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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-29
GOLFERS IN HANDICAP
TOURNAMENT SATURDAY
Standing Will be Figured on Five
Scores Made During
Week.

There will be a handicap golf
tourney on the links of the Fargo
Country club next Saturday afternoon.
Handicaps for players will be based
on five scores handed in before Friday
afternoon, on play during the week.
The list of eligibles will be announced
at the close of play Friday afternoon.
Prizes will be awarded.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-29
Heath P. Byford Wins
Wisconsin State Tennis
Title for Third Time

Milwaukee, Wis. Aug. 29.-Heath P.
Byford, Chicago. yesterday won the
Wisconsin state tennis championship
in the singles by defeating A. B. Well
Ter, Milwaukee, TO. 3-6, 60, SO. Us.
This makes the third time that Byford
has captured the championship title.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-29
Pirates and Braves Split.

Pittsburgh, Aug. 29.-Pittsburgh and
Boston divided a doubleheader here
yesterday, the former winning the first
game by a score of to l and the lat
ter the second, to 2. Mamaux made
his first appearance in the box since his
suspension of ten days, and held the
visitors to seven hits in the opening
contest. while his teammates pounded
Rudolph and Nehf for fifteen. In the
final game Allen kept the hits scattered
but Kantlehner was hit hard and gave
way to Carpenter in the fourth inning.
The game was called at the end of the
seventh on account of darkness. Scores:
First Game r. H. E.
Pittsburgh s Is
Batteries-Rudolph, Nehf and Black
burn, Tragessor, Gowdy; Mamaux and
Fischer.
Second Game R.H. E.
Boston .................... 2
iItSDuTSn D
Batteries Allen and Tragessor;
Kantlehner, Carpenter and Schmidt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-29
THE PONTIAC WINS.

New Rochelle. N. Y, Aug. 29.-Wal-
ter Bowes' Pontiac, Of the Indian
Harbor Yacht club, won 203 mile
ocean race along Long Island, finish
ed yesterday off the New Rochelle
Yacht club. The race was held under
the auspices Of the Atlantic Yacht
club, where eight yachts started.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-29
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Giants DrOp Opener.

Cincinnati, O., Aug. 29.-The local
team drove Anderson from the mound
in the third inning here yesterday and
one bad inning, the visitors punching
three hits in the fourth while in the
same inning Herzog stole home. Gin
cinnati was unable to score off Schupp,
who replaced Anderson in the third.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-29

ONE newspapers are discussing
the proposition of consolidated farm
ing, under plans wherein operations
are directed scientifically. Probably
the shotgun and fishpole farmers
would not like plans Of that kind.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-29
Snnerhas Are Shuf Ont

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 29.-MeadoWs
was in good form yesterday, while St.
and shut out Brooklyn, to o. Hornsby
injured his leg trying to score on an
attempted squeeze play in the sixth in
ming, and was carried from the field He
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-29

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 29-Indian-
apolis and Toledo battled twelve in
nings to. a to 2 tie here yesterday
afternoon. The game was a pitchers
battle between Tom Seaton and Karl
Adams, which would have been won
by the locals had not Seaton erred on
a throw to the plate by Wtckland in
the eighth inning, which permitted
Stovall to score the tying run. The
tie permitted Indianapolis to remain
in first place by half a game over
Louisville, which team opens a three
game series here today. Score:
r. H. E.
Toledo l
Indianapolis .................
Batteries: Adams and Wells; Sea-
ton and Schang.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-29
Phillies Swamp Cubs.


