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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-03-10
HIGH SCHOOL SWAMPS
N. D. FORESTRY TEAM:
THIRD GAME CANCELLED
Visiting Referee Partial te
"Home Boys; Claimed
Record Clean

Outclassed in every rudiment OF
the game, the Forestry State Normal
school basket ball six" met defea,
from the Bemidji High school boys
last night by score of % to %
Since the High school girls team is
scheduled to play at Bagley tonight,
there is no team left for the visitors
to play, and the third game, which
was booked for tonight has been cam
celled. Bemidji is sending the For
estry boys "back to the woods" with
out completing the schedule. The
contest last night Was staged at a
loss to the American Legion post and
since there was so small an attend
ance it was decided to call off the re-
mainder of the games for this season.
Higbe Gets Busy.
In the first period of playing last
night, no scoring was done by either
side for about seven minutes and then
Higbe turned loose and Gagged two
field baskets for Be,nidji in quick sue
cession. Ruelle of the visitors copied
Higbe and succeeded in tying the
score. From then on in the field half !,
Bemidji showed real speed and piled
up ten more points while the Bot
tineau outfit secured only three more,
making the score to ID at the close
of the first period.
With the aid of the referee, who
was also the coach for the visiting
team, the second half brought forth
more even scoring. At one time in
this period the Dakota bunch was
within one point of Bemidji's score,
but not for any length of time. The
half ended with the score % to 90.
Visitors Play Six Men.
Bemidji was playing under a great
handicap, in that the local outfit was
made up Of only five players, which
is customary in the game of basket
ball, while their opponents numbered
six-five second-rate amateur basket
ball players and as partial a referee
as the Bottineau bunch could desire.
It is the common question of all who
have seen the visiting outfit in action,
IF they have not lost game this
season, what teams have they
played?" There might be such CO.
incidence that they have not played
before this season.
Post Not Grati6ed.
The Ralph Oracle post quintette
is not satisfied with the support it
has received during the playing sea-
son and now at the close Of the sea-
son is at financial loss. The team
has labored to please the local fans
and have put up many good hard
fought battles. More of the defeats
would have been victories for the
home boys if hearty public support
had been received at all times.
The lineup and summary for last
nights contest is as follows:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-03-10
RICH MEXICAN MERCHANT IS
KILLED BY VILLA BANDITS
(By United Press)

Ell Paso, March 10.-Reports from
Chihuahua City today, state that the
Arabian Nassarm, rich Torreon mer-
chant, captured by Villa bandits
when they dynamited train near
Carrolitos last Thursday, has been
murdered by his captors.
Joseph Williams, an American, cap
tured and held for ransom, was re-
ported to have been taken into the
Durango mountains.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-03-10
Explains Reasons for Mo-
Granting 8-Hour Day in
Bemidji Mills
QUESTION OF OPERATION
RESTS WITH EMPLOYEES
Minimum Wage Being Paid SIS
Per Day; Living Lower
Than in Bend, Ore.

