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The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17
Railroads to Spend s7es, 900, 900

Chicago.--Railro Dads representing 90
per cent of the mileage of the country
up to April 1 had authorized expendi-
lures for permanent improvements and
new equipment to be made in 1924 ag-
gregating $766000,000, it was an
nounced at the close Of joint meeting
here of the American Railway Associa-
ton and the Association of Railway
Executives attended by presidents OF
most of the railroads of the country.
The amount actually expended for
these purposes to April L was SlSo'-
100000.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17
Cream of Barley Soup.

Melt two tablespoonfuls of butter in
a saucepan, add two tablespoonfuls of
flour, and cook three minutes, stirring
steadily. Then add one cupful of pearl
barley and cook two minutes. Add
slowly one pint of boiling water and
one of milk, stirring until well-blended
and simmer gently for one hour. Rub
through a sieve, return to the heat and
add three pints of chicken stock, one
tablespoonful Of cOrnstarci: mixed with
a little cold water. Boil until the
starch is we'll cooked and serve hot
Condensed milk added to a canned
pea SOUP heated hot and served with
fingers of toast makes fine cup of
soup for chilly night.
A cupful Of mashed potatoes blended
we'll with q little cream, added to
quart of hot milk, seasoned with but
ter, pepper and salt is another quick,
nourishing and tasty soup TO serve as
supper dish.
N.. NlAf meaQ
20. 1924. Western Newspaper UnionJ
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17
naother,, Cook Book


Books! 'Tis a dull and endless strife;
Come, hear the woodland linnet.
How sweet his music! on my life.
There's more of wisdom in 1t.
And harki How blithe the throstle sings!
He, too, is no mean preacher.
Come forth into the light of things.
Let nature be your teacher.
One impulse from vernal wood
May teach you more of man,
OF moral evil and of good,
Than all the sages can
-Wordsworth.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17

glance at man, he always interprets
her look as glance of admiration.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17
Quick Soup.

Take can of pea soup and can OF
condensed milk-that which is less
sweet is more desirable. Mix well
heat hot and serve with crackers.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17

No matter for what unconscious or
unconscionable reason q woman may
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17
Reflections of a Bachelor Girl
Bu HELEN ROWLAND

JUDGING from the infant mortality
} amongst them, the gods must love
these early-blooming spring romances.
There appear to be two kinds of
preachers: those who teach you hnw
to live so that you will not fear death
and those who want you to live so
that you will cheerfully welcome
death. ., n.s
II Get the habit of trading at
Michaelson's, the out-of-
the-high-rent store, where
quality merchandise is al
r j ways sold tt"~ '"''
The first kiss always brings a lump
in a mans throat-butI It's the last
kiss that leaves a lump in woman's
throat.
No matter for what unconscious or
unconscionable reason a woman may
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17

glance at man, he always interprets
her look as glance of admiration.
Somehow, the smaller mans heart,
the more trivial and foolish little love
affairs he seems to be able to pack
into 1t.
There nre three kinds of men In the
world: the kind n girl dreams of
marrying; the kind her mother ex-
poets her to marry; and the kind that
she finally succeeds in marrying.
A mans idea of diplomacy" is to
do as he pleases, and then stay away,
until. in her anxiety TO know whether
he is dead or alive, a woman has COM
pletely forgotten her indignation.
The hardest words for n man to
utter and the easiest for a woman to
believe are-"I love your
Copyright by Helen Rowland)
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17
MEN YOU MAY MARRY
BY E. r. PETSER

Has a man like this proposed
to your
Symptoms: Short, trlg, full of
pep, good dresser. Sensitive,
charming, never wants to sit
home, always wants to "go some
where" else. Leaves play If
he doesn't like first act, leaves
restaurant If he doesn't like
his waiter, raises row any
w.tere-always has some fuss
wherever he goes. You sit in
fear and trembling lest the steak
is too rare or the egg is too soft.
IN. FACT
He, being short, has horror
of being thought soft.
n Prescription for the BRIDE
zto-be:
Wear low heels-low hats.
ABSORB THIS:
Give him an inch and he'll take
II we'll.
t@ by Mcclure Newspaper syndicateJ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-31
CO-Eds In Clash

