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The Pioneer is the only daily Within 100 miles of Bemidji and has the largest circulation in Northern Minnesota,. v" VOLUME XIX. NO. 281 Sawing Operations Will Begin at 7 O'dlttckcNext Tuesday, Officials Announce ABOUT 200 MEN WILL BE EMPLOYED AGAIN Opening of Mills Adds About $15,000 to Monthly Pay Roll of Company The welcome whitles of the big Crooks,ton Lumber company mill Will be heard for the first time for several months next Tuesday morning, when a full day shift, will begin its duties of turning logs into fine lumber. According to C. Isted the mill will begin operating Tuesday morniig instead of Morfday as.at first planned. This change is being made, because ic will be necessary tcPblow steam inco the lake and'if operations started Monday, it would be necessary to keep steam up to full capacity all clay Sunday. By changing it to Tuesuay the extra day will not he required. About 200 men will be employed on the regular day shift beginning a 7:00 o'clock. Weather is always a fact or in the opening of the mill, when operations begin so early in the spring and if nothing unforeseen happens the whistles will sound the glad tid ings at 7:00 Tuesday morning. The Crookston Lumber Company will continue its logging operations at Nebish until May first, according to present plans, where about 75 men are employed With the opening of the mill at Plant Number 1 approximately $15, 000 will be added to the monthly pay roll, which money will be.felt among the business men of the city during the coming summer months. Shipments of lunger are being made by" the local mill daily and indi cations are that business will probab ly increase" in this commodity, all vi which will materially add to the pros perity of Northern Minnesota. ,jRlO WORKERS STILL ACTIVE FOR SACCO AND VANZETTI (By United FreM) Rio De Janerio, March 18The cru sade of Rio workmen" in behalf of Sacco and Vanzetti has riot yet ter minated, according to an announce ment from the Federation of Work irigmen of Rio De Janerio. The views-'of some of the labor organizations of Rio regarding the Sacco Vanzetti affair have been stated intermittently ever since the time it was first known here that two men had been pronounced guilty of murder and sentenced to death. On one occassion a small group called on editors of newspapers and de manded that the casel -be er publicity in givent wid- Brazi and tha the editors take'the'part" of the two-con demmed men. BLAME EDUCATION DEP'T. FOR EXODUS OF MENNONITES (By United Press) Winnipeg, March. 18-Much feel ing is prevalent.against tlje provinc ial department of education because of the exodus"" of the 'Mennbnites. Merchants who hsive businesses in the district are already feeling 'a loss in trade although the.'eJfo'dus has hardly begum They'feel that if the officials' of the department of edu cation had been more' tactful in their, treatment- of the mennortites the exodds. would hot have, occurred.' DIRECTORS OF "BIG TEN'* HOLD! SECRET SESSION (By United Press) Chicago, March 18.Following a secret session of three days.and two nights, directors of the "Big Ten" here refused to make, public any ac tion which was taken in the fight of collegiate authorities against pror fessionau'sm. The golf tournament for the "Big Ten" will belheld ihv Chicago June 19, and the tennis tournament starting May 25. SEES NO RELATION BETWEEN HIGH SKIRTS AND LOW MORALS ""(By' United Press) Grand Forks, March ,18It is no more immoral for a girl to dress in the prevailing fashion than for a bather to wear a bathing suit, in the opinion of^.Dr. Carl Stolz,' instructor in Wesley Methodist College here. Dr. Stolz sees rio relation between short skrits and low morals. G.-ookston Mill No. 1 Tuesday morning will see the Crookston Lwi&er Co. milt No. 1 in operation again for a full sea sons sawing. 'The mill has been put in shape during the past few weeks and the Iftiir pond freed of ice. Seven o'clock Tuesday morn ing will see a large number of men set to work. Only the day shift will be employed. i zM^SStMt TELEGRAPH AND POWER SERVICE IS CRIPPLED Rain and' Sleet Cripple Wire Service in Eighty-Mile Radius of St. Paul (By United Pressj St. Paul, March 18.Hundreds of telephone,, telegraph and power line poles went down under the weight of ice today. The damage is esti mated at hundreds of thousands of dollars by owning companies. Only 20 out of 82 toll lines con trolled by the Tri-State telephone company were working. Wire service in all directions is crippled and many cities and towns were without light and power. Iain mixed with sleet froze as it and covered .the wires one inch A. or more with ice. Telephone ^egraph companies said most o\ ouble was within a radius of 80\ the Twiwires P\ Cities. x-*ociation were rout ed via. Falls and into Chicago. There outlet to Fargo, and only ont 'uluth. One hundred and-twent. i, heavily laden with wires near .e fair grounds leading to the north, fell early today. Du luth also was affected. At Fargo, a heavy snow fell, which today filled the streets and roads with mud and slush. CASINO WANTS MONOPLY ON ALL HOTEL PROPERTY (By United Press) Monte Carlo, March 18Interests representing the Casino are negotia ting, according to a recent report, to buy the Hotel Metropole, well' known to tourists. Acquisition of this property would, it is understood, give the Casino virtual monopoly of all hotel properties accessible to it. VISCOUNT PEEL NAMED SECRETARY FOR* INDIA (By United Press) London, March 18.Viscount Peel was today appointed Secretary of State for India, succeeding Edwin Montague. Viscount Peel, who is a Liberal, recently succeeded Sir Eric Geddes in the coalition government as minister of transportation. W. B. A. OF MACCABEES TO MEET MONDAY NIGHT The regular meeting of the Wom an's Benefit Association of Macca bees will be held Monday night at 8 o'clock at the K. C. hall. All mem bers of the guard team are urged to be present promptly for practice. Af ter the business meeting lunch will be served and dancing enjoyed, to which the members and their friends are invited. LUMBER MARKET REPORT INDICATES BETTERMENT Taking everything into considerat ion, the lumber market shows better ment. Not only volume of inquiry, but totai sales have increased, according to the American Lumberman. In some sections^ slight confusion has ansc.i Over announced decreases in freight rates on southern pine. These reduct ions apply only (ttooflumber by mills: sawe located eas the Mississipd pi River, and only to certain territory. At most they will amount to not mora than $1 a thousand feet, so their influ ence upon prices will be slight. Count ry trade" is showing more activity and the belief is that its volume wiH ue greater than was expected six yrecks pic two months ago. A steady improve ment in industrial demand is also no ted. The increase in business is emph asizing that certain grades and work ings, of softwoods are particulaiiy scarce: For example, No. 3 common southern pine boards are2difficult obtain, as to well as No dimension. Production is increasing but not as fast as volume of orders. Prices on the whole have no changed,, particularly,"tone tho the markett has a stronger so that it is hot as easy to obain con cessions as it was two weeks ago. NAVAL MILITIA PUTS ON VERY ENJOYABLE DANCE A very enjoyable dance with an exceptionally large attendance was staged by the Bemidji Naval Militia unit at the hew armory Friday eve ning. The armory was especially decorated? for the occasion, St. Pa trick's Day.. Music was furnished by the Riggs five-piece orchestra. FORMER CANADIAN OFFICER HELD IN TAYLOR MYSTERY (By United Press) Los Angeles, March 18*A for mer officer in the Canadian army, ar rested last night in Mexicali in con nection with the. William Desmond Taylor murder, arrived here this morning. He was arrested on infor mation supplied from 'the American side of the line. CURTIS WILL WRESTLE HEAVYWEIGHT SUNDAY Lawrence Johnson of St. Cloud Promises to Give Bemidji Wrestler Hard Match Wrestling fans of the comunity are promised a first class match here Sunday afternoon when L. C. Curt.s takes on Lawrence Johnson of St. Cloud at the new Moose hall at 4 o'clock. Two preliminary, matches are to be staged and a complete en tertainment is assured by those ar ranging the meeting... Johnsoft has Been a very nersisienc challenger of Curtis for the past sev eral months and, although he waiglu around 190 pounds, Curtis has decid ed to take him on and do the best he can with him... Fans who know what Curtis did with John AlbreCht, the Minneapolis fireman, some time ago, know that Curtis is capable of meeting and defeating men who out weigh him by a wide margin.. Con sequently, if Curtis puts up the best he nas, he is favored to win. Never theless, Johnson is no slouch in the wrestling game and his weight will be a big iactor in determining the outcome of the match. Curtis weighs in around 156 pounds, a4 pounds less than Johnson. Altogether, a first-class card is assur ed and indications are that the match es will be well attended. Curtis assures the fans that Johnson will be on hand in plenty of time for the match, so that there will be no dis appointment through his non-appear ance. Popular prices are to be charged and ladies as well as men are asured a clean affair, one which they !i never be sorry