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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-19
EDITED BY JACK BETHEA
Chattanooga Papers Unable to Pick Flaws in Presi- dent Baugh's Attitude To-
 ward Andrews and Frank

Unable to pick flaws in President Baughs attitude in the storm that has suddenly burst over the league over the schedule. the Chattanooga papers gre seeking other points on which to criticize the president of the league.
 This Is regretable for President Baugh has conducted himself very cau- tiously in all the squabbles which An drews has initiated since the first of the year. President Baugh has given the Chattanooga magnate square deal and will continue to give 1t to him. not only because there is no reason for acting otherwise, but because the two are personal friends.
 Personal considerations will never enter into Mir. Baughs actions as the head of the Southern league. The fact that Frank opposed him for president and Andrews supported him heartily can have no influence on his bearing and it is significant of the absolute fairness of the man that the squawk is coming from the camps of friends.
 Our good friend Foster in the Chat tanooga Times writes in this eomplain- ing strain regarding the league exec utive:
 "President Baugh's statement inti- mating that the schedule should not be discussed before the league meeting leads naturally to "reminiscences.
 WAIVER REQUESTS IRON CLAD
 "The Southern league rules regard ing giving out certain bits of informa- ton, notably the waiver requests, are ironclad We know of not less than 30 or 40 stories that have been lost to local papers firsthand bcause the Chattanooga club tried to observe the rule and the others did not. President Andrews recently withheld information that Chattanooga had claimed Bisland and Allen; the information came from Birmingham before the appointed time was up, presumably given out by Pres ident Baughs office.
 "The league magnates have nothing to gain by hiding their general run of business from the press. There are some things, such as waivers players salaries and the like which do not be- long to the public; but the league schedule vitally interests the fans and if it can't stand investigation is man. ifestly a bad schedule"
 In the main we are inclined to agree with Foster and think it better to take (Continued on Page Eiwht)
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to induce him to put on an exhibition of some kind while here He is at present engaged at the Indianapolis motor speed- way with Johnny. Aiken and Howard Will COX, two other race drivers, in building automobiles that will travel an average of 120 miles an hour. t Plans are being made to meet Mir. Rick enbacher at the train and give him a reg ular Birmingham reception. Elaborate plans are being made for his entertain ment while here.
 Rfckenbacher holds the title with Gil Anderson of being tine worlds champion race driver for the 1915 automobile race season. Some give premier honors direct to Rickenbacher, while others give it to Anderson.
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WELLMAN ELECTED
 PRESIDENT OF TEAM

Huntsville, February Especial. )-The West Huntsville baseball fans held a meeting last night elected Walter M Wellman president. and made arrange ments to organize a strong team for the city league. The Lowe mill, Knitting mill and West Huntsville have combined forces and expect to handle good team through the approaching season.
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To Transfer Team

Newark, N. J., February 1S-President Barrow of the International league an nounced today that the Jersey City fran chlse would be sold to Fred Penney and James, Price, who will transfer the team to Newark. The price has been fixed at S25.000. With the franchise will go 10 players ..all of whom played with the team last summer and were transferred to Harrisburg Penney will be manager
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Sheffield Pastor Resigns

: she1field. February IS.-lSpeciaIl Rev. Oliver c. Dobbs, pastor of the First Baptist church. Sheffield. has rendered his resignat tion to the church. the same to become effective April l.. Rev. Dobbs has been pastor of this church for something over u year. There have been a number of additions during his passionate and large por- tion of the church debt has been paid. He has not announced his plans for the future. A great deal of regret is felt by his church that he should elect to resign.
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Baptist Census Planned

Greenyile February 17.-(Special )-Dr. l.. l.. Gwaltney, pastor of the Green ville Baptist church, announced that dur ing next week a religious Baptist census will be made of Greenville. He will be assisted by the officers of his church and Sunday school in making this census. After the census is made the Sunday school will be regraded and many changes made in the school.
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Inspect Roads

