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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-07-23
THE TELEPHONE SITUATION.

The Monitor devotes considerable
space in it's news columns this week to
the report of the special counsel
appointed by the governor to investi-
gate the telephone situation in Yer,
mont. and the reply of the telephone
people to the report. It will be re-
called that this investigation was
brought about by petition from the
subscribers of the Passumpsic tele-
phone company operating in Orleans
and Caledonia counties and so the
whole situation has a particular inter-
est to the people of this section Of the
state.
The report pictures a monopolistic
situation of the telephone business in
Vermont; represents that officers of
the various telephone companies doing
business in the state could not or
would not give desired information
charges illegal contracts; finds toll
rates and rentals too high and recon-
mends a reduction in both. The tele-
phone people come back with a denial
of many points made in the report and
state that they will show up that they
are not making money in Vermont.
ALI of which goes to show that there
is to be long struggle between the
telephone interests and the state be-
fore anything definite will result.
In some respects it would seem that
the report was weak, but in the main
upholds the general belief of the
people that trust methods are pursued
in the telephone business in Vermont.
What the outcome will be no man
knows but if the Passumpsic company
and the other subsidiary companies in
Vermont are not making money and the
Vermont field never has been paying
proposition, why has the parent New
England company insisted upon buying
up Independent companies at good
round prices and it still insists upon
owning. operating and controlling the
situation in this state?
Another question answered fully and
frankly would also help the public tc
understand the reasoning of the New
England Telephone interests. AS long
as the New England company controls
these Vermont subsidiary compani es
why is it not the proper way to merge
all these subsidiary companies into
the parent company and operate from
one head? Or if this is not practical
and the many heads are necessary
why does the parent company still in
sist on making the so called "mana
gers" and other officers of subsidiary
companies only ''fgureheads? If f;
local organization is necessary why tie
the hands of the local organization anc
dictate the policy, the toll rates, the
rentals and all matters of Importance
whatever from Boston? Why the
adoption of local names, local directors
and local managers and still give the
localization no vital power? Does no
the parent company have faith in thei1
so called local managers? We believe
in most instances the local men would
handle situations better than a desl
man at long distance, and the Monito
really has more faith in the local me1
of these subsidiary companies thar
the New England company itself ap
pears to possess.
Give the subsidiary companies more
power or eliminate them altogether
Then the people will know with whom
they are dealing and why, and there
will be responsible and a RESPONSIVE,
local management
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-07-23

1t is quite noticeable that more
summer people than ever before are
in Vermont this year. We hope they
enjoy their stay here and it's part of
our duty to see that they do.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-07-23
STATE NEWS,
800 Rings Gone in Burlington.

Mrs. S. A. Moss of San Francisco,
California. dinner guest at the Hotel
Vermont, left three rings valued at
81, 500 in a toilet room of the hotel
Thursday and forgot about them. La
ter another woman appeared in Church
street store and asked about advertis-
ing some rings she had found. That
was the last heard from her.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-07-23

C.. S. Mellen went up the ladder OF
railroad fame very slowly. He came
down like a ton of brick.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-07-23
TERMS

Oae year, $3.50. Six months, 75c.
Two months, Csc. Invariably in ad-
vance
When your subscription expires the
paper stops.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-07-23
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Lines Busy"

Gov. Fletcher connected the Yer
mont public service commission with
likely to be ''busy" for time. Barre
Times.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-15
In the World OF Sport
GIANTS AND ATHLETICS STILL
SECURE In FIRST PLACES

