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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-15
To Meet in Los Angeles.

DENVER, Feb. 14.-The directors OF
the American Mining congress announ-
ced this afternoon that the 18th annual
convention of that body would be held
in Los Angeles some time next fall.
A movement to unity all the mining
and mineral lands will be one of the
results of the congress, and several
new statutes for the regulation of mine
inspection, the use of the safety ap-
pliances and the diminishing of the
loss of life in mining will be advo-
Gated
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-15
Portland Has Fire This Morning.

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 15.-FirC
which broke out apparently about 49,
As a. m. in the engine room of the
veneer plant of the Portland MaEufac-
turing company at St. Johns, q suburb
of this city consumed the plant and
did damage variously estimated from
100000 to 100000. One man is mis-
sing, the son Of j, E. Jones of ST.
Johns
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CITY LAND FOR LEASE.

Bids will be received by the C'g
Clerk for leasing of the following ianu
owned by the city. for year 1917: IN III.
Isaacs pasture lying on Mill creek eds
of city, and the parcel of land KNOW" -
as the orchard pasture lying east -.
the CITY Park and south of WATERFOWL
Addition. This land is divided INTO
three tracts, and bids will be receive"
for any part or ALL Bids must "
filed. not later than February H. Isi ot
The city reserves the right to re)ec'
any or all bids. 1,,.-,,
:, T. d. S. HART, City Glen
First publication in Evening St
man, Feb. IL. 1910; last puoiica'io"'
February Is, 1910.
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here. The socialist papers protest Bit
terly against what they term the un-
necessary and provocative violence of
the police.
Reports from the provincial CT
ties indicate more serious collisions
between the police and the people
Official figures from Halle. Saxony.
give the number of wounded there as
100
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Rivers and Harbors Considered.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-After
considering the rivers and harbors
appropriation bill for about seven
hours today, the house succeeded in
disposing of 20 of the 100 pages with
out important changes. A unique fea-
ture of the days proceedings was a
speech by Speaker Cannon.
No senator being prepared to dis
cuss the postal savings banks bill, that
n easure was laid aside by the senate
for the day.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-15
Hill May Speak.

SIOUX FALLS, S. d., Feb. 15.-Jas.
nate, has been invited and may deliY-
er an address during the three-day
convention opened here today by the
South Dakota Retail Hardware Deal
ers' association Mr.. Hill has been
asked to speak in a prophetic way on
the country's prosperity.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-15
SwindIes Women Servants.

DENVER, Colo, Feb. 15.-Chargeo
with swindling poor women Servants
of their savings, J. Howard Cashmere'
who admits his true name Is john
Clark, was placed on trial here TO-DAY
Cashmere alleged swindles are SAID 10
have netted him a sum Of more than
100000
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keene Makes Admission.

NEW YORK, Feb. Thames r..
Keene, called this afternoon as a
witness before United States Commits
sioner Alexander in the J. NJ. Fiske
and company bankruptcy proceedings,
of the pools in Columbus and Hook
ing Coal and Iron company stock.
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y s. 4 i. - l. j = I. = + + i +

w ASI1ikNOTl NFtN, feD. i'll lie Dali
ligccr- Pinchot congressional inquiry
beGan to bristle with interest today
Secretary Ballinger undertook the
cross eXamina zion of Louis Il. CLAWS,
A climax was reached late in the after
ss"On when Mr. Vertrces announccc
si,at box belonging TO Mr. CLAWS and
left with the grand jury at Seattle.
had been broken open a few days ago
and that number of letters Vs.,
sntssing from the files of the Ian Office
at Seattle, copies OF which have re-
csGtIy been published in a weekly pa
fsey. were found therein.
CLAWS angriiy declared that if any
3stters had been found in his belong
'nSS a ''frameup'' had been prepared fer
him His decentralization OF federal Off
cials who would stoop to such a trick
10 win favor with their super:ors called
cut demonstration of applause from
the spectators. Chairman Nelson an.
aounced that q repetition OF the out
burst woGld result in the room being
cleared Throughout the hearings tie
Sympathies OF the spectators, a 2real
snajority of whom were women, har"
clearly been with CLAWS and they
Rave laughed with satisfaction as he
has scored points against the ques-
toners.
Sir, VertreHs announced that Mr..
4. Christensen. Claws successor as
chief of the field division, will be
called to testify to the finding of the
letters.
letter From Christensen Shown.
He offered in evidence a letter from
christensen giving the details of the
alleged discovery. This caused long
srangle as to whether the letter should
be received in evidence at this time
The matter was put over for consider
alton in executive session.
At the morning session Mr.. Vertrees
drew from the witness the fact that
he had made no charges Of corruption
against any one in the land office or n
the department of the interior Gla-
Wis declared that if he had found evil
taken them at once to the grand jury
iustead of TO the president. He said
ne thought the facts warranted the
opinion that Mr.. vBaiiinger. and Mr..
bennett had acted improperly and he
charged them with official misconduct.
Through a process Of elimination the
witness cleared all the principals OF
Tilfun wrong doing. He said he WA
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POLICE TOO VIOLENT.
Socialists Charge That German Of
ficiais Unnecessarily Severe.

