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Q oor in the only- daily N ( The Pioneer within 100 miles of Bemidji and nas. the. largest-circulation i Northern Minnesota. VOLUME XX NO. 200 . JURY AGREES SHOOTING WAS ‘MEREST-ACCIDENT’ Prosecuting’ Atto;-ne on_Podsibility - Starting Newdfu‘i 3 A{g:irmk‘Her e . (By U;:ited i’;ea‘a),. Montevideo, Dec.. 12—The _ little ‘queen of- Mofitevidea was free of the murder charge . today, It took a jury of Chippewa county - farmers less than four hours to agree ‘that Elsie Salisbury ‘was-not guilty. of shooting down her sweetheart, Oscar Erickson :in coidiblood;: The'p through a flood of tears and took the first’ train_ for Minneapolis. Jymptoms ot a-nervous breakdown which :held up. the :trial a:day and a half when the prosecution reached its climax, . disappeared. The.jury agreed that- it ‘was the. ‘“‘mecrest ;ac- | cident” when, the automatic pistol she_held _pumped three bullets into Ogcar Erickon’s back as he staxted out of his. private .office in the Mil- watke Yoad division cffice here. Er-j icksop.had just returned the borrow- ed, weapon to her, g rosecuting _attorneys conferred at a late hour on the possibility of bringing.-a -new. charge against: the diminutive ‘defendant;, They made public, no_ decision. C. E, Young: quist, - Agsistant. . Atjorney. General, State ‘Sengtor Oiaf Gjerset and County Atiorney E: A. Kiefe, con- ducted the:state’s ghse. .. . The state contended the motive of extremé” jéalowsy -had. been proved by more than 20 witnesses introduc- ed toishow that Erickson disregarded the 1bve of the- little stenographer. The.} foremgn, € R. C..Blom, wab: ffeeted that-he-asked-the clerk to read the verdict when court was orivened at last night H GRACIE POST 70, THURSDAY NIGHT ‘With_the .new. year fast approach- ing, plans for a membership drive .of rehewals and new members will be made at the meeting of the Ralph Gtaeie post of the American Legion t0 be held, Thursday ‘eévening'at the rooins of the Cviic & Commerce as- soclation, beginning gt 8 ofclock. A. fiuniber of commitfee reports are ex- pected to be made, incvluding 2 re- port on American Edueation Week and other activities in which the Le-J - gloh has had a patt. . T AN Present members who have not as yet paid their dues for 1923 are’in- vited to do so at thi smeeting or b or be-1+. fore. The new membership . cards have been received and will be. mail- ed out: promptly upon- receipt of the | A duek, the adjutant ar ¢ large attendance is - urged for . meeting. Thutsday. night,:as. Legion : 23 dbtlvities. for the. winter months will ] ‘likely enter in to the discussion of hew qusinc;s, ;s 5 DRIVE FROM SHEVLIN IN CAR TO SEE BASKET GAME id, W. A Fritehie and C.J. all - of Shevlin, enthusii- astic basketball fans, drove 22 miles to Bemidji last evening to see.the Berttidji ‘Firemen's basketball team iniAgtion against Hallock. Although the ‘stormkept a numbet of Bemidji fan8 from the game, these five Shev- lin enthusiasts - were not daunted. They returnad.to -their. home shortly after the game,.with the. exception of Mr. Rain, ,whp left Monday night for Rochestey'fi ¢ {j:7:) " &7 Ry United Press) Washington, Dec, 12—The entire northwest of the United States to- day will be.in the grip of the severe cold wave of the season. Extreme low temperatures are also predicted for some of the southern states. The cold ‘wavé swept down through the United States from Canada early yesterday and is moving rapidly east- Elsie Salisbury tty little rai]rop,ci s‘ienqg‘. rapher, thanked each juror personally OF EYE SIGHT 1S UNDER WAY National Movement Started . for.Observance of Sight Conservation Day LOCAL SCHOOL OFFICERS PROVIDED WITH PROGRAM e Object is to Discover Fact That Child Has Defect or Has Symptoms Aided by x’eptese?\":ition‘ from President Harding’s Cabinet, federal and stote jofficials, university pro- fessors, engineers, industrialists, and civic leaders, the Eye Sight Conser- vation Council of America, with na- tional headquarters at 42 street and Broadway, New. York City, has;set: in motion a movement for the observan- {ce throughout the country of Eye Sight Conservation Day in schools. Defective vision among children and workers in the industries has, re- cent surveys in numerous towns and cities have revealed, caused . enor- mous economic and physical losses, which, - authorities -declare, can ...be wiped out by proper and systematic application of the ‘principles” of ey hygeine, & With the co-operation among our lenders, of James J. Davis, Secretary of the United States Department of Labor, ~Guy A. Henry, General-Di-. rector of the Eye Sight Conservation Council, is directing the campaign|- ‘automobile bandit gang, covering which:aims to accomplish vast sav- Minnosota§ Fair W ably follow cloudiness Not much change; in temperature- W PIONEER '%? i BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY EVENING, DEC. 12, 1922 [ = s ury. ireed By J JBREAKS UP . EE; IN' LONDON Press) :: 12-"Premiers uggtiini and - Theunis by difierent trains. mphasized thier dissension ' oyer :the problem of how to collect the war reparation from . Germany. The London conference broke up.last night when Franee sto¢ed firmly for armed occupation of the Ruhr Valley in Germany. Bonar Law of Britain and Mussolini of Italy, new premjers,.were just as strong- " against the French-policy as their ) H| predecessors-had been. HOUSE FARM MEMBERS FMMENG -LEGISLATION Farm Legislation in Making; Framing Plans to Aid State Agriculture I S— (By “United Press) St. Paul, .Dec. 12.