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i JOE JACKSON SIGNS
j NAP CONTRACT; IS
j PLEASED WITH TERMS
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Mobile and B. A. C. Ready for Contest
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M’ALEER SAYS MILAN
BETTER THAN SPEAKER
DID SPEAKER SIGN ONE-YEAR
CONTRACT?— METHOD IN MC
ALEER’S MADNESS
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The Boston club has a lot of trouble
•ignlng Tris Speaker, Its renowned center
fielder last spring. It was only a few
days before the Red Sox hit the road and
started east from Hot Springs. Ark., that
McAleer and Speaker came to an under
standing on the salary question. Tris did
not make bones over the fact that he was
a member of the “hold out" club. Fur
thermore, he stated all along that the
Boston management would give him the
figure he deemed he was worth or he
would hie back to his Tepas homestead
1 and lead the simple life.
Nobody but those Interested know what
stipend was eventually agreed upon.
However, along about April 1 Speaker
signed up. The salary was never made
public. Nor was the length of the^docu
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ment named. Locally the fans cling to
the opinion that Speaker signed only a
one year contract. The reason for that
belief is because President McAleer, In
a signed statement recently, gave it out
that while Speaker was a wondrous star
and Ty Cobb a marvelous all round work
man. Clyde Milan had the shade on both
suburbanites; In fact that sakl Clyde
Milan was the king of the present clay
flock of outfielders. If Speaker only
signed for one year last spring there
was probably method to the madness of
McAleer’s mutterlngs.
It is only natural for Speaker to be
nominated the king of the fly chasers by
his own president and skilled a workman
as is Milan in the game’s every depart
ment, the Texan certainly has the edge
on him. To the enthusiasts in this sec
tion of the globe either Speaker or Cobb
Is the monarch of the men meandering
in the meadows, with Milan, an unques
tioned star, trailing. So locally McAleer’s
statement is taken to mean that Tris
signed only a one year contract last
spring and that pretty soon the Red Sox
chiefain has got to do business with his
crack center fielder all over agtdn. Hence,
doesn’t want Tris to come too high as to
! terms.
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Giants Will Play First Game
of Training Season March 1
New York, January 14.—The New York
National league team will play the first
game of its training season on March 1
at Dallas, Tex., according to the schedule
of early spring games announced by Sec
retary ' Foster tonight. The following
games have been scheduled:
March 1, 2, 8, 9, Dallas; 15. 1G, San An
tonio; 22, 23, 24. Houston; 13>. 2G, Beau
mont; 29. 30, Mobile; 31, Birmingham;
April 1, Knoxville; 3, 4, Norfolk; 5, 0,
Baltimore; 7, $, Washington; 9, Yale at
the Polo grounds; 13, Jersey City. The
Jersey City game will be played the Sun
day after the season opens.
Secretary Davis of the New York Amer
icans announced that the Highlanders will
play exhibition games In Brooklyn with
the National league club on April 5 and 7.
The game on April 5 will mark the open
ing of Ebbett’s field, the new home of
the Brooklyn*, aqd will also be Frank
Chance’s first appearance in Greater New
York as manager of the Highlanders.
MrICH EXPLAINS
THE PARCEL POST
Merchants Not Using Serv
ice in Surburban Delivery,
He Declares
“The benefits of the parcel post are
manifold,’’ said Postmaster Truman H
Aldrich, speaking before the Ad club,
at their weekly luncheon in the Kin
pire cafe yesterday; “and they w,ill have
to be thoroughly understood by the
merchants of Birmingham before they
can derive any good from any of them.*’
Colonel Aldrich’s talk to the Ad men
v as thoroughly enjoyed, ulthotfeh he
prodded them severely for their lack
of progress In regard to the parcel post.
“In other cities,” he said, "the mer
chants and advertising agencies have
taken up the parcel post by issuing
catalogs with all the parcel post infor
mation fo their customers and pros
pective customers. They are progres
sive and alive to the opportunities of
the times, and Birmingham merchants
should be.
“On Monday we dispatched 916 parcels
and delivered in the city 1335 parcels.
These parcels were all delivered in the
city, none in the suburbs. This shows
that the merchant is nut reaching out
to the suburban trade.”
Mr. Aldrich also went into the tecri
nical details of explaining- the benefits
derived by the various zone rates in
stead of a flat rate. “A Mat rate,” |
he said, “would have put the large mall
order houses at a still greater advan
tage than they have ever enjoyed over
the smaller merchant. By the zone
system youjire all on an equal basis.
