The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume], December 12, 1922, Image 1

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Thanks Each, Juror Personally
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JURY AfcWfBS #lOOTING
WAS 'MEREST ACCIDENT'
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Prosecuting Att|neys Confer
on Possibility jrf Starting
New Cfearjie 9 ainstJHer
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Montevideo, Pec 12The little
queen of Montevideo,was free of the
murder charge today,, It took a
jury of~0hippewa county farmers
less thaVf-onr' hours to agree that
Elsie Salisbury was not guilty of
shooting down her sweetheart, Oscar
Erickson in coi^iblop4iL
The pretty little railroad stenog
rapher, thanked each juror personally
through a flood of tears and took the
first tr*in for^ Minneapolis.
Symptoms'bf a nervous breakdown
which held up the -trial ra day and
a half when the prosecution reached
its climax, disappeared. The jury
agreed thaj it was the "meerest .ac-
cident" when the automatic pistol
she held pumped three bullet into
0*car T^ckon's back as he .started
out of his private office in the Mil
wauke road division office here. Er
icksoat had just-xettttned
ed,weapon to her
Prosecuting attorneys conferred
at a late hour o^ the possibility of
bringing a -new charge against the
diminutive -defendant, They made
public no decision. E. young,
qulst, Awistant* Attorney General,
State Senat or Ofcf Gjerset, and
County Attorney B- A. Kiefe, con
ducted the state.'* 4fcse
The state contend^, the motive of
extreme "jealpTOy iad been proved
by more than 1 witnesses introduc
ed tojshow that Erickson-disregarded
the live of the little stenographer.
The-. Jury's foreman, C^B. Blom,
wasHO"
afete #*-he-asked
dfttVfe FROM SHEVLIN IN
GAR O SEE BASK ET GAME
A, E' Pain. Joe Rflhne, Charles'
McDonald, W- A. Frftchie and J.
Pauoi&. all of Shevlin, enthusil
aatie basketball fans, drove 22 miles
to fifemidji last everting to see the
Bemidji Firemen's basketball team
inaction against Hallock- Although
the storm kept a number of Bemidji
fails from the game, these five Shev
lin enthusiasts were not daunted.
They returned to -their home shortly
after the gajne,,.wijb Jihe exception
of Mr- Rain,rwhpaeft Monday night
for Rochester:! '1)1 K--J
ENTIRE NORTHWEST IN
GRIP OF SEVERE COLD
*nr Uniud PTSMO
Washington, Dec. 12The entiie
northwest of the United States to
day will be in the grip of the severe
cold wave of the season. Extreme
low temperatures are also predicted
for some of the southern states.
The cold wave swept down through
the United States from Canada early
yesterday and is moving rapidly east
ward and southeastward. Reports
are of snow in many sections and ex
treme low temperatures. It was
sweeping across Ohio and Western
Pennsylvania early today and will
strike the seaboard tonight, turning
expected ram into snow-
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1 "A 5
CONSERVATION
Of EYE SIGHT
I S (DERM
National Movement Started
for. Observance of Sight
Conservation Day
LOCAL SCHOOL OFFICERS
PROVIDED WITH PROGRAM
Object is to Discover Fact
That GJiiW Has Defect
or Has Symptoms
Aided by representation from
President Harding's Cabinet, federal
and state^ofjicials, university pro
fessors, eng\n%ers, industrialists, and
civic leaders, the Eye Sight Conser
vation Council of America, with na
tional headquarters at 42 street and
Broadway, New, York City, has*, set in
motion a
bo
row
th
the
clerk to read, the, verdict when court
was Convened J*. 8 :i4lasi night
RALPH GRACIE POST TO
fe THURSDAY NIGHT
W*fch the "new year fast approach
ing^ plans for a membership drive of
renewals and new membe rs will be
made at the meeting of the Ralph
Oracle post of the American Legion
td be held. Thursday evening at the
rooms of the Cviic & Commerce as
sociation, beginning at*8 o'clock* A
number of committee reports are ex
pected to be made, incvluding a re
port on American Education Week
and other activities in which the Le-.:
gioh has had a part.
