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The Southern herald., 1916-04-14
BAKER 'C0MESBACK"
"HoME-RuN KING" RETURNS TO
GAME AFTER YEARS
ABSENCE.
signed to Play Third Base for the
New York Yankees-Prlce Paid for
Release Of Player Placed at
s25,Ooo-saIary ls $1,000.

John Franklin Baker, of ''home-run''
lame' the player who on two occa.
SONS smashed the worlds champion.
snip aspirations Of the Giants at the
Folo grounds and in Philadelphia with
circuit hits. has been purchased by the
NeW York Yankees and will play third
Dase on the team next season. Baker
signed a contract for three years
1915, 1917 and 1918. The price paid
ior the player has not been announced,
put 1t is stated that the New York
cLuD paid more than $4,000 for the
player and his contract calls for So 1000
a year.
Baker had record in the American
league which was unusual Never q
brilliant third baseman, he, neverthe-
1885, drove in more runs than any bats
man in the league for five successive
years. From 1909 to 1914 Baker drove
IN more than one hundred runs a year.
Hls hitting has always been timely,
ana II he comes up to his past prowess
WIN the bat during the coming season
the strengthened Yankees will be one
OF the best clubs in the American
league,
Before the opening of the playing
season last spring Baker demanded a
larger salary than that called for un.
der his contract with the Athletics.
which had another year to run. Mack
refused to grant the increase and Ba-
ker retired to his home at Trappe, Md,
remaining out Of professional baseball
all season. Mack was quoted during
the season as saying that he would
refuse to sell Baker until his contract
expired.
"Home-Run" Baker began his big
league career with the Athletics in
1908 and developed into one Of the
most formidable batsmen in the game.
Ho was the star In the worlds series
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can have their pennant dreams come
true.
Dodgers Loom uR.
Those Dodgers will bear watching.
They put up great hght IN 1915 ana
lost because they couldn't hit toward
the fag end Of the season. Early n
the year the pitchers wObbled and the
batters knocked down fences. Later
on when the hurlers we're doing won.
derful work, the team slumped horri.
Diy at the bat. A dozen games would
nave been wen, instead Of lost. had
one or another Of the Dodgers been
able to deliver the timely WALTON. But
1t was lacking.
Ihis year, declares Wilbert Robin.
son. those Dodgers are going to hit
and hit consistently. Furthermore
they have gained reserve strength
through the acquisition Of some GOOD.
looking youngsters.
Joe Tinker insists that he's going
to lead his Cubs-Whales OUTFIT "a tbs
- Sse u tnS NaIlOnaI league. He ought
to. The merging Of the two clubs gave
him the chance to choose from over
fifty real ball players. Tinker's Big
problem has been to decide which men
to keep. He's allowed but 21. If he
makes the proper selection. he should
have combination that will be hard
to beat.
Cards Don't Figure.
The Cardinals seem doomed to the
second division-and 9 deep-down
place, too. They haven't been strength
ened as have the other clubs, and al
though Miller Huggins has some good
pitchers and some fairly good fielders.
he lacks real batting power.
It looks like New York, Boston. Chi.
cago and Brooklyn to fight It out for
first-division honors, with Cincinnati
and the Philadelphias in the dark.
horse" class, and Pittsburgh and st.
Louis to battle to a finish for the eel.
lar place.
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TO MAKE SILK FROM BANANAS.
Brazilian lnVents Process Of Manufac.
ture Which Changes Fruit
Fiber.

Rio De Janeiro.-Interest has been
aroused here over the announcement
Of the Invention of a method of manu-.
featuring artificial silk from the fiber
of the banana plant. The invention.
which was perfected by Sr. Adalberto
Veiga, consists Of a chemical treat
ment of the banana palm in such
manner that the plant fiber is reduced
to gum, from which is spun fine,
elastic, floss that has all the qualities
of natural silk. It is claimed, also.
that cellulose suitable for the manu-.
facture of paper, celluloid and gum of
tannin are by-products Of the artificial
silk process.
The Southern herald., 1916-04-14
NO CLOCKS IN THIS PRISON
Oklahoma convicts Go BY Electric
Gongs Which Announce the
Divisions of Time.

