davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
Figures Submitted by Teachers'
Committee Show Wages of
43 Teachers Are Cut !,
SEVEN ARE INCREASED
AND TWO ARE THE SAME
Comparison of Salaries of This
and Last Year Reveals
Number of Changes

Figures compiled by a committee
OF the public school teachers of Be-
midi show that the yearly salaries
for the coming year have been re-
duced in most cases. The majority
of the teachers have been offered con-
tracts at a set sum per month for
nine months, while few others have
been offered contracts for IL months,
rs is customary. The main underly-
ing fact is that the total amount of
pay offered for the regular teaching
year of nine months has been re-
duced considerably.
Out of a total of So regular in
structors, 43 decreases have been
made, these decreases being any,
where from $25 to 1915 for the
teaching year. Two teachers have
been offered the same salary as dur
ing the present year, while seven in
creascs, anywhere from 81 to $500
for the year, have been offered. These
increases for the year total $421,
while the decreases total $4,972.5O,
thereby making total decrease in
salaries to teachers during the COM
ing year of $4,551.5O.
In preparing these figures relative
to the salaries offered in the con-
tracts sent out by the school board,
the teachers committee has stated
that it does not expect to gain any,
thing by it, but merely desires that
the public know the real facts in the
case from the teachers standpoint as
well as from the standpoint of the
school board. Last year the con-
tracts offered set sum for teach
ing year of nine or nine and one
half months. The actual school year
was only nine months. This. year
the contracts offer set sum per
month for nine months, and as stated
before, the actual teaching years
salary in the majority of cases has
been reduced.
The board of education has many
things with which to contend in
keeping within it's budget, and in
making the adjustments it has en-
deavored to maintain the high stand
ard of it's teaching force with as lit
tie difficulty as possible. The dis
trict has been unfortunate through
the loss of the old high school build
ing by fire and the board is endeav-
orlng to construct the new hieh
school and plan on it's maintenance
within the budget allowed for school
expenses.
1t is readily realized that the pres
ent teaching staff is one of the best
the Bemidji school system has ever
had, but the board feels that the
present situation justifes the adjust
ment of wages planned for the COM
ing year.
A table of wages has been pre-
pared for publication in later issue.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
FIREMEN OF MINNESOTA
TO MEET AT ROCHESTER
Expected that Local Depart
ment Will Be Represented
at Expense of City

Firemen from all over the state
will gather at Rochester, June 10 for
the big five day convention of the
State Association and the Minnesota
Fire College. State Fire Marshall,
George H. Nettleton urges every de-
partment in the state to be repre-
sented either by large delegation
or by the fire chief.
Plans are being made for the re-
ception Of large attendance, and
since Bemidji is to entertain the
state convention next year it is
thought that arrangements may be
made so that a fair-sized delegation
from this city may attend the Ro-
chester meeting. Last year the men,
bers of the local department who
attended the state convention at In
ternational Falls paid their own ex-
penses The expense Of going to Ro-
chester is much higher and it is be-
lieved that arrangements can be made
for financing at least a portion Of
this expense so that number Of the
members and the fire chief may at
tend.
The 1922 session will be the fiftieth
anniversary OF the Minnesota State
Fire Department Association, and as
the Golden Jubilee every effort is
being made to make it the biggest
meeting since the association was
founded, and it will be. The program
will be more on the order of the
program put on the meeting Of the
National Association of Fire Engine
ers It will not only be interesting
but most instructive, and the dele
gates this year will be given the op-
portunity without mourning much adj
ditional expense to attend the Min
nesota Fire College, training school
for firemen
More time will be devoted this year
to work Of a nature that will be of
interest to the small department 1t
is hoped that every town will send
at least two men, some will send three
and some four Every town is urged
to be represented by at least one man
someone who can go home after the
Fire College and give the other men,
.bers of the department the benefit
Of the instruction and information
received
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
Accused of Assaulting and
Numbering Pretty School
Girl at Kirvin, Texas
MEET DEATH BEFORE
MOB OF FIVE HUNDRED
Two White Men Are Held al
Fairfield in Connection
With Girls Murder
(By United Press)

