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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01

Injuries Received in Fall Force AM
erican Half Miller From
Track
INV Associated Press. !

Homer Baker. one OF the best Am.
erican half milers developed in recent
years. has announced his permanent
retirement from track athletics due to
injuries received in a fall from rail-
road station stairway. Baker won the
national half mile championship in
1913 and 1914. and the English cham
pionship at about the same period, his
time OF 1.54 2-5 being 2-5 Of a second
pard. when the latter established the
English record which still stands.
Baker holds one American record at
present. his time OF 1.21 2-6 for the $50
Yards being the best in the A. A. u.
books ,n
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
HOME GUARD COMPANY
AWAITS GOVERNMENT
Plans For Organization Held in Abey.
anee Till Method of Handling
Proposition is Announced.

Citizens of Moorhead will organize
a company of the home guard as soon
as they are advised of the require
ments and conditions.
There will be no lack of recruits
and a strong organization will be per-
fected ASS as the information Is
received a call will be issued by Mayor
N. n. Melvey. unless Governor Burn
quist or Adiutant Gen. Fred B. Wood
desienates someone else to take charge
OF the local organization.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
(By Associated Press.)
Beat braves In Third.

Philadelphia, May IT, Philadelphia
made four hits off Rudolph In the
third inning yesterday, and the rally
won the game from Boston, 8 to 2.
There was considerable i'll feeling
shown between the teams. Once when
Alexander was at bat, Umpire Quigley
had to step between the former and
Rudolph to stop an argument, Rudolph
running all the way to the plate to
make his remarks. Scores:
r. H. e.
Boston -. $3.50. ITO 600 OOO-2 z j
Philadelphia 49,. 003 600 00x-3 6 2
Batteries Rudolph and Gowdy; Al
exander and Killifer.
No other games played.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
WILLIAM scHRIDDLE DEAD.


Chicago, May 1.--William SchriddIe.
president OF the Northwest Skating
club, a director In the Western Slxat-
ing association, and whose name APP
peared on membership lists of many
leading athletic clubs in the city, died
yesterday from pneumonia, after .
short illness.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
Indian PlaYara Eor Shialda.

Shields, N. D., May 1.-C. H. Musser,
B. e. Frederick and Jerry Foster were
named as committee of three this.
week to finance the proposition of e.
baseball team for the coming season
f. A. Shipman will manage the squad.
The team will in all probability con-
sist of number of Indians.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
AMERICAN AssocIATIoN.
Hens Blank Brewers.

Toledo. May BRADY held MnWau-
kee to three hits yesterday afternoon.
while his teammates were getting
fourteen and shut out the Brewers,
to 0. The visitors went hifless for
seven innings. Milwaukee had FIVE
errors. but only one Of them figured
Ia the scoring. The victory gave To-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
HE USES HIS NOSE
Billiard Expert to Give Two Exhibit
tions Here Tonight.

Using his fingers and nose as cues,
Prof. e. Lewis. New York. will give
exhibitions in billiards at the Grand
parlors at 1880 o'clock. and at the
Metropole parlors at $3.50 o'clock this
evening. The exhibitions will include
fancy and match shooting. and a run
OF 500 points in ten minutes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
WILL JOIN COAST ARTILLERY.

Jamestown, N. D., May !. Roy
Anderson. Billings. Mont. wrestler
who has appeared in these parts in
several matches. has announced that
he will poin the coast artillery service
next week. Anderson is now meeting
several mat artists in various towns
throughout the northwest. but makes
his headquarters here. He formerly
was member of the coast artillery.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
carson suita Arriva.

CARSON, N. d, May !. Baseball
suits for the Carson baseball team
have arrived. They are gray with
green stripes and green stockings
Three professional ball players are
expected from the east and with their
arrival in the city. practice will start
for games scheduled for the sum-
ner
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
HARMED In SERVICE
Former Tennis Champ in Admins
trative Work Of U. s. Signal
Corps.
fRy Associated Press.l

William A. Larned. seven times ma
tional tennis champion in singles, first
in ranking for many years and a form
er officer OF the National association
has entered the government war serv-
ice. Larned has been assigned to
administrative work in the signal
corps. and has settled in Washington
for protracted stav.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
OAK MOUND TO HOLD
PRODUCTION MEETING
William Russell and Rev. Dwight :,
Mowery Will Make the
Addresses.

