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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-05
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JOE JACKSON GIVING
TY COBB HARD FIGHT.
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New York, Jan. Will Ty Cobb
go down in baseball history as the
greatest batsman of all time?
or will Joe Jackson, now laundering
along at a mighty clip, compile rec
ord before his playing days are over
that will ovcrshadow the wonderful
performance of the slugging Georgian ?
OR have Arson, Wagner and Lajoie
already made records that never will
be equalcd or beaten?
Or will the future bring to the fore
some batter with such Il wonderful
batting eye. such wonderful batting
skill and such mighty power in his
arms that he will shatter the records
made by the wonderful quintette?
Were YOU TO ask today which of
the quintette is the greatest batter
mighty chorus would tell you Cobb.
another chorus would shout "Anson, -
ana an equal number would name
Joe Jackson. Wagner and Lajoie.
And as we view it, everyone would
be right and no one wrong.
such a statement seems odd. but ii
isn't. Each member OF this wonderful
quintettc has established certain rec
ords that no one ever mas equalcd or
even approached.
jackson, the baby of the quintctte
has been in the majoi leagues only
-four years. Yet in that time he has
amassed a grand batting average OF
.39i-a record without parallel in tho
history of the game. None OF the 9TH
er four hit for such an average in their
first four years i'm the majors, nor
did they ever hit for 1891 for any four
successive years.
Cobb, in nine years in fast company
has dubbed them out for a grand ave-
rage of .31l-another mighty record
In addition to this Cobb has led the
American league in batting for seven
successive years-from 1907 TO 1919
inclusive-and in 1911 he hammered
out 24S hits, the greatest number OF
safeties ever made b. any man IN
one season.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-05
PLANNING ANOTHER TOUR.
White Sox and Giants &c Visit South
America NEXT


Having had taste Of world touring
the Chic2go White SoX and the New
York Giants are beginning To look for
other worlds to conquer.
IT plans do not go awry IL will bc g.
trip To- South America mex: winter.
This will include Argentina and Bra
iii, with possibly some of the Central
American republics. either roing or
returning. II would be right i'm line
with the spring training. as the teams
would come right up from the south
and scatter TO the different places in
Texas, California and other southern
states.
President Comiskcy OF the SoX and
Manager MCGraw of the Giants have
talked IL over all through the Journey
the chances are that It win go through.
They are not going TO stop at South
America. however. The plans are al
ready laid for the following year and
Africa is the point looked forward to
In the fall Of 1913. johannesburg Of
icrcd the two teams $1,000 this trip
If they would stop off there. This
was found to be impossible.
Comiskey. Callahan and McGraw are
more fully convinced than ever that
baseball will be the international
sport i'm very short time and all
want the honor of Introducing the
game in every land,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-05
TABLE FOR PARCEL POST.
Computation Of Rates Made Easy Fol
Business Men.

business houses i'm general that use
the parcel post for shipping goods will
appreciate the following table where
by much time may he saved In tho
computation of parcel post rates for
the various zones. Tho explanation
will bc found beneath:
Local zone, divide weight by two
eliminating fractons) plus ..
First and second zones, / cent per
pound, plus 4.
Third zone. 2 cents per pound plus T.
Fourth zone. cents per pound,
plus 8.
Fifth zone, 6 cents per pound, plus >.
Sixth zone, $ cents per pound plus !,
Seventh zone 10 cents per pound,
plus !.
Eighth zone, II cents per pound
straight.
Now this is the way il works Take,
for instance, the local zone and your
! package weighs eight pounds. Divide
it by two, making four: add five and
the charge will be found to Ice cents.
or take a package of the same size go
ing To the fifth zone, for instance. The
charge is figured by multiplying the
pounds 10y six making forty-cight.
thcu adding two, making the charge 20
cents.
! In tic local zone figures care should
hc taken To- eliminate fractions. If the
package weighs eleven pounds divide
by two, making i've and onc-half The
rate is then 10 cents.
In the local, first and second zones.
packages may weigh auy thing up to
! nifty pounds, but beyond that twenty
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-05
WILL USHER IN
HOCKEY SEASON
Calumet and Portage Lake Teams
Meet Here Tomorrow

