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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-10-10
FEDERAL co. o.oPERATIoN
FOR GOOD ROADS

Secretary Houston of the depart
meut ~ agriculture says hat the state
aud federal governments should work
together for highway Improvement IA
order that n lara" proportion Of the
money annually spcu' for road con.
.turtion may not be wasted,
in h,, own department the office "
public roads has hrcu demonstrating
the value of proper road building by
'hc construction Of certain objects
lessons roads. and the forest service
is carrying out his idea of national
and state go operation 10 road build.
ing. The Law requires that ten per
ceut of the gross receipts from the
national forests shall be- speut in the
states ia which the forests are sit.
uated. Th money H. expended for
road improvement under direct rnn.
trol Of the secretary Of agriculture.
The amount appropriated under This
ur', based on the receipts of the ma
iional forests for the fiscal wear eud.
ing June 30. 1913, IL s23I ,63s 6s
From the 1912 receipts for this ten
per cent road item. there j. su addi.
tional $l3I.S3l1O. which is still avail.
| able.
In administering the teu per cent
road fund forest Officers charged with
the actual plans and expenditures in
the neighborhood 81 their forests have.
in almost all cases, secured an cqual
or - larger 90. cooperative fund from
state authorities for the buitdiue 81
certain pieces of road.
With the money thus expended
many important roads are being built
or puj 10 repair. One on the wyom.
my national forest, six miles long
makes accessible to farmer. larg,
body Of timber and opens up region
# great scenic beauty. Tn northwest
ern Arizona. a part Of the fund will
lee used 10 connection with the Lc
Fevre. Bright Angel road, imporian'
because il makes accessible 10 tourist
the Grand Canyon Of the Colorado. II
one place. the Ocean 10 Ocean High
way crosses 'hc Apache national for
est. Arizona, and ou This project The
forest service aud the local au'hor,tle
go operated enthusiastically. On III
Florida national forest Ia wes'cr
Florida steel bridge, and graded road
have, under rhe stimulus Of hi, fund
taken the place Of corduroy. hCg. an'
sand
This federal fund j. now ayailabl
In all national forests states Of III
wcs, lust ~ fast as the returns com
il, the forestry official, say, a simila
fund will hecome available ia state
in which eastern national forests az
being secured.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-10-10
CARD OF THANKS.

wish 10 thank my many friends rs'
pcriully the B. of l.. T.. and Masonic
Archcs--the q. T.. II. and Green Aztec
Lodge lsG and other societies for their
many kindncsses during the illness and
death of my beloved husband and the
beautiful floral offerings and kind
words that came TO soothe the wounds
of broken heart, May Gods power
guide each whom brcnthcd a consoling
word in this our sad and lonely hour,
MRS. JOSEPH X. McALPINE,
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Mothers Club Program.

Suggestions for pluygounds in Tu.
cumcari ----..-. Mrs. A. u, Vinall
School Credits for None Duties
1900 .------..---.--- ---- Ed Shields
Hollowe en- Songs, one night,
Fourth Grade Central school bldg,
under direction Of Miss I,awing.
Music for Children in Home. .-.-..-.
.--.----..--.----. Mrs. Lee snyder
Gum Chewing -- Mrs. f.. F. Saxon
Duet Misses Minotte Sandusky aud
Zilla WhitmOre.
Everyone who wishes TO help the
Mothers club will please attend this
meeting and sign the constitution, that
being the only requirement for mem.
bership.
To he held at the High School Build
ing Friday, October 18th AT 3 p. m.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-10-10

You can reserve $cUr seat NJ the
Elk Drug store, after next Monday
morning for fifty cents, and hear the
funniest fellow on tho road while you
watch his funny friyolities, But you
can get to hear five such attractions
for only two dollars, II you buy sea.
sou ticket now.
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YOU NEED A Eft.

