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The Pioneer ii Ilia oaly daily
within 100 miles of Bemidji and
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Northern Minnesota,:,^
VOLUME XX. NO. 189
of Personalities Entered
Into by Speaker*
COUNCIL VOTES TO TAKE
NO ACTION ON PETITION
Another Request for Paying
Third Street Voted Down
Monday Evening
What bid fair to be a very excit
ing session of the city council, when
that body opened its regular meeW
ing in the council rooms to consid
er the recent petition, for paving of
several of Bemidji's prominent
streets was held-Monday evening
with ten members qf' the council
present and a-small delegation of
interested citizens on hand.
The meeting resembled in every
way an electaieal storm- Opening
in the usuttl mariner with the read
ing the minutes the last ses
sion grist of bills', the oncoming storm
could be distinguished in the dis
tance. The storm began to rumble
when the petition was re-read and
comments called for,
In a few minutes the storm broke
and the council members and those
citizens present were unable to es
cape it, although J. P. Lahr, presi
dent of the council, tried time and
again to restore the meeting to or
der.
The whole affair lasted only, a
few minutes b'ut arguments, or rath
er personalities, were flying thick
and fast during that period. De
manding that the1
Ar^mmit Ar Result LAKE OF WOODS COUNTY
Heated Argumentis Are result ELECTION IS CERTIFIED
and allowing of the usual large*
MRS. TROPPHAN PRESEJfT
AT PAY ROLL ROBBERY
Mrs. F. G. Troppman, who has
been on a buying trip to the Twin
Cities to purchase holiday stocks
for their store, returned Monday anc
reports ari exciting time last Thurs
day noon in front of Finch-Van
Slycke and McConville wholesale
house when bandits attempted to
a messenger of the company pa
roll, but' wbieh plan was spoiled by
the shooting Of one of'the bandits..
Mrs. Troppman was about to ehtei
the wholesale house and was just
a few steps ahead of the man witl.
the money bags containing the pay
roll, when -two mert demanded
"hands up" and proceedd to make
away with the bags towards an auto^
mobile ready .to .start and manned
by an accomplice 'dressed as a wo
man- After being shot by a. detec
tive who was in the pay roll car
the roibber reached his car minur
the money and escaped, but war
later captured in a rooming house
in Minneapolis.
Mrs- Trcippman states that it i:
not a. pleasant sensation to be in th
vicinity When the police and bandit:
begin to battle with firearms, witl
no chance todo anything but be
witness to the outcome.
iv. (By United Press)
St. Paul, Nov. 2ftThe state
canvassing board today certified,
the election creating Lake of
the Woods county and forward
ed the certification-to Governor
Preus. The governor's procla
mation of the new county is ex
pected shortly.
Regular Fall Term to Close
Wednesday Noon Winter
Term Opens Dec. 5
Graduation exercises for six stud
ents who have completed their two
year course will mark the close of.
.u ict the fall term of the Bemidji State
of th mmutes or the se
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personalities be
left out of. 4he discussion, Mr-. JUahriTtm
finally broughtrth^ ^meeting to ordr
er and discussion of the proposed
(paving was* entered into sanely.
From then on the storm gradually
died away and disappeared altoegth-,
er when the.council voted to lay the
petition on the table.
This petition for paving was first
presented to the council at the reg-
ular meting two weeks ago, and
notice was given that it would be
considered at this meeting. The pe
tition asked for 19 blocks of pav
ing as follows: Minnesota avenue
from Fifth to Fifteenth streets*
America avenue from. Second to
Seventh streets, Seyerith street from
America to Beltrami and -from- Bel-
trami to Bemidji avenue, and Fifth
street from America to Minnesota
avenue. It also asked that a bond
election be held to pay for,the.street:
and avenue intersections.
Attorney G-W. Campbell appear
ed as thel main representative of
those entering a petition against this
project, protesting such paving in
1923. The protesting petition was
entered by owners of upper Minn
esota avenue mostly and also con
tained the names of several property
owners who withdrew their names
from the petition asking for the
paving to be done. J. Parker
spoke in favor of the project and
later suggested that if those property
owners north of Seventh or Eighth
street on Minnesota avenue object
ed, the project, should be made from
Fifth to Seventh or Eight street
Alderman Tom Smart moved that
the petition be made to read: Minn
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Wednesday noon.
graduatio
.e ercises
The regular winter term will open
Tuesday morning, December 5, with
jbe regualr class work in full" swing.
