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The Elbert County tribune., 1912-12-13
RECORD OF Is YEARS
SECRETARY WILSON SUBMITS
ANNUAL REPORT TO TAFT.
says 1912 Has Been Most Productive
of All Agricultural Years
in Country.
w,,t.rp Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington-After sixteen years,
record of service in the Cabinet, Sec
retary of Agriculture Wilson sub
mitted to President Taft the last an
nual report he will make as the head
of the United States Department OF
Agriculture.
The report is more than a review
of the, past years work: it contains
summary of the agricultural advance
OF the country during the venerable
secretary's term of public service.
"The record of sixteen years has
been written" he says. 1T begins
with a yearly farm production of $4.-
900 900 900 and ends with $9.532.o00.-
900. Sixteen years ago the farmer
was a Joke of the caricaturist; now he
Is like the stone that was rejected by
the builder and has become the head
stone of the corner" "The tillers OF
the soil were burdened with debts" he
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-12-13
SPORT.

Fifteen teams started in the twenti-
eth annual six-day bike race at Madi-
son Square Garden. in New York.
Jimmy Carroll. an old-time heavy
weight boxer who held several cham
pionships in his day, died in New
York. The old fighter was struck by
street car several days ago and
never recovered from the shock.
Claude J. Rothgeb. captain OF the
Illinois football eleven in 1908, has
been offered a position as coach o.
the Ohio State University.
]. LIGHTER, the University OF Illinois
swimne er. equalled the worlds record
in the tank at Urbana, ILL.,. when he
plunged sixty feet in twenty-five sec
onds.
Batting honors q the American AS
sociation go to Shortstop Butler of the
st. Paul Club. according to official
averages issued by President Chiving.
ton of Chicago.
Manager Fred Clarke of the Pitts
burg club was in Toledo. Ohio. to sign,
il possible, Catcher Roger Bresnahan
recently dismissed as manager of the
St. Louis Nationals.
A rumor is current that the Phila-
delphia National Baseball Club has
been purchased by Governor John X.
Tener of Pennsylvania and Robert A.
Balfour. Philadelphia capitalist.
Equaliing the worlds record aver.
age of 100 at 1872 balkline billiards,
Willie Hoppe won his match with
George Slosson at Philadelphia by
running 400 points in four innings.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-12-13

seed growers of Rio Blanco county
this year received prices for their
crops which netted them just that
sum. Henry Stadtman OF the White
River valley. from twenty acres OF
alfalfa seed land, threshed total of
420 bushels of seed. which, at the
present price. netted him the hand
some return of $2.77O.2O. or $132 per
acre This is only one incident of
many. and the land in question COM
prised only small portion OF Mr..
Stadtman's 300-odd acres.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-12-13
station, Smith. partner, Caught.

Clayton, N. M.-Jamcs A. Station. the
horsetkief, who. with Frank L. Smith.
confessed murderer of Jesse Stingley.
Denver detective. sawed his way out
of the Brighton jail on the night of
November 9th. was arrested at a
ranch near here owned by his father.
The arrest was made by the sheriff
and several deputies. A message from
Sheriff Hermann Schloo at Brighton
stated that he would depart for Clay
ton to take Station back to Colorado
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-12-13
GREAT BRITAIN
FILES PROTEST
FORMAL OBJECTIONS TO FREE
CANAL TOLLS FOR AMERICAN
STEAMERS FILED.
TAFT WILL HOLD FIRM
eREY's MESSAGE CHARGES IN.
JUSTICE AND VIOLATION
OF PLEDGES.
we.tern Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-Gre Britain's formal
note Of protest against that section OF
the Panama canal act which exempts
American coastwisc shipping from
payment of tolls for passing through
the Panama canal. document writ
ten by Earl Grey. British minister for
foreign affairs, was presented to Sec
retary Knox by the British ambassa-
dor. James Bryce, who read the note
word for word to the secretary at the
latter's home. II Is an elaboration of
the points OF objection In the note pre-
scented to the State Department last
July.
The note declares that while 1t was
clearly in violation of the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty either to remit or refund
tolls on all American shipping using
the canal the same objection might
apply to the coastwise trade shipping
in view of the probable impossibility
of framing regulations that would not
result in preference to American
shipping.
In addition to supporting these
points by long arguments. Earl Grey
indicates clearly that strong resist
ance will be offered to any attempt to
exclude from the canal British ships
owned by Canadian railroads or by
British subjects Interested in the traf-
fic who may be guilty of violating the
Sherman antitrust act.
He holds that this section of the act
cannot apply to British shipping. but
cnly to United States vessels.
He indicates that underlying the
objection to the exemption from toll of
American coastwise ships is an appre-
tension that in the future the prin-
ciple might be extended to cover
American ships in the foreign trade.
Otherwise the note is devoted al
most entirely to an effort to demon
strate that any exemption of American
shipping as is proposed is in direct
conflict with the terms of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty and that President
Taft was clearly wrong when he took
the contrary view.
The British note might be summed
up as definition of the differences
between the two governments regard
ing the construction OF the Hay
Pauncefote treaty, winding up with a
proposal that the issues be settled by
arbitration. IL they cannot be adjusted
by mutual agreement for which way
remains open.
Secretary Knox listened attentively
TO the reading of the note and prom
tsed to take the matter under consid-
some time. 1t has been strongly inti-
mated in official circles that 1t was
the Presidents intention to settle this
important question before closing his
administration, either by recommend
ing that the Senate agree to submit
1t to arbitration. or preferably by the
more direct means OF an agreement
between the two nations.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-12-13
Death Comes suddenly to Father.

