Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 2, 1922, Page 1

Que Flan 10, Keep:: All:, Voters Informed :_ = PROGRESSIVE LEADERS HOLD.MEETING TODAY Attending Session; Sen... Lafollette Presides ‘ (By Unitea Press) _ carefully if it'is to succeed, Senator in. opening - the conference .of pro- gressives: from all ‘pi of the coun- try. *‘on thorough’ investigation - and re- search so that-the progressive: move- ment receives no set-back, Lafollette declared. et i L The Progressives gathered. under the auspices of the *Peoples’ Legis- lative Service, an organization creat- ed by a handful of men in congress two years ago. - Today's session was a sequel to and in effect part of the meeting of .congressional progres- sives at the capitol yesterday, when a definite progresive bloc was form. ed. - £i07 ‘While the bloe¢ works in congress, the progressives who met here today “will work in the various states. The ‘bloc will seek passage of ;progressive legislation. . The other: progressives will keep congress:in touch:with tl _.country and try to stimulate and ral- 1y public opinion -along progressive. lines. An all-day’s session was plan- ned-at 10 ‘a. m. ending tonight in a - dintier at which Samuel Untermeyer, d (Continued’ on ‘Page 2) - (By ‘United (By: Henry. Wood) Lausanne, Switzerland, Deec. 2— The Lausanne conference, dead-lock- ed on the qaestion of the straits, the Mosul Oil- concessions. and European frontiers, today. considered .a six- weeks recess, 15th. The adjournment would permit Ismet Pasha, Turkish-leader, to con- sult with the Angora government on these controversies and . continued disputes, while ‘the conference: under the plan would- be resnmgd at the close of the Brussels meeting. W. H. LILYE OPENS SOFT DRINK, PARLOR TONIGHT W. H. Lilye, of the soft drink establishment le- cated in the Gibbons block on Bel- trami avenue, is to open a soft drink parlor in the Markhai “hotel biild- ing this evening, in that section of the building ' formerly occupied by the Markham Coffee Shop and more lately by the Huesgen Jewelry. store. Mr. Lilye was employed in_this same location under F. S. Lycan for 12 years. ¥ . e will handle soft drinks of all cigars, cigarettes, ice ‘cream, candies, nuts and all other such ar- ticles as are common to, a soft drink parlor. The location. has been re- decorated and presents a first-class appearance. % — LOCAL BOOK STORE ADDS The ladies of Bemidji, a5 well as some ¢f the school misses Wwill be pleased to learn of 2 rew and most interesting department in handicraft ion to be inaugurated by the Members of Prg essive. Bloc ‘Washington, Dee. 2—Tizé‘Progres» 5 sive movement must work slowly and |- Lafollette, ‘Wisconsin, : warned today Each step taken must be based |: hf‘state ‘Railroad and ‘Warehouse com- beginning = December. y formerly proprietor " HANDICRAFT DEPARTMENT <| mayors. of all our cities to, appoint 'FOUR HUNDRED FAMILIE MADE HOMELESS BY FIRE (By Unitea Press) Newbern, N. C., Dec. 2—Four The fire started in the dollars.: : lumber mill of -the Jobn L. Rop- er. Lumber company{and 3pread rapidly, fanned by high winds, Practically the entire Negro sec~ . tion of: the. city was wiped out, More than . hundred white fam- ilies were made homeless by the «|. conflagration, Foss bk i (By United Press) St. Paul, Dée. 2 r more than 2,000,000 bushels of grain in Minnesota -and ‘the Dakotas is in- evitable unless immediate: relief from car shortage is forthcoming, state officials were ‘advised today- Railroad: commissioners. and grain. elevator operators of th, three states conferred with O. P. B. Jacobson, missioner on the problem, \ :Not ‘only farmers' but scores of country banks and merchants face financial ruin unless cars are .ayail gble to move the ¢rop in 30 days, it -Dakota, "Frank Milholland, - Over Two Milliéi Bushels of + (By' Unite PnL)~ i N Chicago,.Dgc. .2—Sex _instruc- tion for parents, not children, is the solution of the -modern morals prob- lem. ¥ = : . The Chicago schaod board, with this idea in-mind, will hold night schools in :marality and sex hygeine for the m,otgers‘a d fathers of school children. ' i g Several trusi the board of education will conduct ‘the ~ night classes and carry to the.parents the problems of-sex hygiene, which they in turn are expected to convey to their.children ‘through individual in- ‘struction in the: home. Sex matters cannot be taught pro- j 'Aperly to 'schqol children - except by their parents, Dr. Boleslaus Klarkow- ski, trustee .of the school board and éclared. in fifty different community centers Members of the board who will di rect: the sex . lectures .include Dr. .