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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-16

There Is many a woman whose emf.
taph ought to be, Nobody ever saw
her hands folded but onee."-Youth's
Companion.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-16

The best manners should be used al,
day and every day, They are nons
too good for constant use.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-16

What is the difference between tina
bark of tree and that Of dog?
One Is the product OF the Dough ths
other of the "bow-wow."
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-16
Head and Foot

A chiropodist merely wants to get a
foothold in business. while the wig
maker only wants to make bald ex.
istence.-Kansas City Star.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-16
POCKET KNIVES

boys girls, Ladies a
Cocoboa handles
cents
tee every to holds an edge
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-22
WA TS(lA
Wants Money for and Work
Begun on An Ohio
River Lock.

WASHINGTON, ID. C.. Dec. 22-
Senator Watson has made arrange
ments to call upon the chief of en-
gineers of the United States army
Immediately after the holidays and
to confer with him in regard to the
beginning of work on lock No. 27
in the Ohio river just above Hunt
ington. Senator Chiffon has also
been appealed to by those who are
anxious to have the work done and
probably will accompany Senator
Watson on his visit to the chief OF
engineers.
Under the present system of ap-
propriations for river and harbor
improvements lump sum is allotted
to the Ohio river to be expended
under the DIRECTION OF the en-
gineers and the allotment is to be
distributed under their direction. The
engineers having the question in
charge are presumed to know best
about the order in which the locks
and dams are to be constructed, but
the senator's Will endeavor to con-
vince them that work should be be-
gun very shortly on the dam near
Huntington.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-22
LED PENCIL
Chewing by Employees of
Railroad Company Must
Cease Says Thompson.

AN OF the trainmen, telegraph oper-
ators and members of the clerical de-
partment of the baltimore and Ohio
railroad have been supplied with q
notice, signed by General Manager a.
W. Thompson. urging them to econ
omize in the future During the last
eight months the road has been re-
ducing labor expenses wherever pos
sible. The expenditures represent
sixty-seven per cent for transporta-
ton; ffty-one per cent for mainte-
nance of equipment, and fifty per cent
for maintenance OF any expenses.
In order to economic the employees
are requested to be saving in the way
of equipment and dlsposing of pencils
and stationary {
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-22
CHEER BROUGHT
By ThoughtfuIness of Treas
ureT Knox in Making
This City Pay Day.

John NJ Knox, custodian of the
city money, today assumed a similar
position as the Christmas cheer of
all city officials and employees by
making this city pay day. The
usual date for pay day is the last
day of every month, but Mr.. Knox
as treasurer OF the city thought
there would be better use of the
money to pay 1t out now than after
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-22
TIE RRAaON

That weber's roses ana carnations
last longer than any others Is because
they are grown 1885 feet above SEA
level and each plant IS backed by
Gorty-two years OF experience =
knowing how" to p foduce SturdiPr
plants and richer c,bIoFs. You VIE
find them at weber'b down on Pike
street.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-22
In the Treasury of the State
Again to a Very Nice
Extent.

CHARLESTON, Dec 22-The tax
commissioner has collected and
turned over to the state treasury
another neat little sum from inheri-
lance taxes. The amount is $4,O99--
SO and comes from the estate of O.
d. kinney, former resident of To-
wanda, Pa, and was paid to the tax
commissioner by Attorneys Talbot.
of Elkins. and Anderson, Of Rich
wood representing the executrix.
Mrs. Edith Ahbe Mr.. Kinney was a
very wealthy man. HIS holdings in
this state were undeveloped lands in
Randolph. Webster and Nicholas
coutnies, valued at $4,000. His es-
tate was left to daughter and az
adopted daughter.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-22

That article OF value may have lost
its usefulness TO you just about the
time ten d!fHerent people in this town
commenced. to need it-nnd TO "
the FOL an "for sale" ads.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-22

Newly-arrlved people read and an
swer some FURNISHED room and board
ing no ads as necessary preiinni;
nary to their lives in this city. Is your
rent ad IN the Telegram today?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-22

Gene ann get your Xmas gifts At
your eva nEtOe. at the jewelry auc-
ton. IA Third street.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-22
Usuaily there are a few ..extra'

houses and apartments in town
more than are actually needed by the
actual number OF possible tenants In
town. Are you determined tina
YOURS shall not be or that extra"
and NOT NEEDED number? Adver-
Using IN the Telegram y relieve yoTT
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-22

