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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-22
PERSONAL TOUCH WITH :
CONGRESS ESTABLISHED
Harding Establishes Precedent
Appearing Personally to-,
Deliver Messages
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
United Press Stan Correspoudent)

T.. Washington, Dec. 20 Omitted
Press) President Harding has
firmly established the precedent OF
the chief executive appearing per-
sonally before Congress for the de-
livery Of messages outlining the
plans and policies of the administra-
tion.
BY constant adherence during his
term to the custom revived by Pres
ident Wilson, the president is now,
considered as. having permanently
fixed the face-to-face contact with
Congress. Is. =. ,~',
There was fleeting outcry among
the tradition-bound veterans of Con-
gress when President Wilson broke
the precedent set in: the first admin
istration of the government. Howev,
er, the opposition soon died away as
the country was seen to approve his
action. President Harding favored
: CONTINUED on Page ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-22
LITTLE FALLS NARROWLY
ESCAPES SERIOUS FIRE

: Little Falls barely escaped a SER
ious conflagration early Thursday
morning when fire, which was dis
covered at 1 a. m. in the basement
of the Commercial State Bank, was
put under control by exceptional
work on the part of the fire depart
ment before it had burned through
the floor above and broken out into
the main part of the building.
The block in which the bank is 10
Gated is one of the central business
blocks of the city and its destruction
would have been a distinct loss. The
building damaged is the property OF
the Kiewel Realty company.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-22
BEMIDH ELKS TO HAVE
TREE FOR NEEDY KlDDlES

= The Bemidii Elks club decided
Thursday: night to hold a Christmas
tree in the Elks hall Monday morn
ing from 8 to 1890 after. which
the children, will be taken to the Elko
where q special show will be given
for their benefit.
The Elks plan on distributing
candy, nuts, and fruit to the poor
children. who will; attend the Christ
mas tree exercises. Rev. VIM. Ell
lott Of the Episcopal church is chair
man of the committee in charge.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-22
BASKETBALL BENEFIT
49,, :: DANCE ON TAP TONIGHT

The F'iremen are staging a basket
ball benefit dance at the new armory
this evening The opportunity pre-
sented to secure exceptionally good
music and a five piece orchestra will
officiate,' Dot Van, piano; Joe For
rester, violin; Johnny Lumberg,
trombone; Walter Smith, cornet and
banjo; and Percy Riggs, drums and
xylophone. 1t is expected that there
will be d large attendance.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-22
BURTON IS OPPOSED TO
WAR DEBT CANCELLATION
Member of International Debt
Funding Commission is
Against Cancellation

Washington, Dec. 22-"The tax
payers of. America and holders of
government bonds as well, will feel
reinsurance from the announcement
Of Congressman Burton, member
of the international Debt Funding
Commission, that he is opposed to
cancellation" says the Republican
Publicity Association, through its
president, Jonathan Bourne, Jr. "He
is in accord with the spirit of the
law enacted by Congress.
"Wtthin the unpleasant memory
(Continued on Page 8.)
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-22
klTTLESoN BOY DIES;
HOLD FUNERAL SATURDAY

Allen Kittleson, the one-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Helmer Kittle-
son of Fifth ward, passed away on
Thursday and will be laid to rest
Saturday, the funeral arrangements
being under the direction of H. N.
Mckee, funeral director.
Funeral services will be held at
the John Kittleson home, sos Fourth
street, Saturday afternoon at 2 o.
clock. 1nterment will be made in
Greenwood cemetery.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-22
FIREMEN HURT" -.
IN N. Y. APARTMENT FIRE

New York, Dec. 22-Thirteen fire
men were injured in a spectacular
fire that drove scores of apartment
house occupants to the street in
night clothing in the Williamsburg
section of Brooklyn early today.
Some of the firemen were injured
by a falling trolley wire which caus-
ed explosions.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-22

