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K\YV VOLUME XIX. NO. 1 A(By A The Pioneer Is the duly daft within 100 miles of Bemidji and has the largest circulation in Northern Minnesota. IMPARK BYHOUSEVOTE $40,000 Appropriation^ for State Park Defeated By Vote of 62 to 57 Today SENATE FAVORS STATE INTERIM COMMISSION Bill to Allow Cities to Levy, Wheelage Tax on Motor Vehicles Passes United Press) St. Paul/April 20.The |40,000 appropriation for the Bemidji State Park was defeated in the house today byi a vote of 62 to 57. "The above action kills all hopes of Bemidji 'citizens, and citizens of this vicinity relative to the- establishment of a state park at the iheadi of Lake Bemidiji. Hopes have been high up to .this timetfoat the 'bill would) .pass by a safe majority and the news of its defeat comes as a severe (blow to those wno "have been working hard for it. Whether or not an atempt will be made to' bring up a similar bill ait a later session of the state legislature has not ibeen announced but it is thought that Bemidiji will do so if there is any possible chance for put ting it over (By United Press) St. Paul, April 20.The state sen ate is wiliinig tiohave a Minnesota' tax and revenue interim commission It passed" senator Putnam's resolu tion to .that.eifect today 39-10, the commission to have nine members, itflrree senators, three representatives and three memSbers of the state com mission. An amendment ^was made today by Senator Putnam raising the pay for each member from $15 to $20 per day. St. "Paul, April 120.Cities may be able to levy a/wlieelage,tax on motor rane:rfc-*yaai*lrt* BOY SCOUTS BANQUET BEFORE OPEN MEETING The program for the Boy Scouts banquet tonight in the Central school and their meeting in the new Armory after thvSwroprcrt has ibeencompleted and a &mto-> Snterestttg ,part of-, theof program will be the iportion con tributed by.the Scouts themselves in dojhjg *& fcaVipUs |tnt they have arrange^.*.''..-.^. -c".n. Supperi^^jeVvediit oNaock in )the 0$&tailischool w'heTe each Boy Scout willube, ikfh guest of hie father or some di^r*na ii. At.7 led by the JuvettH ?lftn tlw scouts*Will g* to the 'n^^itoo^!'6ri:tfe*r,sliiiB of the -evening^ prograhi. Mr. iPat ten, an exje^ieit^-,s^t m&ster fill ffld^ws^^"Ko'iaEiteiR* 't|^i*b*it'iM^iet,:iin4, the public In tfee new armory. The jaMaimii-^MBi^. is^opsn to th? ipubjic anj& ^ety Irtifl van do so is nrged-io-atWldl'v If there wre any men who-have nwt so ar 'indickted their tfesiro tti prqk vide for ope, scout' at the b#no,ttet It ds urged,ithat they do so fcefore si* o'clock by Teportittig *o B. 0. Bagby at the Geutt&k scoqo},-olfffifc^phpn 274. ""'v :*.^i.- .&':'/ hliftlfe TJM|jL^st Y^AR- Cravafc ftuliaetehi^ hit homer off Benton in veighth ^itfi two or, beating Cfiants 3ti0 0. Cleveland and Detroit nsed 31 players in a threerhour game, Cleve land winning,'1 to 10. Walker knocked two home runs and Dugan one for Athletics. Cadore, Brooklyn, shut out Boston 1 to 0 in 11 innings. A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Henael thia morning. Moth er and baby are reported, to 'be doing nicelyl MYSTERIOUS MURDER ATTEMPT IS BAFFLING (By TJWted Press) S Paul, April 20.'Police today were unable to Bolve the mysterious murder attempt of Mrs. George Fo*, 25, toy a (nan wearing black hood. The myststiotia tncin entered her apartment last night, Choked hr nntil she ftilnted, bound and gagged her and then turned on the jets of the gas stove. Her husband, returning home a few minutes later, found -her unconscious. A mysterious note reading "May Cocb" was found on the table. r* W wiltfl only *,r :1 0 (per cent of the state tax The senate today passed the Childs bill. 3T-J. Aft *4nendment by (Jeorge H. Sullivan, ifrhich was adopted*, re duced the limit of St. Paul's tax on automobiles to one-tenth of the state levy. Originally the measure providt d for 50 per cent limitation, then it was cut to one-third and finally to 10 per cettt. _^. KELUHER MAN CUT IN TWO BY (MOL AR SAW Setter at George Strand'Mill Meets Death Instantly Late Yesterday Afternoon A watch which Tracy Hopkins of Kelliher'carried* in the watch pocket of his trousers still shows the hour at which he met his