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VOLUME XX. NO. 19 3
Federal Political
Cv
Nearly Forseen by IX. S.
Political Followers
LESS PARTYISM CALLED
NEED O PRESENT DAY
Third Parly Not Looked For
New Spirit of People to
Direct S. Action
(By Edward Thierry)
Nea Service Staff Writer
Washington, Dec- 4.Is a third
party coming in American politics?
Or is some other new political
alignment imminent?
A survey by Nea Service gives
"N6" as the answer to the first ques
tion afcd "Yes'^as the answer^ to the
second.
The quesMbns are paramount be
cause of the%,incidents:
Increased strength of progressives
and "Independents" in the Senate.
Ascendancy of Senator LaFollette
as* leader of the "people's bloc."
Discussion of such names as La
Follette, Senator Borah, Henry Ford
and W. R. Hearst as third party pre
sidential candidates.
Suggestion by a Republican that
Bernard M. Baruch, Democrat, lead
farmers and manufacturers in a new
political party.
Leaders of progressive thought in
^Washington hope for capture con
trol within the Republican party
rather than the rise of a third party.
Says LaFollette "The time has
come for the organization of a well
defined group, co-operating in sup
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HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
MEETS AT KANSAS CITY
Commissioner of Minnesota
Highways Calls Annual
Meeting to Order
Kansas City, Dee! 4-Charles M.
Babcock, Minnesota commissioner of
highways, as president of the Amer
ican Association of State Highways,
today called to order the eighth an^ -*A,W i ro.H.
nual meeting of that organization
in Kansas City. The convention
will end Thursday night.
John H. Mullen and J. T. Ellison,
assistant commissioners and cheif
engineers of highways and bridges,
respectively, 0- L- Kipp, construction
engineer, and W. F. Rosenwald,
maintenance engineer, are other rep
resentatives of the Minnesota, High
way Department at the meeting. The Goes to'
organization is made up of highway
executives of nearly all the states
in the union and its programs are
made up of papers and discussion by
highway authorities of wide reputa-
Delivering the president's address,
Mr Baibcock pointed out that high
way transportation is a major phase
of public service, one of the most
vital factors in the whole scheme,
now that individual transportation
begins and ends highways: He
recommended revision of, federal
highway statutes toward greater
flexibility and workability.
"Liberal and increasing funds
provided for highways measure our
responsibilities," continued Mr. Bab
cocK. "It is our duty to see to it
that at least one dollar's worth of
highway service is returned for every
highway dollar expended-"
MASONS ARE TO ELECT
OFFICERS WEDNESDAY
Bemtdji lodge No. 233 At F. &
A- M., .will meet in regular communi
cation' Wednesday exening, Decem
ber 6 at 8 o'clock for the purpose of
holding its annual meeting. Officers
for the new year will be elected
at this meeting and a number of
important matters are to come up
before the lo'dge at this time.
Plans are being made for a large
attendance and it is urged that every
member make it a point to attend,
due to the fact that officers are to
be elected and the other matters
coming before the order should
have the voice of the majoriy of the
members of the lodge* Dr. G- M.
Palmer, master of the lodge, states
that this is one meeting when mem
bers should make it a special point
to be present. There will be no
degree work, the .entire session "being
given over to the conduct of annual
business.
MRS, LYDIA WARD DIES ._.--
Mrs. jttfdift M. Ward passed away
Sunday afternoon at -3 o'clock at
the. home of Dr. and Mrs. A. "E
Henderson. ,Her body will be ship
ped to Eau Claire, Wise, where she
will be laid by the side of her hus
band, and children-
Tho.se to survive her are Dr.
R. Ward of Rose Creek, Minnesota,
and Mrs. A- E. Henderson of Bemid
ji, als two grandsons, Allan R.
Henderson and William Ward, and
two granddaughters, Mrs. J. E. Wat
kins and Miss Louise Ward, also two
great grandchildren, Miss Martha
Erwig and Miss Helen Erwig.
Mrs. Ward was 90 years of age
at the time of her death, and her
demise is mourned by a large circle
of friends who extend their sympa
thies a the family.
ROYAL ARCH CHAl*fER TO
HOLD MEETING TONIGHT*
The *Bemidji chapter of the Royal
Arch Masons will] meet in regular
session at the Masonic_ hall at 8
o'cloc Vi
ias tWW be taken UR an-d a large at A*5S *s*a^/* *~IZ
tendance o* membera is urged
TIGER BEGINS
FINAL APPEAL
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TQDAY
(Bv United Press)
(By Paul R. Mallon)
Washington, Dec, 4The fin
al section of the 67th congress
got under way today with leg
islative matters of the senate in
a turmoil.
