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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-08-12
Babson Says Reorganization Of
German Finances Would
Boom American Businsss. . ,
WOULD ASSIST FOREIGN
TRANSACTIONS GENERAL,
General Business Maintaining
Recent Improvement Despite
Sentiment on Strikes

Wellesley Hills Mass, August H.
The German question was discussed
today by Roger w. Babson statistic
ian, who has been entangling tho
international and financial situation.
Germany has failed to meet her
obligation on the indemnity pay
ments," says Mr.. Babson, land like
any other concern is judged bank
rupt. We face the same situation
that we find when a business can
not pay its debts, We either have. =
reorganization and try to get II
back on its feet or we call in the
referee and judge it bankrupt and
sell its assets and put it out of bus
mess.
"The world is now having cred
itors' meeting to decide what is to
be done with Germany. Up to the
present time France, the largest
creditor, has been taking the pound
of flesh. It is only within the past
few days that she has offered any
other proposition. Now, however,
France sees that if she will let Ger
many off that England will let
France off. 1t is understood that a
French ambassador is dealing with
this time in the hopes that the repub-,
lie may be released from some ,of
the debts she owes us. These later
developments are favorable indeed.
|and strongly suggest that Sk friendly
reorganization ofFGerman finance
IL possible. : "a. "e
IF France on the other hand were
to march an army to Berlin. and to
collect the pound of flesh by force
it is quite possible that this might
align Russia, Italy and even possib-
ly England with Germany and bring
about another war. This, of course
would be an undesirable situation
from every point Of view. Such &C.
ton would undoubtedly cause q
panic in our stock market, and
would seriously embarrass our big
banks. 1t would upset business gen
orally. We would not even exper-
fence the business boom we had at
the beginning of the European war.
The new gases and chemical weap-
ons of warfare developed since 1918
can be made just as we'll in Europe
as over here.
eff, however, Germany has q
friendly reorganization of her fin
ance it would mean much and a
boom to American business, Such
reorganization would clear the air
and overcome the fear of repudia-
ton which keeps all foreign trans
actions in a muddle. It would do
away with the uncertainty Of the
situation and if arranged to the
mutual satisfaction Of all parties
concerned it would give the whole
world the confidence it needs at
this particular time. 1t would
strengthen business everywhere. The
CONTINUED on Page %
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-08-12
MORE PEOPLE WANTED FOR
EARLY SETTLERS SCENE

Wanted; Nor people to take
par. in th. Earl Settlers scene
for the pa1e.st. Ne ae.. week.
You are invited .fto take part.
Please report sots Mr.. Reid Or
Mis-. Lycan at Labsary Park to-
night & 1850. Mlny more per-
sons are needed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-08-12
Prospects F1 Settlement Rail Strike Vanish Today
FIGHT .
+ HAS BEEN POSTPONED

ST., Paul, Aug. 1.-THE Full
ton-Miske fight, i. scheduled for .,
ten rounds here last night, was
called off when the, infection in
Fred Fulton's nose was agreed
to be too severe to permit him
to 70 on.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-08-12
Formal Replies TO Hardins's
Peace Proposal Are Being
Heard This Afternoon
PARALYSIS THREATENS
RAILROADS OF NATION
Trains Tied Up and Passengers
Are Stranded as Result of
Additional Strikes
.{By untted ] PrAss, :

