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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-03
Coulon Calls Bluff
of His Tornentor

CHICAGO, Feb. Sam Harris,
~ manager of Kid Williams OF
Baltimore, declared recently he
would present Champion Johnny
Coulon with check for $1,000 the
moment tho latter signed his name
to a set of articles to fight the Kid.
Il do not want to appear az a holdup
man. said Coulon to-day, but
Harris has talked so much about
my being afraid TO meet Williams
and that he would give me 81 900 as
soon as / signed. Now want that
money. All the mean things he said
about me are worth that sum, and If
do not get it Williams never will
get crack at me for the champion
ship
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-03
Federal Head Gets
Black Hand Letter

CHICAGO. Feb. .. President Gill
~ more of the Federal League
received Black Hand letter to-day
in which he, his home and the pro-
posed ball park of the Federal League
in Chicago were threatened by a
bomb thrOwcr if he did not retire
from baseball. He also received the
pleasant information that personally
he stood in danger of having II knife
slipped between his ribs. President
Gilmore was inclined to take the
whole matter as joke, but Charles
Wecghman, hacker of the Chicago
Federal League team, is considering
placing the letter in the hands of the
Federal authorities.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-03
LOBBAN BUYS LONDON STAR.
Thornbury Lord brilliant Young. bu,
Of Great Promise.

Rober, Lothian of Newark purchased
by cable yesterday "A full brother of tho
celebrated hull bitch OAK Mana. This
dog will he known az Thornbury Lord
Brilliant aud Will he here in ti,ue for the
Newark. Boston and New York shows.
Brilliant, il two years and tire. months
OLD and should accomplish much. He
has been shown only a few times in Eng
land. but very successfully.
Mr.. Lobban has three dogs on the
Lusi;auin. These include one miniature
bull bitch by Tru. Boy and weighing
sixteen pounds at fifteen months ~ age
There is a big fawn dog PUPPY and 4
bitch both from the well known bulldog
kennels of Mrs T T.. Hopkins BriXtou.
London She was once owner of Cham
mon brodoTa Monarch. Thornhury Lord
Brilliant II an almost all white dog with
brindle markings. lie weighs about hfty
pol.udS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-03
FOSTER ORDERS GIANTS SOUTH.
First squad ia Report at Marlin
February .2-JOhu q busy Idlcr.

John Foster has sent out a clarion call
for the first squad of Giants, a dozen or
30 recruits with Il leaveniIg of oldsters,
TO report at Marlin. Tex. on February %,
and the day following the first step
toward winning the National League pen
nant and the worlds series will begin.
Before all hands are in camp they will
he drifting In from cverywhere--Cali-
fornia. the South. North Dakota. the
effete East and exc from the art galleries
of Europe, the vineclad hills OF Nalom-
brosa and the moslems of Cairo. One
even will come from Freeport. l.. I. The
Frceporter Is William Herring, 6 foot
2 pitcher. who viii be taken along for
"a trial
Except that he is summonng his war
riors to the fray, booking Southern eXhi-
bition games. settling details for the ban
quet to the worlds tourists and getting
ready for the meeting OF the rules COM
mitte.. of which he is chairman, Foster
has little TO do these days. Yesterday he
received a letter from Arthur Fromme
who wants a new form of contract e
sign.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-03
Marshall Invited by Russia.

An invitation to play In the coming
international chess masters tournament at
ST. Petersburg from F. =. Saburoff. chair
man OF tn" tournament committee of the
~. Petersburg Chess Club, has been re-
Ceivcd by Frank J. Marshall the United
States chess champion. According to
Mr.. Sahuron ac"eptanccs have been re-
coived from Rubinstein. Capablanca,
SChlechter, Or. Tarrasch. MarocZy.
Teichmann. Janowski. Duras. Bernstein,
Blackburnr. Burn and Gunsberg. or
twelve in all
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-03
BIG GLOVE BATTLE POSTPONED
Mcfarland and Gibbons VIII Not
Meet Here On February ~.