Denver.-Wilson Arnold. seventy-six
years old, father of Mayor Henry j.
Arnold. died suddenly at the home of
his daughter. Mrs. Henry r. Dobson.
Hotel and Two other Buildings Burn.
Brush, Colo.-Fire that threatened
for time to wipe out an entire
block of frame structures in this city
completely destroyed three buildings.
including the Lindell hotel. and caused
a loss of $4,000 before it was checked
by the efforts of the volunteer fire de-
partment.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-12-13
Alfalfa Averages s1a2 Per Acre.

Meeker.-An average profit of 1882
from each acre of land is pretty fair,
as any farmer will tell you. And he
will also add that such return is
possible only on the intensive farm
ing principle and when the crop is
garden crop. No other standard crop
in Colorado has yet yielded any such
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-12-13
wafpoIe Named for ss,4oo job.

Washington.-Pres Taft trans
mitted nominations of the following
postmasters to the Senate: L. w. Ter.
rell. Englewood; William C. Sloan,
Creede: Marshall Moore. Fort Collins;
David Z. Gray. Greeley; Ira L. Her
ron, Longmont; Nimrod s. Walpole.
Pueblo; Henry l.. Lance, Rocky Ford
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-12-13

Phoebe Davis. known to playgcers
the country over for her longtime i'm
personation of the role of Anna Moore,
the prosecuted heroine in Way Down
East" died at her home in Larchmont.
y. Y. She had been Ill for months.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-12-13
Train Robbers GET Away with $4,000.

Bakersfield. Calif.--Twenty thous-
sand dollars In gold was the haul of
two robbers who held up the express
car Of the Sunset Western train bound
from Bakersfield for Taft. Calf. The
money was consigned to the First Ma
tional Bank of Taft by the First Ma
uonal Bank of Bakersfield.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-12-13

Congressman Taylor Recovering.
Denver.-Congressman Edward T..
Taylor. who underwent an operation
'or appendicitis at st. Joseph's hos
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-19
MIDGETS LOST
POOR EXHIBITION
PLAYING AGAINST ODDS THE Lo-
CAL HIGH SCHOOL FIVE WENT
DOWN TO DEFEAT AT THE
HANDS OF THE JAMESTOWN
oUINT-FINAL SCORE &c TO 20.

