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"$?, j6?W(w,m,vp^3r -xw^ nsafi M^ W'- sSL iS**j!ne5 The Pioneer it the only dally within 100 miles of BemMJl and has the largest circulation In Northern Minnesota VOLUME XIX. NO. 176 OBSERVANCEOF ARMISTICE DAY GOES OVER BIG Hundreds of Visitors Help Bemidji Legion Post With Celebration BISHOP BENNETT GIVES VERY INSPIRING ADDRESS New Armory Is Well Packed for Dance and Carnival During the Evening Service uniforms which had been carefully laid away by ex-service men were hunted up and donned Friday, probably the first time for a, year, and Armistice day took on the ap pearance of olden days. A large num ber of ex-service men turned out in the morning in the parade despite the cold weather, many of them com ing to Bemidji from out of the city to help the Ralph Qracie post of the American Legion celebrate the day. After the parade, at 11 o'clock, the program, as was originally planned, was carried out in the armory. Patri otic songs were sung, invocation offer ed by Rev. L. P. Warford, a- solo was rendered by Mrs. A. J. McMillan, President Harding Armistice day ad dress at Arlington cemetery was read by Thayer C. Bailey, and the speech of the occasion given by Rt. Rev. Bishop Bennett of the Episcopal Dio cese of Duluth. Bishop Bennett, in an inspiring ad dress, pictured to his hearers the high ideals represented in the, ceremony at the national cemetery at Arlington, where an unknown American soldier was laid to rest. "The men who died ill France," said Tie, "have made a barrier behind the world which pre vents it from going back into its old, selfish, jealous, greedy and suspicious ways and have made it imperative that the march be "forward and not backward. "America cannot go back over the dead bodies of her fallen heroes. There is only one other course, and that is forward. The old nations of ihe world have been going round and round in that never-ending circle of secret diplomacy and intrigue. Amer ica must strike out from the circle and lead the advance forward, or she, too, will be swallowed up in its mael strom." "God," said Bishop Bennett, "has ever held in reserve a nation to car ry on the progress of the world when other nations have failed in the task assigned, them. I believe America is God's chosen people at this time to carry forward this new era of hupresident manity and, if America fails, then there is in reserve the yellow man and the colored man, which have not been given the opportunity of leadership, but which, when awakened, will take up the torch and the white nations will" be forced to stand aside to let them pass. "America has it in h^er power to be the leader of'the world, the fact that she has invited the nations of the world to come to her shores to formulate some plan by which men and not things shall predominate in the world and by which ideals and not possessions shall guide the destiny jai humanity, marks her as the na tion to whom other nations are look ing for leadership, and she must not fail." Hundreds of visitors came*'to Be midji especially for the Armistice day program. All appeared well pleased with what the program offered. The parade was well attended, and the new armory was filled way beyond seating capacity at the ceremonials. (Continued on Page 6) NEW PASTOR INSTALLED IN CHURCH AT LAPORTE Installation exercises, installing Rev. C. S. Marston as pastor of the Community church at Laporte, were held Friday, November 11, the serv ices being held both afternoon and evening. The afternoon session con sisted of addresses by Rev. William E. Hammond, pastor of Community church, Walker, Rev. George Kehoe, pastor of Baptist church, Bemidji, and Missionary Cummings of the Am erican Sunday School Union. In the evening a program of music and addresses was given in the school auditorium, the addresses being deliv ered by Rev. G. S. Marston and Rev. A. C. Smith of Brainerd. The new pastor was welcomed by Rev. J. J. Runyan, executive secretary of the Baptist Union, Minneapolis. BARON TACKAHASHI TODAY NAMED PREMIER OF JAPAN Tokyo, Nov. 12.Baron Korekiyo Tackahashi today was named premier of Japan to succeed Premier Hara, who was assasinated, C. B. HOYT COLLIDES WITH BEMIDJ I ARMS PARLEY MEETS TODAY TO BOXING SHOW PLEASES FAIR-SIZED AUDIENCE McLean Defeats Burke in Main! Event Woodhall and Bauer Draw Tibbetts Wins Fight fans who attended the Armi stice day matches at the new armory were apparently very well pleased with the card st" d, and, although the attendance fe^^hort of expecta tions and the show^iled to pay ex penses, the local poY the American Legion, unJe whcx ^auspices the bouts were staged, fe\-^hat all who attended were well rep.