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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-28

the Wisconsin Central, which 10
owned by the Canadian Pacific. from
Chicago to st. Paul. and the 500 line
from st. Paul to Winnipeg.
A much shorter and more direct
lire is also connected WITH these late.
statements, but nothing his been
published concerning this plan,
which would insure passing through
Bemidji Canadian Pacific railway
train which would include al mod
ern accommodations Of that great
system. This contemplated train
would run from Toronto to Chicago
over the Canadian Pacific and the
Wabash, from Chicago to Duluth
over the Wisconsin Cantrai, using
the 500 from Duluth, via Mouse Lake
and Bemidii to Plummer and north
ward to Winnipeg.
Still another plan, and one that
it is said will in Oh probability be
put into force some time in the very
nsar future, is the running through
Bemidji of the Canadian Pacific COM
pany's transcontinental trains, which
: ~ 8 X /.
have heretofore went westward from
Montreal through Manitoba to the
Pacific coast. The new plan would
be to use the Canadian Pacific west
ward from Montreal to Sudbury,
thence running over the tracks Of
the Duluth, South Shore & Allan
tic to Duluth, and from the Zenith
City, via Moose lake. use the new
Plummer-Moose Lake 500 lire, pass
ing through Bemidji, from Plummer
or Thief River Falls going westward
through North Dakota to Kenmare,
thence northwestward to the con-
nection of the main line of the Cana
dian Pacific at Moose Jaw, Manitoba,
where the train could go westward
to any of the c. p. r. coast points.
There is little doubt but that the
Plummer Moose Lake line of the 500
is destined to form very important
link in the chain of competition be-
tween the Canadian Pacific and the
500 and its competitors in the mat
ter of traffic fromsthe head of the
lakes, -Chicago and points in eastern
Canada. i, :.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-28
Peterson Taken to Fergus.

This morning David Peterson,
the young man who was found to be
of unsound mind by Judge of Pro-
bate NJ. A. Clark last Saturday after
noon was taken to the Fergus Falls
insane asylum By Deputy Sheriff
Helmer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-28
octooenarian Reciuse Dead.

Couderay, Wis, March 2S.-Elijah
Haynes, aged eighty two, who has beer.
living the life Of a hermit for num-
Der of years, was found dead in chair
in his shanty near Crooked Rapids. on
the Chippewa river, nine miles from
here. A number of years ago, it is
said, he had disagreement with. his
family and took up the life OF recluse.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-28
TOM l. JOHNSON IS WORSE
Physicians Admit There Is Not Much
Chance

Cleveland, March 2S.-The condi-
ton of former Mayor Tom l.. John
son, who suffered a serious relapse
ten days ago, but later rallied, is con-
siderably worse.
His family waited all day at his bed
side and while the attending physi-
clans refuse to give up hope, they ad-
nit that he is slowly sinking.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-28
French Receives Automobile.

George French, county treasurer
of Beltrami county, has received his
80 H. P. Velie Roadster from Mime
apolis, it having arrived in Bemidji
last evening. Mr.. French recently
purchased the machine from E. A.
Barker of this city.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-28
CARGO Of SCOTCH BRIDES
Lassies Met at New York Docks by
Future Husbands.

Future Husbands.
New York. March 2S-The steam
ship Caledonia brought overSa cargo
Of brides from Scotland. Twenty af-
danoed young women marched down
the Eangplank and each was met by
her prospective husband, all Of whom
afes Scotchmen who had come to this
country at various: times to better
their fortunes, and, succeeding, had,
se1t- Tor their bonnie lassies."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-16

