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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-15
REFUGEES TELL OF DISASTER
Declare Loss of Life in Earthquake
viii Be Appalling.

Miyazaki, Japan. Jan. ia party
of refugees from the stricken island
of Sakura has arrived here. They
reported that the inhabitants of 300
houses composing the village of Seto
on that island lost their way in try
ing to reach the seashore and prob
ably perished together.
The refugees declare that hundreds
were drowned in trying to swim
across the gulf of Kagoshima. They
added that the volcano OF Sakura
Jima has completely changed it's form
several new craters having opened
The hail of ashes has ceased here
after lasting thirtysix hours.
heavy rain has cleared the atmos
phere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-15
BANK IS FORCED TO CLOSE
institution Says Newspaper Caused
the Trouble.

Barnesville, Mimi, Jan. 15.-The
Barnesville National bank, one of the
Oldest banking institutions in Barnes
vile, closed its doors through action
OF its officers. II Is said that news
paper articles published in another
town a week ago caused a run that
the bank could not withstand.
C. II. Amber, national bank exami-
ner, has been telegraphed for and is
expected to arrive shortly to check
over the affairs.
A receiver will be appointed, ac-
cording to statement made by Cash
ier Vangerpen. Every depositor will
be paid in full, he says.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-15
CONSECRATE POLISH BISHOP
Right Rev. Edward kozlowski In
stalled at Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Jan. 15.-Right Rev. Ed.
ward Kozlowski of Bay City, Mich,
was consecrated Milwaukee's first Pol
ish auxiliary Roman Catholic bishop
at st. Johns cathedral.
Archbishop Sebastian G. Messmer
was consecrator, assisted by Arch.
bishop Joseph Weber of Canada, head
of the Resurrectionist order, and
Right Rev Joseph Richter, bishop OF
Grand Rapids, Mich.
A banquet and other functions fol
lowed the conservation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-15
Fifty Fires In One Might.

boston, JAN ia fireman was
killed by a falling wall in a fire
which destroyed Roxbury depart.
ment store, causing loss of $150,0O0.
With the temperature at 10 below
zero this was the most serious OF
nearly fifty fires which sent the fire.
men into the biting cold during the
night.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-15
FIERY FLOOD is
STILL FLOWING
japanese Volcano Continues
Violent Eruption.
LOSS OF LIFE UNKNOWN
Government Officials Admit Anything
Like a Statement of the Casualties
Would Be Mere Guess Work Until
Devastated District Can Be Explored.

Would Be Mere Guess work Ontli
Devastated District Can Be Explored.
Toxic, Jan. 15.--Estimates of the
loss of life in the kiushyu volcano
disaster are still impossible the gov
ernment admitting that anything like
a statement of the casualties would
be mere guess work.
That thousands are dead is the gen.
eral belief.
Sakurashima volcano continued in
violent eruption, according to wireless
dispatches from the naval detachment
sent to the scene of the catastrophe.
Kagoshima city is entirely deserted
and practically destroyed.
The commander in charge OF the
naval squadrons said ashes lay over
the city from six inches to foot in
thickness Dwellings, public build
ings, shops and manufacturing plants
were burned Volcanic rocks hurled
into the air by the blazing mountain
fell on Kagoshima and completed the
destruction which the fire began.
The little island in the bay that
once was Sakurashima is nothing
but a mass of angry flame, out oil
which pours lava, white rocks and
ashes. The ashes are falling over the
entire countryside as far east as
Osaka
Huge assures have appeared in the
earth. A slight tidal wave caused by
the shocks accompanying the erup
tion swept the coast of Kyushu.
The naval commander made no es
innate of the loss of life, saying Il
would be impossible until an explora
tion of Sakurashima, Kagoshima ane
the surrounding territory was made
Kagoshilna is protected from looters
by patrols of police and troops.
All Americans who were in the VI
cinity are safe. Word to this effecl
has been received here from Carl f
Deichman, the American consul a
Nagasaki, who telegraphed as fol
lows:
"A private telegram states tha
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-15
ENDS BULGAR PARLIAMENT
Premier Acts When Body Refuses to
Pass Appropriation Bill.

