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

The Pioneer is the only daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and as the largest circulation i n Northern Minnesota. I -, VOLUME XX. NO. 187 Wk Farmer K. Divorced Wife to Push | {Action To Divorcee of Former Notre Dame Professor Charges Husband Tricked Her TIERNAN IS REMARRIED AT CROWN POINT TODAY Was Refused License Through Illinois Statute but Is Married in Indiana (By United Press) South Bend, Ind. Nov. 25—Charg- ing trickery, Mrs. John P. Tiernan, whose husband was 're-married at Crown Point today, declared she would bring. court action to have the divorce set aside. Mrs. Tiernan was indignant when informed of the marriage and could not conceal her rage. “I have been double crossed” she yelled and then collapsed. Mrs. Tiernan said she had been left without money or home by the divoree, “He told me that if I would with- draw my suit for divorce and allow him to obtain a decree that he would satisfy the public, then we would go to another city and be remarried,” Mrs. Tiernan said.“I was very foolish not to suspect the truth. I knew he has ‘been corresponding with a girl by the name of Blanche, but I had no idea that he would marry her.” b “Mrs. Tiernan hired an attorney to push her action _to bavg the di- vorce decree set aside. (By United Press) Crown Point, Ind.-Nov. 25——John P, Tiernan, {foFiitY = professor of Notre Dame, recently inkolved “in scandal-suit, wag married here today {0 Blanche P. Brimmer of Hansell, Iowa. She was iarried previously, she giving her age at 32 and said she had been a widow two years. (By United Press) Waukegan, Ill., Nov. 25—A man who said he was John P. Tiernan, re- cently involved in a divorce and pat- ernity suit in South Bend , Indiana, applied to Justice Robert Pershall here for a license to marry. He was accompanied by a woman _ about 30 years of age whose name was not learned. Dr. Pershall re- fused the license because the Illinois law prohibits remarrying within a year after the divorce. The Tier- nan-divorce was granted Thursday. POSTAL INSPECTOR OTTO HOLDS MINNEAPOLIS CLERK Postal Inspector A. E. Otto of Bemidji, recently arrested Clifford Johnson, Minne@apolis pbstal clerk, who, according to postal inspectors, confesed to embezzling money from letters. He was to be arraigned late Thursday afternoon on a formal charge of taking $75 from a letter Wedne¥day night at the- postoffice while he was at work. Johnson had been under ‘suspicion and was being watched. Inspectors claimed they arrested him in the act of pocketing $75 taken from a letter. COMMUNITY CLUB DANCE CONSIDERED A SUCCESS People who have not been known to attend a public dance for years were out to the dance staged under the auspices of the Woman’s Civic and Community club at the few armory Friday evening. The reason iz that the club is raising funds to finance child: welfare work in Be- _midji and also help finance the loan “closet now being arranged by this organization. Although the armory would have accomodated a much larger attendance, it is felt that the affair was quite well attended. Besides the modern dances, an old-fashioned square dance was giv- cn and apparently enjoyed by those taking part. Card tables were pro- vided in the balcony for those who did not care to dance. - Music was furnished by a five-piece orchestra. The club is now financing the purchase of milk for those sehool children who need nutrition due to the fact that they are nmow under- weight. A recent survey of the lo- cals schools disclosed a large num- ber of pupi tion. .. Set Aside'The Deeree gy Maiend) PRSMCRNIRY. b Wb WanB Sam i R B o (U, Sl (SR, M5 e Y e O _a%% LUMBER MARKET REPORT IS FEATURED BY DEMAND Retailers, With Only Limited Stocks, to Begin Spring Buying January 1 A strong demand continues to fea- ture the lumber. market, the manu- facturers being able to book more business than they can handle promptly, partly because the car shortage has severely restricted ship- ments but also because the demand is unusually large for this season and is on a firm busines basis, not speculative. The supply of cars is not yet large enough to enable lumber producers | to ship capacity, although it has improved somewhat, especially in the south. Many orders have to be turned down because shipments can not be made, as the mills continue their policy of accepting only such business as can be taken