Kirvin, Texas, May 6.-Three ne
groes were burned mere at dawn for
the assault and murded Of Miss Aus
ley, pretty II year old school girl.
whose body was found near here.
The three negroes met death be-
fore a mob of five hundred. "Snap'
Perry, 26, who was. captured after a
SO hour chase with blood-hounds was
the first to be burned. He was tied to
the seat Of a cultivator, oil was
poured on his body and a match
struck. AS the flames arose about his
body, Perry shouted, "Oh Lord, Pm
coming" Nose Jones and John Cor
nish, 10, were the other negroes
burned. After Perry had been ignit-
ed he shouted, "Burn Jones and Cor
nish, they are as guilty as l ann
Jones was robbed and dragged over
tho hot Goals as more wood was
thrown on. In six minutes he was
dead. Cornish was lassoed and drag
ged onto the fire. The mob heaped
wood and oil into the fire, keeping
the blaze going six hours.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
LUMBER MARKET REPORT
SHOWS STEADY ADVANCE


~ With the advance:of spring it be-
comes more and more evident that
the lumber industry. is to have a
good year. Buying BY retailers shows
Steady expansion, and very little of
it is speculative, for lumber is going
out Of the retail yards as fast as it
is being brought I'M, and, according
to the American Lumberman, in
some cases stocks are being sold
more quickly than they can be re-
placed, requests for rush shipments
being numerous. A number of the
larger softwood producers have as
much business on their u books as
they care to take on for some time,
some having called their travelling
men off the road.
Many of the large mills are very
careful about accepting business for
future delivery. Production, although
it is steadily increasing, is much be-
low orders, but numbers of saw mills
particularly in the southern pine pro-
ducing region, are opening up and
will increase the quantity of lumber
which will shortly be available.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
FIRST GOLF TOURNEY
OF SEASON TOMORROW

The first golf tournament of the
season will be held at the Bemidji
Country club golf links tomorrow,
when a sweepstakes tournament will
be held, with a medal handicap. Ball
entry fee will be charged, according
to an announcement by Willard Crum-
my. professional instructor.
1t is planned to hold tournament
every Sunday throughout the season
and much interest has already been
manifested. 1t is expected that the
local golf course will have far more
visitors this year than ever before
and plans are completed for very
active season.
The greens are now in better shape
than they have ever been before. due
largely to the efficient work of Gus
Stahl, greenskeeper. Mr., Grumpy has
an assistant this year, George Erick-
son of Minneapolis an experienced
caddy. Mr.. Grumpy will spend prac-
tically all of his time at the golf
course and plans on keeping some
thing on schedule at all times for the
members of the club and it's guests.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
CITY BASEBALL TEAM
OPENS SEASON SUNDAY
Cass Lake Indians to Meet
Locals at Fair Grounds
Sunday Afternoon
Bemidji's city baseball team will

Bemidji's city baseball team will
open its schedule Sunday afternoon
with a game against the Cass Lake
Indians at the new ball field at the
fair grounds The game will begin
at 3 o'clock, and indications arc that
this will be one of the best games
of the early season at least. The
Cass Lake Indians have an exception
ally strong organization and promise
to give Bemidji a hard game in every
respect.
The new diamond has been COM
plcted and will be in first class con-
dition tomorrow, under favorable
weather conditions. The city team has
spent much valuable time and con-
siderable money in fixing up this
ball diamond and it is expected that
the support shown at this opening
game will repay the team for the
work done. The local boys are not
out for the money, but are out play
ing for the sport of the game, dcsir-
ing only to break even financially.
They promise an active season If
proper support is shown and indlca-
tons are that the team will be one
of the best in this section of the
state, although the players are all
local men. Manager f. S. Caskcy
assures the PUBLIC plenty of fast
games this year, both here and out
of town. However, the support shown
in the early season games will large
ly determine the quality Of the games
later on.
Arrangements have been made with
local bus lines to carry passengers
from the downtown district to the
fair grounds for five cents each and
it is expected that this will encourage
a large attendance.
Scarbo, Cadreau and Johnson will
form the battery for Cass Lake. The
team is said to be made up of pro-
fcssional players who have not yet
scattered to various teams throughout
Minnesota and the Dakotas.
Bemidji will have Melhousc, Hub
bard and Frank Phibbs. The lineup
for tomorrow's game is still undccid-
ed although it is very probable that
Bcrrigan will be seen at first base;
Claude Bailey, second; Bill Walker,
shortstop; Bill Lappcn, third; Pete
johnson, left field: Earl Bailey, cent
er field; and either Cameron on
Fred Phibbs, right field.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
MRS. w b. ELWELL RETURNS
FROM TEXAS FLOOD DISTRICT

