Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 17, 1922, Page 1

e, The Pioneer is the oaly daily * within 100 miles of Bemidji and nas the largest circulation ia Northern Minnesata, J it south portion. Not much change in temperature. VOLUME XX. NO 180 Ret:rmg}l!ha. In Bemidji In This Section of ‘State Already Established NEW EXECUTIVE BOARD AND OFFICERS ELECTED Public Urged to Give Hearty Support by Becoming Members at Once The Fifth Annual Red Cross Roll Call will be, started in Bemidji Mon- day, November 20, and continue throughout the week. The member- chip campaign is under the direction of Rev. L. P. Warford, who will be assisted by a number of volunteer committees. Bemidji and' this north country, which has constantly faced the men- ace of forest fires, is expected to be especially interested in keeping up membership in the American Red Cross. There are many who remem- ber the Red Cross money and sup- plies that were shipped into this dis- trict after the Baudette fire. No matter in what ‘part of the country disaster strikes, the Red Cross is first in offering relief. Last year $450 was added to the national fund as a; result of the fourth annual roll call in Southern Beitrami county. Of all $1 mem- s bersiiips 50 per cent is used by the American Red Cross and the bal- ance, including all donations, makes up the fund which is used locally. In the membership drive this year it is hoped that the community will respond liberally to the roll call. The newly-elected executive board has taken up the work with interest and enthusiasm. Officers elected for the ensuing year are Chairman, Rev. William ‘Elliott; vice chairman, G. D. Backus; secretary, Leila A. Stanton; treasurer, E. D. Boyce, The next executive board consists of G. D. Backus, Dr. E. H. Smith, Rev. Lester P, Warford, Mrs. H. L. Rasmussen, ' Rev. William Elliott, Mrs. H. L. Huffman, Mrs. E.H. Smith, A. T. Carlson and Mrs. C. M. Bacon. Reports from the standing com- mittees at a recent annual meeting of the South Beltrami County chap- ter showed that much splendid work has been done during the year in bet- tering conditions generally and re- lieving many special cases. Owing to the fine response, in memberships and donations, to last year’s roll call, it has been posible to retain the services of a public nurse and to furnish the Civilian Relief Commit- tee with $500, which was used prin- cipally in behalf of ex-service men and their families. The issues which lie as a respon- sibility upon the Red Cross this year are not hard to grasp. The Red Cross must have money to take care of the Civilian Relief of this dis- trict. That obligation the Red Cross would not willingly let go. Money must be had, if the Red Cross is to take care of the nursing activities of the community, as it has been so cifectively carried on by Miss Beth MacGuregor. meet the great emergency calls which always come (without preparations. Epidemic and disaster are always waiting at the door and a Red Cross cquipped with sufficient funds is al- ways a ready hand of mercy. SCHOOL CHILDREN TAKE INTEREST IN BOOK WEEK School children have entered into the spirt of Better Book Week with a vim. A large number of kiddies have drawn cartoons depicting Bet- ‘ter Book Week, some of which may be secen in the display windows of the Bemidji Book and Stationery store. “Good books candy,” is one are better than of the admissions made in.a drawing shown by an eight-vear-old lad- The willingness of children to be guided to read bet- ter books at that age, makes it much easier for the parents to bring this about. The teachers of the public school are exercising a wholesome influence over the children and are doing much to help the parents in this regard. During the entire year, the teach- ers in the public schools are endeav- oring to interest the pupils in read- ing better books, but this week are putting forth special effort, espec- ially to gain the attention of the parents so that the children may possess the books for themselves. Charts or poster for Book Week have been prepared by pupils in the different grades and some of them are being displayed in the downtown store windows and are well worth the attention of the passerby. Money must be had to| Will' ‘Start MondayForOneWeek KIWANIS CLUB ENJOYS TALK BY DEAN WALKER Duluth . Rector Able Discourse on Needs of Gives America of Today Dean Walker of Duluth, who was the principal speaker of the occasion