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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
BASEBALL PRACTICE AMONG EASTERN COLLEGIATE MINES
 IS NOW WELL UNDER WAY
Prediction Being Made That Fight For Collegiate Honors This Year Will Be Close-Trumphant Yale Team of 1913 Al most Intact-Other Eastern Colleges Also We'll Sup piled With Veterans-Smaler Colleges Loom
 Up As Formidable Contenders

But three regulars were lost by grad uation last year. In the pitching de- Dartment Frye and Hitchcock form the nucleus of an effective pitching staff. In addition Boyle, Macdonald and Whitney are also promising pitching candidates. The position of catcher left vacant by the graduation of Young, will be filled by either Osborne. Water n an or Wallace.
 The Harvard 1914 team wilr be a hard hitting organization judging from tne averages of the men last year, es- pecially in the championship games. Most of last years freshmen who are trying for positions this year were good batters so that the team should in no way suffer from the addition of these men to the ranks.
 At Princeton seven members of the 1913 team are eligible for positions this spring. They are Wall, catchei Wood and Copeland, pitchers; CaptaiEl Tihoads, first base; Gill, second base; Green and Laird, out fielders. Wood and Copeland were the mainstay of the pitching staff last season. From last years freshmen nine Lamberton, Deya and Link are expected to do well, es- pecially the two first named. Behind the bat. Kel1cher. of the undefeated 1918 team, is likely to be a close sec ond to Wall for catching honors.
 In the infield Captain Rhoads Is the only likely candidate for first base. Gill. second base last spring, may be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
w. &L. WILL HAVE
 GOOD HURL|NG STAFF
Carson Expected to Prove
 Sensation of the South During 1914 Season

Lexington, Va. February 2s.-(SpecialD
 WashingtoE and Lee ought to be as strong
 in the box this season as she was two
 years ago. when Harry Moran and Jonah
 Larrick were causing much anguish in
 the ranks of the opposition by flaming
 numerous athletes. Coach Dan Mahoney
 predicts that Irving James Carson of
 Dorchester Mass, will be the Southern
 slab sensation of the year. Carson. who, of course, has been named Kit" by the student body, is a six-footer and weighs
 as much as "Fats" Miller. Washington
 and Lees noted football guard. He can use the spitball but relies on the damp delivery only occasionally, finding that he can subdue his adversaries by turning loose his speed, of which he possesses plenty.
 Carson entered Washington and Lee because of his<friendship for Captain ll"Jiggs' D0nahue whose home is in Som
 erville, Mass, ard by an odd coincidence Carson and Donahue are the only men at Washington and Lee who hail from the Bay State. They will make most picturesque battery, for Donahue is about
 the size of Rabbit Maranville of the Braves, no taller surely, but possibly a trife heavier.
 While he is a glutton. for work Carson will not be called on to do all the hurling for the Generals. Charley Lille frequently will appear on the rubber and young Texan from Abilene named Bryan, gives 1 promise of developing into a star in time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01

Reinforced with veterans, the back stopping department of the Southern this year will probably prove to be one of the most reliable that has ever seen service in this league. The staff may not be as flashy as that of last year, when such sterling young re- ceivers as Gibson, Mayer and Chapman were on the roster, but it will prove more dependable on account of the ex- perience had by most of t'11e who will likely gain regular he Nearly 30 catchers will be tried out during the coming spring and the task of selecting 16, two to each club, will 1 in a majority of the cases prove a hard problem for the managers to solve.
 | However, in New Orleans, Chatta nooga and Mobile, no trouble will re- suit as Johnny Dobbs. Moose" McCor- mick and Bristoe Lord have practical | ly decided upon their receiving staffs for the coming season.
 Pelican Staff Selected The Pelican staff will very likely be composed of Bob Higgins, the formei l Chattanooga receiver, and Adams, for. merly of the Maps.
 Mccormick has "Gabby' Street and 1 Graham, two reliable backstoppers, or string, and Is apparently satisfied. The Mobile pilot-Briscoe Lords standing pat on his last years duo Schmidt and Larry Brown.
 Mike Finn at Memphis and Bill, Smith at Atlanta have corraled tn, greatest number of backstopping can didates, both having five on their list
 Finn Has Five
 The Turtle leader has roped in Schlei a former Giant, who played with Louis vile in the American association las year: Reynolds, from Macon in thu South Atlantic league; Bemis. a for mer Nap Lavinge, from Lowell in tn, New England league, and Giboney, [ semi professional.
 Bemis and Schlei are veterans whil, Reynolds and Lavinge appear to be two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
BALL PRACTICE IN EAST NOW WELL UNDER "
B. A. |. RIFLE TEAM WINS OVER TACOMA Local Shooters Win by a Good Margin-Warren
 Cops Tenth Straight

