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VOLUME XX. NO. 188
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Declares Came to America
With a Message and
Intends to Leave It
DISREGARDS ADVICE
GIVEN AMERICANS
Salute of French 75's WU1
Greet Clemenceau When
Arrives at Chicago
(By United Frdur)
(By Frank Getty, en] route with
Clemenceau
Georges Clemenceau, en route to
Chicago to continue the battle to
win America heart and soul for
France, declared today he was an
old man with one foot in the grave
and would at no time compromise.
Despite advices in telegrams and
letters from numerous influential
friends this country that the tenor
of his speeches and interviews was
giving^offense needlessly and was in
expedient, the Tiger bristled and
howled that he would never "pull
in his punches-"
"All my life I have been a fight
er, now I am an old man with one
foot in the grave. I came here in
the last years of my life with a
message. It is inside me. I intend
to deliver it. Expediency has no
pa*t my scheme of things."
Colonel House was one of the
prominent officials to be rebuked by
the Tiger Telegrams from) many
parts of the country urged a policy
of conciliation to conform to Amer
ican public opinion. Clemenceau
waved aside such suggestions with
a shrug. "I am sorry if I have given
offense," he said. "But I certainly
cannot change my ways at this time
of life. 1 can not^say* other tfcan
tnat which" L'nave come* to say. It is
my way."
Friends, headed by Colonel jHouse,
who conferred with him in New York
yesterday, explained to the veteran
statesman how a mission of winning
sympathy for France could be ac
complished without stirring senator
ial antagonism.
Clemenceau patted them on the
ibaek each turn- "That is a very
fine mission for you," he said. "I
must carry it on my own way."
Clemenceau, as he talked, wagged
his bristly, snowy brow up an down
and warmed to the subject.
"I didn't come here on an errand
of expediency," he said. "I came
here to tell the truth. I didn't come
to say pleasant things, but to tell
America what in my opinion is true.
I want to say the thing which in my
opinion wll be helping the peace of
world. I will make no sacrifice to
expediency or compromise. I must
say what I have to say in my own
way. There is nobody in this but
myself."
(By United Presa)
Chicago, Nov. 27A salute of
French 75's will greet Georges
Clemenceau when he arrives this af
ternoon.
Guns from the Argonne will fire
a salute of welcome when the recep
tion committee, headed by General
Pershing meets' the Tiger as he steps
from his special train. The veteran
statesman will be conducted through
the Tri-Color of France floating
with the Stars and Stripes from the
office buildings in honor of his ar
rival.
Clemenceau will make but one plat
form speech while in Chicago, which
will be at the Auditorium tomorrow
afternoon. Brigadier General Charles
Dawes at this time will present the
Tiger to Chicago.
STATE MILITARY BOARD
PLANS ARMORY BUILDING
(By United Pre**)
St. Paul, Nov. 27The state mil
itary board met today to disburse
approximately $200,000 for* construc
tive work on national guard armor
ies in fourteen cities of the state.
Contractors who have been wait
ing for their money for three months
will receive payments within three
days, according to the secretary of
the board
The board wilil consider selling
$247,000 worth of certificates on in
debtedness for construction of addi
tional armories.
The cities where armories were
constructed and on which payments
are to be made are Worthington,
Faribault, Owatonna, Stilllwater,
Madison, White Bear, Luverne,
Mcorhead. Mankato,-Hastings, Aus
tin, Park Rapids, Dawson and Jack
son.
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Veteran Statesman, On
Way toChicagoToday,
Will Not Compromise
SCHOOL PUPILS
DRINKING MILK
Community Club is Directing
Plan to Give Children
Added Nourishment
Plans for the distribution of milk
among the school children of Be
midji have progressed rapidly and
committees have been appointed by
the Woman's Civic and Community
club to take charge of the work.
Milk will be supplied the pupils
'of the Central, Lincoln, North and
East schools at 1 cent a gless in
connection with the club's plan to
give added nutrition to those child
ren which are underweight By
a special arrangement with a local
concern milk is to be supplied to
the clufb at six cents a quart, which
means a cent and a half a glass. The
club will as for it one cent for each,
glass* Many of the parents have
volunteered to pay the full price of
the milk as a donation to the work,
while others have offered to pay for
the milk being supplied otherchild
ren who cannot afford to pay for it.
