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Evening journal., 1911-12-30
MUST SWEAR TO
SALARY OF PLAYERS

WILKESBARRE. Pa, Dec &c.
The salary limit in the New York
State League will be very strictly OBJ
served next season. In the new con-
tracts, which are now being printed
there is an affidavit which the presi-
dent of the club and the player must
sign. They both swear that no COM
pensation except that mentioned in
the contract will be received. This
action has been taken to prevent the
side agreements so often made be-
tween star players and owners Of
clubs.
A player might sign for 5000 a
month and also have priyite agree
ment whereby he was to get $50 a
month extra. When this sort OF thing
is done It is impossible for the clubs
to keep within the salary limit
agreed upon by the league magnites,
and as a result are In the rut. "Is
will 60 hard with any owner or player
who makes a false affidavit declared
President Farrell.
Evening journal., 1911-12-30
IT The Pushmobe Raceohnson Would Fight MVeySpor Odds
STODDARD THE FIRST BOY
TO ENTER PUSHMOBILE RACE

Entris are coming in we'll for the
big pushmobile race next Monday af-
ternoou, Now Years Day. The honor
OF being the first on the list belongs
to George Stoddard, No. S14 Walnut
street II Is going to be an exciting
event and there are many good prizes
to be won. Entries will be received
up to l.30 o'clock on Monday aftor-
noon. They will be received by the
sporting editor at THE EVENING
JOURNAL Office.
The boys are greatly interested. and
the rate at which they are practicing
is revelation In the remarkable
speed these two boy-power machines
can attain. These races arc very
popular In many cities, and this is a
good chance for the boys of this city
TO liven things up. Spectators are
invited and will porbahly be on hand
In goodly numbers.
The race will start at 2.30 p. m,
from Fourth and Market going up
Market TO Eleventh. to West, 10 Sew
enth. 10 Market. and finish In front
of City Hail. The race has been ar
ranged by number of citizens who
have become interested in the large
number OF pushmobiles in the city,
many Of them made by the boys, and
who have wished to see them together
in a contest
Evening journal., 1911-12-30
TURKEYS AS
CUNNERS' PRIZES

Another big turkey shoot will be-
held New Years Day, at the dupont
Gun Club, when twolyc turkeys (teu
for trapshootcrs and two for rife
and pistol shootersl will so TO the
high gunners.
70 each of the four classes Of club
shooters. two turkeys will go as
prizes. while two more turkeys VIII
be prizes for visiting non-mcmbers. In
other words there viii be ono turkey
for every one Of tho ten visiting trap
shooters.
There will be one turkey for RHO
shooters, who will be. permitted to use
only twenty-five calibrc weapons,
and another turkey for revolver and
pistol shooters. There are no restric-
lions to the size and calibrc of the lat
ter arms.
The entrance fee is 81 Including
cost OF targotsl. The shoot starts 1t
$40 o'clock Entries close at l
o'clock Tho shooting for targets
only viii be permitted, also targets
viii be charged at tho rate OF cent
each
The following shooters are not
eligible for turkeys Edward Banks.
w. S. Colfax, r. b. Doremus y. A.
W. Everett T. S. German. J. w. Hos
sion. W. A. loslyn. l.. r. Lewis, J. T.
Skclly.
Evening journal., 1911-12-30
A Great Combination OIIer

BY special arrangement with the
FARM JOURNAL we are enabled to
make an offer that will attract every
subscriber who is interested IN farm
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Every live farmer knows the FARM
JOURNAL. Three-quarters OF nil
lion OF the most progressive and pros
porous farmers take It now, which, is
more than subscribe to any other farm
paper on earth.
It's not so big as some papers,
mainly because it knows when 20 stop
talking. It's motto is Cream, not
skim milk" II doesn't print long
winded essays and articles that put
you to sleep. It s often called "the
boiled-down paper" II gives you
more for the money than any other
farm paper thai we know OF, and puts
it inco fewer words. 1t is always
telling you about .he things that need
to be done now, so that a farmer who
reads it regularly is not often behind
hand with his work.
Everybody who once gets the habit
of reading the FARM JOURNAL
wants to keep right on, so the pub
fishers don't take one-year subscrip-
tions any mere, but you can get It
for fvc years for $1OO. and ten years
for only $3.50.
We have made arrangements by
which We can Offer to all subscrib-
ers the Evening Journal for one yesI
and the FARM JOURNAL for five
years, both for only $500.
The FARM JOURNAL people slsS
publish a remarkable series of book.
let's, "Ponltry Secrets" Horse Sc
crets," Corn Secrets" aDd others
that have made great sensation
They won't sell these booklets sepa
rately. but only with subscriptions {,
/ the FARM JOURNAL.
You can get any one Of these book
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years, and the Evening Journal To-
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senG your order to us now with th'
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Do you know Peter Tumbledown
lie is the old farmer that the FARM
/ JOURNAL tells about, who is always
/ going to mend his roof this cominl
Saturday, and get blanket for hil
horse next week.
When you get a chance like the Of
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Acte
Evening journal., 1911-12-30
Cur Great Combination Offer

