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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-06
AMERICA TO FEED
THE ENTIRE WORLD
Wheat Supply Normal, Other
Crops Running Over"
new FARMERS ARE BUSY

Grave Problems Of Finding Means of
Transportation Must Be Met-Canada
Hampered by Lack of Storage and
Shipping FaciIities-13,oo0,0oo Dozen
Eggs Lost Yearly by CareIessness.
The committee on statistics and
standards of the Chamber Of Com
merce of the United States, after an
investigation nation wide, announced
that the United States will be equal to
the world food supply demand.
at is probable" a report from the
committee says, "the wheat crop will
be normal, but if not other products
will save the situation.
"In the last analysis it seems that
the real problem of the European food
importing countries will be one Of suf-
fcent and safe transportation ever
more than the question Of enough food
supply"
A statement issued by the chamber
said:
with favorable weather from now
on. the total winter wheat yield may
somewhat, though not materially, ex-
ceed the harvest Of last year. At this
stage Of the growth Of the spring
wheat crop all that IA be reasonably
said is that the law of chance is for q
greater production than that of last
season.
Other Crops "Running Over"
IF, however, We should not have as
much wheat to export as would be
necessary, there seems a strong prob
ability that We shall have other avail
able food supplies, such as corn, oats,
potatoes and the like, not only in full
measure, but running over"
There is much cheer in the way
people in the town and on the farm
are awake to the necessity of greatly
increasing food products this year."
says Archer Wall Douglass, chairman
of the committee. Not only are gar
dens being cultivated everywhere and
vacant lots being used, but lawns,
parks. railroad rights of way and fow-
er gardens are devoted to the raising
of all manner of vegetables. OF even
greater moment is the story of an
acreage of corn, oats and potatoes that
will break all previous records.
"ReckOning 1901 900 inhabitants in
round figures. we shall need approx
mately G25,OOO,OOO bushels Of wheat for
our W use and for seeding, and the
remainder will be available for export.
These figures will vary according to
the mount which we carry over into
the 1917 harvest from the 1916 crop,
the amount of stocks of flour which
We also carry Over this ear beyond
the LIST of July and the acreage which
we shall plant mex fan and next spring
for the 1918 harvest.
80 far as other principal wheat ex-
porting countries are concerned, it is
pointed out, it is known that the Ar
gentine crop of wheat is short and that
the exports will be much less than
last year. 1t is very difficult to get
definite information as to the situation
in India. Apparently the Indian crop
and consequently exports will not be
quite so large as last year, but this is
merely an estimate, since the harvest
is not yet on.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-06
Australian Crop Ample.

Nussia i'du S'OP NitPIcs
ION the other hand, it looks very
much as if Australia will do her bit
for her mother country. The Aus
tralian crop is harvested. 1t is of
good quality and more than the aver
age production. After. supplying the
home wants it seems likely that there
will be 1OO,0O0,00O bushels available
for export, in addition to about 14,OOO,-
900 bushels already shipped.
'"This problem is still further COM
plicated, it is said, by the possible
wheat yields in Spain, France, Eng
land and in the other countries in
Europe to which we are at present
able to send wheat.
at seems quite sure that the Eng
lish production will be larger than
usual, if tile energy and interests Of
the government and the people can
bring it about. There remains Canada
as the most important factor, because
the Dominion is at once a large pro-
ducing and large exporting country.
This is particularly true Of the three
northwestern provinces-Manitoba, AL
berta, and Saskatchewan-since espe-
cially in these three provinces there is
much more grain raised than is con-
sumed.
Their serious difficulties are the lack
IT storage and transportation facilities,
it is declared. Seeding of spring
wheat in Canada is late because Of
wet, cold weather. 1t is progressing
fast in southern portions of the north
west provinces. With abundant mois-
ture in the soil the acreage seeded will
depend upon the weather.
One of the reasons for the scarcity
and high cost of eggs in the fall and
winter is that through carelessness in
handling them more than 10000, 900
dozen receive tiny cracks. The United
States department of agriculture is
now e%mbarking on a campaign to teach
proper packing to those who handle
the eggs Ell route from hen to cold
storage.
An eggshell may be cracked SO
slightly that the eye cannot see 1t and
yet be damaged so greatly that germs
and mods find ready entrance inside
the eggshell and spoil the contents.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-14
BASEBALL NEXT IN Line
AT JAMESTOWN COLLEGE
Things Being Lined UP Preparatory to
Strong Team-Schedule Al
ready Arranged.


