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horse on his way to Fortress Monroe.
The family moved to Columbia, S.
c., in 1870.
In 1873 the son was sent to David.
son college at Davidson, N. c., where
he studied and took prominent part
in athletics. He entered Princeton in
1875 as member OF Glass 70. When
he was graduated he stood forty.first
In class OF 1922. He was editor OF the
Princetonian and an active member Of
the American Whig Debating Society.
He studied law In the University Of
Virginia, was admitted to the bar in
1882 and went to Atlanta. Ca, to prac.
tice. While he was waiting for his cli-
erts he began to write Constitutional
Government" book which later be-
came famous.
In 1883 Governor Wilson met Miss
Ellen Louise AXson at the home OF her
cousin In Rome, Ga. Soon afterward
he went to Baltimore. while Miss AK.
son came to New York 10 study art.
They met frequently In the course Of
the young authors visitS to New York
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and were married June "a, 1885. in Sa.
vannah. Wilson became professor Of
history and political economy at Wes.
leyan university, Mlddletown. in 1855,
Dnd two years later was elected to the
chair Of Jurisprudence and politics at
Princeton.
Governor Wilson's first position as
on instructor, however, was at Bryn
Mawr college. where he remained
three years-lSS5-Ss. In 1902 he sue.
ceeded Francis Landry Patton as pres.
ident OF Princeton university. He
came into office with decided convic.
tions as to methods which should gov.
crn a university. BY the time he had
resigned in 1910 to become governor
OF New Jersey he had left indelible
marks upon the university. most con
spicuous OF which is the preceptorial
system OF which he Is the author.
Among his best known literary
works are THE State" Division and
Reunion "An Old Master and Other
Political Essays" Mere Literature
and Other Essays" George Washing.
ton" "A History OF the American Peo
pie" and Constitutional Government
IN the United States"
The honorary degree OF LII. d. has
been conferred upon him by Lake
Forest college, Rutgers college, Tu
lane university. Johns Hopkins uni
versity. the University Of Pennsylva
MIA, Brown university. Harvard uni
yersity. Williams college and Dart
mouth college. The honorary degree
OF Lit. d. was conferred on him by
Yale university.
From the time he became professor
OF Princeton to the present day, Pres
idcnt.elect Wilson has been a national
figure. A man OF great force, II was
certain that when he took the chair
at Princeton there would be some who
might disagree with him. This he
found to be true.
His administration was successful
tut not without its troubles. There
were many clashes between the "Wil
son Way" and the "Old Way" There
were some designations from the fac
ulty, and some long.standing friend
ships were severed.
The Presidcnt.elect's writings ap
peared at intervals, and he frequently
leCtured
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Related to Wilson; Asks Job.

El Paso. Tex.-Captain R. z. Harris
Is the husband Of the daughter OF a
daughter OF the brother Of Woodrow
Wilson's father. which makes him q
second cousin by marriage to the pres.
ident.elect. In view Of this and his
former service as postmaster Of a
small Texas town. Harris has an.
nounced himself in line for an appoint.
ment under the new administration
and will forward his application to the
State Central committee. He says he
will accept either the office Of post.
master, customs collector Of United
States marshal at Fl Paso.
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DEMOCRATS SURE OF 40.
Result In oregon Gives Them Control
Of Upper Branch; First Time
In Eighteen Years.