DO you know that the FARM JOUR-
NAL uses over sixty tons Of paper for
their issue? It's so good and so cheap
that over three-quarters Of a million
people take II. and refuse any sub
stitute We have made an arrange
ment by which we can give you the
FARM JOURNAL for FIVE years and
The Evening Journal for one year
BOTH for 50. which Is the price o.
our paper alone. Have you ever soen
such value as this offered by news
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Evening journal., 1911-12-30
PLAYING SOCCER.

At Front and Union streets this
afternoon the Philadelphia Electrics
meet Irish-Americans in their first
match soccer game. The 1rish-Ameri-
can team will enter the game with
its stronGes. lineup. "Baldy" Nc
Intire OF Chester. will be ON hand
and together with Marley. the fast
little centre forward. working as
side partners. at least four goals
should be Gagged. After the game the
visitors will be the guests OF the
Irish-A American Club at the Irish
American Hall An attractive pro-
gram has been arranged for the
evening.
Evening journal., 1911-12-30
tx" KAUFMAN
y lQUITS BASEBALL

}Ick Kaufman. first baseman and
hptain OF the 1911 York Tri-State
hague baseball team. may not wear
York uniform next season. Kauff-
AS is at present employed in Cali
Erpia. where he has az excellent
bsstion with a big public service cor
brhtion. Kaufman was one of the
~ first hasemen in tho league last
tir and was expected TO he a tower
y strength TO the White Roses in
NJ, both in the field and at bat.
Directors Of the York club will hold
5hlsiness meeting tho early part OF
3huary 20 make arrangements to
fase o winning team on the diamond
81 season. No manager has been
amed as yet, but it is almost an
ksured fact that Weigand, last years
'anagcr. will not head the team this
onNng season.
Evening journal., 1911-12-30
OUTLAWS ARE
AFTER BROWN
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.--The outlaw
league" opened fire on the regular
organizations today when Billy Me
sen, manager of Gunther Park, on the
North Side and who hopes 20 be one
of the outlaw magnatos. announced
that one Of the first men he will try
TO get for his team is Mordecal
Brown. tho thrce-hngerod Cub mar
vel. 1t has been hinted that Brown
Intends 70 retire, but followers OF the
Cubs are aroused and many have Il
dopcd that baseball war with an in
discrlminte grab OF players will soon
be at hand
Evening journal., 1911-12-30
aREST on EARTHs

his is the verdict Of R. J. Howell,
Ira5v O.. who bought Foley's Honey
hd Tar Compound for his wife. "Her
ase was the worst I have ever seen,
I'd looked like a sure case Of con-
5nption. Her lungs we're sore and
Ise coughed almost necessarily and
|r voice was hoarse and weak.
|oley's Honey and Tar Compound
bought relief at once and less than
kre3 bottles effected a complete
bre." N. p. Danforth, Market and
fcond streets.--Adx.
Evening journal., 1911-12-30
JOHNSON WOULD
TAKE M'VEY ON
BY The United Press.

bY Inc lnlicQ Iltet.
CHICAGO. Dec 3o.-Tom Andrews,
of Milwaukee, and representative in
this country. Of Hugh Mcintosh. tho
Australian promoter, today cabled Nc
lntosh that he is prepared to sign Jack
Johnson for 2O-round fight in
Australia with Sam McVcy
Andrews expects an answer today.
The black champion is TO be guaran-
tced $4,000. win. lose or draw; $4,000
for expenses aud round trip tickets 20
Australia for four persons
Johnson announced today that no
will begin getting into condition i'm
nediately.
"McVey is the right man for me TO
met I think Flynn is very good
man and its a toss up between him
and McVcy.r said Johnson today
am ready to fight any man in America
before ! leave or all Of them II get
my price
Johnson expects TO sail for the An
tipodos in about a month. He wants
the fight TO be staged before the first
of May
Evening journal., 1911-12-30
AN ALARM AT NIGHT

