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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-03-31

: M. D. Weeks of Spooner is. among
the visitors from the north end OF
the county having been summoned
here as juror at district court. i, 49,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-03-31

Mrs. Gust Larson was called TO
Mention Tuesday, by the serious ~
res of$ her sister. ~ - X. ,F+,H't
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-03-31

THOMAS BAILEY,
=, Chief Of Police.
-, % :" ! > 6t4-l
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-03-31

Mrs. Wilbur Smith, and three chill
dren, who have been visiting at the
A. p. Richie home since Saturday,
returned, to their ohme in Brainerd
this morning. Mrs. Smith is a niece
of Mr.. Richie. y.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-28
CATHOLICS PLAN
FOR UNIVERSITY.
ON CHICAGO SITE

Chicago, April 2s.-A large Cath
olic university will be constructed
in Chicago, according to plans an
nounced today by Archbishop
George ". Mundelein.
The announcement followed the
acceptance of = $50o,00O gift from
Edward Hines in memory OF hts
son, Edward Hines, Jr., who died
in France.
Archbishop Mundelein said two
thirds Of the departments for the
contemplated university already ex-
listed in Catholic institutions here.
Mr.. Hines gift will be used for a
chapel. the nucleus for the assem-
bled institutions on a thousand-acre
tract at Area, H.. the archbishop
said.
The other departments will be
in Chicago, with the exception OF
few affiliated in other parts of llli-
nois, it also was stated.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-28
BUYS BREWERIES
TO BE READY WHEN
GOOD DAY COMES
Edward

Chicago, April 49, Edward
Landsberg, Chicago brewer. an
nounced today that he had invest
ed a fortune in obtaining new
breweries, believing that the Unit
ed States will not remain as dry"
as it is now.
Landsberg purchased the entire
American stockholdings of the Mil
waukee and Chicago Breweries,
Ltd. an English holding company
owning all the stock of the United
States Brewing company, he said.
The American holdings we're said
to approximate $917 900.
ut is my opinion" he said. that
public sentiment eventually will
force a more reasonable tolerance
of mild alcoholic beverages. and
that the present radical national
prohibition law will be greatly
modified"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-28
REPORTS ONLY
323' 'DEPORTED

Washington. April 2S.-Only S23
radical aliens, including the 241 re-
Gently sent to Russia on the Soviet
Ark" Buford, have been deported
since the enactment of the immi-
grafton law in 1917, Chairman
johnson of the house immigration
committee, declared today.
"Since Nov. /. 5000 warrants of
arrest have been issued, on which
about 5000 actual arrests for de-
portation were made said Mr..
Johnson, quoting from letter
written by him to Assistant Secre-
tary Post Of the labor department.
and made public today by Mr.. Post.
There have been 1928 caneella-
tions and warrants OF deportation
had been issued up to last Saturday
night to the number of 1862 an
archists, communists, Russian
workers, etc. As 1923 he been dc
ported. the number actually await
ing deportation is 49,"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-28
u. S. FIRST
new POLICY
FOR MARINE.
Senate to Get New Draft
of Bill for Merchant
Ocean Traffic.

Washington, April Is. - Estab-
lishment of an America first" pol
icy for the development Of the
American merchant marine is pro-
vided in bill drafted as a substi-
tute for the house merchant ma
rine bill by the senate commerce
and made public to-
day by Chairman Jones. who plans
to report it to the full committee
tomorrow.
Coastwise shipping, the bill pro-
videS. must be entirely American
owned. while IS per cent Of the
stock of corporations engaged in
foreign trade must be held by
American citizens. Sale of Ameri
can ships to foreign interests would
be prescribed without approval Of
the shipping board, which the act
creates.
/. c. c. Restrained.
The bill also would prohibit the
interstate commerce commission
from exercising authority already
existing to grant preferential rail
and water freight rates on exports
or imports as well as passenger
rates unless American-owned yes
sells were used. Upon the board 5
recommendations where American
owned ocean transportation facili-
ties are inadequate, the commits
sion would be authorized by the
bill, however, to suspend this sec
ton.
In providing for the preferential
rates, Senator Jones declared the
bill only proposed a policy similar
TO that under which Germany. ia
pan and other countries have built
up their export trade and main
tanned their shipping.
Proposes New Ship Board.
The bill would place the present
government-owned merchant feet
under the direction of shipping
board composed OF seven smeMhersJ
which would be authorized to oper-
ate the ships under charter or 9TH
erwise and develop foreign trade.
The bill defines the boards pol
icy and directs attention to the fact
that the national defense and the
proper growth of American COM
merce require merchant marine
OF the best type of ships.
The house bill directed the board
to sell the government-owned mer-
chant ships as soon as practicable.
but the senate bill provides that
they shall be disposed Of ''as soon
as practicable. consistent with good
business methods and the objects
and purposes to be attained by this
act"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-28
MANY JAPANESE
REPORTED DEAD
IN RUSS drive.