Anniston, February 1s.-(speeiaI.)-Th board of commissioners of Calhoun coun- ty completed their work for this month by making a trip of inspection over the e urty roads yesterday. and expressed themselves as being we'll satisfied with the results being obtained, and planned numerous other Improvements.
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three games unless one team won the first two played. The location of the first game would be decided by the ip of a coin and the loser would get the second game. The third game would be played on the court of the team that won either of the first two games by tie largest number of points. The referee and other disputes that might arise could be set tied by a joint committee of members of both institutions.
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CHALLENGE ISSUED BY ATHLETIC CLUB
 ID Y. M. [. A FOR
 SERIES OF } GAMES
City Championship Series Possible Following Sug- gestion Made by The Age-Herald

It is possible that through the efforts Of The Age- Herald, athletic relations be- tween the Birmingham Athletic club and the local Young Mems Christian associa. tion will be resumed in the near future.
 The first step was taken yesterday morning when William streit chairman of the athletic committee of the club, de- livered a challenge to the authorities of the Young Mems Christian association for a three-game series of basketball to decide the championship of the city.
 This step was taken by Mir streit as a result of a suggestion contained in the sporting department of The Sunday Age Herald Mr. Streit thought the sugges. tion good one and adopted it.
 The situation between the organiza- tions is somewhat similar to the relations between Auburn and the University ot Alabama The rivalry between the two is intense and the only thing to prevent the game would be the feeling engen- dered.
 Charges and coutner charges, in other days, were heard about the methods by which the members of the teams were recruited. It would be regrettable were such tactics to be renewed. It is to be regretted that the sport loving public of Birmingham should be deprived of the basketball classic of the season by the inordinate desire of one organization or the other to win
 AGE-HERALD FAVORS SERIES
 The Age-Herald believes that the
 games should be played. The Age
 Herald believes that a nonpartisan
 committee should be appointed, com
 posed say of the sporting writers of
 the city. to pass on the eligibility of
 the men to participate in the games,
 and in this way it would be possible
 to eliminate the friction that caused
 the severance of relations.
 Let the heads of the institutions get
 together and arrange the game. The
 Birmingham public wants it. It would
 be a big money maker for both or ganizations The public doesn't care
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Cards Get Warhnn

Freeport H., February 1s.--Jack War hop, former pitcher for the New York Americans, announced today he had signed with the St. Louis Nationals.
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COMMITTEES TO MEET

Lee Allan Brooks, captain of the bas- ketball team and chairman of the bas- ketba1 committee, was undecided on the question also. We will hold a meeting of the committee on Monday. At least will see all of the members and see how they stand on the question" said MT Brooks. T personally favor the series. but I don't know how the rest of the committee will stand on the chal- lenge.'
 Birmingham Athletic club authorities expressed themselves as exceedingly anx- ous for the series.
 we are certainly anxious for the game" said Coach Brummage. %The boy also want the game and I feel confident that we can beat them'' Captain Tom mic McGowan also expressed his desire to meet the 'Y'' quintet. The series if played would constitute
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how the game is arranged so that it
 is arranged. It should be and The
 Age-IIerald hopes that it will be-
 The Young Men's Christian association authorities refused to comment on the matter yesterday afternaSn.
 We have not decided whether the chal- lenge will be accepted or not" said Coach Hoffer "The question is up to the bas- ketball committee and Secretary Stall ings.
 When asked whether he favored the game or not, Coach Hoffer did not an-
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: IiOt been announced. but 1t IS understood that James Keith, Jr., of Anniston. will be president and F.. H. Hawkins cashier of the new concern Mir. Hawkins comes to Oxford from Ashland where he was cashier of the First National bank for several years and brings with him a splendid business record.
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TYSON ARRIVES

