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The Washington times., 1912-12-07
Fair day for race.

The runners In the cross-country race
at Baltimore are going to have good
weather after. and the race should fur
nish number Of stirring struggles
Some dark horse may come to the front
and oust Johnny Gallagher. who Is
picked by all to romp of with the prize.
Baltimore IL entering a number Of good
men, who cannot he overlooked.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
Elect TandberG.

MADISON. Wis. Dec. ALVIN Tand.
berg. Chippewa Falls, wis. fullback on
the champion Wisconsin football team.
yesterday was elected captain for the
1913 team over Ralph p. Butler Of
Glen Ridge. N. J. Tanberg 10 q Junior.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
DR.. REED
SPECIALIST
sO4 Seventeenth Street

o. VEARS successiui gr.ctice ~
81 A1<AINo the cure Oe Chrvnlo
and W omen.
Means Health 70 You % You suftes
From Catarrh. Obesity. Rheumatism, Consti.
6iSSd, and Skin Disease. Nervous DEBILITY:
Kidney Diseasss Bladder Troubles. SpScidc
BIvod Poisoning. Eruptions. Ulcers. and ~
CHARGES Low INCLUDING MEDICINAL
CONSULTATIONS FREE.
PgSya(e Waiting Room for LaalSA
OFFICE HOURS,
= - Il " 6undAyh ~ . u
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
Hoge, of Second Class,
TOLead Army Eleven

WEST POINT. Dec. 1.-The Army
football team has elected Benjamin F.
Hoge, cadet Of the second class. cap.
tain for the season Of 1913. Hoge played
left end on the Army team for the last
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
BASEBALL IS SURE
PROFITABLE TO ONE
7. RAYMOND COBB
Earns $3o.65 Every Time
He Hit in Season
of 1912.

Every time Ty Cobb rnade a base nit
during the season Of 1912 no earned
&ss.65. In 1910 he was paid at the ratc
Of 45.eo> per safety. while In 1911 he
made $3.50 per swat. fielding and oaso
running not being considered In hyur-
ing his compensation. Does It pay to
play baseball? Tyrus Raymond has
been drawing a salary OF 5000 for his
services each OF the last three years.
Now Ty's contract Is run out and he
wants another calling for 5000 more,
and probably will get II. as without him
the Tigers would draw very small
crowds.
In the last three years Ty has mad.
81 hits. while his salary for the same
length Of time was $1,000. II Cobb
were getting paid for making hits alone.
he would have received more than $40
for each safety. which IL some payment
for swinging bat and hitting the ball
"where they amt"
1910 Profitable Year.
II Cobb were getting paid for this
alohe. his most profitable year so far
would have been 1910. In that season he
made l96 hits at a salary Of 5000. which
would have given him si5.s2 for each
bingle. That's whole lot more than
the average workingman receives for a
weeks hard labor. SO It can be seen
at a glance that It pays to be the best
ball player living.
In 1911 Ty made 24s bingies for which
he received an average Of 1863 each.
This was his poorest year. when the
amount Of stipend IL taken into consid-
Grafton. but at that It IL very nice
little sum. For each hit in the 1912 cam
paign he gatheren In 1886. All In all.
he received for each bingle In the last
three seasons the wee sum Of S40.25 each.
The demon Tiger outfelder started
his professional baseball career In 1904,
when he played the start OF the season
for the Admission, Ga, team and swatted
$40 He then went to Augusta, where
he stayed until the windup Of 1905, when
lie went to the Tigers, and with which
team he had done such wonderful work
with the bat.
Battled Well at First.
He batted 800 his first year In the ma
jors and then Just kept getting better
all the time. His best year with the bat
was In 1911. when he led the league with
40. Last season he hit 40 and also
topped the batters In the Ban Johnson
organization. The demon Tiger has led
the league In hitting the last six years
straight His grand average since he
has been playing baseball Is 1851.
Cobb's batting and fielding marks
since he started playing professional
baseball:
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
Rules are wrong.

Rules regarding the granting Of let.
ters are radically wrong when they
fail to allow a captain an honorary
letter. Also. when a star player Is
injured early in the season. and finally
gets into the championship game. win
ming It practically alone. he should re-
ceive some reward.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
MARYLAND Loses.

NEW YORK. Dec. 7.-Columbia de-,
feated University Of Maryland at bas-
ketball tonight. 40 to g.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
BOB THAYER'S
Sporting Gossip
Every Knock Is . L.est,"
Yale VS.. Penn.

