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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14
He Pitched Curves
Way Back in Time
of the Revolution

NEW York, August ls.--lf Daniel
Bernouili a Swiss physicist VINO died
In -ITs2, had not spent a whole at
ternoon back in the middle Of the
eighteenth century tAmpering with q
certain puzzle which he had had
worked up it's doubtful II Mathew so n.
Maruuard or Walter johnson would
today be able to pitch almost any
kind Of g. curve ball
Bernouiili was the man who dis
covered the principle on which base
balls curve long before baseball was
ever heard OF; at least that Is the
gist az a lecture on baseball curves
that Professor W q. Franklin. OF
Lahieh university gave at Columbia
yesterday.
Even in such an academic place as
Morningside Heights baseball has
strong hold or the populace apparent
ly because hundred or more scholar
ly fans. including couple ~ dozen
women. crawded into q lecture In
Fayerweather hall TO learn ali about
curves and why a curve IS.
Professor Franklin told them, too.
but not In terms Of basebelis, He used
pals OF water. boats tin disks and
enough Of an assortment to fill IA
hardware store, but in the end every
one was convinced that Beruoulli
was the only original when 1t ca me
to plotting out a curved ball. Some
dyed in the wool rootefv though Dr.
Franklin should have had one OF the
dig league pitchers for the day to give
a demonstration. but DIR. Franklin
denonstr ated very ably without the
assistance OF q protest. onal.
The whole secret of a curved ball
lies in the relation of the pressure 10
the velocity and vice versa. each ball
creating it's own pressure by the
velocity and the spin that the pitcher
gives II az il leaves his hand Ber-
noulli made the discovery Of this fact
when he was observing a stream Of
water that flowed through wide pools
and narrow shoals. In the pools he
soon found that the pressure was very
great while the velocity was almost
nothing; IN the shoals he saw that the
velocity was very swift. while the
pressure had almost disappeared
This is the principle. so Professor
Franklin demonstrated. that gov ems
the Night and curve Of a ball II the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14
Petersburg Loses,
Verbout in Box
poRTyMorTH. VA. Al

PORTSMOUTH, VA. August Ia
yerbout. the Portsmouth pitcher'
would have shut out the Petersburg
champions today. had II not heen for
the short left field fence. stnn' ms
put thu ball over the wall in t1e rirst
Inning ard Creigar repeated the Feat
In the nth Luckily for the. home
team tho has~e were untenanteu at the
time. Portsmouth made three runs by
hitting Creiger at opportune times,
Pitcher Jesse Reynolds. late umpire
In the league. whs signed by Ports
mouth to-day Reynolds is a pitcher.
Score Of the game
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14
Blount Becomes
A Norfolk Tar

Frank Biount, who has been play Ing
third base for tho Parker's Champion
Battle Axe team. Will be given trial
by the Norfolk team.
Biount has been playing third base
and catching for the Battle Axe team
far two season. He 10 a strong hat
ter. During tho Intercity series last
season with washington and Baltimore
Blount was partly responsible for the
defeat OF tho Bankers with his timely
hitting
Blount has all the qualities Of .
ball player, being a fast runner, con-
sistent fieider and good batter. He has
received an offer from Charlie Shaher.
manager Of the Norfolk Tars, and VIII
be IN Norfolk uniform Thursday.
when tho Colts tackle the Tars at
Brcad. street. park.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14
Motoring Notes,
Good Road News
and Trade Matte,

George Curry says that wnen
comes 10 cost OF operating car MS
particular Alec six cylinder has a re-
cord that is good enough for him Mr.
Curry states that ne ran his car sun
dav from Richmond to Buckros Beach
and return, and incidentally around the
city. The distance covered. according
70 his odometer. was lilo miles, ana
he used only ten gallons OF gasoline.
one hundred and ten miles on ten gal
Ions of Standard oil juice certainly s.
some record.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14
poMeRoWEh HOLDS PIRATES
TO MISERABLE FIVE HITS

