Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 28, 1922, Page 1

The Pioneer is the olly daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and nas the largest circulation im, Northern Minnesots. VOLUME XX. NO. 189 o ‘ St BEMIDJI, MINN., PIONEER Minnesota 'M(fifl‘ TUAESDAY EVENING, NOV..28, 1922 = Has 3 Inter " Discussion/On Paving Heated Arguments Are Result, of Personalities’ -Entered Into by Speakers COUNCIL VOTES TO TAKE NO ACTION-ON PETITION Another Request for Paving Third Street Vioted Down Monday Evening ; What bid fair to be a very excit- ing-session of the city council, when that -body opened its regular meet- ing in the council rooms to consid- er the recent: petition. for paving. of several of ~Bemidji’s = prominent streets; was Held- Monday evening with ten members ‘of the council present and a-small. delegation of interested citizens on hand. The ' meeting resembled in every way an_clectrical storm. Opening in the usudl manner with the read- ing of the minutes of the last ses- sion and allowing “of the usial large: grist of bills, ‘the oncoming storm could be distinguished in the ' dis- tance. The storm began to rumble when the petition was re-read and ‘comments called for, In a few minutes the storm broke and the council members and those citizens present were unable to es- cape it, although J. P. Lahr, presi- dent of the council, tried time and again to restore the meeting to or- der. 4 The whole affair lasted only. a few minutes but arguments, or rath- er personalities, were - flying thick and fast during that period. -De- manding that the ~personalities .be Jeft out of the.discussion; Mr. Lahr! finally brought thé meeting to ord- er .and discussion of the proposed paving was. entered into. . sanely. From then on the storm gradually. died away and disappeared altoegth- er when the council voted to lay the petition oy the table. This petition for paving was first] presented to the couricil at the reg- ular meting two weeks . ago, and notice was given that it would be| considered at this meeting. The pe- tition asked for -19 blocks of .pav- ing as follows: Minnesota avenue from Fifth to Fifteenth streets; America avenue from Second to Seventh streets, Seventh street frém America to Beltrami and"from Bel- trami to Bemidji avenue, and Fifth street from' America to Minnesota avenue. It 'also asked that a bond election be held to pay for,the street and avenue intersections. Attorney G. W. Campbell appear- ed as the} main- representative of* those entering a petition against this project, protesting such paving in 1923. The protesting petition was entered by owners of upper Minn- esota avenue mostly and also con- tained the names of several property owners who withdrew: their names from the petition asking! for khe paving to be done. J. C. Parker spoke in favor of the project’ and later suggested that. if those property owners north of Seventh or Eighth street on Minnesota avenue: object- ed, the project, should be. made from Fifth to Seventh or Eight street; Alderman Tom Smart moved that the petition be made to read: Minn- ~(Continued on Page 2) MRS, TROPPMAN PRESENT AT PAY ROLL ROBBERY Mrs. F. G. ‘troppman, who has been on a buying trip to the Twin Cities to purchase holiday ~ stocks for their store, returned Monday anc reports. an. exciting time last Thurs- day noon in front of Finch-Van Slycke and = McConville . wholesale house when bandits attempted to rob a messenger ‘of the company pay roll, but’ which plan was spoiled by, the shooting-of one of the bandits. Mrs. Troppman was about to enter the wholesale house and was just a few steps ahead of the man with the money bags containing the pay roll, when -two men = demanded “hands - up’, and proceedd to make away with the bags towards an auto- niobile ready to start and manned by an dccomplice dressed as a wo man.. After being shot by a. detec- tive who was in the pay roll car the robber reached his' car minur the money and escaped, but war later captured in a rooming house in Minneapolis. ; Mrs. Trcppman states: that it i not a. pleasant sensation to be in thc vicinity when the police and bandit: begin to battle with firearms, wit! no chance to-do anything but be = witness .to the outcome, 3 OF WOODS COUNTY ELECTION IS CERTIFIED LAKE (By United Press) St. Paul, Nov. 28—The state canvassing board today certified. the election creating Lake of the Woods county and forward- ed the certification to Governor. Prous. The governor's procla- mation of the new county is ex- pected shortly, LOCAL COLLEGE GRADUATES