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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23
ALBERTA CROP YIELDS

At Macleod, Alta, weather condI-
tons we're excellent ali through the
sealson. Ninety per cent Of the wheat
up to Oct. 1st graded No. l, the only
No. being fall wheat The yield
ranged from 20 to 40 bushels per acre.
with an average OF IS. Oats yielded
we'll, and barley about 60 bushels.
Inverary is a new district IN Alber-
ia. Here wheat graded No and
some of it went so bushels to the acre.
oats going about 20 bushels
Lethbridge correspondent says: In
the Monarch district the yield on sum-
mer fallow is averaging thirty-five
bushels, large percentage No. 1
northern"
al spring grains are yielding bet
ter than expected in the Milk river
district. south. A 800 acre field OF
Marquis wheat gave 41lz bushels.
Experimental farm results on grain
sown on irrigated land place Red Fife
wheat in the banner position. with a
yield of $40 bushels per acre Oats
yielded 1872 bushels TO the acre.
John Tur2er OF Lethbridge grew
barley that went 60 bushels TO the
acre.
Red Fife averages in weight from
60 to 6S pounds, and at Rosthern the
Marquis wheat will run as high as ga
pounds to the bushel, while a sample
Of Marquis wheat at Arcola weighed
no less than IS pounds to the bushel.
This variety is grading No. hard"
Calgary. Alta, Oct S.-The prob
lem Of handling Alberta's big grain
crop is becoming a serious one, and
there is a congestion at many points
in southern Alberta. One thousand
cars could be used Immediately The
c. P. r. prepared for a normal year.
while the yield of grain was every
where abnormal, with an increased
acreage of about % per cent
Moose Jaw. Sask., returns show
some remarkable yields.
Bassano. Alta, Sept. %. '13.-Indi-
vidual record crops grown In Alberta
include 1900 acre field of spring wheat
grown near Bassano which went thir-
ty-five bushels to the acre and weigh
ed sixty-six pounds to the buskel.
Noble, Alta, Oct. 1, '13-An records
for the largest shipment OF grain by
one farmer will be broken this year
If the estimate of c. S. Noble OF Noble,
Alberta, proves correct. Mr.. Noble
has notified the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way here that he will have $4,000
bushels Of grain, chiefly barley and
oats, ready for shipment very short
ly.
L. Anderson Smith. writing to q
friend in the Old Country. located at
Killam, Alberta. Says:
Anyone taking up land will find Al
berta an ideal province. The soil Is
rich black loan, varying from 6 TO IL
inches in depth. The land here ip
this district is not wholly open prairie.
At intervals. sometimes closely, some
times widely scattered, there are
small plots of poplar and willows.
These generally grow round some
small depression in the land, and the
snow drifts here in the winter and
melts in the spring filling these
sloughs province "slews") with soft
water. Nearly all these sloughs have
old buffalo tracks to them, for 1t was
from them that they always got their
water The poplars are very useful
for building barns and hen-houses.
Wild grasses are plentiful, while tame
grasses, such as timothy, bronze and
western rye grass do remarkably well.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

A British ship recently arrived at
New York with cargo OF wine. She
Is called the Hilarius, and yet some
critics want to know what there is in
q name.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

The sardine question has come into
the courts in England. where IL is
ruled that Norwegian sprat does not
become sardine by being packed in
oil. Evidently not. but Ii makes an &C.
ceptable substitute.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23
Hundreds Killed by Lava.

Toxic, Jan. 14.-Sakura-Jima vol
cano in southern Japan is in violent
eruption. Refugees declared that hun
dreds had been buried alive or suffo-
Gated by the volcanoes fumes. A show.
er of ashes Is falling at Kagoshima
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

Washington, Jan. 1.-the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill,
which is to be reported by the house
committee on foreign affairs. will in
clude $4,000 for an embassy build
ing to Mexico City.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

A doctor has put tea. coffee, cocoa
and chocolate on the list with tobacco
and highballs as things We must not
use. AS long as he lets reds white
pop alone he is all right with baseball
fans
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

New York, Jan. 15.-Fire loss in the
United States was lower in 1913 than
the year before. according to the total
figures issued here by insurance in
terests. The total property loss was
s203, 40S,250.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

What lot OF interesting history has
been lost or consigned to the tender
but doubtful mercies OF historians be-
cause moving pictures were not in
vented a few thousand years earlier.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23
willard Found Not Guilty.