they attended, Curtis declares. The St. Cloud wrestler arrived in Bemidji this morning and is anxious for the match. Curtis announces that he will soon go to Minneapolis to meet Johnny Meyers, claimant of the middleweight championship, and that much depends upon this match tomorrow. ST. CLOUD AND NEARBY TOWNS WITHOUT POWER (By United Press) St. Cloud, March 18.St. Cloud and 45 nearby villages and towns were without power and light today when the St. Cloud Public Service company's power lines went down under heavy sleet. Wires just out of the power house near the lower Mis sissippi bridge snapped under the weight of ice. There was little hope of restoring power service before noon. The wires to other towns are down in many places, and it -will be some time before service is restored. Tele graph and telephone communications were in a similar plight. RED WING HIGH CAPTURES BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Northfield, March 18.The Red Wing high school today held ths state high school basketball charr pionship. The husky Red Wing fivs downed Madison in the final game 37 to 24. BEMIDJI, MINN., SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1922 WIEDFIELD MAY BECOME GERMANY S AMBASSADOR (By United Press) Berlin, Germany, March 18.The German government has requested the American government to consent to the appointment of Arthur Wied fteld.formcr manager and director of the Kruups.German ambassador to Washington. Wieldfield resigned from his posi tion as head of the famous munition works yesterday indicating that he would accept the Wirth government's offer of the position. DISSENSION INTERFERES r-^ IN PAa nc PAft FiGirr (By United Press) Washington, March 18.Dissen- sion among, the four-power treaty foes in the senate is interfering with their efforts to win over enough sen ators to defeat the pact. The Democrats charged the four power Republican bitter-enders are unable to increase their strength and have begun to take the position that they, rather than the Republicans, should decide the tactics of opposi tion. Among the Democrats them selves there is some bickering over strategy. LEGION TO ENTERTAIN LADIES TUESDAY NIGHT Legionaires, members of the Le gion Auxiliary and their escorts are assured a very enjoyable time Tuesday evening when the Ralph Gracie Post of the American Legion entertain the Auxiliary and their escorts at the rooms of the Civic & Commerce association. An excellent program has been prepared by the committee in charge and this will be followed by dancing and card playing. Lunch will be served later in the evening. All members of the American Le gion, whether members of the local post or not, and all members of the Auxiliary and their escorts are urg ed to be present. The entertain men, will begin at 8 o'clock. TWO BURNED TO DEATH IN AUGUSTA THEATRE FIRE (By United Press) Augusta, Ga., March 18.Two persons were burned to death when fire destryoed the Grand Opera the atre early today, causing a property loss estimated at $30,000. OBENCHAIN JURYSTILL UNDECIDED ON VERDICT (By United Press) Los Angeles, March 18.The Obenchain jury stood 9 to 2 for con viction early today, according to an unofficial report. One juror, a promi nent oil man, was known to be unde cided and might join the minority. The mixed jury, which is trying Madalynnc Obenchain for the mur der of J. Belton Kennedy, was to be summoned to resume deliberations at 9 o'clock this morning, having been locked up all night. DAIL PIONEE HEARING ON WOOD RATE WILL BE HELD TUESDAY Public Hearing of Complaint Against Present Rates on Fuel Wood Tuesday To hear arguments for and against a lower freight rate on fuel wood, tn. State Railroad and Warehouse Com mission will have a representative in Bemidji next Tuesday to conduct a public hearing, as the result of a for mal complaint entered several weeks ago from this community and filed by Charles S. Carter of limes. The hearing was originally scheduled lor last Thursday, March 10, but due to the illness of Chairman O. P. B. Jacob son of the commission it was neces sary that the hearing be postponed. The date has now been set for March 21, and the hearing will be called to order at the Markham hotel at 10 a. m. Tuesday. The session will then undoubtly adjourn to the roor.is of the Civic and Commerce associat ion. There is every indication that there will be a large attendance at this hearing in view of the fact that the entire Northwest is interested in a.lower rate on fuel wood. Delegat ions are expected from all nearby towns and villages and it is apparent that many interesting facts will be presented for the information of tnc commission. Those who have facts which will aid