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The Washington times., 1912-12-28
JIM. GREEN GETS
FIRST 1918 MOTOR
TAGF0R MARYLAND
Secretary of State Knox
Given Third-Taft Had
First Last Year,

To James NJ. Green belongs the dis
tinction Of being the first washington
motorist to obtain q 1918 Maryland
.. license tag. The number assigned to
him 10 No. $500.
Last year President Taft was present.
ed with the first five Maryland license
tags for 1912 for the white House au-
tomobiles. the tags being presented to
him by Leroy Mark. at that time the
desisnsted authority to issue Maryland
licenses to Washington motorists. The
tags were presented to the President
with the compliments Of the Common
wealth Of Maryland. the numbers being
3ool to Soo6. inclusive. Since then Mr..
Mark has been superseded by g., q.
Coale. who came into office under an
act Of the Maryland Legislature Great
Ing the office OF deputy commissioner OF
motor vehicles Of Maryland.
Deputy Commissioner coale has re-
dent Tafts new numbers. and the sup
position 10 that the President, II ne
wishes TO avail himself Of the 1913 num-
Hers. viii have to make application to
sstaess u IL White House. oofs fenSins s1n,e
the return Of Commissioner OF Motor
Vehicles Roe. who 10 spending the hoii-
days at his country home. the Washing
ton deputy 10 without authority to 10:
charge. 1t 10 also understood that when
President Taft retires on March 1 new
licenses will have to be taken out In
Wilson.
While the 1913 licenses have been
available for several days. Washington
motorists have been slow to take them
out, according to Deputy Commissioner
Coaie; The first 500 numbers assigned
to this city bear numbers 400 to 5000.
and Of this number only forty-eight
have been issued. The second number
issued went to George c. Meaghley.
while Secretary OF State Philander c.
dali was granted No. I5os
Other prominent automobile owners
who have already taken out 1918 licenses
include Thomas NJ. Gale, Gen. ]. n,
Aleshire. Y. 8. A.: Elisabeth NJ. Noyes,
Seth Low Pierpont, q. Thomas Dunlop,
". w. Brown. Emmons 8. Smith,
Mrs. Eugene Hale. and +. 8. Marlow.
The Potomac Electric Power Company
was granted eleven license tags, while
the depot quartermaster's department
was given four tags.
The word has gone forth that any
lsnd ruas asr dSxss dSapsh Sn
81. without 1913 license tag, Will be ar
rested and subjected to stiff fine. Al.
ready preparations are being made to
catch District motorists going out to
the Chevy Chase and Columbia Country
clubs on New Year Day without the
new license tags on their cars. and a
sheriffs. No excuse. will be accepted.
It is said, and 1t 10 planned to make an
example of all motorists caught with.
out tho necessary new numbers.
The Washington times., 1912-12-28
POOR HEALTH IS
KEEPING CHANCE
FROM NEW YORK
Peerless Leader Tells Bill
Lange He Fears Strain
of Job.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 3.-That
Frank Chance 10 hesitating about &C.
cepting the position Of manager Of the
New York Americans at the highest
salary ever offered in baseball. because
Of Ill health. 10 the information brought
by Bill Lanse from Los Angeles. big
Bill' returned to San Francisco yester-
day after spending q day with Frank
Chance and his wife at Glendora. The
latest news IL that Chance will 20 to
Chicago some time after January 1 to
confer with President Frank Farrell, of
the New York club. but Lange says the
Peerless One has not decided II he will
take the job or not.
I had long talk with Chance on
Sunday" said Lanse. but he really
don't know himself what he will do.
Telegrams have been exchanged be-
tween Farrell and Chance. but no un.
derstanding has been reached. I do
Know that Chance has been offered the
biggest salary ever rendered q baseball
man. and I think I am at liberty to
say that 1t will total nearly $4,000 for
the season.
"stili Chance 10 hesitating. for he does
not know how his health will hold out.
Frank has not been a we'll man for
tho last two years. and the doctors have
advised him to take things quiet.
Since he underwent that operation in
New York last fall his health has i'm.
proved wonderfully and he is getting
stronger every month. He would like
another month. however, to see IL he
continues to improve. and do not az.
pect him to reach a settlement with
Farrell before February.
"Chance realizes that he will have a
taa on his hands handling a losing
team. There will be many games lost.
changes to me made and In fact a gen.
eral REORGANIZATION. Now, this is hard
work; and . man has to be In good
II will be no picnic. but II Chance
should land New York a winner he
would be worth every cent Farrell is
'!The forsier Cub manager ba, a
beautiful home at Glendora. about tWen-
ty.nve miles from Los Angeles" CON
out in orange trees and they are doine
better this year than ever befn.s
Chance and his charming wife are CON.
tented to enjoy the quietness there and
!! think there Ia chance that he will
decide to give up the fortune offered
by the New York club in order to stick
Lange and Chance were former team.
mates on the Chicago Nationals back in
the sos. In those days big BiiI' was
the star Of the outflt. The pair have
been friendly ever since. and old times
we're reviewed Sunday when the two
stars sat down together. Another CO.
ineidence incl 70 that Harry Wolverton. who
Q member Of the Chicago team with
Lange and Chance "
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No %COME-BACK
When S.S.S.Cxres