Chicago, Aug. 29.-Philadelphia ham,
mered Hendrix yesterday, while the
Cubs, except in the seventh, when Will
liams doubled with the bases full were
unable to do much with Alexander, and
the champions won 8 to 2. Fast field
ing cut off several Chicago hits. Score:
R. H E.
Philadelphia .................. 8 IL 0
Chicago OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2 5 8
Batteries - Alexander and Burns {;
Hendrix, Mcconnell and Elliott, Archer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-29
Heine Zimmerman ..ra 81
Still a Cub After A
Week of Dickering

Chicago, Aug. 29.-Heine thinner.
man, third baseman of the Chicago
Nationals, was still a Cub last night,
after nearly a week of dickering be-
tween the Chicago clubs and several
others for his sale. President Baker
of the Philadelphia Nationals, who
was expected here yesterday to bid
for Zimmerman, did not arrive. but
negotiations with the Phillies are still
pending.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-29

When you are shopping at Mime
apolis you will find the Hotel Dyck-
man a pleasant place to stop. Con-
venient to all the stores and places of
amusement. Sixth street, near Nicol-
let.--Adyt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-29

Summary: Two-base hit, J. Weidell,
Rook; three-base hit, Smith; sacrifice
hit, Unglaub; double plays, Dreis to
Herman to Unglaub; base on balls, off
Rook 1; left on bases, Superior 5, Far
go-Moorhead A; struck out, by Rook
6, Ted Burgwald 3; passed balls, john
son 1. Time of game, lis. Umpire,
Davey.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-29
johnson in Form.

Washington, Aug. Washington
won to yesterday in the first game
of Cleveland's final series here. Walter
Johnson allowed the visitors but
three scattered hits, while Boehling,
pitching his first game against his
former teammates, was hit oppor-
tunely in two innings. Score:
Cleveland ........'......... L
washington .............'.' U
Batteries: Boehling and O'Neill;
Johnson and Henry.
Detroit New York-wet grounds.
st. Louis -Boston-rain.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-29
pownnour Stops Game.

Winnipeg. Man. Aug. "a heavy
downpour of rain in the third inning
of last evenings game put an end to
the pastime. Winnipeg was leading 4
to at the time. Double headers are
scheduled for today and tomorrow.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-29
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Benz Blanks AthIetics.

Philadelphia, Aug. 29-Chicago de-
feated Philadelphia yesterday, 1 to O..
The visitors got the only run of the
game in the sixth inning. when Benz,
who singled, was forced by Weaver,
who scored on E. Collins single. Benz
held Philadelphia to three hits. two of
which were made by Strunk. and did
not give a base on balls or hit bats
man. Score:
r II z
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-29
News From Sportdom
was replaced by corhan. Score:

~ II. T.
st. Louis Observation-Disclosures. 4 10 0
Batteries-Pfeffer, Dell and Meyers;
Meadows and Gonzales.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-29
Brewers Beat Saints.

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 29.-Mil-
waukee defeated st. Paul here yester-
day afternoon 3 to 2. Score:
r. H. E.
Milwaukee .s.s.s.ss...s.....
st. raul .....s.'' ..''.s.s =
Batteries: Faeth and Dilhoefer; Up
ham ar Mayer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-29
NORTHERN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
Superior o; Fargo Moorhead 6.
Duluth Winnipeg-rain.
Games Today.
Superior at Fargo -Moorhead.
Duluth at Winnipeg.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-29
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
MiIIers Beat Blues.

Minneapolis, Aug. 29.-Hitting Sam
ders and Hovlik hard, Minneapolis
took the first game of the series from
Kansas City yesterday, to 3. Yingling
was in great form and the locals
gave him errorless support. Score:
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-29
WESTERN LEAGUE.

Wichita Q; st. Joseph S.
No other games scheduled.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-29
ColoneIs Win Closer.

Columbus, O., Aug. 29.-Louisville
won it's final game of the season here
Yesterday from the Senator'S to l,
Palmero holding them to three hits
and would have had a shutout but for
Roach's error. Compton's home run
with Palmero on base was the feature
of the attack. Score:
r. H. e.
Louisville ..:....''....'''..
Columbus .................'.
Batteries: Palmero and Williams;
Curtis, Dickerson and LaLonge.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-29
Battle To a Tie.

