Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 22, 1922, Page 1

The Pioneer is the oaly daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and nas the largest circulation ia \ Northern Minnesota. ‘ BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER Minnesota? night and Thursday. ortheast tonight. VOLUME XX, NO. 184. Y % BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOV. 22, 1922 PRICE 3¢ A B 0% CENETREEN Clemenc Babcock Plans to Recommend New Law to Allow Cities ; To Start Programs RECOMMENDS LIGHTING OF ALL VEHICLES ALSO Number of Tax Exempt Cars to be Cut Down Greatly Under Present Plans Plans for financing the state high- way program during 1923 and 1924 already made public, Charles M. Bab- cock, state highway commissioner, this week announced other recom- mendations to be presented by the highway department to the state leg- islature early in January. Under the policy of promoting public co-operation in the good roads plan, the commissioner invited com- ments on the proposals and added suggestions for new laws and changes in the old ones. They should be sent to the highway department, 1246 University avenue, St. Paul. Every one will receive due consideration, Mr. Babcock said, but to acknowledge all may be too big an undertaking. Speed Town Street Paving A new law will be asked to per- mit cities and villiages which are willing to pay the interest on the iavestment until such time as the improvement is reached on the reg- ular state program, to pave streets on the trunk highway systems within their limits. Many towns are now putting off paving until the state is ready to pave its 18-ft. strip on their strects. Commissioner Babcock wants the road plan to-promote in- stead of hindering improvements and believes the new legislation is only fair to progressive towns. Paving To Stop Waste The present limit on expenditures for paving—20 per cent of the state highway construction fund— will be __taken off, if the highway depart- ment recommendation prevails in the legislation. Paving is and will be built only where it is necessary to stop waste of money for gravel on heavy traffic sections, highway offic- ials assert. Where more than 1,000 vehicles a day use a road and the maintenarice cost runs over $700 each mile” each year, they add, the economical and most satisfactory way is to pave the sections. = . Lights For All Vehicles Wagons and buggies, as well as trucks and automobiles, must carry lights on the highways after dark, upon pasage of another law proposed for common public welfare. Com- missioner Babcock said .a regulation of that kind is favored unanimously by many farmers with whom he has discussed the proposal. Those farm- ers believe that the repeal of the law a few years ago was a mistake and for that reason they are expected to give their full support to its re- cnactment. Too Many Tax Exempt Cars Claiming that road. betterments already are reducing repair, gaso- line and tire expenses for car owners ond for that reason all cars should bear a reasonable share of the cost of highway improvements, Commis- sioner Babcock will ask that the “tax cxempt” tags be aboiisied. Every motor vehicle should pay its way in the better roads in ‘return for the savings afforded its owner, accord- ing to the state highway officials and cngineers, all of whom bought their (Continued on Page 8.) RALPH GRACIE POST TO MEET THURSDAY NIGHT Plans for a membership campaign are to be discussed at the regular meeting of the Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion to be held at the rooms of the Civic and Commerce association ,Thursday evening, be- ginning at 8 o’clock. This drive is to renew memberships as well as to secure new members for 1923. Every present member of the post is expected to pay his 1923 dues promptly so that the active work may be devoted largely to the securing of new members. Already a goodly number have paid their 1923 dues and more are paying from time to time. A number of interesting reports are to be heard at this meeting and it is especially requested that there he a large attendance of members and prospective members.It is ex- pecied that an interesting meeting will be held. - AR RADIO MAKES E. 0 % M- _ CLUB ROOMS T00 SMALL cose Lodge Votes to Make “Club Rooms Larger at’ i Tuesday Meeting At the regular meeting of the Moose lodge Tuesday evening, the committee which has had charge of the purchasing of a radio receiving set reported through its chairman, M. A. Aldrich, that nearly énough had now been subscribed, and conse- quently they have bought the set that was lately taken out of the Grand theatre and demonstrated at the Moose club rooms. A recharg- er for the storage batteries has been ordered to complete”the set so that it may be used continuously. The Moose club rooms have been proving so popular of late that they are too small and the lodge author- ized enlargement by the installation of double doors into a small room at the northwest corner of the’ hall, M. A. Aldrich offering to donate the necessary lgtjor. To prepare for the annual New Year’s ' celebration the following committee was appointed: E. E. Ben- son, Frank Annis, Hans Mittet, Art