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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-22
BIG PROFIT SHARING.
General Electric Company to Distribute
Millions to Employees.

SCHENECTADY, n Y, March %
Bulletin boards throughout the Sche-
nectady plant of the General Electric
Company and in plants of the company
IN other cities bore the announcement
yesterday that all employees in the ser.
vice of the company for five years or
more would receive a bonus of per
cent of year s salary, payable in two
instruments. 1t is estimated the com
pany will distribute between $3,000,00o
and $5,000,000 in this way
According to the bulletin the first in
stalment viii be payable on or before
Aug. /, and will be per cent of the
individual earnings for the six months
ending June 30; the second on Feb. /,
1917, on earnings for the six months
ending Dec. 81.
The announcement is made by Z. w
Rice, jr., president. BY the two pay
ment plan many who would not partici
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-22
SEEKS GOLF UNIFORMITY.
Western Association Wants Set Rule
For Handicapping Players.

In circular mailed recently TO all
member clubs the Western Golf associ-
alton makes a plea for uniformity of
handicapping rules for all tourna-
ments Following is the system
adopted.
Medal Play-Ascertain the average
of a PLAYERS five best scores and allot
for his handicap so per cent of the
difference between his average score
and par for the course.
Match Play.-Three quarters of the
medal play figure.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-22
HAS PLENTY OF oARsMEN.
University of California Has $50 Men
For Two Eiohts.

Ben Wallis, a former Yale oarsman.
and Ted Meyer. a Harvard crew man.
are in charge of the $50 candidates
after places on the University of Cali
fornia freshmen and varsity eight oar
ed crews. The varsity crew includes
three of last years eight
The principal race viii be with STAN
ford and University of Washington,
Seattle, in April. a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-22
Giants and Vale Open Season,

The annual baseball game between
Yale and the New York Giants, sched-
uled for april II, has been transferred
from the Polo grounds to the Yale
bowl by an agreement reached between
the Giants and the manager of the
Yale nine. 1t will mark the first ap-
pearance of n major league team on a
Yale field.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-22
Texas to insure Ball PLAYERS.

Players in the Texas Baseball league
this year are to operate under the
workmen's compensation law and will
be protected by insurance against in
Jury or other disability incident to the
game, it was announced recently by
the state industrial accident board
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-22
Mack sians New Catcher.

Connie Mack is said to be figuring on
Perkins, his young catcher, to be star
this year, This youth and Shang will
do the catching for the Athletics, Mack
having given up the idea that Schang
is a third baseman or anything else
but backstop. Perkins comes from
the North Carolina league and is only
twenty years OF age
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-22

Articles Of association have been
fled with the secretary Of State BY the
Miller Auto Sales company, Inc, OF
Rutland, formed to operate garage
and auto repair shop. The capital
stock is $4,000 divided into 100 shares.
The incorporators are g. NJ. Miller and
Harry 7. Miller of White River juno
ton aud Frank c. Dunn of Rutland.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-22
GREAT EXCITEMENT!
CHECKERS BY MAIL.

John Yak of Wampum, cham
pion checker player Of Lawrence
; county, Pa, is playing a game of
, checkers by mail with an expert
) of Pasadena, Cal. 1t started six
; months ago and probably will
; not be completed until Sept. 1,
and then it may be draw. The
moves are three weeks apart.
The players use a standard
; checkerboard, upon which each
, records his move and then mails
, the board to his opponent. 1t
, costs six cents postage for each
trip of the board.
D o o @ o g 9 @ g O o @ o @ O @ @
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-22

pate in the first distribution Will share
in the second, having completed the
five years service between June 80
and Dee. 81.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-22

