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within 100 miles of Bemidji and
has the largest circulation in Norths
ern Minnesota.
VOLUME XIX. NO. 199
BELTRAMIFARM
CONVENES
NEXTSATURDAY
County .Farm Bureau Holds
Uni
Annual Meeting fo
Directors Primarily
TO MAPOUT PROGRAM
FOR ENSUING YEAR
F. W Peck, State Director of
Agricultural Extension,
Invited to Speak
The annual meeting of the Beltrami
County Farm Bureau association will
be held Saturdy, December 17 at the
Civic and Commerce association
rooms, city hall Bemidji. This is a
business meeting primarily for di
rectors of township units,. and their
attendance is.urge.ntly requested. Any
member is cordially invited to be
present and to take part in the dis
cussions. According to the amended
articles of incorporation voting will be
done by unit directors.
Reports will be .expected from
chairmen of projects appointed at
last year's annual meeting 041 what
has been done on each particular
project.
The directors of local units will be
called on for-a report of what their
their unit has done to date, and what
plans are being made for the next
year's work. These reports will be
used as a basis for the couty pro
gram of work which will be formu
lated in the afternoon. A, committee
will be appointed at the qlose of the
morning session to go over these re
ports and draft a general program
for thy county.
Arrangements have been, made for
serving lunch'at the rooms at 40 cents
a plate, enabling those attending to
eat together and to save time -in
opening the afternoon 'session.
The roll will again be called and
will be followed by brief remarks
by A. E. Witting, president of the
bureau.
A reporfcuof tish,c year's'work will
be RWJ&^X^MSsifiMi'a^e^l^^g^-
with suggestionslor the work for the
ensuing year. The secretary-treasurer
will present his report on the finances
of the bureau, membership, etc,
F. W. Peck director agricultural
extension, University Farm, has been
invited to speak on "The Cost of Pro
duction of Farm Products." Mr. Peck
has recently succeeded A. D. Wilson,
who is so well and favorably known
in this section, and he will welcome
an opportunity to meet the people of
Beltrami county. He has made a spe
cial study of farm management and
the cost of production, and was con
nected with the United States de
partment of agriculture until he as
sumed his present .position.
Following Mr. Peck's talk, the
committee on program, of work will
present its report for discussion and
adoption.
The election of officers for the
coming year will conclude the meet
ing. These officers are president, vice
president and secreary-treasurer, and
are elected from the farm bureau
membership atj large and, with the
unit dirctors, will make up the board
of directors for the county. The pres
ident will also act as a county dele
gate or director in the state federa
tion.
Every unit director is urged to
attend this meeting with as many of
his members as possible, as this meet
ing is extremely important. The pro
gram of work* will be outlined and
the farm bureau policy determined
for the coming year.
SELVIG BEING GROOMED
TO OPPOSE STEENERSON
(By United Press)
Moorhead, Dec. 10.C. G. Selvig.
president of the Northwestern Agri
cultural college at Crookston, is be
ing groomed by friends for congress
man to oppose Halvor Steenerson,
present incumbent. This became
known here yesterday when Mr. Sel
vig and Joseph BalV stepped here.
HARDING FAVORS ACTION
ON BONDS LEGISLATION
(By United Press)
Washington, Dec. 10.President
Harding is in favor of a soldier bonus
hill in this session of congress when
payments can be worked out in con
nexion with the refunding of the
foreign debt, it was learned today.
Harding's stand op the bonus was
revealed to three members of the
house. He will not endorse the bonus,
but will aid in getting it speedily en
acted. Harding will he ready for con
gress to pass the bonus bill as soon
as the collection of $3,500,000,060 or
14,000,000,000 of the $11,000,000,-
000 debt is made cvrtain.
This explains Harding's request to
the senate for quick action on a bill
creati^"? a committee of five named
by the president to* handle the for
eign debt refunding. Harding's plan,
it was said, is to replace the shalcy
securities the United State? now holds
by reliable notes as collateral, upon
vhic to float the bonus bond issue.