jamestown, N. D., March 14.-With
the waning or the basketball season,
baseball activity is already being ex-
hibited at Jamestown college. The coll
lege ball tossers ara already digging
out their last season togs and prepar-
ing to start practice in earnest in about
three weeks.
Coach Bud" Dougherty, of the col
lege, has been lining things up prepar-
atory to the opening of the season and
announces that indications are he will
have a strong nine this summer. Nine
veterans will be back in the game.
Erickson, Miller. Wright, lands. Craw-
ford. Mcleod, Currie, Williams and
Christ, signifyingk their intention of
again disporting on the diamond. New
candidates who have appeared are Full
ton Thomas Trammell and SackersOn.
The 1917 schedule has already been
arranged by Coach Dougherty, and an
nounced today as follows:
May S-E1Ienda1e at Glendale.
May 9-Aberdeen at Aberdeen.
May In. D.U. at jamestown.
May 14-Fargo college at Fargo.
May 15-N. ID. u. at Grand Forks.
May 16-Wahpeton science at Wah-
May list Johns college at st.
May 1s-st. Cloud, normal at st.
May 23-Ellendale at jamestown.
May 25-Aberdeen at jamestown.
May 2s-Val1ey City at jamestown.
June 9-Valley City at Valley City.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-14
TO APPROVE TENNIS
SCHEDULE MARCH %
Will Be Most Important Work of Elk.
ecutiVe Committee at New
York Next Week.
(By Associated Press. !

Approval Of the tennis schedule for
1917 will be the most important bust
ness to come before the meeting of the
executive committee of the National
Tennis association in New York March
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-14
ACTIVE
SEASON
SIGHTED
More Than $50 Tournaments
for Trapshooters Coming
Up in 1917.
(By Associated Press. J

New York, March 14.-Another ac-
tive season for trapshooters is indf-
Gated by the 1917 schedule of the Inter
state association. More than $50 tour
naments have been registered to date,
with a number of other applications
still under consideration. The opening
registered shoot is set for the present
week and the tournaments continue in
rapid succession throughout the entire
spring, summer and autumn.
The national, sectional and state
championships, which occupy positions
Of importance in the schedule, are as
follows:
National Championship.
Grand American handicap. Chicago,
August 2O-24.
Sectional Championships.
Southern handicap. Roanoke, Va,
May $40.
Pacific Coast handicap. San Jose.
Cal, May $3.50.
Eastern handicap. Hartford, Conn.
June 20-22.
Western handicap. st. Joseph. Mo-.
July 1913.
State Championships.
Mississippi, Natchez, April 1928.
Oregon. Salem, May 7-8.
Virginia, Roanoke, May 8-9-10.
Oklahoma Tulsa, May 1917.
Florida. Kissimmee, May 1917.
New Hampshire, Manchester, May
1919.
Washington, Seattle, May 20-21.
California. Los Angeles, May 21-23.
Illinois, Streator, May 1924.
Utah. Ogden, May 1924
Nebraska, fremont, May 1925.
Connecticut. Norwalk. May 1925.
Delaware, Wilmington, May 1926.
Iowa, Waterloo, May 29-31.
Texas, Houston, May 29-31.
Pennsylvania, Bradford, June ST.
Missouri, Springfield, June ST..
Maryland. Baltimore June 6-7.
New Jersey, Little Falls, June 7-9.
Rhode Island. Westerly. June SO.
Arkansas, Texarkana, June lib.
New York, Syracuse, June 1914.
Vermont, Randolph, Juno 1914.
West Virginia, Redwood, June 14-15.
North Dakota, Minot, June 14-16.
Michigan, Birmingham, June 20-21.
Kentucky, Louisville, July 1920.
Wisconsin, Wausau. July 22-24,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-14
BUD" AN
ATHLETE
HIMSELF
jamestown College Coach
Small, but There-Pro-
duces Winning Teams.

