Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 20, 1922, Page 1

N, The Pioneer ‘s’ the ‘only- daily within "100 miles 'of -Bemidji and has . the . Jargest . circulation in Northern Minnesota: — VOLUME XIX. NO. 232 Minnesota? and Saturday; Cc;d wave in northeast portioi BEMIDJITEAM | ISWINNER OF SECONDCLASH ‘Army Squad Beats Cambridge in Last Few Minutes of Har;l-Fouiht Game SMALL CROWD ATTENDS “BEST GAME OF YEAR” Local AguregniqgflShm Tour ks and ketball game of the year Wi \t the new armozy Thu;j:d;ly_ e Bemidji Army tea €8 Jam- bridgelnfity squad for th ‘ nd time and won by a score of 28 to 17. The, game the night before - resulted in victory for the visitors by a count of 30 to 19, but Bemidji ‘entered the game Thursday night with. a deter= mination to put up its best brand of basketball and win if possible. 5 “It ‘was not possible; but not until after the final whistle: was Bemidji sure of the game. The-first half end- ed 11 to 11 and at the start of the|. second period Cambridge took a short lead. Then the locals evened, passe and held a lead of one point with only four minutes of play left. In the last two minutes of play, with the score 18 to 17 in Bemidji's favor, two field baskets in rapid succession cinched he game. B SA Cambridge “tried hard, Bemidji tried harder and won out. Holding the Cambridge team to the limit, no one player of that side got away for any easy shots, while Fred Phibbs, Plummer and Bailey broke through the Cambridge line frequently and scored. Short:passes proved to be the most successful style of play for Bemidji. b S Bemidji started the scoring in the first few seconds of play and held a fair lead for several minutes. Scor- ing, however, remained:that:even at all times that “the outcome of "the] game was in doubt until the last min- ute. Phibbs ‘Leads ‘Scoring Fred Phibbs, centex led the scor- ing for Bemidji with-five field goals and one out-of two free throws. Plummer came a close second with three field baskets and-one out of six free throws. Bailey completed the scorizg with two- baskets from the floor. Cameron and Graham, guards, although not scoring, played a- fast hard game throught and these men were responsible largely for holding ambridge down. For. Camlpridge, . Norton, right guard, found that Bemidji was on his trail. Because of being so closely. guarded at all. tinies, he was able’ to score only two fleld, baskets, and one out of six free throws. B. Louden, center, scored two Tfield goals; R. Louden, right forward, two; Domler and Jeub one each: % Although the crédit for the victory goes to the players who took part in. the game, credit for'the clean ganie played is due to'Dr, J. W, Diedrich who refereed. Diedrich, early in the game, let it be known thayf he was referee and demanded a clean game throughout, .and 'a clean game was the result. » Begin Tour Monday The Bemidji Army team will begin jts first tour Monday, playing at Crookston Monday night and at Grand Forks Tuesday night. Both of these teams, defeated Bemidji on the Be- midji floor. Nevertheless the locals are going out to win, they claim, and with the strengtheéned line-up which the team plans it is evident that the opponents will know that Bemidji was in the game from start to finish. They beliave that if they can win from Crookston and Grand Forks the ‘re- mainder of the tour will take care|. of itself. Those two are considered the hardest games of the out of town schedule. 3 Thursday night's game was wit- nessed by only a small attendance, but it was.evident that all who did attend were well aware of the fact that Bemidji can play basketball. In- dications. are ‘that.much better sup- port will be'coming to the local boys (Continued on Page 8) ASSOCIATION BUDGET “ DRIVE BRINGS RETURNS The budget drive being conducted by a special committee appointed by the Civic_anad Commerce association to raise funds to promote civic proj- " ects is meeting with favorable suc- cess, according to the report of “the various members of thé committee at"a noon luncheon held at the asso- iation rooms today. Nearly every person whose name was on the list for a stated sum has either given that sum or very nearly that amount. Very few have cat down the allotment and only a few have conceled the obligation. Every indi- cation is that the quota asked will be reached soon, the committee’s report shows, 3 H & % 2se” who _Bemidji High Team Results “in Narrow Defeat - ¢ Fearing the possible