A crop production and food conser-
walton meeting will be held at the Oak
Mound schoolhouse on Friday evening.
May 4.
William Russell will make the adj
dress and Rev. Dwight F. Mowery will
present the cause of the Red Cross
society.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
SUSTAINS FRACTURE
Pittsburgh Riuht Fielder Out of Game
as Result Of Wrestling q
Match.
(By Associated Press.l

Cincinnati. O.. May Frank
Schultz, right fielder Of the Pittsburgh
Nationals. sustained a fractured rib
while indulging in a playful wrestling
match with several Of his teammates
here yesterday. The attending physi-
clan said Schultz would be out of the
game for about two weeks
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
RuRkE COUNTY, MEET MAN "a.

annual Burke county interscholastic
track and field meet will be held in
this city on Saturday. May 26. The
school winning the highest number OF
points will be warded the silver trophy
cup. which was won by Bowbells last
wear
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
(By ASSOCIATED Press. J


washington, May New York de-
feated Washington in ten innings yes
terday, 4 to 8. Nunamaker walked in
the tenth, was safe at second on Gall
HAS wide throw of Shocker's sacrifice,
took third on a double play that retired
Shocker and Gilhooley and scored on
r. H. E.
New York 49,. 010 010t010 Ia o
washington -. 010 600 ITO 0--S 2
Batteries-Shocker and Nunamaker;
Dumont, Gallia and Henry.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01

been checked up and signed. The rolls
now are in the hands of the printer.
The amounts vary from SIS TO $12b
for each man, depending upon the
length Of his service. Payment will be
made shortly through company and
battery commanders.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
SOON TO GET PAY
Minnesota Guardsmen Allowed Extra
so Cents Daily.

Guardsmen who served on the Next
can border last summer and winter Will
receive their additional state pay of 30
cents a day as soon as payrolls have
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
Ruth wins His Firth.

Boston, May Ruth pitched his
fifth straight victory when Boston de-
The Boston man was hit often, but re-
ceived brilliant support Witt and
Hooper made three hits apiece. McInnis
played sensational game at first base.
During the Philadelphia batting prac-
tice Witt, the visiting shortstop, be-
came incensed at Elmer Meyers, his
teamrnate, charging him with throwing
bean balls, and threw his bat at the
pitcher. Meyers ran up to the plate,
but the two men were separated before
any blows were struck, and Meyers
was sent to the clubhouse by Manager
Mack. Score:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01

ledo two of the series. Score:
R-H. e.
Milwaukee ....s....s......... 81 5
1OlSOO sssssssssss Ia
Batteries: Dickerson, Sherdel and
Murphy: Brady and Sweeney.
All other games postponed-rain.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
Philadelphia

PhiIadeInhia 100 600 o2O--S 10 8
Boston ......... 13I 900 01x-6 ~
Batteries-J. Johnson, Seibold and
Chang; Ruth and Thomas.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
AMERICAN league.

No other games played.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-12-27
TO PROTECT MUSKRAT
Most Valuable Fur Animal in the
United States.
Whether II Shall BE Protected or De-
st~syed Depends on Its Behavior
Sometimes IL Does consid-
cradle Damage.