That strikes terror to the entire house
hold is the loud. hoarse and metallic
cough of Group. No mistaking it, and
fortunate then the lucky parents who
keen Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound on hand. II. W. Casselmani
Canton, n. Y. says 1T is worth It's
weight in gold. Our little children
are troubled with Group and hoarse-
ness, and all we give them is Foley s
Honey and Tar Compound. always
have a bottle OF il in the house"
n. b. Danforth, Market and Second
streets.-AdY,
Evening journal., 1911-12-30
HERMITS Are
EASY PICKIN'
Knights Take Weekly Bowling
Match by Margin Of
439 Pins
GRISMAN ON TOP
WITH S46 TOTAL

On the Peirce alleys last night the
Knights made a clean up Of the Her
mits. winning by 40 pins. Erisman
was high three with total Of sac
pins and high single with 2O2 Kramer
was second with SIS, and Kirk third
with $40. The SCORES.
Evening journal., 1911-12-30
Iee baseball! Mhat nent7

Ice baseball What next?
It would sound bit "fishy" il an
article were TO appear in priut in
this section stating that ice baseball
games would be held on some local
pond. but out in the Middle West
Cleveland. Ohio-such a thing is a
joy to the fans. -Four teams. repre-
sentng as many towns viii play
The deyotees are awaiting freezing
weather. when the games will be
started ON Lake Erie Contrast this
set Of contests with the ones in
Florida being promoted by President
Murphy. Personally we would rather
swelter under Southern skies than
run the chances of having our finger
tips carried away by some mighty
swat Of an embryo Ty Cobb when
those members Of our anatomy had
become frozen
Evening journal., 1911-12-30
DANCE AT ARMORY.

A New Years dance will be given
IN the Armory on Monday night The
First Infantry Orchestra will furnish
the music.
Evening journal., 1911-12-30
CARDINALS ARR ORGANIZED.

The Cardinal basketball team has
organized and would like 10 hear
from All teams. such as Mt Vernon,
Chcsmar. Armory. Defiance. Mo-
hawks and others. Communities
tions should bc sent to B. II. Schrivcr,
No. S26 West Ninth street
Evening journal., 1911-12-30

MORE EGGS II You will use Pratt's
Poultry Regulator. Guaranteed or
money back. Ask your dealer for
Pratt's Poultry Book. Free
Evening journal., 1911-12-30
Parkside out tomorrow.

The pushmobile race is our speed.
Let's wake up the old town boys with
some new sport. 1t is up to you
kids this time to make a success Of
this event File your entry before
1.30 p. m. on Monday.
The Boston Americans have signed
another schoolboy phenom in Joe Fer
rim of Lawrence Mass. Patsy Dono-
van picked him up for the Red Sox.
Somebody please suggest a meet
ing of the All-Wilmington League.
The mule that brays the loudest
doesn't yank the biggest load. It's
the same with human kind
Good ballplayers don't come high,
Pete Pitcher Hendrix Of the Pirates,
one Of the best looking youngsters in
the game. cost s27.5O, which was rail-
road fare from a Kansas tank town
to Pittsburg. Hendrix was free
agent when Manager Clarke grabbed
him.
Johns and Rams have until Monday
to speak out
Good Knight
Who is this man Kramer?
Mike Donlin says he is visiting Hot
] Al g., fret I'm. rrrff
| the blinkers on" Meaning. Of course
that he's shying at all the whisky
parlors.
Fred Clarke is working on a new
device for protecting the eyes of sur
felders. His new scheme Is an
/ aluminium cap visor with a slot IN
it fixed for glasses. When a spring
is dropped the glasses drop in front
of the eyes.
The Marquis Of Queensbury ring 1:
twenty-four feet square.
Bob Moha. the Milwaukee middle
weight fighter. has declined an offei
TO play baseball next season as short
stop of the Spokane club. Northwest
ern League. Moha thinks there il
more money in it for him in the fgh
game.
Manager Hogan of the Vernon Pa
cifc coast team has purchased james
J. Jefries' pool and billiard hall u
Los Angeles and has gone to work.
Five American League team'
changed managers--New York. Bos
ton. Washington, Cleveland and Chi
cago.
The Detroit club got away TO
/ ffteen-gamc lead. hut bowed to tn
4 class of the Athletics.
Frank Bakers two home runs o.
succeeding days was unhcard OF Il
worlds series games.
Walter Johnson o. the Washington
club. won moro than twenty game
with a poor second-diyision team
Ball players are slaves; oh. deal
It's lust awful. They draw twice a
much as their services arc worth
Evening journal., 1911-12-30

