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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-04
BOXING IS NOT
So DANGEROUS
THE REPORTS SHOW THERE ARE
FEW FATALITIEs-TN OVER 5000
CONTESTS DURING THE PAST
YEAR VERY FEW WERE SER
IOJSLY HURT.

\ careful estimate Of the boxing
game or bouts held throughout the
United States during the ear 1912,
places the number above 5000, which
means that over 10000 young men par
ticipated in these matches. OF course,
a gr-'t many Of the bout were con-
various classes, but it is safe to say
that 1000 professional boxers were
performing during the year, and that
over 5000 young men were engaged in
the sport for amusement or as a bust
ness.
OF all the boxing matches held there
were very few accidents recorded: in
fact, there have not been more han
two or three accidents of any serious
nature, which shows that the sport is
not nearly as rough as several other
forms of sport.
The legalizing of the game in New
York has don much to win over somo
of the people who always opposed the
sport, simply. because they did not
know better. 1t has also done much to
create a more favorable feeling toward
the sport by the authorities them
selves, for 1T has been proven where
the boxing game is controlled by the
officers of the law there is not nearly
so much trouble as otherwise, for
somehow the men interested in the
sport find a way to hold bouts whether
according to aw or not. And practi-
Cally all the accidents that have &C.
CURED nave been the result of poorly
arranged rings, etc, where the con-
testants have had hard floors to box
on instead of properly padded rings.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-04
WORLDS TOUR
Being ARRANGED

New York, Feb. A-Plans were com
pleted today for a worlds baseball
tour by the New York National and
Chicago American baseball clubs next
winter. The two teams will start their
trip Immediately after the worlds ser
les in October and will end it in Dub
lin, Ireland, on Washington's birthday,
1914, according to present plans.
Ted Sullivan, scout of the White Sox,
and personal agent for President Com
iskey, conferred with Manager McGraw
of the Giants last night and today.
Sullivan tonight said the tour would
be made and Manager McGraw also
made a similar statement.
Sullivan viii be the advance agent
for the trip, and will leave for the
orient mex August. He has letters of
Introduction from President Taft,
prominent senators and other public
men to high officials abroad, and de-
Clares he already has been assured of
a hearty reception for the teams in
Hawaii, Japan, Australia and france.
The two teams will leave San Fran
cisco about Nov. l, after playing eXhi-
bitiOn games in Chicago, Kansas City,
Omaha, Denver, Los Angeles and San
Francisco. The countries visited will
be Hawaii, Japan, China, the Philip
pines, Australia, Tasmania, New Yea
land, Egypt, France, England n Ire
land. The players will return to New
York about March l.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-04
HOW BUDGET FUND
WAS EXPENDED
HOW THE FARGO COMMERCIAL
CLUB EXPENDED THE MONEY
THAT WAS RAISED FROM THE
BUSINESS MEN DURING THE
YEAR OF 1919.

over $4,000 was spent by the Fargo
Commercial club last year In securing
and aiding different conventions in this
city, and everybody who remembers
the great success that attended the eff
forts of the club in securing these con-
ventions will know that the money
was exceedingly we'll spent,
Secretary Hardy has just issued his
report in regard to the expenditure of
the budget fund and as will be seen 1t
affords much that Is interesting.
The report shows that every cent OF
the money raised from the business
men Of the city was money we'll spent,
and it is believed that 1t brought forth
great returns and it shows that Far
go business men are very generally in
terested in the good Of Fargo. ..t
Just now the commercial club is
working on the budget for 1918 and it
hoped that a great deal more will be
raised for the present year, for the
club Is to undertake great things dur
ing 1913 and already a number of con-
ventions have been engaged. The re-
port will be discussed at the mass
meeting of the club which will be held
on Tuesday evening, Feb. IS. The fol-
lowing Is the report:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-04
DECISION Of The
SUPREME COURT

