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VOLUME XX. NO. 185
England's New Premier Says
He Believes America Will
Fulfill Her Duty
GIVES FIRST INTERVIEW
TO UNITED PRESS HEAD
Displays Interest in American
Affairs and Hopes For
Close Co-operation
(By United Press)
(By Carl A. Bickel, Manager
of the United Press, Copyright
ed 1922 by the U. P. Copyright.
ed in Canada.)
London, Nov. 23British hopes
for American participation in Eu
ropean affairs, helping to rescue the
eld world from chaos caused by the
war, were voiced by Premier Andrew
Bonar Law in an exclusive interview
given the United Press.
In forty minute's conversation,
Eonar Law granted the first state
ment he has made to any newspap
er correspondent since his accession
to the premiership. He received me
in the historic cabinet chamber No.
10 Dowing Street in which the great
problems of the "World War were
faced and solved.
"There is nothing to trouble us on
the western horizon," Bonar Law de
clared, adding he hoped America,
which he described as the most ideal
istic nation in the world, would in
some way, become associated with the
League of Nations, thus fulfilling a
duty to relieve European chaos.
Breaking away from a series of
conferences with party leaders
Bonar Law Hopes For
Participation by U. S.
In European Affairs
from
Commons and members of his cabi
net, who are in constant attendance
at Downing Street due to the pend
ing problems occasioned by reor
ganization df the government, Bonar
Law, garbed in a business suit, look
ing like a busy American lawyer, met
me with a democratic simplicity and
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KIWANIS CLUB TO HOLD
MEETI NG TOMORROW NOON
On account of the farmer's meeting
in Bemidji today, the regular meet
ing of the Kiwanis club this week has
been postponed from Thursday to
Friday noon. A fine program has
been assured by the committee in
charge for tomorrow and a large at
tendance is expected. Lunch begins
at 12:15
AUTO THIEVES
AREARRESTED
Bemidji and Blacfcduck Men
Arrest Two Auto Thieves
Wanted in Duluth
Through the efforts of Bemidji
and Blackduck authorities, two Du
luth auto thieves and the two stolen
cars have been recovered and have
been taken Back to Duluth, the cars
to be returned to their owners, one
a doctor and the other a business
man and the two men to face charges
of grand larceny.
A telegram from Duluth a few
days ago led to the search for the
men and the stolen cars. Blackduck
was immediately notified artd in' a
short .time the two men were arrest
ed. One car was located here and
the other at Blackduck.
The prisoners are W. J. Pritchard,
otherwise known as Slim, about 30
years of age, and James A. Maircud,
26 Both made their homes in Du
luth. They were returned to Du
luth by Deputy Sheriff James A
Bradley and City Detective Willard
D. St. .Marie, who came to Bemidji
jesterday, recovered the cars and
took the two men into custody, leav
ing this morning'for Duluth.
As soon as the" two men were
placed under arrest, 'they were
brought to Bemrdji Tuesday and
placed under the custody of the sher
iff's office. The stolen Buick was
recovered at Blackduck yesterday
and the Cole-8 was located in Be
midji.
The action of* the county aothori*
ties together with that of the Black
duck authorities is to be highly com
mended and is likely to discourage
auto thieving in this vicinity- as well
t*a-
ASSOCIATION MEMBERS
ENJOY FINE PROGRAM
Short Talks Made by Several
Out df Town Speakers
Large Attendance
A lively program was provided for
members of the Bemidji Civic and
Commerce association by the secre
tary, Miss Lelia Stanton, after the
noon luncheon Wednesday.
A array of~ speakers including
William Norris, assistant couny agent
leader, J. S. Jones of, the State Farm
Bureau Federation, Bliss Julia New
ton, State Home Demonstration ag
ent, Miss Clover Sabin, Home Dem
onstration agent for the four coun
ties including Beltrami and Joseph
Tushaus, special supreme agent for
the Knights of Columbus.
All responded with.short, snappy
talks on a call from President J- L.
ElweH.
The talks were built around the
word "co-operation" and each in his
own way gave splendid examples of
how this practical word may be put
into practical use in this section of
the state.
Bemidji and community are being
used throughout the estate as an ex
ample of co-operation between city
and country and the speakers infer
red a niuch in their deliberations.
Miss Stanton announced a crew
of "expert" hashers who volunteered
to wait on table and greet the gueste
at the big dinner this noon.
The meeting was attended by one
of the largest crowds in the history
of the association.
Discovery Made by Legion's
Americanism Commission
Made Public Today
NEED FOR EDUCATION
WEEK CLEARLt SHOWN
Legion's Stand for Five-Year
Exclusion of Immigrants
Is Strengthened
Indianapolis, lnd-, Nov. 23Ger-
many, whose autocratic ambitions
the members of the American Legion
helped to cruch, now leads the world
in literacy. This discovery was made
by the' Legion's Americanism Com
mission, according to a statement
made public today by Garland W.