There back" S. Contagious
blood
particle the old ia After been
purified this vital Auid
fore the disease contracted One
full in the Of Contagious Blood
and builds the stomach and digestive members
purifying the blood Thus all the systemic strength left assist
the elimination the s. s. Is the certain
powerful blood disorder This claim upon
than forty During this time thousands thousand.
testify that there come back" after s. had driven
out 8 s. does not contain particle harmful mincra
be used with perfect safety by Home
medical advice sres THE SWIFT SPECIFIC 60, ATLANTA CA
The Washington times., 1912-12-28
Decision Indorsed
By Fan Witnesses

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Dec. a.-All
fans who witnessed last nights Gun
boat Smith-Frang Moran heavyweight
battel at Dreamland pavilion passed to-
day. Endorsed action OF the referee in
awarding the decision In the twentieth
round.
Neither man showed much class, but
Moran never had q show with his op-
ponent. After the second round, when
OF five from q terrific right smash to
the paw. he seemed afraid Of Smith.
The Washington times., 1912-12-28
Boston Likely to Get
Next National Regatta

NEW YORK. Dec. 2S.-Although the
place for holding the next annual re-
gatta of the National Association of
Amateur Oorsmen will not be officially
determined until the next meeting OF the
national association. which will be held
In two months. It is reported today that
i will probably be held In Boston, Al
Philadelphia are making strong bids
The Washington times., 1912-12-28
Bombardier Wells and
Tommy Burns to Meet

WINNIPEG. Manitoba, Dec. 2s.-An-
nouncement was made today by the
managers of Tommy Burns and Bonn
bardier Wells that a championship
bout has been signed for by those
boxers. The purse Is for $4,000. No
date has been mentioned, but II 10
given out that II will be held at Cal.
gary in the near future.
The Washington times., 1912-12-28
Tigers Leave.

SYRACUSE. N. Y. Dec. 8.-The
Princeton hockey team left for home to-
day. having second victory to therj
credit over Cornell. winning last nIgt's
contest. five goals to three. Captain
Baker scored three Of Princeton's
The Washington times., 1912-12-28
Again Champion.

NEW YORK. Dec. 3.-For the third
time In succession. Columbia University
stands champion today In the annual
chess tournament. the twenty.first Of q
series with Harvard, Yale. and Prince
ton. Columbia finished with a total
score Of eight points. Harvard WAS Sec
ond. with y points.
The Washington times., 1912-12-28
Hears the Call.

Hank O'Day said last summer that
he'd never umpire again, but 1t IL be.
lieved that >sxllen Hank hears the call
Of the diamond next spring he viii re.
consider. He'll bc welcome In which.
ever league he appears.
The Washington times., 1912-12-28
Schultz Is Wealthy.

CHICAGO, Dec. 28.-Brank Schultz,
Cub 0utfielder: IL now n wealthy plant
er. He has bought plantation in
eorgia about ns big AZ tho Chicago
loop district. and IL going to spend
his winters as q country gentleman.
The Washington times., 1912-12-28
Miller Signs.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-Frank Miller, San
Franchises pitcher. has signed with
the White SOx. His contract came In
tOday's mail to Manager Jim Callahan
Miller 10 right handler and has a
great reputation on the eoast.
The Washington times., 1912-12-28
del" Selected,

They have even picked an All-Asso-
citation team. It grades right up to the
Al-American idea In football In subtle
humor. Schslk. L@nnox. and Delehanty
The Washington times., 1912-12-28
Mack Is Real.

