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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-28
SIXTY PER CENT LOSS
P0CKETED BY FARMERS

Washington, Jan. 28.-Based on
December first prices paid to produ-
GERS the value OF all farm crops or
this country for 1920 was slightly
under $10,5OO,O00,000 according to
the Department Of Agriculture, COM
pared with $16.OOO.00O.000 in 1919.
and a little over $10,O00,000.O0O az
the fve-year average 1914-18 inclu-
sive. This is proof positive that the
agriculturalists were the first to SUI
fer from the slump in prices, while
the fact remains that the ultimate
consumers profited little or nothing
by lower living costs. During 1920
the United States imported something
like 1,5OO,OO0,OOO in foodstuns, to
say nothing of other products OF the
farm-probably an aggregate OF not
less than $2,OOO,OOO,000. compared
with an estimate Of something like
$5O,OOO,OOO,0 900 the year before the
war. And two billion dollars OF Am
erican money had terrific purchas-
ing power in 1920 on account or de-
probation of foreign exchange. In
bulk, the importations of 1920 would
be considerably in excess of four
times the 1913 importations. This
situation suggests one OF the main
reasons why the American farmers
are demanding emergency tariff legis-
1ation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-28
LEGION MAKES PLANS f..
i FOR VARIED ACTIVITIES
Plans for Special Activities
i. Mapped Out at Meeting :
Thursday Night

Ralph Oracle Post of the American
Legion held q meeting last evening
which, in all ways but election of Of
ficers, resembled an annual session.
Plans. for various projects for the en-
suing year were discussed in detail
and keen interest was evidenced by
all members. Committee reports
brought forth news of projects under
way and these indicate that the post
will soon resume its customary activ-
ity in the community.
The boving committee has assured
the post that within a very few
weeks another boxing card will be
staged here. Arrangements are be-
ing made with Al Arne of Interna-
tional Falls and Gunner Quinn of
Minneapolis to form the main event,
and if these fighters are secured, To-
cal fans are assured first-class head
liner. u: =: +
Plans are also under way for an
American Legion ball to be held in
the new Armory in few weeks, this
event hereafter. to be an annual al
fair. The dance committee is al
ready at work in preparation for put
ting on a novel dance.
A dramatic club is soon to be or
ganized within the Legion with John
M. Culver as Instructor and head. Lo-
cal talent will be used throughout in
putting on the productions. 1t is
planned to stage at least two plays
here before the latter part of May, the
dates to be decided upon as soon as
the club has organized.
AS the result of motion passed,
COMMANDMENT. E. Given will deliver
a retiring address at the next meeting
of the post on Feb. 10, when new
officers will be elected. The newly
elected commander will also be called
upon for an address. He will be ask
ed to outline the work he proposes for
the post during the coming year.
National headquarters of the L.
gion is organizing a speakers bureau
composed of three thousands men,
bers scattered over the United
States and from this bureau speakers
will be selected to address nearby
posts upon calls issued by the state
department. Bemidji is to have sew
eral speakers in the bureau and plans
are being made to interchange speak
ers with nearby posts to aid in put
ting pep" into the meetings.
The program for the next meeting
will include an address by John M.
Culver, ."eats.", nd the awarding of
an attendance prize, which was orig
mated last evening and which will be
awarded to the person whose name is
drawn, provided that he is present
when the drawing is made. Every
member is especially urged to be pres
ent on Feb. 10, when officers for the
coming year will be elected and other
important business will be brought
before the post.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-28
ISEN | | ! ! ! u L:
:.Cl0 N NJ / ] !
.. H ! Al (. D | ME !
Naval Officers to Discuss Sus'
pension of Building for
Six Months
COMMITTEE TO TALK
OVER BORAH'S ADVICE
Borah Drafts Resolution tc
Cover Investigation of
Important Points
(By United Press)

