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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-29
FOOTBALL PLAYER
BECOMES INSANE

New Haven, September 2S.-While play
ing with the scrub team against the Yale
Varsity football team on Yale field this
afternoon Lewis Baker Warren of New
York a member of the class of 1910, Shelf
field Scientific school, was kicked on the
head and rendered unconscious. He was
removed to the gymnasium where, on re-
covering consciousness, he became vio-
lently insane. He fought with other mem
bers of the team for an hour and a
half when he was taken to the Yale in
Urinary where he again lapsed into
Inconsistencies in which state he still
remains.
Warren was formerly a member of the
Vanderbilt football team.
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Tom Fisher To Manage
Mobile Team Next Year

Fisher, last years manager, Fisher will
again head the Seagulis.
Resolutions of appreciation of Fishers
handling of the team were unanimously
passed and a healthy dividend declared
President Inge was instructed to prose-
cute his endeavors to secure new park
location. Although a lease has been
signed for Monroe park, the association
is still after a new site. 1t is possible
that ball will be played in the heart of
the city within two years. Mobile will
have a grass diamond next year, no mat
ter where the park is located.
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FINE ATHLETIC SPORTS
PLANNED FOR THE FAIR

The athletic committee of the Alabama
State Fair is preparing an athletic field
day for fair week which will be great.
The Young Mems Christian Association
and the Athletic club will be the two
principle contenders. Both institutions
have large teams out practising every
day. The running races will be excep-
tionally exciting, as the young men are
getting in fine training.
The Sunday schools will participate in
a relay race which will be more than or
dnarily interesting, since athletics have
become so popular among the Sunday
school people during the past year.
The medals have arrived, and shortly
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a picture of medals and cups will be
printed. Basketball games will be played
every night during the fair, thus giving
the people of Birmingham the opportunity
of seeing the good points of this fast i'm
proving game.
The amateur boxing is sure to be a
drawing card. The matches will be pulled
off in the arena before enormous crowds,
and while there will be no professionals
, admitted, the sport will be better than
otherwise. Chairman A. w. Brown and
the rest of his committee are preparing a
series of new events and surprises which
will make the day greater success than
ever.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-29
WILBUR WRIGHT
MAKES AIR TRIPS

Lemans, September 2S.-Wilbur Wright,
the American aeroplanist, made three sue
cessful flight this evening. On the first
flight he was unaccompanied and re-
manned in the air for one hour, seven
minutes and IL As second, covering a
distance of about 80 miles. On the second
flight he was accompanied by Aeroplanist
Tissandtier and he succeeded in beating
the record for flight with a passenger by
remaining up IL minutes as 3-5 seconds.
His previous flight with a passenger was
made on Friday last when he remained
in the air 9 minutes 13 1-5 seconds at
a height of 80 feet.
Count de Lambert was his passenger on
the third trip today when he covered
about 312 miles in 8 minutes and Is Sec
ondS
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orization; about the same number roughly
charge down the premium annually; while
the large majority charge off the entire
amount at time of purchase. Some state
laws provide for statements based upon
amortized values but banks may keep
their books according to the old method
Of par and market values. We strongly
urge all banks to charge their securities
down so that at maturity at least they
shall appear on their books at par; one
bank reported that all bonds maturing
within ten years are carried at par. Cer-'
tainly no bank should value its securities
in such way as to make the income
yield appear greater than 1t actually is.
The friends of the scientific amortization
are making progress and this subject will
demand increasing attention"
The committee reports that one-fifth of
the banks responding employ outside
auditors but only 81 publish the results
of these audits.
Valuable Field.
I'VE feel that savings banks offer
valuable field for the energies of the
public accountant and If the matter is
intelligently and tactfully brought to the
attention of bank officers we believe the
practice of public audts would become
more general. One insuperable obstacle
seems to be that all of the passbooks can
not be verified. large eastern bank
overcomes this difficulty in a measure
by employing extra clerks having no
connection with the regular staff to make
interest entries on passbooks as present
ed These men compare the passbook
balances and report any discrepancies to
the officers During the period of their
employment which lasts about six weeks
they verify about one-third of the total
number of passbooks any book which
may have been manipulated is, Of course,
liable to be presented. The method seems
to be at least a partial solution of the
vexing problem. Many banks under state
supervision and examination feel that they
are adequately protected but not infre-
quently they are forcebly reminded that
such examinations afford but meagre de-
fence"
In conclusion the committee says:
There are many excellent practices
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Mobile. September 2s.-(Special. The
annual meeting of the Mobile Baseball
association was held tonight. The old
board of directors was reelected and
they elected their old officers as fol-
lows: DR.. H. T. Inge, president; Capt. w.
T. Crawford. Shreveport, La, first vice
president; H. T Hartwell, second vice
president; Charles y. Colsson, secretary
and treasurer. The secretion Of a man
ager was left with the president who an
nounced tonight that II satisfactory sal
airy arrangements can be made with Tom
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Cuba Is Again Quiet.

