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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-20
Another Fine DayDraws
Great Crowd to Fair

win be donesat the same time when the
cup is awarded.
Prof. F. Il. Watkins Of the Dakota
Business college, is one Of the most
active advertisers on the grounds. His
heart and soul is In the fair, and he
Is doing everything he can to bring
people out to the grounds and attract
them towards the Merchants building.
1T is largely due to him that the
merchants Of the city have agreed to
close their places OF business tomor-
row, and he has made a personal can
vass OF nearly all the business houses
In Fargo. Professor Watkins looks for
big day at the fair tomorrow, and
believes the crowd will quite approach
any seen in this city.
The Forum serenadsd.
The Forum building at the fair
grounds was serenaded this morning
by Putnam's band, or that part Of it,
Known rs the German band The mu-
sicians came up on the porch OF the
building and rendered several selec-
tons which were greatly appreciated.
After they had played The Watch on
The Rhine, all the members of the
band filed into the building and regis
tered. This organization is one of tbe
most taking features of the entire fair.
and Is due to the originality OF DIR.
Putnam himself
Regular Afternoon Attractions.
The regular daily afternoon attrac-
lions will be carried out this afternoon
and evening, as usual, and the racing
features promise to be of unusual in
terest. Starter Smith and Scorekeeper
strong were busy at noon endeayor-
ing to make up the programme which
has had to undergo number Of
changes, owing to the fact that so
much was changed about by the cali
ing off of the races Tuesday.
The track today is said to be in ex-
cellent condition, and it is thought by
those entering that some excellent rec
ords should be made Yesterdays re-
suits We're quite satisfactory and the
winners are receiving congratulations
about the stables today.
But the big day will be tomorrow
and Mr.. Smith and his assistant, Mr..
Strong, are booking a great many en-
tries which give promise of some very
fast and sensational racing on the Far
go track.
The main feature of the day, how
ever, will be the bicycle races at 8
o'clock this evening. The purse will
go to the winner of two out Of three
heats, which will be quite an interest,"
ing contest.
Also this evening there will be pub
lie dancing, which will be one of the
drawing cards of the fair. The dances
last evening were well patronized and
1t is believed they will be equally as
much tnnfpht and 4o,I, n,~rov,y
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-20

In proportion to its owners weight
a flying birds wing Is twenty times as
strong as mans arm.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-20

contInued rrom page one.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-28
WHAT THE DOCTORS THINK OF
CARRlNGTON

The Board of Directors of the State
Penitentary will elect on Saturday a
surgeon for that institution. There
are two candidates for the position-Dr.
Charles " Darlington and DIR. Herbert
Mann. The former has filled the office
for twelve years. and filled 1t with
great satisfaction to the public, with
large benefit to the State. with the
hearty approval of the medical men of
the community. About one-half of the
physicians and surgeons in Richmond.
without regard 10 whether they belong
to the new school or the old school,
without regard TO political lines or per-
sonal interest. certify in The Times
Dispatch this morning their high re-
spect for Dr.. Darlington and their
wish that he may be continued in tho
Office which he has filed with distinction.
This is Il remarkable tribute to the
officer, and should have weight with
the Board in determining the issue
that is in its hands.
We repeat this is not a political
question. not question simply between
interests. and should be settled without
reference to any other consideration
than that of fitness and service. Meas
ured by this test, and by this test only.
there no longer remains any doubt of
the path OF duty which the Board should
follow. The case must be very plain.
indeed, when the doctors do not differ,
and here we have eighty-two eminent
members OF the profession who agree
in their diagnosis of the case of the
penitentiary and what course of treat
ment would contribute most TO the
welfare of that institution. Other ply
sicians in the community will doubtless
join their brethren in their commenda-
ton to the Board. DR.. Darlington
stands on his record. He has made
good He has been faithful to his duty.
His fitness and service entitle him TO
the approval of the authorities.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-28
THE GOLDEN TOUCH.

