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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-03
-FOUR TOWNS JOIN
BASEBALL LEAGUE
Effort Will Be Made to Form
Six-Team Organization in
Eastern Carolina.

Newbern. n. c.. February 2.-Local
baseball enthusiasts are very much
pleased with the result OF the meeting
at Goldsboro Sast Friday night. when
representatives from Fayetteville.
Goldsboro. Rocky Mount. Washington
and Newbern met to form an Eastern
Carolina Baseball Association. Rocky
Mount would not enter the league, and
il was formed with the other four
teams for the present, and efforts will
be made to induce two other towns
10 place team in the league. How
ever. II these cannot be secured there
is every probability that the four
towns now in the league will make
preparations TO play ball The people
OF this city were very enthusiastic
in regards TO the movement. and prom
ised the representatives OF the Athletic
Association every support. The sea-
son should open during the next ten
weeks, and during that time there Is
much to be done. The local team has
been offered a park and grandstand
by the owners of the Newbern-Ghent
Street Railway Company. and as soon
as matters are definitely decided upon
the work Of getting this in readiness
will begin.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-03
NELSON SAYS HE
CAN SUPPORT TWO
Durable Dane Eager to Take a
Fling at Lightweight
Title.
By AicGurk

Chicago. Ill. February battling
Nelson put his bride of a few days on
a train for Denver and then turned TO
4 telegraph office and sent burning
challenge to Willie Ritchie for bat
tie for the lightweight title.
Retire from the ring? I should
say notv' declared the Durable Dane.
Most fighters, after being married.
sidestep matches by saying their
wives won't let them fight again. In
NAV case 1t is different. Il l had 90
fight seventeen years to support one
person-myself- figure how long
7 must continue in the ring to support
two"
Nelson puts forth a logical arsu
.nent for a battle with Richie
willie holds the title and. Of
course. he can dictate. says Bat
.sWolgast refused me a return match,
in the face of the fact that / always
gave my opponents a second ana
sometimes a third trial after ! \id
beaten them. Ritchie is using VOL
CASTS refusal TO give me return
match as an argument why he should
ignore Wolgast That is all right
do come in? I ought to get at leas-
consideration from Richie for the use
of nv name as an argument.
1T am absolutely certain that 7 can
defeat Ritchie. especially over the
Marathon distance. Ny stamina is
still unimpaired and my hands are
again in good shape. I am willing TO
admit that he will outpoint me for the
first ten or fifteen rounds, but then 7
will begin to wear him down, and I
believe l can stop him inside Of TWEEN
ty-fve rounds. He can draw up the
articles-any weight. any division Of
the purse he sees fit to make suits
me"
Nelson has started training for his
February campaign, four fights being
booked The Dane firsS meets Ray
Sorenson. at RaVine, W., February ,.
Then he has two fights in Pennsyl-
vania for the following week. and on
February - he clashes with Bay
Woods for ten rounds al NV Bedford.
Mass
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-03
KEL|HER TELLS
OF BANK L0OT|NG
Confidence Man Now Is Trying
to Help Recover
Money.

Boston. February Further revelations
concerning the looting OF the National City
Bank Of Cambridge will be published here
Tomorrow. Most Of these made on the
authority Of William X Keiiher. the con
fidence man who robbed George W Cole
man of money. which the latter. book
keeper, had stolen from the bank
Big Bill keliher. a. he is known. made
q business Of defraudinS those who believed
themselves to be his partners in fixed
faro game I'm New York. Al the END he
says. his real partners. double crossed
L. Bates receiver for the bank, to recover
some OF the stolen funds.
In the new statement. credited to kei-
her, the confidence man says . large part
Of the stolen money was placed IN safe
deposit box in Erie Pa. kelihcr g. said
to have told Receiver Bates the location %
this box. and II j. said that the receiver
is attempting to obtain possession Of its
contents.
According to an announcement made here
District Attorney Whitman OF New York
is considering sending assistant to this
city to interview Kelihcr regarding the
former New York police lieutenant. who.
according to keliher. Is alleged to have
the confidence man rob victims In New
York. whitman Is quoted saying over
the telephone 10 persons in Boston:
Il will 80 the limit to obtain any evil
dence of police grating that Kel.her may
possess. In all proba biiity one OF my as
sistants Will go to Boston and interview
KeIfher. Should deer7 such action neCcs-
sary I will request Governor FoSs 10 permit
Keliher TO come here and testify.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-03
FINDS THIEF IN STORE
Bicycle Dealer shoots Five Times at
Wan Who Escapes Through Transous.

