Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 16, 1920, Page 1

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Advertising accepted Central Minnesota. | on this guarantee. @ — == ~— % . , 24 hrs,, ; = %{ BEMIDJI, MINN,, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16, 1920 g‘l’gfi;';fr‘;g‘;figff o b:?fstmg&‘, 45c PER MONTH LEAGUE OF NATIONS BECOMES REALITY CASS LAKE 15 WINNER OVER - LOCAL TEAM; SCORE, 21 T0 18 Bemidji in Lead at End of the First Half; Visitors Win the Second & ’:MAKE MORE SCORES AND WIN CONTEST ‘Both Teams Showed Remark- able Unity of Play; Stan- ton Referees Game Both teams fighting for supremacy .every second, the clash between the -Cass Lake city team and the local legionaires, staged at the Armory last .evening, was a battle from beginning to end, Cass Lake winning, 21 to 18. “The return game to be played at Cass Lake tonight will undoubtedly be just -as much a battle. ; The first half started with Cass Lake soon in the lead by a narrow margin, when a fistic encounter oc- cured and each team lost a good player. For the remainder of the half the score remained nearly even, ‘neither side showing any great gain over the other. At the end of the -first half" the score stood 11 €0 10 in favor of the locals and it was with szreat impatience that the crowd wait- ed for the start of the secnod. Another Occurs. In the second half, Bemidji met ~with several instances of hard luck 3n, ecoring and lost the half by four ‘points, likewise losing the game by three points. Another fistic encoun- 4er was staged in this half and caused the fine of a double foul. The entire game included a large ‘nimber of personal fouls, the ma- jority by far being judged against the visitors. The locals secured six ‘points on free throws. The contest was well played by both teams and outside of a few instances showed remarkably even teamwork. The Lineup. The lineup for last night was as follows: .. McInnis .C. Johnson .M. Johnson .. Peck ", Graham . Gornflo Substitutions—Bemidji, Bailey for F. Graham, Howe for Berrigan; Cass Lake, White for MecInnis. Field baskets—Phibbs, 2; Plummer, 2; Berrigan, 1; Bailey, 1; M. John- son, 3; C. Johnson, 3; McInnis, 3; Peck, 1. - . Free .. throws—Bemidji, 6; Cass Lake, 1. Referee—H. M. Stanton, Bemidji. BOYS AND GIRLS FACTOR OF RED LAKE AGENCY Superintendént Cross, of the Chip- pewa Red Lake agency said recently in ome of his talks to the school: | “‘The most important thing we have ) at the Red Lake agency is the boys -and girls, that the most important activities on the reservation are the -schools, that the training of boys anu girls is of vastly more importance than the raising of fine stock, and that the way to get the most out of life is to find out what one is best fitted to do and then to try to be «contented and do that thing well.” He also pointed out that a great deal of the unrest and discontent- ment in life is caused by too many people wanting to do the other fel- Jow’s job, too many people wanting to do the thing for which they have mno talent or ability. SERVICES FOR MISS BARKER TOMORROW Funeral services for Verna Dell “Barker will be held Saturday after- noon at 2:30 o’clock at the Presby- terian church. Rev. L. P. Warford will officiate at the services. Six girls and six boys, all close friends of Miss Barker, wil act as pall.bear- ers, the girls acting as honorary. In- terment will be in Greenwood. b Priends desiring to view their de- parted friend may do so this after- noon and Saturday morning at the residence of C. A. Huffman, 700 Be- midji avenue. pmon - CLOCK HANDS AT MIDNIGHT WILL POINT OUT LIQUOR'S FATE Volstad Prohibition Enforce- ment Amendment Will Also Be In Force COMMISSIONERS ARE NAMED FOR STATES Must Be Taken Care of Locally or Federal Authorities Will Step In (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 16.—Constitu- tional prohibition, the dream of the “drys” for more than a quarter ol a century, becomes a reality at one minute after midnight tonight. In every nook and corner of the United States and possessions, a force of more than 1400 special agents, to- gether with federal officers, will start tonight to enforce the law. Washington, Jan. 16.