For the purpose of securing further
information concerning the system IN
use in this state IN handling the
business affairs OF the various state
institutions under the control OF the
state Board of Control, four members
of the Ohio State Board of Control
have been spending several days
here and will likely visit several Of
the Institutions before returning
home, SO that they may see the work
ing of the West Virginia system in
the institutions. The members OF .ne
Ohio board here were Thomas Z.
Davey. Joseph P. shaffer. T.
Brown and w. E. Haswell. The Wis
itors we're entertained at dinner by
President Lakin of the West Virginia
State Board of Control
The Ohio board is composed OF
four members while the West Vir-
ginia board is composed of three.
while in this state there are about u
third more institutions under the
control of the board The system in
this state has so attracted the Ohio
members that they follow it In a
large measure.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-22
INHERITANCE TAX
LNCREA SES FUND

Christmas had come and gone. The
aggregate pay aomunted to about
$500.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-04
DUELIsTs ARE ANNOUNCED.
spaIdinss VIII Pitt oeddis Against
Capt. stockham, Monday.

There are a number OF the basket.
ball fans in the city, who are asking
the question, will the Y. NJ. c. A. beat
the Spaldings as badly as the ID. A. G.
did?
The Spalding team does not look to
be on the losing end. as they expect
TO come back I'm their true form, and
play the best game they have ever
played.
With Ulbrich In condition, he will
be depended on to take care OF
Bourne, while the battle between Ged-
dis and Stockham should be worth go
ing long way to see. The two cen
tiers. Branston and Roxborough, have
always given a good account of them
selves, Roxborough having a shade
the best OF Branston last year.
Merz. Kinsel, Walker and Tom Rox.
borough will take care OF the forward
positions, and-the two Y. NJ. C.. A.
guards will be kept busy every min.
ute, stopping them from scoring.
Tickets for the game are on sale
at the Y. NJ. G. A., Spaldings and
Rayis. The officials for this game viii
be Frye and Bert Lerchen, who viii
handle both games: the first one be
Ing for the independent championship
of the city: the teams being the Riv
ersIde Jrs.,. and the Y. ". o. Re
serves
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-04
GAME .AMER|CUS
LOSES TO HACK
Stands Russian Lion OF for Two
Hours, But Finally Succumbs To
the Rivals Weight.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Feb. AL
though George Hackenschmidt, the
Russian Lion" defeated Americas OF
Baltimore in straight falls here last
night, the verdict of several thousand
followers OF the game here is that
Americas is about the gamest wrestler
that ever appeared In this city.
The match lasted within one
minute and 10 seconds of two hours.
Hack won the first fall I'm one hour
and 20 minutes and the second In 10
minutes and 10 seconds. Both falls
were gained by body holds. Hack out.
weighed his opponent forty pounds and
IL was this extra weight that told on
'Schoenlein's endurance.
1T was necessary to tire him out
with extra weight" said Hack. He IL
the 2amest man have wrestled yet"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-04

Texas league, swinging east and ar
irving at Detroit, April IL, at about
the same hour the regulars return
The teams will meet nowhere on their
journeys.
The decision OF the management OF
the club to hand first team to
Hughie jennings, instead OF endeavor-
ing to parade an alleged regular selec-
ton at two places simultaneously, as
in the past, viii be q move which
players and fans win appreciate alike.
The towns scheduled for the western
trip understand that their opposition
will be Detroit's second team and
have no excuses IL they advertise IL
otherwise for the deception OF their
patrons.
A unique feature of the second
teams trip is the fact that IL has
scheduled a game with the Shreveport
club. which recently lost its franchise.
In all probability, the team viii re-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-04
MIRO WILL ACT
As Referee?
=. C. A. and d. A. @. Managers
Unable To Select an Arbitrator
For Big Series.

a Who will act as referee In the big
<oorice between the ID. A. G.. and Y.
~ G. A. for the championship OF
1ichigan2
This Is the one feature OF import
nce which has not yet been decided
NJ Managers Mazer and Harfst, De
|lrofters Will be much interested In the
efnonnel Of the ofiiciais for that
i1no, for on this selection will rest
16-<a marked degree the selection OF
~ type or game to be played by
Ie two teams.
Al Huebner, who has officiated IN
noot Of the important games In De-
&iclt this year and In former seasons,
&0o thrown up both hands and says
init nothing would induce him to
|n&<ye. He Is a former manager Of
<I1Io Y. NJ. G. A. team and naturally
nIrinks from the impossible task OF
<kinfying both his old friends and
[Gclr veteran rivals.
The ID. A. C.. management will not
ccnoider Coach Frye of ID. u. 8. for a
h|ment In all probability, the referee
Mil be an out-of-town man. The di-
fcctor Of the Hope College Y. M. C.
Z. n being considered as well as sew
cxnl others who are believed to be
&ofh competent and neutral IL is even
poosible that the importance of the
crics viii result In the importation
Df 3 man from Chicago.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-04
by TOMMY BURNS.