Calumet will get its first taste of
hockey for the present season tomor-
row night. Although the weather has
offered little encouragement to bud
ding hockey enthusiasm the Calumet
and Portage Lake sevens, which will
renew their old rivalry at the Colos-
scum Tuesday, have taken the fullest
possible advantage of the scant oppor-
tunty for practice and are pronounced
"ht" for the curtain raiser.
Despite the excited events through
which this district has passed recently,
hockey interest has nos been permit
ted to Wane, and with the rapid APP
proach of the season. the realization is
gradually being driven home that Cal
umet has a hockey team worthy of
the support of every far. In the alb
scuce of ice, every member of the
tenn has been put through rigorous
course Of all-around phy steal training
10y Physical Director John tombstone,
OF the !. NJ. G. A.. who has taken Il
personal interest in the teams de-
vclupmcnt.
The experience of past years has
taught Calumet fans To expect 10 find
in the Portage Lake seven focmcn
worthy Of their hardest steel, and
there is no indication the reverse will
be che case this year. The teams are
about on Il par as far as early season
training is concerned.
The lineup has not been definitely
settled and it is probable each man on
the roster Will be given a tryout UNI
der fire. Monette will be found guard
ing the net, Paul Rompf at point,
Ransome Teglown at cover. "Chubb'
Chaput and Roy Reynolds in center
Ice, Jack Mahan, Will ST. George
VIII Monroe and Joe Treglown on the
wings
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-05

pounds is the limit The zones are de-
fined by distances as follows:
First zonc-Local or within 80 miles
Second-Fifty to $50 miles.
Thhd-one hundred fifty To 300
miles
Fourth Three hundred 10 coo miles
Firth-Six hundred to 1000 miles.
Sixtl-Onc thousand TO 400 miles.
Seventh-Fourtecn hundred to l,SOO
miles
Eighth-Au over 500 miles.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-05
BASEBALL HONEST GAME.
Poverty Of tho Yankees Proves Game
Is or the Square.

Is or the Square.
There is. perhaps, no stronger evil
dcnce of the honesty Of baseball than
is shown by the fact that the Ameri-
can league has for years retained a
losing team IN New York. That a win
ming combination in the national me-
tropolis would mean larger profits for
every club i'm the circuit stands TO rca-
son, yet il has been many years since
the New York club has had team in
the first division.
IL collision existed il would bc pos
sible for the other seven clubs to place
"A winning combination in New York
in very short time. Each team could
contribute "A star or two and "a cham
pionship team would be the result. But
baseball is conducted on different lines.
The smallest city in circuit has just
as good "a chance to have a winning
team as the largest The eight club
owners of a circuit are partners I'm the
league yet rivals 50 far as the artistic
end of the game is concerned. IL is
because of this condition that baseball
has thI1ved, and were II not for tho
existence Of the reserve clause its sue
cess would be decidedly short Lived.
II is the fact that "A club once sccur-
ing a players signature 10 a contract
obtains absolute control Of his services
for as long a period rs IL may see ut.
a prosperous club has no advantage
over It's rivals i'm the matter of sccur-
ing playing materlal-Dctroit Times.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-05
STRICT RULE ADOPTED.
Colleges Strike Blow at Professional
ism IN Sport.

ISIV SpCTN.
New York, Jan. 5.-Tho privileges
81 amateur athletes were further re-
strictcd last night. when the National
Collegiate association adopted u rcso-
luton prohibiting colleges and univer-
stiles allowing students who have re-
cclved money for playing any game
from competing in intercollegiate
games
liN adopting the resolution barring
summer ball players and other ath-
lctes engaged for pay from participant
ING in Intercollegiate contests, the
association took II middle course be-
tween the plan advocated by DR.. IIar-
~ J.. Williams of the University of
minnesota, who urged that summer
baseball players should bc expelled
from college IL they attempted to COM
pete in another sport as an amateur,
ana George Hun. who believed that "A
college man could be a professional in
one sport and an amateur in another.
I'r. Williams urged the adoption of tho
pan in operation at Minnesota, by
winch student suspected of having
prayed professional baseball Is forced
10 Sgn an affidavit that he never had
received money for play ing. ana as a
penalty the man making false aiiida :
VII Is expelled from the university.
rus method was a success at Minnc-
so'a' he said. In answering criticisms
mat cNpolling a man would be too
hoaNy penalty, DR.. Williams dcClar-
c1 That If amateurism were worth any
'lihg' 1t could not be upheld unless II
was taken Rerionslv
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-05
o. KS SCIENTIFIC BOUTS.
3ut Gov. Ferris Will No. Permit Bru
tality in RING.

