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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-13
ATLANTA BUNCH IS
 COMING FOR BLOOD
Lively Game Expected Next
 Saturday Night
RECORDS OF THE MEN
Birmingham Athletics Realize That They Will Probably Be Up Against Hardest Proposition
 of the Season

The strong Atlanta Athletic club basketball quintet will play the Birming- ham Athletic club southern championship team here Saturday night at the Athletic club gymnasium. One of the hardest games that the Athletics had to play In or der to win the southern championship was in Atlanta about two weeks ago when the squad defeated the Atlantans by the score of g to 1T.
 The Atlanta team has five experienced, able players. The res1nar lineup is com posed of Forbes and Carter, forwards; Harrison and Dubard, gnards, and Grif- fen, center. Most are former collegians Forbes is an old University of Georgia star, having played on the football, base ball and basketball team at Athens. Grif- fen, who is about feet inches tall, was also of that university, and is said to be the tallest man in basketball.
 Carter, star forward of the A. A. C., is the player who gave the Athletics much trouble on their last trip. He was elected from the game for rough playing. He is a large, hefty athlete, and has mar velous goal shooting ability. He usually gets about as many points as any player on the team, excepting Forbes. who has scored twice as many points as any man on the team up till the present time this season Carter will probably play left forward
 Forbes should give the Athletics grave fear about the tide of the game. He is very bad man to be left unguarded, nd ha xx-iI1 fbair fr1 n, on him. He is the best shooter of the A. A. c. and is greatly feared by all. He played in Birmingham last season with the University of Georgia basket ball team, and may be remembered as the man who put up such a marvellous game.
 The freak of the Atlanta team is the center-Griffen. He was the man who kept down the score over in Atlanta, and Gilbert Ritchie, center on the Athletic club, certainly had his hands full throughout the game. Griffen has the reputation of being the tallest player In basketball, being feet inches tall. He is able to get the jump consistently for the Atlantans and is, besides being a good jumper, a very able goal shooter
 The guards on the Atlanta team are fine defensive men, and guarded the Birmingham forwards very closely in Att lanta. Harrison has been seen in Bir- mingham before, for he has played for the last five years with the A. A. C.. and was with them on their previous trips. Dubard, the other guard, was formerly with the Atlanta Y M. c. A.. team for two years and he has played two years with the Atlanta Athletic club team Both are good men.
 This game will probably be the most interesting of the season for the Atlanta team is right in the class of the Ath- letics, as they were defeated last time by the score of 22 to r. Coloumbus was defeated last time by the score of 2s to g. The boys at the club will be in good condition, excepting Seals, and they should make a much better score this time as they are in better shape. The game will be played Saturday night at S30.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-13
LEAGUE FORMED
 AT JACKSONVILLE

Jacksonville, February 12.-The organ- ization of business mems league to pro mote the commercial, industrial and civic needs of the town has been perfected here with NJ. A. Stevenson, president; C. w. Daugette, first vice president, and C. F.. Bondurant second. vice president. The following compose the board of directors James Crow, c. D. Martin, D. W. Good lett. Dr. oscar Sargent, c. Wr Daugette and F.. O. Mccormick.
 Mrs. C. w. Daugette for. the second time this session was hostess To. the ladies of the faculty of the state normal school in honor of the birthday of her sister, Miss Mary Forney, teacher of pedagogics and psychology in the school. A feature of this entertainment was magazine con test in which the prize was won by Miss Elizabeth Parker, teacher of Latin and modern languages. After the game de- lightful refreshments were served in the dining room. where the birthday celebra- ton was in evidence in the decorations of the table as well as in the delcacies served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-13

News comes from New Orleans that Dave Johnstone, the weterweight rom the Crescent City, will not be able to get into the championship boxing meet, which will be held under the auspices of the s. A. A. r. on February IS. Seals, the local boy, and Johnstone have met in this city twice before, Seals win ming one match and Johnstone the other.
 Biscoe Seals is out of condition and will not enter the match at New Orleans either. On the recent trip with the Bir
 mingham Athletic club basketball team Seals hurt his left arm by bruising 1t. It
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-13
LIGHTWEIGHT BOXING
 BOUTS PLANNED