prepared by the United states Depart
ment of ~Agriculture)
Whether the muskrat, the most yalu-
able fur animal in the United States,
shall be protected or destroyed de-
ponds upon its behavior. In some cir
cumstances this animal becomes detri-
mental and is responsible for consider
able damage to growing crops, irriga-
ton bitches, mllldams, etc. Where the
animal is not troublesome, biologists
of the U. S. department of agriculture
suggest that it be protected and trap
ped for fur. Even where the animal
has become somewhat os q pest, IT'S
numbers often may be kept down by
trapping, while the sale of pelts makes
such activities profitable. Often crops
may be protected by the erection of
wire-mesh fences between them and
the marsh or pond where the animals
live. Such fences should reach at least
six inches beneath the surface of the
ground to prevent the muskrat bur-
rowing under.
Where the animals prove trouble
some by causing breaks in embank-
ments, dams, and in the sides of irri-
CATION bitches, probably the most prac.
teal remedy is to employ "a trapper
and hunter to patrol the property both
night and day. In narrow waterways
barrel traps have proved efficient in
catching large numbers of these ami
mails.
BY erecting more permanent works,
owners of embankments, dams, etc,
may guard against injuries to their
property by muskrats. A more general
use of concrete, for example, has
greatly minimized such troubles. The
more liberal use of gravel or coarse
sand for the surface of embellishments
has been found effective, since the ami
mails will not burrow in soil hat fills
the hole as fast as they open 1t.
Destruction of muskrats, where this
is desirable, as well as their protec-
ton, which is in most cases advisable,
is discussed in q recent Farmers Bull
letin, No. 500, of the United States de-
partment of agriculture. Copies of the
bulletin may be had free as long as the
supply lasts by application to the Unit
ed States department of agriculture,
Washington.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-12-27
SUPERIOR FOR LAYING HENS
Corn and Meat Scraps Will Produce
Satisfactory Egg Yieid-Test
at Ohio Station.

When wheat and other feeds are rel.
atively higher in price, corn and meat
scrap will produce a satisfactory egg
yield at n lower o per unit or pro-
duction.
Hens fed on corn and meat scraps
for 1,047 days at the Ohio experiment
station laid an average of 351 eggs a
hen. Those fed a ration Of corn, wheat,
oats, bran and meat scrap produced
$40 eggs. The feed cost per dozen
eggs was 16 per cent higher for the
lot getting the variety of feeds than
for the corn and meat scrap lot.
Corn, wheat, oats. bran. oilmeal, mid
dlings and meat scrap constituted the
ration of one lot that laid 1877 eggs
per hen n year. Hens fed only corn
and meat scrap laid 1913 eggs per hen.
The cost of feed per dozen eggs was
nearly 4 per cent greater in the case
of the hens fed the variety ration.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-12-27
BRINGS OUT LATENT TRAITS
War Develops Hidden Qualifications
OF Many Young Heroes Now
in Governments Service.

att takes all sorts of things to bring
out latent traits in us ALL" The speak
err In the club car rolled his cigar to
the other corner of his mouth. The
other occupants sat silently, surmising
that a story was coming, recounts n
writer In an exchange.
"Knew a young fellow over East.
Father had lots of money. Son did not
seem inclined to add n great deal to
it by working, but made several dents
In the family purse by his spending.
Not that be was u bad boy at heart
only thoughtless. Sometimes / think
the rich father was attempting to
make a business man out Of a man
never intended for that sort of life. The
boy did not seem to be able to find his
niche. Said to me one day when he
had gotten confidential: You know,
my only fear is hat I am not going TO
make something out Of myself that will
make dad proud of me- And the two
surely did love each other, One day
the boy asked the father for several
thousand dollars. 1t was forthcoming.
Then he asked the father TO cash a
check for some money left him by his
dead mother, He got that. Then the
boy sort of dropped out of New York
life.
Next thing knew he was n lieu
tenant In the aviation section of the
army. He had bought two a%irplanes.
taken them down into the country TO
one of his fathers farms and learned
to fly. Guess those that knew him
thought ii was another of his money
burning ways. But when he thought
himself competent he wen to the gov
eminent and simply said: Here ] am,
ready for any service You may have for
me- and the government took him up
In a hurry. He may be in France. But
YOU should have seen that fathers face
light up every time he mentioned that
boy. And when he does get back from
France he and his father are going to
be greater pals than ever, IL that be
possible.
"Now / am not going to say that
many young men are going to have
about $4,000 at their beck and call to
demonstrate that Ii only needs the &C.
casion to make men out of them, but i
do say that there are scores of young
men doing just rs much or more"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-12-27
BY WILLIAM A. RAnEoRp.

