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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
THE SURRENDER
 OF CORNWALLIS
EVENT WILL BE FITTINGLY CELE. BRATED AT JAMESTOWN EXPO SETON OCTOBER 19-CoMMIT
 TEE ON CONSTITUTION NAMED.

Jamestown Exposition, Va, August b. Special )-Nearly 126 years have gone by since Cornwallis surrendered to the allied town. and in keeping with the historical significance of the event, a great celebra- tion will be held at the Jamestown Ter Centennial exposition on October 19, the anniversary of the date. The celebration will be under the auspices of the expos- tion authorities, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial association and the descendants of the signers of the Declaration of In- dependence. The latter met at the expo sition July 4 and the next day per manent organization was made at a meet ing in the Pennsylvania state building, a replica of the old state house, or "Inde- pendence Hall," as it is sometimes called in Philadelphia. William Shields Me- Kean, the secretary and organizer of the Thomas Jefferson Randolph of Nor folk. great-great-great-gr of Thomas Jefferson, as secretary
 In accordance with resolutions of in- structions, MT. McKean has made the following selections for the committee on
 
 Mathewson, New Haven; Delaware, Rich ard S. Rodney, Newcastle; Georgia, Hol- lns S. Randolph, Atlanta; Maryland, Charles Carroll. E1ioak; Massachusetts, Robert Treat Paine, Boston; New Hamp- shire, Levi s. Bartlett Kingston; New Jersey. Richard Stockton. Princeton; New York. Nicoll Floyd, Jr.. New York City; North Carolina, James S. Hooper, Will mington: Pennsylvania, Floyd Ross Bynn, Philadelphia; Rhode Island, Rob ert Sedgwick. Newport; South Carolina. W. N. Hayward, Hardeeville; Virginia, Col. George Wayne Anderson Rich mond.
 Every one of the above named commit tee Is lineal descendant of a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and all have evinced great interest in the move- ment
 The proposed meeting at the exposition in October will be but a part of another memorial event, for under the joint aus pices of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial association. the association of descand- ants and the exposition officials pro- gramme of unusual interest will be car ried out It will be arranged appropri- ately in keeping with the great historical event it celebrates.
 Urgent invitations to attend will he sent out to every member of the associa- ton. the list embracing many thousand scattered throughout the states and ter ritories.
 The close proximity of the scene of this famous surrender to the exposition makes this event of great interest and the qaint old village of Yorktown will no doubt be visited by many of those who will attend this great historical cele- bration October 19.
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Memphis, August 25.-(Special)-1f Rip Ragan had started today's game, instead of grabbing hold of the til1er in the third inning after Twirler Turner had been pounded for four bingles. which netted three tallies, there might have been different tale to tell As it was, George Susgs pitched his third straight ehut-out for the league leaders. Following MT. Ragan's appearance cn the slab the Mem phi rested on their laurels, content with their trio of tallies.
 The visitors. however, jared the con fidence of the Hustlers and some 5000 fans besides iu their last round at the pan, when with one down. Meek and Gardner secured singles and Walters drew pass. Susgs worked overtime for six nerve straining minutes, whiting Alcock and allowing Garvin to pound the pellet into Cy Neishbors territory for an easy out.
 The Memphi came by their scores in thls fashion: AIailnings willow jostlod one of Turner's slants into left field for q pretty single. Then Mr. NeiBhbors, tho home run hero, sauntered ID to the plate and to the plaudits of thc ropulaGc, laced q stingaree into deep left center for three sac..s, Manning tallying with ease. Cy came home on Alcocks wild heave of Coligans bouncer.
 In the following round Frank Rich ards beat out his bad bounding ground CT to third and took second as a result of Alcock's low throw Owens sacrificed him to third and Suggs, at the signal for a squeeze, dumped the bean to Meek, Richards beating out the throw to the plate Ragan then went in for the Ala bamians and allowed but three swats during his tenure of office.
 I3ackstop Owens m the third inning had the index finger of his throwing arm split by foul tip and Ed Iiurlburt pulled the spllnts off his injured digit and took his place Colligan. the locals new in fielder. who arrived to take Manager Babbs pace at short, made an excel .ent impression.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
WAGES IN CANADA.
Government Statistics Covering Elm.
 ploynent and Salaries.