Grand Rapids Mich, Jan. 5.--Govcr-
nor FERRIS refuses to clamp the lid on
'ne legitimate boxing in Michigan
where the bouts are purely scientific
o"p'ays Of the art of S,lf-dcfcnse.
New Years day a boxing card was
auN e'tiscd TO be staged at Olympic
..'fctic club here. Church opposi-
uoh sprung up. The governor was
"SNed To stop IL. Sheriff O'Donnell
"e'u long distance telephone tall,
"SNhg whether or not he wanted the
VN"'pition stopped In his conversa-
''on the cheiiif said the governor said:
am opposed TO prize fights of any
.'"'' but have no particular objection
w scientific exhibition for points
mere is nothing bruta, In scientific
boxing
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-05
GOOD SHOW AT LYRIC.
king Baxter" Trained Horse Big
Feature Offering Today.

The horse with human brain. This
$ the way King Baxter" the special
feature attraction at the Lyric theatcr
today is described. The animal ac-
composites some really remarkable
feats and is claimed 10 be one Of the
most intelligent animals ever shown
in this vicinity. In addition To this
vaudeville offering. the Lyric, which
is now under the direction of Manage
Ruttcnberg. also offers a Zig feature
picture, THE Way to Happiness" in
three reels. This attraction is one OF
the best ever offered at this popular
playhouse.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-05
WILL TRAIN YOUNGSTERS.
iterxog Hopes to Find New Material
for Reds on tho Lots.

Cincinnati, o.. Jan. 5.--Charley Her
zCg. the new manager OF the Reds. Is
planning a brand new American base
ball stunt. Il training school for raw
baseball recruits aspiring to honors on
the professional diamond Ilcrzog will
invite youngsters to report at Rcdland
field each morning the Reds arc at
home aud they will be allowed to
mingic and practice with the Red
team with the view OF either later
being signed with the Reds of minor
baseball teams. Herzog feels certain
of landing some stars" his way. He
points to the success o: Jack Berry,
discovered ny Connie Mack on the
Baltimore baseball lots.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-05

Unto the Third and Fourth Cen
Grafton" Is a Selig melodrama I'm
two reels. The love Of liquor has led
to more misery. want and woe, than
anything else in the world And the
taste of II inherited, tests the, real
man to live II down. This picturSsquc
story has vital interest SO thar the
Weakness that touches two hcrot 200
years apart does not initiate az inst
healthy moral,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-05
KING OF ITALY MUCH
INTERESTED IN THE
PANAMA. pACiFlC EXPO

Rome. Jan. king Emmanuel
showed deepest interest In the project
Of the Panama -pacilc exposition. when
Il was explained TO him yesterday by
Ira Nelson Morrison. OF Chicago. Nor
ris said
His majesty expressed the hope
that my conference with the Italian
ministers would have a result salts
factory &C. all concerned"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-05
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
tablets. stop the Cough and Headache
and work OFF the Cold Druggists re-
fund money if it fails to cure. T. w.
Groves signature is on each box. %
utS.--AdNertisement
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-05

Drive away that case OF the blues
by having good laugh al the Key
stone Comedy at the Crown theater.
Advert ispment
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-05

There shall be 10 evil happen TO the
just: hut the wicked shall hn filled
with mischief-Froverb
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-05

Lying lips are abomination to tho
Lord; but they that deal truly are His
delight
New-York tribune., 1914-08-04

Ulster complications spent the day at the War ohce eS
pected that he will command expedonsy force 'hat s
be sent to help the Belgisns protect their SOIL
Owing TO conflict the OF the dispatches from D'"s
M there is uncertainty here in regard to German as
erosion against Belgium Apparently authentic and dehne ~
matches saw German troops Belgium territory and arc
~ moving toward the French frontier while other dispatches say
h Reloian Minister has issued statement declaring na
R ba. not been invaded Still another dispatch relates that
the Belgian has informed France she does NOT
dr th. pesen circumstances that is necessary to appear 10
o,ber povcr. for a guarantee of neutrality.
ENGLISH LEADERS CHEERED
While the principal political personages were cheereo anu
heered again ON their appearance in the street, the
;nc,dnv the German representative, who went 10 ne foe
Oa several times and the Russian representatives. VINO s"' "
h Houe of Commons during Sir Edward Greys peeen' oes
little known to Londoner passed unnotIced
Wbor Parliament djourned procession was formed, com
o.d mostly of young men, carrying Union Jacks and the "
color and marched through Whitehall Trafalgar square,
souare and Pccadlly Circus, singing all the way
T. !, announced that the extension OF the holiday only app
a., hanks. which will give the government time 10 coinp
a. moo, the financial situation, other business VIII
continue usual L., o
V; r,rors are current of naval movements but none
of them is reliable.
New-York tribune., 1914-08-04
TO EXTEND DUKES TERM
Likely to Remain Governcr
General of Canada.