Mrs. w. B. Elwell returned this
morning to Bemidji from Fl. Worth
Texas, where she went several weeks
ago to care for her sons family while
the mother was in the hospital. She
was there during the recent serious
floods caused by the overflow OF the
river,
She states that the residence part
Of the city was above the high water
line, but that the water plant was
under IA feet of water, and people
living in the flats had to be taken
to safety by boats. Over 1 900 people
made homeless were cared for in the
churches and halls. She tells of one
sad experience where an ex-service
man, who saw active service in
France, volunteered to assist in res
cuing people, and made several sue
cessful trips. When he returned to
save an infant, his boat became en-
tangled in the wire fences and he
lost his life.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
BREAK BETWEEN FRANCE
AND BRITAIN APPARENT
(By United Press)

Genoa, May 6-The struggle for
control of the worlds oil supply to-
day widened the breach between the
French and British at the Genoa Eco
nomic conference. The French an
nounced their intention of invoking
the San Reno oil agreement, which
would prevent the British from ne
gotiating separately with the French
to obtain oil concessions in former
Turkish provinces.
This action follows reports which
have been denied, that the British
have made a secret agreement with
the Russians, giving them control of
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
DAUGHTERS OF REBEKAH
MEET MONDAY EVENING

The Daughters of Rebekah will
hold their regular meeting Monday
evening at o'clock at the Moose
hall and there will be initiation of
candidates. All members are request
ed to be present. The members are
also requested to be present at the
hall Sunday morning at o'clock.
They will attend the morning serv-
ices at the Methodist church,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
INDIANA SENATOR CALLS !
SALES TAX IMPOSSIBLE
(By United Pressl

Washington, May 6-Presi1ent
Harding was told today by Senator
Watson of Indiana, one of the lead
ing members Of the senate finance
committee, that it is impossible to
pass bill through congress provid-
ing for a sales tax as means of
paying the soldier bonus.
The president has insisted that the
sales tax is the only feasible means
of financing the bonus, and that the
adjusted compensation bill should
provide means of raising hundreds
Of ~ Hons Of dollars necessary to
pay the soldiers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
ST. PAUL MAN SURVIVES
FIFTY-FOOT ENHANCEMENT
lBY United PreSs)

St. Paul, May G-L. w. Fleming
narrowly escaped death when his
automobile ran over a 5O-foot en-
bankment on Manomen road last
night. His wife and baby were thrown
clear of the car and only slightly
hurt. Fleming was pinned down by
the steering wheel. Two ribs were
broken. His wife had driven the car
into a bank and bent the axel. The
steering wheel snapped and they went
over the bank.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
BIJCKLEN GETS CONTRACT
AT ITASCA STATE PARK

E. W. Bucklen, local plumbing and
heating contractor was the success
full bidder for the plumbing contract
on six new buildings to be erected
by the state forestry department at
Itasca State Park. Contractor Bradson
of Shevlin was awarded the contract
on the carpenter work and general
construction.
The buildings will include a large
barn, and a clubhouse, all modern
including shower baths. These build
ings are to be located at the north
end of the park.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES
MEET AT HAMLINE FIELD
nv United PreSS)

St. Paul, May 6-The first state
high school athletic carnival of the
year was on today at Hamline field.
More than 200 athletes from the
.Xwin Cities and other schools were
lined up for the event.
A social open clash with about SO
athletes from Hudson, Wisconsin,
Pillsbury, Shattuck and St. Thomas
was feature. The Twin City high
school teams will be opposed by teams
from Austin, Red Wing, Faribault,
Winona, Glencoe, Hastings, Ovation
ma and Litchfield. The events will
run late into the evening.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
MAIL SERVICE AROUND LAKE
BEMIDJI WILL OPEN MAY IS

