Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 20, 1919, Page 1

VOLUME XVIIL . NO. 303 WADENA WINS FIRST GAME FROMLOCALS; © SCOREZTOS “Lively Game Throughout; Vis- itors Pull Out in Last Few Minutes of Play BROOKS AND POWELL ‘Longer Prat.:tice in Games This Season Put Winners on Better Edge Although- the local high school ‘basketball teams put up a good scrap in its first encounter of the basket- ball season, they met defeat by a score of 23 to 19 last night when the quintette played the Wadena high school team. From start to flni.sh, "the game was lively, the ball bem'g kept in motion almost continuously, although both of the teams seemed to MEMBER UNITED PRESS The Pioneer is'a member of the United Press.’ Today’s world’s news today. SHOOT MOST POINTS|: “PIONEER” LOST AD RETURNS TAMBOURINE — Speaking about the pulling power of the classified section of The 'Pioneer, -leads" ‘Captain Or- chard to narrate the experience of the local post when ingverdently' a tambourine- was lost on the street. He inserted.a *“Lost” ad: in The Pioneer and the following: morning the finder returned the tambourine to the post headquar- ters. ~ - 5 1t makes no difference what is lost, the little want ads in The Pioneer will find-it for the losers. LEGION POST PRESENTED WITH HANDSOME PHOTO IPr,esentation; in Tribute to His Son A large photograph of the American Legion was named post lack the team-work required for sys- tematic playing. A large nqmber of fouls were called on both sides and the ball was lost freque;ntly to theigg team because of poor passing. posBigliidji’s basket was well guarded and the boys had few chances for easy throws. Because of this, Higbe, who showed up exceptionally well during the entire game, was forced to attempt many long shots. _He seemed to have hard luck in scoring but finally managed to basket a fine throw from the center of the floor. Brooks also played a good game, mak- ing three of the seven baskets for Be- midji. Powell secured the other three. but it is evident that they lacked team-work in passing the ball. Wadena In Good Trim. The Wadena team showed better form than the local quint for it has ‘had a longer training and has al- ready played and won two games this season. Merickel of the visitors showed up splendidly in the forward position. Although they played fast- er and more systematic than the lo- cal boys, they lost many easy throws while their basket was poorly: -guarded. , Bemidji Ties Score. At the end of the first half, the score stood 8 to 6 in Wadena's favor and the crowd showed enthusiasm when the whistle was blown for the second half as it was hoped the locals were going to show more spegd ‘than in the first. half. More scoring was made in this half and several times Bemidji evened up, but could not hold Wadena down. During the last few minutes of play, Wadena succeeded in making two successive baskets in short order. How Teams Lined Up. Wadena Merickel Wright .. Welch McDowell ...... Btevens Bemidji, 7; Wa- Bemidii, 5; Bemidji, Cochran....... Baskets thrown: den, 10. Fouls thrown: Wadena,g3. Fouls missed: 2; Wadena, 3. DEATH COMES TO CROON: . MEMBER OF COUNCLL Bemidji lost™one of its best known, citizens shortly after the noon hour today, when John E. Croon died at 12:25 o’cleck in the Nicollet hotel, of which he was the proprietor. Can- cer of the stomach was the cause of ‘his demise. : Mr. Croon, at the time of his “carrying om,” was an alderman of the city council and represented the Fourth ward. He had alwgys taken an active part in municipal affairs and was a staunch supporter of movements for the progress of his city. He was 54 years of age. Details of his business life and the day of the funeral will be given in The Pioneer Monday. WOMEN WILL FORM LEGION AUXILIARY For the purpose of discussing plans for organizing a Women's Auxil;ary to the American Legion, mothers, wives, sisters and daughters of mem- bers of the Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion are urged to attend ‘a meeting to be held Tuesday after- noon at 2:30 o’clock at the rooms of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce as- sociation in the city building. Every woman who is interested in the forming of such an auxiliary in Bemidji meeting. The local team played well singly / meetings. 5 Ralph Gracie met his death serving his country in the aviation section of the U. S. army. While engaged in an air battle, Gracie was overcome by an overwhelming number of German planes and it is believed that he was mortally’ wounded before the plane, which he was using, dropped into According to a note sent to the aviation officials the next day, the Germans recovered the body, and held a military burial and marked the grave with a cross bearing iden- the sea. tification. The - Ralph “Gacie ‘post “of “the American Legion is pleased with the gift from Mr. Gracie and thank him kindly for his efforts in securing this|" photo for the legion post. OLL TANKER GROUNDS: BELIEVED 40 DROWNED (By United Press.) San F®ancisco, Calif., Dec. 20.