care of by the car supply immediately in pros- pect. A careful investigation as to the stocks in the major producing re- gions, says the American Lumber- man, reveals an unusually large amount of. lumber for sale. Mill stocks, in addition to being small, are poorly sorted; some grades and workings are unobtainable while others are in fair supply. Placing orders for badly mixed cars is, there- fore, extremely difficult, so that buy- ers have to shop around a great deal. Retailers and industrial consumers, because it is hard for them to get (Continued on Page 2) FIREMEN -WILL STAGE The entertainment committee of the Bemidji Fire Department an- nounces that the firemen are to stage another.grand ball at the new armory Wednesday evening, the night before Thanksgiving Day. This dance will be given for the benefit of the fund being raised to entertain the annual convention of state firemen to be heid here next June. More funds are needed and the firemen look to the public to give its hearty support on this occasion. Excellent music is being arrang- ed for and there is every indication that thi§ dance will be one of the big , EMI events of the fall season, Previous dances given by the firemen have proved very successful from every standpoint and this one is sure to be no exception to the usual high stand- ard of dances given by the depart- ment. SMOOT TO BACK SALES TAX IN NEXT CONGRESS Utah Senator Will Then Be Chairman of Powerful Finance Committee (By United Press) ‘Washington, Nov. 25—A new cam- paign for the sales tax as the back- bone of the American system of taxa- tion will begin when the 68th Con- gress comes into office March 4 next. +Senator Reed Smoot, Utah, chief apostle of the sales tax in the Sen- ate, will then become chairman of the powerful Senate finance com- mittee. ‘Tax laws are written in the house ways and means committee—and re- written in the senate finance com- mittec. Smoot, who fought in vain to have the sales tax idea accepted in the 1920 tax law, said when de- feated then that before many years the sales tax would be accepted and would bécome the foundation of the whole taxation scheme. Revision of the tax laws will be one of the earliest demands upon the new congress. Republican leaders probably will resise any general re- writing of the law, though political strategy may dictate their acquies- cence in the demand for a new law. Smoot is ready to take up the cud- gels for his gales tax plan when tax revision time comes around. Revival of the excess profits tax is another suggestion certain to be advanced, probably by the Demo-; crats, who want it put back in modi- fied form. The keynote of the De- mocratic assault on the Republican tax law will be lightening of taxes on small business and individuals of Is in need of such nutri- small means and placing of heavier imports on big business. DJI DAILY PIONEER WEATHER, Minnesota: Generall, night and Sunday. War night, BEMIDJI, MINN., SATURDAY EVENING, NoVAl. 25, 1922 Plant Crookston Lumebr Co. No. 1 Ends Sawing Season Friday Evening . THREE LOGGING CAMPS NOW BEING OPERATED General Lumber Conditions Are Considered Better Than a Year Ago — Closing the longest sawing season in the history of the plant, the Crookston Lumber Co. mill No. 1 completed its season’s sawing Fri- day night at -6 "o'clock. Although the plant has’been operated at great- er capacity in previous years, when both day and’ night shifts were em- ployed, the season itself this year has been the longest. In previous years the last two or three weeks of operation were performed under very unihivorable weather «conditions as a rule, but this year the weather has been exceptionally suitable to a late season run. - Present plans of the company, as announced by C. L. Isted, general manager of the Bemidji plant, are that the planing mill will operate all winter. This will still give employ- ment to a large number of men, to- gether with the shipping department. The mill and other departments af- fected by the mill employed about 200 men. Three logging camps are now be- ing operated by the Crookston Lum- ber Co. a short distance from Black- duck. At these three camps 350 men ‘are now employed and another 100 ‘men;: will'likely be added within the next ten days- These camps will-operate until next April or May, according to the present plans. The demand for lumber is now considered fair, and general lumber conditions are