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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-04
CONNIE MACK SAYS
JUMPERS WERE NOT
CERTAIN OF PLACES

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 2.--Connie
Mack reached here from Pittsburg
yesterday morning, and took occasion
to grill the players who leaped from
the major leagues to the new Federal
circuit.
ssThe Federal league" said the boss
OF the kings of the diamond. ''hasn' I
obtained one valuable player except.
possibly, Falkenberg OF the Maps.
"All the others are players about
whom there was much doubt on their
ability to retain their positions. They
are men likely to go any minute.
II was much amused when / read
in the papers about the lineups of the
various teams in the Federal. They
put especial stress on the players the
Chicago and Baltimore teams have
dug up. / looked in the list, and. were
betting man, would like to wager
that neither the Chicago nor Balti-
more team could finish one. two. three
In either the American association or
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-04
SPIDERS SHOULD
HAVE LIVELY SCRAP
GAME TONIGHT WITH VIRGINIA
CHRISTIAN COLLEGE EXPECT
ED TO BE SOME FRAY.

Tonight In the Howitzers' armory,
when the Richmond college qu!nt
bitches up with the five from vir-
ginia Christian college, there is sure
to be lively scrap. The Hill City
team comes here with the best record
of any team that has appeared In
this city so far, and the Spiders are
expecting a red hot affair from start
to finish
The visitors confidently expect to
take the game tonight. but Coach
Dobson's charges cant see ii this way
at all They know that they have n
mighty. good team to beat. but they
are going in TO the game with the
determination to bring home bacon.
OF course the game does not have
any bearing on the eastern collegiate
Championship. but II viii serve as a
good means of determining the rela-
tive strength of the teams in the
eastern and western part of the
State.
Captain Luehhert and the rest OF
fha team, are all in splendid condi-
tnn, and the same reports come from
$50 visitors As this will he the last
tirna To see the local boys in action
until the 2ath of February. ii is ex-
.secfed that large number of col
'ego boys will be present to root their
team To victory. A large number or
Girls win he on hand, and a preiim
inary game between some picked
tram, probably the college second
team an dthe Howitzers' second. will
be PLAYED before the big card. Tickets
will be on sale at the door.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-04
Henderson Lauds
Nine. Frances Aida

W. ]. Henderson. the erudite music
critic of the New York Sun. one of the
best authorities on singing In this
country. has in many of his reviews,
commented upon the marvellous sweet
ness OF Frances Aldas voice and her
lovely style of singing. Mr.. Henderson
Is particularly impressed by Madame
Aida's singing in the role OF BESIDE
mona In writing of the prifna dom
mas art In this part in Verdfs beau
tiful opera or "Othello,' Mr.. Hen
derson stated:
1T Is one OF Madame Alda's best
roles, and in such scenes as that
with otheflo. when he demands the
handkerchief, the music brings out
the finest qualities OF her voice. which
LIS q naturally fine one"
The same music critic, in his review
OF New York concert twhere
Madame Aida sang Jointly with Eugene
Ysaye. the famous Belgian violinist)
wrote:
Madame Alda's beautiful voice has
never sounded sweeter and clearer
than last night, and in the Mozart
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-04
IL pUITM6 SHE'LL al HUDSON RNERR lNp0OR TRAMN6 1914

International league. AS for the
rawest bush teams.
THE Federals call themselves a
major league, but just wait until the
fans have chance to see their teams,
and hear the howl After al. 1t is
the public that Is going to decide the
fate of baseball, and don't. think for
a minute you can dupe a fan. He
won't need any aid In telling the diff
ference between a major and minor
league team.
"Falkenberg. who, 1t seems. has left
Cleveland. has always been known as
an anarchist. l read the interview
in which he said that he jumped be-
cause Somers paid him a minor league
salary last year, and raised 1t only
1898 a week this year.
This pitcher has been in and out
of the major leagues a number of
years. and last season was the only
time he ever had a real good year.
II know that he received an ade-
quate salary last season. and that the
raise offered him this season was
many more times than s3.3S week.
In fact. his salary was increased al
most so per cent
NOBODY can accuse SAaFleS oofIteFs
of being parsimonious. He always
pays good salaries to the Cleveland
players. Somers was a fan before he
was baseball owner, and nobody
knowing him will believe this out
rageous attack Falkenberg made on
him.
Mack declared that his mission in
Pittsburg was removed from baseball.
He said that he accidentiy came across
the members Of the national commits
sion and had a few minutes chat with
them. but denied that he attended any
conferences with them.
The sage Of Leigh avenue has all OF
his men in line. except Plank and
Thomas. Neither Is dissatisfied. and
they will send In their documents in
due time. Plank seldom signs until
lust before the Mackmen leave for the
South, and usually he personally de-
liyers his contract to the tall tactician.
THE detection of Falkenberg won't
wreck the Maps. He might have slip
ped back into dubdom. anyway. Bir-
mingham has powerful squad OF
c,rvers left and he will be in the
pennant race just the same" Mack
concluded.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-04
ARRANGE FOR THE
BOWLING SERIES