To secure real FIT you need a
tryon IT'S the secret Of Tailoring IA
we'll az workmanship, We are in a
position to give the perfection of
Tailor Made Clothes. An inyestigH,
tion will convince you at the city
Cleaning & Hat Works Phone 3I0.
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FEDERAL INVESTMENT co.

old Board Of Directors and Officers
reelected for ensuing year. G, W.
Evans, Jr., Pres; :. V. Williams, vice,
president; G. q, IIamilcut, e. II. Ran
kin, G. V. Robinson, W. II, Koch, |.
". Ciough, Dorectors.
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"Uncls Ep" the home talent play
Of the Presbyterian Ladies Aid to be
given Oct. ~ at the Opera House ID
being rshearsed almost daily and
promises to be = most interesting play.
Mr.. Carter aud Dr. Comfy have honOrA
rs the fun makers of the play. Mr..
Zenn is a skillful Romeo. Romantic
young people shouId hear hin. /.
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Those ladies who are deaf or hard
Of hearing please send me your ad
dress and post office.
DAD WALLACE,
Tucumcari, Y. VI.
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Mr.. Crist Of Santa Fe, prominent
attorney has been attending court
here this week. He has been retained
in some very important cases.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES.
September 30, 1919.

September 30, 1919.
Mr., FERGUSON introduced the fol.
lowing bill; which was referred 10 the
Committee on the Public Lands and
ordered 10 bp printed:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
JIMMY JOHNSON
SIGNS CONTRACT
Former Baron Speed Mer-
chant Attaches Signature
to Chicago Contract

Jimmy Johnson, the Baron gardner
OF the past season. who set the South
ern league on fire by his speed alons.
the paths, and who hung up record
for pilferlng bases that stands to last
for many seasons to come. has attached
his signature to Chicago White Sox
contract. There is TO be no holding out
for Jimmy--just at present, at least.
IT will not be Jimmy's first trip to
the White Sox camp when he joins
Comiskys bunch of ball tossers for
pleasant iaunt out to California where
they will indulge In the geutle amuse-
ment of spring training.
He took the training trip to Texas
with the Sox in 1911 and although he
clouted at the 900 clip during the pre-
liminary games, he was adjudged TO
be lacking in experience by Manager
Comiskey and was turned over to the
Birmingham club for "ripening." Tile
youngster made good in the Southern
league with a rush and would have
probably landed permanent job with
the Sox had he not managed to con-
meet with a wild bender from the wing
of "Rube" Benton. This mishap made
the speed merchant trifle shy and
he was again turned over to Bif-
mingham. If he was shy last summer.
however. it was entirely unnoticeable.
for he finished the season with a good
batting average, In addition to his
phenomenal work on the paths.
This year Jimmy is resolved to stick.
IL hope to make good with the Sox.
he stated in Chattanooga recently.
They haven't but five outfielders and
viii keep four of them, so | think I'm
sure to get look in, anyhow"
From the angle of the critics who
viewed the boy in action last season,
he has voiced a popular opinion. Com
iskey needs speed ana Jimmy has ii in
large quantities. Besides, he can field.
throw and is a substantial hitter.
Jimmy is only 23 years old and begins
his sixth year in professional baseball
next spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
'OLD-T|MERS" HAVE
MADE GOOD RECORDS

George Rohe of New Orleans, Rudy
Baerwald of Memphis and Bill McGiv-
ray of Birmingham are four old time
southern leaguers who have made the
best of them look to their laurels for sew
eral years OF these veterans Robe has
seen the most service in the southern
league. He entered the local circuit IN
1901 and with tn exception of the years
1867 and 1909, he has played continu-
ously. 1t is said that Charlie Frank con-
siders the veteran one of the most valua-
BILE men in the Southern league.
Baerwald and McGlvray have played
perhaps the most consistent ball for the
past four years of any veterans in the
league for the same time Both have
hit consistently, felded well, and both
will be found making strong bids for their
old positions when spring training begins.
The records of these three men are as
follows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
Alperman as Captain

Whitley Alperman, who managed the At
lanta Crackers for time last season.
has been appointed captain of the 1913
team, according to a statement made by
Billy Smith recently
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
MAPS WOULD WIN
THE PENNANT WITH
ROGER BRESNAHAN

Chattanooga. January 4.-(Special)-
THE Maps would win the American
league pennant in a walk said Dock
Johnston yesterday, 'if they could only
secure the services of Roger Bresna-
ham,.
The local boy who is to cover the in
itial cushion for the Birmingham aggre-
CATION after two years tutelage under
Charley Frank. believes that the Maps
are the equal of any team in Ban john
sons circuit outside of the receiving de-
partment.
'Grover Land will help the Maps
lot" said Johnston. for he is now keep
ing in perfect condition. but Bresnahan
would round out the team i'm wonderful
shape Land. according to all | can hear.
played far better ball last year than
Sohalk. of whom the White Sox are MAX
ing such extravagant boasts"
Johnston states that Birmingham is inn
mensely popular with the players, and
that he is certain to make an inestmable
better showing than did Harry Davis. The
Maps are scheduled to report at Pensa-
cola about March 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
VARIOUS TOWNS IN CIRCUIT
ARE DETERMINED TO HAVE
LEAGUE-WILL PROFIT BY
PAST MISTAKES
By A. ID. MANNING.