UNIVERSITY. Ala, Jan. S1.-Ala- bamas coed basketball quintet, in better condition than ever, will resume their schedule here Thursday night against the speedy quintet from Pea body college in Nashville.
 The Crimson sextet walloped the Birmingham-Southern co-eds in the first game of the season, before the Christmas holidays, but have been standing still, relative to games played, since that time.
 Not so relative to practice. Coaches McGauley and Carter have had the CO., eds out every night possible shooting the oval, passing some and learning new formations. Everyone is in good condition, McGauley says. The failure of Miss Louise Strebife to return to school cast somewhat of a dark cloud over the Crimsonette, but in Little, Morton and NuLkols, 'Bama possesses three cracking good shots.
 Nuckols and Little will probably start the game at forwards, with Nor ton held in reserve. Clifford Baker and Virginia Donovan will get the choice for center. Gertrude Clapp is apt to be in the game part of the time.
 Chita Hamitt, last years captain, will be back at her guard position. Who will be her running mate is hard to say, for several co-eds are going at a fast pace. Mary Robertson and Vir- ginia Shellbourne are likely to start as much as Hamitt is. Any two of the three would protect Rama we'll
 Peabody is noted for one of the strongest girls basketball teams in the south. Last year they came down to Tuscaloosa and administered trounc- ing to-the 'Bama girls by a few points, and their team Is said to be just as good his year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-31
Simpson, Is
 BusyAtWorA
 For Laniel
One Of Best Games Of Sea son Expected When
 Play Friday

Simpson held regular practice on th{ B. A. c. floor Wednesday afternoon i'd preparation for the game which will b} played with Sidney Lanier Friday at o'clock. The game will be played o1 the B. A. c. court.
 Dope is about even on the game fol Friday, pointing only to one of the bes] games to be staged in Birmingham tAli season. although those who have seeH the Tornado on the floor are optimisti} about the prospects of the Birmingham team.
 slick Vincent and .Firpo" Fergul son, star guards for the Tornado, werf showing their usual stuff In practio{ during the ealy part of the week ana the followers of the Purple and Gold are looking toward them for a low score to be chalked by the Poets. Fer gpson especially has his work cut ou' for him as the Poets have a remark able ability to break from defense tt offense on short notice, giving thu back guard an opportunity to display any ability possessed in trying to stoI them. +''t.eas
 Byrd At Center.
 Curdy Byrd, usual high point mar for the Techsters, will also start thu game at his regular position at center with Buck" Ellis at forward. Alber Vincent Is also another forward oi ability who will start the game, whil, James Harris, Dewey Byrd and "Littl, Boy" Wright will be in uniform, form ing with Milking cone of the best linel Of substitutions in the history of tn, school.
 Lanier will also bring a quintet o all-stars who have made cage histor, in Alabama prepdom. Johnny Kamen sky, O'Brien and Willis being playerl of first-ciass. ability and well fitted ts tODpOse the Torrrado&
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-31
PHILLIPS WINS IN
 FAST CAGE GAME

A sensational contest between Phil lips High and Chenoweth featured the weekly meeting of the Birmingham Basketball association league wednes- day night at the B. A. c. Phillips won the game, 2e to 25, after an extra five minutes of play. The first half ended, Il to 5, in favor of Chenoweth, but Phillips came back strong and tied the score just as the game ended by scoring five points in the last minute and half of play. Jim Smith was the big star of the game for Phillips. In addition to playing and shooting sev- eral goals late in the game, he rang two foul goals, while Chenoweth rang one in the extra period to win the game. Jaffe also played we'll for Phil lips. "Bo" Self starred for Chenoweth.
 The B. A. C., reserves defeated the Pedagogues, 32 to 19. Richter was the star for the winners, while Ervin's flashy work for the Peds stood out. Stillwell played well at guard.
 Woodlawn swamped the First Pres byterians by the score of 24 to 9. Gra- bin was the big star for the Preds. Ruble Moore and Cunningham played well for Woodlawn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-31
Georgia Five Beats Auburn
 Quint 32-17
Great Bulldog Basketball Team Continues Win
 ming Streak