Present members -who have not as
yet paid their dues for .1923 are In-,
vited to do so at thi smeeting or be
fore. The hew membership. cards
have beeh received and will he mail
ed outj?rojfaptly upoh receipt of the
du the adjutant arinpunces. A
large attendance is urged for., the
meeting- Thursday night* as- Legion
activities for the winter- anontbs will
likely enter in to the discussion of
he* hfUEinfess.
movement for the observan
ce throughout the country of Eye
Sight Conservation Day in schools.
Defective vision amo ng children
and workers in the industries has, re
cent surveys in numerous towns and
cities have revealed, caused enor
mous economic and physical losses,
which, authorities declare, can be
wiped out by proper and systematic
application of the pririejpjes of fYfr
hygeine.
With the co-operation among our
leaders, of James J. Davis, Secretary
of the United States Department of
Labor, Guy A. Henry, General-Di
rector of ithe-Eye Sight Conservation
Council, is directing the campaign
which -aims to accomplish vast sav
ings in health and money by carrying
the message "First Health Then Wis-
dom," to every city and hamlet in.
the land where children are taught.
Every school in Minnesota will be
asked to join in establishing the new
semi-annual custom of Eye Conser.
vation Day, planned as a universal
and permanent contribution to the
American system of education.
The Eye Sight Conservation Coun
cil is enlisting the assistance of com
missioners of education in every
state, and' of superintendenlts of
every county and school district. Min
nesota school officials have been
provided with a complete Eye Sight
Conservation Day program. exe
cute this plan,J. M, Cohnell of St.
Eeul, commissioner of education, and
County superintendtearts will ^coope
rate An the Eye.- S$#t .Conservation
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RALPH BINGHAM
WELL RECEIVED
Gives Fine Program of Wit
and MuskDelight Large
Crowd Monday Night
Ralph .Bingham royally entertain
a large audience at the Metho
dist church Monday evening with his
program of humor, music and wit, in
a manner that was pleasing and
most amusing^
This entertainment was a compli
mentary number given under the
auspices of the Woman's Study club
and supplied by the Redpath-Vawtpr
bureau,' because of their failure to
bring Mrs. Maude Ballington Booth
to Bemidji last,year.
Although, 'the weather was decid
edly inclement, this attraction drew
a good-sized attendance and those
who heard Mr. Bingham were de
lighted with his entertainment.
He proved himself to be, not only
a gifted humorist, but a violinist of
high rank. Big selections on this
i.s-iument made a decided hit as did
his rendition of musical selections
at the piano.
"I consider Bemidji a most de
lightful place and will remember its
hospitable people all through life,"
said Mr Bingham- He left this af
ternoon for Mclntosn, from wheie
he wil go to Minneapolis before con
cluding his program in this section of
the sfcite. He wifl return to hw
home in Philadelphia for th holi
days.
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TOLLEchftdJGpif GERMAN
:R*PA*ATI#LBREAKS UP
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LONDON
L6&I&5^ te 1^Premiers
Poincai^ln*so,iini and Theunis
left Lonaoh kd^yiby diflerent
trains. This empnasi2ied thier
dissension over the problem of
how to collect the war reparation
from Germany- The London
conference broke up. last night
when France- atood firmly for
armed occupation of the Ruhr
Valley in Germany- Bonar Law
of Britain and Mussolini of Italy,
new prenjjers, were just as strong
against the French*poliey as their
predecessors'mtd been.
HOUSE FARM MEMBERS
FRAMING LEGISLATION
Farm Legislation in Making
Framing Plans to Aid
State Agriculture
(Br-Hnited Prew)
S Paul, Dec. 12.Farm legisla
tion was in the making here today.
Farmer members of the Minnesota
house of representatives, aided by
two attorneys, met to frame mea
sures they will propose at the Janu
ary sessions, to aid agricultural in
the state.