Matchmaker Gibson OF the Garden A.,
C.. announced yesterday that the much
talked of match between Packy Mci'ar-
land and Mike Gibbons. scheduled for
February ~. had been postponed until
the next open date IN the Madison Square
arena, probably the last week of this
month. Gibson said that one OF the prin-
cipals wanted more time to NJ himself.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-03

PALM BEACH, Fla. Feb. a dclueo
of rain which lasted about an hour caused
a poStponement Of IN" Lake Worth golf
tournament qualification round to-day
when twenty Of the players had finished
ard the remainder ~ the seventy SIX
starters Mere ont on the course. Walter
Travis of Garden Guy was ~ the seven
tcenth when the storm broke and con
tinuod out the last two holes IN par each
for 80.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-03

~ THE main bout OF ten rounds at tho
olympic A. g. last nisht johnny DAILY
banded Young Richie u neat lAcing for
n'e rounds. making the latter quit in that
session Jimmy Dempsey of Harlem knocked
out VIII" sherman with right to tho
stomach early Ia the seventh round She~
mal Nas knocked down seven times Ia tho
sixth round.
CINCINNATI Feb. ".--president Herr
mann or the Reds gave Mordecst Brown
his unconditional release -da, Brown
now IL manager Of the 81. Louis Fcdcrals.
PlNFHCRST, y. G., Feb. &C. \. Wordell
was the winner of to-dBy's trap shooting
sweepstakes, recording ?S and shooting WITH
an allowance Of 20. II n. kirhover. :.
finished second In s6 and i. W. Whittemore
Is. third In 30.
FITTSBt'RG Fob The I'river-Ity ~
Pittsbure closed 4 deal with Joe Choyushi
to day whereby tho veteran pusi''st be
comes boxing instructor OF the students
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-03
BAKER THE FATHER OF TWINS.
Robust Roy and Girl Presented to
AthIetics' Heavy Hitter.

TRAPPE, Nd Feb. 2..-F'rank Baker. the
big batsman and third sacker OF the
Athletics, was honored with present
OF twins. n robust boy and an equally
vigorous and winsome girl. by Mrs
Baker on Saturday at their home, here
The twins we're doing well to-day and
Frank was the recipient of congratula-
tory messages from his admirers. while
all Trappe appeared as proud Of tho
youngsters az does tho popular papa.
Just as soon an tho christening timo
comes the boy IL to be named Connie
Mack Baker.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-03
BOOKLET TELLS PLACE
OF CHARGING STATIONS
Shows Owners Of Electric Care
Those Within $50 Miles
Other Notes.

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-03
Mac smith Breaks Record.

six hol" record for the eighteen hole
course Mt Bcllcair Fla. whore the younger
Smith Is assisting his brother Alex. Play
ing in "A match with his brother and four
amateurs Mac Smith made a 20 in tho
morning and another 20 In the afternoon
for a total of $40.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-03

DARTMOUTH OUTFINISHES YALE
Wnnnmnker scores winning Goal In
second Extra Period.

New HAVEN. Feb. c.--Yale's hockey
team suffered defeat by Dartmouth. to
J. here this afternoon. TWO extra hvo
minute periods were necessary TO decide
the game which stood to when time
was called at the end OF the second half.
Yale had come back with IA rush in the
second half and had taken the lead. when
Dartmouth got together and enabled
Wanamaker to tie tho score. The first
extra period was featurciess, but the Sec
ond one was spectacular enough to make
up for it, After 30 seconds OF play
Wananaker shot thS deciding goal after
a brilliant rally by his teammates. The
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-03

Big Ed Sweeney. despite reports 10 the
contrary. has not signed with the Fedora.
League sweeney Is in Chicago, evidently
expecting to hear that the New York
Americans hav. raised his salary. The
matter was put UP TO Frank cha.ice re-
Gently. and the T. l.. declared that he
didn't caro- whether Sweeney returned
here or not. Chance thinks that Gossett
Is Swesney's superior behind the bat RICH,
now.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-03

Hubert r Crowell has been appointed
sales manager for the Drouct 4 pdgs
Company. which handles Palmer 4
Singer and Regal cars.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-15
SPANISH WAR VETS.
GIVEN RECEPTION
AND UNION ARMY
VETERANS AMONG THE
SPEAKERS.