“There are about 35,000 miles of rural
delivery in Alabama with practicably
no express service. Does this not suir
gest something to you? It means that
the parcel post will reach all of this
practially virgin territory. It is up to
the Birmingham merchants to advertise
and extend their rural trading or the
large mail order houses will come in
and with the aid of the parcel post win
over this large rural cllfentelle, which
Is now open to them as well as the
Birmingham merchants.”
Following the remarks of Mr. Aldrich
he was unanimously elected an honor
ary member of the Ad club.
ALABAMA CONSISTORY
WILL HOLD ITS ANNUAL MEETING
IN THE MASONIC TEMPLE WEDNES
DAY, JANUARY 15, AT N P. M. ELEC
TION AND INSTALLATION OF OFFI
CERS. W. W\ RANSOM.
MASTER OF KADOSII.
UNIQUE PROTEST
AGAINST BLINDERS
Humane Beginning
Campaign Against Check
Reins and Blinders
The humane society of Birmingham has
started an active campaign against
horse “blinders” and the high check rein,
and have adopted a novel way of bring
ing the matter before the public. A tall
man wearing a long linen duster and a
headgear made like a halter with blinders
and a check rein complete is parading
the streets of the city. He is utterly
unable to see except directly in front,
the blinders obscuring the vision cither
to the light or left. Lettering on the
front and back of the coat announce th*
campaign the humane society has started
against the blinder and check rein. The
headgear was made and donated to the
society by William Heckling.
“While we have always protested
against the use of the blinders and check
rein," said Mrs. Wood, president of the
humane society, we have launched an i
active campaign against these practices
which we believe are neither humane or
necessary. It has been proved beyond
question that the blindness so prevalent
among horses is largely due to the use of
the blinder, which prevents the circula
tion of air and causes the eye to become
unduly heated and produces irritation.
Then again so often we find the blinders
do not fit properly and dangle backwards
and forwards striking the eye of the
horse at every step. Ho far as the check
rein is concerned it has been shown by
competent authority that apart from the
discomfort it. must necessarily cause the
horse It detracts from his pulling strength
and that his greater usefulness is sacri
ficed for so-called style. We hope to see
both practices abolished.”
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4 Greenville. K. C., January 14.— 4
4 Joseph Jackson, well known out- 4
4 fielder of uio Cleveland Americans. 4
4 who was reported to be a holdout 4
4 for an increase in stipend, today 4
4 foi warded hij signed contract to 4
4 President Somers. The player an- 4
4 nouiiced that he was satisfied with 4
4 the increase granted him. hut de- 4
4 dined to specify the sum. 4
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1.50,1.25 Robes-Pajamas 95c
$2 Robes-Pajamas_$1.35
$2.50, $3 grades $1.65 & $1.95
$3.50 Century Silk
Pajamas .$2.45
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NELSON TO BE SOUL-SAVER
BATTLIMC— Ki-i- i'QNTT -O
Oacar Matthew Rattling Nelson, onctimo champion lightweight, but still the
undisputed title holder of the typewriter division of the publicity league when
it comes to dashing off masterpieces concerning B. Nelson, is going to turn
evangelist.
The Rattler readied this decision after hearing “Billy" Sunday turn Colum
bus upside down nnd bnek again and, in the vernaculnr, “knoel 'em off their
"-eats.” The Hegewlseb fistic exponent was dazed. He admitted that Sunday
certainly made a fellow regret every menu tiling he ever did, adding that it
made one long lingoriug impression on him and henceforth he intended sticking
to tin1 straight and narrow.
Ii is tlie intention of Nelson to join Sunday in n tour of the East, and he
expects to tell those who attend the revivals of Ills experiences in and mil or
the ling during Ids career as a fighter.
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Cowart Pleased by Atten
tion Alabama Is
Attracting
I.ee Cowart, immigration commission
er, is one of the most satisfied men in
Alabama. Immigrants. worthy lmtnl
giants, are daily entering the state.
Mi. Cowart, who readied the city last
night, said: "Practically every day a well
to do farmer comes seeking our land and
a slice of the prosperity pie which is be
ing passed around in Alabama at the
present time. Today I have been show
in T property to J. A. Tuttle of DeHoto,
Mo., and K. 13. Stite and 8. P. Harris
of Ilarnhart, Mo. These men have dis
posed of their farms and homes in Mis
souri and have come to Alabama. They
will buy property in this state cheaper
than the price at which they sold, and
on land just as good as that disposed ol’
will raise fine crops.
