Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 17, 1912, Page 4

SPORTS OF BARNEY OLDFIELD IS BARRED“- Management of Indianapolis Motor Speedway Will Not Allow Fa- mous Driver-on That Track. Although Barney Oldfield, formerly | known as the world’s speed king, may | be reinstated in the good graces of ' the American Automobile association, and again register as a motor racing driver, he never will be allowed to drive upon the Indlanapolis motor speedway. This is the announcement of the management of the famous brick { track following the publication of a report that Oldfield and Bob Burman, Barney Oldfield. the present holder of the world’s free- for-all straightaway mile track and speedway records, would meet scme time during the 1912 season in a match race at the motor speedway. Oldfield has incurred the displeasure ; of the owners of the track. Abe Attell has taken a great nk- Ing to New York of late. ! The like of Baby Bliss in ntnleucs‘ may never be seen again. ’ Redmond says Nelson is the liveli- | est corpse of a fighter he ever tackled. Cy Moreing, the Pacific coast buc- caneer, 1s loading up his baseball cannon afresh. 1 Work is to begin immediately on | the new baseball cage for Yale univer- {“VETS” PASSING OUT THE DAY Kid Elberfeld Is Latest of Old Timers to Go. Few Players In Sixteen Clubs of Major Leagues Who Competed in Games There Five Years Ago —Athletics New Bunch. One by one the veterans of the baseball world are dropping back either into the minors or out of the game altogether. This fact has been brought home again by the retire- ment of Kid Elberfeld by the Wash- Ington club. Yet Elberfeld, with the rest of those who are glipping, cam| say that he went the route and bad | his measure of success with majors. The Kid always was a fight- er, always after a victory. He never quit, and will long be remembered as & player of the Jennings type. ‘When you look back over the roll call of the sixteen major league clubs you find comparatively few players there who competed five years ago. The only club which looks about zhaily same is the Cubs. With the excep- tion of third base and catcher this squad is the same as that which played and lost the world series to the White Sox. Of the Sox, however, most of the veterans have gone. In the regular line-up, exclusive of the Sulllvan and Tannehbill are the only ones left—and Tauny was not a regu- lar. player toward the end of that fa- mous season. Pat Dougherty still ia with the team, but his playing days are about over, and he has no berth on the team these days. The last five years have seen great, changes in the Athletics. The world champs are practically a new bunch, baving been built up by Connie Mack sity at New Haven. One by one the old timers drop out | of sight, but Biily Sullivan is still drawing his pay check. A college athlete can work as a waiter and shine shoes for a living, but “nix” on laboring at baseball. Doc White says no one would dare pick the greatest twenty ball players end omit the name of .Clark Griftith. Monte Cross is a good man to help pull the St. Louis Browns out of the slough of despond, thinks Connie Mack. If some aspiring recruit can induce Billy Sullivan to divulge the secret of perpetual youth he would be the | backstopping “find” of the season. When Jimmy McAleer became pres- ident of the Boston Red Sox, John 1. Taylor, his predecessor, stepped down Into the chair of vice-president. The main question is “Does this elim- inate John I. from the press stand, where he formerly did all his root, ing?” A Good Pole Horse. Prospective Purchaser—I want a horse to use in my work. Dealer—Well, what kind of work do you do? . Prospective Purchaser—Wire repalr- ng. Dealer—Here she is. Just the horse you want, young man. All you have to do is to show Mande a picture of an antomobile and she'll climb a ‘ele- graph pole.—Judge. { i | AMUSEMENTS| GRAND THEATER TONIGHT COMPLETE CHANCE Program: T e “The Redemption of a Coward”’ Champion “‘Saints and Sianers’ Rex lllustrated Song We run 3000 feet of living motion pictures every show. Every picture a feature. Our prices for admission are not subject to change. We give the pub- lic the best we can get all the time. ‘“Honesty” even in the show business is our motto. If we could give youa show for less than we now do, we would do so without any competitive agency. Should we be compelled to reduce our price of admission b:cause of competition, the public might natur- ally suspect it had been buncoed in the past. Admission 10¢ Children 5¢ a_ week. We change four times Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Fri- day nights. Kid Elberfeld. in the short space of four years.. The; Giants are different, vastly different,| Gone are McGann, Strang, Dahlen, Mertes, Seymour and Bowerman of that noted bunch. Detroit has had fewer changes than the majority of the teams, but it is claimed that some of the present; bunch will not last much longer.