Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 11, 1922, Page 1

/ The Plonddr is the. only daily ¢ vltbin lflm of lufiil and nas ‘the circulation in N'Mbll’l lflnnelou ..,fl Shl 'BEMIDJI DAI T e S PR P = ] LY PIONEER mm"h@%r&g wave in east. Tuesday, ly fair, Colder in extreme east 2 S 'BEMIDJI; MINN., MQNDAY EVENING DEC. 11, 1922 H PRICE 3¢ HELP IS MOST NEEDED FROM U, S: Govi:imm-:n-r Desire in U. S. Sgems to be That France Relent Some -im Pnufit-.l’(flicici il e A BY A, L. Bradford ’(Unn.ed ‘Press Staff Correspondent) |. ‘Washington, . Dec., 11 (United Press).—Is the case of France being ‘helped ot ‘harmed ;;in the United States by :the npéctlcular speaking tour dn América of Georges: Clem- encean. the gront French war pre- | ‘mier? The ahswer to that difficult ques- tion can’ohily be given at this time from the official “standpoint of the American Government. So:far as the official policies of ‘the Umted States . Government are ;/the “Grand Old Man' of "ot helping the position ‘of his countiy here in ‘theleast, and in fact, hig declarations are wcrlnng distinct harm, according to ‘promi- | nent officials ‘here. One of the most interesting sides K of the:Tiger's addresses here, ob- serverg believe; is that he is be- lieved to_have revealed the state. of ‘mind- of sFrance-and “of the present ‘French goumment The fact is that. France.is shukmg ‘with fenx from her frightful experi- ‘encey gt the hands -of ‘Germany, and all ‘af her; world policies are-affected {¢ f fear.. That fear em:h " policies, ] of this:Govern- ‘menty: ate rof ng the economic and pomlefl récovsiy ‘of ' Europe today. Harm' Done Here But “the mere revelation of the cause of those policies, does mot al- by this obsessi ter in the least the fact of the harm done by these policies, according-to: ashington. And that is the reason Shy = Olemenceau,. great old figure that he is, is not helping the case of ‘iis country with the Washington (Continued on Page 2) 1; {By, -United :Press). ' Mount : Sterling, Ky., Dec.: Federal officers: and posses- of - citi- #ens scoured the hill country of Men- isec count ytoday for the. slayer .of 11 Dave 'readway, 28, p‘mhlbmon egent.: g‘m&flwhy was::slain from ambush late Sunday as he-led a party. of: county-officers-on the trail iof -moonshiners ; thought to: be..re- #ponsiblefor .the: killing -of . Prohibi- * tion Officer -Robert :Duff;. who--was: shot from.ambush a day before. Treadway was ‘killed within a few i‘rdq of the spot where Duff fell. His company of three men _ran .out ‘of the hushes as the fatal shot was fired. Death of Treadway climax- id Menisee’s long war against moon- shiners. Persons, searching for the man who shot Duff, had a few: min- diteg before the killing of Treadway, uncovered a still.and-destroyed 1,400 igallons w}uskey magh. . They were reparing-to- leWe‘when thfiy were Hired “ong:- TIGER'S LAST SPEECH IN U.. 0 BE BROADCASTED New :York, Dec. 11.—The fare- well speech of Georges Clemenceau in theUnited. States -will be broad- tasted. by radio .to an audience of more th#h bne: fhillion’ persons Tues- day night. . The. air will be cleared for the Frerch statesman’s final good will message in this country from 8:30 until 10:00 o’clock. The . Tiger'’s = speech will be de- livered at the ‘annual dinner of the American Committee for Devastated France to be held in the Hotel Penn- sylvania here. His talk, given before 2,000 persons expected to attend the _* dinner, Will be picked up by micro- phones_ in the bangilet hall and re- liyed by Western Union wires to station WJZ in Newerk. The words of -Clemenceau will be broadcasted from the Newark sta- tion. That station, which is operated by the Westinghouse company, covers the United- States east of the Missiesippi and, urgier favorable conditions, San Francisco and Lon. don. = 3 bé made for transporting the'm By Hortense Saunders \Iea Service Staff Writer Rachester, N. Y., Dec. 11—The world’s proudest and happiest mother is one whose son confronts congtant pnvntmn, ever-present danger and is in penl of facing a firing squad, She {5 -Mrs. Charles E. Wheelwright, mother of Eamon de Valera, Iria republican leader. The capture and execution of Erskine Childers and other republi- can leaders having been completed, Inish Free State heads today are concentrating on the capture of De Valera, their most important foe. A" cablegram any day may bring news of his death. But— “If my son cannot live for his country and his cause, then what could be more glorious than to die for it?” the mother asks proudly. Doesn’t Worry “T do‘not worry about his safety. because ‘he is doing right- God will take “-care of hm:' But 1 should worry and grieve if he had betrayed his- trust, if e had chosen a life of Tuxury, “What m*«eml thing can bé gained by sticking to his principles? Nothing. ‘And woat does he lose? Everyfinng the worid holds dear--his position, his fortune, his friends, the compgrionship.