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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-20
NESPOR ANNOUNCES CIVIC BASKETBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
CLARENCE SMITH, EX-BARON IURLER, NOW, THANK YOU,
 IS DRIVING A JTTNEY BUS
Somehow Clarence Doesn't Like the Coast But He Going Stay There (Applause) All Wnter-C California Papers
 Josh Him About It, But Clarence is Worying-Not

Clarence Smith, Birmingham boy, ex- Baron star slabman and ex-nember Of the Chicago White Sox, is wntering in San Francisco. Cal After a season = scarcely profitable-with the major leaguers Clarence was sold to the Pacific Coast circuit.
 Evidently something has gone wrong with the erstwhile stellar slab artist. Smith doesn't like California over much. In fact, it is stated that he considers the coastal state outside the confines of the United States. At least Clarence made a remark to this effect one hot summers day when some Of the faith ful gently referred to the fact that he had worked in but three games in two years. And now they are calling hiru Clarence oU. s,) Smith on the coast.
 But Smith is a stcker and he is going 10 stick it out on the coast even during the winter. He is not going to play base ball, but is engaged in a calling hardly less profitable. Clarence Smith, ex-Baron star slabman and ex-member of the Chi cago White Sox, is running iitney bus.
 Here Is the Story
 But here is the story as it came to us. It is clipped from California pa per. We would give the name of the journal, but Clarence is justly popular ill Birmingham, and-well, even newspaper men dislike to see each other mangled by outraged friends of their victims:
 Clarence (U. s) Smith has given up all hopes of ever getting back to the United States. You all remember Clar- ence. He was the pitcher who worked for the White Sox in an exhibition game against the Seals in San Francisco last year. When things began to break bad for Clarence the fans got their hammers out They also got Smiths angora, for advancing to the grandstand he shouted. "oh, shut up! I'll be back in the United States soon, anyhow"
 But strange are the ways of fate, for shortly after Clarence was sold to Ven Ice and the longing In his eyes for the United States at times was pitlful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-20

vs. Company B.
 Friday. .Jnnuary 2s-Company c vs First National Wednesday, February 3-Companv K vs. First National. Thursday, February. 4-Company lj vs. Birmingham Trust. Friday. February 5-Company c vs American Trust Wednesday. February 1o--Company ( vs. Birmingham Trust. Thursday. February 11-Company E vs. First National. Friday. February 12-Company K ys American Trust. Wednesday, February 17-Company K vs Birmingham Trust Thursday. February 1S-Company c vs. Company B. Friday, February 19-First National vs. American Trust. Wednesday, February 24-Company B vs. American Trust Thursday, February 25--First Nation al vs. Birmingham Trust Friday. February 26.-Company c vs Company K. Wednesday, March s-American Trust vs. Birmingham Trust. Thursday, March 4-Company K vs Company R. Friday, March 5--Company c vs First National. Wednesday, March Accompany K vs. First National. Thursday. March 11-Company c vs American Trust. Friday. March 12-Company B vs Birmingham Trust.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-20

Clarence believes in taking things easy In 1913 he pitched one full game for the White Sox. During the last season witt Venice he worked the soup bone for ont full game.
 They tell us that Walter Johnson vii pocket s for every ball he heaves next year. Little ole U. s. Smith wouldn'i look at sum of that size. For re- garding the few games in which h. worked a couple of innings as merely practice, Clarence, in his one full game received $50 for every bali hurled.
 Clarence also carries an awful wallop Ask Babe Borton, for U. s. landed on the Tigers first sacker last September ana Borton carried his. eye in sling foI sometime.
 But in our interest in Clarence's history We have gotten away from the point of our story. Clarence has given up all hopes of ever getting back to the United States again, for, listen carefully, folks, Clarence has purchased a jitney bus on time. In few days we will see the lanky ex-Tiger rolling down Broadway with his car decorated with American flags and a picture of President Wilson pasted on the wind shield.
 Is Good Training
 Clarence doubtless thinks driving a jit- ney bus will be good training. Constant
 
 ritching arm. Who knows? Perhaps rext year Clarence will be able to pitch two whole games.
 If anything goes wrong Clarence can get running start and slide under the car, thus getting fine practice in steal- ing second.
 Driving through the crow ded traffic with his foot on the clutch will be con- stant reminder to Clarence to keep his foot on tho pitching plate
 Watching for the traffic cop to give him the highball will sharpen his eye sight for catching the catchers signals. Looking over his shoulder with one eye to sec that his passengers are not cary ing their names on the back of the car will get him in such condition that next year a base-runner will have to sit on second with the sack in hls lap in order to preserve his safety.
 Taking things altogether. although we certainly appreciate his longing for the United States, we think that Clarence made wise move when he purchased a jitney bus Con time).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-20
SCHEDULE. (Fifteen minute halYes.)