In as poor an excuse for a game
of basketball as las ever been seen
in Fargo, the Jamestown high school
defeated the local high school quint
Saturday afternoon by a score of rs
to 20. although the officials had been
definitely p~re-decided upon, James,
town refused to play unless their coach
could referee. The locals conceded this
and Jones. the visitors coach proceed
ed to call fouls without designating
them or even blowing his whistle.
This made the game decidedly slow
and a big farce all the way through.
Jamestown had a good fast team of
big men who out played the midgets
during the very few minutes that real
basketball was played and it is to be
regretted that the two teams could
not fight it out. The work of the
locals was very ragged, their shoot
ing being especially weak.
With the midgets but a few points
behind and threatening to catch up,
the Jamestown players put up an ex-
cellent exhibition of stalling and time
killing during the second half and as
their coach was referee, they got away
with it.
Schmitt and Wilson starred for the
visitors, while Nesbit and Melchoir
played the best game for the home
team. A return game will be played at
jamestown on March 8.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-19

VS.. Hugo Kelly, ten rounds, at Ke-
nosha, wis.
Feb. 21-Danny Goodman VS.. Jack
Roberts, ten rounds, at Kenosha, Wis.
Feb. 22-Abe Attell VS.. Johnny Kill
bane, twenty rounds, at Los Angeles.
Feb. 22-SOldier Elder VS.. Jim
Cameron, ten rounds, at Los Angeles.
Feb. 22-Billy Papke VS.. Frank Man
tell, twenty rounds, at Sacramento,
Cal.
Feb. 22-Joe Thomas VS.. Gunboat
Smith, twenty rounds, at Coalinga,
Cal.
Feb. 22-Frank Klaus VS.. Sailor
Petroskey. twenty rounds, at San
Francisco.
Feb. 22-Freddie Welsh VS.. Jack
Britton, twenty rounds, at San Fran
cisco.
Feb. 22-Willie Richie VS.. Phil
Brock, ten rounds, at Cleveland.
Feb. 22-Frankie White VS.. Benny
McGovern, six rounds, at st. Louis.
Feb. 22-Leo Kelly VS.. Harry Tren-
dali, six rounds, at st. Louis.
Feb. 22-Ray Bronson VS.. Young
Erne, ten rounds, at Indianapolis.
Feb. 22-Larry Donovan VS.. Tommy
Dillon, eight rounds, at indianapolis.
Feb. 22-Matty Baldwin VS.. Knock
out Brown, ten rounds, t New York.
Feb. 22-Battling Nelson VS.. Young
Togo, ten rounds, at Fort Smith, Ark.
Feb. 22-Jack Dillon VS.. Kid Clarke,
ten rounds, at Columbus, o.
Feb. 22-Howard Wiggam VS.. Glen
CoakIey, ten rounds. at indianapolis.
Feb. 23--Gus Christie VS.. Ernie
Zanders, ten rounds, at Fort Wayne,
Ind.
Feb. 23-Mike Gibbons VS.. Willie
Lewis, ten rounds, at New York.
Feb. 2S-Joe Stafford VS.. Jay Gould,
ten rounds, at Sandusky, o.
Feb. 24-Carl Morris VS.. Con Comis-
key, at Pittsburg.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-19
SIX CLUBS FOR
COLUMBIAN LEAGUE

Chicago, Feb. 19.-John T. Powers
president Of the new Columbian base
ball league, announced that the league
will be composed of six clubs instead
Of eight.
Club owners held a meeting here and
decided finally to go through the sea-
son. Six clubs were represented. De-
troit and Cincinnati, President Bowers
said, probably would not be in the or
g~anization, but Chicago, Kansas City,
Indianapolis, Louisville, Milwaukee and
st. Louis would start the season.
Another meeting will be held here
within a week. At that time a sched-
ule will be adopted and the opening
dates will be announced. 1t is expect
ed that the season will open about May
/ and close early in September. This
meeting was attended by George z.
Coder, of Louisville; w. NJ. Mathews,
of indianapolis; J.. C. Hasker, of Kan
sas City, and w. c. Nielsen, of Chica-
go. President Powers represented Mil
waukee and st, Louis.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-19

