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Evening star., 1919-06-16
HIGH BID Of $12,5OO
FAILS TO BUY LEONARD
Manager Higgins Turns Pitcher
Over to Tigers for $4,000 Less
Than Indians Offered.

Can you imagine a ball club dispos-
the highest bid? Well, sucNa thing
probably wouldn't happen Yin any
business other than baseball but such
is the case of Dutch" Leonard.
President Dunn of Cleveland wanted
the services of Dutch" Leonard for
the Indians. When it became known
that New York was willing to dis
pose of Leonard the Cleveland mag
nate at once started to angle for the
services of the star southpaw. Dunn
realizes that the one and only weak
spot on his ball club is his pitching
staff. 1t has been said that a pennant-
winning club must have crack
southpaw. Working on that theory,
Dunn set out to do business with the
New York club.
Now. it so happens that Miller Hug
gins OF the New York Yankees is
hopeful of winning an American
Higgins is a wise old owl and full
well realizes that Cleveland and Chi
cago loom up as the strongest con-
tenders. with the Boston Red Sox as
still a possibility. despite the bad
start of that club. No one knew any
better than Huggins what the coming
of Leonard would do for the Cleve-
land club. 1t would have just about
made Cleveland the one best bet in
the American League. Higgins real
lied that he could not afford to 50
strengthen the Cleveland club and
thereby jeojardize to great extent
the chances of his team.
1t is a matter of record that Jim
Dunn was willing to pay s12.500 for
the services of Leonard. He knew
that Dutch" would get him back
several times that amount at the
gate if he made the Indians strong
er pennant contender, II not winner.
Yet Frank Navin of the Detroit
club bought Leonard for $4,000. an
even $2.500 less than Cleveland was
willing to pay. The Detroit club at
the time the deal was made was go
ing poorly. The pitching staff of the
Tigers was In far worse shape than
that of the Indians. New York realized
it could sell Leonard to. Detroit.
strengthen that team, yet in no way
lessen the chances of the New York
club to win. A mere matter of $4,000
in such a case meant nothing to the
millionaire owners of the Yankees.
Such is the tale OF why Leonard
was lost to Jim Dunn, even though
he was willing to raise the ante of
Frank Natin.
Evening star., 1919-06-16
JACK TO LOAF ANOTHER WEEK;
.s~. NEW BOXING NATE SUITS JESS

wave will have passed and he
viii. be able to work hard without
fear of going stale. The challenger
did no road work yesterday because
of the heat and it was the first time
within month that he did not hit
the highways for a run Of five to
seven miles.
Willard is delighted with the show
ing Of Jack Heinen. a Chicago heavy
weight. who worked with the cham
pion for the first time yesterday.
Heinen, reported. however. out of con-
dition. weighing 229 pounds, but he
said today he would be in shape
within a week. He is a skilfful boxer
and is aggressive enough to give the
champion exactly the kind of a work
out he desires.
Evening star., 1919-06-16

Fridays tilt. Huggins still was play
ing for that other counter. He had
one run. his fifth, over the plate. and
a man on third. One was out. Hug
gins ordered Pratt to work the
squeeze and he did. Pratt was
thrown out, Cunningham to He'll
mann. while Baker, on third. scored
Just smart base ball, That's all!
And the Yanks have played IL every
game. Higgins has had his boys up
at the plate working the Tiger hurl-
ers for a pass. then comes a sacrifice.
a hit and the run is over. He is al
ways and forever following up Bill
Carrigan's idea when Bill had the Red
Sox winning championship
for just one run.
Evening star., 1919-06-16
DOWN TO SEMI.FINALS
At WASHINGTON CLUB

George E. Truett. James r. McClens-
han, Charles H. Doing, jr.. and Edwin
J. Brennan are the survivors for the
semi-final round OF match play in the
June golf tournament being staged at
the Washington Golf and Country
Club. In last weeks matches Truett
defeated Harry Burr by and 3: Nc
Clenahan won from George T. Howard
by the same margin: Doing defeated
James w. Turner. and 1. and Rren-
nan won from A. Zappone on the last
green.
Evening star., 1919-06-16
Shocker Blanks Yankees.

Shocker was too much for the Yam
KEGS at the Polo Grounds yesterday,
and St. Louis won, 10. Incidentally
the Yanks went back into second
place in the pennant race. The
Browns one tally resulted from Quinn
hitting Demmitt and Jackson slam
ming out a triple.
Evening star., 1919-06-16
YANKEES ARE WINNING
THROUGH SMART WORK

three straight games on what critics
believe Is just a. little smarter base
ball.
Not that Miller Higgins knows
any more or as much base ball as
does Hughie Jennings, but his men
have gone out there and done as he
directed. And the victories have piled
up.
While the Yanks were four runs
to. the good in the eighth inning of
Evening star., 1919-06-16
Young Changes His Tactics.

