Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 16, 1922, Page 1

S _ plete { 2 | S ———— The Pioneer is the oaly daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and nas the largest circulatiom im Northern Minnesota. —_— VOLUME XX. NO. 204 = | BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER¥ — WEATH R [ 4 E Sfinnesra Cloudy tonig.. and ~ day somewhat clear. BEMIDJI, MINN., SATURDAY EVENING, DEC. 16, 1922 i x PRICE 3c Umted St "«Q\May Intervene From Econoi mic Standpoint PRESF.NT]‘IAND NOTTO CHANGE ‘America’s Move Toward Aidinz Europe Has Altered Allied Plan Toward Germany NOTICEABLE BACK DOWN BY FRENCH EXTREMISTS Harding Warns France That Occupation of Ruhr Will Endanger Negotiations (By United Press) Paris, Dec. 16—The United States government already has informed the allies it contemplates interven- tion in European affairs, but from an economic standpoint only, it was stated authoritatively today- The allies understand Washington will maintain the present attitude towards political matters, also that President Harding is not yet certain what form of proposed action to take. Already the move of America to- ward assisting Europe has changed the allies " plan of altion toward Germany. It may result in a com- “about face” on the part of those in France who have advocated siezure of the Ruhr. Premier Poin- caer’s vagueness on this point in the chamber last nite may be accounted for by this. - There is a_noticeable cooling on the part of French extremists who desire independent action in which the news of Washington resulted in a ““sudden rise- of the franc which ‘was 50 centimes higher than yesterdays close. (By United Press) London, Dec. 16—President Hard- ing has sent a warning to France that occupation of the Ruhr would gravely endanger negotiations con- cerning an international loan to Germany, according to the Daily Sketch. Other French papers today did not carry dispatches to that effect. DR. LUBBEHUSEN TO JOIN “U” VETERINARY DIVISION Dr. R. E. Lubbehusen of the North Dakota Agricultural College will join the division of veterinary medicine of the University of Minnesota on January 1, to succeed Dr. W. A. Bil- lings of Minneapolis who resigned to accept zppointment in the agricul- tural extension service of the state. Dr. Lubbehusen is a graduate of the Nerth Dakota Agricultural College and Ohio State University. CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE WITHIN REACH OF ALL That people are coming to realize that the enormous loss of life' and wide spread suffering from . tuber- culosis can actually be prevented, if the public will provide funds to fight the scourge with the effective weap- ons which science has made avail- able, is best demonstrated by the success the Seal Sale meets each year, according to offcials of the Minnesota Public Health Associa- tion. However, each one must do his part. The penny seal puts the pur- chase within the reach of all. Buy all you can. Everyone can buy at least one seal. Have - you bought yours? The striking decline in tue death rate from tubé*:ulosis in tie State of Minnesota in the pasr ten years, where we are saving 972 lives each year ag compax:l sith tie rate of ten years ago, end the hope of still greater reductioa it the near future, should make & stronz appeal to everyone. Dr. C. L. Scofield, Presiden: of the Minnesota Public Hea! ation, and President of the State Board of Health, commeriting on the Seal Sale says, “Pcople nowadays want to be shown exactly the benefits derived from any expenditure of money, and when we can point to the fact that 972 liveg are being saved each year, we can show the people a direct ben- efit derived from the purchase of seals,” Mrs, Betty McCreary, with an. other nurse and an American doc~ tor, has succeeded in wiping out the seven-year itch amang the chil-: ‘mn of Erivan, anclent capital of Armenta. The disease formerlyl {claimed a large toll each year from| ithe half-famished youngsters of| {the region. HARDING SEEKS Hopes to Ascertain the Means to Prevent Economic Crash in Europe (By United Press) ‘Washington, Dec. 16—President Harding today sought the counsel of his most trusted advisors ag to the best means of intervention to pre- vent the approaching economic crash in Europe. 