Washington.-The announcement OF
tho success OF Harry Lane. tho Dem.
oerauc candidate for the Senate In Or.
egon. assures Democratic control Of
the upper House Of Congress and
places both branches OF the national
Legislature and the presidency In their
hands for the first time In eighteen
years.
The addition Of Oregon to the Dem.
ocratic list gives that party forty.nine
senator's. or majority OF two.
In addition to the election Of sue.
cessors to Democratic senators now
sitting. Democrats will displace Re.
publicans from Oregon, New Jersey,
Kansas. Colorado. Montana, Delaware
and Nevada, and will ill the vacancy
In Colorado with a man Of their choos.
Ing. The contests In Illinois. where
two senators arc to be chosen. and In
Tennessee and Michigan. remain to be
decided.
Tho Democrats make positive
claims concerning some OF these states
but whatever the result In any or all
Of them. Democratic control Of the
Senate is assured.
With twenty-five districts yet TO hear
from. the Democrats will have 29t
members Of the House. the Repub
Leans ia and the Proyressives /;
members.
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elect him we're his chief adyersaries.
a coterie of young men, one OF them
u graduate Of Princeton. made up
their minds that in the New Jersey
governor there was the material for
u President.
Would he make the fight" That
he did is now matter OF history.
With managers unskilled In old.tlme
political methods. they went to the
floor OF the memorable Baltimore con.
vcntion with new ideas. This new
brand OF politics proved successful
Wilson was nominated and elected.
Woodrow Wilson Is OF Scotch.Irish
extraction. His paternal grandfather
~ as Judge James Wilson. who came
to this country in ls01 He settled In
Philadelphia and became a member OF
tho staff OF William Duanes Aurora.
He married Anne Adams. an Irish
Girl, who came here on the same yes
sel with him. They soon went to
Ohio. finally settling In Steubenvillc,
where he established the Western
Herald.
He then started the Pennsylvania
Advocate. In Pittsburg. He had four
soEs, the youngest OF whom was Jo-
scph Ruggles Wilson, father OF the
President elect. Joseph X. Wilson
married Janet Woodrow. at Chilli.
cothe. Ohio. Juno Z. 1si9. Her father
was q Presbyterian minister who came
to America In 1885. Joseph r. VII.
son became a professor OF rhetoric
for a short time in Jefferson college
and later professor Of chemistry In
the Hanpden Sydney college In Vir.
ginia.
For a short time the Wilson's lived
In Staunton. Va. where Joseph r..
Wilson had been called as a pastor.
lie took his wife and two daughters
with him. In Christmas week OF the
following year the rresident.elect was
born. In 1858 the family moved to
Augusta, Ca. and lived there contin'
uousiy until It was time for Thomas
Woodrow to go to college.
Woodrow Wilson remembers dimly
the Civil War. One event that stands
out strongly in his memory. however.
IL the view he had OF jefferson Da.
Wis, then prisoner. riding by on a
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Suffrage Wins In -Four States.

A by.phase Of the general election
that became known was the success Of
woman suffrage In four Of the five
states where constitutional amend.
ments were submitted to the people.
The victory Of the women was com.
plete in Kansas, Arizona and probably
Michigan. Late returns from Oregon
Indicated they had succeeded there,
while from Wisconsin came returns
showing the decisive defeat Of the
equal suffrage proposal.
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G. o. p. Wins Kanaka Isle.

Honolulu.-Prince Kuhio was elect.
cd delegate to Congress over L. L. Nc.
Candless, Democrat. by majority Of
1858. McCandless Is now reported to
be candidate for appointment as gov.
ernor sof the territory when Governor
Fear will resign. The territorial Leg.
islature will be made up Of nine Re.
rublicans and six Democratic sena.
tors. and eighteen Republican and
twelve Democratic representatives.
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WILSON, SON OF VIRGINIA LEADER;
MADE GOOD IN BATTLE Of LIFE
First President Born South of Mason and Dixon
Line Since Civil War, Scotch-Irish Parcntase;
Has Honors and Degrees
Newspaper Union New, Service.


New York. Nov. 5.-Woodrow Will
son. President.elect, is the first man
born south OF the Mason and Dixon
line to be elected TO that office since
the Civil War. He was born at Staun-
ton. Va. December 2S. 1856, and will
be the twenty-eighth President. He
was . success as president OF Prince.
ton. He reorganized the faculty and
Princeton advanced materially during
his presidency.
Then came his advent into politics.
New Jersey was in the grip OF po-
litical machine. The eyes OF the party
leaders fell on Wilson.
we'll elect him." they said, "and
then control him" They succeeded in
the former. but made failure OF the
latter. Two weeks after his inaugu-
ration. Governor Wilson announced he
was In favor OF direct primaries. And
he obtained them In a political battle
In which the men who had helped
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suffrasette Asks Portfolio for wom.,

Los Angeles.-"To Woodrow VII.
son. President.elect. Princeton. N. j.:
Accept my congratulations. In
making up your cabinet, please con.
slider the women Of the ten suffrage
states. As member Of your cabinet,
wise. scholarly woman would bring
to your council great assistance for
the universal good Of the people,"
CLARA SHORTRIDGE FOLTZ."
The above telegram was sent to
Woodrow Wilson by Mrs. Foltz. attor.
rey. and one Of the foremost suffra.
gettes OF the state.
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London "A late dispatch from Con.
stantlnoplc received from the military
correspondent OF the London Daily
Chronicle gives a narrowing picture
OF the scenes enacted when the routed
remnants OF Nazim Pasha's army
reached Rodosto. "They arrived" he
says. "famlshed and weary, but full OF
hate against the iniidel.'" Scenes Of
borrow followed. The town was given
vp TO massacre. outrage and pillage.
II was sct afire In seven places and
children wsra hurled into the raging
flames.
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viii Not Ask Second rerr

Hot Sulphur Springs. Colo.-r e,.
pect to be governor OF Colorado for
Dut TWO years and shall not be a can.
didate for any political office at the
expiration Of that time" said Ella. N
Ammons. governor.elect.
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Eioht Hurt In Auto Collision.