BY, TOMMY BURNS.
Ex-heavywelght Champion Of World
The real story OF the Burns-O 'Brien
fake" fight In Los Angeles, and why
agreed to frame the contest with
|O'Brien, knowing would double-cross
him. has never been told.
Columns OF criticism have been d.
rected at me by newspaper writer's.
All ask is that the reader decide for
himself what he would have done had
he been in my place.
Sept. 16, 1904, saw me getting q
draw decision in Seattle, Wash, with
Billy Woods, at that time considered
a championship possibility.
From Seattle I drifted to Milwau-
kee. Jack O'Brien, then startling the
sporting world by his great boxing
was In Milwaukee looking for some
one to box six rounds with him. One
afternoon I was called TO the phone.
This il O'Brfen, come on around
the corner a minute, Will you," said
the voice. went out and met Jack
OBrien.
Now. look here, boy, l want you
to come on and box this six rounds
with me-"
was startled. because O'Brien was
then rated as nearly the equal OF Jim
Corbett in cleverness, while / was
only green kid trying to earn bread
and butter in the second and third.
rate class.
Now don't worry about getting
knocked out or beat up, kid" contin'
ued O'Biren. It'll be a nice six-round
boxing exhibition so the crowd won't
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-04
GAMES, MORE GAMES
PROGRAM FOR TIGERS TRIP

main at Monroe one day longer than
planned. The Shreveport date Is the
only one likely TO be changed.
Tigers Open Here, April u.
While the Official announcement
will be withheld until after the Ameri-
can leagues schedule meeting, Feb.
IA, il is obvious that President Navin
has good reason to believe that the
Tigers will open their 1911 league sea.
SON at Bennett Park, April L..
Whether the local opponent will be
Chicago, Cleveland or ST. Louis Is, Of
course. still In doubt. II Is certain,
however, that there Is motive I'm Mr..
Navin's plan to reunite both his teams
at Detroit on April IL.
President Navin is rapidly lining up
his men and is reporting signed con-
tracts almost daily. Covington, the
Evansville pitcher, Is the only hold
out among the recruits. but is In annie
able negotiation with the local execu-
tive.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-04
Short Lengths


called on on account Of revolution
Central, 10, E.ss.r., n, At basket.
ball last night
western. rs, Pontiac High, =, was
another basketball score.
Po.s.i. 400, maze. III, In the state
billiard championship. Heddon, OF
Dowagiac, has withdrawn and Frank
Slator. OF Detroit, has been substitut-
ed.
The BASKETBALL team OF the Univer-
sity OF Detroit entertains st Johns OF
Toledo tonight.
MarsAaIi heat a good field IN the
chess masters tournament. with Capa-
blanca only nose behind.
+4-
The National tennis championship
Will remain at Newport.
Pitcher LoudeII, OF the Tigers, Will
be released shortly TO the Fort Wayne
team. J. Casey, manager. Casey was
Loudeifs discoverer. Pitcher Hardin Ii
released TO the South
Bend club OF the same league.
The National Commi.ssou has or
dered a revision OF the minor league
reserve lists. which must not include
players owned by major league clubs.
TIE waterloo cIub Of the 1910
Three I. league IL fighting to hold its
franchise and has taken the matter In
TO court The league wants to have
another town instead.
Adrian at ssginswy Lansing at ksIs-
mazoo: Jackson at Bay City and Flint
at Battle Creek are the opening games
OF the South Michigan, as determined
by the schedule makers
Riversides, ar Worthwhile. n, sf
last night.
Kid mccoy, I'm depicted financial con-
dition, Is posing in a shop window In
Philadelphia as a demonstration OF a
cure
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-04
THE TIMES SPORT PAGE
Gud, p6snal viii X
On first Al Troy /. I.

