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VOLUME XX. NO. 206
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Plan of United States
Believe Reparation is Key to
Present European Crisis
May Remedy Conditions
U. S. MAY PARTICIPATE
IN SETT I3 O FIGURE
American Bankers Believed
Ready to Aid Germany if
Right Figure is Set
(By A. L. Bradford)
Washington, Dec.~19. (Copyright
ed 1922 by the United.Press.)The
United States, afters its outstanding
move in its plan to avert collapse in
the old world, is about to invite Eu
ropean powers to make a final at
tempt to settle German repara
tions problems, it was learned from
the most authoritative sources here
today.
The plan of the United States for
intervention in the European situa
tion, which, has filled two "continents
with excitement and anticipation
partly because of the mysterious air
of the case^as now, been revealed
by the United States as follows:
(1). Believemg that reparation is
the key to the present European
crisis, the United States will partici
pate in a commission or some other
lorm of official inquiry to establish
an exact figure for Germany to
pay. It will, be a figure constituted
as a just reparation lor the war and
an amount that would be up to Ger
many's capacity to pay, but not be
yond-
(2 If settlement of the repara
tions problems can be effected by
agreement .among the European
powers on such a*figure, the United^
States can give assurances that the
American bankers stand ready to axU
vance a loan with proper security to
put GejmaX^B'her-ieet^and start
her towards5
"aKffiSrtfrfation of the in
demnity.
(3). FinallSr, the United States
government Xrfll adopt a more len
ient policy oh the question of col
lecting, the allied war debt in this
country, That is,, it is ready to qon
sider the obligation of each debtor
on its own merife, granting more len
iency in turn to those countries less
able to pay.
PAY FINE FOR CREATING
DISTURBANCE AT DANCE
For creating a disturbance at a
dance Saturday evening in the K. C.
hall and for attempting to keep an
officer from.performing his duty,
Jud Sexton'and Severn Huck each
paid a fine of $60 in municipal court
Monday when arraigned before Judge
Gibbons. A row at Schuck's dance
Saturday night is said to have start
ed the whole affair.
As a result of the row, in which
la young lady was slapped in the face,
the police department was notified
and Patrolman Paulson soon went
to the scene and after ascertaining
the trouble attempted to remove
Sexton from the hall- Seiton is, al
leged to have struck Paulson and,
when the patrolman used his black
jack, others at the dance are said
to have atempted to stop him from
arresting Sexton.
As a final result, Sexton and Huck
were summoned before Judge Gib
bons Monday forehoon and were of
fered their choice of a fine of $50
each or 60 days in jail. They, paid
the fine.
STORES ASKED TO CLOSE
FOR CR00KST0N CONTEST
Although Bemidji stores for the
most part are open, evenings this,
week until 9 p. m. and some later
than that, efforts are being made to
have such places oKbusiness clos,- at
7:45 Wednesday evening, that the
clerks and employers may attend the
basketball game at the new amaory.
in which Company of Crookston
v. ill play the Bemidji Firemen in the
first real hard contest of the seas
on on the Bemidji floor.
Arrangements have been made to
start the game at 8 o'clock and ac
cording to Manager R, B. Lycan, can
not be changed at this time- The
Friday night game against Fosston
will be started at 9 o'clock. As
many merchants as posible will be
requested to assist the Firemen in
"tlj^ project and the greatest aid will
come through the closing of stores
Wednesday evening at 7:45. It is
expected th?t the request will be,
heartily complied with by the stores
in general.
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Intervention Has
Now BeenMade Public
EIGHT STATES
HUNT BANDITS
No Trace of Denver Robbers
Has Yet Been Found Use
Radio to Spread News
(By United Press)
Denver, Colo., Dec. 19Eight
states today joined in the hunt for
seven bandits who yesterday held up
and robbed the United States Mint
here of $200,000 on currency and
fatally wounded Charles Lincoln, a
bank guard.
No trace of the bandits had been
found early today although police in
Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mex
ico, Wyoming, Nebraska1,
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Kansas and
Oklahoma were continuing the search.
Authorities frankly admit they had
no clues.
The radio was used to broadcast
the description of the men and state
and forest rangers joined the hunt.
Shortly after the battle at the mint,
authorities were deluged with tele
phone calls telling of a speeding
touring car- /Efforts to locate the
car failed.
Police today believe the bandits
separated within a few minutes after
the daring hold-up was staged-
CROSBY AND HOWE NEW
NAVAL UNIT OFFICERS
Clinton J. Crosby was elected
Lieutenant Junior urade and Paul
Howe was elected Ensign of the Fifth
Division, Minnesota Naval Militia, at
the election held Mondav evening "at
ine-^new annory. These elections
are to .be confirmed by the com
manding officer of the district. CadC
Guy Eaton, and upon his confirma
tion to the governor, the commissions
will be issued to the new officers
The two new officers will give the
local unit three offieers, the com
manding' officer being R. B. Lycan,
lieutenant senior grade. The offi
cers of tlya unit plan to increase the
personeH as rapidly as possible, five
new members being enlisted Monday
night, including Paul Howe, Clinton
Crosby, Charles Elliott, Lloyd Boe
and "Unk" Mayer.
