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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-08
Budget
To be Framed
This, EUening

Further consideration Of the an-
nual city appropriation ordinance /. is
scheduled for an adjourned meeting
Of tha city council to be held this
evening.
The ordinance passed its first read
ing at the regular session Tuesday
evening" being drawn<in skeleton
form with amounts left blank. Under
the law at least week must elapse
before It can be PLACED on its second
reading. It is expected. however,
that the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. will
be practically determined on at the
council session this evening.
Mayor H! M. Wheeler announced at
the meeting Tuesday evening that he
would issue his call early next week
for the special election to tnarne five
commissioners who will govern the
city under the new charter recently
adopted.
on Recommendation of the mayor
the council determined to apply So
600 which has accumulated in the
bridge fund against the bonded bridge
indebtedness OF the city.
The proposed ordinance for the
licensing Of real estate dealers in the
city was. voted down on the second
reading.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-08
Dr.. Fairchild Takes
Special Work In Easi

DR.. Guy B. Faarchild returned home
this msrning from New. York city,
where he had been to take a special
course in orthodontia at the Dewey
School of Orthodontia. DR.. Fadrchild
graduated IRON the Dewey school and
will resume his practice here, special
izing in orthodontia.
DR.. Fairchild was accompanied by
Mrs. Pairchild. n while in the east
they VISITED Boston where DIR. Fair
child attended a meeting Of the ortho-
dontia section OF the National Dental
association.
Enroute here DR.. and Mrs. Fair
child visited Washington Atlantic City
and In Minneapolis were guests OF the
formers brother-in-law and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Read:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-08
Hos Outputs Been Made2r1'h
s(5,Odt''T 70 AllOW Lemke 70
~ axe IA Grand Stand Play?

being made the league seapegoat in
this case, ven as It is rumored that
he was "khifed" by the league lead
ers in the primaries. in order|to allow
|A1emke to play to the ~grandstand.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-08
TOURNAMENT
RESULTS GIVEN
Gray Winner Of Third Flight
Tied Flights Will Be
Played Today.

raHar q E -..M rTHEt|GL .3l-#.
Results of the three full flights
played on the local golf course Mon
day AFTERNOON were announced this
morning. Fletcher and Bennett tied
for the first fight after exceptionally
close play all through, the match and
the tie will be played of this evening,
In the second flight Ross and Clair
tied for honors, the match to be com
.pleted today. The third fight vas
the only match complication the date
Of the first play, Gordon Gray prov
ing the winner.
Following the completion OF the
two tied flights the various flight win
ners will play of for the M G. Olson
prize offered for. the event. II is
planned to finish the tournament by
Saturday.
Z Loyejoy Cup.
The final match for the Lovetoy
cup will be played between Booth
and Sherman this evening.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-08
HOW THE CITY
FUNDS ARE SPENT

Expenditures for relief of the citys
poor and mothers pensions in Grand
Forks are given out today by City
Auditor C.. j.. Evanson.
Part of this expense is borne by the
county, as is shown in the following
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been filled. there are numerous ap-

.plicants, it Is said.
Miss Beatrice tombstone. county
superintendent, who has been at IA.
hostital in Devils Lake, recovering.
from tnjurieS received in an autom0-
bile accident at Fort Totten. possibly
will return to4her home here this
week but will not be atsher Office for.
some time, it is believed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-08
AND RURAL
SCHOOLS OF COUNTY
ARE BEING OPENED

Town and rural schools Of Grand
Forks county are resuming work aft
er the summer vacation.-a number
of them having opened on Tuesday, it
"a said at the Office OF the county
superintendent today. The majority
will not open until Monday, Septem-
Der 13, according to the schedule at
the county superintendent's Office.
Practically all positionS as teachers
in the county schools have been filled,
and for the few that have not yet
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-08

BUSINESS MEN
APPROVE FAIR
IMPROVEMENTS
Pledge Cooperation to Raise
$4,000 Required For the
Work.

