Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 17, 1912, Page 1

VOLUME 10. NUMBER 121. TEAMS WITH BALL HAVE ADVANTAGE New Football Rules Designed to Pro- mote More Scoring By Opening Up Defense. NO LIMIT ON PASSES Pigskin May Be Thrown Forward As Far As Possible, As 0ld Zone is Eliminated. TOUCHDOWN COUNTS SIX Has Been Made Worth Two Field Goals—Only One Coach Allowed On Side Lines. New York, Sept. 17.—Another ex- perimental season of football is now at hand and gridiron coaches are in 2 quandary about how the latest re- vision of the rules are going to adapt The one thing that the new rules aim to do, most of all, 1s to strengthen the themselves in actual combat. game’s attack and encourage more scoring. In trying to accomplish this purpose, the rules have been changed so that the defense has been opened | up and a decided advantage has been given to the offensive team. Football men who have tried to an- ticipate the results of the new rules, believe that this season will see many high scores. The number of downs for gaining the required ten yards has been increased from three to four, This is sure to promote the rushing game which spectators have missed in the new game. With four chances to gain a distance, the season is apt to see many plunging backfield men, Won " Lost “EL. . Boston . ........ 97 38 .715 like under the old game. Although : = ¥ & : s | Philadelphia . ....82 56 591 the rushing game is being encouraged : = - Washington .82 57 .590 by this change, the old push and pull| - & o | Chicago L6769 492 and objectionable mass play forma-| S ik | : | Detroit .64 75 459 tions will not mar this feature of the £ et | New York .48 87 352 ) . . St. Louis .. ..47 88 .348 Another change which will pro- e e | Clevelarad . .62 76 .449 mote scoring, is the elimination of} the 20-yard zome, which has hereto- fore limited the flight of the forward Clmve]amespzfif;:f‘g'a 5 pass. Within the twenty yards a * P : team could build up a defense which . made an attempt at the forward pass National ‘g‘:ns‘g“f'ost e a dangerous play. For this reason, |y« yorg ... 95 41 895 the posibilities of the forward pass| . = S a 622 have never been fully developed by|p. o' T 3 53 "610 it;]otbal] cfnacbt? bec_aus: of tlixe sl;m it 68 o4 bmnsltont. ot S ‘t”‘t’gd 2 de|pyiladeiphia . 1 470 o et\s ic dm; c;ncen rate w;lt_hm ST %1 i twenty yards of the scrimmage line. Erooklyn 86 .363 No Limit for Passes. Foston . 93 -316 Under the new rules the forward e pass may be thrown for any distance i Games Yesterday. and it will be interesting to watch| r.ttsburgh 2, Brooklyn 1. what a tricky and versatile team| Clincinnati 6, Philadelphia 0. like the Carlisle Indians will develop| CPi¢ago 4. New York 3. with a play of such wide posibilities, | St Louis 0, Boston 8. So with the widening out of the de-| fense and additional power given to CELEBRATE ANTIETAM. the rushing game, it is very likely Sharpsburg. Ill., Sept. 17.—Num- that the football crowds during the season will see enough scoring to| make up for all the no-score ties of the last few years. E It is easy to perceive that the| game should be more attractive. Un-| der the system of the big teams of | last season a team would try to rush the ball once and if they failed to gain, the second play would be aj| punt. If a team down left sometimes a forward pss was attempted as a last resort, could be built up within the twenty- yard zone. Four Downs For Distance. Under the latest revision a plung- ing halfback may smash into the line four times to gain his distance. This is the feature of the old game that the football public wants to see back again. After all, there was no more thrilling play on the gridiron than to see the sturdy, stocky halfback take the ball and dive through the opening which his guard or tackle has made for him. i It means additional work for the/ ends, because with four chances at| rushing the old end plays are likely | to come back into favor. One thingt seems to be quite certain, this sea- son’s game will not be a punting duel between a couple of accomplished kickers, with two lines of well drilled | men pushing against each other with no chance whatever to ever rush the ball. The football doctors have tried to make the game as much like the old game used to be as possible with- (Continued on last page.) approached the|erates were led by General Lee, who other’s goal line and had but ome jad been joined the previous day by but men were engaged, and the conflict the attempt was seldom successful|raged with great fury from daylight because of the compact defense which | until dark. D. J. WGILLICUDDY. Mains Congressman on Demo- cratic Campaign Committes. @ 1912, by American Press Assoclation. BASEBALL POPOOPOOOOOOGES ® ® STANDING OF THE CLUBS. @ POPOOPOOOOOOOO O American Association. Won Lost P.C. Minneapolis . ...103 56 694 Columbus . ...... 