- of -his wife and the seven childven he loyes. But it’s all m of Ireland : she adm"'ed‘, I know tha} he always i concluded. MRS. CHARLES E. WHEEL- WRIGHT AND HER SON, 'EA- MON .DE VALERA had a comfortable place to sleep at night; that he had enough to eat and | watm? clothing, but these are ma- terial considerations. Cottage Her Home Mrs. ‘Wheelwright lives in a small cottage. Theugh exquisitely neat, her home reveals housework is not ‘her only activity, Flowers, copies of masterpieces and quantities of hooks' betray her tastes. Mrs. Wheelwright has not seen De Valera since his last visit to this country. . “But he doesn’t forget to send me a ‘méssage whenever he can,” she LOCAL MASONS ARE T0 George Walker, Sr., secreluy of iidfi-dodge of Masons, an- nnunces that - arrangements - - have ‘been made for-an extra. to carry ‘mémbers> of “the. Bemidji “lodge to'[* Walker Wednessday afternoon ‘whett that order.will put on work in the third dégree. All Bemidji: membets 'ha¥ been invited to return ‘the rec: ént visit of Walker to Bemidji and-if expected and urged that' a large legution . of Bemidji Masons: wxll nake ‘the trip, « ‘e extra ‘will probably leave the ‘North Bemidji yards.between 4 and 5 o‘clock -Wednesday afternoon. If et least 25 or 80 members- signify. ‘their - intention of making the: trip, ‘a coach will be atttached to the ‘train, Mr. Walker states. “Those ‘who 'plan on going are urged to com- niunicate - with: Mr. | Walker .at* orice so that sufficient ar flgemcnt.s can ARE PROTECTED' Protective ‘Association - Said To Have Spies on Border, Impeding Enforcement El nxo, Tex., Dec. 11—An orga- mzlhun of kquor and dope runners; known as the “Bootlegers’ Protective Association,” is said to be seriously impeding the enforcement :of the Na- tional Prohibition Laws among the Mexican border and especially.in'ter- ritory ‘adjacent to El‘Pago- An extensive espionage syahm ~ | ihertby - the bootleg band keeps.in close touch with the movements - of government operatives and advises members of the organization of the activitiés of federal officers, is main- tained by the association, it is said. A detective of the criminal band is; said to be stationed at a vunwge point near federal headquarters here. When a squad of goyernment agents leaves the building, the watcher gives a secret signal to a ' companion - sta- tioned-a block or two gway. This com~ panion then notifies all members of the band that a raiding party is afoot. The squad is followed and if it ap- pears as if they were bound for some liguor cache,” the booze is removed before the agents arrive. Minute descriptions of all federal agents, even to their habits and pe- cularities are furnished members of the band through its spy system. When a new man is placed on a pro- hibition squad, he is shadowed for weeks until the desired information is obtained. The system is supported by assessments from smugglers and bootlegers. Warned in Time Mounted customs officers patrol- ling the “Big Bend” district along the (Continyed on page 2) |NEW SULTAN IS FIRST VISIT WALKER LODGE| WITH ONLY ONE WIFE an-te Life of Abdul Medjid E:pm;u- New Spirit of o Progreu and Réform s Edltbr'! Note—Edward J. Bing of the United P Jjust reachéd|New York from Turkey, ‘whete_ ha presented the. United Press ing the hottest develop- menta of the Near ‘East situation. Binp, who spent several years in the [ear Em and speaks Turkish fluentr 1y, hes heen in permanent contact with most- of the leading figures in the Ne#r ‘East.—The U. P, New York. (By Edward J. Bing) (United Press. Staff- Correspondent) Néw York, Dec. 11—The ‘person- ality and private life of His Imperial Majepty, Abdul Medjid, newly elect- “1 Caliph, i. e., head of the entire Mo- hammedan ‘world and Sultan of Tur- key -and who is the first Caliph and' Sultan to have one wife only, is considered by the Turks symptomat- ic' of the new spirit of progress and reform the ledders of Turkey claim to have: mluguratedv Abdul Medjid is a son of the hbe Sultan ‘Abdul Aziz, who ruled in the ! (Continued on Page ¥.) ss European staff, has Farmer-Labor. Victories Minnesota Last Month Are Called “Molivie Power” SHIPSTEAD D And North pakoh Also up for Discussion — (By. Unitefl Press) 8t. Paul, Dec. $1—The Farmer- Labor vietory in ‘Minnesota last month will“be- the; “motives power” of the national Farmer-Labor con- ference in- Chicagd today, leaders prediced here’ on their way to -the ‘Windy, bxty, i Dr. Hermk Ships§ S.. Se dinneapolis, elected U, § om Minne- sota, prob e outsmnd— ing figure af