" neu Arthur ,. GENTRY plCEttt
J, alcr. returned TO his store late sat
ur6ay night ne found thief ranssck
inS mis- cash register. but before Cen
Try could open his front door the in
truder ran 10 the rear and escaped by
oiimhiuc through a transOm. accord
ius To- a report made to the police Of
the second District yesterday. When
Gentry succeeded in getting into his
place he drew = revolver ana ared I'VE
TIRES through the back door with the
hog. 90 hitting the thief but the lat
ter escaped. apparently gnhurt How
ever. IN making Us hastv getaway he
dI oppco a lot 81 pennies ne had taken
from Gcnt-ys til investigation show
% that about 5. in coppers had been
st7.tl.
NJ C-ntry -a.d DO had rcturned 70
the store after closing Tor the night
for the purpose % getting something
rhf.h De- had forgotten. TIE was uu-
abb. 80 say vheth~r the thirf was
Whit or coi0rcd. 10 beInE dark. and he
could not see him distinctly Appar-
pity. TIE intruder made his entrance
Co. tho store in the sane manner IN
which 20 left with such agility.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-03
VIRGINIA LEADS
IN SOUTHERN ZONE
Eight Sweepstakes and One
Worlds Championship Won
at Columbia.
lspeclal TO The rimes-Dlspatct. }

Columbia. :. C.. February 2.-The judging
of ali of The competitive exhibits at the
National Corn Show. now being held in
Coluln bia. has been completed The Judg
ing is done by districts zones nrst, ana
the first prize exhibits from each district
are brought together for national champion
ship hOnors. Virginia Is in the southern
zone, composed OF Virginia. Tennessee anu
all States South. including Texas That
Virginia is at the head Of this zone from
an agricultural standpoint j. shown by her
winnings. which consist Of eight zone
sweepstakes and one worlds championships
The classes, winnings and exhibitors FOL
lows:
Ten ears OF yellow earn. zone sweep
stakes-B. \. Rucker. Delapiane
Single ear. any color, zone sweepstdhes-
Henry Manicke. News Ferry
Ten ears popcorn. zone sweepstakes-
George : Nichols Bedford.
Peck soft wheat. zone sweepstakes-
James Bellwood. South Richmond
Peck Irish potatoes. zone sweepstakes-R
H Clemmer Middleorook.
Sheaf timothy. zone sweepstakes-W- p
Moore. Forest.
Bale OF alfalfa, zone sweepstakes-James
Belwood. South Richmond.
Sheaf soft wheat, zone national ana
worlds sweepstakes-W. =. Moore. Forest.
The apple exhibit sent by the virginia
Horticultural Society is the most attractive
display at this great exposition
The crowds continually hocking to
the Virginia booth to see the pippins, WINE
Many interesting features have been ar
ranged for the final week OF the nth corn
exposition. which opened here last Monday
Tomorrow will be celebrated as Win
throp College Day" The faculty and en-
tire student body Of the State Normal
and Industrial College are expected 10 at
tend the exposition in q body. An appro-
pirate educational and industrial program
will be carried out. IN which both the
faculty and students will participate
Tuesday has been designated as Corn
Day" In addition 20 addresses by proml-
men; men. in which topics relative to the
cereal will he discussed. entertaining feat
ures also Will lie carried out Tuesday ar
ternoOn persons attending the exposition
will witness genuine Indian war dance
led by Red cloud. and participated in by
sixteen Catawba Indians These Indians
are attending the exposition representa-
tives Of a joint exhibit from the Federal
government and from Winthrop College.
Conferences on rural life viii be held We'd
nesday. Thursday and Friday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-03
PALzER DEPARTS
TO FIGHT IN PARIS
Tom O'Rourke Goes With Him,
Confident of Match With
Johnson.

