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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-20

Billy Zimmerman, star left fielder
of the Tigers. celebrated bis twenty
sixth birthday today. Bill was born
on January 20. 1887. at Bingen-on-the-
Rhine, in Germany Bill hit .sl4 last
year and expects to clout forty points
better this season.
Christy Mathewson thinks rightly,
with q number OF other persons, that
the Pirates have a great pitching
STAFF. Camnitz. O'Toole and Hendrix
would make any of them hustle
pitcher Ray Heating and Outhelder
Dave Martin, of Plainfield, have
signed with Frank Chances New
Yorks."
comiskey's Chicago White Sex may
have a new outfielder in 1918 VINO
may set the major league fans talk
ing about his prowess. This "ysung-
stera is none other than Captain
Harry Lord, tried in the outer garden
as an experiment in the last lap OF
the 1917 season
In Mcconnell and Sweeney the
HishIanders have the tallest battery
extant. and with Tesreau and Meyers,
the Giants have the heaviest.
Frank Pfeiffer, former National
League pitcher, now free agent, Is
spending the winter months selling
real estate and making his home al
Dorchester. Mass. He has an offer to
90 10 the Pacific coast. but prefers a
berth as a minor league manager
nearer home He finished the 1917
season with Lowell, in the New Eng
land League.
Herman Schaefer turned down an
offer to manage the Sacramento team
at 1000 a year because he liked his
coaching Job with the Washington
team so well, but it is now sad Man
aeer Griffith will not retain him.
Herman has been drawing down a
high salary and as his playing days
are practically over, Grit feels he can
not afford to carry him. Nick Alt
rock. however, will be retained, It is
said.
In the National League last year
Z. 0e0 balls were used Spectators re-
turned at least sixty Of these.
Miller Muggins, manager of the st.
Louis Cardinals, has been admitted to
the bar in Ohio Attorney Higgins,
manager; Attorney Jones. president,
and Attorney Hooker. member of the
board of directors, will attempt to
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-20

"Too much." screamed O'Niel in
mirth. TOO much. Why, that would
not keep you in cigarette money. I'll
give you SIS a month and double that
amount If you make good in cham
pionship games"
1t wouldn't be a good story, of
course, If Green did not make good.
His record does not show it. because
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-20
HoMEwooD GETS TOURNEY

CHICAGO, Jan. eo.--The Western
amateur golf championship tourna-
ment for 1913 has been awarded to
the Homewood County Club. OF Chi
cago, The tournament will open July
2i u
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-20
MahOn and McGOpern Evenly
Matched for Ten Rounds

Fight fans are promised an enjoy
able exhibition of boxing tomorrow
night at the Hillside A. c., when
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-20
JERSEYS LOOM
UP AS COMING
NAT CHAMPS
Lead WiIberforce Eleven by
Three Points-Hudsons
Victorious, Too.
Observation-Disclosures.
I NATL LEAGUE RECORD A.:
Yesterdays Result,

Yesterdays Results.
Jersey A. c., 3; Paterson Rang
ers, 0.
West Hudsons, I: Bronx United.
/.
Wherefore, 3; Scottish Ameri-
cans, 1.
Brooklyn f. c.. 1; True Blues 0,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-20
shemelds win.

The Watsessing F. C.. lost to the
Sheffield A. F. c. by goals to at
Farkview Oval yesterday afternoon.
1t was the second victory for the
Il Gals over the suburbanites this sea-
son. The star performer was Hud-
son, of the Sheffields, who scored
three points.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-20
Holy Cross swamps BIrminghan

For the second time this season the
Birminghams, of this city, were hand
ed defeat by the Holy Cross F. c.,
of Harrison, at Roseville Oval yes
terday afternoon. The final score
was goals to 1. the locals being
purely outclassed. The "Birmas"
went to pieces in the last period. At
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-20

half time the Harrisonians were only
in the lead by a point, goals to l.
The Holy Cross lads began excellent
team work in the second half ard be-
wildered the Birminghams by their
wonderful accuracy i'm goal shooting.
Allen scored four of his teams points,
while Eckert was there with two.
Hanlon tailed the other point. Hol
roy made the local eleven's only
points.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-20
Newarks Withdraw.