Saturday Pep Young stood in his
tracks and watched pop fly from
Fosters bat fall safely behind him
in a rally that netted the Griffs three
runs. But Pep isn't playing 'em that
way any more. Yesterday he hustled
back into short left and grabbed a
similar f1y by Charity with ease.
Evening star., 1919-06-16
Brooklyn's Losing Streak Broken.

After losing ten straight games
the Brooklyns pulled themselves to-
gether in st. Louis and beat the Car
dinals, 3-2. Pinch hitter Myers sin
gled in the ninth inning with the
bases crowded and drove two runs
over the rubber, enabling the Robins
to win.
Evening star., 1919-06-16
Ayers and Ehmke Get Hits.

Babe Ruth is not the only pitcher
who can hit. as Ayers and Ehmke
demonstrated yesterday. DOG got
singles on both appearances at bat,
one of which scored a run, while the
Tigers two blows in four times up
produced pair OF tallies.
Evening star., 1919-06-16
Rain Stops Reds and Braves.

Cincinnati and Boston were unable
to finish their game yesterday. rain
coming down with the score Ii when
the last half of the fifth inning was
being played, preventing a legal con-
test.
Evening star., 1919-06-16
DETROIT.
'Batted for Ayers in seventh.

'Batted for Ayers IN seventh.
tBatted for Whitehouse in ninth.
Detroit. ........ . o 0 O 0-S
Washington. D o o o o 0 2-5
Two-base hit-Cobb. Stolen bases-Milan
Judge (2l and Foster (2b. Sacrifice hits
Ellison and Stanage. Sacrifice hy-Youne.
Double plays-Ayers to shanks to Judge
Foster to Grover to Judge. Left on bases
Detroit 8; Washington. 3. Base on balls
or Ayers. 1; of Ehmke, 4; of Whitehouse, 1.
Hits-On Ayers 10 in seven innings. Hit by
pitcher-By Ayers (Stanage). Struck out
BY Ayers, /; by Whitehouse, 2. Losing pitcher
Ayers. Umpires-Messrs Hidebrand and
Moriarity. Time Of game-1 hour and 5S min
utes.
Evening star., 1919-06-16
Fans Inspect Whitehouse.

Grover did not look good yesterday
He had A lot of company in this re-
spect. but it did not include Charles B.
Whitehouse. the recruit southpaw. who
hopped off A train from Minnea polls, in
time to horn into the rear end of the
combat. WhitehOuse is where ne be-
longs now-in the nations capital He
was injected into the proceedings after
Ayers. who had made two hits in row.
was withdrawn in the seventh to let
continue to abide with us if he main
tains the pace he set yesterday. when
only six Tigers faced him in two
innings. He throws base balls with his
has some smoke and a curve that's not
of the roundhouse variety. We are going
to run his picture and hope for the best.
Grover got 1t out of his system in
hurry. He Law back topfoozle Young's
bounder and took Ayers toss of Eli
Charity all gathered around to watch
Doc field this bunt and. the far corner
being unguarded Young dashed for it.
Foster belatedly backed up to get
Growers throw. but had no stepladder
with him and Young scored. Veach
celebrated his return to the pastime by
jolting triple to the scoreboard. sore
thumb to the contrary notwithstanding,
and tailed when Ayers pegged wildly to
nip Heilmann, who had been franked to
nrSt. Inc doctor was not one whit per-
turbed. He kept swapping pegs to first
all afternoon; and his persistency was
rewarded by the tagging of two Tigers
Doc had plenty of opportunity for prac-
tice. as in six of the seven rounds he
worked the first Tiger up reached first
FIVE of them on hits.
Ehmke WAKES Generous.
Howard Ehmke. the tall twirler
whose reward from organized base
ball for jumping to the Feds was per-
mission to spurn Washington uni
form. grew eenepus after three
rounds and walkedA pair Murphy's
single loaded the bases, Another pass,
to Shanks. forced one run over, Eli
sons error on Grover produced an
other and Ayers real hit the third.
Singles by Dyer and Ehmke envel-
oping a sacrifice and Murphy's bad
throw brought the Tigers up to even
terms with the Nationals in the fifth.
and it remained that way until the
seventh. when five Tigers made the
circuit on four safeties, sacrifice fly.
a hit batsman and errors by Shanks
and Milan.
Leonard, hitting for whitehouse in
the ninth, started a rally that netted
two runs by getting his fourth hit
of 1919. Judge forced him. stole sec
ond and third unmolested and scored
on Fosters safety. Ed also was al
lowed to pilfer a pair and tailed on
Milan's bing1e. when Rice also got
the hall into safe territory Ehmke
concluded 1t was time to call a halt
and COMPELLED Murphy to force Sam
at second
Evening star., 1919-06-16
Whitehouse a Skyseraper.