The Giants came back at the Pirates
yesterday and defeated them by tne
score Of s to s. The Giants hit Chester
hard at all times and the fielding OF
the Pirates helped to keep down the
score. Dombrower was IN better shape
than in the game Of tha day before
and struck out eight men. The fea-
lures OF the game was the batting OF
the Giants, the pitching Of Domhrower
ana sensational catch of line drive
on Of Hunters bat by Cohn In lett
field. The score by innings:
Pirates ~. ....00G3o0eo o--3 ;
Giants .O0231ll U.s. -
Batteries: Chester and 6nead: Dom
brewer and Baseler.
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Standing Of Cubs.
Games Today.
Philadelphia in Pittsburg.

BOSTON. August 13.--While
Giants were on the road to Chic
the Cubs took fall out Of tho =.
ton Nationals by q score OF 4 -
making 1t four staight for the ne&n
This puts them but six games 49,
hind the leaders. Reulbach ctte
for Chicago. and while he WAa
hard. he waa as cool as an tcA0txMl a
pinches, and pulled himself 0ut
many bad holes Perdue started N
Boston, but was taken out Ii 3
seventh. Tyler. who relievei hlc
pitched steady ball in the last sN1
innings. The score;
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14
Newport News is
Shut Out By ars

NEWPORT NEWS. VA August IL.
Miller and Gordon each allowed only
six hits In today.s game but the Nor
folk twirler had the better luck. Tho
home team was shutout while the Tars
were able to tally four runs. A run
ming catch by Eichberger was the fea-
ture of the game The Norfolk club
has taken on a Richmond amateur
PLAYER named Biount for trial al
third base. Score OF today's game
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14

WASHINGTON. August 1s.--Be-
fore President Taft and many other
Gotabies in Washington. the White
Eox scored a victory over Washing
ton today in the first game OF the
ny the score OF 5 to 3. The Sox
knocked odd" Tom Hughes out OF
the box in the f'fth. hut Cashion. who
relieved him. held the white hosed
players fairly we'll in hand The
WAshtngtons threw a scare into the
Eox In the seventh, when they scored
their only runs Of the game Score
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14

Summary; Two-base hits-LahghEln,
Becker. Home runs--Sinirucns
Creixer. Sacrifice hits-LauEhlin.
stolen ba.es-Wolfe. verbout, Keat-
ing. Double plays-Spencer to
Iauxhlin. Struck out--By Creixer, s;
by verbout, 3. Base on balls by
Cre.ser, j: by Yerhont--n-- LEFT on
bases-Petersburg, s; Portsmouth. $.
Umpire, Mr.. Cowan. Time. i:3a. AT
tendance. 500.
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GIANTS lay OF
AND RIVALS
Ours AND PIRATES BOTH -
THEIR OPPONENTS n n
TIoNAL LEAGUE. M
REDS WIN A Gan
ARE VICTIMS or O1x1E
DEspAIRIyG BAND, DO64o
AND BROOKLYN OTnHu
MoURNERs.

National League Games
Pittsburg, .: Brooklyn. /.
Cincinnati, 7: Philadelphia. \
Chicago, 4; Boston, 3.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14

Summary: Two-base hits
Gibson. Home run-Gmith. H1
hit-McCarthy. First base e
--Pittsburg. /. Brooklyn, 1.
out--By Yingiing. l: by ROM
Left on bases---Pittsburg .: &
S. umpires-Kiem and QttA
tendance. 2,500. NH
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14

