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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-14
ANOTHER LEGAL
TANCLE ARISES
Are Ball Players Common Laborers
Question Before Public

Are ball players common laborers?
That is the latest question that is
agitating the fans. If you ask the
players themselves such question
(you know they all have plenty OF
artistic temperamenD they will prob
ably be insulted. Warrants are now
out for Federal league scout who is
said to have tried to entice players
OF the Valdosta and Waycross teams
of the Georgia State league to jump.
President James Sinclair, at whose
request the warrants were issued, in
voked the Georgia contract labor law,
which was passed to prevent anybody
from tampering with laborers under
contract.
They may consider ball players Ia
borers down south (and you can't
wonder that they do when men go out
to the ball park and toll I'm the boiling
sun day after day when they might be
cooling themselves off in the shade OF
the magnolia trees), but President
Tener of the National league doesn't
think so.
Baseball players are neither min
ers, hod-carriers nor ditch diggers.'
declares the National boss and gov
ernor of Pennsylvania, baseball play
ers are professional men and profess
sional men do not strike. / am glad
the recent strike is settled. However.
l don't believe the settlement arrived
at will be permanent, owing to the
belligerency OF some of the baseball
Funny how Tener in one breath de-
clares the players professional men
and won't strike and in the next says !
that the settlement won't last! Not |
very consistent, Ell?
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-14
BROKE MILE RECORD.

At the recent motorcycle meet OF the
Indiana Racing Association held at
indianapolis, Ray Creviston Of Marion,
Ind, was the star OF the day, capturing
the ve-mile stripped stock. the ten
miles open and the mile time trial
events. In the mile time trial he low
cling the oval I'm 40 seconds. The so
mile event was won by q. II. Sargent of
indianapolis. Time, 46 minutes and As
seconds.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-14
YANKEE TO SWIM CHANNEL.

Boston, Mass, Aug 14-All the wars
in the world are not going TO prevent
Sam Richards, the South Boston
swimmer, from making his scheduled
attempt across the English channel
this summer. Richards today an
nounced that in spite Of hostilities
abroad he has decided to ask for a
passport and will ask Congressman j.
A. Gallivan to get him the necessary
documents that will prove his Amer
lean citizenship. With Richards will
go william Il. Kessener, also of the
/. Street Swimming club who will act
as Richards trainer and adviser.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-14
LEADING EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF SPORT
WlLDNESs DUE TO BALL.
Umpire Johnstons Has New Version
of A. A. Trouble.

Columbus, o., Aug. 14-Umpire Jim
tombstone has a new reason for the
wildness so universal among pitchers
not only in the association but in 9TH
or leagues. tombstone likes nothing
better than 10 dissect baseballs when
there is unusual hitting or lack OF
hitting, or even a base on balls panic
in existence among the boxmen.
tombstone said at Kansas city the
other day that he had opened a base
ball to satisfy his curiosity and found
the cork at the center oblong. He
claims the ball was not properly bal
anced and when hit on the fiat side
would act differently than when hit
on the oblong side OF the cork center,
ana eventually lost its alignment I'M
der the cover.
He says that accounts for the Wild
ness Of pitchers. tombstone may be
right. i'm a way. but theory that il
also advanced is the unusually cold
spring that got pitchers out OF killer.
There must be some extraordinary
reason for the erratic work so univer-
sal this year, and which was special
~ marked in the A. A. few weeks
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-14
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PRAIRIE BILLIARDS
LATEST IN GOLF.

I. Prairie billiards" il the lat
t. est thing in golf. You play the
i. game when stymied.
i. The new game originated in
i. Chicago, where "A billiardist-
i. golfer. finding himself stymied
+ used his mid iron wrong-end-
= to, as a billiard cue, applied the
= English" at the correct spot,
= and curved his ball around the
!. one that blocked his way to the
- hole, the white sphere dropping
- into the cup.
!. II the new shot is not barred
!. under the rules, it will not be
:. long before every golfer adds a
!. short billiard cue and piece Of
+ chalk to his equipment OF clubs,
:. to make semi masse shots when
:. he finds himself stymied.
Z. =. :. =. :. :. Il :. :. =. Z. = = : : =
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-14
OLDFIElD VS.. BEACHEY.
Speed Demons Of Track and Air in
Competition.