“Nearly every day worthy people come.
Alabama is bound to pick up and continue
to grow."
Mr. Cow’art stated that his efforts to
foini an immigration bureau for tlie
south, afc a result of the action of wdiich
every state in the south will receive fine
ad\ertisement, are encountering warm re
ceptions, and that soon he will have some
announcement of wrorth and importance to
make. He will leave for Washington this
month, where he will endeavor to interest
the congressional delegation of this state
in a bill providing for the sending
through the mails of immigration liter
ature at a postal rate not to exceed that
enjoyed by agricultural departments of
thd states and the newspapers of the na
tion.
YEARLY MEETING OF
BIRMINGHAM BANKS
(Continued From I'uge Five)
and a still more successful year for 19U
is being looked forward to.
The directors as re-elected are:
O. E. Smith, John H. Miller, Frunk
Nelson, Jr., F. T. Tarrant, C. 8. lJissell,
Sibley P. King, Richard W. Massey, K. H.
McDavid. Sterling J. Foster, W. JC. Du
ran. A. Leo. OberUorfer, John II. Frye.
The officers art* John II. Frye, presi
dent; O. E. Smith, vice president; Otto
Mooney, cashier, and M. 11. Sterne, as
sistant cashier.
Jefferson County Bank
I'he number of directors was raised from
9 t'i 17, and the stockholders formally rat
ified the increase of capital and surplus
to *760,900 at the annual stockholders'
meeting of the Jefferson County Savings
bank held yesterday afternoon in the di
rectors' room of the bank building. The
officers of the hank were re-elected.
The building committee, which has in
charge the new skyscraper bank and of
fice building now being erected by the
Jefferson County bank, reported that the
werk of construction was progressing
very satisfactory and on schedule time.
Tlie report stated that from all present In
dications the bank would be in Its new
heme October 1 this year, as has been
announced. President Kugene F. Enslen
stated that the vaults for the new build
ing had been ordered from the Hosier
Vault company of Hamilton, O., and were
to 140/100. These vaults are to be of
the most modern construction. The steel
for the new building has already begun
to arrive and the erection of the steel
frame work is expected to begin within
the ne>t few days.
The directorate of the bank now Is es
follows: "Charles E. Thomas, ‘A. A.
Adams, Hi. R. Harsh. *R. H. Baugh, J.
n. Collins, ‘Henry J. Meyer, Samuel
FJeh, C. F. Knslen. George tV. Harris, T.
F. Wimberly, *F. G. Macke. ‘J. L. Yan
sey. ‘J. H. Minge, W. D. Wood. E. F.
Enslen, J. A. Downey and *D. M. Dren
nen. (The stars* indicate the new di
rectors.)
The officers were re-elected and are:
C. F. Knslen, chairman of the board; Eu
gene F. Enslen. president; Charles E.
Thomas, vice president; William C. Hter
rett rashier; William D. Enslen, assist
ant cashier; Edward K. Campbell, couo
sel.
The increase in the capital stock for
mally rutitjed yesterday by the stock
holders was effective October ].
ELLIOTT LECTURE
IN LYCEUM COURSE
Will (Jive Condensed Version of “The
Fortune Hunter" at the Hi^h
School Tonight
On Wednesday night Edward Elliott
will present the fourth number In the
Lyceum course at the Birmingham High
school. Mr. Elliott inaugurates this
year his twenty-second year in Ills art
of enacting stories from the stage.
“The Fortune liuuter,“ the play Mi*.
Elliott is to give here, is one of the
most perfect modern American come
dian, telling an original, very amusing,
pathetic and beautiful story of the ev
ery day life of every day, reul human
people. In his presentation of Win
« hell Smith's great comedy, Mr. Elliott
has reached the acme of hJs stage ca
reer.
Mr. Elliott stands for the lyeeum as
i he moral and intellectual substitute for
the theatre. He takes'some play that
lias been a great success and credit to
the stage, and arranges it into a con
cise story told by the characters. These
characters are acted out, made real liv
ing people—no wigs, scenery nor cos
tumes employed, but the audience is
made to see the play as vividly almost
ns though acted out by a company or
players.
