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to the spectator who had given him the
Information. How many did you say
he struck out in Idaho-twenty-two? It's
wonder he didn't strike out twenty
seven. That's the greatest kid L have
ever seem"
Donovan hasn't changed his opinion on
Walter Johnson since that time. He still
believes that he is the greatest pitcher,
and he. believes that he will esta bush
that fact from now on.
Last year." said Donovan, Walter
had his first chance to show his true form
because he had team behind him. He
is now matured and / look for him to
be remarkable Performer from this out.
Walter is now full grown. and has
learned a lot about pitching which al
undoubtedly have the banner year of his
career In the next campaign. To me Wal
ter is the ideal pitcher because he works
SO freely and there is no apparent strain
on his arm when he pitches"
A writer Of the ST. Louis Times has
done some figuring, and he decares that
the average salary expense Of a major
league club is 500 per game. The Times
expert writes:
According to Secretary Heydler's rec
ords. 2sS players took part in National
League games last season. A conserva-
tive average of salary for each player
would be $500, probably it is nearly
|o,CO. buC, taxing the lesser amount,
the amount for salaries alone paid out
by the parent organization was '$7O7, 900
THE American League can be put
down as paying out to players fully as
much as the National. This brings the
salary list of the two big leagues UP to
the astounding figures of 81 Ala. 800, near
ly a million and half
ITO enable the clubs of the National
and American Leagues to pay the sal
aries Of their players. they must avera &c
$50 per game for the 154 games SEIZED.
uled. But salaries. while forming a big
item, are only one of the many expen.
sive ones the club owners have to face
Ball players are fully entitled to ali
they can get. and they cannot be banned
for making demands for what they think
they are worth, but ability should be the
only criterion. not grossly exaggerated
reports of gate receipts
Here are fourteen base ball players
who were developed in the South At.
lantic League who would make a prett,
fair ball team: Mcmillan. shortstop
Jacksonville; Hohnhorst. first base, Au
gusta; Tyrus Raymond Cobb, cente,
field. Augusta: Joe Jackson. left field
Savannah; Engle. second base. Augusta
Tim Hendrix. right field. Jacksonville
Mike Mowrey, third base. Savannah; Ed
Sweeney. catcher. Columbia; Nap Ruck
er, Augusta: Rube Benton, Macon; A
Demaree. Savannah: George Suggs, Jack
sonvilie. pitchers: .Krug and Whitfield
utility men.
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my team. We have some mighty good
ball players. and all We need is the right
kind of a manager.
Chance apparently was just as well
pleased. While he declined to state what
his contract called for he did say that
the figures were so large that he did not
feel justified in carrying out his program
of remaining out of base ball for one
year.
Despite the fact that neither the New
York magnate nor the new manager
would discuss the terms there were many
stories af1Oat. One was to the effect that
the new manager would receive s250oo
and ) per cent of the profits. This would
make him the highest Salaried man in the
game. Chance was appealed to.
1T is said that you are to receive S2JGD
and per cent of the profits. Is that a
fact?'
II am sincere when l say that l shall
not discuss the figures contained in my
contract. l gave my word to Mr.. Farrell
that / would not discuss what 1 am to
receive. I would give this same answer
If you said that you had heard l was to
get one-tenth that amount or ten times
that much. But 1 can say this much:
When I came to Chicago 1 had no inten-
ton of signing. / came here to tell Mr..
Farrell that / expected to remain out of
the game for year His offers were so
alluring that ! could not hold to my in
tention. So you may know that he Of
fered me something handsome. because
/ have been in the habit of getting good
money in base ball.
Farrell had even less to say about what
Chance would receive. 81 do not .-gure
that making public the price will make
Chance better manager. Nor do L be-
lieve that it will get the Highlanders any
higher In the race. I'm perfectly willing
to discuss almost anything connected
with the case except the salary part of
1t. l figure that making that public
would be of no service to any one"
Farrell was the first to emerge from
the private Office of Johnson. He was
followed by Chance.
Gentlemen, l want to introduce you to
the new manager Of the New York
American League team said Farrell.
II know that my selection is bound to be
popular in New York. Ever since the
name Of Chance has been mentioned in
connection with that position the fans
there have insisted that / land my man.
I came to Chicago with the determination
of doing this. 1 am badly mistaken If
Chance does not take the team out of
the rut and put it among the contenders
in the American League. Not only is this
my opinion. but 1t Is that of other club
owners and managers in our league
''Tickled?" queried Chance. Il should
say that 1 am. I'm glad to get to New
York. 1t is the one city that appeals to
me. Had the offer come from any other
club should have refused it on the spot
But New York offers an excellent oppor-
tunity. The team Is down and the man
who brings it up is certain to win warm
friends. I'm certain that we can get in
the race and / shall do my best"
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RETAINS BILLIARD TITLE.
De Orc Comes Back Strong and Beats
Mature at Pool.