| Cleveland is a gang'of youngsters as ored man emphatically. far as years and experience go. Bos: ton fans scarcely recognize their twe teams any more, and the same is trug | of St. Louls. The Phils have added| many comparatively young players the last five years, and so have the Senators and Brooklyn. | ed a couversation about Offenbach, and the | Walford warns everybody agalnst tight pitchers, | Gautier's Sup‘nfl‘lon. Theophile Gautler, the critic, novelist and poet, llke many another great man, was superstitious and believed fo the evil eye. Offenbach ‘was his aversion, and in this respect a Parls contemporary tells us that one day the son and father were walking together. The son, for wickedness’ sake, start: Astronomers estimute that about 160,000,000,000 of shooting stars reach this earth in the form of meteorites or dust every year. Of course shooting stars in reality are not stars at all; they are little cosmic particles, often welghing much less than one ournce and composed mostly of iron and car bon. ‘' Most of them trayel around the sun in the same fashion that comets do, following very fattened elliptical trajectories. - Sometimes it happens that the trajectory of some of these bodles cross the trajectory of our own earth, 1If the little meteorite and the earth get to that point at the same time they naturally collide. These planetoids are not luminous in them- selves. So long as they fly through ether (which is utter nothingness) there is no friction; therefore no heat and no light. But as soon as they enter the atmosphere with which our globe is surrounded their speed is so great that the friction against the air immediate- ly lights and volatilizes them.—New York World: - his father gave him to understand that the subject was disagreeable. Noth- Ing daunted, the lad led Gautier to a shop window where was exposed a photograph of the composer. As they resumed their walk the son observed, “Well, you see, father, after all, nothing has happened through looking at the photograph.” At that momeut they were turning the corner, and the son preceded his father. In full view of .the passersby Gautfer ad- ministered to his tormentor a paternal kick, observing, half in anger and half in humor, “Well, something has hap- pened.” Tight Collars. ‘Writing in the Hospital, London, Dr. Train Your Breathing. “If one learns to breathe properly when young he finds the benefit of it in middle and old age,” said a phys}- clan. “You will notice that when a middle aged man gets into a train be holds his breath and then grunts loudly as he sits down. This is a stupid practice. It throws a terrific strain on the heart and may even burst a blood vessel In the lungs or the brain. Many of those | sudden deaths we hear of are due to holding the breath while making a vio- lent effort. Only. the trained athlete is | usually free from this fault. Athlete i or mot, every one should practice easy and regular breathing. If it cannot be managed with closed mouth then the mouth should be opened when per- forming such operations as lifting a { welght, running upstairs, stepping into a rallway carriage, and the like. You may add years to your life by this lit- tle precaution.—London Globe. collars. He considers it remarkable that ue one seems (o have noticed or, at any rate, to have laid great stress on the faet that such slight obstacles to the free circulation of the blood through the vessels of the brain may adversely influence the health of those who are in the habit of wearing tigh!- fitting neckcloths. “The fact ap pears to be well known to veterinary surgeons, who tell us that neck con- striction through badly fitting harness is a causative factor in ‘staggers’-in horses,” says the writer. It seems to be equally well known that dogs suf fer a great deal through having to wear tightly fitting collars. Is it too much, then, Dr. Walford asks, to argue that those of us who wear our own collars tou tightly buttoned may find in that practice some explanation of symptoms ascribed to other nses? | Tiny Republics, Klein-Alp 1s a diminutive republic tucked away between Switzerland and | France. Only in summer is the re public inhabited and then by miners 0 and cowglrls, There Is one hotel, closed | B0Id dutles” announced a Malden wo- | during the winter. Another little re- | Man when her husband came home {publle is in Tyrol, between Austria | the otber night. 