I Washington, Dec. 22 UNITED
Press. This country is so. far be-
hind in providing educational facil-
tiles for it's children that, ut is let
ting the school that was good enough
for our fathers suffice for the chill
dren of today" according to John J.
'Tigert, U. S. Commissioner of Edu-
cation. gs.St:. 49,.
"The present school building
shortage is nothing short of q dis
grace to the nation" Tigert said.
Among the defects cited by the
commissioner in an appeal for better
.chool buildings are: Old, delapidated
structures, half of them dating back
more. than 25 years; serious conges-
ton; lack of necessary adjuncts for
a rounded education, such as GYM
nasiums, shops; science and cooking
rooms.
: "One school, building fbr every
four now in use was built more than
"a years ago." Tigert declared.
Hundreds of thousands Of chill
dren are housed in portable, rented
buildings, stores and lofts. Thous-
and more are sitting four or five
hours day in badly lighted, made
; quately ventilated Easements, three
feet or more below street level.
"Only: five per, cent of all the
school buildings aaa of, :fire-proof
construction. Every week in the year
a school building is burned or part
ly destroyed. r..
"Seventy-flve per cent Of the ci-
ties in 1920 reported congestion.
Hundreds of thousands are on half
time. .-+
> "These are unpleasant facts. But
they are facts that need to be stated
because the crisis is serious"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-22
TEAM BEATS
CROOkSToN LAST NIGHT

According to a report reach-
ing Bemidji today, tho Mcln-
to.h basketball team defeated
Crookston Company M. At Me-
Mcintosh last night by a score of
IA to IL, McIntosh gaining the
deciding basket in the last few
minutesj of play. Crookston's
account Of the game here We'd
nesday night has not yet been
received in Bemidji' for some
reason, or. other, the Crookston
paper not being received here
today. ? ',' :,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-22
tEy United Press,
.s(By Lawrence MARTINI

Washington, Dec. pa world
conference for economic disarma-
ment which will write a new inter-
national code'' is the purpose behind
Continued on page 3.)
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-22

Washington, Dec. 22 . Capital
News Sercive) ).-"Education is the
(ConI,nued on Page 8.)
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05
DR. GERMAN ENGAGED

Dr. E. F. German, formerly of Sew ard, but now located in Anchorage, was host at theatre party at the Elm press this week, followed by a ban quet at the Royal Cafe. The occasion was for the purpose of announcing the engagement of Dr. German to Miss Or celia Rexford of Los Angeles, the we'll known lecturer on psychology who has been touring Alaska the past summer in the interests of her profession.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05
Youth Walks 4.000
 Miles on a Dare

EUGENE, October 5-After a tramp of four thousand miles during the past tour months, Richard Slatier, aged 16 who says his home is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, arrived in Eugene a few lays ago, Last May according to the boys story, his father dared him to walk to the Pacific coast. He took the dare and left home with only $15.
 He says that he travelled over the southerly route to California and plans 0 return to Wisconsin by making swing through Canada. Slatier adds that he is no bum" and is working his way. He says that he is determin- ed to show his father that he is made of sterner stuff than the parent be- !ieves. Slatier claims to be high school student He expects to have walked 10000 miles by the time he reaches home.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05

ing When the prison doctors think he has gone hungry as long as he can do so safely, he is released.
 Recently he made a speech in Traf- algar Square and threatened to do for the King if the authorities did not right his wrongs for him. On failing to furnish securities for his good be- havior, he was again sent to prison for three months and at once declined to eat.
 King George Is interested in Syme and anxious that he should not starve himself to death. So His Majesty ask ed that he be released before he got too weak. So he is at liberty again, but the authorities are watching him closely.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05
AT THE C!TY'S HOTELS

VAN GILDER-Miss Elizabeth Hub bard, H. s. Balderston, H. c. Doli"man E. R. Taylor, Lazlo Schwartz Fred Everett Walter Gaffney.
 SEXTON--Gco corge Swanson, j. s Simonson, Pete" Larsen. W D. Mcf.in- ney, Al Drees, .; No?az, J. Casey Me Dannel, Oscar Krause. Henry Burge,
 HOTEL SEWARD Hubert A. Jones A. E. Webber, Mike ,iemoff, Harry Katoff, Bill Scott, w. Srova. c. Living ston, Joe Cox, Thomas Brown. B. F. Jahnson, osmund Olsen, J. s. Dryer and wife, B. Booth, A. Long, C. Scott.
 OyERLAND-F. w. Jenkins, J. C. Black, Emil Kleisler. John Garfield.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05
Ex-COp With Crouch
 Would Attack King