left Shaw entered in Harrington's
place and nearly connecting for a nice
basket. Forth made the last basket
before time was called. making the
score Fl to 13 in favor of Fargo col
lege.
The spectators cheered loudly for
the victors and the defeated team and
departed saying that it was one Of the
cleanest, hardest games ever played
here. For beautiful passing and drib-
bling it showed the wide possibilities
of the collegiate style properly o~fficiat-
ed.
Who were the stars?' is a question
hard to decide. Each team played as
a unit, and each man helped his team
mates.
Without a doubt Coach Watkins has
developed of the strongest defen-
sive teams ever seen in North Dakota.
He has observed from the first the
small Inconsistencies and worked at
them until it is hard to score on his
men.
In spectacular travelling Harrington,
the midget forward. did some aston
ishing feats, blowing through the en-
~ datANCAStSJ "a SCNSIdl OtlLGEGlL
times.
Thayer at cente surprised every
one. Playing against the star Heimes,
terror of the city teams, he not only
held him down. but scored well him.
self, and got his share OF the tipoffs.
On the floor he was at all times con
sistent in passing. He will be a
source Of strength in the coming
games.
Forth, the clever guard, did things
from start to finish. Not only did he
break up plays but went down the
floor and scored for Fargo. shooting
seven out of ten fouls. For ideal
form in guarding Forth has anything
seen here yet out OF sight.
Slingsby, acting captain. was con-
sistent at all times. although unable
to connect with the basket. His
~steadiness in passing and his head
work was one of the main assets Of
the home team. Although injured on
his head above the right eye, he re-
turned as good as ever, and helped win
the game.
Boise, Fortin's ideal running mate,
deserves no end Of praise for his steady
blocking and guarding. AS back guard
he was a stumbling block for the WIS.,
ting team. Although suffering from
several eyere falls he showed good
endurance and managed TO keep down
the scoring of his opponent who is rec
ognized as the star In the north coun-
try.
barrow and shaw, as substitutes,
came down to earth well and although
unable to score did good work.
Fol the university every man play
ed well, never giving up until the last
loot OF the whistle,
Heirnes, the husky forward, was
dangerous at all times on account OF
his shooting ability and dribbiing
speed.
Sad and Sager ait forwards played
well together, each making one field
goal, but having bad luck on several
shots, sagen connecting with fve
fouls.
Wilcox and Robinson showed class
on the defense. especially III feeding
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-19
BOUTS THIS WEEK.

Feb. 19-Pierce Matthews VS.. Jim
my Evans, ten rounds, at Springfield,
Mo.
Feb. 19-Joe German VS.. Art Ma
guire, ten rounds, at Springfield, Mo.
Feb. 19-Fritz Holland VS.. Kid
George, ten rounds, at Sacramento,
Cal.
Feb. 19-Milburn SayIor .. Leo
Kelly, ten rounds, at Peoria, III.
Feb. 20-Jack Goodman -. Kid
Burns, ten rounds. at New York,
Feb. 20-Leach Cross VS.. One-Roun6
Hogan, ten rounds, at New York.
Feb. 2O-Joe Mandot VS.. Pal Moore,
ten rounds, at New Orlean.
Feb. 20-Milburn Saylor VS.. Sammy
Trott, ten rounds, at Columbus, o.
Feb. 20-Joe Kline VS.. Battling
Simpson, ten rounds, at Mex Kensing-
ton, Pa.
Feb. 20-Sid Smith VS.. Young Soils
burg. ten rounds, at Brooklyn.
Feb. 20-WaIter Monaghan VS.. AL
Grayber, six rounds, at Pittsburg.
Feb. 21-Jake Abel VS.. Young Joe
Grimm, eight rounds, at Nashville.
Tenn.
Feb. 21-George Kilson VS.. Young
Robideau, eight rounds, al Nashville,
Tenn.
Feb. 21-Kid Graves VS.. Ed McClos-
key, eight rounds, at Windsor, on
tario.
Feb. 21-George Knockout Brown
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-19

the formations. The f. g. guards
proved a veritable dead line al this
point. Forth threw a pretty foul
score is to 10. Boise and Forth got
in some good team work down the
floor, but Heimes fouled, giving For
tin another point.
With sever minutes left Dan OAR
row entered in place of Slingsby who
had run the team well as captain.
Another foul made the score 16 to IL
and a pretty basket by Heimes gave
the U. three points.
AT this crisis of the game Thayer
came to the rescue. turning the tide
for the f. C. Catching the ball from
Boise, he made a beautiful shot from
the center of the floor giving Fargo
eighteen points. Robinson fouled
running; Forth missed foul, and
Heimes dribbled out of danger, but
was soon fouled giving Forth anoth-
er well aimed foul. With two minutes
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-19
Two C0RKING
GAMES TONIGHT
SOME FAST BASKETBALL is AS.
suRED THE LOVERS OF THE
POPULAR WINTER SPORT
WHEN THE ~" COMMERCIAL
LEAGUE CUNTS CLASH.

