Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 7, 1922, Page 1

Plonesr s the only daily 408 ‘and . The TR0l o Byl ond Northem Minnesota. VOLUME XX, NO. 196 et e T Extent of Prohibition Law Viéla’fié Shown By Daugherty Report By Federal Government i During Fiscal Year ONLY SMALL PART OF TOTAL LIQUOR ARRESTS 'REFORM LEAGUE Civil Seivice Reform ~League ‘Would Place Dry A_genu Under Civil Service xtent of rohibition law Vio- | hich has'-caused concern to President Harding/and cabinet was| pRESENT POSTMASTER . SYSTEM IS ASSAILED revedled” today in'the annual report to Congress: of Attorney General Daughetty. LA ximately 35,000 persons ésted by the federal govern- were arrested by the Federal govern- hibition * law. during the, last fiscal year, aceording to the report. Civil calies prosecuteéd by the government during ‘the..same time numbered 2,157, ; Thése' criminal jand civil actions Towever represent:only a small part of all the arrests made in-the United States for the sgme. period. Nearly four times as‘many more arrests were made by local, county and state offi- cials for violation:of state and local dry statutes, it wi ‘estimated. - Federal “officials convicted 22,749 Persons in criminal cases and secured a total ‘of $120,000 in judgments in League to Stage Big Campaign For Merit System. in 38 States Not Using it Washington, Dec. 7 (United Press) —A demand upon congress for im- mediate amendment of the Volstead act to check prohibition enforcement scandals, by placing all prohibition agents under civil service is made’in the report of the Council of the Na- tional Civil Service Reform League submitted today at the opening ses- sion of the League’s forty-second an- The report demands also that laws giving preference to veterans of the world war in appointment to positions ‘under the federal government be re- pealed and that the appointment of iticd: " “post-masterships' _ be quiring the selection erson standing high- prepared by the United ‘States“Chvil Service Com- mission, "~ g _When the Volstead act was passed ivil service rules requiring -appoint- ment on. it, following competitive waived in the case “and thig wide field of patronage jeft open for possi- ble political exploitation. Thé teport cites a long list of prohibition scan- dals which'it says are directly trace- able to political appointments. * «Under the Republican administra- tion,” the:report asserts, ~“appoint- ments’ ‘Have 'been dictated in large | measure by the Republican leaders in the - various . states, as. they were by Democratic leaders during the Demo- cratic-administration.”- : LA list is given of Republican poli- icians indicted in_prohibition scan- dals and it is stated that “the first es- sential to adequate law enforcement,” is the placing of the vast corps of pro- hibition ‘enforcemeft agents in the competitive classifffédd sérvice. - Veteran preference laws. are. at- facked by the report on the ground that they result in fany cases in the opulation. of the federal pris- mpared with 5,268 for the d increased to Heber H. Votaw, £: President Harding, of. prisons re- ‘was . held -due terminated; b; for office of fhe g - act, n' of the postal lawz:i 3 slavery is. on the decrease, %fif,m% iead of the. bur- nyestigation’ of the depart- ent: Yepoktad. .~ A total of 1,885 | ars waAs imposed on the 6 convicted for white . Fineg totaled $886,748, - - ‘Practically g}l organized white siave | gangs have been broken -up, with their members either in jail or (Continued on page 6) ituted. the most. . import- ant part of the ‘annual meeting of the A, F. & A. M. in the Masonic hall Wednesday evening. Hailan L. Huffman was elected Master,. suc- ceeding G. M. Palmer, who has held that office for two years. C. L, Peg- elow:was elected ?enior ‘Warden; B.. L. Jolnson, Junior Warden; ) X Geor:" %3;“ ,Sr-, re-clected sec- |appointment pf inejmcient officialg to retaryjand N. W, Brown was-elected (Continved on page 6) treasurer. The remainder of the e officed are to be filled by the Mast-1]: “er. Thij ‘meeting was quite well -at- tanded and a number of important 1ddge matters were brought. up, some of which are to be given final ac- gujar: meeting. invited ‘Bes Third.degree Wwo! by Welker, next Wednesday even-, ing, December 13, and Bemidji mem- n :-to attend. Announce- meit ial train service to Walk- or that day will likely be made the fidst 1of ‘mext fweek . und members Clearing Manager. SIww Part of Activities P The 1922 land cléaiihg ¢ampaign 26 conducted by the office o :County g on: goitig to ° Walker are|,oony p. C. Dyoracek and under the “""fm‘f for.it. - " |direction of Edson Waschburfi was a acppsepesy T decided success, both fromn the view point of clearing land and as & con- test- L. Labman of Solway scored the highest points in the contest, he hav- ing brushed - and seeded .33 “acres, stumped 19 and plowed 12% acres 3 fgton, . Di i-The., Unitel States government is one of the larg- est codl-land owners in the. world also holds important reserves of potash - and other salts, 0 the ‘annual report of ty: . His score was 482%. Other, farmers turned in reports A & es. - campaign are as