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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-05
COBB TO RECEIVE I
HIS $4,000 PAY
President Navin Capitulates, and
Georgia Peach Will Receive
Increase Demanded.

san Francisco. February 4.-The De-
trolt club has raptulated. and T'y
Cobb VII &c; his $4,000 4 year.
That the demands Of the Georgia
Peach for the highest salary ever paid
a managing player in the history
Of the game Will be met Vas indicated
IN a letter which oscar Wit, the
Tigers second sacker and utility ma1,
received from Pre- s!dent Nav.n.
Savin wrote Wit THAI ne was more
than satisfied with his work last year.
and would be ordinarily glad TO In
crease his salary. bu, owing 10 the
necessity OF meeting the demands OF
Cobb for 5000 CYRUS being the bull
wark OF the team u would be impos-
sible for the Detroit management 10
boost other salaries.
Navln said that the club must have
Cobb and tina; as Ty Is In a position
10 hold out all year II re desires, the
club must make the best % the stu
alton and give him his 49, even ~
MS teammates have 10 suffer
From the tone Of Navin's letter II is
evident that sam Crawford. another
holdOut. VIII rot get HE raise. but viii
have TO play FOR last years salary or
quit the game
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-05
NEW YORK MUST;
$500 CLAIMED
Atlanta Is to Collect for Players
From Golfers of Yankee
Club.

New York. February 1.-THE New
York American League club, in de-
cisiOn by the National Commission.
made public here to-day. is directed
TO pay the Atlanta club of the oSuthern
League, $500 which that club claimed
to be due il for the return Of two of
five players procured from New York
last season. The New York club en-
tered a counter-claim of $500 for the
release Of Player Coleman to Atlanta,
but this is disallowed, as Coleman
failed TO report to the Georgia club.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-05
I
DIRECT CHARGE
Philadelphia Man Declares Of
fetal of A. A. u. Receives
Money for Services.

Philadelphia. February Jack Ro-
der. professional promoter of ath-
letics OF this city, has stirred up n
hornets rest with the declaration that
one OF the officials of the Middle At
lantic division Of the Amateur Attn
letic Union is professional and in
direct contradiction TO the rules OF that
BODY. Roden asserts that Peter Car
noy. the official Handicapped for the
\. for this district, has partici
pated in professional running races.
and even now is accepting money to
refer &c basketball games
ROden, who puts the charges in let
ter form, says he thinks II Is about
time for the A. A. u. to have a good
house cleaning in the ranks OF its own
officials.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-05
CHICAGO STARTS
GAMES EARLIER
Two O'clock Is Decided Upon as
Hour When Jumps
Gives Word.

Chicago February National
League baseball games in this CITY
will begin at o'clock in the after
noon during the coming season. instead
of o'clock. as has been the practice
In making this announcement to-day.
President Murphy. Of the Chicago Ma
tional League team. said that the or
binary game will be completed by
o'clock and patrons will have plenty
IF time TO get home for dinner.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-05
'. T.. !. Wins FIRST Game.

Blacksburg. Va. February 4.--V. p.
r won It's first basketball game on
the home floor this season here this
afternoon. defeating Emory and Henry
by score Of 80 10 %. The teams were
pretty evenly matched. and the game
lacked any sensational features.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-13
TO ADVISE THE CHINESE.
Frank Johnson GoodfeW. an
American, Selected for I'm
!. portant Post.

pEKING, March 13.-Frank Johnson
Goodnow was today appointed chief adj
wiser to the Chinese government in the
reform of the constitution.
Mr. Goodnow is professor of constitu-
tional law at Columbia University.
Frank Johnson Goodnow is professor
of administrative law and municlpal
science at Columbia University, New
York.
1t is understood that he was selected
BY Dr. Charles W. Eliot. acting in his
capacity as one of the directors of the
Carnegie endowment for international
peace which has been unoficially but
earnestly interested in the establishment
of a Constitutional government in China
Dr. Eliot, who was recently in the far
east is believed to have been made fully
acquainted with the special needs OF
President Yuan Shat Kai in the matter
of legal advisers.
Prof Goodnow is a graduate of Am
herst College and stands very high in
scholastic circles having taken POSTCARD
uate courses at the great national uni
versities in Paris and Berlin. He is an
accomplished linguist and is the author
of many works of International and muni-
ciral law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-13
CHARLES F. HOLBROOK DEAD.
For Many Years Was Employed IN
House Press Gallery.