—Farm legisla- tion was ‘in the making here today. Farmer members of the Minnesota house of representatives, aided by two attorneys, met to frame mea- sures they will propose at the Janu- ary sessions, to aid agricultural in the: state. The ‘eight -members from an unof- ficial committee named by W. I, No- lan, who expectes to be elected speaker of the house and is virtually assured that honor. Members elect, who met in conference here Nov. 21, authorized the appointment of a number of committees by Mr Nolan, who ere. preparin legislation to be submitted. One house member from each con- gressional district was appointed on (Continued on page 2) ALLEGED AUTOMOBILE (By United Press) Fargo, Dec.-12—Operations of an ings-in-health and money by carrying | fifteen monthg and involving as high the message “First Health Then Wis-{as 1,400 cars, may. be reywegled, fol- dom,” to.every city and hamlet in|lowing the arrest in Minot of }lack the land where children are taught. ‘Knight, according to M. A, Hildreth, ‘Every school in-Minnesota will ‘be asked to join in- establishing the new semi-annual custom of Eye.-Conser« vation Day, planned as a universal and permanent contribution to the American system -of education. The Eye Sight Conservation Coun- cil is enlisting the assistance of com- missioners of education . .in every state, and of superintendents of evefy county and school district. Min- nesota school officials have ~been provided with a complete Eye Sight Conservation Day program. . -To exe- ctte this plan J. M, Cofnell of St. Rain, Joe: Rénne, Charles Paul, commissioner of education, and eounty.- superintendents will ‘¢oope- ratein the-Eyel Sight Conservation " (Continued ou’ age 5) Gives Fme Progra.rn of . Wit and Music; Delights Large “Crowd M’Bl'ldai' Night . Ralph .Bingham royally.entertain- ed, a large audience at the Metho- dist church Monday evening with his program of humor, music and wit, in a manner that was pleasing and most amusing, This entertainment was a compli- mentary number given under the 1 auspiceg of the Woman’s Study club and Supplied by the Redpath-Vawter bureau,” because of..their failure fo bring Mrs. Maude- Ballington Booth to Bemidji last year- Although 'the weather was decid- edly inclement, this -attraction drew a good-sized attendance, and. those who heard Mr. Bingham were de- lighted with his entertainment. He proved himself to be, not only a gifted humorist, but a violinist of high rank. Hig selections on this rument made a decided hit as did is rendition of musical selections at the piano. “] consider Bemidji a most de- lightful place and will remember its kospitable people all through life,” ward and southeastward. Reports |said Mr. Bingham. He left this af- are of snow in many sections and ex- tréme low temperatures. It was ternoon for McIntosn, from where he wil go to Minneapolis before con- sweeping across Ohio and Western cluding his program in this section of Pentisylvania early today and will | the state. He wifl return. to his strike the seaboatd tonight, turning|home in Philadelphia for the holi- expetted rain into snow- 4 days, U..S. District Attorney /. The gigantic ring, of which Knight ‘'may be its.barins, worked throughout North Dakota and Minnesota with transactions in Minot, Fargo, Moor: héad and the ‘Twin Cities and Chi- cago,. ‘Minneapolis is believed to have been the headquarters. L Kuight is in the Cass county jail here in lMeu of $5,000 bonds.. He was arrested.by federal officers.an .a charge of transporting a car, which is alleged to have been knowmn was stolen, in interstate commerce. FERGUS FALLS TERM OF . - COURT AGAIN POSTPONED Fergus Falls, Dec. 12.—The term of federal district court pnatpnngd from Nov. 14, until today, has again been postponed until December 18.. 