The next regular drill will be
held Monday evening January 8, and
it is expected that at that time furth
er plans will be made for the unit
which now consists of 63 members.
A .number of prospects have "been
lined up and theVjiersonell of the uh
it will be increased as much as pos
sible, it is understood-
WASHBURNUSES NEW
JOB AT VETEMNSV1LLE
Former Land Clearing Manager
Here in Charge of Farm
Instruction for Vets
Edson Washburn, formerly land
'clearing manager for Beltrami coun
ty is now actively iji charge of agri
cultural instruction at Veteransvifle
and the Silver Star colonies at that
place.
Veteransville is the new naine for
White Pine, and was at one time a
big and flourishing saw mill commu
nity, but was burned out a year or
two ago, leaving ruins of the mill arid
the main camp buildjngs, mostly built
ogs, which with 40 acres of land
was purchased by the U. S. Veterans
Bureau and is now being revamped
into a modem community unit by ex
service men.
The single men live in the big cen
tral building, as in a club, and boat's
*t the lumber camp dining room.
Most of the married men have built
on their own land and are living in
dependent of the community, but us
ually congregate there two or three
times a week for a social evening. The
central portion of the community
building is equipped with a piano add
ictralo for music, tables for games
and plenty of good books, papers and
(Contrnued on Page 2)
A. F. & A. M. TO INSTALL
NEW OFFICERS WEDNESDAY
Bemidji Lodge No- 233, A- F. &
A. M., will mee,t in regular communi
cation Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock at the Masonic hall. Install
ation of officers elected at the last
meeting will be the main feature of
the evening. A large attendance is
urged.
MARKETINGS
National Convention Outlines
Work-to Be Followed by
Movement in 1923
MINNESOTA PRESIDENT
O N EXECUTIVE BOARD
Convention Serves to Clarify
Opinions on Remedying
Farm Situation
(Farm Bureau News Service)
EneTgetic prosecution of a na
tion-wide co-operative marketing
program' will be the watchword in
the Farm Bureau movement in 1923.
This was "determined at the annual
convehtipn* held at Chicago, Dec. 11
to. O. E. ,Bradfute was unanimous
ly elected president after J. H- How-
ard, who had held that office since
the national organization was form
ed three years ago, refused to per
mit his name to be placed before the
'convention.
J. F. Reed, president of the Min
nesota Farm Bureau Federation was
elected a member of the national ex
ecutive committee. With him serv
ing from the Mid-West states well be
Howard Leonard of Illinois and W.
H. Settle of Indiana- There are nine
from other sections on the board. W-
H. Walker of California was named
vice president.
Mr. Bradiute has been president
of the Ohio federation for several
years and has been a moving spirit
behind the commodity marketing
movement in that state, where a
large number of farmer-owed sell
(Continued on Fage 2)
DUMB HAN IS
i AHettf and dumb man, who gives
his naMte.as I. St. Louis, was run
down ny a- fast going automobile on
the BirjShmont road last Saturday,
i He was picked up by another car
and takfen to Bemidji where doctors
examined him. He was found to
have a badly bruised leg and ankle
and hurt in the back. He advises that
one of hi lungs was also badly af
fected.
The name of the 'driver or the
number of the car was not obtained
as the driver did not stop to see how
badly-he had injured his victim.
It was learned that St Louis stays
over at the poor farm at nights and
does odd jobs around tfymore and
Bemidji. He can neither hear nor
and his eyesight is very poor
In ihis helpless condition he is
making every effort to learn who run
him down and will appreciate any
assistance that can be given him in
ascertaining the name of the driver
or owner of the car.
Mr. Flandershad both feetnipped
hy frostlast night.
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BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY EVENING, DEC. 19, 1922
To Invite Europe Vvl&ke Final Settlement of Reparation
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and every bank,v
Hundreds are homeless.
MISSING MA E.
PLANELOCATED
Lost in Blizzard Friday But
Found Without Pilot Late
Yesterday by Flier
(Bv United Press)
IWMirsJ OV sITTfll Flying ovepjtheridi* about twenty
llllWn I AUlV miles from ,SUt ^Lake City and ten
miles off thp| regular mail route,
Bishop sigbtfjd the plane and found
the flying _,sjiit of the pilot-spread
out on the .-wings. This led the de
partment to believe that the pilot
"wa3 safe*
A searching party left' Salt Lakr
City, battling with twenty feet of
snow to reach a deserted ctfbin two
miles from the location of the plane
where it is believed the aviator is
awaiting aid.