Stevens and Henry Marin. Two disability “benefits were al- lowed and Dictator H. Z. Mitchell referred to the case of Brother Moose (Continued on Page 8:) MRS. FELTON RESIGNS - IN FAVOR OF GEORGE - Washington, Nov. 22—A woman clothed with all the power of the senatotial office, spoke on the floor of the United States Senate today for the first time in the history of the country. Mrs. W. H. Felton, the “grand old lady from Georgia,” who fought her way to the senate for a day in order to blaze the trail for the women of America, gave the dignified and aus- tere senate some good old-fashioned grand-motherly advice and then re- signed in favor of her elected suc- cessor,” Walter F. George. k 4 Gives His Pinc-g Industry of Nation Menaced By New Plague FREEDOM OF STRAITS TALKED AT CONFERENCE Turks Requested to Pledge Perpetual Freedom; War Is Only Exception (By United Press) _(By Henry Wood) Lausanne, Switzerland, Nov. 22— The freedom of the Dardanelles was taken up at the Turkish peace con- ference today. American observers sat in at the meeting of Comimittee No. 1, at which the discussion took place, and watched the proceeding closely. A proposal was made for a purely civil regime fér Constantinople, under the supervision' of the Interna- tional committee appointed by the League of Nations. . Under the plan proposed, the al- lies would not be permitted to main- tain garrisons along the Dardanelles or the Bosphorus. The Turks were requested to pledge perpetual freedom of the straits both for merchant and war vessels,except in the eventuality of a war in which Turkey makes her- self a’ belligerent. HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE VOTES ACTION ON SUBSIDY ~Washington, Nov. 22—Advocates of the Ship Subsidy bill- achieved their first victory in the special ses- sion today when the House Rules Committee voted 6 to 3 to report a ruling prepared for immediate con- sideration of the measure in the house. BEGINNERS BAND WILL HOLD MEETING TONIGHT The Beginners band will meet to- night at 7:30 o‘clock at the City hall. All members must be present, states Bandmaster G. O. Riggs. Satisfied Useps Loud In Their Praise For Diamond Point Park Complimentary Letters are ‘Received From Large Number of Tourists Who Visited Here During Past Summer; 9,000 Registered at Park During Season Recently Closed. That tourists who Diamond Point park and enjoyed its privileges are loud in their praises of the Bemidji camping grounds is cvidence by the number of letters received by Frank Patterson, care- taker, from parties who have taken the pains to write to him during the past few months since leaving Be- midji. Although all letters do not contain only praise, some’giving a few well-founded pointers for the advancementsof the park, they are considered exceptionally good evi- dence of the fact that all who visit these camping grounds go away well satisfied and are ardent boosters to their friends. During the past summer, 9,000 tourists enjoyed the free privileges of Diamond Point park. St. Paul only boasts 10,000 registered tour- ists for the- season. This number for Bemidji shows a decided increase over the preceding’year and is also indicative of an even larger regis- tration in years to come. The re- port sent in to the Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota association gives the number of automobiles at 2,500, basing the total number of persons at the rate of four to each automo- bile. Mr. Patterson states that the moose and deergat the park attract- ed much attention of the tourists and he declares that the enlargement of the zoo would be great help in at- tracting more tourists here each year. He also states that Diamond Point park must be kept as close to the (Continued on Page 8.) KIWANIS CLUB MEETING POSTPONED UNTIL FRIDAY The'regular meeting of the Kiwan- iz Club scheduled for Thursday of this week has been postponed until the following day, Friday the 24th, owing to the Farmers Dinner planned by the Civic and Commerce associa- tion. An excellent program has been arranged for the Friday luncheon and the members are asked to rem- ember the change in schedule.-: have visited (KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS " HOLD MEETING TONIGHT The regular meeting of the Knights of Columbus will be held this even- ing at 8 o’clock at the K. C. hall and all members are urged and re- quested to be present. MEETS AT PORTLAND TO DEVISE METHODS OF SAVING FORESTS Dreaded Pine “Blister ‘Rust” Has Finally Invaded ‘the Forests of Northwest (By United Press) Portland, Ore., Nov. 22—A hur- riedly-called conference of timber owners, government officials and for- estry experts was in session here to- day to discuss measures to be taken to combat the dreaded white pine “blister rust” which, despite all pre- cautions has finally reached the great forests of the Pacific Northwest. Originally introduced into the northeastern states of the United States from Europe by the importa- tion of diseased white pine trees, the disease has ravaged the forests of New England, New York, Pennsylvan- ia, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michi- gan. Strict quarantine measures, which