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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
M'GRAW SIGNSA
NEW CONTRACT WITH
NEW YORK GIANTS
Gotham Manager Signs Five
Year Contract Calling
for Annual Stipend
of $4,000

New YorlS. February l5-John Nc
Gray. leader of the New York
National league champions. today signed
a five year contract TO manage the team
for the seasons of 19ls-E inclusive. Nc
Graw was working under five year con-
tract which had two years TO run Tho
old contract however, was abrogated, and
the new one gives the manager a sub
stantial increase IN salary. 1t Is said
McGraws old contract called for $4,000
season and that his stipend now has been
increased to S2000o season. President
Hampstead of the Giants issued a state
ment saying:
''It gives me great pleasure to announces
that the New York National League Base-
ball club has entered into a contract with
john J. McCiraw, whom we consider to
be the greatest manager of the generation
in professional baseball to act as man.
ager of the team for the seasons of 1913.
1914, 1915. 1916 and 1917 During the term OF
years that McGraw has been with the
New York club he has brought four Ma
tional league championships and one
worlds championship to this city. His
club has never been out of the first d.
vision except during the brief part of the
latter part Of the season of 1902, when
he assumed control and began the process
of building up a new team. We consider
this a wonderful record aud we are glad
to attest the appreciation of the club by
renewing our relations with so competent
and SO great IA baseball general"
Manager MeGraw VIII leave here tomor-
row for Marlin, Tex where the Giants
have their training camp. to look over
his young players Mathewson, Harley,
Thorpe, Goulait and Evers, the latter a
| young brother of Johnny Evers of the
Cubs, will accompany him. The old men
viii train with the young players.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16

r. II. Baugh. president of the local
baseball association, stated yesterday
that he would not oppose the adoption
of the proposed league schedule, but
that he would make an effort to open
later than April 10. the date provided
for in the schedule.
Birmingham gets everything it de-
sires." stated the president we open
at home. get all the holiday games, and
close with series of one game on the
road. We play a series in Birmingham
September 4, and and close on the
7th in Nashville
The league should open. however,
April II, and close September II. The
schedule makers We're Instructed to so
arrange the schedule. They explain
their failure to carry out instructions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16

confined with that Stag pile, spread on
the streets with our prisoners. That will
keep down the dust
There is no limit to a municipal gas
plant well conducted. | have faith in
our commissioners and people. First, 1t
will do away with that 30 per cent smoke.
Second, will give consumers gas at half
price; coke at half price. Third. will kill
the dust. Fourth, will do away with the
Stag piles. Fifth. make good streets at
cost. Sixth, stop all contention and put
men united to work for the good Of
all.
Cheap gas, electricity and coke VIII
do away with the smoke nuisance as no
one will use soft coal II you give them
something better TO take its place. Ex-
tend the gas main so every one can Use
It. II will be a good Investment for the
city of greater Birmingham and cut down
the high cost of living, Respectfully
yours, j., A. JAMES.
Birmingham, February II, 1913
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
NATIONAL COMMISSION RULE
WORKS HARDSHIP ON LEAGUE
Mr. Bagh Discovers It Would Be Impossible Change Pro
vision That Clubs Must Be Down to the Limit
By Opening Day

There is every reason to believe that
there will be no action taken at the
meeting of the Southern league direc-
tors looking to the change of the pro-
vision that each club must be down to
the 1s-man limit by the opening of the
season.
This is due to the fact that r. II.
Baugh, president of the local club, dis
covered yesterday that that provision
must of necessity remain as it is on
account of the action OF the national
commission. The commission, as is re-
membered, established the rule that no
club of a league in the A classification
can have on its pay roll more than Is
men, and that no club can have a pay
roll in excess of $4,000.
I'VE of the Southern league" stated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16

you. | prefer to die | send you this
messenger, who will wait for an answer.
Believe me, my dearest uncle, your most
obedient and affectionate NEPHEW
"P. S.-Oyercome with shame for what
have written I have been running afte
the messenger In order to take the letter
from him, but | cannot catch him. Heav-
en- grant that something may happen to
stop him or that this letter may get
lost"
The uncle was naturally touched, but
was equal to the emergency He replied
as follows:
MY Dear Jack: Console yourself and
blush no more. Providence has heard
your prayers. The messenger lost your
letter. Your affeetionate UNCLE"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16