1t is understood the President feels encouraged by the favorable reaction in European capitols to the news of American determination to prevent a crash. In addition to frequent consultations. with _his__eabinet,, he k dispatched a cable to American am- ‘basadors abroad. In his forthcom- ing conferénce with Harvey, the President will seek his advice. He ‘will also talk with leading senators including the “irreconcilables” in the treaty fight and prominent leaders in American thougat. Not since the dramatic days that brought the great disarmament con- ference here has Washington been so tense to an anticipated move by |BATTLE TO REACH HIGH Best | BOOZE BATTLE I CALLED ONE OF STATISTICS Liquor Question in Politics And Will Stay There for 7 Years to Come MARK IN 1924 ELECTION Both Sides Daily Bombarding Counlry With Statistics; Premt are Busy KELLEI‘ AGAIN;/DEFIES JupIth By James T. Kolbert (United Press Staff Correspondent) Chapter IV Washington, Dec. 16 (United Press).—Proponents and opponents of prolnbltmn are waging on acri- 'monious war of printing presses and istatistics. The battle will not reach ithe high pitch until the national e- ‘lections of 1924. At this writing, the drys show marked superiority in equipment, strategy and leadérship. They have Some 50 years of actual campaigning ‘experience to draw upon. Headquarters for the drys is at Westerville, Ohio, a town of less 'than 5,000 in habitants. Headquar- ters for the wets is in the national capitol. While there are a number of wet and dry organizations scattered thru out the couniry, the direction of battle is centered in the Anti-Saloon League of America and the Associ- ation against the Prohibition Amend- ment. The: present campa\gn of the wets is designed to gain control of con- 'gress,. T}u: Association Against the Px‘ohlhlmm Amendment , announces - e Volstead : det~amenided to permlt the manufacture of light wines and beer. First in its pldtform lis: . “Beerg and light wines NOW; but no-saloons, EVER.” It calls upon all persons who be- lieve in ‘“real temperance, self-re- spect, sélf-restraint and the force of personal morality” to work for re- (Continued on page 2) MUSICAL ART CLUB HAS the government. It is believed that the present contemplated action may surpass the disarmament conference in world importance. The impres- sion continues to prevail in official circles that another international conference would be called, but it was believed final decision would 'not be reached until after the con- ference here with Harvey about Jan- uary lst. SALVATION ARMY ASKS ANNUAL CHRISTMAS AID The Bemidji corps of the Salvation | Army is now making its annual Chirstmas appeal for funds to give the poor of the city a Merry Christ- mas. The corps asks the public to help as liberally as in the days gone by. All donationg or money in the kettle on the street cornerg will be FINE YULETIDE PROGRAM Numbers Appropriate to Seas- on Make Up an Exceptional Program Friday The program of the Musical Art ‘club yesterday was exceptionally appropriate, emphasizing both as- pects of the Yuletide. The opening number created a re- Nigious atmosphere. It was the sing- ing of the beloved carol “Silent Night” by the entire asembly under the direction of Mrs. A. G. Jacob- son. Following this, the old, ever new 'story, as told by the Apome Luke, wag’ impressively read by Dr. G. H: Zentz with his clear resonant voice, while an exceedingly beautiful ac- compamment was played by Mrs. G. | 0. Riggs, piano, and Miss Léila M. Stanton, violin. Continuing in the same spirit, the Presbyterian choir, under the cap- COMMITTEE e, 16—R¢ure- 0 ’.\I “the’ Hnule Jndxcury Comniittee to w-np-l him to ap- pear ‘and testify in support of hi, charges. Instead of appear- ing in person in -answer to the subpoena, Keller sent attorneys to fight the authority the: com- mittee seem; ‘to exercise over him, Here is the latest picture of Mrs. John Brunen on trial in Mount Hol ly, N. J., for the murder of her hus- band John, famous circus owner. Harry C. Mohr js co-defendant with Mrs. aneu GOVERNOR WIL HOLD BARBECUE New Oklahoma Governor Have Grand Get-Together at Two-Day Inaugural By L. L. Sisk (United Press Staff Correspondent) Oklahoma City, Dec. 16 (United Press).