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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-07
REALLY GOOD SHORT SERMON
World Would Be Better If More OF
Us Had the Ideas of That
Little NeWsboy.

A bright-eyed, barefootcd, shabby
little fellow was working his way
through a crowded car, offering his
papers in every direction, in a way
that showed him well used to the bust
ness and of temperament not easily
daunted.
The train started while he was maxi
ing change and the conductor, passing
him, laughed.
"Caught this time, Joe" he said,
you'll have to run to Fourteenth St
"Don't care" laughed Joe in return.
II can sell all the way back again.
A white-llaired old gentleman
seemed interested in the boy and
questioned him concerning his way OF
living and his earnings. There was
younger brother to he supported,
it appeared. Jimmy" was lame ana
"could not earn much himself
"Ah, see. That makes it hard; you
could do better alone"
The shabby little figure was erect
in moment and the denial was
prompt and somewhat indignant.
mo, I couldn't! Jim's somebody to
90 home to; he's lots Of help. What
would be the good Of havin' luck II
nobody was glad? Or Of gettin' things
if there was nobody to divide with?'
"Fourteenth street," called the con-
ductor, and as the newsboy jumped
out into the gathering dusk the old
gentleman remarked to nobody in
particular: "Ive heard many a poorer
sermon than that. "-Forward Maga-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-07
ToWNLEY-LANGER DEBATES

Rudolph Lee editor of the Long Prairie Leader evden
looks with somewhat of suspicion the LangerToWney
bates being given the country at this time of which
scheduled Bemd yesterday In circular sent out by
Lee he refers to the debates follows
&.@. Dear Editor:-There to be little question
but that the Townley Hanger debates not on the
square but simply cheap, money aking scheme.
They were have debated in Long Prairie yesterday:
All were under the direction of the local
League politicians They asked for the of the fair
grounds Theh Fair Board offered them the grounds
free the local Delco agent offered to light the grounds
free both offers contingent upon the debate being free
so everybody could hear it. The offer turned down
and the debate not held. mo gate receipts, de-
bate" seems to be the motto l am reliably informed
that LANCER gets straight salary by the month from
the League to act foil for Towney. The League
takes all the gate receipts They have been taking in
from $500 to $500 per day AS money-maker it beats
the sis proposition to DEATH While here, LANCER in
dcated no interest in the proceedings at all-Town-
ley did all the arranging They arrived in same car
and left in car. These facts ought to be given
wide publicity as protect your constituency from
the new graft.
+ Rudolph Lee, Editor, Long Prairie Leader:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-07
Ono Recipe for Success.

All man has to do to make real
success in life Is to spend % or ~
years learning to do some simple thing
better than anybody else can do 1t and
than % or 30 more doing 1t every day,
so as to give people a chance to find
out about it.-Ohio State Journal.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-07
Few Killed by ,Hailstones.

One Of the Sunsolyed mysteries IS
why people are so rarely killed by
hailstones. Only one case has been
recorded in Europe. Such fatalities
have happened more often in India
than anywhere else. In the Morada-.
bad district, May 1, 1888, abont 25O
persons were killed by a hailstorm.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-07
Parrot a Favorite Beneficiary.

Parrot a Favorite Beneficiary.
, If all of the money that has been
left to parrots in different countries
could be gathered together 1t would
make enough to support the average
orphan asylum. In most cases these
requests come from unmarried ladies
who have found solace and compan-
ionship with their favorite parrots.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-07

milan is turned upward about the brim
edge and has crown of taffeta silk
with circular piece at the center and
two scant pufrs about the side crown.
1t is trimmed with a ribbon about the
crown with fiat tailored brim at the
back and front
A modified sailor shape, in lisere
braid with a slightly rolling brim, is
finished with wide band of faille rib
bon. Such q hat is much at home any
where that sport Or street hats are
worn, as one may gather from the
sweater coat and angora scarf found
in the company of a high-necked lace
iabot that are shown with it. The
fine, -brimmed Panama hat, hay
ing it's wide crown covered with mar
Tow faille ribbon in two colors, is of
just the same character as the sailor
hat. The ribbon is cleverly placed in
two overlapping and interviewer rows.
FIJI .3 &'s =
COPYRIGHT u vrsTtRn kEssPApEs UNION
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-07
OVERHEARD BY EXCHANGE EDITOR
PROTECTING ALIENS

relations with other countries have been
which the national had control
relationship federal
that most other countries find difficult
o understand.
Senator Kellogg bill before the senate enable the United States
other
forcible of their
that been
will
the But
with other
should certainly
difficulties
out Of the situation.-Duluth Herald.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-07
EXERCISE YOUR FRANCHISE

