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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-29
THE BARRE DAILY TIMES
FRIDAY, DECEMBER %, 1911.


Fair tonight and Saturday. Dimin.
ishing northwest winds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-29
See the funny Mutt and
Jeff picture today
MATINEE AT 2. 80 DAILY

New PICTURES EVERY DAY
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-29
the
PRESENT

of this store you can best judge
for us.
Are we meeting with your
APPROVAL Are we giving you
satisfactory merchandise at prices
that are right Are we serving
you in the best manner possible5
Your satisfaction is our am
bition your approval our sim
cerest desire.
Your opinion of our store
service and merchandise values
will always receive our most
earnest consideration.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-29
TALK OF THE TOWN

Auction Friday evening, City auction
rooms.
Gold paint, bronze powder, bronze liq--
uid, aluminium, copper, silver and pale
gold bronzes dry, placques, palettes, pail
cite knives, etc, at third less than
usual prices Cali on L. Nj. Averil.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-29

NTtW IJtVtHIUUI --Vs NFNdI VIII
and regalia. JAS. Elriek. see.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-29
OF the
PAST

of this store we will say
but little.
1t is now history. Ev-
cry one knows what we
have done, of our mis-
takes, perhaps, of the sue
cesses we have achieved.
Your satisfaction has
been our answering aim
and if we have failed you
in any way, come today
and tell us where, when,
and how.
A pleasing promptness
in making you satisfied
will meet you more than
half way.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-29
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank all our friends for
the kind deeds and words of sympathy
shown us in our bereavement in the loss
OF our dear husband and brother; also
for the many beautiful flowers.
Mrs. Il. f. Smith,,
Mrs. Il. i. Smith,
S. S. Smith.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-29
BOY KILLED BY FALL.
Roland May, Aged 9, Fell From Beams in
Barn.

Barton, Dee. 30. Roland May, aged
nine years, Oldest son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred May, who live Just outside of the
village, fell from the high beams in
the barn about four o'clock yesterday,
fracturing his skull He did not regain
consciousness and died about one hour
later.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-29
c. L. U. Delegates.

Regular meeting of the Central Labor
union of Barre and vicinity will be held
in Nichols block Friday evening, Dec.
20, at 1880 o'clock James Mulch, sec.
rotary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-29
OF the
FUTURE

you will like to hear, because it
means a bigger and better store
for you.
We are going to be even
more watchful of your needs,
more fully cognizant of the fact
that our continued growth de-
ponds upon you and our every
effort-our entire energy will be
turned toward making this store
the stere where your best inter
ests are ever forward-both in
value and in service.
Our talks with you through
our advertisements will in the
future as in the past adhere
strictly to the truth You will
be well repaid by reading every
one.
Frank MCWhorter Co.
Fur Coats to Rent
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-06
DEATH WAS UNEXPECTED.
Mrs. Alfred Forgette Of Laurium Pass
ed Away Early Today.

Mrs. Alfred Forgette, aged 81 years,
died at O'clock this morning at the
family residence. Iroquois street
Laurium, a complication of diseases
being the cause. The decedent was Ill
only a short time, and death was
quite unexpected she is, survived by
her husband and one daughter, Flor
cree, and three brothers and one sis
ter. The brothers are Thomas Dono-
van, of Eveleth, Mimi, and Fred and
Robert Donovan of Laurium, while the
sister is Mrs. w. j. Kelly of Houghs
ton. The funeral will take place We'd
nesday morning with services at the
Sacred Heart church, and interment
/ in Hancock
Mrs. Forgette was born and raised
i'm Hancock. She came to Calumet
thirteen years ago, and resided here
ever since. She leaves numerous
friends who sincerely regret her death.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-06
MORE COIN FOR BAN.
Comiskey Thinks League Head Should
Share in Profits With Magnates.

