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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-07
local NAN KILLED IN ATTEMPT TO CUT LIGHT WIRE WITH KNIFE
SCHOOL AGE OF CHILD
CAUSE OF DISCUSSION
Washington Educators Do Not
Agree With Declaration of
Luther Burbank

Washington, April 7 Capital News
Service Educators of the Capital
City are not at all in sympathy with
the recent declaration of Luther Bur-
bank, the plant wizard, who declared
his conviction that no child except the
city child should be permitted inside
the school rooms until ten years OF
age.
They point out that plants and
animals, the former group of living
things, those with which Mr.. Bur-
bank has had the greatest experience
have only one age, which is that OF
their physical substance, whereas
children are so many years old in
body, but have minds which vary
largely in mental age" from that
of the body.
DR.. Agnes l.. Rogers, of Goucher
College, (Baltimore), has recently
drawn attention of Capital school au-
thorities to the need Of mental rather
than physical grading of children. In
so doing she related the results of
mental tests which revealed that in a
group of first grade children their
mentality ranged from that OF four
to nine years of age.
"Children can acquire best the
things proper to their learning point
at a particular age" Dr.. Rogers said
She explained the division by the tests
of children into three groups; un-
usually bright children, the large av-
erage group, comprising GO per cent
and the under average children who
are slow to learn. The first and
third groups include 20 per cent each
of children tested. The new clasSi
|fication prevents retardation. while
arbitrarily holding children of ply
steal age of ten years from school in
rreaSeS it.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-07
LENINE MAY ATTEND
CONFERENCE AT GENOA
His Appearance at Meeting te
Be Held Monday Would
Not Be a Big Surprise

London, April 7.-(By Ed. l..
Kccn)-A dramatic appearance at
Genoa of Premier Lenine of Russia
would not be an entirely unexpected
development Of the Economic con-
ference, which opens next Monday.
The Russian dictator, it was sug-
gested, may be travelling to Italy to
witness the enemies who seek his life
and to startle the world by appearing
to cross swords with Lloyd George
in the struggle over the recognition
Of Russia.
Even without the presence of the
Bolshev;k premier, the Genoa party
will see a clash Of interest between
Russian delegates and allied states
men. The former, heralded as giants
in the new diplomacy, but untrled
outside their own country, have ar
rived at Genoa. The question of re.
lations with Russia is paramount at
the Genoa conference for the follow
ing reasons:
Rehabilitation of Russia with near
w every country in debt depends
more on the obtaining of raw ma
terials and credits than upon limita:
ton of exchanges and balancing OF
budgets.
With America out Of the confer.
ence and England feeling the pinch
and calling in her loans, the field for
credit is virtually exhausted. Eu'
rope must obtain raw material.
The doctors of war-sick Europe
therefore turned to Russia offering
to exchange recognition for raw ma
terial. Britain's program for recog
milton of Russia, which will be pre-
sented to the Soviet emissaries al
Genoa, involves reduction of the
Russian armies, guarantees that Rus
STA will not attack her neighborS
payment of old Russion debts and
measure Of free trade with freedom
for foreign citizens to be guaranteed
within the Russian border.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-07
TYPHOID FEVER DEATH II.
RATE SHOWS DECREASE

Washington, April 1.-THE De-
partment of Commerce through the
Bureau of the Census, announces
lower mortality rates from typhoid
fever in recent years. The amount
of typhoid fever in community is
recognized as one of its best indexes
of is healthfulness. So also the
mortality rate from this cause is a
very important sanitary index. -,
The steadily increasing mortality
rate. from typhoid fever is therefore
most gratifying, a decrease in the
registration states of 1915 from
1873 per 100000 population in 1916
to 7 in 1920. In 1920 of the states
in the registration area Massachu-
sets and Wisconsin share the honor
of having the lowest rate (2:5) while
the highest (22.4) appears for south
Carolina. Of the eleven states
showing rates by color, the lowest
rate for the white population was
4.6 both for New York State, while
the highest rate for the white popu::
lation was 1911 for Kentucky and
that for the colored was 30.2 for the
same state ,....-.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-07
FIVE KILLED in NIGHT
FIGHTING in IRELAND
Demonstrations by DeValera
Followers in Dublin Call
Troops Into Action
,(By United Press)