Colorado Springs Eight persons
were injured. none fatally, in what is
regarded In wonderful escape from
death. when an automobile running At
high speed, and carrying five men.
most OF whom were admittedly intox.
icated, crashed into another machine.
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Ambsss .dor Bryce ResIans.

Washington.-James Bryce. the Brit.
ish ambassador to the United States,
has rendered his resignation and will
return to England.
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Cabinet Makers Already Busy.

Neutrality-suspicious. makers are
busy conjurins with names of those
who Will share with Wilson In shaping
the policy OF the next administrator
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Former Governor Adams for Cabinet

FUTmOT OuVcTHUT Nudmu TOT VaUTHet.
Pueblo.-There is decided move.
ment under way to have Alva Adams
appointed a member OF Governor VII.
sons cabinet
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Governors Elected, Their Affiliations and P|ura|tes

Nebraska
J. II. Morehead. Dem. ........ 1900
New Hampshire-
franklin Worcester. Rep. Log
islature elects ............. ......
New York.
william Sulzer. Dem. ........150.ooo
North Carolina
Locke Craig. Dem. ........... $4,000
North Dakota
/. b. Hanna, Rep. ........... 1000
Ohio
James NJ. Cox. Dem. .......... 10000
Rhode Island
Theodore +. Greene. Dem. 80. 1000
South Carolina
Cole L. Blease. Dem. ......... $4,000
South Dakota
Frank NJ Byrns. Rep. ....... 1000
Tennessee
Ben W. Hooper, Rep. ........ 5000
Texas
Oscar c. Colquitt. Dem. ......ls3.05o
Warrington
Ernest Lister. Dem. ......... 1000
West Virginia
Il. d. Hatfield, Rep. ......... 5000
Wisconsin,
Francis E. McGovern. Rep. -. 5000
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.NIMRODS READY
FOR FALL SPORT
HUNTING SEASON WILL OPEN ON
SEPT. T. AND LOCAL NIMRoDs
ARE GETTING GUNS READY
CHICKENS AND DUCK ARE
PLENTIFUL.

The hunting season is approaching
rapidly. There have been a number of
"sooners'' arrested already and more
will be before the official opening of
the hunting season, Sept. 7. 1t seems
strange that SO called sportsmen can
not wait, but the reason they give is
that the game is so plentiful that a
few less will make no difference.
However, that may be, 1t is a fact that
this fall will be a great cnicken year.
| Hunters can leave Fargo Saturday,
Sept. Z, in any direction and will not
need to go farther than three or four
miles before coming to the haunt of
the prairie chicken.
wild ducks have been seen linger-
ing near the banks of the Raging
Red" river, and great numbers will
Journey down this way when the cool
err weather hits the northern country.
They are nice and fat from the plent-
ifuI northern fields and will fly low
| over the country, making a good mark
| for the average huntsman.
The wise hunter is spending his
| time cleaning UP and replenishing his
outfit rather than going out and try
ing to evade the laW. He knows thai
there will be enough chickens and
| ducks for all and that he can more
profitably spend his time getting his
OUTFIT in good shape. He needs am.
munition, gun oil, perhaps minor re-
pairs n new parts to his gun, hunt
ing clothes, ETC., all of which may b.
bought most conveniently at 81
/ Broadway, at Buchanan Hardware
store. Everybodys buying their sup,
plies there, so why not your
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DON'T CARE
FOR ROWDY BALL
GRANTLAND RICE, NEW YORK
CRITIC, SAYS ONLY THE VERY
SMALL MAJORITY OF THOSE WHO
ATTEND GAMES FAVOR THE
ROUGHT STUFF ON BALL FIELD