Los Angeles. Cal. Jan. 15.-Jess
Willard. heavyweight pugilist. was
found not guilty of the charge of TAX
ing part in a prize fight. Willard was
arrested on account Of the death of
John Bull" Young.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

Now IL is announced on authority
that there never was Mary and her
lamb. the famous poem being strictly
imaginative. The passing OF these
two celebrated sympathetic characters
OF nursery lore will leave a gap in the
young heart which all the scientific
resources Of the day viii find II dim
cult to all
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

New York. Jan. 15.-John A. Kings
bury. commissioner of charities, ap-
pointed as his private secretary Al
bert T.. Martin. who seized John
Schrark when he shot Theodore
Roosevelt In Milwaukee.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23
Seals OFF RampoIIa Rooms.

Rome. Italy, Jan. 1.-THE seals
were removed from the apartment OF
the late Cardinal Rampolia in the
presence of representatives OF all par
ties interested in his estate. An in
yentory was taken OF everything found
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

A mans name is not changed by
marriage. but Miss Anastanzisca Mon
sozcancainia is now receiving con-
gratulations On having become Mrs.
Frank Tatrol.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

Dye mind the good old days when
mother sent you to the neighbors to
'borry dozen eggs because the hens
weren't laying yet?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

The skeleton OF sevep-foot man
has been found on the Little Suamico.
One shudders to think what may be
found IL the searchers ever GO dig
ging on the Big Suamico.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23
Caught.

Mrs Peck-John Henry. did you
mail that letter?
j. Henry-Yes. my dear. I-er-held
1t in my hand all the way TO the mail
box. / didn't even put il in my pocket
remember distinctly. because
Mrs. Peck-That will do. John
Henry. / gave you no letter 10 mail
Judge.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

After the lapse of twelve years.
Philadelphia woman seeks 100000 for
breach OF promise. How the interest
on an untouched investment does pile
up!
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

Perhaps some don't wear diamonds
with winter overcoats because they
cant afford to have both out at the
slime time.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

Their refusal to be satisfied with a
plug hat in exchange for cut in sal
airy shows how far the gentle Fflipinos
have been civilized.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

Or. Maurice de Fleury announces
that he has a sovereign remedy for
love poison" we'll, marriage has
been known to effect cure in some
instances.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

If the Eiffel tower sets the time fer
the world and Paris sets the pace.
'Frenchmen may we'll feel proud or
tn emselyes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

A dictator who cannot dictate In a
way that gets obeyed will do wisely
to engage a ticket to Paris and use
1T frequently.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

Servant girls who insist on being
called domestic experts" will doubt
less expect an honorarium hereafter
I'm place of wages.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

AS a tourist attraction, the sad
sweet, inscrutable smile of Mona Lisa
should be all the better for the vaca-
ton.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23
New director for Chase National.

New York, Jan. 15.-George F.
Baker resigned from the board Of d.
rectors Of the Chase National bank
of New York on Tuesday and was
succeeded by John ]. Mitchell Of Chi
cago.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

A German blacksmith is taking a
leading role In grand opera over
there. This is not the first time
there have been blacksmiths in grand
opera.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

A fellow who is soft generally has
a hard time.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

A single bowl of bouillon cost a
hotel man 500. 1t was spilled on a
costly gown.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

When man is in debt to all OF his
old friends it is time for him to be
making new ones.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

A Philadelphia hen laid an egg with
n nickel in it. Who said there is no
money in poultry?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

The surest way to stop a girl from
crying is to tell her 1t will make her
nose red.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23
Plan $4,000 Moving Picture Theater

Chicago, Jan. ia plan to build
$4,000 moving picture theater in
the loop district for boys was an
nounced by the Big Brothers. a philan-
thropic organization
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

