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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-22
Match Goes With Policy.

II relates:
IA the '7rebug zone in New York
there is an insurance agent who
Il a match under the rubber band
- he hands a policy to a customer.
d Is. in effect, what the fire insur-
u companies themselves are doing
n time they write a policy, They
II placed premium on arson. |
d proved it on them. They have all
Branded me the match.
WORDING through disguised mem
II Of the fire department I insured
u worth Of property in New York
II for $4,000; even in the heart of
N'drebug zone [ have been able to
assurance without investigation.
Ihls 1896 worth of property is COW
d by 1875 policies of insurance in
Atically all Of the companies in New
u none Of them knew what they
= nsuring; apparently none of them
"a as long as premiums. were paid.
4 put two chairs, costing $1.62; a
As,ove, worth $125; three sash cur
u which cost As cents, and q GUS
"A which cost nine cents, in a fiat
y got $lo,50O insurance. Then l
5ed the stuff to another fiat, and got
Woo more insurance.
4 rented another fiat and installed
IN two picture frames, worth 10
n and a nickel plated soap dish,
III 10 cents. On these l got $4,000
Insurance. 1 did not even have to
6caSh on the premiums, but we had
Insurance.
Hecklessness Increases Rates.
4 MS reckless way OF issuing in
2nee Increases the rate and causes
" nreS, One-fourth of New Yorks
Y are incendiary, and the insurance
alanes are responsible.
Phay do things differently abroad
Y the same companies which -
yes here are required to investi-
\ 0.'ore insuring. Result, New York
a'e loss Of $2.45 per head, while
average for all European cities is
lie answer Of the companies is
you may insure as much as you
n out collecting is "a different
Il that's just it. The firebug is
/ 10 collect after a fire; the honest
Is not and suffers for that rea-
noer the existing system of writ
'e insurance in this country, you
"ol only compelled to pay an ex-
''n' rate to cover incendiary losses.
W can not collect on your honest
az easily as the tirebug can col
-" nIs with his prearranged in
''IIs OF lading and inventories.
nice little game. and works
'H' profit of every one except
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-22

The Georgian will pay a cash prize Of
81 each day to the school boy or school
girl who sends int he story that is pub
lished as the best story for that day.
The Georgian's School Editor will make
the award and will be the sole judge of
the merits of all contributions
The competition is open to students of
the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-22

the honest citizen. who has to pay an
increased premium to cover the incen-
l..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-05
May Abolish the
Amateur Board

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. -
The Amateur Commission of the
District Of Columbia will more than
likely be abolished. when this body
meets to adopt the changes in tho
rules suggested by the rules commit
tee. which met last night. Instead OF
the Amateur commission, the idea u
to have an association OF amateur
leagues OF the District.
The chief change in the amateur
situation will be the doing away with
the commission as the governing
body Of amateur baseball in the Dis
trict. In Its place. It is planned ~
have q governing board. to consist
Of the president, vtce-presfdent and
treasurer OF the commission, who
with control amateur baseball entire-s
ly. The members OF the commits
sion---that is. the presidents of tbs
different leagues--will not have =
vote IN any matter whatsoever, the
governing board giving the final -
cision in all matters.
This will place the governing body
in the same position now occupied BY
the National commission, and Man
a&er Griffith suggested that the, x4xla4
of the, association ,be. adopted from
those Of the nationals organization.
The presidents of the different
leagues win attend the meeting Of
the association, as the commission
will be known in the future, and
will present all questions pertaining
to their Individual leagues, but tina
decision In all *Gnatters will come
from the governing body, and there.
will not be an appeal to the arbitrA-5
ton board allowed, as the arbttra-
ton board will be abolished.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-05
Swedes Criticise
Amateur Rules

STOCKHOLM. Feb. 4.--The case
of Thorpe. the American INDIAN.
collegian, crowned by King Gustav
here last summer as the worlds
greatest athlete, and who has been
disqualified ms an amateur by his
confession to professionalism. con-
ttnues to cause considerable stir In
Swedish athletic circles.
Many prominent athletes here de-
clare that the rules OF arnateurship
are too severe ever to be adhered to
strictly. and they suggest that new
and less stringest rules be instituted.
It ia declared that many exceptions
are made to present rules giving re-
endorsement to true; amateurs in the
form OF pay for the salaries lost dur
ing training.
This practice of making exceptions,
particularly In the case of athletes
who are poor. has made lit difficult
to tell where to draw the line.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-05
WASHINGTON AND LEE
ROUTS TRINITY TEAM