NEW YORK. January 9.-Alfred De ORC
retained his title as worlds pocket bill
lard champion by defeating James Nature
of Denver, in the final block of their
match last night. With the score 400 to
3OS in the challengers favor, De Orc
played a remarkable game. pocketing 90
balls to 1853 by his opponent. making the
final standing 600 to 563.
In the twenty-fourth frame the cham
pion caught up to his opponent. the score
standing 459-all Nature gained slightly.
but fell down on an easy conner shot De
Orc then made worlds record under the
new "open break rules pocketing fifty
nine balls before missing. Natures best
run of the night was nineteen. De Orc
made eleven scratches to his opponent 8
eight.
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POINTER TAKES FIRST MONEY.
Comanche Frank Beats Setter Mel
rose Mohawk in Alabama,

LETOHATCHIE. Ala. January 9-The
all-age stake Of the United States Field
Trial Club. which began here Monday
with twenty-four starters. was won by
the pointer Comanche Frank. owned by
Z. r. F1shel Of Hope Ind, and handled
by j. NJ. Avent of Hickory Valley, Tenn.
Second went to the setter Melrose Mo-
hawk, owned by ]. w. Considine, Seattle,
Wash. while third was awarded to the
setter Momoney, owned and handled by
J. NJ. Avent.
In the second series Melrose Mohawk
beat Momoney very decisively, finding five
bevies to Momoneys one. but when the
Seattle dog met the pointer Comanche
Frank the latter turned the tables on
him. finding not only more birds. but also
beating Melrose Mohawk in pace and
range. The derby was begun yesterday
with twenty-one starters.
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BECKER WINNER ON LINKS.
Beats Robson in Midwinter Golf
Tourney at Pinehurst.

PINEHURST. N c., January &C. I.
Becker Of the Woodland Golf Club de-
feated F. X. Robson, oaKhin Club of
Rochester in the first match round yes
terday Of the tenth annual midwinter golf
tournament here. Robson was the
leader in the qualification round of the
tournament Tuesday. Becker won yes
terday by a score of up and to play.
Walter ]. Travis of Garden City won
from w. E. Truesdale. Foxhill, 8 up and
6 to play.
Thirty-two players were eliminated
from participation in the championship
finals. Semi-finals are scheduled for Fri
day and finals Saturday.
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MCCARTHY AN EXCEPTION
TO THE CAGE LIMIT

Luther McCarty is a living de-
NAL of the tradition that heavy
weights have to be past the age
Of twenty-five before achieving
great honor in their profession.
The Nebraskan has not yet cast his
first vote for the reason that he
fears 1t would be challenged. He
Is only twenty.
Jim Corbett was twenty-six when
he took the crown from John l..
Sullivan at New Orleans. Fitzsim-
mons was thirty-five when he laid
his famous solar plexus punch on
Corbett at Carson City. Jeffries
was twenty-four when his double
left dropped Fitz for the ten toll.
and Tommy Burns was twenty-five
when JEFF gave him his title. john
son was thirty at the time he
stopped Burns in Australia.
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FIRST CONTEST
Since Holidays Will Be Held by Nau
titus Club,

