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-.rv,* If \rf ^r^7" .f^l'WS'fll^^ i1" The Pioneer to the only telly within 100 miles of Bemldjl sad" has the' largest circulation la Northern Minnesota VOLUME XIX. NO. 189 j** 1 ENROLLMENTAT LOCALCOLLEGE IS1 Opening of Winter Term Adds About Twenty Students to Fall Enrollment TWO SUBJECTS ADDED DURING WINTER TERM Social and Athletic Life of School Becoming More Active Than Ever With the opening of the winter te rm at the State Teachers college Monday and the beginning of the.reg ular class work this -forenoon, the en rollment at i he college has increased to 170, with at least 10 6r 12 more expected to enroll today. A the close of the fall term Wednesday, Novem ber 23, the enrollment was 159. More than 60 per cent more than the total enrollment last year had taken cours es at the college during the fall term. Before the close of the schools next summer, it is expected that the en rollment will be-over 200. Two important subjects have been added to the regular studies taught during the fall term, one being rural school methods and the other a~course in economics. Mrs. Agnes Pyne, who has been doing institute work during the past fall, hag taken her place with the faculty of the local- institution and will teaeh English, rural school meth ods and civics. The faculty has been increased from eight teachers during the opening year of the college to sixteen this year. Last year eleven instructors made up the faculty. I The social and athletic life of the college is false being developed and .two literary societies were recently re-organized. Both societies brave elected officers, and are planning an active program througout tfee winter, i Under the direction of P. Wirth, athletics among the boys of the school are being encouraged. A boys' basket ball team is being trained a'nd indi cations are^tliat arfa'st,sjquad vwill \W* will be developed. A girls' nSasket ball team is being coached by Miss'Edith Morse, a rt and physical education instructor, an$ a number of games with girls' teams fromf other school's are planned. The girls of the college are also of fered a course in physical culture, and this course is proving to be very popular. I The winter term, which actually began Monday, close Friday, ^March 3, and the spring term will open Monday, March 6. The Christ mas vacation period begins Thursday, December 22, and school work will be .resumed Tuesday, January 3. TESTIMONY IS FAVORABLE TO BABY GUY STILLMAN (By United Press) Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Nov. 29. Testimony favorable! to .Baby Guy iStillman, central figure in the sensa tional divorce suit, was introduced today. It was brought out oefoie Referee Daniel Gleason thtit StiHman lived with his wife afthe New York hotel, St. Regis, during the months preceding the birth of ^the baby. i Charles 'Nascord and Theodore Roth of the Hotel St. Regis gave tes timony backed up with the hotel reg ister showing he Stillmans regis tered there February 15, 1918. PASTOR OF ROCKEFELLER'S CHURCH CLOSELY GUARDED Cleveland, O., Nov. 29.The guard about the home of Rev. W. Bus tard pastor of John D. Rockefeller's church was increased today follow ing an attack on Dr. Bustard. The attack on the Bustard home, in the fashionable Shaker Heights, followed a threatening letter, because the min ister campaigned from the pulpit for morality in city politics. Five men, who made the attack, escaped after a gun battle with policemen. CAR REPAIRMAN KILLED WORKING UNDER FREIGHT CAR (By United Press) St. Paul, Nov. 29.Theodore Swan son, 65, a car repairman for the St. Paul road, was, instantly killed late ,Monday when a switch car backed into a freight car, under which he was working. NEW ENGLAND STORM CLAIMS THREE LIVES (By United Press) Boston, Mass., Nov. 29.The sleet storm, which has sweat New England for three days, has claimed at least three lives and caused a property damage of two million dollars, ac cording to reports today. The storm continued unabated' and held one hundred towns throughout New England in darkness last night. (By United Press) Washington, Nov. 29.Two storms of great intensity, one south of Cape Cod and the other over Lake Superior were reported today. NEW DICTIONARY OFFER TO READFRS OF PIONEER Marvelous' G^ide to Correct Use of Today's English at Handling Cost A new dictionary, exclusively for the readers of The pioneer, is to be distributed by the Pioneer Publish ing company. 