LONDON, October 5-The moment ex-police inspector Syme gets out of jail he starts for Buckingham Palace with brick and hangs around waiting or some member of the royal family.
 Syme was dismissed from the police force some thirteen years ago and at once developed into a crank with a grievance. He has been agitatirg against the authorities ever since and has been imprisoned repeatedly for trying to create a disturbance. When he is locked up he starts hunger-strik-
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05
RAILROAD MAKES RULING
 GOVERNING SOLICITORS

A new ruling has been promulgated bv the Alaska railway officials regard ing hotel and. taxi-cab solicitors who meet trains. The ruling states that ow- ing to these persons crowding the sta tion platforms when passengers are alighting, piling baggage high on the thorofare, places would be assigned these persons away from the busy part of the platform. It is expected that so- licito~s will not crowd forward after the order goes into effect.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05
MOVING PICTURE CORP.
 MEETING WITH SUCCESS

E. E. Chamberlin and G. E. Lewis, who are soliciting stock for the AL aska Motion Pictures Corporation are meeting with success beyond their fondest hopes, SIS, 900 having been subscribed at Valdez and Latouche, and Cordova's quota having also been taken up. Captain Johansen of the AL meda took 50 shares while his vessel was in port.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05

c. A. Livingston, well-known river pilot and captain, arrived in Seward last evening on his way to the states to join his family, Mrs. Livingston and the children going out some time ago The river season is about ended.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05

Corporal Einar Theusan arrived on last evenings train from Fairbanks and will take the first boat for Val deg, where his station is. MT. Theusen accompanied Captain and Mrs. Lloyd c. Parsons over the trail from Valdez on their trip of inspection and took the train at Fairbanks for home, the cap tain intending to return by auto over the trail MT. Theusen states that the trail is in very bad condition, as 1t took his party six days to make the f in. the mud being deep and sticky.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05

Captain L. c. Parsons, officer in charge of the Local signal corps lines, with Mrs. Parsons, will arrive on Sat urday's train frome Fairbanks, alter having been on a trip of inspection to the interior. Capt. Parsons and wife started back over the Richardson road but were forced to abandon the trip owing to heavy snows on the Dome
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05

MT. and Mrs. Alex Fowler and son Donald of Nenana, left this morning TOT the interior where MT. Fowler IS engaged in business at Nenana. lhes .,tlrned to the north on one of the Inst ,.,ats frcn an extended visit to the states.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05
ELLSWORTH'S

During the last 30 days we have re. ceived nearly $3,ooo worth of Dry Goods and ready to wear.
 We have it, just what you want, call and let us show you and quote you prices. Ladies' heavy winter coats, SIP up. chiIdrens' heavy win ter coats, S5 up.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05

MT. and Mrs. Otto Schallerer left his morning for Mile 23, where they will spend the weekend at their bun galow.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05

Charles Lechner and assistants have the contract for plumbing the big Ar cade building and have already made considerable progress in the work.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05

WATERWAYS Ideal Fountain Pens at Outside Prices: Why pay more?,- Seward Drug Company, Authorized Agents.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05

Extensive repairs and alterations are being made in pipes and wiring by the water and light companies.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05

Mrs. Grace Corson is at present ill cha ge of the Alaska shop during the absence of MT. and Mrs. Schallerer.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05

J. c. Black, knight of the grip fo: Portland firm, returned from the in terior last evening on his way to the states.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05

CUTICURA SOAP, 25 CENTS, Seward
 Drug Company.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05

'.IF IT IS ADVERTISED, we have it.
 Seward Drug Company.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05

The trading schooner Iskum will sail for Tacoma some time tomorrow.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05

P,armigan hunters are bringing in large bags these days. The best hunt ing appears to be up the mountain sides about 2500 feet.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05

SfECIAL-Hinds Hon y & Almond Cream soc, Seward Drug ',o.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05

WOODBURY SOAP, loc, Seward Drug
 Company.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05

SPRING CHICKENS for sale. See Cooper at Urbach's. 20Otf.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05

FOR SALE-Tools of all kinds. See Cooper at U:bach's store. 190tf
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05
CLASSIFIED ADS

FOR RENT-Three room house, Bank of Seward. 230tf.
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05

