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Chicago eagle., 1915-05-01

man on a championship club has to
pay income tax.
In making out their statements, the
ball players. or the club secretaries
who do the work for them, have raised
an interesting question that may re.
quire a decision by the government
before It can be settled with definite
precision.
Instead Of reserve clause. the con.
tracts now have one which declares
that one.fourth Of the salary stipulated
shall be considered payment for an
option on their services for the fol.
lowing year. For instance. a player
whose contract calls for $4,000 does
not get that much In actual salary.
One thousand dollars Of 1t Is an OF.
tion on his future services. The play.
er. therefore, wants to know whether
he shall turn in q statement saying
that his salary 10 $4,000 or $1,000. II
he puts In the latter figure. is he to
include the option price as part Of
his income!
The married players are congratu.
lating themselves IN that they have
$4,000 exempt, while the single men
have to pay a tar on all they make
over $4,000. or these bachelors. iris
Speaker is the hardest hit. He earns
q salary Of $4,000 and must pay a
tax on $4,000. which amounts to 3120.
STILL" says Frank Baker. III they
raise mine up to that Of Eddie Col
Inns I'll be perfectly willing to split
! with Uncle SAM"
Chicago eagle., 1915-05-01
THROW THE BALL STRAIGHT
Manager Hickey Of St. Louis Browns
Advises Young Flslders to Avoid
Throwing Curve Ball.

Branch Hickey, manager for the
Browns, thinks young player Is
foolish trying to throw curves and
other things when he is an infielder.
outfielder or a catcher. 1t is all right
for a hurler. but not for the others
on the club. They should school them.
selves into throwing a straight ball
and nothing else.
That's how lost my arm" says
the leader of the Browns. II once
thought ] owned a splitter better than
Ed Walsh ever had. | threw It one
day, and 1t jumped all over the place.
Well, the next day ! tried again. but
could do nothing. My arm was gone.
THAT Is why ! think 1t Is foolish
for player other than a pitcher to
try to curve ball. learned my les.
son when II was too late. and In order
not to suffer the same fate ! would
advise others not to try It,"
Chicago eagle., 1915-05-01
1SHES 1BGzEGNBb &2be

Los Angeles will return Outfelder
Irish Meusel to Washington.
The Philadelphia club has released
Catcher Fish and Infielder Fletcher to
the Pittsfeld club Of the Eastern asso.
citation.
Another baseball surprise has been
sprung by Connie Mack In placing
Rube Oldring at third base to sup
plant Frank Baker.
Another Hartsell has broken into
the game. His front name Is Harry,
and he has signed with the Cleveland
American association club. He plays
the infield.
The Yankees have a left.hander In
Clarence c. Wahle of Brooklyn, He
was at one time member of the
Phoenix A. c.. and later he pitched
for the navy teams.
Roger Bresnahan has an idea that
his team should bunt the pitcher off
his feet. Having watched Rog hunt,
we imagine he is more likely to knock
the feet from under the center fielder.
Manager Harry Clark OF Milwaukee
enters the season assured of three
years to 60. even II he doesn't win any
more pennants, for he has signed
contract that runs through the season
OF 1917.
Gus Zeimer, who has been In the
New York state league so long that
memory does not recall when he en-.
tered it, has been secured by the
Newport News club Of the Virginia
league to play the infeld.
Connie" Mack's new shortstop.
Crane. according to the Philadelphia
Press, never walks downstairs. In
stead, he slides down the banister.
claiming that 1T hardens the chest
and makes one fearless in a game"
Chicago eagle., 1915-05-01
GRAY MARE CAUSED TROUBLE
Umpire at Ball Game Tells Fans Cause
of commetion and the Game 10
Proceeded with.