New York. February 1.-Two good lightweight boxing bouts, one of in ternational character, were arranged here today. The first, between Packey MacFarland and Tommy Maloney, will take place the night of February 27, and the other on March ! will bring together one Round" Hogan of Cali fornia and owen Moran of England. Mcfarland and Maloney will weigh in at 135 pounds at o'clock, while Hogan and Moran will weigh in at 133 pounds at the ringside. Both bouts will be of 10 rounds, the limit under the New York law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-13
 12.OOO BRAVE COLD TO WITNESS RACES

Chicago, February 12.-Robert Mclean, international skating champion, was the star yesterday in the first annual meet here of the Southside Skating club. Me- Lean won one event and lost first place in another through disqualification on a foul. He won the two mile scratch, the feature event, in a close finish from w. F. Gunderson and Lee Jensen, who were second and third respectively. There were 10 starters. He lost first place in the mile event by crossing in front of Harry Kaad. just before going over the line. Kaad was given the race with Jensen sec ond and Gunderson third.
 It was estimated that 1o,o0O persons watched the races
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-13
STAG WILL NOT
 COACH CHICAGO

Chicago, February 12.-Coach A. A. Stag, it was announced last night. will at the University of Chicago until April 1. He had been expected to be here to direct the work for the indoor meets.
 Continued illness is given as the cause of his decision to remain at Pinehurs,. N. C., where he has been for several weeks. It is said that he is able to play golf and has not been confined to his bed at any period.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-13
EDWARDS COMMENT . ON FOOTBALL RULES Believes Changes Will Bene-
 fit the Game BRINGS BACK RUSH Will Mean Much Longer Forward Passes-Field Goad Practically
 Abolished-Style of Play
 Will Be Altered
NGS BACK RUSH

New York, February 12.-(Special Big Bill Edwards still maintains as lively an interest in football as anyone in New York, notwithstanding his arduous duties as chief cleaner of our streets. It took him several days to find time enough to digest the changes in the football rules that were decided upon last week, but he finally succeeded in doing this, and to- day, before his departure for Princeton, where he will speak on the subject, he gave statement of what he thinks of them.
 In many respects Comissioner Edwards believes the changes will work to the advantage of the sport, but at the same time he expresses the fear there may be a too sharp return to the old line smashing style with it's attendant dangers.
 Last Years Objection
 'The objection raised by the football loving public to last years game" says the commissioner, was that little oppor- tunlty was afforded teams of equal strength to score touchdowns against each other. The scoring feature of football by touchdowns had been eliminated. A weak
 
 was put on a more equal basis with the larger college teams.
 There is no doubt that the changes in the rules mean a spirit toward returning to the rushing game. The extra down will make first down possible more often and there will be bettering of the line by the superior of the two contesting teams and bombardment of the goal by long for ward passes by the inferior team. What will save the game possibly will be the fact that no one is allowed to help the man running with the ball except as an interferer.
 Already q question suggested by the new rules is: Will the fact that the goal posts be placed 10 yards inside of the field of play give rise to the possibility Of more injuries? The man who makes an accurate pass, of course, will not throw toward the posts, but men running to in- tercept the forward pass may have to be very careful lest they collide with the goal posts Of course, much of the dan ger might be averted by heavily padding the posts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-13
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not miss many first night performances at the theatre, he is fond of racing and occasionally is to be seen at Longchamp and Auteul. He is passonately fond of animals, and his companions when at work and study are Scott, a handsome collie dog, and a pure bred Persian cat.
 France, weary of incompetence. has called for strong man to put the na- tional house in order. His countrymen are confident that M. Poincare will con scientiously accomplish the task.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-13
Mrs. McCOrcklin Must Serve