Washington, April 2S.-Japanese
guards in the district of Nikolaevsk
eastern Siberia, are believed to
have been annihilated. and several
hundred japanese residents, in
cluding the Japanese consul there
massacred, according to an official
statement by the japanese foreign
Office and made public today.
The japanese statement said the
suspension Of communication with
the district rendered it impossible
to get at the real state of affairs,
but that it was evident that "a ser
ious upheaval" had taken place.
Efforts of the Japanese to dispatch
a military relief expedition into the
district have failed because of the
ice.
Meantime, however. the Japanese
have sent an expedition to Alex
androvski. accompanied by the
warships Mikasa and Mishima. The
forces reached their destination
April %, and found the japanese
residents in that district safe. Mos,
of them were taken aboard the
Mikasa.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-28
353 SOLDIER
DEAD ARRIVE

New York, April 2S.-The bodies
Of 35S American soldiers, of whom
all but so died in France, arrived
here today on the army transport
Mercury from Antwerp and South
ampton. Their arrival marked the
first return of soldier dead from
France. The bodies of four officers
were aboard.
Awaiting the arrival at the army
piers in Hoboken, was detachment
of the graves registration services.
Under a soldier guard Of honor,
the caskets were prepared for ship
ment home by rail Each body
will be accompanied by a uniform
ed guard Of honor. who will remain
with his charge until the casket is
lowered into the final resting place.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-28
Y. w. GIRL AIDE
PLEADS GUILTY
AS SHOPLIFTER
by United Pess.)

New York. April 2S.-Dorothy L.
Smith, an instructor in physical
culture and aesthetic dancing at
the Y.lW. c. A. in Railway, n. j.,
Was al liberty on bond today fol-
lowing her arrest on charge OF
shoplifting. She pleaded guilty and
was held for trial
Friends Of Miss Smith said she
was the daughter Of Theodore l..
Smitz. an ofiicial of the Elgfn
Watch company. Elgin. ILL.,, but
changed her name to Smith when
she came to New York They said
she WAS 3ibeTally supplied with
money. and ware unable to account
for the charge.
The value OF the goods she was
alleged to have taken was less then
$40. Miss Smith told police she
had NO friends here to whom she
could appeal for assistance and
spent the night ID Jail.
When she did not return home.
friends 1T the +. W. c. A. became
alarmed and asked police TO aid In
searching for the missing girl
They we're informed she was in
jail.
Immediate arrangements we're
made for an attorney and bail pro-
yided.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-28
BEAT ARIDITY, BUT
BY THEIR CHANGES
lYE SHALL KNOW EN-
{ BY United PreB)

Chicago, April 28.' - Cafeterias
and coffee shops are two enter
prises helping hotel men meet rev.
enues lost through prohibition, ac-
cording to information gathered by
officials of the Hotel Mems show,
which is to be held here May 10 to
Is. Many factories and manufac-
turing establishments are contem-
plating installation of cafeterias,
the hotel show men have also
learned.
The inquiries received from fac
tories, indicate manufacturers are
responding to the plea for chances
of reducing living costs, by install
lation of cafeterias in factories, Of
ficials said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-28
TO
0bSTRUCT RAIL
BOARD CHARGED
Chief Of Firemen and Enginemen
Alleges Method Exists to In
timidate the Board.