Jamestown, n. D., March 1S.-In
Coach Bud" Dougherty of Jamestown
college, this city has another athlete
leader in addition to Coach Lamb of
able record as both a coach and ath-
lete. Coach Dougherty sprang into
prominence in athletic circles at st.
Thomas college in 1911, and since that
time his enviable record has preceded
him.
Standing but five feet, seven and
one-half inches and weighing but 155
pounds, Coach Bud" as he Is famil-
iarly known contrasts greatly to the
giant Coach Lamb Of the high school,
who stands six feet and four inches,
and weighs 200 pounds. What Dough-
erty lacks in height and weight, how
ever, he makes up in dynamic ability
and his ability to drive his men with
his pent-up force and pep that de-
velops winning teams.
Probably one of Dougherty's great
est achievements as a coach in these
realms was last fall when he devel-
that carried every other eleven before
them, refusing to let their opponents
even cross their goal line once for
the entire season.
Dougherty was one Of the greatest
football stars at st. Thomas college,
in addition to being heralded as the best
back stop. that yer performed for that
college. In 1911 and 1912 he played
with st. Thomas, backstopping for the
baseball team and holding down right
half on his college eleven. During the
summers of those years he played
with the nine representing Bowbells,
this state, a semi-pro aggregation.
In 1913 Dougherty played with Re
gina, Sask., in the Western Canada
league. In 1914 he jumped to the
Maple Lake, Mimi, semi-pro mine and
received for that team in such a man
ner as to attain a lasting reputation
for his work on the diamond.
In 1915 success again smiled upon
him and he managed the Ambrose, N.
D., team, winning the pennant in the
North Dakota Montana league.
During the summer of 1915 he
played with the crack Dickinson nine,
again holding down the backstop's
job.
In the fall Of 1915 he came to James
town, and Immediately entered the
nmelight by his work with the cham
pionship eleven he developed at that
institution.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-14
CROOKSTON IS
DROPPED FROM
RACING CIRCUIT
Name Of Organization Also
Changed-Chas. Nash
Elected President.

CroolcSton was dropped out Of thu
Minnesota North Dakota Racing
circuit at the annual meeting Of that
organisation yesterday. and the name
was changed 10 the North Dakota
Circuit.
Charles Nash. Fargo. was elected
president. and DON v. Moore. Grand
Forks, was elected secretary and
treasurer.
Cooperstown. Valley City, Grand
Forks and Fargo. will make up the
circuit. Dates for Cooperstown and
Valley City have not been fixed. but
it is expected an agreement will be
reached as to date at a conference to
be held soon in Valley City. when
representatives of the two racing as
sociations will meet. President Nash
also will attend the conference.
Crookston dropped out of the circuit
because it wanted the Fourth Of July
date-which date has previously been
established as that of Valley City.
About $4,000 win be hung up In
purses around the circuit, and classes
determined on at yesterdays meeting
are the $3.50. 2:25. 1892. 2:18, AIS and
2:10 pace. and the $3.50 and 1870 trot.
Fargo and Grand Forks will each
hang up about $4,000 in purses.
For Quick Results Use The Forum
Want Columns.
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%. Applications for sanctioned tour
naments, including many events for
juniors and boys, have been received
in large numbers.
The decision OF the annual meet
ing to play the national doubles cham
pionship in a separate tournament.
complexities the award Of dates, as 1t
adds an important event to the COM
paratively short period preceding the
national singles championship. With
the large number of dates to be sane
toned this year, some conflicts are in
evitable, but so far as possible tourna-
ments are being scheduled to avoid
local conflicts.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-14
BELL IS
SOLD TO
WESTERN
Des Moines Club Gets Crack
Fargo Moorhead South
paw-Reports in Spring

Ralph Bell. two years a pitcher or
the Fargo Moorhead club Of the
Northern league. has been sold to the
Des Moines club of the Western
league, it was announced today. He
is to report this spring.
The consideration has not been made
public but the Fargo Moorhead club
gets some cash. and a promising young
first baseman.
Bell is one Of the standbys Of the
Northern league. He was with the
championship Winona club in 1918
but in 1914 played independent ball
He Joined Fargo Moorhead in 1915
helping the club win the pennant that
year. and the rag for the second halt
Of the season in 1918. He is a left
handler. and a hard hitter.
In going to Des Moines. Bell goes
into Class B baseball. He has a host
of friends in Fargo and Moorhead who
will pull for his making good.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-14
CLOSE WITH WIN
Jamestown High Five Takes Alumni
Quint into Camp, SO to 9.

jamestown, N. D., March 14.-Coach
Lambs high school basket tossers con-
cluded successful season here by de-
feating the alumni quint in their an
nual game. 80 to 6. The high school
contingent proved their superiority to
the graduates at all stages of the game,
playing fast game that utterly bewil-
dered the old classmen
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-14
TO PUT ON BOXING
BILL FOR AUTO MEN
Four Exhibitions Scheduled For Savoy
Theatre Tomorrow Evening as
Dealers Day Feature.