death late yester day afternoon /When he fell across a circular saw at the George Strand sawmill at Kelliher and was severed in two just below the abdomen. The deceased, who was about 35 years of age, had been working at the mill since the opening about ten days ago. He was a single man, his parents liv ing near Norden. Mr. Hopkins was employed as set ter on the carriage at the mill, but just how the accident occurred is not known for certain. The sawyer saw him just as he fell upon the saw, but had. not seen him slip or stumple pre viously. The saw was stopped as soon as possible but not before it had done its fatal work. It is said that Mr. Hopkins fell against the back side of the circular saw and was car ried over with it until his body hit on the other side. A knife, which he was carrying in. his pocket, was near ly imt in two also. The hands of the watch, which were stopped when the teeth of the saw smashed the works, show that'the accident happened at 5:40. County Coroner H. N. McKee was summoned at once and he prepared the body for burial after investigating the circumstances of death. Ar rangements for the funeral were held up last evening awaiting word from the parents of the deceased. CITY OFFERS TEN CENTS PER HUNDRED FOR FLIES (By United Press) Waubegan,, 111., April 20.This city offers ten cents per hundred for dead flies. This followed discovery by local health officers that when gentleman and lady fly marry in April they have 131,000,000,00 off spring. BANKINGSYNDICATE TO ASSIST CUBAN GROWERS A banking syndicate headed by. the Guaranty Trust company of Ne^ York, the National City Bank and the Royal Bank of Canada has under written an acceptance credit to be granted to the Sugar Financing and Export company, a Cuban company formed leading sugar and finan cial interests to assist Cuban growers and manufacturers of sugar. The Sugar Financing and Export company is to have a paid-in capital of,, 12,000,000, all of which has ibeen subscribed by the Cuban Cane Sugar Corporation and the Cuban American Sugar company and their associated and subsidiary companies. The syndicate proposes to grant this company a six months' open credit, drafts under which are to be secured by sugar stored in independ ent /warehouse in Cuba or in process exportation. The principal amount of the drafts at any otie time out standing will not aggregate in ex cess of $20,000,000. The drawings are to be on the basis of $8 a bag and are not to run longer than 90 days. raWETT'sllARAGE CLOSED i PTJfinrO FUNERAL TODAY The garage of the C. "W. tfeWett company was closed this afternoon out of respect to Mise Lucille Cooper, whose funeral services were hefld at 3 o'clock. ELKS LODGE WILL HOLD MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT The B. P. O. E. lodge will hold its regular meeting Thursday eve ning at 8 o'clock at the Elks' hall. It is reqiieste that all members be present, ALLIED POLICIESFOR GERMANY NEAR (UMAX Briand Will Endeavor to Show that Military Action Is Now Necessary (By United tress) London, April 20. (By Ed. L. Keen) Allied policies) for Germany were be ing drawn to a focus today. (Faced with the necessity of reach ing an agreement before May 1, the next two weeks promise to be Ailed with conferences of allied leaders. The first will be held over the .wek end in the home of Premier Lloyd George's millionaire secretary, Sir Philip Sasson, at Haythe. Premier Briand of France accom panied by three generals .will endea vor to persuade Italy and Great Brit ain that the only way to dispose of the situation is to take military ac tion. It was recognized generally that the supreme council will either see that all drastis action to German observance orf the "peace terms are acted upon or submit to further dis cussion with the Germans. .France, meanwhile, is withttoldlng plans for catling new classes to the colors1. TRANSIENT ARRESTED ON GRAND LARCENY CHARGE Pleads Guilty to Theft of Liberty Bonds and Money at Kelliher Hotel Stanley Sebosice, a transient, was arrested yesterday charged with grand larceny in the first degree, for alleged theft of two $50 Libert 'bonds, two watches and some silver from guests of the Kelliher hotel. jSebosike ,it is