follows. i Although just st present, because of the prior: development of mines and industries in the Eastern states, mining in" the public domain is € ed by private industry, in {he yéard aliead the leaged mines may well ‘become the. more “important. Every, effort.is ‘accordingly being made to establish the new system-on a -correct baais, properly to protect the public interests in safe and effic- jent mining, and not unduly to hamp- Coal is now being mined under lease er private -initiative in operation. in Washington, Montana, North Da- kotz, South Dakots, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada. stnumped 10 and-broke 4 acres. Joe Nipp, Tenstrike, brushed 12, stumped 12 and broke 12 acres. Gleesing Bros., Pinewood, brushed 0; stumped 14 and broke 14 aeres. L. P. Evans, Bemidji, briished 26, stumped 5 and: broke § acres. E. R, Lee, Puposky, brushed 19, stumped 12 and broke 12 acres. K. S. Ransom, Puposky, brished 18, stumped 0, and broke 2 acres. * F, W. Stout, Island Lake, brushed 60 acres. < i F. S. Porter, Nebigh, brushed 16, stumped ‘10, and broke_ 10 actes- -~ (Continued on page 3.).: e Little Prospect of Cut ISASSAILEDBY | | Raports Turned in - to Land| of some of the best:1end in the coun- - to Mr, Washburn' at the close of the |- J. D. Hanson, Bemidji, ‘brushed 10 |- - BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, DEC. 7, 1922 + Lord Curzon of . sanne Where. the sessicns _belog held. 4, Promler Mussolint of Ttaly and Presiden’ Poincare of France ardshown here on the steps of the casino of Lau ot the important Near East Conference art HIGH SCHOOL T0 HoLD ASSEMBLY TOMORROW Wednesday Assembly Enjoys Concert by Boys Band; Deputy ‘Talks Friday Friday forenoon, at 11:15 a spec- ial assembly will be held at the North- ern Minnesota high school to oberve National Education Week, December 8 to 9, which is sponsored by the Na- tional Education association and the American Legion. E President M. W. Deputy of the State Teachers college will address the assembly. The administration teachers and students are always glad to see a large number of visitors present Everyone is welcome. Students, teachers and visitors at the school Wednesday forenoon en- joyed: a musical progr: of except- jonal merit. The Bemidji boys band under the - direction of G. Oliver Riggs, gave -an excellent program composed of the following numbe: March—*“Sabre and Spurs”, Sousa; Reverie—‘Romance of Rosa,” 0’Con- nor; Episode of the Jungle “The Ele- phants Trot”, Kohn; and March “The Fourth Regiment”’, Morris. The popularity of the band and its director was very evident from the enthusiastic reception and applause given thém . by theé students. The band responded with several encores. Mr.. Riggs praised the acoustic of the-auditorium and also the spac- ioug: stage; awhich is large enough to seat the whole band comfortably- Miss Blanche Dodge of the high ‘schod]’ faculky playeda very beauti- ful violin solo: *Then You'll. Remem- her Me”—Balfe, and responded” to an encore. OVER 50 PER CENT ON St Paul, Dec, 7—More than fifty per.cent of those who dwell on farms in Minnesota, are boys and girls un- der 20 years of age. the departmetn of commerce, indi- cates the tremendous importance of rural edeatianal institutions, accord- ing to members of the state educa- tional association here. The report of the commerce de- partment showed 244 percent pf) the total farm pbpulation wof the state are farm boys and girls under 10 years og age. Of these, there are 219,221. There are 221,345 or 24.7 per cent of the total population that-are from 10 to 20 years of age. The total farm population in Minnesota is 897,181, of which, 411,- 133 are females. The farm ‘popula- tion - comprises all persons actually FARMS UNDER TWENTY This fact, Tevealed in a report of : [GREAT LEADERS NOT RECONCLLED Visit of Georges Clemenceau To Woodrow Wilson Fails To Change Their Views | (By A. L. Bradford) (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 7—The visit here of Georges Clemenceau, the 81- year-old French statesman, to Wood- row Wilson, ex-president of the Unit- ed States, failed to bring a real con- ciliation between the two great war leaders, the United Press learned to- day. ' ¥ Wilson and Clemenceau, who re- cently seemed to have been standing for the same things—America’s en- trance in European affairs—differ absolutely on the fundamental poli- cies. As they differed in Paris on these questions, so they differ now and their meeting yesterday did not change this. The former president has no intention of appearing to ap- prove what the Tiger is saying in this country, except possibly the Frenchman’s general view that the United States must interest itself in Europe. This is believed to have been cleared by the' meeting. Neither has the Tiger given way to the views of ~former. president Wilson as shown by the fact that he declared vight up to /his, visit' with, Wilson that he had no faith in_the League of Nations as a préventative of war. He prefers alliances of a few nations. The fagt that there Las been no agreement between Wil- son and Clemenceau’s - policy does not mean the menacing clouds of