— | The oil tanker J. A. Chanslor was wrecked on a reef off Cape Blanco, Ore., with the loss of forty or more lives, according to advices today re- ceived here by the marine depart- ment of the Chamber of Commerce. shortly after hitting the reef. manned the life boat, Bandon, Ore. SIXTEEN KILLED IN C. P. TRAIN COLLISION - (By United Press.) Montreal, ,Can., Dec. 20.—Sixteen were reported killed or burned to death in a collision on the Canadian Pacific between a passenger train and a freight at Onawa, Maine, early today. More than a score were in- jured. The wreckage caught fire, when the engine and forward cars of the special were telescoped. BUILDING DOUBLES. (By United Press.) . Fargo, N. D., Dec., 20.—Building operations in Fargo for eleven months epding the first of December, almost doubled those of the year 1918. Total permits issued up to the first of the month reached $1,584,- 000; while those for last year were only $826,000. The biggest build- ing boom in this city was in 1916 when permits amounting to $1,600,- 000 were secured. BIG ICE CROP CUT. (By United Press.) Devils Lake, Dec., 20.—Three thousand five hundred tons of ice are being harvested at Wood Lake near Tokio by an ice company of this city. Conditions are reported to be ideal and the ice from fourteen to sixteen inches thick.: The railroad company will not be- gin to put up their supply in this vicinity until in January. ASSAULT TRIAL TODAY. (By United Press.) Bismarck, N. D., Dec., 20.—The postponed trial of State Auditor Ko- sitzky for alleged assault on a news- paper reporter, will be heard today. The state official is alleged to have is invited to attend thisiNonpartisan papers several months assaulted a Bismarck reporter for ago. | | | | + | = OF ITS HEROIC MENTOR Father of Ralph Gracie Makes of Ralph Gracie, after whom the Bemidji post was presented to the Ralph Gracie yesterday afternoon by llis father, Daniel Gracie. The photo is a reproduction of a picture taken in London shortly before his death and will be framed by the legion and h;mg in a conspicuous place in the association’s rooms where the mem- bers may plainly see it during their The tanker was bound ip ballast |from Portland and broke in two " Captain Sawyer and ten others arriving at Those who survived were in thé forward part of the ves- sel which did not sink immediately. the airplane. 3 Worthy worthy families the result. preciated. sisted of Informally, a danced at the , Elks_ last . evening, the occasion being the annual charity ball given by the Bemidji B. P. 0. E,, No. 1052, for the pur- pose of aiding the Salvation Army fund for bringing Christmas cheer to to whom the coming of Santa Claus would be a blessing, and is early es- timated that approximately v300 was Thé h ‘ffi{““\“. ELKS CHARITY BALL FOR CHRISTMAS CHEER WAS HUGE SUCCESS Santa Claus Will Visit All Families - in City as Result large To expedi ¢ the deliv ery‘ of 5,000 coplés of the ‘Bible, the American Bible soclety recently made use (:f u.n air- plane to take the shipment from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Miiva =5C0TA HISTORICAL | SOC VEPY oidneers GincoLaTION = ‘-Largest circulation of any paper in North: Central Minnesota. on'rthis guarantee. Advertising accepted —— hrs. Markham. minishing. SGopyright, Waserwoos b Uaderm The packages are here shown-being loaded Into attendance lodge, and children, The temple was thronged. Van orchestra of five pieces furnished the musical program for the dancing and the numbers were specially ap- The floor com: Barney Erickson, Parmalee and George Sommers. During the evening, luncheon was served in the club rooms for the pat- rons, and the affair was thoroughly enjoyed by all who participated. HELD T0-GRAND JURY duck on December 3. The nearing was held Friday after- noon before Judge Gibbons of the municipal court, a4t which time Dep- uty Sheriff George Shea and Sam Lee testified to the facts in the case. The ng to say. Attor- ney C. 'W. Scrutchin is defending the|| accused had not accused. VILLA HEAD! Mexico City, nounced today. ly false. the presidency. DIDNT PAY action. b- - S TOWARD ‘' By Ralph Turner. (United Press-Correspondent.): 20.—Pancho Villa and bandit Torces are approach- ing the Rio Grande with federal Mexican troops in hot pursuit, Gen- eral Barragon, minister of war an- Dec. FRENCH PREMIER TO RESIGN HIS POSITION (By United Press.) London, Dec. 20.