Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 30, 1916, Page 1

¥ (4 Carleton Cracks Trim Big Bemidg / A * 1 [ /might for the Twin Cities for a visit. ~ SNAPPY PLAYING - MARKS SECOND BASKET CONTEST; STARS WIN AGAIN " Aggregation 34 to 24; G. Gra- ham in Collapse. ‘TEAM WORK AND BEEF T00 MUCH OF A HANDICAP Locals Put Up a Good Article of Play; Big Crowd Should Be Present Tonight, Carleton College All Stars again “‘stepped on” the Big Bemidg team of this city in the second of the ser- -es of three games scheduled for the Armory, last evening, the score be- ing 34 to 24. The game was well played and the locals played hard to even up the -defeat of the evening before, and so hard did George Graham work and so hard were some of the bumps he re- ceived that he became exhausted and collapsed. The locals at times showed flashes «of good form but the team work of the All Stars, made possible by their long training and poundage of beef, was a handicap too much for the Be- midg five to cope with. However, there was plenty of interest and ex- citement and good playing on the part of both teams to make the con- test worth while and a big crowd should turn out tonight. 4 The games are giving Bemidji fans i an opportunity of seeing some of the | best basketball players in the middle st in action as the visitors include pal-state stars and players who have attracted the favorable attention of basketball critics throughout the ‘United States. Not only does the visiting team include basketball stars of luster but four of the quintet have :gained fame on the gridiron. Music by the “Duteh’” band enliv- | encd the occasion and enthusiasm ran high. The score: 14 BIG BEMIDG ALL STARS Johnson ........ . Badger Howe . ... . Rolfe Berrigan . . . Allison | F. Graham Miners > lschons Jacobson and Cam- eron. | Summary: Bemidji—Field baskets, | Johnson 2, Howe 3, Berrigan 1, F. Graham 1, Cameron 4; Carleton— Badger 1, Rolfe 9, Allison 2, Wel- schons 3, two points scored for All ‘Stars by Graham. Free throws— Johnson 2, Badger 1, Rolfe 1. Ref- eree, Bell; scorer, Tanner; time- keeper, Kaiser. NOTES OF THE GAME, L/ Stanton will again be on the job | as referee tonight. He was unable to | officiate last night and Bell did the honors. Graham put up a plucky game but } seemed to bear the brunt of the hard | knocks. Early in the game his right KAISER SYMPATHIZES WITH SICK GENERAL (By United Press) Amsterdam, Dec. 30.—Kaiser Wil- liam today sent a message of sympa- thy to General Von Bissing, governor general of Belgium, who is seriously ill at Brussels. In the message, the kaiser expresses his saticfaction over the governor’s work and compliments him on his strong hand and far- sightedness in preserving order and quiet. NEW YEAR'S DAY WILL L * BE QUIET IN BEMIDJI New Year’s day, next Monday, will find Bemidji taking a long breath, getting ready for a good start on 1917. Several of the stores will be closed and others will remain open. All the banks will be closed for | the day. The postoffice will have its gen- eral delivery and carriers’ window open from 10 to 11 o'clock in the forenoon. There will be no delivery by either city or rural carriers. All ingoming and outgoing mails will be \k‘ndled as usual in the office. Practically all New Year’s eve fes- tivities will be held New Year's night, New Year’s eve falling on Sunday. Several watch parties will . quietly await the advent of 1917, but the usual celebrations will be post- poned until New Year’s night. . MOTION PICTURE ATTRACTIONS f‘ AT THE THEATERS NEW YEAR'S 3 % At the Rex theater New Year’s y will be shown “The Unwritten haw'’ in seven reels. At the Grand theater on New “xear’s day will come Billie Burke in > “Gloria’s Romance.” AWAY FOR VISIT. Miss Leah Berman will leave to- | old, NO PAPER NEW YEAR'S Next Monday being New Year’s day and a legal holiday, there will be no publication of the Daily Pioneer, in keeping with its annual custom. The employes of the Pioneer will be- given opportunity to make new resolutions for the coming year and start 1917 in a proper manner. And the Pio- neer wishes its hundreds of friends a happy and prosperous New Year and many of them. No paper Monday. arm