the commission in arriving at a fan decision are urged to attend and pre sent their views. The need for a low, freight rate on fuel wood has been very apparent this past winter and it is expected that the commission will arrive at a decision soon after thu. healing in order that shipper* may have the benefit of a lowejr rate :.t once if such action is decided upoi.. INDIA LEADER SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON London, March 18.M. K. Gandhi, non-co-operative India leader, has been tried and sentenced to six years imprisonment, according to dispatch es received today. CHICAGO CONCERN HIT BY HEAVY FIRE LOSS (By United Press) Eau Claire, Wis., March 18.The Chicago Machine Shop, warehouse stockroom and office building of the Northwestern Steel & Iron Works of this city waH completely destroyed by fire this morning. The loss, estimated between $150,- 000 and $200,000, is partly covered by insurance. An over-heated stove in the whipping room is supposed to have started the fire. BENSFIELD ADMITS PART IN ROBBERY AT CHICAGO (By United Press) Milwaukee, Wis., March 18. Geonre Bensfield, arrested with Jim my LaPorte, Tommy O'Connor's pal at Racine Thursday, confessed that he, LaPorte and James Larson robbed a building and loan association,office at Chicago, on Wednesday night of last week and obtained $2,000, ac cording to police. I PT COUNTY RPUBUCANS IN CONVENTION HERE TODAY Delegates to Be Selected to District and State Meets March 30 and 31 Delegates elected last Tuesday to represent their various precincts dt the Beltrami County Republican con vention met in Bemidji at the court house this afternoon to elect delegates to the district convention March 3d and to the state convention March SI. The convention was called to order at one o'clock by Chairman T. S. Ki vin, and a permanent organisation was started. A new chairman was to be elected as well as other officers. Eight. dele gates were to be elected to represent the county at the congressional dis rict convention at St. Cloud March 0 and eleven were to be nameu to :.tU'nd the state convention at St. 1'aul the following day. It was expected that the delegates chosen would be instructed as to t:u wishes of the county convention, al though this was not certain when trie meeting was called to order. It was evident that the convention would he strongly in favor of Preus for gover nor and possibly Kellogg for re-elect ion as U. S. senator, and other state office-holders as t'ney now stand, with the exception of the clerk of the state supreme court, for which office it w. expected the convention would favor Miss Eloise L. Calihan.i PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION HOLDS INTERESTING SESSION The Parent-Teacher association of the Bemidji State Teachers college held a very interesting meeting from to o'clock yesterday at the col lege. The program opened with mus ic from two groups of children, two songs being sung by nine children from the 1st and 2nd grades, and two songs by eight childrenLfroBrooke .r and Ct grades W. BOX FACTORY SAW MILL TO OPEN ABOUT APRIL 1 The new saw piill of the kenfiu.u Lamoreaux. company, which will no of the most modern and up-to-date in the country, is rapidly nearing com pletion and indications are that it w.il begin operations about April 1st. A night shift will he added to t.: box company force numbering ahi.iu 75 men, to which force another men will be added as soon as the wcod sawed is. dry enough to handle at the factory. The opening of Crookston mill will also help speed up the box fact ory operations, in as much as they have been using the four-foot trim mings from the mill. The box company is behind in fiJhi.j.' orders for shipment, nnd is anxious to get started with both day and nignt crews, in order to satisfy customer for their products. SAINTS' DAY RESTORED IN CHURCHES OF ITALY (By United Press) Rome, March 18In conformity with the papal decree of Pope Bene dict replacing the feast day of St. Joseph as one of the official feast, days of the church, special services will be held tomorrow in a goodly number of the churches throughout Italy. In 1911 Pope Pious Tenth struck off the day from the official list of feasts as established by the Church, but the decree met with so little popular favor that Pope Bene dict restored the celebration. COAL STRIKE SITUATION NOW UP TO EIGHT MEN (By United Press) New York City, March 18.Eight men today held the power to decide whether the anthracite coal, fields shall be tjed up April 1. Four speak ers and four officers of the United Mine Workers will begin the task of settling the problem at 2 p. m. next Tuesday, and will continue in session until some