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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-24
Teach Feet to Point Straight.

The human foot is wonderful in Its
formation; the 26 bones and intricate
Arrangement of muscles make it sus-
ceptible Of high degree of training,
rs one observes in fancy skating and
ballet dancing. But it is sadly ham,
pered in it's practical activity by be-
ing encased in leather and having to
support the weight Of as we'll as to
propel the body forward. To over
come this as far as possible we should
learn to walk with the feet pointing
practically straight.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-24
s..~ims.i ~ -
ipOrcela,YI. Feather, Fur Money.

n Porcelain, Feather, Fur Money.
#yorcelain money is used Vim i'u li.!a
and Siam; and feather money! inrlpu7
fAciured from the short red feathers
from beneath the wings Of ~ species
Of parrot, is the ordinary currency Of
the Santa Cruz islanders. The Loyalty
islands, which lie in the Pacific, to the
east of Australia, are famous for their Fir
fur money. The fur, which is taken
from behind the ears of the so-called
''flying fox" in reality large fruit
eating bat, is woven into cords Of vari-
Gus lengths, and these constitute the
ordinary currency of the islanders.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-24

children would he lucky if they all had
mittens and warm shoes and stock
ings. Yet Bob knew that his sister
Nan was dreaming Of doll house,
little Peter wanted a puppy all his own,
and he didn't dare think of his big sis
ter Amy and big brother Elmer. and
his father. and mother. fs:G%>,,
"Why not make 'em something?';;was
! the thought that came to him. 3t;,i
g, Bob jumped up and went home wh1i Is
Ting through the woods; Under?tte
pine trees he stopped and brushed
away the snow! = When he got through
his pockets were. full Of dried pine
cones, large and small, and some pieces
lof birch bark. '1Ci t:E a-!ISl1E f,9sII:.'
+ tsThe aayitbefere 5Christtithas, Bob it1n!
locked tile, woddshcd do6rl and Looked
nat=the result Of hss'labofs. :snt s&,,tss
&; K 4 Is tEs 81 R'ts sss
>,,4s,a crit r.; ,i.,i,tsi -y.ye3vrf E5.si
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-24
shakespeare and the Bible.

Shakespeare will live forever. Dr..
George w. Carey has said: "Shake-
speare probed the deeps Of human
possibilities, analysed the stuff from
which thoughts are made, turned the
searchlight of Incompatible genius on
the records of the soul, painted its
deeds on the canvas of life, and left it
naked and ashamed" Shakespeare
and the Bible will survive, after all
our current literature is forgotten
Los Angeles Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-24
:B !! obsStiillW' !; J !
III !. Chr ii | \; w Y
sBy ANNE C.,Al.REW'

)B ST,I[LLLWV7EtiLl1LL
ssaltdown@sonl b. his
sled with his
chin in his nit
tened hands and
:35ttrie to plan
what he could
give. folks for
Christmas, for it
was only three
days away. Z "a, Z,
II can't give q
thing!" he NUT
tered at last, for
he did not have Il
pennyaof his,own;
and he knew that
money was very
scarce on the
farm that year
The Stiilw ell
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-24

The city of Lyon has opeped pro-
fessional training school for the high
er technical and scientific develop
Ment Of French women
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-24
Use. col, !; GASOLINE S
u hQoJ .0nagss3 ,n,lI I44ss!FFI ~ ,
Unnecessary and 4Extrava-
/ ygr. giant Joy Ridinq.:s "a vi
GOVERNMENT REQUIRES FUEL
Army and Navy Need Large Amount
of Liquid for Atrplanes, Trucks, ,
! I Automobiles, Tractors and
II Other Machines.