received a nasty twist and at another time he got a hard wallop in the stomach but he stuck gamely until he was all in and then just couldn’t wiggle. At times the All Stars hit ’er up and showed just what they were ca- pable of when it was put up to them. They certainly are ‘‘there.” The score might have been differ- ent if Rolfe of the Stars had had a pair of handcuffs on. But then there’s no telling what he would have done. Some basket shooter that Rolfe per- sonage. “Stub” Allison, the All Star center, is the chap who played a prominent part in showing up the University of Chicago team when the Carleton team whipped the Maroon eleven which created as much consternation in Maroon athletic circles as the earthquake in San Francisco. When he’s a mind to he can play ecircles around most of the so-called cracks on the “big time.” Don’t forget that the home team is composed of young business men and not the pick of college athletes, and they deserve hearty support and rec- ognition. MAYOR HOME TONIGHT. Mayor C. W. Vandersluis will re- turn this evening from Minneapolis where he attended the annual ban- quet of the Janney-Semple-Hill & Co. Before going into the hardware busi- ness in this city a few years ago, Mr. Vandersluis traveled for this concern for fifteen years and in that time has not missed one of the annual ban- quets. 615 POUND WOMAN DIES; SPECIAL CASKET Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 30.—Mrs. John Schindler, weighing 615 pounds and long famed as the largest woman in North Dakota, died at her home in Tappen. She was the mother of three children from 16 to 23 years weighing from 210 to 315 pounds. Her husband weighs 200. A local undertaker was called to icare for the remains and was re- quired to order specially constructed and reinforced casket twice as wide and deep as the ordinary kind. Mrs. Schindler was six feet tall, was forty-eight vears old and came from Indiana ten years ago. WOULD SEND GOLD INTOQ UNITED STATES TERRITORY Laredo, Tex., Dec. 28.—Application was made late today by two promin- ent Mexican women in Nuveo Laredo for permission to send across to the American side two boxes containing $125,000 in Mexican gold. The appli- cants are said to have been Mrs. Jesus Carranza and the wife of Gov- ernor Mireles of Coahuila. The re- quest probably will be granted. HERE FOR GAME. Ed Farrell of Grand Rapids is in Bemidji, enroute to Carleton college and is stopping over to attend the basketball game tonight. Farrell was an all-state end in football. Mayne Gilbert is also here enroute to the University of Minnesota and will attend the game this evening. K A K % ok ok ke k ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok R ok ok ok Rk BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1916. DO a kindly deed, I SHALL be satisfied. "+ SENTIMENT FOR 1917 IF IF in the year that’s soon to come, ITS GIVEN me EACH DAY TO IF I can stand BESIDE the road and watch TEMPTATION HASTEN on with all the marks of JOY to places light, with what seems life, AND HEED IT NOT, I SHALL be satisfied. IF I can smile when SMILES WILL HELP, and laugh Wilm LAUGH WILL DRY A TEAR, I SHALL be satified. IF I can look into the EYE that greets me when my WORK IS DONE each day, AND HOLD that look without a QUIVER OR A GLANCE AWAY, I SHALL be satisfied. IF I can look each day INTO THE EYE.of HIM WHO PAYS me for THE WORK I do AND HOLD that look, THEN TO0O, I SHALL be satisfied. IF I can keep THE FRIENDSHIP of the men WHO TOIL with me " AND SEE me most AND ADD to that THE FRIENDSHIP of the others THAT THE YEAR will bring, I SHALL be satisfied. IF I can feed A HUNGRY DOG, OR EASE the pain of any other thing THE LORD has made, I SHALL be satisfied. R I shall be SATISFIED if I have strength to do THE THINGS that I should do, and for the things that were WORTH WHILE that 1 have done IN YEAR that’s gone, GOOD LORD, I thank you. “Pioneer ’s” Manager On Editors’ Program KEKKKEER KKK KK KK KIDS SAVE MONEY "~ Evanston, Ill., Dec. 30.