Pint bottles of milk will be served
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SOUTH DAKOTA TEACHERS
IN ANNUAL CONVENTION
(By United Presa}
Pierre, S. D- Nov. 27More than
two thousand 'South Dakota educa
tors were here today for the open
ing of .the annual state teachers con
vention.
Miss June Emery of the Eastern
State Normal school is in charge
of the program. Dr. T., S. Wood,
of Columbia university Prof. Earn
est Barnham of Kalamazoo Normal
school Dr. S. Beveridge, super
intendent of Omaha public schools,
and,a number of other noted educa
tors are' scheduled to speak.
Lambert Murphy, noted tenor of
the Metropolitan Grand Opera com
pany, is scheduled to appear'as one
of the entertainment features.
MINNEAPOLIS HAS DRIVE
AGAINST CANCER MENACE
Minneapolis, Nov. 27A drive to
educate the public against the men
ace of cancer was begun today.
Free clinics, treatment, and lec
tures are on the program of phy
sicians who have charge of the cam
paign against the dread disease.
Motion picture films will be used
in connection with lecloxes in var
ous parts of the state where the cam
paign is on. Figures will be present
ed to show the death rate of cancer
in the country.
FIGHT ON TO DEFEAT
S. A. DICTATOR TODAY
Liberal Element of Rio Grande
Sul Trying to Be at
Governor of State
Porto Alegre, Brazil, Nov. 27
Liberal elements of the state of Rio
Grande del Sul went to the polls
today in a supreme effort to break
the power of Dr. Borges de Medeir
os, who has been governor Of the
state continuously for more than 25
years.
Opposed to the veteran "dictator
governor," as de Medeiros has been
called, was Assis Brasil, ert-minister
of Brazil in Washington, and known
as a liberal leader. A victory for
Dr. Brasil,''the liberals claim, will
means the complete breaking Up off
"Borgismo" as the rule of Medeiros
has been known.
However, the liberals are by no
means sure that a victory will be
obtained, for, they declare, the elect
eral system of the state is designed
solely to maintain the party in pow
er and it is possible for voters pro
tected by the government to cast a
dozen ballots each, if necessary.
Should de Medeiros be defeated,
the republic will witness the passing
of one of the most picturesque po
litical figures in all South America.
For a quarter of a century the old
warrior has ruled Rio Grande with
an iron hand, but always building
up his state until it has become one
of the most powerful of the Union
In fact the tremendous advances
of Rio Grande del Sur under the
rule of "Borgismo" is the chief jus
tification of the old governor for
his continuous administration.
WHAT DOES AMERICA'
NEED?" READERS ASKED
Bemidji Pioneer Readers, With
Ever since the *Var, Ameri-.
cane have censed unrest through
out the countryorderly unrest,
but nevertheless, unsettled condi
tions, uncertainty, everywhere.
Try to analyxe the cause. Ev
ery person will give you a reason
but each reason will be differ
ent. We all (eel something is
needed'but Jneantime con
struction, busines enterprises,
new industries are being delay,
by this uncertainty just at the
time when the world looks to
America to take the lead in re
construction.
To thoroughly analyze this
mass of conflicting beliefs and
find out just what the country
really thinks about it, the Bern,
idji Pioneer in co-operation with
several hundred other represen
tatve newspapers, clients of
NEA SERVICE, will conduct a
national poll on the question:
WHAT DOES AMERICA
NEED?" Through letters from
newspaper readers all over the
country, a constructive, compre
hensive* survey of opinion will
be made.
What do YOU think Amer
ica l^eeds?. Write your opin
ions, discussing any matters you
may think connected with the
present situation. Send your
letters to EDITOR, Bemidji
Pioneer, Bemidji, Minn.' After
they are all published in the
Bemidji Pioneer these letters
will be sent on to the NEA SER
VICE for listing in the national
compilation, results of which will
be carried in this newspaper.
Write your letters on one
side of the paper only. Sign
your name and address. Let
ters must not be longer than
200 words.