McAlester, Okla. - After a trim
through the state penitentiary here a
visitor realizes that he has seen no
clocks. Neither in the Administration
building, the rotunda nor cell houses
Is there time piece.
Recently a visitor without a watch
was escorted back to the administra-
ton rooms after a tour Of the prison.
He glanced at the walls looking for
a clock to see IL he had time to catch
a car into the city. There was none
why, where are your clocks? he
asked trusty.
The man grinned.
I'VE don't need any. We all have
all the time we want here" he replied.
Then he added: Electric gongs an.
nounce divisions of time-work, eat
and retire, according to the rings"
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with snow. The men followed one
another in single file in endless
chains, forcing their way through the
deep snow with their chests. From
time to time rife shots were fred to
guide those behind.
only after whole day of wander
ing did we manage to assemble again.
The detachment was with marched
as follows: In front went 40 sappers,
who cleared away the snow with
spades. Then came the rank and file.
and after them q couple of guns, un.
der tho escort of a picked company:
then two more companies, and at
some distance from them another
company with the transport animals
and pack animals. Finally, in the
rear, came party of scouts. During
the march the storm rose to stupen.
dous fury. The paths cleared by the
sappers drifted up as rapidly as they
were made. and were blotted out
from view.
"The hurricane hurled upon us
dense clouds of snow. The men clung
together in groups so as not to lose
sight of one another. Icy snow pene.
trated into the texture of the uni.
forms, and the cloth was transformed
into a hard sheeting Of ice. Masks
OF ice covered the soldiers features
One of the horses, slipping on a patch.
disappeared over a precipice.
by incredible exertions we some
how managed to get our guns down
into the valley. Here we were re-
ceiVed by a detachment stationed
there, who helped us with the final
work of lowering the guns with
straps. We had done we'll. Despite
the incredible difficulties of the path
and mountain steeps-under such con.
too-not man had perished;
not one had been left behind or lost.
At the close Of our march we were
well rewarded for all we had gone
through BY the panic which our un.
expected appearance called forth in
the Turkish trenches"
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AMID ASIAN SHOWS.
Campaigning in Winter Time At
tended by HardShips.
Russian Officer Tells Of the Suffering
Endured by the Soldiers In Descent
From snowcIad Peaks Be-
fore Koprlkeui.

Petrograd.-The successful campaign
of the Russians against the Turks in
Asia Minor has been carried out under
frightful weather conditions.
Some Of the hardships suffered by
the soldiers may be understood from
the following narrative by an officer
of the descent Of his men from the
snowclad peaks before Koprikeui:
I'VE held a position on the summit
OF Mount -, which rises nearly
eleven thousand feet above sea level.
Every morning there was a strong
wind, which drove before It masses of
snow, and drifted up our positions to
a depth Of from ten to fifteen feet.
Our shelters. huts and kitchens were
all buried in snow. The wind was SO
fierce that most of our huts were al.
most blown to pieces, though they
were held together by wire.
"This blizzard lasted for days. for
weeks, and 1t was impossible to keep
the huts clear. II you shifted one
spadeful of snow, as likely as not the
wind would fling into its place two or
three times the quantity. For whole
days together we were dependent on
artificial light. No one so much as
thought Of warm food during those
days. Not only were our kitchens
buried in snow, but we had no other
means Of heating water. The hurri-
cane howled and whistled through our
earth huts, and prevented us from
lighting the stoves which had been
placed in them. If one of them was
lighted the wind filed the hut with
smoke, and the door had to be
opened to prevent suffocation. Our
ialrs grew damp, cold and cherries.
The position became critical. The
WIND grew colder and colder. Our
men were cut of from the surround.
ing world by impenetrable walls Of
snow. There seemed to be no hope
VI rescue. But duty, that great word,
kept US up, and not the sound of
complaint or reproach was heard.
AT last we got orders to leave our
burrows above the clouds and de-
scend into the valley. We began the
incredibly difficult task Of finding our |
way down preclpices coated thickly
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the money taken from the estate be.
fore anything is turned over to the city.
MAN LAUGHS AT BULLETS
Picks Ball Out Of His Arm, spits Out
Another and Then Uses
His FistS.

Baltimore.-Bullets make no impress
sion upon Nathan Lewis, according to
his evidence in the criminal court,
where he was a star witness against
William Edwards, charged with as
sault with intent to murder and car
rying a deadly weapon. Lewis and
Edwards had an argument. Edwards
procured revolver and shot at Lewis.
One bullet struck Lewis in the arm,
but he merely plucked it out and
threw It away. The second bullet
went through Lewis mouth while he
was smiling over the failure of the
first shot to do him injury. and II did
nothing more than loosen one Of his
teeth. He spat the leaden pellet out,
and was proceeding to use his fists on
Edwards when the pair were sepa-
rate4
The Southern herald., 1916-04-14
FIND DRINK EVIL GROWING
More Victims Found Among Women
In Manufacturing Towns In
Great Britain.