The Nautilus Club. which is the SWIM
ming branch Of the Y. NJ. c.. A.. holds
its first contest following the holiday sea-
son this evening in the Y. NJ. c. A. tank.
the events being the 5O-yard dash and the
8O-yard breast stroke. The contest Is
one of the semi-monthly scratch series.
About twenty men are expected out to
compete. The contest is open to the at
tendance of all men free
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day and will probably have something to
say.
Clarke in st. Louis early next month.
During the New York meeting last month
Bresnahan practically promised Clarke he
would sign with the Pirates Immediately
after he had settled with the st. Louis
management.
The belief here is that Roger is a good
press agent and is keeping himself in the
high-prced zone long as he can with
out any cost to himself
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PIRATES WANT BRESNAHAN.
Report Exist. Louis Manager Has
Signed With Cubs Is Doubted.

PITTSBURGH. January 9.-The story
to the effect that Roger Bresnahan has
agreed to become a catcher for the Chi
cago Cubs is given little credence here.
Secretary Will H. Locke of the Pirates
says he knows nothing Of the Bresnahan
affair. Barney Dreyfus will be home to-
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skating rink this evening Washington and
one OF the best teams from Baltimore will
battle for supremacy. and Manager Whit
ing says advance inquiries indicate a
record crowd.
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Polo at Arcade.

Roller polo In Washington is meeting
with much success. due to the fact that
there Is never a dull moment during
the progress of the game. At the Arcade
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-23
EVIDENCE OF PROSPERITY
Few Business Failures Take Place In
North Dakota.

Business failures in Minnesota,
North and South Dakota and Montana
decreased than Is per cent in
number and more than SO per cent
in amounts involved during 1912, while
failures for the entire country reached
the highest total in nineteen years,
with the single exception of 1908,
These statistics, secured by the Devel-
opment league press bureau at Grand
Forks, reveal the business health of
North Dakota in a striking way.
All that the Northwest, however, did
last year in rolling up the big totals
in finance and commerce, industry and
transportation was overshadowed by
the showing made when the figures
became audible, and it was shown that
in 1912, when there were 1852 bust
ness failures in the United States as a
whole, or 2,011 more than in 1911,
with liabilities of 5000, III, 1892, or $12,-
045,726 greater; the states of Mime
sofa, South Dakota, North Dakota and
Montana, altogether, had only 366 bus
mess endorsements of every kind,
with the remarkably low total of 49,
720,933 in liabilities. With only 1872
failures in 1911 and liabilities of ST.,
1913, ,O00, these four Northwestern
states made what was then considered
a remarkably favorable showing.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-23
News Of The Ta.3,l FI5:a y~.-
Gus Paris Of i..2 SD.
AMBROSE CEG!AS CONTEST
Action Has Been Started to Override
the Seat Election in
Divide.

Contending that the election officials
in at least eight precincts held the
election at places other than those
designated as official polling places by
the county commissioners, and also
that the ~canvassing board of the coun-
ty employed irregular methods in
counting the returns from six addi-
tional precincts, Nels Nelson of Am
brose has launched a contest against
the election by which Crosby was
chosen as the county seat of Divide
county.
Crosby was on the face of the re-
turns selected county seat by a vote
of 915 to 759 for Ambrose. Divide was
created as a county two years ago and
in the election last November the per-
manent county seat was selected. Just
before the expiration of the time limit
within which a contest could be
launched Ambrose through it's attor-
neys, served notice of such contest.
The grounds on which Ambrose aims
to prove that the election was void are
identical, in a measure, to those used
in Burke county when Flaxton, though
1t had a majority of all the votes cast,
lost to Bowbells because in several
precincts the voting had taken place
at points other than the officially es-
tahlished polling places.
1t is further alleged that the board
did not accept the official statement
OF votes as returned Ivy the precinct
canvassing boards, but, instead, used
the tally sheets in tabulating the vote.
The precinct officials in inclosing the
returns to the county board, included
both the tally sheets and an official
return sheet, which is certified to,
while the tally sheet is not certified.
That no official return of the election
was made in certain precincts is an
additional plea on which Ambrose
seeks to have the selection of Crosby
declared illegal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-23
Turkish Diplomat Says Prom
iSes Are Worthless.
CHARGED WITH BETRAYAL
First Pledged Integrity Of Ottoman
Empire, but Now Seem to Sane
ton Dismemberment.