"What Does America Need?"
Write your opinions to the Be.
midji Pioneer,
ALL-SCHOOL PROGRAM
AT COLLEGE TUESDAY
Children of the Elementary de
partment of the State Teachers col
lege are to give an all-school pro
grain in the auditorium of the col
lege Tuesday evening, beginning at
8 o'clock, to which the public is in
vited. This entertainment will take
the place of the regular Parent
Teacner association meeting, and
parents and friends are especially
invited.
Under the direction of Mrs A. J.
McMillan, the Kindergarten, first,
secon-d and third grades will give a
group of character songs. The fourth
and fifth grades, under the direction
of Miss Floy Edson, have prepared
a dramatization of "Alice in Wonder-
land." Miss Mary Deputy has drill
the s|xth and seventh grades in a
group of pleasing folk dances- An
admission of 25 cents will be charg
ed and due to the fact that a large*
attendance is expected it is urged
that those attending plan to arrive
early.
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BEMIDJ I DAIL PIONEE
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Millions of Others, Are
Tell the World
BEMIDJI, MINN., MONDAY EVENING, NOV. 27, 1922
Gletnence^K Asserts Intention to Leave Message
BROUGHT ABOUT
ELECTION VOTE
Independence of American
Voters Is lymphasized
First of All
THROUGHOUT NATION
RESULTS ARE SIMILAR
Men, Not Great National
Issues, Made Minds
Of Voters This Tear
TBjygS*ttee Martin
(United Twfwr Staff 'Correspondent)
Washington, Nov. 27,The alibi
and post mortem are the order of the
day among fiie "lame ducks" who
were winged in the congressional
elections.
"How did it ever happen to me?."
they have begun asking themcelves.
The answers are interesting, and they
point a moral to politicians who are
trying to profit by the mistakes of
1922 so that they may not fall in
1924.
Examination of the causes under
lying the defeat of some of the vet
erans who had long occupied places
of prominence in the Senate empha
sizes, first of all, the new independ
ence of American voters.
Before the election it was appar
ent that the public was not following
national issues. After the election
it was clear that national issues were
almost wholly neglected and tfliat
men stood or fell almost entirely up
on their records and poitical personal
ities.
In Ohio, Pomerene, a Democratic
Senator of the highest standing and
recognized ability, was snowed under
despite a Democratic 'sieafte victory
Union'labor did for Pomerene. He
displaned great independence to
wards organized labor, and labor in
.turn got independent when it came
to voting for the senator. "The Rad
ical Drys" also apparently voted
against him.
In Nebraska, the Drys beat Sena
tor Hitchcock, another Democrat
against whose senatorial record there
seemed no blots. Nebraska, too,
elected a Democratic governor. In
New York, Al Smith was elected
governor over Nathan L. Miller, be
cause "Al" projected his pprsonality
so strong that the voters could not
resist him The New York campaign
was based on state and national is
sues.
Primary the Issue
Senator Borah's Idaho campaign,
though it did not involve his seat in
the Senate, was another example of
the way the voters this year followed
the men they believed in. Borah
faced the organized opposition of his
party leadess in an effort to get the
Senatorial primary restored, in place
of the convention system So po
tent was his appeal to the voters
that it became evident long before
election day that no matter what the
complexion of the next legislature,
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MEN NAT A PTV: ^sm WILL BANQUET
HILlVH/1 nU\ 1 1
ON DEAR MEAT TUESDAY
Local Plumber Provides Deer
For Repast Said to Wield
A Wicked Wrench
Although there are more mighty
hunters in the Bemidji Fire Depart
ment, it was left to John J. Doran,
assistant fire chief, to go out and
get a deer that the department mem
bers might enjoy a "get-togethei"
over the festive board, which they
are to do Tuesday evening.
Doran has never been credited,
heretofore, with being a hunter of
anything more than pipe leaks, but
he was missed one day during the
hunting season and next day was
proudly displaying a trophy of the
liunt.
John Matland, steward at the
Moose club, who is credited with
being a real hunter, was also on the
trip in which Doran got his dear
meat and, according to the firemen
who know both men very well, there
was no possibility of Doran getting
a deer1
with anything less than a
pipe wrench.