^ The fight ers throughout the en\ fj bill were light and gave the des/**' action. In all but one or two insV es they were exceptionally well ma\ 1, and, in those cases where they not, ability to take a beating w&. favor from the fans. Stewart McLean of St. Paul won every round of his scheduled eight round main event against Billy Burke of Minneapolis. In the second round, the general opinion \was that McLean would score a knockout with in five rounds. This he failed to do, however. Though McLean apparently tried to hang one on Burke, the Min neapolis lad kept in reverse gear most of the bout and shielded himself whenever things looked in a bad way for him. Burke took a beating but was apparently jn fairly good shape at the gong in the eighth. McLean showed himself well, while Burke, somewhat more rangy, never phased him. The more experienced St. Paul fighter put up a very clever scrap. Burke weighed in at 125 and McLean at 125^. The bout went for eight three-minute rounds. Georgie Bauer of St. Paul, 127- pounder, and Jimmy Woodhall of Fergus Falls, 125 fought an eight round, semi-windup to a draw. Both boys proved to be clever fighters and fought well on the in-fighting. Woodhall took the fifth round by a shade while Bauer evened up by tak ing the seventh by about the same margin. By many fans, this was con sidered the best, fight .of ..the card. Others objected to the in-fighting, preferring the style set by McLean in the main go. In the .second preliminary of six three-minute rounds, Buddy McDon ald of St. Paul delivered a hard beat ing upon Harry Brodd of this city. Brodd started after McDonald in the first few seconds but the St. Paul boy took it very coolly from start to finish. McDonald took every round, but Brodd made himself a favorite' (Continued on page 6) SECOND DEGREE MURDER BRINGS LIFE SENTENCE (By United Press) Mantorville, Minn., Nov. 12.Vic- tor Johnson was found guilty of the murder of T. D. Rounseville, vice of the First National bank at Dodge Center on September 14, by a jury that returned its verdict at 2 p. m. today. The verdict was sec ond degree murder and Johnson was sentenced to life imprisonment at Stillwater. Johnson entered the bank with the intention of robbing the place, but fled after firing several shots. All other employees of the bank had gone to a livery barn fire which police said Johnson started a few minutes be fore to attract the attention pf the citizens. PEDESTRIAN AT BRAINERD Brainerd, Nov. 12. (Special to Pioneer)Charles B. Hoyt, claiming to be a cigar manufacturer of Betoday midji and former chief of police, col lided at Sixth street and Laurel ave nue with a farmer pedestrian named Peterson of Baylake. The fender of Hoyt's Cadillac struck and bruised Peterson, who was taken to a doctor. Hoyt said he was returning from Princeton where he attended the fu neral of his wife's sister. FRED FULTON KNOCKS OUT HEILAN IN SECOND ROUND (By United Press) Rochester, Minn., Nov. 12.Fred Fulton, the long plasterer, knocked out Jack Heilan in the second round of a scheduled 10-round bout before an American Legion crowd last night. Heilan hit the floor five times in two rounds. PROCLAMATION OF PEACE 4 MAY BE ISSUED SOON (By United Press) Washington, Nov. 12.President Harding today planned to issue at an early hour the proclamation of peace between America and Germany. It had been delayed waiting word of exchange of ratification, but this step was taken yesterday in Berlin be tween Commissioner Dressel Chancellor Wirtli of Germany. Ifoggajk3|. q&J&Ji jft.s.'Wfc a ,-WHt 3,-,/ f^&jg $:%- ind BABCOCK RESIGNS AS REGIONAL DIRECTOR Devote All His Attention to State's Program of Winter Road Work r'St. Paul!, Nov. 12.Charles M. Babcock, state highway commissioner, yesterday resigned as regional di rector of President Harding's Un employment conference to devote his undivided attention to Minnesota's program of winter highway work to relieve- idleness and spread needed road betterments. Mr. Babcock forwarded his resig nation to Chairman Herbert Hoover, Washington, with an explanation that although state plans under the "more work, better roads" movement re quire his entire time now, he will maintain interest as a member of the conference and co-operate to make its work more effective. "The federal highway legislation passed and signed by President Har ding and the Minnesota winter road work plan is well started," said Com missioner Babcock today. "I feel that my time now should be given wholly to the state undertakings. The degree of success already achieved in the unemployment relieve movement in this state, in my opinion, is due large ly to the hearty co-operation given by local authorities, organizations and citizens of Minnesota. These agencies are continuing to work toward the desired end and give promise of gen uine results." Commissioner Babcock already has called for bids on more than $2,000,- 000 of winter road construction in the general plan to use about $4,500,000 and other projects are being pushed. CARLETON AND HAMLINE MEETING ON GRIDIRON Northfield, Nov. 12. Carleton alumni gathered from near and far to watch the Carleton eleven fight Hamline in the football game which is to decide the state cham pionship. It is the final gamy of the season, and inasmuch as bot': Ham line and Carleton have gone through the season without a defeat, will be a memorable contest. The l'.)21 team has developed into a formidable ag gregation under