the number Of 98 cast for the proposed school
sites Saturday. June rs Does this mean that only about one
third of Bemdji where the 900
High School going to be put? We do not believe I'm
oubey votes would have been cast had the vot
ing earlier and better accommodations supplied
voting Today there opportunity to show just how
many really where the building is put and voting
hours three o'clock until nine o'clock
This will give all chance to themselves the Bixby
site There has been important question before
of Bemd in the history of the city All should
express themselves 1t is part of the citizenship duties
pected of all Americans
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-07
ANOTHER GOUGE?

Warning has been sounded in the United States senate that
the coal barons pulling the wires preparatory to another
holdup in the price of coal next winter.
It is not surprising
On the contrary, it is quite to be expected
Oficadom has boosted loudly and long of dire punish
ments to be inflicted In fact there has been
much Of blowing and bunk there has been left for
tion
Coal barons know this They have proted from it in the
past, and they expect to do in the FUTURE.
The public has been MIXED often and successfully
the barons not conceive of the possibility of kick that
would upset the bucket.
United States senator has given public and timely
ing of the scheme.
1t is up to to thwart it.
j.. We have attorney general of the United States
We have district attorneys all over the United States
We have law that deals with highway and wholesale rob-
berry, whether be at the point of by the pulling of
cret wires by unlawful combinations of plutocrats.
We have jai that will hold putocratic gouger-f
some doesn't turn the key. .,,
Why should we be robbed again next winter?
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-07
THE FEMININE TOUCH

An Illinois has just been appointed municipal housekeep
her has entered
voled the police but the city fathers decided
woman's hand" would help matters. ~,
Whatever said the
be little the statement that
better
talent to civic hdnes praced too little Cities like houses will
clean They must be kept this
With trained feminine and hand at the head of
spoless town" should be the resulLite
Evening star., 1921-02-15

. Any one who studies the records
and.nknowS the conditions realizes
what Roper and the Princeton eleven
went through in the season of 1919
when up to and including the IVES, west
ally .pounded, could hardly get their
heads up for breath, and yet, with the
old Princeton spirit, fought and kept
on the night that West Virginia
walked off the Princeton gridfron.
having beaten that Tiger team Is to 0.
the tide of fortune turned for Prince
ton and has been running to the full
for them ever since. 1t was well de-
served. for they went through the nee
essary suffering to learn the lesson.
Foot Ball Mt Cornell.
/ The pot is seething out at Ithaca on
the matter of foot ball. Cornell has
had many coaches and a variety of
coaching systems which perhaps may
have had omething to do with the
situation prevailing at ithaca Some
years ago G. Erwin Kent, then grad
uate,- manager of athletics, discour-
aged with the efforts to bring order
out of chaos with graduate coaching.
asked the writer to name man who
could change the affairs. He advised
him to get AL Sharpe, who was then
coach at Penn Charter. Kent secured
sharpe and in the second year had
results Sharpe was aided by Dan Reed
and Ray Van Orman, Cornell graduates,
and, in addition to defeating Penn. Sc
cured the record of defeating Harvard
at. time when Harvard was first
class team.
Last year Cornell took Gilmour Do,
bic, the longtime successful coach in
the Pacific northwest. and the man
who turned the tables for the Navy
against the Army two years ago.
Dobie has, believe, continuing con-
tract, but there is evidently a feeling
of desire among some of the grad
yates to install changes in the system
and build up a different organization.
% Just how the matter will eventually
come out is a puzzle, but if all of
Cornell. including graduates and un-
under the present coaching system or
any other. there will be different
prospect at Ithaca
Evening star., 1921-02-15
Penn in Illinois Meet.

Penn in Illinois Meet.
PHILADELPHIA. February 15.-Uni-
versity Of Pennsylvania's track team,
for the first time on record. will par
tioipate in the indoor championship
track and field meet of the middle
west at Urbana, ILL.,. on March /.
Evening star., 1921-02-15
OLD FOES IN TWO FRAYS
Tech and Central Faculty Tossers
to Play Before Title Series
Teams Battle Today.