A rolling stone may gather no
moss, but think OF the fun it has by
: the wayside.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

Prospects OF spoils revival are cal
culated to drive many hopeful sinner
TO the mourners' bench.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

The candidate who garbs himself
In white had better rot go to throw
ing mud.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

OF that 1880. 7sS.449 in circulation
IN these United States how much
have you?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

The lucky guesser often gets credit
for having good judgment
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

Putnam Fadeless Dyes do not stain
the hands. Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-01-23

One way to make . woman happy
y 20 envy her
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-20
F0rty-tlU0 Players Enter
For EnqIish Billiard Title

or the white. This II one Of the
queer angles Of the game. an whom
ever q player "scratches'' In our game
OF pool he has to spot q ball. - '
OF course. nobody ever puts an
opponents ball In the pocket on a
straight pool shot II he can help 1t.
az the latter has to hold the ball un-
I'll II 10 his turn to shoot and thereby
reduces in half THO shooters chances
Of scoring.
There 10 a balk line Of twenty nine
inches at one end Of the table, and
when man starts shooting after his
opponent has handed" him his ball
he has to aim his cue ball up the
other end of the table.
The hest shot that can be made at
this game counts ten and consists
of pocketing all three balls after
carom IL made. This play Ia unusual
and happens about as often as a
royal fiush" comes in q poker game.
In the 1872 amateur balk- line bill
lard tournament that started at
Doyle's last night for the Jenkins ST.
yer Cup. Sylvester Levy defeated
stephen Cortelyou. los to -, in thirty
innings. Tonight II. katow, q Jap,
plays George Avery.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-20
%5 SaSSS7 BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK zE5T
EDITED BY ts<
RoBERT EOGREN
AMERICAN ATHLETES
WHILE IN BERLIN TO !
LIVE IN TENT CITY

Col. Robert NJ. Thompson. president
Of the olympic Committee. 10 work.
Ing on a novel plan to care for the
American athletes who compete In
Berlin In 1915. MIR. Thompson plans
a tent city in the suburbs Of Berlin
where every athlete can have a tent
for himself. There will he a large
tent for a library. another for q.
lounging room. n large one for u din
Ing room and still another for an In
door training camp.
He also will endeavor to have the
United States send several Of its san
itary experts along with the team.
and II the Government fails 10 grant
this request several physicians will
be sent with the men at the expense
Of the committee.
According to the Colonel's plans,
the American team will be accom-
panied by several American chefs.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-20
Sport Queries Answered.

other cards. Re SEA not declare he
- brsakinS openers, because naA1-
fsstly that would ~ tipping his hand,
which - not poker. 0ens places aoa't
allow bssaking opsasss, bat those
places aoat know aueh about poker.
To the Sporting Eiitns;
How win mail reach Battling Levins-
ky? A COUSIN.
Address him care Of DaA Morgan,
Yutnan Du1lai.G. Yerty-thira street.
and broadway.
To the Sporting Editor:
What IL Gunboat Smiths right
name? G. MLOU0HLIN.
His arst name 10 1avasa.
TO the sporting Editor:
(a) Number Of battlss between JEFF
fries and johnson? tb) How many
rounds did Levinsky have on McAllis.
ter?
(s) Thsy fought only snes a.d Jss-
fries Lost. (a) TAs 1vsAiAs world
saia 1EeAiiistsr~ won al the way.
To the Sporting Editor;
What 10 the nationality OF Bob Nc
Allister and how old ID he?
HOWARD SULLIVAN.
Hartford. Conn.
l9oAll1ster 10 Of Oootoh-xr1sh sx-
traction. Re y twenty years OLD.
To the sporting Editor;
Kindly state where can 60 ice skat-
Ing on Sunday in a public place.
At any Of the city parks or ct the
~ Nicholas MAX.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-20

