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Northern Minnesota.
VOLUME XX. JHQ. 176
Program is Carried Out as
Originally Planned
REV. BRINLEY ABBOTT
Despite the seemingly unfavorable
weather, Bemidji observed Armistice
Day in an appropriate manner, al
though not as extensively as last
year de to the fact that the program
staged last November 11 proved to
be too costly to its sponsors, the
Ralph Gracie post of the American
Legion. This year the Legion pro
ceeded more jcaufciously and it is
ielt that the public in general is just
as well satisfied.
Although the weather was some
what disagreeable at the hour the
parade was scheduled, the ex-service
men turned out in fairly good num
bers and the parade was staged as
scheduled, leaving the city hall at
9:30 and' proceeding through the
downtown districts to the new ar
mory, A 'Legion color guard led
the line of march, followed by the
Bemidji Boys band under the direc
tion of G- 0- Riggs, bandmaster.
Ex-service men formed in a column
followed by the Red Cross float, the
G. A. R. fife and drum corps, and
another float, representing war or
phans, arranged by Mrs. Mary
Gamble-
Appropriate ceremonies were held
at the new armory with a very rep
resentative attendance, Rev. Brinley
Abbott of International *alls being
the speaker of the day. The exer
cises were. opened _with assembly
singing of "America," led by Miss
Ida Virginia Brown. Invocation
was pronounced hy Dr. G. H. Zentz.
Silent prayer for the buddies who
"went west" was observed by the
assembly from 11:11 to 11:12, the
entire audience facing to the east in
silent prayer. Dr. D. McCann
pleased the audience with a vocal solo
"There Is No Death", by O'Hara.
Miss Ida Virginia Brown sang "In
Flanders Field" by Frank E. Tours
Assembly singing of the Star Spang
led Banner was followed by benedic
tion by Rev. H. W.Radloff. Rep
resentative Harold Knutson and Sen
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KELLIHER CATHOLIC CHURCH
ON FIRE SUNDAY AFTERNON
Fourth Anniversary of
Signing of Armlafice
IsObserved In Bemidji
&
Despite Unfavorable Weather,
GIVES FINE ADDRESS
Parade, Football Game, Supper
and Carnival-Dance Help
to Observe Occasion
Dr. D. R. Burgess returned yester- R-
CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK
IS NOW BEING OBSERVED
Importance of Books for Boys
and Girls is Emphasized
Co-operation Urged
Public libraries, bookstores, mo
ther's clubs, parent-teacher clubs,
schools, churches, and other organi
zations concerned with children, each
year take the opportunity presented
by Children's Book Week to empha
size the importanct of books for boys
and girls.
The fourth annual Children's
Book Week will be held from Novem
ber 12 to 18, the present week.
Exhibits of books to buy'for chil
dren, discussion of the books chil
dren really like to Tead, distribution
of lists of books for young people,
consideration of authors and illus
trators who are devoting their tal
ents to children's booksthese are
some of the features of the week in
various communities.
Each year over'a million children
come to reading age. "What books
shall we buy for our children?" is a
question everp parent should en
deavor to solve conscientiously. The
schools teach the children to read, the
public libraries give opportunity to
boys and girls for forming the habit
of reading ami for developing good
taste in books. A growing apprecia
tion of the importance of children's
reading is marked in the bookstores,
and the book publishers of the coun
try are leading the world in the pro
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CO-OPERATIVE COMPANY
SETS NEW HIGH RECORD
Farmers' Agency at South
St. Paul Establishes New
Record For World
(Farm Eureau News Service)
A new world's record for volume
of business handled by a farmer
owned livestock terminal sales agen
cy was established in October when
the Central Co-Operative Commis
sion Company ..'at Soutfh *St- Paul
marketed lfi54 cars of animals of
all kinds. The Central's best pre
vious Tecord month was 1320 cars in
June 1922. The new record is an
increase of slightly more than ten
percent.' In October, a year ago,
the total cars were 1104, the new
record being an increase over the cor
responding period of 1921 of nearly
30 per cent.
The large volume of business
handled last month, according to J.