Followers Of scholastic basket ball are
being well entertained at the Coliseum
this afternoon. Teams representing
Tech and Central, between whom exists
the keenest rivalry in local high school
circles, are battling for honors in two
games and one-that between the fac
ulty quints-is expected to be des--
perate encounter. 1t precedes the school
title series game between the repre-
sentative fives and was scheduled to be-
gin at 3:15 o'clock.
Eastern and Georgetown Props are
playing in Ryan gymnasium is the only
other ScolaStic game scheduled.
The Central-Tech faculty engage
ment is the result of challenge issued
by members of Techs teaching staff
following a heated discussion with the
Central mentors. in which the latter
boasted of their ability at the court
sport.
In the championship series match
Tech will strive to halve the league
leadership with Western. Should Cen
trail vanquish the Manual Trainers it
will about put the latter out of the
race. Western now is in front.
Business High and Gonzaga, who
are to oppose tomorrow. won yesterday.
The former went to Baltimore and
downed Mount st. Joseph's. 80 to 20.
Ferber and Peterson starred. GonZaga
invaded Ryan Gymnasium and conquered
the Georgetown Preps, IS to Is. st.
Johns Props nosed out the Virginia
Midgets in a 26-to-24 game.
Evening star., 1921-02-15
Y. P. |. BASKETERS HERE
Fast Travelling Team Plays George
Washington Tonight-Georgia
Tech to Qppose Catholic d.

Southern college combinations will
be guests Of local varsity basket ball
quints tonight, and from what the
visiting teams have shown one of
them should leave Washington with
the better end Of the score. Virginia
Polytechnic Institute has made a re-
markable record since it left Blacks
burg on a seven.day trip, and George
than it has done to head the speedy
Techs when they meet in the Coli
scum. In the engagement at Brook
land. Catholic University probably will
outpoint Georgia Tech. The George
Washington-ivrginia Polytechnic In
for $3.50
Virginia Tech opened its trip with
win over Church Hill Athletic Club
fn.i in Richmond last Tuesday night. de-
Wednesday and West Virginia Uni
yersity at Morgantown THURSDAY.
Penn state was met and vanquished.a At
state College Saturday night. A team
that can do that certainly must have
The VirEinians were forced to quit
play at Newark last might, when they
forfeited to Delaware College Twen.
ty.three personal fouls were called
against them. eliminating four play
stitutes and refused to continue with
four men in action. v. P. I. was lead
Ing. II to Is. The score indicates that
Delaware was outclassed at floor play.
George Washington will not be able
20 send Its full strength into the fray,
but will have a sturdy quint. Brack-
low and Spears arc slated for tho for
wards positions, Loehler win be at
center and Boteler and Eskew at
guards Jimmy Hughes and George
Green Will do the ofiiciating.
st. Johns OF rBooklyn last night
gave Catholic University a good prac-
tice FOR the match with Georgia Tech.
Inc visitors never were DANGEROUS.
while Catholic University faced about
the court almost at will. The passing
game OF the Brooklanders was excel
lent and tho shooting good enough to
give them q 44-to-1S victory. Fosce,
Lynch and Dunn did some spectacular
paying In . preliminary the Con-
gress Heights Yankees defeated the
6rookland freshmen, IS to II.
Georgia Tech win have to isnprovs
its goal shooting II It expects to down
tho BrooklandefA P3ayinC ae1inst
Georgetown in Ryan Gymnasiurn last
night. the Yellowjackets iacked in
finished attack and were not esneoiai-
~ good defensiveiy. GeorRstown ran
tho visitors OF their feet ana van.
81 to ~. Tho Georgians made oniy
three scrimmase goals.
Evening star., 1921-02-15

Coach Lawson Robertson said he was
as yet undecided as to the make up of
the team. 1t is assured. however. that
Capt. Edy. Brown, Lewis. Irwin. Mere
dith and Rodgers will be among those
who make the trip In addition to
running anchor man on the relay
teams Edy also will enter the $50
yard race.
STATE COLLEGE. Pa. February Is.
Five dual meets. the Pennsylvania
relays and the intercollegiate COM
prise Penn States track schedule for
the coming season. as follows:
March %, V. p. l.. at Blacksburg.
Va: 80, Virginia, at Charlottesville,
Va: April 10. Harvard: $3.50. Penn
sylvania relays; May IL. Penn State
interscholastics; II, Colgate; 20: In
Evening star., 1921-02-15
MOTOR BOAT MARK
is SET BY GAR JR

MIAMI, Fla. February 15.-Gar, Jr..
owned by Gar A. Wood Of Detroit. es-
tablished a world record Of 1878 miles
an hour on ocean course here yester-
day when she completed the 12s-mile
race to Palm Beach and return in 3
hours SIS minutes and 81 seconds. win
ming easily over her two opponents.
Cigarette, owned by Gordon Hamers-
ly Of New York. and Shadow v. Carl
G. Fishers new cruiser.
Evening star., 1921-02-15
College Basket Ball.