Washington. February 2s.-Warren, i Pa. won it's tenth straight victory in the inter-club rifle matches this week and retains its lead in Class A. War ren also made the highest score, 995, out of 1000. Kings Mills, O.. broke the tie for the leadership of Class B by de- feating saltwater, Minn., 991 to eS5. Among Class A scores was Birming- hma 9S9 vs Tacoma, Wash, 95i Among Class B scores were. Mime apolis, Minn. 951, vs New Orleans, de 7 faulted: Louisville, ky, 92s, vs. san 1 Francisco. SID.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01

shifted to short, leaving Peacock prom inent for the keystone position. Law and O'kane. both of the freshment in- field, will also be strong contenders for second or short. Third base will be diff ficult to cover. Shea played an eX- ceedingly good game last spring but his ankle, which was broken In foot ball may keep him out of the game. For the outfield, Green and Laird, regulars, are available. Hanks. a sub stitute last season, and Hoyt Click and G. A. Peacock of the freshman nine, should round out into likely ma terial.
 Cornell. Pennsylvania, Brown and Williams and number of the other colleges of the east also loom up as formidable contenders for diamond honors and 1t is a certainty that the struggle for varsity baseball suprem- acy will be unusually keen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
AMERICANS WIN
 IN OXFORD MEET Rhodes American Scholars Make Good Showing in
 Oxford Classic

London. February 2s Rhodes schol- ars of America were successful In seN- eral of the events in the oxford uni Versity classes held here today.
 F. T Adams of Texas won the ham mer throwing event with hurl of 122 feet three inches Y B. Havens of New Jersey won his heats in the hurdles, and the hundred yards flat, his respae- tive times being IT i-5 seconds and 10 1-5 seconds.
 N, Fl. Taber of Rhode Island was second in the one mile flat race, being five yards behind A. N. s. Jackson. pres ident of the Oxford University Athletic association, Who broke the track rec ord. Jackson's time was minutes 22 3-5 seconds. The events will be con cluded on Monday forenoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Football Practice During Spring

New York. February 2S.-The universi- ties and colleges of the middle west are preparing for spring football practice. which will be held during the month of April. Coach Yost of Michigan has all ready looked over the situation and or dered out the Wolverines on Monday. April 13, Yost will be in charge all during the training, and probably will be in Ann Arbor on brief visits In the meantime He also recommended ac- ton of the athletic authorities in again securing Germany" Schultz to coach the Wolverine forwards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
AK TAB1,ETS

Win Give Your Head a Rest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
B. A. c. BASKETBALL
 LEAGUE TO OPEN

The initial games of he Intermediate Basketball league of the Birmingham Athletic club will be staged Monday aft ernoon with Blackburn opposing Spark man and Roberts playing Rountree. The line-ups of four teams follow: Roberts-Miles, Roberts, McI,aurines Tacone. Crane and Mendel.
 Blackburn-Agee. Blackburn, Radcliffe, Kronenberg and Bradley.
 Sparkman-R. Agee, Sparkman. Shack elford. Hahn and Suddith.
 characterization. Rountree. Webb, eBardeleben, Copeland and Murnan. partial schedule of the league fol lows:
 March 2-Blackburn Vs. Sparkman: Rob erts vs. Rountree.
 March 5-Blackburn vs Roberts; Roun tree vs Sparkman.
 March 9-Sparlkman Vs. Roberts; Black burn vs. Rountree.
 March 12-Roberts vs. Blackburn; Roun tree vs. Sparkman.
 March 19-Blackhurn vs. Rountree Sparkman vs. Roberts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Braves Start Southward

Boston. February 2S-seven players of the Boston National League baseball team left tonight for the south They will pick up other members of the club en route and meet Manager George Stall ings at Macon. Ga, Tuesday. Those who started from here were Joe Connolly. Walter Maranville. Lelie Mann. Walter Kenfck. George Tyler. Fred Tyler and Tom Griffith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
The Real Reason

From the Louisville Herald.
 When the hero was led into tempta ton in the second act and left with notorious crook while the tender heroine wept bitterly up stage a sweet young thing in the audience sobbed hysterically:
 Why or why. did he do it?"
 The sweet young things escort an- swered prosaically:
 He has to do 1t to keep the play running till I0:30."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Technical Terms