S. Montgomery, was partly due to
two train-loai shipments from Perk
ins county, South Dakota. The
farmer's association .there sent two
solid train loads of stock to the
Central during October, these having
followed the first, consigned in Sep
tember- These shipments were the
result of organization work on the
part of J. D. Pyle of Madison, Minn.,
field representative for the Central
and director of the Minnesota Farm
Bureau Federation.
"Naturally, we are pleased with
our constantly growing volume oi
business," said Mr. Montgomery.
"Now that the company is well estab
lished and it is realized by shippers
that we render superior service, the
extent to which we can be a factor
in the marked and obtain higher
prices for all is determined by our
volume of business. More oars!,
not only to cut down the overhead,
but put us in a position, to stabilize
prices through our ability to reg
ulate the supply of animals on the
market- After all is said and done,
that is the thing that the farmer
agencies must do in the terminal
markets, if their companies are to
be more than mere handling con
cerns." PLAN ANOTHER CLINIC
LATTER PART OF MONTH
More applicants than could be
taken care of presented themselves
for examination at a chest clinic held
in Bemdiji Friday, in charge of Dr.
L-
day afternoon from points in the atorium, and Miss Beth MacGregor,
northern part of the county, passing
through Kelliher en route home. He
reports that the Catholic church then?
was burning at about 4:30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
Laney of the Lake Julia San-
Red Cross Community nurse.
Owing .to the condition of the
FAMOUS CRACKERJACK TO
BE MADE IN CTTY AGAIN
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church has inaugurated a new divi
sion, which will be known as the
Confection Division, with Mrs. Roy
Schofield as chairman.
This division will again manufac
ture the famous "Methodist Cracker-
jack," which four years agobecame
so popular among the citizens and
children of the community. Mrs. i.
W. Naugle has the patent rights for
this product and will permit them to
be used by this division.
The women of the division, many
of them expert candy makers, will
provide delicious, home-made candies
in bulk and in boxes for ach week's
sale. They advise that only the
best of everything will go into the
making of th^se candies.
Four years ago the Crackerjack-
sales netted tne aid nearly $600,
which together whh the great variety
of candies to be made, promises to
popularize this division of the Ladies'
Aid.
HIGHWAYS
SLOWING UP
St. Paul iiov. ljain&innesota trunk
highwaysthe so-called" Babcock
roads marked wi#i the. official, num.
hers o^^jreHoVir^fcajrtr^^l^P^y Wi
slowing "up, the state higiiiray de
partment announced today in a spec
ial road condition bulletin. High
way conditions generally are rated
only fair in general-
Continued heavy traffic on the
routes now made extremely soft by
soaking rains during the past ten
days are causing extensive damage
ton all but the paved portions and
especially the light or non-surfaced
sections.
The Benson-Kerkhoven section of
Trunk Highway No. 10 today was
closed to heavy trucking to prevent
excessive road damage. This is an
old gravel-surfaced stretch, schedul
ed for early reconstruction on the
highway program. Closing orders
on other sections may follow, high
way officials said, if conditions de
mand.
STRONGBASKET
TEAM ASSURE!
Firemen's Team Will Begin
Practice Tonight Barrett
Is to Arrive Tuesday
Bemidji seems definitely assured
of a city basket ball team of unusual
strength this fall and winter, accord
ing to the progress already made
by the committee in charge of organ
izing a team under the auspices of
the Bemidji Volunteer Fire Depart
ment-
Art Barrett, former St Thomas
coach and a member of the famous
Ascension team of Minneapolis is to
arrive here Tuesday. Norman King
sley well known basket ball star,
may arrive later. With these two
men in the Bemidji line-up, the city
is assured an exceptionally strong
quintet,, inasmuch as the material
from Bemidji and nearby towns
promises to give all candidates for
the team a run for their money. All
candidates are to be given an eqaul
and fair chance to make he team.
Efforts were made to secure Fran
ces Stadsvold of Fosstoil, but he has
accepted a position in the east, coach
ing, but arrangements are being
made to have him coach the Be
midji team from Nov. 25 to Decem
ber 15, giving the team a good
Start during the early season.
Regular practice will commence
ithis evening for all candidates, prac
tice to be held from 6:30 to 7:30-
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ious accident occurred to Mrs.