GeorEetovvn. 37S Georgia Tech. H.
Catholic Uhiversftys ~ st. Jehn'l
Of Brooklyn, Is.
2 Minnesota. 28s Northwestern, II.
Clemson. 44s South Carolina. 10,
Evening star., 1921-02-15
PLAY CUE TITLE MATCH
Collins Champion, and Heddon,
Tied, Meet in Final of Anna
teur Tourney TONIGHT.

CLEVELAND. February 15.-Percy
Collins Of Chicago. the champion, and
Charles Heddon of Dowagiac. Michi-
gan, former title holder, meet here
tonight, in the final game of the ma
tional amateur 1872 balkline billiard
championship tournament.
Collins was forced into a tie with
Heddon last night. when he sustained
his first defeat since 1919 at the
hands Of Edgar T. Appleby of New
York, 800 to 20S. Collins and He'd
don each have won four OF the FIVE
games.
Evening star., 1921-02-15

| will net the fortunate scorers many
| awards, shirts, hosiery and other
wearin.-apparel will be at stake.
Hour prizes of chocolate bonbons also
will be. presented.
An entrance fee Of 25 cents will
be charged for each game of three
balls rolled. and the tourney will
be open to all corners. Entrants may
bowl as many sets as they desire.
Evening star., 1921-02-15

The petition recites that 'it is felt
by a large majority of the students
and alumni of the university that the
reason for the failure in late years of
university athletics to measure up to
Minnesota standards is due to poor
management aud lack of cooperation
control"
The board is charged with adopting
an attitude toward scholastic require
ments Of athletic candidates that is
destructive, rather than constructive"
Evening star., 1921-02-15
COURT OFFICIALS
FULLY ORGANIZED

Organization Of tho District of CO.
lumbda board OF approved basket tsIl
officials was completed last niSht st
e 2 meeting hex held In, In the Central 7, n
mitted by Secretary Bryan NOT. ~,
considered and final action on tts
adoption VIII b taken at q ,neetinS
to be held next Monday might.
Evening star., 1921-02-15
HARD GAMES ESSENTIAL
{ TODEVELOP GRID TEAMS
BY WALTER CAMP.

YORK. February schedules practically
stands the 1921 list and that IS
fashion of booking possible has
gong the value of hard
1t recognized that the foot ball instinct spirit may
rea hard with beangs
that kind of schedule and experience which
he Princetons foot ball fortunes.
Evening star., 1921-02-15
Minnesota Ask Change Ahle
DEMAND PRESENT HEAD
OF BOARD BE DEPOSED

PAUL February l5A committee of University of Mime
students presented Minnesota senate: committee
~ petition asking committee request" of President Coman
athletic board of control
representative Prof Paige E.
Harding
Evening star., 1921-02-15
OF PRIZES
FOR BOWLING SKILL

Bowlers seeking prizes may shoot
for them from noon until midnight
tomorrow on the Royal drives. The
three-bal1 tournament to raise funds
for the entertainment of the Roanoke
Quint, which is to visit next month,
Evening star., 1921-02-15
INDIANA FIVE TIES
FOR BIG TEN LEAD

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. February is
Indiana defeated Ohio State 80 to II in
a western conference basket ball game
last night
The victory moves Indiana into a
tie for first place in the Big Ten race.
Evening star., 1921-02-15
EPIPHANY COMETS
TO PLAY SILENTS

