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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-26
RESULTS.

There is still some doubt in the
minds of many country merchants-ex-
pressed through certain publications
about the results of the coming parcels
post law. The statement even con-
tinues to be made that this law will
kill off nan country merchants.
Speaking of this The Duluth Herald
says:
The trouble with the rural mer-
chant whose business might be in
iured by the mail order houses is that
he is not progressive. Interpreted
into more concrete terms, the trouble
with him is that he doesn't advertise.
True, he sometimes runs a card IN
the local paper stating that he is in
business, and keeps fine goods" but
that isn't advertising. Everybody
knows he is in business, and nobody
expects him to say anything else than
that his goods are fine" But it
doesn't get him anything.
What his possible patrons do not
know is that he has bargains as well
as the mail order houses. This knowl-
edge he can convey to them only by
advertising.
What the country merchant ought
to do, parcel post or no parcel post,
is to study advertising. Let him
study what the city retail merchants
do in that line. Let him learn how
to do it for himself by copying them
This is good advice. The mail order
houses get business because they sc
right into the buyers home, through
their catalogue and by illustration and
description and price quoting, show
him what they have to sell. That il
The proper kind Of advertising and tn,
country merchant, and every merchan
TOR that matter, can do the same thing
hut in more telling manner thai
Through the pages of q catalogue, ,.
snaking use OF his local paper.
The city merchant long ago foun'
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-26

We now carry the new discovery
for the hair, Meritol Hair Tonic, COM
pounded by the American Drug and
Press Association. We will be pleased
to have our customers give it a trial.
We are authorized to guarantee it by
the association, to which we belong.
Central Drug Store, sc Broadway.
Fargo, exclusive agents. -Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-26
Arranging the Programme

Taller. Organist discussing the
music for a special service). And after
that chant I'll put in something light
err, something to relieve the heavy
classic style of the TIE Deum.
Bilkins Con the committee). All, any
thing to relieve the tedium will be ap-
preciated.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-26

The Fargo Forum and Republican Is
published every evening except sunday
avenue and Fifth street north, Fargo,
n. u.
Subscription-The Fargo Forum and
Daily Republican, by carrier. l6c per
per wear. The Fargo Forum and Weekly
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their names on the address slips.
Address all communications to The
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-26
Let's Have It.

Topeka Capital: This high cost Of
living is a serious question: bawled
the campaign orator. 1T is a great
question, a very serious question in
deed
We know it's a question:" yelled a
coarse man in the audience. whats
the answer"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-26
cnrsd of LIVER Complaint.

II was suffering with liver COM
n1aint." SAYS Iva Smith of Point
Blank, Texas, land decided to try a
25c box of Chamberlain's Tablets n
and am happy to say that 1 am com
pletely cured and u recommend them
- ~ -AdVt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-26

Six prairie chickens were disabled
when a flock of the birds flew into
telegraph wires at Hankinson. The
birds were all very promptly put
out of their misery"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-26

Einar Nahum. charged with rob
berry from his roommate at Minot,
was sentenced to serve two and a half
years in the pen, and then placed
on parole by Judge leighton.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-26

Mayor O'Leary left his horse and
cutter tied in the street at Grand
Forks while he went in to get shay
ed. When he came out he found a
boys of the police department were
the guilty parties.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-26

Matt Lynch created considerable
excitement near Mott when lie
brandished a revolver and threatened
to kill himself. Too much bad booze
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-26

At Tagus there was trouble because
farmers claimed they were not getting
the same grade for their grain as
they could get in n~eighboring towns
and The Mirror advises grain sell
crs to see the farmers elevator be-
fore leaving town.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-26

Victor Wardrobe, alumni member of
the university board, has become dis
qualified to act in that capacity
through election to the Legislature.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-26

The new law putting sheriffs on u
salary will give sherifs in some
counties more and in some less pay
than under the old aw.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-26

Secretary Cooper of the Better
Farming association will attempt to
get Uncle Sam to help in the bet
ter farming movement.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-26

Albert Hankey, en- route to Ray, N
D. from PlentywoOd. Mont. to spenC
the holidays, died from heart failure
in Il Williston depot.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-26

An exceptionally early spring and
an unusually late fall gave North
Dakota auto owners Il lot of time to
JOY ride this year.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-26

The criminal charges against F. e.
Packard and l.. e. Opdyke, publish
ers of The Bismarck Times, were
dismissed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-26