— Successful financiers are here- by advised to keep one eye on several hundred school kids here who are showing consid- erable ability in making their bank- books show two cents where only one cent stood be- fore. Club women here placed their children on an allow- ance of from 5 cents to $2 a week. In three months they have accumulated bank bal- ances that total $9,000, be- sides buying school supplies and some clothing out of their allowances. KKK KKK KKK KK KK KK “TAPS” ARE SOUNDED FOR WAR VETERAN William Wallace of the 112th Regi- |ment of the Second Pennsylvania 'Heavy Artillery volunteers, died at the home of his niece, Mrs. J. H. Lewis, 1313 Irvine avenue, at 5:30 lo’clock last evening. Mr. Wallace was 78 years old, and death was due to old age and a general breakdown. He had been ill for the past two weeks. Mr. Wallace was a member of the R. H. Carr post, G. A. R., Bemidji. He is survived by his niece, Mrs. J. H. Lewis, of this city, and a brother, John Wallace, of Philadel- phia, Pa. at 2:30 o’clock. AWAY ON BUSINESS. R. J. Torgenson of Bemidji transacting business affaird in the city yesterday and was a guest at the Palace hotel.—Crookston Daily Times. Billy Sunday Fights Booze; Devil Leads (By United Press) Boston, Dec. 30.—Billy Sunday will vie with the Hub’s merry-makers in welcoming the New Year tomor- row night. The bon vivants will be out to raise the devil, and Billy will be out to down him. At a night-watch service, the first of its kind ever conducted by a re- vivalist, thousands will hear his fa- mous ‘‘Booze’’ sermon, while other thousands are reveling in crowded hotels and confettied cabarets. Boston hotel men decided upon' to- night as the official date for ‘“New Year's Eve” and its accompanying celebrations. Shortly after midnight 1917 will be recognized with many tippings of the flowing bowl and much syncopated entertainments. Somebody suggested to Billy Sun- day the idea of holding a revival at the hour of the merriment’s height: “It's a bully hunch,” he said. “Let me think it over. I never tried it before—it never occurred to me.” Once Billy got hold of the idea, the thing was accomplished. Dea Merry-Makers ek K ok kA ok ok ok **t*****fi******o Brainerd, Minn., Dec. 30.—The annual business meeting of the Northern Minnesota Editorial asso- ciation will be held here Friday and Saturday, Jan. 19 and 20. These dates have been selected as the best because they will not conflict with the early January county printing, the annual meeting of the State Ag- ricultural society or any other or- ganization that would be liable to draw attendance from the members of this association. Below is the tentative program as laid out by President Vasaly: Fridav, Jan. 19. 10 a. m.—Address of welcome. Response — George E. Ericson, Spooner News. President’s annual address. Secretary-treasurer’s ‘annual port. Visit to some points of interest in Brainerd. 2:30 p. m.—“Practically Prohibi- tive Paper Prices—Real Remedy Re- quired,” Frank A. Day, Fairmont Sentinel. Discussion, Charles F. Scheers, Akeley Herald-Tribune; H. M. Wheelock, Wheelock’s Weekly, Fergus Falls; W. H. Hunter, manag- ing editor Minneapolis Tribune; Charles S. Mitchell, Duluth News Tribune; Charles T. Kelley, Menahga Messenger; John Kienitz, Cambridge Independent-Press; E. H. Denu, Be- midji Pioneer. “More on the Cost Problem,” J. C. Morrison, Morris Tribune. Disecus- sion, C. H. Bronson, Osakis Review; H. P. Phillips, Mahnomen Pioneer; Fred C. Schilplin, St. Cloud Times; W. C. Warren, Hinckley Enterprise. “The Editorial Page,” A. J. Hal- stad, Brainerd Tribune. Discussion, F. A. Dare, Walker Pilot; C. M. At- kinson, Hibbing Mesaba Ore; E. C. re- The funeral services will be held | Kiley, Grand Rapids, Herald-Review; at the residence tomorrow afternoon | william O’Brien, Eden Valley Jour- nal. 7:30 p. m.—Banquet and smoker. W. P. Kirkwood, professor of journal- Was | jom at the University of Minnesota, will tell of “The Short Course for Editors” at the University farm school in February, and if the time AVIATION HISTORY (By United Press) Philadelphia, Dec. 30.—History was written today in the aviation world when a flotilla of United States army aeroplanes, piloted by army avi- ators, flew from Hempsted and alight- ed here. Privates Salmon and Coyle, who started shortly before 11 o’clock with twelve others, were the first to reach here, arriving at 11:32 o’clock. They were numb from the cold. is needed another subject on the pro- gram at that time. tm'dag Jan.. 20, 9 a. m.