uled. the opposing pairs being q. n.
neckchsr ana Stanley Nortimse ".
q. O. Clarke jr. and partner.
New York skaters viii compete in
the Eastern outdoor skating cham
paonships on Orange Lake. Nswbursh,
on Feb ~. The contests are open to
all registered amateurs In the United
States and Canada. and Secretary
Harry L. Wells Of the Racing Com1nittee
expects . big entry list. Six sveuls are
on the programme. There will BE- . one
mile novice. quarter chanpionuhip,
half.mils championship. mile champion.
ship. hvs-mils handicap and Q special
invitation race. open to the point win.
nsrs 10 the championship events.
Tom Brush. former sll-around ath-
iste at Erasmus Hall Hish School. and
more recently star performer At Prince
ton Prep. succumbed to pneumonia
Saturday. following an attack OF typhoid.
He died at his home at No. <Sl Rugby
road. In Brooklyn. Last fall brush went
to Pripoeton Prep with the intention OF
entering Princeton next September. Al
the prep. school he was . star on the
football team and was just getting Into
his stride In track athlstics. He en-.
tered DrasmuS In 1910 and In his flrst
year made the football team He VA
nineteen years old.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-20
ENGLISH CHAMPION SAYS
TRAvERS IS OUR BEST.
= AROLD II. HILTON. the
present holder Of the Brit.

TT AROLD II. HILTON. the
present holder Of the Brit
- ish golf title. considers
Jerome u. Travers the best among
our golf. defenders. Mr.. Hilton's
opinion In contained In an article
which deals with the pr0pd1ed
visit to England OF Ouimet, Trav.
ers. Herreshon and Schmidt.
While the English champion does
not underrate the playing ability
Of the other three, he says Trav-
ers 10 q wonderfully accurate iron
player and q marvellous putter.
Travers. says Mr.. Hilton. de-
serves the title Of being the finest
player Of matches In the world.
"Of Ouimet we know but little
on this side," writes Mr.. Hilton.
I'VE have every reason to re-
member that he defeated both
Vardon and Ray In . hAnd-to-
hand encounter. But In weighing
up this wonderful performance
We must not forget that Ray and
Vardon were playing amid strange
environments and that their
young opponent had the advan-
taEe Of playing over the course
on which he originally learned the
game"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-20
Combination Of Pool !'. and Game
Of Caroms Sure to Be Inter-
esting-Toumament a Miss
and Out Affair.
\ FERRY OLD ENGLAND. which

r FERRY OLD ENGLAND. which
M has been anything but merry
lately. owing to its defeats by
this country In numerous branches
Of sport. will have her inning tonight
and for many nights to come at
Doyle's Academy. ON Forty-second
street. The hrst big English billiard
tournament ever held In this country
will open tonight with an entry list
Of forty-two players. and some Of
them are reputed to be a. good a.
any Of their brethren on tho other
side OF the Big Pond at this style Of
game.
The only English tables IN the East
are located at Doyle's. and Of course
the votaries Of this pastime have to
do all their playing there. The tables
were only imported about six months
ago. and in that time the demand
has become % great for . tourns-
ment that Jack Doyle decided to con-
duct q strictly English affair.
Doyle knows Just how we'll each
follower Of the great British table
game can play and has Handicapped
them accordingly. OF the f0rty-two
players who have entered there are
only four considered clever enough
to be rated a. scratch men. Handi.
caps all the way up to q hundred
points have been allotted the players.
ThomaA Butler. Frank Ridgway.
who won . haphasard tournament
some months ago: Samuel Spicer and
4 q uNoka
Ridgwsy and George Warren. with
a handicap Of 90. win open tonight.
They'll play $50 points. The loser
will BE- entirely eliminated from
the tournament. Eventually .there'li
only be two players left. and the win.
ner Vt the hnal match will not only
be styled the American English bill
lard champion. but he'll be given a
handsome diamond pin a. we'll
The English billiard tables are ~
feet long and wide. The regulation
American tables are 10 by 8. There
are six pockets on the tables. but they
tabiss. being only ~ inches wide
against our ~ Inch pockets. The
balls are only . lis inches in cir
conference against ~ inches for the
regular balls.
English billiards 10 combination
Of pool and billiards. Many psculia,
terms are used. POcketing the bal
n called "pottins." . carom In called
an Cannon" q scratch 10 styled q
closing hasard." There arc two kinds
OF closing hasards'--a "short Jen.
ME-" which 10 "pottins'' the cue bal
in the side pocket, and . long Jsn.
nie." which 10 ''pottinE" the cue bal
In the corner pocket.
A winning hazard 10 'potting'' thu
ball In the pocket. just ~ in our Doc
game. Driving your object bali II
the pocket II called an "in-o or" shot.
II u not considered good stiquett,
to pot your opponents ball In tn,
p.ckst. They consider II q yer,
"Whitschapel," or what We would sai
10 real B0wsry act-that u, q veri
unfair play. When . player pots hi
|opponent's bail In the pocket he h
pTofs,ss with the Sorry. old chap,
stun.
|, when you put the red bali In III
pocket II counts three points ana tW,
for the white. A regular billiard o
carom shot counts two points. Whel
your cue ball goes In the pocket al
~ W sea 3 ssanas sAsss ~ -
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-20
McGraw Isn't Worrying About Coach
For Pitchers While Matty Is Around

