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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-05

First race-maiden, o-year-olds,
Col. Tom Green, lis tobert5. even n" to
s., out, first: Andromeda, li2 (Hoffman),
~ to Ia to l.. to l. second Foxy
GINA Hite. Black Thorn. The Lark and
st. Charcote also ran.
Second - three year Odds, selling.
purse 5000. six Observation-Disclosures, lI3
CIV TnrsssR to q to 3 out hrst; Arch
Time, i:i6. Sir caledore. Mac, Laud da,
Fool O. Fortune. Supreme and Sniver
also ran.
Ing; purse $500, six fgrlongsr.Brandy,:;
F. f to s. o IT, seeond I'd? dsSrlo
Gfi@e. il7, Iaaquls. Moilieso R Il nrda.
Ruisseau and Elsewhere also ran.
FouIth-three-year and up. sell
ing $500, mile and furlong-High
e eSss o aGi 'M HIATT tS Ss
even, TO 2. out, second; Col. Holloway,
r IT, anss7ty} = I! %on to s. oStd tGrd
tauri also ran.
Ing. $500, six furiongs4Big Dip p Sis lis
M sTa5se ,ls tNoea to to p to &
8 to s, to 2, third. Time 1:l6.., L'Aig.
lon. VtG dt Spohn; Ba'wa, Ben Ten WI.
McFerran also ran.
Ing. $500. one miIe.Nash. no 5Mc-
to 4e 70 s. sc Second; 'e Fora Maj a. los
r Hla, Il to nahome eS Roy Sam So fnch
Kadford. Lenavaai. Rodondo. Frontier
and Banjo Jim also ran.
To-Dny's Card.
First race-selling. purse. $500. three
qnS gP' Ss and Avs Si
wiley. 1903; .Font. los; sordeiio. los:
dog. 1o4: sLambstaii. io7; Ethelbmrg,
H., los; Coostcr. 100: Pat Cannon, ll3:
Fred Levy. Jig.
second-selling, purse, $500. three
furiongs-.Miss Brush. lo2: MISS Hse jean.
los; Ida Lavenia. 1Os: Francis, 1O9;
T rS.sn TSs l1s; Lady Lightning ids:
ma, Tia: Ynca, 1l3; Cuttyhunk, lis;
Flying Yankee. 113.
Third-selling. purse. $500, two-year-
Proctor, 1O7; Fenrock, los; sEncore'
r los; Mha,mboo, no; ~ B. Harrell. 100;
studdert. 1o7; Idiotai, l6S: fdiotai. 49, los:
Mabel Montgomery. 100.
Fourth-all ages. Argyle Hotel SELL
ing. stakes. $1,000, six furlongs--A. n.
Akin. l03; Emerald Gem. los; iBoxer,
con, lie; a. Harry Shaw. ia
t-R. Il. Watkinss entry.
Fifth-handicap. purse, $500. three
year-olds and up one mile and a six
teenth---AIary Ann K, 101; Ivan Gard
nerr, 1Q4; Yenghee, los; Cliff Field. 1903 !;
Polly II, LOT.
Sixth---sclling. purse. 5000. ali ages.
six furlongs-Pes, 90; sGrazelle. IOS !:
day. 10; Col Cook, 112: York Lady,
1l5; 'Dr. K. l.. Swaringer. 116: sDick's
Pet l02; sJoc Finn, 107; 'Bayberry
Candle. los: Coppertown. 100; DR..
Dougherty. lie; Parlor Boy, rs: The
Busy Body. lis.
apprentice allowance claimed.
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CHIMB0RAzO SCHOOL BOYS
CAPTURE TWO REMNANTS
show Best I'm BnsISct md yolleybnII
tournaments, whtch CIOscd mt
Church Civic Association Field