FrOm the ISOulsVIIIe HeraIu. Music Clerk-Do you want the Beet hoven Sonata arranged for four hands or only two? MT. Krusty. (who is ignorant of mu- sic) Why. two. of course. Do you think
 my daughter is 6 freak?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Any Old Hero

From the Louisville Herald.
 Betty--I shall not wed until I can marry a hero
 Alice-Well, my dear, just show any man who proposes to you a schedule of your yearly expenses and If he doesn't back out he's one.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-27
DANGER SIGNS TO BE
PUT AT CROSSINGS
ROAD BOARD ORDERS rs TO BE
ERECTED IN COUNTY FOR PRO.
LECTION TO PUBLIC.

The county road commission order
ed painted and put up at all railroad
crossings in the county posts bearing
the following sign: Look out for
the Cars When You Hear the Bell or
Whistle" The board is taking this
precaution in the interest of the well
fare of the travelling public of the
county. About seventy-five Of these
signs will have to be made and set
at all the various railroad crossings.
It is necessary to have them put up
in order that the railroads may be
rendered liable for statutory damages
in case of injury to any one who is
crossing. The supreme court has
held on numerous occasions that the
railroads are not guilty of statutory
negligence unless such signs are put
up as warning to the travelling pub
lie.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-27
PYTHIANS HOLD
JUBILEE MEETING
SEND TELEGRAM OF cONGRATu.
LATloNS TO GRAND LODGE
IN WASHINGTON.

Members or Phinteas Lodge No. q,
Columbia, held very interesting
meeting Thursday evening at theft
rooms in the Masonic building.
Speeches upon Pythianism were
made by several members. Among
those who made addresses were
Judge w. B. Turner, Capt. A. E.
Wells, DR.. E. A. Timmons, Thomas B.
Forgey, Shelton Robinson, Mora B.
Fariss, Sykes Orman, and DR.. A. O..
Kennedy. They discussed the golden
jubilee of the lodge, and sent the fol-
lowing telegram to the grand lodge
which is now in session at Washing
ton:
Thomas ]. CARING, s. p, Supreme
Lodge, K. of p, Washington, D. G..
Phinteas Lodge No. 27, Columbia,
Tenn, joins in congratulating the or
der on it's golden jubilee. Long may
it's principles live and flourish in the
hearts of it's members.
"a w. LIPSCOMB, C. c."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-27
SIMS WATSON SELLS
FINE LOT OF STOCK
DR.. MAJORS, OF OKLAHOMA, PUR-
CHASES OF HIM A HORSE,
MARE AND FINE JACK.

Sims Watson has sold to DR.. Ma
jors, of Oklahoma, three head Of fine
stock at handsome prices. DR.. Ma
iors has travelled all over this state
and adjoining ones in search of what
he wanted, but was unable to get it
only here He came here first of all
on his trip, and then went to see 200
Jacks on the leading farms of the
South to see whether they had what
he wanted, but gave up the search,
saying that he had seen and found
nothing that compared with the stock
that Mr.. Watson had in his barn. He
purchased the fine combination horse,
Rather Wilkes, trial 2:10 pacing, and
2:16 trotting, General Garner, fine
registered Starlight Jacb, and a hand
some saddle mare in foal by Walter
Direct. He was highly pleased with
his purchases and stated that there
was no finer stock in the state of Ok
lahoma than them.
Mr.. Watson has recently sold to
T. H. Black, of Hartford, KY, Grey
John, a good Is hand jack by Look
out He weighed 1000 pounds. T..
c. Britain has also purchased OF Mr.
Watson a fine black jennet with a
handsome jack colt at her side.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-27
FEEL MISERABLE?

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health and strength. A guaranteed
Liver and Kidney remedy. Money
back if not satisfied. 1t completely
cured Robert Madsen, of West Bur-
hngton, Iowa, who suffered from
Viruent liver trouble for eight
months. After four doctors gave him
up, he took Electric Bitters and is
now we'll man. Get bottle to-day;
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complaints, Perfectly safe and de-
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-27
LAMAR-FRY DAMAGE
CASE POSTPONED

The case of Ed Lamar against
Clarence Fry for damages alleged
to have been received by the former
at the hands of the latter, was post
poned Thursday until the next term
of the Circuit Court. Lamar and
his wife were injured some time ago
on their way to town by the auto OF
Clarence Fry, who grazed their bug
sy with his machine. Suit was i'm
mediately brought against the latter
for damages.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-27
STUDENTS VISIT
HARDWARE FIRM
PUPILS OF HIGH SCHOOL UNDER
GALLOWAY SEE PRACTICAL
WORK OF MACHINERY.

