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Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-28
Frank Menke's
Sporting Letter

New York, March 2Ss---"Big Jeff
Tesreau of the New York Giants
ought TO have wonderful year as a
pitcher in 1914. Jeff didn't do SC
well last year as he did in his first
year out, and not half so well as
many predicted for this huge bundle
of mankind. But there was reason,
as they say in breakfast food circles.
Jeff was very much in love last
summer with sweet and dainty New
York maiden who had many other
admirers beside the "Ozark Bear"
Jeff wanted her for his very own
and so did about half dozen other
youths. It worried Jeff night and day,
and the worry affected his work. Jeff 5
heart wasn't in his labor-it was with
Miss Helene Elizabeth Blake of New
York.
But things will be different this
year. Miss Helene Blake is no more.
She is now Mrs. Charles Tesreau and
the "Ozark Bear" is so happy now
that he won her as his bride, so care
free and eager to show his little wife
that he is one of the greatest pitch
ers that ever uncoiled wing, that he
gives promise Of hanging up pitch
ing record that will stamp him as
the greatest pitcher of all time.
Tesreau, in his first year out in
1912, won II and lost only games fo-
the Giants-an average of .70S. Last
year, despite his worries, he grabbed
off % out of 35 combats-an average
around $50.
Before Claude Cooper, the recruit
Giant outfelder, hurdled to the Feds
he was called '.the second Ty Cobb"
But since then he has been called
oh, but what's the use of being too
bromide?
The o. B. people have stated fire.
quently that the Federals pitching
staffs are made up principally of
bushers, while ours are made up Of
stars Whaddaya think of the "star"
stuff the Phillies are toting around
this spring? Here they are: Alex
ander, Chalmers, Mayer, Marshall.
Tincup, Gaddy, Jacobs and Haislip.
Not to be outdone by the Americans
in frenzied finance in athletics, our
English relatives have just announced
to the world at large that Dawson, the
famous forward center of the Heart
of Midlothian soccer football team,
has been sold to the Rovers club for
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-28

$4,000, While Shea and Simpson, tive
other Midlothian stars, have been sold
for $1,000 0each.
Al, OF which listens substantial
like--but we'd like to lamp the check
Just to sort of convince ourselves that
little moonshine didn't creep into
the figures. We used to think those
English folk not only went to church
on Sunday. but chung to the Bible
and its tsaching-on week days.
But
Before the world tourists landed
cables nsed to trickle in telling of
soccer games played in the British
Isles at wilich the attendance was s'in
excess of 100000 That listened big.
And we believed it. But the day the
touring ball players cavorted in the
presence of the king, the English
newspaper persons cabled across that
the attendance was Gin excess of 75,-
000." However, the tourists tell us
that the crowd was less than 25,006,
although it jammed the park. And
the tourists ought to know. They
demanded gaze at the turnstiles. so
as to arrive at the amount of their
divvy.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-28

acter of the finest at the price OF
the cheapest"
With Mr.. Lawrence is his special
demonstration and the little car Great
ed enough interest on the streets thS1
last few days to make said demon
strator earn his pay.
The Grant is somewhat smaller
than the ordinary motor CARS but
makes up by its proven durability in
all cases.
Doll;a CJork ic striving to improve
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-28

Rollie Clark is striving to improve
his pole vaulting record.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-28

Now that the ice has disappeared
from most of the lake sand rivers,
the college oarsmen have deserted the
gym rowing machines and are spend
ing their afternoons padding around
in the water so as to loosen up their
muscles in preparation for the big
doings in Junetime.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-28

Before Claude Cooper, the recruit
Giant outfelder, hurdled to the Feds
he was called 'the second Ty Cobb"
But since then he has been called
oh, but what's the use of being too
bromide?
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-28

The Poughkeepsie regatta prom
ises to be even more of thriller than
last year. Every college that viii
mingle in the Hudson doings reports
that it has some mighty wonderful
oarsmen in the recruit list, and tha.
thei rsquads this season will be bet
ter than last. Which, If true, means
that the spectators will be treated
to an even more thrilling spectacle
than last year when Cornell and Co.
lumbia rowed killing arce for three
and half miles only to have Syra-
cuse, laying back until the stretch
come along ike a lightning bolt and
cross the finish line in the lead.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-28