Lack of interest shown by the play
ers and the inability to get together
a team to make good showings away
from home have caused Manager Joe
Quinn to withdraw his Newark r. G.
from the New York State and District
League. The Newark F. c. stood in
sixth place. having taken, part in
eleven games, of which four were vic
tories. five defeats and two draws
II is the intention of the locals to
play exhibition games with National
League teams. A meeting of the
Newarks will be held Wednesday
night, when a thorough reorganiza-
ton will probably result
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-20

All the great plays in baseball of
the past point eloquently to still
greater ones in the future.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-20

In the National League last year
I2,060 balls were used. Spectators re-
turned at least sixty Of these.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-20

Miller Muggins. manager of the st.
Louis Cardinals, has been admitted to
the bar in Ohio. Attorney Higgins,
manager; Attorney Jones. president.
and Attorney Hooker. member of the
board of directors, will attempt TO
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-11-21
A Monument of Corks
[Rev. J. T. Sunderland in Unity.l

have read story of Frenchman who recently died
in poverty in obscure part of Paris He left
nothing behind him in the shape of but cupboard
shelves piled full of bottle corks which he be-
queahed legacy his country be placed in
that other persons might learn the lesson they had taught
him. He had been weathy but his wealth had been
squaudered and ched from him by drinking associates and
"friend socaled who deserted him when his fortune
gone The peculiar thing about these corks that
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-11-21
Saloonkeepers Must Pay $4,000


A correspondent writing from Waukegan Illinois,
makes this comment the item which follows:
One year ago there was brought to my attention
a family destitute account of drink There
six children, the oldest Is years. There two
chairs in the home, without any bottom. There
no bed. The family cuddled down old rag
carpet in heap at night with absolutely no covering
whatever.
"The children who went to school would stand
around at and snatch piece of bread from
chd's hand like famished dog and away and
eat it. Cruelty and restitution had demented the
mother. The father was gigantic Swede who could
earn good money when sober. When the conditions
were made public, the father was put in the county
jail for six months and the mother to Egin the
children to Lake Bluff Orphanage. persuaded Major
A. V Smith, commander of Battery c. to for the
children Last night at o'clock the jury brought in
a verdict of $4,000 He sued for $4,000 Twas a
great victory.
"I.et the car of Juggernaut roll
NEWS ITEM FROM THE WAUKEGAN SUN.
jury of twelve Tuesday evening took about three
hours to decide that of Hogsrom
entitled $1,000 damages from Steve Cvetan and Peter Wember
aoonkeepers who had sold Hogstrom liquor and made him
reach condition where he could support his family The
jury retired at o'clock and got a verdict at 9.
The verdict is the first Of the kind in any action
brought in Lake county
The case establishes precedent jury holds saloon
keeper responsible tor converting man into condon Where
he is made for his family by manual labor.
Mrs. Hogsrom in the insane asylum having been sent
had toed for her little flock when her husband
failed to do
Attorney James G. WEIGH for the saoonkeepers, will appeal
of the verdict in the higher courts to
follow.
At no time during the jurys deliberations there any
question of verdict being against the defendants The
question guilt determined the first ballot From then
jurymen tried decide the be awarded
with the compromise of $1,000 finally being agreed
The only which resembled this in tried
year ago Mr. Smith also appeared for the compliments
That involved the of the wife the Mrs
OBren A. Saras George Sessar and obtained
verdict of $4,000 the grounds that they had sold liquor to
her husband and made him aba drunkard and he failed
support The saoosts planned appealing the but
later paid the judgment.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-11-21

The burdens that by nature belong to
easily borne. 1t is the sef-imposed burden that
makes him slave.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-28

Austin. Texas. Feb. 2S.-Thc state OF
Texas is to 20 into the mining busin-
cSS if a bill of introduced by Represen-
tative Eugene Harris and others of FL
Paso ecomcs 4 law. The bill provides
for a leasing system through which all
mineral lands owned by the state may be
developed ~ the mining operators pay
ing a royalty Of five per cent Of the gross
receipts from the sale of the output OF
each mine into the treasury Of the state.
The bill takes III every kind OF pro
duet known in the mineral kingdom. lit
Will especially relieve the meta bear
ing territory Of West Texas and provide
opportunities for expansion.
The state owns 1,750,000 acres of land
and ut least 90 per cent Of it contains
mineral in unknown quantities. but
the mineral prOspector gives no rights
ana there il no incentive for develop
ment. The lands in question have little
or no value for agricultural purposes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-28