were designed, by prohibiting the im- portation of currants and gooseber- ries from the east to states west of b$ banning the shipment of these ber- ries from the east to states west ow the Mississippi Valley, to restrict the spread of the disease, have proved un- | availing. The disease when it attacks a young tree, rapidly causes its death. In the (Continued on Page 8.) RHEA ELECTED CAPTAIN OF HIGH SCHOOL SOUAD Francis Rhea, Bemidji high school‘s triple threat on the grid- iron, was unanimously elected cap- tain of the 1923 football team at the annual football banquet held at the junior high school Monday even- ing. The tall speedy end is a junior and is one of the most popular boys on the team. Rhea’s work at end has altracted attention jn scholastic cir- cles throughout the state, his long spiral punts having been a feature of all Bemidji’s games this year. Barring injuries and with the re- turn of practically the entire team for 1923, the navy blue and white should again give a good account of themselves. Besides, being a star on the grid- iron, Rhea also stars in two other tranches of sport, being a’track star and baseball man. Inetrack, the new football leader specializes in the daghes, broad and high jump. in baseball, Rhea covers the ini- tial sack and docs his part with the | willow, being a consistent hitter. It lis the new captain’s intentions to have all the candidates for the 1923 team, that do not take part in basket- ball, to practice g and receiv- ing passes in Bemidj fine new school gymnasium _ all through the winter months. HURRIED CONFERENCE | TO ASK CONGRESS FOR ‘ UNIFORM AUTOIST LAWS American Auto Association Seeks Natjonal Convenience Tourists Law to (By United Press) ByLaurence M. Bennedict Washington, Nov. 22—The Ameri- }can Automobile Association says that the automobile touring season just closed has served to bring out more emphatically than ever the unfairness of the “57 varieties’ of laws govern- |ing visiting automobiles on the stat- | ute books, of the various states. Believing the time to be ripe for congressional action, the A. A. A, through its executive secretary; M. O. | Eldridge, announces it will drive in congress this winter for enactment of a national law under which an auto .owner once he has bought a tag {complicd with the laws in_his own state, can motor anywhere in the country without having to pay addi- tional, fees or having to “move on” | within a specified length of time. The campaign for the proposed law comes in answer to protests from thousands of persons who toured this summer and were *“put out” by re- 1 | strictive laws as they motored from one state to another. Plans for presenting the proposed | national tourists law to congress and for giving it the united support of automobilists all over the country were formed at a recent meeting of |the executive board of the A. A. A, held in Washington. | It was also decided to ask congress |to lift the war taxes from automo- biles and accessories. Fargo, N. D., Nov. 22—The Par- ent-Teachers organization will hold its annual convention here simultan- eously with the North Dakota Teach- ers’ association. Officers are to be elected Friday morning. and | o MINNESOTA WOOL POOL IS ALRFADY UNDER WAY State Growers’ Organization Perfected Under Bureau Auspices Farm (Farm Burcau News Service) Steps taken to place Minnesota wool on a permanent ba were tak- en last week at St. Paul by delegates from nearly every county in the state when a new organization, to be known as the Minnesota Co-Oper- ative Wool Marketing association was launched. The meeting was held un- der the auspices of the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation, with J. F. Reed, president, presiding. Before organization, reports pre- sented to the meeting, showed that farmers who pooled the 1922 wool clip had realized from 5 to 8 cents obtained had they sold to local buy- ers at shearing time. Approximat 1y 500,000 pounds were in Minnesota | “The pool has benefited all grow- by reason of e supplies that ol market. the ef- {of further glutting the Berides this valuable sei (Continued on Page 8.) NORTH DAKOTA TEACHERS ! OPEN ANNUAL MEETING (By United Press) Fargo, N. D, v 22—Time wiil !be turned backward thirty-three | years today,.at the opening of the { North Dakota Annual Teachers’ Con- ‘ntion. Present day educators will for a few hours in their ad- miration of up-to-date methods to Lute to the pioncers of their ssion in the days before North Dakota was admitted to statehood in 1889, Those cligible to membership in a territorial educators’ association wil sit on the platform at the aftcrnoon | session today in " the Central high chool and after anccdotes have been related the group will be photo: graphed. Many prominent spcakers are on the program. All Parts for Demon CARPENTERS UNION TO HOLD MEETING TONIGHT The Carpenters Union will meet this evening at 8 o’clock in the din- ing Toom of the K. C. hall and all members are urged to be present. v =1 | London’s Unemployed Battle With Police On ‘WaytoPremier’s Home Battle Is Climax of March on Downing Street; Unemployed Seek to Carry Their Cause Home to Britain; Thousands