That bunk about the leaders of the
All-Wilmington and Semis getting TO-
gether doesn't sound good on this
end. We want the old gangs.
Evening journal., 1911-12-30
Let's Get
Together

work three or four hours a day, get
a six-weeks' Southern outing every
spring and get all expenses paid
more than half the time Gee. It cer-
tainly is tough to be a ball player
Evening journal., 1911-12-30

Yerger's. 419 Shipley street. for Pic
lures, Frames and Artist supplies
Evening journal., 1911-12-30

&fecrschaum Pipes. Seconds. Am
s soc. 99c. S119. Durstein, ) e
'-.snd St.T
Evening journal., 1911-12-30

rau never bought large Mcerschaum
= veal amber for S9c. 99c, Sl.19
tcin. East Second
Evening journal., 1911-12-30

Push 'em boys.
Sharpen your skates, lads.
Better get out your sleds, too.
And Alex Abrahams is to retire:
Neyerl You couldn't chain Alex on
the outside.
Evening journal., 1911-12-30

George Raymond wants to talk
ball
Evening journal., 1911-12-30

A writer in Sporting Life wants TO
know why it is that some ball play
ers barely get through in the Amer
lean association during the playing
season and then go down South or
out West and bat something like a
million playing winter league ball.
And now, that the sport writer has
opened the poi, we all want TO know.
Evening journal., 1911-12-30

Kid Reeves and Dave zearfoss
haven't given out any interviews since
Fifth Ward threw them over. The
only thing open for them now is
Whitman's outlaws.
Evening journal., 1911-12-30

20 Sen Auben segars and Humidor
$500 Durstcin.f
Evening journal., 1911-12-30
THIRD BOYS WIN.

Old Swedes Thirds defeated Will
mington Juniors in hard fought
game Thursday night by the score
of 13 to 8. Lineup:
Old SWcdcs Wilmington Irs
Evening journal., 1911-12-30

Field goals. Hollett. Moore. Jewell.
Evans; foul goals. Moore. Evans;
referee, Hollett; timekeeper, Mallery.
Evening journal., 1911-12-30

Ball players are slaves; oh. dear.
It's lust awful. They draw twice as
much as their services arc worth,
Evening journal., 1911-12-30

Walter Johnson o. the Washington
club. won more than twenty games
with a poor second-diyision team.
Evening journal., 1911-12-30
Sporting Gossip ss liss fessiSs, Si'
Let's Get &RN qn6 nn0F0ONf
Together % OlaN ~|OltHAt~tAS
CwIih someFu Funuygrsphs)

tWith some Funnygraphs. }
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-21
THE STORY TELLER,
a WILEY MITTlCISM

The night that famous men DEBATED AT
the National Press club, in Washington.
on whether whiskers or badness formed
the greater handicap to great careers, the
speeches were limited to 10 minutes each
and DR.. II. W. Wiley, tho pure rood
expert, was tlmekecper.
"Only one minute more" he called out to
Representative Nicholas LonEworth, who
was arguing that bald head Is line
thing to carry through the world.
Does that minute include these unso-
licitcd Interruptions? ?" said Longworth.
"You bet it does" replied Wiley. so
far. the Interruptions have been the best
part of the speeches. Popular Maya
zine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-21

may be given to the present genera
ton of farmers that It's effect upon the
coming generation viii be douDle"
or course we must observe economy
in every expenditure of the govern
mcnt, and we must not allow our en-
thusiasm In favor of particular cause
to blind us to the necessity of care III
the disbursement of public money but
! am bound to say that ] do not KNOW
any part of the government business III
which the public will receive more
certain advantage than from money
expended under the appropriation pliis
for the agricultural department OF IN"
United states"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-21
SYRIAN PEASANTS NOT Hitter
ATII.

