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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-01
BY
Charles N.
Carroll

The south WIN Feed Herself T"
/ These significant words. fun 81 action
! and determination. have been chosen
a. q motto by many Of the cotton
growing states which have come %
realize the warning spoken b the far
seeing humanitarian and statesman,
Henry W. Grady, nearly forty years
aEo. that.
ITO mortgage our farms IN New
York fer money with which to bay
neat and bread from outside sources
ig not good business
When every farmer IN the South
eats bread from bis own iield. meat
from his own pasture. vegetables from
bis own garden. fruit from his own
orchard, and butter and milk from
bis own dairy caring for his crops In
bic own wisdom and growing them iu
Independence; making cotton . sur
plus crop aud selling Il Ia his chosen
market. ia bis own time. for cash
and not for a receipted mortgage
then the South win begin % realize
the fulinesa d her opportunities
Advantages % tAs South.
The South has many advantages AZ
an Agricultural and 1--we Stock Coun-
Try. There s 3 ready market with
= hish prices for beef. dairy and poultry
products. and grain; land is cheap:
TIE climate is mild. the south has a
long growing season--two and some
! times three crops can be produced on
The sane aoil during the same year.
the South Il adapted 20 the growing
81 . variety 81 hay and forage crops,
root crops corn, oats. and other
grains. Beef can be produced at a
less cost than in the northern states.
IN the South the rainfall IL abun.
dants everywhere there are streams
and springs. which are OF great benefit
20 the Htockman.
The people q the South are awaken.
Ing % the opportunities offered by
these natural advantages
South Developing Rapidly.
Farmers bankers. and merchants
are actively engaged ia organizing
plans 20 meet the problems which arr
confronting them. The cattle tick. che
enemy Of diversified farming. e. belna
successfully controlled by e1ectiva
campaigns conducted over the entire
south by the United States Depart
ment 81 Animal Industry On co=opera
Ton With the people. The boil weeyi
u SWING way Co the Introduction ol
practical systems Of crop rotation
Millions OF acres q hin land are bciuk
seeded 70 bermuda and ether grasses
(which serve the double purpose OF pro
4 Niding pasture for live stock and pre-
venting the sol from washing. Lespe
oeza. Bur Clover. japan Clover. Sos
Beans, Cowpeas. Sweet Clover. Alfalfa
and Velvet Beans are Rrown A abuu
dance Tor bay. Recent demonstration
show that soudan grass IS an abun
dant crop Ia nearly every section D
The south.
Bringing n Breeding stock.
A the quaranlined In. 800.
South. scrub and ticklnfestes rs,.i.
are replaced By Thoroughbred $3.50.
stock The people have begun Il -
izo the great economic savlnr 4, -.
production Of f0odstuns al homs. I,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-01

Every Crop May Fail One Year;
One Crop May Fail Every Year;
Bur Every Crop WM Nor Fail
Every Year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-01

"A the guaranteed line moves
south, scrub and itch infested cattlo
are replaced BY thoroughbred breeslpr
stock The people have begun n -
izo the great economic saving - re-
production Of foodstuns al hone. ~
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-01
Tes on Every farm.

After lhe campaign was over this
plan was followed out $4,000 was
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-01

he SOUTH Will Diversity
Crops, Feed Herself, Have
Something to Sell Every
Week in the Year and Keep
More Than One Billion
Dollars at Home Diver
SifiCatiOn Means More
Cotton on Less Acreage.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-11-09
3. ja9rlidJes sfat=s nrnier.
Ger sfat=2iga oes Mittefpetens in
Der Sl1rnballe am 81. uno 90.
geobember.

