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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-16
EDITED BY JACK BETHEA
RAISES CUSTOMARY
 HOWL ABOUT THE SCHEDULE

bunch of good sportsmen readmitted Charley Frank to their circles. I knew that; but I didn't think that he'd have the brazen effrontery to attempt to bankrupt the Chattanooga and Mobile clubs right off the reel by putting over ton, taking advantage of other com mittee members who were iuexperi- enced in schedule making.
 Here are a few of the salient fea- lures of the schedule which spell in- evitable financial disaster for us:
 He has given Atlanta five Sunday games in New Orleans. and not one for Chattanooga. A Sunday in New Orr leans is better for our club than any other date possible.
 He has given Atlanta four Sunday games in Memphisi Chattanooga only two.
 "In compensation for the real money- makers in which he refuses Chatta- nooga an even division, he has given us three Sundays in Mobile, which mean little more than the old guar antee. He has jumped Chattanooga to Nashville for three single Sunday games Now as everyone knows, jump to Nashville and back for one Sunday game rarely nets the Chattanooga club more than expenses. Thus out of 10 Sunday games allotted Chattanooga only four win help the club financial-
 
 vile during regular series.
 "He has given Atlanta IA Saturdays at home, Chattanooga II.
 He has given Chattanooga g games at home before July l. Atlanta more than 40.
 GAVE LOOKOUTS } OFF DAYS
 ''He has persecuted Chattanooga with five off days-one of them a Sunday in New Orleans. and eight double-headers.
 'He has given Chattanooga only one Saturday in Birmingham, another money making favor
 'He has scheduled the Chattanooga team for it's entire 10 games in Atlanta before July {, the locals not visiting the Cracker capital after that date.
 He has jumped the Chattanooga club about in all sorts of farcical twists. The Lookouts on one trip, for instance, go to Atlanta, from Atlanta to New Orleans, from New Orleans to Chattanooga, from Chattanooga to Mobile, and then from Mobile to Chattanooga, all in one dizzy whirl.
 when you once see this schedule you'll both laugh and be reused, al I am. have mentioned a few only of it's freaks. It is the most outrageous and most ab- surd document 1 have ever perused in my connection with basebail-fronl the opening of the season on April F, Sat- urday, itself an insane move, to it's close on September 9.
 '1n drafting the schedule Frank seems to have saved Chattanooga to fill in all gaps and vacancies and to have jumped the locals around to settle all emergen- cies.
 ''Fran1z knows that have always fought his unsportsmanlike and shady schemes and methods He has taken ad- vantage of his presence on the schedule committee to take a hard shot at the Chattanooga club. Probably he'Il get away with it, but not without one of the biggest roars that ever shook this old Southern league.
 ''I regret that my business of building new plant in Erie, N. r., will prevent my attendance at the league meeting. but I will write my sentiments in full to Pres 1 ident Baugh and Vice President Paften, l who. with Kid Elberfeld, will make the fight for Chattanooga"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-16
Hoffer's HusRies Go DozUn
 Before the Crimson Five
Fly FRED BODEKER

! the Hoffer clan. At eimes the ball was | passed low, almost on the floor while i at others the rafters in the ceiling were | touched. The locals were unaccustomed
 to this kind of passing and a large num- ber of Alabama's s points were scored after l 9 pass of this order. The Crimson for wards, Smith and Wells, were of high calibre They were effective on shots | from any angle of the field and especially under the basket
 ] Birmingham was off form. It did not ! play the brand of ball that won the | Columbus game. The passing was poor, usually into the opponents hands The shooting also was far below standard, i but this can be accounted for by the l efficient guarding of the Crimson. Hagan | and Harsh covered their forwards fully and the high scorers on the t'Y'' team ] had an off day. Coach Hoffer used every l sub on his squad but to no advan- tage.
 Coach Hoffer and his team offered no 1 alibi for their unmerciful defeat, but ad-
 mitted that they had met a better team. The Crimson five, in securing the victory last night, together with the win over the B. A. c. five last week, has strong bid for the southern basketball champion ship. Only three teams are now con- sidered in the running, namely, Atlanta Athletic club, University of Georgia and the University of Alabama. The Crimson five is a great team and every member deserves credit for the showing they are making, considering that they have no coach, although Griff Harsh, their leader, is doing wonderfully we'll in that ca pacity.
 Alabama held the lead throughout and at the end of the first half led by the score of 26 to G. For Alabama the entire l aggregation starred, while for the ''Y' Greenwood and Stapleton played the best game. Both teams put up an exceptional iy "clean" game, which won favorable comment from the spectators. The summary and lineup:
 Alabama-Wells and Smith, forwards; Bowron. center; Hagan and Harsh, guards.
 Birmingham--Broo and Durham, for wards; bowman, center Estes and Faunce, guards.
 Substitutions-Haynes for Bowron; Dortch for Hagan; Stap1eton for Dur ham; Greenwood for Faunce. Field Goals-Wels 5, Smith g. Bowron s. Hagan l. Harsh ?, Brooks 3, Staple- ton 8.
 Foul Goals-Wells 6. Brooks 4 Time of Halves-20 minutes. Referee--Y oung
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-16