Talladega, January 6.-6Special)-ro
those who are in doubt, it may be
stated in starting this article, that there
will be a class b baseball league in
the cities of north and east Alabama
during the season of 1913. Gadsden fans
and the Gadsden Baseball association
have taken the initial step towards the
reorganization of the league and ere
spring rolls around plans will have been
perfected and the league thoroughly
organized.
The cities of Admission, Gadsden, Talla
dega and Rome are now members of the
national association and will be members
next season. 1t now remains to secure
two additional members and it is very
likely that Huntsville and Decatur will
make the quota, although il it is deemed
advisable. two additional cities may be
secured, making an eight-club affair. 1t
is very probable that a six-club league
will be formed. however.
Last season was failure from a finan-
cial standpoint from the fact of high
salaries being paid to inexperienced mer
as well as the experienced. Then the
clubs paying the huge salaries were un-
der an immense strain during the entire
time. Then Bessemer fell by the way
and the clubs paying the high salaries
saw an escape and flew the COOP Gam
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05

of giving true rating has long been
admitted and deplored by baseball men
all over the land. There have been
numerous schemes devised to displace
It, but the best by far seems to be
the one recently tried by Secretary John
Heydler of the National league as a
supplement to the old method, in which
the percentage is based on games won
and lost
This new plan gives the pitcher a
rating on the average number of runs
earned off him. There is still another,
figured on the percentage of hits al
lowed per inning, but of the two the
first named seems to be the better and
this will probably be put in use.
Secretary Heydler's double rating was
for the purpose of comparison between
systems, and ii showed clearly that the
good pitchers with weak teams suffered
in prestige according to the old
method.
n comparative record of the Amer
lean league pitchers would have shown
that the Yankee pitchers suffered in
this respect more than those of any
other team the past season. This was
particularly true concerning Ford, Nc
Connell and Warhop, although nearly
all of the staff had days when the team
kicked the game from under them and
for which they We're charged with a
demerit in the records
No set of twirlers was rated worse
than the Yankees in 1912, although 1t
is admitted generally by baseball men
that they are boxmen of no mean abil-
ity. Not one of them had percentage
of 800, and the three leading members,
Ford Mcconnell and Warhop. We're
credited with winning about one-third
of their games.
Figured on the basis of earned runs
allowed by them, they would have been
classed with the stars of the winning
teams. as poor playing of their team
mates, which really marred their rec
ords, would not affect their standing
Big George Mcconnell will gladly
welcome the new system, and Ford and
Warhop, too, prefer to be rated that
way. Mcconnell took part in 20
games. OF these he was credited with
winning only eight. To say that six of
his 12 losses were in no way due to
his work is conservative estimate,
nor did he gain many. If any. of the
eight victories for which he is cred
tied, that were undeserved or due en-
tirely to the good playing of his team
mates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
The Southeastern League
Southeastern League Circuit
Will Reor9dniSe Next Season

niston) and the league disbanded. much
to the chagrin of three or four clubs
who were still willing to stick it out.
Will Profit by Mistakes
The mistakes made last season viii
be an asset for the coming season and
the cities making the league will profit
by past experiences. Officials will be
chosen who will have absolute power
and will attend strictly to business and
see that each and every club receives i'm
partial treatment.
A New Constitution
Anew constitution and bylaws Will
be drafted or rather the old one amend-
ed, which will make the small city
an equal of the larger one. Placing the
smaller city on the same basis With the
larger and assuring 1t of the same treat
ment and standing as the larger. The
bylaws will be such that the small
city will be bound to have ,he same
salary limit as the larger one and 1t
will then be up to the manager to de-
eide as to whether he has the best ma
teria and thus the best team. A pos
sible salary limit of $1,000 per month, ex-
ceptng a manager will be allowed. Other
such rules making the league firm Will
be adopted.
A League Compact
From Rome, Ga. on the north To
Gadsden, is 81 miles; from Gadsden to
Admission is 30 miles, from Admission to
Talladega is % miles: from Gadsden to
Huntsville is 60 miles and from Hunts
Vile to Decatur So miles 1t will be seen
that the railroad fares will not be large,
with a reasonable schedule arranged.
President Boykin of Gadsden is looking
after and feeling out the cities and in
every instance has found a warm response
in the affirmative. The cities named
have had a taste of organized ball and
will not deny themselves that pleasure
for the coming summer, although it IL
true the bah played will not be tine
caste of that of last season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
DIAMOND ARTISTS PREPARE TO
LEAVE FOR TRAINING CAMPS
MANY STAR PERFORMERS WILL
LEAVE CHATTANOOGA SOON
TO JOIN VARIOUS TEAMS

