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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-19
FAKE MAT MATCHES
Sports Of Beach Write They Have
Been Caught by Grating Mat
Artists and Warn 5smarekers.

A correspondent from Beach hands
Wrestler Powers, alias Downs, quite
package. 1t is claimed the latter
was shown up by Gilbertson in that
town and that he is endeavoring to
put on a fake at Bismarck Monday
night with ole Hauge, who claims to
be from Fargo. No such wrestler lives
here, unless he is a recent arrival.
The Beachites feel they have been
handed numerous lemons similar to the
fakes pulled off in Iowa for which sew
eral wrestlers are now doing time in
the penitentiary.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-19
ADDITIONAL SPORT

on the field in the closing periods. Can
she forget today how to play good
football?
On the other hand Yale has been
beaten twice this year, once crushing
ly by teams ordinarily counted on to
give her only a stiff rub. On all her
form she was an Indifferent third rate
team until last Saturday. Then came
her amazing and savage spring at
Princeton. The tiger had gone brill
liantly through a successful season
and counted two to one on winning.
Can Yale do 1t again? II her team
showed then against sharp and stub
born opposition what it can be when
1t is on edge, what will it do today
with new confidence in itself, the ira
ditional stimulus of a Harvard game
and one more week of knowledge and
finesse crammed into 1t by expert
coaching?
Harvard is the favorite as she log
ically ought to be, Haughton said last
night, as he did to the under grad
yates a week ago:
Il don't fear them in the least but
have tremendous respect for them
Tom Shevlin and Walter Camp say
simply:
yale will win"
Ted Coy, Brink Thorne and Foster
Sanford, all veterans and skilled
coaches, can't see how Yale can lose.
The teams lineup:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-19
MAKES A FLIGHT
ACROSS DELAWARE

Philadelphia, Pa, Nov 49, Grahame-
White, English aviator, crossed the
Delaware river yesterday A picture
Of this crossing would differ widely
from that of the historic crossing of
George Washington. Grahame- White
used biplane. He made three flights
at the aviation meet of the Aero club
Of Pennsylvania, and the river cross
ing trip was one of them.
Despite the chilling wind which
swept the course at Point Breeze, the
aviator showed wonderful control of
his machine. On his first fight he
circled the mile track six times. He
then few to the grain elevators at
Girard Point, rising to an altitude of
400 feet.
His flight over the navy yard and
across the Delaware was his third
ascension of the day. Rising to an
altitude of 100 feet, he few over the
commandments Office and the big war
ships across the river to the New Jer-
sey shore and then returned to the
hangar.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-19
aspirants for the most distinguished
of all athletic honors.

The Forums all-state football team
will be announced a week from today.
Tom Longfoot, the Canadian Indian,
and Alfred Shrubb the English short
distance champion, are to run five
miles indoors at Boston on Thanks
giving.
So far this season Pennsylvania has
made progress with the forward pass.
The Quakers intend to work the long
toss to the limit.
The long distance runners, who
thrive in Gotham, are wondering IL
Shrubb really intends to enter the
game this winter.
Chief Bender, the worlds champ
ion athletics great pitcher, finds trap
shooting a beneficial relaxation during
the winter months. He takes part in
Journeys at Philadelphia clubs.
Rumor has it that Billy Clymer, the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-19
A BIG
Automobile Price Reduction
And Few Strong Facts

Here's the greatest value in the world
OF automobiles large car, with 40
horsepower motor, liz inch wheel base,
"a inch Wheels 4 inch tires, sliding gear
(selective type) transmission; a hand
some, roony, mechanically perfect, five
passenger car at the amazingly lowpric
of ST. ,05O--and it's an Overland.
There Fl Overland models from which the public will
make selections Any is that is conceded great
without argument 1t is for you this ncompar
able line and choose which model will find favor with you
The people greater buyers
With
the practically the machine for business
bes for keen pleasure This coming will machines
bought and enjoyed than motor history
made foundin
A sE-AP
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-19
Rooa crande Led Procession.