5 {and Italy, and in long gone years wax | “Woat's the matter with our daugh. under the jurisdiction of first u kin | ter?” the busband wanted to know. and then an emperor. But in tle ad. | “Our daughter? The idea! Why, Justment of frontier lines the stafe of | Jim. you know she's awfully delicate, YVal di Ventino was in some way over | #0d she would die if she had to do any looked, and it promptly organized it :on\‘;iellold work. She has her school, J‘uelr into a Hiliputian republic. It has | 80¢ £ 5 now about 2,000 inhabitants living i 'And what? Her teacher's report ' | shows that she isn't doing a bit of | A Heartless Father. “I need some belp with my house- six villages. Neither Val al Ventin: e i nor Klein-Alp has any t There | scbool work. are no officials or compulsory m “But she is the star member of her services. The only industry of i | basketball tefun. and you know she is | Ventino, nside from the farming u( | eager to take the prize at the gym small fields, is charconl burning. nasium contest. But that's just like & ! man—wanting a delicate girl to en- {years in the company of Sir Heury |gage in rough, hard labor. Be asham- [rving, first coming to America in his | ed of yourself, Jim Jenkins! You support, told a characteristic story of | have no feeling.”—Boston Traveler. {the great English actor. | | “We were discussing Tennyson in the beefsteak room of the Lyceum one night,” safd Mr. Mellish, “when Sir Henry came over and joined in the conversation. ‘Ab, ves,’ he sald, ‘Ten- inyson. To be sure I know him. Clever chap, yes, but vain. One night Ten- ayson and I were walking down Plc- cadilly together, and as we passed a crowd on the street corner several of the men took off their hats and bowed. Ha! Do you know Tennyson thought ithey were bowing to him. Extraordi- ijnary! -Yes, clever chap, but vain, you know.’ " Modern “Dew Pond: The ancient - “dew ponds” of Eng: land bave their modern couuterparts | on the rock of Gibraltar, where drink- i ing water is obtained by the conden- sation of the abundant dew in espe- clally prepared basins. The primitive | process consists in making a hollow in the grouud and filling the bottom with dry straw, over which is placed a lay- er of clay. Obp a clear night the clay cools very rapidly, and the dew s con- densed into water in tbe basin. The pond 1is improved: by putting a layer of asphalt or portland cement under the straw. At Gibraltar the present prac- tice 1s to use wood instead of straw and sheet iron instead of clay. Electric Centipede: Least attractlve among the insects which give light are the so called “electric centipedes,” black crawlers with many legs. which have been liken- ed to serpents’ skeletons in miniature. They move In a snakelike fashion, for- ward or backward, leaving behind them a bright track of phosphoric light. However, they are most accustomed to appear in the daytime, when the 1I- lumination they afford is not visible. | London Times. - Quick Action. A southern farmer was trying to sell & mule to a negro who two years be- fore had been kicked on the head by | the animal. “Of course,” said the farmer, “this mule kicks, but’— “I don’ wan’ him,” objected the col- “Just because he klcks?” asked the farmer, with an air of contempt. “Humph!” grunted the negro. “Dat mule don’ kick; he shoots.”—Popular Magazine. A Witty Thief. Baseball fans are constantly clam | oring for new blood, want the snap | and action young stars bring into the, game. Baseall {s getting to be less, | of a game for veterans as the years, go by. A man is a “has-been’ ’ii the majority of cases when' he; reaches the thirty mark. Just when men in other lines of activity ar achieving success the ball player s getting ready to be retired. 