Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 27, 1917, Page 1

UP GAMES; BEAT BIG BEMIDG BY SCORE OF 25 T0 20 Hard Fought Basketball Contest is Exciting; Head On Collision Knocks Out Two. GEAHAM FORCED TO RETIRE; ANDERSON SHOWS SPIRIT Game With Head Buzzing From Nasty Bump in Mishap. !Twenty-five to 20 with the Hotel ‘Sherman quintet of St. Paul on the long end of the count tells the story of the basketball game last evening in the armory between the Hotel Shermans and the Big Bemidg team. Seating capacity of the Armory was taxed to the utmost and the game proved highly exciting and interest- ing. There was some roughness in spots but it was in the heat of the battle and not on account of any illnature for the teams played for all that was in them. Head On Collision. In one instance, Anderson of the visitors and George Graham of the locals crashed head on and both were laid out. Graham was obliged to re- tire from the game. Little Ander- -son, a 17-year-old member of the vis- itors, was “out” for a few minutes -and pluckily returned to the play. He was just about all in but as there were no ‘“‘subs” on the Sherman .quintet Anderson just naturally gamed it out so as not to interfere with the contest, although he was wobbly at times. Excitement High. At the end of the first half the score was 13 to 8 in favor of the visitors. In the last five minutes of play the score stood 23 to 20 in fa- vor of the Hotel Shermans when an- other basket was shot. Near the fin- ish, the locals commenced to creep up and pandemonium broke loose but the St.. Paul lads kept their heads and drew away into a safe margin at the finish. Decide Tie Tonight. The game tonight should be a corker. It will decide the tie as Be- midji has a game to its credit, mak- ing a game apiece. A big crowd is certain to be present. Game com- mences at 8:45 to allow all who may -desire to attend the movies. The score: BEMIDJI SHERMANS Elletson ........F......... Devine & F Howe .. F. . Estand Berrigan . ..C . McLellan Cameron .......G ... Anderson Graham ... e Granville Subshtutes——Johnson for Ellet- son, Jacobson for Graham. Summary: Field baskets, Bemidji, Howe 5, Berrigan 1, Graham 2, Cam,- .eron 1; Shermans, Devine 3, Estand 4, McLellan 3, Anderson 1. Free throws, Howe 2 out of 5, Devine 3 out of six. Referee, Stanton; time- keeper, Nye of St. Paul; scorer, Tan- Ter. ANOTHER CANDIDATE . IN THE FIFTH WARD That aldermanic race in the new Fifth ward has again assumed an in- teresting situation, another contest- ant for a place on the council an- nouncing today, Isador Joanis, a fore- man in the box factory. The entry of Mr. Joanis makes the field four, Alderman Tagley, Alder- man Brinkman, appointed by the city council and seeking re-election; J. ‘W. Smith, foreman of the round- house, and the latest aspirant, Mr. Joanis, who is one of the Fifth ward’s best citizens and a strong candjdate. SUBS ARE OPERATING WITH TEUTON RAIDERS (By United Press) Rie Janeiro, Jan. 27.—That Ger- man submarines are operating in the Atlantic in conjunction with raiders, heretofore reported in newspapers, is declared to be true here today. POTATOES AT $6 A BUSHEL Aurora, Ill., Jan. 27.—Potatoes at $6 a bushel made their appearance here today. They were new ones, and dealers generally said that they were more successful as exhibits than as articles of commerce. MAY WHEAT TUMBLES; “PEACE” CAUSES BREAK (By United Press) +Chicago, Jan. 27.—Peace talk to- day caused a break of five and a quarter cents in May wheat. i S e Young Athlete Wobbles Through| - Photos by American Press Association. PROMINENT CITIZENS CONSENT TO ENTER There is no good reason why the first park board for the city of Be- midji should not be of super-excel- lence and it will be up to the voters at the coming election to select that board, which -was created by an or- dinance of the city council in accord- ance with the provisions of the state statutes, the measure having been passed by the council last year. There dre five members to be chosen, whose duties will be to look after matters pertaining to the care and enhancement of the city’s pub- lic grounds, and in fact a most im- portant mission. Persons who are in- terested in such duties and persons of sound business judgment are nec- essary for a successful park board and voters should exercise care in making their selection. Those whose petitions are to be circulated as candidates for the new board include: H. C. Baer. Dr. E. H. Marcum. N. E. Given. Dr. E. W. Johnson. Dr. G. M. Palmer. Edward Jackson. Peter Wold. ‘A. R. Erickson. L. P. Eckstrom. BETTER PROTECTION FOR BEMIDJI CHILDREN Bemidji children are to be better protected against neglect, want and actual suffering through a new pian now before the state legislature. Orphaned or neglected for auy best possible chance in life by the state, under a system recommended by a group of experts in child wel: fare work appointed by Governor J. A. A. Burnquist to revise laws re- lating to children. Dependent, neg- lected and delinquent child problems will be solved under the new plans. Beltrami county in common’ with other, counties of the state will have its children’s guardians, including motherly women, to work with a bu- reau of child welfare in the state board of control toward the happi- ness and well being of the unfortu- nate child. The present proposals made into laws, it is promised, Minnesota will lead other states in the humanitar- ian work of properly protecting and caring for its dependent, neglected and delinquent children. TORPEDO BOAT FOUND AFIRE AND BEACHED l {By United Press) | Washington, Jan. 27.