Gland Forks business men, at a
luncheon held at>the Commercial club
this noon, approved the plans for
building a new grand stand and race
track and otherwise improving and re-
modelling the fair grounds. The bust
ness men also pledged themselves to
support the executive comTndttee OF the
chants association and Commercial
club committees in raising the $500
needed 30 do the work.
GeoxEssA. Bangs, president Of the
state fair board. presented the plan
for improving the fair grounds Others
who spoke are "A. /. Hunter, e. j. Lam
der, r. L. Goodman. M. e. Stricken, c..
A. Hale, Geo. Wilder. J. H~Ruettell,
Joe Mahowalds H. N. Wells and T. r.
Bangs. All of, the speakers declared
that the work should be done at once
and all urged the business men Of the
city to give their moral and. financial
support. One OF the speakers, Joe Ma
howald, declared that he would start
the ball rolling by taking $500 worth
of bonds: \
In his address, George "A. Bangs
called attention to the fact that the
grand stand was not safe M that It
was not large enough to accommodate
the crowds. He said that the $4,000
p03u 0AAAi1AoS1Otlo IL lIlC ldS< ld4I ESpIc-
scented the largest number Of admis-
sions ever taken in at a fair in this
city. and that If the people who came
here to the fair were to he satisfied
and given the accommodations they
deserved, a concrete grand stand, seat
ing five or six thousand people, should
be constructed.
$4,000 Required.
1t will take $4,000 to do the work,
he said, Inc the fair association pro-
poses to issue bonds or warrants or
notes to cover the amount. These ne
gotiable papers are to be sold to bust
ness men of the city and others who
are interested, and to amortize the
obligation, the fair association will
pledge Is per cent or more of the gross
receipts of the>fair. This will include
the general. admissions, the grand
stand admissions and other receipts.
The board proposes to operate the
state fair on not more than IS per cent
of the gross receipts.
Several of the speakers declared
that it was absolutely necessary to
make these improvements at this time.
it Grand Forks is to keep the state
fair.
All were. OF the opinion. that the
work should be started at once, sc that
the race track and grand stand will
be ready for next years state fair,
which Will be held here in July. :
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Townlcy Commlasioa

All three OF the. members Of the
oousniston were elected on tho Town
Icy ttckot. All three Of them we're the
Townley candidates for denomination
in tho primaries. Aandahl and Mil
holland were re~-nominated. NDupuis
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Peculiar Actions Of Railway
Commission Relative to
Rate Increase Give Rise to
Questions; Hearing Set
81 For Friday.
'9al

Grand Forks business men will
probably be Represented at the SUI
pfeMe court hearing Friday, Septic,
sxt which time the railroads Of the
state muS show why they
should not be permanently enjoined
from collecting the increased intra-
1tate freight and passepger rates. re-
Gently granted by the North Dakota
railway commission,
It Is probable that Richard wenzel,
~ssecretary Of the North Dakota En-
ployers' association who appeared at
tho original hearing to protest against
The Increase will fttend the supreme
nonrt session.
In the meantimesth railroads con-
stinue to charge the increased rates.
Local railway officials said today that
they had received no notification OF
the temporary restraining order issued
last week by the supreme court.
Az q result there has been no rSduc-
tionsof rates to the former level and
no rebate slips are being issued.
Similar conditions obtain in other
reaching here. Receipts are being Is
sued where they E demanded by
travellers or shippers but there are be-
ing 10 rebate slips issues az the SUI
preme@court order vas understood to
require.
Trouble In Commission.
Reports from Bismarck are to the
effect that there has been trouble
brewing in the ranks Of the railway
commission.
The procedure of the commission
at the time the increase was granted
appears to have been somewhat PEI
culiar. Although the case a Of
the most important which has con1e
up In some time, only one Of the mem
bers OF the board was present during
the entire hearing; this was C. F. Du-
puts, who was one Of the league can
didates for denomination in the state.
primary election, but was defeated.
S5e Members Not Present.
sam Aandahl, chairman Of the
board, was not present at all during
the proceedings. and Frank Mnhol-
land. the third member. was present
for only two hours or so on the second
day Of the case.
These facts are brought ont in VIII
lam Lemke's own affidavit to the SUI
preme court.
After Dupuis had issued the order
granting the increases asked for by
the railroads Lemke made his grand
stand play Of carrying the Ease to the
supreme court, which resulted in the
Temporary restraining order set forth
BY the Townley press with a flourish
of trunpetA
No explanation has been made.
however, as to why two Of the mem
berS Of tho commission did not find 1t
~oonventent to be present when such
mn important case was to be heard.
Townlcy Commission.
All three OF the. members Of the
oomsntsEaon were elected on tho Town
ley ttckot. All three Of them were the
Townley candidates for denomination
IN the primaries. Aandahl and Mil
holland were re-nominated. NDupuis
was not.f
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Miss Marguerite Fox. county school
nurse, this morning began her duties
for the term, leaving to visit some
OF the schools that already have been
opened. 81 So
Evening journal., 1920-12-20
sAI.EsIANuM SCHEDULE.