ID. M. Galloway, head of the agri-
cultural department of the county
high school, took the members of his
classes through the big hardware
display Of Harlan, Porter & Walker
Thursday afternoon. Piloted by Bob
Harlan, senior member Of the firm,
about twenty Of the students went
through and personally examined
every piece of farm machinery In the
store. They were made thoroughly
acquainted with the use of each, and
shown how it was used in actual,
every day life. 1t was fine, object
lesson, as many of the pupils had
never seen many of the tools. They
were shown, too, only the latest and
most improved models which this en-
terprising firm has in stock. The
piece of machinery that excited most
interest and attention was the 6
horse power gasoline engine, which
ran the silo feeder When the feed
er began to spout out pieces of pa
per to the top of the house, one of
the girls in the party at once became
alarmed and thought that some one
had played a prank on her by feeding
her books to the machine. The other
female members of the party were
exceedingly wary of the engine, as
they were afraid that it might ex-
plode and blow them to eternity.
Upon being treasured by Mr. Harlan,
they finally consented to get close
enough to the little chugging engine
to give it little pat on top.
The trip was very profitable, and
the class was profuse in their thanks
and loud in their praise of the enter
prise of the firm in taking the time to
show them through their large stock.
A WINTER COUGH
A stubborn, annoying, depressing
cough hangs on, racks the body,
weakens the lungs, and often leads
to serious results. The first dose OF
DR.. Kings New Discovery gives re-
lief. Henry d. Sanders, of Caven.
dis, w., was threatened with con.
sumption, after having pneumonia
He writes: OR. Kings New Discov.
cry ought to be in every family; It
is certainly the best of all medicines
for coughs, colds or lung trouble"
Good for children's coughs. Money
back II not satisfied. Price soc.
and $100. At all Druggists-H. e.
Bucklen & Co., Philadelphia or St
Louis. (Advt.)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-27
FRANK JAMES KNOWS
| NOTHING OF HIDDEN
TREASURE IN BANK
bENlES ALL KNOWLEDGE OF
SUM OF MONEY FOUND BY
WILL JONES.
PROMINENT NAN WRITES HIM
Former Noted Bandit, Outlaw and
Robber Says That He and His
Brothers Had No Hand In Mystery
Now Asitating Public.

One of the most prominent citizens
of the city, who was interested from
stTdpoint of curiosity in finding
the owner of the treasure which was
discovered some time since in the
eastern portion of the county by Will
Jones, wrote a letter to Frank James,
the once noted bandit, outlaw and
robber in regard to whether he knew
ANYTHING of the ownership of the
money In a reply received day or
so ago, James disclaimed all knowl-
edge whatsoever of it, and stated that
he had no hand in hiding it.
The letter and reply was as fol.
lows
February 1, 1914. Mr.. Frank
James, Elgin, Okla. Dear Sir: Par
don me for writing you on the sub.
iect of this letter, but there has been
80 much said recently in our town
and county recently about the find OF
what is supposed to be large sum
of money, which was recently found
by a trapper hidden in a crevice on
a high bluff of the river about ten
miles east of Columbia, Tenn. The
Young man who found it deposited 1t
in one of our banks and will not re-
veal the amount or description, wait
ing as he says, if any one claims it,
they will have to describe It, If the
sum is any where the sum supposed
to be, it does not seem probable that
any one in that part of the country
ever had that much money.
1t has been suggested by some one,
that many years ago robbery was
committed at Mussel Shoals, near
Florence, Ala, and large amount of
money was taken from paymaster,
and that the parties came through
| this county from there. If that were
/ the case, this money might have
been hidden by some member of the
company who either later on lost his
life or could not find the spot where
it had ben hidden. Your name was
connected with that affair, and If 80,
you will know something of this Incl
dent The finder Of the money will
not in any way describe it, but it is
yet in the vault of the bank. If you
have any recollection of this will you
kindly let me hear from you. Trust
ing you will consider this letter in
the spirit in which it is written, and
that will be favored with reply,
Beg to remain, Yours very truly,
"Kearney, Mo. Feb. is, 1914. Dear
Sir: Know nothing of the money in
question. am, Very respectfully.
FRANK JAMES"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-27

aliens who have foresworn their ma
tive lands and taken the oath of allie
glance to the United States during
the coming year The anniversary OF
the birth of George Washington was
decided to be the most fitting time to
celebrate the naturalization OF the
new citizens and the final oath of al
legiance WIS administered at the pub
lie meeting today.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-27
SMALL CASES
IN CIRCUIT COURT