Up in New Haven, Conn.,, there 5
lot of optimism concerning the Yale
crew outlook--but the optimism seems
to be purely local. Harvard this year
promises to have a crew as good, if
not better than last year, and what
that 1918 Crimson crew did to the
Eli outfit ON the Thames was mat
ter that called for action by the HUI
name Society.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
(Adyertisement)
To the People of
Jefferson County

When announced candidate for the office Solicitor
said there office important the well being of
the people of Jefferson county Recent developments have
! emphasized that fact.
gaons reports of grand jures public utterances
of the Senior Judge of the court have caused people
realize the condition of county and desire
ment That the criminal conditions abnormal there be
do question: 10 that this cannot be changed
knowledge that the criminal element powerful than the
law Time and experience have that requires the
of the law suppress The awes and the fear of swift
murderer The criminal records OF this county demonstrate
beyond doubt that the criminal element of Jefferson county
does not fear the law There for this and believe
the people Untitled to all the facts
Mr. FIen who has held the office of prosecuting attorney
10 years. candidate for reelection. He is the peoples
fo that purpose employed by em to personally
the affairs Of the office and to insure the safety of the property
and lives Of the people He claims the right life
this office his record deny that any has this right
but there is be change Of democratic principles for his
special benefit challenge him to that record public
and explain how he the conditions he has allowed
exist during his term Of office challenge him tell peo
pie why he has not convicted sufficient number of murderer
decrease the frghtul number of killings constitute
part Of his official record The people should know him
how much of his time he has to his office many
he has personally prosecuted and why within
past four The people should was necessary
to employ special counsel for the out .'Bloodv
Beat 22 The people should know how many professional
gamblers have been convicted of gambling bouses DIR
ing his term of office.
challenge him to tell the people whether or not the Soc
tor could with the statutes have stop professional gambling
by injunction or indictment
These pertinent inquiries should be answered if Mr.
Hen expects be reelected his record not believe he
is Untitled to reelecon and want him to point specifically
that part of his rcord to which he refers giving him the right
perpetual succession believe solicitors office can
Te conducted in much efficient manner and promise
she people if elected clean honest and vigorous amnistra
on to the end that speedy trials be given adequate punish
V6nent be meted out to the criminal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
Clara Louise Kellogg
and Her Wonderful Career

After her retirement from her successful
appearance in opera in Vienna, St. Peters
burg and the United States. Clara Louise
Kellogg confined herself to concert en-
gagement. Born near Charleston. South
Carolina, she became one of the popular
concert singers of her time. She was
educated in New York city, completing
her training under Arditi in London, sing
ing his famous waltz Song for the
first time. Her debut was made as Gilda
in "Rigoletto" in New York city in the
closing year of the civil war, but her
greatest success was as Marguerite in
Gouncd's Faust" when it was presented
for the first time in the United States
Clara Louise Kellogg, like other Ameri-
can prima donnas. never grew weary of
singing the old familiar songs and bal
lads for encores and when she sang
Gounod's when to Thy VISION she
transported her hearers to the masters
music, rendered in telling the story of
two fond flow'rets on one stem united.
She organized her famous concert COM
pany with the popular Brignoli as tenor
This was at the time when Brignoli's S
popularity was associated with Hatton's
Good bye. Sweetheart, Good bye" which
he sang in broken accent. 4a
when to Thy Vision" is to be found
on page ATS of Heart Sorgs''-that unique
volume of songs and music now being
almost given free to its readers by this
paper. We indorse the book by our own
distribution and ask our readers to look
for the coupon elsewhere in today's paper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
WHAT TO EXPECT
OF YOUR LIBRARY
BY CARL II. MILAN
n birmingham Public Library

by CARL H. MILAN
Director birmingham Public Library
The public library can do a great deal
to assist the teacher in giving the child
knowledge of books and a love for
books. Childrens literature is a sub
ject that demands much study, if one
would become an expert Teachers with
the demands that are made upon them
to know all subjects, can hardly be ex-
pected to know all thoroughly.
1t is the business of the public
library, then, to give to the teacher, and
sometimes to the pupils themselves
whatever they have in the way of ex-
pert knowledge that the teacher and
pupil need. This part of the library
work will be done by the childrens de-
partment, at the head of which will be
a woman who has made a profession of
library work with children and with
schools.
1t will probably consist OF, first, the
purchase of books for teachers; second
the purchase in large numbers of the
best books for children; third, the lend
ing of sets of books to teachers for
schoolroom deposit stations, and fourth
the giving of talks on children's litera-
ture to school classes and groups OF
teachers on request.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21