Architecturally Whitehouse is some
thing of skyscraper. Comments
about his plumbing, roofing and
foundation are in order. His side
door stuff pleased the Sunday fans.
Evening star., 1919-06-16
they Count in the Records, Though

The pair apiece of stolen bases
made by Judge and Foster in the
ninth yesterday were gifts, no effort
being made by the Tigers to flag them.
Evening star., 1919-06-16
Jim Scott Can't Quit.

Capt. Jim Scott, former pitcher for
the Chicago White Sox. has been
signed by San Francisco. Scott Is in
Beloit, Wis, and the deal was nego-
tiated by long distance telephone
Evening star., 1919-06-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

GAMES TODAY GAMES TOMORROW.
New York at Chicago. Phla. at Pittsburgh
Brooklyn at St. Louis. New York at Chicago.
Boston at Cincinnati. Brooklyn at st. Louis.
Boston at Cincinnati.
RESULTS OF YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Brooklyn, 3; st. Louis ..
Boston, 1: Cincinnati. I 6 innings; ranl.
New York. 3; Chicago 4 10 innngs).
Evening star., 1919-06-16

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
ar NnTNc 0r TIE Cy.vfp0

GAMES TODAY. GAME TOMORROW.
Detroit at Washington. Cleveland at Boston.
St. Louis at n. York
Chica go at Phila.
Cleveland al Boston
RESULTS OF YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Detroit. 8; Washington. 3.
St. Louis, l; New York, 0.
Evening star., 1919-06-16

Pfeil and Schafer. pitching for War
Risk. in the Departmental League.
are rated among the best amateur
pitchers in the District. The former
is right-hander and the latter
southpaw Schafer Is the former Cen
trail High star who twirled the Blue
and White to two championships
without the loss of a game.
Evening star., 1919-06-16

McGuckin, former Villanova foot
ball player and star dropkicker, is
with the War Risk team. He is an
ensign in the Navy.
Evening star., 1919-06-16

Griffiths. an outflelder. and Caffrey.
an infielder, with the Rex team were
out with the Georgetown University
squad the first part of the season.
Caffrey played several games with the
Blue and Gray.
Evening star., 1919-06-16

Howard. playing first base for Rex
A. c., used to hold down that position
for Western High. 1t might be men
toned, too. that Bronx is a mighty
good first sacker.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-18
CLUB HOUSE FOR
GOLFERS PROVIDED:
- - y 80 I-[,l'-7E-75',
EXPERT SECURED
Bemidji Followers Of Sport An
ticipate Big Season-Mem-
r.. bership Nears Limit.

Bemidji golfers are awaiting with
much anxiety the opening of the sea-
son, and they anticipate splendid
year. Through the generosity OF Of
dcials of the Crookston. Lumber COM
pany the building used last summer
at the foot Of Third street as sol
diers' barracks has been provided the
club and 1t has been moved to the
golf course and will be used az a club
house. ,%.f r".
The club house has been placed on
the hill near number one tee, a, most
attractive location, and it will, be
used until the permanent building
planned by the club can be erected.
The building will be greatly i'm
proved, fire place being added and
the porches around the entire struc-
ture screened. -.
|. Extensive improvements to the
course are also planned and II. c.
Baer. president Of the club. says that
At Is probable. that a. water .system
reaching all sections of the links Will
be Installed. The greens are to be
improved and bunkers placed.
Members of the organization are
enthusiastic over the securing of Or
vile w. Chaplin, assistant atthe Min
neapolis .Minikhada Golf club, as In
struetor this year. Chaplin, Is u pro-
fessinaai golfer and he comes here
with the recommendation of many
prominent players. including George
Taylor, one OF the best known pro-
fessionals in the Northwest.
The membership limit of the golf
club is near and 1t is urged that those
desiring to join, do 80 at once, there
by protecting themselves, from being
placed on the waiting list. y; .rt 49,,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-18