—“The Country Weekly and Its Future,” A. M. Wallace, Sauk Center Herald. Discussion, A. L. LaFreniere, Grand Rapids Independ- ent; Martin Widsten, Warroad Pio- neer; Will Wilke, Grey Eagle Ga- .zette; E. L. Oberg, Blackduck Amer- ican. “Political Advertising--Free Space- Seekers,” W. E. Verity, Wadena Pio- neer-Journal. Discussion, Rudolph A. Lee, Long Prairie Leader; P. H. Appleby, Melrose Beacon; M. C. Cut- ter, Thief River Falls News-Press; C. A. Prescott, LaPorte News. Reports of committees and election of officers. AN EDITOR RECEIVES TONGUE LASHING Brother LaFreniere of the Grand Rapids Independent received a se- vere tongue lashing omne day last week that he will remember for some time. It did not come from his wife nor from his esteemed contemporary, Editot Kiley, but from a wagon tongue that he was holding on his farm while a pair of bronchos, hitched to the rear end of the wagon, were pulling it away from the house. The vehicle struck a tree, the pole flew around suddenly and gave Tony a bat in the jaw and it took a doctor and dentist several hours to repair the broken bones. Mr. LaFreniere was publisher of the Northome Rec- ord a few years ago and will have the sympathy of old time friends in this section in his misfortune.—North- ome Record, Dec. 29. DEATH STALKS BEMIDJI RESIDENT ON VISIT Frank Humble, about 35 years of age, of this city, died suddenly in Minneapolis yesterday, where he went to visit his brother -during the Christ- mas' holidays. Although Mr. Humble had been ailing for some time his sudden death was entirely unexpected. Mrs. Humble received a telegram announc- ing his death yesterday and left for Minneapolis last evening. Mrs. Hum- ble is a daughter of John English of thys city. The funeral arrangements have not yet been announced. GOING TO FLORIDA. Mrs. J. J. McDowell left yester- day afternoon for Minneapolis where she will meet her husband and from there will go to Florida for three or four weeks. Returning to Bemidji, Mrs. McDowell will buy a full line of spring millinery. WIZARD WAS UNABLE TO CHARM THE COLD Bismarck, Dec. 30.—Tritt Harris, colored, aged 80, for thirty years a resident of Bismarck, froze to death in his log cabin here and the body was discovered in his habital. Tritt was born in slavery and was regarded a wizard by members of the local colored fraternity. San Diego Fair, Longest Ever Held, Nears Close TO JOXN HUSBAND. Mrs. L. G. Pendergast left this morning for St. Paul where she will join her husband, Representative Pendergast, who is attending legis- lature. VISITING BROTHER. Mrs. W. N. Wentworth of Spokane, Wash., arrived last evening to be the guest of her brother, Dan O’Connor, and family for two weeks. RUSSIAN DUMA TAKES RECESS FOR HOLIDAYS | (By United Press) Petrograd, Dec. 30.—The Duma adjourned today until January 25, the regular Christmas holiday re- cess. fficfivn Paae TEACHER HAS CLAIM. Miss Nellie Covell, a former Be- midji teacher, who mnow teaches school near Pinewood, has been the guest of Mrs. G. W. Campbell and Miss Jessie Pendergast for the past week. Miss Covell has a claim in Montana, and will return to that state after having completed her term of ‘school at Pinewood. SOUTH AMERICA-MAY JOIN PEACE PROJECT (By United Press) Buenos Ayres, Dec. 30.—If the United States requests, the South Am- erican nations would probably join in the peace notes to the belligerents. At present there are -some.objections to such a step. Indications are that these would be swept away if the United States formally requested co- operation. - (By United Press) San Diego, Cal.,, Dec. 30.—When the lights dim out on the Panama California International Exposition here tomorrow at midnight Califor- nia will have established two dura- tion records for world’s fairs. The San Diego exposition has been running exactly two years. The ex- position at San Francisco in 1915 lasted nine and a half months or longer than any previous exposition in this - country. San Francisco closed its fair with a balance of $1,- 000,000 after all bills had been paid. At the close of the first year, after having expended $10,000,000 the city of San Diego was $40,000 to the good.on the fair investment. | The city is thronged with visitors from all parts of the country today lto attend the closing of the expo- sition. ERVIN TO ST. CLOUD. -~Alderman Thomas 8. Ervin “has gone'to St. Cloud to ‘spend New: Year’s' day with his mother. 