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It shows for everyday home folks, the history, growth and today's uses of' English. vIt is a book designed for daily and constant use with great convenience in office and home. Busi ness men will find it a fine help if every stenographer is provided with one, and stenographers who wish to keep abreast of the new words being added" by their employers to business correspondence will find it a valuable guide. Every protection is furnished so that readers will get the books if they cut the coupons as directed in the advertising. There will be no other outlet for the volumes. They can only be secured" with the coupons. Only three coupons will be required in this campaign, and they will be readily found in the paper daily. LEOPOLD ROTHSCHILD DIES K" AT MINNEAPOLIS MONDAY Minneapolis, Nov. 29.Leopold Rothschild, 87, father of Maurice B. Rothsohjld, died Monday at the hpme of his daughter, Mrs. R. Pflaum. He carne to Minneapolis 22* years ago .foamier oiany. rl "tlr*- BETSY LANE SHEPHERD APPEARS HERE TONIGHT Betsy Lane Shepherd, soprano, assisted by Margaret Fowler Forbes, violinist, will give a public concert at the Methodist church at 8 o'clock this evening, under the auspices of the Woman's Study club of this city, as the second number of this win ter's Lyceum course. Miss Clara Crangle will assist at "the piano. The program is varied and prom ises exceptionally fine entertainment for all the music lovers of the city. The Woman's Study club is giving the public an opportunity to hear these artists at a low admission price, the proceeds of the entire Lyceum course to go toward financing a needy student at the State Teachers col lege. Tickets have been on sale for sev eral days at the Barker Drug and Jewelry store, and the club is plan ning on a large attendance. Season tickets for the entire couirse were sold prior to the first number of the course, Alton Packard, cartoonist and humorist. PRIZE ESSAY CONTEST EXTENDED UNTIL DEC. 23 Apparency due to the fact that the committee in charge of the essay contest, being conducted by the Civic and Commerce association on "What Makes Bemidji a Good City?" did not make plain enough the rules of the contest so many of the essays had to be culled out because of not conforming to the contest rules, suf ficient were not left to warrant award ing the prizes'at this time. For this reason it was decided to extend the time for sending in the essays until December 23. Those who have written essays and wish to send in others may do so and they will be so advised by the com mittee and those who have sent in their essays and wish to leave them for final judging December 23 may do so. They will be judged on their merits at that time. Interest has been aroused in the schools of the city and a large num ber of essays will be written and the best ones sent in for the contest. The essays must not be more than 300 words in length and must be written plainly on one side of the sheet onJy. LAKE SHORE HOTEL SCENE OF ALLEGED VIOLATION In Monday's Pioneer it was stated that Pat Stapleton, who was charged with selling soft drinks without a li cense, conducted his busniess in the cateS across from the Nicollet hotel "have been that his business was car ried on in the hotel formerly known as the Lak Shore hotel, which is lo cated across from the Nivollet hotel on Second street. sa^^iife^Bss^fetesfcr^^afc^^j^^^'' ^^J^iadsato^s^a^J^ VES INDEED, UMtib PITCHED 15 HOME THE WINTER. TUBERCULOSIS DEATH RATE LOWER IN STATE Dr. W. F. Wild Says Reduction Is Brought About Largely Through Education In connection with the Fourteenth Annual Sale of Christmas Seals, which started November 25, Dr. Will iam Wild, executive secretary of the Minnesota Public Health association, calls attention to changegenera- atti tude regardingu tuberculosis. Di\Wild sayr uthehacks Ji J*' a we "t tion, a situation of hopelessness and despair presents itself. People with tuberculosis did not worry as to how long it would take them to have the disease arrested their friends and neighbors gave no thought to the fact that something could be done for a gloo'my, pessimistic feeling per vaded the atmosphere. The only thought of both patient and friends was how soon would death leave its call and this feeling was more than justifiable for at that time when tu berculosis was discovered, it had in truth and in fact taken hold, for the reason that the disease was not dis covered until the patient was on the brink of the grave. Through education, people have been made to realize that there is hope for one with tuberculosis if the disease is detected early enough and in an enormous number of cases the disease is detected early1 enough and the patient sent back into the world able to earn a livelihood. The disease is being diagnosed earlier and earlier with the result that thousands who are today living would be dead, if the older order still existed. For ma ny years the National Tu berculosis association and its affili ated state and county public health associations have been teaching and preaching and educating so that the people would realize the importance of preventing tuberculosis. And each year as Christmas draws near, the little penny seal is offered to all: The constant hammering year after year on the subject of tuberculosis has made the people realize that some thing can and is being done. The re sult is that last year the death rate was lower than it has ever been in the history of the state. Christmas Seals support this work. NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING Alvin Welch had a narrow escape from drowning last evening. He was skating well out on the lake netfv Birchmont when the ice suddenly gave way beneath him. He went un der, coming up underneath the ice where the lake, was frozen, but the ice was thin enough to be broken so that he could get air. Had it not been for the fact that he is an excellent swimmer he undoubt edly would ,Smve drowned, as the crust of ice was too thin to allow any one near enough to rescue him. He finally managed to push himself to ice strong enough to hold his weight, and he skated on to Birch mont where* he secured dry clothing, and is apparently none ,the worse today from his icy bath. DEATH TOLL IN THEATER FIRE RAISED TO SEVEN (By United Press) New Haven, Conn., Nov. 29.The death toll in the disastrous Rialto theater fire was raised to seven with the deaths of Victor Certelier and Everett Case, both of New Haven. 