Washington. April 2S.-An appar-.
ent conspiracy exists to intimidate
the railroad labor board into deny
ing wage increases for railroad
workers, W. S. Carter. president of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen. declared
today at hearings before the board.
From the beginning, the press
has been full of the idea that to
raise the pay of railroad men will
necessitate an immediate further
advance in the cost of living, and
be simply another step in the So
called vicious I. circle of rising
prices" Carter said.
Amounts to Conspiracy.
There has been so much of this
that it amounts to a conspiracy, if
it is not actually and l protest that
it shall not be permitted to render
abortive our efforts to secure for
the men we represent the relief
that has been denied them for 10
long months
Mr.. Carter declared that increas-
ed wages paid railroad employees
had been almost imperceptible the
effect on prices and added that they
might be disregarded as . factor
in the high cost of living.
Shea Protests.
Timothy Shea. vice president of
the firemeh's brotherhood. protest
ed against the board receiving data
from the railroads on the wage de-
mands in the form Of a question
naire as suggested by E. T. Whittier
of the executive committee of the
roads. This method of gathering
information. the brotherhood off
cials declared, would require
months. ..-.
Chairman Barton stated that the
board was impressed with the ne
cessity for quick action, but was
entitled to all information on the
subject that it considered neces-
sary. Whether the roads will be
permitted to file their question
naires has not been decided.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-28
GENERALS
LEAD ONLY
684v0TES
Late Count, Wood 50,775,
johnson so, 0,071-M-
wards Leads Demos.

Newark. n. j., April 2S.-Al-
though 1898 out of 2,0e5 election
district gave Major General Wood
a lead of 6S4. with a total of 50.765
matched against Johnson's 50,071.
the result Of the preferential con-
test and alignment of the states rs
delegates appeared still to remain
in doubt.
At present Wood is sure of one
member of the Big Four" and FIVE
Of the - district delegates; while
johnson is assured Of the support
of six district delegates.
With Wood now assured Of flve
district delegates. and johnson Of
six. incomplete returns Indicate
that Wood may win seven more.
Johnson three. and that three may
60 to Chicago unpledged.
"Big Foar" Leaders.
United States Senators Walter z.
Edge and Joseph S. Frelinghuysen,
pledged to the presidential choice
of the voters as expressed at the
primary. have been elected a.
members of the Republican big
four" by substantial pluralities.
Former governor Edward c.
Stokes, pledged to Wood. seems as
sured of third place. Former act
ing governor william n. Runyon.
pledged to Wood, is leading in the
race for fourth place.
: With oily 223 precincts missing.
the vote was: Frelinkhuysen. S.
sos; Edge. 55.791; Stokes, 4S.l25;
RunyOn, 43,229; Raymond, 40,aO0;
Ballard, 40,633, Laytfen. 40,532;
Griggs, 1882.
Wood In Lead.
Complete returns from five dis
tricts showed the election of Ave
Wood district delegates, four John
son and one unpledged.
Incomplete returns from six 9TH
er districts indicated the election
of eight Wood, two Johnson and
TWO unpledged delegates. One dis
trict. the 18th, had not been heard
from at Z a. m. today.
Governor Edward !. Edwards was
elected head of the Democratic big
four" Other Der,ocVtic dele
gates s-at-large elected, all without
opposition, were James X. Nugent,
Essex county Democratic leader;
Mayor Frank Hague Of Jersey City.
and Mayor Frederick w. Donnelly
of Trenton There vas no Demo-
cratic choice for presiaent on the
ballot.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-28
CON CON ABANDONS
WATERWAY REPORT

Springfield, ILL.,. April 2S.-Con-
sideration of the public works COM
mittee's report on canals and wa
terways was abandoned by the Il
linois constitutional conventi0 to-
day when it was found that the
committees proposal does not pro-
hibit the general assembly from
making appropriations for canals
and ways as does the present con-
stitution.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-28
CHAMBER PLANS
TO find OUTLET
FOR RUSS TRADE
L. $. Body Authorizes Commission
to TO Abroad and Probe Pos.
sibility as to Resumption.

