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VOLUME XX. NO. 183
With the advantages of a splen,did
high school building, modern equip
ment and an excellent teaching corps
the Northern Minnesota .high school
is rapidly taking the lead as one of
the most prominent -educational in
stitutions in the jstate. That the
modern high school is an institution
of efficiency and careful ^supervision
is very much in evidence to anyone
familiar with the facts.
The days of playing "hookey" with
out severe results- are relegated to
the "little red school house" where
only the three R's were taught. The,
attendance is carefully checked at
every period of the day and as soon
as anyone is counted missing the
principal will know the reason why.
Scholarship is also carefully super
vised. Anyone failing or about to
fail is reported and warned in ample
time for improvement before the
hnal mark is put on his or her re-*
port cav*.
In spite of the fact that there are
over 800 students to be cared for^
each on,e receives individual attem*
tion To allow for "individual dif
ferences" is the outstanding principle
in modern education and this prin
ciple is strongly emphasized in Be
niidji high school.
Every effort is made to aid the
students in their work. The study
periods- are supervised by one or
ta instructors, depending upon the
number of students. A copy of
"Study Helps'' is placed on each
desk in the study room. Thus the
students are not only there to study
but are being taught how to study.
The outstanding feature of tomor
row's assembly at 11:45 a- m. will
be an address by Dr. G. H. Zentz
of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Dr. J5entz always has a message of
interest and thought and his address
will be greatly appreciated by the
students as well as the visitors- There
will in addition be community sing
ing led by Mrs. Beth Evans Yaple,
and a vocal solo by Miss Alma Elm
quist. The public is most cordially
invited to attend.
LOCAL VIOLlNtST APPEARS
ON BROADCASTING PROGRAMS
Miss Grace Currie, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Currie, 1217
Beltrami avenue, a senior student of
the Duluth high school and also of
the Flaaten Conservatory of Music,
Duluth, has rendered several violin
selections on recent occasions for
the Kelly-Duluth, also the Paramount
Radio Broadcasting station.
Mi Currie is a favorite in the
Bemidji music circles and her many
friends here have been disappointed
the Bemidji radio stations have
been unaible to tune in with Duluth
so that they might enjoy Hearing
her- Her name has been mentioned
in the city papers as being on the
various radio programs.
CIVIC AND COMMUNITY
CLUB WILL GIVE DANCE
Those who attend th dance to be
given by the Woman's Civic and Com
munity club at the new armory Fri
day evening will not only spend in
enjoyable evening but will also be as
sisting in the welfare work being
carried on by this organization. The
child welfare work of this cluib in
cludes furnishing a loan closet for
use in homes where such necessary
articles are not available.
Thej Child Welfare committee also
sponsors 'baby clinics in Bemidji and
another committee is carrying nutri
tion work in the local schools. A
large number of children have been
found to be underweight and the
committee plans to give them milk to
drink regularly. The milk will be
furnished free of charge to those
children, whose parents cannot af
Jord the purchase. To the others it
will be sold at actual cost.
The proceeds of this dance are to
br used in this sort of welfare work.
The dance is to be a community af
fair, with good music, and a large
attendance is expected and urged.
Card tables will be provided in the
balconies for those who do not wish
to dance- Tickets are now on sale
at $1 a couple.
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First General Meet of Urban
Universities is Assured
Exceptional Program
The first general meeting of the
association of Urban Universities
ever to be held west of Chicago, also
the first to be entertained by a state
university will open Thursday at 2:30
m. in the Minnesota Union build
ing on the campus of the University
of Minnesota. Representatives of
most of the large American colleges
and universities situated in popula
tion centers will Ibe in attendance,
President L. D. Coffman, University
of Minnesota, said last night. Pres
ident Coftfman also heads the Asso
ciation of Urban Universities this
year-
Problems of evening education and
right schools, which' are particularly
the problems of educational institu
tions in cities, will center interest
during the three days of the associa
tion's meeting in ^Minneapolis.