Powell, national, director of the Com
mission. The United States, which
has boasted of its public schools, is
found by the Legion to be eleventh
on the literacy list of leading natiorii
the statement shdws.
Countries whieh have fewer illiter
ates than America according to Mr.
Powell, are, in relative order: Ger
many, Denmark, Switzerland, Hol
land, Finland, Norway, Scotland,
England and Wales and France.
The estimate of the 1920 census
showing that more than five million
persons, or six per cent of the Ameri
can population is illiterate., is too
Tow, Mr. Powell states, because a
confession of illiteracy to a census
taker was necessary to enroll the
person in the list of those Who can
neither read nor write- This made it
easy for the* illiterate to conceal his
ignorance, since there was no test of
literacy. A person who could read
and write only a few words was not
classified as an illiterate, Mr. Powell
also pointed out.
In twelve states, the total gain in
illiteracy was 117,344 during the per
iod between 1910 and 1920. These
states, according to the Legion, are
for the most part those which have
received the greatest influx of immi
grants during the last decade.
"The American Legion is appaled
at-the iliscovery of America's- low
standing among the great powers of
the world in point of literacy," the
Legion's Americanism director stat
ed. "The correction of this deplor
WK1 at at a nt o,-fifi will Vo nno n(
\ttendin
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Greater Illiteracy In
U.S.Than In Germany
Is Eleventh On List
MUSICAL ART CLUBTO
HOLD MEETING FRIDAY
Student Section of Club to
Give Program Appfopriate
to the Fall Season
The student section of the Bemidji
Musical Art club is to be in charge
of the program for the next meeting
of the cliib to foe held Friday after
noon at 4 o'clock at the rooms of
the Civic and Commerce association.
A number who will take part are
new members thfc ye ar and their ap
pearance is looked forward to with
interest.
The selections all breath the spirit
of autumn and Thanksgiving, most
appropriate to the season. The Com
plete program for' 'fomorrbw's meet
ing follows:
Chorus (Group of Songs) by stud
ents of the Lincoln school under the
direction of Miss Rose Olson.
Story of Thanksgiving, original,
by Laura rlajvoson.
Autumn (piano) MacDowellMiss
Elva Gary.
When the Frost is on the Pumpkin
(reading) RileyMiss Dorothy Darn
er.
A Song- of Thanksgiving (vocal
solo) Frances Allitsenby Miss Ma
bel .Croon.
Group of Folk Dances by Cnildren
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PREUS ASKS OBSERVANCE
OF THANKSGIVING DAY
St. Paul, Nov. 23"Let us con
cern ourselves for permanent peace,
liberty and prosperity, and good will
throughout the world," said Governor
A- O. Preus today in his annual
Thanksgiving day proclamation.
In conformity to law and custom,
obsignate Thursday, November 30th
as Thanksgiving day, and urge its
observance by all the people of the
sijate," the proclamation read.
BRAINERD MAN PLEADS
GUILTY IN ASSAULT CASE
County Attorney "Graham M. Tor
rance returned last evening from
Brainerd, where he represented the
Attorney General's office in the case
of the State of Minnesota -vs.- George
Shanks, charged with assault. The
case arose out of difficulties connect
ed with the railroad strike at Brain
erd.
When the case was reached for
trial yesterday the defendant entered
a plea of guilty.
Cochrane, Ont.,Deports from
all sections of Ontario indicate a
record "fur season in 1922-23.
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Doctor Curem was called to the
home of Alex Smith to attend Alex
Junior
BEMIDJI, MINN., THURSDAY EVENING, NOV. 23, 1922
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(By United Press)
Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 23
Eighty-three miner* lost their
lives in an explosion in the Dolo
mite Mine late yesterday, officials
of the Woodward Iron Company
announced. The victims includ
ed 22 whites. Seventy-five
workers were injured, 40 serious
ly. Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 23Bodies
of 83 victims of the explosion, which
entombed workers in the Dolomite
mine of the Woodward Iron Company
near here had been brought to the
surface at an early hour today. The
death-toll of Alabama's second great
est disaster was expected to be spread
to 100 by deaths of some of the 75
workers who lie in hospitals severely
injured or burned.
The other miners entombed by the
explosion of the" miite dust yester
day were huddled together safely
when found by rescue squads- The
rescue Workers were still exploring
the mine while thousands of rela
tives and curious spectators who
jammed about the mine mouth as
load after load of the dead were tak
en out and stacked on tne cold
ground, milled around the charred
and smoking tipple, awaiting possible
new9 of additional victims.