Latonia, Nov. 19.-One Of the poor
est cars of the meeting was run off at
Latonia yesterday. The feature, six
furlong dash, was a procession Boca
Grande getting off in front and re-
tanning the lead ali the way.
Missive won the third race in a
driving finish from Star e. and De-
Laney. Today will be the final day
of the meeting.
Horsemen are preparing to ship
their racers to Jacksonville, Pensacola
and Juarez.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-19

they gave the spectators trifie more
play for their money as the scrap in
stones old hall between the pair was
permitted by the principals to go ten
rounds. AT Williston Adams was
knocked out in the tenth.
Good boxing contests are interest
ing but Fargo has been hippodromed
sufficiently in the past.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-19
ADAMS KNOCKED OUT
Fargo and Moorhead Fight Fans Given
Another Hippodrome Scrap
Last Night.

Fargo was given another rehearsal
OF the celebrated Fandrei- Adams
comedy skit last night and lot of the
fellows around Moorhead and Fargo
put up a pair of plunks each to be
roped in.
This turn between Fandrei and
Adams should be working pretty
smoothly after awhile. Williston was
the last scene. In Fargo last night
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-19
fernando the Winner.

Oakland, Cal, Nov. 19.-The defeat
Of Setback was the surprise of the rae
ing at Emeryville today. On the
strength of his fine showing last time
out, there was plunge on the son of
Ogden to win the fourth event, but
he failed to cut any figure. Fernando
led all the way. beating Sea Cliff and
Planter
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-19

successful manager of the Wilkes
barre club, will be rendered the New
York management next season, unless
Chase shows exceptional ability. City,
mer has shown his ability as a man
ager and as the New York fans like
him he may land the berth.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-19

qualified In the eleventh round of their
bout last March. The men will battle
for practically the same amount In
volved in the first Of the seasons
championship encounters with the
weight. Of course, LAT pounds, which
Is i've pounds more than the gener~
ally accepted welter limit In the
United States,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-19

II little salt be sprinkled in O
frying pan before it is used there will
be less grease spattered upon the stove.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-21
CLYDE WEBSTER TO SPEAK.
VIII Explain Fifty" Ordinance To
Wholesalers, Wednesday.

The question OF proper extension OF
street car facilities is one OF such par
amount importance 20 the business in
terests or this city that the Whole
salers & Manufacturers association
considers IL IT'S duty 20 go further with
the subject The member OF this live
organization OF business men are
thoroughly in earnest in their desire
for an early and sane settlement OF
the question. Al the next luncheon
OF the Wholesalers, Wednesday, in the
Hotel Cadillac, the subject will again
come up for discussion. and Clyde
Webster will explain the provisions OF
the proposed ordinance, submitted by
the committee OF fifty Dr. j. H. Car
stems will also explain some features
of the ordinance with which he has
had much 10 do. and IL is expected
that one or two others will deliver
short addresses on the same subject.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-21
ALLEGED HORSE THIEVES
FIGHT WAY TO LIBERTY
One Attacks Turnkey With Iron Bar
and Frees His Companion
From Cell.

ELYRIA. Ohio. March 2l.-Robert
Green. former banker. charged with
being horse thief. and George Wolf,
a youth Jailed on the same charge,
escaped from the county prison here
this morning.
Green attacked Turnkey Ray Van
Dusen with an iron bar. which he de-
tached from his bunk. The turnkey
fell senseless. Green took his keys
and revolver. Then he freed Wolf
from his cell and the two left the Jail
without detection.
The sheriff discovered the turnkey
unconscious on the prison floor and
the escape at Z: 80 o'clock. He imme-
diately organized a posse OF deputies
and started in pursuit OF the fugitives
Van Dusen was removed 10 Mem
orial hospital, where II was found that
his skull was crushed. perhaps fatally
Green, until two years ago was
banker and leading citizen Of Wayne
town. Ind Then he met reverses on
the stock market which wiped out his
property Soon afterwards he was ar
rested as a horse thief and sentenced
10 Is years in Michigan City prison.
He escaped and was arrested In Cleve-
land on the charge of stealing horse
In Oberliu.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-21