London.-Annual reports from the
minor courts Of Lancashire show an
increase of drinking among women In
the manufacturing districts. At Roch-
dale the Justices records show that
in the year past 173 men and 1872 wom-
en- were arrested for drunkenness
against 22S men and only II women
in the previous year. Rochdale's
prosperity, due to the fact that the
women of the laboring classes have
all the employment they want, and
The Southern herald., 1916-04-14
MANY ESTATES LACK HEIRS
'Fauper Fortunes" In Manhattan Last
Year Were the Largest
on Record.

New York.-The treasury OF New
aork city was enriched last year by
.he deposit OF $780, $685. from estates
eft BY friendless men and women who
lled In Manhattan charity hospitals.
ney died intestate, having no wills
indicating kith or kin. and, under the
.aw. William M. Hoes. the public ad.
ninistrator. took charge of their es-
|ates Unless claimants appear within.
specified time this money will be di.
ziued between the city Of New York
hd the state and will be used for pub
e improvements.
The "pauper fortunes" collected last
ear We're the largest on record. pos.
IDLY because so many young foreign.
fs returned to Europe, leaving their
arents in the United States. Il is
sortny OF note that nine.tenths Of the
prtunes are left by foreigners, and
Fsy ranged from one cent to $4,000
PSI year. Ia each case a respectable
nrlAi in obtained for the deceased and
The Southern herald., 1916-04-14
EXCELLENT TEST FOR EYES
Score Sheet Of TrapshootInt Meet
Considered ao Expert Evidence
Of Unplre's Vision.

If you would believe the profession.
all ball players. all umpires are blind.
It is useless to argue this question
with any ball player. but. nevertheless.
MIS- deduction is wrong. Nearly all Of
the arbiters have excellent vision.
Several years ago there was more
than the usual number of complaints
about the falling eyesight Of number
OF umpires, and orders were issued
from National league headquarters 10
the umplres, demanding that they
have their eyes examined By an ex.
pert, and to send in his report.
They all obeyed the order excepk
one. The exception was bob" Ems.
lie. The oldest Official in point az
years and service mailed to the
league president a score sheet of a
trapshooting match in which he had
recently participated. and the figures
showed that he tEmslie) had broken
81 targets In possible 100. The
score sheet was accepted as expert
evidence that Emslle's vision was
good.
Not many Of the ball players who
tho work of the oficial can
smash 81 targets IN 100.
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in most cases separation allowances
from soldier husbands, is held re-
sponsible for the increased drinking.
There is one liquor license in the
town to every 272 women.
Nearly all of the manufacturing
places show similar results. The chief
constable of Wigan says that in the
past six months the number of women
visiting bars has almost doubled. A
few exceptional places show an i'm.
provement in conditions.
The Southern herald., 1916-04-14
tBy FRANK G. MENKE.)

(By FRANK G. MENRE.)
The Phillies, in our opinion, will not
ngure very laFgely-if at all--in the
1915 pennant fight In the National
league.
They won in 1915, not because they
were wonderfully strong, but because
all the other clubs were weak, either
normally or because of midseason in.
Juries. The mighty arm OF Grover
Alexander was the real power that
lifted the Quakertown outfit to the
crest Of baseball. 1t is unlikely that
the wonderful Alexander ever can
duplicate his work of year ago. He
may pitch better baseball in spots: he
may turn in better average. But 1t
seems beyond the range of possibility
that he ever again will rise to the
sublime heights in the critical mo-
ments as he did last year.
The Phillies will take the field in
1916 without any noticeable changes
IN the lineup. They haven't acquired
any youngsters who look likely to bios
som forth into big league flowers. And,
as we view 1t, the 1915 Phillie outfit
will not have a real chance against
the greatly improved machines that
other cities will send into the battle.
Braves Look Good.
The Braves look about as good as
any club in the Tener circuit. The ad.
dition of Ed Konetchy ought to i'm.
prove the batting and fielding power.
The Braves have a few young pitchers
who may be able to jump into the line
up regularly. They have fair batting
power, great fielding strength, super.
fluffy OF pep" and some real pitchers.
Theirs is a machine built compactly:
machine with speed and endurance.
The Giants are a problem. They
have been strengthened greatly by the
addition Of several Federal leaguers
and q dozen stars Of lesser magnitude,
but have they been strengthened suf-
ficiently? II McGraw can grab of two
or three real pitchers from that flock
that he will take South with him, the
New Yorkers ought to be back among
the pennant battlers, because their in.
field and outfeld are extremely power
fal.
On paper the Giants look better than
they have for many years. But are
they good enough to set the pace from
the start-and hold It until the finish
Reds Are Dark Horses.
Those Cincinnati Reds will make the |
biggest noise that any Rhineland club |
has made for many years-or we miss |
Dur guess. Charlie Herzog. che 'bat |
ling" manager, is extremely confident
hat his club will be in the Eght all |
The way into the STRICKLAND Her.
sog's optimism is shared by many Of
he dopesters.
The Reds will have a great infieId
With MollwitE on first, Esmond at sec.
md, Herzog at short and Groh at third
Ind they'll have fine outfield, too.
Behind the bat the Reds are as strong
Is any other club in the league. while
heir pitching strength is increased at
east 40 per cent by purchases OF Fed,
'ral league and bush" talent.
The Pirates cannot be figured as a
'owerful club from this FEBRUARY view.
'oint. They never were In the fight IN
S1b, yet the plan seems to be to send
practically the same crew into battle
a 1s16-unless some real major
eaguers are found among the young
ters. Jimmy Callahan say be able to
ut the club into the fight, but It
Gems doubtful The Pirates must be
ebuils bsfore the Smoky city folks
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John Fleming. the elongated driver
Of little cheeny, ls ct Memphis with 4
string Of horses.
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SPORTING
WORLD

