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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-17
Vic Safer viii Play Indoor Base
Ball for Ne,U Indoor Team

league. Charles Wagner will manage
the Kalamazoo indoor club, as he did
the outdoor one. Mart Eggert will be-
Slear will have Jackson. Just what
club will represent Detroit has not
been decided, but 1t will be the Bur-
roughs, Solvay. Moose or a club or
ganixed by Fleming
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-17
GOTHAM COMMISSION MAY
SUSPEND MCFARLAND ALSO

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE New
York State Athletic commission may
recognize the suspension of Packey
McvArAnd by the Wisconsin boxing
commission. and put II in force here
according to Charley J. Harvey. It's
secretary. No action will be taken.
however, until oficial notification of
The suspension IL received from Wis.
Oona1n.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-17
CLEVELAND MAY BE OUT
OF THE FEDERAL LEAGUE

CLEVELAND. o., Dec. 17.--Accord-
ing to rumors being circulated here
today, Cleveland may be dropped from
the Federal leagne, and replaced by
either Toronto or Brooklyn. M. r.
Bramlsy, head of the local club. how
ever. denied that he had heard any
N1ch move.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-17

VIC SAFER, the Lansing boy who
made good as first baseman for the
Chicago Cubs. taking Frank Chances
place. will play indoor baseball with
the new Michigan league. filling some
position not yet decided on the Ian
sing team.
Several Southern Michigan associa-
ton men are connected with the new
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-17
WILL MATCH MORAN WITH
WOLGAST-WHITE WINNER

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. Dec IT,
Owen Moran. British lightweight. will
be matched against the winner Of the
Ad Wolgast-Charley White bout here,
Friday night. II was announced today
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-17
HOCKEY SEy
HAS A 1Ol
BITE IN TOR0ll||
Detroit Septet Faces
Club Team With Farwax q
Line an Uncertainty u
VISITORS BOAST OF II
GAMES BRIGHT STA
Meetings. on the Forward Li
and Heffernan and Gooek sI1
Brilliant Men

The Detroit hockey team has ~
biggest task OF the seas0n's sched~I
to date booked for tonight and tosn(
row night. when it meets the otrot
Toronto Rowing & Athletic assocjaftq
seven in u series OF two games
Arena Ice. & =
The Toronto club Is touted a. he1n1[
the very best. In arnateurs hockey
Ontario. and sohS ~ Tie few beGt
the entire DsminiOns u playsd tQNI
the Allan cup, eniblemattc OF ~
champ ionship of the world, lat ~
son. and succeeded In winning on
game from the WinHipsg club, Wh1G9
retained ~. Si---, .-1.s- n !. Y, III u w.
| There are -thfef .,ssbsstSily hsas
stars in the organization. 0oe4ql
lMeekings Is said TO be the INT eeo4e3
and best stick handler In, the .amato(1x
game. He will be on the forward IlnoS
Frank HefternAh and Jack 0poch ar4
also touted az the bcnt working p41<
Tor defense men ID the. amateur gnna
Heffernan Ia the man who rofogoq
the Detroit. Cleveland series. Whtg
opened the season hera.
| The DetSoit club goes into the IT,
very much dt an UNCERTAINTY. H. g
ward line Is badly shot TO. ptece4
Injuries. illness and lack Of ability ~
general II Skei Skelly ID able 70 pJo&
he will be at . wingsswitA Grady A1
the other. Hall and HammeIe6 VIII
be in mid-ice probably. z
The Detroit defense 10 certain.
be- Black, Emory aud PsIletier. Il, M
-
40 feathers The plain, neat kin1 IN
looks right. TiHe. rsi.si.g O. ~
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-17