brought hearty applause from the large gatherin® of members at the noon-day meeting ' of the Kiwanis club at the Elks club rooms Thurs- day, with a timely discourse on the needs of America today. He brought home to his many hearers the real meaning of the Kiwanis motto “We Build” and told how they could make it mean more to this commun- ity and to the country at large, by the club as a body, fostering Amer- icanism by demanding a square deal for those who are not in a position to demand it for themselves. He showed where nations that were once 2 power in the world, but now only an incident in history, brought about their ruin by the self- ishness of the rulers and those with them who had the wielding of the power. He spoke of the untest which aas been apparent even in America within the- past five years, due to the selfishness of the men who thought they were secure in the (Continued on Page 8.) HUPMOBILE GARAGE IS 'NOW BEING CONSTRUCTED ‘Dannenbery & Christianson, local distributors for the Hupmobile line of automobiles, are soon to be locat- ed in a new building now being con- structed by Alex Shavitch on his lots just north of the Standard Oil Co. filling - station. Work or the new huildjng began a few days ago and is progresing rapidly. The building will be occupied by the Dannenberg & Christianson Auto Co. about February 1 and a full line of Hupmobile cars will be on dis- play there. In connection there will be a service station for cars, and acces- sories and parts for the Hupmobile will be kept in stock. This firm, composed of A. Dannenberg and William Christianson, announces that it is expecting to place a num- ber of Hups in -this territory next summer and has several orders on the books at the present time. The aim of the concern is to have good cars and to give good service at all times. EDUCATIONAL LEAGUES DEMAND EARLY ACTION | Passage of Towner-Sterling Bill in Coming Session of Congress Urged Washington, Nqv. 17, (Capital News Service)—With the election a thing of the past and an extraordi- nary session of Congress promised to take care of special matters, edu- cational associations and organiza- tions all over the country are pre- paring for a strong. representation to the next congress looking to the immediate passage of the Towner- Sterling bill, providing: for a De- partment of Education, with a Secre- tary in the President's cabinet. Henry J. Ryan, National Director in the American Legion, sums up the need in a pungent paragraph. He says: “The school itself is the founda- tion of the Nation. If the American school fails, America will fail. Ed- ucation is the mother of civilization. The old world failed because of lack of a proper system of education and America will fail if it does not direct its attention to its schools and determine that a policy of stint in education is false economy.” i The House Committee on Educa- tion, in recommending the paseage of the bill, which has been held up by influences more. easily imagined than described, said of it: “There is nothing "of more im- portance in our scheme of Govern- ment that the education of the people If education should be givenf the recognition which its importance .re- quires, if illiteracy is a national per- 1, if ignorance of our language and institutions is a source of danger.... if there should be provided for every boy and girl in America a competent well qualified teacher in order that there may be developed throughout our Natioh an intelligent and en- lightened citizenship, then it can be fairly said that this legislation is Jjustified.” \ollo “REMEN SURE . BEMIDJI, MINN,, FRIDAY EVENING, NOV. 17, 1922 PRICE 3: ellor of Germany Looks To America FARMERS PIAN |Declares It America’s Duty To Call A World 10 GVECITY. Able Basket Ball Material On Hand For Regular Practice Periods CHALLENGE ISSUED TO ALL SIMILAR OUTFITS Strong Schedule of Games Here and Out of Town Being Arranged With the candidates rapidly get- ting into shape, Bemidji is assured a strong city basketball team this fall and winter, the team being put in the game under the auspices of the Bemidji Fire Department under the management of a committee of which R. B. Lycan is chairman. Several out of town players, who are trying out for the team, have already arrived, and with the local players already out, an exceptionally strong team is assured. Art (Short) Barrett of Minneap- olis, former coach at St. Thomas and a former member of the