They all talk about being bench man.
ayers, but when the time comes they're
out there on the field yelling their lungs
out. There's but one real bench warm.
CT, and that's Connie Mack.
The Washington times., 1912-12-28
Another Interest,

New York Is interested less In what
salary Frank Chance will get next sea :
son than In what percentage he Will
The Washington times., 1912-12-28

~ YEARS. ssceessful practics "a
- SOSAANS the cure Of ChrOnls
Nervous. asd special Diseases Of Mes
and WOnsen.
Means Health to You if Ysm Suffer
From Catarrh. Obesity. Rheumstism. Consti.
BLEED. and Skin Dl.e..es. Nervous Debility,
kidnsy Diseases. Bladder Troubles. spcciac
private diseases cured for lie BY safe
CHARGES Low, iNcLupIN0 MEDICINm.
Private Waiting NOOns fOe adles.
OFFICE HOURS:
y - !; " l. Sundays. u b Il
The Washington times., 1912-12-28
BINGLES AND BUNTS

>A->S0>
o-s
within the bread eena,ss Of swat
4 needed resDlte I will seek,
So I've decided that ] sh0ll nWt
Pltcb ever seven Ga0eS q week.
IA walsh.
when Dakef. wagDes. Fin, and Cobb
Come, h Q Dlnch. - sIaSa the pilL
The Washington times., 1912-12-28
Is Not True.

Loudermilk. who was traded to the
Reds. and Larry Mclean arc to I've
shipped to Louisville for Miner Brown
by the Reds. No? Oh. very well.
The Washington times., 1912-12-28
New Year Resolutions.
The Shift,

No
displaced fields
left the
Nineteen hundred
ming the champs and returning entries for
In badom the Athletics
dismantled by
Hendrix
Wood in the American with only
In the Ring.
The shift o ring upset
Ael Richie Wolgast
future Coulon the
intact
high mandarin Main Plum the Wisconsin
Minnesota.
view.
From field OF leaders who held
McDemo ring sweep
the Msinmas into the hachwsys.
Begging Dardon forgetting fourth champ
through
The Washington times., 1912-12-28
Six of One and Five of the Other.

AS idle a. q painted ship upon . painted ocean"
So penned old pal Colerdse with his intrigue
Depicting these words notion
OF the Winter LeaEue,
The Washington times., 1912-12-28
Another to the Discards.

Another set champs who received below
through 1912 Australian tennis
Not Southern
omber spell which harassed those charge the
We would hardly chopsck
artist srandodchna knot his
The Washington times., 1912-12-28

% Ne are lea0iag near the esd
Tnough Yale locks beateA ts Q jelly,
Well Keep At least Oae eye-hall DeeleA
UpOa PumpeIIy.
The Washington times., 1912-12-28

L. L. sThere why a ranking
shortstop for six
of himself and
and hit we'll 1919 debued
Cub Where fading thirty others
merely swinging into their stride.
Walsh sociable
The Washington times., 1912-12-28

Hope springs eternal in the human breast-until
dropped two games in Q row.
The Washington times., 1912-12-28
BY
Grd,,tldnd Rice

Wen stick ese straisht sersss the slate
Llkeeiwewilk
The Pitching BPigsde.
The Washington times., 1912-12-28

Jerry Travers back Hilton's title premier go
moved forward in tennis a. the redoubabe Larne
The Washington times., 1912-12-28
In the Ring.

the
high mandarin OF the Main Plum; In the West Wisconsin
Minnesota
The Washington times., 1912-12-28

Webb Murphy who still retains his title champion MAJ
drawback with close enough
The Washington times., 1912-12-28

Begging champ
being through widespread huy
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-27
The Auditor Corrects.

The information on leases of state
land for hay purposes published by
the Pioneer Monday night, was OBJ
tanned from the county auditors Of
flee, although not from the auditor
personally. 1t appears that the. in
formant was not entirely correct in
his statement of the matter and in
order to make the case clear, the let
ter from the state auditor to Auditor
George is quoted below:
"st. Paul, March IA, 1912.
'County Auditor, Bemidji, MINI.
Dear Sir: I inclose herein blank
on which to report leases of state
lands for hay purposes for 1912 as
is authorized by Chapter 191, general
laws Of 1909, all leases being sub
ject to sale of the lane, and must be
for the full acreage of each descrip-
ton, the minimum price fixed by law
being ten cents an acre. Parties
holding leases issued by you in form
er years have a prior right under
the law to such lease for five years,
and by paying UP the rental each
year before the second Tuesday in
April can protect that right, and in
such case lease should be issued this
year on blank for Second Year" or
Third Year" as the case may be.
Care should be taken not to lease
any lands that have been sold. Kind
ly make report May l.
yours very truly,
IS. G. Iverson,
estate Auditor u
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-27