—Premier Clem- enceau of France has definitely de- cided to retire from the premiership within the ensuing two months, it is authoratively stated today. ‘He has virtually decided to accept ALIMONY: ittee con- James Charged with asgault in the second degree and bound over to the grand jury at the next session of the dis- trict court, is the result ot the pre- liminary hearing of O. A. Rhinehart of Blackduck, charged with having shot and woundeu Sam Lee of Black- RIO GRANDE: PURSUED Barragon reports that a shipment of arms and aminunition is not ex- pected tomorrow:from Germany. He stated that such reports are absolute- JAILED FOR CONTEMPT Arraigned before District Judge, Nels Nelson of Cass Lake was ar- arigned before Judge C. W. Stanton, of the district court, Friday morning on the charge of failure to pay ali- mony to his divorced wife. He was committed to the county jail, until he pays the alimony, for contempt’ of court in failing to pay the allowance ordered in the divorce MINE STRIKE WAS WRENCH IN MACHINERY Nears for Return to '\ #%Private Control KEEN COMPETITION gest Thing; All Will Jump at Once (By United Press.) trol imminent. —expected January 1. is bound up in congressional action on regulation. Keen Competition. The keenest railroau competition in the history of the country f{§ looked for when the roads are re- turned. The war revolutionized railroading and as one manager ex. pressed it: “I don't believe they’ll ever get en- tirely over it.” The long supervision of the govern- ment over the lines has turned over a lot of “new leaves” for the roads. Detalils of operation and organdzation have been so altered under govern- ment control that officiais don’t know exactly what is going to hap- pen until it happens. For several months the major roads have been preparing for the re- turn of their roads. It will be many months more before railroads are operating on a ‘“‘normal basis,” and managers explain that by ‘“‘normal” they do not mean that the roads will ever be oack on a pre-war basis of operation and organization. War For Traffic. The war for traffic will be the big- gest thing all the roads wiul jump into at once. A great army of traffic solicitors, thrown out of jobs during the war, or transferred to other de- partments will be the first ones to get actively into the fields. Some of the elaborate advertising and soliciting organizations of the big roads will be re-established at once when the roads go back, while others because of the financial situations, will have to work up their organizations grad- ually and carefully. The poast lines are expected to show td® most energetic development of their pre-war business betting or- ganizations. Thousands of tons of coast freight tonnage have been di- verted to water routes because of the hundreds of ships built during the war now being used in coastwise traffic through the Panama canal. Some railroads claim they have not been handling 70 per cent of the amount of coast freight they former- ly handled. OF RAILROADS Lingering Effect When Time WHEN CHANGE MADE 1 War for Traffic Will Be Big- St. Paul, Dec. 20.—The coal strike with its lingering effect on the rail- ON ASSAULT CHARGEIroads particularly, was one of the biggest wrenches in the railroad ma- chinery with return to private con- Railroad officials here today ad- ‘'mitted the coal situation seriously at- fected their preliminary plans for private operation of the roads as soon as the government turns them back Aside from that the whole future of the railroads POULTRY SHOW ENDS: PRIZES ARE AWARDED: JUDGE COMPLIMENTARY List of Winners Will Be Com- piled and Published Later by Secretary Last evening C. week, at the former Baker store, on East Third street. planned for premiums hibit. himself an expert western Minnesota this year. Over 500 bird Northern Minnesota. noon, but the full awarding of premiums has not ‘yet been prepared but will be published at any early date. WARM DAY BRINGS Bemidji wore a broad smile this morning, when it started to huddle and scuttle down to the business dis- trict, for after the first whif of at- mosphere there was a general relaxa- tion and a loosening of tight collars and tightly buttoned outer coatings. The mercury had gone upward in a remarkable degree, registering around 40 above zero, a decided and welcome change from the severe cold gpell that has been prevelant in Be- midji practically every day since the first advent of heavy snow on Octo- ber 10. EARLY TRAIN SAVED By George McDonaough. (United Press Correspondent.) Dublin, Dec. 20.