—Constitu- tional prohibition becomes effective tonight at midnight and the Volstad enforcement act of the constitutional law will also go into operation at the same time. ~~ Commissioner Kramer has complet- ed organization of the machinery for the enforcement of the law. Com- missioners have been appointed for practically all states, as well as for the districts into which the country has been divided for purposes of en- forcement of the law. With the comlng into force of the amendment the export of intoxicat- ing liquors will cease. An enormous amount of whiskey has been sent out 10f the country within the last few weeks, but large stocks still remain in bonded warehouses and its dispo- sition will be watched closely to pre- vent illegal sales. » Liquor held in warehouses and elsewhere for priyate account must be moved in homes or other places of residence by the owners before mid- night tonight. Any remaining in storage wil be subject to seizure. Home brewing of beverages con- taining more alcohol than % of 1 per cent of alcohol also will come under the ban. Enforcement of the new liquor law will be left largely to state, county and municipal officials, but Commis- sioner Kramer has given warning that where these fail to use due dili- gence the Federal authorities will step in. DUNDEE BOXES LEONARD TONIGHT: TITLE BOUT (By United Press) New Haven, Conn., jan. 16.—The lightweight championship crown of the world was to be the stake at tonight’s battle here. Benny Leonard, present holder of the title, and Johnny Dundee, chief contender for the honors, were to mix it in a 20 round bout which ring followers declare will be a gruelling fight from start to finish. With general opinion favoring Leonard to win many are watching Dundee with more than usual inter- est as the fight will be the first one over the long route the challenger has had-with the Bronx boy. And he has often claimed that the short round limit seriously handicapped him in his previous engagements with the champ. He confidently ex- pects to waltz home the victor if he is able to stand up under the first half of the bout. a There are many who ' feel that Benny must give the Scotch Wop a finishing blow in the first half or pay the penalty by putting his crown seriously in jeopardy. Others point to Leonard’s latest line of battle in which he has been ushering out the fun with a knock- out in the earl stanzas such as on two recent ocasions in the second round. They are of the opinion that Benny has foregone the old trick of merely protecting himself and letting his opponent last the full fight. This occasion marks the second time the champion has risked his title since he copped it from Freddie Welsh in the spring of 1917. DRAMATIC CRITIC SUICIDE. Minneapolis, Jan. 16.—Caryl B. Storres, country-wide prominent dra- matic critic, and member of the Red Cross mission to Siberia, shot himself early today and is expected to die.itions 15, 16 and 17, in township 150-30. {111 health is assigned. | for city assessor and his petition fs —0 CONVICTED OF TREASON BUT EXONERATED Though only nineteen years old Lawrence Perlmutter of Brooklyn has had enough experiences to last him a lifetime. He was the only American sol dier convicted of treason during the war. ge was captured by the Germans and a captain, made prisoner at the samie time, swore Perlmutter had given the enemy information, Perimutter insiste“\his statements to the German officers were untrue and intended to be misleading. He was convicted by a court-martial, however, and sentenced to 20 years In the military prison at Fort Leavenworth. Representative Isaac Siegel of New York became interested in the lad’s case and Secretary Baker ordered Perimutter’s release after an investigation, The photograph shows Perlmutter with his mother, on the left, and his sister, Mrs. Gustave Katz. BEMIDJI HIGH MEETS WALKER SATURDAY NIGHT “Bemidji High” basketball team | T Beltrami Consolidated Ab- meets the strong Walker High school | strict’ ¢company, with offices in the five at the Armory tomorrow night|court house, held its annual meeting ::_‘:a tu;fx t::"::t“nter promises to be of/| yesterday and elected officers for the The locals have been going thru emi)urxens;‘dz::r_‘af fi)“%‘uv:l;re. two hours of hard practice each night Secretary—E D' Boyce. and have been working and improv-{ Reports showed an excellent finan- ing on new styles of play which it is| .;,)" condition, the dividends being 8 believed will add great.y to the t f 2 th fiscal g t strength of the team. This evening [P% cenl gr she glscal year gjus at Fosston, the boys will meet an ;ndsd. n t’lée year 19t18' the‘ divi- exceptionally strong quint and will ten s were t per cenf ,IV? gain of have another good training before bwto per cent for 1919. r. Sathre, the Walker game. efore he became a member of the The Bemidji-Walker contest will|C0mpany, conducted an abstract com- be the second district game of the|PanRY and consolidated with the Be- season for Bemidji and the fourth|midji Abstract company, the trans- for the visitors. The Walker five|action taking place in 1917, and since defeated Cass Lake and Akeley, both |taking charge of the consolidation strong teams this year, and the out-|he has performed his service to the come of tomorrow night’s game is|Public in a highly satisfactory man- causing a great amount of specula-|ner. tion. One team or che other is al- most sure to lose out in the race for the championship of the district. In order to stay in the race Bemidji must win. ABSTRACT COMPANY SHOWS AN INCREASE TEAMS MEET TONIGHT. (By United Press) Barnesville, Minn., Jan. 16.