London. Jan. 19.-Osman Miami
Pasha, the Turkish ambassador to
Germany, who is in London in con.
nection with the peace negotiations,
issued a statement bitterly arraign,
ing the European powers for their at.
titude in the joint note delivered to
the porte.
-Four months ago." he said, "Eu-
rope proclaimed it's determination to
maintain the state of things existing
before the war, whatever the result
of the conflict might be. Now the
powers are making open illusions to
the possible loss to Turkey of Con-
stantinople and some of the Asiatic
provinces.
what reliance can Turkey place
on the powers promise to exclude all
menace to the security of Turkey
when Europe has just given tangible
evidence of how little her promises
are WORTH"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-23
EFFORTS TO MEDIATE
DISPUTE FRu|TLESS
Firemen on Fifty Roads Will
Take Strike Vote.

New York, Jan. 16.-Efforts to
mediate the dispute between fifty
Eastern railroads and the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men over the demands Of the roads
iremen for increased wages and bet
ter working conditions have failed and
a strike ballot has been ordered.
Charles P. Neill, United States CON-
missioner of labor, and Martin A.
Knapp, presiding judge of the United
States commerce court, have been act
ing as mediators under the Erdman
act, which had been invoked by the
parties to the controversy. Commits
sioner Neill made the announcement
Of the discontinuance of mediation
conferences, stating that both Judge
Knapp and himself agreed that the
time was not ripe for efforts along
this line.
About $4,000 men are affected.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-23
Decision Interests Land Men,

Realty men of North Dakota were
interested in the reversal and dismis-
sal by the supreme court of the case
of J. H. McVeety against the Harvey
Mercantile company. McVeety sued
for $4,000 for breach of contract and
the jury gave him $4,000, He claimed
to have certain lands in Clay county,
Minnesota, to sell to the defendant
company, which later declined to carry
out a contract. 1t was shown on the
appeal that McVeety made a contract
as the owner of the lands and not as
agent, where in reality he was merely
agent for D. G.. Ross of Fargo, and
was making the deal for a commission.
The decision will influence future land
contracts in North Dakota.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-23
TO TAKE C0NSTANTINoPLt
That Will Be First Move in War
Game, Allies Say.


Game, Allies Say.
London, Jan. 19.-The peace en-.
voys of the Balkan states agreed that
the joint note of the great powers
handed to the porte did not put any
restraint upon the allies and they de-.
clared that Turkeys rejection of the
advice of the powers would mean the
utter humiliation of Turkey in Eu-
rope.
The Balkan delegates said they
could interpret no part of the note
to be in opposition to the capture by
the allies of Constantinople and they
declared that the taking of the Otto
mar capital would be the first thing
undertaken should the war be re-
sumed. At the same time the Balkan
plenipotentiaries professed to be con.
fdent that var would be resumed.
They said they were remaining in
London because they expected the
st. James palace peace negotiations
to be reopened soon.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-23
PUJO and UNTERMYER
TO TAKE TESTIMONY
Money Trust Committee Wants
R0Ckefe|Ier'S Evidence.

Washington, Jan. 16.-In executive
session the house money trust COM
mittee decided to take the testimony
of William Rockefeller by deposition
and designated Chairman Pujo and
Counsel Untermyer to visit Mr..
Rockefeller for that purpose.
The decision was arrived at after a
heated discussion. Chairman Pujo
voted against taking Mr.. Rockefeller's
testimony at all.
The determination of the committee
followed the testimony of DR.. G. W.
Richardson, who, after examining Mr..
Rockefeller, told the committee that,
despite his illness, the oil magnate
could submit to a brief examination
without immediate serious results"
No plans were made for the manner
or place of examining Mr.. Rockefeller.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-23
6,00O,0 900 PARCELS A WEEK
Hitchcock Complies Figures of New
Postal Service Business.