Charles F. Holbrook. for many years
an employee of the press gallery or
the House of Representatives, died
early this morning at the residence of
his daughter. Mrs. Frank H. Jackson.
1910 Kearney street northeast Flu
neral services will be held at the
home at o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Rev Thomas d. Williams of st. An
thongs Catholic Church will officiate,
and burial will be in Congressional
cemetery.
Mr. Holbrook was born in this city
eighty-two years ago. During the
many years he was employed at the
House press gallery he was associated
with scores of the country's most noted
newspaper correspondents Old age
necessitated his retirement about three
years ago. For several months he had
been in poor health, but his condition
did not become critical until about two
months ago. Besides his daughter. Mr..
Holbrook is survived by son, Charles
T. Holbrook.
Mr.. Holbrook was civil war veteran
and was a member of Kit Carson Post,
G. A. r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-13
AGREE TO ELECTRIFY ROAD.
Pennsy Directors Vote to Spend Mil
lions on Twenty-Mile Stretch.

PHILADELPHIA. March 10 The
directors of the Pennsylvania railroad
have voted to establish an electric
system for suburban passenger train
service on the main line between
Broad street station. Philadelphia. and
Paoli. Pa. a distance of twenty miles.
The work of electrification will be-
gin as soon as possible, and it is ex-
pected suburban trains will be using
the system next year The installing
of the system will involve an ex-
penditure of about 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-13

The Cecil county, ,.d. commissioners
appointed William III. t'earce, CT .Elkton.
standard keeIer for cell county, vice
Howard Vincent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-13
Domestic Remnants
y ls,.c AND WORTH sses .6Mc

x ,snc AND w Ise9 :l..... 6Mc
Just the materials needed for
your spring dressmaking-a remnant
accumulation Of staple domestics.
wash goods and fiannels marked for
immediate disposal.
The lot includes q and 32-inch
Dress Ginghams, 36-inch PercaleS.
Mercerized Ginghams. Chambray,
Brocaded Saline, Canton and Domet
Flannel. Outing Flannel. etc. All In
useful lengths for house garments,
waists, children's Wearables, etc.
Friday at 6Ac yard.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-27
A Notable Triumph

The postoffice department has es-
tablished new record in the expedl-
tious handling of the holiday mails
this year. With an estimated increase
of rs per cent in the volume of Christ
mas mail due to the new parcel post
there was no congestion at any of the
great centers and certainly none at the
smaller points.
Facing an entirely new problem
postal authorities succeeded in deliv-
ering practically all the Christmas
mail before the holiday itself. Pack
apes lost or sent astray this year were
comparatively few, and considering
all things the department has scored
notable triumph.
So pleasing has the work been to
the high officials of the department
that Postmaster General Burleson has
deemed it fit to pay the following
tribute to the men who labored so
tirelessly for the pleasure of the peo-
pie of the United States during Christ
mas:
81 have instructed the officials of
the department TO extend to the clerks
OF the railway mail service and post
offices my appreciation Of the extra
efforts they have put forth. They
are entitled to the highest commenda-
ton and to them is due a debt of
gratitude from all the people, par
ticularly the business interests of
the country. They have met the
greatest emergency in the history Of
the postoffice department and COPIED
with it successfully. This success is
largely due to the hearty cooperation
of every individual in the service.
This energy and faithfulness have
never been excelled in the depart
ment"
Mr.. Burleson kept in close touch
with the situation during the few days
before Christmas and in no case was
any congestion reported to him. The
parcel post acquitted itself nobly and
came up to and far beyond the expec-
tations of the officials. The express
companies, too, were relieved of a
considerable burden and were enabled
to handle the Christmas traffic with
greater dispatch.
The Christmas of 1918 marked a
new epoch in the postoffice depart
nient.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-27
A DOthan booster