Briefly and concisely, E. L. Car.
penter, vice-president of the Crook.
ston Lumber company, addressed an
overflow meeting of employees of the
company, prominent business men of
Bemidji and those who were inter-
ested, at the quarters of the Crook
ston company reading room, Tuesday
night, and in 25 minutes he had fin
ished.
Rising from his chair, Mr.. Car
penter surveyed his auditors.
II need no introduction to you,"
he commenced. II know all of you,
but not every one by name. have
seen you frequently, in my comings
to Bemidji.
Ask for Eisht-Hour Day.
Mr.. Carpenter, during his dis
course, called attention to the fact
that:
eve have been notified, that on
April /, you will ask us for an eight
hour day, and that we will have 80
days to consider the request. Don't
leave US on the carpet for 80 days-
two hours notice is sufficient. #
we don't run ten hours we will not
import strike breakers, nor import
labor or have any trouble with any
of you men. We want to run Mill
No. 1 night and day. If we have
trouble, we will run only days. tits
entirely up to you and Bemidji,
whether these plants run this sum-
mer."
MIR. Carpenter also said in refer
ence to the Shevlin mills at Bend,
Ore:
Refers to Bend, Ore.
referring to the eight-hour day
at Bend, Ore, the eight-hour schedule
is because those plants are operated
the year round. Here they are only
operated seven months in the year.
In the Oregon plants, two shifts are
run. The timber out there is in i'm
mense quantities and if cut today will
be sawed tomorrow in the mills. The
minimum scale there is SIS, and liv-
ing is from rs to 40 per cent higher.
Statistics in this lumber center show
that living is cheaper than anywhere
in the United States.
II am not against the eight-hour
day. At this time the country needs
production of lumber. There is a
great shortage of lumber.
IF you think you are not receiv-
ing enough compensation for what
you are doing, talk it over with your
foreman"
Address Appreciated.
At the close of his address the
employees gave the speaker hearty
applause.
He was accompanied by E. H. Dea,
general mill superintendent, and R.
G. Chisolm, general sales manager.
After the session, it was learned
that the Crookston company in Be-
midi is paying minimum wage of
IS for the ten hour day, averaging
$3.50; no employee, no matter what
he does, receiving less than SIS, the
wages being retroactive, back to
March /.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-03-10
AMERICA SHOULD HELP
EUROPE, SAYS SOCIALIST
(By United Press)

London, March 10.-"American
people owe it to humanity and them
selves to come to the aid OF Europe
and assist in her economic recon-
struction;;" Hjalmar Branting, Swed-
ish socialist leader, declares In an ar
ticle on European Economic Condt-
tons" written for the United Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-03-10
PREMlERS PRACTICALLY
IGNORE RUSSIA SOVIET
(By Ed L. Keen
Omitted Press Correspondent

London, March 10.-Political OBJ
servers here today considered it signi-
ficant that the declaration on eco
nomic conditions in the world, as
drawn by the council of premiers,
makes no specific recommendations
regarding Russia, and mentions the
soviet only by pointing out that it
has armies of more than 100000
men in the field, rehabilitation of
which is primary condition of Eur
opean peace.
It has been believed that the note
would treat Russia in considera BILE
detail Fact that it did not was look
ed upon as some concession to France.
The manifesto covers the present
world commercial situation compre-
hensively, specially as to conditions
in Europe. 1t does not provide for
any general pooling and redistribu-
ton of food stuffs and supplies of raw
material Of different nations, as had
been predicted.
female, who are members Of the Re-
publican party, or who believe in it's
principles and desire to affiliate
with said party by supporting it's
candidates in the coming election,
are invited to participate in the pri-
maries and conventions provided for
in this call.
We declare it to be fair test of
on electors right to participate in
such primaries and conventions to
compel such elector, if his right to
vote is questioned, to declare upon
oath his claims to Republicanism, to
compel him publicly to pledge him.
self to support the principles of the
republican party and its candidates
at said coming election.
BY legislative enactment of the
Nineteen-nineteen legislature, wo-
men are give the full right to par
ticipate in the primaries and con-
ventions herein mentioned. The re-
publican party, rejoices in this new
privilege extended to women. We,
therefore, urge active participation
by all qualified women voters.
All the provisions of Section 1862
to $40 inclusive, G. S. 1913, and by
all other provisions of the statute so
WAR as pertinent are hereby made
applicable to the holding and con-
Quoting Of said primaries and CONVEX
ton.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-03-10
BELTRAM CALL.