"We may be wrong about It," writes
GrantIand Btce, but we favor a rule
making It Unlawful for any player,
other than the manager or captain,
addressing any remark whatsoever to
an umpire, with the penalty, Of exc
pulsion from the game attached; with
the further rule that profanity be pun
ished with expulsion from the game, q
three or hYe-day suspension and a
heavy fine, ranging from $50 to $500.
'em an ell and they raise the n
cit has been o clearly enough
that nothing results from brow-beat-
ing an umpire except to make him
worse and break his effectiveness.
The captain or manager Quiz be
permitted to question any rule involved,
but no affair of Judgment. IL the Ball
Players association is on the level in
advancing the best interests Of the
game, and If the different club owners
both take up this matter and end the
one big blot upon the most wonderful
sport ever known.
Spectators are supposed to favor
'scrappy contests. Yes, of team
against team. But any spectator who
favors eighteen men cursing and abus.
ing one sould go to Spain for a bull
lighting thrill, or send his astral body
back to the gladiatorial days of the
Roman empire.
"Our idea is that the average specta.
tor likes to see a good hard-fought
ball game, and the less there Is OF pro-
family, delay and abuse the better he
likes 1t. A few hundred muckers car
make a crowd of $4,000 ppear like ar
outraged audience But the bulk OF
game, not a cursing match.
"Ask anyone who ever umpired 9
game what he thinks abou the situa'
ton"
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troupe of highly educated dogs, will be
something hat will appeal to people
Of all ages and classes.
Thomas & Wright will have a unique
and very entertaining dancing act, in
which some exceedingly difficult work
Is seen.
For the last half of the week the
headIiner act is that of Edgar SChooiey
& Co., in their own comedy sketch,
which is filed with great situations
and rendered by a competent company,
and which is entitled Jimmy, de Tout.
1t is a we'll written little playlet and
worth seeing. Fred Yunker, known as
the original character comedian, has a
new act which he has named The Boy
From Italy and he does some high
| class work in the few minutes he is on
| the stage. Then there is the act Of
Scott & Ellwood, who have a most
pleasing stunt which Is filled with
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In the World Of Sport
Old TINE BOXER
TALKS OF GAME

zone reason why the American box
ers are superior to those of England
and the other countries, is that they
than the athletes from other countries
do, and it is speed that count in the
boxing game, just as 1T does in most
other athletic events"
So said Ben Hart, one of the best
posted men in the science of boxing
in the northwest, who for several years
maintained a scientific school in that
line in this city.
His First Fight.
English boys begin to box when
they are mere babies. Why, when ]
was only about IL years old, / had
a boxing contest with another boy In
the old country, and let me tell you
1T went away over fifteen rounds. We
had our seconds, bottle holders and all
that just like the older athletes, but
the fight was never finished, for our
mothers got to hear of it and they
sailed in and broke it UP.
Il honestly believe that the English
boxers are more scientific than the
boxers of America, but they lack
speed. The really scientific instructor
in the art of boxing, for that's what
1T is, an art, will tell you that there
are just two great points to boxing.
the attack n retire, and IL the man
has mastered these w he can with
out u hold his own with almost
any man in his class.
Rules About the Same.
"As the years roll round there are
not many changes in the rules of box
ing. The first fight that l eve heard
of was between Donnelly and Cooper
and 1t took place in Ireland, for Ire
land, let me tell you instead of Eng
land. was the birthplace of boxing as
we know it. This fight would be queer
70 us people of today. There was a
stretched between two trees, for
tie men fought on the turf, n they
stood up to each other with the rope
between and it was a straight stand
UP and face the music affair, which
lasted a good many rounds. They had
their referee and other officials just
as we do, but there was no running
away, for the man who crossed the
rope or failed to keep up to the scratch
was disqualified. ] have been told that
a hole over a foot in depth was dug
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THE

For the week of Aug. rs Manager
Fowler of the Fargo Theatrical Co,
has selected a hfgh-ciass bill. one that
should please the most fastidious. The
headliner for the big bill of the first
half of the week will be Minnie Palmer
and her celebrated bevy of six bright
and pretty young girls in a musical
melange OF vocalizing and instru-
mentality, making n Of the best
musical acts that has eve appeared
in the Crpheum under this or any 9th.
er management. 1t is an act that will
go anywhere.
George T. Hall, the eccentric come
dian and genteel humorist, will be seer
in the single turn and will please ev-
erybody. and Tony Johnson, with his
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steady ball. but was unable to keep
men on the bases. Giichrist opposed
him, and had everything his own way
after the third.
The Stanley club came here from
K%atispeII where they captured six out
of a series of nine ma On the way
through to Havre, the bunch spent a
day in the mountains OF Glacier park.
Returning to Bolton after the outing
six Of the party were in a runaway
that came near ending disastrously.
The lead team on a twenty passenger
tallyho took fright while descending a
grade, and broke loose. After running
wild a short distance, the horses plung-
ed over an embankment into the river.
The party was saved through the pres
ence of mind OF the driver who threw
the reins of the lead team, and held
in the wheelers. The players who were
in the accident were Pitchers Brown,
GiIchrist and Shea: Infielders Beal and
Preus, and Outfelder Gridin.
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N0T SCARED OF
YOUNG KOSSICK
Jack BEACH, ONCE MATCHED
AGAINST THE PRIDE OF MOOR
HEAD AND FARGO, WOULD LIKE
Promoter TO CONSIDER CON-
TEST BETWEEN THE TWO.