The beef cattle barn shown in the
illustrations is designed to provide q
considerable storage for hay with con-
venient feeding arrangements for II
good many cattle. The construction
follows the plank frame type which
utilizes only stock sizes of lumber
which can be obtained in even the
smallest of lumber yards. This type
of construction has become very pop
ular in all parts of the country and It
has many advantages, which are now
generally known and accepted.
This design provides for a basement
under the whole barn with windows
along. four sides. A gambrel roof on
the self-suppOrting plan covers the
main building, with the peak of the
roof pushed up high enough to make
an extra large storage NOW. On the
east side of the barn is a shed open at
the front, but closed in completely at
one end and partially at the other.
This part Of the barn is commonly
called q covered %barnyard.
The foundation under the main barn
is a 12-inch concrete wall, with 24-inch
tfootings. The wall Is high enough to
make a 9-foot basement. With the
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-12-27
PRESENT MARKET FOR MULES
Breeders Can Only Look With Satisfae.
ton on Demand for These Hard
Working Animals.

Producers of mules can look only
with satisfaction on the present mar
ket for these animals. In Kansas
City dealers have contracts with the
United States and British governments
for mules. In the South prosperity
prevails among the producers of cot
ton and sugar, and buyers of cotton
and sugar mules are making their
probable wants felt In Kansas City's
trade. Prosperity also prevails in min
ing districts, and mine mules therefore
also are in favor. Those who have
mules to sell can count themselves for
tunate, as the demands are such that
good prices should be realized general
ly. There is, as usual after a period
of dry weather, a strong preference for
mules with weight, and producers hav-
ing thin animals should find the differ
ence between thin and fat mules wide
enough to warrant an increase in the
rations to all stock which might pos
sibly be sold to go to market.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-12-27
switzerland Like United States.

Switzerland Is the only European
example of Il federative and demo
cratic republic of the American type,
observes a writer. Switzerland, us the
United States, WIS born from q desire
for emancipation from autocratic des-
potism; like the United States, Swift
zerland never believed in the divine
right of kings. The very past which
the ancient f~ederates, ON that quiet
spot, the "Rutli," on the classic Lake
of Lucerne ON August /, 1921, swore
TO, embodies that great principle for
which now, 626 years later, the United
States is fighting, namely, TO quote
President Wilson's own words, For
the right Of those who submit to u
thority to have a voice in their own
governments" There the old Swiss
proclaimed self-government against the
autocratic rule of the Hapsburg, in the
following words: eve ordain and d.
reet with unanimous accord, that I'm
the aforementioned valleys we shall
recognize no judge Who snnii have
bought his rights with money N In any
other manner, or who shall no be q
native and an inhabitant of these dis
tricts."
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-12-27
Futile Disputes.

In stating prudential rules for our
government I'm society, i must not omit
the important one of never entering
into dispute or argument with another.
/ never saw an instance Of one Of
two disputants convincing the other
by argument.
l have seen many, OF their getting
warm, becoming rude and shooting one
another.
Conviction Is the effect of our own
dispassionate reasoning, either In soli-
tude or weighing within ourselves, dis
p~assionately, what we hear from 9TH
ers. standing uncommitted In argu-
ment ourselves. 1t was n of the
rules which, above all others, made
Doctor Franklin the most amiable Of
men I'm society, "never to contradict
anybody" If he was urged to m
nounce an opinion, he did 1t rather
by asking questions, as If for infOr-
nation, or by suggesting doubts
Thomas Jefferson.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-12-27
FEW HORSES REQUIRE SHOES
In Case Feet Of Animals Become Dry
and Begin to Crack Some Atten.
tion is Needed.