Aw. Ayers ID an awful poof p,'.
The Colts 30 back witnin sikins
distance OF the Champions by Winning
Yesterdays doubie-header
DR.. Ayers, not being sAtisned WIN
winning the opening game. proved tnat
he has no limit to his endurance oy
pitching the second game and pulhhk
through with ease.
steve Grimm, ID taking every advan-
tage that comes his way In trying 70
land the pennant. This was proven
when no sent Strain homo YESTERDAY
to rest up for the opening q ss.isS
with Charlie Skaters TArs, THURSDAY.
Grimm viii probably send Parson
at the Tigers today, and II
hA does, the Colts should have little
dffficulty In making II three atraiEhts,
providing. OF coursa. that the Colts get
a run or two.
while the Colts were taking two
from the Tigers. Portsmouth got back
In the limelight and defeated Peters
burg, thereby placing the Colts within
striking distance OF the Champs.
since Steve Grimm changed his bait
ting order the Colts have been scortng
better.
The best tho Tigers could do was
to ct one run or Ayers during the
two games.
John Ralsy continues 70 hit the ball
where they amt tes hox score will
show that In eight tiIneG ct bat yes
terday. he ianus0 <<fe ave times. Keep
II up John. and you will soHn b lead
ing tho league.
Ayera had perfect control yesterday,
{ csatiRssa sI Dist1 -
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a
Richmond.

summary Two-base hits--dritha,
Carter, CHM. Green t2f. Sacrifice
hit--Carter Stolen bases-Tenant
Struck out--By Green, 5: by Ayers, :
Bases on balls--On Green, i: OF
Aysrs. o, Left on hases~-Rcanoke,
7. Richmond, I. Umpire. oBrien-
Time, two hours
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BROOKLYN. N. Y. August 13.--IAn|
Pirates took the anal GamA Of enM
series from the Brooklyns today, 4 e~@
!. Robinson allowed but Ave hltI
Smith. however. hitting for home EN
and single. Yingling was hit hnxs3
Wagner and Doniin leading with 41
stick for Pirtsburg. but nne Ao3414
kept down the score The ec0re
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14
Standing o. Clubs.

Games Today.
Richmond in Roanoke.
Petersburg In Portsmouth,
Norfolk in Newport News.
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MAJOR LEAGUE CLUBS
BIG MONEY WINNERS

ness at once as soon as I sign the
articles binding the fight.'
The government has dismissed the
prosecution of Johnson. on charges OF
intimidating a government witness In
the smuggling Indictment against him
and his wife, Eta johnson.
corbets a. Boxing Fan.
Did YOU ever see Jim Corbett at
boxing bout2 says a writer in the New
York Sun. Ever notice how closely ne
watches all the fighters, big and lit
tie? Even the preliminaries in which
unskilled youths slambang one another
do not escape his critical eye. At the
Garden the other night Corbett Sat
within arms length of one OF the cor
ners. He saw fairly clever feather
weight boxing with a boy who kept
his right foot and right hand extended.
After one of the rounds he exclaimed
to the seconds Of the man nearest him
Make him use his right hand all the
time He can't lose IL he boxes that
way"
Mind your own business. you big
boob" retorted one of the seconds
We know what we are doing here
Corbett Joined in the laugh and re-
peated the words of advice when the
next round was over. lust then a we'll
known manager OF fighters leaned
through the ropes and hoarsely whis-
pered to the seconds:
Say. do you guys know who this
TELLER isp Hey? It's Jim Corbett''
Instantly tactics In the corner were
changed The seconds turned toward
the former heavyweight champion and
grinned
Swing wild yer right all de- time.
kid. Corbett says SOL was the part
ing Injunction as the boxer left his
corner and soon victory came that
way
ITS pleasure TO see man do what
he's told" remarked Corbett "a he ap-
plauded vigorously.
Wslls on White Hopes.
Bombardier Wells. the English
heavyweight champion. in an interview
published in London sporting paper
saws that barring Palzer there isn't a
fret class white heavyweight In this
country. He IL quoted as saying that
when he returns here Ia the fall ne
intends to go down the line, whipping
McCarty, Stewart and the other big
fellows Wells also declares that Por-
XIV Flynn the Boston heavyweight.
would have chance TO beat Palzer on
points In a ten round bout. Flynn. by
the way. is hungry for crack at Pal
ger or any other white man.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14
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Nor{cik

