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Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-27
GIANTS AND ATHLETICS FINALLY
HIT THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP STRIDE

were further blighted in American
league play during the week. Detroit
came to New York and was conquered.
Washington, trimmed by Cleveland In
three out Of four games In the series
completed early in the week, only
broke even on the weeks play, but
pushed Chicago further down by beat
ing Callahan's: team two in three
games. st. Louis which broke even
in New York by winning a double
header on Monday, was set back as
far as it had advanced by losing both
ends of q, double bill. to Boston.
Network proved about. the worst
stumbling block. for all the Western
visitors on. their. trip, o n Of them
taking a series in a city where notable
percentage gains had been counted
upon. As for the Boston's, their re-
cent climb has caused them to be
picked up by some. observers as the
most likely rivals Of the Athletics in
the home stretch of the race. They
jumped from fourth to second place
during the week and started their
western trip s~uspiciously by taking
two | nsuccession from the C~levelands.
This gave them ten straight wins.
SoX Pitchers Pick Up.
f! The White SoX pitching staff seems
to have, regained it's fine form but the
club is doing little against opposing
box men.
The record in each league Of games
played, won and lost during the week,
with runs, hits. errors and men left
on bases follows. a
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-27
w LOSES
TO ]. ].

Minneapolis, Mimi. July 27.-.
Joseph j. Armstrong, the Harvard
tennis player. retained his title in the
singles tennis tournament at Deep
haven Saturday when he defeated
Sieforde Stellwagen in the challenge
round in a four-set match, 6-3, 7-5,
Is and rs. Miss Marguerite Davis
defeated Miss Anne Drake in the
final round for the women'ss cham
p%ionship, 81 and So. Miss Mar
guerite Davis and Ward c. Burton
won the mixed doubles champion
ship. winning from Miss Drake and
Joe Armstrong by default. Ward
Burton and Roger Kennedy won the
first set from Adams and Armstrong
for the mems doubles championship
when the contest was called on ac-
of darkness. Fred Albright
won the consolation singles champion
ship by defeating Glenn Robertson in
three straight sets, 6-2, 60 and 6-1.
The singles match in the challenge.
round Saturday was probably the best
that has ever been witnessed in n of
the championship rounds since the
tournament started in 1888. The con
test was a gruelling affair and the Play
between the two racquet wieEders Was
so close that the title was %anybody's
until the last point was decided.
Loser Worked Well.
Stellwagen played in surprising
form. Armstrong had just completed
an eastern trip, where he me some of
the best tennis players in the country.
Stellwagen demonstrated that he
could, play better than he has ever
been forced to exhibit before.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-27
j. S. SP0RTSMAN
BEST IN WORLD
A. F. Wilding, Star of Aus
tralasian Tennis Team,
so Declares.

Chicago, July 27.-"American
sportsmen are the best in the world
Inc the postponement Of the interna-
tional polo championships on account
the sportingest thing ever heard Of"
Of an injury incurred in practice was
sal dAnthony F. wilding. star Of the
Australasian tennis team which Is in
America for the Dwight F. Davis in
ternational cup matches.
Tennis on Firm Foundation.
. Wilding, generally regarded as the
greatest tennis player, until
his recent defeat by Norman F..
Brookes of Australasia, held all the
principal championships.
wilding yesterday, lis on a frmer
foundation than ever before.
"In reality tennis is, the most sci
entifc Of all games. It calls not only
for a quick eye and well executed
strokes, but for strategy and physical
and mental stamina as we'll.
Splendid Game For Young Men.
For these reasons it is a splendid
boy running, teaching him quickness
and k~eenness. I know Of no sport
that gives greater opportunities for
g~eneralship or demands quicker think
Ing. In tennis, unlike golf, you are
constantly facing a real opponent. You
are called upon to analyze his play
and to find a method of defense and
attack that will prove the most efi-
cient possible in meeting and defeat
ing his game.
you can never quite tell what the
other ma is going to do and conse-
quently the human equation enters
largely into the game. You must al
ways be ready to change your own
style Of play and o must keep going
every minute"
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-27
SPORT NEWS PAGE