a caution may be in order here. Amer
lean travellers In the Levant usually so
thither by way OF Egypt and Palestine,
and before they reach Syria their notion
of the pelsantry of the nearer east has
, been formed by what they have seen Of
the follahin of the former countries So
far as Syria is concerned, nothing can be
more erroneous The Syrian peasant Is a
fcllah neither in name nor in fact. Csu-
ally he owns his land. and though the
| victim OF excessive and arbitrary taxa
! tion. he is subject to none of the Ills which
ialestinean fcllahin owe to absentee land
! lords, nor to the conditions which from
i time immemoral have weighed upon the
| Egyptian fellah!n. Furthermore. the lat
ter are almost invariably illiterate which
IS not the case in Syria. The comfy of
| missions gives Syria to the American
! Iresbyterians. Palestine to the English
I and German established churches. The
! policy Of both these last has leen to es-
tablish schools only in the large cities
| and as the Turkish government main
| tains none, except where !,elf-preservation
! compcls 1t to oppose a native Moslem "a
a foreign Christian school, the peasantry
| of Palestine have no educational oppor-
/ tunites whatever. The policy of the Am
| ercan mission Is precisely the reverse;
! its village schools are scattered all over
| Lebanon, and though the large percent
age Of illiterate Syrian Immigrants (jG {.
! per cent, of those over Il wears of age
shows that not all the avrteN peasants
! have enjoyed these opportunities, yet
their superiority in this respect over the
general average of Turkish immigrants
O9o3 per cent?. gives some idea or the
superior advantages enjoyed by Syrians
1t would indeed be difficult to find halt
a dozen illiteratcs in any one Of the 10
villages whore American schools exist
Louise seymour Houghtou in the Survey
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-21

ment from the farm to the city be
stopped7 How can proper labor be
secured upon the farm? Is there no
remedy, or must we change our nature
ms a people and all become n manufac-
turing nation and look for our future
supplies TO some other source in dis
looking forward to a limit upon thor
production?
President Taft notes clements tina;
Justify hope Of betterment Tho In
creased price OF farm products has In
creased the value of the farms, AMI
has made more certain the profit Of
farming lie says that to-day with
improved roads with suburban rail-
ways, with the telephone, with n rural
free delivery and he hopes soon with
the parcels post the life Of the farmer
will approximate much more nearly
that OF his city brother than 1t ever
has In the past. In addition to all
these elements that are working to
the restoration to the farms OF IN
creased efficiency in their management
ia the education which IL being given
in the country, and on and near the
farm IN scientific agriculture,
Those who have worked for agri-
cultural high school education in Yer
statement that in the states we have
long had agricultural colleges now
these are being supplemented by agri-
cultural high schools and by what ara
called the consolidated rural schools
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THE PROBLEMS OF THE FARM.

The people of Vermont MS we'll as Of
one OF the leading Industries have
lively interest In what President Taft
had to say at the New York State fail
Saturday concerning the problems If
the farm. Indeed he followed so
closely the lines which have been dis
cussed In connection with agricultural
education in Vermont that one might
easily conclude that he was speaking
of the situation In our own State IN
particular, whereas he was dealing
with the situation throughout the
United States.
President Taft fully appreciates the
food supply problem which will con-
front this country in the not distant
future and he shows that the federal
government must thoroughly cooper
ate with our farmers in solving this
and other practical questions. The
national government is already spend
ing no less than s15.o00.oo0 annually
in connection with the department OF
continue to increase for the benefit Of
our agricultural interests
The President says that the amount
Of information which the farmers have
received and acted upon In their
farming business from the bureau Of
plant industry, from the bureau Of.
soils and from the bureau OF animal
industry. In the department Of agri-
culture. can hardly be overstated and
the dependence of tho welfare OF the
country on tho continued spread Of
this information for the Improvement
OF agriculture ought to be emphasized
whenever opportunity arises.
He shows that we have to-day in
this country about l,9O0000,000 acres
OF land. of which s7s.Oo0,0oo are In
cluded In tho acreage OF farms. The
improved lana in farms has increased
about 100000 In 10 years, or some
10 per cent, but th's. II will be seen,
Is not equal 70 the Increase in popula-
lion. II our population increases as
rapidly as 1t has heretofore, We shall
In so years have upwards OF 5000,
300 Of people in this country to sup
port on this S73,0O0OOO acres, much OF
which is probably not capable of pro-
ducing a great deal. There are some
50,O0o,o00 acres OF swamp land that
can be drained. and there are $4,000.
COO acres of land that can be irrigated.
President Taft emphasizes the fact
that II this is to be a self sustaining
country. we must ndopt new methods
OF farming and pursue them with
oagerness and Intelligent enterprise
There has been, as we know, a move
ment from tho farm to the city. lie
asks how can those present evils that
threaten the progress OF our agricul-
turo be reTnedied? How can the nova.