famous Ascension team, arived Thursday and is now out for practice with the rest of the candidates. Barrett plays at running guard. ‘Wally Jube, another former mem- ber of the Ascension team, an ex- cellent dribbler and all-around play- er, is trying out for the position of center. He is about six feet tall and gives apearance of being able to handle this position in a very capable manner. Curly Movold of Fosston, a form- er member of the basketball team at the North Dakota Agricultural col- lege and coach at the Lutheran col- lege, Decorah, Iowa, captain and coach of the Army team at Camp Dodge, is also on the job and is show- ing up in fine shape. He plays at the forward position. Elmer Schuft of Federal Dam, who played with the Fergus Falls American Legion team last year, this team going into the finals with the 151st Field Artillery at Minneapolis, is also here to tryout for the Bemidji team. Eddie Adair, a former member of the Hamline \m)versxty team, is due to arrive here soon. Local men out for the team to date include Myron Plummer, Fred Phibbs and Roy Trafton, none of whom ,need any further introduction to Bemidji bas- ketball fans. The fact that these men are here and are trying out for the team does not prevent other candidates from coming out for practme, anounces Mr. Lycan, since it is not his plan to use the five best individual stars but to use the best five-man combi- nation as the first team. Regular practice of an hour and a half is held every evening at the new armory and these men are rap- idly getting in shape for the opening of the season. Arrangements are now being made (Continued on Page 8) * clear majority. of 85 BONAR LAW HAS AMPLE s CHANCE TO TEST POLICY y United Press) (By Lloyd Allen) London, Nov. 17—With a all other political pa liment, Premier Bonar Law is said to bave ample opportunity to test his policy of tranquility when Commons convene next Monday, CONSOLIDATION FINE MEETINGS FORNEXT WEEK | Annual Meet of Farm Bureau Unit Directors Wednesday; Big Dinnér Thursday OF N.W.ROADS |rucesons seson o IS DISCUSSED Hearings Are Commenced on Proposed Consolidations Effecting Northwest (By United Press) (By William Losh) ‘Washington, Nov. 17—Consolida- tion of the railroads of the country into a few great regional systems, believed by the authoritieg to be the ultimate solution of present trans- portation difficulties, was before the Incerstate Commerce Commission to- day-. Hearings commenced on the pro- posed consolidation of the Northern Pacific with the Burlington, and the Great Northern with the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, to be known as Systems 14 and 15. The Commission has previously held hearings on thé suggested con- solidation of roads in the southeast states. Today’s hearings, as were previous ones, are being held under authority of the transportation act of 1920. They are to bring about whether the roads involved are will- ing to submit to the grouping pro- posed by the commission and to de- velop what opposition exists to its plan. Recent reports from St. Paul, stronghold of the Hill interests, in- dicated that the Great Northern and Northern Pacific; l\f‘*\“Ed Hi}l roads would int..pose before th&3commis- sion a counter-plan to be permitted (Continued on page 6) R L S HOLD RED LAKE HEARING AT THIEF RIVER: DEC, 7 A public hearing will be held at Thief River Falls, Thursday, Decem- ber 7, 1922, at 10:00 o’clock a. m. for the consideration of plans sub- mitted by the Red Lake Drainage & Conservancy District for the reg- ulation of Red Lake and improve- ment of Red Lake river. This hear- ing will be in conjunction with the final hearing on this' project to be held before Judges Grindeland and Stanton of the District Court. All parties interested from the standpoint of navigation are invited to be present. While for purposes of War Department record, type- written statements, in quardrupli- cate are preferred, oral statements will be considered. The plans for this project are on file in the United States Engineer’s office, St. Paul, and may be examin- ed there prior to the hearing. NOTICES BLACK PARTICLE ON SIDE-WALK — HAVE STRONG PROGRAM Interesting Reports Will Be Made and Capable Talks Will Be Heard Farmers frm the entire surround- ing section are expected to be in Be- midji Wednesday and Thursday, Nov- ember 22 and 23, for the general farmers’ conference to be held here those days and to include the annual