The committee of arrangements for
the intercity bowling series of the
Richmond Bowling association met
last night and appointed several sub
committees for the purpose of fnrth-
err facilitating the work of completing
the final details.
A committee consisting Of McFar-
land, Whitman, Rousey, F. Bllley.
Cosby. Wade and Overman was
named to solicit prizes for the various
events.
r. M. Rousey was appointed a
committee of one to select ana pro-
vide suitable badges and emblems for
the participants in the series.
Another meeting of the committee
will be held on February 9th. when
it is thought that all preparations Will
have been completed President O.
Williams, who presided last night,
stated that all entries for the series
must helm the hands of the COM
mttee February 18th.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-04
SEEK To MAKE
DATES CONFLICT
ORGANIZED BALL WILL WITH
HOLD SCHEDULES SO THAT
FEDERALS MAY BE MET.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3-Organized
baseball fayors as many conflicting
dates with Federal league teams as
possible. The Federais say they will
not make public their playing sched-
ME until March 10th, In order to find
out the arrangements to be made by
the American and National leagues,
the International league and the
American association Gilmore and
company must buck against four
eight-ciuh circuits.
They will run up against the two
major leagues in st. Louis and Chi
cage, where conflicts cannot be avoid
ed They must contend with the Ma
tional league, and possibly the Inter-
national league, in Pittsburg. In Bal
timore, Buffalo and Toronto, the Fed
erals will encounter International
league teams, while in Kansas City
and Indianapolis they will be in q
fight with the American association.
When the schedules of the four or
ganized ball leagues involved have
been made public. the Federals. it
is believed. will find that In addition
to st. Louis and Chicago. it Will be
difficult matter to avoid clashes. and
that long railroad jumps will be nee
essary in order to secure even small
number of nonconiicting games 1t
was said today in organized baseball
decided upon their schedule it would
not be surprising il changes In tho
playing dates of both the Internal
tional league and the American asso-
citation would be made to bring about
conflicts involving heavy losses.
Persons who know the ms and outs
OF schedule making say that the Fed
erals greatest trouble has not yet been
reached A National league club own
er told reporter today that the pres
ent controversy had forced the. two
major circuits to raise salaries to tho
extent of 100000 in order to keep
their star players in line. He predict
ed that the coming season would be
unproductivs of profits all along the
line, but that organized ball clubs
were we'll equipped for the emergency.
1t is roughly estimated that the six
teen major league clubs will pay out
s1,120,000 in salaries this year.
Jacob j Stein, owner of the Buffalo
International league club, arrived here
today for talk with President Ed
ward Barrow, of that circuit. Stein
ridiculed the Federal league situation
in Buffalo He said that less than
$4,000 had been raised in the form
of promises by the promoters in that
city. and that. he did not believe suit
able grounds could be obtained.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-04
SENATORS ARE TO
REPORT VERY EARLY