Indications are not wanting that the
coming Frank Gotch-Joe Stecher wres-
Ting match for the worlds mat cham
pionship has been very cleverly engi-
neered.
The latest development is the con-
sent of Gotch to emerge from retire
ment, consent given recently after
the champion had coyly refused to be
enticed from obscurity unless the pub
lie demanded his appearance"
OF course the public would demand
to sec Gotch, the greatest ever in the
minds of all unprecedented wrestling
sharps.
But Stecher's side had to be nursed
along carefully. A young unknown
mat man less than one year ago, in
twelve months he has become the most
noted star of the catch-as- catch-can
world except Gotch..
Certainly he does not deserve all this
notoriety. His record includes a de-
feat by Roller, a two hour draw with a
second or third rater, Stranger Lew
is; a draw and a win over another
third rater, Yousiff Hussane; a quick
win over the unconditional Americas
a hard defeat of Cutler and victories
over long string of nonentities
But with the scissors" hold as the
cue the exploiting of Stecher has beer
successfully achieved He will bt
boosted into a match that other wres
tiers are more entitled to.
The general opinion among experts i
that if Gotch can get within ten pound
of what he weighed for Hackenschmid
he viii toss Stecher easily despite hi
thirty eight years
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-22
D0RlzAs TO RETIRE SHORTLY.

PENIS Great Strong Man to Hang Up
His Spiked Shoes.
1t now looks as if another great ath
lete is TO cast aside his athletic toys
shortly. He is Dorizas. PENIS strong
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-22
Photo by American Press Association


in a
he is willing
Frank adds
engaged in bout since his meeting with John
in bound be
ought As for myeA he
in
Moran in fighting attitude
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-22

man and one of the greatest wrestlers
ever turned out in any college.
Although the husky Greek recently
competed against a Princeton man in
the intercollegiate mat tourney, it is
said he is tired of athletics and will
quit the sport for good after the close
of the college season. Dorizas has also
competed for Penn in football and in
track and field games
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-22
some SPICY
SPORT CHATS
No Hope For Baseball Hold
outs This Season.
PLANK MADE HARD FIGHT.
Veteran Pitcher Tried to Break Away
From ST. Louis Browns, but National
Commission Refused to Declare Him
a Free Aeent-other Sport Notes.

Holdouts do not stay out of the fold
very long under existing conditions in
baseball Two of the most prominent
pitchers, Plank and Toney, who had
vowed that their terms would have to
be met before they would affix their
signatures to a 1916 contract, have
Joined their teams. and that without
having any concessions made to them.
Fred Toney of the Cincinnati Reds
was particularly opposed to the figure
his club offered him, though it was
$1,000 increase over his 1915 sal
airy. Toney was offered $4,000 and de-
manded $4,000, even after peace had
been declared, and there was no out
law league to jump to. 1t goes with
out saying that he signed at the figure
originally offered him.
Eddie Plank made a desperate eff
fort to get away from the Browns. He
took his case to the national commits
sion on the claim that he was q free
agent, but this was not sustained, and
it was just a few weeks ago that this
decision was handed down, and now
Plank has come into the fold
Dave Davenport is now the only
holdout on Fielder Jones list and now
that he knows Plank has jumped in
line he is pretty sure to take similar
steps to assure himself of good sal
airy for the coming season. Under eX-
listing conditions there is no hope fol
the holdouts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-22

Duke OF Buccieusch. is heir to more acres
OF land than any other man in England.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-22

start this season. During the exist
ence of the Federal league the minor
leagues disappeared with alarming reg
ularity, and had the Gilmore circuit
continued its career the chances are
that there would have been decidedly
fewer minor leagues in existence this
season.
Last year only twenty-six of the mi
nor leagues survived, and they had a
hard struggle. There was a falling off
in professional players employed Of
from 10000 to 1900. The other day
Secretary Farrell of the Minor League
association announced that no less
than forty minor leagues would take
the field this year. This is remark.
able increase and indicates that base
ball is getting back to it's old time pop
ularity.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-22

The United States yearly consumes
$50, 100000 worth Of candy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-22