BY Martha s. Opie
PLEASE give me Red Cross Seal"
she said,
dear little girl with curly head,
AS she hurriediy laid her penny down
And smiled away the Impatient frown
Of the clerk. who Thought "sick folks
should pay
Their own expenses, anyway"
She drew an envelop, soiled and torn
From the depth OF her pocket, rag
ged and worm
And carefully placing the seal there
on
with a sad little smile, was quickly
gone.
cut sinto the Christmas throng she
flew;
Nobody noticed. nobody knew see
The lone little creature. thin and
cold
With the pinchcd little face under
hair of gold.
rut she darted across the crowded
street,
Mid the roar of wheels and t.c horrr
feet
a clatter-a cry of nngLil O.. -
And the brave little form lay crnsh-
ed and still.
Tenderlv back through the open door
That she just had passed, the child
they bore;
And still in the hand was tightly
pressed
The letter. in childish scrawl adj
dressed:
! To Mama, in Heaven with gentle
touch
They loosened the fingers lifeless
clutch.
Not the Seal alone marked the paper
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-16

red
That this message bore to the loving
dead:
Dear Mamma: I'm lonely since you
are gone.
Il Is hard, SO hard. to be left alonel
| cough just the same as you used to
do,
Ard that makes me think. ohl so Oft
~ en- Of you.
They tell me that / may be made to
live
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-16

The armies Of Europe used TO rely
on the omnibus companies as a means
Of supplying sudden demand for
horses. but this can no longer be recl.
oned on. as automobiles are rapidly
supplanting horsedrawn stages
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-16

England has twelve million cattle.
Women are not admitted to the two
Imperial universities In japan.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-16

Records show that monkeys were
kept as pets as early as the year 1880
L. q.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-16

ny Red Cross Seals. SO I'm going TO
give
The penny you gave me before you
died
To buy one TO send you this Christ
m9stide."
can musical rights reserved by the
author. Williamstown. Pa.
Let Etna come into the city and get
rid Of the dogs and the deficit at
the same time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25
<6ERIINENI COMMIT
IN Happenings

script in which he !auded Chance. But
there are other objections to his selec-
tions. Frank HOugh. the veteran critic
of Philadelphia. hands him the follow
ing:
Peal old timers will possibly feel some
disa prominent over the omission of Jerry
DennyS name from the list of greatest
evers." and other old timers. not old.
will be a loss to understand Comny S
failure To mention the name of Jimmy
Collins. for years the king pin of third
basemen, just as the younger generation
viii! wonder at the absence of Hal Chase S
name. Commy names only one hrst
baSeman. Arson. and one third baseman.
Harry Lord OF course. his native mod
esty would prevent Comskey naming him
self. but at that he had something on
Arson in every department save hitting.
There is no denying the fact that Harry
Lord is the finished article at third base,
but it is doubtful if he is entitled to the
crown over Jimmy Collins and Jerry
Denny He places Wagner and Glass
cock at short Every will string
along with the Wagner end OF the propo-
sition but will run out on GlasScock.
Pebble Jack was great one, to be sure,
but for all-arOund value to team The
Old Sport would have to pick Herman
Long for that position, with the likeli-
hood of changing his opinion in favor of
our own Jack Barry at the close or the
season Of 1912 There is no chance for
argument over the makeup of the out
field-Clarke. Cobb, Keller and Mccarthy
| With the possible addition of Bill Lange
and Danny Murphy, it representa- the
| class of the past twenty-five years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25
ENGLISH RACQUET
CHAMPION ARRIVES

NEW YORK, December, 25.-Charles
Williams, who won the professional
championship at racquets last spring by
beating Jamsetjii of the Bombay gym
kama. arrived in this country on Satur-
day. and on January he will play
George Standing. professional champion
of the United States, at the New York
Racquet and Tennis Club, where stand
ing is the racquet coach.
1t is not a match for the worlds title,
for that would have to be home and
home contest under certain agreed for
malities, but a heavy wager by outsiders
hangs OH the result. and if Standing wins
he will virtually be in possession of the
worlds title. No racquet player. not eN-
cepting Peter Latham. who was here a
few seasons ago. has ever been able TO
stand against Standing in his home
court.
Williams who is the racquet coach of
King George will tour the country and
play exhibition matches after he plays
Standing.
The visit of Williams is the first to
this country of champion Of record at
the game, for when Latham came he was
a tennis man and had forsaken the more
active game of serve and return. Will
liams first came to the front in 1909 by
beating Walter Halves at Queens and
Princes in match that followed
handicap tournament arranged by the
amateur Ivor de la. Rue to enliven Brit
ish professional racquets. Williams won
by four games to two. 81 points to Il.
In 1910 Williams won q fine match
from NJ. r. Bauerlein. best amateur rae
quet player of Great Britain, who chal-
lenged for the title in emulation OF Sir
Charles Hart Dyke. who held it in 1852
The match was played at Queens and
Manchester, Baerlien's home court, and
Williams won by seven games to three.
1856 aces to 81.
This made Williams the logical chal-
lenger for the championship. and last
Spring Jamsetjii came to London, as he
had always said he would to defend the
honor. The match was at the Queen s
and Princes court in May, Williams win
ming by five games to none, % aces to
the best player since the. old days OF
Tom Petit. now welded to tennis. and
the early days Of Peter Latham in 1887.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25
FAST BASKET BALL
CoIored Athletes Play Four
Hard Games Saturday Night.
EASY VICTORY FOR M HIGH
Stevens, Banneker and Athletics
the Other CUNTS to
Win Out.