J-VI
ACTION ON EDUCATION
SEEN IN NEW SESSION
Congress Will Be Called Upon
to Ensxt Law Creating
New Department
Washington, Dec. 10, (Capital
News Service).The regular session
of congress is now taking place. The
special session, which developed the
usual amount of partisan exchange,
is now history. At the regular session,
in addition to the fight which will be
waged over the permanent tariff bill,
attention will be given to a great
number of measures of a constructive
character, find in which politics will
have no pf|ce.
Among tjriese will be the measure
providing for a department of edu
cation. Alsij, there will be the meas
ure or measures having to do with
the reorganization of the executive
departments of the government. Re
ports in the press to the effect there
was friction in the cabinet over this
reorganization have been denied by
Secretary of the Interior Fall.
Under tie department of interior
is the buerau of education, the future
of which will be bound up with legis
lation creating a new department to
have charge of "educational matters.
Secretary Fall, it is ihderstood, will
not object to giving up this bureau
either to another existing department
or to a new one.
Chairman Brown of the congres
sional cbmoiission on reorganization
of the executive departments, has not
yet formulated a recommendation
which would hapre the backing a% the
cabinet membership. With many mat
ters cleared out of the way with the
adjournment of the special session of
congress, this may be forthcoming
shortly.
VETERAN CALLS ATTENTION
TO NEW PENSION RULING
The attention of all ex-service men
who served in the war with Spain at
home or abroad, Or those who saw
service in the Phlippine Insurrection
or the China relief expedition and
their widox, called to the fact that
congmss has passed laws of utmost
nterestto,them. Walter & Buchanan,
Aid-de-Camp,?Al*Qy and Navy Union,
Route 2, Louisa, Va., announces that
he will be gladio advise parties con
cerned as to their rights under the
newMaw.
He states that prompt action will
the pension cdmmences from the fil
ing of the claim. Mr. Buchanan wish
es to assist his comrades in every
possible way, and those interested
are urged to write him and enclose
stamp for reply.
LOCAL BUSINESS MEN
PLAN ATHLETIC CLUB
All men interested in the formation
of an athletic club are urged to meet
at the new armory at 8 o'clock tfiis
evening for the purpose of talking
over plans and to make arrangements
for such a club, if enough interest
is shown. It is felt that the majority
of the business men of the city will
be glad of the chance to take part
in athletics such as a club of this sort
would do. and a few of the most ur
gent boosters have taken it upon
themselves to "start the ball rolling."
It is the intention to organize the
club as soon as possible.
Membership in the club would not
be limited to age or occupation, ac
cording to the present plans, and it
is hoped that all persons interested
will enroll. More definite plans for
such a club will undoubtedly be avail
able after the preliminary meeting
tonight. METHODIST LADIES' AID
HAS SUCCESSFUL YEAR
The Various divisions of the La
dies' Aid of the Methodist church
closed up their years' work with their
sale of fancy goods Friday afternoon
and have for their efforts $1,100, re
ceived from the proceeds of the sale
of their goods and their annual sup
per.
The three divisions.of the organi
zation started last winter without
funds of any kind and, after financ
ing their purchases of materials with
which to make the goods for sale, find
for their combined efforts they have
the abo/e amount of money. Goods
to amount of $125 are still on hand
for future sale. After all expenses
have been paid for the supper and
other small miscellaneous expenses,
the net proceeds will amount to
$1,000.
The divisions of the organization
were under the leadership 6f Mrs. J.,
W. Naugle, Mrs. A. W. Benson and
Mrs. A. E. Ellison.
MCLEAN HANDS WOODHALL
THE COUNT IN THE NINTH
(By United Presa)
Eau Claire, Wis., Dec. 10.Stuart
McLean of St. Paul knocked out Jim
my Woodhall of Fergus Falls in the
ninth round of a scheduled ten-round
bout here last night.
ST. CLOUD TO OPEN NEW
SHERMAN THEATER SUNDAY,
St. Tloud, Dec. 10.The Sherman,
St. Cloud's new theater, is expected
to open tomorrow. The theater will
seat 1,700 people.
