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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12
Rainfall is UneV,n Over The
 Southern Section
MANY REPORTS ARE GOOD
Worst Reports Come From Central and Western Texas Where Need for Moisture is Very
 Acute.

Memphis, August 1.-The Commerciall Appeal will tomorrow publish the f,llovJ ing crop summary gathered by it's cor respondents throughout the south.
 lrregularity is the amost notable cbarl acteristic of reports for last week. This IS due to the lack of rainfall in many sections of the belt, for wherever the sun- ply Of moisture has been sufficient the reports are the most glowing of the seal son.
 The eastern states, with the exception or the coast sections of Georgia and tle Carolinas and southern Alabama. are f., good condition, and the plant has made progress. Along the coast the rainfall was excessive and the plant has suffered. With normal conditions henceforth and a late frost, the eastern states expect 10 produce an excellent crop, prospects ex- ceeding those of last season.
 The states of the central cotton belt or those immediately adjacent to the Mis- sissippi river have good and bad reports for the week, and are optimistic or gloomy according to the rainfall received Show CTS have been light and scattered over most of this section, and the crop Is in need of a general rain
 Acute damage has not come yet ex- cept in a few unimportant localities. The plant is well fruited and small
 Oklahoma and the northern belt of Texas furnishes good reports. The sup ply of moisture has been sufficient up to the present. A late fall is needed, how ever, to permit development of the cot- ton. much of which Is late.
 From central and western Texas cons the worst reports. The need of moisiureg has become acute and the plant is suffer- ing badly from shedding. while prematurd opening of bolls is complained of Th4 reports from southwestern Texas indioatk very short crop as result of the long continued drought.
 Indications are that picking in nearly all sections in the belt will become gen eral two weeks or more later than last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12
WHAT OTHERS SAY.

Baseball fans of New Orleans, let's lay aside our hammers for the next few days, just to see the result.
 For once, let's give the Pelicans the glad nit Let's see if slap on the back won't do more to lift up fallen sport than a kick amidshps.
 Let's see If we can't break the rule that everybody kicks a man when he is down. If he's down. ain't that enough: What's the use of being rough?'
 If he ever gets up again the fans can't say they had part in 1t if they con tinue to knock. They can claim some of the glory if they lend helping hand right now.
 If he stays down he can say that the fans did much to keep him there. Then where will the glory be?
 A little grandstand enthusiast helped to tie Fridays score. A little more of tt might have won the game.
 Come on and be game. fans. Help liit the fallen.-New Orleans Item.
 Everybody is quitting in Pelicanville.
 The juvenile sport writer cares lot. It is all new to him and he has the en- thusiasm. Four or five years will grad ually grind it out. Sometimes it takes more. But in the long run it goes.
 A baseball writer looks at a game just as a dramatic critic looks at new play. He has seen about the same thing about a thousand times before. Every base ball game is even more like every other game than every play is like every other play.
 Don't blame the poor man if he is cynical and cant uncor< the same enthus- iasm that you can. He is paid to sec baseball games and he has seen too many.
 What he deserves more than anything else is pity. And he gets mighty little Atlanta Georgian.
 Sympathy isf all right. but what we need Is something more 'samer.'
 The others are out of it so far as ihe pennant is concerned. The chances are that Little Rock will finish third, New Orleans fourth and Montgomery for he top of the second division, with Birming- ham, Nashville and Shreveport battling it out for the cellar championship.
 No matter how the wind comes up there's no loud roar coming from any camp. as the struggle, take 1t all in all, has been the keenest and most exciting the south has ever known.-Nashville Tennesseean,
 Lookout there, We were dreaming again about the first division.
 Kemmer. the new first baseman of the Pelicans, isn't exactly n youngster. He was purchased from tho Mobile team in the Cotton States league. where he has played for several seasons. He enjoys the reputation Of being a slugger and he looked the part when he drove in two runs in the first.-Arkans Gazette
 Poor old Harry His managerial days are numbered Starting the season with cripples, his present team appears to De a bunch of mutineers according to the slag town press. The Barons lost two to Atlanta. then went to Montgomery and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12
Fitzsimm0ns Licked By
 Irate Columbus Citizen

Columbus, Miss, August 11-(Specia1.D- On the outside of the grounds after the game yesterday afternoon, Umpire Fitz- simmons was heard by several to make indecent remarks about several directors of the local club and about Columbus and Columbus people in general. The umpire also said many directors had been in the grand stand and tried to create trouble.
 A gentleman, in no way connected with the local team, but who is true friend to Columbus Che Is also pretty stout mann, called the umpires hand and said to him that if he would make those re- marks before the directors themselves, he would have to fight and that if the umpire would say it about him he would have to fight too.
 A wordy argument began and pretty soon the scrap was "on.' Fitzsimmons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12
SMALL BOYS CAUSE
 BIG ROPE TO BREAK
STUBBORN AUTO WAS BEING TOWED BY ELECTRIC CAR AND ALL WAS GOING SMOOTHLY UNTIL BOYS SPEED IT.