1t will seem like the ancient days II
Penn succeeds In scheduling football
games with Yale. Not since 1893 has
the Rcd and Blue met Yale on the
gridiron. Not since ~ has Penn bat
tied Princeton. while Harvard severed
relations with the Qakers following the
1906 game. Penn belongs in the East,
and I am pleased to see her attempt to
book games with Yale.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-29
TALK OF THE TOWN

Just read our ad. in to-day's paper
c. n. Kenyon & Co.
The most interestn line of Christmas
cards ever shown at tho c. n. Kenyon
& Co. store.
DR.. and Mrs. Fred X. jackson, whc
have been visiting in the city, returned
this morning to their home at Burling-
ton.
Miss Clair Miles, Il student at st.
Mary's academy at Burlington, is visit
ing ut the home of her father, ID. Nj.
Miles of West street.
Irving Bycraft of Graniteville was a
visitor in the city Wednesday, leaving
for East Fairfield, where he win visit
at the home of his parents for week.
A. y. Coffin of Franklin street met
with a painful accident at the c. L..
Bugbee mills this morning, which may
eliminate in tho loss of the thumb OF
his right hand, his hand coming in con
tact with circular saw. The whirling
set of sharp teeth cut nearly through
the bone of the thumb and cut the index
finger in such manner that it split
from the end to the second joint. DIR.
Reid was called.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-29
TALK OF THE TOWN
Tag! Tagl Tag!

| rag! Iag| lag!
You will find some extra values at
Perry's on Saturday.
Regular meeting of Eagles Friday at
1880 o'clock. Nomination of officers and
other important business.
The festival of holidays" will close
with u social dance Thursday evening
at Rowland hall, Riley's full orchestra.
Tickets IS cents.
Christmas post cards, booklets and en-
closure cards that cannot be duplicated
in quality and price will be found at
&c. n. Kenyon & Co.'s.
The Barre opera house orchestra re-
turned this morning from Marshfield,
where they furnished music for the
Marshfieh grange dance last night.
The social dance held in the Miles hall
on Thanksgiving eve was attended by 80
couples. The Barre opera house orehes-
ira furnished music for the dancing.
The dance held in the Rowland hall
Wednesday evening under the auspices
of the Woodmen was attended by rs
couples. Riley's orchestra furnished mu-
sic for the dance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-29
The Eternal Campaign.

Socialists make it their boast that
"the campaign never ends" Where 9th.
er political parties enjoy a period OF
quiescence during the three and hall
years between presidential election day
and the next nominating convention. the
Socialists keep everlastingly pounding
away, with their small vote always
growing larger.
No sooner had the 1912 election passed
into history than they began putting
into execution the greatest propa ganda
campaign they have vet devised Ly-
eeum lecturers to the number of nearly
a hundred are TO be toured throughout
the United States. Local Socialists plan
a big propaganda meeting for this city
on Tuesday. December 3, at the Barre
opera house They are fortunate in Sc
curing as the speaker on this occasion
Harold Coryell Of Michigan. Mr.. Cor
yell is a graduate of Harvard uniyer-
sity, and thus Is well equipped with
sound eiucation. He has a strong and
personality. the gift Of fluent
speech. and the ability TO entertain his
audiences.
The increase Of the Socialist vote.
which was about double that Of lgas.
the Inclusion Of MANY
Soeialistic demands in the Progressive
platform. Indicates a strong political
current IN that direction The Socialists
invite everybody to attend their meet
ings and lectures. saving frankly:
You've got 10 fght-wifh US II you
wish. against ~ If You must; to feht
IN either side. you'd better study So
.ialism-
And this eternal four years-at a time
'ampairuinE q theirs indicates what
ioTt q political hattie thsy can put
n wben they rst q few more people
. thinking Their wav.-Advt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-29

neral 81 our late brother, Iiansman
George L. Ross. Wear badges and white
gloves. Jas. Paterson, ehiefi Jas. Il.
Elriek, secretary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-29

A special meet
ing Of Clan Gordon
No. u. viii be held
in the Knights OF
Columbus hall on
Sunday, Dec. !, at
1870 o'clock p. m.
for the purpose Of
attending the fa-
a-.4a.-- Ef~~a~....
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-29

A special meeting OF
Iroquois tribe. No. 10,
]. o. r. NJ. viii be held
Dec. ! at ! O'Clock p. m.
fer the purpose Of at
tending the funeral OF
our late brother. George
J.. Ross.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-25
Mrs. Sundays Arrival
Adds Inspiration to
Revival Campaign
FeryO Persons Responded to Invitation to Shake Sundays
Hand Last Evening Mrs. Sunday Pleads for
Fargo TO Rally to Meetings.