9-ANOuDdle. 5-Woodlawn. 6-Avondale. SCHEDULE.
 CFifteen minute halves) January 2--7 to D. m., West Wooda VII vs. Irondale; to D. n., North Birming- ham vs. Avondale; g to 10 D. m., Wood lawn vs. Pratt City. January 9-7 to D. m., Irondale vs. Pratt City; to p. m., West Woodlaw vs. North Birmingham; to 10 D. m., Avondale vs. Woodlawn. January 1..--7 to D. n1 Woodlavn ys. North Birmingham; to g p. m., Avondale vs. Irondale; 9 to 10 p. m., West Wood lawn vs Pratt City. January 23-E to p. m., Irondale vs Woodlawn; to p. m., Pratt City vs. North BirIningham; g o10 D. rn., Avon- dale vs West Woodlawn.
 January N-7 to p. m., Pratt City vs. Avondale; to D. m., Irondale vs. North Birmingham; 9 to 10 p. m., Woodlawn vs. West Woodlawn.
 tTwenty minute halves).
 February CT to p. m., West Wood- lawn vs. Irondale; to D. m., North Bir- mingham vs. Avondale; to 10 D. n, West Woodlawn vs. North Birmingham; to 10 p. m, Avondale vs. Woodlawn. February 20-7 to 8 p. m., Woodlawn vs. North Birnlngham to p. r.. Avondale vs. Irondale; g to 10 p. m., West Wood- lawn vs. Pratt City.
 February 27-7 to p. m., Irondale vs. Woodlawn; to p. m., Pratt City vs. North Birmingham; to 10 p. m., Avon- dale vs West Woodawn.
 March 6-7 to 3 p. m., Pratt City vs. Avondale. to D. m., Irondale vs North Birmingham; g to 10 p. m., Wood lawn vs. West Woodlawn.
 MILITARY BANKERS LEAGUE. (Plays Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
 day.)
 Hours, 9 to 10 D. m.
 Wednesday, January 6-Company c vs Birmingham Trust Bank.
 Thursday. Januarpy 7.-Company c vs. First National
 Friday January 8-Company K vs. American Trust.
 Wednesday, January 1s-Company K vs. Birmingham Trust Thursday, January 14-Company c vs. Company B. Friday. January 15-First National vs. American Trust.
 Wednesday. January 20-Company B vs. American Trust.
 Thursday, January 21--First Nation- al vs. Birmingham Trust.
 Friday, January 22-Company v ys. Company K.
 Wednesday. January 27-American Trust vs. Birmingh Trust Thursday January 2s-Company K
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-20
SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR
 CIVIC BASKETBALL LEAGUE

Superintendent of recreation, z Nes- bor announced the schedules of three of the civic basketball leagues yester- day afternoon. It was officially stated that the actual games between the various amateur organizations will be- gin on January 5. at the city hall gym"
 The schedules so far completed are for the First Recreation league, Second Recreation league and Military Bank CTS league. The schedules follow:
 FIRST RECREATION LEAGUE
 (Plays every Tuesday night).
 l. East Park
 2. Behrens Park
 g. North Birmingham
 {. Pratt City.
 ,. Ensley Park.
 6. Fountain Heights,
 SCHEDULE.
 (1'ifteen- minute halves).
 January 5-7 to D. m. East Park ys Behrens' Park; to D. m., North Bir- mingham ys. Pratt City; 9 to 10 p. m, Ensley vs. Fountain Heights.
 January 12--7 to D. m, Behrens' Park vs, Fountain Heights to 9 D. m., East Park vs. North Birming gham; to 10 D. m.. Pratt City ys. Ensley
 Janaury 19-7 to s D. m. Ensley vs. North Birmingham s to D. m., Pratt City vs Behrens' Park; to 10 p. m., Fountain Heights vs. East Park
 January 26--7 to 5 D. m., Ensley vs. Behrens' Park; to D. m., North Bir- mingham vs Fountain Heights; 9 to 10 p. m., East Park vs. Pratt City.
 February 2-7 to D. m., Fountain Heights vs. Pratt City; to 9 D. m., North Birmingham vs. Behrens' Park 9 to 10 D. m East Park vs. Ensley.
 (Twenty- minute halves).
 February 9--7 to D. nl., East Park vs. Behrens' Park; 8 to 9 D. m., North Birmingham vs. Pratt City; 9 to 10 p. m., Ensley vs. Fountain Heights.
 February 16-7 to 8 p. m.. Behrens' Park vs. Fountain Heights to 9 p. m, East Park vs. North Birmingham; 9 to 10 D. m, Pratt City vs. Ensley.
 February 23-7 to p. m., North Bir- mingham vs Ensley; to g p. m, Pratt City vs. Behrens' Park; to 10 p. m., East Park vs. Fountain Heights.
 March 2-7 to 8 p. m.. East Park vs. Pratt City; to p. m., 7nsley vs. Behr- ems Park; to 10 p. m, Foutain Heights vs. North Birmingham.
 March 9---7 to 9 p. m., East Park vs. Ensley; to p. m., Pratt City vs. Fountain Heights; 9 to 10 p .m., North Birmingham vs. Behrens' Park.
 SECOND RECREATION LEAGUE.
 (Plays every Saturday night) West Woodlawn
 2-Pratt City tsecond teanD.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-20