commissioner court, and the court shall
not approve same unless it be satisfied
that such road commissioner has actual
ly performed the duties of such road
commissioner Should the commissions
ers court be of the opinion that the said
road commissioner has not performed
the services to entitle him to the compen-
sation as road commissioner, then he
shall only receive such compensation as
is provided by law for his services as
county commissioner.
Sec. z. This act shall be taken notice
Of by all courts in the same manner as
the general laws Of the state. and it
shall be construed to be cumulative of
all general laws of the state on the sub
iect of roads and bridges when not i'll
conflict Herewith, but in ease Of con
flict. this act shall control as to the
county of Cameron.
Sec. 8. The fact that there il now no
sufficient general rOad law enforced i'm
this state creates an emergency and i'm
perative public necessity that the con
stitutiOnal rule requiring bills to be
read on three several days. be suspended
and that this act take effect and be en-
forced from and after its passage, and it
is so enacted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-28
A BILL ENTITLED

An act TO create a more efficient road
system for Cameron county, Texas, and
making the county commissioners of said
county, ex-of1icio road commissioners.
and prescribing their duties as such,
and providing for their compensation as
road commissioners, and defining the
powers and duties of such county com
m~iSsiOncrs, and providing for the APP
pointment of road Overseers and defin-
ing their duties, and for the working of
county conyicts on the public road Of
said county, and providing for officers
fees. and rewards and penalties for said
c%onvicts and rewards for the capture of
escaped cOnvicts, and to repeal all laws
in conflict herewith, and declaring an
emergency.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
state Of Texas:
Section L. That the members of the
commissioners court Of Cameron county
shall be eX-OfliciO road commissioners OF
their respective districts, and under the
direction Of the commissioners court,
shall have charge of all teams, tools,
and machinery belonging to the county
and placed in their hands by said cOun-
tv, and it shall be their duty, under such
rules and regulations as the commits
%si0ncrs' court may prescribe to superin-
tend the laying out of new roads and eX-
listing roads and the building OF bridges.
Each of said commissioners shall, be
fore entering upon the duties of his Of
flee. in addition to his regular bond. as
such county commissioner, execute bond
Of $1,000. with two or more good and sui
fcient surctieS. payable to the county
Judge Of said county for the use and
benefit of the road and bridge fund, con-
ditioned that they will perform all the
duties required by them by law, or by
the commissioners court, and that they
will account for all money or property
belonging to the county that may come
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-28
FRUIT GROWERS MEETING

Houston, Tex, Feb. 2S.-Papcrs were
read and discussed dealing with all
phases of the fruit growing question in
Texas at the fifth annual meeting of the
Texas Citrus Growers Association re-
Gently held in this city. The following
officers were elected: DR.. II. VI. Harri-
son, president, Laportc, reelected; q. A.
Walton. vice president, Victoria. re-
elected; G. Backus, secretary and treas
urer, Algoa. The next meeting will be
held i'll September in this city
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-28
KERN CHAIRMAN
(By Associated Prcss.)

Washington ID. q. Feb. Ex-senator
Martin will not he a candidate for chair
man Of the Democratic Senate caucus.
Kern progressive will be chairman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-28
ROADS
FOR COUNTY
FULL TENT OF BILL INTRODUCED
INTO HOUSE BY HOUSEHOLDER,
TO PROVIDE BETTER ROADS FOR
CAMERON COUNTY.
WOULD MAKE EACH COUNTY COM
MISSIONER EX-OFFICIO ROAD
COMMISSIONER - POWERS AND
DUTIES DEFINED IN BILL.