verse. Their lead as the week opened
was an eve eight games, exactly the
same as seven days previous. And
though they met defeat in Chicago
today, their advantage is so COM
handing that they would have to lose
games while Philadelphia is winning
steadily to give the Quakers a look-in
for ultimate honors.
Unlike Cleveland, the Phillies have
not broken, having kept even pace
with the Giants through the week.
They are now playing the same strong
game they did early in the season. On
shown a comeback ability which has
kept them always within possible
distance of the team in front should
the latter falter seriously. Seaton and
Alexander divided last weeks four vic
tories between them and Rixey only
lost his decision by a single run in ex-
ira innings.
The Giant boxmen, with the posi-
BILE exception of Marquard, are show
ing equal class. Marquard. indeed,
his only game of the week, but
was mauled with some severity by the
Cubs as the new week opened. Math-
ewson, Tesreau and Demaree are
swinging along in worlds series form.
Demaree, by the way, is working up a
man, being tied with HUMPHREYS Of
Chicago for the lead among the
leagues twirlers who have taken part
in twenty ror more games. - Each Of
these two men has lost but three
games.
In the other camp of probable post
season contenders, Bender, Plank,
Brown and Shawkey, the twirlers ex-
pected to do the bulk of the work
against the National league cham
pions, have been holding their oppo-
nents. to close scores recently, but the
old hitting power of the team has not
been strongly in evidence. When the
Athletics can go through a week of.
Ave games and make but fifteen runs
and thirty-eight hits, there is surely
something the matter with their stick
work.
AS for the Clevelands, besides fall |
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Football Season
Has Formal Opening Saturday

been ngag to fill the vacancy left
by the late "Keckie" Mol at Purdue.
John b. Wilce, who has been connect
ed with the athletic department at
Wisconsin for a number of years, will
be head coach at Ohio State, succeed
ing John r. Richards who resigned
to accept a playground position in
Chicago. d. H. Grady has been chos-
en- to look after the football interests
at Northwestern, following the resig-
nation of Hammett.
Harper Succeeds Marks.
This Is by far the largest change in
a single season made in the coaching
stats of the conference teams in the
last ten years. Fielding Yost will again
direct the fortunes Of Michigan and
Jesse Harper has supplanted Jack
Marks at Notre Dame, The situations
main practically the same as last year.
The conference college teams are
prohibited by ruling from starting
practice as organized squads until
Sept. 20. In order to get early results
the coaches have instructed the can
didates to take individual training at
an earlier date with the result that
the majority of them win be fit for
hard work on the first day. The first
few days will be devoted to rudiment-
airy work, but the candidates can ex-
pect to be sent through scrimmages
and signal drill within a few days aft
Indiana will be the first conference
teams to go into action. The Hoosiers
will play Depauw at Bloomington and
the Gaphers meet South Dakota Sept.
81. The rest Of the teams will go into
action on the following Saturday.
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ard the little brick office building of
the athletic association. All this week
there have been a few of the advance
guard arriving, but the big influx is not
starting in real earnest Tuesday, prac-
t1cally all of the men will be in this
burg Monday, and it is certain that
the three coaches will be here ready
Tor the seasons work. AS has already
been noted, Trainer Farrell has been on
the ground for several weeks.
Probably all Of the men who are in
v1ted to this preseason drill will be
here for the workout with the eXcep-
ton of Jimmy Craig. For some reason
the DetPoiter does not show a willing
ness to get out this season, but the
fans here refuse to give up hope. They
and the call of the game itself will
prove too alluring for him to ignore.
A New Line Coach.
Even though things may be a bit
more open in the backield thar in the
line, the heavies who hold over this
season are not going to have any sweet
young time in holding to their old po-
going to be a new line coach, and he
may have different ideas about the
value of some of the men than did his
predecessor. Even granting that this
Will not be so to an apprectable ex-
tent, he is sure to have many new ideas
OF the way the positions should be
played, and it will be the men who con-
form to the Schultz model most quick
ly most readily who will have the
call for the steady jobs.
1t Is not going to be n silk-lined
JOY scoot, either, to play the Michigan
line this season., because the reserves
are pretty certain to be bolstered up
by the presence of some $50 pounds of
trained muscle in the person OF this
same Schultz man. He has ordered his
toys and is planning to get into the
they used to do it in the good old days.
If he turns out a line of the caliber
that he did at Wisconsin the fans here
will have no kick coming.
Yost has not divulged just what his
plan of procedure is to be this fall,
but one thing Is certain and that is
that there will be lots Of work. There
will be three sessions each day though
for the first day or SO the coach will
drive the men as hard as he will a
bit later. The morning and afternoon
will be largely in forward
passing: tackling, falling on the ball
and getting up speed. The evenings
will be devoted to the mastering of the
1913 football code. Those who have
friends On the squad may be thankful
that the rule tinkers did not see fit to
make any changes and for that reason
the vets will not have much to do ex-
refresh their memories.
Hard work Promised.
Fielding r., will get them around in
good season, however, for the students
are of the opinion that there never was
a man Just like the old coach for in
sorting rules and football lore in skulls
the most experienced teachers and
profs in the country had found well
nigh impenetrable. Every night
through the entire season Yost and his
pupils meet in the football night
and there with the aid of a
plays are rehearsed and
problems decided. 1t Is probable that
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-15
MARS CLUB TO
BE- BUSY PLACE