Poor Claude Rossman! II was
only couple OF years ago that
he was a member OF the PEN
nant winning Detroit Tigers
Hughie Jennings gave him the
G. b. In midseason, 1903.
Rossman was sold TO ST.
Louis. He refused to play first
base, as he had IL In his noodle
TO become an outfielder. Colum-
bus purchased him from the
Browns, and he was a fzzle In
the outfield. He was sold TO
Minneapolis and played good
ball. the Millers winning the
"A. A. flag.
Although Ross was with
teams that won pennants In
1907-0S-09-l0, Il Is said that he
will hold down first base for
Troy, N. Y, the coming sea-
son. At this pace II will only
be couple OF years before We
hear OF the former working for
some nine of prairie kids,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-04
The Real Story OF the
Burns-O 'Brien Fake Fight
How Phadehn Double
Crossd

thought II the club was satisfied with
boxing exhibition would take
O'Brien on.
From the time we entered the ring
until We climbed out l thought that
everybody In the house had been
throwing boxing gloves at me. O'Brien
cut me to pieces. He had double
crossed me. VT was tough lesson,
but took my medicine and kept still.
Jim Jeffries called my first 20-round
go with Jack O'Brien at Los Angeles
a draw. Many OF those present de-
clared Jeff had made mistake in not
giving me the decision.
Then came the talk OF return bat
tie. One day I ran into Jack O'Brien
at Greenwald's cigar store In Los
Angeles, where Tom McCarey, the
promoter, usually made his headquar-
tiers. A few days before Reno had
made an offer of $4,000 for return
match between US.
What are you goin' to do about
that Reno offer, Jack?" l asked him.
"Oh, say, Tommy, come on outside,
want to see you" said O'Brien. We
went out and Jack said: Nov. look
here, Tommy, / want that money all
right. I'm In the business for the
coin. but I haven't a chance In the
world with you" l remarked that
was In the business for the money.
too. swell. where do you live. Tom p
he said. told him and the next
morning he was out at my house by
s o'clock.
In tomorrow's Times will tell Of
O'Brien's proposal and how the fight
was framed up. l will also tell how ]
double-crossed Jack O'Brien on a So
900 forfeit which he thought would
insure me against going back on him.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-04

.| .
The busiest spring trip ever mapped
/. ont for the members OF the Detroit
baseball squad is announced by Presi.
dent Frank J. Navin.
No less than 43 games are schedui-
"a with the leagues OF the south and
4 middle west. The club will be on the
x0ad for a greater proportion OF the
Ifrainine season than was ever the
4 case before Games, games and then
more games Is the process OF training
/ mapped out for the squad. In this
|Xay Manager Jennings will be able TO
/ get an excellent line on the new ma
|forial and VIII, II is believed, be able
Ito make his selections and acquaint
/ the youngsters whom he desires to
I have In regular positions, with the
J sort OF team-play which the Tigers
will try to deliver In 1911.
The squad will leave Detroit, over
The Big Four, on Saturday evening,
Heb. %. The trip to Monroe Is book
led to take few minutes less than 30
|hours. There the party will meet the
veteran pitchers who have been TAX
ing the baths at Hot Springs. Two
|Weeks OF practice will be followed by
49, preliminary tItp, Will BamNS
AGAINST three Southern league clubs,
New Orleans included. II will be the
! Arst time in many years that the
Tigers have invaded the metropolis OF
The south.
March % Skidoo Day.
Then return of three days to Mon
roe. where Hughie Jennings will for
maIly pick first and second teams
this another innovation.
March % will be skidoo day at the
Monroe camp.
The first team, under Jennings. VIII
|nvin~ north by an eastward route.
playing the annual Cincinnati series.
which has heretofore, fallen TO the lot
o. q hybrid team.
The second squad with Wild Bill
11onovan at the helm, in all probable
MY. will break camp on the same date
and scurry westward through the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-04
HOPPE DEFENDS
TITLES ABROAD
American Boy Wonder on For Paris
Where He Will Meet All Of the
Noted French Experts.