Cold, not silver, seems to be the
metal symbolic of the Farmer OF Fair.
View, the Marathon chatalker, some
times otherwise known as Our candi-
date. Everything that he touches turns
to gold. All Of us know about the
rich profits from his periodical. his
BOOKS and his lectures. but now he has
begun to pull in the simoleons from,
his onion farm in Texas. the home OF
the onion. Our Candidate has a three
hundred-acre onion plantation in the
valley of the lower Rio Grande. He
raises Bermuda onions and other pro-
duets. and he has made SO much money
thar he has turned over his handsome
new country house to his superinte,-
dent and VIII build q more magnificent
nome for himself this fall at cost OF
$4,000. When his present Texas house
was finished n few months ago it was
considered one OF the hondsomest in
the section. but 1t Is not good enough
FOR the Chief OF the Democracy. tina
Peerless Leader OF the Plain Peopls
He is so accustomed to living In Pull
man cars de luxe that his tastes arc
more exclusive than they used TO be.
Or maybe he does not wish to be
by his neighbors William K.
Vanderbilt, the plutocrat end rail-
road magnate, lives nearby, B. F.
ioakum. another railroad king. is
also neighbor, while B. l. Winchell.
president of the Frisco Railroad, is
also in hailing distance. Is it not
strange that he who has decried the
corporations and lambasted the rail-
roads should pick out such a locality
for homer
1t will soon be Millionaire Bryan.
Thousands Of dollars are pouring into
his pockets from lectures. from writ
ings. from his newspapers. from his
estates He is getting about 100000 e
year from his onion farm alone-al-
most as much as his salary would have
been had he been President Mr..
Bryan is philosopher-or, at any
rate. he has found the PHILOSOPHER
Stono
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-28
DR.. CnrrIngton,n Good Deed,.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-1 have read with great interest
the fierce criticisms from every quar-
ter upon the contemplated removal Of
DR.. Charles v. Darlington. so long sur
seon of the Virginia Penitentiary.
am among those who have known
the tncide OF his work at this institu-
ton. Many others have called atten-
ton to the enormous Improvement in
sanitary conditions and death ratio. and
the wonderful change wrought by his
powerful, persevering and successful
fight for the general good of our State
prison. l can record his attitude to-
ward the prisoner himself, an indi-
vidual as little considered personally
before Dr. Carrington's time. as was
one of the grimy old bricks of the
foul prison of former days. I had
often noticed severe rheumatic trouble
with liberated prisoners. who told me
that 1t was in consequence of insuffi-
ctent clothing while in prison Com
PEELED TO stand in line in the open
court. exposed to the worst weather,
dressed In only one suit of clothing,
they often went thoroughly drenched
and chilled to Their workshops or cells.
Finally the mother OF y young fellow
peculiarly liable to rheumatism wrote.
urging me to try and secure flannel
underclothing for her son in cold
weather. 1 at once went to Dr. Car
rtngtop. who bad iust boon appointed
surgeon. His attention called to the
subject, he forthwith went into 1t with
his usual determ' nation. and in spite
OF persistent opposition to an "unneo-
essary expense" every man in that
place WIS soon clad in flannel, and ono
OF the factors for the utter misery
Of our prisoners was eliminated 1t Ia
impossible to enumerate here the SIM
liar cases Of his care for his unfor-
tunate wards that have constantly
come under my knowledge. as we'll as
instances where he has given them
that uplifting and inspiring influence
OF personal sympathy and interest. ~
great angular. lonesome looking fol-
low just out OF prison told me with
the deepest feeling OF the surgeons
treatment. when he had come to him
with his hand handy lacerated In q
cutting machine. He Just put his
hand on my shoulder and said. know
II hurts. old fellow. In q way that
nobody's ever done since my Father
turned me out OF his house for drink
ing ten years ago" And then that
mans wound was dressed with as
much care and tenderness as If he had
been wealthy and distinguished pa
tient Many men, nov at large, are
better citizens and men from similar
experiences.
DR.. Cdrrington's salary has been at
times increased Qargely in considera-
ton OF his labors) from q very insis-
nifcant sum to one that now attracts
attention and aspiration. but when
that salary was such pIttance as to
suggest the neglect of underpaid du-
ties. he freely gave time, thought and
strenuous labor to the individual pa
NJ uran -
and reconstruction OF the prison and
it's whole system. In short he has
freely rendered services to our State
that it is beyond the power of money
to remunerate. and that his displace-
ment strangely compensate.
MRS LANDoN R. MASON.
Charlottesville.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-28
A PULLMAN poRrER VALUATION.

