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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-02-11

1t is time to call in the prevarica-
tor who keeps circulating the old
story that the average European
family could live ON what the aver
age American family throws away.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-02-11

blame and he didn't have to file COM
plant against his assailants unless
he wanted to, and he didn't want to.
At the hospital where he was sewed
up, it is the impression of the sur
geon that he will live.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip

Catcher Charley Schmidt, of the Mo-
bile team of the Southern League, may
sign with the Kansas City rederals,
according to word from Kansas City.
George StoVall, manager, has made
Schmidt an offer that the catcher admits
Mobile.
Jap Barbeau. third baseman of the
Kansas City American Association club,
was purchased by, the Milwaukee club
yesterday for $500.
Jimmy Walsh. the outfelder. who was
bought by the New York Americans
from Connie Mack for $4,000 last month,
has turned down Federal League offers
from the Baltimore and Buffalo clubs
and has sent in his signed contract to
President Farrell.
Directors of the Western League have
tentatively decided to adopt a Sched-
ule for next season calling for 16S games.
according to information from st Joseph
Mo. They also discussed the coming
schedule meeting. which probably win
be held in Sioux City, and decided to
raise the game guaranty 10 fiat rate
of $125 per day instead of the sliding
rate now in use.
Danny" Green, former White Sox,
who a decade ago ranked with the lead
now an inmate of the Camden County
hospital, Blackwood, \. j. Green was
struck on the head with a pitched ball
in a game in 1912, and for several days
his life was in despair. When he did
recover consciousness softening of the
brain and partial paralysis of the lower
limbs set in. He is mental wreck,
Carl Zamloch the big right handler,
who pitched several good games for the
llG ct n M.
Denver (Western League) club for
further seasoning Zamloch's greatest
feat last year was n ! to 0, 15-inning
battle with Walter Johnson, the latter
winning.
Manager Griffith. Of the Nationals
will have five youngsters trying for
regular berths on his fiinging staff next
season They are Paul Musser. Jim
Shaw Jack Bentley. Doc Ayres and
Joe Engel. All of them seem to have
lot of stuff. If 1918 records go for
anything.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20

YOU will notice that while Messrs
Cobb, Crawford and Veach con
spire to produce the heaviest outfield
batting average, their defensive work
is a tie with Shanks, Milan and
Moeller for the raggedest in the
league. Five outfields are better pa -
per hitters than the Athletics out
field, but Oldring, Walsh and Eddie
Murphy are next to the Yankee trio
in fielding. That too-nearly- perfect
$50 of the Yanks, by the way. sub
consciously induces bunch that Cree,
Gilhooley & Co. may have ducked
some of the tough ones.
WE note, too. that the comparative
w ~ low fielding average Of the Red
Sox layout is due to our old friend,
iris Speaker, whose defensive aver
age was only .944 Still. as iris
turned in an offensive mark Of 1866
We'll have to forgive him a few boots
Joe Jackson, by the way, while hit
ting 1878, stumbled along with .92e
In fielding. which was positively the
lowest of any outfielder in his league
Cobb batted $3.50 and felded .947
Tommy Leach, of the Cubs, led both
leagues in fielding, with $50 and bat
ted fairly well, too, hitting for .2S7
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
Clemson Presents
Football Schedule
For Next Season

CLEMSON COLLEGE, Jan. 60
Clemsons football schedule for 1914 has
been completed. In many respects 1t is
the best set Of games the Tigers have
ever had Clemson has arranged games
with Auburn, Georgia and Tech. All Of
the games will be played on the OPP
ponents grounds
Following is the schedule.
October 3Davidson at Davidson
October TO- University OF Tennessee at
Knoxville.
October i7-Auburn at Auburn.
October 29-Carolina in Columbia,
October 3i--Citadel I'm Charleston.
November University Of Georgia In
Athens
November u Virginia Military lnsti
tute In Richmond
November 26-Georgia Tech in At
lanta
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
BOXING
News Of the Ring Game