The hask etball and volleyball league
of the East End public schools CLOSED n
very interesting and exciting season
at the Church Civic Association Field
borazo. Bellevue. Nicholson, Jefferson,
Springfield and Paramount schools took
part IN the games. and nearly 1900
sport.
Chimborazo's winning basketball
team Is composed Of William Alexan-
der, James Sclph, Cobern Humbert.
bernard Ltpscomb. Clarence Ford and
The volleybaIi squad of pennant win
ners are Walter Godsey, Carroll Mills
Russell Leonard. Charles Bowery, Mar,
shall Folkes, Raymond McGeh Lewis
Nelson and Milburn Hope
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YELLOW JACKETS ARRANGE
BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Nineteen Games Already Booked,
With Others In Prospect-Season
Opens Tonight at Ashland.
TWO CONTESTS WITH SPIDERS
Both VIII BE Played on Richmond
: College Court-Flye-Day Trip on
Program-Series Closes With Con-
test Mt Front Royal March 8.

ASHLAND. VA. December I.--AIan-
aver Richardson Inns announced an
yellow Jackets. The schedule AZ ar
ran calls for nineteen, games. and
evening With 70 the u paSs' rSeoioEeS
Seminary.
The schedule has been practically
completed. but several more games are
ends.
Two games will DO played before
Theological Seminary tomorrow night
and one next week with tho quint rep
cember 8. Both of these games viii be
played In Ashland.
will break up practice until after
Christmas.
The first, game to be played In tho
In Richmond, on January .. The Mo
gill Catholic Union will be played IL
return game in Richmond on, January,
10, and on the 18th the squad will go
to Charlottesville to play tho Univer-
slty OF Virginia.
Two, games will bio played with both
r,clyte;chnIe institute. One viii DO
court G1mr; of each dh OF these teams;
will he made. Hamp.ien- Sidney will be
played championship Eain6 Ii, Farm
game in Lynch6urs' on the foIiowins
night. ON Monday, the 18th. two games
VII be 1iaSXed one In the morning With
City. and the other In the evening with
Roanoke College at Salem The last
PoHtec Hn n at s sE,e E'h virginia
Two championship games will be
played with Hampden- Sidney, Rich
The two with Richmond College viii
be played In Richmond. or tho other
-FOUR. two Will be staged In the local
gymnasium and the other two on the
opponents court.
The last game Is with Randolph
Macon Academy at Front Royal on
lege has played the Front Royal Acad-
envy for several years.
The last game resulted In victory
| for the college by margin OF two
points.
The schedule follows
December 5-Union Theological Sem
mary at Ashland.
December 9-McGn Catholic Union
at Ashland.
January e-Howitzcra at Richmond.
January 16-McGill Catholic Union
ut Richmond.
January 18-Universlty Of Virginia
at Charlottesville.
January 22-virginia Polytechnic at
Ashland.
January 27-Roanoke College at Ash :
land.
I January 3o-Howitzers at Ashland.
! rebruary t-Wiliinm and Mary at
( Williamsburg. nt
February lo-Richmond College at
. Richmond
:, February 12-Hampden-S Sidney at
Farmvllc.
February 13-Hampden- Sidney at
Lynchburg.
February 15--Randolph- Macon Acad-
envy at Bedford.
February l5-Roanoke College Mt Sell
ma.
February 16-Virginin Polytechnic
Institute Mt Blackstone.
February Sidney at
Ashland.
February Civilian and Mary at
Ashland.
March e-Richmond College at Rich.
mond
March S-Randolph- Macon Academy
ut Front Royal.
March s-Randolph Macon Academy at
Front Royal.
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noke. where he will also display his
Skill In handicap matches, meeting the
best players that town affords.
After Thursdays contest Baker, with
w: t. Stewart, who played DeOro In
covering all tho prominent cities. nm
fishing at Tampa. Fla.
In last nights match with Gates.
BaRer gave the local player n handicap
Bakers high runs were 33.14 and an
unfinished run of Il. Gates scored IA
and IL as his best efforts.
After the match the st. Louis Kid
gave an exhibition of fancy and trick
shots. scoring in SO out of 10 attempts.
The largest crowd of the season wit
messed the match
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INDIANS PLAY AUBURN
AT ATLANTA TO-DAY
Post Season Context Attracts Attention
All Over the South-Alabama
PlnInsmen Have AdXnnfnRe.