personal antagonism, “which might have hovered over them, have not passed. The reverse is true. The ‘Tiger declared the meeting with Wil- son was even affectionate. The Tiger saw Mr. Wilson for about ten minutes in the study of the Jatter’s home. He was greeted by Mrs. Wilson, who then left the room leaving the two battle scarred veter- ans of Versailles alone to talk over by-gone days and what may come in the future. s s ELKANAH COMMANDERY TO MEET FRIDAY EVENING There will be a regular convoca- tion of the Elkanah Commandery on Friday evening Dec. 8 at 8 o‘clock in the Masonic hall. Election of officers and other important business, matters are to come before the meeting. All members are urged to be present. In Rail Rates, Report Shows TURKISHPEACE |Decrease In Railroad IS CONSIDERED | Rates Not Looked For Yet, Repor!: Indicates NEAR AT HAND' | Lausanne Confmnce ¢ Circle Confirms Hope of Speedy Settlement Today OPTIMISM PREVAILS AS PARLEY AWAITS REPLIES America is ’\Expected to Take Prominent Part in Parley At London Saturday (By Henry Wood) (By United Press) Lausanne, Switzerland, Dec. Peace with the Turks is now consid- cred almost at hand. Conference circleg. today confirmed expectation that. the issuc of the Dardanelles would be settled immediately, en- abling the delegates to take up and expedite the remaining principai questions, including the Ottoman debt, Asiatic frontiers, and the cap- itulations. Turkish reaction to Allied propos- als of yesterday developed no ser- joug opposition and intervention of America, showing her complete solid- arity with the Allies, was declared to have helped greatly to .secure Turkish acquiescence. Optimism prevailed here today as the delegates were about to assemble to hear the Turkish and Russian re- plies. (By United Preas) London, Dec. 7. (By Ed. L. Keene, copyrighted 1922 by the United Press)—America is expected to dom- nate the conference of allied prem- iers here next Saturday in much the same manner as the United States made its voice heard at Lausanne, according to belief in British official circles. : Ambassador Harvey’s ' speech at the Lyceum Club Monday night in which he declared the fate of Europe hung on the forthcoming conference, 'was inadequately reported and diplo- mats here are just beginning to dis- cuss it, RESIDENTS DISTURBED BY ERUPTION IN ITALY (By United Press) Potenza, Italy, Dec. 7—Inhabitants of San Feles fled in terror today following the appearance of great smoke fissures in the slope of Mt. Terretta, Dense clouds of fumes shot from the cracks as if projected by high pressure. The eruption, accompan- jed by loud rumblings, added to the fright of hundredg of persons who took refuge in surrounding cities and mountains. K \ Scientists plan to visit the scene to ascertain whether the disturbance is a geographical phenomenon or marks of the birth of a newivoltano. making their homes on the farm. other major policies, said that the ratio of traffic increase in recent years has been many times that of highway improvements. Be- cause of the great need for more ad- equate highways and the fact that MARTIAL LAW DECLARED THROUGHOUT BULGARIA Sofia, Bulgaria, Dec, 7—Many prcmi.nflll( persons are reported to have been d in a serious uprising the result of which martial law was declared .throughout .Bul- garia today. All _restaurants and theatres have been ordered closed. Troops which have been driven out of Kustendil by the mutineers re-occupied the city without meeting with serious re- sistance. MUTLEN OUTLINES MODEL BICHWAY ORGANTZATION Chief ‘Engineer of 'Minnesota Highway Department Tells Plan to Officials - Kansas City, Dec. 7—John H. ‘Mullen, assistant commissioner and ‘chief engineer of the Minnesota high- way department, spoke on a model highway construc- tion organization before the meeting of the American Association of State Highway Officials in Kansas City, late yesterday Touching first on financing and Mr. ‘Mullen practically all road constfuction now is of a permanent nature and will be used and enjoyed by the public for many years, he continued, it is inadvisable to force the people to finance this.work from current re- ceipts, whether they be from motor licenseg or tax receipts. “Private corporations and individ- uals do not hesitate to borrow money for permanent improvements which are needed or which can be demon- strated as being investments to yield a good return on principal, and the same cofiditions should govern pub- lic work” said Mr. Mullen. “Eighty per cent of the highway traffiic of the country is carried on state highwayg and averages on the more important roads 1,000 vehicles a day. that the cost of operating this trgf- fic under ordinary conditions is cents & mile and on improved roads is 7 cents a mile. It has been demonstrated 0 By simple cal- culation this proveg that proper con- struction and surfacing of our high- ‘ways means a net.saving to the traf- fic of the country in the amount of $80 a mile daily, or a saving of near- ly $10,000 a year for each mile. of improved highway. apply to isolated miles where the work is so laid out that continuous lines between terminals