+ (Conf ued on page 2) ANOTHER® CHE?T CLINIC WILL“BE "HELD TUESDAY A chest clinic - will be.conducted in Bemidji, Tuesday, December 5, in es of Drs. Garlock & Garlock ‘of Dr: R. L: Laney of Lake ulia, -~ Mijss Beth MacGregor, Red Cross ‘Community nurse assisting. :As this is the last clinic of this nat- ure to be held here for several months it is especially urged . that ‘anyone showing the least tendency ard lung trouble make an ap- ment_at once that these cases ‘may be taken care of first. At the last clinic over forty were isappointed “in not being examined sa’of lack of time, and the eceasity of making appointments is Ry Daldta railroad - commissiondr; .85 n g ~ More than. 2,000,000 bush ®els ‘of “grain in the thi states rot unless cars are provided. of the opinions of grain,elevator dp- erators throughout this section. Twenty five thousand cars, are needed within -30 days; according to Commissioner: Jacobson. :Not - only are the farmers threatened with huge losses on grain ‘crops, but potato cars to move the spud crop, he said. ISSUES APPEAL Tomorrow as “Near *East Relief Sunday Observance of tomorrow as ‘‘Near East Relief Sunday” has ‘been : re- quested by Governer J."A.. 0. Preus who. followed ‘the example of Presi- dent Warren G, Harding on Thanks- .giving day.in issuing a proclamation dedicating the day to. the cause of the Near East relief appéal. State- wide. récognition day. by special mass meetings and ¢olléction of funds is urged by Governor Preus who defines the plight of the Christ- jan refugees in the Near East as “al- most . unparalleled in history calling {for our best efforts towards furnish- ‘ing needed relief.” S £ _“I hereby urge and-request the committees to make &n &appeal for funds for this emergéncy and: sug- gest that their efforts culminatein {2 mass meting on Sunday, December 38,” said - Governor Preus. Book & Stationery company next Monday- 4 1 ; A. G. Jacobson,. pri store, advises’*tha demonstration will . begin - Monday with Mrs.. Letschall, bureau worker of the Dennison Menufacturing com- pany, in charge,.’ . Mrs. Letschell will". teach this handicraft art work to a corps_ of ladies during’the next.ten days and fter her demonstration the instruc- ion work will be contihued indefi- nitely by local ‘instructors who will be connected with the Bemidji Book & Stationery company. The instruction work will ‘be ab- solutely free.toall and will consist of making paper rope basketry, tiow- ers of every deseription, candle and 2nts, box and . package decorating, etc. Instruction ciasses and hours will be announced later - and from time to time. Jamp shades, hats, bead work, pend-' Campaigns for funds in the Near ‘| East relief cause will be in progtress !in many communities i Mininésota tomorrow, according to:Dr.: George E. White, state East Relief organization. . Noyw that more -than 1,250,000 refugees from Smyrna, Thrace, and ~Angtolia are looking helplessly . ‘to - iAtherica:for food, need: for immediate and gener- ous relief has heen greatly intensic fied, Dr. White said. ' JUNIOR ORDER OF MOBOSE _DANCE ENJOYABLE AFFAIR Thée annual dance given by the Junior Order of Moose in ‘the new Moose hall Friday evening proved to. bé a very enjoyable affair and was quite largeiy attended. “Music ! was furnished by a.four-piece or- chestra consisting of Mrs, Arch Wil- liams, piano, Joe Forrester, violin, Walfer Smith, cornet and banjo and Percy Riggs, drums. i S pa ‘report of Milholland was a summiry. | growers are desperately ih need of | FORNEAR EAST Preus Requests Observande of rector; of ithe Near ' .{(By; Umtad. Press) New York, Dec, 2.—The chairman of the banking committee of the New York Federation: of Labor has an- nounced: the establishment of a co- operative bank in New York to be controlled by labor. 2 The bank will be known as _the Federation Trust Company, with re- Sources of $2,000,000, to be divided 22.$1,000,000 capital and $1,000,000 surplus, i Shares. will be sold for $200,. -of rwhich $100 will be applied to capital and $100: to surplus. N The organizers plan to place.the stock in the hands of the largest nuiber of people, so that it may be obtained on an easy payment plan. Dividends to stockholders will be limited to 10 per cent, and the re- mainder of the profits wil go to the depositors.” The motto of the bank will be “service,” and all the institu: tion’s power will be directed toward heping organized workers. -and Troo IMMESOTS Minnegota) Fair flurrics near - Lake ¢ Warmér in éast and. soiith: Says Time?l‘ilu Como Wl:en Exonomic ‘Collective By William J." Losh” | (United Press St Csrrespéadent) . Washington, . Dec- Liberali- zation of the' Shérman anti-trust law and supplementary ~“restraint of 'trade acts” o~ enable co-operative’ drganizaions, as distinguishéd * from capital consolidations, to :be legally formed, is advocated by Secretary of Commerce Hoover, ih his anpnual re- port, parts of which were.made pub- lic today. G e v Hoover’s plan for