meeting of the Farm Burcau Unit directors on Wednesday and the land clearing program, a gencral meeting and the Annual Civic and Commerce association dinner for the farmers on Thursday. The annual meeting of the Farm Bureau Unit directors is the annual meeting of the whole board, and is called for the purpose of reviewing | the work of the past year and mak- ing plans for the coming year’s work. Officers and an executive committee for the new year will be named at this meeting and other important an- nual business will be attended to. Every Farm Bureau unit in the county is expected to have its del- egate at this meeting. This annual session will be call- ed to order immediately following the regular noon-day meeting of the Civic and Commerce association next Wednesday, the delegates be- ing invited guests and to be enter- tained here durmg their stay so that they may remain for the two-day ses- sion. For the evéning of the 22nd a theatre party has been planned. The program for the second day, Thursday, will begin promptly at 10 o'clock at the Elko theatre. The topic will be land clearing. Prizes in the brushing ang secding contests are to be awarded to local contest- ants at that time. Reports by the delegates of units and farmers’ slubs will be made at this meeting. Dinner will be served at the Civie and Commerce association rooms Thursday noon, the association being host to all farmers uLtcndmg the sessions. Thursday afternoon is to be taken up with talks by local and outside speakers of ability, and ad- ditional reports of interest are to be made- A. J. McGuire, manager of the Minnesota Co-Operative Creameries association, has been invited to speak. IHis topic will be “Dairying in Northern Minnesota,” and will be given about 2 o’clock Thursday after- noon. The entire two-day session is sure to be of special interest to all farm« ers of the county and there is cvery indication that the meetings will be well attended. ‘year is not an eight or ninc st 1 !1t has been a wonderful | best in the history of the gr "and the end of the road comes not as a welcome event for the millions | | nois. {the first period and MacAldrich, or " Economic KANSAS CITY T0 HOLD | BIG LIVE STOCK SHOW American Royal, Classic Livestock Shows, Will be Opened Tomorrow (By United Press) Kansas City, Nov. 17—The Amer- ican Royal—classic of livestock shows-—will open here tomorrow with nearly $55,000 offered as premiums. The twenty-fourth annual event will dedicate the new half-million dollar exposition building. The new building contains an oval of 26,000 feet of floor space where the cham. pions of more than twenty state fairs will parade and kings and queens of livestock will be crowned. The exposition opens tomorrow night with the choral society of Lindsborg, Kas., singing “The Mes- siah”. The exposition will continue one week. Hereford cattle will be one of the attractions. Premiums totalling $11, 255 are offered for Herefords this year. This is tha largest amount of Hereford prize money ever award- ed and is expected to bring together an exceptional showing. In addition to the money prizes for Herefords, (Continued on Page 8.) SOME AUTO ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE Automobile accidents quite fre- quently occur as the result of the failure to abide by the flic laws. Many drivers of automobiles do not use the arm for giving signals and do mot give the right-of-way to the car at tine right. Section 6 of Chapter 473, Laws of 1921, provides: “An opeartor intend- ing to turn his car to the left sl extend his arm in a horizontal pos tion and slow down. “A vehicle shall have the right-of- way over another vehicle which dppro.ndung from the left on an m tersecting highway, a the right-of-way to a ¢ ing from the right on an intersccting highway.” A violation of this provision is an act of negligence and a mis meanor, according to Section 2615 of the statutes. FOOTBALL REACHES ITS SEMI-FINALS SATURDAY . Scheduled Interesting Games For University Fields Saturday Afternoon By Henry L. Farrcil (United Fress Sports Editor) New York, Nov. 17i—LFootban be gins to pass out tomorrow with tue semi-final card of the 1922 season. son, the at gam who now follow the game. The next to the last number of the brand like some of its predee but there are a numbcr of attr games on this card: Yale against Princcton. Penn State against Pennsylvania. Wash- ington and Jefferson against Pitt burgh. Harvard