BERLIN. Feb. 14.-Except for a.
bandaged head to be seen here and
there in the east side streets and a
few cases in the hospitals suffering
from sabre wounds there was no eff
fects e yesterdays demonstrations
against the proposed Prussian fran
chise reform measure to be observed
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Transferred to Vancouver.

WINNIPEG, Man, Feb. 16-General
Manager McLead of the Canadian
Northern, has been transferred to VAN
couver. where he will have charge
of the company's construction work.
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% 8ALLINGER SATISFIED I
g so FAR WITH HEARING :,

. WASHINGTON, Feb. Ia j.
+ Secretary Ballinger said to- =
r night that the hearing was pro =
:" crossing very satisfactorily but =
s he declined to comment on the y
= testimony OF Mr.. CLAWS, brought +
= Mr.. bennett also refused to j.
= discuss the testimony, stating j.
= that he would have nothing to T.
s. say unless Secretary Ballinger =
8 replied to. the CLAWS conviction j
y that "the interior department +
+ was not in safe hands" i
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CLAWS CAN NOT
CONTAIN WRATH

luIly convinced llldl tue 1dCIS lic Ae,"
offered in evidence warranted the judi
gment that neither Secretary RailinGer
nor Commissioner bennett was fit to
hold the office of public trust.
Pierce Declared incompetent.
As to Assistant Secretary of the In
terror Pierce, CLAWS declared he had
rendered an erroneous Interpretation
Of the coal land law OF May, 1908,
and that his decision, while not an act
of wrong doing, indicated that he was
not fit to fill the office he now holds.
bennett. CLAWS declared. was nothing
more than a tool for BallinGer, and
would do anything Ballinger said
at the afternoon session. Claws III
response to a question by Mr.. Nertrees
summed up lhe specific acts of wrong
doing which he charged against Sec
Rotary Ballinger His statement was
q long one but was listened to with
intense interest and really for the frs:
time gave a definite statement of the
prosecutions" case.
A.r Vcrtrees indicated today that
his cross examination VIII be thor
oueh one. The inquiry will proceed
tomorrow morning.
Daily sessions viii be held
When Nh. Vertrees began to cross
examine the witness on these accu-
sations the committee soon got into
an uproar CLAWS complained to the
chairman that Mr.. Vertrees was cut
ting eff his answers and that 10 had
TO make certain explanations.
Answer the questions as they are
asked" directed Senator Root
Mr.. Vertrees reverted to Assistant
Secretary Pierce's construction G. ,ne
| law OF 1906. CLAWS said:
If it We're not rendered under the
| influence of Mr.. Ballinser, his con-
struct:on Of the law showed him unit
! for his office If he did render it un
! der the influence OF Mr.. Eailinger, 1t
| still shows he ought not 20 be permst-
| ted to hold the office he does
| Mr.. VerIrees next questioned CLAWS
as to incidents connected with the
turning over of his office to his sue
cessor when Mr. CLAWS was dismissed
| from the service. CLAWS said he had
declined to give up some of the pa
pers until he had made copies of them
because, he said, he was convinced
| that mean and treacherous things
/ might be done
| Mr.. Vertrees read a demand that
CLAWS successor had made upon MIN
for certain letters that were missing.
| CLAWS said he turned all papers over
The ones that were said to be miss
ing. he declared. ought to have been
| in his office.
| Mr.. Vertrees then read some letters
published recently in a weekly paper.
! CLAWS said they were included in the
list his successor had reported as mis-
sing.
Denies Giving Letters.
Didn't you furnish these letters y
this paper asked the attorney.
mo sir. did not
Didn't you leave some of your eff
at Scatter"
/ Yes. some bear skins and camping
outfit"
= NOW isn't it fact that you did
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RETAIL lUMBERMEN ARE IN
SESSION AT PORTLAND, ORE.
"Ocd Lengths" Will Be Dominating
Note Of Convention Discussions
is Believed.