George Chip has been offered a 20
round fight with Jimmy Clabby on the
coast in McCarey's Vernon arena, either
on January 81 or March II. McCarey
customary wad of kale, a belt emblem
attic of the worlds championship.
George will probably accept the st
Patricks Day date.
Now, that Jess Willard has been ac-
quilted of the charge of being prize
fighter he should begin life anew and
try to live it down.
Battling Levinsky," the Eastern bat
ring soon. Danny Morgan's protege was
matched yesterday to fight George
knockout Brown, the Greek middle
weight. before Ben Stencils Milwaukee
club on February b.
In searching around for bsntamweight
material it would be far from bad
idea for some of the promoters 10 get
suitable opponent for little Jimmy
Grant The latter has been beating
boys far above his weight for the past
year, and is now in line for some good
matches. Jimmy has still TO suffer his
first defeat
After Mike Gibbons knocked out Bob
McAlister he praised the Californian.
The only fighter another fighter will
praise is one he has put away.
us Willie Richie ever going TO hght?''
asks Jim Buckley, manager of Harlem
Tommy Murphy Why ask the rest of
us, Buckley? You ought to know If
anyone does
Perhaps Battling Levinsky and Gun
boat Smith are somewhat responsible
for the high cost of living. Haven't
they been the greatest destroyers OF
beef in several years?
, George Chip and Jick Dillon have
practically been matched for a ten
round bout, TO take place at Indianap.
| oils on May 20, the night before the 500
mile auto race. 1t is expected that the
scrap will draw a 900 house.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
Welsh Gets Offer to
Box Charlie White
In Milwaukee Feb.2

KANSAS CITY, Jan 20,-Freddie
Welsh has received an offer TO box
Charlie White before Benny Steineis
club in Milwaukee, Wis, February 2.
Welsh has not yet accepted He wired
the offer to Manager Harry Pollok in
New York and the latter will accept or
reject the offer in day or two.
The wire from Steinel stated that
White had accepted terms II Welsh
fights White he will meet one of the
best lghtweights In the Middle West.
White recently knocked out Harry
Domaine and the latter was given de-
cision over Sheridan here a short time
ago
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20

ASIDE from the fact that Mr.. Chan
"A nelTs impressive walloping was
done in the Western League where
there are no w. Johnsons or Chle'
Renders to speak of, and that Mr.
C.iIhoolev's averages are compiled
from his performances in two dozen
games in the American League, the
status looks pretty conclusive
Birdie Cree is o. k, anyway. Ahd
far be it from us to take away any
snrigs of laurel, or bacon, or what
ever It is that may in any way at
tach TO the corrugated brow of F. p.
l.. Chance.
TT must he admitted that the cham
L Mon Athletics and Giants show W
comma ratiyely faint outhelds, by the
same process of calm calculation, A
glance at the ensuing table viii sho"
the rating of the sixteen outnelds
Judged by purely flgurative methods
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
FOOD FOR SPORT FANS
~ GEORGE G. PHAiR. {

Mr.. Murphy may inausurate war
of silence against the FederaIs, but
how can he do it without gag?
The report that Nap Rucker is per-
fectIy satisfied to play in Brooklyn
reminds US that all southpaws are
eccentric.
Mr.. Weeahman is willing to pay Ty
Cobb $4,000 year for three years,
whereas he could have gained more
publicity if he had made il $4,000
a year for fifty years.
NOT MANY.
LtreS there man l6ith soul so dead
Who HeUer TO himself hath said:
81 THINKS f'tt~jump and be q Fed?"
If boxing would only keep Bob
Fitzsmmons off the stage it would be
highly advisable to let him box.
We have discovered Willie Ritch-
les fiendsh plot. II he postpones
that fight often enough Tommy Muir
ply will sucCumb to old age.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
BUSINESS OF LAUGHING.

BUSINESS OF LAUGHING.
UOrdy BrOmR, HHgrdtefW fcli0W.
Worked until his arm trent bad.
Never ShOtCed sign Of geiiotc,
ARRAYS gaze the best he had.
he drer in q stacE Of money
For me OlCRet Of the tenn.
And his life 3rds miik and honey
And street celestial drcdm.
But he ceased TO drdtr the money
And the ONRer butted in,
Saying 10 him, Beat it, sonny"
While he kicked him on the shin
Yet the baseball md0nnteS hotter
when baseball pIdyer jumps,
And then soak him on the c0lidr
with q huHdred Uerbdi thuB,ps. IL
But my RIBS are torn dsunder
With ai0ughter tout and rude,
And I hare 10 rOGr like Hnhder
when HeY cry: "IHgrdHtUde"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
'Here'sWhere YanksLead, atLast
Chance Has Star Paper 0utfie1d
By O. B. Keller.