Atlantic City, n. j.. April 2S.-
The board of directors of the Unit
ed States Chamber of Commerce
today authorized appointment of a
commission to proceed to Europe
to investigate the possibility of re-
sumption of trade relations be-
tween the United States and Rus
sia
President Homer L. Ferguson was
directed to name the members of
the commission and given author
ity to bring the project to ter
mination" with the provision that
the commission should make its re-
port to the board of directors.
The foreign commerce group pre-,
viously had unanimously adopted a
resolution proposing American
trade with Russia be resumed and
characterizing the soviet govern
ment as falling regime"
Discuss H. c. L.
The conventions general and
group sessions today discussed
problems of transportation and
production bearing upon the high
, cost of living, and organized la
bor's attitude toward recent legis-
lation.
George Post, chairman of the
chambers railroad committee. de-
clared I'VE have the right to ex-
pect and insist that railroad en-
ployes will cooperate with their Of
fcers and keep the wheels rolling,
and not paralyze commerce with
Quarrels among themselves. which,
in effect, is a strike against the
public.
The attitude of organized labor
toward the railroad labor board is
to be deplored," he said. so bit
ter was their opposition that after
the passage of the transportation
act, publication was made by Ia
Dor leaders of their intention to
mark for punishment at the polls
all senators and representatives
who voted for the measure.
THE national chamber of COM
merce represents a large part of
the public, and it seems entirely
proper, indeed imperative, that an
, appeal should be made to this body
| and to all those whom you repre-
sent, to see to it that no congress
man or senator is defeated because
of supporting this"
F., Urges Trolley Aid.
Atlantic City. N. j.. April Is
John H. Pardee. president of the
American Electric Railway associ-
alton, before the convention Of the
! United States Chamber of Com
merce here today appealed to busi-
ness men of the country help save
the electric lines from ruin"
What the electric railways ask,
he said, is that the laws, ordin-
ances or agreements which now
control them be so readjusted as to
make the price at which their prod
uct is sold dependent upon the cost
Of production and not upon an ar
bitrary fixed allowance"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-28
HARDING TOPS WOOD BY 1921
IN OHIO; cox ONLY DEMOCRAT;
+ PARTY States NAMED IN MASS.
Get $685. Respectively. Ohio,
Although Names Are Not Ballots All Buckeye Democrats
Pledged to Governor Cox = Washington State Uncertain
About Poindexter, But Party Predicts Full Pledge.

Columbus, April 2S-Late re-
turns today from Yesterdays presi-
dental primary election in Ohio
from all but 5S2 of the 5,Ss2 pre-
cincts in the state, showed that
Senator Harding was leading Gen
eral Wood by 1881 votes. The
vote in $500 precincts stood =
Harding, 114.S93; Wood, 1O2,612.
Additional returns late this after
noon indicated that SO and possibly
40 of the As delegates from Ohio to
the Republican convention may be
pledged to Senator Harding on first
choice.
Wood May Get 10.
The same returns showed that
Wood probably would have eight
and possibly 10 delegates.
Returns showed three of the four
delegates -at-large apparently elect
ed pledged to Harding and one
pledged to Wood.
Harding candidates had no oppO-
ciiOH III tuCiI COuutleS anu appear
to have carried Ia districts. Wood
candidates apparently were sue
cessful in three districts. Two dis
tricts still were in doubt.
Returns from 1922 out of 5.SS2
precincts showed the following
vote for delegates-at-large:
Harding tH). 84,7S7; Calvin tH) ,
95,S27; Turner tW). S6,476: Will
lis CID. 95.09S; Boyd (W), S9,4OS;
Herrick tHD. 106,025.
Although their names were not
printed on the ballots, Hiram John
son of California received 12,76S
votes, and Herbert Hoover, also
of California. received S,2S3 votes
in 3,440 scattering precincts.
Cox Only Democrat.
The name of Governor Cox was
the only one appearing on the
Democratic presidential ballot. In
several districts over the state
the name of William G. McAdoO
was written in. All Democratic
candidates for delegate 10 the ma
tional convention were pledged to
Cox,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-28
WOOD, JOHNSON RUN ABREAST IN N. ].
Girl Pleaded to Die,
So He Murdered Her.
Pontiac Slayer Says

Pontiac, Mich, April 2S.-Anson
Best. formerly of Flint, Mich, con-
fessed early today, according to
Prosecutor Glen c. Gillespie, that
he killed Miss Vera Schneider. 49,
year-old telephone operator, whose
body was found Sunday morning
on the porch OF an unoccupied
dwelling.
Best, according to the prosecu-
tor. had been questioned through
out the night and broke down after
being identified by a workman as
having been seen washing his
hands in the Clinton river, near the
scene Of the crime, a few minutes
after its discovery.
"Asked Me to Kill Her."
'She asked me to kill her. Best
was quoted as saying. He claimed,
according to the prosecutor, that
he met Miss Schneider for the first
time late Saturday night.
The confession, Mr.. Gillespie de-
clared. was made in the presence
Of stenographer and several pO-
1icemen. and gave no other reason
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-28