Chattanooga, January 4. (Spe-
cial l)-Notwithstanding the fact that
it will be over month before
the training camps, even those of the
major league contingents, open, more
than a score of professional diamond
gladators are preparing at present
within the confines OF this burg for
this vernal exodus.
Probably the first man to pull forth
from Chattanooga will be Jim Bas-
kettle, the Nap hurler. The Cleveland
aggregation will report according to
contracts at Pensacola Fla, Ma rch A.
The battery men though will probably
be called out week earlier.
Another local pill-swatter who will
join the Cleveland forces will be Dock
Johnston, whom Charley Frank has
developed into a major league star
Docks brother, Jimmy, who was
sent up by the Barons to the White
Sox after his brilliant career in nava-
|naugh's bailiwick last summer will also
leave the latter part of February. The
Sox, so it is understood, are slated
to train at Paso Robes, Cal, and the
lad who shattered the Southern league
base stealing records will be forced to
leave several days before reporting
time to make allowance for the days
consumed in his transcontnental jour
ney.
Will McAllester, the local boy who
was sent. to the Browns by Johnny
Dobbs last fall is another who will
report early.
Bob Higgins, who played the role of
chief Lookout receiver in 1910. goes
back to the Newark Indians this year
and will leave for the training camp
about March g.
Jack Reidy, the former Macon star.
and Dave CASTOR. an cx-Pel ex-Look-
out, and ex-Electric are both free
agents and are not yet under contract
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
SPRING TRAINING WILL SOLVE
MANY BASEBALL PROBLEMS
Will Decide Whether Frank Chance is Pilot the Yankees
Will Determine Bresnahan Case-Hold Outs Must
Show Their Hands Sweeny Named Great
est of All Pitchers
ny WALTER MARcHAND

New York, January 4.-Spring training
Tor the baseball men soon will be at hand
and it is to be hoped by that time at
least some of the many mysteries of the
game will have been solved.
we may hope to know definitely who is
10 own Philadelphia Nationals, whether
Or not Frank Chance is to manage the
Yankees and what club will have the SER
vices of Roger Bresnahan.
Other lesser questions also will prob
ably be answered. We will know, for ex-
ample. whether the hold-outs of Ty Cobb,
Joe Jackson. Rube Marquard and the
others are business or bluff, and whether
Mordecai Brown, Johnny King, Cy
Young and a few others are out of the
game for keeps.
When these questions have all been set
tied we can get down to the real business
of the fan prior to the opening of the
season, figuring the dope to return our
yavcrite team sure winner of the PEN
nant.
And it's going to take some figuring to
make this result sure, even on paper.
For one thing there are to be seven new
managers this year in the big leagues and
there is to be such a shaking up of bat
ting orders as has never been seen in any
season.
The Boston. Cincinnati, Chicago and
st. Louis clubs are the NATIONAL league
tubs that will be piloted by new man.
ayers, while New York, Cleveland and
st. Louis, In the American league, will be
managed by. men who didn't have con-
troll of thir respective teams at the open
Ing of the season of 1912.
Harry Davis, the former first basenlan
of the Athletics, made failure of his
attempt at handling the Maps. 1t was a
big disappointment, too, to his army of
admirers the country over, that he didn't
fare better, as they thought sure .pat
nfter his long experience under the tutor
ship of Connie Mack that he knew how
no manage team.
When Davis fell down, Joe Rirming-
ham, the outfielder. was rushed in to fill
the breach, and he did SO we'll that the
entire Cleevland press demanded that he
be given a chance to see what he could
do at the outset of next season.
George Stovall will be seen at the head
of the st. Louis club. He had some ox-
perience as manager at Cleveland In
fact. the fans In that city were very anx-
ious to see him made manager of the
team instead of Davis, but as the latter
had already been appointed for 1912 be-
fore Stovall took charge, it was found
necessary to let him out.
When Rhody Wallace made K plain that
he would never do as a manager, which
was about the middle of last season, the
c;ub owner looked around to see what
he could do about finding his successor
His eyes finally rested on Stoyall and ne
asked him if he would assume the re-
sponsibilities of management, which he
did.
Stovall's success with the Browns was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
JONES UNDERGOES
ANOTHER OPERATION