Following Is the Saleslanum hNo
schedule for the year:
ecember-Saturday IS, West Ches-
ter High. away; Wednesday, y
Alumni. home; Wednesday, %, New
ark High, home. ,
January. ig2i-Wednesday, 5, RID
ley park High. away; saturday, g.
ST. Joe's prep. away; Tuesday, H.
Loyola prep. Baltimore, away Saturi-
dav. IS West philadelphia Cathoiic
nigh. home; Wednesday, ~, La sale
prep. home; Saturday, % NlllanoNa
prem away: Wednesday, 26. Beacon
College. home: saturday, %, Ridley
Park High, home. ,.
February ry-Tuesday, 4, Roman cam.
Ollie High. away; saturday, D, Yves
chester High. home; Wednesday, y
Alumni. home: Friday, A, West PM
adelphia Catholic High, away; Wea
nesday. i6. Brown prep, home; Sat
urdav' 10. Wesley, away; "Wednesday
%. Alumni. home; Friday %, Newark
High, away.
"Wednesday. 2. Beacon Col
lege. home; Friday. 4, Wesley, away
Wednesday. Q. Roman Catholic High
home: Saturday, 70, open; Wednes
day, &c, NillanOva Prep, home; Satur
day, 10, LOyOla Prep. home.
Evening journal., 1920-12-20

spotlisht FOR John Conway Toole.
The baseball highway is like the
gangplank Of an ocean liner. There's
always somebody comm home and
somebody goln' away.
Dave Fullz has stepped out Of ihe
presidents seat In the baby major
organization - the New International
League-and T0Ole takes his place at
a salary OF $4,000 per. fultz has worn
the regal robes for four years.
The new preXy has a baseball mind
OF wide experience. lie has been ac-
lively interested In the New York Ma
tional League team as club attorney.
He was the framer Of one OF the
agreements presented 10 the Joint
meeting OF the two major leagues.
To0le VIII have a lot OF baseball
knots TO unite right on the reel. but
he's doped big onOughfor the occasion.
Evening journal., 1920-12-20

The irony OF fate has garbled the
affairs OF Bud Ridley, Pacific Coast
bantam star, and Fred Winsor, his
ex-manager.
A few months ago they came East
together. Their futures looked ex-
tremely bright. Ridley was TO make
his debut in a New York ring II he
made good he was 10 have been given
a match with Pete Herman with the
title at stake.
Ridley had piled up an elviable rec
ord on the coast. He was recognized
as one Of the best products OF the
fOur-rOund game. He had all the ear
marks Of a conner. That meant he
woud have drawn good sized purses
bigger than he had ever dreamed Of
I'm the west.
But 10 Is all over now. Ridley and
| his manager had trouble over financial
matters. They parted company. Both
returned west. but on different trains.
Now they are back in san Francisco. A
settlement has bee agreed upon and
/ Ridley has the contract which bound
him to Winsor Now he must start
all over again-and it Is a long road
ahead. perhaps.
Evening journal., 1920-12-20
HEALS "a Is HIGH
In RIFLE SHOOT

