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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-11
DES MONIES GOING
UNDER BLUE LAWS

Des Moines, May 1.-THE Sunday
closing "blue law will be enforced in
Des Moines. County Attorney Ward
Henry announced today with a re-
quest to all theaters, cigar stores, soda
fountains baseball games. candy
stores, shining parlors and temp
bars to close voluntarily.
Il have had q conference with At
torney General H H Havner, who
has instructed me to enforce the sun
day closing statutes, and ] have no
other alternative" Henry said.
Possibility Of wholesale arrests a
he Western league baseball park next
Sunday promises to draw a big crowd
to the game between the St Joseph
and Des Moines teams
Cigar store and soda fountain pro-
prtetors arc reported to have made
plans M to close voluntarily. II
forced to close they plan bringing sui,
against the attorney general to en-
force the blue laws literally, thus
bringing to a stop Sunday street cars,
Sunday newspapers and many other
lines Of business e
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-11
INITIAL BOW
T0BE MADE ON
HOME / FIELD
Fargo oorhead Win Play First
Game Of the Season on Home
Diamond This Afternoon.

Fargo, N. D.. May 11.-Fargo-
Moorhead's Northern league baseball
club will make its initial 1917 bow to
local fans In regular scheduled league
game ut $3.50 o'clock this afternoon
at league park. Moorhead. The
weather man has promised q perfect
baseball day and with interest 1t fever
heat among local baseball fans, indi-
cation point to q record attendance
for an opening game.
Team WIN Drtn.
Secretary. g. e. Boyle and the citi-
xens' committee has determined to
omit all the formalities Of opening
day, the only features planned being
q brief military drill by the Fargo
Moorhead team preliminary to the
game. There has been no effort on
the part Of the committee to have the
stores close for this afternoon. but
they have asked the merchants to let
as many clerks and employees of as
possible to boost the attendance on
opening day.
MANAGER Denny Sullivan will pre-
which promises to excel anything in
speed and ability that has ever repre-
sented Farso-Moorhead on a Nor.
thern league diamond. with careful
selection he has chosen Is athletes OF
ability who promise to be in fighting
for the pennant from the very start.
Although Handicapped by unfavorable
weather during the training season,
the team IL in fair condition to put up
q lively scrap this afternoon.
Lefty" Boardman, veteran twirler
with the local club this season, has
been chosen for mound duty for this
afternoons contest and will probably
go the entire route. Bachant. also q
member Of the local team last season,
will do the receiving. Meixell in CEN
ter Held and-Debus at shortstop will
be other familiar faces in the lineup.
The rest Of the team will be compos-
ed Of new men. The lineup and bat
ting order will be practically the same
az yesterdays at Warren.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-11
MANY CLEVELAND
PLAYERS ELIGIBLE
TO JOIN THE ARMY

Cleveland. May 11.-More than half
1.-THE members Of the Cleveland
lmericans are eligible for military
service and they will be urged to do
their bit" for the country, according
to Robert McRoy vice president Of
the club. Mercy, however, does not
believe h players will be called, II
at all, until the close OF the season
IN one we are prepared"
McRoy said. with the other clubs
in h league we have been conduct
Ing military drills. Our players could
enlist tomorrow, and with little sub
seouent training could join any mill
tary organisation and go through the
required drill movements.'
Although the American league will
not open its gates in 1918, IL the war
continues. Mercy is Of the opinion
The Cleveland park. probably
would be opened for amateur gamea,"
he said. Il believe the public de-
mands baseball as a means Of relau-
ton. There will be baseball Of some
sort next year, var OF no war"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-11
BILL BRENNAN HAS
PRAISE FOR EHMKE

Detroit, May 11.-Bill Brennan, the
former Federal league umpire. be-
lieves that he may have had some-
thing to do with the of How
ard Ehmke. the brilliant pitching re-
cruit Of the Detroit Americans.
When Ehmke was in the Federal
league, Brennan caught him expert
menting with the emery ball and urE:
delivery. Ehmke did, and Brennan
says. soon learned that no had more
than enough STUFF without 1t.
Ehmke has plenty Of confidence and
although he started poorly this sea-
son. Manager Jennings looks for many
good games from him.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-11
fast GAME IS
- ANTICIPATED
Winship and Washington Aggre-
CATION Will Clash at Dacotah
Park Tomorrow Afternoon.