The special session called by
President Harding, to put the
Ship Subsidy bill through the
house, closed this forenoon and
the 'regular,' session opened at
12 QO o'clock.
The republicans were rallying
tlheir forces to recover strategrt
ically frflro the reverses receiv
ed during the Shop Subsidy bill
fight.
HERE SUNDAY AFTERNOON SXT 23SSS4
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
MEETS TUESDAY WIGHT
The Loyal Order of Moose will
meet Tuesday "evening for its firs^ treaty ot peace and amity, statuig
semi-monthly meeting of December
Every menAer-is^nvited.^ "After the
usual business meet, which is likely
to be quite Short at this, time, lunch
i& to be served on the plan that was
so successful a-month ggo.
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tonight Important business
Lshittgfon Todiiy
Meot Harding -and
Present Hi Case
DeC i
tion. .r, enceau, the ttee* France, today
carried his case direct to Washing
ton when he .began his final drive to
get the United States to adopt his
plan of unity in dealing with Euro
pean affairs,
After a sfeeoti here' before the
Maryland Historical Society, he goes
this afternoon to Washington. Clem-
enceauVwork as one of" the sponsors
of the League of Nations was un
done.
First, he will meetf President
Harding and present to him his case
for unity of affairs on European
matters
Then will follow an even more
drastic meeting with former Pres
identj Wflsoit. Clemenceau ,havng
outlined his plans in preliminary ad
dresses over the country, expects to
drive home at Washington what he
Itas discldfedta be the purpose of his
visit to America, and of forcing the
people of this country to a realiza
tion of the .necessity of American
participation itf tne maintenance of
the "Rhine line", at the western
border of Gerinany. This border is
the present line of Europe in the
opinion of Clemenceau.
This participation in the mainte
nance of theline more than partici
pation in the League of Nations is
what he hopes of the United States
The Tiger said in a statement
to the United Press that he would
the American participation in
the League of nations and that
while he did not believe that the
League had done all that was
expected of it, it had accomplish
ed considerable veil worth while*
"If America does not care to en
ter the League of Nations," Clemen
ceau said, "well and good let her
come to Europe in any way she cares,
but she must come."
4_ eorges Clem
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Repre*hUive of Central
American States Meet to
Negotiate Treaty
i
PRESENT PARLEY RESULT
O AUGUST 2 0 MEETING
Former Treaties to be Made
Over"a Other'Important
Matter* Discussed'
(By United Press)
Washington, Dec 4The Con
ference of Central American states
convening-i.
tial
Washington
,toda-
Sat the contracting parties sought
to preserve peace, and pledging adV
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ATTENDING HEARING AT
RED LAKE FALLS TODAY
J
County Attorney Graham M. Tor
rance, Judge & W. Stanton, ,Attor
ney E. E- McDonald, and Court Re
porter Lee LaBaw left Sunday af
ternoon for Red Lake Palls to be
present at the hearing on the Clear
water and Red Lake Drainage p*o~
jeets*
The hearing takes place before
Judges Stanton and Watts today and
is the final hearing en tlte project.
Reports from Red Lake Falls
state that hundreds of farmers and
real estate dealers are In the city
for the hearing. E. E. McDonald
will represent the drainage board
and the petitioners and G. M. Tor
rance will represent the objectors
to the ditch.
The Bemidji men will return to
this city Thursday, according to
present plans.
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those provisions of the treaties sign
ed at'Washington uiJDecember 1907,
which experience has shown to be
effective in maintaining friendly re
lations and co-opeartion among Cen
tral American states.
The origin of the treaties of 1907
and their purpose now therefore be
come of primary importance.
In 1$07 a war ended between
Honduras and* Nicaragua- Shortly
afterward a conflict threatened be
tween Nicaragua and Salvador- To
avert this conflict a peace conference
was proposed by President Roosevelt
and President Porfirio Diaz of Mex
ico. After a preliminary conference
in September, a formal conference
was convened in November and De
cember at Washington. Teh parti
cipants were delegates of the five
Cntral American Republics and dip
lomats of the United States and Mex
ico.
The importance of acmevements
of the conference of 1907 were A
BEMIDJI, MINN., MONDAY EVENING, DEC 4, 1922
HALlJpASJOIN
New Brtnlswiek/ W. 3 Dec.