1S = : 5 'and given its first.reading. The or- _|tion of the ordinance, the fine to be 'and in case of failure to ‘manded the identity of persons be- Minnesota Loan and: Trust Co. of Minneapolis Buy¥ Bonds; Five Other Bids Made ORDINANCE PROPOSED - FOR HOSPITAL ZONES Several lnmutmv&’ i g R\onrtsi Heard at Meeting of City | Council ‘M'q:d-y Night i { | Bemidji's 10!;3 issue: -of city | - 1 bonds has been sold at a premium of | $665 - This- issuewas authorized at | BANDITS BiND CUSTOMER AND GET AWAY 12—Three | young men bound a cashier and u: ::atlo(;):\dn; 1;1;3& First State bank here | All Laws of the Country Has $4,000 in cash. !the bank and stuck up ter, assistant cashier. him and left him lying on tne floor | Washington, D, C., Dee. 12 (U- while they started to gather up the| the general elcction and consists of 50 bonds at $1,000 each, bearing six per cent interest. - The Minnesota Loan and Trust company, of Minn-| eapolis was the -successful bidier, | although bidding was keen and a tot- | al of six bidg had been entered, Two of these bids were by wpail, while | the other four were reprefented per- | sonally by auction. All blds provid- | ed for furnishing the bonds and an | ‘attorney to look up the “legal pror ceedings. The sale_ of _the bonds occupied the bulk of tlie council ses- gion Monday night, | Ordinance No. 130,. providing. for hospital quiet zones, was introduced dinance provides for Quiet Zones be- ing established 300 feu ay from | any hospital in Bemi and that | signs be posted, the expense to be paid out of the general fund. 1t also provides for penalties for viola- not less than $5 mor more than $50, y the fine imprisonment. of not than 90 days is provided for- ~The proposed ordinance will be given its second reading at the next meeting of the council and is likely to be amended | somewhat at that time. Only one bid ‘was received for furnishing wood for thedetention hospital. The bid was rejected and (Continued on Page 2): ° DAUGHERTY HEARINGS ARE COMMENCED TODAY (By United Press) ‘Washington, Dec. 12—Hearings in the Daugherty impeachment proceed- ing started today before the House Judiciary Committee. The counsel for Attorney General Daugherty de- hind the thing, e “What we want to know at the start,” declared former Congressman Paul Bowland of Cleveland, repre- senting Daugherty, “who is - behind Representative Keiler in this im- peachment resolution. He says in his record that he ‘was aided in the | ! Here Is the first picture taken of members of the Ku Klux Klan vading & church; during " #ervices to give money and express their approval o the work of the pagtor. This unusual photo was taken at camfionul Churgch in Chicago.. ‘. (i3 thee) 1 - walked tive status of women’s rights in the in and the bandits bound him, leav- ing both on the floor. ed scooping up the money and went | Say to, their automobile outside, driving | They |in the vilayet of Tripoli, it is man Carpenter strug- | the brute who by all the laws of gled free of ‘his bonds and gave an| the country has to obey the women No trace of the bandits had ; Descent is traced through the mother been found at noon. | DEATH ENDS CAREER OF | _]0"" WANAMAKER TODAY“heads altogether. They finish- ¢ irapidly towards White Bear. werp seen there. He was ,w““}‘“’ak""v founder | phe stick he carries and the great of stores bearing his namc in New | wooden box into which he puts what York and Philadelphia and formerly | .o ife suffers him to have, : postmaster general, had been ill for xh‘« man possesses and all several wecks. Within the last feW | jf for some reason his wife chooses days, however, he took a turn for |y, divoree him. the better and the end came sudden-| «[y Ghat, when a man goes out ly after a relapse, ' i Wanamaker, onc of the merchant | pioneers of America, was born July | 11th, 1838, in the City of Philadel-! phia, a little more than 17 y |CHARLES O, GLIDDEN TO BE fore its consolidlation His father was a bricklayer and h ygrandfather a former. attended public school until 14 ye: Fof age and then ment in a Philadelphi big store errand boy at $1.25 a week. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS TO MEET WEDNESDAY NIGH The regular business meeting of | the Knights of Columbus will be held preparations of his cnharges by cer- tain other persons. Now, we want to hear who thesc persons are.”, the K. C, hall. all members be present. E MAN IS MERE VASSAL Among the Tuaregs, Man by aped with ' entered Carpen- ! They bound To Obey the Women nited Press).—Apropos of current liscussions, regarding the compara- United States and other countr tional Geographic “Amongst the Tuaregs, found | women shows her proud face to all | tha. world, while the man goes veiled. In the presence of woman of noble birth, men cover their faces and “Bullied and worried by his wom- lenfolk the Taurcg has no liberty at Philadel_phin, Dec. 12—John Wan- |all, All the goods, tents, camels, and amaker died here . 