Washington, Jan. %. (By l.. G.
Martin. )-Secretary Daniels and Ad-
miral of the Navy will be asked to
tell the Senate naval committee
whether suspension of building for
six months would be safe and expedi-
emit. The committee will meet soon
to talk over Senator .Borah's resolu-
ton and will ask for information on
the point.
Senator Borah expects the naval
representatives in the committee to
report against suspension. :. He has
already drafted resolution for a
complete investigation to cover these
points: the reported British suspen-
sion of naval building for the pur-
pose Of studying new ideas in naval
constructions; the opinion Of Ameri-
can and foreign experts as to the
wisdom of building 'dreadnaughts,
battle cruisers and surface ships as
against submarines and aircraft; the
manner in which the naval officials
receive end treat suggestions from
naval officers of subordinate rank
concerning innovations; the relative
cost of the sixteen battleship pro-
gram now under way and the air
craft submarine policy.
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|WAICECU!T|'S' F D!
: RAILR|OADlM||||||'E|||N
.DEFo| D / i. b J. |
Labor Committee of Railroad
Executives in Conference
on Wage Cuts
RAILROAD BOARD TO
HOLD HEARING ALSO
Industrial adjustment Will
Depend on Railroads, Say
Officials Today
(By United Press)

Chicago, Jan. 2S. (By C. Lit
le).-Five men barricaded them
selves in hotel room here to draw
up a case designed to prove that the
wages Of two million railroad EN-
ployees should be slashed. The five
holding the conference comprised the
labor committee OF the association OF
railroad executives.
The report they drew up will be
presented to the standing committee
of the association. This body after
passing on it will make their presen-
tation in a form Of petition to the
United States Railroad Labor Board
The railroad Board--the supreme
court Of railroad capital and labor
will hold hearing on the petition
before reaching a decision. Not un.
til the railroad problem Is settled will
industrial REIMBURSEMENT be accomp-
lished, authorities admitted general
ly.
Normally will come when the rail
road PROBLEM Is solved for the four
sides are unsettled. The four sides
are: railroad management, one mil
lion stockholders, two million EN-
ployees, and the travelling public.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-28
DEVELOPMENT CONGRESS
ORGANIZED PERMANENTLY
Important Projects Indorsed
BY Congress Representing
Three Big States
(By United Press)

St. Paul, Jan. 2S.-"Minnesota,
Michigan and Wisconsin have com.
Dined to make the Great Lakes basin
the greatest agricultural and indus
trial section of the country" said Gov
j. A. o. Preus today.
A permanent organization Of the
Tri-State Development Congress was
accomplished last night and the fol-
lowing projects endorsed: A big re.
forestation program; Federal flood
control: Liberal rural credit pro-
gram; Classification by analysis OF
all lands and an extension Of the
Typographical survey; Regional com
munity planning; Deep drainage OF
marsh lands and definite assurance to
settlers on such work; Uniform me-
thods in financing drainage projects;
A bureau of information to serve
prospective settlers; and development
OF tourist traffic.
A committee was named on per-
manent organization and efforts will
be made to secure large member
ship in the next congress.
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BEMIDJI 0UlNT MEETS
CR00KSTON TOMORROW
Local Cagers Promise Speedy
Contest With Polk County
Aggregation Here

Coach Paul F. Schmidt's Croolaston
high school basketball quint will meet
the Bemidji high school tossers to-
morrow evening in the old Armory
at s O'Clock in the fifth game on the
locals schedule. Though this is not
a district game, interest in the result
of the game is at top pitch and the
players themselves are in excellent
condition to give Crookston a trim
ming.
Coach Smiths men have been re-
ceiving hard scrimmages all week and
are in good shape to enter the contest.
Early this week Captain >Higbe gave
signs of illness, but the star will be
able to start tomorrow night, it was
announced this evening.
Coach Smith is spending most of
his time demanding closer teamwork.
He sees the lack OF that as his great
est obstacle to district championship
hopes and believes that caging accu-
racy will almost take care of itself in
the development of it.
Crookston has shown much class in
the early contests this year, having
garnered in two victories, one over
the Ada high school five last Friday
by a 20-to-16 count, after Ada had
them beaten IS to 8 at the end OF
the first half. The wonderful defen'
sive game put up by Coach Schmidt's
quint resulted in holding Ada score.
less in the second half while the Polk
county quint counted IL points: II
is this same ability to come back
strong in the final period that is fear
ed largely by the Bemidji team. The
Croolaston style of play, however, will
be more rounded out than any Of the
Bemidji opponents to date and will
prove of value to the Bemidji mentor,
who is ferreting out the weak points
of the local tossers with view to
elimination before Feb. 4, when Be-
midi tackles St. Cloud on the local
floor.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-28
CITY TEAM PLAYS THIEF
RIVER FALLS TONIGHT