Of a team Virginia puts on the foors
as they were here two years ago. and
gave the locals all they could handIe.
The university boys. many OF whom
have made football teams in the past,
played fast ball, and at times the
game was so rough that one was re-
minded very much of the fall sport
itself more than basketball, but for
the fact that the game was in pro-
gress Indoors instead Of on the grid
iron.
While the team Is off on the hard
est schedule 90 its career, Ii perhaps
remains to Re said that 1t Is in bet
ter condition. AMI that it is better.
prepared for what lies before ii than
ever before. The addition of coach
this year is sc metlling that has never
before been yentured at Trinity with
q basketball team. Half of the
players on the team, or possibly more
never played basketball before this
season, but that is not argument
against them. SiIer. who has already
won a place on the aIf-Southern
team, according to fans here, fs this
best at his position ever seen on the
local floor, so say some of those who
have watched games here for many
years in the past
The eight nen who will compose
the team are these: Brtnn. G. B.:
Cherry, Siler, Thorne, White. Wooten.
Neal, and McKinnou The games
that are to be played on the trip are
as follows:
February 9Th Washington and
Lee. at Lexington, Va.
February Virginia Military
institute. Lexington, Va.
February eth---University OF Vfr-
ginia, Charlottesville, Va.
February 5th---Georgetown uniyer-
sity. at Washington, d. c.
February sth---Catholic university.
af waahfngfof1 d c.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-05
LAWYER and Grim
In New League

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.--The Inter
state league has formed a temporary
organisation with Ave cities In Its cir
cult. Poughkeepsie. Middietown. New
hrrrh, Kinston and Paterson. Their
representatives were: Cs Freeman
weei, Poughkeepsie. secretary ~ TO
Mayor sague. of that place; Mayor
Rosslyn Nj, Cox and Jack Iawlor,
MIddletown; Todd Disseroth. New
bursh: Jack Grim, Kingston. and AS
semblyman Joseph r. Delaney, Fat
erson.
william III, Pfau. Of this city. was
named temporary president, secre-
tary and treasurer Applications also
were received from Long Island CITY.
New Brunswick. Easton. Piainfeid.
PeekskiH, Danhury and Perth Am
how. These places win be visited by
Mr.. Pfau and at a meeting on Feb
ruary 18th he will report the pros
pects they offer for live baseball CEN
ters. III has hot been decided wheth-
err the circuit will consist OF six or
eight towns
III was decided to apply for protec-
ton under class p instead OF class
G. as FIRST intended Long Island
CRY h within the Ave mile territorial
limit Of the Brooklyn club. but in
case Il is voted to take Long Island
city an effort will be made to obtain
President Ebbets consent.
Jack Grim and Jack I&awlor are
well known in the Virginia league,
LAWYER Is q former Richmond mama
ger. Grim handled the Newport
News club last season.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-05
Texas Ihorp Is
Not the Carlisle
Indian Player

NEW YORK. Feb. 4.-The officiais
of the New York Nationals do not
think that the James c. Thorp whose
services are claimed by the Beaumont.
Tex, club In the noted Indian ath.
lete, who has just signed with the
Giants. and are not worried lest they
lose the latter. The James c. Thorp,
who signed with the Oklahoma City
club gave his home address as Tren-
ton, Mo-, was transferred to Beau
mont and failed to report, doesn't
spell his name the same way as the
Carlisle man. Jim Thorpe, of Car
Isle, spells his name With an e." Nor
has he any middle name, although he
has been referred to at different times
as James e. Thorpe.
Jim. the Indian assured Secretary
Foster last Saturday when no signed
that he was a free agent. s"I wouldn't
have come up here to sign q contract
unless / had beben.' be declared. The
Trenton Thorp signed in December.
k191l. and at that time Jim Thorpe
was student at Carlisle. There is
q James G.. Thorp on the reserve list
OF the Beaumont cluhs bat here liz
what Glenn Warner the Carlisle man
tor. wired Co Secretary Foster yes
terday regarding his protege:
Thorpe assures me that he never
signed an Oklahoma City contract He
was here during 1911 and cannot be
the James C. Thorp or James G.
Thorp, who was alleged TO have signed
such contract in Trenton Mo.
Three more Giants sent In signed
contracts yesterday, Fred Merkle,
Claude Cooper and Dave Robertson.
Cooper liz an outfielder from the Texaa
league and Robertson was a utility
4 -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-05
Badly McGregor
Sells for $4,000
AT Fasig Sale