result of the second‘nigeeting of ‘the Bemidji high sehool basketball quint with the-Grand Rapids" high- school sqnaq; Coach J. W. Smith':Thursday declined to say much aboiit the ganie to be played at Grand Rapids Thursday night. After finding out that the: Bemidji tean: duplicated- the fine showing made against the Cass Lake team Wednes- day night, Mr. Smith i§ now very proud of . the results of the game. When these two teams first met on the Bemidjt floor a few weeks ago, Grand Rapids vame oul an casy vic- tor by a scor: ¢f 41 to 18. Thursdey night it took ‘an extra five minute period to decide that Grand Rapids won by a score of 26 to 17. play, Bemidji and the referee ‘con- sidered ‘that the score was 18 to 17 in favor of Bemidji, and the Bemigj1 team left the fluor went to ihe shower baths .and ‘the ‘boys ~ were making| ready: to. put-on their street clothes whetgithe referee entered the dre:s- ard informed them that as 2. result. of: closely. it v found that the score was 17 to 17.-This was verified by C. A. Christoferson, who accompanied the Bemidji teamas" coack, and an extra period of play. was started, with the result that.-Grand Rapids netted four field baskets and a free throw, thereby winning the game. With Neumann and Petersen ab- sent from the team, Coach Smith is 4 | well pleased ‘with the showing made against the veteran' Grand Rapids squad. Such a game was hardly looked for by him,after the defeat suffered at the hands of Grand Rap- ids here. Davis, who with Smith played the forward position, scored 13 of the 17 points for his team. Smith, ordinarily playing guard, found-it hard to get away from his usual position. As a result Davis was alone at the forward position” the majority of the time. Hickerson -and Boyce played the guard positions and Henry played cer]lgter.‘d i Bemidji’s next game will be against the” Brainerd high school squad. here next Friday evening and Coach’ Smith lsf‘nl;:twkmmfiflgnt lil:h;t the same brand of basketball will be put u; ocals at'that | . PAL 0P By the PARK BOARD MAY OFFER | PRIZES ON BIRD HOUSES Th city park board is-considering a ‘plan to offer prizes to the boys in the manual training department -and other boys who are handy with tools, prizes for bird houses.. This will be welcomed by the boys, both from the viewpoint of’ constructive work: and because they have real interest in the birds of the community. ° Miss Doris Flatley has accepted the newly created position of steriog- rapher in the office of the superin- tendent of schools. The position of bookkeeper will not be filled. Plans for the new semester will necessitate very few .changs in the organization of the school. It is prob-. able that thq only transfer will be that of ‘Miss McBride from the Lin- coln school to.the Notth school. KIWANIS CLUB ENJOYS ‘HOME TALENT' PROGRAM The' regular Thursday noon meet- ing of the Kiwanis club was in charge of the dentists of the club with Dr. D. L. Stanton' as acting: chairman. The_ time~ usually' consumed by out- side entertainment was taken up by the club members in -testing their voices on, the new club songs. Mrs. Dorothy Torrance McMillan ' -took charge of the “class” and put a great amount of pep into their work. Ray: mond Nelson “assisted ‘at the piano. Altogether, members' who were’pres- ent claim the work-of the dentists 'was not nearly'as painful as their regular line of work. The budget drive which is being put on by the Civic and Commerce asso- ciation ' this - week ‘was' endorsed by the club and pledge slips were passed around and about $1,600 was pledged. The attendance prize, a box of cigars, was won by J. L. George. The committee on the Boy Scout \movement reported progress and was asked to make a further report at the next meeting. The committee to ar- range for another Ladies’ night re- ported plans well under way for such an egtertainment about March 16. SPORTSMEN’S SHOW BEING STAGED AT ST. PAUL TODAY N\ (By United Press). St Paul, Jan. 20.