Bemidjrs city basketball team will
leave for Thief River Falls where 1t
will take on that city's aggregation
this evening in what promises to be
a close contest. Last year Thief
River Falls was defeated here by a
fair margin after having won over
Bemidji on the home floor. Both
contests were attended by a large
crowd of enthusiasts who are anxious
to see the outcome of the battle to-
night.
The locals are in first class condi-
ton for the fray having practiced
regularly. every evening, and the
Thief River Falls bunch are aided by
having taken part in large number
of games already this season, while
the Bemidji team has had only TWO
games.
It Il expected that number OF loo
al fans will accompany the team to
Thief River Falls this afternoon
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-28
OFFICIALS PROBING
ALLEGED CONFESSION
North Dakota Coal Miner
Walks Four Miles to Tell
Police He Killed Lessee
(Bv United PresS)

Minot, N. D., Jan. 2S.-Wnrd
county officials today are Investigate
ing the alleged confession OF Jack
Collier, miner. known as "Oklahoma
Jack" who walked four miles to Ken
mare to tell the officials he had shot
a man. John Reynolds, q miner.
was found dead near Golfers shack
with four bullets in his bOly. Collier
is alleged to have been drunk yester-
day with hard cider. In an argument
with Albert Hanson, q coal mine
lessee, he shot Hanson twice but the
latter was rescued by Thomas O'Neill,
another miner. Reynolds, although
warned of Golfers condition went to
the latter's shack and the shooting
followed,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-28
CHIEF. CAMPBELL FREED
,.' FROM SCANDAL CHARGE
NV limited Press)

st. Paul, Jan. ISL J. O'Connell,
brother Of MRS. E. J. Mccarthy. in
a statement today declared Chief of
Police,Campbell innocent Of charges
made against him by the woman.
Chief Campbell was given clean
bill Of health by Police Commissioner
Smith yesterday following an investi-
cation Of the scandal which involved
Campbell and Mrs. Mccarthy. =
Deputies took Chief Campbell to
the county Jail when they found him
in q room with Mrs. Mccarthy. The
woman confessed to Commissioner
Smith that it was a frame-up. O'Con-
nell in his statement today said, 'fMy
sister is-pot a woman of strong mind
and no doubt this had been taken
advantage Of by some designing per-
sons, He said, Tier mind had been
affected since she had scarlet fever
when q girl. -. 1890.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-28
CATTLE SHOW BIG GAIN ..
ON SWEET CLOVER FEEL
~.fBH United PreSs)

Fargo, Jan. 2S.-Cattle >pastured
on sweet clover for 80 days showed
an average gain per head OF 100
pounds, again of AZ pounds per day.
according to B. s. Eastman OF Giloy'
farmer, who urged-the need Of more
sweet clover pasturage on North Da-
kota farms. Mr.. Eastman pointed
out that it required three to five
acres Of other pasturage to feed one
animal, but that two animals could
live on one acre Of sweet clover.
AS to the value Of sweet clover
crop, Se cited the case of J. w. Scott
of G;,by, who fed 400. ewes on 70
acres and then, cut a crop from the
same patch. Furthermore he placed
his stock On the market the last Of
October saving 60 to 80 days custo-
mary feeding period and, marketed
them at the time when stock prices
were highest.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-28
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
IS RE;0PENlNC PLANT
Detroit Factory Will Soon Be
on IS Per Cent Capacity
4 Three Day.; j.. Week
(By United Press

Detroit, Mich, Jan. 2S.-The Ford
Motor Highland Park plant is re-
opening. Many heads of departments,
machine men, and millwrights are
called back. BY Monday it is said the
plant will be operating at about
twenty five per cent of it's capacity.
Three days a week will be the
working schedule at present. The
plant has been closed more than a
month.
The men who were called back to
work will get the plant in shape for
the resumption of production. The
first Jobs in the re-opening are being
given to picked men who were mott
fed by mail. Gradual expansion will
bring thousands back to work.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-28
Negotiation. Made With For
mer Owner and Operator
j.. to'. Aid il Project E.
F. S. LYCAN AGREES TO
SUPERVISE r. NJ NEW HOTEL !:
-: ~ - - ...-- -:
Committee IF Bushes. Men Of
City Meeting Today to
S-.'.- - y'~N .'i.,t -, ."
=. Complete Plans