Other Machines.
IF the automobile owners of the
country will stop unnecessary and ex.
travagant pleasure riding during the
period Of the war, they will save
enough gasoline to take. care Of all the
war needs Of the United States. 5%i =
If the automobile owners and deal.
ers in gasoline handle this most per
feet Of all fuels in careful and eco
nomic manner, they can save enough
more gasoline perhaps to take care OF,
the war needs of the allies. ''''1 "
The above statements were made
by Van: e.. Manning, director of the
bureau OF mines, department OF the
interior, after a thorough investigation
Of the present gasoline situation. jrcr
!t,1hsolveI Psrpiexing Problem ~ Il
"A patriotic, thoughtful and upself.
ish response to! these suggestions"
said Mr.. Manning, would at-=once
solve one Of the perplexing problems
now before the war!makihg' authori:
ues.-1n--0rs1erthat the war may
carried on. successfully, the army and
navy will have to have Immediately on
hand enough gasoline for the air.
planes, trucks, asNtomo biles, vtractors,
and other mac chimes There must be
no dilly- dallying about tthis supply OF
gasolinei And thsse wan 81. lis es.
timated that the army md navy will
need fotg syeaf slso goo, goo >eallons,
and there mn TWO ayssof obtaining IT.
in the firstsp tass the Joy sridet.s whose
pleasure lssohtainad. by covert g1Mnany
miles at High speed. can avolnntp rily.
give this up The man who takes his
family on Sgndayfor a 60'mile fide or.
more can cdth1fp half ;;eVeFy man:
who drives chine dailyTIcan ask;
himself If partsof shisz riding cannot.
be obviated.>- To sum every auto
mobile owner and driver can be taught
to ask himself each, morning whether
or not his proposed trip is absolutely
necessary, and act aecerdihgfysE then
the problem it, solved. and with only
slight, voluntary sacrifices. - On tht
other hand. if the pe0pls continue TO
be thoughtless and UNWILLING. tos dc
their patriotic bit ID this respect, IT.
may beg necessary Tor, the United
States to stakes drastic action which
will stop excessive. pleasure use OF al
automobiles. This Isl not yet con-
templated, II sund efstands but YOU
can see thatitE Il thu only alternative
for the refusal Of the automobile own
ers to cooperate and make the neces'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-02
Copyright by Clinedinst.,

Mai. Charles c. Pierce, United
States Army chaplain, who Of
gained corps of 6fty-six men. in
Guiding undertakes and embalm-
ers, to identify the dead, prepare
the bodies for burial and mark the
graves Of our soldiers lover there"
Mai. Pierce did similar work dur
ing the Spanish-A American war and
the Philippine insui -ection.
xC~nv.s~h, C,sr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-02

Secretary William 6. McAdoo and Frank A. Vanderlp.
chairman of the committee which has charge of launching and
conducting the sale of the warsavings certificates and
thrift stamps 1T does require banker shrewd nan
cer recognize the advantages of this wasavngs pn
Mr. vanderp. ANY man. slight
buying experience them readily the keenest
business believe that the savings army will be the
the kaiser and other enemy of this nation will recognize
that at last irresistible force has been met"
by atonalFn lin servie)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-02

A friendly fencing bout on horse
back at Fort Myer. But there'd be
nothing friendly about it if one or the
other of the two men were German!
Soldier on the right has struck with his
saber and his opponent is parrying the
blow.
Copyright by Clinediust)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-02

n by a
fan m mali of
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-01
TYRUS INCREASES
LEAD OVER IRIS
Clouting at 1863 Clip; Running
Away From Field in Total
Base Hitting.
HANS WAGNER NOT YET DONE
Ranks Well Up Among Ma
tional League Stickers With
Percentage of .329.

Ty Cobb. Keeping up his terrific
pace rs leading batter In the Ameri-
can league, Is far up In the lead IN
total base hitting unofficial figures
released yesterday show.
The Detroit star, whose average IL
.369 has bagged SO hits in 50 games
for total OF 126 bases Sixteen OF
his blows We're doubles. eleven triples
and two homoruns His batting, com
bined with Neach and Heilman. also
has shot Detroit TO the top In team
hitting with an average OF .246. A
week ago Chicago was in front. Tho
averages include games of Wednes-
day.
Wambsganss of Cleveland dropped
out of the 800 class while Slsler, ST.
Louis. is again near tho top with an
everage Of .3lS. Scoring ~ runs Is
the mark set by Weaver of Chicago.
Roth, Cleveland. with n total OF IL.
maintained his pace as tho leading
base stealcr. while Chapman. his
teammate continues to show the way
to the sacrifice hitters with thirty
three. PIpp OF New York Is in pos
session Of homerun honors with six.
Speaker Second.
Leading pitchers participating in
clubs games Cobb, Detroit. .36y;
Speaker, Cleveland, 345; Mcrnnls,
Philadelphi. .326; Sisler. st. Louis.
31S; Milan. Washington, .305; Cnap-
man, Cleveland. 301; Veach, Detroit,
SOL. Hcllmon. Detroit. 800: Harris.
Cleveland. .299; Jacobson, St. LOUIS,
.2SS; Pipp. New York, .2S6.
Leading pitchers participating in
fourteen or more games, rated ac-
cording to earned runs per game:
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-01

MANY PROBLEMS
FACE MAGNATES
Splitting or Shortening Sea-
son to Come Up at w. A.
Meeting Here July 5.