the tutelage of Coach Hunt, who returned to Carleton only last year from the University of Washington. All the efforts of the team and the coaches have been pointed toward the Hamline game, and state colleges will stand stiii and watch the tvTfn of events on Laird field Saturday. Today is official Homecoming day for Carleton alumni. Today there were no regular classes lor the Carlo ton students, and a special service was held in Skinner Memorial chapel at 11 o'clock in the morning. Win or lose, there will be a dance in the gym for the upper classes and alumni, and in the Men's Dormitory for the freshmen. In the event of victory, the men of the first year class will secure the materials necessary for Calgary, Alberta.One of the lures of Alberta is the fall shooting, and duck, prairie chicken and Hun garian partridge are unusually plenti ful this year. 't.Q \i5*sA BEMIDJI, MINN., SATURDAY EVENING, NOV. 12, 1921 The End of a Perfect Day The Parent-Teachers association held a most interesting meeting Thursday evening at the Bemidji State Teachers college, there being over 100 persons present. The Fifth and Six grades showed some wonderful work the puppet show," "ThG Elves ifnd the Shoe maker," which they staged. The doljs, furniture and stage were all made by the members of these grades and the marionette figures were manipulated by wires, while the speaking was done behind the scenes. Two well-rendered musical num bers, vocal solo by Mrs. A. J. McMil lan, and piano solo by Miss Itagnhild Moe, were well received. Mrs. Wil liam Budge outlined the work for the December meeting, the subject of which is to be "Child Literature." After' the program a social hour COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT HAS VERY BUSY OFFICE Wor Accomplished in Past Week Is Only Example of Regular Routine ncauon legistcr gives oniy uic tvc age standings for the year while this ci KSnd tion ot the tigntn. HOLD ENJOYABLE MEET jDEMAND FOR LUMBER AT TEACHERS COLLEGE! CONTINUING STRONG 'I'IM PIONEE Retail Buying Is Slowing ti Many people think that there uui,consequently But Industrial Business Shows Improvement for September, l!)21,werc materially in excess of orders booked for Sep itcmber, 11)20, and almost 20 pen cent greater than for the average for the ten-year period. Retail buying is slowing up to some extent but the industrial busi ness shows improvement. Crating stock, for example, is in very much .better demand, indicating that manu facturers generally are finding a am little work to do in the office of a buying is also on wh county superintendent. But those the railroads seem to bo willing to who know about the work realize that! pay much better prices than in the year. Some (thse hj pincreasreo Ra andt earlier ot the material is for repair work, but much of it it is a very busy place, and, as an il lustration of a part of the work done during this week in the office of the county superintendent of Beltrami county, the following is given: Besides the usual supplies sent out as requested by those interested, there have been sent to each clerk of com mon school districts, the 1924 School Laws, the standards of the ungraded elementary schools, statement to counnty superintendent, statement to county treasurer, all of which were '^U,0(0 pounds allotte Minnc- supplied through that office from the t by the federal gc ye .ct,1 ms state department. for new construction. For example, the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad has placed an order for 2,000 (Continued on Page Z) WORLD WAR EXPLOSIVE TO CLEAR 35,000 ACRES A1 I of the picric To the teachers the following were the farm bureau. The allotment has sent: Junior Red Cross poster, the bCen divided among 3,5II farmers in American Legion chart of American- northern cutover counties, or an ism which has been prepared for the average of 222 pounds to the farmer, schools by the American Legion, Eu- Approximately :55,000 acres will hav logy on the Dog, prepared by the, been cleared when the allotment to State Humane society and a loose- this state has been used. A large leaf classification register, planned in'part of this acreage will be cleared that office and printed by the Pio-'thc present season. The cost of the neer Publishing company. explosive for clearing these .'15,000 about .$70,000, or on The latter is something new and it,acres will be about $70,000 or only is believed much superior to anything: half the cost if dynamite purchased previously used. The regular classi-' at prevailing prices had UKCU ficatinn recister u-ives onlv the aver-'Thc W During the week, eight schools C0mpleliL^V^7^ saving actually made,been tnereloie. 7 ings of each pupile from the entrance V'V:,"'"#y i :'if" r-iV V^nirVnJoriiilr~ d'iv- i special exhibits t^n Sether a'mammoth bonfire, and the day will [visits are being made would not find county farm bureau organizations. As were to be sold. close with a parade. iseration acid,/ 3 4 carloads ,l *\rb ed un 1e the tern devised by the university an o()i0 \u new one will give the monthly stand-, wil'llnm p chief I College* and ntation divisionsto will have imonths and new classes (.,ia|.K(! 