basketball a major sport.
The Australian pacing record hss
been set at 2:07 10 by Country Bell.
The owners Of bird dogs in the uni
ted States are said to number 5000.
Syracuse win give $4,000 in purses
and stakes at its grand circuit meet.
ing.
Willie Hopes manager says Willie
is improving at billiards. Impossible.
We've seen him perform.
There is general satisfaction be.
cause the 2:0s trotters are to take
down the big purses this year.
Frank sloman, the great San Fran.
cisco schoolbey runner, will try the
half-mile racing game this spring.
Texas baseball players are to oper.
ate under the workmen's compensation
law and will be protected by insurance
against injury.
William Wiley, 3 jockey living at
ottumwa. Ia, has been offered $4,000
ta ride Prince Carls Roumanian
this season
The Southern herald., 1916-04-14

TO enable persons to taks breathing
exercises Systematically ana an pro-
gressive scale is the purpose Of sim
PIe apparatus invented by French
doctor.
The Southern herald., 1916-04-14

In 1911, when he bore out his reputa-
ton as a home-run hitter by making
two circuit drives which virtually gave
his team the championship. In 1914,
his last season, his batting average
was .S19. He was born in Trappe,
Nd, March 10, 1886.
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true.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-29
Joffre Treats Men of Army
As His Equals; Sends Auto
To Take Sergeant TO Dine

Paris. France. Jan. 29.-Joffre loves
his soldiers and in conversation makes
no apparent difference between his
rank and theirs. This spirit Of equal
ity was strikingly brought to notice
the other day when a sergeant-major
who had been promoted from private
was brought before the generalissimo
10 be commended for bravery
Shall I make YOU lieutenant
asked the general
"No. general" replied the sergeant.
Ct haven't enough book learning"
Then. there's nothing l can do for
you. but YOU must come and lunch
with me tomorrow
The sergeant-major elated, readily
acduiesced. The generals automobile
came to the soldiers quarters the fol
lowing dav at noon and whisk d him
off TO lunch with the commandment
chief Of all the French armies.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-29
King Gustav Believed ReadyH
to Use Big Army to Aid
Germans Against Allies.

GTOCKHOLM. Sweden. Jan 2s.-Hos-
tility to the entente allies IS in
creasing here. The defensive al
lance Of the three Scandinavian ma
tions-Sweden. Norway. and Denmark
which was formed at Malone AT the
end of 1919, trembIes on the verge of
destruction only d little more pres
sure from England so il seems. and
king Gustav viii throw his new army
OF 100000 men into the hands OF the
kaiser.
Pro-Germans here viii tell You Just
what would happen then They have
a carefully mapped out campaign witch
they say is that Of the German gen
eral staff
Using the great ferries running be-
tween Germany and this country. the
kaiser would land an army IN southern
Sweden. These men would be PUSHES
by rail to the border of Finland and
here with the Swedish levies they
would invade the Grand Duchy which
Gustavls Adolphus and Charles MI
ruled and for which the Swedish
momarchs have never ceased 10 yearn.
The Firms would rise TO man. the
German adherents continue. form vol
w teer military corps and prevent the
Russians from destroying the railroads
to protect Petrograd. Then would the
ear see his capital. little defended on
this side, soon in the hands OF the
enemy.
Gustav Twists Lions Tail.
Whether this grand sweep could be
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-29
$4,000 Rats Migrate
From Grain Markets Of
PefrogrGd in Day Time