three leaders won on Thursday their
relative positions were unchanged.
Friday, the champions gained ground,
their even break with indianapolis
putting them in, second place when
Cleveland lost to st. Paul and Louis
Vile fell through a loss to Kansas
City.
Saturday. the three won their games
and their positions accordingly were
unchanged.
Chifeds Maintain Lead.
In h Federal league, Chicago
maintained it's lead but Indianapolis,
erstwhile pace-setter, suffered enough
reverses at the start Of its eastern
trip to drop from second to fourth
place on Saturday. Finding st. Louis
easy Baltimore advanced to second
place, while Brooklyn, batting with
Chicago, took three games out of five
and advanced to third place.
Second division teams among the
outlaws with the exception of st.
showed a flash of winning form.
Buffalo remained about stationary,
recovering somewhat from recent re-
verses, but Kansas City and Pitts
,burgh improved, the latter winding
up the week with a double victory
over Indianapolis.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-27
coloNEL's AssA1LANT WORSE.
Who Tried to Kill Roosevelt
May Never Be Tried Because of

Milwaukee, July 25.-John Schrank,
who attempted to a~ssassinate Colonel
Roosevelt in Milwaukee in October,
1919 probably never will be tried on
the charge Of assault WITH intent to
kill, according to Judge A. G. Backus
of the municipal court, who yesterday
received word from physiciahs In the
}criminally insane department, Of the
state prison at Waupan that schrank
daily is growing worse from a mental
standpoint.
The assault charge still stands
against the prisoner and he cannot
he tried until he has been pronounce
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-27
ATHLETICS HAVE
AN EASIER Time
Chicago Still Pushing New
York Hard, However,
and is Near Top.
u
N OF FEATURES
Three Teams Led in .Asso-
citation During Week
Chiefs Still in Front.

New York. July 27.-The, two
worlds series ~contenders of last year
struck their strides in the week just
closed, each playing for the first time
this season at a real p~ennant-like
clip. The New York Nationals breez-
ed through the week with a clean rec
ord Of five games won and none lost.
The Philadelphia Americans went
their old-time rivals one better, scor-
ing six victories. meeting no reverses
and running their first sustained win
ming streak of the. year up to the ten
straight. r,
The brilliant. work of. the Athletics
and setbacks for four of the teams
that were pressing them closely less
than a fortnight ago has, resulted in
q lead for the Mackmen that the trail
ing clubs will fnd it difficult to over.
come. In the National league, how
ever, the situation Is materially diff
ferent.
Cubs Still Fighting.
Playing just about as consistent
ball as in the palmiest days of their
notable past, the Chicago Cubs have
succeeded in keeping the National
league race at a pitch of tense inter-
est. In the past two weeks they have
matched the Giants victory for vic
tory and even gone a trife beyond
this. The f%ortnight's record shows
o'Day's men to have won ten games
and lost two, as against nine victories
and three defeats for the New Yorks.
The result Of the stick-to-it-iveness of
The Cubs Is that a bare two and a half
games separate them from the leading
champions.
Going down the line, St. Louis is
not to be left out Of the calculations.
Higgins men had won seven straight
games up to Saturday when the Phil
adelphias downed them, and are play
ing consistently.
Boston's squirt which carried the
team from the cellar position up to
fourth place within less than a week,
has been a notable feature of the lea
Txnnant asp1rationnsst2.ofs several clubs
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-27
Time aame Tuesday, July 21.
tTie game Thursday. July %.

49, ~ IL
Three teams took turns In leading
the American association race last
week. At the beginning, Milwaukee
was in front but the margin by which
h Brewers led was so small that
when they lost both games of a dou-
ble-header to Cleveland the latter
climbed to the top. On the same day
-Sunday-Louisville took second
place. it's distance behind Cleveland
being SO short that the difference in.
their records did not appear in the
three figures of the percentage col
umn. A double victory over Minne-
apolis was, responsible for the Col
onel's advance. On Monday, Cleve-
land again downed Milwaukee while
Louisville took another from Mime
apolis, so the situation out in front
was unchanged. On Tuesday, how
ever, sheckard.s men found the pace
too swift and with the Brewers show
ing a return of their championship
ability dropped two games. Louis
vile then went into the lead. making
a clean up Of the series with Mime
apolis. Wednesday was an off day in
the association, and as each of the
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-27
CIRCUS TENT CoLLAPsEs.