agreement is reached. MINNESOTA i HISTORICAt SOCIETY mm th then gave a very interesting and in structive talk on "Thrift," after which a "thrift campaign" was .sug gested and a committee was appoint ed to work out the details. The pro gram closed with a pleasing solo by Miss Myrtle Wickham, and afternoon tea was served. LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE TO INSTALL NEXT TUESDAY The Loyal Order of Moose will hold installation next Tuesday eve ning at 7:30 o'clock. The Women of the Mooseheart Legion and the. members of the Junior Order' of Moose have been invited to partici pate in the exercises. After the regular session, lunch will be served and a general get-ac quainted gathering will be the pro gram of the evening, with a view of more firmly cementing the good fel lowship between the order proper and its auxiliaries. liriitgttlnfiinn'd cold er tonight, with snow in east, pos sibly heavy Sunday probably fair colder in extreme east. 55c PER MONTH BOOZERUNNERS WORKINGALONG FLORIDACOAST Prohibition Agents Find It Impossible to Cope With Florida Rum Runners BAND IS SAID TO BE LARGELY OF FISHERMEN Situation in Cuba Is Said to Make Smuggling a Pleasure and Not a Risk By Paul R. Mallon (United Press Stuff Correspondent) Washington, March IS (United Press) A thousand prohibition agents concentrated on the Flonda coast could not break up the ruin running navy whose minature fleets bear lipuor to American shores, hr^n government officials admitted to the United Press. The same situation confronts Iherri that confronted the old English and Spanish governments generations ago when the freebooters concentrated along the coast of Scotland and Soutli Spain and refused to obey customs and laws. The vast horde of smugglers now en gaged in slipping lipuor from OU'JI* and the Bahs'inas into isolated lelels along the southern coast line is i.iaat up largely of simple fishermen, ac cording to the word of investigators which has been transmitted to offi cials here. These fishermen look on the prohi bition law in the same maner in whien the fisher-folk of Valeric'a and t Dogger Ranks of Scotland looked on the laws which prohibited them from gel ting good tobacco ami certain clothings. They have organized a little industry bringing booze fiom nearby foreign possessions. They re fuse to see their industry as a viola tion of the law. These men know the Florida cc,-.t fine as no revenue agents know it. They know every nook and crevice in the coastline.. They go out aparentiy to lish arrdto when night their- falls.they SPEAKER OF HOUSE STILL AGAINST INTRODUCING BILL (By Unlt4 Prsss) Washington, March 18.House leaders today found Speaker Gillett in an "unreceptive" mood about "gagging" the house Monday so the bonus bill could be forced through. Back from his Florida vacation, the. Massachusetts representative let it be known that he still cherished the hope that the bonus should not bo brought up under the "gag" plan sus-. pension of rules. HOUSE SUB-COMMITTEE WOULD CUT DOWN NAVY, (By United Press) Washington, March 18. Tho house sub-committee on navul appro priations today reported that it had decided on reductions in the navy which will save taxpayers at least $175,000,000 in the next fiscal year. Of this saving, $90,000,000 will bo directly traceable to the recent arms conference agreement, this being tho sum that ordinarily would be allow ed the navy for new construction work. $ nrii'ij way the booze port Most of them go to Cuba. The sit uation there makes smuggling a pleas ure, not a risk. Government olhciai.. there realize trig revenue from huge lipuor exportntions. They are irot like ly to curb the tratlic. Then again cab inet officers here elm find no way oi. appealing to Cuban authorities o.i a common ground to help slop the traf fic. The Cuban government iiibition law and there is no reason why she should be asked by the American State Department to en force un American law. The liri Governmentruling the Bahamas-i.-. in a similar position. Bocauac of these conditions, the state depart ment lias refrained from asking co operation f these governments in stifling the trade. On the return trip, of course, the fishermen find things a bit Jinruer but not much. If a patrol boat --there are half a dozen of the:n to ratrol the 1,000 miles of Florida coast line-should by some clianiv run accross the smuggler, lie is not fikely to be caught. The smuggler? can drop hto booze to the bottom of the ocean with a small surface murker and when the patrol boat comes up and searches the fishing smackthere is no evidence. As soon as the patrol boat goes away the lipuor can be drawn up from tha bottom of the sea and brought ashore-