The winter term is scheduled to
continue to March 2, when several
more students will graduate. The
remainder,of this year'i^.senior class
will receive- their diplomas in June!
n^miberjs^expected. to be be
tween 50 and 55 and is as many
as have been graduated, from the
school in the past three, years Jill
told. i
Attendance at the winter ternt is
expected to show an increase, since
to- date every term has been" more
largely attended than the preceding
term,, with the exception of the Slim
mer school,-when the attendance
reaches its highest mark.
tlnt,n fiu'iy Ml'ryyiHwip!'4--J'--uJI~~
will be
held at the regular assembly period
at 9 o'clock Wednesday forenoon.
President M. W. Deputy will give a
short address and will also present
the diplomas to Miss Eleanor Bauer,
Mrs. Rose B. Johnston, Miss Mar
garet Ann Powers, Miss Vida Ann
Cutler, Bernice Wallace and Mrs.
Marie Munson Crook.
^^FiTcSl^M^OVED acountin^ cosfc accountingi
BEEN GREATLY IMPROVED
A number of IW5p* Jay
been made recently at the Samaritan VL
Maternity hospital at 720 Belttahii
avenue, which is being operated by
Mrs. A. C. Smith. The hospital is
now able to care for several patients
and is modern in every respect. Mrs
Smith, who is a graduate nurse and
registered mid-wife, has complete
charge of the hospital artd is prac
ticing under state lieensa*
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&EMEOTARY STUDENTS
GIVE PROGRAM TONlGIfrpackingMr.
An all-school progranl wfllb% giv
en at the State Teacher* college this
evening at 8 o'clock and parjehts and
friends, of the pupUs arB^^^dj
attend. ^l'r
A group of character songs-will
be given by- the kindergarten, firstt,
second and third grades tiSderSne
direction of Mr%. A. J. M^jUan. A
dramatization of "Alice lit WOttd,er-
"and" will be presented by the fourth
and fifth-grades under the direction
of Miss Floy. Edson. Pupils of the
sixth and seventh grades will pre
sent folk dancing under the,direct
tibn of: Miss--Mary Depttt^,
Roll call will be taken and the
room represented by the largest
number of parents will be awarded
Mickey/the school canary, for the
coming month. Admission has been
?et at 25 cents and it is, expected
that the program will b^ largely at
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BEGINNERS BAND WILL
TAKE IN MORE MEMBERS
Bandmaster G. O- Riggs announc
es that the coming week will offer
he last opportunity, for boys to-join
he Beginners, band, the last oppor
tunity for approximately two years,
rhere are still openings for boys on
ill instruments and boys from eight
years of age up will be accented, on
drums- i 0
The Beginners band will hold a
meeting at 7 o'clock tonight, the
time of the meeting being advanced
an hour because of the firemens'
meeting. Boys who wish to be
some members are urge^d to attend
tonight or make appointment with
Mr. Riggs by telephone within the
coming week. The meeting tonight
vill be from 7 to 8 o'clock in the
band rooms at the City building.
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LIGHT AND POWER CO.
TO DOUBLE CAPAOTY
New Steam UnH Generator to
Be Installed in Bemidji
Plant in Near Future
Elmer E. Swanson, manager of
the Minnesota light & Power Com
pany of this city left Monday night
for Minneapolis to look after get
ting a. new steam unit for the local
city plant, whjch when installed will
give this company a double capacity
to be use4 whenever it becomes nee-/
essary...
:Up to this time the company has
depended upon the generator at the
hydro plant at the dam for power
during the day whenever anything
went wrong at the city plant and
used this means of supplying their
customers last Friday wWen part of
the generator burned: out. Only a
short delay would usually be the
case but the fates Had it that the
higft-Kne, tof fche dam should also
give trouble and a threeJhour delay
was necessary before service could
be restored, which was record time
for the. work that had to be accomp
lished.
Power users of course were much
disturbed but it was impossible for
the company to give better service
under circurnstances over which they
had no control--
The new equipment that is being
ordered will'cost the company close
to $15,000 and. will add greatly to
the efficiency of the plant and is in
line with keeping up the progress of
Bemidji. This new steam unit gen
erator will double the capacity of
the company's city pianti and re
lieve the load at the hydro plant
whenever it. isv necessary.