Spaush War veterans of Richmond
and vicinity were entertained last
night by Fitzhush Lee camp. No. J.,
H. = ". V, at a reception and sup
per IN the First Regiment armory. A
mum Der Of Addresses by veterans Of
the War Between the States, repre-
scnting both the Union and Confed-
crate armies, by local military Off
cisls and Spanish war veterans were
heard, and the complete harmony
existing between the sections was at
tested.
The guests, numbering among them
men who have seen service in the
War Between the Suites, in the Phil
ippines, Samoa. Cuba and the Boxer
uprising in China. were welcomed by
Commander II. +. Peyton of Fitzhush
Lee camp. The response was by AS
sstant Acknowledgement of Virginia
Joseph lie Masurier, a past com
mander Of the camp.
Addresses were made by Captain
John Lamb, former member of Con-
greSs from this district. representing
r. j. Lee camp, l.. G. v. Colonel
James u Prentiss of the local G. A.
L uQst Cautain A. " Miller, vet
Gran of '61-'65, and of '9s; Major
Lawrence T. Price. commanding first
battalion. First Virginia Regiment:
Vice Commander George F. Shackel-
ford of Fitzhugh Lee camp, and
Chairman George g Fitzhugh of the
committee in charge. who presided ar
the supper which followed the re-
union.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-15

IL directions Three swift interurbar
electric lines connect Richmond with
Ineighboring towns, three daily steam
ship lines ply from the eity's wharfs,
while ships from all parts OF the gioba
bring their cargoes to her feet.
To an astonishing degree Rich-
mond has been rebuilt in the last 10
years. ky-topping office buildings. ris-
ing from the eminence Of the hills.
tower above the river and the LOVELY
ing plains OF Chesterfield. hotels Of I'M
eQuAied comfort and excellence ara
found now al very desirable location in
the city, and. the stacks from multi
tudinous factories ON the river bank'
crowd together like the trees OF tho
forest. Building operations in Rich,
mond for the last flve wears have aver-'
aged So 600, goo annually,
Col Murphy mentions the toba Geo
trade, the baking powder plant. blnf-s
ting paper manufacture and cedar
products OF the city as indicative OF IL
industrial Importance. and says thAt
manufacturing and jobbing bring -
Richmond each year nearly $@op,oo0<
600. and adds.
More than $50. oeo visitors are ats
tracted 10 Richmond each : months.
Ample and coinfortabl hotel accon-
modations are required 10 care for
such an army. sixteen hotels, Ave uf
them OF the most modern structure.
affords the visitors a wide range OF
choice Richmond is amply able ia
care for the pleasure and comfort OF
its visitors IL knows how. through
years of experience. IL is a unique
city, offering unique attractions to tha
casual visitors, the enterprising settler
the man of means and the man who
wishes TO start new Industries
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-15
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Wheat Very little was heard today
Of the peace rumors which unsettled
the confidence OF buyers yesterday
The market opened quiet and declined
Ia cent on some realizing. on the
break cash houses again bought freely.
and extensive shipping sales are re-
ported. The outside interest In the
market is small. Immense export salea
have been made this week Traders
pay more attention to persistent ru-
more that Austria liz to sue for peace
than to the sharp falling of in country
offerings, and continued heavy pur-
chasees by farmers,
Corn: Holds strong. There In suhi-
Client buying power IN this market TO
make for better prices Considerable
quantities are being sold to saaboard
exporters Country offerings are not
large
Oats Quiet at opening. Later the
market frmed on short covering and
at the close showed a steady tone
Provisions Easy with poor sap.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-15

cancel $4,000 600 OF the city's rnatur-
Ing obligations in Europe. 1t was the
disclosure of this which directly caused
: h latest general slump IN exchange.
When Wall Street business closed to-
day the sentiment with which the ap~
week was regarded was
more optimistic than at any tIms since
the outbreak Of the war The opening
of the Federal Reserve banks on Mon
1ay has been preceded hv gratiTyinc
evidence that the new system IL going
TO he wisely handled and will afford
a great increase ~ financial strength
for the prosecution Of American bust
ness recovery.
The transition to the new system Is
a pparently going to he accomplished
without disturbance
in anticipation OF the new >ial
facilities and In response also To the
heNerment Of the international money
market domestic money conditions
have become Increasingly comforta Bile.
Leading bankers have marked the call
loan rate down to 3 . per cent and
time money is obtainabie at 3 per
cent Commercial paper Is esta hlished
on IL per cent minimum. but
bankers acceptances are much lower
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-15
RICHMOND ABLE To
CARE FOR VISITORS