Dussusas-Iiks Pyinling. No fuee eq3
40 feathers. The. plain, neat kin1 ~
looks right. Ttpaee rvlne1Mg Csa M
John r, EST Phone Main llS9 9sSs'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05
LABOR PROBLEM IN !.
HIGHWAY MAKING
ocon;inued From First raecD

little work can be done in some places.
In number OF instances. where the
amount OF Work was sufficient 10 jus-
tify the Importation OF labor. parties
~ the ncighbcrhood. even farmers in
teTestcd IN the road. have taken The
labor away b. Offering higher wages
Than We We're justified in meeting. con
s'dcring the price Of labor locally and
generally throughout tho state.
With rs there arc few contractors
equipped for road work, and although
we advertise Tor bids on our work.
wo often have so bids at all. and SIN
more frequently the bids are so high
that we are forced 10 reject them. and
the consequence is that much work
IL done directly by the commission
During last August 100 pieces OF work
We're under way at the same time.
scattered over sixty counties and only
twcnty-ciGht OF this number We're un-
der contract. To supply the necessary
number of competent foremcn and
operatives. as well as laborcrs for
these various pieces Of work, has been
probably the most difficult task we
have had to contend With ON account
OF the small amount Of funds avail
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05

Is doing some mining stunts In tho
nci9hborhood % Eidgcway. In that
county, and making good tblag pull
ing mica out OF the earth. said a good
deal when he wrote the manufacturers
Record that "ail this section or the
country needs is capital and grit. We
have the goods
Commenting on this epigramatic out
burst. tho Record says:
"O> now many thousands of places
throughout tho South could the same
thing be writtcn?' There is scarcely a
stretch OF land from Maryland to Texas
which has not some peculiar advantage
"hosc people arc waiting for capital
and grit TO develop.
Capital is important. bat grit is es-
genital. mere might DO limitleSs capt.
tai without Judgment or grit, and moth
Ing Of value would be accomplished !:
but gwen the sri, and the opportunity
aud great things can be achieved even
though capital be lacking. Many Of
the largest developments in the South
hafr been brought about BY grit minus
capital ana there have been hundreds
Of failures 81 great enterprises where
;hars was plenty Of capital. but where
crit and common sense were not in the
con- Dinat!on."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05

pounds of crude rubber.
Havre in 1912 received PA, 59G.49S
pounds of coffee imports.
New Iork's mine output in 1912 was
valued at $50. 9.3S2.
new gem called heliodor has been
round In German South Africa.
tricycle. taNicabs have been intro
duced into Germany with great sue
cess.
Cotton formed almost 1000. 900 OF
Egypts exports to Germany last year
Wood is cut thin enough To be used
as substitute for wall paper by a
recently patented process.
Since 1920 nearly 81 1000 900 immi-
grants have landed In United states
ports. In the last year l,197.S92 came
More than 5000 thousand men are
employed in working the railways OF
In an increase in timber sales this
timber trespass as compared with last
year the national forest officers see a
growing use Of the forests and respect
for the Federal forest policy.
y law has come into force in italy
making industrial instruction for chill
drcn OF twelve to fourteen wears OF
age. who are engaged in factories, COM
pulsory.
Hundreds OF seabirds killed by the
concussion produced by the firing OF
big gums OIL warships during practice
have recently been washed up on the
shores of Argyll.
Southern Belgium is likely TO obtain
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05

was made. These percentages are
based on an ciShthour day in Jan
uary and ten-hour day in July Among
the convicts we not infreQuently find
men capable of running steam rollers.
engines. drills. etc, and large per-
centage are made TRUSTEES and used
as transfers, messengers. etc.
A. to the Cost.
The average cost OF the convict
labor per tcn-hour working day for
the past three years has been 81 cents,
as compared with wages ranging from
Sl.25 TO $3.50 for free common labor.
To offset this discrepancy in cost to
some extent there are some disad-
vantages III working convicts the
chief one of which is the necessity OF
keeping them always Immediately un-
der the eye Of the guard thereby in Il
measure cripplng their usefulness.
Sometimes, too. partially crippled men
or semi-invalds are sentenced to the
roads. which reduces the general Gill
cheney OF the force. notwithstanding
these handicaps. however. those fore
men and contractors who have work ed
convicts under our system very gen
orally express Il preference for them
over free labor, and am satisfied they
are fully 30 per cent as efficient as the
average hired labor. Recently We have
had voluntary applications from three
contractors for convict labor To he
furnished 10 them and charged on
their estimates at 81 per day per man.
which is the established rate when
this labor Is used by contractors All
felony convicts. not considered too
dangerous. and all inmates of the jails
are subject to duty in the state con-
Wet road force
jail Birds Solve Problem.
This force is fed, clothed. guarded
and transported at state expense, and
is furnished to the counties on tho
requiston OF the State Highway Com
missioner as ono form Of state aid.
and Is worked under the supervision
and direction Of the Highway Com
missoners. Under our statutes the
convicts are at all times. whether
working for contractors or otherwise,
under the supervision and control OF
the State prison authorities. which in
sures the proper food and treatment
and eliminates the possibility OF the
many cruelticS which have been re-
ported in connection with prison con-
tracts in tho past. The men arc
worked In the open, wcll-fed and
housed in sanitary quarters, with the
result that they are greatly improved
physically and capable of earning
living when discharged
after 4 close study OF this question
and seven years experience in tho
work, / am convinced that, so far IA
they are available. the use of convicts
In road work under conditions as wo
have them In Virginia solves tho prob
lem OF labor in road construction, and
also goes far towards solving tho
problem Of what to do with our con
victs"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05