2* 1t*Af"\* BEMIDJ I DAIB PIONEER /A*I*' JK/ BEMIDJI, MINN.,. TUESDAY EVENING, NOV. 29, 1921 Local Celebrities WE'R E A(tV. CHANCE TO HEAR NOTED LECTURER Charles A. Payne, lecturer for the extension division of the "University of Minnesota, has! been engaged to deliver two lectures in the vicinity of Bemidji in the near future. The first of the two lectures will be giyen at the Rosby Community Chapel Monday evening, December 5, and the other will be given at the Pleasant Valley Consolidated school Friday, December 6. Both lectures will be upon Hawaii an life and customs, and will be il lustrated by new pictmes. Admission wilL be 25 and 50 cents, and''the lec tures will begin at S-o'clOjCk sharp. Arrangenwmts for th lectures itre being made by Union Missionary W. S. Cummings. Mr. Payne recently lec tured at the Northern township com munity, hall, and his lectures aie worth the while to all hearers. TROOP NO. 3, BOY SCOUTS, MEETS WEDNESDAY NIGHT Troop No. 3 of the Bemidji Boy Scouts will meet Wednesday evening at 7:15 o'clock at the rooms of the Civic and Commerce association. All members of the tioop are requested to be present. At a recent meeting of the troop, the following officers were elected "for the term of one year: Scoutmas ter, Rev. William Kamphenkel assis tant scoutmaster, Rudolph Welle scribe, Leo Skinner treasurer, Rich ard Cahill. CIVIC AND COMMUNITY CLUB SEEKING MEMBERS The Women's Civic and Community club is now making a campaign for renewals of membership and securing new memberships. At the present time there are only 34 members in good standing in thd club and it is desired that the members be gieatly incieas ed. It is felt that this should be the one large women's organization which is in a position to take up general matters pertaining to the civic wel fare as it affects the interests of women. It is desired that the membership campaign be completed by Saturday and for this reason a house-to-house canvass is being made of the city to interest all women in the club and to secure their memberships. State President of Women's Feder ated Clubs Mrs. J. E. Rounds is to be in the city to addioss the club at its meeting which is to be held Saturday MUNICIPAL COURT Ruby Weston, a Spanish-Mexican woman, who was arrested last week on a charge of being an inmate of a bouse of ill-fame, and was to have had a trial this week, forfeited her bond of $75 and has left the city. Ethel Wilson, who was anested on 'a charge of being an inmate of A house of ill-fame, appealed Monday afternoon for trial before Judge John F. Gibbons and was found by the court not guilty of the charge. Maude Gilbert and Connne Jones, airested on a similar charge, were also found not guilty by the court this morning, the evidence against them being identical 01 practically identical with that against Ethel Wil son. Argument and motion was made by Attorney C. L. Pegelow, attorney for the defendants, to dismiss the charges, in which he argued that sufficient evidence had not been pro duced to show that the house in which the above women stayed was a house of ill-fame. The court considered that the evidence produced was not suffi cient to prove the guilt beyond* a reasonable doubt and therefore dis missed the charges. GERMANS LEAD IN RACE FOR TRADE IN CHINA Cheap Prices, Due to Position of German Mark, Have Big Influence on Trade By Carl D. Groat (United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, Nov. 29.German in dustry, reaching out into every coinei of the earth for trade, is making big mioads in China. Chinese representatives here said today that the way things are now heading, Germany wiii outraee Eng land and America unless the latter nations watch out. In some districts, where, for instance, big Ameiican interests, including Standard oil, have been pioneers, Germany is now passing the American trade records as well as the English. German accommodation to the economic methods and customs of the countiy with whom it deals is cred ited by the Chinese as the leason for Germany's fast-growing trade there. China has never cherished very vio lent feelings about Germany, though she aligned with the Allies in the Woild war.