Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 14, 1920, Page 3

» {(By Special United Prdbs Stakr vl Correspondent.) | Stockholm, May 11. (By Mail.)— Scandinavian: countries, without hope winning the Antwerp Olympiad, t' 1east, to'be prominent. among ! od. " Sweden, the most optimis- ktic, .expects to’ finish “sécond: o ‘the] MUnited-States. -« Lo Ll 3 i Though, as in other countries, the -war has affested’sports.considerably, : : Denmatk, 'as well as eir ‘chances are "{chances. . Though as yet 8 As to finances, no troul ipated. It will cost about @ 200,0vv Kroner to carry through the team. Already about . 140,000. kroner _has been - contributed; = principally” : in Christiania. - Collectiong in the prov- inces are expected to be-ample. Also the government has ‘been asked for a contribution,” and is éxpected to comply., " g ERE As stated, Sweden is-the most op- timistic _among ' the _Scandinavian countries, as' regards’ its _ulympic « there :is ;| nothing definite about the make-up ieph‘y :of 'sports, ‘such as football, hboxing and wrestling, has cast rath- Jor: g,,’zloqmy ccloud over. the , athletic 2 rizon. 'Neyertheless, Danes will be ipresent along with'Swedes and Nor- ‘weglans. Lack of‘opportunity:to com- pete with foreign athletes, becauge of ‘the heavy sports tax made necessary Dbysthe: cramped . financial situation, ‘has made it impossible for Danish _sportsmen to tell how their represent-holm. 8 There is alsop* | ativies w‘vm shape; up. . s z ¢ o s, causéd;'too,: by, the fi!unaicg‘p of the tax. Boxing and gympastics are sports 3n which’ Denmark hopes . to shine, I .also. Danish boxers Tecently have shown up well in ‘England, and the amateur boxers who visited the Unit- «ed 'States /1agt ;winter learned a lot “from their trip. Steady progress has Ween made in boxing during’ every :year since 1912. ~.As’inlall Scandinavian countries, “gymnastics will form perhaps the principal hope. A nne showing is ex- pected from the gymnastic team, will:include both-old as well.as) otweglan' | prepagations | “for the) es are in full swing. Indoor train- been carried on all during the -apge “begun. - Norway’s team will total 200 ' men—with trainers and committee- . Tmen, 250. Sharp competition will be given oth- ‘er "teams-in . most ;branches .of .sport. ‘Fifty men, the United Press was in- formed by Major Krag, president of| the Olympic team; will “specialize-in :gymnastics. Others will ‘go in for shpoting, sailing,- boxing, -wrestling, feficing, ‘footuail, lawn tennis, 'Tow- 4ng, :~uing and swimming. Norway’s biggest handicap is in the matter tdoor:sports. In foot- ball, for ins ¢ of the long winter, the;season (8 two .months power, the farmer get his with the supply. Mobié than 1,300 by the R. Frank D. Gardner in Success- ful Farming says that, with man trough it takes four hours'and thirty-four minutes work to raise one bushel of corn. Thie use of power machinery has reduced this:to forty-one -minutes, . thus enabling one man to do the work of six. The importance of this saving of time may be realized when we learn 1920 Fowa is:short 50,000 farm: hands. Similar conditions are reported from the Middle West ‘generally.* This - presents a serious problem. B The inswer i8/gasoline truck and automobile. future depends upon gasoline. Last year the Standard Oil Company(Indiana) provided the Middle A 16,438,000 motor miles a day. Much of this \ went to‘the farmy to ‘help multiply the crops. Much of it was used in motor trucks to help The demand for gasoline was great, and the Standard Oil Coing'a?" “(Indiana) was ready ness was based upon the foresiglit- and -re- sourcefulness of an organization trained to its task through. years of ,experiwce(s); 5 The manufacture of gasoline is not the sole R function ‘‘of “the: Standard "Oil Company (Indiana). Equally insportant is its service of placing the gasoline where the ‘consumer can get it easily and quickly. /Seérvice: Stations ‘and over 7,000 tank wagons- and ‘trucks are operated the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) to make gasoline and lubficating cils constantly available for increasing the-1920 crops. Standard Qil Company 910 So. Michigan Ave., Chicago 'of ‘the team, and training is proceed- ing rather slowly, there is great ma- terial from-which'to/select. i~/ " ‘But, England’s, team is not as well prepared as usual, ‘and 1t 1s hop- ed that ;Sweden may_therefore step up to second place. Germany’s ab- sence lends somewhat to the hope of victory as regards. swimming, = for Germany was Sweden’s most danger- ous enemy in