NJ Street High School basket ball quint
had little difficulty in defeating the Com
mercal High School team by the score
of - to ). Kelly Miller was the star of
the game, getting five of the field goals
for a total of ten points. In the second
half Holland. woke up and threw three,
swelling his score to eight points. Nobody
but Miller stood out in the lmelight on
the NJ street team. cambridge and Ia
tenn starred for the Commercial five.
Poor shooting lost for the stenOgraphers.
The most interesting games of the
evening were played by the P. s. A. l..
quints. Stevens School boys annexed
a victory over Jones School in a fast
contest Capt. Chairman registered the
ma jority of points for his team, but the
entire team did well. The Jones School
boys did not play fast as they did in
the previous games Of the season.
Banneker School boys Won from Mott
School heavyweights in the surprise
| feature of the evening. although Mott
was weakened by the absence of Horad.
| ca plain and center. Lacy Of Banneker
and Lee of Banneker played we'll, and
| TAYLOR and johnson of Mott did the lit
| tie commendable work for Mott.
| The Athletics trimmed the St. Mary :
| team in the last game OF the evening.
Summaries:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25
CURLEY ON TRAIL OF
$4,000 GUARANTEE
Jack Johnson Ready to Meet
Jim Flynn if Money Is
Forthcoming.

CHICAGO. December 25.-It looks as
though Jim Flynn. Pueblo fireman, will
be the next scrapper. white or black
TO take a whirl with John Arthur
Johnson in a heavyweight champion
ship contest. Johnson announced last
night that he had received wire from
Jack Curley, Flynn's manager, prom
Using to find club which will give the
champion the 100000 guarantee he de-
mands
Il have a telegram from Salt Lake. ~
said Johnson. lin which Curley SAYS
he will get me the $4,000 for a fight
with Flynn. If Curley makes good
the match is clinched. Curley says he
Will be back in Chicago December 81
and that he expects we can come to
an agreement and sign articles then
and there. That suits me- am spoil
ing for fight and 1 owe that fellow
Flynn another trimming because he
beat Kaufman and Morris and ruined
them as drawing cards with me. Cur
ley evidently knows where he can
stage the bout. and intimates that 1t
Will be somewhere in the west
would not be surprised to see Salt
Lake City get the bout"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25
JAPANESE HAVE THE
MARATHON CRAZE
Nearly 400 Run Full Course in
First Event for the
Olympic.

