Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 20, 1920, Page 1

- INTITLE GAME = T VOLUME XVIIL NO. 280 .BEMIDJI, MINN., SATURDAY EVENING, NOV. 20, 1920 s - No change in temperature to strong northeast winds \ FOOTBALL FUND 10 AID LOCALS | As, Yet Fund Is Insufficient to Send Bemjdji !-ligh to ~ Northrop Field 2 'CONTENDERS PREPARING FOR CHAMPIONSHIP FRAY Bemidji Fans Urged to Leave _ Contributions at Pioneer Before Tuesday Contributions have already been re- ‘eeived toward a~fund to send the Be-] Toidji High school football team to ' Minneapolis to play the champions of the southern half of.the state,for the state’ high school championship on Thankséiving Day but the amqunt pledged to date is far insufficient ‘to insure. expenses for the team. Four hundred dollgrs is the goal and this amount ig required if Bemidji is to battle for thé state championship. Chances are the best that Bemidji will win if an opportunity,is offered to play. The boys on the team and the coaches have done their share in ‘winning every game so far-this season and in making an aggregation of which this city is justly proud. is now up to the people 0f Bemidji to do their share to see that the necessary sum is raised to send the team to Minneapolis where the two contenders will meet on Northrop field. All is in readiness there and the southern team is looking forward to a real battle against a real op- ponent.- 1 Faribault High gchool is to be the contender for the¢’title and the local boys feel certain that they can hold down the school if .given the chance. -Regular practice is being held every afternoon and the boys are being put thru extraordinary stiff practice in preparation for the’crugial contest. <" ‘Contributions-large and small are ‘acceptable as every penny helps to make the fund sufficient.” Every en- thusiast who wishes to see the home- town eleven go to.the state title fray is asked to bring or send his or her contribution to The Pioneer office where the fund is being raised. The following enthusiastic fans _have started the fund to send the ‘boys to Minneapolis. About $400 is needed and those desiring to help may do o by leaving their contribu- tions at ‘the Pioneer office. ® Martin Dunn .. 8 Charles Warfield X Bemidji Pioneer . 10.00 Harding-Whaley Co. 10.00 Quincy Brooks . Ray Hanjah ... Boardman’s Drug Store. A. B. Palmer . Barle Barker Dick Melville Mrs. Sanborn . Judge C. W. Stanton Contributed ..... . 2.00] Miss Mabel Brooks .. 1.00 Any sum from 25 cents to $25.00 is most cheerfully received. NINE BURNED TO DEATH 1% INNEW-YORK TENEMENT Residents Forced to Take “Flight From Building 5.00 5.00 | New York, Nov. 20—Nine persons were killed in a fire which swept a tenement house in Harlem. The re- ‘mains will be searched for many bod- fés. The charréd remains of three, children are among those carried from the building. Most of the re- mains have been identified.” The house had 100 tenements. G ..?h. fgw D drak7A..ereflan The firg was discovered on the first floor and spread so quickly that Harry Sturkers, who sent’ in the alarm, found his escape by the front door blocked by a wall of fames. He climbed out of a ground floor window. The roaring fire was soon spread- ing up the .stairway and crackling/ throughout the structure from base- ment to roof. Terrified men, women .and children, in night clothing, hupg from the windows screaming with) fright. The flames loomed up behind/l them and many fell down the fire escapes, while others were unable to reach them. They remained in thé; windows until the firemen reached them with 'scaling’ ladders. Others; jumped from second story windows' and. sustained slight injuries. The gréat ~gathering groaned when they | saw two figures silhouetted against| the red roaring fire vanish as the; structure gave way and they were Jost in the debris. : N FRUIT SHEDS DAMAGED _ AT NEW ORLEANS TODAY Dnma:ge i)y‘ Fir: Is Esti;natgd at Two Million Deilars, i Says Report : (By United Press.) New Orleans, Nov. 20, — Damage estimated at $2,000,000 was sustained by the Cyamel Fruit and Steamship company; when fire believed to be caused by sparks from an engine spread throughout the total extent of ‘tihe sheds on the river front here to- ay. The breeze fanned the flames and they spread with great rapidity, and it was with difficulty that the steam- ships Truxillo and Poncelot were moved out into the river to safety. A gasoline tank on the Poncelot ex- ploded but no further damage was reported. PRE-WAR PRICES MAKE GERMANPLANS 10, DISREGARD Is Admitted by Delegates That| German Attitude Furnishes Biggest Problem LEAGUE MAY DEPEND ON ECONQMIC BASIS Bélgian Delegate Asserts That APPEARANCE ON MARKET Chicago, Nov .20.