much better than they were a year ago, siates Mr. Isted. During the past ten days the trans- portation service has been much im- proved, at least'as far as the local mill is concerned. General lumber reports are opti- mistie, although the car shortage has had its effect at times. Retailers are now, as a rule, getting along with short stocks and will not begin their spring buying until after the first of the new year. This usually is the case, since the majority of the retailers desire to wait until after the taking inventory before ordering their new stocks for the spring trade. PRI VALLEY CITY WOMAN NETS $3.50 APIECE FROM HENS Fargo, Nov. 25—Mrs. Stillman of Valley City, poultry raiser, netted $3.50 apiece from her flock of 60 hens during the past year, according to C, A. Barton, poultry specialist, who is collecting statistics on poul- try. About forty poultry record KIWANIS CLUBHOLDS 11 SPELLING REE FRIDAY For want of a more ¢laborate pro- gram, the Kiwanis club enjoyed a “spellin‘ bee,” at their noon meet- | Statistician Believes ing Friday at the Elks club rooms, ; contesting for the attendance prize. | Frank Koors, as chairman of his/| program committtee found himself | facing an eager audience, and, with no prepared program and not want- ing to admit the deficien/, of his polnmittec, proposed that the draw- ing for the atendance prize be dis- pensed with and the spelling match substituted. i With the help of Prof. F. P. Wirth and a book of “large” words each member .was. given an oppor»‘ tunity to strive for the prize. “Boy” | and “Buoy” semed to mix up most | of the boys in the class, not know- | ing which one the professor wished | to have spelled. After{the allotted time was up Dr. McCann‘was award- ed the prize, a book donated by John Claffy. ) Superintendent J. C. West report- | ed progress for his committee on the proposed public playgrounds. Louis L. Caskey, manager of the Bemidji exchange of the Northwestern Bell Telephone company, was greeted as a new member and responded with a short talk. On acount of the next meeting coming on Thanksgiving day, there will be no meeting of the club next week, Thursday, December 1, being the next session. The club voted to | appropriate $10 to the annual Red Cross Roll Call. STATE CANVASSING BOARD| TO MEET NEXT ! DAY (Capital News Sefvice St Paul, Nov. 25—The state can- vassing board will meet here next Tuesday to canvass the returns of the ‘election. . On the outcome-of tife,canvdss de~ pends whether . Magnus ~ Johnson. Farmer-Labor candidate. will ask for a recount of votes on the governor- ship. Governor J. A. O. Preus, Repub- | lican, on the face of unoffical re- turns, was re-elected by a plurality of z2bout 10,000. 4 Representatives of the Farmer- Labor party have been casting about for possible irregularities in the elec- tion and Fred A. Pike, state chair- men, declared he has evidence suf- ficient to justify further investiga- tion. In case a recount is asked three disinterested referees will be named and many assistants will be employ- ed to recount ballots cast. Wher- ever irregularities are found cor- rections would, be made. The cost of a recount would be| tremendous, according to well versed politicians. Henry Rines once contested the election of Governor Preus to the state auditorship. After a number | HAVE FAITH N AMERICA SAYS * ROGER BABSON Present Stock Market Slump to Be Only Temporary STATISTICS POINT TO HIGHER LEVELS SOON General Business Improves Two Per Cent over Last Week; 3% Below Normal Wellesley Hills, Nov. 25—Many traders have decided that the stock market has turned definitely down- ward and have sold their holdings. Others are hanging on and hoping. The following statement made teday by Roger W. Babson would indicate that fundamental conditions sub- stantiate the beliefs of those who are still optimistic. “There is a feling in many quart- ers that the rise in the market is over,” says Mr. Babson, “and that it is headed for a long panic. I am be- ing asked on every hand for my opinion and I want to go on record as taking the opposition position. The long swing upward movement which started in August, 1921, is not yet over. I am not concerned with the minor movements of market. T don’t know anything about them and no one else does. The market may have further declin before it goes higher. Statistics show: however, the ket is due to go higer levels in 1923 or 1924 be- fore