association Monday, afternoon, November 6. In addition there will be election of an exec- utive board for the ensuing year. The report of-Miss Beth MacGreg- or, Red Cross Nurse, is especially in- teresting. This report of the work done in the Red Cross service for 1922 is necessarily short because of having spent but four and one-half months in it, the month of January and from July 10 to October 24. “During this time 139 nursing vis- |its were made, some of them for emergency: ¢ases Where it was neces- sary to remain with the patient for a whole night or day. Twenty-five visits were made as follow-up work for defective babies at the clinies. Nine pre-natal calls were made when instruction, helpful literature and patterns were given and infant out- fits were given to four mothers. There were 28 tuberculosis visits and Jfive T. B, Clinic$ held, one of them during the Teachers’ Institute at the College, giving rural teachers an opportunity to have a chest exami- nation. Oné hundred six patients were - examined at the clinics, fiive for who arangements were made to Sanitorium- care. Twenty-nine child welfare visits and thirty-nine visits where there were communicable diseases, includ- ing diphtheria, scarlet fever, small pox, whooping cough and typhoid fever. In all these homes instruc- tions as to care and preventing the spread of the diseases were given besides giving vaccine for typhoid and small pox and taking throat cultures from diphtheria patients. “There were ten social service vis- its made and nine where aid was stipplied to needy families. In ad- dition to the five tuberculosis clines, children’s clinic were held in North- (Continued on Page 8.) WOOL GROWERS CALLED | 0 ATTEND CONFERENCE eeting U» er 'Auspices of Farm Bureau to Consider Wool Sales Agency Minnesota wool growers are asked to attend a meeting to be held in St. Paul,Wednesdayi; November 15, under Farm Burcafi. auspices, for the purpose of perfecting a state association. The object of the or- ganization will be to improve the quality of Minnesota weol, give growers a better understanding of grades and the market demands and to foster 2 state-wide pool. The meeting has been called by J.F. Reed, president of the Minnesota Fafm Bureau Federation. “Every grower who is interested in forming a state-wide pool on a permanent basis should attend,” says Mr. Reed. ‘“Prices Feceived from wool.pooled this year have been very satisfactory to all who took advan- tage of this ecolomically sound method of marketing. Those who did not pool shared in the advantages because they obtaimed far better prices locally than would have pre- vailed had_the wool pool not existed. “Thig country produces less than 75 per cent of wool consumed and the producer should and must have his own marketing organization.” Farmers who pooled their wool this year received 5 t0 8 cents more than they would have obtained, had they sold to speculators early in the summer, according to F. L. French, secretary, who has been in charge of that phase of the Federation’s activities. PIONEER IS TESTING OUT RADIO RECEIVER The Pioneer office now boasts a radio receiving set, installed Sat- urday and likely to become a perma- nent fixture. The set is the property of Julius Miller, local agent, and is of the Westinghouse type. The set will be tested out bjPthe,Pioncer and the public is invited to hear whatever is receved over it ruring the eveing, when it will be used for dem- oDstration purposes. This set was installed late Sat- urday afternon and was in- fine work- ing order Saturday night, concerts being received from all over the United States, including Minneapolis where excellent dance.music was be- ing broadcasted; Davenport, Towa; St. Louis; Louisville; Des Moines and other stations being heard also. Sunday night brought forth sev- eral additional stationg and it is ex- pected that this week will even add to the number of stations heard over this set, which is capable of receiv- ing anything which any other set will receive, the Westinghouse be- ing considered among the best makes on the market. Noted Travel Lecturer Opens Teachers College Lecture Course November 6 “THE SHADOW OF ASIA” IS TOPIC BY REQUEST Season Tickets Now on Sale At Local Drug Stores for Entire Six Numbers E. Alexander Powell, speaking. on “The Shadow of Asia,” will open the lecturc course to be staged un- der the auspices of the Bemidji State Teachers college this fall and winter. This opening number of a