Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 15, 1922, Page 1

Minnesota: Partly cloudy to- night. Rising temperature in the east and south portions tonight. Colder in northwest Saturday. . | A i VOLUME XX. NO. 203 R T BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY EVENING, DEC. 15 1922 ‘BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE PRICE 'S¢ Interventlon by United States In European Crisis Probable America Will Shortly 77| HIGHJACKER IS Take Important Steps '[HE N]GHTMARE In Sltuatlon Abroad Ambasudor to Londonv ; lilu Been Instructed to Return For Consultation RECENT HAPPENINGS BRING ABOUT CLIMAX British, German Ambassadors Situation Before Secretary H\lghen : Lay (By United Press) (By A. L. Bradford) Washington, Dec. 15—American intervention in the European crisis is imminent.. The United States will shortly sake ma.]or steps of far reaching importance in the serious situation abroad, the United Press is informed in highly authoritative quarters today. George Harvey, American Ambas- sador to London, has been directly instructed by President Harding and Secretary of State Hughes to return to Washington for consultation on the European crisis. Another inter- national conference in Washington —this one desired to bring about relief from the desperate economic situation in Europe—is & possibility. Talk of a big loan from private interests, Andrew Bonar Law's dark view on the European situation and his statement.that Britain can‘t pay her debts to the United States unless she receives money from Germany and other debtors; the threatened in- vasion of the Ruhr Valley by France, the coming of ‘the British debt com- mission to discuss refunding of the war debt, Clemenceaw’s pleading for the return of this country to Europe —all these have served to bring the situation to a_climax. Within the:last few days, the Brit- ish and German ambassadors. here have' Taid; Hiefore. S¢anstary Hughes | the situation involving the .collapse (Cvmfin ed on page 4) BANDIT WOLF AT l.AST PAYS PRICE BY DEATH (By 'JMIM. Press) E Grand Junctioh, Colo., Dec. 15— The giant grayfwoli.that for years. roamed Mesa County and caused thundreds of dollars'in losses to stock- men, has made it§: hsc kill. Luke Hummel of ‘the Dolores sec- tion is financially much better off as the slayer of the great wolf for he collected a score of rewards. The wolf leader of a bold pack measured ‘severl ahd one-half feet from tip to tip &hd weighed 150 pounds. Veteran trappers and hunters say it is one of the largest ever killed on the western slope - of : Colorado. Score of hunters have tried vainly for years to run down the giant'labo, but he alwayy avoided their baited traps and kept out of range of their rifles. tached a heavy log to it- The next ‘morning the trap and log were gone and a trail led through the forest. Hummel started in: pursuit. For three days he followed the windings of the furrowed path left by the log as the wolf sought to es- cape- At the end of the.third day, fifty miles from the place where he' set the trap, Hummel came upon the animal, exhausted, but showing fight. A shot from his 30-30 ended the wolf’s long career. HEAD OF FARM BUREAU : (B¥" United Press)’ Chicago, Dee, 15—Oscar E. Brad- fute, Zenia, .0Qbio, succeeds J. H. Howard as president of the Amer- jcan Farm Bureau Federation. Mr. Howard refused to be a candidate again for office, declaring that politi- cal maneuvering had hampered the federations ‘work. W.' H. *~ Walker of California, was elected vice-pres- ident.- J. F. Reed of Minnesota got a place on the executive committee for the-.central region . The conference went on record as demanding more freight equipment, some reduction in freight rates, im- provement of highways, enlarged water-ways and shipping ports, open- ing of the Great Lakes water-way, opposition td the “Pittsburgh Plus” system of selling -steel -an dthe en- dorsement of a national transporta- tion instittite. Humniel set a large ‘trap and at- FAVORS CHOICE. OF HMIGRANTS Secretary of Labor Proposes Examination Before They Leave Foreign Homes Washington, Dec. 15.