Two of the fastest basketball games
of the season are billed TO be pulled
off tonight when the Buchanan five
will stack UP against The Courier News
quint in the first game and the Can
Q organization who are tied for first
place with the pressmen will line up
against the Interior Lumber Co. bunch.
These games will be played on the ''Ys'
floor. The first game will be staged at
S:15 sharp.
The commercial league is proving
very popular with the gate city lovers
of sport and every night games are
pulled of. the gallery contains nearly
as many fair ones" as their are of
the other sex. Ladies are admitted
free to these games and all are in
vited to attend.
The standing of teams to date is
as follows:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-19
"a ERRORS in
GAME FOR TITLE.

If you were a baseball bug and saw
ed up all your spare coin to make the
trip to some distant city to see the
worlds series and you happened to be
sitting in the bleachers looking at
both teams playing for the supreme
honor and making twenty-four errors
between them, wouldn't you be in
clined to cry quits on baseball for
ever and save your money to buy au-
tomobiIes and go into chicken farm
ing or some other equally. foolish ex-
travagance? Yes, you can bet you
would. Yet one game for the cham
pionship of the world actually saw
t~wenty-four misplays. .
Back in 'S5, as the old gTizzled fell
lows say as they toast their toes upon
the wood-burner in the village store,
Chicago and ST. Louis battled for the
worlds championship. They had some
great old anne on those two teams,
too. Pop Arson, 'tSilver" Flint,
Pfeffer, "OId Man Williamson, Mike
Kelley, George Gore and Billy Sunday,
now a saver of souls, We're identified
with the Chicago club.
Bobby Caruthers, Arlie Latham,
Charley Comiskey, doc Bushong,
Mickey WeIch and Dave Foutz played
with the old St. Louis outfit. They
were mighty players, too, in their
early day, fully the equal in many
ways of the best men in the game
today.
Not So Successful.
Now it wasn't quite as successful a
championship series as the last one in
New York and Philadelphia. Each
team got about $500, or SALTS apiece
for the athletes. Furthermore, the
championship wasn't decided, for the
series ended in a tie, each team win
ming three games, tossing three, and
tieing one.
But to get down to that game with
the many hobbies. The rules were
different in those days from what they
are today. That's why there were so
many errors. If the scorekeeper hap
pened to look up n see a cloud, he
would chalk up an error for somebody.
If a man with red hair came into the
grandstand, down went another error
for the nearest players, Also, and this
is a fact, every time the pitcher passed
a man, an error was credited to him
for his generosity.
The first game was played in Chi
cago, ending in a tie at 5 to 5. Clark
son faced Caruthers. The second game
in st. Louis ended in a scrap, st.
Louis leaving the field after arguing
ten minutes. Chicago was given the
game by forfeit. The fans? Well,
they had seen seven innings and that
was supposed to satisfy them.
ST. Louis Wins Two.
st. Louis took the next two games,
played in the mound city, by close
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-19
Won over
FRANKIE BURNS

New Orleans, La, Feb. 19.-Johnny
Coulon of Chicago was given the de-
cision over frankie Burns Of Jersey
City at the end of their twenty-round
fight. The bout was fast all the way
and both men were in full action at the
bell.
Burns showing was son good that
his followers raised a storm of protest
at the decision, He had the best Of
several rounds and in others held the
champion even and forced him to break.
Coulon scored the only knockdown.
Coulon constantly carried the fighting
to Burns corner. He was met with
such an onslaught however, that a
member of Burns supporters thought
he at least should have had a draw.
When Referee Harry Scout raised Cou-
Ions globe the Burns followers shouted
in protest.
Coulon was credited with the only
~knockdown, which came in the first
minute of the last round. The cham
pion landed a left hook to the jaw just
as Burns foot slipped. Burns drop
ped, but was up in an instant ana
lighting hard.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-19
New Book on New Method
How to Recover Hearing
Without Drugs or
Electric Devices
Message Of Hope and Joy TO
d All Afflicted Persons

There is hope OF a well-based KIND
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who have been troubled for years with
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DR.. Coutant does not advocate the
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