Some one asked Fielder Jones the
other day whether player who steals
second, third and home. puts down a
bunt, works the squeeze play or at
tempts anything known as inside
baseball" If such a player planned out
everything ne did.
Jones answered the question by tell
ing the following experience:
Il was on first base one day against
the Browns. with Joe Sugden catching
The score was 1 to l in the ninth.
There was q short passed ball, and l
raced down for second. Just beat the
throw.
ION second another short passed ball.
over TO third / went, and Joes throw
missed the mark.
TIP ON my feet. I tore for home
Wallace backed up the play, laughed
at me because / was on my way to an
out But Bob's throw was high, and
slid across the plate with the winning
run.
did / stand there and study thi:
stuff Would you call me 'quicl
thinker"
That there is a renewed interest il
baseball is indicated by the number o
minor leagues that are planning t
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-22

The stamp placed over end
seals the package, which
keeps out air, thereby pre-
serving the quality of the
blended fobaccos. By in
sorting the fingers as illus
trsted, the stamp EASILY
breaks without tearing the
Tin foil, which folds back
into its place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-22

That there is renewed interest in
baseball is indicated by the number of
minor leagues that are planning to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-07
LARGE AUDIENCE HEARS DR. EDMONDS AT LYRIC THEATRE Popular Pastor Breaches Strong Sermon on Rest"
 Singing of Negroes
 Unique Feature

Dr. Henry M Edmonds preached on Rest at the Lyric theatre, last night tc one of the largest crowds that ever gathered in that theatre. The house was completely filled long before the time for the service to begin, and the ushers were compelled to lock the doors in order to keep back hundreds who attempted to gain entrance. As the service was beginning one of the doors was forced and all doors were then opened and the crowd completely filled the lobby in an effort to hear something of what was said
 One of the unique features of the even ing was the singing of a chorus of negro voices. The Wesley Singers is the name of the organization, and it was assisted by other negroes, occupying the top bal cony of the Lyric.
 pr. Edmonds' sermon was not of the 'Sid glove variety. He preached straight from the shoulder, and plainly told his hearers how best they could ob- tain rest.
 "In the discussion of Calvanism and other isms, said he. the central Christ seems to have been forgotten by many. This Christ says, Come unto Me- not come unto Calvanism, or any other line of thought. Everyobdy knows all about theology, but few are acquainted with Jesus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-07
W|ND-UP OF THE
 CAMP A|GN FOR WAR SUFFERERS Subscribers Requested to Mail Checks at Once to
 the TreaSurer-List
 to Be Published

Contributions to the fund for the relief of the Jewish war sufferers of Poland are still being received by the committee in cnarge and it is expected the fund will reach $12,0O0 when the committee completes it's campaign
 During the early part of the week the committee will wind up it's work, there being a number of persons to be solicited who could not be seen by the committee last week.
 A generous donation was received from citizens of Fayette and liberal responses have been made to the letters sent out by the committee to out-of-tcwn people.
 The committee expects to complete the list of subscribers by Wednesday, which will be published in the local papers. An earnest request is made to those who subscribed to the fund, but have not yet paid in the amount, to forward check at once to Leo K. Steiner, treasurer of the fund, in order that the list may be completed.
 In addition to the amount subscribed in Birmingham the citizens of Bessemer have contributed $4SO and it is expected the contributions at Ensley will reach $500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-07
GEN. LEONARD WOOD. WILL MAKE ADDRESS IN BIRMINGH M
Noted Military Authority Accepts Invitation of the
 Chamber of Commerce. Will Arrive Tonight

Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood. former
 chief of staff of the United States army, will be in Birmingham tonight and will
 make an address General Wood comes
 in response to the invitation extended by the Chamber of Commerce several days ago. An announcement to this eff feet was made last night by Captain Gordon Johnston, aid-de-camp to Gen.
 eral Wood, who arrived in the city yes terday afternoon.
 The exact subject upon which General 1 Wood will speak has not been announced, but it will deal with the military train ing camp and it's reference to the army situation confronting the United States. General Wood. who was head of the United States army for four years, will also probably discuss the needs of the American army with reference to the 1 the war in Europe.
 General Wood will not reach the city 1 until $50 o'clock tonight, coming from 1 Mobile over the Louisville and Nashville ! railroad. He will speak at a place which | is to be designated during the day by the 1 Chamber of Commerce officers and the address will probably begin immediately | after his arrival It is expected that ar- 1 engagements will be made during the day | to have a brief address to precede the coming of General Wood.
 l The coming Of General Wood to Bir- | mingham at this time, when the whole ! country is stirred over the question of national defense and preparedness is ex- | pected to arouse the keenest interest and a large audience will doubtless hear 1 his address. General Wood is now the oSlat of tI,af f1o
 the position which he assumed when his l term as chief of staff expired. He is l considered one of the ablest army off, | cers and organizers in the world today, | and many important changes which have l been wrought in the American army sys- | tenn have been due to him. The training l camp for business men, conducted last summer at Plattsburg, N. Y, which
 was in charge of General Wood. was
 such success that other camps of sim
 liar nature are to be held this year
 The camp for this section is to be held at Chickamauga and it is partly in the | interest of this work that General Wood and Captain Johnston are in the south now. Keen interest is being manifested in the coming camp by many of the 1 leading business men of this city and the l officers and members of the Alabama 1 National Guard are lending their hearty l cooperation.
 r. The nVltauon to General Wood was l sent by the Chamber of Commerce last Thursday night when it was learned
 that he was in New Orleans and might l be secured for an address here carly this week. The news of his possible visit here aroused widespread interest and de
 spite the brief notice which it has beer l possible to give of the address tonight | it is thought that a large auditorium will be necessary to accommodate the crowd. a at the meeting, and the full details of tn; affair will be announced during the da, by the officers of the Chamber of Com
 merce
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-07
PROGRAMME FOR
 SCHOOL. CHILDREN
Minneapolis Symphony Or chestra Will Present Pro- gramme of Interest to
 Young People

The school children will about fill the Bjou on the afternoon of Wednesday February IS, when the Minneapolis or chestra of S5 men will present a pro- gramme of especial interest to youns people. If by Wednesday next there are any seats for the matinee performance 7unsold, they will be on sale for the gen. eral public. .s...
 All applications for seats for chldrer must come through the schools.
 The Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company will arrange a special car service for the school children in the suburbs.
 The matinee programme will include the ''Tannhauser' march; the Largo from Dvorak's New World' symphony which Walter Damrosch considers the great Bohemian composers high water mark a pizzcato polka, the Blue Dan- ube'' waltz and the overture to William Tell"
 The night programme is regarded in musical circles the richest ever presented to a Birmingham audience.
 It will include Der Frieschutz" over- ture. Tschaillowslly's Symphony No. 4, an intermezzo, Winter Night" from Mas
 
 by Grainger; Richard Strauss brilliant tone poem, Don Juan;" Liszt's Second Hungarian Rhapsody and two solos by Madame Onrman, one of the most pop ular prima donnas on the stage today
 The seat sale for the night perform ance has been in progress at Cable Hall for several days and hundreds have been taken. All the boxes but one have been sold and it is believed that by the end of the week all the seats will have been sold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-07
POPULAR HOTEL MAN
 IS GIVEN PROMOTION
R. B. Hurst to Be General Manager
 of Large New York Hotel

R. B. Hurst, assistant manager of the Florence hotel for the past three years, and one of the best known hotel men in the South, was promoted to general man ager of the Hotel Albert, New York, yesterday. MT. Hurst left for New York yesterday morning, where he will take up his active duties at once.
 The announcement of the promotion of Mr, Hurst will be received with pleasure by his many friends and acquaintances throughout the entire south. He came to Birmingham four years ago from New Orleans to take the management of the Jefferson hotel. After a few months he went to the Hotel TIillman as chief clerk and later accepted the position of assistant manager of the Hotel Florence. He was elected to the fifth vice presi- dency of the National Greeters Associa- ton of America at their last convention held in Philadelphia. He was chair man of the board of governors for the southeastern division of this organza- ton.
 The Hotel Albert is one of the largest and most colnmodious hotels in New York city, it having a capacity of more than 500 rooms with bath In speaking of his recent promotion MT. Hurst said ''l am glad to have had the honor of being appointed as manager in chief for one of the New York hostelries; but it is with regret that I find I must leave Birmingham. My utilization with the hotel business in Birmingham has been most pleasant and l believe I have made many friends. l shall be glad to meet any of my friends in New York and their slightest wish will be a pleasure for me to grant if l am in a position to do so.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-07
MAKES REPORT ON
 TUBERCULOSIS WORK