New Orleans. February 12.-Mrs. Mary McCorcklin. convicted of perjury in the former head of the New Orleans police department, will have to serve one year in the pententiary. the Louisiana state supreme court today having sustained the decision of the lower court. Whitaker, who was convicted of unnatural crimes against little girls. was under sentence of 10 years Imprisonment at the time of his death
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-13
Roberts Made Secretary

Anniston, February 12-tSpeciaD-Earle Roberts, who recently purchased an in terest in the business of the City Hard ware company here, has been made sec retary of the corporation. George Cater is president of the company, with w. s. Kilby as vice president and treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-13
Bright Spot

"There is a bright spot for those spectators who have formerly consd- cred themselves unfortunate to have seats at the end of the field. This year, l believe, they will be the lucky ones as seats near the goal lines will be most valuable-the goal line, under the new rules, being the scene of action as 1t never has been before.
 "To sum the situation up something like this: We are about to have a long field and an extra down. The style of play will be altered materially by a long and a scoring forward pass and a line bucking method of attack.
 The general public regards football as sport for the youth of our land It Is essentially a school and college game under the control of college fac ulties and if these new rules prove that 1t is too much of a return to the old line smashing game, causing in- juries through the weakened defense, it will mean football may have to be changed again. l trust it will never be abolished, but l believe all who love the game will view the season of 1912 with some anxiety"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-08
NATION SAVED BY. A SPIDER
Scotland Proflted by the Lesson the
insect Taught to Its
Monarch.

Scotland has many legends that the
sheepherders and highland peasants
never get tired repeating. A long time
ago King Bruce ruled over Scotland
before that country became a part Of
England, and he learned q lesson from
a spider that enabled him to succeed
when otherwise he would have failed.
King Bruce had lost many battles
He was discouraged. He had made
his final effort against his enemies
and failed to vanquish them. Deep in
despair he went to a lonely room in
his castle. Reclining on the couch
and thinking, he happened to notice
q spider drop from the ceiling on a
single si1ken cord He watched the
spider fascinatfngIy. It now began It's
ascent. It slipped. Time and time
again it tried to mount, but each time
1t failed, The king watched intently,
forgetful Of all else. An hour passed.
Finally the spider succeeded 1t was
an inspiration for King Bruce. Why
should he get discouraged, having
tried only a few times and failed? He
made one last grand rally against his
enemies and routed them, and from
this incident came the old saying, IF
at first !ou don't succeed try again"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-08
MRS. sELBY AND PRIZE BABY

81 have always used Cuticura Soap
and no other for my baby and he has
never had a sore of any kind. He
does not even chafe as most babies
do. feel sure that it's all owing to
Cuticura Soap, for he is fine and
healthy, and when five months old,
won a prize in baby contest, It
makes my heart ache to go into 80
many homes and see d sweet-faced
baby with the whole top Of its head
a solid mass of scurf, caused by poor
soap. always recommend Cuticura,
and nine times out OF ten the NEXT
time see the mother she says: Obi
I am so glad you told me Of Cuticura.' 4"
(signed) Mrs. G. A. selby, Redondo
Beach, California, janis, 1911.
; Although CuticuEa Soap and Oint-
ment are sold everywhere, sample
of each, with 32-page book. will be
mailed free on application to "Cutl-
cura," Dept. L, Boston.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-08
Oh, Learned Judge,

A California Judge decided that
there is no judicial authority to keep
a man from making love to his wife
although it could stop his beating her
The remarkable cause of this remark.
able decision was that woman in
Los Angeles had applied for an in1unc.
ton to restrain her husband from in.
sisting on being attentive to her. This
Judge was not Solomon, but he real
lied that only Solomon could be
trusted to rae upon the wh:sns and
Inconsistencies of womankind
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-08
New York Journalists.
lere's a man who claims to undo ego

Here's man who claims to undeye
stand birds
'Well?"
Can We feature it?''
We might replied the editor OF
the New York paper. Elf it We're played
up properly. Send him out to get an
interview with the first rob1ne and
let's see what he makes of it,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-08
Time.