Gather From stration. (By United Press) (By Lloyd Allen) London, Nov.' 22—Two thousand unemployed fought with mounted and foot police today around the foot of Nelson’s Monument in Trafalgar Square in an cffort to force their way to the Downing street resid of Premier Bonar Law. Many we wounded in the milling about the en- trance to Whitehall, while the pe- destrians fled from the scene of bat- jtic and when roads were blocked, re- Isisted police charges in which heavy truncheo lded freely on the heads : eizs of the struggling | unemploycd, forcing the mob back from Whitchall and scattering them ifnr a moment. Hunderds gathered in front of the National Gallery. ! The battle was the climax of the (march of the unemployed on Down- ling strect. The workless demonstra- Lors sought to carry their cause home to Britain by athering at the gates of the Premier’s house. Thousands had come in from all parts of the country to take part in the demon- { stration, The unemployed army apparently » about 10,000 are in the vicinity. The nother group from the nent Street end of Whitehall was prepared for by cordons of Boh- (Continued on Page 8) TUBERCULOSIS CLINIC TO TO BE HELD DECEMBER 5 Owing to the fact that all those presenting themselves for examina- tion could not be taken care of at the last tuberculo clinic held in Bemidji, because of the Jack of time, another elinic will be held in Dr Garlock’s office December 5. 'y wish to ¢ o chow 2 4 tubercuiosis whatcve ppointments. early that th [may be cared for at that time. a pound more than they would have [ “lin that *lal wh Dr. R. E. Laney of Lake Sanitorium and Mi: Beth or, Red Cross Community nurse, | i First AddressIn U.S. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IS TIGER' TOPIC Warns German Monarchists Preparing to Overthrow Present Government FRANCE DISAPPOINTED IN RESULTS OF PEACE Pleads that America Return To the Aid of France in Prevention of Wars (By United Press) (By A. L. Bradford) New York, Nov. 22—America’s answer to Georges Clemenceau’s plea that she return to the aid of France to prevent wac was conveyed to the “father of vicetory” in the first editor- ial comment and other expressions of opinions on his speech at the Mect- ropolitan Opera House. The Tiger arose at 5:15 ., m., after 1 vigorous evening on the platform and after giving orders that all com- ments of his address be gathered and put into shape for his study. In trans- lating his own talk of last night from English into French, Clemenceau’s specch was deliv d before an aud- ience of 4,000, including many of best minds in busine and in other ficlds. It was regarded as one of the frank- est declarations on record concern- ing international He warned that German monach- ists such as Ludendorff and Hinden- burg are preparing to overthrow the government and establish a monarchy as a prelude to further wars. “The great war,” he said, “was as wuch the affair of America as of France, but the United States left before the whole matter was cleared up. France has been disappointed in the results of peace,” he said. “If I'och had forescen that Germany would not pay up reparation and would flout the Versailles Treaty, he would have marched to Berlin,” Clemenceau said, adding that Gener- al Pershing would have gone with him. Pershing sat on the platform. Pad ki, former Premier of Pol- and, hcard the speech from a box. The audience broke into applause re- peatedly during the address. The name of Woodrow Wilson was cheer- ed for about a minute. One man in the gall who interrupted and yell- ed “yes, y when Clemenceau ask- ed whether any one feared the French army kept up for ag- cvoked a choruy of “throw him out,” but teh Tiger talked on right through the disturb- ance as if he were redily uncon- scious of it. The Tiger undoubted- ly scored a great personal triumph. “You left atter tne contract was finished and you said, ‘Execute it as you may’.” The old French pat- riot’s cmphatic declaration of the United States, “and you were wrong bu left without any propos- tever.” “When people have been mixing their blood—I am not speaking of the good of the wolrd—but their blood on the ficld of battle, th no right, to leave if there ference without trying to adjust that own we had better we owe. ainly we do not want you to believe that we are such a people that we do not like to pry owr debts. The case is really non-existent.” SIMONS ON TRIBUNE'S ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM John Si Hamline U v, prominently in all of that school’s. games this s on, has been cted by the Minneapolis Tribune all-state halfback on a mythical team composed of players from the various clevens of the staté confer- ence, 4 In speaking of the selection of Simons, the Tribune sa “Simons was cted as a running mate of Fevold of St. Olaf because of his all- around play throughout the season. Aside from Kaplan, Simons was easi- ly the offensive star of the Pipers and ranked among the best in tne ¢ Fevold, ntage of Hamline out of Bemidji student at who figured ing Lis opponent.” ote line-up of the Trib- lections for first and tea was contained in the cdition, together with the pictures of the first team. ———