Anothsf around baseball head quarte yesterday vh3 ioked quite nice was T6brs yson, moving picture magma U aldcstss a, who in odd momerf 6nFing the sli Auef g seese' tary ( tae 8irnli ass@m RasshaH sso- ciatior sor asfiFed n niil aaM Wednt a4 asa Nl fen nm I me ett severa 1a g. foeA E and aet&l si e3gle nectioi sn Che assexao ing of Bar ons ht iareh 44 whe tNe has aryiaer come, &Stca 2, Nnea tRe femainds of the 8ia seRpfis practice.
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Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-30

Grst slight snow of the season was falling

first slight snow of the season was falling
 lowed by the launch Rough Rider. Its des- tination is Fortuna Ledge, where Mir. Por- ter will engage in business. The Rough Rider was under the command of Captain
 Earl L. Byers, and Captain Clean Sport Smith and Captain Ed Uhl were the engl- neers Among the crew and passengers were several old residenters of ldltarod, in cluding Captein James Douglas, Captain Dog Hoter' Johnson, Sunny Jim" Craw- ford, Jeremiah Baker (who goes only to Dkeman), MT Wick of Flat creek and oth- CTS Since the time 'the boy stood on the burning deck" a more heroic picture has not been produced upon prosalc canvas CT flmsy finn than that afforded by Jerry Baker as he paced the hurricane deck of the big barge, amid snow and sleet, right
 at the flagstaff, as the vessel negotiated the difficult curves of the mighty river. The band didn't play Annie Rooney but a mighty shout went up from the large con- course of people along the rivers brink for the gallant captain and his courageous crew.
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MRS. THORNTON RETURNS

Mrs Lottie C. Thornton, the energetic business woman of Iditarod was an arrival from the Outside on the Prairie Bell, which arrived yesterday Mrs. Thornton went to Seattle early in the summer to undergo a an operation for an affection of the throat, which was entirely successful Complica- tions set in, however, and she was banished to the mountains for the remainder of her stay. She returns in excellent health and spirits and, true Alaskan as she is, Is very glad to be home once more. While Outside she attended a lecture by Emma Goldman, the noted anarchist, with which she was much impressed, though not favorably. She describes the woman who has preached her doctrine of abolition of law for so many years as genuinely feminine and conse- quently thoroughly illogica."
 Mrs. Thornton will resume charge of her business as soon as she has greeted her many friends and related her experiences.
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MORE MONEY FOR RUBY

RUBY, Sept 16.-A communication re ceived from the road commission head quarters at Fairbanks announces that $l, 300 has been allotted for the survey of the road projected to the Kuskokwim. This Is in addition to the sums formerly allotted for road work in the Ruby district
 Senator Sutherland is in Fairbanks look ing after Delegate Wickersham's interests. He will return here about the 25th and then will go to Nome to campaign, and thence to the Outside. He Is in poor health, and expects to undergo an operation. Ills wife and baby left for the Outside today, and she will wait for him in Seattle
 The road work between Ruby and Long s being rushed as much as possible, in the hope of completing it before the freeze-up. The shortage of men is proving serious handicap.
 Al the available lumber from the two mills has been shipped to Marshall Quite a number are going down from here to size LID that camp.
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LAUNCH FROM MARSHALL BRINGS EXCELLENT REPORT
 CONCERNING NEW DIGGINGS

