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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-15

outs were losing handsomely and
finally President Andrews grabbed
a telegraph blank and indited the
following:
Bill Smith-They're hitting that
pitcher all over the lot Why don't
you take him out?'
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-15
JEFF eoosrs LANoFoRp.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 15.-"Sam Lang
ford is one of the greatest heavyweights
in the world" declared Jim Jeffries, the
former heavyweight champion of the
world, today.
He would be able to defeat Luther
MeCaTty with ease"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-15

.SE runners. in the not far dis
- fant future, may be ranked on
,arcentage basis. just as the work
If fine batsmen, felders and pitch
APPS are now tabulated. 1t has been
.,grested that record be kept Of
he number of times g man is
ought trying to steal and the total
- unsuccessful attempts be added
ST., his stolen bases and then divided
into them. The result would, it is
--aYght. give q correct line on
mans base running ability.
C,vde Milan, of the Senators. was
,,ss Of the American leagues Raj
hos brigade last year, purloining So
nsses The speedy Washington
star who was well up in the run
ming for the Chalmers Al an
league trophy, had an ave. 't
IN steals per game, accord %
.ha rroposed way of reckoning, al
that record hardly does him i
tice
7. CLYDE actually was base run
,er NJ the 1873 class. since he was
stopped by the backstops on only
A occasions when he started to
steal. The Cleveland catchers,
strange to say. tagged Milan the
greatest number of times, mailing
him in seven attempts to pilfer.
reasonable explanation for their
success in throwing him out so fire.
oveDtlv is that he was not bit
backward about testing their
wings.
Milan was thrown out Ave times
nv the New York backstops, four
times by the wind paddists of the
St. Louis, Chicago, Boston and
Philadelphia teams and thrice by
the maskmen OF the Detroit club.
The men who thwarted Milan in
his attempts to steal last season
are named below:
Cleveland-T; by O'Neil, 4; by
Easterly, 2; by Livingston. 1.
New York;; by Sweeney, 3; by
Street, 2.
St Louis; by Krichell, 2; by
Criger. 1, by Stephens, 1.
Chicago-4; by Kuhn, ?; by Sui
liran. 1; by Schalk, /.
Boston,; by Carrigan, ?; by
Cady, 2.
Philadelphia; by Egan, 2; by
Lapp, .,
Detroit-S; by onslow. .; by
stanage, 1.
I OF CASTRO knows a lot of
funny ones on his old side
kick, Lee Garvin. who was
one Of the Southern leagues
best comedians and a great hand
at making speeches to the stands
and getting away with it,
One day, when Garvin was catch
ing for Mobile, the Atlanta team,
with Castro on it. was playing
there. The Crackers were ahead.
to y, and it was the last half
Of the ninth, with Mobile, of course,
at bat. BY dint of some luck and
an error or two. the Gulls got a
man on third base.
The president of the Mobile club
was sitting right behind Garvin He
called wildly to the catcher at this
point Garvin removed his mask
and went to the stand. In a loud
whisper the club president said:
Lee I've got It figured out. Now's
The time to put on the squeeze"
This happening, by the way, al
most equaled the tabled occurrence
mat set the Southern league gig
sing last year. Bill Smith was on
De road with the Chattanooga
Team and o. B. Andrews, the club
PRESIDENT. was following the game
'l baseball detail. The Look
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-15
CLARKE AND Hill WIN RACE.

BERLIN, Jan 15.-Iack Clarke and
Fred Hill, the Australian-American team,
today collected big purse for winning
the six-da bicycle race. which ended here
last night. No RECORDS were made.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-15
SENATOR'S Gar coLLEcIAN.