98 63 614 Toledo . .ocvones 94 66 .604 Kansas City ...... 80 79 .504 Milwaukee . ..... 15 83 .475 8t. Paul .......o. T4 86 .463 Louisville . .62 99 .361 Indianapolis . 54 108 .329 Games Yesterday. St. Paul 0, Milwaukee 13. Indianapolis 0, Toledo 4. Louisville 4, 0; Columbus 2, 2. Minneapolis 5, Kansas City 4. American League. erous flags and wreaths were placed this morning about the monuments and markers that dot the field where thousands of the soldiers of the blue and the gray fought and fell fifty vears ago today in the battle of An- tietam. The battle was one of the most terrible of the civil war. The TUnion forces were in command of General McClellan and the Confed- “Stonewall” Jackson. About 100,000 The Federals were re- peatedly repulsed, but at night both armies held the same positions as in the morning. Tn the eleven hours ifighiing about 16,000 of the North- ern Army and 20,000 of the Confed- erate Army fell, in addition to many thousands which died after the batle. SCOOP rerorten REPORTER All women over twenty-one years of age, who have lived in Bemidji thirty days and in the state six months are eligible to vote on coun- ty superintendent of schools. Polls will be open until 9 p. m. tonight. WILSON ON WAY WEST Democratic Presidential = Nominee Speaks.in Indiana, Jowa and Minnesota. HOLD RECEPTION IN ST. PAUL (By United Press). On Board Wilson’s Special Car Magnet, Logansport, Ind., Sept. 17. —-Several thousand people gathered here today to greet Governor Wilson when he passed through Logansport on the first leg of his western trip. During a speech which the New Jer- sey executive made while his train stopped here, someone in the crowd yelled: “How about Bryan?” “I could say a great deal about Mr, Bryan,” replied Mr. Wilson, “and I have a great deal of admiration for Mr. Bryan. I dare say you have heard him and know what a noble speaker he is.” St. Paul, Sept. 17.—Governor Wil- son’s first public address west of the Mississippi since he won the Demo- cratic presidential nomination will be made in St. Paul Auaditorium to- morrow evening, September 18. _The public reception to the New Jersey governor will be given at the St. Paul hotel. Thousands of persons in- terested in meeting the Democratic .|nominee doubtless will make their headquarters in St. Paul. <The reception committee estimates that more than 20,000 people will greet the presidential nominee in St. Paul. He will arrive in the Twin City at 7:40 from Sioux City, Ia., and the public reception will be ten- dered at 2:30. At 8 o’clock in the evening Governor Wilson will deliver an address in the St. Paul Auditor- inm. This event is open for the gen- eral public. St. Paul's auditorium will seat 10,500 people. FIND GOLD AT HINES Hines, Sept. 17.—(Special to the Pioneer)—There is considerable ex- citement in Hines today over the dis- covery that gold is being brought up from the bottom of the well being dug at the school house. The well is now 200 feet deep. The school house is next to the property of Mrs. Johnson and she says that she has already been offered $80 an acre for her farm but has refused. Mrs. Johnson has maintained that mining would be the real industry of Hines. SETTLE BOUNDARY International Falls, Minn., Sept. 17.—The International Joint Com- mission on Waterways, composed of representatives of the United States and Canadian governments, met here today for a hearing in connection with the question of the levels of the Lake of the Woods and tributary wa- ters. The commission will determine whether it is desirable to fix the lev- els of the lake, which is on the inter- national boundary. The decision will be of much importance, since it will affect the dams and other works in the Rainy river, which empties into the lake, and the Winnipeg river, which drains it. (Copyright) READY FOR CUP RACES Autos Were Allowed on Milwaukee Course at Noon Today Following an Inspection. TRACK SAID IN GOOD SHAPE (By United Press). Milwaukee, Sept. 17.