Sofia, Servia, Jan. 15.-The Bull
garian parliament was dissolved by
the premier, DR.. v. Radoslavoff. be-
cause 1t refused to pass provisional
appropriation bill. The new chamber
must be elected within two months,
according to the constitution.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-15

the efforts of the United States rev.
enue cutter Woodbury. and the Cana
dian government steamer Lady Lau-
rier.
Lieutenant Randolph Ridge, Jr.,
commander of the Woodbury., was
last reported making stubborn fight
yond wireless range, but was thought
to be close to Grand Manan.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-15
Illinois centenarian Dead.

Aurora, H., Jan. 15.-Mrs. Sophia
England, oldest Kane county resident,
died at her home at st. Charles, H.,
aged 102 years. She was born in
Sweden and up to within few days
OF her last illness was a regular at
tendant of all Lutheran church reli-
gious and social gatherings Of her
home town.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-15
Faint "S. @. S." From Steam
er Cobequid Picked Up.
LOCATION STILL UNKNOWN
Wireless Sounds Not Sufficiently
Strong to Give Whereabouts OF
Ship, but They Indicated That She
Had Survived the Worst of the
Storm.

st. John, N. b.. Jan. l5.-The faint
purr of an IS. o. s." call from the
missing steamer Cobequid was picked
up at several points in the Bay OF
Fundy and revived hope for the safe
ty of the vessel and the 100 persons
on board.
The wireless was not sufficiently
strong or continuous to give the To-
cation of the vessel, but indicated
that she had survived a tempestuous
night and that there was still chance
for her passengers and crew.
The Canada Northern liner Royal
George caught the cry of distress
three times and heard the steamer
Lady Laurier replying, asking for the
location of the Cobequid, but no re-
sponse from the Cobequid could be
made out The Lady Laurier ought
to be near the wreck by this time.
1t is still believed that the Cobequid
struck on one of the Grand Manan
ledges and that Captain Howson mis-
took the point for Biar island when
he first called for assistance.
Wreckage Comes Ashore.
Wreckage has begun to come ashore
on the Yarmouth side of the Bay of
Fundy. 1t was apparently from a
steamer and made plain from the
weather conditions during the past
twenty-four hours that some vessel.
perhaps the CobeQuid, was on the
ledges of Grand Manan and that part
Of her upper works had been swept
away.
The weather conditions we're a lit.
tie more favorable for the search for
the Cobequid, although a dense mist
still hung over the waters. The snow
storm had passed. but the tempera'
ture remained several degrees below
zero and a thirty-knot northeaster
whipped the sea.
] --HQna Tor the Yssasl zaafa- -ohiAox On
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-15
FRANCE SHIvERS IN SNOW
Mantle Covers Parts of Country for
First Time in Ten Years.

Paris, JAM 15.--After few days OF
mild weather France is in the grip of
a cold wave, especially in the south.
Dispatches from Marseilles and
Mines say those regions are covered
inches deep in snow for the first time
in more than ten years. The tempera-
ture dropped in many places to % de-
grees above zero Fahrenheit. Rail.
road communication to both Italy and
Spain ID di@cult.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-15

Americans in Kagoshima fed to Sen
dai, near Kagoshima. All safe"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-03
NEW ROWING ASSOCIATION.
Collegiate Body Will Govern All the
Big Oar Events.

PHILADELPHIA, December 3.-The
formation of a new college rowing Or
ganization, which proposes eventually
to abolish both the Yale-Harvard and
the Poughkeepsie regattas and insti-
tute in their places a week Of racing,
modelled along the lines of the English
iHenly. became known publicly here
last night when the establishment of
the Collegiate Rowing Association was
announced. This body. it was report
ed. was formed at meeting called re-
Gently by the University Of Pennsyl-
vania rowing authorities, and attended
by the managers of the Cornell. Har-
ward, Princeton. Yale, Navy and Co
lumbia crews.
Manager Lackey of the Yale crews
has been appointed by the association
which will be submitted to the rowing
authorities of the various colleges for
their approval and ratification at the
next meeting of the association, to be
held in New Haven.
The reduction of the length of the
championship races from four miles
to three. or even one and half miles.
was advocated by several of the man
ayers at the meeting here, and it
is proposed to encourage the smaller
colleges and preparatory schools to
take up rowing as a major sport.
Manager Fred Davis of the Penn
sylvania crews. who has been chosen
chairman of the new association, has
announced that the Yale varsity and
junior crews will race the University
half course on the Schuylkill river
here April 3. Races with Harvard.
Princeton, Annapolis and Cornell are
pending.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-03
DRIVER AND HORSE BARRED.
Vance Nuckels and Andrel Cannot
Race Again, Board Rules.