0f the were visited. The number of letters strations of its use in cutover dis-, written has been about 250. An at- tnt t,icts. distribution- explosive and o, the demon 1'^rm for this great week. tempt was made to have the last login- A program that will permit of I UNDER THE HAMMER TODAY lature pass a law giving a competent !Konie form of land clearing opera- clerk to the county superintendent,' tions in cjutover counties practically so that he and assistant could spend the yotw round is being worked out king" of Mower county, were under more time visiting schools, and so by the land clearing department of'the hammer todaysold a), auction those coming to the office while these ^he university co-operating with the Several valuable properties in Austir ithe office closed. There is need of an important part of this progiam Jay C. Hormel, receiver of the legislation for better supervision of an intensive brushing and seeding i Thomson properties was in charge of the elementary ungraded schools, and'campaign will be put on in six of the sales. Thomson is now serving as these schools are of interest to all the cutover eounlies. The campaign jail sentence for embezzlement of people, friends of education are ask- was started November 5 in r(,k! close to a million dollars from the ed to urge the law-makers to pass the county and will needed laws. 11)22. i'\ ij -'\.?).&&^'-f*,"*j/.'*..v. M" MEANS TO DRAW MILITARY FANGS -$ NEW SCHOOL DEDICATED AT PLEASANT VALLEY Appropriate Exercises Attend Opening of Newly Completed Consolidated School The new consolidated school build ing of Pleasant Valley was dedicated Thursday evening, November 10, with: pomp and ceremony fitting thut event-1 jt'ul occasion. The dream of this bus-! itling, hustling community lias be Icumi' realistic by the erection of this i beautiful temple of education, which is not only a credit to Pleasant Valley but to the state of Minnesota. It is the fourteenth consolidated school building in Beltrami county and .makes this county the leader in the state of Minnesota in the number of consolidated schools. The building was erected by George Kreatz of Bemidji and supervised un der the direction of Charles Funk, architect, of this city. It is well built, being of stucco exterior, and splen didly finished throughout. The board has accepted the building and wore loud in their praise for the speedy work done by the contractor. The school building is -14x0 feet. It is a two-room building, having two large assembly rooms on the main floor, which may be thrown into one large room. Wardrobes for boys and girls, and office rooms and jrnry are also provided for on this floor. ()i the ground floor there are three fine rooms, our for domestic science, dining room purposes. The building is the last word in modern construe- tion, being equipped with hot and cold running water furnished under a pressure system affording good fire protection, a steam heating plant with ample radiation, it is electrically lighted throughout and has a thor ough ventilating system, keeping the rooms well supplied with fresh air at all times. The building will accommodate 75 students. It will take the place of three small one-room schools in Dis- the American niand for lumber continues strong. The lumber ind-e.try broudiy speak ing, has made a very substantial recovery from the depression of the early part of the yea:-. As illuMvat. ing'this fact the Amcnc-ui Lumber man points out that pro.liici.on lor i i.etwd.n is supervisor of the primary September was practically equal to the average production for that Hie instructors arc very popular1 month for the last ten years. Lum-j with ber shipments, however, were up proximately 7 per cent greater dur- Accor'ding'to tlie vvokly report of' trict No. 40, and it already has an Lun ii-u-.i, the dc-l enrollment of over sixty. Alec Hippie, formerly a Homidii suspecting no enemy, harboring no high school student, and'who was on department. Th instructors are very the citizens of the community (Cont1.nued WEEK OPENS JANUARY 2 The eighth annual Farmers and Hoinemakers Week, the great short course put on every year by the uni- readier market for their product and i unusual interest arid profit for all points of America's proposals for lim- are in need of boxes jwho attend. itation of naval armaments to the .k:. Kami Bureuu Day will be celebrat-: Washington conference, it was learn- ed on Tuesday, January '.i. when a ed today. farm bureau mass meeting' will be Another main part of the American addressed by President J. E. Howard proposal, it was understood, will be of the American Farm Bureau Fed- that limitation of armaments be and other speakers of nation- agreed to on the principal that navies al reputation. There will be special henceforth are to be for defense and days for the livestock breeders of the state, and an evening banquet and program of toasts for the far mers and homemakers. Mass meet ings will be held at noon' and in the evening. Horse, swine