paired to the law offices of Rice & Wi
ley Then President Adams of the
Farmers alliance. who was also a mem
her of the legislature from Bibb county.
proposed to take Kolb out of the race
and put up Senator Wiley, the speaker.
y. n Clements of Tuscaloosa. in his
stead as the alliance candidate This
motion was Indignantly rejected. The
caucus plan of selecting a man utterly
failed.
The law of Congress fixed the day
when a senator should be chosen on
that close following day to the eau
Gus, the two houses of the legislature
began the necessary proceedings by
voting separately each in its own cham
tor for senator.
The friends of Senator Pugh eontin
ued with some alliance members of
the house to have the senator and
Adams, president of the alliance, meet
face to face in the lobby before the
call of the roll in the house on that
day. Quoth Senator Pugh: Mr. Ad-
ans, if YOU are under the impression
that | favor the re-charter of the ma
tfonal banks. you have been misIn-
formed. Adams turned away without
answer to go to his place in the cham
ber
Now the senate had already voted
II for Seay and 20 for Pugh.
The house had already voted so for
Pugh to 2S for Seay.
The joint ballot was now ordered
Adams name stood high on the roll.
He voted "Pugh." Speaker Clements
had voted "Pugh'' The other alliance
men followed these leaders On the
third joint ballot Pugh stood go and
Seay 80, kolb and Watts having with
drawn. Watts withdrew to assist Pugh.
Senator Pugh was escorted to the
speakers stand Addressing the leg
islature, he said in 1873, when hos
tile legislation developed in Congress
against silver money, ne had written to
Congressman S. S. Cox of New York a
protest. He endeavored to show that
farmers of the south and the north and
the wage class everywhere had been
sacrificed. The senator now ayerred
that in this protest he had taken the
lead in Alabama, and perhaps in all
the states for free silver. Cox pub
lished the letter In a New York morning 9
paper.
81 have been in full accord" said
the orator. with the farmers. They
constitute the great power we have
to rely upon in time of peril to our
institutions. I approve the organiza-
tion of farmers intended to protect
their interests. but | beg them not to
antagonize. as l know they never WILL
consciously. the democratic organiza-
ton
This was the last election of Sem
ator Pugh. In 1895 he was defeated
b" Gen E. w. Pettus for the success
sion He possessed great ability. but
lacked industry
JOHN WITHERSPOON DUBoSE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
HAITIEN REVOLT
BELIEVED SERIOUS

Washington, January 20.-News OF
the rout of the Haitien government
forces and the flight of the minister
of war caused state department. Off
cials tonight to conclude that the revo-
luton in the northern part of the re-
public is more serious than previous
dispatches have indicated.
AS there is no American warship on
the north coast of Haiti, it was said
the gunboat Nashville now off Port-Au-
Prince, would be ordered to proceed
to Cape Haitien that officials here NAV
have first-hand information of the
latest phase of the disturbance.
No word has been received at the
state department tonight from Consul
Livingston at Cape Haitien, but this
has not occasioned surprise. as the 90 :
bies usually are uncertain when war
clouds loom over Cape Haitien
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
COL. JOHN ORATOR
AT LEE CELEBRATION
Birthday of Confederate General Fit
tingly Observed at Marion
Institute Monday

Marion. January 20.-(Special )-Robert
e. Lees birthday was celebrated at Ma
rion institute on Monday. the principal
address being made by Col. Sam VIII
John of Dallas county.
Athletic games and contests were held
at the institute during the day. AT A
O'Clock pupils of Judson college. Marion
Seminary. institute boys and citizens as
sembled to hear Colonel John. The ad-
dress was illustrated with a map of vir-
ginia and was confined chiefly to Lees
great generalship in the long defense of
Richmond together with the prominent
part Alabama's soldiers took in the war.
The programme was unique for the oc-
casion, and included two songs by Miss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
EIGHT GOVERNORS OF ALABAMA
1S74-190l
No. 99-A Senatorial Campaign and Election
Thomas G. Jones' Governor