Few will be surprised to learn that
a pullman porter values his position
at FIVE thousand dollars. Claiming
that on account of a railroad accident
he is no longer able to pursue his ro-
munerative vocation. a porter has sued
for damages in that amount Counsel
for the railroad will submit that the
claim Is excessive since the wage az
the porter is only thirty dollars the
month. 1t will also he argued that
If, as appears, the plaintiff is capable
of engaging in another occupation tho
suit should be dismissed. Thirty dol
lars the month is not hard to earn The
plaintiff, of course. expects these points
to be raised. His bill sets forth that
his income was one hundred dollars a
month in addition to the wage-this
amount coming from tips. That Will
put different light on the case. Tho
Pullman corporation cultivates to .
nice point system which imposes a
great part of its pay roll on the trav-
cling public.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-28
WILSON IN TIE SOUTH.

That the South is quickly lining UP
for Woodrow Wilson for the Democra-
tic nomination for the Presidency. rs
the conclusion reached by ] Maxwell
GORDON. special correspondent of the
Brooklyn Eagle. who is investigating
tho political outlook for 1912.
In a late article NJ. Gordon declares
that out of a poll OF forty editors in
the cities of Norfolk, Newport News,
Richmond. Roanoke Lynchburg and
Danville; Greensboro, Winston Salem.
Raleigh, Wilmington and Charlotte.
'thirty-two editors feel confident that
Wilson will secure the nomination. and
are really sure that he is the man best
htted TO bear the standard. six are for
Harmon. but express doubt that he viii
be mentioned, while two are Tor
Champ Clark, but show no hope Of his
being in the race
Mr.. Gordon quotes Governor Man,
as saying that Wilson viii receive the
Virginia vote. which would be only ma
tural, as Wilson is a Virginian Many
other prominent men are ouoted
among them Josephus Daniels. O,
North Carolina. who says that the
Tar Heel State will send a solid wa
son delegation to the National Con.
vention.
Further, says MIR. Gordon:
Leading editors and politicians O,
Virginia and NorTh Carolina dee,aro
mat both States will send solid Wilson
delegations TO the Democratic National
convention. with the same practically
true OF all the other Southern States
summing UP the results of care.
I'M inquiry in both States. it is an.
parent THAT the odds on Wilson ia,
me nomination are easily better thar
ten to one. and the sentiment Is al.
reciy from the masses.
| In both States all Democrats praa,o,
Democratic victory in 1912. and ever
many OF the Republicans admit tina,
the chances are that such win be tho
case Most OF the Republicans nre dis.
posed to blame President Taft for Inc
disruption OF the Republican partv
| lat others aver that the Insurrnr,
sponsible"
The very fact that Governor wnso,
lis g. Southern man will give him !.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-28
For Dr.. CirrinEton.

To the Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-I wish to give my cordial in
dorsement to all that Mrs. Mason has
written in depreciation OF DR.. Carrong-
tons removal from the position Of sur
geon to the State prison. nis services
to the unfortunate prisoners In their
individual sufferings. as we'll as the
prominent part he has taken before the
LeGislF are, etc, in securing better
ment of general conditiong, in the mat
ter of increased cell room ami other
important matters. have long heen
known to me. In view OF such knowl-
edge. l would seriously deplore his re-
moval from a position for which he
has showed such peculiar aptitude, and
which he has for years filled with such
marked benefit to the condition of the
unfortunate convicts. and 1 may add
with such credit to the honor and
good name of our dear old Common
wealth. In this there IS no reflection
upon the ability or fitness OF any other
applicant for this position. but simply
the expression of an earnest plea from
an interested citizen. that the man
who has so long and so faithfully full
filled the duties of this important po-
sition, may not be removed without
good and sufficient reason.
LANDON R. MASON
Charlottesville.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-28
CIVIL SERVICE EXTENSION.