Jack Holland Of the st. Joseph
Western league club tells this story:
"One afternoon last summer when
the Omaha and Sioux City teams of
the Western league were indulging In
Q hot battle commotiou occurred at
one end Of the grand stand In the
first named city. The several hundred
fans rushed through the aisles Of the
stands. every one craning his neck
over another's shoulder in an at.
tempt to discern the cause OF the trou.
BILE.
Finally the umpire held up his
hands as a signal for the contest to
halt; then, removing his mask and
donning his hat he approached the
stands, In loud voice he cried:
"Ladies and men, A hush fell.
"The umpire cleared his throat, then
proceeded with the announcement:
"I want to say to the owner Of
that gray mare that she's down and
can't get up. Thank you. Play ball.
"And the game was continued"
Chicago eagle., 1915-05-01

The People Of Chicago demand q
thorough investigation Of the Civil
Service Commissions department Of
the city government.
They demand an investigation that
will 60 back for years and unearth
the treacherous and illegal treatment
accorded to honest citizens for the
benefit Of q chosen few.
They demand an investigation into
all Of the examinations that have
been held in order that the public
may be informed as to how many. II
any, Of them were on the square.
They demand an investigation Of
the numerous examinations held for
the beneht Of particular persons,
where questions were asked which
could only be answered by the persons
whose appointment In the civil serv.
ice was evidently arranged for in ad.
vance.
The people are paying 100000 q
year for the administration Of the
civil service law in the city govern.
ment.
They are paying 100000 year for
a roosting place for men to make
out psychological examination pa
pers.
In o recent examination for stenog
raphers the easiest word handed Out
for them to typewrite quickly was
"eleemosynary."
Is any one foolish enough to sup
pose that this examination was on the
square and that these hard words
were not asked to keep out people
who we're not Of the favored class?
New departments, entirely unnec
essary. have been created In the civil
service for pet faddists and high
browed loafers.
The taxpayers who pay the freight
would not be permitted to pass an ex
animation for dog catcher.
Poor men, devoid Of education, and
with starving families, who are look
Ing for work with a pick and shove
as day laborers. have to 20 through
civil service examination that would
shock the Sultan Of Turkey. A daily
newspaper printed the following
about the absurd questions asked o.
these poor laboring men by these
high.br0wed refOrmers who contro
the aristocracy Of Office holders II
Chicago:
Ten thousand men who want Job
| In the streets. sewers and small park
are being put through an examination
by the labor bureau Of the Civil Serv
ice Commission. Here are some Ques
tions that apply:
How much more does wheelbar
row Of dirt weigh In Jackson Parl
than on the moon?
Chicago eagle., 1915-05-01
SPORT and POLITICS
Notes About Men and Their Doings in
the Two Great Fields of National
Pastime.

working officials in the state. He 10
always alive to the public's interest.
President Wilson mas the confidence
Of the whole people.
Richard J. Finn, the able and popu.
lar lawyer, would make q good Judge.
Edward w. Cribben, OF the big Crib.
ben & Sexton stove concern, is one Of
the active young men with big politi.
cal future.
Judge Merritt w. Pinckney. deserves
reelection on his record.
Samuel w. Jackson, the we'll known
lawyer, who was one Of the best Presi.
dents the Law Institute ever had. 10
frequently mentioned for Judge.
~
William H. Weber always made
good public record.
Judge Hugh }. Kearns has made .
nns record on the municipal bench.
Judge Charles A. williams has
pieased his friends By his me record
on the Municipal bench.
~
Frank H. Jones 10 not only . demo.
crat Of national reputation. but imam
cier who IL respected by everybody.
Adam Wolf IL one Of the most popu.
lar men in Chicago. You can't beat
him.
/ Charles H. Lamson of the r. F.
Conway Co., is one Of the best paving
experts In the country.
Joseph I. Novak has always made
a good record in public life.
: Mckenzie Cleland, the able former
/ Judge, Is q man who is never afraid
to stand up for what he believes to
be right.
Fortune Bros. Brewing Company's
Topaz. the High Grade Beer, is pop
ular with everybody. Telephones Mon
roe 40 and 41.-Advertisement
Why not save your clothes, by US
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soap. ooeeiNs' ELECTRIC. Made
ever since 1863. Try 1t once, you will
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Chicago eagle., 1915-05-01

game that he does not intend to stand
on the sack until safe swat sends
him on. He wants to rely on himself.
80 he usually sets sail for the next
station. That station may be the
home plate. for Dolan makes three
base hits at times. But this does not
scare Cozy. II the pitcher Is careless
or spends too much time winding up.
the fleet Cardinal is likely to steal
home or to try to steal home.
Higgins likes that style Of play. It
does not always prove successful, but
Higgins says 1t helps to rattle the op.
posing pitcher, and ratified pitchers
lose games.
Chicago eagle., 1915-05-01
The CHICAGO EAcLE.
SCARCITY OF PLAYERS
Growth Of Big Cities Shrinks
Crop Of Youngsters.
BAH Fields Of Ample Size, Within
Walking Distance. Decrease 40
Rush Of euIidins Begins 70
Swallow Up Vacant Lots.