Ym Razes Oregon City
These ruins of the Wetehard Hotel (left) and the Astoria National
Bank ate part'.of the devastation of $15,000,000 fire which wiped out
historic Aatoriai, oldest city i
Oregon.anTwentyfour
Washington, Dec. 18yThVsmail
plane flown by Pilot Boonstra of the
United Mail Service, wfcieh
was losttffoua blizzard last Ftwtay,
was locate^ ontPorcupine Ridge"Jate
yesterday Mot Bishop^who was, ex-Mirtisjer or
L,it./te
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detaiieT'toTearci^thl^Joffieee
NEW SERIAL STORY TO
BE STARTED WEDNESDAY
Anns {Catherine Green is the
author of the story of love,
mystery and death, which will
appear in the Pioneer at a serial
beginning with Wednesday's is
sue. This story will be complete
in twelve chapters, not too long
to be tiresome, but just long
enough to be capable of holding
the interest of all of its readers.
PIONEE
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blocks were burned
departmenn store hotel In the city destroyed
TURKS WANT U.S. TO
EXPLOIT OIL FIELDS
Believe That American Control
Would Prevent Any Possible
Political Aggression
By EDWARD J. B1NG.
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
New ork, Dec. 19 (United Press)
"There is no truth in the state
ment that Great Britain or, for that
^matter, any other power has a legft
mate claim to the oil fields of Mosul,"
was the statement made to the United
Press by Mahmoud Pasha, Turkish
ex-Ministe oiFT^ublic Works, and the
t-ratoffio de- competent oe
de mo A competent
z_~^r --J*... Zxxi'^-*****"*- questions CDnBo*edn .witMhJothe-Mostd
paptmenTlfa' notified iStikf.
Jma
oMe legal
.oil question.
Mahmoud Pasha was a member of
the Turkish cabinet until the out
break of the World War, when he re
signed because he objected to fighting
the Allies He acted for the Turkish
government during the negotiation
with the British concerning the oil
p{ Mosul and 'thereiore nobody is
more competent to give an authori
tative statement about that subject
(Continued on Page 2)
VIRTUAL ULTIMATUM IS
ISSUED TURK DELEGATES
(By United Press).
(By Henry Wood)
Lausanne, Switzerland, Dec. 19
Foreign Minister Curzon of Great
Britain today announced that unh?ss
the Turks accepted the allied pro
ject for freedom of the Dardanelles
by tomorrow, the Near East peace
conference will be terminated.
This virtual ultimatum is being
considered by the Turkish delegates
The postmaster is overwhelmed
by the Christmas spirit shownfaithis
community.
MORTAL S AM
PASSES CRISIS
Famous'Actress Declares She
Will Return to the Stage
After Her Recovery
(By We'bb Miller)
iBy United Prsas)
Paris, Dec- 19"My son insists
that I take a rest, but for me, rest
means death."
The immortal Sarah Bernhardt,
stricken as she was about to appear
in Sach Gutyy's new play at the
Edward ^the Seventh theatre, thus
despised the entreaties of friend
that she abandon tne stage and spend
the years that are left her in ease
and comfort. Her physicians after
an anxious night issued a bulletin at
11 a. nt. today which said:
"The crisis is fortunately quick!
passed but Madame Bernhardt needs
absolute rest for a few days and com
plete isolation."
This was signed by Dr. Desnos'and
Di Obr|ssier.
"There is really no danger," Des.
nob later assured the United Press.
"Madame Bernhardt will live to at
tend my funeral yet."
The one very real peril", however,
it is admitted, is that Sarah Bern
hardt, despite her 78 years, refuses
to surrender and consider* herself an
old woman.
"I will return to the stage when
I have recovered from this slight in
disposition," she insisted to friends
who urged her to give up her work.
She remained bright and cheerful in
defiance of the malady diagnosed bv
the physicians *as syncope. Syncope
is fainting followed by stupoi
WOULD BROADEN WORK
OF AMERICAN BANKERS
President Puelicher Outlines
Plans Before Pittsburgh
Bankers Monday Night
Pittsburgh, Dec. 19.Plans for
bioadening the work of the American
Bankers Association as an institution
for service for the whole people rath
er than merely for the specialized
field of bankers were outlined here
last night by John H. Pulicher in an
address at a dinner given him by
Pittsburg bankers as president of the
American Bankers Asociation. Mr
Puelicher told of the recent meetings
of the Administrative Committee ot
the Association at Washington, C,
during which contracts were estab
lished with government officials foi
the purpose of placing at their dis
posal such fae'lities of the organiza
tion as might be helpful and condu
cive to public welfare in their work.