Both Mr.. and Mrs. Woods Of Ken
mare were acquitted of a charge of
practicing without a medical license.
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
DEATH PUTS
"IRV" DEVENNEY
OUT OF GAME

Irwin W. Devenney, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Devenney, of No 1901
Spruce street, and one of the best
amateur ball players in the state.
died at his parents home this morn
ing of typhoid fever after a one
months illness. "Irv." as he was
familiarly known was catcher on The
champion Parkside. Wilmington
League team He played his last
game with the champions against
Riverview one month ago and went
home ILL., Since that time the entire
personnel of the league had hoped
that "Irv" would recover and news Of
his death this morning came to his
many friends as a distinct shock.
"Irv" was p years old He was a
craftsman in the employ of the Amer
ican Car and Foundry Company,
spending his Saturday afternoons and
holidays on the diamond. He was a
tower OF strength behind the bat for
the champions and always played The
game fair. Nobody ever said 'Irv''
Devenney wasn't on the square in a.
game. The Parkside boys meet to-
night to adopt a resolution of -egret
at his death and a movement is on
foot TO drop out the coming Satur-
day All-Wilmington League schedule
as mark of respect to the memory
of "Irv"
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
FIVE DAYS PAY
FOR HIS CAT NAP

William G. Robinson, a patrolman.
was arraigned before the Police Com
mission yesterday afternoon on he
charge of neglect of duty. He was
twenty-five minutes late making his
BIO a. m report on the morning of
July Is. He pleaded guilty. saying
he had fallen asleep in Eden Park.
AS Il was the policemans third time
before the board on a similar charge,
he was fined FIVE days pay.
John T. Larowski. aged % years.
Of No. All South Harrison street.
made application for a position on
the force He was born in Germany.
The application was ordered filed
The dupont Powder Company in
communication. requested the
board TO grant permits TO two of their
paymasters to carry firearms through
the city. AS the Commission has no
authority TO grant such permits the
company will be notified TO apply
for them through the clerk of peace
at the Court House.
The Electric Hose and Rubber Com
pany asked the board 10 install an
auxiliary fire alarm box at its plant
the firm to pay the cost OF same. The
matter was referred to Chief Of Police
Isack.
House Sergeant Durney reported
collections of fines and costs during
the week of S12945. No sickness
among the patrolmen was reported.
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
BOXING
Late News and Views
Pull down the ropes.

Pull down the ropes.
As was expected. the police have
banned the boxing game here. and the
local club mana gers have nobody but
themselves to blame. In many cases
boys OF unequal strength and
many more Of absolutely no ring ex-
perience we're permitted tho box" to
the disgust of men who love the game
and who had endeavored to have it
pulled straight that the sport might
be continued There also was too
much blood What's the use-it's S
gone. or is going.
Further overtures are tc be made
to Jack Johnson TO fight Joe Jean
nette who is now claiming the belt
the champion released by retiring.
Victor Breyer, the French boxing
promoter, is coming over TO try to
bring about a match He will offer
Johnson $4,000 and. $1,000 expenses.
Featherweight Champion Johnny
Kilbane. has hired out to do q days
work as a road laborer next Monday,
dGttDllAk a udAG NAai nU 1OAAA h0t
stand the work Johnny will get 50
1 for eight hours of toll and will ride
in his big green automobile
Champion Jack Johnson today sat
back in Chicago and waited for the
arrival cf Billy Gibson, of the Gar
I den A. c., and Jimmie Mahon. Of the
! st. Nicholas A. c., rival New York
/ promoters, enroute to Chicago to bid
against each other in an effort to
sign up for a match on Labor Day
'I'm not going to give either of these
/ gentlemen the best of it," said John
/ son today "Ill go wherever there's
the most money. and unless there is
$4,000 in it for me, / won't go at
all.
Dave Smith. heavyweight champion
of Australia who has just arrived in
New York began negotiations today
for a bout with Billy Papke
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
YOUNGSTERS
ARE NEEDED
BY The MINORS