PORTLAND. Ore. Feb 1.-THE
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furnish these letters to this paper.
that you placed all the papers that hal
been called for by your successor in
one of the boxes in the grand jury
room which was broken open on the
Sth of this month and the letters and
copies found therein ?''
THAT is absolutely false-it is a
framaup,' cried CLAWS, showing an
ger for the first time. Those letters
did not hurt me. Why did I want
them? They hurt Ballinger.'
CLAWS was interrupted with ques-
ton.
wait" cried CLAWS, Il want to fin
! ish. If I wanted to steal those let
! tcrs, do you think I would leave them
where federal officers could get them
It makes me indignant to think that
government officials to gain Tavor with
/ their superiors would stoop to such a
! thing"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-15

tion and everything points towards a
banner season this year. All Of the
old players have been retained and
only about four new players are
needed to make what is expected one
of the fastest mines that ever wore a
Maroon uniform. Manager Lohr has
reported that he has lines out for sew
eral star slab artists. Many applica-
lions have been received from players
who are anxious to be given q trial.
Turn Down Offer.
1t was stated at the meeting that
an offer was made to buy the fran
cnise of the club at $1,500, but the
directors would not accept 1t as they
think that the present prospects are
good enough to ensure success in the
end.
A strong committee was appointed
to solicit new stock in the city.
j. M. Lamb, who has been connected
with the club for many years, was
present for few minutes, shaking
hands and bidding goodbye, previous
to his leaving last night for Van
couver, where he will reside. His
leaving the city was much regretted
by the club.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-15
BASKETBALL TONIGHT
Fast Contest Expected Between the D
3. c. and the Triple Bunch
Visitors Here.

The Triple B basketball team of
Billings arrived last night and will
meet the d. B. c. tonight in the roller
rink. The game will be called at 1880
| p. m. The visitors defeated the Co.
X of Dickinson SIS to IS; Co. A of Bis
marck SO to % and Co. G of Valley City
AZ to q.
They have not lost a game in North
Dakota on the trip and the game to-
night with the ID. B. c. aggregation
will be holly contested from start to
finish.
The business college aggregation has
only lost one game in the state during
the past two seasons and have won all
/ the games played this year.
The boys went through light prac-
tice last night and the team will be in
excellent condition for the game to-
night.
A large number of tickets have been
sold and it is claimed the attendance
will be very large.
The lineup will be s follows:
| Triple B's-WicFetrom and Dudley,
guards; Todd, ce--,er; Salisbury and
Markham, forwards.
The d. B. G. team will be picked
from the following players: Tierney
brothers, Lofthouse, Doyle, Holzer,
Bergh and Schwarz.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-15
AGGIES vs.. CONCORDIA
Fast Game Promised at the A. C. This
Evening When the Farmers
Meet Concordia.

Manager Parker Of the basketball
team at the A. G. announces there
will be something doing this evening
when the A. C. and Concordia clash
ut the A. c. gym in basketball. Con-
eordia is reported to have a stronger
team this year than ever before and
the aggies may have to go some to
win.
All the eight men on the A. C. team
will probably participate in the game
this evening to get ready for the trip
60 be taken Monday. The team leaves
Monday morning for Wahpeton where
there will be a contest with the
science school. -Four games are to be
played in South Dakota during the
week and the boys will probably re-
turn Jan. 20 or 23. All the members
of the aggregation will go except Bert
hHaskins.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-15
.PEGGERS ELECTED
BASEBALL men

