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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-18
Ripeninq Fruit.

High temperatures seem, very curl
ously, to rctard the ripening of pears,
while Fastening that of apples. In ex-
periments described by Ovcrholser
and Taylor in the Botanical Gazette,
the 'ripening Of green tirst-crop Bart
lett pears raised from 20 degrees f..
or room temperature. to So degrees
was not affected, but at ST. degrees
it was delayed five days, and at 81 de-
grees and 1O4 degrees the delay was
is days. Second-crop Bartlett pears,
in temperature Of 101 degrees: and
surrounded by relative humidity Of
below so per cent, remained unripe
four weeks after similar pears at
room temperature and humidity had
become fully ripened. The flavor Of
pears kept above S. degrees was af-
fected, sweetness and juiciness being
diminished. Tbe rlpening Of Yellow
Newton apples on the other hand, was
hastened at every appreciable rise in
temperature from so degrees up to
the point Of destruction by burning.
1t is concluded that the picking OF
pears may be delayed in very hot
weather, but that the picking Of APP
pies and storage in a cool place must
be FASTENED.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-18
GREAT SOLDIERS KINDLY ACT
Duke of wellington Not Above TAX
ing Care Of Toad Which Was
Small Boy'a Pet.

The duke of Wellington, while
strolling about his estate one day,
came upon small boy, the son of a
gardener, down on his knees before
a hole, and with tears running down
his face. The boy explained that his
pet toad lived in the hole, and that he
fed him every day, the toad knowing
him and following him about the gar
don. School was to open the next day
In 4 distant town, and the lad was
afraid his toad would starve to DEATH
Not at all, not at ALL" assured the
great leader. "I'll look after your
toad myself" The boy got up at
once, and the two gravely shook hands
The duke was rs good as his word
and went several times 4 week to the
hole with a handful of crumbs, and
tn toad soon transferred his affection
to his grace. This so tickled the SOL
der that he wrote the boy a letter
telling him Of the pets actions, but
expressing the helief that when the
boy returned the toad would 20 back
to his first affection.
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couNTY COMMISSIONERS
cry DIRECTORY
BarnstabIe's Old Bell.

In the courthouse at Barnstable,
Mass, is nn old bell, cracked and
silent, which may be, and probably is,
the, Oldest bell in the United States.
So thinks Mr.. Alfred Croker, clerk of
courts of Barnstable county. The date
1915 is still plainly visible in the pho
tograph recently printed in the Bos-
ton Evening Transcript.
by this date. however, the old bell
had seen nearly quarter Of a cen
fury of life in England before it came
to America and began calling wor-
shippers together in the church at
Sandwich town. Gratitude bought the
bell in, England, for it came as q gift
from Mrs. Peter Adolph, whose hus-
band, Captain Adolph, was lost in the
wreck Of his vessel on the Massachu-
sets coast in 1867 despite the efforts
Of the people Of Sandwich.
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Mixed Her Metaphors.

Among the humors Of the campaign
for wemars suffrage is the following
'bull," which, we may remark, is about
as good as anything in this line ever
petpetrated by one Of the opposing sex.
Indignant over something, we forget
exactly what, suffragist once ex-
claimed: "This action is almost as II
the senate had hurled its glove into
the teeth Of the advancing wave that
is sounding the clarion OF equal
fights."-Boston Transcript.
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The Laramie Mountains.

= The Laramie mountains are a range
Of the Rockies in southeastern WyO-
ming. It begins on the south bank Of
the North Platte river, In Natrona
county, somewhat southeast Of the
center Of the state, and extends in a
southeasterly direction through AL
bany and Laramie, counties, being cut
by the Laramie river and its north
branch. The range is mostly broad
upland, Of from seven to eight thou
sand feet elevation. with no outstand-
ing SUBMITS.
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Make Them Your Friends.