New York. February albert PAL
ger and his manag ger. Tom ORourke.
sailed for Europe on the American
liner New York yesterday morning
only a few personal friends knew they
were going and were at the pier 10
see them off ~. according 10
O'Rourke, is ma>aed TO fight JACK
Johnson twenty rounds at the Won
derland Club in Paris on the night OF
June %. O'Rourke insists that john
son has accepted the clubs offer ana
has agreed not TO fight anybody else
on this occasion. although on the
other side fthe Atlantic the sport
ing critics say that Johnson's opponent
will b. either Bombardier Wells or Joe
Jeannette.
In taking Palzer TO the other side
O'Rourke evidently believes he can
kill two birds with one stone. He is
ins.itutiDg a damage suit against an
English sporting paper called Boxing.
and the case will be tried this month
in London. Incidentally ORourke will
be able TO get in closer touch with the
French promoter Vincennes. who is
said to be ready TO guarantee 10000
for the Palzer Johnson mill.
O'Rourke is taking long chance in
pitting Palzer against the negro
ORourke evidently thinks that II
Palzer should happen TO whip john
son a fortune could be reaped. in spite
Of the fact that Luther McCarty made
Palzer look pitiabie at Vernon, Cal.
on New Years Day
O'Rourke has tried TO explain Pal
zer's defeat with all sorts of state
ments: that the big fellow was ner-
Gus wreck before the bout; that he
wasn't properly trained; that O'Rourke
himself was largely to blame because
OF poor coaching and that Palzer didn't
get a square deal from the referee.
who shouldn't have stopped the bout
in the eighteenth round. ORourke
probably believes all he says, but the
sporting public doesn't agree with him.
Palzer, TO speak bluntly, is an over
rated. clumsy EreenhOrn who knows
practically nothing about ring gen
eralship or boxing skill. Against
Johnson or Sam Langford. unless
there's something in the wind. Palzer
should be easier than he was for Nc
Carly. Furthermore. II Pslzer ever
meeting defes; at the hands Of Charles
will not last as long a. he did a
month ago
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-03
SCHOONER SENT
TO BOTTOM OF SEA
In Collision With LINER Prinz
Oskar, Which Is Badly
Damaged.

Philadelphia. Pa. February As IN. r..
suit OF a collision early to-day near Five
Fsthom Bank Light. beyond Delaware
Breakwater, the fOurrnastec schooner city
OF Georgetown Is at the bottom of the seas
while the Hamburg American liner Prinz
Oskar. which sailed from here yesterday for
Hamburg, was forced TO return TO this port
with large hole stove In her port bow.
Captain Slocam. OF the City OF Georgetown.
and his crew OF seven men. were rescued
by the steamer.
The seFeE;y-tve passengers the Prinz
OskSr we're startled from their b>rths by
the impact as the vessels crushed together.
Many rushed on deck clad only in their
night clothes. but all were quickly reas-
sured By the ships officers When the
steamer returned here she was listing to
siarboard. Two anchors and part OF the
forward rigging were wedged In the hole
caused b. the collision.
The big light from the Five Fathorn Bank
iighiship l. said 10 have been responsible
Tor the crash. The light shone between the
two vessels as they approached and when
the lookouts perceived each other IL vas
too late 10 avoid the collision.
Captain Slocurn and his men took boat
before the schooner sank and were taken
aboard the Prinz Osksr
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-03
RALEIGH GETS GAME.
Carolina VIII Play Virginia There on
April IL.


Charlotte. y g February 2.-Isa-
leigh gets the Virginia Carolina base
ball game in April instead of Char
lotte. where. for the past three years.
one Of these events has been played
The first will he played Friday. April
II. in Greensboro: the second on sat
urday. April IL. at Raleigh: the third
on Friday, April Is. at Charlottesville.
Va.
The reason for the transfer is not
known. but IL was probably made as
an experiment.. and doubtless as the
result of strong effort on the part
OF Raleigh The first Carolina -Nir>
ginia game was PLAYED here three
years ago. IN 1919. The local alumni
of the two colleges and the ncwsps-
pers advertised the event FAR and wide
and the result was the largest crowd
that At that time had ever witnessed
a baseball game here. numbering about
5000. The Carolina team. however.
failed 20 ind itself. and put up such
poor exhibition a dsnper was cast
over the event. The following year
the crowd was only fair. whereas the
carolinians won IN a beautifully pi5ytc
game. to Q. Last year there was
every prospect Of = big crowd and a
great game. when a heavy rain set ~
the night before. dwarfng the CROWD
and rendering the field muddy Con
sidering these facts. however the
crowd was excellent and 80 was the
game. tho Caroliniaus defeating the
grsat southpaw Eixcy 70 O. since
then EiNcv has been sold to Pniladel-
phia. where he became for while
AZ least. a sensation.
II had seemed % Charlotte people
therefore. that " the weather were
good this wear. a tremendous CROWD
would have been assured II - regret
table. therefore. that another oppor-
funity was not given.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-03
HOROFS WRECKED ON
ROCKS OF SOCIALISM

in the parish prison until after the Msrdi
Grss visitors have departed
At the conclusion Of = Icnethy secret scs-
sion Of the leaders Of the hobo convention
q Was announced tonight that plans had
been perfected for organizing hobo unions
ana affiliatin= with tho American Fedora
ton Of Il boz. Tho name Of the
sanitation Of hohOes - tho international
Itinerary Union. Hoboes 81 America T 4
Fitzgerald. organizer Of the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor in the state Of Louisiana.
assisted IN OrEsfUzug the new hobo union.
& jefferson Davis. Of chicago. vss elect
ID president. T. RAYMOND Frcderichs Clcve-
land recording secretary. Rev. Peter NJ H.
WvnhoVen. Of New orleans. treasurer. Rob
erf ". Gillespie. national organizer
James F.ads How barred from the
meeting which effected this organization.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-03
In the Wake of the Game
BY GUS MALBERT