The finance committee and the
building committee of the civic
and Commerce association on the
Birchmont hotel, report progress
on the project. Negotiations with
George Cochran, the previous
owner and operator of the hotel,
have been made with reference
to the amount OF interest he
would take in the hotel project.
Mr. Cochran has, with his usual
.magnamity- agreed to sell to the
new Birchmont hotel organiza-
ton, when 1t j, is formed, the
twenty lots taking In the space
from the Jacobf property east to
the Erwin property, together
with all cottages, buildings,
boathouses, boats, docks, boilers,
pump house, pressure tank and
other appurtenances situated on
this plot for the sum of $4,000;
$4,000 of which, Mr.. Cochran
agrees to take in. stock Of the
new company, and, for the re-
naming $4,000 he accepts a
mortgage subject to a first mort
gage which may he placed on
the property.
This same property was valu-
ed by committee consisting OF
H.. e. Reynolds, George -Kreatz,
and A. A. Warfield at the sum
of $4,000, and in the amount
Mr.. Cochran has accepted he Is
evidencing his strong desire to
see the new hotel project put
thru successfully. =: .>.- T..
F. S.~Lycan. proprietor of the
Markham hotel, ~has agreed to
take the operation of the hotel
under his supervision Tor a pc
riod or two. years if the project Is
consupmated. This also. means
p a big.sacriflce on the part of Mr..
Lycan and At IL felt that by thus
Offering his services he has paw
ed the way for the successful
operation OF the hotel: =.
A. large representative COM
mittee Of the business men Of
the city met at luncheon in the
association rooms today with the
finance and building committee
to complete the details Of the f.
nancing. These. details will be
given in full in tomorrow's Pho
neer. Watch for them.
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FARM MANAGEMENT TO
BE DEMONSTRATED HERE

Farmers living in the vicinity OF
Bemidji will have an opportunity on
February 4 to study farm manage
ment under the supervision of w. l..
Cavert, farm management demonstra-
tor Of the agricultural extension di-
vision Of the University Farm. An
all-day session is planned and will
begin at about nine O'Clock in the
rooms of the Bemidji Civic and Com
merce association. A similar meeting
will be held at Hines the following
day.
Only two topics may be discussed
at one meeting and it is expected that
potatoes and dairy products will be
chosen for the local subjects as we're
chosen at Hines.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-28
CIVIC AND COMMUNITY
CLUB AFTER MEMBERS

The Women's Civic and Community
club opened membership drive to-
day and is planning to visit every
home in the city DESTROYS of obtain
ing as many as possible to join the
club at once. Bemidji ladies are
asked to assist an making the drive a
success. Those who have not been
invited to join are asked to hand in
their names and membership fee OF
one dollar to the committee on MEM
bership.\
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-28
JUVENILE BAND MEETS AT
SEVEN TOMORROW NIGHT

Director G. o. Riggs Of the Juve-
nile band announces that all memb-
ers of the band, are requested to be
at the band rooms in the City hall at
7 o'clock tomorrow evening. The
band will play at the basketball game
at the armory between Bemidji and
Crookston High school.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-28
TWIN CITY SCOTS OBSERVE
BIRTHDAY OF ROBERT BURNS

St. Paul, Jan. 2S.-Twin City Scots
and members OF the various twin
city clans will assist the Clan Camp
bell, number 116 Of the Order Of
Scottish Clans, to celebrate the one
hundred and sixty-second anniver-
sary Of the birth OF Robert Burns at
the st. Paul Masonic temple here
tonight =.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-28
MASONIC DANCE PROVES
TO BE ENJOYABLE AFFAIR

- A second of a series Of Masonic
dances was held Thursday evening
at the Masonic temple. A large at
tendance indicated the popularity OF
the parties and the next one will be
given Thursday, Feb. 10.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-28
NEW CENTRAL STUDENTS
TO REPORT ON MONDAY

Parents of children who are to
enter the Central school as beginners
with the opening of the second Sc
mester are urged to see that such
children report at the principars>of-
flee at the Central building on Mon
day forenoon at 10 o'clock.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-28
ARMY APPROPRIATION /
SUFFERS HEAVY CUTS
Appropriations for Rivers and
Harbors Work Placed at
$5o,250,O0 for Year
(RY limited Press)