Thss's tks wsS'sv ssi-BVBRY ONE
does shss. ssIse 80 CASCAkBT Night
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out q CAsCARBT. naturally easily,
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40 diGsrsscs-yes' need IL. 49,
cAscARyTs &c . beg fer . weeks
trestmeut. arr6fSekn0 BxxeHseiitt
IN the wosld- n1iiilss boxes month.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-21
STRIKERS REJECT
PEACE PROPOSAL
Executive Committee of Philadelphia
Carmen's Union Holds All Night
Meeting on Proposition.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. March 81
BY vote OF Z TO l2 the executive com
mittee OF the local carmen's union,
after an all-night meeting. rejected the
proposition OF the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Co. looking 10 settlement OF
the trolley strike today.
Prospects for any further peace
move being made until either the COM
pany or the strikers acknowledge de-
feat are not promising.
The rock on which the company and
the executive committee OF the car
men have split Is the refusal OF the
company TO hereafter exclusively
recognize the grievance committee
elected by n majority Of the trolley
men, or. In other words. the executive
men OF the union. The men declined
TO entertain the proposal OF the COM
pany that 1t shall permi; any number
OF committees 10 present grievances
for the men.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-21
HOW TIMES SCORED.
E. A BIC NEWS BEAT.
First Detroit Newspaper To Print
First Interview With Roosevelt
Returning From Jungle. !.

The. Times printed the hrst public
statement made by Theodore Roose-
Welt after leaving the jungle a day
ahead OF any Detroit contemporary,
thereby adding another 10 it's long list
OF news beats.
In this latest triumph over the Assoc
ciated Press newspapers the United
Press once more scored heavily, and
added 10 prestige already gained, and
which has established II AS the leading
service of the world 10 afternoon news
papers. The United Press now serves
more afternoon newspapers than the
Associated Press and almost daily Is
administering beats 70 its old rival.
The manner in which Mr. ellison
Gardner got his story before the pub
lie in the states frst. and how IL was
Times readers were the first in De-
troit 10 hear from Roosevelt in his
own words is thus described in the
last number OF The Fourth Estate
mo little interest has been created
in the newspaper world during the
past few days by the strenuous efforts
OF Walter Wellman and John Callan
O'Laughlin each 10 convince the public
that he is entitled 10 the credit OF
beat on Theodore Roosevelt's first
public statement after emerging from
the jungle. made Friday. March IL,
at Renk. on the Upper Nile.
According 10 Roy T. Howard, gen
eral news manager OF the United
Press. neither OF the two aforenamed
secured the beat they
claimed. but the scoop" honors belong
10 ellison Gardner. the correspondent
OF the United Press and the Newspaper
Enterprise association.
ITO a representative OF The Fourth
Estate Mr.. Howard gave the following
version OF the situation:
Much humor lies in the fact that
while Wellman has been cabling de-
tailed accounts OF how he did it' 10
the Chicago Record-Herald. and while
OLaughlin has been sending equally
vivid word-pictures OF his achieve
ments--at twenty-six cents per word
10 the Chicago Tribune, the beat must
be credited to Mr.. Gardner.
THAT Gardner won the blue ribbon
in a walk was due primarily TO the
fact that the United Press clients
whom he served are all afternoon
papers. while Wellman. OLaughlin
The Detroit times., 1910-03-21
ADVERTISING copy
SHOW AND CONTEST
Omaha Club lnsugurates interesting
Educational Feature for Ad Mems
Meeting.

OMAHA, Neh, March 2l.-An Ad.
vertising copy exhibit and contest will
be a feature of the next meeting or
the Associated AID Clubs of America
to be held in Omaha, July is. 10 and
30.
To make the work OF the associated
Advertising clubs more effective and
The convention more educational the
Omaha club. which will be host TO the
meeting, will offer five cash prizes
,or advertising copy" and display all
entries in a big show room. giving
writer's the benefit OF showing their
work; buyers of copy the opportunity
Of seeing a display OF the brains OF
men from all parts OF the United
States. The contest is open TO any
copy writer In America except men,
oers of the Omaha club.
The five prizes will be offered for
he following classes of copy" One
,ull page department store advertise
ment; one-half page exclusive cloth
ing store advertisement; one-half
page exclusive dry goods advertise
nent: one page for magazine adver-
isement for any manufactured article
and a suitable ad of not less than half
page to run In agricultural papers
On a mail order proposition.
The copy will be judged by the Ave
best copy men TO be secured and then
the copy will be offered for sale. the
proceeds to go to the exhibitors
whether a prize winner or not. The
prizes will be substantial. The list OF
prizes and particulars are being pre-
pared by f. w. Harwood, secretary
Of the Omaha club who makes the
announcement
The Omaha club is preparing for
big convention and has opened head
quarters in the board Of trade build.
Ing. advertising the meeting as In
Omaha--Out Where II is cool" The
average temperature in Omaha on The
dates selected for nine years has
been "a degrees
The Detroit times., 1910-03-21
TAFT MINGLES WITH HIS
FRIENDS AT YALE COLLEGE
Spends Several Hours Considering
Affairs of University In Capacity
of Fellow OF Corporation