Relieved1, noticed the number of the room assigned to two men who(registered at the hotel and made ihisyray up to the room toefore the men went up.. The door being $hl$sfced\ ^eboskei went into" the room, got under the bed and remained there until hte victims were asleep, then he secured tthe loot and left. He, himself, Shared a room in the same hotel with another man and went to the room after the robbery. Wb* discovery was madie of the rob bery, the roommate of iSeboske was suspected, as he had left the hotel during the night andi had later re turned. He convinced the police of his innocense but lated circumstan ces led to suspicion of the guilt of Seboske. Officer Arnold searched both men and the room occupied by them and was about to give up the search when upon feeling the bottom of a dresser dlrawer discovered something pasted to the 'bottom and covered with a pa per. It proved to be one of the lib erty bond's concealed In the cover of an I. W. W. card case. S&boske was taken into custody by the .police and later confessed his guilt. It is unudeHstood he will plead guil ty-before J-udge Stanton and will re ceive sentence. Seboske admitted, he h%& been doing the same kind of stealing in various cities 'but had al ways escaped capture. The local po lice, by persistent effort only, were finally abHe to land their man behind the (bars f tor an admitted career of stoilar crimes.: WEDDING CEREMONY IS PERFORMED BY MOOSE Albert A. McLaughlin and Mathil da Ftoura were Tnarrled last night in the Moose hall in the presence of about 250 members of the Moose and Motweheart Legionaire lodges'. The ceremony was performed by Judge of Pfobate J. E, Harris. The groom was supported by William Floura, brother Of the bride, and the bride by Mrs. B. Huer, sister of the groom. IThe sreddiing ceremony*, followed the tegular initiation ceremony of the MooBe lodge, the groom himself being a member of the lod'ge. The Women of Mooseheart Legion served refreshments at the close of the wed dinf ceremony. The Moose orchestra furnished a number of selections dur ing the reception to the bride and groom. The (bride was presented a beauti ful Silver service by the Moose lodge and the ladles of the legion presented had) a spray of flowers. PURE WHISKEY GOING BEGGING FOR BUYERS Washington, April 20. (By Ralph Couch.)Nearly 1,000,000 quarts of whisky, gin and fancy brands certi fied pure *y the government now is begging for legal purchase at a dollar a gallon, Chief Aswort of the Unit ed States custom service said here to day. The wMsky, for sale by the cus toms service, was seized from border rum runners. Before offering it for sale the customs service had it test ed and none is offered- which is less than 80 per cent alcohol. This is fnHy np to the pre-war standard. 'syi *i i ^asr ^v"* 3L.J&?'"* '^S^i)^'s r^rkx ^C-[ Y* BEMIDJI, MINN, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1921 Cloudy and Unsettled PIONEER ENTERING NINETEENTH VOLUME With today's issue of The Be midji Daily Pioneer, this city's only daily newspaper and the only daily within one hundred miles of this city, entered npon the nineteenth year of it's ca feer. This fact alone tells the story of the progress made since g: the first appearance of the pa Per. |i The plant from which The Pioneer is issued is one of the ij: most modern in the state and is capable of handling any line of printing and publishing. Many changes have been made since i-i The PioneerVlast "birthday." j A modern two^story structure has been purchased and equip ped with modern presses and other machinery which has aid ed greatly in making the stand- i ard of the publication even bet ter than it was a year ago. TRAPPER BRINGS BODY OUTOF NORTH WILDS Duluth, April 20.S. B. MoClena ghan veteran trapper, (better known as "Curley, the Trapper," i expected to arrive home this week from a six week's trip into the Canadian north, from where he brought back the 'body of a fellow trapper, who fell a victim to scurvy and died while alone in the wilds. The return of MoCIenaghan from his long and strenuous 'pilgrimage and the burial of A. O. Relnhart, the illfated: trapper, brings to a close the final chapter of a narrative which only the followers