—“Dance with yer ma, dance 'with yer paw and dance with the girl from Arkansaw.” “Boys, you're old enough to know, lso swing your girl to and fro!” ' These and many other quaint ‘“calls” will ring through Oklahoma’s state house on the nights of January 7 and 8, when Jack Walton, mayor of Okiahoma Clty, becomes govern- or of the State. Old-fashioned “square dancees will replace the usual formal ball at to used exclusively for charity at this|gple direction of Misg Ida Virginia time. The Salvation Army needs|Brown, expressively sang the anthem the aid of the pnbhc in this project and liberal response will be apprec- iated. Each year the Salvation Army at Christmas time brings cheer to many homes which might otherwise be withoug, the Christmas spirit and the corps is to be commended upon the project which has been undertaken this year. “Joy To The World”. | Mts. A. G. Jacobson read an in- the origin, customs and traditions of the old familiar carols. “He Shall Feed His Flocks” one of the glorioug arias from Handell’s Christmas oratorio the ‘“Messiah”, was delightfully and artistically sung by Mrs. A. J. McMillan. Miss Ragn- (Continued on page 2) Pupils Rebuild School House' ‘ And Save Thousands for City (By United Press) Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 16.—Gaining a vast amount of practical experience and saving the city thousands of dol- lars, the pupils of the Packham Vo- cational School here zre erecting a new school building and are remod- eling a three story dwelling into classrocms. They are doing all the work themselves under the instruc- tion of their teachers and are doing it as well as skilled workmen could, according to William W. Miller, prin- cipzl of the school, Ground was broken in September for a one-story frame structure, with an ell, to contain as assembly room, gymnasium and a carpenter shop- The plans and specifications were worked out by the instructors and pupils. The drafting. classes made the blueprints, while the necessary amount of raw materials was esti- mated by those specializing in mathe- matics and ‘the order form supplied by the English students. ‘Work on the building has gone on (Continued on Page 2) ‘Walton’s inauguration he annonuc- ed. He ran for office on the Demo- eratic ticket and, as the candidate of the “common folks” and he is going to be the “common folks” gov- ernor, Walton said. No pink teas, fancy balls or other new fangled things for my inaugural celebration,” Walton declared. “Blue jeans, hob-nail shoes, calico aprons and sun bonnets will be “formal” for the affair. “No soup and fish suits or plug hats for mine. “] was the laboring man’s candi- date and the laboring man and his family are invited to my celebration. Other than the old-fashioned square dance to be on the two nights, (Continued on Page 2) FAMOUS ST. LOUIS HOTEL BOWS TO TIME'S DECREE About to be Swallowed Up in the Rush y E. C. Derr (United Prus« Staff Correspondent) St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 16 (United Press).—A land mark of the Old Southwest is about to be swallowed up-in the rush of a new and bustling Mississippi valley. The Planters’ Hotel, ‘rendezvous of wealthy travelers of a century past, will close its doors January 1, after 105 years’ of hospitality and good cheer. 7 “The stately old hostelry—the old- est in St. Louis and one of the most famous in the Middle West, will be sttlpped of its expensive furnishings and is to be remodeled as a_modern ‘office building. Rich memories of 19th ‘century romances, of life on the great west- ern pleins and in the cotton fields along the Mississippi, will be lost to St. Louis with the passing of the ‘Planters. its roof has sheltered thousands of - 1GOOD BARGAINS, Landmark of Old Southwest| BONDS ARENOW STATES BABSON' | Statistician Seel Long Swmg‘ Toward Lower Commodity | Prices Cugninz Soon GENERAL BUSINESS NOW UP TO NORMAL LEVEL Expects Achvn!y to - ipi Above Normal During Next 'lw:fe 5 grounds of desertion and allege Four to Six Weeks that Secna though him too siow ie- f“us" he didn’t smoke or grink. | i 3 | Seena bu\uty, Owen (above), and George Walsh, Dec., 16—— e s A o s FRESIDENT OF Wellesley Hills, Mass. There has been much discussion of Iate as, to -whether . bonds have reached the top. Robert W. Babson