AUBURN, Ala, Jan. 20-{Special)- The Red and Black Bulldog basketeers of the University of Georgia main tained their undefeated record amongst southern colleges here tonight when they trounced the Auburn Tigers by a score of S2 to IT. The first half was dazzling period of thrills through out. with both teams waging a hot fight for privilege to lead on the score sheets. Three times in this period the score was tied, with and 5, z and and 9 and g scores.
 The game had been under way for three minutes and Auburn had failed on a free throw before Captain Hahn rung the first two pointers of the con- looped one from the field for the Bull dogs. The first half ended. Auburn, F; Georgia, II. In the second half, Rich ardson and Captain Gurr for the visi- tors, the former with eightkpoints and the latter with six, dealt he&vily on the Hutsell clan. For Georgia, Captain Gurr, at center. and Richardson, at forward, took off the honors in scoring, while Joe Bennett. star guard and foot ball captain of last season, proved a worthy guardian of the Georgia bas- kets. Creel, for Auburn, who has starred in shooting the whole season, at forward was heavily guarded and failed to register a counter. Captain Hahn, with eight points, and w. Mo Kinney, with five, accounted for most of Auburn's scoring. In addition to w. McKinney's shooting performance, he probably played his best game at guard this season. Duke waged a hot fight throughout in protecting the Auburn goal. M. Mckinney, who sub stiuted for Greet in the last period, played a good game
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-31
'Barna Quint To Play Two
 Cage.Games
Strong Chattanooga And Vandy Teams Will Be
 Played This Week-End

UNIVERSITY, Ala, Jan. 3o.-(Spe- to make it's initial bow to Nashville and Chattanooga fandom this week end for the first time in years. the Crimson cagesters leaving here Thurs day night for a Friday night engage ment in Nashville and a Saturday night bout at Chattanooga.
 Having played two collegiate games this year, the 'Bama crew stands with a percentage of .500-Georgia Tech was beaten, but Mississippi A. & M. de- feated Alabama minus Captain "Sfim" Carter. The Commodores and Moo gans will be forced to contend with this tall youngster as 'Bama's pivot man and that's enough for any quintet to worry about. \
 McGauley And stabler. The gigantic Swede Is not all Vandy and Chattanooga will have to watch. Two other Crimsons uncork big guns. That's the midget McGauley and Yer non Stabler. The little Irishman Is a shootin' thing, according to all who know him, and he shoots them from all angles of the court. Stabler Is never inconsistent, he's always the. same. He field goals most any old time. So can Mac and Carter. The three should make 20 points among them in almost any game, and 20 points is often enough to win.
 Those may be the point -getters on Alabama's club. but McClintook, Hud- son, Propst, Anderson and Salmon are the boys who aid them quite bit. McClintook shoots very little, but he does quite lot of passing that is fol- lowed by shots. And he keeps his eye on the ball all the time. and catches shots off the board well. He is an able running mate to Ben Hudson at guard. Hudson is coming out better and better every day and should be one of the best guards in Dixieland before many more days pass.
 Team Undecided.
 Coach Crisp has not decided who shall make the trip, but 1t is pretty certain that all the men who took part in the B. A. c. game will do so. One additional man may travel along with the team, probably Cohen or MacDon- aid.
 The two games in the hills of Tenl nessee should give the Crimsons their supreme test. Neither opponent ranks far down the topmost place in South ern basketball. Both were semi-final- ists in the last s. I. c. tournament. Chattanooga is sure to have a corkiny team, and Vandy Is just about as good. The next home game for the Crimsons Is on February Il, against Trinity col leee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-31
Florence Much Wanted

NEW YORK, Jan. 3o.-Paul Flor ence, sensational catcher and all around athlete of Georgetown univer- sity, was sought by 13 other major league clubs before he signed for 1924 with the New York Giants.
 High regard for John J. McGraw's ability as a manager and tutor of young players led Florence to accept the offer of the National league cham pions, it Is said.
 Called by Clark Griffith of the Wash ington Senators a "second Babe Ruth" Florence starred as a basketball, base ball and football player at George town, explaining teams in each of these branches of snort
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-31
YOUNG TEX RICHARD SIGNS
 JOHNSON-JEFFRIES BOUT
Coaded On By Cartoon, Famous Promoter Takes Big Chance And Guarantees $l0f ,000 For Heavy
 weight Title Match