Epiphany Comets and Capital Silents
& are expected to provide a warm battle
nasium tonight. The Siients have boil
= stored their team for the engagement
y and hope to Offset a defeat suffered
4 at the hands Of the Churchmen sew
I eral weeks ago. The game will start
! at 8 o'clock. '--'~~ c
Their schedule for this week. The En-
: gineers will be encountered at Wash
Z ingfons barracks tomorrow instead of
! Thursday night, and the game with
: the Epiphany Comets has been post
: poned from Saturday until March 10.
: The Arrows would like engagements
with Carroll Council and the Marine
Props.
Freikhters Had speed enough to
! overhaul the Engineers in a 30-to-28
! game in the Terminal R. r. Y. NJ. c. A.
d League. The teams battled evenly
3 from the start, and when the regula-
! ton contest ended. the score stood IS
Salh The Freighters got the verdict In
~eYk extra i've minutes of play.
Company A. d. C. N. G., bested Dia-
nond Athletic Club in a 15-to-13 con-
test. Boon Of the Diamonds led the
field at scoring scrimmage goals, but
<+his mates were weak defensively.
= Manhattnn Athletic Club qufnts
4sfriumphed IN double BILL. The first
team took the measure ofsColumbia
athletic Club. IS to %. and the re-
serves Of Lexington Athletic Club. "a
AlpEA s.Aipha Epsilon basKeters
posed out Sherwood Athletic Club in
y bitterly fought 10-to-8. game. The
Fraters were trailing until the final
dve minutes Of play.
Kanawha Suniors scored an 1s-to-10
fictory over the Congress Heights
d t.5uniors. Elliott did the best playing
.Yor the winners.
Senate Props pointed the way to De-
troit Athletic Club in their 1S-to-11
engagement. 1t was the tenth straight
win for the Props.
Lafayette Athletic Club, which plays
the Destroyer Athletic Club at $3.50
nasium. will meet tomorrow night at
o'clock at 1907 7th street. The fol-
lowing members are requested to at
tend: Simonds. Mcoueeney. Poole.
Biron. Lafisky. Bush and Haislip.
Kanawha Juniors will play the
Capital Silent Juniors tomorrow night
an Carroll Institute and the Yosemites
on Friday night in Ingram gym.
Clinton Athletic Club yanoufshed
The Rosedales. 50 to II. The losers did
not score in the second half. Gardiner
made eleven floor goals for the win
ners.
= Grace Athletic Club has appointed
new managers for two of its basket
ball teams. Robert z. O'Neill, 222s ]
street. now heads the Seniors, and
Roderick Henderson. 2712 NJ street
Eae Midgets. Richard W. Hart, 1905
Both street. remains in charge Of the
Juniors. The Grace Senior five will
play Aloysius in Gonzaga gymnasium
tomorrow night at s:15.
,Quiney Athlef1e Club and Epiphany
mgers are to clash tonight in Carroll
hInstitute gymnasium at o'clock,
College Basket Ball
Gseorgetovvn. SIT GeSrx1a Tech. "a
Evening star., 1921-02-15

iMoRGANToWN. y. Va, February
meet between Yale and West V1rrinis
has been declined BY ths Mountaineers
because the athletic field here is not
in good condition. Aoe
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-03

served longest? d. D. S.
A. This distinction is divided be-
tween j. G.. Cannon. who served
from 1903-1911. and Champ Clark,
who served from 1911-1919.
@. What wood will resist decay
most successfully? r. NJ.
A. The Forest Service says that
this cannot be determined, since va
rious species act differently in trop-
ical and temperate climates. Lignum
vitae probably comes nearer to liv-
ing up to this term than any wood
in the world. Generally speaking
the following woods may be classed
as very durable: black locust, cy-
press, g%reenheart. lignum vitae, mis-
quite, teak and the cedars.
Q. Can Indians own property, and
can they vote? A. A. NJ.
A. A great many Indians are very
wealthy and own a great deal CT
both real and personal property. A
large number of them are fully en-
~franchised citizens of the United
States. The Commissioner of In
dian Affairs says that every effort is
made to induce the Indian settlers
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-03
LOOSE TALK is DANGEROUS.

Ordinarily people fee from the pessimist.
They dodge the person overly fond Of talking
of his troubles, or another's. They are still more
anxious to avoid the man who talks Of troubles
that exist only in imagination. This Is as true
now as it was a year ago. And yet. today, there
is more Of this viewing with alarm"
It isn't that there is need for pessimism now.
1t isn't that the country is worse off than it
was. The reverse is a fact. The United States
is more prosperous than ever before. The years
crops were fine. The years production of man.
ufactured goods was all that could be desired.
No danger threatens from without, or within.
No danger? Yes. there Is dangerl The
danger. The danger is loose talk. Such talk,
for instance. as some big business firm being
about to fail or that some financial institution
is in a shaky condition.
Richard S. Halves. former president of the
American Bankers Association. says:
Loose talk and gossip is the most dangerous
of the various conflicting currents of the pres
ent time"
He asks for calm, thoughtful consideration
Of prevailing conditions"
LET us encourage an optimistic attitude for
the future" Halves advises: land develop in our
own minds a firm foundation of belief in the
future of our country. its resources and its peo-
pie"
Here are we, the richest nation on earth, the
most intelligent people. possessors of natural
resources of tremendous wealth. creditors to the
world, with work enough for every mothers
son. and daughter. too!
Why indulge in loose talk" when there is
something better to talk about?