How long have you been widow,
Mrs. Weed?''
''It will be a year the Ath OF next
month"
Dear me! Is 1t as long as that?
How time flies!"
"oh. d you think SO? Well, II you
ever haVn to wait a year to look pleas
ant when men offer you attentions
you'll give up the idea that time is
much of flyer"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-08
His Opportunity,

Going to Wombat's wedding, over
on the north side?''
Not I. was engaged to that girl.
Wombat cut me OUT
Well, come to the wedding. You
may get chance to biff him In the
jaw with an old shoe.''
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-08
KNOWS NOW
Doctor Was Fooled by His Own Case
For a Time,

It's easy to understand how ordi.
nary people get fooled by coffee when
doctors themselves sometimes forget
the facts.
A physician speaks Of his own expes
rience:
chad used coffee for years and really
did not exactly believe it was injuring
me although had palpitation Of the
heart every day. (Tea contains CAT
feine-the same drug found in coffee
and is just as harmful as coffee.)
Finally one day a. severe and al
| most fatal attack Of heart trouble
frightened me and gave up both tea
and coffee, using Postum instead, and
since that time I have had absolutely
no heart pa1pitation except on one or
two occasiigs when I trfad a small
quantity of coffee,Which caused severe
irritation and proved to me I must let
1t alone.
when we began using Postum 1t
seemed weak-that was because we
did not make 1t according to directions
but now we put a little bit Of but
ter in the pot when boiling and allow
the Postum to boil full Is minutes
which gives it the proper rich flavor
and the deep brown color.
II have advised great many Of
my friends and patients to leave of
coffee and drink Postum, in fact daily
give this advice" Name given by
Oo,+un, ~ paffIa Crack Mich
Many thousands Of physicians use
Postum in place OF tea and coffee in
their own homes and prescribe 1t to
patients.
There's reason" and 1t Ia explain
ed in the little book, "The Road to
Wellvil1e," In pkgs.
Ever read tine above letter7 a new
One appears from ttnae ( . time. They
are genFlne, true, aud Sull eR human
INTEREST @44
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-08

The One Sure Thing.
I'VE can always be sure Of one
thing" said the wise man.
What Is that?" asked the foolish
one.
THAT We are never sure OF any.
thing"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-08
Rather Disinterested.
Let me take your sister apart
Don't. She is all broken UP, as ie
u.s."

Garfield Tea keeps the liver In condition,
insuring clear head and good general health.
Drink before retiring.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-08

TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
m.,.. -. AMP BUILD UP TIE SYSTEM
CHILL TONIC. You know what you are taking.
The formula Is plainly printed on every bottle,
showing it 10 simply Quinine and Iron In tsstelesG
form, and the most enectual 1orm- For growB
people and children. so cents.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-08

Every man has some good in him,
but sometimes 1t takes a lot Of coax
ing to bring it out.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-08

Many a fellow who puts UP good
front is talked about behind his back
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-08

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that 1t
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-08

THROUGHOUT my life I have
sought adventure over the face
of the world and Its waters as
other men have hunted and
fought for gold or struggled for
fame. Whether through the out
cropping of strain OF buccaneer
blood held in subsection by gen
erations of placid propriety or
as q result of some freak Of pre-
natal suggestion, the love of ad-
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-08
coeu7lcM Ar The RIDcWHAy ca.

