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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14
ATLANTA PREPARES
FOR B. A. G. CLASH
Basketball Five Not In Best of Condition. But Working Hard
For Coming Game-Star Forward Hurt and May
Not Play

Atlanta. January 13.-tspecial.) 1.-THE At
lanta Athletic club basketball team is
busy at worl~practlcing for the game
with the Birmingham Athletic club in
Birmingham Saturday night.
The local team Is not In the best of
condition. Willingham Smith, the star
forward of the team. has been out of
the game for two weeks as the result of
a dislocated shoulder. which was secured
In the game with the Mississippi A. and
NJ team.
Smith was playing the most brilliant
game of his short but illustrious career
when he was thrown heavily against the
sharp corner of the handhal hoard in
the gymnasium. There was a loud crack
and the brilliant little forwards arm
hung Imply at his side
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14

Smiths playing has been the feature
of the local duintet's play I'm every game
this season and his absence from the
line-up against Columbus In Columbus
was the cause of the poor scoring of the
loeals In that contest
Whether Smith will be able to play
against Birmingham or not remains to
be seen. but II Is very doubtful. If he
does not Jim Harrison will play his posi-
tion. Harrison is n good sub. but he is
not Smith.
With Smith out of the game the locals
are In just the same fix as Columbus
would be with Tippo Peddy, their wonder
full forward, out. Smith has averaged
% points to the game In the past two
sea sons.
Captain Dubard at center. Forbes and
Harrison at forwards and Carter and
Weaver at guards will probably be the
lineup of the locals Saturday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14
BEL LEVIED BILL SCHWARTZ
WILL BE GIVEN THE Ak
FRACTIONAL FIGHT IN NASH
WILLIE BALL CLUB REACHES
HEAD AT COMMITTEE MEET
ING = HIRSIG APPARENTLY
CONTROLS SITUATION

Nashville. January 1s.-The annual
meeting of the Nashville Baseball club
will be held tonight and in view OF
the factional fight that has been in prog
ress in the board of directors, special
interest attaches to it.
\ board of directors, president and
other officers will be elected
The board of directors elects the man.
ager. A dissolution yesterday afternoon
OF an injunction restraining President W
6. Hirsig from voting 26 shares of stock
which he claimed to have purcha sed has
given the Hirsig faction apparent con-
troll of the situation.
lnless some amicable adjustment is
reached this is taken to mean the depos-
ing of Schwartz as manager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14
QUALIFICATIONS FOR
MEETS RAISED

New York, January 1s.-The quaiifl-
cations for amateurs competing in the
international and Glass A championship
tournaments was raised last night at
the annual meeting of the National As
sociation of Amateur Billiard Players.
In the future a grand average or ID
Will be necessary for international COM
petitions and the Glass A rating was
lifted to eight instead of seven as here
tofore.
The most important change in the
playing rules was the adjustment of
the placing of a card between the cue
and object balls when frozen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14
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MICHIGAN CARRIES
OFF HONORS IN
BIG RIFLE SHOOT

Washington. January 1s-Michigan Ag
ricultural colleges with e65 points out OF
a possible 1000 carried off the high score
in the initial matches of the intereol-
legiate shooting championship of the Uni
ted states, the results of which were
announced here today. The colleges are
divided into three cases. according to
their standing in previous competitions.
Among the scores in the opening
matches were:
Glass A, Michigan Aggies 9s5 VS.. Iowa
953; Minnesota $40 VS.. Georgia s6s; West
Virginia 94S vs.. Princeton, defaulted.
Glass B. Vermont 943 vs.. Kansas S45.
United States Naval 9e6 VS.. Wisconsin eo6;
Oklshoma Aggies and Clemson failed to
report.
Class c. Illinois 902 VS.. Kansas Aggies
$40; Pennsylvania 9s1 VS.. Louisiana, de-
faulted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14
PRINCETON HEROES
MUST NOT WRITE
EXPERT" OPINIONS

Princeton, n. j., January 1s.-Members
of Princeton's football eleyen i'll future
will not be allowed to write expert
stories of the games for the newspapers,
according TO an announcement of the
president of the board of athletic con-
troll He declared the sentiment of the
board was against the practice and that
he expected to bring up the matter at
the next meeting. That a rule would be
issued against the practice, he felt GER
tain.
Some critical stories were written last
fall by several players which the authori-
ties frownod upon. although they took no
official action. Undergraduate sentiment
strongly favors the boards attitude.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14
JESS WILLARD ACQUITTED
BY LOS ANGELES JURY
Pugs Found Not Guilty of Prize Fighting
Connection With Death of John Young Last August