—A sportsmen’s show, designed to arouse interest in conservation of .game in the state, was staged here today. Governor Preus and other state officials are on tonight’s program. The auditorium has been prepared for a large crowd and move than 200 spruce trees have been placed on the stage for a setting. In the reproduction of the forest, stuffed deer and moose will be used. = The Ramsey County. United Sports- i men’s association is staging the show and program. Moving pictures will be |- shown' _of game presérves, hunting expeditions and exploring patties, EXTRA-PERIOD CONTEST Unexpected Turn of qu for , At-the end of the regular period of | cking over the score | w_n%m%s NEW EVIDENCE il . ALICE SYOSELIUSTO ~ * | APPEAR HERE TONIGHT Grand Opera Prima Donna to Appear Undey Auspices of Woman’s Study Club Alice Sjoselius, who ‘will appear in concert at 8:15 o’clock this evening at the Meéthodist church under, the auspices of the Woman’s ‘Study cjub of this city, is a Duluth girl by birth and education. When, as a student at Central high 'school, she first' sang under the direction of A. F. M. Cus- tance, he, with others, saw her possi- bilities, but few dreamed of the suc- cess she was to_attain ‘-in her work, abroad and in this country. The Swed- jsh Methodist church, First Methodist church, First Episcopal - church of Duluth, all claim her because of the splendid choir. and solo service she rendered for a time ‘in each; and it was at one of the Clan Stewart con- certs that Mr.'and Mrs. G. G. Hartley became interested in_her voice and through their generosity made it pos- sible for her to study two winters in New York. Miss Sjoselius then sang in Duluth for two years, after which she went abroad where she studied with Ma- dame Shoen-Rene, whose- pupil she still remains. While in Europe she became the protege of Mrs. Lamont, widow of Col. Daniel S. Lamont, sec- retary of war during Cleveland’s ad- ministration. 7 .. For two seasons Miss Sjoselius sang in opera in Schwerin and had just signed a fiive-year contract with the opera at Mannheim; which she had won by only one guest.appearance instead of the usual three, = when America declared war. She immedi- -ately gave up these fruits of her la- bor and returned to her own country. Appearing in concert in New York and Boston, she met with instant suc- cess 'and “the press notices of both cities speak in the most laudatory terms: concerning the ‘quality of her voice and her interpretive ability. A concert tour from coast to. coast was arranged under the management of Evelyn Hopper of New York, but a nervous . breakdown compelled Miss Sjoselius to cancel it. During hel: last three years of 'study in Europe Miss Sjoselius has appeared in concert in many cities, among them London and Paris, In 1919 she ‘was soloist for some time in the American | ‘churgh of the Holy Trinity in Paris. She is the Dbossessor of a much: pirzed medal which was .bresented to her when she sang at a concert in Paris {or the benefit of “Les Medailles Mili- taires.”” The concert was given in the Trocadero lgefore 5,000 people, among them - President and Madame Poin- care and Marshals Foch-and Joffre, A number of artists prominent.in op- eratic. and dramatic circles appeared fGorgi ‘began the prayers for the dy- on the concert, but Miss Sjoselius was th; only one who received a medal on this occasion, s —— i i NOVEL BOULEVARD PLAN ¥ —_— Spritigfield, Mo.; Jan. 20.-~Plans have been Iaid for a 150-mile scenic highway, said to be. the first project of its kind éver undertaken in Amer- ica, cofinecting all points of historic .interest and spécial scenic beauty in and near Sprinfield. Instead of contemplating the con- | struction of 4 Gompletely new boule- vard system, it ntilizes such roads and !nghwaysb as already exist. By arous- ing the interest of owners of show places in and near the city, and with private and public subscription, these places are to be connected by a net- work of boulevards, - On the routes will be a water front- age of from 25 to 50 miles. Many lakes and parks are in the plan, : R. H. WORK TO SUCCEED (JUVENILE BAND MAKING POSTMASTER WILL HAYS REMARKABLE PROGRESS (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 20.—Dr. Hubert Work of Colorado, now first assist- ant postmaster general, will succeed .| Will H. Hays as postmaster generai, it was learned today. At the same time Hays for the first time definitely announced that he would send in his resignation’ between now and March 4, effective on that date. ~Shortly thereafter he will take up his duties as head of the motion picture indus- try of the country. FOUND BY U. 5. MOTHER (By United Press). Denver, Jan. 20.