Whether D pdtend. in align- ing himself with' the new progres- sive bloc in congress; made pledges ‘to avoid u third party in 1924, is ex- pected to develop at the Chicago meeting. It is believed strong ef- forts will be made to launch a third party by some emhusiasts at the conference. Leaders at the Chwago conclave are expected to try to keep .down third party talk and confine “discus- *|sion to legislative programs, It is known that proyiosnls to or- ganize third parties in northwest states under the name of the Farm- er-Labor perty, similar to the one in Minnesota, will be discussed. Abandonment of the - Nonpartisan league as a third patty in South Da- kotas is considered e'ertam, and pro- ‘gressives in. that; _.are -anxjous to develop_"a Farmer-Labor - party there. ' In |party is already existent. It grew out of the Nonpartisan League and (Continued on Page §) AWAY; FUNERAL TUESDAY Mrs. J. P. Omich, 75 years of age, passed away Sunday night about 11 o'clock at her home, 109. Irvine ave- nue south, after an illnesg of about three months of which the past few idays were very seyious Mrs. Omich is survived by three daughters, Mrs. G. E. Carson and Mrs, W..N. Weber of this city, and Mrs. Grace Young ‘of Portland, Oregon, also by two sisters, one living in Michigan and ‘the other in Denver, Colo. Mr. Omich preceded her in death a few yearg ago. Funcral services will be.held on Tuesday afternoaon at 2:30 o‘clock at .the Presbyterian church. TO BE CENTRAL FIGURE| Political Situation 'in South' MRS. J. P. OMICH PASSES CLEMENCEAU PAYS SECOND VISIT TO CHICAGO TODAY (By United Press) Chicago, Dec. 11—Georges Clemenceau brought his appeal for France to the mid-west farmers teday, paying his sec- ond visit of his present tour to Chicago, The Tiger was greet. ed on his arrival here by the leaders of the farmers, He will discuss the European situation before the annual conference of the American Farm Bureau Federation. ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW COMMISSIONER DELAYED Commissioner-At-Large In Beltrami County B. E. Tweeten of Solway has been Minnestota,_. a Fnrmer-Labor named commissioner-at-large in Bel-| trami county, ag near as can ben as- certained. Although it is under- stood that the appointment was made several days ago, the offieial an- nouncement of the appointment by | ‘Governor Preus was withield far some reason or other, with the re- quest that announcement come from this office first of all. Despite cf- forts to ascertain the appointment ps soon as it was made, the Pioneer was unable to gain the desired in- formation, although the St. Paul! Pioneer Press of Sunday was allowed to ‘use the information. Efforts to secure ‘the name of the appointee were made for the Pionecr by the United Press Bureau which Satur- ady recorted back, ‘“nothing doing on - Beltira commissioner yet vatching”. It has been rumor ed | at the governor desired to hold back the announcement that the res- jdents of this county might thing he Rev. |had given the matter more wnsxdm.i L.. P. Warford will officiate at the|ation. scrvices. Interment is to be made in Grzenwood ¢emetery. Mr. Tweeten will be the fifth com-, (Conunued on page 3.) Amerlcas Swmmmo lank ; B. E. Tweten of Solway Named .;‘ p ?Subsldy Illl Before Senate for Actlon % The latest addition to Uncle Sam’s armory is the amphibious battle tank which tears over land at 35 miles an hour and chases the fleeing enemy through water. Before high army officials the tank gave its first demonstration in New York when it sped up Broadway, clinbed the Palisades and then swam the Hudson. Christie, former auto racer. It is showa (above) climbing the Palisades and (below) swimming the Hudson., It was invented by Walter BLIZZARD HITS Dismissed Noon; Storm is Traveling From West to East Fargo Schools at 11-—While sub-zero weather prevaile blinding bliz- | zard swept over areater part of orth Dakota today on the wings of a 20-mile wind. There w only a slight fall today, but several inches of loo:zely mtl\od snow standing on ground since Thanksgiving was t through the air, making con- ons s g in open places. Wind velocity ranged from 24 in Devils Lake to 20 at Fargo, and temperatures tood at 14 below at | Williston, while it had fallen to 3 Betow in' Fargo, ‘8 below at Devils Lake and 6 below zero at Bismarck The storm appears to have come from the west and to be traveling straight cast. Observer Spencer of Moorhead believes it will have spent its powtr in th sction by night. Generval low temperature prevail- ed in the wake of the Db lithe west and northwesdt. has 28 below; Edmonton 26 Fargo, Dec |t | 24; Mileg City 10; and Hele Yelowstone and was warmer with six Missoula eight above. Schools ¢ dismissed in Fargo at