Winnipeg, Jan. 15.-At a meeting
that was bubbling over with enthus-
iasm, the Winnipeg Baseball club was
reorganized for the season at the an
nual gathering of the directors of
the club last night. That the coming
season is going to be a banner one
for the local organization seems as
sured, judging from the splendid pros
poets that were outlined at the meet
ing.
A. M. Blackburn President.
The chief business of the meeting
was the election Of officers for the
season, which resulted in a lot of new
blood being put into the club A. M.
Blackburn, one of the best sports in
the city, was as anticipated, chosen as
president of the club. This was a
popular move, as though A. II. Pull
ford, who has held the position for
years will be missed. Mr.. Blackburn
is an able successor. He is person
that has his heart in the game and the
Winnipeg Baseball club is bound to
improve with such capable official
at it's head. L. Van Praagh, for sew
eral years at the head of the Duluth
club and who put two pennant teams
into the Zenith City, is another new
official whose presence in the club
should go long way to making it a
success. Billy Bawlf, the well known
automobile fiend, and at one time
q famous hockey player, was selected
as vice president, John ErZinger was
again chosen as secretary treasurer.
The complete list of officers are as
follows President, A. M. Blackburn;
vice president, w. r.. Bawlf; secre-
tary- treasurer, john Erzinger; direct
ors: A. Fl. Pulford, L. Van Praagh, j.
III. Turnbull, James Payne, John Err
Finger and Thomas Montgomery.
Players All Retained.
| According to the reports submitted
| the club was never in a better posi-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-15

cago. had this to say about Ty Cobb,
the dandy Detroiter: Il hear a lot
about Cobb cutting down infielders
getting around bases. Why don't he
spike me when he had a chance in the
worlds championship series OF 1907
and 1908? Simply because know a
base runners rights and stay in my
place.
Cobb slides hard and a baseman
ought to know enough to give him
room. No one in the world slides as
hard as Frank Chance but he never
spikes anyone because basemen know
him and clear the track. In some of
the games of our worlds series with
Detroit Cobb, slid into first and sec
ond so hard that he tore the bags out
of place, but we didn't get hurt, and
we didn't give him any more room
than was coming to him, either.
Cobb Is a hard man to tag, but he
isn't half as eelusive as Bill Dahlen,
whom 1 consider the best slider in the
game. You must have a magnifying
glass to find enough of Bill to lay your
hand on when he comes in"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-15
PREACHERS Won
over Y. C. HIGHS
RATHER ONE SIDED GAME PULL
ED OFF LAST NIGHT-F. c.
TEAM IS ROUNDING TO IN GOOD
SHAPE - SEVERAL CHANGES
ARE MADE.

Fargo college took the Valley City
high boys into camp last night to the
tune of 20 to s. The preachers did
not come UP to their usual standard In
team work, due probably to the fact
that they had to wait nearly an hour
and a half for the Valley City boys tU
arrive.
Nicholson, the referee in the first
half, retarded speedy team work by
his slow announcement of decisions.
"A new referee in the second half
gather livened things up.
The first five to go in for Fargo
were Slingsby, II. Haggart, forwards;
Perry, center; G. Pollock and Forth,
guards. In the latter part of the Sec
ond half Coach Watkins put in diff
9erent men to try out all his material.
Thayer succeeded Haggart, and later
Shaw succeeded Thayer. Pollock went
TO Perry's center; Boise to Pollock s
guard, then Horner succeeded Boise.
The llneups were as follows:
Fargo College, 22-
Right Forward-H. Haggart Xxx,
Thayer, Shaw.
Left Forward-Slingsby xxx.
Center-Perry, G. Pollock.
Left Guard-C. Pollock, Boise, Hor-
ner
Right Guard-Fortin xxxxxx.
Total-22
Valley City High, s.
Right Forward-A. Stewart Xxx ~.
Left Decentralization
/ Characterization
( Left Guard-Whitney X.
Right Guard-McDonald.
Totals.
x-Field basket, 2 points.
Foul; free throw, / point.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-15
F.C.FOOTBALL MANAGER
Athletic Association Shakes the Tree
Harry Haggard Was Chosen
Other Positions.