Pursuant to the call OF the HepuO-
lican State Central Committee and or
the Republican District Committee
for this Congressional district, Re-
publican County Convention for this
county is hereby called to meet at
the court house in the City of Bem1d-
il. Minnesota, on Wednesday, March
II. :1e20,,at o'clock p. M, for the
purpose of electing II delegates to
the state convention to be held at the
Auditorium in Saint Paul on Satur-
day, the twentieth day Of March,
1920. And, also, II delegates to at
tend a Republican Convention TOR
this Congressional district which IS
to be held at St. Cloud on Friday, the
nineteenth day Of March, 1920. The
said district and state conventions to
elect delegates to attend the National
Republican Convention to be held in
the city Of Chicago, Illinois, on the
eighth day of June, 1920. Said state
convention also to nominate twelve
republican Presidential Electors for
the State of Minnesota as provided by
law.
Primaries March Is.
All primaries for the election OF
delegates to said county convention
are hereby called to be held on Mon
day, the fifteenth day of March, 1920,
between the hours of 1880 O'Clock
3D. m, and $3.50 o'clock p. m. in the
various election districts or precincts
of this county and at the regular
polling places in said election dist
riots or precincts.
Following the recommendation OF
said Republican State Central Com
mittee, each election district or pre-
cinct in this county shall have one
delegate and for every twenty votes
cast for the Republican candidate
for governor at the general election
in the year 1918 or major traction
thereof. provided, however, that
every election district or precinct
shall have at least one delegate to
this county convention.
Preferential Ballots
Said Republican State Central
committee will furnish presidential
preferential ballots for use in the sew
.eral election districts or precincts OF
this county with the names OF the
aVOWeQ republican CdHuAuo.0o ~.
presidential nominations printed
thereon and blank spaces for mark
ing and writing so arranged that
each voter may express his preference
for presidential nomination. And the
clerk at each election district or pre-
cinct in this county shall, in making
his report upon the credentials OF
delegates elected, to include therein
statement of the presidential prefer
ence in his election district or precinct
if any such preference shall be .ex-
pressed by the electors thereof.
These reports shall accompany the
credentials of the delegates to the
County convention and shall be in
structions to said delegates to sup
port candidate for delegates to sup
National Convention favorable to the
candidate receiving the highest num-
Der of votes in the election district or
In accordance With lie above ap-
portionment, the several election dis
tricts or precincts Of said county are
entitled to the following number OF
delegates to said County Convention.
Women. Take Notice.
All duly qualified electors, male or
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-23
MAN SLAIN, HIS WIFE
WARNED In DREAM
Philadelphia Police Hunt for
Blonde Woman Driving
Red Automobile.
ROBBERY WITH MURDER
Evidence of RiotOus Party
Found i'm Office Where III.
II. Pierce Was Killed.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov 22.-Requests
for the arrest of blonde woman, driv-
ing a large red automobile. were sent
broadcast by the police tonight In con-
nection with the killing of Henry T.
Pierce. Eastern manager of the Insley
Manufacturing Company. whose body,
the head being crushed with wrench.
was found to-day in the rear part OF
his office. The automobile is said to
have belonged to Pierce. and bore Penn
sylvania license tag No 122-206.
Pierce, who was 40 years old and
married. had been struck over the head
several times with the wrench, and to
make death certain gas had been turned
on in the room. His pockets were
turned inside out and all his money was
gone A gold watch and two diamond
rings he was said to have wcrn were
missing. and a valuable diamond had
been torn from a stickpin and the pin
left In his tie.
Pierce was last seen alive when he
entered his office last Saturday night ac-
companied by young woman who Is
described as young and a blonde
There were evidences of riotous
party the police say, in the office
where the body was found. A number
of bottles and two glasses. one half
filed with whiskey, were found on the
table over which the body lay. The
killing evidently occurred Saturday
night, the authorities said.
One theory OF the police Is that Pierce
was lured to his Office by the woman
and then killed by a man. The woman
is described as about 81 years old. feet
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-23
LODGE DEFINES SENATE
ATTITUDE ON PEACE
Says Programme Rests With
Harding and NeD Congress.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HEnALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. C.. Nov. 22.
All doubt of the course OF the Senate
in regard TO making peace was set at
rest to-day by Senator Lodge (Mass.) },
Republican leader OF that body. and
chairman Of the Foreign Relations Com
rittee. II does not make any difference
whether the President sends tho YER
sailles treaty TO the Senate again or
leaves it quiescent.
Senator Lodge returned to Washington
to-day lie said he expects lot or
speeches will be made on the subject
Of peace. but that action in making peace
probably will have 20 be deferred until
President Harding takes office and calls
the newly elected Congress together In
special session.
The Senator made Il clear that the
peace making programme rests In the
hands OF Senator Harding. These two
will confer later on the subject and
the outgrowth OF this conference may
be the introduction OF a peace resolu-
ton similar to that introduced by Sena-
tor Knox (Pa.) last session. This may
be done and the resolution passed by
the Senate, but Il would be known In
advance that nothing could come OF II.
as the President would reverse his whole
position on the treaty and league If he
approved a.. There are In the Senate to
convene next month enough Adminlstra-
ton Democrats left TO preclude the pos
sibility OF a two-thirds vote of the Senate
overriding the Presidential veto.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-23
HARDING WILL LOSE
SEA LEGS ON LINKS
Game of Golf His First Move
on Landing Early To-day
in Colon.
WILL INSPECT CANAL
President-Elect Plans to De-
vote Most of Visit to
Sightseeing.
WILL INSPECT CANAL