9efanntlid fat 0os alpeite iabrli-
die Sfat-Illrrier ser 5fnt=2igu oes
W}ittelmeltens, meldes i'm sSSa1l1ar
oieles Sabres in Der bie1igen Iurn.
.bale ab9e6alten 1pllroe, berortig
onrdldlagel1oe1 grfola gebabt, BOB
Die 8eronitulter beidloilen, n1d bas
nadlte Ilrrnier in 9apenport ob511<
boltcr. 3aslel6e miro on1 gonn=
abel,o llno sonntoa, Sen 81. rt1b %.
9}ooen1ber i1t Der 5llrl1baQe Itattfin=
Den, l1nb 5lpar i'm Iltr11er Spernbal1s
l1rro ben angrerl5enoen Holmlihfei-
ten. Ml1S oieiem 8ru1roe mirb nud
am %. 9eooenlber feline Gor1teartng
Der belltld)an Ibeoter-8 eleaiAaft
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0as Spernbaus ni1t an bie Ibeater,
geleQid)aft pern1ietbet lperoel1, meil
Die 1amenieftipn Der 9apcnpor1
5l1r11gen1einoe cine &urtenlpielunter.
baltung plant.
3as lett @pdell rii6rige aomit9
erlpartet cine @et6eiligllng bon me.
11lgltens 500 Spielern aus Sen 9rei.
stooten nno bena6barten Srti6af
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-11-09
6tabt nnb Gounp,
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4leiue @tabt=g fenigteitcu.

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Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-11-09
Nettc 3nitanoc iii ganaoa.

lleber bic 3ultanoe in gonaoa
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Befangenen in Gataoa lpiiroen ublo=
Int mcliderumpiiroig bebanoelt. Sie
mllroen IN geItreifte gl15iige geItedt,
che lie ilberbaupt pcrllrtbeilt morDell
apare1. Nad)0em lie elmer Meihe bon
g%rall'olnen Gro5eolrell ulrtcrporfcn
1parell, milrOcn lie BON Mefrl1tiut1qs.
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Glejellgen, 1pclde iid1 meigerten, oes
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Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-11-09

ten. Sci -oem letten bier %a6ge6alte-
11en Sfnt1urnier lbet6eiligte1 iid) un-
gefdbr 400 Spieler.
Ser &ol1ptpreis beltebt in einen
@elopreiie BON $3.50, bem ie nad Der
a3abl ser @etbeiligl1ng apeitere @elo.
preile bin51gefiigt meroer. geim
lebten 5fat-Illrnier murbe1l 70 gar=
preile pertbei(t. gs miro am Cont
abeno Qlben0 l1r6 am Snnntag Nad}=
mittog geipielt mer0en. Ser @in=
trittspreis iur beibe Spieltage lit aui
$3.50 feItgelebt apor0en.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-11-09
@ie9 nnb Grppifpnen.

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3ufubr $4,000. Stiere S6.0O--1O.-
40; &iibe nn0 Ginoer So. 00-8.2O,
&ial6er $6.75-10.50.
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$~6.6O--7.2O.
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|75-9.OO.
@efliisel - 1211A-1315c.
Butter Creamery 231A bis
|29c.
gier - $780,.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-11-09

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~bcnsipedcr 8hlb nn0 Del. Miepe'S
lpotbefe. (Gl15.)
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1aocnport Iltr1gen1einoe uI1b nidt
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lung sum 9eltet Der Stellben @elel=
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Gllrl1cr Spernbul1s merbcn sic iunz
gen @erren Gbriitian Msl1eller, Soc
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2l1eiden fll1giren. gnoe Oieier ISOLDE
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sirt peroen. Ger @amaldenoienlt
geft auf Der 9ii9rn oes .Spernbal,ies
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Gfat=Surnier bcs Glfs=Glnbs.

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3l,r lcttcn M,tbc.

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Neltern g6admittag Inn 5lpci llbr Sic
9eeroignng bon @errn gSilbelm 81.
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ren Die Serren Nnnenn, @ertS, alop.
p%enburg, Strupe, 5trobbe6n unf
Stedel.
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Building. (Mna.)
Evening journal., 1915-03-24
.SELDYVILLE Basket
BALL TEAM Is DINED
sneeiaI 10 mn EvENING JoURNAL.