able, many of the jobs last only few
months. the majority not continuing
through the usual outdoor working
season, which in our State Is from
eight TO ten months, and but few OF
them last throughout the year. Where
the work is Of short duration we, of
course, so far az practicable. use one
organization on TWO or more pieces of
construction: but notwithstanding
this we are forced 10 the necessity
10 certain extent OF reorganizing our
forces each year. We cndcavor, as
far as possible, by transferring the
best men 10 the longest jobs, to keep
nucleus of foremen and operators
from year to year. Sometimes, where
IL is practicable. we use the county
superintendent or foremen in our
state work. but il is generally the case
that these men are occupied with the
county work at the time that we could
use them.
AS TO the common labor we have
found il necessary 10 practically build
up new force annually in each coun-
~. though We frequently get back
some OF the local men we have used
the year before
The Convict To the Front.
This is. in brief. the labor situation
as we have il in Virginia to-day. and
there are doubtless other states con-
tending with more or less similar con-
ditions. The solution of the problem
has not been reached fully BY us
As TO what we may call the skilled
labor, time has helped us much. and
We have a certain number Of trained
foremen ana operatives which IS in
creasinG from year to year, and which
',Yill in time. / hope, be sufficient to
meet the demand. Notwithstanding the
fact that we lose some of them every
year on account Of the irregularity of
tho work. But | must express tho
hope that in what has proven SO FAR
our nearest solution OF the common
labor problem we shall never have
enough men to supply our demand
Otherwise there must be n great in
crease in crime. SO far rs they arc
available. the convict practically solves
this problem for us. With them we
have no ay-day DRINKS, no strikes
except now and then an escape, and
many Of the Irregularities connected
with the attendance of the free labor
are avoided.
There are at work on the roads OF
Virginia about 1,500 convicts They
are divided into forces varying In
numbers from forty to sevcnty-fv
according to the class OF the work
they arc engaged in. Altogether
there are twenty seven of these forces
each In different county. While we
may have some labor problems with
these, the chief one is eliminated on
the work on which the convicts are
placed viz, that OF keeping n sufficient
amount OF labor. We are better able
to keep good foremen on these jobs
also, because they are kept going all
tho year round.
While as matter Of economy. we
have to close down free labor work
during the severe weather OF winter
we find 1t economical to keep the con-
Wet work going on continuously, as
tho mon have ito he cared for whether
Mt work. or not Certain classes of
work can be found to be done In win
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05

Capital and Crit-but Grit.
j. g. Mccray. of Henry County, VIII
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05
As WEBB SEES 1T.

Colonel George Ercbus Webb. the editor
of the southern Tobacco Journal writes on
The Editors own Page follows:
The old markets are all boasting about big
breaks, starting out with published ac-
counts by saying. Never before in the his
tory Of the tobacco market have sales been
as large at this time OF year. etc" Durham
papers are publishing columns about big
sales and big prices. Re!dsvile had a Sat
urday sale that had TO be carried to
Monday. THAT last week.
Greensboro Is having good sales for
small market. Sto1cVillc says they have
course, Keeping up with the procession. with
South ioston several hundred per cent
ahead OF hast year. oxford. Henderson. Mt.
Airy and all the rest selling crowded
houses. Farmers are determined 10 sell ear
ly and rapidly. They go upon the principal
that 1t is good time To Kill IA hog when ne
Is fat. At the same time want to again
warn the farmer against marketing his to-
hacco in bad condition. There Is plenty of
time 10 sell and thero Is 40 danger OF to-
bacco prices dropping
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05
Nuts and hlfnlfn In south.ide.