Chicago, Feb. 6.-An increase in sal
airy is what President Charley Comis-
key of the White Sox is trying to tie on
the 20-year job that Ban Johnson pos
sesses as head of the American league.
Commy made this known here recently
when he entered a conference with
President Shibe of the Athletics, who
was i'm Chicago for a short while.
The South Side magnate says Ban
has worked wonders for the junior
league and believes his services should
be appreciated by an increase. Commy
proposes that a ninth interest in the
seasons profit should go to the leader
of the American league.
CAS- president of this league john
son has wrought wonders" said Com
my "and there's lot of club owners
who don't realize the good fortune that
has been their lot during the eleven
years Johnson has occupied the chair.
It's high time, to my notion, that the
eight club owners of the circuit hit
upon some plan whereby johnson, as
league executive, should be given a
ninth interest in the coin split at the
end Of each championship season"
This may be brought up at the
meeting of the magnates when they
gather at the congress on February IA.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-06
WATER COMPANY ELECTS.
Matter of Rates Will Be Taken up
Next Saturday Evening.

The directors of the Florida Water
company met Saturday night for the
purpose of re-organizing. Officers
were elected for the ensuing year as
follows:
President-John Knowles.
Vice president-John l.. Norum
Trea surer-Peter A. Pelto.
Secretary-Arthur Knowles.
Contrary to expectations. due board
Of directors did not discuss the advis-
ability OF changing the water rates for
the present fiscal year. 1t was decid-
ed to postpone this matter until the
next regular stockholders meeting, to
be held Saturday evening of this week.
At that time. special committee
will bring i'm a report. 1t is gener-
ally believed that the decision will be
i'm favor of letting the present rates
stand for this year at least.
During the past year the company
was enabled to pay off 5000 of its in
debtedness, and 1t is hoped that a SIM
liar sum, If not more, can be laid
aside this year TO liquidate further in
debtedness.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-06
LkU2iUM BRIEFS.
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Mrs \. Davey, Of Mason. spent yes
terday with Laurium friends.
T.. L. Falvey expects to leave this
week for Seattle, Wash, to locate
Walter Moore, Of Laurium, has been
called to Los Angeles, Cal, by the i'll
ness of a relative.
Albert Nordberg. of Negaunee, has
returned home after visiting with
Laurium friends
Robert Langford has undergone a
successful operation for appendicitis
al the Calumet Public hospital.
II is understood there are several
other residents anxious to get the po-
sition and that applications have all
ready been sent to Lansing, applying
for the job.
John Wills, Of Caledonia street, G.
q IA. location. is seeking the appoint
ment of deputy game and fire warden
for this district TO succeed the late
John Gipp. Mr.. wills will circulate a
petition among sportsmen. business
men. and others this week. for presen-
tatlon to the state game warden.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-06
THINKS YANKEES
Will BE STRONG
JOHN CAMEL PREDICTS AMERl'
CAN LEAGUE RACE WILL BE
BETWEEN ATHLETICS AND
NEW YORK.

John Camel, manager of the Roch
ester team in the Eastern league, pre-
diets that the 1911 pennant race will
be between the Athletics and New
York Yankees.
1.-THE race this year" declares Gam
eel will be between the Athletic and
New York That is, of course, If Chase
lives up to expectations. Chase is one
of the grandest bali players that ever
put on spiked shoes. He has a win
ming personality and temperament.
But that doesn't necessarily mean the
ability to lead. He is green at the
managerial end of the game. | believe
and hope that he will make good. But
he has to show.
Now he comes Z, into possession of
one of the grandest prospects that a
new major league general ever faced
If he fails believe he will have him
self to blame.
"The Yankees of 1911 should be al
the start just 10 per cent better than
the Yankees of 1910. Walter Blair viii
make that difference. I'm throwing
out everything in the calculation, too
I'm not taking into account in the
least the Improvement which the team
must have experienced by working to-
gether for an entire season. base my
predictions on Blair alone He'll be the
finest catcher in the league the com
ing year, or I'll miss my guess badly
I've seen all sorts of catchers i'm my
long experience. but have never seer
fellow who looks so good TO me as
this man Blair. I've played against
King, and when King was at his
best Johnny couldn't show Walter any
tricks. Certainly he couldn't at back
stopping or throwing. And | don't be-
lieve he could at hitting either. Why
that fellow Blair is of the George Glib
on type. Hes gets better the more he Is
worked He has to work a great dea
to be at his best He can hit almost
any kind of pitching. He can handle
any sort of pitching. Spitball twirlint
is his speciality"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-06
CUE EXPERTS TO MEET.
Former Champions Will Make Effort
to Recover Billiard Title.