Boston, April 2S.-The organi-
cation slates of Republican and
Democratic candidates for delegates
at-large to the national convention
were elected by substantial majOri-
ties in yesterdays presidential
preference primary. according TO
the complete vote today.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge elect
ed the Republican Big Four" who
headed the ballot as group. He
was followed in the order named
BY Speaker Frederick H. Giliett Of
the national house of representa-
tives, former Senator William Mur-
ray Crane. and Edward A. Thurs
ton, former chairman of the Repub-
lican state committee
The Democratic regulars" were
elected by majOrities of three and
four-to-one over former Congress
man Joseph +. OConnell, who made
his campaign on an anu-prOhibi-
tion issue. Those elected are Sem
ator David l. Walsh. Richard H.
Long, twice Democratic nominee
for governor; District Attorney Jo-
seph c. Pell,tier and Daniel +.
Doherty.
OF the. So Republican. delegates,
including those at large, 20 are un-
pledged, but several of these have
announced their intention to vote
for Wood.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-28
SUMMONS FOR
MARY PICKFCRD
TO BE PUBLISHED

a, uuen' ,'' Nev., April 2S.-As neith-
ov.s nary Pickford-Fairbanks nor
serra, Moore are in Nevada to be
mi, w !. with summons in the states
rr,,, " set aside the divorce decree
"a, ea 70 The former. Judge Lam
SaS ' ~ the district court here to-
,cs ! hs'sned an order directing sery-
l W publication for six weeks in
shich hihuen'ilie paper, copies of
tenSa.dre are to be sent to both de-
aa's I's at Hollywood, Cal.
). s. Fairbanks attorneys let it
b, avwn n, they will contend service
puoiication is insufficient.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-28

than that she begged Best end her
life because she tired of living and
was simply in the way of Others"
She even drew the handkerchiefs
from his pocket and asked him to
tie them together and place them
about her neck, Best was quoted
as saying.
Washes Hands In River.
Continuing, the statement quotes
Best as saying he left the body and
walked to the river nearby. where
he washed his hands which had
been stained from blood that came
from the girls MOUTH He return
ed to the place where the body al
ready had been found by the police,
and, when stopped by a policeman,
even took searchlight and went
to the porch and looked at the
girls face.
Best was released at that time.
but was rearrested Monday night
after a workman had told of see
ing a man coming up from the river
soon after the body was discov-
cred.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-28
SOLONS AGREE ON
WATERPOWER BILL;
REPORT DEFERRED

Washington, April 2S.-An agree
ment on the water power bill was
reached today by. the senate and
house conferees. but the changes in
the bill agreed upon will not be
made public until the conference
report is ready for submission to
the house.
Representative Esch. one of the
house managers. is preparing a
statement on the bill, explaining its
objects. Prompt action by both
the senate and house is expected
by the conferees, thus ending a
fight for water power legislation
which began 10 years ago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-28
WASHINGTON STILL
UNCERTAIN ABOUT
POINDEXTER VOTE

Bellingham, Wash. April IS
Whether Washington's state Re-
publican convention yesterday in
structed all the states IA delegates
to the national convention to sup
port Senator Miles Pindeyter's can
didacy for the presidential nomina-
ton was uncertain today. There
was no doubt, however, that all of
the delegates would vote for the
senator. Republican leaders said.
The state convention chose four
delegates-at-large, instructed to
support Poindexter.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-28
NO INSTRUCTIONS
FOR DELEGATES IN
ARKANSAS SECTION

Little Rock. Ark. April 2S-The
Arkansas state Republican conven-
ton met here today to elect four
delegates-at-large to the national
convention in Chicago and trans
act other business pertaining to
the coming campaign in this state.
Leaders predicted the delegation
to Chicago would go uninstructed
Active pre-conventions had been
conducted by supporters of Gov
ernor Frank o. Lowden of Illinois,
and Major General Leonard Wood.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-28
HOPMG MOTHER
AND HER AFFINITY
END THEIR LIVES

Utica, N. Y, April IS. Mrs.
Frank Bruno of Cleveland. died
yesterday in Frankfort. near here,
as a result Of taking poison tablets.
A few minutes later Nick Calatto,
with whom she is said to have
eloped, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself in the head. Mrs.
Bruno left in Cleveland her hus-
band and three small children.