Considerable Interest IL being shown
in the annual championship baseball
game to be played Saturday afternoon
at Dacotah park, when the Washing
ton and 'Winship aggregatiops will
clash for titular honors. Both Of the
teams have survived the series Of the
past few weeks with clean slates,. and
are prepared for a hard battle tofnor.
row. Coach Andy Gill Of the univer.
sity and Jack Nevin will of1clate. <
From present indications big
crowd will turn out to watch the
youngsters. The ticket sale has been
progressing rapidly and students from
the five grade institutions in the city
will turn out to witness the game. The
probable lineup will, bs:'
Washington. winship.
Fits. G. ..........s-....... G., Zach.
schuyler-gorman,. p. .Walker-Bach
} Nsisoa. a. 80. :.::...:; IS. I'll es;m 5seh;
German. 3b. ............ 3D.. Black
o,Keefe. y. 100000. o.: Emerson
Ffnnegan. :. I. ........ =. f., Forseth
Johnson, c. +. ......... Q: +. Brown
Doyle. !. t. ............. !. T., Myres
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-11
FIELD EVENTS
ARE POPULAR
Over 200 Boys Turn Out for
Training Each Evening
Butler in Charge.

With over 200 boys to work with,
Athletic Director Harry Butler Of the
grade schools promises TO turn out
n of the classiest teams this season
that has ever been organized in Grand
Forks. Butler devotes one evening
each week to each school.
With the silver tfephy cup which
has been offered by Lyons & Co. as
an incentive. competition has become
keen between the five schools repre-
sented. Wilder lost the final meet
last year by point and with several
old men back in the abbreviated toys
and spiked shoes. expect to be a
strong contender for first place.
Jack Campbell of the Central high
school will take charge Of the athletes
at the Winship school. while Bert
Ryan will accept the Belmont lads
as proteges. ]. Mcdonald will work
with Roosevelt while Washington will
have Coach steining. J. Vallaley and
J. Armstrong will handle the Wilder
school lads. 4
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-11
war TAX TO
Be RUN0US
President Of National Leagus>
Sends Protest to Chairman Of
the Senate Committee.

washington, May ii.-That the
proposed 10 per cent tax on baseball
and amusement tickets will be ''abso-
lutely ruinous'' to the baseball busi.
ness ana might result in Z disconttn4-
ance Of the sport 10 the substance OF
Simmons Of the senate finance COM
mittee by John X. Tener. president Of
the National league.
Both Presidents Tener and johnson
Of the American league have been at
tempting to obtain hearings before
the ways and means committee Of the
House. which has been drafting the
new revenue bill, but have failed.
They have been seeing members Of
the senate committee, however, ana
hope to beat the amusement tax when
the bill goes { tho senate.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-11
AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York, May 11.-New York hit
Toney hard yesterday and easily won
the opening game Of the series with
Cincinnati by a SCORE of s to 2. Gin
clnnad. got q two-run lead in the third
inning on three hits and an error, but
score, winning in the sixth when two
runs were scored on singles by Burns
and Kaun, Zimmerman's sacrifice fly
and Fletcher's double. Cincinnati
could not hit Perritt with men on
Cincinnati ....ooa 900 ooo-s ! i i
New York 1000 113 01x-5 II o
Toney and HUM; Perritt and Nc
Carthy.
Pitchers Duel.
philadelphia, Pa, May u.-Phila-
delphia defeated St Louis in a pitch
ers' duel between Alexander and Msa-
dows here yesterday ! to Q. -KiIlifer
scored tho. only run in the second In
ming on his double, an out aud Pask-
ert's single. The game was played in
one hour and twenty minutes. Tho
score:
St Louis 1000 900 oooIo i .
Phtadelphia ..o1o 900 oox-1 s i
Meadows and Snyder: Alexander
and Killifer.
Pirates Beat Boston.
Boston, May 11.-F1tt8burgh beat
Boston II to 4 yesterday in a long,
uninteresting game. Each team used
three pitchers. In tho sixth Nehf,
who had relieved Barnes, weakened,
and Pittsburgh scored I'VE runs. Reul-
bach finished tho game. Mamaux
started for tho visitors and wal wild.
Miller succeeded him and was little
better. Grimes worked we'll for the
remainder OF the game. Carey's ALL
around play was brilliant The score
Pittsburgh ...o12 IFS oo1-11 . o
Boston ......0o1 800 900 8
Mamaux. Miller. Grimes and Scha-
midi: Barnes. Nehf. Reulbach and
GoWdy. T~ragreisor.
Lost In First.
Brooklyn. Nay 11.-Brooklyn play
ers made three errors in the frst In
ming yesterday and Chicago gained q
lead that the locals could not over.
como. Vaughn was saved by sensation
al fielding. agreat one-handed catch
by Deal with the bases full, cutting or
two runs In the seventh, while Mann
robbed Daubsrt Of two extra base hits
by brilliant catches. Tho score:
ch,.... .oo. n,o o.o: y:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-11
SPORT GOSSIP