Havana, September 2S.-No further dis
turbances have taken place at Sancti
Spiritus, where yesterday clash be-
tween liberals and conservatives at con-
sentative meeting resulted in the wound
ing of one man and serious injury to
number of rioters. The rural guard has
charge of the town, the municipal police
having been withdrawn. A disturbance
took place today at a conservative meet
ing held at Placetas but it was not Sc
riOus.
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High School Promises
Strong Football Squad

after every man has been given a fair
showing by hard and consistent work.
The management of the High school
team has already made arrangements for
a number of games. although the dates
have not been definitely decided. Games
with the following teams have been
scheduled:
Admission Synodical college.
Birmingham college.
Ninth District Agricultural school,
Butler School of Huntsville.
Tuscaloosa High school.
Starkes' University of Montgomery.
Marion Military institute.
Mobile Military institute.
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The Birmingham High School Athletic
association has gotten down to the work
of selecting its football team for the
present year. The team to represent the
institute this year will be drawn from a
vast lot of good material. and Captain
STREET predicts even a stronger team than
represented the school last year.
The first practice was held yesterday
afternoon and 80 men reported for work.
The team will probably have to be drawn
from about 20 of these men. A score of
them are exceptionally strong and the
makeup of the team will be decided only
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Found Dead In Gravel Pit.

Kokomo, Ind, September 2S.-Beleving
that the local option law would cut off
the whisky supply, Charles Thresher and
Charles and William Lindley on Sunday
have a farewell drink Thresher and
William Lindley were found dead in the
gravel pit today and Charles Lindley was
found lying near the bodies in a dying
condition. Teachers and pupils of the
Greentown school, near the pit, marched
past the dead bodies to give the children
an object lesson in temperance
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Farmer Kills Doctor

Ruleville, Miss, September 2S.-Dr. j.
w. Taylor. a prominent and wealthy res
ident of this place, was shot and killed
last night by VIII Walls, farmer, about
midnight. Both men were out driving in
the same carriage, and Walls claimed
Taylor threatened him with knife. He
gave no reason for their quarrel
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Tie Game in Chicago.

Chicago, September 2S-Chicago and
Boston played ten long innings to a to
tie, the game being called on account
of darkness. Chicago took the lead in
the opening inning, but Boston came back
in the fourth and tied it and forged
ahead again in the seventh only to be
overtaken by the locals in their half. Vice
Presidential Candidate Sherman occupied
a box at the game Score: R.H e.
Chicago -. -. -. 100 900 100 % 2
Boston 49,. 800. =. 600 100 100 o. 2
Batteries: Smith, White and Shrek and
Shaw; Young and Criger. Time, 2:20.
Umpires Connolly and KERN
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BANK GUARANTEE
Is NOT FAVORED
CONTINUED FROM PAGE l.,