: Mail service around Lake Bemidji
Is to be started again on Monday, May
IS. This route is known as Star route
No., 2, and will be carried by bryon
Russell. Mail will be delivered every
forenoon. The mail car will have &C
commodations for passengers. The
route will continue until September
80.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
PETE JOHNSON TO FIGHT
GUNNER SMITH AT IAKOTA

Pete Johnson Of this city has been
scheduled to meet Gunner Smith Of
Havre, Mont, at Lakota, N. D.,
Friday, May 10. They are scheduled
to 90 four rounds at this open air
athletic carnival which is being stag
ed for the benefit of the Lakota
Baseball association. johnson has
been going through stiff practice for
this bout and his sparring partners
can testify that Smith will have a
hard fight on his hands if he hopes
to stay in the ring with johnson.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
HOUSE-MOORE

Miss Violet Moore and morris
House both of this community, were
united in marriage this morning at
8 o'clock at the Presbyterian par
sonage, Rev. l.. p. Warford perform
ing the ceremony. They were unat-
tended. The newly-weds will make
their home in the vicinity of Bemidii.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
(By United Press)

Fairfield, Texas, May 6 Two
white men were held here today in
connection with the killing of Eula
Ausley of Kirvin, for which three
negroes were burned to death, Sher-
i1f Mayo announced.
Tracks leading from the scene of
the murder to the home of the two
men, brothers, we're found, Mayo
said, One of the men was captured
yesterday, and the second sent to
Jail after the mob left here with the
negroes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
ROYAL ARCH MASONS TO
ENJOY DINNER MONDAY

Royal Arch Masons of the Bemidji
CHAPTER will meet at the Masonic hall
Monday afternoon at S o'clock for
work in the Most Excellent Master
degree Following this, dinner will
be served at o'clock at the nall.
Two classes will be given work in
the Royal Arch degree following the
dinner 1t is especially desired that
there be a large attendance of local
and visiting members
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
PRESBYTERIAN DIVISION
HOLDS MEETING TUESDAY

The dining room division of the
Ladies' Aid of the Presbyterian
church, Mrs. B. A. Dilley chairman,
will meet Tuesday afternoon of next
week (instead Of Monday, which is
the regular meeting day. at the home
of Mrs. H. N. Mckee, 1915 Bixby
avenue. All members are asked to
be present.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
SCHOOL TEACHER SENTENCED
FOR PASSING FORGED CHECK

Minneapolis, May 6-Mavis Carl
son, %, was sentenced to the wo-
mems reformatory for one to fifteen
years late Friday on charge OF
forgery. She came here from Carver
where she taught school and was
deserted by her husband, after they
had been married a few days. She
tried to pass a check on Minneapolis
department store.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06

Miss Nellie Gary and her cousin,
Bertice Greenfield, entertained at 6
o'clock dinner last evening at their
home, Col Minnesota avenue. The
guests were Misses Dora Young and
Elizabeth Johnson Of the State
Teachers college, and Messrs. Ma!yin
Skarstcn and Louis Larson.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
JUVENILE BAND TO HAVE
PICTURE TAKEN THURSDAY

Director G. O. Riggs Of the Juve-
nile band announced this afternoon
that the Juvenile band would have
its picture taken Thursday evening
at the new armory. This announce
ment overrules the announcement
made at practice this forenoon that
the picture would be taken this even
ing.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
M. B. OF A. HOLDS REGULAR
MEETING MONDAY EVENING

The regular meeting Of the Modern
Brotherhood Of America will be held
Monday evening at o'clock at the
X. c. hall, and it is urged that all
members be present.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
WEATHER

minnesota: Unsettled and cold
er tonight; Sunday generally fair.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06

The Pioneer is the only daily
within 100 miles of Bemldji and
has the largest circulation In
Northern Minnesota.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-04-27
UNABLE TO RECOGNIZE TUNES
Many People Of Commanding Ability
Have Admittedly Lacked Appre-
citation of Music.