Mr.. Baugh yesterday, ARE right up to
the limit in regard to men and money
Should we make rule that might per-
nit us to carry our men until May !,
we would be in violation of the salary
and man limits, and would be subject
to fine at the hands of the national
commission"
Manager Molesworth was very anx-
ious that the change be made on ae-
count of his desire to look his men over
carefully before disposing of Them
However" stated he, Il can look
them over as rapidly as the other man
ayers, presume. But when we cut loose
our men two or three weeks before the
little leagues start their seasons, we
will have no place to send our surplus
material The rule will, therefore, work
Ia double hardship on Southern league
clubs"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
CLAIMS DEVICE WILL
ELIMINATE BONES
MADE BY HIS Jumps

Chicago, February 15.-President Ban
johnson of the American league has an
nounced his intention of investigating the
device of a Bedford, Mass, man, who
claims that by its use umpires can make
no mistake on their decisions as to balls
and strikes
\ letter was received by the league pres
ident giving a few ideas of the invention,
which is said TO be patterned after the
telescope, and he says that if it is all
that is claimed for it there is a likelihood
that it would be valuable adjunct to
the baseball field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16

sure our commissioners can work it out.
The first place let's have large gas
plant outside of the city, so we can
make all the gas we need for those who
wish to use it, and all coke in our pub
lie buildings and the balance can be used
in our residence furnaces and CRATES.
Gas can be made at a good profit at
so cents per 1000 feet, half our present
price and coke at 50 per ton; you see
this is half the present price. Its a
fact that Jefferson county is an ideal
place for a municipal gas plant, we have
an abundance of gas coal. Lots of pipe
shops and in fact everything needed
right at our door. In fact it is the best
place in the world for a municipal gas
plant. It's a fact other cities not as
well situated, are making and selling
gas at 43 cents per 1000 feet and then
turn into the public fund a good sum. We
need the big products too. All our streets
and roads could use the pitch and tar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16

ed with vociferous rendering of MY
Old kentucky Home The hostess was
passing among her guests beaming at
,he success of her entertainment and sure
that everybody was having a good time,
when suddenly, to her surprise she came
upon a middle aged man but slightly
known to her who was weeping silently
but bitterly in secluded corner. Think
ing that his heart had been touched by
the old song, she asked sympathetically:
why do you weep? Are you Ken
tuclkian?"
No, madam, he replied, II am a niu-
sician
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
Tennis Tourney

New York, February l5.-Wylie c.
Grant and Gustave f. Touchard. cham
pion of 1909. won their places in the semi
final round of the national indoor lawn
tennis championship tournament here to-
day. w. NJ. Hall also came through to
couple with Touchard for the lower final
bracket. The other semi-fnalist will be
either G. C. Shafer or G. G. Moore, Jr
both former Columbia university men.
Among the defaults registered in the first
round was that of r. b. Alexander and
T. r. Pell, holders of the doubles title.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
Considerate Providence

From The NatIOnaI Monthly.
young man In want of S25 wrote to
his uncle as follows:
Dear Uncle II you could see how
blush for shame while ! am writing you
would pity me. Do you know why? Be-
cause | have TO ask you for a few dol
lars, and | do not know how TO express
myself. Il is impossible for me to tell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
.LOOKOUTS GET
NEW OUTF|ELDER

Chattanooga, February 15.-(Special)-
King is the new outfielder of the Look
outs The latest addition to the ranks
of the locals who has been the star CEN
ter fielder of the Topeka club of the
Western league for the past two years
was finally secured Saturday morning in
exchange for Forsythe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
RALPH ROSE BREAKS
HAMMER RECORD