SENATORS GET COLLEGIAN.
MIDDLEOWN, CONN, Jan. 15.-Rob-
ert Austin, freshman at Wesleyan uni
Versity. is to leave college and join the
pitching staff OF the Washington team, OF
the American league, when the squad goes
South. His home is at Corning, n. Y.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-15

The popularity of this Free Knife Offer is best
shown by the great number of coupon inquiries, clip
ped from The Georgian that receive every day
We have given away scores of these handsome
knives. We propose to give away hundreds Of them.
BY plan any can knife with very little
effort The knife is ID inches long when closed; has
two razor-stee blades of finest quality and transpar
ent handle, through which the owners name and adj
dress is shown on both sides, as illustrated here:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-15

Philadelphia papers are yelling "faker"
at Chrlsty MathewsOn, who is performing
signed stories through the winter-and
writing them himself, strange to say.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-15

The bone" happened when Matty fell
for the story that Locke and Dreyfus had
framed up to put Doom out as the mana
ger OF the Phillies and to substitute Mike
Donlin Great are these newspapering
baseball players.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-15

The Turtles will give Pitcher Fergu-
fact that he didn't show much last year.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-15

Matty's alleged Justification was the
charge that Mack watered the diamond
before one of the Athletics Giants world's
series games to slow down the base-run-
ming of the Giants Weather bureau rec
ords show it rained briskly the night be-
fore that game.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-15

Ex-Owner Billy Grayson, of Louisville,
says that the automobile is running base
ball, that folks go auto riding now on
nice afternoons instead of going to the
baseball games. At that we've got a few
fans left who don't own EN-.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-15

Hans Wagner has had his picture taken
an honest to- Mike studio view in regu-
lar store clothes. He'll be getting married
next thing you hear.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11
False Worth More than Real;
Some Spurious Coins Valuable.
By EDWIN TARRISSE.
BY EDWIN TARRISSE.

deeming counterfeit 5 peseta pieces. These
coins were made by private persons and
were equal to the regular government coins
in point Of hneness and weight, the manu-
facturers being satisfied with the seignorage
or difference between the face value of the
coin and its value in bullion silver
So difficult. It Is said, are these Illegal
coins to distinguish from the genuine that
the government has authorized their re-
demption at bullion values 1t Is said that
but little distinction has been made in Spain
between the regular issues and the counter
feits. the two issues being accepted freely
everywhere, and 1t Is declared that it Is not
at all unlikely that-a fair proportion of the
600. 600 600 5 peseta pieces held In reserve
by the Bank of Spain Is made up Of the
counterfeit pieces.
Some years ago. when silver had much
higher value than at present and the Mexican
dollar was worth intrinscalIy about IS
cents. counterfeit Mexican dollar came into
the possession Of the United States assayers
at the PhilaG elphia mint. They assayed the
coin and found ii to be worth intrinsically
S1.O9. 1t seems that the mine from which
the counterfeiters got their metal produced
silver that was strong in gold Thus the
forgers lost money by making counterfeits
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11

TT seems strange indeed that a counterfeit
coin should bring far more than the value
1t was originally intended to represent
I by its makers. Such was the case few
years ago when a spurious Spanish
doubloon Of Charles w. Of Spain dated 1901
sold for SEQ. And the purchaser knew that
it was a counterfeit.
The coin was OF excellent workmanship
there being really no striking difference be-
tween It and the genuine aside from the fact
that. instead Of being struck in gold IL was
composed Of platinum Of the purest quality,
gilded.
The intrinsic value Of the Spanish doubloon
in gold is about $1561. The platinum coun-
terfeit weighed 40 grains. which. at the
then prevailing rate Of 95 cents a penny
weight for platinum would give this piece
an intrinsic value Of S1I.6O
Platinum was a favorite metal with coun-
terfeiters some years ago. when its intrinsic
value was about So an ounce. Many spurious
SO and so United States gold pieces were
turned out. composed chiefly of this metal
The coins Of Great Britain have also been
initiated In the same way.
Spanish coins have been much counterfeit
ed perhaps more than the coins of any other
country. For some years Spain has been re-
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11