For tho dividing Of the July 4
pool" is tho reason given in President
j. w. Bells call for a meeting OF the
board OF directors OF the Western as
sociation here In Tulsa next Thurs
day. but many other things are sure
to come before the meeting, includ-
ing propositions to either split the
schedule or cut It short.
If the mission or tho league offl-
cials which brings President Bell and
Nice-President Loughney to Tulsa to-
morrow TO assist Vice President Jack
Letcher and the secretary in raising
$4,000 to lido over the Tulsa club is
successful 1t is probable both sugges-
tions will be defeated for II is under
stood now that the fate of the league
hangs upon the local situation.
II see no need OF splitting the sea
son at all" said Scotty. Last year
1t was necessary because Denison had
established such a long lead and was
going at such II pace that it was ap-
parent before the middle Of the sea
son that II would be no race at all
Both from a sporting and financial
standpoint the thing to do then was
to divide the season and we did It.
Things are different this year. NY
club In last place is nearer tho top
now than was the secon club 10 DENT
son this time last year. IT is the best
race In the United States and GER
tainly will do all can to discourage
any attempt 10 break 1t up. II any
body should want a split 1t should be
me, but ! still believe Tulsa can win
the pennant II / can get a new third
baseman and one more reliable
pitcher As a mattar OF fact every
team is situated so that n two weeks
winning streak can carry 1t to the
top
"As to shortening tho season. II may
be necessary" continued Scotty, get
ting into the other subject. 81 hope
not. ! believe the league will be one
OF the few who survive the season II I
can get hold of enough money to
tide me over for a few weeks until |
can strengthen up and get started up
the ladder. II / cannot strengt hen
and begin passing clubs between me
and the top, I don't see how the
league can live, because big crowds at
Tulsa are absolutely essential to the
circuits success. many of the smaller
towns depending upon the money they
get for their share hero TO make up
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-01

hat at the titular ring. Joe "Wop"
Flynn, Matty McCue, Otto Wallace.
Harvey Thorpe. Billy Wagner. Lonnie
Tucker. Sailor Davis. Dennis Magiri,
are numbered among his victims.
several of them taking the count with
his heavy right wallop.
Two more days OF conditioning yet
are before the pair. They work out
Monday and Tuesday afternoons at
the Grand theater, Kirk at o'clock
and Tanning at 4.
Bantams Box at Drumrisht.
While Tulsa boxing fans are being
RECALLED by the Kirk-Fanning affair,
over at Drumright will be staged an
other star bout between next-to-top
scrappers, Roy Moore and Earl Pur-
year. pair of classy bantams step
ping ten rounds before Patsy Corri-
gan's new club. Both OF these boys
won their last battles, Moore by gain
ing a referees decision over Nate
Jackson in Is rounds before the Mid
way A. C. a couple of weeks ago. and
Puryear by knocking out O'Keefe in
st. Louis.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-01
Here Is tho letter:

relations M win i'm " and @ despite % the @ tsS @ '%
months mo tbs yet Iiis that & aside @ rG" %
likes % having
ANY s before m S %a G%ns n % rons s"S % c
for s % s % ana 5 'msS @ to h % % h 1r off SS @
take, fromi
Sssc%a ssE %% S sa" S' S'' q"
so happened when Oklahoma
Office 9ss osnas the ms c we as asked Gm
year consisting Of Jack cgey Samson Nate
Curey thru oklahoma City the
to bout and there picked up the capital party
naturally %m roS % ssss the SSrDs sha% so
Willard a absolutely faithful
mahs fighting n s's interesting thing
should @G NSs be discovered
Willard Morris and
Of the fact that Morris at that time was preparing for scrap here
ponen sapupan should verdict Moran
why /. would % cal enasr a., Guysy w
s MGrF nsa wsS nS n sS S 'hasi ncs S
before o & he s d ousS @ to aVe been
ms hs and s S hadn't @ % 1 @ ss leg in % al WY % @
shape s0 ; n % @ % n ANY an Of $ % h he " 5 sizing e
The dressing night expecting have suis,
o i"e h %e % c Ms to ss. n n' "S' s
1 @ he % 's % % % a" & s
@ pp sS ,s dSndn % a % %s3e Carl keep '
We have higher opinion curiey that
champion we talked Jess
red Fulton Morris ]
ans.Ss ssss 9 @ @ @ oH%% ne match S and Morris
sd sS%s %o % @ @ @ % @ SS Ss n% ns
helped he needed friends and when all but
man who hadb old Jim Jefries
ens % h. % SIS he % s fair jack % s CT " kr % he T . ''lss n
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-01
CurleY, the Jun ping Jack