Curtis. Dickerson and LaLonge.
The sun., 1916-09-23

Tho October issue Of Vanity Fair Is
unusually entertaining, which is saying
IA good dea, for this bright magazine.
Among some OF It's features arc "Au
American Mediterranean by Howard
&. il!lloGas: '"rlle summer Drama,
words written more IN sorrow than NJ
anger, by i. -. Wodehousc why Girl
Leave Home" by Robert g, Binchley
Tendencies in Sculpture by Va David
son "This Young Fellow Mitchell" .
once oycr sketch az the Mayor ~ Ncw
York 10y Arthur Loring Payne "Sinriut
to Unseen Audiences by Alma Gluch
"a Fighting Socio,oGist,' 10y Fraul
Moore colby "Why ! Haven't Married,
by Dorothy Rothschild, Sc. Sc. Thor,
is tho usual abundance Of clever draw
iuSs and photographs.
The sun., 1916-09-23
P1NCCS HOOD. Small. Maynard
& Co.,, BOstOn.D ny Arthur
Hodges. ta1.tO.)

Around "A little art dealers shop
somewhere on Sixth aycnuc and It's
ain!ab.c proprietor Arthur Hodges has
constructed a rumancc Of art lfc in
New York in PWCus Uooi ,Sinall.
Maynard N Co. IipStuuD. Tho artists
are a bit moro ~impocuniou3 than most
and also a little more unwilling to
work, but they enable tho author 10
free his mind about many things con-
corning art as II is rra"tiscl hero. and
a good Proportion - his ideas show
sense. Tho art dealer is worried over
the difficulty unknown artists have in
reaching IA" buying public; lie dreams
of some Lind of public gallery wlcr,
that Kind Of work may be exhibited
and he interests n kindly collector in
his scheme. They try TO Interest some
The sun., 1916-09-23

priving his hero Of physical attrac-
tons; he il a Scots farmers son, with
a trick Of speaking ont his mind,
which gets him into trouble and makes
many people look on lin as an "inno-
cent" lie Is a dreamer. who acts on
Christian principles. seems To have all
aversion To work but has tho faculty
Of making people believe In him and
Of doing what he wishes. lie wanJers
with his violin Into the sluins of Pals
ley and lives with abjcctly poor poo
pie. This portion Of the book Is adj
mirablc. lie is attracted by a woman
of wealth and refinement. with an I'M
happy history, who iinds In Him her
soul mate. Then Mr.. Hay changes
his stylc to tell the woman's story. a
hiLeous mclodrainatic tale OF tho dew
iltry of a loatlisomc. holnlcidal luna
tic. Why this creature should have
the power 10 ruin his brother. who
was about TO marry tho woman, or to
make her marry himself. Is not
explained: apparently lie represents
the spirit Of evil: his fits of madness
are described WILDLY, and the final
fight between tho brothers * rcpul-
sivc in the extreme. Tho hero meets
the brother in his waudcrings and ap-
parcntly subiues HIM 10y his gentle
ness. though the outcome Is to scnC
thc man racing 10 Nil his insane
brother. The hero also Captivatcs 4
determined benevolent old lady, though
what bearing that episode has on tn,
story does not appear. When Tho
husband Is removed lie returns I,
Paisley and marr!es the woina vii,
loves him: a purposcly Ill assorted
match externally TO emphasize thei
inner union. The gertler and hu
morous portions arc charming and tn,
melodraima is told powerfully: the au
tlor's plan in telling his story is lcf
purposely so indefinite, however, tina
the reader will find it hard 10 cras,
Il. Tho hero in spite OF his gentle
ness and goodness certainly receive
help much more than he gives II.
The sun., 1916-09-23
FROM THE HOUsETOPs. tDodd,
Mead 4 Col NJ George Barr
Met utcbcOn. tet.aO.D