This would not but only and important pointg are improved. In other words, the value of sub- developed by building short sections of roads which do not make connec- tions in main line traffic.” DEPUTY GIVES FINE, ADDRESS President of Bemidji State Teachers College Tells of Needs of Schools President M. W. Deputy of the Bemidji State Teachers college ad- dressed members of the Civic .and Commerce association Wednesday noon with a most inspiring address on National Education. He laid great stress upon proper recognition of the American flag at all times and on all occasions and emphasized the need of educating the children in the public schools to know what the Stars and Stripes represent and mean to the Ameri- can citizen. “The well being, the greatness and the continuance of any nation, past present and future, depends ulti- mately on the quality of its citizen- ship,” said the speaker, “If a good quality of citzenship is the greatest test and the abiding need, we should believe that what- ever forces and whatever institulions project affect citizenship for the good, should be constantly cherished promoted.” Mr. Deputy pointed out furt! that the greatest test of a school :mrl| her|lands and ontrol of floods. ‘contemplates conservation of water how it effects citizenship and tat the need for good citizenship all over the world was never so great (Continued on page 3.) | palities affected. ‘ed on the Red River below the lakes Unsettled tonight Snow . probably ‘to~ Friday. Continued Annual Report of - Interstate - Commerce Commission is Submitted to Congress- 3 RAILROAD TONNAGE IS, STEADILY INCREASING Earnings in 1921 are Called Inadequate to Decrease Present High Rates By William J. Losh, (United States Staff Correspondent) - Washington, December 7—Present high railroad rates, bitterly attacked by farm bloc leaders in Congress ‘‘no longer interfere with the flow of com- merce as a whole,” the Interstate Commerce Commission declares in its annual report submitted to, Congress today.: ¢ “The tonnage moved by--the rail- roads has bee}n steadily increasing in recent months, until at the end of the period covered by, this report—No- vember 1—the traffic. is almost eqpal to the largest ever handled by out railroads,” the report states. Until earnings by the carriers reach the 5.75 per cent.set as ‘reasonable” by the Commission, .there is little prospect of further decreases in rates, the report indicates. . Earnings in 1921 were ‘“clearly inadequate,” the Commission . found. Possibly n- creased earnings by the roads from the present flood of traffic were ab- sorbed by the commission. in the 10 per cent reduction ordered last July, in anticipation of the present . in- creased traffic. The exact effect of this.reduction on earnings has not yet been determined by the commission because of the strikes last summer. Installation of automatic train con- trol devices. on railroads.is progress- ing, the report states, Complete in- stallation is pot tompiilagry. - before January 1, 5. Tests completed on March 31, last on 276 milis of track, involving 659,875 observations ‘‘den- onstrated that automatic:train control deviceg have beef developed to the point where they are now practicable under actual service conditions, and that when properly installed, they in- crease the safety of train operation.” “The need for automatic train con- trol devices has been further empha- sized since January 1, 1922, “the re- port continues, “by our investigation (Continued on Page 6) INSURANCE PRESIDENTS ARE TO TALK ON WASTE New York, Dec. 7—The 16th An- nual Convention of Life Insutance presidents met at the hotel ~Astor here today and will remain in ses- sion over Friday. Darwin P. Kings- ley, head of the N. Y. Life Ins. Co., will preside at all sessions, The theme of the various meet- ings will pe ‘“Waste—The Chief Obstacle to Complete Business Re- covery,” Life insurance executives representing 95 percent of the fifty billion dollars of old line life pro- tection now outstanding are in at- tendance at the convention. ' Cana- dian life insurance companies are also to bg represented. Waste in human lives will be prominently in the foreground of the'subjects at the anti-waste conference. RED LAKE HEARING ON AT THIEF RIVER FALLS County Attorney G, M. Torrance returned this morning from Red Lake Falls, where he represented the ob- jectors in the hearing of the Clear- water River ditch proceedings. Tre hearing was held before Judges Watts and Stanton and lested three days. This hearing was adjourned until Thursday, December 15 th and will be continued at Thief River Falls, Judge C. W. Stanton and E. E McDonald remained at Thief Riyer Falls, where a hearing will be held before Judgeg Grinland and Stanton on the Red Lake river drainage pro- ject. Mr. McDonald represents the conservancy board in this hearing. . (By United Press) Thief River Falls, Dec, 7—Public hearings on the Red Lake draiage were resumed here today. The project contemplates control of the outflow waters from the Red Lakes in the interest of Jrainage of It also for the benefit of water supply locat. rroved water supply to ‘munici~ en o -