Nuts and AlfnIfn In South.ide.
H. A. lIosc, local agent Of tho Farm
ers Co-Opcrativc Demonstration Work
Tor Nottoway County. writes the In
uustrial Editor as follows
AS countries become more dnnscly
populated nuts as an article OF food
receive more attention. ana pass from
tho stage Of being sold nj tho circus
and BY street vendors to that of hav-
ing place on tho regular bill Of fare
In many countries nuts are grown
on lana TOO ston? ana steep for Guilt
vation. thus making valuable crop
where others could with difficulty be
grown.
Since doing dcmonstration work in
Nottoway County, l have been much
impressed with the need OF !. money
crop That can be grown with a mini
mum outlay. ana that does not require
q great deal OF hand labor This fan
J found ut one place ms large and hand
some chcstnuts AZ can be grown any
where. the soil seems 10 be adapted 10
their growth at another place.
found English walnuts growing that
for sizo and appearance eQGallcd amy
j ever saw In California. and when
my host cracked some. the flavor Was
delicious the kind that asks for more
not having that strong biting taste 40
many nuts have. The climax was
reached. though. when taken To Il pecan
tree. nine years old. that had about
ono and half bushels on il. and that
produced bushcl last year This treo
and several others OF the same age
have not had any cultivation since
planted. and all look healthy and are
growing splendidly. Evidently the
gray soil with red clay suhsoil OF Not
toway County make Il fine home for
these two nuts. pccans and English
walnuts They grow rapidly. need lit
tie care while growing. do not have
10 be sprayed and pruned. then why
not let them take the place Of some
OF Nottowny's broonsedge and pines?
Samples OF these nuts can be seen at
the county booth 1T the state Fair
this week. Those interested can get
information as TO their care and value.
Alfalfa, the greatest forage crop, is
being successfully grown in Nottoway
county. The dairyinan, the hog rails
er and the sawmill r,aa. with his mules.
all know the value Of this crop. one
acre has produced this season In four
cuttings. six tons and 900 pounds ana
the hfth crop is now being grazed by
calves and hogs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05

ter. such as quarrying and heavy rock
grading, in mountainous sections OF
the State. and in the lower sections
where no stone is available the eli
mate Is milder. and sufficient work
can be done TO justify the additional
outlay for working when both men
and teams have 10 he cared for in
any event. In January Of this year
Z: per cent OF possible working days
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05

4 great water supply from an under
ground lake which was discovered n
short time ago. At present it is de-
pendent on rain water.
Taken on the whole the South Rus
sian grain crop is above the average.
II might have been record harvest
but for the series OF torrential rain
StOrmS and Niolent hnilstormS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05
VIEWS AND NEAR VIEWS:
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
BY FRANK S. WOODSON,
Industrial Editor.

This column contributors something
OF suggestive nature who willing
suggestions looking the development
OF Virginia West Virginia North Carolina
their suggestions down
Such communications Editor
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05
FACTS FROM AFFAIR,

Industrial Drienets From An Over the.
World.
Forty thousand autos are owned in
Nebraska.
56,S17 new settlers.
Liberia In 1914 produced sS,s22
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05
Cotton I'm virginia.

Last year Virginia grew %. 600 bales
IF cotton. and the factories in the
state. principally III Danvilie. manu-
featured into cloth nearly 100. 900 bales
Cotton is high enough 10 pay the
grower q good profit. and is likely TO
continue so for sevcraj years To come
perhaps forever. There are counties in
virginia that can grow cotton as well
as Georgia, but the cultivation OF the
staple is regarded in this state as
something OF side issue II would lie
good thing II the State should grow
all of the cotton its factories call for.
This IL Il hint 10 several hundred farm
cfs. The Virginia factories are ready
70 encourage tn, idea.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05

There Is more railroad building going
on In the southwestern part OF the
state than anywhere in the Southern
country just At this time. Southwest
Virginia is coming to the front at q
lively gait
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05