—Selection of immigrants seeking admission to the United States by examination be- fore they leave. their foreign home ‘tountries was proposed by Secretary which' would revolutionise the pre- sent system of -immigration exami- nation, set forth in the Secretary’s annual report recently made public: The Secretary declared that the pre- sent ‘system ‘gives to foreign nations the privilege of selecting the immi- grants whom they will permit to come to the United States: Secretary Davis presented hig proposal as follows: “With the close of the World War America faced a veritable flood of immigrants, seeking refuge from the conditions in the war-torn countries of Europe and the Near East. : To stem the tide Congress passed a law limiting the immigrants from' any froeign country to 3 per cent of the ‘foreign country to 3 per cent of the United ~States has checked the stream of aliens flowing to this country, arbitrarily, ‘pending. the framing of a policy under which only the best of those applying for admiis* sion will be allowed to enter. In the first year of its operation the 3 per cent law cut down theipumber of | ““admitted by~ more ‘than'|” half & million. “Nearly 1,000,000 -foreigners, re- presenting every ' element in the tangled populations of the O World, and every race beneath the sun, sought admission to America in the year before the percentage law became - effective.” During' the first were admitted. One effect of the law was to cut down materially the percentage of the total immigration which came from southern and east- ern Europe, the source of the alien stream which the year before brought gbout 750,000 to our shores. (Continued on Page 8.) RED LAKE COUNTY MAN Conditions in the Clearwater River Basin Show Early Settler’s Struggles A farmer who jcame to Equality township, Red Lake county in 1896, the year. the reservation was opened for settlement, gave recently an in- teresting account of -early conditions in that gection of the country, espec- ially- with reference to the Clear ‘water river basin. When he came in July of that year the swamps and higher lands were alike dry and ‘the river flowed within its bed. In the summer of 1897 a heavy continued rain came just as the log drive had passed, The low lands were flooded 'and from that time on for several summers’ at the time the drive came down the landg Were flooded. The ipeople were not slow in demanding that' log driving on the Clearwater river be done away with feeling assured that the flooding would stop if the river was left to its natural flow. ' For several "years after the log driving ceased, the hay on the mead- ows near the river bed could be cut in season while those farther back lhaving no outlet for surface water 'would sometimes be wet during the greater part of the summer, About the year 1906 with the de- mand for roads and drainage ditches growing there -began the establish- ment of town, county or judicial ditches, all of them emptying their 'contents into the Clearwater river. ‘These ditches have been constricted practically every year drom that Itlme up to the present. About the years 1909-10 the peo- tple along the river bottom began to break and cultivate their land assum- ing they were gafe from floods. A- (Continued on page 3.) of Labor Davis in a recmmendation OFBOOTLEGGER Thup Rob Bootleggers v‘ Each Side .is Ordins-" Quick with “c.'@‘,& HIGHJACKERS ~°‘?§S\ BOTH ON LAN o SEA Run Greater Risks for Greater Gains; Make Life Miserable For the Bootleggers p— By James T. Kolbert (United Press Staff Correspondent) Chapter III Washington, Dec. 15 (United Press) .—“Highjacking” is almost as 'profitable at bootlegging. The “highjacker” preys on the bnoflegger‘ He operates on land and sea and is the nightmare of the boot- legger. Traveling in gangs, heavily armed the “highjackers” infest the recog- Inized routes of bootleggers, robbing ‘them mot only of their cargoes of contraband, but usually stripping them down to, their shirts. Most of the “highjackers” are or-| 'dinary thugs, running greater risks tionality resident in the United Stats” | States in 1910. Under this law the | yeer under the law less than 800,000 |' for great gains. Other recruits, par-| ‘ticularly for holdup work on the seas ‘are found -among the ranks of 'younger men who thrill to the pi- rate’s -calling. The water “highjackers” operate as_folows: They - employ small, fast vessels. They lay in wait for a bootlegging craft bringing in a load of liquor. ‘When they spy such a ship, the “high jackers” ‘pretend to be revenue a- 'gents 'and give -chase. The bootleg- (Continued on page 3.) T. G Bailey io Vice-President afid J. L. George Succeeds Himself as Treasurer John C. West, superintendent of ‘the Bemidji public school, was elect- fed to the presidency of the local iwshis club at its regualr noon meeting held Thursday at the Elks club rooms. ' T.