Chicago, Aug. 14.-Barney Oldheld
and Lincoln Beachey, who will race at
Hawthorne Saturday and Sunday,
have shipped their machines TO Chi
cago and the two speed kings will
reach here on Thursday. While Beach
ey is looping the loop and flying up
side down, Oldneld will attempt to
shatter the mile track records.
The Sportsmen's club OF America
has arranged a complete program for
Beachey night, which will take place
this evening. Jack Viias. who has
charge Of the program will give a talk
on the benefits OF the hydroaeroplane
in war times and Beachey will give an
illustrated lecture describing his feats
in the air. Wrestling, billiards and
fencing will complete the card.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-14
SCRAP ON THE DIAMOND.
Roger Bresnahsn and Zimmerman
Como to Blows

New York, Aug. 14.-Roger Bresna-
han, catcher and Henry Zimmerman,
third baseman OF the Chicago Nation
al league baseball club, engaged in n
fist fight on the diamond during the
game with Brooklyn this week. UNI
pire Eason terminated the encounter
by ordering both men from the field.
A wild throw by Zimmerman. which
resulted In two Brooklyn runners scor-
ing in the fourth inning at a time
when Chicago was leading. 2 to 0. an
gcred Bresnahan, who directed some
remarks to Zimmerman. To these
zimmerman took offense. The fight fol-
lowed
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-14
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TY COBB SIGNS NEW
THREE-YEAR CONTRACT.

+ Detroit, Mich, Aug. 1i.-Ty-
+ rus Raymond Cobb. star center
l. fielder OF the Detroit club, has
: signed a three-year contract
: with the Tigers.
+ The new contract does not
: contain the ten-day clause, and
:. Cobb's signing it sllences the
: claim OF the Federal league that
: he will jump to that circuit. II
: is not denied even by the Fed
: erals that the new form OF con-
= tract without this clause will
!. hold in court.
= The exact amount OF money
{. received annually by the Geor-
+ gia marvel is not known TO any
1. one except Ty and the club OFF,
I. Gals 1t is generally believed
!. to be $4,000 however, and some
!. people who claim to know put
: it even higher.
4. 4. .. 4. =. q. 4. =. a. =. q. .. =. =. 3.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-14
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
American League.

NmerIosn League,
st. Louis, o. Chicago, .; four in
nings, called, rain.
Cleveland 6 Detroit, 3.
Ioet"u. o. New York, /.
Pniiadelphia. = Washington, o.
National League.
Brooklyn, 3; Philadelphia, 0.
New York, g. Boston, 3.
Pittsburgh, ,; st. Louis, l; first
game.
Pittsburgh, 0, St Louis, ,; second
game.
other postponed; rain.
Federal League.
St Louis. 0: Brooklyn, /; called i'm
sixth: rain
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-14
$1,000 MILES AWHEEL.

The Rev. Emil l. Camp, pastor OF
the North Side Presbyterian church OF
Chicago, has purchased a motorcycle
on which he contemplates making n
15,0OO-mile missionary trip through In
dia Mrs. Camp will accompany her
husband on the trip.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-14
Fedora. leasus.
TODAYS GAM ES.
American League.

American League.
Chicago at st. Louis, Detroit at
Cleveland, Washington at Philadel-
phia, New York at Boston.
National League.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn, Boston at
New York, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, st.
Louis at Chicago.
Federal League
Pittsburgh at Chicago. Baltimore at
Kansas City, Brooklyn at st. Louis
Buffalo at indianapolis.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-14

Sylvester schaeffer the man who
gives an entire performance by him
self" and who Is soon to make his
American debut in New York City
comes from the original and famous
Sshaegfer family OF artists. who have
been known To the European stage for
! century
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-14
American Association.

st. Paul, 2; Milwaukee, II.
Minneapolis, 6; Kansas city, 8.
Columbus. s; Louisville, 0; first
game.
Columbus, 2; Louisville, 6; second
game.
indianapolis, 4 Cleveland 4.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-14

Indianapolis, :; Buffalo, /.
Kansas City, 4 Baltimore. 2.
Chicago Pittsburgh game postponed
rain.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-06
% Counties Fail
to Send in Lists
LAST DAY FOR MAILING OUT
PAMPHLETS PASSES AND Law
NOT COMPLIED WITH.