Three ha 80 hits-Hinton. Wallace, sac
rifice hit-Bates. stolen bases--Car-
rey. Double plays Dodge 10 kircner
10 Blythe. Gordon to Hinton 10 Big
bic, Hinton 10 kircher to Bighie.
struck out-By Miller, :; BY Gordon,
4. Base on halls~-By Miller, i; py
Gordon, g. Left on bsses-Newport
News, s: Norfolk. 3. Umpire-Mc-
Lemore. Time, IA Attendance. you
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phjlIis. A.. nAws.e1

phiIlies Are 0e~tnel sss|
PHILADELPHIA. August Il
etnnati ended Its visit here Ws1
tory. and thereby evened ~
with the Philites. Score. { u b
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14

p,rEe Three base hits--Burke. sac
rise. bits-Tennant Stolen bases
cran Double piays-f3raham to La
ate Shields 10 Garman. Raiey to Ne
f~ouas f2i. Struck cat---By ezra
4. NV Ayers 2. Bases on naits-
or EArd. /; off Ayers. 0. Passed BAH
N,cs Left on bases-Rcanoke. 8,
richmond, 4 Umpire-o'Brien' Time
LIZ.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14
IRON MAN AYERS WINS
J GAMES IN ROANOKE
viroinis League Games.

VIrUfhto Ev0puo 0amOes
Richmond, 8; Roanoke, thrst
kame).
Richmond, 4; Roanoke, tsecond
game).
Portsmouth, 3 Petersburg. z.
Norfolk, &; NEWPORT News. 0.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14

NEW YORK. August i5.--ThrouGh
q mistake In checking their baggage
ut Syracuse. the Detroit Tigers were
minus their uniforms today, and the
Ave thousand fans who attended tho
game saw both teams wearing the
same style of suits. Warhop was in
rare form. He allowed the Tigers
but two hits Fisher started in for
the Yankees. but kicked himself out
Of the game before the nrSt inning
was over. one hit having been made
against him. Cobb beat out slow
bounder to frst. 1t was objection to
this decision by Fisher. who was Gov
ering the bag while Chase helded the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14

sBatted for Perdue la seventh.
'sBatted for Tyler in ninth.
Score by innings WI
Chicago 1000 2 o. vi
Boston .......l W-&s
Two-bas~ hits-~McDonaid fSlN|
King, Zimmerman. Three-oase n1e4
SAFER. Home run-Echults. 0tOlaSe
hases--Saier. Downs f2). Baseo Ong
baIls-On Reulbaeh. 4 Struck 0uts
BY Reulbach. A. by Perdue. 4 A
TYLER, s. Sacrifice hits-JAckA0Ma
Double Reulbach to Tinker Ian
Safer Hit by pitched hall-9wseMoy
Reulbach. Tmpires--Rigier Al41
Finneran. Tme-i;4e. Att<ndaMeg
= 600. saag8M
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14
PRESIDENT SEES
WASHINGTON LOSE
NH. TAFT ATTENDS GAME WITH
WHITE sox IN WHICH SIX
PITCHERS ARE Used.
RALLY OF NO AVAIL
YANKEES WIN FROM DETROIT
TIGERS IN OPENING CONTEST
OF LAST SERIES WITH
WESTERN CLUBS.

American Deague Games.
New York 3; Detroit, 2.
Chicago, s: Washington, 8.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14

Chicago .,.,,. o o q o %
Summary. Earned Washing
ton. 3; Chicago. :. First base by
error~--Waslrington, /. Left on bases
-Washtngton. Z; Chicago. . First
base on ball~--On White. I. of
Hughes. I: on Cushion. 3. innings
pftched--By Hughes, 4l-3. by
Cashicn. 22-a; by F:nge,. q by Peters,
: "a: by white. L. by Walsh, f-s.
Hits--made OF Hnghes 8; Off Cashlon,
.: of Tngel. 9: of Peters, z; OF
militia, g; OF Walsh, Struck cut
BY Hughes. /; by Cashion. |. by En-
gel. 3, by Walsh /. Three-ease nit
Milan Two-bsse hits-Rath. Mat
tick. Bodie Sacrifice hits--Peters.
Matt,ck. stolen basos-Gandil. La
porte, Lord. 3 Double piays--Lord
to schalk, Peters to Rath to Collins,
Msttick to r.. Johnson. Wild pitches
---Cashion. D. Umpfres-Messrs Hart
and Connolly: Time. 22o. Attenda nee.
$500
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14
Law Blame on Machines.