Burnham Friday afternoon, when
she stepped through a trap door
which had been uncovered in the
kitchen, and fell into the cellar- She
was alone in the house at the time
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roads, Dr. Laney was Unable to reach a phone secure help
reach Bemidji before 10 a. m. and
from then on was kept busy through- a
BEMIDJ I DAIL PIONEE
MRS. BURNHAM INJURED
FALLS THROUGH TRAP DOOR
What might have proved a ser- and girls of high schools, colleges,
b^t manage to get herself out and book "You Are The Hope of the
reach*,
number i cruises an a na uee .w.r
out the day. Those making previous confined to her bed since the acci- line from the Gul of Mexicc-tt~ the
anointments were taken care ofi dent,
first, iorty-seven being examined,
many* of whom were found to be
in need of treatment, and others re
ceiving advice for care- As many
more were on the waiting list who
could not be examined because of
the lack of time.
Howecver, another clinic will be
held the latter part of this month
to look after these and others who
wish to be examined. The clinic
held Friday was considered one of
the most successful of any ever held
in Bemidji.
BEMIDJI, MINN., MONDAY EVENING, NOV. 13, 1922
1400 Persons Lives In Chile Quake and Tidal Wave
STARVATION IS
f.
VICTIMS
Relief Caravans Push Forward
Aid Alt Homeless in
Stricken Territory
SLIGHT TREMOR SUNDAY
SPREADS PANIC AGAIN
Quake is Felt Over Entire
South America Lasted
Over Three Hours
'By United Press)
Santiago, Chile, Nov. 13 (By Law
rence HJaas) Copyrighted the
United Press)Fourteen hundred
persons lost their lives in the devas
tating earthquake and tidal wave
which rent the western coast of
Chile Saturday, acording to the most
acurate available estimates today.
Starvation and pestilence are
claiming additional victims in the
wake of the devastation, and relief
caravans are pushing forward to aid
the homeless in the stricken territory.
Comunication with the stricken
towns along the coast from Valpar
aiso to Antofagista, the district which
bore the brunt of the quake and the
upheaval of the Pacific, was still dis
rupted, but couriers brought word
to the capitol of whole villages lev
eled by the quake with the surviv
ors dying by hundreds in the stricken
towns.
Vellenar, Copiapo and Coquimbo,
three little coastal towns, suffered
most from the great shock at 12:20
a m- Saturday. They were inun
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F. P. WIRTH GIVES FINE
ARMISTICE DAY ADDRESS
High School Assembly Enjoys
Fine Armistice Program
Friday Afternoon
Before a large assembly of stud
ents of the Northern Minnesota high
school and citizens of Bemidji, F. P.
Wirth of the State Teachers college
delivered a splendid address Friday
afternoon. Prof. Wirth briefly re
called the events of 1914 to 1918, in
this program observing Armistice
Day.
"War is like a hurricane that
sweeps through the timber and des
troys the tallest and best. The boys
and universities must fill the places
left vacant by those who died on the
battlefield," he declared. He also
pointed out the cost of the last war
in terms of human life, basing his
statements on Herman Hegdorn's
to secure help. No World." Ten mdlion men died
bones were broken- but- she received the late war. These men placed
a number of bruises and has been shoulde to shoulder would form a
om the Gulf of Mexico
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DR. DENISON PURCHASES
INTERESTS OF BURGESS
Dr. W. K. Denison .almqunces the
purchase of the Dr. D. R. Burgess
interests in the Denison & Burgess
Co. of this city. Dr- Denison will
continue the business as before,
while the plans of Mr. Burgess for
the future have as yet not been def
initely announced.
The new building at Third street
and Irvine avenue, which this firm
recently constructed, is now com
pleted and is being used for the pur
poses intended. The lower floor
houses one of the most modern stab
lea in this section of the state, while
the first floor is a complete veterinary
hospital. The second floor is being
used for storage purposes.
This splendid new building is a
great addition to that section of the
city and is located where the old
Pogue livery barns stood so many
years.
BAGLEYMANIS
SHOTFORDEER
N. O. Nelson is Hit by Two
Bullets While Hunting
Recovering Nicely
N. O. Nelson of Bagley, who was
shot in mistake for a deer near Hart
Lake, south of Bagley, early Satur
day morning, and now is confined
to the Lutheran hospital here, will
recover, the attending physician an
nounced this forenoon.