Under the law, today Is the last on
which the secretary is supposed to mail
pamphlets to the voters, but that it will
not be done is a certainty, for the sim.
Pile reason that the office is not able
to send mail to unknown persons or
addresses. OF the "a counties in the
state only IL have complied with the
law and sent in the full and complete
registration list. The 30 failing to
comply with the law are: Benton,
Clackamas, Coos, Crook, Jackson, jose
phine, klamath, Lake, Lane, Linn, Lin
coin, Malheur, Marion, Multnomah,
Polk, Tillamook, UmAviiia, Union, Wal.
Iowa, Wasco Washington and Yamhill.
The secretary of state got busy this
morning and called the nearby counties
by phonr and wired the others. Ben
ton, Polk, Yamhill Clackamas and
Multnomah answered that lists would
be forwarded today. The Lane county
clerk said he was "busy with court
work but would attend to it when he
got time, (" and the Washington county
clerk said he "was busy in court but
would attend 10 1t as soon as possible. "
1t will be seen from this the secretary
cannot finish sending the pamphlets as
required by law. He will however keep
mailing them until all are sent, if the
lists get here before election day. Most
of the pamphlets have been mailed, as
all the counties have sent in the larger
part of the lists.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-06
REBELS WIN VICTORY
AT ACAPONETA CITY

Nogales, Ariz, May "Details of a
decisive rebel victory over the Mexi-
can federals at Acaponeta, an import
ant city on the border of the states of
Tepic and Sinaloa, were received today
by the constitutionalist junta at No
gales, Sonora.
A message direct from General Al
varez Obregon, commanding the rebels
in that section, said that his men had
dispersed a strong federal command un-
der General Solares, capturing 1000
men, three cannon, 1000 rifles and a
million rounds of ammunition. Obre-
gon has under his standard the troops
Of the rebel Generals Blanco, Dieguez
auG BUelna.
A later message from Obregon, dated
at noon yesterday, said that the rebels
had almost entirely surrounded the
port Of Mazatlan and that its fall was
but matter of days.
Rebel artillery had exchanged shots
with the federal gunboat Morelos in
Mazatlan harbor, it was stated, and SO
badly damaged it that it was grounded.
IL was also claimed that the rebels
nave taken the Isla de Pieda, com
manding the harbor of Mazatlan, and
are mounting cannon there.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-06
Increase of Ten
Million Bushels
Is New Forecast

Portland, Ore, May 6.--An increase
of about 100000 bushels in the
wheat crop alone is the forecast in the
Pacific northwest at this time, accord
ing to reports received by The Journal
from over 200 special crop correspond
ents located in the various districts of
Oregon, Idaho and Washington. Pres
ent prospects are for total of S6,-
100000 bushels of wheat for the three
states.
The condition of the winter wheat
crop today in the three states is suffi-
ciently good to enable growers to har-
vest an average of 25 bushels per acre
while the spring showing is at least 20
bushels average.
An increase acreage is shown both
for winter and spring planting. The
great increase in the winter acreage is
one special reason for the unusual
bumper outlook in the three states.
The conditions of corn is much less
favorable than had been forecast.
The cool weather has kept the plants
backward and while there is still much
time for the crop to recuperate, it. is
feared that the output will be below
expectations.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-06
CRIMES REPUTED TO
VILLA ARE DENIED

