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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
THIRTEEN PLAYERS
 MAY COMPLETE KID ELBERFELD'S ROSTER
LOokouts Have Reached Limit-AlIen and Harris Are HOldouts Still
 After Shortstop

Manager Elberfeld is seriously con sidering an attempt to weather the Southern league season with a squad of IS players.
 If the Lookout magnate employs John Hummel at the top individual sal ary, as he is contemplating doing. it may be imperative for him to cut his squad to Is after May l.
 My salary list of the men who have the best chance of making good lacks but $5 of being $2S0O month," said the Kid. Jim Allen and Joe Harris insist on having more money; we can't possibly give it to them without cut ting the roster
 The club Is fortunate in having a capable utility man in John Peters The pig catcher can play either first or out Held with something near the skill of a regular. My chief fear would be re- garding the pitchers, four boxmen be- ing a risky proposition in these days: still, as you well remember, we did swimmingly in 1913 with three pitch CTS and two near pitchers, whom we used but seldom"
 Failure to connect with regular shotstop has almost forced the Kid to the conclusion that he must play short himself this year. The manager would do so absolutely without hesitation but for fear that the strenuousness of the campaign might tell on his legs. The Kid has not been able to play through a campaign regularly since 1911. He played about half of the season of 1912; was practically put out of com mission in 1913 by a ''bean ball P played but seldom with Brooklyn in 1914, and was out of the game on ac- count of bad legs last year.
 The Kid says he feels better this spring, however, than he has for five years past and that if some real live youngster isn't found to play the short field he can go in and play it himself. The manager has always admitted that he's a better infielder than outfielder, but says he can play the outfield good enough to hold his own.
 "T believe I could help bring Jake Pitler out if I played beside him." said the Kid. Jake is a promising boy and like him for the spirit he shows, but he needs a lot of coaching. He and Caveny never did work as they should together; I'd rather have an exper- fenced shortstop to team with Jake.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26

it would not be seenly for him, or the Southern league, to interfere in a mat ter, as long as it is evident from MT. Franks letter that he wishes to make it a personal matter between Mir An drews and MT. Frank. Another thing that you will be glad to know is that in seeking this tribunal for your client you will be seeking one in which any redress, if any. will not fall on account of inability to realize on your judg- ment. MT. Andrews is thoroughly re- sponsible financially.
 You say in your letter that you will wait 8 reasonable time before taking any further action. This will be our last communication to you on the subject, and you may accept its conclusions as final, so far as concerns your original proposition to us, and we shall await your intended moves, which you indicate will be made, if this reply is not sat isfactory.
 NOT FOR MONEY
 q want to say in conclusion that MT. Andrews is in baseball and has been from the beginning, not from any de- sire or expectation to make money out of baseball as an institution. The losses of his club, of which he has borne his full share patiently and cheerfulIy, are ample proof of this assertion. MT. An drews believes in baseball as an in- StitutiOn believes that It IS his duty to his club and to his home town to stand up without reservation when the interests of that club and of that city are not preserved, or when they are at tackled from any source MT. Andrews may not stay in baseball forever, but as long as he does remain in baseball,
 he intends to stand up and assert the rights of fair play for his club and for
 his community. The commendation of his fellow citizens and the satisfaction 1 of feeling that he has performed his duty as a sportsman and as loyal cit l izen of Chattanooga, will be ample com pensation to him for all the disagreea-
 ble consequences that may ensure from
 his vigorous assertion of the rights of his city. It is out of this spirit and not out of spirit of malice or spleen that MT Andrews has been acting, and will continue to act, and as his attorneys we wish to assure you no other motive governs him than this desire to see
 baseball flourish and prosper in the south and that this prosperity may ex- I tend impartially to all clubs in the league with no discrimination against his club or his city. Yours respectfully, "CHAMPE s. ANDREWS"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
Field Foul
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ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL MEET IN MISSISSIPPI TO
 BE HELD ON APRIL 2S