One reason for the scarcity Of
classy young ball players, men good
enough to shine in the major league,
is the growth of the great cities. Con.
sidering the fact that baseball enthus.
iasm grows with the expansion of the
big burgs, and that the attendance has
increased with the rise in population.
this statement may look fantastic or
impossible. Nevertheless. II is true.
and unless the colleges or the farms
begin to replenish the supply there
will be serious shortage In high.
grade ball players within the next
few years. You cannot have ball play.
ers unless you have a place to play
them. And with the great cities ex.
panding and necessarily bulging out
their lines Of settlement, where do
the ball yards go?
Take Chicago for an example. A
few years ago there were ball fields
Of ample size within walking distance
for everybody. Huge vacant lots were
abundant in every direction. On Satur.
days and Sundays these lots were
black with spectators, crowded SO
close that every foul tip copped some
one In the countenance. The City
league had several fine ball parks and
did q prosperous business. even after
the National league started Sunday
games. Then the rush Of building be-
gan TO swallow up the lots. One by
one the parks were seized; the lots
passed out of existence by the dozen.
A few more years and the amateurs
could find room only by taking car
rides Of such length that they lost
the whole day going and returning.
The big leagues. even II their parks
are some distance out, draw the peo.
pie who have leisure to go few miles
and spend an afternoon. The young
amateurs cannot take the time-many
Of them cannot spend the car fare.
In every city the story is the same
the march Of population, the spread Of
building operations, has killed of the
amateur game by removing the avail.
able spots whereon the amateurs could
caper. And what does this mean for
the future supply Of the players7
Chicago eagle., 1915-05-01
Jimmy Lavsnder's New Ball.

Since the major leagues have
frowned on the use Of the emery
ball" by pitchers the boxmen have
been looking around for suitable sub.
stitute, and Jimmy Lavender of the
Cubs has one which will fool the um.
pires and have the same effect to aid
the pitchers.
Chicago eagle., 1915-05-01
| HE IS ALWAYS ON THE JUMP
Actions Of "cozy" 'ooian Have Tend
sney to Keep Opposing Pitcher
Guessing Az the Time.

"Cozy" Dolan. outflelder for the Car.
dinals, is q man after Manager Hug.
gins own heart. He IL always doing
something once he gets on the bases.
He let's the pitcher know early In the
Chicago eagle., 1915-05-01

months and darned II It amt got lot
of new hair. See 'em?"
Once again Dick lifted his lid, poked
his dome at his friends for inspec.
tion.
Sorry, Dick. but"
You're blind-that what's wrong
with you. You're well qualified for an
umpire's job"
And then Dick wheeled on his heel
and started In pursuit of some sympa.
thetic person who would assist him In
kidding himself that he is contracting
a new grOwth'Of wool.
Chicago eagle., 1915-05-01

Training Quarters for Dodgers.
Before going north from Daytona.
Fla, President Ebbets OF the Brook.
iyn Nationals signed five.years'
lease on the DaytOna camp.
Chicago eagle., 1915-05-01

Richard NJ. Hennessey, the we'll
known building contractor. has an
honored record for ability and en-.
cheney.
Chicago eagle., 1915-05-01
McCIune viii MANAGE

Hugh Mcclure, who played with
the Worcester team of the New Eng.
land Coast league last season. will
manage the Fitchburg club this year
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-05
"SAEEIY EIRSI."

While deaths to ~trespassers upon
railway property were held down to
almost nothing in Europe and Can
ada and greatly reduced in certain
Of u states, IA times az many per
sons who had no business to be in
danger were killed by the cars in the
United States in 1913 as the number
of passengers killed. Fatalities reach
I'd 5,55S-more than at the Battle OF
Bull Run.
Progress toward enactment of laws
providing effective penalties and to"
ward conviction and sentences for
those who willfully expose them
selves to danger is slowly spreading,
while loss of life and damage as al.
fecting railways is increasing.
State legislatures which have been
unwilling to act will have the PROPOSE
ton before them again in 1915, back
ed by the force of the safety first
campaign and the growing demand
for adequate penalties.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-05
HONOR Lincoln
Next THURSDAY
Exercises to. Be Held in House
Chamber on Birthday An
niversary.