84 years old. clothes are the women’s property. after sunset he is usually followed (Continued on page 3.) LAID TO REST WEDNESDAY ¥ is| TFuneral services will be held on Wanamuker | Wednesday afternoon at 1 o‘clock at ars | the Northern Community hall for employ- | Charles O. Glidden, who passed away as an | Monday at the age of 81 years. Bur- lial will be made in Greenwood com- ctery under the direction of H. N. McKee. - Mr. Glidden died at T home about a half mile east of Six- | Mile corner | U S SPI—— Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at| It is requested that! e Have younoticed that the benches n the square have beenrepainted? Dick Fischer-drove an auto for the first time yesterday. Both are re- ported as doing nicely. John Baker is about the luckiest man in town. John pi shoe with three nai icked up ahorse- Is in it, right on EDelegatel Bgrred at Meeting For Progressive Political Action at Cleveland (By United Press) Cleveiand, Ohio, Dec. 12—Dele- gates representing the Workers Par Ity of America were barred from the meeting of the conference for pro- gressive political action ip scssion nerve. The workers party favored form- ation of a third party when the cre- ! dentials committee of the conference reported shortly aftcr today's ses- sion opened, One of the worker party delegates | demanded to know what disposition 'had been made of the party’s ap- plication for seats in the meeting. The committee reported recommend- ation that they be barved. Cleveland, Ohio, Dec, 12--Recom- { mendationg from the conference for ! political action opposing anti-strike legislation and the establishment of a tribunal with the intertate com- merce commission to take the place { of the railroad labor board will be ! made today by the platform commit- ltet of the conference That was | the statement today by D. B. Rohert- i son, president of the Brotherhood of | Locomotive Firemen and Engin "4 member of the committee. t 1 and anti-strike « zgested by Har t message L0 congress. -canism of such as & - DENIED A VOICE VERY EXTENSIVE Annual Report of Secretary of Labor Contains Series of Recommendations FAVORS EXTENSION OF. CONCILIATION SERVICE Industrial Conflicts - of _Year Dm:m‘hed Together With Means of Prevention Washington, Dec. 12.—A series of recommendations comprising a labor program accompanied ‘the annual re- port of Secretary of Labor - Davis, made, public today., The report after reviewing the labor history of the year, and pointing out the industrial lessons of the coal and railroad.trik-> es makes the following recommen- dations: : The extension and expansian of the. Conciliation Service of the De- partment of Labor to provide it with facilities which will permit it to deal with nation-wide industrial disturb- ances. The strengthening of the United States Employment Service to enable t to meet the problem of unemploy- ment. Provision for the examination abrond of all aliens sedking admis- sion to the United States with rigid physical, mental, moral and ‘blood tests. ¥ The._enrollment by the federal au- tharities of all aliens within the bor- ders of the United States and.pro- vision. for. the: education of Ameri- te Tor na-~ turalization. A federal constitutional amend- ment to prohibit the employment of children. . A federal juvenile court system. Discussing the industrial conflicts of the year and means for preventing similar clashes in the future the Sec- retary’s report said: “We must find a way to' avert these futile, fatal appeals to force'in industry, with their vast losses to the worker, the employer, and to the pub- lic, which is today so vitally depend- ent upon industry in its daily life. We must and will find a way to settle these disputes by the force of reason and pustice before the appeal to force is made. Instead of conferen- ces ‘after months ‘of industrial ‘battle, (Continued on Page 2) 5 RED CROSS SPENT HUGE SUM IN AIDING FRANCE (By Wilfred Fleisher) (United Press staff Correspondent) Paris, Dec. 12-——With the work.of the American Red Cross in France terminated and the last contingent withdrawin, figures have been pub- lished which .give some idea of the work accomplished although - statis- tics cannot tell the story of the help - rendered in the hours of nced. The American Red Cross lent as- sistance to 1,726,354 refugees, it cared for 205,000 children in_jts i and dispensaries, and 87,- ies of men who fought in eived its help. ed ing itg five years France amount- 140,978,378, Of this amount ,806 was spent to help refu- gecs, $3, 013,503 in aid to children and the sum of $2,372,619 in the treatment of tubereular cases. 57 REBUKED BY NOTHER, BOY TAKES OWN LIFE (By United Pregs) “HTH el Chicago, Dec. &_2,—({01%\‘1'@1 P};&h % band, 12, cnu‘lg‘ ot wait for/Sanfa Claus. to come. Today he it dead. * Gordon shot himself _through the head after his mot for opening Christing ) Last cveming. _Gordon’s . father brought home a number of myster- jous packages. Gordon and his;sis- ter, Doris, 11, and brother Rol T, %, all demanded just one look. Putieh- band ordered them to leave the House and take @ walks . e Gordon and; Dotis. sneeked 7 a closet where they were discovered by Mrs. Punchband. She rebuked Gordon. A few minutes later a shot ard and Gordon’s body was the floor of the closet, his [