Although his condition is not con
sidered serious' at the present time,
ho will be confined to the hospital
for several weeks it is understood.
Mr. Nelson has a wife and 13 child
ren.
(Special to Pioneer)
Bagley, Nov. 13N. O. Nelson,
treasurer of the Bagley Mercantile
Co. of this city was accidentally shot
in mistake for a deer while out deer
hunting deer near Heart Lake, south
of Bagley* early Saturday morning.
Two rifle bullets hit him, one go
ing through his shoulder and the
other grazing his ribs under the arm.
He was rushed to Bemidji and taken
directly to the Lutheran hospital
where his wounds were dressed and
given medical attention.
The report is given that the shoot
ing was done by a man from Pel
ican Rapids, who is said to have mis
taken Nelson for a deer.
Bagley, Nov. 13Arthur Huff of
Glenburh, North Dakota, while tak
ing his gun from a wagon, was shot
in both hands and face with a charge
of buckshot. In some manner or
other he took hold of the end of the
barrel with both hands and gun
was discharged. The flesh was torn
from his hands and some of the shot
hit his face. The injures, though
painful, are not considered extreme
ly serious.
JUNIOR ORDER OF MOOSE
TO HOLD MEETING TONIGHT
Announcement is made that the
Junior Oredr of Moose will meet at
the Moose hall at 8 o'clock this ev
ening. A big feed has been arrang
ed and all members are expected to
be present.
MYRON W. KNOX LAID TO
REST SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Death of Early Resident of
Beltrami County Mourned
By All His Friends
Funeral services for Myron W.
Knox, who was stricken at his home
in this city Thursday morning, were
held at the Presbyterian church on
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by
the pastor, Rev. Lester P. Warford.
A large number of friends from the
city and country were present, the
pastor spoke fittng words of comfort
to the bereaved, and a quartet com
posed of Miss Ida Virginia Brown,
Miss Edla Nelson, N. E Given and
E. D. Boyce, sang, "Rock Of Ages"
and "The Sands of'Time Are Sink
ing", with Mrs. A. A. Warfield aS
accompanist.
The many floral tributs were very
beautiful, representing the loving
thought of their Bemidji and out of
town friends and received an ex
pression of sincere appreciation from
each member of the family. Inter
ment was made in GFreenwood cem
etery under the direction of H. N-
McKee, funeral director, the pall
bearers being close members of the
family.
Myron W. Knox was born near
Attica, New York, in 1855. Hu was
united in marriage to Miss Hattie
Gardner, at Weathersfield Springs,
iN. Y.July 18, 1880. He moved to
Minnesota with his family 34 years
ago, making his home at Redwood
Falls and other points in the state.
He had been a resident of Beltrami
county for nearly 20 years where
he was always well known and high
ly esteemed. Two years ago last
September Mr. and Mrs. Knox with
four of their children moved from
their farm at Pleasant Valley to Be
midji and had been very happily sit
uated here ever since. Mr. Knox
was a member of. the Presbyterian
church of this city and he, together
with his whole family, were very
active and interested in church work.
Mr- Knox was the father of 12 child
ren, eleven of them being present
at his funeral, his eldest son, Fred
eric, having preceded him in death
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MACCABEES HOLD BIG
RALLY IN CITY TODAY
Delegates to the Northern Minn
esota Rally of the Women's Benefit
Association of Maccabees arrived in
Bemidji on all trains today. Miss
Harriet Olson, deputy supreme com
mander, of Fosston, arrived on the
morning train. Miss Francis Part
ridge, supreme record keeper, of
Port Huron, Mich., arrived in Be
midji yesterday. Miss Ruth Pierce
who has been working in Bemidji
for the past two weeks in interest
of the Rally is presiding at the meet
ings. Some twenty members arrived
on the noon train from Crookston
and that many from Gonvck. AH
towns in Northern Minnesota having
organized W. B. A. Reviews will be
represented by one or more dele
gates.
A school of instruction was held
at the Moose hal) this afternoon,
follwed by the guests and members
being entertained at a 6 'clock ban
quet in the basement of the Meth
odist church. The evening session
will be devoted to the initiation of
a large class of candidates.