WASHINGTON, Feb. Manager
players today ordering them to re-
port here February 24th, the after
noon of which day the squad OF
youngsters. together with Coach Ryan.
Eddie Ainsmith and Mike Martin,
will leave for charlottesville. The
system of having the young players
work out In the local Y. NJ c. A.
gym, which was in vogue last spring.
has been abandoned, and the rookie
squad win do its preliminary work
At Charlottesville. II is figured that
there will be many days when the
players can work out on Lambeth
Field, and in the event OF unfavor-
able weather they will he able to
work in the college gymnasium, which
lis better suited for such purposes
than the one here
The regular players will be notified
to report here March 4th. IL being
Griff1th's intention TO have them start
their work at Charlottesville March
18th
Chick Gandii will be the first one
Of the members of the team to go
into training He will leave here
about February Goth for French Lick
Springs. Ind. where he will take the
water cure for about ten days. Chick
has had Let Of trouble getting ready
in the spring of the year. and 1t is
figured that the trip TO French Lick
will fit him for the grueling work
of the training camp. Chick Is anx-
ious to get In shape early this year,
for he was not at his best last year
until the season was we'll under way.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-04
FANS SHOULD SEE SOME.
GOOD WRESTLING BOUTS

Each OF the four wrestlers who will
take part in the tournament at the City
auditorium tonight have reported them
selves In the best OF condition and
ready for the hard work which 10 cut
out for them. Not one OF them but
recognizes that he has hard work be-
fore him. either: for the men have been
matched no that the final result Is
anything but certain.
Turner and Kilonis are well known
to local fans and the bouts in which
they have appeared here have been Of
the fastest and classiest OF apy staged
In Richmond. Olsen has wrestled In
this city and is highly thought OF.
while Muldoon, who will oppose him.
although unknown here, Is heralded as
an excellent man and one whom Olsen
will find 1t difficult to defeat.
There has been quite an advance sale
OF tickets for the bouts and large
crowd is expected to attend the
matches. Women are to be admitted
free. and as the bouts are to be staged
catch az catch-can with the strangle
and toe holds barred, they,will no doubt
enjoy the graphing as much as do the
men.
A feature which makes the tourney
tonight OF unusual interest IL that the
Police Gazette belt OF which Turner
Is the HOLDER IL at stake and may
kchange hands several times AZ results
OF the bouts. The winner OF the two
matches tonight will be matched later
10 ffiar should Ktfonfs win the belt
from Turner and Olsen defeat his OPP
ponent then Kilonis and Olsen will
face one another in q few weeks for
thetrophy.
The Olsan- Afuldoon bout. which will
open tho program. will be called at $3.50
o'clock and the Turner Kilonis match
will follow In short order after the con-
clusion of this.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-04
KING COLE SIGNS
ONE YEAR CONTRACT

NEW YORK, Feb, liking Cole,
former Cub pitcher signed a one-year
contract with the New York Ameri-
ran league club today. after long
consultation with President Frank j.
Farrell and the latter's attorney,
Ahram l. E.lkus. Coles contract calls
tor a salary of $4,000. the same fig
nres he named when in a letter to
Farrell on December Goth last he of
tered to sign with Chance men.
Coles contract with tho Chicago
Federal league club, which he signed
after Farrell had accepted his terms,
both by letter and telegraph, was for
three years. the salary being the
same. Cole notified Weeghman, Gill
more and other Federal leaders when
he signed with them that he had
previously sent his terms to Farrell
but he says that their lawyer de-
cIared that the negotiations with Far.
rell were worthless.
1t appears that Cole accepted about
$500 in advance money when he yield
ed to the Federars arguments, but he
will return this money at once.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-04
FEDERAL HEAD GETS
BLACK HAND LETTER

CHICAGO, Feb. 3.--President Cir
more. OF the Federal league, has re-
ceived a Black Hand letter in which
he. his home, and the proposed ball
park Of the Federal league In Chi
cago WERE threatened by a bomb
thrower II he did not retire from
Baseball. He also received the pleas
ant information that personally he
stood In danger Of having knife
slipped between his ribs. President
Gilmore was inclined to take the
whole matter as Joke, but Charles
Weeghman. hacker OK the Chicago
Federal league team. is considering
placing the letter in the hands OF the
federal authorities.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-04

aria, I'll re pastore) II was especially
good. There were eneores, of course,
and Madame Aida received some love-
Iy f1nunyyp
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-04
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-04
TrInity Epworth League.