Military men were called to hold
back the screaming, frenzied women
and children, relatives of the victims,
from interfering with the rescue
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ARNOLD NEW PRESIDENT
OF BELTRAMI FARMERS
Harry L. Arnold, of the town of
Northern, was chosen president of the
Beltrami County Farm Bureau as
sociation at a meeting of the direc
tors this afternoon He succeeds A
E. Witting of Blackduck.'
Mr. Witting was chosen vice-pres
ident and J. McCurdy was re-elect
ed secretary-treasurer.
The new board of directors is com
prised of the following members:
Mrs. Ralph Grover, Mrs- John Patter-
son,' Thomas Porte and Mr. Johnston
of Hines.
Locals
O.MIM.I^
Taken from Mine
MINERSKILLED
BY EXPLOSION
Death Toll in Alabama Mine
Explosion Expected to
Reach One Hundred
RELATIVES OF VICTIMS
WATCHING RESCUE WORK
First of Entombed Men Come
Out of Shaft Shortly
After the Blast
PROPOSES ALLIED DEBTS
BE DEVOTED TO SCHOOLS
Dr. John H. Finley Proposes
Interest Fund Interest to
Pay for Education
Washington, Nov. 23 (Capitol
News Service)The proposal of Dr
John H. Finley, editor of the New
York Times, that the allied debts
instead of being paid, be converted
into a trust fund, the interest of
which should be devoted to the pri
mary education, fast of the children
of those who were killed or render
ed unfit by the World War, and later
for the education of all children the
world over, 19 receiving much favor
able consideration from legislators
and educators in the National Cap
itol.
It has been repeatedly said by
those in authority in congress that
no proposal by which the United
States woul "forgive" foreign debts
would ever pass the electorate of
this country. At the same time many
economists and financiers seen way
111 this generation, at least, by which
Europe can possibly pay the huge
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SOUTH HAVEN MARSHAL
KILLED BY TWO HOBOS
(By United Press)
South Haven, Minn., Nov 23
State Marshal Rudolph Maurer, 38,
was shot and killed today by two
hobos The hobos escaped and are
believed to have boarded a train t'01
the Twin Cities. Residents heard
shots about 3:00 a but paid litth
attention to them. Three hours lat
er, the body of the marshal was
found near the Soo line depot with
a shot through his chest. In his hand
he clutced an empty levolver.
NORTHOME PUBLISHER IS
VISITOR IN CITY TODAY
C. Cowan, publisher and man
ager of the Northome Record and
cashier of the Northome State bank,
is spending the day in the city on
business.
Mr. Cowan is also a member of
the Koochiching County Farm Bu
ieau and was in attendance at the
farmer's dinnei at the Civic and Com
merce association rooms this noon-,
He expects to return to his home Fri
day morning.
Dawson, Y. Yukon's gold out
put this year may total 1,750,000
ounces.
Several mysterious explosions
were heard last evening on the north
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Powerful Battleships
Now Being Constructed
For The British Navy
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COUNTY AGENTS OFFICE
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
Dvoracek Gives Report on
Beltrami Office of Year
Up to October 31
The office of the county agent in
mo counties throughout the state
considered of great importance to
the farmers as well as to the business
men of the cities and villages.
The following is a complete re
port of the Beltrami county agent's
cilice foi the past year up to Octob
er 31, given out by D. C- Dvoracek,
county agent.
Total number of farm visits made,
27G Office consultations, 1,604 Tel
ephone calls, 1,399 Field interviews,
283 Dajs in field, 153%, Days in
I'ffiie, 135% Farmers institutes held,
1 Attendance at meeting" abou,
486 Giand total of all meetings hold
dunng year, 173 Total attendance
at aSove meetings, 5,338 Aitides
published 111 local papers and laini
bureau newspapers, 99: Indniilual
letter^ written an 1 mailed, 2,.292
Cncular letteis written, S3 Total
1 umbei of copies- of circular letters
mailed, 10,421 Faini business schools
held, 2 Attendance at meetings in
volved in abo\e, 170 Totals miles
tiaveled up to present date, 4,692
Farm buieau unit meetings attended,
29: Total attendance above me"tings
716 Farmer club meetings attended,
18 total attendance at above moot-
ing.?, 464
On account of the fact that a large
number of the members have tickets
for the Teacher., college ent"rtain
nient courst and wish to attend, Rev.
P. Warfonl innounces that tn-ie
will be no prayei meeting thi, ivn.
ing.
1 Spite of Disarmament
Agreements England
Continuing Building
is
FIGHTING MONSTERS
NEARING COMPLETION
Addition of Two New Ships
In January Will Give
England Big Lead
(By United Press)
Washington, Nov. 1?,Croat Brit
ain's navy will have the largest and
inot powerful warships afloat whtn
the two new battleships, which are to
he laid dow in Januaiy are completed
Not even the two super-dread
naughts, soon to he added to the
American navy can qual them in
size, speed and armament, in th(
opinion of naval txperts here base i
on prt-s descriptions' of the new
ship-,.