In the supreme court, October, 1912,
term. ...
c. P, Getchell, plaintiff and respond
ent, VS.. Great Northern Railway Co.,
and appellant.
l. The fact that the appellant serves
notice upon respondent that he will
abandon an appeal is a sufficient
ground for an application to this court
to have such appeal dismissed, but
until such dismissal is ordered by this
court the appeal remains effective and
will be considered upon its merits.
2. Where the summons and COM
plant have been served upon the sta
ton agent of a railway company and
a judgment by default duly entered
therein. such Judgment is valid. If
the railway company wishes to have
said judgment reopened on the ground
that the station agent neglected to for
ward the papers to the head office of
the company, it must make application
under section 1884, r. c. 1906, and make
and file a good and sufficient AFFIDAVIT
Of merits.
8. An affidavit by the defendants at
torney that he has been furnished with
the records of the claim department Of
the railway and that after examining
said records he has advised the rail-
way company that it is not liable for
the damages asked in the complaint, is
not a sufficient affidavit of merits. Said
affidavit does not show that the claim
department truthfully stated all the
facts OF the IA to said attorney. The
affidavit OF the attorney does not state
that the company has a good defense
on the merits, but merely to the effect
that the attorney has advised the COM
pany to that effect.
(Syllabus by the court.l
Appeal from the district court of
Cavalier county, Cowan, J.
Opinion Of the court by Burke, J.
Affirmed.
Murphy & Duggan for appellant.
w. A. Mcintyre for respondent.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-04

saved his life, but lost an index fin
q in a desperate battle under water
with q giant eel, is related today in a
special Honolulu dispatch to The Her
aid.
The battle occurred Tuesday at the
dukes" practice grounds near Homo
lulu. The expert swimmer killed the
eel, but not before the monster had
nipped Off the forefnger OF his right
hand. The loss may impair his swim
ming powers permanently.
Cries from persons on shore warned
other swimmers that something was
wrong with the champion, and they
looked about for him, but Kahanamo-
ku had disappeared. Suddenly there
was a frenzied churning of water over
a spot whore the depth was ten feet
and one leg OF h swimmer was thrust
above the surface desperately wig
wagging for help. Then the leg was
dragged beneath the water again and
the churning recommended.
Finally Kahanamoku shot to the sur
face exhausted and sank again. Friends
dived for him and rushed him to shore
where he was revived while other
swimmers captured the body Of the eel
which the duke had chOked to death
with his hands.
The eel was the largest ever seen in
Hawaiian waters.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-04
HOW TWO STARS
ENDED CAREERS
INTERESTING STORY OF THE EN-
TREMES OF FORTUNE WHICH
STRUCK CHARLEY COMISKEY
AND THE OLD VETERAN OF THE
BALL FIELD, POP ANSON.

In 1885 n 1886 the st. Louis Browns,
champions of the American association,
and the ChicagOs, champions of the Ma
tional league, were participants in the
worlds series. The Browns were man
aged by c. A. Comiskey, who also was
captain and played first base. Adrian
G. Arson led the ChicagOs and also
covered the same position. Each drew
a fat salary and ruled with an iron
hand. COmiskey today is one of the
richest baseball magnates in the game,
while Arson is practically broke. Yet
for a time it seemed as if these cOndi-
tions would be reversed. Arson was
dra wing SIS, 900 a year from the Chi
caGo club, and held a block of stock,
when Comiskey, having scored a fail
ufe with the Chicago Brotherhood club,
admitted that he had lost his savings
in that wildcat venture. COmiskey
drew a fair salary as manager OF the
Cincinnati Reds several years later,
Just as Arson began to lose his grip in
the windy city. Arson finally was re-
leased by the Chicago club, whose offer
to subscribe $4,000 to a benefit fund
for the big Swede was promptly de-
clined. Arson entered politics and was
elected city clerk OF Chicago. He
opened a billiard hall and bowling
alleys and prOspered. He was on the
top wave of popularity, while Comis-
Key was left by the Cincinnati club
and was forced to seek employment in
q. minor league. Arson forgot all about
baseball and plunged more deeply into
politics. Soon he met with reverses,
and 1t wasn't long before he found
himself on the rocks. Comiskey mean
while had joined hands with Ban john
son in projecting the American league,
and wisely the Chicago
White Sox. He made money from the
outset, while Arson, compelled to fall
back upon the National league for help
was appointed chief of umpires. Com
iskey continued to reap the golden har-
vest, but his old rival finally was turn
ed adrift by the magnates of the older
circuit. so that he again had to shift
for himself. He asked them to elect
him president Of the league, but they
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-04
SPENCER AFTER Leo
champion of Ireland" Writes from
Winnipeg Saying That He Is
Anxious for Match.