00D JOKE ON CHAS. EBBETS| Hap Hogan, Manager of Vernon Team, 8prings Halr-Trigger “Come Back” on Brooklynite. Hap Hogan, the Vernon manager, was one grand card at the San An- tonio meeting of the minors, and his compatriots from the Coast league, realizing this, played him to the limit, Hogan, needless to remark, was al- ways there with the halr-trigger “come- back.” These induced Charles H. Ebbets to offer Hogan the management of the Brooklyn club. Did Hogan fall for the plot? Yes, in his own way. “Sure, I will accept the manage- ment, but it must be under my own terms,” replied Hogan in all serious- ness. “And what are they?” asked Hb- bets. “Well, I figure that one of the Arst things that you need is a real ball team,” explained Hogan. “For that reason, I would have to ask the privilege of transferring the Vernon club bodily to Brooklyn. In that way I think that we might be able to place your big suburb on the base- ball map.” The laugh that followed was long and loud,. and Ebbets attempted to drown it by investing in sundry po- tables for the crowd. Education. Education gives fecundity of thought. copiousness of illustration, quickness, vigor; fancy, words, images and {llus- trations; it decorates every common thing and gives the power of trifiing without being undignified and absurd. Munich has been visited by a thief with a sense of humor. Several days ago all the clocks in the ministry ot rallways came to a standstill. The central or “‘master clock,” which con- itrols all the others, had been stolen. iIn its place was a sheet of paper with 'the words, “Time was made for aves.” Made the Cannon Balls Fit. The first battle of the war of 1812 'was fought at Sacketts Harbor, July 9. 1817% and consisted of an attack made upon the village. The inhabitants had but one gun . of sutficient size and strength to inflict damage, a thirty-two pounder, for which they had no shot. This difficulty was overcome by the patriotism of the housewives, who tore up carpets from the floors and with strips wound the small balls to fit the cannon. Making a Hero. A nourishing supper,.a good night's sleep and a fine morning have often made a hero of the same man who by indigestion, a restless night and a !alny morning would have proved a eoward.—Chesterfield. The Retort Caustic, Artist's Friend (patronizingly) —1 think those thistles fn your foreground are superbly realistic, old chap! 'Pon my word, they actually seem to be nod. ding In the breeze, don’t you know!" Ungrateful Artist—Yes. 1 have had one or two people tell me they would almost decefve an ass!” EXTRA TONIGHT ONLY Brinkman Theatre High Class Vaudeville and Motion Pictures Shown on that Marvelous Gold Fibre Screen. 4 FOUR PEOPLE In Cast . . Another one of David Copperfield’s famous operas. Little Em'ly and David Copperfield, from the novel of Charles Dickens. Ta nhaus_er Motion Picture Mutt & Jeff in the Bank- ing Business Nester Motion Picture _Poor-Fostiquese Joe Uncle Sam’s l"il-;n()uhlliu. Them The Greatest Social Force. The middle classes are the prepon- derant social force of today in repub lics as well as in monarchies, In Eu- ‘rope as in America. Bverything is everywhere subordinated to the neces: aity of satisfying them as speedlly and as thoroughly as possible.—Ferrero in Paris Figaro. Two of a Kind. 4 Polite Neighbor verybody says your hbusband is such a wide awake man, Mrs. Jobbles. Mrs. Jobbles (with a fi;m—-hl, and the baby uke- after bim! There, is no utter failure ia trving to do what is good. Disgusted. Thief. (who has Spatched a lady's bag)—Two transfers, a powder puff, a recipe fer head wash and a sample o' allk! An’ T ran two miles wid it! I'm agin votes fer women!—Puck. Penam—Colonel Bloodyman's oid war traits still cling to him. Nicks— How s0? Penam—I dined with bim last night, and be gave the waiter o | Sc, 10c and 15¢ Cos plem Change -of lrn‘gram To-‘ —S8ydney Smith. swinging sign. you are in doubt whether to write a letter or not—don’t!” TIIQ advice ap- | Desides. Theé Druids were evidently of very great antiquity, for there cannot be much doubt that it was one of their customs that Virgll had in mind when he wrote in the *Aeneid,” vi, 142, that the “only means of access for a living mortal to the-world of spirits was the carrying of a golden twig which grew in a dark and thick grove.” semblance of the story to the Druidical rite is perfect. their rites in dark groves. tletoe was discovered growing upon &n oak a priest severed it with a knife, and a festival was held under the tree 'at which two milk white bulls were offered as a sacrifice. This was a sac- rifice to the sun god, and the mistletoe, from its pale greenish yellow tint, was regarded as a kind of vegetable gold and was accordingly looked upon as being a fit offering to the sun.