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LOCAL WRESTLER PLANS
BIG WINTER SCHEDULE
L. C. Curtis to Meet Parcaut
Again Meets Joe Norbeck
Here Next Wednesday
is L. C. Curtis of this city, who
recognized as one of the best middle
weight wrestlers in the game today,
plans a.very active schedule of match
es this winter. Due to the fact that
boxing shows are now prohibited in
cities the size of Bemidji, Mr. Curtis
feels that there is more opportunity
.tp^aijgeiisjSully* stage ^wr-estling pro-4
grams and is making arrangements
for a large number of matches.
He has challenged Ralph Parcaut
of Royal, Iowa, to another match, and
Parcaut has accepted. This match
will be staged here or at Spencer,
Iowa, within the next few weeks.
Parcaut defeated Curtis last winter,
when Curtis was forced to leave the
/nat after the first fall, and Curtis
feels that within the next few weeks
he will be able to put up a better
match with the middleweight cham
pion claimant.
"Dakota Cyclone," heavyweight of
Minneapolis, has challenged Curtis,
and the Bemidji wrestler has accept
ed. This match will also be staged
soon, it is announced.
Joe Norbeck of Minneapolis, who
weighs about 190 and who held Cur
tis to a 30-inmute draw at the Moose
celebration some time ago, will meet
the Bemidji wrestler at the old ar
mory Wednesday evening .as the
headline match on a big program.
Curtis is working out with a number
of heavyweights and is in the best of
condition.
Curtis weighs 153 pounds and the
match will be for the best two out of
three falls. The "preliminary match
es include Dan Hendrickson vs. Dick
Franklin, heavyweight Young John
son vs. Clarence Curtis. All matches
will be finish matches for the best two
out of three falls.
Following the wrestling program
a dance will be given, the Syncopa
tors' four-piece orchestra to furnish
the music.
THREE OF SIX ESCAPED
CONVICTS SURRENDER
(By United Press)
Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 10.After
a futile all-night search, official's of
the state penetentiary here today
were inclined.to doubt the story of
J. C. Howard, convict, that he had
killed Tom Slaughter, notorious ban
dit, who escaped with, six prisoners
early yesterday. Posses, hunted the
woods, but no trace of the body nor
that of the negro convict, who How
ard said fell beside Slaughter, was
found.
Prison officials feared that How
ard's tale was only another of Slaugh
ter's tricks. Howard with Jim Wells
and Clifford Taylor, negro members
.of Slaughter's pa'rty, surrendered h-wt
night at the home of Steve Arnumson,
a iarmex- living near Benton. The two
negroes corroborated Howard's story
that he shot Slaughter in the back
and then fired two more shots into
the body.
"My intention from the first was to
kill Slaughter. That was my only idea
in joining^the plan to escape," How
ard declared.
London.Police and officials were
aghast when a poorly-dressed woman
fdashed to hand a packet to Queen
Mary at a small London ceremony.
The supposed "bomb" turned out to
be a petition asking after the "apir.
itual welfare and personal safety" of 1, 1920," said a statement issued last
the Prince of Wales while in India. night by the executives
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About 336 Hours to Christmas
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The annual bazaar of the Catholic
church will open Tuesday of next
week in the new Nangle building,'next
to the Rex theater, and will continue
Wednesday and Thursday*. Supper
will be served in connection each
evening from 5 o'clock on. Band No.
1, Mesdames Bisiar and ^Johnson,
chairmen, will be in chajjge Tues
day evening Band No. 2, Mesdames
Dalton and Baudette, chairmen will
bo in charge Wednesday evening and
Thursday evening the Ladies' Aid will
have full charge, with Mrs. L. M. Ford
chairman. Each evening a lecal talent
entertainment will be given, which
promises to be of unusual interest,
Mrs. Jomj Claffy has been Myswing
FRESHMEN TRIM JUNIORS
IN INTER-CLASS OPENER
Neumann Stars for Freshmen
and Smith for Juniors
Score, 19 to 3
The Bemidji high school freshmen
basketball team defeated the juniors
Friday afternoon, in the first game of
the inter-class tournament for the
Barker cup, by a score of 19 to 3.
The score at the end of the first half
was 9 to 0 in favor of the first-year
class quint.
"Louie" Neumarin was esaily the
star of the game, netting three of the
four field baskets scored by the year
lings in the first half and 8 of the 19
points scored by his team. Gordon
Smith of the juniors scored the only
field basket registered by his team and
scored the other point also on a free
throw.