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confessed to sss ag gs anes champion
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son .n
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ban Tsssd s as sv 5 for the 5 s @ @
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n 1s sS3
praise help them sn 06 '0g na there ase same
Tope nay Keeping straight and
sSS ' through asS look
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4o s4 w win aSs tin Plsy
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4os Ss l. sso1sSs' sas' o 1 saS Slssss
TSP ns % s:r he A was s%s eihsf
the Ssst wsS have
Some hours sSSlqsiyey , III hs
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s".s1ss on the s s On Ssa by RsT @
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hadbe
There be but one
to ""
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with competition Wi! De
Athletic federato
all be local
The state Fair GoInds VIII DE
hardly selected
the will FOR the
College indoor meet "i" Will
s5 rss ss rstsFS19s eaoa saH
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will success
bowlny
and
something 10
sgh il serious but noh
for will be up the league 10
has The demand
rapidly VIII on
the plant
for who ever
hero others got start n street Park
Now that only Eddie Plank
AIackfo interested his farm
found working MS
arm Il
hasbe Cobb Crawford
reer JeanD
Frank
HOBOES WRECKED ON |
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-03

cuban Cbe-. Cbnmpsoa Defeated ~
fhnrf~s JaEe.

Sew York. Februsry Jose =
sarabiancs. ;hc cuban chess champion
affer Winning ten straight sames 10
fte National Chcssmast.rs TDurua-
nsrt. sustained his hrst loss to-day.
meeting defeat % the hands % Charles
raH. ~ IRIS cts. BE stiil has point
and a hair lead. however.
Marshall. Jarywski. Whitsker ara
r.lebeuztein defeated Teuewirzel. Klile.
I0rriso- and Napoleon, resptctt.iy
Kupchlk and stapfer drew TIE
RUbinstein-Chsjes contest wss ad-
.osrns4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-03
REORGANIZATION
OF ARMY ORDERS

Continued From First Page)
commanded by Brig2Sier
Montgomery NJ Macomb-
ply Company. $4,000; Crane & Co,
Thus, in the future. each Of the
three infantry divisions will consist
Of two OF three brigades with a prop
er proportion of divisional artillery.
cavalry. envincers and o-ho~ = ~'' ""
tr oops. In addition 20 the two cavalry
brisades IN tDe Cavalry Dis.s4o LEE. =
is a third detached cavalry brigade
At the head Of each division, and as
far as possible at the head of each
brigade. will be placed a general Of
fcer with his regular stan.
SINGLE Order Necessary.
At the outbreak Of any war. or up
on any emergency requiring the use OF
brigade OF a division Of regular
troops. ~ will only be necessary to is
sue a single order addressed to the
commander Of the division OF brigade In
question. directing him to mobilize his
force At the desired point
The new plan will not involve the
immediate rnovemetn Of a large num-
her Of troops The department now is
studying the problems and orders for
such transfers aS are necessary viii
be issued later. The assignment OF
staff officers 10 the several commands
organized under the new plan viii be
announced in the future.
Secretary StimSon believes that the
plan Of reorganization is as thoroughly
IN accord with the views Of the army
as IL is possible for any such plan
10 he
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-03
HOPE OF CHEAPER
POSTAGE HElO0UT
Continued From First Page)