New stunts" are pulled off in Great CT Birmingham every day, the latest of which was tried yesterday in West End. This one was the towing of an automobile by an electric car and was proving a grand success until the American small boy "butted in"
 The cause of it all was the stub bornness which a large touring car developed and refused to budge one inch on it's motive power. After much sch eming and brain work it was decided to secure a rope, tie one end to the front of the machine and the other end to an electric car, which was quickly done. A previous attempt had been made to move it with another auto, but the stubborn one was too heavy and could not be moved.
 Everything was running smoothly, the car in front and the auto follow ing obedient1y behind, until a small boy spied it. This sealed the finish of this scheme. The boy quickly boarded the machine and called to another, then both called to others. Every twenty five feet bunch of muscle and bone in the shape of young American would pile into the machine. A little calcula- ton will show just how many piled on to the machine by the time 1t had traversed three blocks. By this time it had the appearance of the pictures illustrating the "Old Lady that Lived in the Shoe"
 The weight on the machine was too much for the rope and with one long strain 1t snapped in two, leaving the automobile and small boys stranded high and dry on the great highway, while the conductor thought best to leave the bunch of "howling Ameri- cans" behind and sent the car on it's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12
By the Plcayune.

New Orleans, August 1.-The Picayune will say tomorrow:
 Dry, sultry weather, with conditions almost approaching a drouth. prevailed in the greater portion of Louisiana and the southern half of Mississippi during the week ending today, according to re- ports received by the Picayune. The cot ton crop, which is just now passing through crucial period. demands mois- ture in generous quantities. and the rain was had The plant shows the effects of this long period of dry weather and in some localities appears withered. Some shedding occurred. A portion of the crop is opening and little has been picked. Picking, however, is not expected to be- come general for three or four weeks This means that the late frost will he necessary in order to save the slow ma turing crop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12
SUICIDES IN ATLANTA.
Man Who Marries Widow Takes Big
 Dost of Morphine.

Atlanta, August 1.-Two suicides which occurred last night were reported to the police today. William D. Smith. a clerk in a clothing store, shot himself through the head at Grand Park some time last night, his body being found at noon to- day with a pistol by his side. He is said to have been drinking and became Respondent.
 Thomas Morgan, who married a widow only two weeks ago, took 25 grains of morphine on his way home and died shortly after reaching there. He is said to have been Respondent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12

Cincinnati. August 11.-Cmcinnati ard Brooklyn won game each in the double- header this afternoon. Cincinnati scored four runs in tine seventh inning on a sin gle, base on balls Odelrs triple and Ewingfs home run.
 The second game went eight innings. Three errors by Cincinnati gave Brooklyn the winning run in the eighth.
 First game: R.H .E. Cincinnati e.. :. ;. ....o10 coo 40%-5 0 Brooklyn .. :. :. ......o00 01O O0o-1
 Batteries: Ewing and Schlei Mcintyre and Bergen. Time ;45.
 Second game: R. II .. Clnclnnatl ........l1l o0o Vo-l ds Brooklyn ..... .............pb l9o Ol-2
 Batteries: Smith and Mclean; Bell and Ritter. Time, 1:2O. Umpire, Johnston.
 Chicago. August 11.-Chicago scored two runs and thereby won two games from Philadelphia. The result gives the locals an even break on the series of six games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12
Cook Saves Train.