Petrograd. Russia. Jan PA mi
grafton or rats. estimated at $4,000.
surprised the residents Of the city a
few DAYS ago. The custom house dis
trict and the grain markets of PetrO-
grad are infested with innumerabie
rats. often Of large size and great bold
ness. They 20 to water usually in the
stiIlest hours of the night in serried
ranks Watchmen who see them in mo-
ton take pains 10 get out Of their way
as they attack isolated men when in
numbers.
There are traditions that persons
who have tried to interfere with these
armies Of rats have been overcome and
killed and eaten. The last migration
was by day and the route led across
the Nevsky prospect. Thousands were
cut 20 pieces by the electric street cars
and bands Of boys and men killed manv
others This daylight migration was
no doubt caused by the emptying OF the
grain bins at the grain market sur
plies have been distributed recently
directly from the railway cars 20 the
dealers and larger bakers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-29

carried out it remains certain that
SWeden's entrance in the war on the
side Of Germany would embarrass the
allies Immensely. Already. by holding
up enormous shipments of freight and
OF parcel post packages destined for
icebOund Russia. and by placing an en-
barge on the export Of wood pulp 10
Great Britain. Gustav has found means
10 twist the British lions tail so that
il hurts.
The big new army which the king
can place at the disposal of Germany
on the outbreak Of war did not grow
out Of this struggle at all It origi-
mated a few months before the Aus
trian ultima tum 10 Servia out Of the
belief that Russia was massing men
in Finland, building new transpOrta-
ton lines and terrifying certain islands
in the Baltic. a Russian lake
The army has been increased from
So. 600 TO 100000 troops and military
experts who have reviewed them pro-
nounce them n fine as any body of
similar training anywhere in the world.
The Swedes are a big bOned, hardy
race and make good soldiers.
Most Independent Of NeutraIs.
With this army at his back and oc-
cupying his strategic position. able TO
offer important services to both sides
IN the struggle, king Gustav has been
the most independent neutral ruler
who has figured largely III the con-
troTersieS growing ont OF the war He
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-29

has protested strongly to Germany
against the depredations Of her sub
marines. but he has taken an even more
belligerent position toward England
England is accustomed to assume a
somewhat superior air in dealing with
the little nations of the world but her
attempt to do this with Sweden has re-
suited in her III concealed discomfi-
ture.
England's relations with Sweden have
been IrksOme to this country. From
Germany, Sweden has been getting
rich. for the sums earned in the risky
war supply trade have been enormous
The prO-Germans are we'll organized
and very vocal They swarm at the
court The queen is sister Of the
grand duke OF Baden. she was almost
injured by an allied bomb while in
the Grand Ducal palace at Karlsruhe
and she has publicly proclaimed her
interest in the cause OF the kaiser.
whose boyhOOd playmate king Gustav
was Despite his descent from Ma
poleOns CASTOR captain. Bernadotte.
Gustav is TeutOnlc in sentiments
Would Break Scandinavian Pact.
But il Sweden declares war AGAINST
Great Britain. the treaty of NAL
moe becomes a scrap OF paper This
is recognized here King Haakon Of
Norway. king Christian OF Denmark
and their peoples are even more strong
~ prO-ally than the SWedes are pro
German The defensive bond forced to
protect the three Scandinavian powers
from foreign aggression viii be broken.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-29
Italians, UnaccuStomed to
Cold, Suffer Greatly in
Tyrolean Mountains

Vienna, Austria, Jan. 50 CORE
sDondent OF the ~Neue Freie Presse"
writes from the southwestern front
Of the Austro-H Hungarian army
Winter has made the war in Tyrol.
CGrnia and along the upper Isouzo
even more terrible than IL was before.
The Italian troops suffer fearfuIly in
the Billiards raging through the Earst
and Dolomite mountains. but they CON
tinus their struggle heroicaIly against
heavy odds. The Austro- Hungarians
are far less affected BY the storms
and cold because on their strongly
fortified mountain peaks they have
comfortable quarters which cannot be
reached for the shells Of the enemy"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-29
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