University of Mississippi, February Special. )-At a meeting of the committee in charge it was today de- cided to hold the next annual high school meet on the university campus on April 2S and 29. The rules and reg ulations of the literary and athletic contest were revised and 1t was de- cided to issue a prospectus giving full information to the public regarding the meet.
 This is the fourth annual state high school meet held at the university and it has grown in size and popularity with each year. This year a very large attendance is expected and prep arations are being made to accommo- date them.
 The meet is held for the purpose of having friendly athletic and literary contest between representative of the state high schools. The features of the meet will be a baseball game, track and field events and contest in dec laniation for boys and recitation for girls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
POPULAR REPRINT
 STILL IN ACTION
Final Finishing of Clubs for Past Years Interesting
 to Fans

This venerable piece of reprint has been going the rounds every year In the Southern for almost a decade Ev- cry year a new generation of fans spring up, however, and it is perennial Iy fresh. It is presented herewith 1901-Nashville, Little Rock, Memphis, New Orleans, Shreveport, Chatta- nooga. Birmingham Selma. 19O2-Nashville, New Orleans, Little Rock, Memphis, Atlanta, Shreve- port, Chattanooga, Birmingham. 1e0S-Memphis, Little Rock, Shreve- port, Atlanta, Nashville, Birming- ham, Montgomery New Orleans. 19O4-Memphis, Atlanta, New Orleans, Birmingham, Nashville, Little Rock, Shreveport, Montgomery. 1905-New Orleans, Montgomery, At lanta, Shreveport, Birmingham, Memphis. Nashville, Little Rock. discrimination Memphis, Atlanta, New Orleans. Shreveport Mont gomery, Nashville, Little Rock. 1907-Atlanta, Memphis, New Orleans, Little Rock Birmingham. Shreve-
 port, Montgomery, Nashville. 19OS-Nashvil1e. New Orleans, Mem phis, Montgomery Mobile, Atlanta, Little Rock, Birmingham. 1909-Atlanta. Nashville, Montgomery, New Orleans, Mobile, Birmingham, Little Rock
 191O-New Orleans, Birmingham, At Ianta, Chattanooga, Nashville, Mo- bile, Memphis Montgomery. 1911-New Orleans, Montgomery, Bir- mingham, Nashville Chattanooga, Memphis, Mobile, Atlanta. 1S12-Birming Mobile, New Or leans, Nashville. Memphis, Mont gomery, Chattanooga, Atlanta. 1913-Atlanta, Mobile, Birmingham, Chattanooga, Montgomery, Mem phis. Nashville, New Orleans. Mobile, New Or leans, Atlanta. Nashville, Chatta
 nooga, Memphis, Montgomery. 1915-New Orleans, Birmingham, Mem phis, Nashville, Atlanta, Chatta- nooga, Mobile, Little Rock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
ALABAMA QUINTET
 DOWNS SOUTHERN

Greensboro, February 25.-(Special.) Southern university lost it's last game of the season to the University of Ala hama five last night in closely con tested game by a score of 42 to s. Alabama led easily during the first half but in the second period Southern outplayed the men from Tuscaloosa at every stage, leading in this half, IF to IA
 Teamwork was the feature of Ala bama's game, the spectacular ringing of goals from the center of the court by Newsom and the general work of Dannelly and Turnipseed featured the Southern side of the argument South ern was weakened by the absence of Pug Jones. it's star guard
 The summary:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
WILLETT SIGNED BY
 CHICKS; TWO SOLD

Memphis, February 25.-(Special- Two members of the 1915 Memphis team were sold today and a new player signed. Red
 McDermott, third baseman for the past two seasons, and Hack Eibel, first base man secured from Atlanta during the middle of last season, were today sold to the Richmond club of the Interna- tional league, according to an announce ment made by Secretary Watkins. Pitcher Willett, formerly with the Detroit Amer jeans, has been secured from the St, Louis Browns. Willett is a right handler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26