II
tistics the more we feel for that
befuddIed statesman who arose
on a certain celebrated occasion and
demanded
"Mr. Speaker, where am ] att?
The latest issue of Sporting News
contains figures compiled by the indie
fatigable Hunt Stromberg, who evil
IDENTIFY has the true German inclina-
tons to start researching mathemat-
ically and let the chips fall where
they blame please.
Mr.. Stromberg deals with the pros
pective outfields in the two major
leagues for the season of 1914.
AND on what trio of outer garden
n ers do YOU suppose Mr.. Strom
berg's calculations hang the laurel, OF
the olive wreath, or whatever vege-
table chaplet is supposed to typlfy
the bacon?
You don't get the customary three
guesses, because six wouldn't do you
any good either.
Wen break it to you all at once:
The Yankees.
And now what was that old crack
about figures not telling tales out OF
school?
MR.. STROMBERG dopes 1t out this
4NI way:
He figures that the substituting OF
Lester Channel for Harry Wolter has
raised f. Chances outfield to the fol-
| lowing status:
Batting average, .316; fielding dit
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
Carpenter Stops
O'Keefe in Second

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
NICE, Jan. 20 Georges Carpenter,
the French heavyweight champion,
knocked out Pat O'Keefe. Of Ireland, in
the second round last night. O'Keefe
went to the floor from right hook to
the jaw and stayed there. In the first
seemed to have little chance at any
time against the Frenchman
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
BIG OFFER FOR CLARK.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2O-Thomas Clark,
catcher for the Cincinnati club. of the
National League. today received a tel
egram at his home on Long Island ask
ing him to start for Buffalo at once to
talk terms with Manager Schlany, OF
the Federal League team of that city
Six thousand dollars for the season was
the salary offered Clark said.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
Local Prep School
Teams Clash Today

The local prep school basket ball
league will start its second week Of
games this afternoon. Three games will
be played to-day and three on Friday
Following are the games scheduled for
this afternoon:
Tech High School at Georgia Military
Academy.
Donald Fraser at Marist College
Peacock Fleet at Stone Mountain
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
Heinie Zimmerman
Signs With Cubs at
$4,000 Yearly Salary

CHICAGO, Jan 20.-Henie thinner
man last night signed three year con-
tract at an annual salary of $1,000 TO
play third base for the Chicago team
of the National League. The new CON
tract is for the seasons of 1915-1916- 1917,
his present contract holding over the
coming season. The terms were not an
nounced. but were given out by friend
OF Zimmerman.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
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CHIP BEATS OiNEIL.

GRAND RAPIDS. MICH, Jan. Co
george Chip was awarded the decision
az the end of round two In fight with
I'm p'Neil here last night
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
LAKE JUMPS TO FEDS.

NEW YORK, Jan. 90 Joe Lake, OF
bfooklyn, pitcher of the Detroit club,
III me American League, has signed 70
KAY with the Baltimore team, of the
reGeral League, according to a report
'u'Ilshed here Yesterday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
WILLIAMS BECOMES A TIGER

DETROIT, Jan. 20.-Claude Williams
a left-han pitcher. has signed a 1914
contract with the Detroit baseball club
He was with the Nashville team, of the
Southern League. last year.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
Howard and Coakley
Battle to Hot Draw

FORT WAYNE. IND. Jan 20 Jim
my Howard and Glenn Coakley mixed y
In lively fashion here last night, and
at the end Of ten fierce rounds honors
we're even. 1t was a great exhibition.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
Columbus Quintet
Hard at Work for
Birmingham Game