NEW YORK. December 3-One of tho
most important cases before the board
or review of the National Trotting As
ISOLATION. in session yesterday at the
Murray Hill Hotel. was disposed Of
III was docketed Vance Nuckels, Cleve-
iand, Ohio. and II. ]. McCabe. Middle
town, Ohio. VS.. the National Trottine
ASSOCIATION. Testimony in the case was
taken tuesday. but the board did not
render ITS decision until late yesterday
afternoon. Nuckels was driving n horsa
! named Andrel. owned by II j. McCabe,
, IN race during the Rockville meet.
he dld not suit the presiding Judge and
the re1nsman was called to th. stand
IL was alleged that Nuckels was not
trying to win. and he was ordered to
turn over his horse to another driver.
ms ne refused to do and he was sus-
pended indefinitely
ne decislor of the officials caused a
insurance at the track, and at the in
slSteht demand of the public Nuckels
was again allowed to drive and finally
won the race. The boards ruling was
that Nuckels and the horse should be
expelled from the National Trottiny AS
socIatlotl, ana H. J. McCabe. the owner.
was suspended until he returned the
winnings of Andrel and they be re-
distributed NC
me Judges at the meeting received A
nifd censure, and We're informed that
,hey mad usurped the powers of th..
BOARD of review in suspendinc a driver
ana then reinstatine him
A number of cases of Fingers" we're
| heard, but no decisions rendered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-03
CHINESE FOR WHITE s0X.
Manager Callahan Will Give Lai Tin
Trial Next Spring.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, December 3.-Organ-
lied base ball is threatened with an In
vasion from China Cubans. Indians and
Italians have been successful In Amer
ica's national game, but up to the pres
ent no Chinaman or Japanese has
shown himself sufficiently proficient to
be carried on the roster of a major
league team. 1t is learned that Man
ager Jimmy Callahan Of the White
Sox has obtained Capt. Lai Tin of the
Honolulu Chinese team, and will take
him with the team to southern Cali
fornia for the spring training trip.
where he will receive a hard tryout.
In the event of Lai Tin fulfilling ex-
pectations he will enjoy the unique
honor of being the first celestial to
play on a National or American League
team.
Capt Lai Tin is one of the best
athletes in the far east. He played
shortstop on the Honolulu Chinese team
that visited the United States in 1872
anw 1913. He holds two Hawaiian
athletic records. He has been timed in
the 10O-yard dash in 10 is seconds. and
has cleared twenty-three feet in the
running broad jump. In two games
against the University of California
team Laf Tin had twenty-four chances
while playing at third base and accept
ed all of them. In addition to being a
clever fielder, he Is crack batter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-03
BY J. ED GRILLO.

While organized base ball will NOT
take legal action against some players
who jump to the Feds, others are to be
fought in the courts to prevent them
from violating their contracts. Wal
ter Johnson is one of these. Manager
Griffith announced some time ago that
he would go the limit in the courts II
Walter jumps his contract and the ST
Louis Cardinals are planning to stop
Magee from playing with the Feds. IL
it is shown he has really jumped. Ma
gees case is this. He signed a two
year contract with the Cardinals III
March. just after he had returned from
the world tour. He named his own
terms, $4,000 year for his services as
player, and $500 a year, or $4,000 IN
all, for an option on his services for
1916 at the same compensation. Magees
contract included bonus scale gov
erned by the position of the Cardinals
at the end of the season which, by the
way. netted about $500 extra for the
outffelder. The contract also carried
clause for ten days notice of release,
which was pronounced legal by the
Missouri courts and which tied Arman-
do Marsans up with an injunction last
summer.
Johnson's contract is similar, only he
signed for but a single year. But ne
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-03
MINOR LEAGUE DECISIONS.
Bedlent, Awarded to Providence, Has
Jumped to Federals.