Ottawa, Ont, Aug. 3.-The Duke OF
Cobnaught's term as Governor General
Of Canada is likely to be extended and
the arrival OF the Prince OF IecK de-
ferred IL the hazardous condition OF
affairs in Europe continues.
The duke had arranged TO leave ana
the prince arrive early in OCTOBER
with hostile cruisers in the Atilntie
neither the Canadian nor the briIl'
authorities would care TO intrust ;as
royal personages 20 anything less thsn
a first class battleship, and these rrsIt
sre likely to be wanted for other pui-
poses during the next few months.
A censorship of all news has oeen
established.
The Minister of Finance announced
tonight that the government STANDS
ready to issue Dominion notes against
securities deposited by the banks. in
the meanwhile, he authorized the char
tered banks OF Canada 10 make pay
ments in bsnknotes instead Of IN goid
or Dominion notes, and TO issue excess
circulation 10 an amount not exceed
ing Is per cent of their combined paid
up capital and reserve fund.
New-York tribune., 1914-08-04
FRANCE ACCRESSOR,
GERMANY INSISTS
Semi Official Statements
Deny Berlin Government
Began HOstilitieS.

Berlin. Aug. 3.-Several semi-ofiiclal
communications were issued to-day, all
to the effect that the French reports
that Germany had begun war owing
to its troops invading French terri
tory were untrue.
One communication recapitulates a
number of incidents tending to show
that France had taken the initiative
in warlike operations.
"On the morning of August 9" it
says, French airmen few over Nurem-
berg and threw bombs, while during
the night of August ] French arO-
planes flew over the province of the
Rhine.
During the forenoon of August 2 a
number Of French officers dressed in
German uniforms crossed the German
frontier from Holland, while on the
same day French troops crossed the
German border in Upper Alsace, near
Belfort.
ave consider ourselves as having
been attacked by France before Dip
lomatic relations had been broken off,
A second communication says: THE
German troops hitherto have obeyed
the orders given by the German COM
manders not to cross the French from
y
since yesterday have made several at
tacks on our frontier posts without
any declaration of war having been
made.
"The French have crossed the from
tier at several places in spite of the
fact that the French government
few days ago informed us that it would
not infringe on the unoccupied zone of
six miles from the frontier, and since
last night companies of French troops
have been in the occupation of a num-
Der OF German villages.
French army aeronauts have been
flying over Baden and Bavaria yester-
day and to-day throwing bombs, and
have violated Belgian neutrality by
flying over Belgian territory into the
province of the Rhine in an effort to
destroy our railways.
"In this way France has opened the
attack upon us and has established a
state of war which has compelled the
German Empire to take defensive
measures for the security of its ter
ritory."
third statement reads as follows:
while no German soldier has yet set
foot on French soil, official reports
from the frontier state that French
troops in bodies as large as a company
crossed the German frontier at Gottes-
thai, Netzeral, Markirch and the
Schlueht Pass before there was any
declaration of war"
Still another semi-official communi-
cation published here to-day says:
'The Havas Agency of Paris is pub
fishing colored accounts of an inter-
view between the German Ambassador
in Paris and Rene Viviani, the French
Premier. The fact is that the French
reply to the German demand was so
ambiguous and evasive that any fur
ther declarations must have been
meaningless"
The German Emperor to-day sent or
ders 70 The German Ambassador in
Paris TO demand his passports.
VI. Sverbiev, the Russian Ambassa-
cor, was handed his passports this
morning.
New-York tribune., 1914-08-04
BRITISH NEUTRALITY
AS "AID" TO FRANCE
German DiplOmatist Tells
London NOn-Participa-
ton Might Help Ally.