legally sanction- ing such co-operative ventures, to- gether with his arguments in its fav- or as set forth in his report, follows: “It has often been argued that the original intent of the. restraint of trade @cts was not to inhibit any sort (Continued- on Page 2) Chicago Police Chief Urges . Purchase of Autos to Aid Diptrict Plfiblm‘en Chicago; Dec.: trolman, covering longer has a.chance to ¢ofie with the modérn motorized crook, = deélared Chief Charles Fitzmorris of the Chi- cago’ Police Department. . i “The crooks can watch: a police- man on his beat and after hie has pas- sed a certain point commit a half dozen ¢érimes and make their ~ gét- away, for they know it will be an hour before he is back' again,” Fitz- morris'said. | He has recommended the purchase of thiry .and later of sixty more autgs so that the department will haye ‘an even break with the crooks. {..The new- “flivver squadron,” will patrol certain districts._ Each car; anned by three policemen in, uni- orm, will cover a regular beat, more often and more speedily than the foot patrolmen. In asking an appropriation for the purchase of the new cars, Chief Fitz- morris 'pointed out that auto patrols and ‘motorcycle . officers have cut auto/thefts in. half and have almost eliminated payroll robberies. i 'In addition for working for .the (Confinue_d on page 2) s His Program -for'Decembef : (£ SEE 1s Protect “Mental intoxication™ was:thi of South Bend, Ind., for his ma. While “Mentally Intoxicated” ot Tiger of France on g;iven by Professor J.' P. Tiernan ge to Mrs. Blanche Brimmer, his bride of a day. Here the professor and his hride are shown on their 24-hour honeymo'on. The professor has now returned to wife No. 1 who figured so prominently in the paternity suit against Harry Poulin a few months ago. JAMES McKAY MEETS ~DEATH IN BENA FIRE James‘ McKay, about 58 years of age , well-known lumber-jack and known throughout Itasca county as “Porcupine Jim”, lost his life in the fire that destroyed the Cyrl hotel at Bena Thursday night. according to details of the fire received here to- day. Lloyd Kegley, another roomer at the hotel, who was seriously burn- ed about the hands, head and arms, ‘was taken to Grand Rapids Friday morning and is reported in a serious condition there. However, it is ex- pected that he will recover, The fire, which = started shortly ‘after 9 o’clock Thursday night is be- lieved to have had its origin from a carelessly thrown cigaret butt. All of the persons in the building escaped with their lives with the exception of Mr. McKay. The building was owned by the Minneapolis Brewing Co., as near as can be ascertained, and occupied by L. J. Carpenter,: who operated a.pool Toom on the first floor and a room- ing house up-stairs: . A small build- ing, adjoining, belonging - to Junies Gostello, was also consumed by the flames. : NORTHWEST REPRESENTED AT CHICAGO STOCK SHOW (By United Press) St. Paul, Dec. 2.—The northwest, greatest source of the nation’s dairy and meat supplies, was to be repre- sented today at the International Livestock Exposition, Chicago, on a greater scale than ever before, Scores of dairy and beef cham- pions, as well as hogs and sheep, were entered in the national exposition at the windy city from farms in the northwest. The University of Minnesota Col- lege of Agriculture has entered ani- mals and,will send a livestock judg- ing team to0 the exposition. The fact that the National Dairy Exposition has been held in St. Paul the last two years, has stimulated in- terest in the dairy industry in the improvement .of the motor facilities | northwest, according to University Farm heads. [5] 1112] 7 7 7," 7) /,Il’/ / v WHAT. ELSE: 600D 7 7, s, IMPROVEMENT NOT GENERAL - SAYS BABSON Statistician Says Only Half Of Business World Has Been Affected Yet | DECLARES THAT BEST HAS NOT YET ARRIVED General Business Stands at About 39, Below Normal Same as Last Week Wellesley Hills, Dec. 2.—Roger W..Babson today called attention to a very important fact in discussing the general industrial revival. “Depressions hit thé country very much like storms,” says Mr. Babson. “and just as they affect different localities of the country in regular sequence they also affect the dif- ferent ‘divisions of our business world in different degrees and at different times. ' “The fact that a depression gener- ally- starts in the Northeast works South and West, finishing its course in California, is clearly evident from a statistical study of the situation. If we look at the business world we find it dividing itself into four blg divisions and we find that the busi- ness depression traces its regular (Continued on Page 2) SHIP SUBSIDY'S FATE DOUBTFUL Five Doubtful Votes to Sway Bill to Padsage or Defeat, Poll of Senate Shows tBy United Press) Washington, Dec. 2 (Paul R. Mal- lon, copyrighted 1922 by the United Press.)