 bunal under oath, consisting of 12 men, presided over by justice and charged with the duty of impartially admins tering justice
 "2 As you well know, the means or producing evidence before an arbitra- tion tribunal are extremely limited In scope and the power to produce evil dence is almost entirely wanting, nor does the sanctity of an oath attach to such proceedings to the same extent as in courts of law This objection is es- pecially strong where personal disputes are involved. A witness may, for many reasons decline to do so except under the guidance and direction of the court
 "3 Under plea of justification you can we'll understand the extent to which a tribunal would have to extend it's la bors Many issues would have to come up for settlement under pleas of justi- fcation, and some of these issues might embarrass extremely members of a trf- bunal composed of friends of either the person being attacked or the person justifying his attack. If the matter IS to be the subject of judicial inquiry you will see clearly that the matter cannot be determined finally, so far as MT. Andrews is concerned until your client has compelled us to produce spe- cific charges which will be necessary for us to bring forth in Justification of the general charges with which my client has contented himself up to this time You are fully aware that the fur ther action which you intimate in your letter will be taken against my client will result in opening up questions which at the present time MT. Andrews has referred to only in Ian guage extremely general in character. In making specific the things he has in mind, issues will be raised that cannot and should not be submitted to tri- bunal composed of or containing mem Der personally known to the man under
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
VOtc For Victor 0. Prowell

and four others for Board of Revenue of Jefferson County. Subject to ac- tion of Democratic Primary, May g, 1916. Published by V. c. Prowell, 216 N. 21st street, city.
 Platform
 First-I favor good roads and eco nomical administration of the affairs of the county.
 Second d-I favor the immediate building by the county of the east and west, and north and south highway, the same to be kept in repair by the county, connecting with the Warrior river. Birmingham should be put on the Warrior river at once.
 (Paid political advertisement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
NOT WITHOUT FOUNDATION

Our client is not a man who merely through ill temper or out of malice, or for any reason, would make charges against any man. If he were not con vinced of the entire correctness of the facts at his disposal he would not have characterized them in the way he did, and all that we wish is to place our client in that tribunal best calculated to bring out impartially and fully the facts in this case, whatever they may be. We therefore indorse unreservedly the posi- tion taken by MT. Baugh, president Of the Southern league, to the effect that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
Nearing fhe Limit

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
 Her Father-Can you give my daugh- ter all the little luxuries to which she is accustomed.
 Her Lover-Not much longer I've been doing it for over year now. VOL know
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
Times Changes

From PUCK.
 He was looking over his monthly brokers statement-a hundred Crucible bought at 109, 200 Locomotive at 153, etc.
 "Ah,' he murmured, ''the war brides of today are the war widows of to- morrow"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
The Lacking Requirement

From the Detroit Free Press.
 He wants to be a gentleman farm CT"
 But he doesn't know anything about the work"
 Why, he was born on a farm, T know, but he hasn't learned how to be a gentleman"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
Scotch Thrift

From Tit-Bits.
 Scot Cat the baths)-What's the price of a bath?
 Attendant--One shilling.
 Scot-Hech man, that's lot Can ye no say sixpence and put in less wat ter?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
SPORTS
FRANK IS INVITED TO COURTS
 TO SETTLE THE CONTROVERSY
If He Thinks What Andrews Said LibelOus, Let Him Sue, Is Virtual Answer of Lookout Magnate

If Charley Frank and his attorneys think that the remarks of o. B. Andrews of the Chattanooga club were libelous they can enter court of law for ad- judication.
 This is the invitation given by MT. Andrews in his reply to the open letter Franks attorney recently wrote him It is the latest but not the last chap ter in controversy that has stirred the entire league.
 Champe Andrews, o. B., attorney directs the following letter to Frank Galloway, Franks attorney, which speaks for itself:
 Mir. F. E. Galloway, Attorney-at- Law,
 Fourth National Bank Building, At
 lanta, Ga.
 Dear sir: Your letter of February 16 to MT. O. B. Andrews, president of the Chattanooga baseball club, which reached him at Erie, Pa, has been handed to MT. Andrews attorneys, among whom is the writer of this let ter. have also seen Mir. Andrews hur- ried reply to you, written before he had consulted counsel.
 T speak for all of MT. Andrews at torneys in this letter, and I wish to ad- wise you that after going over the cor reSpondence in detail and in all it's vari- ous aspects, we confirm in every par ticular the stand MT Andrews has taken in his letter to you. We hardly think it worth while to give you our reasons for declining to permit MT. An drewS to submit this controversy for o-called arbitration along the lines suggested in your letter, but in order that there may be no misapprehension as to our reasons, I wish to state them to you. They can all be summed up in one sentence, namely: As it is MT. An drews' desire to have this matter gone into just as fully as your client desires and to ventilate the whole affair to whatever extent your client may wish, he declines to submit it to arbitration because such a method is not the one best calculated to bring out all the facts and to arrive at an impartial and un- biased judgment, disassociated from all considerations except the merits of the controversy itself This will be evident upon considering the following points:
 REASONS FOR REFUSAL
 q. The presidents of the baseball clubs in the Southern league are busy men of affairs It would be a great task on their time and attention for them to have to consider this issue in the detail which it would be necessary to present it, and, hoewver willing to sacrifice their personal affairs to accommodate my client, I cannot think of taking the lib- erty of asking such favor of them If the board of arbitration should be com- posed of disinterested parties, then the highest type of disinterestedness is that provided by our laws for the settlement of such disputes, namely, a judicial tri-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
BELIEVED LEAGUE MAGNATES
 WILL ASK HEAD OF ANDRE WIS
Think Chattanooga Mag nate Is Evading Issue in Failing to Back Up Charge of CrOOkedness
By DICK JEMIsON