SIX Regular Fall Term: to Close ‘Wednesday Noon; Winter . Term Opens Dec. 5 Graduation exercises for six stud- ents who have completed their two year course will mark the close of the fall term of the- Bemidji State "Peachers. .college Wednesday noon. The graduation .exercises will be held at the regular assembly period at 9 of‘clock Wednesday forenoon. President M. W. Deputy will give a short address and will also present the diplomas to Miss Eleanor Bauer, Mrs. Rose B. Johnston, Miss Mar- garet Ann Powers, Miss Vida Ann Cutler, Bernice Wallace and Mrs. Merie Munson Crook. \ The regular winter term will open Tuesday morning, December 5, with the regualr class work in full' swing. The winter _ term is scheduled to continue to March 2, when several more students’ will graduate. The| remainder,of this year’s senior class will receive: their diplomas in June: This number. is..expected to be be- tween 50 and 55 and is as many as have been graduated from the school in the past three. years all told. 5 Attendance at the winter termis expected to show an increase, since 10, date every term has been miore largely attended than the preceding term, with the: exception of the $um- the mer school,. when attendance reaches its highest mark. MATERNITY HOSPITAL HAS BEEN GREATLY. IMPROVED A number of improvements have been made recently at the Samaritan Maternity hospital at 720 Beltrami avenue, which is being operated by Mrs, A. C. Smith. The hospital is now able to care for several patients and is modern in every respect. Mrs. Smith, who is a graduate nutrse and registered mid-wife, has . complete charge of the hospital and is' prac- ticing under state license: ' ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ' GIVE PROGRAM TONIGHT i e . An all-school program will be, giv- en at the State Teachers collége:this avening at 8 o’clock and parénts and friends’ of the pupils are urged' w attend. rE A group of character songs will be given by the kindergarten,. first, second and. third grades under ‘the direction of Mrs. A. J.-MeMillan. A dramatization: of “Alice In Wonder- ‘and” will be presented By the fourth and fifth-grades under the direction of Miss: Floy. Edson. : Pupils of ithe sixth and seventh grades will pre- sent folk dancing under the:direct- tion of:Miss- Mary Deputy. _Roll call will be taken and the room - represented by, the largest number of parents will be awarded Mickey, the school canary, for: the soming month. Admission has been set at 25 cents and it is expected that the program will 'b§ largely -at- tended. A Bandmaster G. 0. Riggs announc- »s that the coming week will offer ;he last opportunity.for boys:to-join ‘he Beginners, band, the. last oppor- unity for approximately two years. There are still openings for boys on Wl instruments and boys from eight years of age up will be accepted on drums. 5 The Beginners band will hold a meeting at 7 o'clock tonight, the time of the meeting being advanced an hour because of the firemens’ meeting. Boys who wish to be- some members are urgéd to attend tonight or make appointment with Mr. Riggs by telephone within the soming week. The meeting tonight vill -be from 7 to 8 o’clock in ‘the pand rooms at the City building, BEGINNERS BAND WILL | TAKE IN MORE MEMBERS |LIGHT AND POWER C0. " T0.DOUBLE CAPAGITY: Be Installed in Bemidji Plant in Near Future Elmer E. Swanson, manager of the Minnesota Light & Power Com- pany of this city left Monday night for Minneapolis to look after get- ting a new steam umit for the local city plant, which when' installed will give this company a double capacity 0. be used whenever it becomes nec-/ essary. Up to this time the company has depended upon the generator at the hydro plant at the .dam for power during the day whenever anything went wrong at the city plant and used this means of supplying their customers last Friday wHen part of the generator: burned: out. Only.a short delay would: usually be. the case but the fates had it that the high-ling to; the dam shouid - also give trouble and a three-hour delay was necessary before service could be. restored, which was record time for the. work. that iad to be accomp- lished. » Power users of course were much disturbed but it was impossible for the ‘company to. give better service under circumstances over which: they ’had.no control- 4 The new equipment that is being ordered will cost the company close to $15,000 and. will add greatly to the efficiency of the plant and is ip line with keeping up the progress of Bemidji. - This new steam unit gen- erator will