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unusual degree; trusteeship has taken
on new responsibility: much has been
placed in our hands and much shall be
required of u.s.
Interest Periods.
On the subject of interest periods,
the report says:
1.-THE practice of allowing interest
semi-annually is followed by more than
so per cent of the banks; a small num-
Der pay interest quarterly, while a
few of the larger banks still adhere to
the annual period. Over half the banks
pay interest upon the monthly balances
but most of the large eastern banks
pay upon quarterly basis-in some
the semi-annual balance is used as the
basis of reckoning. Nearly three
fourths of all the banks allow inter-
est from the first of the month upon
deposits made during the first few
days of the month; a few still adhere
to the old rule that interest commences
on the first of the month following the
deposit"
AS for the requirement of notice for
withdrawal of deposits, the committee
says on that point;
NEARLY all the banks are protected
by their charter provision in the mat
ter of requiring notice for payments if
ueSlTeu OuTlnR the past year In1S
privilege was largely awaited of, though
many banks report, with a show of
some pride, that they have never found
this step necessary. Many of the large
banks in the east required notice, not
because of their individual needs, but
because the general commercial and
banking conditions demanded that the
savings institutions conserve their
cash resources and thus protect these
atC11 IL, 4.
ried balances. If these large concerns
had yielded to the clamor of their de-
positors for currency, the situation
would have been strained to the break
ing point. Their action is now COM
mended almost universally. 1t is wise
in the opinion of this committee that
every savings bank should have the
right to require so or 80 days notice for
the withdrawal of deposits in order to
protect itself from losses resulting from
forced selling of securities during time
of general financial stress, as well as to
protect the deposltors themselves from
the dangers of carrying cash on their
persons, or from storing 1t in unsafe
places in their homes; but no solvent
savings bank should make use Of this
defence if it alone is singled out and it's
integrity assailed in times of general
prosperity.
Penalty Upon Depositors.
at is interesting to learn that the
general practice of the banks is not
to impose any penalty upon tn ose de-
positors who do not withdraw their
balances according to notice given; for
fixture of interest Is exacted by only
a few institutions, although heavy
losses may have been entailed in the
sale of securities to meet prospective
demands. The attitude for the savings
banks toward their panic stricken de-
positors may be placed upon the larger
number of depositors who do not lose
tn cir heads"
The subject of Amortization" the COM
mttee says, is one to which many of the
savings banks have given little atten-
tion-"less than 5 per cent of the banks,'
says the report, practice scientific am
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Army Officers on Ride.

Washington, September 2S.-Fourteen
army officers started from Fort Myer, Va.
today to ride to the camp established at
Gum Springs, Fairfax county, 30 miles
away. The cavalcade was led by Col
Joseph W. Duncan, Sixth infantry, of the
general staff The test ride will be re-
peated tomorrow and Wednesday to cover
the prescribed 30 miles in three days
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Lake Steamer ost

Marquette, Mich, September 2s.-Losing
her bearings in the dense smoke and fog
the steamer Neshota, bound down, with
iron ore, ran on Crisp Point, eastern
Lake Superior, late yesterday and was
broken to pieces by the gale raging to-
day. She is a total loss. The crew was
rescued by life savers.
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Giants Climb a Little.

New York. September 2S-By defeating
Philadelphia today New York retained
the lead in the pennant race. A batting
rally in the ninth inning gave the locals
a clean cut victory, Z to 6, but it was
heart-breaking effort at crucial mo-
ment. The visitors tied the score and
ran ahead of New York in the seventh
and things began to look bad for New
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Two Men HorseWhipned.

okolona, Miss, September 2s-Oscar
and Floyd MeGhee were horsewhipped to-
day near here and Oscar was so badly
injured that 1t is feared he may die. w.
w. Harper and Frank King administered
the whippings, which were witnessed by
several persons. A family quarrel Is said
to have been the cause
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Two Games Divided.

st. Louis, September 2S.-St. Louis and
New York broke even in a double
header here today. the locals taking the
first game and the visitors the second.
Petty held New York down and given
good support throughout the game, while
Wilson was invincible in the second. The
second game was called at the end OF
the seventh inning. Scores:
First Game R.HE.
st. Louis =. -. -. 221 100 24s-12 70 /
New York -. 80. -. 100 900 o00-1 8 8
Batteries: Petty and Spencer; WARRIOR
and Blair and Sweeney. Time, 1:40
Second game R.HE.
st. Louis. -. -. -. oil 900 % o
New York =. -. =. -. 100 10 % II
Batteries: Graham and Smith: Wilson
and Blair. Time, 1:S0. Umpire, O'Lough-
lin.
Game Postponed.
Cleveland, September Philadelphia
Cleveland game postponed account rain.
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Boston Beats Brooklyn.