—A United States torpedo boat, fouhd on fire and beached on Orient Point, Long Island, has been towed to Greenport, L. L, according to the coast guard today. The name of the torpedo boat is be- ing kept secret but the damage is said to be small. TOUGH ON BOOBAR The Warren Sheaf ‘“‘Boxville News” of this week contains the fol- lowing item: ‘‘George Boobar, the milk tester, got stuck in one of Box- ville’s snow banks and froze his face.” George Boobar is the son of J. E. Boobar of Nary and has been in the vicinity of Warren for the past several months where he is em- ployed as milk tester. ADDRESS IS LOST A lady residing in Minneapolis re- cently visited in Bemidji and while here she expressed a desire to join the Bemidji delegation at the St. Paul carnival. Secretary Reynolds has lost her name and address and if any one in Bemidji knows who the lady is and her address the secretary will appreciate the information. o PARK BOARD RACE reason, the child will be given tic| s Girl workers in a New Jersey macaroni- factory find overalls more convenient than skirts. ST. PAUL PROGRAM At the meeting of the delegation which is to make the trip to the St. Paul carnival, held last evening in the Commercml club rooms, a pro- gram was drafted for the guidance of those who will attend the carni- val as members of the marching club and all others from Bemidji who will be in St. Paul. . The program is as follows: Wednesday, Jan. 31. 11:00 p. m.—Leave Bemidji. Thursday, Feb. 1. 10:00 a. m.—Arrive AndreWs ho- tel, Minneapolis. .11:00 a. m.—Luncheon. 1:00 p. m.—All Bemidji members meet at St. Francis hotel, St. Paul, and take part in regular program. Friday, Feb. 2. 10:00 a. m.—Meet at building. All " Bemidji should be present. 1:00 p. m.—Meet at St. Francis ho- tel, St. Paul, and take part in regular program. Saturday, Feb. 3. 10:00 a. m.—Meet at St. Francis hotel, St. Paul. 1:00 p. m.—Meet at Andrews ho- tel, Minneapolis, to attend auto show. 7:45 p. m.—Leave on Northern Pacific for home. Notice. All members must make reserva- tion for berths for return trip at time of making their reservation for Wednesday night. CHILD WIFE SEEKS DIVORCE Fond du Lac, Wis., Jan. 27.—With view of starting an action for di- vorce, Hedwig Bullard, 14-year-old child wife of Harold Bullard, has filed a petition in court asking that her father, Frank Ruckert, be ap- pointed her guardian. Mrs. Bullard was married Feb. 20 last. BULLETINS (By United Press) Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 27.— One of the worst fires in years swept the business section of Pittsburgh early today. Block after block was swept and the loss will exceed $2,000,000. At 9 o’clock the fire was un- der control with every available piece of fire fighting apparatus in action. Five persons were injured but none seriously. The blaze originated in one of the city’s oldest blocks and spread rapidly. Capitol members CURTAIN RAISER The B. A. S. basketball team, a juvenile aggregation, plays a team captained by Tom Simons as a cur- tain raiser for the H“otel Sherman- Big Bemidg basketball game at the armory tonight. WILSON GREETS, KAISER (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 27.—President Wilson today cabled greetings to Emperor William in honor of the kaiser’s birth anniversary. FIVE PLANES DOWN Paris, Jan. 27.—Five German aero- planes have been brought down on the western front. Elsewhere along the front the night was calm, is the official war report today. COMMERCIAL CLUB TO MEET ON FEBRUARY 6 The Commercial club will mnot meet next Tuesday evening, but will meet Feb. 6, owing to the appearance of Hon. J. Frank Hanly, former gov- ernor of Indiana, at the Methodist church Tuesday evening. MODERN FACT ORY GIRLS NOW DON OVERALLS THREE STILL LEADING IN {REI) RIVER ! '““‘ s _—_—n————————————————————— I that yet it is tolerated. BEMIDJI CLUB'S BIRTH CONTROL LEADER FORCIBLY FED TODAY; ON “HUNGER STRIKE” (By United Press) New York, Jan. 27.—Mrs. Ethel Byrne, who is on a hunger strike in Blackwell Island prison for dissem- inating birth control literature, was forcibly fed early today in the hos- pital of the prison. She had been five days without food or water and collapsed shortly after midnight. Her condition is said to be rapidly becom~ ing critical. DISTRICT SCHOOL HAS TEACHER BUT NO PUPILS Fargo, N. D., Jan. 27.