Either at the opening meeting at
2:30 p, m,*-Thursday or at the dele
gates dinner, to Ibe served in the
Minnesota Union at 0:30 p m. on that
day, President Coiffman will deliver
the president's address dealing with
problems of student morals in urban
universities- Educators of national importance
who will speak at the meetings and
their subjects include the following:
"The policy of tax supported insti
tutions toward evening work," Pres
ident I^arke J. Kolbe, Municipal Uni
versity^ JJkron.^Dido.^ "Organiza
tion of plant, equipment and ..teach-
ing staff for evening--^rork," Presi
dent A. M. Stowe, Municipal Utai
sity of Toledo "Conferring degrees
for evening work," Director F. W
Shipley, Washington University.
"Professional schools in'the even-
ing," Dean Everett W. Lord, Boston
University "The public school teach
erhis development from the col
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DEBTREFUNDING
ACTIONDIMMED
Fevf Countries Have Made Any
Move in Contact With Debt
Refundi ng Commissi on
(By United Press)
Washington, Nov. 21 (Copyrighted
by the United Press)America's
chances for taking action this winter
on the refunding of the debt toward
her by foreign countries, aggregat
ing over j$ll,000,000,000 appeared
dimmer here today as inquiry reveal
ed few countries have made any ac
tual move to establish contact with
the debt refunding commission.
Of the twenty nations, debtors of
the American treasury, only a few
have, according to the records of the
commission, made overture looking
forward toward refunding negotia
tins. These are England, France,
Belgium, Jugo-Slavia, Roumania,
Italy and Poland. The degree of
their responses to America's invi
tation to "come and talk it over" var
ies-
The belief is held that the pro
crastination of foreign countries is
occasioned not only by their inability
to see their way toward paying even
if the debts are refunded, because
in 1919, they were all informed that
this country was willing to declare
a three year moratorium on payments
pending refunding arrangements, if
the countries woul immediately en
ter such negotiations.
ASSOCIATION PLANS BIG
MEETING TOMORROW NOON
Joseph Tushaus, special repre
sentative of the Knights* of Columbus
is listed as the principal speaker for
the noon-day meeting of the Civic
and Commerce association.
Directors of the various Farm Bu
leau units are to be in Bemidji to
morrow for their annual meeting to
follow the association meeting and
these delegate-directors have been in
vited to attend the regular noon-day
luncheon also.
A fine program is assured and it
is especially urged that there be a
large attendance-
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NEW WITNESS FOUND IN
HALL-MILLS MURDER CASE
SommerrilLc.N. J., NOT, 21
Th* Ute is rolling up a tremen
dous accumulation of evidence
against the woman in gray "and/*
the man whom it seek* to indict
for the Hall-Mills murder.
Resumption of testimony be
fore the grand jury was pend
ing by discovery of a new wit
ness, George Sipel, a hog farm*
er, said to be able to identify
the driver of the automobile
whose headlight* threw into re
lief the actual murder scene and
ctisclo'ed the participants to Mrs.
Jane Gibson, the prosecution's
star witness.
Sipel was in the vicinity of
Easton avenue on the, murder
night and said he saw four deliv
ery trucks pointed into DeHus
sey's Lane.
RED CROSS ROLL
CALL ENJOYING
FAIR& RESPONSE
HERE THIS WEEK
Hearty Public Support Orged
To Carjy on Fine Work of
Preceding Years
Approximately $1500 Needed?
Opening Day 6f Roll Call
Brings in $250
Although the Red Cross Roll tall
in Bemidji was deferred a week later
than in the majority of the cities of
the state, it is meeting with fair re
sponse, acording to itev. L. P- War-
ford, who is in charge of the roll
call in this city.
Approximately $1,500 is needed
locally to maintain the work which
has been carried on during the past
year and it is urgently requested that
the public support this appeal heart
ily .so that this good work may be
continued in,lull force.
The drive oponedJJIonday morn
ing with 'volunteer committees as
sisting- Membership cards and but
tons are on sale at the post office,
the' drug stores and several down
town places of business- The first
day's roll call brought in $250 and
those in charge hope that this show
ing may be continued throughout the
week. Memlbersip for 1923 is based
at $1 for annual membership. Vol
untary contributions are also being
received, the. entire amount of he
contribution to be retained for local
welfare work The majority of the
membership fund goes toward local
work as well-
The strength of its Red Cross mem
bership shows Minnesota is deter
mined to be in the front rank among
states in public welfare organization.