According to the Washington Post.
which bases its calculations upon fig
ures supplied by the Civil Service
Commission, 513,S54 persons are now
in the regular employ of the United
States Government. This estimate en-.
braces the officers and men of the
military service-s0.521 for the army.
and 4o.3S2 for the navy-but takes no
account OF the clerks employed by
fourth-class postmasters and paid nv
them. 1t includes the 2S,l9l laborers
employed on the Panama Canal, most
OF whom will in few years be drop.
ed from the Government pay roll or
the total. the Civil Service Commission
has something to do, asserts the Pos,
with the employment OF 3S4. oss. thoug!,
but 222.27S are protected in their EN-.
Payments by civil service regulations
of positions. excepted and non
competitive" there are $4,000.
while the number OF civil employees
has Increased proportionately more
RAPIDLY than the population of tho ma
ton. the increase in the number OF pro.
,ected by the civil service has been
proportionatciy even swifter than the
increase of the army OF employees. Ii
there were ever any doubtfuiness as
to the wisdom OF and necessity for
tho merit system in the Federal scr
vice. the total presented above should
destroy such doubt completely. with
almost 100000 salaricd positions with
In its GIT an administration or a
party might entrench itself 30 power
fully that nothing short of revoiu.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-28

ton could dislodge Il. Tt is good to
note that every President in ONCE
since the Introduction OF the merit
system has Increased through execu.
i've order the number of positions
protected thereby. without reference 20
or REGARD FOR his political ties.
However. the fact that consider.
able number OF Federal employees re-
main outside the protection of civil
service regulations teaches that the re-
form is not Yet perfect. There are for
instance. 1855 appointments to be
made by the President personally--an
average OF more than thirty for every
working day in the year. Although
these include the higher positions
which are properly at his disposal. the
great majority OF these appointments
could be transferred to the civil SER
vice list with advantage both to the
President and the Federal service. The
time of the President is too much
wasted in hearing the appeals OF place
hunters and their friends. and in con-
sidering their claims for preferment.
fAiolher conclusion derived from the
figures of the Post is that the fast in
crease In the number of Federal en-
ployes shows extravaganza or waste
full methods. the creation of unneces-
sary positions and the addition of use
less clerks. The action of tho presen,
Democratic House. which greatly re-
duced the number OF its employees
without impatring the service given, il
illustrates the tendency to a needless
multiplication of places. and indicates
the necessity for better safeguards orI
greater vigilance against II,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-28

tremendous advantage in the South.
Like Mr.. Roosevelt. he has very real
claims on more than one section. for
though the New Jersey executive was
born and trained in the South. he has
spent his life in the North. teaching
and coming into contact with young
men from every State and section. In
the Far East and in the Far West there
are alumni of Princeton who can be
depended upon to work like dynamos.
without suggestion, for their former
teacher and friend.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-28
LOSING EIGHT MILI1oNs THE YEAR

Texas annually pays an unnecessary
toll of SS,00O,00O because of bad roads.
That was the statement made the other
day by Secretary Ellison. of the Long
view Chamber OF Commerce. He said
that last year Texas farmers marketed
approximately 100000 tons OF pro-
ducts. 1t costs iS cents the ton the
mile to reach the market in Texas, and
the average distance hauled was only
five miles The average for the whole
country Is only 90 cents
Now let us figure out in dollars the
loss OF the Texas farmer" says Mr..
Ellison If the Texas farmers raised
100000 tons of farm products and
it cost them 43 cents the ton the mile
to reach the market, and the average
distance hauled was Ave miles, and II
it only casts 30 cents the ton the
mile on an average throughout the
United States. then the Texas farmers
did lose 90 cents the ton tho mile on
100000 tons Of products on every
mile they hauled their goods"
Thus. the total loss on one mile must
be sl,6oO.ooo. but the average haul was
five miles. SO it must be five times that
amount. which is 100000 annually
that the Texas farmers lose on account
of bad roads.
The total FIRE losses in Texas last
year amounted to 100000. and the
losses from bad roads amounted TO
twice that sum
Texas needs good roads badly. does
it not? Yet we in Virginia are in no
position to throw stones when it comes
to bad roads
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-28