The most up to- date of the smaller
cities in this statep said A. A. AGREE.
lis Dothan, the county seat of Hous-
ton 1t Is a place of about $4,000 peo-
pie, 80 per cent of whom have moved
there in the last 10 years. There is
not single old style business house
and but very few old style residences
in the city. Everything is built along
modern architectural lines and while
modest, reflect growing wealth of the
city and the section.
THE business streets are paved and
there are 10 miles of cement sidewalks
in the city. 1t is one of the three cit
les in the state which have a white
way. The others are Admission and Biz
mingham. The people are live and
wideawake and looking ever for some
way to improve the city.
"A new Chamber of Commerce is be-
ing organized and the business men are
putting their money into it without
restraint The city is preparing to
erect new $4,000 city hall, the plans
fof which a Birmingham architect is
now working upon.
Taken as a whole, or any part of 1t,
Dothan is growing faster than any OF
the smaller cities of the entire south
and is already proving a formidable
commercial rival to Montgomery"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-27
IN THE SPAN OF ONE LIFE.

4
From the Rochester Democrat and 'Chron-
| icle.
| The changes which have been brought
about on the western continent during
the last century are many and wonder
full. Forests have been cut down, great
| Industries have been established and civ
| ilization has supplanted savagery. This
| spirit of change and development has
| marked the progress of humanity as we'll
as material things. No more striking IL
lustration of the mutability OF human df-
fairs, for instance, could be found than
in the life of Mrs. Amanda johnson, now
a resident of Albany, in the state of Ore
gon. Born a slave. she not only has en-
joyed freedom for so years, but on her
eightieth birthday became a duly quail
fled voter with all The rights of citi-
zenship. The adoption of woman Suffrage
In Oregon last fall paved the way for this
result, and she registered as a republican
voter.
Mrs. Johnson has lived in the state of
Oregon or in that vicinity for 60 years.
She was born in Liberty, Clay county,
Mississippi, August 3d. 1883. A daughter of
the family on whose place she was born
was married when she was a little girl
of years, and she was given as we'd
ding present to serve rs an attendant
upon the young married woman. With
her newly found guardians and owners
she made the long trip northwestward in
pioneer days and received her freedom.
This life marks change in the position
af
rnment toward slavery and suffrage.
When the little black girl was given
away as a human ehattel there was in
all probability not one person alive who
would have predicted that she would live
to become a qualified voter of the United
States. And, all in all, the changes which
have reached their climax in this one
life have been steadily upward and to-
ward the realization of more perfect
ideals
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-27
Birmingham Should Be Selected

Birmingham should have one of the
federal reserve banks. It's central To-.
cation as southern city and its rap
idly growing Importance as financial
center will receive, as a matter of
course, consideration on the part of
those charged with the duty of desig-
mating the cities where the reserve
hanks are to be established. Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo and Secre-
tary of Agriculture Houston, who are
to make the selections, intimate that it
is their purpose to reach an early de-
cision, and it may be assumed, there
fore, that no time will be lost by the
Chamber of Commerce committee APP
pointed to handle this matter in pre-
senting and pressing Birmingham
claims.
AS President Harding of the Charl.
Der of Commerce suggested in his tele-
gram to the Secretary of the Treas
ury yesterday, the same argumnets
that were made in behalf of Birming-
ham as a subtreasury city seven years
ago apply with equal force now to
this as the logical place for one of the
reserve banks. The fact is that Bir
mingham's claims are much stronger
than they were seven years back, for
in addition to the phenomenal growth
of the city during the period referred
to, it has gained greatly in prestige
as a commercial and banking center.
New Orleans and Atlanta are active
candidates for the reserve bank for
the south New Orleans is too far
south and while Atlanta is somewhat
central, Birmingham is the real hub
OF the south and its selection would be
sure to give very general satisfaction.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-27
WIRELESS ON LAKES,
From the Buffalo Express.