Appropriate exercises in honor OF
Abraham Lincoln will be held in the
house chamber at the CAPITOL on the
afternoon Of the birthday anniversary
of the martyred president. The exer'
cises are provided for in a resolution
recently introduced in the house by
A. NJ. Thompson of Minot and the spe'
cias joint committee in charge OF the
arrangements for the exercises con
sists OF Representatives A. NJ. Thomp'
son of Minot, Williams and Wiley and
Santors Jacobsen and Nelson.
The committee has completed its
arrangements for the day and an
ounce that Tracy Bangs of Grand
Forks will be the speaker OF the day
Some splendid musical numbers
have been arranged for. Miss Clara
Wright Of Fargo@i Is to furnish vocal
numbers. Miss HarhloW of this city
the instrumental numbers and the
glee club OF the University OF North
Dakota will also render. some selec-
tions.
Governor L. B. Hanna will preside
over the meeting and all members OF
the legislative assembly plan to at
tend. The meeting will begin at ?
p. A.. and the public is cordially in
vited. There will be no session OF
the legislature on this date.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-05
THE SEX OF THE INSANE

vi approximately every five hun
dred persons in the United States in
1910, there was one an inmate of al
insane asylum. The exact figures ex'
pressed in a recent report of the Cen
sus Bureau, state that in a typical
community of 100000 persons, equally
divided as to sex, 20S of the males
and 200 Of the females would be
found in the insane asylums. In the
course of a year, y males and 60 fe
males would be admitted to the asy'
lums. In 1880 the total number OF
inmates in insane asylums in the
United States Included 2O,635 males
and 20,301 females. Thirty years lat
er The number Of male inmates haC
increased to $685., and the number
of admissions in 1910 indicated a still
further increase in the proportion
namely, 12S males to 100 females. AT
analysis of these admissions as to the
specific forms Of insanity involved
brings to light the interesting fac
that if alcoholic tpsychosis and gen
era.l paralysis are deducted, the pro
portion of the sexes is practically tn
same.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-05
NEW LEADER NEEDED.

Members of the American Society
of Equity need a new advocate for
their interests in this state. The way
in which the campaign was handled
for terminal elevators illustrates we'll
that nothing can he gained by black
mailing and browbeating tactics.
The gentlemen who came from st.
Paul were here to ask something OF
the North Dakota legislature. They
began their campaign to get tavors
by abusing the members, an almost
unprecedented proceeding. -.
If St. Paul is trying to establish a
friendly feeling with the farmer OF
the Northwest, she will have to send
advocates whose judgment is better
than that of those who have been ag1,
tating terminal elevators in Bismarck
this week.
The legislators are anxious for real
information, not destructive abuse
and villification. 1t is time for the
Equity Exchange and the society to
find a more skilled leader. The paid
blackmailer should have no place in
their ranks. ,He will sell them oui
fer twenty pieces Of silver if neces'
sity arises.
This does not apply to J. NJ. Ander
son Of Fargo, who is the most tenn
perate OF all the leaders. He is no,
in sympathy with the present tactics
and had he had a larger voice in the
affairs of the organization Tuesday
evening, the fiasco which delays the
serious consideration of terminal ele
vdtors two years would never have
happened.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-05
IN ANSWER TO WATKINS.

In our Thursday morning issue we
published in u Readers Column" a
communication from F. L.. Watkins,
Superintendent. This communica-
ton took issue with two editorials
published in our columns with refer
once to House Fill No. II, which pro,
vides for the creation Of a State En-,
forcement Commissioner, defining his
duties and making an appropriation
for same. We do not find it neces>
sary to again call attention to Mr..
Watkins personal interest in the pas
sage of this bill, neither do we think
it of vital Importance to again call
the attention of the members Of the
legislature and the public to the out
lay of money which the passage OF
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-05