II seems a pity that George Barr
Mc'utchcvn in From the Housrtops
tDodd, Mead Il Coz should Kill of the
deligltfully cynical cd gentleman who
males all the trouble. AS he is con-
WINGED that the girl his grandson loves
"a ~nrerccuary. he induces her to marry
himself by paying her u large sum Of
money. Tho girl with The assurance
Of youth has decided that she can he
como rich 10y marrying "a n who
must dio soon and then viii be able
10 wed the man she loves. the grand
son. That young man is a doctor and
10 dkinheritcd by his grandfather so
that Ito may show his ability by max
ing bis own way. There is enough
material in this for a long story. but
Mr.. McCutcheon has an X to grind.
He IL Interested in tho question Of
medical ethics that ragged in the news
papers some years ago. namely,
whether "A physician Should 10 per-
m.t'ed to end tho suffer,ngs Of a pa
tisnt dying of an incurabls and painful
disease. Tho young doctor with youth
full enthusiasm has advocated this in
print and has thereby raised a storm.
lis grandfather, the husband of the
girl lc loves, is smittcn with such a
disease, calls ON his grandson to put
hin, out Of his agony and the doctor
does as he wishes. 1t Is not n cheer
ful subject. but II IL discussed at some
length from different angles. while the
GIRL gradually comes ~ see that her
mercenary views of life arc wrong. II
takes a longer time for the doctor &c
forgive her for her behavior. Wher
they are reconcilcd Mr.. McCutcheon
q We understand him. makes then
marry. for the probability OF such
marriage is in the mind Of some one
or other from beginning to end OF Tho
story. In what State. however. "A ma
may marry his grandmother legally /:
not stated. There arc some pleasan
| people in this tale. especially an ami!
ablo and manly gl.ded youth: they al
suffer artistically from the ncccssit!
Of expoundiny the medical thesis.
MISS TuEODOsIA's HEART
STRINGS. ULittle, brown 4
Co.. Dy Annie Hamilton Don
sciI. tn1.D
Two lovahlc little mothers in Ami
Hamilton Dounell's Miss 1hcodUsia'
The sun., 1916-09-23

women he has seen on the stage. The
adventure OF stepping out OF his circle
and coming in contact with tho neither
world thrills him as II would a college
boy. lie is introduced by a disreputable
old roundcr, the most sympathetically
original character in the book. who de-
votes himself in the respectable hour
to his invalid wife. The first nights
adventure is delightful. Assurance OF
tho perfect propr!ety OF tho young
woman Is given by an eccentric the
atrical manager whom she has d.
,orccd, and We arc informed also that
she is passionately in love with the
young man. lI", however. celebrates
cautiously; he has occasion to COM
pare her with the young person In his
set who has repeatedly refused to
marry him. much to that lady's dis
advantages. lie discovers qualities In
her class which he decides are superior
q those of his own. After he has made
NJ his mind that he loves her he meets
It girl OF his " class who has all her
good qualities, but II Is then too late.
SO he marries his impulsivc and low
ing young woman because she is gen.
uinc, even II they nave few tastes In
common and she is wholly allen to the
society he has been brought up In. and
the author expects that they will be
happy. The story is told very pleas
antly. with much appreciation Of the
night life OF New York.
The sun., 1916-09-23
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS. tHarp.
ers.) ny Philip Csrtiss. 'SI.36.,

II Is n remarkably unsoph.sticated
Young man Who, IN Philip turts,s
RotCtcH 1Wo Worlds lIIrpcrs, 10
comes infatuated with a cabaret singer.
lie ltscs In good society and has all tho
habits Of tho respectable portion of his
class, but has never been tempted 10
make the personal acquaintance of the
The sun., 1916-09-23
NEWS OF BOOKS AND BOOKMEN.

Prot. Trent az COLUMBIA, Who probably
knows a. much as any lNiuG man about
tho life and writings ~ Daniel l'ctoc,
the series already made notable by PROT.
lhclps's "BrowriuG' and Prof, lcrry's
"carlylc." Prof. Trent writes IN read
able manner for the general public. The
book Is called "pcfoc: How to Know
Him." and is published by the Eobbs-
Merrill Company.
Mrs. Robert Louis Stcvenson's sister.
Ncll!o Van de Crit Sanchez. recalls
many interesting memories OF "ln CALI
'prnia with Robert I.oulS stevenson" in
the October S%criJuer. She writes ~ his
life In Monterey. Oakland, san Francisco
and on Mount 81. Helena, where lie
found tho material for his "Silverado
SquatterS." Ills favorite American song
WAS Marching Through Georgia."
all thu popular songs OF Amer
lea lie liked Marching Through Georgia
and Dixie best. For Home, Sweet
Home lie has no liking perhaps from
having heard 1t during some moment Of
poignant inconsistencies. lie said that
such "a SOM made too brutal an assault
upon "a mans tenderest feelings and be-
lievcd it to be "A much greater triumph
for a writer to bring IA smile In his read
crs than a tcar-partly. perhaps. be-
cause It is a more difficult achievement"
Cyril Maud will appear shortly In a
The sun., 1916-09-23