Mr. Swanson has been authorized
by. his company to purchase the nec
essary equipTnent to put the plant
in fiiBlclasB condition and his trip
to the TwinvGites is made wth a view
to speeding up the delivery of it- He
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AURORA. ILL SOON
Earl R. Nix, who has been con
nected with the Chicago and Bemidji
Box and Crating Company for the
past fourteen months, leaves soon
for Aurora, Illinois, wliere he will
be connected with the Lyon Metalic
Manufacturing Company.
Mr- Nix will be Comptroller of
tliis company, being in charge of
"ng collec
tions and! credits.. He expects to
credits
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leave Be
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midji," said Mr. Nix, "but the op
portunity afforded me in this new
work is most inviting and -makes it
imperative that I go. We have, en
joyed the associations of *3emidji
people during our stay here and
leave with the knowledge that we
have many warm friends here."
Mr. Nix desires to sell -lis home
on Bemidji avenue and will begin
and crating furniture at
once. and Mrs. Nix have many
friends city, who expressed
K.i'\the, ^w^=
a- Their well wishes go with them in
their- new? work and surroundings.
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BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY EVENING, NOV.28, 1922
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Formal Claim on Million and
A Half Acres Goes Before
Texas Legislature
ONE OF THE RICHEST
PORTIONS OF TEXAS
Indians Claim Right to Sue
State as Successor to Old
Republic of Texas
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Houston, Texas* Nov. 28Formal
claim for possession of oyer 1,500,-
000 acres of land-located in the Pan
handle section of Texas, will be
presented to .the Texas legislature
at its next regular session in Jan
uary, by attorneys for the Texas
Cherokee and other bands of In
dians. V'-'
The huge tractf of land involved is
in one of the richest portions qi4
Texas and is valued at more than
$200,000,000v "$'"
The land is dotted with thriving
villages and is ih the heart of one
of the richest oil.bearing sections
in the United" States.
The claim to this vast tract is
based upon a treaty alleged to have
Been signed1
between the. Indian
rtribes and representatives of the ex
istant Republic of Texas, nearly a
century ago.
According, to the bill which will
be introduced, the American colon
ists of Texas at the end of the dis
astrous Indian War 'made overtures
'to the various Indian tribes to form
ulate an agreement to govern the
relations between the two races in
Ithe future.
On February. 23, 1836', Colonel
Sam Houston and Jo^n*$^rbes, actr
ing as commissioners of the Texas
Republic and a number of chiefs of
the Indian tribes met at Colonel
iBowls village and drew up a treaty
which recognized and guaranteed
the boundaries of this huge tract
upon which the Indians were to rule.
A ire lecture on' Christian
Science entitled,* "Christian Science,
ithe Science of Right Living" will
be given at the Rex theatre, Decem
ber 6th at 8:15 o'clock by Professor
Herman S- Hering, C. S. B., of Bos
ton, Mass-, member of the Board of
lectureship of the Mother church,
The First Church of Christ Scient
ist in Boston.
All seats will be free and there
Will be no collections. Everyone fs
codrially invited to atten this
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Science Society.
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PIONEER
PLANE
CONSTRUCTED BY U. S.
New Monster of ir the Air is
Capable of Carrying. Big-
Load of Explosives
By Paul R. Mallon
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington, Nov. 28A new Le
viathan of the aira huge bombinb
plane which can carry 10.C0O pounds,
of aerial explosiveshag been con
structed by the Army Air Service.
The giant ship called the Barling
bomber uses more than 180 gallons
of gasoline an hour and is construct
ed to carry heavy loads for long dis
tances. It has a tri-plane of 120
feet wing spread, and overall length
of. 65 feet and is 28 feet high.
The ship shows a great develop
ment over, the largest type of bomb
er used in the World War. A total
of 5,000 pounds of bomba may .be
carrid for 12 hours. Two thousand
gallons of fuel gasoline would be
required for such a trip. The plane,
however, can carry 10,000 pounds
for seven hours.
To propel this giant ship six 400
horsepower Liberty motors have
been installed. An intricate meter
system has been installed to tell
exacty how each of these motors are
running-
A telephone has been fitted out
to enable conversation between those
in front and rear of the cabin and
a powerful radio apparatus has been
installed to communicate with the
ground.