The nature of the work that the
horse is doing determines whether or
not he should be shod. Horses work.
ing on hard roads require shoes, while
with but a few exceptions those work
ing in the field do not need to be shod.
In case the feet become dry and hard
and begin to crack. attention should be
given them. Most of the poor feet are
due to improper care. A horses feet
should be trimmed at least every six
or eight weeks. In trimming most OF
the work should be done with a rasp.
If the nippers r used, too much of
the hoof is generally cut away, while
IL the rasp Is used only a small amount
Is cut away at a time and the foot can
be kept level.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-12-27

In connection with this stable ar
ransement and the covered barnyard
with its feed racks and watering
trough, which keep the cattle under
cover when the weather is rough and
stormy, there should be a system Of
outside yards and paddocks where the
cattle can be aired and exercised when
the weather is fit.
This plan also includes a well de-
signed bull pen. Very often a valuable
bull, n that is priced very highly,
commences to show signs of bad tenn
per when he is about three years old.
Breeders of live stock recognize that
aged bulls of known prepotency +
almost priceless to Il breeder.
A bull must not be closely confined,
because he needs exercise. fresh air
and companionship. Solitary confine-
ment has ruined many coed bulls. The
small plan drawing shows a suggestion
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-12-27
German ~schoc,.no.

German schooling has proved antag-
Onistic to cooperation, although de-
handing unity of action through mass
obedience, Winthrop Talbot writes in
the Century. II has failed TO foster
real cooperation, for cooperation Is O
method by which persons of their own
yolition and by no ~compulsion may
work together tremendously. Only
when training and schooling r the
common privilege Of all Is that state
Of civic development possible which
permits society to become cooperative
in It's action. In other words, a so
cialized society becomes more possible
only as oil individual members acquire
each the widest vision, and thus the
power to cooperate tremendously.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-12-27

Convenient Well Cover.

be REINFORCED as shown in the draw.
ing. The walls may be built Of brick
or tile laid up in cement mortar and
viii save some expense for farms. The
concrete for the slabs should be In the
proportion Of one part Portland ce-
parts crushed stone or pebbles. If
made "a quaky consistency, enough Of
the mortar will come to the top in
tampiHg { g finish the platform without
using a mortar coat. Ten pounds of
hydrated lime added to each sack of
cement used will make an easier work
ing concrete.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-12-27
CLEANLINESS is GREAT HELP
Sanitary Surroundings as Essential
for Animals as Proper Nourish-
ment for Them.

Proper nourishment and clean sur
roundings are helpful In combating
animal diseases. Feeding balanced ra-
factor. The University of Missouri
college of agriculture regards clean
and sanitary surroundings as essential
as proper nourishment. Drainage of
quarters, ventilation, keeping sheds
and stalls free from manure dust and
other rubbish. a liberal use Of lime and
other d~isinfectants and eternal war on
parasites will reduce the veterinary
bill to the minimum.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-12-27

for a bull pen to be built In connec-
ton with this barn. 1t is built along
the north side of the barnyard. as an
extension to the stock shed. In fact,
the bull stall is built in the end of the
stock shed and the yard extends SO
feet beyond.
Good solid posts are planted 6 feet
apart on the north line of the barnyard
and a tight board fence is boarded on
the outside and battened to make a
wind break. The bottom Of the wind
break is made of coarse concrete, ex-
tending from post to post, the concrete
being made flush with the outside of
the posts, so that the boarding can be
Tapped down over the concrete to make
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-12-27

concrete floor In place there is 8 feet
6 inches in the clear above the feed
alley floors.
There are rows Of hangers In this
basement running crosswise, so that
each alley opens into the covered barn.
yard. There are feed racks In the
shed and a watering tank at n end,
so the cattle can feed and drink at
any time.
There are chutes from the storage
NOW to carry alfalfa hay directly to
the feed racks In the covered barnyard.
These chutes may be stuffed full of
hay and it will feed down autolnati.
cnlly into the racks, feed hopper fash
ion. AS the cattle eat the hay from
below It keeps sliding down.
This arrangement is scientifically
correct. The hay is not mussed over
until 1t is eaten. The chutes are full
Of hay, which prevents an upward cur
rent Of dir from carrying the breath
OF the animals to contaminate the hay
Ia the ehutes. AS nm extra precaution,
a slide door may be arranged at the
upper end of. each chute to be closed
each time after the chute Is filed with
hay. This method of feeding alfalfa
e Aeef cattle Is one which should be
carefully considered. for 1t has many
advantages over a less systematic and
cnsily-handled system Of feeding.
Beef cattle to grow and lay on fat
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