"Just' a's the prosperity of the in
dividual banks," Mr Puelicher said,
"is ouity on the progress of the com
munity, so the prosperity of banking
Is founded on the economic better
ment of the, nation. It is a narrow
view of the American Hankers As
(Continucd on page 2)
NEW REPUBLIC USING
WISCONSIN LAW MODEL
Czechoslovakia Adopting Set
of Industrial Laws Like
Those of Wisconsin
By HERBERT LITTLE.
(I nltMl Press Htaff Correspnrulent)
Madison, Wis, Dec 19 (United
Press)A brand new European re
public is modelling its statutes on
Wisconsin laws.
Czecho-Slovakia, born of the treaty
of Versailles and headed by President
Masai yk, who spent a year studying
American conditions in Chicago and
the Middle West, is adopting a set of
industrial laws that includes not only
several that have been put into suc
cesful use in Wisconsin, but also borne
originating hcie that the Badger
State has not had the nerve to put in
to practice.
This information was received here
recently by Prof. John Commons
of the economics department oi the
University of Wisconsin, author of
numerous pioneer workmen's compen
sation, civil seivice, and unemploy
ment measures, in a lettei from Maiy
McDowell,, head of the Chicago Uni
versity settlement house and a guest
of President Masaryk.
Czecho-Slovakia waj freed of Aus
trian domination and Austrian debts
by the Versailles treaty. It is now the
only Slavic nation with a staple cur
rency. If I $
The measures to be put into effi_tt.
fj'l dtdl of which have b^cn
(C.)titinnt-d or. pagp 2)
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east and south tonight
Wednesday, afternoon or night.
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DAVISFAVORS
A MILUONFOR
CONCILIATION
Seeking Quick and Effective
Settlement of Strikes and
Similar Disputes
CONCILIATION WORK IS
A RECOGNIZED FACTOR
Believes Conciliation Service
Points the Way to Peace
in American Industry
Washington, Dec. 19." (United
Press.)A million-dollar Federal
commission td "deprobagandifce" tho
statements of contending sides in in
dustrial disputes was proposed to
Congress as an aid to quick and ef
fective settlement of strikes by Sec
letriry of Labor Davis in his annual
i eport.
Davis based his plea for such a
body on the principal that public
opinion settles strikes and without
full possession of all the facts, public
opinion cannot be formed.
"The public knows that often al
leged facts are presented in public
speech or announcement which are
not the tiue facts and therefore the
public often hebitates in reaching a
conclusion," the Secietaty wrote.
"With the proper sort of un ci
ganization in the D/Jiartment- of La
bor, it would be possible not onl/ lo
bring contesting elements together
before a break in most cases, but al
so in eve.y insane*' to give the pub
lic the true facts trom unprejudjefd
sources which would bring about a
speedy crystalization of public opin
ion a to the merits of the dispute.
"The. very fact thavtbe oontenSers
realize that the public would get the
true facts would make them hesitate
to come to a break
"I believe with the creation of an
organization such as I have in mind
and with an appropriation of approx
imately $1,000,000 ft year this gradu
ally to be increased with the growth
of industry, practically every laboi
controversy can be adjusted and
nearly every strike can be avoided.
Thi3 "simon-pure news agency"
proposed by Davis would be an ad
junct of the conciliation service
whose work during the past year Da
(Continued on Page 2)
WINTERS ARE BELIEVED
TO BE GETTING WARMER
Chicago, Dec. 19 (United Press)
American winters are getting
wanner, weathei statistics announced
here.
The old-fashioned winter with big
snows seems a thing of the past.
Summer is slowly taking place of
cold days in the early spring and late
autumn
November just passed was third
among the warmest Novembers on
record. In 1902 and 1918 averages
ior the month weie warmer. Ihc
cold snap during the last few days of
the month pushed this year's record
down.
Since January 1, 1910, there have
been 97 months in which tempera
tures have been above normal and
only 47 below Since August 14,
1920, the mercury hasn't gone below
normal except between June 20 and
July 28, 1922.
Summer was 47 days longer than
Usual this year. The growing sCao?i
began on April 1 and ended Nov. 15.
The average season is 189 days.
WILL PROBE ALLEGED
COAL PRICE GOUGING
St Paul, Dec. 19Alleged goug
ing in coal prices in the* northwest
was under investigation here today.
Fuel administration representatives
of noithwest states were in session
and the capitol, with P. White, fuel
administiatoi for this district.
Complaints have come to head
quaiter^ oi tne luel administration
here that coal dealers were profiteer
ing. Means of combatting boosting
of prices duiing the serious coal
shortage will be discussed
Plans for relief from the anthra
cite coj'l shortage also were gone ov
er. All plans for relief depend upon
action at Washington, it is said- Fed-
eral fuel administiators have been
uiged to see that 150 car., of anthra
cite a (\ij are shipped into the north
west I in- 1
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