Four boxing exhibitions. arranged as
Special entertainment feature for
automobile dealers attending the auto
mobile show tomorrow. the occasion
being North Dakota Dealers day, will
be pulled off in the Savoy theatre at 10
o'clock tomorrow evening. A few
tickets will be available for the gem
trail public.
The program:
Kid Ferris. Fargo. VS.. Submarine
Smith. Moorhead-112 pounds-six
rounds.
Neil Tierney. Fargo. VS.. Tommy
Stevens. Fargo-125 pounds-six
rounds.
Roy Benson. aFrgo, VS.. Young Le-
Roy. Jamestown-160 pounds-six
rounds.
Harry Hale. Indianapolis, VS.. Jack
Clancy. Billings-1S3 pounds-eight
rounds.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-14
LEADERS HOLD
THEIR PLACES
AT TOURNAMENT
(By Associated Press.l

Grand Rapids. Mich. March IL. -
None OF the leaders in the American
bowling congress tournament were
dislodged from their places as a re-
suit of yesterdays rolling at the
Coliseum in this city, although the
Buffalo men. Henry Edwards and Joe
West. who are leading the two-man
event, narrowly escaped being passed.
Their score of 1920 was well in sight
Of George Snider and William Young
of Toledo. but they fell off in the final
game and stopped at 1878 for fourth
place.
Jack Reilly of Chicago ran highest
in the singles for the day with 66l
that placed him fourth. S. Lyansky
of Toledo. was second best in the
singles with $685. stopping just below
Reilly. Charles Collier OF Chicago ran
into seventh place with ga.
j. Mackey and F. Foyle Of Cleveland.
went into fifth place in the doubles
with 1882 and Schiller and Roggen-
berg of the same city ran sixth with
The standing:
Five-Man Teams.
Hotel Navvarees. Toledo ....2.e32
Smiths Arcades. Cleveland ......2. 9O3
Schmitt Bros. Kenosha, 2S7s
Overland Trim Shop. Toledo 1888
Pow Ha-Tans. Cleveland ......2.S54
Chamber of Commerce. Des
MONIES ...s........s....s.. 1929
Howard Majors. Chicago ..i.. 2805
Danahey's Easter Brand. Buffalo 2.799
Cosmos. Chicago ............279 1872
Butler Giants. Chicago 278S
Doubles.
Edwards West, Buffalo ....1. 299
morowslki-Lundgren. Chicago NJ. 900
Ware-Dech. Fargo .2S7
Sneider- Young. Toledo .........f. 279
Mackey- Foyle. Cleveland .1 232
Schuler- Roggenberg. Cleveland 1907
Denney- Hansen. Chicago 4 206
Cast Owen. Louisville i 202
Voss- Wagner. Cleveland 900
Dlsky Bradshaw. Chicago .1 1a7
Singles.
B. Bradshaw. Cleveland .... eqf
=. Matak st. Paul e80
r. Emery. Port Huron ...... .eeE
]. Reilly. Chicago .... cal
s. LyansIxi. Toledo ......... ese
Il. Mackin. Dubuque s4g
p. BrunnelI. Cleveland ....... e11
c. Collier. Chicago ............ .s1I
B. Mankin. Chicago .....6 4e
G. Brinkman. Cincinnati - ego
J. Lirsa. Chicago $40
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-14
They Won't Forget Nap
IN the American; Day in
His Honor Planned.
fRv Anaociated Preas.l

Chicago, March 14.-Napoleon La
joie, who viii manage the Toronto In
ternational league club this year. viii
not be forgotten by the American
league, with which he played for many
years President Johnson informed La
joie that he had arranged with the
Toronto club for q special day on
which to honor the big Frenchman.
One OF the American league teams
viii play on that occasion and Lajoie
will receive q handsome present from
the club owners in JohnsOn's circuit In
recognition for his past services. La
joie wound up his major league career
last fan after playing "a consecutive
years IN fast company.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-14
GRANDS ANNEX
THREE In ROW;
MACS TAKE z
Boardman's Grew Hits Like
Fiends, the Boss Hisself
Going Wild.
GAMES TONIGHT.