.,o,s and election privileges, cuts
dawn fine from rs 10 ~ Gays When
countv ~canyassing board shall meet.
,IL n No, 1913, Wiley, to pass AZ
.manded Provides that in, newly Or
gaaized counties the county tle eSs"r.
er shall receive $1,000 for ms PERSON
al services during the first year.
II. B No. 203, Ployhar, provlues
CITY council and school poaras ii!ece
eyery year in July instead OF eveis
odd year. to designate depos'ta''es'
DO mass as amended.
r. p. No, 154, Gunthorpe, relating
to duty Of railroad companies TO ouilu
ond fences. DO pass as
n. B. no. 1873, Odland, requiring
railroads to maintain suitable STOCK
wards for convenience of public. Pass
as amended. .,, ~
n p No. 1913, l.. L. Twichell. relat-
ing to liability of municipalities 1or
Injuries caused by accumulation o.
snow or ice on sidewalks. Ass as
amended. .,
r. B No. 1917, l.. L. Twichell. rnr-
chase price of private property O
public use to be levied by speclai
assessment commission. Pass as
amended
H. f. No. n, creating office of state
enforcement commissioner. DO pass
as amended.
Divided Reports.
The banking committee brought in
a divided report on two bills. A ma
jority of the committee recommended
that H. B. No. 221. Converse, relatlns
to capital stock of state banks, do
pass, while a minority reported the
bill for indefinite postponemeat. =
majority reported Fl. r. No, 224, John
son, creating a bank depositor's guar
,antee fund. extending the powers and
duties Of the state banking board and
making the state treasurer ex-oft1c;o
treasurer of the said board, for indefl-
mite postponement. while a minority
recommended that the bill do pass.
These bills will 60 over for consider
alton of the whole house.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-05
MANY BILLS
RE.REfERRED

The beaver bill introduced in the
house by Dickson of Dunn was killed
in committee. The committee on
game and fish Wednesday reported
the bill, H. B. No. AZ, for indetinito
pOstpOnement.'
H. B. No. 8, being the Baldwin Ill
herltance tax Iolll, was re.referred to
the committee Oh taxes and tax laws;
H.. f.. No. 1874, Williams, the nam
purpose of which was to do away
with double taxation for maintenance
of highways in incorporated villages
and cities, was re-referred to the COM
mittee on county and county 'boun-
darieS. .a&H. =
Teachers Pensions 9
On motion of Mr.. Watt, the autho:
of the bill, II. B. No. 173, relating
to the repeal of the teachers retire.
ment and pension fund act, was re-
referred to the committee on educa-
tit1. Mr.. Watt explained that he mad
been accused of railroading this bill
through, and that he desired to give
all interested in it a chance to alp.
pear before the committee to discuss
1t.
H. E. No. 167, Leonard, allowing
states attorneys equal rights with de.
PENDANTS to obtain change of venue in
justice courts, was re-referred to the
judiciary committee.
H. 3. NO. 1872, Mcclellan, WHICH
would net require the county treas
urers to render annual statement OF
the cou1ty's financial condition in De.
cember, was re-referred to the COM.
mlttee on public printing.
H. B. No. 1l8,, Harris, relating to
the expenditure Of money by contract
for road improvements and road ma
chinery by the county commissioners,
was rereferred to the committee OF.
highways.
H. b No. 10, Mcclellan, relating
to compensation Of election officers,
was re-referred to the committee on
election and election privileges.
Committee Of Whole
The committee of the whole house,
Mr.. Burnett acting as chairman, Oh
"Wednesday recommended two bills
for passage. H. B. No. LIP, Langc,
exchanging maximum legal rate of in
tersst from " to 10 per cent was
I Of them, and H. B. No. Is, Carey,
granting additional powers relevant
to consolidation of schools to school
boards, WAS the other.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-05
MISS TOPPING IS
interested IN BILLS

Lillian Grace Topping, superintend-
ent of the Florence Crittenden home
at Fargo, is a frequent visitor at the
state house these days. Miss Topping
is interested in the juvenile court bill
introduced in the house and the state
probation and Juvenile officer bill in
the senate. Both these bills. H. B.
No. 226 and S. B. No. 1876, she says are
worthy of support. Anything touch
ing upon juvenile matters is full of
interest to Miss Topping.
The farmers of Antelope valley in
Pierce county have gone on record
as favoring a county fair.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-05
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1915.


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The Weather

For North Dakota: Partly cloudy
tonight and Friday; colder tonigh;
with fresh winds.
ORRIS w. ROBERTS,
Section Director.