al discussion of few mornings there has to our desk
Curey Tom recently dis
Of the worlds champion Jess willard Undoubtedly
IL n
while undoubtedly will be gbbd number its
statements the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-01
HAM HYATT HAMMERS
WAY TO FRONT AGAIN

Ham" Hyatt, Chattanooga, de-
throned Edmondson of New Orleans
for batting honors In the Southern
association. according to averages in
cluding games of Tuesday. In addi-
ton. Hyatt, who Is hitting at .35l
clip. took the lead in runs scored
with 55. Knaupp, New Orleans, is
firmly entrenched as the leading sac
rifice hitter and se-stealer, with SO
and 10 respectively. Covington. Lit
tie Rock, is out in front in homerun
hitting. with seven.
Leading batters for half Of their
clubs games: Hyatt. Chattanooga
.351; Edmondson. New Orleans, .346;
Moran. Atlanta, .33S. Knisley, Nash
vile. 332: Covington, Little Rock.
329: Smith. Birmingham. 326;
Munich, Atlanta. 1924; Wick. Memphis
.319; Picinich. Atlanta. 800; Webb
birmingham. .S06.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-01
C0RR|GAN CHASES HIS
BOXERS TO DRUMRIGHT
Insists on Moore and Puryear
Showing Patrons What Kind
of Wares They Pack.

There was time when boxers and
on Drumright. Eager for entertain
ment and devotees OF the fisticuff
game, fans Of that pay-as-you go city
kicked in time after time sight-unseeIl
for a ring bout-and got stung for
their bit
Since the advent of Patsy Corrigan
and his organization of the Busines
Mems Athletic club of which he Is
managing director, things are differ
ent. It is the public first and the
entertainers later. Going on the the
ory that he is the representative OF
the fans and that it Is his business
to see that they get the best possible
in the line Of boxing he is insisting
on protecting his constituents.
When Puryear and Moore who a,e
TO engage each other in combat ther-
on July 4, were slow in putting IN
an appearance. Patsy came to Tulsa
after them. He knows that this pair
can deliver the goods, but realizing
that there are many in Drumright
who are anxious to form their own
opinion of the gladiators he has III
sisted that they get over there in time
to work out in public. Puryear in
charge of G. ]. Plummer, his mana
ger departed yesterday morning rUf
Drumrght and worked out there Sat
urday afternoon. Corrigan and Moore
will go over this morning which will
give Roy two days to train at the
rcene of battle.
Corrigan saw both boys work Fri
day afternoon, and declared himself
satisfied with their condition.
st will be the best fight Drum
right ever saw" he asserted.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-01
LELIVELT BATS WAY TO
FRONT IN A. A. CONTEST

Jack Lelivelt Kansas City, with an
average OF .322. battled his way to the
top OF the American association, ac-
cording to averages including games
OF Wednesday. He Is two points
ahead Of Becker. leader OF q week
ago.
Hartsell and Mullen of Toledo and
Gerber, Columbus, are In a triple tie
for homorun hitting with nine each.
Bressen, st, Paul. leads In runs scored
with as and In stolen bases with 23.
Kansas city Is out In front with team
batting with $50.
Leading batters for half Of their
clubs games: Lefvelt, Kansas CITY,
.222; Becker. Kansas City. $50: Voix.
Kansas City. 1876: Dresser, st. Paul.
.225; Demmitt. Columbus. 3l7; Zwill-
ing. Indianapolis. ,30s: Kirke. Louis.
Vile. .S0i; Molwitz, Kansas City.
500: Clemonds. Louisville, 1896;
Glenn, st. Paul, .296.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-01
Ills Liehtwcight Record.
Kirk Another Jim Fly