Ttoe eight membe rs from an unof
ficial committee named by W. I. No
lan, Who expectes to be elected,
speaker of the house and is virtually
assured that honor. Members elect,
who met in conference here Nov. 21,
authorized the appointment of a
number of committees by Mr Nolan,
who are preparin legislation to be
submitted.
Qne Aouse member from each con
gressional district was appointed on
(Continued en page 2)
A
BAMOTHEAD ARRESTED
iS United Presn*
Fargo, Dec- 12Operations of an
automobile bandit gang, covering
fifteen month and involving as high
as 1,400 cars, may be revealed, fol
lowing the arrest in Minot of Jack
^Knight, according to A. Hildreth,
U- S. District Attorney
The gigantic ring, of which Knight
may Je Ha.barinsi worked throughout
North Dakota and Minnesota with
transactions in J&ftot, Fargo_, Moor
head and the- Twin Cities and Chi
cago. Minneapolis is hefieved to
have been the headquarters.
Kuight is in the Cass county jail
here in lieu of $5,000 bonds. He
was arrestedVby federal, officers .on .a.
charge of transporting a car, which
is alleged to have ibeen knowr^was
stolen, in interstate commerce
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BEMIDJI, MINN.. TUESDAY EVENING, DEC. 12, 1922
iPli^Salisburv reed By Jury.In LesT Than Four Hours"',
Minnesota Loan and Trust Co.
of Minneapolis Buys Bonds
FJv Other Bids Made
ORDINANCE PROPOSED
FOR HOSPITAt ZONES
Several Interesting Reports
Heard at Meeting of City
Council Monday Night
Bemidji's latest issue of city
b.onds has been sold at a premium of
$666 This-issue*Was authorized at
the general election and consists of
50 bonds at $1,000 each, bearing six
per cent interest. The. Minnesota
Loan and Trust company, of Minn
eapolis was the successful hidiier,
although bidding was keferf and a tot
al of six bid had beep entered Two
of these bids were by *ail, while
the other four were represented per
sonally by auction. All bids provid
ed for furnishing the bonds and an
attorney to look up the legal pr o
ceedings. The sale- of the bonds
occupied the bulk of the council ses
sion Monday night.
Ordinance No- 130, providing for
hospital quiet zones, was introduced
and given its irst.reading The or
dinance provides for Quiet Zones be
ing established 300 feet away from
any hospital in Bemidji and that
signs be posted, the expense to be
paid out of the general fund. It
also provides for penalties for viola
tion of the ordinance, the fine to be
not less than $5 or more than $50,
and in case of failure to |y the fine
imprisonment of notnSsfee^than 90
days is provided forv
FERGUS FALLS TERM O __
COURT AGAIN POSTPONED Representative
jpeachment resolution. He say in
Fenrus Falls, Dec. 12The term his record that he was aided the
/Xl district court postponed preparations of his charges by cer-
Have you noticed that the benches
in the square have beernrepainted?
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TnV proposed
ordinance will be given its second
reading at the next meeting of the
council and is likely to be amended
somewhat at that time.
Only one bid was received foT
furnishing wood for the' detention
hospital. The bid was rejected and
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DAUGHERTY HEARINGS
ARE COMMENCED TODAY
(B\ United Press)
"Washington, Dec. 12Hearings in
the Daughertj impeachment proceed
ing started today before the House
Judiciary Committee- The counsel
for Attorney General Daugherty de
manded the identity of persons be
hind the thing.
"What we want to know at the
start," declared former Congressman
Paul Bowland of Cleveland, repre
senting Daugherty, "who is behind
Keller in this im-
Locals
PIONEER
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Here is the first picture taken of members of the KuUKlux* Klan 1 Her is the first pjctur taken or memoor a 0 1 ui JV JUU J
^Utvadins ff churchc during services to give money and express tholr
'approval of-Wwork of the pattor. This unusual photo was taken at
jthd ^ciAoCongregationa Churjch in Chicago.
