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The Pioneer Is the oily daily
within 100 miles of Bemidji and
aaa the largest circulation iq
Northern Minnesota.
G. O. P, Candidates
TWO AMENDMENTS
GIVEN BIG MAJORITIES
Complete- Beltrami Counjty
Returns Checked Over
Canvassing Board
Official election returns of Bel
trami county have been canvassed
by the county canvassing board this
week and the results are now made
public upon completion of the ted
ious task. A few changes in the
proportionate majorities are noted,
especially as relates to county divi
sion. Advocates secured a majority
of 507, a much larger majority than
was indicated by the incomplete, un
official returns of last week.
That an exceptionally large vote
were cast in every precinct is evi
denced, by the fact that the vote on
county division shows one of the
luigesl votes ever polled in Beltrami
county. It is believed that this pro
ject alpne brought out many voters
who otherwise might have remained
away from the polls. This is said
to be especially true of the north end
vote, where the division project was
in many instances favored almost
unanimously-
The unofficial returns for Beltrami
county as shown the canvassing
boa'-', are as follows:
For U. S, Senator
F-vnk Kellogg 2611
Ileiiiik Shipstead 3493
Anna D. Olesen 1063
For Governor
J. A. 0. Preus 3237
Magnus Johnson 3354
Edward Indrehus 565
Lieutenant-Governor
Louis L. Collins 3215
hui^A-Siegler^.~.^^j *30Ad
/-"Silas M. Bryan 665
Secretary of State
Mike Holm' ,3560
Susie W. Stageberg 2882
Claude N. Swanson 506
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JOHN SIMONS CREDITED
WITH CARLETON DEFEAT
Friends of John Simons, a Bemid
ji student at the Hamline University,
who have not already learned the
fact will undoubtedly be pleased to
learn that he played left halfback in
in ih? Hamline football team that de
feated Carleton college 7 to 6 on
Hamlme's Homecoming, Day in St
Paul, Saturday, November 11. Word
from that college states that Simons
is one of the best half-backs'in the
nid-west college conference and a
great deal of credit for Saturday's
victory over Carleton is due to
Simons' brand of football playing.
It was Simons who blocked Carle
ton's punt and saved the game for
Eamlino. Simons will #lay one more
game for Hamline this year against
Lawrence College, Appleton, Wise.
A victory over Lawrence will mean
that Hamline is the champion of the
Little Eight football conference.
Saturday was a Red-letter day for
Hamline and 50 of her graduates in
the classes prior to 1905 were award
ed athletic "H's" at the Homecoming
exercises. Among these 50 were
fomo very prominent business and
judicial men. The new Norton Ath
letic Field was dedicated" between
halves of the game.
BEGINNERS BAND SHOWS
KEEN INTEREST IN WORK
Spurred on by the excellent show
made by the Bemidji Boys band, the
Beginners band is now looking for
ward to a very active winter season
J practice. This newly-Cormed
consists of 96 memfbeps, most pf
them between the ages of 10 and 12
years, with every member in earnest
in regards to the work necessary be
fore the boys can gain much recog
nition as musicians.
Regular meetings are held every
"Yedne^day night at 7:30 at the band
rooms in the city hall. To date
these meetings have been given over
to the assignment of instruments and
preliminary instructions by Band
master G- O.' Riggs.
All instruments have been ordered
and a large number of them are al
ready here. Inside of a few weeks
regular practice will be started and
even more active interest is expect
ed, if such is possible.
The first assessment to proVide for
music an incidentals brought in $78
The boys furnish their own instru
ments, while the major expenses are
borne by the city.
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Official Electich
Returns Given By
Canvassing Board
Shipstead and Johnson Led gQ0j(S FOR CHILDREN
In Beltrami Vo te Over
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TO ENCOURAGE HABIT
Giving of Suitable Books
Children at Christmas
Heartily Encouraged
Childern's Book Week, now be
ing observed, has become the occas
ion when all who are deeply interest
ed in children's reading join in put
ting this vital subject dramatically
before the public. The boy or girl
in the average class-room has just
as good a chance if the habit of
reading is developed side by side
with the ability to read. Perhaps,
the child's own tastes and interests
will carry him farther if given free
rein among open Shelves than he
would go under individual instruct
ion or guidance.