Ninety-one chapters in the 86 coun
ties of the state have been supported
in the past year by 65,462 Citizens.
Not satisfied with this, the Red
Cross in Minnesota will, have a large
army of Red Cross workers from the
next generation trained .and ready to
meet emergencies. The Junior aux
iliaries of these chapter reporting
124,971 of these Red Crosses in
1,750 schools makes quite an incom
ing tide of community insurance
against days of trouble and out-crop
ping of social misery.
BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY EVENING, NOV. 21, 1922
Harding Challenges Opponents of Ship Subsidy Bill
Northern Minnesota
High School Already
SECRETPARLEY
NOWUNDERWAY
Struggle Determine Which
Nation is to Dominate
Near East Begins
(By Unite* Press)
(Henry Wood)
Lausanne, Switzerland, Nov. 21
A struggle to determine which nat
ion is to dominate In the Near East
began in secret this morning when
the allies and Turkish delegates op
ened what was ostensibly a peace
conference.
Nominally, the convention is to
establish peace between the Greeks
and the victorious Turks.
But the Tujrks now claim that
their victories over the Greeks wip
ed out their defeat in the great war
and demand recognition as equals
among other nations with special
rights in the Near East.
The conference was opened this
morning with Ismet Pash, Lord Cur
zon, British foreign minister, Pre
mier Poincaxe of France and Premier
Mussolini of Italy meeting behind
closed'doors. The Press was barred.
TORRANCE ASSISTING
IN CASE XT BRAINERD
County Attorney Graham M. Tor
rance left for Brainerd this morning
where he will assist S. F. Alderman,
County, Attorney at Brainerd, in the
trial of the case of State-vs-George
Shanks.
The defendent is indicted on a
charge of Assault in the Second De
gree, the assault growing out of the
trouble arising during the strike at
Brainerd last July.
Mr- Torrance has been appointed
as Assistant Attorney General for
the purpose of the trial in this case
SALT IS EFFECTIVE IN
KILLING BARBERY BUSH
Second Stem Rust Conference
Reveals Progress Made in
Eradicating Pest
(Farm Bureau News Service)
Salt has been proved an effective
agentfor killing the common barberry
bush, necessary to complete the life
cycle for seeds that cause black stem
rust This fact, established by gov
ernment scientists, was revealed to
delegates attending the second con
vention of the Conference for the
Prevention of Grain Rust at Univer
sity Farm, St. Paul, last week by
Dr. Noel F. Thompson, pathologist
with the U. S. Department of Agri
culture.
Dr Thompson said that common
salt in the form used in the manu
facture of ice cream, when placed
about the base of a barberry bush,
had been found to kill even the small
roots in a short period and that the
danger of sprouts, chief oojection
to the grubbing method, was eliminat
ed. He also said that sodium arsen
ate had proved effective, but rccom
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BERTHA
PIONEE
CHICAGO PAIR INDICTED
ON POISONING CHARGE
(By, United Press)
Chicago, Nov. 21Mr*. Tilley
Klimek and hr cou*in, Mr*. Nl"
lis Sturm^r, stood indicted today
for the actual poisoning of three
men.
True bills returned by the
grand jury charged the women
jointly with murder and conspir
acy to murder two of Mrs. Klim
ek's husbands and one of Mrs.
Stunner's.
Although the .women are ac
cused by investigators of having
poisoned at least 17, including
an additional husband, Assistant
State Attorney McLaughlin said
it probably w^^M jte\.be, neces
sary .to vote any TFiirthef indict-
EARNER,
SOTED SOPRANO
bISTED TO SING
HERE THURSDAY
Local Music Lovers Offered
Rare Opportunity Second
Number of Course
Comes Highly Recommended
Capacity House Expected
to Greet Her Here
Miss Bertha Farner soprano whose
work has already established for
her an enviable position in the mus
ical work, wPl appear at the Meth
odist church Thursday evening, Nov
ember 23, as the second number of
the entertainment course being stag
ed under the auspices of the Bemidji
State Teachers College this fall and
winter.