tanOoga-if they have been done. The Southern league schedule has not beer adopted as yet, has not been announced and will not be until after the Atlanta meeting. Now MT. Andrews was not a member of the schedule committee oi the Southern league, having refused tc serve at President Baugh's solicitation There was tacit agreement that noth- ing was to be said about the schedule To an outsider who is no particular friend of Charley Franks it seems that MT. Andrews might have waited until after the league meeting to have done his squawling, or to have done it be- fore the meeting where it might have done some good.
 ROUGH WORK-ANDREWS
 Among the mean things said by MT, Andrews regarding the schedule com mittee in general and Charley Frank in particular as reported by w. G. Eos ter in the Chattanooga Times are the following
 Characterizing the new Southern league schedule, as drawn by Charley Frank for the schedule committee, the "boldest bit Of rough work ever pulled off in the Southern league President O. B. Andrews of Chatta- nooga is on the warpath. There is usually small chance of changing a schedule after it is drawn up by the committed, and, indeed, President An drews hardly hopes to accomplish a re-draft, but he says at the same time that he doesn't want the schedule com mittee to think for one moment that they can put one over like this with out his understanding 1t or making himself heard.
 T have served on the schedule com nittee for several seasons" said Presi dent Andrews last night. T have al- ways attempted to help our committed draw up list of dates that would ben eft the entire league, with as little in favor of one club as possible. Year after year there were minor complaints but none serious. At the December
 meeting I declined a place on the com mittee, telling the other presidents that wanted someone else to draw sched- ule to suit themselves and get the 'cuss- ing that is sure to come.
 Had I dreamed for one moment that Charley Frank with all his wanton lack of sportsmanship, would perpe- l trate the outrage he has done, would 1 have taken the place, with all the la-
 Dor it entails. with no salary or thanks attached. If the schedule which Frank cozened the committee into adopting
 were one that treated Atlanta as Chat tanooga is treated, Atlanta would quit | the league before submitting to it. HATES FRANK
 Frank knows my sentiments toward him. He knows how hated to see him return to the league-for man of his caliber has no place among men oi high class, such as is every other c1ut president in the Southern league. | was dark day for the league when {
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-16
MOLLY BUYS NEW FIRST EASTMAN
 FOR THE BARONS
Derrick Purchased From Portland-Will Make BarOns a Valu-
 able Man

Fred Derrick. star first sacker for the Portland club in the Pacific Coast league, has been purchased by the Bir- mingham Baseball association. The an- nouncement was made yesterday morn- ing by President W. D. Smith of the local association. Prexy Smith also an nounced that Mickey Coy1e, who played first base for the Barons last season, had quit the game.
 The signing of Derrick completes the Baron roster, as every position on the team is now filled. Derrick has the reputation of being one of the best first sackers in the Coast league, and he comes to Manager Molesworth high ly recommended. The purchase price was not made known.
 That Derrick will make the Barons a valuable man is shown by his record with Portland last year. He played in 1S3 games and scored 61 runs. He hit for an average of .250, getting 27 two- base hits; 2 three base hits, and four home runs. Derrick led the Pacific league first seekers in fielding, with an average of .9S7, making but 23 bob bles in 17ss putouts and 75 assists.
 In the purchase of Derrick, Moley has solved the only problem that faced him in building the 1916 Baron team With the retirement of Coyle, only two other candidates are left for the first sack. Schwartz, a local product, and Charlie Carroll are the other two men Moley has on his list for a try-out al the initial corner.
 Moley stated yesterday that he was expecting Coyle to quit. Both MoIey and Proxy Smith expressed their regret that Mickey had quit the game. He's one of the cleanest and most gentle manly players ever under me-" said Moley.
 Derrick lives in Clayton, Ga, during the winter months. He is brother o1 Claude Derrick, lately of the Ath- 1eticS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-16
CENTRAL RECORDS
 ANOTHER VICTORY
Defeats Ensley High Five in Good Galne-The Central
 Team Is Superior