Chicago. August 11.-Mrs. Minnie Hartu- shelt a cook employed at railroad con- struction camp at Hart. Mo-. prevented d disaster to the eastbound Santa Fe Cal ifornia Limited this morning by. flag ging the train short distance from a broken bridge. The passengers made Up a purse for the woman and drew up a resolution to the president of the road to provide for her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12

had his mask in one hand and struck his opponent terrific blow inficting a pad gash in his head. The second principal grabbed Fitzsmmons and pounded him without anything more to say. The local man got the best of the scrap.
 In regard to the game, Fitzsimmons gave the best end of every decision to the visitors and simply robbed the locals on balls and strikes Columbus won by hitting Fay hard and the visitors could not hit Wheeler. Fltzsimmons has never been liked here and has always given the locals a hard deal.
 McCay announced he would protest the game, because no officers were on hand. A sheriff and his deputy were there, however, as they stopped the fight after wards. h.H h. Columbus q. .. ,...OOo 0O0 ll--o 10 Mobile .. .. .. .. ...W0 0Ol 2Vo-5
 Batteries Wheeler and Kunkle; Ray and O'Brien.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12
DWIGHT DEFEATS
 PELL'S STRONG TEAM
NSATIONAl 1 TO TWEEN CARNES DECIDING GAM E iINGHAM.
 

11.-(Special.D .D-Dwight ad the greatest anna y ever pulled off in k eleven innings to
 The game was fast pitched a fine game, les having just a lit e argument on points
 the Pell City team lst.
 1 and Rooney in left. Id of Pell City played games won by each be played in Birming- [ W est End park and crowd.
 t feel this defeat, as shoes hung over the counting a fly dropped lurphy on which the d out. However, the matched and play q Ill. R.H.E. .. " .. .. Q. o 3 0 .... ......... 1 6 4
 and McCay: Carnes out, Denby s. Carnos 25. Umpire, Davis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12
Cubs Defeaf Phillies
 In q Strenuous Game

Towards triple won the first contest and Moran's double was instrumental in deeid- ing the second The visiting pitchers had all the hard luck. The second game was called at the end of the seventh to allow Philadelphia to catch a train.
 First game: R.H. L. Chicago ......000 100 OO*-1 ( Philadelphia :. ;. :. .. GOO O0O GOo-0 5 0
 Batteries: Brown, Overall and Kling; Moran and Dooin and Jaeklitsch. Time, 1:3o
 Second game: HE. Chicago .....,0O OlO VI l Philadelphia .. .. .. ......0 .000 600 co Q
 Batteres Pfeister and Moren; Richie and Dooin. Time, Ill. Empires, Rigier and Carpenter.
 St Louis, August 11.-St. Louis won two games from Boston today. Not one Boston player reached first off Kargcr, who pitched the second game.
 First game: R.H D. St. Louis ..O00 oZl Oz|-o iu Boston .. . :. :. ,.... 100 COZ 0lO-4 10 l
 Batteres McGlynn and Noonan and Marshall; Lindaman and Brown. Time, 200
 Second game: R.H. D. St. Louis .. :. .. .. ..0O0 1l2 F-4 Boston .. -. .. .. .0oo GOO co Q
 Batteries: Karger and Marshall; Dorner and Needham. Time. 13O Umpires' Beebe and Young.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12
To Fix Price,

Atlanta. August 1l.--President Harve Jordan of the Southern Cotton associa-l tion announced today that the meeting of the executive committee Of the associ v ton will be held at Jackson. Miss, on September g. instead of September 6, as previously announced
 The meeting of the Sea Island Cotton association, of which MT. Jordan is pi es- ident. will be held at Ocala Springs, Fla. September 12. The object of both meet ings Is to fix the minimum price or cot ton.
 MT. Jordan will leave this week for Texas. and will make a tour of the south western and gulf states in the interest of the association, looking closer into crop conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12