Washington, August -J--Consul-General Church Howe, in report from Montreal. states that the total number of wage earners, covering all classes of employees in manufacturing establishment, in Can ada for the year 1900 was 344035, and the wages paid amounted to $l13249,350, while the year 1905 wage-earners employed num- bered 391 ,4s7, and the total wages paid amounted to Sl64, 3s4, 490 the details being
 In five years the number of employees increased by 4, ,452, the amount of wages by S51,145,1i0 and the average wage per employe s90. 47. Employees increased in the five years by 12 per cent, total wages by 45 per cent, and average wage by 2 per cent. The value product per employe in the year 1900 was sl3es, and in 1905 It was slS32, being an increase of S434, or 3l per cent. For 1890 the average wage per employe was less than in 1905 by sl2S66 and the average product less by $477
 The largest number of wage-earners are engaged in log products. They total 54,s54, with wages aggregating s21,02S,9l9. Other big sources of employment are: Boots and shoes, S12.9i0: wages. &,644l7l; bread and biscuits, employees, Ss241; butter and cheese, 5o56; car repairs. s957; car works. 77s-; clothing. all kinds, 26,oo0; cottons, TO- 450is electrical apparatus, 1906. with wages of g .905; electric light and power 24lS: wages. sl. .46o,41S fish, IS, 4i9; foundry and machine, 17,92S; flour mills, 56ls: furniture making, s1H; iron and steel products. 55S0: lumber products, 13,- 3s6 paper, 4974; plumbing. 6so7; printing, 96S6; with wages of s5.o40.SS5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
FORECAST OF THE NEWS
 FOR THE COMING WEEK

continuation Of the series of re- captions and dinners which have been arranged in honor of Prince Wilhelm of Sweden the annual meeting of the American Bar associa tion and the In- ternational Law association at Port land. Me: the observation of the an- niversary of the centennial of the aboli- tion of the slave trade at Boston and the International Geological congress in New York are among the events for the coming week.
 Following his strenuous week at Jamestown and Newport. the Swedish Prince will visit Providence and Boston and go to New York on Wednesday. The Prince will visit oyster Bay, where he will be the guest of President Roose- velt at luncheon.
 Efforts will be put forth by some of the interested parties during the com ing week to settle the trouble which has arisen between the telegraph oper- ators and the companies.
 Seventeen thousand machinists in
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Greater New York have asked for ar increase of 25 cents per day. They have been notified by the New Yorb and New Jersey branch of Inc Nationa Metal Trades association that in the present state of trade their request can not be granted. They have threatened to strike to enforce their demands.
 Lawyers from all parts of the world will gather at Portland, Me, for tho annual meetings of the American Bal association and the International Law association The meeting of the Amer ican Bar association will occupy tho first three days of. the week and the International Law association will b' in session Thursday, Friday and Sat urday.
 The one hundredth anniversary oi the abolition of the slave trade and the centenary of the births of Whit tier. Longfellow and Agasiz will bt observed at Boston on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Operates on Dou.

York, Pa. August 25.-Royal, a val uable trick collie dog owned by Kirk Snyder of Columbia was operated on for appendicitis here by Dr. F. A. Win ter. and now, swathed in bandages, lies upon a little cot minus his veriform appendix and awaiting the healing of the incision. The animal was chloro- formed, just as human victim would have been, and the operation Is de- clared to have been successful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
FELL CITY WANTS
 THREE MORE GAMES
Team Claims Championship on the Ground That More Games Have
 Been Won Than Lost.

To the Sporting Editor of The Herald:
 1 notice ta- the papers in Brmlng ham who so ,>indly gave prominence to the game between Pel City and Alabama City. thereby getting for us first-class crowd, made the mistake of saying the game was to decide the amateur cham pionship of Alabama. Such was not the case, as every one knows that the per centage of games played, won and lost, by the various teams decides this ques- tlon, and when the season closes we will be very glad to compare records with other teams in the state, including Ala bama City. White 1t is true that Alabama City has won three out of the five games played, yet we won the first series by taking two games out of three, and the five games were only played by mutual agreement between the two teams that We would play each other until the close of the season, and that no number of games at that time be decided upon. The Pell City team had l perfect right to refuse to play after winning the first series, and would have done so had MT McFarlin, the manager of Alabama City, made the above agre ,ment. The Pell City team will play Alabama City series of three games upon neutral grounds, with an impartial umpire. playing the same men that played Saturday. with the exception of pitchers, which change of course is allowable We will play these games either in Anniston or Bir- mingham and will let some disnterested party select the umpire, the winning team to take 60 per cent of the gate re- ceipts. These games to be played any time after September !.
 M c. SEABORN,
 Acting Manager Pell City Team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
CUBAN TRADE.
Export and Import Trade is Largely
 Increased.