double the capacity of the company’s city planti and re- lieve the load at the hydro plant whenever it.is;necessary. Mr. Swanson has been authorized by, his company to purchase the nec- essary equipment to put the plant in first-class:-condition and his: trip to the Twin:Cites is made wth a view to speeding:up:the delivery of it. He (Continued on Page 2) . NIX FAMILY TO MOVE . Earl R. Nix, who has been con- nected with the Chicago and Bemidji Box and . Crating Company for the fourteen months, leaves soon for Aurora, Illinois, where he will be connected with the Lyon Metalic Manufacturing Company. this ‘tompany, being in acounting} cost: accounting, - collec tions. and credits. He expects to move his family within the next two weeks, “I'yvegret very much to leave Be- portunity atforded: me in this new work is most. inviting and makes it imperative that I go. We have cn- joyed the associations of “emidji people during our stay here and leave with the knowledge that we have many warm friends here.” ~ Mr. Nix desires to se!l iis home on Bemidji avenue and will begin packing and crating furniture at once. Mr. and Mrs. Nix have many friends in the city, who expressed a. hope ~ that they would remain. Their well wishes go With them in Mr. Nix will be Comptroller of |, charge of | midji,” said Mr. Nix, “but the op-| their, new. work and snrrm'mdings.‘ Formal Claim on Million and A Half Acrés Goes:Before Texas Legislature ONE OF THE RICHEST PORTIONS OF TEXAS Indians Claim Right “to Sue State as Successor to Old Republic of Texas < Houston, Texas, Nov. 28—Formal claim for possession of over 1,500, 000 acres of land.located in the Pan- handle section ~of Texas,: will be presented to the Texas legislature at its next regular session in Jan- uary, by attorneys: for the Texas Cherokee and other bands of In- dians. % . The huge tracti'of land involved is in one of-the richest partions. of Texas and is valued at more ‘than $200,000,000. ° The land is dotted with thriving villages and is in the heart of one of the richest oil bearing sections in the United" States. The claim to this vast' tract is based upon a- treaty alleged to have been signed: between . the. Indian tribes and representatives of the ex- istant Reépublic of Texas, nearly a _century ago. » According. to the bill which .will be -introduced, the American colon- ists of Texas at the end of the dis- astrous Indian War -made overtures ‘to the various Indian tribes to form- ulate an agreement to govern the relations between the two races in ithe future. On February, 23, 1836, - Colonel Sam Houston and John:Forbes, :act- ing as commissioners of -the Texas Republic and a number of chiefs of the Indian tribes met at Colonel Bowls village and drew up a treaty which recognized -and guaranteed the boundaries of this huge tract upon which the Indians were to rule. Then after the bill had been sign- ed and the agreement had been in effect a few years, the Texas Re- public began to survey and locate (Continued on page 2) CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST T0 SPEAK HERE DEC. 5 A free lecture on' - Qhristian Stience entitled,” “Christian Science, the Sciencé of Right Living” will be given at the Rex theatre, Decem- ber 6th at 8:15 o‘clock by Professor Herman S: Hering, C. S, B., of Bos- ton, Mass., member of the Board of lectureship of the Mother church, The First Church of Christ; Scient- ist in Boston. All seats will be free and there will be no collections. Everyone is codrially invited to attend this lec- ture, which is being given under the auspices of the local Christinn] Science Society, CONSTRUCTED BY U S. New Monster of the ' Air is fipnblo of ICuryinc,Big Load of Explosives — By Paul R. Mallon (United Press Staft Correspondent) Waghington, Nov. 28—A new Le- viathan of the air—a huge bombinb plane which can carry 10,600 pounds, of aerial explosives—has been con- structed by the Army Air Service. The giant ship called the Barling bomber uses more than 180 gallons of gasoline an hour and is construct- ed to carry heavy loads for long dis- tances. It has a tri-plane of 120 feei wing spread, and overall length of 65 feet and is 28 feet high. The ship shows a great develop- ment over the largest type of bomb- er'used in the World War. © A total of 5,000 pounds of bombs’ may .be catried for 12 hours. Two.thousand galions of fuel gasoline would be required for such a trip. "The plane, however, can carry 10,000 pounds for seven hours. To propel this giant ship six 400 horsepower~Liberty —motors have been installed. An intricate