NEW YORK. Feb. 4.--Willie Hop
pes retirement from the billiard game
will take him TO Paris shortly for
three-months' exhibition at the Olym-
pia academy. He viii play q number
OF the foreign experts, including
Cure. Cassignol and Adorjan and VIII
receive $50 day and have all his
expenses paid. Hoppe viii have to de-
fend his title as the ISL and 49,
champion while abroad.
While Hoppe il giving exhibitions
at the academy, Calvin Demarest VIII
be the card at the Grand Cafe, In
Paris, the engagement OF Hoppe. re-
sulting from the business rivalry OF
the billiard room proprietors.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-04
New Baseball Problem
for Times Fans to Solve
Greeting, fans!


honesttogoodne
e to thinkers
be
The
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to ofhce 10 editor.
Of successful y 4
deciding which entitled q
be cancellation the envelope
problem
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-04
MIX AT ann ARB0n.
|. YIELDS FO0TBlLL
A new RULE
A Ball That Accidentally Hrs A
ofioial WIN Not BE Dead
In the Coming lz
Season. AZ
Had This Rule Boon in Foros East
Fall, Michigan Would Only Have
Tied With Minnesota.
BY PAUL HALE BRuskE.

The University of Michigan football
eleven beat the rule-makers to q most
important feature Of the code. - q
win be exemplified next fall.
Michigan was lucky that one OF the
1911 rules was not In force In the sec
son recently passed. Had present con-
ditions prevailed then. the Michigan
Minnesota game would probably have
ended in an indecisive tie. 8 to ., IN
stead of a glorious and perfectly legal
Michigan victory, 8 to 0.
Minnesota. as all the patrons or the
sport will recall, blocked kick 1t
most interesting stage OF the proceed
ings. The ball brushed one OF the
officials back OF the line. Immediate
ly after which 1t was Rugged to the
palpitating bosom OF one OF the brawny
Gophers, and carried across the Michi-
gan goal line.
Minnesota was naturally peeved
when the referee brought the ball back
end laid II down at the spot where II
touched the Official. Ever since the
Gopher supporters have rayed and
tore their hair over this play. In fact,
one must admit that II was hard luck
At the meeting OF the intercollegiate
committee in New York Friday. Coach
Williams, OF Minnesota, told his tale
OF woe. The rule-makers let him have
his way and law was drafted, pro-
viding that, when the ball accidentally
bits one of the officiating judges OF
play, IL shall not be considered dead
but will remain bone of contention.
for the % players. until declared down.
The committee decided that the
new rules had eliminated great deal
of danger Of injury and cited statis-
tics in support of its contention.
A few of the minor changes de-
cided UPON include two-minutes'
rest between periods instead Of three.
making the umpire the tfme-keeper
instead of the field judges. the trans
fer of the supervision OF off-side play
In the scrimmage line from the UNI
pire to the head linesman, IL the
teams agree to such transfer, and the
deeming as unnecessary roughness.
the throwing TO the ground OF tho.
man carrying the ball, after the
referee has declared the ball dead.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-04
unhoIz to TrY Aaaln.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. Feb. 4.--Rudy
Unholz, the Fighting Boer," will re-
enter the ring on Feb. IL, when he
meets Jack Redmond here. An ac-
ceptance OF match with Redmond
was received from Unholz by a local
management today. The Boer has al
ready started light training for the
match and In case his old-time skill
comes back he asserts he will seek a
match with Ad. wolgast, lightweight
champion.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-04
ADDERs READY FOE ALMA.
Burroughs Expect coIIesians To Give
Them q Warm Game.


Them q Warm Game.
! The Burroughs Adding Machine Co
basketball team will act as hosts tc
the Alma college Ave this evening, In
a game at the Burroughs gymnasium
The Adders. after long series OF Ill
nesses. which have kept their regu
lars from practice. have at last sue
ceeded in getting together their reg
ular line-up with the exception OF
Lane, and expect to give good &C
count OF themselves.
The Alma i've Is now en- tour and
has been beating the other state col
lege teams with regularity. Last
night the collegians played at Ypsi
lant Normal, where they defeated
the pedagogues by score OF 80 &c
%. outciassing them In all depart
ments OF the game.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-04
The Spring Schedule
Of Detroit's Tigers

Leave Detroit. Feb. -, Iei3e p. ma
Michigan Central, Btg -Four and Quceu
al Cre.eest ioutes. via Cincinnati, Chat
fnnooga, Birminghsm, Meridian and
Arrive Monroe, La, Feb. ~, 1900
n. ma.
Feb. 2s-March I4-'rraining work NJ
Monroe, La.
PRELIMINARY TRIP.
-. az - ,a-N. a.,s,..
March 10 asa
tsovsnsrs =. x..au. .s..,..
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-04

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