of the trapping in the northland appreciate best. Last week McClenaghan turned Reinhart's body over to the family at Shawano, Wis., whero it was buried, almost a year to the day from the time death came. Mr. Reinhart outfitted at The Pas, Man., in the spring of 1019 and start ed north to locate a trapping ground, fettling and builddnig a cabin about 200 miles north of Nelson House on North Indian Lake, a region little known and farther north than the majority of the trapping, grounds. He serms to have forgotten to take a remedy for scurvy with ftlni, or else he was not aware of one. He left a complete diary of his dally sufferings up within a few weeks of his death, the last entry being made on April 9, 1920. His body was found some time in February, last. Mr. Reinhart was well known In Fort Francis, Ont., and by the em ployees of th* Crookston Lumber Company at that place, having been three years in the eiwploy of E. J. Letford, now of this city. TODAY IN CONGRESS (By United Press) Senate expected to pass the Colom bian treaty. }n the housfr, the ways and means committee heard southern tariff rep resentatives for tariff on raw mater ials and invoiced articles. (By United Press) Washington, April 20.-The senate is expected to ratify the Colombian treaty late today by a vote which probably will e well over the reqWr ed two-thirds. The senate thus will dispose of a controversy which has been waged with the South American republic ever since the department of Para revolted in 1903 and the admin istration of Theodore Roosevelt got the Panama canal site from Panama. CANADA MAY BE BONE DRY WITHIN FEW YEARS Majority in Ontario Placed at 200,000Nation-wide Drive Is Already Begun Toronto, (April 20.Fluciing the majority vote for "bone dry prohibi tion" In Ontario at 200,000, the Rev. Dr. A. S. Grant, secretary of the On tario Referendum committee has an nounced 'immediate steps toward pro curing measures against the manufac ture of Intoxicating liquors in- the en tire dominion. tr. Grant declare* the rnanutac turfcfst( or 'importation- offWtftior' will be. prohibited throughout Can ada wiDbin five years. As a result of Monday's vote six provincesAlberta, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Prince Ed ward Island and Ontarionow are dry and government control of liquo u-r *.i Bvvtii-uumu uuv months, the legislation becoming ef fective one month later. The result of the election will (be Th result of the election win io the application of the dominion law prohibiting the importation of liquor withitt the province of liquor 'manu factured) there, will be" enforced, It Is said, as there is no law which for bids the manufacture of Intoxicating liquors in Ontario. TOMMY- GIBBONS O.0CKS OUT FLYNNIN ELEVENTH (By United Press) Newark, April 20.Tommy Gib bons, St. Paul, knocked, out Porky Flynn in the eleventh round of a 12-roiinrl bout here last night. Flynn was badly beaten and had to be car ried tiJth corner. NUMBER OF OFFICES ENTERED LAST NIGHT After a few nights' vacation, the young Bemidji gentlemen burglars renewed their, activities last night. The offices of the BemWji Lumber and Fuel company iwere entered by forcing a back door and 90 cents secured. Across the street was the office of the Northwestern Oil corn pan?, nrhlch the young bandits visit ed last,Saturday night and where they secured about $40 at that time. Another try was made last night at the oil company's office with no suc cess so far as has been discovered. The next scene of operation was the Smith Lumber company's office on Fourtii surest. Here they were re warded by getting $31. Entrance was gained -to the office by a window on the north side of the building. The money was secured at the Smith Lum ber company's office between seven and tJ\ o'clock at night. SEARCHS FOR HOOTCH BUT FINDS DYNAMITE (By United Press) Minot, N. D.. April 20Captain John Reed of the Minot police force was searching for hootch and found dynamite. A barn eight miles north of here wfcs a suspected rendezvous of "mVjackers." Ree'd found no liquor but 40 pounds of dynamite and percussion caps so arranged that they could be set off with a small charge and ob literate everything within shouting 'distance