San Francisco, February l5--Raiph
Rose put the "A pound shot 80 feet =. inch
ut the annual indoor track and field meet
of the Pastime Athletic club last night,
breaking the former record of 3s feet
10 11-16 inches, made by Patrick Mcdonald
of the Irish-Ameriean Athletic club of
New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
SHOOTING TOURNEY

Washington, February 15.-The intercol-
legiate shooting matches this week in
cluded the following:
Eastern league, Princeton defeated
North Georgia, 947 to 800.
Harvard defeated Columbia, 952 to 49,
Cornell defeated Lehigh. S9S to 791.
Western league, Oklahoma defeated
Washington, $50 to S7s.
Kansas defeated United States yet
Surgs." sos to 7ol.
Purdue defeated Louisiana s22 to tde-
faut.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16

Notable among these were Jude,
reservation Indian, and Laroy, a Chip
pewa. They have always been among
the best in their respective minor asso-
Citations, but they have lacked an inde-
finable something so frequently the
case with good minor leaguers.
Now Jim" Thorpe has been added to
the list, and out in ST. Louis the Browns
may have an Indian playing shortstop
for them. Ralenti who had trial with
Cincinnati for time, has been turned
over to George Stoyall
Sockalexis was regarded as one of the
best players in his time, about thirteen
years ago. he played for four years
with Holy Cross and then played for
about two seasons with Cleveland, but
fire water was the cause of his down
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
LETTERS TO EDITOR
To Solve Smoke Question
I. ra;,or - Tbe Age-Herald-

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
After reading the controversy on smoke
for the past several weeks. I often Won
dcred why some one did not suggest
some practical plan TO our worthy COM
missioners for their consideration besides
the smoke consumers which are very
temporary and triding at best. l will Of
fer the outlines Of plan and feel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
Sand Cure for Fatigue

One of the most efficacious cures for
fatigue from overwork consists In walk
ing barefoot in sand. The nerves of the
sole and heel are slightly irritated by
coming in contact with the grains and ae-
celerate the circulation of the blood in
all parts of the body. The effect pro-
duced is highly invigofating. Besides
this the motony of an ample extent of
yellow sand exercises a sporoific effect
ON the brain which induces sleep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
STALLINGS ARRANGES
FOR SOUTHERN TRIP

Boston, February 15.-Aanager George
Stallings of the boston Nationals, spent
a busy day completing arrangements for
the teams southern trip, denying rumors
of extensive trades with New York or
other clubs and discussing plans for
rehabilitation Of the local team. He left
tonight for his home in Haddock. Ga,
where he win be joined within few days
by a small squad of battery candidates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
BIRMINGHAM RIFLE
TEAM LOSES SHOOT
Manchester Victorious Over
Local Cracks-Tie for
Leadership

Washington. February 15.-Warren. Pa.
and Washington. D. g.. are tied for first
place in the Eastern league interclub
rifle shooting matches for the champions
ship of the United States This weeks
results include;
Manchester defeated Birmingham, 972
to 957.
Portland, Me-, defeated New Orleans.
957 to 919.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
Another Pussy

From the National Monthly
Wife tsobbins to John ON his return
from officel-John. baked a cake.
John-Well don't cry dear.
Wife-But John the cat ate it.
John--Dont cry, dear. I'll buyaanother
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
Was n Musician

From the Woman's Home Companion.
At a reception one night a loud mouth
ed young man was invited to sing. De-
sultory applause followed and he respond
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
Creme deIs Creme
uh;skey

is too precious liquor to be sold in bulk.
Every drop of it is bottled, and every
bottle sealed, by the distillers. The label
is guaranty of quality supreme--purity
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. unequaled.
All flrst-class cafes have it.
THE |. TRACER CO.. Dstiuer Cincinnati
Sold by mail-order houses everywhere.
4 Four full QUARTS Sc 90 twelve full
quarts, $15.O0-express prepaid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16