—Miss Alice McMahon, teacher in District No. 40, near Wild Rice, in Cass county, is probably the only schoolma’am in the country who is keeping school with- out pupils. Ever since ‘school” opened last fall, Miss McMahon has been going to the school house twice every day, morning and naoon, but she has never found any pupils there. Still she is keeping up the program and is deter- ,.mined to do so until the. courts of the state shall have unraveled the tangle in which this district finds itself. CASS LAKE CITIZEN T0 MAKE HOME HERE Just as the Pioneer said: C. M. Johinson of Cass Lake, one of the most prominent citizens of that community, is in Bemidji looking for property with a view of purchasing and making Bemidji his home. He is impressed with the advantages and outlook for the future of Bemidji. TWO MEN FOUND DEAD IN SNOW BY A CHILD Hansboro, N. D., Jan. 27.—Death | from freezing was the verdict of the coroner’s jury at the inquest over the bodies of L. I. Corey and W. J. Ryan who were found dead, one in the snow and the other in a bob sled, two miles from here, last Tuesday. It is believed that the bodies had been there since Sunday morning. They were found by a little girl. ASSOCIATION BUTTONS ARRIVE; BUY ONE The buttons for the Bemidji Carni- val association have arrived and may be secured at the office of Secretary Reynolds. The buttons are large and special- ly designed for Bemidji. All mem- bers of the Carnival association may secure one from Secretary Reynolds at 25 cents each: Only members of the association are entitled to wear them and they should be worn specially on occa- sions when the members are out on the toboggan or at any other time for identification. All not members of the associa- tion may secure one of the buttons at a cost of $1.25, including mem- bership in the association. ENGINEER LOOKING AROUND W. L. Dehart, civil engineer, of In- ternational Falls, who has been vis- iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dehart, and his sister, Mrs. R. K. Bliler, left this morning for Demer and Pueblo, Colo., where he will visit relatives and possibly engage in his profession. RAILWAY OFFICIALS HERE L. J. Larson, traveling passenger agent of the Soo Line, and W. G. Mitsch, traveling passenger agent of the Chicago & Great Western, were in Bemidji yesterday. ‘W. M. Hughes, traveling passenger agent of the C. B. & Q. railway, left this morning for Minneapolis. (By United Press) Ardock, N. D., Jan. 27.—The three leading drivers in the Red River dog “| derby, being run from Winnipeg to St. Paul, left here early this morn- ing with a seven and three-tenths mile lead over.the other six. The other six drivers spent the night in Minto. The travel was slow yesterday. SAYS EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES NO BENEFIT TO TEACHERS . Brainerd Journal-Press: J. M. Taylor of the executive committee of the State Trades and Labor assembly, who lhas returned from the annual meeting of the organization in St. Paul, caused somewhat of a stir at the meeting in his report in which he said that school teachers are being victimized by employing agents, who procure jobs for the young girls and compel them to pay back to the agents a certain percentage of their wages for a year. Mr. Tayor says that the heads of school depart- ments, state and local, are cognizant of this graft on the teachers, and Mr. Taylor appealed for some may to remedy this evil. Mr. Taylor recommended further that the council take some steps to have private employment agencies for teachers, abolished, he having been informed by teachers that is it use- léss for them to apply for schools through the state employment agen- cies, as the superintendents do not patronize these agencies very strong- ly. He said further, that teachers had informed him. that they have to pay a fee of $3 when making appli- cation to the private agencies for a school, and 5 per cent of the first year's earnings, if the agency gets them one. This he characterized as a rank injustice to the teachers which should be stopped. VOTES SOLD IN 010 FOR ONE DOLLAR EACH (By United Press) Cincinnati, O., Jan. 27.—Fifteen men, eight ol’ them negroes, today pleaded guilty before Federal Judge Howard Hollister to a charge that they sold their votes at the last presidential election for one dollar each. BURY REMAINS OF HOTEL FIRE VICTIM Brainerd, Minn., Jan. 27.—What is believed to have been the remains of William Deering, victim of the Antlers hotel fire, were givven bur- ial, Rev. W. J. Lowrie officiating. Near the bones were found a pair of twoezers and magnifying glass, iden- tifled by his little grand daughter as havinh legonde to Deering. HERE ON VISIT T. A. McCann, former lumber man- ager of the Crookston company in Bemidji, is calling on friends here. GERMAN REPORT CHRONICLES SUCCESS (By United Press) Berlin, Jan. 27.—An official an- nouncement this morning states that throughout last night and this morn- ing attacks against Hill 304 were repulsed with sanguinary losses. Southeast of Dixmude, a Belgian outpost of 10 men was captured with- out loss. South of the Labasse canal sev- eral advances of English detach- ments, prepared by fire, failed. FORMER SHERIFF CALLS William Forsberg of Warren, for- merly sheriff of Marshall county, is in the city on ditch matters. He ex- pects to remain until the latter part of next week. SOUTHZAMERICA IS INTERESTED IN SPEECH (By United Press) Buenos Ayres, Jan. 27.