Washington, Aug. IL by James
r.. Kolbert) Prospects for immedi-
ate settlement Of the rail strike. end
ed today and virtual rejection of
the presidents second peace pro-
posal for ending the strike seemed
imminent. The unofficial outlook of
the situation, preceding the arrival
of4the committee of the Railroad
Executives association, was to this
effect. The executives association
voted to accept the plan, but with
such reservation that it constitutes
virtual rejection. ::
The shipments leaders vail call
:5on President Harding at 2:3O and
the executives will receive represen-
tatives Of the rail executives at $50
o'clock, when their formal reply to
his proposal for settlement will be
received. The peace plan was to
submit the, seniority question: to the
srailroa dlabor board for settlement.
Chicago, Aug. IL, fBy C.. r.
LYNCH Rail paralysis threatened
today. * <l-t::5 ..ss 4 i'll l: 81 II
.Walkouts Of the brotherhoods in:
various parts Of the country were
spreading and scores of trains were
cancelled throughout the west and
middle, west. Arizona and Califor-
MIA were storm centers. i j ;zz ...:s{
Traffic on the Santa .Fe ii Calls:
fornia, New Mexico, and sisofta
was practically at standstill. I'm
ion leaders were reported to have
declared that an effort would be
made to tie up every terminal in
Wisconsin before night. Lid. 4
Walkouts at Ogden, Utah tied up
transcontinental trains on the South
ern Pacific and the Union Pacific
Among other railroads affected are
the Illinois Central, the Memphis,
the Rio Grande at Ogden, Utah, the
Wabash, at Moberly, Mo. and the
Louisville & Nashville at Evansville
and Madisonville, Ky.
Phoenix, Arizona, Aug. 12-The
Santa Fe railroad in Arizona was
virtually tied up today by walk
ont of the brotherhood employees
protesting the use of armed guards
in the shopmen's strike
All through trains to the Pacific
coast were cancelled and passage on
stranscontinentalT trains was suspend
ed. vii. :.
y San Francisco. Aug. 12-Embar-
5koes were, in effect here today on
the shipment of fruit, livestock and
all perishable freight to eastern
points of !. the three chief transcon-
tinelcal transportation lines, he
cause of the railroad strike. -.I.
The lines are the, Western Pacific
Southern Pacific and Santa F'e. r.
Los Angeles, Aug.812 (By Lansing
Warren)- Automobile caravans
- Continued on page 81 -
, 1922-03-08
FREEAJAE'S JOURNAL
DVALERA.

DUBLIN. March s-By Tho Asso-
GATED Pressl-Fneeman's Journal. dis
cusing tho Limerick situation TODAY.
dealt with what II described rs Fam
onn De Valsra'B silence" IA said
~editorfally:
DE Yalera. 30 far as il known. has
taken no steps To correct the deeds OF
hot heade persons. who, pretending
to be his followers, have invaded LIN.
ertck and quartered themselves IN thai
city as Inhabitants. Thanks TO the
self Of the rank md file of the
Irish Republican army. actual evil re
7uits 80 nIr have been avoided. The
situation, however. in n city IS i'm
possible and fuil of danger. Conflict
at the present moment would be au
Outrage o nthe Irish nation and its
name throughout the world. It be.
hoves De- Valera TO speak and let the
world know where he stands"
, 1922-03-08
JAIL SPACE At CITY
HALL To Be ENLARGED,
CLINIC ROOM CLOSED

In order to meet the requirements
for moro prison space at the city Jail.
arrangements are being made to "
cate the space occupied by the
Casper Free clinic, in order that this
additional room may be used az quart
crs for
During the past few weeks tho de
mands for additional accommodations
for women at tho city all have grown
to the extent that the cell which ac-
commodities three females is no long
er adequate to meet tho needs OF the
department.
Plans being perfected can for NOV
ing the clinic rooms to the third floor
of the city hall building, insunng
mo=s privacy o patients and more
commodious quarters for the weak
The additional space added to the
Jail will provide just about the needs
of the city at this time.
Phns r also being made to seal
up numerous entrances to the base
ment corridors which house the jail.
At the present time there are six
entrances and exits which would be
dangerous to safety in case OF any
serious disturbance at the jan or city
hall.
The changes IN tho Jail cccommoda-
tons T to be made at the suggestion
OF Alexander Nisbet. chief OF poiice-
, 1922-03-08
REPUBLICANS IN
ADD
To FORCES, City
QUIET TODAY
Free State Minister Of
Defense on Ground to
Compose Dispute and
Withdrawal Is Seen