When he set the pace by donating
10 per cent Of the homo receipts to
the American Rcd Cross Charley CO.
miskey Of the White Sox didn't in.
crease his popularity with some OF
to follow suit.
We are told that Freddie Welsh has
SIX bathrooms at his Long Island
home. Some boxers wouldn't know
what to do with one,
Jess Willard. who offered to enlist
when war was first declared. is sinsu-
larly silent on the subject now that
The circus checks r coming in reg
ularly. e
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-11
SUNDAY LAW MAY
BE PUT TO TEST
Minot-W Winnipeg Aggregations to
, Clash On Minot Diamond Next
Sunday.

The North Dakota Sunday baseball
law may be put to q test next Sunday,
in the belief Of fans throughout the
state. when the Minot and Winnipeg
cate that they will be prepared for a
bust up during the contest. 1t is also
rumored that Attorney General Will
liam f. LANCER, who recently conduct
ed the sensational raid in Minot. will
grasp the opportunity to put the ban
on the Sunday baseball game. AS
sistant States Attorney T. A. Nestos
has declared that he will carry out
instructions to the letter II ordered to
arrest the club. Minot fans have de-
clared that they want Sunday baseball,
and will take the matter into court
and fight it out.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-11
W%INNIPEGCERS
DEFEAT MIN0T
lBrauigan's Aggregation Defeat
ed in Ninth Frame of Fast
Game Yesterday.

Minot. N. D., May 11.-Minot made
her debut in organized baseball yes
terday when Charley Moll's Winnipeg
team defeated Brautigan's aggregation
Z to 3, before a crowd estimated at
$500.
The game was a fair brand for
opening baseball. Tho usual opening
day ceremonies included the raising Of
Old Glory At tho park. The Winnipeg
team made 4 nne impression with
small Union Jacks on their sleeves.
The pitchers were always in trouble
although the fielding vas good Bur-
den weakened in the eighth and Win
utpeg took tho lead, 2 to 1. Buckley
vent bad In the An frame and Mi
mot anneDsd two. In the first Of the
ninth Burden got into trouble again
and was driven to Bird, who
FOLLOWED on the mound, could not stop
tho visitors, who made five runs on
-Four singles, q triple by Ollerman, two
saoridoea walk and hit by pitcher.
Hickey pitched tho ninth for winni-
peg and Mlnot retired in order. Score:
n. q. e.
Winnipeg $4,000 100 o15-7 Il
1dinot .-.-....o1o 900 o2o-s Z 0
Budren, Bird and Nichols; Buckley,
Hickey and Moore.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-11
BASEBALL GAMES

NATIONAL.
Brooklyn l; Chicago :.
Philadelphia i; st. Louis o.
New York s; Cincinnati 2.
Boston 4: Pittsburgh IL. -
Games Today.
Pittsburgh at Boston. *.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at New York.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
AMERICAN.
Chicago o: New York /.
81. Louis .; Philadelphia 1. Z.
Cleveland I; Washington :.
Detroit !: Boston 3.
Games Today.
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at st. Louis, y
Boston at Detroit.
Washington At Cleveland.
ASSOCIATION.
Milwaukee i: Columbus 8.
st. Paul Z: Toledo 6.
Minneapolis o; Indianapolis &. :
Kansas City-Louisvt1le POSTPONED
rain.
NORTHERN LEAGUE.
4inot .; Winnipeg Z.
Warren :: Fargo-M oerhead &.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-11
KANSAS CITY LOST.
$500 BY SALE
Every Time Roy Saunders Gave Base
on Balls in Recent Game, Team
Lost sass. rs.