..orroP,s NOTE-Captain George B. Boynton.
ELY 1recently in Brooklyn actually lived such
Fho ale ~ thrilling fiction. 10 be found only in the
g gsntres as usually Blockade runner ilibus-
tsr tn dctators soldier and sailor of fortune
An 40 5sarld over such was this master adventurer:
o. T ssyplots have been fictionized into score Of
the oesl Boyntons own story, told by himself. is
csp adn nrjnt It's truth is attested alike by it's
oheieu az and by affdavits of the author)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-13

sons Of Mrs. Edward Quardt and Miss
Flossia May Boyce, both Of Mason City.
Porter Boyce. brother Of the dead en-
gineer. passed thru the city Tuesday
evening, en- route to his home in Grin
nell from Mason City. and will return
to Mason City to attend the funeral.
Mr.. Boyce has another brother. Albert
Boyce, a Wyoming ranchman and
miner.
The coroner's jury. which listened to
the testimony at the inquest in the
Boyce case, returned verdict Of un-
avoidable accident due to the snow
storm.
Mr.. Boyce was one Of the unique
characters among the enginemen on
the old Iowa Central, in that he has
operated an engine for many years
with but one arm. IN October, 1882,
while backing mis- engine south Of Ed
dyville, Boyce struck a couple Of colts
on a public road crossing. The tank Of
the engine was ditched. pulling the en-
CINE over, and Boyces left arm was so
badly crushed that amputation was
necessary With but the one arm Boyce
was considered an able and most care
full engineer. He was So years old. and
in the early sos ran out of this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-13
CITY WILL PUT IN EXTENSIVE
ADDITIONS TO WATER AND
SEWER SYSTEMS.
ABOUT ELEVEN BLOCKS
OF SEWER REQUIRED
Estimated That Eight Blocks Of Water
Main Extensions Will Be Needed
Rough Estimate Places Cost at
$1,000 or s,ooo-improvements to Be
Made Before Paving is Done.

Councilman Dorr Lamb, Of the water
and sewer departments, is preparing to
have estimates made Of the cost of
water and sewer extensions that will
be necessary in those streets that are
to be paved The expenditure for
water main and sewer extensions will
probably be larger this year than for
several years.
1t is absolute necessary that water
mains and sanitary sewers be put into
the ground in those streets that are to
be paved next summer
Mr.. Lamb has roughly estimated that
if the contract for the thirty-three and
one-half blocks Of paving the council
is considering is let, this Improvement
will require eleven blocks of sanitary
sewer and about eight blocks of water
main extensions. The cost reckoned a,
$1,000 or $4,000 is merely a rough esti-
mate. Exact figures are to be pre-
pared by the engineering department
as soon as the streets to be paved have
been definitely determined. Almost all,
if not ali Of the water and sewer ex-
tensions will be connections with
mains already in the ground. and with
sewers that have already been estab-
liShed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-13

ment I'VE miles north az State Center.
Mrs. Eckhart's death followed q short
illness OF bronchial trouble. but q was
due more to tho infrmities of age than
any ono cause. Death occurred at the
homo OF Mrs. Eckharts son, Edward
Eckhart. with whom Mrs. Eckhart had
been living for several years.
Mrs. Eckhart was born Minnie Stie-
man at Hanover. Germany. Feb. 2.
1927 She came to this country at the
age of 26, and became the wife Of Mr..
Eckhart in Kendall county, Illinois. In
1855. Mr.. and Mrs Eckhart came to this
county and settled in the French Grove
neighborhood. where they lived until
1853, when they moved to the old Eek
hart homestead two miles north Nof
State Center. Mr.. Eckhart died IN
February, 1887, and his widow con-
tinued to live on the home place until
eight years ago last October, when she
came to State Center to make her nome
with her son.
OF Mrs. Eckhart's ten children, SIX
are living. Aside from the son Edward
the children are Mrs. Louis Smith. Mrs.
c. c. Pfantz. and Mrs. John Elder. Of
State Center; Mrs. John Boeckenhauer,
Of Des PLANES, H., and Mrs. Ralph
Wolken. of Randall.
Edward Eckhart home at noon Friday
and from the French Grove Lutheran
church at I o'clock. Rev. Henry Mark
worth officiating. Interment will fol-
low in the church burying ground.