Austin, Tex, Feb. 2S.-FOllowing is
full ext of the biyy introduced into the
house by Representative Householder of
Cameron county. 1t is designed to secure
better roads for the county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-28

MARSHALL. - Work will start at
once on the paving Of East Austin street.
eight blocks will be improved at 4 cost
of $4,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-28

MANSFIELD.-Severa Dallas men
were here recently to discuss the prOpO-
sitiOn of building an interurban between
Dallas and Glen Rose via Mansfield.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-01-16
THURSDAY. JAN. Is, 1918

The list of the counties paying
income tax as compared with the
counties that pay nothing is an IN
teresting study. The presumably
rich counties of Darlington, Marl-
boro, Dillon and several others pay
not cent of income tax, and yet IN
at least one of the counties named
there are several reputed semi-mll-
honaires. Compare Darlington,
Marlboro and Dillon with Dorches-
ter and Bamberg, and yet both OF
the latter counties pay income tax.
Surely some counties wealthy men
are greatly over-rated or they are
very modest in acknowledging their
possessions to the county Auditor.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-01-16

the speech of a candidate for office,
and that newspapers be forced to
make any correction desired.
Il respectfully recommend that
you submit to thes people of this
State such constitutional amendment
or amendments as may be necessary
to place the election of all our
Judges, supreme court and circuit,
in tine hands of the people," says
the message.
The Governor also wants an act
passed requiring the Chief Justice
to have certificate of the illness of
a circuit Judge before a special
Judge can be appointed.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-01-16

The price of subscription for the
well-known magazine Youths Com.
panion" has been increased to $500
a year and it is we'll worth the price.
For more than a quarter of cen.
tury The Youths Companion has
been recognized as the highest quail.
ity of literary pabulum for boys and
girls, and men and women as well,
to be found anywhere. By clubbing
The Companion with The Record we
can save our subscribers twenty-five
cents on old or new subscriptions to
the two. If you want to subscribe
to The Companion or renew your
subscription, send US S2.75 and both
The Record and The Companion will
be sent to you for one year. New
subscribers can get The Companion
from now until January free by SUBJ
scribing now and sending $500 for
The Companion alone or S2.75 for
The Companion and The Record one
year each. u.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-01-16
COATED Tongue
MEANS LAZY LIVER,
A Lazy Liver Needs q Dose CT DOdSOn'S S
Liver Tone Guaranteed to Take
Place of GdiOmeI.

When your doctor looks to see If
your tongue is coated, he is trying
to find out if your liver is working
properly. A few years ago doctors
had to prescribe calomel-there was
nothing else to give.
Recently in many sections of the
country Dodson's Liver Tone has
practically taken the place of calomel
as liver remedy. Dodson's Liver
Tone is mild, pleasant tasting and
harmless which makes it a fine med
icine for use when your children be-
come biious&nd constipated. But
the most remarkable feature of Dod
sons Liver Tone is tile fact that o 4
Patrick who sells it, guarantees II
absolutely. The druggist will return
your money without argument II {
bottle fails to give entire satisfaction
Price, 50 cents. We suggest tina
you get a bottle today and have i
ready for the next member of you
family whose liver goes wrong. ad'
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-01-16
Honey Hill VS. He'll Hole.

The following notice appears in
the latest issue of the Southern
Christian Advocate:
Rev ] C Taylor of Newberry has
been appointed to serve the Honey
Hill circuit in the Kingstree district
for the year. 1913. R L Holroyd,
Presiding Elder"
And thereby hangs a tale-as to
the name of that circuit. A few
years ago while Rev ] E Carlisle Of
Central church, Newberry, was pre-,
siding elder down that way. new
circuit-a long and narrow strip
was formed, in the district he was
serving. The Bishop asked Mr. Car.
Isle what name should be given to
the circuit. His reply was:
well, Bishop, one end of the ter
ritory included in the circuit is known
as Honey Hill and the other end as
He'll Hole"
Then let it be Honey Hill," said
the Bishop. Ne'cberry Observer.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-01-16
Reward Offered!

WHEREAS, most heinous crime
has been committed by some cow
ardly assassin during the shooting of
fireworks on Chrismas-eve, whereby
an innocent negro boy was shot to
death; we, therefore, citizens of the
town of Kingstree, in order that
Justice may be done, do hereby sub
scribe the amounts opposite our
names as a supplement to the re-
ward offered by the town:
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-01-16

SUE Mcknight, Teacher.
Kingstree, January Ia.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-01-16
GOVERNOR BLEASE'S MESSAGE.
Brief Synopsis of More Impor
tant Recommendations.