ATLANTA, December 4--Football
olevens representing Carlisle and Au-
burn, Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
VIII clash here Tomorrow in a post
interest over tho South.
II seems certain that the contest Will
be played on a soft field as the result
OF recent heavy rains. The Indians ar
rived here to-day. and the Auburn
eleven will reach the city early to-mor-
row.
The Alabama Plaihsmen are said to
have the advantage in weight, and they
Will enter the game with n seson's rec
ord OF having been neither DEFEATED
the indians are superior in the on s,ey
atyle OF play and they predict q close
gaIne.
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ATTORNEYS PRONOUNCE
JOHNSON A FREE AGENT

CHICAGO, December 4.-"Thc best
legal talent in the country examined
Walter Johnson's 1914 contract with
the Washington Americans. and ad :.
Vised us Johnson was free to sign
with. any club no pleased for 1915"
president Gilmore. OF tho Federal
threat of the Washington Club officiais
to appeal 10 the courts to prevent
Johnson from jumping to the Federais.
spending money for litigation. we will
meet them. Johnson will play with
the Chicago Federals next year and the
year after. His contract with us is legal
more.
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BASKETBALL

Madison School defeated Ruffuer
School In tho regular scheduled basket
ball game OF the Schoolboys League. on
noon by tho score of 80 to IL. Til.
game was spirited from the start.
Tho sensational playing OF Carroll
the. goal throwing of Marian. OF I.utf
ner,s. were the features. The SC, es:
MADISON Position. RuTner.
Joyce....... left forward AInri,r,
T. Carroll. right forward -. Carroll
nun .........: centre Mitchell
Taylor. ...... left guard -. .Boissei,,,
l'itz. ........ right guard .McWhortef.
Score. Madison. So: Ruffner. IL Goals
from field, Madison. II; Ruirner. q.
Goals from foul Madison. I Rufrner q
keferee. Howard Flippin. Time OF
hulves. 10 and 20 minutes
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-05
BECKER AND HUNTER TO
MEET IN GOLF FINALS
Tournament nj Pinehurst Drawing to
Ci0se-Lcr0y, Norm. Beckmnn
md RheH Lose Matches.

PINEHURST, n. c., December &C
L. Becker. of Auburndalc, Mass, and
Robert Hunter, of Stamford, Conn.
will meet Tomorrow in the final round
for the first division trophy of tho
ment here.
Becker won from Stuyvesant Leroy
OF Newport. II. l., four-up, and three to
play this afternoon. This morning nc
defeated II. j. Moran. of Providence, r.
L., by the same score.
Hunter defeated Samuel Beckman, Of
Providence, up and 3 to play this af-
ternoon, and Frank Rhea, OF Washing
ton, 9 up and to play. in the morning
round
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RICHMOND LEAGUE
TEN PINS ON PALACE RUNS.
Davis PlunbIng On
NewpOrtS
Mike Gibbons Heat. MONA.

HUDSON. WIS, December 4.-Mike
Gibbons, of st. Paul, was given the
decision over Bob Moha. OF milwaukee,,
here Tonight. after Moha had been dig,
qualifed for fouling the St. Paul fight
err twice IN the second round Of their
scheduled ten-round bout.
The men are middleweights.
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white Gets Decision.

81. LOUIS, December 4.-Charlio
White, of Chicago. had, the better OF
Frankie Callahan, of New York in
their eight-round boxing bout here to-
night.
Callahan was the aggressor in most
of the rounds but the Chicagonn landed
the greater number of blows.
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BAKER DEFEATS GATES
AT POCKET BILLIARDS
st. Louis Kid Gives Local Player IS
hall liandicnp-WNl Tour the South
After Visiting LynchburR.