Lord Brickenhead, lord high chan
cellor DIETER known In America
some years ago as Freddy Smlth).
confessed at a public dinner recently
that he recognized the tune Of God
Save the King" only because people
stand up when 1t was being played.
Some other famous people had an
equally poor ear for music-one, the
Empress Eugene. DR.. Ethel Smyth,
who for 30 years was a neighbor Of
the empress during her English exile
at Farnboro and was constantly In
her company, says she was totally
devoid of musical instinct. Once when
local band struck up "Partant pour
la Syrie" In her honor the empress
mlstook 1t for God Save the King"
Sir Walter Scott was equally i'm
pervious to music, though many pas
sagcs in his writings imply that he
liked and understood 1t. 'In music"
he told Lord Melbourne, II don't know
nigh from low"
Swinburne's lack of musical ear was
byword among his acquaintance.
Edmund Gosse describes practical
Joke played on Swinburne, which
made me indignant at the time but
which now seems innocent enough and
not without interest. A lady, having
taken the rest Of the company into
her confidence, told Swinburne that
she would render on the piano very
ancient Florentine r1tornello just dis
covered. She then played Three
Blind Mice and Swinburne was en-
chanted. He found that 1t reflected
to perfection all the cruel beauty OF |
the Medicis-which perhaps it does
London Mail.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-04-27
COULD NOT ACCEPT REWARD
But the Druggist Must Have Had His
Opinion of Value Woman Put
on His Services.

The druggist had stopped In the
middle Of putting up a difficult pre-
scription and deftly removed from the
woman's eye the cinder that had been
causing her great pain.
"Ah, thank you so MUCH" she
gushed "How much is it7'
Nothing at ALL" he replied courte-
ously.
80, but you should let me pay you
something-you really should? I'm
sure 1t would be only right to pay you
for your time 1t took all of five min
utes-or at least we will call 1t five
minutes, though of course it wasn't
really so long--and If your time is
worth So a day-and really l think
druggists should make that much,
though of course they do not work so
hard as carpenters or painters-why
that would come toilet me see, why
nearly 10 cents-or at least we Will
call it 10 cents, though 1t would really
be only about cents, wouldn't it,"
mo, madam" the druggist replied
firmly. "We are glad to do these little
services for our customers, and I re-
call distinctly that you, have bought
most of your postage stamps here for
a long while ."-Pittsburgh Dispatch
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-04-27
From Messenger to General.

General Pellegrin, who has just been
appointed to the command Of the
thirteenth division of French infantry
with headquarters at Langres, is a
living proof of the possibility Of ris-
ing by unalded effort, which Napoleon
crystallized into the saying that every
French soldier carried q marshal'S
baton in his haversack.
General Pellegrin, whose parents
were In very poor circumstances, be-
gan life as telegraph messenger at
Marseilles. He scraped and saved so
as to be able to buy books, which he
studied at night after his days work
for the postofflce was finished. He
took his baccalaureate, got into the
military college at Saint-Cyr, obtained
his commission with flying colors and
passed the Ecole de Guerre, or staff
college. He took part In the opera
tons In Morocco in 1907, was badly
wounded at the battle of the Marine,
and afterwards returned to Morocco,
where he became one Of Marshal
Lyautey's most valued assistants.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-04-27
Seek Fossil Treasures.

Graves unmolested for hundreds Of
thousands of years, according to
scientists, were Jared to daylight at
Torrance, near Los Angeles, when
blast of 100 pounds of dynamite
pushed into the air fossils of antedilu-
Wan beasts. 1t was a treasure blast,
especially set for group of California
scientists who visited the lime pits
which have given forth molars of the
two-toed horse, the saber-toothed IT,
ger, the giant sloth and other peculiar
inhabitants of the jungles which eN-
listed hereabOuts half million years
or more before Los Angeles was
thought Of
A whole mass of interesting discov-
cries was made in the debris of the
explosion. Something of the size of
these prehistoric monsters may be
cleaned from the fact that one tooth
measures about Is inches across the
top and is from 10 to "a inches long.