swimming”at"Stock- Good results are expected: from the Swedish 'board jumpers—men and women—and from the water poloists. As regards free swimming——the races —not, much is to be hoped against the Americans in 'short races. In- long distance’ events there may be a dif- ferent story. Arne Borg, a young swimmer, is the star among the en- durance swimmers. In sprint track racing, there is little about which to be optimistic. Steen and Engdahl Sandstrom are the stars. = E Chiness Adopt United States Idea. Ay “interesting them- selves In everything that Amefican woiifen do. “We are. hoping to leard | of the best elements in American i Anhood,” - says_one of ‘their lea “gnd at the same time to retiain {deals of Chinese civilization.” § a Chinese braneh of the Y. A. that will train women in citizen- ship, American customs, organized rec- eation; physi¢gl exercise ‘and ‘all the of vity, ¥ from; plowing /to feed t for power used in tractor, he food supply of the West with power for crops to market. hat silent, watchful readi- 2078 Jwo By Miss Olara Engelking;-Luverne, Minn, ket 'Sewnhd Prize Article in State 'High School Contest. ericanism an important word these days. Never has it gri :::: and true. But do we know what it means? We feel that l‘tr &’.’.fiv".; hing the children, through the 'schools, how:to live up to the standards of & good, clean American citizen. - We also feel that it means to teach; Amerjcan ideals to foreigners—to show:them the real meaning of America and what it stands for, and to show them our American;standards of living. But Amer {canism {s not only for the foreigner;: ft: i -the American as well, ' More :'o'.ufto;' t::w eu;u 'r; lt'e.u:’h fimerlwum :u:ukner'-":rhsn we do not know eans -If we have :cltml;iflen that c%:u wt:;n we m“ o0 Borise eVt i e reeze, how can we imipart this spirit to others? ' The interpretation of I fchnism s, to most people, the oné word: usefulness. It m:nl l::nlllll:m g ple who lack what we know; haying clean and sanitary homés; paying living wages; living for others; and: helping the other fellows as much as’possible— these are the fundamental things of true Americanism. We. should:all-try to Americanize America with the same spirit with which we wor’ the war. This would lead to a new nation, kindlier in sympathies, more understanding aud helpful, and above all, having a fairness which would make {ts people really and truly great. ALL LIVING THINGS LINKED . £a N ¥ sie— & i 54 971 Sclentists Aver There Is Even a Boad of Sympathy Between Humanity and a Stone. If, as sclenttsfs tell us, there is a connecting link between human be- ings and animals, animals and vege- |s tables, ,and vegetables and minerals, there 1s & bond of sympathy between you and a stone. Everything becomes merely & matter of degree, with hu- man beings—in their own estimation— at the top. . A great sdlentist, Sir Jagadis Chan- dra Bose, has just given some aston- ishing facts regarding vegetables, ‘in which he shows that they have many of our characteristics, says London Answers. 5 . ~The effects of stimulants on vege- tables are similar to the effects on ani- mals. Vegetables can also be put el under anesthetics, they can be pol- doned and they are subject to “thel death spasm... The latter point has a special interest for vegetarians. Per- baps; the, most astonishing fact is that vegetable plants possess greater sens!- bilities thap animals, enabling them QUICK. = Phone’ 929. animal begin? Near the the: common sponge. . .. . o ' 'Bubscribe toi > Advert state. P ‘ dééaéionally a maker of one or more of these products de- cides that other folks would enjoy the merits of his goods, if they could hear of them. He begins to advertise so that Mr. Maine ‘and Miss California shall have a chance to know about and to buy them. All over the country folks ask for these goods, the local mer- chant sells and advertises them, and people everywhere thus get an opportunity to enjoy them, teo. ; B Countless of the items adver- tised in your newspaper have been put at your disposal be- cause advertising was the seed ard it the 'and Stripes waving in the| e; o i & Ch o bl Oa Hid G IH _ His Closing Schedue! : She was at the back of the church and- she was getting restless and anx- ntother beckoned the usher to her. “Is the sermon néariy finished?’ shie | both places. J : whispered. /N0, Another half:hour yet,” re- plled the usher. “He's only oun his ‘lastly. " __“WIIl it take him ‘that long to say bis, {lastly’?” she asked anxiously.. ' ' “No, mum ! . 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