WANTED-SnalI sale, inquire Gateway. tf
The Seward gateway., 1922-10-05

\ FAMILY SUGGESTION-Lamps
 and lanterns at GraeFS.
, 1922-12-31

ciSeny because It provided no means
Of -1h1ng the money TO pay the bonus
and on September Is he veioet It.
The house overrodc the veto. but the
senate sustained Il. The agitation
for such legislation was ~incessant,
however. and new bills were intro
duccd before the yea closed
Appropriation bills for the army
and navy. providing for 10000 and
S 1000 enlisted men. respectively.
were passed; and sIT. 100000 was ap-
propriated for soldiers hospitals.
The tariff revision bill. OF course,
took n long time in the making II
finally was completed and VI signed
by the president on September 81.
One notable feature is n provision
giving the president power TO lower
or raise certain rates when he thinks
conditions OF foreign rad warrant
Congress adjourned on September
%. end as II had failed to take any
action on a ship subsidy measure. the
president called an extra session 20
meet on November 20. mainly to con.
slider such a bill. The house passed
II on November 20. The extra ses-
sion. merged into the regular session
on December 4.
, 1922-12-31
OF THE OLD E AT HONE N ABROAD

John Layton defeated several contest
ants for his three-cushion title. I'd
gar 7. Arpieby OF New York won
the national and international ANA
teur titles.
Nothing OF great moment happened
in the squared circle except the unex-
pected defeat OF Georges Carpenter,
French champion. by sikh OF Senegal.
Benny Leonard. lightweight cham
pion. defeated Rocky Kansas on July
4. and Pancho villa OF Manila won
the flyweight title from Johnny Buff.
The conference track and field meet
was won by the University OF Illinois
and the national meet by the Univer-
slty Of California. The University Of
Iowa defeated Yale In football and
tied with Michigan for the Conferences
3 championship. Princeton defeated
/ Chicago. and then. by beating Yale.
won the championship OF the big
three" Harvard having had a bad
season.
James Murphy won the 5oo-rrne
auto race at indianapolis N May so.
with a new average speed record Of
sf.ss miles an hour. and Tommy
Milton won the Kansas City 50o-mle
race. in which Roscoe Sarles was
killed.
Tennis enjoyed a genuine revival.
The American amateur team defeated
the Australians. retaining the Davis
cup, and also whipped the British
team IN the Walker cup matches. W.
7. Tidcn retained tie national cham
, 1922-12-31
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

As has been said above, the people
of tho United States. despite the fact
that they were relatively prosperous.
were not contentei. Taxes, rentals
and h prices OF the necessities OF
life remained too high. and tho far
mer especially complained because he
did not receive enough for the prod
ucts of his toll. AS usual, the unrest
expressed itself at the polls. What
many considered the conservatism of
the Harding administration was
blamed. with or without rs,ason. AS
the primary elections IA various
states came along. the voters sass and
seized their chance. and frequently
the more conservative candidates
were beaten by so-callee' progress
sives. Albert ]. Beveridge defeated
Senator New in Indiana; Lynn j.
Frazier defeated Senator McCumber
in North Dakota: Senators johnson
of California and La Toilette of Wis
consin We're triumphantly renominat-
ed. and there were smany other such
instances. 1t was generally predict
ed that the Democrats would win big
victories in the election on Novem-
Der Z, and b results justified the
forecast. In both house and senate
the Republican majority was ire
mendously reduced. Such well known
figures as DUPONT. Keilcgg. Town
send. Calder. Pomerene And Poindex-
ter were retired. A feature of the
election was the immense majority
rolled I'D for Al Smith. Democratic
candidate for the governorship of
New York.
The question of prohibition and its
enforcement cut n considerable figure
in the election and. though the drys
claimed they still had control OF con-
gress, the vets seemed to have made
decided gains by the victory of can-
didates who were N favor OF mo6ifi-
cation of the Volstead act. Among
these were Reed of Missouri and Ed
wards OF New Jersey, Democrats
elected to the senate. volstead him
self was defeated. but by another dry.
Efforts to enforce the prohibition
law and violations of it absorbed a
vast amount of time and money. and
1t may be the difficulties encountered
by the government in this strength
'ened the cause OF the organizations
formed to bring about the 'iiberal;za.
ton" of the enforcement act so as to
permit the manufacture and use OF
beers and light wines. and ultimately
, 1922-12-31

