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For Cerrturies Wear *Ea& Was
Been Hotbed of Intrigue
Breeding Setfds of War
S .STANDS FfcRM frl
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Stand Against Secret We ts
Strikes Against Some of
Powers bf Turkey
tBy United Pri
By A. L. BRADFORD
(United PMSB S|aUCorresponftit)
'Washington, Dee. Z0: lUn#e
Press)Ascthe- picturesque Near
Eastern Peace conference at Lausan
ne cojftposed of the great,powers,
militant Turkey and ramshackle Bal
kan States procedes slowly with its
deliberations, the part taken by the
United States in the parley is seen
here as a great major step in Amer
ican foreign policy and one that is
likely to have a lasting effect on the
world.
For centuries the Near "East has
been a hotbed in intrigue and a fer
tile field for the sfe'eds of War. TDtfnng
the World War there were secret
treaties and agreements between the
vaiious belligerents determining how
the victors were to reap the spoils*
from the vanquished.
And as these skeletons were being
dragged from the closets of the Paris
Peace Conference, soon new agree
ments were hatched which were des
tined to bring about the present sit
uation thafrhas developed the Lau
sanne conference. Greek and Italian
troops were dispatched to Turkey, the
-Powers began to mark off their spe
cial stamping grounds in the old Ot
toman Empire, old world diplomats
attd dgeni?'8er6 work to frame~their
grants of special economic privileg
es and soon a skein was being
tangled that %as threatening "to em
broil in international conflict all who
touched it-
Beyond the whole picture of the
day-to-day events in Turkey, observ
ers could plainly see a background
economic forces constitute the
principal cause for war todayand
the big world question, OIL!
Then Nationalist Turkey struck
back with a bang ,mowed down the
ambitious Greek army, and expelled
the Greeks from Turkey. The peace
which the great powers had forced on
the sultan after the World War in the
Treaty of Sevres was overturned by
Mustapha Kemal, the Nationalist
leader, and the Turks were given a
seat of equality in the Lausanne con
ference, designed to bring about
peace in the Near East.
And what part does the United
States have in .this Old World melo
drama? This Government does not
intend to involve itself in the wran
gle over territorial boundaries or the
ambitions' of Balkan kings- But with
the constant expansion of this coun
try's world interests there were cer
tain definite interests that the Amer
ican Government had to protect at
Lausanne and this necessitated the
appointment of official American ob
servers who" have since been active in
the deliberations of the conference.
Atks Square Deal
The United States Government
stands firm at Lausanne for th'e
"square deal". It intends to protect
the rights and interests of the coun
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MRS. E. A BARKER NAMED
CHILD WELFARE LEADER
Mrs. J. K. Given, who has been
chairman of the Beltrami County
Child" Welfare Board for several
years will not accept re-appointment
according to Miss Inez Patterson,
district representative of the Chil
dren's Bureau, State Boar*d of Con
trol, St. Paul, and in her stead Mrs.
E A Barker of Bemidji has been
appointed chariman.
Mrs. F. S. Arnold of Bemidji and
Mrs. E. Douglass of Blackduck
are other members of the child wel
fare board for the coming year. Miss
Ethelyn Hall, as county superintend
ent of sihools, and one member of
the county board, of commisioners
will serve as ex-officio members of
the board, making five members all
told.
The new board will begin serving
January 1st for one year. The work
of the Child Welfare Board is de
serving of much commendation, tho
the work is of, such character that
little publicity can be given it and
stai protect the interest of those
concerned. _._
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ROADSPACTUP
T0LK1SLATM
lawmakers to Determine Pace
to Be Se*t in Carrying
Qut Improvements
More than half of needed trunk
highway improvements which may
be made in the next two years are
hanging on action of the incoming
legislature on the highway depart
ment recommendations for the first
issue 6f trunk highway bonds, ac
cording to John H. Mullen, assistant
etunmissioner and chief highway en
gineer.
"rtlere is no magic about road
buildingit simply takes money in
a reasonable proportion to the work
undertaken," asserted the official.
"Minnesota has been fortunate in
getting low prices, and in other ways
since the new highway program was
launched, but under the most fav
orable /conditions the highest stand
ards of financing are of first im
portance.
"First state highway bonds are
proposed, now to permit the state to
make greatly needed improvements,
to stop maintenance waste, to give
immediate benefits in nearer propor
tion to imediate expenditures and to
keep pace in the general movement,
among states for better highways.