When parts of the ship were sent
from the factory of the Witteman
Aircraft Corporation at Hasbrouck
Heights, N. J., to the Fairfield Air
Intermediate Depot at Fairfield, O.,
special cars had to be provided by
the railroad and the cars were rout
ed to avoid certain tunnels through
which the big parts could not have
passed.
The plane soon will be tested out
at Fairfield, Ohio.
CONGRESSMEN WILL SEE
BIG NAVY GUNS FIRED
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ion wme tneinaian were TO ruie TTJI
Jb, after the bad been- *j. "JTSLS*
ed and the agreement had been in
effect a few years, the Texas Re
public began to survey and locate
^Continued" on page 2)
CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST
TO SPEAK HERE DEC 5
(By United Press)
Washington, Nov. 28When the
Atlantic and Pacific fleets join
forces at Panama on February 19,
1923, to hold joint maneuvers un-
ar Jones? they will probably
havei an audience composed of a
number of Congresmen, members
of the two naval committees. In
all proability this congressional del
egation will leave the United States
on board the transport Henderson.
One of the most interesting feat
ures of the coming exercises will be
the testing out of the defenses of the
Panama Caanl. Plans to this end
have been worked out by a joint
army and navy board.
Another feature of unusual inter
est Will be Bob Evans' old battle
ship, the U. S. S. Iowa, which is
going to be towed to Panama as a
moving target under radio control.
There will be- actual firing by the
main battery of fleets against the
Iowa.
The Atlantic fleet, before going
to Panama, will hold its usual winter
exercises in Guantanamo Bay. The
Panama Canal- Plans to this end
ular schedule of San Pedro, Cal.
BANDIT SHOT IN PAYROLL
ROBBERY ATTEMPT DIES
(By United Press)
Minneapolis, Nov. 28W. C.
Kenney, bandit, shot in the at
tempted $5,000 robbery on the
Finch Van Slyke-McConnville
pay-roll lait Friday, died early
today at the Genera! Hocpital.
He refused to identify his ac
complices who escaped.
Washington, Nov. 28A split has
arisen in President Harding's* -cab
inet over, the proposed merger of
the Armour and Morris packing in
terests. Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace, in charge of the enforce
ment of all packer control laws, is
strongly opposed to the consolida
tion. Attorney General Daugherty,
the law official of the government,
who will conduct an invegtigation
into the request of the packers, sees
no legal obstacle to the merger but
favors it. This difference of opin
ion will be brought up at today's
cabinet meeting. President Harding
will have to make the final decision.
GEO. T. BAKER STORE BEING
IMPROVED CONSIDERABLY
The jewelry store of Geo. T. Bak
er & Co. is undergoing a number
of improvements. The floor display
arrangements are being changed and
the store will soon present an even
better appearance than before.
HIGH SCHOOLTOSTAGE
THANKSGIVING PROGRAM
The Northern Minnesota high
school will hold a Thanksgiving pro
gram Wednesday afternoon at 2:50
o'clock. The regular time for as
sembly is 11:15 but due to the fact
that the school will close for the
remainder of the week to observe
Thanksgiving vacation, the program
will serve as a closing number before
vacation. All of the students hav
ing eighth period classes will recite
during the fifth period.
Rev. L. P. Warford of the Presby
terian church will give the main ad
dress. Donald' Knox, a senior in
the high school, will read the Pres
ident's Thanksgiving proclamation.
Miss Hazel Ibcrtson, also a student
of the high school, will give a read-
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Rumble May Rise
Roar In Third Formal^
Speech This Afternoon
INSENATENOW
Southern Democrats Attajck
Anti-Lynching Bill Split
Over Proposed Merger
(By United Press)
Washington? Nov.! 28The pro
posed anti-admiinistration filibuster
in the senate is on. Southern dem
ocrats, united with strong progres
sive elements of the upper chamber
rallied today for the first attack on
the Dyer Anti-Lynching, Bill when
it was brought before the upper
(house of congress by Republican
leaders.
Practically the same group which
has announced opposition to the Ship
Subsidy is banded together to "track
the Dyer bill to death," and their
threats have borne such a great
warning, that it is indicated repub
lican! cheiljlans mayj withdraw the
measure within a few days and
make no effort to press its final pas
sage at the present time.
In addition there*will ibe a
vocal solo.
The pubic is most cordially in
vited .to attend, and all are urged
to note the hour, 2:50 o'clock.