Pana, Ill, July PA rainstorm
which broke a long drouth and heat
wave here also caused pandemonioum
when the lighting system Of a Wild
West show failed and the tent, with
in which 5000 persons were seated.
collapsed.
Several persons were seriously In
jured and many slightly bruised.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-27
MILITIA THREATEN NEGRO.

Gordonsville, Va. July 27.-Armed
guards patrol the streets of Gordon-
vile, following an attempt. by: MEM
bers of the Virginia militia, now.in
annual encarpment here. to lynch
James Addison, a negro. Addison, it.
is alleged. attacked a militiaman early.
in the evening at a street carnival. 5
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-27
THREE KILLED BY TRAIN.
Bodies OF Two Men and Woman
Eound I rfnn On Rnilr0ad TracE :

Found Lying on Railroad Track.
Manchester, N. H., July PA
triple tragedy was disclosed Saturday
night by the searchlight of a north
bound train on the Boston & Maine
railroad when the bodies Of two men
and a woman were seen lying on the
tracks near the Amoskeag station.
Apparently they had been killed by
a train that had passed some time be-
fore. The identity of the victims was
not established.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-27
BISMARCK WINS
FROM DICKINSON

Bismarck, N. D, July 27.-Bis-
marck won the return golf tourna-
ment with the Dickinson club at the
Country club, by a score Of 20 to 6,
Nassau count. Guy Hunter Of Dick
inson established a new record for the
local links, making IS holes in Sc.
made by Col, c. B. Little. who had a
score OF 95. with W. H. Bodenstab
next, with 90.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-09
MINISTERS PRAISE
NEWSPAPERS THAT
REFUSE BOOZE ADS
City Association Voices Unanimous
Approval Of Journals Who
Turn Down Rum Money

Approval of the steps taken against
the liquor traffic by newspapers that
refuse to publish liquor advertisements
was voiced in a resolution unanimous
ly adopted at the meeting of the Har-
risburg Ministerial Association this
morning.
The resolution not only strongly
commends newspapers who refuse H.
quor advertisements or advertisements
of things of a vicious or evil nature,
but requests the ministers OF the city
to read the resolution from their pulpits
and urge their church people to sup
port newspapers that refuse to publish
liquor ads and similar noxious adver-
tisements.
The resolution was adopted and re-
ferred to the Civic Council of Har-
risburg Churches, where 1t will be
presented tomorrow night with the
recommendation that it be adopted,
and copies of the resolution sent to
every newspaper in Central Pennsyl-
vania and the newspapers of Pitts
burgh and Philadelphia.
A committee of three which will he
appointed later will accept the invi-
tion of the board of directors of the
poor to make an inspection of the
county almshouse for the purpose of
seeing conditions and suggesting any
changes they think may be needed
The Rev. j. w. Green read a paper
on Church Credit" Dr. A. J. Nc
Cuaig, who Is lecturing at Zion Lu-
theran Church, told the ministers the
purpose of his series Of talks
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-09
DIRTY CH|MNEYS AND
BAD F[UES CAUSE Of
TOO MANY FIRES HERE
Fire Chief Declares Entire City
Should Have Thorough
Chimney Inspection"

Harrisburg is having too many fires
as result of defective flues and dirty
chimneys, according to Fire Chief
John Kinder. In reference to the
numerous alarms recorded during the
pas thtree weeks, the Fire Chief said:
Harrisburg needs thorough
chimney inspection. The high cost
of coal is bringing many people to
the necessity of using logs in their
furnaces and heaters. This fills the
chimneys with SCOT and when there is
a real hot fire and a high wind trouble
results.
;'Some times a fire is likely to break
out during the night as a result OF
dirty chimneys and serious results
may follow. Cheap buildings with bad
flues are also factors in many fires"
Harrisburg firemen We're kept busy
yesterday because of chimney fires.
An overheated flue at the home of
G. a. Veneberg, 324 South Sixteenth
street, caused slight damage and gave
the ffremen a rlGi at moor yesterday.
A lighted cigaret thrown on an awning
at 1884 Derry street last night gave
the fremen another run. The damage
was slight.
The Camp Curtin Company was
called out early this morning to fight
blaze at the store of w. l.. Keene,
Maclay and Moore streets, where 1t
was said a bad fiue started a blaze
among some groceries and caused a
loss of $35. An overheated fireplace
started n small blaze at 1909 North
Front street. The Reilly company was
called ont,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-09
OF BANK
LOSES 100000 BY
STOCK GAMBLING
Memphis Institution Closes Because
of Vast Sum Dropped by
Official in Speculation