series of x strong numbers will be given at the Methodist church auditorium on Monday evening, November 6. Maj- or Powell was originally scheduled to speak on “Wheré Strange Trails Go Down” but in answer to a local request that he speak on “The Shad- ow of Asia” he hag consented to do s0- Major Powell has been engaged by Harper's Magazine to write a series of articles on his travels and is also compiling a book. Hec has just we- cently returned from Asia and he thoroughly understands the topic of his address and writings. A letter received from the Indian- apolis State Teachers college by the local college states that Major Pow- ell was exceptionally well received there just recently, indicating that even the larger audiences welcome his appearances before them. Mejor Powell, veteran rof a half dozen wars, author lecturer, “gentle- man rover,” found romance in the far-flung lands stretching from the southern marshes of China to the edgeg of Polynesia. He has traveled through Siam, Cambodia, :Annam; Cochin-China; the Malay states; the Straits settlements; Sumatra; Java; Celebes; Borneo and Sulu. He has written a number of fas- cinating bookg and his travel articles Clure’s, Metropolitan, — Review of Scribner’s; Harpers; Atlantic; Me- Reviews; Munsey’s; Everyboddy’s; The Ladie’s Home Journal; Collier’s; The Saturday Evening Post and other magazines are of special faterest al- ways. He has traveled on four conti- nents in more than 100 countries. He has seen a half a dozen wars and served with eleven armies. He was correspondent for the New York (Continued on Page 8.) New Salvation Army Board _Prepares For Annual Appeal 'YOU MAY Look it over, Think it over, Read it over, Talk it over, But | you will be judged entirely by your ability ‘ti PUT IT OVER! k Let's Give The Salvation Army A Chance ‘Tn Bemidji! Preparationg are going on for a live campaign for the Annual Ap- péal of the Army on Wednesday and Thursday' of this week. No one will be asked to do over two hours work and they may have the district and the partner and their |own convenient time during those ‘| days. The Advisory Board for the en- siting year was elected at a meeting held this noon at the Civic and Com- merce asSociation with Col Wm. S. Barker and Mrs. Mary T. Wishman present. The members are as fol- lows: Earle A. Barker, president for another year; Dr. D. F. McCann; CHff Finch; A. D. Johnson; Frank Duxbury; C. L. Isted; H. A. Bridge- man and D. E. itman This group of citizens will assist the local Army in every way possible. Not only in the important position of helping in the annual financial Appéal but in many of the ‘hardships that assail the local officers in the daily discharge of their duties to the needy- Whenever the attemtion of some of these persons is called to some aggravated form of welfare irregu- larity they will be in a postion to have the Salvation Army help in its solution. Monthly meetings will be called and a report given by the local offi- cer of his services, both religiously and socially and in providing tempor- al and physical relief also. Ensign Knudson is to go to Roches- ter for treatment. For months En- ign Kudson has performed his work . | under stress of great physical pain. He has not slighted the forlorn who were dependent on his ministrations. Cases of two elderly people iil for a long while, to whom he continued faithful in hig visitations until their death and then attended to the fun- eral services personally; equal faith- fulness to a family with a dying baby and the same death rites, has been told by those grateful poor parents. Salvation Army Service At the end of life the important, thing will not be how much pleasure we had in it but how much service we gave in it; not how full of suc- cess it was, but- how full of sacri- fice; mot how happy we were, but how helpful we were; not how ambi- tion as gratified, but how love was served. 