All our poets have been men Of deep
and firm faith in God, and his good
ness, and 10 boy or girl could spend
a more enjoyable or profitable hour
than in the company Of any Of these
great and noble men. They are the
pioneers Of progress, leading men or
and up to the serene heights of hOli-
ness and Godlikcness, and there they
will shine forever like great silent
stars in. the deep night sky.-Edith NJ
AIcKinpa.
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Good Groom house for rent Houses
and lots for sale in any part OF the
city desired with prices right. AL
kinds Of farms, improved Sor wild.
The Phelps Agency, Troppman
Bldg. 5t12-21
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1907 Lake Blvd. and
Bankers Drug, one child's white
Thibet fur neckpiece Return or
phone at above address, telephone
No. 711-W. 81 reward. Or leave
at Pioneer office. John Claffy.
2d12-l8
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WANTED-In Bemidji. Sell
the original Watkins Remedies.
spices, extracts, etc. Necessities
and repeaters. All or spare time.
Write Watkins Co., SO WinOna,
: Mimi. lt12-1S
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FOR RENT-Unfurnishe rooms for
light housekeeping. 1901 Missis-
sippi avenue. 5d12-lS
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FOR RENT
FOR RENT-Furnished room, SO per
week. 4O1 Park avenue, 5tl2-17

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms
for light housekeeping, ia Park
Avenue. 4tl2-2l
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FOR RENT--A modern furniched
room. Gentleman preferred. Ad-
dress Room" care Pioneer.
1C-6tf
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WANTED-Dressma and remOd-
cling. Cpl Bemidji avenue Phone
b83-W. 3t12-1S
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WANTED TO RENT--Two furnish
ed rooms or partly furnished rooms
for light housekeeping. Call Pio-
neer office 4t12-1S
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FOR RENT-Two furnished modern
warm rooms at 10 Sixth street.
just across from postoffice.
2t12-l9
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WANT TO BUY-S0 acres with good
buildings near Bcmidji. T Baud
cite. 3t12-2O
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LOTS OF FA3M1Let us sell you
one. Come to our office and look
over our bargain signs Willis II
Olson. the land men Y-29tf
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FOR SALE-FARM

FOR SALE+12O acres good soil, cas-
lily cleared, $50 per acre. Terms
$500 per acre cash, Balance 6 to
years, 6 per cent. r. Baudette.
@:.' - 3t12.2O
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neutrality-suspicious. maid for
general housework. Mrs. Frank
Getchell, 1924 Beltranli avenue.
Phone 431. 6tl2-l8
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FOR RENT-Furnished, heated room.
Suitable for one or two gentlemen,
615 Minnesota. Phone 80. 6t12-l8
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TO RENT-By Jan. I, four
or five room house or three or four
rooms suitable for housekeeping,
furnished or unfinished. .>d-
dress &c" care Pioneer.
3t12-17
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WANT TO BUY-Tract of land on
shore Of lake where there is good
fishing. T. Baudette. 3t12-2O
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HAVE Opened a blacksmith shop
in Nymore in rear Of Tagley's old
store. H. NJ. Baldwin, Nymore.
4tl2-21
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LOST AND FOUND

FOUND-Gray blanket on Beltrami
avenue. Owner may call for it at
Pioneer office and pay for ad.
2d12-lS
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WANT TopRUY-Fve room cottage,
T. Baudette. ,..1. g." 3t12-2O
y. 3tl2-xO
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WANTED

WANTED-OneC Collie pup. Call 1872
w. lilo Bemidji ave- 1920
Evening star., 1920-03-03

Most ball players are superstitious.
There is hardly a player in the majors
or minors but that has some hobby
or ink. While sitting on the Chi
cago bench, prior to the start OF the
game one day last summer. bunch
of players were discussing their su-
perstition Eddie Cicotte listened to
several players and then remarked:
You are out or safe in base ball.
You win or you don't win. You get
base hit or you don't get one"
Which simply was Eddie's way of
expressing his opinion on the matter
of superstitions or hobbies. He wanted
to let the gang know that as far as
he was concerned, he had no fear OF any
link. hobby or superstition.
The conversation then shifted to
the tough break that Eddie had
bumped into in a game he pitched the
day previous In the opening in.
ming his opponents had scored run.
If there was ever an undeserved run,
it was that one. Two errors and some
slow thinking had made 1t possible to
score a run. after the first two men up
had been retired Two easy chances to
retire the side had been fritted away
before the third out was finally mades
Cicotte himself ending the inning by
striking out the batter. That game was
lost by a one-run margin. The cheap
run scored in the opening inning had
been the deciding factor. Cicotte lis
tened in silence. and then gave me a
GOOD laugh, when contrasted his state
ment with one that he had made a few
moments previous
ANY time the opposition scores on
Evening star., 1920-03-03