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 9.--Ten direc-
tors of the Mercantile Bank, one of
the most important financial insti-
tutions in the city, to-day filed a petit
ton in Chancery Court charging that
the bank was insolvent as the result
of the alleged misappropriation Of
more than s750,000 by c. Hunter
Raine, president of the institution.
In the petition Raine was held sole
ly responsible for the apparent short
age. approximately $7SS,S04, which,
it is charged, he obtained "by a sys-
tenn of handling it's drafts, property
and exchange in such a way as to de-
ceive the directors and to conceal his
manipulations," the total amount OF
which, it was alleged, he lost in specu-
lation.
The petition places the liabilities
of the bank at approximately $2,196,-
894 with assets of S1,40S,0S9 In a
published statement January 8 liabili-
ties were given as s2,436,197. At that
time the total deposits were $1,S61,-
1O9, of which $344,233 were savings
accounts The bank Is capitalized
at 100000 and has a surplus of
100000.
The alleged discrepancy was dis
covered by a representative of New
York correspondent of the bank, who
was sent to Memphis last week to
audit the books of the Mercantile
Bank.
1t is stated that President Raine,
who attended yesterdays meeting, alb
solved all of the officers and directors
Of the bank of implication in the al
legged shortage.
Raine was late to-day charged with
embezzlement in a warrant sworn out
by 2. n. Estes, county attorney gen
eral,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-09
Firemen Do Good Work
at Fire; I Horses Are
Burned; $4,000 Loss

Seven horses were burned and a
property loss of $4,000 was caused
by fire which destroyed number
of stables and part of the lumber yard
of Fred ii. Hantzman in Briggs street
between Cowden and Seventh streets,
Saturday night. Surrounding proper
ties worth 100000 were saved by
the good work of the firemen.
A high wind made the fighting diff
fcult and a semigeneral alarm was
sent in. The fire started in a stable
owned by S. Harrison and spread to
adjoining buildings in the high wind.
The raghQuse of M. Cohen gave the
firemen much trouble. In the stable
of S. Cooper, six of the thirteen
horses were saved. An old fire horse
Dave" saved himself. but the others
had to be led out. A match or Gig
aret is believed to have started the
blaze. The losses are as follows:
f. H. Hantzman, $500 with $3,7O0
insurance; S. Cooper, $500 with ST.
900 Insurance.; S. Harrison, $4,000, no
insurance, and M. Cohen and Sons,
$4,000, partly covered by insurance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-09
EXEMPTION PLANK IN
PARTY PLATFORM NOT
FAVORED BY WILSON
President Let 1t Be Known Today
He Regarded Toll Policy
as Unwise
WILL NOT FORWARD MESSAGE
Believes Attitude on Panama Sub
ject Is Well Known in
Congress
WILL NOT FORWARD MESSAGE
By Associated Pyssg

Washington, d. c., Feb. 9.-Presi-
dent Wilson let 1t be known to-day
that, from the first he regarded as
an unwise policy the insertion in the
Democratic national platform of the
plank favoring the exemption of
payment of Panama canal tolls.
The President feels that a platform
declaration on such subject is re-
lated to circumstances that arise all
over the world as well as In the
United States, and that only the ele-
ment which the United States can con-
troll in the situation ought to be con.
sidered. He feels that a change Of
circumstances has arisen in the inter-
national aspect of the situation which
necessarily would change the attitude
OF the American government and the
attitude of the country on the subject.
Should Be Limited
Mr. Wilson told callers to-day that
the whole International situation and
the point of view of governments was
to some extent involved in the settle
ment of the controversy. He intimat-
ed that platform declarations should
be limited to matters of domestic poll
Icy and should not embrace relations
with foreign governments.
1t is said to be the Presidents view
that treaty relations with other ma
tions might be embarrassed at which
Is construed as a violation of the
Hay-Pauncefote convention were to
be insisted upon by the United States.
Only England Protested
1t was made clear, however, that
only England had protested. The
president told callers that Great Bri-
tain through her representatives had
not approached the American gov
eminent on the question in any way
since Viscount Bryce left here a year
ago.
The President told callers he did not
Intend to send message to Congress
on the subject of Panama tolls; that
he felt his attitude had been sufficient
ly made clear in a. recent letter to
William L. Marbury, Of Baltimore.
He expects Congress to repeal the
tolls provision during the present ses-
sion of Congress, and may confer with
Representative Adamson, of the House
commerce committee, which would
have charge of such legislation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-09
WANT A FORTUNE?
PROVE YOUR NAME
IS MINNIE, PLEASE
Salt Lake City Attorneys Looking
For Niece Of Man Who
Left Big Estate
Is your name Minnie?