NEW HAVEN, Conn. March 1t
In his capacity IA n fellow or the
Yale Corporation; ~ President TAR
spent several hours today considering
the affairs of the university. He also
did a lot of chatting. with President
Hadley OF Yale and his fellows OF the
corporation.
The president came directly TO New
Haven from Albany. stopping in New
York to leave Governor General Earl
Grey, OF Canada, and collector OF the
port of New York, Loeb. The governor
general will attend the peace and ar
bitration dinner tomorrow night at
which the president will also be 4
guest.
During a recess -of Ihe- Yale -corpor.
alton meeting President Faft~ took
luncheon with j. Phelps Stokes, Jr.
Later he had a conference with his
son. Robert. who will graduate from
Yale this years. It-js--belieyed some
matters of imucItapce.- 10 Yale uni-
versity will come up at the meeting
today. but the university officials re-
fuse to say what these are until con-
clusion OF the meeting. II Is supposed
plans will be under discussion for the
extension OF the building plans Of the
university.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-21

and Sturdevant. OF the New York
World all represented morning papers
The Lain facts in the discussion
seem TO he that Weifman was first to
greet Col. Roosevelt. OLaughlin was
the best Splinter ana got 10 the telc-
graph office first. while Gardner was
the favored OF fate. and got his
stun published first. because the story
broke In afternoon paper hours.
I" In an EFFORT 10 land a beat and
be the first TO .giye 4is copptry the
answer 10 the question OF the hour
What will TEDDY say?"> Wellman,
Sturdevaut. GarGner and O'Laughlin
each chartered boat at Khartoum
and steamed up the river 10 meet
"Dwana Jumbo" Wellman's boat was
the fastest and he was the first to
reached the Dial, bearing the returning
hunters PARTY.
Unfortunately for Wellman's hope
OF a scoop however. Col. Roosevelt.
when he learned that the other cor
respondents were on the way, declined
10 make a statement until the other
three arrived. WheE the full force OF
the journalistic advance guard had
boarded the BAL breakfast was
spread aud atterward the party AS
sembled on deck TO receive the inter
view which the journalists had come
thousands OF miles 10 secure.
When the task was finished there
was a lively scurrying over the sides
FOR the boats. and with Nubian stokets
Holding down the safety valves. all
steam was crowded on in the run for
,ene ~ l@A hr
stories could be put on the wire.
According 10 reports O'Laughlin
was the first 10 file his copy, noslng
ont Wellman by few strides. Gard
ner. however. knowing that he had
pat hand IN the matter Of time, took no
chances on a heat stroke in the mad
rush for the telegraph office.
Sturdevant. who also realized that
Gardner could nos be beaten, also de-
clined 10 get excited.
The result was that with eight
hours difference in time In his favor
not enough 10 enable the matter To
reach American morning papers OF
Friday. but just enough 10 make first
editions of afternoon papers-GarG-
ner's story was printed in all afternoon
papers OF Friday, March IL, and as he
was the only afternoon newspaper or
news agency man on the scene. the
United Press scored a clean scoop.
lon the next day, while drifting
down the river, Col. Roosevelt gave u
dinner 10 his newspaper friends, dur
Ing the course OF which he loosened up
Sufficiently in the matter OF converse
ton 10 furnish The ingredients OF an
other good story
Ion the next day, as before. the
element Of time vas all in Gardner
favor, AMI the United Press enjoyed
another scoop. printing on Saturday
afternoon in full the story which APP
peared in the other correspondents
papers on Sunday morning.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-21
CITY OWNERSHIP PETITION
CONTAINS $4,000 NAMES
Lists Have Been Carefully Tabulated
and viii Be Sent 10 Council
Tuesday Evening.