Los Angeles, January 13.-Jess Will
lard. heavyweight pugilist on trial
charged with prize fighting, was acquit-
ted by jury today after an all-night
deliberation. The charge was the re-
suit of the death of John Young, after
bout at the Vernon arena with VIII
lard, August %.
BY its verdict the jury sanctions box
ing contests such as have beeen con-
Quoted in California since the prize
fighting statute was amended in 1909.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14
CHAIRMAN OF RULES COMMIT
TEE SAYS PRESENT CONDI-
TIONS APPEAR SATISFAC-
TORY - NO FUNDAMENTAL
CHANGES NEEDED

Boston. January 1S-No material
changes will be made in the football
rules for next season. In the opinion
of Edward *. Hall, chairman OF the
intercollegiate football rules commit
tee.
II have heard and received no COM
plant against the present rules govern
ing football" he said today. "As far
as l know, no changes Will be recon-
mended at the meeting In New York
Until the game has had much more
development, 1t would hardly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14
KETTIG SPEAKS AT
AID CLUB LUNCHEON
ON REGIONAL BANK
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CONTINUED from Page Flve)
and Dallas, and pointed out how all
these contests would work to the ulti-
mate advantage of Birmingham The
Carolinas, said Mr.. Kettig, are fighting
to secure for Richmond a regional
bank, for neither desire Atlanta as a
regional reserve city. This will work to
Birminghams advantage. Mr.. kettig
spoke as follows:
Mr.. Kettig's Speech
Gentlemen of the Ad club: Last week
Mr.. w. p G. Harding addressed you on
the new currency law. No man in this
country is better qualified to speak on
financial matters. Mr.. Harding is n
profound student. His absorption of
statistics and figures are wonderful. As
you have asked me to address you after
Mr.. Harding, | feel particularly hon
ored by your club.
.'Mr. Harding has told you all about
the new law and how it provides for
new government institutions, called
regional banks. 1t is my purpose to
make some suggestions as to how we
can get one of these banks, and also to
tell you of some of the benefits that
will come to us If a regional bank Is
located III birmingham. Ine IlrSI queS-
tion is, How will we obtain the bank2
The law provides that. the Secretary
of the Treasury, the Secretary of Agri-
culture, and the Comptroller of the Cur
rency, acting at committee, shall
designate not less than eight nor more
than IL cities to be known as federal
Reserve Cities and shall divide the
United States into districts, each dis
trict to contain only one of such re-
serve cities. Each regional bank must
have a paid up capital of s4,0o0,000. As
the national and state banks subscrib-
Ing to this capital stock are only per-
mitted to subscribe an amount equal
to 6 per cent of their capital and sur
plus; 3 per cent to be paid in cash, it
will require banking capital amounting
to s33,000,000 to make up regional
bank reserve district.
We must therefore submit to the
committee proposition showing ter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14
SCHWARTZ'S
AS VOL CHI
APPEAR NUl
FEDERAL I'M
MINOR
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/
New Organizati,
Timber From Minor
Circuits

Louisville. January 1s.-In is quest for
baseball players the Federal league hiss
invaded the field of the minor leagues
Pat Bohanan. last season heavy-ht-
ting manager of the Danbury club of
the New YorS-New Jersey league, 4
mitted here today he had oeen offered
contract in the Federal league. Tor
several days IL has been rumered tina.
the Pittsburg club of the Federal league
was trying to secure the service of
Bohanau and one or more members Of
the Louisville club of the American a.
sociation.
Bohanan, upon request, declined to sly
whether he would accept the offer maa5
by Federal league team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14
JESS WILLARD is
ACQUITTED OF PRIZE
FIGHTING BY JURY
FAIL To APPROVE
CINCINNATI HIT"
Baseball Writers Rules
Committee Adopts Num-.
ber of Changes

Philadelphia, January 13.-Al changes
proposed by the rules committee of she
Baseball Writer'S association of America
We're adopted by vote of the members
of the organization except the one known
as the Cincinnati base hit
The result of the balloting was an
nounced today by Secretary Weart, who
said that 80 members voted against the
Cincinnati base hit and 26 in favor of it.
Opposition to this was particularly
strong among the New York and Chicago
writer's.
Tile only other proposed change that
did not meet with almost unanimous ap-
proval was that giving a stolen base and
a battery error on the same play.
This suggestion was carried three to one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14
GOLF TOURNEY