In spite Of the fact that William J..
Locke has been occupied with war work
since the latter days Of 1914 his literary
activities have not abated. His new
novel. The Wonderful Year" will be
published on October Z and will he well
coined by all admirers OF 1.-THE Beloved
Nagabond." Fol eighteen months Mr..
Locke turned his pleasant hons at He
mel, Hampstead. Iiertfordshirc. into a
hospital for wounded soldiers. lie Is
serving on the committee Of the Authors
Society for helping literary mon who
have suffered financially by the war.
The sun., 1916-09-23
THE SAPPHIRE sIGNET. (The
Century Company BY Augasta
uuicll Seaman. (H1.cS.)

In the framework OF n girls story.
Thc Sapphire Si1nct. Augusta Huiell
Seaman has set an ingenious n In
tercsting mystery tale. A manuscript
N cipher is discovered In an old house
in Greenwich Village. where buildings
are being torn down for the new sub
way. Two bright S!rls and a sharp bog
succeed in translat!ng il and 10y In
duvtion and hard work in tho library
to ill in the gaps in tho story. This
tells Of tho Imprisonment "f a young
g.gl and of ~ Pic; - poison Gen. Wash
iu-.on in one of tho houses torn down.
The children also find "A lost jewel and
lay u 'ucky accident come across a
descendant If the Revolutionary hero
inc. Who MIS- out the story they have
liccu fcrrct,ug ont. The author i'm
parts sound ideas about the methods
In bc used IN solving mysteries. Her
present day children arc attractive.
The sun., 1916-09-23

Mrs. Relloc IOwndes. whose new novel.
Good uld Arna.' has Just been issued
by Doral. has n great admiration for
pleasant writer's. like Anthony Troll
lopc. whose work. she says. she reads
and rcTcads.
There Ia ROOM" she says, "for more
Of pleasant. ordinary people. I do not
mean society stories. but tho prcsenta-
ton OF honest, human feeling, chiefly. OF
The sun., 1916-09-23
CRITICAL REVIEWS
OF THE SEASONS
LATEST BOOKS
An Interesting Story Of New York by MI. Me-
Cutcheon-A Tale Of Two Little Mothers"
A Superior Detective Story-A Strange Novel with
Charming and Powerful Parts.

Hcdrtstrfngs OLttle. Brown 4 Coz
quickly win the admiration and affcc-
ton OF a rather mature New England
spinster. She IL a woman Of wealth,
accustomed to have everything don
for her and dellghting in foreign
travel with other spinstcrs like her
self. She Is fascinated. however. 10y
the yoluble little girl with the baby
she carries about, and soon becomes
interested in tho pitiabiy plucky cf-
fort OF the child's sister. also n little
girl. to hold down the Job of washing
and ironing till her mother returns
home. The children arc natural and
delightful; and before long the
maiden lady Is tending the baby and
doing over the older girls essays in
laundry work. A doctor has to be
called in for tho children. which gives
tho opportunity for n bit Of grownup
1t Is n gentle and charm
ing tao with many things In 1t that
are very funny and with proper re-
straint on the scntimentality. The
visit Of tho children TO tho circus will
delight the reader and so will the
small heroine with her steady now
Of language.
THE HAMPSTEAD MYSTERY.
John Lane Company.) ~ Wat
sos and Rees. (o1.35.)
Tho interest Of the authors Of The
Hampstead Mystery tJohn Lane Com
pany), Watson and Nces. lies not so
much in the solution Of tho ingenious
murder mystery they have con-
structed as in the comparison OF the
different methods employed In solving
IL. The police inspector and the de-
tcctive associated with him employ
coarse methods. including the bully
ing OF persons they suspect; they are
jealous of each other and hide from,
one another bits Of evidence. they are
even more jealous Of a private de-
tcctive and keep essential facts from
him: the trail they follow leads them
to certain persons, whom they arrest
and have tried. with disastrous re
suits TO themselves. Tho private dc
tcctive on tho other hand uses hi
powers Of deduction. he does not trus
TO c!rcumstantial evidence. and will
great ingenuity and some luck fasten.
the guilt on other persons. He |
mistaken too. nevertheless, and At tn,
trial. by a flash Of inspiration. fasten'
on the real criminal and gets him 4
confess. The mechanism Of tw'
classes Of detective tales Is shown III
very cleverly. 1t is more difficult L
be interested In the many people 4
whom suspicion shifts. for the muir
dered man Is a Justice Of the highes
court and at the same time a dc
bauchee. whose character Is show
in an increasingly bad light as III
case proceeds, while the other person
who appear are mere puppets in I'll
game. The description Of tn" menta
processes Of the three detectives
what gives character to the story al
marks its superiority to tho commo
run OF detective tales.
RARNACLEs. tGeorSe ". Dora
Company ~ J.. MaeDougal
The sun., 1916-09-23

