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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-01
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..F0R.NEXT FAIR R.
Association Has
First Meeting Of New Year; :.
-. +. Plan August Fair ...-,~%

The first meeting of the Beltrami
County Agricultural association un-
der the new president, F. R. Duxbury
was held at the city hall Wednes-
day afternoon and plans for the con
duct Of the fair for 1923 were dis
cussed. !.s,z%5=s..ss.4 !.s.5=s..
q The association has rented 2 small
tract Of ground to- the state highway
department on the east end Of the
fair grounds for the; purpose OF
erecting a garage and storage room
for state trucks and equipment. The
department has already begun work
erecting building and will make
use of the property immediately
F. R. 'Duxbury, president, Mrs.
C.. D Lucas, secretary and J. a.. Ell
we'll, yice-president, were chosen
delegates to attend the Minnesota
State Agricultural society r meeting
to be held in the Radisson hotel,
Minneapolis, January 10, IL and IL.
The dates for the 1923 Northern
Minnesota Fair came up for consid-
Grafton and it was agred that the
last week in August would be tie
most suitable time, provided ar
rangements could be made with
eight other fair associations in this
section of the country so that. at
fractions, ETC., could be held to this
circuit. A definite announcement of
the dates will be made as soon as
arrangements have been completed,
according to the secretary, Mrs.
Lucas.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-01

Senator Robert Lafollette, 'Wiscon-
sin, the Progressives intend to band
themselves together in support of a
program which included these items
/. Defeat of the Administrations
ship subsidy and anti-strike legisla-
ton. " =
2. Forcing an extra session of
the new congress shortly after March
4, 1928. .~ =. 49,,
8. Enactment in the new congress
of q large program Of industrial and
economical legislation. -
Further than that, the aims Of, the
progressives had not been mapped
out when the conference met today.
Whether the progressive movement
as thus embodied in the national leg
islature will develop within the next
two years into a third patry is a
question with which the progressive
leaders announced they would not
concern themselves. :
Senator Lafollette was expected
to be chosen today as chairman of
the progressive group. r. :
It was uncertain when the confer
ence met whether the farm bloc in
House and: Senate would agree to
merge themselves in the new pro-
gressive bloc and lose their identity,
but progressive leaders hoped this
would be the result. The present
movement, like the farm blocs,l is
bipartisan, numbering Republicans
and Democrats in it's membership.
Lafollette was to open the con-
ference with a statement to the pro-
gressives. He said before hand that
he would tell his colleagues that in
the November z election the people,
under the spur Of unrest. and dissat-
isfaction with Republican and Dem
ocratic leadership, had clearly given
the progressives a mandate to take
control of the House and Senate, by
electing enough of them to hold the
balance of power in both houses. 49,
He will urge that an organization
as definite and cohesive as the SEN
ate and the House be formed by the
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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-01
Bemidji High School English
Classes Hear From Girls
Ia New York School
SHOW KEEN INTEREST
IN t'WEsT OF HUDs0N''
Letters to be Answered by
Individual Students; To
Tell of Advantages.

The English department of the
Northern Minnesota high school is
becoming the center of unusual in
terest at the present time. Under
the direction and supervision of Miss
Ruth Nelson, instructor Of English
in the local high school, correspond.
:ence has been opened between the
students of her classes and S5 girl
students of Washington Irving high
school of New York City.
Students of education as we'll as
many others interested in public
school work, are we'll familiar with
this famous metropolitan institution
The modern democratic view Of ed
ucation' is training for all children,
regardless of their ability or social
status. The famous creed entitled
"What Are We For"' formulated by
the teachers ,of Washington Irving
high school III 1911, represented by
an extreme view of this theory at
that time but is now almost univer-
sally recognized.
The Washington Irving high school
is school for girls. Six thousand
students are enrolled. The building
is wonderful structures eight
stories high and contains all the
modern equipment and modern con-
3veniences.fha an up-to-date high
school can employ.
A list of names of girl students
of Bemidji high school was sent to
the English department Of the met
ropolitan high school to students OF
the same age. A large number of
letters have already been received.
These letters will be answered in
dividualy by each recipient. The
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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-01
CHARACTERIZATION BY
SEX And AGE IN 1920
Sex Ratio on Farms in 1920
Was 1921 Males to 100
Females, Figures Show