The Mars club rooms will be a busy
place this winter. This popular club
in the Methodist church is the social
home Of over $50 young men who come
to Fargo to school during the winter.
A large orchestra is being organized
In the Sunday school, which will be.
under the able direction of Prof. A. J.
Stephens Of the Fargo conservatory.
The orchestra is composed mainly of
Fargo college and the agricultural COLI
lege musicians. .s# ~
Tomorrow will be the first Of a series
of talks in the Mars club by DR.. Wall
tiers, The lecturer of the club. This
popular speaker has a style of speech
especially pleasing with young men,.
His thought is adapted to the prob
of fellows in business and school
life, and his talks have come to be a
regular weekly event in the schedule of
their activities. The annual election OF
officers will be held a week from to-
morrow when all the old members will
be Jack from their summer vacations.
From all indications the club will be
big success this year. Mrs. CaI1ander
viii continue her splendid work as orr
ganizer and social and religious super
visor, in which capacity she has serv-
admirably for the past fifteen years.
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ing off in hitting, almost their entire
staff of twirlers proved unequal to
the pressure In facing Washington
batters. Gregg alone made ever q
fairly good showing. Washington's
boxmen showed superb form in this
series, the almost invincibIe Johnson
annexing two games. .
Going down the American league
list, Boston, playing strong ball now
for Manager Carrigan, drove the
White Sox from fourth place. The
Philadelphia, but were able only to
break eve ON the week, their third
victory being recorded yesterday,
when they stopped the Washingtons.
Detroit had a poor week, losing five
games out Of six. The H~ighlanders'
record for the week Of five games won
out of six played, is their seasons
best. st. Louis lost four in six and
is but a fraction of a game ahead of
the Chance men.
In the National league Chicago is
still in third place with small chance
of being ousted. The sensational work
of Jim Vaughn, the big lefthander.
has been a great help to Evers in
keeping up in the race. The Texan
has won his fourth straight game and
seems better every time out. Pitts
burgh, with the three in a row that
went to the Giants n defeats by the
Reds n Superbas, lost considerable
ground and apparently is booked to
finish in fourth place. The Bostons
are not going so well now and had to
give back the position at the head Of
the second division which they shortly
before had Wrested from Brooklyn,
when they dropped five in six. The
Reds are now but a short distance
behind Boston. having had a good
week of it with four games won
against two lost.
st. Louis kept up it's weak work, be-
ing on the losers side in six out Of
seven engagements.
The recor in each league, with
runs, hits. errors and men left on
bases follows:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-15