Charlie Carr. manager of the Kan
sas City Club of the American Asso-
citation, and Johnny Dobbs, manager
Of the Montgomery club Of the
Southern League. arrived in St. Louis
the other day and at once conferred
with Clark Griffith concerning young
players. Both are seeking agree
ments with Griffith to obtain young
sters who fail to make good with the
Climbers next spring. and it is pos
sible that arrangements will be made
whereby several of the best looking
lads receiving trials with the Nation
ais in 1913 will be sent TO their clubs
for further development. Griffith
keeping strings attached to them.
Manager Grifith viii use his op-
tions on Joe Behling now with Wor-
cester. in the New England League,
Buck Becker Of Atlanta and Tommy
Long of Mobile. both in the Southern
League. though they may not appear
in a lineup this season They will be
used in morning practice. Favorable
reports from all three have come TO
Griffith. and he thinks they have a
chance of making good. Longs work
with Mobile has besn excellent, his
hitting and base running being the
talk Of the circuit
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
GENERAL DUPONT
TO GIVE CUP TO
YACHTSMEN

Arrangements are being made for
a motorboat race from the Whining
ton Yacht and Automobile Club to
Trenton and return on Wednesday
next Boats representing all the
yacht clubs along the Delaware River
are expected to compete for the tro-
phies to be offered. Constable Lucius
G. Jones will enter his forty foot
cruiser Elk in behalf of Wilmington.
Last year the Elk was barred from
the Ship John Light race on a tech
nicality over measurement, and the
Elk will be measured this week to
learn whether IL complies with the
rule that the water-line beam equals
one-ffth the water-line length.
The motorboats Spitfire and Adios
also may enter in behalf of vii
mington
General r Coleman DUPONT. who
Is an enthusiastic yachtsman. will
present a beautiful silver cup to the
Wilmington Yacht and Automobile
Club as a trophy to be competed for
annually
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
CRUCIAL TEST FOR
NEW YORK GIANTS

Several weeks ago the Giants in
vaded the West with a lead of Is
games, and It seemed possible that
the New York Club would have an
apparently easy time annexine an
other National League pennant That
aspect of the League race was com
pletely changed. and today the Giants
face a serious proposition. With the
lead cut TO five and a half games.
the team is on the way West 10 en-
gage in the toughest campaign IL has
encountered this season. II II wins
the pennant Il will have to fight
every inch of the way, because. now
that Chicago, Pittsburg and Phila-
delphia have hit their tru5 gait. the
going viii be difficult for tho Giants.
The Giants will have 13 games on
the present trip and eight of these
will be with the Pirates and Cubs.
clubs which defeated the Giants in
their last series at the Polo grounds.
Three games will be in st. Louis.
and only two in Cincinnati. Return
ing to New York ON August %. the
Giants have a comparatively easv
series of FIVE games with BROOKLYN.
and then comes another big snag in
the nature of seven games In four
DAYS in Philadelphia.
New Nork's record this season has
been a peculier one. Strange as u
may seem, In about 30 per cent. of
the teams victories the Giants have
been outbatted by their opponents
They have ranked about the same as
their opponents as hitters, and have
been a shade better as felders
Manager McGraw has developed a
run-getting club, a scoring machine
which has been the greatest kind OF
a success up to a few weeks ago
OF late the team has fallen OF in
batting and in run getting. And
when the teams mainstay on the
mound. Marquard. cracked. the pitch.
ing stan fell off in its work. with
the one exception of the reliable
Mathewson.
The Giants can no longer depend
on defeating the weak teams {,
strengthen their position. They have
to face clubs like Chicago and Pitts
burgh. which have shown that the,
are just as strong as the Giants
going at their present fast gait n,
one expects now that in the event o
the Giants winning the pennant tha
il will be by a large margin II wal
Manager McGraw's plan this yeai
when his team got far in front {,
make his lead as great as possible
SO that the Club could have a gooS
rest before going into the world
series. Last season the team had {,
play hard right to tie end o
the season. and the players had n,
chance for rest before the series Will
the Athletics.
The branch of the game in whioi
the Giants have been most de1cien
all season has been fielding Thei
errors have been frequent and costly
and have been only offset by thei
| agEressiveness on the bases Tn
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
Allentown for uPassing of Boxing and Ends Sport
Sporting Gossip
and Comment
LET'S
Get
Together