COLUMBUS. Jan. 20.-The local Y. M
c. A. quintet took the floor last night
for the first workout TO condition them
selves for the game Saturday night with
the Birmingham Athletic Club in Biz
bingham. The locals are favorites and
should win in handy fashion, but will
know they have been in real contest
as the b. A. c. players are a hard
bunch to conquer on their home court
The lineup of the-two teams will be
as follows:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20

us Willie Richie ever going TO fght?'
asks Jim Buckley, manager of Harlem
Tommy Murphy. Why ask the rest of
us, Buckley? You ought to know If
anyone does
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20

Perhaps Battling Levinsky and Cum
boat Smith are somewhat responsible
for the high cost of living. Haven
they been the greatest destroyers of
beef in several years.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-22
ALCOHOL AND BULLETS

At the annual meeting of Life Insurance Presidents New York City, Arthur Hunter, perhaps the foremost orality expert the country declared that if 5OOOOO ussians killed in this year. Russia can make good at appalling loss of human life by enforcing its new rohibition ukase for ten years
 As a result of statistical researches covering the areers of 2OOOOOo policy holders a period twen yfve years the experts have figured out that durins he working years life" total abstaners die off only alf fast those who alcohol to the extent of wo glasses or of whiskey day. Even among men rho had used alcohol to excess, but had reformed was found that there were 2S9 deaths in given mum of policy holders when there would have been only 90 if this group had consisted of average citizens.
 Mir Hunter makes equally surprising statements re arding the effect of alcohol those engaged in the 'quor industry. Among saloon proprietors, he says neither they attend bar not there is extra nor ay" 70 per cent Hotel proprietors who attend h' ar either occasionally or regularly have just as hgl mortality which means that their lifetime is reduced K years on an average of their occupation >mong those connected with breweries the mortality il ne-hrh. Dstillery proprietors, alone among all thu lasses of men engaged in the liquor industry, have ormal mortality and therefore normal insurance isks."
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-22

ioss is fundamentally sound, that evidence has been applied by the New York stock exchange in ts renewed cuyy after Che longest and most serious crisis of its history
 The stock exchange is our most ruthworhy index of eneral business conditions testimony is particularly aluoble when brokers operations represent the genuine purchase of securities rather wash sales or mar n speculations The large majority of ions have admittedly been actual purchases of stocks md bonds purposes the prices paid how clearly what the public thinks of American business alues today in comparison with last July
 In railroads and industras the advances have been henomenal In the few cases where no gain is regis there are definite obvious reasons The general up yard movement added already hundreds of millions
 dollars the market value of our corporate property hat does not miraculous of wealth any than the abnormal sinking of prices before the means corresponding loss of intrinsic wealth but
 is satisfying evidence that the wealth is here with ufhcient productive power to justify the higher market rices.
 The opening of the exchange to bond transactions howed proof healthy revival but bonds with interest payments guaranteed, are not conclusive The esumpuon of trading a limited number of stocks lnched the evidence; the eager appetite shown for hares whose value depended on ability to earn real rofs removed all lingering doubt The whole list o tranded securities was then admitted; and stil instead the ongfeared break in prices, there was a steady ,ul market
 American investors, with four months savings in heir pockets wanted to buy and foreign owners who
 was feared would dump their holdings on the market the first chance showed that they knew good thing hen they had it, and were glad enough to hang onto he only really dependable corporate investments in the world
 Whether the depression that prevailed before the as Psychological" or actual both, it has vanished he natural aroused by the the war fife likewise disappeared The nauon knows now where
 is at" American business has stood the acid test nd the war instead of destroying all domestic elc ents of prosperity, proving. in the main, powerful imulus.
 We may be at this moment on the eve of an mex mped period of development expansion Even if the ear future does not bring greater gain than the attc ears of our history we may confidently expect enjoy ore prosperity tn next few years than any other -ton in the world
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-22
FlREPRooF BUILDINGS
iks''

