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or lost beyond recall. Many of his
regulars made their start with the
Giants in just this way.
No manager could be more patient
than McGFaw. For instance, he kept
RUDE Marquard two years after every
one else was calling the famous south
paw an $1,000 lemon. Chief Meyers
was a raw player when he Joined the
Giants, utterly lacking in baseball
wisdom, slow on his feet and unable
to throw. He was of little real value
to McGraw in 1903 and 1910, but the
patient manager hung onto him and
now has a star receiver as result.
McGraw picked up Snodgrass upon
the lots in Los Angeles in the winter
of 1907. 1t was 1910 Before he used
Snodgrass regularly. Now the Cali
fcrnian would be known as a pretty
expert player had it not been for his
costly muff during the worlds series.
Few managers would ever have con-
sidered Art Fletcher or Shafer as
eligible for big league club. Nc
Graw, however, is using Fletcher to
advantage in short field, and will keep
Shafer IL the latter reconsiders his
determination to quit the game.
Other men who have come to Nc
Graw looking hopeless, but whom the
manager has turned into stars are
Merkle, Larry Doyle, Charley Herzog
and Josh Devore.
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New York, Dec. 31.-f a certain
Biblical character known as Job should
retikrn to earth and get a job as man
agsr of a big league baseball team
.thee chances are he would gain no
greater reputation for patience than
Is already enjoyed by Mr.. John j.
McGraw. manager of the New York
Giants
During the years that McGraw has
been plotting the Giants he has al
most completely re-made the team,
and he has done it almost entirely with
material which at the beginning
seemed hopeless. Christy Matthews son
Is practically the only member of the
big club who does not bear the stamp,
s'Maae by McGraw''
John ]. McGraw knows how to de-
veiop q player and get the best there
is in him. And he has a way that
IS all his own. Other big league man
sFers get promising material and
fA%ln it out TO the minors. Not SO
M@Gfaw. With the exception of Big
JEFF Tesreau he has farmed out
mighty few. He prefers to let the
player adorn the bench, thus absorb
ing some Of McGraw's caustic pointers
On the game, and to ill in now and
then in utility roles. He sends the
new man into the fray whenever pos
Able-whenever game is either won
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Liverpool Market.

Liverpool. Dec. 31.-Closing: Cotton
spot in fair demand Prices easier.
American middling fair, 7.65 good mid
ding, 7.31; middling, I'll; low middIing,
s.s3; good ordinary, 6.47: ordinary, seq.
The sales of the day were 10000 bales,
of which 500 were for speculation and
export and included 500 American
Receipts les, 900 bales, including 1o0, 700
bales American.
Futures opened quiet and steady and
closed quiet and steady. January. 6.S7;
January-Fe SIS; February March,
6.S1 IL; March-April, $50; April May,
SIS; May-June, 6.76 1-2; June-July, s. "a;
July-August, $50 1-2; August September
SIS IL: September October. s.3s; Octo-
ber- November, 6S1.
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New York Futures.

New York, Dec. 51.-Cotton futures
opened steady at an advance of 8 points
on December but generally unchanged to
3 points lower, and the active months
sold about to points under yesterdays
closing during the early trading on Hqui-
dalton and some little pressure from Wall
street OF Southern bears Leading trade
interests bought at the decline, there was
some holiday covering and the market
later in the morning rallied or points
from the lowest
The market was quiet but fairly steady
later In the morning with prices about
net unchanged to points lower at mid
day. Spot quiet.
Cotton spot closed steady. Iiddling
uplands 1920, middling gulf 13.45. Sales
LOO bales
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-01
HITCHCOCK MAILS
THE FIRST PACKAGE
He Drops II In the Washington Post
office as the Clock licked off the
First Second of the New Year.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Jan. las the clocks
licked off the first second OF 1918,
Postmaster General Hitchcock inau-
gurated the new era in American pos
tai service, depositing in the Washing
ton postof1ce the first package entrust-
ed to the parcels post.
The strokes of the last hour were
dying as the package passed through
the new window. At the same moment
the parcels post service opened for
business in every part Of the United
States.
The package contained a silver cup,
addressed to E. NJ. Morgan, postmaster
of New York. After it's journey to
New York it will be sent back to
Washington, engraved and preserved
in the national museum to commence
rate the Inauguration Of the parcels
post. Elaborate preparations have been
made by the postoffice department for
the new service. Three hundred thou
sand dollars have been disbursed at
postoffices in the country to provide
equipment for handling the increased
mail.
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New York. Dec. 31.-zbyszko, the
giant Polish wrestler. has returned to
America for another tour. He will
visit many of the larger cities of Can
ada and the United States. but is
especially ambitious to meet Frank
Gotch.
Zbyszko chased Gotch all over the
country last year in a vain endeavor
to force the champion into combat.
Gotch refused to meet Zbyszko on one
pretext and another, and finally an
nounced his permanent retirement
from the ring.
Upon his return here last week the
Polish champion scoffed at Gotch's re-
tirement. Mr. Gotch may be sincere
in this intention to quit the mat" said
Zbyszko, 'fbut I think everybody will
agree with me that ne will change his
mind. He is a great Wrestler-one OF
the best / have ever known
Some have said that retirement is
a sort of storm cellar into which Gotch
has crept to escape the Polish cyclone.
Zbyszko thinks so himself. Il am the
only logical rival to Gotch." says the
Pele, land it would be real sportsman
like if he would defer his intention Of
pionship struggle
A small fortune awaits Gotch if he
accepts the challenge of his rival. The
Salt Lake City Airdome has offered a
purse Of $4,000 for the contest. The
Pittsburg a. c. will give the same
amount. In addition a moving picture
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DRASTIC MEASURE TO
STOP OPIUM TRAFFIC