Grand alleys: Crane q 0rdway
va. Carlisle q Bristol.
Nestor alleys: Anheiers We.
Hendricksons.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-14
.JIMTOWN TIGERS TAKE
GRIP ON CHAMPIONSHIP
Defeat Valley City independents in
Fast, snappy Game at James
town, 90 to IN.

jamestown, N. D., March 14.-By de-
feating the Valley City Independent
basketball team here last night. 80 to
II, the Tigers. representing James,
town, took q hrmer grip On the cham-
pionship OF the northwest. The game
was fast throughout, the Tigers VIM
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ming by superior teamwork and ac-
curacy in shooting baskets.
Lamb and Severn were easily the
star performers for the Tigers, while
Davidson played well for Valley City.
The visitors were somewhat weaken
ed by the loss Of one OF their regular
players, who missed connections and
did not arrive. until the second Seriod
of play.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-14

Running wild on their home alleys,
the Grands. led by Charley Boardman,
made it three straight over the luck
less Pirie Co. gang last night. The
holders with anything short Of per-
feet scores:
Boardman was the widest OF the
gang, his three scores of 206, Els and
255 featuring the match. The score:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-14

On the Nestor Alleys.
After being swamped in the first
game, Ralph Bells Rei-Macs came
back strong, making it two out Of
three over the Union Lights on the
Nestor alleys last night. The cigarmen
passed the s50-pin team total in both
games. The electricians passed the
9OO-mark in each game.
Boyle was high pin with 222. while
his teammate, Lund. came in for sec
ond place with 2O6. The score:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-14
HIGHS TAKE TWO
A. c.. BowIers Pull Out One Game
with Two-pin Margin.

The high school bowling team made
it two out of three over the A. C.
bunch on the Y. M. C.. A. alleys last
night, the losers pulling out the sec
ond game of the match by a two-pin
The score:
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-10-11

\ The Marriage of Figaro. spp-sp
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-25
Mrs. Carl Nelson, Moor
head, in Critical Condi-
ton as Result of Fire
.FLIMSY CLOTHES
FIRED BY CANDLE
Merry Party Suddenly Con
Yerted Into Tragedy
Recovery Uncertain

Her clothing fired by the flame of
a candle as she was playing Santa
Claus and distributing presents from
a home tree on Christmas eve, Mrs.
Carl M. Nelson, 504 Fourteenth
street north, Moorhead, lies in the
Northwestern hospital, Moorhead, to-
day, in q critical condition.
Mrs. Nelson was burned about the
neck, arms, back and chest before
her husband succeeded in extinguish-
ing the flames that so suddenly con-
verted the merry Christmas eve cele-
bration into a tragedy.
A few minutes later the mother
was taken from the family circle to
the hospital, where the attending
physician said today her condition is
critical, the fact that she Is in deli
cate physical condition adding to the
gravity OF her case.
It was just a few minutes after
o'clock Christmas eve. while Mrs.
Nelson, disguised as st. Nicholas
for the edification Of her boy Of
years, the only child in the family,
met with the accident. She was
reaching through the branches Of the
tree for q gift for the boy, when
her fiimay gown came in contact
with the flame OF a candle, and she
was almost instantly enveloped in
fire. @ ~
Mr.. Nelson Is brick mason.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-25
man FAILURE"
CAUSE OF WRECK
Report Is Issued Fixing
Blame for l.. & N.
Disaster

Louisville, KY. Dec. 25.-"Man fall
ure" caused the disaster which cost
nlore than two-score lives when two
Louisville e. Nashville passenger
trains came together in q rear-end
collision last Thursday night at Shep--
herdgville, according 20 2 statement
manager OF the railroad.
His statement. which summarizes
the findings of q board of inquiry,
made up Of railroad oficials, says sthe
first negligence" was the failure OF
the fIagman and conductor Of the
train ahead ito protect the rear OF
their train while IL was standing on
the main line at and near Shepherds
Vile, and in falling 70 protect IL while
not making schedule time before
reaching Shepherdsville''
The engineer OF the fast train
which followed Is charged with neg
Iigence in that che failed to have his
train under control as he approached
Shepherdsville, so that If need be he
could stop before passing the station.
Instead OF this though he did not get
such a rate Of speed that he not only
passed the station but ran 1920 feet
bevondis The Wreckage OF the train
ahead was carried 500 feet beyond the
point where Ii was hit the statement
The faeman and conductor referred
10 were killed. The engineer was
one of the witnesses called before the
board Of inquiry.
The operator at ShepherdsYille IS
exonerated by the statement, which
saye sHe did everything possible IN
the premises.