The term. limit of James L. Pugh
junior senator from Alabama. was now
"a hand. The legislature that came
in with Governor Jones must choose
his successor. The senator aspired TO
succeed himself.
The new government had not been
installed before Commissioner Kolb an
nounced a candidate for Pugh's seat
Under the auspices of the party organi-
zation, he had canvassed the state and
from many stumps thousands had heard
from him of the malicious action of
the party convention that had deprived
the Farmers alliance of the nomination
of their candidate for governor before
that body.
Let the amende honorable be made
by sending the Farmers alliance can
didate to the Senate
Democratic members of the legisla-
ture who were not members of the
Farmers alliance. and members of the
alliance who were democratic members
of the legislature agreed together that
there should not be a party caucus.
Prudence that regarded the integrity
of the party suggested that the legis-
lature should not put to test the
integrity of the party. There were Il
alliance senators and So representatives
In the Legislature, so of the 1873 mem
bors.
No party caucus was assembled, but
Senator Wiley. Kolb man. from Mont
gomery. invited the senate to go into
caucus with the house for the purpose
of agreeing upon a name to be for
mally voted on in legislative proceed
ings for United States senator. Repre-
sentative Brewer invited the house to
caucus with the senate to the same
end.
1t was understood that besides Sem
atoe Pughs name, those of retiring
Governor Thomas Seay, Ex-Governor
Thomas II. Walters and Reuben f. Kolb
would come up for choice.
On the night of November IS, 1890.
the two houses met in caucus In 1880
Pugh had been chosen to fill out the
term of the deceased Senator George
5. Houston. In 1884 he had been
chosen for the full term now to be
filled again.
On the first ballot of the caucus the
vote stood: Pugh AZ; Kolb, AZ; Seay,
80; Watts. /. The vote was secret
up to the twenty ninth ballot On this
twenty ninth ballot 1t was resolved to
abolish the secret method of voting.
Seay's friends now crowded the lob
bies in intense interest. With the first
open ballot, Pugh stood A. gain of
votes. Kolb lost Z Seay lost 70, and
Watts gained 2.
that night, the Kolb contingent re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
FEDERAL PROBE OF
STRIKE is URGED

Washington, January 20.-Charlcs u.
Mahoney, vice president of the Western
Federation of MIXERS; Claude @. Taylor.
president of the tlichigan Federation
of Labor; William Mahon, of Detroit,
international president of the street
railway workers. and John H. Walker.
president of the Illinois Federation of
Labor appeared before the executive
council of the American Federation of
Labor and urged support for the move
ment for congressional investiga-
tion of the Michigan copper and the
Colorado coal strike situations
They also expressed the opinion that
continued financial support should be
given strikers until the fight is won"
The council reserved its decision. Later,
Mr. Mahoney declared that Things look
favorable for congressional investi-
CATION
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
INCUBATOR BABY"
CASE DISMISSED

Washington, January 2o.-The long
legal fight for possession of the st. Louis
exposition Incubator baby" was dis
missed in the supreme court todav be-
cause neither party to the suit had
printed the record. Mrs. Lottie Bleake-
ley of Topeka, Kan, and Mrs. James G.
Barclay of Moline, ILL.,, were the liti-
gants in "a contest which involved tha
identity of the baby. now a growing.
girl Courts of Kansas and Illinois have
worked on the case several years and
the child had been awarded first TO one
contestant and then another Mrs
Bleake,ey had her when the appeal
was taken to the Supreme court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
SHIPPINGCONFERENCE
WILL DISCUSS. RATES

Paris, January 20.-Nhters of great
Importance will come UP at the meeting
tomorrow of the North Atlantic Ship
ping conference, which VIII discuss
rates among other things. Owing to diff
ferences between the North German
Lloyd and the Hamburg American lines
no report of the later company will
take part in the conference.
The action of the Hamburg American
line has caused considerable comment
among officials and directors of other
companies, but what effect it will have
on the continuance of the North At
lantic pool and the fixing of rates is
not known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
Incorporation

15,000-Exchange Realty company
located in Birmingham. Officers: j. p
Walker. president, secretary and treas
urer.
$2000-H. ID. Williams Realty COM
pany located in Birmingham Officers
H. ID. Williams. president and treasurer
L. A. Drake. vice president L. d. vii.
liams, secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21

W. r. White. charged with the killing
of w. E. Turner. was released on a
$500 bond yesterday by Judge I. II. Ben
ners of the court of common pleas. The
defendant claimed the unwrieten law.
Charles Fuller, charged with grand lar
ceny, plead guilty before Judge Aber-
nethy of the court of common pleas and
was bound over to the grand jury in the
sum of $500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
Stave Manufacturers
Oppose Prohibition