TheHall-Mills murder case has gone
into the dusty pigeon-hole of crimes
unsolved mysteries.
The Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall
anr his choir singer, Mrs. Eleanor
(By United Press)
Washington, Dec. 4The
senate today confirmed the
nomination of Peter Larson a*
registrar of the land office at
Cass Lake, Minnesota.
CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST
SPEAKS HERE TUESDAY
Prof. Hermann S- Hering, C. S- B.
of Boston, Mass., membe of the
board of lectureship of the Mother
church, the First Church of Christ,
Scientist, in Boston, will give a free
lecture entitled "Christian Science,
The Science, of Right Living" at the
Rex theatre Tuesday evening, Dec
ember 5, at 8:15 o'clock.
All seats will be free ol charge
and there will be no collections. The
public in general is invited and
urged to attend this lecture, which
is being given under the auspices of
the Christian Science society of Be
midji.
Do You Realize?
DAIL PIONEE
Governors to Confer
Oh K.K.K. Problems
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PETER LAWON CONFIRMED
AS CASS LAKE REGISTRAR
X' CRIMEA
PIGEONHOLED 'UNSOLVED"
PRICIPALS IN FAMOUS UN
SOLVED MURDER MYSTER-
IES. LEFT, THE REV. ED
WARD W. HALL, (ABOVE)
AND JOSEPH B. ELWELL
RIGHT, DOROTHY ARNOLD.
Mills, murdered nearly three months
ago, have joined the hall of fame
along with such famous figures as
Dorothy Arnold, Joseph Elwell and
William Desmond Taylor
Failure "of the grand jury to indict
anybody in the double murder sug
gests to criminologists the question:
Is the Hall-Mills murder case perma
nently pegeon-holed?
Two other famous cases remain
unsolved mysteries
Dorothy Arnold disappeared Dec
12, 1910. She was never seen again
after coming out of a Fifth avenue
book stove in New Yoik that day.
Secert search went on until Jan.
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Allen and
To
Parker Expected
Lead Discussion of
Klan Activities
(By Herbert Little)
(Written for the United Presss)
Madison, Wis., Dec. 4The Ku
Klux Klan problem in its relation
to state governments will be an out
standing feature of the fourteenth
annual conference of governors at
White Sulphur Springs, West Vir
ginia, December 14, 15 and 16, it
was indicated by the program of ad
dersses as made public here today
by Miles Riley, secretary of the
conference.
Governor Henry J. Allen of Kan
sas, will speak on "The Ku Klu Klan
the Problem It Attacks and the
Problem It Creates." His militant
opposition to the organization in the
Sunflower state leaves no doubt as
to his stand.
Governor John M. Parker, Louisi
ana, who recently made a trip to
Washington to complain to Presi
dent Harding of alleged extra-legal
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MENTOASSIST
S. TEACHERS
TwofDay Conference Called
A Boston for Teachers
Of Business Subjects
CORRELATE EXPERIENCE
WITH SCHO OL TEACHING
Subjects of Special Interest
ue to Education Week
Now Being Held
Doston, Mass., Dec. 4A two-day
conference of high school teachers
of business subjects will open here
the night of' Friday, Dec. 8, under
the direction of the United States
Bureau of Education.
The purpose of this conference is
to correlate standardizing business
experience with the teaching of high
school business subjects, a purpose
unique in the history of education
in the United States, the Bureau de
clares.
The opening program of discussion
is on the topic "Organization and
Conduct of Business". How the
United States government and pri
vate business have been organized
in the nation, state, and city to pro
mote and serve business." Payson
Smith, state commissioner of edu
cation, will preside.
Speakers wil} include George R.
Nutter, former president of the Bos
ton chamber of commerce, and Will
ian Mather Lewis, chief of the edu
cation service of the United States
Chamber of Commerce. A speaker
from the Bureau of Foreign and Do
mesjiic Commerce at Washington is
also expected to attend.
Saturday topics to be considered
in morning and afternoon sessions,
are "Production and Marketing,"
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SALISBURYCASE
ONAGJUNTODAY
Judge Refuses to Let
Be Delayed Stenographer
Faces Murder Charge
(By United Press)
Montevideo, Minn., Dec. 4The
trial of Elsie Salisbury on the charge
of the murder of Oscar Enckson was
orderedto proffeed today.
Judge Qvale of Willmar refused
a motion of the defense's attorney
for delay until Wednesday. One
attorney associated with the defense
in the case is trying another case at
Glenwood, Mmn., and was unable
to be here today- The court held
that his absence was not sufficient
reason for delaying the case.