—Due to Elihu Root’s prestige in South Am- erica, and vivid recollection there of his South American tour as secre- tary of state, newspapers have laid special emphasis of the former’s speech before Congress to be of con- structive patriotism. What struck the South American editors most forcibly was the sena- tor’s intimation that President Wil- son’s policy concerning international action to enforce peace involved the abandonment of the Monroe doc- trine. LONDON EXPECTANT; KAISER'S BIRTHDAY (By United Press) London, Jan. 27.—London is filled with reports that the kaiser’s birth anniversary today would be marked by some important move on the part of Germany. The Kkaiser is 58 years old today. [} |RUSSFIT EXPLAINS saLoaLt OF LOTS INCITY CEMETERY; TAKES EXCEPTIONS Believes “Pioneer” Made Insinuation Against Administration of \ Cemetery Affairs. ADMITS RECORDS FAULTY; CAUSE OF THE CONFUSION Says Cemetery Association Incorpor- ated for “Putting Cemetery Under Business Management.” In regard to a story appearing in the Daily Pioneer, yesterday, where- in E. J. Willitts, a former resident of Bemidji, upon his return to Bemidji claimed to have found three persons buried on his cemetery lot which holdgthe body of his departed wife, a deed to which he claims to have in his possession, Attorney P. J. Rus- sell writes the Pioneer an explana- tion, he being the actuary of the Greenwood Cemetery association. Merely Matter of News. In his communication, Mr. Russell seems to take exception to the article stance that he is unable -to make “head or tail” out of the administra- tive affairs of the cemetery. It was farthést from the intent of the Pio- neer to cast any insinuations upon Mr. Russell nor any one uonneeted with the cemetery association. Mr. Willits claimed that he pur- chased four small lots several years ago, the four forming the one lot. He states that three other persons are buried under his cemetery lot and has what he claims are the names and exhibited what he says is his deed. He stated he was unable to fathom the administration of the affairs of the cemetery owing to faulty records and made no reference to any pres- ent. officials in an uncomplimentary manner whatever. Creating a Shadow. The Pioneer does not insinuate anything against any member of the cemetery board nor has it and if rec- ords of the cemetery have not in the past been kept as they are said to have been and admitted, there- by causing confusion to the extent of three strangers being interred in another’s lot to which he claims to hold a deed, and which is asserted, positively, the Pioneer can’t see where exception could be taken by any one at present connected with the hoard. Mr. Russell's explanation is here- with presented in full; Jaiuary 27, Editor Bemidji Ploneer: Referring to your article in yes- terday’s issue in regard to the Wil- lits cemetery lots, you are advised that the “Greenwood Cemetery Asso- ciation” of which the writer is ac- tuary, was incorporated in 1911, and the first internment in the cemetery under its management was made July 29, 1911. Prior to the incor- poration of the Cemetery association, the cemetery records were kept first, from the organization of the Village of Bemidji, by the Village Recorder until its incorporation as a city, then by the city clerk up to 1911. Shows Lot Sale. The first reference in regard to Willits or the Willits lots is in 1903 —merely a payment made, and the last reference is in 1908, showing what now appears to have been one of the Willits lots sold to another person. Greenwood Cemetery asso- ciation was incorporated for the pur- pose of putting the cemetery under a business management, and prevent- the possibility of mistakes like the one complained of. Present Officers Blameless. The officers of the association are blameless, and might well ignore the article were it not for the insinua- tion contained in the statement that “he (Willits) cannot make head or tail out of the administrative affairs of the cemetery.” “Thank You” Job. Their services are rendered gratui- tous. They all have dead buried there whose memories are as dear to them as is the memory of his dead to Mr. Willits and they appreciate the sacredness of a ‘“rod of ground in God's acre” fully as much as Mr. Willits. Former Officials Dead. 1917, It is not the province of the writer to place the blame. It would serve no good purpose. All the vil- lage officials at the time of the sale to Willits are dead, as is also the city clerk who inadvertently resold them, because there was no record of the prior sale, and no physical evidence that they were claimed.” Greenwood Cemetery Association, By P. J. RUSSELL, Actuary. SUNDAY SERVICE The Spiritualists will have a meet- ing in the city hall tomorrow eve- ning at which time Dr. Brooks will speak on “Mediumship.” in the Pioneer relative to a statement: which makes Mr. Willits say in sub-, N Willits’ Assertions. i