NEatAsnxk =
should be clay. and this should be uni
formly mixed ana should contain no
large Jumps. Ten or Is per cent Of clay
produces better results than 20 per cent
If the foundation or roadbed is loose
it should be carefully rolled. 1t. is
quite as important to have a solid
foundation for a gravel road as for a
macadam road. Gravel will compact
measure, provided earth shoulders are
placed on both sides of the road to
prevent the wasting away Of the
gravel on the sides. If gravel is abun-
dant, however, these shoulders may be
built of gravel instead of with earth,
or the road may be surfaced with
gravel from shoulder to shoulder. If
the compacted depth of the gravel
road is to be eight inches and the
width twelve feet it will take about
$3.50 cubic yards of gravel to the mile,
and it is best to make the first layer
about six inches in depth, loose meas
ure, and the second layer about four
inches in depth, loose measure
: Gravel should not be dumped direct
" on the road. as this will usually re-
suit in rough. uneven surface. If
specially devised spreading wagons
are not used the gravel should be
dumped on boards and spread from
them on to the road.
The gravel should be placed on the
read commencing at the end nearest
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-27
PLAN FOR SAVING RAINFALL
PloW the Field as Soon 40 Crop Has
Been Harvested and Follow This
Up With Draa.

Moisture conservation Is not a sure
cure for crop failure. Every farmer,
though, knows what three or four
inches of additional rain during dry
season will do, and when 1t Is realized
that it is possible and feasible to con,
serve moisture to that extent 1t begins
to look as though the saving of mois.
ture from ono year to another would
help some In case Of short rainfall.
Three or four inches OF rain carried
over from one season to the next
means three or four hundred tons OF
water an acre In the subsoil-water
enough to carry growing crop
through any ordinary dry weather. 1t
Is possible to carry even more than
this from one year to another, says
A. II. Leldigh, assistant professor OF
crops at the Kansas agricultural col,
lege. How can the rainfall be saved!
Plow the field as soon as the crop has
been harvested. If 1t is spring or sum.
mer, follow the plow with 4 drag.
The rains will soak into the soil In.
stead of running off tho surface or
evaporatlng Fall plowing should not
be dragged, as there is danger Of the
soil either packing or becoming dry
and blowing. The extra expense OF
following such a plan ought not to
cost more than a dollar an acre at
most. Many places 1t could be done
at a much smaller cost. 1t pays big
interest on the investment even at the
higher figure.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-27
YOUR GRAY HAIRS
QUICKLY VANISH
A Harmless Remedy, Made from Gar
den Sage, Restores Color to Gray
Hair ...

A feeling of sadness accompanies
the discovery of the first gray hairs
which unfortunately are looked upon
as neralds of advancing age. Grey
hair, however handsome it maybe,
makes person look DID, We all
know the advantages CT being young.
Aside from the good impression a
youthful appearance makes on others
simply knowing that you are ''look-
ing fit" gives one courage to under
take and accomplish things. So why
suffer the handicap of looking old on
account of gray hairs, when a simple
remedy will give your hair youthful
and color and beauty in few days
time?
Most people know that common
garden sage acts as q color restorer
and scalp tonic as we'll. Our grand
mothers used a Usage Tea" for keep
ing their hair dark, solft and hxur-
liant. In Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Hair Remedy we have an ideal pre-
paration of Sage, combined with Sui
phur and other valuable remedies for
dandruff, itching SCALP and thin,
weak hair that is split at the ends or
constantly coming out A few appli-
cations of this valuable remedy will
bring back the color, and in a short
time it will remove every trace Of
dandruff and greatly improve the
growth and appearance Of the hair.
Get fifty cent bottle from your
druggist today, and notice that differ
ence in your hair after few days
treatment. All druggists sell it, un-
der guarantee that the money will be
refunded if the remedy is not exactly
as represented.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-27

The corn grader Is a necessity on
every farm where the corn planter Is
used.
As to, garden seeds, it is usually
best to buy direct OF responsible seed
houses.
Seed selection is the oldest and
most common method of attempting
to improve our crops.
The grasshopper situation is a dir.
ficult one to cope with where vast
acreages of idle land exist.
Do not pile manure around the barn
and do not pile it in the fields. Spread
it as fast as it can be taken out.
Good roads are the reward of com.
mon sense applied to the local man
agement of town or county affairs.
The business that grows rapidly
may we'll be watched closely. Con.
Germs of slow growth are usually more
stable.
Better copy the farmer who pro.
duces his yields at the lowest cost
than the man who produces the larg:
est yields.
Farm success comes to the man
who runs his little bit OF land on the
same plan that the engineer does his
train-right on the dot.
The land that was plowed in the
fall for next years garden will work
up better than that that must be
plowed In the spring.
Don't wait till planting time to Sc
cure seeds, and then buy package
seed from the grocery store. This
seed Is apt to be OF inferior quality.
Corn and alfalfa usually can be at
tended to when the wheat needs no
care, thus distributing the labor
more equitably throughout the sea-
son.
Are you testing your seed for germ
mating qualities? 1t is a simple mat.
ter, and the state experiment station
will send you full directions for doing
it at home.
Rough, stormy weather should be
utilized In preparing frames ana
placing broken glass in the hot-bed
and cold frame sash. It is desirable
to paint the sash at least every other
year.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-27
4 PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED GRAVEL ROAD.