7 “RADIO BUGS” WOC at Davenport, Towa, will, broadeast tonight 'between 7 and ‘8 o’clock. Vocal, trombone and piaho: solos will be given among which afe! “Rosary,” “Swanee River” and 'Valse ‘Caprice,” by capable artists. WOC ‘operates on 400 metres and the programs are readily received here under normal conditions. The Sweeney Auto School at Kan- sas City broadcasts Sundays, Tues- days, and Thursdays. Tomorrow night at 8 o’clock there will be a special Hallg,e’en dance program. Kansas City Star is also heard by local receivers in good shape. WLAG at the Oak Grove hotel, Minneapolis broadcasts dail at 360 metres. These concerts are also well received by the local stations. e ——t The great service of the Salvation Army is that of putting heart irto men and women workers by the excel- The organization and its individual men a dwome workers, by the ex lece of their work and their zelf- sacrifice, give aim to those who are purposeless and hope to those who have lost hope. It ig the sick, the poor, the dis- tressed—all those who are actual or potential charges upon the tax-pay- er—that the Salvation Army is in- terested in. Two out of every three derelicts, and even a larger portion of fallen women and persong in dis- tress who are handled by the Salva- tion Army, make good and become worthwhile and industrious citizens. A Nation’s assets are its human re- sources. Thus, every time a “man who is down” is lifted to his feet, up goeg the international market in the “y. S. Common”. Pays A Big Dividend The Salvation Army necds mainte- nance for its Rescue and Maternity Homes, and hospitais; its Children's Homes; it Indutrial Home for men; Its Slum Work and Nurseries; Ite Prison work; Its Missing Friendg Bu- reau and the Officers Ttraining Col- leges. This iy YOUR way to make that great investment for Humanity, for the Salvation Army does the greatest relief and rescue work in the world. DIEDRICH REFEREES GAME AT GRAND FORKS SATURDAY Dr. J. W. Diedrich returned this mornng from a short business trip to Duluth where he went following the St. Thomas-North Dakota foot- ball game at Grand Forks rd afternoon, he referceing tl which resulted in a 6 to 0 victory St. Thomas. ts l@Jsé Rifles F reely AJOR POWELL Held Up and Robbed . - of Money,Watches,Car By TwoMaskedBandits | VOTERS TO REGISTER FOR ELECTION TUESDAY All voters, who failed to vote at the primary election or who have changed their ward residence since the primaries, are to regis- ter Tuesday, October 31, in order to vote at the general election, November 7. Registration will take place at the five ward polling places and each will be open from 9 a. m. to 9 p- m. in order to accomodate all persons who wish to register. As provided by law it is necessary that all be registered voters in order to vote Nov. 7. In view of the fact that a large vote is likely to be cast in this section a weck from Tuesday, there is every indication that the registration will be fairly heavy. GREECE MAY JOIN WITH REPUBLICS OF EUROPE Movement to Abolish Princes And Monarchs is Strong Among Greeks Today By William R. Kuhns (United Press Staff Correspondent) Londen, Oct. 30—Will Greece be the next Republic? The movement to abolish monarchs and; yrinces wag neve? so stromg among the Greecks, as it is today. Centuries before Christ, the ancient Greek cities adopted the republican form of government and were prob- ably the first communities to recog- nize the justice of popular control. When the eightcenth century op- Fned there was only one Republic in _Enrnpe the tiny Helvetic League, which governed Switzerland. When the nineteenth century came, France had become a Republic. There were also several other smaller imitations of the French Commune, which did not survive their infancy. At the beginning of the twentieth century, France and Switzerland alone retained, Republican govern- ments. The war brought about a startling transformation. Within the short: space of two years, thirteen new Republics were added to the worrics of the old dip- lomats. They are: Germany, Russia, Austria, Czecho-Slovakia, Poland, Esthonia, Latvia, Lithaunia, Hungar, Portugal, Ukraine, Albania and Fin land, besides France and Switzer- land. The actual number of separatc Republics is greater than this inas: much as Baden, Bavaria and other German states are Republics, though still a part of the new German Re- public. Few of these nationg are at pres- ent economically or politically pow- erful, but their potential influence on Europe is tremendous. They spread out over approximate- ly seven-ninths of the total area of Europe, and their combined popula- tions are more than two and onc- half times that of thes United States. With the exception of Great Brit- ain and Italy, there are no great powers in Europe with monarchial governments. FERGUS FALLS JUDGE ROLL CALL DIRECTOR Chicago, Oct. 30—The appoint- ment is announced of Judge Charles F. Hall of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, ag state dircctor of the Sixth Annual Roll Call of the American Red Cross