An Epworth League Society was OF
ganized at Trinity church on Sunday
night A great deal of enthusiasm
was manifested by all who were pres
emit Officers were elected and the
work outlined for the coming year.
The young people of the church have
taken charge OF this work, and
give promise OF being great help IN
the work of the church.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-12-24

Froxe to Death In St. Louis.-The
first death attributed directly to the
cold this year was recorded at st.
Louis when George Stillwell, 81 years
old, was found frozen to death at the
rear of his boarding house.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-12-24

Total Yield Was ~, i'm, 90 Bushels.
Valued Il s115,257 no NsArix
$4,000, 600 Bushels Of Nhsat.

More than million dollars worth
1T corn to the county Is q record that
Missouri has made for the NJ
according to returns compiled from
official reports made to the secretary
Of the Missouri State Board Of Agrl.
culture. s
The corn yield for the state y esti.
mated at a little more than Ito ,OOO,OO0lI1
bushels, or practically the same as the
Boards preliminary estimate made on
September /. This means that the;
Missouri farmer has this year grown
about forty-one million bushels more
OF corn than he grew In 1913. the
average yield for the past five years
has been but 2S,000,000 more than for
the present year. \.
The Board estimates the value o.
farm crops grown in Missouri this
year at more than 5000, 100000, or nine
million dollars in excess Of the i've.
year average. Large as are these fig-
ures, they do not disclose the real re-
turns from Missouri farms. Had live
stock, wool, dairy products, poultry,
orchard and apiary products been In
cluded. 1t would have been seen that
even in what has been counted ~
rather unfavorable year Missouri farms
productions and sales have totaled
not less than $500.000,000.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-12-24
TOO MANY COURTS | !
Investigating Commission ep-
pointed by Major Finds
Great Dissatisfaction.
NEED SWEEPING CHANGES
Demand for Reform In Missouri Pro.
cedure Comes from All Classes
and Sections Of State.

recommendations for sweeping
changes in civil and criminal cour
procedure are made by the commits
sion appointed last May by Gov. Elliott
w. Major to consider a revision of the
statutes The report was made pub
lie the other day and declares that II
cannot be denied that popular dissat
isfaction with the administration Of
justice in both civil and criminal
cases is widespread and that the de-
mand for reformation is not confined
ito any class or section but is universal
in its scope"
A relief from the tedious and costly
delays can be made only by the gen.
eral assembly, the report sets forth.
While it is true that governors may
recommend and commissions investi.
gate, 1t finally is up to- the states law
makers and cannot be obtained in any
other way 1t is urged thata commits
sion be appointed to relieve the St.
Louis courts, as they are far behind
in their docket.
Fifteen men comprised the commits
sion to consider the revision and last
summer public hearings were held at
St. Louis, Kansas City, St. Joseph,
Jefferson City and Springfield. Thou
sands of letters were sent to court
officials in every county, and at the
public meetings, farmers, bankers and
merchants were asked to express their
opinions. In this way, the report
points out, many valuable suggestions
were received.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-12-24
The Master Villain and His Adviser.

! and His Adviser.
was the strangest looking box he haC
ever laid eyes on. There were Leather
and steel bands and diamond.shaped
ivory and mother of pearl, and 1t hung
jauntily on the point of the rusty fluke.
Anybody would be hornswoggled to
glimpse such droll jest of fate. On
the fluke of the old mudhook. by a
hair. you might say. In all the wild
sea yarns he had ever read or heard
there was nothing to match this.
Treasure!
Aid Steve was destined never to be
passive again. His first impulse was
to call his companions; his second i'm.
pulse was to say nothing at all. and
wait for an opportunity to get the box
to his bunk without being detected.
Treasure! Diamonds and rubies and
pearls and old Spanish gold; all hang
ing to the f1uke of the anchor.
"Hornswoggled!" in a kind Of awe
some whisper this time. AN we
aheadin' for tn Bahamas" For under
his feet he could hear the rhythm Of
engines. "What'll do? If leave 1t,
some one elsell see it." He scratched
his chin perplexedly; and the cud went
back to starboard. Il got it,"
He took of his coat and carefully
dropped it down over the mysterious
box. 1t was growing darker and dark
er all the time, and shortly neither
coat nor anchor would be visible with
out close scrutiny. Treasure, greed,
cupidity, crime. Steve saw only the
treasure and not it's camp followers.
What did they call them?-doubloons
and pieces.of-eight?
He ate his supper with his mess
mates, and he ate heartily as usual.
1t would have taken something more
vital than mere treasure to disturb
Steve Blossoms appetite. He was
one of those enviable individuals whose
imagination and gastric juices work
at he same time. And while he ate
he planned. In the first place, he
would buy that home at Bedford; then
he would take over the ellison house
and live like lord. II he wanted a
drink, all he would have to do would
be to turn the spigot or tip bottle;
and more than that. he'd have a bar.
tender to do 1t. Onions! He swore
he would not have an onion within a
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-12-24