Referring 10 the annual Virginia
State Fair. an event usually attracting
200. 600 visitors. the annual convention
of the American Bankers Association.
that OF the National Association OF
Master Bakers and that of the Society
of Telephone Pioneers of America, ait
held In October at Richmond, Va, Col
John Murphy. proprietor OF Murpny's
Hotel in that city, writes TO the Manu-
facturers' Record in emphasis OF the
attractions of Richmond for conven-
tions. In the course Of his letter he
dwelis upon the contrast between what
he describes two cities in one COM
munity, the one modern. teemins with
trade, business activity and initiative.
and the other historic. reminiscent Of
colonial days and of stirring events of
more recent years He says.
Geographically. the situation OF
Richmond rs decidedly advantageous
1t is built upon the hills Of Henrico
County, at the head OF navisable water
in the historic James River, close TO
the greatest trucking garden section OF
America, on the pathway from the coal
mines to the sea, with three quarters
OF the rural population of me United
States living within rs hours ride Six
great trunk line railways thrust their
steel hands into Richmond. while
lesser systems radiate from the city In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-15
COOPERATING WITH
FARMERS COLLEGES
OFFICIALS EXPLAIN PLAN TO
SPEND $i.5O0,000 TO GIVE
PRACTICAL INFORMATION.

Washington, .. c., Nov. 1.-THE
Department OF Agriculture and all
State agricultural colleges OF uhe
nation have joined in a partnership
which will spend approximately Sl,-
500, 900 TO put valuable practical m
formation into every farmhouse IN the
United States This was revealed at
the twenty eighth annual convention
OF the Association of American Agrl-
cultural Colleges and Experiment sta
tons at the New Willard.
This policy OF the Department of
Agriculture was explained in report
Of the executive committee OF the as
ISOLATION and by officials Of the de-
partment.
The Department OF Agricultural has
more than 81 10000 for the work and
the State agricultural colleges have
s4So.O0o granted under the Smith
Lever act.
Assistant Secretary or Agriculture
Vrooman in an address declared that
the farmers OF the nation could save
100000 day If they could use
all the information In possession of
the Department Of Agriculture.
The association In the afternoon
divided itself into three section meet
ings President Charles A. Lory, or
the Colorado Agricultural College ad-
dressed the college section; Assistant
Director E. w Allen, of the office of
experiment stations. addressed the ex-
pertinent section meeting, and 6. b.
smith. Of the bureau of plant indus
try; c. l.. Titlow. of West Virginia;
and G. .. Jarvis. of Connecticut, spoke
before the extension section.
At the general session last night
mazda by ('OmmiS-
sioner OF Education John Huston
Finley. of Albany, N. Y; Miss Eliza
beth b. kellogg. of Madison. Wis, and
eth
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-15
No 1,tED FOR Bic
GUARANTEE GUARANTEE FUND FUND
IN LONDON BANKS
sLT OF CAS- IN ENGLAND
MAKES 1T EASY FOR AMERICAN
ING OBLIGATIONS

New York. Nov. l4.--What interest
attached 10 today's bank statement
was derived chiefly from the fact that
Il WAS the last TO be made under the
old form. The opening Of the Fed
eral Reserve banks, with the shifting
CT reserves and loans involved, and
he lowering of the clearing house as
ISOLATION reserve requirements to
match the new legal conditions estab-
tshed. rendered the last weekly re-
turn more or less a cademic.
Loans decreased about sli 1900, 900,
presumably representing the retire
mont OF clearing houses certificates and
emergency currency. A small gain in
deposits and cash loss of about ST.
100000. rejecting the gold shipments
in the first hrlf OF the week. resulted
in q reduction OF about 500, 900 In
the surplus reserve. However. in an
other week the reduced reserve per-
-aeatages exacted by law will result in
giving the banks large actual in
crease in the excess OF reserve hold
ines.
Securities Strong.
There was not much else In the day 8
news which calls for comment. Securi-
ties displayed sustained strength. sat
urday is always an or day In the do
nestle money market. but foreign ex-
change was Arm at a further rally all
around Probably the weekend up
turn In foreign exchange was nothing
more than a natural rebound from the
violence of the mid -week decline.
The banking community read with
ACCOMPLISHMENT the circumstanttai- dis
patches from Washington, which pur~
ported TO outline a McAdoo- Paish plan
for a British guarantee OF 100000
900 credit for our bankers 10 use in
foreign exchange operations The last
suggestion relative TO the curious con-
ierences between our treasury and the
British exchequer seems absurd as
All Of it's predecessors No credit
guarantee Of the Kind IL called for
when the 800 900 600 gold fund has
been practically rendered superfiuous
by The course OF sterling remittance
IN response 10 our foreign trade move
ment, the success Of efforts to dis
charge American business abroad and
the glut Of money in London. which
mas made the London bankers more
anxious to continue credits to Ameri =
can business than 10 press their with
drawal.
Money Easy In London.
The extent TO which the Information
al financial position has improved is
clearly shown by the cage with which
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-15
COMMON WEEDS ARE
Continued from First Page.)