MRS. GEORGE D. GREIGG
PASSES AWAY BJONDAY
Mrs. George D. Greigg passed
away Monday morning at 6 o'clock
at her home near Fernhill, in Lake
Hattic township, after a short ill
ness- Deceased was about 40 years
of age and had been a resident of
that vicinity for nearly 20 years-ana
was well and favorably known to a
larj?e circle of friends and acquain
tances.
Besides these, she leaves to mourn
her loss her husband and 15-year-old
daughter Pearl, her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Millis, and a brother, H- J. Mill
is, of Lake Hattie, a sister, #Mra.
Ernest Eastman of Cinton, Wis., and
a brother, D. ES- Millis of Edgerton
Minn., the latter being expectrr! i
arrive today to attend the fun---ra.
services for which arrangements
have not yet been fully completed.
Two Reasons Assigned to His
Determination to Make
This Speech Stronger
ARISES EARLY TODAY TO
POLISH UP HIS POTION
Something New and Startling
To be Made in Address
Today, Friends Say
(By United Press)
(By Frank Getty)
Chicago, Nov. 28Dr. Georges
Clemenceau today has a new and
still more bitter pill for America to
swallow Those close to the jungle
forecasted the Tiger's rumble would
rise to a roar in his third formal
American speech at the Auditorium
at 4:00 this afternoon.
Up as the dawn's icy blast swept
in from Lake Michigan, and most
of the city slept, Clemenceau was at
work- polishing up his potion he will
invite America to take for its own
good and the peace of the world.
In his black skull cap and dress
ing gown, he was not unlike a chem
ist working with a stubby fountain
pen instead with a pestle and mortar.
Two reasons are assigned to his
)deteiminatio to maty} today's
speech stronger'than any yet deliv
ered:
1. It may be his friends fear
that he feels his messagethe mes
sage from his heartwhich he came
personally at the age of 80 to deliv
er, is not getting across-
2. Or it may be the reaction of
the fighter to the suggestion of his
friends voiced on all sides that he
ease up and sugar-coat his pills.
Whatever the reason, Clemenceau
is a statesman as he was a physic
ian of the old school. "Treat 'em
rough," he once said laughingly and
now he is going to put it into prac
tice.
There has been, of course, a light
er side to the Tiger's reception in
the ample, comely, hospitable bosom
of the Windy City. The City, that
was but a tiny one when last Clem
enceau saw it, more than a half cen
tury ago, paid homage to its dis
tinguished guest today. Chicago,
in the Tiger's own words, has grown
beyond all recognition since those
days in the 00's when young Clem
enceau stood on, its threshold, but
then so has the Tiger.
Leading citizens in tribute review
ed the empire he has shaken and the
new maps of Europe he has drawn
with his own firm hand since the
days of the last century and the
adulation of the city heaped at the
doorstep of the Potter Palmer res
idence on the "gold coast," wliere
Clemenceau rested and prepared his
speech, gratified the Tiger and he
bared his teeth,
Something new and something
Inrtling will be in his message de
livered at the Auditorium, close
friends and counsellors of the veter
an statesman declared today. The
Tiger remained adamant on the
point that his messages must ring
clear. When the Tiger of the In
dian jungle feels death coining on,
he goes out and meets death light
ing, whatever the odds. Something
of this is in the gallant old French
man's attitude, he admits.
MINERS WILL PRESENT
THEIRJM OF PROBE
(By United Press)
Hazleton, Pa., Nov. 28The facts
of production in the anthracite fields
and the grievances of the miners
will be presaj^ted to President Hard
ing's Fact ^Finding Commission very
soon, from the miners side of the
case.
The three district presidents of
tfwUteitedjMine Workers in the an
thracite fi^Id are holding frequent
moetings in an effort to draft a pro
gram to be submitted to the com
mission, Thomas Kennedy, presi
dent of district No- 7, announced
The commission will direct its ef
forts toward an exhaustive investi
gator of wages, production, costs
and all features of the entire coal
industry. There will be a separ
ate division of the commission to
consider the hard coal fields
A document covering the entire
field of anthracite production will
be framed within a short time and
presented to that part of the com
mission dealing with the anthracite
field, pennedy stated.
Kennedy said miners oificials.
hoped that the facts brought out by
the probe will be used to improve
conditions and stabilize the anthra
cite field.
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