Atlanta, February 25.-(Special.) There is a general belief prevailing tonight that the Southern league mag mates who will assemble here tomor- row to adopt the playing dates for the 1916 season will request the official head of President o. B. Andrews of the Chattanooga club for his attack on PresidentManager Frank of the Att lanat club
 This belief is founded on intimations that Andrews is eyading the issue by refusing to comply with Franks re- quest that he either substantiate his charges or withdraw from the league, lends credence to the belief that his charges are unfounded and that also he is unwilling to show his confidence in his associates by leaving the mat ter to them for decision and that fur ther association would therefore be diStaSteful to them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
NO OTHER COMPLAINTS

The members of the schedule cOm- mittee feel as Frank does in the prem ises. And as they have not, nor has President Baugh. received any com plaints from any other club regarding the schedule other than Chattanooga, Andrews reported charge of crooked ness in the preparation of the sched- ule, which was not backed up or sup ported by the other club heads, is un- called for
 What method they will take in dis posing of Andrews, if this is their in- tention, remains to be developed at the meeting, but it is believed that they will ask Vice President Patten, who will represent Chattanooga at the meeting, to request his resignation and severance of connection with both the club and the league
 That the schedule will be adopted with but few minor changes seems certain.
 The Bisland row between Chatta- nooga and Atlanta will also be aired. as President Baugh has the papers from both sides and will present them to the directors.
 The 20 Shropshire resolutions that were presented at the December meet ing in Birmingham and referred over to the meeting here will be discussd.
 SHROPSHIRE RESOLUTIONS
 The chief two of these that will cause a fight is the one asking for the abolition of the spitbalI and other forms of delivery that tend to slow up the games and the requirement. that all doube headers be seven in Eings. Manager Frank and Bob Allen of Little Rock are supporting Shrop- shire of Nashville in these two pro- posed changes, but President Baugh has stated he is unalterably opposed to the change.
 With the adoption of the schedule, the committee will present to the di- rectors a suggestion that the mileage be pooled, thus giving equal expense in travelling expenses to every team. The method of asking waivers, the price of same, when the claiming club shall pay, the treatment of suspended number of exhibition games team can play, when players shall report in the spring, the individual salary limit, method of checking salary vio- lations, the number of optional players a club may carry, and change in the method of pitching with men on bases are some of the other salient points that will be discussed.
 The visiting magnates will be en- tertained by the local club at banquet tomorrow night. The magnates who will be in attendance are President Baugh, Secretary McDermott, Frank and Colsson of Atlanta. Patten and FL berfeld of Chattanooga, Watkins and Martin of Memphis, Shropshire of Nash vile, Allen of Little Rock, Heinemann of New Orleans, Smith and Molesworth of Birmingham and Inge and Parker of Mobile
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-22
FAIR FELICITE
SAYS GOODBY