That $4,000 names have been
signed 10 the petition calling for sub
mission OF municipal ownership
amendment 10 the city charter was the
report made in the meeting OF the
executive committee OF the citizens
committee on municipal ownership
Sunday. This is nearly 1000 more
than is necessary TO force submission
OF the amendment.
Chairman John McVicar states that
he has 500 sheets of the petitions IN
his possession. which have been care
fully tabulated. and that these will be
sent 10 the common council Tuesday
evening. Great care has been taken
in getting the signatures so that none
OF them may be stricken from the list
as ineligible.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-21
ENDS LIFE WITH ACID.
Unknown Man, Sitting Upright,
Found by Section Men.

ADRIAN, Mich, March 21.--A crew
OF section men early this morning
found the dead body OF man sitting
upright on a pile OF railroad ties az
Chases crossing, three miles east ~
Adrian, on the Lake Shore railway.
He had taken carbolic acid. There
was nothing on his person 10 identify
him. aside from three bottles OF car
bolic acid purchased at Adrian and
BlissheId.
The body was clothed In dark suit,
blne cotton shirt. and faded overcoat.
which was once black. On his head
Was = velvet cap. He was about IS
years old. OF forid complexion, and
haAI q red. stubby mustache.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-21

=" AT Khartoum the representatives
a the other news agencies and biz
metropolitan papers were waiting,
and on Monday Gardner's news cor
ner," which was the most complete
OF any since the New York Times
sewed up the Peary story, was
bIoken.'"
The Detroit times., 1910-03-21

A London new fashion is jewel imi.
tation OF insects. All. ha, We see the
future OF the California flea, and it's
a darned sight nicer TO wear II in
your wife's hair or collar than in the
small OF your back,
The Detroit times., 1910-03-21
rs DYING FROM. DISEASE go
HE FOUGHT FOR YEARS
Rev. Fr. conrardy. Who Visited De-
trolt In 1907, 10 stricken
r~ N~H In China

CHICAGO, March 2l.-Rev. FIR.
Lambert Louis Conrardy Is dying oil
leprosy among the leper colony near
Canton. China, according 10 a letter
received yesterday.
Pr. Conrardy labored among the lep-
ers In the Hawaiian islands for eight
years before going 10 China. Previous
TO that time he spent two years lectur.
ing In the United States. He raised
ABOUT $4,000 for his project.
He bought. an island in the river eV
miles from Canton. transported ooo
lepers there and buflt them shelters,
Tfiis took $4,000 of his money, and
from the remainder he had an IN
come of 81 900 a~year He was physi.
clan. nurse, attendant. Office force and
executive, head for the colony. FOOD
cost him only three cents a day Tor
each person, and he was in fair way
TO carry his great burden.
FIR. Conrardy, who was companion
and successor 10 FIR. Damien In the
leper colony of the island OF Molokai,
Hawaii. and who WIS with that Ia
NOUS missionary when he died, visited
the Misses Ebert. $40 Jefferson-aye,
in December. 1907. At that time he
was endeavoring to raise sufrcient
funds to start his work in China. and
had decided to devote the remainder
Of his life to relieving. insofar as was
in his power. the condition OF the iep-
ers I'm China.
In 1896 he visited China TO see for
himself what would be needed to start
a colony and hospital for the better
ment of the lepers there, who, he said,
lived like animals, the government OF
that country doing nothing for them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-06
Freight Advances
Are Suspended
COMMERCE COMMISSION ISSUES
ORDER THAT THERE SHALL BE
NO INCREASE TO AND FROM
NEW ORLEANS UNTIL A HEAR.
ING.
BY Associated Press.


Washington, Oct. 5.-General ad-
vances in freight rates between New
Orleans and points north, west and
east, which were to have become eft.
fective on November 1, have been sus.
pended by the interstate commerce
commission, pending an inquiry into
the reasonableness and propriety OF
the increases.
BY the order of the commission, the
tariffs are suspended for 120 days
from November 1. Meantime it is the
intention of the commission to hold
hearings on the proposed advances,
but no dates for the hearing yet have
been fixed.
The proposed advances are general
in character. amounting in the aggre-
gate to approximately 10 per cent
above the existing rates. The in
creases apply to both class and com
modify freight rates: affecting, in fact
practically all of the freight moving
north or south through Ohio river
gatesways. The new rates would ap
ply to all freight shipped from Chi.
cago and northwestern points to New
Orleans and from New Orleans to
those points of destination. The tar.
ifs are sweepig in character and the
order Of suspension is just as sweep
ing.