"oh. nothing-just looking around to see what's going ons''
 He darted- out of the place and tele- phoned. That night the sporting pages carried a big headline announcing that was in New York to get the big fight. It was like a bombshell to the other promoters and Jeffries. Though I had not said so, the story was right in almost every detail.
 Framed
 The next day went around to get the lay of the land. found that a Sam Berger, Jeffries' manager, and Jack Gleason and another man were to get in on the fight some way. In fact, 1t had all been set. They were to bid $100,O00 and would get the fight, no matter what other offers came in. see him. They all treated me little | coldly. acting as if they didn't want me around. They did not know that I had Johnson sewed up and I didn't tell them-for a while. ft In the meantime all kinds of offers were coming in. Finally, tipped my hand. They saw I had the ace. I agreed to bid $101 900 and was to. take | Jack Gleason in as compromise Also I agreed to allow Jeffries a bonus of $10,O00 if he would sign. Incidentally, to play fair, told Johnson of this I of $1o,00O. That fixed everything. It was all set and dried. We went l to New Jersey to open the bids as a matter of form. but I was to get the fight anyway.
 15 offers But no More Cash
 A Dig crowd of sporting writers were there to see the bids opened. Most of the bidders enclosed certified checks with ifs" and lands" on the back. Those checks didn't mean anything. Still thinking in Klondike terms, and using Klondike methods, I had en- closed, with my bid the whole required l deposit of $20,000 in $1 1,000 bills. You should have seen the crowd cheer. the sight of actual money-apd | also Jack ,Johnson's eyes. They almoes popped out of his head. ~
 There was a long reading of the va rious offers-fifteen of them.
 Johnson Wants Rickard
 Never mind bout them other bids, Mister Chairman" said Johnson ire quently; "jes' read dat one of MT. Richards agin. I jes' nacherally loves the sight of it!"
 Again and again they showed him the bills,: his gold teeth glittering in a smile, his eyes rolling. Johnson was never anything more than a child in his nature. He kept that crowd laughing | for an hour.
 And so it happened I was. awarded the fight on my bid of $101, ,0O0. The sight of real money with Johnson and the crowd had had its effect.
 There was a long detailed agreement with Jeffries, Johnson, Gleason and others about the respective shares, the picture rights and so on.-
 Then came the question of finding a location for the fight. Personally I wanted Salt Lake City, thinking it more central. The others held out bitterly for San Francisco.
 Then our troubles really began. I was gettlng my high school course in promoting. There were rumors of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-31
.Hocky Team OfCanada Is
 Strong One
American Team Also Wins ' In Olympic Competi-
 ton Wednesday

CHAMONIX, France, Jan. 30.-To the music of ringing blades and wintry breezes. the skaters, skiiers and curriers' of many nations battled, raced and leaped for athletic glory in Wednes- A days continuation of the Olympic win ter sports competitions. The Canadian hockey team continued on it's way ir- resistibly, crushing the Swiss, 8 to 0. Thorleif Hang of Norway, who has been on runners every winter since he was a little boy, justified his reputa- tion as king of skiiers by winning the s0-kilometre marathon on skiis over hill and dale. His time was hours 4a minutes. The course ranged over a mountain 2.70O feet above the starting ] point.
 Tn the poin. score. the United States was still third at the close of Wednes- days competitions. Finland has been displaced in the lead by the Norwe- sians. who scored g points. This brought Norway's total to 71ls. Fin lands standing was still 67h, as it was a the end of Tuesdays efforts. The United States had 20, a gain of { one point for the day.
 Great Canadian Team.
 The Canadian hockey team again caused marvel as European experts gazed upon an exhibition of physical Audacity and disarming force such as had seldom been displayed before. In- deed, some of the expert observers of hockey who have seen the best Ameri- can and Canadian teams for years, doubted that ever had been squad equal to the job of holding these Ca nadian Olympic men in check. Wat son and McCaffery were the most con- spicuous because they did most of Can sdas actual scoring, but the play of the entire team was consistent with their marksmanship in shooting at the goal.
 United States Wins.
 The United States defeated France et hockey. 22 to 0, and England won from Belgium, 20 to 3. France had no chance to win from the Americans and the only stand of the Frenchmen was In the second period. Drury and Abel o1 the United States scored six goals 4piece. Small made 3.
 NGreat Britain won the curling cham rionship, an unfamiliar sport in most parts of America but widely followed th Scotland. The figure skating con- test was captured by Grafstrom of Sweden. Bockl of Austria was sec Silva of Czechoslovakia, fourth; Page of Great Britain, fifth; and Miles of the United States, sixth. Miles thus contributed Americas one point for the day. Rogers of Canada was sev- enth
 The point score at evening wednes- day was: Norway, 7112; Finland, 67k: United States. 20; Sweden, 19; Eng land, i6; Austria. 15: Switzerland, IA; France, Il; Czechoslovakia. 6; Can ada, 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-31
Big Bid For Bout Bunkurn,
 Says Scribe
Lew Raymond Must Produce More Than Promises To
 Get BiBg Fight
By wEsrsRooK PEGLER fl eased Wjre te The Aee .H erald)