—Promptly at roon today, the auto racers who will participate - in the Vanderbilt cup events beginning Thursday were al- lowed to go on the neéw. Wauwatosa road course for trial spins. Bruce-Brown, Galeb Bregg, Ralph De Palma and other speed merchants who are here went over the 8.2 miles 10adway yesterday afternoon. They agreed that the surface will be in good condition. Guards will begin patrolling the roadway today to keep off vehicles and foot travelers. Although entries for the four events will close Thursday, the fol- lowing list in all races but the Grand Prix on Sept. 23 was completed to- day: September 21—Vanderbilt Cup Race. Stutz—Gil Anderson. Stutz—Charles Merz. Fiat—Teddy Tetzlaff. Mercedes—Ralph De Palma. Mercedes—Spencer Wilshard. Mercedes—George Clark. Knox—Ralph Mulford. Lozier—Harry Nelson. Mercer—Hughie Hughes. Mercer—Driver not mentioned. September 20—Pabst Blue Ribbon Trophy. Mercer—Hughey Hughes. Mercer—Spencer Wishart. G Mason—Mortimer Roberts. Mercer—Dick Pullen. Falcar—Driver not nominated. Falcar—Homer Trussel. Case—Joe Jagersberger. Wisconsin Motor Challenge Trophy. Ford—Frank - Kulick. Mason—Harry Endicott. Mason—Clarence Cramer. Mason—Roy Snyder. E. M. F.—Hebor. SNEAD FOUND LETTER Amerillo, Tex., Sept. 17.—A letter proposing to his young wife a second elopement, intercepted by Smead, is said to have been the real cause of the killing of Al Boyce by John Beall Snead. OVER THE WIRES Dietz Cases Dismissed. Eau Claire, Wis., Sept. 17.—The cases of the state of Wisconsin against Hattie, Clarence, Leslie and Elmyra Dietz were dismissed yester- day in circuit court by Judge Wick- ham on motion of District Attorney Williams. All of the - defendants were in court and each was accom- panied by an attorney. They were vharged with assault with intent to kill John Rogich in July, 1906. The district attorney stated that the state was satisfied with the punishment of John Dietz, who is serving a life term, and did not care to prosecute the family. Clarence and Elmyra Dietz were in Bemidji last spring raising money with which to carry on their defense. Kills Self and Sister-in-law. St. Paul, Sept. 17.—W. Schmidt shot and killed his sister-in-law, Mrs. Bertha Lilly, in the back yard of his home at 3:30 Monday afternoon and then went inside and killed himself. They had been quarreling before the shooting began. Roosevelt Gets Big Crowds. Santa Barbara, Calif., Sept. 17.— Ten thousand persons wildly waving bandanas greeted Colonel Roosevelt when his train pulled into the station here Monday noon. In a ten minute speech, the Bull Moose denmounced what he called President Taft's re- fusal to carry out the planks of his vlatform. He then ecriticised the Democratic rlatform. Steamer Goes Ashore. Pensacola, Fla., Sept. 17.—An un- identified steamer was discovered ashore thirty miles down the coast yesterday afternoon. t is believed that it was beached during the gale Sunday. Nogi Will is Opened. Tokio, Japan, Sept. 17.—The will of General Count Nogi, who with his wife Countess Nogi, committed sui- cide at the moment the body of the late emperor was starting on its way 1o the tomb, was published yesterday. The Japanese warrior says that he follows the emperor because his ser- vices are no longer required in this world. He had often longed to die, he added, and chooses as the occasion for his departure from this life the present great national calamity un- der which the country is laboring. The document bears the date of the (Continued on last page.) [T X T [T T 17 i 4 j ebl:‘ 4 liig 1l “ 7 s THE ELECTION IS QUIET| N-o Excitement at Polling Booths and Usual Number of Workers is En- tirely Absent. RETURNS AT THE MARKHAM Primary elections in Bemidji caus- ed little excitement today and unless the vote becomes heavier this after- noon and evening, will be one of the lightest ever polled. Reports from the booths at noon indicated that less than one-third of the registered voters had been in and that but one or two women had asked for ballots. Polls will not close until 9 p. m. All saloons were closed at 6 o’clock this morning and thirsty men had to get up early or wait until the polls close tonight. Chief Geil had extra men on his force in order to see that the letter of the law was obeyed. Judges have not been kept busy and several decks of cards were in evi- dence this morning. The provisions in the corrupt praetices act which state that cam- paign literature shall not be distrib- uted on the day of election of pri- maries and that no worker shall ap- proach within 100 feet of the polling booth has had the effect of making