* Hence, Germany is not finding it particularly difficult to IC establish herself since conclusion of the Chinese-German trade tieaty last summer. The Germans are putting money into Chinese companies readily agree ing that the Chinese can have the majority holdingsand. in some cases even,advancing money to Chi nese interests so the latter can fi nance, their 51 per cent of a con cern. Then again, the Germans have waived the right of "extra territori ality." That means that a Geimau stands on the fame basis as a Chinese. Under exlra territoriality, an Amer ican, for instance, could not be ar rested by Chinese authorities, but instead only by American authorities on Chinese complaint. Again, an Am erican could only trade in the so called "treaty ports," "whereas the Geimans have waived the extra ter litorial right and oan go ahead and trade where they choose. These instances, above cited, are a pait of the German system of adapting their methods to the foreign methods. And the result is that Ger many is fast getting a hold in China. Of course, the element of cheap pi ices, due to the low position of the Get man mark, has a marked bearing on the problem. ELKS* MEMORIAL SERVICE SUNDAY Annual memorial services will be held by the Bemidji lodge, P. O. E. .Sunday afternoon, December 4, at the Grand theatre at 2 o'clock. The serv ice is in honor of the deceased mem bers of the local order. Rev. William Elliott, pastor of St. Bartholomew's Episcopal church, will deliver the memorial addre&s. All members of the order are re quested to meet at the Elks' club rooms at 1:30 Sunday afternoon to go to the theatre in a body. The pub lic is invited to attend the memoiial service. RAILROAD PROFITS MAY BE CUT AFTER MARCH 1 (By United Press) Washington, Nov. 29.Railroad profits may be cut after Maich 1 next, the Interstate Commerce Com mission indicated today. Such action will make sweeping reductions of rail joad rates certain. Sjr .^fet COUNCIL HEARS REPORT I ON CITY WATER SUPPLY Changes to Be Made in Rate When Consumption Passes 50,000 Gallons A report on the water supply of Bemidji was made to the city council at its regular session Monday by the Division of Sanitation of the Minne sota State Boanl of Health. Samples had been taken from wells No. 2, 3 and C, and report* were submitted on the samples. Accoiding to the re poit the watei was very satisfactory in all wells and the water supply in general was considered very good. The city engineer called the at tention of the council to, the large volume of water being consumed in the city hall and stated that it was possible some of the toilet traps were allowing water to escape which should be given attention. The matter of lemoving the cluster light posts on Minnesota, owned by the Fir- National bank, James Vick ers and Charles Nangle, which was requested by the council previously, came before the council again in the form of letteis from the owneis re questing that they be reimbursed to the amout of $r BEMIDJI FARMERS* CLUB HOLDS MEETING SATURDAY The Bemidji Township Fanners club will hold its next regular meet ing at the Carr Lake school building Saturday, December The Carr Lake school faculty will enteitain. A large attendance is desired. SETTLERS VOTE DOWN MODIFIED DITCH PLAN The delegation reptesenting Bel trami county returned this morning from Warren, where it went to at tend a hearing on the Consolidated Judicial Ditch No. 1. Arguments were presented by County Attorney Gra ham M. Torrance, on behalf of Bel trami county, against the construc tion of the ditch, and the grounds of evcessivq1 MINNESOTA HriFOiriCAL SOCIETY I 0 for each post and the posts removed by the city. The matter was referred to the park board. The report of the municipal judge showed nine arrests for being drunk, seven of whom paid fines, and the other two were committed to jail, Tho( application of Thomas C. Brose for a soft drink license at 220 Third street was laid over until after January 1. The application of Chai les Williams for a tiansfor of his soft drink license was tefused and the license ievoked. The report of the cily veterinanan was also received and filed. A change has been made in the rate to be charged for water consumed, wheie the consumption of water is over HO.OOO gallons per quarter. The tate for the first !0,()0 gallons has not been changed, hut where the con sumption exceeds 50,000 gallons per quarter the rate is 20 cents up to 450,000 gallons. After the consump tion has'reached 150,000 gallons, th rate is reduced to lf cents yer 1,000 Kallons for the next 500,000 gallons up to 1,000,000 gallons, after which the late is 11 cents. GREAT WESTERN HOLDS WAGE CUTCONFERENCE (By United Prcus) St Paul, Nov. 29.Employees of the Chicago Great Western railway and executives held a wage cutting conference here today. The executives proposed a wage cut of 10 per cent affecting all em ployees. Should the committees fail to come to an agt cement the wage matter will then be turned over to the railroad labor board for aibitra tion. The Great Northern, Northern Pa similar action will be taken by them rifle and Omalui lines announced that in the next few days. If an agreement is reached by the Great Western the cut will take ef fect on Dec. 17. If no agicement is reached the mutter will be referred to the railway labor board. taxution now levied against the portion