 NEW YORK, Jan. oo.i- Although there has been much vulgar converse ton concerning the half million dollars available for a Firpo-wills fight in this region next summer, none of the pro- motors has yet had the extreme vul- garity to reveal as much as dime of real money. The community i& Qutet and the police have no difficui< pom trolling popular excitement ovSk fhe match. ~
 Lew Raymond, who has been insthk fight business here for several years, claims to be. the front office" of q syndicate of business men who wish te confer the half million on Firpo and Wills. MT. Raymond's introduction to all this wealth is certainly of recent date, if not altogether imaginary. His friends believe he will be all right if people will just let him talk on and don't try ito argue with him. It has been found in the past that this is the become obsessed with the idea of bid ding for heavyweight fight. -s.
 Kearas Experienced.
 Jack Kearns, manager of Jack Demp- sey, has had much experience soothing such unfortunates. His favorite method Is to permit the man to present him with $1, 900 cash, to buy a 24-hour op- tion on Dempsey's service. Failing to produce the rest of the million in 24 hours, the patient forfeits his $1,000 and quickly returns 10 . normal frame of mind.
 Billy McCarney, business representa- tive of Firpo, has been trying to apply this treatment to MT. Raymond, but ex- pert opinion holds that Raymond has not yet reached that critical stage. He is said to have Haunted certified check for $50,000 and was heard to humble something about a "sunken stadium" big enough to seat the entire population of Des Moines, Ia., includ- ing suburban subdivisions. When MT. McCarney reached for the check a wild look came into the eyes of Mir. Ray. mond and he began to yell for a foun- tain pen to write more checks.
 Suggests Treatment.
 If MT. Raymond does not respond to the extraction treatment which Doctor Kearns demonstrated so many times. his friends will send for Joseph Mulvi- hill, of Danbury, Conn.,, & chronic suf- ferer from the fight-bidding mania. The two of them will be locked in a room with bushels of blank checks and quarts of ink and permitted to write checks until MT. Raymond feels better.
 There is sordid suspicion that Tex Rickard has been laughing at the bid ders. He has an agreement with Firpo that the Behemothian Buenos Airedale is to fight under his auspices and seems complacement in the face of recent competition. MT. Rickard has just bought a new platium cage-for his famous ballyhoo bird-and is thinking of sending the pet to one of the famous masters to have it's voice trained for the summer ballyhoo season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-31
Miss COllett Wins

BELLEAlR HEIGHTS, Fla, Jan. 30 Miss Glenna Collett of Providence defeated Mrs. G. H. Stetson of Hunt ingdon Valley today, and 5, in the semi-finals of the woman's annual Jan uary golf tournament here.
 Miss Collects opponent in the final round of the tournament tomorrow will be Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd of Merton Cricket, who defeated Mrs. George II. Morse Of Rutland, Vt., by 4 and ..
 Both finalists are former national champions and are expected to furnish an interesting contest. Mrs. Hurd played the best golf of the day, get ting around the course in 79 strokes. Miss Collett did not finish the bye holes in her match with Mrs. Stetson. She was out in +2 and not as steady as usual
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-31
Baseball Ability Aids

, CHAMoNIX. Jan. 30.-Baseball eff [ c1ency In the two men who so far have S tended goal for the American Olympic hockey team has proved to be of great value in stopping the peculiarly twist Ing shots of the European forwards.
 Both Alphonse A. LaCroix and John A. Langley, Bostonians, are proficient In smothering hot grounders on the dia- mond, and as the European forward generaliy is unable to raise the puck waist high 90 per cent of the shots which the Belgians took at the Ameri- can cage were of the twisting, hopping variety. Langley and LaCroix dropped their sticks and made fast pickups in the execution of which their baseball training stood them in good stead.
 This seems like playing third base on the Fourth of July-if it weren't for the weather" said LaCroix
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-31
WILL TAKE UP
 MANTLE OF HIS
 DEAD BROTHER

NEW YORK, Jan. 3O-The shade of Frankie Jerome will carry on in the ring. Frankie was killed by blow on the head recently In a fight with Bud Taylor of Terre Haute, Ind, at Madison Square Gar den.
 Frank had younger brother, George. He taught George all he could and had been "in Georges corner" fn a few preliminary fights.
 George has decided to carry on. His mother and father. believing Frankie's death was a mere accident, do not oppose his return to the ring.
 Georges style in action Is highly suggestive of Frankie's, except that he has not the ringcraft, which comes only with experience.