Chicago, Sept. 15,-With the west
ern conference football squads an
Swering the call to arms on Saturday,
and with every team of importance
going into active training this week,
the football season of 1913 will be
curtain drops with the playing of the
Army-Navy game at New York on
Nov. 29. the college public will be in
terested In the gradual development of
the various elevens.
Indications point to the most sue
%eessful year since the installation of
the forward pass and ten-yard rule in
1906. The larger college teams will
not suffer heavily by losing members
through graduation, and in the major
ity Of eases the second string material
available last season will be ready to
step into the vacated positions. The
usual number of contests scheduled
between the leading terms in different
sections of the country and the games
Of intersectional Importance should
result in bitterly fought contests. No
attempts are made to overlook the
so-called minor college elevens, which
always play an up-to-date brand of
football and always develop players
who, IL they were members of larger
teams which could give them better
support. would be ranked amor the
leaders in the country.
Michigan Schedule Heavy.
Since withdrawing from the western
conference Michigan has gone east In
quest of football glory. The Wolver-
ines will play Pennsylvania, Cornell,
syracuse and Vanderbilt in the most
important intersectional battles. Notre
Dame will journey to West Point to
give battle to the cadets. The South
Bend aggregation also will play Pitts
bargh and Texas on foreign fields.
Cornell and Oberlin will clash in their
annual battle, and several other anne
OF minor intersectional importance
will be played.
rev changes have been made in the
coaching departments of the western
conference. stagg at Chicago. DIR. VIII
Iiams at Minnesota, Juneau ait wis
|~consin, sheldon at Indiana and Haw-
ley at Iowa are the Tutors retained
from last year. q. G. upper. who last
year directed the fortunes of tho Oak
Park high school team OF Chicago, has
succeeded Hall and Lindgren as men
tor at the University OF Illinois. Al.
(.FIappy") Smith. who has been head
coach at Pennsylvania for years, has
WhA
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-15

New York, Sept. 15.-Ground was
gained last week by both the major
league leaders in line for worlds
championship honors and with both
Giants and Athletics playing a strong
er and more consistent game than for
weeks previous there seems hardly a
chance remaining for al upset before
the close of the season now three
weeks away.
3 The most marked improvement was
shown by McGraw's men who, instead
of merely breaking even or coming out
with fewer victories than defeats, as
has been their habit in recent periods,
jumped into a winning squirt the mo-
ment they struck Pittsburgh on their
last swing around the western circuit.
History repeated itself SO far as the
American league contenders were on
cerned. While the Athletics dropped
two games to the White Sox before
they braced and evened up the series,
the C~levelands broke under the Wash
|ngton attack and again missed a
splendid chance to work themselves
into a position where the Mackmen
would have had the fight of their lives
tor championship laurels.
Washington, Cleyeland's Nemesis
since the early days of the American
league, has thus to all appearances
put the final check on the Maps
chances Tor the nag and In the last
few days even the Cleveland title to
second place has been threatened.
Birmingham's men, however, made a.
good start In Philadelphia by downing
the Athletics yesterday in the first
game of the series and have an oppor-
tunity to reduce the pacemakers' lead
appreciably by cleaning up Monday
and Tuesday. The runners up, how
ever, are a full game worse off than a
weAk AFRO the Athletics lead baViOo
grown from six and a half games then
20 seven and a half today. y
In the National league the Giants
got a running start for a series of vic
tories on their western trip by beating
Brooklyn Monday, which with three
straight from the Pirates gave them a
clean record for the week up to the
second game of yesterdays double
header when they met their first re-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-15
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Columbus Won in Ninth.

F%#&H9a
Milwaukee, Sept. 15.--columbus
fought an uphill battle and won in
the ninth inning when Beall misjudged
Eddington's fly, letting it go for q
triple. The score was six to five.
gSlapnicka was hit hard all the way
though he gave the visitors two of
their runs. The home club punched
four hits with two gifts and an error
in the second, scoring all their runs.
The game stopped I'VE minutes while
Umpire Westeryelt hunted for fan
In the centerfield seats who was
armed with a. mirror which shone in
the eyes of the Columbus batters.
Score n. ii. 10
Milwaukee 6 q
Columbus ri. 1890. 15 i
Ratteries-Slannicka and Marshall;
FaSI5 and Coleman,
Saints Deuhie On Toledo.
ESA Paul Sept. 15.-yThe lacals fooks
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-15