were just one I'd usually get a note about
II in a few days If IL were unjust the
criticism would cease.
Il put a box. Of which kept the key. on
convenient place on the wall There was a
slit in 1t for communications. 1 had no set
time for opening it, but always opened 1t as
often as once each week.
Some Of the notes / received were nom
s, Sc, of course, and were Of no practical
value. Others. however, were full Of bright
business ideas. many Of which were paid for
and adopted. One quiet young man who had
been doing good worI but who had never at
tracted my attention handed in such excel
lent suggestions that called him to me for
a personal talk found that he'was studying
at night, and raised his salary. He has
more than doubled his salary in the last 1wo
years, since the adoption OF the plan.
Many Of the criticisms showed the limita-
tons of the writers and worked against
them. of course, but tried not to be preju-
diced on account of q letter Of criticism
received, unless 1t was sent in an unfair
spirit. Usually the criticisms were sent in
the right spirit and proved helpful to me,
for l got better idea of my working force
and was able to cooperate more fully with
them in their work.
II wouldn't get rid of my criticism box
now. 1t has done away with all office talk
CT ncerning what I'd do II ran things or
wish had something to say Each man
has something to say about things and he
knows If his criticisms are just they will be
given attention.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11
Each Man Has Something to Say;
All Tell How to run Things. y
Bv T. S. WINSLOW
By 7. S. WINSLOW.

rT HERE is no more criticism In this
~ Office" said the manager Of an ad-
vertising company recently. 1--WE
turned all Of the criticism, except a
small per cent that always exists
among the office grouches.' into office eff
cheney and better business methods.
Like all large offices, there was always
a great deal of criticism going on. Some of
it was just. But the majority was unjust and
was started by the men who exist in every
big business organization and. who are al
ways agin the government The criticism
sometimes reached my ears and 1 didn't
like ii.
One day a plan came to me. 1t wasn't
original, for IL had already been adopted in
some measure by number of business
houses. l sent a memorandum through the
Office to the effect that every letter of criti-
CT or advice would be gratefully received.
The memorandum added that all letters Of
advice must be signed, but that, no matter
what they contained. the contents would be
regarded as confidential and would not be
used against the writer, no matter how severe
tn, criticism proved. A small sum would
be given for every piece Of criticism that
could be of practical use and larger sums
would be paid for really good ideas on new
business methods.
That memo caused some talk, but It did
the work right from the start. II man
started to criticise some one would say,
Why not send II in to the boss?' That
would be answer enough. II the criticism
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11

Bile stoned alley. where teams were driven
every day, where drivers shouted. and talked,
and cursed, and where a switch engine made
a noise like-well, like only a switch engine
can On the other side was an open space
where all the noise OF the packing depart
ment, the sound Of humping hammers and
screeching nails. could sift through. 1t all
came to me like q fash. Noise begets noise.
quiet begets quiet. Where noise IL an ac-
compartment ofWork, such as that OF team
sters. or packers. or switch engines, 1t prob
ably is q good thing. But when 1t enters an
office 1t is bad.
81 took the idea up with the owner. The
result was series OF alterations that placed
the Office IN quiet. secluded part OF the
building Another result was that within q
month the force. already cut down. was do
ing fourth more work than an OF them put
together had accomplished before. And stu
another result was, as have mentioned"
he added with a smile. 4" that nice little raise
which dropped into my pay envelope"
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11

IF a man IL In prison he leads a simple life.
II he tries to escape he is likely to lead a
complex one. He has to avoid detection.
he has to get food to eat. and most likely
q shelter. The prison pallor or the prison
gait or the prison garb all witness against
him, and no matter in which direction he
turns he has fears to overcome and dangers
to face.
In almost any narrow way of living man s
life may be exceedingly simple, but IL he
wishes to escape from this narrowness un-
less circumstances are much in his favor, he
has to blaze a pathway through all sorts of
hindrances. and often very much uphill. be-
fore he can get to the place of wider Influence
or outlook. 1t takes courage; 1t takes great
perseverance; it takes an uncomfortable
hope to do this.
The prisoner. wanting food and rest. hard
beset, and then cornered. confesses himself
glad to be taken back and to be shut up again
This is largely because he has the character
that brought him to the prison in the first
place. He is not the sort of a man one would
choose to lead a weaker person, even through
a friendly crowd, and the way in life that is
straightest and broadcast leads through not
only crowd OF people but often a mountain
Of physical hindrances, the one as stony ana
unmovable as the other.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11
Took Foreman's ''Call' to Boss;
Got Superintendent Desk.
By C.. r. COOPER.
By c. R. COOPER.