it starts on another long down- ward swing such as we had in 1920. “I admit that when one looks at surface conditions today, there are many things that tend to confirm the current bearish sentiment. The principal bear argument that is be- ing used, is the European situation. It is difficult for most people to sce how conditions in the United States can improve much without an in- crease in our foreign trade. In the European situation and in the Tariff Act they see little encour: i this direction. ments heing put forward 5 high commodity price level that still exists, the failure of wages to come down, the increasing tendency of costs, the small margin of profit in many lines, the poor outlook for certain industries, and political con- ditions. . “But did anybody cver make mon- ey in the stock market by following surface conditions. 1 never heard that they did. Did surface conditions look rosy back in December. 1 and during 1921 when the mar was at its lowest levels? They tainly did not. They were just many calamity howlers then over the European situation and domestic developments as therce arc today. In of counties had been counted and there appeared to he no very great farms will be established in the state this coming year- difference in the count, the recount iwas abandoned to save expensc. the face of all this, the market has had a rise of over 60 per cent in the past fifteen months. It may be ar- (Continued on Page 8) VICTORY ONE, SIX, EIGRT VIGTOR- E GeT THAT 2 ONE VICTOR-EEE ONE SIX EIGHT il NQ-N0-NO ¢ ONE- EIGH x~TWO0!} R e b bt et e SCERLne SaRh T e | the | dInRunaway Near Pinewood Falls From Wagon and Is Dragged Mile By REORGANIZATION BILL - IS HAVING HARD TIME Opposition Both Within and | Without Government Employ Is Delaying Action (Capital News Service Washington, Nov. 25—President Harding has done sincere work in his effort to kecp his promise, made at the beginning of his term, to reor- ganize the Government and elimi- nate duplication of effort and waste. There little doubt that the joint committee, of which President Harding’s special representative, Walter F. Brown, is chairman. will be favorably reported upon to Con- But there is a long wrangle ahead of its proponents, because both within and without the Govern- ment service is so much opposition to some of its features. Consolidation of the War and the Navy departments is not likely to be orably received in cither War or departments, and the proposal will find many enemies in Congr The Agricultural department scem as determined to hold on to the Bu- reau of Forestry, the Burcau of Pub- Quarter of His Clothes Team Becomes Frightened and Runs Away, Killing Driver of Load of Wood PINEWOOD RECOGNIZES TEAM—BEGINS SEARCH Survived by His Parents and Several Brothers, Sisters; Has Sister in Bemidji _ Conrad B. Dromness, a farmer living about four miles north of Pine- wood, met his death about 2 o’clock ‘riday afternoon while going from s farm home to Pinewood with a load of wood. In some manner the team, which is credited with being very spirited, became frightened and started to run when about a mile from Pinewood and it was then that Mr. Dromness fell between the horses his clothing catching on the under side of the wagon and dragging him head first for about a quarter of a mile. Although no one witnessed the runaway, so far as is known, the dc- ave been gathered from the pearance of the road and the con- dition of the wagon. ta Roads nnd the Bureau of Mar.| Continuing their run, the horses run into Pinewood, where they were : . known, and citizens of that to The proposal, in the report of the |0t i t _town . ittee i ante a1 Deparinient immediately went in scarch of their commisiec, 10, Credis epartment f o finding him about threc- of Education and Welfare,”” meets ¢ AL . ot o ositioi Lrom | Juarters of a mile from town, lying with a solidly united oppoaltio with his face down, in the road, just cducators and edueational associa- tions the country ove ng but a Department of Education, not tied up with, ov sharing its cfforts or its appropriation with any other work, will do. The Towner-Sterling bill, which protects such a department, behind it, and Congress fully“ (Continued on page 2) i HUSICAL ART CLUB HAS | FINE STUDENT PROGRAM The Bemidji Musical Art club en- joyed a splendid program Friday sif- ) being in charge ternoon, the prog of the student ion of the club. All numbers were well given. The! young people showed an unusu: i poise and self-pos: n.. The di-| deserve spu-! rectors of the choru cial recommendation for the excellent ensemble work of their groups, and the individual performers were cx- ceptionally pleasing. The program w devoted to the Autumn and Thanksgiving numbers, some serious, some humorous, but all well chosen and well reccived by the ! audience. The club looks forward with pleasure to the next student pru.