Miss Farner comes very highly re
commended. Press comments from
\arious large cities where she has
appeared praise her highly The
Spokeman-Review of Spokane, Wash
ington, pays her a rare tribute, stat
ing: "Miss Bertha Farner charmed
the big audience not only with her
remarkable soprana voice, but also
with her exceedingly sweet and at
tractive personality Aside from
Schuman-Heinke, we do not believe
any singer who has appeared here in
many years has so delighted and fas
cinated her audience."
Other press comment0
by the score
give her unending praise and Bemid
ji music lovers are assured an ex
ceptional opportunity to hear her at
a very nominal price.
Miss- Farner's first operatic ex
perience was in comic opera at the
age of seventeen, when she sang with
the Tivoli Opera company of San
Francisco, and in the same theatre
where Tetrazzini and Alice Nielson
began their musical careers. She has
appeared as soloist with the Los An
geles Symphony orchestra, with the
Mancini Opera company of New
York, the English Grand Opera com
pany and at guest performances with
the San Carlo Grand Opera com
pany under Foitune Gallo.
She is a typical young American
woman, of sweet and modest demean
or, unbounded ambition, and splend
id artistic attainments. It is con
sidered a rare good foitune that
makes her services available-
ORGANIZATION OF LOWER
HOUSE COMES UP TONIGHT
Speaker Nolan Calls Caucus
Of His Supporters to be
Held This Evening
(By United Press
St. Paul, Nov 21Organization
of the next lower house of the legis
lature will be determined tonight.
Rep. W I. Nolan, Minneapolis, has
tailed a caucus of his suporters in
the legislatures, having already been
assured he said of enough votes to
leturn him to the speaker's chair for
a third term.
If plans for his election go through
it will be the second time in the hit
toiy of the state legislature, that one
man lia9 been elected speaker tlKee
successive times. The last legislator
to have the honor was A. R. Hal!,
Minneapolis, who served his thi-d
term in 1874
Choice committee chairmanships
and other important jobs in the house
oigamzation will probably be decided
upon tnight Plans are to have the
house ready to start work as soon as
the formal preliminaries are aver.
Prospects for a fight over the
speakership fell through when Rep.
Thomas Girling, Robbinsdale, an
nounced he would not be a candidate.
Nonpartisan leaguers and labor
members will number 46 in the house
The Farm Bureau Federation elected
live members who are likely to work
with leaguers i,n the floor. A can
vas of members convinced Rep. Gir
ling he could not be elected and he
withdrew.
jiep B. Pattison, St. Cloud, and
Rep. Oscar Swanson, Nicollett with
drew in favor of Speaker Nolan and
his reelection to the chairmanship of
the house was assuired.
Nonpartisans declared an effoit
was being made to stampede support
to Nolan. They discounted hii claim
of pledges- and were interested in the
meeting tonight which which will
tcrmine the extent of republican con
rol of the house.
NEWBERRYENDS
SENATE BATTLE
Resignation Interpreted as
Spelling End of Battle
O Eligibility
fBy United Frew)
Washington, Nov. 21Tiuman II.
Newberry of Michigan, whose right
to a place in the senate has been a
subject of long and bitter eontrovei
sies has submitted his resignation
with a request th%t it become effect
ive immediately
In a letter to Governor Groes
beck, made public here, Mr New
I berry said he had been impelled to
retire voluntarily because of the de
feat of his Republican colleague,
Senator Townsend, in the election of
November. In the turn of events he
said it would "make it futile for him
to attempt his public service since he
would be continually hampered
by partisan political persecution."
Reviewing the outstanding features
ol the controversy, whith grew out
of his election four years ago over
Henry Ford hsi democratic oppon
ent, he declared his right to a seat
in the Senate had "been fully confirm
od." He added that if, in the futurt
there seemed to be possibilities for
public service lu would not hesitate
to offer himself to hi? state and his
ountry.
The resignation brings to an end
the fight which already has made
political history and which, it ap
peared, would be resumed early in
the session of Congress which be
gan vesterday Convicted of a con
spiracy in Michigan of an attempt
to violate the election laws, Senator
Newberry appealed to the Supreme
Court, which declared unconstitution
al the statute under which he was
HCCU'-ed.