Kansas City. Mo-. May 11.-Each
time Roy Saunders gave a base on
balls during the two games he pitch
ed recently for the Cincinnati Reds,
George Tebeau. owner of the Kansas
City team Of the American associa-
ton. lost $468.75. Those are the fig
ures a statistical fan here has COM
piled since Saunders was turned back
to Tebeau's team. The basis Of the
fans calculations were that Saunders
had been sold to the Reds for 1880,
but he allowed 16 walks In the two
games and then was sent back. Just
what final disposition will be made of
Saunders has not been determined by
Manager CAMEL of the Blues.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-11
National League,

Promoter Abrams has received word
from the stats boxing commission that
tho theater boxing exhibition mater
has been explained satisfactorily but
,that the club must send q couple Of
old receipts to that rcd tapA osgnnixa-
ton before the club II re1nstated. Il
appears that the commission never rot
receipts for forfeit money which Was
deposited with the commission and re-
turned 70, lighters who appeared on
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-11
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chicago. May 11.-Risberks Wild
throw in tho ninth inning enabled
Now York to start it's invaaion Of the
west with . 1 to o vistory over Chi
caso. Maisel started the inning with
= grounder to Risbers. who, after
juggling tho ball, threw Wild to nrst,
enabling Aaisel to reach second. He
took third On Pipp's sacrifice ana
scored on Bakers sacrifice nv. Score.
r. II. e.
New York 90. 900 900 oo1-1 1 i
Chicago ...... 900 900 000-0 s I
shawkey and Nunamaker: Russell
and SchAlk
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-11
PhnliA lnse

Philie1 Ipoe.
St Louis. May 11.-at Louis bunch
cd two Of Its four hits OF johnson,
with a base on balls and two outs in
tho seventh inning yesterday, and won
from Philadelphia 3 to /. Philadel-
phia got it's sc0re in the fourth in
ming. whom Bodie hit q homo run.
strunk got two doubles and = single
in four dma1 at bat. Score:
Philadelphia. 900 100 ooo-1 s i
st. Louis .... 900 900 3Ox-3 o
B. johnson and Schang; Daven-
port and SEVERED.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-11

Cleveland, Nay ll.-Clsveland took
the drst Of the series from Washing-
ton Yesterday : to .. scoring all Of it,
the first inning. Only ono hit was
made BY the locals during the re-
mainder Of the game. Washington
had men on third and second in the
ninth and Morgan at bat. Bagby re-
placed Coumbe, pitched one bail and
got h put-out himself. Score:
Washington j. 1o1 900 oo1-S ) /
Cleveland 49,. 400 900 oox- : :
HARPER. Ayers, 0allia and Henry:
Coumbe. Bagby and Billine1.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-11
Detroit L0sa

Detroit, Mich. May 11.-Boston de-
feated Detroit in the drst game Of the
series yesterday to I, mainly
through tho pitching Of Leonard, who
allowed only four hits. Detroit scored
it, only u In the opening inning a.
tho result Of two errors and q hit The
visitors scored In tho sixth, seventh
and eighth. erfoFS helping them to
two Of their runs. Score:
r. H. T..
Boston ...... 900 oo1 11o-1 s !
Detroit ...... 100 900 O00-1 2
Leonard and Agnew: Coveleskis,
Cunningham and Spencer.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-15