- ERRY MILTON was thoroughly angry.
He had been called down by the foreman
for an action for which he was not re-
j sponsible, and the worst Of 1t was that
the rebuff had come at a time when he
felt he was doing his best work. In fact
that morning he had found a better way to
handle the lathe work which the shop made
a speciality Of and had just started to tell
the foreman Of It when the cali down came
Jerry stood for a moment. glaring ahead
He never before had submitted to rebuff
like that and he was NOT going to do 1t now
He started for his hat and coat.
"I'lI leave this place." he said. THAT
foreman's had grudge against me ever
since 1 came here"
Suddenly. however. he stopped. A strange,
reasoning strain had come into his brain.
I'm not working for that foreman" he
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11

exclaimed abruptly as though arguing with
himself I'm working for the owners of
this place. They took me in when / wasn't
worth a nickel to them and lost money on Inc
until 1 learned my job. Jerry, you've got a
little too much sense to let thing like this
throw you out Of q job. Now do what you
ought to do"
He left the latheroom and walked to the
managers office. Simply, and with apologies
for the foreman. he told his story. Then with
the assertion that he did not believe the
foreman was in mood to receive suggestions
from him right then. he outlined his plan for
the improvement OF the latheroom-an i'm
provement that would save the firm IS 900
year.
And that is why. the foreman now tips his
hat to Jerry Milton. for Jerry has discarded
his overalls and sits at the desk marked
superintendent"
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11
g1assD Among Men Work with Hand Hgs& 4
System of Awards a Go
Of Securing Labor Ell
BY IRWIN ELLIS.

ABOR efficiency was the keynote Of the
address delivered by Charles s.
Churchill of Roanoke, Va. president
- Of the American Railway Engineering
association. which held its convention
recently In Chicago.
Mr. Churchill spoke Tuesday in the Flor
entine room of the Congress hotel. He en-
phasized the results discovered in inves;i-
cations of rail manufacture and the build
ing of railroad roadbeds and advocated en-
couragement for the workers. a system Of
prizes where practicable.
One Of the best ways for securing eff
cient results from labor IL freely to recog-
nize any Improvement that its intelligent use
produces" said the president. An en-
ployer that always points out the fault only
without commencing the gain. soon discour-
ages even the most skilled Of artisans. HUI
manity in geperal needs incentive and en-
enlargement in addition to wages.
think you and can recall instances
from school or college days when a simple
word Of incentive or commentator formed
a turning point in our lives on some scien-
tific subject. Which is better for q teacher
to say. John. you are behind badly, you
failed In two problems >: or john you
solved eighteen out Of twenty Of the prob
lens given; you can succeed with the others
also?
Those Of US who have handled tunnel
work under old as we'll as new methods of
machinery and labor know how under the
ole method the darby drill force was kept
together and made to turn out 50 per cent
more work than any other kind of labor
through the incentive eng Of their leader.
Il y
Works Well on Track Maintenance.
We in America have made great strides
In methodssof getting work done. but we can
not AFFORD to overlook the song Of the leader
OF the boat crew on the Mediterranean who
keeps the men at vigorous stroke by his fire.
Quent exclamation Glory to Allah These
are both examples Of good team work
Some railroads adopt a prize system in
one or more branches Of service There is
no single department that will answer more
readily to this system than the labor en-
ployed upon the maintenance Of track.
Many railroads have used this system for
years The Pennsylvania railroad, for ex-
ample. has a special committee Of mainte-
nance of way officers to look after the award
Of premiums for the maintenance of track
and roadbed which award is finally made
ar er an annual inspection Of the road by a
large number Of its operating officers
THE road with which am connected has
used this plan In q modified form for a long
period. Its annual inspection awards upon
1000 miles Of railroad last year cost for prizes
less than 81 500. This however. was not y
track inspection by officials. but one Of road
masters and track foremen. taken from one
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11
Notes from the World of Science.