pr. George Eaves, secretary of the Jefferson County Anti-Tuberculosis as- sociation, has compiled his report fol January, which, among other things shows the following interesting figures:
 NO fewer than 50 have been examined in the dispensary during January, ot which number 26 were white and "A col ored. A total number of 14 were appar. ently free from infection, leaving B cases of positive tuberculosis in a more or less advanced stage.
 Readers of this report should observe however, that the total number of ad. vanced cases examined at the dispen- sary were only eight, Is being incipients and P re-examinations.
 'The work of the nurses during this past month gives as a result the addi. tion of 23 new cases to our tuberculosis map of Birmingham. It is a lamentable fact that many cases are not reported by the physician first called in.
 There were 320 visits made by the nurses at a cost of $11.S5 in car fare Of these visits 95 were to white and 16i to colored. the remaining 5S being or business associated with the disposal ot cases"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-07
RILEY SEEKS JOB
 AS COMMISSIONER

William A. Riley. formerly of Birming- ham, but now resident of Ada, Okla, is in the city visiting relatives He was reared in Jefferson county and is connected with many of it's most promi- nent families He was formerly in charge of a mechanical department of the T. c. I. plant at Ensley, but later entered into business in Birmingham.
 Mr. Riley has taken prominent part in the civic life of the city of his adop- tion and is at present candidate for commissioner of public works and prop erty of the city of Ada. He took & prom inent part in the adoption of the com mission form of government for Ada, and made visit to Birmingham to secure Cata as to the commission plan here.
 Mr. Riley has many friends here. who wish him success in his political aspra- tions. He is vice president of the Central Oil and Gas company at Ada.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-07
FREE LECTURE BY
 MISS RUTHERFORD

Miss Mildred Rutherford, a noted educator of Georgia, and historian gen eral of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, will deliver an address to- night at 8 o'clock al Clark & Jones hall, Fourth avenue and Twentieth street. The subject of the address will be Southern History" The meeting will be free, and a cordial invitation Is extended everyone to attend
 Miss Rutherford will be introduced by Prof. Joel c. DuBose, the well known historian. Miss Rutherford is known as an able and entertaining speaker, and it is said that her address on this subject is an exceptional treat both from the historical and literary points of view. The address is given under the auspices of the local chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-07
PRESENCE OF MIND
 SAVES ENGINEER
Broken Arch Pipe Filled Engine Cab With Scalding Steam-Negro
 Jumped to Death

A serious accident occurred yester- day on Seaboard train No 46, which left Birmingham for Atlanta yester- day afternoon, by which one man was killed and one severely injured. While the train was making good time be- tween Irondale and Alton, the arch pipe in the engine burst and filled the cab with scalding steam and boil ing water. The steam enveloped the whole train.
 Engineer Payne stuck to his post long enough to apply the brakes and then took refuge on top of the cab. His presence of mind probably saved his life.
 George Daniel, colored fireman, jumped from the moving engine and was instantly killed, his skull being crushed when he struck the gro\nd.
 The engine went dead and the train was delayed until another engine went out from town. No passengers were hurt, but many were much ex- cited by the accident. The body of the negro was placed on the train and carried on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-07
MAN FOUND DEAD
 ON RAILROAD TRACK

A man whom the police believe to be William Bailey. charcoal burner or the 27th street Mountain road, was found dead yesterday morning at ' o'clock about 30 feet from a railroad crossing on Third avenue and Thirty-second street, north.
 A pedestrian passing saw the body of the man and notified police headquarters Johns ambulance was called and removed the remains to their undertaking par. lors
 Both legs of the man were cut off be- low the knees and he appeared to have been dead for several hours. It is thought the man was hit by train. Just how he happened to be found 30 feet away from the railroad track is not known. The body of the deceased will be held by Johns pending positive iden- tification