LIMERICK, March S.-CBy
The Associated Press.) -
Large forces of regular Irish
Republican army troops are
now in Limerick occupying
the Williams street barracks
and i've other barracks. They have
also taken over tho local Jail. British
troops sthl are occupying tho new bar
racks and h ordanra building. The
ordinary police duties arc beng per.
formed BY Irish Republican army reg
ularL
The city was quiet today and tho
population in general appeared more
composed than at any time since last
Sundays invasion by insurEept Irish
Republican army forces. who com.
Wandered tho principal hotels and
arc still occupying them as bilIets.
Substantial reinforcements. Repub-
ncan regulars came in last night. 500
mon arriving from East Clare and
East Limerick. They were accom-.
panied by an armorcd car.
Nearly coincident with the coming
Of the achievements was the arrival
OF Richard Mulcahey. the minister OF
defense. and other provisional govern.
ment representatives. who began nc.
gotiaiions with tho lnsurgent RspublI-
chn troops. Strong hopes were eH.
pressed that an understanding will he
reached. making IL unnecessary to use
force in bringing about tho withdrawal
OF h Invaders. Pending the outcome
O. tho negotiations. II was agreed tina.
neither nj should interfere with tho
! other.
, 1922-03-08

Director Meyer detailing tho Work OF
tho war finance corporation. said
cheering evidence had been pre-
sentod to chow that I'VE arc moving
fast toward establishing that neces-
sary balance between tho selling price
OF the producer and the costs OF the
consumer.
Il think We all recognize,~ h presf-
dent added. that when stability. pros
pcrity and confidence shall havo been
restored to agriculture, the country
viii have progressed far on he way
to general resumption Of prosperous
activity"
Approval was given by Mr. Hard
ing through the letter TO n plan that
Mr.. Meyer make a trip through the
agricultural sections Of tho country.
surveying tho situation. as he did last
fail during a trip that took him to the
Pacific coast and through the south.
The executive informed Mr.. Meyer
that no desired him to study especially
during tho proposed trip dealings OF
the war finance corporation with va.
rious cooperative marketing associh'
tons, creation of facilities for tho or,
Ranization Of which the president has
recommended TO congress.
II have read with much interest and
qualification your letter dealing with
, 1922-03-08
SOUTH AFRlGA
STRIKE TIES
UP INDUSTRY

LONDON. March s-By The As
ISOLATED Pressl-South African
workers have rallied in a fairly wide
to the call f0 a general
strike issued by executive committee
Of tho industrial federation and
trades unions in sympathy with
striking miners. says an Exchange
Telegraph company dispatch from
Johannesburg.
Many shops in the business sec
ton have been closed, the proprie-
tors fearing violence Walters n
Mattresses have been forcibly taken
from their jobs IN the few restaur-
ants that are open. An public We
hicles have stopped and delivery
wagons have been forbidden TO do
business Slaughter houses work
ers have ceased work and mechanics
at Bramfontein and Germiston. rail.
road centers. have gone on strike.
Workers affiliated with other unions
havo been removed from their jobs
Disorders occurred in different
sections Of the city. says Reuters
dispatch from johannesburg.
In Won Brands Square shots were
fired at the police by the strikers.
Tho police were supported by Tor
ries. who pushed forward with fixed
bayonetts and dispersed n great
crowd
Later in the evening a suburb was
the center of fighting. One casualty
was reported.
, 1922-03-08

discussing the conflict which has nrts-
en- between his department and the
department OF agriculture as to juris-
diction over AlaSknn and other forest
reserx %. declrred that II IN tho reor-
ganizahon of government departments
tho forest service vas transferred from
the agriculture TO the interior depart
ment. "the policy OF the conservation
OF timber" would be continued.
Tho introduction OF The Sutherland
bm and tho statement by Secretary
Fan served to intensity interest in the
whole question OF Jurisdiction as to
forest reserves in particular and public
lands ir general
Delegate S~utheriand's bin would d.
rect the secretary OF the interior
through such agencies as ne might
select to arrange for tho drilling for
oil and mining OF other minerals on
the public lands in Alaska, and in
event OF discovery to dispose Of the
projects through competitive bidding
or other means Broad powers are
given Incident to expenditures IN gen
era1 work o. carrying n exploring
undertakings which prove valuable
, 1922-03-08