At a meeting of the Fargo College
Athletic association yesterday Harry
Haggart was elected football manager
for next year. Frank Sincock was
chosen as his assistant.
Lloyd Monson, assistant manager OF
Basketball, resigned, Louis Engerud be-
trg elected pro tenn for the place
Pal Pollock, chairman. appointed a
committee Of three to revise certain
parts of the constitution which have
been outgrown by the college. Those
on this committee are Guy Vande Bo-
CART, Ira Slingsby and Homer Macna-
mara.
The football managers will start
soon to arrange a schedule for next
year.
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ONLY six MEN LEFT.
Sam Lansford Must Be Particular
About His Opponents Move

Sam Langford will not box in Pitts
burg on Jan. 1S.-The man selected
to oppose the 'Tar Baby would not
in the mind OF Safety Director John
M. NORM, stand anythink like a chance
SO when the application for a permit
is received it win be refused.
Montana Jack Sullivan was sched-
uled to meet Langford at the Empire
Al. G. new, organization. All ar
rangements had been perfected save
obtaining the permit. Director MORN
stated that the Langford Sullivan bout
would not be permitted, as Sullivan
was not considered a match for the
negro.
There are only six men able t.
stand up before Langford with any
chances Of success. They are Jeffries
Johnson, kaufman. Ketchel. Papke anc
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, and these
are the only men that will be permit.
ed to meet him In Pittsburg.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-15
JEFF and JOHNSON
TO SETTLE GRUDGE

When James j. Jeffries and Jack
Johnson step into the ring on the after
noon of July 4 to fight a battle for the
highest honors in pugilism-the worlds
heavyweight championship-one of the
most bitter and vengeful struggles in
the history of the game of fisticuffs
will be settled. This white man from
California, WHO never had felt the
sting of defea1 and who retired with
perhaps the greatest record of any big
fighter, talks of Johnson as he wouli
Of his most hated enemy. He means
to ann.hilate him when they come face
to face in the ring il he has the power
TO dn SO, riaBiDg no secret of the fact
that it will be "grudge" fight.
But SHIFT the scene to the darker side
of the picture, that of portraying the
present Champion, Jack Johnson. II is
found thar the same feeling is preva-
lent. cark Johnson says he has listened
to Jeff's taUnting and uncompilnentarc
remarks about him and his race, but
that he snail bioe his time, knOwing
that a sunny afternoon in California
is coming in July and he is looking for
for on that afternoon he means to be
avenged;
The big black champion declares that
never before in his life had he had a
more bitter battle on his hand and he
wants to whip his white rival and whip
him in a way that his huge fists have
whipped no opponent before. 1t wauld
give him extreme pleasure to do the
whipping in California, for that is
Jeff's home state and he Is more. than
anxious that promoters Richard and
Gleason make their final decision : to
hold the fight there.
With three OF the biggest guns in the
ranks of pugilism in Chicago two weeks
ago, things were kept humming. Jack
Johnson was there for reunion with
his family, which he had brought to
Chicago from Galveston, Texas; James
y. Jeffries appeared in his theatrical
4 stunt at the. Coliseum, and james J..
Corbett, another one time champion,
spent the entire week In the city play
L ing an engagement at a local theatre.
Not one of the three missed chance
to tell what would happen when the
big battle comes off.
Jsffries Most Retioent.
4 OF the three, big JEFF was the most
reticent. The big ~boilermaker, matt
lurally of quiet demeanor. did not need
to talk, for with him was sam Berger
who is gaining great favor as the
mouthpiece of the man who plans I'd
become champion again Berger GER
Il tainIy needs no coaching. He has !
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-15
COBB ISN'T lNvlNclsLE.

zoe Tinker Says Tiger Is no More
Elusive Than DahIen.
Joe Tinker, the cubs crack short
stop, in recent tanning bee in Chi
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-15

Between divorcing in haste and mar
rying In haste there does not seem Il
be d great deal OF difference when il
comes to repentance.
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a. sure Ia Attend

Our Great january Clearance sale OF
Women's suits, Coats. Skirts and
Fsurs. values like these cannot be
duplicated. A. H. Moody.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-15

More than 1000 persons were mar
ried In Chicago on Thanksgiving day,
Rejoice, We ministers and Justices Of
the peace.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-15

A place for q girl going to school Il
work for board and room.
Louis Hotop
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The Furnace to the Man OF the
House You may begin firing when
ever you are ready.
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CUTE ERY.

Anything You want IN that line2 !
keep only the very best. Ben Hart.
Remember, the Best
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Continued On Page Thirteen.
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Players All Retained.

According to the reports submitted
the club was never in a better posi-