On BOARD THE STEAMSHIP PARIsMINA,
Nov. 22 (by WIRELESS TO THE Asso-
GATED PRESS VIA CRIsToBAL, PANAMA
CANAL ZoNE) Nine o'clock Tuesday
morning has been fixed as the hour for
Presldont-elect Harding to dlsembark in
the Canal Zone from the Parismlna Dur
sng the last day of the voyage from New
Orleans the steamship has loafed on her
course so as 10 delay her arrival at
Colon until midforenoon. 1t had been
planned to have the vessel dock soon
after daylight. but this arrangement was
changed to-day and o'clock was fixed
as the hour for the President-elect TO go
ashore.
Mr.. Harding declared to-day that he
had enjoyed every minute Of the voyage.
Mrs. Harding has spent most OF her time
In her stateroom, but she came out on
deck this morning smiling
A game of golf Is the only diversion
on Mr.. Harding's programme of the first
day of his vacation in the Canal Zone.
lie plans to visit the links late in the
afternoon after resting from his sea
voyage at the hotel which is 10 be his
home while in the zone.
Plans for the five days stay I'm the
Canal Zone so far are incomplete but
one feature will be a trip through the
Canal, probably on a Government tug.
II has been suggested that the party go
through the waterway on the Parlsmina,
but the President-elect regarded the plan
us somewhat impracticable. One day
proba bly, will be devoted to inspection
of the Canal and the remainder of the
time sightseeing, with few games of
golf in between.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-23
DE VALERA SAY Us FIRING
ON IRISH IS MASSACRE
Repetition of Indian Atroci-
ties, He Declares.

The shooting down of Irish civilians
attending a football game by British
soldiers was characterized yesterday as
massacre" by Eamonn de Valera,
president" OF the Irish republic In a
statement reviewing the recent increase
in fighting in Ireland. he did not refer
TO the killing Of lhe fourteen British
officers, in Dublin, Sunday. preceding
the shooting at the game.
when armed soldiers attack an I'M
armed populace ii is massacre" Mr.
dc Nalera's statement said There Is
no comparison between the guilt of the
British soldiers, who from tanks and
armored cars. in full war outfit. with
machine guns and rifles NOW down I'M
offending civilians as they walk the
streets. and those who kill these British
soldiers engaged in an armed campaign
of violent aggression against the Irish
peoples rights.
THE conduct OF the British troops IN
firing machine guns on unarmed peo-
pie attending a football game in Dub
lin IS simply n repetition of the Amrit.
zar massacre IN India. Whatever Brit.
ish officer was in charge in Dublin will
be commended for IL and rewarded az
Dyer was. Later. when that officer
is made to feel by Irish republican:
that although he may commit these
crimes with impunty so far as his
Government Is concerned. he may not
do IL with impunity so far as Irish
men can secure IT, his death will be
classed by the British controlled pres,
as another murder by the Sim Fem.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-23
BRITONS STIRRED BY
VANDERBILT DEALS
Continued from First PaSc.