ENGLAND AND FRANCE
DISAGREE ON PARLEY
(Br United Press)
/Paris, Nov. IS-England and
France were deadlocked today over
the Neac.JCast Peace Conference at
Lausanne Lord Curzon, British
foreign secretary, insists that Eng
land sot ..attend such a conference
until the French and British agree
on a program.
The' French hold along with the
Turks that the conference should be
held as soon as possible. Constanti
nople's attitude will necessitate an
other postponement from November
20th to the new date set- Curzon
feels that holding the conference
will result in French domination. A
cabinet meeting was called for to
day to discuss his attitude. Ismet
Pasha in an interview with Mal'n's
Lausanne correspondent said that
the Constantinople situation was
serious because of the postpone
ment
Bemidji Falls Before
Heavy Hibbing Eleven
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much change in temperatu:
PRICE 3
Short Passes and Dashes
Around Ends Overcome
Locals 27 to O
FIRST LOSS ON LOCAL
GRIDIRON SINCE 1917
Mantle of Gloom Brightens
Through Knowledge That
Locals Fought Hard
After battling Hibbing's powerful
high school eleven to a standstill
throughout the first quarter, Bemid
ji's inexperienced eleven succumbed
to a baffling passing game and went
down to defeat Saturday in a hard
fought gridiron melee 27 to 0.
Over the Bemidji campus descend
ed a mantle of gloom which was
brightened only by the knowledge
that Bcmidji's light and green elev
en fought to the last minute, and,
in suffering their only defeat on the
local gridiron since 1917, was beaten
by a more finished aggregation
Penalties Hurt Bemidji
Captain Neumann won the toss
andl elected! to receive. On hard
smashes off tackle, with Baney, Neu
mann and Hickerson carrying the
ball, Bemidji was at once well into
Hibbing territory- A penalty for
holding, called by Umpire Miner of
Coleraine on Smith, Bemidji right
guard, set the locals back 15 yards.
Bemidji, however, came right back
again and smashed their way under
the shadows of the Hibbing goal,
when Umpire Miner again penalized
the navy blue and white eleven for
holding, again putting the range
eleven out of danger. The Bemidji
eleven was then forced to punt and
from then on the remainder of the
tirst quarter saw both teams a
punting duel with honors about ev
en-
Aerial Attack Succeeds
The scoring margin fully indicat
ed the strength of the two teams
although the Bemidji eleven played
the heavy range ^eleven off their
feet in the first quarter only to be
set back by costly penalties in the
shadow of Hibbing's goal. It was a
long pass that enabled the range elev
en to take the lead, putting the ball
on Bemidji's ten-yard line. A run
around Bemidji's left end from a
kick formation with Quarterback
Martin carrying the ball gave the
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NAVAL MILITIA RESUMES
WEEKLY DRILLS TONIGHT
Lieutenant E. A. Barker has is
sued orders to all Naval Militia men
to report hereafter every Monday
night for drill, these drills to start
this evening at 7:30.
A basketball team will be organ
ized and other forms of entertain
ment will be provided in addtion
to the regular drills during the wint
er. All members of the unit are ex
pected to be present tonight as well
as being present at the regular week
ly meetings hereafter.
CHICAGO. GAMBLING MAD.
MONTE CARLO OF WEST
Whites and Blacks Mingle
In Frenzy About Tables
Games Flourish
(B United l'ress)
Chicago, Nov. 13Chicago is the
Monte Carlo of the western world.
Gambling flourishes in every sec
tion of the cityapparently ignor
ing the anti-gaming laws
The most picturesque scenes of the
old west and the Yukonare re-en
acted here nightly.
Proprietors *of gaming houses are
reaping enormous profits, and they
entertain jovially for thek game
hungered clients.
The famous black belt on the
South is sprinkled with gambling
dens, famed for tneir "crap" tables.,
The select places, reputed hang
outs for gainbelrs, con men and vice
lerukix V.'L jammed with visitors
nightly-
A printed card, distributed care
lessly, is a ticket of admission. An
armed look-out stands guard at the
doubled-doored entrance, peering:
through a porthole. A signal from
without, a flash of his card, and the
visitor is admitted to the .second
floor.
Here he is "frisked" thoroughly
by a color, atendant for firearms
lie salvers are "checked" at the door
and returned as the "guest" leaves.
Disaimed, the door swings open
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