In one of the toughest games played
 this season, the Central High school quintet defeated the Ensley High school yesterday afternoon by the score of S6 to 16. Although Central showed superior-
 ity throughout the game, the score does
 not indicate the closeness of the game The game was exceedingly rough at times, but seldom did it pass out of the range of Referee Young. The nnsiey rive did not offer any startling offensive, but played the locals on the defense through out. Provided they had played more on the offense, the score might have been increased, but the final tale not changed Ensley offered a stubborn game to the locals on their offensive methods. The Ensley guards failed to stick to the local forwards, and especially Captain Harrell and numerous goals were made after some dazzling pass work that the Ensley chaps could not comprehend Central showed a decreasing form over it's previous games and Captain Harrelr s five must take on new life for the game at Attalla with the Etowah Coun- ty High school, which will be one of the
 hardest games on the locsGs schedule this season. Etowah has been defeated once this season by the Central five.
 Coach Pritchard used numerous sub stitutes yesterday and this accounts for the low score in one respect The en- 1 tire regular five played good game for Central, while Walker and Black, Ems 1 leys forwards, played the best game for defeated five.
 l The lineup follows: Central-Harrell and Montgomery, forwards; Hahn, cen- { ter; Roberts and Hall, guards Ensley-- Walker and Black, forwards Propst, | center; Lewis and Brown. Field goals, Black 3. Walker 1, Propst 1, Harrell 6,
 Hahn. Montgomery B. Antwine 8. Roberts
 3. Foul goals. Harrell 1. Referee. Young.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-16
|SCHMALST|G FILES SUIT AGAINST TAFT
Claims He Did Not Receive Money for Shares Sold
 to Weeghman

Cincinnati. February 15.-Charles SchmaIstig, who acted as agent for Charles P. Taft in the final negotiations for the sale of the Chicago National league club to Charles Weeghman of Chicago, filed suit against Taft for s55.- 555, which he claimed is due him for stock which he owned in the club.
 Schamalstig alleges he owned 100 shares of the stock of the Chicago club, and that he turned it over to Taft This, he says, Taft later sold to Weeghman, together with 800 other shares
 Schmalstig alleges that Taft received $500. 900 for the 300 shares, and that he refused to turn over S55,556, which Schmalstig says was received for his 100 shares.
 Schmalstig was formerly employed in Tafts office here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-16

added another to it's long string of scores by swamping the Y. M. c. A. five last night by the score of 52 to 16. At no time was the supremacy of the college five in question and the remarkable work of every man on the team added to the ease of the slaughter.
 Alabama displayed ability that has been surpassed by no team, visiting or local, this season. Members of the Crimson five, under the leadership of Griff Harsh, showed results of steady, intelligent train irg Their pass work was very effective; before the ball left the hands of the thrower.
 The pass work of the Crimson dazzled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-16
CORBETT ATTEMPTS
 TO COME BACK

San Francisco, February 15.-Joe Corbett, brother of James J. Corbett, once worlds champion fighter, signed as a pitcher for the Pacific Coast league team of San Francisco today. Corbett will be given a try-out to de- termine if he really can "come backv and pitch the ball he did 20 years ago when he played with the Baltimore Ma tional league team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-16
HAYES FRANK

Frank knows my sentiments toward him. He knows how hated to see him return to the league-for a man of his caliber has no place among men of high class, such as is every other club president in the Southern league. It was dark day for the league when a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-16
ACOSTA SOLD TO
 MINNEAPOLIS CLUB

Minneapolis. February 15.--Outfielder Acosta of the Washington American league club has been purchased by the Minneapolis American association club. according to announcement here today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-29