Washington, August 25.-Trade of the United States with Cuba in the fiscal year just ended aggregated almost 15o million dollars. The imports from the island were nearly 100 million dollars in value and the exports thereto nearly 50 millions. To be more accurate, the value of the imports from Cuba In the fiscal year ending June 3o 1907. was ss7, Al 69o, and of the exports thereto s49,3O5.274
 In both imports and exports the trade with Cuba in 1907 exceeded that of any previous year. The largest imports from the island in any previous year were those of 1905. when they aggregated @ little over S6 millions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26

s VI MAN T Two-b base hit-iGurlburt. Three-base hit-Neighbors. First base on balls-On Suggs l. Struck out-By Suggs !, by Ragan 2. Stolen baSes--Demont, Golligan, Sacrifice hits-Owens, Suggs. Tlme-2:00 -mpire-DaVis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26

summary: Two-base hits, Manning, Smith. Ford Stolen bases, Gatins and Sabre Sacrifice hits. Stratton, Jordan, Gaston 2, Manning. Double plays. Cross to Gatins to Sabrie. Ford to Jordan. Cat ins to Atz to Sabrie. Struck out. Fritz ,. Ford 3, Base on balls, Fritz 9 Ford 2 Left on bases, New Orleans 6, Atlanta g. First base on errors, New Orleans ? Atlanta 0. Time of game, 1i5. Umpire Ru1dFr rbaO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
Football Season Soon
 70 Be H1dugur0ted

New York, August 2j.-tSpeeialD-In less than a month now football will be with us, and from then until Thanks giving Day the gridiron will be l. SD far as amateur sport is concerned. The game will be played under almost the same rules as prevailed last year, and while it is too early 10 begin to con slider the personnel of the various teams there is every reason to look forward to many close and exciting games with a desperate finish for the championship As remarked, this season will open Sep tember 21, with four scheduled games, of which the most important Is the clash between Carlisle and Albright. The games come thick and fast after that, Wednes- day and Saturday being the favorlte foot ball days On October 19 the Quakers and Browns have an engagement at Philadelphia West Point and Annapolis have games with Yale and Harvard re- spectlvely; Cornell meets Penn State at Ithaca and in the west Chicago will play Illinoir on the latter's field
 November, the real football month, opens auspiciously on its second day. The Princeton-Indian game at New l Dfk VIII pc ADOul llt DcSL or lut uda. The first of the so-ealled champion games of the season Is set for November 16, when Princeton and Yale clash at New Haven. Pennsylvania will be playing Michigan at Ann Arbor on the same day, and at Cambridge Harvard will play Dartmouth. The Indians have the date set with Minneapolis, and the Navy will meet the Penn State. Seven days later Yale and Harvard will meet on the lat ter's field. Pennsylvania and Cornell will wind up the season at Philadelphia on Thanksgiving Day, November 2S.
 As a sort of general wind-up a bit of roquefort to aid digestion and put the football world completely at It's ease the Army and Navy try conclusion two days later at Philadelphia.
 The football event in the south will be the clash between the University of Nir- ginia and Vanderbilt. These two nstitu- tions have not met on the gridlron for several years and contest between them would come pretty near settling the southern championship.
 The west will not be denied in tennis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26

Summary; StoIen Dases, MannlhB, bdl- ins Atz. Becker. Sacrifice hits. Fox. Gas ton Jordan. Double plays, Gatns to Atz to Sabre Atz to Gatins to Sabrie
 Struck out, Guese 4 Castleton 6. Base on balls, Guese l, Castleton 0. Hit by pitched ball, Castleton l. Guese ?. Wild pitch, Guise l. Balk Castletton 1, Left on bases. New Orleans A. Atlanta 6. First base on errors New Orleans o, Atlanta l. Time of game, 1;20. Umpire. Rudder-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
ATLANTA IS BEATEN
 IN DOUBLEHEADER
SUPERIOR FIELDING AND HIT
 TING OF NEW ORLEANS TELL THE TALE-coNTEsT FULL OF
 INTEREST.

New Orleans, August 25.-New Orleans won two games from Atlanta today by better fielding and hitting.
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Sugas Steadied Himself However and Succeeded in Registering His Third Successive Shutout for
 the Memphii.
THE STANDING.
Results Yesterday.
Games Today.

Memphis 3, Birmingham O.
 New Orleans 3-2, Atlanta 0-1.
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Birmingham at Little Rock. Montgomery at Memphis. Nashville at New Orleans. Atlanta at Shreveport.
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OTHER GAMES.