The launch Loew-Vlctor, Captain Dan Gil Es, returned from the Marshall diggings on
 Sunday morning last, having as passengers Mrs Fred Smith, Jack Cameron, George Marsh and Jim Blodgett. The vessel is about ready to depart again for the same district on her last trip of the season. She will be lad up for the winter either at For tuna Ledge or St Michael, and Captain Gil lis will return to his home at Whtehorse. Regarding the new camp George Marsh gives a most optimistic account. He states that already S200,000 has been taken out i this season, with the prospect of the total output being at least twice that amount, as the properties are now operating under most favorable conditions. The present known pay extends through seven claims on Willow creek but on the flats below the present workings the stream runs through
 an immense area upon which it will doubt less be found later that pay exists. These
 flats are to be prospected extensively during 1 the coming winter.
 | As to the length of time required to work
 out the ground now developed, Mir. Marsh | believes that it has been underestImated. With all the work that has been done on Willow creek, including that of last season.
 not more than 2000 feet of the creek has been cleaned up.
 Marshall City, or Fortuna Ledge, will un- doubtedly be the supply point, according to Mr Marsh. It IS situated on a slough right on the Yukon, and Is easy of access to all classes of river craft, and is only eleven miles from the diggings transportation to
 which point is handled by small craft to within three or four miles of Willow creek At what is known as "The Landing" there is a road to Willow creek which with a
 little work can be made available for heavy traffic Even now it is in better shape than
 the road between Iditarod and Discovery Otter, by way of Boulder creek. At Willow creek there is settlement known as "The Junges,' and this contains, among other usual accessories to the development" of a new camp, almost a dozen blind pigs There is at present no marshal there, and
 the camp is "wide open"
 The grub question is likely to be a seri- ous enc during the coming winter. But little had been shipped in so far and there
 is little likelihood that at this late period
 it will be possible to receive shipments of any magnitude prior to the freeze-up. It Is
 more than likely that many will have to
 'mush" out from there before the winter
 sets in Those leaving Iditarod thus far generally have taken their supplies with
 them.
 H. H. Porter who Is moving his stock to
 Marshal from Iditarod, which will at least
 temporarily relieve the situation.
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News Notes from Marshall

A recent visitor to the new camp sends The Pioneer the following news items;
 The upper half of discovery claim on Will low creek owned by Bill Blanck, Is under lease to McKinzic, Gay & Mack. They are working twenty-five men, and have had one cleanup, amounting to $1Q 00O. The ground goes better than S4 a foot
 The lower half of discovery is under lease to Eckman X Webster, who are also work ing twenty-five men, The ground goes about 5 to the foot.
 Waskev is working a lay on No. l below He is in good pay running about $3.5o to the foot. and is working thirty men. The ground is owned by Chris Betts and Joe Jean, who bought 1t few days ago from Ben Blanck for $i000O cash.
 No , below is owned by Waskey. and he is working it himself, and has eight men working The ground runs about S2.25 to the foot
 No. below is owned by Terence Me Grath, who but recently purchased it from Nelson Patton The ground is not pro ducing, and has not yet been prospected.
 No. 1 above is owned by Elmer Edwards the trader. It is under lease to Terence Me Grath and Chris Betts They are working thirty men and have taken out about S90OOO The ground runs about S4.5O to the foot.
 Mo- 3 above is owned by Elmer Edwards and is under lease to Curly Smith of ldlta rod. He is working thirty men and has produced about S800O0.
 No above has not produced anything. Dan McKinzie has an option on it.
 No. 4 above is owned by Nelson Patton and is under lease to Nelson and Christy. They have not done any work on the ground yet, but intend to put self-dumper on next spring.
 Mo- , above, which is reputed to have S2 dirt. is owned by Chris Betts and Joe Jean
 Willow creek is the only creek where pay is found Last year there was about S20OOO taken out of claim owned by Dugan X Rhodes at the mouth of Disappointment creek, but it was just a spot. They have been unable to locate any more pay on the creek, and it is said to have been well pros pected. Disappointment creek is just over the divide from Willow.
 The pay runs right up to the foot of the hill on Willow creek. Gold can be found at any place along the side of the bill. At the head of the creek forty or fifty colors to the pan have been found, but no pay.
 A quartz ledge has been found at the head of the creek which dscloses gold, It was staked by Tom Plunkett, but nothing but surface prospecting has yet been done on it.
 "The Jungles," situated opposite No. ? below, Willow, on Telieys bench has con siderable sprinkling of "bhnd-piggers, " sports and sure-thing men.
 Dr. Reed, ex-government physician, has a hospital on the creek.
 There is a small town of about one hun dred persons on a slough that only small boats can travel, about two and half miles from the creek It is called 'The Landing"
 There are now about three hundred per sons in the whole district. The paystreak
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MRS. TAYLOR ARRIVES