Elmo billiard parlor by defeating j. w.
Gates, local amateur. In n pocket
billiard match, $50 to 95, w f. baker,
Lynchburg, where he will play ali
Corners Monday night at the Tuxedo
parlor. Tuesday, "Wednesday and Thurs
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AT RANDOLPH. SCHOOL.
Fox, .i31 tuudOIuh.

Randolph. Position MN. 70,
Murray..... left forward C. En chic
Healey.. right forward IS. johnson
i,atouche. ...... centre ....J. Burnstein
' i!a.n.. left guard j. Christian
Score, Fox. SO: Randolph, l. Substi
tuticns. Lewis for Eacho. James for
Lewis. $. Burnste!n for Christian
field. S. johnson (S). G. Lewis, Is
Goals from foul. S. Johnson (3): Ran
Fletcher. Time OF halves, IT,
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ATHLETIC AND FEDERATIoy.

Though four league basketball gamcs
two were played. tho other two being
forfeited.
Around the Blues Armory tho loyai
20 Il man to see their favorites admin
ister n drubbing to the Bencdictin,
Benedictine noise squad was not in cvi-
dencc., as u dance was being given al
play the Bankers, but as only four OF
the latter reported for the game. IL
AZ the Grays'. Armory Barton Heights
rolled up &c points on the Regiment. 81
the same time holding their opponents
az compared TO tho game at the Blues.
Me s,alla seconds forfeited to the Sig
The scores OF the two games played (.
AZ Grnyn' Armory.
R Hnrton Heights: Position. Regiment
Richardson. right forward ;. .Xvers,
G finw ieft centre .f,,n rd Nell
Beck risht guard guard I Har%a'
a scoreEBarton Heights. SO; Regiment
Time OF halves. is minutes. Where
played. Grays' Armory.
AZ Diucs' Arnory.
3 rnrk left Poi fnl%ard benedi ssSa
,ryson; right forward ...... Sect
n
Hatcher. -. eft guard :. Cheat VOC
Sutherland. right guard -. .PoliorG
Score. Highland Park. 20: Bnnedic
tine, IL. Substitutions Ross for Chca; j.
wood. Goals from field. Hatcher t3i
right CD, Dcvine CD, Scott CD. Pol
lard, Goals from foul. Scott. s.
Hatcher. 4. Referee. MIR. Patterson
Time of halves. % minutes.
HnsketbnlI Notex.
What promises to draw one of the
largest crowds that has ever attended
II basketball contest In this city will
be next Thursday, when the IJowit-
zers and the Blues play.
II II had been n dance instead OF a
basketball game Mt the Blues last night
the bankers would have turned out IN
force. When II comes to tnngoing cx-
pect the bank baskcteers to give the
game tho once over
Medical College Is picking up lately.
They jumped on the Grays Thursday
night ana won handIly.
The largest crowd of the Reason
watched McGiil nose out Church Hill
Athletic Club at the Grays' Thursduv
With the score is to IS and only half
n minute left TO fnish. Cleury slipped
one In the basket from the centre Of
the floor. 1t is estimated that 500 per
sons were present, and II Cleary had
accepted the offerings of Tall ones
that the McGill rooters made him. lie
would never he 1T to play again.
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Tine mMt Der of the city control OF the

The matter of the city control of the
Church Civic Association Field now
to which II has been referred unani-
y m!omsly by the Committee on Public
The fact that the Church Civic As
ISOLATION Field is within the reach Of
All the schools in Jefferson Ward, and
that the school boys use the field for
all their tnterschool games and sports
is strong point in favor OF It's being
placed under city control.
The annual expenses of the Church
civic Association as an all-year ath-
letic field>is $4,000. This pays the sal
AIRY of'the supervisor and his assistant,
who is also caretakcr as we'll MS ali
the expenses incidental to the work
The field is open from early morning
until late at night Hot shower baths
are. always available, and are used
daily by the boys.
As reclaiming centre In the interest
of boys who are brought before the
Juvenile Court, the association has
done a valuable work and is still be-
friending boys who arc in need.
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STANDING OF THE LEAGUES.