Each year brings probably a mil
lion and a half children to the read
ing age and there will be finer, abler,
sweeter lives if the reading of books
plays its part. As yet, books have
only begun to teach these boys and
girls, but the interest is growing, the
opportunities are increasing and the
Children's Book Week for 1922 will
move the book forward to more lives
and more homes.
Herewith is a list of books suit
able for children of all ages. Those
interested in any way are urged to
make it a point to give one of these
or some other suitable book, ^for the
list does not by any means contain
the names of all the best books, as a
Christmas gift to the boy or girl
whom they love.
For grades one to 3: Brooke's
"Story of the Three Bears.",' Grov
er's "Overall Boys", Potter's "Tale
of Peter Rabbit", and Stevenson's
"Child's Garden on Verses."
For grades 3 to 4: Browning's
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REV. HANSEN~Ttt.SFAK AT
BAPTIST CHURCH TONIGHT
Rev- J. A. Hansen of Minneapolis,
director of religious education at the
Minnesota Baptist Convention, will
speak tonight at the Baptist church
.at 8 o'clock. He will speak on a
missionary topic and the general
public is invited and urged to hear
him. F. E. FINN KNOCKED DOWN
AND SERIOUSLY INJURED
Struck by Auto Near Nymore
Crossing and Found Later
Passing Auto Bus
F. E. Finn, brakeman on the Minn
esota & International local, met with
a very serious accident Tuesday ev
ening about 5:30 and as a result is
confined to the Bemidji Lutheran
hospital in a very serious condition.
He was returning home from his
work at the time of the accident. At
the Nymore crossing he tried to
catch a ride on a passing auto truck,
but slipped in some way and was
struck by another auto which was
approaching from his rear.
He was left lying in an uncon
scious condition about 20 feet from
the railroad tracks, on the pavement.
He was discovered in this condition
when the headlights from one of the
passing auto busses were turned on
him. The auto bus stopped and
picked up the injured man, rushing
him to medical assistance, where he
received temporary aid. He was then
taken to the hospital.
The attending physician states
that there is a possible fracture at
the base of the skull- His condition
is very serious, although it was be
lieved that he showed a slight im
provement this morning.
As far as is known, the name of
the party driving the automobile
which knocked Mr. Finn down has
not been ascertained, it Being ap
parent that he did not even hesitate
after injuring the man. Mr. Finn
is said to have a fair chance for re
covery.
WHALEYS LEAVE THURSDAY
BOUND FOR CALIFORNIA
Mr- and Mrs. Oliver Whaley ex
pect to leave Bemidji Thursday
morning for Southern California,
stopping at various cities en route
for short visits. They expect to
spend about ten days in the Twin
Cities before continuing their jour
ney
Mr- Wha'ey until recently was con
nected with the Harding-Whaley Co.
of this city, theatre operators. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Whaley will be greatly
missed and their friends hope that
they will i-eturn to Bemidji to make
their home again.
PROPOSE
ADEQUATEFUND
FOR HIGHWAY S
State
Highway Department
Recommends Ways For
Financing Program
NEW LEGISLATION WILL
CONTROL ROAD PROGRESS
Important Proposals Made
Relative to Program for
Coming Two Years
Bonds to help Minnesota to go on
with its highway program, keeping
pace with other good roads states,
Automobile tax revisions and other
changes in existing laws are to be
recommended to the legislature of
1923 by the state highway depart
ment, Commissioner Charles M. Bab
cock announced this week.
First, the department proposes that
the reimbursment bond law be put in
effect again for the benefit of coun
ties which did not act under its pro
visions. The law was originated in
the 1919 Legislature to prevent pos
scible neglect of proposed trunk
highways in anticipation of the pas
sage of Good Roads Amendmen- No.
1. It authorized counties under
certain conditions to-sell up to $250,
000 each of bonds for use on their
respective portion of the proposed
trunk routes, implying that interest
and principal would be paid from the
trunk highway fund when created.
Many counties sold bonds in different
amounts under this new law, it is
explained, and gained leads over
others. The highway department
proposes to even up the program by
giving all counties like opportuni
ties, 'although the new bonds to be
sold -will depend upon the votes of
county commissioners as before.