Special 10 The EVENING JOURNAL
SELBYNlLLE, Del, March 24.-The
members OF the Salem NJ. +. Brother.
hood gave a banquet to their basketball
team ON Saturday evening in honor Of
their successful season.
II was pronounced the most SUCCESS
ful event in this community for many
years, and everyone had delightful
time There weic l5O covers, and the
decorations were in charge of Mrs Ad-
die Townsend. The refreshments were
in charge Of Mrs. Maggie Murray, aud
the tables were loaded with the many
good things 20 eat. col j. g. Townsend,
Jr., was .toastmaster and the speakers
of the evening were: The Rev. G.. r..
Stirling, the Rev. W. G.. Harris. the
Rev. " l.. Hills and Professor Robin
son. John A. Tubbs spoke ON behalf of
his team.
Instrumental music was furnished by
the Gumboro Concert Band. Vocal music
was furnished by eight voices from tho
members Of the brotherhood.
The team lost only two games dur.
ing the season, one 60 Aetna Academy
Of Wilmington and one TO Company G.
OF Dover. They afterward won two
straight from the Aetna team.
Evening journal., 1915-03-24
HIGHLAND LOOKS FOR
Great season IN BALL

The Highland baseball team, which
made such a good showing last year
in the City Amateur League showed
up we'll in practice at the tower on
Saturday afternoon. The regulars de-
feated the yanigans by the score Of
9 to 5. Mccall will be on the receiv-
ing end this year and will be expected
to give a good account of himself.
Dan Snyder, the pride Of Penlyn Hall,
will be on the firing line with Pop
Logan, who did most Of the pitching
last year. Fisher will be seen around
short picking them up. Captain Han
by will cover first in place OF Var
rington who will play with Mt. Salem.
Hanly, who was the best hitter of
the team last year. seems to have as
much strength as ever. Maxwell viii
cover second. in place Of Kearney.
He has the makings of a good in
fielder ana no doubt will make good
at second. Ballogh will cover third.
With this infeld, Highland should
have a big season. kearney, Comfy
c. Logan and Manager Abbott viii
take care Of the outheld.
Manager Abbott says he has the
best of material and he sees nothing
but victory for the team this year.
Highland will open the season with
the Pennsgrove High School at Penns-
grove. Any teams wishing games
should write to Edward Abbott, No. 65
Ivy Road, Wilmington, Del.
Evening journal., 1915-03-24
BETHANY Guild SAYS
SOMETHING TO ST. JOHNS

Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
Dear Sir: The Bethany Guild bas-
ketball team would like to know Why
the st. Johns team did not appear
at the Y. w. c. A. on last Saturday
night 10 play us. Manager Hannum.
of the ST. John team gave Manager
Abrahams of Bethany his lineup on
Wednesday as follows: NJ. Minker and
Aikens, forwadrs; Kendell, center;
Riley and Hannum, guards, and the
game was advertised in THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL on Thursday and Fri
day night. Our manager was talking
TO one of the st. John players yester-
dav afternoon, and said every one Of
his players knewsabout the. game and
when Saturday night came the team
met and at about z o'clock Manager
Hannum said TO the players: Let's
not play Manager Hannum. how
ever. failed To so inform the Bethany
manager or any of the team players
that they would not play the game.
This treatment left Bethany without
game at s o'clock and while the
Bethany girls were playing their
game, Mat Donohue got together the
All-SchOlastic team TO meet Bethany
that the fans would not be disap-
pointed
ST Johns has been after Bethany
about game. We gave them chance
Evening journal., 1915-03-24
PLENTY OF ball IN
COLLEGE town This Year