The Continental Gin company baseball team is open for either a single or double header game for Labor Day, and will be pleased to hear from any fast amateur team desiring to play. Any communica- tions should be addressed to Manager Colley, care Continental Gin company, Avondale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

St. Louis August 25.-St Louis again divided a double header with Philadel- phia this afternoon, both games being pitchers battles.
 First game R. H. E. St Louis . ;. .. .. ... 600 0o0 O02-2 2 Philadelphia .. Q. q. .0l0 900 000-1
 Batteries: Howell and Stevens; Bender Dygert and Powers. Time. 2:07
 Second game R. H. E. St. Louis .. .. .. .. q. .. .OOo GOO O00-0 Philadelphia :. -. e. .. 100 GOO 000-1
 Batteries: Pelty and Stevens Waddell and SchrecSengost. Umpires Hurst and Stafford. Time, 1:40
 Chicago, August 25-After holding Chi cago to three hits for eight innings, New ton weakened today, and the locals won in the ninth by scoring three runs with two out. R, E. Chicago . .. .. .. 900 000 0o3--3 o New York . . ,. O.. 100 600 100-2 ' 2
 Batteries: Walsh and Sullivan; Newton and Thomas. Time, 1:4o. Umpire, OLoughlin.
 Detroit August 25.-Killian was in good form and Boston found 1t impossible to bunch hits off him. R.H.E. Detroit . . :. .. .. ..2i0 021 0l'-7 12 1 Boston . . .. .. .. .. .o1o 900 00oI
 Batteries: Killan and Schmidt: Pruitt. Kroh and Shaw Time, 40. Umpire, Con nelly.
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Jones, August 5.-tSpecial )-Jones won a double-header from Wylam yesterday afternoon. Batteries. first game, for Jones, Reed and Reed. for Wylam. Adams and Wooten: score. to 1. Second game was won from Wylam by a score of 5 to B. Batteries. for Jones, Reed and Reed: for Wylam, Lucas and Wooten. The features of the game were the pitch ing of Reed for eighteen innings and the fast doubles made by Herman for Jones and Powers for Vivian. Jones has played twenty-four games, winning twenty-one We send challenge to any amateur team in the Birmingham dis trict that is willing to pay all expenses. Any team wishing to avail themselves of a game or series of games with Jones will please write W. T. Herman, Jones, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26

Tpy tne CaWk for haif-tone and ilno lusfratl0ns. Ane-A erald 1ulldInA
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and it is possible the next attempt to re- capture the Dwight Davis cup will be made by westerners or that at least one westerner will be on the train. The ease with which Hackett and Alexander beat both the eastern and southern champions at the doubles, places them easily fin the front rand of tennis experts.
 Laden with laurels and medals, Miss May Sutton, the California marvel Is again with Us, and there Is every pros pect that her collection of laurcls and medals will be largely increased before she reaches her home on the Pacific coast. She is to play in the Canadian championships and various American tournaments before continuing her west ern journey As there Is no woman so far as known in her class at the meets the chances are she will land everything she goes after.
 If the American yachtsmen were beaten at klel they have some consolation in the fact that they won the Canada cup in the races on Lake ontario easily and that the blue ribbon for motor boats also came to this country. The motor boat Dixie is some after winning the British international cup in Southampton waters with the greatest ease, and Capt. S. Bartley Pearce her skipper is an en- thusiastic convert to the believers in British fair play in sports. He says: "Everythng was on the square and 1 have come back to tell that the English men are the fairest l have ever met"
 The junior octuple sculling race for the Kemp cup promises to be one of the most exciting races of the Middle States association regatta on Labor Day. All ready three Harlem river clubs-the Union, Nonparell and Metropolitan-have crews in pickle, and the trio of sculling crews are to be seen faring away at l. every evening on the Speedway course. The Union club already has two legs on the prize and one more will be enough if the other crews permit any such monotony, which they say they won't.
 Alfred Shrub, the great British dis tance runner, certainly Is a wonder. He recently gave an eight-mile exhibition run in this city. Shrubs time for the diff ferent distance was as follows First mie Am. 59s.; second mile, 1Om. 36c; third mle 15m. 5ls. fourth mile, 20m 35s; fifth mile, 26m. 55s,; sixth mile, 32m. 8 2-5s; seventh mile, 3sm. 40s. eighth mile, 43m. 30s
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As a sort of general wind-up bit of roquefort to aid digestion and put the football world completely at It's ease the Army and Navy try conclusion two days later at Philadelphia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
Bennett Talks Racing.