other printed matter may be forward
ed BY parcel post At present the
postage charges for these two classes
Of mail bear no fixed ratio to each
other. For certain weights and zones
the parcel post rates are lower than
the third-class rates. while in other
cases they are higher.
This condition" II is pointed out
in the report. lis likely to result in
much confusion. and should not exist
Packages containing books or cata-
logUes do not differ in any essential
particular from other parcels. and they
should be handled BY parcel post Prior
to the enactment of the parcel post
law the department urged that these
two classes Of mail be consolidated
and the recommendatio nof such ac-
ton is now renewed"
The report directs attention to the
approval Of the commission, headed
by Associate Justice Hughes of the
United States Supreme Court. Of the
Post-Ofiice Departments recommends
ticn that the postage rate on second
class mail be increased from cent
10 cents a pound In the opinion Of
the ostnaster-GeneraI favorable ac-
ton by Congress on the report Of the
commission would be a step toward
the proper adjustment of postal
charges
May Lower Postage.
There is a widespread popular in
terest." the report says. in the plan
TO lower the postage charge on let
tiers from cents to l cent an ounce.
The proposed increase in the second
class rate would pave the way for
this change. making il possible TO re-
duce the first-class rate without de-
partin2 from the present policy of a
self-suppOrting postal service
During the fiscal year 1912 more
ing an aggregate weight of about sI.-
600. 900 pounds, were carried free
through the mails under the franks
Of Congressman Of various govern
rnent establishments Had postage AT
the ordinary rates been paid on this
matter the revenues Of the depart
ment would have been increased by
more than $4,000. 400 Postmaster-
General Hitchcock declares that lit Is
manifestly unfair to give the Post
Office Department no credit IN the
governments fiscal accounts for the
expense OF performing this service.
The department therefore. renews its
recommendation that the practice OF
ranking be discontinued and tina. leg
islative authority be granted for the
use on official mail Of special stamps
TO be furnished by the POst-Ofice De
entitled to them
REIMBURSEMENT Of Payments
In connection with the establish
ment Of the parcel post. Mr.. Hitch
cock recommends that legislation be
rrarted looking to the resdjustment Of
the payments 10 the railroads for the
transportation Of mail He Doints out
that many OF the roads will be en-
:itIed TO Increased CONDENSATION on
account OF the increased volume or
mail lie reucws his communication
that payments 90 railroads carrying
the mails shall he made on a car
space basis. 5Ed the cost 90 the roads
81 the mail transportation
The report recommends that "~ivii
pensions based on length OF service
shou'd he Granted by the government
TO postal employees whom they b~com.
suDerannuated. 10 j. Nk~'v fhaf nc
~~peusc u such system would be
more than offset BY gains Ia effici-
cncy-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-03

Manager Of Bristol Team Trying 90
t.et line on TITS Players

Especial 90 The Times Dispatch)
Bristol Va. February Secretary
Reckncr. % the Bristol Athletic AsSo-
citation. has mailed. out contracts 70
ife signed by players who are expected
60 b. part ~ the Bristol club Of
the Appalachian League. lie Is cx-
pecfiug returns on these contracts
this week tn. league has organized
with Niddieshoro. ~. as the succes-
sor q ArhcVilie. y. g.. the Latter COINS
to the Carolina Association. There is
nov some talk . substitutins Big
and Morrisfowu. Tenn. since the Ten
ncssee towns feel that they cannot
stand a salary limit ir excess OF $500.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-03
BEGINS HIS PAsToRsTE-
Rev. ,. l.. RoSser. ID. D. breaches nj
Bristol Baptist Church
( Especial to The Times-Dispatch, J

Especial to The Times Dispatchl
Bristol. Va. February Rev. } l.
Rasscr. u. D.. VINO succeeds Or. James
" Sbclburn as pastor or the Firs'
Baptist church here. the latter going
TO Birmingham to accept the presi-
dcncy Of Howard College. occupied the
Bristol pulpit Tor the mrs; time to-
dav. This church has nearing compile
fion a $50 O0U cdifice.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-03

Philadelphia. February Charles Ran
foipth SnoWden. wcli-known polo player
and wealthy clutrnau. died tonight from
IN 5uries received 81 Wednesday when he
vas thrown from an automobile. With John
W ConNerSe h. VISA driving the machine
from Newton. Pa. toward this city. when
NJ ran into a ditch IN avoiding = collision
with p wagon. Nr. Srowden played forward
or the Rryn Mavr polo team. which VINO
the junior championship two years ago at
Nara rzrerff Pier.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-03
TWO HAVE NARROW ESCAPE.
small Building Occupied ny Section
Wen Dr<froyed by Fire-
Especial TO The Times-Dispatch-l

Especial to The -Dispatch.I
Covington. Va. February "A frame
building owned by the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway. and occupied by section
men. caught fire here s@-iv this morn
Two colorcd men who were sleeping
in the building had narrow escape.
and for some time 10 was thought that
they were burned. The fire badly
crippled the Chesapeake and Ohio and
Western Union telegraph service. as
all the wires were down. The loss IS
about $500.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-03

Panama. February The canal officials
say that they are not perturbed by the
IandslfGes which have recently occurred in
the Culebra cut and that they expect
10 turn on the waters ~ the appOinf ed
time. This probab bly, will no before the end
OF ;he year Dredging operations will then
take the place 81 steam shovel excavations