Kirk Another jim E1yrn.
Kirk is to tho lightweight class
what Jim Flynn was to tho neavies
when he was In his prime. tough.
boring-in. hard-hitting hoy. a victory
over whom entities anyone to shy his
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-01

With the approach of the national
holiday II Is interesting to recall the
fact that more important ring contests
have been staged on that date than on
any other single day Of the year.
Championships changed hands in a
number of instances. AS far back as
1890 the holiday began to figure as a
notable date in boxing because in that
year Ike Weir, the famous Belfast
spider, successfully defended his
featherweight title against Jimmy
Connors. Weir winning by knockout
in three rounds.
1t was not until 1899. however. that
another legitimate title match was
staged on the national holiday. In that
year q new lightweight champion was
born, for Frank Erne won the cham
pionship from Kid Lavigne after a
twenty-round contest at Buffalo, N. Y.
Beginning with 1907 1t became the
custom to stage title battle every
year on July and every holiday
therea fter for the succeeding seven
years saw championships at stake on
that date. In 1907. for instance.
Tommy Burns and the famous Aus
tralian false alarm. Boshter Bill
Sauires, met in their memorable en-
counter which Burns ended with q
single punch In the first round.
Then the year following Battling
Nelson wrested the lightweight crown
from Joe Cans when the Dane
knocked the Old Master out in the
seventeenth round.
In 1909 middleweights occupied the
sporting calcium on the holiday and
Stanley Ketchel and Billy Papke were
the principals. Ketchel regained his
title after a twenty-round contest and
In doing so he demonstrated the fall
lacy Of the old saying that: "a cham
pion once defeated never comes back"
The year preceding this Papke had
knocked out Ketchel In a champion
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-01
MANY FAMOUS RING BATTLES HAVE BEEN
STAGED ON AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY

ship battle, but the reign OF the I'LL
nois Thunderbolt was short. Ketchel
came back with a vengeance and he
remained supreme in his class until
his death.
The following year, 1910, witnessed
the overthrow of white supremacy in
pugilism and the ascension of the
black dynasty when Jim Jeffries. shell
of his former self, succumbed in fif-
teen rounds to the hammerlng blows
Of Jack Johnson.
For the ensuing three years the top
notch lightweights monopolized the
national holiday. In 1911 Ad VOL
CAST knocked out owen Moran In a
championship match and the follow
ing year the terrible Dutchman bat
tered down Jose Rivers, both contests
ending in the thirteenth round. One
year later Willie Ritchie had been
proclaimed ruler of the 133-pounders.
and In this period. the year OF 1913.
Ritchie fought and stopped Jose
Rivers in the eleventh round Of a title
encounter.
Since that year there has been only
one simon pure championship match
staged on July 4, altho some note
worthy battles have been, featured on
the holiday. In 1914, for instance.
Jimmy Clabby and Eddie McGoorty.
rival dkputants for the middleweight
championship. fought In Australia and
Clabby won on a foul In eight rounds.
Then In 1916 Freddie Welsh defended
his lightweight crown against Ad VOL
gast at Denver In bout which was
scheduled for twenty rounds, but
which ended in the eleventh round
when Wolgast began fouling.
If 1t had not been for the uncertain
conditions in this country due to tho
war. It Is probable that a lightweight
championship match involving Benny
Leonard and Johnny Kilbane would
have been staged next Wednesday,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-01

the deficit they accumulate else
where. I'm not squawking. I'm al
ready about $4,000 in the hole on
baseball in the two years. and that
Is about all ] can stand. When |
finally get all IN, am done and 20 is
the league. but nobody can say that
am n piker and that | didn't do
everything | could TO give Tulsa a
winning team"
In reply TO question, Scott de-
clared that he believed the dropping
out of Denison and Sherman and the
shortening of the mileage would be
n godsend to the league, but asserted
that he would not take the initiative
10 onst those towns.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-01
BRANCH hickey WOULD
TRADE mule" WATSON

ST. LOUIS, June so.--Branch
Rickey, president OF the st. Louis
Nationals, apparently Is ready to
trade Milton Mule" Watson. tho big
right-handed pitcher. Watson has
been suspended and fined $500 for
failure to keep in condition,
ANY member OF our club deserv-
ing of such severe punishment rs was
Watson ia undeservng of the job"
Hickey explained. eve need pitoherA
but don't think we need watson"