Comparatively few full blooded
Indians have made good in professional
baseball. In recent years those who
nave succeeded to regular positions with
either American or National League
.lubs can be counted upon the fingers of
me hand.
Athletic trainers and coaches have
often wondered at this. 1t is the more
,urprising when one stops to consider
hat of all nations there is none which
an boast of more natural athletes than
he aborigines. Some mentors have
lied to explain 1t by saying that the
ee has been retrogresslng. This, of
urse, may be in a great measure re
ionsible for the condition.
Whatever the reason, 1t remains fact
at only Sockalexis. Jack Meyers
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1913-03-18
Chicago, H., 1S. marca (March) 1913
GoMPERSU JE WILSON TUDI
ALL RIGHT.

Sam Gompers, predsednik Anne
1ean Federation of Labor, kateri
vse svoje zivljenje blodi po krivih
potlh, je te dni uradno" izjavil.
da novi preCsednik Wilson in ME
gova demokratska strana sta
all right. Po njegovem mnenju
Sc obetajO ameriSkemu delavstvu
zlati &asi pod Wilsonom. Gompers
le Gf,, kakor stara devica - vedno
IalJpblJen zdaj enega in zdaj V
drugegn reprezentanta kapitali-
stitne Tlade. nj Guda, da Sc je "a
ljUbif tudi V Wilsona in niegovo
demokratijo. Kakor kaze situaci-
Ja- no tam kmalu dobil zasluzen
pokoJ i'll potem lahko zaprosi
svoJega ljubljenca Wilsona "a
job, te ne drugega, sal to, da
mu bo Gevlje "pucal". "a drugi
posel Gompers itak nj.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1913-03-18

Simpson je TEN zagrozil, da
kapitalisti ne bodo ma skodi, &c
bodo morali plaGati veG mezde,
pac bo pa trpelo ljudstvo; dru-
girni besedami lastniki velepro-
dajalen bodo zvisali Gene blagu in
kOnsumenti bodo plaGali dife-
renco.
Komisija je zaslisala Sc wee
drugh kapitalistov, XII lastuiejo
veleprodajalne kot Fair. Boston
Store, Siegel. Cooper & Co., Roth
Schield & Co. etc. in vsi so izpo-
vedali shcno. No konGno so tudi
vsi izjavili, da po njihOvem mne-
nju mike place nimajo niGesar
vpraviti prostitucijo.
Podgovernor O'Hara je glede
preiskave rekel sledeGe: Milo
narji, ki vposluiejo mlada dekleta
v svojih ogromnih prodajalnah in
ki trdijo, da mike place nimajo
nobenega stika prosti.ucijo, ne
vedo kaj govorijo. Ako ne bo Ia
preiskava storila nicesar druge-
ga kot da strga filantropiSko
krinko Z niih obrazov in jih po-
kaze kot grabeie, Xxi kujejo Milo
ne profita IL beraSko plaGanih
deklet, storila bo dovolj."
Kako sc spreminja cas-! Pred
par lett hi clovek pref pricakoval,
da Sc posuSi Michigansko jezero
kot da bi sliSal take besede IL ust
demokratskega politikarja, kateri
nina nObenega pojma teznjah
delavskega raZreda. To kar trdi
O'Hara. vemo socialist Ameriki
re mad dvajset let. In ce ia pre-
iskava tudi ne prinese nobene de-
janske spremembe pOlozaja - kar
je teSko verjetno - koristila bo
v tolikO. da zaobrne javno mne-
ME in ga zrevolucionira med tisto
zakrkujeno maso XII Sc danes misli
kapitalisticno pametjo in po
nadpisih gnjile kapitalisticne mo-
rale.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1913-03-18
$4,000 ZEN IN DEKLET v NEW
Y0RKU NAPoVEDALI SVO-
jim DELoDAJALCEM GE-
NERALNI STRAJK.
Strajk nitro doblien vsled delav-
ske solidarnosti.