of the barn. JS& mf-^ I i'X 1 i CONSTRUCTION OF HOMES CONTINUES TO PROGRESS Production of Lumber Con tinues on Scanty Basis in All Sawing Regions 4 Despite the fact that uncertainty as to the betterment of the building labor situation continues in some sec tions, building as a whole continues to show progress, says the American Lumberman, of Chicago. Tho most pronounced activity is to be found in the construction of small houses, and retail lumbermen are selling a very respectable volume of lumber for this purpose. In fact, in a number of cases the actual numbeexceedfeet lumber sold1 of of this year that sold during 1920. .For example, in one of the largest Ohio cities, where a careful records was kept, it was found that during March the number of feet of lutnber sold was approximately twjice the number of feet sold during the corres ponding week in 1920, but that for 1921 the total in money realized, was only slightly greater than for the much smaller amount sold during 1920. This stresses the size of the reductions in the retail prices of lum ber, reductions which, of course, were first reflected in similar reductions In the Wholesale price. Production of lumber continues upon a scanty ibasis 'in all manufac turing regions. The majority of or ders placed are tor rush shipment and show that buyers are not an ticipating their reau-lremenlts, but, because of good transportation con ditions, feel that they are justified in expecting to get their orders thru tfrom the sawmills promptly and thus patchi uip stocks which are be coming rather badly broken in many cases. iPrlcea have not shown any appreciable change in trend, though the -market does Bhow a somewhat firmer underlying tendency. F0UB ARRESTED FOR DRUNKENNESS TUESDAY Four "drunkB" were arrested lost night and pleaded guilty to being in toxicated this morning before Judge Gibbons. Bach drew a fine of $5. Frank Berry, an old offender, was also arrested, charged with being drunk. The judge did not iglve him the op tion of a fine but imposed a straight sentdace of 10 days dn jail. INSURANCE COMPANIES COMPETETHRUSERVICE (By Unite* Press) St. Paul, April 20.There will be no competition as to rates among Minnesota concentration insurance Hvr companies, it was decided at a meet- is In effect in Quebec and British Co- ing 32 companies here late yester- lnmhin iNflw ttrunswlck: and Yukon Anv. The Minnesota concentration rat ing bureau was brganized and a gen eral manager will be appointed. The" fications and rates an the companieisclasspu will compete only through the Bcrvice lumbla. New Brunswick and day. territory will hold a referendum dur dng the year. The governmen proclamation af iwo BUYBiuureuti .ytuiim*""*""** grai manager wm uc aiiiivmreu' fecting Ontario Will be issued In two g0 ern|ng board willddraw the iv 2o,00 from any province, state or country. I GOING TO 'The Sandy bill, which prohibits "Short circuiting," or the delivery MUSIC MAKERS GOIN O CHICAGO Chicago, April 20.The "man who hath no music in his soul" is warned to avoid Chicago the week of May 9, when 20,000 representatives of the music industry gather for annual con vention. E-verything musical will bo present, from jazz to grand operu, French harps to pipe organs. "Music drives away gloom," de clared Matt J. Kennedy, chairman of the entertainment committee. "Mu- sic is essential to the settlement of present day political and economic conditions. A musical instrument is as necessary in the homo as the kitchen sink." Harmony will be the keynote of the assemblage- JUVENILE BAND MEETS AT 7:15 THIS EVENING The Juvenile band will assemble toniglht at the band rooms at 7:ll prior to going to the Central school from wli-ero they will escort the Boy Scouts to the new armory. The band will also render several selections at the armory. SUBSTITUTE FORyALES TAX IS BEING SOUGHT Members of Committee Admit They Are Uncertain as to Source of Revenue (By United Press) Washington, April 20.A substi tute for the sales tax was being sought today by congressional com mittees handling revenue raising legislation. Members of the commit tee admitted that, with the defeat of the sales tax certain and with pledges made that this congress will