Just Tor tonight will Marguerite
Clark appear in Silks and Satins' at
the Liberty theater, tonight being her
farewell performance as farewell
is usually understood but merely in
this offering Marguerite Clark
leaves TO return later with something
equally as interesting, it is to be
hoped. ... ...
Silks and Satins' is one of those
photo-dramas tnat almost emit an
odor OF lavender and old laces. 1t is
really and truly drama in the full
est meaning of the word. Not drama
of the heavy kind with blood freely
flowing but a drama that comes near
er to real life. Felicite, a charming
little lady, is about to wed man she
does not love. On her wedding day
she finds the diary of an ancestress
whose experiences had been similar 10
her own and through this diary she
solves her own troubles.
The story told by the diary is ably
told on the screen and all the heart
aches of generations far past are de-
picted with a faithfulness TO details
that strongly brings to light the truth
Of the assertion that nothing under
the sun is new" In days of old they
loved and lost. as in the present day
The thought is a delightful one from
the point of the playwright and it
makes a vehicle that fits Marguerite
Clark like glove.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-22

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and told my husband about it.
said Il know nothing will help me but
win try this / found myself improv-
ing from the very first bottle, and in two
weeks time was able to sit down and
eat a hearty breakfast with my hus-
band, which | had not done for two years.
] am now in the best of health and
did not have the operation. - = Mrs.
JOHN A. KoENIG, SOP Flushing Avenue,
Astoria, n Y.
Every one breads the surgeons knife
and the operating table. Sometimes
nothing else will do; but many times
doctors say they are necessary when
they are not. Letter after letter comes
to the Pinkham Laboratory, telling how
operations were advised and were not
performed; or, if performed, did no good,
but Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
poundwas used and good health followed.
If you want advice write to
Lydia Il. Pinkham Medicine Co.
(confidentiaD, Lynn. Mass.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-22
MONTANA FILMS
full OF THRILLS

Another smashing Fox Film Corpor-
alton feature comes to the Hawaii
theater today with the initial presen-
tation Of BLUE Blood and Red" which
introduces George Walsh and Doris
Pawn, a new and handsome pair, of
Fox stars, TO local audiences.
A change of location is noted in the
setting of the scenes in this feature.
Red Gulch, Montana, and vicinity are
depicted for the purposes of the story,
something unusual for Fox film. The
usual cowpuncher scenes are much in
evidence, as is the posse in search of
the hero whom they have mistaken for
a villain. Then there is the inevitable
near-lynching in which the hero is al
most sent over" But for the hero
inc it would have been curtains for
the heroine and the faithful man"
who has followed the hero from his
magnificent home in effete New York.
There should be sufficient action in
this film. provided it follows the story,
and Fox films usually do, to last the
most exacting for at least one large
evening. OF coarse, the hero and hero
inc understand each other admirably
and give a touch of romance to the
more strenuous ranch life as it is de-
picted by the playwright and as it
possibly was VIXEN Judge Lynch held
sway.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-22
GLASS OF Water
BEFORE YOU EAT
ANY BREAKFAST
Wash Poison From System
Each Morning and Feel
Fresh as a Daisy

/ Every day you clean the house you
live in TO get rid OF the dust and
dirt which collected through the pre-.
yiCus day. Your body. the house
your soul lives in, also becomes filled
up each twenty.four hours with all
manner OF filth and poison II only
every man and woman could realize
the wonders Of drinking phosphated
hot water, what a gratifying change
would take place.
Instead OF the thousands Of sickly,
anaemic-looking men. women and
girls With pasty or muddy complex.
ions; instead Of the multitudes of
nerve wrecks. " .'rundowns. brain
flags" and pessimists we should see a
viriie. optimistic throng of rosy
checked people everywhere.
Everyone. whether sick or well.
should drink each morning before
breakfast, glass OF real hot water
phate in II TO wash from the stomach,
liver. kidneys and ten yards of bowels
the previous days indigestible waste,
sour lamentations and poisons, thus
cleansing, sweetening and freshening
the entire alimentary canal before
putting more food into the stomach.
Those subject to sick headache, bill
iousness. nasty breath, rheumatism,
colds; and particularly those who
have pallid, sallow complexion and
who are constipated very often, are
urged to obtain a quarter pound of
limestone phosphate at the drug store
which will cost but trifle but is
sufficient to demonstrate the quick
and remarkable change in both health
and appearance awaiting those who
practise internal sanitation We must
remember that inside cleanliness is
more important than outside, because
the skin does not absorb impuri.
ties to contaminate the blood, while
the pores in the thirty feet of bowels
do.-Adv