Washington, Dec, 1.-The Depart.
ment of Commerce announces that,
according to the Fourteenth Decen-
NAL Census, the. 31,614,269 farm
dwellers enumerated as of January
l, 1920, were grouped according to
sex and age as follows: Males, .16,-
,496,339; females, 15,117,931. Under
10 years of age, s,138,070; 10 to 20
years, 7,S24,106; FL years and over,
15,652,O93. The farm population
comprises all persons actually max
ing their homes on the farm, regard
less of whether engaged in agricul-
ture, together with farm laborers
and their families living elswhere
than on farms but not living in in
corporated places.
The sex ratio for the farm. popula-
slation in 1920 was 1921 males to
100 females, as against ratio Of
lO4 to, 100 for the entire population
of the, United States. In every state
except three-West Virginia, Wy
oming, and Arizona-the ratio of
males to females was higher for. the
farm population than for the total
population, despite the fact that the
foreign born element, in which the
males considerably outnumber the
females, is found mainly in the cities.
This means that larger numbers of
women than of men arc leaving the
farms in search of more lucrative
fields of endeavor. East of the, Mis-
sissippi river the highest ra ito for
any state is that for Wisconsin, 1857
to 100, while the lowest 1908, ap-
pears for South Carolina. West Of
the Mississippi the corresponding
ratio ranged from 149.4 for Nevada
to 1887 for Louisiana. In general,
the ratios are higher in the west than
in the North and higher in the North
than in the South.
Of the total farm population, 25.7
per cent were under 10 years Of age,
PAT per cent between 10 and 21
years Of age, and 49.5 per cent were
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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-01
Mexico Scene Of Bloody 7i0fing During MiyI,f
HIGH SCHOOL ASSEMBLY.
ENJOYS FINE PROGRAM
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Rev. L. p. Warford Gives Fine
Address at Thanksgiving
e.. Exercises Wednesday

AS fitting close to the Northern
Minnesota hita school before the
Thanksgiving vacation, an excellent
program was enjoyed at the high
school assembly Wednesday after
noon at 1850 o'clock. A large
number of visitors were in attend
ance.
Rev L. P. Warford of the Pres
hyterian church delivered a splend-
id address. He pointed out in an
interesting and instructive manner
that civilization has been nourished
by three methods of development
The Oriental strong government
upheld and developed by. conquest
of sword. No incorporation. The
Roman-conquest and incorporation,
but not representation. The English
incorporation and representation.
He also briefly told the story of
the Pilgrim fathers for the day they
left their homeland to the time when
they landed on the shores Of New
England.
eve are thankful" said Rev.
Warford, "for the character of the
early founders, thankful that they
pooled their interests in the town
meetings., that they pooled their in
terest in representative government,
that they pooled their interest in
God and humanity"
Several other excellent numbers
were enjoyed. President Harding's
Thanksgiving proclamation was
read by Donald Knox. Miss Hazel
Ibertson gave a reading, and Miss
Mabel Groom sang very beautiful
solo.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-01
DECLARES SHIPS CAN BE
NANCATD BY THE ECHO
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Noted Physicist is Conducting
Experiments Relative to
- Safe Navigation
(By United Press)

NE" 1Ofk, eDeC. A-DI' H. W
Hayes, physicist, told the National
Academy of Science here that with
an echo you can tell to hair just
how deep the ocean is at any point in
all its 14O, 100000 square miles, and
with an echo to guide you, you will
be able to navigate safely through
fog so thick you can't see the
bows 4of-your ownboat.
DR.. Hayes has been conducting
research work at the navy depart
ment's experimental station at Ann
apolis. He told the academy.
During the war, while the navy
was experimenting with the device
kiown as the NV type of listening
instrument, it was found that with
this instrument the location of an
enemy submarine could be determin-
ed, together with its direction and
movement, and that other sounds,
ito which the listener did not wish to
pay attention, could be focused"
out. Subsequent experimentation
enabled the navy to work out three
methods, all using the NV sound re-
:ceiver, of determining the depth of
the ocean and to chart the entire
surface of the ocean-floor from New
port R. /. to Gibraltar, some 5000
miles.
1.-TWO of the methods are for de-
termining depths of shallow water,
the other for deep-sea depths, but
all depend on sending out a sound
from a vessel and receiving the echo
from the sea bottom"
The NV receiver, he said, is
mounted near the bows Of a long
naval. vessel. The ships propellors,
revolving at the stern throw out
sound in every direction but no at
tention is paid to anything but the
echo coming back from below"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-01
DECEASED HKS TO BE :.
/ !. HON0RED HERE SUNDAY

Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock,
the Bemidji lodge Of Elks will hold
its annual lodge of sorrow, in mem
CRY of departed members. This
memorial meeting will be held at the
Eiko theatre and the public is invit-
ed.
Rev. L. P. Warford Of the Pres
byterian church will give the mem
orial address. Other numbers on the
program include vocal solo by
Beth Evans Yaple, violin solo by
Miss Leila Stanton, a vocal sole by
Or. D. F. McCann, and music by the
Elko orchestra.
Three members of the Bemidji
lodge have passed away since the
memorial service year ago. They
are Anton Erickson, John Dalton,
and Brother Scott, the latter being
a resident Of South Dakota at the
time of his death. The other two
members passed away in Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-01
COMMUNITY CUP TO BE
] AWARDED SATURDAY

I. The Civic Improvement COM
mittee of the Woman's Civic and
Community club, Of which Miss Ma
bel Bonsal is chairman, will award a
silver trophy to the street in Bemid-
ia making the greatest amount Of
Improvement in the nature of clean
ing up yards, alleys and boulevards
at their melting Saturday afternoon
The committee, consisting of Mrs.
Harry Bridgeman, G. D. Backus and
E H. Denu, has carefully inspected
the city streets on three different
occasions during the summer and
will meet tonight and render final
decision as to which street will be
awarded the trophy. q.
i This is the third year this tophy
Ks to be awarded, Irvine avenue hav-
ing won it the first year and Lincoln
avenue last year. The trophy is on
display at the rooms of the Civic and
Commerce association.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-01
St. Paul GALE
INJURIES five
Much Property Damaged and
Communication Hampered
By Thursday Storm
lBy United Press)

St. Paul, Dec. 1-Five persons
were injured, property damage to
the extent of thousands of dollars,
and telegraph and telephone com
munication interfered with by gale
which struck the city at 400 p. m.
yesterday. Temperature dropped
from 60 above zero to degrees be-
low freezing. None were seriously
hurt. =
. Many windows were reported
broken, telephone wires blown down,
hampering telephone service. Many
trees were blown down blocking
street car service in all parts of the
citp. =.
Fargo, Dec. IA storm from out
of the southwest covered the greater
portion Of North Dakota with snow
varying from over two inches to
much less in the southwest portion
of the state. The storm centered
Wednesday in Utah, yesterday morn
ing in Valentine, Nebraska, and was
today probably over the Great Lakes.
Low temperatures prevailed through
out the northwest. Havre reported
as low as 10 below, Medicine Hat 2;
Quapc:!c 8 below and the Moorhcad
station 'threc-tenths above at 7
O'Clock this morning. Two and two
tenths inches of snow lay on the
ground here with q total prcciDitn-
,ion of .43 Of IN inch. Devils lake
reported precipitation Of .18 and
Winnipeg 80.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-01
PROGRESSIVE AUTO COMPANY
MOVES TO DENlSON BLOCK

Having outgrown their quarters on
Bcltrami avenue, in the Wheelock
building, the Progressive Auto COM
pany, H. C. Glessner and E. C. Glenn,
is moving to larger quarters in the
Denison building at Third street and
Irvine avenue. In their new quar-
ters, this firm will be equipped to do
general repairing, oxy-acetylene
welding, electrical repairing, charg-
ing and storage, and will also handle
live and dead auto storage. Day and
night service will be maintained.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-01
TWO ARE SENTENCED TO
ST. CLOUD REFORMATORY

Robert Sloan, twenty years old,
entered a plea Of guilty before
Judge C. W. Stanton, on Wednes-
day, to a charge of having passed
a forged check on the I. B. Olson
restaurant on November 23rd
He was sentenced to the St. Cloud
Reformatory for a period of not to
exceed one year.
VIM. Anderson at the same time
entered a plea of guilty of Grand
Larceny in the Second Degree, he
having stolen watch and chain
from Thomas Kerrick last Sunday.
Anderson was sentenced to an in
determinate term at. St: Cloud Re-
formatory.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-01
Proc,g,ressives = P',,c,,,1 P'llan P'll 70
Control. ut /, il, Cong, y, e,.:ss;f y: Iold
Orgar,izatio oih l meeting III
BENA HIT BY BAD FIRE VII:
DURING NIGHT; ONE DEAD