of the county where the increased taxation caused by the new pioposed ditch would fall. Many settlers expressed them selves as being urfable to carry any heavier load than they were at the present time culled upon to bear, :n taxes, and if a further burden should be placed upon them they would have to move out and let the land t.o for the taxes on it. The arguments 'were r.jadr bjfore Uudgip /Grindeland of Warren and upon the completion of the arguments on both sides, a rising vote was taken on thp question which resulted in an almost unanimous expression against proceeding with the modified plan, which was submitted by the peti tioners. Further hearing on the matter was adjourned until next July. HIGH SCHOOL TO RECEIVE REPORT CARDS FRIDAY i Due to the fact that the senior high school has its assembly Friday, report cards will be issued at that time. The cards of the junior high school will be given out on the same day. Indications are that the general ratings of the school will be consid erably higher than they were at the end of the first six-week period. REPORT Minnesota:"Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday, becoming unset tled in north portion Wednesday. 65c PER MONTH BRITONKNOCKS HARDING'SPLAN: OFASSOCIATION British Delegate to Conclave Opposed to Plan for "Two Leagues of Nations" ATTITUDE, HOWEVER, IS STILL UNOFFICIAL Interest Is Centered on Jap Objection to Figures in Hughes' Plan 1 Washington, Nov. 29, (By Carl D. Groat).President Harding's pro posed association of nations must ful fill functions other than those of the League of Nations if it is to have the British support. This idea stood out today as the result of a brief inter view with Arthur J. Balfour of tha British arms delegation, in which he remarked, "We don't want two leagues of nations, do we?" Balfour has been avoiding with skill any statement which would per tain to his government officially, but his brief talk on the subject left the conviction that he stands strongly for the league and was opposed to the annual session in Washington as an international body. "On Saturday you suggested you luid not lead the papers as to Har ding's association idea. Can you say anything today about the subject?" he was qsked. "I haven't really studied the matter \et he said. "Is there a precise question on it?" "Can you say then how you stand on the League'of Nations?" he was further questioned. "I don't like to enter into a dis cussion of that now," he replied, "but 1 must say that the league has done some veiy beneficial things." (Bs' Viilted lTess) Washington, Nov. 29.All eyes in the arms limitation conference were turned tthvavd Japan today. Overshadowing: all other develop ments in the conference is the con viction now believed to be near a de cision as to how great the,Japanese navy should be cut. British objection to Harding's as sociation of nations was made clear by the significant remark of Aithur Balfour, "We don't want two leagues of nations, do wo?" Washington. Nov. 29, (By A. L. Bradford). Japan tomorrow will again take issue with the naval cal culations of the Ameiican govern ment, it was learned today. The Japanese naval experts then will reply to the last American an nouncement which insisted the Hughes calculations are accurate and stand unchanged. CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE PROGRESSING FAVORABLY The annual sale of Christmas seals in Beltrami county, which is under the direction of Miss Leila Stanton this year for the South Beltrami County Public Health association, is progressing favorably, although the sales have not been large to date. The seals are now on sale in Be midji at the three drug stores, and the Markham hotel. The sale is also being conducted in the local schools and in some instances by wards. Post ers have been put up in the downtown section calling attention to the bene fits derived through the sale of tho seals, and sub-committees in each of the towns in the southern part of tho county have been furnished with ad vertising material and a supply of seals. GOT AN EDUCATION BUT NOT WHAT SHE WANTED Chicago, Nov. 29.It might pay to advertise, but not for a husband, according to Mrs. Jamea Edward Miller, pretty high school miss, who offered herself for sale for $3,000 so that she might Becure a college edu cation. "I didn't get a college education, but I sure got an education," she said. She parted from Miller, whom she said promised to provide the $3,000 worth of leai'ning, but didn't. ULSTER AUTHORIZES ENROLLMENT OF GUARD (P.y United Press) Belfast, Ireland, Nov. 29.Owing to the Sinn Fein outrage the Ulster cabinet has authorized the enroll ment of 5,700 guards who are de termined to protect lives and prop erty, Premier Craig told the Ulster parliament today. Ulster will not be to blame if negotiations for peace in It eland ate bioken oft, he announced, nounced. London, Nov. 29.By next Tues day negotiations for peace m" Ire land wjll have broken down,-it was officially stated here today. In the meantime Ulster's rights will not be saci ificed or compromised, Premier Craig of Ulstei said today. i/ 4&fkiM.'ji&i