from tanlIing up. This year, with
pennant and worlds series in sight a
man who took two beers in row
would be padded by his own team
mates.
In building for next year all the
old material Jennings intends to use
is Ty Cobb. Crawford. Bush and
Stanage.
These "Day-Coach" league man
ayers are consistent. Says Moffet, of
Knoxville, my new first baseman,
Hanes. is one Of the best first base
men in the country He works like
Hal Chase and | believe him to be in
class with that peerless performer.
Hanes has just been released by the
Northwestern league"
And there you are.
r. The transfer Of Pitcher Jack Quinn
by the Highlanders to Rochester
leaves Jack Warhop the veteran of
the Wolverton staff Quinn joined
the Yanks in 1909. and led the team
In percentage of victories that year
Warhop joined the team the same
year
Bob Spade. former Cincinnati and
Newark twirler has been made man
ager of the Mount Sterling team Of
the Blue Grass League. He has beer
told to get an entirely new bunch o.
players who can win a game occa.
sionally
The New York Nationals rendered
check for $4,000 to Holyoke fol
Pitcher PADDY Green, but it wal
pigeon-holed by the National Com
mission because of the protest of the
New York American Club that hai
an option on Green for $1,000. which
it desires TO exercise.
Pitcher McTigue, fired by Buffal,
and hired by Montreal, is ATTRACTING
some attention. Manager King il
thinking of recalling him.
Pittsburgh is reported in on an
other deal for Tim Jordan. of thl
Maple Leaves If Toronto is out o
the international League race befor,
the drafting season opens a deal ma!
be made.
Del Gamer. Detroit's first basemal
is through. at least for this season
He has found he is no good for base
Continued on Page. 2.
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
sCOVALESKI
TURNS TRICK
Beats Out Chicks This Time
by a S TO 2
Score
LOOSE PLAYING BY
CHICKS RESPONSIBLE

with Covalesld pitted against Ioo-
in Atlantic City got away Win 'ne
second game of the series here yes
terdav afternoon by a 5 to score.
Poor playng in spots by the CHICKS
LOST the game for Tobin He pitched
e good game. not allowing "aih'
while Covalesh was handing ou,
seven and got out with SIX mus 20
five for the Buds. Moreover IN lne
ninth inning Castle and joyce com
mitted baseball robbery in getune
under Marhefkas and Kerr's mile a
minute drives which had they gotten
through the defense would have come
close to allowing the Chicks to ue
IN Castles crime was the worst
ever He ran fifty yards and poked
his eloved hand against the left held
fence in time TO throttle Marhetha-
AS an evidence of how loose the
Chicks PLAYED It is necessary only TO
saw that three of the Buds tallles
we're helped along by errors, each
pne letting a runner on. Weeks was
the only Chick so favored but he
could not score. Allentown comes
in today for two games. The automo-
bile VIII ue udnutu oul eoAh'iA'' "
provided a game is played.
There was no scoring by either
team until the fourth inning, when
the Buds started the trouble. Joyce
first up, singled 10 center. Boyle was
out Fritz to Meyers and Castle was
safe on Frits boot. Joyce going 70
third. Castle stole German planted
another one toward Jackson, scoring
Joyce and Castle going to second on
the throw in. Wehrell came back
with one to the same field, scoring
German. Newton's bounder fooled
Marhefka. the batsman being safe and
Wehrell on third Heist was safe on
a life. Wehrell being caught at the
plate on the play. Frost ended the
half by going out Marhefka TO Mey-
ers.
Joyces single. Boyles out and
Castles single scored Joyce In the
nth inning Tobins failure to cover
first after Meyers had fielded Boyle't
hard drive laid the foundation for the
fifth Bud run in the eighth inning
Castle sent him to third ahead of his
drive to center. and on Wehrells out
Fritz 10 Meyers. Boyle scored. They
eot no more
The Chicks scored their total II
the fourth inning after Fritz and
jackson were down Singles by Mey
ers and Weeks. Groh's walk an'
-steal and Frost's bad whip to sec
ond sending over Meyers and Groh
Castle and Joyce ended the Chickf
chances in the ninth. The score.
ATLANTIC CITY
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
CHASE SAYS UMP
FOUND FIELD 0. X,