Frank Heal won the J0-yard event
on the Delaware State Rifle Club pro-
gram Saturday afternoon In a % score
in a shoOt-off with ]. Mclaughlin.
This was the highest score Of the day.
The iOO-yard event was more spec
tacular than the nst as the crowd
thought that it was going TO go an
Heal and Macs way, and they started
out with the determination 10 cop
some OF the prizes that were left. High
honors In this match went TO ID. Ap-
pleby. with a score OF 81. J. Mac raf
second With a score Of 80 and Jacl
! Nuremberg, ~. Heal did not com,
back as strong as was expected ani
/ this lost him the grand aggregat,
score which went TO J. Mac with As.
PONIES 10 Heals ISL.
Evening journal., 1920-12-20
DE RAYNER FIVE WINS.

The De Rayner basketball team de-
feated the Novelty Limited Club in
inc first game OF the season on sat
urday, 36 10 i5. This game marked
the Initiation OF the basketball season
at No. p school. Second and Justison
streets. The Novelties were out
classed from the start.
Features OF the game was the ALL
round playing or Kocller. captain, and
smallest man on the team. "Chlef
Harris" made the classlest field goal,
and the guard work OF Meyers and
Shields aided in The teamwork.
The next home game OF the DeRay-
ncr team will be played January 81,
with The Media team The score:
DeRayner NoNelty, Ltd
Napler........ forward ..........Alen
Evening journal., 1920-12-20
S|s.a|RR!79aIzglaTSE

lty role. Had he been playing regu-
lar before last season John might
have been a great star. On the same
Chicago team Catcher Lynn failed 20
get a chance TO work because Ray
Schalk is such a glutton for punish
ment he works every day. Naturally
Lynn didn't develop any by warming
up pitchers in the bullpen. Now he
has been traded back to the minors.
Good talent oitcntimes goes TO waste
in other sports the same way.
Chick" Harley kept Pete Stinch-
comb from being a regular until this
year. "Chick" graduated and Pete
stepped into his shoes and won the
name Of being the smartest player in
the west and also became an ALI
American selection by many pickers
right of the reel. StinchcOmb's tai
ent was wasted at the Buckeye school
until this year, 1t would seem.
Latent greatness is a great thing
TO have lying around handy, but un-
less 1t is given a chance TO show IT.
self. why II goes backward and often
times Is lost forever
Evening journal., 1920-12-20
HnlS5z1daEeaE1 aEa

Money is a splendid thing
To get, TO spend and store
But when It's paid TO amateurs
Their college days are Oer.
But somehow schoolboy stars don't
fall
Until with books they're through,
They tell the pros to look elsewhere
And keep their honor true.
The bought-and-paid-for players
Amt what they used 10 be
The fans don't like EN- near as well
= To furnish football glee.
The pro CRANE Is a deadly bug,
For the college chaps TO face
For II they take a single lit"
They're marked by dire disgrace.
About this time OF the year we
hear OF college athletes appearing as
professional football players. Their
college playing being ended, some OF
them jump at the chance Of making
some money through their skin on
the gridirOn.
This year there have not been so
many cases OF this kind. The penalty
is usually the forfeiture Of the col
-lege letter. which is an honor mol
easily given up.
A college star can make as high as
Evening journal., 1920-12-20
W. I. A. MEN WIN
TURKEYS, PUDDINGS