London, April Five constabu-
laries of the Royal Irish constabul-
aries were shot to- death in Ireland
last night, according to the Dublin
correspondent of the Morning Post:
Two were killed in County Terry and
three in County Claire, according to
correspondents. The Royal Irish con-
stabulary forces were recently with
drawn from Ireland after their duties
we're taken over by the Free State
police.
Dublin, April 7-Rebellious demon
STATIONS by DeValera followers in
Dublin today caused the Free State
government to rush troops to oc-
cupy the telephone exchange, which
insurgents had planned to seize.
Two hundred rebels attacked the
customs house and destroyed immense
quantities of liquor and Wines, A
force of loyal troops were sent to
occupy the telephone exchange which
it was understood, was the first OBJ
ject of the rebel attack.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-07
ASSESSORS OF SOUTHERN /
END MEET HERE TUESDAY
To Receive Instruction Relative
to Their Work; North End
Assessors Meet April 26

Township assessors Of the south
ern portion of, Beltrami county are to
meet in Bemidji next Tuesday, April
II, for the purpose of receiving in
struction relative to proper methods
Of assessing the property in each
township. They will also receive
their supplies at this session. In
struction will be given by represen-
tatives of the state tax commission.
A similar meeting will be held at
Baudette April 26, at which time the
assessors of the townships in the
north end of the county will receive
instruction. Representatives of the
state tax commission are also to be
present at this meeting.
Assessors of the western townships
Of the county met at Thief River Falls
April 4, where they received instruc-
ton and supplies.
The assessors who attend the meet
ing in their section of the county are
allowed five cents mile for the dis
lance actually travelled in attending
the meeting and 81 day for the
time necessarily consumed in attend
ing. :.
All assessors are urged to make it
a point to be present at the meeting
in their section of the county in
order that the assessing this year may
be done along the proper lines. These
meetings have been held yearly and
much interest has been shown, with
the result that the job Of making the
assessment has been carried out moro
and more to the satisfaction of all
concerned.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-07
CARELESSNESS CAUSES
MOST OF FOREST FIRES
(Rv United preSS)

Duluth, April 7-Sixty-three per
cent of the forest fires in Superior
National forest region last year
were caused by careless individuals.
Only sixteen fires in the forest
were large enough to call out forest
nv crews and of these fires ten were
caused through carelessness, accord
ing to the forestry department SIX
fires were started by lightning, three
by settlers clearing land, six by
campers a,I one by lumber COM
pany clearing land.
Conditions last year were much
better than heretofore, however, as
formerly about 95 per cent of the
fires were caused by carelessness'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-07
J, A. DeLeuil Killed in Attempt
to Cut Electric Light Wire
With Pocket Knife
WAS ATTENDING FIRE
IN NORTH END OF CITY
No Marks or Burns Shown on
Body; Wire Believed to Have
Carried Low Voltage