Okoli 1000, med katerimi ie bi.
10 najvec mladoletnih deklic. je
vceraJ - IL. marca - pristopilo
k generalnemu Strajku, katerega
je proglasila njihova mija en- dan
poprej. Vecina mladih in energic.
nih strajkarjev MISC hoteli niti to-
liko pocakati, da bi bill prisel V
tvornice unijski Strajkarski od-
Dor ter proglasil oficijelni strajk.
DemonstrativnO so odkorakali IL
svojih krojaSkih delavnic narav-
most pred glavni stan unije ter se
vsi do zadnjega pridruzili ostalim
StraJkarjem in vpisali V unijo.
Danes. ko to piSem. je 10000
krojaskih delavk ma Strajku. in
strajk je ze toliko kot doblien.
Bossi" so pripraNljeni ustreci
zahtevam. katere stavijo delavke.
VodstNo strajka ina rokah Paw
lima Newman i'll Rose Wmslow,
dive organizatorici od "Internatio-
nal Ladies Garment Workers
katere imajo mnogo della 2 upiso-
vanJem unijo. Bossi MISC niti cd
dalet mislili, da bode vladala med
strajkarji. med katerimi so same
zenske, tako lepa sloga. Organiza-
torJi in strajkarji pa so popolno-
ma zadoVoljni, ker tako nitro re-
senega in vspeSnega strajka Sc nj
bilo V zgodovini krojaSke obrti.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1913-03-18
DEKLETA SUZNJE GUMIJE-
VEGA TRUSTA.
Aronski magnatje placevali po
3o "a deset urno delo.

Dekleta in zene, katere so "a
poSlene po trgovinah in drugih
slu1bah veGjih mestih, nikakor
MISC osamljene kar Sc tice bera-
skin plac. Da so gumijevi baroni
zvesti bratci druzih kapitalistov
to smo ze davno vedeli. Da Sc pa
nismo mic zmotili, nam potrjuje
izpoved dvch deklic pred preisko-
valno komisijo.
Nettie in Jennie. dive sestri. pr
va stara ~ druga pa Is let. sta
ohe potrdile, da ste delale "a Co
odrich-Diamond rubber plant.
Najvisjo place sta dobivale cd 81
do $3.50 ma teden, seveda sta 81
morale Jem denarjem preskrbeti
obleko, pOleg tega pa Sc skrbeti
"a stariSe III mladoletne sestrice.
NekaJ casa - rekla ie Nettie -
sem zasluzila samo SO ma dan "a
desetlrno delo. Stati sem morala
neprenehoma ma enem mestu, ta-
ko da so mi noge tako otrpnile,
da sedaj sploh ne morem veG krep
ko hoditi ma delo.
To je stara in vedno nova pc
sem. Kar ie Ia deklica povedala.
III velJavnO samo IA Akron. O.
temvec Ia vse industrielne suznje
celega sveta. IS ma dan. TEN
denariem sc ziveti, kupovati oble-
ko. povrh pa Sc skrbeti "a starise
in nedOrasle sestrice. To je V res
nici llrasna slika in ogledalo da-
nasnJe zverinske druzbe. v kateri
imajo konji, psi in maGke, ako so
pod kapitalisticno streho udobno
zivljenje. Clovek krona stvarstva,
pa po6asi umira od lakote. Kdor
glasuje "a kapitaliste, je prve W.
ste ss1finecr
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1913-03-18
DRoBNE DELAVsKE VEsTI.