—New York American. The re- The Druids practiced If a mis- Diversions of Earlier Georgla. Micajah Williamson kept a licensed tavern in the town of Washington. In front of this tavern was a large picture of George Washington banging as 8 John Clarke (governor 1819-23) used to come to town and. like most men of his day, get drunk They all did not “cut u| however, as he did on such occasions. He went into stores and smashed things gener- ally, as tradition says, but he always came back and paid for them like a gentleman. Once he came into town intoxicated and galloped down Court street and fired through the picture of General Washington before the tavern door. This was brought up against him later when he was a candidate foy governor, but his friends denfed it.- Macon Telegraph. “John, do you love your little wife?” “Yes.” “Do you love me very much?” “Ol, yes.” “Will you always love me?” “Yes. Say. woman, what have you gone and ordered sent home now?’— Pittsburgh Post. Her Question. Molly (holiday making in the coun- try)—I say, Mr. Hoats, do you mind if I ask a question? The Farmer—No, my dear. What is it? Molly—What 1 want to know is when you've finished milking that cow how do you turn it off —London Sketch. Kissing Ethel, She was fashionably dressed and gave out the perfume of violets as the hrakeman turned to help her up the steps of the train which was due to leave. Turning to her maid, she said: “Oh, T must kiss Ethel goodby!” “Oh, go on,” said the fresh braoke man. “I'll kiss Ethel goodby.” . “No, you won't, either,” came from the woman. “That preclous dog was never kissed by a stranger in her whole life!"—Yonkers Statesman. sald the man with “You know very well studying - music respect for art. he can’t sing.” know ft. enough about music to realize it for himself.”—Exchange. Another Viewpoint. Clara—I overbeard Mr. Bimberly say to a friend the other evening that I was‘a pretty voung lady. Maude— Well, you are pretty young: but, of course, you are growing older each day.—Chicago News. An Obstructionist. “So you are going to have a new gown?" “I don’t know. Mother has passed the bill, but I expect father will veto it. He s opposed to all our bills now- adays. "'l'he trouble with these Iliterarr clubs,” sald a captlous eritic, “is that they always degenerate into meetin:: for the exchange of gossip.” “True enough,” replied an enthusi astic member, “but how can you ex- pect anything else when facts are so much stranger than fietion?” A Gentle Reminder. John—I understand Dashleigh's un- cle has died. leaving him a fortune. he has recelved a great many congratulations. Why, even bic tallor sent him a bunch of forgetmr nots yesterday.--London Mail. A Dream of a Hat. She—T dreamed last night you bought me a new hat. He—Well, that’s the first dream of a hat you ever had that 1idn’t cost me money.—Club Fellow. That Would Do. -“If you want to find out who is boss |" here start something.” “All right. | see your clock fsp’t golng.”—New York Press. Corrupted freemen are the worst of slaves.—Garrick. Coming Down. The Madam (with .2 hand to her bead)—Is my hair coming down, Kate? || The Maid—Yes, I'm golng right uputuln for 1: now.— Yonkers Statesma: ma'am, in a minute. . Her 1deal. “What is your ideal man?* “One who s clever enough to make money and foolish enough to spend ft." =Variety Life. A Sure Way. Ethel—Their parents made the match, | believe. Arthur—I' thought they opposed it? KEthel—Yes; that's An Old Story. “She tells me that there is a pl.lmnlc Jove. What does that mean, hubby?’ “Means that we'll -have to.dig up for a wedding present in about two ‘months.”"—Louisville Courler-Journal. Doubts and Don'ts, Remember Talleyrand's advice, “If “Why do you insist on that boy's! “Yes,” replied the patient father; “1! And I want him to learn Damascus Swords. men of a Damascus sword can be ob: tained, for the art of working and en- graving the kind of steel of which they are made is lost. These famons swords were made of alternate layers of iron and steel so finely tempered that the blade would bend to the hilt without breaking. She Needed Them All. There are over 200.000 words In the English language. and most of them were used last Sunday by a lady who discovered after coming out of church that ber stunning new hat was adorn ed with a price tag on which was written, “Reduced to $2.75.”—Norborne (Mo.) Leader. His Idea of the Show. “Wbhat do you think of the plot?" asked the theater manager. who had paid $2 to see the sliow -“That's a conspiracy.”