"Unless the ibonds are made avail
able, it will be pebble to do in the
next two years less than half as
much in the wayf -tfettermenta than,
will be done otherfise. A just poli
cy of using funds to the best inteis
est of the largest number of highway
users gives precedence to~ the heavy
traffic routes. So in reality the pur
pose, more than to permanently im
prove many heavy-traffic sections, is
to release money to go on with ex
tensive grading and graveling work
on the longer mileage of fighter trav
eled state highways. There is now
every prospect of favorable action
on the proposals and future results
will establish the good business prac
tice behind the recommendations."
Mr. Mullen said the department
wLU continue to distribute highway
betterments as widely as possible
but that more adequate funda are
need to overcome the greater in
crease in traffic over highway im
provements, SPRUCE BUDWORM DOING
DAMAGEIN LAKESTATES
Budworm is Rapidly Spreading
Westward is Now Active
Even in Minnesota
New Yorkj, Dec. 20.How to stop
the ravages of the spruie budworm
in the forests of the lake states is the
subject of a special bulletin issued
to foresters, of the paper industry
in the middle west, by the Wood
lands Section of the Amereican Pa
per and Pulp Association, this sec
tion being the forestry department
of the paper mills of the Unite a
States
That the budworm, which has
killed vast areas of spruce and bal
sam forests in Quebec, New Bruns
wick and Maine is rapidly spreading
westward and is now active in the
forests of Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Michigan, is the statement made in
this bulletin. In the east some esti
mate the insect .has done more dam
age to pulpwood in the last few
yeais than all the forest fires wmch
have occurred.
The bulletin takes up technical
forestry methods of combatting the
peril after outlining the manner in
which "the activities of Uhe budworm
are followed by other jnsects, and,
the dead timber thus killed form a
serious fire peril-
In brief, the recommendations of
the section, based on the consensus
of opinion of entomologists and for
esters who have studied this question
are as follows:
1. Explore all forest areas ap
concentrate logging operations where
the greatest amount of dead or dy
ing timber is found.
"2. Continue examination of sus
pected areas-
"3. In the less affected areas af
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RALFIL1I0N
SPENDSUMMER
IN MINNESOTA
Tourists
Come From Every
State in Union Leave in
Their Wake $25,000,000
RECE NT SURVEY SHOWS
FIGURES ARE AUTHENTIC
Next Year Minnesota Urged to
Prepared to Care for
Even Larger Number
More than half a million people
from other states spent their summer
vacation in Minnesota in 1923.
Tourists came from every state in
%he "Union', attracted by Minnesota's
Ten Thousand Lakes, and left in then
wake more than $25,000,000. Money
brought into the state/by the visit
ors exceeds by a wide margin that
of any year since Minnesota set out
to advertise its attractions.
This .is brought out in a survey of
the 1922 season, just completed! by
tire Ten Thousand Lakes of Minne
sota association.
The figures are not guesses. The
totals are based on a traffic .census
showing the number of foreign cars
using the main, highways and by
questionaires sent to resort keepers
and a large number of residents of
other states who spent the "ummer
in Minnesota.
Main trunk highways leading into
the state literally were jammed with
automobiles *ound *or the Minneso
ta, lake districts. A traffic census
taken by the state Highway depart
ment^uri ig the summer showed that
*3r~automabiles from other states
were passing along No. 12 east of St.
Paul, daily during the period of the
cehSus. In 1921 the number of for
eign cars using this highway was on
ly 264.
Highway No- 3, north of La Cres
cent, was just as busy. So, with the
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ODD FELLOWS TO HOLD
ROLL CALL JANUARY 6
The Odd Fellows of Bemidji have
announced their annual Roll Call
night for Friday, January 5, and the
committee in charge ha prepared
a most interesting program which is
to be in the nature of a banquet and
"pep" fest.
Dinner will be served to all Odd
fellows at 6:30 on that evening-, af
ter which toasts and short addresses
as well as musical selections by the
Odd Fellows male quartet will be
a part of the program.
All Odd Fellows are ordered to be
presen/ to answer rcSl fall and those
unable to be present, owing to ill-.
-ness or on account of being out of
the city, are ordered to write a let
ted, which will be read at this ses
sion.
At this meeting it will also be
decided whether the Odd Fellows
their exclusive use, or 'whether the
new building will be partially used
for commercial purposes
I is planned to erect a new build
ing early next spring and a commit
tee, in charge of,this matter will
present plans for the inspection of
the members. Letters advising
members of this roll call meeting
are being sent out to all Odd Fellows.