According to reports from Toxic.
Japan. the athletic authorities there have
started their tryouts for the Olympic
games. The first event to be tried by
the Japs was the marathon, and it is
said that string of nearly 400 went
over the full classic distance of twenty
six miles 3S5 yards. In the account Civ
ing the description of the race the name
of the winner is carefully omitted but
| that makes no difference anyway, for,
even were it given only small per-
| centage of the world would know how
| to get their tongues around the proper
pronunciat ton. What the account did
not fail to mention was that the winner
beat the record by eleven minutes. AS
there is a wide range and classified ton
I of mara thon records. it is impossible to
know which one the heather fier bowled
over.
Since the Olympic revival there have
been five big marathonS-that is, there
| in connection with the Olympic games.
| The best time made SO far is hours
| 81 minutes 23 - seconds, and this
| was made on the original course from
the village of Marathon to the stadium
at Athens in 1906 The runner was Sher-
| ring of Canada
| For the Jap to run eleven minutes
| faster than Sherring's mark is highly
meritorious feat, and if he should repeat
! it at Stockholm he will bear watching
/ On the books the fastest time for the
classic distance by an amateur Is -.
hours Sc minutes 20 15 seconds. by
Matt Maloney. December 70, 1908. ana
; it is noteworthy being the world $
| best mark
| The critics have it. of course. that
| there was something queer about the
measurement of the course but Maloney
ran very fine race indoors In the
amateur marathon. and it is Just pos
sible that his race on the record day
was all right Should it be possible
that il was Maloney's mark the Jap
tackled. and that he beat 1T by eleven
minutes. then it would be as Wen Tor
our Iong-distance wonders to stay at
home from Sweden. for on form. they
woIlId DO beaten by miles. The theory
advanced ior 50 early trials by the Jap
anese is that the men who turn out 10
/ he the hest will from now on receive
special course Of training at the eN-
nense of the government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25
JEANETTE ANXIOUS
T0F|CHT JOHNSON
Joe Posts $1,000 for a Match
With Champion-WiIIing to
Let ''Winner Take ALL"

NEW YORK. December 21.-Joe Jean
etie is hot on the trail of Jack Johnson
He wants to fight the champion for the
title. In order TO force Johnson into the
ring jeanette has posted a forfeit OF 5000
for bout of thirty rounds more
practically a finish fight. Not content
with this monetary evidence of faith in
himself. Jeanette Is willing TO arrange the
terms OF the bout winner take all.
Jeanette has supreme contempt for
Johnson a fighter. He characteriZes
Jack as a moving picture champion. "
Eve since ! fought him in Philadelphia
Which event / won on a foul" said Jean
cite. before he left for the west. johnson
has repeatedly lodged a long battle with
me. lie wants only short affairs. Inas
much as titles are won in finish bouts
Johnson must fight according to the con
6itions that hedge the title.
These hop, skip and jump affairs viii
not do. He is afraid to meet me because
he knows he cannot whip me over a Ions
route. I'm willing TO concede him every
thing in the way of terms and money
matters if | can only force him into the
ring.
ny the time this statement appears il
print jeanette VIII have arrived in Chi
caSo. He has gone there 70 see if ht
cannot obtain Johnson's consent To q
bout
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25
BY J. ED GRILLO.

II there Is any deal on whereby the
New York club hopes To secure Catcher
NinsmitiI for Jack Knight Manager Clark
Griffith has not heard of il. Il have
revcr spoken word to Woiverton or any
one connected with the New York club
regarding any deal or trade. said Griffith
t.IiS morning. some one is dred ming.
ave no trades To offer. and, as said be-
fore have not spoken to any one about
making any. I can't imagine that VOL
vnrjon IS handing out this sort of infor-
me ton. for there is absolutely no truth
IN it. I made it plain when | took charge
OF the team here that | would not enter
into any trades and / never dreamed of
i'm any way interfering with my present
catching staff. That is one department of
our team that / feel absolutely satisfied
with. and il will remain intact so far as
] am concerned. If the New York club
expects to plug up its weak spots at our
expense II is SraVely mistaken. for we
arc not in the league for such purpose
and thai settles it. 1t would seem to me
that If WoivcTton had such a deal on
would surely know of it. and
repeat that have never talked trade or
deal In him oT any one connected with
his clua.
The rumOr that Mike DonIin might
again be seen in New York uniform
has been exploded by John NJ Ward. The
new president of the Bostons watched
the work of the team carefully last sea-
son He says that near the end Mike was
heidlng SO we'll and hitting the ball so
ha'd that he considers him one of the
most valuable assets of the club Donlin
was I'm Cuba while the Giants We're en-
Rdsed IN their poSt-SeaSOn series. and that
gave color to the rumor that he would
again BE seen regularly on the Polo
Grounds Should McGraw want TO re-
place Murray, who was a distinct failure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25