! THE B .H. S. FIVE
ELECTS CAPTAIN
To elect, a successor to Captain Tribble,
who left school a few weeks ago, the
high school basketball team held a meet
ing last night at the 7. M. C. A. Robert
Han by was the one elected to lead the
team for the rest of the season. Hunby
is also manager of the team and as such
has prepared the team a good schedule,
and the coach experts him to make as
good in captain.
GOLF TOURNAMENT
J’inehurst, N. C., January 14.—George <\
Dutton, Oakley, and Don M. Parke%
Garden Cltya were winners here today in
the men’s qualification round of the ad
vertisers’ mid-winter golf tournament.
Miss M. Ea loner Freeman, Dykermeadow,
and Mrs. Herbert L. Jillson, Bethlehem,
N. If., won the honors in the women’s
qualification round.
Jn the mixed four comes Harold ,Slater.
FoxhlUs, and Mrs. G. M. Hoyt, New
Haven, were prize winners.
Discus* Property Assessment
The city commission meeting opened
yesterday with a lather lengthy dis
cussion by attorneys over the property
assessment of T. D. Moore on his home
in Avondale. After arguments by at
torneys the yn attar was referred to
City Attorney Romaine Boyd for rec
ommendations and a report.
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DRUMMOND
HA7URA1. Utf
CHEWING TOBACCO
Pittsburg. January 14.—Stewards of the
Grand Circuit met hero today, announced
dates for meets, admitted New York and
Windsor, Ont.. to the circuit and adopted
a rule providing that if a horse wins three
stakes' races amounting to $15,000, it, must
afterward compete in a class to which it
is eligible by the lowest record it has
made in any one of Its winning races.
The rule does not effect futurties for 3
year-olds and under.
The stewards considered the "three heat
system" of races. While this system was
not adopted, it was recommended to all
clubs in the Grand Circuit. Under the
"three heat system" each heat is a race.
The following officers were elected:
If. K. Devereax of Cleveland, presi
dent; Fred postal of Detroit, vice presi
dent, and H. J. Kline of Cleveland, secre
tary. Detroit was chosen for the next
annual meeting of' the stewards.
The dates announced follow;
Windsor, Ont., June 80-July 1; Cleve
land, July 7Pittsburg, July 11-19;
Buffalo. 3j/P? 21-26; Grand Rapids, July
28-August 2; Kalamazoo, August 19; De
troit, August 11-16; Salem. N. 11.. August
18-23; New York city, August 25-30; Hart
ford, September 1-6; Syracuse, Septem
ber 8-13; Detroit (Michigan State Fair),
September 15-20; Columbus, September 22
October 4; Dexington, Ky., October C-1S.
WILL BE REPEATED
Anniston, January 14.—(Special.)—MIsh
Eula D. Atkinson, supervisor of rural
schools, has called a meeting of the rural
teachers of the county to be held at Jack
ville next Saturday, at which time she will
ditcuss plans for another educational fair
to be held in this county next fall. The
fair 'held at the Alabama Normal college
this winter was the first of the kind In
Alabama and it proved a great success.
NOT ATTEMPT TO
SUPPORT BALL CLUB
Keokuk, la., January 14.—Miss Edna
O'Harra, general secretary of the Young
Woman’s Christian association here, de
nied that the organization planned obtain
ing subscriptions from merchants for the
Keokuk Baseball club today. It was re
ported recently this was a part of the
young ladies’ work to cancel baseball on
Sundays. She said this was erroneous.
The young woman asks the question what
would the public think over such a prop
osition ?
JUNIOR LEAGUE
Yesterday at the high school the Sopho
more basket hall team defeated the Junior
five by a score of 18 to 12. In another
game Paul Hayne defeated the Fresh
men 18 to 8.
Pet.
Sophomore .1,000
Paul Hayne . GOG
Juniors .332
Freshmen .000
Coleman Pays Tax
Anniston, January 14.—(Special.)—Judge
Thomas W. Coleman, Jr., who recently
declared the sanitary privilege tax to be
unconstitutional, has paid the new tax
hh passed at the last session of the city
council, and It is regarded that there will
be no further contest to prevent the city
from supplementing its revenue In this
way.
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; J Atlanta. January 14.—(Special.)— \
; * Pitchers Hltton and Waldord of last 4
| • year's Atlanta team were today 4
• rold to Troy, New York State 4
: 4 league.