One other fireman, who lives in
Nymore, was impersonating Santa
Claus all this year in the way of
facial foliage, due to having made
a bet last year that if he did not
get a deer he would not shave un
til he did and it was not until nearly
the close of the season this year that
he was able to have the bet called
off. All of these celebrated charac
ters, and more, will be on hand Tues
day evening to partake of the big
spread, and make merry at the ex
pense of some of the "mighty" hunt
ers- EPWORTH LEAGUE PLANS
"WIN-MY-CHUM" WEEK
"Win-My-Chum" week will be
observed by the Epworth League by
a series of devotional meetings this
week in the church basement and
friends are invited to attend the
meetings from 7 to 8 o'clock sharp
Different leaders wil be appointed
for each evening-
MOTORISTS TO DRIVE
FOR REVISION OF LAW
Washington, Nov 27A drive for
revision of legislation affecting mo
torists of the country will be made
when the legislatures of 43 states
convene in 1923, it was announced
by the national motorists associa
tion here.
Highway commissioners in all
these states now are drafting new
bills and amendments to correct
faults of standing laws.
These drafts are expected to align
state laws more closely with federal
statutes, take up the question of
theft prevention, motor car regis
tration, legislation controlling head
lights and taxes and fees.
The question of making motor ve
hicles legally common carriers, uni
form traffic laws, elimination of
grade crossings, highway enforce
ment legislation and snow removal
will also be forced before the leg
islatures.
It is estimated that motor owners
of the country are paying $344,000,-
000 to the government. State reg
istration taxes collected are estimat
ted at $125,000,000
Two Trainmen Killed And A
Third is Near Death A
Result-lot Wreck
Minneapolis, Nov. 27A switch,
which was opened mysteriously just
after, a passenger train passed And
over, Minn., piled up the engine and
eleven box cars of a Great Northern
freight train Sunday, killing two
trainmen and probably fatally in
juring a third.
Officials aie conducting and invest
gation to determine how the "witch
was opened They believe it may
have been a plot to wreck the pas
senger train which was carrying
hundreds from Minneapolis to Du
luth.
Orville Euthis, a brakeman, and
August Furst, a fireman, were kill
ed. Engineer Eugene Searles was
scalded when he crawled from undor
ihi overturned cab. He is expected
to die All the trainmen were from
Superior, Wis.
PREPARING FOR BIG
HOLIDAY MAIL RUSH
Washington, Nov. 27-t-iA
America Wins Fight
On Open Door Policy
British Abandon Pact
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OPENED SWITCH
WRECKS TRAIN
gigarftic
special Christmas postal organization
is being built up by the post office
department hereat an expense of
millions of dollarsto handle what
is expected to be the largest holiday
mail history
Arangemenis have been made for
expending $1,000,000 for extra
space on trains. Another million
will be spent for extra clerks. The
motor vehicle service alone will cost
around $500,000 while $350,000 will
be spent for extia mail carriers.
Then added to these items are ex
penditures for millions of stamps,
miles of twine, millions of money
order blanks and thousands of square
feet of extia warehouse spaces.
The added revenue is expected to
run ovei $8,000,000
NAVAL MILITIA HOLDS
REGULAR DRILL TONIGHT
Lieut. R. B. Lycan, commanding
officer, announces that the Bemidji
Naval militia unit will hold regular
drill at the new nrmory at 7:30 this
evening All members arc expect
ed to be present.
SPECIAL LIVESTOCK SHOW
AT UNIVERSITY FARM TODAY
St Paul, Nov. 27A special live
stock show at the University Faim
was scchdulcd today. Stock that will
be exhibited at the national live
-tock show in Chicago is to be shown.
MINERS RAISING HUGE
FUND FOR EMERGENCIES
Special Assessment is Being
Raised Before Present
Agreeme nt Ends
By A. Rabbins
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Nov 27A
special assessment is being gathered
from all members of the United
Mine Workers and it is hoped that
more than $2,000,000 will have been
raised by April 1, next, when the un
ion's agreement with the operators
ends
Whether war between the miners
and operators breaks out again and
the country is saddled with another
strike is entirelp up to the operators
union officials declare,
John L. Lewis, international pres
ident of the United Mine Workers,
on a recent tour of the anthracite
region, while ileluctantt to discuss
the possibility of another strike, said
that the union positively would not
accept any wage reduction April 1,
when the present agreement in the
bituminous fields expires and that the
union would stand by its demand for
a continuation of the present wage
,cale for another two years.