40 CENTS PER MONTH. SALTILLO FALLST0 IS WRITTEN TODAY | VILLA, IS REPORT BY ARMY FLIERS| TO U.S.; GARRISON - JOINS THE BANDITS Outlaws Wxth Large Quantity of Bullion March Away in Di- rection of Monterey. PARTY OF AMERICANS ARE FLEEING T0O THE BORDER Ohio Guardsmen Who Signed the “Round Robin” Protest Re- ceive Punishment, (By United Press) El Paso, Tex., Dec. 30.—Informa- tion tending to confirm the report that Villa and his bandits captured Saltillo Thursday is in the hands of the United States authorities here. At the approach of the Villistag the small garrison of Carranzistas surrendered, joining the Villa forces and marching on to Monterey, car- rying bullion worth several thousand dollars. - A party of Americans which fled Torreon before the Villa occupation reached San Luis Potosi and have started for the border to enter the United States. PROTESTERS PUNISHED. Austin, Tex., Dec. 30.—Robert Dixon, private of Company B, Eighth Ohio infantry, who ecirculated the “round robin’ protest against camp and food conditions, has been sen- tenced to forfeit two-thirds pay for three months and confinement camp for thirty days. Non-commis- sioned officers who signed the pro- test were ordered confined to camp fifteen days. No discipline was im- posed upon the other signers of the “round robin.” BOY’S PAL POISONED; ATE WOLF DESTROYER? Earl Cochran entertained a num- ber of boys at a camping party on Wednesday and Thursday, returning to Bemidji yesterday morning. In the party were Earl Cochran, Harold Morse, Norman Kettleson, Kenneth Kenfield, Bert Wheaton of Cass Lake, Omar Edwards and Eg Auger. The boys have a log cabin near Ruggles’ timber. Harold Morse joined the campers the second day and while he was crossing the lake his dog, ‘“Cooly,” saw a wolf and gave chase. He chased the wolf across the lake and returned in a short time to join Har- old on his way to the camp. Re- turning from across the lake he showed signs of having been poison- ed and died in a very short time. It is thought that he had eaten a piece of poisoned meat, mosit likely put out for wolves. “Cooly” was a favorite dog among the boys and his death put a damper on the camping party,” as he had been a steady companion among the boys on their various outings. SLAYER IS BROUGHT T0 THE COUNTY JAIL William Polack, who admits he shot and killed Nick Softuzon during a quarrel at Spooner the evening of December 23, has been brought to Bemidji and lodged in the county jail, being held without bond. The coroner’s jury returned a ver- dict to the effect that Softuzon came to his death as the result of shots fired from a revolver in the hands of William Polack. The hearing will come up Tuesday next before Judge Fisk, STATE OFFICERS END THEIR PUBLIC DUTIES (By United Press) St. Paul, Dec. 30.--Today practically marked the passing of several state officers from public life, for the pres- ent at least. Among those to go are Justice Al- bert Schaller of the state supreme court, who retires in favor of Judge Quinn of Fairmont; C. M. Andrist of Minneapolis, private secretary, re- placed by Eric Thornton, Republican state central chairman; A. H. Tur- ritin, superintendent of state banks, replaced by E. F. Pearson of Pipe- stone. Turritin was the only leaving offi- cial to be served with a banquet. PRESIDENT WILSON WILL VETO BUILDINGS MEASURE ‘Washington, Dec. 30.—President Wilson told callers that he would veto the $28,000,000 public build- ings bill if it comes to him in the form in which it is now pending in the house. It advocates a plan to seek to ob- tain a rule for consideration of the measure by the house soon after the Christmas recess. The president has reached no decision on the rivers and harbors bill laid before him recently by Chairman Sparkman of the house rivers and harbors committee. in e