Both Smith and Neumann used the
pivot to good advantage several times
in getting away for shots at the net.
Frank Elliott and Lester Boe at
guards, played a great defensive
game, breaking up the juniors' plays
whenever they tried to penetrate the
freshies' defense. Allan Cline and
Joe Davis, although securing only one
basket each, played the floor in fine
style and were responsible for Neu
mann piling up the points for the
yearlings by accurate passing at the
right time.
The line-up follows:
FRESHMEN
Cline If
Davis rf
Neumann
F. Elliott lg
JUNIORS
Barker
...J. Elliott.
.G. Smith
Horns
Rafferty
Bachelder
rg Boe
C. A. Christopherson of the high
school acted as referee.
EASTERN ROADS
AGREE ON CUTS
New York, Dec. 10.Chief oper
ating official?! of eastern railroads
meeting yesterday to consider wage
cuts for train service, shop and main
tenance of way employes, agreed up
on schedules calling for reductions
of from 10 to 30 per cent. Tha pro
posals must be submitted to the rail
road labor board for rejection or ap
proval.
"The railroads propose to request
the employes to agree to a reduction
in the wage scale so as to establish
them practically upon the basis in
effect prior to the increases which
were granted by the United States
Railroad Labor Board, effective May
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NORTHWESTERN'S HOPES
HIGH FOR BASKET TEAM
Evanston (111.) School to Open
Conference Session With
Minnesota Jan. 7
Evanston, 111., Dec. 10.For the
first time in seasons Northwestern
university's basketball hopes arc
high.
The Purple tossers lost only one
regular by graduation, Lyman, for
ward, and the yearling material, af
ter several days of careful pruning,
gives evidence of great 'strength.
^eside^.ths.N&^S^^aisJaiiye
a new coach. Dr. Dana Uvans, for
merly of Indiana university and Be
loifc. Evans comes to Northwestern
with an excellent reputation as a tu
tor of winning basketball fives.
Though Northwestern won but a
single Big Ten game last season, de
feating Wisconsin in the opener, fol
lowers believe that Evans, with the
strong nucleus of veterans, will finish
near the top when the curtnin tails
in March.
Three good forwards are available,
Vincent Franzen, Saunders and Pal
mer. This trio is staging a meny
race for permanent berths..
Holmes, who handled the pivot
place creditably last winter, is count
ed again a fixture, though Houghton,
a sophomore, may break into the line
up frequently, if he .shows expected
form.
Jimmy Patterson, football captain
elect, is the. leuding contender fw
back guard, while McKenzie and Cal
houn, clever performers in the pass
ing game on the floor, are highly
touted as aspirants for running guard.
The Purple five started auspicious
ly against Armour Institute last Sat
urday, showing great offensive power.
TVe first real test of the season, how
ever, comeff December 17, when Notre
Dame's fast quintet appears on the
Evanston eour(.
Featuring the prc-season practice
games is the clash with the touring
Yale university team on New Year's
eve.
Northwestern's conference season
open: January 7' against Minnesota
at Minneapolis.
FORMER LOCAL BOXER
GOES DOWN IN SECOND
(By Unitud Tress)
Minneapolis, Dec. 10.Many a
boxer has been knocked out, but
none so much as "Wild" Bill Hart,
former Bemidji heavyweight. Ed.
Brady of Matawan turned the trick
and did it well before the biggeBt
crowd of fight fans Minneapolis han
sent out in years.
Hart went down in the second
round, and when they picked him he
started battling with the helpers.
"Help!' Help!" he cried, and tried to
climb the corner post. An hour later
in the dressing room he was still out
and wanted to know who he fought
and why.
Morris Schlaifer of Omaha defeat
ed Jack Perry of Pittsburgh in the
headliner. Alvin Ryan of St. Paul
scored a technical knockout over
Billy Stearns of Minneapolis, and
Norman Addisson had a shade over
Jack Sherman in six rounds.
NETTING SEASON CLOSES
TODAY OPENED NOVEMBER 1
The netting season for white fish
and tullibeea, which opened in Min
nesota November 1, closes today.