against Brown. Dartmouth against Columbia. Sy cuse against Colgate. lowa again: Ohio State. go against Illi- Michigan against Wisconsin. California against Nevada. Not only because it is tradition- ally the star number of the program |but because it promises to be the bitterest contest of the day, the bat-| {tle of the Princcton Tiger and the | Yale Bull Dog is the outstanding game on the card. Last year Yale defeated Prinecton 118 to 7 and avenged the 20 to 0 defeat the Tigers plastered on them in 1920. O'Hearn, the brilliant Yale half back, ran right end for 20 yerds in of the greatest of all Yale players, added the winning margin with two | goals from the field. It was one of the greatest battles| of the year when Gilroy threatened two to win for Princeton in the last t minutes of play when he got with a forward pass and a long only to be downed a few inches f the geal ilne. Yale held and v Penn State and Pennsyi come u close second as the best gamc (Continued on Page 8.), of Conference Chancellor Retiring Wirth Discusses Condition of Europe With Bickel SAYS EUROPE IS RUINED IF U, S. DOES NOT HELP U. S. Must Take Distinctive Role in Reparations By Sending Delegates Dr. J. Wirth, retiring chan- cellor of Germany, intends to play an active part in his coun. try’s government as leader of the energetic opposition in the Reichstag, somewhat after the manner of Lloyd George in the House of Commons. Free from the restrictions of office, which he held longer than any German chancellor since the war, Wirth now feels able to talk frecly on international affairs in his interview given Karl A. Bickel, general manager of the United Press Association, Dr, Wirth tells of the part he belicves America must play in European affairs and of the danger that will result from in- action. 1 (By United Press) Berlin, Nov. 17. (By Karl A. Bick- General Manager of teh United copyrighted 1922 by the U. P.) —“America must call a world eco- nomic conference. It is her duty,” Dr. Joseph Wirth, former chancellor of Germany declared in an interview today, the first since the fall of his government, able to discuss frankly the situation within and without Germany, unhampered by diplomat- ic reticence which prevented many utterances * during his nineteen months at the helm of German af- fairs. Wirth's first thought was for the need of America’s intervention as arbitrer. The United States, he de- [clurvd, must take a distinctive role in reparadion sctiement by sending | official dolegates to the commission Ste must be an umpire for Kurope. Unless Amer'ea does this, Dr. Wirth forsces ucder ruin and Bol- | shevism tarouguout Europk. For ¢, die swid he was determined A Jaying a pare I the whay simiiar to that i the sritisa parii- ment. War iow a deputy. He | pumted out that ine United States | through Vevodiow Wilson was pledg- e to fourt 1dding, “But body in Amer- carry out ihese o Lloyd G is o ovitie the European uicw now has become a ~ not politicians, not Wirth contin- ot take a hand as wid must call a con- + wil o deal witu the Wi cconomic view- probiem i e | problem point. bovAmeri g b re veoy dhac goniiomen, on the reparation mmittee, but why Ldoesn’t Amie have official rep- resentaduon. Ancnica must have of- 1e precenaativ 0 she can play ded role, so she can be a sort lot an arbitrer and umpire.” At this point 1 interrupted Dr. (Continued on Page 8) o gentlemen; | STILLWATER PRISONERS DEMAND BEST OF BOOKS (By United Press) Stillwater, Min., Nov. 17—Prisqn- ers in the state penitentiary prefer the highest grade of litcrature. The ing i¢ largely confined to the bes historical fiction, accord- ling to Miriam E. Cary, supervising |librarian. There are ten times as many books of this nature in the pris- on library as there are of any other kind. Inmates now have a library of | more than 8,000 volumes, Miss Carey id, and they use it thcnswely The class of literature is selected with great care. The library is in charge lof a graduate of an castern univer- v, noted for knowledgze of what best in literature. Miss Carey, employed by the board of control, s general supervision of libraries institutions under the board. At the state prison there are 1,500 volumes of historical fiction, 150 volumes of humorous fiction and books of history, biography, fine arts, useful arts, philosophy, relig- ion and travel and volumes of liter- atur nates at all time choose the highest class of books that can be | secured. e