Oakland, Cal, May 6.-Captain John
7. Neville, war correspondent and
former officer on the personal staff of
the late Governor Gonzales of the
state Chihuahua, denied today the ac.
euracy of General Villas biography as
published in the London Telegraph and
read yesterday in the United States
senate by Senator Lodge Of Massa-
chusetts.
"I was with Villa almost daily from
the beginning of the Madero revolu-
ton in 1910 until after he took the
field last year against Huerta," New
lille said. "To my certain knowledge
end from secret service representatives
which / received while in the secret
service Of President Madero, Villa has
never outraged any woman and has
never claimed to have but one wife.
This woman is constantly by his side
when his military movements will per-
nit and he has shown great devotion
to her.
"The stories that Villa is a deserter
from the United States army, that he
has with him at all times a number Of
women Of i'll fame and that he kept
an American girl a prisoner at Mon
terey for many months are wild fabri.
cations. Villa has never been at Mon
terey. He has always treated Ameri-
cans with Difference.
Kills Federal Officer.
"While young man Villa killed a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-06
japanese Customs May Be
Cause ofRice Famine in 1915

Yokohama, May 6.-Political and
court circles at Toxic are much exer-
cised at present over the question
whether or not to postpone the new
emperors s coronation.
The intention had been OF hold the
ceremony this fall but in some quar-
ters the objection has been raised that
this would be too soon after the late
DOwager Empress death.
AS against this the opponents Of de-
lay argue that a postponement until
1915 means postpOnement until 1916.
This is because rice planted during a
period of national mourning will not
do as an offering to the imperial ances-
tors
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-06
MORE TROUBLE EXPECTED
MIXERS FEAR THAT OWNERS IN
TEND TO OPERATE WITH NE
GROES AND JAPANESE.

Denver Colo, May 6.-Trouble over
the surrender of arms in the mine strik-
ers hands was threatened in the Colo
RADIO coal fields today.
That the strikers suspected the own
ers planned to operate their mines with
negro and Japanese employees, protect
ed by federal troops, was plainly init
mated in telegram sent by Secretary
William Hickey, of the Colorado FEEDER
alton of Labor, to Congressman Keat-
ing in Washington.
Union leaders here agreed that their
rifles were the strikers individual rrop-
erty, and if they declined to surrender
them there was ne way in which the
leaders .co;iia compel them, to do so.
They did say, however, that they would
advise disarmament.
Governor Ammons also announced
that Captain Dorm, commanding the
militiamen, who reached Oak Creek
last night, had reported to him that
conditions were bad and he feared an
outbreak.
1T is impossible to convince the
striking miners that they will get a
square deal, telegraphed Secretary of
the State Federation of Labor William
Hickey to Congressan Heating in
Washington today, "with the coal COM
panies importing negroes and japanese
under armed guard. We take this to
mean they have the protection of the
federal troops"
Washington, May g. "Absentee
ownership is the underlying cause of
the Colorado coal mine war;" was the
statement here today of Hywell Davis
the eastern mine owner chosen by Sec.
retary of Labor Wilson as one of the
conciliators in the struggle in the west.
ern state.
But it is unfortunate, he added
"that criticism has centered on the
Rockefellers. 1 do not think they own
more than tenth of the Colorado
mines.
"We coDciliators intend to seek
facts first and then working basis
will be arrived at. We mean to inter.
view everyone, from the governor
dOwnwards.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-06

New York, May 6.-Application by
attorneys representing former Police
Lieutenant Charles F. Beckrer, recent.
ly granted a new trial on a charge Of
staying Herman Rosenthal, for a
change Of venue was denied here today
by Justice Seabury.
Defense Attorney Martin Manton
moved that District Attorney Whitman
be declared in contempt because Of al
legged interviews given to newspapers
prejudicial to Becker's cause. The
court will rule on Manton's 3 motion
this afternoon.
Mrs. Becker, the defendants wife,
was the only woman in the courtroom.
Bourke cochran is assisting the de-
fense. District Attorney Whitman
denied that he had given improper mat
ter to the newspapers He said that
Becker, both in the Tombs here and
in Sing Sing prison, had given out
statements prejudicial to the people 8
case.
The court refused to postpone the
trial and ordered the examination Of
talesmen to proceed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-06
Mexican Senoritas Smile
and Sn1uggLe Cartridges