In the meanwhile the publicity fac tories are churning out the winter copy. One day it is Rabbit" Maran- vile jumping or threatening to jump The next Lee Magee signing as man ager of the Brookfeds. Then our own Arthur Johnson writes a letter to a friend that he is going to the Feds However, that is the grist of the winter league, So, why worry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-20
WALTER JOHNSON RETURNS
 TO ORGANIZED BASEBALL
Washington Hurler Repudi- ates Contract Made With Federal League-Again Signs With Griffith-Sal-
 ary $12,5OO Per Year

Kansas City, December 19.-Clark Griffith, manager of the Washington American league baseball club an- nounced here late today that he had signed Walter Johnson as pitcher for the Washington Americans with a three-year contract and that Johnson would play with Washington next season.
 The manager and pitcher reached an agreement in an all-day conference. John son issued this signed statement: z-
 After conference with Manager Grif- filth and legal authorities, I am convinced the option in my last years contract with the Washington Baseball club was binding, and I am going to return to the Washington ball club and fulfll my agree ment and at the terms offered me by that club
 Johnson came to Kansas City after re- ceipt of telegram from Griffith asking him to meet him to talk over the option attached to Johnson's last seasons con tract.
 "I wrote to Johnson and told him the option was binding" said Griffith tonight Under it the Washington club paid John son $500 for the right to contract for his services after the last season. Johnson wrote that if I could convince him that the option was legal he would return to the Washington club. I immediately ar ranged for today's conference
 Go Over Clause
 "We had legal advice while we went over the option clause and at the end of the day Johnson became convinced he was legally under option to my club He is square young fellow. He wanted to do the right thing and so he signed up."
 Did you agree to pay Johnson a bonus for returning to the Washington club?" Griffith was asked
 T did not" he replied. "He realized that the Washington club had legal right to his services"
 The new Johnson contract contains no ''10-day clause" Griffith said.
 As soon as Johnson concluded his meet ing with Griffith he left the hotel. Grif- fifth said he had returned to his home in Coffeyvile Kan.
 Manager Griffith said Johnson's new contract called for a salary of s12,500 a year for three years-an increase of $500 over his last seasons contract.
 Griffith said Johnson would return to the Federal league the $6000 bonus which Manager Tinker of the Chicago Federals paid him to sign a Federal league con- tract December g. The Federal league contract called for a salary of s16,0oo year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-20
I DON'T BELIEVE IT,
 SAYS GILMORE

Chicago, December 1s'I don't believe 1t. said President James A. Gilmore of the Federal league when told that Walter Johnson had signed a contract with the Washington Americans.
 Johnson signed contract couple of weeks ago to play two years with the Chi cago Federals and accepted 5000 advance money" declared MT Gilmore. "The ad- vance money was to apply on the salary of both years. I believe Johnson is too
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-20

honorable to repudiate his contract with us.
 His alleged statement that he is con yinced tho option in his last years con tract is binding may be true, but we are convinced the option is not binding. We are certain on this point.
 ''It looks to me that an effort has been made to work on Johnson's feelings and to discredit him. By flattery and money organized baseball has tempted him. They probably brought in a lawyer or two to argue with him that he was wrong. They tried to ruin the character of young Killifer by the same tactics. Only last week Fred Clarke of the Pitts burg Nationals went down to see Lee Magee who has been made manager of the Brooklyn Federals and tried to get him to come back into the fold.
 When Johnson arrived here from Cof- feyville this morning accompanied by Mrs. Johnson, he told newspaper men his visit was for Christmas shopping Asked what action he expected organized base- ball to take regarding his desertion to the Federals, he said he had no idea.
 So far as l know, he added the con- tracts I have signed with the Federal league for next season will stand"
 According to the story told later, how ever, the conference with Griffith and his attorneys began soon after Johnson's s
 