After today, netting of these fish will
be a violation of the state game and
fish laws,
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WORK ON HIGH SCHOOL
IS ADVANCING RAPIDLY
New Structure Probably Will
Be Ready for Use When
Next Fall Term Opens
The mild winter weather of the
past two weeks is working wonderful
ly to the advantage of the construc
tion of the new hih school. Contrac
tors Jackson & Son are making ex
cellent progress and in a short time
with continued favorable conditions,
will have the first story enclosed. The
material for thd entrance has been
somewhat delayed in arriving and this
prevents enclosing the front of the
first story and tlu cement floor will
be lun for the second story in a short
time.
The brick and terra cotta work in
the walls of the first floor give a good
idea of the beautiful effect the com
bination will produce on the whole
school. The tona cotta particularly i.s
of i beautiful color and with the
rich texture of the brick makes a very
harmonious combination.
As soon as the first floor is enclosed
it will be possible to heat the interior
much more easily and this will msuiv
continuous constiuction throughout
the winter even though the weather
may be more severe than it has been
so far.
A large crew of men are working
on the structure, practically all Be
midji men, and the laige majority of
them are married men with families.
This was ascertained by a personal
visit to the building by a representa
tive of The Pioneer, as well as by in
formation given by the tontiactor.
If the work continues a,s favorably
through out the winter and next sum
mer as it has during the fall, theie
should be no doubt but thai the struc
ture will be leauy for use when the
noKt fall term of M'hool opens.
H1BBING PLANS NUMBER
OF CONSTRUCTION JOBS
(By United Tress)
llibbing, Dec. 10.Employment
for hundreds of men in Hibbing will
he provided next week when the city
starts a number of building projects.
One of the biggest projects is the
excavating of a storm sewer from the
swimming pool of the- new high school
a distance of 4,000 feet and also the
construction of a sanitary sewer. It
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jobs ever done on we iron ranger
The council and school board are
also planning other big building proj
ects. The present city hall building is
to be wrecked and the erection ot\
the new city hall started. There will'
be fuither road work and stteet im
provement projects.
MARSHAL FOCH BREAKS
U. S. TRAVEL RECORDS
(By United Press)
New York, Dec. 10.When Mar
shal Foch, the Americnn Legion's
guest, says farewell to America late
this month, he will have traversed 10,-
000 miles on his tour of 42 states and
at least 200 towns and cities.
At the end of the journey, the "Le-
gion Special," the train bearing the
distinguished generalissimo and mem
bers of the American Legion recep
tion committee, will have been from
coast to coast and from Minneapolis
to New Orleans. Before he sails for
France, he will leave America with
the largest collection of University
degrees ever gathered by an in
dividual.
Foch's over-lengthening list of tro
phies include many unique gifts from
a bnby wildcat to a jar of face cream.
The wildcat was captured on the The
odore Roosevelt ranch in Montana
and sent to Kansas City in an air
plane, which it was presented to the
famous generalissimo by the Mon
tana department of the American Le
gion. On his return to New York
city, Marshal Foch sent the wildcat to
the Bronx'Zoo where it will be kept
until he departs for France. The ani
mal will eventually find a perma
nent home in the Paris Zoo. The
Panama delegation of the American
Legion at Kansas City presented the
Marshal with a scorpiun embedded in
glass. Citizens of Washington, Mo.,
gave him a box of Missouri corncob
pipes. The other gifts are: Gold
flower bowl from Iron and Steel In
stitute White River Pearl stickpin
from Arkansas gold medal from
American Legion medal in practi
cally every city he has visited Ogal
lala'Indian pipe presented by Reming
ton Schuyler, in New York, on behalf
of Boy Scouts Ogallala Indian war
dub belonging to Chief Stands-and
Looks-Back, presented by Remington
Schuyler a pot of beauty cream in
Detroit three gold awords, and scores
of books.
ICE SKATING RINK IS
PROVING VERY POPULAR
The ice skating rink being con
ducted by Mrs. Tom Smart on the
old high school building site/ is be
coming more popular as time passes.
With the frequept floodngs, the ice
is getting better all the time, and
more are taking advantage of it.