beginning on Armistice Day, Nov- ember 11th, and ‘continuing until Thanksgiving day. This is in accordance with a new plan of state organization with Red Cross headquarters office at Granite Falls, Minnesota, for the Roll Call, just adopted by the American Red Cross, as announced by Walter Da- vidson, manager, Central Division, Headquarters at Chicago. Judge Hall had active charge of the Liberty Loan Drive during the war and more recently conducted a campaign for funds for the Near East and also conducted Clean Up Squad work in behalf of the veter- ans of the World War and is widely known throughout the state. Judge Hall will direct all the ar- rangements for the Roll Call Cam paign and will be assisted by M sentativ in Minnesota. Paul Winebrenner and Joe Cramer and Two Young Ladies Given Thrill MASKED BANDITS FIRE FREELY WITH RIFLES Auto is Taken But is Later Recovered in Timber on East Side of Lake Paul Winebrenner, Joseph Cramer and two young ladies had a thrilling experience; Sunday night of being 5 shot at with rifles, frisked of their money and watches and forced to do considerable walking before get- ting a ride back to Bemidji. Intending to drive around Lake Bemidji before going to the second show at a local theatre, this party, in the Winebrenner Hupmobile, was accosted by two hold-up men about 8:30 o'clock’ Sunday pvening juit at the top of a long hill near Rocky Point. Standing at the side of the road, the men ordered the car to stop and one of them fired one shot with a .22 rifle, hitting the body of the car on the left side. He then jumped on the running board and shot through the curtain hitting the steer- ing wheel. The next three shots were fired from the rear of the car with a high- powered rifle. one shot going through the plate glass window at the rear of the car, through Cramer’s cloth- ing sufficient to draw blood, through Winebrenner’s cap, drawing blood and through the windshield and the aluminum sun shade. The second shot went about three inches lower, going through the rear window and also through the windshield. The third shot went through the spare tire on the rear of the car and made a dent in the body of the car. The shopting all happened while the car was going but a short distance, possibly not over 36 feet, Mr. Wine- brenner, who was driving the car, then stopped it The bandits forced them allto get out and walk to the rear of the car, where one of them frisked Cramer for his watch and money, amounting to something over $19. The bandit then told Mr. Wincbrenner to hand over his watch and money, which he did. The bandits then made the two young men and the ladies stand one (Continued on Page 8.) BEMIDJI BOYS MAKING GOOD AT HAMLINE “U” Bemidji is being ably represented ai Hamline university this year by seven graduateg of' the local high school. Paulj R. Hanna, exchange editor of the Hamline Oracle, states in a letter to the Pioneer that these men are representing Bemidji in a praiseworthy ~manner. They are Walter Higbe, John Koors, Robert Naylor, John Simons, Harry Hodgon, Willard Jameson and Roy Webster, Simons is again on the University football team and is considered one of the best backficld men in the col- lege conference. Robert Naylor hag again been chosen as a member ‘of the Hamline Uuniversity Men‘s Glee Club which will make a tour through the Iron Range or Northern Minn- esota in the late winter or early spring. Naylor has also been chosen to membership in the Hamline Play- or$ an organization composed of the dramatic talent of Hamline. A pick- ed cast from this organization will make & trip through the towns of Mnnesota giving a road play. Will- ard Jameson has been pledged to the Eta Phi Fraternity of Hamline. ITASONS PLANNING BIG TIME WEDNESDAY NIGHT An interesting session is gssured for the next regular communication of the Bemidji lodge No. 233, A..F- & A. M., to be held in the Masonic hall Wednesday evening, Novembep 1. and there is every indication that the hall will be filled to capacity. The Walker lodge is to put om first degree work for a large class of candidates the degree work to start promptly at & o’clock. The business meeting of the local lodge will be called to order at 7:30 and all mem- bers are urged to be present at that hour. . ; are to be present from r; /G Lake, and Park Rap- and possibly from Pine River Refreshments will be served cepecially urged that a sentation of the Bemidji (§shin turn out to welcome ting members at this time,