—Moor- head basketball team will play the Barnesvilie ‘eam in the local gym- nasium tonight. NEW AUTO LIVERY ADDS DODSE TAXICAB TO SERVICE Jonas Erickson of Nymore, who conducts an auto livery between Ny- more and Bemidji, and in all parts of the city, has added a handsome Dodge taxicab to his Ford sedan and had the new car in operation today| Thirty.nine students, twenty-two for the first time.g 2 of them from the third and fourth Mr. Erickson has his garage in Ny-|grades of the training department more. It has warming quarters for|of the Normal school, and seventeen all patrons and provides service day|of the Normai students from the and night. commercial geography class visited _— the Koors Brothers bakery and NORTH DAKOTA CROPS ’_‘creamery Thursday afternoon. NOT SOLD ECONOMICALLY [ iendiciy oquippea acpartments, ana INSPECT KOORS BROS. ‘They spent a very interesting and learned many practical things about dairy and food products, that will be of benefit in connection with their school work. (By United Press) Fargo, N. D., Jan. 16.—That the present method of marketing North Dakota’s agricultural products is un- economic was the contention of Pres. E. F. Ladd in an address before the North Dakota Agricultural college extension workers here recently. Dr. Ladd said: “To ship wheat out of the state means we are selling the raw product and allowing others to reap the har- vest from converting it into the fin- ished product. North Dakota in the past has poured its natural wealth lavishly into the lap of Minnesota and other states.” In brief, Dr. Ladd advocated man- ufacturing and marketing of state grown products within the state. Tom Nokes, secretary. TWOENTER RACE FOR The simon-pure amateur ball CITY Assmsoksml, player is a rare fish, according to Nokes and can only be found among the very young players. Whenever an amateur begins to display more than ordinary skill there’s always some manager angling around with a goldbaited hook, said Nokes. Many of the good amateurs do not wait to be hooked, but demand and receive pay for their services, he said. It is the intention of the federa- ‘tion to separate the paid “amateurs” SANDIOT PAID PLAYERS TO FEEL OFFICIAL AXE (By United Press) Cleveland, O., Jan. 16.—Measures for stopping the financial exploita- tion of amateur ball players form- ed the chief topic of discussion at the annual meeting of the National Base- ball Federation, the sandlot baseball governing body of the United States, which opened here today. The federation is now established in 60 cities and approximately 200,- 000 ball players are registered with the various associations, according to City Assessor W& C. Klein will again be a candidate for the city as- sessorship at the next city election, and his petition is being circulated. J. P. Lahr is agaln in the race alos being circulated. FRENCH STATESMAN ELECTED PRESIDENT; ASSERTS HOPE THAT - AMERICA WILL JOIN By Henry Wood. ‘ 5 (United Press Correspondent.) ! Paris, Jan. 16.—The League of Nations became a reality, today, Leon Bourgeois of France being elected permanent president of the League of Nations council. The first session was convened at 10:35 o’clock this fore- noon in .the famous Clock Room of the French foreign office. Bou.rgeoxs, president of the French Society for the League of Nat'nons and president of the French senate, presided. He delivered the opening address, followed by Earl Curzon of Great Britain, secretary of state foreign affairs. Imediately aftex.' the session convened, Bourgeois was elected temporary president, and was named permanent president at the con- clusion of the session which ended at 11:50 o’clock. : Referring to the failure of the United States to accept the league this far, President Bourgeois said : . “The task of the president at the meeting and inaugura- tion of the greatest international institution, should have fallen to President Wilson. We respect the reason which still delays the decision of our Washington friends, but we express the hope that this soon will be overcome and a representative of MAKES FINAL PROOF. Roy E. Stevens of Redby, made final proof before F. W. Rhoda, clerk of court, yesterday on lind in sec- from those who play the game with- out pav and for the love of the sport. The federation is in favor of munici- pal control of the sandlots as part of the public welfare and recreation movement. the United Statqs will occupy a place amongst us. “The council’'s