Jack Beach, writing from Sioux City,
Ia, to The Forum, explains why he did
not come to Fargo a year or so ago to
meet Leo Kossick, he pride of Fargo
n Moorhead in the squared ring
and he Is very DESTROYS of picking up
q match with the young athlete from
this section. His letter is as follows:
II have written two letters to the
match-makers of the Fargo Athletic
club and both of them have been re-
urned to me, so / am sending you a
letter addressed to the match maker
or promoter, with the, hope that you
Will hand 1T oVer-to some who may
take some interest in the matter.
II have heard from quite a number
OF friends of mine from Fargo to the
effect that 1t is reported up there that
am afraid of O. meeting with and am
trying to dodge Kossick.
II was matched to meet MIN at Moor
head, Oct. 6, last year, but substituted
Labe Safro, this was on account of
my shoulder being hurt and for quite
awhile afterwards / had a a shoulder
n could do no work. Now it is en-
tirely we'll / want to meet Kossick to
show that / am his match and not
with Clarence English, of Sioux City,
and am now in training for a ten
round bout with Jimmy Kane here La
Dor Day and then l want to box with
Kossick."
From the way things are piling up
In the matter of challenges Kossick
is likely to be a very busy boy this
fall and winter. He has a bout OF
fifteen rounds Labor Day at Saska-
toon, Canada. Kid Brown, of Mime
apolis. wants a go with him and now
this last one.
Art Lewis, the promoter of Moor
head is out of the city, and these mat
tiers will be taken up with him in the
near future. 1t is not likely that Leo
will take on any until after his
Canadian trip, but will be open for all
corners right after that.
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singing and harmony and is an act
that never fails to please all classes.
Another act that is sure TO take wet
is that Of Nehrer g. Kappell who have
a new and ~up-to-date skating tuEHL
which they dress nicely and execute
well. The shows during the entire
week open and close with the celebrats
ed O~rpheumscope pictures that ard
carefully selected as well as with ths
well known Professor Coscio orchestra
making a great show at the populaI
nwtnan
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RATs vs..
Closing Attraction of the AthletAca
Baseball Season sept. i.

Manager Murray or the Moorhead
Athletics will offer as the closing at
traction of the season across the river
celebrated Tennessee Rats, a COM
pany OF colored ball players who know
Will take place on Sunday afternoon,
Sept. /, and will be the las time the
Athletics will appear this season as a
BAH team. A first class game is ex-
spected.
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LEAGUE.
Redfent in Form.

Boston, Aug. 24.-The locals pre-
pared themselves further against
Washington and Philadelphia n ad-
vanced pennant wards by winning
again from Cleveland 5 to l..
Bedient was in good form, keeping
the Cleveland hits scattered except in
the fifth when Ryan's triple came On
top Of Adams single for the visitors
only run. Boston scored it's run OF
Steen. Baskette, who succeeded him,
held Boston to two hits without runs.
Score: r. H. e
Boston ~ !
CLEVELAND ss.... ss . ..sF.ss- 1 o Y
Bedient an Carrigan; Steen and
Baskette and Adams.
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MI. w. S. GunsaIus, a farmer living
near Fleming, Pa, says he has used
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy in his family for
fourteen years, and that he has found
it to be an excellent remedy. and takes
pleasure in recommending 1t. For sale
by all dealers.
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STATE BASEBALL
stanley,s Good work.

Hayre, Mont, Aug. 24-The Stanley,
N. D., baseball club arrived here for a
series of nv games. In an uphill bait
tie they took the frst game of the
series by a 4 to 8 score. The locals
reid a g to o lead till the nth. when
the visitors came from behind. and by
opportune hitting forged their way TO
the front. Spaiding for Havre pitched