NEW YORK. Feb. 4.--Horsemen
in Madison Square garden drew a
long breath an dthen broke into APP
CLAUSE today when Badly McGreGor.
the champion three-year-old trotter
OF last year was knocked down to
the bid OF $4,000, made by John
pered with regret, when 1T became
whispered around that the well
known New Yorker was not buying
the prize ofthe mtdwinter auction for
himself, but that this grand racing
prospect was destined to join many
other famous animals that have been
allowed to migrate to Austria since
hostile legislation has duIled the
sporting instinct in this country
The horse was knocked down for
the largest price ever obtained Mt the
midwinter auction. The best previous
price was sl5.5oe, paid by Jacob Rup-
pert for Oakland Baron. in 1901
Mr. RUPERT explained afterward
that he was bidding for Max Blixner.
who had received the commission to
purchase Badly McGregor for w
Schiesinger & Company, Of Vienna,
Austria.
Among today's sales were:
Double silk, br. e.. David Tod
Springfield. o.. sits.
Major Spier. b. G, Q. by Directum
Spier. Sister Alice, ]. s. Natill, Licking
ton, KY. $500.
Queensland. 2.ts IA, trotting. br
M, 10, by Bingen- Ollie f., G. A. Tan
ner, Cleveland. $685..
Anclie, c. M. s. by Bingen- Marion
C. A. Tanner. Cleveland. $3.50.
Alicia Spier. 2:28 33-4. trotter. blk
T., So by Directum Spier- Alicia Direct
David Tod, Springfield. 20. $1,000.
Kathryn Colette. b. <, :, ~ Moko.
Sister Colette. e. c. Smith. New York
@2.6 600.
Owen Hall. b. G. 3, by walnut Hall.
Oxonam, w II. Jones. PhiiadeIphia
$1,70Ol
Henry Hall, b. q, 3. " walnut Hail.
Heap Love. II. r. Hasst Ptttsbuxg
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-05
Callahan Will Not
Trade Hairy Lord

CHICAGO. Feb. Manager Cal
iahan, of the Chicago American
league baseball team. today denied
a recent report that he has arranged
a trade with New York whereby
Harry I.era would 20 to New York
4 In exchange for IIartzei. Caldwell
and Martin. Callahan said that
Manager Chance. of the New Yorks'
had asked him to put a price On
Shortstop Berger.
President Murphy, OF the Chicago
Nationals. today received the signed
contract OF will Powell, a right
handed pitcher who was With Kan
sas City last season. Rowclfs home
Is in East Liverpool. Ohio.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-05

Jim LATTE. last year the best catch
or In the Virginia league, although
Joe Laughiin and Big BIN Garyin may
dispute il, In the subject Of good
yarn that il going the rounds.
Lafltte. now with Roanoke. In said
to have proven q regular gold mine
for the. New Orleans club by the va
rinus trades which resulted through
his engagement there. LATTE start
ed the manager OF the Peiicans Char
ley Frank on the trading career which
wound up In the development OF Nick
CuIlup. now regarded a. q star among
pitchers. who 10 with the Maps this
season. Lafstte Just fitted---but here's
the story as IT comes from New
Orleans:
s.No matter whether the New
Orleans club got only a plugged nickel
or $25, a6o. as far as cash foes, In ex-
change for Southpaw Nick Culiop. all
baseball David Harums will have to
doff their chapeaux to Cholly Frank,
the Crescent City magnate. For this
Ia u story OF how Frank parleyed Jim
Latte into a real ball team; more
over, he finally got Iafitte back with
out the outlay of penny and then
sold him for $300.
.sIafitfe was a Memphis catcher II,
1910, when Charley Babb decided to
farm him to Texas league town. To
do 20 he had to ask waivers. Now.
In the Southern. .when a club asks
waivers on player IT must turn over
That piayer Ii some other team claims
him. SO Frank refused to- waive on
Latte and obtained him for 1900. the
waver price at that time. LATTE
served the New Orleans manager well
and did his share in bringing the nag
TO New Orleans 1919. But Frank
thought he saw Jim slipping and lost
no time In trading the catcher TO
Chattanooga for FIRST baseman Doc
Jolnston and $1,000 In cash. John
sfny had not been n star with Chat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-05
Thorpe $ Prizes
Perplex Swedes