There was very little doing in the
circuit court today. A number OF
cases that were set for trial were
contihued until the March term of the
court The only case on the docket
lot the day was that of the City OF
columbia against Claude Merrill, a
negro charged with the violation OF
0ne Of the city odinances.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-27
TAKE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.

Three Thousand Aliens Become Citi
zens of the United States.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-27

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-This city gave
a coming out party today to 5000
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-27
STEWART FLEMING
--y
BUYS WARFIELDF FARM

Amos Warfield has sold his farm,
three miles south of Columbia on
the Mooresville pike to Stewart
Swope Fleming. The consideration
was $4,000. This is one of the best
farms in the southern portion OF the
county, and adjoins the property OF
Mr.. Fleming on the Pulaski pike.
This will give him frontage on both
pixies. With the place he gets all the
growing crops and other appurte-
nances upon the farm.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-27
PAY TRIBUTE TO
MEMORY OF FATHER
OF THE REPUBLIC
PRESIDENT WILSON is CENTRAL
FIGURE OF CELEBRATION
AT CAPITAL.
JOE FOLK DELIVERS EULOGY
Says That Founder Of the Republic
Was Near Enough Perfect to be An
Inspiration to All Who Honor JUS
tice and Liberty.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Presi-
dent Wilson was the central figure
yesterday at mass meeting in a
down town theatre here under the
auspices of the Sons of the Revolu-
ton in commemoration of Washing
tons birthday. Joseph w. Folk, So
licitor of the state department, in an
address paid tribute to the founder
of the republic as man imperfect
enough to be intensely human and
near enough perfect to be an inspira-
ton to all who honor justice and
worship liberty" ..
President Wilson did not speak,
He was first to congratulate Clarence
J. Rammling, high school youth,
who received the gold medal of the
Sons of the Revolution for the best
essay on the subject, THE Greatest
Event of the American Revolution"
In accordance with century old
custom, a salute from an ancient
cannon on Suffers hill in Alexandria,
Va, \cross the Potomac, ushered in
the observance of the day there,
where a notable celebration is plan
ned for tomorrow. President Wilson,
Vice President MARSHALL, cabinet Of
ficers and other officials plan to go to
the Virginia city to review parade
which will move past Washington's
Masonic lodge room and Christ
church, from which the father of his
country was buried in 1899.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-27

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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-09-26
Russia Brought
About Great
European War
By Count Won BERNSTORFF, Ger
man Ambassador to United States

THIS European war was brought
| about by Russia. What right,
ask, have the Russians to
stand up for Servia? That is the
principle. The only right they
claim to have is on the pan-Slavic
principle, and that means the de-
struction of Austria.
THE NEXT QUESTION is, DID
THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA OR
DID HE NOT MOBILIZE HIS ARMY
AGAINST AUSTRIA AND GERMANY
WHEN NEGOTIATIONS WERE
STILL GOING ON?
I believe everybody has the right
to sympathize with whatever nation
he may, but I expect the American
people will be so fair minded as to
see that RUSSIA STARTED THIS
WAR.
THE QUESTION OF THE ORIGIN
OF THE WAR HAS BEEN HIDDEN
BY THE FACT THAT THE CABLE
BETWEEN THIS COUNTRY AND
GERMANY WAS CUT.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-09-26
Daddy sBedtine
~ How Naughty
.Nf0TV- Bird Fed
= Park Gator.

DDIEs remember gators the Bronx Park
II stopped n the sea
u ~ daddy
And how anigators WERE said
Not Annoy
the
I'll tonight about little
dbeyed fed of the agato
nquiive delighted with all the
But he didn't believe in else he was an ignorant
cooked his
to a that the signs advised him not to do
birds sneered ana
telling all about
lights of freedom
his message
visited Hons
and
nquirng
summing them
those gatos that seemed to
al tina mischievousness.
pond protect
to
the nhabi tantso Of the public.
aIgators walked
didn't himself with
when he ound he big alligator.
hen-he wasn't sparrow
the important the
es-h that alligator
the Riddles.