Joseph A. DeLeuil, proprietor Of
the Northwestern Motors, met death
by electrocution Thursday night
while attending a fire which Destroy
ed the barn on the Fred Hansen
property at Twenty-fourth street
and Dalton avenue. In what was APP
parently an attempt to save other
persons from being injured by live
electric light wire which had fallen
to the ground when the barn COL
lapsed, Mr.. DeLeuil endeavored to
cut the wire, the live end of which
was hanging from short pole about
halfway between the Hansen house
and barn. Using his pocket knife
for this purpose and reaching. up as
high as he could, he met instant
death as soon as the blade OF the
knife penetrated through the insula-
ton on the wire.
1t is reported that no one was
near him at the time, although
George Kusba, a fireman, saw from
a distance what Mr.. DeLeuil was do
ing. He was the first to reach the
dead mans side, but life had depart
ed instantly, without word being
said by Mr.. DeLeuil, as far as is
known. Prior to the attempt, to
cut the wire, Mr.. DeLeuil had asked
for a pair of pliers, but none being
had, he went over to the loose wire
and used his knife.
The wire was an extension line
from the Hansen house, occupied by
the P. Shindler family, to the barn,
and was supported above halfway
between the buildings by a short
pole. Climbing on top of the root
cellar, near the pole, Mr.. DeLeuil
attempted to cut the wire off as high
in the air as possible. When the
barn collapsed the wire dropped to
the ground and apparently Mr.. De-
Leuil thought that it should be cut
off to avoid danger to those attend
ing the fire.
No marks or burns are visible on
his body. Consequently, it is doubt
full just what amount of voltage pass
ed through Mr.. DeLeuil's body, al
though the wire was supposed to be
carrying 40 volts. However, Elmer
f. Swanson, manager of the Mime
sofa Electric Light & Power Co.,
states that there may have been
short circuit in the system, which
added considerable more voltage to
this line. Such short circuit could
have been caused somewhere in the
lighting system on account of the
storm, although no indication has
yet been found which might bear out
this possibility. Crossing of two or
more wires carrying the same load
would have had no effect on the volt
age of the wire which caused Mr.. De-
Leuil's death. There is possibility
that weak heart action, coupled with
the shock, could have caused the
death, since it is believed that the
charge was not very heavy because
no burns were left on the body. Had
the wire been short circuited with
the high tension line, Mr. DeLeuil
would have taken into his body
1890 voltage, which in most cases
leaves its marks on the victim. The
blade of the knife which Mr.. De-
Leuil used shows only a small nick.
This tends to bear out the opinion
that the voltage was not very heavy.
No doubt due to the fact that MIR.
DcLeuil's feet we're wet and the
CONTINUED on Page Three)
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-07
Special Meeting to Be Held
Next Tuesday to Consider
Several Road Bids
MORE TO BE CONSIDERED
ATREGULAR MEET MAY 3
Large Number of Small Jobs
Advertised; Taylor Town.
ship Has Big Program

TO consider bids on number OF
road jobs in Beltrami county, the
board of county commissioners, which
was in session here until Thursday,
will meet again in special session
next Tuesday. April II. The COM
missioners completed their regular
session Thursday 'but remained in
Bemidji for the hearing on the con-
struction of Ditch No. 81, which is
being held at the court house before
Judge C. W. Stanton today.
Roads that have been advertised
are road between Funkley and
Shocks, a stretch Of two miles: from
Funkley west to the range line, a
distance of about five miles; a road
on the south side of Blackduck lake,
a distance of about two and one-halt
miles; road between Hagali and
Blackjack townships for a distance
of five miles; connecting road with
state road No. 3 in Grant Valley, a
distance of one fourth of mile; a
road in Jones township south of Sol
way, distance Of one and one-fourtl1
miles; road in Buzzle township for
a distance of one mile; one-mile
road in Roosevelt township; and a
nine-mile stretch in Minnie and Ste
emerson townships.
Several more road bids are to be
considered at the regular meeting
Of the board on May 3. Included in
these is road in section 10 of Du-
rand township, distance Of one-n1ile
another road in the vicinity of Medley
siding, running to the school, dis
lance of two miles. Bids have also
been asked for on a road to be con-
structed along the railroad north of
Medley siding, distance Of four
miles, and south of Puposky, dis
lance of two miles. A clearing and
grubbing job on what is known as
the Sanitorium road for distance
of three miles has also been adver-
tised.
Taylor township is making plans
for a "good roads" season and the
indications are that about $4,000
will be spent on the roads in that
township this year. The township
disposed of $4,000 worth Of bonds
to the state and, with the $4,000
which the township receives from the
county as it's portion, the campaign
will be carried out with good results
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-07
Several Cases on Calendar for
Adjourned Session; Judge
Wright to Preside
JURORS TO ASSEMBLE
HERE NEXT WEDNESDAY
Hearing Arguments on Change
of Venue in Miller Case
Listed for Tuesday