meter system has been installed to tell exactyhow each of these motors are running. A telephone has been fitted out to enable conversation between those in front and rear of the cabin and a powerful radio apparatus has been installed to communicate with the ground. When parts of the ship were sent from the factory of the Witteman Aircraft Corporation at Hasbrouck Heights, N. J., to the Fairfield Air Intermediate Depot at Fairfield, O., special cars had to be provided by the railroad and the cars were rout- ed to avoid certain tunnels through which the big parts could not have passed. The plane soon will be tested out at Fairfield, Ohio. CONGRESSMEN WILL SEE BIG NAVY GUNS FIRED . (By United Press) Washington, Nov. 28—When the Atlantic and, Pacific fleety join forces at Panama on February 19, 1928, to hold joint maneuvers un- \der the command of Admiral Hil- ary P. Jomes, they will probably have an audience comppsed of a number of Congresmen, members of the two naval committees. In all proability this congressional del- egation will leave the United States on board the, transport Henderson. One of the most interesting feat- ures of the coming exercises will be the testing out of the defenses of the Panama Caanl. Plans to this end have been worked out by a joint army and navy board. Another feature of unusual inter- est will be Bob Evans’ old battle- ship, the U. S. S. Towa, which is going to be towed to Panama as a moving . target under radio control. Theré will be actual firing by the main battery of fleets against the Towa. The Atlantic fleet, before going to Panama, will hold its usual winter exercises in Guantanamo Bay. The Panama Canal. Plans to this end ular schedule of San Pedro, Cal. 1l For America 'Rumble May Rise To A’ Roar In Third Formal Speech This Afternoon BANDIT SHOT IN PAYROLL ROBBERY ATTEMPT DIES (By United Press) Minneapolis, Nov, 28—W. C. Kenney, bandit, shot in the at- tempted $5,000 robbery on the Finch - Van Slyke-McConnville pay-roll last Friday, died early today at the General Hospital He refused to identify his ac- complices who_éscaped. FILIBUSTER ON IN SENATE NOW Southern Democrats Attark Anti-Lynching Bill; Split Over Proposed Merger \ (By United Press) Washington; Nov. 28—The pro- posed anti-administration filibuster in the senate is on. Southern dem- oorats, united with strong progres- sive elements of the upper chamber rallied today for the first attack on the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill when it was brought before the upper {house of congress by Republican leaders, Practically the same group which has announced opposition to the Ship Subsidy is banded together to “track the Dyer bill to death,” and their threats have borne such a great warning, that it is indicated repub- lican cheitkans may| withdraw the measure within a few days and make no effort to press its final pas- sage at the present time. Washington, Nov. 28—A split has arisen -in President Harding's -cab- inet over. the proposed merger of the Armour and Morris packing in- terests. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace, in charge of the enforce- ment of all packer control laws, is strongly opposed to the consolida- tion. Attorney General Daugherty, the law official of the government, who will conduct an invegtigation into the request of the packers, sees no legal obstacle to the merger but favors it. This difference of opin- jon will be brought up at today’s cabinet mecting. President Harding will have to make the final decision. GEO. T. BAKER STORE BEING IMPROVED CONSIDERABLY The jewelry store of Geo. T. Bak- er & Co. is undergoing a number of improvements. The floor display arrangements are being changed and the store will soon present an even better appearance than before. HIGH SCHOOL TO STAGE THANKSGIVING PROGRAM The Northern Minnesota high school will hold a Thanksgiving pro- gram Wednesday afternoon at 2:50 o’clock. The regular time for as- sembly is 11:15 but due to the fact that the school will close for the remainder of the week to observe Thanksgiving vacation, the program will as a closing number before vacation. All of the students hav- ing eighth period classes will recite during the fifth period. Rev. L. P. Warford of the Presby- terian church will give the main ad- dre: Donald Knox, a senior in the high school, will read the Pres- ident’s Thanksgiving proclamation. Miss Hazel Ibertson, also a student of the high school, will give a read- ing. In addition there®will be a vocal solo. The pubic is most cordially in- yited to