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK, Del. March 24.-From
present indications Newark baseball
fans win have plenty of the sport
again the coming season. There will
be at least four and probably five
teams in Newark including the Della
ware College team. The Newark High
School has arranged hard schedule
which will start about the middle Of
next month. Some of the high school
PLAYERS are now practicing and the
prospects are bright for a fast team.
The most interest centers in the
local team of the new Delaware-Mary-
land League recently organized. Man
ager Ellison is making up his team
and will have some surprises for the
fans when he announces later the men
that he has signed. There are sever
al local players in addition to those
who played in the Tri-County League
last season who may be given trial.
The games will be played on the Della
ware avenue grounds the same as last
year.
The Continental Fibre Company
will have a strong independent team
in the field again and will play their
home games ON Saturdays that the
Newark club will be away on the
Delaware avenue grounds.
IL is uncertain as yet whether or
not Newark win again be represented
in tho Penn-Mar League.
Some of the candidates for the Del
aware College team are getting in
shape by playing indoor baseball in
the gymnasium. The outdoor prac-
tice will be started in a short time.
Evening journal., 1915-03-24
TWO ball CLUBS AND MORE
MEMBERS FOR Pioneers

AT a meeting Of the Benevolent
Pioneer Literary Association on Mon
day night, James J. Carrigan made
a success OF his lecture. Teaching
the Boy to Become a Good Citizen"
After Mr.. Carrigan's speech Il was
announced that the association has
received more than 200 applications
for membership during the two weeks
campaign which ended last night
It was hard task for the Pioneers
TO undertake. but the officers and the
associations chaplain. the Rev. John
j. Connolly. wanted the membership
roll at the FIVE hundred mark. II was
gratifying to those present to learn
that the Pioneers has again succeeded
in producing the goods when the oc-
casion demanded. The team captains.
as well as every member who did
his part In the campaign, were con-
graduated by Father Tucker Of the
Salesianum Catholic High School.
Manager Oswald Murphy. of the
Pioneer baseball team suggested the
fact that there was enough material
in the association TO put on the field
two ball clubs. one 10 enter the ALI
Wilmington League. the other TO be
an independent club. Charles J. o,
Neil and James Harklns were elected
assistants to Manager Murphy, and
| the motion was passed that two teams
represent the blue and grey this yeal
on the diamond.
j. Howard Gordon. the local admir-
al of minstrelsy, who has been con-
ducting the minstrel boys, reported
that the coming minstrel show OF
the Pioneers would exceed all others
Evening journal., 1915-03-24
BASEBALL
ODDS AND ENDS

Bill Fisher at first, Mathews, second
Kelleher or Galloway at short. and
Manager Coffey at third At this
writing only three pitchers have been
signed.
Jack Holland. manager Of the st
Joseph team. promises to come back
strong again. despite losses through
drafts and sales. Holland has lost
Catcher Bobby schang, brother Of
Wally OF the Athletics. He has also
moved into the majors His second
string catcher was traded, but Hol-
land has landed Troy Agnew and
Jack Withrow as backstoppers. Out
side OF his batteries Holland expects
TO start with last years team prac-
tically intact
The Lincoln Tigers will be we'll
scrampled when the season opens.
The team will present two new in
fielders AN entirely new outneld, ona
new catcher and at least three new
pitchers. Among the latter will be-
Barney" Schreiber, traded to Lin
coin from Denver for Pitcher. schreib-
er is an ex-big Lacquer and for sew
eral years was the best relief pitcher
with the Bears.
or last years Topeka team, Pitcher
Ridgeway. Sanford, Dashner, Grover
and Catcher Tonneman, inhelders.
Rapps. Latimore and Cochran and
Outnelders Savage. Forsythe and Tai
lion have been signed. Wichita has
an added starter in Dolly Gray Of
last years Notre Dame team.
Pa O'Rourke, Omaha magnate, has
announced that he has sixteen names
signed TO contracts for the coming
season. but the names are not known.
II is believed the lineup at Omaha
and Des Moines, however, Will be
, much the same as last year.
There has been a cut in salaries in
the Western League. which has caus-
ed considerable squirming. but all
hold-outs are expected to be ia the
fold by the time the bell rings.
Evening journal., 1915-03-24
MONEY FOR PLAYERS
IN FED" Invasion
Last Season Proved a Rich
One for Baseball
Stars
TINE NOW TO
CALL A HALT