San Francisco, Dec. 31.--In attempt
ing to put an end to the trans-Pacifid
traffic in opium, the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company has put into eff
feet what is said to be the most dras-
tic measure yet promulgated to stor
the importation Of the drug.
Hereafter the discovery of a single
tin Of opium in the quarters of an
officer or employe on any of the COM
pany's steamers will result in inime-
date dismissal
Customs officials have contended
that although opium usually has been
discovered in the quarters of Chinese
the traffic has existed with some
knowledge at least on the part of the
white officers on board. United States
District Attorney McNab and customs
officials who have been active in the
fight against the smuggling ring said
last night that they believed the order
would end the traffic on Pacific Mail
steamers.
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concern stands ready to pay $4,000 for
the privilege of reproducing the match
on screens. Zbyszko is willing that
Gotch take any portion OF the proceeds
that he thinks right--as much as S25,-
600 if he wishes.
Zbyszko has met Gotch twice. In
the first clash the Pole offered his
right hand as soon as the referee gave
the word to start. Gotch made move
as IL to shake hands, but in fash
dived for Zbyszko's legs, and before
the foreigner knew what happened he
was on his back. Zbyszko was sur
prised and offered no defense.
In the last encounter, which lasted
an hour. it was the opinion OF the
spectators that Zbyszko had a shade
ON Gotch and might have won If the
match had been to a finish instead
of handicap affair.
Although Zbyszko has arranged to
make an extended tour of the country,
he will cancel all enga gements and
start training for the Gotch match if
the latter accepts his challenge. On
the other hand, if Gotch refuses to re-
enter the game Zbyszko will claim the
title and meet all corners for purses
or side bets.
Zbyszko is one Of the most remark
ably developed athletes in the world.
He stands five feet ten inches and
weighs 245 pounds. He is thirty lone
years of age. His measurements are:
Neck, % inches; chest, SIS; waist, AZ;
biceps, g. forearm, 10; wrist, Is;
thigh. 80; calf, 10.
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AND
MARINE NEWS

Arrived.
Br IS Ashield, 1866, Olive, Perth AM
boy to Bars & Co.
Br IS Rowtor, 2125. Hook, Brazil to
order.
Br IS Pelham. 1883, Petersen. Calves
ton to Pratt Consolidated Coal Co..
Called for bunker coal. }
Br IS Thistleard. $3.50, Beal, Calves
ton TO Gulf Transit Co. (Called for
bunker coal.)
Cleared.
Br IS Thistleard. 25ss, Beal, for Liv-
erpool with 500 tons bunker coal.
Br IS Pelham, 226o, Peterson, for
Hamburg with 500 tons bunker coal.
Cleared From ST. Andrews.
Nor Blk WuIff. 1895, Salvesen, for Rio
de Janeiro with 100000 s # lumber.
Entered at St. Andrews.
STtzl blk King Malcolm, 1888, Mort0ia,
Bnenos AyFes to master.
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. y y y y y v y v y y
YESTERDAYS WEATHER.
q o = q Q . = . . = .