New York, Feb 6-The oft played for
title of amateur champion of the world
at 1872 balk line billiards is about to be
subjected to another tussle among the
leading cue experts. Charles +. Conk-
lin and j. Ferdinand Poggonburg, both
former national champions; Joseph
Mayer, the Philadelphia champion; Al
bert Poensgen, the German champion,
and several other amateur players of
wide reputation are entered in the
tournament that will begin tomorrow
night in the concert hall OF the Lieder-
kranz Club. the most historic spot in
America for amateur battles with the
ivory globes. Herr Poensgen is the
foreign entry in the tournament He is
one Of the most famous OF German ex-
perts and finished second i'm the great
tournament Of the French Federation
of Amateur Billiard Players In Paris
last March.
The tournament at the Liederkranz
Club will decide the possession Of the
international trophy which must be
won twice by one player before be-
coming his personal property. 1t was
won i'm 1908 by Calvin Demarest in the
tournament in which NJ. Rerolle of
Paris competed. and was returned TO
the National Association Of Billiard
Players when Demarest became pro-
fessional
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-06
SPORTING EDITORS NOTES.

Ted Coy former Yale athlete, foot
ball champion and head coach, will go
into the coal business in Chattanooga,
Tenn.
Orvie overall. the well known Cub
pitcher Will coach the University of
California baseball squad this spring.
The Bankers and Independents will
meet in a regular Copmercial league
bowling match on the Y. NJ. c. A. al
legs this evening.
Entries for the motive wrestling
tournament to be held at the Calumet
Y. NJ. C. A. next Saturday will close
Thursday evening.
The Philadelphia Nationals will
take a squad of 80 men south 10 Birm-
ingham. when they leave on Feb. 2s.
Ben Shibe. president of the Phila-
delphia Athletics has arranged to give
banquet on Feb. II for the purpose
of "wettlng" the pennant won last
year.
Announcement comes from Harvard
that that University will not be rep
resented in the proposed league of col
lege boxers. The sport is not fostcred
at Harvard.
The Toronto club of the Eastern
league has spent $4,000 for new tai
ent with which to capture the 1911
pennant.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-06
coRNHusKERs WANT COACH.

Lincoln. Neb.. Feb. 6.-with the
scheduling of the game with Michigan
for next fan has come demand by the
undergraduate body OF Nebraska for a
foot ball coach who shall be able to
turn out an eleven that either will de-
feat the Wolverines or give them a
hard battle. Parsimony among certain
faculty members of the board of con-
troll has threatened TO force upon the
Cornhuskers coach who would be in
experienced. The salary limit for a
man who shall remain at the local
school the year round is fixed at 81
500. Now the undergraduates are call
ing upon the board of control TO raise
the salary limit.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-06
PORT ARTHUR
HERE FEB. "A
FAST CANADIAN HOCKEY TEAM
WILL MEET THE MOHAWK
SEVEN AT PALESTRA
ON THAT DATE.

Tuesday evening, Feb IA, is the date
set for the Port Arthur Mohawk
hockey game, which will be played at
the Palestra. Negotiations have been
pending with the Canadian aggrega-
ton for several days. and today def
mite word was received that the team
will come here and that Feb. IA, the
date proposed. is satisfactory.
4 number of prominent Laurum
and Mohawk men who are ardent
hockey enthusiasts and believe in
keeping up interest in the sport in
this district, have been instrumental
i'm getting the Canadian team to come
here. It is believed a fast contest is
assured as the Port Arthur seven has
a splendid record of continuous vic
tories and is composed of young men
who have played the game from child
hood and are acknowledged experts
with stick and puck.
Inasmuch as Calumet is not repre-
sented by team this season local i'm
terest has centered in the Mohawk
club which has demonstrated its class
4
in games with the Portage Lakes and
other sevens. and much confidence is
depressed in the teams ability to take
4 the Port Arthurs into camp despite
the well known proves of the latter
/ 1t is not believed that the visiting ag-
gregation will play any other games
/ in the copper country as its time here
will be limited by the press of engage
ments at home. Local hockey enthus-
/ lasts are jubilant over the success OF
the promoters of the match in getting
| the Canadians to make the long jour
ney here. 1t shows that the Port Ar
thur aggregation has wholesome re-
gard for the ability of the MohawE
team. Additional particulars concern
ing the game will be announced later.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-06
WOULD FIGHT IN MARCH.