attend, and all -are urged to note the hour, 2:50 o‘clock. MRS. GEORGE D. GREIGG PASSES AWAY MONDAY Mrs. George D. Greigg passed away: Monday morning at 6 o’clock home near Fernhill, in Lake township, after a short ill- Deceased was about 40 years nes: of age and had been a resident of that vicinity for nearly 20 years and was well and favorably known to 2 large circle of friends and acquain- .sides these, she leaves to mourn her loss her husband and 15-year-old daughter Pearl, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Millis, and a brother, H. J. Mill- is, of Lake Hattie, a sist . Ernest Eastman of Cinton, Wi a brother, D. ES. Millis of Edgeric Minn., the latter heing expected t- rrive today to attend the funora: | ces for which arrangements have not yet been fully completed. By | Two Reasons Asdigned to His Determination to Make This Speech Stronger ARISES EARLY TODAY TO POLISH UP HIS POTION Something New and Startling To be Made in Address Today, Friends Say (By United Press) (By Frank Getty) Chicago, Nov. 28—Dr. Georges Clemenceau today has a new and still more bitter pill for America to swallow: Those close to the jungle forecasted the Tiger’s rumble would rise to a roar in his third formal American speech at the Auditorium at 4:00 this afternoon. g Up as the dawn’s icy blast swept in from Lake Michigan, and most of the city slept, Clemenceau was at work: polishing up his potion he will invite America to take for its own good and the peace of the world. In his black skull cap and dress- ing gown, he was not unlike a chem- ist working with a stubby fountain pen instead with a pestle and mortar. Two reasons are assigned to his - jdetermination to makk today’s speech stronger than any yet deliv- ered: 1. Tt may be his friends fear that he feels his message—the mes- sage from his heart—which he came personally at the age of 80 to deliv- er, is not getting across. 2. Or it may be the reaction of the fighter to the suggestion of his friends voiced on all sides that he case up and sugar-coat his pills. ‘Whatever the reason, Clemenceau is a statesman as he was a physic- ian of the old school. “Treat ‘em rough,” he oncc said laughingly and now he is going to put it into prac- tice. . There has been, of course, a light- er side to the Tiger's reception in the ample, comely, hospitable bosom of the Windy City. The City, that was but a tiny one when last Clem- enceau saw it, more than a half cen- tury ago, paid homage to its dis- tinguished guest today. Chicago, in the Tiger's own words, has grown beyond all recognition since those days in the 60’s when young Clem- enceau stood on, its threshold, but then so has the Tiger. Leading zens in tribute review- ed the empire he has shaken and the new maps of Europe he has drawn with his own firm hand -since the days of the last century and the adulation of the city heaped at the doorstep of the Potter Palmer res- idence on the *“gold coast,” whe Clemenceau rested and prepared his speech, gratified the Tiger and he bared his teeth, Something new and something tartling will be in his message de- sivered at the Auditorium, close friends and counsellors of the veter- an statesman declared today. The Tiger remained adamant on the point that his messages must ring clear. When the Tiger of the In- dian jungle feels death cofing on, he goes out and meets death fight- ing, whatever the odds. Something of this is in the gallant old French- man’s attitude, he admits. MINERS WILL PRESENT THEIR SIDE OF PROBE (By United Press) . Hazleton, Pa., Nov. 28—The facts of production in the anthracite fields and the grievances of thé miners will be preseted to President Hard- ing's FactFinding Commission very soon, from the miners side of the case. i The three district presidents of the Umited Mine Workers in the an- thracite figld are holding frequent meetings in an effort to draft a pro- gram to be submitted to the com- mission, Thomas Kennedy, presi- dent of district No. 7, announced. The commission will direct its ef- forts toward an exhaustive investi- gaton of wages, production, costs and ail features of the entire coal industr; There will be a separ- ate division of the commission to consider the hard coal field. A document covering the entire field of anthracite production will be framed within a short time and presented to that part of the com- mission dealing with the anthracite field, pennedy stated, 3 Kennedy said miners _officials. hoped that the facts brought out by the probe will be used to improve conditions and stabilize the anthra- cite ' field,