The Indians were on the front barge
with their sounding poles. They would
call out the depth to a man on top OF
the barge and he would sing it out To
the pilot.
"Soven and half" he called out at
the first buoy, and that was dead safe
as the steamer and its family Of bar
ges were flat-bottomed and empty.
"Seven, six and a half, six, five and
half" he kept singing out, as we
passed two more of the markers. eve
won't make it," said a miner, to the
passengers who were crowded in the
front of the boat, still and anxious.
give, four and half, four, three
and half, three" called out the SCUM
ders, and the boat just moved. Then
"two and half" and the steamer
stopped. The stern wheel kept churn-
ing away, throwing up mud, but the
boat did not move. Then the engines
were reversed, and the boat tried to
back. 1t would not respond.
"Stuck, wait for the tide" that was
the verdict, and the wait would be IL
hours.
Then we went inside to tough it
out.
And the mosquitoes went with us.
When the boat stopped they swarm
ed down on US. Every door and win
dow was tightly closed, yet they got
in, thousands of them, and all over
the saloon you could hear the constant
"swat."
at was nearly midnight and few
of us were having lunch when SOL
dicr came down and Joined us. He
was the wireless operator at Kotlik,
little way down the river. There was
no town there, absolutely nothing but
the wireless station, and this young
fellow lived alone there-absolutely
alone.
st. Michael(had wired him to locate
our boat and find out if it made the
bar. Like all the rest in the econ"
game, he assured the passengers there
would be no doubt but what the Una
tilla would wait until noon next day,
ard we would catch it all right.
The soldier was fine young fellow,
and he was simply dying to talk. He
Joined us at lunch and stated that it
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-15
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CALENDAR FOR 1918

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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-15

Almon Johnson and sister, Miss A..
F.. Johnson of East WallingforJ, who
were injured in an automobile accident
while passing through Charlotte Nov.
5, are in the Mary Fletcher Hospital
at Burlington for treatment. Miss
Johnson was driving and when she and
her brother attempted to change seats
the car was overturned. Miss johnson
had injuries to her head, arms and
chest and was unconscious in the road
when found, while her brother has
broken leg.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-15
ROSS HUNTRESS COMPANY
Corner Grove and West st.
Rutland, VT.
DESTROYS SLEEP
Many Manchester People Testify to
This

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You can't sleep at night.
With aches and pains of bad back
When you have to get up from urin-
airy troubles.
If the kidneys are at fault
Set them working right with Doan's
Kidney Pills.
Here is Manchester Depot proof OF
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Jasper Collett, Manchester Depot
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kidneys acted too frequently, causing
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Sometimes, ! saw black spots and fiery
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Doan's Kidney Pills and got some at
Pratt's Drug Store. used about
three boxes and was rid Of the trouble.
generally keep this medicine on hand
in case | should need it."
Price Goo, at all dealers. Don't
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Doan's Kidney Pills--the same that
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-15

SOiOlef bury mem. StedmeI IL
Grounded on Bar. Tied up at Low
Tide for IL Hours. Mosquitoes Come
Down in Swarms from the Bush.
II you pick up this paper just be-
fore dinner, skip this article until
later on and read the society and city
news. Your meal will taste better.
However, the incidents" are part
of what one gets in Alaska and you
must have them, even If they are bit
gruesome.
Our three and a half days had al
ready heightened to four and half
and we were yet far from st. Michael.
The passengers we're fearful that we
would not catch the ocean steamer to
Nome, but the steamer officers cheer
ed them with assurances; "Sure we
will make it, The Umatila will wait
We will get there in good time--IF."
The "if" was "if" we did not get
hung up on the bar at the mouth of
the river, where the Yukon empties
into the North Sound.
After leaving Marshall the country
changes. From high banks, noun
tains and timber-covered country we
came into level, treelcss plains, the
mud flats Of the lower Yukon, and the
great river began to grow smaller.
Every few miles large streams
would branch off from the main river
and find their way to the Boring Sea,
and the wonder to me was if there
would be water enough in any of them
to let our flotilla out into the open sea.
II was night when we reached the
bar. The tide had just gone out and
the one speculation was "would we
neGke ~"
Ne could see the buoys on either
side of the narrow channel, four Of
them, about a quarter of mile apart.
III we could pass them, then we had
the open sea, 65 miles to st. Michael.
The captain said the last trip down
the wheel threw up lot Of mud but
they just made 1t, and he thought they
would this time.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-15

For any pain, burn, scald or bruise,
apply DR.. Thomas Eclectic Oil--the
household remedy. Two sizes 30c and
Goo at all drug stores. adv
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-15
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-15
A GREwSOME FIND
ON RIVERS BANK

Three Eskimos, Poisoned on Diseased
Whale Meat. Newspaper Man and
Soldier Bury Them. Steamer is
Grounded on Bar. Tied up al Low
Tide for IL Hours. Mosquitoes Come
Down in SMarms from the Bush.