—After a separa- tion of 15 years, Mrs. W. 0. Wood and her son, Karl Heinrich Greifl; were reunited here when the latter came from Germany, where he had been kept a -virtual prisoner by his father for years. Mrs, Wood married Count Greiff, a German noble, nearly 30 years ago in Germany. She was'a Viennese. When their son was four years old the two became estranged and the parents separated. The count kidnaped the child and kept him for several years. Countess Greiff recovered her son, only to have him stolen again by her former husband within a month’s time. This time the mother despite all her efforts was unable to find him. A-few years ago she came to Amer- ica, married W. 0. Wood and came to Denver. In 1918, she learned through the Red Cross that he: son, then in the German army, was in a hospital. Through the combined cfforts of the ‘Red Cross and Mrs. Wood, Greiff was able to leave Germany and come to Denver. Greiff, 25, says he intends to remain in this country. POPE BENEDICT SAID TO BE DYING AT NOON Last Sacrament Is Administered at His Requeh; Hllness Is Result of Chill (By United Press) Rome, Jan. - 20.—(Noon) —“Pope Benedict is dying.” The last sacrament was administer- ed at 'his request today. At 10:30 this morning Grand Plenipotentiary ing. At 8:30 this morning a bulletin was igsued . saying that Pope Bene- dict’s ‘condition had become extreme- ly ‘grave during the night. Shortly before noon it was announced that the Pope himself had requested the last sacrament, realizing he was dy- ing. At 4 o’clock - this morning the Pope was breathing with great dif- ficulty. The bronchial inflammation, which Benedict suffered, extended to his lungs ang heart early today. An earlier bulletin from the Vatican said that Drs. Battistine and Angeli re- mained with his holiness throughout the night. Up to three this morning they were hopeful, for the Pope’s con- dition remained stationary. The illness of Pope Benedict was a result of a chill which his holiness caught last Sunday while celebrating mass. He started shivering and cough- ing violently, but insisted on finishing the services and refused to be carried to his apartments, great room for expan: Orglnizntion' Now Preparing for Concert Season With Fair Trip in Sight ‘Spurred on by the desire to repre- sent this city and community at the Minnesota State Fair next fall, the Bemidji Juvenile band, under the di- rection of G. O. Riggs, is now making wonderful progress. Practice is be- ing held three L'umg‘cnch week, in addition to the home practice daily an& “the concerts being played for nearly every basketball game in the city. Two of these are regulur rehears- 'als where the entire band plays as a unit. Another practice is heid Sat- urday forenoons when each of the various sections practices at an ap- |pointed hour. Director Riggs also ex- pects to start a féurth rehcarsal for those who are somewhat behind in their work, this practice to be con- tinued for-the next three months. The:-majority of the members of the band have been making exception- al progrss, and the attendance and promptness of the boys is remarka- ble. The average attendance at reg- ®lar rehearsals and concerts runs close to 95 per cent of the total act- jve membership, Yvhich is approx- imately 784 At the present time there is no beginners’ band. The members of the former beginners’ band have - either been promoted to the Juvenile band; have quit the organization entirely, or are now.on the waiting list until next fall. Those boys who'are still irj- terested in the work at that time will be given another opportunity, Mr. Riggs states. The Juvenile band is now being crowded the hardest of any season of the year so that the organization may be in the best of shape for the sum- mer concert season. Mr. Riggs states that he will spare no efforts in at- tempting to secure the state fair trip for the band, and indications are that he will be successful although no ac- tion has as yet been taken by the state: fair officials. The Juvenile band was organized three years ago, but has had only two and a half years of practice due to the fact that six months of that time was practically lost while the City building was urndergoing repairs. There are still about 45 members of the present .organization who joined the band three years ago. The re- mainder have been promoted from the band organizd a year ago last fall. The band has always willingly -given its services to aid civic projects, and the organization is rapidly being rec- ognized. as “one of Bemwidji's big assets. i POINTS OUT NEED FOR SPECIAL BANK SYSTEM - (By United FPress) Fargo, N. D., Jan. 20.