Pinehurst. \. c., January 1s.-First d.
vision survivors of today's first round u
match play In the annual tournamen-
of the Winter Golf league were as fol-
lows:
L. A. Hamilton. Englewood. n j.. r.
r. Mamlock. Foxhills. l.. l. Il. N
Purves, Woodland. Mass; j. J. Hazen.
Oakland, l.. l.: w ]. Macdonald, Galu-
met club. Chicago: T. \. Ashley. Woe,i-
land Mass: n. r Miller. Dunwoodle
n. Y. and Harold Slater Foxhills, l..
Mrs Herbert Jlison of the Bethlehem
Country club, y. H.. and Mrs. NJ ~
ormsbee of Brooklyn, remain In the fli st
flight of the womens event
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14
GILMORE RETURNS
FROM SHORT TRIP

Chicago, January 13.-President Gill
more of the Federal league returned
mere today after a short visit in the
east, and said the Toronto club had n
player ready to sign as manager of that
clnb. lie also announced that the Buff
falo club had signed three major league
players. These he said he could not
make public now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14

Joseph Ford, deputy district attorney,
who prosecuted Willard, asked a ver-
dict which would prevent all ring con-
tests where the intention to deliver a
knockout blow was obvious.
After the verdict Ford said there
would be no prosecutions in the future
unless the law was amended somewhat.
Originally there were IL others accused
with Willard. The first charge filed was
manslaughter. This was changed to
violation of the prize fight law and tho
charges against the IL co-defenders
were dismissed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14
GRAND CIRCUIT
STEWARDS MEET

Grand Rapids, Mich, January 13.-The
adopting of the harness racing schedule
for 1914 was one of the principal mat
tefs discussed by the stewards of the
Grand Circuit at the opening session
OF their annual winter meeting here to-
day.
Turfmen from all parts of the country
We're present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14

more people and more employment for
labor. The benefits are intalculable
'Ihe geographical location of Birmiug-
ham entities 1t to bank. It's Industrial
and commercial Importance ought to OBJ
tain for us favorable consideration.
Some of our citizens seem to think that
birmingham has no chance for this bank.
They are mistaken. The chances of Bir-
mingham are as good as that of any other
city south of the Ohio river About 100
cities have asked for bank Why
should We not ask for It? We should
have more confidence in ourselves.
"On the east, our principal rival is At
lanta. The Carolinas do not want to bank
In Atlanta as they prefer Baltimore OF.
Richmond. If the Carolinas are elimi-
rated from the Atlanta territory, Atlanta
has no chance.
On the south of US, New Orleans is
our rival Texas and the western terri
tory want a bank at Houston. and n
they have their way, New Orleans mas
not enough territory to make a bank and
VIII therefore be eliminated from consid-
GRAFTON.
''On the north Of us, Louisville and Gin
clnnati are contending for the bank. II
Cincinnati wins. 1t will leave out Louis-
vile. With Atlanta, Louisville and New
Orleans out of the fight, Birmingham il
LETT In the center of a large rich territory
that must have bank.
In the great scramble that is going
on between these cities Birmingham be-
ing the natural and proper place for the
bank. will probably be selected / believe.
therefore, that the chances of BirrnIng-
nam are good-perhaps better than any
city In the south. Our people should
Set together ana pull together for this
chject. With hard work and eternal vigi.
lance. victory will be ours
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14
TWO MORE YANKEES
SIGN 1914 CONTRACTS

New York, January 13.-Two more of
Frank Chances players signed cor
tracts for next season today. The men
whose services in 1914 are thus secured
by the New York American league club
are Outfielder James Esoher, recalled
from Jersey City of the International
league. and First Baseman Owen Quinn
purchased from the Kingston club of
the New York and New Jersey league
last summer and sent to Galveston IN
the Texas league for the rest of the
season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14
PROTEST AGAINST
THE BUILDING OF
FEDERAL PARK

Baltimore, January ia protest
against the granting of a permit to the
Baltimore club to the Federal Baseball
league to erect q bali park ON the sita
In North Baltimore selected by the club
owners. was filed with Building Inspee-
tor Stubbs today by a property owner
In that neighborhood, who eontended
that an additional baseball park In the
vicinity would depreciate the value OF
property.
The belief was expressed at city hall
that the permit would be granted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14
BILL LATHROP GOES
WITH WHITE SOX