LONDON. Feb. An. Helistrom,
secretary of the Swedish Olympic
COMMITTEES. according to the Daily
Mails Gothenberg correspondent.
says that the athletic prizes won by
James Thorpe. the Indian who re-
Gently confessed to professionalism,
canont be taken from Thorpe
The Swedish authorities state that
the protest to be OF any value should
have been lodged a month after the
conclusion of the games. Stgfrid Ed
strorn. chairman OF the Olympic
games organization COMMITTEES, Ia OF
the same opinion also.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-05
| afitte Was No Gold Brick
for Pelican Team Anyway

tanooga. but he was o sensation In
New Orleans and did his part In WIN
ming another pennAnt for New OrieAns
In @IsIi. Late I'm the is12 season
Cleveland wanted n first hasefpan ana
wanted him badly enough to give New
Orleans clear title To four players IN
exchange for Johnston. These four
wsre ThIrd Baseman Abbott Mills,
Shcrtstop Willie Butler, Catcher Leo
Anxermeier and Nick Culiop. q left
handed pitcher. Get wise to that Gull
lop. for this Is the young man who
has 1ust been traded back TO Cleye-
hand for eight ball players ana $ssose
In cash.
caxo Cubs and sent him to- New or
leans. bought Second Basemax Jakey
Atz from Providence and sent him 10
New Orleans and Owner Somers also
parted with $1,000 in cash. More
over, President Manager Frank. OF
the New Orleans club. was told 70 80
In the open market and. buy three
the bill. OF course, there's limit on
what Frank IL allowed to spend TOT
these pitchers. but it's very liberal al
And. best OF all. from Franks
peint OF view, LATTE, after faitinE 70
make good ut Chattanooga, ortIteo
around the South Atlantic, and nnaiiy
came TO the New Orleans mAGnase a
= tree agent In the spring OF 1919.
After a few weeks trial Frank sold
Latte for s30o--jast what he had
cost originally.
$50. for absolutely nothing. Frank
has secured these playera--Iatcne :
Angermeier, Shorpstop Butler. Intro
Baseman Mills and Kibbie. Pitcner
Bremen and three other huriers.ye
TO be bought: Catcher fants mo oa ~
tfeider Hendrix. Also he received 81
900 in cash from Chattanooga and ~
900 IN cash from Cleveland"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-05
Old SpotsYlyania
County Votes Good
Roads Bond Issue

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. Feb. :.
The election held in Spotsyivania
today to decide on bond issue for
improved reads in Burkley and Ldv-
ineston districts. resulted tn q vote
Of ons hundred majority IN favor OF
the issue. The other districts al
ready have good roads. and In a
short time the entire county can
boast Of modern roads. which will
ton Of the Richmond Warrington
highway.
When the new highways are COM
plefed Spotsylvxnia county will hare
two improved public roads Tor forty
miles each way. running East and
West, Across the entire county.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-05
Car am9
Highway

Richmond, Is again demonstrated in
the manner in which the Automobile
show to be held at the Horse Show
Building February nth to Gath. is
to be conducted. Ordinary methods
OF conducting such shows in. other
cities have been brushed aside as
Ordinary" and too commonplace for
our .'get-up-and-get" municipality.
Not only have the Richmond Auto
Dealers Show association engaged
the best musical talent to be had To-
calIy, but when a number Of the gen.
tlemen composing this organization
visited the New York show and
noted its ..sameness" to those OF
other years. had been introduced to
all the novelties extant in that mecca
Of entertainers. they brought back
tales of the remarkable talent seen
In some of the cabaret shows which
are now enthusing the joy-lovers OF
that surfeited city.
Although some of the more conser-
vative dealers for a time opposed
such plan, arrangements were fin
ally made to engage the best OF
these novelties to come to Richmond
and with the entertainments thus af-
fordied no doubt there win be hut
few of our citizens who will not be
seen at the Horse Show Building dur
ing Auto show week.
It La planned To have these num-
bers at regular intervals during the
afternoon and evening, and during
interrnissions orchestral music will
lend pleasant promise to the nexI
numbers to follow.
With supurb and novel decorations
entertainment galore. fanciful color
ings, beautiful women. myriad lights
soft enhancing music. with new
thrill for every moment, added to the
display CT the most complete and up
to-the- minute models of automobiles
the worsf has even seen. treat Il
indeed awaiting those who will be
fortunate enough to visit the first au.
tomobiie show of Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-05