comedy entitled "Jen." based upon
stephen I.cacock's Sunshine Sketches
OF a Little Town.'
In view oc the fact that Harper 4
Bros. have just brought out a new edi-
tion OF "rhc Bread Winners" with John
Hays name o. the title page and an In
PRODUCTION by Mr.. lays soii. II Is nus
ing to read a letter which appeared In
tho Ithaca Journal Of August IS. 1t was
written 10y a niece Of the late Dr. Sam
ucl !. Parker OF Ithaca. claiming thai
her uncle wrote the book which has been
- often claimed since its anonymous
publication In 1888. The appearance OF
this latest edition OF '"rhe Bread Win
ners" would seem sufficient to settle the
question permanently.
The sun., 1916-09-23

wealthy women prominent In society
in the scheme and tn. author il sar-
castle at their expense, hut paints ~
amusing picture of tho wire pulling
and Jealousy the plan gives rise TO.
We regret that the dealer and his plan
arc thrown into tho background by Il
not very pleasant love affair. The
author has a poor opinion ot the rich
and shows 1t crudcly III tho conduct
of the ome 1t Is difficult to feel
any regard for his heroine. who Ii
wilful, selfish. merccnary. snobbisli
and "A heartless firt; hc- treatment
by tho brute she insists on marrying
is fully deserved and there seems to
be no reason why she should reform
in the end except that tho somewhat
colorless artist hero loves her. We
are also treated to n Wall Street bat
tie between " rich men. Most of
the characters are skctched vigorously
and isolated scenes arc very we'll done.
but the parts do not tit IN well. The
book has all The marks OF being "A
first effort. and tho ingenious artlcss-
ness that bctrays itself frequently has
a certain charm.
HEAD WINDS. tCharles scribner's
sons.) ny james n. Connolly.
ta1.35.)
Though his tales OF adventure are
vigorous and exciting and his cxpnsi-
ton Of the race problem is thoughtful
We fancy that tho readers of the cigh,
short stories contained in James u
Connolly's Head Winds Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons) will prefer rs usual those
that have e d" with the sea There
Mr.. Connolly knows his men through
and through and makes Us know then
too. No false note al he discerncd ii
stories like 1.-THE Trawlcr" or 9TH,
ADOPTION" All are tales OF struggle
even when the author chooses to Civ,
them n humorous turn. all are thor
oughly readable. and all stand wei
above the average of modern masazin,
stories.
The sun., 1916-09-23
RARNACLEs. IGcorSe ". Dorar
Company ~ J. MacDo1gau
Hay. (e1.1O.)

II Is a strange and d.sJolntcd story
that J. MacDouGall Hay has chosen
to tell in B0rndcICs George II. Doran
Company. The author begins by de-
The sun., 1916-09-23

Cyril Maud will appear shortly in a