New York, Feb. 6.-Abe Attelrs first
meeting after his broken arm heals
probably will be with Jem Driscoll in
London. lie hopes to be able to be
ready for this match in March, his sur
eeon indicating that quick mending
of his fracture is probable. The pro-
posed bout calls for twenty rounds at
catch weights. A statement from At
tell says:
"a feel, from what my surgeon says,
that I'll he able to start work In time
10 go through with a match with Dris-
coll late in March.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-06
BUSH Is EXPERT
IN SLIDING ART
TIGER SHORTsToP SAID TO BE
EQUAL OF TY COBB IN THIS
DEPARTMENT OF THE
GAME.

When nothing else TO do. teach them
to slide. So when the regular training
stunts in the spring camps grow mon
otonous they hike to the gravel pit
kept for that purpose. This is the max
i'm Of Hughey Jennings Of the Detroit
Tigers.
The few who can slide are quickly
discovered in the practice during the
spring time-they are generally known
10 exist before hand-and rarely does
the list fail to stop with this limited
number. In other words few players
learn the finer points of the art Of
sliding
on the Detroit club. there are but
two men versed in the finer points of
sliding. They are Bush and Cobb.
/ For two years Jennings has tried 10
produce a few more Of their type out
/ Of the ranks Of his recruits and vet
Grams. The veterans are too old TO
| learn. while the recruits either lose
/ heart or lack ambition, for il requires
much nerve and vast energy to become
acquainted with the inside dope" on
sliding.
Cobb and Bush both have served as
examples for young and those not so
young. Little has ever come of 1t.
When Bush reported to the South
Bend club in the spring Of 1907 his
speed was instantly noticed by Man
ager Grant, and the sensation of the
/ Central shortstops was instructed in
the art of sliding every day. That he
profted by the practice in base run
ming is shown by Ownie's 40 stolen
| bases in III games. That he improved
as he rose i'm the ranks is shown by
the fact that he is considered as one Of
the two real sliders the Tigers possess.
Ownie Bush is scheduled to be the
greatest shortstop in the big leagues,
according TO Manager Jennings of the
| Detroit nine 1t is thought Ownie's
additional weight will aid him i'm his
| hitting He is expected TO weigh at
least 10 pounds more than he did last
season. The ex-Broncho was much
huskier than in 1910 having begun to
/ fill out.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-06
lAJOIt FINDS new Plan
TO BLOCK HIT AND RUN

Larry Lajoie is credited with invent
ing a play which greatly reduced the
effectiveness of the hit and run, and
which limits that style Of play TO right
field. His play was soon taken up in
both leagues.
bluff start by the runner on first,
when the hit and run was TO be play
ed, showed whether the second base
man or shortstop would cover second
to take the throw anu the batter tried
to hit through the position to be left
unguarded. Larry saw that this could
be broken up by switching orders on
covering second. 1t was a simple play
but had long been overlooked. The
batter, instead of hitting through an
unguarded position, hit into a sure
double play if he made a grounder
That was the end of the bluff start to
see who would cover.
The necessity of both the second
baseman and shortstop being able tC
tag out a runner was another result OF
Larry's play. 1t naturally followed
that the better infelder at putting tn,
/ ball on the runner would take most OF
/ the throws. The batter tried TO hi
through the strong players territory
taking it for granted that he would
cover second. The infelders at seconC
began to divide the work accordingly
to the batters being right or left fielC
| hitters.
The hit and run has come to be con
sidered a good play only when the bat
ter can hit the ball between the frs
and second basemen. AS few can de
this, the hit and run has ceased to b'
| the style of any one team.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-06
SPORTING NEWS OF THE WORLD
BARTtlMt ENDS RUMORS
ABOUT NEBRASKA GAMES