| gram. | | ALL-SCHOOL PROGRAM | | AT COLLEGE TUESDAY| | Elementary Department Plans Fine Program at College Auditorium Tuesday . | Elementary | The children of the department of the State Teache colloge take pride in the fact that| they can earn part of the fund need- ed for playground apparatus and for milke for the undernourished child- | On the cvening of Tuesday, ren. prog! assemby room and parents and fri are urged to be sent. entertainment will plage of the regular Parent-Teach- | sociation meeting for Decem- ber. . ; Under the direction of Mrs. A. J McMillan, the kindergarten, first second and third grades, will give a Thi and fifth grades, under Miss Edson’s direction, have prepared a drama-| tization of *“‘Alice in Wonderland.” Miss Mary Deputy has drilled the nd seventh grades in a group of particularly pleasing folk dances. Every child in the school is in ¢d and anxious to make this f of the term’s work a big success. An admission of 25 cents will be chargz- ed. Roll call will be taken and the rooms represcnted by the greatest number of parents will be awarded I.\ key, the school eanary for the ng month. the capacity of the hall m hp great encugh to sezt all who v like to be present, it advised that I the public plan on being there carly. | to Pinewood F of thewheel-tracks. County N. McKee of Bemidji mmoned, he going day afternoon and returning home this morning. He veports that Mr. Dromness evidently met his death soon after falling from inside Coroner H. was immediat: literally millions of interested Ly " wypon since it appears that his neck was broken. The body dragged in between the wheels for a quar- ter of a mile, being closed to one wheel which &howed blood stains. In continuin their run, the horses seattered wooll all along the road, the wagon finally breaking in two. They finally became separated from the wagon near the railroad tracks at Pinewood, leaving the wood rack 1 on one side of the road and the front end of the wagon on the other. The dead man is 24 years, 1 month and 8 days of age. He is a single man but is survived by several broth- and sisters, besides his parents, and Mrs. Paul Dromness, who liv- Mr ed on the farm where he made his home Mrs. Ole Esterby of Bemidji is a sister One brother, Peter, who is attending school in Minncapolis, in Bemidji today on his way to Pinewood. Another sister made her home temporarily in Bemidji, and several other relatives live in Mon- tana. Funeral services will probably be held Wednesday -and burial will be made in the Aure cemetery. Ar- rangement. arve awaiting word from the relatives in Montana, it was an- nounced. COUNTY S, S. ASSOCIATION PLANS BIBLE INSTITUTE Sunday School asso ciation held a busine meeting yes- terday afternoon in the council rooms at the City hall. It is planned to hold a Bible institute in Bemidji the last three days of lent and a commit- appointed to look after the Further announcements will The County tee wi deta be made 1o James C. Garison, state Sunday school officer, of St. Paul, was present at the meeting. Now 28, al 8 olock o e J L. LEWIS TO REMAIN HEAD OF THE MINERS (Capital News Service Brideport, 0., Nov. 25—John L. | Lewis whio prevented a reduction of wages being forced on his craft, will | have no opposition at * the - annual pears today. ton, Ill, who w | nominated by so ! withdrew. | The other burgh. secretary-treasurer, posed It was expected Lewis would have Illinois 1 to materialize, Lewis, a Springfield, Tll.. won-out sident of the international op tion in b crusnization without ever having held o district offic Each state is supposed to compris district. Thg ciceton will he held December 12, ection as president of the United group of character songs. The fourth| yine Workers of America, it ap- George Mercer of Can- a candidate was ew locals that he international officials ¢ union, Philip Murray, Pitts- Pa., the vice president. and William Green, Coshocton, O., the also are uhop- B