The feature of Evangelist Sundays
meeting last night, was the presence
OF his wife who had arrived a few
hours before. The big tabernacle was
a little moro than half filed. Mrs.
Sunday was received, after the usual
opening song service, by a can for
the rising of the people and the Civ
ing of the w. c. T. u. salute, wave
Of the handkerchief. Mrs. Sunday was
met on her arrival by party of sew
enty-fiye women.
In short addresse of response to
the welcome extended to help her,
Mrs. Sunday expressed her disappoint-
ment at viewing the array of empty
benches in the tabernacle. She urged
Fargo to rally to the occasion and
work harder for the success of the
revival. She has seen a little of Fargo
for herself and everywhere she had
been told Of what a lively beautiful
little city it was. she enjoyed the
wealth of sunshine which covered the
western skies on her arrival.
Fargo Must Rally.
Ell I am going to be blamed for
these meetings" said Mrs. Sunday,
you've got to rally to my aid. In
Spokane they said the weather was
zero and too cold to come to the meet
ings. In Wichita, Kan, they said the
rain kept them away and in Fargo
find the sunshine is keeping you away.
You must pray with me that the at
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-25
OLYMPIC IS
Still HELD
Deadlock Has Arisen Between
Men and Company

Southampton, England. April 25.--
The situation in connection with the
White star liner. olympic, was ser
iously complicated today by the sudden
demand advanced by the british Sea-
farers union, that the White Star Co
dismiss eighteen Of the flremen belong
ing to the union who remained on the
Olympic yesterday. Otherwise the
Seafarers union declares the firemen
and oilers who left the ship viii not
return.
The demand was made by d deputa-
tion OF strikers and other members OF
the Seafarers union, who went aboard
the liner this morning to test the new
coliapsabile lifeboats which have been
Installed on the liner since the dis-
aster to the Titanic.
The company absolutely refused tc
consider the mems demand and de-
clares 1t prefers to take the liner back
to Southampton and lay her up
Matters appear thus to have reach
ed q complete deadlock Three hum
dred striking engine room hands are
now on the quay side with their kit
bags. awaiting the return Of the depu-
tation III readiness to embark IL the
DISPUTE y arranged,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-25
BIG Fight
in MISSOURI
Taft and Roosevelt Forces Fight
for Convention

ST. Louis, April 25.-with Governor
Hadley leading, the Roosevelt forces
took the initiative at the opening Of
the republican state convention today
and began STUBBORN fight to gain
control. Attorneys for T. K. Med
ringhaus. the ousted Roosevelt leader
of the state committee. sought a
mandamus of the court to compel the
committee to accept him. An extra
guard OF police are at the convention
hall.
The two factions being unable to
agree, delayed the opening of the state
convention. The contest sub commit
tee resumed its hearing early after
nearly an all night session.
Hadley refused to consider a com
promise for the Roosevelt faction, that
Hadley and F. H. Kreismann, of s..
Louis, Taft man, be named as dele
gates at large. and the two others to
be elected in some manner to be agreed
upon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-25

New York, April 25.-New York is
interested in the report that Ava
Willing Astor. first wife Of John Jacob
Astor and mother of Vincent Astor,
is about to Join her son here. she has
seen little Of her son since the latter
part Of 1909. when she parted from
her husband and secured divorce in
the New York courts.
Young Vincent. who has not yet
attained his majority, now becomes
head OF the American branch Of the
Astor family. The John Jacob Astor
fortune. which he will share with his
step-mother and perhaps with his
sister Muriel. has been estimated at
$1o0, 100000. His fathers real property
holdings in this city alone were stat
ed authoritatively last autumn to be
$41. .00O,0 900.
Vincent was born Nov. Is. 1891, in
the old William Astor mansion. He
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-25
COOPER SUED
FOR $4,000
Mrs, Ross Asks for Big Sum
for Death Of Husband
ECHO OF MURDER TRIAL
MILAN COOPER AND HIS FATHER
ARE BOTH MADE DEFENDANTS
IN ACTION THAT WILL BE TRIED
BEFORE JUDGE POLLOCK AT
GlLLsRoRo.