me in the opening inning usually
lose. I always am glad to get the first
session over with without any runs
being made. 1t always makes me feel
am going to be beaten IL the oppo-
sition scores on me right off the reel
I don't seem to pitch with my usual
confidence"
You are not at all superstitious.
Eddie?" remarked. He looked at me
hard to see if l was joshing him or
really in earnest. He perceived that
l meant it.
That isn't superstition. Bill: 1t Is
a straight statement of fact replied
Cicotte. Just look up the scores of
my games, and you will discover that
| have been beaten in a majority of
the games in which the opposition
scores on me in the opener.
had forgotten about the conver-
sation until about a month later. when
a remark Eddie Collins made brought
il back. The Sox were playing an i'm
portant game. Right Off the reel the
opposition scored on Cicotte. not once.
but twice. AS the second run pattered
over the plate j heard Eddie Collins
remark to Shortstop Risberg:
Looks as though we were in for
battle. You know any time they
score on 'Knuckle' in the first inning
we have our troubles" Tradition
stood up because Chicago lost that
game by one run. 1t is the same all
down the line; there is hardly play
er you can mention but who has
certain pet hobby, or jinx, as you
wish to call it.
Evening star., 1920-03-03
WOMEN TAKE UP ATHLETICS.
Branch of Pioneer A. c. Organized
and INCORPORATED in This City,

Active work toward the permanent or
ganization of the Pioneer Woman's Ath-
letic Club of Washington. a branch Of
the New York organization Of the same
name, has been begun, following incor-
poration under the laws Of the District
Mrs. Jeanette S. B. Anthony is or
ganizer for the District. She is one Of
the incorporators. the others being Miss
Ellen NJ Stone, Mrs. f. Dwight Ryer-
son, Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor. Mrs. Mary
b. Kincaid, Mrs. John H. Duffy and Mrs.
]. F. Allen.
Mrs. NJ Cleveland Hill Sims, president
of the New York organization, is in
Washington to get the local club started.
The organization plans for $500, 900
city clubhouse. The site has not been
decided upon.
The membership is to consist Of about
$500 women. Courses in every branch
of calisthenics and games will make up
part of the gymnasium curriculum.
Evening star., 1920-03-03
Running Back; hfield Fly
Being the Third of Series of Articles the New Rules in
Base Ball Interpreted for You
BY BILLY EVANS.

der, and the runner attempting to do
so must be declared out if touched
with the ball or the ball held on the
base to which he was legally entl-
tied"
In ruling that a bunted fly ball shall
not be classed as an infield fly the
rules committee has solved what has
been more or less a difficult task for
the umpire. 1t has made the going
easier for the base runner. who can
now take more chances when such
situation exists.
We will say there are runners on
first and second. The team at bat
needs two runs and decides to play for
them by using the sacrifice. The bat
ters bunt is a line fly or a pop fly
which under ordinary conditions
would be easy for an infielder to ham
die. but which, under the existing con-
dtions, is practically impossible. On
such plays the infield is out of posi-
tion. The first baseman comes in to
handle a bunted ball down the first
base line, hoping he can get a force
play at third. The pitcher handles all
bunts down the third base line and
starts in that direction at almost the
moment the ball leaves his hand The
third baSeman moves back to third. to
be in position to handle a throw: the
shortstop moves over to second, while
the second baSeman covers first. The
infield is all out of position, every
player is in motion. Scores of times
an umpire has his doubts as to wheth-
er he should class the effort of the
batter as an infield fly or not. If the
ball falls safely the team in the field
always contended the umpire erred in
not calling infield fly. Likewise. the
base runner was always bit in doubt
as to how the umpire would rule. Now
the umpire need not worry, because
the infeld fly does not apply to a
bunted ball with less than two out,
and first and second or first, second
and third occupied. The rule reads:
provided that with first and second
bases occupied, or first. second and
third bases occupied. with less than
two out. any attempt to bunt which
results in a fair fly ball shall not be
regarded as an infield hy"
Evening star., 1920-03-03