From the Buffalo Express.
The federal department of commerce is
evidently of the opinion that the wireless
would have made it possible to save prac-
tically all the vessels lost in the Novem-
Der storm which took toll of some 2co
lives and several million dollars worth OF
property. 1t records the fact that none
of the 10 vessels lost in that storm was
equipped with wireless and that a number
of vessels which We're so equipped re.
ceived warning in time to return to port
and safety. The Cleveland inspectors saw
that just before the storm three vessels
cleared from Detroit. one with wireless,
two without. The former, after attempt
ing to warn the other two. returned to
port and was saved, while those without
wireless were lost.
No particular comment perhaps, is re-
CURED on this report: it makes its own.
But it is interesting to learn that 50 ves-
sells are preparing to install wireless
equipment, though that is not so many as
should adopt it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-27
CHONED A TIGER TO DEATH.

From the Wide world.
In the mountainous province of Kirin,
formerly one of the three provinces of
Manehuria, dispatches are conveyed by
soldiers, who ride from one district to
another. One day last November a SOL
cier was on his way back to I<rin City,
the capital of the province, when he es-
pied a large tiger coming toward him.
Disappointing, he aimed as hest he could
with rifle not of the most modern pat
tern and fired. The animal. though
wounded was not disabled, and sprang
in fury toward the. soldier. ortunately
for the man he kept his head, and, with
the rifle tightly clasped and supported
against his chest, awaited the oncominS
OF the animal. Just as the tiger was
ready for the final Spring, with his jaws
wide open, the soldier damned the point
mouth against the base of the skull. The
force of the animals spring as he rushed
forward no doubt helped to end the strug-
gle, for in few minutes the tiger was
lying on its side and breathing its last.
The plucky soldier rode to the capital, 80
miles away, and reported the incident to
his commander Half a dozen other SOL
dIers then accompanied him to the spot,
and between them the animal was carried
home and photographed in frcn. of the
commanders home. with THE damaged
rifle in stu.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-27
IN HOTEL LOBBIES


I was in Cincinnati this week and
was thinking 1 would have to remain
there over Christmas; but I was able
to return home Wednesday and en-
JOY Christmas day here said Hugh
NJ Brown.
Business takes me to Cincinnati
frequently, and 1t gives me pleasure
to say that 1 found much more optim-
ism on my last trip than on some OF
my former visits. / dined at the Bust
ness Mems club and everybody l met
there was speaking of the Frightening
trade outlook. The Business Mems club
building, by the way, is new and is
said to be the handsomest club struc-
ture outside of New York The club has
100 members.
Il hear many words of apprecia-
ton of Mr. Underwood. I met repub-
llcans as we'll as democrats who ex-
pressed their interest in his senatorial
campaign, and said they could not inn
agine that 1t would be possible for
anyone in Alabama to defeat such a
great statesman. Everywhere one go&i
he hears Underwood discussed as one
Of the greatest statesmen this country
has produced since the war;
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-27
Army Aviation CORPS

Congressman Hay, chairman of the
House committee on military affairs,
is making an earnest effort to create
an army aviation corps. His bill for
such an organization has been favor
ably reported by the committee, and
1t probably will be passed. The bill
provides for an extension of the signal
service corps to be devoted entirely 10
aeronautics without requiring the Of
ficers thus employed to perform any
outside duties.
Under the proposed measure 60 Off
GERS and 260 enlisted men will be as
signed for aviation service. The work
will have to do principally with aero
planes, although, as one authority
says, it will touch also upon dirigiblcs
and spherical balloons and anything
else connected with the science of the
air." Among other provisions in the
bill is that all the officers to be de-
tailed will be under the grade of cap
tain, and when they are assigned to
the aviation service the assignment
will create vacancy in the arm from
which they are drawn.
The officers will be graded as stu
dents, junior aviators and military
aviators. The student aviators will
receive a % per cent increase in pay
while OF active aeroplane duty. The
juniors will receive so per cent in
crease, and the military aviators rs
per cent increase. A first lieutenant,
whose pay is on a basis of $4,000 a
year, would receive therefore as a
military aviator $500 a year. The
enlisted men would be trained as avia.
tors and would receive increased pay.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-27
Villa Is Wrathful Again