Hillsboro, n. d.. April 25.--Suit of
$4,000 has been started by Mrs. Mary
Ross Of Beaulieu. Mimi, against Harry
]. Cooper and McLain Cooper, charg-
ing that the latter, in killing her hus-
band, James Frank Ross, was an
agency in the removal of her support.
The action has been filed in theS dis
trict court Of Trail county, and papers
have already been served upon the de-
PENDANTS. The trial will take place at
the June term Of court at fxiI1Shoro
before Judge Pollock.
1t supplies an interesting echo OF
the sensational murder trial which was
staged in Grand Forks last November
and December when McLain Cooper,
charged with murder in the first de-
gree was acquitted after a lengthy
trial. The case was brought here on
a change of venue.
Harry ]. Cooper. who is made
joint defendant with his son in the
action Is a prominen< TraiII county
land owner and business man.
Frank Ross, the man who was kill
ed by young Cooper, was foreman on
the Cooper farm, four miles from Hills
bOtO MIS- MARY EtOSSs lli9 pAaiuOIL
in the present action, was in Grand
Forks during the progress Of the en-
tire case, and became quite well known
here. She has two children, a boy
and a girl.
Attorney Charles a. Lyche OF Hat
ton, states attorney OF Trail county
and who. with Geo. A. Bangs. prosea
cuted the case against young Ccopea
in this city.
The killing OF Frank Ross occurred
In March Of last year. and Ross laid
in HiIIsboro hospital several months
before he died.
McLain Cooper raised a plea of self
defense during the trial here, charg-
ing that Ross was just about to get
gun and kill him. lie also claimed
to have been overcome by fright The
case proved one of the most inter-
esting and sensational that has been
tried in the state for several years.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-25
AUDITORIUM FOR
FARGO ASSURED

1--WE are going to boost this audi
torium proposition until 1t is complete
ly finished and the first convention is
held in the new building" said Sec. C.
p. Stine OF the commercial club to-. a
Forum representative today. eve are
determined that this building is going
up and that Fargo shall be the chief
convention city Of the state and the
northwest.
The action taken yesterday after
noon by the auditorium committee OF
the club was commendabie and shows
the spirit of the active business men
Of this town who are so public spirited
that they want Fargo to surge ahead.
Mr.. Folsom and his associates on the
committee deserve much credit for the
manner in which they have gone about
this and their determination and per-
sistence is fine.
AT the meeting of the auditorium
committee yesterday II was decided to
raise the money by popular subscrip-
tion and work will start ait once. sew
eral members Of the committee already
having gotten busy today on the pro-
ject.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-25
.PROTEST AGAINST
The Big Fight

Boston. April 25.--An appeal to-
Christian Endeavor leaders in every
state to protest against the enactment
Of legislation in New Mexico to permit
the Johnson Flynn fight to be held in
Les Vegas July 4. was sent out by
the United Society of Christian En-
deavor through It's general secretary.
William Shaw. A bill Iegalizing prize
lighting has passed the house and is
now before the senate in that state.
Mr.. Shaw said he had received a per-
sonal letter from Governor Mcdonald
expressing his opposition to the dght
being held in New Mexico.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-25

New York. April 25.--Two hundred
and five bodies Of victims of the III
tanic disaster, found at sea by the
cable steamer Mackay-Bennett. are
being taken to Halifax, N. S.
The captain of the steamer confirms
the Identification OF George d. Wild
ener Of Philadelphia and says he be-
lieves the majority Of the bodies never
viii come to the surface.
The finding of more bodies was
made known today by wireless dis
patch received at the White Star line
through the Cape Race station.
The message also warns ships to
give the place OF the finding of the
bodies wide berth and says medical
opinion claims that death in most
cases was instantaneous owing to the
pressure on the bodies drawn into the
vortex.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-25

tendance at the meetings will be
doubled"
At the close of the meeting the re-
port was made that forty-four persons
were added to the list of conversions
made by the evangelist. Five went
to- the bench for repentants without
personal invitation.
The Amusements of Modern Society
will be the subject of the evangelist's
address Friday night, and 1t is said
that Mr.. Sunday promises some SEN
sations which are to apply locally.
Sunday afternoon next Mr.. Sunday
will deliver his second address to men
only
David's Acknowledgment Of Sin.
The confession of sin and a pardon
was the subject OF Evangelist Sun
days address at the tabernacle last
night, using for his text, Sam. xii.
13, And David said unto Nathan, I
have sinned against the Lord. And
Nathan said unto David, The Lord
also hath put away thy sin; thou
shalt not die. Prefaeing his remarks
the evangelist said:
Two Emotions.
THAT part is one OF the saddest in
the old testament, I think. am over
come with two emotions when read
it. One is satisfaction and assurance
in the Bible. When God writes he
makes clean sweep. When God re-
cords he wants to tell that which we
do not discover there is feeling of
~, I1uun
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-25