London. Aug. 3.-Dr r. Won kuhl-
mann, counsellor of the German En-
bassy here, to-day issued a remark
able appeal for the neutrality of Eng
land in the European turmoil. 1t sald'
"The maintenance of British neutral
ity would in no way injure France:
On the contrary, it might be argued
that by remaining neutral Great BRIT
ain could give France exactly as mucn
strategic assistance and good deal
more effective diplomatic help, as ac-
cording to all reliable information
there is no intention of sending Brit
ish troops to the Continent, and as a
few British divisions, considering the
enormous numbers engaged, could
hardly alter the balance of power.
"All England can do for France is to
protect her northern coast from in
vasion and prevent the neutral ports
of Belgium and Holland from being
used as bases for armed aggression
against France.
"Germany would be disposed to give
an undertaking that she would not at
tack France by sea in the north or
make any warlike use of the sea coast
of Belgium and Holland if it appeared
that Great Britain would make this
undertaking a condition Of her neutral
.ty for the time being.
"Thus England. without going to war
herself, could render France the maxi
mum Of assistance she could give her
by going to war.
"That England as neutral power
maintaining an armed neutrality
would automatically be a greater as
set for France and for the termina-
tion of hostilities at an early moment
than if she herself were involved in
the war is self-evident."
The German Embassy to-day issued
the following explanation Of the re-
cent interference with British ships
by German war vessels:
"This action was merely police
measure. and there was no intention on
the part of Germany of interfering
with the property of the vessels. The
Castro was ordered TO Hamburg be-
cause it was undesirable that any
commercial vessel be in the Kiel
Canal, while in the case of the Saxon
the German government had pur-
chased the coal on board from the
firm to which it was consigned and
had altered the destination of the ves-
sci to Hamburg"
New-York tribune., 1914-08-04
BUFFER STATES on ALERT
Holland and Belgium Acs
Regarding Neutrality.

The Hague, Aug. 3.-The German
Minister has given the government pos
tive assurances that Germany will re-
spect the neutrality of the Netherlands,
provided it is strictly observed.
At a meeting to-day of the lower
house of Parliament the leaders OF
all parties. including the Socialists,
promised the government full support
in whatever exceptional steps it desires
to take.
The president of the Council of Min
listers in speech announced that the
Queen and the ministers were in pei
feet accord and that the country was
ready and determined to maintain neu-
trslity at all costs.
Brussels, Aug. 3.-lt was officially
announced tonight that France had
undertaken, in the event of hostilities,
to fulfil her obligations to preserve
Pelgian neutrality.
The Belgian Cabinet has decided not
to appeal to the powers as yet, but will
await developments. The government
says that up TO the present time no
Germans have entered Belgium.
New-York tribune., 1914-08-04

man troops began to-dLy when the FIRST
battalion Of the 155th Infantry with a
machine gun company occupied Kalasz
in Russian Poland.
Allenstein, East Prussia, Germany,
Aug. 3.-The fighting on the Ru--ian
frontier was confined TO sma,. engage
ments between cavalry outposts until q
o'clock last evening, when an attack
was made by the Russian invaders on
Johannesburg, which iJ occupied by a
squadron of the 18th Pomeranian
Dragons.
The railroad from Johannesburg to
Lyok on the Russian frontier has been
cut and also the light railroad running
10 Dlottowen.
The losses of the Russian troops are
believed TO have numbered about 20
men. while the Germans have not lost
any killed, although several have been
slightly wounded.
Vienna, Aug. 3.-Ths "Militarische
Rundschau" says that serious fighting
is in progress on the River Drina.
Bands of Servian volunteers who are
attempting to cross the river are op-
Iosed by Austro-Hungarian frontier
guards.
The Servians fired on their own river
boats, killing and injuring many men.
Coblenz, Germany, Aug. 3.-A party
of eighty French officers, dressed in
Prussian uniforms, attempted yester-
day to cross the German frontier in
automobiles near Walbeck, on the
Dutch frontier, to the west of Geldern.
The attempt was unsuccessful.
London, Aug. 3.-German cavalry to-
day made a raid OH the French froa-
tier near the fortress Of Belfort and
attempted to commanders horses, ac-
oording to dispatches from Paris.
German patrols also twice attacked
Joncherey near Bslfort.
kilograms from The chief Of the Ger