Penticton British Columbia,
There are 3,000 commercial orchards
in the Okana'gan Valley, British
Colunlbia. HALING-WALKLR COMPANY
MOVES TO NEW LOCATION
Business expansion has contribu
te the demand for a new location
by the Haling-Walker Electrical Co.,
and that firm has now leased the
Wheelock building at 507 Beltrami
avenue formerly occupied by the
Progressive Auto Company, and is
now open for business in its new lo
cation, having moved Tuesday from
its former location on Third street.
The addition of several new lines
is contemplated and the business of
this firm will be gradually enlarged.
Perry Haling and Dale' Walker are
the members of this firm which was
organized less than a year ago. In its
new location the firm's telephone
number is 29.
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BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER
BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, DEC. 20, 1922
TO BI SUIT
ONWAR DEALS
Twenty-Tin* Civilian, of the
Brooklyn Naval Base Held
On War Goods Theft
(By United Freaa)
Washington, Dc/20The Depart
ment of Justice is preparing to file
^uit immediately for the recovery
of $3,601,000 from the Wright-Mar
tin Aircraft Company on war con
tracts, counsel of Attorney-General
Daugherty declared at the impeach
ment hearing before the House Ju
diciary Committee today.
Attorney A. T. Seymour, special
Assistant Attorney General, made
the statement in an effort to knock
down the charges of Representative
Woodruff, republican of Michigan,
who declared he could submit evi
dence showing Attorney General
Daugherty held up a suit against
the corporation for more than a year
atf er the government's case was com
pleted.
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New York, Dec. 20Twenty two
civilians of the Brooklyn Naval Base
were arrested by the Department of
Justice today in connection* with
grand jury indictments charging
more than $1,000,000 worth of goods
had been stolen'from the base since
the war. Twenty-three men were
named in the indictments. The ar
rests weTe made under the super
vision of Wm. J- Burns, chief 'of the
department in Washington. Goods
stolen from the base include cloth
ing, oil and other material, accord
ing to federal agents. The twenty
two men are to be arraigned before
Federal Judge Garvin today.
NEW WEST VIRGINIA JAIL IS
CHRISTENED WITH MOONSHINE
Morgarttown, W. Va-, Dec. 20
(United Press).The first stone ot
Monongalia county's new jail was put
in place with a christening of moon
shine. No observance had been
planned but Sheriff Yest chanced on
the scene as the first ponderous stone
was swunfeinto place. The sheriff
held up proceedinks and dashed into
hfc office, where he obtaine'd a.bot
tle of "corn," possession of which
hid placed one man behind the bars
of the old jail.
With pomp and ceremony Sheriff
Yest broke the moonshine liquor ov
er the cornerstone.
NEW ANGLE GIVEN TO
AUTO ACCIDENT STORY
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The story of the deaf ana dumb
man as related by him in Tuesday's
P(ioneer is now told by eye witness
es and gives an entirely different
angle to the situation. Here is the
story:
The driver had a loaded cai and
honked his horn long and loud as he
approached the man. Just as he was
about to pass, the man looked over
hist shoulder and bolted across the
road in front of the car. The driy.
er turned his car into the ditch in
an effort to keep from striking the
man, but could not prevent the ac
cident.
He immediately jumped out -of
his-c#r to learn how badly the man
was hurt. He then stopped another
car bound for Bemidji and ordered
the driver to take the man to a doc
tor, wliicn was done. After dispos
ing, of hfs load, the driver of the
first car rushed to the doctor's office
Where It was learned the victim re
fused medical attention. The drivei
ihen took him over to Nymore, where
the injured man advised he lived
The Pioneer is pleased to publish
this version of the story, in fairness
to the driver and occupants of the
car, as well as to those otherwise
concerned.
Vausann Conferenc Appear Probable
MOOSE PLANNING ON BIG
TIMEON NEWYEAR'S EVE
Members of Three Orders and
Ladies Are Invited to
Annual Celebration
Plans for their annual New Year's
Eve celebration occupied consider
able of the attention of the Moose
at their regular session Tuesday
night. There is to be something go
ing on every minute from 7:30 to
midnight New Years' Eve, it was an
nounced by E. E. Benbon, chairman
of the committee in charge. All
members of the Loyal Orde^ of
Moose, the Women of the Moose
heart Legion, and Junior MOoBe, each
with his wife or lad yfriend are in
vited to attend this affair.