eliminate or reduce existing profits, income and other taxes, they are uncertain where the government is going to get the money. As a consequence, the taxpayers cannot know for about six montta how much the government intends to take from them. It will be at least September before the tax legislation] will go through, according to Senator' Penrose of the senate finance com mittee. Ma^'^iJettled' tonight acad Thursda-8^pbi and north coorei i day. I!" 5Sc PER MONTH Additional Fire Fighters Have] Been Rushed to Hubbard *n County Fires INSPECTOR SAYS FIRES INCREASE IN NUMBERS Forestry Department Sparing No Effort to Stamp Out Fires in Northern Counties (By United Press) St. Paul, April 20.'Forest flres have burned four homes on the edge of Dorset, Hubbard county, accord ing to roports to the state forest de partment today. Additional Are fight ers have been rushed there. A. E. Pimley, state forest inspec tor, who is scouring tihe north woods in an airplane reported that fl'res in Hubbard and Cass- counties are be coming more numerous and'thare is much danger of them spreading. Tho timber, he said, is very dry. A new Are was discovered last night at Leech Lake. The forestry depart ment said every effort is being imade to stamp out the fires scattered over the dozen northern counties. Addi tional forces of fire fighters are being enlisted whenever the necessity arises. MOTORIST LOSES CASE AGAINST S00 HAIXWAY The complaint entered by a, Du luth motorist against the Soo Rail way for damage to hiB automobile last fall when the ifront wheels were hit !by a. passenger brain near Cass Lake was heard at Walker yesterday. On motion of Judge M. A. Spooner, attor ney for defendant, the court held that the complaint was ineuffioientt. D. M. Connors was present and serv ed aa a witness In the casft. F. L. Quale, traveling representative for the Soo Line, was also present. CAR. OVERTURNS AND ONE BOY IS KILLED INSTANTLY (By United Press) Velva, N. D., April 20.Lloyd Masteller, 18-year-old son of Frank M. Masteller, Dodgen merchant, was Instantly killed one mile east of here early Tuesday morning, when return ing from a dance at Voltailrew ith a party of boys. The oar in which they were riding was overturned. SEATTLE MAN KILLED IN FALL DOWN STAIRS Word has been received here iby County Attorney Graham M. Tor rance,, of tho accidental death of his broWier-in-law, Harry Stewart, of Seattle, Wash. Particulars of tho ac cident have n.ot ibeon received by Mr. Torrance further than that Mr. Stew art had been a guest at a hotel in some town near Seattle and -during the night had* arisen in his sleep, opened a door loading down con crete stall rway and: had falien head long down tho stairway, causing in stant death. Mr. Stewart was secretary of the Carnation Milk company of Seattle .and was well known In business cir cles on tho' Pacific coast. Mrs. Stew art Is a filmier of Mr. Torrance. PRAIRIE DOGS SOUSED (By United PromO Cheyenne, Wyo., April 20.-Wyom- ing prairie dogs are the latest vic tims of illegal booze traffic. When a sheriff's posse visited the country west of Cheyenne recently in search of moonshine stills, members of the band saw staggering prairie dogs, un able to find the "front door" to their holes. Investigation showed that several pints of whiskey had been "cached" in various prairie dog holes and had been, broken with the conse quence of a spres in dog-town. GREAT NORTHERN TRAIN CROSSESBTJRNTNG BRIDGE (By United Press) fit. Cloud, April 20.When the fast mall on the Great Northern turned a curve near Albany yesterday after noon it saw'the bridge over two riv ers directly ahead of them -on Are. It was too late to stop and the engi neer threw open ths throttle and shot across. Warning was given at Albany and the Oriental liirnitwd was detoured by Breokenridge. SHIP WORKERS'STRIKE SAIDTOBE APPARENT (By United Press) New York, April 20.With, the ship operators end employees appar ently deadlocked on the question of wage cut, the prospect of a great spring strike May 1 Was apparent to day. The Ship Owners' association an nounced that wage reduction* of 20 to 30 per cent will be put Into effect on that date when the present agree* ment expire^ ^Ji it 'Vtf i it' &