Miss Salisbury, for reasons nov?
divulged, shot Erickson in the back
as he was turning away from her
in the private office of a railroad in
Montevideo.
She was released on $25,000 bail
last July when the supreme court
decided that since the abolishment of
corporal punishment in the state, the
charge of first degree murder was
bailable- She went to Sioux Falls,
but for the last two months has lived
in Minneapolis. Her mother, Mrs.
Laura Salisbury of Tulare, Califor
nia, was in court with the girl.
C. M. BOOTH PASSES AWAY
AT CLINTON, MISSOURI
Word was received this morning
by Mrs. H. Hovey of the death of
C. Booth who was a well-known
and highly respected citizen of Be
midji for many years, and is still a
property owner here.
His death occured in Clinton, Mo
and was caused by a paralytic stroke.
He leaves to mourn his death be
sides his many friends and rela* va,
two daughters Miss Lillian Eooti
of Duluth and MI33 Irene Booth of
Chicago.
Min: ._
Snow in east. Muc
day jarobably fair,
Budget for Fiscal Year
Is About Three Billion
Praises Rigid- Economy Which
Budget Bureau Enforced
During Past Year
TWO BILLIONS BLAMED
TO THE WAR, HE STATES
Outsanding in' Budget
The Appropriation
National Defense
(By Laurence M. Benedict)
(United Press staff Correspondent)
Washington, Dec. 4President
Harding today sent a specials .mes
sage) to ciongresst announcing that
the Federal Budget for the next fis
cal year, beginning July 1, 1928, will
be approximately three billion dol
lars^the lowest yearly expenditure
of the government since the days be
fore the war.
Praising the rigid economy which
the Budget Bureau has enforced
during the last year, the President
pointed out that the government is
now back to pre-war days in gen
eral expenditures.
Of the three billion dollars asked,
two can be attributed to the war. He
made it plain that his administrtion
will continue the fight for greater
economy. The President indicated
that because nearly two-thirds of
the government's yearly bill repre
sent the fixed charges resulting from
the war, it will be difficult to reduce
taxes in the near future.
The Budget System, the President
declared was "the greatest reform in
our financial history."
Government expenditures during
the next fiscal year will be $3,180,-
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SAYS HEALTH OF CITY
IS RUINED BY NOISES
Din of Traffic is Ruining
Health of City People,
Says Chicago Doctor
(By United Press)
Chicago, Dec. 4Elimination of
noisy thoroughfares is recommended
by Dr. Herman N. Bundsesen, com
missioner of health, as a step towards
reducing metropolitan sick lists.
The din of traffic wit'i its conglom
eration of noisessirens, horns,
whistles and clanging of surface and
elevated linesis ruining the health
ot the city people, according to Dr.
Bundesen.
"A surprisingly large number of
nervous wrecks are created annual
Trial b' in Chicago and other big cities by
the incessant din and clamor to which
the population are subjected,1*
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he
declared.
"Rest and quiet are essential to
the maintenance of health-
and effi
ciency of the great crowds of work
ers who spend most of their time
in downtown offices in the midst of
the traffic din."
Bundesen pointed to the beneficial
effects derived by the thousands of
city people who spend their vaca
tions in the country.
"They always return with nerves
recovered from the shocks of city
din and rtoise and in much better
physical condition generally," he
said-
"The economic benefits of nose
less traffic were also a4ded to the
health commissioner's observations.
"The efficiency of employees who
work in noiby localities is, reduced
from 1 Oto 2 5per cent.
FARM INSTITUTES TO
BE HELD THIS MONTH
Two Farmers' Institutes will be
held in Beltrami county this month:
Pmewood, Thursday, December 14,
and Puposky, Friday the 15th, with
J. E. Eastgate of Larimore. N. D.
and O. M. Olson of Moorhead f.s the
speakers.
J. E. Eistgatc is a practical farm
er, "-pocn'j mg Black Angus cat
tle, i.hecp nogs, u.id crop rotattons,
and speaks from experience on feed
ing livestock and crop systems in a
very interesting manner.
O. M. Olson is one of the oldest
institute m^n on the Extension staff
of the University and talks on field
crops, corn and potatoes especially*
TM? is the second time these men
are pppearing in the county, having*
tanked
at Saum and Puposky last
v, inter. Their discussion of the
pr enfc problems of farmers will be.
i of interest and value-
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