Mrs Charles E. Taylor was an arrival on yesterdays boat, having come from Sc attle by way of St Michael This is the first visit of Mrs. Taylor to Iditarod since 1911, since which time there have been great changes in the camp, Mrs. Taylor was met at Fortuna Ledge by her husband who spent several days in that camp and accompanied Mrs, Taylor home He was much impressed with the new camp. but is of the opinion that more creeks must be developed before there is any assurance of camp of any stability.
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LEO GOES TO CRIPPLE

A letter from Leo Clifford, formerly of The Pioneer, dated Holy Cro.z September Is. states that he is on his way to Cripple City, where he is interested ill some mining claims, and that he will probably spend some time there. He is a passenger on Frank kerns launch. the Alice,
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is from forty to sixty feet wide and the ground from nine to ten feet deep It Is generally believed that the life of the camp will be short-about two years. The ground is easily worked by the open-cut method, and the wages are B for eight hours.
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CARD OF THANKS

On behalf of my children and myself, I desire to thank the people of Iditarod and the Iditarcd district for the kindness and consideration shown toward us during the past year, MRS. CHAS LARSON.
 Dr. Moore was visitor in town from Flat on Monday last
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HARRY LELAND'S MOTHER
 ARRIVES IN IDITAROD

Harry Leland, popular employe of the Yukon Gold Company was made happy yesterday by the arrival of his mother from Seattle. She will spend her first winter in Alaska with her son on Flat creek and vi cinity Mrs Leland is the relict of Harry Leland, Sr. who was well known among the craftsmen of the printing fraternity of the Spirit City, in the boom days of the early '9Os, and during the first Klondike rush days the younger Harry Leland the of Flat creek was just an ordinary "brat" in the stereotyping rooms of the Seattle The Pioneer, among Harry's many friends in the district, ex tends his mother hearty welcome in our midst
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H. H. PORTER'S BIG BARGE
 DEPARTED THURSDAY LAST

The big barge containing the general mer chandise stock of H. H. Porter departed Thursday morning at II :35-just as the
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Mrs. George Mutchler of Flat was wis itor in the city on Tuesday last to bid fare well to departing friends. Mrs. Mutchler, who wes one of the first business women of the district. has never been Outside since she located here, and has no present inten- ton of making the trip
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LATE ARRIVALS FROM OUTSIDE

The Prairie Bell arrived shortly before noon yesterday with the be}ated passengers from the Washburn. Among them were Mrs. Charles F. Taylor, Mrs. L. c. Thorn ton, Mrs Harry Leand, and MT. Brigham.
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On the steamer Washburn, which arrived at Dikeman this week. was Mrs J. H. Scott, wife of the White Pass agent there. She was accompanied by her son, and they have just come from the Outside
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Mrs. Earl Byers made the trip to Dikeman this week with Mrs. Sl AtwelI who left for the Outside.
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Garrison Costar, resident manager of the Yukon Gold Company, spent couple of days in the city early in the week, bidding good-by to friends bound for the Outside.
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Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters, $50 per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
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Through an oversight, an item for pub Ecation in a previous issue, announcing the birth of baby girl to Mir. and Mrs. Peter Miscoyitch of Otter on September 10, was omitted Dr. Moore reports mother and daughter doing splendidy
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Word is brought from St. Michael that Ashby Bain and wife were arrivlas there on the steamship UmatiIla MT. and Mrs. Bain formerly were residents of Discovery. They were on their way to Marshall, where it was stated that Mir Bain will embark in the grocery business.
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Henry Roden was q passenger for the Outside On the steamship Umatilla, which left Nome September 3.
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Mir and Mrs. J. E. Kettlewell from the power plant, were visitors ln the city early in the week