work will then assume a definite character and that particular force which should association with our work.” CLEAN SPORT ADVOCATE EXPRESSES HIS OPINION ON UNWARRANTED ACTS Refers to Basket Game Last Night Between Bemidji and Cass Lake “I do not believe anything is quite as disgusting to a believer in clean sport and good sportsmanship as the incident which occured twice during the Cass Lake-Bemidji basket ball game last night. At both instances of fighting, which is deplorable but some times unavoidable and neces- sary, a crowd of boys and men, num- bering about fifty, some of them prominent business men and members of the city administration, rushed out on the floor, for what reason it is hard to tell from the savage looks on their faces. “Imagine yourself, as a. player, playing at Grand Rapids, Cass Lake, Brainerd or in fact in any strange town and during an altercation strict- ly among you and your opponents, find yourself surrounded by a howl- ing mob of townspeople. How would you feel about it? It would make you pretty sore, wouldn’t it? “If players want to fight, either let them have a clean floor and plenty of air or leave it to the officials and pll_ayers to stop it. A person who will run out on the floor during an altercation is a much poorer sport ghan the boys who are doing the fight- ing. A spectator has no business on the playing floor and should be made to keep off.”—Signed, “A Local Be- liever in Clean Sports.” INCOME TAX BLANKS WILL SOON ARRIVE St. Paul, Jan. 16.—Mr. and Mrs. Public-—prepare for a shock. Your income tax blank is likely to reach you almost any time now and Uncle Sam {s anxious to have you fill it out. Have you made an ‘‘excess’” profit |during the last year? If you have, Uncle Sam has anoth- er kind of blank he would like to have you fill out—and if you don’t! ! Well. there are a large variety of penalties for trying to ““slip one over” in your income and excess profits tax reports. The government printing office is distributing about four million re- port blanks throughout the country. They must be filled out and returned by March 15 when the first install- ments are due. SPECIAL MEETING MOOSE. There will be a special meeting of the Moose lodge tonight for the pur- pose of nominating officers for the ensuing year. All members of the Loyal Order are urged to be present and take part in the choosing of ‘l officials. 0 MARKED CHANGE, 11 MONTHS. Parls, Jan. 16.—The scene in the clock room was in marked contrast to the meeting eleven months ago iwhen the league idea was born. At that time President Wilson and the American delegation were the most powerful figures. Today, the United States was not even repre- sented officially and her name did not figure, either in the charter mem- bers or in the list of names invited to join. i The only Americans present were newspaper correspondents. CABINET RESIGNS SUNDAY. (By United Press) Paris, Jan. 16.—Premier Clemen- ceau announced today that the French cabinet will resign Sunday. Clemenceau formally announced his candidacy for the presidency of France. SAMARITANS INSTALL OFFICERS FOR NEXT YEAR The Modern Samaritans had a busy time of it last evening, seventeen candidates being initiated. The offi- cers installed for the ensuing year were as follows: Good Samaritam, Jennie Mooney; vice-good Samaritan, A. W. Smith; financial scribe, George Stein; treasurer, Earl Geil; H. P., Emma Smart; L., Bertha Marin; C. M., Caroline O'Connor; J. M., Eliza- beth Milner; organist, Mildred Ald- rich; inn keeper. P. M. Diciare; cen- turion, Mrs. A. W. Smith; watch, Jos. Bisiar. Vice Jmperial Good Samaritan Ia A. Barnes, District Deputy F. A. Noble and Deputy Mary Bagnell, of the Grand council, Duluth, conducted the initiation and installation serv- ices. Retiging Good Samaritan D. H. Fisk, and Deputy Mary Bagnell were presented by members with tokens of appreciation for their good services for the good of the order. Music was furnished during the evening by the Good Samaritan orchestra. After the session, Mrs. Tom Smart entertained fourteen at a deilghtful chicken supper. RALPH GRACIE AUXILIARY POSTPONES ITS MEETING The Women’s Auxiliary of the Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion held a very short informal meeting in the Bemidji association’s rooms yesterday afternoon. Out of friendship and sympathy for the Earle Barker family, the elec- tion of officers and other important business matters were postponed un- til the next meeting to be held on February 12. Mrs. Lee LaBaw was elected tem- porary secretary-treasurer. The com- mittees to be in charge of the next meeting will be appointed later. Detroit, Mich.—Thirteen colleges are represented in the lineup of the Heralds, a local football team. —— i v [ | B e e i 1