Fred Jones, right end of the
University of Alabama football
team. who received a severe in
jury In the game between Ala
bama and Sewanee on Rickwood
field on the 10th of November of
last year, arrived at the Davis
infirmary yesterday from his
home In Huntsville where he
had been confined since the in
jury for further treatment.
The injury to Jones, crushed
cheek bone. was at first thought
serious, but after a few days in
the hospital he went to his home
in Huntsville where he has been
recuperating. On Friday he left
his home with his father, G. Wal
ter Jones, to return to his
studies at the university but on
arrival in Birmingham 1t was
found another operation would
be necessary to prevent disfig-
urement.
This operation Is expected to
be successful and in week or
two young Jones Is expected
back in Tuscaloosa to return to
his studies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
PITCHERS |NDORSf
A NEW METHOD OF
FIGURING AVERAGES

New York January 4.-Ban john
sons announcement that the American
league will adopt new method of
compiling pitchers records, is being
highly indorsed by the twirlers, many
of whom have long protested against
the system in vogue. Just what sys-
tenn will be employed to rate the poS-
men is not known, or at least mas not
been divulged by the American league
chieftain. who intends to seek the ad-
vice of expert statisticians in finding
q suitable method.
That the present system falls short
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05

every whit as good as that of Birming-
ham. in Cleveland and the prospects are
bright for these TWO practically new man
ayers to make hit in their respective
cities.
1t has been a long time since the famous
first division trio of the National league
the Giants, Pirates and Cubs-have ex-
perimented, but this coming season one of
the number-Chicago-w give Second
Baseman Evers a chance to see what he
can do as a pilot. Johnny is just bub-
bling over with enthusiasm, and he is
confident that he will give McGraw
Clarke, Chance and others cards and
spades as a leader.
Miller Higgins, who used to play second
base for the Reds, and has had the man
agerial bee buzzing in his bonnet Tor
years, will be at the helm in the MOUND
City, while Joe Tinker. for years short
stop for the Cubs, will have charge of the
Reds, succeeding the ex-umpire. Hank
O. Day, who had a short but turbulent
stay in Redland.
George Stallings who proved the best
manager the Highlanders ever had, out
side of Clarke Griffith, win make his
headquarters in Boston, apd will see what
he can do with the lowly Braves.
Sir Timothy" Keefe was asked the
other day to name the greatest pitcher,
and he answered without a moment nesi-
tation Charley Sweeney.
or course the younger generation had
no opportunity to see sweeney, ana
Tim S" choice naturally will afford them
a means of comparison But Sweeney
was a wonderful pitcher in his prime 1t
was his speed which helped to carry him
through. Sometimes when pitchers are
discussed the speed of Rusie is referred
to as greater than that of any other pitch
er who ever lived. IL Rusie and Charley
Sweeney could be rivals some day, pitch
ing as they did at their best, the spec
tators of that game would see one OF the
greatest contests ever fought between
two men.
Perhaps Sweeney would not take quick
" to the pitching distance as it is now.
but even when he was in the last OF MS
famous career on the diamond he oc-
cas.onally showed flashes of that wonder
full skill which enabled him to make
strkeout records.
1t is also Keefe's opinion that Ed >
Williamson was the greatest ball player
who ever lived. As great as some OF our
ball players of these days have proved
to be, there will be more than one old
timer who will be frank to indorse that
opinion of Willamsons ability.
He could play third base, shortstop, sec
ona base, first base and catch. Few
knew that Anson wanted him to pitch,
but Arson did, and Williamson was a
marvelously good pitcher. There was
another attribute about him which is
greatly to his credit, and that is the
facl that he never tried to injure fell
low player. In fact, he would go out OF
his way not to injure one.
For a big man he was fine runner
and as active as If he weighed 12O pounds
instead of nearer 200.