Reports coming to Renidji
today tell of bad fire at Bena
last night, the Veryle hotel be-
ing destroyed and the Housh
pool room also burning down.
The details of the fire were
lacking but the reports were to
the effect that one man was
burned to death, another suf-
fered broken back and a third
had hi. face and hands badly
burned. ss'}'s4
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-01
FIREMEN'S THANKSGIVING .
DANCE LARGELY ATTENDED

The Thanksgiving dance staged
by the Bemidji Fire department in
the new armory Wednesday feven-
ing, was largely attended and proved
to be a very enjoyable affair. The
proceeds are to be used toward de-
fraying the expense of entertaining
the 1928 state convention of firemen
next June. Music was furnished by
a four piece orchestra. ~ =.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-01
Claim to Hold Balance o
Power in New Natinoal
Organization
PROGRESSIVES HEADED
BY WISCONSIN SENATOR
Larger Meeting is Called
for Tomorrow; Important
Questions Listed
q. (By Lawrence Martin)
(United Press Staff Correspondent,
Washington,

washington,
Dec. 1, Omitted
Press). Pro-
gressive Senators
and House men,
bers in, this con-
gress, and those
elected on Nov.
7 to the 68th
Congress, gath
cred here today
to organize a
progressive bloc
which will seek
control Of con-
gressional mach
inery.
Hnadad htv
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-01
Crazed Peasants Riot
Because City's Water
Supply Is Turned Off
VETERAN CONGRESSIONAL
LEADER, J. H. MANN, DIES
(By United Press)

Washington, Dec. 1.-The
capitol today mourned the pass
ing of a veteran congressional
leader, James H. Mann of ILL.,
nois. Death, following a short
illness, came to the Congressman
at 11:15 last night. Pneumon-
ia was the cause of his death.
1t was shock to official WASH
ington as few of his friends
knew he was seiously i'll.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-01
JUNIOR ORDER OF MOOSE
TO HOLD ANNUAL DANCE

The Junior Order Of Moose will
hold it's annual dance this evening
at the Moose hall. This is an invi-
tation affair and all having invita-
tions are asked to present them at
the door. A very enjoyable evening
is assured and a large attendance
is expected.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-01
FLASHES OF NEWS
(By United Pross)

Calumet, Mich, Dec. ELEVEN
persons lost their lives when the
Canadian steamship Maplehurst sank
mile west of Portage Lake canal
in a storm.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-01

Little Falls, Dec. 1-Morlin Saw
dy, 16, Royalton, was killed and
Peter Rudek probably fatally injur-
ed when an oil truck in which seven
high school students we're riding
from Royalton to Upsala for a bask-
etball game overturned.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-01

Little Falls, Dec; 1--Clarence and
Rudolph Maschke, 10 and IL, drown
ed when they broke through thin ice
while skating.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-01
MISS KING BECOMES CHIEF
) OPERATOR IN.BEMIDJI TODAY

i Miss Florence King Of Duluth took
charge today as chief operator at the
sBemidji exchange of the Northwest
ern Bell Telephone. company. She
succeeds Mrs. w. H. Jackson, FORM
.erly Miss Ora DeRushia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-20

Editor Tho star
want 20 congratulate you on
your editorial Of Thursday IN regard
to the handling Of our transportation
Nyatem. II seems to me that II We
would hunt tho nation over. from
one end 10 the other. we could not
find another system handled on the
theory OF 'sThs people be ID" AZ
u our street railway IN this city.
II seems 10 be that the manage.
msnt. or those responsible for ~.
have no thought or care as 10 the
comfort. convenience or accommoda-
ton Of the people who put up the
wherewith. bu; get by, no matter
how
Mayor Brown promised a scent
fare within 30 days from his taking
office, and II Ia now 1876 days since
that unfortunate event. and no ro.
ductlon in sight
The patrons have paid approx
niately ss.3i5.0oo IN fares and pur-
chase price since those promises
were made. In face OF tho fact that
those who made the false promises
claimed to be honorable" citizens
seeking 10 get on the. payroll Pay.
roll was all II amounted TO. The can.
didate who got the greatest major.
ity ever given n councilman in this
city spoke at "a meeting AZ which I
was 70 speak on the Erickson
plan" but when she was thru speak.
Ing she asked 20 be excused on the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-20
LAHGRC t 70 W1M
Approves Weekly Pass Editorial