District court will be reconvened
here next Tuesday, April IL, to COM
plete the February term of court
which was adjourned March 16 after
a session of considerable length, in
which a large number of liquor cases
we're heard and sentences passed.
1t is expected that the hearing OF
arguments for. and against change
of venue for Robert Miller will be
held Tuesday. Miller was convicted
a wear ago last February on charge
Of murder in connection with the
death of a man named Fenton, near
Baudette, and was sentenced to life
Imprisonment at Saltwater. Motion
for a new trial was denied by Judge
C. WI Stanton, and later an appeal
was made in Supreme court, asking
for reversal of, the decision of
Judge Stanton. This was granted and
a new trial was ordered. At the pre-
sent time, Miller is confined to the
Beltrami county Jail, seeking to have
his new trial in another county.
Judge B. F. Wright of Park Rapids,
who presided at the first part of
this present term Of court, will occu-
nv the bench again. His services here
are apparently meeting with APP
proval and his decisions are consider
ed fair. For this adjourned term, a
new venire of jurors has been called
and it is expected that several in
teresting cases will be heard.
Among these cases is that of the
State of Minnesota VS.. Henry l..
Melius, on a charge Of improper con-
duct toward 15-year old girl, on
which case the jury disagreed before
the adjournment was taken. This
case will be retired at this session.
The case Of the State of Minnesota
VS.. Tom C. Fenson, charged with
conducting a gambling place, and that
of the State of Minnesota VS.. Peter
Blahyj, charged with violation of the
liouor law at Kelliher, will be heard.
On the new panel of Jurors are a
number of women, following the pre-
cedent set at the first part of the
term when women Of Beltrami county
did their first jury duty here: The
adjourned term is virtually called for
April II but the Jurors are not re-
ouired to appear until April ~, when
the: first trial case will be brought up.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-07
TWO EXPRESS AIRPLANES
COLLIDE IN MID-AIR TODAY
(By United Press)

: Paris, April 1.-Two express air
planes on the London-to4Paris air
service collided in mid-air over Til
10y today and fell flaming to the
earth, carrying two pilots, mechanics
and three passengers to their deaths.
Planes burst into flames high above
the ground and the passengers died
without being able to extricate
themselves from the burning ma
chimes. The accident occurred ~
miles north of Paris.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-07
Final Hearing Being Held
Here Today on Construction
of Judicial Ditch No. 81
COUNTY BOARD OPPOSES
PLAN AT PRESENT TIME
Board Goes on Record Against
Construction on Account of
Present Finances

The keenest interest on the part
of large number of citizens of this
city, Blackjack and other towns is
being shown by their presence at the
ditch hearing now on at the court
house. The ditch in question is
number 81, which is estimated to
cost several hundred thousand dol
lars.
Attorney A. A. Andrews is repre-
senting the ditch petitioners, while
E. E. Mcdonald and William Brown
of Thief River Falls are appearing
for the DIRECTORS and county attorney
Graham M. Torrance is representing
Beltrami county on special request
by the county commissioners.
Tie board at it's meeting Thursday
passed a resolution outlining the IL
nancial situation and making the re-
quest that the county be- represented
at the hearing. The resolution in
part follows: - ,..&:.N -
Commissioner Ellis offered the
following resolution and moved its
adoption: -
"Whereas, the final hearing for
the establishment of Judicial Ditch
No. 81 is set III hearing before the
district s. ls urt of this County on the
18th day Of April, 1922, and
"Whereas, the bonded Indebtedness
of Beltrami county for drainage pur-
poses, now outstanding and unpaid,
amounts to the sum of 1864, 900
and
Whereas, the total estimated cost
of said Judicial Ditch No. 81 amounts
to the sum of $312,788.38.
"Now therefore, be it resolved by
the County Board of Beltranli coun-
ty that said court be urged to not
establish said Judicial Ditch No. 81
as now planned, and for the reason
that on account of the present bond
ed indebtedness of this county, the
County of Beltrami will be unable
to finance such project, and will be
unable to raise the money, by the sale
of bonds, to carry out such project
"Resolved,' further that the Coun-
ty Attorney of this County and the
members of the board appear at such
hearing and urge that said ditch, as
now planned, be not now establish
ed, and that copy Of this resolution
be transmitted by the County Audit
or of this County to said Court upon
such hearing"
The resolution was seconded by
Commissioner Hays, and being put
to vote was adopted. The following
members voted Aye: Edward Paul
son, II. B. Imsdahl, j. F. Hays, and
S. w. Ellis, Absent: VIM. Lennon.
The hearing began before Judge
C. W. Stanton this morning and en-
gineer Geo. w. Walker occupied the
stand during this mornings session
and for the most part of the after
noon.
The attorneys for the DIRECTORS
desire to secure all the facts in
order to establish a foundation for
making an appeal to the higher courts
it is said, should the ditch be estab-
lished by the district court. .
A hearing on ditch number As will
also be held after the present hear
ing on ditch number 81 is completed.
This project is not so large, but is
rather costly for its, length III as much
as the ditch would necessarily be
deeper and larger if constructed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-07
new YORK STOCK MARKET
AGAIN INTERESTS PUBLIC