Furnished by the local office, wealth
er bureau, United States department
o griculture, under the direction OF
Willis L. Moore, chief Of bureau, Wash
lDgton, D. C.
PensaeoIa's Temperature Data.
Highest on record for Decor Der, n
degrees.
Lowest on record for December, II
degrees.
Average of the highest daily tenn
reratures for December. So degrees.
Average of the lowest daily temper
atures for December, IS degrees.
Highest temperature yesterday, 5s
degrees.
Lowest temperature yesterday morn
ing, 81 degrees.
PensacoIa's Rainfall Data.
Total rainfall this December to z p
M, 4.19 inches.
Normal rainfall for the month of De-
cember, All inches.
Total excess January LIST to Novem-
Der 30th, 21.43 inches.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-01
MANY TEXANS TO
HEAR SEN. BAILEY
Band of Admirers Journeys 1000 Miles
to Hear the Texas Senator Make His
Last Speech in the Senate.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Dec. Sized by John
Stevens Of Woodbury., Texas, little
band of admirers of Senator Joseph
W. Bailey ended a journey today Of
1000 miles in order that they might
lear the statesman from the Lone Star
state deliver on Thursday what prob
ably will be his last effort on the floor
of the United States senate. The Tex
ans refused to be conforted over the
RAISING of Bailey.
The delegation will nave front gal
lery seats when the senator speaks on
his resolution aimed at the initiative
and referendum
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-01
New York Stocks.


New York. Dec. 31.-Fractional- ad-
Vances were general among the important
stocks at the opening today. The Harri-
man issues and Lehigh Valley, with gains
of 3-4c each, led in the advance and
Amalgamated,, Reading and United
States Steel also gained substantial frac-
tons. Republic Steel, which lost point,
Was the weak spot in the list.
A good foreign tone and an unexpected
ly favorable condition In the money
market accounted largely for the i'm
provefnent which the local market showed
at the outset. Bulls operated more con-
hdently and the demand gradually wild
ened so as eventually to embrace a large
variety of stocks. The list as a whole
showed an iundercurrent Of strength. Call
money renewals were made ar per cent
as ctnrsred with Z per cent yesterday.
Is ends a m,
Holiday dullness prevailed but the
market retained it's early strength
Obscure stocks figured rather promi-
nently in the limited dealings with fire.
quent variations of a point or more.
Leading issues made further upward
progress. Amalgamated touching IS.
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kub, Prizrend. part OF Novibazar and Old
Servia will all be added to King Peters
domains.
Montenegro, the first to OF the cann-
paign, will also receive important acaui-
sitions of territory, but without Scutari,
to which Nicholas attached such impor-
lance
Greece, too will fare spiendidly in the
carving. Southern Macedonia, Eprus,
the Peninsula of Chakidike and Crete will
constitute her reward for the risk she ran
before the reorganization of her army
was complete.
Salonica is the apple Of discord for
Greece and Bulgaria, and It's possession
probably will be finally settled by the
great powers.
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be obeyed by servia seems now prob.

will be oheyed by servia seems now prob
able.
Turkey will retain Constantinople and
a little strip of territory surrounding the
capital city. Henceforth her boundaries
viii be marked by the river Martha down
to its estuary in the Gulf of Enos, where
1t enters the Aegean Sea.
Bulgaria's extended frontiers will COM
mence on the opposite bank of the Ma
rita and reach TO the shores of Lake
Okhrida. Bulgaria will also annex the
strip of the Aegean coast line, and will
retain about half the vilayet of Adrian
ople, possibly without possession of the
city itself. The extent of her new acqui-
sitions will probably amount to three
quarters of her present realm.
Servia will gain almost as much. Us
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-01
VESSELS IN PORT.
Steamships.

steamships
Ashheld, Br. 1855. Olive, Perth Am
beg to Bars & Co.
Rowtor. Br. 2125. Hook Brazil to
order.
Karen. Nor. 1918. Petersen. Santiago.
Cuba. TO Gu lfTranstt Co.
Soutra, Nor. 2e51, Gundersen, Las
Palmas 30 order.
CuEdaIl. Br. 1861. Sanso-:. Pomaron
TO John A. Merritt & Co.
Port Inglis. Br. 1864. Savannah to
John A. Merritt & Co.
Samara. Br. 271s. Thompson. Be-
lie, to Gulf Transit Co.
Giovanrosa. Ital. lf-. Pidatelio. No
bile to G. B. Cafiiero
Parkhaven, d Itch. 1854. Cooler,
Gulfport to The Keyser- Muldon Co.
Ratkmoor, Br. 1909. Petersen, Genoa
ta II. A. ouina Export Co.
Nervier. Belgian. 115s. Pal. Bahia.
Brazil to order.
Antaues. Br. 1912. stonenouse. Key
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Ralph Rose.