Farms for returning sailors and
soldiers in the Central Northwest are
largely waiting on congress. In the
absence of any unified plan to utilize
the vast amount Of untitled land in
the nation, the state legislatures in
this section have been trying to for
mulate limited schemes for land util-
ization.
The states are waiting to see what
the federal government will do but
northwest state legislatures Will
have adjourned until 1921 before con-
gress can act.
Minnesota has taken the first step
toward land settlement In considera-
ton of Senator Leonard Nord's bill
to create state colonization COM
mission. with power to license and
govern colonization companies.
The only plan Of settlement now In
effective operation Is q private enter
prise headed by Benjamin F. Faast,
Of Eau Claire, Wis, who is director
of the St. Paul Federal Land bank.
Faast has been colonizing northern
Wisconsin successfully for eighteen
years and is the first colonizer to in
augurate farm colonies with churches
stores, schools and community centers
already provided.
The Minnesota Plan" of which
Senator Nord is the author Is based
upon the system worked by Faast
but also er1bodying plan outlined
by e. G.. Quamme, president OF tbs
st. Paul Federal Land bank. that fol-
the first time would permit coloniz'
ing, not only back woods" 9country
but the already settled communities
OF southern Minnesota.
The Nord bill would eliminate
land autocracy." which often has
resulted in stagnation Of high grade
producing land by its lying Idle OF
producing only a small PERCENTAGE OF
capacity. It would enable the mar
of moderate means to pick his farm
anywhere in. the state and have
colonization company purchase ant
improve 1t for him Under the plan o
payment his expenses would be anal
the first four or FIVE years and h
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-18
STORK WINS OVER GRIM
REAPER DURING 1878

Even though it unexpectedly en-
fcountered the strenuous opposition Of
influenza, the stork won over the
grim reaper In Beltrami county dur
ing 1918 by most substantiol mar,
gin, according to tigeurs quoted by
Fred Rhoda, clerk Of court. -. w.,
The report Of the State Board Of
Health. and Vital Statistics .>aows
that there were 789 births and 378
deaths In Beltrami county last year.
as compared to 832 births and $40
deaths in 1917. In Be1nidji last year
there were 263 births and 1873 deaths,
the figures for 1917 showing 214
births and 81 deaths.
In Baudette there were Al births
and rs deaths; Blackduck % births
and s deaths; Kelliher~14 births and
six deaths; spooner 33 births and II
deaths.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-18
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS, :. Is. !:
GIVE FINE PROGRAM

Another program of much merit
was presented by the Out Viye Liter
airy society of the high school yester-
day afternoon. 4 Although the enter,
tainment was shorter thHn those pre-
viously givenrit was very interesting.
= The opening number was q rom
splicing demonstration by Sanfofa
Hurlocker, and Martin Kingston, THU
demonstration showed how the rope
was prepared for splicing, then al
the demonstration progressed the
demonstration showed how the rope
was woven in Together making A
strong splice which would not pull
out, and ending the demonstration
by showing the. strength and neat
ness of such a splice.
Henry Jorden and Victor Jahr
gave a demonstration on testing the
termination of seed corn. Gorden
Smith told of the marketing OF eggs,
and suggested where fresh eggs may
be purchased and their freshness
guaranteed. Mary Kirshbalm and
Carolyn Groves played piano duet.
which was thoroughly enjoyed.
Peder Peterson gave very in
teresting Current Event" on tho
peace problem and the conditions Of
the American troops in Russia.
Jerry the Bobbin Boy" was an ex-
citing reading given by Dorothy Will
son, telling how small boy who
cleaned the bobbins in the great mills
saved them from destruction by cut
ting the timber which held the Ice
jam, risking his own life in the at
tempt. The Irish medley, which was
sung by Grace and Pearl Mclaughlin.
ALGERIA Deneau, and Stella De Russia.
was fine, this being the only Irish
feature on the program.
The Hlarney Breezes, the second
edition Of the Zig Tag, was also read
which caused much excitment and
mirth.
The audience sang the Marseillais
and the Star spangled Banner. the
singing being followed by the critics
report from Carlton Crothers.
Mr.. Balcom presented the foot ball
and basket ball boys with their
sweaters and letters.
Boys who received letters for play
ing on the foot ball team in three
championship games were John
Simons, Leo Opsahl. Harold Dahl.
| Kenneth Kenfield, Earl Cochran. Ru-
pert Stechman, Max Boyce, John
Koors, Arlo Achenbach, and Frank
Phibbs. Those receiving letters for
playing on the basket bail teams In
three championship games were Edla
Rudy, Elsie Shannon, Lorain Kreatz.
Earl Cochran, Rupert Stechman and
Roy Trafton.
Those receiving sweaters were the
seniors who have won two letters and
have played in at least six champion
ship games, these we're. Elsie Nuss.
Madge Trafton, John Simons. Leo
Opsahl and Kenneth Kenfield.
This idea OF giving sweaters tc
seniors who have won two letters
and who have played in at least sia
championship games has only beer
worked out this year, formeri,
sweaters were given only to the boy
who went to Carleton to participate
in the tournament.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-18
FIGHTERS0N I.
= - - : - = - saa1
RETURN MAKE
i Evv{REUN
REQUEST FOR
DUTY BONUS
Home Service Workers Aiding
Discharged Soldiers to Sc
p. cure $50 Extra Pay. @
EACH MAN ALSO ENTITLED
TO FIVE CENT MILAGE
Attention Being Given Rights
of Military Men to Convert
Government Insurance ~