No county fair in Virginia has scored
a failure this year 50 far. one hun
dred county fairs in the old state is
the slogan. Lets have them next year.
or maybe the year after.
Morgan County republican., 1913-06-12

won't land you in the peuitenti ry;
where trusts hold up and poverty
holds down. where men vote for
what they do not want for fear they
will get what they do want BY voting
for it; where niggers can vote and
women can't; where women wear
false hair and men dock their hors-
es' tails; where the political wire
puller has displaced the patriotic
statesman where men vote tor
thing one day and cuss it 364 days;
where we have prayers on the floor
of our national capitol and whisky in
the cellar; where we spend $500 to
bury ststesman who is rich, and $40
to put away working man who is
poor; where to be virtuous is tC be
lonesome, and to be honest is 10 be
a crank: where we sit on the safety
valve of energy and pull wide open
the throttle of conscience where
gold is substanCe--the one thing
sought for; where we pay SI5,o
,, for a dog and fifteen cents dozen to
the poor woman for making shirts !;
where we teach the "untutored' In
dian eternal lie from the bible, and
kill him off with bad whisky; where
we put man in Jail for stealing a
loaf OF bread. and in congress for
stealing a railroad; where the check
book talks, sin walks in broad day
light, justice is asleep. crime runs
amuck, corruption permeates our
whole social and political fabric, and
the devil laughs from every stree. cor
ner. Come to US, Fillies! We've
got the greatest aggregation of good
things and bad things, hot things and
cold things, all sizes. varieties and
colors, ever exhibited under on.
tent. w. S. Morgan in The Rec
Shield.
Morgan County republican., 1913-06-12
College Students Popular Fair.

The Farmers County Fair is an annu-
al event at the Missouri College of Agri-
culture. 1t is probably the largest thing
in the way of an annual college stunt"
which has ever been attempted by the
studen, body of any agricultural college
in America. The date this year was
June 3 which is several weeks later than
the usual fair time" at the University.
However, the change of date did not
lessen the interest of the students,
,ownspeople. and nearby farmers, who
came in the usual crowds and packed
the grounds from the opening hour until
its near midnight close.
This county fair is unique in many
ways. II is entirely the product of
students ingenuity. It has all the fea
lures of the usual county fair and few
extra. The pike" is largely a take. of
OH similar features of the real fair. The
livestock and farm crops shows are moi
as highly featured as livestock and grain
shows are assumed to be. but the educa
tional exhibit AS whole is always 9
striking feature. The Home. Economic!
girls take the important responsibility
of providing good things to eat ant
drink Visitors will testify that they arr
good providers.
The event opens with round-the
town parade and closes with confetti.
is an all.day student carnival. Tn
whole thing is hard play, but it is goo
exercise for mind and body.
Morgan County republican., 1913-06-12
Wonder what Teddy thinks about iti

Wonder what Teddy thinks about iti
He knows he's the cause Of this whole
trouble. and he knows we have got TO
tough il out for four years, |. e. il we can
possiblv live that long. Undoubtedly
that fellow feels mean.
I notice that a fellow by the name Of
Taft has been loafng around the White
House the past few days. What do You
suppose he is up tor I understand he
used to live there. and it may he he is
Just visiting the old home again. One
thing sure he must have several friends
there. I notice Mr.. Woodrow Wilson,
who has recently moved in. invited him
over to his house to take dinner. and
that they had jolly good time. It
seems that Mr. Taft knew several people
who lived at Mr.. Wilson's. and it seems
some who used to live there had moved
awav. My opinion is Mr.. Taft is sizing
up the towr. and If he likes it as well as
he used to, he will make some kind OF
arrangements, either with the people or
Teddy, to move back and make that
burg his home II is possible Teddy will
object, as believe he is figuring on
moving back himself. and the chances
are he will think the town rather small
for both of them at the same time.
| GINGER.
Morgan County republican., 1913-06-12
SAVING MISSOURI HOGS.

The College of Agriculture at Column
bia has just announced that it is now
prepared to supply hog cholera serum in
any amounts to the farmers of Missouri
at the cost of production. The last legis-
lature made appropriation for additions
to the serum plant and these additions
will make it possible for them to meet
any ordinary demand for hog cholera
serum. The College is now sending out
approximately 1000 doses of serum per
day. The enlarged facilities for manu-.
facture will make it possible to increase
this output to meet anv ordinary de.
mand. The serum is sold a, the cost of
production which averages abont }Oc for
each animal. Orders for hos cholera
serum should be sent to the College of
Agriculture, Veterinary Department,
Columbia Mo.