noon. Trains will be hampered by ithe storm and snow, but the North- western Bell Telephone Company at noon reported itg service unaffected ¢hroughout the state above RALPH BINGHAM HERE TONIGHT iNoted Humorist to Appear at M. E. Church; Is Whole Show in Himself | | | P Ralph Bingham, one of America's most welcomed platform humorists, is to appear at the Methodist church {this evening under the auspices of {the Woman’s Study club. Bingham will be remembered by many Bemid- i residents as having appeared here on the Chautauqua program in 1916, at which time he made innumerable friends. His account of the game played between the business men of Bemidjt and the the Chautauqua Imen was unusually interesting. Written in poct pecially for the Pioncer, Bingham's account of the game ¢ a hit with the crowd, one of the few hits which the utau- qua bunch made out of the game. Bingham pl. | second base. The husiness men's te was composed of Roskowick, Brov denu, Bark- jer, Er Ripple, Given, I Bacr. Rev. L. P. Warfrod scrved |as umpire, Bingham wa was funny b I'heen funny I'niness is made of good, ¢ (Cnntmut"l on P COMMISSIOER-ELECT OF funny in that game, ame and has , but his fun- an humor 2) Henson Larson of Faunce, onc of the commissioners-clect of the new county of Lake of the Woods, passed :sday morning at Crooks- found dead in his ton. tabout two mil near the causce of and tvo deuy 'nhr. NORTHDAKOTA i NEW COUNTY PASSES AWAY | |BITTER FiGHT THREATENS IN UPPER HOUSE. Administrdtion Forces Rally All Their Strong Powers For First Onslaught OPPONENTS TO ATTEMPT TO DELAY ANY ACTION Advocates Believe They Can Kill the Effect of Any Possible Filibuster . (By Unlted Press) Washington, Dec, 11—A strength- house before March 4th, rallied all before the senate today for action, opening what threatens to be a long and bitter struggle by the opposing factions. Administration forces, with some- what rejuvenated confidence of pushing the bill through. the upper house hefore March 4th, rallide ali their strong powers for the first on- slaught. Opponents of the measure on the other hand are preparing for a pol- icy of resistunce in an effort to de- lay indefinitely any action if they are unable to muster sufficient votes to bring about its opening defeat. The situation as the opening gun 2l to be aginst car- out tho tremendous legislative tusk assigned for this session by Jtarding. Republican' teaders widd be setisfied if they can obtain action cn the rural credits measure, the ap- propriation bill and possibly some railroad legislation. It is the plan of the administra- tive group to lay aside .the Subsidy for the appropriation measures is-as they come from the-house. In this manner, they believe they will kill he pff‘_ct‘of any filibuster which right be organized agllinst the Sub- sidy. GERMANY’S NEW PLAN MEETS WITH DISFAVOR (By Lloyd Allen) London, Dee, 11—Germany was to receive an emphatic “no” % 1 o her veparations and loan proposal sub- mitted to t' e allied premiers’ confer- ence Sunday. The new “Big Four” of Europe,none of whom participats ed in the Versailles treaty now be- mg revised, were to meet this after- noon to give Germany her answer and continue work on a reparation plan of their own seeking a common oasis for discusion, The premiers did not mect formally this morning, but Premier Poincare of France was closeted with Theunis, head of the Belgium gov- crnment, at the Ritz, while Benito Mussolini of Italy had council with Bonar Law at 10 Downing Street. The full conference was to be req sumed at 4:15 p. m. What Germany's plan, submitted yesterday, was, the Communique an< nouncing its recciopt did not say; but it was understood to contain ucw suggestions for a moratorium and in- ternal and external olans. 1t was reported to be*announced by u note from Chancellor Cuno, SALVATION ARMY OPENS CHRISTMAS WORK SOON Col. William Barker and Adjuts ant Ch 1 of the Salvation Army ui this district had a very profitabie time in Bemidji Sunday. The mcet- ings were full of intcrest and the local corps is leoking forward /te- greater things in Salvation “Army circles in the very near”future./Thé members of the Salvation Army'will be beginning Chirstmas’ activities i a few days, as usual a(’. this pu\wd of the year. Envoy and Mrs, Carl Larson’ of Brainerd are in Bemxdjl to help durs, ing the Christmas effort. Ensign Knudson may vc'um in abott a week” but will 2 able to do any oubs side wor r(.. some time. The corps urges that the public report the real needy poor at this time. The cornertone laying ceremonies were carried out Sunday as: had fai ed crowd be- Barker offici- ated Work on the new citadel is progres- G the structure will wed to comy on zo0 that it Lo put into use 1y as pos~