—The fate of the Ship Sub- isidy bill in the senate hangs in the balance with five votes, likely to prove the determining factor, doubt- ful. Administration republicans sent *|to the scnate from the farming dis- tricts of the middle west can sway the bill to passagé or defeat as soon as they make up their minds how they are going to vote. This was revealed in a poll of the upper house of congress conducted by the United Press today, in which the ‘entire .democratic side of the chamber with the exception of Sen- ators- Ramsdell and Eroussard of Louisiana against the measure. This. means. 34 sure votes. It will require 49 votes to defeat the sub- | sidy- | If all the senators vote, the re- | maining. 15 ;votes against the bill | must come from the republicans, if it is beaten. The progressive re- | publicans who are lined up against the measure include Senators Borah, Brockhart, Capper, Gooding, Ladd, Lafoilette, Lenroot, McNary, Nor- beck and Norris.. This brings the total of practically sure votes against the measure to 44. Five more votes are required. These five votes must come from the remaining progressive senators, France of Maryland, and Couzcns of Michigan, and from the re s of the middle west fa < districk, th who have not y made up their minds. | BEING GUARDED CLEMENCEAU IS CLOSELY TODAY Threatening Letters Persuade St. Louis Committee to Guard Him Closely PATROLS DURING NIGHT GUARD SLEEPING TIGER Those Close to Clemenceau . Anticipate Little - In Today’s Speech Fire St. * Louis, Mo., Dec.— 2, (By Frank . Getty)—Elaborate precau- tions to protect = former Premier Georges Clemenceau of France were taken throughout St. Louis today, as the city hailed the Tiger. ; More than 1,000 police and troops patrol- ed the streets along the parade which escorted the French statesman from the Pulitzer home at Clayton to the Odeon where he delivered his fourth formal American address. Uproarious welcome, restrained throughout the first day of Clemen- ceau’s visit because he requested it, was. turned loose with all the city's tradition behind it despite threats against the Tiger. More threatening letters giving the impression they came from the or- ganization responsible for the at- ¢ tack on the late Theodore Roosevelt, pursuaded the committee of welcome to the most drastic steps of precau- tion. All-night patrols of -police armed with sawed-off shot guns passed on the lawn beneath the Tiger’s window.- - Early today, proparations for the long parade which escorted Clemen- ceau to the Odeon got under way. (Continued on Page 2) SEARCHING PEARL LAKE FORTWOST. CLOUD BOYS (By United Press) St. Cloud, Dec. “2—Thomas and Raymond Neubeck, 13 and 10 years old respectively, so#s of Thomas Neubeck, disappeared Thanksgiving day from their home. A hundred searchers today are going over every inch of Pearl Lake believeing that the boys slipped into the water and drowned. The lake has since frozen over and it is thought that the boys slipped into the water and their bod- ies might be seen through the clear ice. : The two children left home on Thanksgiving afternoon for a fish » thouse on Pearl Lake to go hunting. One of them carried a small revolv- er. Neighbors saw the boys going to the lake and later looked out but saw no trace of them. ELKS MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD TOMORROW + The annual memorial service of the B. P, O. E. for deceased mem- bers will be observed by the Bemidji lodge Sunday afternoon at 3 e‘clock at the Elko theatre. An exception- ally fine program has been arranged and the public in general has been invited. Rev. L. P. Warford of the Pres- byterian church will give the mem- orial address. In adition there will be a number of solos and orchestra music. PLANNING A NEW AND , GREATER CONEY ISYAND (By United Press) New York, Dec. 2.—Coney Island aims to surpass Atlantic City as a great all-year-round resort. The great boardwai® which has been under construction for over a year will be completed early in 1923. The concrete work has been practi- cally completed. With the opening of the boardwalk through the entire length, millions will probably be expended for new buildings and the resort will be vast- ly altered. i Coney suffered under prohibition probably mare severly than almost any oth t alonz the codst. This was duc to the fact that a large part of its patrenage element that demanded beer and wine for its merrymaking. Knowing that, enforcement officials paid spe~ cial attention to the resort and evenm hippeckets lacked protection. The aim cf the organizations now taking up the banner of a greater vy Island plan levelopments tiract a higher, class of d say they are willing to drawn from the e money to build a more ial and enduring resort,