The senate, it=elf, after a long in
vestigation finally confirmed his
title to a seat by a margin of five
(votes. In the campaign just closed
[the ca^e was an isae in many stai' s.
A copy of the letter of resigns, irn
''(nt to Governor Groesbeek wn
livered to V'""-preHert Coo'i
by Walter Iorey. Mr i wbc 1
I secretary. Mr. Newberry himselt is
at home in Detroit.
Harding Carries Ship
Subsidy Measure To
Congress In Person
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night and Wednesday. Not znv?ChK
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President Gives Congress His
Ideas on Establishing
Government Subsidy
URGES CONGRESS O
SPEED PASSAGE
Supporters of Administration
Measure are Aroused to
Greater Activity
(Br United Press)
Washington, Nov. 21In a fight
ing message, President Harding today
dared the foes of the administia
tion's Ship Subsidy bill to assume
the responsibility for defeating it,
declaring that no proposition placed
before congress ever made "a more
resolute hostility."
The president in a message deliver
ed in person to the extra-ordinary
session of congress challenged his
opponents to met I the issue fairly.
The president devoted practically
all of his message to a vigorous ad
vocaty of the subsidy, mentioning
onlv one other national problem
additional relief for agricultuu*.
Other questions will be dealt with
in his message to the regular se
sion of congiess which will meet on
Di cember 4th
This problem can no longer be ig
nored," said Mr Harding. "Its at
tempted solution can no longer be
postponed. The failuie of congrtss
to act decidedly will be no less dis
astrous than the adverse action
Carrying the right with aggressive
ness to the enemy's camp, Mr. Hard
ing said he challenged every insinua
tion of interest in enrichment of the
situation at the expense of the.public
treasury.
"I am, first of all, appealing to
save the treasury."
Throughout his speech, the pres
ident argued that the Subsidy would
save money to the treasury because
of large losses still being piled up
bv the shipping board. These were
estimated at $50,000,000, while the
nrtsi lent said the cost of the Subsidy
would be half that amount.
The executive made a fervent plea
that Amerita again be raised to a
position of eminence among man
time nations of the world.
Washington, Nov. 21 (By Paul R.
Mellon)President Harding brought
the Ship Subsidy to congress in per
son today with a prepared message
of elucidation of his ideas on the
establishment of a government sub
sidy un lor the United States Ship
ping Board to promote the American
Marine.
The chief executive appeared be
fore the joint session of congress at
12:30. The president's advocacy of
the Ship Subsidy in the face of strong
opposition in congress constitutes the
real task of his leadership.
The message urged congress: "to
the greatest speed in the pnssing of
I the shipping meausre already before
the house."
He asked minor changes in the
original plan as outlined in his last
special message to congress.
The peisonal appearance of the
president was designed to arouse sup
porters of the administrative meas
ure to greater activity in its behalf
With thi new impetus, it is expected
that no successful opposition can be
stined up against the measure the
house HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
TEAM ENJOYS BANQUET
The annual banquet was servfid the
members of the Bemidji high school
football team Monday at 6:40 o'clock
at the high school building. The
coach, Fiank Kovach, also Supt. and
Mrs. West, Mr. and Mrs. W.
Diedrlch, Prof and Mrs. J. W. Smith
and Mr and Mrs. J. H. Koors wer
also guests
Th(' table whs arranged in a square
large .enough to accomodate all the
guests, and was prettily decorated
with a smrll football centerpiece
from wh eh blue and white streamers
(xteiidt'd t) small football place
card
A three-course dinner was served,
after which Supt. West acted as
tosatmater Messrs. Diedrich, Ko
vach iMi Si.iith, also several members
I of the team, responding with toasts
Tho. r. present report a very enjoy
abl tirrl
I Following the dinner, the mem
her1
of the fenm v,ent to the home
of Berniee Kir1*,
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where a few of the
"n'lS had been invited aid the
Was spent in dancing. Frap
pc -md wafers were served the guests
during thy evening.
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