Columbia, January IA: The an
nual message of Governor Blease
contains several thousand words and
fills pamphlet of thirty-six pages.
The message carries statistical In
formation about the property of the
State.
The Governor recommended that
the rate per mile for passengers on
all railroads be reduced to two cents.
Il recommend, "said the message,
that an act be passed making the
Medical College at Charleston the
Medical College of South Carolina,
and making it a branch of the South
Carolina University, and approprl-
ating the sum of $4,000 for the
purpose of defraying the ordinary
expenses of the institution"
The Governor also recommended
that the name of Clemson College
be changed to Calhoun University.
The Governor defended his par
don record and called attention to
what he said was monopoly for
raising the price of ice.
He recommended that an act be
passed annulling all exclusive fran
chises, that water power corpora
tons be taxed, and that the legal
rate of interest be reduced to 6 per
cent.
He recommended that an act be
passed forbidding any bark to
charge exchange on checks.
He recommended that express
companies be prohibited from charg-
ing for returning money collected on
COD packages.
The message said that menace
to the white race lies in selling TOO
much real estate to negroes.
The Governor advocates the re-
peal of the concealed weapon law, or
amending it so that people can carry
pistols for 80 days by paying fee
of S. to the Clerk of court.
He also recommended that all de-
tectives operating in the State be
required to register with the Secre-
tary of State.
He urges that an act be passed
making it misdemeanor for news
papers to publish a false report of
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-01-16
Chronic Constipation Cured.

Five years ago l had the worst
case of chronic constipation | ever
knew of, and Chamberlain's Tablets
cured me- writes S F Fish, Brook
lyn. Mich. For sale by all dealers. adv
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-01-16
i STATE and GENERAL !
! TOPICS !
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


On January s Walter keenan,, a
l3-year-cld negro boy, was found
dead near Union with a gun-shot
wound through his heart. Rober.
McBeth. another colored boy, is now
in Jail charged with the crime.
xxx
Holly Swails, the 8-year old son OF
J D Swails of Alcot, Lee county, shot
and killed his brother, Reeves, on
January Z. The younger boy, Holly,
is somewhat weak-minded and shot
his brother because the latter was
teasing him.
Secretary of Agriculture James
Wilson and the entire membership
of the House committee on agricul-
ture have accepted an invitation to
visit the National Corn exposition to
be held in Columbia January q to
February 8.
xxx
Adam Crane Jones, aged Sc, some
time candidate for Governor of South
Carolina and one of the best known
travelling men in the State, commit
ted suicide yesterday at his home in
Spartanburg by shooting himself
through the head with a pistol.
The main building of Clafin Uni
versity. the negro college at Orange
burg, with most of the contents, was
destroyed by fire Thursday of last
week. The loss is about SIS, 900,
with $4,000 insurance. The burned
structure will be rebuilt. The orr
gin of the fire is not known.
Sammie Rawl, a 12-year-old boy,
was accidentally shot Thursday,
January 9, while he and his elder
brother were out hunting at their
home near Batesburg. The entire
load of shot entered the boys side,
anG it is said that he has no chance
to recover.
xxx
At Cayce, Lexington county, last
Sunday Louis H Padgett, an engin-
eer on the Seaboard railroad, lost his
life either Dy falling into drop,
pit" at the Seaboard Air Line yards
or by being murdered and his body
thrown into the pit. Just how the
deceased met his death is uncertain,
as no one witnessed the tragedy. /
Levi Kinard, a Greenwood negro,
murdered his wife last Saturday
night, almost severing her head from
her body. Kinard and his wife had
been separated for some months and
he lay in wait for her. Saturday
night he attacked her with big
knife, which ne welded with deadly
effect. Kinard made good his escape
and the town and county have Of
fered $50 for his apprehension.
xxx
The total amount of taxes collect
ed from the income taxpayers of
the forty"four counties in the State
for the year 1912 amounts to Sl6,-
327.O4, showing a decrease of about
$1,000 as compared with last year.
Charleston, the largest income tax
paying county. shows 4,299.24 and
Dorchester, the smallest. pays $54. .43.
Williamsburg pays S78.4O. Barn
we'll, Berkeley, Colleton, Darlington,
Dillon, Hampton, Jasper, Marlboro
and Saluda counties paid no income
tax the past year.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-01-16

Tobacco plant bed cloth just re-
ceived at SOL PERES. First quail
ty, at 23c the yard, 2-9-2t ,