DENVER, Colo. March ga
minimum guarantee of IS a ton for
sugar beets. being the final terms Of
the Great Western Sugar company,
was announced today by w d. LIP
pitt, general manager Of the COM
pany. in a statement OF prices and
conditions mailed to the members of
the Mountain States Beet Growers
association The final offer Is a
modification of the one made on
February 10, in that the minimum
guarantee is increased so cents a
ton. This additional grant, accord
ing to the statement of Mr.. Lippitt.
is made because OF tho rather
straitened financial condition" The
statement continues that sugar
market has visfbly improved within
the last few weeks and the company
, 1922-03-08
Three KILLED
BY EXPLOSION

TACOMA, Was, March S-Ihree
mon were killed today when n OF
tho buildings OF n powder manulac-
turning company Mt Du Pont, near
Gimp Lewis. exploded.
The explosion occurred in Nc. 5
gelatin mixing house of the f. 1. Du-
pont De NemOurs company. The
building wns demolished and the men
blown to atoms. Camp LowLs and
South Tacoma wero Jared 20 their
so~ar5ations.
TIL dead are.
Fiad Paulsocn. IS.
Dnn Marks. II.
Alvin A larson. Is.
All were single mon
, 1922-03-08

ing neve rested for a moment upon
our deliberations
Tho American delegation was unit
cd in h desire to secure results from
tho conference which would promote
the peace of the world. reduce in some
b burdens of taxation i'm
posed by the existence of armies and
fleets and the competition or arma-
ant and protect the future peace
and safety Of the United States.
We were of one mind in agreeing
that II We were to have any measure
of success We think most in terms of
peace and not in terms OF
-Actuated by these beliefs and by
this spirit vB were clearly OF the OPP
inion that there lay before us three
great detectives. Ono was the ter.
mination of the Angio-Japanese al.
lance. The next. was an agreement
between the five principal allied pow
ers seated at the table for a reduc-
ton OF naval armaments- n third
was to accomplish all that was pos
sible to aid China in such ways as to
help her in the establishment of an
independent government and particul-
arfy to insure the restoration Of the
great province of Shantung.
1--WE succeeded before the close OF
the conference in attaining all these
detectives. The treaty now before u=
the Tnglo-Japinese ALI.
Continued on Page Ftvel
, 1922-03-08

The Anglo-Japanese arrangement,
Senator Lodge declared, was regarded
by the delegation as The most dang
erous element" In this governments
relations with the Far East. He as.
serted that II tho four-power pact
with its clause abrogating the alliance
failed. the naval Limitation agreement
also would be endangered resulting in
failure Of the conference
No entanRiing commitments are
contained IN the treaty, he asserted.
and no provisions contrary to Ameri-
can traditions He characterized 1t as
only an experiment" but added that
IL was one hat must succeed II the
United States IS TO make good its pro
fessed desires to take the cad in guild
ing no world toward peace
Declaring he desired to Itch the sen.
ate with entire ~franlcaess'' tho mo
tives which actvstad the American
delegation, Nj. Lodge said:
For a month and more before the
conference met tho American delega-
ton was in session almost every day.
We tried to determine and mark out
the course which tho American dele
cation, with whom rested the respon-
sibTiity of initiating all the world OF
the conference. should follow. The
delegation was IN complete accord as
to the policies to be pursued. The
shadow of politics or of personal feel.
, 1922-03-08