AUBURN. n. Y, December 3.-The
national board Of arbitration of the
National Association of Professional
Base Ball Leagues yesterday gave out
the following decisions relating to
minor leagues in the United States and
Canada:
The Springfield. ILL.,. franchise in the
I. I. l. League has been transferred to
Rock Island, Ill.
Claim MISREPRESENTATION Iowa,
against Kansas City, Mo-. in the case
of Player Mccoy, for $500.
Claims disallowed - Baker, Ore,
against Edmonston. Canada. in the case
of Player Switzerland, for $3.50; L. Jor-
da against Gadsden. Ala; H. G. Greek
against Vancouver. B. c., and F. T
Adler against Champaign. Ill.
The following players have been re-
leased by purchase: BY Chattanooga
Jewel Ems to Dallas. Tex; by Indian
apolis. Ind. John Kelleher to Denver
Col. and William Cole to Memphis
Tenn: by St. Joseph, Mo-, Ben Scott to
Hastings. Neb.; to Rochester, n. Y.
Frank l.. Bruggy to Boston National
League; by Cleveland Association. Ell
mer j. Smith to Cleveland; by Boston
American League, Hugh Bedient to
providence, X. l.; by Portland, Ore
George Yantz to Venice. Cal: by Ven
| ice, Cal, Clarence Smith to Portland
Ore; by Oshkosh. Wis. Richard Cant.
well to Indianapolis. Ind; by Ottawa
Canada. Fred Carlow to Oshkosh, Wis
by Jackson, Mich. Hoke Weaver tc
New London. Conn; by Roanoke. Va.
W. F. Tolson and Ralph Maths. to Suf
folk, Va; by Denver, Col, Robert Mar
shall to New York National League
| by Pittsburgh National League, Pat.
rick Bohen to Reading. Pa: by Mon
treal, Canada. Dale to Cincinnati Ma
tional League: by Dubuque, Iowa, Yer
non Isaacs to Detroit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-03
RUGGED JOE SHUGRUE
BEATS FREDDIE WELSH
Jersey City Boy 0utpoints Cham
pion in Ten-Round
Bout.

NEW YORK, December 3.-Joe Shu-
grue of Jersey City outpointed Freddie
Welsh. champion lightweight of the
world. in ten-round bout in Madison
Square Garden last night.
The title holder was never able to get
his famous left jab working, and the
rushes of Shugrue were evidently more
than he bargained for. 1t may be that
Welsh has gone stale from fighting too
much in the last few weeks. but at
any rate his showing was far from
that of champion.
In virtually every round the Jersey
lad had little on his opponent. He
had all to his credit, except the second
and last rounds. He began with rush
and fought close throughout Shu-
grue's tactics puzzled Welsh, and the
champion appeared to be surprised at
the attack. He tried several times to
get inside the Shugrue defense with
his famous left, but was blocked on
nearly every occasion.
In the final two rounds Welsh forced
the milling, but the Jersey lad was
right on the job, and never let up for
a minute. Fierce rallies took place in
both the ninth and tenth rounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-03
WILL ASK COURTS ENJOIN p.
STAR PLAYERS WHO DESERT
Organized Ball Men Have Assurance That
New Reserve Clause Is Binding Would
Affect Magee and johnson.

was paid $4,000 of the $4,000 he drew
Tor giving the club an option on his
services this year. There was no re-
lease clause in Johnsons contract,
either
Organized base ball expects to hold
these players with court rulings, and
this is sure to develop some interesting
legal squabbles next summer.
Now comes the story that Ray Cald-
well has not signed Federal League
contract, as claimed by President Rob
ertson of the Buffalo club. Caldwell
also has a contract with the new re-
serve clause in it, Though he left the
Yankees last fall. he did not play a
single game with the Feds. 1t Is
claimed that he got some money from
the Federals, but this was in the nature
of a bride to keep him away from the
Yankees and not part of any salary.
That the Federal League does not
propose to offer fabulous salaries to
players is announced by President Gill
more, and if this policy is lived up to
it will do much to restore discipline in
the two big and in the smaller leagues.
Stars in the American and National
League seemed to have an idea that 1t
was unnecessary for them to hustle so
long as the Federals offered a haven.
A lot of them showed all too plainly
by their actions on the playing field
that they did not have to worry when
the outlaws" would have been only too
glad to get them and pay bigger money
than they were receiving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-03
Innctons May Prevent Jumping From Playing With
PLANK SIGNS WITH FEDERALS.
Goldman of Baltimore Gets Him to
Accept General League Contract.

"hrTfSBC RG. Pa, December 8
f-oule Plank. veteran southpaw of tie
-Athietics. signed Federal League
contract here Yesterday afternoon.
tiaVins an engagement with Plank.
treasurer Goldman of the Baltimore
heuerals arrived this morning TO talk
over matters. Closeted together most
of the day, they discussed the situation
Ihoueh officials of tho Baltimore club
OBTAINED Flank's signature, il is said,
the contract is a general ono. and he
IAN pe sent 10 amy team in the circuit
.toci people peIeVe. howevef. that
there is an understanding hc,wcc, +hs
men that Plank Will play with either
Chicago or ST. Louis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-03
OPPOSES CUT IN PLAYERS.
Manager McGraw Wants to Take
Fifty or More Players South.