Sporting Editor Of THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
Sir ] wish 10 answer a statement
that was published In the sporting
sheet of your paper concerning the
forfeit game which was given to New
Castle
Now, according 10 your statement.
the rain fell in torrents until o. m.
We did not have any such after 2.3O
p. m. and, again you stated. that the
captain of the New Castle club con-
cluded that the diamond should be
used in this game and informed Um-
pire Hannigan that the field was in
condition and that the ump was
forced TO call play.
! deny every word OF Il and can
prove It by the umpire that I never
spoke a word 70 him concerning the
grounds or play. The umpire gave
his decision without being interfered
with or informed by anybody what tc
do.
The grounds were IT. for we played
seven innings OF ball on the grounds
All I ask is to kindly publish the
truth in the matter and / will b.
satisfied
L. z. Chase.
Captain Of New Castle Club.
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
KING OF BATTERS
MAY Be DETHRONED
Five PretenderS After Crown
Long Worn by Mighty
Hans Wagner

Pretenders to the number Of five
are now fighting for the crown that
Wagner has long worn in the Nation
al League.
The big Pittsburg shortstop has
for II years rated without dispute as
the best hitter in the National Lea
que. king of all the swatsmen In
eight seasons he finished in first
place-1900. 1908, 1905. 1906. 1907
1908 1909 and 1911-and in the years
when he did not quite reach the goal
he finished so close that no doubt eX-
listed of his capacity to come back
again the next year.
Even now there is no certainty
that Hans will relnquish the mantle
that has so long swathed his bulky
form. He is not up TO his old mark
but his slump took place in the early
part of the season. 1t was then that
he got behind. Now he is going at
a great clip and is steadily closing
up on men who seemed to have him
distanced. II his speed is maintain
ed in the two months of playing that
remain, it is not impossible that
Honus will once more fill the throne
But the lead of at least three Of
the pretenders looks a little too much
for the big German. to make up.
Zimmerman of Chicago and Meyers
and Doyle of the Giants are leading
Hans by anywhere from 40 to 40
points, and none of the trio gives
any indication of a slump.
Chief Meyers. New York's star In
dian catcher, is a much more careful
hitter.
Captain Harry Doyle of New York
has always been rated as a fine hit
ter. and deserves his reputation. He
picks out good balls. and has the
bulk to drive the sphere a distance
when he connects with it, A feature
of the Doyle hitting is also apt to
be its timeliness.
Donlin and Sweeney. the latter OF
the Boston Nationals, have also been
hitting for better than $50 during
a great part of the season.
Donlin has been in only little more
than a third of the games played by
the Pirates. but has shown that he
still has the skill to clout the bail.
an ability that lve years ago made
him one of the most dreaded swat
ters in either circuit
Sweeney is a right-hand batsman.
who is likely to break up a game at
any time. The trouble is that in his
present company he seldom has a
chance to make a hit that would
bring in enough runs to win. for the
reason that the Braves are seldom
close enough for any drive to accom-
plish that.
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
rRoWNs sIGN rNFIEIpER.

LOWELL. Mass. Aug 14-Second
Baseman Miller OF the Lowell Club. Of
the New England Baseball League.
was sold yesterday 10 the St Louis
American League Club for $4,000 He
will report at the close Of the New
England League season
Evening journal., 1912-08-14

EaTTed TOT TObIn IN n7nT1-
Atlantic City 20 o 3 o o 1 0-g
Wilmington o O o 0 0 %
Earned runs-Atlantic City, ?.
Struck -Covaleski. s.: Tobin, 3.
Double play-Heist. Newton. Gorham.
Left on bases-Atlantic City. 4; vii
mington. s. Stolen b8ses-Castle.
Movers. Groh. Weeks. Base on balls
-Covalesh, 2. Wild pitch-Coval-
esh First base on errors-Boyle
Castle. Newton. Weeks. Time OF
game LBS. Umpire Walker.
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
BALTIMORE GETS
PETTY AND ROACH

BALTIMORE. Aug. 14.-Manager
lack" Dunn of the Baltimore Inter-
national League baseball club, has an
nounced that he had purchased Pit
cher Barney Petty and 1nfelder
Roxie Roach, from the Washington
American League club.
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
ORIOLES RECALL
READING PITCHER

READING. Pa. Aug. l4.-Dave
Roth, the strike-out king Of the Tri-
State League, was recalled by the
Baltimore club. and left to Join that
team to-day. He had been loanes to
the Reading team.
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
BR0OKLYN RELEAsEs CY RARGER

NEW YORK. Aug. 14.-Cy Barger,
pitcher has been released by the
Brooklyn team to Newark, of the In
ternational League, it was announced
yesterday.
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
Today's Games.
Standing Of the Clubs.

players realize that the coming series
in the West viii be the critical period
of the league season.