whipped the Sena tors, who had just come from whipping Nashvile.-New Orleans Picayune.
 Have you thought about where Atlanta has been all the season?
 Either in first or second place from the very start with the one single exception of a solitary afternoon, when, on account of little slump, the club dropped O third for a few hours.
 The third station was hardly reached before the team took a backhandspring and landed in second place.
 Three days later 1t was back in first.
 The ball club that keeps in first and sec ond all the season is doing pretty well, and if some folks are not wrong in their calculations, Atlanta will be at the top when taps are sounded on the season, and the mask, init and balls are laid away for the winter and the league is called to meet around the flreslde.-Atlanta Jour nal.
 Johnny Duggan's days are numbered, one would judge from his performance or Saturday. Johnny Is q hard worker. and was pile of strength to the team in the early part of the season, but 1t looks like that arm of his needs a whole sea- sons rest before it will come back. Here's wishing Johnny an kinds of luck Tor another good seasons work next year. Nashville American.
 With a road trip ahead, and long one at that prospects are exceedingly dismal for anything but the cellar. However, baseball is the most uncertain quantity in the world and now when the fans are expecting nothing the team may get to- gether and make a splendid showing on the road, coming back home to wind up the season at the head of the second di- vision n-Nashville American.
 They have handed up the ghost in Nash ville
 Bugs" Raymond will probably leave the Sea Gulls on August 20. by which time the club expects to have the pennant cipched beyond any possible question, that he may report to Manager MeClos- key of the St. Louis team
 Phil Resinger and Jack Mullin are slated to finish the season with New Or leans. Tom Raftery will play with Prov idence, although he would prefer to join Portland, in the Pacific league. Foster will be given chance to make good with Newark and Paige has been offered a place in an American league club.-At- lanta Journal.
 With the home stay over and the long, looks all over but the squawk of sorrow now-Nashville Tennessean.
 They have quit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12
WembhiI Deteat Pirates
 PeZcans Crush E1nniteS

New Orleans August 11.-Eyler's deliv- cry was hit tc all parts of the field and his team mates gave him poor support
 only two innings of the second game had been played when it was called on ac- count of heavy rain storm. Little Rock had secured tYo runs in the first in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12
PERSONAL

Mrs. Charles Sumner has gone for d visit of few weeks to her native city. Detroit. She will make a trip to Niagara and other places before returning-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12

Birmingham in Atlanta. New Orleans in Memphis. Shreveport in Little Rock. Nashville in Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12

Memphis. August 1.-The locals won today's game through the good work in the box of Stockdale. In addition to the striking out of tine men he kept the hits so scattered as to allow the visitors to score but once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12

Victoria. E. C., August n.-Severe fight ing is reported from Formosa, where the natives are making strenuous resistence against the Japanese troops. At Taiko- kan the Japanese casualties numbered POO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12
GAMES.

II. 1.-(Special. May ke even in a double ternoon. First game. Batteries. Adams and l Reed. Second game. Batteries, Adams and d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12

Summary: Stolen bases. Lewee. James 2 Richards Stoekdale. Bases on palls, off Fisher 2. Struck out. by Fisher 1, Stockdale s. Sacrifice hits. Manning, James ,. Rabb. Carey. Double plays Lewee. Benson and Clark. Time, l;So. Umpire, Davis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Severe Fighting.

No games were scheduled in the American league yesterday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12
BY BILL AK.

Memphis yesterday. while Atlanta lay idly dreaming on the roadside, stepped into the Shreveport Pirates and. handing them a decisive defeat, re- gained the lead of the league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12

Summary: Two-base hits Atz 2 Cross Stolen bases. Gaston 9 Stratton, Guese, Atz. Double plays. Stratton to Gatns. Struck out. by Guese :. by Eyler l. bases on balls. yler 1, Hit by pitched bal. EYler 1 (Stratton) Time 1:4S. Um- pire Rim.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12
MEMPHIS REGAINS LEAD OF LEAGUE BY TWO POINTS AtIanta'S Chances for Final Vic-
 tory Are Good BAR0NS MUST PLAY
 TWO GAMES TODAY Harry Vaughn Said Little Yesterday. Smith Wants Three Hits-Meek Quietly Understanding
 Doing CD
THE STANDING.
Results YesterdaY.
Games oday.

New Orleans. IT: Little Rock. 1. Memphis 3; Shreveport, l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12
With the Leaders.