trolling figure in a conference in
Shanghai called to establish n firm
government for united China.
Slowly returning to more normal
conditions. Russia continued to seek
money and recognition in exchange
for Industrial concessions. Late in
the year the smaller soviet republics
voted to Soin the government of Mos
cow. At the beginning of December
a conference between Russia and the
new Baltic nations, Poland and Fin
land. opened in Moscow for the pur-
pose of arranging treaties that would
permit all OF them to reduce their
armies. Premier Lenin was seriously
Ill during much OF tho year, but re-
sumed active direction of tho govern
Iment in October.
Brazil. celebrated the one-hundrcdth
anniversary of her independence by
the opening Of n fine international ex-
position in Rio de Janeiro. Among
the most honored of her guests was
Secretary Of State Hughes. On No
vember Is Arthur Berrardes was in
augurated president
, 1922-12-31
=BY EDWARD W. PICKARD:

including three former premiers, were
condemned to death. Great Britain
tired vain'y 10 prevent the execution
and then broke off relations with
Greece. probably Eiac to get rid OF
an embarrassing alliance. Prince An
drew. uncle OF the king. also vas
tried and condemned. but ese4pc
with exile.
To h account Of affairs In Turkey
related above Ia TO be added the down
fall OF the sultan. Considered by tho
Angora government to be a tool OF
the British. and consequently a trail
tor. he was deposed on November /.
The sovereignty Of the nation was
declared 10 be In tho hands OF tho
people anc the name changed from
Ottoman empire TO State Of Turkey.
The dethroned ruler took refuge on
Malta On November Is his nephew
Abdul MedjJid Effendi. was elected
caiiph OF the Nioslem church.
Germany devoted herself through
tho year largely to efforts TO evade
the payment OF reparations. to de-
terminsd work 20 regain her foreign
trade n 70 the printing of innum.
cradle billions OF paper marks. The
value OF the mark nuctuated widely.
reaching a low level of more than
5000 oor a dollar. on June - DR..
Walter Rathenau. foreign minister.
was assassinated in Berlin by relsc
t~ionaries. Chancellor wlrth and his
cabinet were forced out of office No
vember II and wilhelm Cuno became
chancellor with a ministry IN which
the socialists and communists were
not included. The former kaiser mar
rled Princes Hermine OF Reuss at
Doom. Holland. on November 5.
Affairs in China were. as usual al
most too confused for understanding.
on April 81 General Chang Tso~ Lin.
governor Of Manchuria. seized Picking
and Tientsln. nnd on May 4 he was
defeated by General WI and driven
back into Manchurla. In June the
old Chinese parliament met. President
Tsu resigned and Ii Yuan-Hung was
made president. with WI Ting-Fans
A. premier. Sun Tat Sen. head OF
the southern China government. was
driven out OF Canton on June 16 but
I'm August he turned up as the con-
, 1922-12-31

n oMENroUs events and De
MI velopmcnfs marked the year
Iva 1922. both NJ home and abroad
In America these included
the great strikes OF ioal miners and
ralrotd .shopmen. h passage by
-Ionzress OF q new tariff bill. and
the general defeat Of n Repub-
lean party In the November elections
Among the most noteworthy events
elsewhere were the establishment %
the Irish Free State; the election VI
a new pope: the rout OF the Greeks
in Asia Minor and the regeneration
OF the Turkish state. followed by the
Near East peace conference nj Lau-
same. the downfall OF Prime Minis
ter Lloyd George. and h triumph OF
the Fascist n Italy.
Although the people OF the Unitei
States enjoyed n fair amount OF pros
perity throughout thu year. they
were disconnected and dissatisfied.
and showed IL when they went TO ;hc
polls In November. Seemingly they
did not like the new tariff law. and
the big strikes and the matter OF pro.
hIbiaon enforcement also had thet-
effect then. Economic and finaneinl
conditions in some Of the European
countries showed little or no Improve
menG due in part to the continued
state * unsettiement concerning the
German reparations and 10 the re-
newed turmoil in the Near East.
Other countries. notably Italy and
Czechoslovakia- moved definitely to-
ward sterilization and prosperity.
Communism and socialism suffered a
tremendous ethack in Italy when the
Fascist rebelled against those doc
trines and took over the control Of
the government.
As IN 1891. December was marked
by an international conference IN
Washington. for President Harding
had inviSed the Central American re.
publics to seed delegates there TO dis.
cuss limitation OF ornaments and
other questions. They met on Deem.
her !.