—Pre-war prices made their first appearance yesterday in the grain market., Corn and’oats were sacrificed wholesale in the trad- ing pits until both cereals were squarely on an ante-bellum basis « value. Transactions in ‘wheat we: also of great volumes, with prict slashing in progress. r Reported unsettled general cond'fi tions furnished the background; an large supplies of feedstuffs were said to be in sight, with live stock being}|: rushed ‘to market instead of being held on farms, according to reports. HOSPITAL ENLARGEMENT * TO ACCOMODATE 200 MORE “Washington, Nov. 20.—The U. S. Public Service is enlarging its hos- pifal at Tucson, Ariz., 8o as to pro- vide for 200 more patients;than it ¢ [now accomodates, and for the neces- 1t |sary increase in hospital personnel. The enlargement is necessary to ac- comodate the large increase in the number of patients in this vicinity. UNION SERVICES TO BE - HELD THAEQGNING DAY Uniori’ Thanksgiving services Will be held on Thanksgiving day at 10:- 30 a. m. in the Baptist church. Rev. G. H. Zentz, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, will deliver the ad- dress. Special music will be rendered by the choir of .the Baptist church. It haé beem customary for some time to holda spedial Thanksgiving service Hour for Disarmament Has < Nat Yet Arrived (By United Press) aneva, Nov. 20 (By Henry Wood.) e question of hoy the League of = % S ns will meet Germany's threat | TREATY CLAUSE| BEFORE LEAGUE © LOCAL FANS ASKED TO PAY FOOTBALL EXPENSE . Dependent almost entirely upon the laéal fans is-Bemidji's chance to 'win the state high -school - football championship this year. The team is in ex- ceptionally good shape for the battle on Thanksgiving Day\ at Northrop field, but funds must be raised to pay the expense of the trip if the local aggregation i$ to make a try for the title. The Pioneer has opened fund for this purpose and it is urged that the sum of approxi- " mately four hundred dollgrs be raised by Tuesday morning. Those who wish to donate that the local boys may have a chance for-the championship are asked to bring their dong- tion to the office or mail it. Any sum from 25 cents up will be acceptable. ) GENERAL BODY COMPANY C?NSTRUCTENG FACTORY The start on a building to house another industry in Bemi was made this week when the neral Body corporation commenced the tion o a factory building on a| [NOLANASSERTS CONSTRUCTIVE PROGRAMMUST BEACTEDUPON Believes Minnesota Can Be Put Into Foreground With New Market System PLANS FOR MARKETING PROGRAM BEING URGED McPartlin Nominates Nolan as Speaker of the House for Another Term N , Nov 20-—"“We must rge constructive program ture to correct the condi- which have caused discontent " Representative W. L St. Paul adopt of 1 tio % vegar® the clauge of the treaty |ract of land purchased for that pur- Nolun of Minneapolis, declared today ) 3 = : | pose south of Nymore. The building R 2 sailles involving alloeation of | {;™}eine yapidly construeted and in when the legislators mgt here. In R onlen uhder e e | & short. timo will be rendy for thel, e e oy 8 installation of the machinery. 7 ' *‘l‘ml_s \\:‘illl bibirasd A 74 thet inotters. were. Lo It has not been widely known that Blae 2 o = ublys it was pri || | company s eperating in o are pledged (o e va Titted by many delegates | Bemidii but the.o tion was ef-|, for (e benefit of farmers as th nany’s attitude fected last spring and it is the inten-| p g warketing is concerned, ™ said the ¥ problem now contronting | ton gfsthe company to manufacture] gepresentative 1t. A. Willkinson, of the, ' and that the.assembly be- | bodies Tor Ford trucks.in large quan-| oke Elbow. We should have this liev, . sary to devote much |tities. T e of the present build- ram ready by the time the legis- | ing is 40x7 ry and basement. |} meets so it can -bé put into time to findjng u quick solution. . Uncfficial “conversation turned to what steps the league, entrusted with| the adjustpent of the threat, could! ake to campei Germany's acknowl-y ‘rlgemen[ of the binding nature of} the entire pact. Whil2 none of the delegates would consent to Meing quoted, the impression seems general that under presemt conditions ti jeagye would have to depend sol 1y on an econcmic basis. & “(By Un Geneva, November 20. Wood “The hbur for disar; ment has not vet arrive LaFontaine, Belgian delegate, dec cd 'in the public s n today I hat €mis ‘situation is the most ant one confrenting the world. ingisted on the vight of the le. rely upon the strength of the n 1. thé econ- import- He on Thanksgiving day in one of the various churches