These expert^ al heii ve that the
addition of th si two Flips to the
British nuj will gn it a consider
able "r
lg over the United States,
even in lapital ship tonnage, the bas
is on whieli the n-5-:', ration of naval
strength for England, the United.
States and Japan was figured in
ihe naval treaty.
The ag
eement would have pre-
vented our keeping the Colorado,
and the West Virginia the two
new battleships to be ton.
pleted and commissioned, but J1
p.m's insistent*1
on retaining th
Matsu, pndi of her navy, forced
a compromised. As a result Eng
1. nd was permitted to build two
battleships not to exceed :3."),000 ton,
(at
In view of the national demand for
onomy in England and the fact that
with her excess of powerful cruisers
and other auxilary craft, it was gtn
eially believ here that Great Kut
pin would not take advantage ?t this
time of her right under the treaty,
to build new capital ships
Press reports therefore that eon
tract.-, had been let for thf two (s-
sel= and they would be laid dO*"i
January, caused considerable ui
prise.
Constructions expert* here point
out that wi'-n .10 limit of cost, o I'-L.C
i*lr.noef *U'p} ATul other rnpte ml
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Conference
Beltrami Farm Bureau
Members Here Today for
General Business Meet
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socitiy
Minnesota: Fair tonight and
Friday. Much coWftr tonight.
Interesting Speakers Heard
At Session Wednesday
And This Morning
ANNUAL DINNER SERVED
BY C. & C. ASSOCIATION
Election of Officers and
Annual Business Listed
For This Afternoon
About 200 members of the Bel
trami county farm bureau association
are in attendance at the annual meet
ing which opened for business Wed
nesday afternoon at the association
rooms in the city building.
The regular business session was
pchcduled for Wednesday, but owing
to the small attendance it was post
poned until late this afternoon, at
which time the officers for the en
suing jiar will be named and a pro
tiam outlined for the coming year
The speakers at the session Wed
in Miay afternoon and th
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were. S. Jones, W illiam Morris and
Maik .1. Thompson. This afternoon's
meeting was, addressed by Miss Julia
Newton and Hay. Both ses
sions were held at the Elko theatre.
Mr Jones spoke on organization
work and brought out the fact that
there was more or less trouble being
experienced throughout the state in
keeping membership dues paid up
jnd also in securing new members.
He credited this difficulty to pres
ent financial conditions, lack of m
tiiest, und the failure of proper co
operation on the pat. of tin hanks
"Three factors are necessary for
the organization of successful farm
bureaus," said Mr. Jones, "tirst a
man is needed lor field work '.11 of
the time and an outside man is pief
erable
"Second, proper publicity is nec
essary in order that the activity of
the various units may be made known
to all the farm res Newspapers and
posters aie the best mediums for
reaching the farmers.
"Third, a piogiam of activity that
will interest every member of the
farmer family is necessary to keep
all interested."
It was recommended that a drive
01 campaign for membership and col
lection of dues be inaugurated, which
will he planned by a committee so
none will be embarrased and still
1 etuin their membership.
William Norris discussed the need
of an active piogiam and strongly
favored centering upon a few defi
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BERTHA FARNER
SINGS TONIGHT
Noted Soprano Gives Second
Number of State College
Entertainment Course
Miss Bertha Farner, soprano, will
givt the 'ccond number of the enter
tainment course being given by the
State Teachers- college at the Meth
odist thurch at 8 o'clock this evening.
Celius Dougherty will act as her ac
companist and will give two group*
of piano solos al- Thezvj is everj
indication that this program will be
ene'of the very best ever heard b?
Bemidji residents and it i= expected
that a packed house will greet the
opening number.
Miss Farner has established her
fame 111 musical Amerrca and every-
,\hore she has previously appeared,
pi ess comments have praised her
work very highly. Her appearance
iiT. is a rare treat and one which
Sxmidii seldom enjoys. The strong
program aranged by the Teachers
college for the entire series of six
numbers- makes her appearance here
at this time possible.
Season tickets are still on sale for
the remainder of the course and will
be sold at tl door tonight at reduc
price Singh' a'lmission for to
night's piogram is $1 for adults and
TH cents for students
Mis Fainer is a California girl, of
1 xeeptional personal beauty and-with
unusual native gifts as a singer. Her
appearance on the stage adds great
h-i ab'Mty as a singer. She has
i a wect persuasive voice and is able
in ontrol it evenly in every register.
I Those who are at all musically inclin-
a' especially urged to take ad
,var age of the opportunity present
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