BANDITS fiiND CASHIER,
CUSTOMER AND GET AWAY
Hugo, Minn., Dec. 12Three
young men bound a cashier and a
customer in the First State bank here
at 10:45 today and escaped with
$4,000 in cash The trio entered
the bank and stuck up E. Carpeu
tei, assistant cashier. Tney bound
him and left him lying on tne flooi
while they started to gather up the
cunency
Hugo AsncsiS, a customer, walked
in and the bandits bound him, leav
ing both on the floor They iimsh
ed scooping up the money and went
to their automobile outside, duving
rapidly towards White Beai. The
werp seen there Carpenter smug
gled free of his bonds and gave an
alarm, been found at noon-
DEATH ENDS CAREER OF
JOHN WANAMAKER TODAY
Philadelphia, Dec. 12John Wan
amakcr died here today. He was
84 years old- Wanamaker, founder
of stores bearing his name in New
York and Philadelphia and formerly
postmaster general, had been ill for
several weeks- Within the last few
days, however, he -took a turn for
the better and the end came sudden
ly after a relapse.
Wanamaker, one of the merchant
pioneers of America, was born July
11th, 1838, in the Cit.v of Philadel
phia, a little more than 17 yea'.s be
fore its consolidation into a nt
His father was a (bricklayer and his
grandfather a farmer Wanamaker
attended public school until 14 years
of age and then obtained employ
ment in a Philadelphi big .store as an
errand boy at $1.25 a week
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS TO
MEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT
The regular business meeting of
the Knights of Columbus will be held
Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at
the K. C. hall. It is requested that
all members be present
John Baker is about the luckiest
man in town. John picked up atone
shoe with three nails in it, right on
Main street.
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Dick Fischer drove an auto for the
first time yesterday. Both are re
ported as doing nicely.
IN TRIPOLI VILLAGE
MAN IS MERE VASSAL
Among the Tuaregs, Man by
All Laws of the Country Has
Obey the Women
W abhington,
nited
Pie essj)
Dee. 12 (U
cunent -Apropos of
nne tun cm.
the eountr has to obey the women
No'trace "of the bandits" had 1 Descent is traced through the mother
women shows her proud face to all
thfl world, while the man goes veiled.
In the presence of woman of noble
birUi, men covei their faot'U and
heads altogether.
"Bullied and won led by his wom
enfolk the Taureg has no liberty a
all. All the goods, tents, camels, and
clothes are the women's property
The stick he carries and the great
wooden box into which he puts what
his wife suffers him to have, aie all
the man possesses and all he letain-.
if foi some reason his wife ehooses
to divorce him.
"In Ghat, when a man goes out
after sunset he is usually followed
(Continued on page 3.)
liseussions, regarding the compara-1 states Employment Service to enable
tive status of women's ughu in the
a. .d othu tountrie
Geogiuph Society
1 rrted btate
the Ni't:on tl
.says-.
"Amongst the Tuaregs, found
I in the %ilae ot Tupoli, it is man
I the brute who by all the laws of
CHARL ES O. GLIDDEN TO BE
LAID TO REST WEDNESDAY
Funeral services will be held on
Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock at
the Northern Community hall for
Charles O Glidden, who passed away
Monday at the age of SI years Bur
ial will be made in Greenwood cem
etery under the direction of II. N
McKde Mr. Glidden died at hiu
honle about a half mile enst of Six
Mile corner
WORKERS PARTY
DENIED A VOICE
Delegates Barred at Meeting
For Progressive Political
Action at Cleveland
(By United Press)
Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 12Dele-
gates lepresenting the Workeis Par
ty ,of America were baned from the
meeting of the confeieiue fur pro
gressive political action ^--sion
n*?e.
The workers party favorod foim
ation of a thud party when the cre
dentials committee of the conference
reported hhortly af'tr today's se'-
sion opened,
One of the workei party delegates
demanded to know what disposition
had been made of the party's ap
plication for seats in the meeting.