LII SO you may be the heir to q big
estate. Here's the story:
Thomas Morgan who had quite a
bit of money In the banks at Salt
Lake City, Utah, died in June, 1912,
leaving the settling of his estate in
the hands of Marioneaux, Stott Nc
Kinney and Powers, attorneys of Salt
Lake City.
Somehow or other Thomas Morgan's
heirs couldn't be located and Marion
eaux. Stott etc, attorneys, didn't know
what to do with the money in the Salt
Lake City banks. Not long since they
learned that q Mrs. ?. B. Haslet, sup
posed to be a niece of Mr.. Morgan,
once lived in Harrisburg, Pa, and that
picture of Mrs. Haslet was taken by
John ID. Lemer, then a photographer
of this city. Last week Mr.. Lemer,
who lives at 1916 North Third street,
received the following letter:
Dear Sir: Many years ago, you
took the pictures of young lady
whose maidep. name we Dc not.
Auow, but whose married name Is
Mrs. p. b. Haslet, The ladys
flrst name was Minnie. You also
photographed an elderly man and
an elderly woman, whose names
we do not know, but we SUPPOSE
were related to Mrs. Haslet. Mrs.
of Thomas Morgan, who died in
this city June, 1912, leaving con-
siderable estate. to which Mrs,
Haslet is probably an heir. Think
ing that you may be able to give
us some information that NAV
lead to the discovery Of Mrs. Has
let's whereabouts. we write you
this letter, and will greatly appre-
clate your kindness if you will
write us, giving any and all in
formation you can
Hoping that we are not impos-
ing upon you an that you will
write US at your earliest convent
ence, we are,
Yours very truly,
Marioneaux, Stott, Mckinney,
and Powers.
Unfortunately Mr.. Lemer has de-
stroyed all his negatives, having re-
tired from business long ago. He has
asked the Telegraph to aid in the
search for Mrs. Haslet.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-09
BIG INTEREST. SHOWN
IN POLITICS IN NEW
YORK by PRESIDENT
Efforts Being Made to Assemble
Scattered Party in
Empire State

Washington, Feb. 9.-How the var
lous elements in the New York State
Democracy are to be assembled into
"a new organization with progressive
leadership was the problem before
President Wilson, Governor Glynn, of
New York, and William f. McCombs,
the Democratic national chairman, in
day.
The President of late has been Civ
ing deep consideration to the autumn
campaign when he realizes the Demo-
cratic administration to some extent
VIII be before the country for ap-
proval or disapproVal in the elections
for members of the House of Repre-
sentauves and the United States SEN
ate. The deep interest which he took
recently In helping to elect Represen-
tat1Ve A. Mitchell Palmer to make the
race Tor the United States Senate in
pennsylvania, but one of the concrete
evidences of preparation here for the
ran campaign. Chairman McCombs
has talked over the national situa-
tlon In detail with the President but
most important admittedly is the
status OF the Empire State democracy
With spirited city election in New
YORK when a fusion of parties bat
tied successfully against Charles r.
Murphy and the Tammany organiza-
tion and with contests in various parts
OF the State between Tammany and
antl-Tammany elements and other
factions growing out of the contro-
versy over the. deposing of Governor
Sulzer, the Washington administration
feels 1t must aid in building up a
united and harmonious Democracy to
make fight at the polls next Fall on
national issues
one of the subjects before the
White House conference to-day be-
tween President Wilson and Governor
Glynn, of New York, was the selec-
ton of William Church Osborn, Demo-
cratic State chairman. He is q broth
er-in-law of Cleveland II. Dodge,
princeton '79, and a very old friend
of President Wilson. The choice is
understood to be acceptable to the
President. There has been some talk
OF the possible candidacy of National
Chairman McCombs for the Senate.
but he was noncommittal.