Chicago. January 1s.--secretary Har.
ry Grabiner of the Chicago Americans
announced today that he had received
the signed contract of Bill Lathrop Of
Notre Dame university. Lathrop Is a
pitcher and was with the local club lass
season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14
BRITTON HEADS
LOWLY BROWNS

St. Louis, January 13.-schuyler Britton
was reelected president of the ST. Louis
National League baseball club today. Mrs.
Helene Hathaway Robinson Britton was
reelected vice president; Herman See
Ramp, treasurer, and W. G. Schofield.
secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14
RULES WILL BE
LITTLE CHANGED IN 1914
...........................

seem wise to consider any fundamental
changes. Wherever and whenever there
has been any discussion of the merits
of the game as played last fall there
has been no suggestion that any basic
change would be made In the rules
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14
TINKER THINKS FEDERAIS
WILL JOIN ORGANIZED BALL

Chicago January 13.-Joe Tinker, man
ager of the Chicago Federals, was noti-
fled by telephone from St Louis today
that Otto Steifel, the st. Louis Federal
club owner, had purchased Hanlon park
In st. Louis for s250,0O0 and would at
once remodel it in readiness for the Fed
eral sea son.
Tinker declared that the Federals would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14

be invited before next fall to enter the
ranks of organized baseball.
Tinker was In conference today with
Russell Ford, pitcher of the New Ayork
Americans. Ford came from Minneapolis
In response to a telegram.
1t Is explained that players signed bv
Tinker will not necessarily appear In
local uniforms. He is acting partly as an
employment agent for the new league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-14

ritory that contains the required amount
of banking capital, and must also show
that Birmingham is located convenient
ly in the center of such territory. We
have prepared a map which you have
no doubt seen In the press This map
takes in the states of Alabama, Georgia.
Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi and
Florida. This territory contains more
than the regional banking capital re-
quired, and you will see that Birming-
ham is located in the center. A person
living in any part of this territory can
reach Birmingham in a nights ride. A
glance at the map also shows the won-
derful railroad facilities of Birmfng-
ham whichsfeach conveniently all parts
of the proposed district.
I'VE propose making to the committee
a definite proposition showing capital
and territory sufficient to have the
bank. We will also submit to them sta
tistics showing the wonderful inanufac-
turing and agricultural resources In the
district suggested.
Now, how will We get the bank, and
what is necessary to do?
81. We should have the hearty and
active support of the entire congressional
delegation from Alabama. 1t has been
suggested that there will be no politics
considered. Every person with grain of
sense knows that Washington is full Of
politics, and that without political influ-
ence, nothing can be accomplished.
'2 We should individually and cOllec-
lively call ON all our representatives and
senator's in Washington to help us.
80. The currency organization commit
tee announced that 1t would be In At
arta February 10th to the 18th. Bir-
mifigham is not on its intinerary. Every
effort should be made to persuade the
committee to stop In Birmingham SO that
We can have our hearing here.
~. We need the aid of all the people
of Birmingham and the state of Ala
bama. 1t will take the united effort. of
all our people and all Of our friends in
the state. -
Why Bank Is Valuable
Now, what will the regional bank mean
for Birmingham? When this subject was
first mentioned, none of us understood the
vast benefits Birmingham would derive
from such an institution. An investiga-
ton will show, however, that the benefits
would be enormous.
There are about 1850 national and state
banks In the district proposed; probably
all or nearly all of these banks would be
stockholders and depositors in the Bir-
mingham regional bank. This means that
1850 banks will carry their reserve in
Birmingham; that 1850 bankers will oc-
casionally visit this city; that 1850 bank
ers will be looking in the morning papers
every day for fi-1llcial news from Bir-
minsh = rfningham will be the
firanci six large states; that
new cl ill be issued daily by
the go Birmingham; that
thousai ess men. other than
bankers VIII lual1y visit this city
to trani king business.
"A res ISL esa cans more industries.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1914-02-26
ED, VEACH SAYS;