"Many other states now joining in
the better roads movement with lib
eral funds available, highway officials
assert, Minneotsa must speed up its
program to retain its present reputa
tion as a leader and profit by the
most direct returns. To that end,
the first issues of the state highway
trunk bonds of $1,000,000 for 1923
and 1924, as provided under Amend
ment No. 1, are to be recommended
to the legislature. Besides extensive
grading and gravelling improvements
this will insure some paving on heavy
traffic sections where the cost of
maintaining the even unsatisfactory
gravel surfacing is more than would
be the cost of paving, bond interest
included.
Changes of moior vehicles taxes,
without reduction of the aggregate
revenue from this source, will be
supported by the highway department
It wil lbe maintained that the aver
age automobile and truck owners al
ready save on car expense, gasoline
and tires. While the scheme under
which the old cars are taxed higher
than he new fthe same make and
models, the officials saidj big de
clines in car prices must be consid
ered in fixing new rates. Any other
action would seriously cripple the
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BEMIDJ I DAIL PIONEE
BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOV. IS, 1922
EXPERTS FROM THIRTEEN
STATES DISCUSS RELIEF
Recommend Three Different
Courses to Aid Farmers
of the Middle West
St. Paul, Nov- 15Experts from
13 states joined todaly'in plans to
bring relief to the farmers of the
middle west. Three different cours
es were recommended.
Proportionment of the acreage of
various crops.
Diversification .and standardiza
tion of crops and produce.
Elimination of black rust.
The allotment of grain acreage was
proposed by W. J. Stillman, consult
ing expert, Department of Agricul
ture- Farmers can accomplish more
toward fair prices by diversifying
farming and standardizing the pro
duce, than by attempting to control
markets, Dr. StiUman sajj Diversi
fication of crops, he said, must re
cognize eceonomic force which con
trols supply and demand
The recommendations were made
by Dr. Stillman following intensive
study of the farm program in' the
northwest. He outlined them last
night to a large group of business
men in Minneapolis at the opening
of a campaign for education' for
farmers of the middle west.
Agricultural experts held a lengthy
session at the University Farm on
the probability of combatting grain
rust. Eradication of the barberry
bush will be begun on a large scab
this year and will be a big step to
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DIVISION OF BELTRAMI
COUNTY TO BEGIN SOON
Returns from the general election
as shown by the canvassing board,
give the county division advocates a
majority of 507, a much larger maj
ority than was indicated by the in
complete returns last week.
It is understood that the work of
dividing the county and the county
properties will begin in the near fut
ure- After declaration of the major
ity by the canvassing board, the
governor proclaims the new county,
to be known as the Lake of the
Woods county.
Commissioners were automatically
elected when the proposition carried
and these commissioners will appoint
the first set of officers for the new
county, to hold office until the next
election. These officers are to ,car
ry on the new county's business, be
ginning in the early part of January.
TWELVE ARE KILLED IN
NEW SERIES OF QUAKES
(By United Press)
Santiago, Chile, Nov. 15Twelve
prisoners were killed and a squad of
soldiers buried beneath falling walls
when a new series of earthquakes
occurred in the Copatio district early
today. The soldiers were searching
among the ruins for victims of last
Saturday's terrific quakes when the
new shocks occurred.
The falling walls of the building
covered the men, but most of them
escaped serious injury. Soldiers are
patrolling the buried villages and
towns to prevent pillaging. Contri
butions for quake sufferers are be
ing received by the government headr
quarters from all parts of the coun
try.
LLOYD GEORGE
TEST GOES TO
VOTERSTODAY
Voting Began This Morning
for Election of a New
House of Commons
RESULTS O E KNOWN
SOME TIME TOMORROW
Chief Interest Centers Upon
Showing to be Made by
Labor Party Today
By J. W. T. Mason
(Written for the United Press)
London, Nov. 15Voting began
this morning in Great Britain for re
election of a new House of Commons.
The polls will close at 8 p. m. and
the result vil be known some time
tomorrow- The balloting is secret.
The votes will be counted in each
constituency immediately after the
closing of the polls and the successful
candidates will be named to the
waiting crowds It is the British
cutsom for ail candidates in each
constituency to hear the results to
gether and for the unsuccessful ones
personally to congratulate the vic
tor.