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-29

deed, $3.50, lot Carthage.
Laura Root to c. E. Quaife, deed,
$40, pit. lot 2. 3. block 2, Catlin's ad-
dition, Augusta.
I William L. Dean to Julia A. Yeag-
er, deed, lot wiz NV 2-7-6.
Julia A. Yeager to Mary Ellen Dean.
deed, 81, lot WIZ NV PTS.
Sophie Mertholen to Geo. Kachle.
deed, $162, lot l. block 5. Hibbard's
addition, Nauvoo.
Harry D. Barton to John H. Fill.
deed, .$7S5. pit. lot 8, block 4. Bailey's
first addition, Bowen.
= Mary e. Lenix to Jacob G. Schneid-
er. deed. $14,170, pit. ne, WIZ Sc Z;
NV ne 1866.
Chas. Manussier to j. A. Manussier,
deed, 81, lot Basco.
Marriage Licenses.
Arthur w. Booz, Baseo; Miss
Claris McGee, Basco.
Emery Letter, LaHarpe; Miss Ethel
Link, LaHarpe.
Edward Clark Campbell, Myers.
Mont; Miss, Clara Violet Sandine,
Dallas City.
Stanton Alpheus Shumate, Han
cock township; Miss Flossie Cole
man, Hancock township.
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ABsoLv1NG THE COAL DEALERS.

Mayor Mitchell of New York City has an
nounced that unless the coal dealers bring down
present prices the city will go into the busl-
ness to the extent Of supplying the needs OF the
small consumer at price that is close to cost.
How much he could thus relieve the situa-
ton is problematical Undoubtedly the very
poor who buy coal by the bushel or scuttlefull
mercilessly gouged. But we fancy that IN
small city like Keokuk the retail dealers
have little to do with the prices Of coal. They
pay the mines and railroads what they must
and put their dollar a ton advance on top OF
that The president Of the Lehigh valley rail
road seems to be warranted in laying much OF
the blame for the present shortage of coal up
on the increased demand and the consumers
themselves During the first ten months of
1916 the output Of coal greater than in
previous years. But the householders did not
lay in their winter stocks in early summer as
they might have done; and the great factories
Of the land, which are making goods for ex'
port, have used more coal than ever before.
The mine owners and operators have their
troubles, chief Of which is their inability to get
sufficient labor to work their mines at the maxi
mum capacity. The abnormally high wages Of
fered by factories have lured the miners away,
and there are no immigrants to take their
places. Neither will the miners, either as in.
dividuals or as unions, live up to their contracts
to work stated number of hours week. They
are for the most part people who habitually
suspend work on thirty or forty days of each
year in order to celebrate holidays or other
events of trivial nature to which the work
ers in other lines of industry pay no attention:
The Gate City holds no brief for the gouger
in coal prices. It has no whit Of sympathy or
good word for the dealer in any commodity
who takes advantage Of situation to over
feather his own nest at the expense of the con-
sumer; but in the case Of the coal retailer work
ing under present conditions, there appears to
! be call for a reasonable attitude in viewing
his position. The experiment inaugurated by
the mayor Of New York City, if carried out,
will be watched with interest; but coal prices
are fixed by, causes outside Of the city where
coal is high, and the local retailer is as help
less to lower them as is the consumer,
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The barriers are not yet erected which
shall say to aspiring talent, "Thus far and no
farther Beethoven.
OUR MODERN THANKSGIVING DAY.