Several years ago in a game at
Washington Herman Schafer pulled
play that was the cause of a change
in the rules at .he Chicago session.
In the game / have reference to Milan
was on third and Schafer on first.
Milan was fast and Schafer an adept
at lodging between the two bases.
These two made speciality of the
double steal. If the catcher made the
throw to second. Milan always had a
good chance to score. and often
Schafer reached second, or wiggled
back to first in safety. In this in
stance the catcher refused 20 fall for
the plav and faxed a throw to sec
ond. permitting Schafer to reach sec
ond. After two balls had been pitch
ed to The batsmap Schafer made a
dash back to first.
In a second everything was upside
down on the field and the crowd in
an uproar. The ball was thrown to
the first baseman. or course, Schafer
then started for second. stopping half
way. The first baseman touched first
base with the ball. but the umpire
made no ruling. The ball was then
thrown to the second baseman, who
touched that base. but no ruling came
from the umpire. 1t then became evil
dent to the team in the field that the
umpire deemed it necessary to touch
Schafer with the ball between the
bases, or while standing on first base
as he was the occupant of second, and
that base alone granted him i'm
munity from being retired Finally
Milan dashed for the plate. and was
out on a close play. The team in the
field raised the contention that
Schafer should have been called out
for running the. bases in reverse or
der and that the throwing of the
ball to second base which he vacated
should have been proper way to re-
tire him. The rules didn't cover the
play that way. The rules committee
hopes the play has been so covered
in the new rule that no more disputes
will arise as to how such a player
should be retired. if some athlete emu
lates Schafer. The new rule reads:
Bases cannot be run in reverse or
Evening star., 1920-03-03
TWO MORE meets
FOR c. j. ATHLETES
Illinois and Catholic U. Games
to Find Hilltop Trackmen
in Competition.
BY H. c. BYRD.

Georgetown University's track squad
will take part in two more meets before
the end of the season Saturday night
it's relay team goes to Urbana, ILL.,, to
run in the championship collegiate med
ley race. and week from Saturday it is
due to show its wares in the Catholic
University games at Brookland
Coach John O'Reilly expects his men
to make good showing against the
representative relay outfits of the big
middle western universities. He is not
making predictions as to a possible
victory, but feels that his men have a
fair chance to win against most of the
schools in that section.
There is no doubt that the Blue and
Gray will capture the most points in
the South Atlantic Intercollegiate A. A.
events in the c. U. meet, and thereby
make certain of the indoor champion
ship of that organization. Whether or
not it will be able to accomplish as
much outdoors is question. but it
seems a certainty that no other squad
stands even an outside chance to beat
out the Hilltoppers for the indoor
crown.
The statement in yesterdays Star
that Ingley's q baskets, scored for the
Y. M. c. A. Yankees in a game Mon
day night, constituted a record for
recent years and a record for all time
IN the District. so far as the writer
remembered, brought forth an inter-
esting letter from a former member
of the old Corcoran Cadets one of the
strong basket ball teams of the Dis
trict about fifteen years ago. The
communication states that Fred Rice,
present coach at Catholic University,
threw 33 goals from the floor. % of
which were scored in the second half.
The letter follows:
=, Il noted in the issue Of today's
paper a statement that the score made
by Ingley of the Y. NJ. c. A. Yankees
of 27 field goals was District record.
AS an ex-Corcoran Cadet, submit for
your information a record made by
member Of the Corcoran Cadet team
number of years ago, in a league
game with the Naval Reserve five, in
which Fred Rice, center on our team,
who afterward played with George
town University and now coaches
Catholic University, scored 33 goals,
% of which were made in the second
half. l have never heard of that rec
ord being equaled either in the Dis
trict or elsewhere"
The writer does not know Of any
basket ball game anywhere in which
an individual scored as many as 33
goals and Rice's mark set in that
game years ago probably is not only
record for the District, but for big
slice OF the whole country. Possibly
1t is a record for basket bail Of all
time and all places.
Evening star., 1920-03-03
Signs Red Contract, But Groh,
Kopf, Roush and Eller
Hold Out.

CINCINNATI. Ohio March Sword
las been received from Jake Daubert,
first baseman. that he has accepted
terms and has forwarded his signed
contract. it was announced at head
quarters of the Cincinnati National
League club. Heinie Groh and Larry
Kopf, the inf1elders, still unsigned,
will meet Manager Pat Moran on his
arrival in Cincinnati today for a
conference. 1t is also possible, it
was said. that Eddie Roush will come
over from Oakland City to see the
Red leader.
It was stated at headquarters that
no special effort would be made to
come to terms with Hod Eller, shine
ball pitcher, and the team may go
south Friday without him.
Referring to the parsistently recur-
ring rumors of possible trades with the
New York Giants, August Hermann,
president Of the champion Reds, re-
iterated his denial that any such deal
was in prospect. TT is the height of
for any one to believe for
an instant that we would consider
breaking up champion club by trad
ing OFF any Of our players"
I'VE will back Manager Moran in
every way" Hermann concluded. Il
cannot see how any one could believe
that we would listen to any possible
trade for Roush or Kopf. or. in fact.
any other regular player. They will
ali be with the team when the bell
rings for action"
Evening star., 1920-03-03
SCHANG QUITS BASE BALL
FOR JlTNEY AEROPL ANE