Taft took pains to make plain
Roosevelt's knowledge OF and COM
plete agreement with many of the
actions and policies OF the present
administration which lately he con-
demned and denounced
The president declared that after
the Columbus speech Roosevelt found
the country responsive and he shift
ed his methods OF campaign from a
declaration Of principles" and pro-
posals for reform to series Of att
tacks upon the administration.
Roosevelt's doctrine OF the recall Of
judges and decisions. his Willingness
10 disregard the wise custom that
forbids third term whether conse-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-25

was a delicate child and until he en-
tered Harvard last autumn he spent
six months of each year at his fathers
country house at Ferncliff ON the Hud-
son, three months at Newport and
three months at the town house.
During the past two or three years
young Astor and his father were all
most constant companions. Together
they made trip to the West Indies
two years ago in which the Astor
yacht, Nourmahal, was not heard
from for several weeks. Astor and
Vincent were believed to have been
drowned and their vessel wrecked at
that time.
AT the time OF the divorce the
amount OF John Jacob Astor's settle
ment on the wife was not made pub
lie, but it was said to be $10.0O0,000
in cash, on the provision that this
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-25

cutive or not, his appeal to "cIass
hatred and prejudice. and his tsab-
solute failure to put forth any con-
crete propositions for true reform and
progress, Taft said, all combined to
make him believe the American peo-
pie should not choose Roosevelt to
sit again in the White House.
The president said he brought
Roosevelt's name into his speech
only because events forced him to
use it.
By mis- statements throughout the
country Roosevelt has led many peo-
pie to- believe the charges made
against me and my administration, =
said Taft.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-25
COAL Mine LABOR
DISPUTE SETTLED

Philadelphia, April rs. Onicer
George f. Bear. chairman Of the
committee OF mine operators. to-
day confirmed report thar the
anthracite miners and operators
had agreed to a settlement of the
wage and hour dispute.
The statement said the miners
and operators committees viii
meet in New York on May B to
act on the report OF the sub-ccm-
mittee which had submitted REG
concentrations Of the terms and
conditions. These were not made
public.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-25
205 BODIES
OF VICTIMS
RECOVERED
Ships Warned to Give Spot Of
Finding Wide Berth
Most Of the Victims Had Life
Crushed Out Instantly
Identification Of Geo. D. Wild
ener Confirmed
BlTrs RopY REcovEREpa

New York, N. r. April 25.-
That the body of Mai. Archibald
w. Butt, Taft's aide, is among the
bodies recovered, is now believed,
as a result of checking up the list
sent from the cable ship.
Two names are now deciphered
from the one ''Nihilschedig Rbatt,"
the first being Nahil Schedig and
the other L. Butt, which 1t is
thought may be that of the mill
tary aide.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-25
did N. J. man
TAKE Own LIFE?

Edmore, N. d., April 25.--A. j. Dom
ahue. a prosperous young farmer liv-
ing near here. was found dead at his
farm home and it is believed he took
his own life. He had had trouble with
his wife. Until the coroner makes an
investigation the exact cause of death
will not be known. 1t is believed he
took poison.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-25
DOUGLAS BODY TO
BE BROUGHT HOME.

Minneapolis, Mimi. April 25.--
The body of Walter D. Douglas of
Minneapolis, who lost his life in
the Titanic disaster, will be
brought to Walden, the Douglas
country home. near Deephaven, by
4 Geo. Douglas, a son, who reached
Boston today on his way to Hall
fax, according to word received
here. Interment will be at Cedar
Rapids, Ia. The value OF the es-
tate i estimated at $500, 900.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-25
BOTH SIDES Want
A SETTLEMENT

New York. AprII z5.-CharIes Neill,
u. S. commissioner OF labor, and Mar
tin Knapp, the commerce court Judge,
are again today comforting with the
railway managers in the attempt to
settle the wage controversy Of the
locomotive engineers Of hfty eastern
railways Neill said both sides seem
equally anxious for a settlement.