After considerable discussion of a
club room for the "juniors", a com
mitte consisting of R. E. Miller, E.
W Hannah and Frank Annis were ap
pointed to confer with a committee
of the junior order to study out what
may be done towards a club room
The second meeting in January is
to be initiation night, it was an
nounced by Dictator H. Z. Mitchell.
On that occasion, the committee ot
which E. Hunt is chairman will use
their new apparatus, on which they
have been planning for months
The name of William Crane was
drawn for the attendance prize af
ter which the members were invited
to partake of an excellent supper
prepaied by John Matlund, the club
steward. Some then listened to the
radio set, some played cards? and
others enjoyed a game of volley ball
in the lodge room.
PROBE MYSTERY DEATH
OF SOUTH DAKOTA MAN
(By United Pr*u)
Minneapolis, Dec 20Investiga
tors of the mysterious death of tiog
ort Demeter, 45, of Webster, S. D.,
returned to Minneapolis today. De
meter was found on the shoies of
Lake Pippin, near Wabasha last Fri
day. He died yesterday in a Waba
sha hospital
He bad left his home in South Da
kota with $4,500 in cash on his per
son At Portage, Wis., he deposited
$4,000 and started back to South
Dakota with $250 in gold concealed
in his clothing.
He told the sheriff he was being
followed by four men. It is be
lieved he was slugged on the Mil
waukee road train near Wabasha,
robbed and thrown off.
CHILDREN ARE GUEST?
AT BIG ST. PAUL PARTY
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(By United Press)
St. Paul, Dec. 20Ten thousand
children we're to be guests of the
Christmas City fet a Yuletide party
here today.
The great municipal auditorium, a
babel of voices as Santa Claus ap-
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rjc submarine which eluded the blockade and reached America has just been sold at auction In
tttt lo a gkgncfa .concern which will use It for.exbiblttoQ purposes.
BERNHARDT ORDERED TO
REMAIN IN BED A WEEK
(By United Press)
Paris, Dec 20Sarah Bernhardt,
seized with illness in the theatre
here, was ordered to remain in "bed
a week by her physicians. Although
the Divine Sarah was not in bed, she
is very weak, according to her doc
tors.
She resisted their orders to rest,
declaring she will immediately le
turn to her work on the stage.
Friends and relatives watch anxioub.
ly at her bedside day and night.
HUGETASKNO W
CONFRONTS
appeared was decorated appropriately
and illuminated with thousands of Imensely increase France'^ production
colored lights
"Santa Claus in Fairyland", was
the special presentation for the kid
dies, staged by J. Clair Store, chair
man of the Children's Christmas com- ants, production is unsatisfaeto?
mittee. owing to the use of old-fashionc
The central figure in the de or- farm machinery. In many places
ative scheme was a huge Chustmas. en are still used plowing with the
tree, 40 feet high Special must" wa*- same style of plows th..t were us
provided. a hundred years ago.
Germany Proposes Appoint-
ment of Expert Commission
to Fix Reparations
F. & A. M. TO INSTALL
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MINNESOTA
WSTOmCAL
L. Waslnngton, Dec. 20 (By A
Braford Copyrighted 1922 by
P)Geimuny has pioposed to
United States and the allies the
pointment of an expert commission
to fix a jubt repaiations figuie with
in hei tapacitj to pa the United
Press learned today
France, through Piemici Poin
taie, has just summarily rejected the
German proposition, acording to in
formation reaching highly authori
tative quarter^ here direct from
Paris.
These impoitant international de
velopments are clearly indicative oi
the difficult task confronting this
government in its efforts to find a
practical way to solve the European
situation and in some measure ex
plain why the United States is guard,
ing its move with secrecy and ucting
with extreme cauti'on.
the ap-
NEW OFFICERS TONIGHT
Officers elected at the annual
meeting two weeks ago will be in
stalled by Bemiidji lodge No. 233 A
F. & A. M., in regular communica
tion this evening at the Masonic hall.
A large attendance of members is
desired. Important business is also
to come before the lodge
FRANCE PLANSTO SPEND
VASTAMOUNT FOR POWER
Electrification of Farming Re-
gion* Planned to Take
Place of War Loss
Paris, Dec. 20. (U. P.)-^-A vast
project for the electrification ot the
agricultural regions of France is be
ing prepared by the Government
Under the scheme, as outlined by
Minister of Agliculture Cheion, the
Skte would arrange credits and aid
in placing electric power at the dis
posal of every farmer.