AT least one of the Richmond boys
is flying high these days. and they
do say that he flies like a bird This
young man Is Lieutenant Theodore
Gordon Ellyson. OF the United States
Navy. He is now on leave of absence
and is flying every day at
the meet at New York. Last
Saturday he won the cross-country
race, and again on Monday ne won
again. beating seven competitors a
year or SO ago he was doing some
very effective work In deep-sea diving
or rather in work connected with the
Government submarines, and having
explored successfully the bowels of
the lower deep he is now after dis
covering the wonders OF the sea above
us. All of which goes to show that
dive deep or fly high, the Richmond
boys Invariably give good account
of themselves.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-28
Voice Of the People
The Doctors for DR.. Darlington.

To the Editor Of The Dispatch:
Sir,--We. the undersigned practic-
ing physicians Of Richmond, Va. do
work done by DR.. Chas, v. Darlington
az surgeon to the Virginia State Penl-
t"ntisry, and hereby indorse him for
recollection:
Mcclure Newton. II. Stuart MacLean.
a. s. Herring, ]. ". Upshur, Thos b
Leonard. Chns. A. I,abepberg, A.. p.
Morgan. J. A. White, VIM. L dosdoni
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-28

Make noh of the present warm
spell which has now lasted, almost
without any serious break, since the
first OF June, and reflect next winter
when you are very cold. how excess
sively hot you were; and rejoice that.
whether you will or not, the seasons
change from hot to cold and that
with fans In the summer time and
fres In the winter. there is really
no use to quarrel about the weather.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-28
Become a Depositor with the
National State and CITY Bank

Your money will be kept in absolute
security.
Payment by check provides indisput-
able receipts in the form OF your returned
cancelled checks.
We offer the services Of strong, sound
bank to the small as well as the large de-
positor
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-28
State and City Bank,
RICHMOND. VA.

VIM. II. Palmer, President.
John S. Elicit, Vice-President.
VIM. M. Hill, Vice-President.
J. w. Sinton, Vice-President,
Julien II. Hill. Cashier.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-28

Charlottesville.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-09-22

that Toad was fully equipped with the
things desirable for a pitcher To pos
sess kept by old boy Hecker ribbed up
all the time 20 do his best and to &c
henna with the speed limitations. If
Toad pulled something good out of the
box, Guy pulled something better-or
tried 10. And SO it was that the spirit
of rivalry bcttcred the ball of both and
on the afternoon of Septembcrs19. 1SN2.
Hocker pitched his first no-hit game.
The star of the Eclipse team of
Louisville they took a distinctive
name i'm those times. in addition to
the name of their city, went against
the Allegheny nine Of the American
Association, the fOrerunner of the
PittsburG outfit As inning after in
ming was ripped off without tn" Penn
sylvania crew drawing a hit, much less
a run, the crowd became excited with
the history that was being made be
fore their eyes. When Gus got through
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-09-22

and there still hadn't been "a sign Of
a single. the fans allowed that ia, gent
had done a lood jub, and toted him
around the field in token Jt their
esteem.
But that wasn't ALL Just To- show
that ne had versatility and could DO the
notable with the stick as well as from
tho box. our gay Young Gus gets ont
ON, sunny day in Ausust-Jhe fiji
tccnth of the month in the 1856 year, if
you like 10 save these datcs-and beat
the bah SD numerically that when
they came L. DpUut-up time. they
found Hecker had hammered for three
home runs. and three singles, or to-
tai of fifteen bases. which wtS con-
s.dcrcd fair aggregate On those days
This slaughter cycutuatad in o game
Louisville, played against Eaitimor. all
going To show that Hcckcr was one
grand little Guy.