Automobiles are bia med for spoil
ing great many lines OF business,
The jewelers. say folks don't buy val
liable as they used to. because they
are putting their money into motto"
cars The hatmakers and ciotniers
complain that motoring. especially
long distance touring. has made peo-
Pile indifferent to what they wear. A
great many restaurant keepers in the
cities object thai they don't d. as we'll
now in the summer as they used to
because those who have automobiles
run of town for their meals. The
theaters blame the picture shows and
the automobiles for great deal OF
their failure TO draw.
Al any event. one line that ism
hurt by the increase OF interest IN
motoring IL the automobile business.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14
Standing Of Clubs.

Games Today.
Chicago in Washington
Cleevland In Philadelphia.
Detroit In New York.
ST Louis in Boston
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"a /
Richmnnd-

Totals ..,34 10 ~ lie
sHatted for E.frd in ninth inniaE'
Score by inninEs :"
Roanoke -. o Q o-i
richmond os 0 0 o.
u,,ynyrarv. Two-hase hits-Ginn,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14

In this day OF self-starters bargains
in second hand machines are nu-
merous In the eyes OF the smart
contingent. the four hundred of aa-
tomobile owners, to own a machine
that has TO be oranked by hand lis to
show lack of progress
Among those who cannot AFFORD
new machine every year the self
starter is looked upon as sort OF
patrieian among cars. respected hui
regarded with a trife OF suspicion
that IL may not be all 1t claims to be
Cars with soidid reputation are
still In demand, even II they are not
self-starteFs.
Still, the advent of the seE-starter
has had an effect OF scaling dow II
prices on all second hand machines.
The writer knows OF two-cyilndeT.
passenger Buick that stood neg
lected in a private garage for aoouf
three years. The owner bought IT, ran
lis less than 1000 miles and never
being A motoring enthusiast, sfmp.,
forgot that he actually owned car,
1t is almost as good as new. as far
as wear and tear goes 1t simply has
been allowed to fall into disuse. Its
chief needs are a coat of paint aud
gasoline to run it. IL would make
an ideal for a country home. as
no better car Of Its class has been
built than the two-csiinder Buick.
Anyone wishing a bargain can be put
on the trail by addressing the Auto
mobile Editor of this newspaper
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14
Chanting Praise
Of Pitcher Ayers
Nv HARRY TUCKER, JR.

Aw. Ayers 10 an awful poor piteheI.
Tha Colts 70 back within striking
d,stance OF the Champions by winning
Yesterdays doubte-head
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14
Brtm~- B~own Challenges.

David Bruce Brown. twice winner
Of the American Grand Prize race,
has challenged Boillot. the French
driver who won the French Grand
Prize at Dieppe on June 2Sth ana
2sth, 10 meet him in this years Amer
lean Grand Prize race at Milwaukee,
Bruce Brown won the first days
round Of the French race and was
leading on the second day when ne
ran short of gasoline and was dis
qualified for taking on a fresh supply
at a spot not designated as an OK
f,cial supply station.
Disbrowss Oar a Winner.
According to a wire from LOUIS
p.sbrow, his little car Ziz was the
chief winner tnthe three days meet
IN Galveston. Tex. On the first da5
Disbrow drove II TO victory In the sew
enty-five mile race. The next day
he won the 50-miie free-for-an ana
the third day took the 20o-mile event.
which was the big thing Of the cara.
The Zix, a Simplex, was ouit Tor
George Robertson. Later on Raip
De Palma drove It and now Disorow
has been campaigning 1t succesfuiF'
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TOfAIe ". =, - II n 7
sBatsed for Cashion IN seventh.
ssBatted for EngeI in ninth.
Score by innings: r.
washington 90 0 o O 0 : o a--a
Chicago .-.,.,... o o q o %
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The best tho Tigers could do was
to get one run or Ayers during the
two games.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-14