According to the rhetorical proclamatlons
issued by presidents and governors, and accord
ing to historical traditions, Thanksgiving day
is a religious occasion. We are to meet in our
churches and publicly render thanks to God
for His goodness and mercy. Also IN private
devotions we are humbly to express our graft
tude.
The average American passes over all this
very lightly He is bit ashamed of religious
feeling If there is a sentiment of gratitude IN
his heart he would not confess it. Thanksg1v-
ing day is principally a day for eating big
dinner, usually more than the human stomach
can take care Of There are aftermaths of In
digestion. In great many places 1t is day
for football. The churches are sparsely at
tended.
No occasion can have real religious signifi-
canoe where the principle event is eating big
dinner Turkey courses do not promote moral,
spiritual or civic advance But there are at
least two phases of the day which are in every
way worthy of its best traditions. 1t is still
the occasion for good many family reunions
Not so many as formerly, for families are
scattered now Not so frequently is seen those
enormous tables surrounded by parties Of ten
twenty or thirty relatives The large Thanks
giving day reunion is now more apt to take
place at a hotel The return to the old hearth
stone is much of myth.
And then undoubtedly there more deeds
of charity recorded on Thanksgiving day than
on any other. This is the best kind of express
sion of the feeling of the day. So long so
many turkeys and pies and cakes are delivered
unostentatiously at the doors of the deserving
needy, Thanksgiving day is worth while.
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Mrs. Jessie Black. OF Dallas City.
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. e. A. VIII
cox of this city. was married to
Harry e. Conwell on the 23rd inst,
at the Union hotel, in Galesburg,
Rev. Smith, superintendent OF the
NJ. e. conference. ofhciating. There
we're sixteen relatives and friends in
attendance, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox
and daughter. Mrs. Blanche Cher
rill, OF this city. attending. After
the ceremony. dinner was given in
the private dining room in the hotel,
Mr.. and Mrs. ~Conwell taking the
California Limited at o'clock a. m.
for Los Angeles. their future home,
where the groom has been located
for some years. having large orange
farm at that place. Mr.. Conwell was
formerly a LaHarpe boy.
Hancock county friends are ex'
tending congratulations TO this worthy
couple. wishing for them all happi-
ness. for the future years.
Fred Salm, Jr., cashier of the First
National bank Of Nauvoo, was a bust
ness visitor to the city the first OF
the week.
William Kelley Of Adrian, was
transacting business in the city
Tuesday.
8. P. Jack has been in Macomb
several weeks, looking after his
twenty-eight acre farm. located three
miles from the city, where he e1-
poets to locate with his family in
the spring, and will engage in truck
farming, and fruit raising, seven
acres Of the farm being now in fruit.
there having been 500 bushels OF
Grimes Golden apples in the orchard
the past year. Mr.. Jacks family will
remain in Carthage, until the close
Of school, as he has two daughters
graduating from the high school.
While this family have not lived in
Carthage but few months, yet their
former residence was on farm 21z
miles southwest of the city, and they
have many friends here who regret
their removal from the city. but hope
their new venture may be pleasant
and successful.
Miss Helen Laffey and her broth.
er, Paullus, of West Point, were
business visitors to the city Satur-
day, and calling on their aunt, Mrs.
Sarah Carroll. who has been very III
! with pneumonia, but is much i'm.
proved at this time.
The report from the farmers, as a
rule, on the corn crop, is very dlsap'
pointing, the yield on the ,average
will not exceed more than one-half
the amount expected. the average per
acre ranging from 5 bushels to as
high as Is bushel, the quality being
inferior in the majority Of instances
there being q great amount Of soft
corn A few cases have been report
ed showing yields as high as Is
bushel of sound well matured corn
such instances are the exception
rather than the rule. Mr.. Sherman
on Crooked Creek bottom land. in
Saint Mary's township. has just fin
ished husking 20 acres. showing a
yield Of 1900 bushel OF first grade
corn. Many farmers are finishing
husking and are congratulating them.
selves on completing the job while
the weather is so good.
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many was in full control of the Russian market.
This market for manufactures was extremely
valuable. Russia's imports in 1913 amounted
to 1923, $4,000. There is reason to believe
that they will be larger soon alter the end OF the
war. and the important question is, Who VIII
control this trade after peace returns7 Ger
many will try to regain what she has lost and
will find in Great Britain an active competitor.
Russia may try to shut out the German traders
for a brief period after the war, but in the long
run her importers will buy where they can get
the most for their money. Commercial treaties
Will play an important part in the new trade de-
velopments, and it will be unfortunate that
nothing has been done toward negotiating 9.
new treaty between the United States and
Russia.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-29
AFTER WAR TRADE WITH RUSSIA.

If the state department had asked for the
opinion of John Fl. Snodgrass, American con-
sui general at Moscow, concerning the need for
a new commercial treaty with Russia, it would
have learned something about the danger Of
delay in making trade agreement to take the
place of the one abrogated by congress few
years ago. The danger was pointed out by rep
resentatives of important business interests in
this country, but the state department paid no
attention to repeated warnings, and now it
seems unlikely that the Russian office will be
willing to take up the matter before it has
made new trade arrangements with European
governments.
In paper read at the annual meeting Of the
American Manufacturers Export association
Mr.. Snodgrass said that before the war Ger