évidently thinkg not. .In discumng the. situation today, he calls atten-| tion to the long swing bond eycle | and appears to: have a hundred and (fifty years of fimancial Fistory ou bis | side. | “The cheapest thing I knuw of to- . day,” says Mr. Babson, “is the Assassinatd b5y Young Art promise of $50 a year for the next Student 'While Visiting twenty years, secura: a mortgage bond. Just now' this $530 wiil buy, perhaps, a suit of clothes. In 1920, e~ L would have paide only for the coat | and one armhole of the vest. We all can remember wher it would have bought two suits, as good as the one ! it will buy now. Everybody is hop- ing for those old prices to come back- And nothing is more likely than that they will come back some- time within the next twenty years. “Most of us, judging from our own experience, think f"f 11920 commod- | 4, Twenty thousand Nationa ity prices as the ‘high-for-all’ time.| -~ opposed his election threw mi: What we do not realize is that prices | . at‘him as he went to the inaug. have been as high three Umes b | urasion ceromony. When he ook d,th‘t betw o the ksy v b the oath of office, Nationalists mem- and “that between the peaks, each|pang of the assembly absented them. time, they have touched levels as| . from the ceremoie low as in 1896. While earlier statis-| = e tics have not been compiled, there 'is data_enough to suggeqt that this | same swing from high prices to low prices and back agaln, over long periods, might be traced far burk{ into history. . “Prices turned at the same old| An ‘Art Exhibit (By United Press) Paris, Drec. 16—President Gabriel Narutowicz of Poland wxs assassinat- ed this morning, according to adv from Wa He was killed by a young axt student while visiting an land exhibit. The a in fired three shots at him and later was arrested. Narutowicz took office December 11th. Rioting marked his inaugura- CROW WING COUNTY FARM BUREAU TO MEET TUESDAY Brainerd, Dec. 16.—J. F. Reed, pru~idvnl of the Minnesota Farm peak in 1020, It is exactly in accord- | ureau Federation will be the chief (Continued on Page 2) ‘\fleukm at the annual mceting of Itw Crow Wing County Federation ML RF"ORDS SMASHED meeting here next Tuesday morning: BY MINNESOTA HOLSTEIN Prizes have been offered by various Rochester Holstein Breaks All, manufacturers for the hest records reported in brushing, stumping, and seeding over a period of six months. FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH Records in Production | o/, \\cr READY FOR SUNDAY of Fat and Milk iy Due to the repairs on the church i furnace, the First Lutheran church Grahamholm Colantha Pauline | ,1oved rather chilly last Sunday, but Segis, a Holstein cow bred and owned by Dr. Christopher H. Gra- ham of Rochester, Minnesota, has broken all recordg of senior four- vear-olds in the production of fat and milk, In 365 days she produced} 34,291.7 pounds of butter. The records of this dairy queen’s achievement have just been made up and reported to W. E. Peterson of University Farm, who is chief ‘official testing service in Minmesota. Dr. Graham; swner of the cow, is a noted breeder of pureblood horses and cattle. In making this sensational record, { Grahamholm Colantha replaces an- {other Minnesota Holstein, Princess Aaggie Polkadot DeKol, who was the furnace has now been made ready for the services tomorrow and members of the congregation are as- sured proper warmth during the services. TO DISCUSS INCREASES IN ACREAGE OF WHEAT At the suggestion of the officials of the United States Department of Agriculuture, experiment station and extension men of the university will hold a conference at the University Farm Monday, December 18, to dis- cuss the possibility of increasing the acreage of mixed flax and wheat in screen actor, be thtle‘ h‘_“” héard the call of “curtain” on i nal ¢rama “Husband and ” WKalsh won the divorce on POLAND KILLED “[and so far-reaching, the previous holdér of the senior southern Minnesota. Professors An- | four-year-old record. In 365 days she produced . 