sounding Latin names. while most OF
the patent medicines are largely liquid
weeds Thus. when you buy taraxa :
cum you are getting dandelionsroot.
OF which in spite Of our dandelions in
America, we import about l2o.oou
pounds annually. The drug name of
the common jimson weed is"stramoni-
um," and the United States imports
annually zoe, 900 pounds Of the dry
leaves and seeds. The nightshade
plant furnishes the largely-used drug
belladonna, and the common foxglove
Is in the drug store under the name
of "digitals." the most effective of
heart stimulants.
So it Is with great number OF
weeds. Such common plants as null
lein, evening primrose, laurel, hepat-
lea. boneset, yarrow, pennyroyal, mint,
dock catnip and many others which
grow In open lots and around fence
rows arc really valuable drug plants,
and many thousand dollars worth
or other drug leaves. stems or roots
have been imported annually from Eu-
rope Even at ordinary prices the COL
lection Of these plants affords good pin
money for children, while at the pres
ent time they open an opportunity for
quite a nice little American industry.
laurel. for instance. which In many
places covers entire mountain sides. Ia
worth. under ordinary conditions. or
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-15
FILE PAPERS IN SUIT
TO TEST ROLLING STOCK LAW

city Attorney Pollard yesterday filed
the papers In the suit OF the city of
Richmond. which are returnable be-
fore Judge Scott in the City Circuit
Court, to test the validity of the
rolling stock act, passed by the last
General Assembly. This action was
taken under the direction of the City
Council. who ordered the city attorney
to petition the City Circuit Court for
hearing Of the constitutionality OF
the act.
The petition covers fourteen type
written pages, and was prepared after
much careful study by Mr. Pollard.
1t sets forth that any other city which
agrees with Richmond may file joint
suit, and Il is expected that Roanoke
Petersburg and other cities will join
Richmond in the fight.
Before being placed in the hands
Of Sheriff Mercer tn be served, the
papers were carefully gone over by
Mayor Ainsie, and received executive
approval
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-15
FALL REUNION TO
BEGIN TOMORROW
SCOTTISH RITES MASONS OF VIR-
GINA MEET HERE TO CON
FER DEGREES.

Scottish Rites Masons have begun to
gather in this city for their fall re-
union, which will be held at the Ma
sonic Temple from Monday to Thurs
day Of the coming week. The re-
union is OF Scottish Rites Masons Of
the Valley of Richmond, Orient of
Virginia, and will be attended by
Masons of tho higher degrees from all
parts of the State. Degrees from the
fourth to the thirty second will be con-
ferred. and Chairman James A. Rich
ardson. of the membership commit
tee. is hopeful that the class will num-
Der nearly two hundred candidates.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-15
MEET NEXT YEAR
IN SAN FRANCISCO
UNITED DAUGHTERS OF CONFE.D,
F.RACY ENDORSE HOME
IN RICHMOND.

United Daughters of the Confederacy
adjourned sine die this afternoon at
ter selecting San Francisco as the
place Of meeting in 1915.
One of the features of the closing
session was the launching OF boom
for the election next year of Mrs.
Walter d Lamar. OF Macon, president
of the Georgia division, for president
general Mrs A j. Montague. of Vir-
ginia, secured the endorsement of the
convention OF the Needy Confederate
Home in Richmond but Mrs. Josephus
Daniels was unable to secure SINH
lar endorsement OF the home IN
Washington.
Richmond contended with San
Francisco for the honor OF entertain
ing the convention next year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-15
Money Easy In London.

The extent TO which the Information
al financial position has improved is
clearly shown by the ease with which
the mana gers of the New York city
loan operation obtained exchange 10