preme council extended the invitation
for American participation
Tho position OF the Ameiean GOV.
eminent as set forth IN tho oornmuni-
cation handel Ambassador Reel is
IA participation by tho United States
in any general Eurupean economic
conference is impossible at this time
owing to tho complete failure Of Eur.
openn nations 1 the view or the Am
ertcan government TO adopt proper
nsu-es for remeiyinE tho ravaEcs
= var and for fnsurinE the stabi1iza.
~ their economic life
understood that tho American
e ent also fails TO nEroo with
TIN . can pOvgzs as TO tho part
cipa Russia and IN tha con
nectio tho policy OF tho Unitei
Stats Of nou-rccoEnition Of the Soviet
regime as set forth in the note OF last
March.
, 1922-03-08

inc opNEtlA0NA vi Nnt NdN LAAAhNNIa EAEp
sration.' the letter said. although
1 have endeavored. as well as was pos.
siblc. in view OF the many other duties
consuming me. to keep in touch with
shc work OF the corporation, I confess
some establishment. Mt the scope which
your operations have attained"
Tho president reviewed the work Of
the corporation showing hat the corp.
Grafton had approved more than $500
applications from banking and financ.
ing institutions for loans aggregating
s1s7. SOC. 600; SIS. 500 900 Of applications
for loans TO Cooperative marketing
organizations and advances ~totaliing
s37. SOC. 900 to f.,ance tho export Of ag.
rieuitural comm odites since the pas
sage of the agricultural credit act in
August, and added:
Such a volume of transactions IN
dicate very clearly thai congress wsr
correct IN believing that an emergency
existed for which such special meas
urcs OF relief ought TO be provided In
asmuch as I myself have firmly sup
ported this effort in behalf of agricul
ture from tho beginning, / confess &c
some personal satisfaction in the show
ing you make.
your summary OF The improvement
! Continued OF Page Five
, 1922-03-08
FiUe- Year-OLd
BootLegger At
Davenport, la.

CHICAGO. March s-rwo middle
west towns come forwurd today
with infnnt prodigies, SO they call
them. each one a WORLD cham
pion.
Davenport, Iowa. Processes to
have "the worlds youngest bootleg
ger." in Marion Abney. five years
old
Gladys Berry, Marion's six year
old playmate. so that Davenport
story runs. came homo under the
influence of liquor. And Just IKE
tho grownups, she endezvored to
protect the source of supply when
confronted by her parents. She fin
ally said she had got the drinks at
a jewesry store and her father had
D. n Jones, tho proprietor. arrest
cd.
In court Marion Abuey was the
star witness and she cleared tho
jeweler. 81 gave Gladys two glasses
of wine when mamma was away
and she drank it ALL" she testified
proudly.
Pana, ms. then produced the
youngest holdup woman" in the
world, and tells that the north
bound Illinois Central train had
Just started out Of Pana when the
engineer beheld a little girl, wav-
ing wildly, running toward him.
Suspecting she had a ticket, he
stopped the train. The tot clam
bored on. ran down the aisle. kissed
her aunt and a out again She
had held UP" the Illinois Central
three minutes.
, 1922-03-08
Chaplin Made
Plaintiff In
Court Action

Los ANGELES. Cal. March g.
Charles Chaplin is the plaintiff in a
suit on file In the superior SQUIRT here
today against the Western Feature
Productions. seeking TO restrain tho
htter from producing tvu
motion picture plays. which Chaplin
alleges contain II character seeking
TO initiate him.
The actor involved in the suit is
Charles AmadOr. billed. according to
the suit, in two plays as Charles
Aplln' and making use OF mannerisrns
and customs which tho comedian
charges are wholesale imitation OF
acting by which he is known Ger
tain ways and mannerisms. costume.
facial expressions and characteristic
movements OF tho body nre mentioned
as points Of issue In the suit.
, 1922-03-08
SIS minimum FOR
BEETS OFFERED