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WANT MAJORS TO HOLD -
TRAINING CAMPS IN PORTO RICO
Iii the course of his negotiations with
major league teams, tho representative
of the governor of Porto Rico, who has
been endeavoring to induce the Brooklyns
and the Yankees to go to Porto Rico for
theu* preliminary training, disclosed some
interesting facts regarding the American
game on tho island. He said: “Baseball
wan introduced Into Porto Rico by return
ing college boys many years ago, but it
received its chief impetus after the Amer
ican invasion, 14% years ago.. At present
there are more than 60 really good teams
there. Every hamlet and town has Us
club. The capital, San Juan, a city of
55.000, has a first class league of six
clubs. Thousands attend these games
and root royally. Baseball follows the
flag, and the army and navy have been
largely responsible for its popularity In
the pearl of thg^Antilles. Many old Amer
ican college baseball players have set
tled In Porto Rico, and occupy them
selves with fruit farming, coffeo planting,
and the raising of sugar cane. The game
itself is naturally adaptable to the quick
thinking Batin-Ainerican. as ho glories
in its strategy. Porto Rican players are
following closely In tho footsteps of their
Cuban brethren. Naturally, their teams
are not so fast, as they have never had
the advantage of competition with first
class American teams.
“The mean temperature of Porto Rico
Is 60 degrees and the maximum 80 de
grees in the shade. From December 1
until April 1 the weather is ideal for
baseball. On the northern coast, If a trop
ical shower should come up during the
day, the sun dries the ground in a mo
ment. At Ponce, on the southern side of
the Island, there Is no rainfall from De
cember 1 until the following September.
In the latter city, of 50,000 Inhabitants,
there is a beautiful baseball ground, equal’
to any league park in this country, so far
as the playing surface is concerned, aiul
the grandstand was given by A. J. Grief,
manager of the Guanica Sugar Central.
It contains seating capacity for 3000 peo
ple, and there is every convenience for
the players In tlie way of lockers, show
ers, etc. The ground also has tennis
courts, batting cages, outside gymnasium
apmiratufl and a quarter mile running
track. The Ponce High School Baseball'
cltib has beaten every baseball team on
the Island time and time again, and is
leking for new worlds to conquer. They
expect to come to the United States in
the spring of 1914 to play with the local
high school teams. A. G. Spalding has
been requested to offer an intercolonial
cup for this series of games, and General
Wingate has promised to give his aid to
ward bringing the matches off. The New
York High school boys have expressed
a strong desire to tackle the Porto Rican
schoolboys In held games, as well as
baseball. The Ponce ball players belong
to the befit families on the island, and.
so soon as they graduate, come to the
United tSates for the purpose of attending
college.”
Charlottesville, Va., January 14.—Clark
Griffith, manager of the Washington
Americans, it was announced today, has
completed arrangements whereby his team
will engage in their early spring practice
here. The deal was made possible by the
Delta Chi Greek letter fraternity oe the
University of Virginia giving up its fra
ternity hall to the Washington layers for
a month. Griffith will have % men in
his squad*, the batteries reporting March
1, the others a week later. The team
trained here last season.
ZBYSCKO YYdNS
TWO STRAIGHT FALLS
Chicago. January 14.—Zbyscko defeated
Charley Cutler, the Chicago heavyweight
wrestler, here last night In two straight
fall*, the first contest ending In 34.45 as
the result of head, scissors ami wrist
Ionic holds, the second in 30:15 with body,
scissors and arm lock holds.
SHIRTS
Here Are Sommer’s Sea
son-End Prices on Arrow,
. Metric and “Sommer Spe
1 rial’’ Shirts.
• These prices include negligee,
stiff and pleated bosom shirts;
every material, percale, madras,
French flannel, etc.; shirts with
and without collars; with or
without pockets; the cut in price i
extends throughout our great i
line.
1.00 Shirts .. 68c
1.50 Shirts . . 1.14
1.75 Shirts . .1.29
L’.OO Shirts . .1.35
2.50 Shirts • • 1.68
3.00 Shirts . 2.11
3.50 Shirts . .2.79
4.00 Shirts 3.11
10 Votes For Every Cent Today
Every purchase made at Sommer’s today entitles you to cast
ten votes for every cent In the Merchants' and Manufacturers’ Sale Con
test. Get busy, tell your friends to work for your church, lodge, school
or charity. Tell them to buy here today.
SOMMER
Tailoring Company
1912-1914 First Avenue
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