There will be 615 seats in the new
Commons. This is DG less than in
the old parliment, due to the termi
nation ol tne south of Ireland rep
resentation following the establish
ment of the Irish Free State. The
prui.uh.tant nortn of Ireland, however,
will still be represented in the Com
mons because the Ulstermen have
refused to abandon their intimate
impel lal relationship. North Eng
land has 13 constituencies, England
has 492, Scotland 74 and Wales 36.
Fiity-seven seats, including Lloyd
George's, are not being contested.
For the remaining 558 seats there
are 1,266 candidates in the field.
They are divided into six groups:
Conservatives or Bonar Law Union
ists National Liberals or Lloyd
George's party Independent Liberals
or Asquith's party Labor party, or
moderate wing of the workingmen
Independent Labor party, or radi
cal working class supporters Inde
pendents, embracing all who hold al
legiance to none of the foregoing.
About thirty women are among the
candidates, headed by Lady Astor
and including, Lady Wintringham,
Lady Cooper, Lady Howard Stephny,
and Mrs. Arthur Bourchier, the act
ress.
Million More Voter*
The election is being fought on a
new register, which adds nearly a
million voters to the number entitled
Lo vote at the last previous election,
in 1918. Eight million women will
cast th|ir ballots today for their sec
ond parlimentary election since their
enfranchisement- The total num
ber of persons entitled to vote ap
proximates 22,000,000 At the 1918
election only fifty per cent of the
registered voters went to the polls.
This was largely due to the fact that
106 constituencies were uncontested.
The chief interest in today's con
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NEW BRAZIL PRESIDENT
ROSE FROM CLERKSHIP
Dr. Arthur Bernardes Tak es
Office as President of
Republic Today
By Miles W- Vaughn
(United Press. Staff Correspondent)
Rio Dc Janerio, Nov. 15From a
clerk in a general country store to
President of Brazilthat is the breif
history of Dr. Arthur Bernardes,
who assumed the presidency of the
republic today.
Bernardes is a real self-made man.
Born in the township of Vicosa, state
of Minuz Gernaes, August 8, 1875,
he left school when 13 years old to
sell beans and rice in the general
store of his home town.
A few years later the clerk wa.s
manager and still looking for new
(aids. His next job was bookkeep
ing for Adriano Telles- and Com
ydny in the town of Rio Bianco
With the savings from his work
Bernardes moved to Ouro Preto and
began the study of law, supporting
himself by reading proof on the
town newspapers. A year later he
went to the town of Sao Paulo, en
tering the public examinations for
the chair of Portugese and Latin in
the Institute of Science and Letters.
The life of a professor, however,
.lid not appeal to the ex-grocery clerk
and upon completion of hih law
course, he returned to Vico.w, open
ing a law office. In 1001, Bernardes
married the daughter of a famous
local politician, Senator Vaziquello.
The real entry into politics was. in
1004 when Bernardes became presi
dent of the municipal council of
Vicosa, holding down the job so well
that he was elected to the state leg
islature. In the legislature the
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YEOMEN HOMSTEAD PLANS
DANCE THURSDAY NIGHT
Yeomen Homestead No. 270 of
Bemidji will give a dance Thursday
evening November 16, in the Moose
hall. Tickets are 75 cents per
couple, additional ladies, 25 cents
each- Dancing will begin at
o'clock. Eveiybody is invited-
WAR ON GRAIN RUST IS
NOW PRODUCING RESULTS
Second Annual Conference of
Forces Fighting Barberry
Held in St. Paul
(Farm Bureau News Service)
Abundant proof that barberry
eradication in the wheat growing
areas of United States already is
producing desired results and that
the campaign, now well established
if continued will do away entirely
with the pest was presented at the
second annual meeting of the Con
ference for the Prevention of Grain
Rust, held in St. Paul, Tuesday.
On the program was Dr E. C.
Stackman, scientist, who has just re
turned from Europe where he spent
five months investigating barberry
eradication in Denmark, Holland,
Belgium, France, Germany and Eng
land. He found, he told the confer
ence, that rust now is unknown\ in
Denmark and England because there
are no barberry bushes and eradica
tion work is well under way in the
other countries visited.
"Results obtained in Europe," he
said, "prove conclusively that we in
this country arc on the right track."
Mr- Stackman, who accepts nothing
as a fact until it is proved to him
is more enthusiastic than ever over
barberry eradication.