New York, April 7-(By r. L..
Barnum) For the first time for more
than two years the big outside public
is specializing on the New York stock
market on the long side. That is the
meaning of the million duties now be-
ing witnessed, with prices daily MAX
ing new high records for the year.
From November 1919 until June
the price trend of the market was
downward. discounting widespread
trade reaction. Since last August the
price trend has been upward, dis
counting revival in business.
1t was only recently, however, that
the public has regaincd enough con-
fidence in the business outlook again
to take the long side of the market.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-07
ONE MAN KILLED AND
SEVERAL HURT IN CYCLONE

Woodward, Ia, April Zone man
was killed and several persons in
jurde and property damage amount
ing to $25O,OOO was done by cy-
clone near here. Farm homes and
other buildings were wrecked over an
area of several miles.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-07

The Bemidji Auto Livery has NOV
ed it's office from the Kemp build
ing on Beltrami avenue to the new
office in the Dalton block, just north
of the former office. This office
has just been completed and an en-
trance has been cut through from the
avenue, giving this livery company
very desirable office.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-07

Major C. X. Newcome Of Winnipeg
addressed the assembly at the State
Teachers college at II o'clock this
forenoon on the same subject which
he used for his address before the
Kiwanis club this noon, as the special
speaker for Canadian Day. He is a
very able speaker and had a message
worthwhile.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-07

A. w. Aamodt, formerly county
agent at Bcmidji and for some time
secretary of the Minnesota Potato
Producers association, with headquar-
ters in Minneapolis, has resigned. His
official connection with the Potato
association ended on April 1. He is
at present in Chicago and has made
nd announcement concerning his
future plans.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-07
SETTLEMENT OF STRIKE
BY PUBLIC PREDICTED
(By United Press)

Washington, April 7.-(By Her
bert Walker)-Public opinion will
force settlement of the coal strike
after it gets the facts about the coal
industry, Representative Bland OF
Indiana; Republican, who started the
investigation through his proposed
resolution, providing a federal COM
mission of investigation, declared to-
day to the United Press.
indianapolis, April IA splendid
morale exists among the 100000
striking coal miners today-the end
of the first week Of their suspension.
The ranks are being augmented daily
by thousands Of non-union men, it
was claimed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-07

Park Rapids, April 7-Thursday
morning at o'clock the fire siren
sounded and the whole back part Of
Haight's Furniture store was found
to be on fire. A little delay in get
ting the pressure on the water made
it look as though the whole building
would be consumed but soon the fire
company got better service and it
was brought under control without
spreading to any other structures.
As it was, the whole back part of the
building was ruined with a loss of
omewhere around $4,000 to the build
ing besides half Of that amount on
stock and household goods. 1nsur-
|ance covers the loss.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-07
TAFT'S :H0BNOBBINC' Is
~, CRITICIZED BY NORRIS
(By United Press)

Washington, April Chief Justice
Taft was sharply criticised in the sem
ate today by senator Norris Of Ne
braska for "hobnobbing" at too many
social functions with the idle rich.
"No man." Norris said, "can stick
his legs under Inc table of the idle
rich and be fit to sit in judgment
the next day on those who toil.' So
cial activities are seriously affecting
the public, he asserted.
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misunderstanding fair to-!
night and Saturday; except un-
settled in northeast portion to-
night; colder in southeast tonight.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-07

The Pioneer is the only daily
within. 100 miles of Bemldji and
has the largest circulation in
Northern Minnesota.