NUMBER OF windows In a chimney. which
admit air to mix with the smoke and dilute
1t until It issues from the top Of the chimney
very light In color,
Turning spigot upside down and pouring
grain alcohol into II win quickly thaw
frozen water pipe.
Starch hour manufacture from sweet pota-
toes 10 developing industry In Natal
Tomato Juice viii remove ink stains from
linen.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11

One pint Of gasoline will make 200 cubic
feet Of an explosive mixture about seven
times more powerful than gunpowder.
The co0ish from q scientific standpoint
government commission.
The United States has 247 war vessels
equipped with wireless. Great Britain 213.
France 141. and Germany 112. So
A German Scientist believes he has found
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11
Made Up of Few Elements.

The complexities of life are, after all. made
up Of a few elements. although any one of
these may have power enough to keep a man
spinning without advancing. like those queer
little mice which whirl around endlessly in
a spot no larger than that which their body
covers. There is the completely OF which
money is the cause; the completely Of which
family is the cause; the completely Of work
ing with people-perhaps many of them.
There are other complexities introduced by
laws, natural and man made, but at bottom
these three elements-money, family. society
are what make a mans path devious in
stead Of straight, make it difficult to follow
8 straight and broad path to definite goal,
rather than one OF many turnings.
Money complexities are often the chief OF
rerplexities. The want Of money is ever
making life complex, while no one can
have a more complex life than the man who
has a great deal Of it Where money would
make the path easy and simple, the want OF
it makes il most rocky and devious.
1t 10 the multiplying OF responsibilities
that makes life highly complex. whether
these responsibilities are private or public
1t is because so many men fear to face these,
prefer 10 live in what bears some analogy
to a prison life. that the path that may have
been started broad dwindles to a souirrel
track.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11
Wade Straight Through Problems
to Make the Most of Yourself.
Bv c. S. MADDOCKS.
By c. S. MADDOCKS.

by father too negiectful, a mother too
solicitous, sisters/too nagging, trying to work
out his own salvation In a situation that Is
too complex for his undeveloped powers Of
reasoning.
There are innumerable parents who make .
boys or girls life perfect haze Of COM
plexity. in one way or another. II to this
haze is added a school situation that seems
intolerable-a teacher who scolds or Is stupid
and unreasoneble-then is the childs cup
full, and as early as possible he begins
divorcing himself from part OF his unbear-
able lfe~> He can leave school. thinking he
cannot endure what he suffers there. but he
might not do 90 II he could understand better
just what was wanted Of him at home. He
may be discontinued because he has been
spoiled" and when the first moment comes
that he can revolt In any way he does 1t by
leaving his school BY this first independent
action he may put an angle into his path in
life that he would afterward give the world
to have Strengthened out.
\ \
Tasks Will Depend on the Man.
When the home is full Of simple direct con-
ditions. then Ia the mind OF a man calm
and clear to face the multiplex conditions OF
business life AZ We may not know the
inner workings Of a mans mind, 80 We may
not know Of the deep satisfactions Of home
which have made men veritable steam rollers
in the business world. But strangely enough.
We do often know about the raw and sore
and fretful hearted men who may fight their
way in a sort of venseful fury. but more often
use but listlessly. carelessiy. recklessy what
might be splendid powers.
In doing his work In the world a man.
tasks are likely to multiply and become
yearly more complex. according as he is am
bilious or unambitious. The common task
may furnish all We ought to ask but it will
not furnish all an ambitious man will ask
any more than he will ask to handle a shovel
that he may earn his daily bread. when am
bition has carried him up to the place where
he handles millions. The shovel is a simple
instrument and so Is the man who can earn
his living in no other way but with this life
can be none but of the simplest, although his
heart may possibly be developed to a high
complexity.
Our lives may become complex through
either confusion or through Development. II
there is confusion we are either not exert
ing ourselves sufficiently or We are too feeble
TO make our way In the stream We have
chosen to swim in. II our lives are complex
through development We may sometimes feel
that we have unfortunately placed ourselves
where a great deal. perhaps too much. Is ex-
pected of US, but We are likely to have the
supreme qualification OF the praise Of men.
than which there are only a few things
sweeter. But. best OF ALL we have gratifica-
ton Of a sort that the inefficient. the half
hearted. the unambitious can never know
qualification that is independent OF men or
things or place. expansive, and supremely
sweet