and it isT®expected that as heretofore there will he a large attendance. MISS LUELLA BACKUS SURPRISED 'ON BIRTHDAY Miss Luella Backus was happily surprised on Thursday evening, her birthday anniversary, by a number of her friends, who arrived with boxes of - dainty refreshments to spend the evening with her. Games andsdanc- ing passed a most pleasant evening, which was closed with the serving of a fine lunch. - The members of the party were, Miss Backus, Misses An- zonetta Kenfield, Harriet . Boyce, Alice Prather, Gladys Hoar, Blanche, Barnell, Ruth Billadeau, Bernice Kirk, Myrtle Kolbe and Irene Nay- lor; Messrs. Gordon Smith, Merten Denley, Walter Barker, Flovd Wilcox, Calhoun” Grier, John Smith, Walter Kloss, Paul Funk, Charles Fpnk and Henry Jordan. OIL WELL IN NORMAN DISTRICT SUCCESSFUL Winnipeg, Nov. 20.—The first oil well sunk in Fort Norman district in the peace river valley is producing one thousand gallons an hour ac- cording to Standard Oil officials. Al- fred Patrick, who drilled the first! well, said thefcompany’'s representa- tives expected to drill wells in a dis- trict two hundred miles wide and of unlimited length. OiT interests thru- out the world are interested in ‘the New Peace River oil fields. DUTCH SOCIETY TO SHOW y MUSICAL ABJLITY SOON Arrang€ments have Heen complet- ed by the Dutch New Netherland So- ciety for a symphony orchestra con- cert by Dutch-American musicians to be held in the New York City College Orzan Hall on December 10. Chairman W, P. Kriens, with his orchestra of seventy-five pieces, will give a program of entirely Duteh vo- cal and instrumental music. Mr. Van Bommel, Madame Dopper, and other Dutch soloists will assist in the per- fofmance. It is to celebrate St. Nich- olas Day, which the Dutch usually keep oi\the eve of December 6, but which is to be postponed this year by the society to December 10. {UNION LABOR LEADER - FOUND DEAD IN HOME (By United Press.) Washington, Nov. 20.—Represent- ative M. M. Garland, of Pittsburg, one of the union labor leaders of the house, was found dead in his home here last- night, from heart trouble. YThe body was found by his secre- tary. Gariand has served in the Yast three congresses and was chairman of the committee on mines and min- ing. 5 = s armics ot an hour when it is depr ed, then it will not be at the men of any one. ! / Delegate Rowell, of Canada, cri ciced the league council that it had wasted time with” “secondary prob- lems.” He demanded immediate settlement of the territorial dispute between Poland and Lithuania. “The cduncil is on trial before the world,” he said. “The typlius reports are a humiliating confession of the failure. If members of the council cannot_make pledges for their own nations “they had better resign and give .way to others.” Roweil concluded~with the warning that unless the council is backed up by a few well-done activities, it wiil cease to hold the respect of the world. COMPTROLLER CALLS FOR . [ton field, 2 to 6, in a game featured o | nien pror 1 banks as of Monday, November NATIONAL BANK REPORTS |ject to sec that everyone is waited —_— «upon pro ! (By United Press) Tollowing Turkey, Washington, Nov. 2 Thegcomp- | giblet cranberry trolier of currency today ued a call |jelly, mu ¢ rutabagas, for the condition of na waldorf salad, pickles, rolls, coffee, play. A number of orders e waiting to be filied and the capacity of the new building will be taxed from the time it starts operation. HAMUINE DEFEATS FAST DAKOTA ACGIE ELEVEN, St. Payl, Nov. 20.-—Hamline uni- versity’s powerful, well balanced grid- iron regation ¢losed its 1920 sca- son yesterday witl victory over the North Dakota Ageie eleven at Nor- by sensational c¢nd runs and long forward pass The Methodist: scored all of their points in the firsi If, the first touch- down coming afss» three minutes of During the first two quarte North Dakota was helpless, but braced in the third period when they scorde their touchdown and within a few yards of another. Ham- lin ewas kept on the defense most of the second half with numerous cubstitutes. in the lineup, but came strong in the last few minutes and ied the ball well into enemy itory. i te MEN'’S ANNUAL TURKEY SUPFER MONDAY NIGHT| The male members of the Presby- terian church will serve gheir annual turkey on Mo y evening, November 22, from 5 to 8 o’clock. Plans have bcen made to take care of one of thelargest crowds that ever attended any of the church suppers and an_ cxcellent menu has been arranged for the “feed.” The | » that they will- do their tecum came | ) v at once.” Wilkinson sug- ed that a delegate from each con- sional district be appointed as a ber of