contract without delay, and would 60
to Bermuda on March LIST.
Roy Hartzell, who is a candidate
for second base on Chances team, re-
ceived permission yesterday to 90 to
Bermuda with Arthur Irwin on Feb
ruary 18th. Hartxeil, who has been
to spend two weeks, at Hamilton be-
fore the other New York players ar
rive. He thinks that the climate. as
n whole begins training.
Twenty players have signed with
the Americans to date and practical
ly all the others have agreed uDon
terms, 90 that there will be no absen-
tees when ChaDcc calls the roll on the
steamer Arcadian.
Miller Higgins, the Cardinals new
manager, already has begun to wor-
ry over Long Larry Mclean, the for.
mer Cincinnati catcher, whom he
signed recently. Mclean was cast
adrift by Hank O'Day last fAll after
he deserted the Reds on their last trip
East Other clubs did not scramble
for his services and President John
son, OF the American league barred
him from that circutt
Higgins met Mclean m Cincinnati
in December and took pity on him
He begged Higgins to try him In St
Louis and promised to be good. Hug
gins, In need Of q backstop to All
Bresnahan's shoes, decided to take
Mclean in hand. He bought Larry q
winter outfit and handed him some
money, agreeing to pay him a liberal
salary.
Several days ago Higgins wired
Mclean to meet him. The Cardinals
manager was on hand at the ap-
pointed time, but Mclean failed tc
appear. Then Higgins heard that
Mclean was mp to his old tricks
Higgins said things that would in
dicate serious trouble Tor the biz
catcher.
Joe Tinker continues to provide
gossip for Cincinnati fans. He sayi
the Reds will have a champion tnfielt
in Hobiitzeii, EEan. Tinker and Grant
and that the whole team will be sc
strong In batting and fielding that this
alleged inferiority OF the pitching DE-.
partment will be offset
Baseball critics seem to think thai
In addition to q weak pitching corps
the Reds win be outclassed behind ths
bat King has refused 70 sign Gin
cinnati contract. and unless the Red
get nrst-ciAss backstop to help Out
Tom Clarke, IL In believed that Gin
cinnati viii accomplish wonders BY
finishing better than fourth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-05

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-05

In the languAge of an enthusiastic
motorfst: The Richmond Auto show
ID Just made to, order for the Kline
company. That In a lucky concern.
It moves to Richmond and the Au-
tomobfle club stages the greatest rae
ing meet OF 1912 for 1t on the State
Fair grounds and now the Automo-
bile Dealers Show association Is
putting ON what will be the most
elaborate show south of New York.
Il viii he even more interesting than
the New York show. for nothing like
the cabaret Hhow, which win furnish
the main part OF the entertainment
has even been seen outside Broad
way or Paris"
b. A. H1cnner i'm New Place.
b. A. BiannAr has moved to s91
East Main street. and he comes very
near having an ideal location. His
showroom haE good front on the
big ti1orouxhfare. and he has plenty
Of loftroom- Besides. there is an en-
trance from Fifth street and a store
room large enough to accommodate
that follows an energetic selling cam
paign. Mr., BIenner is chairman o,
the show c0mmitt-e of the Dealers
association. md u demonstrating that
he Us q hustler.
Mr.. Simxns Gets Busy.
~. III. Gimma, Of the Eastern Motor
Eales company. - one OF the few cas-,
writer's connected with the Richmond
trade. Shannon Lees js somewhat
Of an author. but A1r. Lees only
YIELDS an occasional pen. d. W
Richard II probably N vigorous q
writer an any but then Mr.. Richard
has had n practical newspaper train
ing. Mr.. H;mms and Mr.. Lees ars
Just natural born authors, and te
show that there are no trap doors
concealed in the stage this little
cssay on the automobile show by Mr.
Eimms is appended:
The rapid fire aggressiveness OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-05
Tom lawson 5 Son
Imports Bulldogs

NEW YORK, Feb. ARNOLD Law
son. son OF Thomas w. Lawson. Of
Boston. and Dreainwold Egypt, Mass.
where the financier's kennels are situ-
ated, brought back on the America
yesterday what In probably the finest
and most costly lot OF bulldogs ever
imported into this country. In the
collection are Champion Centaur. 4
lightweight. with y little white, but
almost wholly brind1e: Champion
Bsamish BIundarbhs, q heavyweight.
OF what.t known an a red smut color;
Irish Boy, white bull: Juanita. Dora
and Ncwington Supreme
"A seventh purchase. peodora Dina,
died on January 10th In England, on
the eve OF being shipped aboard the
Amerika at Southampton. 1t ID said
the dogs cost s37.600.