there will be something said this year
by the players regarding holding the
preliminary practice at Ferry field in
stead of at WhitmOre lake. Last season
the drill was held here, but it was
largely in the nature of an experiment.
1t was not known just how well train
ing could be maintained in the city
nor just how it would affect the team
in other ways. On the other hand.
there was much to say in favor of a
modern field with modern equipment,
as compared to a COW pasture and moth
ing but the lake for a shower. 1t was
known that it was doing some of the
men no good to work hard all after
noon and then plunge into a lake al
ready chilled by the impending fall.
The Wolverines his fall are to be
furnished with the latest wrinkle in
football toggery. This is not going to
consist of ~headgear with bows in the
back or high cut Jerseys, but in effect
the new stuff will be just as fashion,
able. The new shoulder pad will near
ly cover the chest and will make it
practically impossible, according to the
inventor, to break a collarbone. no
matter how hare the athlete tries. X
Morrelrs Dakota Pride" hams and
bacon by all odds the finest Favored
meats on the market today, Fargo
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One Game Each,

Minneapolis, Sept. 15.-Minneapolis
n Louisville split even in a double
header, the locals taking the first 2
to 1 and Louisville taking the second
8 to /. Both teams fielded cleanly
and the pitchers went we'll. Mime
apolis is now two points behind Mil
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-15

both ends of a double header, by
scores Of 4 to 1 and 10 to 7. The
first game was a pitchers battle be-
tween Karger and George, Riggert's
home u in the first inning giving
the locals their victory. George tried
to pitch a second. game but Vas
knocked from the box. Both teams
had their batting yes and a number
Of pitchers were used on both sides
to stop the hitting.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE,
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
GAMES

GAMES SATURDAY..
Boston Al; Cincinnati SO.
New York 40; Pittsburgh 2-S.
Brooklyn O: Chicago 4.
Philadelphia 2; st. Louis O..
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-15
Chicago Plays Safe.

Chicago, Sept. 15.-Chicago shut out
New York z to 0 in the first game Of
the visitors farewell series today. The
locals played q careful game behind
Cheney, who was hit hard, while the
league leaders took too many chances
on the bases, trying to steal and play
the hit and run game.
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kaws Divide With Indians.
Kansas City, Sept. 15.-Kansas City
and Indianapolis divided a double
header, the visitors taking the first
game 3 to 1 and the locals %annexing
the second / to 0. The visitors got
but three hits in the first contest.
Drake hit safely six times out of seven
chances at bat.
First Game.
Score r. Fl. Z.
Indianapolis 3 /
Kansas City s 2
Batteries-Schardt and Livingston;
S~covington. Riley, Daniels and O'Con-
ner.
Second Game.
Score r. III. E.
Indianapolis 5 8
Kansas City 5 0
Batteries-Burke and Casey, Lily
ingstone; Allison and Moore.
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AM ERicAN LEAGUE.

Games Saturday.
Cleveland 3, Philadelphia 1.
Chicago 6, washington 4.
Detroit 8. New York 4,
st. Louis 2, Boston g..
No games Sunday in American
League.
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Pitcher Went Up.

st. Louis, Sept. 15.-St. Louis won
the opening game with Brooklyn to-
day z to 6. The locals put over two
runs in the ninth when Yingling made
two wild throws to third and wound
up with a wild pitch which allowed
Vim and Beck to count. sa VI
Score p TT r.
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PhilIies Beat Reds.

Cincinnati, Sept. 15.-Philadelphia
nosed out Cincinnati in the ninth in
ming, winning 7 to 6. Philadelphia
took an early lead but the locals made
a game uphill fight and tied the score
in the eighth inning. They could
not hold the visitors, however. Phil
adelphia played a clean game in the
field while Cincinnati made six mis-
plays. Johnston was hit hard and
was taken out at the beginning Of the
eighth. Suggs who succeeded, allow
ed three hits in the last two innings,
two in he ninth, which, with a sacri-
fee, scored the winning run.
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MICHIGAN PLANS
SUCCESSFUL YEAR
COACHES Alb ON DECK
FOR THE FIRST PRACTICE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

Ann Arbor, Mich, Sept. 15.--The
clans are gathering at Ann Arbor these
days, and each. day sees an increase In
the number or men OF their way tow
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-15

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
GAMES SATURDAY.
indianapolis s, Kansas City 4.
Toledo 1--2, st. Paul 3--5.
Louisville 8, Minneapolis 10.
Columbus 10, Milwaukee 2.