the committee for fram- g plana. p After conferring with Governor- ci Preus and officers of the state ‘eparament ol a culture, the ses- n was continued with-the election Representative Pattison of St Cloud, nd Representa- tive Neuman cretary. Repre- entative_MeTarlin of International 1tz nominaied W. I Nolan as speaker of the house. MRS, WITTING HONORED AT SURPRISE GATHERING evening.. following conecert . at the Methodist ch, the ladies,of the Women's club gathered at the home of 8. Aruold], 802 Beltrami ave- nu ) honor Mrs, A, B. Witting, one of their members, who will leave-to- night for Minncapolis for a short visit with her daughter, Miss Sally i alifor- the- Ly- Last pffair was wprise to Mrs. ., und the evening was pl antly Dain freshments were served. Mrs. Witt- ing was tendered the good wizhes of wiies which was expressed in their presentation of a beautiful fountain pen to her. FORMER KAISERIN IS 3 IMPROVING IN HEALTH (By United Press) Deorn, liolland, Nov. 20.—The former German Kaiserin's condition has improved to such an extent that the mer Crown Prince has return- cd to Weiringen, it was learned to- 1 was said, howawer, that she stili seriously ill as the result of is a heart A ,\\\\\ g RO ! =S Ny Hlwy 7 S e NN N RAILROADS APPLY FOR NOTE AND BOND ISSUE Iterstate Commerce Commis- sion_Receives Applications From Nine Railroads v (By United Press) Washington, Nov. 20.—Applica- tions to issue notes and bonds total- ling $34,687,000 were received by the Interstate Commerce commission teday from nine railroads. Most of these issues will be used to take up maturing oblgations, others to pro- vide for improvements. The Big Four asked for a pledge of $17,366,000 and the Minneapolis & Si. Louis, $5,925,000. The Michigan Central asked for $5,050,000 and the Chicago, Rack Island & Pacific, $5,- 421,000, PARENTS OI' SEVENTEEN MARRY AFTER DIVORCE Lincoln, Neb. Nov. 20.—Henriette Schmailzl, * 67, and Clemens H. Schmailzl, ager 74, parents of 17 children, forgot the divorce that sep- arated them five years ago dnd were remarried here yesterday. They were first married in 1867. Mrs. Schmailzl was granted a divorce in 1915, hav- ing charged her busband with non- support and cruelty. When they ap- peared for the marriage license they said they were as happy as they were the day they were married.53 years g Mrs. mailzl took the initi- ative in procuring the license. She guided the faltering hand of her hus- hand as he signed the application, 12 of the 17 children are living. WILL DISCUSS 'PROEI.EMS OF FRANCE AND BRITAIN . (By United Press.) Paris, Nov. 20.—Official announce- ment was made here today that Pl:t‘miel‘ Layguese and Lloyd George will meet in London next week to discuss international problems be- tween France and Great Britain. OUTLINES METHODS TO . BEAT PRODUCTION WASTE Washington, Nov. 20. — Three sources of waste in production and means of combatting ‘each were out- lined by Herbert Hoover last night in an address before the Federated American Engineering societ;i speaking as president-elect ‘of’ th organization. Intermittent employment, unem- ployment thal arises in shifting in- dustrial currents, and strikes and lockouts were the causes he men- tioned. 5 Intermittent employment, the for- mer food administrator said, might be eliminated, at least in “part, by cg-ordination of economic groups, the various industries working to- gether b aid each other. Using the bitumious coal industry as an exam- ple, he said the bad economic fune- tioning could be remedicd through a concerted effort of the coal operators, the coal miners, the railways and the great consumers to prevent alternate demand and shortage. FOUND WILD BUFFALO Y IN CANADIAN NORTH h (By United Press.) Edmonton, Alta., Nov. ,20. — The phantom herd of the north has been found. For years a tradition of a great herd of buffalo somewhere in the Mackenzie river basin has ling- ered among the fur posts. Indians told of sighting it blackening the wild pastures of remote valleys. No white men had seen it. But trappers had chanced upon its trampled trails and ten years ago, two mighty bulls, that had straggled far from their fellows, were killed. F. H. Kitto, engineer of the nat- ural resources branch of the depart- ment of the interior, who has re- turned from five months of explora- tions in the Mackenzie country, re- ports that he saw the herd and estimates it at 1,000 head. He re- ived reports, he says, from Indians nother herd equally as large xists farther north. Canada has the largest bison herd in the world in the national park at Wainwright, Alta. On January 1it numbered 4,335, With the exception of ninety animals that still live in untamed freedom in the morthern, fastnesses of~Yellowstone Park, the MacKkenzie river herds are the only wild buffalo left on the continent. DRAINAGE, SCHEMES AID IN CULTIVATION OF LAND Winnipeg, Nov. 20. Since the in- auguration of drainage schemes in Manitoba, nearly 3,200,000 acres of land have befn” brought under cul- tivation by this method, government officials announced HARDING WELL ON WAY T0 PANAMA CANAL ZONE (By United Press) mber 20. (By Raymond Clap- ard the steamship Paris Mina, less via New Orleans.)