Mr. George Bennett the well-known Memphis turfman. who arrived here sev- eral days ago, made the trip to New York by sea, taking the steamer from New Orleans. While in the Crescent City he visited the fair grounds. where ex- tensive improvements are going on. In speaking of the place Mir. Bennett said racegoers will not know the grounds when they get there next winter. The steel grand stand now in the course of completion is one of the finest Tn the country. The track has ben widened ootn in the stretch and back-stretch. ana the famous turn at the seven-eighths pole has been obliterated.A There are Soo men at work on the plant. and MT. Bennett
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To the Sporting Editor of The
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The west will not be denied in tennis
Evening star., 1907-11-19
PARTIES HELD FOR TRIAL
MRS. McCRACKEN AND CHIL-
DREN IN BALTIMORE JAIL.
Will Be Brought Here Within Few
Days-Baggage Forwarded to
Washington.

Nine pieces Of baggage were delivered
to Inspector Boardman at police head
quarters this morning. representing the
effects of Mrs. Ruth McCraeken. her son,
William John McCracken, and her two
daughters, Ruth and Annie J. McCracken.
The four members of the McCracken fam
lily were arraigned in Baltimore late yes
terday afternoon upon charges of having
swindled Washington merchants. United
States Commissioner Rogers heard what
Detective Hartigan had to say about the
parties in custody and the charges against
them, and told them he would hold them
to await removal to this city. Owing to
the absence from the city of United States
Judge Morris. he explained. there would
be slight delay in their transfer to this
city. Judge Morris is attending the ses-
Evening star., 1907-11-19

from DR. Houston's associates in the
medical division Of the pension office were
DR.. Charles F. Whitney, DR.. Francis j.
Woodman, DR.. Geore B. Du Bose, DR..
Warner Holt. DR.. A. B. Coolidge and DR..
George l.. Fox.
Resolutions on the death Of DR.. Houston
were drawn up at the pension bureau
yesterday by a committee Of chiefs of di-
vision They expressed the regret Of his
associates. reciting that DR.. Houston was
endeared to then by his unfailing courtesy
and kindly manner in doing his whole duty
in spirit OF charity; also. that as med
cal referee he had for twenty-three years
given his best efforts to the service Of the
bureau of pensions, and that in his death
the government has lost an able and ef-
ficient official and his associates a worthy
friend, whose memory will linger with
and whose name will be honored by all
who knew him.
Sympathy for DR.. Houston's family was
expressed. The resolutions were signed
by T. B. Yeager. T. w. Dalton. c. F.
Whitney, s. A. Cuddy and L. B. Stine.
Evening star., 1907-11-19

Soaps are like people, They prove
themselves worthy or unworthy by their
actions They are judged not by their
looks but what they door don't do.
Fels-Naptha soap, for instance, is
cake of stored-up cleansing energy. Yet,
so far as looks go, it is no different from
ordinary soap. To prove its worth, it
must be tested-and tested the right way,
according to the simple directions on the
wrapper.
In cool or lukewarm water, the
powerful, wonderful properties of Fels-
Naptha soap are unlocked and start work.
ing at once loosening and dissolving dirt
and grease. After 80 minutes soaking,
the merest rubbing and rinsing remove
these, and the clothes are cleaner, sweeter
and whittier than is possible by the hot"
water method of washing.
In the old-fashioned way, you do by
main strength on the washboard what
Fels-Naptha soap does; and that, too,
without boiling or scalding. In half the
time, with half the labor and expense.
Insist on getting the soap in the
red and green wrapper. Accept no other.
Evening star., 1907-11-19
FUNERAL OF DIR. HOUSTON.
Services at the Family Residence at
2 O'Clock This Afternoon.

The funeral of DR.. Sam Houston. who
died at Garfield Hospital early Sunday
morning, took place at O'Clock this aft
ernoor from the family residence. 141l
10th street northwest. The services were
conducted by Rev. DR.. Guthrie. pastor of
Hanline NJ. E. Church. assisted by Rev.
Henry II. Naylor. 1nterfnent was made in
Rock Creek cemetery.
The honorary pallbearers were Messrs.
Vespasian Warner. commissioner OF pen
sions. j. r. Davenport first deputy COM
missioner: L. NJ Kelly, deputy commits
sioner: Col. II. l.. Bruce, chairman OF the
board of pension appeals: Col G. c. knit
fin, chief of the record division, and Ma ].
John F. Clements. chief of the southern
division. The active pallbearers. chosen