The 1914 baseball season was GER
tainly a rich one for the big league
ballplayer. Always we'll paid, the
professional athlete has prospered ex-
ceedingly through taking advantage
of the attack on organized ball made
by the Federal league.
Many good players took quick ad-
vantage of the unsettled condition Of
affairs to demand more money. A
good many succeeded in getting big
advances In salary, with long term
contracts, having the Today clause
cut out that they could not be re-
leased, no matter whether they de-
livered the goods or not. Nearly all
the really good players were given
raises in salary, many of which we're
exorbitant and entirely out of line.
As a result, only two clubs In the
National League broke even last year,
while all the Federal League clubs
lost money, and the Athletics. cham
pions OF the American League, lost
over 100000 on the season. The SIM
pie fact is that the players were getting
too big PERCENTAGE Of the receipts of
the game.
Such a condition cannot exist much
longer. and il looks now as if the
majority of professional ball players
will have to suffer for the advantage
of few. Il is a cinch that men with
their money invested in the game arc
not going to continue operating at q
loss fer a great length of time. In
every well-conductcd business the
profits are fairly divided between the
hackers of the enterprise and the en-
ployes.
In baseball the condition has arisen
where the employees are getting far
more than their fair percentage, and
the hackers will not stand fer such a
condition very long. When only two
clubs can do better than break even
in an eight-club league and when
every club in another league loses
money, halt is bound to be called.
Evening journal., 1915-03-24
Fans May See Free Ball
in Old Kansas This Year

BY United Press Stan Correspondent
DENVER, March "a Anything
Is likely to happen in Kansas, and
the anything this year may be free
baseball. Remembering the well
known love of a baseball magnate
for the sound OF dollars dropping into
the till. this may sound unreasonable,
but nothing is reasonable in sizing
up the Western League for the COM
ing season. When 1t comes to trials
and tribulauons, Job had a bed OF
primrosos as compared with the
Western League. All he had was
boils. The Western, OF which Tip
ONeill Is the head, with offices in
Charley COmiskey's bear skin rugs
in Chicago, Is shy Of money In spots.
These spots are mostly in Kansas,
hence the suggestion Of free base
ball. II is contended that the West
ern League will start its schedule
with all flags flying, but at the pres
ent time teams In the league have
about four OF ave players and a bat
boy signed up. Everybody Is waiting
10 grab the cast-Offs from the AA
and major leagues and few managers
have much of an idea OF what their
team will look like when It takes the
field.
But getting back to free baseball
an attempt was made this winter to
transfer the Topeka franchise 70 Col
orado Springs. Miles OF newspaper
space was taken up negotiating the
deal but Il fell through. John Saw
age, new owner at Topeka, then an
nouuced that the team would start
as per scheduled. but in the meantime
made a proposition to the Commercial
Club OF this town. He agreed that II
they would undertake TO sell $4,000
worth OF tickets good for any game
I during the season, he would euaran-
I tee that the club would play out its
schedule. Buck Ebright. president OF
| the Wichita Club. made similar but
more radical proposition to the busi-
ness organizations OF his town. Con-
ditions In the two Kansas towns are
much the same, namely those who
! happen to go TO a ball game get lone
some up there in the stands all alone
| Ebright suggested that the business
organizations OF Wichita guarantee
the teams expenses by subscription
Then, he said, he would throw tn,
gates open and admit the public free
to the games. That is the answer oi
free baseball in Kansas. Wichita may
have Il.
Sioux City. winner of the 1914 pen
nant will be in better shape at th'
start this year than any OF the othe
teams because OF the large numbe
OF players signed last wear who hav
been signed for 1915 without waitin
for the "leavin's" from the major.
, The Indians are expected to set
pace from the opening day.
The Denver Bears. who led IN
! league a greater part of last seasoi
but caved in during the last 81,
T weeks when their pitchers gave ou
are handicapped this year by the los
of men through drafts and hold-outl
Butcher, crack outfielder and clean
up hitter, has been moved along L
the indianapolis A. A. team. The Bea
infield will show a big change wit