Boston, September 2S.-Boston won from
Brooklyn today in fast game. Sweeney s
two-base hit and Graham's single in the
ninth scored the winning run. Flaherty,
after the first inning, was invincible
Score: R.H. E.
Boston e.. E. :. :. :. 900 100 1913 9
Brooklyn :. 200 600 0N-2 L
Batteries: Flaherty and Graham; Ruck-
er and Dunn. Time, 80. Umpire, Ems
lie
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St Louis in Pittsburg.
Philadelphia in New York 1.-TWO games).
Chicago in Cincinnati.
Brooklyn in Boston.
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Races Are Postponed.

Columbus, Ohio. September 2S-The
grand circuit trotting races were post
poned today on account of rain.
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Detroit, September 8.-Detroit and
Washington played one of the two games
arranged for today on a field ankle deep
in mud, and with near cyclone blow
ing. The home team punched hits off
Hughes, while Killian was in danger but
once. The teams will play two games
on Tuesday Score: R.H.E.
Detroit =. -. -. -. ITO COL 10-4 8 o
Washington ... 49,. 900 DOL O00-1 6 l
Batteries; Kilian and Schmidt; Hughes
and Street. Time, 1:30. Umpires, Sheri-
dan ang Egan.
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Game POSTPONED,

Cincinnati, September 2S.-To avoid the
possibility of the game being thrown out
on technicality the postponed game be-
tween Chicago and Cincinnati, which it
had been planned to play today, has been
deferred until Friday and there was no
National league ball game IN this city
today.
Pittsburg, September 2S.-St. Louis
Pittsburg game POSTPONED rain.
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in use by various banks which suit their
peculiar needs but which ale not sus-
ceptible Of general adoption. Much care
full thought is being given by savings
banks everywhere to simplify their work
and to reduce liability to error"
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Notice..

DR.. A. Gibson has secured the assist
ance of DR.. C. Daily, who is a student
from the Alabama Polytechnic institute
and graduate from the Kansas City
Veterinary college
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Yancey Carter Indicted.

Hartwell, Ga, September 2s.-Yancey
Carter, the independence party candidate
for governor of Georgia. was today in
dicted by the grand jury or Hart county
for carrying concealed weapons. 1t is
charged that Carter carried a concealed
weapon into voting precinct during tho
democratic primary on June T.
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DETROIT IS STILL
PENNANT LEADER
Game Is Captured on a Very
Muddy Field
WHITE SOX FAIL TO WIN
Boston Holds comiskeys Men to a Tie
in Ten lnnings-Browns and
HighIanders Break Even
for the Day.
American League Standing.
Games Today.

New York in st. Louis
Washington in Detroit, two games.
Philadelphia in Cleveland, two games.
Boston in Chicago. two games.
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York. In the ninth inning, however,
Shean fell in trying to get Bresnahan's
pop fly and he was safe. Donlin then
smashed out a three-bagger. scoring the
catcher. Barry ran for Lonln, who had
bruised his leg. Seymour, who followed,
sent the first ball pitched into deep cen
ter, bringing Barry in with the winning
run. The teams will play a double-header
tomorrow. Score: R.H e.
Philadelphia :. :. .. 200 POI 300--6 13 4
New York =. :. =. E. ..0O4 010 O02-7 10 2
Batteries: Corridor and Doom; Wiltse,
McGinnity and Bresnahan. Time, 200.
Umpires, KLEIN and Johnson.
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OF LATE
FRANK robson

Cleveland. September 2S-Baseball mag
mates, prominent players in both the ma
jor leagues, and well known sporting
writer's, either attended the funeral of
the late Frank deHass Robson here to-
day or contributed floral pieces. The
funeral services were held from Mr.. Rob-
ison's late home. Rev. Girard S. Patter-
son officiated Among those who at
tended the funeral were Harry D. Pull
liam, president of the National baseball
league; Charles Murphy, president of the
Chicago National baseball team and VIII
liam Armour, president of the Toledo
American association baseball team.
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Cleveland, September 2S.-Philadelphi;
Cleveland game postponed account rail-
Evening journal., 1908-07-31
PLACED UNDER
HEAVY BOND
Man Who Had Supposed In
lernaI Machine Will Probably
SOend Time at WOTkhOuSe