Washington, Jan. 2S.-With, re-
duction in the War department est1-
mates Of $699,275,000, the Army ap-
preparation bill carrying total OF
}ss1,222, was reported to the
House today by the appropriation
committee. The appropriation of the
committee is based on an army OF
10000 men. Thus the bill was, a
reduction of about $64,00O,000 COM
pared with the appropriation for the
current year.
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Mrs. John Smith and son, Walter,
arrived this morning from Couer
d'Alene, Idaho, for a visit at the
home Of Mrs. Smiths mother, Mrs.
II. Waldron at Tenth street and Dali
ton avenue.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-28
CIRCULATION OF BOOKS
HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED

At a meeting of the board
of the public library, it was de-
cided to discontinue the circu-
lation of books until the small
pox epidemic has abated.
The reading room will be
kept open, and books, except
those in homes where there is
smallpox are to be returned as
usual. Books in homes where
there is smallpox are to be kept
in such homes until further no.
tice. BY order Of the library
board.
Grace A. ,Warfield,
Secretary.
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estate PARK PROJECT IS
RECOMMENDED FAV0RABLYs


Tina message to Judge C. ".
Stanton todaySSenator Leonard
H. Nord advised him that the
bill to provide for the estab-
lishment OF the proposed Lake
.Bemidji state Park has. been
recommended for passage by the
Public Domain committee OF
the senate. 49,
Considering the. favorable at
titude that various organiza-
tions in this section of the state
have assumed toward the pro-
ject, indications are that the
proposal will be passed upon
.favorably by both houses with
in a very short time. .. i.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-28
"HACGlS" MISSING
CRY United Press)

London, Dec. 2S.-Consternation
was caused at the recent St. Andrews
day banquet at the Savoy hotel when
it was discovered that the "haggis"--
a Scotch de!icacy without which no
Scottish feast is completc-was miss
ing. Facetious southerners suggested
that ''the animal had escaped and
was trying to return to Bonnie Scot
land thro ugh the London fog. Eventu-
ally, however, it was found that an
ignorant kitchen attendant had mis-
taken the delicacy for soap, and had
sent it to the laundry room. "Haggis"
is a weird cencoction prepared from
the heart, liver and lungs of sheep
or calf cooked in sleeps stomach
bag, after a, recipe known only to
Highland Scots. 1t is always brought
to the table to the strains Of the bag
pipes. The Savoy's "haggis" was res
cued in time to adorn the festival
board although it missed it's turn in
the course list.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-28
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE
DAILY PIONEER
PHILIPPINES ARE RICH
IN NATURAL RESOURCES

Manila, (By mail to the United
Press) DO the American people
know that they own 100000 square
miles Of public lands in the Philip.
pines,, anS that this land is, most Of
it, tremendously rich in natural re-
sources? One of the first things Gov
crnor Wood proposes to do is to re-
organize the bGreau of lands and get
the public domain surveyed and I'M
der title.
The democratic acting Governor
General, Charles E. Yeater, speaking
in Manila on the eve of his departure,
endorsed this proposal and sad, "i'ne
Philippines can support population
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ing figure, as compared with the cen.
sus of other capitals.
There has been, however, a some
what disquieting decrease in the birth
rate of the city. With population of
1862, 600, the births were only about
"a 900 per .annum, whereas in 1914,
when the population was MUCH less,
these numbered nearly $1,000,
In some cases this decrease is at
tributed to the high cost of living, the
great jump in price taken by neccssi-
ties, it is alleged, has led to "strke
of mothers"
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equal to the present population Of the
United States"
Yeater said that the total land area
Of the islands is 100, 900 square miles,
about that of Japan proper; but the
Philippines produce big crops the year
round, 60 per cent (against ~ per
cent in Japan) Of the land is tillable:
while the forest resources are I'M
measnrably more valuable than those
of Japan. He showed that one. acre
here is equivalent to more than three
acres in a temperate climate.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-28
BUENos AIRES GROWS

Buenos Aires, (By mail to the
United Press)-During the seven
years since the outbreak of the war,
notwithstanding almost complete ces-
sation of emigration, the population
of Buenos Aires has increased by over
800 900. In the last decade the growth
was over 100000, truly astonish-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-28

FOR SALE pair horses and har-
ness. One pair sleighs, one grind
stone and 800 feet of 1-inch jack
pine and lumber cheap for cash,
or will take some wood on teams.
SIG Fourth st. 3t12-2S
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-28

METAL WEATHER
STRIPS--Stop draft from around
windows. Pay for themselves in
fuel saved. Keep out dust and dirt.
For samples and estimates of cost,
call Tom Moen, Bagley, MINI.
12tl2-S1