-C. Bailey was elected vice-pres- ident, to succeed Mr. West; while Jim George was elected to succeed ‘himsélf as treasurer. Dr. D. F. Mc- 'Cann, the retiring president, was elected district delegate. ' The following members were chosen to act as trustees for the coming year: Wm. Bowser, Dr. D. ‘'L. Stanton, C. W. Vanderslius, J. ‘L. Elwell, Hallan = Huffman, Ed 'Boyce' and Dr. McCann. ' A committee consisting of Ed 'Boycé and E. H. Jerrard was ap- pointed to take charge of a fund subscribed by the club, to dole out 'Christmas cheer to worthy families if the committee finds any need for such work. W. N. Bowser drew the attendance prize. 'ELKANAH COMMANDERY TO HOLD MEETING TONIGHT " There will be a special conclave 'of the Elkanah Comandery' tonight at 8 o‘clock in the Masonic hall. ‘Officers will be installed and drill will:. be held. A large’ attendance is desired. At the close of the meet- ing, lunch will be served.’ RALPH GRACIE POST HAS SHORT BUSINESS - MEETING Rslph Gracie post , of the Ameri- can Legion' met in ‘regular session at ‘the rooms of the’Civic and Com- merce association Thursday evening and- despite the small attendalce, had & fairly interesting busiress gession. It was decided to delay the member- ship drive until after the holiday rush and to go.after more members in earnest at that time . - A minstrel :show, to be lt‘.nged some time dufing the winter, was also discussed again and some pro- gress was reported, although the chairman of the committee, Dr. D. F. McCann was not present to report personally. ~ Reports were made on American - Education Week, on the program . arranged by a comrnn&ee of which F. P. Wirth was chairman. The final report on Armistice Day was also’ made. The next meeting’ of the post will be held Dec. 28. F nrot Plcture of Clulem Quuke Ruin }.nd desoiltion like this at Vallenar was spread through Chile by te earthquake and tidal wave which recently brought death and injury to thousands, wipin g out scores of villages and sweeping ashore many ships. FOUR ROB BANK AT LAFAYETTE Capture and Bind Passerby and Hold Him Prisoner While They Make Getaway (By United Press) Lafakette,. Minn., Dec. '15—Four armed bandits early today captured .and bound Einer . Carlson on the ‘streets here and held him prisoner While they blasted and looted the .vaults of the Farmers State -bank. |'The yeggs obtained about $1,000 in cash and the contents of 160 boxes in thesaftey deposit vaults. Officials of the bank were unable to estimaté the value ‘o iucurities 'stolen., A Three charges .of nitro glycermc | were used to open th vaulu 'l‘he bandits estaped.” About 4 a. m., Carlson, a printer, was on his way home ‘The four men stopped him, bound him and took him to the bank with them while they worked. Carlson later freed himself of his bonds and gave the alarm. The sheriffs of Nicollet and of 'Brown 'counties were notified and the police of the Twin Cities were advised to be on the outlook for the yeggs. PUPLLS WARNED If Present Practice Continues Among the School Children Arrests May Be Made Smoking among school children of this city has again reached the pro- portions that warrant action on the part of the parents and police. Glaring 'violations of the law have been called to the attention of Sup- erintendent J. C. West and the school | board. Arrests may be made if the prac- tice continues and the board urges the co~operatmn of parents and ‘the older stitdents in discouraging the knee-trouser lads from smoking cig- arettes. The law is specific and clear, and reads: Any person under 18 years of age, any minor pupil, who shall smoke or use cigarets, cigars, or tobacco in any form on any public highway, street, alley, park -or other lands used for public purposes, or in amy public place ‘of business, shall be arrested by an officer of the law, who may be cognizant of such offense; and further, it shall be the duty of all- such officers, to arrest on com- plaint: of one citizen, to arrest such offenders and take them before the proper court. The court shall im- pose a punishment at its discretion in the sum of not to exceed ten dol- lars, or,xmpnsonment in the county jail not to exceed five days for each offense; provnded, if said minor per- son shall give information which may lead to the arrest of the person or ‘persons violating section two of this aet, in giving or selling to, or in any way furnishing said minor person to- bacco, and shall give evidence as a witness .in such proceedings against said party or parties, the court shall have power to suspend such sentence against such minor person” { 0T T0 SHOKE DECLARES