Memphis, January 2o.-Opposition to
the Hobson, Sheppard and Works pro-
hibition bills. pending in Congress, was
voiced in resolutions adopted today bv
the Tight Barrel Slave Manufacturers
association in session here. The passage
Of either bill, the resolutions declare.
would practically ruin the stave head
ing and barrel interests of a dozen or
more states"
Officers will be elected and the next
meeting place selected tomorrow. Tho
California delegation today invited the
association to meet in San Francisco
in 1915.
The Hardwood Manufacturers asso-
citation of America will also be in scs-
sion here tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
ASKED QUESTIONS
ON HObSON TRIP
w. III. Parker Submits His
List at McCalla
STILL UNANSWERED
Offers to Work for Hobson Man at
Gwin's if Required to Work Only
When Hobson Is in
Washington
STILL UNANSWERED

The mysterious man Parker" who ac-
companied r. p. Hobson in his tour of
the county Monday, and whose name I'M
der that sobriquet has found its way into
public print, has been located. He is no
other than w. II. Parker, who formerly
lived at Bessemer, and who formerly pub
lished a newspaper. Furthermore. he is
a probitionist, and a prohibitionist who
believes that Oscar w. Underwood is
the man whom Alabama should send to
the Senate of the United States.
Yesterday morning, Mr.. Parker talked
interestingly of his experiences with the
captain. lie was full of surprise in that
he should have been referred to as "a
Mr.. Parker and this mysterious man
Parker" For he has long been a resi-
dent of jefferson county. and is one of
the best known men in the county.
II struck Captain Hobson." he said
Fat McCalla. l presented him a list of
questions. He promised to answer the
questions in his address. But he did not
do 30"
Questions Asked Hobson
Whereupon, Mr.. Parker displayed the
printed list to which he had referred.
The questions contained in the list are:
Captain IIobsoA: DO you know That
Congress is in session today?
CaptaVa Hobson; Is it right to demand
pay for services not rendered?
Captain HobSon: VIII you draw your
salary as congressman for being at your
post OF duty today?
None of these questions did Hobson
answer" continued Mr.. Parker. During
his speech at McCalla, he referred to
them. He opened by reference to the
cartoons of which considerable mention
had been made, and declared that they
had been circulated by the liquor in
terests. He then included in his list or
literature disseminated, according to his
charges by the liquor interests, the little
circular containing the questions which /
had previously propounded.
AS a matter of fact, the circular was
printed at my suggestion, and | had asked
the questions while, face TO face with
Captain Hobson. There could be no doubt
concerning their source of origin.
Mr.. Parker's Propositions
"There were other interesting features
connected with my trip. | reached Gwin's
beat before Captain Hobson There I en-
countered Mortimer Gwin, well known
throughout the county. Mr. Gwin Is a
staunch partisan of Captain Hobson. In
the gossip | offered to work for him for
four months, beginning March /, for $40
per month provided that | would be per-
mitted to attend to my duty only on the
days which Captain Hobson had attended
Congress during the same four months
last year. Needless to state, Mr. Gwin
declined. He evidently thought that my
proposition was an unfair one.
Il then made him another proposition.
l proposed that he ask CAPTAIN Hobson in
private if he had ever voted for prohibit
tion in Hale county / proposed, further
more, that he ask Captain Hobson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were
yesterday issued from the office of the
probate judge:
r. s. Villandsen, Corona, to Miss Lde
Lloyd.
Tom West, Rhodes Valley, to Miss
Mary Kilgore.
w. l.. Allen Birmingham, to Miss Ina
Hit.
Ollie Mccoy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21

in private if he had ever supported a
democratic nominee in Hale county. [
did not insist that these queries be pro-
pounded in public. would content my
self with knowing what the captain said
In private. [ left my address. and hope
that Mr. Gwin will accept my proposal,
learn the truth, and let me know"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21

r. l.. Miree of Roadview Stock Farm
has sold Anne Axworth for S2500 to a
New York turfman. This mare is the
dam of Judson Girl, the colt Mr.. Miree
sold for $500 something over year ago,
and which won first place on the grand
circuit last season. Her winnings ex-
ceeding $4,000 having the record of not
being unplaced in a single race