The committee reported lecommcnd
ation that they be haried
Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 12Recom-
mendation., irom the conference for
political action opposing anti-strike
I legislation and the establishment of
1 tribunal with the intertate com-
merce commission to take the place
of the railroad labor board will be
made today by the platform commit
tee of the conference That was
the btatement today by B. Robert
son, president of the Brotherhoo.l of
Locomotive Firemen sn Engine m"'i,
i member of the committee T.-.e
row tr 'jiinrl and jint'-strikf IVL,
lion wic ^u-Kfstcd by Harding 11
a recent message to congress.
K*rotoc*t
Minnesota $ Fair
ably follow
cloudiness Not much
temperature-
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VERY EXTENSIVE
Annual Report of Secretary
of Labor Contains Series
of Recommendations
FAVORS EXTENSION OF
CONCILIATION SERVICE
Industrial Conflicts of Year
Discussed Together With
Means of Prevention
Washington, Dec. 12.A series of
recommendations comprising a labor
program accompanied the annual re
port of Secretary of Labor Davis,
made public today. The report after
reviewing the labor history of the
year, and pointing out the industrial
lessons of the coal and railroad tr|k-*
es makes the following recommen
dations:
The extension and expansian of
the Conciliation Service of the De
partment of Labor to provide it wi#
facilities which will permit it to deal
with nation-wide industrial disturb
ances.
The strengthening of the United
strengthening 01 tne united
e(?
problem of unemploy
th
pro biem of unemploy-
ment.m
Provision for the examination
abroad of all aliens seelcing admis
sion to the United States with rigid
physical, mental, moral and blood
tests.
The e,nroHnient by the federal an
thqrities of all aliens within the bor
ders of the United States .a nd pnr
vision for the, education o Ameri
canism of such as are eligible for ha-"
turalization.
A federal constitutional amend
ment to prohibit the employment of
children.
A federal juvenile court system.
Discussing the industrial conflicts
of the year and means for preventing
similar clashes in the future the Sec
retary's report said:
"We must find a way to avert
these futile, fatal appoali to forcein
industry, with their vast losses to the
worker, the employer, and to the pub
lic, which is today so vitally depend
ent upon industry in its daily life. W
must and will find a way to settle
these disputes by the force of reason
and pustice before the appeal to
force is made. Instead of conferen
ces after months of industrial battle,
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RED CROSS SPENT HUGE
SUM IN AIDING FRANCE
(By Wilfred Flemhcr)
(L"nite 1'i'ss tftafT Correspondent)
Paris, Dec 12With the work of
the American Red Cross in France
terminated and the last contingent
wrthdrawm, figures have been pub
lished which .give some idea of the
work accomplished although statis
tics cannot tell the story of the help
rendeied in the hours of need
The. Amencan Red Cross lent as
,istance to 1,726,354 iofugces, it
cared foi 205,000 children in its
lospitals and dispensaries, and 87,-
052 families of men who lought in
he war received its help.
The cvpeiiso of the Red Cross dur
ing it8 five yeais in France amount
ed to $140,978,378. Of this amount
$^255,806 was spent to help refu
gees, $3, 0ia,f03 in aid to children
and tHe sum of $2,372,610 in the
treatment of tubercular cases. 'A
REBUKED BY MOTHER,
BOY TAKES OWN llFE
(By United
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Chicago, De^ 12Qoxdon JPufrc
band, 12, cocjdjwot waifc sWSwjlta
Claus to come Today he iS dead.
Gordon shot himself .through this
head aftei hi- mother rebukedjlim
for opening Christmp, packages
Last .evening. Gordon's father
brought home a number of myster
ious packages. Gordon and his1,
sis-
ter,, Dons, 11, and brothel, Rf*b**
S, all demanded just one. look.4*Onf^-
band oidered them to leave the Kouse
nnd take a walk j-.
Goidon and Doris-sneek^d 'into
a closet where they were discovered
by Mrs. Punch band. She 'rebuked
Gordon A few minutes later a shot
wa. heard and Gordon's body was
fov.nd on'the flooi of the closet, his
I fai.hei\ gun clutched in hi hand.