GERMANY IS PLANNING ANOTHER WAR (By United Press) Paris, Dec. 15—Germany is planning another war with new and deadly poisonous gases that will penetrate any mask and an especially designed aeroplane charged with liquid that will ihilate cities, Apdrew Michelin, speaking before a gathering of ical and industrial leaders, KELLER DEFIES HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 15—Represent-' ative Oscar Keller of Minnesota, au- ' thor of the impeachment resolution ! lagainst Attorney General Daugherty defied the House Judnciary Commit- tee. He refused to appear before the committee in answer to a sub- {poanai {Issuance of the subpoena followed an acrimonious wrangle be- tween Keller and the committee last night during which the congressman sought to.read, a statement charg- ing that the inquiries thuy™tér had ibeen 'a white-wash and announcing he was through with the affair. As the result.of Keller’s failure to answer the subpoena, disciplin- ary action before the bar of the ‘house was recommended by Repre- sentative Graham of Pennsylvania, fmember of the committee. Other members favored delaying any such action for a day to allow Keller more time to appear. GOVERNORS NOT TO TAKE STAND ON KU KLUX KLAN (By United Press) (By Llawrence Martin) White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Dec. 15—The governors’ conference here will refuse to take a stand on the Ku Klux Klan, it was definitely decided today by the leaders of 17 'state executives in attendance, Governor Sproul of Pennsylvania, chairman of the conference and oth- er members of the executive com- mittee flatly refused the demand of Governor Parker of Louisiana that the conference adopt resolutions on both_subjects. NAVAL MILITIA UNIT TO ELECT OFFICERS MONDAY Election of officers will be held by the Fifth Division of the Naval Militia at its regu- lar meeting to be held Monday evening, December 18, at 7:30 o‘clock at the new armory, All members are ordered to be pres- ent. An ensign and ‘a lieutenant, junior grade, are to be elected and it is important that every member of the unit be present. MOTHER AND SON KILLED AND HOUSE SET ON FIRE (By United Press) New York, Dec. 15-—Mrs. Anna ‘Cataldo, 30, and her ‘son_Fred, 9, were murdered in their Stilwell ave- nue home in Coney Island early to-' day by an unknown assassin or as- sassing who stabbed them to death and then set fire to the house, ac- cording to police reports. The bodies of the two were dis- covered on the kitchen floor when firemen answered an alarm and found the place enveloped in flames. Gas from jets, that apparently had| sen opened by a fiend, spread the fire. The room was in disorder as though the woman-had put up a des- perate battle for her life and that of her small son. Police immediate- ly started, an investigation. They declared they possessed ¢lues. important | COAL SUPPLY IS FAST DWINDLING Bowen Warns Residents They Must Use Every Means to Obtain Substitute (By United Press) St. Paul, Dec. 15—With less than ten days supply of anthracite coal in Minnesota and no prospects of relief within a month, Ivan Bowen, state railroad and warehouse com- , missioner, today warned residents ,they must use every means to obtain substitute fuel. Sub-zero weather of the last few dayg has brought on a serious sit- | uation. He said coal arrivals this year to- taled 'a little less than a third of last year’s arrivals. He said while 1071 coal cargoes were unloaded at the head of the lakes last year, only 654 boats have been unloadbd thil year, and navigation is now closed. The total coal supply of the north- west arrived at the head of the lakes this year is 5,705,295 tons, last year the total eupply arrived was 10,164, 849. This year the anthracite total- ed only 566,362 tons, while last year 1,844, 642 tons arrived. This year so far coal supply amounted to 5,- 138, 943 tons, and last year 8, 325, 207 tons arrived. ODD FELLOWS LODGE TO HOLD MEETING TONIGHT The regular meeting of the 1. 0.°0. F. will be held this evening at 8 o’clock at the K. C. hall and all mem- bers are requested to be present as there is work in the first degree. LOW SALARIES CAUSE EXPENSIVE TURNOVER Annual Report of Appointment Division, Department of Commerce, Made Public Washington, Dec. 15.