Thomas A. Edison was burned out the other day His reat S7OOoO0o nventing and manufacurng plant at Vest Orange, N. J went up flames The hrse started a small wooden building, supposed to be the only iaammable structure the place There was nothing urprsng about that building burning down. But to he owners amazement the flames proceeded to lick ID the largest and finest group of reinforced concrete buildings in America designed by Edison himself and onsdered thoroughly areproof that pictures of them ad been shown all che country illustrate model actory construction.
 "If anyone had told yesterday that this block ould be destroyed by fire" said Edison, I would have considered that man crazy But lI bet Che new plant build will be proof against anything but earthquake n start an over tomorrow uerell be some rapid obHizng here when this debris eools off and is clear d away
 So this particular fire though disastrous to Edison out 10 be public blessing Edison is a man whc loes wlmt be sets out to do We shall learn how o build hreproot construcun that Is nreprooL
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-22
YARMOUTH BREEDING
 FARM TO BE LOCATED
 IN YAVAPAI COUNTY
]. w. Sullivan, Of Williamson Val ley Will Utilize 5000 Acres To Breed And Raise Devon Cattle First Shipment Received

PRESCOTT. Dec 2I-What ulti- mately will be the most extensive breeding farm in Arizona for fine cat tie, wAs learned of yesterday when J. w. Sullivan, who returned from California the day before announced that he would utilize his 5000 acres in ilWliamson valley of Yavapai county for propagatng Devon cattle. To this enr he shipped a few days ago from Blythe Cal, the first con signmeut Of TOT head of bulls and COWS to be placed on winter pasture but early in the spring they will be rought into Prescott The herd will be augmented also and in the aggre- gate several hundred are to be intro duced and the business conducted on a large scale
 This tract of land is fenced and is unoccupied at tie present time Mr. Sullivan, also stated that the first shipment is registered, and the cattle were purchased recently in San Die go couny, Cal He has made a study of the cattle business after many years of being identified with the range, and is sanguine over results The above domain is to be exclusive ly devoted to this industry, and a large sum to be outlayed.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-22
CLEARY MUST RECEIVE
 SALARY FROM OUTSIDE
w. B. ClearyS Remuneration As Assistant In The 80 Percent Bill Fight Will Have To Come From Federation Of Labor

PHOENIX. Dec. 2l.-The employ ment of B. Cleary of Bisoee in the defense of the eighty percent law by the attorney general it developed to- day was irregular insofar as the pay ment of any compensation 10 Cleary was concerned by reason of the fact that the attorney general is entitled to but one assistant at a salary of S25OO a year and a law clerk at a salary of $500 a year To meet the expense of Cleary the Arizona Feder- alton of Labor are preparing to levy an assessment to raise sufficient money to pay for his services. Les lie C. Hardy and Geo w. Harbin of illiams who will be Jones assistants will divide equally the S4300 a year appropriated for Che uses of the of- flee
 George w. Norton of Louisville. Ky, has filed a petition in the federal court asking that John w. Norton, a mining man Of Prescott be adiudged bankrupt
 Cochise county remitted its tax money to the state Treasurer today in the amount of $3O5.O5734 and Pi nal county was received yesterday in the amount Of $88,956.96. The receipt of this money enabled the state treas urer to call in unpaid warrants bear ing per cent interest in the amount Of $130000
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-22
PERRY WOULD HAVE AERO STATIONS.

NEW YORK. Dec. 21. Rear Admir al Robert D. Peay, arctic discoveror submitted plan to the Aero Club of America establishing land stations of aeroplanes throughout the United States He and Edwin Gould offered lands owned by them in Maine and Georgia to use as stations.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-22
nuslNEes FAlrA N AMeRloA

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-18
Help the Boys.

We noticed in yesterdays Light
an article announcing an entertain
ment to be given under the aus
i pieces OF the Billiken Club.
| We are glad to note that this
/ CLUB has taken up this undertaking
| Lately the club has greatly improv-
ed its rooms by repapering. repaint-
ing, by adding new shades and cur
taine, staining the furniture and ses-
erai other things that were needed.
The members are of the younger
men in town and lately have become
more enthusiastic fer better things
and better club. We are glad to
see the boys taking this start and
hope that they will be successful in
other undertakings. These organize
lions which add to the social side of
our town are just as necessary as
the many other departments and
should have our assistance just as
much. Let us all turn out to their
show tomorrow evening and show
them that we appreciate their efforts
to bring the best there Is to our city.
| might say also that this troupe
which the boys have secured is high
lv recommended by all of the clubs
and other fraternal orders with
whom they have had engagements
this year (Signed)
FRIEND.