—The attack yes- terday upon Viscount French, lord leutenant\of Ireland, failed because the fleld }narshal’s train was two minutes ahead of its shedule when :it reached Ashtown, it was learned today. There was a persistent rumor that French had been wounded, but this could not be verified. ' o The dead member of the attacking party was identified as Martin Sav- age, a grocer’s assistant. MAILS EXCEPTIONALLY HEAVY THESE HOLIDAYS Postmaster Ritchie reports that the mails are exceptionally heavy this holiday season. The out-going mail is very large and well distributed. Most of the people of Bemidji have been taking advantage of the admoni- tion “maifl early.” It was reported this morning that there was over a carload of parcels and packages in the incoming mail to be distributed here. HOUSE PASSES REPORT TO INCREASE TO WOUNDED MEN (By United Press.) Washington, Dec. 20.—The house today passed the conferénce report on ‘the bill granting increased war ;:sk compensation to wounded sol. ers. E. Brown finished judging the exhibits at the fifth an- nual poultry show, held by the Bel- trami county poultry association this Jjewelry The total prizes awarded amount- ed to over $400, the original amount at this ex- Judge C. E. Brown of Crookston poultry fancier and judge, states that this exhibit was the best ever held in Bemidji and one of the best held in North- were exhibited by poultry fanciers from the vicinity of Bemidji and many outside towns in The show was concluded this after- report of ‘the SMILE TO BEMIDJI LIFE OF VISCOUNT BONS LAW 1§ VALID; UPHELD STATE JUDGES Formal Decision Will Be Hand- ed Down Soon by Supreme Court ACT WAS ATTACKED TO TEST ITS VALIDITY Three Main Points Were Argued by Plaintiff’s Attor- ney; Stoutly Defended (By United Press.) St. Paul, Dec. 20.—The Minnesota supreme court today informally up- held ‘the validity of the soldiers ibon- us act. The formal decision will be hand- ed down soon. The bonuses, under the 320.000,; 000 fund, may be paid early next year. . SUIT TO TEST ACT. Minneapolis, Dec. 20.—A test suit on the Minnesota soldiers’ bonus law authorizing $20,000,000 to pay state bonuses to Minnesota service men and women was argued on appeal and taken under advisement yesterday by the state supreme court. The bonus law was attacked as un- constitutional and invalid by George T. Simpson and John F. Dahl, Minne- apolis attorneys, appearing for A. Gustafson, a citizen and taxpayer of that city who brought the test suit. It was defended by Attorney General Clifford L. Hilton and members of his staff, as counsel for the bonus board and by attorneys for the Amers ican Legion appearing by consent as a friend of the court. Anpeal from Minneapolis. The appeal was from a Hennepin county district court order sustain- ing the demurrer to the complaint on the ground that it does not state facts to constitute a ground of action. Judge Oscar Hallam, senior member sitting in the case, presided at the hearing. District Juages H. A. Dan- cer, Duluth; 8. D. Catherwood, Aus- tin, and W. E. McClenahan, Brain- erd, took.places of Calvin L. Brown, chief justice, Andrew Holt and James H. Quinn, ussociate justices, who were disqualified because of relation- ship to several beneficiaries under the law. Three Points Argued. Three main points of attack were argued by Gustafson’'s attorneys. They are the contention that the pro- posed indebtedness is to be contract- ed in a prohibited manner—that the certificates are in effect bonds of the state; that the law would create in- debtedness forbidden by the constitu- tional limitation, and that the levy- ing of taxes and payment of money is proposed for a purpose which is not public but private. Prigcipal arguments for the bonus ‘board were made by Egbert S. Oak- ley and A. F. Pratt, assistant to the attorney general. LAST LAP. CUMMINS BILL. (By United Press.) Washington, Dec. 20.—The senate started on the last lap of considera- tion of the Cummins bill this after- noon. The final vote was set for 3:30 o'clock. SENATORS RECOMMEND PEACE WITH GERMANY (By United Press.) Washington, Dec. 20.—The foreign relations committee today by a vote of seven to three, ordered a favorable report on the Senator Knox's resolu- tion, declaring peace between the United States and Germany. The vote was strictly on partisan lines. Senator Lodge went to the senate with it immediately. DEMAND WAGE INCREASE. (By United Press.) Washington, Dec. 20.—Officials of railroad shop unions called on Rail Director Hines today to renew de- mands for a wage increase. DRASTIC LEGISLATION LAW WILL BE DRAFTED (By United Press.) ‘Washington, Dec. 20.—Drastic leg~ islatién to deal witl ail forms of vio- lence and radicalism in the country will be drafted by the house judiciary committee it was announced today. INFORMALLY BY