The bask and volleyball leagues
Just finished, and the East End track
and field meet for the school boys has
done more than any thing TO cement
the friendly relations between the
school boys in Jefferson Ward.
AS one principal put X, MY boys are
always glad to take part in games at
the Church Civic Association Field
because they always get q square deal"
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ADJUSTMENTS

Colonial-Grnyce Scott Company In
"Thc Christian" mntiuec and night.
IImpire-Lucillc In Verne Company
In "kiss Me Quick" matinee and night.
Lyric--Populnr vaudeville, matinee
nnd night.
BiJou--"Thc Dancing Princess bur-
fesquc, matinee and night.
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Strange Pictures Next Week.

Coming to the Academy of Music on
Monday Tuesday and Wednesday, Or
next week. with daily matinees Mt 3
o'clock. are two motion picture pro-
terest among theatre-goers and among
those who rarely attend the theatre.
They are with Colonel Roosevelt in
the latter OF which Is n series OF striI-
ing films taken for the Carnegie
Museum,
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umpire, and P. Harr (Davidson), head
linesman, Will oficiate.
Scholastics will be located on the
north side of the field, while Church
Hill will occupy the quarters adjacent
to the grand stand. Joe Huesler has
everything ready around the field, and
when the gates swing open at 2 o'clock.
he VIII be expecting to handle one of
the seasons largest crowds.
For the convenience of the public,
tickets of admission Go cents) have
been. placed on sale at the following
stands: Straus Cigar Store, Tenth and
Main; Crenshaws Eleventh and Main;
McCoy's, Eighth and Broad; Springer's
Pharmacy. Twenty third and Venable;
Psrtin's Pharmacy 2505 East Broad
Willinmss Pharmacy, Twcnty-nrst and
and Main.
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CHARLESTON RESULTS

First race-maiden. two-year-olds,
pure $500, five and one-half furlongs-
5. out, flrst; Andromeda. ~ (Hoffman),
II to !, TO l. 2 to l. second: Foxy
G h,ni,' liz creh1n), 6 to s. to 6. out,
ginia Hite. Blnck Thorn. The Lark and
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
MAY DEFEAT HUERTA
Rebel Leader Plans March Toward
Mexico City

Chihuahua, Jan. 16.-Definite an
was made by Gen. Fran
cisco Villa today that he will enter
the central and southern, states of
Mexico with a rebel army of $4,000
soldiers. He will attempt to join
forces with General Carranza at Quad
alajara, where an army of $4,000 or
more will begin a march toward Mex.
leo City.
1--WE will strike a blow which the
Huerta government will be unable to
withstand" said General Villa, after
he had been in communication by
telegraph with General Carranza who
is in Sialoa state.
He said he had been informed that
General Carranza could muster Ia. 900
and that his own army was being in
creased daily. On the southwark
march he and General Carranza. he
said, would command the largest uni
fed revolutionary force ever assem-.
bled in Mexico.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
Montana Matters In Washjnuton

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Montana
railroad commissioners today filed
with the interstate commerce COM
mission complaint asking for lower
rates on corn, rye, oats, wheat, flax
seed and millet seed, carloads from
Montana to st. Paul, Minnesota, Du-
luth, Seattle, Tacoma and Portland.
The Hayden Bros. of Portland, Ore.,
were today awarded the contract for
constructing the Peskan reservoir
supply canal on the Sun river irriga-
tion project in Montana, at the con-
tract price of $242,973. Work is to be
done on the north side of Sun river,
from rs to 70 miles west of Great Falls
near the Sun river branch of the Great
Northern railroad.
Joseph E. Swindlehurst, recommend
ed by Representative Stout for ap-
pointment as postmaster at Livings.
ton, arrived in Washington today and
held brief conferences with Mr.. Stout
and with Senators Myers and Walsh.
Mr.. Swindlehurst came to Washington
to make personal answer to charges
that had been made against him, and
expects to see the postmaster general
and the attorney general for this pur.
pose.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
CONTROL BIG BUSINESS
President Prepares Message Upon
Proposed Legislation