Michael Flynn, blacksmith, faced
Judge Joslyn in City Court this morning
charged with breach OF the peace and as
sault and battery Michael appeared as
II he had been drinking heavily and Judge
Joslyn thought It would be better for
him to spend a few days at the work.
house 20 get "some Of the liquor out Of
him." as the judge said SO he had him
placed under $500 peace bonds
Yesterday Michael almost scared the life
out OF Robert II. Kite. another black
smith OF No. 40 West Fifth street. when
he appeared az the latter's place with an
iron pipe which he IS alleged to have de-
clared he meant 20 use to blow Kite up.
Supposlng that the pipe was an 'Infernal
machine" Kite used diplomacy and sue
ceeded in getting Flynn to turn the thing
over 10 him. Then Flynn was arrested.
Tho charge Of assault and battery was
dismissed by Judge Joslyn but on the
other charge Flynn was placed under
peace bonds which viii mean his stay at
the county workhouse for some days.
Evening journal., 1908-07-31
RED MEN TO MAKE
MERRY AT SHELLPOT

To advertise Red Mems Day cele-
bration at Shellpot Park tomorrow
which was postponed from last Satur-
day on account of rain. an Illuminated
trolley car will make a trip about the
city tonight The celebration has
lost nothing of interest because of it's
postponement, and a day of jollity will
be spent.
Races of various kinds are scheduled
with appropriate prizes. 1t will be In
dian anc Indian unreuittingly through
out the day and a grand finale of IT.
dians in war paint win delight the male
faces. IN encounters with the early ser
tier pale faces and soldieTy.
The program win be; g p. m, bah
game; 2.SO D. m. band concert; 3.15 p.
m, free attraction: $50 D. m, minstrel
show; 4.30 p. m. field sports; $50 p. M,
merry -go-round Exercises: D. m.
moving pictures; Z D. M, boating. etc; I;
7.S0 D. m. Indian battle and band con-
cert; S.15 .. m, free attraction; $50 p.
m, minstrel show. dancing, etc. s.3C
p m. all park amusemants.
Evening journal., 1908-07-31
HAVE FINE time
ON Big PICNIC
speeIal 70 rTr rvnN1Na IouRNAI.

Special TO TIE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. July s1-Rev. f. Y.
Moore was delighted last evening on
account of the great success Of the
Sunday school picnic Of the Methodist
Church. over 400 persons participated
in the affair and COdell Beach never
had a jollier crowd of people
The telephone ana telegraph wires
were kept busy this morning when it
became known that IN thu race riot at
Rehohoth last night members Of Conn
II Of this city were injured The
suspense was considerable as no re-
plies We're obtained
The High School baseball club is
elated over their defeat Of the Now
Century club yesterday ay the score OF
Q to 3.
At Battery Beach last evening people
hoclSed from all parts OF the city. Ad-
ditlonal benches have been secured for
the resort.
The funeral Of John Biackiston, coll
ored. viii take place TO morrow after
noon. Services viii be conducted in
the Union A. M. e. Church.
The worl. Of painting the water towe.'
Company commenced tbs morning.
Registration here tomorrow promises
to be large. The politicians win make
every effort TO get out the voters.
The work of building the new stone
road from Hannah Moore's corner to
the New Castle road is progressing
rapidly.
Mrs. Ed. Hance. of Camden. N. J.,
has been visiting her aunt. Mrs. Alex
ander Baxter.
Evening journal., 1908-07-31
GETTING TRACK IN
SHAPE FOR INSPECTION

Thousands Of dollars in prizes win be
awarded this year by The Pennsylvania
Railroad Company to supervisors having
the best-kopt track General Manager w.
W. Atterbury accompanied by about 200
officials of the operating, engineering,
maintenance and transportation DEPART
ments, win occupy three special trains
when the annual inspection is made in
October ana the awarding Of prizes to SUI
pervisors viii be announced when the dell
egation arrives IN Wilmington
open cars will be used, so the officials
will have an opportunity Of studying the
tracks and roadbed. and the party will be
divided into committees to look after the
details
Supervisors on the p, B and w. divi-
sion are making a strong play for the
first prize and have already begun work
getting the tracks in shape.