Ann Arbor, Mich, February 6.-Ac-
cording to Athletic Director =. G. Bar
telme there is not the slightest possi-
bility of a hitch that will prevent the
plaking of the Michigan Nebraska
game next fall. Informed that story
from Lincoln intimated that Michigan
had named conditions to which Ne
braska has not yet irrevocably acced-
ed, he said merely that there was
nothing to it.
The contract is signed. and the
game will be played" said Mr.. Bar
feline. There is nothing premature
about the announcement by us of the
game"
When the story from Lincoln first
was made public it was thought pos
sible that Michigan had insisted that
the game be played under Wolverine
Eligibility rules. as was the case will
last seasons Notre Dame game, anC
that If there had been any objection
on the part of Nebraska ii was e
this condition. Mr.. Bartelme allayeC
suspicion on that point, however, b,
asserting that the game will be gov
erned by the respective eligibilit!
codes of the competing colleges.
Michigan will be governed by he
own eligibility rules" said Mr.. Bartel
me, and Nebraska will be governe,
by hers. Nebraska's eligibility rules
are those adopted by the Missouri Val
/ ley conference, which in substance arr
! like Michigans In fact. l don't know
now of a single particular wherein
they differ"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-06
FAV0RS MANUAL
TRAINING WORK
STATE COMMISSION ON INDUS.
TRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL
EDUCATION ISSUES
FINE REPORT.

After an exhaustive investigation,
the Michigan State commission on In
dustrial and Agricultural Education,
created by the legislature OF 1909. has
made public an interesting and valua-
BILE report dealing with this phase of
education in the public schools of the
state The commission has gathered
statistics and information from every
school in the state where manual train
ing, domestic science or agriculture is
taught, as well as from schools that
make specially of this educational
field, both in Michigan and elsewhere.
The commission stands unqualifiedly
in favor of manual training, domestic
science and agriculture being taught in
the public schools. and especially in
the high schools. Present manual
training instruction is mildly criticised
in that it does not specialize to a
greater extent. The commission be-
lieves that the courses in the upper
grades should be so arranged that a
pupil could pursue the practical study
of any particular trade, such as car
pentering, blacksmithing, etc.
To accomplish the best results. the
commission recommends consolida-
ton of rural schools under a township
district school law, with provision foi
at least one high school in every town
ship; that courses in agriculture, man
ual training and home economies be
introduced in all high schools in the
state; that any village with 5000 OF
more population may establish trade
schools I'm connection, and also contin-
uation schools; that a law be enacted
providing for limited state aid for high
schools that introduce these courses
and that all schools drawing such state
aid shall be under the supervision OF
the state department of education. Fol
cities of from 5000 to 10000 popula.
ton, the commission recommends the
following state aid SYSTEM:
Any city or village having a popula-
ton of 5000 or more shall be entitled
to state aid for establishment of one
or more of these schools. viz: CD ar
elementary Industrial school; CD q
trale school for boys 16 years or moro
OF age; go trade school for girls IL
years or more of age. Said city may
be duly certified to receive through It's
regular board of education state aid tt
the amount OF $500 for the first in
structor and $3.50 for each other in
structor employed up TO a limit OF
four instructors i'm all for these schools
or departments.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-06
BIppLe WANTS FULL DRESS.
Thinks Everyone Attending Boxing
Show Should Wear "Glad Rags"

Philadelphia, Pa Feb. 6-Tony Bid
die has pulled a brand new one. Now
he proposes to make it mandatory for
persons attending boxing matches to
attire themselves in full evening dress.
To show that he is in earnest Tony de-
clares when he has guests at public
boxing show he makes 1t mandatory
upon them to don their glad rags.
The millionaire fighter" says that II
club promoters insist upon evening
dress II will give a "genteel air" TO
what otherwise might appear brutal
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-06
USES FOR KEROSENE.

Get a mop handle and put some
thick flannel into Il. saturate thor
oughly with kerosene. and wipe the
painted borders OF your floors with 1t.
also your hard wood floors. They will
look like new. l think twice a week
often enough TO go over them.
40 little kerosene put into lulOcwarm
water Ono soap) is a fine way To wash
windows. makes the glass shine and
very clear. Il is also nice for mirrors.
Saturate a cloth and go over your
furniture: makes Il look very nice.
A little on cloth will clean the
nickel on your stove nicely.