Last evening after 7 o'clock there
were over 200 skaters enjoying it,
and Thursday night there were over
180. Later on Mfs. Smart expects to
have an orchestia play foi the skaters
occasionally.
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ARMSCONCLAVE
ANNOUNCESITS
FIRSTVICTORY
Senator Lodge Presents Treaty
Between U. S., Great Britain,
France and Japan N
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JOINT CONFERENCE O
HEAR FUTURE DISPUTES
Anglo-Japanese Alliance Will
Be Terminated When New
Pact Is Ratified
Washington, Dec. 10, (By A. L.
Bradford).The arms conference to
day announced to the world its first
big success.
Senator Lodge presented a quad
ruple treaty between the Uiutcd
States, the British Empire, France
and Japan for preservation of peace
in the Pacific. It contains four main
provisions:
T^e powers agree to respect their
rigehts in relation to their insular
possessions and insular dominion in
the region of the Pacific ocean.
If any dispute arises the powers
agree to submit it to a joint confer
ence.
If the icights of any power are
thicatened by the aggressive action
of another power all agree to com
municate with out" another fully and
irankly in order to arrive at an un
do istamlhiK as to the most efficient
mcasuics to be taken jointly or sep
aialely to meet the difficulties of the
particular situation.
The agreement is to be enforced
for ten years from the date it takes
effect and to continue in force .sub-v
iect to the right of any power to
terminate it on twelve months' no
tice.
The agreement is to be ratified as
soon as possible in accordance with
the constitutional methods of the var
ious powers and is to take effect upon
the deposit of ratifications in Wash
ington. Upon such deposits the Anglo-.
Japanese- alliance us terminated. Sen
ator Lodge presented the treaty short-
^'^Sf^cnco ha#a1V.e o#f-
nilly thf Hoot four-point resolution,
which is called a charter for the pro
tection of China's sovereignty against
certain provisions and suggestions.
Some observers profess to see an
other Article Ton of the League of
Nations in Article Two of the Pacific
treaty. This article provides that if
the rights of any of the four powers
be threatened by aggressive action of
another power, the four powers shall
communicate with one another to ar
rive at an understanding to the mo.st
efficient measures to be taken joint
ly or separately to meet the difficul
ties of the particular situation.
Harding opened the session by re
porting "tlu most satisfactory pro
gross by the committee on Pacific and
Far Eastern questions."
The first subject considered was
China. The most important decision
was made by the powers regarding the
"open door" and China's, sovereignty
nnd admin tatrntioh integrity.
He told of the doctrine of the Root
four-point agreement regarding China
and suggested that the resolutions cm
bodying those points already adopted
by (he whole conference sitting as a
Far Eastern committee be confirmed
and formally adopted by the plenary
session.
Senator Lodge presented the two
resolutions to the treaty. The first
declares that the signing of a treaty
on the part of the United States is
subject to the making of an agree
ment with Japan concerning the Is
land of Yapthe subject of bitter
controversy during consideration of
the Versailles treaty in the senater
and what is termed the mandated isl
and in the Pacific north of the equa
tor.
Lodge added that negotiations on
those matters are almost concluded.
This i.s understood to make clear that
the treaty does not effect the Island
of Hawaii, considered by the United
States as part of its coast defense.
Lodge made it plain that there is no
(Continued on Page 6),
CZECHO-SLAVAKIA NOW
PRODUCING RADIUM
(By United Press)
Washington, Dec. 10.The world's
stock of radium will be larger in fu
ture years as a result of new discov
eries in uranium ore fields of Czecho
slovakia.
American Commissioner Breed, at
Prague, has cabled the commerce de
partment that tlje known supply of
radium in the Jachymov district will
last 20 years, and that prospecting of
new minfoiff properties indicate pro
duction over a much longer period.
The Czecho-Slovakian republic's
net profits this year from the sale
of radium will be about 3,500,000
crowns. The republic is producing
about two grams of radium annually.
The price is approximately $100,000
a gram.
Commissioner Breed said that while
radium production in the United
States is larger in quantity, the ores
of Jachymov di.trict arc richer in
quality.
-V^fe.