Ayera had perfect control ysstsrdAy,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-13
WILSON IS
in DEMAND
Campaign Committee Boss in
One Thing Only
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE Is OVER.
WHELMED WITH APPEALS FOR
ADDRESSES FROM ALL SEC.
TIoNs OF THE coUNTRY-WILL
MEET BRYAN IN NEBRASKA.

New York, Sept. 13.-Wilson will
meet Bryan in Lincoln, Neb., Oct. s.,
when the present nominee and former
standard bearer of the democratic
party, will speak. from the same plat
form. ~
Wilson made this announcement
here before leaving for Seagirt early
today. On the date mentioned Bryan
will have completed his stumping tour
through the northwest and the Pacific
coast states and Wilson will be on his
second trip west. The only other date
on this trip, thus far announced, is at
Indianapolis oct. 8, when the COVER
nor will address the National Conser-
walton congress.
Acting Chairman McAdoo declared
today that the strongest pressure was
being exerted by democratic leaders in
many parts of the country to have
Wilson speak and that he is being
overwhelmed with requests.
There is only one thing in which
Governor Wilson has let his campaign
committee boss him. said McAdoo to-
day, "and that is In the matter of
making speaking engagements for
him" .s. .,...... ...
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-13
CUNNINGHAM
CLAIMS To BE
CANCELLED
Fisher Takes Final Action IN
Alaska Case
Three Hundred Other Claims
VIII Meet Same Fate
Still Many More Are to Be
Passed on Yet

Washington. D. c.. Sept. 1S.-All
thirty three of the So called Cunning
ham coal land claims. involving al
legged fraudulent blanket patents,
which contributed to the Ballinger
Pinchot controversy, have been dis
posed of finally by the interior de-
partment
The appeals have been adversely de-
ctded and Secretary Fisher has di-
rected the immediate execution of the
decision of Commissioners bennett, of
the general landoffice who said the
claims were improperly allowed and
that the entries should be cancelled.
Fisher took this final action on his
second review of the cases.
+ No more real Cunninsh ham claims are
pending. though the interior depart
nent is regularly passing upon other
Alaskan claims somewhat similar to
those in the Cunningham group. OF
the 1000 or more such, 300 already
have been disalIowed.
The Cunningham claims had an ag-
sregate area of $3.50 acres and their
value ran high into the millions. 1t
has been alleged that a Morgan Gug-
genheim syndicate owned the blanket
claims of Guggenheim and their as
sociates.
With the controversy over the claims
came the dismissal from the public
service of Chief Forester Pinchot,
Louis r. CLAWS, chief of the field di-
vision of the landoffice and several
minor officials.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-13
WISCONSIN HAS
LOST FORTUNE

Madison. Wis, Sept. 13. Hundreds
OF thousands If not a million dollars
have. been lost by the state of Wis
consin as the result of too small an
appropriation to the state forestry re-
serve. This fact has just developed by
the purchase of large tracts of mineral
land in Iron and Villas counties by a.
Chicago man. Options upon all of this
land were held by the state, but when
the appropriation by the last session Of
the legislature would not permit Of
requirement. the land was seized BY a
syndicate Of men interested inthe pur-
chase because OF their iron ore de-
posits. Except by few officials, II
was not known that many of the lands
upon which the state had an option
contained deposits within part Of the
Gogebic range.
At the last session Of the legisla-
ture the senate passed a bill appro-
priating 100000 annually for twenty
years, to be used in the purchase of
land for the development of the forest
reserve area, but the assembly amend
ed the bill to read $50, 900 per year. At
that time the state had options upon
nearly all OF the lands within the
forestry area, but the legislative action
compelled the state to relinquish many
of its options.