General Pancho Villa, General Car
ranza's obstreperous officer who at
present holds Chihuahua, seems deter
mined to become embroiled with some
of the powers. He abused the
Standards to such an extent that SPAN
protested to the United States and
asked the American government to
look after her interests in Chihuahua.
The latest objects of his wrath are
the Japanese. He was much incensed
by the announcement that Tokyo ar
senal is manufacturing munitions OF
war for Provisional President Huerta
and threatened to expel all Japanese
subjects in Chihuahua to the number
of 200 or 800.
With the exception of General Car
rama himself there seems to be Il
dearth of leaders among the constitu-
tionalists who are endowed with ordi-
nary COHlluOH S6llSS. oSliSIdl NiiAst
was generally regarded as an honor
able soldier until the Spanish episode
but if he continues in the future to
act as he has in the past he will soon
find himself condemned not only by
Huerta but repudiated by General
Carranza himself.
The latter is too shrewd man 20
allow the standing of the constitution
alist cause to be jeopardized by Villa IS
actions. 1t is reported that Carranza
was highly incensed over the Spanish
episode and sent Villa severe repri-
mand. If Villa should carry out his
threat to eXpel the Japanese Car
rama might find it necessary to use
more effective measures.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-27
A Prominent Atlanta Man

Il come to Birmingham occasionally.
and am always glad to be here" said
Patrick Calhoun, one of Atlanta's most
prominent citizens, who is the guest of
his son. Charles Calhoun, the well
known and esteemed lawyer
This has grown to be a great city
and 1t VIII continue to grow" said Mr.
Calhoun. AS for Atlanta, it is push
Ing right ahead, and as a Georgian
whose life has been lived in Atlanta
| am naturally proud of our great Ger
gia metropolis"
Mr.. Calhoun's father was the mayor
OF Atlanta and acting governor OF
Georgia when Sherman took possession
of the city. $50
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-27

profits to the furnace companies u1-
til after the interstate commerce conf
mission authorizes the carriers to in
crease freight rates. Just as soon as
the railroads receive favorable con-
sideration they will be in the market
with large orders for everything
needed for equipment and expansion.
Several things have concurred re-
Gently to improve the industrial bust
ness of the country. The leading fl
nanciers with few exceptions are en-
tiusiastic over the new tariff law.
Many of the men who have given close
study to financial problems, and who
are either practical bankers or thor
oughly conversant with the banking
business, say that the currency act
is the best banking measure that has
ever been adopted by Congress. Stree
this important legislation has made
such great hit in financial and COM
mercial circles little would be re-
CURED to start up new era of pros
perity with the opening of the new
year Just as soon as the interstate
commerce commission grants the. petit
ton of the railroads the iron market
and the steel market and every other
market will hum.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-27
THE BEST TIME TO DE ALIVE.

From the New Orleans States.
Every little while there comes 10 the
surface an enthusiast with a dream like
that which lured the Spaniards when
America was young-the dream of per-
petual youth The latest was "A westerncr
who promised himself, by reason of a GER
tain regime of diet and exercise, a life
sran of at least 800 years, with sneaking
hope of eternity.
Far be 1t from us to belittle the impor-
lance of living carefully and long. Bot
why put so much emphasis on youth. az
if only the morning life were worth liv-
ing?
Don't you suppose that white bearded
grandpa, snoozing on the porch in the
shade, or watching the infants play. has
as much fun out of life as the giddiest
lad or maiden?
70 be sure, it is a different kind. which
happily is one of natures ways of insur-
ing interesting variety. But his rough
work done, as the sun slowly goes to meet
the far horizon, he lives anew In the
young life about him and. out of passion
ashes, builds ripe philosophy.
Every time in life is a good time to be
alive, for always you can feel, see and
learn. We are not at all convinced that
ripe old age isn't the best estate of all;
for then the heart is mellowed the mind
matured and the spirit seasoned, while In
the treasury of memory are stored inuu-
merable joys. the better for the enchant
ment which distance lends