 day
 Charles Weeghman, president of the Chicago Federal club, said tonight he would take every legal step possible ru enforce Johnson's contract with the Fed erals.
 T have had no opportunity as yet to consult counsel" said Weeghman. q will say. however, that we will go the limit to prevent Johnson breaking his contract with us. I cannot believe il possible that he signed another contract The information astounded me-"
 ComNarative Anatomy From the London Mall.
 'I am afraid l haven't enough back bone to be seen in a blouse like tkse." "Ah, madam, but this open part Is the front, not the back"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-20
Clever Deduction

Clever Deduction From the Louisville Courier Journal. Does Wombat own or rent his house?" Rents it." How do you know?' T know, ali right He scratches matches on the paint"
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-03-07
Total VaIuation S2Il,35e.50o

This ycat The compauies VIII pay
taxes at the rate Of $217G per 81 600
assessed value. The total valuation 0f
all railroad property in the state is
placed at S2l4,356, 500. The tentative
assessed made last month placed
valuation OF S21S,02l, 500 IN The proc
erty, but apparently the 30, crty pleas
of the corporation law ycrs have some
oitc', as the final assessment was re
duecG S.,7l5,000 from the first tgures.
The Pullman compauy's tentative as
easement was $3.50, 600. bat The repre-
seutativcs Of the company succccdcd
ir convincing The commission that Il
was not worth more than SG2j,Oo ana
q reddct on of SIS, O0O was made The
c'press companies succeeded in secuc-
ing reduction If 100000 over the
tentative assessment, the car ioaniur
companies were reduced 1914 .70G,
while the telephone and telegraph
companies succeeded ia having tbo
commission cut off S11ijo0. A. CON
pared 10 the tentative figures the rs
sessed valuation Of al tho property
was reduced S3.927 800
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-03-07

over all the trolley properties of the
Chippewa Valley Railway, Light &
Power Company, which operates the
street railway in Eau Claire and Chip
pewa Falls, together with the interur-
ban line between these two cities,
distance of twenty-five and half
miles; the Chippewa Falls Water
Works and Light Company, the Me-
nominee Electric Light d Power Com
pany, the water power plant at Me
nominee, and rights along the Red
Cedar and Chippewa rivers with a
capacity developing approximately
100000 horse power of electric cur
rent, together with other public utili-
ties in MenOminee, ElmwoOd, Spring
Valley and other small towns which
represent extensive gas and electric
plants and manufacturing interest.
The deal covers an approximate in
vestment Of $3,000,000 These new
holdings will he operated by Kelsey,
Brewer a. Company in addition to
those already controlled in Minnesota
and Wisconsin.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-03-07
s5.244.025 FROM PUBLIC
UTILITIES TAXES THIS YEAR

Lansing Public service corpora
tions assessed on an ad valorem basis
will pay $5,244, 025.S7 in state taxes
this year, and this money, under the
provision Of the constitution, will be
turned into the primary school fund.
The state tax commission completed
the final assessment and the figures
show that the various companies must
pay $274 ,SS3.99 more IN state taxes
than they paid one year ago,
Since the tentative assessment wa,
announced January 10, the state la,
commission has been sitting 'as ii
hoard of review and the companie-
have had the right of appeal from the
tentative figures. Some 81 the COM
panies failed to send Representatives
TO Lansing, being apparently satisfied
with the initial work Of the commits
sion. However, practically all of the
railroad companies appealed from the
tentative assessment and in some
cases they succeeded in inducing the
tax commission 20 pare off Il few thou
sand dollars from the assessment.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-03-07
High School Extension
Plan Adopted I'm rliChigan

the purpose of furnishing speakers for
such grange meetings and other gath
erings as may be held in the eastern
part OF CharlevoiX county. Accord
ing to Supt. Buffers plans, not only
will the teacher in agriculture be at
the call of the people Of the rural see
tiOns, but also the teachers of domes-
tic science and manual training, and
such others as are cOnversant with
subjects that are of general interest.
One of the big problems that has to
be solved in the developing Of West
ern Michigan, is that of raising the in
tellectual standard of the peO-
pie Of the territory. But now
that this work has been taken up by
the school men, the solving of the
problem is simple one. Eight Of the
high schools in Western Michigan to-
day have teachers Of agriculture, and
without question, at each Of these
schools, an extension bureau viii be
established. Furthermore, many OF
the county school commissioners nave
caught the spirit Of the times, and see
the goal towards which we are headed
and are using their energies 80 help
along the general program.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-03-07
EIGHT AELOAUS Ut MICH
APPLES SOIU CU
ENGLISH CUSTOMERS