- deseti tisoc delavcev vpo-
slenlh pri Cambria Steel Co. V
JohnstOwn, Pa, je dobilo poveca
ME place. Minimalna plaza "a ma
vadne delavce 0aborers) je sedai
II centov ma uro. VpraSanje ie. ce
hodo delavci zadovoljni TEN
Skromnim zviSanjem.
- PremogarSka organizacija "
Pennsylvania g. listrikt) je pred
kratkim ma svoji konvenciji skle-
Mia organizirati nemijske premo-
garJe pittsburskem okoliSu. Pri-
celia bo Y lrvinu in Connellsville.
kJer je Sc okrog 80 tisoc neorgani-
ziranih premogarjev.
- Delavci, ne Colorado, Tam
nj della. Vodstva tamoSnjih uni
syariJo delavce, da maj ne hodijo
tamkaj IA delom. ker so mesta
'skoro povsod prenapolnjena z
delavci.
- Nodstvo L. VI. W. of A. ma
merava proglasiti generalni strajk
premogarjev West Virginiji |.
aprila. Strajk bo prizadel 5000
delavcev, ako Sc uresnici.
- Strajk predilcev svile V Pa
tersonu. \. j.. naraSca. Okrog
10000 delavcev je re V stavki
Dr'Izbe necejo Sc mic slisati O
sprawl. Gre "a vecjo place in osem-
urni delavnik.
- Council delavskih unij V
Kansas City. Kans., je sklenil
ustanoviti ikooperativno prodajal-
no Ckonsuml Ia delavce. V ia ma
men DO prispeval vsak mijec 81
kar bo zneslo $4,000 "a priGetek.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1913-03-18
INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF
THE WORLD IN A. F. OIL
DELUJETA SKUPNo v
HAZLETON, PA. LEPI
USPEHI.

Hazleton. Pa. - TukaiSnie me.
Sto Je zadnje diva tedna torisce
dveh Strajkov. Delavci V tukaj.
SnJlh tvornicah svilnatih izdelkov
so ma strajku ter organizirani pod
pokrovitelJstvom ]. w. w. Ma
straJku pa ie tudi okoli 500 kro-
Jaskih delavcev, katere so organi-
zlralI organizatorji cd A. F.. of l..
Anana socialistiGna unija United
Nine Workers. pa della skupno
z zgoraj omenjenima unijama. da
Sc porazi bosse in Drijatelie skeh-
skega della.
Priblizno 1900 straikarjev svil-
natlh izdelkov je slo ma pomoc
krolaskim delavcem "a "pikete".
da izvabijo vse kroiaske delavce
ma splosen Strajk. kateri so seda
uposleni ma dalec okrog znani
skebski tvrdki Gerhardt's Co.
L. NJ. w. of A. skupno z A. F.
OF Il. so zalozile fond, da Sc sle-
hernemu strajkarju cd /. W. w.
kateri pride kaksne neprijetno-
sti, takoj vsestransko pomaga.
Mad $500 je poslalo 67 lokalov
premogarske unije.
Policaii in drugi posteni mestni
mozje so mnenja. da bi bilo mai
holJ pametno, ako sc strajk upor-
nih delavcev zatre. Louis Gergotz.
premogarski delaNec je bill vrzen
V Jeco, skupno A. Daniels, orga-
nizatorjem I. w. W., ker je sled
njemu pomagal organizirati delav-
ce " svileni industriji.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1913-03-18

Navzroti senatorji so kar strme-
Ii. Rosenfeld je " TEN racunom"
ocividno pokazal, da po pjego-
VEN mnenju ne SINE delavka imeti
nleesar drugega kot COLO zivlje-
ME - samo delati, borno JEST in
spati. Ma zabavo, razvedrilo ne
SINE mislitil Krasna je kapitali-
sticna morala!
James Simpson, podpredsednik
tvrdke Marshall, Field & Co, je
Hpovedal, da tvrdka ina vposle-
nfh 1900 deklet in minimalna pla-
ca Je $3.50 tedensko. Ma Nprasa-
ME, koliko letnega profita naredi
tvrdka, je tvrdovatno molcal. Re-
kel pa je, da Marshall, Field and
20. della dober business" in da
bi lahko Dlacala minium 9 do ~
dolarJev, toda - dejal je ostro
ako drzava prisili minimalno
place, maj pomisli ma posledice.
Poleg minimalne place "a zenske
treba bo tudi minium IN moske,
vsled cesar Sc bodo brez dvoma
podrazale Hvljenske potrebscine.