The actual wage conference under
the Cleveland agreement will begin
Jan 8, 1923.
Union officials in this section de
clare that, whi'e the anthracite agree
ment runs until next September, the
success of the bituminous miners
next spring will mean everything to
them when they start negotiations
for a new agreement next fall
It is pren*ictd here that 'tbo -i-
thracite field will solidly back the
bituminous miners in any action they
may decide to take.
Curzon Announces Officially
That America and Europe
Are Agreed on Policy
ATTITUDE O AMERICA
IS MERELY REAFFIRMED
America's Stand as Presented
Spokesman Surprises
Lausanne Delegates
(By United Press)
Lausanne, Switzerland, Nov. 27
America won her fight on the open
door in the Near East when the
British delegation, announced that
the British had abandoned the San
Remo oil agreement. The British,
they said, considered this agreement
nullified and stated it would not be
applied.
Marquis Curzon, foreign secretary
announced officially that Europe and
America were completely agreed on
an open-door policy in the Near
East
Lausanne, Nov. 27America gave
Great Britain, France and Italy a
hard jolt Saturday when her spokes
man, Richard Washburn Child, de
clared that the United States govern
ment has the support of the Amer
ican public in its opposition to all
secret treaties and agreements, par
ticularly to those designed to create
zones of" economic and commercial
influence, such as the San Remo tri
paitite agieement of 1920 which ap
portioned the Mesopotamian oil fields
among the three big powers,
Mr. Child's exposition was merely
a restatement of Secretary of State
Hughes aide-memoire of October 30
in which he defined for the benefit
|of the British French and Italian
governments the functions of the
American observers to the Lausanne
conference and broadly outlined
America's open door policy for the
Near East{but it was a restate
ment under conditions that made it
sensational.
It came as the conference was
about to begin consideration of Tur
key's Asiatic boundaries, and it was
a clear warning that America will
not remain silent if the three invit
ing powers insist upon preferential
lights in oil, mineial, railway and
power development in present Turk
ish terntoiy or in that which was
lopped off by the war.
THREE GIRLS CHARGED
WITH FIRING BUILDING'
(By United Press)
St Cloud, Nov, 27The Stearns
'county giand juiy today was ex
pt ctod to take up arson charges
against three girls who are alleged
to have fned a building at Sauk
Center home for girls.
The gills, arested in St. Paul, after
they confessed to Deputy State Fire
Marchal Bert Kingsley, were brought
here for prosecution If indicted
they wilil be sent to the women's
battile at Shakopee.
The girls are Edith Dawson and
Lillian Russ of Minneapolis and Nora
Dnscoll of Owatonna
ELK'S LADIES TO MEET
TOMORROW AFTERNOON
A meeting of the Elk's Ladies is
called for Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock at the club rooms for the
purpose of planning the Thanksgiv
ing baskets for the poor. It is es
pecially urged that all members at
tend.
JUNIOR ORDER OF MOOSE
HOLDS MEETING TONIGHT
The Junior Order of Moose will
meet regular session at the Moose
hall tonight at 8 o'clock. All mem
beis aie uried to be present.
WHAT IS CHRISTMAS
TO A MAIL MAN?
To a postal employee, Christ
ma* is a tims of hard, grueling,
overtime work.
This work is made even hard
er because of the many "Blund
ers" neoplc make in mailing let
ters and packages.
Each day this week one such
blunder will be exposed in the
Daily Pioneer by A. P. Ritchie,
Postmaster of Bemidji.
Persons who will note and
avoid these "Blunders" will
show the true Christmas spirit
-rtnidoration fcr others.
Mike the Christina* Mali
easier for the mail men. Se
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Minnesota: Cloudy tonight
somewhat unsettled in east por
tion. Slightly colder in north por
tion. Tuesday fair.
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