—In his an- nual report for the fiscal year 1922, the Chief of Appointment Division, Department of Commerce, expresses the opinion that low salaries of Gov- ernment employees and the restric- tion placed on promotion by the pro- visions of statutory positions are largely responsible for the excessive and therefore expensive turnover in the service. Giving a practical comparison bas- ed upon purchasing power, reference is made to the fact that while be- tween 1913 and 1921 the cost of liv- ing had increased 58 per cent, the purchasing power of the wages of two large classes of industrial em- ployees had increased 51 and 30 per cent, respectively, whereas the sal- aries of Government employees had received no adjustment other than that given by the bonus, which was entirely inadequate, providing for a maximum of 30 per cent increase for the lowest paid employee to none in the case of those receiving $2,740 or more. Reclassification and read- justment of salaries are given as the practical remedy. The report also confutes the idea generally prevailing that the average Government employee takes 30 days annual and 30 days sick leave every year. During the calendar year 1921 only 67 per cent of the Department’s employees used all their annual leave, and only four per cent uscd the maximum of annual and sick leave. |OWNERS OF WAR SAVING STAMPS OFFERED CASH Treasury Officials Preparing To Wipe Huge Sum from Debit Side of Ledger CASH REDEMPTION OR EXCHANGE IS OFFERED Government Financiers Urge Holders to Exchange for Treasury Certificates Washington, Dec. 15 (United Press}).—Owners off War Savings Stamps of the 1918 series will be- come eligible: January 1 to “cash in”" their stamps or certificates at full value, $5. Treasury officials are preparing to wipe $625,000,000 from the debit side of Uncle Sam’s ledger, or trans- fer a part of it to another account. Two methods of redemption are offered by the Treasury, cash re- demption or exchange for Treasury certificates, similar to the stamp certificates. The preregisite to either method of redemption is in the filling out of “Form P. D. 750,” copies of which may be obtained at any postoffice, from Federal Reserve Banks, from the Treasury, and possibly from local banks. Holders of stamps who desire cash must follow the following rules: If their certificates are registered, they must be presented to the post- office where registered, accompanied by Form P. D. 750, as they are pay. able nowhere else. If their certificates are unregis- tered, they may be presented at any moneyorder postoffice in the country at any local bank, at any Federal Reserve Bank or at the Treasury in Washington accompanied by the nec- essary form. Unregistered cettifie cates are payable at any of these places. Immediate cash redemption at banks, however, ig at the option of the banks. Some institutions may de- (Continued from Page 4) SASKATCHEWAN LIQUOR EXPORTS BAN ON TODAY (By United Press) Saskatoon, Sask., Dec. 15.—The ban on liquor exports goes on today ‘in Saskatchewan. The province on Oct. 18th passed the order in council requesting such action as provided for by the temperance amendment act of 1919. The requesting of the dry order was kept secret for some- ble from whiskey runners along the border to take advantage of the few remaining wet days. It was feared that highjacking, murders, ete. would result if the rush started for heavy supplies. Adventurers swarmed to Saskat- chewan when whiskey runners made the export business immensely pro- fitable. In November there were pix licensed export liquor houses in the province, two in Regina, three in Saskatoon, and'one in Moose Jaw. It was estimated that their total stock then was 65,000 gallons of thard liquor with 50,000 more in gov- ernment bonded warehouses. The liquor can be stored two years in government bonded warehouses and most of the owners will take ad- vantage of this hoping for a reversal of sentiment and return of the wet days. CHILDREN HAVE NARROW ESCAPE FROM FIRE TODAY The two children of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Berg of Nymore had a nar- row escape this forenoon when fire which broke out about 10 o‘clock, destroyed the Berg home on Roose- velt avenue and Scott street, Fift ward. Mrs. Berg is said to have been at a neighbors’ home and was jreturning to her own house when the fire was discovered, the house 'then being in flames. The two {children are seid to have been in bed and their rescue was barely possible. Nothing else was saved from the yhouse, the building and contents be- (ing a total loss. It is reported that thg house was the property of Koors Bros. of this city, although a mem- ber of that firm stated that he knew nothing of the fire shortly after noon | today. " ; time to prevent a last minute scram- |