Wally Schang. catcher Of the Boston
Red Sox. has a new one. The veteran
receiver announced his intention to
quit the game to go into the jitney-
aeroplane business. Wally says that
he is through with base ball and will
not play with the Red Sox this sea-
son. Others believe he will be back in
the fold before long.
Schang began his big league career.
with the Philadelphia Athletics and
became a star in his first year. He
remained with Connie Mack until the
big shake-up in the "A's" came, in
1917, when he drifted to the Red Sox
along with McInnis and Bush.
Evening star., 1920-03-03
EVEN TWENTY ERS
ARE AT TAMPA READY
FOR RIGOROUS TRAINING
Oily Absentees From Griffth's Squad Are
;Erickson, Davenport and Gharity---Bet-
!: fer Weather Allows Good Workouts.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

:! TAMPA Fla, March 3-Wnh Crosby Washburn and Davey
Nationals
4kson and Charity The former expected at any
the of unchanged, and
Washington uniforms this year
me but the prospects
ecome suffer change OF heart
Monday they Will
I'D definitely counted of
of the wind that had rendered
the athletes
s to get exceedingly beneficial workout yesterday
the forenoon supplemented by
of nearly that length after luncheon and topping 1t af
the performers able to get up real
sweat for the first time since they got into acton wamup % io
Engel Gill; Golden Snyder
the
Schacht and Zachary
ser 'em
Mayer welding stick composed of Andy Stark at
and Atrock
kept half hour and they succeeded for
which found Grubb
third Watt short; Washbun second and Mayer first AIock
the squad boys
stepping fast Nck display of
the had
whipped ball around the inheld with much
ve and evoked laugh with his comal
antics nd chatter.
Evening star., 1920-03-03
TERMS SUIT DAUBERT GALLAUDET LOSES final
Kendall Greeners- Beaten in Last
Basket Ball Game of Year by
HOPKINS, 1918.

Gallaudet lost it's last basket ball
game of the season last night in Bal
timore, the Kendall Greeners being
decisively defeated by Johns Hop
kins University, SO to 13. The Wash
ington quint made the journey with
little hope for a victory when it left.
The Kendall Green athletes now will
turn their attention to base ball. The
candidates for the team plan to get
out in force this week. and by the
first of next should have the players
working in "apple pie" order. Gal
laudet believes it is going to turn out
a very competent nine this season.
Evening star., 1920-03-03
5 SQuQd TO Get Good Basket Record Ch
; DR.. Wilmington of Harvard
Champions College Boxing

In nm interview published in
the Harvard Crimson DR.. Paul
Wilmington, Harvard 100, de-
clares there is NO reasOn why
boxing should not be tried as
an intercollegiate sport.
ut fs as clean AS any other
sport we have" says DR.. with
fngtOn.- :If conducted pronerIv
1t should develop the same good
sportsmnnshfp as foot bail or
track. Boxing makes man
self-relfnnt and would undoubt-
edly increase the sum total of
students who partake i'm the
athletic activities of the uni-
versfty."
Dr. Wilmington also stated
thnt the Crimson team should
be given time to get into shane
for the meet with Yale and
Columbia.
Evening star., 1920-03-03
MIKE GOODMAN LEADING
SKATER At Winnipeg

WINNIPEG. March 3.-American
skaters won four of the six events in
the Dominion skating championships
here last night. Mike Goodman Of
Winnipeg won the title with 80 points,
and Charles Jewtraw of Lake Placid.
who obtained all his so points through
finishing second or third, was second.
Joe Moore Of Lake Placid won the
only two events he entered, the three
mile and five-mile. after being kept
out Of the earlier events by an injury.
]. Stowell of Aurora, ILL.,. won the
two mile final and AL Leitch Of Lake
Placid the one mile.