Because he is getting very. very fat.
Ralph Rose of California, the giant
shotputter and one of the worlds most
famous ath, 4tes, has announced his
retirement.
When Rose attended the University
of Michigan q few years ago he
gained the reputation of being tbs
best all-round athlete in any Anaeri-
can college. In the 1908 Olympic
games. at London, he captured the
shotput easily. In the games at
Stockholm last summer he made a
fine showing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-01

Pop Geers, most popular grand cir
cult reinsman, who is getting along
pretty well in life, recently announced
that he positively would step down
next season except for race now and
then to keep his blood stirring. Gee~s
expects to give his whole time to train
ing grand circuit trotters and PAGERS
which he quits driving, if he ever
quits.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-01
Mercantile Paner

New York, Dec. 31.-Prifne mercantile
paper per cent. Sterling exchange firm
with actual business in bankers bills at
4.sl.2S for sixty day bills and at 4S5.S5
for demand. Commercial bills. 4sI. Bar
silver 81 3-4 Mexican dollars. 40: gov
ernment bonds steady; railroad bonds
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Money on Call

New York Dec. Sl.--A4oney on CAL
firm; highest per cent; lowest 8, ruling
rate 6, last loan s 1-2, closing bid s, OF
Iered at 8 1-2 per cent, Time loans
weaker; sixty days 6 per cent: ninefx-
days IL, six months 1905 i-2 per
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do you think only of me?" muir
INJURED the bride. Tell me that you
think only of it."
It's this way" explained the groom
gently, now and then have to think
Of the furnace, my dear."-Louisville
Courier Journal.
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West to S~uth A"antic Sceamship Co.
Aldeney, Nor. 2144. Henriksen, New
port Mon, to order.
Eduardo Musil, Aust 3076, Sutton,
Nordenham to job A. Merritt & Co.
Tersechelleng. Dutch. 1872. Wander
land, Cardiff to The Keyser- Muldon
Co.
Banks.
Remonstrant, Nor, $50, Rostrop,
Ten rife, to order.
Carolina, Urg. Hernandez, Havana
TO Garriga & Co.
Ships.
Gezina, Nor. Ills. -, Mates to
order.
Carl, Nor, -, Olsen Maranham
70 order.
Blanca. Nor. 1877. westmark. Rio
Jaaerio to order.
Pasquaie Lauro, -. Naples to n.
A. Quina Export &c.
Sehoonerz.
Annie NJ. Parker, Br, sos, Rafuse,
S ago to order.
Henry Crosby, Am. s46. Sherman.
San Juan. P. R., to master.
Alice Lord, Am, 291. Kelly, San
Juan, P. r.. to master.
Georgia D. Jenkins, Am, 29s, Nc
Lean, Havana to Alex Zelius.
Lord of Avon, Br, -, Butler,
Curocoa to master.
Edna V. Pickles, Rr, 3ss, Berry,
Havana to master.
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News. Of the Markets
Pensacola Cotton Market

The following report is furnished daily
for The Pensacola Journal by Harris. Al
lIson & Co., cotton merchants. Pensacola,
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Next year promises o-be the poorest
the Chicago Cubs have seen in a
long, long time From 1906 to 1912
they had a wonderful machine and
were pretty successful. But the stars
of yesteryear are gone. It took the
Athletics. Red Sox, Pirates and Giants
a number Of years to win champion
ships after disintegration. VIII it
be the same with the Cubs?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-12

Christmas Goods
buy holiday goods that spot
boxes
n brings many
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-12