''S~tSS " WV
Postal Service Business.
Washington, Jan. 17.-Six million
packages were handled by parcel post
during the first seven days of the
operation of the system, according to
figures prepared by experts of the
postoffice department..
The figures were compiled from re-
ports received by Postmaster General
Hitchcock from 1884 of the 1850 post
offices having city delivery service
and estimates made from scattering
reports Of the remaining postoffices of
the country. The returns show that
during the first seven days 4,O6S, 1874
packages were handled in the city de-
livery offices which have submitted
reports. or this number 1O7,581 pack
ages were insured. AS all of the Of
fees were closed on New Years day
and Sunday the reports cover SUBJ
stantially only five days.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-23
Commons Passes Home Rule
Measure by 367 to 257
CHEER ASQU|7H AND REDMOND
Leaders in Long Fight Given an Ova.
ton When Result of the Vote
Is Announced.

London, Jan. 17.-After a long,
stern battle the home rule bill passed
the house of commons by a majority
Of 10. Later it was read for the first
time in the house of lords.
There were two divisions in the
lower house. Mr.. Balfour's motion
for it's rejection was defeated, 25S to
36S, while the third reading was car
ried by a vote of 367 to 257, one men,
Der of each side having left the house
in the interval.
The result of the division was too
much a foregone conclusion for a
tremendous demonstration, but Irish
men inside and outside of the house
did their best, and, assisted by the
Liberals and Laborites, gave the
measure for which they waited and
worked so long a good sendoff on it's
way to the house of lords, where it's
fate certainly is sealed.
The division was preceded by an
other series of brilliant speeches by
the political leaders, among whom
were Frederick E. Smith and the So
licitor general, Sir John A. Simon,
two of the cleverest among the young
er members, and the veterans, John
E. Redmond, Timothy Healy and
Augustine Birrell, chief secretary
for Ireland.
In a characteristic speech during
the course of the debate Mr.. Red
mond dwelt feelingly on the years of
defeat and encouragement through
which Irishmen had passed in their
efforts to secure home rule and now
their day of victory had arrived.
1--WE know that the house of lords
is going to throw the home rule bill
out" he said, "but believe the home
rule bill, in spite of the house of
lords, is going to pass into law with
in the lifetime of this parliament"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-23
Debating Teams Chosen.

Teams to debate the University or
Manitoba and Fargo college, on Feb.
20, in the first set of debates in the
Triangular Debating league, have been
picked at Grand Forks. Reinhart
kamplin will debate Fargo college,
and Clemens Kalsch, Earl Louden and
Edgar G%ustafson are on the team
that will meet the University of Mani
toba. Three debates will be held,
Fargo college and the North Dakota
university meeting at Fargo; Manitoba
and the University Of North Dakota
debating the Grand Forks, and Fargo
college and the University of Manitoba
at Winnipeg.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-23
Major w. r. Purdon Is Dead.

Major w. r. Purdon died at Wahpe.
ton after a long illness. Major Pur-
don was forty-eight years old and had
been a resident of Wahpeton for many
years. He was captain of Company |
of the North Dakota volunteers during
the Spanish-American war and served
through the Philippine campaign. Aft
erwards he served two terms in the
North Dakota legislature. His illness
is traced to exposure during the Phil
lippine war.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-23
CREW OF THE FUTURE SAVED
Men on Wrecked Vessel Had Been
Given Up for Lost.

London, Jan. 19.-The British
steamer Asuncion de Larrinaga,
bound from Galveston for Manches-
ter, signaled the station at Browhead
that she has OF board five members
Of the crew of the American schoon-
er Future.
h schooner Future hailed from
Boston and was on her way to Wash
ington from Tampa when wrecked off
the southern coast of the United
States in the gales of early January.
1t had been thought that the crew
of the Future persisted.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-23
To Place Ignite Coal on Market.

The placing of North Dakota Ignite
Goa on the market on a scale much
larger than ever before attempted in
the state is contemplated by the re-
Gently organized Northern B%riqueting
company of Minot. According to in
formation received by the Develop
ment league press bureau at Grand
Forks, the company will at once erect
a factory for the making or briquets
which can be placed on the market
in competition with other kinds of
coal. The incorporators are Herman
Winterer and Hugh Mcdonald of Val
ley City, and l.. M. Davis of Minot.