the primary quiet. Old timers are also pointing out that candidates are observing the law which says that uo carriages or other vehicles shall be used to carry voters to the polls and ail who vote today are coming on foot or in their own rigs. Dlection returns will be received at the Markham hotel this evening and iomorrow. As fast as the returns come in to the Pioneer office, they will be posted on the bulletin board and slso phoned to the Markham so that they may be found at either . The Pioneer has arranged for tins from Crookston and St. Paul on XNinth district and state returns. It is not believed that the towns in the upper end of the county will be heard from for several days. County Auditor George last night received word from Malcolm, Jelle and Thorhult that the clerks had not vet received their ballots. Mr. George got the Thief River Falls postmaster on the phone and he said that the ballots had gone out last Saturday. They have to go to Grygla by stage and then inland by stage. Some of the towns get mail but once a week and should the ballots fail to arrive (Continued on last page.) NoU—coME> HERE A MinUTE! It's Late In The Season For Seasonig, Scoop By "HOP" TEN CENTS PER WEEK. 3 CANDIDATES FAIL T0 FILE ACCOUNTS- Eight Have Not Yet Complied with Corrupt Practices Act in Item- izing Expenses. HAVE TEN DAYS OF GRACE If Not in By September 26, Names Cannot Go on the General Elee- tion Ballot. SMITH HITS THE NEW LAW Says Non-Partisan Candidates Can Have Party Designations By Us- ing Petitions, Eight men who are candidates for nominations in this county, failed to comply with the corrupt practices act and file an account of their total pre- campaign expense before last Satur- day night. According to the law, they were so notified by mail by County Auditor George yesterday and have ten days in which to get their statements to his office. If the statements are not on file at the end of the ten days, the can- didates not only lose the right to go on the general election ballots in No-~ vember, but are guilty of a misde- meanor and so subject to a fine or imprisonment. Some of the men whose statements have not yet been received live in far parts of the coun- ty and it is believed that their state- ments have been delayed. Attorney General Smith made a ruling on Friday which has caused several to state that the force of the non-partisan provision has been done away with. Under his ruling, not only Socialists, but Democrats or Re- publicans have the right to go out and put candidates on the ballot by = — = petition with the party name appear- ing on the ballot. Anyone who can get 500 names on a petition can get % on the ballot with the name of a = party, except that the first one to file would get the right to the exclusive use of the party name. “It is unfortunate that the law ™ reads as it does,” said Attorney Gen- eral Smith, “and I hope this provis- 1on will not be taken advantage of, but there only one way to rule on the law as it stands.” Under the section providing for non-partisan nominations, the new law says: “Nothing herein shall pre- vent the nomination of candidates by groups, individuals, or so-called po- Htical parties which cannot be recog- nized as such, by certificate of the voters.” The point was raised by the Social- ists, who are going to name their can- didates by petition. They want to have the phrase “Public Ownership, Nominated by Petition,” placed af- ter their candidates on the general election ballot. Their request was referred by City Clerk R. N. Knott of Minneapolis, to the attorney gen- eral, who ruled in their favor. He admitted today that the ruling made - as to the Socialists would apply also to Republicans or Democrats. The it two nominees for each office who are g named in the primary under the law, can have no party designation. 1 Following are the expense accounts t of primary candidates to Sept. 14, i 1912, as filed: i County Auditor. = J. L. George .. W. Conway County Treasurer. G. H. French .. 0. J. Tagley E. J. Gould . Earl Geil .. . County Attorney. Graham M. Torrance . 157.01 G. W. Campbell 84.09 A. A. Andrews . 10.00 A. M. Crowell .... .. 1315 i County Sheriff. { ASBHazen .. ... 5 e 53.45 Matt Nolan 36174 Andrew Johnson .. . 89.99 Viggo Peterson ........... 10.00 Register of Deeds. Superintendent of Schools. W. B. Stewart ... €lara B. Heffron .. County Coroner, M. E. ibertson .. 97.61 L. A. Ward ...... 17.25 E. W. Hannah .... .. 10.00 (Continued on last page.)