be sprinkled while the rolling is in
progress, but if roller and sprinkler
are not available the road should be
constructed if possible in the spring of
the year, as the successive rains will
cause the material to pack much better
than if the road We're built insthe dry
not summer or early fall. ~. -.
If the gravel is lacking in suitable
binding material and clay or loam is
available limited quantity Of such
material may be spread over the sur
face. The clay should be used very
sparingly, however, as it absorbs wa
ter and causes the road to become soft
and muddy in wet weather and dusty
in dry weather. When the clay dries
It contracts and causes the road to
crack. Clay is also affected by frost.
The same may be said of loan. The
best binder OF all is iron oxide, which
IL frequently found coating the pebbles.
Very satisfactory results may be oh
tained by surfacing the gravel road
with thin layer of limestone or trap
rock screenings
The split log drag or some similar
device may be used to good advantage
in maintaining the gravel road
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-27

is too coarse. The screen should be
pairing material for Il macadam road
In the handling of the gravel care
should he exercised not to separate the
binding material from it, nor should
this binding material be allowed to
settle to the bottom in spreading the
material over the road surface 1t
will often be found advisable to spread
thin layer of such binding material
over the surface after the material has
been distributed and rolled, and after
this the surface should be sprinklcd
and rolled again or else rolled while
still damp from the rains.
A large part of the gravel found in
the Atlantic coastal plane is sufficient
ly fine and uniform to render unneces-
sary any asserting. for road building
purposes. but when the gravel, espe-
cially that which is to constitute the
surface layer. contains large pebbles
these should be removed and either
thrown aside or else raked into the
foundation or recrushed. At least 60
per cent by weight of the gravel should
be pebbles above one-eighth inch in
size, and there should be no pebbles in
the bottom layer that will not pass
through two and Il half or three inch
ring. and in the top layer there should
be no pebbles which will not pass
through a one and one-half inch ring.
Not over 20 per cent of the mass
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-27
Lauqhed Out His Name.

It is hard to be laughed out of ones
surname. That is what happened to an
inoffensive gentleman, Charles Sains.
bury Pickwick, Esq. who after the pub.
lication Of Dickens famous novel felt
constrained to advertise in the Times
informing the world that owing to its
having been brought into ridicule and
made a byword by the novelist he in
tended to abandon his name forever.
This was the more hard in his case
because he proudly traced his name
to knightly origln-from f..PiQuez
lvite"-'spur fast"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-27
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
March 81.

l632--By the treaty of st. Ger
main-en-Laye, the whole of Canada,
Cape Breton and Acadia was restored
to the French.
l712-Claude Bourgelet, who
founded the first school of veterinary
medicine and surgery, born at Lyons,
France. Died near Paris, Jan. 3,
1873.
17S5--Louis XVII, titular king of
France, during the French Revolu-
ton, born at Versailles. Died in Par
is, June s, 1895.
1S04-Navy yard at Washington
established.
1s49-Daniel Appleton, pioneer
American book publisher, died in
New York. Born in Haverhill, Mass,
Dec. 10, 1885.
1S54-France declared war against
Russia.
1S57-Memphis and Charleston
railroad completed, joining the At
lantic ocean with the Mississippi riv-
err.
1S61-Cavour claimed Rome as
the capital Of Italy.
1SS9-John Bright, famous Eng
lish statesman, died. Born Nov. 16,
1911.
19l1--King Victor Emmanuel in
augurated at Rome the celebration of
the semi-centennial of Italian unity.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-27

the gravel PIT, In order that the teams
will aid in packing the material A
spike or tooth harrow may be used to
advantage in spreading the material
but II the gravel contains only a small
amount Of binding material the ilar-
row should not be used, as it will have
the effect Of bringing the larger peb-
bles to the surface and shaking the
binding material to the bottom.
Each layer Of gravel should be rolled
separately. The rolling should begin
at the sides and continue toward the
center until the surface is thoroughly
compacted. The surface layer should