remedial measures than are the latter,
and it is to that cause that the efforts
of the authorities should be directed at
once. Stop the speeding of automobiles,
and one OF the chief contributing causes
to the present high rate of mortality
on the public highways will be done
away with. And, in order to stop speed
ing, it is evident that in the large cities
more drastic efforts must be put forth
than have been brought to bear since
the automobile became the common road
vehicle that it is of the present day. A
good, firm hand in the treatment of this
class of law breakers is necessary, else
the fatality record of the IL months
of 1914 will show an alarming increase
over the figures of 1913. The increasing
number of automobiles and the less re-
straiht felt by many of their drivers in
dicate this dire possibility.
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The policy of greater publicity of the
affairs of his corporation, which Chair
man Elliott of the New Haven systems
board of managers has adopted, is cal.
culated to strengthen the confidence felt
in the destinies of that sorely tried
transportation agent. Heretofore the
stockholders of the New Haven system
have been kept pretty much in the dark
concerning the conduct of their own bus
mess and have trusted it all to the di-
rectors of the corporation, while, as for
the public, it has been told in about SO
many words, that it is none of its bust.
ness. Perhaps it is none of the public's
business-at least not until the railroad
comes around with a begging appeal to
be allowed to increase rates, when the
inside workings have to be revealed;
but it surely is the stockholders bust
ness to know what is going on. Under
the regime of Howard Elliott the stock
holders appear to be coming into their
own.
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the new law is responsible in large meas
ure for the startling increase in the ag-
gregate of accidents during the past IL
months, one is also forced to admit
that the casualties are entirely too
large; that 1876 deaths in a single year
constitutes condition that is becoming
Iintolerable. The list includes, of course,
those who were occupants of automo-
biles as we'll as those who were oceu-
pants of other vehicles or pedestrians.
All were Jumped in the figures that have
been reported to the Massachusetts state
highway commission. How to reduce
the casualties is real pressing prob
lem. A certain proportion of the acct
dents, it is fair to presume, were the
result of careless or reckless driving,
while Others were due to defects of ma
chimes or defects of the roadways. The
first-named cause is more subject to
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-12
ACTIVITY IN BARRE STORES.

The appearance of the advertising coll
umns in to-day's Times indicates that
the storekeepers of Barre are ready for
holiday business. The stores are filed
with articles of the more staple variety
and more suited to usefulness than the
goods of former years were accustomed
to be. Indeed, the merchants of Barre
seem to have joined the Society for the
Prevention of Useless Giving-S. p. u.
G.'s. for short-and have set before their
customers generally those articles which
can be turned to practical use rather
than those which may be pleasing to the
eye and which are of little real value.
This change of front. by the merchants
has been due largely to the changed
ideas on the part of the purchasing pub
lie whether they be members of the as.
p. u. G.'s" or not; they have come to
realize that the best holiday gifts are
those which the receivers can get use
out of and for long time. Hence, the
public demands now the more staple ar
ticles; and to meet that demand, the
Barre merchants have gone more gen.
orally into the buying of merchandise
that is substantial. Therefore, they
have filled their stores in anticipation
of this demand, and the public of this
vicinity will be able to find about any
thing which it may wish for The Times
feels confident in stating that no com
munity outside of the larger munich
palities of New England has better OPP
portunities for trading than can be found
right here in Barre, and there are large
ly increased opportunities just now at
the approach of the Christmas and New
Year holiday season. Certainly visit
to the Barre stores viii repay the pub.
lie.
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The Limit.

/ can stand for the man with the cute
little bow
On the back of his green colored hat,
For there are lot of good fellows l
know
Who sometimes have fallen for that.
The fedora of plush is lid | don't like,
It's fad that will never be missed,
But somehow Pve always an itching to
, strike
The man with the watch on his wrist.
l grow peevish at times at the lady like
man
Who says mercy mel" and ooh
deari"
And the chap in the ballroom who uses
fan
Is the chap could swat on the ear.
The swell with the cane in the crotch
of his arm
Isn't human, | often insist,
But some day somebody is going to
harm
The man with the watch on his wrist.
Detroit Free Press.
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contrasted with 2,44l of the former Pc
Rod. The marked increase in the num-
Der of accidents is partially explained by
the iact that under law recently put
into operation automobiles are required
to make report of accidents in which
they figured, whether the accidents be
slight or serious. That the operation
of this law has resulted in swelling the
total number of accidents very much is
indicated by the fact that at once with
the beginning OF the laws enforcement
the figures jumped markedly, while the
comparison of similar months in two
years, the one without such law and
the other with the law, shows a far
greater number of accidents for the lat
ter.
But admitting that the operation of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-12
Saturday Glove Day

Saturday. December 3D. buy your Christmas Gloves
Kid Leather Goves-Blac Coors and Whtea
$5O Your choice Saturday for $1.OO per pair fs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-12
THE PERILs OF THE ROAD.

During the IL months ending with
Dee. /, automobiles killed 1856 persons in
Massachusetts, as compared with l42 for
the previous II months; injured 1923, as
compared with 1902 of the preceding
year; and figured in 5,026 accidents, as