81,600.9 pounds of {milk and 1,315.29 pounds of butter. The difference in the production of butter in favor of the Rochester cow for the year was about 111 1.2 lbs; the difference in milk production,0 '2,690 pounds. The advanced registry office of the (Continued on Page 2) drew Boss, Freeman, Hayes, Balmer, have been invited to attend the conference. Represen- tatives from the agricultural college of the Dakotas will also be present. Present prices and demand are held to justify a alrgely increased acre- age of flax in the nnrfhwest conventions. Councils of ~war have been held in its chambers. Down its * long, grey. corridors have walked the rugged pioneers of the plains. (Coatinued {rom page two) | b e _._4‘» s, ! = The Upheavals of sea and land spread destruction in the wake of the disaster. The tidal wave which inundated the district of Vallenar ‘mm thh locomotive and train like @ chip. GOVERNORS NOT ENTHUSED OVER INTERVENTION Believe Utmost Caution Should Be Keynote of America’s Course in Europe PREUS DECLINES GIVING ANY ADVICE ON PROJECT Governors’ Opinions Seem Be That Problem Calls for Best of Statesmanship to White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.,— | Dec. 16. (Copyrighted 1922 by the United Press )—Extreme caution should be the keynote of America’s course in considering the advisabil- ity of intervening, financial or other- wise, into Europe’s tangled affai T‘his represents in cross section the views of a number of the governors in conference here concerning the impending decision of the Harding { administration which is expected to jresult in putting the United States | again into the role of the “Saviour of Europ. “America should be careful not to get into the position of Atlas carry- ing the whole world on its shoulder,” said Governor Sproul of Pennsylvan- ita. *“The problem is so intricate that it is ‘im- possible to discuss it mtclllgentlv or visely without study.” “No onc can say of fhand just what should or should not be done by this government, but we should be care- ful.” Governor Preus of Minnesota said that he was too poorly informed on the essentials of the program of Eu- ropean affairs, Inancial or political to deliver a competent opinion as.to what the United States should do, if anything. “Some of the people of my state,” said Preus, “believe that if all war debts are cancelled that would take care of the situation, but cnabling Europe to resume paying for American produce, 1 do mnot know.” Governor Ritchie of Maryland de- clined to discuss for quotation his views, but said he found the belief very strong aumong people with whom he had talked that the rcparations question must be entirely revised be- fore a lasting and equitable settle- ment of European difficulties would occur. Whether the United States 'should take the lead in bringing thout the revision, Ritchie said he would not hazard an opinion. “It is a gigantic problem calling for the best genius of statesmanship to solve” said Governor Parker of Louisana. “The government at Washington will no doubt act only on compelling influence and after the President and those with him have weighed carefully all the as- pects of the problem and assayed the consequences of American interven- tion. The summons to Mr. Harvey to return to Washington for a con- ference is evidence that the people of this country should have a deter- mining voice in settling on a policy, and doubtless the government will do _its utmost to pend its policy to their will.” PEDESTRIANS WARNED NOT TO CUT CORNERS Many complaints have been made, it is understood, about the cutting ot corners and across private lotg and front yards and steps to stop this violation of the law will be taken unless this practice stops at once. A campaign was on last spring to curb this habit and the co-operation of the school children and citizens was given, which was productive of zood results. Residents are again up in arms and seck protection. Trodden paths ac- ross front yards are damaging to the property and provoking to the prop- :rty owners.. The law must be .en- forced, is the declaration of those who have made complaint, and indi- cationg are that arrests will follow where violations continue. FAREWELL CHRIST‘P;AS PARTY FOR MiSS HALL TONIGHT A farewell Ch mas party is being ziven this cvening, complimentary te Miss Ethelyn Hall, who' will as- w duties as county su- of ools the first of + her associate teachers the grade chool buildiug h her previously. g given in the Civic