The frst event OF the day over the
w. 7. A. traps was mlss-and-out
shoot FOR a plum pudding. and after
ten targets had been shot at, ]. NJ.
Turner and his son. Isaac Turner.
were still In the race. neither having
missed bind. Ike host the eleventh
bird. however, allowing his father TO
get the pudding.
The next event brought out Ave
shooters for a turkey. and after ten
birds had been trapped, "Cy" Morgan
and Ike Turner had tied with nine
each, and Turner won the shoOt-On,
breaking 8 straight 10 , Tor Morgan
Next came a i0bird race for an
other turNey, and after the smoke had
cleared away, II. ;. Williams, J. /.
Wratten. J. NJ. Turner and e.. 4. Mar
tin, Jr., son OF Thorpe Martin. the
popular Wilmington professional, FOR
for whom a testimonial shoot was
given recently, were In a tie, and
young Martin surprised the shooters
by going out and winning the bird.
J. f. Straughn. Vic dupont, j. NJ.
Turner and II. Lack won the next
events, which were for turkeys, with
out getting into ties.
Then came the match for a i5-pOund
turkey, and 40 shooters entered
sunny" Jim Stein, the man who can
make play out Of any old kind OF
work. and who had been shooting
for turkeys all afternoon, decided to
enter, and everyone was roofing for
him 10 win The prize bird, but stein
insisted upon letting too many birds
drop into the marsh without touch
ing them, so had 10 be satisfied with
plum pudding. The real race for
the bird was between billy" shaw,
one OF Wilmingtons' seasoned shots,
and II. :. Williams. a new hand az
the game. Williams broke ~ straight
before he slipped one, making Billy
shaw tho winner Of the prize bird.
Williams and Morgan also won plum
puddings In this event.
The 25-biri matches were then shot,
and "Cy" Morgan won the ilrst bird
with 2ix25. and "Dud" Wood won the
next one with 22X25. "Cy' Morgan
again entered In the next event, and
| after shooting or a tie with "Nic'
dupont. won another turkey.
In the next event, Ike Turner and
"Bnp COyne tied with 40 straight
each, and Turner and Coyne went "a
! "a birds before the match was de.
/ cided. COyne won. J. Dawson out
shot a field Of i3 men before he was
declared the winner OF the last bird
Evening journal., 1920-12-20

They say you can't keep a good
man down, but there's been many an
athlete who possessed latent great
ness that never got 30 show his stun
before the glare Of the f00tlights.
Kid Circumstance always has his
way in such matters.
Out on the Pacific Coast they are
saying that Lefty ODOul-one OF the
smartest and most promising pitch
ing machines they ever tutOred-went
TO waste on the bench Of the New
York Yankees last season.
Miller Huggins needed pitching tall
ent. but he couldn't see ODOul as
regular for dust. Yet he thought too
much OF the coaster to either trade
him or turn him back westward
Consequently O'DOul lost his cum
ping through lack OF work and may
have 20 learn TO pitch all over again
In order TO fool batters.
There are dozens OF other cases
Similar TO ODouls In baseball.
John (ShaunO) Collins has spent
the greater part Of his big league ca
feer serving the White Sox in a util-
Evening journal., 1920-12-20

$500 a game playing professional foot
ball. The training rules and prac-
tice periods are not exactlng and the
money is quite pick up for - young
man Just out OF college.
There are two sides to every ques-
tiOn, we suppose, but the romance and
glamour around college football isn't
going TO be helped by the departure
OF campus heroes TO professional
gridirOns.
The college star who leaps di-
rectly from his last college game TO
some pro eleven is open TO the sus-
piciOn that he was not a pure anna
teur before he jumped.
Certainly he is no amateur II he
made a written or verbal contract
with the pro eleven before his play
ing days as a cOllegian were over.
The professional atmosphere is
deadly to the college game. The fact
that football is becoming a big
money-nnaker for college athletic as
sociatlons does not help the game
any.
Money Is a nice thing TO have plenty
OF, but big gate receipts and the
leapng Of athletes TO the professional
ranks In the long run will not hell
any college.
Evening journal., 1920-12-20
RIFLE ASSOCIATION
Is SHOOTING INDOORS