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 With the Leaders.
 This week every man in both camps will be imbued with the idea of mak ing hay while the sun shine. Atlanta eutertains Birmingham at home today, tomorrow and Wednesday, finishing the week in Montgomery Memphis re- mains at home throughout the week. but has to face the Pelicans and the strong team from Little Rock. There fore the odds favor Atlanta to lead the league when the week Is done.
 Atlanta's Chances Good.
 If the prediction pans out, then the odds would favor Atlanta to land the rag. If Atlanta has the advantage, and nothing out of the ordinary run of af- fairs occurs, then Atlanta should hold it's own until the bitter end. Atlanta goes west for dozen games. Then Memphis comes east.
 At any rate, the chances are that the finish will be the most sensational in the history of the Southern league.
 Barons in Town.
 The Barons spent yesterday 'n Bir- mingham.
 Monsieur Harry Vaughn had very lit- tie to say. Harry has said y-ry little here lately. He has nothing of which to boast. and disllkes to grumble all the while.
 We beat Montgomery on her home lot. Ragan pitched a mighty fine game yesterday afternoon. ah1 ,he team sup ported him well.
 Hope of Redemption. We hope to redeem ourselves in At lanta. There will be a double-h eader Monday afternoon.Y Smith has already given me a warming. It begins at 2:15 o'clock.
 No, l can't tell q yet who will pitch for us.
 No. l can't tell as yet concerning Weller.
 No, I know verylttle about the origin of the Pylaint deal. We tried to get Pylant son1'etime ago, as you know, and Meridian absolutely refused to let him go."
 None of the players had anything to say save a "hoWdY do," or a comment concerning the weather.
 "Somethng' Bu-zinu.
 Carlos Smith intinl ated that he s.ould have been credited with three hits in- stead of two and stated that his swatlets were acco untable for every score made by the lBarons.
 Meek solemnly declared that he hit as hard as 800 in three games, and then hardly tried.
 The players intims ted that something was doing" but ju st what the some thing was, could ot be learned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12

With the home stay over and the long est road tour of the year at hand 1t looks all over but the squawk of sorrow now-Nashville Tennessean.
 They have quit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12

..............0oo 900 l0o-l
 Memnhis 020 0Oe-S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12

whipped the Sena tors, who had just come from whipping Nashvllle-New Orleans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12

and McCay; Carnes out, Denby s. Carnes 25. Umpire, Davis.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-21

varlOusly reported, has been running in the paper during tho last few days, Now comes the brief but awful story of the Darr coal mine, near ConnellsvilIe, Pa, with it's 100 victims entombed,
 What a lie, indeed, Is that of the coal niner~-a lie spent in the black ness below erOu0d, burrowIng like a mole in wet, misery and dirt. death for. ever lurking In the thick shadow and springiDg with an appalling frequency. And this at wage that merely pays for the bread and the hovel that per mits the wife and brood to dwell above ground,
 Mir. Edison has been devOtiug himself for sOpe years to the problem Of turn ing coal directly into electricity at the mouth of the mine. The thloG that ie desired to be done Is to eliminate the mine. The power residing in the wa terfulls and glaciers of the nOrthwes; coast might turn the wheels and supply heat to the whole land were 1t but properly conserved. Here is the field for the genius of invention.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-21

President Roosevelt marched the troops up to G1ldaeld and then marched them down again, It may have been the very thing to do,
 In che minds oi those who know the situation over there there is no doubt that the presence Of troops has pre- vented bloodshed thus far The situ- atfon is peculiar. The constituted au- thoriues-.he sherjG aud his deputies are allied in more than mere sympathy with che mtaers,-the disturbing ele- ment O. .ae miners, the I. W. Ws. The sherfT 5wus the big saloon of the place and his trade comes largely from this element. During the last labor troub he swors in a large number of the mos, troublesome as deputies. The local c91sabulary, being of the Oppo- sst,OC, -Up.o, eu l.Seu ID ulsaFmLns these and there arose a rivalry which greatly increased the difficulties Of the situation.
 Since the arrival of the troops this sherir IS reported to have fled; his whereabouts is unknown. With the withdrawal o, the troops he will, Ot course, reappsar and take the cammand they ra.lnqu.shsd The laOor leaders byta.s term meaning in every in- stance the aglta,ors. for while there are 8 large number of the miners who douot like che way they are led, are nevertheless lsI-dsclare by wire to Mir. R5osevel. that they are not get ting a square deal by the commission
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-21
THE HORROR OF THE HIHE
hGr. EdIaoa's Attention IS Respect EnllY Cal cd to . Great OpPOrtH- nity.

There is now taking place that series of fearful disasters that are every -sO- often reported from the coal regions of the country. The theory that these things run in groups; that one great mine disaster is not oulY the horror that it is but the announcement of other horrors of it's kind to come, seems to be borne out by fact almost every year.
 The immediate series, the most terrible in the history of such things, was started by the great disaster in France a few weeks ago. Since the first of December there have been four great calamltles in this country, the last Of which was recorded yesterday, The first was at Fsyette city, Pa, where twenty-five miners lost their lives, The second was at Fairmouut, Va, on the 9th, which Is said to have been the most deadly of such disasters, thou sand men losing their lives in the depths of a mine by the explosion of black damp. The story of the disaster st YOlande, Ala, with S5 to 75, victims