—Washington Star. A Matter of Color. “Why do you refer to your yonnges son as ‘the black sheep?' ™ “Because he paints the town red ”- Toledo Blade. You complain ot ingratitude. you not repaid by your pleasure o doing good?—Levis i It Is seldom (hat a really good specl Were'| AKlNG POWDER Absolutely Pure The only Baking Powder made fromRoyal Crape Cream of Tartar NO ALUM, NO LIME PHOSPHATE Not to Be Deceived. “Jobn,” she asked after she had fin- 1shed packing ber trunk, *will you re- member to water the flowers In the porch boxes every day?" “Yes, dear. I'll see that they are properly moistened regularly.” “And the rubber plant in the dining room. You know it will have to be sprayed about three times a week.” “I'll remember it.”” “I'm afraid you'll forget the canary and let the poor little thing starve.” “Don’t worry about the bird. dear. 'l take good care of him.” “But I feel sure youw'll forget about keeping the curtains drawn so that things won't all be faded out when [ get back.” “Don’t give yourself a moment’s un- easiness about the curtains. I'll keep the house &s dark as a tunnel.” “Jobn, I'm not going.” You have “That iso’t a plot,” replled the map ‘;ome reason for being anxious to get rid of me.”—Chicago Record-Herald. Easy Enough. Tommy’'s Mamma—Why aren't you a good boy like Willie Bjones? Tom- my—Huh! It's eusy enough for him to be good. He’s sick most of the | time.—Tudge. Another 1ife, If It were not better than this, would be less a promise than a threat.—J. Petit Senn. The Pmneer Want Ads GASH WITH COPY l % -cent per word per Issue i 15 cents. 1d gets to them all. Regular charge rate 1 cent per word per insertion. No ad taken for less than Phone 31 HOW THOSE WANT ADS DO THE BUSINESS ! They tell what you have to sell to everybody in Bemidji. The Ploneer goes everywhere so that everyone has a mneighbor who takes it and people whojdo not take the paper generally read their neighbor's so your want 15 Cent a Word Is All It Costs Can’t Lose Much by Taking a Chance HELP WANTED WANTED—Competent girl for gen- eral housework. son, 1101 Dewey Ave. lWAN’I‘ED—-B:‘Ight. boy at Bemidji Cigar Co., 312 Minnesota Ave. FOR SALE ARE YOU STILL GOING TO PAY that rent every month when these opportunities are waiting for you to own your home? 3 5 room cottage, 50 foot lot on Bemidji Ave.,, on payments of $25 per month. A 4 room cottage on Beltrami Ave., between 5th and 6th St. We can arrange this on small monthly payments. A 4 room house between Beltra- mi and Minnesota Ave., large lot. Only takes $300 cash to buy this. 2 six room, modern houses on Minnesota Ave., can make good terms. Huffman, Harris & Reynolds. FOR ' SALE—Rubber stamps. The Ploneer will procure any kind of & rubber stamp for you on short notice. PIANO—One slightly used Piano for sale at a bargain. Telephone 317-2 FOR RENT FOR RENT—Eight room house, cor- ner 9th and Irvine Ave. Inquire of Wes Wright. Mrs. John Wil-| { " LOST AND FOUND LOST—on Jan. 15, a locket. Finder return to Pioneer for reward.- MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISERS--The great state of North Dakota offers unlimited op- portunities for business to classi- fied advertisers. The recognized advertising medium is the Fargo Daily and ‘Sunday Courler-News, the only seven day paper in the state and the paper which carries the largest amount of classified advertising. Tne courier-Newa covers North Dakota like a blank- et; reaching all parts of the state the day of publication; it fs the naper to use In order to get re- sults; rates one cent per word first insertion, one-half cent per word succedding inserticn; fifty cents per line per month. Address the Courier-News, Fargo, N. D. WANTED—Dining and sleeplng car _ conductors, $75-$125. Experience unnecessary, we teach you, write Dining Car World, 125 W. Van Buren, Chicago. WANTED TO TRADE—What have you to trade for new atandard pia- no? Call at second hand etore, “0dd Fellows Bldg. WANTED-—Family and personal washing, laundried, called for and delivered. -Mrs. M. Broske, 806 America Ave. BOUGHT AND SOLD—Second hand furniture. 0dd Fellows building, across from postoffice, phone 129. Klein. FOR RENT—Six room house. A.| | { WANTED—1,000 bushels potatoes. Call or phone 117, J. B. Hanson & Co. spring work. ATTENTION Automobile Owners Our. repair shop is opened and running full blast. Now is the time to get your auto- mobile over-hauled and ready for - A little :attention now, may save a big break later on. Will estimate your work and guarantee a thorough, first-class . i + Ll J z il 1] | Lab L