NEW YORK, December 3.-The pro-
posal to limit the number of players to
be carried by National League clubs.
which it is expected will be brought up
at the annual meeting of the league here
next week, will be fought by Manager
John McGraw of the New York Giants.
In a statement made public today Sec
rotary John B. Foster said that any plan
or suggestion to limit the number of play
ers to twenty or twenty-five would be
opposed by the New York club. Secre-
tary Foster said that Manager McGraw
intends to have fifty or more players in
the training camp at Marlin, Tex, and
while it is certain that this squad will be
reduced before the team starts north, Of
fcials Of the club are against any policy
that will hamper McGraw in his efforts
to build up winning team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-03

1t is not clear how the Feds could
take care of a hundred or more play
ers who will be thrown out of employ
ment as soon as the Feds cut down to
twenty men per team, as is contem-
plated. 1t is certain that most of these
athletes would balk at being put to
work in Weeghman's restaurants. The
fact that Gilmore says they will be
taken care of is no assurance. The
head Of the Federal League already
has gained a reputation for making
statements and predictions that never
materialize.
In an effort to achieve recognition as
a major league the Federals are tying
athletes who are receiving exorbitant
salaries. Eddie Plank is no doubt
forcing the Feds to pay him more
money then he ever drew in his career
before. Last season the Brooklyn Feds
offered him $500 after he had signed
with Mack for $4,000: and on that &C.
casion Mack raised him to $4,000. But
granting that Plank Is still a capable
pitcher, 1t is only a short time when he
must finish his career.
While 1t Is not known how long q
term his contract calls for. it is safe
prediction that it is for more than one
year, and probably three. Plank will
hardly last that long, and he Is sure to
have taken the precaution to have his
salary guaranteed for the period Of the
entire contract.
What the Feds want is players with
reputa lions to attract the public. but
these old fellows are apt to fail down
on them at any time. in which event
they become a very expensive acquisi-
ton.
From Portland. Ore, comes the re-
port that Fielder Jones is negotiating
with the McCreadies. owners of the
Pacific Coast club in that city, with a
view to becoming the owner of the
club. Rumor has had it that Jones and
the St. Louis Federal League owners
had a falling out and that the veteran
| manager has no intention of returning
to that club. If 1t Is true that he Is
trying to buy the Portland club II
| means that he will sever his connec-
| lions with the Federal League, for he
would not be able to enter organized
base ball while affiliated with the out
] law organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-03

The Federal League is not helping its
standing with organized ball players
by. publishing the names Of players
who are under contract as alleged de-
serters. In a recent list there were ne
less than seven or eight players names
used who have contracts with clubs in
organized base ball extending over a
period of several years. These players
have hurried to write their clubs that
the Federal League reports are erro-
neous. Dode Paskert of the Phillies is
one of these,
According to dispatches from New
York John McGraw will oppose the
clubs limited to certain number of
players. McGraw does not believe that
course.
To begin with McGraw knows that he
mas 10 develop some ball players If he
hopes to have a contender in the race
IN the future. He has something like
nifty players on his list right now and
ne ne proposes to take this number to
.h springs In the spring to try
TINS number later on. 1t is very likely
that compromise will be reached on
the question giving a club the right to
carry as many players as it pleases un-
mere has been much argument durine
the last year as to whether base ball
Will regain its past popularity.
There are those who, deceived by
tricks in figures. contend that base bali
has not gone back. The truth is, it has
dropped approximately 40 per cent in
the organized leagues since 1918 high
figures.
There are many reasons assigned for
this decrease in interest all over the
country that it is worth a study. One
thing is certain, when there are great
major league races minor league bust
ness increases. People are Interested
in base ball and &c to any kind of a
game. When the prospect of a race in
the majors is poor, business is cores
pondingly dull in the minors.
In some cities golf attracts fans. In
Chicago, for instance, 1t is estimated
that $4,000 people play golf or watch
1t at the week ends.
An automobile statistician furnishes
figures which show that on a nice Sat
urday afternoon or on Sundays thou
sands are riding in automobiles, all Of
games.