GRIFFITH HAS NO INTENTION
TO TRADE EDDIE AINSMITF1
Insists That He Has Never Talked Trade
or Deal to Wolverton-Mike Donlin
to Stay With Boston.

in the worlds series. he will have to look
elsewhere, for Donlin is tied to Boston.
Roger Bresnahan, although beaten by
Connie Mack in signing Roger Salmon.
has stolen a march on John McGraw by
engaging Dick kinsella of Springfield ILL.,.
as scout for the st. Louis team. Kinsella
has sent many good players to New York
from The middle west He sold Larry
Doyle to the Giants for $4,000. Next he
sent several men. His last contribution
was Catcher Hartley. whom McGraw re-
CARDS as lad of great possibilities
Why Rube waddel left Joe Cantil-
Ions farm cit was "a country estate
when Joe was in the big 1eague) at
Hickman. Ky. and went houseboating
and acting down the river has been
explained by a st. Louis friend who
just returned from the vicinity of the
night riders and Reel Foot lake.
It's the same old story with Rube.
the same thing that lost out for him
with patient Connie Mack and which
sent him away from ST Louis. Rube
is still disinclined to labor. except when
labor involves elevation of the foot to
certain well-known brass railing with
a corresponding crook of the right ell
bow.
Cantillon had a system. He was in
vesting a little of the surplus profits
from Minneapolis in printing Rube for
next season. Every morning Rube had
to cut the wood. tote the ashes chop
down nineteen or twenty trees. curry
five or six cows water seventy or ninety
horses and perform similar service Just
like hired man. These statistics may
be a little Overestimated but that's the
general idea.
The life of pastoral simplicity palled
upon the great finger. Finally he felt
the call of the drama and had to elope
with river show. Thus is the good
work of Joe Cantillon gone for naught
RUDE is now on the gay white way, the
houseboat taking its own way with it
and moving from place to place when the
spirit and the current will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25
WRIGHT LOSES
TENNIS RACQUETS
International Player in Quest
of Cup Relates Incidents on
Australian Voyage.

BOSTON. Mass. December 25.-In a.
letter written to his father. George
Wright. from Auckland New Zealand
Beals Wright of the American awn ten
mis- team tells some interesting incidents of
the voyage to Australia. On the way
across Mr. Wright suffered the loss Of
his specially made racquets through the
bursting of steam pipe in the hold Of
the vessel. In addition to this most Of
his clothing was ruined. Before leaving
San Francisco he had the foresight, how
ever. to purchase an extra supply of rae
from specifications which he furnished
When he found after the accident that
the racquets were useless, therefore, all
he. had to do was to send a wireless
message to San Francisco to send four
more along on the next steamship. The
sporting goods house knew exactly what
was wanted. which was a rather fortu-
nate circumstance, as ii makes quite a
difference to player whether he has
the same weight. size and style of gut
III his racquets that to which he has
been accustomed.
Maurice Mclaughlin also had piece
of i'll luck in the loss aboard ship of a
! watch and fob which he priced highly
! because of the fact that he had won
| them in competition.
! The team was also disappointed in not
being able to get in some practice at
Honolulu, as they had expected. because
| of the late arrival of the steamship
there
In commenting further on the trip Mr.
Wright said that he hoped the tennis OF
the three would equal their feelings at
the time he wrote. They had a fine
tine together and enjoyed their voyage
Much OF the time the weather was eX-
ceedingly hot that they did not par
1icipate in the deck games. But they
did have share in the Neptune party
when the steamer crossed the equator
Beais Wright played the role of a po-
liceman- They found the interest in
| Australia over the approaching matches
| keen.
From San Francisco comes the repor,
that letters received from Messrs
| Wright and Mclaughlin after their ar
rival in ChriStchurch have stated thai
| Larned and Mclaughlin would compete
in the singles for the cup. and Wrigh
and Mclaughlin in the doubles. Georg.
| Wright is inclined to think. however, tina
such a statement is premature. for tbs
reason that the players would hardl.
be likely to decide such an importan
point until at least four or five days be
fore the matches. after they had had SUI
ficient practice to give good line Oh
| their form. Climatic and other conditions
all enter into the matter.