hundred and forty-four years ago
Washington was looked on as a most de-
spicable Englishman. Now he is the
ather of the greatest country In the
world. Fifty years ago Lincoln was de-
fled and crucfied the world over. Now
hey have placed a beautiful statue of
7im in the heart OF London, facing
Westminster. Washington built up our
Government; Lincoln freed 5000, 900
people and held our union together Now
Lenine Is building a Government and
reeing 10000, 900 people. II will not
)e many years before they will have a
statue of him here in London.
"Trotzky Is the handspring of the
Soviet orga nization. He is the brains
of the military machine. He has got
several tacticians In the field, and they
are all working hand in hand. Don't
you believe this talk that they are look
ing for a chance to bolt. Trotzky Is
the directing genius. Tchitecherin is one
of the most high minded men | have
ever met. The same way with the
others. They are oil devoted to their
cause.
I'm all my dealings with them I never
found a single instance of graft. Not
once did anybody say to me: Now,
where do I come off In this dealT And
| know Of no other country where l
wouldn't have heard it.
TOO many persons go to Russia and
condemn the Soviets because they see
suffering In the cities. They see people
hungry and poorly clothed. But that Is
because they have no means OF trans
portation. and cannot get food from
the countryside Conditions in the rural
districts in Russia are better than ever
before in history. There are countless
people in Russia eating eggs, butter and
milk for tffe> first time in their lives,
because formerly the autocratc land
owners took all and gave the peasants
black bread potatoes and cabbage soup.
They got tired of cabbage soup. but
they are contented now.
But If there Is one person In Russia
who Is hopelessy dissatisfied IT Is
Emma Goldman. They have assigned
her to go about and collect data on the
revolution for a history. But she does
not like the lob. and wants to return
10 America She sent word to me. say
ing: Get me back to America, and l
will promise to be the best little Ameri-
can that ever lived
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-23

the murders. Consequently mikes
force surrounded the grounds Ihi'
force was fired on. and In Trims pacs
killed ten and wounded others.
Sir Hamar also gave details OF ING
finding of revolvers and the CRUSHING &c
death OF a man and woman, which
latter he regretted.
The statement made by the Secretary
for Ireland earlier in the session IN re-
ply to a question regarding yesterday
events was that he hoped that this
series of coldblooded. carefully planned
atrocities would bring wildly before the
House and the public the cruel realty
of the Irish situation.
I'VE are lighting" he said. "an or
ganized band of paid assassins, whose
plans, recently discovered. included de-
struction OF life and property in this
country as well as in Ireland"
AS to present conditions in Dublin. he
stated he had received ut l o'clock
telegram saying everything was appar-
emily normal in that city. no fresh dis
turbances having developed.
After Mr.. Devlin had made his con-
Guiding statement there was a passage
at arms between jeremiah MacVeagh.
Nationalist Member for South Down,
and Sir Edward Carson. the Ulster
leader, during which Sir Edward called
the Nationalist Member liar" for
saying Sir Edward had begun the use
OF rifles" in Ireland.
Mr. Lloyd Geoiso said he shared the
horror all felt at the cold blooded muir
der of unarmed British officers. The
Government, continued Mr.. Lloyd George
had resolved to suppress murder and
conspiracy n Ireland 1t was realized
by all that 10 suppress such carefully
organized. highly subsidized plots would
take time, but the Government was con-
WINGED thai despite the recent happen
ings the Irish authorities were succeed
ing in breaking up the gangs OF
assassinS."
The Premier said, however. that should
experience show that the powers possessed
by the Irish Government had proved In
sufficient for that purpose the Govern
ment would have no hesitation in asking
the Parliament for such further author
i.y as might be necessary to achieve that
end.
Official announcement was made this
afternoon that the ASA ssinations in
Dublin yesterday totalled fourteen
while six persons, including Sim Feiners
we're injured during the attacks. -Four
prisoners were taken.
These figures do not include the casual
ties at Croke Park.
Because of the perfection with which
the attacks upon the officers were
planned, says an official report. the
troops and police in Dublin had made
few arrests of suspects in connection
with yesterdays shootings.