and sheep breeder,", of the state will hold separate mect ngs on Wednesday, January 4. Vari associations representing the dif ferent breeds of cattle will hold their ei's association, the parent organiza tion will, as usual, present a strong program at its convention Friday, January 0. The Minnesota State Poultry Ilreedcrs will hold their an- jiiQal convention January Various i other farm organizations are also planning meetings at University Farm the same weyk. Two or three programs of class work will be offered the hoDiemakers from the farm, and six separate pro grams will be presented for the men. Class room work will be so arranged that special attention can bt hf nu annual meetings Thursday, January would apply to all the principal pow- 5. The Minnesota Livestock Breed- am estimates are I women have joint responsibilities.! .This course lasts from two to four- fror are being made obtain reduced railroad rates to University i HOLDINGS OF "CY" THOMSON nd about. May 1,, Hormel Packing company of which he -a ^^5 ..sOC/ WEATHER REPORT Snow or rain probably tonight and Sunday warmer tonight colder in west portion Sunday. 55c PER MONTH WORLDPOWERS MEET TO TALK LIMITING ARMS Harding Opens First Session of Disarmament Conference at Washington Today SECRETARY HUGHES IS PRESIDING AT PARLEY American Delegation Has Plan for Agreement on Limiting Naval Armament By Raymond Clapper, (lintted Press Stuff Correspondent) Washington, Nov. 12Outlaw war and cut armament, President Harding urged in opening the great confer ence on the Limitation of Armament in Continental Hall here today. "Our hundred millions frankly ii-jwant. less of armament and none of war," he told the assembled del gates. President Harding offered no spe cific program. He devoted himself one for manual training and one for entirely to impressing on the dele gates the world hunger for pence and relief from the crushing burdens of big armaments. Standing at the head of the confer ence table, he pleaded for frank, straight-forward exchange of views without suspicion and resort to in trigue. No pride need be humbled and no nationality need be submerged in the effort to reach world peace, President Harding said. But, he warned, "there can be no cure without sacrifice. America, lie explained goes ijtto the conference with unselfish hands, fears, neither contemplating nor ap- of the bright lights of the local school i prehending conquestbent only up- dating his career in Bomidii, is thejon doing only that finer, nobWthing principal. Mary Nelson of Minneapo-1 which no nation can do alone." lis is in charge of the intermediate classes and Emma Lou Ketten ot on Page 3) Civilization, President Harding de clared, has today come to its crucial test. The address was one of the shortest, set speeches he ever made. "The conclusions of this body will have a signal influence on all human progress-on the fortunes of the world," the president said, adding that, it is impossible to over-estimate its importance. We expressed gratification at ad dressing representatives of the na tions with whom the United States was associated in the World war. (lt versity, will be staged at University i Farm from Monday noon, January 2, Washington, Nov. 12. (By A. L. to Saturday noon, January 7. Propnr- Bradford) Immediate suspension of atinns now being made by Dr. A. V. I construction of all naval building pro- Storm, director, point to'a week of [grams will be one of the principal vnltrd I'IVSH) not for offense. These proposals, it is believed, form the principal part of the American plan for limitation of naval armaments, which is eager ly awaited by all powers. The naval plan of the United States, which has been kept a closely guarded secret will be presented shortly to the confer ence on the limitation of arms, it was learned today. The proposed sus pension of naval building programs or Austin, Nov. 12.The holdings of Cy" Thomson, deposed "financial length al,so began on November 1. The instruction is free at Dun woody Institute for residents of the state, only nominal foes being charged had been comptroller for many years,'tin. j the conference. The plan is understood to suspend naval construc tion until a definite agreement is reached by the conference. (Continued on Fag 6) j#% DUNW00DY INSTITUTE OFFERS SPECIAL STUDY Beginning November 1 St special course in tractor instruction opened for the young men of the state oC given (Minnesota who are interested in learn- problems in which men and ing how to operate tractors, wiluntil 1 be formed the first of every month Marc 1. New students will be admitted the first of every month in the farm mechanics course, including tractor, automobile, farm lighting, gas en gine operation, machine shop and blacksmith work. A special automo bile electric course six months in to cover shop material and supplies. Special bulletins have been print ed covering these subjects. Those in terested .should write direct to Dun woody Institute, 8JX Superior ave nue, Minneapolis, Minn., for either the tractor or farm mcchnnh' hullo-. W