unless DICK ktnselIa, the scout, leaves
his watch and varnish factory In
Springfield. H., and undertakes the
job.
Dick promised McGraw before the
latter sailed from Vancouver that he
would escort the squad to the train
ing camp. but he did not say he
would undertake TO handle the young
pitchers. While kinsella Is a great
scout. he was not much OF q player.
80 he says. and the working out Of
recruits is not exactly In his line.
1t was expected that Duke Farrell.
or some other veteran catcher. would
have been appointed by this time.
but McGraw Ia a very careful person
snap judgment at long distance. even
If the youngsters have to 20 without
coach until he arrives.
In a personal letter from Los An.
geles. Christy Mathewson says that
he will pack up his golf things and
leave for Marlin about the middle Of
February. which would lead us to be-
lieve that McGraw had instructed
him to be the boss Of both pitchers
and catchers. As Q matter OF fact,
Arthur Wilson and Grover Hartley
say tnut Matty thu8ut tuem mucn
about catching. even though he In q
pitcher. Chief Meyers always has
maintained that he really knew little
about the tricks Of backstopping I'M
iii he worked with the "Old Master"
Not less than ten catchers Of the
old school have applied for Robin
sons job. but these applications are
still on McGraw's desk. unanswered.
Though the invasion Of the Federal
League has furnished the scribes
with plenty OF material for Kidding
paragraphs. the players OF the big
league would be perfectly willing.
some OF them say. to get up a purse
for MIR. Gilmore in case he goes
broke. Though few of them have
jumped to the outlaws. nearly all Of
them have benefited by raises In sal
AIRY and long contracts.
do you suppose" asked a veteran
pitcher yesterday, that II the Feds
had been In tho llmelight last spring
President Navin OF Detroit would
have let Ty Cobb 20 unsigned until
after the season began? Not on your
life. He would have been given what
he asked In a minute. Tho other day
he was tickled to announce that Cobb
had promised to sign for $1:,500-the
amount that caused the trouble last
! spring.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-20
King Again Retires;
This Time for Good.

TOMMY Killing. who for sew
eral years whsle u member
OF the famous Cub machine
was the greatest backstop In base
ball. has again retired, but this
time there Ia every reason to be-
lieve he Is sincere. Killing made
the announcement last night In
Kansas City, where he Ii conduct
ing q successful business. that he
cannot earn enough money In
baseball to irake 1t worth while to
neglect his business interests.
II know that l have seen my
best days." says the former cham
pion backstopper. no why keep II
up when / can get more money
sticking to my home town and
business" A
King had an understanding
with the Cincinnati Club that he
WAS to he released outright II he
didn't want to sign for tho season
Of 1914. He says he never had any
intention Of signing with another
club.
King would make q valuable
man to coach the young Giant
pitchers. now that Robinson In lost
to Mc0raw. The latter will try to
get the old catcher. but he says he
will positively decline.