Washington, Jan. 18.-President
Wilson today put finishing touches on
the message dealing with the anti
trust reform which he will read to a
joint session of congress Tuesday. The
administration believes legislation
should be enacted promptly, not only
to correct evils in modern business,
but to construct a system of govern
ment assistance that would stimulate
business development.
The president intends to emphasize
the necessity for a friendly spirit in
congress in approaching the task, and
In line with his attitude, he favors
public hearings on the bills. He op-
posed hearings on the tariff and the
currency measures as he believed con-
gress and the country at large had
made up its mind on the details and
that hearings meant unnecessary de-
lay.
The president has shown the docu-
ment to democratic leaders in congress
members of the two congressional
committees in charge of the legisla-
tion and to members of the cabinet
All have expressed approval. The
president has left the task of franz
ing the detailed remedies to congress.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
Menaced by Big Flood

Piedmont, w. Va, Jan. 15.-A wall
of water Is feet high is sweeping
down the north branch of the Potom-
&C river following the bursting of the
dam of the West Virginia Pulp and
Paper company at Dobbin, w. Va,
shortly before noon. According to re-
ports received here inhabitants of the
valley are fleeing to the hills and the
greatest anxiety is felt for the safety
of the entire district.
The big dam which impounded
lake of water five miles long and
which was IS feet high, had been
weakening for several days. Last
night it began to crumble, and farm
er rode down the valley warning the
inhabitants of the impending break.
Early this morning a part of the big
structure gave way, and at noon to-
day the sweeping waters carried away
the greater part of the face of the
dam in a mass of wreckage.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
For Agricultural Clearing House

Washington, Jan. 18.-Co-operation
among the farmers instead of compe-
titfon, that "the farmer may receive
the whole of the consumers dollar for
his product, instead of 35 to As per
cent, as now is the case," is the aim
of bill introduced today by Senator
Borah to create an agricultural clear
ing house," to be run by the farmers
under government charter or subsidy.
The bill would furnish machinery
for scientific marketing and standard
ization of farm products under direc-
tion of a countrywide organization
of producers, irrespective of govern
ment control. It created a stir in the
senate, Senator Borah explaining later
that he had not written the measure,
but had introduced it together with a
memorial, at the request of E. P. Ret
tig, a farmer of Opportunity, Wash.
In the memorial Rettig submitted
that farmers were neglected by the
government, and he made the declar-
alton that the big trusts "had done
more good for the public than the
government"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
WILL PROCEED SLOWLY
Drastic Action Against Trusts Not
Favored by President

Washington, Jan. 19.-The admin.
istration intends chiefly through it's
trust program Ito facilitate the pro-
cess OF accommodation, as contrast
ed with the processes of suit" Presi-
dent Wilson told callers today that
the recent agreements between the
department of justice and business
concerns were not settlements which
abated the law in the least degree
but merely understandings as to the
method and time within which cor
porations were to conform to the law.
In that sense the word "accommo-
dation" is used, meaning accommo-
dating the processes to the interests
of business, though not abating the
law. In that connection the president
believes better machinery for con-
Quoting processes of accommodation
to the law ought to be set up.
The president has in mind an in
terstate trade commission to fill that
need, though it was apparent today
that he had not gone further than
outlining it's general function and in
tends that the details of limiting the
powers of the commission should be
left to those drafting the new laws.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
Sign Checks With Thumb Prints

Washington, Jan. 19.-The commits
sioner of Indian affairs has instructed
officials throughout Oklahoma that
hereafter every Indian who cannot
write his name will be required to
sign checks, warrants, etc., with an
impression of the ball of the right
thumb, the imprint to be witnessed
by an employe of the Indian agency
or by one of the leading men of the
tribe who can write.
Berthold Laufer, anthropologist,
says In a report to the Smithsonian
Institute that prominet banks of
Chicago have adopted finger prints in
the case of foreign-born customers
who cannot sign their names in En-
glish, and it is reported that the
scheme worked out to perfect satis-
faction.