—“There is a great need for a special system of farm land banks to deal in long term loans in this century, as there was for land settlenient acts last century,” Dr. John Lee Coulter, president of the North Dakota Agricultural col- lege, declared today before the Tri- State Grain Growers association. “Without such a system,” he de: clared, “we’ will within fifty years try state or national socialism of all natural resources and productive and distributive organizations as well as transportation.”” The federal land banks and: joint stock land banks are passing - through an experimental stage, he futther declared. There is on, ot .|loans omly for necessities. Representative of War Finance Body Explains qukinga of Farm Loan Agency (By United Press) Fargo, N.'D., Jan. 20.—Whether the relief which the war finance cor- poration gives as an agricultural loan agency-is great or small depends upon the bank ‘borrowers and depositors. Depositors should co-operate, wher- ever possible by leaving their money in the bank; borrowers. should ask Congress was wise in utilizing existing bank- ing institutons as a fi\edum for the distrbuton of this credit. Speaking: before the Tri-State Grain Growers:convention here today, M. O. Grangard, secretary of the Minnesota ' branch of the Agricul- tural Loan Agency of the War Fi- nance Corporation, emphasized the responsibility of depositors whom he called “cogs in the machinery for dis- tribution.” “The banks cannot eat their pie and have it, too,” he de- clared in explaining that if depositors demand their money, the bank will have to call in loans to unfortunate farmers. » 5 It is here the War Finance Cor- poration®enters in, but its resources can go further if there is co-opera- tiol The large majority of banks, Grangaard believes, want to g relicf to the communities in which they operate. = < “Ido nmot condemn the bank that finds itself unable to further extend itself by borrowing from the war finance corporation and re-loaning to borrowers—that may be nserva- tism, commendable in banking. “But T do criticize a bank, who, rather than avail itself of the war finance corporation insists on undue liquidation and unduc payments to the sacrifice of the borrower,” . In three months the Minneapolis agency has approved more than 1,000 applications aggregating more than $30,00,000. North Dakota leads with $12,000,000; South Dakota $11,000,- 000, and Minnesota, $7,000,000. TWO BEMIDJI MEN DRAWN ON FEDERAL GRAND JURY Among_the Bemidji men who were drawn on the federal grand jury are included the names of P. L.’ Brown apd J. C. Burke. The term of court will open at Fergus Falls some time next monthy ! MOOSE FORMALLY OPEN NEW LODGE QUARTERS Members and friends of the Bemidji Loyal Order of Moose formally open- ed the new Moose hall over the Be. midji Hardware company store Thurs- duy evening. The lodge hall and club rooms have just recently- been com- pleted ready for use by the L. 0. 0. M. and the Mooseheart Legion. Other organizations which do not possess a home of their own . have also con- tracted for the use of the hall on cer- tain evenings, . The new quarters were filled to cap- acity Thursday evening and many who attended found it too crowded to dance. Nevertheless every one re- ports & very enjoyable social vening, remarking especially upon the ex- cellent hall which the organization now boasts. Fine dance music is re- ported. During the evening refresh- ments were served to those who de- sited them. PLANNING MONOPOLY ON MEDICINAL LIQUOR (By United Press) ‘Washington, Jan. 20.—Two far- reuching problems are included in the reorganization plan being drafted under the direction of President Har- ding, it was learned today. They are: Creation of 2 government mon- opoly on the sale of liquor for med- icinal purpeses. Organization of a committee on <national resources to mobilize all provisions and supplies in event of war and keep constant check on po- tential war resources of the nation in peace time. Plan s for creation of a, govern- ment liquor monopoly developed out of President Harding's feeling that the ‘enforcement of the prohibition law .is not effective enough. Physi- cians issue hundreds of prescriptions every day, he declared. LANSING BOY PLANNING ' 'HIS OWN. BRIGHT FUTURE (By United Press) Lansing, Mich., Jan. 20.