Ell Paso, Texas, May 6.-The federal
outposts at Saltillo had already been
engaged early today by General Pablo
Gonzales Mexican rebels according to
a dispatch received here from Torreon.
Only preliminary skirmishing was 60
ing on, however, it was stated, the
main. attack not having been begun.
General Villa expected to join Gonzales
this afternoon
That numbers of senOritas from the
other side of the border have been
smuggling cartridges from FL Paso TO
Juarez wholesale leaked out today.
There was nothing complicated or
mysterious about it, The young women
simply looked so innocent and smiled
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-06

so prettily at the customs guards and
soldiers on the international bridge
that it never occurred to anyone to
ask them embarrassing questions.
Finally, however, ON infantryman in
FL Paso happened to hear a jingling
sound as pretty young Mexican girl
boarded a Juarez bound street car and
followed He was rewarded by seeing
a cartridge or two drop from the sus-
pect's blouse before she reached the
Mexican side of the Rio Grande.
Accordingly Customs Collector Cobb
has stationed women inspectors on the
bridge to interrogate suspected women
ammunition runners and, if necessary,
to search them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-06

Mexican federal army officer near his
home at San Andreas after the officer
had attacked Villas sister. From that
time on he was the object of President
Diaz s wrath. When not being tracked
by the federals he worked as cow
boy.
"That Villa killed Francisco Reza
in the plaza of Chihuahua in 1907 is
true. Reza was a member Of Villas
band which made war on the govern
ment of the state of Chihuahua under
Creel and Terrazas. Reza was cap
tured, placed in the penitentiary and
then given his freedom when he prom
ised to return to the mountains and
assassinate Villa. The poems apprisei
Villa, and he rode into Chihuahua and
shot him.
"when the Madero revolution
started Villa raised an armed force in
the San Andreas district and made
open warfare on the Diaz government.
That he killed Carlos Alotorre and
Luis Ortez at Casas Grandes in jan
uary, 1911, is not true, as Villa was
not there at the time. Casas Grandes
during that month was in the hands
of Diaz. Villa was not there until he
went there with Madero several weeks
later. Not man was executed in the
town and no ransom was demanded
as the supporters Of Diaz had left for
fContinued nm naOe 2.l
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-06
HUERTA'S OVERTHROW
SEEMS INEVITABLE
City Is Certain to Be Looted,
But Villa Is Prefer
red to Zapata
By William q. shepherd.

Vera Cruz, Mex, May 6-Utter
chaos reigns in Mexico City, according
to refugees from the capital who still
continue to reach here few at q time.
An anti-Huerta revolt at the capital
unquestionably is imminent, the refu-
gees say. The dictator was declared
to be drinking heavily again and in
an irresponsible and dangerous condi-
tion.
The people are beginning to realize
that tne city's capture by General
Villa is seriously threatened. But what
they fear still more is that General
Zapata will capture it first. of Villa
and his men they are afraid. OF Ia
pata and his infinitely more cruel fol-
lowers they are literally in abject ter
ror.
The police are another source Of wor-
ry. IIuorta is said TO know that there
are Villa agents among them but to
hesitate at an attempt to disarm them,
lest he preeipitate an outbreak on their
part. In the meantime tnere are ru-
mors that the Villa agents among them
'are planning to seize the capital.
General Castro's attitude is another
source of uneasiness. lie is one of
the strong men among the soldiers, and
an attempt by him to gain control of
the army is considered a possibility at
any moment.
The prosperous class Of Mexicans is
even more anxious to get out of the
city than are the foreigners. All who
can possibly do so are fleeing. They
look for disorders from within and for
attack from without
Uses Marines for Extortion.
In Vera Cruz the military court was
working to its capacity today. Three
Americans have been deported. Among
them was U. r. Mulcahy. He reeopted
to the military authorities that he
knew of a cache of Mexican aims and
ammunition and was given squad of
marines to seize them Instead of lead
ing them to the cache, he went with
them to local gambling house, where,
taking it for granted that the soldiers
knew no Spanish, he demanded and re-
ceived $4,000 under the threat that
otherwise the marines would take it
fOrcibly.
His trick was detected, however; his
arrest followed, and the provost sem
fenced him to five years imprison-
ment, which was afterward commuted
to one merely of deportation.
Superintendent of Instruction Juan
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