Robbie Spencer, who claims to be the
lightweight champion of Ireland, pro-
f%essional boxer and late trainer and
sparring partner of Battling Nelson,
who is located at Suite 25, Bijou build
ing, Winnipeg, Can, writes The Forum
sport department to the effect that his
arm, which has been keeping him from
work for the past eight weeks, has en-
tirely recovered and he is now ready
for business again. he got the member
twisted while training.
He states hat he was asked to box
Kossick Dec. &c, by an athletic
club in his vicinity, but could not on
account of his injury, but he is 10Y
willing and anxious to have a try at
Kossick or any other lightweight who
can be had, and any communications
can be addressed as above.
1t might be stated that Kossick has
gone east to try his luck, and it is said
that he has Joined the Luck McCarty
party and expects to get a chance IN
Philadelphia in the neal future. How
ever, Charley Lucca, who recently had
a match with Kossick. is about Moor
head andscan be had In a Snort notice
if some club wants to put on the match.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-04
WILL URGE
j.. LEGISLATION
CITY ATTORNEY SMITH AUTH
oRIZED TO GO TO BISMARCK
TO ASSIST MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
COMMITTEE in LEGISLATURE
PAVING SHORTAGE.

City Attorney Smith has been auth
orized to join the legislative commit
tee of : the North Dakota Municipal
at Bismarck and appear be-
fore the committees on cities and
municipalities OF the senate ard house
in order to press legislation On GER
tain municipal bills now pending be-
fore each Of those committees
One of the bills drawn by the re-
cent convention of the North Dakota
Municipal league at Grand Forks was
to provide for cities doing their own
contracting work in case all bids are
rejected by a city council for any pur-
pose whatever. The bill pending In
the legislature also provides that the
lowest bidder may be rejected inScase
his bid does not include all the pro-
visions set forth In the plans and
specifications.
Senator Kennedy, who happened to
be present at the council meeting last
evening, offered a most valuable sug-
gestion which the city attorney was
glad to receive before undertaking the
task at Bismarck. He felt that in
case the municipal corporation bid on
any work through It's city engineer,
.AH q L -Ll
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-04
In the World of Sport

coldIy turned him down. Comiskey
built a $500, 600 ball park and still had
money. Arson got a job in McGraw's
billiard parlOr. giving exhibitions with
the cue for a small salary. In these
days of baseball prosperity Comiskey
Is rich, while the old captain of the
ChiCagos is hustling as best he can.
In view of Anson's long and honorable
career, in recognition Of his loyalty to
the National league when the Brother
hood movement threatened to wreck it,
It seems hard to believe hat the mag
mates have forgotten Pop Arson, the
man who helped so largely to put Chi
cagO on the baseball map.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-04
KEEP UP RACING.
Widow of James II, Keene VIII Con-
fInme Rncing EstahIiahment.

New York, Feb. Acting on the
advice of several friends Of her late
husband, Mrs. James r. Keene, widow
of the noted turfman, has decided to
keep up his racing establishments.
Whether she will allow any OF the
thOroughbreds to enter racing meets Is
uncertain, but it was learned from a
reliable source today that the stables
will be kept and the season produc-
ton of yearlings are to be sold as
usual. Miss Elizabeth Daingerield,
for some time has been in charge
direct 1T and Foxhall Keene, the turf
mans only son, will assist in the sales.
A syndicate of western racing men
made efforts to take over the Ken
lucky breeding farms, but Mrs. Keenc
turned down the proposal
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-04
Modern Riha MOUNDS.