ground. -rhat her husband was
waiting for her outside In his car.
and she didn't feel like having him
walt longer" when she got down 10
tho council chamber she made tho
plea that she "did not understand
tho question" and that. too. after u
had been discussed. as a burning
question. for nearly two years all
over tho city. Il Il any wonder that
municipal ownership has black eye
in this city. when candidates viii
make all kinds OF promises when
running for office, and break every
one into smi,hereens AZ soon as they
arc elected7
IA I understand. the people IN
Spokane. Tacoma. Everett and Bel.
bingham have all had relief extended
to them. then why Ia the world can.
not our officials do something for
us7 Tho patrons OF our system are
all taxpayers and I cannot, for tho
life OF me. figure out why they
should be compelled 20 buy system
In which ali have an interest, but
which they will not own after they
have paid for H. The street car deal
In the greatest injustice that has
ever been heaped upon the people OF
this city.
Keep up your tight for equal iur.
tice for those who are not able 20
fight for themselves.
Sincerely yours,
II. J. WILSON.
Pres, Public Ownership League.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-20

that he was likely 10 be appointed
superintendent OF public utilities and
be the real boss
After Brown was elected and 7 saw
by the papers that the worst incur.
able in Seattle George RusseiD was
appointed superintendent Of public
utilities, said. ''well. no won't last
long with Brown but whom later on
found such names as Gassnan
mention for street superintendent. I
made up my mind that Brown was
the bunk
have since talked with hundreds
or people who were Browns support.
ers and find them all Of tho sams
opinion, that we'd better have Muir.
phine with his brains az mayor than
Russell with nothing to his credit.
Hereafter here's one that will listen
TO The Star
CONSTANT READER
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-20
He Repents Vote for Brown

Editor The Star:
! have been thinking for some
time now that ought 10 write you
and apologize for an error made in
the last municipal election. ut which
time tho present Mayor Brown was
elected.
have been a constant reader OF
The Star for many years, during all
of which time have had very
high regard for It's judgment in Inu.
nicipal elections. But | must confess
that on last election I. ms many
others that know, fell for Brown y
bunk about his Kidding tho city hall
OF incurables, lowering taxes. clean.
ing up the city. etc. The fact is, I
was induced 10 believe that here was
a man who was a real guy, did ail
his own thinking and was a wonder.
on the other side. ! was induced 10
believe that Iandon was being con.
uolied ~ one Thomas Murphine and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-20
Too Much jun ping on the Big X

whole lot Of smart American editors jumpin'
the Big X, W late King of Prussia ETC.. because he's
had his bride raised to Prussan queenship and has ap
peared at preliminary reception In the uniform Of high
admiral Of the German and 1t amt right 1t amt even
humane
The Big is down and out There amt ever any cour-
age morally in jumpin such with both feet
especially when it's fellow who has fell from the highest
pinnacle and landed nose down in the ditch.
Maybe the Big deserves editorial contuney but you
bet that who has lost all the place. power and
25cent marks that Bill has amt feeln hit very hard by
American editors.
OF course, rasn' Wihemina Reuss to Prussan queen
ship when there amt such thing and wearn German
admirals toys when there amt any German navy looks
foolish, but it's darned all the amusement that's left
to Bill There's humaneness In everlastngly jumpn'
poor old lonesome exled has-been for playin with
titles and uniforms that meanness and innocent like
your kids rockin horse and tin sword.
Moreover, understand II, old Bill has gone and mar
red young and spritey widow many years his junior.
Any of his years who raises dashin young widow,
any other brand of female, for that matter queen
ship and then mares her should interest the sympathy of
all in this vale of tears pretty regardless of his load Of
past sins The rgors of exile in old age likely appear
calm and soohin to fellow who punges into them risks
KITCHEL PIXLEY.
Reader writes seeing shooting
He should have demanded his money
senator Mckinley win have world
A rsctsI owi wi,e he n