I have been honest and sincrt
In all I have done anb said in the
matter under controversy and
have acted from the purest Of
motives as l look at it for the
very best'interests of .OdaFellow
ship. All l regret is, I haven't
been able to do more for the Or
Ger whose principles love and
cherish next to the Bible. l don't
believe that American Oddl7ellow'
ships is going to be- "bluffed'in
to doing something they know
to be wrong nv one man who
wants to be Supreme Dictator,
law or no lazy.
htltnren coAsidar tne subject
well nuQ sct Unvre 1t i, leading
10 before taking any action one
way of the other. / don't want
you to endorse anything I have
done or said unless deep down in
your good honest American heart
YOU believe Veach has been
right. If you honestly believe
the principles I have advo'
Gated, are right, staud by
your colors like heroes; Dnnt
sacrifice a principle f'r no ma.
You have the same rigrt 20 read
this letter ia open !ndy' As ven
have to read the cou'mur,ca i'm
from the Grand Sire referred to
in this article. If Grand Sire
wants to be honest and fair, he
must permit my side of the case
to he heard and Judged by the
same court his side OF the case
is heard. All / ask for is a square
deal and l believe every loyal a.
lnericap OddFellow j. willing to
accord this to ev' ~ Brother.
Fratena'lyl yours:
4. G. vEACH.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1914-02-26
GRAND SIRE SAYS:

NOW THEREFORE,. &c, A
Ecller, as Grand Sire of the IT,
: dependent Order Of Cdd Fellows
hereby enioin all subordinate
bodies OF the Oder from pnr
chasing; or subscribing eor SAID
Sovereign ODD Fellow" for
distribution in the lodges and en-
campments and from'permi:ting
said paper to be received, read
or discussed in the lodge room,
end call upon all loyal Odd Eel
lows to remember their obi.
cations to maintain and abide by
the laws Of The Sovereign Grand
Lodge and to refrain from Great.
ing d;ssension and insubordina.
ton in our ranks.
The Grand Masters and Grand
Pa riaHchs Of each Jurisdiction
a. .eqn stpd and directed to
!, omuIgato this proclamation to
each Of their subordination
bodies,
Dole at the City Of San Antonio,
State of Texas this 10th day of
January "A, D., l91.l, and of
our Order the Ninety fifth Year.
G. A KELLER
Attest; Grand Sire.
John b Goodman,
Grand Secretary,
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1914-02-26

IElD!CS OF tho IOIuen ftule' ant
to shield him from the DEVICE
of the enemy OF all right There
fore The Golden Rule" is. III
highest Law Fellowship has
and when this Law is not violat
ed, there could be no Law o
ICdd Fellowship violated, undel
this Law you are supposed tt
have around you that inviron
ment, that will aid and assis,
you in keeping in under thi>
Golden Rule
Right here we wish to ask.
What is il to protect YOUR family:
Is it just merely to clothe and
feed them? Or should we protect
them from every approaching
danger: We answer that to pro.
tect our family; in the manner
that every man should he
would protect them from every
approaching danger.
If we would protect our fam!
Is in hungry and cold. and allow
an enemy to steal in and rob
them OF their virtue, our regard
tor them would not be what it
should to be, And so it would be
with an Ojd-Fellow, if we saw
the Lodge endangered by the
cunning craftincss of An enemy
slipping in unawares stealing
our rights away. we could rot sit
still. ana be True Loyal Od0
Fellow. So we believe. that Ed.
Veach done what he thought for
the best for the good of the
Order:
For irOdd Fellowship ever had
an enemy the pope of rome has
been one, and is an enemy today
our connection with that mon
archy for 50 years gives u the|
perfect kno Wedge of what we;
say. When you are a catholic,
you then are a slave to the priest
craft. And we reason on Grand
Sire Keller's edict, sent out to!
al the Lodges az usurping the
authority ola pope of the cothoIicl
That is, to say to me
what shall read or what / shall
not read. This to me is more
obnoxious than for Veach or
some one else to be running u pri.
'ate paper for the benefit of the
Order: aud in that parer tell the
ruth of the bIackened intents of
Auti.christis,n. We wish,to say
here that we have always re.
yarded our Lodge as our family
blinking what ever was good for {
'ur family was good for our
lodge. and we have worked &C.
'nrding.y. For this reason wei
AVE warne'i our Brothers and
riends thru our paper Of the
cunning craftiness of this great
learacby. Therefore according
o our best judsement we must
ay that Ed. veach is right, and
u%ht to he supported in the
light by al! true and Loyal Odd.
fellows. governed bv the prin
lples OF Liberty advocated in
ur Fratcrnal Order. For in the
manner III which our Grand Sire|
as brought himself before US
'e must say that according to
vi judgement, and as We NM