Popular Mechanics Wounding an
enemy in war is better than killing
him, for, unless he is captured, it inn
poses upon his side the burden of TAX
ing care of him. The Balkan wal
has again proven that the bullet of
the modern high power rife with it's
terrific speed win go straight through
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-04
Every Man Read
TB11S

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If the reader decides to try it,
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This contains IN opiates what
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-04

a man., penetrating the most vital
organs without killing him; and it
has even been found to go through
from four to six men, one behind the
other. This puts them out of the
fight, but at the same time is a good
thing for the fighter, for 1t gives him
a far better chance for his life.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-04
FISHY STORY OF
CHAMP SWIMMER

New York, Feb. "A thrilling story
of how Duke" Kahanamoku, the Ha-
waiian world champion swimmer and
WHINE of aquatic hOnors at Stockholm,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-04

cinnati Redskins in the big deal for
Joe Tinker, will make the former Cubs
shortstop entirely forgotten1in a single
season.
Joe Tinker figures Mordecai Bfown
will earn his salary IL he does not pitch
a full game next season. He fgures
that the veteran will come in handy in
the pinches. He will be able to stop
many a batting rally because Of his
cunning and knowledge of the pitch
ing art. Brown believes that he will
be able to take his regular turn on
the rubber for the Reds.
The starting day for the Cubs to
Tampa was set for Feb. is, and Man
ager Evers that the entire
team will be taken at that time.
With Dick KinselIa gone as a scout
for the Cardinals, Manager Higgins
has signed Tom Coney to gumshoe
around the minor territory for future
marvels. Connery managed the Hart
ford, Conn, league club last year and
was the one who developed Buck
EO'Brien.
Pitcher McTigue's hoIdout Ii aid to
be bothering George StaIlings. He was
counting on McTigue. Otto Hess and
Tyler to do his s~outhpawing next sea-
soAs -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-04
SOME SPORTING GOSSIP.

The downward path is certainly steep
Amos Rusie, a name known wherever
a bat and ball can be found, Is in Jail
for threatening to kill his wife.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-04

Johnny Evers, the new of
the Cubs, predicts that Art Phelan, the
little shortstop obtained from the Gin
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-04
New Cotton Fabrics.

See A. L. Moody's exhibit in west
show window for the new wash goods
that will be queen Of the spring.
-Advt.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-07
WOOD FOUND
n D 7 GUILTY.;
COLLINS HELD
PRESIDENT WO0LEN co. GOES
FREE BUT COLLINS WAS
FOUND GUILTY.
Jury Disagreed in the Case Of At.
teaux, Who Was Charged
With Conspiracy.
(By Associated Press. J

Boston, Mass, June THE jury
i'll the trial of William M. Wood,
president of the American Woolen
Co.; Frederick E. AtteauX and Dem
mis- j. Collins. charged with con-
spirecy to plant dynamite in Law
renee during the textile strike, re-
turned verdict this morning find
ing Wood not guilty.
The jury disagreed with respect to
AtteauXs case and found Collins
guilty.
Judge Crosby announced that the
ii vestiSation will be commenced on
Wednesday into the published state
ment OF an attempt made to inllu-
cnce Juror Morris Shuman in the
Wood trial. The attorney for
Wood demanded the inquiry. Shuman
told the judge yesterday that an un-
named man had intimated he could
set a good position and two hundred
dollars cash for the right vote.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-07
WASHINGTON PAPER PAYS
TRIBUTE TO FLAGLER
(By Winfield Jones.)