rra,.rae City. That the apple is
The KING OF fruit and that ne Grand
Traverse region is fast forging to the
front RANK for flavor and quality Is
being demonstrated constantly Nue.
has been said Of the new markets that
are being opened where is receives The
greatest welcome Last summer seN-
cral hundred bushels entered the Man
chester. England, market and a iberai
price was received. Now it has been
up to L. f. Perkett to find still other
foreign markets and the same high
price has been reached and demand
created that will mean much for thi.
region. Through a New York produce
firm, who were acting agents for NJ
Perkett, eight carloads were shipped
Liverpool, England, and found reau
sale i'm that new field for Ora Ira,
crse region fruit. These carload wern
shipped between the dates cf Sept -
and October 10 and the price reject
cash r o b Traverse City was
$3.50 90 $325 per barrel This
figured the commissions OF the frr
through which they would have
pass and the apples sold FOR 500 PEI
barrel There was one solid car C.
Duchess Of 203 barrels, one car q
Wolf Rivers Of 1863 barrels and In
other cars were made up OF the wintef
varieties Of Wagners, Northern Spies
Greetings and Baldwins. The Liver
pool representative was in New Yor
and would open car, inspect bar
rel, pay cash FOR the carload and order
it shipped abroad at once There wer,
,626 barrels in all.
Mr. Perkett opened still another re,
market in Winnipeg, Canada. tn
fruit was sold TO a ST Paul, Mimi
firm who had orders to ship 81 one,
60 Canada There were fourteen car
loads with total of 1876 barrels an
these brought on an average of S6.2
a barrel in Winnipeg. Mr.. Perket.
has been informed that there will b;
a good market there this coming year.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-03-07
WHEN is A CANDIDATE
A CANDIDATE is PROBLEM
FOR ATTORNEY FELLOWS

Lansing. When is a candidate a
candidate within the meaning and
intent and scope of the corrupt prac-
tice act? This is a question which
may be soon put up to the attorney
general for solution and the opinion
will be watched for with eager inter
est by large number of gentlemen
in the state who would like TO run for
office"
The corrupt practice act provides
that candidates for office must file an
itemized statement of all they spend
at the primaries.
The knOtty legal question which the
attorney general must answer is
whether a man is n candidate when
he first aspires to office and starts
his formal campaign or whether he IS
only candidate after he has filed his
petitions, which must be about a
month before the primaries.
One citizen who would like TO grace
the senate chamber with his presence
recently found he would have to Sc
cure some means of locOmotion in or
der so get around and see folks. He
bought an automobile for this purpose
and while he has not yet filed his petit
tons some legal authorities have in
formed him that he must include the
price of the machine in his itemized
statement.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-03-07

Traverse City - The machinery by
which Western Michigan is to be de
veloped into one of the most influen-
tial and prosperous sections of the
American continent has been under
construction for five years ard is slow
ly but surely reaching q standard of
high efficiency, One OF che latest I'M
provements TO be added is the inven-
ton Of the school men at LudingtOn
and Boyne City. II is hard to say to
which town the real credit belongs,
because the Improvement has ap-
peared in both places almost at the
same time The new piece of machin-
cry is the high school extension idea.
For twenty years we have heard Of
university extension, and the profess
ors connected with the great schools
Of learning have gone out to the
smaller cities scattered over the coun-
try and given university lectures. But
now a plan is evolved whereby the
people i'm the rural districts are to be
reached are TO ne given comprehen-
siye and yet understandable infOrma-
tion upon lhc subjects ina which they
are vitality interested. For several
months Supt Frank T.. Millar Of the
Ludiugton Union School, along with
his teacher ia agriculture, has been
visiting thc grange balls and school
houses i'm the country tributary to
Ludngton, giving lectures upon dairy
ing and general farming He has tax
en- with hun a BaDcock tester and Civ
en- demonstrations, that The farmers
might learn now 60 determine whether
theid dairyng propositions were prof
table or not. These meetings have
beer successful
At Eoyne City, the idea Of helping
the people In the rUral districts, is be
ING organized on AN elaborate basis,
under the direction of Supt l.. A. But
Ter A bureau is being established for