Today she was an onion ship; which
precludes any idea of adventure She
was about four thousand tons, and her
engines we're sternward and not
amidship. She carried two masts and
Z. half dozen hoist booms, and the only
visible sign of anything new on her
waC her bowsprit. This was new doubt.
leg because she had poked her nose
too far into her last slip.
He crew was orderly and tractable.
Their, were shore DRINKS, to be sure,
because they were sailors; but they
were at work. They moved about
'briskly, for they were on the point OF
ailing for the Bahamas-perhaps for
moro onions. Presently the windlass
creaked and shrilled, and the blobby
links. much in need of tar paint, red
as fish gills, clattered down into the
bow. Sometimes they painted the
chain as 1t came over; but paint was
costly, and this was done only when
the anchor threatened to stay on The
bottom.
There was sailor among this crew,
and he went by the name OF Steve
Blossom; and he was one of his kind. A
grimy dime novel protruded rakishly
from his hip pocket, and his right
cheek was swollen as with the tooth
ache, due, probably, to a generous
"chaw" of Seaman's Delight. He was
real tobacco chewer, for he rarely
spat. He was as peaceful as back
water bay in summer; non-argumenta-
tive and passive, he stood his watch
in fair weather and foul.
No one gave the anchor any more
attention after it came to rest. The
great city over the way was fairy-like
in its haziness and softened lines. 1t
was the poetry of angles, OF shafts
and spars of stone; and Steve Bios
som, having a moment to himself
leaned against the rail and stared re-
gretfully. He had been generously
drunk the night before, and it was a
pleasant recollection. Chance led his
glance to trail down the cutwater. His
neck stretched from his collar like a
turtles from it's shell.
We'll, I'll be hornswoggled!" he
murmured, shifting his cud from star.
board to port. ....
Caught on the f1uke of the anchor
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-12-24
REFORM AT STATE PRISON
mend Rule Of Honor instead Of
Fear in Its Report.

The substitution of rule of honor
instead of fear, coupled with the i'm
mediate abolition of the contract Ia
Dor system, will be recommended to
the Missouri legislature as means
of solving the prison problem by the
Missouri senate commission which
has been investigating the subject for
two years. The commissions report
will be presented to the legislature
in January.
The prison problem will be the first
the new legislature will tackle. The
present contracts for employment of
convicts expire in February and can
not be renewed. Therefore the legis.
lature must find new method or
2,400 convicts will be on the states
hands with nothing to do. The com.
mission has visited most of the munic-
lpal prisons of the country to find out
how other states are handling the
problem.
Horses Dying.-What seems an in
durable malady has been spread
among the horses Of Ray county for
three weeks, over hundred head hav.
ing died during that time. Some of
the farmers have pronounced 1t men
nights, some paralysis and some say
the disease Is due to extensive use of
wormy corn.
X X X
A Novel DispIay.-A novel display
In Richmond is composed of eight
evergreen trees set at regular inter-
walls along the middle Of the principal
business street and Illuminated with
colored electric light bulbs in imita-
ton of Christmas trees. 1t presents
a beautiful sight They will remain
there until after Christmas.
k< X
Holden Lawyer Dies.-Samuel T.
White. II years old, the Oldest men,
Der of the johnson. county bar, is dead
at his home In Holden. He was a
native of Pennsylvania and came to
Warrensburg forty-eight years ago. He
resided here until ten years ago. when
he removed to Holden. He was known
to many lawyers Of the state,
4 4
Find Father pead.-When James
Veach. & farmer who lives six miles
southwest of Warrensburg, did not
return from chopping wood, Mrs.
veach sent two shall children to the
timber tract to CHI him home. They