WASHINGTON, Jun e7.-The leatt
Of Henry NJ. Flagler has caused uni
| versal regret throughout the cOun
try, and there are many persons il
Washington who mourn the passins
of Florida's greatest financier. The
Washington Times editorially says:
"As one of the magnates of the
Standard Oil Co. Henry M. Flagler'.
name will sooner or later pass into
oblivion. AS the man who forced
to his aid the executive Legislative
and judicial forces of State when
he wanted to obtain q divorce that
at the time no State could grant him
te has neen marveled at and will be
fLrgo.ten.
"But as the man who by the force
OF his imagination, wealth and spec
ulative courage was led into the
enormous task of developing posi-
tilities of State that was once
vaguely pictured only as a gigantic
swamp, and who did it, he Is an his
torical figure.
Possibly Florida would have
awakened in time without Flagler's
aid. Railroad development was bound
to come; and with railroad develop
nent, true knowledge of what those
swamp lands promised. But without
him it's growth would have been
slower.
ut took master mind to lnaugu-
rate such sudden rush. of prosper
ity as has flooded the State. Only
tremendous centralized wealth could
have developed such a systematic
scheme for making her resources
known by bringing hordes of strang-
crs to look at her. 1t involved the
making of sensational railroads, the
building of caravansaries, the pro-
duction of show plantations, the con-
struction means of exploitation to
tourists with money and to home
seekers without. Florida had long
been only politically and geographic
ally a part of the United States.
Through Henry M. Flagler she has
become living, visible part of y.
1T was the same method that
England has followed in developing
Egypt. Florida is 500 miles long;
Egypt. perhaps. 1000 miles. In the
one case one man applied and meth
CD; in the other, to land only twice
the size of the first, it has not been
considered too slight job for an
empire"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-07
r.RS. HARRIET POWELL.

Mrs. Harriet Powell, one Cf Lake.
lands oldest residents, passed away
yesterday afternoon at the home Ol
her daughter, Mrs s. l.. A. Clonts
after an illness covering a long pc
l,od.
Mrs. Powell had lived in Lake
land for over twenty years and was
beloved by large circle of friends
She was a devout Christian woman
and was never weary of we'll doing.
The funeral was conducted this af-
tornoon at Mr.. Clonts' home, Rev. T.
J. Sparkman officiating. A large num-
Der of friends gathered to pay their
last respects to this good woman.
The bereaved loved ones have the
sympathy Of their many friends in
their hour of sorrow.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-07

Tallahassee, June livery ses-
sion the Legislature rants and tears
i1c hair about passing special pension
bills but they always do it. There are
selves on being the economical guy Of
certain members who pride tnem-
the Legislature and they crate for
hours on the useless expenditure Of
money for the relief Of the old vet
Grams, stating that their objections
are based purely on constitutional
grounds, their basis for this assump-
tiCn is that there is pension depart
ment in the State where all relief
should emanate. But, there are many
cases for the relief of INDECENT sol.
diers and willows Of soldiers that re-
quire special enactment and to per-
nit technical matters to intervene
between the aiding of these honored
people is the greatest wrong that the
State of Florida could perpetrate.
According to the statutes now ON
the books with relation to pensions
1t Is necessary for veterans or widows
to have been residents of the State
for period Of eight years. That ID
the law but not moral law. Just
because a veteran did his DUTY and
was crippled and by force of circum-
stances was compelled to remove to
another State for brief time should
not validate his claim on the State
for support in his old age.
The State has cared nothing for
appropriating thousands of d0llars
Tor a poor system of State colleges,
notably the normal schools and par
ticularly the one at Madison, which
il nothing more than a high school.
yet it gave that institution $4,000
Tor new buildings, but when it comes
to doing real philanthropy, the feel
ings, the sympathies, the tenderness
for the old soldiers dies and dies
quickly. These private pension bills
are all local in way and many
members are jealous. However after
the ball got started Thursday, they
went through quickly, but that IL
not the point why does the represen-
tatives and senators quibble over just
claims Of her citizens when the
claimants have done nothing more
than fight for the South and then
technically break the law by either
marrying again Tin the case of wN-
ows or having lived In another
State?