—Car- nt-elect Harding to the Panama al zone on a vacation trip, the liner Paris Mina was making cccord lime today at more than 13 knote.. The ship today was entering the Caribean sea, Harding has spent much of hi; time on deck ever since jcaving New Orleans. He walks up and down. emoking his pipe and ghatting with passengers. . LEADERS TODAY ‘STATE BILLION Senator Curtiss Says Two Bils lion From Other Sources ™ Will Meet Demands | ' 3 INCOME TAX RATES MAY BE SIMPLIFIED Harding Suggests Exchange of Liberty Bonds Outstanding for New Issue H D . (By United Press) 2 Washington, Nov. 20. (By L. C Martin.)—A billion dollar tariff is to be the aim of republicans when the new administration comes into power at the next legislature, republican leaders here declared today. Senas tor Curtiss of Kansas, said he believe ed one billion a year could be reals ized from the taviff if that can be maintained. Curtiss said two Dbillion from other sources will meet the im- mediate demands of the government. Democratic officials recently admit- ted that four billion were to be pledg= ed for the next four years. Curtiss and other republicans, however, said that immediate reduction in the arm- les of government employees by about $200,000 will be made by res publicans when they take control and other money saving methods are employed. Curtiss also predicted that ‘“the tax on arfticles of apparel, on soda water and other luxuries would be removed and that the income tax rates would be greatly simplified by the new congress. A change along another line suggested by president-- elect Harding today is the exchanga of liberty bonds now outstanding for a new issue and legislative provision for keeping the new hends at par, is a measure to be considered early by lhlndslx(y—se\'em.h congress, Curtisa sald. b POSSIBILITIES OF PEAT' FOR FUEL INDICATED “xperimentation with peat for fuel purposes is’ bringing some results ace cording to present indications. It is a surprise to learn that plants for converting peat into fuel are now being designed. The plan is to pul- verize the peat and place the product on the market. A machine has been invented which cuts tje peat into strips, macerates it and leaves it in such form that.i¢ may be dried. Then the product is crushed and a plant for this purpose has already been constructed at Minneapolis. Pul- verizing plants may be built at Du- luth and other points in the state and when the industry has been de« veloped will be found at advantage- * ous points throughout the state. By the development of peat, Minnesota may be made independent of coal and the peat production may sell for about $5 a ton.—Grand Rapids Herald-Review. POLICE TAKE FIVE ON CHARGE OF GAMBLING Rooms Over Great Northern, Pool Room Raided by City Police ity police threw out the drag net Thursday night on lower Minnesota avenue and gathered in a guintette of the pursuers of the elusi?e game of chance. Five gamblers were ar< rested in the rooms above the Great Northern Pool room, four of which pleaded “‘not guilty”. One pleaded guilty and was sen< tenced to $50 fine or thirty days in Jall. His sentence was suspended on the condition of his leaving town. He left. Two of the others were convicted and fined $50, or thirty days in jail. They paid their fines. The police had some difficulty in gaining entrance to the gaming room having to break In two doors to reash the gamers. A perfectly good table was confiscated in the deal. MRS. KRANTZ SURPRISED BY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS Mrs. Oscar Krantz was guest of honor at a surprise party planned and given at her home, 709 Irvine avenue, last evening by a host of her friends and neighbors, there be~ ing over fifty persons present. A pleasant evening was spent in play- ° ing cards, after which refreshments which the invited guests had brought were served in a delightful flanner. Mrs. Krantz was given a thirty-two piece set of silverware, Hallmark pattern, and the guests departed, wizhing Mrs. Krantz many happy re= income. ! turns of her birth anniversary. 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