A feature of the meeting was a
first showing of a new motion picture
prepared by the Conference, giving
microscopic view of the stem rust
germ on the barberry bushes and
showing how its presence is neces
sary for the germs to complete their
life circle. It also illustrated barber-1
ry eradication work and steps that)
are being taken to develop a rust
resistant wheat. J. F. Reed, president
of the Minnesota Farm Bureau Fed
eration is shown digging a barberry
bush at Spring Valley in Fillmore
county.
This motion picture soon w:!l be
available for use of farm clubs, i
'rarciu unit meetings and o'.
farmer gatherings that have facili
ties for showing pictures.
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Wirth Government
Resigns After 19
Months In Office
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Thursaayr-*f^.^jauch_.chanefin
temperature.
German Leaders Are Seeking
Combination of Groups
Produce Premier
SOCALISTS' REFUSAL
CAUSE O DOWNFALL
Situation Abroad is Being
Watched Closely by the
U. S. Government
(By United Tress)
(By Carl D. Groat)
Berlin, Nov. 15German leaders
today sought a combination of polit
ical groups sufficiently able to pro
duce a premier. The Wirth govern
ment resigned last night after nine-.
teen stormy months in office.
Refusal of the United Socialists to
join the Coalition, which included
the German People's party which is
backed by Hugo Stinnes and other
conservative elements, was the im
mediate cause of Wirth's downfall
Without the Socialists, he had not
a sufficient majority to carry on in
the face of adverse financial condi
tions and the reparation tangle.
(By United Press)
Washington, Nov. 15Germany,
as the result of the downfall of the
Wirth cabinet, is now tempted to try
Bolshevism or return to the mon
archial form of government, is the
belief in diplomatic circles here.
Geiniany's ciisis greatly increases
the fears of .statesmen regarding the
general European situation, now be
lieved by borne to be nearing the
final crash.
The American government, it can
bo stated, is following closely the
e\ents in Europe and especially in
Germany.
What, if anything, can be done
by the United States ta save the situa
tion abroad is now one of the big
gest questions before this govern
ment. NEW BRINKMAN HOTEL
IS BEING REDECORATED
The Biniknians have taken charge
of the Ginnd theatre building and
will operate the Brinkman hotel,
which composes the two floors in
that thue story block, until recently
known in, the Jefferson Hotel.
The entne quarters have been
thoroughly renovated and redecor
ated and tvi ry one of the forty
room., is hi me, equipped with new
luinituie, including beds, mattress
es and spilngs Each bed has anew
Way-Sat,lc, spiing, the best that
can be piucuivil lor the money.
The Niw Bijnl.iuan will cater to
the tian-.ii nt tr ule and plan to rend
er the be-a ol cn-vice at all times.
There i1
hot .v cold water provid
ed with Hi looms, as well as bath.
The Biinkman block was built in
1905 and was considered one of the
most modeln structures in the coun
tiy at that time. When contractors
have completed the woik, the build
ing will again take its place as a
popular hostelry.
20TH CENTURY SERENADERS
PLAYING FOR DANCE TONIGHT
The Twentieth Century Serenad
rs, a local orchestra, are playing
for a public dance at the new ar
mory Ihis evening. The general
public is invited and plans have been
made for a laige atendance.
A. F. & A. F. HOLDS REGULAR
COMMUNICATION TONIGHT
Bemidji lodge No- 233, A. F- &
A. M. will meet in regular communi
cation at the Ma-cnic hall at 8 o'clock
this evening It is desired that there
be a large atendance of members.
ISSUE FEWER LICENSES
ON BIG GAME THIS YEAR
With the season already more "than
half over, the number of big game
licenses issued by the Beltrami coun
ty auditor's office this year is ap
proximately 200 below the number
issued a year ago, which apparently
means that the woods are not so
full of hunters as usual, although the
numbci of accident*3
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PRICE 3c
already reported
tends to disagree with this assump
tion
The totit' of big game licenses is
sued to date in this county is 750,
and it i" not expected that many
more \ill be issued before the close
of tl.2 ^euscn on November 20.
'i hat thor^ are still deer in this
"ULCIC of the woods" ig evidenced by
tl fa"1-,
that the mighty hunters are
re urnjrg dai'y v. *th their season's
r* i one n'^Ic, anllered, moose or
on" f'^iv. The big game season has
at" acted hunters from every section,
of the stale to the north woods.