—Some- where in Lansing there is a 16-year- old lad who is picturing something of a future for himself. The boy dropped in at the post office and asked that he be permitted to take the civil service examination for a position as postal clerk. “How old are you?” asked Custer E. Bush, assistant superintendent of mails, “Sixteen,” answered the lad. “Well, you are too young,” an- swered Bush. “Come back again when “Nothing doing,” the boy replied. “When T am 18 1 will know enough 1so T won’t want a job in the postai «kvpnrtlm;m:" gt it 4 i o— INTRODUCEDN James Farrell and. Room No. 40 Are New My:ter?ét in Trial at Valley ‘City, N. D. STATE’S ATTORNEY CALLS FARRELL STORY A FAKE Proprietor of Fargo Hotel and Son Relate Events Before . and After Murder e (By United Press) Valley GitysN. D., Jan. 20.—James Farrell and room.No. 40 arc.the mys- / tery arqund fwhich the state may spring some; of {ts' surprising testi- mony in itsgattempt to conyict Will- iam Gummer : as the murderer of Marie Wick; guest at-the hotel at which he was night clerk at Fargo. It appears that some new evidence which was withehld for some reason at the. preliminaries, - or “developed later, my be introduced at the trial, James Farrell is the only accounted for guest at the Prescott hotel on the fatal night of June 7. According to Gummer, he was a stranger, five feet and eight or nine inches tall, appar- ently a foreigner, who came into t!u- hotel at 2 o’clock that morning, regis- tered, was assigned and then shown to room No. 40, and never seen after that. At the preliminaries, State’s Attor- ney Green ridiculed Farrell as “lake.” The state called Mrs. Law- rence, proprietor of the Prescott, and her sou, Fred, to establish in_detail Marie’s actions when she registered and the procedure the next morning when the crime was discovered. Mr. Lawrence said he made an in- vestigation of the roomg and corri- dors the next morning with the depu- ty sheriff, Marie entered the hotol with Mr. Rasmussen, a former Grygla boy, who had met her at her written request when her train arrived. She was assigned ta room No. 80, and Gummer, who was at the desk with Mrs. Lawrence accompanied, her to the rpom with her baggage. She was to be called at 6 o’clock to catch the morning train to Pettibone, where she was going to visit her aunt. After a few minutes in her room she came down and she and Mr. Rasmussen went out for a few minutes, When she returned she had her call changed, they declare. Murs. Lawrence went out to lunch and retired to her room about 12 o'clock. When she next saw Marie Wicks, Dr. Burton was performing the medical examination for the state. On cross examination, she said the fire escape could be reached from the second floor, but it developed later that this would be possible only by passing through her rooms. Mr. Lawrence visited the single men’s rooms with the sheriff, and also the room of H. J. Hagen, former president of the Scandinavian- Am- erican bank, who occupied the room connected with Marie's, and found no towels missing or other suspicious circumstances, The window to the fire escape on the third floor was locked from the inside. There was no screen on the . bathroom on No. 40 but escape from there would mean a 40-foot leap, Hans Wick, father of the girl, broke down on the witness stand to- day when he told of accompanying his little girl to Thief River Falls, and his good-bye to her as she took the train to Fargo. When he next saw her, her young life had been sacti- ficed to a moron’s lust and she lay in the Moore morgue, a mutilated corpse. Marie was a good girl, not boy crazy, was the evidence of her father verified by, Mr, Jonhson, president of the Grygla State bank and by an aged woman with whom she had sat on the train. How simple had been the young girl’s life was brought out in the testimony by Mr. Rasmussen, who said she’had taken an interest in the street cars and player pianos, whiciy she had never seen before. et oL ASK MINIMUM PRICE ™™ OF $2 ON U. 5. WHEAT Fargo, N. D., Jan.: 20,—The Tri- State Grain Growers today adopted a resolution asking congress to estab- lish a minimum price of $2 on wheat raised .in the United States. Asking that the farmers’ co-oper« ative organizations speedily arrange to work together in harmony to sup- port the cause for which they are or- ganized and advocating co-operative marketing as a means of obtaining a fairer price, the Tri-State Grain €Growers’ annual conference adjourn- ed at noon today. Dr. John Lee Coulter, president of the agricultural college at Fargo, was elected president to succeed John Worst, who has served for twenty yea and refused to be candidate for re-clection, 4 | s T