Under the projected law the na
tion would advance to individuals and
regional syndicates the sum of 000-
000,000 francs. Thi- syndicates and
individuals would furnish an equal
amountmaking a total of 1,200,-
000j000 francs.
The basic object of the scheme is
to intensify domestic farming pio
duction, to modernize th maohineiy
on farms and thus alleviate the short
age' of manpower resulting from
France's war losses If the scheme
is successful, within a few years the
country-side would be a network oi
electric powei lines reaching tens of
thousands' of farms and furnishing
them with power for1
labor-saving
machinery.
Choron's idea is that Fiance must
garner from her own soil the means
of rehabihating the country and ren
dering France economically indepen
and thfc only method is to modern
ize and intensify pi eduction
According to the tentatne plans
the State loans would be for a period
of "uhder thiryt years at a rate not
to exceed foui per cent
Agricultural authonties pi edict
that such electrification would im-
of food stuffs and enable hei to be
come a big exporter, because at
present, despite the fertility of the
soil, and toilsome laboi by tho pea
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Minnesota: Generally fair to
night and Thursday. Rising tem
perature Thursday and in west
portion tonight.
DISAGREEMENTS__
MIGHTDISRUPT LAUSANNEMEET
Allies and Turks Threaten
Break if Their Plans
Are Not Accepted.
CONFERENCE REACHES
GRAVEST POINT TODAY
Both Sides are Unyielding,
Each Demanding its Own
Plan Be Adopted
London, Dec 20Disruption of
the Near East peace conference at
Lausanne appeared on hand today
with both sides threatening to break
off negotiations. Turkish delegates
commenting on Lord Curzons Ulti
matum that the allied straits' plan
must be accepted, has precipitated a
crisis by threatening to depart unlcss
the chief demnads of the Angora gov
ernment are granted1,
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PRICE 3c
according to
dispatches received today.
The Tuikish delegates were re
ported to have declared that their
country's future existence depended
upon the outcome of the straits' ne
gotiations and point out that they
had strict instructions from the An
gora government that their own pro
position be made effective.
Curzon gave the Turkish delegates
until this afternoon to accept tne al
lied plan under threat that the pow
ers would ceise their parley over the
straits after that. The Turks, ac
cording to reports, set the same dead
line for their domanas.
(By UnlUd Prsa)
Lausanne, Switzerland, Dec. 20
The Near East peace conference has
reached its gravest point, although
conversations were in progress in
cessantly forward1
the purpose of re
conciling the Turks and allied view
points on the Darndanelles before the
afternoon session.
Both sides aer unyielding, each de
manding that its own plan for set
dement of the straits' problom be
uopted The Turks resented the
departuie of the British naval and
military experts before hearing the
Angora government's final word, al
though the allies now declare that
failure to reach an agreement on
this basis will not break off the con
ference a-s they are willing to take
up other questions. The Turks say
it will be useless to continue ne
gotiations if the straits' settlement
plan is not approved.
B. A. C. CLUB NOT TO HOLD
MEETING THIS EVENING
There will be no meeting of the
B. A. C. club this evening on ac
count oi the basketball game at the
new armory, at which the Boys band
is to play, several members of the
club being members of the band as
well. The next meeting will be held
next Wednesday evning
BANK ROBBERS FRUSTRATED
AT HANOVER GET NOTHING
(87 Udlted Pnt^aj
St. Paul, Doc. 20Six men at
tempted to rob the State Bank of
Hanover, thirty miles northwest of
St. Paul, but were frightened before
they obtained any money. They es
caped in an automobile headed to
wardjj the Twin Cities,
ST. PAUL BUSINESS MEN
HEAR NEAR EAST PLIGHT
(By Vnlted Press)
St Paul, Dec. 20.A picture
of the suffering an'd chaos in the
near east was painted today before
business men of St Paul by Dr L.
White, who has lived in the enar
east for 32 years.
No reference was made at the
open forum at the St. Paul Associ
ation to the relief campaign, of
which Dr White is a director. The
appearance of Dr. White was for the
purpose of acquainting the city with
the exact situation in the near east
Stationed most of the time at An
atolia college, Marsovan, Turkey,
White is thoroughly familiar with
affairs both civic and political irt
that section. F01 20 years he has
been president of the college.
Man.v pink flojcrs may be turned
'due by exposing them to the fumes
of ammonia foi a few minutes and
blu" fl nver-, becoe pink when exposed
to a"ida.
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