IS hopeful that # may be enabled to
sell the product Of beets grown IN
1922 at a price which will warrant
additional payments under the con-
tract"
Declaring That the "new contract
represents The very best the com
pany feels able to offer for the com
ing eeason." Mr.. Lippitt added that
contracts "embodying the schedule
OF prices formerly proposed with an
initial payment Of IS d ton now are
being printed and win be In the
hands of the field men within the
present week
The new contracts provide for a
sliding scale of additional payments
dependant upon the net price realiz-
ed upon the sale OF the sugar and
upon the percentage OF sugar con
tanned in the beta
, 1922-03-08
ROBBERS
MAKE BIG HAUL
SECOND RAID

FREDERICK. Nd. March g.
overpowering three guards and
smashing down the doors. a gang
Of liquor robbers. believed to have
numbered 90. early today escaped
with 2,100 gallons of whiskey from
the warehouse at Burkittsville,
near here. of the outbridge Hor-
sey Distillery Co, Inc.
Tho value OF the liquor stolen
was estimated by representatives OF
the company at s95, 600. The whis-
key. contained in barrels. was load
, 1922-03-08
ONE dead In
MICHIGAN fire,
LOSS S500,000

CHEBoYGAN, Mich. March b.
With two city blocks swept by flames.
a fire of undetermined origin was
raging In h downtown section of
Cheboygan today and at Q o'clock
apparently stn was beyond control
of IRE companies
Frank ]. Hover. a baker, was burn
ed to death when he entered his shop
in an attempt to ecover some vs1u-
ables and two boys are reported miss
ing. The buildings already destroy
cd include the Frost-Kressler block,
largest in the city. and the First Ma
tional bank
, 1922-03-08
Oregon Author
Wins o. Henry
Prize for StOry

MEDroRD. ORE. March s.-Edson
Marshall Of this city. has received
official notice that he had been award
ed the o. Henry Memorial prizs for
1871. for -tho best short story written
during the year. The prize Is $500
The notification invited Marshall &c
attend the annual thinner or tho society
which Will DO held March 20 and re
eeive tho award in perBon- He viii
accept, he said
Tho prize winning story, .HIhs
Heart OF Little Shfkara" was publish
ed in January, 1871 It's plot was LAID
in India
, 1922-03-08
Crimed Famine
Causes Crime

LONDON, March s.3The news-
paper Golos Rossiu states that in con
sequence OF the famine comditicus In
tho Grimes becoming wore daily an
archy has broken out in several Cr-
districts. says n Central News
dispatch from Helsingf0rs today. In
S~ebasdopol. Feodosia. and Kertch par
ticularly. It Is assorted. nnnbs OF hun
ger stricken peasants have wrecked
houses, shops and public buildings and
carried off nn the food they could md.
, 1922-03-08
ANOTHER KILLED BY


BELFAST. March s-By Tho As
sociRted Pressl-Another fatal shoot
ing occurred this morning in the con
ttnuaton of the disorders which have
been n progress several days and
which resulted IN four deaths yester-
day. A Eniper on Antrim street shot
and MORALLY wounded one man, WI
liam johnson. and slightly wounded
another man.
, 1922-03-08
Extra! Labor
Shortage In
Oregon Looms

SALEM, Ore. March &-There
viii DO a shortage of labor In Orc
gon within two or three months
c. n. Gram. state labor commits
aioner. predicts- With tho passing
OF tho peak of tho unemployment
situation Mr.. Gram says conditions
are rapidly improving.
During the latter part of January
approximately 1900 men were out
of employment in tho state. Mr..
Gram said
, 1922-03-08
RAIL AND MI NJ
UNION ALLIANCE
RATIFIED TODAY

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. March s.
The internationai executive board
OF the United Mine Workers OF
America today ratified the articles
OF alliance between the Transports
ton and mine workers unions. The
announcement was made by John
L. Lewis. international president of
the miners organization. The ac-
ton, it was said. was Ken by
unanimous vote OF tic members OF
the board. Formal notification Of
the action win be filed with e. J..