In the, past few days many dis
charged soldiers, sailors and marines
have applied to the Bemidji Home
Service section of the American Red
Cross, and to the Army. and Navy
club, for assistance in making out
their application for the $50 bonus
recently authorized by congress to be
paid all men honorably discharged
from service since April 6, 1877. +
"All officers and enlisted men of
the army, navy or marine corps"
says D. S. Mitchell, one Of the Home
Service workers, "are entitled also to
a total Of five cents per mile travel
pay from the place of discharge to
the place Of enlistment. This point
has not been brought to the atten-
ton OF many of the returned boys
and they should take advantage of
this privilege" This same act also
provides that all men may retain
their uniforms and clothing equip
ment issued them at the time Of their
discharge. a.
Each Application Checked. I T. 4
Applicants for. the $50 bonus and
increased travel. pay are provided
With blank forms by the Home Serv-
ice. These forms are filed out
under the direction of skilled
war workers. who carefully check
each application to guard against
mistakes. p r. ,-.3 ,'5t.sss ss. 4 !.
Each letter must be accompanied
by. the{ hon orabfe discharge paper Of
the sender. 20 liBtr wi II he Q returned
when. the check Is sent from Wash.
ington. e. .-"-=..'' r. rTr "A.
That each service man may be pro-
tected and have something to show
for his discharge paper while 1t fs
away, he is given a receipt on ffling
out the blank forms. s-r@.". T.;
sSpIiiers'& applicant ons for ths SEQ
bonus and travel pay must be sent to
the Zone Finance Officer, Lemon
building. Washington. Applications
from sailors and marines must be. ad-
dressed to the Discussing Officer,
Bureau Of Supplies and Accounts,
Navy Department, Washington, D. G.
About Insurance. :.
Detailed information as to the cost
Of converting their government in
surance without medical examina-
tion can be given returned soldiers
by the Home service. The rates are
now obtainable and the insurance
can be converted into ordinary life,
20-payme1t life, 20-year-end or 30
year-end. The rates are net rates
based upon the American Experience
Table of Mortality with interest at
three and one-half per cent, figured
upon monthly base. This means
that the monthly net rate will aver
age is per cent below a similar rate
in participating private companies.
Policies will contain a waiver of
premium and total disability clause,
making them payable at any time the
insured becomes totally and perman-
entity disabled, regardless of his age.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-18
SOLDIERS PLANNING .. 1872.
TO ATTEND BANQUET
j.: SHOULD LIST NAMES

1t is important that every returned
military man register his name at
the Army and Navy club II 1t is his
intention to participate in the ban
quet to be given in honor OF dis
charged soldiers at the Markham
hotel the evening of March 81. The
committee must have complete re-
cord of all desiring to attend the af-
fair that accommodations may be
provided.
Every citizen of the city Is urged
to give financial assistance to the
plan, as the banquet Is for the home
boys. A community and country
wife celebration being planned for a
later date, probably July 4. Dona-
tions should be left at the Northern
National bank or mailed to Mrs. A.
Lord or Mrs. A. A. Warfield.
There will be several speakers, but
the returned soldiers will not be
called upon to respond to toasts
Following the banquet there will be
a dance.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-18
BEM1DH GIRL COLLEGE STAR
Miss Corrines gszlson Leads Hamline
49,. Sextet 10 State Title.

Miss Corrine Carlson,a daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Carlson Of Be-
midi, has just completed a remark
able season as captain Of the Ham
line university Women's basket ball
team. Miss Carlson Is a Junior at
Hamline. The. sextet Is undefeated.
against - made by its opponents, an
average Of z to /, against the strong
est coed basket ball teams in the
state. This record makes the COM
bination sundisputed champions Of
The Twin Cities and probably Of the
state. A large amount Of the credit
tor this unusual showing is due to
the leadership Of Miss Carlson and to
her noteworthy work on the floor.
She Is the only member OF the team
who has not been scored on this sea-
son. 4 -. -