The first indoor match OF the win
ter season was held by the Delaware
State Rifle Association on Thursday
evening. This match Is The first OF a
series which Will be shot every
Thursday evening until January 81
when teams will be entered In the Ma
llonal Rifle Association and A-neri can
Small-bore League matches to be shot
during February. Some interesting
prizes are offered In these matches and
The Delaware team means TO give a
good account OF itself as IL did In the
National Rifle Matches at Camp Perry
last August.
Beginning next Thursday evening
prizes will be offered by the associa-
ton 20 be shot for each week and
suitable prizes Will be awarded the
high man In each class FOR the season
which will end with the resumption
Of military rifle practice about May 1,
1921 This does not mean that the in
door shooting viii be entirely aban-
doned at that time; In fact some of
the members are interested In this
kind Of shooting only and VIII con-
l duct indoor matches throughout uo
summer season. --
Indoor target shooting has much to
recommend II especially In the winter
/ when shooting outdoors Is, 20 say me
least. unpleasant Also guns and am
muntiOa are furnished by the ASSOC
| caiion 10 those who do not have a
pet rifle or special brand Of ammuni-
/ tiun as most hard-boilcd riflcmen do
The Delaware State Association
numbers among its members several
of the men who shot the Delaware
\ Team into Glass &C" medals In tIo
National Matches at Camp Perry, ONO
f., last August and its chief aim Is TO put
| am "a" Glass team in the field to COM
pete In next years matches. Any one
desiring 10 Join should apply TO II; n.
| Marsh, Room 6iJ0. dupont building.
phone $50. Mr.. Marsh Is secretary OF
The association and Will be glad Ia
furnish full details 10 anyone inter-
csted.
Last weeks scores are.
Il nmN
Evening journal., 1920-12-20

Winsor is looking around. He has
one ambition. That is 10 get another
bantam who can beat Ridley-the boy
he took up the ladder OF fstiana so
rapidly. lie may succeed and ne may
not.
But the fact that Winsor once man
anged Dempsey and lost him before
he became a money maker IS a rather
strange coincidence. lie also had Bar
rieau and Fowler under his wing at
one time, but they, too, like Dempsey,
got away from him.
Such is the adverse turning Of the
wheel OF fate. Ridley lost an oppor-
iunity 10 get a chance TO win the title.
WinsOr lost a boxer who may some
day be a champion. while some other
more fortunate manager geis the
gravy.
Evening journal., 1920-12-20
PITCHER JONTS INJURED.

oieoial 20 The Evening Journal.
GEORGETOWN, Dee. 20. - Jesse
Jones. OF MillsbOrO. son OF former
Representative Benjamin p. Jones and
one of the star pitchers for The VIII
minglOn, North Carolina, baseball
team In the Southern League during
the past season. Is suffering from a
badly infected foot as the result OF
an injury sustained TO one OF his toes
recently.
Evening journal., 1920-12-20
DONOHUE'S KICK
CLEARS 1872 FEET

MAT" Donohue. quarterback OF
Chesrook, won the punting contest,
punting i92 feet or 81 yards at the
g. contest held by the Wilmington Com
munity Service at the Community
Service Playground. Saturday.
Glbssn, OF High School, was second,
punling ii5 feet, Loflink. OF Parkside,
was third with ii2 feet.
Lonink. Of parkside. won the drop
kick contest. he being the only man
able 10 clear the goal from the 40
yard line.
Punting entries and distances fol-
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ROOST PHANTOM.

ST. PAUI-Mike Gibbons is being
boosted for a seat on the Minnesota
Boxing Commission. Frank B. ThOmp-
son, present head OF the boxing body,
is said 10 be weary OF his thankless
Job. The phantom boxer would make
a capable official.